LOS ANGELES--- Two lost hikers who survived three nights in mountains thanks to supplies at a campsite of another hiker who disappeared last year described their suffering, saying they had “the real special thank” for the man who is probably dead.

The couple, Allen, 24, and Brandon Day, 28, were in Southern California for an important conference. They got lost on Saturday west of Palm Springs after wandering off a trail during what was supposed to be a day hike.

Prepared only for a brief hike, they wore light jackets and tennis shoes and had no food, spare clothing or mobile phone. With night closing in, they took shelter in a small cave and spent the night sleepless, freezing and hungry.

On Monday, they discovered a campsite in a dead valley. There was a sleeping mat, a backpack, a disposable razor(一次性剃刀), a spoon and tennis shoes. Day and Allen were delighted, thinking someone there could help them find the way out. But later they realized the place was deserted.

They found identification showing the camper was Donovan, 60, a retired social worker from Virginia. They learned later in his diary that he was an experienced hiker and he disappeared on May 2, 2005, in icy weather.

They found articles in his backpack: a warm sweater for Allen, dry socks for Day and matches. They lit a small signal fire to attract a helicopter crew in the distance, but the crew did not see them.

On Tuesday morning, Day created “a really big smoke signal” that finally attracted a helicopter crew. They were examined at a hospital and had only bruises(擦伤).

“We feel great. We’re thankful. We feel like we’ve been given a second chance,” said Day, who expressed that they wouldn’t give up hiking even after this experience.

1. The passage most probably appears in ________.

A. an advertisement             B. a newspaper    C. a travel guidebook         D. a travel journal

2. Why did Allen and Day go to Southern California?

 A. To go for a short hiking in mountains.    B. To search for the hiker missing a year ago.

 C. To attend an important conference.      D. To enjoy the scenery of Palm Springs.

3. Which of the things the couple found helped them the most?

A. Tennis shoes.      B. A sleeping mat.        C. a warm sweater.     D. Matches.

4. Which of the following statements is TURE?

A. The couple realized the campsite was deserted the moment they found it.

B. The couple at first thought the person in the camp could help them out.

C. It was the icy weather that led to Donovan’s disappearance and death.

D. This experience would prevent the couple hiking again in future.

 

LOS ANGELES--- Two lost hikers who survived three nights in mountains thanks to supplies at a campsite of another hiker who disappeared last year described their suffering, saying they had “the real special thank” for the man who is probably dead.

The couple, Allen, 24, and Brandon Day, 28, were in Southern California for an important conference. They got lost on Saturday west of Palm Springs after wandering off a trail during what was supposed to be a day hike.

Prepared only for a brief hike, they wore light jackets and tennis shoes and had no food, spare clothing or mobile phone. With night closing in, they took shelter in a small cave and spent the night sleepless, freezing and hungry.

On Monday, they discovered a campsite in a dead valley. There was a sleeping mat, a backpack, a disposable razor(一次性剃刀), a spoon and tennis shoes. Day and Allen were delighted, thinking someone there could help them find the way out. But later they realized the place was deserted.

They found identification showing the camper was Donovan, 60, a retired social worker from Virginia. They learned later in his diary that he was an experienced hiker and he disappeared on May 2, 2005, in icy weather.

They found articles in his backpack: a warm sweater for Allen, dry socks for Day and matches. They lit a small signal fire to attract a helicopter crew in the distance, but the crew did not see them.

On Tuesday morning, Day created “a really big smoke signal” that finally attracted a helicopter crew. They were examined at a hospital and had only bruises(擦伤).

“We feel great. We’re thankful. We feel like we’ve been given a second chance,” said Day, who expressed that they wouldn’t give up hiking even after this experience.

1. The passage most probably appears in ________.

A. an advertisement             B. a newspaper    C. a travel guidebook         D. a travel journal

2. Why did Allen and Day go to Southern California?

 A. To go for a short hiking in mountains.    B. To search for the hiker missing a year ago.

 C. To attend an important conference.      D. To enjoy the scenery of Palm Springs.

3. Which of the things the couple found helped them the most?

A. Tennis shoes.      B. A sleeping mat.        C. a warm sweater.     D. Matches.

4. Which of the following statements is TURE?

A. The couple realized the campsite was deserted the moment they found it.

B. The couple at first thought the person in the camp could help them out.

C. It was the icy weather that led to Donovan’s disappearance and death.

D. This experience would prevent the couple hiking again in future.

We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. With the car full of flowers we were going home. On our way back my wife noticed a cupboard outside a furniture shop. It was tall and narrow. “Buy it,” my wife said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof rack(行李架), I’ve always wanted one like that.”

What could I do? Ten minutes later I was 20 pounds poorer, and the cupboard was tied onto the roof rack. It was six inches long and eighteen inches square, quite heavy too.

In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually polite that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.

After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake, I wonder?”

In fact a police car did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriously as they passed. But then, with great kindness, they led us through the rush-hour traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to me.

“Right, sir,” he said. “Do you need any more help?”

I was a bit puzzled. “Thanks, officer,” I said. “You have been very kind. I live just on the road.”

He was staring at our car: first at the flowers, and then at the cupboard. “Well, well,” he said, laughing. “It’s a cupboard you’ve got there! We thought it was, something else.”

My wife began to laugh. Then the truth hit me like a stone between the eyes. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it’s a cupboard, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.

1.It can be inferred from the passage that______.

