1 . Just a few hours ago, the Italian ship Andrea Doria was sailing through thick fog toward the city of New York. Captain Piero Calamai kept watch. He knew that many other ships were nearby. He should have slowed down because of the fog but he decided not to. He wanted to arrive on time the next morning.

At about 11:00 P.M., another ship, the Stockholm, suddenly hit the Andrea Doria. It made a huge hole in the Italian ship. Some people were badly hurt. Others fell into the sea. But one girl was saved by the Stockholm.

Linda Morgan was fourteen. She lived in Spain with her mother and her little sister. She was going to visit her father in New York. She was excited about seeing her father.

Linda had loved the trip. She wanted to have dinner with the captain on the last night at sea.The captain did not sit at his table that night, though. He was busy guiding the ship through the fog. Linda did not get to talk to him.

When Linda went to bed, everything seemed fine. Her mother turned off the lights. Linda talked to her little sister. She thought about seeing her father the next morning.

What happened next was a terrible surprise. Linda woke up not knowing where she was. She was not in her bed. When she called to her family, no one answered. Both her knees were broken.

Linda had been saved by an amazing accident. When the Stockholm made a hole in the side of the Andrea Doria, it lifted Linda out of her bed. She landed on the deck (甲板) of the Stockholm instead of falling into the ocean. A sailor heard her cries and found her.

Right now, the girl is in the hospital. She is expected to get better. Her father is at her side, glad that his little girl was saved. The Andrea Doria lies under the waves at the bottom of the sea.

1. Why didn’t Captain Piero Calamai reduce the speed?

A．He didn’t want to be late.	B．He went crazy because of the bad weather.
C．He thought the fog was not serious.	D．He had rich experience.

2. Linda didn ’t have dinner with the captain because       .

A．she forgot it	B．she was sick in bed
C．he was busy with his work	D．he hadn’t been told about it

3. When the accident happened,       .

A．Linda was asleep	B．the day was about to break
C．few people were killed	D．the Andrea Doria hit a hole in the Stockholm

4. What can we learn from the text?

A．Linda hated the trip very much.	B．Linda was saved by the Stockholm.
C．Linda lived with her father in Spain.	D．The Andrea Doria wasn’t badly damaged.

5. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．A little girl’s braveness moved people.

B．Andrea Doria sailed through thick fog.

C．The Italian ship Andrea Doria was hit by Stockholm.

D．A fourteen-year-old girl was saved by accident after the crash.

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

On March 3, 2022, Jiang Mengnan    1    (receive) the “Touching China” (感动中国) award for 2021.

In 1992, Jiang Mengnan was born in Hunan. When she was six     2    (month) old, she lost her hearing. From then on, she couldn’t hear anything at all and     3    (she) world became silent. Her parents began to teach her to read people’s lips (嘴唇) and speak. It was not easy, but her parents never gave up. After a lot     4    practice, Jiang Mengnan learned to speak.

When Jiang Mengnan    5    (be) old enough, she went to school. She tried to understand what the teachers said by     6    (read) their lips. She worked very hard and overcame a lot of difficulties. She     7     (final) became a top student. In 2011, she got a high score in gaokao and went to Jilin University. In 2018, she was accepted by Tsinghua University as a PhD (博士) student.

“I think I am    8    (luck). I want to thank my parents, teachers and friends,    9     have been helping me all the time. And     10    best way to pay them back is to do something good for society,” Jiang Mengnan said.

3 . Last Saturday, two teenagers, Jim and Bob, went to the Rocky mountains with their parents for the weekend. In the morning, the two boys decided to _________ Cathedral Mountain by themselves while their _________ relaxed at the campsite.

After three hours, they reached the top successfully. However, _________ began when they climbed down the mountain. Bob fell three meters off the path. He was badly injured in his right leg and couldn’t _________. Jim didn’t want to leave his friend and waited for help with Bob.

When the boys didn’t return that evening, their parents became very _________. They got in touch with park workers and began _________ the boys.

While waiting for help, Jim gave Bob his food and water and let him lie on his jacket to make him more _________.As it was getting darker, Bob told Jim to go back to the campsite, but Jim still didn’t   _________. He used his extra shirt to keep Bob warm.

At sunrise, Jim and Bob started the long climb back to their anxious parents with great difficulty. _________, after four hours, they arrived at the campsite. Bob thanked Jim for saving his __________, saying that is the greatest thing a person can do for his friend.

1.

A．climb

B．clean

C．describe

D．protect

2.

A．friends

B．parents

C．guides

D．workers

3.

A．noise

B．trouble

C．blame

D．quarrel

4.

A．breathe

B．eat

C．move

D．speak

5.

A．relaxed

B．bored

C．pleased

D．worried

6.

A．searching for

B．looking after

C．shouting at

D．cheering up

7.

A．confident

B．careful

C．lovely

D．comfortable

8.

A．wait

B．refuse

C．leave

D．appear

9.

A．Generally

B．Finally

C．Quickly

D．Usually

10.

A．life

B．money

C．time

D．energy

4 . When I was in middle school, I had a classmate named Alice. She liked to tell me my shortcomings (缺点).

One day, Alice said to me,“You are too short and too proud!” Hearing this, I felt very sad and _______. I ran home to tell my father _______ it, with tears in my eyes. My father said nothing. He just _______ me carefully. Then he said to me, “Are all the shortcomings Alice has told you true? You can write them down and check whether they are true or not.” After _______ them down, I was surprised to find that about half of the things were true. For some of the things, I couldn’t change them. But for many of the things, I could _______ them. For the first time, I knew about _______ better than before.

Later, I showed my father what I had written down, _______ he didn’t read it. “That’s just for you,” my _______ said. “You know about yourself _______ than any other person. If something that is said about you is true, you’ll find it useful. Listen to others patiently, but hear the truth only.”

My father’s advice came to my mind at many important moments. It is the best ________ that I have ever had in my life.

1.

A．angry

B．pleased

C．relaxed

D．interested

2.

A．under

B．about

C．at

D．in

3.

A．passed by

B．laughed at

C．listened to

D．looked for

4.

A．writing

B．slowing

C．cutting

D．pushing

5.

A．forget

B．change

C．speak

D．read

6.

A．herself

B．himself

C．itself

D．myself

7.

A．or

B．so

C．and

D．but

8.

A．uncle

B．aunt

C．father

D．mother

9.

A．better

B．bigger

C．cheaper

D．faster

10.

A．paper

B．advice

C．work

D．news