1 . They had to get many people out of the burning building as quickly as they could. So they told them to jump out of the window.
The first one out of the window was a man. He was followed by his two children. Next, a baby and then the baby’s mother came flying out of the third-storeyed window, all driven by desperation and the smoke that was coming from the apartment. Brian Smith and Corey Boykin helped them all. “We caught everything that came out of the window”. Smith said.
A fire started on the second floor. “I got my family out,” said Smith. “Then I started banging on doors on the first floor. I tried getting to the second floor, but the smoke was too black. I couldn’t see; I couldn’t breathe. So I turned around and came outside. That’s when I saw people hanging out of the window.”
Boykin was at his friend Melanie Nunemaker’s house, across the street from the apartment. He knew something was wrong when he saw a baby drop out of the window. Catching the child below was Smith.
Boykin ran to a nearby house to get a ladder and rushed back to help. He found Smith with his arms outstretched, shouting, “Jump! I get you.” He caught several people.
Boykin climbed the ladder to warn people on the third floor to turn around and come toward him because they couldn’t see through the smoke.
And he wasn’t finished. When Boykin saw his burnt-out neighbors, he took 20 of them back to Nunemaker’s house. “They gave us clothes, shoes, whatever they had — and we didn’t,” one of the neighbors Chase Ray said, “They saved us.”
1. What did Boykin do when he knew something was wrong?| A．He came to the rescue. | B．He got his family out. |
| C．He caught a dropping baby. | D．He started banging on doors. |
| A．Nunemaker and Chase Ray. | B．Boykin and Smith. |
| C．Chase Ray and Boykin. | D．Smith and Nunemaker. |
| A．We didn’t give clothes to others. | B．We didn’t live comfortably. |
| C．We didn’t accept these things. | D．We didn’t have these things. |
| A．honest and brave | B．helpful and hardworking |
| C．warm-hearted and brave | D．outgoing and helpful |
Most people dream of living in a big expensive house. But Tim Shea just wanted to find a place
This 70-year-old homeless man had spent several years living on the streets until he became the first resident of a village filled
Shea was chosen to be the first person
Life wasn't easy for Shea before
Luckily,
The houses
3 . There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school (寄宿学校)
But the boy changed after
His parents started
They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes, teachers and
The boy answered back, “To
“No, no,” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most
These words
Now the boy had
| A．After | B．Before | C．When | D．While |
| A．hardest | B．naughtiest | C．brightest | D．dullest |
| A．exam | B．activity | C．game | D．class |
| A．coming | B．returning | C．leaving | D．reaching |
| A．rising | B．increasing | C．reducing | D．dropping |
| A．group | B．term | C．company | D．party |
| A．led to | B．felt like | C．thought back | D．looked for |
| A．worthless | B．careless | C．concerned | D．annoyed |
| A．caring | B．turning | C．worrying | D．speaking |
| A．crazy | B．true | C．possible | D．wrong |
| A．talk with | B．listen to | C．tell to | D．care about |
| A．family | B．friends | C．study | D．grades |
| A．realize | B．analyze | C．check | D．test |
| A．outstanding | B．important | C．famous | D．familiar |
| A．happy | B．excellent | C．interested | D．satisfied |
| A．caused | B．wanted | C．encouraged | D．forced |
| A．answered | B．ignored | C．hated | D．hugged |
| A．nothing | B．something | C．everything | D．anything |
| A．showed | B．meant | C．intended | D．expressed |
| A．sad | B．angry | C．pleasant | D．joyful |
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
One night, a little baby was in a room. Although his mother tries rocking him to sleep, but he was still awake. Yet his mother took him to the window see the stars.
The stars were shone on the sea. The mother told the baby some story about the stars. She said that there were two little stars play peek-a-boo (躲猫猫) with two little fish in the deep blue sea. And two little frogs was singing. “Neap, neap, neap. We also see a dear little baby which should be asleep”
The baby was happy. Soon, he grew sleepy and fell sleep in his mother’s arms.
5 . At just 19 years of age, the young Belgium-British pilot, Zara Rutherford, aims to be the youngest woman to fly around the world solo in a single-engine aircraft. If she succeeds, she will overtake Shaesta Waiz’s world record to become the youngest woman to fly around the globe solo.
