An earthquake is a shaking of the ground1.(cause) by the sudden breaking and shifting of large sections of Earth's rocky outer shell. Earthquakes are among the most2.(power) events on earth, and their results can be terrifying. Rock movements during an earthquake can make rivers 3.(change) their course. Earthquakes can cause great damage and loss of4.(live). Large earthquakes beneath the ocean can create a series 5.huge and destructive waves called tsunamis 6.flood coasts for many miles. Earthquakes almost never kill people 7.(direct). Instead, many deaths and injuries in earthquakes result from 8.(fall) objects and the collapse（倒塌）of buildings, bridges, and other structures. Fire caused from broken gas or power lines is another major danger during 9.quake. Spills（溢出）of 10.(harm) chemicals are also a concern during an earthquake.
The house next door had been empty for so long that we had quite forgotten what it was to have neighbours. One day, _______, a great furniture lorry drew up near our front gate and in a short time, all kinds of furniture were _______ on the pavement. A small car arrived, out of which came seven people: a man, a woman and five children of_______ages. The children hurried out and began laughing _______as the whole family moved into the house. Windows were_______ open; furniture was put into_______; and little faces looked curiously at us over the fence and disappeared. It was our first _______to the Robinsons.
Though we became good _______with our new neighbours, we often had causes to be made angry by them. Our garden became an unsafe place: little boys_______as cowboys or Indians would jump up from behind bushes, ________ wooden guns at us and ________us to put our hands up. Sometimes our lives were ________; at others, we were killed with a ________"Bang! Bang!"Even more dangerous were the arrows（箭）that occasionally came sailing ________the garden fence. But we did not________go in fear of our lives. The Robinsons were friendly and helpful and when we left for the holidays, we knew we had nothing to fear________our neighbours were around. We understood what it was like to have________in the long, friendless, winter evenings________Mr.Robinson would________in for a cup of tea and chat; or when Mr Robinson would________over the fence and talk endlessly with Father about gardening problems.
1.A. but B. therefore C. however D. strangely
2.A. unloaded B. removed C. loaded D. destroyed
3.A. the same B. various C. young D. middle
4.A. happily B. sadly C. astonishingly D. terribly
5.A. broken B. kicked C. forced D. pushed
6.A. place B. room C. order D. use
7.A. management B. introduction C. interview D. arrangement
8.A. enemies B. strangers C. friends D. relatives
9.A. looked B. pretended C. dressed D. worn
10.A. throw B. put C. fire D. point
11.A. ask B. order C. make D. lead
12.A. saved B. wasted C. devoted D. spared
13.A. soft B. sharp C. funny D. slow
14.A. on B. through C. over D. across
15.A. always B. every C. sometimes D. then
16.A. unless B. though C. so long as D. even if
17.A. fun B. cheers C. discussions D. company
18.A. while B. when C. as D. since
19.A. drop B. slip C. jump D. break
20.A. climb B. fall C. lean D. lie
Looking back on the first twenty years of my life,I feel grateful to have been so healthy and happy.I'm happy because of many key factors（因素）. 1.
Health comes first for me, because without health everything else is meaningless. Imagine starting a career without good health. Imagine achieving anything without good health. 2.
Good health is not enough to be happy. 3. Money obviously pays for the basic necessities of life—food, housing, clothing, etc.—but it is also necessary for other reasons. Money guarantees(保证) we always get good medical treatment when we fall ill. Besides, we can also use money for entertainment that can add to our quality of life.
Family is another important factor in having a happy life because it provides the love, joy, and support that everyone needs. I love my family with all my heart. I get pleasure from their pleasure. I suffer when they suffer. 4. They give me advice when I have misunderstandings with my friends. More importantly, they are always there to share everything with me.
5. As long as I stay healthy, work hard to earn enough money and share both good times and bad times with my family,I will always be the happiest girl in the world.
A. Money is the most important factor which contributes to a happy life.
B. These three factors are all that I need and want in this world.
C. My family help me get through worries, pressures and difficulties.
D. We still need to have money in today's society.
E. Finally, I'm quite thankful that I am healthy, wealthy and happy.
F. Clearly, good health is much more important than any other things of one's life.
G. They include my physical health, healthy finances and my family's happiness.
Even nowadays there is a lot of misunderstanding between nationalities. Let's have a look at what the following people have to say.
Maria Conti: I find the English people insincere, cold and unfriendly. They keep saying "Thank you", "I'm sorry" even when they don't know each other. They are even polite to their own relatives. Except for helping you find your way in the streets, they aren't really friendly and never invite you to their houses.
Giannis Stinios: On the contrary I found them broad-minded and friendly.I was invited to people's houses and they all showed great interest in my ideas,Greek life and people.In England I learned that it was possible to be warm, friendly and polite at the same time.
