5、Some houses are designed to be smart．Others have smart designs．An example of the second type of house won the Award of Excellence from the American Institute of Architects．

       Located on the shore of Sullivan's Island off the coast of South Carolina, the award-winning cube-shaped beach house was built to replace one damaged by Hurricane Hugo years ago．In September 1989, Hugo struck South Carolina, killing 18 people and damaging or destroying 36,000 homes in the state．

       Before Hugo, many new houses built along South Carolina's shoreline were poorly constructed, according to architect Ray Huff, who created the cleverly-designed beach house．Now all new shoreline houses are required to meet stricter, better-enforced codes．The new beach house on Sullivan's Island should be strong enough not to be damaged by a Category 3 hurricane with peak winds of 179 to 209 kilometres per hour．

       At first sight, the house on Sullivan's Island looks anything but（根本不） hurricane-proof．Its redwood shell makes it look like “a large party lantern” at night．But looks can be deceiving．The house's wooden frame is strengthened with long steel rods（杆） to give it extra strength．

       To further protect the house from hurricane damage, Huff raised it 2．7 meters off the ground on timber pilings（木桩） buried deep in the sand．Pilings might appear insecure, but they are strong enough to support the weight of the house．They also raise the house above storm waves．The pilings allow the waves to run under the house instead of running into it．“The waves of water come ashore at tremendous speeds and cause most of the damage done to beach-front buildings,” said Huff．

       Huff designed the timber pilings to be partially concealed（隐藏） by the house's ground-to-roof shell．“The shell masks the pilings so that the house doesn't look like it's standing with its legs pulled up,” said Huff．In the event of storm, the shell should break apart and let the waves rush under the house, the architect explained．

1．After Hurricane Hugo, new houses built along South Carolina's shore line are required to________．

       A．be easily pulled down                          B．look smarter in design 

       C．meet stricter building standards             D．be designed to be cube-shaped

2．The award-winning beach house is quite strong because ____．

       A．it is strengthened by steel rods                                        B．it is made of redwood

       C．it is in the shape of a shell              D．it is built with timber and concrete

3．Huff raised the house 2．7 meters off the ground on timber pilings in order to ____．

       A．avoid peak winds of about 200 km/h

       B．bury stronger pilings deep in the sand

       C．break huge sea waves into smaller ones

       D．prevent the waves from running into it

4．It can be inferred from the passage that the house's shell should be ____．

       A．smooth        B．waterproof           C．easily broken    D．extremely hard

4、The spread of worsening international financial crisis has seriously affected world economic growth and stability．The ongoing financial crisis is rarely seen in history．Countries and organizations have taken measures in response, and we hope these measures will produce good results soon．Countries in Asia and Europe are an important force for international financial stability and world economic growth．I suggest that we make greater efforts in the following aspects:

       First, countries should run their own affairs well．In the face of the crisis, it is important for leaders to act in the fundamental and long-term interests of the people and use necessary monetary and regulatory tools to regain market confidence as soon as possible and maintain economic growth．

       Second, set up coordination（调和） and cooperation among governments．The financial departments, central banks and financial regulators around the world should closely follow the development of the crisis and study its trend and impact．

       Third, strengthen regional financial dialogue and cooperation．Members of the Eurozone have reached agreement on the basic principles to tackle the financial crisis．We in Asia are also exploring the possibility of expanding the size of bilateral（双边的）currency swap（ 互惠外汇信贷）arrangements under the 10+3 framework ．

       Fourth, push forward the reform of the international monetary and financial systems．The present crisis has exposed the weaknesses in the existing international financial system and governance structure．It is important to do three things in this regard: first, increase the say and representation of developing countries in international financial organizations; second, expand the space of the regulation of the international financial system, and third, establish a reasonable global financial rescue mechanism（机制）．

1．According to the passage, members of the Eurozone reached agreement on ________．

       A．how to deal with the financial crisis

       B．how to regain market confidence

       C．how to maintain economic growth

       D．how to study the crisis trend

2．Which word has the same meaning with the underlined word maintain ?

       A．mainly           B．keep             C．increase             D．decrease

3．According to the passage, which of the following sentence is True?

       A．Global issues included energy, food, the environment, fashion etc．

       B．There was no financial crisis in history．

       C．Facing the crisis, the first thing the countries should do is to do their own business well．

       D．Asian countries are the most important force for the world economic growth．

4．The passage mainly talks about ___________________．

       A．What we should do during the financial crisis．

       B．We should draw serious lessons from the financial crisis．

       C．Countries and organizations have taken measures in response to the financial crisis．

       D．We should set up coordination and cooperation among governments．

3、根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案标号填写在本题下面相应题号后的横线上。选项中有两项多余选项。

— What can I do for you?

— Excuse me．_1__ Is there a flight to Tokyo this evening?

— I'm sorry, but there isn't any．There's only one flight to Tokyo every day．It leaves at 8:25 am．

— I'm sorry．It seems that I'll have to wait until tomorrow．

— __2__

— That's true．You know, I'll have to attend a conference in Tokyo tomorrow morning．

So I'll have to get there by this evening．

—__3__

— Well, my company only assigned me to attend the meeting early this morning．__4__

— I'm very sorry, but we can't help．

— _5__

— There isn't any．I'm sorry．

2、让大家劳逸结合

1、创造良好的校园环境

28、Not only I but also Brown and Kelly ___________ fond of rock music and computer games.

A．is                    B．are                  C．am                  D．be

27、After a knock at the door, the child heard his mother’s voice ____________ him.

A．calling           B．called           C．being called          D．to call

26、A small plane crashed into a hillside five miles east of the city, __________ all four people on board.

A．killed               B．killing              C．kills             D．to kill

25、______________ that he was in great danger, Eric walked deeper into the forest.

A．Not realized                                  B．Not to realize

C．Not realizing                                 D．Not to have realized