Mr. Peter 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 (车的行李箱).

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 (喇叭) and hammering(捶打) on the roof and boot. 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(松开螺丝) 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 things from the boot. Then Mr. Johnson found a wrench(扳手) 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 (攀爬) clear as the car filled up.”

His hands and arms 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,“That thirty minutes seemed like hours.” “Only the tips (尖部)of the car wheels were visible,”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 Can Serve As the Best Escape Route

C.Driver Escaped Through Car Boot

D.The Driver Survived a Terrible Car Accident

2.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

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

B.Mr. Johnson could not escape from the door because it was full of sweet jam.

C.Mr. Johnson’s car accident was partly due to the slippery road.

D.Mr. Johnson struggled in the pouring mud as he unscrewed the back seat.

3.The underlined part “Finally it gave” in Paragraph 5 means that “________”.

A.Luckily the door was torn away in the end

B.At last the wrench went broken

C.The chance was lost at the last minute

D.The lock came open after all his efforts

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

A.the ditch was along a quiet country road

B.the accident happened on a clear warm day

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

D.Mr. Johnson had a tender wife and was well attended

It is a tall tale(夸张的故事)that terrifies most young children. Swallow a piece of chewing gum and it will remain in your body for seven years before it is digested. An even worse tale is that swallowed(吞) gum can wrap itself around your heart.

But what does happen if you should accidentally eat a stick of gum? Chewing gum is made out of gum base, sweeteners, coloring and flavoring. The gum base is pretty indigestible(难消化的)—it is a mixture of different ingredients (成分) that our body can't absorb.

Most of the time, your stomach really cannot break down the gum the way it would break down other foods. However, your digestive system has another way to deal with things you swallow. After all, we eat lots of things that we are unable to fully digest. They keep moving along until they make it all the way through the gut (肠子) and come out at the other end one or two days later.

The saliva (唾液) in our mouths will make an attempt at digesting chewing gum as soon as we put it in our mouths. It might get through the shell(壳) but many of gum's base ingredients are indigestible. It's then down to our stomach muscles—which contract(收缩) and relax, much like the way an earthworm moves—to slowly force the things that we swallow through our systems.

Swallowing a huge piece of gum or swallowing many small pieces of gum in a short time can cause a blockage within the digestive system, most often in children, who have a thinner digestive tube than adults—but this is extremely rare.

1.Children might feel terrified after swallowing chewing gum mainly because ________.

A.they believe the tall tales about chewing gum

B.chewing gum will stay in their body for years

C.their heart will be wrapped by chewing gum

D.chewing gum is indigestible for children

2.What happens to the food that can't be fully broken down?

A.It remains in our digestive system forever.

B.It will be eventually moved out of our body.

C.It will fight against the power of the gut.

D.It will stick to the gut for one or two days.

3.The word It (in the 4th paragraph) refers to “________”.

A.the attemptB.the salviaC.the shellD.the gum base

4.What would be the best title for text?

A.How does our digestive system work?

B.Can chewing gum be swallowed by kids?

C.Does swallowing chewing gum matter?

D.Why swallowing chewing gum frightens kids?

The British Museum

What’s on

Although many parts of Asia have long been connected through trade along Silk Road and shared religious systems, there are strong regional differences. In addition to various languages, Asia has developed its cultural networks, patterns of government, technology and styles of artistic representation.

The diverse cultural life of Africa has been expressed through everyday cooking objects and unique works of art since ancient times. The Museum’s collection of over 200,000 African items includes archaeological and contemporary material from across the continent.

The Iron Age was a time of big change for the people of Britain and Europe.Iron replaced bronze as the material used to make tools and weapons, while religion, art, daily life, economics and politics changed greatly.

Admission and opening times

The Museum is free and open daily 10:00-17:30 except Friday, and is open until 20:30 on Fridays, except Good Friday. The Museum is open every day except for 24,25 and 26 December and 1 January.

