IF you lived by the sea, you’d know that typhoons are frequent（頻繁的）visitors during summer .They bring Strong winds, heavy rain and flooding（洪水）But most of the time, when people stay indoors, they’re just all right.
This is what the people in the Philippines used to believe – until they met the “super typhoon”, Haiyan. 
The typhoon hit the country on Nov 8, at around 5 am, when most people were still asleep. But being at home didn’t keep them safe, since few buildings remained standing once they were hit by wind as violent as 376 kilometers per hour, according to NBC News.
“This is at the top end of any tropical system that we’ve seen on our planet,” said Bryan Norcross, a weather scientist working for NBC. And so far, Haiyan has caused more than 3,600 deaths and left millions of people homeless.
.But where did Haiyan get its destructive power?
According to Brian McNoldy, a tropical weather expert at the University of Miami, US, Haiyan was so strong because “it had everything working for it”
“All typhoons feed off the warm ocean waters,” Colin Price, a weather researcher at Tel Aviv University in Israel, told National Geographic. Tropical storms are like giant engines（發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)），powered by the heat transferred（傳導(dǎo)）from the ocean waters to the air above. However, because of climate change, the oceans have been warming up in recent decades. “Warmer oceans will result in more intense（強(qiáng)烈的）storms，” Price said.
Also, Haiyan started near the equator（赤道），where it was able to pick up more heat before heading to the Philippines. Moreover, the route（路線）it traveled was mostly along open ocean, which means no land prevented it from gathering steam（水蒸氣）．
In addition, there happened to be very little “wind shear（風(fēng)切變）in the area this time. Wind shear is a sudden change in wind speed or direction, which can tear apart developing storms. This is like when you stir（攪動(dòng)） a glass of water with a chopstick: a swirl（漩渦）will form, ‘but if you move the chopstick in the opposite direction, the swirl will quickly disappear.”
“When all those things align in a certain way, you’re going to get something like‘Haiyan’.”Jim Kossin, a scientist with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, told National Geographic.
小題1:Which of the following is TRUE about typhoons according to the article?

A．They mostly happen early in the morning.

B．They mostly do damage during winter.

C．During most typhoons people can keep safe just by staying at home.

D．This year, more intense storms have happened in the world,

小題2:Which of the following made Haiyan so powerful?
a, lts starting point was the equator
b, The frequency of other intense storms
c. More heat was transferred from the ocean waters to the air above,
d. There was a strong wind shear in the area
e. There was no land in its way

A．a(chǎn)bc

B．a(chǎn)cd

C．a(chǎn)ce

D． ade

小題3:The underlined word “alignin” the last paragraph is closest in meaning to_____

A．disappear	B．a(chǎn)ffect each other
C．Arrive at the top	D．Happen at the same time

小題4:The article mainly talks about

A．how destructive Haiyan was

B．Why Haiyan was so destructive

C．how typhoons like Haiyan form（形成）

D．ways to protect yourself when typhoons hit

President Barack Obama rode a bicycle at the White House Science Fair on April 22. But it wasn’t an ordinary bike. As he pedaled, the President stayed in place, while the energy from his pedaling powered a water filtration (過(guò)濾) system. He was testing an invention created by a team of 14 students from Northeast High School, in Oakland Park, Florida.
Payton Karr, 16, and Kiona Elliot, 18, attended the fair as representatives of the project.“We were hoping President Obama would ride the bike, but we didn’t actually expect him to,” Payton told TFK. “ It really meant a lot.” Kiona agreed. “It was pretty awesome to see the invention, which was invented by a group of 14 high school students and one teacher, along with the help of community members, got the interest of the leader of our nation,” she said.
The project was an idea that came about after one of the Northeast students, Kalie Hoke, visited Haiti after the terrible 2010 earthquake and saw how difficult it was to find clean water. The students invented a portable(便攜的), bicycle-powered emergency water filtration system, which can provide 20-30 people with drinking water in a 15-hour period. The teens hope their invention will one day be used by relief organizations like the Red Cross. “ They can take it to places after natural disasters so that water can be clean for the people there,” said Payton.
Payton and Kiona were among the 100 students from more than 40 states invited to the third annual White House Science Fair, in Washington, D.C., which is also attended by leaders in science and education. President Obama started the event in 2010 to stimulate students interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths).“Well, if you’re a young person and you produce the best experiment or design, you ought to be recognized for that achievement,” Obama said when he first announced the fair.
President Obama praised the projects during a speech to attendees after the fair. “The science fair projects of today could become the products and businesses of tomorrow,” he said. “If you’re inventing things in the third grade, what are you going to do by the time you get to college?”
小題1:What is special about the bicycle President Obama rode?

