【正文】 s． D． The location of Harvard． B “ Mayday! We got Mayday!” Frank Pisano screamed over the microphone to the air control tower at the airport． One of the two engines on his plane had failed， and he was now going down towards one of the busiest highways in America— Interstate 405， just south of Los Angeles— and there was no stopping it． Driving south on the 405， near the airport’ S runway， was John Meffert， a fire department captain． He was heading home from his shift when suddenly a low— flying plane caught his eye． After he took a second glance， a thought crossed his mind：“ This plane’ s going to hit me．” He was right． The plane slammed into the road， popped up a few feet， and then clipped the front of Meffert’ s car． It finally stopped after hitting the divider(隔欄 )． Meffert pulled over． He was unhurt， and his car had received only a large scratch， so he turned his attention to the plane． He ran towards the smoke， and then he saw Frank’ s wife， Janan Pisano， pop her head up on the passenger side． By the time Meffert reached the aircraft， part of it was on fire and Janan， who was covered in blood， was on the wing trying to pull her husband from the wreck． Meffert， afraid the plane would explode， guided her to safety behind it． Then， he ran back for Frank， who had been knocked out by the initial crash， lying across both seats． Meffert carefully positioned himself under the pilot’ s arms and lifted him from the cockpit． Then he dragged the pilot off the wing and carried him to safety， where they could see the plane in flames． The Pisanos spent three weeks in the hospital． Remarkably， Meffert’ s car was the only one hit by the plane． Had Meffert been a second or two faster， Frank said， the left propeller(螺旋槳 ))would have ripped the top off his car and killed him． “ I play all the whatifs— going slower， going faster． It could have been a very different result，” Meffert said．“ We just had a lot of angels．” 24． What does the underlined word“ Mayday” in Paragraph 1 refer to? A． A special day in May． B． The arrival time． C． A message for help． D． The local airport． 25． Why was the plane going down to the highway? A． Only one engine was working． B． Frank mistook 405 for the runway． C． The plane caught fire． D． The pilot was seriously hurt． 26． What prevented Meffert from being killed? A． His good sense of direction． B． His low driving speed． C． His second glance at the plane． D． His belief in God． 27． It can be inferred from the passage that__________． A． Meffert and Frank were friends B． Meffert’ s car was not totally damaged C． Janan Pisano was one of the crew of the airport D． the plane would take off again when Frank recovered C A group of residents in the Mount HopeBreithaupt Park area are hoping to use creativity and a splash of color to make an intersection(交叉口 )safer． The munity association came to council Monday with a proposal to paint the intersection at Ahrens and Wilhelm streets in the hopes that a striking， vivid piece of art will not only create something unique and beautiful in their neighborhood， but cause drivers approaching the intersection to slow down． “ The intersection isn’ t a busy one— fewer than 2,000 vehicles a day drive through— but has been the scene of several accidents in recent years， including one involving a cyclist last year，” said Lane Burman， cochair of the neighborhood association． The association asked city hall for a fourway stop at the intersection， but it didn’ t meet the standards． The neighborhood association would supply the paint and encourage the munity to e up with a design for the intersection， likely through a contest or social media．“ I think it’ s important that it es from the munity， that it’ s not forced on them from outside，” he added． City traffic and roads officials would have final say over the design． “ As you approach it， you’ re going to slow down，” he said． The group would use waterbased paints that would fade within a year， Burman said， allowing the city and the group to assess the painting’ s impact after a year， he said． He wishes the munity to get together to paint a new design every year． City councilors were clearly interested， and approved a proposal by Dan GlennGraham to have city staff study the idea and report back to council about its feasibility(可行性 )on Aug． 11． The group hopes to paint the intersection next spring． “ I think this does create the kind of imagery that builds great munities，” said GlennGraham，“ I think it’ s a great idea that achieves something practical， by slowing down traffic，but also creates something that is memorable without spending great amounts of money．” 28． What is the purpose of the proposal to paint the intersection? A． To attract the attention of more residents． B． To produce a unique sight around the city． C． To reduce the accidents in the streets． D． To show the residents’ care for each other． 29． According to Lane Burman， we know that________． A． the proposal to paint the roads will benefit the residents B． the intersection saw quite a few traffic accidents last year C． the cyclists are always ignoring traffic regulations D． most drivers drove too fast at the intersection 30． Who is expected to provide the design for the intersection? A． The residents． B． The roads officials． C． The city councilors． D． The government． 31． What is the best title for the passage? A． Excellent Paintings Are Badly Needed B． An Intersection Makes Residents Worried C． Drivers Should Slow Down at Intersections D． Neighborhood Wants to Paint the Streets Safe D It wasn’t long ago that the idea of printing something in three dimensions sounded like science fiction． But over the past decade， 3D printers have bee widespread． Still， using a 3D printer isn’ t always simple： The mac