1 . 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。

In any major Indian city, people are seen with an arm outstretched, mobile phone in hand,     1     (smile) widely and clicking away. Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi is said     2     (love) the selfie (自拍), posting pictures online that he has taken with     3     (variety) world leaders.

But the pursuit of selfie can sometimes have deadly consequences. India is home to     4     highest number of people who have died while taking photos of     5     (they), with 19 of the world’s 49 recorded selfie-linked deaths since 2014.

    6    (early) this month, an 18-year-old college student on a class picnic lost his balance while taking a selfie on top of a rock near a dam. He fell into the water and drowned, along with a classmate     7     jumped in to save him.

Since then, the Indian government     8     (declare) 16 no-selfie zones across Mumbai, warning people    9    taking unnecessary risks. Police have declared “no selfie” in areas considered to be    10    (risk)—particularly along the coastline in spots with no railings or fences. Anyone coming into “no selfie” areas even if they take no photos, will risk a fine of 1,200 rupees ($17.50).

2 . On Christmas Day, 2003, a woman named Nancy Sue Brown took her daughter and grandchildren to see a movie at an AMC theater. When the movie was over, the crowd made for the exits. A theater employee had just finished mopping the hallway and dutifully placed the “wet floor” sign in the slippery area. No one slipped due to the wet conditions, but someone did manage to knock over the sign. And by the time Ms. Brown got to the area, the sign was lying on the floor. And shortly thereafter, so was she. Her foot got caught in the sign, in a bad way, and she fell. Unfortunately Ms. Brown had undergone a back operation, and the fall caused more damage than it otherwise would have. So she and her husband accused AMC.

AMC argued that the entire point of the “wet floor” sign above was to warn of danger, and therefore, courts should encourage the use by not allowing Brown’s case to proceed(继续进行). AMC referred to a case about a December,1998 incident where a “wet floor” sign, not in use, fell to the floor causing another trip-and-fall. In that case, Georgia’s Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the store, but didn’t go so far as to say that “wet floor” signs couldn’t give rise to legal responsibility in trip-and-fall accidents. In the Brown case, the Supreme Court therefore rejected AMC’s argument that the former case applied.

But the Browns argued something surprising that the “wet floor” sign was, itself. dangerous, because “using this type of sign in areas passed by lots of customers creates an unreasonable risk of foreseeable harm to the public in the form of tripping risks.” That’s right- the safety sign, used in the way it was designed, was itself dangerous. The court thankfully didn’t accept that argument, at least not entirely. But it did conclude that Browns case could continue to a jury(陪审团)-“a merchant’s selection and use of equipment designed to warn customers of one danger that has the potential to expose them to a different one”.

1. According to the text, Ms. Brown___________.

A．slipped on the wet floor	B．tripped over a warning sign
C．knocked over warning sign	D．was knocked down by the crowd

2. AMC mentioned the 1998 case in order to__________.

A．accept its legal responsibility for Ms. Brown’s loss

B．prove Ms. Brown had some physical problems

C．stress that it had no legal responsibility for the accident

D．prove other customers were responsible for the accident

3. What can we learn about the Brown’s case from the last paragraph?

A．It would be judged by jury.

B．It would not be allowed to proceed.

C．The court would rule in favor of AMC.

D．The court accepted all the arguments of the Browns.

4. The underlined word “one” in the last paragraph refers to “_______”.

A．danger	B．customer
C．business owner	D．equipment in public places

3 . One Sunday night, a high school student, Rory Campbell, heard noises next door to his home in Bonita Mews, off St Asaph Road, Brockley. When he went outside, he saw his neighbor climbing out of a front window of his second floor flat, which was on fire. He then saw the man covered in black soot(黑灰), shouting for help.

The 15-year-old boy called the fire service and tried to calm the neighbor, who is in his thirties, until firefighters arrived. Rory said, “He was shouting ‘Help me, help me! Get a ladder, get a ladder!’ He was a bit hysterical(歇斯底里的). I didn’t have time to think. I just tried to calm him by telling him the firefighters were on the way.”

Rory was told by the man that the fire had been caused by a candle falling over. Firefighters from New Cross, Peckham, Lewisham and Forest Hill rescued the man by ladder and got the fire under control within minutes of arriving. The man was taken to a south London hospital where he is still recovering from smoke inhalation(吸入).

