1 . Peru demanded compensation (赔偿金) Wednesday from Spanish energy giant Repsol over an oil spill (石油泄漏). It might be caused by sudden and big _________ from a volcanic eruption near Tonga in the South Pacific because volcanic eruption can cause waves.

Authorities _________ three beaches on Monday _________ 6,000 barrels (桶) of oil were spilled during the _________ of an oil-transporting ship at the Pampilla oil-processing factory off the coast near Lima. The Repsol oil spill “is the worst _________ disaster in Lima in recent times, and has caused serious _________ to hundreds of _________ families. “Repsol must make an immediate _________ for their loss,” the authority said on Twitter. “This terrible situation has put plants and animals _________ in two protected areas,” it noted. Peruvian authorities found lots of dead sea animals __________ in oil. The spill happened on Saturday at the oil-processing factory in the Lima region, __________ a 3-kilometer stretch of beaches.

Officials of the factory __________ described the spill as “limited” and said it was working with authorities to __________ the beaches. “Controlling barriers that cover all of the affected __________ have been set up. And a team of __________ in sea and land have been sent,” said the factory, which __________ the spill on the waves caused by the volcanic eruption more than 10,000 kilometers away but not a bit on the mishandling of the workers who moved the oil barrels off the __________.

The oil-processing factory could face a __________ of up to $32.3 million, the __________ ministry of Peru said on Monday. And the prosecutors (公诉人) have opened an __________ into the company for environmental pollution.

1.

A．fishes

B．waves

C．fires

D．stones

2.

A．closed

B．discovered

C．destroyed

D．named

3.

A．before

B．unless

C．until

D．after

4.

A．uploading

B．repairing

C．offloading

D．supplying

5.

A．agricultural

B．snowy

C．ecological

D．nuclear

6.

A．waste

B．damage

C．crime

D．storm

7.

A．fishing

B．poor

C．teaching

D．rich

8.

A．escape

B．advertisement

C．encouragement

D．payment

9.

A．in advance

B．in air

C．at risk

D．at work

10.

A．measuring

B．decorated

C．swimming

D．covered

11.

A．recovering

B．affecting

C．creating

D．leaving

12.

A．traditionally

B．proudly

C．originally

D．honestly

13.

A．clean up

B．take up

C．build up

D．cut up

14.

A．animals

B．people

C．plants

D．zones

15.

A．specialists

B．students

C．journalists

D．stars

16.

A．impressed

B．spent

C．blamed

D．put

17.

A．truck

B．ship

C．line

D．store

18.

A．failure

B．fine

C．prize

D．fund

19.

A．environment

B．education

C．finance

D．defense

20.

A．organization

B．entrance

C．account

D．investigation

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Earlier this month, a team of doctors in Russia managed to complete an open heart surgery as the hospital caught fire, Now a picture     1     (take)at the operating theater goes viral on social media,     2     (move)the netizens(网民)everywhere,

According to reports, firefighters     3     (battle)the flames from outside the building as more than 120 patients and medical workers were being evacuated(转移). Despite this, the eight doctors did their best to finish the operation at the ground floor     4     (successful). Soon thereafter, the patient was evacuated to the regional hospital,     5     is about 5 kilometers away.

Cardiac surgery center department head Valentin Filatov said: “There was nowhere to go, the man had to be saved. We did everything at the     6     (high)level, as they say.”

Antonina Smolina, one of the medics, shared that “there was no panic” among the hospital crew.

When responders realized that the surgery could not     7     (stop), they made sure that the operating room would have sufficient power supply by providing an electric cable. They also had to keep smoke     8     entering the theater.

Amur Region’s Ministry of Health later released an official     9     (state), saying the operation during a fire was performed smoothly. Meanwhile, the government authorities will award the doctors for     10     they have done.

3 . While driving home after work, Jane Hodgson noticed a car pulled over at the side of the road and a crowd beginning to gather around someone who was lying on the ground.

Jane, who had completed a first aid at work course, pulled over to see if she could offer any help — and it turned out to be lucky for the young injured girl that she did.

