英語試卷

（考試時(shí)間為120分鐘，試卷滿分為120分）

聽力理解（共30分）

一、聽對話，從下面各題所給的A、B、C三幅圖片中選擇與對話內(nèi)容相符的圖

片。每段對話讀兩遍。（共5分，每小題1分）

A.B.C.

3.

A.B.C.

二、聽對話或獨(dú)白，根據(jù)對話或獨(dú)白的內(nèi)容，從下面各題所給的A、B、C三個(gè)

選項(xiàng)中選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。每段對話或獨(dú)白你將聽兩遍。（共15分，每小題L5

分）

請聽一段對話，完成第6至第7小題。

6.WhataretheygoingtodoonSaturdaymorning?

A.Haveatraininglesson.

B.Gotothecinema.

C.Walchafootballmatch.

7.Whenaretheygoingtohaveatrainingclass?

A.At4pm.B.At7pm.C.At8am.

請聽一段對話，完成第8至第9小題。

8.Whoisthewoman'srolemodel?

A.BillGates.B.WangXuan.C.LiuYang.

9.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodofirst?

A.Trytoimprovecomputerskills.

B.Trytofinishthehomework.

C.Trytoworkhard.

請聽一段對話，完成第10至第11小題。

1().Wherearethetwospeakers?

A.Atabusstop.B.Inapark.C.Inanoffice.

11.Whataretheymainlytalkingabout?

A.Theweather.B.Thebus.C.Thework.

請聽一段對話，完成第12至第13小題。

12.Whereisthenewlibrary?

A.Nexttothebank.B.Nexttothemuseum.C.Nexttothepostoffice.

13.Whatcanweknowaboutthenewlibrary?

A.ThelibraryisnexttotheCultureRoad.

B.Thereisavideoreadingroominit.

C.YoucanseeafreefilmonSaturday.

請聽一段獨(dú)白，完成第14至第15小題。

14.Howmanyskillsarementionedinthispassage?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.

15.Whafsthespeakerdoing?

A.Explainingwhyweneedtoread.

B.Tellinguswhattoread.

C.Introducinghowtoreadfaster.

三、聽對話，記錄關(guān)鍵信息。本段對話你將聽兩遍。（共10分，每小題2分）

請根據(jù)所聽到的對話內(nèi)容和提示詞語，將所缺的關(guān)鍵信息填寫在答題卡的相

應(yīng)位置上。

InternationalSchooIDanceTeacher

Name：16_

Phone：17

18teacherinprimaryschool,

Jobexperience：

3years

19stayingwithchildren;

Reasons：

Theschoolis20thenewhouse.

知識運(yùn)用（共35分）

四、選擇填空（共15分，每小題1分）

從下列各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇可以填入空白處的最佳

選項(xiàng)。

21.TinaandIwentboatingyesterday.hadagoodtime.

A.WeB.TheyC.SheD.It

22.NewYorkisagoodplacetovisitMayorDecember.

A.onB.toC.atD.in

23.Peterisverytired,hedoesn'twanttogotobed.

A.orB.butC.soD.and

24.一isatickettothePalaceMuseum?

—It'sabout60yuan.

A.HowmuchB.HowmanyC.HowlongD.Howoften

25.Wholistened,Tom,JackorBill?

A.themostcarefullyB.morecarefully

C.themostcarefulD.morecareful

26.Youbehungryafterthelongwalk.Helpyourselftosomecakes.

A.can'tB.shouldn'tC.needD.must

27.Everyonewantsthebookassoonaspossible.

A.readB.readsC.readingD.toread

28.—Wherewereyouthismorning?

一Iinthesupermarket.

A.willshopB.amshoppingC.wasshoppingD.haveshopped

29.一Waitaminute,Ihavetotellyou.

—Whatisit?

A.somethingimportantB.importantsomething

C.anythingimponantD.importantanything

30.Mygrandfatherinthiscitysincehewasborn.

A.livedB.livesC.haslivedD.havelived

31.—Haveyouseenmydictionary?

一Yes,Iitonyourdeskfiveminutesago.

A.sawB.seeC.haveseenD.willsee

32.Look!Somanypassengerswiththeirphonesontheunderground.

A.playB.willplayC.areplayingD.haveplayed

33.Stopsmoking,Joe!Youyourselfifyoukeepondoingitlikethat!

