all of them are destructive. The intensity (强度) of an earthquake is measured on the Richter Scale, which goes from zero upward. The highest magnitude recorded to date is 8.9Major damage generally occurs
from quakes ranging upwards from 6.0.
The actual cause of earthquake itself is the breaking of rocks at or below the breaking of rocks or
below the earth"s surface. This is produced by pressure which scientists believe may be due to a number
of reasons, two of which are the changed of the earth"s crust (外壳) and continental drift(漂流).
In order to minimize the damage and to decrease some of the pain resulting from earthquakes,
scientists are working on ways to improve accurate prediction. Two kinds of the instruments now in use
to achieve this goal are seismograph(地震仪) and tilt (倾斜) meter. The former records any shaking of
the earth. Seismologists ca accurately record the exact time, location and size of an earthquake. The latter, as the name suggests, is used to record any changes in the tilt of the land.
B. Major damage usually happens when the intensity of an earthquake is below 6.0
C. Scientists usually use seismographs and tilt meters to predict earthquakes now.
D. Continental drift may cause an earthquake.
A.Scientists are working hard to predict the earthquakes.
B.The reason why earthquakes happen.
C.Introduce the earthquake and its prediction.
B. A report
C. A science magazine.
D. A history book.
most of us, once we become adults, forget how to 2 it. Creativity isn’t always 3 with great works
of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time 4 think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are
three techniques to help you.
Making connections. This technique involves taking 5 ideas and trying to find links between them.
First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the ideas/words 6 with candles: light, fire, matches, wax,
night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the 7 to the job you have to
do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original 8 ; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.
NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t 9 . You have as much time /space / money, etc. as
you want. Think about your goal and the new 10 . If your goal is to learn to ski, 11 , you can now
practise skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now 12 this to reality. Maybe you can practise skiing every day in December, or every Monday in January.
Be someone else! Look at the situation from a 13 point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writers. Fiction writers often imagine they are the 14 in their books. They ask questions: What does this character want? Why can’t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their 15 . The best fishermen think like fish!
| ( )1. A. wrong ( )2. A. put up with ( )3. A. equipped ( )4. A. skillfully ( )5. A. familiar ( )6. A. presented ( )7. A. ideas ( )8. A. experience ( )9. A. work ( )10. A. possibilities ( )11. A. in fact ( )12. A. devote ( )13. A. private ( )14. A. features ( )15. A. positions | B. unbelievable B. catch up with B. compared B. routinely B. unrelated B. marked B. ambitions B. service B. last B. limitations B. in particular B. adapt B. global B. themes B. dreams | C. reasonable C. make use of C. covered C. vividly C. creative C. lit C. achievement C. present C. exist C. tendency C. as a whole C. lead C. different C. creatures C. images | D. realistic D. keep track of D. connected D. deeply D. imaginary D. associated D. technique D. object D. change D. practice D. for example D. keep D. practical D. characters. D. directions |
阅读理解 1 .Which of the following is true of Jae Kwon?________ | |||
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| If you wear socks on your ears, you won’t be punished. Crossing a street against a red light is another matter - it’s against the law. Laws are __ 1____ rules made by governments. They keep peace and create order. ____ 2_____people break laws, their governments punish them. Long ago, people lived only in small tribal groups. They lived together, followed the same ____3____, and worshipped the same gods. There were no formal laws. ____4____, people were guided by their customs, morals, and religion. Over time, cities began to form. Laws became more formal and were written down in legal codes. In about 1750 BC, the king of Babylon ____5_____ one of the first legal codes, the Code of Hammurabi. It listed certain crimes and told how they should be punished. The ancient Romans helped shape our modern view of law. In the 600s BC, citizens of Rome wrote down all of their basic laws on twelve bronze tablets. The Romans declared that no citizen, ____6___ the ruler, was above the law. Modern law codes are root ed in the Roman system. Such law codes are statutory, meaning they are created and changed by legislatures, not by courts. Another system of law ___7___ later in England. Before the 12th century AD., each part of England had its own rules and customs. From the 12th century onward, England became a single nation. The courts of the land made sure people ___8___ a common set of customs-the English common law. Unlike the Roman system of law, the common law was never written down in one place. Instead, the courts made decisions about the law ___9___earlier court decisions. Those decisions are called examples. Each case must be decided in the same way as earlier cases. But if a case has some new aspects, the decision made will set a new example. That way, courts gradually change the law ___10___ society changes. | |||