A．It can move very fast.

B．It is extremely beautiful.

C．It is used to make water clean.

D．It is made of eco-friendly materials.

小題2:The representatives of the bicycle-powered water filtration system_________.

A．were both community members

B．graduated from a famous university

C．finished the project with the help of their parents

D．were surprised that their invention interested Obama

小題3:The bicycle-powered water filtration system was designed ________________.

A．a(chǎn)t the request of the Red Cross

B．for city families to get pure water

C．during the terrible 2010 earthquake in Haiti

D．to provide people in disaster areas with clean water

小題4:The underlined word “stimulate” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by _________.

A．help

B．inspire

C．change

D．entertain

小題5:We can know from the last sentence in the passage that President Obama _____.

A．wanted the youth to have big dreams

B．encouraged the youth to go to college

C．worried the young inventors would do nothing in college

D．believed the young inventors would have a promising future

Having said good-bye to his parents, Alvin, with his wife and one-year-old son, set off back home. Still    , Alvin and Clare talked and laughed happily. And even little Alex    from time to time. The family were     their trip.
But about three hours later things began to    . It was starting to snow. Alvin      up the car, hoping to arrive home before dark. But it was too dangerous to drive fast now, because it was snowing more and more heavily. So Alvin had to    down. The snow on the     was getting deeper and deeper until it was hard to     on it. Their car slipped (滑落) off the way and got stuck in the deep snow and the engine     to start again.
“The snow doesn’t seem to    . Shall we stay in the car waiting to be frozen to death or walk ahead through the snow?” Alvin asked. Clare said she     to walk. So they got out of the car with their son and began walking. But     was to come. Soon they lost their way and had to walk     on and on.
Night came. They were not afraid of the dark. But they     that poor Alex would die of cold. However, their faith to keep Alex     filled them with courage, warmth and strength. They __   and rested in turn and then continued their walk. They had     falls but each time true love encouraged them to rise to their feet again.
One, two, three … seven days passed. On the eighth day, help at last from Alvin’s    , the police and local people. But the young    had to have their feet cut off because of the bad frostbite (凍傷).      , there was nothing serious wrong with little Alex!

小題1:	A．worried B．sorry C．excited D．a(chǎn)nxious

小題2:	A．cried B．laughed C．smiled D．coughed

小題3:	A．enjoying B．having C．taking D．starting

小題4:	A．happen B．change C．come D．finish

小題5:	A．climbed B．turned C．took D．sped

小題6:	A．get B．look C．go D．slow

小題7:	A．land B．highway C．fields D．car

小題8:	A．walk B．stay C．wait D．depend

小題9:	A．set B．a(chǎn)llowed C．refused D．prepared

小題10:

A．end B．fall C．continue D．melt (融化)

小題11:

A．liked B．preferred C．decided D．wished

小題12:

A．better B．something C．worse D．nothing

小題13:

A．a(chǎn)imlessly B．lonely C．hopelessly D．pleasantly

小題14:

A．thought B．feared C．wanted D．supposed

小題15:

A．happy B．silent C．a(chǎn)live D．dead

小題16:

A．a(chǎn)te B．worked C．watched D．slept

小題17:

A．few B．several C．countless D．some

小題18:

A．parents B．friends C．teachers D．neighbours

小題19:

A．husband B．wife C．baby D．couple

小題20:

