1 . On a bright Sunday morning, Damian Languell was sleeping soundly at home in Wade, Maine, the US. The sound that woke him at 8:15 was so _______ that he assumed it came from inside his house. As he got up to _______ , he heard another sound, this one coming most definitely from _______ . Looking out of his bedroom window, he _______ a tree engulfed in smoke about 500 yards away. A car was wrapped around the tree’s base, and its engine was   _______ .

Seeing that, he immediately _______ buckets of water and ran to the crash site. Up close, the _______ looked worse. The car was _______ nearly in two, and the tree was where the driver’s seat ought to have been, as if _______ there. He thought that no one should have survived this ________ , and yet there was 16-year-old Thompson, still ________ with his terrified face pressed against the driver’s side window in visible ________ . Languell tried stopping the fire with his buckets of water with no success. When the   ________ got into the front seats, he realized he had to get the boy out of there as soon as possible.

________ , Languell tried to open the back door, but he failed. He grabbed a stone beside the tree and ________ the back door. This time, it ________ and the back door was opened and Languell crawled in. Thompson was struggling to get free when Languell noticed how bad his legs were. Using a pocket knife, Languell sawed through Thompson's   ________. Now that Thompson was free of restraints (束缚), Languell pulled him out of a rear window, and then ________ him to safety before the car was entirely surrounded by flames.

Then Languell called a (n) ________ as Thompson suffered severely. Thompson thanked Languell for saving him, regardless of his own safety. Soon, the doctors arrived and Languell felt ________.

1.

A．strange

B．loud

C．pleasant

D．weak

2.

A．listen

B．view

C．investigate

D．question

3.

A．behind

B．above

C．inside

D．outside

4.

A．spied

B．inspected

C．overlooked

D．caught

5.

A．in danger

B．at work

C．in ruins

D．on fire

6.

A．got hold of

B．controlled

C．took charge of

D．prepared

7.

A．wound

B．damage

C．engine

D．smoke

8.

A．set

B．classified

C．split

D．cut

9.

A．hanging

B．falling

C．sent

D．planted

10.

A．crisis

B．crash

C．disorder

D．event

11.

A．calm

B．anxious

C．conscious

D．confident

12.

A．pain

B．surprise

C．comfort

D．anger

13.

A．water

B．driver

C．passengers

D．flames

14.

A．Instantly

B．Constantly

C．Eventually

D．Consistently

15.

A．kicked

B．hit

C．pulled

D．tapped

16.

A．responded

B．made

C．worked

D．managed

17.

A．trousers

B．seat belt

C．back pack

D．coat

18.

A．pushed

B．shouldered

C．dragged

D．fetched

19.

A．ambulance

B．taxi

C．policeman

D．firefighter

20.

A．satisfied

B．touched

C．recognized

D．relieved

3 . “WHAT IS CIVILIZATION?” asked Kenneth Clark 50 years ago in the seminal BBC series on the subject. “I don’t know, and I can’t define it in abstract terms, yet. But I think I can recognize it when I see it, and I’m looking at it now.” And he turned to gesture behind him, at the soaring Gothic towers and flying buttresses of Notre Dame.

It seems inhuman to care more about a building than about people. That the sight of Notre Dame going up in flames has attracted so much more attention than floods in southern Africa which killed over 1,000 arouses understandable feelings of guilt. Yet the widespread, intense grief at the sight of the cathedral’s collapsing steeple is in fact profoundly human—and in a particularly 21st-century way.

It is not just the economy that is global today, it is culture too. People wander the world in search not just of jobs and security but also of beauty and history. Familiarity breeds affection. A building on whose sunny steps you have rested, in front of which you have taken a selfie with your loved one, becomes a warm part of your memories and thus of yourself. That helps explain why China is in mourning—WeChat, young China’s principal means of talking to itself, has been throbbing with the story, and Xi Jinping, the country’s president, sent a message of condolence to Emmanuel Macron, his French counterpart—while India was largely indifferent. Tourism from India to the West is a trickle compared with the flood from China.

