1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What happened to the woman?

A．Her car wouldn't start.

B．She got into a car accident.

C．She set her alarm clock for the wrong time.

2. How does the man feel about the woman's explanation?

A．He's quite angry.

B．He's very understanding.

C．He's a little annoyed.

3. What will the woman do next?

A．Deal with some files.

B．Meet with a client.

C．Schedule a phone call.

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

When the Titanic was built, people assumed it would never sink. So,     1     it sank on its first journey, the news surprised everyone greatly. The Titanic was built in Belfast, Ireland. Its makers spent a great deal of money     2    (build) the extraordinary ship. When it was finished, it was the     3     (large) and most comfortable ship ever built.

The Titanic set sail on 10 April 1912. “I had wanted to set foot on the Titanic ever since it was built,” said Molly Brown, a Titanic     4    (survive). “I never imagined it would sink！” On 13 April, the Titanic was sailing     5     full speed towards New York. The captain,     6     had received warnings about icebergs all day, had dismissed the warnings as they arrived. At 2.20 a. m.，the Titanic sank into the sea. It had hit     7     iceberg just over two hours before. Of the 2,208 people aboard the ship, only 705 survived.

Explorer Robert Ballard     8    (search) for the Titanic for more than 20 years before he found it. “When new technology was developed, we used it to send     9    (camera) down into the sea.     10    (final),we found the ship.”With the cameras, he was able to find the hole along the side of the ship which had caused it to fill with water and sink.

3 . More than a century after the Titanic sank in April 1912, few new stories are discovered about the accident. The history of the Chinese passengers who escaped the Titanic has largely been forgotten, even in their homeland.

The average survival rate for men in third class was just one in six. But when disaster struck, being a poor sailor with limited English turned into an advantage for the eight Chinese men on board - and six of them survived.

All eight Chinese men came from southern China. They had previously worked on cargo (货物) ships traveling between China and Europe, and they likely planed to move to the US to start a new life. They boarded the Titanic in Southampton, England, on a single ticket listing eight names. This was a common practice for third-class passengers at that time. Like other unmarried third-class men, they were housed in windowless cabins (船舱).

When the ship struck an iceberg, the men living in the worst conditions saw everything with their own eyes. Freezing water flooded into their living cabins, while on the upper levels, the crew (全体船员) were still reassuring (……安心) first-and second-class passengers that nothing was serious. Relying on their own survival skills, the Chinese sailors would have reacted quickly to leave the ship, especially since they likely did not understand orders in English to stay in their rooms.

Five of the six Chinese survivors made it directly onto lifeboats, while the sixth, Fang Lang, was one of the few lucky people picked up by Lifeboat 14, the only boat to return and search for survivors. He was found floating on a door to which he had tied himself. After he was pulled, freezing, he helped row the lifeboat to safety and was praised for his efforts.

The six men's lucky escape is little -known in China, despite the popularity of the Titanic story in the nation.

1. Why did the eight Chinese men board the Titanic?

A．They were working on this ship then.

B．They planned to travel to Europe.

C．They went to the US to earn a living.

D．They meant to make an unforgettable experience.

2. When the ship struck an iceberg, the Chinese men ________.

A．thought nothing was serious	B．helped to comfort other passengers
C．stayed in their rooms calmly	D．realized the ship was in great danger

3. How many Chinese passengers were saved by the searching lifeboat?

A．Eight.	B．Six.
C．Five.	D．One.

4. In the writer's opinion, the key point for their survival is________.

A．survival skills and poor English	B．their confidence and survival skills
C．their kindness and courage	D．their bravery and patience

4 . A family in New Tazewell, Tennessee, recently found out that when the situation is _______，there isn’t much their 7-year-old foster son (养子）Eli wouldn’t do to help his loved ones.

On December 8, Chris and Nicole Davidson were enjoying a nice，quiet _______ at home with their three kids. They are both former firefighters who have _______       34 children, including Eli. They have also adopted Erin, who is 22 months old, and Elijah, who is 2.

