The sound that woke Damian Languell at 8:15 in the morning was so loud he assumed it came from inside his house in Wade, Maine. As he got up to investigate, he heard another sound, this one coming most definitely from outside. Looking out of his bedroom window, he noticed a tree enveloped in smoke about 500 yards away. A car wrapped around the tree's base, its engine on fire.
Grabbing buckets of water, he and his wife ran to the crash site. Up close, the accident looked worse. The car was split nearly in two, and the tree was where the driver's seat ought to have been, as if planted there. No one should have survived this crash, and yet there was 20- year-old Quintin Thompson, his terrified face pressed against the driver's side window, in visible pain.
Languell tried putting out the fire with his buckets of water but failed. When the flames got into the front seats, he knew he had to get the young man out. So Languell opened the car's back door and climbed in. Using a pocket knife he'd brought with him, he cut through Thompson's seat belt. Now that Thompson was free, Languell pulled him out, and dragged him to safety before the entire car was in flames.
It is empathy that drove Languell to help, just as he said, "My heart goes out to Thompson. When you are that close to that level of hurt, you feel it so directly." For his heroic action, Languell was added to the list of real-life heroes changing the world.
1.Where was the first sound actually from?
A.A house on fire. B.A car crash.
C.The bedroom window. D.The basement.
2.What do we know about Quintin Thompson?
A.He saved his car from fire. B.He was successfully rescued.
C.He remained calm all the time. D.He was capable of helping himself out.
3.Which of the following best explains "empathy” underlined in the last paragraph?
A.Honesty. B.Wisdom. C.Sympathy. D.Responsibility.
4.Which words can best describe Damian Languell?
A.Daring and generous. B.Caring and grateful.
C.Courageous and noble. D.Ambitious and reliable.
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阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The problem is that countries around the world have growing mountains of rubbish because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.
How do the society become a throwaway one? First of all, it is now easier to replace an object than to spend time and money repairing it. Thanks to modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and cheap.
Another cause is our love of disposable (一次性的) products. As busy people, we are always looking for ways to save time and make our lives easier. Companies produce thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.
Our appetite for new products also contributes to the problem. We are addicted to buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that newer is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we throw away useful possessions to make room for new ones.
All around the world, we can see the consequences of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To decrease the amount of rubbish and to protect the environment, more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. However, this is not enough to solve our problem.
Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions instead of throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes towards spending. Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.
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假设你是李华。你的英国笔友John写信告诉你，近日他由于沉迷于网络游戏，健康受到很大影响。请你给他写一封回信，为他提供些建议。
1.词数: 80左右
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear John,
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Best wishes!
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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The other day my father drove me to school as usual. When we arrived, it began to rain 1.(heavy) but we only had one raincoat. My father insisted I 2.(wear) it. Even though I would rather my father 3.(put) it on, I didn’t insist because I knew it would put him in a bad temper. Anyway, I did my best to use my raincoat to prevent him 4.(get) wet. I was so moved by his sacrifice that I cried.
The rain reminded me 5. how much my father loved me. When I was in primary school, I 6.(perform) poorly in tests but my father always encouraged me. Sometimes I want to join clubs or go on school trips. He always supports me since he thinks such activities are beneficial to me, 7. I can 8.(broad) my horizons.
Though I love my father, I am at 9. loss how to show it. Many students have the same problem. We love and care for our parents, but we don't know 10.we can do to help them.
根据所给首字母写出正确的单词来完成句子。注意：将首字母一起填写到答题卷上，即答案卷上要写出完整的单词。
1.T_____________ into over 60 languages, Harry Potter series have become one of the most popular books all over the world.
2.Because of endless exams, competition among peers, expectation from parents, senior three students suffer great psychological p_____________ and feel quite nervous and stressed sometimes.
3.My cousin is not satisfied with the t_____________ job he’s doing now and wants to find himself a stable and long-term one.
4.The couple build their family with a combination of three a_____________ girls and one biological son. They treat the three girls as if they were their biological daughters.
5.A collection of paintings by Vincent Van Gogh is on e_____________ at the Museum of Modern Art, which attracts thousands of visitors every day.
6.Smoking is b_____________ in the library of our school so that a non-smoking reading environment can be created for readers.
7.The national zoo has a large collection of wildlife, r_____________ from elephants to butterflies.
8.He failed the college entrance exam last year, which d_____________ his parents. As you know, they used to think highly of him.
9.Strongly o_____________ to killing animals, we hope that nobody will buy animal fur products.
10.Anyone who doesn’t take his high position seriously and a_____________ his power at will shall be punished.
