1 . In July, in Moss Point, Mississippi, a heroic act unfolded. Three teenage girls found themselves in a(n) _________ situation when they drove their car off a boat ramp (舷梯) and into the Pascagoula River. The driver had blindly _________ incorrect GPS directions, leading them into the _________.

Corion Evans, a 16-year-old who was hanging out with friends nearby, saw what happened and realized he _________ to help. In the dark, Evans and two brothers made their way to the river’s edge and saw the _________ catching the roof of the sinking car. Evans _________ jumped into the water, even though he _________ there were alligators (鳄鱼) in the area. He _________ brought the first girl to safety on the shore.

A police officer named Garry Mercer _________ and also jumped into the river to assist. However, one of the girls __________ and pulled Mercer underwater. Evans didn’t hesitate to jump back in and help both of them until they could stand. __________, another girl, Cora Watson, who couldn’t swim, was struggling to stay afloat. Evans heard her cries for __________ and managed to save her as well.

All three girls and Officer Mercer were taken to the __________ but were eventually released. Evans’ mother, Marquita Evans, wasn’t __________ with him for breaking curfew (宵禁) because he had a good reason — __________ lives.

1.

A．complex

B．dangerous

C．embarrassing

D．unusual

2.

A．recorded

B．changed

C．followed

D．abandoned

3.

A．water

B．car

C．house

D．beach

4.

A．promised

B．learned

C．refused

D．needed

5.

A．drivers

B．boys

C．girls

D．officers

6.

A．carefully

B．finally

C．suddenly

D．immediately

7.

A．imagined

B．knew

C．hoped

D．dreamed

8.

A．successfully

B．calmly

C．anxiously

D．warmly

9.

A．waited

B．arrived

C．fell

D．left

10.

A．apologized

B．disappeared

C．panicked

D．agreed

11.

A．At the same time

B．After a while

C．From now on

D．In the future

12.

A．fight

B．peace

C．action

D．help

13.

A．school

B．hospital

C．home

D．river

14.

A．strict

B．pleased

C．upset

D．patient

15.

A．ending

B．losing

C．endangering

D．saving

2 . Years ago Paul was living his best life, conducting tours in his native Zimbabwe. But his life changed after he_______ to lead an adventure down the Zambezi River.

Leading six clients and three other_______ down the river in three canoes (独木舟), Paul felt _______ because he knew the area well. Everything went well until they_______a school of hippos (河马)._______that they were at a safe distance, Paul_______ to just paddle (用桨划) around them.

The canoe_______ by guide Evans, however, was somehow knocked off course. Suddenly, there was a big _______. A male hippo had charged at Evans’s canoe and Evans was thrown into the water. The current was _______ Evans toward a mama hippo and her young 150 meters away. The situation was quite ________ because hippos are very territorial and might attack any animal________their territory.

Paul turned his canoe around to reach Evans ________ the other guides managed to get the clients to safety on a rock that hippos couldn't climb. The moment their fingers almost________, Paul was up to his waist down a hippo’s ________.

The hippo threw him out of its mouth soon but wouldn’t________ its attack. By the time others came to his________, Paul had been________   injured. After waking up ten hours later in a hospital,he realized that his left arm was gone. The only news that gave him some________ was that Evans survived, too.

Not long after his ________, Paul returned to the river in a canoe with a custom made single paddle. “Focus on what’s possible, not what we’ve ________,” Paul says.

1.

A．expected

B．forgot

C．hesitated

D．agreed

2.

A．writers

B．guides

C．reporters

D．actors

3.

A．anxious

B．guilty

C．confident

D．curious

4.

A．carried off

B．looked over

C．searched for

D．came across

5.

A．Assuming

B．Doubting

C．Admitting

D．Fearing

6.

A．pretended

B．decided

C．failed

D．used

7.

A．piloted

B．witnessed

C．recommended

D．recognized.

8.

A．mistake

B．improvement

C．noise

D．influence

9.

A．surrounding

B．assisting

C．attracting

D．washing

10.

A．confusing

B．critical

C．embarrassing

D．unique

11.

A．entering

B．marking

C．protecting

D．observing

12.

A．until

B．if

C．while

D．although

13.

A．froze

B．touched

C．bled

D．bent

14.

A．back

B．nose

C．throat

D．tail

15.

A．launch

B．increase

C．stand

D．stop

16.

A．rescue

B．senses

C．attention

D．conclusions

17.

A．seriously

B．frequently

C．mentally

D．commonly

18.

A．sorrow

B．amusement

C．relief

D．trouble

19.

A．arrival

B．recovery

C．retirement

D．escape

20.

A．created

B．hidden

C．abandoned

D．lost

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What were the kids doing in the pool?

A．Having a diving class.

B．Performing first aid.

C．Practising a board game.

2. Why did the woman jump in the pool?

A．To show her skill.

B．To save a girl.

C．To go for a swim.

3. Who called for an ambulance?

A．The instructor.

B．The woman.

C．A student.

4. What do we know about the girl?

A．She lost her memory forever.

B．She quarreled with her parents.