A．Then B．Finally C．Fortunately D．Therefore

"Hey, don't read in the hallway. Your eyesight will be damaged." You must have heard such warnings many times. “Don’t read in poor light!” This is one of the common beliefs that are supposed to help us live a healthy life. Such beliefs are, however, without scientific basis(根據(jù)), according to a paper published recently in the British Medical Journal.
Do you believe in the following sayings?
Reading in poor light ruins your eyesight.
In poor light, you might blink (眨眼) more, suffer from drying and have trouble focusing. But most of eye experts believe it is unlikely to do any damage forever.
We must drink at least eight glasses of water a day.
In 1945, the Nutrition Council in US suggested that people need to drink 2.5 litres of water a day. But the water contained in food, particularly fruit and vegetables, as well as in milk, juice and soft drinks, also counts towards the total.
We only use 10 percent of our brains.
This idea appears as early as 1907. People have long argued about our power of self-improvement and our brains’ possible abilities. But X-rays show that no area of the brain is silent or inactive.
Shaving your legs causes hair to grow black faster and thicker.
This theory is also illusion. Studies say that shaving has no effect on the thickness or rate of hair growth. Just over time, the edge of hair gets worn away and thus the edge of long hair becomes finer (更細(xì)).
小題1:What does the paper say about some common beliefs?

A．They are useful knowledge in life.

B．They help us live in healthy ways.

C．They are well-known theories.

D．They do not have scientific basis.

小題2:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?

A．People use 90 percent of their brains.

B．Shaving your legs will give you thicker hair.

C．Reading in poor light does harm to people’s eyes.

D．People need not less than eight glasses of water a day.

小題3:The underlined word “illusion” in the last paragraph probably means “_________”.

A．a(chǎn) wrong idea	B．a(chǎn) powerful evidence
C．a(chǎn)n interesting story	D．a(chǎn) clear instruction

小題4:This passage is most likely to be found in __________ .     

A．a(chǎn) newspaper	B．a(chǎn) guide book
C．a(chǎn) history textbook	D．a(chǎn)n advertisement

In 1980，Candy Lightner’s 13-year-old daughter Cad was killed by a drunk driver as she walked down a suburban street in California. “I promised myself on the day of my daughter’s death that I would fight to make this needless accident count for something positive in the years ahead,” Candy Lightener later wrote.
The drunk driver received a two-year prison sentence. However, he avoided prison by serving time in a work camp and a halfway house. Ms. Lightner was very angry about that and so organized Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD), which later changed to Mothers Against Drunk Driving. The aim of her organization was to raise public awareness of the serious nature of drunk driving and to promote tough legislation against the crime.
Before Ms. Lightner’s MADD, intoxication (醉酒), including drunk driving, was not taken seriously. Intoxication was often used as an excuse for otherwise unacceptable behavior: “I didn’t know what I was doing—I was drunk.”
Candy Lightner appeared on major television shows, spoke before the US Congress, addressed professional and business, groups, and worked tirelessly for years to change public attitudes, change judicial(審判的) behaviour, and promote tough new legislation. Ms. Lightner left MADD because the organization that she herself created is changing its focus. “I didn’t start MADD to deal with alcohol. I started MADD to deal with the issue of drunk driving.”
The President of the United States awarded her the President’s Volunteer Action Award and she was the subject of the movie “Mothers Against Drunk Drivers: the Candy Lightner Story”.
小題1:One of the purposes of MADD was to______ .

A．make the public aware of the danger of drunk driving

B．fight against the drunk hit-and-run drivers on the road

C．make new laws against crimes caused by drinking

D．warn people not to drink alcohol while driving

小題2:which way didn’t Ms. Lightner use to achieve her MADD’s goals?

A．Talking on major TV shows.

B．Giving a talk to businessmen.

C．Applying for a job with the government.

D．Giving suggestions to the US Congress.

小題3:We can learn from the passage that______.

