9．Every year there are hundreds of earthquakes in different parts of the world．In September.1923.Tok——青夏教育精英家教网—

9．Every year there are hundreds of earthquakes in different parts of the world．In September，1923，Tokyo and Yokohama were both destroyed by an earthquake and the fires that followed it．They had to be completely rebuilt．One of the most serious earthquakes was in China's Shanxi province in 1556．It killed almost one million people．
We measure an earthquake's strength on the Richter Scale．The Richter Scale was introduced in 1935in Southern California in the USA．It measures earthquakes on a scale of one to ten．Any earthquake measuring five or more is usually serious．
The Earth's crust（地壳） is made up of rock called plates．As these plates move，they sometimes crash against each other，causing the crust to quake．In cities such as Tokyo，where small quakes happen quite often，many modern buildings are designed to be flexible so when the Earth moves，they move with it．
Earthquakes can also break up gas and oil pipes．This can cause fires to break out，which can do as much damage as the earthquake itself．
Another effect of earthquakes is tsunamis． These are huge waves created by earthquakes beneath the sea．They can be many meters high and cause great damage to coastal towns and cities，China，Japan，Russia and the USA have the highest occurrence（发生） of earthquakes in the world．
21．The passage is mainly aboutC．
A．scientists who study earthquakes
B．the way of measuring earthquakes
C．a usual natural disaster
D．what people should do in the earthquake
22．EarthquakesD
A．don't cause much damage
B．are not serious
C．most possibly happen in Japan
D．happen all over the world
23．According to the passage we know that tsunamisB
A．can cause earthquakes
B．are caused by earthquakes
C．only happen on land
D．are a way of measuring earthquakes．

8．Finland is perhaps the most beautiful and mysterious（神秘的）of the countries of northern Europe．Two-thirds of its surface is covered with thick forests and among them lie lakes，connected with rivers and canals．The northern part of this country is inside the Arctic Circle（北极圈），where almost no trees can grow because of its cold weather and the people use their deer for transport，clothing and food．
The Finnish history began in the Middle Ages．In about 1155，Finland was conquered by its western neighboring Sweden．After a period of rule by Denmark in the 14th century，the Swedes won back independence and power in 1523under their brave king．During the Napoleonic Wars （1814-1818）Finland was passed finally from Sweden to Russia．The opportunity came in 1917．when the Russian Revolution brought foreign rule of Finland to an end．Shortly after Soviet Russia made peace with Germany，1919saw the founding of the Finnish Republic．
The years between the First and Second World Wars were years of progress and growing development．Finland has no coal or oil，and the nation's wealth lies in the timber （木材） from its forests，which supplies material for paper and furniture making，and in the electric power from its water．
39．From the passage，we learn that FinlandC．
A．lies inside the Arctic Circle
B．is next to the countries of northern Europe
C．lies east of Sweden
D．is entirely covered with forests and lakes
40．In the history，Finland was sequentially（相继的） ruled byB．
A．Sweden，Germany，Denmark and Russia
B．Sweden，Denmark，Sweden and Russia
C．Sweden，Denmark，Russia and Germany
D．Sweden，Russia，Denmark and Russia
41．Finland must have been under the control ofA for as long as one hundred years or so．
A．Russia
B．Denmark
C．Sweden
D．foreign countries
42．Finland won its complete independence inD．
A．1523
B．1917
C．1155
D．1919．

