3 . Why does the woman apologize to the man?

A．She lost his bags.

B．She ran into him.

C．She forgot his name.

4 . Last February, 17-year-old Norwood was at the wheel in Orlando, accompanied by her three closest friends. However, the laughter and chatter inside her car abruptly gave way to _______ , as another vehicle _______ into theirs at a crossroads, sending their black car sailing into a nearby yard.

As smoke poured from her car, a bystander shouted, “It’s about to _______! Get out!” The impact had caved in (使下陷) Norwood’s driver’s side door, _______ it shut. _______, but otherwise OK, she escaped through the window, along with two of her friends, who’d also managed to _______ themselves.

But halfway down the street, she _______ Simmons was missing. She hurried back and found Simmons _______ in the back seat. She _______ open the back door, dragged her friend out a few feet to safety, and laid her on the ground. However, Simmons showed no ________ of life! That was when Norwood started CPR.

She started pumping Simmons’s chest and ________ breathing into her friend’s mouth in hopes of filling her lungs with the kiss of life. No ________. And then, after the 30th compression (按压), Simmons began coughing. The CPR had ________!

Soon, the ambulance arrived and ________ Simmons to the hospital. When she heard how Norwood had saved her life, “I wasn’t ________,” Simmons told CNN. “She will always help any way she can.”

1.

A．screams

B．jokes

C．songs

D．regrets

2.

A．changed

B．faded

C．crashed

D．dived

3.

A．break up

B．pull up

C．start up

D．blow up

4.

A．jamming

B．securing

C．locking

D．reaching

5.

A．Broken

B．Shaken

C．Frozen

D．Beaten

6.

A．test

B．free

C．cure

D．help

7.

A．understood

B．mentioned

C．realized

D．assessed

8.

A．uncomfortable

B．unsettled

C．uncontrollable

D．unconscious

9.

A．threw

B．slid

C．moved

D．clicked

10.

A．importance

B．value

C．sign

D．length

11.

A．gradually

B．desperately

C．approximately

D．originally

12.

A．gratitude

B．concern

C．response

D．equipment

13.

A．failed

B．started

C．returned

D．worked

14.

A．guided

B．rushed

C．admitted

D．led

15.

A．surprised

B．relieved

C．frustrated

D．disappointed

5 . It seems that some people go out of their way to get into trouble. That’s more or less what happened on the night when Nashville Police Officer Floyd Hyde was on duty.

“I was on the way to a personal-injury accident in West Nashville. As I got onto Highway40, blue lights and sirens (警笛) going, I fell in behind a gold Pontiac Firebird that suddenly seemed to take off quickly down the highway. The driver somehow panicked at the sight of me. He was going more than a hundred miles an hour and began passing cars on the shoulder (路肩).”

But Hyde couldn’t go after him. Taking care of the injured people is always more important than worrying about speeders, so the officer had to stay on his way to the accident. But he did try to keep the Firebird in sight as he drove, hoping another nearby unit would be able to step in and stop the speeding car. As it turned out, keeping the Firebird in sight was not that difficult. Every turn the Pontiac made was the very turn the officer needed to get to the accident scene.

Hyde followed the Pontiac all the way to his destination. At that point he found another unit had already arrived at the accident scene. His help wasn't needed. Now he was free to try to stop the driver of the Firebird, who by this time had developed something new to panic about.

“Just about that time,” Hyde says, “I saw fire coming out from under that car, with blue smoke and oil going everywhere. He’d blown his engine. Now he had to stop.”

“After I arrested him, I asked him why he was running. He told me he didn't have a driver’s license.”

That accident cost the driver of the Firebird plenty — a thousand dollars for the new engine — not to mention the charges for driving without a license, attempting to run away, and dangerous driving.

1. Why did Floyd Hyde drive the car before he got onto Highway 40?

A．To arrest a criminal.	B．To catch up with a car.
C．To go to the police station.	D．To deal with an accident.

2. What was Hyde’s expectation when he was following the Firebird?

A．Another nearby unit could stop the speeding car.

B．The driver of the Firebird would turn his car around.

C．Another nearby unit could take care of the injured people.

D．The driver of the Firebird would show him his identity card.

