A frightening example of the sea’s power saw 125,000 people die in 12 different countries last week. The terrible disaster was caused when a great earthquake sent tsunamis breaking into Indian Ocean coastlines. Various areas in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Malaysia and East Africa have been destroyed by the huge waves. Whole towns were simply swept aside by the power of the water. Cars, trains and buildings could not remain steady, not to say the people who stood in the way.
The earthquake measured 9.0 on the Richter scale and occurred off the coast of Indonesia. It was recorded as the fifth strongest since 1900. Scientists said the quake was as powerful as a million of the atomic bombs that were dropped on Japan during the World War II. “This may be the worst natural disaster in recent history because it is affecting so many heavily populated coastal areas.” said Jan Ege-land, a UN official.
Because such waves hardly happen in the Indian Ocean, there is no system in place to warn coastal people who are about to be hit. Tsunami is a Japanese word. They are usually caused by a sudden rise or fall of part of the Earth’s crust under the ocean. Tsunamis often happen in oceans and they are most common in the Pacific.
Tsunamis can be very long, as much as 100 kilometers. They are able to cross entire oceans without losing much energy. One of the most striking facts about tsunamis is that an earthquake on one side of the Pacific Ocean can cause huge waves on the other side.
When the ocean is deep, tsunamis can travel unnoticed at speeds of up to 800 kilometers per hour. They can cross the entire ocean in a day or less. The wave may only be a few meters high in the ocean, but when it is near the shore and reaches shallow water, the wave builds up very quickly in height.
61. How many countries were stricken by the terrible disaster?
A. 6. B. 12. C. 18. D. Not sure.
62. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT __________.
Tsunami is a word taken in from Japanese
Tsunamis are quite common in the Indian Ocean
The earthquake measured 9.0 on the Richter scale
No warning system has been set up to watch tsunamis there
63. We can know from this passage that __________.
the earthquake has been the strongest in the last century
the wave soon becomes higher when it reaches the shore
the atomic bombs were more powerful than the earthquake
tsunamis can cross entire oceans with almost the same energy
64. You’ll see the passage in __________ section of a newspaper most probably.
A. Sports B. Health C. News D. Culture
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My husband hasn’t stopped laughing about a funny thing that happened to me. It is funny now but it wasn’t at that time.
Last Friday, after doing all family 36 in town, I wanted a rest 37 catching the train, so I bought a newspaper and some chocolate and went into the 38 coffee shop—that cheap, self–service place with long 39 to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to 40 a place, and went to get a cup of coffee.
When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in the next 41 . It was one of those wild-looking youngsters, 42 dark glasses and worn clothes, and 43 colored bright red at the front. Not so unusual these days. What did 44 me was that he had started to eat my chocolate.
Naturally, I was unhappy. However, to avoid 45 —and really I was rather 46
about him, I just looked down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee, and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me 47 , then he took a second piece of my chocolate. I could
48 believe it. 49 I didn’t dare to make an argument(争论). When he took a 50 piece, I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought, “Well, I shall have the last piece”. And I got it.
The boy 51 me a strange look, then stood up. As he left he shouted out,” This 52 is crazy.” Everyone stared. That was embarrassing（令人难堪的）enough, but it was worse when I finished my coffee and got ready to 53 . My face went red—as red as his hair—when I 54 I’d made a mistake. It wasn’t my chocolate that he had been taking. There was mine, unopened, just 55 my newspaper.
