Reading ComprehensionDirections:There are two passages in this part．Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements． For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D． Youshould decide on the best choice．Questions 56- 60 are based on Passage One:Passage OneThe largest earthquake (magnitude里氏9．5)of the 20th century happened on May 22,1960 0ff the coast of South Central Chile．It generated(生成) one of the most destructive Pacific-wide tsunami（海啸）． 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 Chiloe-the coastal area closest to the epicenter(震中)．Huge tsuna- mi waves measuring as high as 25 meters arrived within l0 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, Chile'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 destroyed-one in every three in the earthquake zone and nearly 2,000,000 people were left homeless．Total damage losses, including agriculture and industry, were estimated(估计） to be over a half billion dollars． The total number of deaths related with both the tsunami and the earthquake was never found accurately for the region． Estimates of deaths reached between 490 and 57,002 with no distinction(差别) 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．Where did the largest tsunami damage occur? ( )A． ConcepcionB． Isia ChiloeC． ValdiviaD． Valparaiso
Reading Comprehension
Directions:There are two passages in this part．Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements． For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D． Youshould decide on the best choice．
Questions 56- 60 are based on Passage One:
Passage One
The largest earthquake (magnitude里氏9．5)of the 20th century happened on May 22,1960 0ff the coast of South Central Chile．
It generated(生成) one of the most destructive Pacific-wide tsunami（海啸）． 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 Chiloe-the coastal area closest to the epicenter(震中)．Huge tsuna- mi waves measuring as high as 25 meters arrived within l0 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, Chile'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 destroyed-one in every three in the earthquake zone and nearly 2,000,000 people were left homeless．
Total damage losses, including agriculture and industry, were estimated(估计） to be over a half billion dollars． The total number of deaths related with both the tsunami and the earthquake was never found accurately for the region． Estimates of deaths reached between 490 and 57,002 with no distinction(差别) 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．
Where did the largest tsunami damage occur? ( )
A． Concepcion
B． Isia Chiloe
C． Valdivia
D． Valparaiso
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Reading ComprehensionDirections:There are two passages in this part． Each passage is followed by some questionsor unfinished statements． For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D．Youshould decide on the best choice．Questions 56- 60 are based on Passage One:Passage OneMr． Brown was going away for a week．Before he left,he said to his son．“If anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea．”“OK, Dad．”said his son． But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, so he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him．His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then．Four days passed, but no one came to see his father． The boy thought that there was noman to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening．The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door． The boy opened it． A man was standing at the door and said,“Where is your father?” The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper．He could not find it．He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, “No more． ”The man was very surprised．He asked, “No more? I met your father last week． When did it happen?”“Burnt yesterday evening． ”Mr． Brown told his son that________。A． he would be away from home for four daysB． he would be back in seven daysC． he would be back in a monthD． he liked a cup of tea
Reading ComprehensionDirections:There are two passages iⅡthis part． Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements． For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D．You should decide on the best choice．Questions 56- 60 are based on Passage One:Passage OneThe law says that women should have the chance of doing the same jobs as men and earn the same as them．The reality is very different．Women lose because, 25 years after the Equal Pay Act,many of them still get paid less than men．They lose because they do lower-paid jobs which men just won't consider．And they lose because they are the ones who interrupt a career to have children．All this is reported in an independent study ordered by the Government's Women's Unite．The biggest problem isn't equal pay in workplaces such as factories．It is a sort of work women do．Make a list of the low-paid jobs, then consider who do them．Try nurses, secretaries, cleaners, clerks, teachers in primary schools, dinner ladies,and child care helpers． Not a lot of men among that group, are there?Yet some of those jobs are really important．Surely no one would deny that about nurses and teachers, for a start．So why do we reward the people who do them so poorly? There can be only one answer—because they are women．This is not going to be put right overnight． But the Government which employs a lot of them, and other bosses have to make a start．It is disgraceful(可耻的) that we have gone into the 21st century but still treat women as second-class citizens．Women should have the chance of doing the same jobs and be paid equally as Men( )．A． after 25 yearsB． according to the lawC． as a result of the Equal Pay ActD． because women are as strong as men
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Teachers believing in the _______model in a general sense usually follow the sequence of teaching new words, sentences and then the whole passage in the ,reading class.A．interactiveB．bottom-upC．top-downD．interactional
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The teacher can help the students to read a text by reading it aloud while they follow in their books.（）A对B错
The teacher can help the students to read a text by reading it aloud while they follow in their books.（）
单选题Which of the following most accurately states the role of the first paragraph in relation to the passage as a whole?AIt summarizes two theories. the relative merits of which are debated in the passage.BIt puts forth an argument that the rest of the passage is devoted to refuting.CIt introduces a new concept that the rest of the passage expands upon.DIt frames the background and relevance of the material to follow.EIt outlines the majorthemes of each of the four paragraphs to follow.
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