It’s not the first movie to show the end of the world. But in the latest box office hit 2012 it is neither aliens nor a killer disease that threaten the human race, but climate change.

     Some say the film lacks good dialogue and its science is questionable， others believe German director Roland Emmerich makes up for these flaws in special effects. An earthquake destroys the White House and Yellow stone  National Park ends up in flames．

     Emmerich borrows from the old Mayan(玛雅人的) story which says, that the world will end in 2012．He is being criticized for fuelling Internet rumors(传闻) about doomsday(世界末日)

     “There is no factual basis for these claims,’’ NASA said on its website. “Credible(可信赖的) scientists worldwide know of no threat connected with 2012,’’ it insisted. “After all, our planet has been getting along just fine for more than 4 billion years, ” they added．

According to the UK’s Daily Telegraph, it was first thought that the disaster would happen in May 2003. When the world continued, supporters picked the last day of the Mayan calendar．

     “Every culture has a myth(传说) of destruction(毁灭), just as they have a myth of creation. These myths |of destruction tend to surface(重新出现) during times of crisis(危机), ” Michael A. Ryan, an assistant profess of history，speaking to Purdue University News. Ryan studies apocalyptic(像世界末日的) themes from the Middle Ages at the US university. “Today’s current economic climate is a state of crisis for many people who are worried whether they can afford to feed themselves,”he added.

1.What led to the end of the world according to the film 2012?

   A. Aliens．  B. The human race．  C．Climate change． D．A killer disease．

2.What does the underlined word “fuelling’’ in the third paragraph refer to?

   A. Making sth. stronger．．    B. Putting gas into a car．

   C. Producing power or heat．  D．Burning

3.Which of the following statements about the film 2012 is TRUE according to the text?

   A．A big fire destroys Yellow-stone National Park．

   B．All scientists in the world know of no threat connected with 2012．

   C.  The old Mayan story says that the world will end in

D．Every culture has a myth of destruction rather than creation

4.Why do the rumors about doomsday come about now and then?

   A．Because during times of crisis, people tend to worry about their future．

   B．Because aliens often threaten the human race．

   C．Because killer diseases happen at times．

   D.  Because the old Mayan story says that the world will

单词拼写（每小题1分，满分10分）

1.When asked whether he would give up, he gave us a d___________ look, which meant he would not change his mind.

2.One third of the people in the building were killed or i_________ (受伤) during the big fire.

3.After the flood, nearly everything was d_______(摧毁)) and the villagers sank into sadness.

4.The film Red Sorghum（红高粱） is b________ on the novel written by Mo Yan, who won the Nobel Prize for literature (文学) this year.

5.Do keep c___________ when facing something emergent (危急情况).

6.My father is a heavy smoker. I ever tried to p_________ him to give up smoking but I failed.

7.After g__________ from college, Wang Kun and Wang Wei finally got the chance to cycle along the Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends.

8.Playing games on the Internet _____________(频繁地) does harm to your health.

9.Compared with Tom, I think Lily is much more _______________( 可信赖的)

10.__________________(祝贺) to you on passing the exam and getting the first prize.

根据提示填写单词或短语的正确形式完整句子（共两节，满分25分）

1.Tom ____________ (不顾) the doctor’s advice and goes on smoking.

2.He looked calm, but ____________ (实际) he was very nervous.

3.I don’t think he is a ____________ (可信赖的) man.

4.Don’t take that ____­­­________ (态度) towards me, young man.

5.The hunters are skillful in setting traps to trap those animals which can easily

get ____. (陷入困境)

6.Before the new term starts, the teachers should work out a s____________ for it.

7.In the crash he was seriously injured. He suffered severe i_______ to the head and arms.

8.She received a bicycle as a r____________ for her services.

9.She started a______________ the thief coming into the house with a piece of wood.

10.She d____________ all her life to nursing and her devotion was recognized and praised by people.

单词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
【小题1】I came back to school for the _____(目的)of being admitted to a better university.
【小题2】As far as I am c_____, I can’t agree with what you have said.
【小题3】The army officer c_____ his men to fire as soon as the enemies came up.
【小题4】He is _____(致力于) to the work of helping those who suffer from accidents.
【小题5】She was wearing a pair of glasses, so that I hardly _____(辨认出)her at first sight.
【小题6】After g_____ from college, he went to work in the poor area.
【小题7】I have it on____(可信赖的)evidence that the hospital is going to be closed down.
【小题8】Last year, he was s_____ in prison for stealing.
【小题9】I heard you’ve passed examinations. Please accept my _____(祝贺)on it.
【小题10】It is well-known that all men are e____ in the eyes of the law.