1 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

We ate a big breakfast at a local restaurant, like we did every Father’s Day. The present my daughter gave me was a T-shirt with the words “World’s Coolest Dad”. I put it on, feeling that was what made Father’s Day so great.

Just then my volunteer fire-department pager (呼机) went off: “Attention, Pocahontas-Old Ripley firefighters! House fire on Simpson Street. Repeat. House fire on Simpson Street.”

“Gotta go,” I said. I ran to my car and took off. I got to the firehouse in minutes. Another firefighter, Tom Smith, and the chief were waiting. “Don, Tommy, take truck 253. Roll!” he ordered. “The rest of the guys will be right behind you.” As the first on the scene, our job was to make sure everyone was out of the house, locate the nearest hydrant (消防栓), and then wait for backup.

A small crowd had gathered in front of number 907 when we got there. They watched the fire in panic. Thick black smoke could be seen pouring from the one-story house’s open front door. A large man burst through the door, red eyes streaming with tears. “Please hurry!” he called. “My boy’s still in there. I couldn’t get to him!”

There was no time to wait for backup. I left Tommy outside and rushed into the house.

“Anyone here?” I shouted. No answer. I searched every inch of the first two rooms. No child. The fire had grown so fierce by then. It seemed that the roof would collapse at any time. All at once a vision was put into my head—that father begging us to save his child. I mustn’t give up. Not today, I thought. There still might be a chance.

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2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Suddenly I heard a weak cry from the next room.

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It was a special Father’s Day, not only for me, but also for the boy, his father and my daughter.

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2 . A China plane struck a bird after taking off in Chengdu, Sichuan, and had to immediately return to the airport last October, and it wasn’t the first accident between an aircraft and a bird last year.

In fact, more than 20,000 wildlife strikes with aircraft were reported worldwide in 2023 — the vast majority of those animals being birds. The strikes can also include run-ins with bats or creatures on the ground, such as deer or turtles. Expanding wildlife populations, increases in number of aircraft movements, and a trend toward faster and quieter aircraft all have contributed to the increase in wildlife strikes.

Bird strikes are a hazard not just to commercial airplanes, but to all sorts of aircraft. However, historical data shows that damage is reported in a small percentage of incidents. Last year, 95% of the global strikes involved some kind of damage — and only 5% of those caused “substantial” damage.

Some of the most disturbing types of strikes can happen when one or more birds go into a plane’s engine, which might cause a lot of damage to the aircraft. The pilot would need to return to the airport or find a safe place to land.

In last October’s China plane incident, the Beijing-bound flight was able to land normally in Chengdu after taking into account what the airline described as security concerns. Senior captain Chen Jianguo said pilots are trained on how to respond if they have a bird strike in flight. The pilot in this case did exactly what he was trained to do.

“There are lots of things that are being used by airports to try to manage the habitat and birds around the airport,” said Chen Jianguo. Airports need to manage bird habitats to reduce or get rid of trees and plants that shelter birds, or address wetlands that can attract birds. Collecting data on what kinds of birds are involved in strikes is equally important so the risks can better be managed. Many airports also use audible signals to scare birds away, such as the sounds of fireworks.

1. What is a cause of the increase in wildlife strikes?

A．The poorly designed aircraft.

B．The growing number of birds.

C．The destruction of wildlife habitats.

D．The absence of environmental awareness.

2. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Danger.

B．Delay.

C．Accident.

D．Reminder.

3. What does the historical data tell us about bird strikes?

A．They are a rare occurrence.

B．They usually damage engines.

C．Most of them cause slight damage.

D．Most of them involve one single bird.

4. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A．Ways to study bird behavior.

B．Measures to drive birds away.

C．Efforts to restore bird habitat.

D．Attempts to take care of birds.

3 . White dressed up as Captain America for the annual Anti-Bullying (反霸凌) Superhero Day. But when spotting ________ one afternoon, he couldn’t ________ any superpowers.

It was rush hour. White was ________ home when he noticed a pickup on the opposite side of the two-way street. It was hard to ________, for it was crashing into the curb (马路牙子) before course-correcting, only to hit it again. As the car drew closer, White got a good look at the ________: The driver appeared to be asleep. He had to ________ that vehicle.

________, White made a U-turn, facing in the same direction as the pickup, but there were four cars ________ them. White pressed his horn, hoping the cars in front would move aside. They didn’t. Trapped, White pulled his car over. He ________ up the sidewalk, cut into the road and ran around to the driver’s side. White ________ the frame (框) of the open window, his legs moving in step with the pickup, and with a mighty ________, jumped in.

