3 . Peter, 60, loved his job as a bus driver. He had been one almost all his life, loving the little children who rode his bus daily. It made him feel much younger. His record was clean, without one accident, which made him a trustworthy driver.

However, Mr. Clark, Peter’s boss, was worried and thought that it was time for him to retire (退休). “You don’t have a choice here, Peter.” he said seriously. “We don’t want to invite any risk to the children.”

“But I have a perfect record,” reasoned Peter. “You know, for an elderly man like me, my job is the only thing that keeps me alive. I want to keep my job.”

“Would you take responsibility if something bad happened to those children?” Mr. Clark said.

Peter thought it over, and very reluctantly, he gave in to Mr. Clark’s request. Peter decided to retire a week later.

The day before his last day, Peter was dropping of the kids at his first stop when he looked out of the window and saw a lady who had passed out. He asked the kids not to leave the bus and got down to help the woman.

Just when he finished, he heard cries behind him. The children were looking out of the window and shouting. “Fire! Fire! Help!” “How could that have happened?” Peter was shaking in fear. With shaking hands, Peter dialed 911 and rushed to help the children. Covering himself with his jacket, Peter rushed into the burning car and took the children out one by one. Thankfully, the firefighters arrived soon and helped Peter, saving all students.

The next day, Peter found the whole school standing in front of his home. When Peter got close to them, Mr. Clark started clapping and everyone joined him. “You are a hero, Peter! You saved the lives of those young children.” he said. “You are the best driver. We hope you can keep the job!”

1. What made Mr. Clark worried?

A．He couldn’t talk Peter into retiring.

B．Taking school bus was unsafe for children.

C．Peter was too old to be a school bus driver.

D．The school bus driver must be changed actually.

2. What does the underlined “reluctantly” mean in Paragraph 5?

A．Angrily.

B．Unwillingly.

C．Doubtfully.

D．Cheerfully.

3. Why were the children shouting?

A．They were caught in the burning bus.

B．They couldn’t find Peter on the bus.

C．They were frightened by the woman.

D．They didn’t want a new school bus driver.

4. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．Putting Out the Fire	B．A Dangerous Bus Journey
C．Working After Retirement	D．An Old Hero Driver

4 . After their business trip, John and Mary returned, eager to see their lovely children. As they drove into their hometown feeling glad to be back, they noticed ________, and they went off their usual route to see what it was. They found a ________ in flames. Mary said, “Oh, well, it isn’t our fire, let’s go home.”

But John ________ closer and screamed, “That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn’t be ________ work yet, maybe there is something we could do.” “It has nothing to do with us,” Mary ________.

But John drove up and stopped and they were both horror-stricken to see the whole house in ________. A woman on the lawn was screaming, “The children! Get the children!” John ________ her by the shoulder saying, “Get a hold of yourself and tell us where the children are!” “In the ________,” cried the woman. “Down the hall and to the left.”

In spite of Mary’s disagreement, John ________ for the basement which was full of smoke and ________ hot. He found the door and two children. ________ he left he could hear some more sobbing. He ________ the two badly frightened children into ________ arms and started back asking how many more children were down there. They told him ________ more and Mary grasped his arm and screamed, “John! Don’t go back! It’s ________! That house will fall down any second.”

________ he ran into the smoke-filled hallway and at last he found both children. As he climbed up the ________ stairs, the thought went through his mind that there was something strangely ________ about the little bodies next to him, and at last when they came out into the ________ and fresh air, he found that he had just ________ his own children.

The baby-sitter had left them at this home while she did some shopping.

1.

A．direction

B．mistake

C．danger

D．smoke

2.

A．home

B．plant

C．store

D．kitchen

3.

A．ran

B．walked

C．drove

D．rode

4.

A．at

B．off

C．to

D．on

5.

A．whispered

B．nodded

C．disagreed

D．required

6.

A．ruins

B．pieces

C．flames

D．silence

7.

A．pushed

B．seized

C．greeted

D．stopped

8.

A．basement

B．department

C．house

D．hall

9.

A．went

B．reached

C．asked

D．rushed

10.

A．heavily

B．slightly

C．partly

D．terribly

11.

A．If

B．As

C．Since

D．Unless

12.

A．comforted

B．delivered

C．recognized

D．protected

13.

A．cheering

B．freezing

C．waiting

D．suffering

14.

A．many

B．several

C．three

D．two

15.

A．dangerous

B．foolish

C．practical

D．painful

16.

A．Therefore

B．So

C．Instead

D．But

17.

A．wide

B．endless

C．narrow

D．dirty

18.

A．particular

B．interesting

C．familiar

D．fortunate

19.

A．car

B．sunlight

C．crowd

D．arms

20.

