BUKHANNON, West Virginia—Two rescue teams slowly moved along a two-mile path on Monday night to the site of a coal mine explosion that trapped 13 miners, who had not been heard from since the early morning accident．
Meanwhile, at a nearby church, more than 250 family members and friends gathered, waiting for updates（最新报道）on the rescuers’ progress．
The miners were trapped at about 6:30 and many families weren’t informed of the accident until about 10 a．m-more than three hours after it happened．“It’s very upsetting, but you’ve got to be patient, I guess,” said John Helms, whose brother, Terry, was trapped in the mine．
The trapped miners were about 260 feet underground and about 10,000 feet from the Sago Mine’s entrance, said Roger Nicholson, general counsel from International Coal Group．
At a late night news conference, Nicholson said one team had advanced about 4, 800 feet in the four hours since entering the mine just before 6 p．m．Another team entered the mine about 30 minutes later．
He said the crew was very experienced, with some members having worked underground for 30 to 35 years．The miners were equipped with about one hour of breathable oxygen each．The company has not released the names of the miners．
The teams test the air about every 500 feet, and have to disconnect （remove） the power to the phones they use to communicate with the surface before doing that．“ We don’t want to be energizing anything if it’s in an atmosphere with burnable gases,” Kips said．
The cause of the explosion was not immediately known．High levels of carbon monoxide were discovered shortly after the explosion, which delayed rescue efforts, but those levels have since subsided（减退）, authorities said．
【小题1】According to the passage, we can infer that ________．

They were about to leave       it began to rain.

A．before           B．durning           C．while             D．when

Zhang Lili, a 29-year-old middle school teacher at the No 19 middle school in the city of Jiamusi in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province was crossing the road just outside the school's gate when a school bus suddenly came rushing toward nearby students at 8:38 pm on May 8, 2012.
"There were three buses at the school gate ready to pick up students, but the one in the back suddenly crashed into the second bus and pushed it into the first one. There were several students standing between the first and the second buses and they were about to be crushed," said Liu Ye, a student of No. 19 middle school.
"We were waiting to board the bus when suddenly it began moving toward the teachers and students. Zhang Lili immediately pushed the students out of the way, but unfortunately she didn't escape. The bus crushed her legs. " added Liu.
Zhang Lili was sent to hospital at about 9 pm and she was critically injured and her blood pressure was low. The situation was quite serious when rushed to hospital.
After consulting specialists, the doctors decided that the only way to save her life was cut off both of her legs.
Upon learning about the accident, the deputy mayor of the city, Sun Zhe, asked the hospital to "save the young teacher regardless of the cost"  
"If necessary, we will invite more specialists from the capital city, even from whole nation," said Sun.
Fortunately, after 58 hours of emergency medical attention after being transferred to the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Zhang finally regained consciousness on May 15.
"But it cannot be ruled out that her condition may worsen, and the doctors are still working full out to save the heroic teacher," said Zhao Mingyan, ICU director at the hospital, where Zhang is now receiving treatment.
"Her courage moved all of our staff, and we will try our best to help the brave teacher in her future life. " said Wang Jianwei, the director of center.
The Ministry of Education has also named her "National Outstanding Teacher" and called on the country's educators to learn from her.
【小题1】What does the underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refers to ________.

Experts do not really know when people began keeping fish as pets. But they say that people have been interested in fish for thousands of years. Some say the ancient Sumerians were the first civilization to keep fish in ponds more than four thousand years ago. The Chinese kept and studied carp and goldfish more than one thousand years ago. The ancient Romans kept eels as pets. And the Greek philosopher Aristotle made what is believed to be the first known study of sea life, including sharks and dolphins.

Keeping fish at home in small water tanks called aquariums is extremely popular today. And everyone seems to enjoy visiting huge public aquariums that have opened around the world.

By the middle of the eighteen hundreds, science had shown that plants, fish and other sea creatures could survive together under water. So it was no longer necessary to change the water in a tank for the fish to live there. This led to the building of the first public aquariums.

The first aquariums opened in London, England in 1853. in the next fifteen years, other aquariums opened in Europe and the United States. By 1928, there were about forty-five public aquariums.

The Monterey Bay Aquarium has been recognized as the first aquarium in the United States and it shows visitors the underwater life in the bay. The Georgia Aquarium opening in 2005 says it is the largest in the world. It has more than one hundred thousand sea animals in thirty million liters of water including two whale sharks---the world’s largest fish.

