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Two teenagers had to be saved from a steep mountainside in Scotland earlier today. They were members of a party of youngsters who were in the second week of a fortnight’s camping in the mountains. The two boys, both from Birmingham, had been with a party of ten others who, with an experienced guide and mountaineer, had been on a two-day climb away from the main party. They had become separated from the others and it wasn’t until late yesterday afternoon that the alarm was raised and a search party was organized.
The search which was called off late yesterday evening when thick fog set in, was begun again early this morning and the boys were seen halfway up on a steep cliff（悬崖） face. Climbers quickly discovered that one of the boys had broken his leg and he was taken off the mountain by helicopter and flown to the nearest hospital. It is believed that the two went off exploring on their own and then got stuck on the cliff.
1. The youngsters planned to stay in the mountains for _______.
A. one week B. two weeks
C. one day D. two days
2. The search was put off until early the next morning because of the _______.
A. heat B. cold C. rain D. fog
3. Why was one of the boys taken off the mountain by helicopter?
A. He broke his leg and couldn’t move a bit.
B. The hospital was too far.
C. The cliff was steep.
D. He was halfway up on the cliff.
4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The two boys had their legs broken.
B. The two boys went away to explore on their own.
C. One of the boys was sent to hospital.
D. The accident took place in the mountains in Scotland.
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James’s grandpa is 82 years old but he is still fit enough to cycle 20 kilos. The following is his experience of smoking as well as his advice to James.
“Believe me how easy it is to begin smoking and how ① t________ it is to stop, because you can become ②_________ in three different ways. First ③___________, which means after a while , your body becomes accustomed to having nicotine. Second , you can become dependent on it through ④_______. As we know if we do the same thing over and over again, you begin to do it ⑤_________. Lastly , ⑥_________, you will feel happier and more relaxed after having a cigarette.
“When I was young, I didn’t know much about the harmful ⑦_________ of smoking. I don’t know it could do damage to our lung and heart . Nor did I know the baby may be ⑧ a_________ in some way. But I did know I smelt ⑨________ and become breathless quickly. I didn’t realize I had to ⑩_________ smoking until I was taken off the school football team. “
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The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California , USA.
“Police station? A train for Santa Fe hit a truck at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please ____21____ there at once. With an ambulance, too. A man is badly ____22_____.” said an anxious voice of a young man. “ And you know I am the ….”
“Please wait! Hi! Hi!” the policeman kept on ____23____ though the line was cut off. Within a minute , a police car and an ambulance car started off. Before long they got to the crossing, but they ___24____everything was fine. No accident, no wounded man.
“What a dirty trick!” said the policeman ____25____. “ We must find out that bad___26_____ and …..”They were just talking about the _____27___when they heard the whistle of a train which was nearing them quickly. All of a sudden, a truck appeared. It came ___28_____towards them, too. When the truck was passing the crossing, it suddenly ____29___ to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the policemen __30_______, the train hit the truck heavily and ___31____it dozens of meters away.
When Randolph Bruce, the driver, was ___32_____ out of the damaged truck, he was seriously wounded just as the young woman had told on the phone. As he was taken to the ___33______ in time, his life was saved
Later the police did whatever they could to _____34___the woman who had telephoned them. It turned out that the woman was a very excellent police officer working far in the neighboring state, who had got the first-hand ____35_____ of this crime as described above.
1.A ．call B． come C． go D． notice
2.A ． beaten B． treated C． needed D． injured
3.A ．talking B． laughing C． crying D． shouting
4.A.．realized B．found C． proved D． wondered
5.Ａ．nervously B． Disappointedly C． angrily D． surprisingly
6.A． man B． woman C． child D． driver
7.A． trial B． warning C． program D． punishment
8.A．passing B． turning C． running D． rolling
9.A．refused B． stopped C． continued D． began
10.A.．above B． below C． alive D． present
11.A.．struck B． met C． caught D． missed
12.A.．pushed B． helped C． let D． asked
13.A ．company B． house C． station D． hospital
14.A ．meet B． punish C． find D． arrest
15.A.．information B． result C． advice D． news
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The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California, USA. “Police station？ A train for Santa FE collide（碰撞）with a（n） 1at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please go there at once, with an ambulance too. A man is badly injured，” said a（n） 2voice of a young woman.
