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A seven-year-old girl who had only just learnt to swim saved a four-year-old boy from drowning in the sea. Because of this she has been 36 as a hero.
Brave Amber Horton sprang into action after 37 her friend Kieran Martin slipping __38 rocks and falling into the water. Little Kieran couldn’t swim and 39 to keep his head above the water. 40 every bit of her strengh, Amber swam over to the sticken child and 41 him to the surface. Then she dragged him back to the shore at Lee-on-the-Solent, Hants.
Amber said, “I had to Kieran to be very __42 but he just slipped. He can’t swim and his feet couldn’t touch the 43 of the sea. I swam over and grabbed him from the water.” Kieran was 44 shaken but suffered only cuts on his legs from the rocks. “I was very scared. I was 45 for a long time and hurt my legs on the rocks. Then Amber saved me,” siad Kieran.
The pair were at the seaside for an outing with their 46 . Amber, Kieran, his cousin Max, five, and his brother Dorminic, seven, had all wandered over to the water’s edge while their 47 family members were in a nearby playpark. Amber’s mum Dee Horton said, “The first I knew about 48 was when Kieran’s brother Dorminic ran over and said Amber had just saved Kieran’s life.”
“It was 49. Kieran was frightened and distressed. He couldn’t move and was crying his eyes out… I think Amber’s phenomenal（了不起的）. She’s just learned to swim herself and she’s had no 50 . I can’t believe she did it 51 . She’s a very brave little girl and we are all very proud of her.”
Drowning is the third most 52 cause of accidental death among children 53 the age of 16 . According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, learning to 54 __may help children who find themselves in difficulties in the water, 55 it does not mean they will be safe. Latest figures show more than half of the children who drown can swim.
36. A. realized B. recognized C. celebrated D. convinced
37. A. watching B. viewing C. considering D. spotting
38. A. off B. on C. at D. of
39. A. managed B. pretended C. struggled D. succeeded
40. A. Using B. Picking C. Catching D. Giving
41. A. drew B. transported C. held D. pulled
42. A. devoted B. frightened C. brave D. careful
43. A. base B. foot C. bottom D. root
44. A. exactly B. specially C. extremely D. happily
45. A. under the water B. on the water C. on the shore D. on the rock
46. A. classmates B. families C. friends D. fellows
47. A. another B. other C. different D. extra
48. A. them B. her C. it D. him
49. A. terrifying B. interesting C. exciting D. satisfying
50. A. chances B. reasons C. lessons D. possiblilities
51. A. Anyway B. Otherwise C. Besides D. Furthermore
52. A. usual B. ordinary C. general D. common
53. A. at B. beneath C. under D. over
54. A. calm B. play C. save D. swim
55. A. but B. and C. or D. though
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Several factors make a good newspaper story. First， 1 ，it must be new. But since TV can react to events so quickly, this is often a problem for 2 . They usually respond 3 it in one of three ways.
One by providing 4 detail, comment or background information.
One by finding a new 5 on the day’s major stories.
One by printing completely different stories which 6 doesn’t broadcast.
What else? Well—it also has to be 7 . People don’t want to read about 8 , everyday life. Because of this, many stories 9 some kind of conflict or danger. This is one reason why so much news seems to be 10 news , “ Plane lands safely—no-one hurt ”doesn’t sell newspapers. “Plane 11 —200 feared dead !” does .
Next, there’s human interest. People are interested in other 12 —particularly in the rich, famous and powerful. Stories about the private lives of pop singers, actors, models, politicians, 13 , all appear regularly in certain newspapers .
Finally, for many editors, 14 is an important factor, too. They prefer stories about people, places and events which their readers know. That’s 15 the stories in Tokyo’s newspapers are often very different from the stories printed in Paris, Cairo, New York or Buenos Aires.
A .gradually B. extremely C. obviously D. precisely
A. newspapers B. publications C. reporters D. broadcasters
A. with B. on C. of D. to
A. extra B. available C. reliable D. memorable
A. direction B. look C. angle D. section
A. TV B. internet C. newspaper D. radio
A. conventional B. dramatic C. professional D. sensitive
A. common B. usual C. ordinary D. special
A. urge B. neglect C. increase D. involve
A. good B. bad C. exciting D. informative
A. crashes B. bumps C. strikes D. drops
A. places B. people C. things D. news
A. in addition B. in any case C. for example D. after all
A. personality B. similarity C. tolerance D. familiarity
A. that B. why C. because D. what
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Several factors make a good newspaper story. First， 1 ，it must be new. But since TV can react to events so quickly, this is often a problem for 2 . They usually respond 3 it in one of three ways.
