Mr. Johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water. Mr. Johnson took the only escape route—through the boot (行李箱).

Mr. Johnson’s car had finished up in a ditch (沟渠) at Romney Marsin, Kent after skidding on ice and hitting a bank. “Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly,” Mr. Johnson said, “I couldn’t force the doors because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew water would come flooding in.”

Mr. Johnson, a sweet salesman of Sitting Home, Kent, first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot (汽车行李箱). Then he began his struggle to escape.

Later he said, “It was really a half penny that saved my life. It was the only coin I had in my pocket and I used it to unscrew(拧开…的螺丝) the back seat to get into the boot. I hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear, but no help came.”

It took ten minutes to unscrew the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot. Then Mr. Johnson found a wrench(扳钳) and began to work on the boot lock. Fifteen minutes passed by. “It was the only chance I had. Finally it gave, but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in. I forced the lid down into the mud and scrambled (move with difficulty) as the car filled up.”

His hands and arms were cut and bruised (擦伤). Mr. Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby, where he was looked after by the farmer’s wife, Mrs. Lucy Bates. Huddled in a blanket, he said, “The thirty minutes seemed like hours.” Only the tips of the car wheels were visible(can be seen), police said last night. The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch.

1.What is the best title for this newspaper article?

A.The Story of Mr. Johnson, A Sweet Salesman

B.Car Boot Serve As The Best Escape Route

C.Driver Escaped Through Car Boot

D.The Driver Survived A Terrible Car Accident

2.Which of the following objects is the most important to Mr. Johnson?

A.The hammer. B.The coin.

C.The screw. D.The horn.

3.“Finally it gave”(Paragraph 5) means that ________.

A.luckily the door was torn away in the end

B.at last the wrench went broken

C.the lock came open after all his efforts

D.the chance was lost at the last minute

4.It may be inferred from the passage that __________.

A.the ditch was along a quiet country road

B.the accident happened on a rainy cold day

C.Mr. Johnson’s car stood on its boot as it fell down

D.the police helped Mr. Johnson get out of the ditch

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Sandy Greenberg came from a poor family. He went to Columbia University on a scholarship and there he met his roommate who also was receiving financial .

Unfortunately, Sandy had a(n) disease during his second year at Columbia University, and finally he became blind. But for Sandy, something else also happened to him — his roommate would his textbooks to him, every night after he lost his sight.

As a result, Sandy went on to with honors. He went off to study at Oxford. He was still quite poor, but he had managed to about five hundred dollars as he went along.

His roommate went on to graduate school. One day, Sandy got a from him at Oxford. His former roommate said, "Sandy, I'm really . I really don't like being in graduate school, and I don't want to do this."

"Well, what do you want to do? " Sandy .

His roommate told him, "Sandy, I really love to . I have a high school friend who plays the guitar. And we would really like to our hands in the music business. But we need to make a promo record, and in order to that I need $500."

Sandy took all his life savings without and sent it to his roommate. Well, his roommate was the famous singer, Art Garfunkel, and he up with another musician, Paul Simon. That $500 them make a record that finally became The Sound of Silence.

How we are able to deal with in our lives will be influenced by how we deal with others the way. What we get will depend a lot on what we . And that's the end of the story of doing well by doing good.

1.A. aid B. advice C. crisis D. pressure

2.A. eye B. ear C. nose D. bone

3.A. finally B. luckily C. sadly D. excitedly

4.A. lend B. offer C. read D. return

5.A. survive B. research C. leave D. graduate

6.A. save B. earn C. keep D. borrow

7.A. never B. still C. either D. also

8.A. message B. call C. card D. report

9.A. unhappy B. unhealthy C. homesick D. lonely

10.A. suggested B. answered C. asked D. laughed

11.A. work B. sing C. dance D. travel

12.A. wave B. wash C. try D. clean

13.A. win B. do C. prove D. earn

14.A. permission B. consideration C. hesitation D. expectation

15.A. other B. present C. former D. later

16.A. teamed B. came C. showed D. let

17.A. saw B. helped C. hoped D. let

18.A. interests B. opportunities C. difficulties D. feelings

19.A. across B. in C. by D. along

20.A. take B. give C. like D. learn

Laptop computers are popular all over the world.People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels.These laptops connect people to their workplace.In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.

Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want.Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop.The laptops are part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college.The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet.In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates, and their families.However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs.They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees—anywhere at all!

Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable.As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers.In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources.State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students.State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.

At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers.The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons.As one Westlake teacher said, “ Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we’re giving students a window on the world.They can see everything and do everything.”

1.The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to _______.

A.connect them to libraries

B.access the Internet

C.work at home

D.use for their schoolwork

2.Which of the following is true about Westlake College?

A.All teachers use computers

B.1500 students have laptops.

C.It is an old college in America.

D.Students there can do everything.

3.A window on the world in the last paragraph means that students can _______.

A.attend lectures on information technology

B.travel around the world

C.have free laptops

D.get information from around the world

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A.The program is successful.

B.The program is not workable.

C.The program is too expensive.

D.We don’t know the result yet.

Even if trees cannot walk, they are still on the move.

In parts of the Arctic, entire forests are moving northward. Across the Arctic, temperatures are rising faster than anywhere else in the world. As that happens, the tree line that marks where forests stop and the treeless tundra (冻土地带)starts has been shifting northward. Trees growing along the tree line must protect themselves from the cold wind. To do this, plants tend to grow horizontal (水平的)branches low to the ground. The energy it takes for trees to grow this way means they don't have enough energy to make seeds.

But as Earth's climate has been warming, trees no longer have to just grow horizontally. Many can instead grow up toward the sky. This takes less energy. And with all the leftover energy. these trees have started producing more seeds. This happens especially in places where the white spruce (白云杉)grows.

White spruce, which is a North American tree, is quite able to produce a lot of seeds, which can move long distances in the wind. When wind-blown seeds end up on the tundra beyond the tree line, they eventually can sprout (发芽) new trees. This explains how a forest can move. Of course, the process would work only if the tundra were warm enough. But in recent years, the whole planet has been warming.

New trees will provide shelters for some snow, keeping the sun’s rays from making the white surface disappear. Instead, the trees absorb the sun's heat. This warms the surrounding air. The extra warmth encourages even more trees to produce seeds. That further boosts a forest's ability to expand. In addition, more trees will trap more snow, preventing much of it from being blown away. Snow can trap heat in the soil below,which encourages trees to grow. The recent rise of temperature has helped more trees grow. The recent rise of temperatures has helped more trees grow past the tree line. People worry about impacts on the animals that depend on frozen conditions for food and shelter.

1.What is the main cause of the trees in the Arctic moving northward?

A. The rising temperature.

B. The shrinking of northern tundra.

C. The fierce and cold wind.

D. The abundant resources in the north.

2.What does the underlined word, “this”, in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. To produce more seeds.

B. To move northward

C. To respond to the climate change.

D. To protect themselves from the cold wind.

3.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. New trees can trap the snow, which may make the soil colder.

B. The trapped snow prevents new trees from producing more seeds.

C. New trees can make the surrounding air warmer.

D. New trees can bring more food and shelter for local animals.

4.The passage is most probably taken from _______.

A. a health report B. a science report

C. a fashion magazine D. a children's magazine

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