One warm May day, two eighteen – year – old students from San Francisco State College decided to cool off with a swim at Bakers’ Beach. The two students were named Robert Kogler and Shirley O’Neill. They headed out to sea for a distance of 50 meters. Robert was in front.

“Suddenly, I heard him scream,” Shirley recalls. “I looked round and saw this great grey thing going up in the air. The water seemed to be alive.”

Robert screamed again. “It’s a shark! Get out of here!”

An eye – witness, Army Sergeant Leo P. Day was on guard at the nearby army post. He saw exactly what happened next. “I could see this boy struggling with the shark in the water,” he said. “The sea was red with blood. He was shouting and signaling someone to go back, go back. Then I saw the girl. She was swimming towards him. She completely ignored his warning.”

Shirley reached Robert, and tried to take his hand.

“When I pulled, all I could see was his arm, handing by a thread,” she said.

So she put her arm about Robert’s back, and started to swim towards the shore. She kept praying “Don't’ let it attack again!” That journey to the shore seemed to last for hours. At last, as they neared the shore, a fisherman threw them a line, and pulled them both the rest of the way.

The young man had lost a lot of blood, and died two and a half hours later. From the teeth marks, experts identified the attacker as a Great White Shark.

For what Sergeant Day called “the greatest exhibition of bravery I have ever seen,” the President of the US gave Shirley a medal for bravery.

When Robert was attacked by a shark Shirley          ?         .

       A．was swimming in the sea

       B．was watching him on the shore

       C．was on guard at the nearby army post

       D．was shouting and struggling with a shark, too

Choose the right time order of the following events in the story.

       a. Army Sergeant saw the girl swimming to the boy.

       b. Shirley saw a great grey thing.

       c. They headed out to sea.

       d. Robert died.

       e. A fisherman threw them a line.

       f. He saw a boy struggling with a shark.

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

We can learn from the passage that ______.         .

A．the two students were brave and considerate

B．the fisherman was adventurous and helpful

C．the experts didn’t do much research on sharks

D．the Sergeant cared too much about his own life

Which of the following is true?

   A．The President of the US gave Shirley a medal for bravery.

B．They were swimming in a lake.     

C．There is no eye – witness.

D．Shirley saved Robert’s life.

The Kingdome in Seattle was destroyed on March 26, 2000. It was taken down to make room for a new stadium. The blast(爆破) from the falling building caused the earth to shake as if an earthquake had happened.

Scientists placed more than 200 earthquake recorders in the earth to measure the movement. They found which parts of the city shook the most. This information helped them know which parts of the city would be damaged in a real earthquake at an early time.

A real earthquake happened on February 28, 2001 in Seattle. The Nisqually earthquake was 6.8 on the Richter scale(里氏6.8级). It damaged the same parts of Seattle that scientists had predicted(预测) from the pulling down of the Kingdome. It was a plate quake. It started deep in the earth, 37 miles below the surface on the Juan de Fuca Plate. Sometimes, huge plates under the earth cause earthquakes when the plates move against each other suddenly.

Scientists have learned that deep earthquakes have very few aftershocks(余震). The Nisqually earthquake had only 4 ones. Another earthquake in California that was close to the surface had over 120 aftershocks. Scientists do not know why the deep earthquakes have fewer aftershocks.

Scientists plan to blast in the ground near Seattle with the purpose of testing the plate. The shockwaves from the blast will jump off the plate and give them an idea of where the plate is and how it is moving. This will give them more information in case another real earthquake hits the area.

72． According to the passage, ______ have the most aftershocks.

     A．shockwave earthquakes     B．shallow earthquakes

    C．deep earthquakes          D．earthquakes more than 6.8 Richter scale

73．What do scientists hope to learn from the blast above the Juan de Fuca Plate? 

    A．They hope to learn where the plate is and how it is moving.

    B．They want to destroy the Kingdome.

    C．They want to know which places are likely to have the most damage.

    D．They hope to find out how many plates there are in the ground there.

74．Why were the scientists interested in the pulling down of the Seattle Kingdome? 

    A．They wanted to see which areas near the Kingdome would shake the hardest.

    B．They wanted to predict what might happen in a real earthquake.

    C．They wanted to measure the movement of the Earth with earthquake recorders.

    D．All of the above.

75．What will happen after a deep earthquake according to the scientists? 

    A．There will be many aftershocks.

    B．There will be very few aftershocks.

    C．The Richter scale of the quakes will be a 6.8 or more.

D．There will be little damage.

By around 900 AD,there were many places in Northern Europe______the Vikings chose to live.

A.in which                           B.when                       C.which                      D.at which

With a large amount of work _________, the chief manager couldn’t spare time for a holiday.

  A. remained to be done             B. remaining to be done

  C. remained being done             D. remaining to do

—Flight MU257 ____ . I must be off now.?

—Have a nice trip.?

A. is being announced               B. has announced?     C. was announcing     D. had been announced

－What do you know about Vancouver?

   －It's      host city of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, and it is also ____  home to North America's      second biggest Chinatown.

A. the; 不填                        B. the; the                    C. a; 不填                    D. a; the

 ---My daughter nearly set the chicken on fire when cooking some dishes.

---You can’t stress ______the importance of using the fire.

A. too                       B. much                    C. yet                        D. enough

This is not an economical way to get more water; ________, it is very expensive.

A. in return                 B. on the other hand      C. in a word                 D. on the contrary

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Backpacking is a popular activity in the United States. Many different companies produce goods and equipment for those___1___ enjoy living for a while in nature. Several companies sell special foods, some of ___2____ have been produced using a method that removes the water. This method is called freez-drying. These meals include different foods such as meat, vegetables and rice or perhaps a ____3____ (mix) of several foods.

Hot water is added to the ___4_____ (dry) materal to replace the missing water. This produces a meal that ____5____ ready to eat. Backpackers use this method to carry food for two reasons. The food is easy to carry because it weighs a lot less ____6____ the water. And food that has been freeze-dried ___7____ (remain ) safe to eat for a long time.

Also, many companies produce special clothing for people who enjoy backpacking. Some companies make strong shoes made for walking and hiking. ____8____ make small stoves for cooking food. Other companies make small lightweight cloth tents campers can carry anywhere

____9______( convenience ). A few companies sell equipment that makes water safe to drink. And ___10______ number of companies make the backpacks that campers use to carry all this equipment.

  1. _________  2. ____________  3. ______________  4. ____________  5. __________

  6. _________  7. ____________  8. ______________  9. ____________  10.__________

--- Shall I give you a ride since you live so far away?

  --- Thank you. ______.

              A．It couldn’t be better　　　　　                  B．Of course you can

              C．If you like 　　　　　　　　　　             D．If you are convenient