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　　Officials in the Midwestern U．S．town of Joplin, Missouri, say the death from Sundays’ big tornado reaches 116 and that search efforts continue for possible survivors trapped in rubble(碎石)．Search and rescue teams are conducting their third sweep through the nearly 10 kilometer－long and one－kilometer wide area of destruction left by the tornado．They are working as quickly as possible while weather conditions remain relatively stable．More storms are forecast for the erea．

　　Joplin Fire Chief Mitch Randles said there are areas with large piles of rubble that might hold survivors．“We are still finding individuals．We did rescue seven individuals from underneath rubble yesterday and , of course, we are also finding dead folks as well．” Said mre folks and that is why we are doing these searches．We want to make every opportunity that we can to find everybody that is in the rubble and that has survived to this point．”

　　Randles said the current sweep involves a slower pace that previous searches and that he plans a fourth search, possibly on Wednesday, using specially trained dogs．“We are searching every structure that has been damaged or destroyed in a more in-depth manner, “he said．” I have dogs and dog handlers coming from all over the country do help us in that effort．”

　　Joplin City Manager Mark Rohr said the Red Cross and other volunteer organizations are helping people who were left homeless by the tornado and that the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, is on hand to help．“Joplin is a great city．We have suffered a great loss, “said Rohr．” We will recover and we will recover strongly and we have a lot of help and a lot of volunteers to make that easier．”

　　The tornado that struck Joplin was classified by the Natioonal Weather Service as an F－4, with winds of more than 300 kilometers per hour．It lasted only　20 minutes, but it killed more that 100 people, injured more than 400 others, and destroyed or heavily damaged some 2,000 homes, businesses, churches and a hospital．Authorities have registered more than 1,700 calls about missing people and they hope to resolve most of those cases soon, as victims are identified and survivors come forth and reunite with loved ones．

　　This was the worst tornado to strike the United States in 60 years．It was the latest in a wave of violent storms that have swept Midwestern and southern states in recent weeks, leaving more than 300 people dead an causing more than ＄2 billion dollars in damage．

(1)

The best headline for this newspaper article would be _________．

[　　]

A．

Difficulties in the Rescue

B．

The Great Loss Brought by the Tornado

C．

Search for Survivors After the Disaster

D．

Worst Tornado in the USA

(2)

The word “resolve” in Para 5 probably means _________．

[　　]

A．

cover

B．

settle

C．

overcome

D．

challenge

(3)

The number of death caused by the tornado that struck Joplin reached more than _________．

[　　]

A．

100

B．

300

C．

400

D．

1,700

(4)

From the text, it can be inferred that _________．

[　　]

A．

many victims might be under the ruins

B．

it was impossible to find out surviors

C．

the tornado lasted several weeks

D．

the bad weather influenced the rescue greatly

答案：1．C;2．B;3．A;4．A;
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　　Great Britain is an island that lies off the northwest coast of Europe. The nearest country is France which is 20 miles away. Great Britain is separated from France by the English Channel. The island is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the North Sea to the east. It includes the main lands of England, Wales and Scotland. Scotland is in the north while Wales is in the west. Ireland, which is also an island, lies off the west coast of Great Britain. It is made up of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.

　　

　　Great Britain together with Northern Ireland forms the United Kingdom (U. K. ). So the U. K. is made up of four countries. The largest of these is England, which is divided into 43 counties. The capital city London is on the river Thames.

　　

　　

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A．the North SeaB．Suez Channel
C．English ChannelD．Thames
　　 　　

3．Great Britain lies on the ________ of the Atlantic Ocean.

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　
　　

A．west

　　

B．north

　　

C．east

　　

D．south

　　 　　 　　

4．The United Kingdom is made up of ________.

　　

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A．England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland

　　

B．England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

　　

C．Great Britain and Ireland

　　

D．Great Britain and the Irish Republic

　　 　　 　　

5．It is true that England is ________.

　　

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　　Great Britain together with Northern Ireland forms the United Kingdom (U. K. ). So the U. K. is made up of four countries. The largest of these is England, which is divided into 43 counties. The capital city London is on the river Thames.

　　

　　

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2．Great Britain is separated from France by ________.

　　

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A．the North SeaB．Suez Channel
C．English ChannelD．Thames
　　 　　

3．Great Britain lies on the ________ of the Atlantic Ocean.

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　
　　

A．west

　　

B．north

　　

C．east

　　

D．south

　　 　　 　　

4．The United Kingdom is made up of ________.

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　

A．England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland

　　

B．England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

　　

C．Great Britain and Ireland

　　

D．Great Britain and the Irish Republic

　　 　　 　　

5．It is true that England is ________.

　　

[　　]

　　 　　

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    Do you ever have days when everything seems to go wrong? Sarah Rosenbaum does. In fact, last week nothing seemed to go right for her at all…

　　

    On Monday her mom and dad were out, so Sarah decided to have a TV dinner. She wanted to switch the oven off at 7: 30 but she was practicing the cello, and it wasn't until 8 o'clock that she suddenly realized: she had forgotten her TV dinner ! She rushed into the kitchen, but it was too late- everything was black.

