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　　Two men are in a hospital 1 in rooms next to each other. Both are 2 because of the 3 sixteen-year-old boy. The boy is Jimmy Brand, a high-school 4 One of the men he 5 was his father; 6 was his employer（雇主）.

　　A week 7 When Jimmy and his father were out driving, Mr Brand suddenly felt a pain 8 his chest. Jimmy drove him to their family doctor, 9 said he should hurry to the 10 Mr Brand said it was not necessary, 11 Jimmy persuaded him to go at once. As soon as they were in the hospital, 12 had a bad heart attack If he had been anywhere else he 13 .

　　Six days later, Jimmy had the night off 14 Mr Green’s store, where he worked part-time, After coming home at eleven o’clock, he decided to go to the store again to see 15 his boss was all right. 16 some reason, he had a feeling Mr Green might be in 17 As Jimmy drove up to the store, he saw a man 18 away. Then Mr Green staggered（踉跄地走）out to Jimmy’s car and fell down 19 it. He had been stabbed（捅）. Jimmy rushed him to the hospital 20 to save his life.

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　　Two men are in a hospital 1 in rooms next to each other. Both are 2 because of the 3 sixteen-year-old boy. The boy is Jimmy Brand, a high-school 4 One of the men he 5 was his father; 6 was his employer（雇主）.

　　A week 7 When Jimmy and his father were out driving, Mr Brand suddenly felt a pain 8 his chest. Jimmy drove him to their family doctor, 9 said he should hurry to the 10 Mr Brand said it was not necessary, 11 Jimmy persuaded him to go at once. As soon as they were in the hospital, 12 had a bad heart attack If he had been anywhere else he 13 .

　　Six days later, Jimmy had the night off 14 Mr Green’s store, where he worked part-time, After coming home at eleven o’clock, he decided to go to the store again to see 15 his boss was all right. 16 some reason, he had a feeling Mr Green might be in 17 As Jimmy drove up to the store, he saw a man 18 away. Then Mr Green staggered（踉跄地走）out to Jimmy’s car and fell down 19 it. He had been stabbed（捅）. Jimmy rushed him to the hospital 20 to save his life.

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　　Six-year-old Lena Fugatt liked to sit beside her grandfather while he drove his 3 000-pound tractor around the family farm. One afternoon Ray Fugatt, 58, took Lena with him when he went to 1 a pile of brush.

　　He 2 gasoline on the pile and set fire to it. The brush 3 into flames that engulfed（吞没）him 4 Screaming, Fugatt fell to the ground and 5 to put out the fire. Pushing himself to his 6 , he struggled to where Lena was on the tractor, 30 feet away.“Go to get Lena,”he whispered, using Lena’s name 7 her grandmother. Then he fell down unconscious onto the flat ground.

　　The 8 on Fugatt’s arms had come off, his chest was a 9 of deep red blisters（泡）, and his face was badly burnt. But Lena didn’t 10 Afraid to leave her grandfather alone while she ran for 11 , she realized her only 12 was to drive the huge tractor to the house, a half mile away. Her grandfather had 13 her to drive it alone, but now the 3.5-foot-tall girl decided to do just that.

　　She slid forward on the seat and used her toe to 14 the red started button. The machine moved ahead, and Lena struggled to drive it back to the 15 When the people of emergency（紧急）services arrived, there were huge 16 tracks in the field, showing the girl’s 17 around trees, bushes and ditches（阴沟）.

　　Ray Fugatt 18 second-and-third-degree burns over 40 percent of his body but made almost complete recovery. According to the doctor, he would not have been saved if Lena had not 19 so quickly.“Lena 20 her cool, knew what had to be done, and did it.”

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the lake behind his house.

He flew into the water, not 　36 that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator (短吻鳄) was swimming toward the shore. His mother in the 　37 was looking out of the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In great 　38 , she ran toward the water, 　39 to her son as loudly as she could. 　40 her voice, the little boy became

41 and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too 　42 . Just as he got to her, the alligator 　43 him.

From the dock, the mother caught her little boy by the 　44 just as the alligator caught his legs. That began an incredible war between the two. The alligator was much 　45 than the mother, but the mother was much too 　46 to let go. A farmer happened to 　47 by, heard her screams, raced from his truck, took aim and 　48 the alligator.

Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy 　49 . His legs were terribly scared by the 　50 of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches(抓痕) where his mother’s 　51 dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.

The newspaper reporter, who 　52 the boy, asked if he would 　53 his scars(伤疤) to him. The little boy lifted his pant legs. And then, with obvious 　54 , he said to the reporter, “but look at my arms. I have great 　55 on my arms, too. I have them because my Mom wouldn’t let go.”

