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The shock of the recent earthquake in Pakistan has brought another shock: the rise of a small island coming out from the water.

In the aftershock of the earthquake, people living in Gawadar, near the southwest coast, began to see a strange sight. They looked out into the Arabian Sea and saw a mountain-like shape coming out of the water. “I could see this gray, dome-shaped (穹顶形状的) body in the distance, like a giant whale,” Bahram Baloch, a local journalist, told the BBC. “Hundreds of people had gathered to watch it in disbelief (怀疑).”

So what happened? The earthquake measured 7.7 in magnitude (地震级数). The force was so strong that it moved the sea floor, releasing gas. This gas pushed the seabed, mostly rock and sand, upward and out of the water. This is how mud volcanoes (泥火山) are formed. The island that measures about 20 meters high, 30 meters long and 90 meters wide is actually the tip of the mud volcano.

Is it safe? Although people have visited this new island, scientists have found dangerous gas coming from the newly formed island. “Our team found bubbles rising from the surface of the island, which caught fire when a match was lit,” said Mohammad Danish, a scientist, to Universe Today.

These mud volcanoes are not rare. But it’s striking because this one has popped up(突然出现) in a populated (有人居住的) area, and not far out in the sea. However, it’s not expected to last very long. Most of these mud volcanoes are swept back under the sea within one year.

1.After the earthquake, what did people see in the sea?

A. A strange light. B. A blue whale.

C. A mysterious island. D. A mountain.

2.Which of the following can be filled in the box to show how mud volcanoes are formed?

A. Dangerous gas was released.

B. Rock and sand were mixed.

C. The storm blew up the sea.

D. Huge waves appeared.

3.What does the underlined（划线的）word “tip” mean in paragraph 3?

A. 建议 B. 顶端 C. 小费 D. 倾斜

1.C

2.A

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文大意主要讲述了巴基斯坦大地震的冲击带来了另一个冲击：一个小岛从水中升起；在地震的余震中人们看到了很多奇怪的现象；

1.细节理解题。根据文中The shock of the recent earthquake in Pakistan has brought another shock: the rise of a small island coming out from the water.。地震之后发现了神秘的岛屿；故选C

2.细节理解题。根据问题装在盒内的泥火山是如何形成的？通读全文可知地震发生---海洋地板移动-----危险气体被释放---岩石和沙子被推出了海面。故选A

3.细节理解题。根据句意可知岛上的措施，高约20米，长30米，宽90米，实际上是泥火山的顶端。故选B

考点：环境类短文阅读。

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假设你是小明，将有一名美国的中学生Tim来你家做客，并呆上两天。请你向这位首次来中国参观的外国客人介绍一些中国的日常礼仪。（如：见面礼仪、餐桌礼仪等。）文章开头和结尾已给出，字数80字左右；

Dear Tim,

Yours,

Xiaoming

This is a message world. You speak, write letters, make a telephone call. You words carry a message. People communicate with words. Do you think you can communicate without words?

A smile on your face shows you are or friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad. When you put up your hands in class, the teacher knows you want to say something or ask questions. You your head, and people know you are saying “No”. You nod and people know you are saying “Yes”. Other things can also carry messages.

For example, a sign at the bus helps you to know bus to take. A sign on the door helps you where to go in or out. Have you ever thought that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time?

People can communicate in many other ways. An artist can use his to tell beautiful scenery, interesting people, and many other things. A musician can express his or her feelings through music. You can happiness, sorrows, worries, sadness, and beauty by listening to some kinds of music. A dancer can express his or her feelings through his or her body. That’s a kind of body .

Books are written to you about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas and feelings. Books, magazines, newspapers, TVs, radios, QQ,s e-mails, movies and mobile phones help us communicate with others. They can help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.

I enjoy reading in my time. An interesting book, a cup of green tea, a comfortable chair. I can spend my Sunday afternoons and happily in the warm winter sunshine.

Communication is everywhere in the world and in our lives.

1.A. safe B. happy C. young D. alone

2.A. shake B. lift C. touch D. wash

3.A. what B. when C. where D. which

4.A. buildings B. meanings C. paintings D. beginnings

5.A. provide B. volunteer C. consider D. experience

6.A. direction B. emotion C. business D. language

7.A. tell B. say C. talk D. speak

8.A. both B. all C. none D. neither

9.A. busy B. hard C. free D. easy

10.A. badly B. nearly C. quietly D. Terribly

— Who usually does chores in your house?

—We are __________. I do chores on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

A. at work B. in turn

C. by accident D. for sure

Hot pot (火锅) is many Chinese people’s favorite food, including mine. After having three days of hamburgers, sandwiches and potatoes in the UK, you can imagine how excited I was when I got to know that there was going to be a free meal of hotpot to welcome new students. On the way to the canteen, I could smell hot pot in the air.

To my surprise, when I stepped into the room, in front of me were still potatoes and bread. Where is the hot pot?

With many questions in my head, I sat down to have the free meal. After chatting with a French girl, I got to know that hot pot is completely different from hotpot. Chinese hot pot is written in two words and hotpot, one word, is a traditional English dish.

Hotpot is made from mutton (羊肉) and onion. On the top there are sliced (切成片的) potatoes. People put it in the oven (烤箱) all day in a heavy pot and on a low heat (低温加热). It takes very little effort to prepare. You can often see it at parties in the UK because it’s easy to prepare for a large number of people and is not expensive.

Hotpot doesn’t taste bad. However, I still miss hot pot, two words!

1.The writer felt when she learnt that she would have her favourite food.

2.Hotpot is a traditional English dish. It’s from hot pot.

3.Hotpot is often prepared for parties because it is not to prepare.

4.The writer had mutton, onion and in the end.

5.The writer is a student in UK.

Not only you but also I a member of the football club.

A. be B. is C. are D. Am

The surface of Mars is like the surface of earth than planet in our solar system.

A. much; the other B. much; any other

C. more; the other D. more; any other

任务型阅读。阅读下文并回答问题。

Hi, I’m Liu Tao. I have a big family. Look! This is a photo of my family. The man in a brown coat is my father. My father is a worker. The woman in a yellow dress is my mother. My mother is an English teacher. She teaches in a school.The young man in a white T-shirt and blue pants is my uncle. He is a driver. He drives a bus. My aunt is in pink. She works in a hospital. She is a nurse. The old man and the old woman are my grandparents. That little boy is me. We are very happy.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.Is Liu Tao’s father a driver?

_______________________________

2.Where does Liu Tao’s mother teach?

_______________________________

3.What color is Liu Tao’s aunt in?

_______________________________

— Can I get you a cup of tea?

— ___________ ．

A．Thank you for the tea B．With pleasure

C．You can , please D．That’s very nice of you

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