1 . On September 11, 2001, I was in my fifth grade at Hutchinson Elementary School in New York. During the day, I ____ that something had happened at the Twin Towers. But nobody seemed to really ____ what was going on. It wasn’t until school let out that I realized something might be ____. My dad usually ____ me up, but he wasn’t there. My dad was a firefighter. His ____ was less than a mile from the Twin Towers.

When I got home, my mom told me that the Twin Towers had been attacked, and my dad had gone there to ____. Most of the rest of that day is unclear. I ____only bits and pieces, like my mom calling hospitals all over New York City, ____ to find my dad. Two days later, she told me that he was probably ____.

We didn’t learn exactly what had happened to my father until much later. We ____ that he had sent a radio message at 9:56 am, when he and hundreds of other ____firefighters were in the burning South Tower, trying to ____ as many people as possible. Just three minutes later, the tower ____. The other tower came crashing down about a half hour later.

17 years later, I still ____ my dad every day. He instilled(灌输) in me a ____ for my community, and his ____ encouraged me to volunteer with the 9/11 Legacy Advocates, a group made up of people who ____ family members on 9/11 like me.

When I look back. I don’t think only of the sad ____. I also remember the great acts of so many people, ____ my dad. I’m really ____ to call him my hero.

1.

A．saw

B．heard

C．reported

D．imagined

2.

A．wonder

B．care

C．know

D．doubt

3.

A．wrong

B．true

C．different

D．strange

4.

A．took

B．picked

C．got

D．put

5.

A．hospital

B．home

C．school

D．station

6.

A．help

B．talk

C．stay

D．beat

7.

A．want

B．give

C．get

D．remember

8.

A．hoping

B．promising

C．requiring

D．refusing

9.

A．tired

B．gone

C．chosen

D．mistaken

10.

A．made sense

B．made sure

C．picked out

D．found out

11.

A．serious

B．courageous

C．excited

D．surprised

12.

A．save

B．control

C．meet

D．tell

13.

A．showed up

B．shut up

C．fell down

D．broke down

14.

A．read

B．miss

C．worry

D．learn

15.

A．pity

B．fear

C．love

D．need

16.

A．carefulness

B．patience

C．wisdom

D．bravery

17.

A．discovered

B．forgot

C．lost

D．left

18.

A．event

B．lesson

C．example

D．change

19.

A．actually

B．occasionally

C．probably

D．especially

20.

A．sorry

B．thankful

C．proud

D．sad

2 . I discovered the power of fear when I became stuck to my driveway. As much as I tried, I could not move my feet, ______ they were crazy — glued to the ground. The realization that my daughters were playing in Nancy’s house, just one-half block away, paralyzed (麻痹) my ______, making me unable to move. Black ______ was rising from behind the trees on the other side of the street and was enveloping three houses, making them barely ______. Nancy’s house was one of them.

I tried to ______ for my daughters, hoping to see them run safely to my arms, but my voice was ______ stuck — stuck in my throat with no ______ of coming out. There I stood, ______, paralyzed and silenced by ______, unable to protect the two little girls I loved ______ even I had realized.

Although ______ in a body that couldn’t move or speak, I could still hear. I could hear other mothers ______ calling their children. I could hear a ______ silence that covered the neighborhood instead of the usual happy voices of children. And, finally, I could hear the alarm of the fire engine. As the alarm ______, “We’re on our way,” it instantly ______ the crazy glue that had ______ my feet to the ground and it ______ the soundproof (隔音的) box that had silenced my voice.

As I continued down the driveway, two little girls, my two little girls, ran toward me from ______ the street. They had come home to tell me about the fire in the garage next to Nancy’s house. Not only did my feet and voice ______ now, but my eyes were also in good working order and had no trouble producing ______.

1.

A．even if

B．as if

C．though

D．as

2.

A．legs

B．arms

C．ears

D．eyes

3.

A．fog

B．water

C．smoke

D．cloud

4.

A．visible

B．possible

C．responsible

D．comfortable

5.

A．call on

B．call off

C．call in

D．call out

6.

A．yet

B．seldom

C．also

D．still

7.

A．trouble

B．intention

C．patience

D．pleasure

8.

A．selfless

B．careless

C．homeless

D．helpless

9.

