1 . A great number of people can get injured or even killed resulting from a human stampede (踩踏).The bad thing is that a peaceful group of people can quickly become concerned and panicked(恐慌).
Be aware of the general atmosphere of the event, as panic situations can often be expected. When in danger, a few seconds can make all the difference. If you find yourself in the middle of a moving crowd, do not fight against the pressure, do not stand still or sit down.
If you fall, get up quickly. If you fall and cannot get up, keep moving by crawling in the same direction of the crowd, or if that is not possible, then cover your head with your arms and curl (蜷缩) up.
| A．Make yourself know the type of ground you are standing on |
| B．Do not lie on your stomach or back, as this dangerously leaves your lungs unprotected |
| C．If you are stepped on, you should shout for help |
| D．Instead, move in the same direction of the crowd |
| E．Keep your hands up by your chest, like a boxer |
| F．What’s worse is that the stampede can be caused while there seems no actual danger |
| G．Raise your arms to the full length |
2 . It’s not often sunny in Paris, but people still love to walk along the bank of the Seine. They love the view of the city’s old buildings, especially Notre Dame Cathedral, with its iconic spire (标志性塔尖).
Unfortunately, that view has been forever changed. On April 16 a fire destroyed the spire of the 850-year-old wooden Notre Dame Cathedral built in 1163, and two-thirds of the roof.
The fire shocked and saddened Parisians. Citizens gathered around the giant church, singing hymns (赞美诗) and praying for the hundreds of firefighters who fought the flames.
“The importance of Notre Dame, not only to Catholics (天主教) but to all Parisians, cannot be underestimated (低估),” wrote French author Bernard-Henri Levy. “For many in France, it’s more than a house of worship. It’s a symbol of French culture, architecture and history.”
The church is also home to many religious artworks, paintings and sculptures. Luckily, its world-famous colored glass windows survived the fire. These windows are made of many small pieces of glass and feature various Christian images.
Despite its long history and many treasures, the Cathedral needed the help of a writer to become truly famous. Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, presented the building to a wide audience of readers. The book’s ugly lead character, Quasimodo, serves as a symbol for Paris’ forgotten Gothic (哥特式的) architecture. Hugo wrote the book to remind people of it, with the hope that they would work to protect the beautiful old buildings of Paris
French President Emmanuel Macron has promised to reconstruct the historic building. “Note Dame is our history, our literature and it’s our imagery,” he said in a public speech following the fire.
1. Which of the following is true about Notre Dame Cathedral?| A．It is a representative architecture of France. |
| B．It is made of wood and metal. |
| C．It is a place for entertainment. |
| D．It will be rebuilt in a different style. |
| A．Its famous spire. |
| B．Its colored glass windows. |
| C．Victor Hugo’s novel. |
| D．Religious treasures inside. |
| A．Uncaring. | B．Regretful. |
| C．Negative. | D．Optimistic. |
My car broke down,
| 时间：昨天。 地点：市中心大街第一拐角处。 原因：卡车司机开车前饮酒过多，开车时头晕，车子失控，撞到一辆小车，导致2人死亡，部分人受伤。 影响：市区交通中断二小时。 经济损失：200万元。 政府态度：告诫其他司机要从事故中吸取教训。 |
| A．He saw it. |
| B．He heard it over the radio. |
| C．He watched it on TV. |
1. Where does the conversation take place?
| A．In the accident site. | B．In a hospital. |
| C．At the man’s home. | |
| A．The man’s physical condition. |
| B．The man’s football team. |
| C．The man’s football career. |
| A．35 people in total got injured in the accident. |
| B．The man’s arms were broken. |
| C．The speakers are from the same school. |
| A．He got hurt in an accident. |
| B．He fell into a river. |
| C．He lost his bike. |
8 . “Bad luck always comes in three” and last Saturday seemed to prove it. After trouble with the car, the television, we spent the evening waiting for the next trouble.
Shortly after dinner we both smelled smoke.
My wife, who was often careless when cooking, ran to the kitchen but returned looking puzzled. I rushed up the stairs to see smoke coming from under our bedroom door. I went to the bathroom and tied a wet cloth over my face.
Then I returned to the bedroom, opened the door andcrawled (爬) in—there would be less smoke at floor level. With one hand reaching out in front of me I advanced carefully feeling for the switch to turn off the electric blanket.
At that moment I heard the bell of a coming fire engine. Thank goodness my wife had not been wasting her time.
1. The wife rushed into the kitchen because ______.| A．the smoke came out of the kitchen |
| B．she left something in the kitchen |
| C．she was afraid the smoke was caused by her carelessness |
| D．things in the kitchen were easy to cause fire |
| A．the fire | B．the kitchen | C．electricity | D．bad luck |
| A．the wife telephoned the firemen | B．the firemen saw the smoke and came |
| C．thewife was downstairs doing nothing | D．they were in great danger |
| A．an unlucky person will have trouble one after another |
| B．an unlucky person will only have trouble three times |
| C．“THREE” is an unlucky number |
| D．“THREE” always comes with a bad luck. |
