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（2022?江蘇如皋高三卷）MartinStephenlosthiscousinDavid

Jeffreyandalmostlosthisownlifewhentheyweresweptintoa

strongwaveasaforce10galehitDunbartwodaysbefore

Christmasin197O.Thepairhadbeenclimbingrocksatthe

entrancetoDunbarharbourtowatchthestormrollin,asthey

haddonemanytimesbefore.

Asuddenwavepulled11-year-oldDavidintothe

water.Martin,whowas21Jumpedinafterhimtotrytosavehim

butthewaveswerejusttoostrong.Davidwasnever

found.Martinwasleftstrugglingagainsttheswell.Thelifeboat

crewatDunbarwasdeployedandafter

adramaticrescuemission,Martinwaspulledfromthesea.

Fivedecadeslater,Martinwrotetothecrewtothankthem

oncemorefortheirbraveactionswhichallowedhimtogoon

andliveafullandhappylife.Andhehadtheopportunitytotalk

viavideocalltoDavidKittrick-oneofthemenwhohelpedhim.

DavidwasayoungvolunteerandhemanagedtopullMartin,

sheadabovetheicywaterasothercrewmembersjoinedthe

rescue.MartinwaseventuallypulledaboardtheMargaret

lifeboat,wherehewasresuscitated.Thementookitinturnsto

keephimaliveuntiltheycouldgethimashore.

DavidBruntonwasthecrewmemberwhopulledMartinout

ofthewaterthatday.Heisnolongeralive,anditisonlynowthat

hissonJamiehaslearnedthefulldetailsoftherescue.Jamiesaid,

“Iremembermydadcominghomeinthelate

afternoonsoakingwet.Ifithadn'tbeenformymotherwhoput

theplaqueuponthewallthathegotfortherescue,wewouldn'

thaveknownanythingaboutit.Dadwasn,tkeentotalkaboutit.”

DavidBruntonwasawardedtheRNLIBronzeMedalfor

Gallantry.Martin,aretiredheadteacher,said,havebeengiven

themostextraordinaryChristmaspresentanyhumanbeingcan

give.Onelifewastragicallylostonthatday,butDavidBrunton

didn,tjustsaveonelife-hesavedninelives.Hesavedmythree

sonsandfivegrandchildren.H

1.WhatcanwelearnaboutDavidJeffreyfromthepassage?

A.HelosthislifeonChristmas.

B.Hewasalifeboatcrewmember.

C.HewasfounddeadatDunbar.

D.Hewassweptawaybythewave.

2.Whendidthestorymostprobablyhappen?

A.Atnightinwinter.

B.Atnightinsummer.

C.Onawinter*safternoon.

D.Onasummer*safternoon.

3.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDavidBrunton?

A.Braveandmodest.

B.Strictandselfless.

C.Helpfulandgenerous.

D.Cleveranddetermined.

4.WhatdoesMartinmeanbysaying"hesavedninelives"?

A.DavidBrunton,slifeisthebestChristmaspresent.

B.DavidBrunton,sacthasanimpactonhisfamily.

C.DavidBrunton1sclimbingrocksmattersgreatly.

D.DavidBruntonwouldsavelivesatChristmas.

DCAB

Atree-plantinginitiativeinKenyahasseenover30,000trees

beingplanted.TheGreenGenerationInitiativeisaKenyan

charitythathasbeenplantingtreestocounterclimatechange

andthereductioninforestintheEastAfricannationsince2016.

FoundedbyclimateactivistElizabethWathutiwhenshewas

fifteenyearsold,theinitiative1sprimaryfocusisondeveloping

youngclimateactiviststhroughenvironmentaleducationin

schoolsandaddressingfoodinsecurityintheregionthrough

plantingfruittrees.Sinceitsfoundation,over30,000treeshave

beenplantedinKenya,whilethousandsofschoolchildrenhave

notjustplantedtreesbutadoptedthemtoensurethatyoung

peoplelearntheimportanceofactingasaguardianoverthe

healthoftheenvironment.Thetreeshaverecordedasurvival

rateofover98percent,astheyremaintendedtofromyoung

treestomaturity.

SpeakingtoworldleadersattherecentUnitedNations

ClimateConferenceinGlasgow(COP26),Elizabethissueda

seriouswarningonthethreatofclimatechange.Overtwo

millionofKenyansarefacingclimaterelatedstarvation.In2025,

halfoftheworld,spopulationwillbefacingwatershortage.The

climatecrisiswilldisplace80millionpeopleinsub-Saharan

Africaalone.

Elizabethsaid,"IhavebeendoingwhatIcan.Inspiredbythe

greatWangariMaathai,Ifoundedatreegrowinginitiativethat

enhancesfoodsecurityforyoungKenyans."Sofar,theyhave

grown30,000fruittreestomaturity,providingdesperately

needednutritionforthousandsofchildren.MEverydaywesee

thatwhenwelookafterthetrees,theylookafterus.Wearethe

adultsonthisEarthrightnow,anditisourresponsibilityto

ensurethatthechildrenhavefoodandwater,"sheadded.

4.Whatistheinitiativeintendedfor?

A.Makingpolicies.

B.Raisingmoney.

C.Educatingadults.

D.Fightingclimatechange.

5.WhatcrisisareKenyansencounteringatpresent?

A.Hunger.

B.Sickness

C.Watershortage.

D.Economicrisks.

6.Whathasbeenachievedsince2016?

A.3,000treeshavebeenplanted.

B.Greenawarenesshasbeenraised.

C.80milli