Some countries have a large number of earthquakes. Japan is one of them, while others do not have many, for example, there are few earthquakes in Britain.
There is often a great noise during an earthquake. The ground vibrates (颤动).Houses fall down. Railways are broken, which causes trains to turn over. Sometimes thousands of people are killed in different ways. About 60,000 were killed in 1783 in the south of Italy. Some people say that earthquakes often happen near volcanoes(火山), but it is not true. The centres of some earthquakes are under the sea. The bottom of the sea suddenly moves. The powerful forces inside the earth break the rocks. The coast is shaken and great waves appear. These waves travel long distances and rush over the land when they reach it, breaking down houses and other buildings. Sometimes they break more buildings than the earthquake itself.
A terrible earthquake happened in Assam, India, in 1986.The land near Shillong suddenly moved 1.5 feet to one side, and then back again. It continued to act like this 20 times a minute.Few buildings could stand what was happening and the great stones flew four feet up into the air. What kind of building stays up best in an earthquake? The Americans carefully studied the results of the earthquake at San Francisco(1906) and believed it best for buildings to be made with concrete(混凝土) walls together by steel frames. Such are the buildings that can't burn or fall easily.
1.The best title of this passage should be .
A. The Centres of Earthquakes
B. Earthquakes
C. The Loss(损失) Caused by Earthquakes
D. Buildings and Earthquakes
2.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Trains' turning over is directly caused by the earthquakes.
B. Some earthquakes have their centres under the sea.
C. It isn't certain that earthquakes happen near volcanoes.
D. Buildings with concrete walls are better against earth quakes.
3.Earthquakes often happen .
A. near volcanoes B. in Japan
C. in Britain D. Both A and B
4. make(s) more loss than the earthquake itself.
A. Nothing
B. Volcanoes
C. Forces inside the earth
D. Terrible waves by the earthquake
5.When an earthquake happens, can be heard.
A. trains B. thousands of people
C. a great noise D. the powerful forces
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Some countries have a large number of earthquakes. Japan is one of them, while others do not have many, for example, there are few earthquakes in Britain.
There is often a great noise during an earthquake. The ground vibrates (颤动).Houses fall down. Railways are broken, which causes trains to turn over. Sometimes thousands of people are killed in different ways. About 60,000 were killed in 1783 in the south of Italy. Some people say that earthquakes often happen near volcanoes(火山), but it is not true. The centres of some earthquakes are under the sea. The bottom of the sea suddenly moves. The powerful forces inside the earth break the rocks. The coast is shaken and great waves appear. These waves travel long distances and rush over the land when they reach it, breaking down houses and other buildings. Sometimes they break more buildings than the earthquake itself.
A terrible earthquake happened in Assam, India, in 1986.The land near Shillong suddenly moved 1.5 feet to one side, and then back again. It continued to act like this 20 times a minute.Few buildings could stand what was happening and the great stones flew four feet up into the air. What kind of building stays up best in an earthquake? The Americans carefully studied the results of the earthquake at San Francisco(1906) and believed it best for buildings to be made with concrete(混凝土) walls together by steel frames. Such are the buildings that can't burn or fall easily.
1.The best title of this passage should be .
A. The Centres of Earthquakes
B. Earthquakes
C. The Loss(损失) Caused by Earthquakes
D. Buildings and Earthquakes
2.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Trains' turning over is directly caused by the earthquakes.
B. Some earthquakes have their centres under the sea.
C. It isn't certain that earthquakes happen near volcanoes.
D. Buildings with concrete walls are better against earth quakes.
3.Earthquakes often happen .
A. near volcanoes B. in Japan
C. in Britain D. Both A and B
4. make(s) more loss than the earthquake itself.
A. Nothing
B. Volcanoes
C. Forces inside the earth
D. Terrible waves by the earthquake
5.When an earthquake happens, can be heard.
A. trains B. thousands of people
C. a great noise D. the powerful forces
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Vivian wrote a large number of songs. She is a great musician.
A. a lot of
B. a few
C. some.
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New York is one of the last large American cities to have some of its policemen on horseback. The New York police have 170 horses working on certain parts of the city. The horses are expensive to feed(喂养), but it is even more expensive to look after them. Because the horses must walk on the streets, they need special horse shoes. In fact, they need more than 8,000 of them each day. Every police horse in New York gets new shoes every month. Keeping these shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths(铁匠).There are only about thirty-five blacksmiths in the whole United States.
The cost of shoeing a horse is between twenty dollars and thirty-five dollars and it takes a good blacksmith two or three hours to do the job.
A blacksmith’s job is not an easy one. He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal and then fit(安装) it to the horse foot. The blacksmith must bend over(弯腰) all the time when he is fitting the shoe and must hold the weight(重量) of the horse’s leg while he works. Clearly, a blacksmith must be very strong. But even more important, he must be able to deal with horses-for before the blacksmith can begin his work, he has to get the horse to lift his leg.
One of the blacksmiths in New York is James Corbin. He came to the country from Ireland in 1948.He not only makes horseshoes for the police but also works for a group of horse owners near the city. Corbin became interested in the job of blacksmiths because his father did it, and, as he puts it, “It’s a good way to make a living.”
1.According to the passage, a blacksmith must be a ________ man.
A.clever B.rich C.strong D.lucky
2.James Corbin became a blacksmith because he .
