1 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. brake            B. victims        C. issued       D. confirmed       E. pace        F. typically G. multiple       H. seriously       I. slippery     J. canceled          K. visibility

NINE people died and 43 were injured in two rear-end crashes on Shanghai’s S32 Expressway that occurred during heavy fog yesterday morning.

Two were       1       dead at the scene in one of the accidents, and five were found dead in the other. Two more people died in hospital, police said.

Police first received a report at 5:54 am that     2     vehicles had crashed on the S32, near a ramp of S2. The S32 links Shanghai with Zhejinag Province’s Jiaxing and Huzhou.

Two people were killed after getting out of their vehicle to see what was causing congestion ahead. They were hit by an out of control tanker, police said.

When police arrived at that scene, they found a further five people had been killed when a construction vehicle was crushed by two large vehicles from both front and back. The crash was about three kilometers away from the accident that killed the two people on the expressway. The injured were sent to local hospitals.

Some drivers reported that the road was very     3     and braking had led to vehicles losing control.

“The fog was very heavy,” an unidentified driver told Shanghai Television Station. “When I saw the accident ahead, I wanted to slow down and       4     . But once I hit the brake, the vehicle went out of control.”

Zhoupu Hospital treated 12 people. “One of the     5     died on the road to the hospital,” Ding Fuhao, a doctor with the hospital, told the television station. “Three were     6     injured.”

The city’s meteorological authority     7     an orange alert on heavy fog at 6:06 am, meaning     8    would be lower than 200 meters in some areas.

The dense fog hit coastal areas in particular, including Chongming Island, Pudong New Area, Baoshan and Fengxian districts. The alert was    9    at 9:44am. This was Shanghai’s first orange alert of heavy fog since the arrival of autumn.

Several expressways in the city were closed or subject to speed limits yesterday morning.

Pudong International Airport was also affected by the bad weather. The airport’s traffic was about 60 percent less than normal in the morning but picked up the    10     after the orange alert was canceled, the city’s television station said.

2 . 用适当的连词或关系词完成下面短文。

Nat,     1     was ten years old, lived in a small town in England. He always stayed in England for his holidays,     2     one day he decided to go to Spain,     3     all his friends liked to go for their holidays. First he went to Madrid,     4     is the Spanish capital, and stayed in a small hotel. On the first morning, he went out for a walk. In England, people drive on the left. But in Spain, they drive on the right,     5     he forgot.     6     he was walking along a busy street, a bike     7     came before him, knocked him down. Nat was sent to the hospital, in     8     the girl     9     rode the bike said sorry to him. After two days, Nat left Spain and returned to England. He told his friends that he wouldn’t forget the days     10     he stayed in Spain.

3 . 语法填空

Chinese Rescue Icebreaker May Be Stuck in Antarctic ice

All 52 passengers aboard a Russian research ship stuck in ice for over a week in Antarctica were rescued to     1     (safe)on Thursday, but now the Chinese rescue icebreaker has also gotten     2     (stick).

On Friday, the crew of the Chinese icebreaker Snow Dragon, which provided the rescue helicopter, said they were worried about their ship’s ability to move through the thick sea       3     .

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority reported that the Australian icebreaker Aurora Australis, tasked with taking the       4     (rescue)passengers back to Australia, had been instructed to stay in the area in case the Snow Dragon needed help. The Authority said the crew of the Chinese ship would attempt to break through to open water on early Saturday     5     weather conditions were more favorable.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority said on Thursday that all the passengers aboard the research ship were rescued after a rescue helicopter was finally able     6     (land)nearby. The passengers     7     (include)scientists, tourists and journalistswere airlifted —12 at     8     time —to the Australian ship.

Terrible weather conditions prevented previous attempts from rescuing the passengers     9     helicopter. Icebreakers from China, Australia and France had also failed     10     (reach)the Russian ship.

4 . The night the Titanic sank

From a high place on the ship, Fred Fleet, who worked on the Titanic, saw the iceberg just a few hundred metres a way. He rang the bell to warn the people to stop the ship.     1     Soon after that, one passenger, Major Peuchen, noticed that the ship wasn't straight in the water. But nobody listened to him.

    2     Another ship, the Californian, was about 30 kilometres north of the Titanic. When the Californian saw the iceberg, it stopped. It also sent a radio message to warn other ships in the area. At about 11:15 pm, the Californian's radio operator turned off the radio, and went to bed. The Titanic sent a message back, giving its position—wrongly!     3    

Soon after midnight, the crew of the Californian saw rockets going up into the sky from the Titanic. Their captain said, “Fireworks!     4     ”The radio wasn't turned on again, and the Californian didn't move. At 12:25 am on the Titanic, people began to get into the lifeboats.

