1 . When I set out to drop my dad at the airport, it was dark and dull. It started to rain on the way. When I left the airport, the visibility wasn’t clear because of the drops of rain. It was before 6 am.

Even though the road conditions were poor, I drove at my normal speed. I was angry with the more cautious drivers ahead of me that were delaying my drive. The exit ramp (坡道) to the highway was a tight spiral (急盘旋). It is a dangerous spot in good weather and totally scary when the weather is miserable or it is dark. But I didn’t want to slow down and arrive home any later than necessary. I drove down the ramp too fast. The road was wet and my car slid, landing face down on the ramp.

I didn’t like to drive by myself at the time and had insisted on taking my husband and son with me on the trip. Thankfully, I was alone in the car. My accident was slight. In fact, I was lucky enough not to have a single scratch. I started to shake when thinking the injuries my son would have suffered had he been in the backseat of that car with no seatbelt when it rolled. After the car rolled three times, I found my mobile phone was lost in a pile of small things that were all lying in the bottom of the car. A lady was kind enough to let me borrow her mobile phone, but without the numbers pre-programmed (预编的), who could I call? I was lucky enough to remember my father’s mobile phone number, and fortunate that he hadn’t yet got on his plane.

You never know when an accident will happen. As a driver, I will keep safety in mind by obeying all traffic laws and have safe-driving habits, especially in bad weather. Insist your children always wear their seatbelts. Life is a journey and everyone should value it and enjoy the ride.

1. What happened to the author’s car?

A．It crashed into another one.

B．It lay upside down after the slide

C．It slid and stopped in the middle or the highway.

D．It was out of control and struck a tree by the side of the ramp.

2. Who was in the car when the accident happened?

A．The author.	B．The author’s son.
C．The author’s husband.	D．The author’s father.

3. Why did the author have to make a call to her father?

A．She knew her father hadn’t got on the plane.

B．Her husband was too busy to answer her phone.

C．Her husband’s mobile phone was out of service at that time.

D．She only brought her father’s phone number back to her mind.

4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the last paragraph?

A．To summarize her bad driving habits.

B．To analyze the cause of the accident.

C．To put forward some advice for others.

D．To make some comments on traffic laws.

3 . Coming of age is that time in each of our lives when we begin to see the possibilities. The world opens up in ways that mature our vision and give us a sense of responsibility and gratefulness. Connor had just started college and loved being at that stage in his life where he could eat all the pizza he wanted, yet engage in adult conversations with his parents about the responsibility to make life better for others. Connor’s optimism was infectious. There was so much he could do, and so much he could become.

But it all ended one night when Connor was distracted while driving on a Colorado highway. A young man, who gave off so much light, suddenly went dark.

Connor’s father, David, took it particularly hard.A father sees more than his own traits(性格) in his son; he sees greater possibilities than he achieved. Taking that hope away left David feeling at a loss. But Connor ‘s optimism was one of those traits passed on to him by his father. So, David got to work.

First, he established the Honor Connor Scholarship Fund to reward students who served in the community, Next, he went to work creating a research-based curriculum that educates University of Colorado Boulder students and their families about the dangers of texting while driving. It includes a very simple three part promise: Do not text or use social media while driving, speak out if riding with a driver who is distracted and encourage friends and family to drive phone-free.

David now works with lecturers at various colleges’ and high schools, ensuring young minds understand how statistically at risk they are when they text while driving. He’s become a passionate advocate for preparing young people to drive safely and not reach for their phones while they’re at the wheel. “I just don’t want other parents to go through what I did when I lost Connor,” says David. “It’s just so preventable.”

1. What’s the purpose of paragraph 1?

A．To give the background of a funny story.

B．To explain why David chose to volunteer.

C．To set off David’s great pain of losing his son.

D．To sing high praise for Connor’s healthy growth.

2. What happened to Connor on a Colorado highway?

A．The headlight of his car went wrong.

B．He drove carelessly and died in an accident.

C．He suffered an accident for his father’s fault.

D．He died from another driver’s careless driving.

3. From whom did Connor get the positive attitude towards life?

A．His coach.

B．His grandfather.

C．His teacher.

