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Unit5拓展阅读专项训练（一）

一、刷阅读理解

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Evennow，almostayearaftertheirastonishingactofgroupheroism，thedozensofpeoplewhoriskedtheirlivestosavetwoboysfromdrowninginPanamaCityBeach，arestillremembered.

Thestorybeganon8July，2017.MembersoftheUrsreyfamily，eightintotal，wereenjoyinganeveningtogetheratthebeach.Asthesunsankloweronthehorizon（地平线），thetwoboys-Noah，11andStephen，8-tooktheirskateboardsandwalkedintothewaveswithoutthegrown-upsnoticing.Whentheboyswereabout70yardsfromshore，theyrealisedthattheoceanpulledthemouttosea.Aftertryingandfailingtopaddle（膛水）back，theystartedwavingandscreamingforhelp.Butthelifeguardshadclockedoutfortheevening.

TheboyshadbeenstrugglingforseveralminuteswhenBrittanyandTabathaMonroe，amarriedcouplefromGeorgia，wanderedby.Theydidntseetheboysatfirst，buttheyheardthem.

Theyjumpedintothewaterandeasilyreachedthebrothers，whowerestillinfairlyshallowwater.Thewomanreassuredthefrightenedboysandseizedtheirskateboards，tellingthemtheywouldbesafeandthendiscoveredthatthey，too，werenowinaworldoftrouble.

Theycouldntgetbacktoshoreandcouldbarelyandonlyoccasionallyhitthesandybottomwiththeirfeet.Afterafewminutes，itwascleartothewomanthattheywerealltrappedinaterriblewhirlpool.

Thenscoresoftouristswerewalkingtothem，handinhand，formingaline.Soonthefirstpersonheldthewomanshand.Inturn，herhusbandandthetwoboysjoinedher.Thelonglinemovedslowlyuntiltheywerebacktothesafetyofthebeach.

TherescuerscallittheHumanChain.Butitwasthedeeply“human”aspectoftherescuerscooperation（合作）thatmadeitsoastonishingandsuccessful.

1.Whathappenedtothetwoboys?

A.Theygotintodeepseabychance.

B.Theycouldntbeseeninthesea.

C.Theywentoutwithoutsupper.

D.Theymetwithdangerint