1、The 1,978 m peak is in a national park popular with hikers.No damages have been reported after the eruption.Witnesses described a dramatic scene as the volcano erupted.“I saw this beautiful big cloud and I thought:Gee,that looks like a volcanic plumeJust as I thought that there was a great big orang
2、e flash,” truck driver Bryn Rodda told New Zealand National Radio.“It was quite impressive.”Mount Tongariro last erupted 115 years ago,and scientists said they did not yet know if this eruption was a single event.Experts said they were caught by surprisethey had recorded some activities like an eart
3、hquake in recent weeks but were not expecting an eruption.“This might just be a quiet period and we should expect it to start again at any time.So we are watching things very closely,” volcanologist (火山专家) Michael Rosenberg told TVNZ.Eruption activity has currently reduced,New Zealand men said.Meteo
4、rologists (气象学家)said the ash was blowing east towards the Pacific Ocean.A number of inland flights from the North Island to the South Island had been affected by the volcanic activity,Air New Zealand said.Police said highways that had been closed because visibility(能见度)was affected after the eruptio
5、n are now open.Some residents in the nearby areas had temporarily left their homes.Officials have not ordered an evacuation(撤离),but advised those affected by the ash cloud to stay indoors and close their doors and windows.1What effect did the eruption cause?AFlood. BRoad block.CStrong wind. DAir cra
6、sh.2What does the underlined word “dormant” in the first paragraph probably mean?AInactive. BMovable.CSilent. DCovered.3Which of the following is TRUE of the passage?ASome international flights were cancelled after the eruption.BAll residents had to move away from their homes after the eruption.CSom
7、e witnesses thought it was very interesting and attractive.DLoud explosions caused great damage to the highways and airports.4What do the experts expect might happen next?AAnother eruption.BAn earthquake.CDiseases caused by the ashes.DAn overall evacuation.BWhen I was little,my mother sold flowers a
8、t Camden Market in London.She couldnt leave me at home on my own,so I had to go to the market with her.As I grew older,I began to give my mom a hand and I really enjoyed it.Things changed when I was 14.My grandma gave me a book for Christmas,which was all about making candles.I loved it so much that
9、 I spent all my free time making candles of all shapes and sizes.I made hundreds of them.One day,my mother was ill so I had to go to the market on my own.I decided to take some candles with me and see if I could sell them.To my surprise,they were sold out in 20 minutes! The next week,my mom gave me
10、some money to buy some wax (蜡) to make more candles.They sold out really quickly,too.Nine months later,we decided to stop selling flowers.My mom and I couldnt make enough candles during the week,so some of my school friends started to help us.I paid them one pound for every candle,and we used to sel
11、l them for three or four times that.It was fun and my friends worked with me in the market.When I was 22,my uncle lent me some money and I opened my first shop on Portobello Road.Since then,Ive never looked back,even in difficult times.At the first store,we only sold candles,but now we sell everythi
12、ng from designer furniture (定制家具) to paintings.5The sentence “I began to give my mom a hand” means “_”AI began to give my mom some giftsBI began to help my mom sell flowersCI began to wash my hands before workingDI began to get along better with my mom6The right order of the following things is _aTh
13、e writers mom stopped selling flowers.bThe writer went to the market with some candles.cThe writer bought candles from her friends and sold them well.dThe writers mom fell ill.eThe writers candles sold well.Abdeac BbedacCadbec Ddbeac7Kyras uncle helped her open a shop by _ when she was 22.Abuying he
14、r a shopBteaching her basic skillsClending her some moneyDworking together with her8From the passage you can learn that you should _Aspend all your free time on developing your interestsBhave your own idea and work hard to make it succeedCget as much support as you can from your familyDhold on to yo
15、ur dreams and never give upCEvery child should have a solid science education whether they want to be the next Albert Einstein or Michael Jordan.Science is all around us;it is everywhere,reaching everything that we do.The “we” in that last statement includes children.Children that understand how sci