A. cooking B. shopping C. running D. readingA. after B. as C. before D. while
A. airport B. park C. station D. hotel
A. bridges B. tables C. desks D. fences
A. keep B. make C. take D. have
A. room B. seat C. chair D. door
A. on B. with C. by D. between
A. hair B. head C. hands D. eyes
A. frighten B. worry C. encourage D. surprise
A. matter B. thing C. danger D. troubleA. difficult B. excited C. uneasy D. worried
A. quickly B. happily C. closely D. friendly
A. seldom B. nearly C. almost D. hardly
A. However B. So C. Still D. Though
A. second B. third C. fourth D. fifth
A. gave B. kept C. took D. turned
A. woman B. man C. boy D. kid
A. run B. prepare C. calm D. leave
A. guessed B. realized C. said D. regretted
A. in B. with C. under D. for
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第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Ted Thomason was considered one of the students who showed the least interest in school. Whenever Miss Daisy talked with him, he would answer with a 41 “yes” or “no”. He was always in dirty clothes. His hair was 42 combed（梳）. No one liked him. Miss Daisy had to admit that she felt sort of improper 43 when she graded his paper with an “F” (Fail).
It was Christmas. Presents from the boys and girls were piled up on her desk. Miss Daisy was 44 to find one of them was from Ted. It was an ugly 45 with half of the stones missing. The students raised a great noise at Ted’s present, but Miss Daisy realized she must put it on and 46 the class. She even asked whether it looked pretty 47 her. Class was over, and 48 all went home, Ted went up to the desk and, in a(n) 49 voice, he said, “Miss Daisy, Miss Daisy … I am so glad you 50 my present. You smile like my mother and her necklace is really beautiful on you.” After Ted 51 , Miss Daisy fell on her knees, begging God to forgive her: Ted’s mother 52 just a year ago and she was treating him in a way she shouldn’t be!
The next day, the children found a completely new teacher. Miss Daisy 53 into a different person. She did all she could to help each child in her class, 54 those with poor lessons and among them was Ted. At the end of the year, Ted made great 55 _. He caught up with most of the class, and 56 got ahead of some of them. Several years later, Ted graduated with honors from high school; another four years, Ted left his 57 as a best graduate. Again four years later, Miss Daisy received a letter, 58 her to Dr. Ted Thomason’s wedding. Of course, she 59 the party. And she was set in the seat intended for Ted’s 60 — her love and what she did were unforgettable for Ted all his life.
41. A. cold B. happy C. silent D. direct
42. A. often B. sometimes C. never D. always
43. A. dislike B. pride C. disappointment D. pleasure
44. A. surprised B. happy C. interested D. puzzled
45. A. chain B. necklace C. watch D. dress
46. A. frighten B. comfort C. calm D. punish
47. A. around B. on C. over D. with
48. A. since B. until C. before D. after
49. A. friendly B. eager C. excited D. worried
50. A. receive B. praise C. recognize D. like
51. A. cried B. talked C. left D. finished
52. A. visited B. died C. disappeared D. suffered
53. A. changed B. grew C. got D. went
54. A. exactly B. completely C. namely D. especially
55. A. interest B. presents C. progress D. necklaces
56. A. ever B. even C. still D. yet
57. A. college B. school C. class D. course
58. A. reminding B. requiring C. telling D. inviting
59. A. answered B. attended C. accepted D. organized
60. A. teacher B. friend C. mother D. Lover
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—Do you still remember the accident ?
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A. frighten B. to be frightening
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第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Ted Thomason was considered one of the students who showed the least interest in school. Whenever Miss Daisy talked with him, he would answer with a 41 “yes” or “no”. He was always in dirty clothes. His hair was 42 combed（梳）. No one liked him. Miss Daisy had to admit that she felt sort of improper 43 when she graded his paper with an “F” (Fail).
It was Christmas. Presents from the boys and girls were piled up on her desk. Miss Daisy was 44 to find one of them was from Ted. It was an ugly 45 with half of the stones missing. The students raised a great noise at Ted’s present, but Miss Daisy realized she must put it on and 46 the class. She even asked whether it looked pretty 47 her. Class was over, and 48 all went home, Ted went up to the desk and, in a(n) 49 voice, he said, “Miss Daisy, Miss Daisy … I am so glad you 50 my present. You smile like my mother and her necklace is really beautiful on you.” After Ted 51 , Miss Daisy fell on her knees, begging God to forgive her: Ted’s mother 52 just a year ago and she was treating him in a way she shouldn’t be!
