1．Is this you p       （永久的）address, or are you staying there for a very short period of time?

2．Newly arrived guests are required to r         （登记，注册）at the hotel’s reception desk.

3．I recommended that each c         （竞争者）should be praised for what they has done in the race.

4．A committee was a        （任命，委任）to look into the case and collect as much as information as possible.

5．It was now time to interview the farmer, for whom I had p          （先前，以前）worked.

6．If you could find some witnesses it would greatly s          （加强，巩固）your case.

7．They set up an i          （有影响力的）company to advise more people to make the best use of water.

8．If you cannot go yourself, why not find someone to s      （代替，替代）you?

9．It’s quite a          （显然的，显而易见的）that she has no intention of changing her mind.

10．The manage issued an order i       （指令，吩咐）its members not to work overtime.

1.Calculate what p______ of your income you spend on food.

2.Even slight rent increases would cause considerable h_____.

3.As the wages were low, there were few a______ for the post.

4.Scientists are hoping for a b_____ in the search for a cure for cancer.

5.Your ticket is v_____ for travel at anytime of the day.

6.Radio is an important communication _______(媒介) in many countries.

7.Team members will be selected according to strict ______.(标准)

8.I want to get a new passport but I don’t know the ______. (程序)

9.At the ______(最初的) stage of the project not everyone had access to a computer.

10. It is useful to have a ________(附近) supermarket.

 

The bus driver and his passengers were being hailed as heroes last night after rescuing a woman from her burning car following a crash on the Bluff Highway. The 60-year-old woman was taken by ambulance to Southland Hospital after firefighters battled for 30 minutes to cut her from her car.

Acting Senior Sergeant Brock Davis, of Invercargill, said emergency services were called to the scene of the crash at the crossroads of Motorimu Rd and State Highway I shortly before 5:00 p.m. yesterday.

Mr. Davis said a Mitsubishi car driven by a 30-year-old man traveling north on the highway and the woman’s southbound（南行的）Suzuki Alto collided（碰撞）. The man suffered slight injuries in the crash, he said.

Invercargill Passenger Transport Ltd driver Bill McDermott and his passengers—New Zealand Aluminum Smelters Ltd workers were first on the scene and alerted emergency services. The scene at the spot was disordered, Mr. McDermott said.

“There was a car on its side and a guy wandering around who was quite excited,” he said. “We stopped, got out and found a lady trapped in her car …… then we noticed flames in the engine bay and the smell of petrol.” Mr. McDermott took a fire extinguisher（灭火器）from the bus，doused（泼洒）the flames，and several other workers controlled traffic.

However，he said his actions were “no big deal”. He was not willing to take any credit for helping the woman.

“The praise goes to all the guys that jumped off that bus.” Invercargill Senior Station officer Alan Goldsworthy, who was an officer in charge at the scene, said there was a possibility the car could have burst into flames if Mr. McDermott and the smelter workers had not helped. “They should acquire a good pat on the back.” he said.

1. It can be known from the passage that the car accident happened _____.

A．at noon	B．in the morning
C．in the afternoon	D．at night

2.Who should get the biggest praise according to the reporter？_____.

A．Brock Davis.	B．Bill McDermott.
C．Allan Goldsworthy.	D．The firefighters.

3.The underlined sentence “They should acquire a good pat on the back” in the last paragraph really means _____.

A．the government should give each of the heroes a gold medal of honor

B．the saved woman should offer as much money to the heroes as she can

C．everybody there should pat the heroes on the back gently and thankfully

D．the good deeds of the heroes are well worthy of great appreciation

 

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分)

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。

Something happened today that made me realize how much love I have in my house and I am so thankful for it.

My husband used to work in a bank but during the crisis he  36 his job. The economy wasn’t good and he hadn’t many  37 to get another bank job. We were hoping and  38 that he would be offered a position.

He got a  39 and it brought us a feeling of  40 . We were able to  41 our mortgage（按揭贷款） and buy our groceries; but money was still very  42 , so he found another job  43 deliveries from Monday to Thursday.

He has been working so  44  that I wanted to make it an extra  45 Christmas this year. I wanted our house to be filled with  46 －I didn’t want anybody to be  47 this year. I finally got round to getting the Christmas tree out yesterday and I worked all day to make the house look  48 .

When my husband came home at 8 p.m. he looked  49 . Seeing the house he  50 the biggest smile, grabbed me and gave me a huge  51 . Then he apologized for not being able to help me. He said he knew it was hard on me because he didn’t get around and he was  52 that I had not complained.

He was apologizing for working so hard to feed us and keep a  53 over our heads! He was doing two jobs that made much less than his previous job and coming home exhausted. I had no  54 to tell him how much I LOVED him and how  55 I was of him and that he was such a great husband and father and provider for us.

With this amount of love in our house－we will always have more than “enough”!

36. A. resigned                  B. lost                         C. escaped                          D. improved

37. A. chances                   B. excuses                 C. plans                                D. disadvantages

38. A. crying                       B. praying                  C. waiting                            D. hesitating

39. A. opportunity             B. job                           C. salary                              D. bank

40. A. pride                         B. loss                         C. danger                                      D. wonder

41. A. enjoy                         B. spend                     C. expend                            D. pay

42. A. tight                          B. comfortable                   C. tough                               D. dirty

43. A. making                     B. producing              C. creating                          D. puting

44. A. excitedly                  B. relaxed                  C. hard                                 D. striking

45. A. special                      B. colorful                  C. regularly                         D. natural

46. A. energy                      B. company               C. sunshine                         D. excitement

47. A. surprised                 B. charming               C. confused                         D. alone

48. A. decorated               B. festive                    C. splendid                          D. neat

49. A. lively                         B. exhausted             C. humorous                       D. childish

50. A. broke into                B. broke up                C. broke down                    D. broke in

51. A. hug                            B. surprise                 C. suitcase                          D. glimpse

52. A. pitiful                        B. wonderful             C. grateful                           D. graceful

53. A. secret                       B. roof                         C. smile                                D. faith

54. A. tears                         B. words                     C. feelings                           D. trusts

55. A. economical             B. proud                     C. capable                           D. worth

 

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.

According to the passage, we can infer that ________.

A. all the miners who were trapped underground were still alive

B. communication with the trapped miners was cut off

C. the two rescue teams entered the mine at the same time

D. the rescue started as soon as the accident happened

If the first team advanced at an average speed, they could dig about _______ per hour.

       A. 1,000 feet          B. 2,400 feet         C. 1,200feet             D. 4,800feet

Where can the passage be seen?

 A. In a magazine.        B. In a newspaper.     C. In a science book..      D. On an advertisement.

Which of the following shows the position where the miners were trapped?