25% of the flat was damaged by the fire.

Rory, studying music, added, “As the man walked past me, he said ‘Thanks’ and that meant a lot to me. I do feel good because I helped save his life.”

Another neighbor said, “I heard a lot of noise but thought it was coming from the railway opposite. I couldn’t believe it when I saw the man hanging there. The boy next door really did save his life by calling the firefighters.”

1. According to the passage, what caused the fire?

A．Rory’s smoking.

B．Careless cooking.

C．The gas fire.

D．A lighted candle.

2. Before the firefighters arrived, what did Rory do?

A．He lighted the candle.

B．He calmed his neighbor.

C．He closed doors to stop the fire.

D．He held a ladder.

3. How was the man rescued?

A．He was rescued by ladder.

B．The boy carried him out.

C．He was carried by a firefighter who got into the room.

D．He got out himself.

4. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

A．much of the flat was destroyed

B．Rory was sent to hospital for injuries

C．Rory studied music

D．Rory led an important part in saving the man’s life

4 . Luke is a cute dog, living together with me for five years. We get lots of   _________   in our area during the summer season. Many forests are badly _________ by fire each year. That hot summer, not far from our shelter, a forest   _________ fire. It was July, and there had been a heat wave going on for three days.

Somehow, Luke rushed toward the forest. There was no longer any hope at that moment to wait for Luke to come back to the _______. In fact, I was waiting for firefighters to tell me that he had _______ in the forest. Suddenly, a fireman burst into my office and     _______     me that Luke had succeeded in saving four kittens who had been _______by the flames. I _______   accompanied the fireman to the forest to get him back. _______ we got to the scene of the incident, we didn’t see Luke. Then we heard the   ________ of a dog barking in the forest. I ________the barks as Luke’s. The firemen ________ the tracks of the dog until they found him barking loudly by the side of an injured ________. Thanks to Luke, four kittens and a fireman were saved. This true story shows us that pets are loving, caring and compassionate. We should love and ________them. Little animals can do     ________     things for humans.

1.

A．rain

B．sun

C．noise

D．fires

2.

A．damaged

B．removed

C．changed

D．treated

3.

A．made

B．caught

C．set

D．burned

4.

A．forest

B．house

C．area

D．shelter

5.

A．lost

B．died

C．appeared

D．remained

6.

A．warned

B．reminded

C．informed

D．promised

7.

A．buried

B．trapped

C．controlled

D．swallowed

8.

A．immediately

B．slightly

C．approximately

D．particularly

9.

A．Since

B．Unless

C．When

D．Until

10.

A．call

B．shout

C．voice

D．sound

11.

A．understood

B．recognized

C．treated

D．realized

12.

A．recorded

B．noticed

C．followed

D．wanted

13.

A．fireman

B．doctor

C．farmer

D．teacher

14.

A．save

B．raise

C．protect

D．hate

15.

A．fun

B．enormous

C．little

D．risky

5 . The snow trapped Taylor, but taco sauce (卷饼酱) saved his life. It all began last Sunday when Taylor, along with his dog, went to get gas for his ______, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Taylor told the police his car got ______ in the snow. After some time, he then ______     and woke up on Monday finding ______ more snow, unable to get out of the vehicle (车辆). He tried to ______ out on Monday, but the snow was too deep and made it ______ to go on foot so he and his dog ______ to the vehicle.

By Wednesday, a ______ person’s announcement was put out for Taylor, according to a report. Over the next few days ______ he was trapped in the snow, Taylor told the police he stayed ______ by “starting his car from time to time. He ______ some of the taco sauce he had as food”.

On Friday, a skater called 911 saying they had ______ Taylor. The office soon sent a construction truck to ______ out Taylor and his dog. The officers said they were just “hungry after being stuck in the ______ for five days”. Taylor was ______ to who helped him and determined to help others as possible as he could in future.

1.

A．truck

B．bus

C．car

D．boat

2.

A．broken

B．stuck

C．lost

D．changed

3.

A．fell asleep

B．took risks

C．tried out

D．kept on

4.

A．also

B．almost

C．still

D．even

5.

A．put

B．call

C．break

D．walk

6.

A．difficult

B．boring

C．important

D．possible

7.

