A frightening example of the sea’s power saw 125,000 people die in 12 different countries last week. The terrible disaster was caused when a great earthquake sent tsunamis breaking into Indian Ocean coastlines. Various areas in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Malaysia and East Africa have been destroyed by the huge waves. Whole towns were simply swept aside by the power of the water. Cars, trains and buildings could not remain steady, not to say the people who stood in the way.
The earthquake measured 9.0 on the Richter scale and occurred off the coast of Indonesia. It was recorded as the fifth strongest since 1900. Scientists said the quake was as powerful as a million of the atomic bombs that were dropped on Japan during the World War II. “This may be the worst natural disaster in recent history because it is affecting so many heavily populated coastal areas.” said Jan Ege-land, a UN official.
Because such waves hardly happen in the Indian Ocean, there is no system in place to warn coastal people who are about to be hit. Tsunami is a Japanese word. They are usually caused by a sudden rise or fall of part of the Earth’s crust under the ocean. Tsunamis often happen in oceans and they are most common in the Pacific.
Tsunamis can be very long, as much as 100 kilometers. They are able to cross entire oceans without losing much energy. One of the most striking facts about tsunamis is that an earthquake on one side of the Pacific Ocean can cause huge waves on the other side.
When the ocean is deep, tsunamis can travel unnoticed at speeds of up to 800 kilometers per hour. They can cross the entire ocean in a day or less. The wave may only be a few meters high in the ocean, but when it is near the shore and reaches shallow water, the wave builds up very quickly in height.
61. How many countries were stricken by the terrible disaster?
A. 6.                                   B. 12.                   C. 18.                   D. Not sure.
62. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT __________.
Tsunami is a word taken in from Japanese
Tsunamis are quite common in the Indian Ocean
The earthquake measured 9.0 on the Richter scale
No warning system has been set up to watch tsunamis there
63. We can know from this passage that __________.
the earthquake has been the strongest in the last century
the wave soon becomes higher when it reaches the shore
the atomic bombs were more powerful than the earthquake
tsunamis can cross entire oceans with almost the same energy
64. You’ll see the passage in __________ section of a newspaper most probably.
A. Sports                      B. Health               C. News                D. Culture

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小題2:B
小題3:D
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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：完形填空


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John lived all alone because his wife had died. He had worked hard as a tailor all his life, but misfortune had left him penniless. He had 16   sons, but they only had time to  17   and eat dinner with their father once a week.
18   the old man grew weaker and weaker, and his sons came by to see him less and less. He often worried  19   would become of him, until at last he thought of a plan.
The next morning he went to see his friend, the carpenter, and asked him to make a large 20. Then the locksmith, and asked him for an old  21  . Finally the glassblower for all the broken pieces of glass he  22  . The old man took the chest home, filled it to the 33   with broken glass, locked up tight and put it beneath his  24  .
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“Oh, nothing,” the old man replied, “just some things I’ve been  25  .” They kicked it and heard a rattling inside. “It must be full of all the gold he’s saved over the years,” they 26   to one another.
So they talked it over and realized they needed to  27   the treasure. They decided to  28    living with the old man, and  29   they could look after him, too. So the first week the youngest moved in, the second week the middle and the third week the eldest. This 30   for some time.