A.was interested in horses B.was needed by the policemen
C.drew a picture of the horse shoes D.had to make a living
3.In the passage “to shape a shoe” is to .
A.fit it on the horse’s foot B.use it for two or three hours
C.make the form of a horseshoe from a piece of metal D.draw a picture of the shoe
4.Which of the following is true?
A.Only a few large American cities have some policemen on horseback.
B.New York is the only city in America to have some policemen on horseback.
C.Policemen on horseback enjoy travelling around the United States.
D.Policemen on horseback are less expensive than those in cars.
5.The best title for the passage is “ ”.
A.Policemen on Horseback B.Blacksmiths and Horseshoeing
C.James Corbin, a Blacksmith D.Horseshoeing Is a Good Way to Make a Living
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New York is one of the last large American cities to have some of its policemen on horseback. The New York police have 170 horses working in certain parts of the city. The horses are expensive to feed, but it is even more expensive to look after them. Because the horses must walk on the streets, they need special horseshoes. In fact, they need more than 8,000 of them each year. Every police horse in New York gets new shoes every month. Keeping these shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths. There are only about thirty-five of these blacksmiths in the whole United States.
The cost of shoeing a horse is between twenty dollars and thirty-five dollars, and it takes a good blacksmith two or three hours to do the job.
A blacksmith's job is not an easy one. He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal and then fit it to the horse's foot. The blacksmith must bend over all the time when he is fitting the shoe and must hold the weight of the horse's leg while he works. Clearly, a blacksmith must be very strong. But even more important, he must be able to deal with horses——for before the blacksmith can begin his work, he has to get the horse to lift its leg.
One of the blacksmiths in New York is James Corbin. He came to the country from Ireland in 1948. He not only makes horseshoes for the police but also works for a group of horse owners near the city. Corbin became interested in blacksmithing because his father did it, and,as the puts it, “It’s a good way to make a living.”
1. According to the reading passage, a blacksmith must be likely a______ man.
A. clever B. rich C. strong D. lucky
2.James Corbin became a blacksmith because he__________.
A. was interested in horses
B. was needed by the policemen
C. drew a picture of the horseshoe
D. had a make a living
3.In the reading passage “to shape a shoe” is to__________.
A. fit it on the horse's foot
B. use it for two or three hours
C. make the from of a horseshoe from a piece of metal
D. draw a picture of the shoe
4. The best title for the passage is “__________."
A. Policemen on Horseback
B. Blacksmiths and Horseshoeing
C. James Corbin,a Blacksmith
D. Horseshoeing is a Good Way to Make a Living
5.Which of the following is true?
A. Only a few large American cities have some policemen on horseback.
B. New York is the only city in America to have some policemen on horseback.
C. Policemen on horseback enjoy travelling around the United States.
D. Policemen on horseback are less expensive than those in cars.
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Why do earthquakes happen? Scientists explain that the outside of the earth is made of a number of different plates(极块). For example, at San Francisco the Pacific(太平洋的) Plate which is moving towards the northwest meets the North American Plate. The Pacific Plate is moving very slowly-at 5. 3 centimetres a year. Sometimes these two plates stop and do not move for years. Then suddenly, they jump and an earthquake is felt. As the movement of these plates, West America near the sea has always been a bad place for earthquakes. When the 1906 earthquake happened, the Pacific Plate jumped 5-6 metres to the north.
We cannot stop earthquakes, but we can do things to make sure they don't destroy(毁坏) the whole of cities. First ,it is not a good idea to build houses along the lines, where two of the earth's plates join together. Second, if you think there may be an earthquake, it is better to build houses on rock not on sand. Third, you must make the houses as strong as possible. Weak buildings will fall down in an earthquake, but strong ones may stay up.
1. Scientists explain that _____.
A. the outside of the earth is made of a plate
B. the inside of the earth is made of different plates
C. the outside of the earth is made of lots of different plates
D. the earth is a plate
2. An earthquake can be felt ______
A. when two plates push each other
B. when one plate pulls another plate
C. when one plate jumps over another plate
D. when two plates don't move
3.An earthquake shook San Francisco in the past because _____.
A. San Francisco stands along between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate
B. San Francisco stands near the Pacific
C. San Francisco is near the sea
D. the city of San Francisco wasn't built very well
4.We can't stop _____.
A. earthquakes from destroying the whole of cities
B. earthquakes
C. building houses along the earthquake line
D. building weak houses at San Francisco
5.We _____to make sure earthquakes don't destroy the whole of cities.
A. should build houses far from the earthquake line
B. should build houses on rock not on sand if we think there may be an earthquake
C. must make the houses as strong as possible
D. A, B and C
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1.A large number of __(工厂) have been built in Wuxi in recent years.
2.Can the government do something to reduce water _____________ (污染) ?
3.There are many ____ (高山)in china.
4.I have to go to school every day ____________ (除了) on weekends.
5.There will be some rain in the ____________ (north) part of China next week.
6.It is __________(possible) for me to finish doing so much homework in such short time.
7.It’s nice to visit the places of natural _______ (beauty) ,they are very beautiful.
8.How many years has your grandmother been _______(die )?
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A large number of students ________planting trees now, the number of the students________2000.
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English is spoken by________people in the world.
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A. larger country B. larger countries C. the largest countries D. largest country
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Two percent of workers in this factory men. A large number of them women.
A. is; are B. are; are
C. are; is D. is; is
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