Tsunami warning system is tested

If he, the founder of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, were alive, Thomas Jaggar would be proud of the U.S. tsunami warning system after Friday’s devastating earthquake in Japan sent a surge (大浪，汹涌) of ocean water dashing toward the West Coast.

● WASHINGTON — So many people surged to the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center website that it slowed to a crawl early Friday, unable to provide critical information to the public about the coastal impact in the U.S. of a massive earthquake in Japan.

McClatchy Washington Bureau — Mar 11 06:09 p.m.

● CHICAGO — A tsunami warning has been issued for the central and northern California coast and Oregon, the National Weather Service announced early Friday.

Chicago Tribune— Mar 11 06:07 a.m.

● HONOLULU — A tsunami warning was issued late on Thursday for Hawaii after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific near Japan, prompting state civil defense officials to order all coastal areas evacuated（把…撤出…）by 2 a.m. local time. Tsunami sirens (警报) began sounding at 9:59 p.m. on Thursday. They have sounded every hour since 11:15 p.m.

Alaska Tsunami Warning Center also issued a warning for much of the coasts of Alaska, Washington, Oregon and California.

Reuters via Yahoo! News — Mar 11 01:22 a.m.

● LOMPOC — Tsunami warning ‘a wake-up call’              

A tsunami warning that led to evacuations for coastal communities and campgrounds in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties Friday served as a successful trial for a more serious emergency, officials said after the danger passed.

The Lompoc Record — Mar 11 11:29 p.m.

● WELLINGTON — The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued a warning after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific near Japan, and it said the sea level readings confirm that a tsunami has been generated and was in effect for some Pacific islands — Hawaii, China’s Taiwan, the Philippines and Indonesia etc.

New Straits Times — Mar 11 07:48 a.m.

                                  — Reproduced by Yahoo Greenwich Meantime

1..

. A tsunami warning was issued for all the following states in the U.S. except for _____.

    A. Ohio         B. California           C. Oregon          D. Alaska

2..

 The underlined word “prompting” (in the fourth paragraph) most probably means _____.

A. promoting      B. advocating     C. urging         D. appealing

3..

According to the passage, the Pacific Tsunami warning was first reported by _____.

A. New Straits Times                    B. Reuters via Yahoo! News

    C. McClatchy Washington Bureau          D. Chicago Tribune

4..

In which city did the news agency issue a tsunami affecting for some other places apart from Japan and Hawaii?

A. LOMPOC.        B. WASHINGTON.      C. HONOLULU.    D. WELLINGTON.

 

                 Welcome Aboard Your Piccadilly Flight To Heathrow

The Piccadilly line to Heathrow（伦敦希思罗机场）is not only the most convenient way to travel but also the most cost-effective. So the next time you’re travelling to Heathrow, make sure you fly Piccadilly line.

Your Piccadilly flight features：

● Departures from 36 stops on the Piccadilly line, or from over 200 stations only one change way

● Service every 5 minutes to and from Heathrow throughout the day

● Journeys from central London taking less than 50 minutes

● Only ￡ 3.70 for a single adult fare

● See tables below for journey times

Fares to and from central London

● Adult single ￡3.70

● Child single ￡1.50

If you are traveling as a group, then you are allowed to use the Family Travelcard, which means each adult can travel for ￡3.40 and each child for ￡0. 80.

The group must consist of 1 or 2 adults travelling with 1-4 children（from 09:30 Monday-Friday and at any time weekends and Public Holidays）.

Members within the group do not need to be related.

Travelling to Heathrow

	Mon-Sat			Sun
From	Journey Time	Frequency	First Train	Last Train	First Train	Last Train
Earls Court	39 mins	5 mins	05:55	00:43	07:15	23:49
Piccadilly Circus	49 mins	5 mins	05:45	00:32	07:05	23:38

Travelling from Heathrow

	Mon-Sat			Sun
To	Journey Time	Frequency	First Train	Last Train	First Train	Last Train
Earls Court	34 mins	5 mins	05:13	23:49	05:57	23:30
Piccadilly Circus	45 mins	5 mins	05:13	23:49	05:57	23:30

Which of the following statements is true about the Piccadilly line?

A. The Piccadilly line is the most convenient one around the world.

B. Taking the Piccadilly line can save more money than any other public transportation.

C. The Piccadilly line is the only public transportation to Heathrow.

D. The flight from Earls Court to Piccadilly Circus takes 39 minutes.

At what time does the first train from Earls Court arrive at Heathrow on Sunday?

A.07:49           B.06:34            C.07:54            D.06:31

When taking the Piccadilly line, whether to or from Heathrow, one may___________.

A. get to the destination within 34 minutes

B. get to the first stop no later than 23:30

C. get a discount once traveling in groups

D. expect a train every 5 minutes at the stop

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Why did I come today? I wondered. My feet ached almost as much as my head. My Christmas    36   contained several people that claimed they needed nothing but I knew their feelings would be hurt  37 I bought them something, so gift buying was   38  but fun.

Hurriedly, I finished shopping and   39  the long checkout lines. In front of me were a boy of about five and a younger girl. She carried a beautiful pair of    40  slippers. When we finally   41   the checkout register, the girl   42  placed the shoes on the counter. She treated them as though they were a    43  .