DeAngelis, the man behind the ________, had unexpectedly faced dangerously low blood sugar, and just come to. He was ________ by the odd sight of a stranger lying across his stomach. White immediately brought the pickup to a stop. DeAngelis was rushed to a hospital, where it was determined that had his blood sugar gone lower, his life could have been endangered.

White ________ a superhero, but his quick thinking and daring ________ made him a real-life hero.

1.

A．barrier

B．unfairness

C．violence

D．trouble

2.

A．give way to

B．fall back on

C．get around

D．forget about

3.

A．cycling

B．running

C．driving

D．walking

4.

A．locate

B．miss

C．search

D．contact

5.

A．outcome

B．tendency

C．process

D．problem

6.

A．stop

B．move

C．report

D．disable

7.

A．Mistakenly

B．Sincerely

C．Decidedly

D．Hesitantly

8.

A．following

B．separating

C．threatening

D．approaching

9.

A．waved

B．escaped

C．wandered

D．raced

10.

A．struck

B．measured

C．grabbed

D．broke

11.

A．bug

B．lift

C．blow

D．kick

12.

A．scene

B．pickup

C．wheel

D．seat

13.

A．shocked

B．ashamed

C．discouraged

D．amused

14.

A．protected

B．encountered

C．created

D．played

15.

A．rescue

B．visit

C．guidance

D．comment

4 . It was a bright May afternoon along the Maryland coast. Jonathan Bauer, and his 13-year-old daughter, Ava, were driving with the windows down as they headed home on the bridge. Suddenly, the calm was disturbed by the squeal of tires.

Not far ahead of them, a pickup(皮卡车) was drifting from one lane to the other. It slammed into a concrete barrier, flipped over the car directly ahead of them, and came to rest hanging over the railing of the bridge. Bauer hit the brakes in time, but another car came sliding backward toward him and struck his car’s fender(挡泥板). Bauer stopped his car. “Ava, are you OK?” he asked. She was shaken, but otherwise unhurt.

And then a scream came from the pickup above the waters of the bay. The driver dashed to the railing. Bauer ran up beside him. The man pointed down, saying something in Spanish. There was a car seat in the water. Struggling next to it was a girl, about two years old, terrified, floating on her back and crying.

Matters quickly went worse when the girl rolled over onto her stomach. “Ava! Stay by the car!” Bauer yelled, drooping to remove his shoes. Would he get hurt? Could he reach the girl in time? No time to wonder. All he had in mind was the faith that she must be saved immediately.

A moment later he was bouncing off the sandy bottom-unhurt! Bauer swam to the girl and lifted her out of the water: mouth half open, eyes nearly closed, not breathing. Standing, he laid her against his shoulder and hit at her back with the flat of his hand. Water came streaming from her mouth and slowly her eyes were opened. He pulled her close, hugging her to shelter her from the cold.

A boat pulled up and hauled them aboard. Ava Bauer was so inspired by her father’s actions that four months later she became a firefighter so that she, too, could save lives. “That girl is going to live a whole life because of him,” she says. “It’s incredible.”

1. What can we learn about Bauer and his daughter from the first two paragraphs?

A．They had a great time along the Maryland coast.

B．They crashed their car into others’ on the bridge.

C．They suffered a severe hit and hung over the railing.

D．They witnessed a terrible accident on the way home.

2. Why did Bauer run forward next to the pickup driver?

A．He saw a girl struggling in the water.

B．He was asked to help the pickup driver.

C．He was caught by the cry from the pickup.

D．He was concerned about the falling of the pickup.

3. Which words can best describe Bauer?

A．Warm-hearted and modest.

B．Strong-willed and optimistic.

C．Determined and considerate.

D．Good-tempered and intelligent.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．A Leap of Faith

B．An Unexpected Crash

C．A Moment of Inspiration

D．A Well-organized Rescue

5 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

One of my most memorable trips took place during the summer vacation about three years ago, when my sister, my aunt and I took a trip to Spain because we were moving. On the day of the trip, I lay in bed thinking about my friends whom I was going to leave behind and thoughts were flooding in.

When we arrived at the hire station, we seemed to have some problems with our luggage because it was too much for a taxi, so we had to book a van (厢式送货车) to take our luggage to the airport. We waited for a long period to find a perfect van that would fit our luggage.

Before leaving, I felt very bad because I was going to a different country and was going to miss all my friends and family. I was not comfortable and cried.

