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THIS was the year the Earth struck back.

Earthquakes, heat waves, floods, volcanoes, super typhoons, snow storms, landslides and droughts killed at least a quarter of a million people in 2010 – the deadliest year in more than a generation. More people were killed worldwide by natural disasters this year than have been killed in terrorism attacks in the past 40 years combined.

"It just seemed like it was back-to-back and it came in waves," said Craig Fugate, who heads the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency. It handled a record number of disasters in 2010.

And we have ourselves to blame most of the time, scientists and disaster experts say.

Even though many catastrophes have the ring of random chance, the hand of man made this a particularly deadly, costly, extreme and weird(古怪的) year for everything from wild weather to earthquakes.

Poor construction and development practices conspire to make earthquakes more deadly than they need be. More people live in poverty in vulnerable(脆弱的) buildings in crowded cities. That means that when the ground shakes, the river breaches, or the tropical cyclone hits, more people die.

Disasters from the Earth, such as earthquakes and volcanoes "are pretty much constant," said Andreas Schraft, vice president of catastrophic perils for the Geneva-based insurance giant Swiss Re. "All the change that's made is man-made."

The January earthquake that killed well more than 220,000 people in Haiti is a perfect example. Port-au-Prince has nearly three times as many people - many of them living in poverty - and more poorly built shanties than it did 25 years ago. So had the same quake hit in 1985 instead of 2010, total deaths would have probably been in the 80,000 range, said Richard Olson, director of disaster risk reduction at Florida International University.

In February, an earthquake that was more than 500 times stronger than the one that struck Haiti hit an area of Chile that was less populated, better constructed, and not as poor. Chile's bigger quake caused fewer than 1,000 deaths.

Climate scientists say Earth's climate also is changing, bringing extreme weather, such as heat waves and flooding.

In the summer, one weather system caused oppressive heat in Russia, while farther south it caused flooding in Pakistan that inundated 161,200 square kilometers, about the size of Wisconsin. That single heat-and-storm system killed almost 17,000 people, more people than all the worldwide airplane crashes in the past 15 years.

Scientists have calculated that the killer Russian heat wave—setting a national record of 43.9℃—would happen once every 100,000 years without global warming.

1.What is responsible for the most human deaths in 2010?

A.Natrual disasters.                        B.Terrorist attacks.

    C.Poor buildings.                      D.Too rapid developrnent.

2.According to Andreas Schraft,             .

A.earthquakes are happening more often because of human beings

B.earthquakes are causing more damage because of human beings

C.stronger houses should be built to limit storm damage

D.Port—au—Prince is now overpopulated

3.The main point of the article is to            .

A.list the natural disasters that occurred in 2010

B.give the details of some natural disasters of 2010

C.warn that more natural disasters are to strike

D.blame humanity for not helping those affected by the disasters

 

【答案】

 

1.A

2.A

3.C

【解析】略

 

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A gentle breeze blew through Jennifer’s hair. The golden red sun was setting. She was on the beach, looking up at the fiery (火红的) ball. She was amazed by its color, deep red in the middle, softly fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls flying up above in the sky.

The atmosphere relaxed her. After all she had been through, this was what she needed. “It’s getting late,” she thought, “I must go home. My parents will be wondering where I am.”

She wondered how her parents would react, when she got home after the three days she was missing. She kept on walking, directing herself where she spent every summer holiday. The road was deserted. She walked slowly and silently. Just in a few hundred meters she would have been safe in her house.

It was really getting dark now. The sun had set a few minutes before and it was getting cold, too. She wished she had her favorite sweater on— it kept her really warm. She imagined having it with her. This thought disappeared when she finally saw her front door. It seemed different. Nobody had taken care of the outside garden for a few days. She was shocked: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now... It all seemed deserted. She couldn’t understand what was going on.

She entered the house. First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written by her father. It said, “Ellen, there is some coffee ready. I went looking.” Ellen was her mother but — where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her parents’ room. She went in. Then she saw her. Her mother, lying on the bed, was sleeping. Her face looked so tired, as if she hadn’t slept for days. She was really pale. Jennifer would have wanted to wake her up but she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her. When Jennifer woke up, something was different... she wasn’t in her mother’s room and she wasn’t wearing the old clothes she ran away in. She was in her snug bed in her pajamas (睡衣).

It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice, “Are you feeling better now? You know you got us very, very scared.”

1.What does “This thought” in the fourth paragraph refer to?

A.The feeling of being warm in her favorite sweater.

B.Her worry about her parents.

C.The idea of going back home.

D.The feeling of getting back home safely.

2.Her father didn’t take care of the garden because _______.

A.he had to look after his wife

B.he was busy looking for her

C.he was not strict in his job

D.he no longer enjoyed working there

3.How did Jennifer probably feel when she came back home?

a. worried    b. crazy    c. tired     d. disappointed     e. shocked     f. excited

A.a, c, e            B.a, b, c             C.b, c, e            D.d, e, f

4.What can we conclude from this passage?

A.In fact Jennifer’s mother had been sick for days.

B.As Jennifer walked towards home, she became increasingly scared.

C.Having experienced a lot outside, Jennifer felt home was really warm and safe for her.