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17． A．stand by  B．pass by     C．go by       D．stop by
18． A．Gradually      B．Clearly     C．Fortunately      D．Hurriedly
19． A．what      B．that   C．how  D．which
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26． A．whispered      B．reported    C．shouted     D．pointed
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Ⅲ閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分40分)
第一節(jié)閱讀理解(共15小題；每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分30分)
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Learning English is a great challenge, but with a little help from technology it can be as easy as a piece of cake.
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41. This passage ______.
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B. focuses on advantages and disadvantages of different medium forms
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D. aims at advertising various English courses
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A. www.in2english.com.cn.                            B. www.21se.com.cn.
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B. cost you nothing
C. have better audio and visual effects                 
D. have English courses available whenever you need them
45. The author wants the readers to know that learning English ______.
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II．完形填空：（30分滿(mǎn)分，每小題1.5分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從41到60各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)選出最佳答案。
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第二部分：閱讀理解(第一節(jié)20小題，第二節(jié)5小題;每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分50分)
　　第一節(jié)：閱讀下列短文, 從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng) (A、B、C和D) 中, 選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
　　　Being the head of a high school for many years, I grew tired of budget meetings, funding cuts, and many other administrative chores (雜務(wù)). I started to dream of retirement. Sitting in traffic on a weekday morning, I would find my mind wandering. I would imagine spending time with my grandchildren, quiet evenings with my wife, traveling, or rediscovering some great books. I told myself that I wouldn’t sign myself up for any committees, any classes, or anything requiring a schedule.
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　　42. Why did the writer decide to go to Jamaica?
　　A. He missed his students in that country.
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　　43. The underlined part “the tables have turned” (Paragraph 5) means that the writer _________.
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　　D. changed his attitude toward his retired life
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Tests administered（實(shí)施）to most elementary and high-school students in the United States exert an unfavorable influence on science and math teaching, according to a new ＄1 million study performed for the National Science Foundation. And because schools with high minority enrollments（入學(xué)）generally place a greater reliance（相信）on scores from these tests， the study finds, there tends to be “a gap in instructional emphases between high and low minority classrooms that differs from our national concern for the quality of education.”
George F. Madaus and his colleagues at Boston College analyzed not only the six most widely used national standardized tests, but also the tests designed to accompany (go with) the four most commonly used science and math texts in fourth-grade, eighth-grade, and high-school classrooms. Though curriculum（teaching program）experts argue that schools should place greater emphasis on problem solving and reasoning, the new study shows that the tests focus on lower-level skills—primarily mechanical memorization of routine formulas（公式）.
Researchers surveyed more than 2,200 math and science instructors，interviewing in depth some 300 teachers and administrators. Especially in schools with high minority enrollments, teachers reported feeling pressured to help students perform well on these tests. Some states judge schools and some schools determine teacher assignments（工作安排）based on students' test scores.
“With so much worry,” Madaus says, “teachers feel forced to focus their instruction on drilling what the tests will measure—at the expense of the more valuable，higher-level skills.”
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A. the tests don't affect teaching in most elementary and high schools
B. the science and math teaching is influenced by the present tests
C. no study is performed on tests for the National Science Foundation
D. the United States exerts a strong influence on science and math teaching
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A. the students can not get high score from the tests   B. scores from the tests are not important
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三、完形填空（共15小題; 每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分15分）
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41  before you left home, but I didn’t. I want to kiss you now, but I can’t do it through a phone.”
“You kissed me every night when I was   42   ,” she said in a low voice.
“You’re right, honey. Those days were so nice. But I feel   43    now when looking through your bedroom window.”
Tears rolled down her cheeks. Not knowing how to comfort her, she hung up   44   .
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Dear Mum,
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35.   A. Actually     B. Instead       C. However    D. Generally
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37.   A. caught       B. protected    C. took    D. prevented
38.   A. heard  B. called  C. remembered      D. watched
39.   A. hung up     B. put up C. picked up   D. set up
40.   A. voice  B. noise   C. shout  D. laughter
41.   A. letter  B. ring    C. chance       D. kiss
42.   A. back   B. home  C. away   D. out
43.   A. excited       B. terrified     C. lonely D. upset
44.   A. in relief     B. in a hurry   C. in a way     D. in peace
45.   A. door   B. window      C. phone D. home
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“You must be mad！” said my friends. “Giving up your job now， when there isn't much chance of finding another one， ever！”
But I had already come to my lonely decision. To wake up in the morning with a sense of fear， to force a hasty breakfast down an unwilling throat and then to set off for work with pounding heart and frozen face had become habitual， and I had turned to tranquilizers(鎮(zhèn)定劑) to help me along.
It hadn't always been as bad as this. Ten years before I had managed quite well.
I， in common with most other teachers， am rather self­critical， and I knew now I was no longer “managing”.My classes were noisy， the children were not learning very much， and my attempts to cope with changing teaching methods produced very little effect. At one time my very presence in the doorway would be enough to ensure a partial silence. Now they give a vague(含糊的) “Hello， Miss”， and carry on. I had run out of enjoyment and enthusiasm. It was time to stop.
Was it all my own failure？ In fairness to myself， I don't think it was. I had plenty of ideas， I loved my subject， and I liked children.
I had been idealistic. But the reality I faced was bored children， over­stimulated(刺激)by video­watching the night before and tired out by a late bedtime. They were given the wrong food at the wrong time， who came without breakfast to school and then stuffed themselves with gum and chocolates bought on the way； who were “high” with hunger in class and talked restlessly as the cooking smell from the school kitchen came drifting (漂) to all floors.
I had been trying to create the basic conditions in which teaching becomes possible， but I had failed， and no longer had the stomach for the job.
64.The reason why the writer decided to give up her job was probably that　　　　.
A.teaching children wasn't challenging
B.she took no pride in her work
C.teaching had become too much for her
D.she disliked the new teaching method
65.“My very presence in the doorway would be enough to ensure a partial silence” means“　　　　”.
A.I'd very well make some students stop talking simply by standing in the doorway
B.when I came to the doorway， the class would immediately quiet down
C.all the students would become silent on my turning up in the doorway
D.my appearance in the doorway could at least comfort the class
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A.they were tired out because they went to bed too late
B.they were burdened with too much homework
C.they were not properly fed by their parents
D.they were over excited by video­watching the night before
67.We can infer from the passage that the writer　　　　.
A.had no love for children at all
B.never truly enjoyed teaching
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The story of printing is a long and complex one. Before the invention of printing, the spread of knowledge depended either on word of mouth or handwriting. Both took time and errors happened easily. 2000 years ago in the Western Han Dynasty, stone-tablet rubbing(拓印) was common for spreading Confucianism or Buddhism. This led in the Sui Dynasty (581-618) to the use of carving writing or pictures on a wooden board, which became known as block printing(木版印刷).
The first book with an exact date of printing appeared in China in 868. In the Tang Dynasty (618-907), this technology was gradually introduced to Korea, Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines.
Block printing reached its golden age during the Song dynasty (960-1279) as the government encouraged the publication of large numbers of books. Yet block printing had its drawbacks. All the boards became useless after the printing was done and a single mistake in carving could ruin a whole block. In the Song Dynasty, a man named Bi Sheng carved individual characters on pieces of fine clay(粘土). Then he hardened the clay by a slow baking process, resulting in pieces of movable type.
Movable type printing has a very important position in the history of printing, for all later printing methods such as wooden type, copper type and lead type printing all developed on the basis of movable clay types. During the 13-14th centuries, This technology spread to Korea, Japan, Vietnam and Europe. Later, German Johann Gutenberg invented movable type made of metal in the 15th century.
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A.    the advantages of China’s printing
B.    the history of movable type writing
C.    the development of China’s printing
D.    the spread of China’s printing
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A. features     B. benefits    C. disadvantages   D. styles
50. According to the passage, which of the following is right in order of time?
① lead type printing  ② copper type printing  ③movable clay type printing  ④ wooden type printing  ⑤block printing    ⑥ stone-tablet rubbing
A. ①⑥③④  B. ⑥⑤③④  C. ④⑥③①   D. ⑥④②⑤

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