PAGE單元素養評估(五)(時間：120分鐘滿分：150分)第一部分聽力(共兩節，滿分30分)第一節(共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1．Whatistheweatherbelikethisafternoon?A．Sunny.B．Windy.C．Rainy.2．WhatistheweatherusuallylikeinMay?A．It'scolderandrainier.B．It'scooleranddrier.C．It'shotterandsunnier.3．Whydidsomanyoldpeopledielastmonth?A．Itwastoohot.B．Itwastoocold.C．Theyweretooold.4．WhatwilltheweatherinArizonabelikeinthecomingweek?A．Rainy.B．Warm.C．Abitcold.5．What'sthetimenow?A．8：30.B．8：00.C．9：00.其次節(共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分)聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。6．Whatseasonisitnow?A．Summer.B．Winter.C．Autumn.7．Whatdoesthemanthinktheweatherwillbelikethisweekend?A．Hethinksit'llrain.B．Hedoesn'tthinkit'llrain.C．Hethinksit'llbecloudy.聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。8．Whatseasonisitmostlikelynow?A．Summer.B．Autumn.C．Spring.9．Whydidthewomancomehere?A．TovisitJohn.B．Toteachskating.C．Toattendawedding.10．Wheredoesthemanworknow?A．AtBankofAmerica.B．Attheradiostation.C．InChicago.聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。11．Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?A．Overthetelephone.B．Inthewoman'shome.C．Ataninsurancecompany.12．Whydoesthemantalktothewoman?A．Tomakeadamagereport.B．Tohelpherrebuildherhouse.C．Toshowhonestyinhisbusiness.13．Howmanypointsweredestroyedbythestorm?A．Three.B．Four.C．Five.聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。14．Whatdidthewomandolastweekend?A．Shewenttothebeach.B．Shevisitedherparents.C．Shehadatriptothecountryside.15．Whydidthewomancomehomesosoon?A．Shewastired.B．Shecaughtacold.C．Shehadschoolworktodo.16．Whatwastheweatherlikeattheweekend?A．Cloudy.B．Sunny.C．Rainy.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17．Howoftendomostplaceshaveearthquakes?A．Frequently.B．Seldom.C．Regularly.18．WhichearthquakeisthemosttalkedaboutintheUnitedStates?A．TheoneinAlabama.B．TheoneinAlaska.C．TheoneinSanFrancisco.19．Whydoearthquakesworrypeoplesomuch?A．Becausetheycan'tbepredicted.B．Becausetheyhappenveryoften.C．Becausetheykillmorepeoplethanotherdisastersdo.20．WhatnaturaldisasterhitPakistanin1970?A．Afloodandstorm.B．Acycloneandtidal.C．Atyphoon.其次部分閱讀(共兩節，滿分50分)第一節(共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。AManyoftheworld'smostsuccessfulpeoplewereoncefailures.Herearethestoriesofafewofthem.AbrahamLincoln(1809～1865)AbrahamLincolnwasoneofAmerica'sgreatestleaders,takingthecountrythroughtheCivilWar(from1860to1865).However,hislifewasnevereasy.Hestartednumerousbusinessesthatfailed,hewentbankrupttwice,andwasdefeatedin26campaignsforpublicoffice.Helatersaid,“Mygreatconcernisnotwhetheryouhavefailed,butwhetheryouarecontentandsatisfiedwithyourfailure.”VincentVanGogh(1853～1890)VanGoghwasoneofthemostfamousandinfluentialpaintersinthehistoryofWesternArt.He'sfamousforpaintingssuchasTheStarryNight,ThepotatoEatersandSunflowers.However,duringhislifetime,VanGoghsoldonlyonepaintingforaverysmallamountofmoney.Despitethis,hecarriedonpainting,sometimesevengoingwithoutfoodsohecouldcompletehiscollectionofover800knownworks.AlbertEinstein(1879～1955)AlbertEinsteinwontheNoblePrizeinPhysicsin1921.However,hewasn'talwaysconsideredagenius.Hedidn'tspeakuntilhewasfour,andcouldn'treaduntilhewasseven.Histeachersandparentsthoughthewasslow,sohewasexpelledfromschoolandcouldn'tgetintotheZurichStephenKing(1947～2024)StephenKingwasoneofthebest-sellingauthorsofalltime,buthisfirstbook,Carrie,wasrejectedbyabout30publishers.Finally,Stephenthrewitintothebin,buthiswifefisheditoutandencouragedhimtoresubmitit,whichhedidandsucceededthistime!21．