1 . Louie, a pet parrot, saved a whole family. He ______ the sleeping Klein family in the middle of the night as flames swept through their home.

“Louie is a true ______,” Barbara Klein recently told news agency South West News Service(SWNS). “If it hadn’t been for him, I probably wouldn’t have been ______ at that time. He started shouting ‘Fire’. He had never said that word before in my ______. When I woke up, the fire was starting to spread across the living room floor.” Unluckily for the family, Louie didn’t ______. Barbara said, “He was like our babies, so it’s ______.”

Barbara took her five-year-old granddaughter ______ and ran out of the house. Her husband Larry also made it out, but was severely wounded when escaping from the burning building. “He ran to the kitchen and tried to ______ the fire out with water,” Barbara told SWNS. “After we left, he ran back into the house and insisted on ______ the pet but with no ______.” The Kleins suffered great ______ in the fire. Their house was in ______ along with its contents and the parrot Louie passed away.

“People have ______ with clothing and someone donated an apartment for three months,” Barbara said. “The man who donated the apartment also ______ us with a baby parrot. We call him Louie Jr to _____   Louie.”

1.

A．annoyed

B．alarmed

C．impressed

D．noticed

2.

A．model

B．genius

C．hero

D．pioneer

3.

A．awake

B．asleep

C．alone

D．afraid

4.

A．opinion

B．way

C．memory

D．sight

5.

A．survive

B．resist

C．arrive

D．respond

6.

A．frightening

B．shocking

C．sorrowful

D．grateful

7.

A．angrily

B．gently

C．secretly

D．immediately

8.

A．turn

B．blow

C．keep

D．put

9.

A．accompanying

B．saving

C．comforting

D．adopting

10.

A．luck

B．doubt

C．evidence

D．barrier

11.

A．injuries

B．losses

C．pressures

D．failures

12.

A．detail

B．place

C．ruins

D．rows

13.

A．rushed out

B．come back

C．run away

D．reached out

14.

A．presented

B．equipped

C．linked

D．compared

15.

A．replace

B．honor

C．forget

D．reward

2 . Nicole Graham from Melbourne, Australia owns 10 horses. One afternoon, she and her _________ Paris went for a horse ride when the animals suddenly got _________ in mud. Nicole somehow managed to _________ her daughter’s horse, while the other one, Astro, who weighs around 900 pounds, couldn’t get out of the mud.

_________, as she was struggling to help the poor animal, he got stuck even further. All Nicole could do at that point was to stay by Astro’s side to comfort him and made sure that she kept him _________ until help arrived. She stuck to staying by the 17-year-old horse’s side for over three hours. _________, fire fighters arrived and she felt much _________. In order to bring the big animal to _________, they gave him some sedatives (镇静剂) so that they could attach a harness (马具) to him for a car to _________ the horse from the mud. Luckily, the rescue was __________.

Speaking of the __________, Nicole said to a reporter, “It was terrifying. It was also __________ to see my horse struggling. I’ve been riding here for 20 years and never seen any __________ on the road showing the dangers and didn’t realize it was so muddy.

Stacey Sullivan, the vet who __________ Astro, praised Nicole and said, “A lot of horses don’t make it and I think without the __________ the chance of the horse’s survival would have been a lot lower.”

1.

A．daughter

B．friend

C．vet

D．husband

2.

A．absorbed

B．trapped

C．buried

D．engaged

3.

A．rescue

B．raise

C．wash

D．drive

4.

A．Fortunately

B．Sadly

C．Apparently

D．Quickly

5.

A．awake

B．informed

C．calm

D．quiet

6.

A．Immediately

B．Incredibly

C．Subsequently

D．Ultimately

7.

A．awkward

B．frightened

C．relieved

D．impressed

8.

A．safety

B．normal

C．life

D．justice

9.

A．send out

B．pull out

C．bring up

D．clean up

10.

A．terrible

B．urgent

C．confusing

D．successful

11.

A．crash

B．disaster

C．incident

D．event

12.

A．breathtaking

B．heartbreaking

C．awesome

D．troublesome

13.

A．posters

B．traps

C．tracks

D．signs

14.

A．treated

B．discovered

C．kept

D．comforted

15.

A．rescuer

B．owner

C．reporter

D．fighter

3 . 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。

The scene of firefighters in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia being frozen into “icemen” while braving the fierce snowstorm to rescue people moved many to tears.

