题目内容
Mike has been making great efforts in practice in order to _______ his dream to win championship in the coming Olympics.
A. come about B. come true C. make D. live
D
The massive magnitude（震级） 8.8 earthquake that struck the west coast of Chile moved the entire city of Concepcion at least 10 feet to the west, and moved other parts of South America as far apart as the Falkland Islands and Fortaleza, Brazil.
These measurements, produced from data gathered by researchers from four universities and several agencies, paint a much clearer picture of the power behind this earthquake, believed to be the fifth-most-powerful since instruments have been available to measure earthquake.
Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina moved about 1 inch to the west. And Chile's capital, Santiago, moved about 11 inches to the west-southwest. The cities of Valparaiso and Mendoza, Argentina, northeast of Concepcion, also moved.
The quake's epicenter (震中) was in a region of South America that's part of the so-called “ring of fire,” an area of major seismic（地震的） stresses which encircles（环绕，包围） the Pacific Ocean. All along this line, the plates on which the continents move press against each other.
Mike Bevis, professor of earth sciences at Ohio State, has led a project since 1993 that has been measuring crustal（地壳的）movement in the Central and Southern Andes. The effort is called the Central and Southern Andes GPS Project, or CAP.
Ben Brooks, an associate researcher with the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology at the University of Hawaii, said that the event, offers a unique opportunity to better understand the seismic processes that control earthquakes.
“We now have modern, precise instruments to evaluate this event, and because the site borders a continent, we will be able to get evidences of the changes it caused.” said Brooks.
【小题1】What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．The earthquake in Chile was dangerous. |
| B．Earthquake often happen in Chile |
| C．The earthquake in Chile moved cities. |
| D．The earthquake in Chile had been predicted. |
| A．Concepcion | B．Buenos Aires | C．Santiago | D．Valparaiso |
| A．the fire and the earthquake |
| B．the beautiful places around the ocean |
| C．the plate on which South America lies |
| D．the area around the Pacific Ocean |
| A．It is under the leadership of Mike Bevis. |
| B．It observes earthquakes worldwide. |
| C．It is designed to watch climate changes. |
| D．It mainly studies the Pacific Ocean. |
When Mike told me he was leaving I felt like a vase which had just broken. There were pieces of me all over the tidy floor. He kept talking, telling me why he was leaving, 31 it was for the best, I could do better, it was his 32 and not mine. I had heard it before many times and yet somehow was still hurt; perhaps one cannot 33 such pain.
He left and I tried to 34 my life. I filled the kettle (水壶), put it on to boil, took out my old red cup and 35 the coffee powder falling into the bone china. Somehow when the kettle piped its finishing warning, I 36 not to hear it. That’s what Mike’s leaving had been like, sudden and with a(n) 37 end. I would rather just 38 in uncertainty than have things finished. I laughed at myself. Just about a cup of coffee, I must be getting 39 .
And yet it was a young woman who 40 back at me from the mirror, a young woman full of 41 and hope, a young woman with bright eyes just waiting to see the world. 42 , there are more important things. More important than 43 , I insist to myself firmly. The lid goes back on the coffee just like closing on the whole Mike experience.
He didn’t 44 my dreams as I feared that night. 45 , I am flying far across fields and woods, 46 on those below me. I fly free until I meet another bird who flies with me in perfect harmony. I realize with some 47 that there is a bird out there for me, there is another person, not necessarily a lover perhaps just a 48 , but there is someone out there who is my soul mate. I think about being a broken 49 again and realize that I have gathered myself back together, what Mike has is 50 a little part of my time in earth, a little understanding of my physical being. He has merely, a little piece of me.
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1 |
A. complaining |
B. suggesting |
C. explaining |
D. whispering |
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2 |
A. business |
B. fault |
C. luck |
D. reason |
|
3 |
A. pass |
B. defend |
C. feel |
D. ease |
|
4 |
A. get close to |
B. get on with |
C. get away with |
D. get down to |
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5 |
A. watched |
B. made |
C. let |
D. wanted |
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6 |
A. announced |
B. decided |
C. pretended |
D. concluded |
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7 |
A. optimistic |
B. sceptical |
C. splendid |
D. unpleasant |
|
8 |
A. wander |
B. move |
C. keep |
D. take |
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9 |
A. mad |
B. old |
C. nervous |
D. uncertain |
|
10 |
A. flashed |
B. swung |
C. stared |
D. pointed |
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11 |
A. promise |
B. delight |
C. dilemmas |
D. conflicts |
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12 |
A. Therefore |
B. Besides |
C. Finally |
D. Constantly |
|
13 |
A. friendship |
B. life |
C. love |
D. health |
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14 |
A. visit |
B. have |
C. reject |
D. spin |
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15 |
A. Deliberately |
B. Meanwhile |
C. Thus |
D. Instead |
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16 |
A. taking off |
B. looking down |
C. breaking away |
D. getting over |
|
17 |
A. sorrow |
B. worry |
C. relief |
D. doubt |
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18 |
A. friend |
B. bird |
C. dream |
D. job |
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19 |
A. heart |
B. vase |
C. mirror |
D. cup |
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20 |
A. mostly |
B. hardly |
C. usually |
D. only |