That night _______ like any other. The whole family was asleep in their beds when Nicole suddenly _______ to the smell of smoke. In a _______ ,she and Chris grabbed Eli and Elijedi and _______ for the door，but by the time they got to the room where Erin was sleeping in her crib (婴儿床)，the fire had   _______their path.

That’s when the family decided to try another _______ Racing outside, they went to Erin’s bedroom window on the ground floor, but Chris couldn’t quite ________ it to lift himself inside. Instead, they ________   to Eli, who has lived with them for about a year.

“The smoke was so ________   that there was no way I could get to her.” Chris explained. “We went outside to get to her from the ________ But there was nothing for me to stand on to reach up there. So I picked up Eli, who ________ the window and was able to grab her from her crib.

________, the fire ended up destroying everything the family owned. A GoFundMe was set up to ________ them get back on their feet, and so far, it has ________ more than $ 362,000! While they are still recovering from the ________ event，they are in awe of(敬畏）their brave little boy. Though he was ________，faced with an overpowering situation, he still   ________   to the challenge.

1.

A．important

B．emergent

C．extreme

D．reliable

2.

A．evening

B．morning

C．noon

D．midnight

3.

A．borne

B．collected

C．adopted

D．known

4.

A．terrified

B．ended

C．recovered

D．started

5.

A．went up

B．watched out

C．woke up

D．ran out

6.

A．panic

B．danger

C．trouble

D．loss

7.

A．backed

B．headed

C．felt

D．climbed

8.

A．recovered

B．flattened

C．blocked

D．cleared

9.

A．approach

B．goal

C．escape

D．preparation

10.

A．arrive

B．get

C．solve

D．reach

11.

A．communicated

B．ran

C．apologized

D．turned

12.

A．exhausting

B．inconvenient

C．thick

D．confusing

13.

A．door

B．window

C．court

D．platform

14.

A．went through

B．jumped off

C．climbed up

D．broke out

15.

A．Luckily

B．Hopefully

C．Amazingly

D．Unfortunately

16.

A．provide

B．help

C．survive

D．prevent

17.

A．raised

B．earned

C．donated

D．handled

18.

A．entertaining

B．amusing

C．terrifying

D．inspiring

19.

A．brave

B．scared

C．helpless

D．worried

20.

A．intended

B．fought

C．dealt

D．rose

5 . 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。

It was a hot and dry summer. The beach near the city was crowded with a lot of people, from little kids to the aged, who planned to beat the heat in the water. They enjoyed themselves leisurely. Some were playing beach volleyball, some were making sand castles, and some were doing sunbathing.

Among them, there was a group of 10 boys aged between 12 to 15 years old trying to take an adventure. At first, they intended to hire a yacht (游艇), but due to the wind and the waves, the yacht rides were forbidden on that day. After a while, the boys decided to challenge themselves to race in the sea. They made a deal that the one who swam the fastest would win the race and deserve a huge treat from the group. Most of the boys agreed, except for a few. A boy in the group warmed them of the danger, as the waves weren’t constant. Some boys began to hesitate, but some didn’t listen to him and started their race.

Everything went so well. Suddenly, waves from the sea rose a lot and most of the boys in that young group struggled to reach the beach. However, three boys who considered themselves very brave, decided to ignore the waves and swim further out to sea for more excitement and fun.

Although many people on the beach shouted at them and asked them to swim back immediately, they continued to swim further from the beach. The wind became stronger；all of a sudden, one boy was washed away by a rising wave and the other two boys were so scared that they shouted for help and swam as fast as they could to the beach. However, no one on the beach risked his life to save the boy as the waves were so alarming；and the crowd were asked to move to a safe place.

注意: 1.续写的词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph l: From the crowd on the beach, a young man stood out.
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Paragraph 2 : The man stood silently for a few seconds.
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6 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形

A 30-year-old man was finally rescued from the Alaskan wilderness after his cabin burned down,     1     (leave) him trapped in the snow for almost three weeks.

