San Francisco is a big city which lies in the west of the United States very near the Pacific, where two earth’s plates often meet and jump．So earthquake is a 1 word to hear there．It is recorded that at least 2 big earthquakes have happened in San Francisco since the beginning of the 3 century．One happened in 1906, the other in 1989．
The second worst earthquake 4 San Francisco on the evening of October 17, 1989, when people were travelling to their 5 ．A wide and busy overhead road fell onto the one 6 ．Many people were killed in their cars．A few 7 ones were not hurt, but many thousands became 8 ．A large number of weak buildings didn’t 9 in the quake and the 10 electricity was cut off for several days, too．
Some people say it’s the most exciting thing they have done in their lives．Other people say it’s dangerous and 1 ．“Bungee Jumping”, 2 is known, has become very 3 in the USA, France, New Zealand and Australia．Every year, thousands of people 4 50 metres or more 5 only by a “Bungee”, a rubber cord(绳索)that stop them 6 the ground．
Bungee jumping 7 in 1979 when two students from Oxford University, England, jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA． 8 bungee jumping business have 9 all over the USA and other places, 10 in some countries it is not 11 by law．In the USA, bungee jumpers pay ＄80 or more to fall through the air 12 nearly 100 km an hour risking(冒险)their lives if the bungee cord 13 ．
Emily Stead is a bungee jumper who has survived 50 jumps．“It’s 14 !” She says．“I first went bungee jumping five years ago．Then, I jumped just 20 metres．My 15 jumping was 50 meters－from a hot-air balloon．“It’s the best 16 I have done．”
Other people do not agree．“Bungee jumping,” says Dr William Finch in Colorado, USA, “is both stupid and dangerous．This month I have seen twelve people who 17 their legs or ribs(肋骨)from a bungee jump．Until now, 18 has died－but sooner or later, it will happen．”Studies show that about two in one million might have 19 of death．Almost every accident was caused by the jumper not being 20 connected to the cord or the cord not being firmly connected to the jump platform(平台)．
(1)
[ ]
A．
unusual
B．
funny
C．
silly
D．
unhealthy
(2)
[ ]
A．
which
B．
as
C．
for
D．
what
(3)
[ ]
A．
practical
B．
interesting
C．
enjoyable
D．
popular
(4)
[ ]
A．
float
B．
dive
C．
drop
D．
rush
(5)
[ ]
A．
saved
B．
prevented
C．
pushed
D．
operated
(6)
[ ]
A．
touching
B．
falling
C．
attacking
D．
hitting
(7)
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A．
broke out
B．
took place
C．
set out
D．
started up
(8)
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A．
From now on
B．
By then
C．
Since then
D．
Before long
(9)
[ ]
A．
appeared
B．
decreased
C．
shared
D．
happened
(10)
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A．
otherwise
B．
however
C．
therefore
D．
although
(11)
[ ]
A．
agreed
B．
allowed
C．
obeyed
D．
protected
(12)
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A．
on
B．
at
C．
by
D．
in
(13)
[ ]
A．
breaks
B．
jumps
C．
shakes
D．
divides
(14)
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A．
suitable
B．
terrible
C．
great
D．
dangerous
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A．
first
B．
other
C．
another
D．
last
(16)
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A．
sport
B．
activity
C．
experience
D．
event
(17)
[ ]
A．
separated
B．
destroyed
C．
damaged
D．
burst
(18)
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A．
somebody
B．
nobody
C．
anybody
D．
one
(19)
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A．
adventures
B．
chances
C．
periods
D．
cases
(20)
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A．
loosely
B．
normally
C．
properly
D．
seriously
完形填空
It was a family adventure trip．My wife, Judith, our two-year-old daughter, Leila, and I had rented a small camper(旅行车)and were 1 through Baja California．The day before our return to San Diego, we 2 the camper near a beach for one last night in nature．
In the middle of the 3 I was awakened by Judith 4 me with her finger and yelling at me to 5 ．My first impressions were of 6 and banging．Fairly confused, I jumped down out of our little loft-bed, and standing without clothes on, 7 the wind screen．
What I saw 8 me quickly out of my half-dazed state．The camper was 9 by masked men hitting the 10 ．
I dove for the driver’s seat and tried to start the 11 ．The camper had started perfectly at least 50 times that 12 ．Now it tried to turn over, sputtered(劈啪作响)a few times, and died．There was the sound of breaking glass, and a hand 13 in through the driver’s side window．I hit the hand with a lot of force．
My hand was bleeding 14 the broken glass．I 15 I had one more chance to start the car．Having played hero 16 a thousand times in fantasy, I never 17 I would do it．I turned the key．The engine sputtered to life…and died．Then someone jammed a gun into my throat．I remember this thought：“You mean I don’t save the family?”I was really quite surprised．
One of the men, who spoke a little English, was 18 ,“Money!Money!”The gun still at my throat, I reached under the driver’s seat and 19 one of them my 20 through the broken window．I was hoping this was the end of it…
(1)
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A．
crossing
B．
traveling
C．
conveying
D．
entering
(2)
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A．
threw
B．
deleted
C．
parked
D．
moved
(3)
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A．
camper
B．
beach
C．
nature