D.When she found the garden deserted, she realized she got cross.

 

Emanuel’s father liked to declare he’d spent ages by the sea, breathing seawater. Now, away from the sea, in the hospital, his body just looked like a beached fish. His condition went from bad to worse. The doctor came from saying, “He’ll be home in a day,” “He’ll be home in a week,” to “He will be home in a month.”

When Emanuel was a teenager, if he ever seemed bored with the pier(码头), his father would shout, “What ? This isn’t good enough for you?” And later, when he suggested Emanuel take a job at the pier after high school, the boy almost laughed, and his father again said, “What? This isn’t good enough for you?” And before Emanuel went to war, when he talked of marrying Maggie and becoming an engineer, his father said, “What? This isn’t good enough for you?”

And now, here he was, Emanuel helped out at the pier, working evenings after his taxi job, doing his father’s labor.

Parents rarely let go of their children, so children let go of them. They move on. They move away. It is not until much later that children understand: their stories and all their accomplishments sit on top of the stories of their mothers and fathers.

One night his father, lying in hospital, was practically too weak to speak. Others comforted him. “Your old man will pull through. He’s the toughest man we’ve ever seen.”

When the news came that his father had died, Emanuel felt heart-broken.

In the following weeks, Emanuel’s mother lived in a confused state. She spoke to her husband as if he were still there .She yelled at him to turn down the radio. She cooked enough food for two .One night, when Emanuel offered to help with the dishes, she said. “Your father will put them away.” Emanuel put a hand on her shoulder. “Ma,” he said softly, “Dad’s gone.”

“Gone where?” murmured Mum.

1.Which of the following shows the right order of the story?

a.Emanuel’s father fell ill.         

b.Emanuel helped out at pier.

c.Emanuel went to the war.

d.Emanuel wished to be an engineer.

e.  Emanuel’s mother lived in a confused state

A.bacde            B.dcabe            C.bceda            D.decba

2.In Paragraph 4, the writer inplies that       

A.Children can never understand how much their parents have devoted to them

B.Children wouldn’t have achieved so much without their parents’ support

C.Children often feel regretful because they leave their parents

D.Children like moving away from their parents

3.The underlined phrase “pull through” can probably be replaced by ________

A.wake up          B.give up           C.pick up           D.get up

4.The last paragraph mainly tells us that      

A.Emanuel’s mother was at a loss at her husband’s death.

B.Emanuel often helped his mother to wash the dishes.

C.Emanuel lived with his mother and often comforted her.

D.Emanuel’s mother doesn’t like to listen to the radio.

 

A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting (诱人的)apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater,  41 a bar of chocolate if given the choice,     42   , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the    43   he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

44  as high as he could , but even at his tallest  45  he was unable to touch it. He began to  46 up and down , as high as he could, at the  47 of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple . Still it remained out of  48 .

Not giving up , he thought , if only he had something to  49 on . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to  50  the things inside , like his lunch box , pencil case , and Game boy . Looking  51 , he hoped he might find an old box , a rock , or ,   52 luck , even a ladder , but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use .

He had tried everything he could think to do .   53  seeing any other choices , he gave up and started to walk   54 . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 55 , and how he really wanted that apple . The more he  56 like this , the more unhappy he became.

57   ,the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what get he wanted .He started to say to himself .,This isn’t   58    , I   don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s  59  more I can do to get the apple_that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to  60 our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?

1.                A.preferring      B.offering         C.receiving D.allowing

 

2.                A.so             B.then           C.but  D.or

 

3.                A.sadder         B.angrier         C.hungrier  D.tastier

 

4.                A.expanding      B.stretching       C.swinging  D.pulling

 

5.                A.strength        B.length          C. range   D.height

 

6.                A.jump           B.look           C.walk D.glance

 

7.                A.tip            B.stage           C.top  D.level

 

8.                A.hope          B.hand           C. sight    D.reach

 

9.                A.put            B.stand           C.get D.hold

 

10.               A.break          B. shake         C.take  D.strike

 

11.               A.up            B.forward        C.down     D.around

 

12.               A.for            B.with           C.on   D.of

 

13.               A.After          B.Through        C.Without   D.Upon

 

14.               A.back           B. away          C.up   D.down

 

15.               A.wishes         B. beliefs        C.efforts    D.goals

 

16.               A.thought        B. imagined       C.tried  D.claimed

 

17.               A.Therefore      B.However       C.Moreover D.Otherwise

 

18.               A.skillful         B.cheerful        C.harmful   D.helpful

 

19.               A.something      B.anything        C.everything D.nothing

 

20.               A.change         B.express        C.forget D.describe

 

 

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We were driving in the right lane while, all of sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking

space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on my brakes, skidded. and missed the other

car’s back end through just inches! The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big

accident, turned his head angrily and started yelling bad word at us. 

My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy.  I mean, he was friendly. So I said, “Why

do you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to hospital!” And this was that my

taxi driver told me, which I call “The Law of the Garbage Truck”.

Many people are as garbage trucks and they run around full of garbage, full of frustration , full

of anger, and full of disappointment. Their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump(倾倒)it.

And if you let them, they’ll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump on you, don’t take it

personal. You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. You’ll be happy at what you do.

 

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