A．returned

B．pointed

C．tended

D．appealed

8.

A．learning

B．working

C．missing

D．traveling

9.

A．until

B．after

C．before

D．unless

10.

A．clean

B．hot

C．warm

D．mild

11.

A．bought

B．ate

C．made

D．borrowed

12.

A．seen

B．saved

C．known

D．paid

13.

A．send

B．dig

C．pick

D．tick

14.

A．clay

B．typhoon

C．thunderstorm

D．snow

15.

A．desperate

B．awkward

C．thankful

D．ashamed

6 . On September 11, 2001, I was in my fifth grade at Hutchinson Elementary School in New York. During the day, I ____ that something had happened at the Twin Towers. But nobody seemed to really ____ what was going on. It wasn’t until school let out that I realized something might be ____. My dad usually ____ me up, but he wasn’t there. My dad was a firefighter. His ____ was less than a mile from the Twin Towers.

When I got home, my mom told me that the Twin Towers had been attacked, and my dad had gone there to ____. Most of the rest of that day is unclear. I ____only bits and pieces, like my mom calling hospitals all over New York City, ____ to find my dad. Two days later, she told me that he was probably ____.

We didn’t learn exactly what had happened to my father until much later. We ____ that he had sent a radio message at 9:56 am, when he and hundreds of other ____firefighters were in the burning South Tower, trying to ____ as many people as possible. Just three minutes later, the tower ____. The other tower came crashing down about a half hour later.

17 years later, I still ____ my dad every day. He instilled(灌输) in me a ____ for my community, and his ____ encouraged me to volunteer with the 9/11 Legacy Advocates, a group made up of people who ____ family members on 9/11 like me.

When I look back. I don’t think only of the sad ____. I also remember the great acts of so many people, ____ my dad. I’m really ____ to call him my hero.

1.

A．saw

B．heard

C．reported

D．imagined

2.

A．wonder

B．care

C．know

D．doubt

3.

A．wrong

B．true

C．different

D．strange

4.

A．took

B．picked

C．got

D．put

5.

A．hospital

B．home

C．school

D．station

6.

A．help

B．talk

C．stay

D．beat

7.

A．want

B．give

C．get

D．remember

8.

A．hoping

B．promising

C．requiring

D．refusing

9.

A．tired

B．gone

C．chosen

D．mistaken

10.

A．made sense

B．made sure

C．picked out

D．found out

11.

A．serious

B．courageous

C．excited

D．surprised

12.

A．save

B．control

C．meet

D．tell

13.

A．showed up

B．shut up

C．fell down

D．broke down

14.

A．read

B．miss

C．worry

D．learn

15.

A．pity

B．fear

C．love

D．need

16.

A．carefulness

B．patience

C．wisdom

D．bravery

17.

A．discovered

B．forgot

C．lost

D．left

18.

A．event

B．lesson

C．example

D．change

19.

A．actually

B．occasionally

C．probably

D．especially

20.

A．sorry

B．thankful

C．proud

D．sad

7 . Frank was walking down the 6th Street on a hot sunny day when he saw smoke coming out of the street. He could _____ the smoke, and it was getting_____. Seeing the smoke coming out of a storm drain(雨水沟), Frank called the fire department _________. “The storm drain is _____ fire!” he said. The fire department asked for his whereabouts and he said he was near the 6th street. They said they would be right there to investigate the situation. Frank needn't to go anywhere, so he waited for the _____ to arrive. He was curious what could be burning beneath the street. As far as he knew, there wasn't anything beneath the street _____ concrete(混凝土). And everyone knows that concrete doesn't _____.

A fire truck arrived a few ____ later. “Are you the man who _____?” asked the driver. “Yes.” Frank answered. By now Frank could not only smell the _____ but also hear crackling sounds, just like wood burning. The firemen didn't seem to______ it an emergency. “What do you think it could be?” Frank asked the driver. “Oh, we know what it is. We have to ______ a problem like this every few months. It's the homeless people in their ‘______’.”

Homeless people have been living under the streets for years._____ their knowledge of the storm drain system, they ______ their own “houses” beneath the streets. These living areas have tables, mattresses, chairs, and sofas. The settlers often “borrow” electricity by connecting to a live wire above ground to ______ their own lights and even TVs underground. Either this ______ electricity or a cigarette can cause an occasional fire.

