1 . The five passengers on board the Titan submersible (潜水器) traveling to the Titanic wreckage (残骸) are believed to be dead, the vessel’s operator and the US Coast Guard said.

They reached the conclusion after a days-long search for the wreckage from the submersible on the ocean floor, indicating a failure of the vessel’s body that would be impossible to survive.

“The wreckage, found not far from the remains of the Titanic, was consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber and there was a catastrophic implosion (内爆),”said US Coast Guard Rear Admiral John Mauger.

OceanGate Expeditions, which operated the submersible, gave a statement of its own confirming the deaths.

Five men were on board: the British billionaire Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman, former French navy diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet, and OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush.

The Titan submersible, a 21-foot-long vessel, set off Sunday to explore the remains of the Titanic located nearly 13,000 feet underwater, hundreds of miles off the coast of North America.

But after an hour and 45 minutes into the expedition, the Titan lost communications with its mothership at the surface.

Eight hours passed before OceanGate contacted the Coast Guard, which launched a wide-ranging rescue effort that lasted until Thursday.

Hoping the vessel was still intact, Coast Guard officials estimated the submersible had 96 hours of breathable oxygen when it first left for its destination. That deadline passed without resolution on Thursday morning, though the wreckage was located later that day.

Evidence shows that the implosion took place within hours of the submersible setting off, meaning the passengers would have been dead before anybody really started looking for them.

Hopes were raised on Wednesday after searchers said they detected a big sound in the general search area. But it was a false lead. The Coast Guard said on Thursday there didn’t seem to be any connection between the noise and the location on the sea floor.

1. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．The impact of the disaster.	B．The reasons of the disaster.
C．The structure of the submersible.	D．The victims on the submersible.

2. What can be learnt about the Titan submersible?

A．Its wreckage was located on Thursday morning.

B．It dived as deep as 13,000 feet underwater.

C．Only one passenger survived.

D．It lost touch an hour and 45 minutes after its journey began.

3. What does the underlined word “intact” in paragraph 9 probably mean?

A．At risk.	B．On the road.
C．Beyond control.	D．In good condition.

4. Why were searchers hopeful of finding the passengers on the Titan submersible?

A．They found a big noise in the search area.	B．They received some wireless signals.
C．They got governments’ support wholly.	D．They made advanced tools to detect the vessel.

2 . It was rush hour in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania this September. Timothy White was ________ home when he noticed a gray four-door ________ on the opposite side of the street. It moved on ________. As the pickup drew closer, White spotted the ________ appeared to be asleep.

Pretty soon, this guy’s going to ________ into a house and kill himself or kill somebody else. White ________ to stop that vehicle. White made his car a U-turn and was now facing in the same ________ as the pickup, but there were four cars ________ them. White honked his horn, hoping the cars in front would move aside. They didn’t.

Trapped, White ________, jumped out and dashed up the sidewalk. The truck was going slowly. He ran around to the driver’s side. The window was down on this temperate ________ day. White grabbed the frame of the window and with a ________ strength, leaped in. White was now inside the truck.

The driver, Todd DeAngelis, was just a bit ________, unexpectedly facing dangerously low blood sugar. White worked quickly. He ________ the pickup into park and called the police.

An ambulance soon arrived and took DeAngelis to hospital. “You kept me ________ a much worse accident than it could have been,” DeAngelis said after his ________. “I’m always trying to help, where I can, when I can,” White smiled.

1.

A．jogging

B．running

C．riding

D．driving

2.

A．bus

B．cart

C．pickup

D．balloon

3.

A．steadily

B．abnormally

C．regularly

D．effectively

4.

A．driver

B．customer

C．conductor

D．passenger

5.

A．look

B．crash

C．break

D．walk

6.

A．agreed

B．happened

C．decided

D．refused

7.

A．speed

B．situation

C．street

D．direction

8.

A．awaiting

B．separating

C．joining

D．following

9.

A．pulled over

B．drove away

C．turned up

D．slowed down

10.

A．spring

B．summer

C．fall

D．winter

11.

A．weak

B．stable

C．constant

D．mighty

12.

A．nervous

B．conscious

C．exhausted

D．energetic

13.

A．forced

B．tested

C．raced

D．watched

14.

A．aside

B．off

C．from

D．in

15.

A．work

B．application

C．competition

D．recovery

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。

Pam Bales planned a six-hour hike through New Hampshire^ Mount. On the dashboard （汽车仪表板） was a detailed plan ensuring she could return before the arrival of some forecasted bad weather. Different from former hike, though, this time, she had packed for almost every accident and intended to walk alone.

