Children survive alone in rainforest for 40 days

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4名在空難中失蹤的哥倫比亞兒童，在40天后，被發現在亞馬孫叢林存活。

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1Four children have survived alone in Colombia's Amazon rainforest for 40 days.On May 1, their small airplane crashed.Sadly, all three adults on the plane died, including the children's mother.Somehow, the children managed to survive for over a month in the jungle before being rescued.The oldest child was a 13-year-old girl.Next came a 9-year-old, a 4-year-old, and an 11-month-old baby.

2The children are members of the Indigenous Huitoto tribe.The Huitotos live in the Amazon rainforest, so the children were familiar with some of the plants and fruits that could be found there.At first, the children lived off flour made from cassava roots.When they ran out of flour, the children used their knowledge of the forest's fruits and seeds to survive.Luckily, it was a time when many rainforest plants were producing fruit.

3As soon as the plane went down, people started searching to see if anyone had survived.After two weeks, the plane was found.The people searching found signs that the children might still be alive.

4Rescue teams flew in helicopters and dropped boxes of food, hoping the children would find them.But they couldn't see the ground because the forest was so thick.The helicopters even played a recorded message from the children's grandmother, encouraging the kids to avoid moving around.Over 150 soldiers were sent out with dogs to search on the ground.These teams left whistles around, hoping the children would find them and use them to make noise.Around 70 Indigenous volunteers also helped search.At different points in time, the search teams found signs of the children—a bottle, a partly-eaten piece of fruit, and even a rough shelter made by the children.

Reading Check

Detail 1.Which of the Indigenous tribe did the children belong to?

A.Huitoto tribe.B.Colombian tribe.

C.Amazon tribe.D.Rainforest tribe.

Detail2.What's the main food for the children in the Amazon rainforest at first?

A.Fruits and seeds from the rainforest.

B.Boxes of food dropped by helicopters.

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C.Flour made from cassava roots.

D.Whistles left by search teams.

Inference3.How did the search teams try to communicate with the children in the forest?

A.They dropped boxes of food for the children to find.

B.They played a recorded message from the local government.

C.They left whistles around for the children to make noise.

D.They sent soldiers on the ground to search for the children.

Detail4.Where were the children finally found by the search teams?

A.In the wreckage of the crashed plane.

B.In a small clearing near the crash site.

C.Near a river in the Amazon rainforest.

D.In a rough shelter made by the children.

Language Study

Ⅰ.日積月累

rainforestn.（熱帶）雨林

crashv.撞毀

rescuev.營救

luckilyadv.幸運地

helicoptern.直升機

volunteern.志愿者

wrapv.包；裹

relievedadj.感到寬慰的

manage to do 設法做成

be familiar with 對……熟悉

run out of 用完

Ⅱ.語法填空

Four children survived alone in the Amazon rainforest for 40 days after their small airplane crashed, 1.________ (result) in the death of their mother and two other 2.________(adult).Despite the tragedy, the children managed 3.________ (stay) alive using their knowledge of the forest and relying 4.________ plants, fruits, and seeds for living.Search efforts were made 5.________ (immediate), with helicopters 6.________ (drop) food supplies and playing 7.________ (record) messages from the children's grandmother to guide them.Ground teams, including soldiers and 8.________ (volunteer), searched the area and left whistles 9.________ a means of communication.The children left behind signs of their presence, such as a bottle, partially eaten fruit and a makeshift shelter.Finally, after more than a month of intense search operations, the children 10.________ (discover) in a clearing not far from the crash site.Although weak, they were rescued, wrapped in blankets, and provided with much-needed nourishment.