1 . A 3 ­year-old boy who was lost in the woods for two days is now safe at home with his family. But Casey Hathaway told his rescuers that he was not alone in the rainy, freezing cold woods. He said he was with a friend—a bear.

The child went missing on January 22 while playing with friends at his grandmother’s house in the southern state of North Carolina. When the other children returned to the house and Casey did not, the family searched the area for almost an hour before calling the police. Police formed a rescue team to look for the young boy in the nearby woods. But two days went by and still—no Casey.

Then on January 24, someone called the police saying they heard a child crying in the woods. Police followed up on the information and found Casey at about 9:30 that night. Casey told the rescuers that he had hung out with a black bear for two days, a bear he called his “friend”. The woods of North Carolina are home to many black bears, like this one.

Sheriff Chip Hughes spoke with reporters from several news agencies. He said Casey did not say how he was able to survive in the woods for two days in the cold, rainy weather. However, the sheriff said, “He did say he had a friend in the woods that was a bear that was with him.”

Hundreds of people helped in the search efforts, including some 600 volunteers, and members of the military. Officer Hughes told reporters that at no point did he think Casey had been kidnapped. Doctors at Carolina East Medical Centre treated Casey for minor injuries. He was then released to his family on January 25.

His mother Brittany Hathaway talked with reporters from a local news agency, “We just want to tell everybody that we’re very thankful that you took the time out to come search for Casey, ” said his mother.

1. Who did not take part in the search and rescue work?

A．Volunteers.	B．Doctors.
C．Policemen.	D．Soldiers.

2. Which of the following is true about the boy?

A．The boy was captured by others.

B．The boy described how he managed to survive.

C．The boy finally saw his family on January 24.

D．The boy stayed with a black bear in the woods.

3. What did the boy’s mother want to express through the local news agency?

A．They were grateful to all the people who helped to rescue the boy.

B．They were grateful to the doctors for treating the boy’s injuries.

C．It is the black bear that truly saved the boy.

D．There are many black bears in the woods of North Carolina.

4. Where is possibly the article taken from?

A．A book.	B．A guide.
C．A newspaper.	D．A magazine.

2 . Survival in the Andes

On October 13,1972, a small plane crashed into a mountain in the Andes. How some of the passengers_______ to live is one of the greatest survival stories ever told.

The survivors_______ inside the remains (残骸) of the plane, and waited for a _______ that never came. It was urgent to find a way to _______. Three of the passengers — Canessa, Parrado and Vizintin — volunteered to _______ through the mountains to search for help. The three men _______ that they would survive and bring back help.

For part of the first day, they were glad to make some _______. But as the land and weather changed, climbing became _______. After several days, they reached what they thought was the top. They had _______ this moment for days. On the other side of the top, they hoped, would be a ________ leading down and out of the mountains. However, they saw the same snow-covered tops. All hope wasn’t lost. Parrado ________two low tops far away that didn’t have snow.________ they could get there, they would be out of the Andes.

Within the following days they walked toward the two low tops. “This is the valley,” Canessa said. “This is the way ________.”   By December 21, the extremely ________ men made it to the town of Los Maitenes, and a rescue team was sent to ________ for the survivors.

Finally all of the remaining survivors were saved.

1.

A．learned

B．managed

C．decided

D．expected

2.

A．stayed

B．looked

C．turned

D．reached

3.

A．present

B．danger

C．message

D．rescue

4.

A．prepare

B．continue

C．escape

D．develop

5.

A．journey

B．compare

C．measure

D．expand

6.

A．admitted

B．promised

C．informed

D．reminded

7.

A．policy

B．help

C．progress

D．advice

8.

A．narrower

B．heavier

C．sharper

D．tougher

9.

A．imagined

B．arranged

C．witnessed

D．appreciated

10.

A．court

B．valley

C．border

D．channel

11.

A．spotted

B．counted

C．rejected

D．mentioned

12.

A．Because

B．How

C．Where

D．If

13.

A．behind

B．out

C．apart

D．off

14.

A．tired

B．disappointed

C．frightened

D．puzzled

15.

A．fight

B．call

C．search

D．ask

3 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

Ms. Mary was over eighty,     1     she still drove her old car like half her age. She loved driving very fast, and boasted of the fact that she had never    2    (punish) for a driving mistake in her thirty­five years of driving,

Then one day, she nearly lost her record. A police car followed her, and the     3    (policeman) in it saw her pass a red light without     4     (stop).

When Ms. Mary came before the judge, he looked at her     5     (serious) and said that she was too old to drive a car, and that the reason why she had not stopped     6     red light was most probably that her eyes had become weak with old age, so she had simply not seen it.

When the judge had finished     7    he was saying, Ms. Mary opened the big handbag she was carrying and took out her sewing (缝纫包). Without saying a word, she     8    (choose) a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at the first time.