A.willkillB.havekilledC.killD.killed

34.Theseboxesforkeepingthefoodcleanandcool.

A.useB.areusedC.haveusedD.wereusing

35.一CouldyoutellmetheSummerPalace?

一Thedayaftertomorrow,Ithink.

A.whenwillwevisitB.whendidwevisit

C.whenwewillvisitD.whenwevisited

五、完形填空（共20分，每小題1分）

閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四

個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

AFrenchmanwenttoasmallItaliantown.Hewasstayingwithhis36at

thebesthotelthere.Onenighthewentoutforawalkalone.Itwaslateandthesmall

streetwasdarkandquiet.Suddenlyhefelt37behindhim.Heturnedhishead

andsawanItalianyoungmanwho38walkedpasthim.Themanwasnearlyout

ofsightwhentheFrenchmansuddenlyfoundthathis39wasgone.Hethought

thatitmustbetheItalianwhohadtakenhiswatch.Hedecidedto40andget

backthewatch.

SoontheFrenchmancaughtupwiththeItalian.41ofthemunderstoodthe

otherslanguage.TheFrenchman42theItalianwithhisfist（拳頭）pointingto

theItalian'swatch.IntheendtheItalian43hiswatchtotheFrenchman.

44hereturnedtothehotel,theFrenchmantoldhiswifewhathadhappened.

Hewasgreatly45whenhiswifepointedtothewatchonthetable.Nowhe

realizedthatbymistakehehadrobbed（搶劫）thewatchanditwastheItalian's.

36.A.daughterB.wifeC.sonD.friend

37.A.nooneB.anyoneC.someoneD.none

38.A.quicklyB.suddenlyC.dangerouslyD.slowly

39.A.purseB.bagC.watchD.money

40.A.leaveB.followC.stopD.interrupt

41.A.NeitherB.EitherC.BothD.All

42.A.askedB.sharedC.shoutedD.frightened

43.A.gaveawayB.putawayC.gaveupD.putup

44.A.BeforeB.SinceC.AssoonasD.Until

45.A.amazedB.gladC.interestedD.surprised

B

Grandfatherwasawiseman.Nomatterhowbadly-behavedIhadbeen,Icouldtell

Grandpaanythingandmy46weresafe.Helovedmeandwouldnevergive

themaway.

IrememberatimewhenagroupofuswereplayingbaseballbehindMrs.

Ferguson5shouse.Ihitonepitch（投球）justrightand...slam!Itendedupbreaking

Mrs.Ferguson?skitchenwindow!Weail47!

AfterIgothome,ItoldGrandpaaboutit.Heknewwehadbeenwarnedmany

limesaboutthedangersofplayingwhereweshouldn't48hejustlistened.

“Iwaswrong,“Itoldhim,withmyheaddown.hatemyselfforwhatIdid.Isthere

away49?”

“Well,“hesaid,"Mrs.Fergusonhasaproblem,justlikeyou.Ifsheknewyou50

andyouwereafraidofher,shewouldbesad.I'llbetshewishesyouwouldgivehera

chancetobeunderstanding.It'syourdecision.Areyouplanningtopretendnothing

happened?Justkeepquietandhidewhatyou'renotproudof?,,

"Idon'tknow,“Isighed."Thingsmightgetworse...

"Let'sthinkitthrough,hesaidfinally.4uIfyouwereMrs.Ferguson,whatwould

youdo?”Ididn'tknov/whatshemightdo.1hadbeenafraidthatMrs.Ferguson

wouldstaymadatme,soIran.OnthewayhomeI51thatshewasamean

witch（女入K）runningafterme.

“WcU,"Isaid,takingadeepbreath,"OnesolutionistotellMrs.FergusonI'msorry

andoffertofixherwindow.”

“Ifyoucallher,^^askedGrandpa,"What'sthe52thatcanhappen?”Ihadto

thinkforamoment.Irealizedthatevenifshedidnotacceptmyapology（道歉），it

couldnotbeanyworsethanseeingthe53onMomandDad'sfaces.

GrandpasmiledwhenheknewIhadfigureditout.

“Doingwhat'srightisnotalwayseasy,“hesaid,handingmethephone."I'mproud

ofyou."Grandpadidnotmakemedoit.Itwasalwaysmy54.Asitturned

out,Mrs.Fergusonwasverykindandweevenbecamereallyclosefriends.

