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1、Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNote一、阅读理解。Whenfirefightersgottothesix-storybrickbuildingonEast191stStreetinBronxearlySaturday,theysawflamesshootingfromatop-floorwindow.Strange,sharppopping(爆音)soundsfilledtheair,afirelieutenantsaidlater.Asasixth-floorapartmentturnedintoaninferno(火海),awomanwhol
2、ivedthererandownstairswithasmallchild.Neighbourssaidshetoldthemherhusbandwasstillupstairstryingtogettheirtwootherchildren. ValeDorsey,66,wholivesonthefifthfloor,saidhewasawakenedbyhiswife.Anexplosionabovehadshoweredshatteredglassfromasixth-floorwindow.Astheyrusheddownstairs,theywerej
3、oinedbyotherpeople,whowereaskingoneanotherinSpanishandEnglishwhatwashappening. Asthepeoplefled,firefightershurriedupthestairs.Whentheyreachedthesixthfloor,thefirelieutenant,WilliamKearns,FirefighterChristopherO'Brienandothersmetawallofflamescomingfromthekitchenjustinsidethedooroftheb
4、urningapartment.FirefighterRodneyLittlejohnusedafireextinguishertotrytokeepthefirefromspreading,andtheheatfromthekitchenpartlymeltedhisplasticseyeshield. WhileFirefighterLittlejohnsprayed,FirefighterO'Brienbentundertheflames.Thereabout10feetintotheapartment,hefoundthefatherofthethree
5、childrenlyinginahallway.Firefighterspulledhimfromtheburningapartment.LieutenantKearnsandafirefighterfromRescue3startedgoingthroughtheapartmentroombyroom,feelingtheirwaythroughthesmoke.Inabedroom,thefirefighterfromRescue3founda3-year-oldinabedshapedlikearacecar.Momentslater,LieutenantKe
6、arnsfounda1-year-oldinacrib. Thetwochildrenandtheirfatherwerebroughttohospital,fireofficialssaid,wherethemanwaslistedincriticalconditionandthechildrenwereincriticalbutstablecondition.OnSaturdaytheapartmentwherethefirestartedwasbadlyburned.Insidehisapartmentonthefifthfloor,Mr.Dorseysa
7、id,“Iwashappythateverybodywassafe.Wegotlucky.”1.WhatdoweknowaboutValeDorsey?A.Hewasthefirsttoreportthefireaccidenttothefiredepartment.B.Helivesonthefloorbelowtheapartmentthatcaughtfire.C.Hisapartmentwasalsobadlyburnedbutheescapedfromthefire.D.Hewokeuphiswifeandtoldheraboutthestrange,
