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1、2018-2019学年高二英语下学期开学考试试题(IV)第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每题2分，共30分）Moststudentsspendtheirschooldayssittingatdeskslearning.AureliousWoolfolk,however,doesalotmorethansitatadeskwhenheisinschool.Hescramblesuphighladders,walksdownthesidesofbuildings,andridesinafireengine.Heislea
2、rningtobeafirefighterattheNewHavenFireAcademy.Woolfolkand28otherstudentsarecurrentlylearningwhatittakestobeeafirefighter.Classesatthefireacademy,whichisinConnecticut,lastforabout22weeks.Fortwodayseachweek,thestudentssitinaclassroomtolearnscience,math,andemergencymedicine.Th
3、eylearnthescienceoffires,howtocalculatewaterpressure,andhowtotreatmedicalemergencies.Duringtheotherthreedays,thestudentsgooutsideandlearnhowtohookhosestofirehydrants(消防栓),climbbuildings,rescuepeopletrappedinburningbuildings,andmanyotherthings.“Firefightershavetoknowlotsofdi
4、fferentthings,”saidPabloMenendez,aninstructorattheschool.“Wehavetotreatmedicalemergencies,knowhowtohandledangerouschemicals,andrescuepeoplewhohavefallenfromcliffs.”Teamworkisoneofthemostimportantlessonsstudentslearnattheschool.“Workingtogethersaveslives,”saidCapt.WilliamSew
5、ard,thedirectoroftheacademy.“Studentsneedtolearnthattheyarepartofateam.”Fightingfiresisnoteasy.Thesuitsandequipmentafirefighterwearsweighabout40pounds.Firefightersareverybusy.InNewHaven,theyrespondto32,000emergencycallsayearEachtimefirefightersgoout,theyknowtheymightnotebac
6、k.AcrosstheUnitedStatesabout100firefightersdieeachyear.“That’swhythelessonslearnedhereattheacademyaresoimportant,”saidSeward.“Whattheylearnherecansavetheirlives.”Firefightersknowhowdangeroustheirjobsare.Theirtraininghelpsthemoveretheirheightsandfires.“Whenyou’reupthereonthe
7、ladderlookingdown,it’sscary,”saidonestudent.“Todothisjob,you’vegottowipeoutthefear.”Firefightersoveretheirfearforonereason.“Iwantedtohelpotherpeople,”saidLeahHarwin.“Ithinkitisimportanttohelpotherpeoplewheneveryoucan.”（）21．Accordingtothepassage,whichactivitymustastudentatth
8、eFireAcademyplete?A.handlingdangerouschemicalsB.swimmingunderpressureC.jumpingfrom
