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 (BBC News April 18) All flights in and out of the UK and several other European countries have been cancelled as ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland moves south.

Up to 4,000 flights are being cancelled with airspace closed in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark among others.

The UK’s air traffic control service (Nats) said no flights would be allowed in UK airspace until at least 07:00 BST on Friday for fear of engine damage.

Safety group Eurocontrol said the problem could last for 48 hours.

The volcano is still erupting and the wind direction is expected to continue bringing clouds into UK and European airspace for some time to come.

The UK’s airspace restriction was the worst in living memory, a Nats spokesman said. Some 600,000 people are thought to have been affected.

Nats suggested that the restrictions were unlikely to be lifted (解除) after 07:00, saying it was “very unlikely that the situation over England will improve in the foreseeable future”.

Passengers were advised to contact their carriers before travelling.

Transport Secretary Lord Adonis said he was “closely monitoring the situation” and would be meeting with key transport officials on Friday morning.

Experts have warned that the tiny particles of rock, glass and sand contained in the ash cloud from the still-erupting volcano could be sufficient to jam aircraft engines.

The Health Protection Agency said the ash from the eruption did not bring a significant risk to public health because of its high altitude.

However, the British Lung Foundation has warned people with lung conditions to keep their medication (医疗护理) with them as a precautionary measure.

These are some of the knock-on effects:

    ● Eurocontrol says Germany is monitoring the situation and considering partial airspace closures.

● The two main airports in Paris and many others in the north of France are closing. 

● There is severe disruption (崩溃) in France and Spain, where all northbound flights are cancelled. 

● Nats is due to make an announcement shortly as to the arrangements that will be in place

through to 13:00 BST on Friday.

● British Airways offers refunds or an option to rebook after all its domestic flights are suspended.

Flybe announces it has cancelled all flights up until 13:00 BST on Friday and more than 25 services due to run after that.

British sports teams have been hit by travel problems after flights were grounded.

60. What may passengers do on hearing the news according to the passage?

       A. They may cancel their international flights.

       B. They may contact the airlines before traveling.

       C. They may take measures to protect their lungs from the ash.

       D. They may stay indoors till the volcanic eruption dies down.

61. Why have some European countries cancelled flights after the volcanic eruption?

A. Because the volcanic ash may make passengers ill.

B. Because people refuse to take the international flights.

C. Because the volcanic ash may jam or damage the engine.

D. Because the flights may be hit by the rocks from the eruption.

62. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. All the flights are likely to return to normal in 48 hours.

B. British people had experienced a worse airspace restriction before that.

C. Germany is monitoring the situation and considering closing all airspace. 

D. The UK airspace restrictions are unlikely to be lifted in the foreseeable future.

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Al had been working in this factory only eleven months, but he excelled at everything he did. He looked for new tasks-as an opportunity to gain experience. To him, mistakes were not to be denied but considered an opportunity to learn. He was, by far, the most capable man among his workmates, One day, when he was finishing his work of the day, he heard Jack calling him.

“What are you going to do about…?” asked Jack.

“I’ll come off the end rail,” interrupted Al.

“No, I mean about Joe’s promotion?”

“I’m going back to school,” Al said.

“Excuse me!”

“I’m going back to school,” Al repeated.

“You mean you’re quitting!”

Was it that simple? Is this why there was so much misery in men’s lives? “I’m going back to school” was just an excuse, and Al knew it, thought Jack, or Al would not be drunk. It seemed that Al would rather get drunk than fight for his happiness. But why? Jack had no answer.

“Yes, and I’m going back to school. I don’t know what else to do. I can’t believe that this kind of thing can happen. Maybe if I get more education and a better job, it will be different.”

“Do you really believe that?”

“Well, what do you want we to do?” Al was getting angry: “I can’t stay here! I can’t work where the most incapable get the biggest reward! I can’t kill Joe and the boss like…”

Al stopped. They both knew what this meant.

“Like I did?”

Al did not answer.

“Yes, I killed two men with my bare hands; yes, I got punished and lost my job-but I kept my soul!”

Al undertood the hidden statement. Al did not know whether it was his anger, or the beer, or both that made him less cautious in the face. He held his hands firmly. Then be heard Jack: “You’ve got the right idea, Al. You’ve got to fight.”

Al needed to think. Instead of taking the subway, he walked five miles back home. By the time he entered his bedroom, he climbed into bed. Turned off his mind, and fell asleed.

67．Choose from the following a right word to describe Jack.

A．Tough.     B．Incapable. C．Lazy. D．Talkative.

68．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

       A．Jack was not happy about Joe’s promotion.

       B．Al and jack were workmates.

       C．The conversation between Al and Jack happened in their workplace.

       D．The conversation between Al and Jack happened during the working hours.

