高一英语期末测试卷及答案

2009—2010学年第一学期高一期末测试卷新课标必修2人：杜群注意事项：1、本试分第I卷和第II卷两部分。第I卷为选择题，共85分；第II卷为非选择题，共65分。满分150分，考试时间为90分钟。2、答第I卷前务必将自己的姓名、考号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。3、第I卷每题选出后，都必须用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号(ABCD)涂黑，如需改动，必须先用橡皮擦干净，再改涂其它答案。考试结束，答题卡和Ⅱ卷一并上交。第I卷(选择题，共75分)一、英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：单项填空：（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1.Heisthesortofpersonthatisnotfitforthekindofworkthat____carefulnessandpatience.A.callsupB.callsforC.callsonD.callsat2.Ifyoucomparefoodcoststoday______ofayearago,youwillfindthedifference.A.tothatB.tothemC.withthatD.withthose3.Idon'tthinkthisnecklace____asmuchastheoneyoursisterhasjust_____.A.costs;paidB.spends;paidbackC.isworth;paidforD.pays;spent4.Twomiddle-agedpassengersfellintothe,neitherofthemcouldswim.A．InfactB．LuckilyC．UnfortunatelyD．Naturally5.Thereisafeelinginme_______wewillneverknowwhataUFOis.A.thatB.whichC.ofwhichD.what6.Theenginesoftheshipwereoutoforderandthebadweather______thehelplessnessofthecrewatsea.A.resultedfromB.turnedoutC.madeupD.addedtoknowthisisthelatesttypebutit'ssecondhand.$20--that'smylastoffer.--OK.It'sa(n)___________.A.businessB.tradeC.agreementD.deal8.Tonyis_____theguidebook,lookingforinformationaboutSouthKorea,wherehewilltravelsoon.A.tracingB.skippingC.inspectingD.scanning9.－Igoouttoplaynow,mum－No,you.Youshoulddoyourhomeworkfirst.A.Must,mustn'tB.Might,wouldn'tC.Need,mustn'tD.May,hadbetternot10.______istherichestmaninourcityA.WhomdoyouthinkB.WhodoyouthinkC.DoyouthinkwhoD.Whoyouthink11.Lifeishardinthiscity.Inordertolosetheir_____,someyoungmendrinkalcohol.A.temperB.moodC.consciousnessD.pressures12.Whenyourun_____anewwordwhilereading,do_____lookupdictionary.A.out;stoptoB.through;stoppingC.across;stopD.into;stopto13.Was_____thatIsawlastnightattheconcertA.ityouB.notyouC.youD.thatyourself14.Ifyouhavegot_____temperaturewithoutcoughing,perhapsyouhavecaught_____cold.Juststayin_____bed.Don'tthinkthatyouhavegotSARS.A.the;the;/B.a;a;/C.a;the;theD.a;a;the15.Ittakesalongtimeto___agoodfame,butitisquicklylostjustbecauseofonepieceofbadbehaviour.A.putupB.setupC.buildupD.turnup第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题分，满分30分）Ifoundoutonetimethatdoingafavorforsomeonecouldgetyouintoalotoftrouble.Iwas36theeighthgradeatthetime,andwewerehavingafinal37.Duringthetest,thegirl38nexttomewhisperedsomething,butIdidn'tunderstand.SoIleanedoverherwayandfoundoutthatshewastryingtoaskme39Ihadanextrapen.Sheshowedmethat40wasoutofinkandwouldnotwrite.Ihappendedtohaveanextraone,soItookitoutofmypocketandputitonherdesk.Later,afterthetestpapershadbeen41theteacheraskedmeto42intheroomwhenalltheotherstudents43.Assoonaswewerealone,shebegantotalktome44itmeanttogrowup;shementionedhowimportantitwastostand45yourowntwofeetandberesponsibleforyourownacts.Foralongtime,shetalkedabouthonestyandemphasizedthefact46peopledosomethingdishonest,theyarereally47themselves.ShemademepromisethatIwouldthink48aboutallthethingsshehadsaidandthenshetoldmeIcould49.Iwalkedoutoftheroomwondering50shehadchosentotalktomeaboutallthosethings.Lateron,IfoundoutthatshethoughtIhadcheatedonthetest.Whenshesawmeleanovertotalktothegirlnexttome,itlooked51Iwascopyinganswers52thegirl'stestpaper.Itriedtoexplainaboutthepen,butallshecouldsaywasitseemedverystrangetoherthatIhadn't53anythingaboutthepenthedayshetalkedtomerightafterthetest.54ItriedtoexplainthatIwasjustdoingthegirlafavor55heusemypen.IwassureshecontinuedtobelievethatIhadcheatedonthetest.16.A.fromB.onC.atD.in17.A.testB.lessonC.classD.papers18.A.sitB.atC.sitsD.sitting19.A.whyB.whetherC.whereD.that20.A.sheB.thatC.hersD.it21.A.handedinB.handedC.givenoutD.marked22.A.workB.readC.studyD.stay23.A.goneoutB.werestudyingC.weredismissedD.werethere24.A.howB.aboutwhyC.aboutwhichD.aboutwhat25.A.onB.byC.toD.with26.A.whenB.thatwhenC.thatD.whether27.A.punishingB.punishedC.cheatedD.cheating28.A.wellB.highlyC.seriouslyD.honestly29.A.goonB.leaveC.sitdownD.refuse30.A.ifB.whetherC.howD.why31.A.asthoughB.likeC.asD.that32.A.forB.byC.atD.from33.A.askedB.mentionedC.answeredD.realized34.A.LongbeforeB.AslongasC.EventhoughD.Justas35.A.toletB.bylettingC.lettingD.let二、阅读理解：（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并把答案写在答题卷上。