Sophia Wu, 25, is a young Chinese woman who does business with her family in Santiago, Chile (智利). On February 27, she experienced a night that she will never forget.

　　"I was asleep and was woken up by powerful shaking at around 3:30 in the morning. My whole room was moving and I couldn't stand still. I wanted to run downstairs and go outside, but suddenly the wall got broken and the lights in the room went out. The room became so shaky that I couldn't move at all."

　　That night an 8.8-magnitude (震级) earthquake hit Chile. Buildings and bridges fell down. Electricity (电) and water services shut down. The Chilean Red Cross reported that about 500,000 homes were destroyed and more than 800 people died.

　　The earthquake has been the fifth strongest since 1900. More than 90 aftershocks (余震) followed the earthquake. A tsunami (海啸) was set off in the Pacific Ocean by the earthquake.

　　Scientists say that there are about 500,000 earthquakes in the world each year. Of these, only 20% are felt, and 100 of them cause damage.

　　So far, scientists haven't found a way to predict earthquakes. But you can learn to protect yourself during an earthquake. The most important thing to remember is to drop, cover and hold on. So remember to drop to the floor, get under something for cover and hold onto something strong during the shaking.

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1. What happened to Sophia Wu on February 27?

A．Her house was burned in a fire.

B．She dreamed a terrible dream.

C．Her family died in a terrible accident.

D．A serious earthquake hit the city she was in.

2. Which is the correct order (顺序)?

a. Wu got up and found her whole room was moving.

b. Wu wanted to run downstairs and go out.

c. The wall got broken and the lights went out.

d. Wu was woken up by shaking.

A．a-b-c-d	B．d-a-b-c
C．d-b-a-c	D．c-a-b-d

3. Which is TRUE about the Chile Earthquake？

A．It had no aftershocks.

B．It destroyed five million homes.

C．It caused a tsunami in the Pacific Ocean.

D．It has been the fourth strongest earthquake since 1900.

4. From the passage, we know that about 　　　 of the earthquakes cause damage every year.

A．20%

B．10%

C．1%

D．0.02%

5. How should we protect ourselves during an earthquake?

A．We should run outside as quickly as possible.

B．We should drop, cover and hold on.

C．We should shout loudly for help.

D．We should call 120 quickly.

 

October 1st, 2011

Dear Ann,

　　I hope that you and your children will be here in two weeks. My husband and I will  go to meet you at the train station. Our town is small but it is nice and beautiful. Your son Tom can go to the sports center every day. He can play games and go swimming there. Jill  is also lucky. My son has a cat and two sheep and I have two horses. She can play with them all day.

Please don't worry. I'm sure you’ll have a good time here.　See you soon.

Best wishes,

Linda

1.The letter was from ________________.

A．Ann

B．Linda

C．Jill

D．Tom

2.Ann and her children will go to Linda’s home on about______________.

A．October 1	B．October 7
C．October 15	D．October 28

3.Linda lives in ________________ .

A．a big city	B．a small town
C．a big town	D．a country

4.Ann and her children are going to Linda’s home _____________.

A．by bus

B．by car

C．on foot

D．by train

5.From the letter we know that Tom loves        and Jill loves          .

A．sports, animals	B．music, animals
C．sports, dancing	D．animals, sports

 

补全对话

A:Hello,Mrs.White!

B:Hello,Mrs.Wu!

A:Are you going to do some shopping?

B:Yes.What about you?

A:　1　It’s said(据说) the things in the new market are nice and cheap.I want to go to there. 2  

B:That’s good.　3　I’m busy now.A few Chinese friends will come to see me in an hour.I’m afraid  I can’t be back before they come.

A:It doesn’t matter.We can go when we are free.

B:By the way,　4　 I haven’t been there yet.

A:It’s on the other side of the river.It’s a little far from here.

B:How long will it take me to get there by bike?

A:Half an hour.　5　It will take you right there.

B:Thanks a lot.See you!

A:See you!

 

When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could 　  this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous when I told my 　     I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “　  You are going to college.” I was very 　    when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”

Two days later, 　  took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends, 　  together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I 　  I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we 　  the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard(门卫) and one minute later we were 　 . I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was 　 . I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”

He asked me, “What do you think of the 　 ?”

“Too bad,” I answered.

“And marriage is even 　 !” he said.

I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard 　  I could get into a good college. I 　  studying English so I decided to major in(主修) languages at college. Thanks to my father and our 　  to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

1.A. say                        B. do                            C. receive          D. find

2.A. teacher               B. friend                      C. father                     D. husband

3.A. Yes!                      B. No!                           C. Really?           D. OK?

4.A. angry          B. tired                        C. nervous                  D. surprised

5.A. he                         B. she                           C. it                               D. they

6.A. working               B. studying                  C. singing           D. farming

7.A. guess          B. mean                       C. say                           D. hope

8.A. looked at             B. returned to            C. arrived at                D. left for

9.A. outside                B. inside                      C. back                         D. away

10.A. terrible             B. wonderful              C. funny                       D. special

11.A. workers     B. guard                         C. building                   D. factory

12.A. better                B. harder                     C. worse                      D. easier

13.A. but                     B. if                               C. so that                     D. such that

14.A. enjoyed            B. stopped                  C. disliked          D. minded

15.A. way           B. idea                         C. plan                         D. visit

 

October 1st, 2011
Dear Ann,
　　I hope that you and your children will be here in two weeks. My husband and I will  go to meet you at the train station. Our town is small but it is nice and beautiful. Your son Tom can go to the sports center every day. He can play games and go swimming there. Jill  is also lucky. My son has a cat and two sheep and I have two horses. She can play with them all day.
Please don't worry. I'm sure you’ll have a good time here.　See you soon.
Best wishes,
Linda
【小题1】The letter was from ________________.

A．Ann

B．Linda

C．Jill

D．Tom

【小题2】Ann and her children will go to Linda’s home on about______________.

A．October 1	B．October 7
C．October 15	D．October 28

【小题3】Linda lives in ________________ .

A．a big city	B．a small town
C．a big town	D．a country

【小题4】Ann and her children are going to Linda’s home _____________.

A．by bus

B．by car

C．on foot

D．by train

【小题5】From the letter we know that Tom loves        and Jill loves          .

A．sports, animals	B．music, animals
C．sports, dancing	D．animals, sports