A major earthquake rocked Haiti at 4:53 pm local time on Jan.12, 2010, killing possibly thousands of people but no official figure has been released so far.
The quake, which struck about 15km (10 miles) south-west of the capital, Port-au-Prince, was quickly followed by two strong aftershocks. In the space of a minute, numerous buildings fell down. A five-story U.N. building was also brought down by the 7.3 magnitude quake, the most powerful to hit Haiti in more than 200 years according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
As night fell, the whole city is in total darkness. You can see thousands of people sitting in the streets with nowhere to go. There are people running, crying, screaming. Describing the earthquake as a "catastrophe", Haiti’s president said the cost of the damage could run into billions.
Haiti became the first independent Caribbean state in the early 19th century. Haiti's location, history and attracting climate once made it a tourist hot place. However, decades of poverty, environmental pollution and violence have left it as the poorest nation in the Americas. It has suffered a lot, including four hurricanes and storms in 2008 that killed hundreds.
1.The great earthquake happened to the _______ of the capital city.
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A．south-west |
B．north-west |
C．south-east |
D．north-east |
2. What can we infer from the underlined sentence?
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A．People in Port-au-Prince don’t like to light on. |
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B．The earthquake happened in the evening. |
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C．Electricity in the city was cut off that night. |
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D．There are no lights at all in Port-au-Prince. |
3. What’s the meaning of the word in bald “catastrophe”?
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A．chance. |
B．joke. |
C．illness. |
D．disaster. |
4.Which statement about Haiti is NOT true?
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A．Haiti became an independent state in the early 19th century. |
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B．Haiti belongs to Americas, just like Canada, America and so on. |
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C．At one time, tourism was important to the economy of Haiti. |
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D．Haiti is a country where such strong quacks often take place. |
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。
Just listen
I think the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our 16 ，and especially if it’s given from the 17 ．When people are talking，there’s no need to do anything but 18 them．Just take them 19 ．Listen to what they’re saying．Care about it．Most times caring about it is even more important than 20 it．
One of my patients told me that when she 21 to tell her story，people often 22 to tell her that they had once had something just like what happened to her．Her pain became a story about themselves． 23 she stopped talking to most people．It was just too 24 ．We connect through listening．When we interrupt what someone is saying to let them know that we understand，we move the 25 of attention to ourselves．But when we listen，they know we care．
I have ever learned to 26 to someone crying by just listening．in the old days I used to reach for the tissues （纸巾） 27 I realized that passing a person a tissue may be just another way to shut them 28 ，to take them out of their 29 of sadness and pain. Now I just listen．When they have cried all they need to cry, they find me there 30 them．
This 31 thing has not been that easy to learn．It certainly went against everything I had been 32 since I was very young at school．I thought people listened only because they were too 33 to speak or did not know the answer．A loving silence often has far more 34 to connect than the most well-intentioned 35 ．
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Not until I shouted at the top of my voice his head．
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A．did he turn |
B．he turned |
C．didn't he turn |
D．had he turned |
Recently quite a lot of experts have suggested that another law on wildlife protection as soon as possible．
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A．must be passed |
B．be passed |
C．was passed |
D．being passed |
—Does the newly published detective book sell well?
—No．it will only a limited public．
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A．attach to |
B．appeal to |
C．refer to |
D．bring up |
On seeing the wonderful sculpture，everyone present a cry of surprise．
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A．let out |
B．give away |
C．put forward |
D．make up |
