Earthquakes are common, and thousands of them happen each day. But most are too weak to feel. During a earthquake, there is often a great noise first. Then the earth terribly and many houses down. Railway tracks break and trains go off lines. A great many factories are destroyed. Thousands of deaths are caused, and many more lose homes. Besides the great damage and deaths caused by the earthquake ,other accidents such as fires often . More buildings are destroyed and more deaths caused. It is well-known of the of an earthquake, and for centuries man has been making researches on earthquakes. More than 2,000 years ago, ,a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng invented a machine which could from which direction the seismic waves（地动波）had come, and this machine is still by scientists today. Now we know much more about earthquakes and they happen, but we still can't tell exactly when and where earthquake will happen, and cannot stop it from happening.
A．real B．weak C．big D．small
A．moves B．shakes C．jumps D．breaks
A．get B．put C．set D．fall
A．lonely B．later C．themselves D．itself
A．follow B．copy C．come D．enter
A．information B．questions C．dangers D．troubles
A．as a result B．in fact C．for example D．as well
A．find out B．think up C．point at D．look for
A．improved B．repaired C．protected D．used
A．where B．why C．what D．when
Do you often communicate with your parents? Some parents are always comparing their 41 with themselves when they were young or with other people when they were children.
"When I was your age," a father said to his sixteen-year-old son one day, "I was at the top of my class every year. And I 42 what I wanted to do when I left school. I had goals (目标). You are always at the bottom (最后) of your class 43 you have no goals."
The man’s son said nothing. He had already heard this from his father many times. "And when your mother was your age, " the young man’s father 44 , " she had a good job and she 45 lots of money. You don’t even have a part-time job .You earn nothing. " The man’s son still said nothing. He had heard this before, too. "And when your 46 brother was your age, "the young man’s father said, "he studied hard. But you just waste your time."
And the man’s son still said nothing.
Finally, the young man’s father said, "And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, he worked all day and studied at night."
This time the son 47 stay silent. "
And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, father," he said, "He was the President of 48 United States. 49 are you?"
His father had no answer 50 this.
Are your parents always comparing you with others? And what’s your reply? Do you have a better way to communicate with each other?
A．children B．students C．teachers D．friends
A．know B．knew C．will know D．have known
A．although B．or C．and D．but
A．went away B．went over C．went up D．went on
A．won B．made C．received D．gave
A．old B．young C．older D．elder
A．can B．can’t C．could D．couldn’t
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．What B．How C．Where D．Who
A．to B．with C．of D．on
"Who did this?" Mrs. Green asked with a piece of broken glass in her hand. She had never been so 51 with us. The classroom was so quiet. All students looked at the window except me. I kept my head 52 . I knew it was me. I broke it when I practiced 53 baseball. But should I tell the truth? If I did, I would be in trouble, I didn’t have enough 54 . How could I afford to buy such an expensive window? I really didn’t want to put up my hand, 55 at last I said. “I did it. I am sorry.” It was not 56 for me to say those words.
Mrs. Green went to the book shelf and took down a book. Then she walked to me. Looking at 57 , I was a little afraid. To my surprise, she said, "I know you like 58 .Here is the book about them. It’s yours now. I give it to you not because you broke the window, but because you are 59 ." I couldn’t believe it. I wasn’t punished(惩罚). However, I was given my favorite book about birds.
It happened 20 years ago, but I still 60 the book. The lesson my teacher taught me that day will be in my heart forever.
A．excited B．angry C．happy D．nervous
A．up B．down C．over D．out
A．play B．to play C．playing D．played
A．glass B．books C．time D．money
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．easy B．difficult C．sad D．terrible
A．she B．her C．herself D．hers
A．sports B．baseball C．birds D．dogs
A．careful B．smart C．kind D．honest
A．keep B．give C．borrow D．lose
Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are.
When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it’s 46 to know the right and wrong things to do. For example, in China it’s OK to 47 a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant isn’t 48 or lively, you may think there’s something wrong with it. However, in many western countries, restaurants are quiet places. If a table is too loud, other people who are eating there might even 49 to the owner of the restaurant.
Paying the bill 50 also different from country to country. In China, one person usually pays 51 everybody. In western countries, one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients(宴请宾客), but 52 friends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called “Going Dutch（均摊费用）”.Also, when westerners pay the bill, they usually leave some money for the 53 .This is called “leaving a tip(小费)”. Leaving a tip is thought to be polite. In the US, it’s 54 to leave tips of 10％,15％,or 20％ of the bill, which is decided by how good the service is. Good waiters can make a lot of money!
The way people eat food is different in the world, but you can 55 the same kind of food in many countries. Chinese and Italian food, for example, are popular all over the world.A. popular B. difficult C. important
A. cause B. keep C. make
A. noisy B. noise C. lucky
A. shout B. explain C. complain
A. are B. is C. be
A. on B. for C. in
A. until B. when C. unless
A. gatekeeper B. seller C. waiter
A. terrible B. common C. serious
A. invent B. find C. prefer
A farmer asked his son, a fifteen-year-old boy to work on the farm for one year. Every day the boy got up early and worked 41 until evening, just like his father. Time passed quickly. The boy’s crops(庄稼)grew well. 42 the last day of the year, the father called his son to him, “I’m very happy to see that you have done well for the whole year”, said the father, “I’ll give you a present, tell me 43 you want ”.The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat(小麦). “I’ve already got the 44 present. No pains, No gains. I think this is what you wanted 45 to know”. His father was quite pleased to hear that.A. hard B. slowly C. hardly
A. At B. On C. In
A. what B. how C. where
A. worst B. least C. best
A. I B. my C. me
Thank you for joining CCTV’s Around The World show. Today, we’re 51 Australia. It’s a beautiful sunny day! There 52 many people here on vacation. Some are taking photos. Others are 53 on the beach. Look at this group of people playing beach volleyball. They look 54 ! I am 55 they can play in this heat. This is a very interesting place. The people are really relaxed! A. on B. in C. at
A. are B. is C. were
A. lieing B. lie C. lying
A. cool B. cold C. ugly
A. surprise B. surprising C. surprised
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