3. What happened to the Firebird?

A．Something was wrong with the wheel.	B．Something was wrong with the engine.
C．The car crashed into another one.	D．The car turned upside down.

4. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．The driver had to face the music.	B．The driver was finally under control.
C．The driver was actually in a dilemma.	D．The driver had to turn to others for help.

7 . Why does the woman look slimmer than before?

A．She was on diet.

B．She was in hospital.

C．She took weight-loss pills.

8 . 阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

Four Colombian children survived a plane crash only to be lost deep in the Amazon rainforest for well over a month. This is how they survived this horrifying situation.

It’s most people’s nightmare: surviving a plane crash only to be trapped in a jungle with no way of contacting the outside world. But they survived. The children, aged 13, nine and four, as well as an 11-month-old baby, were flying with their mother from their village in the Amazon to visit their father in San José del Guaviare. The single-engine Cessna on which they were flying experienced engine problems and disappeared on May 1, 2023.

Bad weather prevented the army from finding the crash site for two weeks, where they then found the dead bodies of three adults, including the children’s mother. How did these children survive conditions that would be an unimaginable struggle for most adults? They are members of the Huitoto Indigenous group and were raised in the jungle. As such, they have an intimate understanding of the rainforest. They know which fruits are safe to eat and which plants should be avoided.

Working with, rather than against, the Amazon, they survived on fruits and seeds, while feeding the baby water mixed with yucca flour that they found on the plane. While the children got on with the business of surviving, the Colombian army worked with Indigenous volunteers to find them. After 40 days of searching, the children were found and taken to recover at a military hospital in Bogota.

While many around the world have taken this survival story to be a miracle, others point out that it is the result of an ancient and intimate knowledge of the rainforest that has been passed down through Indigenous communities over the generations. Indigenous tribes have a close relationship to the Amazon, marked by a deep respect for the forest that provides them with shelter and nutritious ingredients. It is their close connection to and understanding of the rainforest that undoubtedly helped the children to survive.

1. What made the plane on which they were flying crash?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Why did it take the army so long to find the children after the accident?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
 The children survived the horrifying situation by fighting against the Amazon rainforest.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
4. What lesson can you learn from the story?   (In about 40 words)
____________________________________________________________________________________________

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What happened to the woman’s grandpa?

A．He was hit by a truck.

B．He was hit by a bus.

C．He was hit by a car.

2. Who took the woman’s grandpa to the hospital?

A．The driver.

B．A stranger.

C．The woman.

10 . Before you head out to a fun event where there will be many people, you should be aware of the dangers of a crowd crush (拥挤的人群), whose possibility adds up during the festivals or on some celebrating occasions.

Though the risk of crowd crush is rare, it can be deadly when it happens. Crowd crush occurs when many people are packed together and begin to fall over one another. In the past, such instances have caused horrible injury and even death.     1    

Before attending a crowded event, look up a map of the venue.     2     Once you arrive, choosing the right spot can be crucial. Avoid the middle or front; instead, pick the back or edges of a crowd. It s also important to trust your feelings. Stay aware to see if you feel packed in at any point. The more crowded the event becomes, the sooner you may need to move to a safe place.

    3     The most important thing you can do is stay on your feet. To do this, spread your feet apart and bend your knees a little. Also make sure to move with the flow of the crowd. Trying to move against a crowd of people will only end in disaster.

Helping others is another great way to keep everyone safe. Once one person falls down, more people tend to fall over them.     4    

A common cause of death in a crowd crush isn’t being crushed but rather losing air. It’s best to hold out your arms in front of your chest.     5     It also protects your chest and lungs from being crushed on the ground should you fall.

There is usually fun where the crowds are, so enjoy yourself. But meanwhile, it is also important to remember to stay alert and take care of your family members when you sense the smell of danger.

A．If you do end up in a crush, here’s how you can stay safe.

B．This allows space between you and the person in front of you.

C．So if your neighbor in the crowd falls to the ground, help them up.

D．Seeking for a safer place takes some time and is sometimes challenging.

E．To avoid such an outcome, it’s best to escape the crush before it happens.

F．The shortage of air means less oxygen, which will lead to serious consequences.

G．This will give you an idea of the surroundings—pay special attention to any exits.