On April 14th，2010，my entire life changed in ...

On April 14th，2010，my entire life changed in an instant．One moment I was joyfully riding through the sunshine．The next moment，metal，flesh and bone were spreading against the pavement in a thunderous crash．Another cyclist，biking carelessly，had cut me off and sent me supermanning toward oncoming traffic．

As if to symbolize the accident that had hit my life，another disaster also occurred on April 14th，2010．It cost the airline industry＄l.7 billion．Ten million travelers were stuck for days．Economies all over the world were disturbed．This was the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull，one of Iceland's many volcanoes．

However，volcanoes are not all bad．In fact，they are necessary．They are responsible for the birth of new earth，and for the creation of rich soil．This eruption gave off 0.15 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere daily．But cancelling 48% of the world’s flight travel saved about 2.8 million tons of CO₂ from entering the atmosphere，temporarily decreasing our carbon footprint．

Similarly，the accident had badly affected my emotion but it also allowed me to look more closely inside myself and discover things about myself I never would have realized．I learned how not to judge myself for my new limitations．

In 1973，another Icelandic volcano，Eldfell，broke out．Icelanders decided to bomb it with cold water until it froze and chose a different path．After their plan worked，they used the geothermal （地热） energy for the next 15years to heat their homes．A good example of life bringing lemons，and making lemonade! One must move on from misfortunes，focusing only on the present moment and being hopeful for the future．

I ran from April 14th，2010，to every kind of escape．Eventually I ended up in university for a new-found love in Earth sciences．

1.What happened to the writer on April 14th，2010？

A. He was involved in a car crash．

B. He was stuck in Iceland's airport．

C. He witnessed a volcanic eruption．

D. He was badly injured on a bike ride．

2.Which was an effect of the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull？

A. Economy was cost globally by the eruption．

B. Carbon dioxide was increased temporarily．

C. Most of the world's planes were held up．

D. The earth in Ireland was terribly polluted.

3.Why did the writer mention the Eldfell volcano？

A. It broke out in Iceland on April 14th as well．

B. It symbolized the accident that changed his life．

C. It told us to make the most of given situation．

D. It encouraged him to know more about himself.

4.What is the best title for the passage？

A. Escape from Volcanoes.

B. Inspiration from Disasters.

C. Love for Earth Science.

D. Attitude towards Nature．

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No one in the United States could forget the sorrowful story, April 14th, 1865 36 Abraham Lincoln was murdered.

The night after a very busy 37 , the President and his wife went to Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C where a new play was to be put on.

Near the theatre 38  a 25-year-old unsuccessful actor named John Wilkes Booth, who was strongly against the North though he hadn’t fought 39 the South himself. As the play 40  after a moment of rest, Booth came into the theatre. He walked slowly and quietly 41  the door through which he could see the President’s 42. He looked 43  carefully so as to find the guards 44  task was to protect the President from the enemy. To his joy, there was none of 45  and nobody noticed him. He reached the door quickly and began to get hold of the gun 46  in his pocket.

It was quiet in the theatre and everyone 47  his eyes on the stage. Suddenly a terrible sound of 48  broke in on the play. It surprised everyone and soon they looked 49  where the sound had just come .Smoke was seen coming out of the President’s box, where the 50  had enjoyed the play. Right away the theatre was full of shouting and excited people. Soldiers hurried in to _51  the building, but it was too 52 ! The murderer had already 53  from the box onto the stage, from which then he hurriedly ran out of the theatre and soon disappeared in the 54_.

The news came that Lincoln, whom the people had 55  to love as an inspiring leader and a wise, warm-hearted, honest man, was short in the chest and died early the next morning.

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In the year 2010 Yushu earthquake struck on April 14, 2010，_____ came as ___great shock to

all of our Chinese.

