1 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Everyone needs to know how to prevent a fire. It is also important to know what to do when it     1    （break）out .

Every year, over 11, 000 people     2    （kill）or injured in house fires. These fires could have been avoided. Smokers who are     3    （care）cause about 200 deaths and over 6,000 fires. More than half of those     4     die in fires are poisoned or harmed by smoke.

If fire happens, do not attempt to fight the fire unless it is small. Try putting out a small fire with water. If     5     fire has spread or if the flames are more than 20 inches high, shut the door on it. Warn everyone else in the building and tell them to get out. You should leave and dial 119for the fire department.

Before     6    （go）into a room, check the door. If the handle or the door is hot, do not open it! Instead, put clothing or a wet towel at the bottom of it to keep smoke out. If the door is not hot, open it     7    （slow）. If there’s a rush of smoke or heat, close it again and shout to warn     8    （other）in side.

Now open the window and shout “Fire!”. See whether you can drop safely to the ground. Use this     9     your escape course if you can. If you are not on ground level, break your fall by pushing a mat out first. Lower yourself at arm’s     10    （long）before dropping. Once outside, stay outside and make sure the fire department is called.

2 . Thomas James Hanson will remember for a long time the snowstorm that hit the state of New York on November 22nd. The 47-year-old man from Niagara Falls was stuck in his car on the highway for almost eight days after his vehicle was accidentally pushed to the side of the road and covered with snow by workers employed to remove the snow from the streets.

Driving on the Interstate Highway190 during the worst of the snowstorm, Mr. Hanson decided to pull over his old 1993 Volkswagen Passat to the side of the road and wait for the weather conditions to improve. He remained motionless for approximately five hours before a snow plow arrived to clear the way. Unfortunately for the poor man, the driver of the gigantic snow removal vehicle did not see the small car, pushing it into the ditch and covering it with more than 2 meters of snow.

Fortunately for the father of two children, the snow that was stacked over his vehicle was not very dense and allowed for enough fresh air to get through to enable him to survive. He was able to drink water that he obtained by melting snow with his lighter in an aluminum coffee cup, and he ate the few items of groceries he had bought before going home.

“If I had known I would be stuck for eight days, I would have bought more than a jar of dill pickles(咸菜), a bottle of ketchup and two sticks of beef jerky(牛肉干),” said the survivor with a smile.

Thomas Hanson had almost lost all hope of being rescued when his car was hit once again this morning by another snow plow, which revealed the poor man’s location.

1. What caused Thomas James Hanson to fall into the ditch according to the passage?

A．A snow removal vehicle.	B．The strong wind.
C．The slippery road.	D．His drunk driving.

2. It can be learned from the passage that_______.

A．Mr. Hanson had bought some food before the accident

B．Mr. Hanson got rescued on November 22 eventually

C．Mr. Hanson had enough bottled water to drink in the car

D．Mr. Hanson was stuck in the car with his children.

3. Which of the following can best describe Thomas James Hanson?

A．Quick-minded

B．Hard-working

C．Careless

D．Humorous

4. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A．Heavy Snowstorm Caused Disaster to New York.

B．Man Found Alive after Being Stuck 8 Days under Snow.

C．Thomas James Hanson–a Black Sheep in the Snow.

D．Wonderful Eight Days of Experience in the Snow.

3 .

Survival and rescue stories from the deadly crash of TransAsia Airways Flight 235 in Taiwan are inspiring as well as exciting. They raise the question: Why do some passengers survive plane crashes while others sadly don’t?

Some of the survival games involve factors passengers largely can't control, like the weather, flight crew skills, the design of airline seats and the construction, maintenance and the age of the plane.

But passengers themselves can do a lot to improve their chances of survival simply by making smart choices and being informed.

Here are a few ideas to keep in mind:

＊Seat choice. Experts differ. Have you heard of the “five-row rule”? This refers to the idea that if you're sitting within five rows of an emergency exit, you have a statistically(统计地) better chance of surviving a crash.

＊Listen to the safety talk. Yeah, it’s boring. But it could save your life! The presentation—by video or by flight attendants—explaining what to do in case the plane goes down, offers key information like: How do I get out?

＊Read the safety card. Do you know that safety card in the pocket of the seat in front of you? Think of it as a map leading you toward survival. Read it. It shows how the plane you're on will be evacuated.

＊Be aware of the exits. Plan your escape. Visualize how you—and perhaps children you're traveling with—are going to get out of the plane.

＊Move quickly. You have 90 seconds to get out of the plane after a crash. Many passengers in plane crashes survive the initial impact. It's what happens next that often kills them.

This includes fire, smoke and sometimes water. Sherwood advises using 90 seconds as a time frame for escaping.

