Trudy, an American girl, tried swimming across the English Channel. That was August 6,1962. Her father had 1 her two things. One was not to pull her out of the water 2 she asked. The other was to give her a red sports 3 if she made it.

　　In gay spirits Trudy 4 out, swimming strongly. All the swimmers started at 7:09 in the morning. Her father and trainer were 5 along in a boat beside her.

　　At ten o'clock, rain began falling. At midday, Trudy trod (踩) water while 6 and eating a chicken leg. Then she started swimming again. The wind was 7 and the sea became rougher.

　　Late 8 the wind became even worse. The trainer decided it was 9 trying to finish. He called to Trudy to 10 .“No human being could do it in this 11 ,” he said,“It's stupid to go on.”

　　However, her father shouted,“Don't grab (抓住) her. Let her 12 .”

　　At seven o'clock the tides turned 13 her. It was more difficult to move ahead. But Trudy still swam on. She 14 victory was possible now, for the 15 coast was in sight.

　　It was getting dark. A sound could be heard over the 16 ; hundreds of car horns (喇叭) were cheering her on. With the remaining 17 , she finished the last 200 yards. At 18 p.m., Trudy got out of water. She had swum some 35 miles in 19 the 21-mile-wide Channel, 20 a strong storm. But she had made it in 14 hours and 30 minutes.

　　“Well, Pop,” she said to her father,“I guess I get my car this time, don't I?”

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　　After finishing high school, Judy looked for a job at a store．Judy wanted to work as an assistant. The manager of the store ___1___ Judy. “We don't have any openings（空缺）for assistants now. But we have another job. Would you like to be a store detective?”Judy was very surprised,“But I'm ___2___ five feet two inches tall. And I only weigh 105 pounds.”The manager laughed,“You're just ___3___ for the job. You don't look like a detective. You look like a ___4___. That's what we want.”He went on to explain,“If you see a customer steal something, wait ___5___ he is outside the store. Then stop him. We'll call the police.”

　　Judy decided to ___6___ the job as a store detective. Each day she walked around the store, ___7___ customers. She remembered the manager's words：“Most shoplifters（进商店行窃者）are well-dressed．Many shoplifters are rich.”

　　The manager ___8___ right. One day Judy saw ___9___ who looked like a businessman standing ___10___ the jewelry counter（柜台）. The assistant showed the man gold watches. ___11___ the assistant turned to another customer. Right then, the man put two watches on his ___12___. He wore a coat so no one could find him out. He put two more watches on himself ___13___ the assistant turned back. “I ___14___ these watches.”said the man.

　　The man walked as ___15___ as possible out of the front door. Judy ___16___ him outside and then shouted, “___17___ ! I saw you steal four watches.”The man began to run, and Judy ran after him. She cried out,“Stop that ___18___ !”A policeman at the corner seized（抓住）the man and later, a police ___19___ took the thief away.

　　The manager of the store was proud of Judy. He said, “Good work, Judy. You are an excellent ___20___.”

　　　 

(1)A．received	B．accepted		C．rejected	D．refused
(2)A．nearly	B．only		C．already	D．at 　　 least
(3)A．right	B．correct		C．not 　　 right	D．not 　　 bad
(4)A．salesgirl	B．manager		C．student	D．customer
(5)A．while	B．until		C．when	D．for
(6)A．offer	B．change		C．give 　　 up	D．accept
(7)A．watching	B．seeing		C．hearing	D．saw
(8)A．turned 　　 out	B．turned 　away		C．went	D．came
(9)A．no   one	B．a 　thief		C．someone	D．the    man
(10)A．at	B．in		C．behind	D．on
(11)A．Suddenly	B．Before 　that		C．After 　　 that	D．Surely
(12)A．hand	B．arm		C．foot	D．finger
(13)A．before	B．after		C．as 　　 soon as	D．when
(14)A．like	B．don't 　like		C．will 　　 buy	D．have 　worn
(15)A．carefully	B．freely		C．early	D．quickly
(16)A．watched	B．followed		C．saw	D．sent
(17)A．No	B．Come 　on		C．Help	D．Stop
(18)A．customer	B．businessman		C．way	D．thief
(19)A．car	B．bus	C．station		D．bicycle
(20)A．detective	B．assistant	C．policewoman		D．manager

 

The Cambodian government says more than 378 people died and hundreds more were injured in a stampede (踩踏) during the celebrations of the annual Water Festival late Monday in Phnom Penh.

Less than 24 hours after the tragedy(悲剧), Cambodia's most serious loss of life in decades(十年), the government founded an organization to investigate(调查) how so many died on what was meant to be one of the nation's most joyous（开心的）occasions.

Most of the victims(牺牲品) were young people in their teens and twenties. They were some of the estimated(估计) two million who had flooded to Phnom Penh for the Water Festival, which marks the end of the rainy season.

Most of them suffocated on the bridge, which thousands of people were using to leave Diamond Island, an entertainment(娱乐) area in the middle of the river. Others drowned(溺水) after jumping from the bridge into the water.

