Tilly Smith, the 11-year-old British girl, who was called as “Angle of the Beach”, saved 100 tourists from a Thai beach hit by the tsunami① in 2004 and has been named Child of the Year by readers of a French children’s newspaper.

She came ahead of a South African Aids orphan, a six-year-old girl who survived a kidnapping② and a young Parisian pop singer to win the Mon Quotidien award. Tilly had studied tsunamis with her geography teacher, Andrew Kearney, shortly before flying to Thailand for a holiday with her parents and younger sister last year. As she watched the waves suddenly begin to move back, and the sea was bubbling③, she warned her mother, Penny, that the beach was about to be struck by a tsunami. Mrs Smith and her husband, Colin, warned other holidaymakers and hotel staff and scores of people were cleared from Maikhao beach at Phuket.

Tilly, now 11, and back in Thailand for anniversary commemorations④ of the disaster, said: “It’s really good, just to know about tsunamis or any natural disaster in case you are in one. I’m very glad that I was able to say on the beach that a tsunami was coming. And I’m glad that they listened to me.”

Tilly is unaware of her great popularity among French children. Her picture appears on the front page of Mon Quotidien, which is read by 10 to 14-year-olds.

“Our readers chose Tilly because they could identify with her,” said Francois Dufour. “To be a pop star at 11 seems impossible, and the idea of having Aids or being kidnapped is far from their lives.”

1. The passage mainly wants to tell readers that ______.

  A. a little girl saved 100 tourists out of a tsunami

B. British “Angle of the Beach” was named Child of the Year

  C. many people came for anniversary commemorations

  D. the tsunami was able to be avoided

2. The underlined words “Mon Quotidien” (in Paragraph 4) should be the name of ______.

  A. a magazine      B. a book       C. a novel       D. a newspaper

3. Which of the following about Tilly Smith is TRUE?

  A. She could make full use of her knowledge from books.

  B. She was ever kidnapped by a pop singer.

  C. She visited Thailand by boat with her parents.

  D. She had expected to attract the French children.

4. According to the Tilly Smith’s knowledge, when there is a tsunami, ______.

  A. the sea water will not be clear         B. the sea will be bubbling when moving back

  C. the sea water will make great noise     D. the sea will be bubbling when moving forward

BDAB


解析:

1.B。主旨概括題。本篇文章主要是報(bào)道了一位名叫Tilly Smith女孩因在2004年的大海嘯中利用自己在學(xué)校所學(xué)的有關(guān)海嘯的知識(shí)而拯救了100多名游客，因此她被法國(guó)一家兒童報(bào)紙?jiān)u位Child of the Year。

2.D。細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。由文章第一段可知它應(yīng)當(dāng)屬于一家報(bào)紙。

3.A。細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。由文章的二段可知她能夠利用她所學(xué)的知識(shí)，運(yùn)用到實(shí)踐中去。因此選A。B、C、D的表述不符合原文。

4.B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章的第二段的“As she watched the waves suddenly begin to move back, and the sea was bubbling”可知。

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　　The Japanese coined the word tsunami to mean“harbor wave．”(“tsu”means harbor, and the character“nami”means wave)．Japan's most powerful earthquake since records began has struck the north-east coast, leading to a massive tsunami．Cars, ships and buildings were swept away by a wall of water after the 8.9-magnitude earthquake, which struck about 400km(250 miles)north-east of Tokyo and caused massive destruction, flattening whole cities, starting powerful fires, and killing hundreds．

　　In the wake of the Japanese tragedy, remember these tsunami survival tips：

　　1．A good warning sign of an approaching tsunami is“drawback,”when the ocean recedes(減弱)drastically or the water level falls unusually along the shoreline．

　　During the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, a 10-year-old girl on vacation with her family in Thailand, Tilly Smith, saved the lives of dozens of tourists when she recognized the receding water and frothing bubbles on the surface of the water as a sign that a tsunami was on its way．Experts believe that a receding ocean may give people as much as five minutes' warning to evacuate the area．

　　2．You're not out of danger after the first wave of a tsunami．

　　A tsunami occurs as a series of waves known as a“wave train,”and the series of surges(奔涌向前)can be five minutes or up to an hour apart．The tsunami does not usually appear on the shoreline as a gigantic breaking wave, but rather as a rapid tide or a wall of water．The worst mistake you can make is staying near the beach out of curiosity．Find higher ground and go as far inland as you can．If you can see the waves, you're still too close．

　　3．A tsunami surge may be small at one point of the shore and large at another point．

　　Move to higher ground as soon as you can and don't assume that because there's minimal activity in the coastal area where you are, it will be like that everywhere else．

　　4．Keep your ears peeled．

　　Many witnesses have said that a tsunami sounds thunderous, like a freight train．

(1)

The underlined word“coined”is closest to“________”in meaning．

[　　]

A．

invented a new word or phrase that other people then began to use

B．

introduced a new word into a language

C．

explained a new word

D．

gave a definition to a new word．

(2)

What can we learn from the passage?

