1 . It was around 11:30 p.m. Corion Evans was hanging out with his friends near the Pascagoula River in July when a car with three girls inside fell into it. It came to a stop some 20 feet from land, and then sank. The driver had blindly followed her GPS.

Evans and his friends got to the river’s edge. In the darkness, they could barely make out the girls holding on to the roof, the only part of the car still above water. But they could hear screaming. Evans pulled off his shirt and shoes, and then dived into the water, a river he knew alligators (短吻鳄) call home. He helped the first girl he saw, keeping her head above water and leading her ashore.

Just then, a man called out. Police Officer Garry Mercer arrived. He dived into the river to help another of the girls. But halfway back to shore, the girl had run out of her strength and went underwater, pulling Mercer down with her. Evans jumped back into the water and helped them until they could stand. “If he hadn’t been there, who knows?” Mercer said.

There was still one girl in the water, Cora Watson, who could not swim. She was struggling to keep herself floating (浮) on the water, scared. “I thought there was little hope that I would survive. I just knew my last breath was coming at that time,” Watson said. “My mind said ‘You’re slowly losing yourself.’” She began to go under. Then, a touch. “Evans had caught me.”

The three girls and Officer Mercer were taken to the hospital and soon they were discharged. After knowing Evans’ act, his mother, Marquita Evans, said, “Corion Evans broke his curfew (晚间必须回家的时间). But I was not mad. He had a good reason. And he did really well.”

1. What caused the girls to fall into the river?

A．The poor driving skills.	B．The sudden appearance of passers-by.
C．The bad road conditions.	D．The misdirection from the guidance system.

2. What difficulty did Mercer have helping the second girl?

A．He ran out of his strength.	B．The girl was too tired to swim.
C．He met an alligator in the river.	D．The girl was unwilling to cooperate.

3. How did Evans’ mother feel in the end?

A．Concerned.

B．Proud.

C．Upset.

D．Relieved.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．A warmhearted stranger.	B．An unexpected experience.
C．A midnight rescue in a river.	D．An excuse for breaking the curfew.

2 . Survival in the Andes

On October 13, 1972, a small plane flying to Chile accidentally crashed into a mountain in the Andes. How some of the passengers __ to live is one of the greatest survival stories ever told.

The survivors   ___ inside the remains(残骸)of the plane, using seat covers for blankets, and waited for a ___   that never came. Days turned into weeks. It was urgent to find a way to __ . Three of the passengers— Canessa, Parrado, and Vizintin—volunteered to ____ through the mountains to search for help. When they left, each man wore similar clothes: three pairs of socks, a plastic bag around each foot to ___ the water out, boots, four pairs of trousers, and four sweaters. The three men ____that they would survive and bring back help.

For part of the first day, they were glad to make some __   . But as the land and weather changed, climbing became ___ . After several days, they reached what they thought was the top. They had ___ this moment for days. On the other side of the top, they hoped, would be a __ leading down and out of the mountains. However, they saw the same snow–covered tops. All hope wasn’t ___. Although they were still in the middle of the mountains, Parrado ___two low tops far away that didn’t have snow. If they could get there, they would be out of the Andes.

Within the following days they walked toward the two low tops. Snow___ completely , and flowers were everywhere . “This is the valley,” Canessa said.     “This is the way___ .” Then things of humanity started to appear—a few cans on the ground, and some farm animals in a field. By December 21, the extremely __ men made it to the town of   Los Maitenes, and a rescue team was sent immediately to __ for the survivors who were still high in the Andes.

Finally all of the remaining survivors were __. Their terrible __ was over. They had made it out— ___.

1.

A．learned

B．managed

C．decided

D．expected

2.

A．stayed

B．looked

C．turned

D．reached

3.

A．present

B．danger

C．message

D．rescue

4.

A．prepare

B．continue

C．escape

D．develop

5.

A．journey

B．compare

C．measure

D．expand

6.

A．give

B．bring

C．take

D．keep

7.

