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A frightening example of the sea’s power saw 125,000 people die in 12 different countries last week. The terrible disaster was caused when a great earthquake sent tsunamis breaking into Indian Ocean coastlines. Various areas in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Malaysia and East Africa have been destroyed by the huge waves. Whole towns were simply swept aside by the power of the water. Cars, trains and buildings could not remain steady, not to say the people who stood in the way.
The earthquake measured 9.0 on the Richter scale and occurred off the coast of Indonesia. It was recorded as the fifth strongest since 1900. Scientists said the quake was as powerful as a million of the atomic bombs that were dropped on Japan during the World War II. “This may be the worst natural disaster in recent history because it is affecting so many heavily populated coastal areas.” said Jan Ege-land, a UN official.
Because such waves hardly happen in the Indian Ocean, there is no system in place to warn coastal people who are about to be hit. Tsunami is a Japanese word. They are usually caused by a sudden rise or fall of part of the Earth’s crust under the ocean. Tsunamis often happen in oceans and they are most common in the Pacific.
Tsunamis can be very long, as much as 100 kilometers. They are able to cross entire oceans without losing much energy. One of the most striking facts about tsunamis is that an earthquake on one side of the Pacific Ocean can cause huge waves on the other side.
When the ocean is deep, tsunamis can travel unnoticed at speeds of up to 800 kilometers per hour. They can cross the entire ocean in a day or less. The wave may only be a few meters high in the ocean, but when it is near the shore and reaches shallow water, the wave builds up very quickly in height.
61. How many countries were stricken by the terrible disaster?
A. 6. B. 12. C. 18. D. Not sure.
62. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT __________.
Tsunami is a word taken in from Japanese
Tsunamis are quite common in the Indian Ocean
The earthquake measured 9.0 on the Richter scale
No warning system has been set up to watch tsunamis there
63. We can know from this passage that __________.
the earthquake has been the strongest in the last century
the wave soon becomes higher when it reaches the shore
the atomic bombs were more powerful than the earthquake
tsunamis can cross entire oceans with almost the same energy
64. You’ll see the passage in __________ section of a newspaper most probably.
A. Sports B. Health C. News D. Culture
答案
小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
解析
核心考点
试题【A frightening example of the sea’s power saw 125,000 people die in 12 different 】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，共40分）
Once a rich woman asked Martin Brown, a famous singer, to her house. She wanted him to sing for her friends, but she didn"t ask him to have dinner with them. She told him to eat downstairs with the servants.
The singer was surprised. But he said nothing and went downstairs. After the meal he stood up and said to the servants, "Now, my good friends, I shall sing for you."
Of course, the servants were pleased. He sang them several songs. When they asked for more, he sang more. At 9 o"clock the rich woman asked the singer to come up to the sitting room. When he came in, he saw all the friends sitting and looking at him.
"We are ready now, Mr. Brown," said the woman. "You may begin."
"Ready for what?" asked the singer.
"For your songs, of course, "she answered. "But I have sung already!" said Mr. Brown, "and I can"t sing twice in one evening."
"You have sung already!" said the rich woman in surprise. "But when? And where did you sing?" "Just now, downstairs." "Really?" she cried.
"Yes, madam," said the singer. "I usually sing for the people after I have dinner with them, you know."
And with a polite "Good night", he left the rich woman"s house.
56. Martin Brown was
A. a rich woman B. a famous singer
C. a servant D. the rich woman"s friend
57. The rich woman asked Martin Brown to her house .
A. to meet her friends B. to have dinner with her
C. to sing for her friends D. to do some cooking
58. What did the singer do after the meal?
A. He cleaned the house.
B. He went upstairs to see his friends.
C. He went home by bus.
D. He sang for the servants.
59. How did the rich woman feel when she knew that the singer had sung for her servants?
A. She was happy. B. She was angry.
C. She was surprised. D. She was sorry.
60. From this story we know .
A. the rich woman and the singer are very good friends
B. the singer didn"t sing for the rich woman"s friends
C. the servants didn"t like Martin Brown"s songs
D. the woman"s friends were very pleased to hear the songs
When I was at university, I studied very hard. But a lot of my friends did very little work. Some did just enough to pass exams. Others didn"t do quite enough. Fred Baines was one of them. He spent more time drinking in the Students" Union than working in the library.
Once, at the end of the term, we had to take an important test in chemistry. The test had a hundred questions. Beside each question, we had to write "True" or "False". While I was studying in my room the night before the test, Fred was watching television. Fred usually worried a lot the night before a test. But on that night he looked perfectly calm. Then he told me of his plan.