Zara has been on the plane her whole life. Her mother is an amateur pilot, and her father is a professional one. Over 80 hours of flight recorded and countless more in the future, she received her pilot's license in 2020.
To pay for her two-month journey, Zara has sold her car and sought out different sponsors (赞助商). Also concerned about the environmental effects of her trip, she plans to spend $710 on tree projects to make up for her carbon footprint (碳排放量). Her small, single-engine plane is customized for her needs and includes radio and satellite communications.
Zara has faced challenges such as bad weather, being forced to fly low over the ocean, and failing radio contact. “I’m really happy to be on the ground, to be honest,” she says in a video posted after her arrival in Kulusuk, Greenland. “The first little bit was fine, but then suddenly the clouds were getting lower and lower. At one point I was 600 feet above the ocean, which was pretty scary.” She lost radio contact 30 minutes into that trip and had two hours without communications.
While setting a world record is Zara’s aim, her main purpose is to inspire others. She said, “Growing up, I was really into aviation (航空), science, tech, engineering, and mathematics. But I didn’t see many other girls in those fields.” So, with this flight, she hopes to encourage and motivate other girls and young women to pursue their dreams and reduce the gender (性别) gap in STEM.
1. What did Zara Rutherford do before for her flight?| A．She reduced her carbon footprint. |
| B．She asked her parents to support her. |
| C．She took long hours of flight training. |
| D．She personalized her plane for her special needs. |
| A．Being a pilot is a dangerous job. |
| B．Zara was scared of flying over the ocean. |
| C．Zara successfully overcame some difficulties. |
| D．The weather is very changeable in Greenland. |
| A．Prove her outstanding ability in flying. | B．Win fame as the world record breaker. |
| C．Encourage people to go into aviation. | D．Increase girls’ confidence in STEM. |
| A．A girl’s road to becoming a pilot | B．A big step in reducing gender gap |
| C．A girl’s solo flight around the world | D．A girl’s dream of travelling the world |
6 . In 2017, I wanted a career in academia (学术界), running my own engineering laboratory. In fact my job wasn’t
So I
On my first day of graduate classes, I felt nervous and out of place among students much
Five years later, I
| A．cool | B．bad | C．natural | D．informative |
| A．believed | B．missed | C．called | D．interviewed |
| A．surprise | B．anger | C．interest | D．disappointment |
| A．stand out | B．be fit | C．make up | D．sign up |
| A．maintain | B．prove | C．discover | D．measure |
| A．conditional | B．limited | C．flexible | D．subjective |
| A．harmony | B．value | C．solution | D．survey |
| A．give up | B．arrange for | C．contribute to | D．dream of |
| A．more mature | B．younger | C．more diligent | D．cleverer |
| A．noticed | B．blamed | C．recognized | D．doubted |
| A．connection | B．competition | C．conversation | D．comprehension |
| A．comfortable | B．curious | C．depressed | D．adjustable |
| A．returned | B．dismissed | C．changed | D．graduated |
| A．opposed | B．promised | C．accomplished | D．developed |
| A．address | B．age | C．habit | D．gender |
7 . One day after work, I was calling a friend, I found a wallet on the floor. I
I decided to try to reach the
I took a
She
The next day the man came to my office
But the second thing that happened caught me by
| A．looked through | B．gave up | C．took out | D．dealt with |
| A．ashamed | B．worried | C．embarrassed | D．excited |
| A．engineer | B．customer | C．advertiser | D．owner |
| A．asked | B．explained | C．wondered | D．knew |
| A．bank | B．book | C．system | D．number |
| A．make | B．lose | C．steal | D．buy |
| A．trip | B．chance | C．photo | D．shower |
| A．office | B．delivery | C．website | D．home |
| A．pick up | B．find out | C．search for | D．focus on |
| A．shocked | B．tracked | C．appreciated | D．attacked |
| A．generous | B．curious | C．ambitious | D．anxious |
| A．money | B．survey | C．journey | D．dictionary |
| A．forgot | B．set | C．limited | D．stayed |
| A．angrily | B．carelessly | C．happily | D．wisely |
| A．stressed | B．discussed | C．talked | D．cheated |
| A．pocket | B．budget | C．ticket | D．wallet |
| A．harmed | B．reformed | C．informed | D．ignored |
| A．touched | B．approached | C．frightened | D．reminded |
| A．analysis | B．surprise | C．accident | D．contrast |
| A．strange | B．powerful | C．small | D．common |
8 . Hundreds of years ago, a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots, a brave people, love their country. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland. But there were too many of the Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.
