1 . It was the day before Thanksgiving and Kaleb Benham was wandering around outside his home in Noring California. His 90-pound pit bull, Buddy, was playing around nearby, doing what dogs do: getting into trouble. And this time, Buddy was getting into a whole lot of trouble.

The unmistakable sound that no one wants to hear alone in the woods caught Benham’s attention. It was the deep, strange roar of a black bear. Benham wheeled around to see the beast, which Benham figured weighed around 350 pounds, some 100 feet away. In an instant, the bear fastened on to Buddy’s head and started dragging him away.

Benham, a thin, fit 24-year-old, took off after them. “Honestly,” he told CBS13, “the only thing I could think of was ‘save my baby’.” Sprinting, he lowered his shoulder and plowed into the bear. But it only tightened its grip on Buddy. Benham grabbed the bear by the throat. Nothing. He tried getting its mouth open, but the jaw was locked tight. Benham resorted to street fighting—punching the bear over and over around its snout and eye. It worked. The bear dropped the dog and ran off into the woods.

Buddy was in bad shape. His face was bloodied and ripped up. His ears were dangling. He had a bite mark clear through his lip and one that barely missed an eye.

“My first thought was that I was going to lose him,” Benham said. He scooped up Buddy, put him into his car, and sped off to a nearby veterinarian. Buddy’s surgery took nearly four hours. Benham watched the procedure through a window. “I just stood there,” he said, watching as Buddy’s ears were stapled back on and skin flaps were stitched, and tubes were inserted into his head to drain fluid.

This was the second time Benham had rescued Buddy, says CBS13. The first was from a shelter a few years ago. “If it was your kid, what would you do?” he asked. Nodding toward Buddy, he added, “That’s my kid.”

1. What is the text mainly about?

A．A demanding surgery.	B．A regular routine.
C．A fearless pet dog.	D．A daring rescue.

2. Why did the author mention the weight of the bear in paragraph 2?

A．To show the difficulty of the rescue.

B．To indicate the obesity of the bear.

C．To prove the excitement of Benham.

D．To describe the fear in Buddy’s heart.

3. How was the dog finally saved from the bear?

A．Benham bumped into the beast with dropped shoulder.

B．Benham forced open the beast’s mouth with locked jaw.

C．Benham crushed the beast’s mouth and nose repeatedly.

D．Benham finally conquered the beast by grabbing its throat.

4. Which word can best describe the relationship between Benham and Buddy?

A．Complicated.	B．Close.
C．Romantic.	D．Healthy.

4 . At around 6:30pm local time on April 15^th in France, Notre Dame in Paris was getting angry. According to the French newspaper Le Monde, the fire started in the attic (阁楼) of the monument and then_______to the roof. In the screams of people, the Gothic tower_______collapsed (倒塌) . ''Paris was beheaded!''_______the fall of the tower, the 32-year-old Frenchman, Pierre, sent such a_______to the New York Times.

Notre Dame de Paris, which_______on the bank of the Seine, has been there for 769 years. Not only does Notre Dame have a large collection of wonderful works, but the building itself is_______.As one of the most famous tourist _______ in the world, this church has 13 million visitors a year. When the fire was still burning, the spokesperson of Notre Dame de Paris pessimistically told the media that the _______ building of France _______''great destruction'' because the inside part of the church belonged to medieval wood structure, so this fire was almost a________. At9:30 that evening, the priceless colored glass ''Rose'' window in the cathedral was too hot and then broken. As the fire continued, a large number of people from Paris________around Notre Dame. Watching the fire destroy the monument, some people couldn't help________cry, and some sang prayer songs for Notre Dame. ''At this moment I feel very________, and a small part of each of us has been burned by the fire.'' After the fire, French President Mark Long________ canceled a speech on the ''Yellow Vest Movement'', and started the disaster report.

