On April 20th, a big earthquake happened in Ya'an, Sichuan. Many buildings were     36    .Many people lost their relatives and their homes. A lot of people were injured, about 200 people died. All the Chinese people felt very sad. But,    37    , love is around us. Thousands of soldiers arrived there as quickly as they could. Many people gave them a hand. Lots of people volunteered to help them. Some raised money for them, some bought something for them, some went there     38    the sad children up. 

   I'm deeply moved by these people. As a middle school student, what I can do is     39    my pocket money to the quake –stricken area. I have also made some beautiful cards with some encouraging words      40    help to cheer up the kids who are of the same age as we are. I’m sure no difficulty will beat us!

36. A. destroyed       B. discovered          C. fallen            D. found

37. A. fortunate        B. fortunately         C. unluckily          D. lucky

38. A. cheer           B. to cheer up         C. to cheering up      D. to cheer

39.A. to donate        B. donate             C. to be given away    D. give away

40. A. in order that      B. so that            C. in order to         D. such that

Japan, a narrow and long island country, was hit by a strong earthquake and tsunami (海啸)on the 11^th March , 2011. The place that earthquake happened is in the north-east of Japan . It caused a serious disaster to Japan. A lot of things were washed away because the tsunami， including buildings, people, animals and so on. 13,895 people have been confirmed dead and 13,677 people were lost. Worst of all,Fukushima Nuclear Power Station(福岛核电站) was also destroyed , and poisonous nuclide iodine “131”(核素碘“131”) in the air has had some countries and areas influenced. So in order to avoid (避免) its harm, we should wash our faces after we come back from school or work, we wash our hands before meals . When we go out, we’d better wear masks. Vegetables should be washed two or three times or more before they are cooked.

　 It is said that this earthquake is the third biggest earthquake in history. The result of this earthquake is much more serious than those of which happened in China in 2008 and in Haiti in 2010.

　 Japan lies to the east of China , and it is a country which earthquake often happens in, but when I heard the unlucky news, I really felt surprised.

　 After the earthquake happened, many countries and areas all gave it a hand. The Chinese Government also sent some rescuers to help them. At the same time, our country offered some frist-aid things, such as food, tents and so on.

　 I am going to pray(祈祷)for the people suffering from this disaster. I pray that they can return their rebuilt homes soon. I wish they wouldn’t lose too many things in the earthquake. I also believe the Japanese people can step out of the trouble early and live as usual.

(　 )51. The earthquake happened _________ in Japan.

A. at the beginning of March　　　 B. near the capital

C. in the north-east of Japan　　　　 D. During the night

(　 )52. How do we prevent nuclide iodine from influencing us in the daily life?

A.We should wash our faces often B.We ‘d better wear masks before we go out

C. We should wash vegetables several times before cooking　　　 D. All above

(　 )53. In all, the loss of the people in the earthquake is ____________

A. 13,895 　 B. 13,677　 C. more than 27, 572 D. less than 30,000

(　 )54. What does the word “rescuers” underlined mean ?

A. 物品　　　　 B. 访问者　　 C. 救援人员　　　　　 D. 专家

(　 )55. What did the writer do for the people in Japan?

A. He sent them some things　 　　　B. He prayed for them .

C. He collected some clothes for them D. He went to Japan and helped them.

　

 

If you have to choose a “Person of the Year” for 2005 , who will you pick ？For many of us ,the choice might not be a person at all . It would be Mother Nature（大自然母亲）.

While the world was still getting over the Indian tsunami（海啸）of December 2004 . Mother Nature went on showing her power throughout 2005 .

From July to October, about seven typhoons（台风）hit China’s coastal（沿海的）area.In August , the whole New Orleans city in the US was hit with its worst 一ever natural disaster , Hurricane Katrina . In early October , an earthquake in Pakistan killed more than 70,000 people .

Mother Nature was trying to give us a message:humans need to take responsibility（duty ) for the earth . She was just fighting back .

It is we humans who burn coal and oi1 to make electricity and power cars . This makes huge amount of greenhouse gases , which cause global warming .

It is we humans who cut forests and fill lakes to make space for buildings.This leaves fewer trees and lakes to keep floods（洪水）from rushing to towns and cities .

We need to work hard to ease（缓解）Mother Nature’s anger , or we’11 see more years of disasters.For example , we can start to use less electricity . Turn off lights , TVs and computers when we’re not using them . We can plant trees . One new tree a year from each of us can make a forest. Forests not only hold floods , they also take in greenhouse gases.

1 . The second paragraph mainly shows that_____________.

A . the Indian tsuami brought the people serious disasters

B . people in the world haven’t forgotten the Indian tsuami yet

C . people in  Indian areas are still overcoming difficulties and rebuilding

D . “Person of the Year” for 2005 is Mother Nature

2 . Why may Hurricane Katrina be the worst 一ever natural disaster in American recent history ?

A . Because the whole New Orleans City in America was destroyed badly .

B . Because a few meters high water waves crashed the walls .

C . Because it has never happened in the United States .

D . Because the people in New orleans were both out of water and food.

3 . What can cause such a serious disaster according to the passage ?

A . People burn coal and oi1 .              B . People cut down a lot of trees .

C . People change the lakes into fields .  D . All the answers above .

4 . The underlined phrase“take in” means “_____________” in Chinese .

A .放出                 B .挥发              C .吸收              D .制造

5 . The passage mainly tells us _____________.

A . to use less electricity and plant more trees

B . why the globe is getting warmer and warmer

C . that people should protect and love the earth

D . how to improve the environment around us