This visual age has endowed beauty with new power, and social media have turned great works of art into superstars. Only a few, though, have achieved this status. Just as there is only ever a handful of world-famous actors, so the pantheon of globally recognizable cultural symbols is tiny: the Mona Lisa, Michelangelo’s David, the Taj Mahal, the Great Pyramid—and Notre Dame. Disaster, too, is visual. In the 24 hours after the fire started videos on social media of the burning cathedral were viewed nearly a quarter of a billion times.

Yet the emotions the sight aroused were less about the building itself than about what losing it might mean. Notre Dame is an expression of humanity at its collective best. Nobody could look up into that vaulted ceiling without wondering at the cumulative genius of the thousands of anonymous craftsmen who, over a century and a half, realized a vision so grand in its structural ambition and so delicate in its hand-chiselled detail. Its survival through 850 years of political turbulence—through war, revolution and Nazi occupation—binds the present to the past.

The fire also binds people to each other. The outpouring of emotion it has brought forth is proof that, despite the dark forces of division now abroad, we are all in it together. When nationalism is a rising threat, shared sadness makes borders suddenly irrelevant. When politics is polarized, a love of culture has the power to unite. When extremism divides Muslim from Christian and religious people from atheists, those of all faiths and none are mourning together. An edifice built for the glory of God also represents the unity of the human spirit.

And it will be rebuilt. The morning after the fire, the many Parisians who went to the cathedral to mourn its destruction found comfort instead. Although the spire is gone, the towers are still standing and it seems likely that the whole building can be revived. The effort to rebuild it, like the fire, will bring people together. Within 24 hours, €600m ($677m) had been raised from businesses and rich people, and a rash of crowdfunding campaigns started. A high-resolution laser scan of the building, carried out recently, should help.

It will never be the same, but that is as it should be. As Victor Hugo wrote in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”, a three-volume love-letter to the cathedral: “Great edifices, like great mountains, are the work of centuries. Art is often transformed as it is being made…Time is the architect, the nation is the builder.”

1. What’s the writer’s attitude towards the fact that people care more about a building than floods in Africa?

A．indifferent	B．critical
C．confused	D．understandable

2. The underlined word “condolence” in Paragraph 3 means __________.

A．sympathy	B．compliment
C．gratitude	D．agreement

3. Why was India largely indifferent to the big fire of Notre Dame?

A．Because Indians care more about jobs and security.

B．Because Indians have no access to social media like WeChat.

C．Because Indians have less familiarity with Notre Dame.

D．Because Indians are not fond of travelling.

4. What can we infer from Paragraph 5 and 6?

A．People are more sad about losing the building than about what losing it might mean.

B．Not only does Notre Dame bind the present to the past but also binds people to each other.

C．Owing to the big fire, people around the world will unite forever despite their differences.

D．Unrest existed in history for quite a long time and it still exists now.

5. By saying “it will never be the same”, the writer means that __________.

A．the high-resolution laser scan of the building helps but far from enough

B．it’s impossible to replicate (复制) it for lack of the cumulative genius of craftsmen

C．dark forces, nationalism and extremism are barriers to replicating it

D．time has changed and the rebuilding will change accordingly

6. What might be the best title of the passage?

A．What is civilization?	B．Why do people care about Notre Dame?
C．What binds people together?	D．How should we rebuild Notre Dame?

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the woman offer to do for the man?

A．Make a cup of tea for him.

B．Lend him some salt.

C．Take him for treatment.

2. Where are the speakers?

A．In a taxi.

B．On a road.

C．At a hospital.

3. What did the woman plan to do?

A．Go shopping.

B．Go to work.

C．Go home.

6 . The dad of the two youngest survivors of US Airways Flight 1549’s incredible landing in the Hudson River said the near-death experience “brought out the best in humanity.” It has been a decade since US Airways Flight 1549 landed in the Hudson River.

Sosa, now 58, told The Post in an email Monday. “As strange as the experience was, it brought out the best in humanity as witnessed by the selfless efforts of so many men and women who came to our aid without thinking twice about their safety. I am grateful to all of them.”

