Hurricane(飓风) reached the northeastern United States today and caused death and destruction everywhere. The killer storm carried winds of 135 miles per hour. The high winds and heavy rains created extremely dangerous waves. It is not yet known how many people died or were hurt in this storm, but it is said that the numbers will be very high.

With the arrival of the tornado season, the National Weather Service is again telling people how to protect themselves from these deadly storms. The winds from tornadoes are the most violent winds on earth. They can blow up to 400 miles per hour. A tornado looks like a funnel(漏斗). It is also very loud. It may sound like a train coming at you. In fact, the winds from a tornado can pick up a train and throw it around. If a tornado is seen in your area, it is very important that you protect yourself. A basement (地下室) is the safest place to go. Try to wait under a table in the basement. Stay away from windows. If you are outside or in your car, try to find a narrow place to hide.

As the area tries to deal with the worst flood of the century, there are many heartwarming stories of people helping other people. From all over the world people have sent food and clothes to help the thousands who have had to leave their homes. Many volunteers have come to help to make sandbags and use them to build walls against the overflowing river. While the result of this disaster will be terrible for many, it is beautiful to see people coming together to help others and save lives.

1.What does the underlined word “tornado” mean?

2.Which of the following is WRONG about tornados?

3.According to the passage, a person who sees a tornado in his area had better NOT ______.

4.We can learn from the passages that ______.

A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and was staying with his wife at the best hotel there. One night, he went out for a walk alone. It was late and the small street was dark and quiet. Suddenly he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and saw an Italian young man who quickly walked past him. The man was nearly out of sight when the Frenchman suddenly found that his watch was gone. He thought that it must be the Italian who had taken his watch. He decided to follow him and get back the watch.

Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian. Neither of them understood the other’s language. The Frenchman frightened the Italian with his fist(拳头) and pointed at the Italian’s watch. In the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman.

When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife what had happened. He was greatly surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table. Now he realized that by mistake he had robbed the watch and it was the Italian’s.

1.The Frenchman went to a small Italian town _______.

2.The Italian gave up his watch to him at last because ________.

3.Who was robbed of the watch in fact?

下列每个句子均有一个错误，请找出并改正。（注意：每句只有一个错误。）

1. There are a pen and two books on the desk.

2.Two third of the people were badly injured during the earthquake.

3.At last, the Mekong enters into the South China Sea.

4.Amy is the only one of the girls who come from France.

5.By the end of last year, we have learnt 3,000 words.

6.You won’t find difficult to solve the problems.

7.You can borrow so many books as you want.

8.Mice ran out of the fields looked for places to hide.

9. I prefer to watch TV rather than reading a boring book.

10.I’m eighteen years old and I live in small village.

假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Peter想来云南大理旅游，特发来电子邮件，询问有关旅游的情况。请根据以下提示回一封电子邮件，并表示盼望他的到来。

1. 最佳旅游季节：3月份。

2. 可乘坐交通工具：火车或巴士。

3. 票价：昆明至大理，火车票约100元。

4. 旅游项目：到洱海划船、钓鱼；登苍山，观日出；游览蝴蝶泉；品味大理特色小吃。

注意：

1. 短文须包括内容要点；

2. 可适当发挥，以使行文连贯；

3. 短文开头已给出，不计入总词数；

4. 词数：100 — 120。

参考词汇：

大巴——coach          洱海——Erhai Lake       苍山——Cangshan Mount

蝴蝶泉——Butterfly Spring                         小吃——snack

Dear Peter,

I’m glad to hear that you are coming to Dali, Yunnan.

______________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

I want your ______, sir. I don’t know what to do with it.

Our English teacher is ill, and we are all ______ her health.

 My mother asked me ______.

Mr. White ______ from heart trouble, and he takes some medicine with him.

It is said that the number of doctors invited to the meeting _____100, but a number of them _____ absent for different reasons.

---Can you tell me what role a mobile phone______ in our daily life?

--Of course.