On the morning of November 18, 1755, an earthquake shock Boston. John Winthrop, a professor at Harvard College, felt the quake and awoke. “I rose”, Winthrop wrote, “and lighted a candle, looked at my watch, and found it to be 15minutes after four.” John Winthrop hurried downstairs to the grandfather clock. It had stopped three minutes before, at 4:12. Except for stopping the clock, the quake had only thrown a key from the mantel(壁炉台) to the floor.
The clock had stopped because Winthrop had put some long glass tubes he was using for an experiment into the case for safekeeping. The quake had knocked the tubes over and blocked the pendulum(钟摆).Winthrop, therefore, had the key on the floor. The quake had thrown it forward in the direction of the quake’ s motion by a shock coming from the northwest, perhaps in Canada.
1.What does “it” in the second paragraph refer to?
A. the floor B. the key C. the clock D. the case
2.The selection suggests that________.
A. earthquakes are common in Boston
B. John Winthrop was a scientist
C. John Winthrop often had difficulty in sleeping
D. Harvard College was a center for earthquake researching
3.Professor Winthrop ran downstairs because he wanted to know what had happened to________.
A. the clock B. his grandfather C. the key D. the glass tubes
4.John Winthrop put some tubes into this clock case because________.
A. he wanted to do an experiment
B. he thought an earthquake was probably to happen soon
C. he thought it safe for them to be put there
D. he wanted to record the exam time of the earthquake
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On the morning of November 18, 1755, an earthquake shock Boston． John Winthrop, a professor at Harvard College, felt the quake and awoke. “I rose”, Winthrop wrote, “and lighted a candle, looked at my watch, and found it to be 15minutes after four.” John Winthrop hurried downstairs to the grandfather clock．It had stopped three minutes before, at 4:12．Except for stopping the clock, the quake had only thrown a key from the mantel（壁炉台）to the floor．
The clock had stopped because Winthrop had put some long glass tubes he was using for an experiment into the case for safekeeping． The quake had knocked the tubes over and blocked the pendulum（钟摆）．Winthrop, therefore, had the key on the floor． The quake had thrown it forward in the direction of the quake’s motion by a shock coming from the northwest, perhaps in Canada．
1.What does “it” in the second paragraph refer to?
A． the floor B． the key C． the clock D． the case
2.The text suggests that________．
A． earthquakes are common in Boston
B． John Winthrop was a scientist
C． John Winthrop often had difficulty in sleeping
D． Harvard College was a center for earthquake researching
3.Which of the following is true? ________.
A．Some tubes were broken into pieces and stopped the old clock
B．The professor lit a candle because of power failure
C．Boston is in the southeast of Canada
D．The shocks were slight in one way
4.John Winthrop put some tubes into this clock case because ________．
A． he wanted to do an experiment
B． he thought an earthquake was probably to happen soon
C． he thought it safe for them to be put there
D． he wanted to record the exam time of the earthquake．
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On the morning of November 18, 1755, an earthquake shock Boston. John Winthrop, a professor at Harvard College, felt the quake and awoke. “I rose”, Winthrop wrote, “and lighted a candle, looked at my watch, and found it to be 15minutes after four.” John Winthrop hurried downstairs to the grandfather clock. It had stopped three minutes before, at 4:12. Except for stopping the clock, the quake had only thrown a key from the mantel(壁炉台) to the floor.
The clock had stopped because Winthrop had put some long glass tubes he was using for an experiment into the case for safekeeping. The quake had knocked the tubes over and blocked the pendulum(钟摆).Winthrop, therefore, had the key on the floor. The quake had thrown it forward in the direction of the quake’ s motion by a shock coming from the northwest, perhaps in Canada.
1.What does “it” in the second paragraph refer to?
A. the floor B. the key C. the clock D. the case
2.The selection suggests that________.
A. earthquakes are common in Boston
B. John Winthrop was a scientist
C. John Winthrop often had difficulty in sleeping
D. Harvard College was a center for earthquake researching
3.Professor Winthrop ran downstairs because he wanted to know what had happened to________.
A. the clock B. his grandfather C. the key D. the glass tubes
4.John Winthrop put some tubes into this clock case because________.
A. he wanted to do an experiment
B. he thought an earthquake was probably to happen soon
C. he thought it safe for them to be put there
D. he wanted to record the exam time of the earthquake
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On the morning of July 4, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake rocked Southern California, destroying roads and sending people fleeing to safety. But that wasn't all the Earth had in store: Less than a day and a half later, a powerful magnitude7. I earthquake shook again. While earthquakes are not unexpected, the two most recent earthquakes are the largest that have struck this area in at least two decades. And a series of large and small aftershocks are expected on the way.
The two earthquakes struck in what's known as the Eastern California shear zone, where the Pacific Plate crushed against the North American Plate. The recent events occurred when two blocks of Earth moved side by side.
