Hurricane Sandy was a hurricane that destroyed parts of the Caribbean and the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States during late October 2012, with minor impacts in the Southeastern and Midwestern states and Eastern Canada. Sandy, classified as the eighteenth named storm and tenth hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, was a Category 2 storm at its peak intensity. While it was a Category 1 storm off the coast of the Northeastern United States, the storm became the largest Atlantic hurricane on record. Previous estimates of losses due to damage and business interruption are estimated at $65.6 billion, which would make it the second-costliest Atlantic hurricane, behind only Hurricane Katrina. At least 253 people were killed along the path of the storm in eight countries.
Sandy developed from a tropical wave in the western Caribbean Sea on October 22, quickly strengthened, and was upgraded to Tropical Storm six hours later. Sandy moved slowly northward toward the Greater Antilles and gradually becoming stronger. On October 24, Sandy became a hurricane, made landfall near Kingston, Jamaica, a few hours later, entered into the Caribbean Sea again and strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane. On October 25, Sandy hit Cuba, and then weakened to a Category 1 hurricane. Early on October 26, Sandy moved through the Bahamas. On October 27, Sandy briefly weakened to a tropical storm and then restrengthened to a Category 1 hurricane. Early on October 29, Sandy turned from north to northwest and then moved a shore near Atlantic City, New Jersey, as a post-tropical cyclone with hurricane-force winds.
In the United States, Hurricane Sandy affected 24 states, including the entire eastern seaboard from Florida to Maine and west across the Appalachian Mountains to Michigan and Wisconsin, with particularly severe damage in New Jersey and New York. Its storm hit New York City on October 29, flooding streets, tunnels and subway lines and cutting power in and around the city. Damage in the US is estimated at over $63 billion.
1.According to the passage, which of the following wind forms is the strongest?
A. Tropical wave. B. Tropical storm.
C. Category 1 hurricane. D. Category 2 hurricane.
2.We can learn from the passage that_______.
A. Sandy caused 253 deaths totally in the USA.
B. Sandy reached its strongest in the Caribbean Sea.
C. Sandy resulted in great loss in most states in the USA.
D. Sandy is the second largest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded.
3.Which of the following graph shows the development of Sandy?
4.What is the writer’s purpose of writing this passage?
A. To tell us how terrible Sandy is.
B. To teach us what to do in face of hurricanes.
C. To inform readers of Sandy and its damage.
D. To warn readers of the dangers caused by hurricanes.
A man enters a store to buy milk. He walks out of the store with milk, That’s all-- milk. At the same time, a woman enters the same store and also buys milk. Besides, she buys chicken to make dinner that night. Then she gets coffee for breakfast and remembers stamps to mail the bills.
And that is the difference between the female and male brains simply explained in a store. Generally speaking, men do one thing at a time while women do many. Doing many things at one time is often called multi-tasking a very popular word these days.
Now scientific research supports this theory about male and female brains. A recent study has proved what we have known all along—men and women think differently.
Last year, some scientists studied brain images of 949 people aged from 8 to 22 years old They found that male brains have more connections only on one side of the brain. In the female brain, they found more activities and connections between the right and left sides of the brain The left side of the brain is known as the side of “reason”. The right one is known as the “creative” side.
Regina Verma, a professor in the brain study, says when women are asked to do something difficult they might use different parts of the brain. Men, she adds, generally use just one side of the brain.
As a result, men generally deal directly with a problem. In fact, there is a strong connection between the “understandings and the “action” parts of men’s brains. Women, however, might include other parts of the brain, like the part connected with reason and the part connected with sensitivity (敏感性) when solving a problem. They take a less direct path to find a solution.
1.In paragraph 1, the writer is trying to____ .
A. introduce the topic of the passage
B. describe how shopping is going on
C. compare behaviors of men and women
D. tell us that women buy more than men
2.What’s the finding of the study?
A. Women can find a solution to a problem directly.
B. Men use different parts of the brains to solve a problem.
C. Men and women think differently when solving problems.
D. A female brain has more connections on one side of the brain
3.In which section of a newspaper are we more likely to read this article?
A. Science. B. Business.
C. Education. D. Life.
假如你校和加拿大某中学是友好学校，对方校刊来信了解你校的选修课开设情况。请根据下表提供的内容，用英语写一篇短文，向对方介绍这一情况。
课程门类 | 上课时间 | 学生对课程的看法 | 学生建议 |
六种：书法、英语口语、音乐欣赏、电影欣赏、摄影和游泳，学生可任选 | 每周二、五下午4：30～6：00 | 很有趣；能学到许多课外知识；有实践机会 | 增加选修课；减少作业量；多组织参观、了解社会的活动 |
参考词汇：选修optional courses 音乐欣赏Music Appreciation
短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分）
下文中共有10处错误。在缺词处加一个漏字符号（Λ），并在其下面写出该加的词。把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I am a 18 year-old middle school student．I have been busy in my study and seldom helped my parents with the houseworks．Feeling quite sorry for that, and I begin to think about what to do to help．Last Sunday, when my parents went out shop, I suddenly got an idea: why not giving the rooms a throughout cleaning? Firstly I collected both the books, newspapers and other things scattered in the rooms and put it in place．Then I wiped the dust off all the furniture．After that, I swept and mopped the floors．At this very moment, my parents came back and were quite surprising to see all the rooms tidy and floors shining．My mother gave me a hug and I see satisfaction in her eyes．Tired as I was, I never felt so happy．
1.The new car ________（属于） to our Chinese teacher．
2.It was Mr. Li who _________（设计） the building．
3.In the past, farmers hunted the animals without _____（仁慈）
4.Later they may give_________（节目） in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid in cash．
5.He was taken to a ______（远处的）land where he could find the strange animal．
6.________（就我个人而言），I think the team will win the game．
7.Anyhow, their songs were ________（幽默的）enough to be copied by other groups．
8.He is one of the famous_______（男演员） who were loved by many people．
9.This is the fastest ________（计算）machine in my lab．
10.I would__________（感激） it if you lent me a hand．
根据短文内容，从下面的A--F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余选项。
A．See how well our new schedule works B．Plan by the week C．Cut out wasted time D．Divide big tasks into small ones E．Plan by the semester F．Plan each day |
How to manage your time
It is very important to manage your time wisely．As you get older, you will have more responsibilities．You will find it easier to succeed if you learn to manage your time well．
1._____________________．
Write down major due dates on your calendar for the semester．Estimate how long it will take to do each project．Allow yourself more time than you think you will really need．Make a master schedule which should include the following activities：
—all required school activities
—work schedule
—after school activities
—blank spaces for unknown activities
A master schedule can help you keep track of all the things that you need to do．If you know what you have to do and when you need to do it, you can prepare better to finish it on time．
2.____________________．
Plan when to do all your tasks for the week．Schedule time to study for tests, read your textbooks, write papers, go to work, be at meetings．Leave enough time for your household duties．
3._________________．
Make a “to do” list the night before or the first thing in the morning．If you write down what you need to do, your mind will be free to study．You won't worry and spend time thinking about what you have to do next．
4.___________________．
Use it for a few weeks, then ask yourself some questions．Are you getting your schoolwork done on time? Are you getting more things done? Do you feel you have control of your time?
Yes? Then you should look at your schedule to see how it can be improved．The following things may help you．
5._____________．
Break the big tasks down until they are small enough that you feel you know about how long it will take to complete them．Then fit them into your schedule．Follow your schedule closely．Even a well¬-planned schedule can't help you if you don't follow it．
