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The 9.2一magnitude(震级)earthquake which caused the tsunami in
the Indian Ocean on Boxing Day last year occurred at 7:58 a.m.,95 miles off the west coast of Aceh, Indonesia.
Eighteen minutes later.10-metre high waves crashed the ashore along a 500——mile-long stretch of Aceh.
Two hours later the tsunami hit Thailand and Malaysia and then Burma, Bangladesh, India,the Maldives,Sri Lanka,Kenya and Somalia.The final death toll is thought to be about 280,000,with tens of thousands more listed as missing.More than l.8 million people lost their homes.
●What Is Tsunami?
A tsunami is a chain of fast moving waves caused by a sudden strong quake in the ocean.They can be caused by earthquakes,volcanic eruptions(爆发),or even the collision of meteorites(陨星).Tsunamis are also incorrectly known as tidal waves,but unlike tidal waves they are not caused by changes in the tides.
They are also most common around the edge of the Pacific,where more than half of the world’s volcanoes are found.These fast moving waves can attack coastlines,often with little or no warning.Rocks weighing as much as 20 metric tonnes have been pulled from sea walls and carried l 80m inland.
●Wave Power
Atsunami can have a wavelength in excess of(超过)1 00km and there may be an hour between them.They travel at great speeds across an ocean with hardly any energy losses and are barely noticeable out at sea.
Over the deep Pacific Ocean,a tsunami travels at about 800kph.If an earthquake happened in Los Angeles.a tsunami could hit Tokyo quicker than you could fly between the cities by jet.
●Strange Animal Behaviors
Ten days before giant waves slammed into Sri Lanka and India coastlines,wild and domestic(家养的) animals seemed to know what was about to happen and fled(逃跑)to safety.
Elephants screamed and ran for higher ground.
Dogs refused to go outdoors.
Zoo animals rushed into their shelters and could not be enticed(引诱)to come back out.
小题1:..What does the first part of the passage mainly tell us?
A.The great speed of a tsunami.
B.The number of deaths caused by a tsunami.
C.The countries which were struck by a tsunami.
D.The serious destruction caused by the great power of a tsunaml.
小题2:..All the following can cause a tsunami except
A.changes of the tidesB.volcanic eruptions
C.collision of meteoritesD.earthquakes
小题3:..Which of the following is a characteristic of a tsunami?
A.Having a lot of small waves linked together.
B.The waves of a tsunami travel extremely fast.
C.The waves of a tsunami can be found in the distance.
D.The power of the waves becomes stronger and stronger as a tsunami travels.

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小题1:.D          
小题1:.A
小题1: B
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试题【The 9.2一magnitude(震级)earthquake which caused the tsunami inthe Indian Ocean on B】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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I Don’t Think I Wrote Wrong
Lao Yang was born in a small town. He liked reading when he studied at school. He thought the writers were respected(尊敬) and could get a lot of money. He wrote a lot of stories and posted them to the editorial departments (编辑部) but didn’t receive any answers.
Now he works in a factory. He’s busy at work. When he’s free, he always reads something. He always remembers he hoped to be a writer when he was young. One day, Xiao Ping, his ten-year-old daughter, came back. She looked worried and didn’t eat anything. She said Miss GAO, her Chinese teacher, told them to write a solicit article(征文) “My Father” that evening. But she did not know what to write.
“That’s easy,” said Lao Yang. “Let me help you.”
Then he sat down to write the solicit article at once. He easily finished it on time. He was sure Miss GAO would like it. But one afternoon he asked his daughter if the article had been chosen to post to the editorial department.
“My teacher said your article digressed from the subject(离题),” said the girl.
“I don’t think so,” Lao Yang shouted angrily. “I described(描写) just my father!”
小题1:.. Lao Yang wrote a lot of stories because _______.
A.he likes reading
B.he learned much at school
C.he wanted to be a writer
D.he wanted to help others
小题2:.. Lao Yang posted the stories to the editorial departments, _______.
A.and he got a lot of moneyB.and he became a famous man
C.and he was respectedD.but he failed
小题3:.. As _______, Lao Yang decided to help his daughter.
A.he was a writer
B.he was free
C.he wanted to realize his ideal(理想)
D.he wanted to make his daughter happy
小题4:. Lao Yang hoped _______.
A.his article could surprise the teacher
B.his article could be chosen
C.the children could like his article
D.everyone could soon know him
小题5:.. Lao Yang’s solicit article digressed from the subject _______.
A.because he couldn’t write it at all
B.because he didn’t know his father well
C.because it was too bad to be chosen
D.just because he described his father

