Directions: There are three passages in this part.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Passage 1

Questions are based on the following passage.

(76) Earthquake is a shaking of the ground caused by the sudden breaking and the shifting of large sections of the earth's rocky outer shell.Earthquakes are among the most powerful events on earth, and their results can be terrifying.A severe earthquake may release energy 10,000 times as great as that of the first atomic bomb.Rock movements during an earthquake can make rivers change their courses.Earthquakes can trigger landslides that cause great damage and loss of life.Large earthquakes beneath the ocean can create a series of huge, destructive waves called tsunamis that flood coasts for many miles.

Earthquakes almost never kill people directly.Instead, many deaths and injuries in earthquakes result from falling objects and the collapse of buildings, bridges, and other structures.Fire resulting from broken gas or power lines is another major danger during a quake.Spills of hazardous chemicals are also a concern during an earthquake.

(77) The force of an earthquake depends on how much rock breaks and how far it shifts.Powerful earthquakes can shake firm ground violently for great distances.During minor earthquakes, the vibration may be no greater than the vibration caused by a passing truck.On average, a powerful earthquake occurs less than once every two years.At least 40 moderate earthquakes cause damage somewhere in the world each year.About 40,000 to 50,000small earthquakes--large enough to be felt but not damaging-occur annually.

第11题单选 The passage is mainly about__________

A.earthquakes and their effects

B.the way of earthquakes taking place

C.the classification of earthquakes

D.the damaging results of earthquakes

参考答案：A

第12题单选 When an earthquake occurs, __________

A.people are killed and injured

B.rocks are breaking and shifting

C.destructive waves flood the coasts for miles

D.large sections of the earth's rocky outer shell suddenly break and shift

参考答案：D

第13题单选 The earthquakes which may not be so destructive are __________

A.those beneath the ocean

B.those do not kill people directly

C.moderate earthquakes

D.minor earthquakes

参考答案：D

第14题单选 The intensity of an earthquake depends on __________

A.the movements of the earth's shell

B.where it takes place

C.the injuries it causes

D.how far away it is from a city

参考答案：A

第15题单选 It is implied that __________

A.powerful earthquakes usually occur after minor ones

B.modem facilities add to the danger of an earthquake

C.passing trucks are as dangerous as minor earthquakes

D.there is a powerful earthquake occurring every two years

参考答案：B

Vocabulary and Structure

第16题单选 There is__________that well-educated citizens should devote their knowledge and skills totheir own country and people.

A.no deny

B.no denying

C.not deny

D.not denied

参考答案：B

第17题单选 We met the old man__________ times on the way home.

A.dozen of

B.dozen

C.dozens

D.dozens of

参考答案：D

第18题单选 We __________ as well leave here today.

A.must

B.might

C.need

D.can

参考答案：B

第19题单选 I'm not __________ to lift the heavy box.

A.short enough

B.enough tall

C.health enough

D.strong enough

参考答案：D

第20题单选 He will be sad when he__________ the bad news.

A.hear

B.is hearing

C.will hear

D.hears

参考答案：D

第21题单选 Do __________you think is right __________ difficulties you may have.

A.what...however

B.that...what

C.whatever...whoever

D.what...whatever

参考答案：D

第22题单选 He never let me __________when I need his support.

A.in

B.down

C.off

D.out

参考答案：B

第23题单选 The story you have just told __________me of an experience I once had.

A.informs

B.convinces

C.reminds

D.warps

参考答案：C

第24题单选 We had to __________a lot of noise when the children were at home.

A.go in for

B.hold on to

C.put up with

D.keep pace with

参考答案：C

第25题单选 It was because the applicant was too conceited (自负的) __________he failed in the　interview.

A.that

B.so that

C.so

D.therefore

参考答案：A

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