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In one of the old buildings near our school，one could see an old man sitting by a large window on the first floor．His name was James．During the three years at school, I had hardly ever found him missing from his usual position．

He was a high-ranking government official and lived happily with his wife．Once there was a bus accident，in which a number of passengers were seriously injured and were taken to the hospital for treatment．James was responsible for the rescue operation．It was a big hospital，but James was shocked to notice how ill-equipped it was．There were no enough life-saving drugs and life—supporting equipment． The injured and their companions had to struggle there．James attempted to help．However，though he emptied his pockets，many of them died that day．

That was a turning point in his life．He made a decision to devote his life to helping others，particularly the poor and needy patients and their companions．He began spending much of his income on these people．Since this required a lot of time and energy，he found it difficult to fulfill(履行) his official duties and therefore chose to retire，which，in turn，reduced his income considerably．

His wife was deeply worried. Most of the time，James was out and paid least attention to home affairs．Meanwhile，as he was spending a lot helping others，she had to struggle even to meet the household expenses．Though she was not opposed to his helping the poor，she urged him not to overlook his own life and home，but it had no effect on him．One day they had a heated argument and in the end she left him，never to return．Though he continued with his work，this was a great blow and did serious harm to his health and enthusiasm and was soon forced to stay indoors．That was when he took his position by the window，spending his time looking outside．

A few weeks after my graduation，I returned to school，only to find the buildings gone．I heard that they were torn down．All the people left except James．He refused to go and the next morning，he was found at his usual place by the window，dead．

1.What changed James’ view towards life?

A. The difficulties in his career．

B. The deaths in the bus accident．

C. The bad conditions in the hospital．

D. The responsibilities in the operation．

2.James chose to retire in order to____________________.

A. spare more time and energy to help others

B. find a better job to increase his income

C. take care of the injured passengers

D. stay away from the difficult official duties

3.James’ wife left because_________________________．

A. she was strongly against his deeds

B. James paid too little attention to his work

C. her work to support their daily life was too tiring

D. James failed to keep a balance between charity and home

4.What is possibly the reason why James sat by the window every day?

A. He expected his wife to return.

B. He looked forward to going out.

C. He desired to watch the students.

D. He attempted to know the outside life.

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In one of the old buildings near our school，one could see an old man sitting by a large window on the first floor．His name was James．During the three years at schoo1, I had hardly ever found him missing from his usual position．

He was a high-ranking government official and lived happily with his wife．Once there was a bus accident，in which a number of passengers were seriously injured and were taken to the hospital for treatment．James was responsible for the rescue operation．It was a big hospital，but James was shocked to notice how ill-equipped it was．There were no enough life-saving drugs and life—supporting equipment． The injured and their companions had to struggle there．James attempted to help．However，though he emptied his pockets，many of them died that day．

That was a turning point in his life．He made a decision to devote his life to helping others，particularly the poor and needy patients and their companions．He began spending much of his income on these people．Since this required a lot of time and energy，he found it difficult to fulfill his official duties and therefore chose to retire，which，in turn，reduced his income considerably．

His wife was deeply worried. Most of the time，James was out and paid least attention to home affairs．Meanwhile，as he was spending a lot helping others，she had to struggle even to meet the household expenses．Though she was not opposed to his helping the poor，she urged him not to overlook his own life and home，but it had no effect on him．One day they had a heated argument and in the end she left him，never to return．Though he continued with his work，this was a great blow and did serious harm to his health and enthusiasm and was soon forced to stay indoors．That was when he took his position by the window，spending his time looking outside．

A few weeks after my graduation，I returned to school，only to find the buildings gone．I heard that they were torn down．All the people left except James．He refused to go and the next morning，he was found at his usual place by the window，dead．

1.What changed James’ view towards life?

A. The difficulties in his career．

B. The deaths in the bus accident．

C. The bad conditions in the hospital．

D. The responsibilities in the operation．

2.James chose to retire in order to____________________.

A. take care of the injured passengers

B. find a better job to increase his income

C. spare more time and energy to help others

D. stay away from the difficult official duties

3.James’ wife left because_________________________．

A. she was strongly against his deeds

B. James paid too little attention to his work

C. her work to support their daily life was too tiring

D. James failed to keep a balance between charity and home

4.The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refers to ____________.

A. His decision to retire　　 B. The departure of his wife

C. The argument with his wife　　 D. His devotion to helping others

5.What is possibly the reason why James sat by the window every day?

A. He expected his wife to return.

B. He looked forward to going out.

C. He desired to watch the students.

D. He attempted to know the outside life.

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I grew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves, most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of. In fact, I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives (观点) by creating worlds we could step into, take part in and live in.

With this unshakable belief, I, at fourteen, decided to become a writer. Here too, reading became useful. Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his ownvoiceby reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with, or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. He cannot write without loving to read, because only through reading other people’s writing can one discover what works, what doesn’t and, in the end, together with lots of practice, what voice he has.

