I’m an operating engineer, running crane(起重機(jī)) in New York City. I was in the countryside, playing golf when we got the call that a plane had   36  the World Trade Centre. We checked out of the hotel immediately and started   37  our way downtown. When I got home, I called the rescue center and they told me to come   38  and get on the   39  list.
The next morning I went down to the   40  at about 5 A. M., and four hours later I   41  the call to come down to West Street. I called my wife and told her not to   42  me, and that I would stay in   43  with her. I took the subway. It stopped at West Fourth Street, so I had to   44  the rest of the way.
And somewhere in there I became   45  when I went into something I   46 . I once worked there in 1966 for the   47  of the World Trade Centre. On halfway on September 12, I was frightened to see the World Trade Centre was a huge pile, maybe ten   48  tall. And it was burning. I started to ask   49  in which my crane might be   50  a whistle blew suddenly warning us of some danger. I saw people running away and I really didn’t know what to do. So I did the same, too. It was as if they had   51  the bulls go in Spain and we were running through the street. People falling down, people   52  them up as they came by, and carrying them, just to get them out of the way, because something was extremely   53 . I didn’t even look back. We stopped running when we got to the Battery Tunnel, and I caught my   54  and said, “Oh, my God, I’m going to die.”
Then I 55  a little bit, thinking about what we should do next. As we started again we knocked into a fire chief officer and we asked, “What can we do to help you?”
小題1:
A．noticedB．reachedC．hitD．passed
小題2:
A．findingB．makingC．gettingD．losing
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)wayB．nearC．inD．down
小題4:
A．volunteerB．soldierC．policeD．fireman
小題5:
A．companyB．hotelC．centerD．home
小題6:
A．a(chǎn)nsweredB．madeC．heardD．received
小題7:
A．be curious aboutB．forget aboutC．laugh atD．worry about
小題8:
A．peaceB．touchC．connectionD．relation
小題9:
A．walkB．completeC．cancelD．smooth
小題10:
A．delightedB．frightenedC．embarrassedD．interested
小題11:
A．builtB．metC．designedD．had
小題12:
A．constructionB．planC．destructionD．use
小題13:
A．milesB．centimetersC．storiesD．floors
小題14:
A．meansB．numbersC．positionD．directions
小題15:
A．a(chǎn)sB．whyC．whenD．because
小題16:
A．drivenB．letC．a(chǎn)skedD．enjoyed
小題17:
A．pushingB．givingC．lookingD．picking
小題18:
A．dangerousB．urgentC．efficientD．important
小題19:
A．viewB．sightC．breathD．sense
小題20:
A．put downB．settled downC．knocked downD．let down

小題1:C
小題1:B
小題1:D
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小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:D
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小題1:A
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小題1:A
小題1:C
小題1:D
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小題1:B
小題1:D
小題1:A
小題1:C
小題1:B

小題1:C根據(jù)下文可知，本片故事是有關(guān)911世貿(mào)中心被飛機(jī)撞毀之后，作者前往現(xiàn)場(chǎng)去做清除工作途中的經(jīng)歷，所以應(yīng)該是“飛機(jī)擊中世貿(mào)中心”。
小題1:B make one’s way“前往;非常艱難地行進(jìn)”。當(dāng)時(shí)應(yīng)該是道路非常難走，所以選擇B，即作者開始前往市中心。
小題1:D根據(jù)下文的The next morning I went down這部分，可知答案，應(yīng)該是come down,即“他們讓我前來”
小題1:A根據(jù)下文可知，他們打電話是讓作者加人志愿者的行列去做災(zāi)后的清理工作。
小題1:C前文的I called the rescue center是提示，據(jù)此可知答案選C，即“作者第二天早晨來到救援中心”。
小題1:D根據(jù)空后面的賓語the call可知，作者應(yīng)該是接到電話告訴他們?nèi)est Street。小題1:D 911事件當(dāng)然是令美國人擔(dān)憂、恐懼的，所以作者打電話安慰妻子不用為他擔(dān)心，因?yàn)槿У舻拇髽悄抢镆欢ㄒ彩呛芪ｋU(xiǎn)的。
小題1:B stay in touch with“與……保持聯(lián)系”。作者臨危受命，為了不使妻子擔(dān)心當(dāng)然要和她保持聯(lián)絡(luò)了。
小題1:A前面說我乘坐地鐵，但是It stopped at West Fourth Street, s，所以余下的路就要walk。
小題1:B當(dāng)作者走進(jìn)親自參與建造的樓房，置身于一片狼藉中，他當(dāng)然是很害怕的。
小題1:A下文的：I once worked there in 1966是個(gè)提示，即作者參與了1966年世貿(mào)中心的建設(shè)工作。
小題1:A construction與上文的work對(duì)應(yīng)，即世貿(mào)中心建設(shè)過程中作者在那工作過。
小題1:C story是樓層，指，倒塌的世貿(mào)中心廢墟有10層樓那么高。
小題1:D介詞in是個(gè)提示，這個(gè)空填的是定語從句的先行詞，in which="in" the direction。
小題1:Cwhen這里表示“突然”，引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句。As引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句表示“一邊…一邊”。
小題1:B“l(fā)et+賓語+省略to的不定式”，意為：把..放開.
小題1:D因?yàn)榍懊嬲fPeople falling down（有人倒下了），所以此處應(yīng)該是把他們扶起來，即pick up。
小題1:A前文的a whistle blew suddenly warning us of some danger“警報(bào)拉響警告我們有危險(xiǎn)”是提示，再加上后文說I didn’t even look back，由此可見當(dāng)時(shí)的危險(xiǎn)程度。
小題1:C catch one’s breath“喘口氣”，應(yīng)該是“我喘了口氣說”。
小題1:B根據(jù) thinking about what we should do next可知答案，既然是開始考慮下一步要做什么了，當(dāng)然是settle down a little bit“稍稍平靜下來”
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London is the capital of the United Kingdom. It has about seven million people. The river Thames runs through London.
People from all over the world visit London to see Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London. There are many museums, theatres and parks in London, as well as offices and factories. London began as a Roman settlement called Londinium. The plague(瘟疫) came to London in the 1600s, followed by the Great Fire of 1666. The city was badly bombed in World War II.
London is very slowly sinking into its foundations and the level of the river Thames is slowly rising. As a result, extra-high tides could flood a large part of London. To prevent this happening, a great barrier（屏障）has been built across the Thames at Woolwich. If very high tides happen, the barrier can be raised and London will be safe.
小題1:London is the capital of _________, which began as a __________ settlement.
A．England; NormanB．UK; Frenchman
C．Scotland; EnglishD．UK; Roman
小題2:According to the passage, from 1600 to now, ________ great disasters have happened in London.
A．oneB．twoC．threeD．four
小題3:The reason why a great barrierhas been built across the Thames at Woolwich is that_________.
A．London is very slowly sinking into its foundations
B．the level of the river Thames is slowly rising
C．extra-high tides could flood a large part of London
D．a(chǎn)ll of the above.

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