7．Until last summer I had a very comfortable life：winter vacations skiing and summer cruises．My parents spent a lot of money on a private school，so they could get me into a competitive middle school．Everything was about tomorrow，next year，my graduation．We never had to worry about today．
Before last summer I never thought much about the people in the world who live day to day，every day，whose lives are controlled by poverty and hunger．Then I joined in a two-week intensive program．We lived in a"Tribal Village，"in a hot，dry open grassland in Arkansas，a state of the south-central United States．I am a tribal member in Mozambique，a country of southeast Africa．Every meal，I make the fire for my family，and feel the flames lick up my nostrils（鼻孔）as I blow to keep the fuel alive．I cook mush with vegetables．This is all my family is ever given．
I feed the hen and three rabbits their dinner．I grow attached to the rabbits，even though I know I shouldn't．I name them．I'm not getting enough to eat； it's time to decide whether or not to kill the rabbits．I feel pain but it's a privileged child's pain because I know I will soon be eating again．That's not true for a lot of other children around the world．
Growing up comfortably in the U．S．，I've never had to worry about my dinner，and even though this whole process was only a simulation，it changed my life．Now I believe in doing whatever I can to help find practical ways to defeat hunger．
So I've become president of Roots and Shoots，a group working to improve local environments for people and animals．I'm also working to create a program at my high school called the"Safe Passage"trip to help young people in the Guatemala City dump．And I've got plans to do more．
I'm often thinking of laboring in the hot sun and the millions who still do．Now，I try to live for today and stop worrying so much about the future．When I eat or feel full，I am grateful for this fortunate life and want to extend the same feeling to others．
I believe in offering help to those who need it．
24．What is true about the author before last summer？B
A．Her life was under great pressure．
B．Her life was well-planned．
C．She didn't have to worry about the future．
D．She had to worry about her dinner
25．We can learn from the second paragraph thatC．
A．the author raised some rabbits as pets
B．the author took part in a two-week program in Africa
C．the author had a very difficult life in the"Tribal Village"
D．the author never thought about poor people after the program
26．The author feel pain becauseC．
A．she is a privileged child
B．she is not getting enough to eat
C．she doesn't want to kill the rabbits
D．she can't go back to her regular life
27．What does the underlined word"simulation"in the fourth paragraph probably mean？D
A．Reality
B．Experience
C．Imagination
D．Imitation．

6．Music is magic!Music speaks louder than words and it is a"language"that the whole world can understand．A piece of music can produce a response in the heart and mind．Like feeling an electrical current or receiving a personal radio signal，music has a spiritual effect on a person．Different kinds of music influence people in different ways．
I have listened to music all my life．When I was twelve years old，the Beatles came to America and my whole world opened up．Maybe young people today cannot understand the influence of the Beatles when they exploded across America．Their influence changed the way we dressed，looked，acted and spoke…even our culture．The Beatles arrived in America from the UK just under three months after the assassination（暗杀） of President John Kennedy，which had put America into a great depression．And the freshness and lively spirit of the Beatles was exactly what the country needed to refresh itself．
Music links the heart of the hearer with that of the composer．This means that it mixes the spirit of the composer with your spirit when you listen to it．And the music can take your spirit out of your body and transport you into another world．Music has a great way of touching people．Music can make you laugh，cry or shout．It's also a great source of inspiration．
Try this one day and notice what happens：make yourself a cup of tea，sit on your sofa and play one of your favorite songs．Close your eyes，and soon you'll find yourself creating vivid mental images-matching the music that you are listening to．
28．Music has magical power because itD．
A．is a kind of language
B．can be played much louder than words
C．receives a personal radio signal
D．can influence a person's spirit
29．One can learn from the second paragraph that the BeatlesC．
A．were the biggest band in American history
B．are not accepted by modern American people
C．appeared at a special time in American politics
D．represented the roots of American culture
30．One will do all of the following while listening to music EXCEPTC．
A．feeling very refreshed
B．having emotional changes
C．painting some vivid pictures
D．feeling inspired by the composer
31．It can be inferred from the passage that the authorA．
A．has been influenced by the Beatles
B．enjoys drinking tea in his spare time
C．admires President John Kennedy very much
D．likes to match his own feeling with that of the composer．

