Question

【題目】 As Wilson Guarin watched the helicopter roaring above, he wondered if the men being lifted into the sky felt the risk had been worth it.

Moments earlier, Guarin and his children had hiked to Hermit Falls in Angeles National Forest, one of the most popular waterfalls in the Los Angeles area. Soon after they arrived, they saw a man dislocate his shoulder when he jumped into the rock pool at the base of Hermit Falls. Less than a minute later, another man jumped and appeared to break both his legs. Guarin said the cliff jumpers' intentions were obvious. They wanted to get a video of themselves and post it to social media.

A thirst among hikers, often inexperienced and under-prepared, to collect "likes" and shares on Instagram and other social media sites has led to a significant increase in rescue missions by first responders.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff' s Department's Search and Rescue teams conducted 681 missions in 2017, the largest number in five years. It' s a 38% increase from the 491 rescues they did in 2013.

The teams' leaders say the single largest factor for that increase is people posting videos of extreme activities online. Then, without any thought about the difficulty, others try to recreate their own 15-second version of glory.

On Instagram, posts from visitors venturing to waterfalls and swimming holes in Angeles National Forest and other recreation areas show hikers changed into models, striking seemingly the same poses in the same places.

We shouldn't discourage people from enjoying the outdoors. But many accidents are avoidable and happen either when people go off trail or ignore official warnings about an area being closed and visit anyway.

Guarin still thinks about the two men he watched hitching helicopter rides to a hospital. "You get concerned about what people are willing to do - to not have fun. It's risking everything for no reason. "

Well, there are the "likes".

【1】What happened to the two jumpers'?

A.They both got badly injured.

B.They were trapped in a rock pool.

C.They were rescued by the Guarins.

D.They were caught in an air crash.

【2】What is the main reason for the increase in the number of rescues?

A.Hikers are inexperienced and under-prepared.

B.Helicopters are readily available in more areas.

C.Travelers go off trail or ignore official warnings.

D.More people share their extreme activities online.

【3】What do the figures imply in paragraph 4?

A.More social rescues are timely and effective.

B.More attention is paid from the social media.

C.More people raise the awareness of self-defense.

D.More public resources are obviously being occupied.

【4】What does Guarin think of the jumpers' action?

A.It is not a wise thing to do.

B.It is their own version of glory

C.Watching it online is a lot of fun.

D.Getting "likes" makes it worthwhile.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

這是一篇說(shuō)明文。越來(lái)越多的人為了得到關(guān)注而在社交媒體上傳自己的極限活動(dòng)視頻，由于不專業(yè)而在做極限活動(dòng)時(shí)出現(xiàn)了很多事故，不僅占用公共搜救資源，也是一種很冒險(xiǎn)的行為。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“Soon after they arrived, they saw a man dislocate his shoulder when he jumped into the rock pool at the base of Hermit Falls. Less than a minute later, another man jumped and appeared to break both his legs.(他們到達(dá)之后，看見一個(gè)人跳向瀑布底部的潮水潭時(shí)肩膀脫臼。不到一分鐘后，另一個(gè)人也跳了，雙腿骨折。)”可知，這兩人都受傷嚴(yán)重。故選A項(xiàng)。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段第一句“The teams' leaders say the single largest factor for that increase is people posting videos of extreme activities online.”可知，救援?dāng)?shù)量增長(zhǎng)的唯一最大原因是人們?cè)诰W(wǎng)上上傳極限活動(dòng)的視頻。故選D項(xiàng)。

【3】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段內(nèi)容“The Los Angeles County Sheriff' s Department's Search and Rescue teams conducted 681 missions in 2017, the largest number in five years. It' s a 38% increase from the 491 rescues they did in 2013.”可知，洛杉磯縣警局搜救隊(duì)在2017年實(shí)施了681次救援，是五年內(nèi)數(shù)量最大的。比2013年491次救援增加了38%。由此可推測(cè)，這占用了更多的公共資源。故選D項(xiàng)。

【4】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段Guarin 說(shuō)的話“You get concerned about what people are willing to do - to not have fun. It's risking everything for no reason.”可知，他認(rèn)為跳躍者毫無(wú)理由地拿一切冒險(xiǎn)，這種行為是不明智的。故選A項(xiàng)。