A．admitted

B．promised

C．informed

D．reminded

8.

A．policy

B．help

C．progress

D．advice

9.

A．narrower

B．heavier

C．sharper

D．tougher

10.

A．imagined

B．arranged

C．witnessed

D．appreciated

11.

A．court

B．valley

C．border

D．channel

12.

A．sent

B．left

C．lost

D．woken

13.

A．spotted

B．counted

C．rejected

D．mentioned

14.

A．declined

B．froze

C．spread

D．disappeared

15.

A．behind

B．out

C．apart

D．off

16.

A．tired

B．disappointed

C．frightened

D．puzzled

17.

A．fight

B．call

C．search

D．ask

18.

A．listed

B．treated

C．picked

D．saved

19.

A．performance

B．experience

C．challenge

D．exploration

20.

A．free

B．cool

C．alive

D．crazy

3 . The back door of the ambulance (救护车) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into his seat, and started the engine. Inside were the _______ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green, the mother holding their baby daughter Ally. The little girl had ________ food stuck in her throat(喉咙) and could hardly breathe.

The driver, Mr. White, _____ his siren (报警器) and flashing light, and started speeding towards the nearest hospital, fighting against ________. The cars ahead of him pulled out of the way as he drove through the ________. From the back of the ________ the parents were shouting at him to _____, since Ally had almost _________ breathing. In front of him he saw some traffic lights, with the red “STOP” light shining. Mr. White knew that he had no time to _________, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking _________ his left and right as he did so.

Coming towards him from his right was a taxi. The driver had the windows ______, since the car was air-conditioned(空调开放的), and he was playing his radio. He did not _______the ambulance. The lights were green, so he drove straight ________ into the path of the ambulance.   Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everybody was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr. White looked to see _________Ally was. He was astonished to see relief (宽慰) instead of _______on the faces of the parents.

“Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is ______ again.”

“It must have been the _______.” said her husband. “It ______ the food out of her throat.” The baby’s color was turning to normal(正常的), and she was crying in a loud but healthy ____ . They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the accident, the taxi, and the lines of _______ all around them.

1.

A．worried

B．angry

C．happy

D．surprised

2.

A．little

B．some

C．no

D．few

3.

A．opened on

B．turned on

C．turned off

D．sped up

4.

A．police

B．enemy

C．lights

D．time

5.

A．empty street

B．busy traffic

C．crowds

D．deserted place

6.

A．street

B．cars

C．traffic

D．ambulance

7.

A．hurry

B．be careful

C．stop

D．drive

8.

A．stopped

B．kept

C．prevented

D．forbade

9.

A．think

B．look about

C．lose

D．miss

10.

A．for

B．from

C．forward

D．to

11.

A．open

B．clean

C．closed

D．down

12.

A．hear

B．see

C．find

D．notice

13.

A．away

B．on

C．off

D．out

14.

A．how

B．what

C．where

D．who

15.

A．pleasure

B．anger

C．fear

D．surprise

16.

A．crying

B．breathing

C．smiling

D．speaking

17.

A．light

B．policeman

C．car

D．crash（碰撞）

18.

A．took

B．picked

C．knocked(撞击)

D．made

19.

A．sound

B．voice

C．tone

D．noise

20.

A．people

B．policemen

C．lights

D．cars

4 . I left early to avoid the traffic, driving north from London. The motorway was nearly ____. The sun was coming up when I saw ____ up ahead.

My first thought was that it was something ____ — burning straws, perhaps. As I got nearer, I saw that it was a car that had ____ a tree and was on fire; the driver was still at the wheel. Flames were ____ of the broken front of the car. The inside was so full of smoke that it was almost impossible to see ____. But I could make out the driver. I stopped as quickly as I could and tried to open the door but ____. I took out the extinguisher on my car and ____ to open it, but its parts came away (脱落), and it was ____.

