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Stefan and Erika Svanstrom on a four-month honeymoon were hit by several natural disasters, including the Australian floods, Christchurch earthquake and Japanese tsunami.
The    36   couple left Sweden on December 6 and were    37   caught in Munich, Germany, due to one of Europe’s worst snowstorms.
Later, they flew on to Australia which then    38   with one of the most terrible hurricanes in the nation’s history. From there, the couple,    39  , were forced to    40   for 24 hours on the floor of a shopping centre with 2500 others.
“Trees were being    41   and big branches were scattered across the streets,” Stefan told Sweden’s Expressen newspaper. “We    42   escaped”
The couple then flew to Christchurch, New Zealand.    43   their arriving, a massive earthquake    44   magnitude 6.3 hit the city on February 22.
Erika said “We could not visit the city since it was completely in    45  , so instead we travelled around before going to Japan.” But days after the Svanstroms arrived, Tokyo was    46   by Japan’s largest earthquake    47   records began. “The trembling was horrible and we saw roof debris (碎片) fly off the buildings,” Mr. Svantrom said. “   48   seemed the buildings were swaying    49  .”
The family returned to Sweden on March 29 after a(n)    50   calmer visit to their last destination China.
But Mr. Svanstrom, who also survived the very tsunami    51   hit Southeast Asia in 2004, said “I know marriages have to experience some    52  , but I think we have    53   most of them.” ,   54   that the marriage had become strong.
“We’ve certainly experienced    55   our fair share of catastrophes, but the most important thing is that we’re together and happy.” said the couple.

The word’s largest aircraft made its public debut last week at Europe’s biggest factory, a purpose built assembly line in Toulouse, souther, n France．The Airbus A380 will have 50 per cent more floor space than American rival Boeing’s 747 Jumbo, with room for duty-free shops, restaurants and even a sauna．This new arrival is expected to change the face of air travel．

The A380 will enter service in early 2006 with Singapore Airlines．

Airbus claims the A380 will burn less fuel, make less noise, create less pollution and cost 17 per cent less per seat than the 747．It will also reduce traffic problems in the skies．

The aircraft, which cost between ￡140 million(US$250m) and ￡157 million (US$280m) each compared with ￡84 million (US$150m) for Boeing’s new Dreamliner jet, is being built at 16 factories in Germany, France, Spain and the UK．

But activists have warned of more noise and pollution from the Superjumbo, while Boeing believes huge aircraft will not be in great demand over the next decade．

As a result, it is putting faith in the much smaller 7E7 Dreamliner．But Airbus is pinning its hopes on the “big is beautiful” theory, gambling on size being the key factor in the US-European battle for the skies．

Airbus said it was in talks with half a dozen global airlines about buying the A380. China Eastern Airlines, already an Airbus customer, is said to be targeted, while executives made it plain that they wanted to fight for the Japanese market, which had traditionally been controlled by Boeing．

Over the next 20 years, Airbus hopes to sell 750 of the new planes into a market worth ￡185billion (US$330bn)．The company already has129 firm orders for the A380, with 52 options．

According to Airbus, which of the following is not the advantage of A380 compared to Boeing 747?

       A．Making less noise, causing less traffic problems

       B．Using less fuel, costing less money

       C．Creating less pollution, having less weight

       D．Having more floor space, creating less pollution

From the passage, we can infer that _________

       A．Airbus is not aiming at the Japanese market．

       B．Boeing is not a rival of Airbus．

       C．A380 hasn’t been used yet．

       D．Boeing is better than Airbus．

In the Airbus A380, passengers cannot find ___________．

       A．duty-free shops       B．restaurants      C．banks     D．a sauna

According to the news, the prospect of A380 may be ___________．

       A．not so good          B．cheerful         C．undesirable          D．gloomy

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请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Stefan and Erika Svanstrom on a four-month honeymoon were hit by several natural disasters, including the Australian floods, Christchurch earthquake and Japanese tsunami.

