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Unit1School life同步练习
(九)总分150分时间120分钟成绩评定___________________I.听力(每题L5分,共30分)第一节请听下面5段对话;每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题
1.B What is the time by the mans watchA.9:
00.B.8:
15.C.8:
45.
2.A Whospoke toPeterA.His wife.B.His boss.C.His mother.A Wheredoes theconversation mostprobably takeplace
3.A.In arestaurant.B.In astore.C.In astation.B Where is Frednow
4.A.At homeB.In classC.At lunchA WhatisStandBy/%The
5.A.name of a film.B.The nameof abook.C.The nameof和阅读下一个小题每段对话仅读一遍magazine.第二节请听下面5段对话或独白每段对话或独白后都有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,每个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间每段对话或独白读两遍请听第6段材料,回答第
6、7题
6.A Whatare thetwo speakerstalking aboutA.Attending someones dinner.B.Inviting aguest.C.Buying apresent.7B What should onedo ifinvited todinner accordingto thedialogueA.He/She should make up.B.He/She shouldbring a small present.C.He/She neednt bringanything.请听第7段材料,回答第8至10题
8.A Whywouldn tthe womanlike tolive inIndiaA.Because shewould missher family.B.Because shedoesn,t likethe place.C.Because shehas nofriends there.to India
9.B Whatis the only thingthe manwill be worried aboutif hemovesfamily.A.His dog.B.The language.C.His
10.A Whatdo youthink of the manHe sA.He sbrave.B.He,s confident.C.D.only in a fewplaces alongthe coast
17.B Howmany people died in the earthquakewhich happened in Portugalin1755A.500B.140,000C.400,000D.2,
00018.A Whenand wherewas the worst earthquake ever reportedA.1964;Alaska B.1556;China C.1923;Japan D.1976;China
19.B Accordingto thepassage,which of the following is NOTtrueA.The strongerthe earthquakeis,the morepeople arekilled.B.Earthquakes oftencome unexpectedly.C.Earthquakes cancause fires.D.People stilldon tknow how to tellwhen anearthquake willcome.
20.B Whatmay betalked aboutin theseventh paragraphA.How doearthquakes worrypeopleB.What willpeople doto prepare for earthquakesC.How canwe savepeople whenearthquakes happenD.How doearthquakes happenV.填空题(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)Santa Fe,the capitalof NewMexico,U.S.A.,is in the centralpart of the state,on theSantaFe River.Santa Fewas foundedin1609by the Spanish on an oldIndian village.In1680the Indiansseizedthe placebut onlyheld it for twelveyears beforetheSpanishretook it.The cityremainedunder Spanishrole untilMexico won its independencein
1821.From thenonit was aMexican cityuntil1846when it was takenover byU.S.troops.Because ofits sunnyweather,rich historyand surroundingmountains,it isa goodplace forholidaymakers.Besides hunting and skatingin themountains peopleenjoy shoppingin the Indianand Spanishshops,which bringsa largeincome to the cityevery year.In summerthere isan歌居international operaU seasonwhen operasare shownin apartly-roofed,open-air theatre
1.At presentSanta Febelongs tocountry.Santa Fewas underthe ruleof thein
1833.
2.The peoplewho heldSanta Fefor thelongest periodin historywere the
3.
4.A Watchingis ofspecial interest to peoplewho visitSanta Feindaily forpeople fromall overthe world.summer.
5.A Peoplelike in theIndianand Spanishshops aswell ashuntingandskating.V.短文改错(每题1分,共10分)Senior citizenswere permittedon thebus totravel
1.Acheaply ifshe hada specialcard.Mrs.Matthews lived
2.Bin thecountry,but she went intotown andbuy foodfor
3.Athe family.She alwayshad topay thefull pricefor herride.
4.AThen shereached theage sixtyand gother senior
5.Acitizen,s card.And whenshe useditforthe firsttime
6.Bon thebus,it madeher feelvery older.
7.AThe drivernoticed that her feelingunhappy.
