1 . It was late, about 10:15 p.m., when Janice Esposito arrived at the Bellport train station; she jumped into her Honda Odyssey and began the 20-minute drive home to her husband and seven-year-old son. She’d just returned from visiting her mother and had traveled the route many times before. She practically _______ on autopilot: a left onto Station Road, then a left on Montauk Highway, and then—wham! Out of nowhere a car T-boned Esposito’s minivan, _______ her to move backward some 100 feet onto the railroad tracks. She _______ in the minivan, bruised (撞伤) but mostly just knocked out by the _________ and the airbags.

As it happened, Pete DiPinto was getting ready for _______. He’d just closed his book   and was getting under the covers when he heard the sound of metal on metal and breaking glass coming from not far outside his bedroom window. A volunteer_______and retired teacher, DiPinto, 64, never _______to think. He grabbed a flashlight and, still dressed in his pajamas   (睡衣), ran out the door. “Any firefighter would have done what I did,” he told Newsday. “We’re always on_______.”

The first car he came upon, 2,000 feet from his front yard, was the one that had _______Esposito. Once DiPinto concluded the driver was OK, he looked around and __________Esposito’s minivan positioned on the railroad tracks. And then he heard a terrible sound: the bells signaling an oncoming __________.

“The gates were starting to come down,” he told Newsday. “I see the headlight of the train.” DiPinto ran quickly to Esposito’s minivan and knocked on the driver’s side window. She __________ looked at him, her eyes unfocused. “I don’t know where I am,” she said. She     seemed unhurt. “Honey, you’re on the railroad __________,” DiPinto shouted. “We have to get   you off right now!” He pulled hard on the __________, but the door was crashed in and __________. The   heavy diesel train, traveling at 65 miles per hour, was moving fast toward them. DiPinto ran to the passenger side and threw open the __________. “Please, don’t let her be __________,” he thought.     He pushed aside the deflating (瘪了的) airbags, grabbed Esposito’s arms, and__________her toward him across the passenger seat until he could help her out and quickly get her to ____________ behind a signal box a few feet away. Within six seconds, he estimated, the train crashed into the minivan. “It was like a Hollywood movie,” DiPinto told reporters the next day.

But this one had a twist. “Last night,” South Country Ambulance chief Greg Miglino told CBS New York, “the__________ arrived in pajamas, not in a fire truck.”

1.

A．drove

B．walked

C．rode

D．hiked

2.

A．allowing

B．forcing

C．ordering

D．reminding

3.

A．sat

B．stood

C．hid

D．waited

4.

A．action

B．noise

C．impact

D．bomb

5.

A．class

B．work

C．dinner

D．bed

6.

A．doctor

B．driver

C．firefighter

D．engineer

7.

A．stopped

B．troubled

C．intended

D．wanted

8.

A．duty

B．time

C．target

D．schedule

9.

A．warned

B．caught

C．hit

D．followed

10.

A．observed

B．spotted

C．realized

D．predicted

11.

A．train

B．truck

C．car

D．ambulance

12.

A．yet

B．just

C．still

D．even

13.

A．yards

B．stations

C．bridges

D．tracks

14.

A．belt

B．key

C．bell

D．handle

15.

A．unlocked

B．jammed

C．open

D．gone

16.

A．bag

B．door

C．book

D．box

17.

A．scared

B．ignored

C．trapped

D．defeated

18.

A．carried

B．rushed

C．guided

D．pulled

19.

A．return

B．work

C．safety

D．life

20.

A．police

B．actor

C．reporter

D．hero

3 . One day, Lisa Holman told her family she would be out that night visiting her friend, only about half an hour drive from her house. So it was not alarming as the night grew on and she did not arrive home. As 11 pm passed, her family began to worry. They called her but did not get any answer. They then reached out to Lisa's friend, who said Lisa had left to drive home at 9 that night.

The family thought about calling the police that evening but the police typically don't define a person missing unless there is no contact for 24 hours. The next morning there was still no sign of Lisa. All the family could do was sit home and wait. Lisa's son decided to drive along Lisa's route and carefully look for her. He found Lisa's car had crashed into a tree. What's worse，there was no sign of Lisa at all.

The family called the police. The police began their search. But due to the heavy rain the search team was called back. The family was very disappointed but still hopeful and continued the search 700 feet from Lisa's car, they finally found Lisa under a rock.

After a few days in hospital, Lisa recovered. She explained that she passed out after her car slid off the road in the rain. After she came to herself, Lisa managed to climb out of the car. While walking to find help, Lisa was exhausted and unable to figure out the direction. So she couldn't walk on and climbed under a rock as it started raining again. Scared as she was, she turned to her faith in hopes of living to see her son again.

