WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) —Superstorm Sandy has killed more than 40 lives by Tuesday in the United States ，including 18 in New York City, after causing series of destruction from the Caribbean through U.S. east coast to Canada.

The hurricane left cities in ruins, streets flooded, homes damaged ，millions of households without power. According to IHS Global Insight, a forecasting firm, the superstorm will end up causing about 50 billion U.S. dollars in business losses.

Local media reports show that the storm has caused power fails affecting some 7 million homes, shut down 70 percent of East Coast oil refineries (炼油厂）and caused worse-than-expected damage in the New York subway area, which produces about 10 percent of U.S. economic output.

More than 18,000 flight cancellations have been reported across the United States in the consequence of the hurricane. Hundreds of thousands of travelers have been stranded across the country and around the world as airports from Washington to Boston are still closed.

Three nuclear power reactors, one in New Jersey and the other two in New York, remained shut down among worries over any possible damage to their transmission (传送）networks as well as their cooling systems, but authorities said there were no risks to the public.

The superstorm has not caused serious injuries to big companies such as chemical makers BASF and DuPont. The former reported that its East Coast facilities (设施)had suffered minor damage, while the latter, many of which are not in the direct path of Sandy, has reopened its two facilities，one in Connecticut and one in Massachusetts.

U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared “a major disaster" in the states of New Jersey and New York, ordering federal aid to help with state and local recovery from Sandy.

Obarria and his Republican rival (对手)Mitt Romney canceled a second day of campaign events to focus on Sandy's victims.

72.    Which statement about the consequence of Superstorm Sandy is true?

A. Power fails affected about 70,000,000 homes.

B. 70 percent of East Coast oil refineries were badly damaged.

C. Damage in the New York subway area was worse than expected.

D. Sandy had caused about 50 billion U.S. dollars in business losses by Oct. 30.

73.The underlined word "stranded" in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to_____

A. spread                  B. trapped                 C. prevented              D. separated

74.    What was the general condition of the nuclear power reactors and chemical makers, according to paragraphs 5 and 6?

A. Fairly safe.                                           B. Still at risk.

C. Totally shut down.                                D. Seriously damaged.

75.    What can be inferred from the news report?

A. Obama showed great concern over Sandy's victims.

B. The presidential election of the U.S. was stopped.

C. Obama and his rival canceled all their campaign events.

D.       Romney ordered federal aid to help with the recovery from Sandy.

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This is a story about doing well by doing good. Sandy Greenberg was a very good student,   36  he came from a poor family. He went to Columbia University on a scholarship and there he met his  37   who also was receiving financial aid(经济资助).
Sandy got a(n)   38  disease during his second year at university. The   39  was, it wasn’t found out early enough, and   40  he became nearly blind. But Sandy said that he was so   41   because when he lost his   42 , his roommate read his textbooks to him every night. Because of this, Sandy went on with his study and   43  with honors. Later he went off to study at Oxford. He was still quite   44 , but he had managed to   45  about five hundred dollars as he went along. His roommate,   46 , also went on to graduate school(研究生院). One day, Sandy got a call from him at Oxford, telling him that he   47  $500 to start a(n)   48   business. So Sandy sent all the    49   he had saved to his roommate. He said, “What else could I do? He made my life; I needed to do    50   to make his life. ”
Sandy’s roommate was Art Garfunkel, who became a famous singer. He   51  up with another musician named Paul Simon. That $500   52  them a lot and they made a record that eventually became “The Sound of Silence”.
Each of us will be faced with problems we didn’t   53  in our lives. How we are able to deal with those difficulties will be   54  by how we deal with others along the way. What we get will depend a lot on what we   55 .

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This is a story about doing well by doing good. Sandy Greenberg was a very good student,   36  he came from a poor family. He went to Columbia University on a scholarship and there he met his  37   who also was receiving financial aid(经济资助).

Sandy got a(n)   38  disease during his second year at university. The   39  was, it wasn’t found out early enough, and   40  he became nearly blind. But Sandy said that he was so   41   because when he lost his   42 , his roommate read his textbooks to him every night. Because of this, Sandy went on with his study and   43  with honors. Later he went off to study at Oxford. He was still quite   44 , but he had managed to   45  about five hundred dollars as he went along. His roommate,   46 , also went on to graduate school(研究生院). One day, Sandy got a call from him at Oxford, telling him that he   47  $500 to start a(n)   48   business. So Sandy sent all the    49   he had saved to his roommate. He said, “What else could I do? He made my life; I needed to do    50   to make his life. ”

Sandy’s roommate was Art Garfunkel, who became a famous singer. He   51  up with another musician named Paul Simon. That $500   52  them a lot and they made a record that eventually became “The Sound of Silence”.

