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　　For more than two days in September 1974, the people of Honduras shut their windows, locked their doors and covered in their homes．Fifi was outside, and they were frightened．

　　By the time Fifi had left, 8 000 people were dead．Fifi wasn't a pet dog as the name suggests．It was a hurricane, one of the most destructive natural phenomena in the world．

　　Why do we give human names to storms and hurricanes?

　　We didn't always, Two hundred years ago, many hurricanes in the Caribbean were named after the saint’s(基督教徒的)day on which the storm occurred．Later, storms were known by the name of the city where they came ashore．

　　Meteorologists then tried naming storms after the latitude(纬度)and longitude(经度)where they occurred．

　　Finally, in 1953, hurricanes started getting people's names－specifically, female names．Male names were added in 1979．

　　There are six sets of names for what the experts call “Atlantic tropical cyclones”．

　　Each list is used every six years and consists of 21 names, starting with every letter but Q, U, X, Y and Z．The names alternate(交替)between male and female．

　　A storm won’t get a name until its winds reach 39 mph or about 62.4 kph, at which point it becomes a tropical storm．At 74 mph or 118.4 kph it's declared a hurricane．

　　The 126 names on the list are used only for stormas that form off the Atlantic coast of the US．There are separate lists for the Pacific．

　　So what happens if a hurricane should cross from the Atlantic to the Pacific? It's happened before．The storm just gets a new name and sometimes a new sex．

　　Max Mayfield is the director of the National Hurricane Centre, headquartered in Miami, Florida．He's in charge of picking new names for storms off the Atlantic coast．

　　He doesn't do it alone, though．His counterparts in two dozen other countries in the Caribbean, Central America and North America vote on what names will replace retired names．

(1)

From the first paragraph we can find that ________．
[　　]
A．	Honduras is a country which was destroyed by Fifi
B．	Honduras is a country which has no mountains
C．	Honduras is a country which faces the ocean
D．	Honduras is a country which lies at high latitude

(2)

Which of the following is true according to the passage?
[　　]
A．	There were no hurricanes two centuries ago．
B．	The Caribbean is a state of the United States．
C．	The Caribbean is a place where hurricanes occur often．
D．	Fifi was formed off the Pacific．

(3)

The names for storms and hurricanes, as this passage shows, ________．
[　　]
A．	are set for use
B．	are all from American English
C．	are difficult to spell
D．	are easy to fix

(4)

The underlined word “counterparts” in the last paragraph means ________．
[　　]
A．	citizens holding the same opinion
B．	people with a similar position or function
C．	passengers traveling by sea
D．	assistants working abroad

(5)

Which list could be used to name the five storms from the Atlantic in a year?
[　　]
A．	David, Helen, Jack, Mike, Lucy
B．	Lucy, Mary, Owen, Nina, Peter
C．	Sam, Tina, Victor, Wanda, Yeats
D．	Peter, Rose, Sam, Tereasa, Victor

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　　For more than two days in September 1974, the People of Honduras shut their windows，locked their doors and covered in their homes．Fifi was outside．and they were frightened．

　　By the time Fifi had left，8000 people were dead．Fifi wasn’t a pet dog as the name suggests．It was a hurricane(飓风)，one of the most destructive^⒂natural phenomena(现象)in the world．

　　Why did we give human names to storms and hurricanes?

　　We didn’t always．Two hundred years ago，many hurricanes in the Caribbean were named after the saint’s(基督教徒的)day on which the storm occurred．Later，storms were known by the name of the city where they came ashore．

　　Meteorologists(气象学家)then tried naming storms after the latitude(纬度)and longitude(经度)where they occurred．

　　Finally，in 1953，hurricanes started getting people’s names－specifically，female names．Male names were added in 1979．

　　There are six sets of names for what the experts call “Atlantic tropical cyclones”(热带风暴)．

　　Each list is used every six years and consists of 2l names，starting with every letter but Q, U, X, Y and Z．The names alternate between male and female．

　　A storm won’t get a name until its winds reach 39 mph or about 62.4 kph，at which point it becomes a tropical storm．At 74 mph or 118.4 kph it’s declared a hurricane．

　　The 126 names on the list are used only for storms that form off the Atlantic coast of the US．There are separate lists for the Pacific．

　　So what happens if a hurricane should cross from the Atlantic to the Pacific?It’s happened before．The storm just gets a new name and sometimes a new sex．

　　Max Mayfield is the director of the National Hurricane Centre，headquartered in Miami，Florida．He’s in charge of(负责)picking new names for storms off the Atlantic coast．

　　He doesn’t do it alone, though．His counterparts in two dozen other countries in Caribbean， Central America and North America vote on what names will replace retired names．

(1)

From the first paragraph we can find that ________．
[　　]
A．	Honduras is a country which was destroyed by Fifi
B．	Honduras is a country which has no mountains
C．	Honduras is a country which faces the ocean
D．	Honduras is a country which lies at high latitudes

(2)

Which of the following is true according to the passage?
[　　]
A．	There were no hurricanes two centuries ago．
B．	The Caribbean is a state of the United stales．
C．	The Caribbean is a place where hurricanes occur often．
D．	Fifi was formed off the Pacific．

