At the middle school level, there are many academic clubs in which students can participate．Students can choose clubs that focus on an area of interest．

Mathcounts Club

       Mathcounts tries to increase excitement towards mathematic achievement． It hopes to provide students with the foundation for success in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers． Schools select individuals and teams to participate in competitions． Local competitions are held in February with winners progressing to state competitions and then on to the national level．Mathcounts works to challenge student math skills, develop self-confidence and give rewards for their achievements．

Envirothon

       The Envirothon program focuses on natural resources knowledge and exposes students to diverse environmental issues, ecosystems, and topography． The ecology field competition for five-member middle school teams offers competitions in wildlife, soils, forestry, current environmental issues and aquatics． Students work and learn in middle school clubs and can compete at the local and state level．

Future Problem Solvers

       Future Problem Solvers is an academic club that uses a six-step process to solve problems that may happen in the future． Students who are in the talented and gifted program, who like to “think out of the box,” or who enjoy thinking about futuristic problems may like this club． Teams comprised of four students read future scenes and write up solutions in a booklet using the six-step process． Teams that score high enough can go to the state competition and then to the international competition．

Builders Club

       Builders Club is open to any middle school student who wishes to perform community service． Each Builders Club is co-sponsored by a Kiwanis club and the middle school．The members learn by doing, and they learn organization, teamwork, and leadership． Builders Clubs can sponsor a "Teacher of the Year" program, provide a recycling collection point, organize canned food and clothing drives to support local shelters, adopt a resident at a local senior citizens home, adopt a highway, tutor, etc．

       Middle school academic clubs offer students a place to explore interests or talents．The clubs they join in middle school can help guide choices in high school and beyond．

1．The students who are not interested in competitions would like to choose        ．

       A．Mathecounts Club                                B．Builders Club

       C．Future Problem Solvers                        D．Envirothon

2．Why do some of the students choose Mathcounts Club?

       A．To be successful in science careers．    B．To enjoy solving future problems．

       C．To perform community service．          D．To study wildlife and soils．

3．What is the common feature of the four clubs?

       A．Competitions．                                   B．Sponsorship．

       C．Scientific researches．                         D．Teamwork．

4．The passage mainly talks about         ．

       A．the state academic competitions            B．middle school clubs

       C．extra – curricular activities                    D．the gifted students

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Two truck drivers didn’t know one another when they arrived at the scene of a severe accident on Kentucky’s Mountain Highway last June. Yet they worked together like long-time 21and saved two motorists from near certain death. For their 22  , Terry and Floyd have been named Goodyear North America Highway Heroes for 1999. The award was 23  Thursday at the Mid-America Trucking Show. In recognition of their 24  , Terry and Floyd split a $20,000 savings bond and win free trips to Nashville.
On June 22, Terry and Floyd--driving separate trucks— 25  an accident involving a jeep and a car on Mountain Parkway. The quick-thinking men broke out the back window of the upside-down  26  , freed the driver from his seatbelt, and dragged him to safety. But the driver of the car was pinned inside the vehicle, and the fire from the jeep was spreading  27  close.
“The paint was melting on the car; it was so  28  ,” recalled Miller.
Harvey and Miller attached a nylon strap(尼龍帶) between Harvey’s truck and the car in an effort to pull it away from the burning jeep. The first two  29  failed. On the third try, the strap held and Harvey pulled the car to  30 . When rescue crews arrived, Floyd--an experienced EMS technician--used the “Jaws-of-Life” to free the car driver.
21. A. drivers       B. partners      C. friends         D. technicians
22. A. decision      B. benefit       C. bravery        D. contributions
23. A. recognized    B. rewarded     C. returned        D. announced
24. A. honor        B. prize         C. money         D. heroes
25. A. came to      B. came about    C. came across     D. came up with
26. A. jeep         B. car           C. truck          D. vehicle
27. A. particularly   B. dangerously    C. helplessly      D. strangely
28. A. quick        B. slow          C. hot           D. soft
29. A. paintings     B. attempts       C. straps         D. rescues
30. A. safety        B. success       C. surroundings    D. roadside

