(2015 •德州) Emergencies (紧急情况) don't happen very often. But when they do,you want to get help first. No one wants to spend time looking up the phone numbers.

In 1968,the Untied States government wanted one number that people could call for emergencies. They decided that 911 was easy to remember and people could dial it quickly. The very first 911 call was made on February 16 ,1968 in Alabama. Today,911 is used for emergencies in most parts of the United States and many parts of Canada.

Other countries may use other numbers. In Great Britain,it’s 999. If you’re not sure which emergency number is used in your area,check your phone book.

When to call Never call 911 as a joke or just to see what might happen.  The only time you should call 911 is when

a person is badly hurt or in danger right now!So call when there is a fire,a car accident,or sudden sickness,etc.

When in an emergency call When you are put through to the 911 operator (接线员) ，it’s always OK to give out your information. Speak slowly and clearly when you explain what’s happening. What happened? Where are you? Who needs help?

Don’t hang up (挂断) ！

If you have to call 911,do not hang up until the operator tells you it,s OK to do so. That way,you can be sure that the operator has all the information to offer help fast.

A dog named Faith dialed 911 when her owner who was in a wheelchair fell and needed help. She had been taught to use a speeddial (快速拨号) function.

() 46. The emergency number 911 was first used in in the US.

   A. 1958   B. 1968   C. 1978   D. 1999

() 47. Why was 911 chose to be the emergency call?

   A. Because other countries also used the number.

   B. Because it was suggested by the phone company.

   C. Because it was simple and easy to remember and dial.

   D. Because it was also used in many parts of Canada.

() 48. People can’t call 911 when.

   A. a bus hits a boy badly

   B. a girl feels bored

   C. an old lady falls off the stairs,unable to stand up

   D. some people can’t get out of a burning building

() 49. Which is the right thing to do?

   A. Wait for the operator's words to end the call.

   B. Tell the operator what happened and hang up.

   C. Test if your phone can get through to 911.

   D. Tell the operator everything as quickly as possible.

() 50. Which is NOT true according to the passage?

   A. 911 is an emergency number almost throughout the United States.

   B. We haven’t got a worldwide universal（通用的) emergency number yet.

   C. Usually phone books list emergency call numbers.

   D. The dog Faith pressed the three numbers 9-1-1.

Is the whale the world’s largest fish? No. It looks like a fish,but it is not. Then what’s the world’s largest fish? It's the whale shark.

Although the whale shark is our biggest fish and lives in many seas around the world,few people have ever heard of it. Scientists have not studied whale sharks for very long. So we know little about them.

A whale shark is sometimes called “a gentle giant (温柔的巨人) ” It likes to be alone and doesn’t care a bit about divers or humans. The biggest whale shark weighed 55 ,500 kg and was nearly 20 metres long.

Inside its huge mouth are great numbers of very small teeth. To count all of them,you’ll need to do some maths. The whale shark’s teeth are arranged in rows. There are between eleven and thirteen rows on each jaw (颚) and around three hundred teeth in each row.

However,the whale shark rarely uses its teeth. It does not chew or bite its food. Large amounts of water is pulled into its mouth and then pushed out through its gills (鳃) .

For a few months every year,a group of whale sharks come to Ningaloo Reef,off West Australia.

This gives scientists a wonderful chance to study the large fish. Whale sharks do live in other seas of the world,but no one knows their population. It is possible that our biggest fish may need protecting. It is one of the reasons why scientists continue to learn about these gentle giants.

() 41. Little is known about whale sharks because scientists.

   A. are not interested in learning about them.

   B. find them too difficult to catch

   C. do not know the best places to find them

   D. have studied them for only a short time

() 42. Which sentence can tell us that whale sharks are gentle?

   A. They have large mouths.

   B. They keep away from humans.

   C. They have many small teeth.

   D. They live in many seas.

() 43. How does the writer help us know what the whale shark’s mouth looks like?

   A. By giving reasons.

   B. By describing colours.

   C. By comparing sizes.

   D. By using numbers.

() 44. The fifth paragraph is mainly about.

   A. how a whale shark eats

   B. what a whale shark eats

   C. how different fish use their gills

   D. what’s inside a whale shark’s mouth

() 45. Which of the following is the best title for the article?

   A. Gentle giants   B. The diary of a sailor

   C. The largest animal   D. My life on the sea

  Elizabeth Taylor (1932〜2011) is considered to be of great importance in the film industry. She made over sixty films during her long career in Hollywood. She got so many special names,such as “the legendary film star in Hollywood”，“the evergreen tree in Hollywood”, “the forever blooming flower in Hollywood” and “the No. 1 beauty in the world”. She was much known for her beautiful purple eyes. She was also known for her complex private life and eight marriages (婚姻) .

She was the first person who got over one million dollars for her playing the Queen of Egypt in the 1963 film Cleopatra. She won the Oscar Award twice for films. In 1999,she was chosen as the seventh actress in a hundred years by Motion Picture Association of America.

She volunteered to help the patients of AIDS. In 1985,she helped create AMFAR,American Foundation for AIDS Research. In 1991 she started the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation. The organization helps people around the world who are living with AIDS.

She was very kind and upright. Many old actors and actresses,including Taylor,were invited to celebrate the sixtieth year of Oscar. But the US attacked Iran that year. She gave an antiwar (反战的) speech. She hated wars and called for stopping the war.

