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Time is in the year 2095. It is reported that a comet(彗星) is rushing towards the Earth. Most of it will miss our earth, but two pieces will probably hit the southern half of our planet.

On 15 July, a piece about four kilometers wide enters the Earth’s atmosphere with a massive explosion(爆炸). About half of the piece is destroyed, but the remaining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. A hole is made in the sea bed. Huge waves spread outwards from the hole. The wall of water, a kilometer high, rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometers an hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned.

Before the waves arrive in South America, the second piece of the comet hits Argentina. Earthquakes and volcanoes(火山爆发) are set off in the Andes Mountains. The shock waves move north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean. The cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo are completely destroyed by earthquakes. Millions of people in the southern half of the earth are already dead, but the north won’t escape for long. Because of the explosions, the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, temperatures around the world fall to almost zero. Crops are destroyed. The sun won’t be seen again for many years. Wars break out as countries fight for food. A year later, no more than 10 million people remain alive.

Could it really happen? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth. The dinosaurs were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a piece of object in space. The dinosaurs couldn’t live through the cold climate that followed and they died out. Will we meet the same end?

(  ) 42. When the first piece hits the South Atlantic, it causes _______   .

A. an earthquake    B. volcanoes     C. an Earth explosion     D. huge waves

(  ) 43. Why can’t the northern half of the Earth escape for long?

A. Because the land is covered with water.

B. Because wars break out among countries for living space.

C. Because people there cannot live at the temperature of zero.

D. Because the light and heat from the sun cannot reach the Earth.

(  ) 44. By giving the example of dinosaurs, the writer tries to prove _______   .

A. the human beings will die out

B. animals could not live in the cold climate

C. the Earth could be hit by other objects in s pace

D. what happened 65 million years ago was an invented story

(  ) 45. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A. A historic discovery          B. An event of imagination

C. A research on space             D. A scientific adventure

第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题，共60分)

四、词汇运用(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

A. 根据句意和汉语提示，在空白处填入适当的单词。

46. Look at the sign!We are not _____ to park cars here. (允许)

47. The old man will have his _____ (九十) birthday the day after tomorrow.

48. The heavy smog makes it more difficult for us to see traffic signs _____(清楚地).

47. Our English teacher is _____ (幽默), we all like her.

48. The CN Tower is 1,815 in _____ (高).

根据短文内容和所给首字母，写出完整正确的单词。

The US first lady, Michelle Obama (51) a         in Beijing on Thursday, March 20th, starting her one-week (52) t         to China. Peng Liyuan, Xi’s wife, accompanied her to visit. The whole world felt far excited about their first meeting. The next day, Michelle Obama spent almost the whole day with Peng Liyuan (53) v        Beijing. They ate Beijing Roast Duck and watched a performance together. The US side also

(54) p         great attention to it. Mrs. Obama even opened a daily  travel blog, including videos and photos, to (55) s         her experience in China directly with young people all over the world. The meeting of the two first ladies has shown that China is more open and is getting more involved in the international affairs.