On March 12, Qi Yuehua, head of the Baerhu Road Station of the New Baerhu Zuoqi Fire and Rescue Brigade in Hulunbuir, said in an interview that the team members worked continuously for nearly five hours two days ago, saving 8 people trapped in 3 cars. The temperature at the time was around minus 30 degrees Celsius, so there was later a scene of firefighters being frozen into “icemen”.

“At 12:46 on March 10, we received a call for help, saying that a vehicle was trapped in the snow 35 kilometers away in the direction of National Highway 332. A driver was trapped in the car waiting for rescue” said Qi Yuehua. “By noon, a fierce snowstorm had formed, and it was blowing strongly and the temperature was very low. Obviously, it was dangerous to drive out, but everyone must immediately go to the scene.”

The two rescue vehicles with 12 firefighters set out at 12:50. The visibility was less than 5 meters that day, and the snowy road was slippery, making driving very difficult. It was hard to tell which way it was to the rescue site, and the rescue team could only move slowly based on previous driving experience. Consequently, it took more than an hour that day to drive for a journey that usually takes only ten minutes.

At 14:18, the rescue team eventually arrived at the scene and found the location of the trapped driver. Due to the heavy wind and snow, the door of the vehicle could not be completely closed. The driver hid in the car, trembling violently with cold. The firefighters found that two other vehicles with seven people were also trapped there. They were involved in a traffic accident due to slippery roads and poor visibility.

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2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Without any delay, the firefighters started their rescue effort.

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When asked if it was too hard and too risky to be firefighters, Qi smiled.

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4 . Madden is an 8-year-old boy. He was playing with his toys in front of the window. Suddenly, he saw water flowing into the ______. He shouted to his mom Sandy. “Look, Mom, here comes the ______!” Sandy saw the house lifted up off its ______ and it began to be carried away by the water.

Sandy thought quickly and found a big basin (盆) to put Madden in. They ______ out of the house. The flood was so strong that the basin ______. Sandy managed to put Madden in again. But the flood suddenly took Sandy away. She lost ______ of his son. All she could hear was Madden crying, “Mommy!”

After being ______ from his son, Sandy tried all her best to find safety and she was ______.

But as a mother, she couldn’t imagine ______ his son. She cried for help, wishing someone could lend a hand. Then came a rescue team and the ______ started. One hour, two hours, three hours… But there was still no ______ of Madden. Worse still, it was growing ______. Sandy began to ______.

Then came good news. Madden was found on the top of a small house, safe and ______. He said he believed his mother was waiting for him. Sandy said she couldn’t ______ the rescuers’ efforts enough.

1.

A．basin

B．river

C．yard

D．well

2.

A．rain

B．flood

C．stream

D．sun

3.

A．base

B．wall

C．roof

D．exit

4.

A．marched

B．jogged

C．struggled

D．rolled

5.

A．cracked

B．disappeared

C．shook

D．overturned

6.

A．charge

B．sense

C．sight

D．breath

7.

A．separated

B．saved

C．transported

D．delivered

8.

A．unique

B．professional

C．responsible

D．lucky

9.

A．helping

B．losing

C．calming

D．trapping

10.

A．research

B．legend

C．search

D．hike

11.

A．sign

B．symbol

C．alarm

D．whistle

12.

A．warm

B．dark

C．normal

D．strange

13.

A．watch out

B．check out

C．take control

D．break down

14.

A．powerful

B．sound

C．active

D．wise

15.

A．appreciate

B．accept

C．supply

D．compare

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。

It was a sunny afternoon in June, 2022 when Anthony Perry stepped off the train at the station. The 20-year-old, who worked nights in a grocery store, was on his way to see his grandfather so they could go see a car Perry was thinking about buying.

On the platform, two men were fighting. Then the unthinkable happened: The pair tripped over the edge and onto the tracks. One man ended up on his back, defending himself off blows. Suddenly, he started trembling. The attacker jumped back up onto the platform and disappeared.

The man had fallen onto the third rail, the conduit (电导管) for the electricity that powers Chicago’s trains. As Perry and other horrified onlookers watched, he trembled greatly as the current flew through his body, his head bouncing up and down off the tracks.

“Help him!” a woman screamed. “Please, someone!”

Perry couldn’t just stand there and watch. He climbed down, took a few quick jumps until he was standing over the victim.

The guy looked dead. Perry wondered how he was going to escape the situation he’d just put himself into. The train he’d just gotten off was delaying, thankfully.

