2 . Tonight, I went to see a play. On the way, a car _____ me off. I turned my bright lights on him and I drove right behind him. At the next stop _____, I pulled up beside him. He was _____, and shouted at me.

I rolled down my _____ and said,＂Really? You’re mad at me when YOU cut me off?!＂He _____,＂Yes!＂ And then he threw his coffee in my face, which _____ my face and my car. _____, it was cold. I didn’t know what to do _____ I was angry, so I _____ behind him with my bright lights on.

I called 911 to ______ an attack by a taxi driver. A very nice and calm ______ answered. She told me not to follow him since I could get ______. I asked her what the procedure was. She told me to give her the license plate number and type of car, and they would follow up.

Something in me rethought the ______ thing. I told the 911 operator that I changed my ______. I did not want the police to involve ______. ＂I am fine,＂ I told her before ______.

The car turned down an alley(小巷) quickly, trying to ______ me, but I followed. The car stopped, and a young man got out. He didn’t look so mean or scary ______ — more sad, really. I sensed I didn’t have to worry and I wasn’t ______.

I ______ to the left side ahead of him and got out of my car. He reasoned with me as he was approaching. We apologized to each other. Then, we hugged, shook hands and left.

1.

A．kept

B．cut

C．put

D．broke

2.

A．light

B．platform

C．station

D．track

3.

A．fearful

B．polite

C．angry

D．particular

4.

A．collar

B．pace

C．curtain

D．window

5.

A．obeyed

B．laughed

C．lied

D．responded

6.

A．drove

B．warmed

C．covered

D．cleaned

7.

A．Fortunately

B．Frequently

C．Therefore

D．Otherwise

8.

A．then

B．but

C．so

D．or

9.

A．followed

B．looked

C．passed

D．arranged

10.

A．stop

B．report

C．save

D．believe

11.

A．passenger

B．player

C．operator

D．coach

12.

A．treated

B．recorded

C．inspired

D．hurt

13.

A．whole

B．mysterious

C．risky

D．violent

14.

A．career

B．mind

C．decision

D．routine

15.

A．in all

B．first of all

C．after all

D．for all

16.

A．turning away

B．running out

C．giving in

D．hanging up

17.

A．lose

B．comfort

C．frighten

D．arrive

18.

A．gently

B．actually

C．normally

D．carefully

19.

A．similar

B．ashamed

C．afraid

D．casual

20.

A．set off

B．looked up

C．fell behind

D．pulled over

3 . 语法填空
On Thursday Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women’s club as usual.
When she came home she sensed     1     unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the windows were all locked and there was     2     sign of forced entry. Had anything been taken? She went from room to room checking and     3     (find) her spare camera missing.
The following Thursday she went out at her usual time, but she just took a short walk in a park nearby, came home through the back door and settled down to wait and see what     4     (happen).
It was 4 o’clock     5     the front doorbell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making tea at the time. The bell rang again, and then she heard her letter-box     6     (push) open. Picking up the kettle of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of     7     appeared through the letter-box, and then a hand.     8     wire turned and caught around the knob (圆钮) on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water     9     the hand. A sharp cry was heard outside as the wire fell to the floor and the hand was     10     (instant) pulled back, which was followed by the sound of running feet.

4 . A walker seriously injured in a mountain-top lightning strike which killed two others is showing signs of improvement, the police have said. A major rescue operation was performed on Sunday following two strikes which hit the Brecon Beacons, South Wales. Two men died, while two others were taken to hospital.

A police spokeswoman said, “A man in a serious condition in hospital, following simultaneous (同时发生的) incidents in the Brecon Beacons, has now improved and he is recovering. Officers are continuing to get in touch with the next of relatives of the dead men and enquiries are ongoing. All men were believed to be from England.”

Mark Jones, of the Brecon Mountain Rescue Team, described the lightning strike as a freak accident, and something he had not been called out to in 30 years of service.

The walking group Ramblers Cymru said that while incidents involving thunder and lightning were rare, electrical storms should be taken seriously by walkers.

The organisation’s delivery officer, Elly Hannigan Popp, said, “We’d advise everyone to check the weather forecast before starting a walk. If you hear thunder, see lightning or if your hair stands on end, postpone activities even if the sky looks blue and clear. Lightning will strike as far as 10 miles away from any rainfall. Lightning can strike the same place repeatedly— especially tall, pointed, isolated objects.”

“If there is no shelter you should keep moving. And if you become the tallest object, crouch (蹲) in the open twice as far away from the nearest pointed object as it is tall. Make yourself as small as possible, stay on your toes and keep your heels together, as it will allow electricity to go up one foot, through the heels and back into the ground through the other.”

1. What can we learn about the victims of the incident?

A．Both of the injured men are recovering slowly,

B．The bodies of the two men haven’t been found.

C．The four men involved may be from the same country.

D．The police cannot contact the two dead men’s relatives.

2. Why did the author quote the police spokeswoman in Paragraph 2?

A．Because the accident is very serious.

B．To announce where the victims come from.

C．Because the police are looking into the accident.

D．To tell the readers some facts of the incident.

3. What do the last two paragraphs tell us?

A．Harm done by lightning.	B．Warnings from a delivery officer.
C．First aid in a lightning incident.	D．Safety tips on a lightning strike.

5 . What is the woman trying to do?

A．Tell a story.

B．Describe an accident.

C．Report a game.

6 . Beldon and Canfield are two seashore towns, not far apart．Both towns have many hotels, and in summer the hotels are full of holiday-makers and other tourists．
Last August there was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel in Beldon．The next day, this news appeared on page two of the town’s newspaper．The Beldon Post:
FIRE AT SEABREEZE
Late last night firemen hurried to the Seabreeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroom．The hotel manager said that a cigarette started the fire．We say again to all our visitors： “Please don’t smoke cigarettes in bed．” This was Beldon’s first hotel fire for five years．
The Canfield Times gave the news in these words on page one：
ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRE
Last night Beldon firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some furniture at the Seabreeze Hotel．An angry holiday-maker said, “An electric lamp probably started the fire．The bedroom lamps are very old at some of these hotels．When I put my bedside light on, I heard a funny noise from the lamp．” We are glad to tell our readers that this sort of adventure does not happen in Canfield．
What are the facts, then? It is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accident．There was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel last August: that is one fact．Do we know anything else? Yes, we know that firemen went to the hotel．
Now what do you think of the rest of the “news” ?
1. Which of the following best gives the main idea of this text?

A．Beldon and Canfield are both good places for tourists in summer．

B．A fire broke out at night in Seabreeze Hotel last summer．

C．It was not easy to find out exact truth from newspapers．

D．Two newspapers gave reports on the same matter．

2. Which of the following are probably facts?
a．The fire broke out in a bedroom at the hotel．
b．A cigarette started the fire．
c．An old lamp started the fire．
d．The fire broke out at night．
e．There has never been a fire in Canfield．

A．b and c

B．a and d

C．c and e

D．a and c

3. The Canfield Times used the headline like this in order to make its readers think _______．

A．hotels in Beldon often catch fire

B．hotels in Beldon don’t often catch fire

C．this was the second fire at the Seabreeze Hotel

D．Beldon was a good place except that hotels there are not quite safe

4. The Caield newspaper gave a report just the opposite to the Beldon Post by saying that _______．

A．the bedroom lamps were very old at the Seabreeze Hotel

B．the bedroom lights made funny noise when the fire took place

C．the firemen failed to save clothing, bedclothes and other things

D．such accidents never happened in Canfield for the past 5 years