A．rescued

B．found

C．lost

D．missed

5 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误, 每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^）, 并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除: 把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改: 在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处, 多者（从第11处起）不计分。

One day, I tried to take a book from the top shelf in my room. It was such tall that I couldn't reach the book on it. So I took an old chair placing beside a window and stepped on it. Which shocked me was that the chair breaks immediately. I had a fall down and was badly injured. Luckily, my sister noticed the accident and took her to hospital at once. I required to stay there for two weeks. I regretted not check the chair's condition before using it. After that accident, I did things careful in daily life and paid more attention to my safe.

6 . 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。

As flying through the blue sky, 5,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean, 23-year-old pilot Mary heard the sound — a subtle change in the noise as the engines began to operate hard.

Her co-pilot, 26-year-old Thomas, heard it, too. They were just two young pilots, taking a short trip with no passengers. Then, without warning, the pilots lost power to the engines.

The next few minutes were in disorder. Nothing worked. At about 1,000 feet above the ocean the plane fell quickly, Mary made the last emergency call for help. “We’re 25 miles northwest of Kona,” she said to air traffic control. “We’re going down.”

Mary held the controls tightly. She knew the chances of survival were slim. “Just land as if you`re landing on the ground,” Mary told herself. As the plane rushed toward the ocean, she forced herself to imagine a runway (飞机跑道) spreading along the water.

Thomas and Mary were thrown forward violently. Thomas opened his eyes to wait for death. He realized that he was, unbelievably, OK. Mary was next to him, shocked and bleeding, but still conscious. She rose to her feet hard and felt the blood pouring down her face. “Get out!” Thomas shouted loudly. The water was knee-high inside the plane, and it would be flooded in moments.

Mary made every effort through the water toward the door, picking up two life jackets along the way. By the time she’d climbed out onto the wing, the water was covering the seats of the plane. As the plane sank, they jumped into the ocean. Within seconds, the plane disappeared from the surface.

The waves broke around them. Thomas and Mary had done the impossible by surviving a crash landing into the ocean. Mary, however, was frightened and started to cry. Thomas tried to calm her by making small talk.

“When will the rescuers get here?” Mary asked.

“They’re coming,” Thomas said.” We’re just going to be here.”

注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

After a couple of hours, a plane appeared in the sky, circling the area.

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But Thomas and Mary didn’t give up hope.

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7 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Yesterday, when Chen Hui was pouring hot water, he poured a lot into his wrist by accident. Although he felt great pain, but he didn’t know what to do. I happened to see this and immediate gave him first aid. Firstly, I asked him place the burns under running water for 10 minutes. After that, I put some cloth in cold water, squeezed the water out and placed them on the burning area over and over again. Finally, I covered the burns with the clean bandage. Gradually, he felt much better, that made me happy and proud of myself. Chen Hui expresses his thanks and said he would gain some knowledge of first aid so that I could offer help to others when needed.

10 . In 1914, Ernest Shackleton and his team left England in a wooden sailing ship called the Endurance, hoping to become the first to cross Antarctica.

But in 1915, the Endurance became trapped over the Weddell Sea. The ice destroyed the Endurance and later sank it. Shackleton and all of his men abandoned the ship and managed to stay alive. Although they failed to complete the expedition, the tale of their long and difficult return is one of the most famous survival stories of all time.

Much was known about the location of the Endurance. The ship’s captain kept accurate records of the ship’s position. The ship’s photographer even took pictures of it as it went down. But the ship, deep in the icy waters near Antarctica, had never been found.

Now, a search team called “Endurance22” located the ship, which was found 1.87 miles below the ocean’s surface, about four miles south of its last known position. The team reports that the ship is in excellent shape. Even though the ship is made of wood and is over 100 years old, it has survived with little damage. Scientists say that the small worms that normally break down wooden objects underwater don’t live in the cold waters around Antarctica.

The Endurance 22 is led by the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust. The team ran the project from an ice­breaking ship. To locate the Endurance, the team used two underwater robots called Sabertooths which can travel by themselves deep under the sea. What makes them unique is that they can travel under the ice and go where the ship can not. Once the ship was located, the Sabertooths used high­quality cameras and scanners to record the Endurance in detail.

The Endurance 22 plans to create a digital 3D model of the wreck site, using the careful scans they made. This will allow scientists to study the ship in detail without disturbing it.

1. What can we know about Shackleton?

A．He built the Endurance by himself.	B．He was also a famous photographer.
C．He had a tough journey back home.	D．He crossed Antarctica by the Endurance.

2. What helped preserve “the Endurance” well?

A．Fine weather.	B．Cold water.
C．Wood material.	D．Unique structure.

3. What is special about the Sabertooths?

A．They can repair the ship.	B．They can travel under the ice.
C．They can break ice on the sea.	D．They can take pictures in detail.

4. How will the scientists deal with the discovered Endurance?

A．They will let it remain untouched.

B．They will rebuild it using 3D technology.

C．They will use scanners to record its details.

D．They will do research on creating a model.