閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
This morning, as I was getting close to the supermarket, I saw a small   36   gathering around an elderly woman with blood under her face. I stopped and asked if I could   37 . I told her I was certified（授予證書的）in first aid. Then I   38  someone for a first aid kit（工具箱）. But she didn’t want help, saying she was fine. But she wasn’t fine. I asked her to   39  with me and we   40  about her routine of getting groceries. People brought out ice packs, water and paper towels from the   41  nearby. I put on the gloves from the first aid kit, and cleaned her up a bit, but   42  I just talked to her and held her hand.
Two   43  happened to be passing by and   44  to help check her out a bit. Finally, after ten minutes the   45  arrived and I talked to the emergency medical team and they   __46 .
I was certified in first aid years back, and I got re-certified a month ago, but I never   47  it once. However, I realized being certified isn’t   48  about providing the aid. I didn’t stop the bleeding. I didn’t   49  to examine her. Mostly it was about providing comfort for people in a difficult   50  . The certification gave me the   51  to do that: to kneel on the sidewalk, holding an old woman’s hand, and to help make those _ 52  few minutes just a little bit better.
If you’re not certified in first aid, I can’t   53  it strongly enough. It takes four hours of your time at your   54  Red Cross. With what you’ll   55  , maybe you’ll be able to help someone like the old lady one day.
小題1:
A．peopleB．publicC．trafficD．crowd
小題2:
A．watch outB．look outC．help outD．make out
小題3:
A．paid B．sentC．a(chǎn)ppliedD．scolded
小題4:
A．stayB．walkC．a(chǎn)ccompanyD．shop
小題5:
A．lookedB．caredC．talkedD．quarreled
小題6:
A．hospitalB．supermarketC．stationD．office
小題7:
A．mostlyB．maybeC．simplyD．extremely
小題8:
A．policemenB．volunteersC．clerksD．doctors
小題9:
A．refusedB．stoppedC．layD．woke
小題10:
A．a(chǎn)mbulanceB．familyC．driverD．officer
小題11:
A．operated onB．turned upC．ran awayD．took over
小題12:
A．likedB．noticedC．usedD．met
小題13:
A．necessarilyB．possiblyC．hopefullyD．commonly
小題14:
A．wantB．teachC．permitD．try
小題15:
A．placeB．situationC．lifeD．position
小題16:
A．harmB．confidenceC．lessonD．wish
小題17:
A．confusingB．movingC．scaryD．friendly
小題18:
A．recommendB．demandC．supportD．explain
小題19:
A．formalB．nationalC．localD．private
小題20:
A．recognizeB．offerC．a(chǎn)llowD．Learn

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:C
小題6:B
小題7:A
小題8:D
小題9:B
小題10:A
小題11:D
小題12:C
小題13:A
小題14:D
小題15:B
小題16:B
小題17:C
小題18:A
小題19:C
小題20:D

試題分析：本文通過(guò)“我”幫助一個(gè)生命有危險(xiǎn)的老婦人的故事，勸告人們學(xué)習(xí)急救知識(shí)來(lái)幫助那些需要救助的病人。其實(shí)急救并不是很難學(xué)的，我們只需要在他人最困難的時(shí)候給予安慰和陪伴即可。
小題1:考查名詞辨析。我看到一小堆人聚集在一個(gè)滿臉是血的年邁的老婦人周圍。People 人們；public 公眾；traffic 交通；crowd 一群人。根據(jù)上下文可知 a small 后面只能跟crowd為習(xí)慣用法，意為一小部分人。其他詞前不能用用a 表達(dá)詞義。故選D。
小題2:考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)的用法。句意：我停下來(lái)問(wèn)我是否能幫幫忙。watch out 當(dāng)心；look out 注意；help out 幫忙； make out辨認(rèn)出，理解。在這里應(yīng)該是看到有病人，我主動(dòng)提出幫忙，而且下文第四行也出現(xiàn)了短語(yǔ)help out，故選       C。
小題3:考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：然后我派人去拿急救箱。paid ...for 為... ...付錢；sent...for派人去�。|西）、派人去請(qǐng)（某人）； applied..for 申請(qǐng)；scolded..for 責(zé)備... ...為... ...。
根據(jù)句意判斷，應(yīng)該是派人去取。故選B。