GrandpapassedawayayearagoandImisshimsomuch.Hegavemethetools

tofixmanyproblemsandmostofallheshowedme1was55

46.A.storiesB.secretsC.inventionsD.thoughts

47.A.ranB.jumpedC.criedD.cheered

48.A.AndB.SoC.OrD.But

49.A.backB.aroundC.outD.off

50.A.finishedB.changedC.stoppedD.cared

51.A.expectedB.believedC.imaginedD.regretted

52.A.strangestB.worstC.fairestD.rudest

53.A.tirednessB.fearC.disappointmentD.surprise

54.A.problemB.dutyC.dreamD.choice

55.A.braveB.activeC.friendlyD.independent

閱讀理解（共40分）

六、閱讀下面的六篇短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D

四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。（共20分，每小題1分）

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56.WhendoestheChessClubopen?

A.5:00p.m.B.6:00p.m.C.10:00a.m.D.4:15p.m.

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A.314-914-2385B.314-842-7265

C.314-246-5263D.314-941-8523

58.Kidscanmakepuppets.

A.intheChessClubB.atBurnBootCamp

C.inPuppetTheaterClassD.attheDaysInnMotel

B

Johnisthirteennow.Hebegantostudyinamiddleschooltwoyearsago.His

homeisinasmallvillageandit'snearlyfivekilometersfromtheschool.Hehasto

getupearlyinthemorning.Afteraquickbreakfasthehastoruntoschoolandget

thereontime.Hisfatherhopestoborrowsomemoneytobuyabikeforhim,buthe

knowshismotherisalwaysillandhisfatherspendsmuchmoneyonmedicine.He

doesn'tagreewithhisfatherandkeepsrunningthereeveryday.Nowhe'sverystrong.

Heisneverlateforclassandhisteachersoftenpraisehim.

Lastweektherewasasportsmeetinginhisschool.Johnranfasterthananyother

boyandwontheboy's80()meters,1,500metersand3,()0()meters.Thewholeschool

knewhim.Hewasveryhappy.Hetoldhisgrandmaaboutthegoodnewsassoonas

hegothome.UIbroketwoschoolrecordstoday,Granny,calledouttheboy.Tbhis

surprise,theoldwomanwasn'thappy.Shethoughtforawhileandsaid,"I'msonyto

hearthat.Wehavenomoneytopayforthem,youknow!”

59.Johnbegantostudyinamiddleschoolattheageof.

A.nineB.elevenC.thirteenD.fifteen

60.Johnrunstoschooleverydayinorderto.

A.keephealthyB.wintheboy'srace

C.makehisteachershappyD.gettoschoolontime

61.Johndoesn'taskhisfathertobuyhimabikebecause.

A.hedoesn'tlikeridingabike

B.hedoesn'tlikehisfather

C.hishomeisneartheschool

D.heknowshisfatherdoesn'thaveenoughmoney

62.John'sgrandmawasn'thappybecause.

A.shethoughtJohnhadbrokensomethingsandtheyhadtopayforthem

B.shethoughtJohnhadn'ldonewellintheschoolsportsmeeting

C.John'sfathercouldn'taffordabikeandrefusedtobuyitforhim

D.John'smotherwasillandtheyspentmuchmoneyonmedicine

C

AlettertoEdward,acolumnist（報(bào)刊專欄作家）

DearMr.Expert,

Igrewupinanunhappyandabusive（虐待的）home.Ialwayspromisedmyself

thatrdgetoutassoonaspossible.Now,atage20,1haveagoodjobandanicehouse,

andI'mreallyproudoftheindependenceI'veachieved.

Here'stheproblem:severalofmyfriendswhostilllivewiththeirparentswish

theyhadplaceslikeminesomuchsothattheymakeminetheirs.

Itstartedoutwithacoupleofthemspendingtheweekendswithme.Butnow

theyseemtotakeitforgrantedthattheycanshowupanytimetheylike.Theybring

boyfriendsover,talkonthephoneandstayoutforever.

Ienjoyhavingmyfriendsheresometimes—itmakestheplacefeelcomfortable

andwarm-butthisismyhome,notapartyhouse.Iwasoldenoughtomoveouton

myown,sowhycan'tIseemtoaskmyfriendstorespectmyprivacy?