1. At the beginning of the passage, the crash of TransAsia Airways is mentioned ____.

A．to share a story	B．to introduce the topic
C．to introduce a flight	D．to criticize the passengers

2. Of the following things, passengers can control ________.

A．the weather	B．flight crew skills
C．the age of the plane	D．making choices of the seat

3. The underlined word “it” in the passage refers to ________.

A．the plane

B．the seat

C．the card

D．the map

4. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A．You'd better sit within five rows of an emergency exit.

B．You should listen carefully to the safety talk.

C．You should pay attention to the passengers around you.

D．You should move quickly after a crash.

5. The author’s purpose in writing this passage most probably is ________.

A．to offer us some tips on how to survive an air-crash

B．to offer us some tips on how to enjoy an air journey

C．to inform us of the danger of taking planes

D．to inform us of major services on the plane

4 . 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).

5 . The Apollo Programme was set up by NASA, the US space agency, to land a man on the Moon by the end of the 1960s. Once this had been achieved by Apollo 11in 1969, other Moon missions didn’t create the same level of public excitement. The Apollo 13 astronauts were Fred Haise, Jim Lovell and Jack Swigert. Lovell later told the BBC that people were getting bored of the Moon. When the astronauts filmed a message to Earth after 55 hours of space flight, none of the major TV channels in the US took time to show it live.

Nine minutes after filming the message to Earth, one of the ship’s two oxygen tanks exploded. Swigert got in touch with mission control, which was in the city of Houston in Texas, US, and said, “Houston, we’ve had a problem here.” The explosion meant that the astronauts would no longer be able to land on the Moon. Instead, the goal was simply to get back to Earth alive. The crew used the lunar module as a lifeboat.

By now, Apollo 13 had drawn the world’s attention, Millions of people watched television on17 April to see whether the astronauts would get back to Earth. There were fears that damage to the command module might mean that the parachutes needed for landing wouldn’t work. To make matters worse, for four minutes. Mission control lost connection with the astronauts. Luckily, the astronauts landed safely in the Pacific Ocean.

NASA referred to Apollo 13 as a “successful failure”. It didn’t complete its original mission, but the calm and quick thinking of the astronauts and mission control experts prevented a disaster. The tanks were redesigned and a third one added to future spacecraft as backup, to make sure that such an accident never happened again. In 1995, the events of Apollo /3 were made into a hit film starring Tom Hanks.

1. What was people’s attitude towards Apollo 13 at first?

A．They were interested in it.	B．They were tired of it.
C．They were excited about it.	D．They were uncertain about it.

2. What was wrong with Apollo 13?

A．One of its oxygen tanks blew up.	B．It went in the wrong direction.
C．It lost its connection with Earth completely.	D．One of its astronauts didn’t operate it properly.

3. Why was Apollo 13 called a “successful failure”?

A．It caused a lot of loss but created a lot of business value as well.

B．It didn’t attract much attention but landed on Earth safely.

C．It didn’t finish its task but a disaster was avoided.

D．It was ruined but speeded up space exploration.

4. What is this text mainly about?

A．The history of space exploration.	B．A discussion about space exploration.
C．The big events of the Apollo programme.	D．An introduction to a space survival incident.

6 . Kevin McKay, a school bus driver, has been regarded as a hero after saving some 22 kids from the big wildfire. Shortly after the fire broke out, McKay was at work at Ponderosa Elementary School and had no idea how important his ________ there would be.

As fire ________ the school, McKay knew that something had to be done to ________ evacuate (疏散) children and teachers. Rushing into the school building,McKay tore his shirt to rags, dipped them into water and ________ them to the kids to protect their lungs. At that time, flames were all around them. Then, more ________ As the children were loaded onto a bus and ________ away, they hit complete congestion (拥堵) on the roads. Many of the youngsters had difficulty breathing, clearly suffering from the effects of ________. With flames on every side, McKay and the teachers considered ________ the bus and walking. But the fire was too strong. The staff did everything they could to ________ the children as McKay drove the bus slowly along the ________ highway.

As the bus continued on down the road, more and more motorists lost their way, and many ________ followed on. At one point, a car crashed into the side of the school bus. Then, McKay ________ a woman on the side of the road, alone and ________. He offered to give her a ________. After a little conversation it ________ that the woman was a school teacher whose car had broken down as she attempted to flee the fire. Finally, they reached the ________. Everyone escaped unharmed, thanks to the ________ of the driver.

The bus driver later learned that his home was also taken by the fire. He felt blessed and ________ that his family and the children he ________ were safe and that he was at the right place at the right time. Heroes are________, not born.

1.

A．innocence

B．presence

C．experience

D．absence

2.

