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　　Violent winds swept the ocean, and waves thundered to shore, shaking the lookout tower at Pea Island Rescue Station．Surfman Theodore Meekins was on watch that evening of 11 October 1896．A hurricane had struck the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and the tide was so strong that beach patrols(巡逻)had been canceled．Still, Meekins paid close attention to the horizon．This was the type of weather that could blow ships hundreds of miles off course．

　　Offshore, the ship E．S．Newman was caught in the storm．The captain, whose wife and child were on the ship, feared the Newman would soon break up．He made the decision to beach his ship, then fired a signal, praying that someone onshore would see it．

　　Meekins, whose eyes were trained to cut through rain and surf mists, thought he saw the signal, but so much spray(水雾)covered the lookout windows that he could hardly make sure．Still, he took no chances．After summoning(召集)the station keeper, Captain Richard Etheridge, Meekins set off a coston signal, a signal made by using lamps of different colors．Together, the two men searched the darkness for a reply．A few moments later, they saw a flash of light to the south and knew a shop was in distress．Even before the return signal burned out, Etheridge had summoned his men and begun rescue operations．

　　For the lifesavers, the rescue of the Newman was nothing unusual．Over the years, so many ships had foundered off the Outer Banks that sailors called the region the Graveyard of the Atlantic．Noting the dangerous surf and wind conditions, Captain Etheridge quickly decided the surf boats would be impossible to control．Instead, he decided to use another way to help the survivors．

　　The crew set off on the long journey down the beach to the scene of the wreck(海滩)．Captain Etheridge hoped to fire a line from a gun to the ship's mast(船桅)．After the ship's crew dragged the line onboard, the surfmen would fire a second line and carry survivors safely to shore．

　　The surfmen crossed three miles of sand to reach the ship Newman．The water was freezing, and the men often sank up to their knees in sand．Captain Etheridge noted in his diary that “the voice of gladdened hearts greeted the arrival of the station crew, ” but that “it seemed impossible for them to do anything under such circumstances．The work was often stopped by the sweeping current．”

　　Even when the rescue equipment proved useless, Etheridge refused to give up．Choosing two of his strongest surfmen, he tied rope lines around their waists and sent them into the water．The two men, holding a line from shore, walked with huge effort as far as they could before diving through the waves．Nearly worn out while swimming against the tide, they finally made it to the shop．

　　The first to be rescued were the captain's wife and child．With the two passengers tied to their backs, the surfmen fought their way back to shore．Taking turns, Etheridge and his crew made ten trips to the Newman, saving every person onboard．It was 1：00 a．m．when the crew and survivors finally made it back to the station．

　　That night, as the exhausted survivors lay sleeping and his lifesaving crew rested, Captain Etheridge picked up his pen, and in the light of an oil lantern, wrote with satisfaction that all the people onboard had been saved and were “sheltered in this station”-words he would remember for many years to come．

(1)

The beach patrols were canceled because ________．

[　　]

A．

Meekins paid enough attention to the horizon

B．

there was too much spray on the windows

C．

the winds and tide were too strong

D．

there was no ship near the station

(2)

The underlined word “foundered” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to “________”．

[　　]

A．

stopped

B．

sank

C．

sailed

D．

arrived

(3)

What was the author's main purpose in writing the passage?

[　　]

A．

To warn sailors of the dangers of hurricanes．

B．

To create a story describing a rescue at sea．

C．

To inform people about Richard Etheridge．

D．

To record the details about the Newman．

(4)

What is the main idea of the passage?

[　　]

A．

The newman was very dangerous before Richard Etheridge and his team members saw the signal．

B．

A terrible hurricane took place off the coast of North Carolina and thereatened the lives of many sailors．

C．

At no other time in American history have so many shipwrecked passengers survived such a violent storm．

D．

All the passengers of a shipwreck were rescued because of heroic the efforts of a special leader and his crew．

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听力测试(满分30分)

第一节

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

W：Do you need any help, sir?

M：Yes．Would you like to tell me the way to the Science Museum?

W：Science Museum?

1．What does the woman mean?

A．She is unwilling to tell the man．

B．She knows the place well．

C．She doesn’t know the place．

M：Sorry to bother you, but do you have any change for one dollar?

W：I’ll have to look．What do you want it for?

M：I need it for the parking meter．

W：I can give you 4 quarters if that’ll help．

2．What is the man going to do with the change?

A．To park his car．

B．To make a phone call．

C．To buy something to eat．

W：Here is a picture of Susan taken last week．

M：May I have a look?

W：Sure．It flatters Susan a bit．She is not so pretty actually．

M：No, by no means, and she doesn’t look so young as she appears on

the picture．

3．What does the man think of Susan?

A．She is prettier and younger．

B．She is less pretty but younger．

C．She is less pretty and older．

M：Mom, Dad called and said that he wouldn’t be home for dinner．

W：Did he say why?

M：Yes, he said that one of the men was sick and he was going to stay

for the afternoon shift．

4．Why won’t the man’s father be home for dinner?

A．To look after a sick person．

B．To take the place of someone．

C．To have dinner in the afternoon．

W：Kate, let’s go for a drive somewhere this weekend．

M：That’s a good idea．Just the two of us!

