1 . The sound that woke Damian Languell at 8:15 in the morning was so loud he assumed it came from inside his house in Wade, Maine. As he got up to investigate, he heard another sound, this one coming most definitely from outside. Looking out of his bedroom window, he noticed a tree enveloped in smoke about 500 yards away. A car wrapped around the tree's base, its engine on fire.

Grabbing buckets of water, he and his wife ran to the crash site. Up close, the accident looked worse. The car was split nearly in two, and the tree was where the driver's seat ought to have been, as if planted there. No one should have survived this crash, and yet there was 20- year-old Quintin Thompson, his terrified face pressed against the driver's side window, in visible pain.

Languell tried putting out the fire with his buckets of water but failed. When the flames got into the front seats, he knew he had to get the young man out. So Languell opened the car's back door and climbed in. Using a pocket knife he'd brought with him, he cut through Thompson's seat belt. Now that Thompson was free, Languell pulled him out, and dragged him to safety before the entire car was in flames.

It is empathy that drove Languell to help, just as he said, "My heart goes out to Thompson. When you are that close to that level of hurt, you feel it so directly." For his heroic action, Languell was added to the list of real-life heroes changing the world.

1. Where was the first sound actually from?

A．A house on fire.	B．A car crash.
C．The bedroom window.	D．The basement.

2. What do we know about Quintin Thompson?

A．He saved his car from fire.	B．He was successfully rescued.
C．He remained calm all the time.	D．He was capable of helping himself out.

3. Which of the following best explains "empathy” underlined in the last paragraph?

A．Honesty.

B．Wisdom.

C．Sympathy.

D．Responsibility.

4. Which words can best describe Damian Languell?

A．Daring and generous.	B．Caring and grateful.
C．Courageous and noble.	D．Ambitious and reliable.

2 . I was eleven years old standing outside in just my underwear (内衣) while I saw our house burnt to the ground. A few minutes earlier I had been sound asleep in my bed when a _________ woke me up. My nana’s _________ was just next to my brother’s and mine. A fire had broken out there and awakened her. Hearing her shouting, my older brother _________ quickly. While I was walking difficultly in the _________ and darkness, he ran from room to room _________ everyone in the house. The house, however, was over 50 years old and made of wood. Before we could _________ anything, the fire destroyed it.

I stood there _________ when the fire destroyed my books, clothes, and toys. I watched_________ while my mom cried and my dad sighed (叹息). I _________ what was going to happen to us since we had __________ all of our things. As I looked around, though, I __________ something for the first time: The things that __________ aren’t things. I saw my older brother running to get __________. I saw my nana and dad sitting together and my mom __________ our little dog. I realized at that moment that we were all__________. Everything that was essential (必要的) had survived the fire. Our __________ would continue. We were so __________. We would all be around to love each other for many years to come. And that was all that mattered.

I __________ think of that fire that helped me to become who I am today. It showed me for the very first time what is truly __________ in my life. It helped me to learn that the__________ we share is far more important than the things we own.

1.

A．ring

B．fight

C．noise

D．laugh

2.

A．farm

B．store

C．house

D．bedroom

3.

A．settled

B．jumped

C．searched

D．acted

4.

A．snow

B．smoke

C．wind

D．storm

5.

A．waking

B．asking

C．encouraging

D．serving

6.

A．find

B．do

C．change

D．control

7.

A．guessing

B．hiding

C．shaking

D．listening

8.

A．angrily

B．carefully

C．calmly

D．helplessly

9.

A．wondered

B．explained

C．recorded

D．accepted

10.

A．missed

B．lost

C．repaired

D．damaged

11.

A．remembered

B．imagined

C．realized

D．ignored

12.

A．matter

B．disappear

C．recover

D．remain

13.

A．help

B．chance

C．success

D．advice

14.

A．training

B．holding

C．dressing

D．washing

15.

A．tired

B．careless

C．poor

D．alive

16.

A．education

B．business

C．life

D．story

17.