"It"s very simple. There are a hundred questions and I have to get fifty correct to pass the test. I"ll take a coin into the examination room. I haven"t studied a chemistry book for months, so I"ll just toss(抛) the coin. That way, I"m sure I"ll get half the questions right."
The next day Fred came cheerfully into the examination room. He sat tossing a coin for half an hour as he marked down his answers. Then he left, half an hour before the rest of us.
The next day, he saw the chemistry professor in the corridor (走廊).
"Oh, good," he said. "Have you got the result of the test? What mark did I get?"
The professor looked at him and smiled.
"Ah, it"s you, Baines. Just a minute."
Then he reached into his pocket and took out a coin. He threw it into the air, caught it in his hand and looked at it.
"I"m terribly sorry, Baines," he said, "you failed."
61. Fred Baines .
A. spent quite some time working in the Students" Union
B. worked hard at his lessons but he failed again and again
C. often failed his tests
D. wouldn"t work hard so long as he could pass a test
62. Fred looked perfectly calm before the chemistry test because .
A. he was already well prepared for it
B. he didn"t think the test was so important for him
C. someone had promised to help him out
D. he believed he had found out a way to pass the test without any difficulty
63. The students were required to finish the test within .
A. half an hour B. an hour C. three quarters D. an hour and a half
64. After the test, Baines was .
A. sure that he would pass it
B. anxious to know the result
C. sorry that he cheated during the test
D. discouraged because he"d probably fail the test
65. The professor told Baines the result of the test by tossing a coin because .
A. he hadn"t marked all the papers yet
B. he couldn"t remember the mark Baines got
C. he wouldn"t hurt Baines" feeling by telling him the truth
D. he wanted to teach Baines a lesson
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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。
When I was a teenager, I volunteered to work at the water station for 10km race. My job was to pass out water to the 36 . I saw all kinds of people passing by and thought maybe I can do it too! So the next year I 37 up for the race. I didn’t do much to 38 except jog around my neighborhood and I had no specialized training, no game plan, nothing. My only goal was to 39 the race.
On the day of the race, it was extremely hot. I remember 40 at the 7th kilometer, thinking, “I must be 41 ; why do I do this? I will never do this again!” That first 10km race was quite a(n) 42 . I jogged and I walked．At times, I didn’t know if I could finish.
At one point near the end, an old man ran past me, and I felt 43 that I, a 20-year-old, couldn’t even keep up with a 70-year-old．But then I 44 something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had different abilities, experience, training and 45 for himself. I had mine. My goal was merely to finish.
How 46 in life do we compare ourselves with others and feel disappointed in ourselves when we really shouldn’t?
After a minute, it 47 to me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I turned my embarrassment into inspiration. I decided that I would not 48 running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to make full preparations 49 and one day I would be one of those old but energetic runners. 50 I crossed the finish line, I was 51 of my achievement.
In life we all have those moments when we 52 ourselves with others. It’s only natural. But don’t 53 them to weaken you. Turn them into 54 and let them lift you up. Use them to show you what is 55 . Live with your dreams and you are a winner!
36．A．runners B．volunteers C. joggers D．trainers
37．A．followed B．attempted C. took D．signed
38．A．prepare B．plan C. practice D．help
39．A．win B．finish C. participate D．inspect
40．A．wandering B．resting C. struggling D．hesitating
41．A．tired B．crazy C. ridiculous D．teased
42．A．mistake B．amusement C. decision D．experience
43．A．discouraged B．confused C. annoyed D．embarrassed
44．A．sensed B．realized C. recognized D．acquired
45．A．goal B．age C. income D．thought
46．A．much B．long C. often D．soon
47．A．occurred B．appealed C. reminded D．appeared
48．A．give out B．give up C. give in D．give off
49．A．timely B．delightedly C. properly D．personally
50．A．Unless B．When C. Since D．Until
51．A．proud B．ashamed C. doubtful D．sure
52．A．cooperate B．compare C. combine D．communicate
53．A．allow B．expect C. discourage D．forbid
54．A．information B．imagination C. qualification D．inspiration
55．A．unbelievable B．reliable C. valuable D．possible
III. 阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D选项中，选出最佳选项。
I’ve written 14 movies. My characters smoke in many of them, and they look cool and glamorous doing it. Smoking was an integral（必需的） part of many of my screenplays because I was a heavy smoker. It was part of a bad-boy image I’d cultivated for a long time— smoking, drinking, partying, rock ’n’ roll.
Smoking, I once believed, was every person’s right. The second-hand smoke was non-existent problem invented by professional do-gooders. I put all these views into my plays.
