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Thousands of people have been killed in a massive(大规模的) earthquake in Japan. The quake -- the most powerful to hit Japan in more than 100 years -- caused massive damage and many people are missing and feared dead.

The 8.9 magnitude quake struck Friday(March 11) off Japan's eastern coast, and prompted(引发) tsunami warnings（海啸警报）across the Pacific as far away as South America and the U.S. West Coast. Several days after a 8.9-magnitude earthquake and resulting 10-meter-high tsunami devastated the coastline. The United States Geological Survey says it was the fifth largest earthquake since 1900. The largest, with a 9.5 magnitude, shook Chile(智利) in 1960.

In Japan, the tsunami swept away boats, cars and hundreds of houses in coastal areas north of Tokyo. The quake shook buildings in the Japanese capital and caused several fires. All train and subway traffic in Tokyo has been stopped, and thousands of people there were unable to get back home. People are just trying to find clean water. Food supplies are running out. In the convenience stores, there are no rice balls left. There is no bottled water left. People are facing a really serious situation in the days ahead for these people that are living in areas that were only moderately（普通的） damaged. The final death toll could range from the thousands to tens of thousands, depending on how many of these communities are gone.

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the government would do everything it can to minimize（使降到最低） the effects of the disaster. And in Washington, President Obama said the United States is ready to help the people of Japan.

1.The underline word damage means_____________ in the article.

A. illness         B. disaster       C. terror          D. danger

2. Which is true according to the passage?

A. Thousands of people have been killed in a massive earthquake in Japan.

B. Only people in areas that were only moderately damaged are facing a really serious      situation in the days.

C. The tsunami devastated not only the coastline in Japan, but also the areas across the Pacific as far away as South America and the U.S. West Coast.

D. The massive earthquake caused the tsunami.

3.According to the passage, which earthquake is the largest one since 1990 ?

A. the one happened in Japan on March 11, 2011

B. the one in Chile in 1960

C. the fifth largest earthquake since 1900

D. We don't know.

4.If you're in Tokyo these days, what you can't get from the convenience store?

A. newspapers and magazines

B. some medicine

C. paper napkins and toothpastes

D. rice balls and bottled water

5.The passage can't be in/on __________.

A. March 10th newspapers        B. TV             C.  Internet                    D.   Radios 

　　New York City isn't the biggest city in the world, but it is the biggest city in the United States. Most Americans live in much smaller cities and towns, but almost 8 million people live in New York City. Why did so many people come to live in one place?

　　A look at the city shows us that New York City has a very good port (商埠). The Dutch (荷兰) settlers (new comes) wanted to use it for business. In 126, the Dutch paid (付钱) the Indians twenty-four dollars for the island of Manhattan. Its Dutch name was New Amsterdam. Then the British took the land in 1664 and changed its name to NewYork.

　　The Untied States became an independent (独立的) country in 1783, and New York was its capital for a short time. The city became so crowded that some people moved out to other areas (places). But more people from everywhere went on coming into the city every day.

(1) Which of them is the biggest city in the United States?

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(2) More and more people from different countries in the world come into New York because ________.

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A．New York has the largest population in the United States

B．New York is as beautiful as a picture

C．New York is a developing city

D．they think it is a good place for business

(3) The underlined word 'took' means ________.

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(4) The United States became an independent country in ________.

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A．the sixteenth century

B．the seventeenth century

C．the eighteenth century

D．the nineteenth century

(5) From the passage, we can know ________.

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A．much about Dutch

B．how the Dutch took New Amsterdam

C．some of the history of New York

D．how the people from different countries come to the USA

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When America was young, the city of Washington, D.C. had been built.   1  .Trees were cut down and the Great Capitol(美国国会大厦) was built. A house was built. The President of the United States would live in this house.   2 
At that time there was a park near the President’s house.   3    Today in that same park there are no horses or cows, sheep or pigs.     4 
This is a city of many monuments(纪念碑). The highest of all is the George Washington Monument. This monument helps all of us remember George Washington, the first President of the United States. Inside the monument is an elevator. People from all over the country ride in the elevator to the top. Inside the monument are many steps.  5 .
When they get to the top, they see the United States Capitol building with its white dome(圆顶) and many monuments. They look over this beautiful city, Washington, D.C.—the capital of the United States.
A. People may climb these steps to the tops.
B. And people let their horses and cows, sheep and pigs eat grass in the park.
C. It is now called the White House.
D. It was built in a forest, near two beautiful rivers.
E. It is a beautiful park for all people to see.
F. It’s near the river.

阅读下面材料，从所给的五个选项中，选择正确的选项填空，使短文通顺、内容完整。

When America was young, the city of Washington, D.C. had been built.   1  .Trees were cut down and the Great Capitol(美国国会大厦) was built. A house was built. The President of the United States would live in this house.   2 

 At that time there was a park near the President’s house.   3    Today in that same park there are no horses or cows, sheep or pigs.     4 

This is a city of many monuments(纪念碑). The highest of all is the George Washington Monument. This monument helps all of us remember George Washington, the first President of the United States. Inside the monument is an elevator. People from all over the country ride in the elevator to the top. Inside the monument are many steps.   5 .

When they get to the top, they see the United States Capitol building with its white dome(圆顶) and many monuments. They look over this beautiful city, Washington, D.C.—the capital of the United States.

A. People may climb these steps to the tops.

B. And people let their horses and cows, sheep and pigs eat grass in the park.

C. It is now called the White House.

D. It was built in a forest, near two beautiful rivers.

E. It is a beautiful park for all people to see.

F. It’s near the river.