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We each have a memory(记忆力). That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.
小题1:、Some people can easily learn many things by heart because                .
A.they always sleep very wellB.they often eat good food
C.they read a lot of booksD.they have very good memories
小题2:.、Everybody learns his mother language         .
A.at the age of sixB.when he is a small child
C.after he goes to schoolD.when he can read and write
小题3:.、Before a child can speak, he must              .
A.read and writeB.make sentences
C.hear and remember the soundsD.think hard
小题4:.、In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language well because          .
A.they have no good memoriesB.they have no recorders
C.they have too much time for itD.they are busy with other subjects
小题5:.、Your memory will become better and better          .
A.if you have plenty of good food
B.if you do more and more exercises
C.if you do morning exercises every day
D.if you get up early

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1) Your teens don’t want you to be their friends. What they need is for you to be a reliable responsible role model worthy of their respect, and not some overgrown child who wears too tight jeans or T-shirts with slogans advocating the good points of 100 proof liquor.
2) Don’t debate the teen ever. If she wants to debate, suggest she sign up for the Debate Club. If you buy into their teen logic (which is basically illogic, the product of an immature brain and every extreme of emotion known to mankind) your mouth will go dry. Teens need to know that no means no. Remember when your teen was two years old and he said “no” a lot? Well now it’s your turn, particularly when your teen wants to engage in behaviors that are dangerous.
3) Don’t buy your teen a car. If you do, he will total it in record time. Guaranteed. The teen should earn the car, or at least a portion of it (and by that I don’t mean one of the tires). You know how you take much better care of an item of clothing you spent a fortune on compared to one you bought in a bargain basement? It’s the same thing, only a car can do serious damage.
4) Encourage sports participation even if your teen has two left feet. In some sports, two left feet won’t knock him out of the box, so to speak. Sports participation develops perseverance and cheerfully functioning as a team member. You also will know where your child is every day after school (on the field, that is, or at a rival school). Just make sure you root for the right team, okay? Been there, done that.
5) Let the school know you in a good way so that school personnel do not dive under the desk when you approach. If you are asked to speak at the school, your teen will feel mighty proud. If you make something for the bake sale, try to make it taste edible and if you can’t see it through, do yourself and your child a favor and buy something at the local bakery or supermarket.
6) To know your teens’ friends is to know your teens. Teens have a secret life, and a parent’s goal is to find out secrecy that is sometimes thicker than the CIA and the KGB combined. If you really want to know what your kid is up to, get to know their friends. How? By being warm and kind, and by asking questions that don’t sound like an interrogation(审讯), but serve that purpose without their knowing it.
小题1: When your kids are doing something that might negatively affect their future, you should _____.
A.have your kids express their opinions fully and then discuss with them
B.think about how you can be their close friends
C.report that to their school immediately
D.say no and tell them that they must stop
小题2: According to the passage, as a parent, you should encourage your kids __________.
A.to wear too tight jeansB.to sign up for the Debate Club
C.to be greatly involved in sportsD.to make as many friends as they can
小题3: The underlined word “total” in the third paragraph probably means ________.
A.damageB.addC.buyD.earn
小题4: The passage mainly wants you to know that __________.
A.kids have their secrecy and freedom
B.Raising Teenagers calls for certain parenting skills
C.your teen needs some house rules
D.the family is changing