Sosa and his wife Tess were traveling to Charlotte, North Carolina, that day with 9-month-old Damian and 4-year-old Sofia. The couple were sitting several rows apart when the Airbus A320 suddenly struck a flock of Canada geese moments after taking off from LaGuardia Airport.

Sosa could smell jet fuel burning and immediately knew they were in danger. “There was an explosion in the left engine which I could see from my seat,” he recalled. “The next thing I knew the plane went dead silent when both engines broke down. I got a quick glance at Tess seated ahead of me when we both realized we were in trouble.”

The next three minutes were harrowing(折磨). The powerless plane plunged over The Bronx and pointed toward the Hudson, where it would eventually ditch(在水上迫降), thanks to a split-second decision by Capt. Sullenberger. All 155 people on board could survive. Works helped with the rescue mission after the US Airways plane crashed into the Hudson River in the afternoon on January 15 in New York City.

The dad this year 2019 who welcomed a new child, Phoebe, with Tess in the years after the incident — said “To date, it remains an unforgettable memory, a key point in our lives from which we perceive(感知) the world and process our day-to-day experiences,” said Sosa. “When you survive a near-miss experience, I think it makes one more tolerant. It makes you appreciate every day as a gift.”

1. When did the US Airways plane crashed into the Hudson River?

A．2007	B．2009
C．2011	D．2019

2. The underlined sentence most probably means_____.

A．making efforts	B．expressing gratitude
C．displaying virtues	D．showing anger

3. What can be learned about Sosa and Tess?

A．The disaster made them cherish every day.

B．They were traveling to Charlotte, South Carolina that day.

C．They realized they were in danger when the left engine failed.

D．They were sitting together when the plane struck a flock of Canada geese.

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

A．Landing in the Hudson	B．Unforgettable flight
C．Horrifying flight	D．Miracle on the Hudson

7 . 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卷上相应题号的横线上。

A total of 604 people injured in a chemical plant explosion on March 21 in Xiangshui, Jiangsu Province were still receiving medical care in nearby medical facilities, including 19 in critical condition and 98 seriously wounded. The fire quickly spread to 16 neighboring enterprises, with the latest death toll at 64.

At the same time, rescuers were busy inspecting chemical plants damaged in the explosion for possible poisonous substance leaks. Since the explosion, six rounds of search and rescue missions have been launched, and the search area has been expanded from 1.1 square kilometers to 2 sq km. More than 4,500 medical workers and 116 ambulances have so far participated in rescue work. The National Health Commission sent 16 leading experts to treat the injured. As of the noon of March 24, victims were being treated in 16 hospitals. Specialized treatment plans had been made for every patient. Psychologists have also been sent to help the recovery of the patients, their relatives and rescuers. Workers have been sent to comfort the families of the killed. The bodies will be treated according to ethnic and religious customs where applicable.

Sang Shulou, 36, discharged from the hospital after receiving treatment, with signs of obvious injury on his face, said that he was blessed to have survived the explosion that happened just 100 meters away from him. “I was driving a car passing the explosion site when the car was pushed away fiercely by the wave,” he said.

More than 1,600 homes near the explosion site have been repaired. Owners of homes beyond repair will receive compensation and assistance in moving to new homes.

The State Council, China’s Cabinet, has set up a special investigation group to look into the explosion. The investigation would be thorough. It also severely criticized the local government and the company involved for their not learning lessons from previous environmental violations and failing to make effective corrections, Official records show that the concerned company had been punished several times before for taking advantage of safety loopholes and violating environmental protection regulations. Chenjiagang Chemical Park also experienced several similar safety accidents over the past few years.

