A mirac le of life

山东 孙启禄

每个母亲都应该有和朋友相聚的时间，丽莎也不例外。然而，在丽莎与朋友的一次相聚后，她的家人却迟迟等不到她回家……

主题语境：生活 篇幅：348词 建议用时：7分钟

1Every mother deserves a night out with a friend and Lisa was no exception.In early February 2018, Lisa Holman went out with a friend on a Friday night and simply disappeared.When she never returned home, her family knew something was wrong.As hours turned into days, her family feared they'd never find her.It was a true race against the clock.

2Lisa's sister, Kathy Holman Caufield, and Lisa's 17-year-old son, Jackson, couldn't sit around waiting any longer and decided to look for Lisa.They decided to retrace the route Lisa would have taken to Helena, Alabama.As they entered the woods, they found Lisa's car and immediately thought that they finally found her and things would be fine.Kathy then immediately asked Jackson to call 911.Looking at the area surrounding the car and looking in the car, there was no sign of Lisa at all.At 7：15 that Sunday morning, the first search team went out with directions from the authorities.Along with drones, they also sent out tracking dogs this time in the hope of the dogs'picking up a scent on Lisa.

3The team had been walking throughout the woods calling out Lisa's name for about an hour.As they called her name again,they heard a voice scream back.At first,they thought it was another search party but then they heard Lisa calling back screaming,“Help me.Help me.I'm over here.”At this point,the search team knew it was in fact Lisa.They found her!

4At 8：14 in the morning, the team ended up locating her underneath a rock.She had gotten into a bad accident and then was out in the woods all alone for almost two days.Rescue workers got Lisa out of the woods and then rushed to a hospital to be treated for her injuries.

5A few days into her recovery, Lisa met a few of the nearly 500 volunteers who had searched to find her.Still in her hospital bed, she smiled at the rescuers and released a statement thanking everyone.

Reading Check

Detail1.Who decided to look for Lisa when she didn't return home?

A.Lisa's sister and her son.

B.Lisa's husband and her daughter.

C.Lisa's mother and her brother.

D.Lisa's friend and her neighbor.

Detail2.How long had Lisa been alone in the woods before being found?

A.For almost one day.B.For almost two days.

C.For almost three days.D.For almost four days.

Inference3.How was Lisa finally found by the search team?

A.She called out for help and they heard her voice.

B.The search team followed the scent picked up by the tracking dogs.

C.The search team found her car and searched for her hiding spot.

D.Lisa's sister and her son led the search team to her location.

Detail4.What happened to Lisa?

A.She got lost while driving to Helena,Alabama.

B.She was involved in a car accident.

C.She was threatened by someone.

D.She planned to run away from home.

Language Study

Ⅰ.日积月累

deservev.应得

exceptionn.例外

simplyadv.简单地

retracev.追溯

routen.路线

signn.迹象

authorityn.当局

dronen.无人机

recoveryn.恢复

volunteern.志愿者

releasev.发表

race against the clock 与时间赛跑

Ⅱ.语法填空

In February 2018,Lisa Holman 1.________(disappear)after a night out with a friend.2.________(concern) for her safety, Lisa's family started their own search.They discovered her car 3.________the woods near Helena, Alabama, but Lisa was nowhere to be found.A search team was formed, equipped with drones and 4.________(track) dogs.After an hour of 5.________(call) out Lisa's name, they heard her faint voice calling for help.She was found beneath a rock, 6.________(injure) from an accident and stranded in the woods for nearly two 7.________(day).Lisa was 8.________(immediate) taken to a hospital for medical treatment.

During her recovery, Lisa expressed her gratitude by meeting the volunteers, numbering close to 500, 9.________had tirelessly searched for her.Despite staying in her hospital bed, she greeted 10.________(they) with a smile and released a statement to thank everyone involved in the search.