Tyson Steele had been living alone     2     several months in a small house in Skwentna, a town     3     (locate) 70 miles northwest of Anchorage. He had been burning a fire in    4     (he) woodstove back in December when a piece of flaming cardboard     5     (fly) up his fireplace chimney and landed on his roof,     6     started a slow fire that eventually left the cabin in ruins. Since Skwentna only has a population of about 35 people, Steele’s     7     (near) neighbor lived about 20 miles away. With no means of     8     (communicate) to call for help, Steele endured sub-zero temperatures     9     severe weather conditions wearing long johns (秋裤), boots with no socks, and a heavy wool sweater.

When his family and friends hadn’t heard from Steele for several     10     (week), they requested a welfare check from Alaska State Troopers. As a helicopter flew over the area, they caught sight of Steele waving his arms in the air next to a massive “SOS” sign that he had stamped into the snow.

7 . Aron Lee Ralston was born in a middle class American household. His family moved to Colorado when Aron was 12 years old and this move laid the foundation for his love for hiking around the canyons (峡谷).

Aron’s life changed on April 26th, 2003, upon facing the event that threatened to take his life, and almost took it. He was hiking through the Blue John Canyon and he accidentally displaced a huge rock he was climbing down from. The rock caught his right hand in between itself and the canyon wall.

Aron had decided to go on the adventure alone and hadn’t informed anybody about it. So, when he was unable to free his right hand, he felt he would be stuck forever in there. He tried hard to get his hand out but failed, and screaming for help was of no use either. Moreover, he didn’t want to wear himself out as shouting for help would take a lot of energy, which was essential (重要) for surviving the unfortunate event for a long period of time.

After a couple of days, he knew it was impossible for him to set himself free from an 800-pound rock. He decided to cut off his right hand. He had a blunt (钝的) pocket knife with him,   which wasn’t sharp enough to cut through the bone. Some time passed and his water and food supply ended. He carved his name, date of birth and a possible date of death on the stone.

But luckily he got a strange idea that he could use the torque (扭转力) and his bones to separate his arm from his body. With the help of his very limited tool, he finally succeeded and walked out of the canyon, bleeding in large amounts. Fortunately, a holidaying family saw him and gave him food and water, and then took him to a hospital.

After the accident, Aron got a prosthetic limb (假肢) and continued mountain climbing,   considering the accident as a “turning point in his life”.

1. What happened to Aron while he was hiking?

A．He was too tired and unable to climb

B．He suffered a knife wound in his right leg

C．He accidentally fell down the mountain.

D．He got a hand stuck between a rock and the canyon wall

2. Why did Aron stop calling for help?

A．He found a way to save himself.	B．He needed to save energy.
C．He gave up hope for survival	D．He met a family on vacation.

3. How did Aron save himself?

A．He removed the huge stone.

B．He cut off his arm with a knife.

C．He was pulled out of there by his family.

D．He was rescued by people from a hospital.

4. Which of the following words can best describe Aron?

A．Enthusiastic and kind.	B．Independent and generous.
C．Adventurous and determined	D．Responsible and professional.

8 . Norwood, a junior High School student, was driving three friends home in St. Petersburg, when another driver crashed into her from her left and made her car hit the tree. The impact jammed shut the driver’s side door, so Norwood climbed out the front window. Two of her friends managed to get out of the car unharmed, but her 16-year-old friend Zarria didn’t. She run back to the car only to find Zarria was just sitting there reactionless.

A lot of people started to gather around to see what was happening. Norwood started yelling, “Back up, back up, she needs space.” Norwood pulled Zarria out of the back seat, avoiding broken glass from the window. “That’s when I checked her pulse on her neck. I put my head against her chest, and I didn’t really hear nothing. So that’s when I just started doing CPR on her.” Norwood told the reporter. After the 30 compressions and two rescue breaths, Zarria regained consciousness. Ambulance quickly arrived and rushed her to the hospital to receive medical help.

