1 . There are some disabled people in the world who fight an unseen battle within themselves every day. They never cry and ________, but with a big smile on their face. I call such people ________ because they know the art of living life.

Six-and-a-half years back, I was in a car accident. The driver slept, and the car fell in the ditch, as a result of which, I suffered ________ injuries: the radius and ulna(槎骨和尺骨) on my right arm were ________; three vertebrae of my backbone were crushed. But what ________ my life and personality completely was the spinal cord(脊髓) injury. We did try to find an ambulance but ________, so I was thrown in the back of a pother jeep, and then ________ to the nearby hospital. Unfortunately, I was ________ for there was no first aid. After several attempts, I finally ended up in a comparatively better hospital, where I ________ three major and two minor surgeries.

The days I spent in the hospital were ________. I was in severe pain, especially ________, I was fed up with wearing the hospital gown, looking at the white walls, sitting idle. I was so ________ that I felt life was almost pointless and ________. But then I realized that instead of crying for what I had lost, I had people around who were concerned about me. Thus, there came the best ________ that I took in my entire life — painting, a magic way to color my life.

That’s how this ________ helped me in exploring an artist in me and how this art kept me alive through the whole journey.

1.

A．pray

B．blame

C．forgive

D．insist

2.

A．survivors

B．failures

C．fighters

D．explorers

3.

A．slight

B．personal

C．distinct

D．multiple

4.

A．cut

B．cured

C．cracked

D．separated

5.

A．improved

B．suited

C．changed

D．dominated

6.

A．in vain

B．in sorrow

C．in despair

D．in relief

7.

A．admitted

B．walked

C．showed

D．rushed

8.

A．kicked out

B．picked out

C．helped out

D．worn out

9.

A．performed

B．underwent

C．required

D．planned

10.

A．joyful

B．dreadful

C．helpful

D．regretful

11.

A．sensitively

B．theoretically

C．physically

D．psychologically

12.

A．frustrated

B．bored

C．tense

D．angry

13.

A．endless

B．colorless

C．limitless

D．priceless

14.

A．time

B．belief

C．decision

D．opportunity

15.

A．adversity

B．story

C．surgery

D．emergency

2 . 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。

Ezri and Oliver were so keen to climb the mountain that they begged to join their dad Brandon for another hike. Just after 8 a. m. on a beautiful Sunday morning, they set off. Brandon’s backpack held his phone, Clif bars (能量棒), packets of apple sauce, apples, water bottles and fishing gear.

Brandon had planned a varied route up the mountain. The winding upward slope was fun and uneventful. Near the top, thick snow blanketed the path. Excitedly, the kids raced across the hard surface. They shared the second-last Clif bar and rested for an hour. Brandon looked around. His phone showed 1:30 p. m. and no signals.

When the kids started down, Brandon said, “You guys really want to find those fishing lakes, don’t you?”

“Oh, yes!” Ezri said. So they took an unfamiliar route down the other side of the mountain.

By the time Brandon realized the path had become an animal trail alongside a stream, it made sense to keep following it. The stream sang to them, and they kept following it down. Mid afternoon, when the sun disappeared behind heavy gray clouds, they suddenly felt lost, cold and hungry. For half an hour they cautiously moved downward until they reached a steep cliff (悬崖) edge. The stream became a noisy, six-metre waterfall. Mist enveloped them as the water raced over a huge rock.

Brandon cursed (咒骂) himself for taking an unknown route down. They held hands and inched down until Oliver slid on a loose rock and all three went flying.

Brandon wiped blood from his forehead and gathered his senses. Was anyone hurt? Oliver, crying and shivering, seemed okay. Ezri was weeping, but she too appeared uninjured. Brandon himself didn’t feel anything worse than the wound on his forehead. The backpack was stuck in the rocks six meters away. He saw no use trying to find it back. The air was cold and getting colder. They were wet and tired.

注意：
1．所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

To save the kids, Brandon realized he had to look for a way out alone.

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A helicopter with the father and many volunteers set off immediately.

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3 . Rescuers in Jersey said Sunday after an all-night search that there was no hope of survivors from an explosion that flattened a three-story apartment block. At least three people were confirmed killed in the accident early Saturday in the Channel island’s port capital St Helier, following a suspected gas leak. “We have three confirmed deaths and it’s fair to say we expect to find more,” police chief Robin Smith told a news conference, saying that around 12 residents remained unaccounted for. “It is with sadness that I am confirming that the search-and-rescue operation has been moved to a recovery operation,” he said.

The phase involved a “painstaking search of the debris” which could take weeks, Smith said, adding that a gas leak was the ‘likely” cause. Aided by sniffer dogs and experts from southern England, Jersey emergency workers had searched the rubble (瓦砾)overnight.

Fire chief Paul Brown confirmed that firefighters were called out to investigate the smell of gas on Friday evening, more than seven hours before the explosion. But in vain. He admitted that something had gone “horribly wrong”, considering the subsequent disaster, but insisted that Jersey islanders could still have confidence in his service. Jersey’s gas supplier, Island Energy, said it was working with the fire service to understand what happened.

Like many others in St Helier, Jersey’s Chief Minister Kristina Moore said she was awoken by the explosion. “Across the island you could hear this extraordinary sound,” she told the BBC. “It’s unthinkable news, so we’re all absolutely shocked and really worried about the people who are involved and about those whose lives have been lost.”

The incident caps a tragic week for Jersey, a British Crown dependency not part of the United Kingdom, whose economy relies on banking, tourism and fishing. “We must call on the collective strength of the island community,” Moore said.

1. What’s the possible cause of the accident?

A．The gas leak.	B．The gas supplier.
C．The recovery operation.	D．The unexpected explosion.

2. What was the main task of the recovery operation?

A．Rescuing the dead.	B．Searching the rubble.
C．Searching for the debris.	D．Working with fire service.

3. What may Paul Brown’s words imply?

A．He had predicted the explosion hours before it.

B．The fire service was investigating the explosion.

C．People lost confidence in the island’s fire service.

D．The fire service was partly responsible for the accident.

4. How did Moore feel after the accident?

A．Panicked and frightened.	B．Relieved and hopeful.
C．Astonished and concerned.	D．Fearful and sorrowful.