Joan

Edward'sreplytoJoan

DearJoan,

Ifyourfamilydidn'tpayattentiontoyourneedswhenyouwereachild,you

probablyhavetroublelettingothersknowyourneedsnow.

Andifyou'vegatheredyourfriendsaroundyoutorebuildahappyfamily

atmosphere（氛圍），youmayfearthatsayingnowillbringbackthekindofconflict（沖

突）yougrewupwitherdestroytheniceatmosphereyounowenjoy.Youneedto

understandthatintruefriendshipit'sokaytoputyourownneedsfirstfromtimeto

lime.

Beclearaboutthemessageyouwanttosend.Forexample,“Ireallyloveyour

companybutIalsoneedsomeprivacy.Sopleasecallbeforeyoucomeover.”

63.Wecaninferfromthefirstletterthat.

A.Joanconsidersherfriendsmoreimportantthanherprivacy

B.Joan'sfriendsvisithermoreoftenthanshecanaccept

C.Joandoesn'tlikethepartiesatall

D.Joandislikestheboyfriendsherfriendsbringover

64.AccordingtoMr.Expert,whycan'tJoantellherfriendsherfeelings?

A.Sheisafraidofhurtingherfriends.

B.Shedoesnotunderstandtruefriendship.

C.Herfamilyexperiencestopsherfromdoingso.

D.Shedoesnotputherneedsfirst.

65.ThesecondlettersuggeststhatMr.Expert.

A.isworriedaboutJoan'sproblem

B.warnsJoannottoquarrelwithherfriends

C.advisesJoanonhowtorefusepeople

D.encouragesJoantobebraveenough

D

Mostpeoplehopetohaveamemorywhichhelpsthemsucceedinstudy,work

andlife.Canmemorybeimproved?Luckily,hundredsofstudiesinthepast50years

havealreadygivenusadefiniteanswer.

Ahealthylifestylekeepsyourbrainyoungandmemorysharp.Firstofall,itis

necessarytohaveahealthydiet.EatingmorefoodrichinVitaminBandVitaminE,

suchasvegetablesandleanmeat,helpsyouhaveabettermemory.Doingexercisecan

keepyourbrainalive,too.Properexerciseprovidesmuchneededoxygen（氧氣）for

thebrain.Running,ridingabike,swimmingandevenwalkingtwoorthreelimesa

weekarehelpful.Moreover,gettingenoughsleepisimportant.Onlywhenyourbrain

getsagoodrest,canitworkwell.Thehealthieryourlifestyleis,thebetteryour

memorywillbecome,butdonotexpectasuddenchange-ittakesalongtimeto

makeadifference.

Memoryskillshelpyourememberthingsbetter.Thefollowingthreearethemost

widelyused.Chunkingisawayofrememberingapieceofinformationbycuttingit

intosmallerones.Forexample,tomemorizeaten-digittelephonenumber

2127983630,youcandividethedigitsintothreegroups:first212,then798,andlastly

3630.Thismethodisfarmoreeffectivethanrememberingastringof10digits.

Organizationmeansorganizinginformationintogroupsofthesamekind.For

example,trees,grassandflowersareplants;tigers,pandas,horsesandcowsare

animals.Imageryisrememberingnewlyleamtinformationbyusingyourimagination

andconnectingitwithsomethingthatyouarefamiliar（熟悉的）with.

However,memoryskillswillhardlyworkifyoudon'tunderstandthe

information.What'smore,onlyaregularreviewcanmakethememorylastlong.That

iswhystudentsarealwaysadvisedtogooverwhattheyhavelearntafteronedayand

thenafterthreedays,andthenuseitasregularlyaspossible.

Humanbrainsarelikemusclesthatneednutrientsandexercisetobecome

stronger.Ifyoumakeafewlifestylechangesandtrysomememoryskills,youcan

certainlyimproveyourmemory.

66.Howmanywaysofkeepingahealthylifestylearementionedinthepassage?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

67.Whichofthefollowingexamplesistheuseoftheskilluorganization,,7

A.Rememberingtheword"sad"byputtingitintothegroupof“feeling”.

B.Rememberingthemeaningoftheword“red"byconnectingitwithfire.

C.Rememberingalonganddifficultpassagebyunderstandingitsmeaning.