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第一節(jié)完形填空 (共10小題; 每小題2分, 滿分20分)

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21-30各題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Two truck drivers didn’t know one another when they arrived at the scene of a severe accident on Kentucky’s Mountain Highway last June. Yet they worked together like long-time 21and saved two motorists from near certain death. For their 22  , Terry and Floyd have been named Goodyear North America Highway Heroes for 1999. The award was 23  Thursday at the Mid-America Trucking Show. In recognition of their 24  , Terry and Floyd split a $20,000 savings bond and win free trips to Nashville.

On June 22, Terry and Floyd--driving separate trucks— 25  an accident involving a jeep and a car on Mountain Parkway. The quick-thinking men broke out the back window of the upside-down  26  , freed the driver from his seatbelt, and dragged him to safety. But the driver of the car was pinned inside the vehicle, and the fire from the jeep was spreading  27  close.

“The paint was melting on the car; it was so  28  ,” recalled Miller.

Harvey and Miller attached a nylon strap(尼龍帶) between Harvey’s truck and the car in an effort to pull it away from the burning jeep. The first two  29  failed. On the third try, the strap held and Harvey pulled the car to  30 . When rescue crews arrived, Floyd--an experienced EMS technician--used the “Jaws-of-Life” to free the car driver.

21. A. drivers       B. partners      C. friends         D. technicians

22. A. decision      B. benefit       C. bravery        D. contributions

23. A. recognized    B. rewarded     C. returned        D. announced

24. A. honor        B. prize         C. money         D. heroes

25. A. came to      B. came about    C. came across     D. came up with

26. A. jeep         B. car           C. truck          D. vehicle

27. A. particularly   B. dangerously    C. helplessly      D. strangely

28. A. quick        B. slow          C. hot           D. soft

29. A. paintings     B. attempts       C. straps         D. rescues

30. A. safety        B. success       C. surroundings    D. roadside

 

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Two truck drivers didn’t know one another when they arrived at the scene of a severe accident on Kentucky’s Mountain Highway last June. Yet they worked together like long-time1and saved two motorists from near certain death. For their2 , Terry and Floyd have been named Goodyear North America Highway Heroes for 1999. The award was3Thursday at the Mid-America Trucking Show. In recognition of their4 , Terry and Floyd split a $20,000 savings bond and win free trips to Nashville.
On June5, Terry and Floyd--driving separate trucks— 25 an accident involving a jeep and a car on Mountain Parkway. The quick-thinking men broke out the back window of the upside-down6 , freed the driver from his seatbelt, and dragged him to safety. But the driver of the car was pinned inside the vehicle, and the fire from the jeep was spreading 7close.
“The paint was melting on the car; it was so8 ,” recalled Miller.
Harvey and Miller attached a nylon strap(尼龍帶) between Harvey’s truck and the car in an effort to pull it away from the burning jeep. The first two 9failed. On the third try, the strap held and Harvey pulled the car to10. When rescue crews arrived, Floyd--an experienced EMS technician--used the “Jaws-of-Life” to free the car driver.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      drivers
    2. B.
      partners
    3. C.
      friends
    4. D.
      technicians
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      decision
    2. B.
      benefit
    3. C.
      bravery
    4. D.
      contributions
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      recognized
    2. B.
      rewarded
    3. C.
      returned
    4. D.
      announced
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      honor
    2. B.
      prize
    3. C.
      money
    4. D.
      heroes
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      came to
    2. B.
      came about
    3. C.
      came across
    4. D.
      came up with
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      jeep
    2. B.
      car
    3. C.
      truck
    4. D.
      vehicle
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      particularly
    2. B.
      dangerously
    3. C.
      helplessly
    4. D.
      strangely
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      quick
    2. B.
      slow
    3. C.
      hot
    4. D.
      soft
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      paintings
    2. B.
      attempts
    3. C.
      straps
    4. D.
      rescues
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      safety
    2. B.
      success
    3. C.
      surroundings
    4. D.
      roadside