A．disease

B．envy

C．fear

D．life

10.

A．more than

B．rather than

C．less than

D．other than

11.

A．absorbed

B．trapped

C．involved

D．included

12.

A．angrily

B．confidently

C．calmly

D．anxiously

13.

A．tiring

B．boring

C．frightening

D．relaxing

14.

A．sang

B．announced

C．told

D．whispered

15.

A．removed

B．brushed

C．put

D．raised

16.

A．adapted

B．painted

C．exposed

D．held

17.

A．lifted

B．unlocked

C．filled

D．carried

18.

A．across

B．behind

C．over

D．above

19.

A．speak

B．move

C．work

D．hear

20.

A．voices

B．steps

C．thoughts

D．tears

3 . It's once again been declared the world's most popular museum. ______ . it may not be a______ thing for the Louvre (卢浮宫) in Paris.

The museum broke its own______in 2018, welcoming 10.2 million_____and claiming the top spot in an index of the world's most-visited museums.

But the Louvre's uptick (小幅上升) in visitors is_____ too much for many of its workers, _____ by reception and security staff over the number of tourists______ through its doors have hit opening hours throughout the week.

"The Louvre is suffocating (令人窒的)," the workers union said in a statement. "The public has increased by more than 20% since 2009, but the palace has not grown,"it_____.

The museum was_ ___on Monday and opened later than advertised on Wednesday, due to a ____with the dissatisfied workers. visitors have ______outside the building throughout the week, and those without bookings have been________.

Although tensions with its workers_______ , the museum's bottom line is looking _______.The Louvre broke its 2012 _______record last year, marking a dramatic _______ from a sharp downturn in visits in 2017 that was due to a sudden decrease in_______in Paris.

The social media that are_______about Beyoncé and Jay Z's music_______filmed at the museum may have played into that increase.

But while visitor numbers rose at the Louvre, overall attendance was relatively_______among the top 20 museums in the world last year. Attendance grew among the top 20 by just 0.1% from 2017 to 2018.

1.

A．Moreover

B．However

C．Finally

D．Eventually

2.

A．splendid

B．skeptical

C．tough

D．sad

3.

A．promise

B．rule

C．record

D．law

4.

A．musicians

B．artists

C．visitors

D．volunteers

5.

A．acquiring

B．suffering

C．blaming

D．proving

6.

A．strikes

B．quarrels

C．fights

D．contests

7.

A．flooding

B．jumping

C．crawling

D．slipping

8.

A．stopped

B．added

C．started

D．paused

9.

A．decorated

B．repaired

C．visited

D．closed

10.

A．lecture

B．meeting

C．speech

D．lesson

11.

A．queued

B．dined

C．helped

D．served

12.

A．turned up

B．turned over

C．turned away

D．turned on

13.

A．die out

B．pay off

C．fade away

D．go on

14.

A．healthy

B．funny

C．tiny

D．cozy

15.

A．quality

B．attendance

C．photo

D．worker

16.

A．alarm

B．attack

C．recovery

D．prediction

17.

A．paintings

B．products

C．population

D．tourism

18.

A．innocent

B．selfish

C．crazy

D．generous

19.

A．concert

B．video

C．festival

D．industry

20.

A．high

B．huge

C．round

D．flat

4 . A mother and daughter were rescued from the wreckage (残骸) of a car crash thanks to an app. It can ______ people anywhere in the world using just three ______.

Valerie Hawkett, 33, lost ______ of her Ford Fiesta while ______ round a sharp bend in Somerset last October. Ms Hawkett's ______went flying over a bush and landed on its _____     in a field.

Her four-year-old ______   Tegan was in the back and the ______ mother called the police to come to her aid — but she didn't know ______ she was.

Officers were able to find their way to Ms Hawkett in the field--- after ______ her the link to a website called what3words. It is able to find the exact ______ of any location on Earth. It told Ms Hawkett the three-word square she was in —“Weekend foggy earphones” — which _______ policemen to a road near a field on the A36 heading out of Norton St Philip, Somerset.

Ms Hawkett, from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, said: “It was absolutely brilliant. It's really, really _______ . I could have been in that field all day ______ the three-word location.”