[　　]

A．

You will be out of danger if thirty minutes has passed after the first tsunami wave．

B．

Tilly Smith must have a very good knowledge of science．

C．

A lot of people must have been killed in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami．

D．

If a tsunami surge is small at one point of the shore and it should be small at another point．

(3)

Which of the following statements is not true?

[　　]

A．

The 2011 Japanese tsunami is Japan's most powerful earthquake since records began．

B．

The worst mistake you can make is staying near the beach out of curiosity after the first wave of a tsunami．

C．

Experts believe that a receding ocean may give people as much as five minutes' warning to escape from the area．

D．

A good warning sign of an approaching tsunami is“drawback,”when the ocean recedes slightly or the water level falls usually along the shoreline．

(4)

What is the best title of this passage?

[　　]

A．

Smart Actions during Tsunami

B．

Signs of Tsunami identification

C．

Methods of Avoiding Tsunami

D．

Tips for Tsunami Survival

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     Tilly Smith, the 11-year-old British girl, who was called as "Angle of the Beach", saved 100 tourists from
a Thai beach hit by a tsunami in 2004 and had been named Child of the Year (2005) by readers of a French
children's newspaper.
     She came ahead of a South African Aids orphan, a six-year-old girl who survived a kidnapping by pedophiles
(有戀童癖的人) and a young Parisian pop singer to win the Mon Quotidien award.
     Tilly had studied tsunami with her geography teacher, Andrew Kearney, shortly before flying to Thailand
for a holiday with her parents and younger sister last year.
     As she watched the waves suddenly begin to fall back, and the sea was bubbling, she wamed her mother,
Penny, that the beach was about to be struck by a tsunami. Mrs Smith and her husband, Colin, alerted other
holidaymakers and hotel staff and scores of people were cleared from Maikhao beach at Phuket.
     Tilly, now 11, and back in Thailand for anniversary commemorations of the disaster, said:"It's re- ally good,
just to know about tsunami or any natural hazard in case you are in one. I'm very glad that I was able to say on
the beach that a tsunami was coming. And I'm glad that they listened to me."
     She had earlier said that the state of the sea, which was "sizzling (發(fā)出咝咝聲) and bubbling", was "exactly
the same as in my geography lesson."
     Tilly read a Thai poem entitled Tsunami at a candle-light vigil to commemorate (紀(jì)念)victims of the disaster. 
     She is unaware of her remarkable (非凡的) popularity among French children. Her picture appears on the
front page of Mon Quotidien, which is read by 10 to 14-year-olds.
     "Our readers chose Tilly because they could identify with her," said Francois Dufour, the editor-in-chief.
"To be a pop star at 11 seems impossible, and the idea of having Aids or being kidnapped is remote from their
lives."
1. Tilly Smith was named Child of the Year by _____.
[     ]
A. people from Thailand
B. children from Britain
C. people from France
D. government in France
2. According to the passage, how many candidates for Child of the Year are there all in all?
[     ]
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Without limit
3. What signs can people find when a tsunami take place?
[     ]
A. Bubbling and huge waves.
B. Water rising suddenly with huge sounds.
C. Waves receding suddenly and bubbling.
D. Waves rising and fishes turnig over.

