Jay, 24, got home from work shortly after midnight. Then, suddenly, a horror-filled scream ripped through the still night. He rushed outside and saw flames lighting the sky half a mile away. Hurriedly, he called the fire department and rushed out to check the situation.
Seconds later, Jay was fishtailing his car on the main road. The fire raged at a small hillside complex of mobile homes. Jay slid the car to a stop and sprinted up a steep lane toward the reddening glow. Reaching the hilltop, he saw that a 70-foot-long trailer (房车) was on fire. A young woman in torn nightclothes was running wildly back and forth, jumping to smash at the 6-foot-high windows with her hands. “Dear God!” she screamed. “My family is dying!”
Jay felt a moment of panic. He seemed to be the only person there to help. Never had he seen such a fire! Flames were leaping out of broken windows at the far end of the trailer and winding along the roof; the roaring, crackling noises grew louder by the second. He grabbed the woman by the shoulders. “What happened?” he shouted.
Barely coherent, Cindy told him she had escaped through one of the master bedroom windows. Her husband, Leonard, had gone for their two children: 22-month-old Ryan and 6-week-old Angela. He was supposed to hand them out to her from the bedroom. But, seconds later, flames had burst from the kitchen and living room windows. Cindy began crying miserably. “Where are they?” Jay yelled. Cindy pointed to the end section of the trailer, where thick, black smoke poured from the windows.
From the time he was old enough to play sports, Jay had learned to battle the odds. As a Little Leaguer, he led his underdog team to the state championship. And in tiny St. Maries, his courage had earned him townspeople’s respect. Always, Jay recalled the words of his father: “The word can’t never did anything for anybody. You can do it! Never stop trying, son!”
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Para. 1 Jay’s father’s words echoed in his mind.
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Para. 2 As her husband was placed in the ambulance to be driven to the hospital, Cindy walked over to Jay.
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At least 151 people were killed and 82 others were injured in a stampede (踩踏) accident on October 29th in Itaewon, a district of the Republic of Korea’s capital Seoul, during a Halloween gathering, local authorities said
Many victims are largely in their
1. What happened to the speakers?
| A．They lost their computers. |
| B．They suffered from a big storm. |
| C．They failed to graduate. |
| A．Amy’s neighbour. | B．Amy’s mother. | C．Jack’s neighbor |
| A．By posting online. |
| B．By calling the police. |
| C．By going to the insurance company. |
| A．In July. | B．In August. | C．In September. |
1. What happened to the woman at the beginning?
| A．She lost her phone. |
| B．She couldn’t find the way. |
| C．She was trapped in heavy snow. |
| A．The car was running out of gas. |
| B．She stopped to answer a call. |
| C．The engine couldn’t work properly. |
| A．By drinking hot tea. | B．By using the car heater. | C．By having more clothes on. |
| A．They called an ambulance. |
| B．They led the woman to her home. |
| C．They helped the woman go to the main road. |
5 . Nicole Graham from Melbourne, Australia owns 10 horses. One afternoon, she and her
Speaking of the
Stacey Sullivan, the vet who
| A．daughter | B．friend | C．vet | D．husband |
| A．absorbed | B．trapped | C．buried | D．engaged |
| A．rescue | B．raise | C．wash | D．drive |
| A．Fortunately | B．Sadly | C．Apparently | D．Quickly |
| A．awake | B．informed | C．calm | D．quiet |
| A．Immediately | B．Incredibly | C．Subsequently | D．Ultimately |
| A．awkward | B．frightened | C．relieved | D．impressed |
| A．safety | B．normal | C．life | D．justice |
| A．send out | B．pull out | C．bring up | D．clean up |
| A．terrible | B．urgent | C．confusing | D．successful |
| A．crash | B．disaster | C．incident | D．event |
| A．breathtaking | B．heartbreaking | C．awesome | D．troublesome |
| A．posters | B．traps | C．tracks | D．signs |
| A．treated | B．discovered | C．kept | D．comforted |
| A．rescuer | B．owner | C．reporter | D．fighter |
1. Where did the ship turn over?
| A．In Port of Midia. |
| B．In a port in Saudi Arabia. |
| C．In the open sea near Romania. |
| A．Some crew members died. |
| B．75 sheep were killed. |
| C．Most of the sheep died. |
| A．From a newspaper. |
| B．From an online video. |
| C．From an article on the Internet. |
| A．Foggy. |
| B．Cold. |
| C．Hot. |
Three theories
Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean, was attempting a round- the-world flight in 1937. She planned to land on the tiny Pacific Ocean island of Howland. She never arrived. Her fate, and that of her navigator (导航员)Fred Noonan, remains one of aviation’s (航空的)greatest unsolved mysteries. Researchers have spent millions of dollars investigating the case and several books have been published that examined different theories.
The official US position is that Earhart ran out of fuel and crashed in the Pacific Ocean. The radio log from aUS Coast Guard ship indicates that she must have been near Howland when contact was lost
Another theory says that Earhart could have crashed on a different island, called Nikumaroro, and died since the island is uninhabited.
Yet another theory claims she was captured while on a secret mission to the Marshall Islands in the North Pacific and eventually returned to the US with a new identity.
Lost and found?