W：I thought that the whole family could go together．

M：I’m afraid that the kids can’t．Jenny is staying at the university this

weekend to study．Peter and Linda going on a trip this weekend with

their school．

5．What is the relation between the speakers?

A．Couple．

B．Friends．

C．Partners．

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。

“Are we poisonous?” the young snake asked his mother．

“Yes, dear, ” she replied．“Why do you ask?”

“Because I’ve just bitten my tongue!” said the young snake sadly．

6．How was the mother snake feeling when asked the question?

A．Puzzled．

B．Interested．

C．Disappointed．

7．Which frightens the young snake?

A．He is poisonous．

B．He is going to die．

C．He has lost his tongue．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

W：What are your plans for today, Mike? Nick and I are going shopping．Do you want to come too?

M：Well, as a matter of fact, I’m meeting Steve．He’s writing an article

and he’s asked me to take some photographs for it．

W：An article? What about?

M：Oh, just people…Anyway, I’m seeing Steve at the zoo．

W：Oh well, let’s meet for lunch, shall we? How about that sandwich bar we went to on Friday．I’ll see you there about one．

M：I’d love to, but I’m afraid we won’t finish by then．

8．What photos does Steve want?

A．Showing that he is writing．

B．Matching what he is writing．

C．Reflecting(反映)how he is writing．

9．When will Mike join Steve?

A．In the morning．

B．In the afternoon．

C．In the evening．

10．Which of the following might Mike do?

A．Go shopping with the woman．

B．Have lunch with Nick Friday．

C．Work over lunchtime．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

W：The weather here is so changeable．Did you hear how cold it got last night?

M：I heard the radio announcer say it was 18 degrees below zero．

W：That’s cold．I could hardly start my car, it was so cold this morning!

M：My car didn’t want to start, either, at first．

W：Don’t you have a garage?

M：Not in the new apartment．We have to leave the car in the parking lot．

W：How much anti-freeze do you put in your car then? You must have to keep it well below zero．

M：I do．Right now I have it protected to 30 below．

W：Does it ever get that cold around here?

M：Not really．It sometimes gets to 20 below．

W：Speaking of cold, how about going for a cup of coffee to warm up？

M：Good idea．

11．What did the man do with his car?

A．He failed to start it．

B．He managed to start it．

C．He could easily start it．

12．What do you know about the man?

A．He preferred to leave his car outside．

B．He was too poor to get a garage．

C．He had recently moved his house．

13．What was the weather like last night?

A．It was colder than the day before．

B．It was colder than ever before．

C．It was warmer than reported．

听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。

W：Hello, Ultimate Computers．May I help you?

M：Yes, this is Jack Kordell from Hunter’s Office Supplies．May I speak to Elaine Strong, please?

W：I’m sorry, but she’s not in right now．She should be here later on this afternoon maybe about 4∶30．May I take a message?

M：Yes．Ms Strong sent me your newest line of laptop computers with a description of other software products, but there wasn’t any information about after-sales service．

W：Oh, I’m sorry．Would you like me to fax that to you?

M：Yes．Could you try sending that information around 3∶30?That should give me time to look over the material before I call Ms．Strong, say, around 5∶00．

W：Sure．Could I have your name, telephone number, and fax number, please?

M：Yes．Jack Kordell and the phone number is 560-1287．And the fax number is 560-1288．

W：All right．I’ll be sure to send you the fax this afternoon．

M：Okay, bye．

14．Why can’t Elaine Strong answer the phone?

A．She’s attending a meeting．

B．She’s out of the office．

C．She’s talking with another customer．

15．What does the man want the woman to send?

A．Information on after-sales service．

B．A picture of the newest computers．

C．A list of software products．

16．What is the man’s telephone number?

A．560-1287．

B．560-1288．

C．560-2187．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

　　Mother’s Day is celebrated in many countries around the world, but not always on the same day．

　　Mother’s Day as it is celebrated today in the United States began with a woman named Anna Jarvis．In 1907, she held a ceremony to honor her mother at a church in the state of West Virginia on the anniversary of her mother’s death．In the following years, she and others wrote thousands of letters to public officials urging that the second Sunday in May be declared Mother’s Day．

　　President Woodrow Wilson finally agreed seven years later．The second Sunday in May became a day of public expression of love for mothers throughout the country．It became popular for people to send gifts of flowers and candy to their mothers on Mother’s Day．

　　Today, children of all ages still give their mothers special gifts on Mother’s Day．Older children may travel to visit their mothers．If they cannot, they usually send a special card with a message of love．Or they send flowers．They also usually call their mothers on the telephone to wish them a happy day．Mother’s Day is one of the busiest days of the year for America’s telephone companies．

　　Some families get together on Mother’s Day to honor all the women in the family who are mothers．Many go to a restaurant for a special Mother’s Day meal．

17．What do you learn about Mother’s Day?

A．It is celebrated now in every part of the world．

B．It is not celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in May everywhere．

C．It is celebrated to honor all the women in some families．

18．When was Mother’s Day first celebrated in the US?

A．In 1907．

B．In 1908．

C．In 1914．

19．Who decided Mother’s Day to be celebrated nationwide?

A．Anna Jarvis．

B．Public officials．

C．Woodrow Wilson．

20．What do all the children do on Mother’s Day?

A．Give gifts to their mothers．

B．Pay a visit to their mothers．

C．Send cards to their mothers．

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