When I woke up, I felt pains all over. A pool of sticky blood surrounded my head. I lay trapped in the bottom of n smooth-walled pit (坑) with an empty water bottle.
I thought of what had happened. I was climbing down the mountain as I was admiring the beautiful scenery. Accidentally. I stepped on a loose rock. Then I slipped, fell with the rock and got stuck somewhere below the top. It was getting dark in the pit. Only my mother knew where I’d gone. I promised to have lunch with her. Thinking of this. I took my phone out and dialed her number with shaking fingers. No service. The silence, which earlier I’d valued, was now horrible.
With a sharp pain in my head, I was terrified. I knew I’d fallen far, but I wasn’t sure where I was. I called 911 because I knew by the pain that my back was severely injured, if not broken. My ear was torn badly. There was still no service. I dug through my bag to assess my supplies and found a whistle and some wipes.
I put the whistle around my neck and blew, though I knew no one would hear me. It was 1:15 pm and I was miles from the town where I lived. I used the wipes to clean off as much blood as I could. I rested. Then I screamed, blew my whistle, and let myself think the unthinkable. What if they can’t find me? What if this is it?
I decided to get moving. I climbed through a small opening, but when I peered over the next edge, my heart sank: there was a 30-foot drop. There was no way down. I was trapped.
I knew with that extreme Arizona heat in the day and bitter desert cold at night, I wouldn’t last long. But I thought my mother was sure to call the police for help if she couldn’t get in touch with me. With a little hope, I prayed the police would send a helicopter (直升机) to my resecu.
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Around five hours later, a growing buzz (嗡嗡声) in the air broke the silence.
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| A．A guide. | B．A houseman. | C．A police officer. |
| A．Her leg was broken. | B．Her money was stolen. | C．Her briefcase was gone. |
It was just past midnight. The stars were shining across the sky. Nicholas Bostic, a 38-year-old driver, was still out on his evening pizza delivery shift. With his favorite music on, he enjoyed the soft wind kissing his face. A she drove pasta two-story house around a street corner, he was shocked at the frightening sight: It was on fire! He stopped his car and rushed over to assess the situation and to determine if anyone might be trapped inside. He reached for his phone to dial 911, but realized he left it at home. He didn’t hear sirens(警报) in the distance. Nor did he see any bystanders dialing the fire department. Nicholas feared the home’s sleeping occupants might not wakeup in time to move to safety.
With no time to waste, he made the courageous decision to enter the home on his own without protective gear(护具). He gained entry through the back door. He rushed upstairs, yelling “fire!” throughout the home. The oldest child, Seionna, heard his screams and woke up. She woke up her younger sister and a friend who had stayed the night. She then ran to grab her 1-year-old baby sister.
Nicholas called out to the terrified girls and instructed them to follow him. The sister—Seionna, 18; Shaylee, 13; and Kalia, 1―and their family friend, Livian, 13, followed his directions to escape to the safety of the street.
“For a minute I didn’t understand it,” Shaylee recalled. “But my sister ran upstairs with the baby in her hands, yelling at us to get up because there’s a fire. That’s when we went downstairs, and Nicolas was downstairs helping us.”
Once outside in the fresh air, the girls shook in far and coughed from the smoke. However, they soon realized that their 6-year-old sister, Kaylani, had not escaped with them.
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Without hesitation, Nicholas rushed back into the now flame-filled home.
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As flames shot at his feet, he broke the window’s glass with his bare hand.
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1. What was the speaker driving to do?
| A．Go to his office. | B．Pick up his son. | C．Go to the post office. |
| A．Drinks. | B．Swimsuits. | C．Fruits and bread. |
| A．A traffic jam. | B．A flat tire. | C．An engine failure. |
| A．Worried. | B．Depressed. | C．Relieved. |
When I was in the eighth grade, I became interested in mountain climbing. Then I climbed my first mountain— a fairly gentle 3,900-foot peak near where I live in surrey, British Columbia. I loved the challenge of conquering something bigger than myself. I like climbing more and more. Soon I’d climbed nearly l00 peaks. My parents were happy I’d finally found a hobby.
