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 devastated not 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 |
TV PROGRAMMES(节目) Channel(频道) 1 Channel 2 18:00 Around China 17:45 Computers Today 18:30 Children’s Programme 18:10 Foreign Arts 19:00 News 18:30 English Classroom 19:30 Weather Report 19:00 Animal World 19:40 Around the World 19:25 China 2003 20:10 TV play: Sisters 20:20 Sports 21:00 English for Today 21:00 TV play: Guo Lanying 21:15 Popular Music 21:45 English News 21:55 Talk Show 22:06 On TV Next Week |
If you want to watch a soccer game, the best programme for you would be ______.
A.TV Play | B.Sports | C.Around the World | D.Talk Show |
The programme of ______ will let you know much about Western countries.
A.Sisters | B.Around China | C.Around the World | D.On TV Next Week |
If you want to know something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, you can watch TV at _____.
A.19:00 | B.18:00 | C.20:10 | D.18:10 |
English Classroom is a programme that ______.
A.lets you know something about classrooms |
B.tells you something about students |
C.lets you know something about school life |
D.teaches you English |
The programme at the end of Channel 2 means ______ on TV next week.
A.news | B.programmes | C.people | D.places |
Most People don’t like mice, but they love one mouse -- Mickey Mouse. In their mind, this mouse is their favourite animal. About 70 years ago, an American man called Walt Disney created(创造) a cartoon mouse for films. He named this mouse Mickey Mouse. From the beginning, Mickey Mouse is a clean mouse. He always does many interesting things. That’s why many children and people love him. He makes them happy and tickles them. In the film, Mickey Mouse also has a lot of friends, for example, Donald Duck and Pluto. Donald can do many things that Mickey cannot. Pluto is a dog. He always does foolish things and makes foolish mistakes. Many children like these cartoon animals, but they like Mickey most because the mouse is a star of beauty and wisdom(智慧). Mickey Mouse comes from____________.
A.England | B.Spain | C.Japan | D.America |
_________ created Mickey Mouse.
A.An old man | B.A young boy |
C.A man named Walt Disney | D.A man named Charlie Chaplin |
Many children and people like Mickey Mouse because_________.
A.He never makes mistakes | B.He is like a real mouse. |
C.He always does many interesting things | D.He has many friends. |
What does the underlined phrase “ tickles them” mean in the passage?
A.Make them happy. | B.Make them angry. |
C.Make them sad. | D.Make them tired. |
In the cartoon, Pluto is a _________ dog.
A.clever | B.smart | C.foolish | D.bad |
Today, there are many problems between parents and children. Many people always ask, “ Why do we often argue(争论)?”
Parents show their love for children in different ways. They cook nice food, buy new clothes for them. They also care about their studies. Parents always ask “ You must work hard”, “You should do your homework”, “Why not do homework for your exam?” all the time.
When children get bad marks(分数), their parents get very angry. They stop their children watching TV, playing games or going outside until they are good at their studies.
Why? Most families have only one child. The child is the hope of the family, they want the child to be the best.
Many children want to do things themselves. They want to do many unusual things that parents dislike. They like pop music, basketball and other new things. They enjoy surfing on the Internet and playing QQ games. They spend a lot of time chatting online and listening to the QQ music. In their parents’ eyes, these are a waste of time. For these reasons, parents and children often argue.
__75__ Do Children and Their Parents Argue? |
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Reason |
Parents want their child to be the __76__ |
A. They __78__ their children in different ways. B. Their children should __79__ hard all the time. C. __80__TV and playing games on the Internet are__81__ for their studies. |
Many children want to do many __77__ things. |
A. They like to sing pop __82__, listen to the QQ music and other __83__ things. B. They usually spend a lot of time surfing on the Internet and playing QQ games, __84__online with their friends. |
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What does a policeman usually do? It is not an easy job to describe. After all, a policeman has a number of jobs in one. A policeman often has to control (控制) traffic, either on foot in the center of a town, or in a police car on the roads. In Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend most of his time driving up and down main roads and motorways. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving and help when there is an accident.
A policeman has to keep peace, too. If there is a fight or some other disturbance, the police can come and restore order. And they often have to deal with situation at great risk(冒险) to their own safety.
We expect the police to solve crime, of course, so an ordinary policeman, even if he is not a detective (侦探), will have to help look for the criminals at times.
And who do we call when there is an emergency (紧急情况)---an crash, a fire, a road accident, or a robbery? We call the police. So a policeman has to be prepared to face any unpleasant emergency that may happen in the modern world.
The police do an necessary job, they do it very well and I support them, but I do not think that I could ever do the job of a policeman.
Different Roles of the Police
Different situations |
◆ An ordinary policeman needs to do several____76____. |
About traffic |
◆ A policeman has to ____77____ or drive around the whole city to watch the traffic on the roads. For example, a ___78____ policeman spends most time___79___ on the road. |
About order |
◆ The police are ___80____ to restore order to try to make the public even ____81____ although they may be in danger. |
About crime |
◆ ____82____, a policeman will act as a detective to search for the criminal. |
About ___83____ |
◆ In case of a fire, a crash or an accident, ____84____the police to deal with them becomes people’s first choice. |
Final comments (评论) |
◆ The police do lots of small things we think in our daily life, but we should thank them. We may meet a lot of trouble ____85____ them. |
Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We don’t always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.
No two people are just the same. Sometimes friends don’t get along well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much. But we call them and write to them. It could be that we would even see them again. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women who have been friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places. There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.The first paragraph tells us ________.
A.none needs friends | B.we always need friends around us |
C.making friends is the need in people’s life | D.we need to be alone. |
Which of the following is what the writer doesn’t say in the passage?
A.People are not happy when their friends have them |
B.People will never see their friends after their friends move away. |
C.People can know their friends in different ways. |
D.People like their friends very much if they get to know them. |
People who have friends live longer than people who don’t because ________
A.they feel happier and are healthy | B.they get a lot of help from their friends |
C.they take better care of themselves | D.both A and C |
The main idea of this passage is ________.
A.that people are all friends | B.that people need friends |
C.how to get to know friends | D.how to name a place |