The Attack on September 11th
New York: When the first jet struck Tower 1 at World Trade Center at 8: 48 am on Tuesday, the people in Tower 2 at World Trade Center with a view of the instant damage across the divide had the clearest sense of what they too must do : get out fast.
Katherine Ilachinski, who had been knocked off her chair by the blast of heat exploding from the neighboring tower, was one of those. Despite her 70 years of age, Ms Ilachinski, an architect working on the 91st floor of Tower 2 at World Trade Center, the south tower, went for the stairs. Twelve floors above her, Judy Wein, a manager, screamed and set off too.
But others up and down the 110 floors, many without clear views of the damage across the way and thus unclear about what was happening, were not so sure. And the 18 minutes before the next plane would hit were ticking off.
Among the uncertainty about what was the best thing to do, formal announcements inside the south tower instructed people to stay put, assuring them that the building was sound and the threat was limited to the other tower.
Some left, others stayed, some began to climb down and, when met with more announcements and other warning to stop or return, went back up. The decisions made in those instants proved to be of great importance, because many who chose to stay, were doomed (注定) when the second jet crashed into the south tower killing many and stranding (使…某物留在) many more in the floors above where the jet hit.
One of those caught in indecision(犹豫不决) was the manager at Fuji Bank USA. Richard Jacobs of Fuji Bank left the 79th floor with the other office workers, but on the 48th floor they heard the announcement that the situation was under control. Several got in the lifts and went back up two minutes or so before the plane crashed into their floor.
1.From the passage , we know that the south tower was hit by the plane __________
A. at 8: 30
B. 18 minutes earlier than the north tower
C. at around 9: 06
D. at 8: 48
2.The underlined words “stay put” mean _________
A. stay in the building B. leave at once
C. put everything back and then leave D. keep silent
3.Which floor was hit by the second jet?
A. The 91st floor. B. The 71st floor.
C. The 60th floor. D. The 79th floor.
4.Few people would have died if __________
A. more announcements had been made
B. people hadn’t used the lifts
C. the incident had happened on a weekend
D. people chose to stay
书面表达
假设你是李华，上周你班就中学生是否应该用互联网学习英语进行了讨论。请你给二十一世纪英语报写一封信，介绍不同观点，并发表自己的看法。
要点包括：
1.赞成:下载资料、分享经验、听歌、看电影
2.反对:浪费时间精力、沉迷游戏、聊天
3.你的观点
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．信的开头结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：沉迷：be addicted to
Dear Editor，
Last week, our class had a discussion about
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Yours，
Li Hua
阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示,在空格上填入恰当的词，使句子完整。
1.不管发生什么事，不要泄气。
No matter what happens, please don’t ________ _______.
2.众所周知，橄榄枝象征和平。
As we all know, an olive wreath _______ __________ peace.
3.一听到这个滑稽的故事，他们都放声大笑。
On hearing the funny story, they all _______ _______ __________.
4.《谁动了我的奶酪》这本书非常值得读。
The book, Who Moved My Cheese, is _______ _______ __________.
5.领导们对汤姆为公司所做的贡献进行了高度评价。
The leaders _______ _______ __________ what Tom had done for the company.
6.在邻居的帮助下，我们很快适应了这儿的生活。
_______ _______ __________ ________ our neighb our, we have quickly got used
to the life here.
7.如果我们什么都不做，将会有更多的物种处于灭绝的危险。
If we don’t do anything, there will be more species which are _______ _______ __________ ________ _______
8.我考试又没及格，只有在那时我才意识到我浪费了多少时间。
I failed again in the exam and only then _______ _______ __________ how much time had been wasted.
9.只有达到他们各自项目统一标准的运动员才会被接受成为参赛者。
Only athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event __________ _______ __________as competitors.
10.随着时间的推移，我的记忆力发展得如此之快，就像一头大象一样，我从来不会忘记我被告知的那些事情。
Over time my memory has developed so much that, like an elephant, I never
forget anything_______ _______ __________ ________.
单句改错
下面每个句子都只有一处语言错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。多改或不按格式要求改不得分。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（˄），并在其下面写出该词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
1.With time went by, I was made smaller.
2.Mary has d evoted herself to help the poor.
3.My parents always make me feel well about myself.
4.We are not sure when the universe was came into being.
5.Tom is in the charge of the company when the boss is away.
6.There is no doubt whether Zhu Zhiwen is a great farmer singer.
7.My name is Pausanias. I lived what you call “Ancient Greece”.
8.In recent years, a lot of traffic problems have arose in big cities.
9.Lots of soldiers have been sent to the forest in search for the mis sing kid.
10.The aging population in China will have a great affect on the whole society.
请根据句子意思在空白处填写单词，每空一词，注意词形变化。
1.It is known to us all that sea water_________(包含)salt.
2.China is a developing country _________(属于) to the third world.
3.I would really_________(感激) it if you could turn the radio down.
4.The dog waited _________ (充满希望地) beside the table for some food.
5._________(个人而言), I think he is dishonest, but many people trust him.
6.I bought the overcoat at 20 dollars yester day so it is a real _________(便宜货).
7.Spielberg is one of the most_________(有力的) directors in Hollywood .
8.Yesterday 15 teachers joined the High Quality Teaching _________ (竞赛).
9.You must watch traffic_________(信号) while driving, or you may have an accident.
10.Our classroom, which was _________(装饰) with balloons and lights, looked really fantastic and pretty.
11.The reason why she is popular in her company is that she is always _________(慷慨的)with her time and money.
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
Any car accident is frightening, but an accident in which your vehicle is thrown into the water, with you trapped inside, is absolutely(绝对地) terrifying.
1. . However, most deaths result from fear, without a plan or understanding what is happening to the car in the water. By adopting a brace(支撑) position, acting decisively and getting out fast, you can save yourself from a sinking vehicle.
Brace yourself for impact (撞击力). As soon as you're aware that you're going off th e road and into a body of water, adopt a brace position. The impact could set off the airbag system in your vehicle, so you should place both hands on the steering wheel(方向盘) in the "ten and two" position.
Undo your seatbelt. 2. . Release the children, starting with the oldest first. Forget the cell phone call. Your car isn't going to wait for you to make the call.
3. . Leave the door alone at this stage and concentrate on the window. A car's electrical system should work for up to three minutes in water, so try the method of opening it electronically first. Many people don't think about the window as an escape choice either because of fear or misinformation about doors and sinking.
Break the window. If you aren't able to open the window, or it only opens halfway, you'll need to break it with an object or your foot. It may feel counter-intuitive (有悖常理的) to let water into the car. 4. .
Escape when the car has equalized. If it has reached the stage where the car has been filled with water and it has become balanced, you must move quickly and effectively to ensure your survival. 5. . While there is still air in the car, take slow, deep breaths and focus on what you're doing.
A. Open the window as soon as you hit the water.
B. This is the first thing to do, yet it often gets forgotten.
C. Surviving a sinking car is not as difficult as you think.
D. In short, if you know what to do in the water, you will be safe.
E. It takes 60 to 120 seconds for a car to be filled with water usually.
F. Such accidents are particularly dangerous to the risk of drowning(淹死).
G. But the sooner the window is open, the sooner you can escape directly through it.