Two years ago, on December 30, when I was 16, I drove to Oregon to climb 11,240-foot Mount Hood with my friend Mel Olsen. It’s safer to start winter climbs at night when there’s less risk of the sun melting the snowpack (积雪). That day, we started at 3 a.m. The temperature was about 14 degrees. Along the way, we met two other climbers, and the four of us continued on together.
After about five hours, we reached Devil’s Kitchen, a plateau at about l0,000 feet. By this point, the wind conditions were nasty (极糟糕的). My exposed skin felt as though it were burning. The trail we followed grew narrower and steeper. At around 9 a.m. , we reached an ice step. I volunteered to go first. I placed my left foot on it.
Confident I was safe, I put my full weight on it. Suddenly, I heard a loud noise, and a whole slab of ice broke off the step, right under my foot.
In an instant, I fell backward, rolling down the mountain as if I were a character in a video game. After a few seconds, I came to a stop on a shallow slope just above the Devil’s Kitchen. I’d fallen 600 feet. My clothes were torn into small pieces, my helmet was broken, and my face was bloodied from cuts and scratches. Fortunately, for the most part, I was fine, except that I was suffering from a sharp, great pain in my left leg.
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I yelled for help.
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This accident made me have a deep reflection, but I was back climbing again.
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After study for hours, I went outside and up to the roof nearby for a break and watched people cwimming in the sea. It was a sunny day—a blue, cloudless sky over a calm sea. But then, as I looked in the distance. I discovered a series of three or four big waves heading towards the shore. I’d seen these mini-tsunamis (小型海啸)many times before. They were heading at speed in the direction of the swimming area. Most people knew to look out for them, but from the screams that started coming from the beach, I could tell someone was in trouble.
Without thinking, I ran down into the street, holding my bodvboard (冲浪板)on the way and shouted at a stranger to call the coastguard(海岸警卫).My neighbor Tom had heard the screaming as well and was also outside with his bodyboard, so togetlier we rushed to the steps that led down to the sea.
Once we got closer, we discovered the waves had pulled a boy and a girl into the open sea. I knew that the nearest boat would take at least 30 minutes to reach us. I wasn’t used to this sort of emergency—I’d never been trained as a lifeguard—but I didn’t think twice about trying to save them. I suppose in a way I wanted to impress everyone; at 19, a deal like that can seem like a good opportunity to show off.
Tom and I dived into the water and it took us 10 minutes to get to them. When we finally reached them, they were almost lifeless with only their heads coming in and out of the water. We could tell they were still alive from their small breaths but it was clear they wouldn't have been able to stay there much longer. I held the boy and pulled him over my board. Tom then moved the girl onto his board.
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That night, word came from the hospital that the two kids were in good condition.
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7 . In 1970, Alan Ayers was participating in a skydiving team competition in Gainesville, Florida. He would be
Ayers’ teammates skydived first,
“I was completely out of the plane on my back,
Thousands of feet in the air, hanging from the plane, Ayers was out of
“And what happened next was
Ayers dropped away from the plane, opened his parachute, and landed
More than 50 years later, she often came into his
| A．falling | B．jumping | C．marching | D．sliding |
| A．repaired | B．painted | C．removed | D．broken |
| A．leaving | B．recognizing | C．choosing | D．admiring |
| A．right | B．luck | C．chance | D．turn |
| A．hurt | B．caught | C．spotted | D．covered |
| A．hitting back | B．looking down | C．staring up | D．pushing forward |
| A．challenging | B．confusing | C．fearful | D．visible |
| A．sight | B．trouble | C．options | D．doors |
| A．incredible | B．exciting | C．accidental | D．disappointing |
| A．straightened | B．pushed | C．dropped | D．freed |
| A．dramatically | B．safely | C．unconsciously | D．regretfully |
| A．possession | B．mind | C．position | D．focus |
| A．young | B．practiced | C．dirty | D．bony |
| A．fame | B．victory | C．life | D．health |
| A．bravest | B．happiest | C．kindest | D．wisest |
8 . Scientists have created the first full-sized digital model of the Titanic. The model will allow scientists to study the Titanic in ways that have never been possible before.
The Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean in 1912. It was the largest ship of its time, and was thought to be unable to go down below the surface of water. But four days after it left Southampton, England, the Titanic hit an iceberg (冰山) and sank early the next day, killing some 1,500 people. The sinking is one of the most famous disasters in history.
The Titanic broke into two pieces, and sank to the sea floor, about 3.8 kilometers below the surface of the ocean. The location of the wreck (沉船) wasn’t discovered until 1985. Since then, many research teams have visited the site with undersea robots, whose trips have resulted in lots of pictures and videos of the wreck. But even these only allow scientists to study one area of the wreck at a time.
Now, two companies — an undersea technology company called Magellan and the movie company Atlantic Productions — have created a 3-D model of the Titanic by sending two undersea robots down to the Titanic. The robots recorded both of the main pieces of the Titanic (the front and the back), as well as other hits of the wreck on the sea floor. Over six weeks, they took high-quality videos and over 715,000pictures, based on which scientists created the 3-D model of the Titanic. Using it, users will be able to see the ship from all angles.
The companies say the 3-D model will help scientists, enabling them to study the Titanic in great detail and study how the Titanic broke down, which could help them learn more about thousands of other shipwrecks also lying on the sea floor. And of course, scientists hope the model will help them better understand what happened when the Titanic sank.
1. What does the author say about the Titanic?| A．It was supposedly unsinkable. | B．Its sinking is the best-known disaster. |
| C．Its voyage should last for 4 days. | D．It tops the list of England's ships in size. |
| A．More studies are encouraged on the Titanic. | B．Enthusiasm for the Titanic never fades away. |
| C．The exploration of the Titanic is far from easy. | D．New discoveries have been made about the Titanic. |
| A．The previous findings about the shipwreck. | B．The devotion of the scientists. |
| C．The cooperation between the two companies. | D．The complete picture of the wreck. |
| A．help rebuild other shipwrecks underwater | B．give scientists new insights into the Titanic |
| C．allow the public to fully admire the Titanic | D．reproduce the grandness of the large ship |
| A．At 2 :00 a. m. | B．At 3 :00 a. m. | C．At 5 :00 a. m. |
10 . There was a pretty strict system of segregation (种族隔离) in Atlanta. As a Negro child, I couldn’t go to the so-called white schools, any public
I had
In my late childhood and early adolescence, two incidents happened that had a
I also remember riding with my dad another day when he
The experiences
| A．school | B．bus | C．store | D．park |
| A．attend | B．go | C．watch | D．enjoy |
| A．grown up | B．brought up | C．grown out | D．brought out |
| A．under | B．by | C．with | D．on |
| A．founded | B．known | C．called | D．treated |
| A．polish | B．preserve | C．announce | D．reserve |
| A．anything | B．everything | C．something | D．nothing |
| A．terrible | B．bad | C．tremendous | D．further |
| A．wait on | B．look on | C．see on | D．serve on |
| A．happy | B．angry | C．annoyed | D．comfortable |
| A．move | B．leave | C．change | D．go |
| A．but | B．so | C．nor | D．or |
| A．occasionally | B．eventually | C．consequently | D．accidentally |
| A．stopped | B．pulled | C．dragged | D．pushed |
| A．clean | B．received | C．accepted | D．clear |
| A．as if | B．even if | C．before | D．after |
| A．excited | B．shocked | C．scared | D．worried |
| A．name | B．address | C．ticket | D．number |
| A．appealed | B．exposed | C．revealed | D．devoted |
| A．practice | B．system | C．service | D．custom |
