1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What are the speakers talking about?

A．A fire accident.

B．A traffic accident.

C．A riding accident.

2. Who is the man speaker probably?

A．A: truck driver.

B．A waiter.

C．A policeman.

3. When did the accident happen?

A．At noon.

B．At daybreak.

C．At midnight.

4. How many people were killed in the accident?

A．Four.

B．Five.

C．Seven.

2 . Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holland, a young boy taught the world about the rewards of unselfish service.

Because the entire village lived on fishing, a volunteer rescue team was needed in case of _______. One night, the winds _______ hard, the clouds burst and a strong storm overturned a fishing boat at sea. The _______ were in trouble and they sent out the SOS. The captain of the rescue rowboat team sounded the alarm and the villagers quickly gathered in the town square, _______ the sea. When the team started their rowboat and fought their way _______ the wild waves, the villagers waited nervously on the beach, holding lamps to _______ the way back.

An hour later, the rescue boat reappeared and the hoping villagers ran _______ the volunteers. Falling on the sand, _______, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not _______ any more passengers and they had to leave one man behind. Even one more passenger would have surely overturned the rescue boat and all would have been ________.

Anxiously, the captain called for another volunteer team to ________ the survivor. Sixteen-year-old Hans stepped forward. His mother grabbed his arm, ________, “Please don’t go. Your father ________ in a shipwreck (海难) 10 years ago and your older brother, Paul, has been missing at sea for three weeks. Hans, you are all I have ________.”

Hans replied, “Mother, I have to go. ________ everyone said ‘I can’t go, let someone else do it’, there will be ________ going to help. Mother, this time I have to do my duty.” Hans kissed his mother, joined the team and ________ into the night.

Another hour passed, which seemed to Hans’ mother like a ________. Finally, the rescue boat came into sight in the distance with Hans standing up in the bow (船首). Cupping his hands, the captain ________, “Did you find the lost man?” ________ able to control himself, Hans excitedly cried back, “Yes, we found him. Tell my mother it’s my older brother, Paul!”

1.

A．enemy

B．shark

C．emergency

D．sickness

2.

A．ran

B．blew

C．swam

D．shook

3.

A．crew

B．family

C．cattle

D．equipment

4.

A．exploring

B．evaluating

C．overlooking

D．surrounding

5.

A．through

B．around

C．from

D．over

6.

A．fight

B．light

C．build

D．find

7.

A．to surprise

B．to feed

C．to beat

D．to greet

8.

A．carried out

B．broken out

C．worn out

D．died out

9.

A．interview

B．reject

C．select

D．hold

10.

A．lost

B．disturbed

C．injured

D．scolded

11.

A．hunt after

B．look for

C．discuss with

D．fight for

12.

A．warning

B．replying

C．promising

D．crying

13.

A．died

B．lay

C．stayed

D．worked

14.

A．met

B．left

C．stored

D．concerned

15.

A．How

B．What

C．If

D．That

16.

A．nobody

B．somebody

C．anybody

D．everybody

17.

A．appeared

B．disappeared

C．came

D．jumped

18.

A．day

B．month

C．year

D．century

19.

A．smiled

B．waved

C．whispered

D．called

20.

A．Fortunately

B．Nearly

C．Hardly

D．Possibly

3 . Family of a Sydney father sticking to life following a New year’s Eve fireworks explosion (燃放鞭炮) say the incident was an “unexpected accident”. Adrian Alafaci, 28, from Sans Souci, was in a dangerous condition on Thursday afternoon after a firework exploded in his face when he tried to light it just after midnight.

Adrian was ringing in the new year with a small group of friends on a beach near river-side Drive at Sans Souci. The explosion left him with serious face and head injuries and he was taken to St George Hospital without any delay. His daughter was not with him at the time. No one else was injured during the incident, police said.

People around San Souci and Brighton Le Sands said fireworks were going off in the streets for hours with some even thrown from passing cars.

Whitney Pitman posted online that someone threw a cracker at her car from a unit block as she was driving. Luckily, it was only knocked off her car. “Imagine if my window was down,” she said. “Seriously, how stupid are people these days.”

Another woman said one was let off under her son’s window in Ramsgate. “We were up all night, too,” she said.

Colleen Euston, who lives in Sans Souci, posted online that fireworks were going off in her street from 9 p.m to 2 a.m and some were thrown from a passing car.

In New South Wales it is never legal to use fireworks without a license. Only “toy fire works” such as sparklers, party poppers and toy pistol caps, can be used without a license.

1. From the first paragraph we can learn that_________.

A．a fireworks explosion means a disaster

B．a Sydney father got injured by a firework

C．a Sydney family were injured in an accident

D．accidents cannot be avoided at New Year’s Eve

2. When the incident happened, Adrian________.

A．was on a street	B．was with his family
C．was celebrating Christmas	D．lit a firework himself

3. What was Whitney Pittman worried about?

A．Throwing fireworks at passing cars.	B．Throwing fireworks from passing cars.
C．Letting off fireworks under the window.	D．Fireworks going off from 9 p.m to 2 a.m.

4. In New South Wales, lighting fireworks is__________.

A．always against the law	B．limited to toy fireworks
C．not permitted without a license	D．the main cause of human injuries