During an earthquake, you should know what to do. If the earthquake strikes while you’re inside a house, you should lie on the floor under a strong table or other furniture. If there is no furniture, you can cover your head with your arms and keep still in the corner of the room. You should keep away from windows, glass walls, or anything that can fall.
If you are in bed, hold firmly onto your bed and make use of a pillow to safeguard your head. You may use a doorway but only when it is close to you. It should also be considered whether it is strong enough to deal with the load.
If you are running out, do not use lifts, even if they work. Electricity may go out at any time. Many injuries happen when people try to rush out. This means you ought to stay in your house or perhaps wherever you are.
When you stay outdoors, you should stay far from buildings, power wires or lights. You should be in the open until the quake stops. Remember that many earthquake deaths outside the house come from falling-apart walls, flying glass and other falling things.
If an earthquake strikes and you are driving, you should pull up to the side of the highway and stop as quickly as possible. You ought not to stop under trees, buildings or energy wires. Don’t stop in the middle of the street as it could trouble others.
When trapped, you shouldn’t move. Your mouth should be covered with a piece of clothing or a handkerchief. This is because it is possible for you to breathe in some dust. Do not shout whenever possible. You should only shout in the end to get help from rescuers.
1.What is the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?
A. To tell us the dangers of an earthquake.
B. To tell us what to do before an earthquake.
C. To tell us what to do when an earthquake strikes.
D. To tell us why running during an earthquake is dangerous.
2.If there is no furniture in the room during an earthquake, you should________.
A. lie still on the floor
B. stay near the window
C. stay in the center of the room
D. keep still in the corner of the room
3.According to the passage, during an earthquake, you’d better not________.
a. use a lift to escape b. stay outdoors
c. cut off electricity d. keep driving to escape
A. ab B. bc
C. ad D. cd
4.What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A. When to call out for help in an earthquake.
B. What to do when trapped in an earthquake.
C. How to make use of a handkerchief in an earthquake.
D. How to avoid breathing in some dust in an earthquake.
America is growing older. Fifty-eight years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older. Today, 10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65. The aging of the population will affect American society in many ways—education, medicine, and business. Quietly, the graying of America has made us a very different society—one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior is suitable(合适的) at various ages.
A person’s age no longer tells you anything about his/her social position, marriage or health. There’s no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family. The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job, or stop working isn’t as strong as it used to be. It doesn’t surprise us to hear of a 29-year-old university president or a 35-year-old grandmother, or a 70-year-old man who has become a father for the first time. Public ideas are changing.
Many people say, “I am much younger than my mother—or my father—was at my age.” No one says “Act your age” any more. We’ve stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways.
1.It can be learnt from the text that the aging of the population in America________
A. has made people feel younger
B. has changed people’s social position
C. has changed people’s understanding of age
D. has slowed down the country’s social development
2.The underlined word “one” in the first paragraph refers to ________.
A. a society B. America
C. a place D. population
3.“Act your age” in Paragraph 3 means people should________.
A. be active when they are old
B. do the right thing at the right age
C. show respect for their parents young or old
D. take more physical exercise suitable to their age
4.If a 25-year-old man becomes general manager of a big firm, the writer of the text would most probably consider it________.
A. normal B. wonderful
C. unbelievable D. unreasonable
England is not a big country: from north to south and from east to west it is only about three hundred miles across. But for a small country it has a surprising range of climate(多样性的气候). People who have never visited England or who have visited only one part of it often make the mistake of thinking that it is a cold and wet country. Except for the summer months of June to September, this is probably true of the north of England and the Midlands. In the south, however, the climate is much more pleasant. One result is that when people retire(退休)from the job in the north, they often prefer to move down to the south.
Perhaps the warmest part of the country is the southwest, which consists of (is made up of)the counties(郡)of Devon and Cornwall, where palm trees, bamboo and many semitropical(亚热带)plants grow well. Flowers and vegetables ripen(成熟)as much as a month earlier than those elsewhere. Farmers in the areas gain a higher price for their vegetables and flowers because they are ready earlier. In winter there may be several feet of snow in other parts of England but there will probably be no snow at all in the southwest. This may be one of the reasons why the southwest is one of England’s most popular holiday areas.
1.England is a country ________.
A. with a cold and wet climate
B. with a pleasant climate
C. with a surprising climate
D. with climates of various kinds
2.According to the passage, ________.
A. flowers and vegetables from Devon are on the market one month earlier
B. farmers in the southwest grow as many vegetables and flowers as farmers elsewhere
C. people in the southwest have to pay a higher price for vegetables and flowers
D. vegetables in Cornwall ripen as much as a month earlier than flowers
3.In the north of England and the Midlands, ________.
A. it is cold and wet all the year round
B. the climate is pleasant as a whole
C. it is warm most of the time in a year
D. only the summer is not cold or wet
Good morning. The program today is about music. The word “music” comes from the Greek word “muse”. The Muses are the goddesses of the arts. Music is only one of the arts. It is like the spoken language, but it uses sounds. Today’s program brings together music from different corners of the world. Who invented music? Who sang the first song? No one knows exactly the answers to these questions. But we know that music plays an important part in almost everyone’s life. Babies and young children love to hear people singing to them. When they are a little older, they like to sing the songs they have heard. When children go to school, their world of music grows. In the middle grades students take music lessons. When they reach high school, they become more and more interested in listening to pop music.
The records we have chosen for you today are from American country music, Indian music, pop music and so on. Music has different meanings for everyone. It can make people happy or it can make them sad. Music is now heard everywhere, in shops, on buses and at home. In this program we shall study the language of music. We shall be trying to find out more about how music works. We shall try to find out how music says what people feel. It is worth making the effort. Only then can we say why one piece of music is good and another is bad.
Now, here comes the music today. I shall explain why they are all good music...
1.What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A. Some knowledge about music.
B. The origin of music.
C. Something about the announcer.
D. Some questions about music.
2.Which of the following is not the purpose of this music program?
A. To study the language of music.
B. To learn more about music.
C. To find out how music expresses people’s feelings.
D. To tell us we should listen to music every day.
3.What does the announcer think about the function of music in our life?
A. It is important to almost everyone.
B. It is necessary for the young.
C. It plays a great role when we are children.
D. It decides our future.
4.The text will continue to talk about some ________.
A. old and unpopular music
B. nice and popular music
C. songs sung by the young today
D. reasons why some composers（作曲家） play such music
外教Johnson开设了一个英语辅导班(English Tutorial)，按照学生实际需要进行辅导。参加者须根据个人实际情况提出申请并选择辅导内容。假定你是李华，请给外教写一封电子邮件，要点如下：
1.介绍个人情况；
2.说明辅导意向（如：口语、语法、写作、文化知识筹其中的一项或几项）；
3.表达愿望。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头语和结尾语已为你写好。
Dear Mr.Johnson,
I am writing to you to apply for the membership of the English Tutorial.
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Looking forward to you reply.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua.
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
China's higher education is developing very fast.The number of college students are quite small in the 1980s, and now nearly fourteen million students are studying in colleges and universities.
Why does China's higher education develop such quickly? Several factors contribute to it.First of all,its quick development results China's rapid socially and economic development.Through the reform and opening up,people have become richer and have much money to invest in education.Secondly,our government had attached great importance to higher education and taken out practical measures to encourage people to go to college.Beside,with the development of society,more and more people hope to receiving higher education.
