Lisa Pina never thought she would need the fire safety training she received during her apprenticeship(學徒期) as a union painter and dry waller(筑墻工). On Friday morning, she was thanking God she had it.

On Thursday night, while Pina was babysitting her granddaughter, nephew and two nieces in her sister’s apartment, she smelled smoke and realized the apartment building was on fire. When her 4-year-old granddaughter Ilean Garcia began saying, “We’re going to die,” she knew she had to act. Pina, 39, first sealed the door, and then told all four children to get on the floor. After calling 911, she told the children to start singing and promised them all treats as soon as they reached safety. “I said, ‘OK, we’re going to lie down and we’re all going to play a game,’” Pina said. “We all started singing our ABCs and 123s. I was just trying to make it fun.” Pina patiently waited, and a few minutes later, Riverside County sheriff’s deputies (治安官的助手) arrived. Pina, Ilean, 8-year-old Gabriel Parga, 5-year-old Aubreyana Parga and 4-year-old Meriyah Parga were all trapped on the second floor as flames filled the first story. Pina did the only thing she could. She opened the window and dropped the children, one-by-one, into the arms of the sheriff’s deputies about 15 to 20 feet below. “I just needed to keep the kids calm so they wouldn’t be afraid,” Pina said. “I was deathly afraid inside, but I couldn’t let them know that.” Not long after dropping the children out of the window, fire-fighters arrived with a ladder and rescued her. Ten people were treated at the scene for suffering smoke, but nobody was seriously injured.

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A. A big fire without serious injury.

B. An urgent call 911.

C. A brave babysitter.

D. A babysitter rescuing kids from a big fire.

2.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. A union painter. B. A dry waller.

C. The apprenticeship. D. The fire safety training.

3.What did Lisa Pina do before she called 911，in order to prevent the fire?

A. She let children get on the floor.

B. She opened the windows of the second floor.

C. She had children start singing.

D. She closed the door hard.

4.What do we know according to the passage?

A. The fire didn’t cause any injury.

B. Lisa Pina was the last one to be rescued.

C. The children were sent to hospital after the fire.

D. During the fire Lisa Pina wasn’t afraid at all.

Food picked up just a few seconds after being dropped is less likely to contain bacteria than if it is left for longer periods of time, according to the findings of research carried out at Aston University’s School of Life and Health Sciences. The findings suggest there may be some scientific basis of the "5-second rule" — the belief about it being fine to eat food that has only had contact with the floor for five seconds or less. Although people have long followed the ‘5-second rule’, until now it was unclear whether it actually helped.

The study, undertaken by final year Biology students and led by Anthony Hilton, Professor of Microbiology at Aston University, monitored the transfer of the common bacteria from a variety of indoor floor types as carpet, cement floor to toast, pasta, biscuit and a sticky sweet when contact was made from 3 to 30 seconds. The results showed that: time is a significant factor in the transfer of bacteria from a floor surface to a piece of food, and the type of flooring the food has been dropped on has an effect, with bacteria least likely to transfer from carpeted surfaces and most likely to transfer from cement flooring surfaces to moist foods making contact for more than 5 seconds. Professor Hilton said, "Consuming food dropped on the floor still carries an infection risk as it very much depends on which bacteria are present on the floor at the time."

The Aston team also carried out a survey of the number of people who employ the ‘five-second rule’. The survey showed that: 87% of the people surveyed said they would eat food dropped on the floor, or already have done so. 55% of those that would, or have eaten food dropped on the floor are women. 81% of the women who would eat food from the floor would follow the ‘5-second rule’. Professor Hilton added, "Our study showed that a surprisingly large majority of people are happy to consume dropped food, with women the most likely to do so. But they are also more likely to follow the ‘5-second rule, which our research has shown to be much than an old wives’ tale."

1.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. A toast dropped on the carpet is easier to be polluted than that dropped on the cement floor.

