Perfect DisasterAll around us buildings shook...

Perfect Disaster

All around us buildings shook. We decided to leave the town. We stopped once we had left the buildings behind us. The carts were moving in opposite directions, though the ground was perfectly flat, and they wouldn't stay in place even with their wheels blocked by stones.

In addition, it seemed as though the sea was being sucked(吸) backwards, as if it were being pushed back by the shaking of the land. Certainly the shoreline moved outwards, and many sea animals were left on dry sand.

Behind us were frightening dark clouds that opened up to show fire—like lightning, but bigger. Not long after that the clouds reached down to the ground and covered the sea. Now came the dust, though still thin. I looked back. A dense cloud appeared behind us, following us like a flood pouring across the land. Then a darkness came that was not like a moonless or cloudy night, but more like being in a closed and unlighted room. You could hear women and children crying, men shouting. Some were calling for parents, others for children; they could only recognize them by their voices.

Darkness and ashes came again, a great weight of them. We stood up and shook the ash off again and again; otherwise we would have been covered with it and crushed by the weight.

At last the cloud became thinner and thinner until it was no more than smoke or fog. Soon there was real daylight. The sight that met our still terrified eyes was a changed world, buried in ash like snow.

　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 ―from Pliny's letter to a friend

1.Pliny left the town after _____.

A. the eruption                       　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. the sky became dark

C. the buildings began shaking                    D. the sea went back

2.The carts wouldn't stay still because _____.

A. the earth was shaking

B. the sea sucked them backwards

C. the wheels had stones under them

D. the lightening frightened the horses

3.The reason why it was dark is that _____.

A. it was very late at night                           B. clouds of ash covered the sun

C. there was a very bad storm                     D. there was no moon that night

4.People tried to find their relations by calling out their names and________________________________________________.

A. listening to their voices                          B. running about looking for them

C. shaking the ash off people                     D. watching people as they ran past

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It was dark, so we decided to ______ for the night at the farmhouse.

A. put up       B. build up           C. set up         D. stay up

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We decided to turn to ___ can help us out.

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We do not own the building.________ it would be impossible for us to make any changes to it.

A．Thus             B．Still              C．Yet               D．However

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When and where to build a new factory to deal with rubbish .

A. hasn’t been decided                 B. haven’t decided

C. isn’t being decided                   D. aren’t decided

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When and where to build the new factory ___ ________ yet.

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In 1883, an imaginative engineer named John Roebling decided to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with Long Island. However, bridge building experts throughout the world thought that this was a pipe dream. It was not practical. It had never been done before.

But Roebling refused to listen to them. He thought about the bridge day and night and he knew deep in his heart that it could be done. After much discussion and persuasion he convinced his son Washington, who was a promising engineer himself, that the bridge in fact could be built.

Working together for the first time, the father and son developed concepts of how it could be accomplished. With great excitement, they hired their crew and began to build their dream bridge.

The project started well, but several months after it began, a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington was so seriously injured that he was never able to walk, talk or even move again.

"We told them so", "Crazy men and their crazy dreams", "It's foolish to chase wild visions", the critics said and most thought the project should be scrapped since the Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge could be built. In spite of his handicap Washington still had a burning desire to complete the bridge and his mind was still as sharp as ever.

Washington's wife tried to inspire and pass on her husband's enthusiasm to some of his friends, but they were too daunted by the task. As he lay in his hospital room, an idea suddenly hit him. All he could do was move one finger and he decided to make the best use of it. By moving this finger and tapping it on his wife's arm, he slowly developed a code to communicate with her. Then he used this method to tell his wife what the engineers should do. It seemed crazy but the project was under way again. For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife's arm, until the bridge was finally completed.

Today the spectacular Brooklyn Bridge stands in all its glory as a tribute to the triumph of one man's spirit and his determination not to be defeated by circumstances.

1._ What did most people think about Roebling's idea to build the bridge?

A. It would never become a reality.          B. Washington was not experienced enough.

C. It would take a lot of time.              D. Finding the money would be impossible.

2._The underlined word `daunted' (para. 6) is closest in meaning to '______'.

A. unpleasant    B. scared    C. amazed    D. determined

3._ Which of the following shows the correct order of the events that happened in the story?

a. Roebling convinced his son.

b. Washington found a new way to communicate.

c. They hired the crew.

d. The bridge was completed.

e. Roebling wanted to build a bridge.

f. There was a tragic accident.

A. e, a, c, f, d, b     B. e, a, f, b, c, d    C. e, f, a, b, c, d    D. e, a, c, f, b, d　　

4._ What can we learn about Washington's wife?

A. She knew sign language very well.

B. She was devoted to her husband.

C. She developed a code to communicate with her husband.

D. She helped her husband design the plan.

5._ What does the story tell us?

