One day, around Christmas time, fishermen off the west coast of Peru (秘鲁) started on their traditional fishing trip. Much to their surprise, there were no fish! They knew immediately what had happened. Tales from years gone by had told them this was the result of El Nino which sometimes stop fishing for many months!
El Nino is a warm current (水流) that comes and goes along the west coast of South America. It got its name from fishermen in Peru more than a century ago. Every few years, they noticed a sudden warming in the normally cool Pacific water where they fished. Because this warming often came about around Christmas, they called it El Nino, which is Spanish for the “Christ Child”. Generally, El Nino occurs every three to seven years and lasts only a few weeks to a month or more.
El Nino warms the water it flows through. Because the fish and sea birds need cold water to live, many of them die when El Nino comes through. El Nino also causes both floods and droughts (干旱). It is believed that El Nino may have caused the 1993 Mississippi and 1995 California floods. And at the same time, it may have caused droughts in South America, Africa and Australia.
El Nino has occurred thirteen times within the last fifty years, bringing natural disasters to many countries such as Indonesia and Peru. However, El Nino does not often trouble China. During this period China was badly hit by El Nino only once. In 1998, North China had a terrible drought, while South China was troubled by floods.
1. The underlined word “occur” (in Paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to “ ______”.
A. happen B. develop C. change D. move
2. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about El Nino?
A. It happens in November and December. B. It was named by some Spanish fishermen.
C. It only happens in South America. D. It lasts a few weeks or more.
3. If El Nino happens, the following will take place EXCEPT ______.
A. sea water temperature rise
B. diseases spreading around the world
C. floods and droughts
D. death of fish and sea birds
4. The purpose of this passage is ______.
A. to discuss the prevention of El Nino
B. to explain how El Nino trouble farmers
C. to let us know about El Nino
D. to tell us how to prepare for El Nino
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In the year 1666 there was a terrible disease in London. Thousands of people died every week. The disease was 1 by fleas(跳蚤), which lived in clothes. When people started to feel 2 , they sneezed(打喷嚏). Then they had a high temperature－and in less than a week they died.
The village of Eyam is in the north of England. People there heard of the terrible 3 in London. They were very happy that London was 4 .
One day a man arrived from 5 . He brought with him lots of different things 6 . Among these things there was some cloth. On it were the 7 “Made in London”.
Two days later, a boy sneezed. He said he had a 8 . Nobody worried much, but soon he was 9 with a high temperature. The next day, the boy 10 died, and another two people 11 to sneeze.
At once the village people held a meeting to 12 what to do. An old man said,“If people run away from this village, they 13 carry the disease with them. Then the disease will be carried to other 14 . and thousands of people will die. We must 15 other people outside our village don’t 16 this terrible disease.”
The people of Eyam 17 the old man. In this way they 18 the population of the other villages from the terrible disease. 19 , 40% of the population of Eyam died from the disease, The disease itself 20 . The people who were still living were able to visit people outside the village again.
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Mark Twain was a great writer. He was from the USA. He was born in 1835. He was also a famous speaker. He was famous for his sense of humour. Many people liked to listen to him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time.
One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing. Before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes(蚊子) in the town and told him that he’d better not go there. Mark Twain waved (摇动) his hand and said, “It doesn’t matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I don’t think they will come to visit me.”
After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiters felt very sorry about that. “I’m very sorry, Mr. Mark Twain. There are too many mosquitoes in our town.” One of them said to him.
Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, “The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They didn’t come into the wrong room.” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily.
But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night.
【小题1】Many people liked Mark Twain because________.
| A．he was famous | B．he liked to talk | C．he was humourous | D．he was a writer |
| A．to see one of his friends |
| B．because he wanted to do something there for his writing |
| C．because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there |
| D．to see one of his relatives |
| A．they did something wrong to Mark Twain |
| B．their hotel was too small |
| C．the room was not very clean |
| D．there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain’s room |
| A．the mosquitoes were very clever and they didn’t come into the wrong room |
| B．the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain’s room number |
| C．Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents |
| D．Mark Twain made a joke |
| A．no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night |
| B．the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at night |
| C．Mark Twain didn’t have a good rest that night |
| D．there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer |
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Today, roller skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn't easy at all. Before 1750, the idea of skating didn't exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin's work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked to play the violin. Joseph Merlin was a man of imagination, ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.
One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.
Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was astonished to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin's grand entrance for a long time!
1.The text is mainly about ________.
A．a strange man
B．an unusual party
C．how roller skating began
D．how people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century
2.People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he ________.
A．often gave others surprises B．was a gifted musician
C．invented the roller skates D．was full of imagination
3.Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to ________.
A．impress the party guests B．arrive at the party sooner
C．test his invention D．show his skill in walking on wheels
4.What is the main point that the writer tries to convey(表达) in the last paragraph?
A．The roller skates was dangerous and harmful.
B．The party guests thought Merlin was a fool.
C．Merlin succeeded beyond expectation.
D．Merlin should never do that again.
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