They seemed to have occurred along the same set of faults (断层)lying in an area known as the Little Lake fault zone-in most circumstances, earthquakes hit in a familiar order: There's a large earthquake followed by a series of smaller events. That's because the movement that occurs during a large earthquake causes increased force in the surrounding area.
But things are quite different in some circumstances, such as the recent pair of earthquakes in California, a relatively large earthquake just being the forerunner for an even bigger event. While the difference between 7.1 and 6.4 may seem minor，magnitude is a logarithmic (对数的) scale. An increase of a unit of magnitude is about 32 times more energy, which means that the energy the second earthquake released is roughly 11 times that of the first one.
''Fortunately, no deaths or major injuries were reported, '' says Bohon, an earthquake geologist. ''It was in a fairly unpopulated area, although a lot of people felt it'' She suggests people who live in earthquake-prone (地震频发的)areas check how prepared they are for the next event. And she also hopes that the earthquake early warning system can play a good role in saving tens of thousands of lives and schools will popularize the knowledge of geological (地质的) disasters among students.
1.What can be learned from the first two paragraphs?
A.The first earthquake was predicted before its occurrence.
B.The two big earthquakes hit the same area within one day.
C.The aftershocks are even more dangerous than the first two earthquakes.
D.The second earthquake is the largest one in Southern California since 2000.
2.What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?
A.The introduction of Eastern California shear zone.
B.The forming process of the Little Lake fault zone.
C.The geological facts about the two big earthquakes.
D.The potential disasters caused by plate movement.
3.The recent two earthquakes represent an unusual circumstance in the way that.
A.a major earthquake is followed by a larger one
B.there is a minor difference in their magnitude
C.the two earthquakes release a similar amount of energy
D.a series of smaller earthquakes occur in the surrounding areas
4.What contributes to the good point of the two Southern California earthquakes?
A.The popularization of earthquake knowledge in schools.
B.Peopled good preparation made in advance.
C.Small populations in the earthquake-hit area.
D.The earthquake early warning system.
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The City of Christchurch, New Zealand was struck by a 7.1magnitude earthquake on the early morning of Saturday, September 4, 2010.
No tsunami alert was reported. The country's army troops were on standby to assist victims and disaster recovery operation. New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key, flew to the affected area to inspect and assess the situation of the damaged city. The Prime Minister said that the full assessment of the damages would possibly take months to know the severity of damages. Based from his assessment on what he saw in the area, it could cost at least 2 billion New Zealand dollars or US$1.4 billion for reconstruction.
“An absolute miracle that no one died，” Prime Minister John Key said. Two were seriously injured from this quake and thousands of local residents were awakened after being shaken at 4：35 a.m. of that Saturday.
There were people trapped inside the damaged buildings but fortunately none were reported dead from the rubble of the damaged buildings.
“We're all feeling scared—we've just had some significant aftershocks，” a survivor told TV One News. “Tonight we're just people in the face of a massive natural disaster, trying to help each other and we're grateful we haven't lost a life.”
GNS Science reported 29 aftershocks within the 14 hours after the quake, with strength from magnitude 3.7 to 5.4.
New_Zealand_is_no_stranger_to_earthquakes. The country experiences more than 14，000 earthquakes a year—but only about 150 are felt by people.
“Many buildings here were built with earthquake protection measure. However, in most cities in developing countries, people build how they want to and there're no building controls to force them to build to a higher standard that's safe，” Andrew Charleson, an architecture professor at Victoria University of Wellington told CNN.
1.How many people were killed in the New Zealand earthquake on September 4, 2010?
A．250，000. B．29. C．2. D．0.
2.After the earthquake, all of the following occurred EXCEPT that________．
A．a number of aftershocks broke out
B．army troops were there to help
C．no people were injured or killed
D．the full assessment of the damages can't take in a short time
3.What does the writer want to say by quoting Professor Andrew Charleson's words in the last paragraph?
A．Earthquakes are much more terrible and bigger in developing countries.
B．Lacking of money, developing countries can't build safe buildings.
C．Building controls are the guarantee of safe buildings.
D．In developing countries, people have more freedom to design their buildings the way they like.
4.What does the underlined sentence mean?
A．Earthquakes break out frequently in New Zealand.
B．The earthquakes breaking out in New Zealand are very strange.
C．The earthquakes breaking out in New Zealand are unusual.
D．Earthquakes rarely hit New Zealand.
5.What's the main idea of the passage?
A．A massive earthquake struck the city of Christchurch of New Zealand.
B．No one was ever killed in earthquakes in New Zealand.
C．New Zealand has strict laws to guarantee the buildings' safety.
D．A miracle happened in the terrible earthquake.
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An earthquake of 9 magnitude struck off the coast of Japan on Friday,______ thousands of people dead and more missing．
A．caused B．causing C．having caused D．to cause
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An early morning winter storm had brought several inches of snow on my small town in the mountains. Schools were canceled, roads were dangerous and all I wanted to do was to stay in bed. Still, I knew I had to get the day started so I put on warm clothes and walked outside. The snow got all over my shoes. The cold wind dried my lips and my eyes. My 47 year-old back ached in anticipation（预想）of the shoveling（铲雪）I would have to do if the snow didn't stop soon.