The journey was almost perfect at the beginning, but soon it began to rain. Because of the rain, the drivers could not see far away, which caused a huge traffic jam. I was sitting by the window with a can of Coke that I had bought in the store earlier. My aunt and sister fell asleep, and during this time. I felt bored and thought about other things that bothered me. My eyes turned to the mountain in front of us.

A bus suddenly appeared in the picture. It was very close to us. Cars sped past us without any speed limit. Beside me was a very deep lake: I wondered to myself what if something or someone fell inside it. Suddenly, a bus in front of our van stopped, and because it was raining heavily and the van was going fast, no one could see what was going to happen. Then, bang, we bumped into each other. Our van overturned, but luckily, it didn’t fall into the lake. People came to help us get out of the van because we were blocked and the driver was half-dead.

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We struggled to get out of the van and everything we had was gone.

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I was losing a lot of blood and then the emergency aid came.

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6 . A huge fire broke out on 2 September 1666 in London. The fire, known as the Great Fire of London, was the worst fire in the history of London. It burned down more than three quarters of the old city.

The fire started in the very early hours of Sunday morning in the house of the king’s baker. A strong wind blew the fire from the baker’s house into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.

At that time, most of the buildings in London were made of wood, so it was easy for the fire to spread quickly. By eight o’clock, three hundred houses were on fire. By Monday, nearly a kilometre of the city was burning along the Thames River. On Tuesday, which was considered the worst day, the fire destroyed many well-known buildings, including the old St Paul’s Cathedral.

The fire burned until finally hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire were destroyed to create a firebreak. The fire then died out eventually with nothing left to burn.

1. Why is the fire of 1666 called the Great Fire of London?

A．The fire broke out in the capital of England.

B．The fire was the worst fire in the history of London.

C．People in England will never forget the fire.

D．The fire spread fast into Thames Street.

2. Where did the fire break out?

A．In the house of the king’s baker.

B．In Thames Street.

C．In the house of the baker’s neighbour.

D．In St Paul’s Cathedral.

3. Why did the fire spread quickly?

A．It started in a baker’s house.

B．It broke out on a Sunday morning.

C．A hotel was next to the baker’s house.

D．Most of the buildings in London were wooden.

4. What was destroyed in the fire?

A．The old St Paul’s Cathedral.

B．Hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire.

C．Hundreds of wooden houses.

D．All of the above.

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Seven construction (建筑) workers were confirmed dead after going missing in extreme weather conditions in Altay city in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, according to a statement     1     (release) by local government at late night on Monday.

Starting from Nov. 20, the     2     (strong) cold air recorded in a decade has been sweeping the city, bringing in strong winds, snowstorms and freezing cold temperatures, the statement said.

At around 11 pm on Saturday, local police received     3     emergency call reporting eight staff members had gotten lost near the constructing highway     4     links Altay and Burqin county.

After receiving the report, local government     5     (immediate) set up a rescue team and successively found the eight workers as of 11:10 am on Sunday and sent them to the hospital.

Seven of them were dead and the other     6     is in stable condition, the statement said.

Due to the suspension (暂缓) of construction caused by extreme weather, 14 workers     7     the site began to be transported to nearby town on Saturday evening by two different     8     (vehicle). The first vehicle arrived at the town at 9 pm     9     the second vehicle carrying eight workers was trapped 500 meters from the construction station.     10     (fail) to pull the vehicle out from the thick snow, they decided to walk back to the station. But soon they went missing!

8 . There have been several incidents at some events in recent years where people died because of stampedes (踩踏).     1     Indeed, it’s a frightening situation to be in and circumstances may make it impossible to escape. But there are several strategies that could help you avoid a potentially deadly outcome.

·Don’t panic and conserve your energy

Panicking will not help you free yourself from a developing stampede. Stay calm and focused.     2     If a stampede occurs, you’ll need all the physical energy you can muster.

·Keep pace with the crowd

If the crowd is moving in one direction, it’s best to go with the flow.     3     If the group becomes too tightly packed, you could run out of air for choking.

·    4    

One potential way to handle the situation is to shield yourself and allow the crowd to move past you. Look for a solid structure to stand behind such as a pillar or a wall, or other places to hide: behind a car or even a lamppost.

·Guard your head

    5     If you can’t, curl up on one side and protect your head. You do not want to be knocked unconscious in this situation.

Just remember to calm down, guard your head, and go with the flow of the crowd until you are able to safely escape.

A．Move away from barriers.

B．Find somewhere to protect yourself.

C．Yelling and screaming will tire you out.

D．You can use sign language to communicate with people around you.

E．If you happen to fall down in a large crowd, try to get up as quickly as possible.