At about 8 a.m., she'd checked the weather forecast. Bales knew from experience that her hike was realistic. Besides, she had two emergency plans and extra layers of clothing to better protect her core temperature as conditions changed.

Bales felt excited as she walked up into snowy paths. She was wearing a fleece tank top （绒衣）and hiking pants, and no gloves or hat because the air was mild. Thirty minutes later, she climbed into colder air and deeper snows. She now was in a quarter-zip fleece top and gloves. At 10 a.m._? the weather was showing its teeth. Bales added more layers to resist cold winds and dense fog. Making her way across the snow-covered ridge, she noticed something: a single set of footprints made by a pair of sneakers. Not giving them much thought, she walked on.

By 11 a.m._? Bales was getting cold. She decided to return to her car. On her way down, she again spotted the sneaker tracks, which suddenly made a hard left-hand turn off the trail. Now she felt genuinely alarmed. She was sure the hiker lost his way in the low visibility. If Bales continued to follow the tracks, she'd add risk and time to her return. But she couldn't let this go. She turned to the left and called out, “Hello!" Nothing.

Bales followed the tracks, rounded a slight comer and saw a man sitting motionless. He wore tennis sneakers, shorts, a light jacket and fingerless gloves. His skin was pale and he had a glazed （呆滞的）look on his face. ^uOh₅ hello/⁵ Bales approached and said, "What's your name?” The man didn't react. Obviously, nothing was connecting for him and he was in really big trouble.

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2 .请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Bales stopped being a curious and concerned hiker, and began a full-on rescue mission.

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Over the next hour, the man began to move and speak.

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4 . 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 August. We were on vacation, just my six-year-old son Kevin and I, for my husband was always busy. Having driven from our home in the city to a remote and peaceful place, we wouldn’t see friends or family—it would be a nice, safe, socially distanced week away. We had hiked about half mile to an attractive spot called Diana’s Baths, which afforded visitors an expanse of transparent water. The water flows and then falls off a series of big flat stones, making itself a small waterfall, about 7 inches high.

Several couples and their kids in swimsuits were playing to their heart’s content in the water. We joined them. I watched as some younger parents nervously drove their babies away from the stones edges. Fast-moving water made standing there quite dangerous, for I saw a certain kid with curly hair missed a step and almost fell down. The air was full of shouts and laughter. I felt so lucky that I didn’t always need to fix my eyes on my son. Kevin could navigate his physical space with more confidence and care. But I was still terrified when I saw Kevin jump between the slippery rocks.

But with the passing of time, I soon relaxed, and we were both having fun, my kid splashing and kicking in the cool water, laughing heartily as I put my head under the cold running water.

Then seconds later, every fear I’d ever had rose to the surface. I lifted my head, turned and saw Kevin sitting between two stones, with the rushing water flowing around him. I could see he was shaking sometimes because of the water rapids. I yelled at him to get out. He yelled back something that I couldn’t hear.

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2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Suddenly he disappeared in front of my eyes.

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When Kevin returned to normal. I learned the woman was a nurse.

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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。

Lesia Cartelli was badly burned in a gas explosion at her grandparent’s house at age 9. In fact，the burns were so severe that her own grandfather didn’t recognize her. But now，this brave woman uses her injured past to help other burn victims find healing.

On that terrible day，Lesia and her cousin were playing in their grandparent’s basement. A gas leak caused the whole house to blow up. The explosion threw many of the 9 family members in the home across the street. Already a fighter，Lesia pulled herself out of the ruins. Flames still covered her little body，so she rolled in the dirt and snow to put them out.

“It was all face，hands，back and it had burned around my waist，”she says. Lesia’s own grandfather thought she was someone else because of how badly she was burned. As nursing staff loaded her into the ambulance，her grandfather tried to leave. He thought the house ruins still held his granddaughter’s body. Even though Lesia was right in front of him，he didn’t realize it was the same child.

Catching a glimpse of her reflection in the ambulance window helped Lesia understand why her grandfather didn’t recognize her. Burns covered 50％of her body and fire burned off all her hair.

Lesia spent several months in the hospital，undergoing surgeries and skin grafts(移植). Once released，Lesia’s scars(疤)drew stares and questions from people. so she started isolating herself.

“When I was burned，everything in my life changed，”she said. “My friendships changed. I hated going to schoo1. You are coping with things you never had to cope with before. People staring at you. People asking questions. Why do you look like that?”

Lesia could have remained isolated her whole life. When bad things happen，we can always choose to move backwards or to let God give our pain purpose. Lesia chose the latter，realizing she was put on this Earth to do more than just survive.

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2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
“My life got better when I started to look at my life as a gift.”Lesia said．
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Those who join Angel Faces describe it as a life-changing experience．
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