A．the drunk driver had not been caught

B．drunk driving didn’t receive enough attention before MADD

C．Candy Lightner played a leading role in a film

D．MADD didn’t get much support from society

小題4:What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Ways to prevent drunk driving

B．Purposes of founding MADD

C．New law against drunk driving

D．Candy Lightner and her MADD

"Gangnam Style" by singer Psy from Korea, is a popular song, but its extraordinary global success is really the result of its music video, which is a great piece of genius. On September 22nd, Guinness World Records listed "Gangnam Style" as the most-liked video in the history of YouTube. It's been performed at West Point (West-Point Style), and Google's CEO, has done the "Gangnam Style" horse dance at the company's office in Seoul. Even Samsung is trying to make Psy the new model for the latest type of fridge.
The song's global popularity is such that the vast majority of people who enjoy it don't speak Korean, and have no idea what it is about. That's fine --- part of what makes "Gangnam Style" so fun is, like international pop music, the difficulty in understanding it. When we sing along, "Hey, sexy lady", we don't really know what we're singing about.
The joy of incomprehensibleness is familiar to anyone who loves pop music from elsewhere. Anthony Lane, in his 2010 review of the Eurovision Song Contest, Only Mr. God Knows Why, used "Eurovision English" as one of its chief pleasures. It's "a complex tongue, spoken nowhere else, which raises the heartfelt poetry (詩(shī)意) but absolute nonsense to a level of what sci-fi writers could only have dreamed. " In similar ways, "Gangnam Style" is just an over-the-top video where a fat man does a funny dance and sings repetitive words that don't make sense to most of us.
But on the other, the magic of the song also lies in its funny dance, which reflects not just cultural morals specific to Korea, but cultural values easily recognizable to western viewers. This song's words may be in Korean, but its scenes are in clear American. The dance moves are simple enough to copy.
Nonsense, in other words, forces us to let down our guards. It makes us relax, and asks us to let in all sorts of feelings from which, otherwise, we might distance ourselves. "Gangnam Style" happens to be so interesting because of its incomprehensibleness.
小題1:Some complex languages are used in pop music because _______.

A．singers regard it as one of the chief pleasures at the concert

B．they make the music hard to understand but poetic and attractive

C．the music can sound more pleasant and beautiful to the audience

D．people like listening to the music which makes special sense to them

小題2:What is true about the popularity of "Gangnam Style"?

A．It was considered as the most popular video on the Internet.

B．It makes people amused and removes their emotional guards.

C．Its dance only reflects cultural and morals specific to Korea.

D．Psy, its singer, has been the new model for Samsung .

小題3:What does the underlined word "incomprehensibleness" mean in Paragraph 3?

A．Being interesting to listen to.	B．Being simple enough to copy.
C．Being complex and repetitive.	D．Being difficult to understand.

小題4:The text is mainly about ________.

A．how "Gangnam Style" becomes popular among the youths

B．why "Gangnam Style" is popular even if few people understand it

C．how Psy gains worldwide success through his talent and hard work

D．what emotions and cultural morals Psy wants to convey with his song

Americans are        about an international sporting event now taking place in the United States. It is the biggest women's soccer       in the world, the World Cup. The game Americans call soccer, is known around the world as       . And more and more Americans are learning to     it. Only in the last 35 years, large numbers of young Americans have become      in soccer. Baseball and basketball are still popular professional sports,       American boys and girls love to play soccer.
The United States Soccer Federation is the major soccer      in the country. It says more than eighteen million people play soccer in the United States. This means that      Americans play soccer than any other sport.
      , more people in the United States are watching soccer, too. They are attending the 3rd Women's World Cup games that are       in several American cities. 460,000       have been sold for the three-week contest that will end July tenth.
Women's soccer teams from 16 nations are      . Americans are closely       the progress of the United States' Women's World Cup team. And the team is already setting       . On June 19, the American team       Denmark in the opening game. Almost 79,000 people watched the game at Giant Stadium near New York City. That is a world record.
One of the most popular players       the American team is 27-year-old Mia Hamm. She became well known in 1996 when the United States women won the soccer       medal at the Olympic Games, defeating other teams. Experts say Mia Hamm can play soccer better than       woman in the world. She has scored more goals than any man or woman ever to play international soccer. Mia Hamm is a       to many young American girls. Television       say that at present thousand million people around the world are watching the game on television.