Yet, when I looked out on the white blanket that covered the ground, I couldn't help but smile a bit. It was so beautiful. It softened the bare trees and hid the dead grass. In the distance I could hear the sound of the snowplow(雪犁) on the road, the barking of a happy dog and the laughter of children playing outside, enjoying their way off from school.
The sweet music of that laughter brought back a hundred memories of winters past. I remembered catching snowflakes (雪花) on my tongue, building snowmen, making snow angles, running down hills and always losing snowball fights with first my brothers and then my own children. Standing there in that warm coat of memories made the wind a little less cold and my back a little less sore(疼痛的). I turned up my head, stuck out my tongue and for the first time in years caught a snowflake on it. It tasted so fresh and clean. It tasted like youth, like joy and like love.
May you always feel young in spirit, no matter how old or achy your body may be. May you always delight in the simple joys of life. May you always share your happiness with the hearts of children. And may you always give your love, your light, your laughter and your warmth to others even on the coldest days.
1.What was the author's first reaction when he knew it snowed heavily?
A. He was upset. B. He was happy.
C. He was thankful. D. He was moved.
2.From which senses did the author describe the joy of having snow?
A. Taste and smell.
B. Sight and smell.
C. Smell, hearing and taste.
D. Sight, hearing and taste.
3.What does the author mainly want to tell us with this article?
A. Appreciate every snowstorm you spend with your family.
B. Snow brings both fun and trouble.
C. Memories can change our opinion.
D. We should stay young at heart.
4.From the underlined sentence in Paragraph l, we can know that “________".
A. my back ached because of the cold weather
B. I didn't want to start my day on such a snowy day
C. my back would ache upon thinking of cleaning up the snow
D. the snow didn't stop and I felt too cold
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On workday mornings I usually ________ an hour driving to work because of the traffic jam.
A. spended B. am spending
C. spend D. will spend
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
On workday mornings I usually ________ an hour driving to work because of the traffic jam.
A. spent B. am spending C. spend D. will spend
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
It was on November 15, 2010 ______ a big fire happened in Shanghai, ______ was a great shock to lots of people.
A．when; that B．that; when C．which; when D．that; which
高三英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
完形填空,阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
On the morning of May 18, 2010, Enzo PiscoPo’s alarm clock went off, signaling the start of another workday. Moments later, unbearable pain shot through his back.
“I ________ so loud that I probably woke up the whole neighborhood,” he says. He became paralyzed (使瘫痪，使麻痹) from the waist down, Doctors said he’d likely never ________ again.
The last three years have been a challenging, but equally ________ , journey for Enzo, a Coca-Cola employee since 1966. He has gone through great pain, relearned everyday tasks and got used to life in a ________ .
“These lessons have made me the happiest I’ve ever been,” Enzo says. Nearly every day, someone asks Enzo how he can be so ________ after such a life-changing ________ . It’s a question, he admits; he’s asked himself more than a few times.
One particular ________ changed Enzo. A few weeks after his injury, he was talking to his wife in his hospital room. ________ focusing on what he had, he fixed his attention on what he thought he’d ________.
His wife told him the things that mattered most to them were ________ intact (完好无损的), and that they would continue to follow their dreams and do everything they ________ to do, including traveling.
“That conversation ________ me that I have the most wonderful wife and four beautiful and healthy kid,” he says.
Enzo, who returned to work three months after his injury, ________ that happiness is a choice. “You can find millions of ________ to either be happy or unhappy. The choice is yours. Many people who seemingly have everything are ________ , while some of the ________ people in the world are deeply happy. The ________ is focusing on the things that really matter. Today I make an effort to ________ all the ‘little things’ that make me happy. I still want to ________ and grow as a person in all aspects of my life, ________ I’m now enjoying the abundance of things I already have much more.
1.A. asked B．screamed C. talked D. laughed
2.A．speak B．read C．walk D．work
3.A. comfortable B. dangerous C. boring D. rewarding
4.A. hospital B. vehicle C. house D. wheelchair
5.A. optimistic B. energetic C. sweet D. smart
6.A. chance B. journey C. injury D. success
7.A. conversatio B. operation C. colleague D. friend
8.A. Instead of B. In case of C. As for D. Except for
9.A. created B. lost C. got D. explained
10.A. never B. still C. also D. even
11.A. need B. pretend C. agree D. love
12.A. reminded B. warned C. promised D. advised
13.A. doubts B. remembers C. hopes D. insists
14.A. results B. truths C. reasons D. questions
15.A. excited B. pitiful C. careful D. tired
16.A. wisest B. poorest C. prettiest D. busiest
17.A. skill B. gift C. key D. fact
18.A. change B. show C. enjoy D. ignore
19.A. relax B. refuse C. forget D. improve
20.A. but B. or C. though D. unless
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