50. Timetable can be seen in 　　　　.

A．the lecture hall　　　　 B．Room 3520

C．the classroom　　　　　 D．Room 1110

49. Which of the following statements is true?

A．No teachers are in the language lab.

B．90% attendance is required for the students.

C．Books can’t be taken out of the center.

D．Students can prepare for exams by listening to tapes.

48. When do classes begin and end on a full day?

A．8:30a.m.—1:30p.m..　　　 B．8:30a.m.—3:00p.m..

C．8:30a.m.—3:15p.m..　 　 D．3:15p.m.—5:00p.m..

47. What may be talked about in the seventh paragraph?

A. How do earthquakes worry people?

B. What will people do to prepare for earthquakes?

C. How can we save people when earthquakes happen?

D. How do earthquakes happen?

D

Hilton English Language Center

Information for New Students

CLASS TIME：8:30a.m.—10:00a.m.，10:30a.m.—12:00a.m.，1:30p.m.—3:00p.m..

The Language Center is open Monday to Friday. Each class has one afternoon free per week. On the first day, go to the lecture hall to check your timetable.

SELF—ACCESS：The language laboratory(Room 1110)is open Monday to Friday from 3:15p.m. to 5:00p.m. for all full-time students.

You can learn how to use computers for language games or word-processing(文字处理). There are tapes for students to borrow to practice their English. Go in and ask the teacher to show you. If you plan to take public examinations, there are dictation and listening comprehension tapes for you to practice with. There are cloze exercises on the computers. Ask your class teacher for a list of past exam essays. Students can borrow tapes to take home but they must be returned after two days.

ATTENDANCE(出勤): All students are expected to attend classes as it is required. Students who do not attend classes will be reported to OSS. Eighty percent attendance is required for students to receive their certificates(证书)when they finish their courses. It is also required by OSS for an extension to your visa.

BOOKS: If students are given course books, the books are their responsibility. If a book is lost, the student will be expected to pay for it.

If students wish to buy books, there is a bookshop in the college specializing in English books(Room 3520).

46. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. The stronger the earthquake is, the more people are killed.

B. Earthquakes often come unexpectedly(出乎意料地).

C. Earthquakes can cause fires.

D. People still don’t know how to tell when an earthquake will come.

45. When and where was the worst earthquake ever reported？

A. 1964;Alaska. 　　　　B. 1556;China.

C. 1923;Japan. 　　　　　D. 2008;China.

44. Earthquakes happen _________________ .

A. in all the places in the world

B. only in the countries that have a lot of mountains

C. regularly in most places in the world

D. only in a few places along the coast

43. Which guess is the most reasonable from the passage?

A. The student must have passed the exam.

B. The student may not have passed the exam.

C. The student must have been very happy when he heard, “ Your patient has died . ”

D. The professor must have been very pleased and given the student a good mark.

C

Earthquakes are something that people fear．There are some places that have few or no earthquakes．Most places in the world，however，have them regularly(有规律的)．Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous(多山的)．

The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906．Over 700 people died in it．The strongest one in North America was in 1964．It happened in Alaska．

Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people．In 1755，one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal．Around 2,000 people died．

In 1923，a very strong earthquake hit the Tokyo，Yokohama area of Japan．A hundred and forty thousand people died．Most of them died in fires which followed the earthquake．

One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 2008．It killed a large number of people．The worst earthquake ever reported was also in China，in which 400,000 people were killed or injured．This earthquake happened in 1556．

Earthquakes worry people a lot．The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming．People can not prepare for it．

42. Before he left the room the student was almost sure that _________ .

A. he had passed the exam, and the only thing was to wait for the mark

B. his last answer had been wrong

C. he had made a mistake

D. he had not done well in the exam

41. The student’s description of the illness was ________ .

A. not correct　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. not satisfying

C. completely discouraging　　　　 D. accepted