[题目]On February 3,1931 the peace of New Zealand's Hawkes Bay region was destroyed when the area was hit by the worst earthquake in New Zealand's history.At 10:46 am on that summer's day,the quake hit 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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【题目】On February 3,1931 the peace of New Zealand's Hawkes Bay region was destroyed when the area was hit by the worst earthquake in New Zealand's history.At 10:46 am on that summer's day,the quake hit with a magnitude of 7.9 on the Richter scale（里氏震级）.The centre of the quake lied some 15 to 20 kilometers north of the two main centers,Napier and Hastings.The quake lasted for two and a half minutes.Many people died in the earthquake.

A fire broke out immediately after the quake.The fire started in a chemist's shop and spread quickly.Then the Fire Department in Napier came to help,but they were at a loss to control the fire as a result of losing their water supply.However,the water supply in Hastings,was still usable,allowing them to fight back against the fire.

The force of the earthquake destroyed many of the city's famous landmarks（地标）.Chunks of the coastline were thrown into the sea.Napier's Bluff Hill,a popular tourist spot,was completely destroyed and thrown into the waters below.

Most of the major buildings in the city were completely destroyed.Roads and communications across the whole area were cut.People were afraid to enter their homes for days and found shelters at the local Motor Camp or on the beach.There were about 150 aftershocks（余震）in the 24 hours after the main shock.Over the next 2 weeks,there would be 525 such aftershocks.

【1】The worst earthquake took place in New Zealand_______.

A. at night B. in the morning

C. at noon D. in the afternoon

【2】The firefighters in Napier failed to put out the fire probably because_______.

A. there was no usable water B. they couldn't get close to it

C. the flames spread too quickly D. The wind was very strong

【3】The last two paragraphs mainly tell us that_______.

A. there were many places of interest in New Zealand

B. the earthquake damaged the city seriously

C. many famous landmarks were thrown into the sea

D. people were afraid to enter their homes for sleep

【4】What's the best title for this passage?

A. The 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake

B. New Zealand's two cities

C. The great fire after the great earthquake

D. The city's famous landmarks

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】文章介绍了1931年2月3日新西兰的霍克斯海湾地区被严重的地震所摧毁，由于缺少水供应，造成了极大的损失。

【1】B细节理解题。根据文章At 10:46 am on that summer's day, the quake hit with a magnitude of 7.9 on the Richter scale夏季的一天上午10：46，发生了7.9级地震。故选B。

【2】A细节理解题。根据文章but they were at a loss to control the fire as a result of losing their water supply但是他们失去了控制火势的损失，因为他们失去了水供应。故选A。

【3】B主旨题。根据文章最后两段的内容可知地震摧毁了许多城市的著名地标，这座城市的大部分主要建筑被完全摧毁了。可知地震对城市破坏严重。故选B。

【4】A主旨题。整篇文章介绍了1931年霍克海湾的地震，以及给这座城市所带来的损害。故选A。

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2.询问食宿、交通及比赛日程等方面的安排;

3.提出相关建议。

注意:

1.词数100左右;

2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;

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Dear Mr.Williams,

I am Li Hua,a student from Sunshine Middle School.

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Thank you for all your help and look forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

【题目】假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处,每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处,多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I went to my friend Jema’s house yesterday. I often visited her on the weekend. Sometimes we swim in the pool or play the tennis together. It rained yesterday, so we couldn’t do those thing. “Let’s watching a movie, ”Jema suggested. “You’re my guest Katy, so you can pick the one you like.” I final picked a movie called Dance of Joy. The movie were about a girl called Susan liked to dance. I told Jema she loved the movie. She laughed and said she had found it complete boring. She had only kept watching it because I was enjoying it so much. I felt a little bad about that, and it’s nice to have a good friend like Jema.

【题目】My friend Robert has a twin sister named Amanda. They get along very well, but there are some things 【1】(puzzle) Robert. He can’t understand how girls can talk for so long.

In fact, boys and girls have different 【2】 (attitude) towards friendship. Friendships between girls and boys usually anchored 【3】 shared feelings and support, but friendships between boys are based on shared activities 【4】 interests. A boy is likely to be cautious about sharing 【5】(he) feelings. However, a girl might be eager 【6】 (tell) what has happened to her closest friend. Many adolescent males cannot name a single best friend. When 【7】 (ask), they usually hesitate before responding, 【8】 females can usually answer the question without pausing.

The qualities that boys and girls consider 【9】(importance) in a friend seem to be the same. 【10】 of them are friendships. We all need friends in our lives.

【题目】“Her grades are fine; I’m not worried about that, but she just doesn’t seem to love learning any more.” Alice’s mum said.

She’s absolutely right. I’d noticed the same thing about her daughter over the previous two or three years when I’d been Alice’s middle school English, Latin, and writing teacher, and I have an answer, right there on the tip of my tongue, for what has gone wrong. Yet I’m torn between my responsibility to help Alice, and the knowledge that what I have to say is a truth I’m not sure this mother is ready to hear.