1. When should Lisa arrive home after visiting her friend?

A．About 9 pm.	B．About 9： 30 pm.
C．About 11 pm.	D．The next morning.

2. Why did the family give up calling the police that night?

A．The police usually refused to come at night.

B．The heavy rain had blocked all the roads up.

C．They thought Lisa would come back herself.

D．They had been out of touch with Lisa for less than a day.

3. Who found Lisa under the rock?

A．The friend she had visiteD.	B．A hiking team passing by.
C．The police search team.	D．Lisa's family.

4. Why was Lisa unable to go home by herself?

A．She was lost.	B．Her legs were badly injured.
C．She was locked in her car.	D．She was caught by heavy rain,

4 . After their business trip, John and Mary returned, eager to see their lovely children. As they drove into their hometown feeling glad to be back, they noticed ________, and they went off their usual route to see what it was. They found a ________ in flames. Mary said, “Oh, well, it isn’t our fire, let’s go home.”

But John ________ closer and screamed, “That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn’t be ________ work yet, maybe there is something we could do.” “It has nothing to do with us,” Mary ________.

But John drove up and stopped and they were both horror-stricken to see the whole house in ________. A woman on the lawn was screaming, “The children! Get the children!” John ________ her by the shoulder saying, “Get a hold of yourself and tell us where the children are!” “In the ________,” cried the woman. “Down the hall and to the left.”

In spite of Mary’s disagreement, John ________ for the basement which was full of smoke and ________ hot. He found the door and two children. ________ he left he could hear some more sobbing. He ________ the two badly frightened children into ________ arms and started back asking how many more children were down there. They told him ________ more and Mary grasped his arm and screamed, “John! Don’t go back! It’s ________! That house will fall down any second.”

________ he ran into the smoke-filled hallway and at last he found both children. As he climbed up the ________ stairs, the thought went through his mind that there was something strangely ________ about the little bodies next to him, and at last when they came out into the ________ and fresh air, he found that he had just ________ his own children.

The baby-sitter had left them at this home while she did some shopping.

1.

A．direction

B．mistake

C．danger

D．smoke

2.

A．home

B．plant

C．store

D．kitchen

3.

A．ran

B．walked

C．drove

D．rode

4.

A．at

B．off

C．to

D．on

5.

A．whispered

B．nodded

C．disagreed

D．required

6.

A．ruins

B．pieces

C．flames

D．silence

7.

A．pushed

B．seized

C．greeted

D．stopped

8.

A．basement

B．department

C．house

D．hall

9.

A．went

B．reached

C．asked

D．rushed

10.

A．heavily

B．slightly

C．partly

D．terribly

11.

A．If

B．As

C．Since

D．Unless

12.

A．comforted

B．delivered

C．recognized

D．protected

13.

A．cheering

B．freezing

C．waiting

D．suffering

14.

A．many

B．several

C．three

D．two

15.

A．dangerous

B．foolish

C．practical

D．painful

16.

A．Therefore

B．So

C．Instead

D．But

17.

A．wide

B．endless

C．narrow

D．dirty

18.

A．particular

B．interesting

C．familiar

D．fortunate

19.

A．car

B．sunlight

C．crowd

D．arms

20.

A．rescued

B．found

C．lost

D．missed

5 . Any car accident is frightening, but an accident in which your vehicle is thrown into the water, with you trapped inside, is absolutely terrifying.     1    However, most deaths result from panic, without a plan or understanding what is happening to the car in the water. By adopting a brace(支撑) position, acting decisively and getting out fast, you can save yourself from a sinking vehicle.

Brace yourself for impact (撞击力). As soon as you're aware that you're going off the road and into a body of water, adopt a brace position. The impact could set off the airbag system in your vehicle, so you should place both hands on the steering wheel in the “ten and two” position.

Undo your seat belt.     2     Unfasten the children, starting with the oldest first. Forget the cell phone call. Your car isn’t going to wait for you to make the call.

    3     Leave the door alone at this stage and concentrate on the window. A car’s electrical system should work for up to three minutes in water, so try the method of opening it electronically first. Many people don’t think about the window as an escape option either because of panic or misinformation about doors and sinking.

Break the window. If you aren’t able to open the window, or it only opens halfway, you’ll need to break it with an object or your foot. It may feel counterintuitive (有悖常理的) to let water into the car.     4    

Escape when the car has equalized. If it has reached the dramatic stage where the car cabin has been filled with water and it has become balanced, you must move quickly and effectively to ensure your survival.     5     While there is still air in the car, take slow，deep breaths and focus on what you’re doing.

A．Open the window as soon as you hit the water.

B．Surviving a sinking car is not as difficult as you think.

C．It takes 60 to 120 seconds for a car to fill up with water usually.

D．Such accidents are particularly dangerous due to the risk of drowning.

