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Earthquake

  Some countries,such as Japan,have a large number of earth quakes.Earthquakes happen very  1 and violently(強烈地).During an earthquake,there is often a great  2 first.Then the earth  3 terribly,many houses  4 ,railway tracks break and trains run  5 lines,a great many factories are  6 ,thousands of deaths are caused,and many more lose homes  7 the great damage and deaths caused by the earthquake  8 ,other disasters such as fires often  9 ,more buildings destroyed and more  10 caused.

  It is well known of the  11 of a possible earthquake,and for centuries man has been making researches(研究) on earthquakes.More than 2000 years ago,  12 ,a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng  13 a machine which could detect(發(fā)覺) earthquakes,and this machine is still  14 by scientists today to detect and measure the  15 of earthquakes.Now we know much more about earthquakes and  16 they happen,but we still  17 tell exactly when and where an earthquake will happen,  18 cannot stop it from happening.So earthquakes are  19 the worst disasters(災(zāi)難)in the world.

  No one can stop  20 earthquakes.However,scientists can  21 stop earthquakes destroying whole cities and causing too many deaths.In those  22 where earthquakes often happen,they  23 mountain temperatures and take  24 from the air and if anything starts to happen ,they warn governments to be prepared for  25 disasters so that emergency(緊急) plans are put into action to lessen(減少) the disaster,probably saving many lives.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
1.
[  ]
A. commonlyB.extremelyC.immediatelyD.quickly
2.
[  ]
A.soundB.voiceC.immediatelyD.storm
3.
[  ]
A.movesB.shakesC.noiseD.breaks
4.
[  ]
A.get burntB.catch firesC.jumpsD.fall down
5.
[  ]
A.offB.onC.sinkD.behind
6.
[  ]
A.pull outB.stoppedC.intoD.cut down
7.
[  ]
A.ExceptB.BesidesC.destroyedD.Because of
8.
[  ]
A.aloneB.laterC.Instead ofD.itself
9.
[  ]
A.followB.break outC.onlyD.enter
10.
[  ]
A.quakesB.deathsC.comeD.results
11.
[  ]
A.informationB.questionsC.dangersD.wounds
12.
[  ]
A.as a resultB.in factC.for exampleD.as well
13.
[  ]
A.inventedB.discoveredC.found outD.operated
14.
[  ]
A.improvedB.repairedC.protectedD.used
15.
[  ]
A.dateB.strengthC.positionD.length
16.
[  ]
A.whereB.whenC.howD.why
17.
[  ]
A.canB.cannotC.want toD.happen
18.
[  ]
A.thatB.butC.andD.or
19.
[  ]
A.amongB.beforeC.betweenD.at the front of
20.
[  ]
A.naturalB.bigC.someD.usual
21.
[  ]
A.helpB.neverC.alreadyD.exactly
22.
[  ]
A.areasB.citiesC.mountainsD.villages
23.
[  ]
A.keepB.reportC.recordD.copy
24.
[  ]
A.dropsB.dustsC.photosD.something
25.
[  ]
A.nationalB.generalC.terribleD.possible

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認真閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從36—55各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

You are travelling on an ocean ship when, suddenly a giant wave causes the ship to overturn. Hundreds of people die  36 , but you and several others  37 in the ballroom. Would you stay there and  38 for help? Or would you try,  39 the danger, to find your way out of the ship?

This is the  40 faced by the characters in the film “Poseidon”.

Trapped in the ballroom of the overturned ship, the  41 orders the surviving guests to wait for help. A small group of people  42 to accept this fate. They try to escape, knowing that there will be no way back  43 the captain locks the doors behind them.

At the time of the disaster, each of the characters is trying to overcome personal problems in their own lives. All must face their  44 and make life and death decisions.

Architect Richard Nelson is preparing to kill himself when the wave hits. He feels depressed over the  45 of his relationship with his partner. But he is forced to fight  46 his life, and learns to want to live again. He realizes he must  47 the past and not think too much about the bad.

Robert Ramsey, a fireman, decides to  48 his own life so that his daughter, Jen,  49 live. He swims to the ship’s control room  50 he must press a switch to change the direction of the ship.

He knows he will likely  51 in the process, but just as surely, he knows that it’s the only way his friends can escape. His actions give the others a chance to reach  52 . They escape from the ship just before it  53 , killing all those waiting inside and Jen’s father as well. All the characters who survive feel  54 to be alive, but they are also aware that their own  55 , bravery and determination saved their own lives.

