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

 

 

    Is the world really going mad? 1._____day I was sittng in a restaurant 2._____ a quick drink and a talk with a few friends when it suddenly 3._____ me that almost everyone in the restaurant was smoking. It wasn’t long 4._____ the whole room was 5._____ with smoke. I asked with an apology for 6._____ to open a window to stop myself 7._____!

    Nowadays air pollution is something that hardly question any more. However, I still can’t walk down the street in any of the big cities without 8._____ that people are 9._____ the air pollution. It is time for the government departments of the world to introduce emission(废气排放) controls on all cars and 10._____ the public transport system(公共交通体系) to encourage people to 11._____ their cars at home. A friend of mine takes flying lesson each morning and it really makes him 12._____ when he climbs above the smog layer(烟雾) and looks down 13._____ it and thinks: “I’m breathing that!” This kind of 14._____ results from the bad management of resources. Waste things can 15._____ should, be treated properly. House building, road 16._____, and industrial development are all earthmoving(or earth-reducing) operations and can change the balances of 17._____ created over millions of years. I would like to 18._____serious studies done on all these main works before they are built. Also, there should be 19._____ national parks set up to keep the most beautiful parts of our countries in their natural 20._____.

.A.The other       B. Another          C. Every         D. Each

.A.asking for       B. drinking         C. having         D. buying

.A.seemed         B. struck           C. sank           D. showed

.A.ago            B. after             C. before         D. now

.A.full            B. filled          C. crowed          D. parked

.A.promise        B. help           C. suggestion        D. permission

.A.standing        B. sitting         C. talking           D. dying

.A.thinking        B. persuading      C. deciding         D. learning

.A.suffering        B. dying          C. walking         D. standing

.A.increase        B. reduce         C. improve         D. raise

.A.wash           B. repai          C. drive            D. leave

.A. sick           B. tired           C. foolish          D. excited

.A.on             B. at               C. from          D. for

.A.discussion      B. question         C. pollution        D. operation

.A.but            B. yet             C. still             D. and

.A.work           B. construction     C. building         D. setting

A.life             B. mind          C. human being      D. plants

A.see             B. start           C. enjoy            D. pay

A.few             B. any           C. more             D. no

A.situation         B. states          C. soils             D. place

Maybe it is time for the rest of society to       the fact       I may not be able to walk, there are many other great things I can do.

     A. adjust to; that                       B. get used to; that while

     C. adapt to; while                       D. go about; that while

 

 Maybe it is time for the rest of society to _________ the fact _________ I may not be able to walk, there are many other great things I can do.

A．adjust to; that

B．get used to; that while

C．adapt to; while

D．go about; that while

 

Google, the Internet search and mapping company, has developed a car that can steer without a driver.

Sometimes the reality is stranger than science fiction: Google is road-testing cars that steer, stop and start without a human driver. The goal is to “help prevent traffic accidents, free up people’s time and reduce carbon emissions.” says Sebastian Thrun, who is the project leader for the driverless car, or Carbot.

By developing the car and the software that drives it, Google wants to change how people get from place to p1ace. Eric Schmidt, one of the company’s top officials, said, “Your car should drive itself. It just makes sense.”

So far, the driverless autos have gone about 140,000 miles on California roads without people taking over the driving. Many of the roads are very busy or full of curves that challenge human drivers. The autos’ software makes it possible to know speed limits, traffic patterns and road maps. The vehicles use radar, lasers and video cameras to find other cars and avoid people crossing streets.

There has only been one accident during the testing. And in that case, the Carbot was hit from behind by a human driver when Goog1e’s car was stopped at a red light. Engineers say the driverless cars are safer than autos with people behind the wheel because the computers react much more quickly than humans.

The Carbot is still in very early testing stages. Experts agree that it will be years before you will be able to buy one. But it is likely that one day you will be sitting in the driver’s seat of a driverless car. When the auto was first invented it was called a “horseless carriage”. Now it seems that it is time for the “driverless carriage” to be part of our 1ives.

1.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. An auto revolution is on its way.

B. Google has developed a driverless car.

C. The Carbot has passed its early testing stages.

D. Science fiction has turned into reality.

2.The driverless car is safer than an auto with people because _______.

A. it uses radar, lasers and video cameras

B. it knows speed limits, traffic patterns and road maps

C. the computer has a better sense of direction than drivers

D. the software responds to emergencies faster than a human driver

3.The advantage of the Carbot is that _______.

A. it can drive all by itself

B. it can avoid any traffic accident

C. it doesn’t pollute the environment

D. it is the most fashionable car nowadays

4.70. The author’s attitude towards the Carbot is _______.

A. unfriendly        B. desperate                               C. critical          D. optimistic