1 . At 5:13 on the morning of April 18th 1906, the city of San Francisco was shaken by a terrible earthquake. A great part of the city was destroyed and a large number of buildings were burnt. The number of people who lost homes reached as many as 250, 000. About 700 people died in the earthquake and the fires.

Another earthquake shook San Francisco on October 17th, 1989. It was America’s second strongest earthquake and about 100 people were killed. It happened in the evening as people were travelling home. A wide and busy road which was built like a bridge over another road fell onto the one below. Many people were killed in their cars, but a few lucky ones were not hurt.

Luckily the 1989 earthquake did not happen in the centre of town but about 50 kilometres away. In one part of the town a great many buildings were destroyed. These buildings were over 50 years old, so they were not strong enough. There were a lot of fires all over the city. The electricity was cut off for several days too.

Why do earthquakes happen? Scientists explain that the outside of the earth is made of a number of different plates. At San Francisco the Pacific plate which is moving towards the northwest meets the North American plate. The Pacific plate is moving very slowly—at 5.3 centimetres a year. Sometimes these two plates stop and do not move for years. Then suddenly, they jump and an earthquake is felt. As a result of the movement of these plates, west America near the sea has always been a bad place for earthquakes. When the 1906 earthquake happened, the Pacific plate jumped 5-6 metres to the north.

Scientists are afraid that one day an even bigger earthquake will hit the area around San Francisco. They call it “The Big One”. However, people today are still building more houses. The population in and around San Francisco is now ten times more than it was in 1906. This means that if there is another big earthquake, a great many houses and buildings will be destroyed.

1. Fewer people were killed in the 1989 San Francisco earthquake because the earthquake happened_______.

A．in the centre of the city	B．in the daytime
C．outside the city	D．in the evening

2. Which might be the worst earthquake in the history of the USA according to the passage?

A．The 1906 earthquake.	B．The 1976 earthquake.
C．The 1989 earthquake.	D．Both A and C.

3. Why do earthquake happen?

A．Because the surface of the earth is too thin.

B．Because some plates of the earth move suddenly.

C．Because the houses built on the earth are not strong.

D．Because the plates are moving slowly.

4. What should we do about the earthquake?

A．We should learn how to predict earthquakes and stop them.

B．We should stop building new houses.

C．We should build strong buildings in the right places.

D．We should try our best to stop earthquakes.

5. What does the underlined word “one” in the second paragraph refer to?

A．Bridge.	B．Road.
C．Car.	D．Street.

2 . An Indonesian librarian is lending books to children in exchange for trash they collect in a novel way to clean up the environment and get the kids to read more.

Each weekday Raden rides her three-wheeler with books piled up at the back for children in Muntang village to exchange for plastic cups, bags and other waste that she carries back. She told Reuters she targets to promote reading in the kids as well as make them aware of the environment. As soon as she shows up. little children, many accompanied by their mothers, surround her "Trash Library" and clamour for the books.

They are all carrying trash bags and Raden's three-wheeler quickly fills up with them as the books fly out. She's happy the kids are going to spend less time on online games as a result.

Kevin, a keen 11-vearold reader, searched for waste lying in the village. "When there is too much trash, our environment will become dirty and it's not healthy. That's why I look for trash to borrow a book," he said.

"Let us build a culture of literacy（识字）from young age to reduce the harm of the online world." Raden said, "We should also take care of our waste in order to fight climate change and to save the earth from trash "

She collects about 100 kg of waste each week, which is then sorted out by her colleagues and sent for recycling or sold. She has a stock of 6,000 books to lend and wants to take the mobile service to neighbouring areas as well.

Raden said: "The literacy rate for above-15-year-olds in Indonesia is around 96 percent, but a September report by the World Bank warned that the pandemic will leave more than 80% of 15-year-olds below the minimum reading proficiency level." And she wanted to do her part to make things better.