A．lucky

B．patient

C．brave

D．strong

18.

A．already

B．still

C．once

D．just

19.

A．beautiful

B．difficult

C．important

D．possible

20.

A．knowledge

B．responsibility

C．opinion

D．love

3 . ON TUESDAY, the Shenzhen team of Blue Sky Rescue, a domestic nonprofit civil rescue team, confirmed that two of its members had died trying to rescue 24 tourists who had got into difficulties.

According to the official news, it was on Monday that the rescue team received a telephone call from 24 travelers, who were trapped in a river valley, with a storm on the way and one of the female travelers being badly injured.

The team responded immediately. However, when they helped the travelers, two team members got trapped by the rising river water. The next day, they were confirmed dead.

The two heroes who gave their own lives to save others are being mourned by all.

Who can rescue the rescuers? The question aroused a heated discussion among people. Most of them think we would rather such “heroic deeds” were not required. However, that depends on people being more sensible. we would rather such “heroic deeds” were not required. In the past several years, there have been many cases in which travelers, ignoring the signs saying certain areas are dangerous and off-limits, still have kept on “exploring” unpaved and unmarked regions and ended up needing to be rescued. By so doing, they put not only their own lives at risk but also the lives of those who go to their aid.

In this case, although the travelers may have been in an authorized area, they ignored the warnings of an approaching typhoon. It was extremely reckless (鲁莽的) of them to travel into the wild on such a day, as the local weather forecast had warned people against the impending typhoon. Two rescuers have lost their lives because of the thoughtlessness of others.

Although the majority of travelers behave properly, some attempt challenging tasks that are obviously beyond their abilities.

The law has already made it clear that if a traveler or group gets into difficulties when entering unauthorized regions, they must bear the costs of the rescue operations. The regulations need strengthening to deter travelers from putting their own lives and the lives of others at risk.

1. What happened to a woman traveler?

A．She lost her way.	B．She was trapped on the mountain.
C．She died in the storm.	D．She was seriously hurt.

2. What is the writer’s attitude towards some tourists?

A．Critical.	B．Sympathetic.
C．Understanding.	D．Admiring.

3. What does the underlined word deter in the last paragraph mean?

A．protect	B．keep
C．excuse	D．separate

4. What can be a suitable title for this passage?

A．The Blue Sky Rescue.	B．Who can rescue the rescuers?
C．Who should bear the costs?	D．A deadly typhoon

4 . John was repairing his motorcycle in the yard while his mom was cooking in the kitchen. Suddenly the motorcycle ran through the glass door while John was still ________ on it. So he was ________to the floor inside the house.

His mom, hearing the________, ran out and found John badly________ lying on the floor, the motorcycle lying next to him and the glass door________. The mom called an ambulance (救护车) quickly. After the ambulance arrived and took John to the________, the mom pushed the motorcycle outside. Seeing the ________on the floor, the mom got some paper towels to clean it, and threw the towels in the________.

After John’s wound was ________, he left the hospital. After arriving home, he ________at the broken door and the damage done to his motorcycle and felt very ________. So he went to the bathroom, sat on the toilet and ________a cigarette. After finishing the cigarette, he threw it into the toilet bowl.

The ________in the kitchen heard a loud explosion (爆炸声). She ran into the bathroom and found John lying on the floor again and his clothes ________away. The fire was caused by the towels covered with gas in the toilet bowl. The mom had to call an ambulance again.

The ________ambulance crew (工作人员) came again. They were ________to see John was seriously hurt again. When they carried John to the ambulance, one of them ______the mom how John had burned himself. So she told them what ________to John after he was taken to the hospital last time. One of them couldn’t help laughing so ________that John fell to the ground. Then John got a(an) _______arm.

1.

A．repairing

B．running

C．getting

D．riding

2.

A．moved

B．thrown

C．hit

D．invited

3.

A．sound

B．story

C．news

D．word

4.

A．affected

B．stuck

C．beaten

D．hurt

5.

