Earthquakes are something that people fear．There are some places that have few or no earthquakes．Most places in the world，however，have them regularly（有规律的）．Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous（多山的）．
The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906．Over 700 people died in it．The strongest one in North America was in 1964．It happened in Alaska．
Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people．In 1755，one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal．Around 2,000 people died．
In 1923，a very strong earthquake hit the Tokyo，Yokohama area of Japan．A hundred and forty thousand people died．Most of them died in fires which followed the earthquake．
One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 2008．It killed a large number of people．The worst earthquake ever reported was also in China，in which 400,000 people were killed or injured．This earthquake happened in 1556．
Earthquakes worry people a lot．The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming．People can not prepare for it．
1.When and where was the worst earthquake ever reported？
A．1964;Alaska. B．1556;China. C．1923;Japan. D．2008;China.
2.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A．The stronger the earthquake is, the more people are killed.
B．Earthquakes often come unexpectedly（出乎意料地）.
C．Earthquakes can cause fires.
D．People still don’t know how to tell when an earthquake will come.
3.What may be talked about in the seventh paragraph?
A．How do earthquakes worry people?
B．What will people do to prepare for earthquakes?
C．How can we save people when earthquakes happen?
D．How do earthquakes happen?
There was once a professor of medicine, who was very strict with the students. Whenever he took the chair on the exam committee（委员会）, the students would be in fear , because he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave . A student would be lucky enough if he or she could receive a good mark from him. At the end of the term, the students of medicine would take their exam again . Now a student entered the exam room and got seated before the committee. This student was a little nervous as he knew it would not be so easy to get through the exam at all.
The professor began to ask. .The student was required to describe a certain illness, his description of which turned out to be OK.
Then the professor asked about the cure（药剂,疗法）for the illness , and the student , too , answered just as right . “Good,” said the professor, “and how much will you give the patient?”
“A full spoon,” answered the student.
“Now you may go out and wait for what you can get,” said the professor. At the same time the committee discussed carefully the answers the student had given .Suddenly the student noticed that there was something wrong with his last answer. “A full spoon is too much,” he thought to himself. Anxiously he opened the door of the room and cried, “Mr. Professor, I’ve made a mistake! A full spoon is too much for the patient. He can take only five drops. ”
“I’m sorry, sir,” said the professor coldly, “but it’s too late. Your patient has died. ”
1.The students were afraid of the professor because _______ .
A．they often angered and disappointed him
B．their answers often astonished him
C．their answers seldom satisfied him
D．he often misunderstood them and gave them bad marks
2.The student’s description of the illness was ________ .
A．not correct B．not satisfying
C．completely discouraging D．accepted
3.Before he left the room the student was almost sure that _________ .
A．he had passed the exam, and the only thing was to wait for the mark
B．his last answer had been wrong
C．he had made a mistake
D．he had not done well in the exam
4.Which guess is the most reasonable from the passage?
A．The student must have passed the exam.
B．The student may not have passed the exam.
C．The student must have been very happy when he heard, “ Your patient has died . ”
D．The professor must have been very pleased and given the student a good mark.
King Midas used to love gold. One day he met a fairy who allowed him to make a wish for something. The king replied at once, ‘‘I love gold. I want everything I touch to change into gold”. ‘‘Very well, tomorrow morning, everything you touch will turn into gold.” Saying this, the fairy disappeared.
The king waited excitedly till the next morning. To his joy, everything he touched changed immediately into gold. ‘‘I’m the richest man in the world now.” He shouted.
Soon Midas became hungry. He sat down at his table. All the foods and drinks turned into gold in his hand. ‘‘I’m dying of hunger.” He cried.
Just then his daughter came running in. ‘‘Why are you so sad, dad?” she asked, putting her arms around him. There and then she became a golden statue. The king loved his daughter very much. Seeing this, he began to cry. He looked up and suddenly saw the fairy before him. ‘‘Don’t you like the golden touch?” asked the fairy. ‘‘Please take it away.” begged the king, ‘‘Give me back my daughter.” ‘‘Well, you have learned your lesson. Go and wash in the river. Then the golden touch will be gone.”
The king ran quickly to the nearby river.
1.The fairy allowed the king to make a wish because _____.
A．she hoped to make the king the richest in the world.
B．she loved gold too.
C．she wanted to teach the king a lesson.
D．she wanted to turn the king’s daughter into gold.
2.The king’s daughter became a golden statue when _____
A．she saw her father B．the king went to meet her
C．she put her arms around her father D．the king loved her very much
3.Which of the following might have happened afterwards?
A．The king’s daughter changed back from gold to a lovely girl.
B．The king died in the river.
C．All the things the king had touched changed back into real ones.