D.Rememberingthepostnumber0708591bydivingitinto070and8591.

68.Thepassageiswrittentotellus.

A.noteveryonehasagoodmemory

B.memoryskillsarenotdifficulttolearn

C.memorycanbeimprovedinsomeways

D.itisimportanttohaveahealthylifestyle

E

Beforeanewtypeofairplanegoesintoservice,everypanofitistestedagainand

again.Buttherearetwoteststhataremoreimportantthanalltheothers.

Thefirstiscalledthe“tanktest."Amodernairplanemustflyveryhighinthesky.

Airmustbepumped（給...打氣）intotheairplanesothatthepassengerscanbreathe.

Themetalstructureoftheplanehastobeverystrongforthisreason.Whentheplane

isfilledwithair,theairpressesagainsttheskinoftheplaneinside.Thepressureona

smallwindowislikeahugefootthatistryingtogetout.Ifasmallpartoftheplane

weretofail,theplanewouldexplode（爆炸）inthesky.Totestthestructureofthe

plane,theplaneisloweredintoahugetankorcontainerofwater.Thenitisfilledwith

air.Thepressureinsidetheplaneisgreaterthaniteverwillbewhenitishighupin

theair.Finally,thereisanexplosion.Thisdoesnotcausesomuchdamageinsidethe

watertankasitwouldanywhereelse.Engineerscandiscoverwhichpartoftheplane

hasbroken.Thenthatpartwillbemadestronger.

Themostdangerouslesthappenswhenthenewplaneisgoingthroughlestflights

intheair.Thetestpilotmustfindoutexactlywhathappenswhentheenginesareall

shutoffatonce.Theplanebeginstofalllikeastone.Itisthepilot'sjobtofindout

howhecangetcontroloftheplaneagain.Thesetwotestsareexamplesofhowplanes

aremadebeforetheyevercarrypassengers.

69.Bydoingthe“tanktest'',theengineerscanfindout.

A.theamountofairintheplane

B.thestrengthoftheplanestructure

C.lhepressureinsideandoutsidetheplane

D.thepoweroftheairplaneengines

70.Whatwillhappentotheplaneunderthe“tanktest”?

A.Itwillbebroken.B.Itwillbemadestronger.

C.Itwillbefilledwithwater.D.Itwillbetestedbypilots.

71.Accordingtothetext,whyaretestflightsmostdangerous?

A.Theplanemayexplodeintheair.

B.Thepilotmaylosecontroloftheplane.

C.Theenginesmaybedamaged.

D.TDOmuchairmaygetintotheplane.

72.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TwoImportantTestsonAirplane

B.TheImportanceofFlyingSafely

C.TheDangerofTestingAirplanes

D.HowAirplanesAreMadeandTested

Howcouldwepossiblythinkthatkeepinganimalsincagesinunnatural

environments—mostlyforentertainmentpurposes—isfairandrespectful?

Zooofficialssaytheyareconcernedaboutanimals.However,mostzoosremain

“conections"ofinteresting“things"ratherthanprotectivehabitats（棲，息t也）.Zoos

teachpeoplethatitisacceptabletokeepanimalsbored,lonely,andfarfromtheir

naturalbones.

Zoosclaim（聲稱）toeducatepeopleandsaveendangeredspecies（物種）.but

visitorsleavezooswithouthavinglearnedanythingmeaningfulabouttheanimals'

naturalbehavior,intelligence,orbeauty.Zooskeepanimalsinsmallspacesorcages,

andmostsignsonlymentionthespecies'name,diet,andnaturalrange（分布區(qū)）.The

animals5normalbehaviorisseldomnoticedbecausezoosdon'tusuallytakecareof

theanimals'naturalneeds.

Theanimalsarekepttogetherinsmallspaces,withnoprivacyandlittle

opportunityformentalandphysicalexercise.Thisresultsinunusualand

self-destructivebehaviorcalledzeochosis.Aworldwidestudyofzoosfindsthat

zoochosisiscommonamonganimalskeptinsmallspacesorcages.Anotherstudy

showsthatelephantsspend22percentoftheirtimemakingrepeatedheadmovements

orbitingcagebars,andbearsspend30percentoftheirtimewalkingbackandforth,a

signofunhappinessandpain.

