4 . “Fire! Fire!” What terrible words to hear when one ______ in a strange house in the middle of night! It was a large, old ______ house — the sort that burns easily, and my room was on the top floor. I jumped out of bed, ______ the door and stepped out into the passage. It was full of thick smoke.

I began to ______ , but as I was still only half-awake, instead of going towards the stairs I went in the opposite direction. The smoke grew thicker and I found it hard to ______ . The floor became ______ under my bare feet. I ran into another room and tried to reach the ______ for fresh air. But before I could reach it, one of my feet got caught in something soft and I fell down. The thing I had fell over felt like a bundle of clothes, and I picked it up to protect my ______ from the smoke and heat. Just then the door ______ under me and I dashed to the floor below with pieces of ______ wood all around me.

______ , there was a doorway in front, so I put the package over my face and ran. My feet were terribly burned, but I got through. As I reached the cold air outside, my bundle of clothes gave a thin ______ . I nearly dropped it in my ______ . Then I saw many people gathered in the street. A woman dressed in night clothes screamed as she saw me and came running ______ .

“My baby! My baby!” She cried. The crowd ______ loudly as she took the smoke-blackened bundle out of my arms. I almost failed to see who she was — my boss wife. I had saved her baby, and became a hero.

1.

A．gets up

B．calls up

C．wakes up

D．turns up

2.

A．clean

B．empty

C．strong

D．wooden

3.

A．opened

B．closed

C．locked

D．answered

4.

A．run

B．walk

C．climb

D．jump

5.

A．sleep

B．stand

C．speak

D．breathe

6.

A．hard

B．hot

C．cold

D．dirty

7.

A．window

B．bathroom

C．door

D．roof

8.

A．hands

B．arms

C．feet

D．face

9.

A．rose

B．broke

C．locked

D．trapped

10.

A．burning

B．freezing

C．lighting

D．bursting

11.

A．Strangely

B．Chiefly

C．Luckily

D．Exactly

12.

A．laugh

B．cry

C．scream

D．regard

13.

A．shock

B．excitement

C．sadness

D．curiosity

14.

A．madly

B．slowly

C．sadly

D．joyfully

15.

A．cried

B．suffered

C．cheered

D．watched

5 . Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountains. They reached the top _______, but on their way back conditions were very _______. Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon _______ alone, he would probably get back safely. But Simon decided to risk his _______ and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope (绳).

As they _______ down, the weather got worse. Then another _______ occurred. They couldn’t see or hear each other and, by mistake, Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice (峭壁). It was _______ for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe’s _______ was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. Finally, after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, Simon had to _______. In tears, he cut the rope. Joe ________ into a huge crevasse (裂缝) in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn’t walk, but he ________ to get out of the crevasse and started to________ towards their camp, nearly ten kilometers away.

Simon had returned to the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be ________, but he didn’t want to leave ________. Three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard Joe’s voice. He couldn’t ________ it. Joe was there, a few meters from their tent, still alive.

1.

A．hurriedly

B．carefully

C．successfully

D．early

2.

A．difficult

B．similar

C．special

D．normal

3.

A．climbed

B．worked

C．rested

D．continued

4.

A．fortune

B．time

C．health

D．life

5.

A．lay

B．settled

C．went

D．looked

6.

A．damage

B．storm

C．change

D．trouble

7.

A．unnecessary

B．practical

C．important

D．impossible

8.

A．height

B．weight

C．strength

D．equipment

9.

A．stand back

B．take a rest

C．make a decision

D．hold on

10.

A．jumped

B．fell

C．escaped

D．backed

11.

A．managed

B．planned

C．waited

D．hoped

12.

A．run

B．skate

C．move

D．march

13.

A．dead

B．hurt

C．weak

D．late

14.

A．secretly

B．tiredly

C．immediately

D．anxiously

15.

A．find

B．believe

C．make

D．accept

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 couple，whom we shall call John and Mary, had a nice home and two lovely children. One day, John and Mary decided to go on a trip to another city, so they found a kind woman to look after the children and left.

Several days later, they returned home a little earlier than they had planned. As they drove back to their hometown, John and Mary noticed smoke and went to see what it was. They found a house was on fire.“Oh,well, it isn't our house. Let's go home,”Mary said.

But John drove closer and screamed in surprise，“That's Jordan's home. He works in a factory. He wouldn’t be off work yet. Maybe there is something we can do to help.”

“It has nothing to do with us,”cried Mary. “You have your good clothes on,so let's not get any closer.”

John didn't listen to Mary. He drove up and stopped. They were both shocked to see the whole house was on fire. A woman was crying in the yard, “The children! Get the children!”

John seized her by the shoulder and shouted to her, “Don't cry! Tell me where the children are!” “In the basement(地下室)，”cried the woman,“down the hall and to the left.”

John used water to get his clothes wet and put a wet towel on his head before rushing to the basement. The house was full of smoke and fire, and it was very difficult for him to find the children. But he made it. He held one under each arm. As he left，he could hear some more crying. He took the two kids out of the house and into the fresh air，and then asked the women how many more children were still down there.

注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好，请按照如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答；
Paragraph 1:

Thewoman told him there were two more.

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Paragraph 2:

As he took them out,he felt something strangely familiar about the little bodies.

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10 . On a rainy winter day, several decades ago, a British artist named Christopher got on a train in Oxford to go to London. When he began his journey, he never knew that it was the beginning of almost 40 years of accidents and near death experiences.

During the journey, the train fell into an icy river, killing 12 passengers. Christopher managed to swim back to the river bank. He only had a broken leg.

Two years later, Christopher was on a plane from London to Manchester when a door suddenly opened and he fell out. A few minutes later, the plane crashed; 27 people were killed. Christopher was so lucky that he landed in a haystack (干草堆).

A few years later, he was hit by a bus, but again had no serious injuries. Then a year after that, he was driving on a mountain road when he saw a truck coming straight at him. He drove the car off the road, jumped out, landed in a tree — and watched his car fall 100 meters down the mountain.

''There are two ways you can look at it, '' Christopher said. ''I'm either the worlds unluckiest man, or the world's luckiest. '' When a reporter asked Christopher what he thought, he chose the ''luckiest'' one.

Two years ago, aged 71, Christopher bought his first lottery ticket (彩票) in 50 years and won more than 2 million. After this, a TV company in America said they wanted him to make an advertisement. At first he accepted, but then he changed his mind. Christopher said he would not fly to Los Angeles for the filming, because he did not want to push his luck. Who knows? If he had accepted the invitation, maybe he would have had another accident. But Mr. Christopher is a lucky man. If he had had another accident, he probably would have survived that too!

1. What happened in the plane accident from London to Manchester?

A．Christopher fell out of the plane.

B．Christopher fell into an icy water.

C．Christopher landed in a tree.

D．Christopher was the only passenger to survive

2. What was the view of Christopher towards his near death experiences?

A．worried	B．confused
C．doubtful	D．fortunate

3. Why didn't Christopher fly to Los Angeles for the filming?

A．Because he was not good at filming.

B．Because he had enough money.

C．Because he was sure of another accident.

D．Because he didn't want to risk his life.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．A man with nine lives

B．The unluckiest man in the world

C．A man who traveled around the world

D．A man who earned ￡2 million in a lottery