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2010 was the year the Earth struck back.
Earthquakes, heat waves, floods, volcanoes, super typhoons, blizzards(暴风雪), landslides(滑坡)and droughts
killed at least a quarter 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 (接二连三) and it came waves,” said Craig Fugate, who heads the US Federal Emergency Management Agency. It handled a record number of disasters in 2010.
“The term ' 100-year event ' really lost its meaning this year.”
And we have ourselves to blame most of the time, scientists and disaster experts say.
Even though many disasters seem accidental, the hand of man made this a particularly deadly, costly, extreme and strange year for everything from wild weather to earthquakes.
Poor construction and development practices make earthquake more deadly than they need be. More people live in poverty in vulnerable building (危房) in crowded cities. That means that when the ground shakes the river breaches(攻破), or the tropical cyclone (旋风) hits, more people die.
The January earthquake that killed well more than 220000 people in Haita 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 (棚户区) 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.
Climate scientists say Earth's climate also is changing thanks to man-made global warning, bringing extreme weather, such as heat waves and flooding.
The excessive (过多的) amount of extreme weather of 2010 is a clear sign of man-made global warning that climate scientists have long warned about. They calculate that the killer Russian heat wave ---setting a national record of 111 degrees --- would happen once every 100000 years without global warning.
Preliminary (之前的) data show that 18 counties broke their records for the hottest day ever.
White House science adviser John Holdren said we should get used to climate disasters or do something about global warning. "The science is clear that we can expect more and more of these kinds of damaging events unless and until society's emissions of heat-trapping (吸热的)gases and particles are sharply reduce."
1. What does the second paragraph mainly tell us?
A.How the Earth struck back in 2010. B. Why the Earth struck back.
C.How terrorism attacks struck. D. What natural disaster mean to us.
2.What does the underlined word "it" refer to in the third paragraph?
A. Earthquake. B. The Earth. C. 2010 D. Natural disaster.
3.What do the fifth, sixth and seventh paragraphs mainly tell us?
A. The reason why there were so mainly disasters in 2010.
B. The way that natural disasters happened.
C. The way that man built buildings.
D. The way that people lived.
4.What is the way to cut back on the number of natural disasters?
A. To build stronger houses.
B.To develop less.
C. To reduce the emissions of heat-trapping gases and particles greatly.
D. To forecast the happening of natural disasters correctly.
5.Why did the writer give the example of the earthquake that happened in Haiti?
A. To show more people's living in vulnerable building can cause more people to die in an earthquake.
B. To show Haiti is a poor country.
C.To show Port-au-Prince is too crowded.
D.To show man's forecast ability of an earthquake reduced.
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(2009.湖北卷):短文写作(共1题;满分25分,
假设你是华华,与英国网友汤姆约定用对方的母语通信,以提高各自的外语水平。最近你收到汤姆的电子邮件(附后),发现有一个成语使用不当。请根据下列要点,用英文回一封电子邮件。
要点:
1.不应使用 “无所不为”,应使用 “无所事事”;
2.说明这两个成语的用法;
3.给予鼓励。
注意: 1.词数为1叨左右;
2.参考释义:无所不为一do all kinds of bad things
无所事事一have nothing to do
3.除以上两个成语外,邮件中不得使用其它汉字或拼音;
4. 电子邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好(不计人你所写词数),但不得抄人答题卡。
附(汤姆的邮件):
华华,你好!
近几天在忙什么事?有什么有意思的事吗?我们的学校放假了,所以这几天在家无所不为,饱食终日,只好上网发伊妹儿。没意思。我决定找份工作,做个自食其力的人。祝好!
汤姆
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Hi! Tom
Nice to read your e-mail today. I noticed you’ve begun to use Chinese idioms and used most of them correctly.
…
Hop you’ll find a good job soon.
Huahua
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MIANYANG—At a corner of the city’s Jiuzhou Stadium, one of the biggest camps set up for those left homeless in the earthquake, 62-year-old Liu Yaorong was leaning against a window on Thursday.
Pointing to a quilt and clothes he received from the local government, he said: “These are all I have. My home collapsed in the quake, and everything in the town was flooded.”
He used to live in Xuanping town of Beichuan county which was destroyed by the quake. Adding to his misery, rivers blocked by landslides(山崩) led to flooding in the town.
But Liu said he was lucky because he was healthy, otherwise he would not have the energy to walk 10 hours on damaged and dangerous mountainous roads to escape the flood on Monday. He said the trip used to take him about 90 minutes when the roads were in good condition.