(3)

The names for storms and hurricanes off the Atlantic coast, as this passage shows, ________．
[　　]
A．	are set for use
B．	are all from American English
C．	are difficult to spell
D．	are easy to fix

(4)

The underlined word “counterparts” in the last paragraph means ________．
[　　]
A．	citizens holding the same opinion
B．	people with a similar position or function
C．	passengers traveling by sea
D．	assistants working abroad

(5)

Which list could be used to name the five storms from the Atlantic in a year?
[　　]
A．	David, Helen, Jack, Mike, Lucy．
B．	Lucy, Mary, Owen, Tina, Peter．
C．	Sam, Tina, Victor, Victoria, Jean．
D．	Peter, Rose, Sam, Teresa, Victor．

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根据提示，写出各句中所缺单词的正确形式。(每空1分, 共10分)

1.______ (attract) by the beauty of nature, the girl from London decided to spend another two days on the farm.

2. Helen had to shout to make herself ________(hear) above the sound of the music.

3. The old man,______(work) abroad for twenty years, is on the way back to his motherland.

4.If people drink _________ (pollute) water, they might get sick.

5.He is such a bad man that he is ________(will) to help others.

6.At first my new ___________(周围环境) were difficult to ________(忍受) .

7.You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom __________(enjoy) and ___________(值得).

8.After the flood, many villagers were _________ with virus. (感染)

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单词拼写（共10小题，每题1分，共10分）
【小题1】1. Laughter has an effect on most of the major body systems and functions. These effects have been _______ (认可) by scientists.
【小题2】2. I wanted to _____(提取) 40 dollars from the bank account, but I was so forgetful that I couldn’t remember how it was spelled.
【小题3】The paintings of the impressionists were not as _____ (详细的) as those of earlier painters.
【小题4】If a person had an unusual physical ______ (特征), it became part of his name.
【小题5】Some poems tell a story while others try to c     (表达) certain emotions.
【小题6】One can only have deep _______(同情) for these once-living creatures.
【小题7】But as well as having meaning from the characters, Chinese names can also have s   (重要性) according to their sounds..
【小题8】When the volcano erupted, the earth began to t      (颤抖).
【小题9】Children who can see and hear learn language easily but for Helen, it was a _____(逐渐的) and sometimes painful process.
【小题10】Heavy snow last winter caused long _____(延误) at the airport.

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I told my friend Graham that I often cycle two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route．He replied,“You mean fortunately．”He explained that I should be glad of the extra exercise that the hill provided．

My attitude to the hill has now changed．I used to grumble as I approached it but now I tell myself the following．This hill will exercise my heart and lungs．It will help me to lose weight and get fit．It will mean that I live longer．This hill is my friend．Finally I comfort myself with the thought of all those silly people who pay money to go to a gym and sit on stationery exercise bicycles when I call get the same value for free．I have a smile of satisfaction as I reach the top of the hill．

Problems are there to be faced and overcome．We cannot achieve anything with an easy life．Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to gain a university degree．Her activism and writing proved inspirational．She wrote，“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet．Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened，vision cleared，ambition inspired and success achieved.”

One of the main determinants of success in life is our attitude towards adversity(逆境)．From time to time we all face hardships，problems．accidents、afflictions and difficulties．Some are of our making but many confront us through no fault of our own．While we cannot choose the adversity we can choose our attitude towards it．

Douglas Bader was 21 when in 193l he had both legs cut off following a flying accident．He was deter-mined to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying aces in the Battle of Britain with 22 aerial victories over the Germans．He was an inspiration to others during the war．He said,“Don't listen to any-one who tells you that you can’t do this or that．That's nonsense．Make up your mind，you'll never use crutches(拐杖)or a stick，then have a go at everything．Go to school，join in all the games you can．Go anywhere you want to．But never，never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.”

The biographies（传记）of great people are full of examples of how they took steps to overcome the difficulties they faced．The common thread is that they did not become depressed．They chose their attitude．They chose to be positive．They took on the challenge．They won．

Nevertheless．there is still the problem of how you change your attitude towards adversity．

1. Which of the following is true according to the author of the passage?

A．Climbing hills on bicycles is the best way to take exercise．

B．People are silly to pay to go to the gym．

C．Those who want to achieve success can't expect to live all easy lire．

D．People's attitude towards adversity is the only factor that determines whether they will succeed．

2．By quoting what Douglas Bader said，the author intends to tell us“___________．”

A．Failure is the mother of Success．

B．A fall into the pit，a gain in your wit．

C．If you venture nothing，you will have nothing．

D．Nothing is difficult to the man who will try．

3．Following this passage，the author will further talk about___________．

A．how his friend helped him to change his attitude towards the adversity he faced

B．what steps to take to change your attitude towards the adversity you face

C．what great people have in common

D．why it is important to keep optimistic in face of adversity

4．Which of the following can best function as the title of the passage?

A．Face adversity with a smile B．Different attitudes towards adversity

C．Nothing is impossible D．Life is full of adversity

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