36. A. gradually       B. immediately        C. finally            D. individually

37. A. stay          B. dance            C. survive           D. live

38. A. ask           B. cry              C. wait             D. demand

39. A. despite        B. in               C. with             D. except

40. A. position        B. dilemma          C. danger           D. scene

41. A. director        B. passenger         C. sailor            D. captain

42. A. refuse         B. agree            C. hesitate           D. dislike

43. A. unless         B. until             C. once             D. when

44. A. death          B. survival           C. courage          D. fears

45. A. end           B. departure         C. failure            D. difficulty

46. A. against        B. for              C. with             D. over

47. A. let alone        B. let out            C. let go of          D. let down

48. A. give out        B. give away         C. give in           D. give up

49. A. might         B. can              C. would            D. must

50. A. which         B. there             C. where            D. then

51. A. succeed        B. fail              C. survive           D. drown

52. A. home         B. safety            C. success          D. destination

53. A. breaks         B. explodes          C. sinks            D. overturns

54. A. relieved        B. lucky            C. relaxed           D. happy

55. A. choices        B. calmness          C. fortune           D. confidence

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Almost 50 years have passed since one-time beekeeper, Sir Edmund Hillary, became the first man in the world to conquer the world’s highest peak, Mt Everest. In an extraordinarily

   1   exposition (展覽)Auckland Museum pays   2   to this great New Zealander, Sir Edmund Hillary: Everest and Beyond Exhibition at the museum until April 25.

  Hillary reached Mt Everest’s   3   on May 29, 1953—just in time   4   the Queen’s Conation (加冕典禮).

  Now 83 and   5   by New Zealand as its greatest   6   countryman, Sir Edmund, a Knight of the Garter, prefers to be called just   7   Ed. He and his wife June were guests of honor at the exhibition opening in February, coinciding(巧合)with the museum’s 150th birthday.

  Visitors are   8   into his adventure—packed and charitable world through a

   9   treasure chest of his memorabilia(大事記),from a well-worn passport to the ice

   10   he used to climb that mountain.

  A Nepalese schoolhouse, kitchen and Buddhist temple have been   11   to show the place he has   12   40 years of his charitable soul and money to   13   the Himalayan Trust, building schools, hospitals and all manner of infrastructure(基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施)in the   14   stricken country.

  The exhibition also   15   Ed’s climbs in the Southern Alps, a tractor journey he

   16   to the South Pole in 1967 and a trip up the River Ganges by jet boat.   17   the exhibition closes it will go to the United States, to   18   Sir Edmund’s jubilee 50年節(jié))year,

   19   a celebratory party in London and a   20   with his Sherpa friends in Kathmandu.

  1Asimple            Blarge           Cdetailed          Dgreat

  2Aattention           Brespect          Cadmiration        Dhonor

  3Atop              Bpeak           Cheight          Dlevel

  4Aat                Bof             Cfor            Dwith

  5Alooked upon       Bthought about    Clooked up         Dthought out

  6Aliving             Blive           Calive            Dlively

  7Ashort             Bplain           Cas              Dfor

  8Aput              Bpoured          Cled             Ddrawn

  9Aclear              Bdear            Creal            Dnew

  10Aknife              Baxe           Cfork             Dspear

  11Arecreated          Brecycled        Crecovered         Drepaired

  12Aspent           Btaken          Cdevoted          Dused

  13Aby             Bthrough         Cfor            Dfrom

  14Apoverty          Bstorm          Cdisaster          Dearthquakes

  15Acovers           Bshows         Ctells             Dexpresses

  16Apaid             Bdid            Cmade           Dtook

  17AWhile           BIf             CSince           DWhen

  18Asign             Bmark           Cdesign          Dcontinue

  19Abeginning with      Bjoining in       Cending up with    Dadding up to

  20Areunion          Brepetition       Creview           Drecovery

 

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  I grew up with my best friend, who was just like a sister to me. She was a little older than me. I  36 to her. If ever I had a problem, she was always  37 enough to help me out.

  It wasn’t until the spring of“87” that I noticed a  38 in her. She was quick to anger, and her attitude was  39 . I asked her many times what was wrong. Her response each time was “I’m fine. ”

  As time went on, she became more  40 , and became a person I did not  41 anymore. All I wanted was to help her. Every time I tried, she would get  42 , and say she was fine.

