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。

One of my most memorable trips took place during the summer vacation about three years ago, when my sister, my aunt and I took a trip to Spain because we were moving. On the day of the trip, I lay in bed thinking about my friends whom I was going to leave behind and thoughts were flooding in.

When we arrived at the hire station, we seemed to have some problems with our luggage because it was too much for a taxi, so we had to book a van (厢式送货车) to take our luggage to the airport. We waited for a long period to find a perfect van that would fit our luggage.

Before leaving, I felt very bad because I was going to a different country and was going to miss all my friends and family. I was not comfortable and cried.

The journey was almost perfect at the beginning, but soon it began to rain. Because of the rain, the drivers could not see far away, which caused a huge traffic jam. I was sitting by the window with a can of Coke that I had bought in the store earlier. My aunt and sister fell asleep, and during this time. I felt bored and thought about other things that bothered me. My eyes turned to the mountain in front of us.

A bus suddenly appeared in the picture. It was very close to us. Cars sped past us without any speed limit. Beside me was a very deep lake: I wondered to myself what if something or someone fell inside it. Suddenly, a bus in front of our van stopped, and because it was raining heavily and the van was going fast, no one could see what was going to happen. Then, bang, we bumped into each other. Our van overturned, but luckily, it didn’t fall into the lake. People came to help us get out of the van because we were blocked and the driver was half-dead.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

We struggled to get out of the van and everything we had was gone.

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I was losing a lot of blood and then the emergency aid came.

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3 . 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。

Ken Scott kicked off the covers and leapt out of bed at his home in the Rocky Mountain town of Mullan, Idaho. He’d just heard on the radio that the nearby Silver Mountain Resort had been blessed with nearly a foot and a half of new snow. As an experienced ski addict, he didn’t want to miss this big golden opportunity. These conditions are what skiers live for.

When Scott reached Silver Mountain’s locker room, he came across his friend Paul, a former ski instructor who had also been a regular on these slopes for more than two decades. Both of them were exhilarated. Before setting off, it was Paul’s routine to check his phone tightly fixed inside his parka (风 雪外套). For the next hour the pair skied on various runs under a lightly dull sky, making fresh tracks. They were both in a playful mood, laughing as they tackled the steep runs.

Almost immediately, the snow beneath their feet gave way. In a millisecond, Paul realized what was happening. “Avalanche! (雪崩)” he yelled to Scott, who was not far behind. Scott responded. The sudden snow slide caused fear in his voice. “This is happening!” Instantly, both were hit by a mass of snow that would hit and carry them some 500 feet down the mountain. Scott felt it surrounding and enclosing him, moving quickly up his back and over his shoulders, then heavy against his neck. Snow filled the space in front of him and piled up around the whole of him. Paul, too, was swept downhill.

They remembered the avalanche survival lessons they had learned. Keep your head up. Try to swim. Stay on top of the snow. But the snow was too powerful and they felt themselves rolling like a load of clothes in a washing machine. When Scott finally came to rest, he was lying on his left side and completely buried, skis and poles still attached.

注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:

Paul was luckier, ending up partially buried and probably surviving.

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Paragraph 2:

Recalling the terrible experience, Scott thanked his friend and the rescue team.

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4 . On a cold November night, Layton was on his way home when he got an urgent call from his mother. “The mountain’s on fire.” she _______, “and many rental guests were up there.”

Layton’s family _______ a dozen rental cottages on Shields Mountain. At the thought of this, Layton _______ the gas on the dirt back road.

He _______ first to Layton’s rental cottages to make sure whether his guests were _______. Fortunately, all his guests were. At that point, he made up his mind to _______ his cottages to rescue tourists _______ other cottages nearby.

Over the next two hours, he travelled through the _______ mountain, knocking on doors and leading _______ people to safety. Knowing the mountain so well, he drove one after another family down the mountain on roads ________ in smoke in his pickup. When one family was ________ from the fire, Layton would take the pickup ________ up the mountain in search of another ________ person. He helped one elderly woman flee barefoot ________ hot road surface to reach his car and found a man unconscious in a burning cottage and ________ him to his car. Thankfully, he helped 14 people out of danger despite that he had ________ escaped the burns.

________ his brave and immediate action, the fire didn’t ________ a single life on Shields Mountain. And though his business were destroyed, Layton remains ________ “I wasn’t worried about the property ________, not when I saw those families trapped on the mountain.” he says, “I knew I was gonna help them.”

1.

A．explained

B．declared

C．cried

D．screamed

2.

A．shared

B．owned

C．rented

D．built

3.

A．hit

B．stamped

C．stepped

D．pressed

4.

A．walked

B．flew

C．headed

D．ran

5.

A．gone

B．missing

C．scared

D．awake

6.

A．fix

B．save

C．sell

D．leave

7.

A．touring

B．renting

C．repairing

D．deserting

8.

A．smoky

B．foggy

C．cloudy

D．rainy

9.