A．destroyed

B．passed

C．left

D．approached

3.

A．frequently

B．officially

C．quickly

D．gently

4.

A．handed

B．attached

C．applied

D．returned

5.

A．responsibilities

B．disasters

C．opportunities

D．complaints

6.

A．driven

B．thrown

C．given

D．blown

7.

A．thirst

B．injury

C．smoke

D．dust

8.

A．repairing

B．leaving

C．changing

D．catching

9.

A．attract

B．control

C．seek

D．comfort

10.

A．smooth

B．empty

C．quiet

D．jammed

11.

A．chances

B．accidents

C．questions

D．coincidences

12.

A．monitored

B．noticed

C．nursed

D．ignored

13.

A．frightened

B．shocked

C．excited

D．ashamed

14.

A．hug

B．hope

C．ride

D．rise

15.

A．turned out

B．seemed

C．pointed out

D．meant

16.

A．freedom

B．conclusion

C．safety

D．protection

17.

A．activities

B．images

C．methods

D．actions

18.

A．honored

B．convinced

C．grateful

D．trusted

19.

A．lost

B．visited

C．warned

D．saved

20.

A．made

B．praised

C．followed

D．respected

7 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Basketball fans around the world are mourning the     1    (die) of American superstar Kobe Bryant. Bryant, along     2     his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people,     3    (kill) in a helicopter crash Sunday in California. 41-year-old Bryant was an 18-time All-Star player and     4    (win) five NBA championships and two Olympic gold medals. He is considered one of the     5    (great) basketball players of his generation. The helicopter     6    (carry) Bryant and the others crashed into a hilly area in foggy conditions outside Los Angeles.    7    caused the crash is under investigation (调查).It took place about thirty-two kilometers from Bryant’s Mamba Sports Academy, a basketball training center in Newbury Park, California. Bryant was on his way     8    (attend) a youth basketball competition with his daughter. When he retired from the NBA in 2016, Bryant was     9     third-leading scorer in NBA history with 33, 643 points. He is     10    (wide) expected to be elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this year.

8 . Summer holiday was coming, and I could not wait to join my grandparents on a trip to the desert. We lived in Chicago, far from the burning sand. I wasn't ____ the heat because we would be ____ in my grandparents’ new recreational vehicle (野营车). It’s called an RV for short. This would be their third trip in it and the first one to the ____.

After several days of seeing amazing places, including the Grand Canyon, Grandpa ______the RV in an area set up just for campers and RVs. The park was near a ____ and dusty riverbed. The weather was sure ____ where we were.

We were eating dinner inside the RV when suddenly we ____ a park manager shouting, “Pack up and get to ____ ground! A flash flood(山洪) is coming!”

Grandpa shook his ____, “A flood? Not here.” He pointed at the burning sand outside our windows. The hot air ____ from the sand was like snakes squirming(蠕动) in the heat.“That ____ must have spent too much time in the sun today!”

Out the front window of the RV, I could see other people ____ folding up chairs and umbrellas they had set up outside. They were taking the manager’s ____ seriously.

Should we? Grandpa noticed them, too. He thought for a while and ____ his computer. A warning rolled across the ____. “Anyone near White Gully should ____ higher ground at once. Flash floods are on their way!”

“This is White Gully! Hurry up, Kayla, "Grandpa shouted and ____ his chair. He headed for the driver's ____. Grandma hurried outside to fold up chairs and ____ back. I had never seen her move so fast!

___ we drove away from the riverbed, I looked out of the window. In the far distance, a dark wall was rushing toward us. What a terrible experience!

1.

A．interested in

B．surprised at

C．bored with

D．worried about

2.

A．travelling

B．standing

C．studying

D．gathering

3.

A．desert

B．wood

C．lake

D．mountain

4.

A．repaired

B．parked

C．bought

D．discovered

5.

A．dry

B．colorful

C．cold

D．wet

6.

A．cold

B．warm

C．hot

D．cool

7.

A．imagined

B．heard

C．caught

D．prevented

8.

A．further

B．cleaner

C．bigger

D．higher

9.

A．head

B．hand

C．shoulder

D．leg

10.

A．escaping

B．sinking

C．rising

D．flowing

11.

A．traveller

B．car

C．river

D．manager

12.

A．quickly

B．carefully

C．hopelessly

D．easily

13.

A．promise

B．warning

C．joke

D．lie

14.

A．played with

B．handed in

C．showed off

D．turned on

15.

A．road

B．wall

C．board

D．screen

16.

A．point at

B．move towards

C．give up

D．care about

17.

A．fell out

B．looked back on

C．jumped out of

D．got off

18.

