At 7:49 a.m. local time on Wednesday, April 14th, a huge earthquake struck Yushu County in Qinghai, China, described as “end of the earth” in a famous poem of the Tang Dynasty.
The earthquake destroyed many houses, cut off power and caused over 2,000 deaths and injuries. On the night when the earthquake happened, many survivors had to sit or lie on the ground in terrible darkness. Some brought their own tents and others turned on the lights of motorcycles. It seemed that the earth was at an end. But their natural character made them get together to fight the early spring’s cold nights. Facing the disaster, they chose to be stronger and standing still and firmly like Yushu, the name of their hometown meaning “Standing like Trees”.
The disaster drew much attention both at home and abroad. Our country leaders ordered rescuers（营救人员） to value every life and never to give up. Thousands of rescuers and medical teams rushed to Yushu from many areas of China, bringing machines, medicines and something necessary to the quake-hit town. They entered every village to search for survivors. Governments, organizations and volunteers are offering money and materials to the areas.
We believe that under the leadership of the Central Government, people in the disaster areas are sure to restore production and rebuild homeland as soon as possible. And the overall victory can be achieved in the earthquake rescue work.
1.
In Paragraph 2, the writer refers to the meaning of “Yushu” to show that _______.
A. the strong trees stand still to fight the early spring’s cold nights
B. some trees were cut down to make tents to live through the disaster
C. the big tree standing still brings the local people good luck
D. people there are brave and strong when facing the earthquake
2.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. Yushu, a young town, was destroyed in the terrible earthquake.
B. A huge earthquake once hit Yushu County in the Tang Dynasty.
C. The whole nation does its best to help rebuild the new homeland.
D. There was still electricity after the earthquake struck the town.
3.
The underlined word “restore” in Paragraph 4 probably means _______.
A. 战胜 B. 储存 C. 恢复 D. 修理
Lacrosse（长曲棍球）is a popular sport in Canada. It is one of the oldest organized sports in America. The Indians in northern New York State and southern Ontario, Canada, invented it. They used it to train for war. They invented this game before Columbus arrived in the New World.
People play lacrosse outdoors. The lacrosse field is seven metres long. At each end of the field there is a net. There are ten players on each team. Each player has a stick called “crosse”. The players hit a ball that is 21 centimetres around and weighs 140 grams. They try to hit the ball into the net as many times as possible. Lacrosse is a very fast game because the players can catch and pass the ball at a high speed with their sticks.
At one time lacrosse was the national summer sport in Canada. It is also popular in Britain and Australia.
1.
________ invented the popular sport — Lacrosse.
A. The British B. The Spanish C. The Indians D. The Australians
2.
Lacrosse was invented because it was used to ________.
A. honour God B. have fun C. lose weight D. train for war
3.
The seven-metre-long lacrosse field has _________.
A. only one net B. one net at each end
C. two nets at each end D. four nets at each end
4.
Who will be the winner in the lacrosse game? ________.
A. The team who hit the ball into the net more times
B. The team who catch and pass the ball faster
C. The team who have many more stronger players
D. The team who use sticks to hit the ball farther
One day I was doing an experiment in front of the classroom, wearing my favorite shirt. A voice came, “Nice shirt”. Then another 1 said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Jimmy’s mother works for my family. We meant to throw the shirt away, but gave 2 to her instead.” Hearing the words, I was embarrassed. It was Mike. Mom worked for his family.
In the evening, I told my mom what had happened. She was silent for a while and then called her employer, “I will 3 work for your family.” That night, she knew her life’s 4 was something greater. She decided to find a more meaningful job.
The next day she 5 with the headmaster of a local public school. She was told that she could not teach without a proper education. So Mom decided to 6 a university.
A year later, she went back to the headmaster. He said, “You are serious, aren’t you? I think I have a 7 for you as a teacher’s assistant. This opportunity deals with some mentally disabled children with little or 8 chance of learning.” Mom accepted the opportunity very 9 .
For almost three years, she saw many teachers give up on the children and 0 , feeling upset. Then one day, the headmaster 11 in her classroom, saying, “We have watched how you 12 the children over the last three years and admire your hard-working spirit. We all agree that you should be the 13 of this class.”
My mom spent over 20 years there. I was proud of her 14 she never gave up and also showed me how to deal with 15 situations. During her career, she was chosen as “Teacher of the Year”.
1.
A. shout B. noise C. sound D. voice
2.
A. it B. them C. one D. this
3.
A. even so B. in reality C. no longer D. more than
4.
A. goal B. trick C. problem D. routine
5.
A. ran B. met C. stayed D. worked
6.
A. visit B. design C. attend D. start
7.
A. condition B. function C. promotion D. position
8.
A. no B. much C. big D. great
9.
A. angrily B. bitterly C. eagerly D. strangely
10.
A. come B. leave C. return D. succeed
11.
A. went up B. took up C. handed up D. turned up
12.
A. accuse B. blame C. treat D. cheat
13.
A. monitor B. teacher C. headmaster D. librarian
14.
A. because B. once C. unless D. if
15.
A. pleasing B. challenging C. exciting D. amazing
－How was Nadal’s cooking?
－Oh, _______. I was quite impressed.
A. that’s OK B. all right C. pretty good D. just so-so
A goodbye party was held to _______ his 30 years’ service to the army.
A. celebrate B. determine C. match D. purchase
Some old buildings _______ and a new stadium for Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games is being built right there.
A. will be pulled down B. have been pulled down
C. are pulled down D. had been pulled down
