Parts of China had the heaviest rainfall this year in its history, killing more than 400 people. Some 770 people have been killed by flooding in South Asia. And it is a similar story in the world.
More than 50 people were killed in Sudan. Hundreds had to leave homes in northern England as the water rose. In Colombia, houses disappeared under rising floodwaters and some 50,000 people had to move to safe places.
As people fought the worst floods in history, experts warn such things may become more often because of climatic change and that lessons still need to be learnt to reduce the losses(减少).
Floods may leave fewer deaths than earthquakes, wars or tsunamis(海啸) ，and the world pay less attention to it, but they can cause similar damage(毁坏).
Climate change could make the problem worse. Many scientists say the world is warming because of carbon emissions（碳排出量）from human activities, making weather more unpredictable(不可测).
Experts say that flood defenses(防洪) have made people feel no safety, especially in the most developed countries. "With floods, the first thing to learn is that you cannot stop them," said Professor Graham Chapman at Lancaster University. "You have to have a society that learns to live with them."
In 2005 Hurricane (飓风)Katrina visited New Orleans, USA, and caused great losses. It showed that even a developed country like the United States could not face the flood if it was not fully prepared.
"Flood plains(平原)are not bad places to live," said Nottingham University's Thorne. "Most of the world's great civilizations (文明) grew up along rivers -- people are always going to live there. But you have to have plans for flooding."
1. From the first two paragraphs we know that ____.
A. there were serious floods all over the world this year
B. China had the heavier rainfall than other countries this year
C. many people in England were killed because the water rose
D. worldwide floods caused deaths in most countries this year
2. Experts think that lessons about floods still need learning because_______.
A. people pay no attention to flooding
B. more floods may appear
C. floods will cause similar damage
D. floods will be the main losses
3. According to Professor Graham Chapman, flood defenses________.
A. can keep people safe
B. can influence climate change
C. are not able to stop floods
D. let people pay less attention to floods
4. Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans caused great losses partly because___.
A. the United States is a developed country
B. Americans didn't learn flooding lessons.
C. people knew nothing about flooding
D. people didn't prepare fully to face Hurricane Katrina
5.What did Thorn think of plains along rivers?
A. It’s dangerous to live there
B. It is comfortable to live and work there.
C. The places fit for humans to live
D. They are centers of culture in the world
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We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know about the history of the Internet?
Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up(建立) in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks(网络) didn’t work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system(系统) had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way the computer network system would keep on working all the time.
At first, the Internet was only used by the government, but, in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too. However, computers were still expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers become cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software(软件) that made “surfing(浏览)” the Internet more convenient (方便).
Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.
The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life.
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【小题1】The Internet has a history of ______ years.
A、about 40 B、less than 30 C、more than 45
【小题2】Scientists set up a new network system to ______.
A、make the computer cheaper
B、make the system work well
C、make the computer go well
【小题3】The Internet was widely used in the ______.
A、1960s B、1970s C、1990s
【小题4】The underlined words “get on-line” in Chinese mean ______.
A、上机 B、上网 C、接线
【小题5】Which of the following is NOT true?
A、People had enough softwares to get on-line fifteen years ago
B、Computers are much cheaper than before.
C、Today the Internet is used everywhere.
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We often forget that people in other countries eat different things from us．In some countries．for example， rice is a staple food(主食)．In others，such as Britain and America，bread made from wheat is the most important food．In many African countries a kind of corn called maize(玉米)is the most important food．
Most countries have dishes that were first created there．In China such dishes as sweet and sour pork，shark’s fin soup，and flied rice are very common．In Thailand and India people eat 111any different curries．They like their food hot and spicy．In England，a favorite dish is roast beef The Italians eat pasta，which is a kind of noodle made from wheat．French food is very famous everywhere．It is often very rich．
In recent years fast food—sometimes called‘junk food’—has become very popular all over the world. It was invented in the USA，and the first fast food was the hamburger．Interestingly，a hamburger does not actually contain ham．It’s made from ground beef There are restaurants and takeout places selling hamburgers in most cities of the world．
The most international food，however，is Chinese．There probably isn’t a city anywhere that does not have at least one Chinese restaurant．This is because there are so many different dishes from so many different parts of China that there is something for everyone，whatever their favorite kind of food．
11．Where is shark’s fin soup a common dish?
A．Britain． B．The USA． C．China． D．India．
12．What kind of dishes are often hot and spicy?
A．Soups． B．Curries． C．Hamburgers． D．Pastas．
13．Where was junk food invented?
A．Thailand． B．The USA． C．Italy． D．India．
14．What was the first fast food?
A．Ground beef． B．Noodles． C．Ham． D．Hamburgers．
15．Why do many cities have Chinese restaurants?
A．Because Chinese food has something for everyone．
B．Because Chinese food is very cheap，
C．Because Chinese food is everyone’s favorite．
D．Because there are so many different kinds of Chinese restaurants．
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Li Feng’s __________ of devotion to others will be remembered not only in China
but also in some other parts of the world.
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A．achievement |
B．service |
C．thought |
D．spirit |
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Comets(彗星) are parts of our solar system. Like the planets, they go around the sun.
But comets are not made of solid rocks like planets. A comet is a ball of dust, stones, and ice. Many people call comets dirty snowballs.
The “snowball” may be only a few miles across. But when the sun heats the “snowball,” much of it is changed to gases. The gases spread out and form the comet’s head, which may be thousands of miles across.
A comet moves fast in its trip around the sun. But when we see it, the comet does not seem to move. That’s because it is so far away. The moon moves fast, but when you look at it, you can’t see any motion(运动). That’s because the moon is far away.
Each year astronomers(天文学家) discover new comets. Some of them are seen only once. They make one trip around the sun and then go away out into space. The sun’s gravity cannot hold them.
Other comets, like Halley, keep returning. They have been captured by the sun. Halley’s earliest visit was probably 3,000 years ago. It may keep returning for another 3,000 years.
But every time a comet goes around the sun, the comet loses part of itself. Gases and dust are pulled out of the comet. That’s why Halley is now dimmer（暗淡的） than it used to be. Next time it visits us, in 2062, it may be even dimmer. Each visit it may get dimmer and dimmer, until it finally disappears.
1.What is this passage mostly about?
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A．Comets and the sun. |
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B．Why comets are like snowballs. |
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C．Who discovered the first comet. |
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D．Facts about comets. |
2.How does the writer help the reader understand what a comet looks like?
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A．By telling about a famous one. |
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B．By explaining how far away it is. |
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C．By describing how fast it moves. |
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D．By describing it as a dirty snowball. |
3.What is the most likely reason the writer wrote this passage?
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A．To give information about comets. |
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B．To tell readers about famous comets. |
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C．To explain the importance of comets. |
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D．To encourage readers to look for comets. |
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