Outline	Information about a chemical plant explosion
Introduction	On March 21, a chemical plant     1     in Xiangshui County, Jiangsu Province, and the fire spread around, causing a total of 64     2    , other than 19 workers in a critical health state and 98 in serious condition.
Rescue work	※ Potential poisonous stuff release was being inspected. ※ Search area has been expanded. ※ For the treatment of the injured, sixteen experts from The National Health Commission were     3     for the treatment of the injured, with specialized treatment plans made. ※ Patients have also received     4     recovery. ※ Comfort is provided for the families of the killed, whose bodies will be treated, (75)    5     religious customs. ※ Damaged houses have been mended. Those, whose houses are beyond repair, will be assisted and (76)    6     for a new home.
A (77)    7	Sang Shulou, released from hospital, expressed he was in luck to weather the disaster, in which his car shook due to a fierce explosion wave.
Investigation	※ The accident will be (78)    8     investigated. ※ Local government and the involved company has received severe criticism for (79)    9     of previous violations lessons and (80)    10     to mend their ways despite several punishments for not obeying environmental protection regulations. ※ Chenjiagang Chemical Park underwent considerable safety accidents alike.

8 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What do we know about the man?

A．He was questioned by the security men.

B．He flew back home in the next flight that day.

C．He was the last passenger who boarded the plane.

2. Which of the following is right?

A．The Greek didn't board the plane as he lost his boarding pass.

B．189 people from 35 countries died in the Ethiopian air crash.

C．Many people suspected Boeing of being responsible for the crashes.

3. What is the best title of this report?

A．A Lucky Flight.

B．A Narrow Escape.

C．A Deadly Crash.

9 . Last summer my daughter’s school was blown up. No students were harmed, but the main building was completely destroyed, as well as the nearby dorms.

Before you start trying to ask when this horrible act took place on U. S. soil, I should mention that this attack didn’t happen in reality, rather in my daughter’s carefully constructed Minecraft world. During an online journey with a few friends, a stranger came to her school and bombed the school she had carefully built. In a minute, her school was ruined. Sure, no actual property(财产)was damaged. But the emotional pain she felt was very much real. She thought this was a form of terrorism.

I shared this act of absurd online violence on my Facebook page, and fellow parents with Minecraft-loving children were just as shocked as I was. I had thought this was a unique experience, and my daughter was just unlucky that this happened to her. But, as it turned out, she was far from alone. The acts were performed by computer bullies(暴徒) known as “griefers”. The platform that my daughter was playing was the Minecraft: Pocket Edition(PE)version, which is popular with younger players. While she once only played in creative mode(模式), she began to play in the multi-player mode so that she and a few friends from school could build and create together. That multi-player choice made it possible for a stranger, one of these “griefers”, to do damage.

It was a painful lesson for my daughter that dangers happened suddenly. She understood we have to protect ourselves from bad people in the real world. Still, there was some goodness that came out of the ruins. Many fellow players of hers took the time to help her rebuild her school, which has been set up again. She is moved. Also, this experience opened her eyes.

1. What was the result of the daughter’s school being blown up?

A．All the buildings but the dorms were ruined.

B．Many students were seriously injured.

C．Money needed to be seriously injured.

D．The author’s daughter felt hurt a lot.

2. Before talking to other parents about the attack the author had thought that         .

A．her daughter should be blamed for it

B．this attack was just a rare incident

C．danger happened all of a sudden on the Internet

D．her daughter was too lonely

3. Which of the following is NOT true about the “griefers”?

A．They can help players build and create a new world.

B．They are performed by computer bullies.

C．They are likely to cause damage in the multi-player mode.

D．They disturb and cause sadness to game players.

4. What did her daughter do after the incident?

A．Quit playing Minecraft.

B．Gave up multi-player mode.

C．Learned to defend herself against bad people.

D．Decided to rebuild her school independently.

10 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What happened at First Republic Bank?

A．The man robbed the bank with a gun.

B．A young girl was robbed and killed.

C．The man used a cell phone to rob the bank.

2. How did the whales find their way back to the ocean?

A．The winds and the tides helped them.

B．Some local fishermen showed them the way.

C．They followed a school of fish back to the ocean.

3. What do we know about the motorcycle show on Friday night?

A．Riders won’t be allowed to perform dangerous tricks.

B．The show will be delayed until all the riders sign insurance forms.

C．Medical workers will be there in case of an emergency.

4. What made people concern about safety this time?

A．A rider was killed last month.

B．A rider was badly injured last month.

C．Some audience were involved in a violence.