F．Once you try to resist, the sheer density of the crowd behind you could crush you.

G．These may leave some people thinking there’s little you can do to survive a stampede.

9 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Mohan was excited. His father had finally declared him old enough to help take the sheep to herd. It was no ordinary herding, though. Mohan and his father and other shepherds (牧羊人) moved high up into the mountains and stayed on the pastures (牧场) with their flocks for six long months.

It was not an easy life. Far away from home, the men were surrounded by forests that were filled with dangerous animals, such as bears, tigers, and leopards (豹) .

As Mohan bid his mother and sister goodbye, he tried to look as grown-up as possible. Mohan, his father, and their sheepdog, Sona, set off along the dusty track with their sheep. Soon they were joined by other shepherds and their flocks. The group climbed for three days until they reached the half-dry bed of a river. “Let’s part up here,” said the oldest shepherd.

Mohan and his father, along with Kishan, a neighbor, took their sheep northward. As night fell, everything seemed peaceful. Mohan sat closer to Sona for warmth. His father and Kishan had taken their flocks to different ends of the pasture.

Suddenly, Sona started to bark. Mohan looked up to see his father’s sheep rushing down the slope. Something was wrong. He waited for the sheep to reach him. Then he turned to Sona and said, “Stay and guard the sheep. I must look for Father.”

Mohan picked up a lantern and his shepherd’s stick and hurried in the direction from which the sheep had come. “Father, where are you?” he called out. Then came another sound that froze Mohan’s blood. Mohan shouted,” Father!” A steady voice answered, “I’m here.”

Mohan rushed up a slope and almost fell into a ditch (沟) on the other side. He stopped just in time and found himself looking straight into the eyes of a snow leopard. Mohan was frozen with terror.

“Mohan, use your lantern.” His father’s voice shook Mohan’s fear out of him. Mohan looked down and saw his father lying in the ditch, holding a lamb.

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2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Mohan knew he had to act fast.

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Mohan put out the fire and then climbed into the ditch.

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10 . Tim Robinson, a former soldier of the British Army, was on holiday in Bridport, Dorset. While enjoying a walk down the beach, Robinson ________ on a piece of seaweed lying in the sand and fell, breaking his ________.With no phone and no one around, he could either just _______ anxiously, or he could try something else. As he lay _______, he remembered his ________ training and thought about what he could do.

Though his leg had made him partially ________ to move, Robinson still had the ability to crawl (爬), and so he did. The choice was easy but the crawl was ________.Having crawled for a while, he started ________ his torch in SOS and spinning it over his head to create a Buzz-Saw signal to ________ helicopters in the armed forces nearby.

No one seemed to be around. So he _______ crawling and signaling. In what appeared to be a(n) ________, Robinson finally got a response. It was his wife, who was shining the torch ________ his signal. The former soldier kept on his crawling-signal routine while ________ his way to his wife. All the while his broken leg hurt increasingly worse and was at risk of infection. He needed an ambulance and medical care________.

When the coast guard finally came, they couldn’t believe what Robinson had ________.They were ________ that this man had the ________ to crawl more than a mile in total, after suffering such a wound.

_______ it weren’t for his training and knowledge of Morse code, he might not have   ________ it. Mrs. Robinson is grateful that her husband was ________ and tough enough to bring himself back to safety.

1.

A．ran

B．fell

C．slipped

D．crashed

2.

A．leg

B．back

C．ankle

D．heart

3.

A．wait

B．sit

C．cry

D．listen

4.

A．painful

B．helpless

C．awake

D．frightened

5.

A．sports

B．medical

C．military

D．financial

6.

A．unable

B．unhealthy

C．uninterested

D．unnecessary

7.

A．long

B．tough

C．aimless

D．pointless

8.

A．showing

B．shaking

C．flashing

D．raising

9.

A．seek

B．guide

C．remind

D．attract

10.

A．stopped

B．continued

C．avoided

D．practised

11.

A．hour

B．week

C．month

D．lifetime

12.

A．in spite of

B．as a result of

C．in response to

D．in contrast to

13.

A．making

B．finding

C．losing

D．feeling

14.

A．eventually

B．frequently

C．constantly

D．immediately

15.

A．waited for

B．come across

C．brought about

D．gone through

16.

A．relieved

B．amazed

C．satisfied

D．confused

17.

A．attitude

B．advantage

C．responsibility

D．determination

18.

A．If

B．Because

C．Unless

D．Though

19.

A．got

B．made

C．taken

D．passed

20.

A．careful

B．helpful

C．bright

D．useful