4 . A plane was flying somewhere to cut an abandoned oil pipeline. The pilot Downs ________ eight employees of the oil company and a man named Eliot on board.

Halfway, the plane was ________ by a sandstorm. It was ________ to successfully land. While the ten men were ________ for the survival, they found themselves in the depth of the desert. The plane was badly damaged and all the communication equipment didn’t ________. There were quarrels among the eight ________ for different escape plans. Soon, they ________ to fight against each other. Natural disasters had not killed them yet, but ________ disasters were about to destroy them ________.

At the moment, Eliot ________ shouted, “I’m an airplane designer. The main parts of the plane are not ________. As long as everyone works together, we can mend the plane.” People immediately stopped fighting and were ________ in their hearts. Under Eliot’s command, they began to be ________. Food and ________ could only last for ten days so they only ate two meals a day and ________ drinking water as planned. The repair work_________ in an orderly manner. Eight days later, the plane had not been ________ yet, but a camel team of businessmen passed by and ________ them.

Later, Downs knew that Eliot wasn’t an airplane designer at all and asked Eliot why he cheated them. Eliot said calmly, “If I hadn’t ________ then, could everyone live to this day?” Downs suddenly realized: being trapped in the ________ is terrible, but what is more terrible is that there is no hope for survival!

1.

A．hired

B．carried

C．visited

D．telephoned

2.

A．hit

B．assisted

C．banned

D．followed

3.

A．dangerous

B．appropriate

C．fortunate

D．necessary

4.

A．praying

B．cheering

C．reflecting

D．suffering

5.

A．work

B．appear

C．change

D．improve

6.

A．pilots

B．businessmen

C．employees

D．designers

7.

A．determined

B．hesitated

C．agreed

D．started

8.

A．bitter

B．human

C．casual

D．general

9.

A．in advance

B．on schedule

C．at bottom

D．for ages

10.

A．remarkably

B．completely

C．constantly

D．suddenly

11.

A．adjusted

B．examined

C．destroyed

D．found

12.

A．regretful

B．merciful

C．doubtful

D．hopeful

13.

A．busy

B．angry

C．mature

D．social

14.

A．wine

B．water

C．fruit

D．vegetables

15.

A．purified

B．sought

C．wasted

D．distributed

16.

A．went on

B．set out

C．broke down

D．took off

17.

A．landed

B．decorated

C．repaired

D．moved

18.

A．abandoned

B．rescued

C．condemned

D．informed

19.

A．withdrawn

B．sworn

C．participated

D．lied

20.

A．plane

B．traffic

C．desert

D．snow

5 . It was late, about 10:15 p.m. Janice Esposito got off the train at Bellport, New York, went to her car and started driving home. She was so familiar with the route that she almost drove automatically: turned left to the Station Road, then another left onto Montauk Highway, and then—bam! When Esposito’s car had just crossed the railroad tracks, it hit another vehicle and was pushed back onto the tracks. Injured but mostly shocked by the crash and by the airbags that popped up, she was stuck in the vehicle.

As it happened, Pete DiPinto was just about to go to sleep when he heard a sharp noise and saw the accident not far outside his bedroom window. As a volunteer firefighter and retired teacher, DiPinto, who was 65，fetched a flashlight and rushed out without hesitation. “Any firefighter would have done what I did,” he said. “We’re always on duty.”

At first, he spotted the other car in the accident. After making sure that the driver was all right, DiPinto looked around and discovered Esposito’s car straddling the railway tracks. And then he heard the bell ring, which signaled a train’s arrival.

DiPinto rushed to Esposito’s car and broke the window on the driver’s side. Esposito looked up at him, with her eyes glazing over. “I don’t know where I am,” she said.

“You’re on the railroad tracks，”DiPinto yelled. “I have to get you off right now! The train was running toward them at a speed of some 105 kilometers per hour. The driver’s door fail to be opened due to the collision(碰撞), so DiPinto quickly run to the other side and was able to open the door. He put the airbags aside, seized her arms, pulled her toward him across the passenger seat until finally got her out and walked her to safety as swiftly as possible. Several seconds later, the train crashed into the vehicle. “It was like a Hollywood movie,” DiPinto told reporters the next day.

“Last night,” said Gregory Miglino Jr., Chief of the Department in South Country Ambulance, “the hero arrived in pajamas(睡衣裤), not in a fire truck.”

1. What can we know about the accident from Paragraph 1?

A．Esposito’s car hit another vehicle.

B．Esposito drove too fast.

C．Esposito didn’t know the route well.

D．A running train crashed into Esposito’s car.

2. How was Janice Esposito right after the accident?

A．She felt all right.	B．She was badly hurt.
C．She got stuck in the car.	D．She completely lost her consciousness.

3. How was Janice Esposito rescued from her car?

A．Through the window on the driver’s side.

B．Through the door on the driver’s side.

C．Through the window on the passenger’s side.

D．Through the door on the passenger’s side.