8.BSo after she hadpaid hermoney,he whispered,Not
9.Bforget giveyour mother,s cardback toher if you see
10.Aher again.Mrs.Matthews wasvery happyat this.VI.书面表达(共25分)假设澳大利亚客商Robert先生来到某家乡办企业洽谈业务,请你以该厂厂长的身份向客人介绍本厂的情况,介绍应包括下表所列的全部内容厂名常胜鞋厂简历建于1994年3月编制职工近200人,大部分是中学毕业回乡的学生,来自附近工厂的技术员和工程师产品主要是童鞋和女鞋,畅销西欧和北美,今年比去年增产30%其它形势很好,希望合作答案听力15CBABA610ABABB1115ACCBA1620CABBC〜〜〜〜单项选择AADBC ABBCDAABDC完形填空本文是记叙文,全文进述的是作者和她的儿子Spencer遇到一只死去的小鸟的故事
1.Bo从空后Spencer说的话我们可以看出,他跑进来的时候因为着急和紧张,朝着“我”大声喊,而不是说saying或宣布declaring
2.Do afterall在这里是插入语,是对前一句的补充,意思是“毕竟”本句的意思是“毕竟那从碗橱里拿了个塑料袋,然后牵着Spencer的手是母亲做的事”其它选项不合逻辑
3.Bo towardthe bird意为“朝小鸟走去”C项有较大干扰性从下文我们得知“我”家离小鸟躺的地方有一定距离
4.Co help在这里是“起作用”的意思,“如果小鸟真的已经死了的话,医生来也没用”
5.Ao theaccident scene出事地点
6.B“我儿子和我在谈论小鸟可能有多大”A、C两项有一定干扰性wonder意为“疑惑、想知道”;study意为“研究”,显然不合题意
7.Ao因为没有飞的能力,小鸟掉下来了,而掉下来就造成了它的死亡
8.Cmiss在这里是“想念,思念”的意思
9.Do reachfor意为“伸手去够”我伸出手想握住Spencer的手以减轻他的悲伤
10.Co小鸟的死让Spencer很难过,“我”想安慰他,以减轻他的悲伤
11.Ao本空前后为转折关系;空后的句子是saying的另一宾语从句,因此用that引导
12.Do care for在这里是“关心”的意思C项有较大干扰性,treat的意思是“对待,招待”,显然不合题意
13.C“我确信他PoPo在天堂会手捧小鸟,跟它一起玩的”
14.Bo right then息为“那时,当时”
15.Ao gently一词与空前的slipped相呼应
16.Ao从空后的was said看,B项不正确从空后的52as ifhe hadnever beeninterrupted看,C、D两项不合适
17.Bo as if在此引导方式状语从句,其它三个选项不合题意
18.Do看到Spencer这么悲伤,“我”想给他提高lift一下情绪
19.Co
20.Ao从后文“In therubbish binwith Mamas granddad,PoPo.看,“我it Spencer告诉他父亲的是现在小鸟在什么地方阅读理解A篇DDC B篇BCA C篇AADC D篇ACDBA E篇CDBAB填空题America/the UnitedStates;Mexicans;Spanish;operas;shopping短文改错
1.the-a on a bus意为“乘汽车”,此处非特指乘哪一辆汽车o
2.she-they they与前句的citizens一致o
3.and-to或buy改为bought改成目的状语或使bought和went平行o
4.Vo
5.age后加上of表示年龄
6.And-Buto逻辑上为转折
7.older-old此处无比较的语境,而且前面是副词very8o去掉thato noticesb.doing sth.为固定结构
9.Not-Don t或Not—Never祈使句的否定式为don t或never加动词原形
10.give前加上toforget后接不定式to dosth.作宾语书面表达Mr.Robert,Welcome toour factory.The ChangshengShoe Factorywas foundedin March,
1994.It haslessthan200workers,most ofwhom graduatedfrom highschool.After graduation,they returned totheir nativeplace towork.The techniciansand engineersin ourfactory arefrom thefactoriesnearby.Our factorymainly makesshoes for children andwomen.They sellvery wellin WesternEuropeand North America.Now thesituation isexcellent.This yearwe havemade30percent moreshoesthan lastyear.附听力原文text1W.Excuse me,sir.What sthetimeby yourwatch I don tknow whetherI cancatch my9:00train,which leavesat9:00o clock.M:Take iteasy.You stillhave aquarter ofan hourleft.Text2W:This is the secondtime youhave beenlate thisweek.Peter.You shouldtry to do better,or I m afraidI11have tolet yougo.M:It won t happenagain,Imsure.Text3M:The foodhereisvery delicious,but I think youve givenme the wrong change.W:Sorry.Let mecheck thebill again.Text4W:Hello,Anne.This isLarry at the office.Is Fredat homeM:No,Larry.Hesin classnow.He11be homefor lunch,though.Text5W:I justsaw a great video,Stand ByMe.M:Oh,yeah.I lovedthat movie!It reallyreminded