Elizabeth Taylor died of heart failure at the age of 79. It's said that the actress was always known not only for her beauty,success and jewelry,but also for her extreme intelligence,independence,courage and voluntary care for others.

() 36. There are Elizabeth Taylor’s special names mentioned in the passage.

   A. 3   B. 4   C. 5   D. 6

() 37. Elizabeth Taylor was the first person who.

   A. won the Oscar Award

   B. gave an antiwar speech in public

   C. earned over one million dollars for her acting in Cleopatra

   D. created the American Foundation for AIDS Research

() 38. Elizabeth Taylor gave a speech calling for.

   A. stopping the war   B. fighting with Iran

   C. caring for others   D. helping the patients of AIDS

() 39. According to Paragraph 3,Elizabeth Taylor was.

   A. popular   B. silly   C. hardworking   D. charitable

() 40. Elizabeth Taylor was known for her.

a. beautiful purple eyes b.    film achievements

c. good speech skills d.    independence and courage

   A. a,b, c   B. a,b,   d   C. a,c, d   D. b,c, d

Google and Toyota have worked together to create a new smart car. It can run on the road without a driver. It drives itself. The selfdriving car hasn't been on sale to the public,so we don't know how much it costs. Another thing most people want to know is whether it will be safe enough to run on the road.

The selfdriving car uses electricity as its power,and it can t drive very quickly —the top speed would be 25 miles per hour. It is actually controlled by a computer system in the car. The system keeps on collecting information by some video cameras inside the car and a LIDAR sensor (激光雷达传感器) on top of it. A computer processes the information and decides what to do. “The selfdriving car has only buttons for ‘go’ and ‘stop”so it’s very easy to use ,” an engineer of Google says. “And what’s more,it will make car accidents fewer and make the world a safer place. ” The selfdriving car has driven hundreds of thousands of miles in California,and it has only gotten into two accidents by human mistake.

According to CNN,selfdriving cars will also help to reduce the number of cars in big cities."Selfdriving cars would be able to send you to the workplace and then pick up another person instead of stopping in a parking lot. ”

() 31. We don't know the price of the selfdriving car because.

   A. it is on sale only in America   B. it isn't made for sale

   C. people can get it for free   D. it hasn’t been on sale to the public

() 32. The selfdriving car can collect information using.

① video cameras ② a computer ③a LIDAR sensor④ a computer system

   A. ①②     B. ①③   C. ①②③    D. ①②③④ 

() 33. According to CNN,selfdriving cars will.

   A. send us more quickly to the workplace

   B. lead to heavier traffic

   C. improve traffic condition in big cities

   D. carry more people than a normal car

() 34. We can infer from the passage that the selfdriving car would.

   A. be good for our environment   B. be very cheap

   C. not follow humans,order   D. be on sale quickly

() 35. Which is the best title for the passage?

   A. The best car in the world   B. A new selfdriving car

   C. How a selfdriving car works   D. A car invented by an American company

66. 昨天下午我一直在练习弹钢琴。

I yesterday afternoon.

64. I(prefer) country music to pop music when I was a child.

After I moved to the US with my family,I experienced many “first times”. The one that I will never forget is my 16 musical show.

I acted a police officer in a musical called Guys and Dolls in the 17 ,and had only one line (台词) to sing.

Our teacher,Ms O’Connor,was a serious artist. Under 18 strict training,we were close to giving a great show. I was very excited when I imagined how 19 I would look on stage in my beautiful clothes.

But soon,I started to feel 20 every time I said my line. I felt that the audience were all looking at me. Was I doing OK? Were my clothes pretty? 21 the worries,my movements (动作) and expression became unnatural. I couldn’t even 22 others in the show,just like a walking robot.

23,Ms O’Connor helped me. She saw I was nervous and said to me, “I 24 how you feel. It is natural. As I always tell my students,you should love the art in 25 ,not yourself in art ”

What she said is 26 . It’s not about how much the audience like us. It’s about how hard we try to 27 . When we love the art in ourselves,we don't mind 28 we are acting alone or in front of the audience. So I began to forget myself on stage and face the audience naturally.

The 29 in our school was a success at last. It is also one of the most 30 lessons that I have learned in my life.

() 16. A. first   B. second   C. third   D. fourth

() 17. A. park   B. garden   C. factory   D. school

() 18. A. my   B. his   C. her   D. your

() 19. A. ugly   B. quiet   C. cool   D. common

() 20. A. well   B. relaxed   C. angry   D. nervous

() 21. A. Away from   B. Because of   C. As for   D. Instead of

() 22. A. stop   B. help   C. follow   D. invite

() 23. A. Luckily   B. Mostly   C. Usually   D. Especially

() 24. A. hate   B. wonder   C. doubt   D. understand

() 25. A. myself   B. himself   C. yourself   D. herself

() 26. A. fair   B. right   C. wrong   D. strange

() 27. A. run   B. act   C. draw   D. walk

() 28. A. if   B. what   C. because   D. although

() 29. A. show   B. film   C. report   D. meeting

() 30. A. relaxing   B. important   C. surprising   D. comfortable

() 15. — May I use your English-English dictionary?

—. Here you are.

   A. That’s all right   B. That’s right

   C. No problem   D. You are welcome

() 12. The daytime of summer is longer than of winter.

   A. it   B. this   C. that   D. daytime

() 11. — Do you often take cold showers in winter?

—No. But I when I was young.

   A. am used to   B. was used to

   C. used to   D. use to