高三英语下册第六次月考试题

高三第六次月考英语试卷

注意事项：

1.本试题考试时间120分钟，满分120分；

2.本试题答案一律做在答题卷上.

选择题部分（共80分）

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，

并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

1.Greatchangesinourcityoverthepastthreedecades,which

becomestheadmirationofthewholenation.

A.havetakenplaceB.hadbeentakenplaceC.tookplaceD.

hadtakenplace

2.Whenyouhaveanintentiontobuysomething,youmustbearinmind

thatagoodnameofaproductdoesn'tmeangoodqualityof

it.

A.possiblyB.necessarilyC.simplyD.exactly

3.Wehadjustcoveredhalfthejourneytheenginefailedandwe

coulddonothingbutwaitforhelp.

A.beforeB.sinceC.whenD.

until

4.——Look,thecropsarecomingbacktolifethesoilisdamp.

——Well,we'dbetterwaterthefieldatoncetosavethedyingcrops.

A.whenB.ifC.onceD.

where

5.themistakesyoumadeinyourdailyexercise,andyou'll

learnalottoavoidmakingsimilarmistakesgain.

A.ToanalyzeB.HavinganalyzedC.AnalyzeD.

analyzing

6.-Sandy,don'tforgettobringyourdigitalcameratoschooltomorrow.

-,sir!

A.Yes,IwillB.No,Iwon'tC.Yes,takeiteasy

D.Byallmeans

7.Believeitornot,thepopulationofcowsandsheepinNewZealandis

thatofthepermanentresidentslivingthere.

A.tentimesmorethanB.tentimesaslarge

C.astentimeslargeasD.tentimestheamount

of

8.IssacAsimovisgenerallyconsideredasAmericanscientistand

writer,whosebookscoversalotground.

A.an;/B.the;aC.an;aD.the;

the

9.Bytheway,Iwantyoutopromisemetokeepsecrettheproblems

attheconferencelatethisafternoon.

A.discussedB.beingdiscussedC.willbe

discussedD.tobediscussed

10.—Whydidn'tyouattendmybirthdaypartylastFridayevening?

——IbutIhadsomeunexpectedvisitors.

A.wouldhavecomeB.shouldcome

C.wasabouttocomeD.wouldalmostcome

11.IcantellbyRose'saffectionatevoiceonthephonethatshemustbe

havinganwithMike,whoisnowthefatheroftwo

kids.

A.incidentB.affairC.argumentD.

debate

12.Agroupofmedicalworkersweresenttotheflood-riddenareasto

rescuethosetocholera.

A.exposedB.infectedC.expandedD.

reacted

13.Peoplearewarnedtobeaboutchattingonlinewith

strangersincasetheysomepersonalinformation.

A.serious...takeawayB.cautious...giveaway

C.anxious...sendawayD.conscious...loseout

14.LinTaowasworriedallthemonthafterthejobinterviewuntilhewas

toawell-knownjointcompany.

A.enrolledB.admittedC.permittedD.

adapted

15.You'llsoongettheofusingthedigitalcameraifyougo

throughthedirectionsbriefly.

A.handB.ideaC.motivationD.

hang

16.Astheparadebandpassedmyhomeandwentelsewhere,theloud

musiceventually.

A.diedoutB.diedawayC.dieddownD.

diedoff

17.IwasdoingsomeresearchonanAfricanwebsitewhenit

mehowdifficultitisforchildrentheretosurvivetheextremehot

anddryclimatewithoutenoughfoodorwater.

A.hitB.remindedC.occurredD.

bumped

18.Theexpenseonthemakingofthemovieisfarmorethanestimated

becausethedirectorandhisteamdidn'tkeepastrict

budget.

A.toB.withC.upD.on

19.Mr.GreenlookedatmewithafrownwhenIansweredhisquestions.

Obviouslymyanswerwasfarfrom.