小題4:考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：但是她的情況很不好。我請(qǐng)她和我呆在一起。stay with 和... ...在一起；walk走；accompany      陪伴，陪同；shop 購(gòu)物；根據(jù)句意判斷是我和病人呆在一起。故選A。
小題5:考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：我們談了她日常買雜貨的路線。 look看；care關(guān)心；talk about討論；quarrel about 爭(zhēng)吵。根據(jù)后面買的東西判斷是找最近的買東西的地方。根據(jù)句意和本段最后一句talk判斷是談?wù)摱皇瞧渌顒?dòng)。故選C。
小題6:考查名詞辨析。句意：人們從附近的超市拿來(lái)冰塊、水和紙巾。hospital 醫(yī)院；   supermarket 超市；station 車站；office 辦公室。根據(jù)前面所列舉的東西判斷應(yīng)該是超市里物品齊全，最合適。故選B。
小題7:考查副詞辨析。句意：我?guī)蠌募本认淅飵?lái)的手套，然后給她清理干凈些，但是主要是和她說(shuō)話，抓著她的手。mostly 主要地；maybe 也許、可能； simply  簡(jiǎn)單地；extremely極其，非常。根據(jù)句意和第三段出現(xiàn)的mostly 判斷，作者主要的任務(wù)是安慰病人。故選A。
小題8:考查名詞辨析。句意：兩名醫(yī)生碰巧路過(guò)......。Policemen警察；volunteers志愿者；clerks 職員；doctors 醫(yī)生。根據(jù)上下文判斷這里只有醫(yī)生有救死扶傷的職責(zé)和能力。
故選D。
小題9:考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：兩名醫(yī)生碰巧路過(guò)并停下來(lái)幫助給她做檢查。refused 拒絕；stopped 停下來(lái)；lay 躺下；woke 醒來(lái)。根據(jù)上下文和我一開始的反應(yīng)判斷應(yīng)該是醫(yī)生停下來(lái)幫助就病人。故選B。
小題10:考查名詞辨析。句意：終于，十分鐘后，救護(hù)車到了，我和急救醫(yī)療隊(duì)員交待了情況......。ambulance 救護(hù)車；family 家人；driver 司機(jī)； officer 職員。根據(jù)常識(shí)和后面的緊急醫(yī)療隊(duì)對(duì)應(yīng)的應(yīng)該是救護(hù)車。故選A。
小題11:考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析。句意：十分鐘后，救護(hù)車到了，我和急救醫(yī)療隊(duì)員交待了情況，他們接過(guò)急救的任務(wù)。operated on 給... ...做手術(shù)；turned up 出現(xiàn)；ran away 跑開； took over 接任、接管。結(jié)合語(yǔ)境判斷急救隊(duì)員在了解情況后進(jìn)行專業(yè)的護(hù)理治療。故選D。
小題12:考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：數(shù)年前我獲得了急救資格證書，但是從來(lái)不曾用過(guò)。liked 喜歡；noticed 注意到；used      使用過(guò)；met 遇到過(guò)。結(jié)合語(yǔ)境判斷：我雖然有急救資格證但是......一轉(zhuǎn)折說(shuō)明沒(méi)有用到過(guò)它更合適。故選C。
小題13:考查副詞辨析。句意：我認(rèn)識(shí)到有資格證不是說(shuō)必須要提供必要的醫(yī)療幫助。necessarily 必然；possibly 很可能；hopefully 滿懷希望地；commonly 普遍地。結(jié)合后面的描述判斷是not （不）必要更合適。故選A。
小題14:考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：我沒(méi)有止住流血。我也沒(méi)她檢查身體。want 想要；teach 教學(xué)；permit 準(zhǔn)許；try to do 努力做......。結(jié)合語(yǔ)境判斷：我不用努力檢查病人，從后面我的做法判斷選D。
小題15:考查名詞辨析。句意：急救主要是提供安慰給處于困難處境下的人們。place 動(dòng)詞，放；situation 情形、狀況； life 生活、生命；position 位置、職務(wù)。結(jié)合語(yǔ)境選B。
小題16:考查名詞辨析。句意：證書給了我做這事的信心：跪在人行道上，抓著一個(gè)老婦人的手......。harm 傷害；confidence 信心；lesson 課、教訓(xùn)；wish 愿望。根據(jù)常識(shí)和上下文的理解分析，四個(gè)選項(xiàng)只有信心最佳。故選B。
小題17:考查形容詞辨析。句意：... ...幫助使那些可怕的的幾分鐘變得稍稍好一些。confusing 令人困惑的；moving 動(dòng)人的；scary可怕的、引起驚恐的；friendly 友好的。根據(jù)句意，需要急救的人都是處于會(huì)引起圍觀這和當(dāng)事人的恐懼的情況下。故選C。
小題18:考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：如果你還沒(méi)有急救方面的資格證，我怎么推薦它都不過(guò)分。recommend 推薦；demand 要求；support 支持；explain 解釋。I can’t do sth,enough.我怎么做都不過(guò)分。故選A。
小題19:考查形容詞辨析。句意：它僅需你四個(gè)小時(shí)的時(shí)間在你們當(dāng)?shù)氐募t十字會(huì)參加培訓(xùn)。formal正規(guī)的；national 國(guó)家的；local   當(dāng)?shù)氐�；private 私人的。根據(jù)對(duì)紅十字會(huì)的理解和我做的急救措施看，選擇當(dāng)?shù)氐淖詈线m，說(shuō)明訓(xùn)練急救知識(shí)不需要你花費(fèi)多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間和走很遠(yuǎn)的距離就能做到。故選C。
小題20:考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：用你所學(xué)，也許你在將來(lái)的某一天就能幫助像老婦人那樣的人。recognize 辨認(rèn)出；offer 主動(dòng)提供；allow 允許；learn 學(xué)習(xí)。參加學(xué)習(xí)獲得資格證當(dāng)然需要學(xué)習(xí)。故選D。
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Legends about the development of coffee are varied and interesting, involving chance occurrences, political tricks, and the pursuit of wealth and power.