Whobecamefamousallovertheworldafterhisdeath?A．AlbertEinstein.B．VincentVanGogh.C．AbrahamLincoln.D．StephenKing.22．WhatwasthemostlikelyreasonforAlbertEinstein'sdroppingoutofschool?A．Hedidn'twanttolearn.B．Hecouldn'tspeakorread.C．Histeachersthoughthewasstupid.D．Hedidn'tobeytheschoolrules.23．Whatdothesepeoplehaveincommon?A．TheywereallAmericans.B．Theyareknownfortheirwritings.C．Theywereborninthesamecentury.D．Theyallsufferedfailurebeforetheysucceeded.BFourdaysbeforeChristmasin1968,FrankBorman,JamesLovellandWilliamAndershadanadventureouttothemoon,becomingthefirsthumanbeingstonearandorbitourclosestneighbourinspace.OnChristmasEve,theypointedaTVcameraoutofthewindowofApollo8andshowedaglobalaudienceof1billiontheancientmoonmovingslowlybelowtheirspaceship.Asthatmovieplayed,Andersbeganreading,“Inthebeginning,Godcreatedtheheavenandtheearth...”“Ididn'tchooseit，”hesaidlastOctober,whenallthreeastronautsmettomarkthe50thanniversaryoftheirmoonflight,atChicago'sMuseumofScienceandIndustry,wheretheirspaceshipisdisplayed.WhenthethreemenreturnedtoearthonDecember27,theyweresurroundedbyaseaofjoy.Thatkindofcollectivejoy—bornofcollectiveeffort—canseembeyondusnow.Fromthefactoryfloortothethreemeninthespaceship,anestimated(估計)400,000peoplehadahandinmakingthemoonflightpossible.BehindthejoytherewasalsoadarkdangerApollo8mightface.Iftheastronautsmadeitintothemoonorbitbuttheirenginefailedtofirewhenitwastimetoreturn,rescuewouldbeimpossible.Theywouldcirclethemoonforever.Buttheastronautsdidcomehome,andintheprocesstheygavetheworldanothergift:thecelebratedphotographthatcametobeknownasEarthrise.Evenfiftyyearslater,BormanandLovellcontinuedtoplayjokesonAnders,85then.“I'mstilltryingtofigureoutwhodidit，”saidBorman,withawink(擠眼睛)．“Youdidit,Ithink，”Lovellanswered.“Williamdidit，”Bormanadmits.“Hedidn'twantmetotakeitatfirst，”Anderssaid.“Ihaveneversaiditbeforepublicly，”saidBorman,“butI'mjustproudthatIwasabletoflywiththesetwotalentedguys.Youdidareallygoodjob.”24．ThemenpointedacameraoutofthewindowofApollo8________.A．toshowthemoontotheworldB．toreadsomesentencestotheaudienceC．todosomeresearchintotheancientmoonD．torecordwhattheyweredoinginthespacecraft25．WhatdangermighttheApollo8astronautsface?A．Theirenginemightexplodeintheorbit.B．Theywouldn'tlandonthemoonsuccessfully.C．Theymighthavenochancetoreturntotheearth.D．Theirspaceshipmightcatchfireinthereturningjourney.26．HowoldwasWilliamAnderswhenhewentintospaceinApollo8?A．27.B．30.C．35.D．50.27．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph5referto?A．Theflight.B．Theearth.C．Thereading.D．Thepicture.CForthefirsttime,China'sSouthPoleresearcherscaneatfreshvegetablesgrownregularly,accordingtoWangZheng,thegrower,whocamehomelastmonthaftera400-daymissioninAntarctica.