1 . The reopening of an Asian American-owned bookstore in Manhattan's Chinatown following a January fire has received a warm welcome back from its supporters.

Yu &. Me Books, which is regarded as the first female-owned Asian American bookshop in New York City, has raised more than $369,000 for repairs since a tragic fire on January 4. It reopened on Wednesday. "We are so excited to welcome you all back to our Yu &. Me Books home," the store announced on Instagram. "We can't wait to shed tears, laugh loudly and open our hearts with all of you who have made us feel at home."

The fire in an apartment above the bookstore on Mulberry Street killed one of the building's residents. Smoke and water damage also devastated Yu & Me Books, destroying almost all its inventory and equipment, according to a GoFundMe campaign that store owner Lucy Yu set up to make up for the costs.

During the restoration and renovation (翻新) of the original bookstore, the business operated from a location within The Market Line, an underground marketplace on the Lower East Side, and several pop-up shops (临时店铺) in the city.

"It was a bookstore I always wanted to visit, and I'm so happy that they were able to reopen," Charlotte Leinbach, a teacher for New York City's Education Department said. Leinbach hadn't been to the bookstore before the fire, but she had heard quite a bit about its fate. She bought two books, the second and third in the series Before the Coffee Gets Cold.

"It's hard to find a lot of books written in Japanese, and then translated into English," she said. "The design of the bookstore is really nice, and the layout is great. I am glad that they also sell used books. I love buying new books because it's fresh and it's nice, but it's always nice to see people in the community giving their books back and reselling and just passing them on." She said she will continue to support the women-run small businesses that focus on people and authors of color.

"I actually came on the day of the opening, but there were too many people, and it was too crowded, so I just haven't had a chance to look at it," Liam Li, another Asian American, said. "This place is unique. It's in Chinatown. As Asians live in New York City, I feel this offers the most space for the community. I understand like a minority in this society, it is not easy to have a store like this," she added.

1. Which word can replace the underlined one "inventory" in Paragraph 2？

A．Curtains.

B．Switches.

C．Goods.

D．Chairs.

2. How did Lucy Yu get the money to make up for the losses?

A．By applying to the government for money.

B．By getting money from an insurance company.

C．By raising money from her friends and relatives.

D．By collecting money from a fund on the Internet.

3. What can we infer about Charlotte Leinbach from the text?

A．She often gave a hand to the store owner before the fire.

B．She sang high praise for the arrangement of the store.

C．She prefers to buy used books rather than new ones.

D．She translates books as her part-time job.

4. Which can serve as the best title for the news report?

A．Chinatown bookstore's reopening welcomed

B．Smoke and water damage destroy Chinatown bookstore

C．Yu &. Me Books-first female-owned Asian American bookshop in NYC

D．Chinatown bookstore in New York City means a lot to Asian Americans

2 . In a remote mountainous region in Pakistan, a cable car carrying six children and two adults became stuck in mid-air. However, this terrifying incident resulted in a remarkable display of bravery and intelligence as ordinary bystanders stepped up to save lives.

The incident began like any other day when the small group started their typical daily journey to school and the local shops aboard the shaky three cables broke, causing it to be suspended in the air.

Immediately, multiple rescue efforts were set into motion. The rescue mission lasted for over 10 hours. Military helicopters and local experts attempted to rescue the stuck car. However, the complex terrain (地形) and the cable car’s unsafe position made progress slow. By nightfall, the helicopter team had only rescued one child from the car.

The local administration called upon two local brothers, Sahib and Nasir, for their expert skill in operating temporary cable cars in the region. With limited resources available, the Khan brothers thought up a clever idea to reach the stuck cable car. They constructed a small temporary car using a zip line, allowing them to move over the risky terrain and approach the hanging cable car.

Nasir remained on the ground, assisting with the pulley (滑轮) system. Sahib bravely boarded the temporary car and started a dangerous journey to ward the stuck children. Once he reached the hanging car, Sahib carefully tied a rope around the children in the car. Making several trips, he secured the children and carried them across one at a time. He successfully transported two children to safety in this fashion.

With Sahib’s courageous efforts paving the way, local rescuers took over, using the same method to bring the remaining three children and the two adults back to safety. This heroic rescue mission is a powerful reminder that when people work together with a common goal in mind, they can brainstorm, even in the face of challenges that seemingly can’t be tackled successfully.

