An earthquake is caused by a sudden slip on a fault, or fracture, in the earth's surface. The tectonic plates on the surface are always slowly moving, but they get stuck at their edges because of friction. When the stress on the edge overcomes the friction, there is an earthquake that releases energy in waves that travel through the earth's crust and create the shaking we feel.
An earthquake's degree is a measured value of its size and is the same no matter where you are, or how strong or weak the shaking was in different locations. An earthquake's intensity is a measure of the shaking it creates, and varies with location.
A degree of 8 or higher defines a “great” earthquake; 7 to 7.9 is considered “major”; 6 to 6.9 is “strong”;5 to 5.9 is “moderate”; 4 to 4.9 is “light”; 3 to 3.9 is "minor"; and less than 3 is “micro.”
Experts have said that a million people died in earthquakes in the 20th century and that this century might see 10 times as many deaths, with as many as a million killed in a single quake. That is, unless major efforts are made to fortify the world’s growing cities, which are expected to be homes to billions of added residents.
Even though the rate of earthquakes over time seems to be more or less unchanging, the world's population explosion means that more people are moving into quake zones, which are often near coasts. The result, the experts say, is the prospect of continuing trauma.
“It is inevitable,” Klaus H. Jacob, an earthquake expert at Lamont-Doherty, the earth sciences research center of Columbia University, said at the end of the last century. “More and more people, and more and more buildings, are at stake . As the world gets more populous and richer, allowing a more built-up environment, higher buildings and all the infrastructure that supports our civilization, communications and the like, the risk goes up.”
63. We can feel the earthquake because
A. the plates are always moving.
B. the stress overcomes the friction.
C. the plates get stuck.
D. the waves in which energy is released travel through the earth’s crust.
64. a degree of 8.2 is thought
A. a “moderate” earthquake. B. a “major” earthquake .
C. a “strong” earthquake. D. a “great” earthquake.
65. Experts have said that
A. a billion people died in earthquakes in the 20th century.
B. ten times as many deaths will be seen by this century.
C. a million people will be killed in a single earthquake this century.
D. if we don’t take measures, something worse may happen.
66. The underlined expression probably means .
A. endangered B. strong C. safe D. weak
It was the second day of the three-day Golden Beach Music Festival on Huangdao Peninsula, west of Qingdao, one of China's most renowned coastal tourist cities. Lines of orange beach umbrellas stood out along the coastline against the big blue sea and sunny sky. Brightly colored tents dotted Golden Beach, which is said to be the best beach in China with the longest stretch of untainted silver sand.
With one hour to go before the start of the show on September 13, Liu Siyuan, one of the festival's chief promoters, was sitting alone at the sound-mixing station with his head buried in a box lunch. His cellphone, which was close at hand, kept ringing from time to time and Liu picked it up to answer all kinds of questions and give orders on everything from booking train tickets to disposing of trash.. “I'm so busy these days, since I have to arrange everything for the festival. How would I know how to deal with the garbage on the beach?” he said.
But that didn't matter a bit to festival goers. On the first day, more than 1,000 music fans, local residents and tourists gathered at Golden Beach to enjoy dynamic music mixed with local beer, sea breeze and sunshine.
“This is the most unforgettable music festival I've ever attended,” said Mu Er, a music fan and magazine editor who came all the way from Shanghai especially for the beach festival. Mu has been to many other domestic music festivals, including those held on grassland and in city parks.
“Nothing can compare to the beach music experience, which is so extraordinary, relaxing and so much fun,” she said, while wandering around a market where vendors sold postcards, CDs, hats, masks, rock-themed T-shirts and other small handmade products.
Festival goers turned the beach into a giant playground—playing football, swimming, riding motorcycles, flying kites, or just simply sitting on the beach and drinking beer. "(The beach is) damn awesome!" said Joe, a musician from Wales who plays bass with a local five-piece rock band called The Dama Llamas, as he was about to go on stage.