Ms Hawkett said her car landed on its side, with the only means of ______being through the back passenger-side door. She said:“The only thing ______ me in my seat was my seat belt. But I _________ to get that undone and get me and my daughter out through the back door. I ______ the police after we got out the car.”

Ms Hawkett and Tegan were taken to a ______ nearby to be checked over — but were told they were ______ injured and sent home shortly afterwards.

1.

A．trust

B．accept

C．train

D．find

2.

A．words

B．videos

C．pictures

D．signals

3.

A．sight

B．control

C．hope

D．track

4.

A．driving

B．walking

C．running

D．cycling

5.

A．phone

B．glasses

C．vehicle

D．freezer

6.

A．side

B．front

C．back

D．middle

7.

A．son

B．niece

C．daughter

D．nephew

8.

A．excited

B．panicked

C．grateful

D．curious

9.

A．how

B．who

C．where

D．what

10.

A．handing

B．texting

C．attaching

D．applying

11.

A．effect

B．function

C．advantage

D．position

12.

A．compared

B．added

C．connected

D．directed

13.

A．cheap

B．good

C．safe

D．light

14.

A．thanks to

B．in favor of

C．but for

D．in relation to

15.

A．success

B．attempt

C．support

D．escape

16.

A．following

B．holding

C．pushing

D．attracting

17.

A．managed

B．promised

C．pretended

D．forgot

18.

A．helped

B．inspired

C．called

D．stopped

19.

A．hospital

B．shelter

C．subway

D．motorway

20.

A．steadily

B．rapidly

C．obviously

D．slightly

5 . It was rush hour in San Angelo. Heather Santé was driving her Mazda with her nine-year-old daughter and ten-year-old son in the back. Suddenly, a red pickup truck ________ them off. Santé turned the wheel hard to the right, sending the Mazda ________ off the road and down an embankment (筑堤) that ended in a drop-off after about 50 feet. If the car didn’t ________, it would fall onto the road some 20 feet below. Then a bit of ________: As the car raced toward the edge, its undercarriage got ________ on the concrete lip of the embankment, stopping it ________.

The occupants, however, were far from safe. The car had come to rest on top of a wall, literally (确实地) on the edge of ________. One sudden move by anyone inside could send it over.

Jacob Rodriguez watched the ________ unfold from the company where he works. Then he and four other men ran to the car. They ________ onto the trunk to balance the weight as the ________ kids in the back seat watched.

_____, Julio Vasquez and his nephew, Marco Vasquez, were driving to their jobs nearby. Julio jumped out of the car to help ________ Marco went to the shop, ________ a heavy-duty belt, and returned to the ________ car. He tied the Mazda to a truck that had been driven over by one of the other rescuers. With the car ________, the group carefully opened the ________ doors and helped the children out.

But their departure changed the car’s ________, causing it to tip forward. The men, still on the trunk, ________ Santé to jump into the back seat to re-balance the weight. She did and then inched out the back door. Finally, the men carefully ________ the car. Everyone was safe. Another foot, Rodriguez told USA Today, “and this would be a different ________.”

1.

A．cut

B．saw

C．set

D．took

2.

A．leaving

B．jumping

C．sliding

D．diving

3.

A．move

B．end

C．stop

D．lose

4.

A．wisdom

B．luck

C．choice

D．consideration

5.

A．hurt

B．change

C．separated

D．stuck

6.

A．casually

B．suddenly

C．deliberately

D．closely

7.

A．adventure

B．disaster

C．shock

D．regret

8.

A．scene

B．plot

C．scenery

D．view

9.

A．leaped

B．escaped

C．flowed

D．slipped

10.

A．amazed

B．inspire

C．annoyed

D．terrified

11.

A．Still

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Meanwhile

12.

A．while

B．until

C．unless

D．even if

13.

A．shook

B．grashped

C．followed

D．threw

14.

A．floating

B．broken

C．swinging

D．stolen

15.

A．repaired

B．secure

C．cleaned

D．deserted

16.

A．thick

B．narrow

C．front

D．back

17.

A．energy

B．form

C．weight

D．function

18.

A．informed

B．ordered

C．challenged

D．directed

19.

A．got off

B．turned off

C．set up

D．turned up

20.