1. What is Raden's purpose of establishing Trash Library?

A．To earn money for Trash Library by selling trash.

B．To develop the children's creativity from young age.

C．To raise the kids' awareness of environment while reading.

D．To promote the relationship between children and mothers.

2. What made Kevin willing to borrow books with trash?

A．Passion for reading.	B．Concerns about pollution.
C．Addiction to the Internet.	D．Determination to volunteer.

3. What is Raden's attitude to the young's literacy rate during pandemic?

A．Indifferent.

B．Worried.

C．Appreciative.

D．Tolerant

4. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．A Novel Way to Improve Library	B．The Indonesian System for Reading
C．Your Trash Benefiting the Environment	D．Your Collected Trash for Our Books

3 . 目前，每年空气中都会增加很多二氧化碳，碳排放已经严重污染了全球环境，请你想出一些可 以减少碳排放的方法，并加以说明。
1．词数 100 左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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4 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Last Saturday, tornadoes    1     (strike) some parts of Texas, causing great damage and eight     2    (death).

    3    (fortunate), no one could predict the exact time of the disaster. Severe thunderstorms,     4    (include）unusual winter tornadoes, left damages stretching over a 64-km-long area across the city of Dallas in the    5    (north) part of Texas. Vehicles     6    (destroy) or turned upside down,    7    churches damaged, trees pulled up and debris (残骸) across neighborhoods. The tornadoes resulted in power    8    (fail) across northern Texas. It’s not known    9    power   supply can be restored by this weekend or not. In the meanwhile, the American National Weather Service has issued    10    warning that a snowstorm accompanied by uncertain temperatures will leave up to 40 cm of snow in west Texas on Sunday evening.

5 . Most of us are aware that we must take care of the environment, and the majority of us take steps to save energy and reduce waste and pollution. But recently, some “green truths” have been shown to be only half true, or even completely false.     1    

Eating local food is good for the environment.

It seems like common sense: eating local food should be better for the environment, because it does not need to be transported long distances and kept cold during transport.     2     It is the production of food, not its transport, that uses most of the energy and produces most of the greenhouse gases.

    3    

It depends on how long you spend in the shower and how large your bath is. If you spend more than eight minutes in a shower, you'll use as much water as in a bath—about 50 litres of water. Therefore, the key is to keep your shower time as short as possible.

Paper shopping bags are better than plastic ones.

Plastic bags cause litter and are a danger to wild animals.    4    It takes hundreds of years for plastic to break down, but much less time for paper. Because of this, people think paper bags are the better environmental choice.

However, making a paper bag uses four times as much energy as making a plastic bag and up to three times the amount of water. The process also produces more greenhouse gases.     5     So, take a reusable bag with you when you go shopping.

Environmental awareness is now part of daily life. But it’s worth checking common ideas and opinions to see what's really green.

A．They mistake them for food.

B．Here are some common ones.

C．Unfortunately, it is not that simple.

D．It’s better to take a shower than a bath.

E．A paper bag is more environmentally friendly.

F．In fact, both kinds of bags are bad for the environment.

G．When we turn off a machine, it goes into a stand-by state.

6 . Earthquakes are common natural disaster. No matter where you are, knowing how to protect yourself and your family during an earthquake is necessary.

Some expert propose that when you feel the ground is shaking, drop down, take cover under a desk and hold on. Most earthquake injuries are the result of being hit by something falling on you. You should stay indoors until the shaking stops. If you are outdoors, don’t stay near building, trees or power lines. Many people think that in case of an earthquake, they should “get under something” like a doorway or desk, in order to avoid being hurt by falling objects.

Rescue experts now say this is the wrong thing to do. For example, in the 1985 Mexico City earthquakes, they found hundreds of children in schools, crushed by their desks. However, they could have survived by lying in the aisle (通道，走道) next to their desks.

