Thousands of people have been killed in a massive(大规模的) earthquake in Japan. The quake -- the most powerful to hit Japan in more than 100 years -- caused massive damage and many people are missing and feared dead.
The 8.9 magnitude quake struck Friday(March 11) off Japan's eastern coast, and prompted(引发) tsunami warnings(海啸警报)across the Pacific as far away as South America and the U.S. West Coast. Several days after a 8.9-magnitude earthquake and resulting 10-meter-high tsunami devastated the coastline. The United States Geological Survey says it was the fifth largest earthquake since 1900. The largest, with a 9.5 magnitude, shook Chile(智利) in 1960.
In Japan, the tsunami swept away boats, cars and hundreds of houses in coastal areas north of Tokyo. The quake shook buildings in the Japanese capital and caused several fires. All train and subway traffic in Tokyo has been stopped, and thousands of people there were unable to get back home. People are just trying to find clean water. Food supplies are running out. In the convenience stores, there are no rice balls left. There is no bottled water left. People are facing a really serious situation in the days ahead for these people that are living in areas that were only moderately(普通的) damaged. The final death toll could range from the thousands to tens of thousands, depending on how many of these communities are gone.
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the government would do everything it can to minimize(使降到最低) the effects of the disaster. And in Washington, President Obama said the United States is ready to help the people of Japan.
1.The underline word damage means_____________ in the article.
A. illness B. disaster
C. terror D. danger
2.Which is true according to the passage?
A. Thousands of people have been killed in a massive earthquake in Japan.
B. Only people in areas that were only moderately damaged are facing a really serious situation in the days.
C. The tsunami devastated not only the coastline in Japan, but also the areas across the Pacific as far away as South America and the U.S. West Coast.
D. The massive earthquake caused the tsunami.
3.According to the passage, which earthquake is the largest one since 1990 ?
A. the one happened in Japan on March 11, 2011
B. the one in Chile in 1960
C. the fifth largest earthquake since 1900
D. We don't know.
4.If you're in Tokyo these days, what you can't get from the convenience store?
A. newspapers and magazines
B. some medicine
C. paper napkins and toothpastes
D. rice balls and bottled water
5.The passage can't be in/on __________.
A. March 10th newspapers B. TV
C. Internet D. Radios
No one is glad to hear that his body has to be cut open by a surgeon(外科医生) and part of it is taken out. Today, however, we needn't worry about feeling pain during the operation. The sick person falls into a kind of sleep, and when he awakes, the operation is finished. But these happy conditions are fairly new. It is not many years since a man who had to have an operation felt all its pain.
Long ago, operations had usually to be done while the sick man could feel everything. The sick man had to be held down on a table by force while the doctors did their best for him. He could feel all the pain if his leg or arm was being cut off, and his fearful cries filled the room and the hearts of those who watched.
Soon after 1770, Josept Priestley discovered a gas which is now called "laughing gas". Laughing gas became known in America. Young men and women went to parties to try it. Most of them spent their time laughing, but one man at a party, Horace Wells, noticed that people didn't seem to feel pain when they were using this gas. He decided to make an experiment on himself. He asked a friend to help him.
Wells took some of the gas, and his friend pulled out one of Well's teeth. Wells felt no pain at all. As he didn't know enough about laughing gas, he gave a man less gas than he should have. The man cried out with pain when his tooth was being pulled out.
Wells tried again, but this time he gave too much of the gas, and the man died. Wells never forgot this terrible event.
1.It is ____ since a man being operated felt all the pain.
A. a few more years B. not very long
C.few years D.two thousand years
2.Long ago, when the sick man was operated on, he ____.
A. could feel nothing B. could not want anything
C. could feel all the pain D. could do anything
3.Using the laughing gas, the people did not seem to ____.
A. be afraid of anything B. feel pain
C.want to go to the parties D. be ill
4.If a man took less laughing gas than he should have when an operation went on, he ____.
A. felt nothing B.felt very comfortable
C. still felt pain D. would die
5.65. One who took too much of the laughing gas ____.
A. would laugh all the time B. would die
C. would never feel again D. would be very calm
America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They don’t feel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they pick up the friendship .This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand .Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending(延伸)deeply into both families.
There is another difficult point for us to understand .Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China, we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take day off from our work to act as guides to our friends. It is opposite in America, Americans can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real.
For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality(好客)at home and enjoy your visit in America!
1.The underlined phrase “pick up” in Paragraph 1 may mean “_______”.
keep out B. give up
C.pay no attention to D. continue
2.Which of the following is the typical (典型的)way of American hospitality?
A. Treating friends at home.
B. Taking days off to be with friends.
C. Meeting friends at the airport at midnight.
D. Sharing everything they have.
3. Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?
