Jessie was driving home happily when a truck went past her car. The driver was moving much too fast. When Jessie neared her exit（出口）, she ___1___ something and stopped her car to the right of the highway（高速公路）. An accident had happened on the left side. The truck had ___2___ a car, but the driver was gone. Jessie thought that the people inside must be badly ___3___ and she should help them as much as she could.

Not thinking of the ___4___, Jessie hurried to the other side of the road, though few people dared（敢）cross such a busy road. Looking into the car, she saw five people —two women and three children. Jessie was ___5___ to see all of them moving.

Jessie pulled one of the car doors. It wouldn’t open. She went to the next door. ___6___, she couldn’t move it. She almost thought that all was ___7___ before she got one of the doors to open a little. “Please get the children out,” one of the women called. Jessie ___8___ a little boy from the car and moved him to a ___9___ place. Then she went to bring the other children to safety.

After the last child was out of the car, Jessie thought of the box in ___10___ car. She had something in it that could help get that door open. So she got the box quickly. As Jessie was ___11___ on the door, the driver said, “Not many people would do what you’re doing.” “Your just take it easy, and I’ll have you ___12___ soon,” said Jessie. She was as good as her word. As soon as she helped the women out of the car, it caught fire.

  1. A. did                   B. saw                  C. made                D. forgot

  2. A. hit                    B. met                   C. passed                     D. followed

  3. A. beaten               B. treated               C. needed                     D. hurt

  4. A. matter               B. trouble                     C. danger                     D. accident

  5. A. proud               B. happy                C. nervous             D. worried

  6. A. Again                B. Clearly              C. Perhaps             D. Exactly

  7. A. expected           B. missed                     C. lost                   D. found

  8. A. picked                     B. dropped             C. collected           D. pulled

  9. A. quiet                 B. cool                  C. safe                  D. clean

  10. A. their                B. her                    C. another             D. this

  11. A. working          B. turning              C. knocking           D. setting

  12. A. back               B. past                  C. over                  D. out

July 21^st, 2007 was a typical English summer’s day – it rained for 24 hours! As usual, I rushed home from work at midday to check on the house. Nothing was amiss. By the time I left work at 5 pm, however, the road into our village was flooded （淹没的）. Our house had never been flooded but, as I opened the front door, a wave of water greeted me. Thank God the kids weren’t with me, because the house was 5 feet deep in water. We lost everything downstairs. And the plaster had to be torn off the walls, ceilings pulled down.

At first we tried to push on through. We didn’t want to move the children out of home. So we camped upstairs. We put a sheet of plastic across the floor to protect us from being wet. But after three months, we felt very sick, so we moved to a wooden house in a park. The house was small, but at first we were all just happy to be in a new place. Unluckily, things took longer than expected. What surprised me most was how much I missed being part of a community （社区）. We had lived in a friendly village with good neighbours, and I’d never thought how much I’d miss that. Although our situation was very bad, it’s difficult to feel too sorry for yourself when you look at what’s happening elsewhere.

We moved back home in August. With December coming, there’s reconstruction（重建）work to be done, so it’s difficult to prepare for Christmas. But I can’t wait- I’m going to throw a party for our friends in the village to say thanks for their support. This year, I won’t need any gifts-living away from home for months has made me realize how little we actually need or miss all the things we have. Although we are replacing things, there’s really no rush-we have our home back, and that’s the main thing.

53 What does the underlined word “amiss” in Paragraph I mean?

A. Wrong.                    B. Missing.                   C. Right.               D. Normal.

54. We can learn from the passage that the family _____.

A. was sick of staying downstairs

B. stayed away for nearly 10 months

C. was happy to live in the wooden house

D. did not deal well with the trouble during the flood

55. What does the writer mainly want to express by telling her story?

A. She valued human feelings more than before.

B. She realized she almost didn’t need anything.

C. She found Christmas gifts could be replaced easily.

D. She thought her own home was the most important.

　　Jessie was driving home happily when a truck went past her car. The driver was moving much too fast. When Jessie was near the exit（出口）, she (1) something and stopped her car to the right of the highway（高速公路）. An accident had happened on the left side. The truck had (2) a car, but the driver was gone. Jessie thought that the people inside must be badly (3) and she should help them as much as she could.

　　Not thinking of the (4) , Jessie hurried to the other side of the road, though few people dared（敢） cross such a busy road. Looking into the car, she saw five people--two women and three children. Jessie was (5) to see all of them moving. Jessie pulled one of the car doors. It wouldn't open. She went to the next door. (6) , she couldn't move it. She almost thought that all was (7) before she got one of the doors to open a little.“Please get the children out,”one of the women called. Jessie (8) a little boy from the car and moved him to a (9) place. Then she went to bring the other children to safety.

　　After the last child was out of the car, Jessie thought of the box in (10) car. She had something in it that could help get that door open. So she got the box quickly. As Jessie was (11) on the door, the driver said,“Not many people would do what you're doing.”“You just take it easy, and I'll have you (12) soon,”said Jessie. She was as good as her word. As soon as she helped the women out of the car, it caught fire.