ERATH WEEK---A DIARY OF THE PLANET
Enduring Storms
Several more rounds of severe storms, tornadoes and flash flooding struck many parts of the American Midwest and Northeast as bad weather continued across the US for a second month.
Monsoon Storms
A south-west monsoon has caused havoc in parts of Sri Lanka. Government meteorologists said that unexpected monsoonal winds blew directly across the country from the Southern Hemisphere at about 100km/h, producing several rounds of stormy weather. Nearly 250 houses in the capital Colombo were damaged.
Mt. Etna Erupts
Sicily’s Mount Etna volcano erupted shortly after midnight on July 1, shooting “bombs” of lava nearly 1.5 meters in diameter on the eastern side of the mountain. The 30-minute eruption could be seen for several miles, but did not threaten any nearby villages.
Hurricane
Hurricane Blas lost strength as it moved over cooler waters in the Pacific Ocean to the west of Mexico. Blas formed off southwest Mexico during the previous week, but squalls on the outer fringes of the storm lashed western Michoacan State, killing four people when their wood and cardboard home collapsed.
Monkey Repellent
After years of unsuccessful attempts to keep crop-eating monkeys out of Japanese fields, a Tokyo research team believes that it may have finally found a way to prevent the damage caused by the monkeys. Animal raids on crops were successfully prevented by shooting chilli powder into the air, irritating the eyes and noses of monkeys that passed in front of carefully-placed warning sensors. “We’ve tried al kinds of preventive measures, but the monkeys are smart enough to outwit the tricks, “said Toshiaki Wada, Director of the Tokyo Forestry Experiment Station in western Tokyo.
1..
. According to the information, which of the following statements is TURE?
A. The eruption of Mt. Etna lasted thirty days.
B. Hurricane Blas was formed off the coast of Italy.
C. The American Midwest had fine weather throughout July 1998.
The eruption of Mt. Etna did not destroy local villages.
2..
. According to the information, the monkeys in the Japanese fields ________.
A. destroy crops B. kill unsuspecting humans
C. spread eye diseases to humans D. stop farmers from working
3..
. The information in the “Earth Week” diary _______.
A. predicts future weather patterns
B. gives advice on dealing with monsoons
C. shows that weather can be unpredictable
D. shows the effects that storms have on animals
It is commonly believed that school is where people go to get education. 21 , it has been said that today children 22 their education to go to school. The 23 between schooling and education suggested by this is important.
Education is 24 , compared with schooling. Education has no 25 . It can take place 26 , whether in the shower or on the bus, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the 27 learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of learning out of class.
28 the experience of schooling can be known in advance, education quite often produces 29 . A chance talk with a 30 may lead to a person to discover how 31 he knows of another country. People obtain education from 32 on. Education, 33 ,is a very 34 and unlimited term. It is lifelong experience that starts long 35 the start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of one’s entire life.
Schooling, on the other hand, is a 36 experience, whose style changes 37 from one way to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at the same time, take 38 seats, use similar textbooks, do homework ,and 39 ,and so on. Schooling has usually been 40 by the edges of the subjects being taught.
1... A. Then B. However C. Thus D. Therefore
2.. A. understand B. need C. enjoy D. interrupt
3.. A. difference B. importance C. use D. problem
4.. A. unexpected B. endless C. countless D. simple
5.. A. answers B. ways C. edges D. meanings
6.. A. anywhere B. anywhere else C. some where D. somewhere else
7...A. part-time B. public C. standard D. strict
8.. A. If B. Because C. So D. Though
9... A. pride B. surprises C．knowledge D. progress
10... A. neighbor B. friend C. foreigner D. teacher
11.. A. wonderfully B. well C. greatly D. little
12... A. babies B. grown-ups C. women D. men33. A. still B. next C. then D. yet
13... A. long B. broad C. narrow D. short
14... A. that B. when C. after D. before
15... A. basic B. strict C. final D. irregular
16... A. unusually B. differently C. little D. frequently
17..A. large B. new C. fixed D. small
18.. A .take exams B. hold exams C. mark papers D. read papers
19.. A. changed B. limited C. chosen D. controlled
The parents felt helpless when they found that their son had _____ computer
games for long.
A. addicted to B. addicting in
C. addicted himself in D. been addicted to
He was disappointed to find his suggestions _____.
A. turned down B. turning down
C. turned off D. turning off
The headmaster hurried to the concert hall only the speaker .
A．to find; left B．to find; gone
C．finding; left D．finding; gone
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A. should B. would C. could D. might