The next day, the children found a completely new teacher. Miss Daisy 53 into a different person. She did all she could to help each child in her class, 54 those with poor lessons and among them was Ted. At the end of the year, Ted made great 55 _. He caught up with most of the class, and 56 got ahead of some of them. Several years later, Ted graduated with honors from high school; another four years, Ted left his 57 as a best graduate. Again four years later, Miss Daisy received a letter, 58 her to Dr. Ted Thomason’s wedding. Of course, she 59 the party. And she was set in the seat intended for Ted’s 60 — her love and what she did were unforgettable for Ted all his life.
41. A. cold B. happy C. silent D. direct
42. A. often B. sometimes C. never D. always
43. A. dislike B. pride C. disappointment D. pleasure
44. A. surprised B. happy C. interested D. puzzled
45. A. chain B. necklace C. watch D. dress
46. A. frighten B. comfort C. calm D. punish
47. A. around B. on C. over D. with
48. A. since B. until C. before D. after
49. A. friendly B. eager C. excited D. worried
50. A. receive B. praise C. recognize D. like
51. A. cried B. talked C. left D. finished
52. A. visited B. died C. disappeared D. suffered
53. A. changed B. grew C. got D. went
54. A. exactly B. completely C. namely D. especially
55. A. interest B. presents C. progress D. necklaces
56. A. ever B. even C. still D. yet
57. A. college B. school C. class D. course
58. A. reminding B. requiring C. telling D. inviting
59. A. answered B. attended C. accepted D. organized
60. A. teacher B. friend C. mother D. Lover
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第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My husband hasn’t stopped laughing about a funny thing that happened to me. It is funny now but it wasn’t at that time.
Last Friday, after doing all family 31 in town, I wanted a rest 32 catching the train, so I bought a newspaper and some chocolate and went into the 33 coffee shop—that cheap, self–service place with long 34 to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to 35 a place, and went to get a cup of coffee.
When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in the next 36 . It was one of those wild-looking youngsters, 37 dark glasses and worn clothes, and 38 colored bright red at the front. Not so unusual these days. What did 39 me was that he had started to eat my chocolate.
Naturally, I was annoyed. However, to avoid 40 —and really I was rather 41
about him, I just looked down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee, and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me 42 , then he took a second piece of my chocolate. I could 43 believe it. Still I didn’t dare to 44 an argument. When he took a 45 piece, I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought, “Well, I shall have the last piece”. And I got it.
The boy 46 me a strange look, then stood up. As he left he shouted out,” This 47 is crazy.” Everyone stared. That was embarrassing（令人难堪的）enough, but it was worse when I finished my coffee and got ready to 48 . My face went red—as red as his hair—when I 49 I’d made a mistake. It wasn’t my chocolate that he had been taking. There was mine, unopened, just 50 my newspaper.
31. A. cooking B. running C. shopping D. reading
32. A. after B. as C. while D. before
33. A. airport B. park C. station D. hotel
34. A. bridges B. tables C. desks D. fences
35. A. keep B. make C. take D. have
36. A. seat B. room C. chair D. door
37. A. on B. with C. by D. between
38. A. hair B. button C. hands D. eyes
39. A. frighten B. worry C. encourage D. surprise
40. A. matter B. thing C. trouble D. danger
41. A. difficult B. excited C. uneasy D. worried
42. A. quickly B. closely C. happily D. friendly
43. A. seldom B. nearly C. almost D. hardly
44. A. avoid B. follow C. attack D. make
45. A. second B. third C. fourth D. fifth
46. A. took B. kept C. gave D. turned
47. A. woman B. man C. boy D. kid
48. A. run B. leave C. calm D. prepare
49. A. guessed B. regretted C. said D. realized
50. A. in B. with C. under D. for
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