Unit6满分冲刺2GuessatruewarriorapackofexplosivesapilotShenzhou5goldmedalwinner110meterhurdlerWhatqualitiesshouldaherohave?HeroBrainstorm:VocabularyPracticesurface(n)['sə:fis]地面进展,进程progress(n)['prəuɡres]远处的,另一边的beyond(adv)[bi'jɔnd]可怕的terrible(adj)['terəbl]支持support(v)[sə'pɔ:t]困惑的confused(adj)[kən'fju:zd]爆炸explosion(n)[ik'spləuʒən]有毒的poisonous(adj)['pɔizənəs]struggle(v)['strʌɡl]挣扎,努力做某事survivor(n)[sə'vaivə]幸存者1.Inwhatyeardidtheexplosionhappen?2.WhatdidDanielrefusetodo?3.Howmanypeoplesurvivedtheexplosion?4.WhywasDanielrecognisedasatruehero?Activity2TheHerooftheCoalMineDiggingdeepundergroundforgoldorcoalisadangerousjob,andthemenwhodothismustbebothstrongandbrave.Evenmoreimportantly,theymustbewillingtosupporteachotherwhenthingsgowrong,becauseinamine(矿井),everymandependsonhisworkmates,sometimesforhislife.1On21November2010,DanielRockhousewasdrivingamachinedownacoalminetunnel,morethantwokilometresfromthesurfaceandsafety,whensuddenlyheheardanenormousexplosion.Therewasahugewhitelightinthetunnel,andhewasknockedoffhisfeet.Poisonousthickwhitesmokesurroundedhim,anddangerouscarbonmonoxide(一氧化碳)begantofillhislungs.Heknewthathehadtogetout,andgetoutfast.However,hewasdizzy(头晕)andconfused,andalthoughheknewtheminetunnelsreallywell,heranawayfromthesmoke,intoadeadend(死胡同)beyond.Puttinghisoxygenmaskoverhisface,heturnedroundandranbackintothethicksmokeinthedark.Thiswasthewaytohelpandsafety.Althoughheknewitwasveryimportanttohim,Danieldroppedhismaskbymistake.Hetookadeepbreathofpurecarbonmonoxide,andhefelldown,unconscious(失去了知觉).ThiswasverylikelyhislastfewminutesonEarth,buthewasluckythatday.Somehow,hewokeup,puthishandontothedroppedmask,andbegantocrawlslowlybackdownthetunnel.Danielthoughthewasallaloneinthemine,butafterwhatseemedalongtime,hecameacrosshisworkmate,29-year-oldRussellSmith,lyingontheground.DanielhadknownRusselleversincehebeganworkinginthemine.Heknewhehadtohelphisfriend,eventhoughtheyhadonlyonemaskbetweenthem....