D．
night
(4)
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A．
pushing
B．
beating
C．
controlling
D．
holding
(5)
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A．
jump up
B．
set up
C．
light up
D．
get up
(6)
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A．
noise
B．
sound
C．
voice
D．
fantasy
(7)
[ ]
A．
grasped
B．
crashed
C．
faced
D．
glanced
(8)
[ ]
A．
confused
B．
woke
C．
feared
D．
barked
(9)
[ ]
A．
surrounded
B．
robbed
C．
examined
D．
hunted
(10)
[ ]
A．
doors
B．
windows
C．
walls
D．
tyres
(11)
[ ]
A．
machine
B．
engine
C．
journey
D．
camp
(12)
[ ]
A．
moment
B．
day
C．
time
D．
trip
(13)
[ ]
A．
came
B．
reached
C．
trembled
D．
peered
(14)
[ ]
A．
by
B．
at
C．
from
D．
in
(15)
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A．
suggested
B．
figured
C．
indicated
D．
observed
(16)
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A．
energetically
B．
enthusiastically
C．
successfully
D．
naturally
(17)
[ ]
A．
doubted
B．
thought
C．
imagined
D．
required
(18)
[ ]
A．
begging
B．
translating
C．
yelling
D．
reminding
(19)
[ ]
A．
handed
B．
offered
C．
provided
D．
protected
(20)
[ ]
A．
trousers
B．
license
C．
shoes
D．
wallet
完形填空
Jean is a clever young woman who comes from a rich and famous family．She goes to a(n) 1 university and has everything that money can buy．Well, 2 everything．The only problem is that the people in Jean's family are so 3 that they can hardly find time to be with her．
So Jean 4 a lot of her time on MSN．She likes being anonymous(匿名的), 5 to people who do not know about her famous family and her 6 life．She used the name Linda on MSN and has 7 a lot of friends who she contacts(联系)quite 8 ．
Last year Jean made a very 9 friend on MSN．His name was David and he lived in San Francisco．David was full of stories and jokes．He and Jean had a common(共同的) 10 in rock music and modern dance． 11 it always took them hours to talk 12 on MSN and sometimes they even 13 the time．Of course, they wanted to know more about each other．David 14 a picture of himself：a tall, good-looking young 15 with a big, happy smile．As 16 went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other．
When Jean's father told her that he was going 17 a business trip to San Francisco, she asked her father to let her 18 with him, so that she could give David a 19 for his birthday．She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite 20 singer．But when Jean knocked on David's door in San Francisco, she found that the special friend she had been contacting was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim．
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A．
strange
B．
good
C．
usual
D．
important
(2)
[ ]
A．
just
B．
hardly
C．
almost
D．
only
(3)
[ ]
A．
busy
B．
boring
C．
careless
D．
far
(4)
[ ]
A．
chooses
B．
costs
C．
takes
D．
spends
(5)
[ ]
A．
singing
B．
talking
C．
writing
D．
e-mailing
(6)
[ ]
A．
rich
B．
poor
C．
active
D．
simple
(7)
[ ]
A．
lost
B．
made
C．
known
D．
visited
(8)
[ ]
A．
often
B．
long
C．
easily
D．
closely
(9)
[ ]
A．
honest
B．
handsome
C．
special
D．
loyal
(10)
[ ]
A．
sense
B．
interest
C．
history
D．
experience
(11)
[ ]
A．
Though
B．
But
C．
So
D．
Because
(12)
[ ]
A．
loudly
B．
happily
C．
freely
D．
badly
(13)
[ ]
A．
left
B．
overdid
C．
stayed
D．
forgot
(14)
[ ]
A．
received
B．
brought
C．
sent
D．
drew
(15)
[ ]
A．
star
B．
child
C．
boy
D．
man
(16)
[ ]
A．
time
B．
age
C．
conversation
D．
space
(17)
[ ]
A．
into
B．
at
C．
in
D．
on
(18)
[ ]
A．
work
B．
go
C．
study
D．
play
(19)
[ ]
A．
surprise
B．
wish
C．
hope
D．
party
(20)
[ ]
A．
opera
B．
pop
C．
rock
D．
classical
完形填空
One cold night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco．There I was walking home around one o'clock in the morning after a 1 practice at the theatre．With the opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines by heart．I was having 2 handling my part-time job at the bank in the daytime and my acting at night at the same time．As I walked, I thought seriously about 3 both acting and San Francisco．I had 4 too much of city life．
As I walked down the 5 streets under the tall buildings, I felt very small and cold, so I began 6 both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers．Very few people were still out except a few homeless people under blankets．
About a block from my 7 , I heard a sound behind me．I 8 quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun．The street was empty．All I saw was a shining streetlight．Still, the noise had made me 9 , so I started to run faster．Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I 10 what the noise had been．It had been my wallet 11 to the sidewalk．
Suddenly I wasn't cold or tired anymore．I ran out of the door and back to where I'd heard the noise．Although I searched the sidewalk 12 for 15 minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found．
Just as I was about to quit the 13 , I heard the garbage truck stop to the sidewalk next to me．When a voice came from the inside, “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming．How could this man know my name? The door opened and out jumped a small blonde man with an 14 look in his eyes．“Is this what you're looking for?” He asked, holding up a wallet．
It was already 3 a. m. by the time I got into bed．I couldn't get much sleep, but I had got my wallet back．I also had got back some 15 of city life．I realized the city couldn't be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other．
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