36.A. deciding　　　　　　　 B. realizing　　　　　　　　　 C. believing　　　　　　　　　 D. pretending

37.A. car　　　　　　　　　　 B. boat　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. yard　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. house

38. A. surprise　　　　　　 B. excitement　　　　　　C. fear　　　　　　　　　　D. disappointment

39.A. shouting　　　　　　　 B. whistling　　　　　　　　　 C. singing　　　　　　　　　　 D. talking

40.A. Hearing　　　　　　　 B. Recognizing　　　　　　 C. Ignoring　　　　　　　　　 D. Missing

41.A. angry　　　　　　　　　 B. hopeless　　　　　　　　　 C. alarmed　　　　　　　　　 D. interested

42.A. early　　　　　　　　　 B. late　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. slow　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. far

43.A. ate　　　　　　　　　　　 B. saw　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. heard　　　　　　　　　　　 D. reached

44.A. head　　　　　　　　　 B. hands　　　　　　　　　　　 C. arms　　　　　　　　　　　 D. legs

45.A. faster　　　　　　　　　 B. heavier　　　　　　　　　　 C. weaker　　　　　　　　　　 D. stronger

46.A. surprised　　　　　　 B. determined　　　　　　　 C. terrified　　　　　　　　　 D. satisfied

47.A. drive　　　　　　　　　 B. fish　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. live　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dive

48.A. cut　　　　　　　　　　 B. shot　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. fed　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. caught

49.A. retired　　　　　　　　 B. survived　　　　　　　　　 C. died　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. escaped

50.A. visit　　　　　　　　　　 B. kiss　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. attack　　　　　　　　　　　 D. protection

51.A. words　　　　　　　　 B. palms　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hands　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fingernails

52.A. saved　　　　　　　　　 B. cured　　　　　　　　　　　 C. admired　　　　　　　　　 D. interviewed

53.A. leave　　　　　　　　　 B. give　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. show　　　　　　　　　　　 D. describe

54.A. pride　　　　　　　　　 B. pain　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. effort　　　　　　　　　　　 D. guilty

55.A. scars　　　　　　　　　 B. patterns　　　　　　　　　 C. designs　　　　　　　　　　 D. rings

认真阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55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。

You are travelling on an ocean ship when, suddenly a giant wave causes the ship to overturn. Hundreds of people die 　36 , but you and several others 　37 in the ballroom. Would you stay there and 　38 for help? Or would you try, 　39 the danger, to find your way out of the ship?

This is the 　40 faced by the characters in the film “Poseidon”.

Trapped in the ballroom of the overturned ship, the 　41 orders the surviving guests to wait for help. A small group of people 　42 to accept this fate. They try to escape, knowing that there will be no way back 　43 the captain locks the doors behind them.

At the time of the disaster, each of the characters is trying to overcome personal problems in their own lives. All must face their 　44 and make life and death decisions.

Architect Richard Nelson is preparing to kill himself when the wave hits. He feels depressed over the 　45 of his relationship with his partner. But he is forced to fight 　46 his life, and learns to want to live again. He realizes he must 　47 the past and not think too much about the bad.

Robert Ramsey, a fireman, decides to 　48 his own life so that his daughter, Jen, 　49 live. He swims to the ship’s control room 　50 he must press a switch to change the direction of the ship.

He knows he will likely 　51 in the process, but just as surely, he knows that it’s the only way his friends can escape. His actions give the others a chance to reach 　52 . They escape from the ship just before it 　53 , killing all those waiting inside and Jen’s father as well. All the characters who survive feel 　54 to be alive, but they are also aware that their own 　55 , bravery and determination saved their own lives.

36. A. gradually　　　　　　 B. immediately 　　　　　　 C. finally　　　　　　　　　　　 D. individually

37. A. stay　　　　　　　　　 B. dance　　　　　　　　　　　 C. survive　　　　　　　　　　 D. live

38. A. ask　　　　　　　　　　 B. cry　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wait　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. demand

39. A. despite　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. except

40. A. position　　　　　　　 B. dilemma　　　　　　　　　 C. danger　　　　　　　　　　 D. scene

41. A. director　　　　　　　 B. passenger　　　　　　　　 C. sailor　　　　　　　　　　　 D. captain

42. A. refuse　　　　　　　　 B. agree　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hesitate　　　　　　　　　　 D. dislike

43. A. unless　　　　　　　　 B. until　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. once　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

44. A. death　　　　　　　　　 B. survival　　　　　　　　　　 C. courage　　　　　　　　　 D. fears

45. A. end　　　　　　　　　　 B. departure　　　　　　　　 C. failure　　　　　　　　　　　 D. difficulty

46. A. against　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. over

47. A. let alone　　　　　　　 B. let out　　　　　　　　　　　 C. let go of　　　　　　　　　 D. let down

48. A. give out　　　　　　　 B. give away　　　　　　　　 C. give in　　　　　　　　　　 D. give up

49. A. might　　　　　　　　 B. can　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. would　　　　　　　　　　　 D. must

50. A. which　　　　　　　　 B. there　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　　　　　　　 D. then

51. A. succeed　　　　　　　 B. fail　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. survive　　　　　　　　　　 D. drown

52. A. home　　　　　　　　 B. safety　　　　　　　　　　　 C. success　　　　　　　　　 D. destination

53. A. breaks　　　　　　　　 B. explodes　　　　　　　　　 C. sinks　　　　　　　　　　　 D. overturns

54. A. relieved　　　　　　　 B. lucky　　　　　　　　　　　 C. relaxed　　　　　　　　　　 D. happy

55. A. choices　　　　　　　 B. calmness　　　　　　　　　 C. fortune　　　　　　　　　　 D. confidence