  The summer of“88”, I finally got my  43 . My sister had changed due to the effects of  44 . My mother  45 put her arms around me, and told me my best friend had  46 due to an over-dose (過度劑量). Well, for a minute my world stood still, along with my heart. There was nothing to say or do, just tears in the  47 . Thinking over and over again, if only I had spent the time to notice the  48 , maybe I could have saved her.

  My mother, seeing my distress, sat me down and told me this.

  Some things are not in our  49 . Sometimes “signs” aren’t enough. You can’t  50 yourself for the path your friend chose. What you can do is to learn from her mistake,  51 at school for  52 , let other children know what happened to your friend, and how it made you  53 .

  Since then I’ve never once blamed myself for her death.  54 I volunteer my time to SADD and DARE. Each year, at an assembly I tell new students what happened and the  55 of drugs.

36. A. came up                         B. looked up

C. looked forward                      D. went over

37. A. quick         B. old              C. clever        D. close

38. A. change        B. disease           C. decline           D. habit

39. A. polite         B. acceptable     C. poor         D. rude

40. A. bitter         B. weak         C. proud        D. cold

41. A. respect        B. stand         C. care             D. know

42. A. polite         B. defensive      C. vague        D. impatient

43. A. surprise           B. chance           C. answer           D. turn

44. A. drugs         B. loneliness      C. illness        D. sadness

45. A. tightly         B. tearfully       C. angrily           D. finally

46. A. passed        B. left              C. died             D. recovered

47. A. disaster        B. trouble           C. disturbance    D. silence

48. A. signs         B. effects           C. causes           D. results

49. A. way              B. favor         C. control           D. side

50. A. help              B. enjoy         C. destroy          D. blame

51. A. attend         B. volunteer      C. engage           D. settle

52. A. health-awareness B. self-improvement C. self-protection D. drug-prevention

53. A. feel              B. think         C. act              D. learn

54. A. Still              B. Instead           C. Therefore     D. Anyhow

55. A. use              B. consequence   C. danger           D. influence

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I had just finished high school when a disaster hit our family. It was October 1962, and   21  was out of the question. So I found a job. In 1971, my employer announced only graduates(大學畢業(yè)生) would get  22  . My job seemed at a dead end unless I   23  further. And to graduate, I had to pass the higher secondary examination first.

    I   24  an admission form(表格) and rode to the Human Resource(人力資源) Management office. On arriving there, I was   25  ---I couldn’t find the form. It was the last day to   26  the form, and no blank forms were  27  at the office. I was standing there, disappointed,   28  an elderly gentleman asked me why I looked so   29  . I told him what happened,   30  , “Now I’ll have to wait another year.”

    “Well,” he said, “if you’re really serious about studying further, come with me. I have a   31  blank form at home.”

    It was 12:30 pm. The counter(柜臺) would   32  at 2 pm. His home was 10 km away and I had a slight  33 of going somewhere with a stranger. Anyway, this was my last chance. We reached his house on my bike. He advised me to remain   34  , and gave me a pen and the form. When it was   35  , he told me to rush back and   36  carefully. I reached the office at 1:58 pm. There were two people in line, waiting for their  37  . Just then, the counter official announced that no more forms would be   38  after mine. I breathed a sigh of   39  .

    I passed the exam and later got a bachelor’s degree. I also got the promotions. I   40  it all to the timely help from a true gentleman whose name I forgot to ask.

21. A. education      B. competition        C. college           D. employment

22. A. attention       B. promotions        C. prizes            D. approval

23. A. attempted      B. explained         C. studied           D. worked

24. A. filled in        B. stepped onto       C. put down         D. looked at

25. A. ashamed       B. frightened         C. embarrassed       D. shocked

26. A. review        B. submit          C. find             D. revise

27. A. appropriate     B. available        C. practical          D. helpful

28. A. when         B. before          C. unless           D. until

29. A. serious       B. angry          C. troubled          D. tired

30. A. agreeing       B. suggesting       C. responding        D. adding

31. A. special        B. similar          C. private              D. spare

32. A. close         B. move            C. change              D. reset

33. A. regret         B. fear             C. sadness          D. puzzle

34. A. quiet          B. slow            C. calm            D. polite

35. A. rewritten       B. done            C. corrected         D. read

36. A. follow         B. walk            C. drive            D. answer

37. A. form          B. role             C. luck             D. turn

38. A. accepted B. chosen C. recommended      D. recognized

39. A. relief          B. confidence        C. tension           D. anxiety

40. A. devote        B. apply            C. owe             D. connect

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