Describing the scene she came across, Jane says: “The onlookers were ashen-faced and looking lost. They were so shocked that they hadn’t even thought to call for an ambulance yet.”

After speaking to the emergency services, Jane started finding out what had happened and what injuries the young girl called Jenny had. The girl had been hit by a car and gone over the handlebars of her bike, landing on her head and shoulder. Her shoulder and arm were twisted (扭曲) underneath her.

“She hadn’t been wearing a helmet (头盔) when she got knocked down, and I thought that she should not be moved as I couldn’t be sure about a spinal injury (脊椎损伤), but after looking her over and checking the circulation in her injured arm I did feel fairly confident that she had escaped relatively unhurt.

“As we were waiting for an ambulance, the amount of pain the girl was in was increasing. To distract (分散注意力) her and minimize the risk of her going into shock I kept her talking. She held my hand tightly when the pain got too much and this helped. I told her I could handle it — we laughed about that,” describes Jane.

Later, a doctor from the local hospital’s ICU stopped at the scene too. The ICU doctor decided that Jenny should lie on her back, making her much more comfortable until the emergency services arrived.

Thinking back, Jane says: “For me, knowing that in a small way I helped that girl through what was a frightening experience is all the reward I need. I felt great to know I’d made a difference and I’d do it again.”

1. We can learn from the text that Jane Hodgson _____.

A．is an ICU doctor	B．is a first⁃aid trainer
C．works in a local hospital	D．has learned some first aid

2. After looking over the injured girl, Jane found _____.

A．Jenny had a spinal injury

B．Jenny didn’t have serious injuries

C．Jenny couldn’t remember what had happened

D．Jenny lost her helmet when she was knocked down

3. When waiting for an ambulance, _____.

A．Jenny refused to talk	B．Jenny went into shock
C．Jane was a little impatient	D．Jane kept giving Jenny confidence

4. Which of the following can best describe Jane Hodgson?

A．Strict but caring.	B．Tough and generous.
C．Proud but determined.	D．Warm-hearted and helpful.

4 . The big fire inside her flat did not stop the brave grandmother. The 70-year-old only had thoughts of saving her mentally-unsound son as she dashed right into the sea of fire.

The fire happened in the morning at an apartment block in Hong Kong. The grandmother, identified as Madam Guan, had gone for Mandarin lessons at her local community centre. When she returned home at around 10 a.m., she heard her neighbors calling for the firefighters the moment she stepped out of the lift.

When Madam Guan realized it was her flat that was on fire, she got frightened. Inside the flat was her second son Mr. Feng, diagnosed with depression when he was 15 and also with problems with his vision.

Guessing that her son was probably trapped in the fire, Madam Guan rushed into the flat even though it was already covered in smoke. She found him moving on the floor of his room, with his face and hands badly burnt. She quickly helped her son up and half-carried him as they made their escape.

The firefighters arrived soon after and put out the fire. Mr. Feng was later sent to the hospital, with 20 percent burns on his body. Madam Guan was unhurt. Mr. Feng is the only child still living with her since her husband died more than 10 years ago. Mr. Feng is jobless, preferring to stay in his room.

After the fire was put out, she was reportedly so distraught upon seeing the scene.

“I’ve really lost everything this time.”

The fire at her flat is believed to have been caused by a short circuit(电路).

1. When did Madam Guan realize her house caught fire?

A．When she went for her lessons.

B．At about 10:00 p.m.

C．After she stepped out of the lift.

D．When she saw her son moving on the floor.

2. According to the text, we know that Mr. Feng ________.

A．liked to work at home

B．had been ill for many years

C．was only injured a little

D．often stayed at home alone

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A．20 percent of Mr. Feng’s face was badly burned.

B．Madam Guan’s house was seriously destroyed.

C．With the firefighters’ help Mr. Feng escaped from the fire.

D．When found, Mr. Feng was finding his glasses.

