第一篇：
Calling for Safe Celebrations This Fourth of July (C級)
Last Fourth of July, Pete, a 14-year-old, was enjoying the lit-up skies and loud booms from the fireworks being set off in his neighborhood. Suddenly, the evening took a terrible turn. A bottle rocket shot into his eye, immediately causing him terrible pain. His family rushed him to the emergency room for treatment. As a result of the injury, Pete developed glaucoma and cataracts. Today, Pete has permanent vision loss in his injured eye because of his bottle rocket injury.
June is Fireworks Eye Safety Awareness Month, and through its EyeSmart campaign the American Academy of Ophthalmology wants to remind consumers to leave fireworks to professionals. “There is nothing worse than a Fourth of July celebration ruined by someone being hit in the eye a bottle rocket,” said Dr. John C. Hagan, clinical correspondent for the Academy and an ophthalmologist at Discover Vision Centers in Kansas City. “A safe celebration means letting trained professionals handle fireworks while you enjoy the show.”
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 9,000 fireworks-related injuries happen each year. Of these, nearly half are head-related injuries, with nearly 30 percent of these injuries to the eye. One-fourth of fireworks eye injuries result in permanent vision loss or blindness. Children are the most common victims of firework abuse, with those fifteen years old or younger accounting for 50 percent of fireworks eye injuries in the Unites States. Dr. Hagan estimates that his practice sees more than 30 injuries each year from fireworks.
Even fireworks that many people consider safe represent a threat to the wyes. For children under the age of five, apparently harmless sparklers account for one-third of all fireworks injuries. Sparklers can burn at nearly 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
練習(xí)：
1.What happened to Pete last Fourth of July?
A) He was burned in a house fire.
B) He was caught in a rain.
C) He was injured in a fight.
D) He was hit in the eye.
2. The American Academy of Ophthalmology calls on consumers to
A) celebrate the Fourth of July with fireworks.
B) leave fireworks to professionals in their celebrations.
C) stop celebrating the Fourth of July altogether.
D) set off fireworks together with trained professionals.
3. How many fireworks eye injuries occur in the US each year?
A) About 9,000.
B) About 4,500.
C) About 1,350.
D) About 30.
4. Fireworks eye injuries can result in each of the following EXCEPT
A) blindness.
B) permanent vision loss.
C) glaucoma and cataracts.
D) head-related injuries.
5. Which is NOT true of sparklers?
A) They are harmless to children.
B) They are considered safe by many people.
C) They are a threat to the eyes.
D) They can burn at very high degrees.
答案：1.D
2.B
3.C
4.D
5.A
第一篇： 呼吁今年7月4日為安全國慶
去年七月四日，彼德，一個14歲的男孩正在他所住的街區(qū)欣賞照亮的天空和放煙花的巨響。突然，可怕的事情發(fā)生在這個夜里。一只爆竹射進(jìn)他的眼里，他馬上感到劇痛。他的家人急忙把他送入急診室治療。由于這次受傷，彼德患上了青光眼和白內(nèi)障。今天，彼德那只傷眼已經(jīng)由于那次爆竹的傷害而永久失明了。
六月是煙火與眼睛安全意識月，美國眼科學(xué)會通過自己的亮眼運動提醒消費者讓專業(yè)人員去放煙火。“沒有什么比7月4日歡度國慶因某人被爆竹炸傷眼睛而遭到破壞更糟糕的了，” 約翰.C. 哈根醫(yī)生(學(xué)會的臨床通訊員兼薩斯城的探索視力中心的一名眼科學(xué)家)，說道：“安全的慶祝活動就是讓專業(yè)人員放煙火，而你作觀賞者。”
根據(jù)美國消費者產(chǎn)品安全委員會的統(tǒng)計，每年由煙花爆竹導(dǎo)致的傷害事故超過9，000起。其中，將近一半是頭部受傷，而頭部受傷者中約30%是眼傷。四分之一的煙火眼傷導(dǎo)致了永久性失明。兒童是煙火燃放不慎最普遍的受害者。在美國50%的煙火眼傷者都是15歲及15歲以下的孩子。哈根醫(yī)生估算他每年在臨床實踐上能遇到三十多起由煙花炮竹引起的傷害。
即使是那些人們認(rèn)為安全的煙花對眼睛也是一種呢威脅。對于五歲以下的兒童，看起來無害的煙火棒導(dǎo)致的傷害占所有煙火傷害的三分之一。事實上煙火棒燃燒的溫度能接近華氏2000度。
Calling for Safe Celebrations This Fourth of July (C級)
Last Fourth of July, Pete, a 14-year-old, was enjoying the lit-up skies and loud booms from the fireworks being set off in his neighborhood. Suddenly, the evening took a terrible turn. A bottle rocket shot into his eye, immediately causing him terrible pain. His family rushed him to the emergency room for treatment. As a result of the injury, Pete developed glaucoma and cataracts. Today, Pete has permanent vision loss in his injured eye because of his bottle rocket injury.