A.satisfactoryB.satisfiedC.satisfactionD.

satisfying

20.Thesecond-handpianoAmyadvertisedinthelocalnewspaperis

almostnew;,itisinexcellentcondition.

A.besidesB.insteadC.howeverD.in

additionto

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—W各题所给的四个选

项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答

题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

Anewly-wedcoupleonafour-monthhoneymoonwerehitbysix

naturaldisasters,includingtheAustralianfloods,Christchurchearthquake

andJapanesetsunami.

StefanandErikaSvanstorm21Stockholm,Sweden,on

December6,andwere22stuckinMunich,Germany,23one

ofEurope'sworstsnowstorms.Travellingwiththeirbabydaughter,they

flewontotheCairnsinAustraliawhichwasthen24byoneofthe

mostpowerfultornadosinthenation'shistory.Fromthere,theycouple

wereforcedto25for24hoursonthefloorofashoppingcenter

with2,500othertourists."Treeswerebeingknockedoverandbig

brancheswerescattered26thestreets."Mr.Svanstormsaid.

TheythenheadedsouthtoBrisbanebutthecitywasexperiencing

27flooding,sotheycrossedthecountrytoPerthwherethey28

escapedviolentbushfires.ThecouplethemflewtoChristchurch,New

Zealand,arrivingjust29apowerfulmagnitude6.3earthquake

struckthecityonFebruary22.Mrs.Svanstormsaid,“Whenwegotthere

thewholetown30awarzone.Wecouldnotvisitthecitysinceit

wascompletely31,soinsteadwetravelledaroundbeforegoingto

Japan.^^32daysaftertheSvanstormsarrived,Tokyowasrockedby

Japan'slargestearthquakesince33began,.

ThefamilyreturnedtoStockholmonMarch29,afteramuch

34visittotheirlastdestinationChina.ButMr.Svanstorm-whoalso

survivedthe35BoxingDaytsunamithathitSoutheastAsiain

—saidthemarriagewasstillgoing36.Headded,“Iknow

marriageshavetoexperiencesomehardship,butIthinkwehavebeen

37mostofthem.We'vecertainlyexperiencedmorethanour38

shareofcatastrophes,butthemostimportantthingisthatwe'retogether

andhappy."Mrs.Svanstromadded,“Tosaywewereunluckywiththe

weatherdoesn'treally39it!It'ssoabsurdthatnowwecanonly

40

21.A.startedB.fledC.abandonedD.left

22.A.consistentlyB.immediatelyC.temporarily

D.desperately

23.A.duetoB.owetoC.thanktoD.

resultfrom

24.A.sufferedB.stuckC.struckD.

blown

25.A.hideB.sleepC.shelterD.

squeeze

26.A.overB.intoC.alongD.across

27.A.uniqueB.massiveC.rareD.

common

28.A.narrowlyB.scarcelyC.nearlyD.

deliberately

29.A.beforeB.afterC.whenD.as

30.A.resembledB.likedC.ruinedD.

represented

31.A.blockedoffB.knockedoffC.fallenoff

D.burntoff

32.A.HoweverB.ButC.ThereforeD.So

33.A.historyB.disastersC.recordsD.

civilization

34.A.betterB.worseC.cheaperD.

calmer

35.A.amazingB.breathtakingC.stimulatingD.

destroying

36.A.strongB.youngC.friendlyD.

fast

37.A.throughB.againstC.beyondD.with

38.A.fairB.legalC.totalD.separate

39.A.holdB.beatC.coverD.

reach

40.A.laughB.weepC.sighD.

yell

第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，

满分50分）

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，

选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

（A）

Whenacoupledecidetomarry,theynaturallyinformbothsetsof

parentsorstepparentsbeforehavingapartyplannedortellingalltheir

friends.Thedaysarelonggoneofthemangoingtremblingtothegirl's

fatherandsaying,“Sir,mayIhavethehonorofhavingthehandofyour

daughterinmarriage?^^However,awisecouplealwaysdiscusstheirplans

formarriagewiththeirrespectivefamilies,andayoungmanoften

suggestsa''financialtalk“withhisfuturefather-in-lawbeforethelatteris

facedwiththeembarrassmentofaskingforone.Evenifayoungwoman

hassupportedherselfandlivesawayfromhome,herparentshavethe

righttoknowhowherfianceproposestohandlethelong-rangefinancing

oftheirfamilyandhome.Thefianceshouldstatehisincome,hissavings,

andhisfailureexpectations,withoutoverstatinganyofthem.