A. Americans are always generous with their time.
B. Americans don’t feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon.
C .Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear.
D. Chinese friendships are more sincere than American friendships.
4. The way that Americans and Chinese treat friendship are different, how many differences are mentioned in the passage?
A Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
5.This passage is most probably written for _______.
A. American students
B. Chinese students
C .Chinese visitors to America
D. American visitors to China
James is a good student and he has lots of friends，but he also has a problem. Some older boys are bullying(欺负)him at school. James is very unhappy and he doesn't know what to do about it. Here are some suggestions to him and other teenagers in this situation.
Don't feel worried. It's not your fault(过错)! Being bullied can make you feel very lonely and angry，but you are not alone. Don't feel that you have to hide the problem. You should find a person you can trust，and tell them. It might be your teacher，your parents，or even your friend's parents. After you tell someone，you will get some support and feel some relief(解脱).
Speaking to an adult might make you nervous，but here are other things you can do. Some people express their feelings more easily on paper. Write a letter to someone or keep a diary. Include all the details(细节)about what the bullies do, as well as when and where the bullying happens. You can use it as proof to show what is going on. And it is a wonderful idea to show your letter or diary to a teacher or another responsible adult. Then the bullies will feel very afraid if their names appear in a letter!
Also，don't show you are sad and don't try and fight with the bullies. You could get in trouble yourself. Ignore them and just walk away. The bullies will soon stop.
1.What do you think the text is trying to tell us?
A. What to do about being bullied.
B. How to be a good student at school.
C. What to write well in a diary.
D. How to give suggestions to teenagers.
2.Why does the text advise you not to feel worried if bullied?
A. Because you are not alone.
B. Because it is not your fault.
C. Because someone has known about it.
D. Because you' re doing something wrong.
3.You'd better go and find a person you can trust and ____.
A. know what happens B. learn from them
C. ask for help D. make them lonely
4.If you remember and follow the suggestions above, ____.
A. nobody will speak to the bullies
B. everybody will feel some relief
C. someone will express their feelings
D. the bullies will soon stop
5.What does the underlined word "ignore" mean in the text?
A. take no notice of B. take care of
C. make full use of D. get more help from
Henry was not good at math. Even when the teacher explained something a second time, he still couldn’t ____ it.
“Never mind. I’ll sit next to the boy who’s the best at ____,” Henry thought, “and ____ his answers.”
The day of the exam came, and Henry sat next to Allan, who was ____ at the top of the class in math. Henry copied Allan’s answers onto his own exam paper. At the end of the exam, the teacher said, “Well, boys and girls, I’ve decided to give a red star to the student who got the highest grade. It’s ____ for me to decide who I’ll give the star to, however, ____ two students, Henry and Allan, got the ____ grade.” After a moment she went on, “But I’ve decided to give the star to ____ this time.”
Henry was ____ when he heard this. He stood up and said, “But I got the same grade as Allan, madam.”
“That’s true.” The teacher said. “However, Allan’s answer to Question 6 was ‘I don’t know.’ , but ____ was ‘Nor do I.’.
1.A. retell B. answer C. understand
2.A. English B. math C. science
3.A. check B. copy C. keep
4.A. never B. almost C. always
5.A. hard B. easy C. unusual
6.A. because B. though C. until
7.A. low B. high C. same
8.A. Allan B. Henry C. nobody
9.A. afraid B. angry C. pleased
10.A. his B. mine C. yours
补全对话。 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面对话，从方框中选择适当的句子补全对话（其中有两项是多余的）。
Susan： Hi, Mike. Haven’t seen you for weeks! How are you doing ?
Mike: Can’t complain. I’m busy with my experiments in the lab, but after work I often play some sports.
Susan： 1.
Mike : Like tennis, running and golf.
Susan ：Golf? That’s also my favorite game.
Mike : Oh, really?
Susan ： 2.
Mike : I usually play about once a month. What about you, Susan?
Susan ：I play every Sunday.
Mike : Even when it rains?
Susan ：Yes, even when it rains. I never miss a game on Sunday.
Mike : 3.
Susan ：The Country Club. Do you know it?
Mike : 4.
Susan ：That’s great! So you know the place.
Mike : Yes, of course. You’re going to play next Sunday, I suppose .
Susan ：Let me see…
Mike : 5.
Susan ：Oh, I’d love to. What time shall we meet?
Mike : Let’s meet at the clubhouse at 1:30 in the afternoon.
Susan ：Good. See you then.
A. For example? B. How often do you play? C. Who do you play for ? D. Like what? E. We can play together. F. Where do you go ? G. Yes, I was there once. |