So find a nice piece of furniture, a chair, a sofa, and lie down, or curl up next to it. A falling roof may compact the furniture, but will still leave a space for you to survive next to it. This also holds true if you are in a hotel room, especially at night. Get of the bed, and lie down next to it.

In San Francisco’s 1989 earthquake, the upper freeway fell on the lower one. People who drove along were crushed in their cars. But they had time to get out and lie down next to their cars. Yes, their cars were cashed bur there was space from top to bottom next to the vehicles for people to survive and await a rescue.

Doorways and stairways are very unsafe Slay away from those.

What can we do to keep ourselves safe? Saying calm is the first and most important rule when facing accidents.

1. What should you do first when accidents happen according to this passage?

A．Get under buildings	B．Stay near trees.
C．Keep calm	D．Drop down

2. What can we learn from the text?

A．“Get under something” can avoid being hurt

B．Right earthquake survival tips can save life.

C．Earthquakes cause great damage.

D．Don’t drive on the upper freeway during an earthquake

3. Which of the following is the closest meaning of the underlined word “crushed” in Paragraph 3?

A．hidden	B．protected
C．killed	D．supported

4. How can we probably get a narrow escape from an earthquake?

A．Lie down next to a strong piece of furniture or a car

B．Lie down under a table or desk

C．Run out of the house and stay under a big tree.

D．Shout out loudly and ask for help

7 . A young Mexican-born girl _________ for what was right and achieved the unexpected. Her name is Erica Fernandez. Erica was born and _________ in Michoacan. Mexico until the age of 12. At that time, her family _________ to an American agriculture city. Oxnand, California to make a fortune. One of the biggest _________ at the time was that neither her parents nor herself could speak English. Therefore, she worked hard at English for several years and _________ from Chicago University with good grades._________, a light life and racial prejudice (歧视) forced them to _________ Mexico, where she started her new career.

One day Erica was invited to attend a meeting as a translator. She _________ got news that the richest mining company in the world would build a chemical factory in her hometown. The reason why they chose Michoacan was that this _________ was refused in those developed areas. It would cause 280 tens of air __________ each year, not only affecting the __________ of Oxnard settlers, but also their harvests. Some local people were __________ to celebrate for more chances of making money because they didn’t know the truth. Seeing that her hometown was going to be __________, Erica decided to do something about it. Erica joined forces with __________ environmental protection organizations, and reached out to the media to report this unfairness to __________ this programme from going through. She also __________ more than 250 high school students marching on the street. All her efforts became __________ after her exciting speech. The project didn’t go through. It was Erica’s courage and determination that __________ their success.

Erica saved her hometown from a bad __________ at her young age, but most __________ she is teaching us how to live life in the right way: Care about our homeland and we can make a difference!

1.

A．put up

B．came up

C．got up

D．stood up

2.

A．raised

B．taken

C．buried

D．brought

3.

A．reached

B．turned

C．moved

D．staved

4.

A．adventures

B．sufferings

C．dreams

D．problems

5.

A．came

B．left

C．graduated

D．kept

6.

A．Besides

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Moreover

7.

A．lead

B．return

C．live

D．want

8.

A．widely

B．formally

C．accidentally

D．uniquely

9.

A．activity

B．campaign

C．programme

D．statement

10.

A．Pollution

B．harm

C．damage

D．hurt

11.

A．disease

B．emotion

C．health

D．freedom

12.

A．astonished

B．excited

C．depressed

D．satisfied

13.

A．taken advantage of

B．taken care of

C．taken charge of

D．taken hold of

14.

A．foreign

B．downtown

C．religious

D．local

15.

A．protect

B．break

C．fight

D．prevent

16.

A．gathered

B．commanded

C．forced

D．collected

17.

A．successful

B．worthwhile

C．hopeful

D．true

18.

A．came to

B．referred to

C．added to

D．contributed to

19.

A．association

B．situation

C．occasion

D．emergency

20.

A．importantly

B．curiously

C．fortunately

D．simply