1. What happened when a cable car was on its daily routine journey?

A．It stopped halfway due to a power failure.

B．A group of visitors were trapped in it.

C．Broken cables left it hanging in the sky.

D．It crashed into the deep valley below.

2. What prevented the progress of the rescue operation?

A．Injured individuals.	B．Difficult land features.
C．Poor communication.	D．Severe weather conditions.

3. What is the fifth paragraph of the text mainly about?

A．The dangerous situation in the stuck car.

B．The risk of saving the trapped children.

C．The working principle of the rescue car.

D．The rescue efforts by the two brothers.

4. Which of the following best summerizes the rescue mission?

A．Bravery never goes out of fashion.

B．A wise man makes his own decisions.

C．Many hands make light work.

D．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the report about?

A．A storm.

B．A movie.

C．A village.

2. How many houses were damaged altogether?

A．14.

B．36.

C．200.

3. What were the farmer couple probably doing when hearing a loud noise?

A．Preparing breakfast.

B．Repairing their house.

C．Looking for their children.

4. What was the old woman’s first reaction when her house began shaking?

A．Calling her husband.

B．Taking something out.

C．Rushing out with her grandchildren

6 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

It’s the Saturday, 1:00 am, and Stormy, my dog, and I were going on a pre-dawn bird-watching adventure. The weatherman predicted fog, but as we hit the road, it’s clear. Along our journey, I stopped at a petrol station, ensuring Stormy was safely locked in the truck.

“Stormy, hang tight,” I whispered, stepping out into the night air.

Back on the highway, as we were near the marshlands, a heavy fog began to swallow everything. At a sharp bend, my truck hit soft ground, and I lost control. “Oh, no!” Panic set in as the vehicle slid off the road with a bang, falling down a steep bank and into the water.

In the strange silence that followed, I was floating inside the car, gently carried downstream by the canal. “Come on, door,” I said, switching uselessly at the handle. It won’t move; the electrical system had shorted out due to the water. “I’ve got a glass breaker,” I reminded myself, reaching for the tool in the center part.

With each failed attempt to break the window — the glass bouncing back at me — I felt a growing sense of urgency. Water moved over the floorboards, cooling my feet. “Stormy, stay calm,” I said, lying down to kick at the window with all my strength. But my efforts only met resistance.

As the water level rose threateningly close to the ceiling, fear clawed at my heart. In a last effort, I dived behind the seat for my toolbox. “Got to find something solid.” My hands brushed against the cold metal toolbox, then the fire extinguisher (灭火器). “This might work.”

“Here goes everything,” I thought, holding the extinguisher and hitting it against the window. The impact resounded through the car, but the glass holds firm. “Not yet,” I begged under my breath, as the extinguisher bounced harmlessly away.

The water kept rising, and so did my fear. A voice inside me screamed to give up, but another thought pierced through — Stormy. “For Stormy, I can’t quit.” Just then, I sensed a pause in the water’s rise.

An unspoken sound said, “You have more time. What will you do?”

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“I’ll fight harder,” I promised aloud.

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Exhausted, we caught the now flooded vehicle, waiting for daylight.

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7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What was wrong with the woman’s car?

A．It was on fire.

B．It gave out a terrible noise.

C．Its engine smoked.

2. Where is the woman?

A．In a car park.

B．In a garage.

C．On the road.

3. What does the man ask the woman to do?

A．Hire a car.

B．Drive a truck.

C．Ring her friend.

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。

Debra, a five-year-old cousin of mine, often annoyed me. She wished me to stay with her, talk to her and teach her dancing. I hated it and never taught her to dance. That hot July afternoon, Debra annoyed me again.

Our big family all gathered together at a friend’s outdoor wedding. The children were running around and playing games. The afternoon couldn’t have been better. My friends and I gathered together and excitedly talked about our up-and-coming freshman year. Debra desired to join us, but what could a five-year-old kid contribute to our conversations?

I left the table where we were sitting, leaving behind my mother, my grandmother and Debra. I walked inside the house and greeted everyone inside before making my way to the bathroom. As I was washing my hands, there was a big knock and the bathroom door burst open. It was an older cousin of mine, Sylvia. With a look of fear, anxiety and shock, she rushed to find towels. I figured one of the kids was injured while playing. “There has been a bad accident outside,” she told me and rushed out.