69．What can we infer from the underlined part?

       A．Jack thinks Al has lost his soul.

       B．Jack used to be a killer.

       C．Al would be a killer.

       D．Don’t be a killer like Jack.

70．Which of the following is true about Al at the end of the story?

       A．Al felt so tired from the long walk home and couldn’t help falling asleep.

       B．Al and made up his mind and knew what to do.

       C．Al forgot all that had happened.

       D．Al was too confused to think further.

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第五部分 书面表达  (满分25分)

中国2010上海世界博览会将是探讨人类城市生活的盛会。请根据下面表格介绍上海世界博览会的情况。

注意：1 对所给要点，不要简单翻译，要有适当发挥。

      2 词数：150左右。短文开头已经写好，不记入总词数。

      3 文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。

Expo 2010 Shanghai China will be a great event to explore the full potential of urben life in the 21st century.It starts__________________________________________________

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 The April 10, 2010 air crash, with a Russian Tu-145 plane _______ Poland’s president Lech Kaczinsky, his wife and many Polish government and military officials, shocked the whole world.

A. carried              B. being carried         C. carrying               D. to carry

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Don't ________ the drug on animals.

A try out             B watch out           C make out            D take out

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With a basket on her back, the little girl is walking along the stream with green grass and red flowers ____ on both sides.

A. to grow    B. grown     C. growing      D. being grown

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. I ______ my university professor in the supermarket near my house, which was out of my expectation.

A. came out   B. came across   C. came about   D. came along

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The visitor asked to have his picture taken _________ stood the famous tower．

       A．wherever           B．at which         C．the place where       D．where

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Wild animals seem to have escaped the Indian Ocean tsunami (海啸), adding weight to ideas they possess a “sixth sense” for disasters, experts said on Thursday. Sri Lanka wildlife officials have said the giant waves that killed over 24,000 people along the Indian Ocean Island's coast seemingly missed wild beasts, with no dead animals found.

“No elephants are dead, not even a dead hare or rabbit. I think animals can sense disaster. They have a sixth sense. They know when things are happening,” H. D. Ratnayake, deputy director of Sri Lanka’s Wildlife Department said on Wednesday.

The waves washed floodwaters up to 3 km (2 miles) inland at Yala National Park in the southeast, Sri Lanka's biggest wildlife reserve (自然保护区) and home to hundreds of wild elephants. “There has been a lot of evidence about dogs barking or birds migrating before volcanic eruptions or earthquakes. But it has not been proved,” said Matthew van Lierop, an animal behaviour specialist at Johannesburg Zoo. “There have been no specific studies because you can't really test it in a lab or field setting,” he said.

Other authorities agreed with this conclusion. “Wildlife seems to be able to pick up certain phenomenon, especially birds. There are many reports of birds detecting coming disasters,” said Clive Walker, who has written several books on African wildlife.

Animals certainly rely on the known senses such as smell or hearing to avoid danger such as predators(食肉动物). The idea of an animal “sixth sense” is a lasting one that the evidence on Sri Lanka's damaged coast is likely to add to. ?

60. This passage is mainly about___________.

A. the damage that was caused in the Indian Ocean tsunami

B. why animals can save themselves from natural disasters

C. how to protect the wildlife when disaster happens

D. the different opinions about animals’ natural power

61. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. It has been proved that animals have a sixth sense.

B. Research has been made on the special movements of animals before disasters.

C. It's generally considered that animals can sense the coming of disasters.

D. It can be tested that animals have the known sense to escape from the disasters.

62. What does the term “sixth sense” in the passage mean?

A. It is the natural ability of animals that can't save them from danger.

B. It is the animal's imagination in the brain.

C. It is some hidden power to say in advance that something will happen.

D. It is a kind of sense that is the same as smell or hearing.

63. Which section does the passage most probably appear in a newspaper?

A. Entertainment.     B. Discovery.          C. Future.          D. Culture.

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第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共55分）

第三部分  写作（共三节，满分55分） Ks5u

第一节  单词拼写（共10小题，每题1分；满分10分）根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。 Ks5u

66.The police asked the __________if they had seen the accident. (过路人)

67. _________( 争吵 ) with his classmates, Tom didn’t notice his teacher coming in.

68. The longer she waited for the bus, the ________(生气) she grew.

69. He has three accidents in the past ___________( 两星期 ).

70. You’re wasting _________time! (宝贵)

71. We’ll let you know if there are any _______(进一步) developments.

72. If nobody ___________to it, we ‘ll put off the meeting till next week. (反对)

73. The use of cell phones is __________ ( 严格) forbidden here in the library.

74. It may take a few weeks for you to build up your________ again.(力量)

75. In the restaurant both Chinese and European ______( 菜单 ) are provided.