1 . On July 2, 1937, Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan left Lae, New Guinea for Howland Island in the Pacific. This was without a doubt the longest and most dangerous part of their trip around the world. Earhart had trouble shortly after takeoff. The weather was stormy, so she had to fly at approximately 3,000 meters. Going this high the plane used up gas quickly.

After about 20 hours, Earhart and Noonan approached Howland Island. The island was only about a hundred kilometers away at this point, but the bright sun was shining in their faces, so they couldn’t see it. Near Howland, a ship—the Itasca—was waiting. Earhart contacted the ship: “Gas is low,” she said. The Itasca tried to maintain contact with her, but it got no response. Finally, the Itasca called for help. People searched for Earhart and Noonan for days. Despite great efforts, they found nothing.

What happened to Amelia Earhart? No one knows for sure. During the flight, she likely headed in the wrong direction because the sun was bright and it was hard to see. Perhaps she and Noonan got lost somewhere over the Pacific. Soon after, her plane ran out of gas, and she crashed into the sea. Another idea is that Earhart might have landed on a nearby, uninhabited island called Nikumaroro, where she later died. Researchers recently brought bone-sniffing dogs to the island, though, and no human bones were found. A more extreme theory is that Earhart flew the plane to Marshall Island and later secretly returned to the United States under a new name.

The first theory seems most likely. However, none of these ideas has been proven. Today, people are still investigating Earhart’s and Noonan’s disappearance. Whatever happened, Earhart probably died as she wished, “When I go,” she once said, “I’d like best to go in my plane.”

1. Why was the flight to Howland Island so difficult to Earhart and Noonan?

A．The trip was most dangerous in the world.

B．The flight contained a height of 3,000 meters.

C．Earhart and Noonan were inexperienced pilots.

D．Howland Island was far away from New Guinea.

2. What happened shortly after Earhart and Noonan took off from New Guinea?

A．They were forced to fly higher because of a storm.

B．The sun was too bright to see so Earhart lost direction.

C．The Itasca got no response from them and lost their contact.

D．Their plane soon ran out of gasoline so it crashed into the sea.

3. How is Paragraph 3 developed?

A．By giving examples.	B．By listing assumptions.
C．By making contrast.	D．By providing cause and effect.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．A failed trip to explore Howland Island.

B．A mysterious disappearance of two pilots.

C．A difficult investigation of a missing plane.

D．Two women heroic pilots and their last flight.

2 . I was on the first lap of the dangerous course. I was going 25 mph, and it was the first time I had ________ to ski without the beginner’s protective suit.

On the “S” turn, a rock got stuck in my wheel and sent me flying. I slid for about 20 feet before coming to ________ in the bushes. I remember the ________ all too well — like a hard blow on the face. Blood was coming out of the wounds. I cried ________ , but it didn’t help.

Knowing I had no other ________ , I got up and started skiing again. Every time, I planted my pole and extended my legs, I could feel the unbearable pain. Nevertheless, I finished the race with ________ and torn clothes.

When my mother cleaned the wounds, I experienced pain which is ________ to describe. It was like an acupuncturist (针灸师) went wild, ________ my body. She poured something cold on my hot, bloody ________. I cried like a crazy man, which ________ our neighbor to come over. Those were the ________ hours of my life.

To this day, over two months later, I still haven’t fully ________. Whenever I look at my wrapped knees, I am ________ of what happened that day. It was my first skiing crash, but instead of ________, I was inspired to keep going. I now know what true ________ feels like, and I’m not afraid of it anymore.

1.

A．failed

B．decided

C．pretended

D．hoped

2.

A．stop

B．sit

C．rise

D．wave

3.

A．game

B．skill

C．feeling

D．knowledge

4.

A．excitedly

B．clearly

C．shamefully

D．desperately

5.

A．choice

B．excuse

C．reason

D．idea

6.

A．concerns

B．respect

C．anger

D．tears

7.

A．dangerous

B．difficult

C．important

D．simple

8.

A．treating

B．cleaning

C．checking

D．attacking

9.

A．legs

B．mouth

C．hands

D．neck

10.

A．persuaded

B．encouraged

C．alarmed

D．required

11.

A．tiring

B．last

C．worst

D．fantastic

12.

A．understood

B．recovered

C．woken

D．returned

13.

A．convinced

B．accused

C．warned

D．reminded

14.

A．giving up

B．cheering up

C．starting off

D．looking back

15.

A．love

B．life

C．pain

D．success

3 . A Grade 7 student from Michigan is being considered as a hero. A video shows that he jumped into _________ to stop a school bus filled with about 60 students when the driver _________.

Not all heroes wear capes. In fact, some are just _________ out of elementary school. Dillon Reeves is praised for bringing his school bus to a _________ stop after the driver lost consciousness.

Reeves was _________ home from school on the bus when he _________ the bus begin to change direction suddenly into oncoming traffic.

“Someone call 911. Now!” he can be heard shouting in a surveillance video that _________ from above the driver’s head. Moments before, the driver was alerting the _________ office that she was feeling _________ and needed to pull over. “Seconds later, Reeves, who was __________ at five rows back, jumped up from his seat, ran to the front of the bus, __________ the steering wheel and brought the bus to a stop in the middle of the __________. ” said Robert D. Livernoist.

