阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

After their business trip, John and Mary returned, eager to see their lovely children. As they drove into their home town feeling glad to be back, they noticed 1 , and they went off their usual route（路线）to see what it was. They found a 　2 in flames. Mary said, “Oh, well, it isn’t our fire, let’s go home.”

But John 3 closer and screamed, “That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn’t be 　4 work yet, maybe there is something we could do.” It has nothing to do with us, Mary 　5 .

But John drove up and stopped and they were both horror-stricken to see the whole house in 6 . A woman on the lawn was screaming, “The children! Get the children!” John 7 her by the shoulder saying, “Get a hold of yourself and tell us where the children are!” “In the 　8 ,” cried the woman, “down the hall and to the left.”

In spite of Mary’s disagreement John 9 for the basement which was full of smoke and 　10 hot. He found the door and two children. 11 he left he could hear some more whimpering（呜咽）. He 12 the two badly frightened children into 　13 arms and started back asking how many more children were down there. They told him 　14 more and Mary grasped his arm and screamed, “John! Don’t go back! It’s 　15 ! That house will fall down any second.”

16 he ran into the smoke-filled hallway and at last he found both children. As he climbed up the 　17 stairs, the thought went through his mind that there was something strangely 18 about the little bodies next to him, and at last when they came out into the 　19 and fresh air, he found that he had just 　20 his own children.

The baby-sitter had left them at this home while she did some shopping.

1．A．direction　　 B．mistake　　 C．danger　　　 D．smoke

2．A．home　　　　 B．plant　　　 C．store　　　 D．kitchen

3．A．ran　　　　　 B．walked　　　 C．drove　　　 D．rode

4．A．at　　　　　 B．off　　　　 C．to　　　　　 D．on

5．A．whispered　　 B．nodded　　　 C．disagreed　 D．required

6．A．ruins　　　　 B．pieces　　　 C．flames　　　 D．silence

7．A．pushed　　　 B．seized　　　 C．greeted　　 D．stopped

8．A．basement　　 B．department　 C．house　　　 D．hall

9．A．went　　　　 B．reached　　 C．asked　　　 D．rushed

10．A．heavily　　 B．slightly　　 C．partly　　　 D．terribly

11．A．If　　　　　 B．As　　　　　 C．Since　　　 D．Unless

12．A．comforted　 B．delivered　 C．recognized　 D．protected

13．A．cheering　　 B．freezing　　 C．waiting　　 D．suffering

14．A．many　　　　 B．several　　 C．three　　　 D．two

15．A．dangerous　 B．foolish　　 C．practical　 D．painful

16．A．Therefore　 B．So　　　　　 C．Instead　　 D．But

18．A．particular　 B．interesting C．familiar　　 D．fortunate

19．A．car　　　　 B．sunlight　　 C．crowd　　　 D．arms

20．A．rescued　　 B．found　　　 C．lost　　　　 D．missed

完型填空（共20小题，满分30分）
Our three-year-old daughter Becky wanted a dog.But we were too busy to buy one.One day, Becky ran in, shouting, “Mom! Come to see my dog!” Her face was red with   36 .
　　I followed her to the bush and found a   37 ! He was hurt.Seeing me, he stood up   38 ! I could see his teeth! God! My mouth felt dry.“Don’t be afraid.That’s Mom.She  39 you, too.” Becky said.Then he became friendly.It was  40 !
　　I   41  to find my husband and told him about the wolf.We should have  42  the wolf, but Becky loved him.Besides, he was gentle(温柔的) to Becky.So we called the vet finally.
　　Becky named the wolf (狼) Ralph ,  43  she carried food to him every day.Later, Ralph got well.They played together in the daytime.At night, Ralph would return to the mountains.Sometimes he   44  but came back several days later.
　　On Becky’s first day of school, we could see Ralph’s   45 .After the school bus left, Ralph lay by the side of the road and   46  .When Becky returned, he got happy again.This    47  throughout Becky’s school years.
　　Twelve   48  passed.
　　One day we heard that a she-wolf was killed.The other wolf was hurt and ran away.We were   49  about Ralph.That night, Ralph returned with a wound (伤).Fifteen-year-old Becky held his head and   50  him.We hope he could come through.However, he   51 .
　　Becky cried.I noticed something strange in the bush — two little yellow eyes! Ralph’s  52 ! Before he died, Ralph   53  his child to us! He knew he would be  54  here, as he had been.Ralph, Ralph...I was   55 .
　　“Don’t be afraid, little ...Ralphie.That’s Mom.She loves you, too.”

The back door of the ambulance (救护车) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into the seat, and started the engine. Inside were the 　36　 parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green, the mother holding their baby daughter, Ally. The little girl had some food stuck in her 　37　and could hardly 　38　.?

    The driver, Mr. White, 　39　 his siren (警报器) and flashing light, and started speeding toward the 　40　 hospital, fighting against 　41　. The cars ahead of him pulled out of way 　42　 he drove through the busy traffic. From the back of the ambulance the parents were shouting at him to 　43　, since Ally almost stopped breathing. In front of him he saw some traffic 　44　, with the red “stop” light shining. Mr. White knew he had no time to lose, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking 　45　 his left and right as he did so.

    Coming towards him from his right was a 　46　. The driver had the windows 　47　, since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not hear the ambulance.

    The lights were 　48　, so he drove straight 　49　 into the path of the ambulance. Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance, but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everyone was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr. White looked back to see 　50　 little Ally was. He was 　51  to see relief instead of fear in the face of the parents.

    “Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is 　52　 again.”?

    “It must have been the crash (撞击),” said her husband. “It 　53　 the food out of her throat.” The baby’s color was turning normal, and she was crying in a loud 　54　 healthy voice.

They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the 　55　, the taxi, and the lines of cars all around them.

1.A. worried            B. excited      C. angry            D. surprised

2.A. mouth             B. nose      C. throat           D. ear

3.A. talk　            B. breathe       C. cry                  D. hear

4.A. turned on         B. opened on　   C. turned off       D. sped up

5.A. best              B. biggest　     C. first            D. nearest

6.A. time              B. cars          C. policemen    D. speed

7.A. that              B. as            C. there        D. if

8.A. stop              B. slow down C. hurry            D. keep safe

9.A. lights            B. signs         C. policemen    D. marks

10.A. at                   B. to                C. down     D. forward

11.A. taxi             B. car           C. truck        D. train

12.A. up               B. down          C. open         D. covered

13.A. red              B. green         C. yellow       D. out

14.A. out　            B. away          C. on           D. off

15.A. who              B. what          C. where        D. how

16.A. lucky　          B. astonished        C. worried      D. happy

17.A. crying              B. breathing      C. smiling      D. talking

18.A. made             B. let           C. knocked      D. pulled

19.A. and              B. with          C. or　             D. but

20.A. driver               B. accident      C. girl         D. reporters