第二节:（注意：将答案写在答题纸上。写在本试卷上无效。）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

In the late 1980s, during a visit to Bangladesh（孟加拉）, I saw a woman with a baby on her back, breaking bricks with a hammer。 I asked a Bangladesh escort（随从） why they weren't using a machine, which would have been a lot easier。 He told me a machine would put that lady out of work。 And bad as that woman's job was, it was enough to keep a small family alive。  ______61_______ 。

Serving in the U。S。 Army overseas in the past, I saw a lot of people like that woman in Bangladesh。 _____62____ 。 They are victims（受害者） of crime and social unrest（动荡）, who in turn become the drug dealers and the street gang（匪帮） members。 I've seen it over and over again everywhere I go。 People who have jobs can have a home, send their kids to school, develop a sense of pride, contribute to the good of the community, and even help others。 _____63___ 。

_____64_____ , but I'm still working to help people  prepared for disaster。 I'm not going to stop。 _____65_____ 。

A。 Because they can work, they're free。 They're blessed（幸福的）。

B。 It reminded me of my father's words: To work is a blessing

C。 She might get to do a little farming some day, too。

D。 I believe in my father's words: To work is a blessing

E。 Now I'm retired from the Army

F。 And I have come to believe that people without jobs are not blessed。

G。No one can work。

The doctor recommended he _____ a few more days in hospital。

A。 stays。    B。 to stay      C。 stay         D。 would stay

Toyota’s chief executive said the company grew too fast to        safety controls．

     A．prevent from        B．pay attention           C．get rid of                      D．keep up with

Fitness is important in sport, but of at least _____ importance are skills．

       A．fair                 B．reasonable       C．equal               D．proper

Scientists ______ SARS for several months before a major discovery was made in the field.

         A. had been studying       B. have been studying

         C. have studied                  D. are studying

四、阅读理解 （10小题，每题2分，共20分）

The largest earthquake (magnitude 里氏9.5) of the 20th century happened on May 22, 1960 off the coast of South Central Chile.

It generated(生成) one of the most destructive Pacific—wide tsunamis(海啸). Near the generating area, both the earthquake and the tsunami were very much destructive, particularly in the coastal area from Concepcion to the south end of Isla Chiloe. The largest tsunami damage occurred at Isla Chiloe--- the coastal area closest to the epicenter(震中). Huge tsunami waves measuring as high as 25 meters arrived within 10 to 15 minutes after the earthquake, killing at least two hundred people, sinking all the boats, and flooding half a kilometer inland.

There was large damage and loss of life at Concepcion, Chile’s top industrial city. Near the city of Valdivia, the earthquake and following aftershocks generated landslides which killed 18 people. At the port city of Valparaiso, a city of 200,000, many buildings collapsed. A total of 130,000 houses were destroyed---one in every three in the earthquake zone and nearly 2,000,000 people were left homeless.

Total damage losses, including to agriculture and to industry, were estimated(估计) to be over a half billion dollars. The total number of deaths related with both the tsunami and the earthquake was never found accurately for the region. Estimates of deaths reached between 490 to 5,7002 with no distinction(差别) as to how many deaths were caused by the earthquake and how many were caused by the tsunami. However, it is believed that most of the deaths in Chile were caused by the tsunami.

61. What is generally thought the main cause of deaths in Chile?

A. landslides                 B. the tsunami   

C. aftershocks                D. the magnitude 9.5 earthquake

62. What is the total number of deaths in the earthquake?

A. 2,000,000    B. between 490 to 5,7002     C. 200,000    D. it was hard to know

63. What does the underlined word “collapsed” probably mean?

A. was destroyed    B. caught fire    C. was flooded    D. sank

 All of your hard work will_________.

  A. pay for   B. pay back    C. pay up    D. pay off

The country life he was used to _________ greatly since 1992.

A. change          B. has changed      C. changing         D. have changed

 The factory_____ most of its workers _____ robots.

   A．replaced；with                   B．replaced；for

   C．take place of；with                D．take the place of；for

30. The subway __________in our city, and I’m sure there will be fewer traffic jams in the future.

A. is building         B. is built                            C. is being built            D. will build