A．painted

B．damaged

C．repaired

D．closed

6.

A．hospital

B．company

C．yard

D．school

7.

A．water

B．gas

C．paper

D．glass

8.

A．street

B．kitchen

C．toilet

D．bedroom

9.

A．discovered

B．received

C．changed

D．covered

10.

A．looked

B．shouted

C．knocked

D．laughed

11.

A．excited

B．sad

C．interested

D．safe

12.

A．lit

B．bought

C．dropped

D．expected

13.

A．doctor

B．mom

C．nurse

D．son

14.

A．washed

B．put

C．taken

D．burned

15.

A．honest

B．different

C．careless

D．same

16.

A．unwilling

B．surprised

C．ready

D．sure

17.

A．asked

B．showed

C．taught

D．advised

18.

A．happened

B．belonged

C．devoted

D．turned

19.

A．hard

B．easily

C．freely

D．politely

20.

A．long

B．open

C．strong

D．broken

5 . 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。

On Sunday, a bus in Chongqing fell into the Yangtze River,     1     left 15 people dead. The accident     2    (cause) by a fight between an angry passenger and the bus driver.

A woman passenger failed     3    (get) off at the right bus stop. She asked the driver to stop the bus and let her get off, but the driver refused. A quarrel then occurred, with both sides   using unkind     4    (word). Five minutes later, she struck the driver on the head with her smartphone, and the driver fought back with his right hand. Within two seconds, the driver took back his hand. However, he     5    (lose) control of the bus before he realized it. The bus hit a red car, and fell into the river.

    6     is very basic common sense that the lives and safety of the whole bus depend upon the driver, but the woman attacked the driver because of her own fault. On     7     other hand, the driver didn’t stay calm. As a driver     8    (responsibility) for the whole bus, he should have stopped the bus by the roadside to ensure safety while under attack. It was     9    (extreme) reckless(鲁莽的) to fight back.

I wonder why none of the passengers took action to stop the fight.     10     any one of the passengers had stepped forward bravely, the tragedy might have been prevented.

6 . What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．Driving license.

B．Car accidents.

C．How to drive.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How is the woman feeling?

A．Good.

B．Sad.

C．Angry.

2. What is the “something terrible”?

A．Her ball got lost.

B．Her car was damaged.

C．Her dog got killed.

8 . 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。

John Hydes, who served as a firefighter for 15 years in New Zealand before moving to Australia, is not only new to the neighbourhood, he’s also new to the country.But that didn’t stop him becoming a local hero recently when he pulled two kids from a burning house.

“What he did was fantastic.It was a very brave act.Our family can thank him for our lives.”The moment the kids’mother saw what Mr.Hydes did for her family, tears started welling up in her eyes and falling down her cheeks.

However, Mr.Hydes, who settled here six months ago, said he wasn’t thinking when he saved his neighbour’s son, 5, and daughter, 7, from their PointCook home minutes before the roof fell.

It was said that the children’s mother and the grandfather was occupied in housework outside the gate when the house caught fire.As they saw the thick smoke, they were scared out, unable to say a word.In spite of the phone call, the fire engine could not arrive quickly.The two children were in the bedroom.Desperate and hopeless, the kids’mother knelt down, crying at the top of her voice.Because of excessive shock, the old grandfather was in the hospital for a long time.

“When there are kids in danger you haven’t got time to think, you’ve got to act, ”the father of three said. “I hadn’t met my new neighbours before coming to their help.It’s just a different way of meeting them, ”he laughed.Actually, it was nothing new for Mr.Hydes to jump into a burning building.This time, however, he did it without protective clothing.Later on he recalled the thrilling scene of his fighting the fire.

注意:
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3.续写部分分为两段, 每段的开头语已为你写好；
4.续写完成后, 请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
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Mr.Hydes was in bed when he heard screaming before 9 p m.

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“I was greeted(映…的眼帘)by two black and whitefaces screaming for help, ”he said.