When she had successfully done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed both the needle and thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your turn. I suppose you can drive     9     car well, and you have no doubts about your eyesight. ”

The judge took the needle and tried to thread it. After half a dozen times, he had still not succeeded. The case against Ms. Mary was dismissed, and     10    (she) record remained unbroken.

4 . 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。

On a late afternoon, Brandon finished feeding his cows on the farm and decided to go back with his two sons, Louie, 6, and Everett, 3. As they headed for the house, the two boys ran ahead of their father. Suddenly Brandon was aware he forgot to close the door of the barn (牲口棚). He told the boys to wait for him at the gate and returned to lock it. When he was at the gate minutes later, he saw only his youngest son.

“ Where’s Louie? ” he shouted.

“He fell in the hole!” Everett said.

Brandon quickly realized what had happened. Noooo, he thought. Louie can barely swim! He ran to the well and heard Louie splashing, trying not to . Instinctively, he jumped in.

Somehow Brandon managed to grab on to a pipe that ran down the side of the well, which slowed his fall and kept him from crushing (挤压) his son.

Finally, Brandon hit the freezing water at the bottom of the well. He popped his head out of the water and grabbed Louie, who was panicking and trying to stay afloat in water that was too deep for either of them to stand. Knowing they could tread (踩水) for only so long, Brandon lifted his son onto his chest as he packed his own back against the narrow walls for support.

“All right, Dad, you can pull us out now,” Louie said.

If only it were that easy. There was no way he could climb out. The pipe that he’d grabbed during his fall was too slippery to be of any use. There was only one way out.

Looking up to see Everett peering down at them from the top of the well, Brandon shouted, “Everett, you’re going to have to be a big boy and save us. Run to the road and stand by the mailbox until someone stops. Tell them we need help. ”

Everett did as he was told. He stood alone by the side of the road, waving to stop someone.

注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

After a while, Chris and Mark, nearby farmers, were driving by the farm.

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Twenty minutes later, Louie emerged (出现), then Brandon, both cold and wet.

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6 . A Heroic Driver

Larry works with Transport Drivers, Inc. One morning in 2009, Larry was _____ along 165 north after delivering to one of his customers. Suddenly, he saw a car with its bright lights on. _____ he got closer, he found _____ vehicle upside down on the road. One more look and he noticed flames shooting out from under the _____ vehicle. Larry pulled over, set the brake and got hold of the fire extinguisher (灭火器). Two good bursts from the extinguisher and the fire was put out.

The man who had his bright lights on _____ and told Larry he had _____ an emergency call. They _____ heard a woman’s voice coming from the wrecked (毁坏的) vehicle. _____ the vehicle, they saw that a woman was trying to get out of the broken window. They told her to stay still until the emergency personnel arrived, _____ she thought the car was going to   ______ . Larry told her that he had already put out the fire and she should not move ______ she injured her neck.

Once fire and emergency people arrived, Larry and the other man ______ and let them go to work. Then, Larry asked the   ______ if he was needed or ______ to go. They let him and the other man go.

One thing is for certain — Larry went above and beyond the call of duty by getting so close to the burning vehicle! His ______ most likely saved the woman’s life.

1.

A．walking

B．touring

C．traveling

D．rushing

2.

A．Since

B．Although

C．As

D．If

3.

A．each

B．another

C．that

D．his

4.

A．used

B．disabled

C．removed

D．abandoned

5.

A．came down

B．came through

C．came in

D．came over

6.

A．returned

B．received

C．made

D．confirmed

7.

A．then

B．again

C．finally

D．even

8.

A．Starting

B．Parking

C．Passing

D．Approaching

9.

A．for

B．so

C．and

D．but

10.

A．explode

B．slip away

C．fall apart

D．crash

11.

A．as if

B．unless

C．in case

D．after

12.

A．stepped forward

B．backed off

C．moved on

D．set out

13.

A．woman

B．police

C．man

D．driver

14.

A．forbidden

B．ready

C．asked

D．free

15.

A．patience

B．skills

C．efforts

D．promise

8 . A Heroic Driver

Larry works with Transport Drivers, Inc. One morning in 2009, Larry was___ along 165 north after delivering to one of his ___. Suddenly, he saw a car with its bright lights on. ____he got closer, he found another vehicle upside down on the road. One more look and he noticed ___ shooting out from under the ___ vehicle. Larry pulled over, set the brake and ___the fire extinguisher (灭火器). Two good bursts from the extinguisher and the fire was put out.   

The man who had his bright lights on___ and told Larry he had made an emergency call. They ___ heard a woman’s voice coming from the wrecked (毁坏的) vehicle. ___ the vehicle, they saw that a woman was trying to get out of the broken window. They told her to stay ____ until the emergency personnel arrived, but she thought the car was going to ____. Larry told her that he had already put out the fire and she should not move ____ she injured her neck.   