B. A sticky chocolate dropped on the carpet is easier to be polluted than that dropped on the cement floor.

C. The food dropped on the carpet shares the same potential of being polluted with the food dropped on the cement floor.

D. The food dropped on the cement floor is not as safe as food dropped on the carpet within 30 seconds.

2.What is the passage probably developed?

A. Contrast B. Example

C. Time D. Space

3.How did Professor Hilton feel after analyzing how many people chose to eat dropped food?

A. Puzzled. B. Upset.

C. Satisfied. D. Astonished.

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. The food which is dropped on the floor can be eaten safely.

B. A research on the safety of food dropped on the floor is undertaken.

C. The bacteria have no negative effect on the safety of food.

D. People surveyed in the research are willing to accept the idea.

Ways to save time

We all wish we had just a bit more time. Just think what you could do with an extra hour or two each day: you could finally stick to an exercise routine, or spring-clean the house, or write your novel, or learn the guitar and so on.

1.But I can help you find more hours in your day for the things that really matter.

★Get Out of Bed Earlier.

If you normally get up at 7:30 a.m. try getting up at 7:00 a.m. That half-hour might not sound like much, but it could be time that you use to exercise, to read that book you've been meaning to finish.2.

★Do the Important Tasks First.

Once you get to work, get the important ones done first (not the easy ones, or even the urgent ones). 3.If you work like this, you’ll usually save time. The urgent tasks will still get done, and you won't miss the important ones.

★Reduce Interruptions.

If colleagues have a habit of hanging around your desk to chat, or if the phone is constantly ringing, you might find that it takes you half the day to finish a simple task like writing a letter.4.

★5.

A few minutes chatting, browsing the web, and so on, can easily turn into hours of wasted time over the course of a day. If your concentration is slipping, take a proper break: go and get a glass of water, or stretch your legs a bit. And if you’re facing a difficult task, try breaking it into small steps or stages so that it’s easier to deal with.

A. Stay Focused on Your Work.

B. Take Breaks When Necessary.

C. Would you want me to make your day longer?

D. I can’t magically make all your days 25 hours long.

E. Or simply to get your day off to a calm and organized start.

F. Constant interruptions don’t just eat up time, they also break your concentration.

G. You can afford to spend at least an hour working on big, important tasks rather than on all those little urgent ones.

The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish from each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two separate systems _________.

The origin of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated(孕育) by _______. In China, the mother river is the Yellow River_______the Indian one is the Hindu River. These two cultures were _______ for several thousand years and formed their own styles. Then in the Tang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture_______went overseas to Japan, _______into the Japanese society and_______ the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it _______to the same system.

When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture, another famous culture was _______on the Mesopotamian Plain(美索不達米亞平原）—the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well-known as the________of the European culture.__________ the Chinese culture, the European one also__________waters.When the colonists of England __________in America, their culture went with them over, the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn't ________from the European one a lot.

At the same time, the________of the language systems adds to the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic (象形文字的) language while the Western languages are________based on the Latin system, for example, the one I’m using to write this paper.

Other factors like human race difference________ as well. However, ________the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom________until recent centuries. ________, they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no-interference（干擾） from the other.

