【正文】 agraph preceding this passage most probably discusses. A. tidal waves B. tides C. storm surges D. underwater earthquakes 8. According to the passage, all of the following are true about tidal waves EXCEPT that. A. they are the same as tsunamis 中國最大的管理資源中心 (大量免費(fèi)資源共享 ) 第 7 頁 共 13 頁 B. they are caused by sudden changes in high and low tides C. this terminology is not used by the scientific munity D. they refer to the same phenomenon as seismic sea waves 9. It can be inferred from the passage that tsunamis. A. cause severe damage in the middle of the ocean B. generally reach heights greater than 40 meters C. are far more dangerous on the coast than in the open ocean D. are often identified by ships on the ocean 10. A. main difference between tsunamis in Japan and in Hawaii is that tsunamis in Japan are more likely to. A. arrive without warning B. e from greater distances C. be less of a problem D. originate in Alaska 11. The passage suggests that the tsunami resulting from the Krakatoa volcano. A. caused volcanic explosions in the English Channel B. was far more destructive close to the source than far away C. was unobserved outside of the Indonesian islands D. resulted in little damage. Questions 12～ 16 FIRE Instructions THE PERSON DLSCOVERING A FIRE WILL: 1. OPERATE THE NEAREST FIRE ALARM. (This will cause the Alarm Bells to ring, and also send a signal to the telephone switchboard operator who will immediately call the Fire Brigade). 2. ATTACK THE FIRE WTTH AVAIL ABLE EQUIPMENT,IF IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. FIRE ALARM BELLS The Fire Alarm Bells will ring either in the area of A Block (workshops and Administration Offices) or the area of B Blook (Teaching) and C Block (Sports Hall).Those in the area where the Alarm Bells are ringing should take action as indicated below. Others should continue with their work. ON HEARING YOUR FIRE ALARM: 1. Those in class: will go to the Assembly Area under instructions given by the teacher. 2. Those elsewhere: will go to the Assembly Area by the most sensible route, and stay near the Head of their Department. ASSEMBLY AREA The Assembly Area is the playing field which is south of the Sports Hall. Here names will be checked. PROCEDURE 1. Move quietly. 2. Do NOT stop to collect your personal belongings. 3. Do NOT attempt to pass others on your way to the Assembly Area. 4. Do NOT use the lift FIRE ALARMS 中國最大的管理資源中心 (大量免費(fèi)資源共享 ) 第 8 頁 共 13 頁 Fire Alarms are situated as follows: 1. Administrative Block At the Reception desk。s action is. A. an example of how badly everybody behaves in using such opportunities B. an example of how some people have an unfair advantage over others C. an example of the way we can use such opportunities without hurting anyone else D. a good example of how to get something done by knowing someone “on the inside”. 20. The engineer at the chemical plant was not promoted because. A. it is very difficult for a woman to get a promotion to a managerial position B. her bosses did not think she had the right qualifications for the job C. the man who got the promotion was more experienced than she was D. her bosses did not approve of her political opinions 21. The engineer who repaired the machine was right to charge 100 pounds because A. he was the only person who could find out what was wring with it 中國最大的管理資源中心 (大量免費(fèi)資源共享 ) 第 10 頁 共 13 頁 B. he was charging for his knowledge and expertise C. the factory owner could not have repaired it himself D. he hit the machine to get it stared again Questions 22～ 26 In the immediate postwar years, the city of Birmingham scheduled some 50,00 small working class cottages as slums due for demolition. Today that process is nearly plete. Yet it is clear that, quite apart from any question of race, an environmental problem remains. The expectation built into the planning policies of 1945 was that in the foreseeable future the city would be a better place to live in. But now that slum clearance has run its course, there seems to be universal agreement that the total environment where the slums once stood is more depressing than ever. For the past ten years the slum clearance areas have looked like bomb sites. The buildings and places which survive do so on islands in a sea of rubble and ash. When the slums were there they supported an anic munity life and each building, each activity, fitted in as part of the whole. But now that they have been destroyed, nothing meaningful appears to remain, or rather those activities which do go on do not seem to have any meaningful relation to the place. They happen there because it is an empty stage which noone is using any more. Typical of the innercity in this sense is the Birmingham City Football Ground. Standing in unsplendid isolation on what is now wasteland on the edge of Small Heath, it brings into the area a stage army on twenty of so Saturdays a year who e and cheer and then go away again with little concern any more for the place where they have done their cheering. Even they, however, have revolted recently. “The ground” says the leader of the revolt, “is a slum”, thus putting his finger on the fact that the demolition of houses crea