16、ence plays a role in our everyday lives have a wonderful foundation (基础) for success in life.Children can learn science at any age.The earlier they start,the better.The best way for kids to learn is through play and repetition.These are wonderful science toys for preschool science activities.With pl
17、ay being the best way kids learn,it only makes sense then to introduce toys to them that encourage understanding science.Children love to use their imagination to have fun and to help them understand the world around them.So play is a wonderful time to introduce science to them.Think of the games th
18、at we used to play.Dont Spill the Beans,Dont Break the Ice,the Telephone Game,Lincoln Logs,each of these games has science behind it.Children are by nature curious (好奇的) as they feel out the world,trying to make sense of what is around them.Science feeds that curiosity hunger that they have.It is a
19、hunger that needs to be encouraged and satisfied.Finding these toys is not as hard as one would think.To make sure that you get good quality toys,visit science toy shops online.These are the best places to find unique (独特的) science toys such as 3D space projectors,or Hydro Greenhouses.Help your chil
20、dren appreciate the world around them with understanding the world around them.This way,they understand how we are all connected together.Children will not only question the world,but be able to come up with answers to those questions on their own.Science is life.9Children should have a good science
21、 education because _Athey want to be famous scientists in the worldBit can help them to make a large amount of moneyCit plays a decisive role in their daily livesDit is helpful to their success in the future10The third paragraph is mainly to tell us that _Achildren are born curious about the worldBi
22、t is necessary to feed children in timeCscience toys can satisfy childrens curiosityDmost of the toys online are very cheap11The text is most probably written for _Aparents BscientistsCchildren DteachersDMore and more parents leave their home and come into the big cities to make money.But their chil
23、dren cant go with them because their children must go to school in their hometown.They are called homeleft children (留守儿童)The problems of homeleft children become more and more serious.And it becomes a big burden of our society.The first problem is that some homeleft children become very lonely with
24、out parentslove.And they are too young to tell right or wrong in many things.So they are fooled very easily by others.Xiao Mei,a 14yearold girl,is a homeleft child.Her parents are all in Shanghai.She is in her hometown with her grandpa.She likes playing games on the Internet.Her parents and grandpa
25、only give her money and food.They seldom care for her studies.One day,she had no money to pay for the games in the Net bar.So she stole some money from her neighbor.Just at that time,Xiao Fang,a 9yearold girl saw it.Xiao Mei was afraid that Xiao Fang would tell others about it.She cut Xiao Fangs thr
26、oat with a knife,and then she cleaned the blood on her hand and went to school just like nothing happened.Xiao Fang was saved by the doctors.When she opened her eyes and wrote the fact to the policeman with a pencil,everybody was very surprised.This sad story reminds the parents to care for their ch
27、ildren no matter how busy they are.Are you one of the homeleft children?What do you want to need from your parents? Food,money or love? I think most children need love mostly.Lets care for the group together.12Homeleft children are very _ because their parents cant live with them.Alonely BgladCafrai
28、d Dsad13Some homeleft children are _ to tell right or wrong in many things.Atoo clever Btoo youngCtoo lazy Dtoo old14Xiao Mei likes _ on the Internet,so she often goes into the Net bar.Aplaying games BchattingCmaking friends Dsending emails15Everybody was very _ when they got the facts about Xiao Me
29、i.Aworried BangryChappy Dsurprised.阅读填句(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。The pine tree is a special kind of tree.16._ This is because many people put pine trees in their homes at Christmas time.They decorate the tree with colored lights,and put Christmas presents under the t
30、ree.Pine trees are different from other trees because most other trees lose their leaves in winter.17._ So pine trees are also called evergreens.18_ They have hard,thin leaves called needles.Pine trees also have pine cones.Pine cones look like hard berries.If you walk in a forest,you will see many pine cones on the ground.19._ When the seeds fall to the ground,a new tree starts to grow.20_ The wood
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