亚马孙丛林奇迹

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4名在空難中失踪的哥伦比亚儿童，在40天后，被发现在亚马孙丛林存活。

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1 Four children have survived alone in Colombia'sAmazon rainforest for 40 days. On May 1， their smallairplane crashed. Sadly， all three adults on the planedied， including the children's mother. Somehow， thechildren managed to survive for over a month in thejungle before being rescued. The oldest child was a 13'year'old girl. Next came a 9'year'old， a 4'year'old， and an 11'month'old baby.

2 The children are members of the Indigenous Huitoto tribe. The Huitotos live in theAmazon rainforest， so the children were familiar with some of the plants and fruits thatcould be found there. At first， the children lived off flour made from cassava roots. Whenthey ran out of flour， the children used their knowledge of the forest's fruits and seeds tosurvive. Luckily， it was a time when many rainforest plants were producing fruit.

3 As soon as the plane went down， people started searching to see if anyone had survived.After two weeks， the plane was found. The people searching found signs that the childrenmight still be alive.

4 Rescue teams flew in helicopters and dropped boxes of food， hoping the childrenwould find them. But they couldn't see the ground because the forest was so thick. The helicopterseven played a recorded message from the children's grandmother， encouraging thekids to avoid moving around. Over 150 soldiers were sent out with dogs to search on theground. These teams left whistles around， hoping the children would find them and usethem to make noise. Around 70 Indigenous volunteers also helped search. At differentpoints in time， the search teams found signs of the children—a bottle， a partly eaten pieceof fruit， and even a rough shelter made by the children.

5 After more than a month， the soldiers finally found the children in a small clearing inthe forest， about 3 miles from where the plane had crashed. The children were very weak，but they were alive. The soldiers who found the children wrapped them in blankets andgave them drinks. Everyone was extremely happy and relieved that the children were safe.Colombian President Gustavo Petro said they were“ an example of total survival that will godown in history”.

ReadingCheck

1. Which of the Indigenous tribe did the children belong to？

A. Huitoto tribe. B. Colombian tribe.

C. Amazon tribe. D. Rainforest tribe.

2. What's the main food for the children in the Amazon rainforest at first？

A. Fruits and seeds from the rainforest.

B. Boxes of food dropped by helicopters.

C. Flour made from cassava roots.

D. Whistles left by search teams.

3. How did the search teams try to communicate with the children inthe forest？

A. They dropped boxes of food for the children to find.

B. They played a recorded message from the local government.

C. They left whistles around for the children to make noise.

D. They sent soldiers on the ground to search for the children.

4. Where were the children finally found by the search teams？

A. In the wreckage of the crashed plane.

B. In a small clearing near the crash site.

C. Near a river in the Amazon rainforest.

D. In a rough shelter made by the children.

LanguageStudy

Ⅰ. 日積月累

rainforest n.（ 热带）雨林

crash v. 撞毁

rescue v. 营救

luckily adv. 幸运地

helicopter n. 直升机

volunteer n. 志愿者

wrap v. 包；裹

relieved adj. 感到宽慰的

manage to do 设法做成

be familiar with 对……熟悉

run out of 用完

Ⅱ. 语法填空

Four children survived alone in the Amazon rainforest for 40 days after their small airplanecrashed， 1._____（result） in the death of their mother and two other 2. _____ （adult）. Despite the tragedy， the children managed 3. _____ （stay） alive using theirknowledge of the forest and relying 4. _____plants， fruits， and seeds for living. Searchefforts were made 5.  （immediate）， with helicopters 6. _____ （drop） food suppliesand playing 7. _____ （record） messages from the children's grandmother to guidethem. Ground teams， including soldiers and 8.  （volunteer）， searched the area andleft whistles 9. _____a means of communication. The children left behind signs of theirpresence， such as a bottle， partially eaten fruit and a makeshift shelter. Finally， after morethan a month of intense search operations， the children 10. _____ （discover） in a clearingnot far from the crash site. Although weak， they were rescued， wrapped in blankets， andprovided with much'needed nourishment.