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     Having lived in California until 1970,my family has felt a number of earthquakes.We have been
fortunate,however,to have suffered no bodily harm or property damage.
     There is a website that lists all California earthquakes recorded from 1769 to the present.The site lists
the dates and times as well as the magnitude (震級(jí)) and the exact location of any quake that measured
more than 6.0.There are only a few quakes that stand out in my memory and,luckily,none is shown in the
website.So,my personal experience with earthquakes might be considered insignificant.
     There are three earthquakes that are difficult to forget.The first one was in 1955 and our oldest
daughter was walking with me in our backyard in Redwood City in California.As the shaking became
stronger I held her to me with one arm as I held on to one of our fruit trees with the other.All three of us
(my daughter,I and the tree) shook for two or three minutes that to us felt like hours.
     The second one was in 1963.Our entire family was visiting Disneyland in Southern California.The earth started to shake just as we were beginning to walk from our hotel toward the_famous_landmark.
My third experience with an earthquake was a lonely one in California.It was in my sixties and I was alone in an old church.As the building started to shake,I quickly headed for the door to go outside.I remember I said a little prayer-something like,"Help me get out of here in time,Dear Heavenly Father".Minutes later,I was safe outside.
1. The author writes the passage mainly to tell us about________.
A. a new film about an earthquake
B. how to survive an earthquake
C. his three earthquake experiences
D. how to save children in an earthquake
2. The earthquakes the author has experienced________.
A. all caused bodily harm  
B. are all recorded in a website
C. all measured more than 6.0    
D. all happened in California
3. When the first earthquake happened,the author________.
A. was staying with his daughter  
B. was planting fruit trees
C. held on to a tree for hours  
D. was in a hotel
4. What does the underlined part "the famous landmark" refer to?
A. A church.
B. Disneyland.
C. A building destroyed by an earthquake.
D. The place where the author was born.
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the third earthquake?
A. It happened in the author's sixties.
B. the author succeeded in getting outside.
C. When it happened,the author was in a church.
D. The author was too afraid to walk when it happened.
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科目:高中英語(yǔ) 來源:2007年普高等學(xué)校招生全國(guó)統(tǒng)一考試、英語(yǔ)(江西卷) 題型:050

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  The literal meaning of philosophy is “l(fā)ove of wisdom”.But this meaning does not tell us very much.Unlike the other discilines(學(xué)科), philosopjy cannot e defined by what you study , because it si actually unlimited.Anything can be the subject matter of philosophy:are, history, law, language, literature, mathematics, and in fact, the other academic disciplines are directly related to philosopkhy.For this reason you get a Doctorate(博士學(xué)位)of Philosoophy(Ph.D.)in biochemisty, or computer science, or psychology.

  Two broad sub-fields of philosophy are logic and the history of philosophy.Logic is the science of argument and eritical thinkging.It provides sound methods for distinguishing good from bad reasonign.The history of philosopjy involives the study of major philosophers and perrsiad in the development of philosophy.

  Of what use is philosophy? First it is useful in educational advancemet.It is necessary for undesrtanding other disciplines.Only philosopjy questiong the nature of the concepts used in a discipline, and its relatin to other disco[;omes.And throught the stdy of philosophy, one develops sound methods of research and analysis that can be applied to any field.

  There are a number of gengral uses of philosophy.It strengthens one’s ability to solve problesm, to communieate, to organize ideas and issues, to presuade, and to takewhat is the most important form a large quamity of data.These general uses are of great benefit in the career firld, not necessarily ofr boutaining onej’s first job after graduation , but for preparing for posttions of responsibility, managemetn and leadershin later on.It is very shor sihte after all, to take a course of studies only for the purpose of getting one’s first job.The useful skills developed throught the study of philosophy hav significang long-term benefits in canreer advancement.No other discipline systematically follows the ideals of wisdom, leadership, and capacity to reasolve human conflict.

(1)

Accprdomg to Paragraph 1.philosophy can best be described as the study of ________

[  ]

A.

social sciences

B.

natural sciences

C.

both social and natural sciences

D.

the subject matter of politics

(2)

With the study of philosophy, you can ________

[  ]

A.

become a great leader

B.

succeed in everything

C.

find a good job soon after graduation

D.

make progress in your career development

(3)

According to the passage, which of the follwing statements is TRUE?

[  ]

A.

Philosophy is an independent discipline.

B.

Logic helps you to become a better thinker.

C.

The study of philosophy brings you immediate benefits.

D.

The meaning of philosophy is too limited to define.

(4)

From the passage, we can conclude ________

[  ]

A.

not all the subjects have to do with philosophy

B.

a person will get a Ph.D.if he/she studies philosophy

C.

philosophy can be helpful for the study of any other subjects

D.

philosophy is the only solution to all the probleras in the world

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