Becoming a fireman is a challenging and competitive job today. A fireman’s main duty is being scheduled according to the fighting and extinguishment(熄灭) of fire which definitely requires being a strong man, both mentally and physically.

The duty of a fireman involves protection of life and property of the public. They are the servicemen who are decisively selected by an organization to deal with situations like fire. The duty of a fireman intentionally consists of helping innocent people in their time of need. Such type of jobs is one of those few jobs where service is provided for people when they need help immediately. This may include rescuing people from a building at fire, providing them with medical facilities, extinguishing fire in a house or in a large commercial building. Serving people is the main intention of these professionals. The satisfaction which a fireman gets from this type of job cannot be compared to any other profession in the world.

Such profession demands top-level commitment and professionalism from .those who have chosen it as a career. Fireman should possess the highest level of courage and patience to put their lives in danger for the sake of others. They undergo lessons of maintaining patience for long hours and go through complete preparation to become successful and well-organized professional firemen. There are certain tests that are recommended before becoming a fireman.

It’s not that easy to become a fireman nowadays. A fireman is supposed to deal with unexpected situations, and they should be skilled at communicating with others and be self-disciplined at the same time.

In order to be a good fireman, one must undergo（经历、接受） strict local fire department’s training program after passing all the tests. All the fire departments conclude a two-to-four-month course, including classroom training and practical training that cover firefighting techniques, fire avoidance, dangerous materials and urgent situation medical actions. Completing this training, trainees go through the department’s trial period of service that can last from three to six months, depending on the methods of selection.

Firemen usually work both indoors and outdoors. They have to be on duty at all times and mostly work in shifts of at least 8 hours. They are also provided with several benefits which include medical aid plan, pension fund, annual leave and many more.

Title: Fireman

Definition	The servicemen decisively selected by an organization to 1._______ situations like fire.
2.	● Helping innocent people 3.        they need help. ● Rescuing people from a building at-fire and providing them with medical facilities. ●4.       out fire in a house or in a large commercial building.
Requirements	● Having top-level commitment and professionalism. ● Being courageous and 5.        . ● Being strong both in body and 6. _________. ● Having good 7.       skills. ● Being self-disciplined.
8.	● Firefighting techniques, fire avoidance, dangerous materials and urgent situation medical actions. ● The department’s trial period of service which possibly 9._________ 3～6 months.
10.	Medical aid plans, pension fund, annual leave and many more.

 

 

The turning point of my life was my decision to give up a promising business career and study music. My parents, although sharing my love of music, didn’t __36__ it as a profession. My grandfather, having taught music for years at college and, though much __37__, earned merely enough to support his family. As a result of this _38___in the family, I went to college -----quite __39__, for although I loved my violin and spent most of my spare time practicing, I had many other _40___. Before my graduation from Columbia, I felt _41___my duty to leave college and take a job. Aside from the satisfaction of being able to ___42__the family, money is all I got out of it. My only ambition was to save enough to _43___ the job and go to Europe to study __44___. I used to get up at dawn to practice_45__ I left for “downtown “to work. . I continued to make money, and _46__, bit by bit, accumulated enough to enable me to ___47_.

The situation of my family improved, and my help was _48___necessary, so I resigned from my __49__and, feeling like a man released from jail, sailed for _50___. I stayed four years, worked harder than I had ever dreamed of working before and _51___every minute of it. I was a _52__man and I was doing what I__53__ to do and what I was meant to do. If I had stayed in business, I might be a quite wealthy man today, __54__ I wouldn’t have made a success of living . I would have _55__all those that money can never buy.

Money is a wonderful thing, but it is possible to pay too high price on it.

1.                A．receive         B．accept          C．refuse    D．keep

 

2.                A．respected       B．hated          C．doubted  D．scolded

 

3.                A．excuse         B．chance         C．promise  D．example

 

4.                A．happily         B．sadly           C．hopelessly D．nervously

 

5.                A．interests        B．pities           C．experiments   D．problems

 

6.                A．this            B．that            C．it    D．one

 

7.                A．question        B．help           C．warn D．visit

 

8.                A．give up         B．give in          C．go on D．throw away

 

9.                A．computer       B．law            C．history   D．music

 

10.               A．after           B．in case         C．before    D．the moment

 

11.               A．firstly          B．finally          C．generally  D．lately

 

12.               A．go back        B．go home        C．go abroad  D．go down

 

13.               A．no longer       B．of course       C．in fact D．much too

 

14.               A．position        B．college         C．home D．friends

 

15.               A．Asia           B．Europe         C．Africa D．North America

 

16.               A．wasted         B．lost            C．forgot D．enjoyed

 

17.               A．native          B．free           C．wise  D．weak

 

18.               A．repeated       B．offered         C．loved D．signed

 

19.               A．so             B．and            C．but   D．for

 

20.               A．missed         B．gained         C．achieved  D．won

 

 

My name is Ralph and I am 42 years old. I work in a factory that I enjoy very much. On May 27, 1999, I was working on an automatic machine. While working my hand was pulled into the machine and my middle finger on my right hand was ripped off. I had surgery to replace what was left of the finger and now I have a finger that is almost as long as my index finger.

Over the years I have been very blessed for a full and healthy life. Most of all, blessed for having my wife. We have grown together and grown in our faith. Life is going to go on with or without my finger. I was not going to let this take over my life and I pushed to go back to work and got light duty.

This was where my lesson began. When I returned to work, I started getting comments and some teasing from people asking me if it was worth losing my finger over a pack of cigarettes. Someone started a rumor that I had dropped a pack of cigarettes and reached down to pick them up and that is how I lost my finger. This is not true. This rumor hurt more than losing my finger in that machine. Everyone was called in to a meeting to resolve this matter and get the story straight. I had to share my lesson.