E．In conclusion, if you know what to do in the water, you will be safe.

F．This is the first thing to attend to, yet it often gets forgotten in the panic.

G．But the sooner the window is open, the sooner you can escape directly through it.

6 . At around 6:30pm local time on April 15^th in France, Notre Dame in Paris was getting angry. According to the French newspaper Le Monde, the fire started in the attic (阁楼) of the monument and then_______to the roof. In the screams of people, the Gothic tower_______collapsed (倒塌) . ''Paris was beheaded!''_______the fall of the tower, the 32-year-old Frenchman, Pierre, sent such a_______to the New York Times.

Notre Dame de Paris, which_______on the bank of the Seine, has been there for 769 years. Not only does Notre Dame have a large collection of wonderful works, but the building itself is_______.As one of the most famous tourist _______ in the world, this church has 13 million visitors a year. When the fire was still burning, the spokesperson of Notre Dame de Paris pessimistically told the media that the _______ building of France _______''great destruction'' because the inside part of the church belonged to medieval wood structure, so this fire was almost a________. At9:30 that evening, the priceless colored glass ''Rose'' window in the cathedral was too hot and then broken. As the fire continued, a large number of people from Paris________around Notre Dame. Watching the fire destroy the monument, some people couldn't help________cry, and some sang prayer songs for Notre Dame. ''At this moment I feel very________, and a small part of each of us has been burned by the fire.'' After the fire, French President Mark Long________ canceled a speech on the ''Yellow Vest Movement'', and started the disaster report.

After the French firefighters________for five hours, the fire was________.The main structure of the church was ________, but the inside decoration was completely destroyed. ________a the broken Notre Dame de Paris, the French made a(n)________to rebuild. President Mark Long later said that they would recruit (组建) the best talents from around the world to repair the art treasures, because this is what the French expect and is what history________.

1.

A．distribute

B．directed

C．spread

D．transformed

2.

A．anyhow

B．immediately

C．somehow

D．suddenly

3.

A．Admitting

B．Witnessing

C．Preventing

D．Predicting

4.

A．sigh

B．word

C．sign

D．picture

5.

A．wind

B．exists

C．sets

D．stands

6.

A．delicate

B．worthless

C．invaluable

D．weak

7.

A．points

B．scenes

C．views

D．attractions

8.

A．remaining

B．historic

C．accessible

D．favorable

9.

A．suffered

B．resulted

C．acquired

D．obtained

10.

A．decrease

B．waste

C．disaster

D．trouble

11.

A．marched

B．gathered

C．wandered

D．settled

12.

A．or

B．and

C．except

D．but

13.

A．angry

B．confused

C．sad

D．amazed

14.

A．urgently

B．angrily

C．cleverly

D．cautiously

15.

A．managed

B．fought

C．attempted

D．repaired

16.

A．put out

B．taken out

C．brought out

D．pulled out

17.

A．scarred

B．destroyed

C．remained

D．saved

18.

A．In time of

B．In danger of

C．In face of

D．In memory of

19.

A．announcement

B．determination

C．agreement

D．preparation

20.

A．deserves

B．allows

C．creates

D．holds

7 . A disastrous fire surrounded Notre Dame（巴黎圣母院）completely and destroyed large parts of the Gothic(哥特式的) architecture on Monday.

“Notre Dame is our history, our literature; part of our spirit, the place of all our great events, our wars, our liberations, the center of our lives" French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters in front of the still burning Paris landmark and promised to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral.

“Notre Dame is burning, and know the sadness and this tremble felt by so many fellow French people. But tonight, I’d like to speak of hope too, "he said, announcing the launch of a fundraising campaign.

“Let’s be proud, because we built this cathedral more than 800 years ago, we’ve built it and, throughout the centuries, let it grow and improve it. So I gravely say tonight: we will rebuild it together, ”he added.

The disastrous fire engulfed(吞没) the upper reaches of Paris’ towering Notre Dame Cathedral as it was undergoing renovations(翻新)。

Tourists and Parisians looked on horrified from the streets below. France’s Interior Ministry said firefighters might not be able to save the structure.

The fire collapsed the cathedrals’ spire(尖顶) and spread to one of its landmark towers "Everything is burning; nothing will remain from the frame, "Notre Dame spokesman Andre Finot told French media. The 12th-century cathedral is home to incalculable works of art and is one of the world’s most famous tourist attractions, immortalized by Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

The cause of the fire was not known, but French media quoted the Paris fire brigade(消防队) as saying the fire is “potentially linked" to a 6 million—euro($6. 88 million)renovation project on the church’s spire and its 250 tons of lead. Officials opened an investigation as Paris police said there were no reported deaths. Some 400 firefighters were battling the fire well into the night.

1. What Emmanuel Macron said mainly shows that____________

A．Notre Dame was the symbol of Paris in history.