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     Two truck drivers didn't know each other when they arrived at the scene of a bad traffic accident on
Kentucky's mountain highway last June. Yet they worked together like long-time partners and saved two
drivers from near certain death. For their bravery, Terry and Floyd have been named Goodyear North
America Highway Heroes for 2003. The award was announced on Thursday at the Mid-America Trucking
Show. Terry and Floyd were rewarded $20,000 with a free trip to Nashville.
     On June 22, Terry and Floyd, driving trucks separately, came across an accident involving a jeep and a
car on mountain parkway. The quick-thinking men broke the back window of the upside-down jeep, freed
the driver from his seat belt, and dragged him to safety. But the driver of the car was made unable to move
with a lot of weight on him inside the car, and the fire from the jeep was spreading dangerously close.
     "The paint was melting (融化) on the car; it was so hot," recalled Floyd.
     Terry and Floyd fastened a nylon strap (帶子) between Floyd's truck and the car in an effort to pull it
away from the burning jeep. The first two failed. On the third try, the strap held and Floyd pulled the car to
safety. Soon afterward, the fire reached the jeep's gas tank, creating a fireball that took in the area where the
car had been located.
     When rescue people arrived, Floyd, an experienced technician (技師), used the Jaws-of-Life to free the
car driver.
1. The underlined word"Jaws-of-Life" in the last paragraph refers to _____.
[     ]
A. a kind of tool
B. a kind of jeep
C. a kind of car
D. an experienced partner
2. From the passage we know Terry and Floyd _____.
[     ]
A. were long-time partners
B. didn't see each other again after the accident
C. saved two drivers from two trucks
D. succeeded in the rescuing work
3. The driver in the car got _____ and faced the danger of being burnt.
[     ]
A. frightening
B. stuck in
C. dead
D. drunk
4. What happened to the jeep later in that accident?
[     ]
A. It was repaired immediately.
B. It lost the gas tank.
C. It blew up.
D. It fell down the side of the mountain.

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第一節(jié) 完形填空 (共10小題; 每小題2分, 滿分20分)

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21-30各題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Two truck drivers didn’t know one another when they arrived at the scene of a severe accident on Kentucky’s Mountain Highway last June. Yet they worked together like long-time 21and saved two motorists from near certain death. For their 22  , Terry and Floyd have been named Goodyear North America Highway Heroes for 1999. The award was 23   Thursday at the Mid-America Trucking Show. In recognition of their 24  , Terry and Floyd split a $20,000 savings bond and win free trips to Nashville.

On June 22, Terry and Floyd--driving separate trucks— 25  an accident involving a jeep and a car on Mountain Parkway. The quick-thinking men broke out the back window of the upside-down  26  , freed the driver from his seatbelt, and dragged him to safety. But the driver of the car was pinned inside the vehicle, and the fire from the jeep was spreading  27  close.

“The paint was melting on the car; it was so  28  ,” recalled Miller.

Harvey and Miller attached a nylon strap(尼龍帶) between Harvey’s truck and the car in an effort to pull it away from the burning jeep. The first two  29  failed. On the third try, the strap held and Harvey pulled the car to  30  . When rescue crews arrived, Floyd--an experienced EMS technician--used the “Jaws-of-Life” to free the car driver.

21. A. drivers       B. partners      C. friends         D. technicians

22. A. decision      B. benefit       C. bravery        D. contributions

23. A. recognized    B. rewarded     C. returned        D. announced

24. A. honor        B. prize         C. money         D. heroes

25. A. came to      B. came about    C. came across     D. came up with

26. A. jeep         B. car           C. truck          D. vehicle

27. A. particularly   B. dangerously    C. helplessly      D. strangely

28. A. quick        B. slow          C. hot           D. soft

29. A. paintings     B. attempts       C. straps         D. rescues

30. A. safety        B. success       C. surroundings    D. roadside

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