meof mychildhood.Text6M:Guess what!I vejust beeninvited tomy teachers house fordinner!W:Oh,how nice.M:Yes,but whatdo you do whenyou reinvited to someone,shousehereW:Well,it sthe customto bringa smallgift.M:Really LikewhatW:Oh,maybe someflowers ordessert.Text7M:I hearMaggie isgoing towork inIndia.W:India!Wow!I hearit sa beautifulplace,but I don t think I could everlive there.M:Why notW:Well,it s too farfrom home.I dmiss myfamily.M:I dontthinkIdmind movingto aforeign country.The languageis theonly thingthatI d beworriedabout.W:Yeah,but wouldnt youmiss yourfriendsM:Sure,for awhile,but Idmakenew ones.W:You certainlysound veryconfident.M:You know,actually,there isone thingIdmiss.W:What sthatM:My dog!Text8M:Hello.W:Hello,Mr.Andrews!This isMax fromRipley sRealty.M:Hi.Have youfound a house forme yetW:Yes,I have agreathouse toshow youon PadleyDrive.It sonly$200,
000.M:Oh,that,stooexpensive forme.W:Well,I haveanother oneon BankStreet.It sonly$85,
000.But itonly hasone bedroom.M:Oh,that s not bigenough.W:Well,how aboutahousein thecountryM:That soundsinteresting.W:Yes,it sfairly old,so it needs a little work.But its reallynice,and it has alovely-view.M:I thinkI willlike it.Text9M:Could youtell mewhere ourchemistry labisW:Yes.It son thethird floorof thisbuilding.M:Do youoften dochemistry experimentsthereW:Yes,once aweek.M:What doesyour teacheroften tellyou todo whenyou aredoing anexperimentW:He oftentells usto lookcarefully andfollow theinstructions.M:What must youdoat theend ofyour experimentW:We mustput everythingback in the cupboardsand washour hands.M:What elsemustyoudo beforeyou leavethe labW:We mustturn offthe electricity,shut thewindows andlock thedoor.Text10It doesnt matterwhen orhow mucha personsleeps,but everyneeds somerestto stay alive.That swhat alldoctors thought,until theyheard aboutAl Herpin.Al Herpin,it was said,never slept.He was90years oldwhen doctorscame to his homeinNew Jersey.They expectedto find out that he neededsleep ofsome kind.But theywere surprised.Though theywatched himevery hourof the day,they neversaw Herpinsleeping.He did not evenowna bed.He neverneeded one.The only way thatHerpin seemedto restwas tosit in a rocking chair and read some newspapers.Herpin offeredtheonlyprobable explanationof hiscondition.He rememberedsome talkabout hismotherhaving beeninjured several days beforehe was born.Herpin diedat theage of
94.friendly.请听第8段材料,回答第11至13题
11.A Whatare thetwo speakerstalking aboutA.Buying ahouse.B.Finding ajob.C.Building ahouse.
12.A Whatdo youthink of the manA.He isvery rich.B.He isvery poor.C.He hassome money,but hesnotvery rich.
13.A Whatkind ofhouse isfit forthe manin hisown opinionA.The houseon PadleyDrive.B.The houseon BankStreet.C.The housein thecountry.请听第9段材料,回答第14至16题
14.A Whereis thechemistry labA.On the first floor.B.On thethird floor.C.On thefifthfloor.