A．worried

B．hesitant

C．wounded

D．panicked

10.

A．highlighted

B．ruined

C．covered

D．lost

11.

A．happy

B．safe

C．far

D．contented

12.

A．back

B．home

C．away

D．out

13.

A．disabled

B．desperate

C．waiting

D．trapped

14.

A．across

B．along

C．through

D．over

15.

A．led

B．pulled

C．carried

D．pushed

16.

A．nearly

B．narrowly

C．accidentally

D．occasionally

17.

A．Apart from

B．Due to

C．Except for

D．As for

18.

A．claim

B．spare

C．protect

D．drop

19.

A．intelligent

B．delighted

C．philosophical

D．critical

20.

A．income

B．price

C．value

D．damage

5 . Chase Poust is a 7-year-old boy. He and his dad Steven, and his 4-year-old sister, Abigail were out for a family boating trip on Florida’s St. Johns River near Mandarin Point. Chase and Abigail were swimming at the back end of the anchored boat while Steven was on deck (甲板) fishing.

It was an idyllic (悠闲的) outing — until a strong wave came. It was too strong for Abigail to hold onto the boat. Instantly realizing his sister would be swept away, Chase let go of the boat as well to try and reach her.

Steven jumped into the water but after realizing he couldn’t keep up with both kids, he was faced with a hard decision. “I told them I loved them because I wasn’t sure what’s going to happen,” Steven told News-4 JAX. “I tried to stick with both of them. I wore myself out. She drifted away from me.”

Directing Chase to swim to shore for help, Steven stayed behind, keeping as close as he could to Abigail as the life-vest that was keeping her above the waves floated further and further from his reach.

It was a tough go for the 7-year-old, but rather than attempting to swim all out, Chase wisely paced himself. Stopping to float or dog paddle when he was tired, he’d rest and then set off again. It took Chase an hour to reach the shore. Once on solid ground, he ran to the nearest house and called for help.

Rescuers arrived soon to search for Steven and Abigail. Miraculously, the two were found and rescued about an hour later-more than a mile away from the family’s abandoned boat.

1. What happened during the family boating trip?

A．Chase went out fishing alone.	B．The boat ran into an anchored boat.
C．Steven fell off the boat by accident.	D．Abigail was washed away by a wave.

2. Why was Steven faced with a hard decision?

A．He couldn’t stick with both kids.	B．He didn’t know how to swim.
C．He couldn’t find rescuers nearby.	D．He wasn’t sure what might happen.

3. What did Steven ask Chase to do after the accident?

A．To hold Abigail tightly.	B．To look for helpers.
C．To wait calmly in the water.	D．To give the life-vest to Abigail.

4. Which of the following best describes Chase?

A．Brave and clever.	B．Innocent and kind.
C．Proud and patient.	D．Honest and helpful.

6 . Baby Yoda Joins Oregon Firefighters in Battling Wildfires

“Because of all these photos, people are now seeing the human faces behind the wildfires," Tyler Eubanks excitedly told the Washington Post. "It is giving firefighters a huge confidence which is something that's really needed right now."

Sasha agrees, "It's a wonder how one small gesture can create a wave of kindness." She says Carver is excited that everyone likes Baby Yoda and happy that the first responders-many of whom have been unable to see their families for weeks-have a “little friend" to give them a comfort.

The toy, along with a note saying, "Thank you, firefighters. Here is a friend for you, in case you get lonely. Love, Carver," was handed to volunteers on September 12th, 2020. The thoughtful gift brought tears to their eyes. "The fires were close to us, and everyone was really high on emotion," says Tyler Eubanks. "We were all really touched that Carver wanted to give a companion to the people who were out there risking their lives to fight the wildfires.”

Eubanks delivered the toy to a group of firefighters working to contain a 25-acre flames in Colton, Oregon. She had originally intended to take a few pictures of the Baby Yoda in action for Carver, and then bring back the toy to the donation site. However, the firefighters decided to hold on to the doll and share it to lift the spirits of firefighters across the state.

"He's been a really big encouragement” said Jaebyn Drake, a firefighter with the Oregon Air National Guard. "A lot of the people on my crew, I showed them the note and everything, and they just loved it. A couple of people broke down in tears ... It just really meant a lot to us, and it was really emotional for a lot of people.”

1. What is Baby Yoda?

A．A pet.

B．A doll.

C．A card.

D．A baby.

2. How do the first responders feel?

A．Embarrassed.

B．Annoyed.

C．Surprised.

D．Moved.

3. What happened to Baby Yoda in the end?

A．It was kept by the firefighters.

B．It was taken a few pictures.

C．It was delivered to Washington Post.

D．It was brought back to the donation site.

4. What can we learn from Jaebyn Drake's words?

A．Baby Yoda was clever and popular.

B．Their work time was very long.

C．The firefighters were all homesick.

D．Baby Yoda meant a lot to them.