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     The Japanese coined the word tsunami to mean "harbor wave." ("tsu" means harbor, and the character
"nami" means wave). Japan's most powerful earthquake since records began has struck the north-east
coast, leading to a massive tsunami. Cars, ships and buildings were swept away by a wall of water after
the 8.9-magnitude earthquake, which struck about 400km (250 miles) north-east of Tokyo and caused
massive destruction, flattening whole cities, starting powerful fires, and killing hundreds.
     In the wake of the Japanese tragedy, remember these tsunami survival tips:
     1. A good warning sign of an approaching tsunami is "drawback," when the ocean recedes (減弱)
drastically or the water level falls unusually along the shoreline. During the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, a
10-year-old girl on vacation with her family in Thailand, Tilly Smith, saved the lives of dozens of tourists
when she recognized the receding water and frothing bubbles on the surface of the water as a sign that a
tsunami was on its way. Experts believe that a receding ocean may give people as much as five minutes'
warning to evacuate the area.
     2. You're not out of danger after the first wave of a tsunami. A tsunami occurs as a series of waves
known as a "wave train," and the series of surges (奔涌向前) can be five minutes or up to an hour apart.
The tsunami does not usually appear on the shoreline as a gigantic breaking wave, but rather as a rapid tide
or a wall of water. The worst mistake you can make is staying near the beach out of curiosity. Find higher
ground and go as far inland as you can. If you can see the waves, you're still too close.
     3. A tsunami surge may be small at one point of the shore and large at another point. Move to higher
ground as soon as you can and don't assume that because there's minimal activity in the coastal area where
you are, it will be like that everywhere else.
     4. Keep your ears peeled. Many witnesses have said that a tsunami sounds thunderous, like a freight train.
1. The underlined word "coined" is closest to "_____" in meaning.
A. invented a new word or phrase that other people then began to use
B. introduced a new word into a language
C. explained a new word
D. gave a definition to a new word.
2. What can we learn from the passage?
A. You will be out of danger if thirty minutes has passed after the first tsunami wave.
B. Tilly Smith must have a very good knowledge of science.
C. A lot of people must have been killed in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
D. If a tsunami surge is small at one point of the shore and it should be small at another point.
3. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. The 2011 Japanese tsunami is Japan's most powerful earthquake since records began.
B. The worst mistake you can make is staying near the beach out of curiosity after the first wave of a tsunami. C. Experts believe that a receding ocean may give people as much as five minutes' warning to escape from the
    area.
D. A good warning sign of an approaching tsunami is "drawback," when the ocean recedes slightly or the water
     level falls usually along the shoreline.
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C. Methods of Avoiding Tsunami
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The Japanese coined the word tsunami to mean "harbor wave." ("tsu" means harbor, and the character "nami" means wave). Japan's most powerful earthquake since records began has struck the north-east coast, leading to a massive tsunami. Cars, ships and buildings were swept away by a wall of water after the 8.9-magnitude earthquake, which struck about 400km (250 miles) north-east of Tokyo and caused massive destruction, flattening whole cities, starting powerful fires, and killing hundreds.

In the wake of the Japanese tragedy, remember these tsunami survival tips:

1. A good warning sign of an approaching tsunami is "drawback," when the ocean recedes （減弱）drastically or the water level falls unusually along the shoreline.

During the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, a 10-year-old girl on vacation with her family in Thailand, Tilly Smith, saved the lives of dozens of tourists when she recognized the receding water and frothing bubbles on the surface of the water as a sign that a tsunami was on its way. Experts believe that a receding ocean may give people as much as five minutes' warning to evacuate the area.

2. You're not out of danger after the first wave of a tsunami.

A tsunami occurs as a series of waves known as a "wave train," and the series of surges（奔涌向前） can be five minutes or up to an hour apart. The tsunami does not usually appear on the shoreline as a gigantic breaking wave, but rather as a rapid tide or a wall of water. The worst mistake you can make is staying near the beach out of curiosity. Find higher ground and go as far inland as you can. If you can see the waves, you're still too close.

3. A tsunami surge may be small at one point of the shore and large at another point.

Move to higher ground as soon as you can and don't assume that because there's minimal activity in the coastal area where you are, it will be like that everywhere else.

4. Keep your ears peeled.

Many witnesses have said that a tsunami sounds thunderous, like a freight train.

67. The underlined word “coined” is closest to “____” in meaning.

A. invented a new word or phrase that other people then began to use

B. introduced a new word into a language

C. explained a new word

D. gave a definition to a new word.

68. What can we learn from the passage?

A.You will be out of danger if thirty minutes has passed after the first tsunami wave.

B. Tilly Smith must have a very good knowledge of science.

C. A lot of people must have been killed in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

D. If a tsunami surge is small at one point of the shore and it should be small at another point.

69. Which of the following statements is not true?

A. The 2011 Japanese tsunami is Japan's most powerful earthquake since records began.

B. The worst mistake you can make is staying near the beach out of curiosity after the first wave of a tsunami.

C. Experts believe that a receding ocean may give people as much as five minutes' warning to escape from the area.

D. A good warning sign of an approaching tsunami is "drawback," when the ocean

recedes slightly or the water level falls usually along the shoreline.

70. What is the best title of this passage?

A. Smart Actions during Tsunami        B. Signs of Tsunami identification

C. Methods of Avoiding Tsunami        D. Tips for Tsunami Survival

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