At 2:20 am on April 15th the Titanic finally sank. Another ship, the Carpathia, heard the Titanic's last call for help.     5     At 4: 10 am, the Carpathia saw the Titanic's lifeboats floating on the dark water, and rescued the survivors. Later, the Californian turned the radio back on, and heard that the Titanic had sunk.

A．The accident happened at about 11:40 pm.

B．Everyone was very proud of the Titanic.

C．The passengers of the Titanic are having a party.

D．It was 58 miles away, but it raced to help the ship.

E．But it was travelling too fast to stop, and it hit the iceberg.

F．Before the accident, the Titanic had received an ice warning.

G．A lot of people stayed on the ship instead of trying to escape.

5 . A couple of days ago, we were in Edmonton helping one son move there to live with his brother. _______ we were leaving from their apartment, we noticed a man driving by very slowly. We commented on how _______ it seemed and as we looked back in the _______ we saw he had run off the road into a tree.

We _______ stopped and jumped out of our vehicle. My _______ son reached the car and turned off the man’s vehicle and my husband and older son tried _______ the old gentleman but got no response. Fearing he might have choked (窒息), they struggled to get him out of the vehicle. I quickly threw a _______   from our car onto the wet ground. They _______ him on his side where he started choking and spitting up.

My younger son was on the phone to 91l while my husband and older son each held one of the man’s hands and continued trying to talk to him. I sat beside him and told him that _______   was on the way. When he started to get ________ , we talked calmly to him and kept him quiet. I was so amazed by the number of people who ________ and asked if help was needed, and everything was all right.

When the ________ arrived, the medical workers assured us that we had done what we possibly could. They ________ us and took him back to the hospital as soon as possible.

I told my husband and sons how ________ I was of them for not being afraid to ________ . They joked later that day to their friends that they were real “heroes”.

1.

A．As

B．Before

C．Since

D．Although

2.

A．wonderful

B．important

C．strange

D．necessary

3.

A．window

B．mirror

C．sky

D．distance

4.

A．luckily

B．slowly

C．finally

D．quickly

5.

A．younger

B．older

C．cleverer

D．bigger

6.

A．agreeing with

B．looking for

C．talking to

D．caring about

7.

A．plastic

B．curtain

C．newspaper

D．blanket

8.

A．laid

B．found

C．sent

D．left

9.

A．operation

B．translation

C．research

D．help

10.

A．scared

B．surprised

C．relaxed

D．disappointed

11.

A．moved out

B．looked up

C．slowed down

D．turned away

12.

A．truck

B．car

C．train

D．ambulance

13.

A．thanked

B．inspired

C．encouraged

D．supported

14.

A．careful

B．tired

C．proud

D．afraid

15.

A．hide

B．help

C．explain

D．complain

6 . Last year, Kristen Yaldor celebrated her thirty-seventh birthday with a travel in Zimbabwe. But an unthinkable _______ happened to her: she was _______ by a hippo (河马). She was left with serious injuries but her journey towards _______ is very encouraging.

Kristen was rowing a boat in a lake when something terrible appeared below her boat—a broad, rocklike back. She was immediately _______ into the air and fell into the water. Kristen _______ to get back to the surface. She was working her way towards the _______ fast, and was pretty close to the lakeside. When an animal clamped (夹住) her right leg, she remained _______ and reached for the animal’s mouth hoping to make it loose. At that time, she still had no idea what the animal was! Then she discovered the _______ came out badly. In the meantime, her husband Ryan tried to _______ her, together with her mom and the others. He shouted loudly and the hippo left. Hippos may not be as ________ as sharks, but they have teeth strong enough to break a boat in half.

Kristen certainly was ________ . After experiencing operations and physical treatment, she stood, and then ________ . Kristen was a woman full of ________ before she got the injury. She used to run about 10 miles every day. Now with her husband, she’s able to take part in a long running race.

Kristen’s story is evidence of one’s power over the body. Although she’s got serious injury, she never lost the ________ to push her limits. We all have the power to achieve what we want like her, though we might face ________ from time to time.

1.

A．puzzle

B．request

C．incident

D．surprise

2.

A．attacked

B．noticed

C．attracted

D．touched

3.

A．success

B．fame

C．independence

D．recovery

4.