A. Success will come with the passing of time.

B. Struggles are exactly what we need in our lives.

C. Even the most distant dream can be realised with a never-say-die attitude.

D. The people who make a difference in our life should be remembered forever.

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We often see top students around us and everyone knows about them. Let us take Jenny as an example. She is the monitor of our class. She spends a lot of time working for our class. But she still gets good grades in all subjects. How do students like Jenny do that? When I asked her, she said, “Hard work is not the whole story. It’s not how long you sit at the desk with your books open. It’s what you do while you are sitting.” Indeed, we can see many top students actually spend fewer hours on their studies than their classmates. Jenny gave me some valuable suggestions.

If your math teacher assigns(分派) five problems you should do six. If your Chinese teacher assigns eight pages of reading, you should read nine. The more you practice, the more you learn.

Studying is a matter of personal preference(偏爱), so choose the way you are most comfortable with. Some people like working at night when the house is quiet, while others like doing their work early in the morning. Still others like studying as soon as they arrive home from school while the work is fresh in their minds. No matter which way suits you, try to do your best.

Studying is your business and business comes before entertainment(娱乐). When you are studying, phone calls should go unanswered, TV shows unwatched, snacks ignored. Studying is the only thing in your mind. Nothing can pull your attention away from what you are studying.

Studying is like eating. You chew it one bite at a time. You can plan what to do today, but don’t do too much. When you can’t finish the work you planned to do, you will feel disappointed and may lose confidence. On the other hand, you will not study well without a good plan. It all depends on how you arrange your time.

The students who hand in a clearly written paper is already half way to an A. Neat(工整的) papers are likely to get higher marks than sloppy(被泼水弄湿的) ones. When you write neatly and do your work carefully, the thoughts in your mind are clear. You are able to make fewer mistakes.

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One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been 1me to play chess(棋) with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly accepted. It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could hurry my moves, because she 2to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I 3  she had strict sleeping habits, 4 I thought she ought to be able to 5some of this strictness. I said to her, “ 6, you can stay up late for once. We’re having 7 .” We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked 8. Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly.” “No,” I replied. “If you’re going to play it 9, you’re going to play it slowly.” And so we 10for another ten minutes, until suddenly my daughter burst into tears, and admitted that she was beaten.

Clearly I had made 11. I had started the evening wanting to have a 12time with my daughter but had allowed my desire to win to become more 13 than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win 14me well. As a parent, I 15 that it got in my way. So I had to change.

1.                A．guiding         B．asking          C．training   D．advising

2.                A．agreed         B．needed         C．begged   D．hated

3.                A．knew          B．learned         C．guessed  D．heard

4.                A．so             B．for            C．but  D．or

5.                A．put up         B．take up         C．pick up   D．give up

6.                A．As usual        B．Go ahead       C．By the way D．Come on

7.                A．patience        B．luck            C．fun  D．success

8.                A．excited         B．proud          C．anxious   D．angry

9.                A．well           B．again           C．fairly D．regularly

10.               A．discussed       B．continued       C．counted   D．argued

11.               A．a mistake       B．a decision       C．an attempt D．an effort

12.               A．free           B．different        C．full   D．happy

13.               A．important       B．attractive       C．practical   D．interesting

14.               A．offered        B．served         C．controlled D．taught

15.               A．realized        B．apologized      C．imagined  D．explained

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As long as we have been on earth, we have used the sea around us. We take from the ocean, and we give to it.

We take fishes from the ocean — millions of kilograms of fish, every year, to feed millions of people. 1. We take minerals from the ocean. One way to get salt is to place seawater in a shallow basin and leave it until it evaporates(蒸发). 2. Much gold and silver drift dissolved in the waters of the sea, too. But the sea does not give them up by simple evaporation. Other gifts from the sea are pearls, sponges and seaweed. Pearls become jewelry. 3. Seaweed becomes food of many kinds— even candy, and ice cream — as well as medicine. Believe it or not, fresh water is another gift from the sea. We cannot drink ocean water. 4. But ocean water becomes fresh water when the salts are removed. In the future，we will find ourselves depending more and more on fresh water from the sea.

The sea gives us food, fertilizer, minerals, water, and other gifts. What do we give the sea? Garbage. 5. Huge as it is, the ocean cannot hold all the water that we pour into it. Dumping garbage into the ocean is killing off sea life2. Yet as the world population grows, we may need the sea and its gifts more than ever.

We are finally learning that if we destroy our seas, we might also destroy ourselves. Hopefully, it is not too late.

A. Natural sponges become cleaning aids.

B. We pollute the ocean when we use it as a garbage dump.

C. The area of the sea is becoming smaller and smaller.

D. Along with salt, other minerals are left after evaporation.

E. We even use their bones for fertilizer.

F. Some of its contents may cause illness.

G. We take a lot from the ocean and give little to the sea.

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