1 . 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。

A great fire has destroyed the old cathedral (大教堂) of Notre Dame (巴黎圣母院) in Paris, one of France’ s     1    (famous) landmarks.

Thousands of people gathered in the streets around the cathedral, watching the flames in silence. Some of them could be seen crying. Watching such a famous old building     2    (destroy) is extremely     3     (shock) to any French person.

No other site represents France like Notre Dame Cathedral,     4     receives almost 13 million visitors each year, more than the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower, is little more than a century old while Notre Dame Cathedral     5     (stand) tall above Paris since the 1200s. It has given     6     (it) name to one of the country’s literary masterpieces. Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame (《钟楼怪人》) is known     7    the French simply as Notre Dame de Paris.

The three large rose windows have been destroyed     8     the fire. Fortunately, the main structure,     9    (include) the two bell towers, has been saved. Also the most     10    (value) cultural relics have survived.

2 . When two ninth-grade students found smoke coming out of the back of their school bus early Tuesday morning，their bus driver knew just what to do. Thanks to her _______ thinking，more than 50 students’ lives were _______.

While _______ a group of 56 students to their middle school in Duncan，South Carolina，on Tuesday，Teresa Stroble noticed the heavy _______ rising from the back of her bus. She _______ pulled the bus over，evacuated(疏散) the students，and radioed the transportation office to ask _______ to call 911. Firefighters arrived at the scene shortly after the fire began and quickly _______ the fire，which CBS News reported was so _______ that people driving by were able to feel its heat inside their cars. Parents of the children on the bus were _______ the fire，but thanks to Stroble，the news they received was all ____________ not a single child had been hurt.

Since then，Stroble，who has been a bus driver for seven years ____________ also works as a teacher’s assistant(助教)，has been ____________ for her brave actions. “We are so ____________ of our bus driver，” headmaster Scott Turner told local CBS News. “She was ____________ .She also kept the students calm. She made sure they were safe. She didn’t leave the bus ____________ they all left. She is our ____________ today.”

The local fire department is still unsure what ____________ the fire，but some say that this 1995 ____________ has been known to have wiring and electrical problems. ____________ ，we’re so happy that Stroble was able to ____________ on her feet and keep everyone safe and sound.

1.

A．careful

B．deep

C．kind

D．quick

2.

A．saved

B．shown

C．gotten

D．checked

3.

A．bringing

B．driving

C．inviting

D．walking

4.

A．gas

B．water

C．smoke

D．heat

5.

A．gradually

B．suddenly

C．finally

D．immediately

6.

A．anyone

B．someone

C．everyone

D．another

7.

A．found out

B．turned down

C．put out

D．cut down

8.

A．large

B．wide

C．fast

D．bright

9.

A．tired of

B．angry about

C．surprised at

D．worried about

10.

A．new

B．simple

C．good

D．active

11.

A．or

B．and

C．but

D．so

12.

A．praised

B．encouraged

C．helped

D．supported

13.

A．sure

B．fond

C．certain

D．proud

14.

A．serious

B．mad

C．calm

D．positive

15.

A．after

B．until

C．if

D．because

16.

A．hero

B．friend

C．teacher

D．leader

17.

A．controlled

B．fixed

C．ordered

D．caused

18.

A．topic

B．bus

C．source

D．detail

19.

A．Also

B．Besides

C．However

D．Later

20.

A．think

B．focus

C．stand

D．look

3 . 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

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

Grabbing buckets of water, Languell and his girlfriend ran to the crash site. The wreck looked worse up close. The car, a 1998 Buick, 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 16-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 with no success. When the flames got into the front seats, he realized he had to get the boy out of there.

In an act that a police report described as showing “complete disregard for his own safety”, Languell opened the Buick’s back door and crawled in. Thompson was struggling to get free, Languell says. “That’s when I noticed how bad his legs were.” Using a pocketknife he’d had the foresight to bring with him, he sawed through Thompson’s seat belt.

Now that Thompson was free, Languell pulled him out a back window of the vehicle, then dragged the teen to safety before the entire car was engulfed in flames.

Although Thompson suffered multiple fractures (骨折) to his legs, spine, and face, a social media post described him as “looking great, smiling, and joking.” Languell thinks about that day often. “My heart goes out to Thompson. When you are that close to that level of hurt, you feel it so directly.”

1. When Damian heard the big sound, ______.

A．he called 911 immediately

B．he stayed inside his house

C．he woke up his girlfriend

D．he got up to see what happened

2. When Damian rushed to the crash site,　　　.

A．the police had arrived

B．the whole car was completely in flames

C．Thompson was terrified and painful

D．Thompson was smiling and joking

3. We can describe Thompson as 　　　.

A．brave	B．lucky
C．simple-minded	D．warm-hearted

4. What played the most important role in Thompson’s survival?

A．His own bravery and persistence.

B．The several buckets of water.

C．The timely arrival of the police.

D．The pocketknife Damian carried with him.

5 . Oil is essential for modern life. About 64 percent of the world’s oil is located in the Middle East, but the heaviest consumers of oil are Europe, America, and Japan. The problem lies in getting the oil from the countries that produce it to the countries that consume it. This is mainly done using oil tankers. Usually the oil is shipped safely and with no problems, but occasionally there is a disaster.

Every year millions of tons of oil are spilled into the ocean. Although this is only a small percentage of the total amount shipped around the world each year, this spilled oil can have terrible effects on ocean life, including the coastlines where the oil washes up onto shore.

