2010级第3期期末阅读和完型资料(学生版).docVIP

2010级非英语专业学生第3学期英语期末考试阅读和完型复习资料 Passage One That morning, when I left the subway station, a man ran down the street screaming, “Someone just bombed the World Trade Center (WTC).” Within one split second I was torn between running into the WTC to help evacuate people and running back to the office. I had no luck calling and decided that as the director I should run to the office to see how everyone was. I made it to the office to find three staff members trying to piece together what was happening. We had no idea how bad this day was about to become. The nightmare continued as rumors were flying about Washington D.C. being attacked and other planes being hijacked. Then the South Tower collapsed. Soon, a storm of dust came running toward the Seaport. At this time, the Body Positive Office went into action with the rest of the building and helped in setting up a temporary first-aid station in RED, the restaurant located on the street level. As the second tower collapsed, thousands came running toward the Seaport, where our office is located. We started bringing bottled water down to the restaurant to serve them. Although nothing in my clinical training as a social worker could have fully prepared me for this, I knew that it was important for us to be supportive of the wide range of reactions that people would be having. Soon, some people came in with first-aid needs. We continued throughout the morning, all the time listening to the radio and television for word from the Mayor on how to proceed. At 11:45 a.m., he requested that lower Manhattan evacuate. We made the announcement to all those resting in the restaurant that the building had to be closed. As we walked the streets finding our way out of the darkness on such a sunny day, fighter jets circled above the city. Much has been written about the disaster already. We have learned so much in such a small amount of time about appreciating life. Many parallels can be drawn between this disaster and the AIDS crisis from