The winter of 2007-2008 was one of the coldest on record in China, with many areas in Central and South East China receiving snow from 10 January to 6 February. Many places suffered the worst snowstorms in more than fifty years.

The snowstorms caused many problems because they (A) took place during the Spring Festival, when many people like to travel. The snow damaged the railway line between Beijing and Guangzhou. More than six million people were stranded(滞留). In Guangzhou alone, (B)50多万旅客陷入困境长达数日,and were not able to go home. There were so many people that the hotel were (C) and some people had to (D) remain at railway stations. Many people were also stranded at bus stations, airports and on roads.

The snow was so heavy that more than 220,000 homes were destroyed and 860,000 were damaged. The snow broke power lines and the cold broke water lines, so even those with a place to stay had no heat or water.

The snowstorms also caused many economic problems. The cold weather and snow destroyed vegetables and fruit that were growing in fields kept many factories closed and hurt thousands of businesses. (E) All of these led to a rapid increase in the price of food and other goods.

However, the worst part of the storms was number of people it hurt. It is thought that more than 100 people died in the storms (F) from the cold or from their houses falling on them. In addition, more than 200,000 people were treated in hospital because they got hurt or became ill during the storms.

1.写出画线部分(A)和(D)的同义词或近义词:__________;__________

2.将画线部分(B)翻译成英语:___________

3.在(C)和(F)的空白处分别填入一个适当的单词:____________;____________

4.将画线部分(E)改写为:

____________ ___________ all of these, the price of food and other goods increased rapidly.

5.从文中找出能表达文章主旨大意的短语:______________________

Attitude(态度)is everything.

Here is a story____Mrs. Jones, an 82-year-old lady._____ her life was hard, she was always nicely dressed every day.

This morning Mrs. Jones was moving to the nursing home(养老院). The nursing home was very____ . After hours of waiting, Mrs. Jones still smiled sweetly when she was told that her room was ready.____ the way to her room. I told her what the room was like.

Suddenly she said, “I love ___ !”

“_____ Mrs. Jones, you haven’t seen the room yet!” I was surprised at her reply.

She stopped and said, “___ I like my room or not doesn’t depend on (取决于) how the furniture is ___ . It depends on how I decide to____ the room. I have already decided to ____ the room before I actually see it .”

Then she continued, “I have a _____. I can spend the day in bed and consider how tiny my room is. Or I can just get out of bed and be thankful that I can_____ enjoy a new day. Each day is a ____, I’ll enjoy my life and all the ___memories that I have stored in my bank account (帐户) before.”

Life is like a bank account. You can take out what you’ ve put in. If you have put a lot of ____in your bank account, you can take out some of it when you feel sad.

1.A. to B. about C. for D. of

2.A. When B. Since C. Although D. If

3.A. busy B. beautiful C. old D. small

4.A. On B. In C. By D. Through

5.A. them B. her C. you D. it

6.A. So B. But C. And D. Or

7.A. If B. Weather C. Whether D. That

8.A. repaired B. sold C. bought D. placed

9.A. take up B. think about C. tidy up D. ask for

10.A. dislike B. sell C. love D. buy

11.A. fever B. tour C. choice D. suggestion

12.A. also B. still C. ever D. only

13.A. gift B. mess C. lesson D. journey

14.A. happy B. happily C. happiness D. sad

15.A. love B. courage C. kindness D. happiness

What do you think the future will be like? Here are more answers from some students.

Mary: If we don’t do anything to save the earth, our children and grandchildren will live in a world with much pollution. There will be fewer trees and more buildings, because there will be more people.

Jack: I agree with Mary. Things will be worse. The weather in the future will be much hotter. Humans won’t be able to live on the earth. We will have to look for another planet to live on.

Linda: I think the life in the future will be better. Most people in the world will use“green cars” by 2020, so there will be less pollution and people will live to be 200 years old. As for space trip, I will say, we will visit Mars(火星) in about fifty years.

1.What are they talking about?

A.Pollution. B.Weather in the future. C.Cars in the future. D.Life in the future.

2.What does Mary think life will be like in the future?

A.There will be fewer trees. B.Everyone will have a car.

C.People will live longer. D.There will be “green cars”.

3.What’s the meaning of the word “planet”?

A.飞船 B.岛屿 C.星球 D.植物

4.Why does Jack think humans will have to look for another place to live on?

A.Because there will be too many buildings.

B.Because the earth will be too hot to live on.

C.Because there will be too many people.

D.Because the environment will be polluted.

5.What do you think “green cars” are?

A.The color of the cars is green.

B.They are cars with less pollution.

C.They are cars with green plants.

D.They are a new kind of transportation (交通工具).

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