My partner and I were staying in Beruwela on the Southwest coast of Sri Lanka when the tsunami(海嘯) 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（生計，謀生方式）, 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. 
小題1:
A．heardB．watchedC．learntD．moved
小題2:
A．TellingB．ForcingC．WaitingD．Ordering
小題3:
A．waveB．floodC．hurricaneD．water
小題4:
A．panicB．peaceC．silenceD．violence
小題5:
A．looked intoB．turned toC．jumped intoD．broke into
小題6:
A．safetyB．warmthC．goodnessD．dreams
小題7:
A．wellB．farC．soonD．long
小題8:
A．kindnessB．happinessC．loveD．destruction
小題9:
A．carefulB．fortunateC．dependentD．energetic
小題10:
A．childrenB．expertsC．familyD．relatives
小題11:
A．in honor ofB．by way ofC．in contact withD．on behalf of
小題12:
A．makeB．clearC．cleanD．build

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:A
小題5:C
小題6:A
小題7:D
小題8:D
小題9:B
小題10:C
小題11:C
小題12:B

試題分析：本文的主要內(nèi)容是我和我的同伴在旅館里遭遇了海嘯，在等待救援的過程中，大家都很焦急，我們最終得到了幫助，在災(zāi)難面前，幸存者努力去幫助其他人，隨處可見的救人場景非常令人感動。
小題1:根據(jù)At that time, a wall of water swept in and tore the ground floor apart underneath us，故選B，watched注視。
小題2:根據(jù)to be moved out to Colombo was very frightening because everyone was afraid that another and possibly bigger wave would come，故選C，Waiting等待。
小題3: 根據(jù)At one stage we heard that another wave was coming and there was panic.故選A，wave波浪。
小題4:根據(jù)Waiting to be moved out to Colombo was very frightening because everyone was afraid that another and possibly bigger wave would come.故選A，panic恐慌。
小題5:這里想說我們跳上了一輛微型公共汽車,故選C，jumped into跳入。
小題6:這里想說我們被帶到山上一個安全的地方，safety安全的。
小題7:根據(jù)we needed to,故選D，as long as 只要。
小題8:這里想說在死亡和毀滅中，這些人在盡力幫助我們，故選D，destruction毀滅。
小題9:根據(jù)We were shown to the local Mosque where hundreds of locals were cooking, collecting and distributing food and supplies for those less，故選B，fortunate幸運。
小題10:根據(jù)many of whom had lost friends，故選C，family家人。
小題11:根據(jù)the family who took us in，故選C，in contact with聯(lián)系。
小題12:根據(jù)roads and rebuilding electricity and water supplies，故選B，clear清掃。
點評：答題前一定要略讀全文，把握文章要表達的主題，注意前后句與句，段落與段落之間的關(guān)系。答題中，一定要認真分析，注意選項與上下文的關(guān)系，與前后單詞的關(guān)系。對于一時沒有太大的把握的題可以放到最后再來完成，因為有時答案可以從下文內(nèi)容體現(xiàn)出來。答完后再通讀一遍文章，看看所選選項能不能是語句通順，語意連貫。
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