阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       Carmen’s mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant(移植)her life was in constant   1     . 

       Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very small: finding a donor heart that   2      Maria’s blood type could take years. However, Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept   3    hospitals all over the country.

       Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble   4  from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a   5     of the hospital, crying.

“Are you okay?” a man asked.

Carmen sobbed as she told the stranger her story. This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t   6    it through the night. Suddenly, an idea came to Frank’s mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to   7     something from herself. Could her   8  go to Carmen’s mother?

After reviewing the data, doctors   9     Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect fit for Carmen’s mother. They were able to   10     the transplant.

That cold night, when Cheryl was   11    dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door. She was   12   for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange bond as they hugged and cried.

On New Year’s Eve, Carmen attended Cheryl’s   13  with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.”

One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria   14  with Cheryl’s heart. Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was   15  in another loving mother’s chest.

A. change              B. danger               C. disorder                   D. pain

A. matched         B. replaced               C. controlled            D. cooperated

A. finding                  B. phoning                   C. touring                     D. interrupting

A. rolling                 B. running                    C. walking                   D. jumping

A. corner                  B. bed                         C. man                        D. nurse

A. put                      B. support                    C. pass                         D. make 

A. save                   B. recycle                     C. donate                      D. separate

A. heart                         B. brain                        C. husband                   D. spirit

A. informed             B. warned                    C. congratulated           D. reminded

A. give up                   B. carry out                 C. search after              D. put off

A. noticed                   B. predicted                  C. found                      D. declared

A. praying          B. begging            C. decorating           D. singing

A. funeral            B. operation                  C. performance             D. anniversary

A. passed away         B. woke up                  C. left behind                D. dressed up

A. active          B. alive               C. necessary                D. changeable

Carmen’s mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant her life was in constant   36     . 

       Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very small: finding a donor heart that   37      Maria’s blood type could take years. However, Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept   38    hospitals all over the country.

       Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble   39  from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a corner of the hospital, crying.

“Are you okay?” a man asked.

Carmen sobbed as she told the stranger her story. This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t   40   it through the night. Suddenly, an idea came to Frank’s mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to   41   something from herself. Could her heart  go to Carmen’s mother?

After reviewing the data, doctors   42    Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect fit for Carmen’s mother. They were able to   43    the transplant.

That cold night, when Cheryl was declared dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door. She was   44  for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange bond as they hugged and cried.

On New Year’s Eve, Carmen attended Cheryl’s   45  with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.”

One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria   46  with Cheryl’s heart. Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was   47   in another loving mother’s chest.

A. change                B. danger               C. disorder                   D. pain

A. matched            B. replaced               C. controlled            D. cooperated

A. finding               B. phoning                   C. touring                  D. interrupting

A. rolling                 B. running                    C. walking                   D. jumping

A. put                     B. support                    C. pass                         D. make 

A. save                   B. recycle                     C. donate                      D. separate

A. informed              B. warned                    C. congratulated           D. reminded

A. give up              B. carry out                 C. search after              D. put off

A. praying          B. begging            C. decorating           D. singing

A. funeral             B. operation                  C. performance             D. anniversary

A. passed away        B. woke up                  C. left behind                D. dressed up

A. active              B. alive               C. necessary                D. changeable

In England a woman fell down a stair. Panic followed—178 persons lost their lives. In Michigan a woman fell ill. There was a call for water. Someone thought it meant fire---71 were killed. In Oklahoma an old man’s hair caught fire---36 died.

What should you do to be out of danger?

1. As you sit in any crowd, pick out an exit(出口) which is not the one where most persons enter and plan to use if necessary.

2. If a rush stairs, do not get into it . Stay still. Let it pass. Then go to the exit you have chosen.

3. Do not cry out. Speak quietly. Act calmly.

4.Do not stop for your hat and coat unless they are at hand.

5. If there is smoke, crouch. The best air is about three feet above the floor.

6. When you are outside the building, stay out. Many dead would be alive if they had not returned for something.

7. When you get out, move far from the door so that others can get out.

1.The first paragraph tells us that over two hundred people lost their lives because of_________.

A．a fire	B．a call for water
C． falling downstairs	D．panic

2.If you are in a crowd when panic stars, you should ________.

A．run with the others.

B．call for help as loudly as you can.

C．hurry at once to an exit.

D．stay still until the crowd has passed.

3.What should you do once out of a place where there is panic?

A．stay outside.

B．go back for your wallet.

C．return to ask people not to run.

D．stand near the exit.

4.When you are safe outside a burning building , stay away from the door so that _______.

A．the smoke can get out.

B．you will not get burned

C．others may leave.

D．others may enter.

 

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分,满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55题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。

In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, ___36__ that the building was __37__.

After the unforgettably shock, he __38__ the promise he had made to his son: "No matter __39__, I'll always be there for you!" And tears began to __40__ his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his __41__ to his son. He rushed there and started ___42__ the ruins.

As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived, ___43__: "It's too late! They're all dead! ___44__, face reality, there's nothing you can do!" To each parent he responded with __45__: "Are you going to help me now?" No one helped． And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.

Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know __46__: "Is my boy __47__ or is he dead?" He dug for eight hours...12 hours...24 hours...36 hours...then, in __48__ hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son's __49__. He screamed his son's name, "ARMAND!" He heard back, "Dad!?! It's me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you __50_ me and __51_ you saved me, they'd be saved． You promised, 'No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you!' You did it, Dad!"

"What's going on in there? " the father asked．

"There are 14 of us __52__ __53__ 33,dad． We're scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you're here. When the building collapsed, it made __54__, and it saved us."

"Come out, boy!"

"No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, __55__ I know you'll get me! No matter what happens, I know you'll always be there for me!"

36． A．only discovering         B．only to discover     

C．only realizing         D．only to realize

37． A．as flat as a pancake       B．as high as a mountain

C．as strong as an ox    D．as weak as a kitten

38． A．memorized  B．forgot      C．kept D．remembered

39． A．what      B．what happen    C．which      D．who

40． A．fill        B．fill in       C．come       D．burst

41． A．picture   B．promise   C．present     D．encourage

42． A．digging B．digging through      C．digging out     D．digging into

43． A．to say     B．said C．and saying       D．saying

44． A．Come out      B．Come again     C．Come on D．Come off

45． A．one word      B．one sound       C．one row   D．one line

46． A．for himself    B．of himself       C．by himself       D．to himself

47． A．live       B．living      C．alive        D．lively

48． A．38 B．the 38      C．38^th D．the 38^th

49． A．sound    B．voice       C．noise       D．tone

50． A．will save       B．would save       C．save D．would have saved

51． A．when     B．because    C．even if     D．though

52． A．remained       B．missing    C．left   D．gone

53． A．for        B．behind     C．out of      D．over

54． A．a promise      B．space       C．room       D．a triangle

55．A．because    B．though     C．when       D．even though