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【题目】" Earthquake " The word flashed in my brain. A roaring sound filled my ears. I tried to slide beneath my desk. The desk did a wild tap dance, slipping and sliding towards the centre of the room. I twisted my body and grabbed at the windowsill behind me, somehow kicking free of my dancing chair. I tried to stand. My legs skated a-way as if on a bucking escalator.

My fingers shook, grasped and held the windowsill tightly. Somewhere through the roar sounded the terrified scream of some wounded animal. I looked behind me and tried to steady my gaze on the other kids but the scene was a dizzy nightmare. Some of the class were sitting in the middle of the room, surrounded by chairs and desks. One girl was screaming. A boy was trying to claw his way across the floor to the door in a crazy overarm crawl. My grip froze me to the windowsill.

I cried aloud," I'm going to die. I'm going to die. Save me, I'm not ready to die, I'm not ready !" I hunched forward on my knees and pressed my face against my clenched fingers. I looked at the backs of my fingers and stupidly noticed the fragile pale hairs growing out of the pores. The fingers would soon cease to exist. Somehow the impending horror of my death was too terrible to even cry about.

Suddenly, I became aware that the rocking had ceased. Perhaps I wasn't going to die.

【1】The roaring sound was made by __________.

A. a wounded animal B. people screaming

C. children running D. an earthquake

【2】When the narrator clenches his fingers, he is __________.

A. afraid B. angry C. injured D. impatient

【3】Paragraph two describes the __________.

A. injuries suffered by the narrator

B. effects of a bad nightmare

C. disorder in the classroom

D. narrator's fear of death

【4】At the end of the passage there is a feeling of __________.

A. panic B. hope

C. sorrow D. excitement

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】本文讲述地震发生时作者的恐惧,以及最后作者看到的希望。

【1】D细节理解题。根据作者在文章中谈的现象,还有一些响声可知都是来描述地震的。

【2】A细节理解题。从文章中我们得知当描述者握住他手时他非常害怕。

【3】C细节理解题。从文章第二段中所提到的孩子、桌子、椅子、屋子等均可说明这地方是教室。

【4】B细节理解题。从文章最后一句话的内容,我们可以看出他有希望了,他可能死不了了。

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Once you have begun to listen on a regular basis, you might still be frustrated (受阻) by limited understanding.3________

Here is some of the advice I give my students:

Accept the fact that you are not going to understand everything.

Stay relaxed when you do not understand, and try listening to the material for more times.

Do not translate everything into your native language.

4_______ Don't concentrate on detail until you have understood the main ideas.

Listen to something you enjoy.

I remember the problems I had in understanding spoken German when I first went to Germany. In the beginning, when I didn't understand a word, I insisted on translating it in my mind. ____5___ Then, after the first six months, I discovered two extremely important facts. Firstly, translating creates a barrier between the listener and the speaker. Secondly, most people repeat themselves constantly. By remaining calm, I noticed that even if I didn’t pay much attention I could usually understand what the speaker had said.

A.What should you do?

B.But listening is a problem for most of the beginners!

C.However, after several weeks, I got used to the grammar rules.

D.The most important thing is to listen as often as possible.

E.This method usually resulted in confusion.

F.Listen for the general idea of the conversation.

G.But you can’t follow a native English speaker at all!

【题目】Charles Dickens is often thought of as one of the greatest British writers. February 7 marked the 200th anniversary of his birthday. Yet for many, his language is old-fashioned and his stories often improbable. So why do so many people know and read Dickens today?

One reason is the British government’s insistence that every child studies a Dickens novel at school. Alongside William Shakespeare, Dickens is on every English literature school reading list.

His stories, though often long by today’s standards, are great moral tales. They are filled with colorful characters.

Earlier this month, a ceremony was held in Portsmouth, where Dickens was born. Prince Charles said at the ceremony, “Dickens used his creative genius to campaign passionately for social justice… His characterization (人物刻画) is as fresh today as on the day it was written.”

His books stand out from many other writers because of his insight into human nature. Dickens, like Shakespeare, tells us truths about human behavior. They are as true in the 21st century as they were to his readers in the 19th century.

Readers have returned to Dickens’ books again and again over the years to see what he has to say about their own times.

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A. why Dickens’ novels still appeal to readers in modern times

B. that Dickens’ works are no longer popular among young people

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a) romance in his books

b) moral value in his books

c) his colorful characters

d) his insight into human nature

e) government education requirement

f) his prediction of the current economic crisis

A. abdf B. bcde C. bdef D. abed

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A. it’s better to read Dickens in time of difficulty

B. Dickens was a great social observer of his time

C. human nature seems worse during bad times

D. Dickens’s novels are short and easy to read

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A. Little Dorrit is one of Dickens’ best-known novels.

B. Dickens’ novels are of greater value during economic crisis.

C. Dickens’ works have gained more popularity than Shakespeare’s

D. Dickens’ novels are still of realistic significance to today’s world.

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