The missing pilot
February 18, 2011
Amelia Earhart’s dried saliva (唾液)could help solve the longstanding mystery of the aviator’s 1937 disappearance, according to scientists who plan to take samples of her DNA from her correspondence. A new project aims to create a genetic profile that could be used to test recent claims that a bone found on the South Pacific island ofNikumaroro is Earharf s.
Justin Long, a Canadian whose family is partially funding the DNA project, points out that at the moment, anyone who finds parts of bones can claim that they are Earhart’s remains. According to Justin Long, Earhart's letters are the only items that are both proved to be hers and that might contain her DNA. Hair samples are one of the best sources of DNA, but no hair samples from Earhart are known. There was, in theory, a sample of Earhart's hair in the International Women’s Air and Space Museum in Cleveland, US. However, a 2009 study revealed that the sample was actually thread.
The remains of Earhart, her navigator Noonan, and their twin-engine plane were never recovered. But in 2009, a group of researchers found a bone fragment on Nikumaroro that they believed might have been from one of Earhart' s fingers. However, some scientists have suggested the Nikumaroro bone fragment isn’t human at all but may instead belong to a sea turtle that was found nearby.
The new Earhart DNA project will be headed by Dongya Yang, a genetic scientist at Simon Fraser University in Canada. Yang will work on four letters Earhart wrote to her family. Much of Earhart's correspondence was done by her secretary but the assumption is that Earhart must have sealed the envelopes of these personal letters herself.
1. Why are there so many theories concerning where Amelia Earhart was?| A．It is still a mystery. |
| B．She left with some secrets. |
| C．Her flight cost much money. |
| D．She returned with a new identity. |
| A．To search Nikumaroro more thoroughly. |
| B．To confirm if a bone belongs to Amelia Earhart. |
| C．To find out who Amelia Earhart often wrote to. |
| D．To locate Amelia Earhart’s remains accurately. |
| A．None of Amelia Earhart’s DNA has been collected so far. |
| B．Amelia Earhart took delight in writing letters to her family. |
| C．The Nikumaroro bone fragment belonged to Amelia Earhart. |
| D．The hair sample in Cleveland’s museum was Amelia Earhart's. |
Davyon Johnson, an 11-year-old boy, was honored by his community after saving two lives in one day. On Dec. 9, a choking student tripped into the classroom
It’s a beautiful sunny day. The Bonds boarded their boat for a carefree day trip to Dove Island for some fishing as a family custom. Thomas Bond, a 30-year-old construction worker, loved the sport, especially catching bass (鲈鱼) and had impressed on his oldest daughter, Lizzy, a love of the outdoors, teaching her how to bait (下诱饵) a hook and cast a line and brave the waves.
The family spent the day fishing in the vast ocean, and then left the island in the early evening. Upon setting off from the shore, they found thick fog rolling in. Lizzy fell into a light sleep beside her five-year-old sister, Molly, at a table on the boat’s lower deck (甲板). Their father’s sharp orders woke her up: “Get out of the boat. The boat’s sinking!” Lizzy pushed her sister into the cold, dark water. Both girls wore life jackets. The adults did not. The girls were followed by their mother, Petra Bond, who was expecting a baby at that time. Within seconds, the boat was damaged and was left just the tip of its bow in the air.
Looking into the faces of her father, mother, and sister, Lizzy wasn’t frightened. After some time, her father told them he would swim for help. “I’ll be back,” he said before disappearing into the darkness.
“Dad is like the superhero to me. I believe he will get help to rescue us,” Lizzy said to herself. After some time, her mother became quiet and stopped swimming. Lizzy wrapped a rope around her mother’s chest and tied her to the boat so she wouldn’t float away. Then her sister fell quiet too and she stayed beside her.
To keep herself awake, Lizzy daydreamed about what they would do after they were rescued. They would stay in a hotel, order room service, and lie comfortably under the blankets in bed, cozy and warm.
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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。
After several hours, Lizzy heard her name called in the distance.
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On the coast, an ambulance was waiting for them.
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10 . Life can change in the blink of an eye. For Bridgette Ponson, one of those
Soon, Chris Crowder, CEO of the school, became
“It was a split second,” Chris recalls. “I immediately just ran into the classroom building because I knew I had to get a lot of people to lift this car. We have about 220
A whole group of kids could be seen working together to lift the car enough for Mom and her kids to get
| A．discoveries | B．observations | C．explorations | D．moments |
| A．approached | B．hit | C．delighted | D．confused |
| A．searching | B．waiting | C．trapped | D．tied |
| A．Thankfully | B．Honestly | C．Absolutely | D．Obviously |
| A．witness | B．cause | C．victim | D．damage |
| A．learned | B．realized | C．recalled | D．explained |
| A．accompany | B．treat | C．save | D．welcome |
| A．aware | B．afraid | C．ashamed | D．approving |
| A．doubt | B．wonder | C．exception | D．delay |
| A．domestic | B．energetic | C．innocent | D．ordinary |
| A．made | B．helped | C．watched | D．heard |
| A．calling | B．looking | C．running | D．climbing |
| A．ahead | B．close | C．free | D．lost |
| A．stress | B．injuries | C．hunger | D．diseases |
| A．expected | B．determined | C．advised | D．reminded |