The    36    couple left Sweden on December 6 and were    37    caught in Munich, Germany, due to one of Europe’s worst snowstorms.

Later, they flew on to Australia which then    38    with one of the most terrible hurricanes in the nation’s history. From there, the couple,    39   , were forced to    40    for 24 hours on the floor of a shopping centre with 2500 others.

“Trees were being    41    and big branches were scattered across the streets,” Stefan told Sweden’s Expressen newspaper. “We    42    escaped”

The couple then flew to Christchurch, New Zealand.    43    their arriving, a massive earthquake    44    magnitude 6.3 hit the city on February 22.

Erika said “We could not visit the city since it was completely in    45   , so instead we travelled around before going to Japan.” But days after the Svanstroms arrived, Tokyo was    46    by Japan’s largest earthquake    47    records began. “The trembling was horrible and we saw roof debris (碎片) fly off the buildings,” Mr. Svantrom said. “   48    seemed the buildings were swaying    49   .”

The family returned to Sweden on March 29 after a(n)    50    calmer visit to their last destination China.

But Mr. Svanstrom, who also survived the very tsunami    51    hit Southeast Asia in 2004, said “I know marriages have to experience some    52   , but I think we have    53    most of them.” ,   54    that the marriage had become strong.

“We’ve certainly experienced    55    our fair share of catastrophes, but the most important thing is that we’re together and happy.” said the couple.

1. A. new-married       B. newly-marry      C. newly-married            D. new-marry

2. A. finally           B. eventually           C. gradually                D. immediately

3. A. met           B. faced                C. hit                  D. come

4.A. in vain            B. in panic         C. in sorrow                D. in depression

5.A. hide           B. stay             C. remain                   D. shelter

6. A. taken over        B. turned over          C. got over             D. knocked over

7. A. nearly            B. narrowly         C. almost                   D. easily

8.A. At             B. With             C. On                   D. For

9. A. measuring     B. is measured          C. measures             D. measured

10. A. mess         B. order                C. chaos                    D. control

11. A. effected         B. destroyed            C. shaken                   D. suffered

12. A. when         B. while                C. as                   D. since

13. A. It               B. There                C. That                 D. What

14. A. in and out       B. here and there       C. backwards and forwards   D. back and forth

15.A. pretty            B. fairly               C. much                 D. even

16. A. which            B. as               C. that                 D. what

17.A. trials            B. tricks               C. trips                    D. triangles