“That will be $ 6.09,” the cashier said. The boy    44  his pockets. He finally came up with $ 3.12. “I guess we will have to put them back,” he bravely said. “We will come back some other time, maybe tomorrow.” With that statement, a soft  45  broke from the little girl. “But    46   would have loved these shoes,” she cried.

 “Well, we’ll go home and work some more. Don’t cry. We’ll surely   47  ,” he said. Quickly I handed $ 3.00 to the cashier. These children had waited in line for a long time. And,   48   , it was Christmas. Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and a small voice   49    said, “Thank you, lady.” “What did you  50  when you said Jesus would like the shoes?” I asked. The boy answered, “Our mommy is sick and going to   51  . Daddy said she might go before Christmas to be with Jesus.” The girl spoke, “My Sunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold, just like these shoes. Won’t mommy be 52   walking on those streets in these shoes?”

My eyes  53  as I looked into her tear-stained face. “Yes,” I answered, “I am  54   she will.” Silently I thanked God for using these children to   55  me of the true spirit of giving I once was familiar with.

A. plan                      B. list                           C. goods                       D. purchases

A. unless                    B. because                   C. if                            D. since

A. something              B. nothing                    C. anything                   D. everything

A. waited                   B. joined                      C. attended                   D. gathered

A. cotton                   B. leather                     C. gold                         D. silver

A. approached                   B. got                          C. checked                    D. found

A. immediately          B. hesitantly                 C. shyly                       D. carefully

A. gift                              B. treasure                    C. life                          D. prize

A. opened                  B. touched                    C. reached                           D. searched

A. tear                         B. sob                          C. smile                       D. sigh

A. mommy               B. daddy                      C. we                           D. Jesus

A. leave                   B. come                       C. return                             D. arrive

A. above all              B. at last                       C. at least                     D. after all

A. gratefully             B. sweetly                           C. gracefully                        D. kindly

A. request                B. expect                      C. mean                       D. attempt

A. hospital               B. tomb                        C. heaven                            D. sky

A. equal                   B. comfortable              C. convenient                D. beautiful

A. pained                 B. wetted                      C. shut                         D. froze

A. sure                            B. afraid                       C. glad                         D. confident

A. inform                 B. warn                        C. cure                         D. remind

(安徽省马鞍山市2009届高三第一次教学质量检测)The coach asked his staff

 to           the large group of journalists who were waiting for him to anounce his training plans.

A. Belong to           B.contribute to      C.refer to          D．Attend to

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Why did I come today? I wondered. My feet ached almost as much as my head. My Christmas    36   contained several people that claimed they needed nothing but I knew their feelings would be hurt  37 I bought them something, so gift buying was   38  but fun.

Hurriedly, I finished shopping and   39  the long checkout lines. In front of me were a boy of about five and a younger girl. She carried a beautiful pair of    40  slippers. When we finally   41   the checkout register, the girl   42  placed the shoes on the counter. She treated them as though they were a    43  .

“That will be $ 6.09,” the cashier said. The boy    44  his pockets. He finally came up with $ 3.12. “I guess we will have to put them back,” he bravely said. “We will come back some other time, maybe tomorrow.” With that statement, a soft  45  broke from the little girl. “But    46   would have loved these shoes,” she cried.

 “Well, we’ll go home and work some more. Don’t cry. We’ll surely   47  ,” he said. Quickly I handed $ 3.00 to the cashier. These children had waited in line for a long time. And,   48   , it was Christmas. Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and a small voice   49    said, “Thank you, lady.” “What did you  50  when you said Jesus would like the shoes?” I asked. The boy answered, “Our mommy is sick and going to   51  . Daddy said she might go before Christmas to be with Jesus.” The girl spoke, “My Sunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold, just like these shoes. Won’t mommy be 52   walking on those streets in these shoes?”

My eyes  53  as I looked into her tear-stained face. “Yes,” I answered, “I am  54   she will.” Silently I thanked God for using these children to   55  me of the true spirit of giving I once was familiar with.

 

1.A. plan                              B. list                                    C. goods                              D. purchases

2.A. unless                          B. because                         C. if                                      D. since

3.A. something                  B. nothing                           C. anything                         D. everything

4.A. waited                         B. joined                              C. attended                        D. gathered

5.A. cotton                          B. leather                            C. gold                                  D. silver

6.A. approached                B. got                                   C. checked                          D. found

7.A. immediately     B. hesitantly                      C. shyly                                D. carefully

8.A. gift                                B. treasure                         C. life                                    D. prize

9.A. opened                        B. touched                          C. reached                          D. searched

10.A. tear                      B. sob                                   C. smile                                D. sigh

11.A. mommy                    B. daddy                              C. we                                    D. Jesus

12.A. leave                          B. come                              C. return                              D. arrive

13.A. above all                   B. at last                              C. at least                            D. after all

14.A. gratefully                  B. sweetly                           C. gracefully                       D. kindly

15.A. request                     B. expect                             C. mean                              D. attempt

16.A. hospital                     B. tomb                                C. heaven                            D. sky

17.A. equal                B. comfortable                   C. convenient                     D. beautiful

18.A. pained              B. wetted                            C. shut                                 D. froze

19.A. sure                           B. afraid                               C. glad                                  D. confident

20.A. inform                       B. warn                                C. cure                                 D. remind