Another aquarium re-opened in 2005 in Camden, New Jersey. The Adventure Aquarium first opened in 1992. It spent about fifty million dollars expanding its building and improving its exhibits.

Aquariums provide the public with many chances to experience life under the sea. They can be found in most areas of the world. People might even want to start an aquarium at home and join the millions of people around the world who keep fish as pets.

1.Which aquarium opened again after its rebuilding ?

A. The Monterey Bay Aquarium.           B. The Adventure Aquarium.

C. The Georgia Aquarium.                    D. The first aquarium in London.

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned to have kept fish as pets?

A. The ancient Sumerians.       B. The ancient Romans. C. The Chinese. D. The ancient Indians.

3.Which of the following is correct?

A. People were not interested in fish until the middle of the eighteen hundreds.       

B. The Moneterey Bay Aquarium is regarded as the best aquarium in America.

C. Plants, fish and other sea creatures could not survive together under sea.          

D. People have to change the water in a tank frequently for the fish to live there.

4. The passage is written mainly       .

A. to tell people the importance of keeping fish as pets

B. to explain why people want to visit aquariums

C. to let people know the development of the aquariums

D. to describe different aquariums

5.What does the underlined word “aquariums” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. Exhibition centres where people can watch and enjoy different species of fish.

B. Small boxes made of glass, where people keep fish in, usually at home.

C. Places which shows visitors the underwater life in the bay.

D. Places which provides the public with many chances to experience life under the sea.

As a teacher．I often make it a rule that when we are on a field trip，there will be no talking aswe enter a building．This rule?? ? ?? to entering any place，whether it is a cinema，a church，a theatre, or any other place．

??? Once，in New York City，I took my class to see a(n)?? ? ? near Times Square．When we

arrived at the theatre，there were about twenty other classes ?? ? ? outside waiting to get in．The students from the other schools were not?? ? ?? and there was pandemonium(乌烟瘴气)．I told my students to stay in a line and keep?? ?? ．I told them that we would not carry ourselves like those other ?? ? ? ． Soon we started to file into the theatre，and it was very disorganized．There was a lady ? ? ?? the groups and get them to their seats，? ? students were everywhere and?? ? ?? really knew where to go．My class，observing our rule，walked in ?? ? ? in two single-file lines． We stood near the door behind everyone else，and we?? ? ?? ．All of a sudden，the lady who was?? ? ?? noticed us and she walked ?? ? ?? our direction． She asked the students?? ? ?? the teacher was for our group, and I raised my ?? ? ?? ．She asked,“Very, very nice to meet you．Come this way．”We were led into the theatre，?? ? ??? ，and we were given front-row seats．

Sometimes?? ? ?? for others may not seem like it is going to have an effect，especially when you ?? ? ?? no one around who is taking manners into?? ? ?? ．However，that is usually the time when such?? ? ? actions will be most appreciated and recognized．

1.A．leads????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．applies????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．turns????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．belongs

2.A．play????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．lady????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．teacher????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．exhibition

3.A．sorted out????????????? ????????????? B．settled down????????????? ????????????? C．turned away????????????? ????????????? D．lined up

4.A．behaving????????????? ????????????? B．listening????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．concentrating? ????????????? D．watching

5.A．order????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．contact????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．watch????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．time

6.A．places????????????? ????????????? B．seats????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．classes????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．teachers

7.A．scold????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．dismiss????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．attract????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．organize

8.A．and????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．but????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．so????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．while

9.A．anyone????????????? ????????????? B．nobody????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．everyone????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．somebody

10.A．anxiously????????????? ????????????? B．immediately????????????? ????????????? C．quietly????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．hurriedly

11.A．passed????????????? ????????????? B．chatted????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．rushed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．waited

12.A．in trouble????????????? ????????????? B．on guard????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．in charge????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．on business

13.A．in????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．to????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．for????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．under

14.A．how????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．where????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．what????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．whether

15.A．voice????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．arm????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．head????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．hand

16.A．finally????????????? ????????????? B．somehow????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．first????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．instead

17.A．respect????????????? ????????????? B．love????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．concern????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．support

18.A．receive????????????? ????????????? B．visit????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．recognize????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．meet

19.A．practice????????????? ????????????? B．effect????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．account????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．operation

20.A．urgent????????????? ????????????? B．kind????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．legal????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．firm