18. A. looked through   B. put through          C. come through         D. got through

19. A. added            B. adding               C. added to             D .adding to

20. A. rather than      B. other than           C. more than                D. less than

Stefan and Erika Svanstrom on a four-month honeymoon were hit by several natural disasters, including the Australian floods, Christchurch earthquake and Japanese tsunami.
The1couple left Sweden on December 6 and were2caught in Munich, Germany, due to one of Europe’s worst snowstorms.
Later, they flew on to Australia which then3with one of the most terrible hurricanes in the nation’s history. From there, the couple,4, were forced to5for 24 hours on the floor of a shopping centre with 2500 others.
“Trees were being6and big branches were scattered across the streets,” Stefan told Sweden’s Expressen newspaper. “We7escaped”
The couple then flew to Christchurch, New Zealand.8their arriving, a massive earthquake9magnitude 6.3 hit the city on February 22.
Erika said “We could not visit the city since it was completely in10, so instead we travelled around before going to Japan.” But days after the Svanstroms arrived, Tokyo was11by Japan’s largest earthquake12records began. “The trembling was horrible and we saw roof debris (碎片) fly off the buildings,” Mr. Svantrom said. “13seemed the buildings were swaying14.”
The family returned to Sweden on March 29 after a(n)15calmer visit to their last destination China.
But Mr. Svanstrom, who also survived the very tsunami16hit Southeast Asia in 2004, said “I know marriages have to experience some17, but I think we have18most of them.” ,19that the marriage had become strong.
“We’ve certainly experienced20our fair share of catastrophes, but the most important thing is that we’re together and happy.” said the couple.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      new-married
   2. B.
      newly-marry
   3. C.
      newly-married
   4. D.
      new-marry
2. 2.
   1. A.
      finally
   2. B.
      eventually
   3. C.
      gradually
   4. D.
      immediately
3. 3.
   1. A.
      met
   2. B.
      faced
   3. C.
      hit
   4. D.
      come
4. 4.
   1. A.
      in vain
   2. B.
      in panic
   3. C.
      in sorrow
   4. D.
      in depression
5. 5.
   1. A.
      hide
   2. B.
      stay
   3. C.
      remain
   4. D.
      shelter
6. 6.
   1. A.
      taken over
   2. B.
      turned over
   3. C.
      got over
   4. D.
      knocked over
7. 7.
   1. A.
      nearly
   2. B.
      narrowly
   3. C.
      almost
   4. D.
      easily
8. 8.
   1. A.
      At
   2. B.
      With
   3. C.
      On
   4. D.
      For
9. 9.
   1. A.
      measuring
   2. B.
      is measured
   3. C.
      measures
   4. D.
      measured
10. 10.
    1. A.
       mess
    2. B.
       order
    3. C.
       chaos
    4. D.
       control
11. 11.
    1. A.
       effected
    2. B.
       destroyed
    3. C.
       shaken
    4. D.
       suffered
12. 12.
    1. A.
       when
    2. B.
       while
    3. C.
       as
    4. D.
       since
13. 13.
    1. A.
       It
    2. B.
       There
    3. C.
       That
    4. D.
       What
14. 14.
    1. A.
       in and out
    2. B.
       here and there
    3. C.
       backwards and forwards
    4. D.
       back and forth
15. 15.
    1. A.
       pretty
    2. B.
       fairly
    3. C.
       much
    4. D.
       even
16. 16.
    1. A.
       which
    2. B.
       as
    3. C.
       that
    4. D.
       what
17. 17.
    1. A.
       trials
    2. B.
       tricks
    3. C.
       trips
    4. D.
       triangles
18. 18.
    1. A.
       looked through
    2. B.
       put through
    3. C.
       come through
    4. D.
       got through
19. 19.
    1. A.
       added
    2. B.
       adding
    3. C.
       added to
    4. D.
       adding to
20. 20.
    1. A.
       rather than
    2. B.
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    3. C.
       more than
    4. D.
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   Recently the attack on illiteracy had been stepped up. A world plan has been drawn up by a committee of UNESCO experts in Paris, as part of the United Nations Development Decade(十年计划)，and  an international conference of the subject has also been held. UNESCO stresses that functional(官能的)literacy is the aim. People must learn the basic skills of responsible citizenship; the ability to read notices, newspapers, timetables, letters, price-lists to deep simple records and accounts, to sort out the significance of the information gathered—and to fill in forms.

   The major areas of illiteracy are in Asia, Africa, and Central and South America. In Africa there are at least one hundred million illiterates, which is eighty to eighty-five percent of the total population. In Europe the figure is about twenty-four million; most of them are in Southern Europe, with Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Yugoslavia heading the list(the United Kingdom has about seven hundred thousand).

   It is urgent(迫切的)for each country in the would, whether poor or rich, to wipe out illiteracy.

1．The figure of illiteracy in Britain is　　   .

A. 0.1% of that of illiteracy in the world

B. 0.2% of the world’s adult population

C. 35% of Europe’s population

D.3.5% of that of the illiteracy n Southern Europe

2．A world plan mentioned in the passage aims at　　   .

A. training responsible citizens

B. enforcing the functions UNESCO

C. helping illiterates learn how to read and write

D. asking Southern European countries to take the lead in attacking illiteracy

3．The author implies(暗示)that this world plan is to　　   .

A. be carried out in the major areas of illiteracy like Africa

B. be realized in ten years

C. be drawn up by Parisian experts

D. be discussed at an international conference

4．According to the passage, which country has the most illiterates?

A. France　　　　 B. The U. S. A.　　    C. Spain　　　　　　  D. England