Engagementpartiesaregivenbytheparentsofthebride-to-beorby

arelativeofthebrideactingforherparents,usuallyjustbeforethe

newspaperannouncementoftheengagement.Ifthebride-to-beandher

fianceliveinacityotherthanherparents,itisbetterforherparentstogo

tothecitythanhertogohometothemfortheengagementparty.Sheand

herfiancewill,afterall,bepartiedinherparents'hometownduringthe

weddingfestivities.However,ifthefamilyhomeisnotfaraway,itis

properfortheengagedcoupletotraveltherefortheannouncement

party.Theyoungman'sfamilyshouldbeinvited,too.Ifthebride5s

parentsarenolongerliving,thenarelativeoraclosefriendcangivethe

party.ItisusuallyasimplecocktaiFsparty,champagneservedfortoasts

totheengagedcouple.

Ifthepartyisverylarge,theengagedcoupleandthegirl'sparents

mightformareceivingline——buttheydonothaveto.Thebride-to-be

usuallywearsherengagementringofficiallyforthefirsttimeonthis

occasion.Ifshehasagiftforthegroom-to-be,shegivesittohimright

beforeoraftertheengagementparty.

ForAmericans,thetraditionalengagementringisadiamond

solitaire（单粒宝石）.However,todayanythinggoes——aringwith

manycoloredstones,aringwithalargesemipreciousstone,an

heirloom（传家宝）ringresetinamoderndesign,orevenastoneinthe

bride'sfamily,simplyresetinaTiffanysetting.Theweddingringwillbe

ofthesamemetalastheengagementring.Somegirlspreferno

engagementringbutchooseaweddingbandthatisdecoratedwithstones

instead.Noonehastohaveanengagementring.Agirlmaywanther

fiancetogiveherapearlnecklaceinstead,orajeweledwatch.Jeweled

ringscanbegivenasgiftsonmanyoccasionsduringthemarriedlives——

suchasweddinganniversaries,thebirthofachild,oranimportantjob

promotion.

41.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,youngmen.

A.musttellalltheirfriendsbeforeplanningaparty

B.usedtofeelafraidofgoingtomeettheirgirlfriends5parents

C.mustpromisethattheirfamilycouldsupportthem

D.mustguaranteetheyliveawayfromhomealready

42.Theunderlinedword"one"inthefirstparagraphmostprobably

means.

A.amarriageB.aplan

C.afinancialtalkD.an

embarrassment

43.WhichofthefollowingstatementsdoesNOTagreewiththepassage?

A.Thebride-to-beandherfiancewillhavetowaitinlinewithboth

oftheirparents.

B.Ifthegirl'sparentsaredead,arelativeoraclosefriendgivesa

partyontheirbehalf.

C.Theengagementpartyisusuallygivenbeforethenewspaper

announcement.

D.Ifsnolongernecessarytogiveadiamondsolitaireasthe

engagementring.

44.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.ayoungmancangivehiswifeajeweledwatchonthebirthdayof

theirchild

B.theheirloommustberesetinamoderndesign

C.theengagementringandtheweddingringaredifferent

D.somegirlsdon'tmindwhattheyaregivenfortheengagement

(B)

“Whoquestionsmuch,shalllearnmuch,andremember

much."——FrancisBacon(1561-1626)

Itseemsobviousnowhowweacquireknowledgeand

understanding.Tostartwith,youneedquestions.Then,tofindanswers,

youobservetheworldaroundyouandstudythefacts.Afterthatyou

considerpossibleanswersandtesteachtofindtherightones.Although

todaywearemoreaccustomedtotypingafewkeywordsintoasearch

engineandwaitingfortheInternettospittheansweroutforus,modern

scientistsandthinkersarestillsolvingtheworld'sproblemswiththistype

ofanalysis—luckilyforus.

