【正文】 destroyed by this volcano. For several days before, there had been many earthquakes. NO one realized that this meant the volcano would explode soon. About 16,000 people died, which was almost the whole population of Pompeii. The city was pletely covered in ash from the explosion. Everyone fot about it until the 1700s, when they discovered the buried city again. 。 3. 開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，但不計入總詞數(shù)。 3. 每天收聽英語廣播（ VOA, BBC）進(jìn)行聽力練習(xí)。 March 27, 1964 was a holiday in Alaska, so most people were at the home, and everything was going on as usually. Suddenly, there was a sound like thunder. Next, people’s houses began shake. Buildings crack and water pipes burst. On the town of Anchorage, the main street went up into the air ten feet, holes opened up in the ground, and buildings fell down. People were shocking by the unexpected disaster. Some ran up and down the street while others which were trapped in the buildings, were looking out of his windows for help. The earthquake that hit Alaska was one of the strongest quake in North America. It destroys many towns and a great number of people were killed. 第二節(jié) 書面表達(dá)（滿分 25分） 假如你是英語雜志 Weekly English的編輯王平，現(xiàn)在有一名叫張沙的學(xué)生向你請教如何學(xué)好英語。 增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。選項中有兩項為多余選項。s books from the five different libraries. D. Because he wanted to publish his story. 22. How did the man treat books? A. He treated them as his furniture. B. He treated them as his own children. C. He treated them as real people. D. He treated them as his job. 23. From the passage we can learn that the man is _____. A. a thief B. crazy about books C. a writer D. unfortunate 24. What might happen after the man was set free? A. He might stop borrowing books from libraries. B. He might start a library of his own. C. He might go on borrowing books from libraries. D. He might return all his books to the libraries. B Try to Be Optimistic I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt’s house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning. I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see— the strange and magical places that I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to e back was hardly in my head then. The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not e to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost— having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more plex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to “the hard times.” My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with immigration（移民） officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with pany representatives. From my experiences I have learned one important rule: Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy. 25. How did the author get to know America? A. From her relatives B. From books and pictures C. From her mother D. From radio programs 26. For the first two years in New York, the author_______. A. studied in three different schools B. did not think about her future C. often lost her way D. got on well with her stepfather 27. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4? A. She worked as a translator B. She paid telephone bills for her family C. She helped her family with her English D. She attended a lot of job interviews 28. The author believes that ________. A. her future will be free from troubles B. it is difficult to learn to bee patient C. there are more good things than bad things D. good things will happen if one keeps trying C Being able to multitaskdoing(多重任務(wù)處理 ) several things at the same time is considered a wele skill by most people. But if we consider the situation of the young people aged from eight to eighteen, we should think again. What we often see nowadays is that young people juggle a larger number of electronic devices (電子產(chǎn)品 ) as they study. While working, they also surf on the Inter, send out s, answer the telephone and listen to music on their iPods. In a sense, they are spending a large amount of time in fruitless efforts as they multitask. Multitasking is even changing the relationship between family members. As young people give so much attention to their own worlds, they seem to have no time to spend with the other people around them. They can no longer greet family members when they enter the house, nor can they eat at the family table. Multitasking also has an effect on young people39。 11. Where are fastfood restaurants especially popular? A. In big cities. B. In small cities. C. In small countries. 12. What is the main reason that McDonald’s is so popular? A. The service. B. The food. C.