15.A Howoften dothe studentsdo theirexperiments thereA.Once aweek.B.Once aday.C.Twice aday.
16.A Whatshould thestudent doat theend of the experimentA.They shouldturn offthe power.B.They shouldwash theirhands.C.They shouldput everythingback andwash theirhands.请听第10段材料,回答第17至20题
17.B Whatdid doctorsthink aboutsleepA.They thoughteveryone neededsome sleeptostayalive.B.They thoughtsomebody didn tneedto sleepat all.C.They thoughtsomebody neededa shortsleep.
18.A Howdid thedoctors feelwhen theygot toknow thatAl Herpinnever sleptA.Delighted.B.Surprised.C.Worried.
19.A What was theonlywayAl HerpinrestedA.He sleptin arocking chair.B.He satinarocking chairandreadsomenewspapers.C.He satinarockingchairand watchedTV.
20.B Howdid AlHerpin explainwhy hedidn tneed anysleepA.He saidhe forgotsome talkabout his mother,s being injured severaldays beforehe wasborn.B.He saidhe rememberedsome talkabout hismother sbeinginjured severaldaysafter hewasborn.C.He saidhe rememberedsome talkabout hismothers beinginjuredseveraldaysbefore he wasborn.
1.B Peoplein Americaspeak the same languageas the BritishA.do B.did C.are D.can
2.A Maryfound.A.Chinese difficult to learnB Chinese difficultto be learned.herselfC.it difficultyto learnChinesedifficultto learnChinese
3.How areyou gettingalong withyour classmatesIL单项选择(每题1分,共15分)A.I likethem verymuch B.Sorry.I have no idea.D.All right.I11do it.D.Very well.Thank you.
4.J Ioften havea chatwith Johnover phonewhile Ikeep intouch withTomby letter.A./;theB.the;/C./;a D.the;a
5.BSorry tohave interruptedyou.Please goon.You youdidntlike yourfather,s job.A.had saidB.said C.were sayingD.had beensaying
6.A It is nouse theory(理论)without practice.A.learning B.being learningC.to belearning D.learn
7.B Icouldn tfind mywatch for ages,but thenone dayit ina coatpocket.A.came upB.turned upC.got outD.found out
8.B Mr.Smith madeup hismind todevote allhe hadtosomeschools forpoor children.A.set upB.setting upC.have setup D.having setup
9.B Youre yourtime tryingto persuadehim togo togetherwith us.A.costing B.losing C.wasting D.missing
10.B Wasit because there wasa trafficjam onyour wayto schoolthis morningyou werelateA.which B.when C.why D.that
11.A Thefamous singerhas made50records,are wellthought of.A.most ofwhich B.most C.all ofwhom D.most of them
12.C Johnhas puton somuch weightrecently thathismother has toall histrouserstohismeasure.A.let outB.give awayC.bring inD.make up
13.B Iwontforget thevacation wespent together.A.when B.which C.on whichD.where
14.A Mymother asked.A.what was thewrongB.what the matter isC.what matterwas D.what wasthematter
15.BHello,I reallywant toapologize toyou.9A.Really B.Are yousure C.For whatD.WhenIIL完形填空(每题1分,共20分)While Iwas standingat thekitchen window,five-year-old Spencer,my oldestson,ran intothe house1,“We needa doctorout here.We needa doctor.Hurry,Mom.”“Whatswrong”I asked.Spencer anxiouslytold mehe had found adead birdthat neededa doctor.Dutifully(JI页从地),I seizeda smallplastic bagfrom thecupboard andtook Spencers hand一2,that sthe sortof thingmothers do.While myson ledme outof thedoor and3the bird,I explainedthat ifthe creaturewas indeeddead,a doctorcould not4,When wearrivedat the5scene,itwasobvious that the babybird wasdead.Spencer and Icouldsee thenest(鸟巢)high upin thetree.My sonand I6the probableage of the babybird,its inabilityto flywell,and exactlyhow the7had causedits death.Ithinkhis mummyand daddyreally8him,“Spencer observed.I9my boyshandand triedto ease(减轻)his10by sayingthat Iwassure theydid,11they wouldbe okaybecausethe little birdhad gone to Heaventobewith GodandPoPo一my deceased(去世了的)grandfather.I assured(使确信)Spencer thatthe bird,s mommyand daddyknew thattheir littleone wouldbe12and loved.I toldSpencer thatPoPo lovedlittle birds,and thatI13he was in Heavenholding andplaying withthe babybird
