What can people do when natural disasters (灾难)happen? Can we stop them? No, we can't. The only thing we can do is to 41  after the disasters.
Last year I met Mr. Flood. It started raining and   42  raining almost a month: the water on the streets got higher and higher every day. We used   43  instead of cars. We lost lots of things, including our businesses, our jobs and our homes.
Schools   44  and farms were destroyed. We ran out of food and clean water. In some places the water was higher than the buildings. I felt like we lived in a(n)  45 _ world.
Because of the flood, lots of  46  broke out. Because of the dead animals, some people  47  . The soil and other things made the water become very, very  48 _. That was in summer time, so though it was raining, the  49  was still high. The hot weather and really dirty water 50  the air very bad. Hospitals didn't have enough rooms for  51  .
When the flood was over, I looked around my city. The word “ 52 ” can describe the situation. Everything was destroyed and lots of people were sick, but we were very  53  .1 think.
We had to 54  our city, take care of the sick people, and start our schools again. I just 55 that one day, people can stop the natural disasters whenever they happen. After all, people are very clever.
【小题1】A. wake up       B. make up         C. clean up
【小题2】A. kept          B. finished          C. stopped
【小题3】A. bikes         B. trains            C. boats
【小题4】A. started        B. closed          C. opened
【小题5】A. water.        B. fire              C. ice
【小题6】A. happiness     B. illnesses          C. hardness
【小题7】A. ran          B. slept             C. died
【小题8】A. dirty         B. clean             C. clear
【小题9】A. temperature   B. weather           C. water
【小题10】A. had.         B. made             C. changed
【小题11】A. nurses       B. doctors            C. patients
【小题12】A. sad          B. beautiful          C. good
【小题13】A. weak        B. strong            C. happy
【小题14】A. rebuild       B. return            C. remain
【小题15】A. want         B. hope             C. see
There have been many great inventions or things that changed the way we live. The first great invention was the one that is still very important today——the wheel. This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distance.
For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that as much effect as the wheel . Then in the early 1800s the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People didn’t have to explore much any more. They began to work instead to make life better.
In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera, the light and the radio. These all play a big part in our daily life today.
The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter in 1909, movies with sound in 1926, the computer in 1928, jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new material was first made. Nylon came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wore.
The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over diseases. They worked very well. They made people healthier and allowed them to live longer. By the 1960s most people could expect to live to be at least 60.
By this time most people in developed countries had a very good life. Of course new inventions continued to be made. But man now had a desire(渴望) to explore again. The earth was known to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then United States took a step. Since then other countries , including China and Japan, have made their own steps into space.
In 1969 man took his biggest step away from earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a beginning, though. New inventions will some day allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of.
【小题1】 This passage talks mainly about         .
A.why cars were very important
B.when light was invented
C.how inventions affect people’s daily life
D.which country made the first step into space
【小题2】According to the passage man didn’t have a desire to explore a lot         .
A.at the beginning of 1800sB.in the 1960s
C.since the 1900sD.from the 1800s to 1960s
【小题3】In the 1800s, people began to work in order to make      
A.explorationsB.their life betterC.discoveries D.a trip to space
【小题4】 Nylon came out of five years later than        .
A.radioB.cameraC.jet planesD.movies
【小题5】People can live longer lives because        that help cure diseases have worked very well.
A.doctorsB.new waysC.medicinesD.new hospitals