Buot Panha, 19, said shortly after 9:30 on Monday evening he ended up trapped(围困) with his friends in the middle of the bridge, fighting to breathe while terrified people struggled all around him.

Being tall saved his life, since he could stretch(伸出) his neck to take in oxygen(氧气). Shorter people were unable to do that, he says, which may be why two-thirds of the victims were women.

He tried to help a woman who was trapped with two children near him. She was crying for help. Being tall, Buot Panha grabbed(抓住) one child and pushed him above the crowd to help him breathe.

But then some of the young men were told to jump off the bridge into the river to make room. So he handed back the child, made his way to the edge, and jumped.

Some like Buot Panha were fortunate, jumping into the river below and swimming for the shore. But many simply could not move, and died where they lay.

Buot Panha says his first Water Festival will be his last. He vows(发誓) never to come back.

60.The passage is mainly about ________.

A. Water Festival celebrations　　　 B. a stampede in Cambodia

C. a teenager, Buot Panha　　　　 D. a woman and her children

61. What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?

A. It is the biggest tragedy in decades in Cambodia.　　　　　　　　

B. It is the most serious loss of life in decades in Cambodia.

C. The government ordered an investigation.

D. Water Festival is Cambodia’s most joyous occasion.

62. The underlined word “suffocated” (in Paragraph 4) probably means ________.

A. breathed in　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. felt sick　　　　　　

C. died from too little oxygen　　　　　　　　　　 D. left in a hurry

63. Most of the deaths were caused as a result of _________.

A. being unable to breathe　　　　　 B. being drowned

C. violence　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. the rainy season

64. Which of the following is TRUE about Buot Panha according to the passage?

A. Being tall saved him in the river.

B. He struggled through the crowd to save one child.

C. It was his first time to attend the Water Festival alone.

D. He will never come back to Phnom Penh for the Water Festival.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

It was 4 o’ clock in the morning when I received the phone call.

“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just 31 in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We have called for a (n) 32 and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.” Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was 33 .

The doctor described the 34 , which caused the burns. Our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment. When they 35 the charcoal(木炭), it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline(petrol). The flames 36 my son’s shirt tail(下摆) and shot from his waist to well over his head.

37 , one of the boys was quick-minded, grasped(抓住) my son, and 38 him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in 39 to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars(伤疤).

After he 40 from the treatments, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容) for 6 months 41 it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking(缩水) and wrinkling(起皱). So, he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns.

When I was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch, very 42 scar on her arm, “Nancy, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It does not mean they will not 43 it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you.”

I 44 this wisdom on to my son. He took my advice to his 45 and returned to school with his head held high——glad he was alive.

By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not 46 , so he made the 47 to give up any plastic surgery.

We all have “scars” that we believe 48 people to keep away from us. And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better.

But you see, people will only judge you by your looks, or your clothes, if you are judging yourself by these same 49 standards. Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value 50 yourself, and your beauty will shine through.

31. A. brought 　　　　　　　　 B. given　　　　　　　　　　 C. turned　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. showed

32. A. doctor　　　　　　　　　　 B. hospital　　　　　　　　　 C. aircraft　　　　　　　　　 D. ambulance

33. A. serious　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. terrible　　　　　　　　　 C. dangerous　　　　　　　　　　 D. important

34. A. event　　　　　　　　　　　 B. process　　　　　　　　 C. reason　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. accident

35. A. got　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. lit　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. burned　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. moved

36. A. took　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. held　　　　　　　　　　　 C. caught　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. attracted

37. A. Fortunately　　　　　　　　　　 B. Surprisingly　　　　　 C. Happily　　　　　　　　　 D. Slowly

38. A. pushed　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. threw　　　　　　　　　　 C. dropped　　　　　　　　 D. rolled

39. A. shape　　　　　　　　　　 B. place　　　　　　　　　　 C. fact　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. time

40. A. benefited　　　　　　　　 B. recovered　　　　　　　 C. suffered　　　　　　　　 D. relaxed

41. A. if　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　　　　　 C. because　　　　　　　　 D. although

42. A. normal　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. violent　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. obvious　　　　　　　　 D. popular

43. A. mention　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. notice　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. laugh　　　　　　　　　　 D. hide

44. A. sent　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. kept　　　　　　　　　　　 C. handed　　　　　　　　　 D. passed

45. A. heart　　　　　　　　　　　 B. life　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. practice　　　　　　　　 D. consideration

46. A. grow　　　　　　　　　　　 B. matter　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. exist　　　　　　　　　　　 D. appear

47. A. mistake　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. effort　　　　　　　　　　　 C. decision　　　　　　　　 D. request

48. A. invite 　　　　　　　　　　 B. cause　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. allow　　　　　　　　　　　 D. remind

49. A. false　　　　　　　　　　　 B. strict　　　　　　　　　　　 C. attractive　　　　　　　 D. general

50. A. by　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. over　　　　　　　　　　　 C. beyond　　　　　　　　　 D. within