Question

My partner and I were staying in Beruwela on the Southwest coast of Sri Lanka when the tsunami(海啸) hit. We   1  from the first floor of our hotel. At that time, a wall of water swept in and tore the ground floor apart underneath us.   2  to be moved out to Colombo was very frightening because everyone was afraid that another and possibly bigger   3  would come. At one stage we heard that another wave was coming and there was   4 . Surprisingly, a fleet of small vehicles driven by local people arrived outside the hotel and we just  5  a minibus.

We were taken up a hill to a place of   6  where we were welcomed by a family who told us that we could stay as   7  as we needed to. Among all this death and   8 , these people were trying to help us! We were shown to the local Mosque where hundreds of locals were cooking, collecting and distributing food and supplies for those less   9 . In the three days we were waiting to leave, we saw many examples of ordinary Sri Lankans, many of whom had lost friends,   10  and livelihoods（生计，谋生方式）, trying to help others who were worse off. It was a very moving experience.

We have since been   11  the family who took us in and they are saying that what their country needs most urgently is practical help, doctors, nurses and medicines, helping to   12   roads and rebuilding electricity and water supplies. These people would have done anything to help us, it is time for the British Government to do more to help them. 

1.                A．heard          B．watched        C．learnt    D．moved

2.                A．Telling          B．Forcing         C．Waiting   D．Ordering

3.                A．wave          B．flood           C．hurricane D．water

4.                A．panic          B．peace          C．silence   D．violence

5.                A．looked into      B．turned to       C．jumped into   D．broke into

6.                A．safety          B．warmth         C．goodness D．dreams

7.                A．well           B．far             C．soon D．long

8.                A．kindness        B．happiness       C．love D．destruction

9.                A．careful         B．fortunate       C．dependent    D．energetic

10.               A．children        B．experts         C．family D．relatives

11.               A．in honor of      B．by way of       C．in contact with  D．on behalf of

12.               A．make          B．clear           C．clean D．build

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.C

12.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文的主要内容是我和我的同伴在旅馆里遭遇了海啸，在等待救援的过程中，大家都很焦急，我们最终得到了帮助，在灾难面前，幸存者努力去帮助其他人，随处可见的救人场景非常令人感动。

1.根据At that time, a wall of water swept in and tore the ground floor apart underneath us，故选B，watched注视。

2.根据to be moved out to Colombo was very frightening because everyone was afraid that another and possibly bigger wave would come，故选C，Waiting等待。

3. 根据At one stage we heard that another wave was coming and there was panic.故选A，wave波浪。

4.根据Waiting to be moved out to Colombo was very frightening because everyone was afraid that another and possibly bigger wave would come.故选A，panic恐慌。

5.这里想说我们跳上了一辆微型公共汽车,故选C，jumped into跳入。

6.这里想说我们被带到山上一个安全的地方，safety安全的。

7.根据we needed to,故选D，as long as 只要。

8.这里想说在死亡和毁灭中，这些人在尽力帮助我们，故选D，destruction毁灭。

9.根据We were shown to the local Mosque where hundreds of locals were cooking, collecting and distributing food and supplies for those less，故选B，fortunate幸运。

10.根据many of whom had lost friends，故选C，family家人。

11.根据the family who took us in，故选C，in contact with联系。

12.根据roads and rebuilding electricity and water supplies，故选B，clear清扫。

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