　　

    On Tuesday she offered to clean up the apartment for her parents. After she had vacuumed the carpets, she threw away a pile of old newspapers and computer magazines. The next day, dad asked where they were. He wanted to cut our an article he had seen in one of the computer magazines, and he was furious when he found out that Sarah had thrown them away. On Wednesday she took Foxy for a walk in the park and lost him. She looked for him everywhere, but he had disappeared. The stupid dog came back later, but that was after Mrs Rosenbaum had telephoned nearly everybody in the neighborhood.

　　

    Thursday went all right until the evening. Sarah put the dirty things in the dish-washer and switched it on, but when she emptied it later, two of the glasses she had put in were broken. Her mom wasn't very pleased because she always washed the good glasses by hand.

　　

    Now it was Friday, and Sarah wanted to go the hamburger drive-in with Nacy, Bob and Mike that evening. But she had already spent her pocket money. In fact, she had spent it on Monday, just after mom had given it to her. “Shall I ask dad for the money for tonight?” She wondered. “After all the stupid things I did this week. ”

　　

　　

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A．She got everything black.

　　 　　

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A．disappointed

　　

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A．She did all the stupid things that week.

　　

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A．A Busy Week.

　　

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　　A few days ago I asked my son's governess(女家庭教師)Julia to come into my study．“Be seated, Julia,”I said, “Let's settle our accounts．I guess you most likely need some money, but maybe you're too polite to mention it．Now then, we agreed on thirty dollars a month…”

　　“Forty．”

　　“No, thirty．I made a note of it．I always pay our governess thirty．Well, um, you've been here two months, so…”

　　“Two months and five days．”

　　“Exactly two months．I made a special note of it．That means you have sixty dollars coming to you．Take off nine Sundays…you know you didn't work with Tom on Sundays, you only took walks．And three holidays…”Julia was biting her finger nail nervously, her face red, but－not a word．

　　“Three holidays, therefore take off twelve dollars．Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons, as you were occupied(從事)only with Dick．Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch．Twelve and seven-nineteen．Take nineteen off…that leaves…h(huán)mm…forty one dollars．Correct?”

　　Julia's left eye reddened with tears welling up．Her chin trembled; she coughed nervously and blew her nose, but－still not a word．

　　“Around New Year's Day you broke a teacup and a saucer; take off two dollars．The cup cost more, it was a treasure of the family, but － forget it．When didn't I take a loss! Then, due to your neglect(疏忽), Tom climbed a tree and tore his jacket; take away ten．Also due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick's shoes．You ought to watch everything! You get paid for it．So, that means five more dollars off．The tenth of January I gave ten dollars．”

　　“You didn't．” sobbed Julia．

　　“But I made a note of it．”

　　“Well…if you say so．”

　　“Take twenty seven from forty one－that leaves fourteen．”

　　Both her eyes were filled with tears．Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose．Poor girl!

　　“Only once was I given any money,” she whispered, her voice trembling, “and that was by your wife．Three dollars, nothing more．”

　　“Really? You see now, and I didn't know that! Take three from fourteen－that leaves eleven．Here's your money, my dear．Three, three, three, one and one．Here it is!”

　　I handed her eleven dollars．She took them and pocketed them．

　　“Merci(法語：謝謝),”she whispered．

　　I jumped to my feet and started pacing the room．I was overcome with anger．“For what, this ‘merci'?” I asked．

　　“For the money．”

　　“But you know I've cheated you－robbed you! I have actually stolen from you! Why this ‘merci'?”

　　“In my other places they didn't give me anything at all．”

　　“They didn't give you anything? No wonder! I played a little joke on you, a cruel lesson, just to teach you．．．I m going to give you all the eighty dollars! Here they are in the envelope all ready for you．．．Is it really possible to be so spineless(懦弱)?Why didn't you protest? Why were you silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws(爪)－to be such a fool?”

　　Embarrassed, she smiled．And I could read her expression, “It is possible．”

　　I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and, to her great surprise, gave her the eighty dollars．She murmured her little “merci” several times and went out．I looked after her and thought, “How easy it is to crush(壓榨)the weak in this world !”

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What shocked the writer was Julia's ________．

[　　]

A．

nervousness in front of her boss

B．

acceptance of injustice(不公平)

C．

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unwilling to express herself

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The writer said, “Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws?” He was actually telling the governess ________．

[　　]

A．

to be more aggressive(侵略的)

B．

to be more careful in her work

C．

to protect her right

D．

to live independently

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At the end of the story, the writer said, “How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!” to show ________．

[　　]

A．

his understanding of Julia's anxiety

B．

his worry about Julia's future

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his concern on the living condition of working - class people

D．

his sympathy(同情)for the mental state of the weak

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From the story, we can tell that Julia's employer was ________．

[　　]

A．

greedy(貪婪)but honest

B．

ill - tempered but warm - hearted

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strict but forgiving

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none of the above

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     The management and staff are happy to welcome you and will do all they can to make your stay an
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