1 . 语法填空

Strange things appeared before the Tangshan earthquake     1     (happen). For three days the water in the village wells became higher and then lower. The well walls had deep cracks     2     them. A smelly gas came out of the cracks. Some animals including fish,     3           (mouse) behaved strangely. Other strange things also happened in the city,     4     people thought little of these events and they slept as usual.

    5     (final) a terrible earthquake hit the city of Tangshan on July 28, 1976, in which more than 240,000 people died arid many     6     (injure). Many houses fell down and sand filled the wells instead of water. People were greatly shocked. Ail the electricity in the city was cut off and people began     7     (wonder) how long the disaster would last. The whole city was completely destroyed and the world seemed to be at an end. It was the     8     (big) earthquake of the 20th century, which even Beijing could feel.

However, the people of Tangshan didn’t lose hope, because 150,000 soldiers were sent to help the rescue workers. The soldiers tried their best to dig out those    9     were trapped. They also I mill shelters for the     10     (survive). Fresh water was taken to the city by every means. Slowly, the city began to come back to life.

2 . Mrs. Timms listened as the radio announcer gave a hurricane (飓风) warning for her town. Then she woke up her sons, Eddie and Jasper, and quickly explained, "We’ve got a lot to do, boys. There is no school today, and my office is closed. The hurricane is coming!

Just then, the boys grandfather arrived from his seaside home. Grandpa explained that the local government had told people to evacuate their homes by the sea. It just wasn’t safe for anyone to stay near the ocean during the hurricane.

Soon afterwards, Mrs. Timms left to buy supplies that the family would need during the storm. Batteries, bottled water and canned food were a few of the items on her list.

Grandpa stayed with the boys, and the three of them made preparations for the storm. First, they filled the bathtub and all the empty water bottles they could find. Next, they unplugged(拔掉插头)almost everything in the house. Then, Eddie helped Grandpa strengthen the windows. Meanwhile, Jasper put the outdoor chairs inside.

Later, as the storm approached, the family stayed in protected areas away from the windows and outside walls. Mrs. Timms and Grandpa moved chairs to a protected space near the staircase. Eddie and Jasper sat under a strong table next to them, reading and playing games. They waited for the radio announcer to declare that the hurricane had passed.

1. What did Mrs. Timms do after hearing the hurricane warning?

A．She went to work.	B．She woke up her sons.
C．She prepared breakfast.	D．She watched the hurricane.

2. The underlined word “evacuate” in Paragraph 2 means______.

A．lock

B．reach

C．repair

D．leave

3. While Eddie helped Grandpa strengthen the windows, Jasper_______.

A．filled the bathtub	B．turned off the lights
C．put the outdoor chairs inside	D．sat under a strong table

4. What could be the best title for the text?

A．A Happy Family.	B．A Seaside House.
C．The Damage of the Hurricane.	D．The Day of the Hurricane.

3 . Do you know why different animals or pests（害虫） have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.

Some birds like eating locusts (蝗虫), but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other pests with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.

If you study the animal life, you'll find the main use of coloring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters. This is because they have the colors much like the trees. They can often hide in the trees and catch some other little animals.

Have you ever noticed an even stranger act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over, its enemies cannot find it, and it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.

1. From the passage we learn that locusts _____.

A．are small animals

B．are easily found by birds

C．change their colors to protect themselves

D．are dangerous to their enemies

2. How can pests with different colors from plants keep out of danger?

A．They run away quickly.

B．Their colors much like their enemies.

C．They have to move quietly.

D．They hide themselves by day and appear at night.

3. Bears and lions can keep safe because they____.

A．like brown and gray colors.

B．live in forests.

C．have the colors much like the trees.

D．move quietly.

4. Which is the best title for this passage?

A．The Change of Colors for Animals and Pests

B．The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Pests

C．Colors of Different Animals and Pests

D．Some Animals and Pests

4 . To help the environment, many Americans have made the change from paper and plastic bags to reusable grocery bags. But a report by a Florida newspaper says that reusable grocery bags sold by some supermarkets contain high levels of lead(铅). Lead is a metal that can be harmful to humans, especially young children, Now, Senator Charles Schumer is asking the US government to investigate(调查) the use of lead in reusable shopping bags.
“When our families go to the grocery store looking for safe and healthy foods to feed their kids, the last thing they should have to worry about is poisonous bags.” Schumer said, “A quick investigation will allow everyone to make informed, timely decisions.”   Schumer added.
Lead in the bags is not likely to rub off (因摩擦而粘在……上面)on food. But over time, paint on the bags can chip and the bags can wear out. When this happens, lead can be released(释放).
The Tampa Tribune newspaper said certain bags sold at Publix and Winn-Dixie supermarkets had lead levels that were a concern to health officials. The affected bags were found in Florida. But Publix has more than 1,000 stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Sough Carolina and Tennessee. Publix says that all of its bags are under current laws about lead content, but that they have asked the makers of the bags to reduce the lead levels in the product.
The bags with the highest levels of lead had fancy designs and many pictures. Plain reusable bags without decoration were found to contain little lead. Consumers worried about lead levels in reusable bags can change to cloth or string bags. Paper bags are also a good choice, since paper can be recycled(回收).
Since 2007, Publix supermarkets have sold more than 13 million reusable bags. The store says because shoppers have made the change to reusable bags, it has saved more than 1 billion paper and plastics bags.
1. The shopping bags containing high levels of lead ______.

A．have been reported by a newspaper

B．have been stopped by the government

C．have stopped people from using reusable bags

D．have caused serious health damage to customers

2. From Schumer’s words we can learn that ______.

A．reusable bags do little harm to kids’ health

B．people have shown much concern for the reusable bags

C．people will be informed of the facts about the reusable bags

D．people should refuse to buy things from supermarkets

3. It can be inferred from the text that Publix might believe that the bags they sold are ______.

A．dependable

B．convenient

C．harmful

D．popular

4. Customers are advised to choose bags ______.

A．with colorful designs	B．with fancy pictures
C．made of plastic	D．made of paper

5. From the last paragraph we know that the use of reusable bags has ______.

A．caused Publix a lot of trouble	B．saved Publix much money
C．cost Publix plenty of money	D．been proved a wrong decision