“Just a minute, we’ll come 3. Please stay there and wait，” answered the policeman.
Within a minute, a police car and an ambulance 4. Soon they got to the 5, but only to 6everything was fine. No collision, no 7man.
“What a dirty trick！” Said the policeman 8. “We must find out that mischievous（恶作剧的） 9and.”
They had not been able to say anything about a punishment 10they heard the whistle of a train: the train was nearing them quickly. All 11a sudden, a truck appeared. It came fast towards them, too. 12it was passing the crossing, it suddenly refused to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the people present, the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it 13meters away.
When Randolph Bruce, the driver was 14out of the damaged truck, he was 15hurt just 16the young woman had foretold on the phone. As he was taken to the 17in time, he was saved at last.
Later the policemen did 18they could to find the woman who had telephoned them, but 19.
It is 20that a prophecy（预言）should coincide（巧合）with the fact so exactly.
1.A. ambulance B. truck C. car D. bus
2.A. anxious B. sweet C. gentle D. low
3.A. fast B. ahead C. soon D. later
4.A. went by B. set off C. got there D. came on
5.A. telephone B. street C. station D. crossing
6.A. feel B. find C. have D. tell
7.A. injured B. trapped C. frightened D. killed
8.A. happily B. excitedly C. angrily D. disappointedly
9.A. man B. policeman C. woman D. boy
10.A. until B. since C. while D. when
11.A. at B. of C. by D. for
12.A. When B. Where C. That D. Which
13.A. dozen B. dozens C. dozen of D. dozens of
14.A. raised B. helped C. pushed D. forced
15.A. slightly B. clearly C. hardly D. badly
16.A. as B. so C. before D. for
17.A. police station B. market C. hospital D. sidewalk
18.A. that B. which C. however D. whatever
19.A. delayed B. worked C. stopped D. failed
20.A. surprised B. surprising C. satisfied D. satisfying
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The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond， California， USA. “Police station？ A train for Santa FE collide(碰撞)with a(n) 31 at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please go there at once， with an ambulance too. A man is badly injured，” said a(n) 32 voice of a young woman.
“Just a minute， we’ll come 33 . Please stay there and wait，” answered the policeman.
Within a minute， a police car and an ambulance 34 . Soon they got to the 35 ， but only to 36 everything was fine. No collision， no 37 man.
“What a dirty trick！” said the policeman 38 . “We must find out that mischievous(恶作剧的) 39 and. . . ”
They had not been able to say anything about a punishment 40 they heard the whistle of a train： the train was nearing them quickly. All 41 a sudden， a truck appeared. It came fast towards them， too. 42 it was passing the crossing， it suddenly refused to move on. Right then and there， before the eyes of all the people present， the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it 43 meters away.
When Randolph Bruce， the driver was 44 out of the damaged truck， he was 45 hurt just 46 the young woman had foretold on the phone. As he was taken to the 47 in time， he was saved at last.
Later the policemen did 48 they could to find the woman who had telephoned them， but 49 .
It is 50 that a prophecy(预言)should coincide(巧合)with the fact so exactly.
31. A. ambulance B. truck C. car D. bus
32. A. anxious B. sweet C. gentle D. low
33. A. fast B. ahead C. soon D. later
34. A. went by B. set off C. got there D. came on
35. A. telephone B. street C. station D. crossing
36. A. feel B. find C. have D. tell
37. A. injured B. trapped C. frightened D. killed
38. A. happily B. excitedly C. angrily D. disappointedly
39. A. man B. policeman C. woman D. boy
40. A. until B. since C. while D. when
41. A. at B. of C. by D. for
42. A. When B. Where C. That D. Which
43. A. dozen B. dozens C. dozen of D. dozens of
44. A. raised B. helped C. pushed D. forced
45. A. slightly B. clearly C. hardly D. badly
46. A. as B. so C. before D. for
47. A. police station B. market C. hospital D. sidewalk
48. A. that B. which C. however D. whatever
49. A. delayed B. worked C. stopped D. failed
50. A. surprised B. surprising C. satisfied D. satisfying
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