After the French firefighters________for five hours, the fire was________.The main structure of the church was ________, but the inside decoration was completely destroyed. ________a the broken Notre Dame de Paris, the French made a(n)________to rebuild. President Mark Long later said that they would recruit (组建) the best talents from around the world to repair the art treasures, because this is what the French expect and is what history________.

1.

A．distribute

B．directed

C．spread

D．transformed

2.

A．anyhow

B．immediately

C．somehow

D．suddenly

3.

A．Admitting

B．Witnessing

C．Preventing

D．Predicting

4.

A．sigh

B．word

C．sign

D．picture

5.

A．wind

B．exists

C．sets

D．stands

6.

A．delicate

B．worthless

C．invaluable

D．weak

7.

A．points

B．scenes

C．views

D．attractions

8.

A．remaining

B．historic

C．accessible

D．favorable

9.

A．suffered

B．resulted

C．acquired

D．obtained

10.

A．decrease

B．waste

C．disaster

D．trouble

11.

A．marched

B．gathered

C．wandered

D．settled

12.

A．or

B．and

C．except

D．but

13.

A．angry

B．confused

C．sad

D．amazed

14.

A．urgently

B．angrily

C．cleverly

D．cautiously

15.

A．managed

B．fought

C．attempted

D．repaired

16.

A．put out

B．taken out

C．brought out

D．pulled out

17.

A．scarred

B．destroyed

C．remained

D．saved

18.

A．In time of

B．In danger of

C．In face of

D．In memory of

19.

A．announcement

B．determination

C．agreement

D．preparation

20.

A．deserves

B．allows

C．creates

D．holds

6 . “We had no warning,” says Ron, 73, a technician, referring to himself and his wife Sharon, 74. And with winds at 70 mph that night, the fire was quickly ________ their way from nearby Echo Mountain.

They had 30 minutes to ________ what they could and go. As they rushed to gather their valuables, their growing ________ was for their safety.

Just as they were looking around, the ________ went off. “Now I had to find flashlights in a ________ room,” recalls Ron. Another ________ in their escape plan. Their new truck was parked in their brand — new RV bam (车库), which operates with electric doors, now ________.

Time was ________, though, and they needed to go. ________, their old truck helped them. As the fire started coming down the mountain, they ________ in one of their two vehicles. But they saw a ________ walking toward the fire. “The smoke was so ________ at that point that I could barely recognize him, but it was my neighbor.” says Ron. Ron turned around and ________ his neighbor.

While they were ________ down the mountain, emergency personnel were on the scene. The Echo Mountain Fire ended up burning over 2,500 acres and destroyed 30 homes in Otis. A ________ of high winds and dry conditions ________ the wildfires

While the couple has lived in Otis for just four years now, they felt at home immediately. The fire has only strengthened their sense of ________ — with neighbors ________ housed in nearby hotels and shelters. They are ________ regularly to compare notes and strengthen their collective will. “I’ve met more neighbors in the past couple of weeks than I have in the four years we’ve been here,” Ron laughs. “And make no mistake. As soon as we’re able to, we will ________ our homes.”

1.

A．inching

B．heading

C．losing

D．passing

2.

A．search

B．handle

C．grab

D．remember

3.

A．fear

B．sympathy

C．doubt

D．concern

4.

A．need

B．power

C．wind

D．anxiety

5.

A．scary

B．bitter

C．familiar

D．black

6.

A．wrinkle

B．failure

C．shortcut

D．dilemma

7.

A．broken

B．harmful

C．late

D．useless

8.

A．ticking away

B．going through

C．passing away

D．struggling on

9.

A．Luckily

B．Precisely

C．Subsequently

D．Shortly

10.

A．cried

B．hid

C．escaped

D．prayed

11.

A．shadow

B．shade

C．figure

D．shape

12.

A．changeable

B．thick

C．high

D．thin

13.

A．turned in

B．let out

C．took in

D．picked up

14.

A．charging

B．falling

C．tracking

D．sliding

15.

A．conflict

B．beat

C．combination

D．challenge

16.

