A couple，whom we shall call John and Mary, had a nice home and two lovely children. One day, John and Mary decided to go on a trip to another city, so they found a kind woman to look after the children and left.
Several days later, they returned home a little earlier than they had planned. As they drove back to their hometown, John and Mary noticed smoke and went to see what it was. They found a house was on fire.“Oh,well, it isn't our house. Let's go home,”Mary said.
But John drove closer and screamed in surprise，“That's Jordan's home. He works in a factory. He wouldn’t be off work yet. Maybe there is something we can do to help.”
“It has nothing to do with us,”cried Mary. “You have your good clothes on,so let's not get any closer.”
John didn't listen to Mary. He drove up and stopped. They were both shocked to see the whole house was on fire. A woman was crying in the yard, “The children! Get the children!”
John seized her by the shoulder and shouted to her, “Don't cry! Tell me where the children are!” “In the basement(地下室)，”cried the woman,“down the hall and to the left.”
John used water to get his clothes wet and put a wet towel on his head before rushing to the basement. The house was full of smoke and fire, and it was very difficult for him to find the children. But he made it. He held one under each arm. As he left，he could hear some more crying. He took the two kids out of the house and into the fresh air，and then asked the women how many more children were still down there.
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__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2 . An Australian couple has been rescued from a crocodile-ridden part of Australia's remote north after lighting a fire and writing the word "help" in mud to attract the attention of search crews.
Colen Nulgit, 20, and his girlfriend Shantelle Johnson, 18, went fishing on Sunday in Keep River National Park near Western Australia. There are saltwater crocodiles in all waterways around the park.
Nulgit said their day of fishing tuned into a freezing, sleepless overnight stay when their truck got stuck in mud. "Our hearts sank," Nulgit said, Nulgit said they had seen crocodile tracks in the area earlier and, as the waters rose and sun set, because afraid of being swept away by a large tide—or being attacked by crocodiles. "These crocodiles are not afraid of humans. They're not afraid of anything." he said. "Food's food for them. Anything is food."
In their home town of Kununurra, Johnson's mother called the police when they failed to return that night. Nulgit said they huddled(蜷缩) under a blanket away from the river, but couldn't get any sleep. They wrote "help" in large letters in the dry mud with a stick at about 4 a. m. Monday, hoping to attract attention from a passing plane. However Nulgit admitted he was worried about being stranded for a long time, adding: "Hardly anyone goes out that way."
On Monday, Kununurra police organized a search party using a plane from a local company to find the pair, the Western Australia Police Force said in a statement. Nulgit and Johnson lit a fire as soon as they heard the plane to help draw attention.
"If they had not lit the fire and advised family members details of when they were leaving and an expected return time, the couple may not have been located," the police statement added.
Nulgit said the adventure wouldn't stop the pair from heading out again—although next time they'll make better preparations beforehand. "I'm just grateful for everyone who helped and came out to look for us," he said. "We're pretty lucky surviving and getting out of that."
1. What is the text mainly about?| A．The danger from crocodiles. | B．A young couple's adventure. |
| C．The Australian police force. | D．A sleepless night by the fire. |
| A．Trapped. | B．Attacked. | C．Ignored. | D．Swept. |
| A．frightened | B．annoyed | C．depressed | D．regret |
| A．The couple wrote the word "help" in mud with a stick. |
| B．The couple huddled under a blanket the whole night. |
| C．The couple told Johnson's mom when they would return. |
| D．The couple gave a detailed description of their location. |
3 . Road traffic crashes kill 1.25 million people each year worldwide. The statistics are part of the “Global Status Report on Road Safety 2015”. The report surveyed 180 countries, and it shows the number of annual deaths from traffic crashes is stabilizing（稳定）.And that is good news as the number of motor vehicles grow worldwide. But the data also show that road crashes are the NO.1cause of death among young people aged 15 to 29. Young adults around the world are the worst driving risks. Even in the U.S..drivers aged 15 to 24. account for about 30 percent of all driving-elated accidents .But the World Health Organization(WHO) says they are preventable.