A．led

B．pulled

C．shown

D．thrown

5.

A．waited

B．managed

C．refused

D．chose

6.

A．river

B．animal

C．land

D．boat

7.

A．calm

B．angry

C．worried

D．excited

8.

A．water

B．blood

C．air

D．light

9.

A．rescue

B．remind

C．inspire

D．observe

10.

A．huge

B．dangerous

C．peaceful

D．gentle

11.

A．satisfied

B．cool

C．lucky

D．modest

12.

A．sat

B．appeared

C．rushed

D．walked

13.

A．mystery

B．strength

C．energy

D．curiosity

14.

A．skill

B．devotion

C．will

D．knowledge

15.

A．chances

B．troubles

C．doubts

D．changes

7 . Cassie Thomas thought she was just meeting with the media at her lunch break. Instead, the nurse at Janet Weis Children’s Hospital near Danville got a surprise party from her workmates. It was her first day back to work after a family vacation in Clearwater, Florida, and what a vacation it was!

“Just as I looked up, there was this big pinks lightning that just came down and hit the beach, ” Cassie said. Cassie, her husband, and their two daughters were on their hotel balcony last week when they heard and saw the storm.

After Cassie saw the lightning, she saw two boys lying on the beach. So, she shouted to them. “Then one boy sat up and he just started shouting back, and I said, ‘Jay, call 911; I’m going. ” Cassie said. So the 31-year-old nurse sprang into action. She ran down 16 flights of stairs onto the beach where she found the two boys, Jansen and Cameron, who are from North Carolina. Cameron had no heartbeat.

“I rolled Cameron over and I just started compressing(按压),”Cassie said. She didn’t realize it at the time, but she-was risking her own life to save the teenage boys.

“My daughters were on the balcony and it was a very dangerous situation to put myself in. I just wished to keep me safe because I was going, ” Cassie said. “It just goes to her character to help others. And you know what? When it’s your kid, you’d want someone to be coming in and saving his life, ” one of her workmates said.

Cassie was there when Cameron got out of the hospital. “He just said, ‘Thank you; thank you; thank you.’ He gave me so many hugs, ” Cassie said. “A nurse never truly goes on vacation. I just keep telling everybody the same thing. It’s just what you do. ”

Cassie and two other people got Good Samaritan awards from the Clearwater Police Department for saving Cameron’s life. Cassie’s workmates said they couldn’t be any prouder of this-life-saving nurse.

1. Why did Cassie’s workmates give her a surprise party?

A．To welcome her back to work.

B．To see her off for her vacation.

C．To honor her for her heroic act.

D．To congratulate heron the interview.

2. What happened to the boys?

A．They were pulled into the sea.

B．They were hit by lightning.

C．They fell off from the balcony.

D．They got caught in a rain.

3. What did Cassie do when she saw the two boys?

A．She called 911.

B．She took them to a hospital.

C．She jumped into the sea to save them.

D．She gave first aid to one of them.

4. What did Cassie mean by saying “A nurse never truly goes on a vacation”?

A．Nurses have no time to go on a vacation.

B．Nurses are ready at all times to help others.

C．Nurses don’t like to go on a vacation.

D．Nurses may be called back to work during vacation.

8 . 假如你是李华，请根据下面的信息写一个火灾逃生的小册子。
1.不要试图去灭火，除非是小火；
2.告诉楼里的其他人，让他们出去；
3.拨打119电话；
4.其他注意事项。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头已给出，不计入总词数。

It is important to know what to do and what not to do when a fire breaks out.

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9 . 假如你是新华社的记者，请根据下面提供的信息，写一篇新闻报道。
时间：4月2日凌晨四点
地点：中山超市
经过：风大、火势蔓延快，消防人员花了两个多小时才将大火扑灭。
结果：整个超市被毁，两名妇女死亡，十多人受伤，直接经济损失达一百多万元，附近的银行也遭到破坏。
原因：不明，警方正在调查之中。

A big fire broke out in Zhongshan Supermarket

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10 . 语法填空

David had a car accident yesterday. He had made an appointment with his friend to see a     1    ( move ) film. After     2    ( finish ) his housework, he set off for the cinema by car. Since there was only 5 minutes     3    ( leave) before the movie started, he decided to give his friend a call. He drove so fast,     4     ( have) a chat with his friend on the phone, and a truck suddenly appeared from the side. Although     5     ( become) a driver for years, he could not avoid the truck in time and hit it. Luckily, he didn’t get hurt.