A．chance

B．trip

C．story

D．deal

6 . Mike was 11. As his birthday was coming up，he _____ his father to buy him a bike, so that he could go to school cycling and not by _____ or relying on his father to _____ him at school, which was _____ a mile away from his home.

On his _____ , seeing a set of books wrapped nicely in his father's hand, though _____ , he thanked his father. Mike's father was _____ as he didn't have enough money to buy a bike.

After a week，when Mike was walking home from school, he saw a boy riding a bike. Mike _____ that the bike was too small for the big boy. _____，the boy ran into a post and fell on the street. Mike rushed to him and ______ him who was his schoolmate Sam.

Mike helped him stand up and provided him with water. _____ Sam was riding the bike fast, his left leg and hands were ______ injured. Mike asked him to sit in a corner and took the bike and rushed to a ______ nearby.

An ambulance （救护车）came and carried Sam to hospital. He then rushed to Sam's home and ______ his parents about the accident.

Sam and his parents thanked Mike for the ______ help. Mike in turn said, “It was all ______ just because I rode Sam's bike. ” He added, “The bike is too small for Sam to ride and that's why he was _______” Mike met Sam every day in hospital until he ______.

Sam got a new bike and he came to know that Mike didn't have the ______ to own a bike. He gave his old bike to Mike and with his parents' ______, Mike accepted the gift.

1.

A．persuaded

B．arranged

C．requested

D．ordered

2.

A．jumping

B．driving

C．walking

D．wandering

3.

A．drop

B．discover

C．hug

D．pick

4.

A．gathered

B．spotted

C．fixed

D．located

5.

A．holiday

B．birthday

C．graduation

D．celebration

6.

A．frightened

B．hopeful

C．unhappy

D．impatient

7.

A．calm

B．grateful

C．puzzled

D．upset

8.

A．felt

B．learned

C．agreed

D．argued

9.

A．Suddenly

B．Eventually

C．Thankfully

D．Actually

10.

A．treated

B．remembered

C．regarded

D．recognized

11.

A．Before

B．Since

C．Unless

D．Though

12.

A．slightly

B．necessarily

C．seriously

D．gently

13.

A．church

B．school

C．hospital

D．shelter

14.

A．complained

B．reminded

C．impressed

D．informed

15.

A．generous

B．pleasant

C．honored

D．limited

16.

A．unlikely

B．possible

C．exciting

D．unbelievable

17.

A．worried

B．injured

C．beat

D．attacked

18.

A．broke out

B．missed out

C．checked out

D．pulled out

19.

A．interest

B．confidence

C．right

D．chance

20.

A．permission

B．admission

C．guidance

D．introduction

7 . Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

In 1986, the drug company Johnson & Johnson was faced with a crisis. Several people had died after taking Tylenol（泰诺）, a Johnson & Johnson product. The deaths were not the ________ of the company, but the work of a criminal who had put poison in some of the Tylenol capsules（胶囊）. The criminal was later caught and punished, but ________ the deaths, people stopped buying Tylenol. The management of Johnson & Johnson realized that they had to act _______and quickly to prevent serious consequences for the company. Within days, in fact, they ________ every Tylenol capsule in the United States to check for ________. Soon afterword they also introduced “tamperproof” bottles to prevent future problems. Sales of Tylenol ________ again, and in the end, people felt that Johnson & Johnson had acted well.

Not all companies respond to crisis as well as Johnson & Johnson. Some failed to realized the importance of acting responsibly and suffered a dramatic ________ in sales. Consumers no longer trusted the companies.

The key to managing a crisis lies in the company’s ________ reaction. If they recognize a problem immediately and take measures to deal with it, they are less likely to suffer long-term consequences. One example of a quick reaction was that of the Pepsi Company in 1992, when hypodermic syringes （皮下注射器）were found in several soda cans. In a short time, the company was able to prove that the syringes had nothing to do with the production process, and they also found the criminals who had put the syringes in the cans. ________, they lost few customers. On the other hand, Wendy’s fast-food company ________ millions of dollars in 2004 because it tried to deny bad news and did not act quickly enough.

1.

A．feature

B．decision

C．fault

D．solution

2.

A．in favor of

B．in response to

C．in return for

D．in honor of

3.

A．decisively

B．happily

C．fortunately

D．readily

4.

A．avoided

B．involved

C．recalled

D．practiced

5.