We sometimes call the lion “the king of the jungle (丛林)” because it is stronger and more dangerous than other animals. It can run faster than many animals and it can hunt (捕猎) the best. It is the highest animal in the   1  food chain (食物链).
In the sea, the shark is one of the animals at the  2  of the food chain. It can swim faster than most other sea animals, and it can use its big teeth to eat them.
What is at the top of the world’s food chain?  3  are! We are not the biggest or fastest, but we are the   4  We could not run faster than cheetahs (猎豹),  so we  5  cars and now we can move the fastest. We could not  6  better than lions, so we invented guns (枪). Now we can hunt the best.
People’s inventions are clever, but they can be dangerous, too. For example, people invented  7 , and now they make the air and rivers dirty. This can make   8  changes. Dirty rivers kill fish.  Then bears cannot eat the fish and the bears die. If we kill one part of the food chain,   9  also die. Remember that we are a part of the food chain, so we are in danger too! If we protect animals, we are protecting   10 ! We should and we could do something for the world!
【小题1】
A.landB.seaC.mountainD.desert
【小题2】
A.frontB.endC.topD.beginning
【小题3】
A.PeopleB.Lions C.SharksD.Cheetahs
【小题4】
A.strongestB.cleverest
C.most specialD.most important
【小题5】
A.usedB.hadC.madeD.invented
【小题6】
A.fightB.escapeC.killD.catch
【小题7】
A.hotelsB.schoolsC.factories D.hospitals
【小题8】
A.greatB.terribleC.wonderfulD.complete
【小题9】
A.one partB.another partC.other partsD.the other parts
【小题10】
A.ourselfB.yourselves C.themselves D.ourselves

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Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities._______ 【小题1】_________---those who have climbed the highest mountains, traveled into unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across the greatest oceans.
_____【小题2】______I would consider bungee(蹦极) jumping to be a good example of such an activity. You jump from a high place(perhaps a bridge or a hot-air balloon) 200 meters above the ground with an elastic(有弹性的) rope tied to your ankles. You fall at up to 150 kilometers an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground.______ 【小题3】______ Other activities which most people would say are as risky as bungee jumping include jumping from tall buildings and diving into the sea from the top of high cliff(悬崖).
For the reasons, some psychologists explain that many people think their life in modern societies has become safe and boring. _________【小题4】__________They had to go out and hunt for food, diseases could not easily be cured, and life was a continuous battle (战争)for survival.
Nowadays, according to many people, life offers little excitement. They live and work in comparatively safe conditions; they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill.___ 【小题5】__________

A. Not very long ago, people’s lives were constantly (持续的) in danger.
B. Now, however, there are people who look for an immediate excitement from a risky (冒险的) activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds. 
C. The answer for some of these people is to look for danger in activities such as bungee jumping.
D. Of course, there have always been people who have looked for adventure (冒险).
E. It is said that about 2 million people around world have now tried bungee jumping.

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      A hobby can be almost anything that a person likes to do in his spare time. Hobbyists(沉溺于某嗜好之人)raise pets, watch birds, paint pictures, play the piano and grow flowers.   1.  They collect everything from books to butterflies and from boxes to stamps.

    People take up(从事) hobbies because these activities offer enjoyment, friendship and relaxation. Hobbies help people relax after a long time of hard work, and provide(提供) a balance (平衡) between work and play. Hobbies offer(提供) interesting activities for the old. Some hobbies can make a child grow as a person, develop his interest and help him learn new skills.   2.  Doctors have found that hobbies are useful in helping patients (病人) recover (恢复) from illness. Hobbies give patients who can’t move around something to do, and provide interests that keep them from thinking about themselves. Many hospitals treat (治疗) patients by having them take up interesting hobbies.   3.

In early times, most people were too busy making a living to have many hobbies. But some persons who had spare time did enjoy hobbies.   4.  People today have more time than ever before for hobbies. Machines have now reduced much time that people must spend on their jobs.

  5.  Those who have developed(发展) hobbies never need to worry about what to do with their newly-found free time hours.

    Sir William Osler, a famous Canadian doctor expressed the value (价值) of hobbies by saying, “No man is really happy or safe without a hobby.”

A. More people retire at an earlier age than before.

B. Hobbies can also help a patient to keep healthy.

C. Hobbies can  help kids to keep healthy.

D. The ancient Egyptians played games with balls made of wood.

E. Anyone, old or young, sick or well, rich or poor, can follow a good hobby, in spite of(尽管) his age, health or money.

F. They also go to concerts, climb mountains, go fishing, skate and swim.

G.Many people have nothing to do in their spare time.

 

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