D．Both A and C
4.What do you think the story tries to tell us?
A．Gold makes people unhappy.
B．More gold, more happiness.
C．Gold is not the thing that makes life happy.
D．People feel happy if they have not gold.
Tomorrow was his girlfriend’s birthday and the young man was having a difficult time deciding on a present for her. She already had more clothes than she knew what to do with them, so he couldn’t get any kind of apparel. She never ate sweets, so candy was out of the question. What then? He had a very special reason for wanting to impress her with just the right gift,for tomorrow he was going to make an offer of marriage to her. He finally decided on perfume(香水). All girls liked perfume. That raised another problem, however. What kind did she prefer? He couldn’t ask her because that would ruin the surprise.
At last the young man hit upon a brilliant idea. That afternoon, pretending to take his girlfriend’s fox terrier(小猎狗),Fritz, for a walk, the young man and the dog went directly to the perfume counter of the town’s biggest department store. Good! There was a large array(长列)of perfume. He beckoned(招呼)a clerk, asking her to open a large number of bottles and wave the stoppers （塞子）under the dog’s nose. Nestled(依偎于) in the young man’s arms, the terrier began to be restless and bored as this seemingly meaningless game went on. Then Fritz suddenly became frisky, wiggling in the young man’s arms and barking excitedly, as the clerk waved one stopper under its nose.
“I’ll take that one,” said the young man to the clerk. The price was high, but it was worth it, he thought.
“ My favorite perfume!” said the delighted girl the next evening as she unwrapped the package. “ How did you know?” she asked, dabbing（轻擦）some perfume behind each ear.
“ Intuition(直觉), I guess.”said the young man, deciding that it wasn’t exactly wrong to tell a lie at that time. One day, after they were married, he would admit that his intuition had really been the little dog named Fritz.
1.Which of the following words best describes the young man in the story?
A．Kind-hearted B．Curious C．Creative D．Mean
2.The underlined word “ frisky” (in Paragraph 4) means “_______”
A．lively B．angry C．uneasy D．puzzled
3.According to the story, the birthday present for the girl was actually decided on by_______.
A．the young man B．the store clerk C．the man’s intuition D．the dog Fritz
4.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the story?
A．The young man wanted to give his girlfriend a pleasant surprise.
B．The pet dog Fritz knew what the young man wanted very well.
C．The kind of perfume the young man chose was expensive.
D．The young man told a white lie about his final choice of the perfume.
I remember vividly that first English class in the last term of high school. We boys (there were no girls in the school) were 16 expectantly for the new teacher to appear. Before long, through the door came a tall ordinary-looking man 17 about 40. He said shyly, “Good afternoon, gentlemen.” His 18 had a surprising tone (语气) of respect, almost 19 he were addressing （向---讲话）the Supreme Court (最高法院)20 a group of youngsters. He wrote his 21 on the blackboard---Wilmer T. Stone-- ,and 22 sat on the front of his desk.. “Gentlemen,” he began, “We are now this 23 ---your last---to continue your study of 24 . I know we shall 25 learning with and from one another. We are going to learn 26 about journalism and how to write your weekly school paper. And 27 we are going to try to 28 the joy of good literature (文学). Maybe some of us will be really 29 in reading and writing. A man who reads 30 a happy life. A man who doesn’t read 31 on the earth with a blindfold(眼罩). If I have to put all my 32 into a single word, it would be: ‘browse(广泛浏览)’”. Mr. Stone went on like that, 33 in a friendly and understanding tone. The 34 of the class came much too soon. And we boys had to 35 the classroom with an unexpected feeling of excitement.
1.A waiting B. looking C. asking D. calling
2. A．for B．of C．at D．on
3. A．sound B．voice C．appearance D．look
4. A．as B．if C．as if D．after
5. A．beside B．except for C．instead D．instead of
6. A．addres B．telephone C．name D．word
7. A．then B．but C．so D．suddenly
8. A．feel B．season C．year D．term
9.A. math B. chemistry C English D. physics
10. A．begin B．enjoy C．practice D．suggest
11. A．something B．anything C．nothing D．all
12. A．Really B．Especially C．Truly D．Possibly
13. A．feel B．write C．memorize D．accept
14. A．moved B．excited C．interested D．used
15. A．knows B．says C．has D．lives
16. A．runs B．visits C．walks D．chooses
17. A．praise B．trust C．advice D．promise
18. A．speaking B．singing C．telling D．shouting
19. A．beginning B．end C．middle D．time
20. A．keep B．enter C．leave D．reach
Yesterday I met a(n) _____ teacher by chance who taught me English in the university three years ago.
A．early B．former C．first D．advanced
