绵阳市高中2013第三次诊断性考试英语试题(3)

　　“I was driving to work. It was quite dark， but it suddenly became as bright as if it were day.” said Viktor Prokofiev、36， a resident of Yekaterinburg in the Urals Mountains.

　　”1 felt like 1 was blinded by headlights/‘

　　The meteorite， which weighed about 10 tonnes and may have been made of iron， entered Earth’s atmosphere and broke apart 30-50 km （19-31 miles） above ground ACCORDING TO RUSSIA’S ACADEMY OF SCIENCES，

　　The energy released when it entered the Earth’s atmosphere was equal to a few kilo tonne s. the academy said. the power of a small atomic weapon exploding.

　　No deaths were reported but the Emergencies Ministry said 20，000 rescue and clean-up workers were sent to Urals Region after President Vladimir Putin told Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov to ease and help the victims.

　　The Interior Ministry said about 1，200 people had been injured ，at least 200 of them children， and most from broken pieces of glass.

　　31. What do we learn about the meteorite from the passage？

　　A. It is a very huge ball made of iron.

　　B. It quickly broke apart on the ground，

　　C. It exploded over Russia‘s Urals Region.

　　D. It’s similar to an A-bomb in weight.

　　32.The underlined word “smashed”（in Para. 3） is closest in meaning to “______”

　　A. broke B. melted C. swallowed D. cleared

　　33.We can know from the passage that________

　　A. Moscow is 1500 kilometers away from the east of Chelyabinsk

　　B. Many houses were destroyed， with lots of people reported missing

　　C. Viktor Prokofiev became blind after seeing the rare spectacle

　　D. the shock wave briefly influenced the mobile phone network

　　34. Which of the following can serve as the best title of the passage？

　　A. “Meteorite Rush” Begins In Russia

　　B. President Putin Orders Assistance

　　C. Meteorite Hits Russia，1，200 Hurt

　　D. Meteorite Files Quickly Across Russia

　　B

　　Jaime Alfonso Escalante was born in 1930 in La Paz ，Bolivia. Both his parents were teachers. He taught math and science in his home country for twelve years.

　　In the 1960s. Jaime Escalante and his wife Fabiola came to the United States. During the next several years， he learned to speak English and repeated his college education and teacher training. In 1974. Mr. Escalante was hired at Garfield High School to teach mathematics.