Tokyo, March 11, 2011


People left their houses near Sendai, northern Japan on March 11th.
A man and child look out over destroyed homes after a tsunami(海啸) and earthquake.
Nuclear crises(核危机) in Japan’s power plants(核电站).

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.
【小题1】What does the underlined word “alert” mean?
A.闹钟B.警报C.短信D.铃声
【小题2】 How many ways of earthquake early-warning are mentioned in the passage?
A.2B.3C.4D.5
【小题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.
【小题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
【小题5】 Where does this article probably come from?
A.a newspaperB.an advertisementC.a diaryD.a novel

There are lots of popular writers in China, for example Han Han, FengJical, Tie Ning, Guo Jingming and so on. In my mind, Mo Yan is one of the most famous writers in China, because he is not only from Weifang but also good at writing.

Mo Yan was born in Gao Mi, Wei Fang. Now he is a 57-year-old writer. His real name is Guan Moye. Mo Yan is his pen name. It means “no speaking”. He began writing at the age of 26 and in 2011 his novel The Frog won the Mao Dun Prize in Literature. Since then, he has won lots of prizes.

In 2012, Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature. I’m proud of him, because I like writing. So I joined a writing workshop to improve my level of writing and I made lots of friends there.

Who is your favourite writer? Can you tell me?

1.How many writers are mentioned in this passage?

A.5                B.6                C.4                D.7

2.Where was Mo Yan born?

A.In Jiangsu.                             B.In Zhejiang.

C.In Gao Mi.                             D.In Nobel.

3.What does “Mo Yan” mean?

A.Frog                                 B.Guan Moye

C.Mao Dun                              D.No Speaking

4.Why did the writer join a writing workshop?

A.Because he likes Mo Yan.

B.Because he likes writing.

C.Because he likes some writers.

D.Because he wants to make some friends.

5.Which one is not TRUE?

A.Gao Mi is Mo Yan’s hometown.

B.Mo Yan began writing in 1981.

C.Mo Yan won Nobel Prize in Literature in 2011.

D.Mo Yan is the writer’s favourite writer.

 

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