In most countries around the world, 16-year-olds have to wait for another two years to be able to drive a car. Not so for 16-year-old Max Verstappen. He will become the youngest ever F1 driver when he races for the Toro Rosso team next year. He will be 17 when he takes part in his first Grand Prix（汽车大奖赛）, with drivers like Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. Now the youngest F1 driver, Jaime Victor, is 19 years and 125 days. Verstappen will make his first show at the Australian Grand Prix. He said: “Ever since I was seven, F1 has been my career goal（职业目标）, so this chance is truly a dream come true. ”
The Toro Rosso team boss Franz Tost was very excited, saying: “We are happy to welcome Max into the Toro Rosso family...We think Max is one of the most skilled young drivers and we believe he has the ability to take on this challenge（挑战） successfully. It will now be up to us to offer Max a car to make him have the best possible start to his F1 career. ”Max is the son of the former F1 driver Jos Verstappen. He said: “First of all, thanks to my father, who has always been by my side, day and night, year after year. ”
1.44. Now Max Verstappen is ____________years old.
A. 19 B. 18 C. 17 D. 16
2.Max Verstappen will become ____________next year.
A. the youngest F1 driver B. the best sports player
C. the most skilled driver D. the most excellent coach
3.Max Verstappen will take part in his first Grand Prix with ____________.
A. Jos Verstappen B. Sebastian Vettel
C. Franz Tost D. Jaime Victor
4.Franz Tost believed Max could become a good driver because ____________.
A. he is very young B. he has a nice car
C. he has good skills D. his father is a driver
If someone is hurt, do you know what to do? Read about first aid for some medical problems.
If Someone Has a Nosebleed（流鼻血）...
●Using your fingers, press hard just under the bridge of the nose.
●Throw the head back if bleeding is not serious.
●Keep the patient（患者） quiet.
●Put ice around the patient’s nose.
●Place cotton（药棉） deep into the patient's nose.
If bleeding can’t be stopped, call for medical aid.
If Someone Faints（昏倒）...
●Place the patient on his back with his head lower than his feet.
●Keep the patient warm.
●Do not give the patient any food or water.
●Have the patient rest for at least l5 minutes.
If Someone Gets a Scorpion（蝎子）Sting（叮）...
●Place the patient on her back.
●Keep the patient calm. Do not allow the patient to walk or move, if unnecessary.
●Cover the patient with something warm.
●Put ice on the area of the sting.
●Call for medical help or take the patient to a doctor immediately.
1.There are ____________medical problems in this passage.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
2.If a person faints we should ____________.
A. keep him quiet B. press his nose hard
C. keep him warm D. give him water and food
3.Ice is useful for ____________.
A. a nosebleed and a scorpion sting
B. a nosebleed and a faint
C. a scorpion sting and a faint
D. a faint and a bad cold
完形填空。（共10分, 每小题1分）
阅读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选择最佳选项。
I used to hunt（打猎） and have killed a few deer. There was great excitement in _____and shooting（射击）.
One cold morning in winter, I went alone to a hillside. I carried my gun, a bottle of ______ and three thick sandwiches.
I found a natural hiding place, cleared the snow and sat down. It was pretty cold, but I had warm clothes on. I sat there waiting for about an hour. _____showed. I ate two sandwiches and drank a little coffee. The place was really quiet.
Suddenly, a big beautiful buck（雄鹿） appeared less than twenty feet away from me. There was no ______near to him. Surely I couldn’t miss. I waited for him to run with a start.
To my surprise, he came toward me! He was curious（好奇的）, I guess, or maybe he was stupid. For this was no youngster, but a fully grown-up one. He must have known about men and their guns. But this buck came _____, and I still waited. His big eyes never moved from my face. His wonderful head with a set of antlers was clear in the sight.
I was getting a bit ______now. A buck can do a lot of harm to me. Well, he walked right up to where I was sitting. Then he stopped and looked at me!
What happened next is hard to _____. But it all seemed quite natural. I reached up and scratched（挠） his head. And he enjoyed it! That big, wild, beautiful buck lowered his head and asked for ______!
I scratched his head again and his body. His nose touched my shoulder. I ______him my last sandwich.
Well, he finally went his way, down the hill. I just watched him go—a strong buck carrying a proud head.
I picked up my bottle and gun, and started walking back. I ______hunting from that day on.
1.A. standing B. waiting C. drinking D. driving
2.A. water B. tea C. milk D. coffee
3.A. Something B. Anything C. Everything D. Nothing
4.A. cover B. leaf C. snow D. stone
5.A. away B. back C. closer D. farther
6.A. excited B. nervous C. happy D. surprised
7.A. believe B. decide C. guess D. solve
8.A. food B. play C. more D. 1ess
9.A. prepared B. fed C. carried D. showed
10.A. looked up B. picked up C. lifted up D. gave up
Alice was playing in the park while I __________my homework at home.
A. do B. did C. am doing D. was doing
—Chris, could you help me __________my dog while I'm on holiday?
—Sure. I'll take good care of it.
A. think about B. ask for
C. look for D. look after
_________have a try again? I’m sure you can do it.
A. Why not B. How about
C. What about D. Why don’t
