The year is 2094．It has been announced that a comet (彗星) is heading towards the Earth．Most of it will miss our planet , but two pieces will probably hit the southern half of the Earth．

On 17 July , a piece four kilometers wide enters the Earth’s atmosphere (大气层) with a massive explosion．About half of the piece is destroyed , but the remaining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound．The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the sea bed．Huge waves are created and spread outwards from the hole．The wall of water , a kilometer high , rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometers an hour．Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people re drowned．

Before the waves reach South America , the second piece of the comet lands in Argentina．Earthquakes and volcanoes are set off in the Andes Mountains．The shock waves move north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean．The cities of Los Angeles , San Francisco and Tokyo are completely destroyed by earthquakes．Millions of people in the southern half of the earth are already dead, but the north won’t escape for long．Because of the explosions , the sun is hidden by clouds of dust , temperatures around the world fall to almost zero．Crops are ruined．The sun won’t be seen again for many years．Wars break out as countries fight for food．A year later , no more than 10 million people remain alive．

Could it really happen ? In fact , it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth．The dinosaurs were on the Earth for over 160 million years．Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared．Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a piece of object in space．The dinosaurs couldn’t live through the cold climate that followed and they died out．Will we meet the same and ?

72．What is mainly described in the passage ?

         A．A historic discovery．        B．An event of imagination

         C．A research on space．      D．A scientific adventure．

73．When the first piece hits the South Atlantic , it causes          ．

         A．an earthquake                             B．damages to cities

         C．an Earth explosion   D．huge waves

74．Why can’t the northern half of the earth escape for long ?

         A．Because the land is covered with water

         B．Because the light and heat from the sun can not reach the earth．

         C．Because people there can not live at the temperature of zero．

         D．Because wars break out among countries．

75．By giving the example of dinosaurs , the author tries to prove        ．

         A．animals could not live in the cold climate

         B．what happened 65 million years ago was an invented story

         C．the human beings will die out in 2094

         D．the Earth could be hit by other objects in space

_______ his arrival at the airport , the film star was recognized and soon surrounded by a group of film stars．

         A． At         B．Over              C．On               D．to

He looked around and caught a man ________his hand into the pocket of a passenger．

       A．put            B．to be putting  C．to put          D．putting

Word has come ________ some American guests will come for a visit to our school next week.

   A. what                                  B. that                                  C. whether                          D. which

Although there were so many people in the square , I could ___________my friend the moment he appeared .

    A. pick up         B. make up          C. set out            D. pick out 

 The American Foundation for the Blind has been trying to figure out how to make public libraries __________to blind readers .

   A. acceptable           B. accessible         C. alternative     D. attractive

He studied the project carefully, determined ______ it ahead of time.

   A. finish     B. finishing    C. to finish    D. to have finished

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请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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My mother had been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become ___36___, that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my __37____to it.

As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came ___38___to most. I had problems writing, reading and especially speaking. I did not talk the way ___39__kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert to my surroundings. My reading was poor ____40____ with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to ___41___. My writing was not at the __42____ it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers were __43__.

My mother __44___ all my challenges and, as a professor with a Ph.D., decided to ___45___ the situation early in my development. She did not want me to ___46___. After a while, __47___ did indeed conquer all the problems that had troubled me. She spent hours every day __48____me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn. __49___ her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.

In addition, she gave ___50___for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high __51____she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never ___52___on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a ___53___person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to work for my ___54____and attend college.

She used her gifts as a ___55___ to help a child –her child—and now I have the opportunity to become something.

36.A. everything    B. something     C. anything      D. nothing

37.A. mind        B. brain          C. feelings      D. work

38.A. smoothly     B. strongly       C. frequently     D. easily

39.A. average      B. ordinary       C. normal       D. common

40.A. just          B. even         C. ever          D. only

41.A. hear         B. write         C. read          D. understand

42.A. level         B. length        C. speed        D. degree

43.A. problems      B. excuses      C. worries       D. duties

44.A. suffered       B. observed     C. removed      D. experienced

45.A. study         B. find         C. change        D. keep

46.A. fight         B. strike        C. struggle       D. challenge

47.A. it            B. I            C. they          D. we

48.A. teaching      B. giving        C. supporting     D. reminding

49.A. Without      B. Except        C. Besides       D. Beyond

50.A. information   B. advice        C. promise       D. expectation

51.A. before        B. though        C. because       D. unless

52.A. set up        B. pushed up      C. gave up       D. looked up

53.A. rich          B. famous        C. successful     D. powerful

54.A. training       B. grades        C. experiments   D. abilities

55.A. woman       B. doctor         C. sister         D. teacher

--- When will you be through with your work, Jones?

--- ______ My boss usually finds something for me to do at the last minute.

A. Who knows.                 B. Would you help me?

C. I beg your pardon?        D. Anything the matter?   

假设你在某本杂志中“我爱读书”系列漫画里看到了下面这幅漫画。请在日记中描述这幅漫画，并谈谈你所受到的启迪。

注意：1. 字数要求：不少于120字。

2. 文中除了粽子可用汉语拼音外，其余词必须用英语描述。

3. 参考词汇：解开（包装纸等）unwrap