2013年天津五区县一模英语试题及答案(4)

　　B. they wanted to prove the headmaster wrong

　　C. he wouldn’t mix with other disabled children

　　D. he wasn‘t taken good care ofin the special school

　　38. How did Adrian finally succeed in his study？

　　A He did a lot of outdoor activities.

　　B. He studied in a regular schooL

　　C. He attended private classes after schooL

　　D. He worked very hard both in and after class.

　　39. Why is Adrian- s life described as an ”Amazing Race “？

　　A He did very wellin his study.

　　B. He succeeded in entering a regular schooL

　　C. He reached his goals in spite of his disability.

　　D. He took part in the World Yacht Race 05/06.

　　40. Which of the following sayings can most appropriately be used to describe Adrian’ s experience？

　　A Knowledge is power.

　　B.lf winter comes， can spring be far behind？

　　C. Rome was not built in one day.

　　D. Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.

　　B

　　Once again， rumors are spreading. Judgement Day， this time， is set to happen on December 21st， 2012. The date originated from the Mayan calendar， but actually gained popularity through the hit movie， “2012”。

　　How will the world end？ and how do we know the exact date？ There are many theories： A destruction from outer space; a solar storm， a shift in the earth‘ s poles and so on. They all supposedly pointed to the date of December 21st 2012. Unfortunately， none of it is true.

　　Zhu Jin， director of Bejjing Planetarium， said， “For earth itself， the end will be billions of years away from now. And for us humans， there is a very small chance that we may be affected by some astronomical factors. However， we don’t have the ability to foresee such events so far. So when someone tells you the world is going to end on an exact date， it must be fake.”

　　But the truth hasn9 t stopped people from believing. In the sci-fi morrie“2012” ， the director imagined the end of the world based on the Mayan calendar. The film earned nearly 770 nullion US dollars worldwide. Ning Hong， Hebei Province， said. “The movie 2012 did get one thing right. There are arks（方舟）being. made in China， but they‘ re not being built secretly inside the mountains. They are constructed here in the courtyard of a factory.

　　In April， Liu Qiyuan quit his furniture business and devoted himself to developing these huge round balls. He doesn’t believe the end is near， but he wants to be prepared just in case.