Last year，three experienced storm chasers were killed in a tornado(龙卷风)in the US，but despite this the number of people going in search of tornadoes is growing．What drives them to take risks and look for danger? The man at the wheel glanced in the back-view mirror and then slowly turned around．“Don’t put this in your program．”he said．His wife in the passenger seat laughed．He lowered the window and killed the engine．The wind rushed in from surrounding wheat fields．
Then，from behind，the sound of footsteps approached on the dirt road．It was a moment of peace after hours of speedy racing through the American grassland．There had been excited shouts about where a tornado might form and how we would be there if it did．We were crazy on the trail a moment ago．But now，everyone was very coo1．A Kansas state trooper(骑警) introduced himself through the window．There was pretended surprise when he said how fast we had been going．Really? Wow，sorry．
Val Cator handed over his ariver’s license．His wife，Amy，took the registration out of the glove box．Val explained they were storm chasers with Channel 9 News out of Oklahoma City—though it was hardly necessary．Their huge black truck has lightning bolts(闪电)and Storm Tracker 9 painted on the sides．
Val pointed to the radar on the laptop open next to him and said those red and green dots suggested a tornado could form this afternoon．The state trooper was untouched．“I've got that in my car too．”he said．People here keep a close eye on the weather．It’s part of living in the tornado alley．Every year some town or other is blown off the map by tornadoes that can reach 300 miles an hour．
Val and Amy are just two of hundreds of possibly thousands of trackers who speed around with computers and cameras hoping to catch one of these beautiful，deadly storms．I'd joined them to learn why the number of trackers keeps growing．Why are people taking real risks—beyond the steady diet of rest-stop junk food—to watch weather?
Last year，a tornado killed three of the most experienced storm chasers．It picked up and threw their car as easily as you would a piece of paper．Dozens of other chasers were hurt in the same storm．They were crowded on a few roads when the tornado suddenly expanded and ate them．Val and Amy were there that day but still，in their words，chase aggressively．
1.Why did everyone calm down after being crazy?
A. Because they reached grassland．
B. Because a tornado would come．
C. Because a trooper stopped their car．
D. Because they were cool on the trail．
2.What could show Val Cator’s profession?
A. His driver’s license．
B. The glove box．
C. The signs painted on his truck’s sides．
D. The news of Oklahoma City．
3.Which word can be used to describe Val and Amy?
A. Hard-working． B. Adventurous．
C. Generous． D. Humorous．
4.The passage is mainly about______．
A. a program about storm chasers
B. the possible dangers that storm chasers face
C. the most violent tornado in the US
D. some people who want to be close to tornadoes
1.According to the comments of the Physical Education teacher，Wally______．
A. is too talkative in the class
B. 1ikes to work with his classmates
C. doesn’t exercise his body at the right time
D. becomes weak because he doesn’t exercise at all
2.Which of Wally’s subjects will attract the headmaster’s attention in future?
A. Biology and Maths． B. History and French．
C. English and Chemistry． D. Physics and Physical Education．
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the report?
A. Wally didn’t bother his teacher to revise French．
B. Wally’s potential has been fully reflected in his exam work．
C. Wally’s grade in maths makes him a born scientist．
D. Wally needs to improve his attitude on certain subjects．
假如你是李华，下个月8号是你的加拿大笔友Smith的生日，你给他寄了200克中国绿茶作为礼物。请你给他写一封信，要点如下：
1. 向他表达生日祝福；
2. 介绍中国的茶文化（4000多年历史、种类繁多、好处等）；
3. 希望他将来有机会来中国时体验中国茶文化；请他介绍加拿大咖啡文化。
注意：1. 词数100左右，（开头结尾已给出，不计入词数）；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Smith,
How time flies! ___________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。
增加： 在缺词处加一个漏字符号（ ∧ ），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除： 把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改： 在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不记分。
Last Friday, I was standing near a subway exit, tried to call a taxi. But no luck. Then I thought of the taxi-booking app my friend has recommended and I booked a taxi through my cell phone. Soon it came, and I stepped in, feeling pretty proudly of my high-tech way and satisfied with the convenience brought by the app. So later, I was upset to find that the driver was busy looking his cell phone to get the next order. It was just then when I began to worry about my safety. What's bad, the driver's informations might be unreliable. How can we passengers' legal rights be protecting if something bad happens? So be careful when you use the taxi-booking app the next time.
单词拼写
1.Surrounding yourself with people who’ll provide you with respect support can be very b___________.
2.She a___________ the singer on the piano.
3.They a___________ carrying out the plan for lack of money.
4.Now it o___________ to him that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.
5.You should ___________ with your friend in his sufferings.
6.So we think it is reasonable to ___________ (推测、认为) they lived in these caves, regardless of the cold.
7.She is ___________ (承认、公认) as an expert on the subject.
8.A snowball ___________ (打中、击中) him on the back of the head.
9.I can’t ___________ (忍受) young people casting away their youth.
10.She was a casual ___________ (熟人) of my family in Vienna.
When twelve-year-old John Wilson walked into his chemistry class on a rainy day in late October 1931, he had no way of knowing that his life was about to change completely. The class ____ that day was to show how ____ a container of water would bring oxygen bubbles(气泡) to the surface. The container John was about to heat, ____ , was not like the containers students everywhere had used. Someone had been ______ and put the wrong label(标签) on the bottle. And ____ John heated it with a Bunsen burner, the container ______ , sending the liquid flying in all directions. John Wilson came away from it, completely ______.
Wilson spent the next two months in hospital. After he returned home, his parents ______a hard time to find a way to deal with the ____ that had happened to their lives. But Wilson did not ____ the accident as a disaster. He knew he had the rest of his life to live. He learned Braille(盲文) quickly and continued his ____ at the esteemed Worcester College for the disabled. There, he not only ____ as a student but also became an accomplished rower, swimmer, actor, musician, and orator.
Many people, faced with the _____ John Wilson met with, would have _____of their experience. Perhaps they would have considered themselves to be ____ by ill fortune and discouraged in their ____ to do anything significant with their lives. Wilson, however, lost his sight but found a ____. Through his practical action and life attitude, he proved to us ____ that it’s not what happens to us that _____our lives — it’s what we make ______ what happens.
1.A. experiment B. discussion C. analysis D. management
2.A. bringing out B. turning over C. heating up D. picking on
3.A. therefore B. instead C. besides D. however
4.A. light-hearted B. absent-minded C. cold-blooded D. bad-tempered
5.A. as B. if C. once D. though
6.A. leaked B. exploded C. collapsed D. melted
7.A. dumb B. lame C. deaf D. blind
8.A. called for B. drove off C. went through D. depended on
9.A. catastrophe B. coincidence C. dilemma D. drawback
10.A. elect B. appoint C. regard D. recommend
11.A. education B. occupation C. contribution D. recovery
12.A. survived B. shone C. competed D. registered
13.A. discrimination B. resistance C. circumstances D. uncertainties
14.A. dreamed B. thought C. approved D. complained
15.A. criticized B. motivated C. surrounded D. interrupted
16.A. preferences B. requirements C. failures D. attempts
17.A. bridge B. vision C. reward D. cure
18.A. dramatically B. occasionally C. abruptly D. roughly
19.A. limits B. predicts C. determines D. replaces
20.A. of B. from C. for D. up