Gathering courage, Perry reached down and grasped the victim’s wrist. Instantly, he felt a great electric shock shoot through his body. Perry jumped back. He reached down a second time, and was shocked again. But the third time he seized the man’s wrist and, braving the shock, pulled. The guy’s body slid briefly along the third rail, coming to rest on the outer edge of the tracks.

The man was breathing, but worn out. Something wasn’t right.

“Give him chest compressions (按压)!” yelled a woman on the platform.

Perry was no expert, but for a few moments he worked on the man’s heart until the victim began shaking. Once again, Perry grabbed him, keeping him from falling back onto the third rail.

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Luckily, doctors and firefighters soon arrived.

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There was unexpected good news for Perry when social media reported the incident.

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6 . Leah Brown aged 36 fell several hundred feet from Oregon’s highest mountain right before the eyes of a group of volunteer rescue workers who rushed to her aid and helped save her life.

The woman was coming down a popular path (小路) on Mt. Hood, about 70 miles east of Portland, on Saturday morning, according to the local police. Mt. Hood is the highest in Oregon, standing at around11.240 feet.

The fall was seen by members of Portland Mountain Rescue (PMR), a volunteer organization focused on helping people in mountainous areas. The group called 911 and rushed to the woman, providing medical care. They helped keep the woman warm for seven hours as the police worked to get her off the mountain safely. Finally, the woman was evacuated (转移) to a parking lot at 9:30 pm and taken to a hospital.

The climber, Leah Brown, said she didn’t know what caused her fall. “I can only guess it was either an ice tool or a crampon (冰爪) that didn’t land and stick like it should have, so I became detached from the mountain,” Brown said. “The thing I’d like to most stress is my appreciation for the members of PMR who evacuated me and took good care of me the whole time,” Brown added. “They saved my life. ”

In a statement after the rescue, PMR warned of the dangerous winter conditions at the mountain. “The short days and lower temperatures mean that the snow tends to be very hard and icy, and the conditions tend to be much steeper. Climbing the mountain in icy conditions is much more difficult,” the group said.

1. What happened to Brown on Saturday morning?

A．She lost her way in a forest.	B．She hurt her eye unexpectedly.
C．She failed to call her family.	D．She fell down on a downhill path.

2. What does the underlined word “detached” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．Different.

B．Hidden.

C．Separated.

D．Tired.

3. How did Brown feel about the members of PMR?

A．Thankful.

B．Regretful.

C．Surprised.

D．Concerned.

4. What did PMR intend to tell us?

A．Climbing requires teamwork.	B．Climbing in winter is too risky.
C．We must remain positive in hard times.	D．We can admire the view on sunny days.

7 . About 50 cars derailed (脱轨) in East Palestine, Ohio at about 9 p. m. EST Friday as a train was carrying a variety of products from Madison, Illinois, to Conway, Pennsylvania, rail operator Norfolk Southern said Saturday. There was no immediate information about what caused the derailment, No injuries or damage to structures were reported.

“The post-derailment fire spanned about the length of the derailed train cars,” Michael Graham, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board, told reporters Saturday evening. “The fire has since reduced in intensity, but remains active and the two main tracks are still blocked.”

Norfolk Southern said 20 of the more than 100 cars were classified as carrying dangerous materials “including flammables, combustibles, or environmental risks.” Graham said 14 cars carrying vinyl chloride (氯乙烯) were involved in the derailment “and have been exposed to fire,” and at least one “is releasing the contents of the car through a pressure release device as designed.”

“At this time we are working to confirm which dangerous materials cars, if any, have been breached,” he said. The Environmental Protection Agency and Norfolk Southern were continuing to monitor air quality, and investigators would begin their on-scene work “once the scene is safe and secure,” he said.

Vinyl chloride, used to make the polyvinyl chloride hard plastic resin used in a variety of plastic products, is associated with increased risk of liver cancer and other cancers, according to the federal government’s National Cancer Institute. Federal officials said they were also concerned about other possibly dangerous materials.

Fire Chief Keith Drabick said officials were most concerned about the vinyl chloride and referenced one car containing that chemical but said safety features on that car were still functioning. Emergency crews would keep their distance until Norfolk Southern officials told them it was safe to approach, Drabick said. Firefighters were pulled from the immediate area and unmanned streams were used to protect some areas including businesses that might also have contained materials of concern, officials said.

1. What do we know about the derailment from the first two paragraphs?

A．It was caused by a severe fire.	B．It led to a cut-off on the railway.
C．Passengers were trapped in the train.	D．Relevant details were released immediately.