We can ruin a person’s life by just a few bad words. There is an old saying that I will never forget: “Words and water are easily poured, but impossible to recover.” So please remember to watch what you say.

1.According to the author, his index finger on his right hand is almost as long as ________.

A. his middle finger on his right hand

B. his middle finger on his left hand

C. his thumb on his right hand

D. his thumb on his left hand

2.From the second paragraph, we know that the author ________.

A. was not happy with a short finger

B. had a good relationship with his wife

C. didn’t want to work any more in the factory

D. wanted to find an important job

3.The rumour about the author is that he lost his finger ________.

A. when he was picking up a pack of cigarettes that had fallen into the machine

B. because he was not careful and smoked when running the machine

C. because he was too sleepy to operate the machine properly 

D. when he was reaching down to fix something wrong in the machine

4.Which of the following can match the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?

A. Nothing is really beautiful but truth.

B. Bad words are meaningless.

C. Lies having short legs can do harm.

D. Words cut deeper than swords.

 

A young boy was sitting in the back seat of the car eating an apple. He asked his father, “Why does my apple turn brown?” his father answered, “When the skin is removed, air reaches the flesh of the apple and causes oxidation. This changes the apple’s molecular structure and results in a brownish color.” The boy asked, “ Daddy, what are you talking about?”

I know how that boy feels. Sometimes I want answers to some of those confusing questions that we all meet with, such as how to get through difficult times or what to do in a tough situation. I just want to get it right.

The problem is that I don’t always have the answer I need. Nobody else seems to have them, either. So I go on making mistakes and think that I’ll never get it right.

Often I didn’t know what to do. I often made poor choices, but I gradually improved. Then I realized that I don’t HAVE TO always get it right. I don’t have to always know what to do all the time. All I really need to do is try my best, learn from my mistakes and go on.

Dr. Leo Buscaglia once said, “ No one gets out of this world alive, so the time to live, learn, care, share, celebrate and love is now. That would be pretty hard to do when you’re waiting for all the answers first.”

So you got it wrong. You made a mistake. So what should you do next? Forgive yourself and try again. You may not get out of this world alive, but you can get plenty of life out of this world if you are not too worried about always getting it right.

1. In the beginning, the author tells the story of a boy and his father to ____.

A．show that the father is very knowledgeable

B．say something interesting about apples

C．introduce the subject of the passage

D．show that children nowadays ask more questions

2. How did the boy feel when he heard his father’s explanation?

A．He admired his father very much.

B．He knew what his father meant.

C．He thought that he had learned a lot from his father.

D．He felt it was difficult to understand.

3. What do Dr. Leo Buscaglia’s words mean?

A．We must make right choices as often as possible.

B．We can search the answers when enjoying life itself.

C．People have many desires when they enter the world.

D．It is hard to lead a happy and satisfying life.

4. What can be concluded from the passage?

A．We should learn from our mistakes and try again.

B．We should try to learn and understand the answers to questions.

C．It is very important to try to avoid mistakes.

D．It is our duty to make the world a better place.

5. What is the style of the passage?

A. novel       B. news     C. essay     D poem

 

When I was young, I really doubted whether there was love between my parents. Every day they were busy earning money so that they could   41  the high tuition my brother and I needed. They didn’t   42  in the romantic ways that I read in books or saw on TV.

One day, Mom was sewing a quilt（被子）. I  43 sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a  44  here,” I said after a while. “Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very　45 voice.

Mom stopped her work and raised her head with   46  in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. She bent her head and continued to sew the quilt. I was   47  if I had hurt her. I was in great embarrassment and I was at a loss what to do. But at last she said, very   48  , “Susan, look at this   49 . Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and lasting. If   50  is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there.   51  is inside.”

I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until years later.

One day, Dad accidentally got　  52  while on duty. Ever since then he could no longer　  53　properly. Every morning and dusk Mom would help Dad walk slowly on the country road. Along the country road, there were beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The leaves were gently glistening（发光）   54  the sun shining upon them. All of these made up the most beautiful   55  in the world.

“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day. “Susan, don’t worry about me,” he said gently. “I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.” Looking into his eyes, I  56　what they meant.

The doctor had said Dad would   57 in two months. But that day never came. He   58 away in peace.

59 I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this   60 , I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life, which makes life strong and warm…

1.                A．afford          B．cost            C．spend    D．offer

 

2.                A．go             B．live            C．act  D．walk

 

3.                A．happily         B．silently         C．secretly  D．nervously

 

4.                A．request        B．problem        C．message  D．question

 

5.                A．loud           B．light           C．low  D．clear

 

6.                A．surprise        B．anger          C．stress    D．horror

 

7.                A．amazed         B．confused        C．shocked  D．ashamed

 

8.                A．quickly         B．excitedly        C．bitterly   D．gently

 

9.                A．quilt           B．needle         C．thread   D．sewing

 

10.               A．belief          B．work           C．experience D．life

 

11.               A．Warmth        B．Thread         C．Cotton    D．Love

 

12.               A．tired           B．drunk          C．ill    D．injured

 

13.               A．talk            B．walk           C．work D．think

 

14.               A．with           B．as             C．for   D．by

 

15.               A．signs           B．symbols        C．pictures   D．reflections

 

16.               A．read           B．doubted        C．translated  D．recognized

 

17.               A．retire          B．recover        C．regain D．remove

 

18.               A．passed         B．escaped        C．faded D．turned

 

19.               A．Again          B．Once          C．Then D．Later

 

20.               A．word          B．account        C．experience D．accident