The WHO report also finds a big gap in road safety and deaths between poor and rich countries Poor countries have only 54 percent of the world’s vehicles. But those countries have some of the worst safety statistics in the report. “Africa has only two percent of the world’s vehicles, but has the highest death rate on the road,” says Etienne Krug. The head of the WHO Department of Non-communicable Diseases. Sweden, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom are leaders in preventing traffic deaths.
Stronger road safety laws and stricter vehicle safety requirements in developing countries would prevent many accidents .Laws can quickly influence driving behavior. In only three years. 17 countries became safer by putting tougher road safety laws into effect. Some of those laws include banning drunk driving ,requiring cyclists and motorcycle drivers to wear helmets and making safety belts mandatory（强制性的）in all vehicles. Good injury care after a crash can cut the number of deaths from road injuries in half. Of course, there are also many other ways to make roads safer.
1. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 1 refer to?| A．Motor vehicles | B．The statistics |
| C．Traffic crashes | D．Young drivers |
| A．People in developed countries are very skilled at driving. |
| B．Africa has to take some measures to prevent traffic deaths. |
| C．The Netherlands has done the best in avoiding traffic accidents. |
| D．Poor countries need to buy fewer cars to reduce traffic accidents. |
| A．Suggestions on good injury care. |
| B．More ways to make roads safer. |
| C．The number of deaths from accidents. |
| D．Other road safety laws in poor countries. |
| A．The danger of driving alone. |
| B．The ways to avoid road accidents. |
| C．The No.1 killer among the youth. |
| D．The importance of helmets in driving cars. |
4 . An ordinary trip turned dramatic for 18-year-old Justin Gavin, and extremely fortunate for a young family. Walking down the street, he saw something that made him
Drivers were honking (按喇叭) and getting out of their cars to get the
By this time, the Police Department had already received several calls about a car on fire with a woman
He chased the car down the street to help the family
Gavin finally reached the car
Gavin said, “It’s kind of
| A．greet | B．wait | C．stop | D．exercise |
| A．covered | B．raised | C．destroyed | D．dropped |
| A．partly | B．nearly | C．extremely | D．particularly |
| A．comment | B．admiration | C．attention | D．identity |
| A．amazing | B．obvious | C．likely | D．necessary |
| A．flooded | B．packed | C．trapped | D．hidden |
| A．action | B．power | C．debate | D．conversation |
| A．suffer | B．differ | C．separate | D．escape |
| A．since | B．when | C．while | D．until |
| A．side | B．seat | C．shelter | D．direction |
| A．dying | B．leading | C．growing | D．rolling |
| A．car | B．mother | C．children | D．site |
| A．cool | B．light | C．tight | D．frightening |
| A．in time | B．for free | C．with care | D．on purpose |
| A．driver | B．teen | C．policeman | D．firefighter |
5 . Six Flags and another amusement park company shut down eight more thrill rides on Friday around the US after a teenage girl had her feet cut off at the ankle on a Superman Tower of Power.
State inspectors, meanwhile, returned to Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom where the accident happened to examine the ride, which lifts passengers 54 metres straight up, then drops them nearly the same distance at speeds reaching 87kph.
It was unclear at what point during the ride the 13-year-old was injured on Thursday, said Wendy Goldberg, a Six Flags spokesperson.
The girl was taken to a hospital. Details of her condition were not immediately available on Friday.
Six Flags has shut down similar rides at parks in St. Louis, Gurnee, Illinois, and near Washington as a safety precaution, Goldberg said. Six Flags Over Texas, near Dallas, also has a Superman Tower of Power, but it is not the same ride, Goldberg said.
There were no reports of injuries on the ride before Thursday, she said.
“Millions of people have safely ridden this ride in our parks,” Goldberg said.
