2024年4月25日发(作者:杞晶灵)
PART III CLOZE 【15 MIN】
Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.Mark the
best choice for each blank on Answer Sheet Two.
The earthquake of 26th December 2004 resulted in one of the worst natural disasters in living memory.It was a (31) _____
underwater quake and occurred in the Indian Ocean.It (32) ____ coastlines,communities and brought death to many people.
Why do earthquakes happen?
The surface of the earth has not always looked as it does today;it is moving(33)____ (although very slowly)and has done so for
billions of years.This is one(34)____ of earthquakes,when one section of the earth (tectonic plate)(35)____ another.Scientists can
predict where but not(36)____ this might happen and the area between plates is called a fault line.On one fault line in Kobe,Japan
in 1923 over 200,000 people were killed.(37)____,earthquakes do not always
happen on fault lines,(38)____ is why they are so dangerous and (39)____.
Where do volcanoes happen?
Volcanoes happen where the earth's(40)____ is thin:lava,dust and gases(41)____ from beneath the earth.They can rise into
a huge cone shape like a mountain and erupt,(42)____ they can be so violent(43)____ they just explode directly from the earth with
no warning.There are 1511(44)'____' volcanoes in the world.This means that they may(45)____ be dangerous.In 1985 the
Colombian volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupted.The lava melted a glacier and sent tones of mud(46)____ the town below.Twenty
thousand people died.Natural disasters like volcanic eruptions are often unpredictable.We regularly do not know when
they(47)____ pen,or (48)____ where they will happen.In the future,scientists may be able to watch and predict(49)____ before
they happen.This could(50)____ many lives.
31.A.massive B.significant C.great D.grand
32.A.changed B.converted C.destroyed D.transformed
33.A.frequently B.continuously C.regularly D.periodically
34.A.source B.reason C.movement D.cause
35.A.collides with B.confronts with C.meets with D.faces with
36.A.how B.why C.when D.what
37.A.Generally B.However C.Similarly D.Anyway
38.A.that B.it C.this D.which
39.A.unpredictable B.unaccountable C.inevitable D.irresistible
40.A.surface B.appearance C.crust D.cover
41.A.flowed out B.burst out C.1eaked out D.trickled out
42.A.or B.and C.nor D.but
43.A.like B.for C.as D.that
44.A.living B.active C.alive D.live
45.A.relatively B.hardly C.still D.gradually
46.A.down B.on C.across D.beyond
47.A.are to B.should C.must D.might
48.A.else B.even C.though D.whether
49.A.accidents B.incidents C.occasions D.events
50.A.rescue B.save C.preserve D.shelter
PART IV GRAMMAR &VOCABULARY 【15 MIN】
There are thirty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four words, phrases or statements marked A,B, C
and D.Choose one word, phrase or statement that best completes the sentence.Mark your answers on Answer Sheet Two.
51.Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?
A.Twenty miles seems like a long walk to him.
B.No one except his supporters agree with him.
C.Neither Julia nor I were going to the party.
D.Few students in my class are really lazy.
52.Which of the following determiners(限定词)can be placed before both singular count nouns and plural count nouns?
A.many a B.few C.such D.the next
53.Which of the following reflexive pronouns(反身代词)is used as an appositive(同位语)?
A,He promised himself rapid progress.
B.The manager herself will interview Mary.
2024年4月25日发(作者:杞晶灵)
PART III CLOZE 【15 MIN】
Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.Mark the
best choice for each blank on Answer Sheet Two.
The earthquake of 26th December 2004 resulted in one of the worst natural disasters in living memory.It was a (31) _____
underwater quake and occurred in the Indian Ocean.It (32) ____ coastlines,communities and brought death to many people.
Why do earthquakes happen?
The surface of the earth has not always looked as it does today;it is moving(33)____ (although very slowly)and has done so for
billions of years.This is one(34)____ of earthquakes,when one section of the earth (tectonic plate)(35)____ another.Scientists can
predict where but not(36)____ this might happen and the area between plates is called a fault line.On one fault line in Kobe,Japan
in 1923 over 200,000 people were killed.(37)____,earthquakes do not always
happen on fault lines,(38)____ is why they are so dangerous and (39)____.
Where do volcanoes happen?
Volcanoes happen where the earth's(40)____ is thin:lava,dust and gases(41)____ from beneath the earth.They can rise into
a huge cone shape like a mountain and erupt,(42)____ they can be so violent(43)____ they just explode directly from the earth with
no warning.There are 1511(44)'____' volcanoes in the world.This means that they may(45)____ be dangerous.In 1985 the
Colombian volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupted.The lava melted a glacier and sent tones of mud(46)____ the town below.Twenty
thousand people died.Natural disasters like volcanic eruptions are often unpredictable.We regularly do not know when
they(47)____ pen,or (48)____ where they will happen.In the future,scientists may be able to watch and predict(49)____ before
they happen.This could(50)____ many lives.
31.A.massive B.significant C.great D.grand
32.A.changed B.converted C.destroyed D.transformed
33.A.frequently B.continuously C.regularly D.periodically
34.A.source B.reason C.movement D.cause
35.A.collides with B.confronts with C.meets with D.faces with
36.A.how B.why C.when D.what
37.A.Generally B.However C.Similarly D.Anyway
38.A.that B.it C.this D.which
39.A.unpredictable B.unaccountable C.inevitable D.irresistible
40.A.surface B.appearance C.crust D.cover
41.A.flowed out B.burst out C.1eaked out D.trickled out
42.A.or B.and C.nor D.but
43.A.like B.for C.as D.that
44.A.living B.active C.alive D.live
45.A.relatively B.hardly C.still D.gradually
46.A.down B.on C.across D.beyond
47.A.are to B.should C.must D.might
48.A.else B.even C.though D.whether
49.A.accidents B.incidents C.occasions D.events
50.A.rescue B.save C.preserve D.shelter
PART IV GRAMMAR &VOCABULARY 【15 MIN】
There are thirty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four words, phrases or statements marked A,B, C
and D.Choose one word, phrase or statement that best completes the sentence.Mark your answers on Answer Sheet Two.
51.Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?
A.Twenty miles seems like a long walk to him.
B.No one except his supporters agree with him.
C.Neither Julia nor I were going to the party.
D.Few students in my class are really lazy.
52.Which of the following determiners(限定词)can be placed before both singular count nouns and plural count nouns?
A.many a B.few C.such D.the next
53.Which of the following reflexive pronouns(反身代词)is used as an appositive(同位语)?
A,He promised himself rapid progress.
B.The manager herself will interview Mary.