【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 y to gain life experiences, especially during Spring Breaka week long school vacation in the United States. _____________ 11. Rooms with few furnitures appear clean and bright. _____________ 12. In average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, causing about deaths and 1500 injuries. _____________ 13. The worst tornado of all time occurred in 1925, affected three US states. _____________ 14. Have you seen the 10 metres high waves when at the sea? _____________ 15. Eight years late, when the canal was pleted, it became America39。s first national waterway. _____________ Ⅲ .完形填空 A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supplyall these were important 16 in helping England to bee the center for the Industrial Revolution. 17 they were not enough. Something 18 was needed to start the industrial process. That something special was men 19 individuals who could invent machines, find new 20 of power, and establish business anizations to reshape society. The men who 21 the machines of the Industrial Revolution 22 from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were 23 inventors than scientists. A man who is a 24 scientist is primarily interested in doing his research 25 .He is not necessarily working 26 that his findings can be used. An inventor or one interested in applied science is 27 trying to make something that has a concrete use. He may try to solve a problem by 28 the theories 29 science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a 30 result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of 31 other objectives. Most of the people who 32 the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had 33 or no training in science might not have made their inventions 34 a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years 35 . B .reasons C .factors D .situations B .And C .Besides D .Even B .near C .extra D .similar B .effective C .motivating D .creative B .sources C .bases D .discoveries B .created C .operated D .controlled B .arrived C .stemmed D .appeared B .better C. more D .worse B .practical C .pure D .clever B .occasionally C. reluctantly D .accurately B .and C .all D .so B .sometimes C .all D .never B .using C .idea D .means B .with C .to D .as B .sole C. specialized D .specific B .those C .many D .all B .developed C .supplied D .offered B .much C .some D .any B .if C .because D .while B .past C .ahead D .before Ⅳ .閱讀理解 A The largest earthquake of the 20th century happened on May 22, 1960 off the coast of South Central Chile. It generated one of the most destructive Pacificwide tsunamis. Near the generating area, both the earthquake and the tsunami were very much destructive, particularly in the coastal area from Concepcion to the south end of Isla Chiloe. The largest tsunami damage occurred at Isla Chiloethe coastal area closest to the epicenter. Huge tsunami waves measuring as high as 25 meters arrived within 10 to 15 minutes after the earthquake, killing at least two hundred people, sinking all the boats, and flooding half a kilometer inland. There was large damage and loss of life at Concepcion, Chile39。s top industrial city. Near the city of Valdivia, the earthquake and following aftershocks generated landslides which killed 18 people. At the port city of Valparaiso, a city of 200,000, many buildings collapsed. A total of 130,000 houses were destroyedone in every three in the earthquake zone and nearly 2,000,000 people were left homeless. Total damage losses, including to agriculture and to industry, were estimated to be over a half billion dollars. The total number of death related with both the tsunami and the earthquake was never found accurately for the region. Estimates of deaths reached between 490 to 5,7002 with no distinction(差別 ) as to how many deaths were caused by the earthquake and how many were caused by the tsunami. However, it is believed that most of the deaths in Chile were caused by the tsunami. 36. Where did the largest tsunami damage occur? A. Concepcion B. Isla Chiloe C. Valdivia D. Valparaiso 37. What can we learn about the tsunami waves generated by the earthquake? A. The tsunami waves as high as 25 meters arrived immediately after the earthquake. B. The tsunami waves killed 200 people and sank all boats. C. The tsunami waves were very destructive. D. The tsunami waves flooded half of the inland. 38. What is generally thought the main cause of deaths in Chile? A. landslides B. the tsunami C. aftershocks D. the magnitude earthquake 39. What is the total number of deaths in the earthquake? A. 2,000,000 B. between 490 to 5,7002 C. 200,000 D. it was hard to know. 40. What does the underlined word “collapsed” probably mean? A. was destroyed B. caught fire C. was flooded D. sank B Beijing The Ministry of Agriculture assured on Friday of a good harvest for the whole year despite a drop in the summer grain output due to severe floods and droughts in the south and southwest of the country. The output of grain harvested this summer fell for the first time in seven years, hitting million tons, which is 390,000 tons less than last year, according to the latest information from the National Bureau of Statistics. However, winter wheat, which accounts for more than 90 percent of the count