3 . One of the most important sections of the Human Development Report is the Human Development Index. The Index ________ a country’s achievements in three ways: life expectancy, education and income. The ________ has some surprises. Norway is ________ the list, while the US is at number 7. The bottom ten countries are all African countries. China is in the middle of the list. It is one of the examples of successful ________. China increased life expectancy by 13 years. In the last ten years in China, 150 million people moved out of ________. However, a great many people in ________ countries are facing problems of food. Over half of who get ________ are in South Asia or Africa. In developing countries about 115 million children are not ________. And ________ more than 1 billion people don’t have safe water to drink, so the report suggests that we need to make greater ________ in the future.

1.

A．develops

B．measures

C．pollutes

D．educates

2.

A．index

B．similarity

C．charity

D．transport

3.

A．similar to

B．close to

C．at the top of

D．at the bottom of

4.

A．income

B．development

C．tourism

D．industry

5.

A．location

B．position

C．pollution

D．poverty

6.

A．polluted

B．developing

C．developed

D．industrial

7.

A．homeless

B．poor

C．hungry

D．unfortunate

8.

A．educated

B．smart

C．similar

D．crowded

9.

A．similarly

B．unfortunately

C．interestingly

D．though

10.

A．efforts

B．progress

C．fortune

D．goals

8 . The most ________ tornadoes have winds of over 400 km per hour. They can take cars, trains and even houses to other places, and also take the fur or ________ off an animal. Almost all tornadoes ________ in the US. On average, there're 800 each year, making 80 people dead and 1500 injured. The worst one was in 1925, ________ over 700 deaths and 2,700 injuries.

Hurricanes have winds of 120 km per hour or more which cause huge ________,heavy rain and floods. There’re six Atlantic hurricanes each year ________.The worst and most ________ one was in 1900 in Galveston, Texas. ________, it caused 6,000 deaths and destroyed 3,600 buildings. Charles Coghlan, a nineteenth-century Irish actor, died and was buried in Texas in 1899. The cemetery was destroyed by the hurricane and his coffin ________ in the sea. Eight years later, the coffin was found in the east of Canada, 3,000 km away from where Coghlan was ________.

1.

A．tropical

B．violent

C．fortunate

D．previous

2.

A．furniture

B．ash

C．feathers

D．columns

3.

A．occur

B．warn

C．strike

D．erupt

4.

A．causing

B．ruining

C．experiencing

D．flooding

5.

A．waves

B．lightning

C．eruption

D．lava

6.

A．in all

B．above average

C．at all

D．on average

7.

A．worldwide

B．terrifying

C．active

D．striking

8.

A．Sadly

B．Luckily

C．Hopefully

D．Thankfully

9.

A．picked up

B．took off

C．put out

D．ended up

10.

A．damaged

B．ruined

C．buried

D．struck

9 . 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Needless to say, the trip to the Great Barrier Reef (大堡礁) was a great experience.

The first day     1     (begin) early at a dive (潜水) shop in Cairns.     2     took a few hours to get to the first reef, so we had a good chance     3     (meet) the people we’d be hanging out with.

Diving was great. Even from the surface of the water, I had a(n)     4     (wonder) view of the reef. Between the fish     5     the endless coral (珊瑚), there was something interesting and beautiful to look at in every     6     (direct). When the sun hit the reef, everything seemed even more bright and alive.

As we swam around, tons of colorful fish were diving in and out of the coral and I also saw starfish dancing in the waves as sharks swam past. I couldn’t believe how     7     (relax) I felt! Everything moved slowly. It was so enjoyable.

I still remembered that day     8     I dove deep into the Great Barrier Reef with great courage. Going diving for my last Australian adventure was the     9     (good) decision I made. If I had to describe the experience in one word, I’d say diving in the Great Barrier Reef was     10     (simple) unbelievable.

10 . Making it to the Scripps National Spelling Bee (a spelling competition) is an amazing achievement for any kid, but for 11-year-old Neil Maes, being born deaf made his journey especially unlikely.

After receiving cochlear implants (人工耳蜗) in both ears as a baby, he had to train his brain to understand spoken words. It took countless hours of speech therapy (疗法).

“We didn’t even know that he’d be able to talk,” said his mother, Christy Maes.

Now the soft-spoken kid from Belton, South Carolina is officially one of the nation’s top young spellers. He earned the right to take the stage in the final rounds of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Neil’s parents have always given him a tip, coaching him to always ask the pronouncer for the meaning of a word, so that he can be sure he heard it correctly. Most contestants do this anyway.

“He’s able to spell very difficult words. You tell him, ‘Spell this word,’ and he’s able to actually imagine what that sounds like in his head and spell the word. It’s actually quite impressive,” said Dr. Michael Hoa, who performed Neil’s cochlear implantation. “There’s a lot that goes into training your brain to do that.”

Neil’s parents didn’t know he was taking part in a spelling bee with his third-grade class until he came home and told them he had won. He made it all the way to his regional (地区的) bee that year, finishing second. Now a naturally shy fifth-grader, Neil is already worn out from the busy bee-week schedule, but he seems happy.

“Our main hope out of all of this was to encourage people that are going to be facing what we had to face,” Christy said.

But Neil said coming to the bee has motivated (激发) him to study even harder, so he can return next year.

“It’s just fun and I want to do it again,” Neil said.

1. What makes it difficult for Neil to enter the competition?

A．He is naturally shy.	B．He is unable to talk.
C．He has a hearing disability.	D．He is undergoing medical treatment.

2. What does the underlined word “it” (in Para. 5) refer to?

A．The tip from Neil’s parents.	B．The coach’s pronunciation.
C．The meaning.	D．The word.

3. What did Michael think of Neil?

A．He’s amazing.	B．He’s very lucky.
C．He should study harder.	D．He should use his imagination.

4. What’s the best title for the text?

A．Hard training will finally pay off	B．We can do more for disabled children
C．Spelling bees are becoming more popular	D．Deaf 11-year-old competes in National Spelling Bee