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1.Paris is the capital and largest city of France,________ (坐落在)on the River Seine.

2.Fires caused by the California Earthquake did the most___________(损失).

3.F__________(幸运地), we put all the fires out quite quickly.

4.Confucius is the philosopher whose_______(影响) is the greatest.

5.Mencius was a thinker whose teachings were very________ (类似；相似) to those of Confucius.

6.Our teacher often stresses the___________ (重要性) of studying English.

7.You are___________(绝对地；完全地) right.

8.The earthquake in 1956 a________(影响) eight provinces.

9.The_________(以前的) owner of the flat is an old man.

10.Many people were made____________(无家可归的) after the earthquake.

11.The flood hit the city yesterday , __________(造成) three deaths.

12.We must protect____________(环境).

13.We___________ (经历) a lot of difficulty in selling our house the other day.

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15.This river is one of the most p___________ (受到污染的) areas in that region.

 

“The pen is more powerful than the sword（刀）.” There have been many writers who used their pens to fight things that were wrong. Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them.

　　She was born in the U.S.A. in 1811.One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in causing a civil war and freeing the enslaved race. The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861, in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won.

　　This book that shook the world was called Uncle Tom's Cabin. There was time when every English-speaking man, woman, and child has read this novel that did so much to stop slavery.  Not many people read it today, but it is still very interesting. The book has shown us how a warm-hearted writer can arouse (唤起) people's sympathies. The author herself had neither been to the Southern States nor been a slave. The Southern Americans were very angry at the book, which they said did not at all represent true state of affairs, but the Northern Americans were wildly excited over it and were so inspired by it that they were ready to go to war to set the slaves free.

According to the passage______

　A. every English-speaking person has read Uncle Tom's Cabin

　B. Uncle Tom's Cabin was not very interesting

　C. those who don't speak English cannot have read Uncle Tom's Cabin

　D. the book Uncle Tom's Cabin did a great deal in the American Civil War

What do you learn about Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe from the passage?

　A. She had been living in the north of America before the American Civil War broke out.

　B. She herself encouraged the Northern Americans to go to war to set the slaves free.

　C. She was better as writing as swinging (挥舞) a sword.

　D. She had once been a slave.

Why could Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe's book cause a civil war in America?

　A. She wrote so well that Americans loved her very much.

　B. She disclosed the terrible wrongs that had been done to the slaves in the Southern States.

　C. The Southern Americans hated the book while the Northern Americans like it.

　D. The book had been read by many Americans.

What can we learn from the passage?

　A. We needn't use weapons (武器) to fight things that are wrong.

　B. A writer is more helpful in a war than a soldier.

　C. We must understand the importance of literature and art.

　D. No war can be won without such a book as Uncle Tom's Cabin.

 

In America, when people say “man’s best friend”, they don’t mean another person. Instead, they are talking about a lovely animal：A dog! These words show the friendship between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give happiness to people’s lives. Some people think of their pets as their children. A few even leave all their money to their pets when they die!

  Animals can help people, too. Dogs can be taught to become the “eyes” for a blind person or “ears” for a deaf people. Scientists have found that pets help people live longer! They make people happier, too. Because of that, animals are brought into hospitals for “visit”.

  Americans hold “Be---Kind-to-Animals Week” in the first week of May.

  Pets shows are held during the week. Even if you don’t live in America, you, too, can do this. How? First, think about how animals make your life richer. If you have a pet, take more time this week to play with it. Remember to give it delicious food. Also, be sure to keep your pet from those unwanted babies.

  If you don’t have a pet, be kind to animals around you. For example, if you see a street dog, don’t kick it or throw things at it. Instead, just leave it alone, or better yet, make friends with it. If others around you do bad things to an animal, try to stop them. As people, we must protect animals who can’t speak for themselves.

1. “A few even leave all their money to their pets when they die!” means that__________

  A. pets have the right to inherit (继承) money.

  B. money can give pets happiness.

  C. it’s the best way to spend money.

  D. some pets are taken as children.

2. Why are dogs brought to hospitals?

  A. Because they are ill and need to see doctors.

  B. Because they can make the patients happier.

C. Because they can find out the problems of the patients.

D. Because doctors can do experiments on them.

3. What’s the most popular activity in the “Be-Kind-to-Animals Week”?

  A. Holding a pet show in the week.

  B. Playing with pets the whole week.

  C. Cooking delicious food for pets.

D. Making friends with other people’s pets.      

4. What’s the passage mainly about?

  A. A lot of people are interested in dogs.

  B. Dogs can help people do many things.

  C. Pets are lovely and need care and protection.

  D. We have done a lot of things for pets.

5. The words“man’s best friends”shows____________.

  A. the friendship between people.

  B. the friendship between people and animals.

  C. the friendship between animals.

  D. the friendship between men and women

 

 Our sense of hearing is one of the most important means of knowing what is going on around us. We are warned of danger by sounds. The sounds of music please us. Sound has a waste product, too, in the form of noise. Noise has been called unwanted sound. Noise is growing and it may get much worse before it gets any better.

Scientists, for several years, have been studying how noise affects people and animals and are alarmed by what they have learned.

Peace and quiet are becoming harder to find. Noise pollution is no joke. It is a threat that should be looked at carefully.

Sound is measured in units called decibels （分贝）. At a level of 140 decibels people feel pain in their ears.

Trucks, buses, motorcycles, airplanes, boats, and factories all make noise. This noise bothers not only our ears, but our minds and bodies as well.

There is a saying about "it is so noisy that you can't hear yourself think". Doctors who study noise believe that we must be able to hear ourselves think most of the time. If we don't, we may have headaches, other aches and pains, or even mental problems. Noise adds even more tension to a society which already faces too much stress.

49．The sense of hearing _______.

A．makes people feel angry   

B．makes people want to dance

C．helps people to know what is happening around them

D．is something harmful to people

50．When sound is turned into noise, _______.

A．people become ill                  B．it makes people forget the past

C．people don't know how to deal with it  D．it becomes a kind of pollution

51．Why does the passage say " Peace and quiet are becoming harder to find " ?

A．Sounds of over 140 decibels are common these days.

B．There are always wars going on in the world.

C．The world is making more and more noise.

D．All kinds of machines make noises.

52．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Scientists are warning people noise can be harmful.

B．It's possible for man to get rid of all noises.

C．Sounds under 140 decibels are not considered to be noise.

D．Society has become more lively because there is noise now. 

 

Food supplies in the flood-stricken area ______. We must act immediately before there’s none left.

A．have run out	B．are running out
C．have been run out	D．are being run out