2．学生以学习为主，不要过于注重外貌和别人的看法；

1．健康比漂亮更重要；

70. The article is mainly about________

A. the cause of the Krakatau volcano 　　　B. the danger of the Krakatau volcano

C. the history of the Krakatau volcano　　 D. the future of the Krakatau volcano

第四节　 书面表达(满分15分)

假设你叫李华，是一家英文杂志社的心理咨询师。某中学生小王给你写信，提到自己偏胖，想节食减肥，征求你的意见。请你给她回一封信，谈谈你对该问题的见解。内容要点如下：

69. All of the following results are caused by the explosion at Krakatau EXCEPT that_____

A. ash, rock and dust was thrown high into the air

B. others small volcanoes were soon produced.

C. The island of Kratau was destroyed

D. People saw beautiful sunsets for some years

68. We can infer from the article that Krakatau volcano________

A. has broken out three times　　　　　　　 B. never dies but continues to be active

C. will kill many people again in the future　　 D. is always moving and growing above sea.

67. The pressure under the volcano can not be released because _______

A.　　　 the plug looks like a cork in a bottle

B.　　　 the volcano hasn’t broken out for some time

C.　　　 the center of the volcano is blocked(堵塞) by lava

D.　　　 the temperature of the steam is not high enough.

66. The latest eruptions were in_______.

　　 A.1925　 　　　　　B. 1959 　　　　　C. 1995　 　　　　　D. 1983

65. What the writer really wanted to do is to ______.

A.　　　 try to persuade readers to pay a visit to New York.

B.　　　 give readers some information about New York.

C.　　　 supply readers with some wonderful programmes in New York.

D.　　　 help readers to get a better understanding of New York.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　(D)

The huge explosion at Krakatau was the result of two different factors. One was that the volcano had not broken out for some time and so at the very center of the volcano there was an huge plug of lava, this acted like a cork(塞子) in a bottle, stopping the pressure below from being released(释放). The second factor was that ocean water entered the very centre of the volcano as the explosions became more violent. This caused superheated steam to build up enormous pressure and this was finally released in the largest explosion of all on August 27, 1883. The sudden release of the pressure sent huge amounts of ash, rock and dust into the sky. Some of the ash rose 80km into the air and traveled around the Earth causing brightly coloured sunsets for several years.

Krakatau almost disappeared; for many years after this explosion, it remained very quiet. However, there was still activity going on under the sea and on 25 January, 1925, a small volcanic cone appeared above the surface of the water. This new volcano was named Anak Kmkatau, or Child of Krakatau. Over the following years, the size of the island grew larger, by 1959, the island was 300 metres above the surface of the sea. The volcanic activity has continued and the latest eruptions were in 1995.

There is no doubt Krakatar will continue to grow and there is also strong evidence that at some point in the future there will be another violent explosion. Krakatau is in a part of the world where the surface of the Earth is unstable and is always moving and cracking. If, in the future, another “cork” becomes fixed in the centre of the volcano, the pressure will build up. A series of a smaller explosions will allow sea-water into the centre of the volcano and once again the result will a terribly destructive explosion.

64. From the text we know that “Rembrandt” is most likely the name of a famous_____.

　 　A. singer　　　　 B. painting　　　 C. play　　　 D. painter

63. Which of the following programmes can a visitor have only in New York?

A.　　　 To enjoy roast Beijing duck.

B.　　　 To taste the finest French coq au vin.

C.　　　 To spend an evening with Beethoven.

D.　　　 To see the Statue of Liberty.