4. The underlined word “distraught” in the sixth paragraph means “________”.

A．worried

B．angry

C．happy

D．disappointed

5. What would be the best title for the text?

A．A Brave Grandmother in a Big Fire

B．A Big Fire

C．A Lucky Escape

D．Granny, 70, Rescues Son from Burning Flat

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

When the Titanic was built, people assumed it would never sink. So,     1     it sank on its first journey, the news surprised everyone greatly. The Titanic was built in Belfast, Ireland. Its makers spent a great deal of money     2    (build) the extraordinary ship. When it was finished, it was the     3     (large) and most comfortable ship ever built.

The Titanic set sail on 10 April 1912. “I had wanted to set foot on the Titanic ever since it was built,” said Molly Brown, a Titanic     4    (survive). “I never imagined it would sink！” On 13 April, the Titanic was sailing     5     full speed towards New York. The captain,     6     had received warnings about icebergs all day, had dismissed the warnings as they arrived. At 2.20 a. m.，the Titanic sank into the sea. It had hit     7     iceberg just over two hours before. Of the 2,208 people aboard the ship, only 705 survived.

Explorer Robert Ballard     8    (search) for the Titanic for more than 20 years before he found it. “When new technology was developed, we used it to send     9    (camera) down into the sea.     10    (final),we found the ship.”With the cameras, he was able to find the hole along the side of the ship which had caused it to fill with water and sink.

6 . The night the Titanic sank

From a high place on the ship, Fred Fleet, who worked on the Titanic, saw the iceberg just a few hundred metres a way. He rang the bell to warn the people to stop the ship.     1     Soon after that, one passenger, Major Peuchen, noticed that the ship wasn't straight in the water. But nobody listened to him.

    2     Another ship, the Californian, was about 30 kilometres north of the Titanic. When the Californian saw the iceberg, it stopped. It also sent a radio message to warn other ships in the area. At about 11:15 pm, the Californian's radio operator turned off the radio, and went to bed. The Titanic sent a message back, giving its position—wrongly!     3    

Soon after midnight, the crew of the Californian saw rockets going up into the sky from the Titanic. Their captain said, “Fireworks!     4     ”The radio wasn't turned on again, and the Californian didn't move. At 12:25 am on the Titanic, people began to get into the lifeboats.

At 2:20 am on April 15th the Titanic finally sank. Another ship, the Carpathia, heard the Titanic's last call for help.     5     At 4: 10 am, the Carpathia saw the Titanic's lifeboats floating on the dark water, and rescued the survivors. Later, the Californian turned the radio back on, and heard that the Titanic had sunk.

A．The accident happened at about 11:40 pm.

B．Everyone was very proud of the Titanic.

C．The passengers of the Titanic are having a party.

D．It was 58 miles away, but it raced to help the ship.

E．But it was travelling too fast to stop, and it hit the iceberg.

F．Before the accident, the Titanic had received an ice warning.

G．A lot of people stayed on the ship instead of trying to escape.

7 . 阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后空格里填上适当的单词。注意:每空1个单词。

The main structure of Notre-Dame cathedral (巴黎圣母院) — including the two bell towers — has been saved after firefighters worked through the night to put out the big fire.

Now that it has been put out, experts have been able to explain the difficulties fire crews faced as they fought to save such a large, historic building.

A complex flammable (易燃的) roof?

It’s not yet known exactly how the Notre-Dame fire began, but it appears to have started near the top, eventually spreading across the rest of the wooden roof.

Gregg Favre, former commander at St Louis Fire Department in the US, pointed out how flammable the building is. He explained on Twitter: “Let’s pause to remember how fires actually burn. It involves key elements like fuel, oxygen, heat and a chemical chain reaction.” Unfortunately, none of these elements are easy to remove in this case.

“To start with, removing the fuel is a no go. Churches have no shortage of things to burn. Although a huge oak beam(梁) is generally difficult to get burning, as smaller timbers (木材) fuel the fire and the temperature rises, the timbers will eventually ignite (点燃) in a phenomenon known as a flashover.”

“The heat that a fire this size is putting off is terrific. Little options for interrupting that. The chemical chain is off to the races.”

“That leaves the oxygen. Unsurprisingly, even if the roof had not burnt off, churches are nearly impossible to control ventilation (通风) in. Their design is to be open and airy. Great for Sunday worship, terrible for managing fire spread.”

