湖南长沙市高考英语二轮阅读理解训练51及答案.docVIP

湖南长沙市2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解训练（51）及答案 阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。 体裁：记叙文　话题：助人为乐　时间：15分钟 On a cold winter day，a group of strangers band together to save three children. The 30 miles of switchbacks(急转弯) that snake through the pine-covered mountains of Logan Canyon in Utah are enough to make most drivers hands sweat. But Roger Andersen，a 46-year-old father of four，wasnt expecting any trouble on the road last New Years Eve，when he set off for an unexpected ski trip to the Bear River Mountains with nine-year-old daughter Mia，four-year-old son Baylor，and nine-year-old neighbor Kenya Wildman.Andersen had driven through the canyon hundreds of times over the years. “We ski in that area at least 20 times a year，” says Andersen.“I know the spots that ice up a lot in the winter.” The weather was glorious for hitting the slopes—30 degrees and sunny—but the higher they drove，the slicker(滑溜溜的) the roads became.Rounding a sharp turn at mile maker 473，Andersen saw a truck that had skated off the road and tapped his brakes(刹车) suddenly.In an instant，the Honda Accord was sliding at 25 miles per hour toward the shoulder of the highway，then slipping down a steep ten-foot embankment(路堤) toward the cold Logan River.As it hit the water，the car tipped toward the passenger side，hesitated，and then rolled onto its roof and sank into the river. There was no time to tell the kids what to do.The crash had broken a few windows，and within seconds，the cab of the upside-down car was filled with water.“It was frightening how fast we were completely underwater，” remembers Andersen，a soft-spoken product development manager.“Youre thinking，‘Is this how its all going to end？” Then，Andersen began to search the freezing water for the kids.Mia had been right next to him in the front seat；now，in the blackness，he couldnt find her.“I thought，if I dont get out，maybe none of us is going to get out.” Andersen untied his seat belt，swam through a broken window，and gasped for air at the surface.Thats when he sa