短文填词：根据语境及汉语提示或首字母提示写出相应的词汇(共10分)

             Dear Mike, thank you very much for your letter, which reached me

          yesterday. It was indeed very k______ of you to promise to see me in   1._______

          the hospital and to help me _____ my studies. I believe the letter       2._______

          written by me will come as a pleasant _______(惊讶) to you. The      3._______

          doctor t_____ me that my operation was a complete success, and       4._______

          that I would be a_____ to leave the hospital in about a week. I have    5.________

          no longer been in bed for a c______ of days. With the help of the      6.________

          doctor, I feel fully relieved. After I take a short ______(休息) after     7._______

          supper, I also go over my lessons. My health is ______(改善). I will    8._______

          take good _____ of myself anyway. I am very thankful for all you      9._______

          have d______ for me.                                        10._______

. It remains _______ whether Tom will be fit enough to play in the finals.

A. seen              B. seeing               C. to see             D. to be seen

 This is a difficult and stressful job, but one ______ you can really help people.

A. that                  B. where               C. which                     D. of which

..---You haven't said one word about the design, Joe. What's your idea?

   ---Sorry. I________about something else.

  A. thought                        B. am thinking

C. was thinking                    D. had thought

. We all hope that the flame will not _____ in such cold weather.

    A. die out   B. die off    C. die down   D. die away.

三节．阅读理解（40%）

阅读理解下面的短文，然后按要求答题。

I was born in New York, but I grew up in San Francisco. I began to live in London 25 years ago. If I am asked now where I want to live forever, I would say London. But I will always be American.

San Francisco, like London, has many parks. Every day my sisters and I were taken to play in the parks as children. I didn't go to school. I only had three hours of formal education when I was five. I was sent to school in the morning but came home at noon on the first day. I said I didn't enjoy it and hadn't learned anything. My parents thought that school was unsuitable for me. They agreed with me, so I never went back to school.

Then my mother taught me and my two sisters at home, in the way of an English lady who had good education. We learned languages and reading more than sciences and maths. Sometimes she taught us herself, but we also had other teachers. They asked us to take lessons every day. About once a week we walked to Golden Gate Park. While we were walking, my mother taught me to read music. One day I noticed a little toy train in the window of a shop and I remember now how I'd like to have it. I couldn't say "r" when I was small. My mother said if I could say an "r" well, I would have the toy train. I practiced and practiced. Then one morning I woke everybody up with my "r"s. I got the toy train. I usually get the things I want in life — but I work hard for them.

1 The writer ___ .

A. was born in San Francisco      B. likes living in London

C. is living in New York now      D. doesn't like America

2. The writer didn't go to school in America because ___ .

A. his mother wanted him to go to school in English

B. his parents didn't think formal education was right for him

C. his mother wanted him to play outdoors in the parks

D. he couldn't get on well with the other children

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The writer was taught by his mother and other teachers.

B. The writer had no education at all.

C. The writer didn't have lessons every day.

D. The writer walked to the park to learn languages once a week.

4. The writer got the little toy train at last because ___ .

A. his mother gave him the money

B. he tried his best to read music

C. he wanted it very much

D. his mother was pleased with his progress

第二节 简答题（共3小题；每小题1.5分，满分4.5分）

Tsunamis (海啸) are a series of huge waves created by an underground movement such as an earthquake or a volcanic eruption (火山喷发) . A tsunami can travel hundreds of miles per hour in the open ocean and hit the land with huge waves.

From the area where the tsunamis come, waves travel in all directions. Once the waves approach the coast, they will become more than 100 feet in height. The topography (地形) of the coastline and the ocean floor will influence the size of the wave. There may be more than one wave and the latter one may be larger than the one before. That is why a small tsunami at one beach can be a huge wave a few miles away.

All tsunamis are dangerous, even if they may not damage every coastline they strike. A tsunami can strike anywhere along most of the US coastline. Many harmful tsunamis have occurred along the coasts of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii.

A movement of the ocean floor, caused by earthquakes, most often causes tsunamis. If a tsunami occurs close to a coast, the first wave could reach the beach in a few minutes, even before a warning is given. Areas are at greater risk if they are less than 25 feet above sea level and within a mile of the coastline. Drowning is the most common cause of death during a tsunami. Tsunami waves are very harmful to buildings. Other dangers include floods, pollution of drinking water, and fires from gas lines.

An accurate prediction (预报) system will allow authorities (官方) to issue timely warnings and save lives in the event of a shore-bound tsunami. But forecasting tsunamis accurately is very difficult because the ocean is usually calm before they strike land.

65. What can cause tsunamis according to the passage? ( 回答词数不超过6个 )

______________________________________________________________________________

66. What harm can a tsunami bring besides killing people and damaging buildings? ( 回答词数不超过15个 )

______________________________________________________________________________

67. Why is it very difficult to forecast tsunami accurately ? ( 回答词数不超过9个 )

______________________________________________________________________________

The International Red Cross is ______ non-profit organization that cares for the wounded, sick and homeless in wartime, and victims of _____ natural disasters.

   A. the; the           B. a; the            C. the;  不填            D. a; 不填

—Have a good rest ; you need to___________your energy for the football match this afternoon .

    —Thanks a lot .

       A．leave       B．save C．hold        D．get

He determined to teach in a western province, though he _______in the city for a better life.

A. could stay    B. would stay    C. could have stayed     D. had stayed