Frank watched ______   some firemen lifted a manhole cover (井盖) and went beneath the street with a fire hose (消防软管). Then a few minutes later, the ______ smoke turned white. Shortly afterward, the firemen reappeared with a ______ person who seemed to have just been woken up.

1.

A．touch

B．hear

C．smell

D．taste

2.

A．thicker

B．thinner

C．colder

D．warmer

3.

A．slowly

B．immediately

C．hardly

D．nearly

4.

A．in

B．at

C．to

D．on

5.

A．policeman

B．firemen

C．postmen

D．powermen

6.

A．in spite of

B．regardless of

C．besides

D．except

7.

A．crack

B．burn

C．burst

D．shake

8.

A．seconds

B．hours

C．minutes

D．quarters

9.

A．called

B．smelt

C．investigated

D．saw

10.

A．fire

B．smoke

C．storm

D．sound

11.

A．consider

B．make

C．bring

D．take

12.

A．suffer

B．solve

C．survive

D．survey

13.

A．flats

B．apartments

C．houses

D．sections

14.

A．Learning

B．Taking

C．Using

D．Giving

15.

A．set down

B．set aside

C．set about

D．set up

16.

A．power

B．shape

C．force

D．heat

17.

A．bought

B．brought

C．booked

D．borrowed

18.

A．for

B．as

C．whether

D．since

19.

A．black

B．red

C．blue

D．brown

20.

A．careless

B．selfless

C．helpless

D．homeless

8 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌中间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：把缺词处加个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除： 把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

It was 7:15 in the morning of February 8, 2007. I was walking along Park Road towards the east while an old man came out of the park on the other sides of the street. Then I saw a yellow car drive up Third Street and made a right turn into Park Road. The next moment the car hit the man while she was crossing the road. He fell with a cry. The car didn’t stop and drive off at full speed heading west. I noticed the driver was young woman wore a pair of glasses and the plate number was AC864. After two minutes later, I stopped a passed car and took the old man to the nearest hospital.

9 . Saint-Ex back from the dead

The French Government confirmed last Wednesday that pieces found at the bottom of the Mediterranean belonged to a plane piloted by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, one of France’s most beloved authors. The discovery throws some _______ on Saint-Exupery’s mysterious disappearance about sixty years ago.

The author of “The Little Prince” disappeared completely during World War II while _______ a group of men for the Allies (联盟)over _______ of France on July 31, 1944. But in May 2000, a professional diver discovered the remains of a Lockheed Lightning P38 plane thrown here and there on the seabed in 70 metres of water _______the French port of Marseilles. A state ban (禁令) on _______ dives in the area delayed further searches until October 2003. At that time, a salvage (打捞)team _______ pieces of the aircraft’s landing parts and engine. One of the pieces _______ a maker’s number. It wasn’t until last Wednesday that the researchers _______ confirmed that it belonged to Saint-Exupery’s plane.

Saint-Exupery was 44 when he _______ out to photograph parts of southern France in ________ for the Allied landings there, but was never seen again. Repeated searches of the coast ________ to turn up the aircraft, leaving the author’s disappearance ________ in mystery. The discovery was a dream for ________, even if it did not explain why the plane came down.

Saint Exupery was a great adventurer whose life and ________ turned him into one of the country’s biggest heroes. “The Little Prince” is a tale about a little boy who tells his ________ to a pilot he meets in the Sahara Desert.

1.

A．ideas

B．light

C．thought

D．views

2.

A．sending

B．seeing off

C．flying

D．being together with

3.

A．the east

B．the west

C．the north

D．the south

4.

A．along

B．off

C．over

D．to

5.

A．late

B．immediate

C．further

D．new

6.

A．searched

B．got

C．found out

D．recovered

7.

A．got

B．bore

C．made

D．put

8.

A．surely

B．carefully

C．completely

D．finally

9.

A．sent

B．flew

C．turned

D．came

10.

A．preparation

B．search

C．group

D．secret

11.

A．succeeded

B．failed

C．got

D．missed

12.

A．recovered

B．covered

C．unknown

D．known

13.

A．dives

B．France

C．authors

D．historians

14.

A．books

B．stories

C．plane

D．war

15.

A．discoveries

B．author

C．experiences

D．searches