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The Ring of Fire
火圈
太平洋边缘的海底火圈导致东南亚一带经常发生地震与火山爆发，给周边国家的人民带来了巨大的灾难，你想知道是怎么回事吗？
The Ring of Fire covers 4,000 km around the edge of the Pacific Ocean. It includes the countries of Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines. More earthquakes and volcanoes occur in this area than anywhere else in the world. The name Ring of Fire refers to areas below the earth’s surface. These areas move suddenly and often cause earthquakes and create volcanoes.
Many areas of Asia, such as the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia, sometime experience earthquakes and volcanoes. There are occasionally landslides, mudslides, and tidal waves as a result. Fortunately, these natural disasters do not happen very often.
Southern China is about 600 km away from the Ring of Fire. Sometimes, people in this region feel earthquakes too. The worst earthquake felt in southern China was in 1918 in Shantou. It measured 7.3 on the Richter scale. Any earthquake of 6 or more on the Richter scale is very dangerous to people.
People in Hong Kong sometimes experience the effects of earthquakes and volcanoes. In September 1994, for example, the strongest earthquake to hit Hong Kong for 76 years shook buildings and scared thousands of residents. Frightened workers and families ran out of their offices and homes. The earthquake measured 6.5 on the Richter scale.
It is difficult to predict when an earthquake will occur. In countries within the Ring of Fire, buildings must be very strong because the effects of earthquakes on buildings are terrible.
In June 1991, Mt Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted. Many people were killed and the area surrounding the volcano was badly damaged. Hot ash and liquid rock from the volcano forced people to leave the area. They only returned many mouths later. The ash spread over a large area. Even people in the Guangdong region of southern China saw ash in the air.
Notes:
volcano: n. 火山
landslide: n. 泥石流
tidal: adj. 潮汐的
region: n. 地区
1. The Ring of Fire is ____.
A. about 4,000 km from China
B. a volcano in the Philippines
C. a Region where there are many earthquakes and volcanoes
D. a fire below the Earth’s surface
2. Many Asian countries ____.
A. are outside the Ring of Fire
B. never experience natural disasters
C. experience earthquakes only
D. experience earthquakes and volcanoes
3. Hong Kong ____.
A. never experienced earthquakes
B. is at the center of the Ring of Fire
C. often experiences very strong earthquakes
D. has experienced a few earthquakes
4. Earthquakes ____.
A. never cause much damage
B. are easy to predict
C. occur suddenly and are difficult to predict
D. are usually accompanied by strong winds
(B)
A Clever Dog
聪明的狗
骗子的故事人人都听过，但你听过狗骗肉吃的吗？而且能屡屡得逞，这是为什么呢？
It was Monday, Mrs. Smith’s dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.
Considering that there was no better way, Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words in it: “Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently: “Take this to the butcher, and he’s going to give you your lunch today.”
Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher’s shop. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady’s handwriting and presently did as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up immediately.
At midday, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more.
The next day, the dog came again exactly at midday. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at the paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers.
But, the dog came again at four o’clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher’s more surprise, it came for the third time at six o’clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”
Look at the piece of paper; he found that there were not any words on it!
1. Mrs. Smith treated her little dog quite ____.
A. cruelly B. kindly C. badly D. unfairly
2. It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper its master gave it ____.
A. might do it much harm
B. could do it much good
C. would give the butcher some meat
D. was worth many pounds
3. From its experience, the dog found that ____.
A. only the paper with Mrs. Smith’s words on it could bring it meat
B. the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it
C. a piece of paper could bring him half a pound of meat
D. Mrs. Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher
4. At the end of the story, you’ll find that ____.
A. the butcher found himself cheated by the smart animal
B. the dog was clever enough to write to the paper
C. the dog dared not go to the butcher’s any more
D. the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog
Key(1)
The Ring of Fire
火圈
太平洋边缘的海底火圈导致东南亚一带经常发生地震与火山爆发，给周边国家的人民带来了巨大的灾难，你想知道是怎么回事吗？
The Ring of Fire covers 4,000 km around the edge of the Pacific Ocean. It includes the countries of Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines. More earthquakes and volcanoes occur in this area than anywhere else in the world. The name Ring of Fire refers to areas below the earth’s surface. These areas move suddenly and often cause earthquakes and create volcanoes.
Many areas of Asia, such as the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia, sometime experience earthquakes and volcanoes. There are occasionally landslides, mudslides, and tidal waves as a result. Fortunately, these natural disasters do not happen very often.
Southern China is about 600 km away from the Ring of Fire. Sometimes, people in this region feel earthquakes too. The worst earthquake felt in southern China was in 1918 in Shantou. It measured 7.3 on the Richter scale. Any earthquake of 6 or more on the Richter scale is very dangerous to people.
People in Hong Kong sometimes experience the effects of earthquakes and volcanoes. In September 1994, for example, the strongest earthquake to hit Hong Kong for 76 years shook buildings and scared thousands of residents. Frightened workers and families ran out of their offices and homes. The earthquake measured 6.5 on the Richter scale.
It is difficult to predict when an earthquake will occur. In countries within the Ring of Fire, buildings must be very strong because the effects of earthquakes on buildings are terrible.
In June 1991, Mt Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted. Many people were killed and the area surrounding the volcano was badly damaged. Hot ash and liquid rock from the volcano forced people to leave the area. They only returned many mouths later. The ash spread over a large area. Even people in the Guangdong region of southern China saw ash in the air.
Notes:
volcano: n. 火山
landslide: n. 泥石流
tidal: adj. 潮汐的
region: n. 地区
1. The Ring of Fire is ____.
A. about 4,000 km from China
B. a volcano in the Philippines
C. a Region where there are many earthquakes and volcanoes
D. a fire below the Earth’s surface
2. Many Asian countries ____.
A. are outside the Ring of Fire
B. never experience natural disasters
C. experience earthquakes only
D. experience earthquakes and volcanoes
3. Hong Kong ____.
A. never experienced earthquakes
B. is at the center of the Ring of Fire
C. often experiences very strong earthquakes
D. has experienced a few earthquakes
4. Earthquakes ____.
A. never cause much damage
B. are easy to predict
C. occur suddenly and are difficult to predict
D. are usually accompanied by strong winds
(B)
A Clever Dog
聪明的狗
骗子的故事人人都听过，但你听过狗骗肉吃的吗？而且能屡屡得逞，这是为什么呢？
It was Monday, Mrs. Smith’s dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.
Considering that there was no better way, Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words in it: “Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently: “Take this to the butcher, and he’s going to give you your lunch today.”
Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher’s shop. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady’s handwriting and presently did as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up immediately.
At midday, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more.
The next day, the dog came again exactly at midday. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at the paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers.
But, the dog came again at four o’clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher’s more surprise, it came for the third time at six o’clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”
Look at the piece of paper; he found that there were not any words on it!
1. Mrs. Smith treated her little dog quite ____.
A. cruelly B. kindly C. badly D. unfairly
2. It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper its master gave it ____.
A. might do it much harm
B. could do it much good
C. would give the butcher some meat
D. was worth many pounds
3. From its experience, the dog found that ____.
A. only the paper with Mrs. Smith’s words on it could bring it meat
B. the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it
C. a piece of paper could bring him half a pound of meat
D. Mrs. Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher
4. At the end of the story, you’ll find that ____.
A. the butcher found himself cheated by the smart animal
B. the dog was clever enough to write to the paper
C. the dog dared not go to the butcher’s any more
D. the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog
Key(1)