蕉岭中学2021-2022学年下学期高三英语晚训（三）
完成时间：20分
B
T.J. first became aware of people going hungry when he saw a man at a traffic light holding a sign asking for help. He was worried that the man didn't have enough money to buy food, so T.J. and his mom looked online for an answer.They discovered Hunger Free Colorado.Inspired by the group's work, T.J. decided to raise money for the hungry.
Calling on his friends for help, T.J. organized kids'club meetings at his house.“We set up a little camping tent I got for my birthday, and we have meetings in there，” he said.“We talk about what we're going to do next.”
At one of their first gatherings, T.J. and his friends made dog food to sell in their area.Later, they ran a lemonade stand that also offered coffee and ice cream.More events followed.The club planned and held a neighborhood movie night, which was a success.Then they planne
d a movie night at their school.T.J. invited a spokesperson from Hunger Free Colorado to join them.They told the 75 children how the event would benefit kids in the state.T.J. ran the event from beginning to end, including making sure that everything was cleaned up and back to normal afterward.
T.J. isn't done yet.He continues to hold meetings at his house and plan fund­raisers.“The key to fund­raising is to find the thing that most people like，” he said.
So far, T.J.'s club has raised more than ＄8,000 for Hunger Free Colorado and ＄2,300 for other groups.T.J. likes helping people.He is a proof that everyone can make a difference.
4．What encouraged T.J. to start his club?
A．A food sign.              register forB．His mom's work.
C．An online company.        D．Hunger Free Colorado.
5．Why did T.J. set up a club?
A．To make money.              B．To fight hunger.
C．To teach kids about cooking.    D．To have fun with his friends.
6．What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A．The efforts T.J. made.          B．The influence of the club.
C．The help children provided.    D．The support from Hunger Free Colorado.
7．Which of the following words can best describe T．J.?
A．Calm and brave.            B．Patient and traditional.
C．Strong­minded and proud.    D．Kind­hearted and thoughtful.
C
Now, scientists would like to predict earthquakes, but is this possible?
In fact, Japan has already predicted where its next great earthquake will be：Tokai, a region along the Pacific coast.Here earthquakes occur every 100 to 150 years.But the section along Tokai hasn't had a major earthquake since 1854.The theory is that strain is building up in this region, and that it's time for this zone to reduce its stress.Unfortunately, it's one thing to say that an earthquake is likely to happen in a high­risk area.It's another to predict exactly where and when the earthquake will occur.
The desire for a precise prediction of time and place has lead to another theory: the idea of “pre­slip.” Naoyuki Kato, a scientist at the Earthquake Research Institute, says his laboratory experiments show that before a fault (断层) in the earth's crust (地壳) finally breaks and causes an earthquake, it slips just a little.If you can detect these early slips taking place deep in the earth's crust, we may be able to predict the next big earthquake.
In the late 1980s, scientists working in Parkfield California, in the U．S. decided to study the fault to see if there were any warning signs prior to an earthquake.They've chosen Parkfield because it's known for having earthquakes quite regularly—approximately every
22 years. To do this, they drilled deep into the fault and set up equipment to register activity.Then they waited for the earthquake.
Year after year, nothing happened.When an earthquake did finally hit on September 28, 2004, it was years off schedule, but most disappointing was that scientists reviewed the data but could find no evidence of anything unusual preceding the September 28th earthquake.Instead of giving up, though, scientists in Parkfield dug deeper into the ground.
In 2008, the researchers in Parkfield claimed to have detected small changes in the fault shortly before an earthquake hit, demonstrating that perhaps the “pre­slip”theory is correct.Although there is still a long way to go, it appears from the research being done all over the world that earthquakes are not entirely random.
8．What can we say about the theory in Paragraph 2?
A．It is more a forecast than an exact prediction.
B．It can be used to predict an earthquake.
C．It is very suitable to be used in Tokai.
D．It is beneficial to high­risk areas.
9．What can the underlined words “do this” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A．Study the fault.    B．Know Parkfield.
C．Set up equipment.    D．Wait for an earthquake.
10．Why did the scientists feel disappointed about the earthquake in 2004?
A．There were some unusual data for the earthquake.
B．The earthquake occurred later than they had expected.
C．There weren't any warning signs about the earthquake.
D．The earthquake caused them to give up their further research.
11．What's the text mainly about?
A．The Parkfield investigations.
B．Different ways to study an earthquake.
C．The reasons for earthquake prediction failures.

版权声明：本站内容均来自互联网，仅供演示用，请勿用于商业和其他非法用途。如果侵犯了您的权益请与我们联系QQ:729038198，我们将在24小时内删除。