In December 2004, Tilly Smith was in Phuket with her mum and dad.It was her first holiday in Thailand and the family were very happy.

On December 26"they were on Mai Khao beach when the sea disappeared(消失).It was so strange that people walked to the sea and watched.Tilly watched too,but she was worried.

Tilly remembered a geography lesson at school.In the lesson they studied tsunamis, Tsunamis are very big,dangerous waves(波浪)They can travel 20-30 miles each hour with waves 10-20 meters high.A tsunami can kill people or destroy buildings as waves.come in and go out.

Before the waves reach the beach,the sea disappears,First,Tilly ran to her parents and told them all about Tsunamis,Then Tilly and her parents shouted at the people.Run! People stopped and listened to them.After that they hurried back from the beach.Finally,the big tsunami arrived.It was a tragedy for lots of people in Asia,but the people on Mai Khao beach were all right.

Tilly got a special certificate(证书)for what she did that day,And ten years later in 2014.20-year-old Tilly visited the same beach in Thailand again,recalling the special day with her family.

1.How old was Tilly when she first took a holiday in Thailand?

A.10. B.14. C.16 D.20.

2.According to the third paragraph,we can know that Tsunamis___________.

A.are very small but dangerous waves B.can travel thirty to forty miles each hour

C.can be more than thirty meters high D.can kill people as waves come and go

3.Which is the right order of the following events according to the passage?

a. Tilly told her parents about tsunamis

b.The big tsunamis crashed(撞击)on the beach.

c.Tilly shouted at the people on the beach.

d People walked to the sea to see it disappear.

A.a c b d. B.d a c b. C.d a b c. D.b d c a.

4.What is the possible meaning of the underlined “word”tragedy

A.a very sad experience. B.a very beautiful wish.

C.a very normal activity. D.a very personal prediction

We often reach a point in our life when we should be ready for change that will help us unlock (解锁)our self-improvement power. However, there's always something staring at us right under our nose but we don't see it. The only time we think of unlocking our self-improvement power is when everything gets worst.

When do we realize that we need to change diets? When none of our shirts and jeans would fit us .When do we stop eating candies and chocolates? When all of our teeth have fallen off. When do we realize that we need to stop smoking? When our lungs (肺)have gone bad. We see the warning signs and signals when things get rough and difficult.

The only time most of us ever learn about unlocking our self-improvement power is when the whole world is falling apart. We think and feel this way because it is not easy to change, but change becomes more painful when we ignore(忽视) it.

Change will happen, like it or hate it. At one point or another, we are all going to finally unlock our self-improvement power not because the world says so. But because we realize it,'s for our own good.

Happy people don' t just accept change; they embrace(拥抱)it. Unlocking our self-improvement power means unlocking ourselves out of the box of thought that is just the way we are. It is such a poor excuse for people who fear change.

Jane always tells everyone that she doesn't have the courage(勇气)to be around groups of people She heard her family tell the same things about her to other people. Over the years, that is what Jane has believed. Every time a great crowd comes, she steps back and locks herself up in a room. Jane not only believes in her story, but lives it!

Self-improvement may not be everybody's favorite word, but if we look at things in a different way, we might have greater chances of enjoying the whole process(过程)instead of counting the days until we are fully improved Three sessions in a week at the gym would result in a healthier life .Reading books every day would build up knowledge. And only when we are enjoying the whole process of unlocking our self-improvement power will we realize that were beginning to take things light and become happy.

1.The writer mentions the three questions in Paragraph 2 to show that_______.

A.we learn our lessons when we experience pain. B.we are responsible for the problems we meet.

C.life fails us when we get into the wrong way. D.life is a long journey full of ups and downs

2.What is the key to solving Jane's problem?

A.She needs to remember why she started.

B.She has to know how to get on with people.

C.She has to realize she is not what she is in her story.

D.She needs to understand the importance of confidence.

3.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.Is it important to take things light? B.Is it necessary to embrace challenges?

C.To hold on to the last moment or to give up? D.To free ourselves out of the box or to stay in it?

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