A．entrance

B．room

C．door

D．seat

19.

A．talked

B．looked.

C．rushed

D．flew

20.

A．As

B．Until

C．Unless

D．Though

9 . 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。

Rescue in a Bottle

Curtis Whitson had rafted (v.乘筏) down the Arroyo Seco, a river in central California, several times before.

This year, Curtis Whitson knew the water-fall was coming. He figured he would get out of his raft into the shallow water, get down the rocks along ropes on either side of the falls, and continue on his way, as he had on a previous trip.

But this year was different. Heavy snow and spring rains had turned the usually manageable falls into something fierce. And this year, instead of his friends, Whitson’s companions were his girlfriend, Krystal Ramirez, and his 13-year-old son, Hunter. As the three of them approached the falls late in the afternoon of the third day of their camping trip, Whitson could tell from the increasing roar of water in the narrowing canyon(峡谷) that they were in serious trouble. There was no way they’d be able to get down the rocks as planned.

“The water was just roaring through there with tremendous force,” recalls Whitson, 45.

They had no smart phone service, and they hadn’t seen a single person in the past three days. And Whitson knew that they’d be sharing the ground there with rattlesnakes and mountain lions.

As he was thinking what to do, Whitson hit on a bit of luck---he heard voices coming from the other side of the falls. He yelled, but the sound of the rushing water drowned him out.

“We have to get these people a message,” Whitson thought.

He grabbed a stick and pulled out his pocketknife to carve “Help” in it. Then he tied a rope to it so the people would know it wasn’t just any stick. He tried throwing it over the falls, but it floated away in the wrong direction.

“We’ve got to do something!” Whitson yelled to his son. “Have we got anything else?”

Then he spotted his water bottle. Whitson grabbed it and carved “Help!”on it. Ramirez also reminded him that he had a pen and paper in his backpack.

Whitson knew it was a slim hope. But he wrote “6-15 19:00 We are stuck here@ the waterfall. Get help please” and pushed the note into the bottle. This time, his throw over the waterfall was perfect.

“All right, that’s all we can do,” Whitson told Hunter.

注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段开头语已为你写好；
Paragraph 1:

It took 30 minutes to get back upstream to the beach where they’d had lunch.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:

The next morning, the helicopter returned.

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10 . It seemed like any other day when fitness instructor Chantelle Lister set off to work at 7 am. It was the school holidays, so her daughters Loren and Mollie, 17 and 6, and 11-year-old son Charlie were still _______ in bed.

But within an hour, the family home in Kettering, England, went up in flames. The _______ started downstairs, and deadly smoke started _______ the second floor, where the children were sleeping.

_______, the family's beloved dog, Bailey, rushed to their _______. Although the thick smoke _______ to climb the staircase, the 4-year-old dog made his way _______ and kept barking outside Loren's door until she _______.

Loren opened the _______ to thick black smoke covering the stairs and the sound of smashing (粉碎) glass. Struggling to ________, the teenager ran into the other ________ and managed to get the ________ children out through a window and onto the roof.

After successfully raising the ________, Bailey ran back downstairs to try to get out.________, he was trapped in the ________ house.

''The firemen pulled Bailey out and tried to ________ him, but he was dead, '' Chantelle said. ''They put a blanket over him and I kept ________, 'That could have been one of my children. ' Bailey was such a character and so ________. The children wouldn't be here ________ him. He's my hero and I'll be ________ to him forever. ''

1.

A．sleepy

B．asleep

C．awake

D．silent

2.

A．light

B．smoke

C．fire

D．noise

3.

A．filling

B．flowing

C．leaving

D．escaping

4.

A．Finally

B．Thankfully

C．Naturally

D．Obviously

5.

A．yard

B．kitchen

C．danger

D．rescue

6.

A．started

B．failed

C．happened

D．stopped

7.

A．out

B．through

C．upstairs

D．downstairs

8.

A．watched out

B．set off

C．went away

D．woke up

9.

A．eyes

B．mouth

C．door

D．window

10.

A．breathe

B．walk

C．speak

D．stand

11.

A．house

B．classroom

C．bathroom

D．bedroom

12.

A．angry

B．curious

C．terrified

D．confused

13.

A．alarm

B．voice

C．sound

D．child

14.

A．Surprisingly

B．Unfortunately

C．Occasionally

D．Gradually

15.

A．shining

B．exploding

C．broken

D．burning

16.

A．save

B．protect

C．move

D．comfort

17.

A．apologizing

B．thinking

C．explaining

D．expecting

18.

A．interesting

B．loving

C．strange

D．cute

19.

A．beyond

B．besides

C．without

D．despite

20.

A．loyal

B．convenient

C．available

D．grateful