Tokyo, March 11, 2011

Could it have been worse?

More than a minute before the earth under their feet began to shake, many millions of Japanese people got cell phone alerts; TV networks interrupted (打断,中断) their broadcasts and turned to the latest announcement of Japanese government; loud speakers started suddenly to warn people of the coming tsunami; bullet trains came to a stop. The earthquake on March 11 was the first test of the nation’s earthquake early-warning technology (地震预警技术). However, in the fight of Man vs Nature, Nature won again. Hundreds, if not thousands of people, lost their lives in Japan. Scientists believe it is the fifth-strongest quake in the world since 1900 and the most powerful on record ever to hit Japan.

Lin tells of calm survivors

When the office began to shake, his friends were calm and still working. But the shaking became stronger. People shouted at him: “Run out of the building, now!” This was Lin Jia’s first experience of an earthquake. Lin, 26, has been in Japan for three months, working as a software engineer in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Lin stayed with others in a bus station all afternoon. Buildings were shaken by a series(系列) of aftershocks. He was nervous, but the people around him were so calm and organized that he gradually (逐渐) calmed down.

1. What does the underlined word “alert” mean?

A. 闹钟          B. 警报             C. 短信            D. 铃声

2. How many ways of earthquake early-warning are mentioned in the passage?

A. 2             B. 3                 C. 4               D. 5

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Lin Jia has never met with an earthquake in Japan.

B. There have been five earthquakes in Japan since 1900.

C. The earthquake is the most powerful on record ever to hit Japan.

D. The local government warned people of the coming earthquake in some ways.

4. What is the most important after an earthquake according to the article?

A. Keep away from the nuclear power plants.

B. Running out of the building. 

C. Keep calm and organized.    

D. Get the cell phone alerts

5. Where does this article probably come from?

A. a newspaper      B. an advertisement     C. a diary          D. a novel

新年即将来临，王芳根据四位朋友的爱好，分别买了四样礼物。你想知道她送给谁吗？请阅读下面的文字和图片，将字母序号填入横线中。

56. Wei Hua:I like learning English,but it’s difficult.I don’t know many English words.But I think I can learn it well.

57. Tom:I like sports. Soccer is my favorite sport. But I don’t have

a soccer ball. My favorite sports star is David Beckham.

58. Sandra:I often play sports. I like playing volleyball and running.I am a running star.

59. Ben:I like music very much. I can sing and play the guitar. I often listen to English songs. Michael Jackson is my favorite singer.

A.                   B.                    C.                 D.

1.Wei Hua _______2. Tom _______3. Sandra _______4. Ben ________

5.送礼物的同时，王芳想同时送上自己的贺卡.请在空格中填上合适的词。

           60    New Year!

                           Wang Fang

1. How many popular articles are there in the magazine?

A. 2                          B. 3                           C. 4                 D. 5

2. Which article is about saving money?

A. Ice cream and banking.               B. Black sheep and Uncle Bob.

C. Relation between you and food.           D. Films that aren't really about Canada.

3.What is Black sheep and Uncle Bob about?

A. merican films.    B. Family stories.    C. Food.    D. Banking.

缺词填空 根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整、通顺（共10空；每空1分，满分10分）

Last May I stayed in Santo Lusa for a week. That was my f  1  trip there. One morning I went out to v  2   a famous museum but l didn't know w   3  way to go,  so l stopped a stranger and asked “ Excuse me, does this street lead(通向) to the Grand Museum?”“Yes,” he answered. “Go along this street and turn left at the second crossing. You can't m  4　it. ”so I walked two blocks (街区) and t   5  to my left，but the museum w   6   there. Then I asked a second stranger. He said,“Go along this street and turn left at the second crossing.” But a  7　I couldn’t find the museum. I asked a third stranger and he said the same thing. This time I found the Grand Museum. Just then s  8  walked up and said, “ Excuse me, where’s the nearest h  9  ? I have a bad headache. ” I answered q 10  “ Go along this street and turn left at the second crossing !”

1.f________  2. v________  3. w________  4. m________  5. t________

6.w________  7. a________  8. s________  9. h________  10. q_______

When I drove to work yesterday, I met a traffic jam. As I looked out of my window, a handsome young man was walking on the street. He was walking towards the bridge. There were some homeless men with their cups around there. The young man went to one of them. He brought out some money from his pocket, said a few words to him and put the money into his cup. He continued to walk and then saw another homeless man. He stopped for a minute, said a few words and then gave the man a candy.

And then he saw the next homeless man. He was shivering because of coldness. The young man now stopped for a second and gave his scarf to him. He then said goodbye to him with a big smile and went away in the snow. At that moment, I was in tears. I gave this young man my best wishes with love and blessings.

1.How many homeless men did the young man help in this passage?

A. 2.               B.3.                C.4.                  D. 5.

2.The story probably happened in __________.

A. spring             B. summer                 C. autumn                D. winter

3.The man was shaking slightly because of __________.

A. hunger           B. coldness          C. illness                  D. worries

4.What did the young man give the homeless men?

A. Some money, his scarf and a candy.    B. His scarf, his coat and some money.

C. A candy, his hat and his coat.         D. His coat, some money and a candy.

5.The writer felt __________ after seeing the young man’s behavior.

A. sad                  B. surprised        C. moved             D. interested