Earthquakes may happen anywhere on the earth. When some plates(板块) of the earth move suddenly, an earthquake happens. Many earthquakes begin under the sea. They often happen near the mountains (山脉), too.
During an earthquake, the shakings make rocks rise suddenly and even crack(断裂) open. Houses fall, people are killed or hurt, and sometimes the whole villages or cities are destroyed(破坏).
Can we do something to keep ourselves safe from earthquakes? Scientists have studied earthquakes and made maps that show the “earthquake belts”. In areas in these belts, it’s possible for earthquakes to happen. In these areas we should build strong houses to fight against (对抗) earthquakes.
In the future, scientists will be able to tell when and where an earthquake will be before they happen. They can also tell people what to do and how to do it.
The reason for an earthquake is _________________.
A.that there are so many plates on the earth |
B.that the sea is too deep |
C.Rocks’ cracking open |
D.that the mountains are too high |
A lot of earthquakes often happens _________________.
A.in the area | B.next to mountains |
C.at night | D.in the morning |
A map showing the earthquake belts will tell people _________________.
A.what kind of houses to build |
B.what kind of houses can stay up in an earthquake |
C.where earthquakes may happen |
D.when earthquakes may happen |
Which of the following is True according to the passage?
A.During an earthquake few people are killed or hurt. |
B.The scientists can tell when and where an earthquake is now. |
C.We should build strong houses to fight against earthquakes. |
D.Earthquakes all happen near the mountains. |
In the future, we’ll be no longer so afraid of earthquakes _________________.
A.with the help of scientists’ exact prediction(预测) |
B.because of a map showing the “earthquake belts” |
C.because we can guess the date and place of earthquakes |
D.because no earthquakes will happen around us |
In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business .But he was not a good artist .So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden .That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room .He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world .people took picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, photography was improved .Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things .That was not simple .The photographers had to carry a lot of films and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard.
Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people .The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike.
Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world .They showed feelings like other kinds of art. The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of ________
A.his business | B.his house | C.his garden | D.his window |
The Daguerreotype was_______.
A.a Frenchman | B.a kind of picture |
C.a kind of camera | D.a photographer |
If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to_____.
A.watch lots of films |
B.buy an expensive camera |
C.stop in most cities |
D.take many films and something else. |
This passage tells us_____________.
A.how photography was developed |
B.how to show feelings in pictures |
C.how to take pictures in the world |
D.how to use different cameras |
阅读下列内容,从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。The people inneedn’t go to work on Fridays.
A.Canada | B.Scotland | C.Japan | D.Egypt |
If it is 8:00 a.m. in western Canada, the time is _______ in eastern Canada.
A.11:00a.m | B.2:00 p.m. | C.12:30 p.m. | D.4:00 a.m. |
While Canadian children are waking up, children in Scotland are ________.
A.having lessons | B.sleeping | C.watching TV | D.playing games |
Everyone likes living in a clean and comfortable environment. If the envionment(环境) is bad, it will affect(影响)our bodies, and make us not feel well. Sometimes we may be terribly ill. At that time we don’t want to work, and we have to stay in bed and rest at home. So the envrionment is very important to us.
It’s germ that makes us ill. There are germs everywhere, They are very small and you can’t find them with your own eyes, but you can see them with a microscope(显微镜). They are very small and there may be hundreds of them on a very small thing, Germs can always be found in the dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope, we shall see them in it. Germs can also be found in air and dust(灰尘). If you cut your finger, some of the dust from the floor may go into it, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs will go into all of your boby, and you will have pain everywhere.
To keep us healthy, we should try to our best to make our environment become cleaner and tidier. This needs us to act together.The writer tell us that________.
A.we like working when we are ill |
B.germs can’t live in the water. |
C.we can’t feel ill if the environment is bad. |
D.we feel well when the environment is good. |
Germs are________.
A.very small things that you can’t see with your eyes. |
B.the things that don’t effect people. |
C.the things that you can find with your eyes. |
D.the things that are very big. |
Where can germs be found? They can be found_________.
A.on the small thing | B.in air and dust |
C.only in dirty water | D.everywhere |
How will you feel if germs go into the finger that is cut?
A.I will feel nothing. | B.I won’t mind. |
C.I will feel tense. | D.I will feel painful. |
From the passage we know that________
A.environment doesn’t affect our life. |
B.we don’t need to improve our environment. |
C.germs may make us ill. |
D.if the environment is better, germs will be more. |
Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.
One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take good care of them.” With these words, he went out.
But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished(惩罚), so he drank the poison to kill himself.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.
A.the rich man | B.the servant | C.both A and B | D.neither A and B |
The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.
A.the cat | B.himself | C.nobody | D.the servant |
The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.
A.there was in fact poison in the bottles |
B.he did not want the servant to drink his wine |
C.he wanted to kill the cat |
D.he wanted to kill the servant |
In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.
A.the servant | B.cat | C.the rich man | D.nobody |
From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.
A.lazy | B.bad | C.clever | D.kind |
A woman saw three o1d men sitting in her front yard.She said,“I don’t think I know you,but you must be very hungry. Please come in and have something to eat. ”
“We don’t go into a house together,”they replied.
“Why is that?” she asked.
One of the old men answered.“His name is Wealth,this is Success, and I am Love.” Then he said,“Now go in and discuss with your family which one of us you want in your house.”
Then the woman went in and told her family what was said. She said “Let’s invite Wealth. Let him come in and bring us nice things.We have been so poor.”His husband disagreed,“My
dear,why don't we invite Success? Don’t you want me to be a successful man?.”
Then the daughter asked,“Would it be better to invite Love? Our life will then be filled with 1ove!” “Let’s take our daughter's advice(建议)s,” said the father and mother.
So the woman went out and asked, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our Guest. ”Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two also got up and followed Him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love. Why are you coming along?” The two o1d men answered,“If you had invited Wealth or Success, two of us would have stayed out, but since you have invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. Where there is Love, there is Wealth and Success.”
根据短文内容,判断以下句子的正误。你认为正确的在题前括号内写“T”,错误的写“F"。This is a true story that happened a 1ong time ago.
Wealth could make the family very rich.
The family had different ideas and didn't know whom to invite.
The three o1d men all went into the house to get something to eat.
The story tells us that 1ove is the most important of al1.