A．changing

B．poisoning

C．abandoning

D．cheating

6.

A．picked up

B．settled down

C．came out

D．hung out

7.

A．effect

B．mistake

C．objection

D．drop

8.

A．temporary

B．reverse

C．initial

D．conditional

9.

A．In addition

B．As a result

C．For example

D．By contrast

10.

A．lost

B．gathered

C．maintained

D．invested

8 . I always help others instinctively(本能地).No matter how big or small the action, I am_____to help others, such as opening doors, sharing umbrella and so on.

I was driving home on a 6-lane highway. A huge______, involving 5 cars, unfolded in front of me. Subconsciously, I ______100 feet past the pile-up and ran to a car which was upside down. I got the injured out of the car and._______them against the guardrail(护栏).I then went to the four other cars to check if anyone else was hurt______ .

I looked over and saw a young man, bloody and contorted,______still on the pavement. Everyone around said he was dead; several had checked. But a feeling inside me said "1 didn't check him. Can they be________he is dead?”I felt for pulses at different spots and felt _______ Then I checked the carotid artery(颈动脉)once again. At that moment, I was feeling for a very weak_______and rapid heart rate. I pushed his chin upwards. He then________out a big clot(血块)，and started taking rapid,______ breaths.

By then, the ambulance was leaving with other_______.It had been reported on radio that there was a death. So when I motioned to the ambulance driver，____` this person was alive and needed help first. He initially_______my request. But with my insistence, he, together with a nurse, did in fact________the man thought to be dead.

He was admitted to a local ICU. His injuries were serious, with little________to recover. Some foretold he wouldn't______it.

Due to the distinguished doctors and care of nurses, he did_______.When he was released from hospital, the story was ____ by all the news stations. I smiled to myself, happy that I was fortunate enough to be at the right place at the right time, to follow my ______, and did a big deal.

1.

A．driven

B．persuaded

C．ordered

D．convinced

2.

A．trunk

B．accident

C．case

D．truck

3.

A．went over

B．took over

C．got over

D．pulled over

4.

A．put

B．leaned

C．stood

D．sat

5.

A．slightly

B．hardly

C．badly

D．casually

6.

A．dying

B．lying

C．hiding

D．crying

7.

A．certain

B．skeptical

C．puzzled

D．eager

8.

A．something

B．everything

C．nothing

D．anything

9.

A．voice

B．breath

C．pulse

D．move

10.

A．spat

B．spoke

C．threw

D．coughed

11.

A．strong

B．deep

C．narrow

D．shallow

12.

A．victims

B．passengers

C．nurses

D．drivers

13.

A．proving

B．indicating

C．pretending

D．imagining

14.

A．criticized

B．accepted

C．understood

D．ignored

15.

A．look into

B．take over

C．attend to

D．yell at

16.

A．time

B．chance

C．strength

D．energy

17.

A．get

B．make

C．have

D．put

18.

A．succeed

B．appear

C．survive

D．escape

19.

A．covered

B．invited

C．praised

D．interviewed

20.

A．instinct

B．dream

C．ambition

D．hobby

9 . On Thursday morning, two teenage boys were rescued by a drone (无人机) in Australia while lifeguards were still training to use the machine.

The ______, aged 15-17, got into difficulties about 700 feet off the coast of Lennox Head, New South Wales (NSW). A passerby saw them ______ in dangerous waves. Lifesavers ______ sent the drone to drop a lifeboat, and the pair made their way safely to the ______.

The drone, known as “Little Pipper”, was actually not ______ to be saving anyone just yet---lifeguards were being trained to ______ the machine. When a call came about the swimmers ______, the drone happened to be nearby.

Jai Sheridan was the lifeguard who ______ the drone. He described the experience as ______. “The Little Ripper ______ proved itself today. It is a highly efficient (高效的) piece of lifesaving equipment. I was ______ the drone when the alarm was raised. I directed it towards the swimmers, and dropped the ______. With its support they made their way to safety. They were ______, but not hurt. The teens were rescued in just 70 seconds with the drone---while a lifeguard would have taken up to six minutes to ______ the rescue.”

John Barilaro, an official of the state, ______ the rescue as historic. “It was the world’s ______ rescue by the unmanned aircraft”, he said. “Never before has a drone been used to ______ swimmers like this.”