A．counted on

B．lied in

C．resulted from

D．contributed to

17.

A．achievement

B．community

C．abandonment

D．responsibility

18.

A．permanently

B．temporarily

C．lastly

D．unfortunately

19.

A．gathering

B．corresponding

C．training

D．campaigning

20.

A．donate

B．preserve

C．rebuild

D．share

7 . 根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If you are in a crowd, the first and most important thing is to make yourself familiar with your surroundings and mentally notice alternate exits.    1    Make yourself aware of the type of ground you are standing on, and know that in a crowd of moving people wet or uneven ground can be slippery or hazardous, causing you to fall.    2    When in danger, a few seconds can make all the difference, giving you the possibility of taking advantage of escaping route. Always stay closer to the escape route.If you find yourself in the middle of a moving crowd, do not fight against the pressure, do not stand still or sit down, because you could easily get trampled.    3    Take advantage of any space that may open up to move sideways to the crowd movement where the flow is weaker.Keep your hands up by your chest, like a boxer—it gives you movement and protects your chest.    4    If you cannot get up because you are injured, get someone to pull you back up. If you have kids, lift them up.If you fall and cannot get up, keep moving by crawling in the same direction of the crowd, or if that is not possible, then cover your head with your arms and curl up into fetal position.    5    

A．Be aware of the general atmosphere of the event, as panic situations can often be expected.

B．There is always space between people.

C．Do not lie on your stomach or back, as this dangerously exposes your lungs.

D．The worst is to be pushed by the crowd against an immovable object

E．If you fall, get up quickly.

F．No matter where you are, make sure you always know how to get out.

G．Instead, move in the same direction of the crowd.

8 . I grew up in a small town and the main entertainment was Friday night high school football. It was just a sleepy little town where parents wanted to raise their children away from crime and danger of a big city, and where teenagers like me _______leaving to find something bigger and better.

All that _______one summer night. My friend Lisa, Kim and Tyler held a party for my eighteenth birthday at Lisa’s house. As they kept _______alcohol to me, I was pretty drunk. I asked Tyler to take me home. With some _______, we made it out to his car and drove home. News came next morning. Kim, my friend _______we were five years old, was killed in a car accident. That night after Tyler and I left, Kim, who was clearly more drunk than me, got into her car and _______towards the highway to go home. She was driving on the wrong side of the road and never saw the truck coming. The driver didn’t see her _______to avoid the car. They hit head on. Kim died immediately, and the driver was thrown _______the truck windshield (挡风玻璃) and died a week later.

Whenever I look back on that day, I can’t help thinking that it was my _______to drink so much that night, otherwise things would be different. I know Kim made the choice to drink and drive that night, but a part of me will always feel ________for what happened.

I may not change the world with my story, but I do hope that I can make people ________the responsibility that they have to themselves and others by ________it. Don’t ever think that your choices are yours ________. Every choice is like a stone dropped into ________water—each ripple (波纹) represents someone who your choice ________. That’s quite an influence, isn’t it?

1.

A．succeeded in

B．dreamed of

C．applied for

D．approved of

2.

A．happened

B．continued

C．changed

D．remained

3.

A．sending

B．delivering

C．taking

D．handing

4.

A．pleasure

B．difficulty

C．hope

D．method

5.

A．before

B．until

C．when

D．since

6.

A．headed

B．walked

C．pushed

D．fled

7.

A．in trouble

B．in time

C．in danger

D．in place

8.

A．above

B．below

C．into

D．through

9.

A．desire

B．fault

C．right

D．chance

10.

A．responsible

B．disappointed

C．embarrassed

D．sensitive

11.

A．explain

B．escape

C．limit

D．realize

12.

A．remembering

B．sharing

C．declaring

D．stopping

13.

A．alone

B．finally

C．apart

D．perhaps

14.

A．clean

B．deep

C．still

D．fresh

15.

A．affects

B．inspires

C．attracts

D．benefits