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Dear editor,
I am Paul , a senior English teacher in Linchuan No. 1 Middle School in Jiangxi Province , China. This letter is written to ask for your opinion.
The other day, I met with a multiple - choice exercise. We teachers argued heatedly with each other over its answer. Unfortunately, neither side could convince the other. The sentence is to be attached at the end of the letter. There is no doubt that the reference answer C is correct. But I don’t  think it is the only answer. Personally, I do think A is also a reasonable choice in sense as well as in grammar, if the case is treated from another aspect.                                
What puzzles me is why we should deal with so many multiple - choice exercises with not rigorous(严谨的)enough reference keys. But being a teacher, it’s very important and necessary to make it clear to students which answer is correct, which is more appropriate, and which is the best one. Regrettably, Multiple - choice test, which is a bit old - fashioned in western countries, seems to be quite popular and covers a rather high percentage in all sorts of English tests in China, especially in NMET.
Personally speaking, I don’t think multiple - choice test form making up more than 75 percent of the total scores in college entrance examination is a very good and effective testing method. Instead, more subjective testing forms depending on one’s own thinking and his ability to use the language like key words falling, question answering, paragraph or passage summarizing, English - Chinese or Chinese - English inter - translation, etc. should be applied to English proficiency tests. Through the test forms mentioned above, students’ ability to use the language will be better developed. Consequently, more advanced and outstanding English learners could be picked out. In fact, a test paper focusing on multiple - choice test influences, in a sense, students to form their own language thinking, which hinders(阻碍)the development of their language ability as well. Do you think so?
I am looking forward to your authoritative opinion. Thanks.
Yours sincerely,
Paul Liao
小题1:.
. What can be learnt from the letter is that the writer ________.
A.writes to argue with the editor over China’s present test system
B.thinks the reference answer to the sentence is completely wrong
C.thinks subjective test forms constitute a rather high percentage in NMET
D.doesn’t think highly of China’s present English proficiency test forms
小题2:.
. In order to better develop students’ ability to use English, the writer suggests ________.
A.dealing with more multiple - choice exercises
B.laying stress on the practice of subjective exercises
C.arguing hotly with teachers over reference answers
D.considering a problem from different aspects
小题3:.
Which of the following does NOT belong to subjective exercises in English learning?
A.Keeping a diary.B.Summarizing a paragraph.
C.Copying a test.D.Translating a passage.
小题4:.
The writer seems to feel ________ as to the future development of students’ language ability.
A.concernedB.curiousC.confusedD.satisfied

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  Environmental protection is frequently talked about nowadays. The authorities are doing their best to arise the public awareness of the vital importance of the environmental protection. This issue is, indeed, worth following up.
Environmental protection is closely related not only to our personal life, but also to the entire human race and the world’s further development. For one thing, the environment, in a narrow sense, determines the quality of our individual life. The air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, etc. , all come directly from the environment. If they continue to be contaminated, we may have neither clean water, nor healthy food. For another thing, in a broader sense, the environment plays a decisive role in fate of mankind. As is known to all, the earth, up to now, is human being’s only dwelling place. We can expect that some day we will live on another planet, but I doubt that this day will come earlier than the day when the earth becomes a globe of waste, if we keep damaging the environment. Finally, the environment is essential to the further development of the world. Extensive industrialization, which has brought about all the convenience and facilities we enjoy today, has been depending on the comprehensive exploitation of the earth’s natural resources found in the environment. If we do not protect the environment properly, further development cannot be guaranteed. In a word, to protect the environment is an urgent task.
Nevertheless, environmental protection is indeed a demanding task. Many people are still, either unconscious of the urgency of the task or deliberately damaging the environment for the interests of their own. Hence, we should adopt severe measures to prohibit people from doing more harms to the environment. Meanwhile, we need to make the gravity of the present situation known to all. In other words, punishment and instruction should be equally emphasized. Only in this way can we look forward to a cleaner and greener world.
小题1:.
. What does the underlined word contaminated(in paragraph 2)probably refer to?
A.pollutedB.protectedC.wastedD.guaranteed
小题2:.
The author’s purpose in writing the passage is to ________.
A.stress the importance of protecting environment
B.enjoy beautiful environment happily
C.try to develop our industrialization fast
D.take severe measures to the environmental destroyers
小题3:.
. From the passage we can know that ________.
A.environmental protection is indeed a demanding task to our government
B.not all the people in the world realize the urgency of the task
C.only a few people are damaging the environment on purpose
D.some day we will live on another planet before the earth is damaged

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