2. What does the underlined word “breached” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．Broken.

B．Rescued.

C．Repaired.

D．Removed.

3. What message does paragraph 5 intend to convey about vinyl chloride?

A．It should be used with caution.	B．It has disadvantages as well as advantages.
C．It is important for the plastic industry.	D．It can greatly harm people’s health.

4. What measures are taken at the moment?

A．Guarding the cars.

B．Calling in firefighters.

C．Checking air quality.

D．Investigating the scene.

8 . 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。

During the summer vacation, a mother planned an exciting trip with her two children. They were set to explore a famous tourist spot, famous for its breath-taking landscapes and attractions. Little did they know that their adventure would take an unexpected turn.

As they arrived at the destination, they were greeted by a sea of people. The place was overflowing with tourists from all over the globe. Excitement filled the air as families began their sightseeing adventures, creating a lively and vibrant atmosphere.

Eager to begin their own adventure, the mother, holding the hands of her two children, dove into the crowd. However, among the crowded army of tourists, fate had its own plans in store. In the chaos of the massive crowd, the younger son, unaware of the chaos unfolding around him, somehow managed to wander off, unknowingly leaving his family behind.

Suddenly, the mother realized that her younger child was no longer beside her. Panic seized her heart, and a sense of helplessness occupied her. She desperately called out her son’s name, her voice trembling with fear. Tears streamed down her face as she scanned the vast sea of people for her son, but there was no sign of him.

In a state of despair, the mother sought assistance from fellow tourists. Compassionate minds instantly joined in the search, spreading word about the lost child throughout the area. Strangers joined in the search, their hearts filled with empathy for the anxious mother.

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2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Three agonizing (令人焦虑不安的) hours passed, each feeling like years.

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As the mother tightly folded her son in her arms, a wave of delight washed over her.

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9 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)，或括号内单词的正确形式。

Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America. When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been     1     (find) 45 miles south of London, they were not taken     2     (serious) by experts from the zoo until enough evidence     3     (be) collected. The     4     (describe) given by people claiming (声称) to have seen the puma were similar. A woman     5     (pick) blackberries said she saw “a large cat”. And a businessman     6     a fishing trip also said he saw the puma up a tree. The experts fully     7     (believe) that the animal was a puma     8     was probably owned by a private collector. The hunt went on for several     9     (week) but no one could catch it.     10     is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.

10 . One evening, 13-year-old Briar agreed to look after his four younger sisters while his parents were out. The parents were _______ that big brother Briar was reliable in their _______. During that brief time, the home suddenly caught fire.

The first thought coming to Briar’s mind was to rescue his little sisters. The family had _______ discussed emergency plans, so he was _______ to act. In minutes, flames (火焰) were climbing the ceiling. Smoke was filling up the hallways. The terrifying fire quickly _______ throughout the home.

Briar remained calm and focused on the _______ task of saving his four younger sisters: Peyton, 12, Jocelyn, 3, Willow, 1, and 6-month-old baby Sawyer. He first _______ the two younger sisters and rushed the older sisters out the door to _______. After making sure his sisters were far away from the _______ and breathing in fresh air, he ran back into the home to save it, __________ the flames around him. He quickly grabbed the fire extinguisher (灭火器) from the kitchen and __________ tried to put out the fire. But it was uncontrollable at this __________, and despite his best efforts, the flames kept growing __________. The home was filled with thick smoke.

Firefighters arrived on the __________, but the fire was too violent for the home to be saved. Although they lost their home and all their belongings, the family felt incredibly __________ that they all survived the fire unharmed.

1.

A．courageous

B．ignorant

C．confident

D．obvious

2.

A．presence

B．absence

C．assistance

D．silence

3.

A．previously

B．rarely

C．extremely

D．eventually

4.

A．excited

B．ashamed

C．prepared

D．determined

5.

A．went

B．lived

C．got

D．spread

6.

A．efficient

B．fluent

C．urgent

D．patient

7.

A．took hold of

B．put emphasis on

C．showed mercy to

D．caught up with

8.

A．safety

B．failure

C．awareness

D．sight

9.

A．problem

B．difficulty

C．danger

D．store

10.

A．except

B．besides

C．since

D．despite

11.

A．actually

B．desperately

C．entirely

D．definitely

12.

A．price

B．point

C．age

D．depth

13.

A．faster

B．lower

C．larger

D．weaker

14.

A．scene

B．position

C．time

D．way

15.

A．frightened

B．respectful

C．amused

D．grateful