| （ ）1. A. police （ ）2. A. Unless （ ）3. A. laws （ ）4. A. Instead （ ）5. A. imagined （ ）6. A. except for （ ）7. A. took effect （ ）8. A. formed （ ）9. A. set about （ ）10.A. before | B. political | C. official C. Though C. action C. Besides C. created C. in addition to C. got over C. presented C. came to C. despite | D. officer |
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It is commonly believed that school is where people go to get education. _1 , it has been said that | |||
| ( )1.A. Then ( )2.A. understand ( )3.A. difference ( )4.A. unexpected ( )5.A. answers ( )6.A. anywhere ( )7.A. part-time ( )8.A. If ( )9.A. pride ( )10.A. neighbour ( )11.A. wonderfully ( )12.A. babies ( )13.A. still ( )14.A. long ( )15.A. that ( )16.A. basic ( )17.A. unusually ( )18.A. large ( )19.A. take exams ( )20.A. changed | B. However B. need B. importance B. endless B. ways B. anywhere else B. public B. Because B. surprises B. friend B. well B. grown-ups B. next B. broad B. when B. strict B. differently B. new B. hold exams B. limited | C. Thus C. enjoy C. use C. countless C. edges C. somewhere C. standard C. So C. knowledge C. foreigner C. greatly C. women C. then C. narrow C. after C. final C. little C. fixed C. mark papers C. chosen | D. Therefore D. interrupt D. problem D. simple D. meanings D. somewhere else D. strict D. Though D. progress D. teacher D. little D. men D. yet D. short D. before D. irregular D. frequently D. small D. read papers D. controlled |
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| Some people have the feeling that nothing can be done about their poor reading ability. They feel hopeless about it. Can you learn to read better, or must you agree that nothing can be done about it? To be sure, people are different. You cannot expect to do everything as well as certain other people do. If all the students in a class tried out for basketball, some would be very good players; others would be very poor; and many would be in between. But even the very poor players can become much better players if they are guided in the right way, and with plenty of practice. It is the same with reading. Some seem to enjoy reading and to read well without any special help. Others find reading a slow and tiring job. In between, there are all degrees of reading ability. Many experiments have shown that just about every poor reader can improve his reading ability. In these experiments, the poor readers were given tests of reading ability. After some of the causes of their reading were discovered, they were given special instruction and practice in reading. After a few months, another test of the same kind was given. In nearly all cases, these people had raised their reading scores. | |||
| 1.With the example of basketball players, the author shows ________. | |||
| A. why certain people are poor readers B. that there are differences in people’s abilities C. why some people are good basketball players D. that good basketball players can be good readers | |||
| 2.To improve their reading ability, people should ________. | |||
| A. work long and hard B. take different forms of tests C. have special help and practice D. try different reading materials | |||
| 3.The experiments mentioned in the text show that ________. | |||
| A. good readers seem to enjoy reading B. almost all poor readers can make progress C. causes of poor reading were difficult to find out D. tests help people improve their reading ability | |||
| 4.What does the underlined sentence “many would be in between” mean? | |||
| A. It means that many are the best basket players. B. It means that many are the worst basket players. C. It means that many are standing in the middle of the line. D. It means that there are several levels of players in many students. | |||
| 5.What’s the purpose of the author’s writing this passage? | |||
| A. To encourage people to improve their reading ability. B. To suggest that readers should do practice only in reading. C. To tell us that readers can’t improve their reading ability without special help. D. To tell us that to be a good reader, one should be guided in the right way. | |||
energy source that is smaller, lighter and more efficient.
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indicate nuclear batteries can be safely used
ce, whose style changes 17 from one way to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at the same time, take 18 seats, use similar textbooks, do homework,