1 . The waves were clean and curling one day about ten years ago when surfer Will Rose stepped into the water at Ocean Beach in San Diego, California. Rose was an experienced surfer then in his mid-20s. Midway through his session, he spotted a young surfer, perhaps 10 years old, who’d lost his board and was struggling in a powerful rip current (离岸流). Rose paddled over as the boy was carried underneath a long pier (码头) and s wept rapidly out to sea.

“It was one of the craziest rip currents I’ve ever seen,” Rose recalls.

He traded places with the boy, handing over his board and pushing the younger surfer towards the shore in a breaking wave. Rose held onto a pier pile tightly in the fast-flowing water as a lifeguard hurried over on his own board before helping him back to the beach.

Rose’s act of heroism, new research suggests, is a surprisingly common one for surfers. In a recent survey conducted in New Zealand, scientists found that throughout their lives, surfers reportedly rescue an average of three people who are drowning (溺死) or otherwise struggling in the water. The findings cast new light on the role of surfers: as largely overlooked guardians of the beach.

The study was conducted by Jamie Mead, then a graduate student at Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand. It began with an online survey of 418 surfers from across New Zealand. Processing the responses, Mead found that these surfers were claiming to have participated in a total of 1,274 rescues, including 296 times when they felt they’d saved a person’s life. Of these rescues, 73 percent took place on beaches without lifeguards present. It showed the crucial role surfers have played in protecting beach goers.

The survey responses also show that in nearly nine out of ten rescues, the people the surfers helped required no further treatment after the incident, and probably left no official record or report of the event.

“We need to get surfers the praise they deserve.” Mead says. The research, Mead writes in his paper, suggests that organizations involved in drowning prevention, “Should work closely with surfing communities on ways to reduce deaths at coastal beaches?”

1. What did Will Rose do when he saw the struggling young boy?

A．He ignored the boy.	B．He called for help from a nearby lifeguard.
C．He helped the boy escape the danger.	D．He helped the boy find his lost surfboard.

2. What is the purpose of mentioning Will Rose’s experience?

A．To highlight the dangers of rip currents.

B．To show the bravery and skills of experienced surfers.

C．To stress the potential dangers faced by young surfers.

D．To exhibit a typical rescue example by experienced surfers.

3. What are para.5 and para.6 mainly about?

A．The findings of Jamie Mead’s study.	B．The purpose of Jamie Mead’s study.
C．Jamie Mead’s comments on surfers.	D．Jamie Mead’s advice on drowning prevention.

4. What is the main conclusion Mead draws from the findings?

A．Surfers deserve public praise.

B．Increased lifeguard coverage is needed.

C．Beaches are safe with both surfers and lifeguards present.

D．Drowning prevention efforts need to involve surfing communities.

3 . 4月 23 日是世界读书日(World Book and Copyright Day)。你将代表班级参加学校举办以世界读书日为主题的英文演讲比赛，请就以下要点写一篇演讲稿。内容包括：
1.阅读的意义；
2.你的阅读习惯。
注意：
1. 词数不少于 80 词；
2.不得出现真实的校名和人名；
3.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
4.开头已给出，不计入总词数。
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4 . 尽管我们做了充分的准备，这场突如其来的暴风还是打乱了我们的计划。
Although we ______________, the sudden storm still upset our plan.

5 . 当专注于音乐创作时，他常常会忽视掉身边发生的一切。
When ______________ music creation, he often overlooks everything happening around him.

6 . 这个古老的农庄属于一名军官，它的历史可以追溯到唐朝。
The ancient farm belonging to an officer ______________ Tang Dynasty.

7 . 由于水位上升，这些鸟儿的栖息地正在受到威胁。
The habitat of these birds ______________ on account of the rising water level.