Judy Brown: I lived in both Italy and Greece for a few years.At first there were a few misunderstandings between my foreign friends and myself. For example, I once gave a Greek friend a present for her birthday party.I was rather sorry that she did not unwrap it immediately. What's more, she even didn't thank me until I asked her if she liked it.I've learned from different experiences that a lot of foreigners find our attitude to what we English people call politeness rather insincere. They feel that politeness isn't necessary between friends.
1.According to Maria Conti, it is ________.
A. insincere to keep saying "Thank you" and "I'm sorry"
B. necessary for relatives to be polite to each other
C. unfriendly for the English people to help you find your way in the streets
D. not polite for the English people to invite her to their houses
2.Giannis Stinios is from ________.
A. England B. Greece
C. Italy D. America
3.When the English people receive gifts from their friends or relatives, they ________.
A. wrap them at once
B. unwrap them immediately
C. put them away at first
D. always ask their friends or relatives if they like them
4.According to Judy Brown’s experience, ________.
A. what the English people call politeness is a truth
B. the English people are less polite than the people in other countries
C. ideas of what are good manners are the same in different countries
D. ideas of what is politeness are not always the same in different countries
Melissa Poe was 9 years old when she began a campaign for a cleaner environment by writing a letter to the then President Bush.Through her own efforts,her letter was reproduced（复制）on over 250 donated billboards（广告牌）across the country.
The response to her request for help was so huge that Poe established Kids For A Cleaner Environment(Kids F.A.C.E.) in 1989. There are now 300,000 members of Kids FACE worldwide and is the world's largest youth environmental organization.
Poe has also asked the National Park Service to carry out a "Children's Forest" project in every national park. In 1992, she was invited as one of only six children in the world to speak at the Earth Summit in Brazil as part of the Voices of the Future Program. In 1993, she was given a Caring Award for her efforts by the Caring Institute.
Since the organization started, Kids F.A.C.E.members have distributed and planted over 1 million trees! Ongoing tree-planting projects include Kid's Yards—the creation of backyard wildlife habitats and now Kids F.A.C.E.is involved in the exciting Earth Odyssey, which is a great way to start helping.
"Starting the club turned out to be a way to help people get involved with the environment. Club members started doing things like recycling, picking up litter and planting trees as well as inviting other kids to join their club."
"We try to tell kids that it's not OK to be lazy," she explains. "You need to start being a responsible, environmentally friendly person now, right away, before you become a resource-sucking adult."
1.Kids F.A.C.E is _____.
A. a program to help students with writing B. a project of litter recycling
C. a campaign launched by President Bush D. a club of environmental protection
2.What can we learn about Poe?
A. She was awarded a prize in Brazil.
B. She donated billboard across the country.
C. She got positive responses for her efforts.
D. She joined the National Park Service.
3.Kid's Yards is _____.
A. established in a national park
B. started to protect wildlife
C. a tree-planting project
D. an entertainment park for kids
4.Which of the following can be inferred from the text?
A. Adults are resource-sucking people.
B. Poe sought help from a youth organization.
C. Kids F.A.C.E members are from the U.S.
D. Kids are urged(呼吁) to save natural resources.
City people usually think they are a lot smarter than country people. They often laugh at simple country ways. But people do not laugh at country music. It is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today.
Perhaps it is so popular because it is about simple but strong human feelings and events—love, sadness, good times and bad times, it tells real life stories and sounds the way people really talk. As life becomes more and more complicated(复杂的), it is good to hear music about ordinary people.
Country music, sometimes called country western, comes from two kinds of music. One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States. The other is traditional cowboy music from the West. The singers usually play the guitars, and in the 1920s they started using electric guitars.
At first city people said country music was low-class. It was popular mostly in the South. But during World War Ⅱ, thousands of Southerners went to the Northeast and Midwest to work in the factories. They took their music with them. Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army camps in the South. They learned to like country music. Slowly it became popular all over the country.
Today country music is popular everywhere in the United States and Canada, in small towns and in New York City, among black and white, and among educated and uneducated people. About 1,200 radio stations broadcast country music twenty-four hours a day. People sing it in their languages. The music that started with cowboys and poor farmers is now popular all over the world.
1.People enjoy country music because______.
A. it is about ordinary people B. it is easy to learn
C. it is free of charge D. it is very exciting
2.The fourth paragraph mainly tells us______.
A. why people love country music in the United States
B. when people began to enjoy country music
C. how country music became more and more popular
D. where country music was most popular
3.From the last paragraph we can see that______.
A. all people enjoy country music all over the world
B. country music is well received all over the world
C. rich people love country music best of all
D. black people enjoy country music best of all
4.Which of the following can be used as the best title for this passage?
A. American Country Music
B. Life in the American Country
C. American Cowboys
D. American Radio Stations
