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Twotruckdriversdidn'tknoweachotherwhentheyarrivedatthesceneofabadtrafficaccidenton
Kentucky'smountainhighwaylastJune.Yettheyworkedtogetherlikelong-timepartnersandsavedtwo
driversfromnearcertaindeath.FortheirbraveryTerryandFloydhavebeennamedGoodyearNorth
AmericaHighwayHeroesfor2003.TheawardwasannouncedonThursdayattheMid-AmericaTrucking
Show.TerryandFloydwererewarded$20000withafreetriptoNashville.
OnJune22TerryandFloyddrivingtrucksseparatelycameacrossanaccidentinvolvingajeepanda
caronmountainparkway.Thequick-thinkingmenbrokethebackwindowoftheupside-downjeepfreed
thedriverfromhisseatbeltanddraggedhimtosafety.Butthedriverofthecarwasmadeunabletomove
withalotofweightonhiminsidethecarandthefirefromthejeepwasspreadingdangerouslyclose.
"Thepaintwasmelting(融化)onthecar;itwassohot"recalledFloyd.
TerryandFloydfastenedanylonstrap(带子)betweenFloyd'struckandthecarinanefforttopullit
awayfromtheburningjeep.Thefirsttwofailed.OnthethirdtrythestrapheldandFloydpulledthecarto
safety.Soonafterwardthefirereachedthejeep'sgastankcreatingafireballthattookintheareawherethe
carhadbeenlocated.
WhenrescuepeoplearrivedFloydanexperiencedtechnician(技师)usedtheJaws-of-Lifetofreethe
cardriver.
1.Theunderlinedword"Jaws-of-Life"inthelastparagraphrefersto_____.
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A.akindoftool
B.akindofjeep
C.akindofcar
D.anexperiencedpartner
2.FromthepassageweknowTerryandFloyd_____.
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A.werelong-timepartners
B.didn'tseeeachotheragainaftertheaccident
C.savedtwodriversfromtwotrucks
D.succeededintherescuingwork
3.Thedriverinthecargot_____andfacedthedangerofbeingburnt.
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A.frightening
B.stuckin
C.dead
D.drunk
4.Whathappenedtothejeeplaterinthataccident?
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A.Itwasrepaired
