河北唐山市2013届高三第二次模拟考试英语试题及答案(6)

　　61．The underlined word ”this“ in the third paragraph refers to _____．

　　A．lifting the age limit on student loans

　　B．making a degree course valuable

　　C．keeping their skills up to date

　　D．working for longer before retirement

　　62．People older than 60 receive college education to _____．

　　A．be more competitive in keeping their jobs

　　B．fight for equal rights

　　C．a long-term loan from the local bank

　　D．reduce work pressure

　　63．The figures in the last paragraph are listed to _____．

　　A．give examples B．show the writer‘s view on the topic

　　C．show facts D．persuade older workers to take courses

　　C

　　On the way home from his job at a bakery in Wainscott， New York， one August evening， Craig Schum， 33， stopped his car at the East Hampton Airport．A group was protesting airplane noise， and Schum， who had kicked off his shoes， got out of the car．

　　Within seconds， though， Schum saw something astonishing： A small plane dived and crashed into the woods about 100 yards from the runway．”I don’t remember making the decision that I should go help out，“ he recalls （回忆）．”I just started running．“

　　Schum ran across the street barefoot．Jumped over a six-foot-high chain-link fence， and dashed about 100 yards toward the woods．When he got there， he discovered 51-year-old pilot Stephen Bochter—his head bleeding—beside the burning plane．Bochter‘s passenger， his girl friend．Kirn Brillo， was on the ground， unconscious．”She had blood all over her，“ says Schum．”I thought she was dead．“

　　Jack Gleeson， 17， a high school student working a summer job at the airport， caught up to Schum and， with Bochter’s help， raised the chain-link fence and brought Brillo inside．Moments later， the entire plane exploded．

　　After the paramedics arrived， Bochter and Brillo， 34， were airlifted to a nearby hospital and treated for cuts and wounds and Brillo‘s broken arm．Bochter， an experienced pilot， later said that the plane’s electrical system had failed shortly after takeoff．He had been attempting to land at the East Hampton Airport when the plane began to nosedive （俯冲）．He managed to level the wings before crashing into the woods，

　　”Everything was on fire， and Schum came out of nowhere to save us，“ says Bochter．”We‘re blessed to have lived through it．“

　　64．A crowd of people were making protest probably because _____．

　　A．they didn’t know what was happening at the airport

　　B．they found the sounds of planes really unbearable

　　C．they demanded to improve their working conditions

　　D．they wanted to board the plane without further delay