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At approximately 9:28 a.m., the police officers received a report of a vehicle that had gone over an embankment (路堤) on Forest Service Road 39. The call came from a man who was worried about his brother, Brandon Garrett, who had failed to arrive at their camp the previous afternoon. Family members had discovered his vehicle in the morning but were unable to reach it due to the difficult terrain (地形).

Responding to the emergency, the police officers and the ambulance rushed to the scene. Sheriff Ash was among the first to arrive and found the vehicle, along with one of Garrett’s dogs, in a very deep and narrow ravine (沟壑). As he searched for a way to access the ravine, Sheriff Ash heard a call for help. Garrett was located alive approximately one hundred yards from the vehicle. Sheriff Ash provided first aid on the spot.

With the assistance of volunteers, the officers began the task of reaching Garrett. After setting up their rescue equipment, the team secured Garrett in a rescue basket and used a rope to pull him across the ravine to safety. From there, he was transported to a helicopter, which airlifted him to a regional hospital for further treatment.

The investigation revealed that Garrett had been traveling north on Forest Service Road 39 with his four dogs when he failed to make a turn, causing the vehicle to plunge off the embankment. Remarkably, one of his dogs managed to travel nearly four miles back to their camp, alerting the rest of the party that something was wrong.

Garrett, despite being injured, had crawled approximately one hundred yards from the vehicle and spent the night in the ravine. The rest of his family continued their search and eventually located his vehicle the next morning. The three remaining dogs were found alive at the crash scene.

1.Who found Garrett’s car first?

A Sheriff Ash.

B Garrett’s family.

C Volunteers.

D Travelers.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Family members had discovered his vehicle in the morning”和最后一段中的“The rest of his family continued their search and eventually located his vehicle the next morning.”可知，是加勒特的家人最先找到加勒特的车的。故选B。

2.The rescue operation is ________.

A timely

B determined

C challenging

D steady

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据第一段中的“unable to reach it due to the difficult terrain”由于地形复杂无法到达；第二段中的“in a very deep and narrow ravine”在一个又深又窄的沟壑里；和第三段中的“secured Garrett in a rescue basket and used a rope to pull him across the ravine”把加勒特固定在一个救援篮里，用一根绳子把他拉过了沟壑。由此可见，营救工作非常困难，充满挑战。故选C。

3.What does the underlined part “plunge off” probably mean?

A Go over.

B Turn off.

C Get into.

D Break down.

解析：选A。A词义猜测题。根据第一段中的“a vehicle that had gone over an embankment (路堤)”可知plunge off与go over意思相近。故选A。

4.What’s the text mainly about?

A A childhood dream.

B An unforgettable experience.

C A rescue action.

D An interesting story.

解析：选C。C主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，文章讲述了一男子发生车祸，狗狗跑了几英里寻求帮助，最终在志愿者和救援队的努力下，安全救出了该男子。由此可知，本文描述的是一次救援行动。故选C。