Museum shops

Bookshop

Monday-Thursday 10:00-17:30 Friday 10:00-20:00

Saturday 10:30-17:30 Sunday 10:00-17:30

Collections shop

Monday-Thursday 09:30-17:30 Friday 09:30-20:00

Saturday 09:30-17:30 Sunday 10:00-17:30

Getting here

By Tube

Nearest underground stations:

Tottenham Court Road(500m) Holborn (500m)

Russell Square(800m) Goodge Street(800m)

By bus

Buses that stop near the Museum:1,8,19,X25,38,55,98,242

By car

The Museum lies within the Congestion(拥堵) Charge Zone. There is little on-street parking nearby. The nearest car park to the Museum is located at Bloomsbury Square. There is limited parking in the Museum’s open space for disabled visitors only.

1.In the museum, you may not see items from ________.

A.AsiaB.AfricaC.EuropeD. America

2.If you want to buy artists’ works of the Iron Age,you may go to the Museum at ________.

A.20:15 Friday, July 11

B.14:45 Saturday, January 1

C.18:00 Wednesday, February 14

D.10:30 Sunday, December 28

3.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A.It is not convenient to drive cars to the Museum.

B.The No.55 bus stop is the nearest to the Museum.

C.It is 500 meters from Russell Square to the Museum.

D.The old can park their cars in the Museum’s open area.

There’s a whole lot of things that people fill their stomachs with. Some of them keep people alive. Some of them taste good to people. Some of them help people win pie-eating contests. Alcohol does none of these things. Why do people keep drinking it? And what does it do once it gets to their stomachs?

There are all kinds of alcohol molecules (分子), but the one that people most often pour down their throat is ethanol (乙醇). Ethanol is very tiny and it dissolves in water, so it gets into all sorts of places that it’s not supposed to. Alcohol heads for the digestive system. Because it dissolves in water, it can get into the water in the bloodstream. Because ethanol, to a certain extent, can pass through cell membranes(膜). It can go almost anywhere. It spreads through the muscles, and is sweated(出汗) — unmetabolized(未经新陈代谢的) and whole — through the skin. It gets into the heart. It even takes a walk through the brain, and this is the secret of its powers.

Alcohol depresses the nerves, and the nerves affect almost every area of the body. Enough alcohol makes people sleep, so people who become unconscious choke on their own vomit (呕吐物). Most worryingly, enough alcohol can shut down those parts of the brain just like any other parts. People become unconscious and their brains simply forget to breathe.

Alcohol is broken down in the liver. Alcohol doesn’t destroy the liver, but products that the liver breaks the alcohol into do cause damage. A glass of wine per day can not do any harm. Instead, it can prevent heart attacks or can make someone functionally young. And it is kind of nice to know that sometimes, relaxation and cheer can be bottled. All that’s needed is to take care how much alcohol is let into a person’s brain.

1.How does the author introduce the topic of the text?

A. By statement.B. By question.

C. By arguing.D. By explaining.

2.Why can alcohol reach the brain?

A. Because it can move through water molecules in the blood.

B. Because it is small enough to get through any narrow space.

C. Because it is so light that the bloodstream can transport.

D. Because it is absorbed only by the cells in the stomach.

3.What’s the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A. Alcohol affects the work of the nerves.

B. Alcohol has an effect on people’s breath.

C. People are drunk when their brains get drunk.

D. Drinking too much is quite dangerous.

4.From the passage, we can know ________.

A. many people like a drink when they feel relaxed

B. enough alcohol can control the brain activities

C. alcohol damages the liver indirectly

D. proper alcohol may lead to better sleep

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。

Have you ever felt sick to your stomach during a test? Have you ever been so worried about something that you ended up with a terrible headache?

If so, then you know what it's like to feel stress. You've probably heard people say,“Wow,I'm really stressed out.” 1. But children have lots of things going on in their lives that can cause stress, too.

What is stress?

Stress is what you feel when you are worried or uncomfortable about something. This worry in your mind can make your body feel bad. You may feel angry, frustrated, scared, or afraid—which can give you a stomachache or a headache.

What causes stress?

Plenty of things can cause stress in a child's life. 2. Good or normal stress might show up when you're called on in class or when you have to give a report. Have you ever gotten butterflies in your stomach or sweaty hands? Those can be signs of good stress. 3. For example, you may do a better job on your book report if the anxiety inspires you to prepare well before you get up and read it to the class.

