I shall never forget the day when the earthquake took place. The time was about 5 o’clock in the afternoon and I was driving along the road to take my daughter from school. Our plan was to go swimming together. I finished my work at 4 o’clock and then went to the post office. Then I stopped off at a shop in order to get some fresh fruit. We’d like to have some fruit after swimming.

I was driving along a high road on my way to my daughter’s school. Over my road was another road, which was built like a bridge for cars coming to the other way. I was hungry so I put the bag of apples in the seat beside me and started to eat one.

Suddenly I saw the cars in front of me start to move from side to side. Then my car started to shake! I didn't know what was happening. Perhaps something had gone wrong with my car. I drove more slowly and then I stopped the car and at the same moment the road fell onto the cars in front of me.

I found myself in the dark. I couldn't move. The bottom parts of both of my legs and my feet were hurting badly and I couldn't move them. All around me was quiet. But above me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise. Then I memorized what had happened. I had been in an earthquake.

For about two hours nobody came. Luckily I could reach the bag of apples, so at least I had plenty to eat. Then I heard people climbing towards me. A team of people had come to see if anyone was under the broken road. I called out, “I’m here!” when I heard a shout. Soon a stranger climbed to the side of the road near my car. “How are you doing?” he asked. “Not too bad, ”I said. “But my feet and legs feel as if they’re broken.”“We’ll have you out of there just as soon as we can.” They didn't get me out until the next morning. I had been in my car for fourteen hours.

1.When the earthquake took place, the writer was        .

2.The writer’s car began to move from side to side because      .

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

4.Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to the writer?

a. A stranger climbed to the side of road near his car and asked how he was doing.

b. The writer finished his work.

c. He felt his car shaking on his way to his daughter’s school.

d. He bought some fresh fruit in a shop.

e. He was saved the next morning.

f. The writer found himself in the dark.

g. He went to the post office.

5.From the passage we’re sure that the writer was         .

Scientists are worried that an asteroid(小行星) will possibly hit the earth in 2036. If scientists are right, planet earth is 24 years away from a major disaster.

Scientists have been monitoring the progress of a 390-metre-wide asteroid ever since it was discovered last June. They have announced that it could hit the earth, causing huge damage, in 2036.

NASA estimates that the impact from the asteroid named after Apophis and ancient Egyptian demon(魔鬼) would release more than 100,000 times the energy released in the nuclear explosion over Hiroshima. Thousands of square kilometers would be directly affected by the explosion. The whole planet would see the effects of the dust released into the atmosphere.

This is the worst possible scenario(情景) of any asteroid in recorded history.

Having more than 20 years’ warning of possible impact might seem plenty of time. But scientists insist that there is actually very little time left to decide.

Luckily, however, they aren’t short on ideas for deflecting the asteroid. The favored method is also probably the easiest—throwing a spacecraft at the asteroid to change its direction. The European Space Agency plans to test this in the next decade.

One idea that seems to have no support from astronomers is the use of explosive, although this sounds more likely to the public or Hollywood producer.

At present, scientists are trying to make a better estimate of how much time we have, through more observations.

In spring of next year, there will be another chance for radar observation of Apophis. This will help astronomers calculate the orbits of the asteroid more accurately.

If, at that stage, they can’t rule out an impact with the earth in 2036, the next chance to make better observations will not be until 2016, then 2029.

“If we wait until 2029 and the worst—case scenario turns out to be true, it would seem unlikely that we’d be able to do anything about 2036,” warns Prof Fitzsimmons.

1.What does the underlined word “deflecting” most probably mean?

2.According to the scientists’ observation, _______.

3.What is the impact from Apophis if it hits the earth?

4.It can be inferred from the text that _____.

Luckily,we’d brought a road map without______we would have lost our way.

A.it                   B.that                  C.this          D.which

 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Do you know what kind of things the young people are reading? More and more   46    and parents have noticed another kind of   47   , which came from the printed papers   48   on the streets.

These printed things   49  newspapers but have hardly  50   to do with them. You can only find reading materials badly made up there----some are too strange for anyone to   51 ; others are  52   stories of something   53   . However, many of the young readers are getting interested in such  54   reading, which   55   them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares（噩梦）and    56   ideas in return. Homework was left  57  ; daily games lost.