14.I pickedupthelittlecreature sbody,slipped(悄悄放至U)it intomy plasticbag and15placed thebirdin therubbish bin.16wassaidabout thematter forthe restof theday.Spencer wentrightback toplay17he hadnever beeninterrupted,andIreturned tomy workin thekitchen.At breakfastthe nextmorning,Spencer sadlyexplained tohis fatherthathe hadfoundababy birdthedaybefore thatfell fromits nest.’“It wasdead,Daddy.”Trying to18Spencer sspirits andreminded himthatthelittlebird wassolemn-faced athis dad,
1.B A.saying B.screaming C.declaring D.telling
2.CA.in factallB.at leastC.of courseD.after
3.A A.ahead
4.C A.comeB.toward C.over D.of
5.A A.accidentB.save C.help D.support
6.B A.wondered B.kitchen C.familiar D.angry
7.B A.fall B.discussed C.studied D.looked
8.B A.hate B.tree C.mother birdD.other bird
9.A A.picked upB.lose C.miss D.love
10.C A.excitementB.turnedtoC.got toD.reached forB.regret C.sadness D.disappointmentreally19,I askedour sonto tellDaddy20the babybirdwas.Spencer,lookingstated,“In therubbish binwith Mamas granddad,PoPo.
11.C A.but thatB.and thatC.soon D.then
12.C A.enjoyed forB.played C.treated D.cared
13.A A.doubted
14.A A.right nowthenB.found C.was sureD.was afraid
15.A A.gentlyB.rightthenC.from nowon D.now and
16.B A.Nothing else
17.A A.as usualB.loudly C.strongly D.firmly
18.B A.break EverythingD.SomethingC.Nobody elseC
19.B A.wounded.E.even thoughD.though liftD.as if
20.A A.where show D.B.riseC.okay D.aliveB.injuredC.howD.whenB.whatIV.阅读理解(每题2分,共40分)(A)For yearsithasbeen possibleto usecameras to take pictures of carsas theyspeed alonghighways,drive throughred lights,or drivetoo fastdown thestreet.However,even ifthe picturesare takenautomatically,someone stillhas todo allthepaperwork andsend outfines.Now aBritish companycalled EEVhas comeup witha computerizedvideo system thatcan doit all.They suggestthat alllicense plates(车牌照)should havea bar code aswell asthe usualnumber.The barcodes arejust agroup oflines likethose yousee on the packagesof thingsyoubuy.EEV shigh-speed videocamera system can read a barcode ona licenseplate evenif thecaris drivingover100miles perhour.The computercontrolling the system couldthen usetheinformation fromthe barcode tofind out the nameand addressofthedriver usingthe carsrecords.It canthen print outthefine andsend itto theowner ofthe car.The inventorsalsosuggest thatthesystemcan alsowatch trafficto helpfind stolencars.The newelectronic systemcould bewatching everyonethat passesthe cameras!Because ofthis,many peoplefind theidea that“big brotheris watchingyou”is moreofaworry thana fewmotoristsgetting awaywith drivingtoo fast.Besides,some peoplewill bevery unhappyto realizethatthis newsystemcantell thepolice wherea particularcar hasbeen.
1.B Accordingto this passage,which ofthe followingis TRUEA.The camerain thepast can,t takepicturesofcars nowas theyspeed alonghighways.B.The camerain thepast canprintoutfines.C.The camerain thepast cansend outfines automatically.D.The camerain thepast cancatch carsbreaking trafficroles.