One by providing 4 detail, comment or background information.
One by finding a new 5 on the day’s major stories.
One by printing completely different stories which 6 doesn’t broadcast.
What else? Well—it also has to be 7 . People don’t want to read about 8 , everyday life. Because of this, many stories 9 some kind of conflict or danger. This is one reason why so much news seems to be 10 news , “ Plane lands safely—no-one hurt ”doesn’t sell newspapers. “Plane 11 —200 feared dead !” does .
Next, there’s human interest. People are interested in other 12 —particularly in the rich, famous and powerful. Stories about the private lives of pop singers, actors, models, politicians, 13 , all appear regularly in certain newspapers .
Finally, for many editors, 14 is an important factor, too. They prefer stories about people, places and events which their readers know. That’s 15 the stories in Tokyo’s newspapers are often very different from the stories printed in Paris, Cairo, New York or Buenos Aires.
1.A .gradually B. extremely C. obviously D. precisely
2.A. newspapers B. publications C. reporters D. broadcasters
3.A. with B. on C. of D. to
4.A. extra B. available C. reliable D. memorable
5.A. direction B. look C. angle D. section
6.A. TV B. internet C. newspaper D. radio
7.A. conventional B. dramatic C. professional D. sensitive
8.A. common B. usual C. ordinary D. special
9.A. urge B. neglect C. increase D. involve
10.A. good B. bad C. exciting D. informative
11.A. crashes B. bumps C. strikes D. drops
12.A. places B. people C. things D. news
13.A. in addition B. in any case C. for example D. after all
14.A. personality B. similarity C. tolerance D. familiarity
15.A. that B. why C. because D. what
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第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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。
Laughter and tears are part of living. But do you find enough time for laughter? I am not asking if you 21 lost of good times. 22 we should laugh during the happy times. But do you also laugh during the 23 times?
Eram Bombeck is known for her humorous books, but she wrote one that 24 a more serious topic: 25 in children. Erma talks with many children with cancer and learns 26 life lessons from them. She learns, for instance, that cancer survivors know how to 27 .
She 28 the experience of 15-year-old Jessica from Burlinton. Jessica’s leg was cut off at the knee because of cancer. She was learning to 29 a prosthesis（假肢）. Jessica tells about playing 30 . She kicked the ball 31 and it flew off in one 32 while her artificial leg flew into another. She fell on the 33 and laughed.
Jessica may not have laughed about her cancer, but she laughed about handling the 34 of it. And her laughter helped her a deal.
There is the story of 17-year-old Betsy. She 35 her way to the radiation room for her regular radiation therapy（化疗）. As 36 , she dropped her hospital gown and, wearing only her birthday suit, 37 onto the table and waited. The extra people in the room were not the medical students she had thought, but 38 painters giving an estimate on painting! Betsy laughed heartily about the incident. And like Jessica, her 39 to laugh helped her to deal with one of the most difficult thing a young person can endure-cancer.
Do you find plenty of 40 for laughter? You can…if you also find reasons to laugh during the especially difficult times.
Survivors know how to laugh. If you can laugh even when the going is rough, you’ll make it. And you’ll smile at the end.
21．A．lose B．miss C．experience D．laugh
22．A．Of course B．In addition C．At first D．First of all
23．A．ordinary B．difficult C．pleasant D．usual
24．A．connected B．reported C．referred D．covered
25．A．cancer B．disability C．illness D．laughter
26．A．serious B．important C．careful D．thoughtful
27．A．cry B．shout C．laugh D．face
28．A．describes B．learns C．keeps D．imagines
29．A．put B．have C．wear D．make
30．A．basketball B．badminton C．volleyball D．soccer
31．A．gently B．hard C．slightly D．Straightly
32．A．way B．method C．direction D．point
33．A．floor B．table C．chair D．bed
34．A．causes B．results C．process D．ends
35．A．fought B．took C．made D．pushed
36．A．common B．often C．before D．usual
37．A．climbed B．lay C．jumped D．sat
38．A．also B．rather C．already D．almost
39．A．strengh B．willingness C．ability D．confidence
40．A．times B．places C．days D．Moments
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