According to one story, a sheepherder named Kaldi, as he tended his sheep, noticed the effect of coffee beans. He noticed that the sheep became excited after eating the red “cherries" from a certain plant when they changed pastures (牧場(chǎng)). He tried it himself, and was soon as overactive as his sheep. Another story relates that a monk happened to discover that this fruit from the shiny green plant could help him stay awake.
Another legend gives us the name for coffee, “mocha”. Omar, an Arabian was thrown to the desert with his followers to die of starvation. In desperation, Omar had his friends boil and eat the fruit from an unknown plant. Not only did the soup save the group, but the residents of the nearest town, Mocha, took their survival as a religious sign. The plant and its beverage (飲料) were named Mocha to honor this event.
Coffee was introduced much later to countries beyond Arabia, whose inhabitants believed it to be a tasty thing and guarded its secret as if they were top secret military plans. The government forbade transportation of the plant out of the Moslem nations. The actual spread of coffee was started illegally. One Arab named Baba Budan smuggled (走私) beans to some mountains near Mysore, India, and started a farm there. Early in this century, some of those original plants were found still growing fruitfully in the region.
Coffee today is grown and enjoyed worldwide, and is one of the few crops that small farmers in third-world countries can profitably export.
小題1:What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?
A．A sheepherder used coffee beans to keep sheep excited.
B．Coffee was a special kind of red cherry from a certain plant.
C．A sheepherder and a monk accidently discovered coffee’s effect.
D．Sheep ate a lot of coffee beans while they changed pastures.
小題2:Which of the following involves political tricks?
A．Kaldi’s story.B．The monk’s story.
C．Omar’s story.D．Baba Budan’s story.
小題3:Mocha is originally the name of ______.
A．a(chǎn) townB．a(chǎn)n ArabianC．a(chǎn) kind of coffee D．a(chǎn) sheepherder
小題4:What can be the best title for the text?
A．The Secret of CoffeeB．The Tales of Coffee
C．People’s Love for CoffeeD．The Function of Coffee

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In July 1994 Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, was struck by 21 pieces of a comet (彗星). When the fragments (碎片) landed in the southern part of the giant planet, the explosions were watched by scientists here on earth. But what if our own planet was hit by a comet?
　The year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet is heading towards the Earth. Most of it will miss our planet, but two fragments will probably hit the southern part of the Earth. The news has caused panic.
　On 17 July, a fragment four kilometers wide enters the Earth's atmosphere with a huge explosion. About half of the fragment is destroyed. But the major part survives and hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. The sea boils and an enormous wave is created and spreads. The wall of water rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometres an hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned. The wave moves into the Indian Ocean and heads towards Asia.
　Millions of people are already dead in the southern part of the Earth, but the north won't escape for long. Tons of broken pieces are thrown into the atmosphere by the explosions. As the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, temperatures around the world fall to almost zero. Crops are ruined. Wars break out as countries fight for food. A year later civilization has collapsed. No more than 10 million people have survived.
　Could it really happen? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth. The dinosaurs were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a space fragment. The dinosaurs couldn't survive in the cold climate that followed and they became extinct. Will we meet the same end?
小題1:55.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the author's description of the disaster in 2094?
A．The whole world becomes extremely cold
B．All the coastal cities in Africa are destroyed
C．The visit of the comet results in wars
D．The whole mankind becomes extinct
小題2:56.Why does the author mention dinosaurs at the end of the passage?