2.A Thenew computerizedvideosystemcan A.find stolencarsB.readabarcodeonalicense plateC.findoutthe nameand addressofthedriver whodrives toofastD.all ofthe above
3.B Whats peoples attitudeto the newly invented system formotoringA.People allagree withthe newly invented system.B.People objecttothenewlyinventedsystem totally.C.Some peopleworry aboutthenewlyinventedsystem.D.Itisnot mentionedin thisarticle.(B)Animals cannotbe consideredequal tohuman beingsbecause theydo not have thesameintelligence.There arephysical actsthat animalsshare with people,but animalsperform these actsinstinctively(本能地);Whereas,human beingsnormally needto learnthem.One instanceof thoseistheway animalscare for their young.A mothercat willinstinctivelybegin lickingthe babykittens assoon asthey areborn.The humanmotherhasfewer instinctsabout her babyand oftenneeds toturn toothers,such asher ownmother,a friend,oraneighborto learnhowto carefora baby.Some mothers are soanxious thatthey spendtheir entirepregnancy(妊娠期)reading bookson thesubject ofcaring forinfants.Therefore,sales ofbooks onpregnancyand careforchildrenare alwayspopular inurban bookstores.Other differencesbetween animals and people are insocial organization.People buildhousesand livein familygroups,tribes,villages,towns orlarge cities.However,many animals,suchas bears,never livein groups,but onlycontact otheranimals ofthesamekind tomate.Anotherdifference is that animalslive bythe lawsof nature,often killing other smalleranimals forfood.They haveno feelingsabout killingeven weakeranimals oftheir ownkind becausein theworldof nature,there isconstant competitionbetween animals,and onlythe strongesttend tosurvive.On theother hand,human beingsapply theirintelligence tocreating societiesand lawstoprevent theact ofkillingotherpeople.
4.A Animalsshare somephysical actswithpeople.A.and bothanimals andpeople perform theseacts by instinctB.but animalsperform theseacts byinstinct whilepeople learnthemC.but peopleperformtheseactsbyinstinct whileanimals learnthemD.and bothanimalsandpeople learnthem
5.A Booksabout pregnancyand carefor babiessell wellbecause.A.some mothers havenoonetoturn tofor adviceB.mothersareanxious toknow whattheir babieswill belikeC.mothers donthavemany instinctsabout howtocarefortheirbabiesD.mothershavea lotof suchbooks tochoose from
6.B Whichofthefollowingisthe besttitle forthis passageA.Animals andHumans B.Instinct C.Lifestyle D.BestSellersCThe youngpoliceman,Constable Rider,walked morequickly thanusual becauseofthecold,but hedidnotconsciously neglectany partof hiswork.His torchflashed ondoorways andwindowsas helooked foranything suspicious,and whenhe thought that somethingwas unusual,he wenttotry thedoor andwindow,probably unheardbythepeople sleepingintheroom justabove hishead.As heturned acorner,he hearda slightrustling sound—it mightbe acat,and itcouldeven be a dog,although fewdogs wanderedabout atnight.It mightbeapair oflovers,or itmightbe anything.But Ridersaw nothing.A catthen Usuallyifyoudisturbed acat,it jumpedand ranoff,and youheard ornoticedsomething else.By doinga lotof nightwork,you learnedto noticethese things,but nowallRider noticedwasthesilence whichhad followedthe rustlingsound.So heacted cautiously.Hedid notflash his torch aboutthe housesnear thecomer butwalked on,and,alittleaway fromthespot wherehe hadheard thesound,stopped andbent hishead,asifhewaslighting a cigarette.A policemanwho stoppedto lightacigaretteseemed themost unsuspiciouspoliceman inthe world.There wasstill nosound.There werebushes inthe gardenofthehouse whereRider hadfirstheard it,and heknew thata mancould hidethere outof sight.But ifhewentback,it wouldwarnany suchman.So insteadhe stoodand shonehis torchatthenearest window,and asif hehadnoticed somethingunusual,he walkedtowards itand openedthe woodengate,which madenosound atall.He reachedthe entranceand shonethe torchon thekeyhole ofthe frontdoor.Ashe didso,the rustlecame again,this timemuch moresoftly.He lookedround quickly.