1.A. in all B. above all C. in no case D. on the whole

2.A. rivers B. lakes C. mountains D. plains

3.A. or B. for C. while D. when

4.A. improved B. developed C. created D. protected

5.A. gradually B. naturally C. suddenly D. quietly

6.A. changed B. mixed C. decided D. forced

7.A. expanded B. interrupted C. shaped D. influenced

8.A. comes B. belongs C. amounts D. adds

9.A. carried out B. given out C. brought up D. picked up

10.A. base B. sign C. result D. content

11.A. With B. Like C. Via D. Except

12.A. crossed B. formed C. affected D. spread

13.A. went up B. joined up C. settled down D. broke down

14.A. differ B. suffer C. result D. come

15.A. feature B. development C. appearance D. distinction

16.A. simply B. mostly C. properly D. partly

17.A. counts B. reduces C. lasts D. changes

18.A. in term of B. in case of C. due to D. as to

19.A. communicate B. distinguish C. transform D. display

20.A. However B. Furthermore C. Meanwhile D. Therefore

Rene Laennec was a French doctor who learned to tap on people’s chests to find out illness from an Austrian doctor named Leopold Auenbrugger. As a boy, Leopold used to tap wine1.(contain) in his father’s inn to see how much wine they held. A full one made2.different sound from an empty one. When he became a doctor, he 3. (tap) people’s chests to see how much liquid was in their lungs. Laennec did the same and learned to tell by tapping carefully on a chest 4.it was diseased or not. But he was even more interested 5.diseases of the heart, and he wished that he could hear heartbeats clearly. In those days, a doctor would place his head on a patient’s chest to listen, but if the patient was 6. (extreme) fat it was impossible to hear any heartbeat at all.

One day when Laennec 7.(walk) in the park, he saw some girls playing with a see-saw(蹺蹺板). One of them scratched the end of the board while the others placed their ears against the other end. On walking up, the doctor was asked why the sounds travelled along the wood. “The sounds are magnified(放大), girls, er…”Suddenly he turned and rushed back to the hospital. Quickly8.(take) some thick paper, he rolled it up like a tube and began listening to patients’ chests. He heard the heartbeats and 9. (they) breathing clearly. Laennec soon made a better instrument of wood, one he called a stethoscope(聽診器). Later, they 10. (make) of steel and rubber.

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

Today is my mum’s birthday. This afternoon, I went to the biggest shopping center downtown, and buy a present for her. Then I took the subway home. Sitting on the train, I thought my mum would very happy when she saw the presents. At the next station, an old man, that carried two heavy bags, got on the train but stood in front of me. He looked tired. I hesitated for the moment, and then offered my seat to her. The old man thanked me a lot of and sat down. Seeing his smile，I felt happily.

From this experience, I will be ready to helping others in the future.

假定你是李華。你收到了美國筆友彼得寄來的最新英文小說。請給他回信，內容包括：

1.小說收到；

2.回贈禮物；

3.禮物意義；

4.邀請來華。

注意：1.詞數100左右；

2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

Dear Peter,

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Best wishes.

Yours,

Li Hua

A schoolgirl saved her father's life by kicking him in the chest after he suffered a serious allergic (過敏的) reaction which stopped his heart.

Izzy, nine, restarted father Colm's heart by stamping (踩) on his chest after he fell down at home and stopped breathing.

Izzy's mother, Debbie, immediately called 999 but Izzy knew doctors would never arrive in time to save her father, so decided to use CPR.

However, she quickly discovered her arms weren't strong enough, so she stamped on her father's chest .

Debbie then took over with some more conventional chest compressions (按壓) until the ambulance arrived .

Izzy, who has been given a bravery award by her school, said: "I just kicked him really hard. My mum taught me CPR but I knew I wasn't strong enough to use hands. I was quite scared. The doctor said I might as well be a doctor or a nurse. My mum said that Dad was going to hospital with a big footprint on his chest.

"She's a little star," said Debbie, "I was really upset but Izzy just took over. I just can't believe what she did. I really think all children should be taught first aid. Izzy did CPR then the doctor turned up. Colm had to have more treatment on the way to the hospital and we've got to see an expert."

Truck driver Colm, 35, suffered a mystery allergic reaction on Saturday and was taken to hospital, but was sent home only for it to happen again the next day. The second attack was so serious that his airway swelled, preventing him from breathing, his blood pressure dropped suddenly, and his heart stopped for a moment.

He has now made a full recovery from his suffering.

1.Izzy kicked her father in the chest ______ .

A. to express her helplessness B. to practise CPR on him

C. to keep him awake D. to restart his heart

2.What's the right order of the events?

a. Izzy kicked Colm.

b. Debbie called 999.

c. Izzy learned CPR.

d. Symptoms of Colm's allergic reaction.

A. cabd B. dbca C. cdba D. dcab

3.What does Paragraph 8 mainly talk about?