“GrowingvegetablesinAntarcticaremindedmeofTheMartian,asci-fimovieaboutanastronautwhosurvivesaloneontheMarsbyeatingpotatoeshegrowsthere，”WangsaidonFriday.“Itotallyunderstandthemaincharacterofthemovie.Iunderstandhowhefeelswhenhewatchesasmallgreenplantgrowinafragileman-madeenvironment，”saidthe40-year-olddoctor.ButheadmittedthattheconditionshefacedintheAntarcticweremuchbetterthanthoseinthefilm.Wangsaidthegrowthchamber(生長室)attheZhongshanStation,hadonlyalowyieldwhenitwasestablishedin2013.Theamountwastoosmalltomakeitpossibleforresearcherstohavevegetabledishes.Toincreasetheyield,hereducedthenumberofvegetablevarietiesandfocusedononlysomefast-growingones,whichmakestheoutputstable.Asaresult,duringmuchofhisstaythere,atleastonevegetabledish,suchascucumbers,lettuceorcabbage,wasservedateverymealforagroupof18researchers.Wang,anorthopedist,saidheknewnothingaboutbotanyorfarmingbeforehearrivedatthestationinDecember,2014.“Iwasgiventhisjobprobablybecausemyofficeisnexttothegrowthchamber,andasadoctor,Ihadmoresparetimethanothers，”Wangsaid.Heconsideredmanyfactors,suchaslight,temperatureandhumidity.Lightmusicisplayedinthe16-square-metergreenhousearoundtheclock.“Mildmusicisgoodforvegetablegrowth，”hesaid.“WealsoplayedBuddhistmusic,whichhassoftmelody.”“Growersbeforemedidverygoodwork.Myjobwastomaintainthechamberandkeepeverythingworking.”Beforetheharvest,researchershadaverylimitedvegetablesupply—mostlypotatoesandcabbage,whichtasteawfulaftermonthsofstorage.“Becauseofoursuccessingrowingvegetables,wecanhavefreshvegetableseveryday，”hesaid.“TheRussianstationisnomorethanonekilometerawayfromours.WeevenhadenoughvegetablestoinviteourRussiancolleaguesfordinner.”28．AboutWangZheng,whichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．BeforeWangZheng,researchersinSouthPolehavenovegetablestoeat.B．HestayedinAntarcticaformorethanayearbeforehecamebackhome.C．HisideaofgrowingvegetablesinAntarcticacomesfromanastronaut.D．Hewassenttobreedvegetablesbecauseheisanexpertinit.29．WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph4probablymean?A．Wetness.B．Personality.C．Soil.D．Heat.30．Whichofthefollowingfactorsisnotnecessaryforvegetablegrowth?A．Light.B．Temperature.C．Humidity.D．Mildmusic.31．Whatcanweknowaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．TheformergrowersdidnotdoaswellasWangdid.B．ChineseandRussianresearchersgetonwellwitheachother.C．Cabbageandpotatoesarenotsuitableforcooking.D．TheRussianstationisfarawayfromtheChinesestation.DWhenshefirststartedlearningabouttheclimatechangefromoneofherelders,FawnSharpwasinvitedonahelicopterflightovertheOlympicMountainstosurveytheMountLossisagrowingissueforpeopleworkingandlivingonthefrontlinesofclimatechange.AndthatgaveJenniferWrenAtkinson,afull-timelecturerattheUniversityofThisterm,shetaughtstudentsontheBothellcampusabouttheemotionalburdensofenvironmentalstudies.SheusedtheexperiencesofNativeAmericantribes(部落),scientistsandactivists,andaskedher24studentstofacetherealitythatthereisnoeasyfix—that“thisissuchanintractableproblemthatthey'regoingtobedealingwithitfortherestoftheirlives.”StudentCodyDillonusedtobeaclimatescienceskeptic(懷疑論者).Thenhedidhisownreadingandresearch,andchangedhismind.Dillonwasn'tgoingintoenvironmentalwork—hewasacomputer-sciencemajor.Yet,thepotentialforaworldwideenvironmentalcatastropheseemedsorealtohimfiveyearsagothathequithisjobandbecameafull-timevolunteerforanenvironmentalgroupthatworkedonrestoration(復原)projects.Sixmonthsintothework,hedecidedthatAtkinson'sclasswasjustwhathewaslookingfor—aplacewherehecoulddiscusshisconcernsaboutachangingclimate.Atkinsonsaidshehopestheclasshelpedherstudentspreparethemselvesfortheamountofenvironmentallossthatwillhappenovertheirlifetimes.“Wearealreadychangingtheplanet—somanyspeciesaregoingtobelost,displacedormassivelyimpacted，”shesaid.“Thefutureisn'tgoingtobewhattheyimagined.”32．WhydidtheauthormentionthecaseofFawnSharp?A．TolayabasisforFawnSharp'sfurtherresearch.B．ToproveFawnSharp'sworkissimilartoAtkinson's.C．Toleadintotheissueoflosscausedbyclimatechange.D．Toshowscientists'concernabouttheMount33．What'sthemainpurposeofAtkinson'sclass?A．Toexplorehowdifferentpeopledealwithclimatechange.B．Togetstudentsmoreconcernedabouttheenvironmentalissue.C．TofindsolutionstotheenvironmentalissueofOlympicMountains.D．Toteachstudentshowtoconductresearchaboutenvironment.34．Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“intractable”underlinedinParagraphThree?A．Simple.B．Difficult.C．Common.D．Interesting.35．HowdidAtkinson'sclassinfluenceDillon?A．Itmadehimworkasapart-timevolunteerforrestorationprojects.B．Itmadehimrealizeaplanet-wideclimatedisasterwouldhappen.C．Itencouragedhimtobemoreinvolvedinenvironmentalprotection.D．Itdiscouragedhimtoworkonrestorationprojectsfortheenvironment.其次節(共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Concernaboutextinction—thepermanentlossofaspecies—motivatesawidevarietyofpeopletotakeactiontoprotectanimalspeciesatriskofdyingout.Animalprotectionandanimalrightsarefamiliarthemesassociatedwiththefieldofenvironmentalactivism.Certainly,endangeredanimalssuffernolackofsupport.__36__Surprisingly,someofthemostendangeredplantsarespeciesthat,upuntilrecently,wereusedbyhumansasnecessaryfoodcrops.__37__Inordertomaximizeproductivity,farmershavechosentofocusonahandfulofhighyieldcropsthatcanbeharvestedefficiently.Atonetime,thenumberofplantspeciesusedbyhumanstomeettheirnutritionalrequirementsnumberedabove7,000.Now,itisaround150.Someexpertsevenclaimthathumansactuallyrelyonmerelytwelvespeciesofplantsformostoftheirfood.Asinglefoodcropgenerallycontainsseveralspecies,whichmaybefurtherdividedintohundredsofvarieties,butthesevarietiesarequicklydisappearing.__38__EightypercentofthecornvarietiesgrowninMexicoin1930havedisappeared.Ninetypercentofthe10,000wheatvarietiescultivatedinChinain1949arenolongerused.__39__Cropdiversityisafactorthatensuresthecontinuationofcertainbeneficialnaturalprocessesinecosystems—thecyclingofnutrients,managementofpests,andmaintenanceofwaterquality.__40__Clearly,thereisanurgentneedtopreservetheplant'sirreplaceablecropdiversitybeforeitislostaltogether.A．Youprobablywanttoknowtheexactapproachtoprotectingendangeredplants.B．Also,cropdiversityprovidesthenecessarygenepooltosupplycropswithavarietyoftraits(特點)．C．