C．She forgot what had happened.

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. When did the man most probably lose his wallet?

A．When he was having dinner.

B．When he walked into the restaurant.

C．When he was ordering his dish.

2. Why was the man in a hurry?

A．Because he had to meet his doctor.

B．Because he wanted to report to the police.

C．Because he had to go to the bank.

3. What was the man’s biggest worry?

A．He lost his ID card.

B．He couldn’t pay for the dinner.

C．He got a lot of people included in his problem.

5 . Brendon Birt accidentally took a wrong turn down a street in Red Oak, Iowa. But it turned out it was exactly where he was _________! As he drove down the road, he saw heavy smoke from a family’s home. He knew the home was on fire. Without thinking, he stopped his car, called 911 and ran towards the _________ Brendon ran up and saw most of the downstairs was already full of _________. “I just believed there had to be someone _________ inside the house because it was so late at night,” Brendon said. “I knew I had to act _________. Every second that was going by was just getting worse.” He _________ to the side of the home and started pounding on the windows with _________, calling for the people to get out.

The homeowner, Tender Lehman, was _________ that night but her three younger children ages 8, 14, and 17 were inside being looked after by her _________ son, Bryce Harrison, 22. No smoke alarms __________, so if it weren’t for Brendon’s warning, they might not have ever __________ Brendon was relieved (放心) when he saw the four children run out of the __________ to safety. Days later, Tender came home and went to see the man who __________ all four of her children. “I’m so __________,” Tender said. “My kids wouldn’t have __________ it, without your kind action.”

1.

A．needed

B．discovered

C．received

D．chosen

2.

A．street

B．restaurant

C．fire

D．bus

3.

A．rubbish

B．people

C．bikes

D．smoke

4.

A．sleeping

B．working

C．eating

D．cooking

5.

A．quietly

B．quickly

C．finally

D．repeatedly

6.

A．moved

B．rushed

C．listened

D．referred

7.

A．surprise

B．excitement

C．anxiety

D．pleasure

8.

A．up

B．out

C．ill

D．busy

9.

A．oldest

B．smartest

C．tallest

D．kindest

10.

A．came out

B．broke down

C．gave up

D．went off

11.

A．stayed

B．helped

C．awoken

D．believed

12.

A．shop

B．office

C．garden

D．building

13.

A．met

B．saved

C．honored

D．taught

14.

A．thankful

B．careful

C．serious

D．proud

15.

A．troubled

B．started

C．remembered

D．made

6 . It was one day in June 2018. After soccer practice that day, 12 members of a Thai soccer team and their coach decided to _________ the nearby Tham Luang cave. It is one of Thailand’s longest caves.

The boys, aged 11 to 16 and their coach, 25, walked in the waters and then _________ the cave. At first they were excited. _________, as they were in the cave, a _________ came. Soon, a flash flood came and more and more water got into the cave system. They pushed _________ in, eventually making their way to a _________ platform, 4 kilometers into the cave system.

The flood _________ the cave system with water, trapping the boys for 18 days. For the first nine days, they had no _________, and relied on drip-ping stalactites(钟乳石)for water. But they didn’t sit and _________. Realizing they were __________, the boys took turns digging a 16-foot hole into the cave wall, __________ to find a way out. They meditated(冥想)to save energy and __________ thinking about food. Finally, some British divers dived into the cave by accident and __________ them. Surviving that long was only half the battle though. The divers __________ Thai Navy Seals for help. Thai Navy Seals entered the cave to help and stayed with the boys as __________ planned how to take them out __________. Over the course of a three-day mission, divers helped take out each player and their coach.

The journey to the surface required each boy to __________ a full--face diving mask, be tethered(栓住)between two divers, and __________ for hours through tums and tight squeezes. Thanks to the __________ of Thai Navy Seals and the international dive community, all the team __________ and were able to quickly return to a normal, healthy life after the rescue.

1.

A．protect

B．measure

C．decorate

D．explore

2.

A．dug

B．destroyed

C．left

D．entered

3.

A．Moreover

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Instead

4.

A．storm

B．ship

C．snowfall

D．cloud

5.

A．farther

B．longer

C．deeper

D．wider

6.

A．new

B．familiar

C．real

D．high

7.

A．supplied

B．filled

C．provided

D．covered

8.

A．shoes

B．food

C．water

D．clothes

9.

A．discuss

B．cry

C．wait

D．think

10.

A．forgotten

B．abandoned

C．injured

D．trapped

11.

A．agreeing

B．hoping

C．fearing

D．begging

12.

A．avoided

B．regretted

C．kept

D．advised

13.

A．recognized

B．scared

C．saved

D．found

14.

A．took over

B．turned to

C．cared about

D．looked for

15.

A．rescuers

B．planners

C．officials

D．coaches

16.

A．safely

B．easily

C．regularly

D．suddenly

17.

A．check

B．demand

C．wear

D．create

18.

A．hide

B．run

C．swim

D．work

19.

A．performances

B．efforts

C．suggestions

D．tools

20.

A．survived

B．escaped

C．appeared

D．succeeded