But bad stress can happen if the stressful feelings keep going over time. You may not feel well if your parents are fighting, if a family member is sick,if you're having problems at school, or if you're going through anything else that makes you upset every day. 4.

Once you recognize that you're feeling stressed, there are several things you can do. You can try talking about what's bothering you with an adult you trust, like a parent or teacher. 5. An adult may have ideas about how to solve whatever is worrying you or making you uncomfortable.

A.This kind of stress can help you to get things done.

B.Maybe you hear adults say those kinds of things all the time.

C.Bring up what's been on your mind and how it makes you feel.

D.Everyone experiences stress at times—adults, teens,and even kids.

E.There are ways to reduce stress and manage the stress that's unavoidable

F.That kind of stress isn't going to help you, and it can actually make you sick.

G.The trick is to remember that some types of stress are good and others are bad.

阅读下面的短文,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。

Most people have at least heard of one story or another involving someone who seemingly died of a broken heart, but is that ________? Could it be that the proper functioning of our immune system is directly connected to love, or ________ by that? Surely it is true. When I was a child I ________ my grandparents’ story and how they followed each other closely in ________.

How we deal with love or the loss of it mainly ________ our psychological (心理的) habits, but the consequences of our joys and ________ can be seen in the way our body functions. We all have an endocrine (内分泌) system, which is ________ several glands (腺体), such as the pineal gland, pituitary gland and thymus(胸腺) gland etc. The ________ of your thymus directly shows the state of your overall health as well as your ability to ________ infection and keep energy levels. Now, the heart is ________ to be an organ that is actually associated with love and other ________. When someone is ________ he will most likely suffer from things like sadness or worry, which are known to cause ________ damage to the body if the ________ lasts for long periods of time. Perhaps this ________ between love and the immune system explains why we feel ________ ill when our feelings are hurt.

As the story in my ________ goes: my grandparents ________ each other deeply, which meant that when one of them passed away, the other also ________ a lot. It destroyed the other’s immune system, and even resulted in the other’s death. ________, we need to be optimistic as this will surely help us to live longer.

1.A. possibleB. importantC. perfectD. necessary

2.A. acceptedB. affectedC. removedD. forgotten

3.A. waited forB. showed offC. thought ofD. heard of

4.A. deathB. natureC. sightD. difficulty

5.A. talks aboutB. looks intoC. depends onD. cheers for

6.A. dangersB. sorrowsC. pleasuresD. excitements

7.A. made use ofB. taken care of

C. made up ofD. taken advantage of

8.A. movementB. positionC. equipmentD. condition

9.A. fightB. carryC. passD. develop

10.A. meantB. consideredC. dividedD. painted

11.A. skillsB. decisionsC. opinionsD. feelings

12.A. easy-goingB. peace-loving

C. strong-headedD. heart-broken

13.A. temporaryB. familiarC. seriousD. strange

14.A. stateB. accidentC. mistakeD. trouble

15.A. balanceB. distanceC. connectionD. difference

16.A. slightlyB. physicallyC. severelyD. mentally

17.A. teamB. schoolC. familyD. neighborhood

18.A. impressedB. lovedC. supportedD. hurt

19.A. sufferedB. learnedC. laughedD. traveled

20.A. BesidesB. HoweverC. InsteadD. Therefore

假如你正在参加学校举办的一个英语演讲比赛,就如何应对全球变暖这一话题发表自己的见解,号召同学们过低碳生活,为减少二氧化碳(CO2)排放做贡献。请就这一话题写一篇演讲稿,陈述你自己的观点。演讲稿应包括以下内容:

1.节能减排,低碳生活,人人可为;

2.改变以往的家庭生活习惯(用电,用水等);

3.出行使用公共交通或骑自行车;

4.……

注意:1.词数100左右;

2.可适当增加细节内容,以使行文连贯;

3.开头已经给出,但不计入总词数。

参考词汇:low carbon life低碳生活;carbon emission碳排放

Good morning,everyone,

My topic today is how to live a low carbon life. As we all know,the earth is becoming warmer and warmer due to the global climate change. __________________________

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