Threatenedbycurrentshortsightedfarmingtechniques,cropdiversityhasshrunkdramatically.D．However,endangeredplantsaredefendedbyfew.E．Examplesoflossesincropdiversityhavebeenrecordedworldwide.F．Thepermanentlossofplantspeciesrepresentsahugethreattohumanity.G．Thankstomodernfarmingtechniques,manycountrieshavetakenmeasurestoprotectthem.·117··118··119··120·第三部分語言運用(共兩節，滿分30分)第一節(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。 Onemorning,IwasjoggingandInoticedapersoninfrontofmeabout1/4mile.Icould__41__thathewasrunningalittleslowerthanmeandIthought,“Verywell,Ishalltryto__42__him.”Ihadaboutamiletogo__43__Ineededtoturnoff,soIstartedrunningfasterandfaster.Everyblock,Iwas__44__gettingclosertohimjustalittlebit.Justafewminuteslater,Iwasonlyabout100yardsfromhim,soIreallyspedup,__45__IwasrunningthelastlapofLondonOlympiccompetition.Iwasdeterminedtokeepupwithhim.Finally,Idid__46__it!Icaughtandpassedhim.Ireallyfeltgood,“I__47__him.”Ofcourse,hedidn'teverknowwewereracing.Afterpassinghim,IrealisedIhadbeensofocusedoncompetingagainsthimthatIhad__48__myturn.Ihadgonenearlysixblockspastit.Ihadtoturnaroundandgoback.Isn'titwhathappensinour__49__whenwefocusoncompetingwithclassmates,co-workers,neighbours,friends,family,tryingtooutdo(賽過)themortryingto__50__thatwearemoreimportantormoresuccessful?Inreality,wespendourtimeand__51__runningafterotherpeopleandwemissoutonourownpathstoourgivendestinies(命運).The__52__withunhealthycompetitionisthatit'saneverendingcycle.Therewillalwaysbesomebodyaheadofyou,someonewith__53__gradesoramoresatisfyingjob,moreeducation,anicercar,moremoneyinthebank,etc.Butbe__54__thatwecanbethebest.Wearecompetingwithnoone.Takewhatwehavebeen__55__，theheight,weightandpersonality.Weshouldfeelluckywiththemandstayfocusedandliveahealthylife.41．A.forgetB．tellC．admitD．argue42．A.foolB．warnC．catchD．encourage43．A.beforeB．becauseC．onceD．although44．A.secretlyB．finallyC．possiblyD．gradually45．A.ignoringB．doubtingC．thinkingD．announcing46．A.findB．rememberC．makeD．control47．A.beatB．hitC．meetD．defend48．A.tookB．changedC．valuedD．missed49．A.lifeB．planC．mindD．dream50．A.promiseB．explainC．proveD．predict51．A.energyB．dreamC．wealthD．health52．A.problemB．possibilityC．requirementD．influence53．A.lowerB．betterC．furtherD．deeper54．A.satisfiedB．afraidC．confidentD．curious55．A.givenB．providedC．takenD．used其次節(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。Rainforestsarethickforestsinthehotpartsoftheworld.Theyhaveagreateffect56.________theworldenvironment.Forexample,theyplay57.________partincontrollingtheclimate.Without58.________(they),climatewouldchangealot.What'smore,manyplantsareof59.________(important)inmedicalvalue.However,inthepasthundredyears,humans60.________(begin)destroyingrainforeststosearchforlandandwood.The61.________(hard)weharvestfromthem,themorecarbondioxideisreleasedintotheair，62.________affectstheclimate,environmentandourselvesasawhole.Meanwhile,wearelosingtheopportunity63.________(explore)themedicaluseoftheplants.Withthepopulationgrowing64.________(rapid),weindeedhaveanincreasingneedfor65.________(resource),butwewillsuffermoreintheendifwekeepondoingso.第四部分寫作(共兩節，滿分40分)第一節應用文寫作(滿分15分)假定你是某中學學生李華，在你們班級留學的美國學生Bill無法適應這里的學習與生活，感到苦悶，他寫信向你求助。