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9 . It was just before 8 a.m.on October 17, 2010.She’d checked the higher summits forecast posted by the Mount Washington Observatory before she left.Based on her experience, Bales knew that her hike was realistic.Besides, she had two plans and extra layers of clothing to better regulate her temperature as conditions changed.

At 10:30 a.m., the weather was showing its teeth.Bales added even more layers, including a jacket to protect herself from the cold winds and heavy fog.She made her way across the snow—covered ridge toward Mount Washington and began to think about calling it a day.Then she noticed something:a single set of footprints in the snow ahead of her.She’d been following faint tracks all day and hadn’t given them much thought, because so many people climbed Jewell Trail.But these, she realized, had been made by a pair of sneakers.She silently scolded the absent hiker for breaking normal safety rules and walked on.

Now she felt genuinely alarmed.She was sure the hiker could not navigate(找到方向)in the low visibility and was heading straight toward the challenging trails of the Great Gulf Wilderness.Bales stood there, shocked.The temperature and clouds were in a race to find their lowest point, and darkness was mere hours away.If Bales continued to follow the tracks.she’d add risk and time to the route she’d already adjusted to manage both.But she could not let this go.She turned to the left and called out, “Hello!”into the frozen fog.

Bales wouldn’t get an answer until a week later, when the president of her rescue group received a letter in the mail.It read: “I hope this reaches the right group of rescuers.I want to remain anonymous(匿名的), but I was called John.On Sunday, October 17, I went up my favorite trail, Jewell, to end my life.Weather was to be bad.Thought no one else would be there.I was dressed to go quickly.Next thing I knew this lady was talking to me, changing my clothes, giving me food, making me warmer.

1. What does the underlined sentence mean?

A．The weather began to get worse.

B．Nobody controlled the weather.

C．Weather could never be predicted.

D．Weather was generally changeable.

2. Why did Bales feel really frightened?

A．Because she lost her way completely.

B．Because the terrible weather was on the way.

C．Because she was blinded by the frozen fog.

D．Because she was convinced that someone was in trouble.

3. What is the purpose of John’s hiking?

A．To challenge his limit.

B．To go up his favorite trail.

C．To donate some money to rescue group.

D．To kill himself without being discovered.

10 . 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。

Excited screams of joy，the sounds of two happy little girls playing in the sand，rang across the beach. But I walked along，barely aware of it. I'd come to this remote beach on my sailboat，a place to escape. My wife and I had recently separated，our marriage in trouble. I worried about my two boys，just six and eight. It seemed like forever since I'd heard them laugh. But I didn't know what to do to make things better.

“Help！Help！”The girls shouted. I'd meant to tell them to stay away from the dangerous water. Now one of them was in the ocean，beyond the surf line. I could just hear her screams over the waves. Any second now she'd be swept away. I ran across the sand as fast as I could. The other girl was at the edge of the surf line，yelling.

“Wait！Stop！Don't go any farther！”I charged into the waves and was reaching for her when a wall of water dashed over us. For half a second I saw her disappear under another big wave. I'm a strong swimmer, but I could feel the wave pulling me hard. I swam to her and seized her, her little body shaking, trembling. But where is the other girl? I saw a waving arm. A head broke the surface, not far away. The arms of the girl I'd rescued were wrapped desperately around my neck. She was breathing with sobs. “Let go of my neck. I need you on my back. Hold my shoulders so I can swim to your friend. ”

She loosed her hands and I shifted her to my back. “She's my sister, Sarah, and I am Lillian,” she said. For a moment I thought of my boys. How much they loved each other. How much I loved them.

I looked across the water and saw a small head after a big wave. I quickened my swimming，fighting for each breath. Tiny arms pressed against my shoulder. I reached out and held the second little girl. She was in total tiredness，taking deep breaths，crying quietly.

注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
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I swam hard with the two girls and looked toward shore，but I couldn’t see anyone.

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“Mommy!” The loud cry wakened my consciousness,

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