Each of us will be faced with problems we didn’t   53  in our lives. How we are able to deal with those difficulties will be   54  by how we deal with others along the way. What we get will depend a lot on what we   55 .

1.                A．so             B．for            C．but  D．and

2.                A．doctor         B．partner         C．teacher   D．roommate

3.                A．heart          B．eye            C．blood    D．brain

4.                A．trick           B．idea           C．trouble   D．chance

5.                                  A．in particular B．as a result

C．for example                       D．on the whole

6.                A．lucky          B．strong          C．calm D．painful

7.                A．hearing         B．sight           C．confidence    D．business

8.                A．grew           B．lived           C．worked   D．graduated

9.                A．kind           B．weak           C．poor D．clever

10.               A．save           B．spend          C．borrow    D．pay

11.                                A．therefore   B．as well as

C．however                         D．at the same time

12.               A．needed        B．earned         C．owned    D．lost

13.               A．computer       B．fashion         C．music D．advertising

14.               A．records        B．money         C．medicine  D．books

15.                                A．something  B．everything

C．anything                         D．nothing

16.               A．kept           B．ended         C．teamed   D．put

17.               A．satisfied        B．pleased        C．surprised  D．helped

18.               A．understand     B．expect         C．believe    D．like

19.               A．checked        B．questioned      C．educated  D．affected

20.               A．learn          B．give           C．wish  D．bring

A gentle wind blew through Jennifer's hair．The golden red sun was  46  ．She was on the beach，looking up at the ball．She was amazed by its  47  ，deep red in the middle， 48    fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the  49  and the seagulls flying up above in the sky．

The atmosphere  50   her．After all she had been through，this is what she  51  ．“ It’s getting late，”she thought，“I must go home，my parents will be  52  where I am．”She wondered how her parents would react，when she got home after the three days she was 53 .

The sun had set by now and it was getting  54  ．She tried to imagine having her favorite 55  on until she saw her front door It seemed different.   56   had taken care of the outside garden for days．She was  57  : her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now…It all seemed  58  ．She couldn't understand what was going on．

She entered the  59  ．First，she went into the kitchen where she saw a(n)  60  written by her father．It said：“Dear Ellen，there is some coffee ready, I went  61  ．”Ellen was her mother but—where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her  62  room．She went in．Then she saw her mother, lying on the bed sleeping．Her  63  looked so tired，as if she hadn’t  64  for days．She was really pale．Jenny just fell asleep beside her．When Jennifer woke up she found something  65  ．She was in her cosy bed in her nightclothes．

It felt so good being back home．Suddenly she heard a voice．“Are you feeling better  now, dear? You know you got us very, very scared．”

1.A．rising     B．setting      C．shining          D．smiling

2.A．shape      B．shadow       C．size             D．color

3.A．quickly        B．partly       C．softly           D．probably

4.A．waves      B．boats        C．trees            D．sands

5.A．relaxed        B．puzzled      C．disappointed     D．interrupted

6.A．understood B．considered   C．needed           D．regretted

7.A．discussing B．finding      C．asking           D．wondering

8.A．alive      B．asleep       C．missing          D．hardworking

9.A．sunny      B．warm         C．cold             D．cloudy

10.A．glasses       B．hat          C．skirt            D．jacket

11.A．Somebody    B．Nobody     C．Mother           D．Father

12.A．shocked       B．scared       C．exhausted        D．comforted

13.A．beautified    B．rearranged   C．deserted         D．destroyed

14.A．garden        B．bedroom      C．yard             D．house

15.A．book          B．note         C．article          D．poste

16.A．1ooking       B．working      C．fishing          D．sightseeing

17.A．own           B．parents’    C．sister’s        D．brother’s

18.A．gesture       B．body         C．face             D．eyes

19.A．studied       B．slept        C．exercised        D．moved

20.A．different B．new          C．precious         D．dangerous