Now I am in college, and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction (文学作品)．As a. law student, my reading is in fact limited to subject matter—the volume (量) of what I have to read for classes every week means there is little time to read anything else. Such reading made it all the clearer to me that I live in a very small part in this great place called life. Reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own. It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldn't necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.

1.What can be inferred about the author as a child?

A. He never watched TV.

B. He read what he had to.

C. He found reading unbelievable.

D. He considered reading part of his life.

2.The underlined word "voice" in the second paragraph most probably means “　　　　 ”.

A. an idea

B. a sound quality

C. a way of writing

D. a world to write about

3.What effect does reading have on the author?

A. It helps him to realize his dream.

B. It opens up a wider world for him.

C. It makes his college life more interesting.

D. It increases his interest in worldwide travel.

4.Which of the following can be the best title of this text?

A. Why do I read?

B. How do I read?

C. What do I read?

D. When do I read?

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All of us burst into laughter _____ we saw Mr. Bean’s funny appearance.

A．on the instant                          B．for an instant

C．the instant                             D．in an instant

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On April 24^th, another natural disaster—the oil spill(泄露) in the Gulf of Mexico, happened. Millions of dollars have been used to help stop the spill and to clean up the animals, beaches, and land spoiled by the oil．Unfortunately, when many of these chemicals are used, more damage is caused to the environment, especially to lives in the sea．

But governments seem to accept the risk of transporting millions of tons of oil by ship every day so that we can fill up our cars and drive around and cause even more environmental damage．Interestingly, the biggest companies in the world produce cars, and the next biggest supply the gasoline to make them run.

Of all of today’s environmental disasters, an oil spill may actually be one of the least serious．Although oil is poisonous, it is a natural material．In the end, it breaks down naturally．In 1967 the tanker Torrey Canyon sank off the Scilly Isles near the coast of England and spilled 120,000 tones of oil into the ocean．If you go there today, you will find it hard to see any sign that it ever happened．

However, we should be thinking more about reducing our dependency on oil．Governments should be encouraging research into new technologies, such as cars run by solar power（太阳能）, electricity, hydrogen, and so on．Much of this research, in the past, was stopped by the oil, gas, and coal．

If the world’s millions of cars were 10% more efficient（高效的）,we would need many fewer tankers crossing the oceans each year．If this happened, the risks of oil spills would be reduced, and the air we breathe would be cleaner and fresher, too．

1.What is the passage mainly talking about?

2.How does the author support the idea that oil spills are not as serious as people believe?

3.What does the underlined word "risk" in Paragraph 2 refer to?

4.Which suggestion is made for reducing oil tank accidents according to the passage?

5.Where can you read this article?

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Anderson was born in the slums(贫民区) of Odense, Denmark, on April 2,1805. His early life was not easy. His father was a shoemaker and his mother worked as a washerwoman. He received little early education. As a child he was very emotional and was laughed at for being feminine(女性化)and tall.

In l8l6 his father died and Andersen was forced to go out to work. first in a tailor’s shop and then at a tobacco factory. At the age of l4 Anderson moved to Copenhagen to start a career as a singer and actor. He struggled for three years until he had to leave the theatre when his voice broke in l822.

Anderson went to a grammar school after he left the theatre. Having done well he was admitted to Copenhagen University in 1828.

He began to publish his fairy tales in 1835. They came out in small volumes(量) until his death. Nowadays, children all around the world are familiar with his fairy tales such as “The Little Mermaid ”(《美人鱼》)，“The Princess and the Pea” and “The Emperor’s New Clothes”. The colourful characters from the stories made us laugh and cry throughout our childhood. Although Anderson lived a hard life, he tried to make people laugh in all his stories. He wrote because he didn’t want children to have a sad childhood as he did. “Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched(孵化) from a swan’s egg,” he once said．

The work brought Anderson world fame, but he remained a lonely man. He loved three women in his life but none of them loved him back and he never married. His friends were the people that paid for his work and not people he was particularly close to. “Just living is not enough…One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower,’’ he said.

Anderson died on August 4, l 875.

Anderson

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Greenhouse phenomena would cause ______ rise in sea levels worldwide and change ______ weather on the earth.

A. a; the               B. the; 不填                C. a; 不填              D. 不填; the

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