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　　Some countries,such as Japan,have a large number of earth quakes.Earthquakes happen very 　1　and violently(强烈地).During an earthquake,there is often a great 　2　first.Then the earth 　3　terribly,many houses 　4　,railway tracks break and trains run 　5 lines,a great many factories are 　6　,thousands of deaths are caused,and many more lose homes… 　7　the great damage and deaths caused by the earthquake 　8　,other disasters such as fires often 　9　,more buildings destroyed and more 　10　caused.

　　It is well known of the 　11　of a possible earthquake,and for centuries man has been making researches(研究) on earthquakes.More than 2000 years ago, 　12　,a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng 　13 a machine which could detect(发觉) earthquakes,and this machine is still 　14　by scientists today to detect and measure the 　15　of earthquakes.Now we know much more about earthquakes and 　16　they happen,but we still 　17　tell exactly when and where an earthquake will happen, 　18 cannot stop it from happening.So earthquakes are 　19　the worst disasters(灾难)in the world.

　　No one can stop 　20　earthquakes.However,scientists can 　21　stop earthquakes destroying whole cities and causing too many deaths.In those 　22　where earthquakes often happen,they 　23　mountain temperatures and take 　24　from the air and if anything starts to happen ,they warn governments to be prepared for 　25　disasters so that emergency(紧急) plans are put into action to lessen(减少) the disaster,probably saving many lives.

A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the 　36 was he found himself unable to ask for help-his mobile phone went out of 　37 as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to

38 in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the 39 of the rescue.

　 It is almost 　40 that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his 41 : “First of all I checked up my 　42 conditions and found myself not in fatal danger. As there was no 　43 to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from 44 . In this way I dozed (打盹) off.”

His story put an end to my regret for the 　45 of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men 　46 to explore a mountain cave and got lost.

47 to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of 　48 . Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the 　49　

people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the

50 of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to 　51

themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering (闪烁) not far away.

　 Don’t you think that you can compare it with 　52 itself? When you meet with obstacles in life and work, you are lost in darkness. 　53 you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle 　54 . It seems to be a negative attitude, 　55 a person who can afford to do so must have foresight as well as a great courage in the first place.

36.A.hopeless B. worst C. more D. best

37.A.service B. way　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. order D. work

38.A.cry B. lie　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wait D. sleep

39.A.delay B. success　　　　　　　　　　　 C. team D. arrival

40.A.untrue　　　　　　　　　　 B. unimaginable　　　　　　　 C. true　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. useless

41.A.plan　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. decision　　　　　　　　　　　 C. explanation　　　　　　　　　 D. excuse

42.A.physical　　　　　　　　　 B. mental　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. working　　　　　　　　　　　 D. medical

43.A.method　　　　　　　　　　 B. way　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. alternative　　　　　　　　　 D. strength

44.A.rotting　　　　　　　　　　 B. spreading　　　　　　　　　　 C. hurting　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bleeding

45.A.loss　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. failure　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. disappointment　　　　　　 D. sadness

46.A.had　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. managed　　　　　　　　　　 C. tried　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. planned

47.A.Willing　　　　　　　　　　 B. Unable　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Determined　　　　　　　　 D. Deciding

48.A.hearing　　　　　　　　　　 B. sight　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. feeling　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. direction

49.A.rescue　　　　　　　　　　 B. village　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. local　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. brave

50.A.end　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. top　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. opening　　　　　　　　　　　 D. side

51.A.save　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. help　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. stop　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. calm

52.A.adventure　　　　　　　　 B. work　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. life　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. mankind

53.A.Mind　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Watch　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Imagine　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Warn

54.A.really　　　　　　　　　　　 B. immediately　　　　　　　　 C. carefully　　　　　　　　　　 D. hopefully

55.A.and　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. while

A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the 　36 was he found himself unable to ask for help-his mobile phone went out of 　37 as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to

38 in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the 　39 of the rescue.

　 It is almost 　40 that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his 41 : “First of all I checked up my 　42 conditions and found myself not in fatal danger. As there was no 　43 to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from 44 . In this way I dozed (打盹) off.”

His story put an end to my regret for the 　45 of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men 　46 to explore a mountain cave and got lost.

47 to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of 　48 . Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the 　49　

people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the

50 of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to 　51

themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering (闪烁) not far away.

　 Don’t you think that you can compare it with 　52 itself? When you meet with obstacles in life and work, you are lost in darkness. 　53 you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle 　54 . It seems to be a negative attitude, 　55 a person who can afford to do so must have foresight as well as a great courage in the first place.