小題1:	A．careless B．worried C．excited D．a(chǎn)nxious

小題2:	A．happiness B．event C．team D．incident

小題3:	A．baseball B．football C．volleyball D．basketball

小題4:	A．hate B．love C．give up D．played

小題5:	A．interested B．disappointed C．satisfied D．surprised

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)nd B．a(chǎn)lthough C．so D．but

小題7:	A．player B．event C．game D．organization

小題8:	A．more B．less C．many D．fewer

小題9:	A．In the past B．In the future C．just now D．At present

小題10:

A．played B．to be played C．being played D．playing

小題11:

A．tickets B．teams C．records D．players

小題12:

A．taking place B．taking off C．taking part D．taking in

小題13:

A．seeing B．watching C．thinking D．hoping

小題14:

A．marks B．records C．points D．scores

小題15:

A．beat B．hit C．won D．lose

小題16:

A．in B．from C．on D．a(chǎn)t

小題17:

A．gold B．silver C．copper D．\

小題18:

A．others B．the other C．other D．a(chǎn)ny other

小題19:

A．player B．writer C．hero D．singer

小題20:

A．broadcasters B．directors C．players D．spokesman

Motown songwriter-producer Deke Richards，who was behind songs including The Jackson 5's first three US number one hits，has died aged 68．
Richards，who had oesophageal(食管的)cancer,died in a Washington state hospice(安養(yǎng)院)，Universal Music said．The musician，whose real name was Dennis Lussier,Was leader of the Motown songwriting，arranging and producing team—The Corporation．Their hits include The Jackson 5'S I Want You Back and ABC．
Richards also co-wrote Love Child for Diana Ross and The Supremes，as well as Ross’s solo track I’m Still Waiting.He produced and wrote for Martha Reeves and the Vamlellas and Bobby Darin．
The Corporation，which consisted of Motown label head Berry Gordy,Alphonzo Mizell，F(xiàn)reddie Perren and Richards，was set up in 1969 to create hit records for the label’s new act，The Jackson 5．
They also wrote，produced and arranged the band’s singles and Maybe Tomorrow and Mama's Pearl．
According to Michael Jackson biographer,J．Randy Taraborrelli，Mama’s Pearl was originally called Guess Who’S Making Whoopie(With Your Girlfriend)．
But Richards had the lyrics changed to preserve the young frontman’s innocent image．
The Hollywood Reporter said Richards' "love of music” kept him involved with a variety of projects，including last year’S production of The Jackson 5's Come and Get It：The Rare Pearls．featuring rare and unreleased(未發(fā)行的) tracks．
Richards’ final work was the mixing of eight unreleased tracks by Martha Reeves and The Vandellas for the band's 50th anniversary box set,which is to be released on 5 April．
小題1:Deke Richard wrote songs for the following singers EXCEPT

A．Martha Reeves

B．Joan Lussier

C．Bobby Darin

D．Jackson 5’s

小題2:Which of the following is true about Richards?

A．He died at the age of68 in a Washington clinic．

B．He is a musician behind many hit songs.

C．He wrote“I’m Still Waiting”for Martha Reeves．

D．His final work is to be released in May.

小題3:What Call we learn from the passage?

A．The Corporation has a history of more than 40 years．

B．The lyrics of Mama’S Pearl turned out to be a failure．

C．The lyrics of Mama’S Pearl Was changed by J．Randy Taraborrelli．

D．Richards said his own love of music kept him involved with many projects．

小題4:It is implied in the passage that______．

A．Richards hardly co-wrote songs for singers

B．the Jackson 5's Come and Get it Was left unfinished as Richards got i11．

C．The corporation Was set up to earn money．

D．Richards had deep love for music．

小題5:Which column can you most possibly find the passage on a website?