What kind of accident? Was anyone hurt? I left the bathroom. A woman approached and told me that a guest who was leaving the party had lost control of his car. Then I heard a voice calling my name. It was my mother. She told me, “Debra has been badly hurt. Come and help rescue her!” My heart dropped to my feet. I was struck by the sudden thought that I might lose her.

I hurried outside. Tables and chairs were overturned everywhere by the runaway car. I was in shock. My mother quickly drove our car around and laid down the backseat. But where was Debra? I saw her parents running from a room with a piece of board, perfectly Debra’s size. I didn’t see my tiny cousin until she was put onto the board and laid in the car, crying. Her new white dress had blood, and on her left shoe was a tire (轮胎) mark.

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Together, we hurried to drive towards the hospital.

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“She’ll walk again as long as you take good care of her,” the doctor told us.

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9 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给的段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

The waves crashed heavily against the rocks, the stormy sea swallowing the once-powerful ship. The only survivor of the shipwreck was brought by the currents to the shore of a small, uninhabited island. His desperate cries for help mixed with the roar of the storm, only to be swallowed by the ocean.

Exhausted and disoriented, he lay on the sandy beach, thanking whatever forces had saved his life. After he surveyed the surroundings, he realized the harsh reality of his isolation. He prayed to God and scanned the horizon for any sign of rescue, but no help appeared. In the midst of despair, he gradually awakened to the fact that he had to survive on this uninhabited island on his own. Driven by great determination, the survivor managed to build a shelter with the driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to store his few possessions.

Days turned into weeks, and weeks into months. The survivor, once stuck in his isolation, started exploring the island’s hidden treasures. His routine became a dull cycle of hunting for food, collecting rainwater, and scanning the horizon for any sign of rescue. But the vast expanse of the ocean offered no comfort, no ship on the horizon to save him.

Despite his loneliness, the survivor clung to hope. The sunrises brought a glimmer of optimism, and he kept scanning the horizon, searching for any trace of rescue.

Then, one fateful day, as he returned from a fruitless search for food, he was greeted by a devastating sight — his shelter was on fire, and the smoke was rolling up to the sky! The worst had happened — the fire had consumed all his possessions, leaving him nothing but the clothes on his back. Desperation and disbelief seized him as he watched the smoke rise to the sky, a cruel demonstration of his misfortune.

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“God, how could you do this to me!” he cried.

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The rescuers explained that they had seen the smoke signal from the burning shelter.

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10 . Helen was sitting in the garden one evening when she heard a loud crash. As she walked to the front of the house, she could see a small crowd ________ on the road outside. A 19-year-old boy was ________ in a pool of blood near a crashed motorbike. His leg was bleeding ________.

Helen had ________ a British Red Cross first aid course. She used her training to make a quick judgement of the situation. And then she ________ back inside her home to get lots of thick towels to stop the bleeding.

Helen raced back to the scene, ________ in hand. Someone had called an ________, but the other people were afraid to come forward and ________ her. She used the towel as best as she could to apply pressure to the wounded ________ until help arrived.

Helen successfully managed to ________ the bleeding while waiting for help to arrive. Before long the ambulance crew were at the scene.

________, doctors weren’t able to save the boy’s leg. But they did save his life — and Helen’s ________ played an important role. Without the simple but ________ first aid skills Helen used, the result of this crash could have been far ________.

“I take comfort in the fact that knowing first aid helped me to ________ a stranger’s life,” said Helen proudly.

1.

A．gathering

B．playing

C．dancing

D．running

2.

A．walking

B．lying

C．riding

D．reading

3.

A．heavily

B．quietly

C．slowly

D．easily

4.

A．taught

B．planned

C．taken

D．failed

5.

A．climbed

B．called

C．fought

D．ran

6.

A．books

B．towels

C．gloves

D．socks

7.

A．expert

B．officer

C．ambulance

D．operation

8.

A．tell

B．visit

C．meet

D．help

9.

A．neck

B．leg

C．head

D．arm

10.

A．cause

B．increase

C．control

D．check

11.

A．Unfortunately

B．Luckily

C．Usually

D．Possibly

12.

A．calls

B．actions

C．judgement

D．training

13.

A．new

B．free

C．various

D．effective

14.

A．worse

B．better

C．safer

D．clearer

15.

A．describe

B．take

C．save

D．risk