Dumping water from above?

As the fire burned, US President Donald Trump suggested that flying water tankers (罐车) could be brought in to fight the flames from above.

Professor Rein, the head of Imperial College London’s fire-studying Hazelab said“ Trump wasn’t the first person to come up with the suggestion, however, it was not a good idea because it would have damaged the structure of the cathedral, collapsing the walls”.

The force of water coming from an air tanker is strong and no-one has been trained to use one in a city. He added that Monday’s fire was “not the time to test this”.

How safe can they make Notre-Dame?

Professor Rein says that “fire engineering” will need to be considered when reconstructing the cathedral. Fire engineering is now in place in modern landmarks such as the Shard in London.

“We keep seeing these buildings go up in flames like this. However, it’s relatively easy to prevent. Notre-Dame should install sprinklers (消防喷淋).” he said.

Much as the Notre-Dame fire is a tragedy, information from studying it will be priceless in protecting other buildings.

Background	Despite difficulties, firefighters     1     in saving the main structure of the Notre-Dame.
2     for the difficulty of putting out the fire	Elements     3     in burning are difficult to deal with.	The roof is made up of flammable wood, so     4     of the fuel is next to impossible. Heat and chemical chain are also hard to get     5     of. It comes as no     6     that oxygen is abundant in a well-ventilated place like the church.
	Dumping water from above doesn’t make     7    .	8     to suggestions from some, water can’t be simply dumped onto the roof from overhead, The strong force of water would have put the structure of the cathedral at     9    .
Conclusion	Fire engineering should be considered in the protection of heritage sites in an effort to avoid     10     them to fire.

8 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)，或括号内单词的正确形式。

Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America. When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been     1     (find) 45 miles south of London, they were not taken     2     (serious) by experts from the zoo until enough evidence     3     (be) collected. The     4     (describe) given by people claiming (声称) to have seen the puma were similar. A woman     5     (pick) blackberries said she saw “a large cat”. And a businessman     6     a fishing trip also said he saw the puma up a tree. The experts fully     7     (believe) that the animal was a puma     8     was probably owned by a private collector. The hunt went on for several     9     (week) but no one could catch it.     10     is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.

9 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

A fifteen-year-old boy named Justin Foster went missing three days ago in Dover, New Hampshire. On Friday night, Justin went to play football with two friends, who both say Justin went home after the game. And Justin’s sister, Kelly says she heard her brother return home at about 11 p.m.

“I was getting ready for bed,” Kelly said. “Justin went straight to his room. I didn’t see him, but I heard him put on his favorite CD. I went to bed, and was woken up around midnight by a bright light outside my window.”

At first, the young girl thought it was the light of the full moon, but then she realized that it was moving and coming closer.

“I pulled back the curtains and saw a large spaceship flying outside. It had blue lights all around it, and there were many windows. Standing inside were lots of strange creatures with white skin and large black eyes. I was frightened! There was a flash of light and I heard Justin shout, and then the UFO just disappeared. I haven’t seen Justin since. I’m sure the aliens took him.”

Some people in Dover also say that they saw aliens that night. “It’s happened to me!” said Mrs. Mavis Wood. “The aliens took me aboard the UFO so that they could do research on me. Luckily, they returned me home without any injuries. The whole experience was terrible! I think Justin was taken away by them, too.”

When asked about the possibility that Justin was taken by aliens, Detective Sam Peterson, who has taken charge of the case, told journalists, “We will not give up until we find out what happened.”

注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为80词左右;
2. 应使用3个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语;
3. 续写部分开头语已为你写好;
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

When all people were worried about where Justin went and whether he was safe or not,

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10 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What news event is being reported?

A．A flood in a school.

B．A medical accident at a hospital.

C．A serious fire at an apartment building.

2. When did this event occur?

A．In the morning.

B．In the afternoon.

C．In the evening.

3. How did the dog help rescue the baby?

A．By pulling the baby to safety.

B．By barking to attract people’s attention.

C．By comforting the baby until help came.

4. How is the baby at present?

A．Still unconscious.

B．In good condition.

C．In hospital for further examination.