D．His father.

4. Why did David work with lecturers under a research-based curriculum?

A．He wanted to take a job in a college.

B．He took the classes that Connor hadn’t finished.

C．He wanted to prevent similar sad stories repeating.

D．He honored Connor for what he had done in the community.

5 . Who might the woman be talking with?

A．A repairman.

B．A parking lot attendant.

C．A policeman.

6 . Compean, fond of hiking, had hiked the park near his home in Southern California numerous times. But after taking risks along a _______ path last April, he was lost.

With no flashlight, only a bottle of water and a power bar in his _______ , and less than ten percent batter _______ on his cell phone, Compean was unprepared for anything more than the two-hour hike. _______ increased.

Compean climbed to a spot, where he found at least one bar of _______ . "SOS. My phone is going to be out of _______ . I'm lost," he texted a friend, _______ a photo showing where he was.   The shot showed his legs hanging against some _______ .

Sixty miles away in Ventura County, Ben Kuo was working at home visiting the website when he _______ a tweet from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, showing an image of a man's ________ . The Sheriff's search-and-rescue teams had spent the ________ night unsuccessfully looking for Compean, so they released the photo to the public, hoping someone might know the ________ .

Ben is skilled at looking for where photos are taken and always ________ . When he saw the image of Compean's legs surrounded by an endless landscape of rocks and plants, he immediately ________ a satellite map beside his laptop. After comparing it to the satellite map, Ben soon ________ the location.

That finding tightened his search, leading him to an area that resembled the place in the ________ . The final step was cross-referencing the original photo with 3-D images of the area from Google Earth. The locations ________ ! He quickly called the Sheriff's department with the exact coordinates（坐标） ________ by Google Earth, Soon, a search-and-rescue team ________ was in the air, hovering（悬停）above Compean.

After spending 27 hours ________ in the wilderness, Compean cried, "I'm safe!"

1.

A．regular

B．new

C．broad

D．quiet

2.

A．house

B．phone

C．team

D．backpack

3.

A．charged

B．leaking

C．remaining

D．started

4.

A．Enthusiasm

B．Curiosity

C．Fear

D．Surprise

5.

A．signal

B．chocolate

C．soap

D．music

6.

A．sight

B．control

C．power

D．condition

7.

A．drawing

B．scanning

C．printing

D．attaching

8.

A．maps

B．rocks

C．bottles

D．flashlights

9.

A．read

B．enjoyed

C．edited

D．shared

10.

A．feet

B．fingers

C．legs

D．ears

11.

A．previous

B．snowy

C．terrible

D．foggy

12.

A．mystery

B．challenge

C．accident

D．location

13.

A．considerate

B．successful

C．confident

D．mature

14.

A．picked out

B．picked up

C．folded up

D．printed out

15.

A．identified

B．compared

C．explored

D．searched

16.

A．image

B．plan

C．description

D．explanation

17.

A．differed

B．disappeared

C．changed

D．matched

18.

A．posted

B．expressed

C．supplied

D．sent

19.

A．ambulance

B．helicopter

C．spaceship

D．balloon

20.

A．bitterly

B．angrily

C．guiltily

D．alone

7 . It was 10:15 p.m. when Esposito arrived at the train station. She jumped into her Honda and began her_______ home. Out of nowhere an unexpected car _______ crashed into Esposito’s, pushing her backward onto the tracks. She got _______ in her vehicle, shocked by the impact.

As it happened, Dipinto, a volunteer _______ , was going to bed. He was crawling under the _______ when he heard the crash of metal on metal coming from outside. Unhesitatingly, he grabbed a _______ and rushed out the door still in pajamas(睡衣).“Any firefighter would have done so. We’re always on _______.” He explained later.

The first car he _______ 500 feet from his front yard was the one that had hit Esposito’s.

Soon, by the light of his flashlight, he _______Esposito' s car lying messily on the tracks. Then he heard a(n) __________ sound breaking through the sky: the bells signaling a(n) __________ train. "I could see the headlight of the train." He __________. DiPinto, an experienced rescuer, immediately bent to __________ Esposito’ s side window violently. "Where am I?" Esposito voiced weakly with her __________ unfocused.