However,inthe17thcenturywhenFrancisBaconsuggestedthatthis

typeofthinkingwasthewaytogainknowledge,hewasgoingagainstthe

viewsoftheday.Atthattime,peoplebelievedmoreinreligionthanin

facts,andpeoplelikeGalileoGalilei,whoprovedscientificideassuchas

“theEarthisnotthecentreoftheuniverse^^,wereoftenpunishedbythe

churchwithnoonecomingtotheirdefense.Thechurchandmanypeople

tendedtoignorethefactsandwereunwillingtochallengewhattheyhad

alwayscomfortablybelieved.Theypreferredtomakeassumptionsabout

theworldbasedontheexperienceofothers.Infact,whenGalileiproved

thattheEarthwasnotthecentreoftheuniverse,insteadofbelievinghim,

peoplechosetobelieveancientviewsputforwardbythegreat

philosopherAristotle(384-322BC).

Thisalsoshowshowpeopledidn'twanttosearchfortheirown

understandingoreducatethemselves.Andthisisstilloftentrue

today.Peoplefeelthatifsomeoneimportantandrespectedsaysthat

somethingisright,thenitmustbeso.ButeventhoughAristotlewasa

greatmanwhoinspiredmanygreatscientistsandphilosophersafterhim,

hewaswrongattimes.AndGalileitoomademistakes.Heisnowknown

asthefatherofastronomybuthebelievedthattheearthmovedroundthe

suninaperfectcircle.Hewaswrong.Thereforeourunderstandingofthe

worldaroundusisconstantlygrowingandchanging.Inotherwords,we

learnmoreeverydayandnoneofuscaneversitbackandsay“Weknow

itall.”

Weneedtothankthegreatmenofthepastforthewisdomtoknow

thatwedon'tknowitallandprobablyneverwill,forthatwouldmeana

worldwithoutquestions.Somuchofourknowledgeandunderstanding

oftheworldtodayisduetopeoplelikeBaconandGalilei,whowere

braveenoughtostepoutfromtheshadowsofoldthoughtsinorderto

findthekingdomofknowledgethattoday5scivilizationisbuilt

upon.Thesemenknewthatknowledgeandunderstandingarethingsto

fightfor;morevitaltoaman,andmorebeneficialtomankind,some

mightsay,thanallthemoneyintheworld.

“Alltruthsareeasytounderstandoncetheyarediscovered;thepoint

istodiscoverthem."——GalileoGalilei(1564-1642)

45.InBaconandGalileo'stimes,peoplewouldpreferto.

A.learnnewthingsbyobservingtheworldaroundthemselves

B.acquireknowledgefromchurchorexperienceofgreatancestors

C.seekanswerstotheirpuzzlesfromcontemporaryscientists

D.exploreknowledgeoutoffactstheysawwiththeirowneyes

46.InthispassageBaconandGalileoarementionedasexamplesfor

A.theirgreatachievementsinscience

B.theirambitiontodoubtgreatancestors

C.theirrevolutionarywayofacquiringknowledge

D.theirpreferencetobelieveinthemselvesratherthanothers

47.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Tohelpthereaderslearnmoreaboutgreatthinkersinhistory.

B.Toconvincethereadersoftheimportanceofthinkingand

discovering.

C.Topersuadethereaderstothankthegreatmenofthepastfortheir

wisdom.

D.Toencouragethereaderstogoagainsttheviewsoftheirday.

48.Whichofthefollowingistheprocessthewritersuggeststoacquire

knowledge?