請你用英文給他寫一封回信。內容如下：1.深表憐憫；2.提出建議并給出理由(至少三條建議，如：參與學校社團活動，與摯友溝通，做些戶外活動等)；3.希望建議能有所幫助。留意：1.詞數80左右(開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數)；2.可適當增加細微環節，以使行文連貫。DearBill，Iamsorrytoknowyouarehavingtroublewithyourlifeandstudyhere.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Hopemyadvicecanhelpyou.Yours，LiHua其次節讀后續寫(滿分25分)閱讀下面材料，依據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。StevewasthemostamazingpersoninallofMinneapolis,andhewasmycousin.Attheageof19,StevewasastarbaseballplayerattheUniversityofMinnesota.Iwantedtobeexactlylikehim.SowhenSteveaskedmetogowithhimonaspringfishingtripinnorthernAfterplanningthetrip,wegatheredclothesandsupplies,andbeganourgreatadventure.WereachedtheSuperiorNationalForestinnorthernMinnesotabyearlyevening.Onourwaytothecampsite,Stevepointedtoasmallhousefarawayinoneofthemountains,sayingthatitwastherangerstation(護林站)wheretheforesterworked.Finally,afteralongwalk,wereachedthecampsiteandsetupthecampasthesunwassetting.Steveknewallthetricksofanexperiencedwildernesscamper.Afterwegatheredenoughwoodfromtheforest,hestartedthecampfireusingonlystoneandsteel—nomatches.Forsupperwefeastedonfreeze-driedbeef,wildriceandpeasoup.Iategreedilyafterallthatwork.Tiredenough,weclimbedintooursleepingbagsearlyandtalkedaboutourplansforfishingthenextday.Wewerestilltalkingquietlywhenasuddennorthwindpickedup;thetemperaturedroppedanditbegantosnow.Stevefoundawaytoincreasethetemperatureinsidethetent.Hedraggedalogfromtheforesttotheoppositesideofthecampfire.Thenhewrappedaluminumfoil(鋁箔)aroundthelog.Theheatfromthefirewasreflectedbythefoilandwentintothetent.Soonimagesoflakefishwerefillingmydreams.Thesnowhadstopped,butsometimelaterapowerfulwindmusthavekickeduptheflamesofourdyingfire.IwassuddenlyawakenedbySteve.Ourtentwasonfire.Frightened,Iranoutofthetentimmediately.Thetentcollapsed(倒塌)withSteveinside.Withoutanythoughtofendangeringmyself,Ireachedintotheburningtentandpulledhimtotheicylake.Fortunately,wewerenotseriouslyhurt.留意：1.續寫詞數應為150左右；2．請按如下格式作答。Later,aswestoodbytheburningtenttokeepwarm,weconsideredourdifficultsituation.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Suddenly,weheardanoiseintheforest.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________單元素養評估(五)第一部分聽力材料：Text1W:Jimmy，takethisumbrellawithyou.M:Why？It'safineday，isn'tit?W:Yes，buttheweathermansaidit'sgoingtorainthisafternoon.Text2W:Whatahotday!DoyoualwayshaveweatherlikethisinMay?M:Generallyit'smuchbetterthanthis.AndIcan'trememberwhenwehadsucharainyday.Text3W:Thetemperaturehasreached31℃belowzero.Ican'tbearit.M:NeithercanI．Thenewspapersaysmanypeoplediedlastmonth，and71percentofthemwereover65.Text4W:Goodmorning，canIhelpyou?M:Yes，I'dliketoknowsomethingabouttheweatherinArizonainthecomingweek.W:Well，itwillbefairlyhotandtherewillbemuchrain.M:Isee.Thanksverymuchforyourhelp.Text5M:Hello.W:Hello.CanIhelpyou?M:Yes，Iwanttoknowwhythere'snoelectricity.W:Sorry，sir.There'sbeenapowercut.M:Well，whenwillitcomeonagain?W:It'susuallyoffforabouthalfanhour，soweexpectitbackateightthirty.Text6M:It'sabeautifulday，isn'tit?W:Yes，niceandsunny.M:It'smuchbetterthanlastweek.Itwastoowarmthen.W:I'mgladsummerisover.Ilikeautumnbest.M:SodoI．