2019高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级13AMr. Peter Johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water. He took the only escape routethrough the boot. Mr. Johnsons car had ended up in a ditch(沟渠) at Romney Marsin, Kent after he lost proper control on ice and hit a bank. “Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly,” Mr. Johnson said. “I couldnt force the doors open because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew water would come flooding in.” Mr. Johnson, a sweet salesman of Sitting Home, Kent, first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn (笛) and hammering on the roof and boot. Then he began his struggle to escape. Later he said, “It was really a half penny that saved my life. It was the only coin I had in my pocket and I used it to unscrew the back seat to get into the boot. I hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear, but no help came.” It took ten minutes to unscrew the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot. Then Mr. Johnson found a wrench (扳手) and began to work on the boot lock. Fifteen minutes passed by. “It was the only chance I had. Finally it gave, but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in. I forced the lid down into the mud and climbed up clear as the car filled up.” His hands and arms cut and bruised, Mr. Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby. Huddled in a blanket, he said, “That thirty minutes seemed like hours.” Only the tips of the car wheels were visible, police said last night. The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch. 56. Which of the following objects is the most important to Mr. Johnson?A. The hammer.B. The coin. C. The seat. D. The horn. 57. We know from the passage that _.A. Mr. Johnsons car stood on its boot as it fell downB. Mr. Johnsons car accident was partly due to the slippery roadC. Mr. Johnson struggled in the pouring mud as he unscrewed the back seatD. Mr. Johnson could not escape from the door because it was full of sweet jam58. “Finally it gave” in Paragraph 5 means that _. A. at last the wrench went brokenB. the chance was lost at the last minuteC. the lock came open after all his effortsD. luckily the door was torn away in the end59. What is the best title for this newspaper article?A. Driver Escapes through Car Boot B. The Story of Mr. Johnson, a Sweet SalesmanC. The Driver Survived a Terrible Car AccidentD. Car Boot Can Serve as the Best Escape RouteBMicro-Enterprise Credit for Street YouthIntroductionAlthough small-scale business training and credit programs have become more common throughout the world, relatively little attention has been paid to the need to direct such chances to the street youth. Over the past nine years, Street Kids International (S.K.I.) has been working with partner organizations in Africa, Latin America and India to support the economic lives of street children. The purpose of this paper is to share some of the lessons S.K.I. has learned.BackgroundTypically, children end up on the streets not due to a single cause, but to a combination of factors: a lack of adequately funded(资助) schools, the demand for income at home, family breakdown and violence. The street may be attractive to children as a place to find adventurous play and money. However, it is also a place where some children are exposed, with little or no protection, to unfair employment, urban crime, and abuse.Street Business PartnershipsS.K.I. has worked with partner organizations in Latin America, Africa and India to develop opportunities for street children to earn income.l The S.K.I. Bicycle Courier Service first started in the Sudan. Participants in this enterprise were supplied with bicycles, which they used to deliver parcels and messages, but they were required to pay for it gradually from their wages. l The Youth Skills Enterprise plan in Zambia is a joint program with the Red Cross Society. Street youths are supported to start their own small business through life skills training and access to credit. Lessons learnedThe following lessons have been learned from the programs.It is important for all loans(贷款) to be linked to training programs that include the development of basic business and life skills. Small loans are provided at first for purchasing equipments such as bicycles, shoe shining kits.All S.K.I. programs have charged interest on the loans, primarily to get the business runners used to the concept of paying interest on borrowed money. Generally the rates have been modest. 60. The organization, S.K.I., aims to _.A. give business training and loans to street children B. provide schools and social support for street childrenC. share the lessons S.K.I learned to help street childrenD. dr