By now, another driver had also stopped. We knocked at the door ____, but couldn’t open it. Then, from a tiny 　　____ in the window, some fingers ____ towards us. The other driver used the extinguisher to ____ the glass around the “gap”. We ran into the smoke, pulled the driver out through the window and led him to ____. His clothes were on fire and smoking, but he was ____.

A police officer on his way to work stopped a few minutes after us and ____ the emergency services by phone. I felt reassured that the situation was under ____. After it seemed there was ____ more I could do, I went back to my car and drove to the next service — Though I felt ____ that the driver was rescued finally, I was still shaking, so I needed a cup of tea to help make myself ____.

1.

A．narrow

B．crowded

C．empty

D．smooth

2.

A．smoke

B．mist

C．steam

D．light

3.

A．roast

B．deadly

C．agricultural

D．accessible

4.

A．cut off

B．turned up

C．left behind

D．run into

5.

A．making sense of

B．taking advantage of

C．making the most of

D．bursting out of

6.

A．secretly

B．clearly

C．gradually

D．evidently

7.

A．in vain

B．in charge

C．in control

D．in force

8.

A．managed

B．promised

C．hesitated

D．attempted

9.

A．lifeless

B．useless

C．aimless

D．faultless

10.

A．deliberately

B．patiently

C．fiercely

D．curiously

11.

A．blank

B．shadow

C．vacancy

D．crack

12.

A．shook

B．fastened

C．bent

D．pulled

13.

A．touch

B．crash

C．mend

D．hold

14.

A．health

B．freedom

C．victory

D．safety

15.

A．alone

B．awake

C．alive

D．asleep

16.

A．contacted

B．advocated

C．monitored

D．improved

17.

A．investigation

B．control

C．repair

D．protection

18.

A．something

B．everything

C．anything

D．nothing

19.

A．relieved

B．concerned

C．astonished

D．thrilled

20.

A．take off

B．work out

C．calm down

D．hold on

5 . At a daycare center in Texas, children were playing outside. One of the children was Jessica Mc Clure. She was 18 months old. Her mother, who worked at the daycare center, was watching the children. Suddenly Jessica fell and disappeared. Jessica's mother screamed and ran to her.

A well was in the yard of the center. The well was only eight inches across and a rock always covered it. But children had moved the rock. When Jessica fell, she fell right into the well.

Jessica's mother reached inside the well, but she couldn't feel Jessica. She dialed 911 for help. Men from the fire department arrived. They discovered that Jessica was about 20 feet down in the well. For the next hour the men talked and planned Jessica's rescue.

"We can't go down into the well," they said."It's too narrow. So, we're going to drill a hole next to the well. Then we'll drill a tunnel across to Jessica. When we reach her, we'll bring her through the tunnel and up through our hole."

The men began to drill the hole at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, October 14, 1987. The men had a difficult job; they were drilling through solid rock. During her days in the well, Jessica sometimes asked for her mother. Sometimes she slept, sometimes she cried and sometimes she sang.

All over the world, people waited for news of Jessica. Everyone worried about her.

At 8 p.m. on Friday, October 16, men reached Jessica and brought her up from the well. She was soon sent to hospital. Jessica was dirty, hungry, thirsty and tired. Her feet and forehead were badly injured. But Jessica was alive.

After Jessica's rescue, one of the rescuers made a metal cover for the well, saying,"To Jessica, with love from all of us."

1. What is the mother's reaction when the accident happened?

A．She was so worried that she didn't know what to do.

B．She shouted and rushed to help her child quickly.

C．She called the police for help immediately.

D．She asked her colleagues for help.

2. All of the following statements are true except _____ according to the passage.

A．Jessica was too frightened to say a word when she was in the well.

B．Men from the fire department saved Jessica.

C．Children had moved the rock before Jessica fell into the well.

D．Jessica was alive although she was injured.

3. Jessica stayed in the well at least _____.

A．47 hours	B．48 hours
C．57 hours	D．58 hours

4. What may be the best title for the passage?

A．911's Work	B．Everybody's Baby--Jessica
C．American Child	D．Mother's Mistake