It'sneithertoohotnortoocold.Theskyisclearandblue.W:It'sagoodtimetohaveapicnic.Doyouwanttohaveonethisweekend?M:I'dloveto，butIthinkit'sgoingtorain.Theweathermansaiditwill.W:Idon'tthinkhe'sright.Ithasn'trainedforaweek.M:Butheisusuallyrightinhisweathernews.W:I'msurewe'llhavefineweatherforourpicnic.Text7M:Lovelyday，isn'tit?W:Mmm，yes，it'sreallywarm.Andit'ssupposedtogetwarmer.M:Yes，that'strue.Youknow，though，I'malwaysalittlesorrytoseewintergo.W:Really?M:Well，Iloveskating.Infact，Iusedtoteachskatingforliving.W:Oh？Thatsoundsinteresting.Butwhatdoyoudonow?M:IworkatBankofAmerica.Howaboutyou?W:I'mwiththeradiostation.M:Here?W:No，I'mfromChicago.I'mjustvisitinghereforthewedding.M:Oh，Isee.W:Bytheway，IguessIshouldintroducemyself.I'mKateGreen.M:Nicetomeetyou.MynameisJohnSmith.Text8M:Hello，Mrs.Miles.I'mfromSunInsurance.I'mvisitingquiteafewhomesinthisareaactually.Thestormdidalotofdamage.W:Well，you'vebeenquick.Ionlyphonedtwodaysago.M:Iknow.Well，let'sstarthereatthefront，shallwe？Um，you'vegotalotoftilesmissingofftheroof.W:Yes.Thechimneywasdamagedaswell.M:Oh，yes.Someofthebrickshaveblownoff.Anythingelse?W:Um，youcanseethebedroomwindowontheleftwasdestroyed.I'vejustputsomeboardsoverit.M:OK.Let'swalkroundtotheback.W:Hereweare.M:Goodness，thattree'sfallendownrightontothefence!W:Yes.It'sarealpity.Thatwasalovelytree.Theshedroofwasdamagedtoo，I'mafraid.M:Isee.I'vegotallthat.I'llwriteupmyreportandwe'llletyouhaveacheckassoonaspossible.Text9M:HeyKaren，itlookslikeyou'vegotsomesunthisweekend.W:Yeah，Iguessso.Ispenttheweekendatthebeach.M:Oh，yeah，that'sgreat.Wheredidyoustay?W:Somefriendsofmyparents'liveoutthereandtheyinvitedmeforaslongasIwantedtostay.M:Sowhatareyoudoingbackherealready?W:Oh，Ihaveapapertoworkon，andIjustcouldn'tdoanyseriousstudyingatthebeach.M:Idon'tblameyou.Sowhatdidyoudooutthere？Imeanbesideslyingoutinthesun.W:Iranslowlyupanddownthebeach，andIplayedsomevolleyball.YouknowIneverrealizedhowharditistorunonsand.Icouldn'tevengetthroughawholegamebeforeIhadtositdown.M:Didyougoswimming?W:Iwantedto，buttheysaidthewaterisn'twarmenoughforthatuntilacoupleofmonthsfromnow.M:Itallsoundsnice.IwishIcouldgetawaytothebeachlikethat.Text10Earthquakesaresomethingthatmostpeoplefear.Therearesomeplaceswhichhavefewornoearthquakes.Mostplacesintheworld，however，havethemregularly.Someplaces，likeIranandGuatemalahavethemregularly.Countriesthathavealotofearthquakesareusuallyquitemountainous.ThemosttalkedaboutearthquakeintheUnitedStateswasinSanFranciscoin1906.Over500peoplediedinit.ThestrongestoneinNorthAmericawasin1964.IthappenedinAlaska.Earthquakesarenottheonlyactsofnaturethatpeoplefear.Floodsandtidalwavesalsocausepeopletobeafraid.Sodobadstormsliketyphoonsandcyclones.Sometimesthesethingscauselotsofdeaths.In1970，cycloneandtidalwavekilledover200,000inPakistan.Thesekindsofthingsmadepeopleafraidandtheyareverydangerous.Buttheydonotworrypeopleasmuchasearthquakes，especiallyinthemoderntimes.Thereasonisthatweoftenknowtheyarecoming，wehavesomewarning.Sofar，however，nosurewayisknowntopredictanearthquake.Whenonecomes，itisasurprise.Peoplecannotpreparefo