Furthermore,mostanimalsinzoosarenotendangered.Captivebreeding（圈養(yǎng)繁

殖）ofendangeredbigcats,Asianelephants,andotherspecieshasnotresultedintheir

beingsentbacktothewild.Zoostalkalotabouttheircaptivebreedingprograms

becausetheydonotwantpeopletoworryaboutaspeciesdyingout.Infact,baby

animalsalsoattractalotofpayingcustomers.Haven'tweseenenoughcompetitions

tonamebabyanimals?

Actually,wewillsaveendangeredspeciesonlyifwesavetheirhabitatsandput

anendtothereasonspeoplekillthem.Insteadofsupportingzoos,weshouldsupport

groupsthatworktoprotectanimals,naturalhabitats.

73.Inthestateofzoochosis,animals.

A.remainincagesB.behavestrangely

C.attackotheranimalsD.enjoymovingaround

74.Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthepassage?

A.Zoosarenotworththepublicsupport.

B.Zoosfailintheirattempt（嘗試）tosaveanimals.

C.Zoosshouldtreatanimalsashumanbeings.

D.Zoosuseanimalsasameansofentertainment.

75.Althoughhearguesagainstzoos,theauthorwouldstilladmit（承認(rèn)）that.

A.zooshavetokeepanimalsinsmallcages

B.mostanimalsinzoosareendangeredspecies

C.someendangeredanimalsarcreproducedinzoos

D.it'sacceptabletokeepanimalsawayfromtheirhabitats

七、閱讀還原句子。（共10分，每小題2分）

閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的五個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳

選項(xiàng)。

Librariesgivekidsaquietandsafeplacetoreadandlearn.Forover100years,

librarieshaveplayedanimportantroleinAmericans'education.76.Youmaybe

surprisedtofindout.

BenjaminFranklinfamouslyfoundedAmerica'sfirstlendinglibraryin1731.But

thepubliclibrarysystemgotitsbiggestdevelopmentintheAmericanhistoryinthe

late1800's.BusinessmanAndrewCarnegiedonated（捐贈）millionsofdollarstohelp

buildfreepubliclibrariesacrossthecountry.77.

78,youngandold.Heknewthatthemorelibrariestherewere,themore

peoplewouldhaveopportunitiestoreadandusebooks,speechesandnews.

Ifyoucaneasilyfindapubliclibraryinyourcommunity,you'llgetmore

chances.Afterall,theUnitedStateshas9,225publiclibraries.Today,librarieskeep

growing.SevententhsofthelibrarieshavefreeInternet.79.

80ThenewprogramRead!Build!Play!addsreadingintoplaytime.As

kidslistentoabookthatisbeingreadaloud,theyuseLegos（樂高積木）lobuild

images（圖像）fromthestoryhappily.Today'slibrariesarealwayslookingfor

creativeprogramstobringpeopleintothelibrary.

BenjaminFranklinoncesaid,“Thedoorsofwisdom（智慧）arenevershut."As

longasthedoorsofpubliclibrariesareopen,whathesaidismostcertainlycorrect!

A.Librariesareaisoteachingkidsaboutthefunofreading.

B.CarnegiebelievedthatlibrariescouldofferthechancestoAmericans,

C.Between1886and1919,Carnegie'sdonationshelpedbuild1,679newlibraries.

D.Itprovidemuchmoreinformationandopportunitiestoaskforjobsonline.

E.Buthowarethesebook-filledbuildingschangingwiththetimes?

八、閱讀與表達(dá)。閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。閱讀短文回答問題。

（共10分，每小題2分）

Suddenshakingofthegroundmakesanearthquake.Itiscausedbyasudden

rockmovementunderground.Earthquakesusuallyhappeninlongnarrowbelts,where

differentlargeplatesofrockmeet.

Inspiteofmuchresearchandwonderfulequipment（設(shè)備），itisimpossibleto

predictanearthquakeaccurately（準(zhǔn)確地），althoughexpertscanestimateroughly（大

概推測）anearthquakecominginaparticularregion.Soeveryoneneedstolearnabit

abouthowtokeephimselfsafeinanearthquake.Asyoumayknow,thegreatest

dangerofanearthquakecomesfromfallingbuildingsandstructuresandflyingglass,

stonesandotherobjects.Pleasereadonforsometipsabouth