4. What did Gregory Miglino Jr. mean by “the hero arrived in pajamas, not in a fire truck”?

A．DiPinto was not a professional firefighter.

B．DiPinto rushed to save life without thinking about himself.

C．DiPinto was a special firefighter who preferred wearing pajamas.

D．DiPinto was unable to find a fire truck when the accident happened.

6 . After their business trip, John and Mary returned, eager to see their lovely children. As they drove into their hometown feeling glad to be back, they noticed ________, and they went off their usual route to see what it was. They found a ________ in flames. Mary said, “Oh, well, it isn’t our fire, let’s go home.”

But John ________ closer and screamed, “That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn’t be ________ work yet, maybe there is something we could do.” “It has nothing to do with us,” Mary ________.

But John drove up and stopped and they were both horror-stricken to see the whole house in ________. A woman on the lawn was screaming, “The children! Get the children!” John ________ her by the shoulder saying, “Get a hold of yourself and tell us where the children are!” “In the ________,” cried the woman. “Down the hall and to the left.”

In spite of Mary’s disagreement, John ________ for the basement which was full of smoke and ________ hot. He found the door and two children. ________ he left he could hear some more sobbing. He ________ the two badly frightened children into ________ arms and started back asking how many more children were down there. They told him ________ more and Mary grasped his arm and screamed, “John! Don’t go back! It’s ________! That house will fall down any second.”

________ he ran into the smoke-filled hallway and at last he found both children. As he climbed up the ________ stairs, the thought went through his mind that there was something strangely ________ about the little bodies next to him, and at last when they came out into the ________ and fresh air, he found that he had just ________ his own children.

The baby-sitter had left them at this home while she did some shopping.

1.

A．direction

B．mistake

C．danger

D．smoke

2.

A．home

B．plant

C．store

D．kitchen

3.

A．ran

B．walked

C．drove

D．rode

4.

A．at

B．off

C．to

D．on

5.

A．whispered

B．nodded

C．disagreed

D．required

6.

A．ruins

B．pieces

C．flames

D．silence

7.

A．pushed

B．seized

C．greeted

D．stopped

8.

A．basement

B．department

C．house

D．hall

9.

A．went

B．reached

C．asked

D．rushed

10.

A．heavily

B．slightly

C．partly

D．terribly

11.

A．If

B．As

C．Since

D．Unless

12.

A．comforted

B．delivered

C．recognized

D．protected

13.

A．cheering

B．freezing

C．waiting

D．suffering

14.

A．many

B．several

C．three

D．two

15.

A．dangerous

B．foolish

C．practical

D．painful

16.

A．Therefore

B．So

C．Instead

D．But

17.

A．wide

B．endless

C．narrow

D．dirty

18.

A．particular

B．interesting

C．familiar

D．fortunate

19.

A．car

B．sunlight

C．crowd

D．arms

20.

A．rescued

B．found

C．lost

D．missed

7 . By my third day in the hospital, I realized Owen didn’t visit. I couldn’t understand ________ my best friend wouldn’t come to see me. Struggling against the ________ , I called his ________ . His mom answered, and when I asked for Owen, she got ________that she didn’t tell ________ . “He’s not here right now,” she said. I thought it was ________ me where he was or to have him call me. But I was so weak, I just let it ________ . I found out later that Owen’s mom telephoned my parents right ________ we rang off. My phone call really made her ________ , and she ________ they talk to me. Later that night, my mom ________ . Did I remember drinking? Did I remember being in a car? I had ________ what she was talking about, so she finally told me the news: I’d hit a tree. Owen, in the ________ seat, was thrown from the car and killed instantly. The only reason I’d lived was because of my ________ .

My first ________ was of shock. I’d been drink-driving? Hit a tree? Killed Owen? I felt like the ________ person in the world. Even after I was able to ________ several weeks later, I didn’t want to eat, I didn’t want to talk. I just ________ at the wall in my ________ and cried. The only person I wanted to see was ________ . I didn’t feel like hanging out with any of my old friends.

1.

A．if

B．whether

C．why

D．how

2.

A．nurse

B．doctor

C．pain

D．wound

3.

A．company

B．house

C．school

D．office

4.

A．quiet

B．relieved

C．calm

D．worried

5.

A．unfair

B．wrong

C．strange

D．unnecessary

6.

A．permit

B．allow

C．offer

D．refuse

7.

A．stay

B．come

C．fly

D．go

8.

A．before

B．after

C．when

D．until

9.

A．anxious

B．shocked

C．disappointed

D．excited

10.

A．hoped

B．wished

C．insisted

D．ordered

11.

A．went by

B．came by

C．called back

D．sent for

12.

A．understood

B．doubted

C．wondered

D．no idea

13.

A．passenger

B．driver

C．safe

D．spare

14.

A．doctor

B．friend

C．seat-belt

D．fault

15.

A．thought

B．reaction

C．action

D．idea

16.

A．luckiest

B．worst

C．happiest

D．most lonely

17.

A．stand up

B．go over

C．go home

D．eat out

18.