A. What Colm suffered.

B. Colm's present condition.

C. What caused Colm's allergy.

D. Symptoms of Colm's allergic reaction.

Metrorail(地鐵）

Each passenger needs a farecard to enter and go out .Up to two children under age five may travel free with a paying customer.

Farecard machines are in every station .Bring small bills because there are no change machines in the stations and farecard machines only provide up to $5 in change.

Get one ticket of unlimited Metrorall rides with a One Day Pass .Buy it from a farecard machine in Metro stations .Use it after 9:30 a,m. until closing on weekdays , and all day on weekends and holidays .

Hours of service

Open: 5a.m. Mon.-Fri. 7a.m. Sat.-Sun.

Close: midnight Sun.-Thurs. 3a.m. Fri.-Sat. nights

Last train times vary .To avoid missing the last train, please check the last train times posted in stations.

Metrobus

When paying with exact charge , the fare is $1.35.When paying with a SmarTripcard , the fare is $ 1.25.

Fares for senior/disabled customers

Senior citizens 65 and older and disabled customers may ride for half the regular fare. On Metrorail and Metrobus , use a senior/disabled farecard or SmarTripcard .For more information about buying senior /disabled farecard , SmarTripcards and passes , please visit MetroOpensDoors .com or call 202-637-7000and 202-637-8000.

Senior citizens and disabled customers can get free guide on how to use proper Metrobus and Metrorall services by calling 202-962-1100.

Travel tips

·Avoid riding during weekday rush periods –before 9:30 a.m. and between 4and 6p.m.

·If you lose something on a bus or train or in a station, please call Lost &Found at 202-962-1195,

1.What should you know about farecard machines？

A. They start selling tickets at 9:30 a.m.

B. They are connected to change machines .

C. They offer special service to the elderly .

D. They make change for no more than $5.

2.At what time does Metrorail stop service on Saturday ？

A. At midnight .

B. At 3 a.m.

C. At 5 a.m.

D. At 7a.m.

3.What is good about a SmarTripcard ？

A. It is convenient for old people.

B. It saves money for its users.

C. It can be bought at any train.

D. It is sold on the Internet.

The kids in this village wear dirty, ragged clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in huts made of sticks and mud. They have no school. Yet they all can chant the English alphabet, and some can make words.

The key to their success: 20 tablet computers(平板電腦) dropped off in their Ethiopian village in February by a U.S. group called One Laptop Per Child.

The goal is to find out whether kids using today’s new technology can teach themselves to read in places where no schools or teachers exist. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers analyzing the project data say they’re already amazed. “What I think has already happened is that the kids have already learned more than they would have in one year of kindergarten,” said Matt Keller, who runs the Ethiopia program.

The fastest learner—and the first to turn on one of the tablets—is 8-year-old Kelbesa Negusse. The device’s camera was disabled to save memory, yet within weeks Kelbesa had figured out its workings and made the camera work. He called himself a lion, a marker of accomplishment in Ethiopia.

With his tablet, Kelbasa rearranged the letters HSROE into one of the many English animal names he knows. Then he spelled words on his own. “Seven months ago he didn’t know any English. That’s unbelievable,” said Keller.

The project aims to get kids to a stage called “deep reading,” where they can read to learn. It won’t be in Amharic, Ethiopia’s first language, but in English, which is widely seen as the ticket to higher paying jobs.

1.How does the Ethiopia program benefit the kids in the village?

A. It trains teachers for them.

B. It contributes to their self-study.

C. It helps raise their living standards.

D. It provides funds for building schools.

2.What can we infer from Keller’s words in Paragraph 3?

A. They need more time to analyze data.

B. More children are needed for the research.

C. He is confident about the future of the project.

D. The research should be carried out in kindergartens.

3.It amazed Keller that with the tablet Kelbesa could _______.

A. learn English words quickly.

B. draw pictures of animals.

C. write letters to researchers.

D. make phone calls to his friends.

4.What is the aim of the project?

A. To offer Ethiopians higher paying jobs.

B. To make Amharic widely used in the world.

C. To help Ethiopian kids read to learn in English.

D. To assist Ethiopians in learning their first language.