7.AWhatwas ConstableRider doingon thisvery coldeveningA.Looking foranything outoftheordinary.B.Looking forsomething thathad beenlost.C.Being carefulnot todisturb people.D.Being carelessin carryingout hisduties.
8.A Whenhe heardthe rustlingsound,he.A.thoughtthatitwasprobably notcaused bya dog
8.knew thathe hadC.disturbed acatknew not totakeD.any noticeof sucha noisehad turneda cornerrealizedthatheno moresounds,Rider decidedmistaken,and walkedon wellhavea
9.A Ashe thenheard A.cigarettethat he had beenB.thatto flashhis torchonawindow nearthecomerhe mightas C.D.nottoshow thathehadnoticed anything
10.B Whydid ConstableRider notgo rightback tothehouseonthecomerA.He hadseen aman hidingthere.B.He didnt wantto usehistorch.hehadnoticed something,sound fromthe garden.C.It wouldshow thatD.There wasstill noDTheyear was
1932.Amelia Earhart埃尔哈特was flyingalong fromNorthAmericato Englandinasmallone-engine airplane.At midnight,several hoursaftershe had leftNewfoundland,sheran intobad weather.To makethings worse,her altimeterfailed.The altimetershows theheightof theplane abovethe ground.At night,and ina storm,a pilotis ingreat difficultywithoutan altimeter.At times,her planenearly plungedinto the Atlantic Ocean.Just beforedaylight,there wasfurther trouble.Amelia noticedflames火焰coming fromtheengine.Would shebe able to reachland Therewas nothingtodoexcept tokeep goingandto hope.Amel aEarhart didreach Ireland,and forthe courageshehadshown,she waswarmly welcomedinEngland andEurope.When shereturned tothe UnitedStates,she washonored byPresident Hooverata specialdinner inthe WhiteHouse.From thattime on,Amelia Earhart was famous.Whatwasso importantaboutherflight Amelia Earhartwasthe firstwoman tofly theAtlanticOcean alone,and shehad seta recordof fourteenhours andfifty-six minutes.
11.A Amelia was.A.an AmericanB.an EnglishwomanC.a EuropeanD.living neartheAtlantic
12.A Herflight wasimportant,because.A.Amelia wasa womanpilotB.she seta recordoftheflightC.Amelia wasthefirstwoman tofly theAtlantic aloneD.Ameliawasabletoovercome(克月艮)the difficultiesduring theflight
13.BThe underlinedword“ran into“means.A.rushed intoB.went overC.came alongD.met
14.B Amelia,s successfulflight hasproved that.A.women cando everythingB.women cando thingsas menhave doneC.men andwomen areequal nowD.women pilotsare moresuccessful thanmen pilots
15.B Thetitle forthispassagewou1dbe.A.AmeliaEarhartB.A WomanPilotC.A FlightD.An HonoredWoman(E)Earthquakes aresomething thatpeople fear.There aresome placesthat havefew ornoearthquakes.Most placesintheworld,however,have themregularly(有规律的).Countriesthat havea lotearthquakes areusually quitemountainous(多山的).The mosttalked aboutearthquake inthe UnitedStates was in SanFrancisco in
1906.Over700people diedin it.The strongestone inNorth Americanwasin
1964.It happenedin Alaska.Strong earthquakesare notalways theones thatkill themost people.In1755,one ofthestrongest earthquakes ever recordedwas feltin Portugal.Around2,000people died.In1923,a verystrong earthquakehit theTokyo,Yokohama areaof Japan.A hundredand fortythousandpeopledied.Most ofthem diedin fireswhich followedthe earthquake.One oftheworstearthquakeseverwasinChina in
1976.It killeda largenumber ofpeople.The worstearthquakeeverreported wasalso inChina,in which400,000people werekilled orinjured.This earthquakehappenedin
1556.Earthquakes worrypeoplea lot.The reasonisthatwe oftendo notknow whenthey arecoming.People cannotprepareforit.
16.B Earthquakeshappen.A.in allthe placesintheworldB.only inthe countriesthat havealotof mountainsC.regularly inmost placesintheworld。