1 . I'm Victor Bobra from Belarus. When I was three years old, a nuclear explosion (核爆炸) blew up in Chernobyl, Ukraine. At the time, I was living on the border with Ukraine.When the explosion happened, my dad, was looking after the trucks at the station. When he heard about the disaster, he took us to Brest on the truck. After that, my family moved to Minsk.

Many years have passed since the explosion. Different places were affected differently. If you live in an area like Minsk, it's not as polluted as other areas. Kids there were born normally. Maybe they were underweight or something, but this was because of the problems of the economic situation. If kids were born around the Brest area, they were, born almost perfectly, because it's the cleanest area in Belarus. But if kids were born around the area to the east of Belarus,most of the kids were born deformed (畸形的).

I don't know much about how it has affected my health. But what happened was that everybody had a medical check-up after the disaster. The doctors found that I had got some protein inside me: So they thought there was something wrong with me, and suggested I should be treated.

My mum set up 'a charity, Chernobyl Children Lifeline, which raised some money for me. I've stayed here for treatment since then. The reason I can't go to Belarus is because of the radiation (辐射). If I go back, I might get radiation and get ill. Certainly there isn't any medical care, because the country is very poor. At the moment I can't even see my parents for a holiday. My parents probably miss me. I think the fault (过失) that Chernobyl blew up is the government's.

1. What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A．People in Minsk were rich before the disaster.

B．Victor Bobra lived in the cleanest area in Belarus.

C．The east of Belarus was seriously affected by the disaster.

D．Kids born in Minsk were underweight because of the disaster.

2. The author's mother built a charity in order to________.

A．provide home for the homeless

B．collect money for his treatment

C．raise money for deformed kids

D．help those suffering from radiation

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A．The author's father didn't survive the disaster.

B．The author lived in Minsk when the disaster happened.

C．The author was given good treatment with the help of the government.

D．The author thought the government should take responsibility for the disaster.

4. From the passage, we can know that________.

A．everybody had a medical examination after the nuclear explosion

B．the doctors did not think it necessary to have the author treated

C．the author's country can afford to provide medical care

D．the author is living with his parents now

5. What is the author's main purpose in writing the text?

A．To prove the great force of the nuclear explosion.

B．To tell readers the nuclear explosion in Chernobyl.

C．To show the bad effects of the nuclear explosion.

D．To find out the truth of the nuclear explosion.

2 . 阅读下面短文，并根据题目要求用英语回答问题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

Every year, many people offer to find or document remains of lost societies and communities. These efforts take place across the world. For example, Forest Service experts and volunteers are working in the San Gabriel Mountains of southern California. They are looking for information about prehistoric and historic settlements of native Californians.

This kind of work interests theological(神学的) Professor Steven Ortiz in Fort Worth, Taxas. Every other year, he leads an archeological dig (考古挖掘) in Israel. The dig is at Tel Gezer, halfway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Professor Ortiz directs the activities at Tel Gezer with Samuel Wolff, an Israeli archeologist.

The city is linked to King Solomon, who appears in the writings of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The experts, students and volunteers are hoping to learn more about the ancient city of Gezer. Volunteers must pay for their transportation and children may take part if they are with a parent.

Volunteers will face many challenges. The work takes time, patience and often muscle strength. Besides, the ground may be hard and the sun may be hot. The youngest volunteer on the team is Steven Ortiz’s ten-year-old son.

“For some, the dig is a religious pilgrimage (朝圣之旅). Some just value ancient history, and they want to be a part of uncovering it. I think we attract people who think they want a cross-cultural experience. They want to do something meaningful. They want to get their hands dirty. And they want to have a fun experience in a foreign country.” Said Steven.

Volunteering for the archaeological dig provides all those things, and more. “ You are helping science. You are helping history. But on weekends, especially for small children, they can have fun, travel in the country and see sights they do not normally see.”

1. What does the underlined word “They” in the first paragraph refer to? (5 words)
2. In what situation can children be allowed to take part in the dig in Israel?( no more than 8 words)
3. What is mainly talked about in Para 5? (no more than 8 words)
4. What benefits can small children get from the archaeological dig according to Para 6? ( no more than 14 words)
5. Do you want to take part in an archaeological dig in Israel? Why? ( no more than 25 words)

3 . During World War II, a young nurse, Irena Sendler, risked her life to save over 2,500 children. Back in 2008, she was ________with some of the children whom she had saved. They wanted to ________her face to face for what she did.

Irena was only 29 when the war began, and at the time, she was ________at the Welfare Department of the Warsaw municipality in Poland. This gave her the perfect ________to help Jewish people being targeted by the Nazis.

In the 1940s, the Nazis ________the country’s Jewish population to the Warsaw ghetto. The ghetto was meant to ________Jews from the general population, and inside, Jews had to live in ________conditions. By 1942, nearly everyone in the ghetto had been deported (驱逐) to concentration camps and killed.

When Irena heard that, she decided to ________Jewish people. Using her credentials(证件) as a social worker, she was able to get ________to go into the ghetto. Then, she ________to take as many children out of the ghetto as she could secretly, ________over 2,500 of them between 1935 and 1943.

To get the kids out, Irena and her team would ________them in ambulances, lead them through underground sewer(下水道) networks and passageways, or wheel them out in suitcases or boxes. She eventually became one of the main ________behind Zegota, a secret organization that called itself the Council for Aid to Jews.

The Gestapo(盖世太保) ________what Irena was doing in 1943, and when she learned they were ________her, she wrote the names of the rescued children on cigarette papers, put them into two glass bottles and ________them in a friend’s garden. After the war, these bottles were dug up so that the children could be reunited with their families. ________, most of the families died in concentration camps, so many of the kids ________saw their loved ones again.

The Gestapo ________Irena and wanted to kill her, but finally she was saved by Zegota.

Irena received plenty of ________for her bravery, including the Gold Cross of Merit. Though she died later, we continue to honor her memory to this day.

1.

A．found

B．combined

C．compared

D．reunited

2.

A．thank

B．pay

C．encourage

D．congratulate

3.

A．performing

B．studying

C．working

D．struggling

4.

A．right

B．opportunity

C．excuse

D．tool

5.

A．followed

B．introduced

C．welcome

D．sent

6.

A．free

B．separate

C．protect

D．attract

7.

A．common

B．different

C．challenging

D．terrible

8.

A．look for

B．fight for

C．live with

D．write about

9.

A．directions

B．tickets

C．permission

D．Inspiration

10.

A．managed

B．promised

C．expected

D．pretended

11.

A．raising

B．accepting

C．saving

D．influencing

12.

A．hide

B．search

C．lock

D．replace

13.

A．journalists

B．experts

C．learners

D．activists

14.

A．believed

B．noticed

C．wondered

D．predicted

15.

A．depending on

B．waiting for

C．competing with

D．coming for

16.

A．burned

B．threw

C．buried

D．shared

17.

A．Unfortunately

B．Doubtfully

C．Unsuccessfully

D．Surprisingly

18.

A．also

B．even

C．never

D．nearly

19.

A．joined

B．caught

C．prevented

D．remembered

20.

A．help

B．attention

C．questions

D．honors