One night, the leader of the Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight, my men,” he said, “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win, or we will die.”
They were all very tired so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty, but they were very tired, too, and one by one, also fell asleep.
The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they went up the hill. Closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more the war would be over. Suddenly, one of them put his foot on a thistle (蓟). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a minute, they were on their feet and ready for a battle. The fighting was hard, but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved Scotland.
The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people liked it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.
1. At first it looked as if the Romans would win because ________ .| A．the Scots were not brave. | B．the Roman army was so strong. |
| C．the Scots did not have a good leader. | D．the Romans had the support from the Scottish. |
| A．began to fight the Romans hard. |
| B．stood up without putting on their shoes and began to fight. |
| C．woke and rose immediately, ready to fight. |
| D．put their feet into their shoes at once and were ready to fight. |
| A．they were too tired to sleep well. | B．one of the guards pretended to sleep. |
| C．one of the Romans stepped on a thistle and let out a cry. | D．because the Romans got too close and they discovered them. |
| A．is lovely, though not beautiful. | B．gave them happiness. |
| C．is a kind of useful plant. | D．helped the Scots in wiping out the Romans. |
9 . Jan Tchamani, an English teacher in Birmingham, UK, suddenly developed a serious illness and had to quit her job. At age 50, she found herself out of work and stuck at home with only her computer to keep her company. After a while, she discovered that surfing the Internet could help her feel less lonely and bored. She could listen to music, watch films, play games, and explore the world. She also joined an online group where she could talk about her problems and get support and advice from others. She realised that one of the greatest benefits of the Internet was its ability to remove the distance that usually exists between people.
She was so inspired by the people she met online that she decided to start an IT club to teach older people how to use computers and the Internet. She and her friends now organise events and collect money to pay for private teachers. Many people have been helped by the club. A 59-year-old man learnt how to apply for work online and found great job. Now that he works and can take care of himself, his daughter has time to study at university. A 61-year-old woman who was living alone has started a small online company together with two friends. She no longer feels lonely, and her company has become quite successful.
1. What did Jan Tchamani do before she quit her job?| A．She worked at an online company | B．She was an English teacher in Birmingham |
| C．She worked at an online club | D．She was an English teacher online |
| A．She is too old for teaching. | B．She felt lonely and bored. |
| C．She develop a serious illness. | D．She want to explore the world. |
| A．Listening to music and explore the world. | B．Solving her problems. |
| C．Getting support and advice from others. | D．Playing games. |
| A．To help older people to use computer. | B．To help older people to find a job. |
| C．To help jobless people live in a happy life. | D．To help her daughter study at university. |
10 . YosDive is on the waterfront. Next to it is a village with a beautiful sandy beach, with the house reef 100 meters out. We often
As I was considering ways to
Days later, more helpers
Then I realized this project might have a(n)
So we also bought some and
| A．worked | B．dived | C．studied | D．rolled |
| A．terrible | B．familiar | C．typical | D．simple |
| A．inspired | B．amused | C．shocked | D．puzzled |
| A．afford | B．handle | C．organise | D．appreciate |
| A．story | B．plan | C．excuse | D．suggestion |
| A．compare | B．connect | C．cover | D．fill |
| A．preparation | B．store | C．exchange | D．search |
| A．improved | B．failed | C．worked | D．changed |
| A．bags | B．boxes | C．candies | D．cookies |
| A．joined in | B．gave up | C．took off | D．calmed down |
| A．offers | B．awards | C．efforts | D．sacrifices |
| A．arguing | B．mixing | C．leaping | D．cooperating |
| A．future | B．ending | C．error | D．beginning |
| A．hats | B．gloves | C．T-shirts | D．shorts |
| A．converted | B．distributed | C．attached | D．applied |
| A．quiet | B．peaceful | C．powerful | D．acceptable |
| A．spread | B．reduce | C．explode | D．occur |
| A．secretly | B．unwillingly | C．bravely | D．voluntarily |
| A．contributions | B．discoveries | C．donations | D．comments |
| A．gained | B．refused | C．offered | D．lacked |