B．The French government are going to rebuild Notre Dame.

C．It took more than 800 years to build Notre Dame.

D．He was desperate when he made the announcement.

2. Which of the following is true according to the text?

A．Notre Dame Cathedral was burnt down entirely.

B．The structure was well saved by the firefighters.

C．People who were killed in the fire are some firefighters.

D．The fire was likely caused by a renovation project on the church’s spire.

3. What does the underlined part probably mean?

A．The novel made the cathedral famous.

B．The cathedral is repeatedly mentioned in the novel.

C．The novel became a bestseller thanks to the cathedral.

D．The novel became more mysterious due to the cathedral.

4. What is the tone of the author in writing the article?

A．Disappointed.	B．Humorous.
C．Matter-of-fact.	D．Critical.

8 . 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

9 . Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5:30, and at 6:30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club. At last, the traffic was moving. She swung quickly racing to her house. As she opened the door, she nearly tripped over Sheba.

“Hey, Sheba,” she said, “I’ve got no time for you now, but I’ll take you out as soon as I get back from tennis club.” Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking. Obviously, she could hardly breathe. Immediately, Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet (兽医). When she got there, the vet was just about to close for the day. Seeing the state of Sheba, Dr. Sterne brought her quickly into his office.

“Listen, doctor, I’m really in a rush to get to a meeting-can I leave her with you, and go and get changed? I’ll be back in ten minutes to pick her up, and then I’ll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK?”

“Sure,” said the doctor.

Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes. As she was once more entering the hallway, the phone by the door began to ring.

“This is Dr. Sterne,” said an anxious voice. “I want you to get out of that house immediately,” said the doctor’s voice. “I’m coming round fight away, and the police will be there any time now. Wait outside!”

At that moment, a police car screeched to a stop outside the house. Two policemen got out and ran into the house. Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened. Then the doctor arrived.

“Where’s Sheba? Is she OK?” shouted Joanne.

“She’s free, Joanne. I took out the thing which was choking her, and she’s OK now.”

Just then, the two policemen reappeared from the house, half-carrying a white-faced man, who could hardly walk. There was blood all over him.

“My God,” said Joanne, “how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?”

“I think he must be a burglar,” said the doctor. “I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat; it turned out to be three human fingers.”

1. What was Joanne supposed to do at 6: 30?

A．To walk her dog.	B．To see her doctor.
C．To attend a club meeting.	D．To play tennis with her friends.

2. Joanne wanted to get back to her home again ____________.

A．to dress up for the meeting

B．to phone the police station

C．to catch the badly hurt burglar

D．to wait for her dog to be cured

3. From the passage, we can infer that ____________.

A．Sheba fought against the burglar

B．the police found the burglar had broken in

C．Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting

D．the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog

4. In this passage, the writer intends to tell us that the dog is ____________.

A．clever	B．friendly
C．frightening	D．devoted

10 . My two daughters and I got into the car to spend our weekend in Florida. Autumn, the elder one, offered to drive. I sat next to her, and Amber sat in back. After setting off, the three of us sang to the radio at the top of our voice.

It was a great trip until the rain poured and the rain was too heavy. “I have to pull over, ” Autumn said. She tried to enter the far right lane (车道) to find a place to stop, but trucks ran fast, making water onto our car. The car was out of control, then worse — it started to move left and right. Autumn fought to control it but it was too late. We ran into a truck. The girls jumped out of the car. My chest felt much pain.

“Get out, Mom. Come on！” Amber cried. “I can't,” I said. Autumn took out her cellphone, “There's been an accident. Send an ambulance (救护车)！” Amber and Autumn pulled me out of the car and helped me lie on my back in the grassy area by the roadside. I had to calm myself and looked up. A man held a large umbrella over me and other kind faces appeared above me. A woman helped to treat a cut over Amber's eye. Another woman came close to me and said, “No one in the truck was injured. Help was on the way.” The woman mentioned she was a nurse; the other woman who took care of Amber's cut was an eye specialist. We couldn't have asked for better care.

In the hospital the pain in my chest began to disappear. Later, the tests at the hospital made sure we had no serious injuries. We'd left all our troubles behind thanks to these kind people, who seemed to be angels (天使) in my eyes.

1. How did the author and her two daughters feel after setting out?

A．They were worried about the weather.

B．They enjoyed themselves greatly.

C．They thought it was a long journey.

D．They felt lucky to take the journey.

2. What was Autumn going to do when the rain poured?

A．To stop by the roadside.

B．To follow the truck closely.

C．To get into the fast traffic lane.

D．To move the car left and right.

3. What can be the best title for the text?

A．Unexpected heavy rain

B．Leave our troubles behind

C．Kind angels saved the day

D．My two kind daughters