The wind became a typhoon and it was so _____...

The wind became a typhoon and it was so ________ that it blew the trees down.

A.fiercely B.fierce C.gentle D.gently

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— There are dark clouds, and the wind is blowing strongly.

— It ______ that a typhoon is coming.

A. feels　　 B. sounds　　 C. seems　　 D. looks

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It was reported that a powerful typhoon hit the Phillippines _______________ November, 2013.

A. in                             B. at                              C. on                            D. of

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The tree, _______ leaves were green and brown, was blown down in the typhoon.

A.its B.of which C.whose D.which

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The First Snow

The first snow last year was in October

I was so happy that it was so early

Small and white, virginal and bright

To woods and fields

Like the love from mother

The first snow of this year was on Christmas Day

It came a little later than before

But it still falls slowly and deeply in silent

To mountains and rivers

Like the love from father

A good beginning is half done

A timely and heavy snow promises a fruitful year

The fallen snow will turn into the spring mud

To a good harvest year quietly and generously

Like a silk worm or a candle

You can do what you can do

Few words but many deeds

You can help everyone that needs help

Bravely and gently with love

Like a wee snow star

1.Why was the writer so happy according to the poem?

______________________________

2.When did the first snow of this year come?

______________________________

3.What is the first snow of this year like?

______________________________

4.What does a timely and heavy snow promise?

______________________________

5.How can we help people in need？

______________________________

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It is two in the morning. The wind is getting stronger and there is a chance that it will rain. Though the weather is bad, Al Gehrke sits 110 floors above the ground, 442 meters above the earth. You may be wondering what he is doing so far off the ground. If you asked him, he would say, “I am just doing my job!”

Al Gehrke has a very special job that not many people would want to have. He manages one of the tallest buildings in the world — the Wills Tower in Chicago. His team washes and changes the windows. The Wills Tower has 16, 000 windows and each window weighs over 90 kilos. Gehrke and his team work from seven in the evening until four in the morning. They clean 18 windows each night. Each window takes almost 30 minutes. Al Gehrke is not afraid of high places and he is a good man for the job.

Mary Ann also has an unusual job. Instead of hanging high above the earth washing windows, she works under the water. She trains dolphins for shows and also helps people to swim with the dolphins. She loves the dolphins. “We never tell a dolphin what to do. We ask them respectfully. They decide to do that for us because of the relationship we have,” she said.

Besides washing windows high above the earth or swimming with big fish under the water, there are other unusual jobs that you have probably never thought of people having. Here is another strange example: karaoke singers! A karaoke singer is someone who sings the songs of famous singers. The singer is able to follow the words of the songs because they appear on a computer in front of them. In Cyprus, karaoke singers are very popular. They sing to the people on holiday. As the visitors travel around the island they can listen to the music of the karaoke singers.

1.By saying “I am just doing my job” in Paragraph 1, Al Gehrke is most likely to tell us　　　　 .

A. his job is difficult to do　　 B. he is brave and strong

C. he can make much money　　 D. his job is nothing special

2.According to the third paragraph, Mary Ann 　　　　 .

A. considers herself unusual　　 B. teaches people how to swim

C. has a great love for dolphins　　 D. works long hours every day

3.The writer is trying to introduce some unusual jobs by　　　　 .

A. holding some activities　　 B. offering some examples

C. comparing several ones　　 D. telling some funny stories

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The wind was so strong that people were _________ blown away when they waited for the buses.

A.really B.hardly C.finally D.nearly

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When tea was first brought to England between 1652 and 1654, it was so expensive that only the rich could buy it. It was said that an old couple had some sent to them as a great treat. But they did not know how it should be used. Finally they boiled(煮沸) the leaves, put some of them on a piece of bacon(咸肉) for dinner, ate the leaves, and threw the tea soup away. However, tea quickly proved popular enough to replace ale（麦芽酒）as the national drink of England after King Charles II and his Portuguese wife began to follow this foreign tea tradition.

Before the introduction of tea into Britain, the English had two main meals—breakfast and dinner. Breakfast was ale, bread and beef. Dinner was a long, big meal at the end of the day. It was no wonder that Anna, the Duchess of Bedford (1788—1861) experienced a ‘sinking feeling’  in the late afternoon. So she invited friends to join her for an extra afternoon meal at five o’clock in her castle. The menu centered around small cakes, bread and butter sandwiches, and, of course, tea. This summer practice proved so popular that the Duchess continued it when she returned to London, sending cards to her friends asking them to join her for “tea and a walking the fields”.

The practice of inviting friends to come for tea in the afternoon was quickly picked up by other social hostesses. A common form of service soon came into practice. The first pot of tea was made in the kitchen and carried to the lady of the house who waited with her invited guests, surrounded by fine china from China. The first pot was warmed by the hostess from a second bottle (usually silver) that was kept heated over a small fire. Food and tea was then passed among the guests, the main purpose of the visiting being conversation.

1.The story of the old couple in Paragraph 1 is to show ____________.

A. how impolite the old couple were

B. how English people cooked tea

C. how difficult it was to introduce tea to England

D. how little English people knew about tea in those days

2.The underlined phrase “sinking feeling” in Paragraph 2 means a feeling of _________.

A. hunger　　 B. loneliness　　 C. thirst　　 D. anger

3.Which statement is right according to the passage?

A. Tea was first introduced to England in the 16th century.

B. Ale was the national drink of England after King Charles II.

C. The habit of drinking tea in Britain came from the upper class.

D. Anna, the Duchess of Bedford first served afternoon tea in London.

4.We can know from the passage that afternoon tea ____________.

A. helps raise the price of tea and china in England

B. leads to the wide planting and large production of tea in England

C. is not only an extra afternoon meal but helps bring people together

D. helps bring King Charles II and his wife together in their childhood

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A sandstorm is a kind of strong wind that blows over the desert. It raises sand and dust into the air and makes it difficult to see the sun and it reduces visibility of most to zero. It is also known as a dust storm. Some storms are usually the result of convection currents（对流气流）caused by the strong heating of the ground. Then wind is usually strong enough to move a small hill of sand. It can make travel very difficult and can even destroy roads in flat dry areas such as those in the United States.

The Simoom is the strong hot wind that comes across the Sahara and Arabian desert. This wind is the reason for much of the dust in the air over Europe. Evidence（证据）of the dust from Simoom wind has also been found at the bottom of the sea at a long distance from the shore.

Alasksi is the strongest sandstorm. It can destroy all the things in his way. It is very dangerous. It has killed more than one hundred people in the area. The Haboob is a sandstorm that often happens in the area of Sudan around Khartoum. Sandstorms, the height as 5,000 ft (1,525m), also happened, although not often in the United States. It is stronger than the Simoom. One that appeared near Tucson, Arizona, on July 16, 1971, was widely proved by meteorologists.（天文学家）。

1.Which of the following is not a name of sandstorm?

A. Simoom

B. Haboob

C. Khartoum

2.The underlined word "visibility" may mean_______ in Chinese.

A. 模糊度

B. 能见度

C. 对流度

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Sandstorms carry lots of sand and dust.

B. Sandstorms are also known as rainstorms

C. Sandstorms are usually the result of wind.

4._____shows the right picture of the three sandstorms in the correct way.

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. When sandstorms happen

B. Where sandstorms happen

C. What sandstorms are

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The water 　　　　 dark and dirty. It’s no longer safe to drink.

A. became　　 　　 B. has become

C. will become　　 D. was becoming

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