A.askingquestions—searchingtheInternet—waitingtheresults—

findinganswers

B.acquiringknowledgeandunderstanding—askingquestions-

answeringquestion

C.observingtheworld—askingquestions一studyingfhcts—

findinganswers—consideringpossibilities

D.askingquestions—observingtheworld-studyingfacts—

consideringpossibilities—testingandfindinganswers

(C)

AdultBasicEducation(ABE)andGEDPreparation

Task:

TheAdultBasicEducationDepartmentservesahugepopulationof

learners.Ourtaskistoteachbasicskillsandhelplearnerstogetmore

knowledgetofunctioneffectivelyasafamilymember,citizen,worker,

andlifelonglearnerinachangingworld.

Description:

ABEisanon-creditprogramofself-improvementdesignedtoimprove

basicskillsforstudentswhoareofdifferenteducationallevel.

Developmentofreading,writing,andmathskillsarepaidspecial

attentionto,aswellaslifeskills,employabilityandtechnology.Students

withoutahighschooldiploma（文凭）alsohavetheopportunitytoprepare

fortheGEDexamsinthefivesubjectareaswriting,socialstudies,

science,literature,andmath.

Prerequisites（条件）：

ABEclassesareopentoanyone18oroverwhodesirestoimprovebasic

reading,writing,andmathskillsatthepre-collegelevel.Studentswho

are16or17mustfirstobtainanofficialrelease（证书）fromhighschool

beforeattendingclass.

Tobeaccepted,studentsmustattendanEducationalPlanningSession.

DuringtheEducationalPlanningSessionstudentswillbegivenan

overviewoftheABEprogramsaswellasPCCpolicies,fees,etc.

Studentswillalsohavetheirreading,writing,andmathabilitiesassessed

(评估)duringtheEducationalPlanningSessionTheresultsoftheir

assessmentwillhelptheteachersdevelopindividualprogramsofstudy

forstudentstoguidethemtowardtheirpersonalgoals.Studentsneeding

specialhelpmustgetintouchwiththeOfficeforStudentswith

Disabilities(503-977-4341)atleasttwoweeksbeforethesessionisheld.

Courses:

ABE0742:BeginningLiterature

ABE0743:IntermediateI

ABE0744:IntermediateII

ABE0745:SecondaryI

ABE0746:SecondaryII(IncludespreparationfortheGEDTest)

49.TheABEDepartmentservesanaimto.

A.providelearnerswithbasicknowledgeandskillstofitinwith

society

B.helplearnerssuccessfullygetajobinachangingworld

C.offerdiplomastothosewhofailtofinishsecondaryeducation

D.providestudentswithopportunitiestopreparefortheGEDexams

50.A17-year-oldislikelytobeacceptedtoABEclasseswhen

A.hehasenoughmoney

B.heisgoodatreadingandwriting

C.hehasleftschoolwithofficialpermission

D.hehasreviewedalltheprograms

51.WhatistheEducationalPlanningSessionintendedfor?

A.Providingspecialhelptodisabledstudents.

B.Helpingstudentsbebetteratthefourbasicskills.

C.FindingoutwhethertheycanbeacceptedtoABEclasses.

D.Anassessmentofstudents'basicskilllevels.

52.Differentcoursesareofferedtodifferentstudentsaccordingto

A.theirownchoices

B.theassessmentsduringtheEducationalPlanningSession

C.theirperformancesinschool

D.howmuchtheypayforthecourses

(D)

ThenightwassoftandwarmasIlayonourliving-roomsofa,gazing

attheceiling.Iwasthinkingofthehospital.Wehadgonetherethat

afternoontovisitmyfatherforValentine'sDay.Daddywasinahighbed

thatwasfoldedinhalfsomeway.Helookedalrighttome.Ididn'tknow

whyhekeptgoingtothatplaceanyway.

Isatasquietlyaspossible.MytroublewasthatIwantedtohughim

andIwasafraidofwhatMamawouldsayifIclimbeduponhisbedtodo

it.Ididn'tknowwhyshewouldmind—Ionlyknewshewould.