The accident led Cedar Fair Entertainment to shut down and inspect drop tower rides at five of its amusement parks as a precaution, company spokesperson Stacy Frole said.
Intamin, a Swiss company, made all the rides that were closed by both companies, said Craig Ross, a spokesperson for Cedar Fair.
“We're going to keep these things down until we're certain it’s safe," Ross said. "We'll wait and see.”
An email message sent to Intamin was not immediately returned on Friday.
The five Cedar Fair rides that will be shut down are at Kings Island near Cincinnati; Canada's Wonderland, in Toronto； Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia; Carowinds, in Charlotte, North Carolina; and Great America in Santa Clara, California.
1. Why did the amusement park companies shut down their thrill rides?| A．Because they went wrong. | B．Because an accident happened. |
| C．Because they are not well received. | D．Because of terrible weather. |
| A．Standard. | B．Condition. | C．Rule. | D．Protection. |
| A．Six Flags has shut down some rides at parks Charlotte, North Carolina. |
| B．There are five Cedar Fair rides to be shut down in California. |
| C．Cedar Fair Entertainment was caused to shut down. |
| D．Intamin belongs to Switzerland. |
| A．Six Flags Closes More Rides After Accident |
| B．The Five Cedar Fair Rides will Be Shut Down |
| C．Six Flags Amusement Part Company |
| D．Girl’s Feet Cut Off in Amusement Ride |
1. What does the man do?
| A．A policeman. | B．A firefighter. | C．A reporter. |
| A．2. | B．5. | C．28. |
| A．On the carpet. | B．On the sofa. | C．On the table. |
| A．His father asked him to throw it. |
| B．His father was drunk and sleeping. |
| C．His father left him alone at home. |
7 . “Fire! Fire! ” What terrible words to hear when I
I began to
“My baby! My baby! ”she cried. Those people cheered loudly
| A．hung up | B．called back | C．woke up | D．turned back |
| A．clean | B．empty | C．strong | D．wooden |
| A．water | B．smoke | C．books | D．toys |
| A．run | B．play | C．talk | D．read |
| A．sleep | B．work | C．hear | D．breathe |
| A．hard | B．hot | C．cold | D．dirty |
| A．wet | B．boring | C．soft | D．dangerous |
| A．hands | B．arms | C．back | D．face |
| A．burning | B．growing | C．green | D．light |
| A．Strangely | B．Naturally | C．Luckily | D．Recently |
| A．gave up | B．set off | C．looked around | D．got through |
| A．role | B．cry | C．task | D．lesson |
| A．madly | B．slowly | C．carefully | D．patiently |
| A．if | B．once | C．as | D．unless |
| A．hurt | B．saved | C．killed | D．punished |
8 . Notre-Dame, the cathedral (大教堂) that serves as one of Paris’ most beloved monuments, is on fire. According to The New York Times the fire began around 6: 30 p.m. local time when tourists urgently rushed out of the building. Andre Finot, a spokesman for the cathedral, told The Times that the cause of the fire was still unknown and that no one had been hurt while damage to the building appeared catastrophic(灾难性的).
CNN reports that over 400 firefighters have been sent to fight the fire, but that they may be unable to save the cathedral. Built in the 12th century, Notre-Dame houses several relics important to Catholics (天主教徒). NBC News reports that relics from Saint Genevieve and Saint Denis may be lost, together with a relic believed to be from Jesus Christ’s crown of thorns, but it states that the authorities now believe that the cathedral has been saved from “total destruction”.
Notre-Dame is visited by a reported 30,000 people a day and 13 million people per year. Its destruction represents a global cultural loss. “This is just horrible,” Mohamed Megdoul, 33, a film producer and witness to the fire told The Times, speaking in tears. “A thousand years of history is being wiped away. This belonged to the whole world, and now it’s disappearing.”
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his sadness on Twitter. Other politicians, including Melania Trump, London Mayor Sadiq Khan, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May, also shared their sadness on Twitter.
