【正文】 ecover from the loss of a loved one or a pet or from the closing down of their school. Children often e to adults for information, fort and help. Parents should try to remain calm, answer children’ s questions honestly and remain understanding when they see changes in their children’ s behavior. Children react(反應(yīng) ) differently to an earthquake depending on their ages, developmental levels and former experiences. Some will remain silent and not municate with people, while others will have angry outbursts(爆發(fā) ). Parents should keep an eye on each child’ s reactions. Parents should spend time talking to their children, letting them know that it’ s OK to ask questions and to share their worries. Although it may be hard to find time to have these talks, parents can use regular family meal times or bed times for them. They should answer questions shortly and honestly and be sure to ask their children for their opinions and ideas. Problems may e up more than once and parents should remain patient when you answer the questions again. After talking about the earthquake with young children, parents might read their favorite story or have a relaxing family activity to help them calm down. Parents should also tell children they are safe and should spend more time with them. They could play games outside or read together indoors. Most importantly, be sure to tell them you love them. 59. What’ s the passage mainly about? A. How to prepare before an earthquake happens B. What to do in an earthquake C. How to face the loss of a loved one in an earthquake D. How to help children recover mentally (精神上 ) from an earthquake 60. When children ask the same question again, parents should _______. A. read a favorite story to them B. ask them to do some housework C. be patient and answer the question again D. take them out to play games 61. Which of the following pieces of advice is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. Keep a close watch on children’ s behavior. B. Tell the children they are safe. C. Tell the children you love them. D. Ask educational experts (專家 ) for help. 62. What can we know from the passage? A. All people will recover from an earthquake quickly. B. Children may need a longer time to recover after an earthquake. C. Children should turn to their classmates for help after an earthquake. D. Children react in the same way as adults do to an earthquake. C Whoever has made a voyage up the Hudson River must remember the Catskill Mountains. They are a branch of the great Appalachian（阿巴拉契亞山脈） family, and can be seen to the west rising up to a noble height and towering over the surrounding country. When the weather is fair and settled, they are clothed in blue and purple, and print their beautiful shapes on the clear evening sky, but sometimes when it is cloudless, gray steam gathers around the top of the mountains which, in the last rays of the setting sun, will shine and light up like a crown of glory（光榮，榮譽） . At the foot of these mountains, a traveler may see light smoke going up from a village. In that village, and in one of the houses (which, to tell the exact truth, was sadly timeworn and weatherbeaten), there lived many years ago, a simple, goodnatured fellow by the name of Rip Van Winkle. Rip39。 every laugh is my heritage (傳統(tǒng) ) fading away. 36. A. custom B. games C .characters D. language 37. A. ahead B. around C. along D. aside 38. A. when B. before C. unless D. until 39. A. success B. study C. time D. attempt 40. A. aim B. joke C. nod D. stare 41. A. cared about B. laughed at C. argued with D. asked after 42. A. right now B. from now C. at times D. in time 43. A. decision B. permission C. information D. preparation 44. A. repeated B. reviewed C. spelled D. kept 45. A. farm B. stand C. pond D. market 46. A. guessed B. fot C. doubted D. ignored 47. A. by B. as C. with D. from 48. A. second B. effort C. desire D. movement 49. A. forcing B. allowing C. persuading D. leading 50. A. bright B. blank C. pale D. red 51. A. openmouthed B. tonguetied C. emptyhanded D. brokenhearted 52. A. service B. home C. risk D. root 53. A. trade B. deed C. challenge D. incident 54. A. it B. us C. me D. them 55. A. thrown B. lost C. divided D. reflected (反映 ) 第三部分 閱讀理解 (共 20小題 。 frightening C. frightening。 believe C. Fourfifths。 what C. that。 was lying C. laid。 staying C. that。 feeling C. trapped。 were C. was。 have e C. visited。 is to take off C. am leaving for。 8. Who could the man speaker most probably be? A. A person who saw the accident. B. The driver of the lorry. C. A police officer. 9 . What was Mrs. Franks doing when the accident took place? A. Walking along Churchill Avenu