When Miller, Norwood’s high school teacher, learned that Norwood saved a friend just   one day after completing CPR training, she was at a loss of words and so proud. Norwood participates in the school’s Athletic Lifestyle Management Academy (ALMA). The program prepares students for various careers in health science. “We do vital signs and they learn how to take blood pressure and check pulse.” Miller introduced. And another one of the skills learned is CPR. “There are two components, a hands-on skills component where they have to demonstrate that they’re able to do CPR well, and then there’s a written test component, showing that they remember that knowledge.”

Thanks to Norwood’s quick thinking, Zarria is recovering well. She also isn’t surprised by her friend’s actions. “She will always help any way she can, so I wasn’t really shocked about that.”

1. What happened to Norwood and her friends on their way home?

A．They lost their way.	B．They suffered a car accident.
C．They crashed into another car.	D．They were stuck in a traffic jam.

2. What did Norwood do first when finding Zarria reactionless?

A．To give her first aid.	B．To ask people for help.
C．To call ambulance at once.	D．To send her to hospital immediately.

3. What can we infer about the ALMA?

A．It normally lasts for one day.

B．It is for medical students only.

C．It focuses on both theory and practice.

D．It trains students to live a healthy lifestyle.

4. Which of the following can best describe Norwood?

A．Considerate and flexible.	B．Kind and ambitious.
C．Hardworking and clever.	D．Brave and calm.

9 . Which is safer-staying at home, traveling to work on public transport, or working in the office? Surprisingly, each of these carries the same risk, which is very low. However, what about flying compared to working in the chemical industry? Unfortunately, the former is 65 times riskier than the latter! In fact, the accident rate of workers in the chemical industry is less than that of almost any of human activity, and almost as safe as staying at home.

The trouble with the chemical industry is that when things go wrong they often cause death to those living nearby. It is this that makes chemical accidents so newsworthy. Fortunately they are extremely rare. The most famous ones happened at Texas City (1947), Flixborough( 1974), Seveso (1976), Pemex (1984) and Bhopal (1984).

Some of these are always in the minds of the people even though the loss of life was small. No one died at Seveso, and only 28 workers at Flixborough. The worst accident of all was Bhopal, where up to 3,000 were killed. The Texas City explosion of fertilizer killed 552. The Pemex fire at a storage plant for natural gas in the suburbs of Mexico City took 542 lives, just a month before the unfortunate event at Bhopal.

Some experts have discussed these accidents and used each accident to illustrate a particular danger. Thus the Texas City explosion was caused by tons of ammonium nitrate (硝酸氨), which is safe unless stored in great quantity. The Flixborough fireball was the fault of management, which took risks to keep production going during essential repairs. The Seveso accident shows what happens if the local authorities lack knowledge of the danger on their doorstep. When the poisonous gas drifted over the town, local leaders were incapable of taking effective action. The Pemex fire was made worse by an overloaded site in an overcrowded suburb. The fire set off a chain reaction of exploding storage tanks. Yet, by a miracle, the two Largest tanks did not explode. Had these caught fire, then 3,000 strong rescue team and fire fighters would all have died.

1. Which of the following statements is true?

A．Working at the office is safer than staying at home.

B．Travelling to work on public transport is safer than working at the office.

C．Staying at home is safer than working in the chemical industry.

D．Working in the chemical industry is safer than traveling by air.

2. Chemical accidents are usually important enough to be reported as news because________.

A．they are very rare

B．they often cause loss of life

C．they always occur in big cities

D．they arouse the interest of all the readers

3. From the passage we know that ammonium nitrate is a kind of________.

A．natural gas, which can easily catch fire

B．fertilizer, which can’t be stored in a great quantity

C．poisonous substance, which can’t be used in overcrowded areas

D．fuel, which is stored in large tanks

4. From the discussion among some experts we may conclude that ________.

A．natural gas stored in very large tanks is always safe

B．to avoid any accidents we should not repair the facilities in chemical industry

C．all these accidents could have been avoided or controlled if effective measures had been taken

D．the local authorities should not be concerned with the production of the chemical industry