英语阅读和完形

Whenmanypeopleareworriedthattherearenomoreheroesinthemodernera，twouniversitystudentswholosttheirlivestorescuedrowningchildrenhaveshownthatheroesstillexist（存在）．

AccordingtotheInnerMongoliaMorningPost，thetragedy（悲剧）occurredontheafternoonofDecember14,2002whenthreeschoolstudentsskatingonafrozenlakeinQingchengParkinHohhotfellthroughtheiceintothefreezingwater．

Morethan20universitystudentswhohappenedtobenearthespotimmediatelywenttotherescueofthechildren．

Twochildrenwerequicklyrescued，butthethirddied．Thechild'sbodywasnotfoundforthreehours．Twooftherescuers，LiuYeandHaoLongbiao，alsodiedofcoldandexhaustion（筋疲力尽）．

ThebodyofHaowhotooktheleadinjumpingintothelakewasnotfounduntilthenextday．

Astudentwhowasunwillingtotellhisnamesaidheandhisclassmatesfromthelocalcollegeweretakingphotosatthelake．Whentheyheardthechildren'scriesforhelp，theywenttotheiceholehandinhandtorescuethechildren．Buttheicekeptbreaking，causingmostofthemtofallintotheicywater．

Localresidentsheldmourningceremonies（祭奠仪式）atthelake．

Eightofthestudentswereseriouslyaffectedbythefreezingwaterandwerebeingkeptinhospitalforfurtherobservation，buttheirliveswerenolongerindanger．

46．Theunderlinedword“occurred”heremeans“＿＿＿＿”．

A．employedB．mixedC．guidedD．happened

47．Whenthethreestudentsfellintowater，theuniversitystudentswere＿＿＿＿＿．

A．skatingontheiceB．takingphotosatthelake

C．havingapicnicD．walkingalongthelake

48．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？

A．Threestudentsdiedonthesamedayinall．

B．HaoLongbiao’sbodywasfoundonDecember14,2002．

C．Theuniversitystudentsdidn’tthinkitdangeroustosavethedrowningchildreninthelake．

D．Localresidentswerenotbraveinfaceofdanger．

49．Itcanbeinferredthat＿＿＿＿．

A．peoplethinklittleofthetwouniversitystudents'death

B．theiceonthelakewasn'tstrongenoughtoskateon

C．somestudentsregrettedforwhattheyhaddone

D．heroesdon'tagreewiththestepsofmoderntimes

50．Theauthorwrotethepassageto＿＿＿＿．

A．warnpeopleofthedangerofskatingonice

B．callonpeopletolearnfromthebraveuniversitystudents

C．tellusatragedy

D．adviseuniversitystudentstocherish（珍惜）theirlives

B

Nooneisgladtohearthathisbodyhastobecutopenbyasurgeon（外科医生）andpartofittakenout．Today，however，weneedn'tworryaboutfeelingpainduringtheoperation．Thesickpersonfallsintoakindofsleep，andwhenheawakes，theoperationisfinished．Butthesehappyconditionsarefairlynew．Itisnotmanyyearssinceamanwhohadtohaveoperationfeltallitspain．

Longago，operationhadusuallytobedonewhilethesickmancouldfeeleverything．Thesickmanhadtobehelddownonatablebyforcewhilethedoctorsdidtheirbestforhim．Hecouldfeelallthepainifhislegorarmwasbeingcutoff，andhisfearfulcriesfilledtheroomandtheheartsofthosewhowatched．

Soonafter1770，JoseptPriestleydiscoveredagaswhichisnowcalled“laughinggas”．LaughinggasbecameknowninAmerica．Youngmenandwomenwenttopartiestotryit．Mostofthemspenttheirtimelaughing，butonemanataparty，HoraceWells，noticedthatpeopledidn'tseemtofeelpainwhentheywereusingthisgas．Hedecidedtomakeanexperimentonhimself．Heaskedafriendtohelphim．

Wellstooksomeofthegas，andhisfriendpulledoutoneofWell’steeth．Wellsfeltnopainatall．

Ashedidn'tknowenoughaboutlaughinggas，hegaveamanlessgasthanheshouldhave．Themancriedoutwithpainwhenhistoothwasbeingpulledout．

Wellstriedagain，butthistimehegavetoomuchofthegas，andthemandied．Wellsneverforgotthisterribleevent．

51．Itis＿＿＿＿sinceamanbeingoperatedfeltallthepain．

A．afewmoreyearsB．notlong

C．fewyearsD．twothousandyears

52．Longago，whenthesickmanwasoperatedon，he＿＿＿＿．

A．couldfeelnothingB．couldnotwantanything

C．couldfeelallthepainD．coulddoanything

53．Usingthelaughinggas，thepeopledidnotseemto＿＿＿＿．

A．beafraidofanythingB．feelpain

C．wanttogotothepartiesD．beill

54．Ifamantooklesslaughinggasthanheshouldhavewhenanoperationwenton，he＿＿＿＿＿．

A．feltnothingB．feltverycomfortable（舒服的）

C．stillfeltpainD．woulddie

55．Onewhotooktoomuchofthelaughinggas＿＿＿．

A．wouldlaughallthetimeB．woulddie

C．wouldneverfeelpainD．wouldbeverycalm

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