SometimesshesaidIwastoorough.ButIwassuchalittlegirland

Daddywassobig...howcouldIhurthim?Ithoughttheremustbesome

otherreasonswhyhecouldn'tplaywithmelikeheusedto.Maybehe

wastootired.

MyparentstalkedforalongtimewhileI1ookedoutofthewindow

andplayedwithmybrotherandsister.Ididn'tlikethatplaceandI

wantedtogo.Theredidn'tseemtobeanythingtodothere.Then,allat

once,wewereleaving.Daddycalledmetohisbedsideandtoldmetobe

suretosaymyprayers.IsaidIwouldandkissedhimquicklyonthe

cheek.ThenIwasgladtoleavethatbuilding.Thepeopleintherewere

sick...except,ofcourse,myDaddy.Hewasnotsickatall.

AsIsettledcomfortablyintothedepthsofthesofa,deepinthought.I

wasstartledbytheshrillsoundofthetelephone.Thatmademe

angry-nowMamawouldgetupandfindIwasnotsleepingyet.Why

didsomebodyhavetocallthenanyway?

JustasIhadsuspected,Mamaappeared.Mamaspokeforonlyafew

minutes,askingquestionslike"when?"and"how?"Sheshookmethen

andtoldmetogointomyownroom.Iknewit-thetelephonecallwould

ruineverything.Thenshewokemyoldestsister.Inafewsecondsthe

wholehousewasbuzzingwithsomesortofnews."Ateleveno,clock.^^

..ithadtohappensometime..."..tooyoungtobedead."Iheardthese

phrases,butIcouldn'tputtogethertheirmeaning.

Mamacamethenandtoldmehewasdead.MyDaddywasdead?No!

No!No!Itwasnottrue.Hecouldn'tbedead.Hewasalive-hehadkissed

meonlythatafternoon.Peopledidn'tdiejust1汰ethat!Itwasnot1汰e

steppingonafly...peopletookyearstodie...theyonlydiedwhenthey

wereold...veryoldwithgrayhairandwrinklesandstoopedbodies.

Youngpeopledon'tdie.NotpeopleIknew...notanyoneIloved.Notmy

father!Hewasmineandnoonecouldtakemyfatherawayfromme.He

wouldliveforever.

Ihatedthatpersonwhocalled.Itwasnottrueandthatwasahorrible

thingtosay.Itwasnotfunny.Itscaredme.Mamabelievedit,though.

Sheshouldn't.Ifsheonly1istenedtome,I'dtellherthetruth...ITISN'T

TRUE...ITISNT!

Justwait-nexttimeDaddycamehomeI'dtellhimabouttheperson

whocalled.He'dlaughandsayMamashouldn'thavetakenitseriously.

Afterall,thatcouldn'thappen.Hewasnotevensick.

AnddoyouknowwhatelsewouldhappenwhenDaddycamehome

thenexttime?Iwouldjumponhislapandhughimuntilhecouldn,t

evenbreathe!Andhewouldn'tmind—becausethat'swhatdaddieswere

for.

53.Thelittlegirl'smotherwouldnotletherhugherfather

because.

A.shewasnotallowedtodothatinthehospital

B.shemightupsetherfather

C.hewastoosleepytodothat.

D.herfatherwassosickthatherroughnessmighthurthim

54.WhenMamaansweredthetelephoneshetoldthechildtogotoher

ownroombecause.

A.thechildwasdisturbingher

B.Mamadidnotwantthechildtoheartheconversation

C.thechildwassoyoungthatshemightmisunderstandthe

conversation

D.Mamawasangrythatthechildwasstillawake

55.Thechild'simmediatereactiontothenewsofherfather'sdeathwas

thatof.

A.angerB.despairC.disappointmentD.

disbelief

56.Thebesttitleofthestorymightbe.