A．other drivers let the couple go first, because the husband did not drive fast

B．the cupboard cost less than 20 pounds

C．the husband, in fact, would rather not buy the cupboard

D．all the cars followed the couple’s

2.The police will be more polite to those who are______.

A．in great sorrow                         B．driving in the gathering darkness

C．driving with wild flowers in the car          D．carrying furniture

3.What did the police officer think of the cupboard?

A．It was so expensive that it needed their help

B．It was a box for a dead person to be buried in.

C．There might be something stolen in it.

D．It was a big box with some bomb in it.

4.What did the husband think of the whole matter?

A．It was very strange.                      B．He took great pride in it.

C．He was puzzled at it                      D．He felt embarrassed.

 

Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5:30 and at 6:30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club．At last，the traffic was moving．She swung quickly racing to her house. As she opened the door，she nearly tripped over Sheba．

“Hey，Sheba,” she said，“I’ve got no time for you now，but I’ll take you out as soon as I get

back from tennis club.” Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking. Obviously，she could hardly breathe．Immediately, Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet(兽医)

When she got there，the vet was just about to close for the day. Seeing the state of Sheba，Dr. Sterne brought her quickly into his office．

“Listen，doctor，I’m really in a rush to get to a meeting. Can I leave her with you，and go and get changed? I’ll be back in ten minutes to pick her up，and then I’ll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK?”

“Sure.” said the doctor.

Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes．As she was once more

 entering the hall，the phone by the door began to ring．

“This is Dr. Sterne,” said an anxious voice. “I want you to get out of that house immediately,” said the doctor’s voice．“I’m coming round right away，and the police will be there any time now．Wait outside!”

At that moment，a police car screeched to a stop outside the house．Two policemen got out and ran into the house．Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened．Then the doctor arrived．

“Where’s Sheba? Is she OK?” shouted Joanne．

“She’s fine，Joanne．I took out the thing which was choking her, and she’s OK now．”

Just then, the two policemen reappeared from the house, half-carrying a white-faced man，who could hardly walk. There was blood all over him．

“My God,” said Joanne，“how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?”

“I think he must be a burglar.” said the doctor. “I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat：it turned out to be three human fingers.”

Joanne wanted to get back to her home again            ．

A．to dress up for the meeting    B．to phone the police station

C．to catch the badly hurt burglar       D．to wait for her dog to be cured  

From the passage we can infer that          ．

A．Sheba fought against the burglar

B．the police found the burglar had broken in

C．Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting at first

D．the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog

The underlined word a burglar in the last paragraph probably means ____________.

A. a cleaner         B. a physician        C. a thief           D. a murderer

In this passage, the writer intends to tell us that the dog is            ．

A．clever   B．friendly        C．frightening      D．devoted

We have completed our first month of preschool .Matthew seems to  36  it ,He is catching on to the routine (常规)quite nicely .I didn’t leave him there   37  much the first couple weeks ,I am finding if I’m not there he behaves much better .

In this class a little German boy ,who does not speak  38  ,cried all the time at first and nor cries occasionally.

The Monday of the second week the little fellow just cried and cried .he was sitting   39     Matthew ,I thought Matthew was going to start  40  and join in ,I stood by and watched ,ready for the rescue ,Matthew kept turning around and  41  the boy ,Then he reached his hand back and    42   him on the leg .He was comforting the boy! Later Matthew was playing with a  43  and the boy with blocks (积木),actually he was just standing by and crying .Matthew drove his truck over to the blocks  ,  44  it ,picked up a few of the blocks and started handing them to   45  .They then together started  46  towers on the table and the little boy  47  crying ,It seemed   48   Matthew knew what the little guy needed ,Here was the little guy ,who can’t speak English ,and Matthew ,who  49   playing together ,like they were best  50    .

One of the days when I stayed ,they were at lunch and Matthew was  51   at the table ,I pulled up a chair to sit next to him ,He smiled ,then grabbed his book bag and took off running   52    the cafeteria ,I took off after him ,When we reached the wall he wall he just giggled (咯咯笑),turned around and looked at me ,I leaned down to his  53   to blame him for leaving his seat and running ,He suddenly  54   a big wet kiss right on my lips and smiled at me ,All I could do was to take his hand and  55   him back to his seat ,Then I turned my back and couldn’t help laughing.

36． A．escape                B．hate             C．enjoy         D．avoid

37． A．out            B．in               C．off        D．alone

38． A．Spanish       B．English      C．Chinese          D．Japanese

39． A．behind      B．beside          C．in front of              D．far from

40． A．over again     B．any moment    C．even harder          D．loudly

41． A．beating             B．shouting at     C．looking at             D．learning from

42． A．helped          B．hit         C．held                 D．patted

43． A．toy              B．doll             C．truck                  D．train

44． A．parked     B．repaired       C．broke               D．threw

45． A．me              B．the teacher   C．himself                D．the little boy

46． A．adding        B．climbing          C．building          D．putting

47． A．continued      B．enjoyed         C．began                D．stopped

48． A．where        B．as              C．when                 D．as if

49.   A．signs      B．starts                C．teaches          D．learns

50.   A．brothers       B．children      C．friends                D．people

51.   A．standing       B．running        C．sitting                 D．jumping

52.   A．across       B．into           C．out of                D．through

53.   A．table          B．level       C．hand             D．back

54.   A．planted        B．received          C．made        D．had

55.   A．force      B．walk             C．push             D．drive