1. What do we know about Notre-Dame according to the passage?| A．It has been completely destroyed by the fire. |
| B．It’s a huge political loss to the world. |
| C．It’s only meaningful to Catholics. |
| D．The reason of the fire remained to be found out. |
| A．The history of France is destroyed because of the fire. |
| B．The loss the fire caused is huge. |
| C．The damage to Notre-Dame is being wiped off. |
| D．The cathedral has been saved from “total destruction”. |
| A．To report a disaster about Notre-Dame. |
| B．To express people’s sadness about the destruction. |
| C．To emphasize the value of Notre-Dame. |
| D．To show the worldwide concern. |
9 . As reported in JAMA Surgery, the researchers discovered that e-scooter(电动摩托车) injury rates had increased dramatically in just four years, rising from 6 per 100,000 in the population to 19 per 100,000. Of the estimated 14,651 e-scooter-related injuries in 2018, 4,658, or 32%, involved the head. “While most people recover from head injuries, there is going to be a subset with long-term disability and life changes,” said Dr. Benjamin Breyer.
Dr. Benjamin Breyer of the University of California, Los Angeles, pointed to a 2019 analysis of the data from two hospitals in Southern California, which found just 4.8% of injured e-scooter riders were wearing helmets.
Dr. Joann Elmore, a professor of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, believed that most e-scooter users are probably unaware of the risks. To make the point, she described a photo taken by a colleague. “There were two riders on an e-scooter,” she said. “No one had shoes on. There were no helmets. And the woman in front had a baby in a baby carrier.”
The new report highlights the need for more research on new technologies, said Dr. Guohua Li, a professor of epidemiology(流行病学).
“Just as there is a global network of experts working on infectious diseases, there needs to be a similar program devoted to the surveillance(监视，监察) and prevention of injuries caused by merging technologies products and lifestyles, such as e-scooters, e-sports, etc.,” Li said in an email.
“The challenge for researchers and policymakers is to keep up with the ever-changing society and protect the public from unnecessary harm caused by new technologies and products without hindering innovation,” he added.
1. What can we know from the passage?| A．E-scooter injury rates had increased due to speeding. |
| B．32% of injured e-scooter riders weren’t wearing helmets. |
| C．There is a program devoted to the prevention of injuries caused by advanced technologies. |
| D．Protection and innovation are of equal importance. |
| A．She is an anti-scooter. |
| B．The woman in front was pregnant. |
| C．She is concerned about the e-scooter users. |
| D．Most e-scooter riders often drive at high speed. |
| A．Preventing. | B．Limiting. |
| C．Developing. | D．Making progress. |
| A．To arouse people’s awareness of the risks and self-protection. |
| B．To introduce a new way of transport — e-scooters. |
| C．To ask people not to ride e-scooters any more. |
| D．To urge policymakers to make laws as soon as possible. |
10 . We have all experienced days when everything goes wrong. A day may begin well enough,
Things can go wrong on a big scale, as a number of people recently discovered. During the rush hour one evening two cars collided (猛撞) and both drivers began to
| A．thus | B．but | C．so | D．and |
| A．comes | B．strikes | C．happens | D．works |
| A．exactly | B．possibly | C．practically | D．probably |
| A．fight | B．talk | C．discuss | D．argue |
| A．learner | B．passenger | C．driver | D．instructor |
| A．stop | B．brake | C．burst | D．quit |
| A．upward | B．backward | C．forward | D．sideward |
| A．through | B．over | C．around | D．across |
| A．pulled down | B．pulled up | C．pulled in | D．pulled out |
| A．occupied | B．burdened | C．loaded | D．equipped |
| A．the other | B．other | C．others | D．another |
| A．get | B．have | C．keep | D．take |
| A．empty | B．full | C．dirty | D．broken |
| A．benefited | B．suffered | C．separated | D．differed |
| A．beer | B．vehicle | C．cake | D．bottle |