A．Health

B．Business

C．Technology

D．Entertainment

Yasuda is 95 years old. Looking for easier ways to search the Web and send email, he bought Apple’s iPad. The company has sold 3.27 million iPads since they entered the market in April. Although it’s impossible to know with certainty how many seniors (老年人) are buying them, evidence suggests that it’s a hit with seniors.
The iPad’s intuitive interface (直觀界面) makes it attractive to seniors around the world, says Takahiro Miura, a researcher at the University of Tokyou. “The iPad is a good tool for seniors because it’s very easy to use,” he says. “Unlike the PC, it doesn’t require former knowledge.”
James Cordwell, a researcher in London, says the iPad’s popularity with seniors is helping Apple reach beyond its traditional base of young customers. “The world’s population, especially in developed markets, is getting older. It’s probably a market where Apple has least entered, ” Cordwell says. Senior users are “a key source of growth for them in the future.”
Seniors make up about 22 percent of the population in Japan. They may prove that seniors are willing to accept the iPad. Besides the customer group under 30, they spend more than any other group in the country, according to a report. Motoo Kitamura, 78, a former gas salesman, bought an iPad to help him communicate with his 2-year-old grandson and prevent him from experiencing some of the mental problems that sometimes come with getting older. “Trying new things like that is good mental exercise,” he says.
小題1:The underlined part “a hit” in Paragraph 1 probably means ______ .

A．a(chǎn) sudden attack

B．a(chǎn) heavy burden

C．quite popular

D．very familiar

小題2:Which of the following is NOT an advantage of the iPad?

A．It has intuitive interface.

B．It is easy to operate.

C．Beginners can use it without similar experiences.

D．People can use it as a way to do mental exercise.

小題3:What can we learn from the text?

A．People above thirty are Apple’s largest customer group in Japan.

B．The traditional customers of Apple’s products are usually the young.

C．Seniors will soon grow into Apple’s largest customer group.

D．Seniors in Japan are fond of buying latest hi-tech products.

小題4:What is the text mainly about?
A. iPad leading Apple to seniors.      
B. iPad influencing the customer group.
C. iPad’s arrival causing Japanese to think. 
D. iPad beating the traditional PC.

The world’s biggest Internet search engine, Google, has proven once again to be King of the Web. Users can download “Google Wi-Fi” software and then enjoy free Wi-Fi service available in some US cities since last Tuesday.
Wi-Fi is short for “Wireless Fidelity”(無(wú)線上網(wǎng)). It allows laptop computers and personal digital assistants to the Internet at high speed by radio signal.
A person with a Wi-Fi enabled computer can connect to the Internet when near one of the network’s access points. The place covered by one or several access points is called a hotspot. Google has already set up two “hotspots” in the US city of San Francisco which provide a free Wi-Fi service.
The Wi-Fi technology even allows users to enjoy a free Internet phone service. Some scientists argue that Wi-Fi may replace mobile phone networks.
Wi-Fi is still limited to a few cities, where there are “hotspots”. But its capability(容量)of sending information has already done better than that of the mobile phone network, even that of 3G(Third Generation Telecommunication Technology). Some scientists have started to call Wi-Fi 4G.
In addition to a high speed Internet connection, Wi-Fi has other advantages compared to mobile phones. Wi-Fi is global. The same Wi-Fi system works in different countries around the world. Different from using cell phones, you don’t need to change computers to use Internet phones when you go to other places and most importantly, many Internet phones cost you nothing at all.
小題1:Wi-Fi is not available in cities without _______.

A．a(chǎn) computer

B．a(chǎn) radio

C．a(chǎn) cell phone

D．a(chǎn) hotspot

小題2:Which of the following is NOT true of Wi-Fi?

A．The high speed Internet connection.

B．Many free Internet phones.

C．Being used in all the US cities.

D．Using the same computers for Internet phones when you go to other places.

小題3:Some scientists started to call Wi-Fi 4G, because _______.

A．it is the product of the Google’s 4th generation

B．it has been used by more than four generations

C．Wi-Fi will surely take the place of the mobile phone network

D．it is more capable of sending information than the mobile phone network

小題4:Which of the following is the best title?

A．Google Launches Free Wi-Fi Service

B．Free Call Service

C．Third Generation Telecommunication Technology

D．Google, King of the Web