You can now see the seriousness of the problem with the lack of blood donations. Fortunately, it is a problem that can be easily solved. Each and every one of you can be part of the solution. All you have to do is go to the nearest Red Cross and donate your blood.
28. How does the author explain the problem mentioned in Paragraph 2? A. By answering questions. B. By making comparisons. C. By presenting research findings. D. By describing his own experiences.
29. What can we learn from the American Red Cross Web pages? A. The suffering of patients. B. The strong need for blood. C. The efforts of the Red Cross. D. The benefits of taking vacations. 30. The three-year-old girl Brooke _____. A. doesn't get fair treatment in the hospital B. will need another 250 units of blood C. stays alive by receiving blood daily D. can't wait to start kindergarten 31. What is the purpose of the text? A. To persuade people to donate blood. B. To present some new medical results. C. To call on people to save a little girl. D. To explain the risks of blood donation.
D
This is Tornado and Severe Weather (恶劣天气) Awareness Week. It's important to know what to do and where to go during severe weather. A Wisconsin couple says an early warning could have been the difference between life and death when a tornado hit last summer.
Larry and Rita Krznarich were camping in northern Wisconsin last year. The day started off nice, but took a turn for the worse in the evening. So they turned on their weather radio.
“I turned the radio on and there was a specific warning: A storm is about to hit the Turtle-Flambeau. Take cover immediately,” says Larry Krznarich. “I said to Rita, ‘Head for the table. I'm going to warn the neighbors.’”
Larry joined Rita under the picnic table and within minutes a tornado hit. A falling tree hit Larry and broke his leg bone, but without the warning the couple says things could have been worse.
“The tent, where we may have been if not for the weather radio, was completely covered by trees; all of our things were completely covered,” says Rita Krznarich.
With spring here, people are being reminded (提醒) to plan for severe weather. That includes buying a weather radio.
“The great thing about the weather radio is that it's instantaneous. It's directly from the weather service, so you're getting information at exactly the same time they're getting it,” says Tod Pritchard, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator.
Larry has recovered (恢复) from his injuries and now the couple makes sure everyone they know has a weather radio.
“Ever since the storm, we've given weather radios as gifts to people. You can get them for $20 so there's no excuse not to have one or a couple,” says Larry. 32. What happened to the Wisconsin couple? A. They survived a violent storm. B. They were attacked while camping. C. They got seriously injured in a tornado. D. They were saved from danger by their neighbors. 33. The radio warned people to _____. A. stay at home in the evening
B. avoid camping in the Turtle-Flambeau C. watch out for falling trees
D. protect themselves from bad weather
34. What does the underlined word “instantaneous” in the text mean? A. Correct. B. Useful. C. Immediate. D. Traditional. 35. What's the main idea of the text?
A. We should protect the environment to avoid natural disasters. B. A weather radio should be part of severe weather preparations. C. The Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week is necessary. D. We should make safety plans for severe weather before we travel. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Not next to me, please!
When you are traveling by plane, there are some passengers you just don't want to have next to you. A 36 Perhaps you normally like them, but when you are sitting next to them on a plane it's a different thing. They usually spend all the flight moving around and dropping their toys on the floor, and when they're drinking their orange juice it ends up on your trousers. 37 So you can't have the little sleep that you were planning. B Conversation makers
You recognize this type as soon as you sit down. They immediately start talking about the plane, or the weather, or they ask you a personal question. It's very difficult not to talk to these people. 38 C Nervous fliers
These are the people with white faces who sit down and immediately ask for something to drink. Every five minutes they call a flight attendant (服务员) to ask if there are any problems with the plane. 39 The best thing to do is to pretend (假装)to sleep.
D Space invaders (侵略者)
40 But they have a terrible habit of taking up all their room, and some of your room too. They usually sit so that you can't move, with their arms and legs in your space.
A. Small children B. Careless parents
C. They also tell you about air disasters. D. These people are not necessarily very big. E. Then they decide they want to play with you. F. Some people want to talk all through the flight. G. You'll probably have to keep talking until the plane lands.
第三部分： 语言知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）
第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My name is Peter, and I use a wheelchair (轮椅) to get around. This year I 41 to be in the School Walkathon.
At the Walkathon last year, I helped hand out drinks to the walkers. The teachers and parents said they couldn't have 42 without me. “Are you going to give out drinks 43 this year?” my friend Michael asked. “I 44 so,” I said. “But I 45 wish I could do laps (跑道的圈) with you.” Michael told Mrs Hunt that I wanted to 46 the Walkathon. Mrs Hunt looked at me. “It's not a good course for a wheelchair,” she said. “The hilly part would be too 47 .”
“But I could push Peter over the hard bits,” said Michael. “I'll 48 it,” said Mrs Hunt.
That afternoon, Mrs Hunt called a class meeting. Michale told everyone about his 49 . “We could all take turns. That way no one would get too 50 ,” said Olivia. Then everyone said they would take a turn.