A.MyDaddyandMeB.DaddyWouldCome

HomeAgain

C.Don'tWaittoGiveDaddyaHugD.MyDaddy

WouldLiveForever

(E)

Inanaturaldisaster-ahurricane,flood,volcaniceruption,orother

catastrophes-minutesandevensecondsofwarningcanmakethe

differencebetweenlifeanddeath.Becauseofthis,scientistsareworking

tousethelatesttechnologicaladvancestopredictwhenandwhere

disasterswillhappen.Theyarealsostudyinghowbesttoanalyzeand

communicatethisinformationonceitisobtained.

OnSeptember29,1998,HurricaneGeorgesmadelandfallinBiloxi,

Mississippi,afterdamagingHaiti,theDominicanRepublic,PuertoRico,

andseveralislandsoftheCaribbeanbadlywithtorrentialrainsandwinds

upto160kmperhour.FewpeoplelosttheirlivesalongtheGulfCoastof

theUnitedStates,althoughhundredsdiedintheCaribbean.

Thiswasaverydifferentoutcomefrom1900,whenapowerfulGulf

CoasthurricanemadeanunexpecteddirecthitonGalveston,Texas,

killingatleast6,000people.

Vastlyimprovedhurricanewarningsexplainthedifferent

circumstancesateitherendofthe20thcentury------residentsofGalveston

hadnoadvancewarningthatastormwasapproaching,whileresidentsof

Biloxihadbeenwarneddaysinadvance,allowingforextensivesafety

precautions（预防）.

AtthesametimethatpeopleinBiloxiwerethankfulfortheadvance

warning,someresidentsofNewOrleans,Louisianawerelesssatisfied.A

daybeforeGeorgesmadelandfall,forecasterswerepredictingthatthe

hurricanehadagoodchanceofstrikingNewOrleans.Becausemuchof

NewOrleansliesbelowsealevel,thecityisatriskfor

flooding.Emergencymanagementofficialsmustbeginevacuations（疏

散）wellbeforeastormstrikes.Butevacuationcostsmoney:businesses

close,touristsleave,andcitizenstakeprecautionarymeasures.Themayor

ofNewOrleansestimatedthathiscity'spreparationsforGeorgescost

morethan50million.AfterGeorgesmissedNewOrleans,someresidents

questionedthevalueofthehurricaneforecastsinthefaceofsuchhigh

costs.

ThedifferentviewsontheearlywarningsforHurricaneGeorges

showsomeofthecomplexitiesrelatedtopredictingdisasters.Disaster

predictionisaprocessofprovidingscientificinformationtothe

governmentofficialsandotherdecisionmakerswhomustrespondto

thosepredictions.

57.Whatisthepurposeofdisasterpredictionaccordingtothepassage?

A.Toidentifythecauseofdisasters.

B.Tosavepeople'slivesandproperty.

C.Topreventnaturaldisastersfromhappening,

D.Toapplyadvancedtechnologytodisasterprediction.

58.Whichofthefollowingareassufferedthemostseveredamage?

A.PuertoRico.B.New

Orleans.

C.Biloxi,Mississippi.D.Galveston,

Texas.

59.ThecityresidentsofNewOrleanswereunsatisfiedbecause.

A.theforecasthurricanedidnothitthecity

B.thehurricanewarningarrivedratherlate

C.theirpreparationsweremadeinvain

D.theysufferedfromaheavyhurricaneattack

60.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Thedifferentwaysofdisasterprediction.

B.Technologicaladvancesindisasterprediction.

C.Theimportanceanduncertaintyofdisasterprediction.

D.Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofdisasterprediction.

第二节：下面文章中有5处（第61至65题）需要添加小标题。请从

以下选项（A、B、C、D、E、F）中，选出符合各段要求的最佳小标

题。选项中有一项为多余选项。

A.Honesty:agreatgift.

B.Adangerousjob

C.Analwaysgoodtaxidriver

D.Feelinggoodfordoingsomethingright

E.Misunderstandingabouttaxidrivers

F.Servingpeoplewellwhethertheytipornot

61.

Ib