Thousands of people have been killed in a massive(大规模的) earthquake in Japan. The quake -- the most powerful to hit Japan in more than 100 years -- caused massive damage and many people are missing and feared dead.
The 8.9 magnitude quake struck Friday(March 11) off Japan's eastern coast, and prompted(引发) tsunami warnings（海啸警报）across the Pacific as far away as South America and the U.S. West Coast. Several days after a 8.9-magnitude earthquake and resulting 10-meter-high tsunami devastated the coastline. The United States Geological Survey says it was the fifth largest earthquake since 1900. The largest, with a 9.5 magnitude, shook Chile(智利) in 1960.
In Japan, the tsunami swept away boats, cars and hundreds of houses in coastal areas north of Tokyo. The quake shook buildings in the Japanese capital and caused several fires. All train and subway traffic in Tokyo has been stopped, and thousands of people there were unable to get back home. People are just trying to find clean water. Food supplies are running out. In the convenience stores, there are no rice balls left. There is no bottled water left. People are facing a really serious situation in the days ahead for these people that are living in areas that were only moderately（普通的） damaged. The final death toll could range from the thousands to tens of thousands, depending on how many of these communities are gone.
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the government would do everything it can to minimize（使降到最低） the effects of the disaster. And in Washington, President Obama said the United States is ready to help the people of Japan.The underline word damage means_____________ in the article.
| A．illness | B．disaster | C．terror | D．danger |
Which is true according to the passage?
| A．Thousands of people have been killed in a massive earthquake in Japan. |
| B．Only people in areas that were only moderately damaged are facing a really serious situation in the days. |
| C．The tsunami devastatednot only the coastline in Japan, but also the areas across the Pacific as far away as South America and the U.S. West Coast. |
| D．The massive earthquake caused the tsunami. |
According to the passage, which earthquake is the largest one since 1990 ?
| A．the one happened in Japan on March 11, 2011 |
| B．the one in Chile in 1960 |
| C．the fifth largest earthquake since 1900 |
| D．We don't know. |
If you're in Tokyo these days, what you can't get from the convenience store?
| A．newspapers and magazines |
| B．some medicine |
| C．paper napkins and toothpastes |
| D．rice balls and bottled water |
The passage can't be in/on __________.
| A．March 10th newspapers | B．TV | C． Internet | D． Radios |
This morning, a boy of twelve saw a small fire at one end of a ship. Tom left home very early, against the wishes of his father, to see the ships at the port. It was a good thing that he did, because there was nobody else around, and the small fire grew dangerously big very soon.
Tom stood near the ship and shouted at the top of his voice. He woke up the port workers living nearby.
The ship was one of the six big ships in port at the time and they were all carrying oil（石油）and paper.
The fire burned hundblacks of boxes of paper, so it spread very quickly. The end of the ship was black with smoke, but thanks to Tom, the fire didn't reach the oil.
Tom was also lucky, because his father was pleased rather than angry with him.
阅读短文，判断正误，正确的选A，错误的选B：When Tom saw the fire, he was at the port
It was a small fire but it grew big very slowly.
The ship was carrying paper and wood .
As soon as the boy saw the fire, he shouted to wake up the workers nearby.
In this story the underlined word "against" means“违背”in Chinese.
On a hot summer day in South Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out of the back door, leaving behind shoes and shirt as he went.
He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, a crocodile was swimming toward him. His mother in the house was looking out of the window and saw the two. In great fear, she ran toward the water, shouting to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too late. Just as he reached her, the crocodile reached him. From the shore, the mother caught her little boy by the arms just as the crocodile snatched his legs. That began an incredible(难以置信的) tug-of-war between the two. The crocodile was much stronger that the mother, but the mother was much too eager（急切的） to let go. A farmer happened to drive by, heard their screams, raced from his truck, took aim and shot the crocodile.
After several weeks in hospital, the little boy survived（幸存）. His legs were very scarred by the attack(袭击) of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches（抓痕）where his mother's fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.
A newspaper reporter, who interviewed the boy, asked if he would show him his scars (伤疤). The boy lifted his legs. And then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter," But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my Mom wouldn't let go."
