1 . On Thursday morning, two teenage boys were saved by a drone (无人机) in Australia while lifeguards were still training to use the machine.

The swimmers, aged 15 — 17, got into difficulties about 700 feet off the coast of Lennox Head, New South Wales (NSW). A passer-by saw them _______in dangerous waves. Lifesavers _________sent the drone to drop a lifeboat and the pair made their way safely to the _______.

The drone, known as “Little Ripper”, was actually not _______ to be saving anyone just yet-lifeguards were being trained to _______the machine. When a call came through about the swimmers in _________, the drone happened to be nearby.

Jai Sheridan was the lifeguard who_______ the drone. He described the experience as_______.The Little Ripper certainly proved itself today. It was _______the drone when the alarm was raised. I directed it toward the swimmers, and dropped the ________. With its support they made their way to safety. They were ________, but not hurt. The teens were saved in just 70 seconds with the drone — while a lifeguard would have taken up to six minutes to________ the rescue.”

John Barilaro, an official of the state ________ the rescue as historic. “It was the world’s__________ rescue by the unmanned airplane,” he said. Never before has a drone been used to ________ swimmers like this.“

1.

A．playing

B．surfing

C．struggling

D．training

2.

A．finally

B．secretly

C．immediately

D．gratefully

3.

A．island

B．ship

C．hospital

D．shore

4.

A．advised

B．supposed

C．allowed

D．guided

5.

A．get familiar with

B．make use of

C．grow used to

D．take care of

6.

A．charge

B．place

C．action

D．trouble

7.

A．flew

B．brought

C．checked

D．designed

8.

A．funny

B．useful

C．amazing

D．important

9.

A．studying

B．piloting

C．boarding

D．approaching

10.

A．lifebelt

B．lifeline

C．lifeguard

D．lifeboat

11.

A．tired

B．sick

C．excited

D．surprised

12.

A．record

B．complete

C．experience

D．report

13.

A．thanked

B．greeted

C．imagined

D．praised

14.

A．latest

B．best

C．first

D．quickest

15.

A．save

B．warn

C．protect

D．defend

2 . Technology use seems to be the new wave of addiction hitting people of all ages. The next time you’re in a crowded public place, look at the people around you. It’s hard to find someone who isn’t glued to the tiny screen, fingers moving at lightning speeds, texting their friends, emailing co-workers or listening to music. It may seem ridiculous (荒谬的) that someone is that addicted to such a small object. I’ve seen people who seem to be at their wits’ end if their phone has been taken away, lost or left at home.

Some people may ask, “What’s wrong with technology use? It’s a way for people to communicate.” While this is true, the overuse of technology isn’t always suitable in certain settings. Schools are becoming stricter about the use of mobile phones, iPods and other electronics in classrooms. Various workplaces have signs hanging on their walls warning employees that “Mobile phone use is not permitted.”

Electronics may be a way for people to communicate and stay in touch with each other, but the disadvantages may outweigh the benefits. People are losing the ability to hold face-to-face conversations with others.

However, it’s hard to avoid electronics in this day and age because almost everything is turning into an electronic format. Books, originally meant for paper design, are now being transferred (转存) to electronic forms. Photo albums, and even yearbooks, can now be viewed via the Internet. With this growing trend (趋势), future generations certainly become even more addicted to technology.

Is there a cure for electronic addiction? Simply turning electronics off for an hour or two a day may help to an extent, but it will not completely overcome electronic addiction. There only seems to be one cure left, and it may be the hardest: self-control.

1. What phenomenon is described in the first paragraph?

A．Addiction to smart phones.	B．The popularity of smart phones.
C．Bad behaviors in public places.	D．Changes brought by technology.

2. What does the underlined phrase “at their wits’ end” in paragraph I probably mean?

A．At a disadvantage.

B．At a loss.

C．Out of the way.

D．Out of control.

3. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．The benefits of smart phones.	B．The future trend of smart phones.
C．Reasons for technology addiction.	D．The negative impacts of smart phone addiction.

4. What advice does the author give in the text?

A．Focus on other activities.	B．Stay away from smart phones.
C．Develop and improve self-control.	D．Change the habits of smart phone use.

3 . Cheating is when a person misleads, deceives or acts dishonestly on purpose.     1    . If a basketball team is for kids under 8, it’s cheating for a 9-year-old play on the team. At school, in addition to cheating on a test, a kid might cheat by stealing someone else's idea for a science project.    2    .This kind of cheating is called plagiarizing (抄袭).

    3    . Jeff is doing it by sneaking (暗中的) answers to a test. And it's also cheating to break the rules of a game or contest or to pretend something is yours when it isn't. When people cheat, it's not fair to other people. It's tempting (诱惑人的) to cheat because it makes difficult things seem easy, like getting all the right answers on the rest.    4    , and it won't help on the next test------unless the person cheats again.

    5    . They want to get good grades but hate hard work. Other kids might feel like they can't pass the test without cheating. Even though there seems to be a "good reason" for cheating, cheating isn't a good idea.

A．Some kids cheat because they're lazy.

B．Cheating can happen in a lot of different ways.

C．But it doesn't solve the problem of not knowing the material.

D．Some kids cheat once and feel so bad that they never do it again.

E．For kids, cheating may happen at school, at home, or while playing a sport.

F．There are plenty of reasons why a kid shouldn't cheat, but some kids have already cheated.

G．Kids may also cheat by copying a book report off the Internet and handing it in as it's his or her original work.