1 . Three men were _________ from a small, uninhabited Pacific island after writing a big SOS _________ in the sand.

The men had been _________ in the Micronesia archipelago (群岛) for nearly three days before their distress (遇险) signal was _________ on the Pikelot Island by searchers. SOS is an internationally recognized signal originally established for ships at sea to request _________.

Located in the western Pacific Ocean, the Federated States of Micronesia is _________ of more than 600 islands. Officials said that _________ the men aboard a seven-meter boat started off from Puluwat Atoll (环焦), _________ to travel about 43 kilometers to Pulp Atoll when they sailed off course and _________ fuel. They were reported missing after __________ to arrive at their destination.

__________, the men were found in good condition about 190 kilometers from where they originally __________. Helicopter landed on the beach and gave the men food and water before they were __________ and taken home by a Micronesian ship.

“I’m __________ of the response and professionalism of all on board as we perform our duty to __________ to the safety of life at sea wherever we are in the world,” said the commanding officer of one of the search ships.

1.

A．kept

B．rescued

C．injured

D．prohibited

2.

A．letter

B．word

C．article

D．sign

3.

A．missing

B．dangerous

C．intelligent

D．lucky

4.

A．recorded

B．followed

C．spotted

D．exposed

5.

A．access

B．permission

C．information

D．assistance

6.

A．composed

B．made

C．admitted

D．thought

7.

A．strangely

B．traditionally

C．surprisingly

D．originally

8.

A．applying

B．preferring

C．intending

D．turning

9.

A．held on to

B．ran out of

C．gave way to

D．made up for

10.

A．failing

B．submitting

C．pretending

D．stopping

11.

A．Sadly

B．Obviously

C．Fortunately

D．Consequently

12.

A．set out

B．took off

C．gave up

D．broke down

13.

A．picked at

B．picked up

C．picked out

D．picked off

14.

A．fond

B．aware

C．proud

D．careful

15.

A．attach

B．respond

C．contribute

D．object

2 . Several high school football players made their hometown very proud when they rushed to help a woman trapped in her car after having an accident.

On a recent morning, Cesar, Treyvon, Antwion, Messiah, Tyson and Alto were on their way to school when they heard _______ from a crashed car. A woman, believed to be in her 50s, collided (碰撞) with another vehicle. The _______ made both her passenger’s and driver’s side doors shut.

Together, the young men worked to open the passenger door in a(n) _______ to save the woman trapped in the car. But they soon _______ they would also have to open the driver’s door in order to _______ the woman from her badly damaged car.

“We’re pretty big people. We’re _______ . We play football, so we lift weights a lot. We used all our muscles, but the door was just _______ bent and broke,” said Treyvon Adams.

As the players helped the woman out from her crashed car, Treyvon _______ the driver of the other vehicle to ensure his safety as well.

Meanwhile, inside the school, math teacher Luis Goya called 911 when he _______ the crash. Mr Goya later ________ with CNN, “We are very ________ of them. This is the kind of news that we ________. That is more positive.”

After the group of guys ________ in freeing the woman trapped in her car, they received significant ________ for their heroic act. But Treyvon said, “We’ve been ________ in a lot of different ways. We appreciate it, but I feel we just did the right thing.”

1.

A．songs

B．remarks

C．complaints

D．cries

2.

A．vehicle

B．impact

C．police

D．woman

3.

A．mess

B．hour

C．effort

D．case

4.

A．realized

B．imagined

C．admitted

D．expected

5.

A．observe

B．free

C．adapt

D．stop

6.

A．abnormal

B．careful

C．strong

D．fashionable

7.

A．fortunately

B．potentially

C．constantly

D．extremely

8.

A．sought for

B．made fun of

C．checked on

D．kept in touch with

9.

A．heard

B．performed

C．reported

D．felt

10.

A．worked

B．shared

C．agreed

D．argued

11.

A．confident

B．ashamed

C．proud

D．short

12.

A．need

B．ignore

C．design

D．avoid

13.

A．failed

B．worried

C．improved

D．succeeded

14.

A．comfort

B．attention

C．attraction

D．suggestion

15.

A．recognized

B．encouraged

C．warned

D．protected

3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. When is the report being broadcast?

A．In the morning.

B．At noon.

C．In the afternoon.

2. What caused the traffic jam?

A．A car accident.

B．The bad weather.

C．The road construction.

3. What should train passengers do on Friday?

A．Change trains at East River Station.

B．Get a free pass for the blue line train.

C．Avoid taking trains to DuPont Circle.

4. What will the listeners most likely hear next?

A．Weather updates.

B．News on a bridge.

C．An interview with the police.