The truth—for this parent and so many others—is this: Her child has sacrificed her natural curiosity and love of learning at the altar(圣坛) of achievement, and it’s our fault. Alice’s parents, her teachers, society at large—we are all supposed to be blamed in this crime against learning. From her first day of school, we pointed her toward that altar and trained her to measure her progress by means of points, scores, and awards. We taught Alice that her potential is tied to her intellect(智力) ,and that her intellect is more important than her character. We taught her to come home proudly bearing grades As, championship prizes, and college acceptances, and not on purpose, we taught her that we don’t really care how she obtains them. We taught her to protect her academic and extracurricular perfection at all costs and that it’s better to quit when things get challenging rather than risk losing that perfect record. Above all else, we taught her fear failure. That fear is what has destroyed her love of learning.

【1】Both the mother and the teacher have noticed that ________.

A. Alice hates to tell them truth

B. Alice’s test scores are not so good

C. Alice chooses several subjects to learn

D. Alice doesn’t enjoy studying any more

【2】What does the underlined word “torn” mean in the passage?

A. pained to choose B. guilty to quit C. tired to manage D. certain to decide

【3】What does the teacher think of the girl?

A. Her academic perfection resulted from her character.

B. She is a gifted girl with spirits of challenging.

C. She is perfect in her character development.

D. Her academic performance is great.

【4】What leads to the girl’s change?

A. A few failure experiences. B. Fear of failing getting good grades.

C. Her mother’s over-protection. D. Her not being accepted by colleges.

【题目】Speaking to Develop Self-confidence

Overcoming stage fright

Most people are nervous about public speaking. 【1】If you know that your topic is interesting, and that your material is well organized, you have already reduced a major worry.

Facial expressions

【2】During your speech, try to change your facial expressions to convey the emotions that you feel. Throughout your speech you need to use expressive facial expressions.

Eye contact

When you speak, you should look your audience straight in the eye. The idea is to give the impression that you are talking to each individual in your audience. If you have a large audience, try to look at people in the middle of the room, then slowly look to the right side of the room, then to the left side, then back to the center of the room. 【3】Otherwise, this will give the audience the idea that you are not interested in your topic or in them.

【4】

Enthusiasm is being lively and showing your own personal concern for your subject and your audience. If you are truly interested in your topic, your delivery is certain to be enthusiastic and lively.

Varying speaking rate

Your words should not be too fast or too slow. If you speak too slowly you will bore your audience. If you speak too rapidly will be difficult to understand. Adapt your rate to the content of your speech. For example, if you explaining complex information, slow down. 【5】

A. Inspiring your audience

B. Speaking with enthusiasm

C. If you are happy or enthusiastic, you should speed up.

D. Don’t look at the floor, the ceiling or out the window.

E. The best way to cope with nervousness is to really well prepared.

F. Smiling before you start your speech shows that you are not nervous.

G. If you are nervous, take a few steps to your right or left while speaking.

【题目】假如你是李明，你的美国笔友Tom得知和他一样，你也非常喜欢奇幻小说，写信询问你对奇幻小说的看法。请根据以下要点给Tom回信：

1．奇幻小说情节生动、离奇，很有吸引力；

2．给人以很好的想象空间；

3．对于培养小说创作能力有很大的帮助。

注意：1.词数120个左右；

2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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【题目】When students and parents are asked to rate subjects according to their importance, the arts are unavoidably at the bottom of the list. Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. Too often it is viewed as mere entertainment, but certainly not an education priority(优先). This view is short－sighted. In fact, music education is beneficial and important for all students.

Music tells us who we are. Because music is an expression of the beings who create it, it reflects their thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. Rock music represents a lifestyle just as surely as does a Schubert song. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions. Music expresses our characters and values. It give us identity as a society.

Music provides a kind of perception(感知) that cannot be acquired any other way. Science can explain how the sun rises and sets. The arts explore the emotive(情感的) meaning of the same phenomenon. We need every possible way to discover and respond to our world for one simple but powerful reason: No one way can get it all.

The arts are forms of thought as powerful in what they communicate as mathematical and scientific symbols. They are ways we human beings “talk” to each other. They are the language of civilization through which we express our fears, our curiosities, our hungers, our discoveries and our hopes. The arts are ways we give form to our ideas and imagination so that they can be shared with others. When we do not give children access to an important way of expressing themselves such as music, we take away from them the meanings that music expresses.

Science and technology do not tell us what it means to be humans. The arts do. Music is an important way we express human suffering, celebration, the meaning and value of peace and love. So music education is far more necessary than people seem to realize.

【1】According to Paragraph 1, students ________.

A. regard music as a way of entertainment

B. disagree with their parents on education

C. view music as an overlooked subject

D. prefer the arts to science

【2】In Paragraph 2, the author uses jazz as an example to ________.

A. compare it with rock music

B. show music identifies a society

C. introduce American musical traditions

D. prove music influences people's lifestyles

【3】Which can explain how the sun rises and sets?

A. Music. B. Science.

C. The arts. D. Technology.

【4】What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Music education deserves more attention.

B. Music should be of top education priority.

C. Music is an effective communication tool.

D. Music education makes students more imaginative.

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