One of the worst oil spills in history occurred along the Alaskan coastline in 1989, when the Exxon Valdez tanker got stuck off the coast of Alaska, spilling 42 million liters of oil. Although it wasn’t the largest oil spill, the disaster was terrible because it occurred in such a sensitive natural area. In this spill, the tanker’s captain, who was tired from overwork and drinking alcohol, had gone to take a rest. He gave control of the ship to another sailor, who was unfamiliar with the route. The ship ran onto Bligh Reef. Damaged by the reef, the ship leaked oil out into the ocean. More than 1,600 kilometers of coastline were affected by the oil spill. Many birds and otters died as a result of the oil covering their skin, and many other sea creatures and the animals that fed on them were also severely affected.

1. Which country is NOT among the largest consumers of oil?

A．Japan	B．Iraq
C．America	D．Germany

2. What does the underlined “them” refer to?

A．The birds.	B．The otters.
C．The sea creatures.	D．The birds and the otters.

3. Which of the following statement is true?

A．The oil leak of Alaska is because the captain was unfamiliar with the route.

B．Many birds and otters died from eating the spilled oil.

C．Alaska spill was the most serious spill of all time.

D．Although some oil leak is not serious, it will affect ocean life.

7 . 语法填空

A man looking at his Smartphone while walking across a railway    1     (have) a close knock on Oct 22. He was so    2    (absorb) in his Smartphone that he didn't see a train approaching until it brushed past him,    3    (throw) him to the ground. This should serve    4    a warning that people should be aware of their surroundings, especially    5    crossing roads.    6    (lucky), the man survived, but the incident forced the driver     7    (stop) the train. An l8-minute delay followed the incident,    8    led to a break in the running of other trains on the route.

The Smartphone    9    (addict) has spread like an infectious disease. It's evident that it will do great harm to society. What's even    10    (bad),some addicts become impatient with relatives and friends. Some people blame the Smartphone for the sad story, yet in fact people's weakening self-control and self-discipline are to blame.

8 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

Sam Watts was a 37-­year-old fisherman living and working in Canada. One day, Sam planned to head out into the Pacific at 9 am and work straight through until 5 pm the next day. Joining Sam would be his crewman (船员), 24 year­old Tom Buck.

Although Sam had been warned that a storm was coming, there was little that would keep him from going. As he sailed through the waves about 120 kilometers from land, Sam let out his three­kilometer­long fishing line. The storm was gaining strength on land but had yet to reach the men far offshore (离岸的). That changed around 1 am. Waves rocked the small boat, which began to turn sideways like an amusement park ride. “Get us out of here!” Tom screamed to Sam. “Let’s go back!”

With the winds and waves kicking up, the boat began to fill with water. Sam and Tom tried to pull in the fishing line together, but the high waves filled the boat with water, forcing Sam to make a hard decision. He cut the line, losing thousands of dollars worth of equipment and fish in the sea. He then pointed the boat toward a port five hours away. Sam then called his boss, William Fox, to report his position.

With dawn coming, Sam spotted the rise of the mountains on the horizon (地平线). He was figuring out a route through the dangerous waters when suddenly the motor stopped. “I couldn’t believe it,” Sam said. “We were 24 kilometers off the coast, and the motor died.” High waves raised and dropped the boat, sending the men crashing into the sides. “William, William!” Sam yelled into the radio. “If you’re coming to get me, come now!”

“We’re coming!” William shouted back.

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Shortly after, the radio died and the wind continued to blow straight offshore, driving the men farther out to sea.

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The next morning, Sam spotted a fishing boat in the distance.

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9 . On Sunday, undersea explorer Tim Taylor and his team at the Lost 52 Project announced that they had located the long-lost submarine on June 5 about 1,427 feet underwater off Okinawa, Japan. Last year, researcher Yutaka Iwasaki found that the Navy had originally made an error in translating the Japanese war records that detailed where the Grayback had likely sunk. All this time, the Navy's historical records had listed an incorrect site for the submarine's location.

With the help of autonomous underwater vehicles, remotely operated vehicles and advanced imaging technology, the team discovered the Grayback about 100 miles from the area where it was originally thought to have gone down. The discovery was officially confirmed by the Navy, Robert S. Neyland, the head of the Naval History and Heritage.

On January 28, 1944, the Grayback set sail from Pearl Harbor for the East China Sea. About a month later, the submarine reported sinking two Japanese ships on February 19. Though the Grayback was scheduled to arrive in Midway on March 7, more than three weeks passed without sight of the submarine. And on March 30, 1944, the Grayback, one of the most successful submarines of World War II, was reported lost.

Gloria Hurney, whose uncle Raymond Parks died on the Grayback, said that she wasn't sure that the Grayback would ever be recovered. So when she first learned of the discovery, she felt a mixture of shock, disbelief, sadness. Eventually, though, those feelings turned into relief, comfort and peace. Hurney said in a statement to CNN. ''I believe it will allow recovery as relatives of crew members come together to share their stories. '' Neyland said in a statement, ''Each discovery of a sunken craft is an opportunity to remember and honor the service of our Sailors. ''

1. Why was the submarine NOT found before?

A．The Navy was wrong in changing records into Japanese .

B．The technology was not so advanced.

C．No information about the submarine was obtained.

D．There was no need to find it.

2. How was the submarine located?

A．By accident.	B．By the Navy's hard-working.
C．By the families' determination.	D．By modern technology.

3. What can be inferred from the text?

A．People's feeling about the discovery was complicated.

B．The Grayback would be recovered soon.

C．The Grayback was the most successful submarine of the World WarⅡ.

D．The Grayback was supposed to reach the destination on April 7.

4. What is the main idea of this text?

A．Tim Taylor and his team announced a new discovery.

B．A World War Ⅱ submarine was discovered.

C．An opportunity to remember and honor the service of Sailors.

D．A mistake the Navy made in translating the Japanese war records.