Does the way you thought of ________ the water clean make any sense?

A. making        B. how to make       C. to make      D. having made

I think Jim is the right man for the job. He is hard-working, smart, and _______ kind-hearted.

A. in all             B. at all               C. after all               D. above all

D

       The eruption of a volcano in the Canary Islands could trigger a “mega-tsunami”（巨大海嘯）that would hit Atlantic coastlines with waves as high as 330 feet, scientists said on Wednesday. They said an eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma, part of the Spanish island chain off West Africa, was likely to cause a massive chunk（大塊）of rock to break off, crashing into the sea and kicking up huge walls of water higher than any other in recorded history. The tsunami would be capable of traveling huge distances at up to 500 miles an hour, the scientists said in a research paper to be published soon.

       Simon Day, of the Benfield Greig Hazard Research Centre at the University College of London, said that as the volcano was not erupting at present, the short-term and medium-term risks were “negligible”. But Cumbre Vieja should be monitored closely for any signs of activity so that emergency services could plan an effective response, he said. “Eruptions of Cumbre Vieja occur at intervals of decades to a century or so and there may be a number of eruptions before its collapse（倒塌）,” said Day, who cooperated on the research with Steven Ward of the University of California. “Although the year-to-year probability of a collapse is therefore low, the resulting tsunami would be a major disaster with indirect effects around the world.”

       The effects would spread north, west and south of the Canaries, with the west Sahara bearing the worst of the wave’s energy. The energy released by the collapse would be equal to the electricity consumption of the entire United States in half a year.

       Immediately after the landslide（山崩）,a huge wave of water 93,000 feet high and tens of miles wide would form. As the landslide rocks moved deeper under water, a tsunami would develop. Within 10 minutes, the tsunami would have moved a distance of almost 155 miles. On the west Saharan shore, waves would probably reach heights of 330 feet.

       Florida and the Caribbean, the final north Atlantic destinations to be affected by the tsunami, would have to brace themselves for 165-foot waves some eight to nine hours after the landslide. Wave heights toward Europe would be smaller, but substantial waves would hit the coasts of Britain, Spain Portugal and France. The research paper estimated water would penetrate several miles inland and that the devastation would cause trillions of dollars in damage.

76. What would be the result of a big chunk rock falling into the sea?

A. Waves would be very high.                                         B. The volcano would stop.

C. Walls of water would kick up a storm.                          D. An earthquake would take place.

77. The word “negligible”(Line 3, Paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to ______.

A. unimportant                    B. small                              C. predictable               D. avoidable

78. From the passage we may learn that the volcano erupts ______.

A. every year                                                                 B. every 5 to 9 years

C. every 10 to 100 years                                                        D. every 5 to 10 months

79. All of the following are true EXCEPT ______.

A future eruption of Cumbre Vieja volcano may experience a massive collapse

Waves generated by the landslide could even reach the coasts of the United States

The landslide-released energy is equal to half a year’s electricity consumption in the US

American scientists have managed to utilize the volcanic energy for civil purposes

26. Talking about buying cars, I prefer a car less than 100,000 yuan to ______ over the amount.

A. this                                                                           B. it                                          

C. that                                                                           D. One

25．From________seemed to be a great distance，he smiled at her，and she smiled，too．

A．it    B．that    C．what   D．Which

28. Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep ____ from themselves．

   A．it          B．one       C．those               D．Them

31. To our surprise, they decided to________their differences and try to face the coming global problems together.

   A. give away     B. take up       C. put aside       D. bring down

____ that caused him to serve dinner an hour later than usual.

A. It was we being late                                                  B. It was our being late

C. It was we were too late                                            D. It was because we were late

Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the public. Not only does he want to say it well, but he wants it to be something which has not been said before. He hopes the public will listen and understand what he wants to teach them, and what he wants them to learn from him.

What visual artists like painters want to teach is easy to make out but difficult to explain, because painters translate their experience into shapes and colors, not words. They seem to feel that a certain selection of shapes and colors, out of countless billions possible, is exceptionally interesting for them and worth showing to us. Without their work we should never have noticed these particular shapes and colors, or have felt the delight which they brought to the artist.

Most artists take their shapes and colors from the world of nature and from human bodies in motion (運(yùn)動(dòng)) and at rest; their choices show that these aspects (方面) of the world are worth looking at, and that they contain beautiful sights. Modern artists might say that they only choose subjects that provide an interesting pattern, and that there is nothing more in it. Yet they do not choose entirely without reference to the character of their subjects.

If one painter chooses to paint a decaying (腐爛) leg and another a lake in moonlight, each of them is directing out attention to a certain aspect of the world. Each painter is telling us something, showing us something, explaining something – all of which means that he is trying to teach us.

50．According to the passage, all of the following is true except_________.

       A．An artist wants to show something meaningful

       B．An artist hopes that the public will understand and learn from him

       C．An artist asks the public to believe what he says in his work

       D．An artist intends to present something that has not been said before

51．It is hard to explain what a painter is saying, because           .

       A．a(chǎn) painter uses unusual words and phrases

       B．a(chǎn) painter uses shapes and colors instead of words

       C．most painters do not express themselves well

       D．many painters do not say anything

52．Modern artists might say their choice of subject         .

       A．only provides interesting patterns

       B．carries a message to the public

       C．has no pattern or form

       D．teaches the public important truths

53．The underlined word “exceptionally” in the 2^nd paragraph probably means        .

       A．entirely    B．generally  C．especially  D．usually

The Open University can _______ you with different kinds of free instructions.

       A．give  B．supply      C．a(chǎn)pply D．benefit