“Not only was he able to bring the bus to a stop but he also maintained __________. ” said Livernois. “He had the technique to push the brake __________, for you could imagine this is a 66-passenger bus and it was __________ full at the time. ”

McAdams told CNN when first __________ arrived, the unnamed bus driver, a 40-year-old woman, __________ herself. Reeves declined to speak to reporters on Thursday, but his parents, Steve and Ireta Reeves, expressed their __________ in their son. Steve told reporters. “He’s been on my __________ driving country roads, __________ into driveways since about four years old. We’ve got a little hero. ”

1.

A．action

B．rows

C．front

D．seat

2.

A．passed away

B．passed down

C．passed by

D．passed out

3.

A．roughly

B．approximately

C．barely

D．away

4.

A．casual

B．safe

C．unwilling

D．temporary

5.

A．riding

B．walking

C．jumping

D．heading

6.

A．directed

B．heard

C．kicked

D．noticed

7.

A．captured

B．taken

C．held

D．brought

8.

A．school

B．transportation

C．headmaster

D．teacher

9.

A．hungry

B．tired

C．unwell

D．thirsty

10.

A．standing

B．lying

C．sleeping

D．sitting

11.

A．grabbed

B．shook

C．turned

D．fixed

12.

A．station

B．road

C．lot

D．school

13.

A．calmness

B．carefulness

C．control

D．quietness

14.

A．suddenly

B．silently

C．rudely

D．slowly

15.

A．firstly

B．importantly

C．probably

D．typically

16.

A．responders

B．firefighters

C．managers

D．leaders

17.

A．recalled

B．recovered

C．refreshed

D．regained

18.

A．excitement

B．surprise

C．pride

D．anxiety

19.

A．back

B．lap

C．head

D．home

20.

A．walking

B．pulling

C．breaking

D．running

5 . 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。

At a moment’s notice, quick thinking can save lives. Nothing illustrates this better than the story of 13-year-old hero named Dillon Reeves, who jumped into action when his school bus driver experienced a medical emergency, bringing the bus to a stop and avoiding what could have been a very tragic accident. Reeves’ parents expressed their pride at his actions.

“It’s an honor, said his dad Steve. ”I am a bus driver, too. Because of that, Reeves could probably know how to hold the steering wheel (方向盘) and step on the brakes. "

That day, Reeves came back home from school and was riding a school bus full of students in Michigan. And he sat in the fifth rows as usual.

The school bus driver has ten years of driving experience, and during these years, he has never had a driving accident. He held the steering wheel confidently, and he stepped on the brakes carefully. All the students were chatting as usual. Everything went smoothly.

A few minutes later, Reeves noticed something was off, but others didn’t feel anything wrong at the beginning.

The bus driver felt lightheaded and said on the intercom (对讲机)， “I am going to pullover for a moment. Hearing that, students thought the bus would stopped in a certain parking area.

However, the bus didn’t make it to the pull-off area, and began to drift onto on coming traffic. Security camera footage showed the driver already lost consciousness. Seeing that, all the students shouted loudly and shook all over, feeling like sitting on pins and needles, but Reeves kept his head at that time and told himself he should take some actions quickly.

Noticing the danger of the situation, he knew it was time for him to do something.

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。

Without hesitation, Reeves sprang from five rows back.

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Emergency services arrived at the scene in no time.

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8 . Despite their lack of long-time attention, children do hear the words and watch the actions of the adults around them. In other words, adults are major _________ on children. For one elderly woman, thankfully, this is the case.

It was a mid-January afternoon and school was over. As usual, 70-year-old Patricia _________ her grandchild, 7-year-old Mariah, from school.

However, when they arrived at Mariah’s home, things took a terrible _________. Once the car was in the driveway, Patricia _________ it. Patricia thought the car was in park but it was actually in reverse (倒挡). The car then continued to roll _________. Patricia attempted _________ to stop it. However, she fell and her leg got _________ under the front tire (轮胎) on the driver’s side.

Mariah, who was still in the car at the time, sprang into _________. She quickly _________ the key out after watching her mother and other adults often do so. What Mariah did successfully stopped the car from moving further.

The next moment, Mariah __________ up to her house and rang the doorbell __________. Mariah’s mother, Porchia, was shocked at the __________ and called 911 immediately. It was Mariah’s __________ move that allowed her grandma to free her leg from under the car. Fortunately, Patricia was not seriously __________. Days after the __________ incident (事件), Patricia recovered and left the hospital.

1.

A．challenges

B．influences

C．comments

D．concerns

2.

A．picked up

B．looked after

C．helped out

D．sent for

3.

A．chance

B．start

C．effect

D．turn

4.

A．locked

B．adjusted

C．exited

D．approached

5.

A．outside

B．backward

C．sideways

D．around

6.

A．in panic

B．with care

C．by accident

D．on purpose

7.

A．broken

B．lost

C．stuck

D．separated

8.

A．touch

B．life

C．interest

D．action

9.

A．knocked

B．pulled

C．directed

D．lifted

10.

A．walked

B．jumped

C．climbed

D．raced

11.

A．anxiously

B．actively

C．rudely

D．calmly

12.

A．adventure

B．emergency

C．interaction

D．atmosphere

13.

A．well-behaved

B．hard-won

C．quick-thinking

D．eye-catching

14.

A．injured

B．impacted

C．threatened

D．weakened

15.

A．cruel

B．harmful

C．scary

D．embarrassing