C

Indonesia is a dangerous country to call home. It lies above several active plates(板块)with many fire-breathing volcanoes around. The eruption of a volcano and the shaking of an earthquake this week is just one reminder of Indonesia’s burning base.

Indonesia, consisting of 17,500 islands, sits between the world’s most active region, the Pacific Ring of Fire, and the world’s second most active region, the Alpide belt. Being situated between them means the islands experience some of the strongest earthquakes and most powerful volcanic eruptions known on Earth.

The Pacific Ring of Fire is the world’s greatest earthquake belt according to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because of its series of fault (断层)lines covering about 25,000 miles from Chile through Japan and Southeast Asia.

Earthquakes usually occur along faults, which are breaks in the rocky plates. About 90 percent of all the world’s earthquakes, and 80 percent of the world’s largest earthquakes, strike along the Pacific Ring of Fire. About 17 percent of the world’s largest earthquakes and 5-6 percent of all quakes occur alone the Alpide belt. In 2009 alone Indonesia had 10 earthquakes greater than magnitude (震级) 6.0, according to the USGS.

Monday’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake that caused a 3-meter-high tsunami, killing at least 113 people, occurred when the Australian and Sunda plates struck into each other. One rocky plate took a dive below the other, resulting in an earthquake

The 9.1-mangitdue 2004 quake and Indian Ocean tsunami killed about 230,000 people in quite a few countries. Below Indonesia, the Eurasian Plate, Australian Plate, Sunda Plate and Pacific Plate meet together.

66.Which of the following is TRUE of Indonesia?

A.It covers 17,500 islands B.It’s about 25,000 miles long

C.It’s in the center of the Alpide D.It’s far from the Pacific Ring of Fire

67.How many of the world’s earthquakes occur along the Pacific Ring of Fire and the Alpide belt?

A.About 90 percent B.About 17 percent

C.About 80 percent D.About 95 percent

68.It can be inferred that Indonesia has many earthquakes because .

A.there are many volcanoes B.many plates met there

C.the environment is polluted D.the plates there are very thin

69.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The Pacific Ring of Fire is the world’s second most active region

B.There were ten earthquakes in Indonesia in 2009

C.Australian and Sunda plates’ striking caused Indonesia Monday’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake

D.The 9.1-magnitude 2004 quake killed 230,000 Indians

70.What is the text mainly about?

A.Indonesia’s volcanoes B.Indonesia’s earthquakes

C.Indonesia’s geography D.Indonesia’s environment

D

New York has taken the title of the world’s top fashion capital from Milan. The annual survey suggest that the top five fashion cities are facing competition from Asia and Australia. New York had been the top fashion city for five years, but Milan took the title in 2009. the survey was made by the Global Language Monitor, a US based organization. It tracks the frequency (频率) of words and phrases in the media, on the Internet and throughout the blog. With the US economy recovering, New York once again took the top title. Hong Kong took second place. It was followed by London, Paris and Los Angeles. The other top 10 cities were Milan, Sydney, Miami, Barcelona and Madrid.

“Because of the new economic situation, the global fashion centers have also changed a lot, ” said Bekka Payack, the Manhattan-based fashion reporter for the Global Language Monitor. “The new list show that global fashion centers will change now and then. Compared with the traditional fashion cities, some new ones are performing better and better. ”she said that perhaps this is new trend(趋势), and it is the first sign that the traditional top five fashion cities- New York, Paris, London, Milan, and Rome-do not control global fashion any more.

The biggest changes in the list are Hong Kong, Madrid and Melbourne. The Group said that the top newcomers to the list include Amsterdam at number 17, Cape Town at 23, Johannesburg at 25 and Vienna at 27.

The following are the 10 top fashion cities of 2010 and the changes from 2009.

1.New York (up 1) 2. Hong Kong (up 5)

3.London (up 2) 4. Paris (down 1)

5.Los Angeles (up 1) 6.Milan (down 5)

7.Sydney (up 2) 8.Miami(up 5)

9.Barcelona (up 5) 10.Madrid (up 11)

71.New York has regained the title of the world’s top fashion capital mainly because .

A.the US economy has been recovering

B.Milan faced competition from other cities

C.few big cities took part in the competition

D.the survey was made by an American organization