60. Mu Er, a music fan and magazine editor, came to Golden Beach
A. to see the best beach B. to be on holiday
C. to play his own music D. to attend the music festival
61. Mu Er felt the most interested in
A. buying postcards B. wandering around
C. experiencing the beach music D. selling hats and T-shirts
62. It can be inferred that festival goers
A. have a lot of fun on the beach B. have built a giant playground
C. play football every day D. sit and drink free beer every day
第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Beijing has reported its first death case of A/H1N1 flu, also the fourth on the Chinese mainland, health authorities said Wednesday. The patient, a freshman at the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, had tested positive for A/H1N1 flu and died Tuesday, a spokesman with the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau said.
The young student and some other schoolmates developed fever and other flu symptoms during a military training--a compulsory training for freshmen at Chinese universities -- in the past week in Daxing District in suburban Beijing. The student was sent to a district hospital Monday as the physical condition deteriorated , but died Tuesday.
More than 3,000 freshmen from the university attended the military training starting October 22, and 28 out of 71 who had temperatures above 38 degrees Celsius had tested positive for A/H1N1 flu, the health bureau spokesman said. "The health and education authorities have ordered the university to improve prevention measures and quarantine the patients. Currently, they are all in stable condition and no severe case has been reported," he said.
The A/H1N1 flu has earlier caused three deaths on the Chinese mainland -- an 18-year-old woman in Tibet who died on October 4, a 43-year-old woman who died on October 16 in Tibet's neighboring province of Qinghai, and an unspecified patient who died on October 25 in the northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Chinese mainland had reported 35,664 confirmed cases of the A/H1N1 flu by 3 p.m Monday, the Ministry of Health said.
56. have been reported on the Chinese mainland
A. Four deaths B. Three deaths C. Two deaths D. Five deaths
57. The underlined word “deteriorated” in Paragraph 2 most probably means .
A. become better B. become worse C. become crazy D. become silent
58. According to the news, we can see
A. the government has done nothing about the flu
B. the government hasn’t taken the flu seriously
C. the government has done something about the flu
D. the government hasn’t known what to do
59. Which of the following is true?
A. The student died from the military training.
B. Only the student had a fever.
C. Those who have caught the flu will die
D. New students at Chinese universities must receive a military training
第二节 完型填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A ship hit a rock on its way back. The only 36 of the shipwreck was washed up on a small, 37 island. He prayed 38 for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the 39 for help, but none seemed forthcoming.
Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut 40 driftwood to protect him from the bad weather, and to store his few 41 . But then one day, after searching for food, he arrived home to 42 his little hut in flames, the 43 rolling up to the sky.
The 44 had happened; everything was lost.
He was shocked with grief and 45 . “God how could you do this to me!” he cried.
Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the 46 of a ship that was 47 the island. It had come to rescue him. "How did you know I was here?" asked the tired man of his 48 . “We saw your smoke 49 ,”they replied.
It is easy to get 50 when things are going bad.
But we shouldn't 51 , because Nature is 52 in our lives, even in the midst of pain and 53 .
Remember, 54 your little hut is burning to the ground it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of Nature.
For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, Nature has a 55 answer for it .
36. A. captain B. boss C. friend D. survior
37. A. lonely B. populated C. rich D. poor
38. A. happily B. feverishly C. sadly D. surprisingly
39. A. horizon B. sky C. land D. tree
40. A. by B. with C. out of D. in
41. A. possessions B. food C. furniture D. animals
42. A; look for B. find C. search D. search for
43. A. fire B. cloud C. smoke D. wind
44. A. best B. worst C. most D. least
45. A. sadness B. silence C. fear D. anger
46. A. sound B. voice C. whisper D. footstep
47. A. reaching B. arriving in C. approaching D. getting to
48. A. friends B. rescuers C. searchers D. brothers
49. A. sign B. mark C. scene D. signal
50. A. encouraged B. discouraged C. enabled D. disabled
51. A. lose heart B. lose our heart C. Lose a heart D. lose hearts
52. A. at work B. at play C. at large D. at table
53. A. blame B. suffering C. praise D. wandering
54. A. the first time B. the last time C. every time D. next time
55. A. wrong B. right C. different D. positive
The CASS said the scores were based on corporate responsibility and financial reports,. But some people raised__________ about whether the information was reliable.
A. problems B. doubts C. hands D. heads
I was so young. You__________ better than to rely on me
A. should have known B. should know C. must know D. must have known