Remembering all this, I find it hard to forgive myself. I have been an accomplice (帮凶) to the murders of untold numbers of human beings. I am admitting this only because I have made a deal with God. Spare me, I said, and I will try to stop others from committing the same crimes I did.
Eighteen months ago I was diagnosed with throat cancer, the result of a lifetime of smoking. I am alive but disabled. Much of my larynx (喉) is gone. I have some difficulty speaking; others have some difficulty understanding me.
I haven’t smoked or drunk for 18 months now, though I still take it day by day and pray for help. I believe in prayer and exercise. I have walked five miles a day for a year, without missing even one day. Quitting smoking and drinking has taught me the hardest lesson I’ve ever learned about my own weakness; it has also given me the greatest affection and empathy(同感) for those still addicted.
I don’t think smoking is every person’s right anymore. I think smoking should be as illegal as heroin. I’m no longer such a bad boy. I go to church on Sunday. I’m desperate to see my four boys grow up. I want to do everything I can to undo the damage I have done with my own big-screen words and images.
Screen writers know, too, that some movie stars are more likely to play a part if they can smoke —because they are so addicted to smoking that they have difficulty stopping even during the shooting of a scene.
My hands are bloody; so are Hollywood’s. My cancer has caused me to attempt to cleanse me. I don’t wish my fate upon anyone in Hollywood, but I beg that Hollywood should stop putting it upon millions of others.
1. The main idea of this passage probably is _________.
A. the writer is ashamed of the bad effects his screenplays have had on human beings
B. the writer’s smoking experience nearly killed himself
C. the bad effects that Hollywood screenplay have brought to children
D. the determination of the writer to overcome his illness
2. How do you think the writer has realized his mistake?
A. So many people have found the habit of smoking due to his plays.
B. His plays have brought great harm to teenagers.
C. He himself suffered greatly from smoking.
D. His screenplays have been doing more and more harm to human beings.
3. What is the writer determined to do in future?
A. He has made up his mind to give up smoking forever.
B. He will try his best to prevent others from writing screen plays encouraging smoking.
C. He will try his best to bring up his four children.
D. He has decided to write his screenplays without smoking scenes.
4. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.
A. the writer will soon be recovered from his illness thanks to his exercise
B. the writer will soon die because of his deadly disease
C. smoking will be got rid of in all Hollywood films
D. smoking in Hollywood films is still doing great harm to human beings
Tests administered（实施）to most elementary and high-school students in the United States exert an unfavorable influence on science and math teaching, according to a new ＄1 million study performed for the National Science Foundation. And because schools with high minority enrollments（入学）generally place a greater reliance（相信）on scores from these tests， the study finds, there tends to be “a gap in instructional emphases between high and low minority classrooms that differs from our national concern for the quality of education.”
George F. Madaus and his colleagues at Boston College analyzed not only the six most widely used national standardized tests, but also the tests designed to accompany (go with) the four most commonly used science and math texts in fourth-grade, eighth-grade, and high-school classrooms. Though curriculum（teaching program）experts argue that schools should place greater emphasis on problem solving and reasoning, the new study shows that the tests focus on lower-level skills—primarily mechanical memorization of routine formulas（公式）.
Researchers surveyed more than 2,200 math and science instructors，interviewing in depth some 300 teachers and administrators. Especially in schools with high minority enrollments, teachers reported feeling pressured to help students perform well on these tests. Some states judge schools and some schools determine teacher assignments（工作安排）based on students" test scores.
“With so much worry,” Madaus says, “teachers feel forced to focus their instruction on drilling what the tests will measure—at the expense of the more valuable，higher-level skills.”
1. The author of this article states that ___ _ .
A. the tests don"t affect teaching in most elementary and high schools
B. the science and math teaching is influenced by the present tests
C. no study is performed on tests for the National Science Foundation
D. the United States exerts a strong influence on science and math teaching
2. It can be inferred that in high minority classrooms ____ _ ．
A. the students can not get high score from the tests B. scores from the tests are not important
C. instructional emphases are unfavorable D. teaching doesn"t focus on the quality of education
3. According to the second paragraph，the study has discovered that ____ _ ．
A. emphasis of teaching is on problem solving and reasoning
B. curriculum is good for national standardized tests
C. the tests mainly center around the memorization of some formulas
D. routine formulas are not useful for students to memorize
4. According to Madaus" opinion，teachers are forced to ____ _ ．
A. evaluate（评估）students" skills every year B. suffer so much worry on the texts
C. teach what will be tested D. focus their instruction on useful drillings
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