单选题 The year 2005 was a good year for me. I came to China and started teaching English. I've also met a lot of nice people and seen a lot of new, interesting things. But for many people 2005 was a disaster. The earth got angry and destroyed the lives of thousands.
A tsunami (海啸) last Christmas killed tens of thousands of people around the Indian Ocean. It was a terrible event but the relief effort was wonderful. Countries from around the world, including China, got together to help the victims re-build their lives.
The earth got angry again in late summer when a hurricane (飓风) drowned the American city of New Orleans. Luckily, not many people died but hundreds of thousands had their lives turned upside down.
And, finally, in October, the earth shook. A giant earthquake (地震) in Pakistan killed tens of thousands of people and destroyed the homes of millions more.
When the earth gets angry there is nothing we can do. It's a good reminder for man to remain humble.

单选题 What does "disaster "in paragraph 1 probably mean?

单选题 Where does a tsunami usually take place?

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】根据第二段“A tsunami last Christmas killed tens of thousands of people around the Indian Ocean．”可猜测tsunami(海啸)发生在海边，故选B。

单选题 In which month did the hurricane come probably?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】根据第三段“The earth got angry again in late summer when a hurricane drowned the American city of New Orleans．”可知淹没美同新奥尔良市的飓风发生在夏末，故选C。

单选题 Which is true according to the passage?

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】根据第三段“．．．not many people died but hundreds of thousands had their lives turned upside down．”可知这次灾难虽然没有导致大量死亡，但颠覆了很多人的生活，故选A。

单选题 What can we learn from a disaster according to the writer?

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】根据最后一段“When the earth gets angry there is nothing we can do．It's a good reminder for man to remain humble．”可知人类对很多自然灾害还是无能为力，但它能提醒我们应保持谦逊的人生观，故选B。