Once fire and emergency people arrived, Larry and the other man____ and let them go to work. Then, Larry asked the police if he was needed or ____ to go. They let him and the other man go.   

One thing is for certain — Larry went above and beyond the call of duty by getting so close to the burning vehicle! His ____ most likely saved the woman’s life.

1.

A．walking

B．touring

C．traveling

D．rushing

2.

A．passengers

B．colleagues

C．employers

D．customers

3.

A．Since

B．Although

C．As

D．If

4.

A．flames

B．smoke

C．water

D．steam

5.

A．used

B．disabled

C．removed

D．abandoned

6.

A．got hold of

B．prepared

C．took charge of

D．controlled

7.

A．came down

B．came through

C．came in

D．came over

8.

A．then

B．again

C．finally

D．even

9.

A．Starting

B．Parking

C．Passing

D．Approaching

10.

A．quiet

B．still

C．away

D．calm

11.

A．explode

B．slip away

C．fall apart

D．crash

12.

A．as if

B．unless

C．in case

D．after

13.

A．stepped forward

B．backed off

C．moved on

D．set out

14.

A．forbidden

B．ready

C．asked

D．free

15.

A．patience

B．skills

C．efforts

D．promise

9 . It’s not common that a grandmother aged 89 is crowned Queen of Icebergs in North America, but when it does happen it’s dangerous.

On a recent trip to Iceland, Judith Streng became that grandma after her son attempted to take a photograph of her sitting on an ice structure that looked like a throne at Diamond Beach in Jokulsarlon. Shortly after Streng sat down to pose, the piece of ice broke off and floated into the water.

“I thought it was safe. One girl had been on it and then two girls at the same time, and it was very secure with them. When I got on it, it started to shake and a wave was coming in. A very large wave came in and made the throne kind of shake, and I could tell that I was slipping off,” Streng told ABC News.

Streng’s story went hot after her 24-year-old granddaughter Catherine tweeted a text message exchange she had with her father about the incident. “My grandmother almost got lost at sea in Iceland today!”

Catherine, who teaches English in Seoul, South Korea, explained via Twitter that her father described the scene vividly. He has a PhD in English, and described the event in the following words, “She climbed to the throne after a wave had pulled back and left it briefly exposed on the beach. Then a wave washed in and removed the ice throne, rocking it from side to side. When the wave left, it lifted the throne and carried her out into the sea with the tide.”

Luckily for the Streng family, Randy, a licensed boat captain from Florida with knowledge of water rescue strategies, witnessed the whole thing, and was able to save the day.

1. Where was the grandma when her son was taking a picture for?

A．On a crown.

B．In an iceboat.

C．On a beach.

D．On an ice structure.

2. How did Catherine spread this accident?

A．By drawing a vivid picture.	B．By exchanging Twitter accounts.
C．By talking with her father in Seoul.	D．By posting the text message exchange with her father.

3. Who saved the grandmother?

A．Catherine.

B．Streng.

C．Randy.

D．Judith.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Taking Pictures Must be Very Dangerous	B．A Grandma Floated out to the Sea on an Iceberg
C．The Optimistic Family Who Love Icebergs	D．The Licensed Boat Captain Went Hot Slowly

10 . 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。续写的词数应为150左右。

Brady was a recently retired search and rescue dog. He was not happy and missed his owner Al because Al had gone out on a rescue mission without him. Al’s nephew Steve took Brady along when he and his friend Zach went on an overnight hike. But suddenly Steve and Zach smelled something burning and they realized that the lightning had set the woods on fire. Wind-blown flame had leaped from the top of one tree to another. The long dry summer had turned the forest into a tinderbox（火绒盒）, and the thunderstorm wasn’t helping much. It had more wind and lightning than rain. Zach pulled Steve’s arm. “Let’s go! We can make it back to the river we crossed today.” Steve snapped Brady’s leash to his collar, and their heads down against the strong fire-wind, they hurried down the trail they had followed earlier. The air was full of smoke, and pine branches snapped from burning trees with a cannon-like sound. Steven kept his eyes fixed on the trail. All they had to do was to make it down to the river.

Brady barked a sharp warning. Ahead of them lay a dense curtain of smoke across the trail. They’d never make it through, so they’d have to find another escape route. The dog was pulling at his leash, trying to draw them away from the smoke. This was what Brady was trained to do, and yet Steve was uneasy. It seemed to him they were moving away from the river.

Brady lifted his head and smelled the smoke-laden wind. Next moment, the dog ran away and disappeared. The boys yelled and shouted for him, but he didn’t come back.

They had no choice but to leave him behind. They went up a slope（斜坡）. They couldn’t blame Brady for panicking and escaping. They themselves wanted to run even though they didn’t have a clue which way. They hadn’t gone far when there was a familiar back, and Brady came running toward them.

Paragraph 1：
“Where’ve you been?” Steve cried.
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Paragraph 2：
Brady led them back down the slope and into the trees.
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