I revisited Beichuan of Mid-Autumn Festival． As the car drove into the ruined city, tears streamed down my cheeks． Giant rocks from the mountain destroyed the road and houses fell, breaking into bricks and pieces of cement(水泥)． Beichuan Middle School, which was once filled with energy and laughter, now so unrecognizable ,so empery, so quiet, so still, was a death valley．

I couldn’t really imagine at that moment, how much pain they had suffered or how hopeless they felt as they waited to be rescued． Those unfortunate ones watched the devil of death(死神) march over them, taking them away． I can’t really imagine how heartbroken their parents or beloved ones were．

As I wandered in the ruins, I was lost in deep thoughts．

The day before, we were sitting in the brightly lit classroom, heatedly arguing the importance of shapes, colors and styles in architecture (建筑), comparing ancient time housing with the modern ones． Their similarities, their differences, their pros and cons…

Now , facing the terrible scene, I realized how childlike we were and how easily we forget the most important element of architect is SAFETY, it is how housing is supposed to be: to shield us from burning sun and pouring rain, to provide us with a comfortable warm place to sleep and relax． Obviously, the style and shape do play important roles in architecture． But when a natural disaster such as this earthquake came upon us without warning, will beauty stay over anybody’s life? From this trip, we can no doubt give the clear loud answer; NO!!!

Words after such a great disaster could appear nothing but empty and pointless． So many people’s lives were taken, so much damage was done and a whole city was wiped out． Beichuan has become a history． Nevertheless, I still keep on dreaming and still long for a better future: to make our homes prettier yet safer．

53．The underlined world “shield” means        

       A．rescue                 B．rob                       C．save                     D．protect

54．As is inferred from the passage, the author            

       A．must be a native of Beichuan

       B．may be specializing in architecture

       C．must be a rescue helper

       D．may be a teacher of Beichuan Middle School

55．Which of the following statements goes with the author’s view?

      A．Had more emphasis been put on the safety of the architect, no building would have fallen．

       B．The sufferers waited too long to get rescued when the earthquake happened,

       C．When a disaster hits human beings, the safety is important rather than the beauty．

       D．The damage, the destruction, even the deaths could all have been avoided if rescues had come without delay．

56．What is the best title of this passage?

       A．Safety Stands out from Anything

       B．Scenes of Post-disaster

       C．Importance of Architecture

       D．Relations between Architecture and Earthquake

根据首字母和汉语提示，写出下列单词的正确形式。

1. He became___________﹙完全﹚deaf during the last years of his life.

2. The production of this year has been__________﹙减少﹚by 30%.

3. He was badly injured in the accident, and now his life is in d________.

4.I don’t believe that computers will r________ human beings.

5. It’s___________﹙不寻常﹚for him to refuse a drink .

6. Most of the houses were d__________ in the terrible earthquake.

7. Computer is one of the greatest scientific____________﹙成就﹚.

8. There is no e___________ that he is a thief.

9. The books has a great ___________﹙影响﹚on his life.

10. He h________ his arms while playing basketball.

Strange things were happening in the  51  in northeast Hebei Province. For three days the   52   in the village wells rose and fell. Farmers noticed that the well walls had deep  53  in them. A smelly gas came out of the cracks. In the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide. Fish jumped out of ponds. People saw bright lights in the sky. The sound of planes could be heard outside Tangshan even when no  54   were in the sky. In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst. But the one million people of the city, who thought little of these events, went to bed  55   that night.

At 3:42 am everything began to  56  . It seemed that the world was at an end! Eleven kilometers directly below the city the greatest earthquake of the 20th century  57  . It was heard in Beijing, which is one hundred kilometers away. One-third of the nation felt it. A huge crack that was eight kilometers long and thirty meters   58   cut across houses, roads and canals. Steam burst from holes in the ground. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In fifteen   59   seconds a large city lay in ruins. Two-thirds of the people died or were injured during the   60  . Thousands of families were killed and many children were left without parents. The   61   of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000.

But how could the   62   believe it was natural? Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed. All of the city’s hospitals, 75% of its factories and buildings and 90% of its homes were gone. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves. No wind, however, could blow them away. Two dams fell and most of the bridges also fell or were not safe for   63  . The railway tracks were now useless pieces of   64  . Tens of thousands of cows would never give   65   again. Half a million pigs and millions of chickens had died. Sand now filled the wells instead of water. People were   66  . Then, later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan. Some of the rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins. More buildings fell down. Water, food, and electricity were   67   to get. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.

All hope was not lost. The army sent 150,000   68   to Tangshan to help the rescue workers. Hundreds of thousands of people were   69  . The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead. To the north of the city, most of the 10.000 miners were rescued from the coalmines. Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. Fresh water was taken to the city by train, truck and plane. Slowly, the city began to   70   again.

A. city           B. school      C. bookstore        D. countryside

A. fish           B. water      C. pigs             D. chicken

A. cracks         B. holes       C. pictures          D. colours

A. cars          B. truck       C. ship          D. planes

A. as usual         B. as follows C. as to            D. as for

A. run            B. fly          C. shake           D. stop

A. ended        B. continued C. began           D. went

A. high          B. wide        C. round           D. away

A. terrible             B. lovely       C. happy            D. ordinary

A. meeting       B. class         C. rain          D. earthquake

A. number       B. house       C. money          D. goods

A. workers      B. teachers          C. survivors         D. death

A. playing       B. digging     C. sleeping        D. traveling

A. wood         B. plastics     C. steel            D. paper

A. milk        B. water        C. Cola             D. birth

A. pleased        B. shocked    C. frightened        D. interested

A. hard       B. easy             C. ready            D. expensive

A. volunteers    B. soldiers     C. farmers         D. students

A. helped         B. killed       C. injured         D. trapped

A. shake         B. die        C. build            D. breathe

Strange things were happening in the  51 in northeast Hebei Province. For three days the   52  in the village wells rose and fell. Farmers noticed that the well walls had deep  53  in them. A smelly gas came out of the cracks. In the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide. Fish jumped out of ponds. People saw bright lights in the sky. The sound of planes could be heard outside Tangshan even when no  54  were in the sky. In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst. But the one million people of the city, who thought little of these events, went to bed  55  that night.

At 3:42 am everything began to  56 . It seemed that the world was at an end! Eleven kilometers directly below the city the greatest earthquake of the 20th century  57 . It was heard in Beijing, which is one hundred kilometers away. One-third of the nation felt it. A huge crack that was eight kilometers long and thirty meters   58  cut across houses, roads and canals. Steam burst from holes in the ground. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In fifteen   59  seconds a large city lay in ruins. Two-thirds of the people died or were injured during the   60 . Thousands of families were killed and many children were left without parents. The   61  of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000.

But how could the   62  believe it was natural? Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed. All of the city’s hospitals, 75% of its factories and buildings and 90% of its homes were gone. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves. No wind, however, could blow them away. Two dams fell and most of the bridges also fell or were not safe for   63 . The railway tracks were now useless pieces of   64 . Tens of thousands of cows would never give   65  again. Half a million pigs and millions of chickens had died. Sand now filled the wells instead of water. People were   66 . Then, later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan. Some of the rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins. More buildings fell down. Water, food, and electricity were   67  to get. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.

All hope was not lost. The army sent 150,000   68  to Tangshan to help the rescue workers. Hundreds of thousands of people were   69 . The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead. To the north of the city, most of the 10.000 miners were rescued from the coalmines. Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. Fresh water was taken to the city by train, truck and plane. Slowly, the city began to   70  again.