A．stared

B．looked

C．glanced

D．glared

19.

A．sickroom

B．office

C．bedroom

D．dormitory

20.

A．my mom

B．my doctor

C．police

D．Owen

8 . I grew up in a small town and the main entertainment was Friday night high school football. It was just a sleepy little town where parents wanted to raise their children away from crime and danger of a big city, and where teenagers like me _______leaving to find something bigger and better.

All that _______one summer night. My friend Lisa, Kim and Tyler held a party for my eighteenth birthday at Lisa’s house. As they kept _______alcohol to me, I was pretty drunk. I asked Tyler to take me home. With some _______, we made it out to his car and drove home. News came next morning. Kim, my friend _______we were five years old, was killed in a car accident. That night after Tyler and I left, Kim, who was clearly more drunk than me, got into her car and _______towards the highway to go home. She was driving on the wrong side of the road and never saw the truck coming. The driver didn’t see her _______to avoid the car. They hit head on. Kim died immediately, and the driver was thrown _______the truck windshield (挡风玻璃) and died a week later.

Whenever I look back on that day, I can’t help thinking that it was my _______to drink so much that night, otherwise things would be different. I know Kim made the choice to drink and drive that night, but a part of me will always feel ________for what happened.

I may not change the world with my story, but I do hope that I can make people ________the responsibility that they have to themselves and others by ________it. Don’t ever think that your choices are yours ________. Every choice is like a stone dropped into ________water—each ripple (波纹) represents someone who your choice ________. That’s quite an influence, isn’t it?

1.

A．succeeded in

B．dreamed of

C．applied for

D．approved of

2.

A．happened

B．continued

C．changed

D．remained

3.

A．sending

B．delivering

C．taking

D．handing

4.

A．pleasure

B．difficulty

C．hope

D．method

5.

A．before

B．until

C．when

D．since

6.

A．headed

B．walked

C．pushed

D．fled

7.

A．in trouble

B．in time

C．in danger

D．in place

8.

A．above

B．below

C．into

D．through

9.

A．desire

B．fault

C．right

D．chance

10.

A．responsible

B．disappointed

C．embarrassed

D．sensitive

11.

A．explain

B．escape

C．limit

D．realize

12.

A．remembering

B．sharing

C．declaring

D．stopping

13.

A．alone

B．finally

C．apart

D．perhaps

14.

A．clean

B．deep

C．still

D．fresh

15.

A．affects

B．inspires

C．attracts

D．benefits

9 . New York factories in the early 1900s were busy and dangerous places to work. Most factories were housed in brick buildings that were overly hot in the summer and extremely cold in the winter. Workers at the time often worked more than 12 hours each day, receiving few breaks and no overtime pay. The floors were crowded with people and equipment, and the doors were often locked to prevent employees from leaving early. In fact, most factory owners and managers mistreated those who asked for changes or directly fired them. The people in charge believed that they did not owe anything more than a paycheck to their workers.

Everything changed when a fire broke out at the Triangle shirtwaist factory in 1911. During that tragic event, about a quarter of the workers (mostly young immigrant women) lost their lives. The factory workers, located on the ninth floor of the building, could not get the door open. The fire escape led only to flames below. The fire truck ladders were not long enough, nor were the water hoses (水管). Fire nets were inadequate.

After the fire, people marched and protested in order to change conditions in factories. Many large protests took place in New York. Eventually, politicians took up the cause, and legislators (立法者) passed workplace laws regulating child labor and the number of workers allowed on a floor. They also called for sprinkler systems (自动喷水系统) to be placed in all factories. The rights of workers were important and valuable.

Today, working in a factory is still a demanding, difficult, and often dangerous job. The victims of the Triangle shirtwaist factory did not die in vain, however. Because of their experience, the workplace was forever changed for the better.

1. Which best explains the cause of the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire?

A．The quality of the factory building.

B．The lack of worker safety at the factory.

C．The involvement of politicians.

D．The inexperience of the workers.

2. Because of the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire, _______.

A．employers were given more control

B．sprinkler systems were invented

C．many laws were passed to protect workers

D．factories in New York closed

3. Why did people most likely protest after the fire?

A．The women who died were wealthy.

B．Factories were the best places to work.

C．Shirtwaists were hard to find after the fire.

D．The tragedy could have been avoided.

4. It can be learnt from the text that the fire_______.

A．brought the reform in the working conditions

B．caused little damage to the factory

C．became a turning point for politicians

D．took place on the ninth floor of the building

10 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\），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 isn’t hard to be the responsible member of the society.

I remember an incident that happened a rainy Sunday afternoon. I was waiting for the green light at a crossing while a girl of about 10 was hit by a passed car, which drove off quickly. A man immediately rushes to give the girl first aid but I joined in it without hesitation. Fortunate, she was not badly injured, and we sent her away to the nearest hospital. Compared with the escaped drivers, I am proud of what I did.

As a member of the society, I am aware that being responsible is how it takes to make the society better.