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 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 are 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 end?  ( 326  words )

64. What is mainly described in the passage?

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

   C. A research on space.           D. A scientific adventure.
65. When the first piece hits the South Atlantic, it causes _____.

   A. an earthquake            B. damages to cities   

C. an Earth explosion        D. huge waves

66. 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.

67. 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

Bet Winner

MILLBURN, New Jersey— An 11-year-old boy, he gave up television for a year in a bet with his mother, says he will use some of the money to buy himself an astronaut’s suit. The bet ended at 9:01 on Monday morning, but Benjamin waited until his mother, Roslyn, handed him five 100-dollar bills in front of a gathering of newspapermen in the afternoon before switching on the TV. During the past year, he has filled his time reading and his grades have improved from ‘‘satisfactory” to ‘‘very good.”

CHINA DAILY, Wednesday, March 9, 2011  ( 94 words )

59. Who lost a bet to whom?

A.      The boy’s mother to his father

B.      Benjamin’s father to Roslyn

C.      Benjamin to his mother

D.     Roslyn to Benjamin

60. For how long had the boy kept himself from turning on the TV?

A.      From Monday morning till afternoon

B.      For one year and several hours

C.      For one year and a day

D.     For one year

61. Why did the mother hand the bills to the boy?

A.      Because his grades had improved

B.      Because he had won some money

C.      Because he wanted to buy an astronaut’s suit

D.     Because she had given him her promise

62. Why do you think the newspapermen came?

A.      They came to judge who should be the winner

B.      They came to congratulate the winner

C.      They came for the money

D.     They came for the news

63. The mother obviously believed that

A.      children shouldn’t watch TV too much

B.      children should have their own money

C.      children should be regarded as their parents’ equals

D.     children’s interest in space should be encouraged

( TV programmes in Beijing Sunday, May 28,2011  CCTV )

56．If an Englishman wants to know about what’s happening in China, but he doesn’t know any Chinese, he may watch TV at ________． 

       A．19:00 on CCTV—1 Channel 2

       B．20:05 on CCTV—1 Channel 2

       C．22:00 on CCTV—2 Channel 8

       D．21:30 on CCTV—2 Channel 8

57．If you are interested in football games, which of the following programs will you choose first？

       A．China Sports Report．                         B．Special Sports． 

       C．Today’s Focus．                           D．China Music TV． 

58．If you are going to Guangzhou by plane from Chongqing Airport, you’d better pay attention to the programme ________． 

       A．Weather Report

       B．World-famous Cities

       C．Economy 30 Minutes

       D．The Story of Earth 

It’s been said that a smile is the lighting system of the face, the cooling system of the head and the heating system of the heart. But a smile is also a powerful  36  against toxic (有害的) attitudes of all kinds.

       Lisa Smith, of Portland, Oregon, wrote to me about a man whose smile   37  her life: “I was having a horrible day —   38   my job, tired of the weather, tired of trying to make ends meet, and just feeling   39  . I stopped at the   40   in the morning and, as I was   41  , an older businessman said to me that it was going to be a   42   day and life shouldn’t be as  43   as I make it look. I glared at him and   44   said, ‘I wish it was Friday.’

      “I felt   45   about my day when I left the post office ... that man’s smile and comment, although irritating (使人心烦的)  46  , made me think.

       “The second time I  47  the man, I went out of my way to say ‘Happy Friday’ to him and to   48  . I saw him a few more times and always he was happy and made my   49  .

“I looked for him around Christmas time to give him a   50   and explain how his kind words and smile made me   51   my thinking and realize I didn’t have it so bad.  52   I have not seen him at the post office since then. I look every morning ... I go at different times to see if I can catch him. Maybe he is  53  , or maybe he is ill. I think to myself, ‘I wish I had thanked him for being a kind person.’ I can honestly say this man changed my life. I will work to   54   that same feeling to those I see in   55   of a smile.”  ( 323  words )

36. A. weapon              B. advantage                C. fight                       D. word

37. A. destroyed           B. changed                  C. supported                D. finished

38. A. loving                B. considering              C. getting                    D. hating

39. A. happy                B. excited                    C. anxious                   D. cautious

40. A. restaurant           B. post office               C. company                 D. hospital

41. A. entering             B. leaving                    C. coming                   D. arriving

42. A. long                   B. rainy                       C. good                       D. hot

43. A. different             B. interesting               C. complex                  D. bad

44. A. simply               B. easily                      C. tearfully                  D. surely

45. A. worse                B. more worried           C. better                      D. less funny

46. A. at last                B. at once                    C. at present                D. at first

47. A. worked with       B. ran into                   C. looked into              D. searched for

48. A. stare                  B. cry                         C. smile                       D. rush

49. A. day                    B. way                        C. living                      D. mark

50. A. ride                   B. list                          C. drink                       D. card

51. A. recover              B. regroup                   C. release                    D. recommend

52. A. But                    B. Although                 C. Therefore                D. Because

53. A. hidden               B. escaped                   C. retired                     D. missed

54. A. pay                    B. relate                      C. owe                        D. spread

55. A. terms                 B. need                       C. case                        D. view

 —Hi, Brown! Are you going to have an outing?

— _____.

A.I can't say 　　            B. That all depends　　

C. It's fun to do so 　   　    D. Yes, I will do

 Everything _____ wrong one after another that day, which brought a bad mood to me. 

A. became                   B. turned      

C. changed                         D. went

 _____ young in our village are now living _____ much more comfortable life than we did.

A. A;不填                    B. The; the   

C. A; a                     D. The; a

As is natural , a man as old as he ______ be very forgetful.  　

A. can 　           　      B. should 　　

C. would 　　               D. must

The company was willing to provide us with what we needed, _____ made us excited.

A. what                     B. whose    

C. which                        D. that

Why not get some work experience first ______ go straight on to university?

A. other than                       B. rather than                  

C. more than                       D. less than