5．It was in the Victorian Era（维多利亚时期） that the novel became the leading form of literature in English．Most writers were more concerned to meet the tastes of the middle class．The best known works of the period included the works of Charles Dickens and the Bronté sisters and others．
Charles Dickens came on the literary scene in the 1830s．Dickens wrote vividly about London life an the struggles of the poor．Most of his works were written in a very humorous style，which was popular with readers of all classes．
The Bronté sisters were English writers of the 1840s and 1850s．They began to write from early childhood．In 1846they published the first book at their own expense as poets； however，their book attracted little attention，selling only two copies．Then the sisters turned to writing novels，each producing a novel in the following year．
An interest in rural matters and the changing social and economic situation of the countryside may be seen in the novels of Thomas Hardy and a number of others．
Literature for children developed as a single style．Some works became well-known，such as those of Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear．Adventure novels were written for adults but are now generally grouped in the list for children．Helen Beatrix Potter was an English author at the end of the Victorian Era，best known for her children's books，which featured animal characters．In her thirties，Potter published the highly successful children's book The Tale of Peter Rabbit in 1902．
24．What can we know about Charles Dickens from the text？A
A．He described the struggles of the poor in London．
B．He showed an interest in rural matters in his writing．
C．He focused on changing social and economic situation of the countryside．
D．He published the highly successful children's book．
25．Which is TRUE about the Bronté sisters？B
A．They were English writers of the 1830s．
B．They paid to have their first book published．
C．They began their writing from adulthood．
D．Their first book was successful．
26．The author states in the last paragraph thatD．
A．society changed rapidly in the Victorian Era
B．Thomas Hardy was not as famous as Lewis Carroll
C．Edward Lear was famous for writing about animals
．adventure novels were not written for children at first
27．This text is mainly aboutA．
A．literature in the Victorian Era
B．writing styles in the Victorian Era
C．famous works in he Victorian Era
D．the importance of literature in the Victorian Era．

4．Our planet Earth is comparatively small，with only about 24，902miles around the equator （赤道）．Its surface area may seem largest at 196，935，000sq．miles，but of this，70% is covered by sea．The actual land surface covers some 57，500，000sq．miles-29% of the total surface area．
Once again，this seems vast until we take into account the largely uninhabited（未居住的）regions such as the huge wastes of the Arctic and Antarctic，the deserts and wetlands．These regions are not always totally uninhabited，but they can usually support only very small populations．
At present there is still enough space on Earth for humans and wildlife，but what of the future？Our world cannot grow any larger，yet the human population keeps growing every year!As of July 2008，there were almost 6.7billion people on the planet，and current estimates （估计） suggest that the population could be as high as 9.1billion by as soon as 2050．
While the birthrate is slowing a little in parts of the Northern Hemisphere（半球），in many other parts of the world，including developing countries，populations continue to grow．This population explosion is responsible for most world environmental problems today； so whether our main concern is to breathe cleaner air，to drink purer water，to eliminate （消除） pollution，to protect wildlife and countryside，to produce more food to eat or to reach a higher standard of living generally，our chances of achieving any of these things become faint as the population increases sharply．The Earth's resources are vast but limited．We have a tendency to look to the short-term，rather than seeing the bigger picture of the future．
This is why it is so important that young people learn about looking after the planet-so that future generations of adults act responsibly with regard to（关于） the environment and create a future that is continuable，both for humans and all the other species with which we share our world．
29．What does the author worry aboutA
A．Whether there is enough space for creatures in the future．
B．The Earth is turning smaller and smaller．
C．How to find ways to live in uninhabited regions．
D．What people will live on in the future．
30．According to the text，we can infer thatA．
A．the population will increase by 0.6billion every ten years
B．the birthrate around the equator is a little low
C．population explosion is caused by environmental problems
D．more population brings more resources
31．What does the underlined word"faint"meanC
A．Important．
B．Necessary．
C．Slight．
D．Interesting．
32．Which of the following ideas is suggested by the authorB
A．Taking strong measures to control the birthrate．
B．Calling on the young to care for the planet．
C．Saving the Earth's natural resources．
D．Protecting the endangered species．

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One day，my sister Emily was driven me home after school．I was a bit boring in the car and glanced at the side of the road．Suddenly，I saw a tiny kitten walking dangerous close to traffic．I tell Emily what I saw but she turned around immediately．We picked her and found that she was really sick．We took her home and tried to feed her．Then her dad found an animal hospital which was the hour's drive away．We drove all the way there and got her medicine and kitten food．It's been over a month now and the cat has been fully recovered．She's now the most energetic cats that I've ever known．

2．In my opinion（在我看来），I think it's a waste of time and money．

1．What do the five rings on the Olympic flagstand（代表）for？

20．He used todownload（下载） information from the Internet and made good use of it．

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