Never judge（判断）another person's scars, because you don't know how they were made.What is probably the best title for the passage?
| A．Scars of love |
| B．Women hold up half sky |
| C．A terrible experience |
| D．Don't judge by appearances(外貌) |
Hearing Mother's shouts, the boy _______.
| A．remained in the middle in great fear |
| B．didn't stop swimming forwards |
| C．swam back towards the bank |
| D．was ready to fight the crocodile |
Which of the following statements is true according to the text?
| A．A crocodile attacked him when the boy and his mother were bathing. |
| B．The crocodile snatched the arms of the boy when it reached him. |
| C．It was the farmer who shot the crocodile. |
| D．There is always an interesting story behind every scar. |
By saying "But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too." in Paragraph 4, the boy really wants to show ______.
| A．how deep the scars made by the crocodile were |
| B．What a brave boy he was |
| C．how many scars and scratches he had |
| D．how great and beloved his mother was |
Many animals hide(躲藏) to stay alive(活着的). They hide in many ways. Some animals hide in leaves, some animals hide in snow. Usually their colors or shapes help protect them. It’s hard to see an Arctic bear in snow. Its white fur helps protect it. Chameleons(变色龙) can hide by changing colors. Their skin turns the same color as what is around them. Some chameleons can change their colors in five minutes.
Many animals try to look bigger than they are to stay alive. Some animals can make other animals think they are very big. If they look very big, animals that are looking for food will run away. Bears can walk on two legs. They look very, very scary(吓人的). Some animals will run away from them.
Many animals try to stay around other animals. This helps them stay alive. Zebras stay close together so that they can help each other look out of danger. Seeing many stripes at once can also confuse(使眼花缭乱) animals that want to eat them. Some birds stay in a circle(一圈), each toward a different direction. In this way they can also help each other stay alive by looking around for animals that many want to eat one of them. Animals have ways to stay alive. How many ways are mentioned in the passage ?
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Five |
Bears walk on two legs because ___________.
| A．they can hide themselves better |
| B．they can find food easily |
| C．they look bigger than walk on four legs |
| D．they can reach fruit on the tree |
The underlined word “strips” may mean ___________.
| A．斑点 | B．条纹 | C．光斑 | D．毛发 |
The passage mainly tells us ___________.
| A．some ways that animals hide themselves |
| B．some ways that animals find food |
| C．some ways that animals protect themselves |
| D．some ways that animals try to look bigger |
The class in America is almost the same as that in China. But something is different.
☆ In America, if the teacher asks you a question but you don’t understand, you should put up your hand and ask the teacher to repeat it. If you don’t know the answer, it is all right to tell the teacher you don’t know. Then he or she knows what you need to learn.
☆ You mustn’t be absent on a test day. If you’re badly ill, call and let the teacher know you will not be there for the test. If your teacher allows make-up tests (补考), you should take the test in one or two days after you go back to school.
☆ Be on time! It is impolite to be late. If you come late, be sure to do it quietly. Take your books out of your bag after you go into the classroom. Then go to your seat and sit down quietly. In the US, you needn’t knock at the door before you come into the classroom.
☆ If you have to leave during the class, do it quietly, too. There is no need to ask the teacher’s agreement. In America, if you don’t know the answer to the question in class, you should _____.
| A．keep quiet | B．tell your teacher you don’t know |
| C．repeat the question | D．be laughed at |
What’s the Chinese for “absent”?
| A．迟到的 | B．早到的 | C．早退的 | D．缺席的 |
In the USA, if you’re late for class, you ___.
| A．must knock at the door |
| B．must go into the classroom quietly |
| C．should wait for the next class outside |
| D．should take your books out of your bag. |
Which of the following about the class in America is true?
A. The class in America is the same as that in China.
B. In the USA, if you are late, you must tell your teacher why.
C. In the USA , you can leave the classroom without the teacher’s agreement.
D. If you don’t understand the teacher’s question, you can’t ask him/her to repeat it in the USA.
| Beijing Opera Do you like Beijing Opera? Come and enjoy yourselves at 7：30 on Saturday night. Tickets： Adults(成人)：10yuan Children： 5yuan Place： Grand Theater |
Jazz Concert Do you like jazz？ Come and enjoy yourselves at 7：30 on Sunday night. Tickets： Adults： 20yuan Children： 10yuan Place： People’s Hall |
| Lecture(演讲) Mr Green will give a lecture about western classical music. Come and enjoy it at 3：30 on Saturday afternoon. Tickets： Free！ Place： People’s Theater |
Beethoven Come to People’s Cinema on Saturday afternoon. There is a film called Beethoven Tickets：Adults：10yuan Children：5yuan Time：2：30 |
Jim’s father likes Beijing Opera. He can go to .
| A．People’s Cinema | B．Grand Theater |
| C．People’s Hall | D．People’s Theater |
Beethoven is a(n) according to the information.
| A．composer | B．lecture | C．film | D．opera |
If Mr. Green with his seven-year-old son goes to People’s Theater to attend a lecture, he will pay ____________.
| A．nothing | B．10yuan | C．15yuan | D．30yuan |