Track 50

The weather in some parts of the United States changes a lot and often very quickly.
James and Jennifer were 　1　
from Nevada to Idaho with their five-month-old son. Shortly after they left home it began to snow. The snow was soon so 　2　
that it became a blizzard
（暴风雪）. The blizzard went on for many hours. By the time it was over，there was about 1　5　
meters of snow on the road and it was 　3　
to drive. They looked around for a house to stay in，but they could see nothing. They looked for another 　4　
，but there wasn’t one to travel on. They had to stay where they were. They stayed there for 　5　
days. They had very little to eat or drink. They ate some cookies they had in the car，and they even had 　6　
for water. Jennifer was able to feed her baby herself.
After five days，they knew they could no longer stay in their car. James made a large hole in the snow for Jennifer and the baby to stay in，and he started the long walk to 　7　
. In 22 hours he walked over 45 kilometers. At last he got to the town of Vya. James was very 　8　
and could only just speak，but he was able to tell the people in the town where Jennifer and his son were. The people in the town hurried to 　9　
Jennifer and her baby. When they found them，the baby was crying loudly. They took them to hospital，where the doctors 　10　
them.
Many people thought it was a miracle that the family didn’t die in such a blizzard.
生词
cookie
/ˈkʊki
/ n.曲奇饼干：sandwich cookies夹心饼干
feed
/fiːd
/ v.喂，养：Don’t forget to feed the dog. 别忘了喂狗。
miracle
/ˈmɪrəkl
/ n.奇迹：It must have seemed a miracle to the onlookers. 对旁观者来说，这肯定像是个奇迹。
❶ A. drivingB. flyingC. walkingD. sailing
❷ A. thinB. strongC. coldD. white
❸ A. safeB. quickC. dangerousD. easy
❹ A. townB. personC. holeD. road
❺ A. sixB. fiveC. threeD. two
❻ A. fruitB. cookiesC. snowD. plants
❼ A. make moneyB. get helpC. see a doctorD. repair his car
❽ A. strangeB. interestedC. sadD. tired
❾ A. askB. visitC. saveD. feed
❿ A. looked afterB. looked upC. looked forD. looked like
参考译文
美国部分地区的天气变化很大，而且常常变得也很快。
詹姆斯和詹妮弗正带着5个月大的儿子从内华达州驱车前往爱达荷州。离家不久，天就开始下雪。很快，雪越下越大，转成了暴风雪。暴风雪持续了多个小时。雪停时，路面积雪深度已达1.5米左右，开车变得很危险。他们环顾四周，想找一座房子停留一下，但什么都看不见。他们想再找一条路，但没有一条路能够通行。他们只能待在原地。他们在那里停留了5天，缺吃少喝。他们吃了些车上的曲奇饼干，甚至吃雪补充水分。詹妮弗自己设法给宝宝喂食。
5天后，他们知道不能继续待在车里了。詹姆斯在雪地里挖了个大洞，让詹妮弗和宝宝待在里面，他则开始长途步行寻找救援。在22小时的时间里，他走了超过45公里。最后，他来到瓦厄镇。詹姆斯非常疲惫，只有说话的力气，不过他还是向镇上的人说清楚了詹妮弗和儿子的位置。镇上的人们急忙去营救詹妮弗和孩子。当镇上的人找到他们时，宝宝正在大声哭喊。他们把母子俩送往医院，在那里，医生挽救了他们的生命。
许多人认为，这家人在如此大的暴风雪中没有丧命，真是个奇迹。