A．Because they could only live in the warm climate
B．Because their extinction indicates future disasters
C．Because they once dominated the earth
D．Because dinosaurs and humans never live in the same age
小題3:57.In writing the passage, the author intends to ______.
A．give an accurate description of the possible disaster in the future
B．prove that humans will sooner or later be destroyed
C．warn of a possible disaster in the future
D．tell the historical development of the Earth
小題4:58.It can be concluded that the passage is most probably part of a(n) ______.
A．a(chǎn)rticle of popular scienceB．news report
C．research paperD．horror story

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Sixty-five million years ago, an asteroid (小行星) that crashed on Earth led to the disappearance of the largest animals that have ever walked our planet – the dinosaurs. At least, this is what some scientists believe. But that accident happened so long ago. People have come to believe that we are free of threats from asteroids and everything else from space.
However, what happened on Feb 15 , 2013 was a reminder that we’re just as vulnerable as the dinosaurs once were. Two objects from space – a meteor (隕石) and an asteroid called 2012 DA14 –  visited Earth’s atmosphere on the same day. The former fell in Russia, injuring 1,200 people, while the latter passed by Earth at a record-setting close distance.
Scientists had been expecting the asteroid since last year, but the meteor was a surprise. NASA’s telescope system only detects asteroids at least 50 meters in diameter (直徑), which is just about the size of 2012 DA14. But the meteor was much smaller, which made it harder to spot.
But what if we do spot an asteroid that is headed right for Earth? There are several possible ways in which dangerous asteroids could be made to change its orbit. Which method is best depends on several factors and most importantly  –  how much time we have to stop it.
If there is enough time before the hit, we can send off a heavy spacecraft to travel alongside the asteroid. The gravity from the spacecraft would gradually change the rock’s orbit. Besides that, scientists could one day use sun-powered lasers to either make asteroids disappear or change their course. If there’s not enough time, we’ll have to go after the asteroid with a spacecraft and change its orbit with a crash. Finally, if things are truly desperate, there will be only one choice left –  to use a nuclear bomb. That could turn the asteroid into a meteor shower, which would be even more dangerous.
小題1:The author mentioned the asteroid that led to the dinosaurs’ dying out to ______.
A．show that asteroids fall from space frequently
B．a(chǎn)lert people about the possible danger of objects falling from space
C．inform readers about the constant threats the Earth faces
D．suggest that there are still many mysteries about the universe
小題2:The underlined word “vulnerable” in the second paragraph probably means ______.
A．unprotected B．lonely C．stupid D．self-important
小題3:Which of the following statements is TRUE about the meteor that fell to the Earth in Russia?
A．It passed by the Earth at a close distance.
B．It was spotted by NASA’s telescope system a year ago.
C．It is about the same size as the asteroid that passed by the Earth.
D．It fell to the Earth and caused great damage to the local community.
小題4:What is the main idea of the article?
A．Learning about asteroids and meteors.
B．The threats of objects from space and possible solutions.
C．NASA’s latest technology to discover visitors to the Earth from space.
D．How to measure the damage of collisions from asteroids and meteors.

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NASA has opened the door to the next generation of space discovery by announcing great plans for a base for humans to live on the surface of the moon forever.
The project to build a base on the moon will begin soon after 2020, with astronauts living there within four years.
The project comes after several excellent scientists and environmentalists asked humans to look beyond Earth to ensure the survival of the species (物種).
Eventually, the moon will be a base for humans to explore the solar system and one day land on Mars.
NASA began planning for the first moon landing since 1972 when George Bush, the US president, announced his new plan for space exploration four years ago.
NASA has already talked about the design of the Orion spacecraft that will replace the old space shuttle fleet in 2010.
The plan for the moon base, however, is the first detailed explanation of how NASA intends to prepare for the first manned exploration of deep space and a possible Mars mission within 30 years.
Scientists also believe that the south pole on the moon contain rich natural gases such as the rare helium-3 that could be used as fuel for the generation of nuclear power. Besides, teams of astronauts living there for six months at a time would mine for hydrogen and oxygen to make water and possibly rocket fuel.
小題1:When was the plan to explore space first announced according to the passage?
A．In 1972.B．In 1950.C．In 1968.D．In 2020.
小題2:The reasons why NASA has begun the plan to explore space include the followings except ________.
A．to protect EarthB．to explore deep space
C．to finish Mars missionD．to show how powerful the USA is
小題3:In the future, when people fly to the moon, they will probably not bring with them too much ________
A．hydrogen B．foodC．oxygenD．water
小題4:The passage mainly talks about ________.
A．the USA’s new plan for space exploration
B．how to build a base on the moon
C．why to ensure the survival of the species
D．where to get new natural resources

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