“You' re suffering a car crash and __________ pulling out at once, madam.” DiPinto __________. He struggled against the door handle, but the door was __________ shut. The train loaded with oil, at 65 miles per hour, was __________ near. DiPinto turned to the passenger side and threw open the door. He __________ the airbags, grabbed Esposito' s arms, and pulled her toward him across the passenger seat before speed-walking her to __________. Within six seconds, the train ran over Esposito’s car.

“It was like a Hollywood movie.” the reporter joked.

1.

A．drive

B．walk

C．holiday

D．flight

2.

A．purposefully

B．secretly

C．suddenly

D．specially

3.

A．burnt

B．stuck

C．buried

D．settled

4.

A．truckdriver

B．journalist

C．policeman

D．firefighter

5.

A．seats

B．covers

C．bed

D．car

6.

A．blanket

B．pillow

C．wallet

D．flashlight

7.

A．leave

B．business

C．duty

D．vacation

8.

A．came upon

B．left behind

C．held out

D．gave up

9.

A．entered

B．observed

C．crashed

D．spotted

10.

A．calming

B．fading

C．clicking

D．alarming

11.

A．stopping

B．flying

C．approaching

D．paving

12.

A．wondered

B．recalled

C．continued

D．thought

13.

A．strike

B．tap

C．brush

D．wipe

14.

A．points

B．questions

C．eyes

D．words

15.

A．need

B．escape

C．resist

D．miss

16.

A．declared

B．shouted

C．announced

D．whispered

17.

A．tied

B．jammed

C．glued

D．nailed

18.

A．drawing

B．chasing

C．rolling

D．dragging

19.

A．pulled over

B．tried out

C．blew up

D．pushed aside

20.

A．threat

B．danger

C．safety

D．treatment

8 . On my way back home I was stopped at traffic lights by some people who asked for help. A woman—in her attempt to give____to an ambulance—had driven her car over stony obstacles that separated the bike line from the street，and，as a result，had gotten her car____．She couldn't move the car in any____without damaging it. A couple of people tried to____the car back but the obstacles were too high. Seeing that they couldn't do much about it，they left. The woman in the car tried to____some service，and was told that it would take about 45 minutes for someone to get there.

While watching the other people____．I realized the woman would be on her own and I imagined how____that would be if I were in her shoes. After some talking，she____me to sit inside her car.

I wasn't in a hurry，so I___ my family that I would be later and then tried to___ the woman who seemed to feel stressed about causing others___ ．But actually it wasn't too much trouble ___they could still pass，and also there wasn't anything she could do about it____．We laughed and____that all we needed was some tea for our picnic.

Finally____came and helped her back on the street. She____me and asked for my phone number so she could return the____，but I told her it was okay. She seemed to feel much___ when we said our goodbyes. I believe that not having to face a difficult situation____can make a lot of____．

1.

A．sign

B．way

C．time

D．help

2.

A．stuck

B．broken

C．dirty

D．abandoned

3.

A．sense

B．minute

C．direction

D．line

4.

A．lift

B．hold

C．pull

D．drive

5.

A．offer

B．seek

C．refuse

D．take

6.

A．shout

B．discuss

C．stand

D．leave

7.

A．amazing

B．pleasant

C．uneasy

D．incredible

8.

A．forced

B．invited

C．ordered

D．allowed

9.

A．consulted

B．warned

C．advised

D．informed

10.

A．persuade

B．comfort

C．frighten

D．satisfy

11.

A．trouble

B．disbelief

C．anxiety

D．embarrassment

12.

A．though

B．until

C．since

D．unless

13.

A．anyway

B．therefore

C．still

D．somehow

14.

A．remembered

B．realized

C．thought

D．joked

15.

A．news

B．my partner

C．assistance

D．an ambulance

16.

A．greeted

B．thanked

C．accepted

D．attracted

17.

A．car

B．company

C．favor

D．picnic

18.

A．nervous

B．unwilling

C．disappointed

D．better

19.

A．alone

B．bravely

C．bitterly

D．directly

20.

A．decision

B．fortune

C．choice

D．difference