The journey was difficult and “rocks kept falling,” he said, showing injured legs and black, split toenails.
Liu said his three sons were working in eastern cities as migrant workers.
“I’ve been living alone in the mountains for more than 20 years. My wife died 30 years ago,” he said in a low voice.
During his journey to Mianyang, Liu said he saw many elderly people who chose to stay.
“Soldiers were persuading them to leave for fear of floods,” he said.
Talking about his home before the quake struck, Liu’s mood lifted. “I raised pigs and chickens, and grew vegetables. I could have rice, meat and greens almost every day,” he said.
“But now, I have only biscuits and instant noodles.”
Liu said one of his sons returned home from Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, after the quake, but left because the father refused to go with him.
“I don’t want to leave home. And I know it is difficult for them out there. How could I add to their burden?” he asked, his eyes red.
“I still want to go back to my home. Given a small piece of land, I could live by myself.”
It is learnt that resettlement plans for displaced people have not been finalized.
However, not every elderly person is as strong-willed as Liu.
Psychologists said the elderly need as much comfort as children. Lu Jianguo, a psychologist from Chengdu Medical College, said “We will first let them cry and tell their stories, and then help them regain confidence.”
1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Liu Yaorong spent 8.5 hours more than usual covering the roads in escaping the flood. |
B.The flood was followed by an earthquake in Xuanping in the same day. |
C.Liu Yaorong was in time to escape the quake without being hurt. |
D.Being healthy, Liu Yaorong was the only old man to escape the flood. |
2.The underlined word “ misery ”in the third paragraph most probably means “ ”.
A.happiness |
B.fortune |
C.puzzle |
D.suffering |
3.What’s Liu Yaorong’s attitude towards self-relief after the earthquake?
A.Positive. |
B.Negative. |
C.Aggressive. |
D.Dependent. |
4. What would be the best title for the news report?
A.Elderly react more quickly to flood disaster |
B.Elderly try hard to deal with quake disaster |
C.Elderly prefer to stay at their own home |
D.Elderly are well cared for by government |
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补全对话(共5分)
(根据对话内容,从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案)
John: Oh, hi, Fred! 1. Why are you so late?
Fred: 2. She always keeps us in class until ten past ten.
John: Doesn't she know that you're supposed to get out at ten?
Fred:3. But she never looks at her watch. She just keeps talking.
John: Don't the students complain about it? 4.
Fred: No. 5.
John: Well, you could try and talk to her.
Fred: Maybe.
A. They don't think so.
B. I didn't know whether to save you a place or not.
C. Everybody is too polite.
D. I guess so.
E. Mary had a talk with me.
F. It's our maths teacher.
G. I would say something.
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At 7:49 a.m. local time on Wednesday, April 14th, a huge earthquake struck Yushu County in Qinghai, China, described as “end of the earth” in a famous poem of the Tang Dynasty.
The earthquake destroyed many houses, cut off power and caused over 2,000 deaths and injuries. On the night when the earthquake happened, many survivors had to sit or lie on the ground in terrible darkness. Some brought their own tents and others turned on the lights of motorcycles. It seemed that the earth was at an end. But their natural character made them get together to fight the early spring’s cold nights. Facing the disaster, they chose to be stronger and standing still and firmly like Yushu, the name of their hometown meaning “Standing like Trees”.
The disaster drew much attention both at home and abroad. Our country leaders ordered rescuers(营救人员) to value every life and never to give up. Thousands of rescuers and medical teams rushed to Yushu from many areas of China, bringing machines, medicines and something necessary to the quake-hit town. They entered every village to search for survivors. Governments, organizations and volunteers are offering money and materials to the areas.
We believe that under the leadership of the Central Government, people in the disaster areas are sure to restore production and rebuild homeland as soon as possible. And the overall victory can be achieved in the earthquake rescue work.
1.
In Paragraph 2, the writer refers to the meaning of “Yushu” to show that _______.
A. the strong trees stand still to fight the early spring’s cold nights
B. some trees were cut down to make tents to live through the disaster
C. the big tree standing still brings the local people good luck
D. people there are brave and strong when facing the earthquake
2.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. Yushu, a young town, was destroyed in the terrible earthquake.
B. A huge earthquake once hit Yushu County in the Tang Dynasty.
C. The whole nation does its best to help rebuild the new homeland.
D. There was still electricity after the earthquake struck the town.
3.
The underlined word “restore” in Paragraph 4 probably means _______.
A. 战胜 B. 储存 C. 恢复 D. 修理
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