June is Fireworks Eye Safety Awareness Month, and through its EyeSmart campaign the American Academy of Ophthalmology wants to remind consumers to leave fireworks to professionals. “There is nothing worse than a Fourth of July celebration ruined by someone being hit in the eye a bottle rocket,” said Dr. John C. Hagan, clinical correspondent for the Academy and an ophthalmologist at Discover Vision Centers in Kansas City. “A safe celebration means letting trained professionals handle fireworks while you enjoy the show.”
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 9,000 fireworks-related injuries happen each year. Of these, nearly half are head-related injuries, with nearly 30 percent of these injuries to the eye. One-fourth of fireworks eye injuries result in permanent vision loss or blindness. Children are the most common victims of firework abuse, with those fifteen years old or younger accounting for 50 percent of fireworks eye injuries in the Unites States. Dr. Hagan estimates that his practice sees more than 30 injuries each year from fireworks.
Even fireworks that many people consider safe represent a threat to the wyes. For children under the age of five, apparently harmless sparklers account for one-third of all fireworks injuries. Sparklers can burn at nearly 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
練習(xí)：
1.What happened to Pete last Fourth of July?
A) He was burned in a house fire.
B) He was caught in a rain.
C) He was injured in a fight.
D) He was hit in the eye.
2. The American Academy of Ophthalmology calls on consumers to
A) celebrate the Fourth of July with fireworks.
B) leave fireworks to professionals in their celebrations.
C) stop celebrating the Fourth of July altogether.
D) set off fireworks together with trained professionals.
3. How many fireworks eye injuries occur in the US each year?
A) About 9,000.
B) About 4,500.
C) About 1,350.
D) About 30.
4. Fireworks eye injuries can result in each of the following EXCEPT
A) blindness.
B) permanent vision loss.
C) glaucoma and cataracts.
D) head-related injuries.
5. Which is NOT true of sparklers?
A) They are harmless to children.
B) They are considered safe by many people.
C) They are a threat to the eyes.
D) They can burn at very high degrees.
答案：1.D
2.B
3.C
4.D
5.A
第一篇： 呼吁今年7月4日為安全國慶
去年七月四日，彼德，一個14歲的男孩正在他所住的街區(qū)欣賞照亮的天空和放煙花的巨響。突然，可怕的事情發(fā)生在這個夜里。一只爆竹射進(jìn)他的眼里，他馬上感到劇痛。他的家人急忙把他送入急診室治療。由于這次受傷，彼德患上了青光眼和白內(nèi)障。今天，彼德那只傷眼已經(jīng)由于那次爆竹的傷害而永久失明了。
六月是煙火與眼睛安全意識月，美國眼科學(xué)會通過自己的亮眼運動提醒消費者讓專業(yè)人員去放煙火。“沒有什么比7月4日歡度國慶因某人被爆竹炸傷眼睛而遭到破壞更糟糕的了，” 約翰.C. 哈根醫(yī)生(學(xué)會的臨床通訊員兼薩斯城的探索視力中心的一名眼科學(xué)家)，說道：“安全的慶祝活動就是讓專業(yè)人員放煙火，而你作觀賞者。”
根據(jù)美國消費者產(chǎn)品安全委員會的統(tǒng)計，每年由煙花爆竹導(dǎo)致的傷害事故超過9，000起。其中，將近一半是頭部受傷，而頭部受傷者中約30%是眼傷。四分之一的煙火眼傷導(dǎo)致了永久性失明。兒童是煙火燃放不慎最普遍的受害者。在美國50%的煙火眼傷者都是15歲及15歲以下的孩子。哈根醫(yī)生估算他每年在臨床實踐上能遇到三十多起由煙花炮竹引起的傷害。
即使是那些人們認(rèn)為安全的煙花對眼睛也是一種呢威脅。對于五歲以下的兒童，看起來無害的煙火棒導(dǎo)致的傷害占所有煙火傷害的三分之一。事實上煙火棒燃燒的溫度能接近華氏2000度。