These sellers shout on streets selling their papers well. The writers, publishers and printers,   58  they are, we never know, are   59   their silent money.

The sheep-skinned wolf’s story seems to have been forgotten once again. Why not   60  this kind of things? Yes,    61   the teachers and parents have asked each other for more strict control of the young readers.   62   , the more you want to stop it,   63  they want to have a look at it.   64   you may even find out several children, driven by the curious natures,   65  one patched paper, which has travelled from hand to hand.

1.A. readers     B. writers     C. teachers       D. students

2.A. result      B. effect        C. education     D. pollution

3.A. found    B.  sold     C. given      D. shown

4.A. appear      B. seem as      C. look like       D. are

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

6.A. get       B. find        C. believe       D. know

7.A. puzzling    B. pleased      C. worried        D. frightening

8. A. too bad    B. still worse     C. even better     D. very good

9.A. poisonous   B. wonderful      C. interesting      D. useless

10.A. takes       B. uses        C. costs       D. pays

11.A. ordinary    B. immoral       C. valuable      D. unpunished

12.A. undone     B. unknown      C. much       D. less

13. A. who        B. what         C. whoever       D. which

14.A. using       B. making       C. spending       D. losing

15.A. allow       B. forbid        C. separate       D. leave

16.A. neither     B. some       C. most         D. both

17.A. Happily     B. Luckily        C. Unfortunately   D. Badly

18.A. the less     B. so that         C. the more       D. as though

19. A. Seldom   B. Always        C. Sometimes    D. Hardly

20. A. find      B. share       C. get         D. hold

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A father was sitting at his desk poring (仔细研究) over his monthly bills   36   his young son rushed in and announced, “Dad, because this is your   37   and you’re 55 years old, I’m going to give you 55 kisses, one for each year!” When the boy started making good on his word, the father exclaimed, “Oh, Andrew, don’t do it now; I’m too   38  !”

The youngster immediately fell   39   as tears welled up in his big blue eyes. Apologically the father said, “You can finish   40  .”

The boy said nothing but   41   walked out of the room,   42   written over his face. That evening the father said, “Come and finish the   43   now, Andrew!” But the boy didn’t   44  . The father didn’t think it serious and soon it went out of his mind.

45  , a few days later after this incident, the boy had an   46   and was drowned. His heartbroken father wrote...

“If only I could tell him how much I   47   my thoughtless words, and could be assured that he knows how much my   48   is aching and how I miss him.”

49  is a two-way street. Any loving act must be warmly accepted   50   it will be taken as rejection and can leave a scar. If we are too busy to   51   and receive love, we are too busy!   52   is more important than responding with love   53   the cry for love from those who are near and   54   to us, because there may be no chance at all as in the   55   of the little boy. Cherish every chance!

36. A. after                          B. when                       C. since                        D. before

37. A. festival                      B. party                        C. birthday                   D. gift

38. A. worried                            B. busy                        C. disappointed             D. excited

39. A. silent                         B. curious                     C. thankful                   D. ashamed

40. A. now                          B. immediately             C. quickly                    D. later

41. A. quietly                       B. angrily                            C. anxiously                 D. eagerly

42. A. puzzle                       B. disappointment         C. anger                       D. pain

43. A. tasks                          B. words                      C. kisses                       D. wishes

44. A. notice                        B. smile                       C. finish                       D. respond

45. A. Unfortunately             B. Luckily                    C. Strangely                 D. Properly

46. A. problem                        B. matter                      C. accident                   D. affair

47. A. regret                        B. expect                      C. scold                        D. forget

48. A. mind                         B. heart                        C. brain                        D. head

49. A. Word                         B. Aching                     C. Birthday                   D. Love

50. A. and                           B. so                            C. but                          D. or

51. A. give                          B. achieve                    C. reach                       D. cherish

52. A. Everything                 B. Nothing                   C. Something                D. Anything

53. A. with                          B. in                                   C. to                                   D. by

54. A. kind                          B. important                 C. useful                      D. far

55. A. demand                            B. point                        C. condition                  D. case