Last December, the NSW state government ______ some “Little Ripper” drones for 247,000 pounds. ______ some are designed to spot sharks, others are ______ with lifeboats, alarms and loudspeakers. “It was money well spent,” said John Barilaro.

1.

A．swimmers

B．pilots

C．visitors

D．rescuers

2.

A．playing

B．surfing

C．struggling

D．training

3.

A．finally

B．secretly

C．immediately

D．gratefully

4.

A．island

B．ship

C．hospital

D．shore

5.

A．advised

B．supposed

C．allowed

D．guided

6.

A．operate

B．repair

C．work

D．power

7.

A．in charge

B．in place

C．in action

D．in trouble

8.

A．flew

B．brought

C．checked

D．designed

9.

A．funny

B．useful

C．amazing

D．important

10.

A．necessarily

B．basically

C．probably

D．certainly

11.

A．studying

B．piloting

C．boarding

D．inspecting

12.

A．lifebelt

B．lifeline

C．lifeguard

D．lifeboat

13.

A．sick

B．tired

C．excited

D．surprised

14.

A．record

B．complete

C．experience

D．report

15.

A．thanked

B．greeted

C．imagined

D．praised

16.

A．latest

B．best

C．first

D．quickest

17.

A．rescue

B．warn

C．protect

D．reward

18.

A．offered

B．bought

C．booked

D．made

19.

A．Since

B．Unless

C．While

D．Before

20.

A．equipped

B．connected

C．covered

D．filled

10 . Nolan Barry, 8, and Thomas MacKeen, 9, were on their way home from school in Atkinson, N.H., with three other students Tuesday when their ride took a ______ turn.   The driver _____a medical emergency and ______, but the bus was still moving.

Nolan usually sits at the front of the bus, where he can see the driver. Because of Nolan’s ____, he was somewhat familiar with the bus ______. Although he forgot which button to ____, he figured it out in time. Fortunately, Nolan ______ the emergency braking (刹车) system which also turns on the flashing red lights, putting the ______ sign and safety bar out.

But they weren’t out of the woods yet; and they couldn’t ______ how to open the doors. Thomas was the oldest student on the bus (in the fourth grade) and he was able to ______ the other students down and get them back into their seats.

Another student, 8-year-old David Silva, was also on the bus. Luckily, David’s father, Jesse Silva, was just down the road ______ for the school bus to deliver his child, and he noticed the kids ______ the windshield (挡风玻璃) and saying ‘help!’

The father ran over to the bus and ______ to get in. He saw the driver on the floor and the students were all ______ up. He tried unsuccessfully to ______ the driver — her eyes opened but she wasn’t communicating.

But that’s ______ the paramedics (护理人员) arrived. The bus driver was ______, but the cause of the collapse is still unclear. What is clear is that she was very ______ to have Nolan and Thomas on board when this all happened.

And they do feel like ______, “kind of,” Nolan said when interviewed. But they’re not letting it get to their ______. “Not like Superman. Not like that.”

1.

A．exciting

B．pleasant

C．splendid

D．scary

2.

A．received

B．suffered

C．discovered

D．broadcast

3.

A．passed out

B．lost temper

C．went mad

D．broke down

4.

A．talent

B．interactions

C．observations

D．anxiety

5.

A．structure

B．functions

C．controls

D．route

6.

A．change

B．press

C．protect

D．cover

7.

A．destroyed

B．fixed

C．checked

D．started

8.

A．danger

B．stop

C．road

D．position

9.

A．make out

B．explain

C．figure out

D．imagine

10.

A．pull

B．let

C．put

D．calm

11.

A．looking

B．answering

C．longing

D．waiting

12.

A．beating

B．wiping

C．painting

D．watching

13.

A．refused

B．hesitated

C．failed

D．managed

14.

A．tied

B．shaken

C．made

D．given

15.

A．wake

B．inform

C．feed

D．comfort

16.

A．how

B．why

C．when

D．where

17.

A．arrested

B．interviewed

C．treated

D．accused

18.

A．sorry

B．confused

C．clever

D．lucky

19.

A．fools

B．heroes

C．experts

D．drivers

20.

A．heads

B．eyes

C．hands

D．feet