36.A.hopeless　　　　　　　　　 B. worst　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. more D. best

37.A.service　　　　　　　　　　 B. way　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. order D. work

38.A.cry　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. lie　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wait D. sleep

39.A.delay　　　　　　　　　　　 B. success　　　　　　　　　　　 C. team D. arrival

40.A.untrue　　　　　　　　　　 B. unimaginable　　　　　　　 C. true D. useless

41.A.plan　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. decision　　　　　　　　　　　 C. explanation D. excuse

42.A.physical　　　　　　　　　 B. mental　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. working D. medical

43.A.method　　　　　　　　　　 B. way　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. alternative D. strength

44.A.rotting　　　　　　　　　　 B. spreading　　　　　　　　　　 C. hurting D. bleeding

45.A.loss　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. failure　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. disappointment D. sadness

46.A.had　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. managed　　　　　　　　　　 C. tried D. planned

47.A.Willing　　　　　　　　　　 B. Unable　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Determined D. Deciding

48.A.hearing　　　　　　　　　　 B. sight　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. feeling D. direction

49.A.rescue　　　　　　　　　　 B. village　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. local D. brave

50.A.end　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. top　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. opening D. side

51.A.save　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. help　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. stop D. calm

52.A.adventure　　　　　　　　 B. work　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. life D. mankind

53.A.Mind B. Watch　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Imagine D. Warn

54.A.really　　　　　　　　　　　 B. immediately　　　　　　　　 C. carefully D. hopefully

55.A.and　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. but D. while

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出能填人相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Once upon a time，a well-known painter was finishing his painting．It's an incredibly beautiful painting to be 　36 　during Princess Diana’s marriage·

The painter was consumed by and excited with his own painting that he 37 took a few step backward while 38　 the 2×8 m² painting．He didn’t look back when he walked backward．He kept on walking backward 39　 it was simply a step away from the edge of the 40　 building．Just one more step backward and he could get himself　 41 .

A man saw what the painter was doing and was 42 to shout at him to warn him when he realized that his shout might have 43 the painter and thus made him incidentally took one step backward and　 44　 down．The man then took a brush and paint and began to paint on the beautiful painting until it was completely　 45 ．Upon realizing what’s happened to his painting the painter got very 46　 and moved forward to hit the man．However．some other People who were also 47 at the vicinity (附近)held him and showed him his last　 48 which almost made him fall．

Sometimes we have 49 our future with such beauty and dreamed of beautiful days we will 50 with our loved one．But then God seemed to 　 51 our beautiful painting when He sees what 52　 lies ahead of us．

Sometimes we are angry and 53 by what God has done to us，or we get angry to our superior in our workplace. 　54 one thing we have to keep in our mind: God 　55　 only the best for us, His children.

36．A．awarded　 B．shown　 　　　　　　 C．rewarded 　　　　　　 D．sold

37．A．eagerly　 　 B．unfortunately 　　　 C．unconsciously 　　　 D．hopefully

38．A．designing　 B．marking　 　　　　　 C．admiring 　　　　　　　 D．describing

39．A．before　 　 B．though　 　　　　　　 C．when 　　　　　　　　　 D．until

40．A．tall　 　　　　 B．large　 　　　　　　　 C．farm 　　　　　　　　　　 D．Old

41．A．stuck　 　　 B．killed　 　　　　　　　 C．caught 　　　　　　　　 D．disturbed

42．A．anxious　 　 B．due　 　　　　　　　　 C．about 　　　　　　　　　 D．desperate

43．A．embarrassed B．interrupted　 　　　　 C．discouraged 　　　　　 D．surprised

44．A．broke　 　　 B．fell　 　　　　　　　　 C．looked 　　　　　　　　 D．put

45．A．damaged　 B．gone　 　　　　　　　　 C．lost 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．painted

46．A．confused　 B．angry　 　　　　　　　 C．depressed 　　　　　 D．puzzled

47．A．excited　 　 B．frightened　 　　　 C．regretful 　　　　　　　 D．present

48．A．chance　 　 B．danger　 　　　　　　 C．position 　　　　　　　　 D．step

49．A． painted　 B．decided　 　　　　　　 C．appreciated　　　　　　 D．thought

50．A．stay　 　　　 B．spend　 　　　　　　 C．play 　　　　　　　　　　 D．live

51．A．possess　 B．envy　 　　　　　　　 C．enjoy 　　　　　　　　　 D．destroy

52．A．danger　 　 B．success　 　　　　　 C．pleasure 　　　　　　　 D．future

53．A．hateful　 　 B．hopeless　 　　　　　 C．annoyed 　　　　　　　 D．tired

54．A．And　 　　　 B．But　 　　　　　　　　 C．So　 　　　　　　　　　 D．For

55．A．owns　 　　 B．wishes　 　　　　　　 C．stores 　　　　　　　　　 D．provides

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The Brick

　　About ten years ago, a young and very successful manager named Josh was travelling down a Chicago neighborhood street. He was going a bit fast in his 1 car.

　　He was watching for kids rushing out from between parked cars. 2 his car passed, no child rushed out, but a brick did and WHUMP! It 3 his shiny black side door! Josh 4 out of his car, grabbed the kid and pushed him up 5 a parked car. He shouted at the kid,“ 6 was that all about and who are you? Just what are you doing?”He went on with 7 “That's my new Jaguar, that brick you threw is going to cost you a lot of money. Why did you throw it?”

　　“Please, mister, please…I'm 8 ! I didn't know what else to do!” 9 the youngster.“I threw the brick 10 no one else would stop!”Tears were dripping down the boy's chin as he 11 around the parked car.“It's my brother, mister,”he said.“He rolled 12 the sidewalk and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't 13 him up.”Sobbing, the boy asked the manager,“Would you please help me get him 14 into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me.”

15　　 beyond words, he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief 16 wiped the cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be OK. He then 17 the younger brother push him down the sidewalk toward their home.

　　It was a long and slow walk back to his expensive car. Josh 18 did fix the side door of his Jaguar. He kept the damage to 19 him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at him to get his attention. Pay 20 to the bricks of life coming at to you.