It's not common that a grandmother aged 89 is crowned Queen of Icebergs in north America, but when it does happen it's quite the sight.
On a recent trip to Iceland, Judith Streng became that grandma after her son attempted to take a photograph of her sitting on an ice structure that looks like a throne （宝座）at Diamond Beach in Jokul. Shortly after Streng sat down to pose, the piece of ice broke off and floated into the water.
“I thought it was safe. One girl had been on it and then two girls at the same time, and it was very secure with them. When I got on it, it started to shake and a wave was coming in. A very large wave came in and made the throne kind of shake, and I could tell that I was slipping off," Streng told ABC News.
Streng's story went hot after her 24-year-old granddaughter Catherine tweeted a text message exchange she had with her father about the incident. " My grandmother almost got lost at sea in Iceland today!"
Catherine, who teaches English in Seoul, South Korea, explained via Twitter that her father described the scene vividly. He has a PhD in English, and described the event in the following words, “She climbed to the throne after a wave had pulled back and left it briefly exposed on the beach. Then a wave washed in and removed the ice throne, rocking it from side to side. When the wave left, it lifted the throne and carried her out into the sea with the tide."
Luckily for the Streng family, Randy, a licensed boat captain from Florida with knowledge of water rescue strategies witnessed the whole thing, and was able to save the day.
24. Where was the grandma when her son was taking a picture for her?
A. On a crown. B. In an iceboat.
C. At a throne beach. D. On an iceberg.
25. How did Catherine spread this accident?
A. By drawing a vivid picture.
B. By exchanging tweeter account.
C. By talking with her father in Seoul.
D. By posting the text message exchange with her father.
26. Who saved the grandmother?
A. Catherine. B. Streng. C. Randy. D. Judith.
27. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Taking Pictures Must be Very Dangerous
B. A Grandma Floated out to the Sea on an Iceberg
C. An Optimistic Family Who Love Iceberg
D. The Licensed Boat Captain Went Hot Slowly
B【语篇导读】记叙文。关于美国一位89岁的老奶奶在冰块上照相时意外地被风浪卷走并 获救的故事。
24. D 细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句中内容“...her son attempted to take a photograph ofher sitting on an ice structure that looks like a throne （宝座）at Diamond Beach in Jokul. ” 可知，她儿子试图为她拍一张坐在冰块上的照片。故选Do
25. D 细节理解题。根据文章第四段中内容“Streng's story went hot after her 24-year-oldgranddaughter Catherine tweeted a text message exchange she had with her father about the incident.”可知，她24岁的孙女凯瑟琳在推特上发了和父亲关于这件事的短信互 动之后，Streng的故事火了。选项B “通过交换推特账户”错误。故选D。
26. C 细节理解题。根据文章末段中内容 “Randy， a licensed boat captain from Florida withknowledge of water rescue strategies witnessed the whole thing， and was able to save the day.”可知。save the day意为“使 转危为安”。故选C。
27. B标题判断题。根据全文内容可知，“一位老奶奶在冰块上飘到海里”是最合适文章的标题。故选B。选项A “照相一定是危险的”，选项C “一个热爱冰山的家庭”和选 项D “持证船长慢慢走红”都不恰当。
On a recent trip to Iceland, Judith Streng became that grandma after her son attempted to take a photograph of her sitting on an ice structure that looks like a throne （宝座）at Diamond Beach in Jokul. Shortly after Streng sat down to pose, the piece of ice broke off and floated into the water.
“I thought it was safe. One girl had been on it and then two girls at the same time, and it was very secure with them. When I got on it, it started to shake and a wave was coming in. A very large wave came in and made the throne kind of shake, and I could tell that I was slipping off," Streng told ABC News.
Streng's story went hot after her 24-year-old granddaughter Catherine tweeted a text message exchange she had with her father about the incident. " My grandmother almost got lost at sea in Iceland today!"
Catherine, who teaches English in Seoul, South Korea, explained via Twitter that her father described the scene vividly. He has a PhD in English, and described the event in the following words, “She climbed to the throne after a wave had pulled back and left it briefly exposed on the beach. Then a wave washed in and removed the ice throne, rocking it from side to side. When the wave left, it lifted the throne and carried her out into the sea with the tide."
Luckily for the Streng family, Randy, a licensed boat captain from Florida with knowledge of water rescue strategies witnessed the whole thing, and was able to save the day.
24. Where was the grandma when her son was taking a picture for her?
A. On a crown. B. In an iceboat.
C. At a throne beach. D. On an iceberg.
25. How did Catherine spread this accident?
A. By drawing a vivid picture.
B. By exchanging tweeter account.
C. By talking with her father in Seoul.
D. By posting the text message exchange with her father.
26. Who saved the grandmother?
A. Catherine. B. Streng. C. Randy. D. Judith.
27. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Taking Pictures Must be Very Dangerous
B. A Grandma Floated out to the Sea on an Iceberg
C. An Optimistic Family Who Love Iceberg
D. The Licensed Boat Captain Went Hot Slowly
B
24. D 细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句中内容“...her son attempted to take a photograph ofher sitting on an ice structure that looks like a throne （宝座）at Diamond Beach in Jokul. ” 可知，她儿子试图为她拍一张坐在冰块上的照片。故选Do
25. D 细节理解题。根据文章第四段中内容“Streng's story went hot after her 24-year-oldgranddaughter Catherine tweeted a text message exchange she had with her father about the incident.”可知，她24岁的孙女凯瑟琳在推特上发了和父亲关于这件事的短信互 动之后，Streng的故事火了。选项B “通过交换推特账户”错误。故选D。
26. C 细节理解题。根据文章末段中内容 “Randy， a licensed boat captain from Florida withknowledge of water rescue strategies witnessed the whole thing， and was able to save the day.”可知。save the day意为“使 转危为安”。故选C。
27. B标题判断题。根据全文内容可知，“一位老奶奶在冰块上飘到海里”是最合适文章的标题。故选B。选项A “照相一定是危险的”，选项C “一个热爱冰山的家庭”和选 项D “持证船长慢慢走红”都不恰当。