Itissometimessaidthatstrangeflyingobjectshavebeenseenhighupinthesky.PeoplecallthesestrangeobjectsUnidentifiedFlyingObjects(UFOS).TheseUFOscausedalotofinterest.Someofthereportsaboutthemaredifficulttobelieve.Somehavebeenexplainedinscientificways.Othershaveneverbeenexplained.HereisanaccountofUFOsfromareport.DennisBurdens,whowroteanarticle,tellsusthatheoncesawaUFOhimself.HewashavingdinneronenightwithafriendnearTripoli,Libya,andafterdinnerthetwomenwalkedacrossayardtohisroomtolookatsomepapers.Burdensnoticedthatthemoonlookedstrangethatnight.“Itwasn'tthemoon”,wasthereply.Theywatchedthelightandsawthatitwasmoving.Itseemedtobeanobjectratherlikeabigplate.Insomewaysitlookedlikesmokewithalightonit,butitwasn'tsmokebecauseitdidn'tchangeitsshape.Itwasmovinginaregularway.Thatistosay,itdidn'tgosuddenlyfasterormoreslowly,anditdidn'tgohigherorlower.Sothetwomendecidedthattheremustbemeninit.Afterthat,Burdenssaidthathefelteyeslookingathim.Hewasbeingwatchedinthedarkness.Whenitwasnearer,theynoticedthatthebottompartswerebrighterthanthetop.Thebottomwasyellowandthetopred.ThentheobjectsuddenlyturnedawayandleftLibya,movingveryfast.OnalaterdayBurdenstalkedtootherpeopleaboutit,andhefoundsomewhohadseenit.Theyalldescribeditinthesameway.Couldtheyallbemistaken36.UFOsare_____.A.flyinghighupintheskyB.strangeflyingobjectsC.difficulttobelieveD.veryinterested37.TheUFOmoved_____.A.regularlyB.inachangeableway.C.slowlyD.fast38.TheUFOlookedlike_____.A.smokeB.alargeplateC.lightD.ajumpingobject39.TheUFOwasseen_____.A.byBurdensandhisfriendB.brighterinthedarknessC.byseveralpeopleD.tohaveayellowbottomandaredtopinthesamewayBWeoftenhearpeoplesay,“Ihaveagoodmemoryforthingslikethat”or“Icanremembernames”.ButdoyouknowmemoryisthesinglemostimportantthingandithasplayedaveryimportantpartForearlymen,thereweredangerousallaroundthem----badweather,wildanimals.Thekeystokeeponlivinglayinman'sabilitytorememberthesedangersandthewayshehaddealtwiththeminthepast.Inorderformemoriestobestored,thehumanbrainbecamemorecomplex.Andasmanlearnedhowtodealwiththem,hebecamecivilized(文明).Surprisingly,scientiststodayunderstandlittleaboutmemoryandhowitworks.Theyhavenotyetfoundawaytoopenupthebrainandobserveitsfunctionwithoutdestroyingit.Perhapstherearetwotypesofmemory:short-termandlong-term.Short-termreferstothosefactsthatstaywithusforafewsecondstoafewhours.Forinstance,whenyoustayatahotel,youremembertheroomnumberandforgetassoonasyouleave.Long-termmemory,ontheotherhand,meansyourememberthingsforalongperiodoftime.Ifyouspendyourhoneymooninaparticularhotel,it'slikelythatyou'llrememberyourstayquiteclearly.Scientistsalsobelievethatashort-termmemorycanbecomealong-termmemorythroughconsolidation(巩固).Alotofchemicalandphysicalchangestakeplaceinthepartofthebrain.Althoughthehumanbrainweighsthreepounds,itcontains30billionnervecells(神经细胞)actinglikeacomputer.Whenthosechangesstrengthenthelinks(联系)incertainnervecells,athoughbecomesapartofthelong-termmemory.40.Accordingtotheauthor,withoutthedevelopmentofman'smemorytherewouldbe_____.A.nomodernworldB.norecordedhistoryC.noanimalsD.nodangers41.Scientists'knowledgeaboutthefunctionofbrainis_____.A.interestingB.notenoughC.greatD.encouraging42.Short-termmemorycanchangeintolong-termmemoryonconditionthat_____.A.memoryisgoodB.itactslikeacomputerC.peopledomoreexerciseD.thelinksinnervecellsarestrengthenedbycertainchanges43.Sofarthegreatdiscoveryscientistshavemadeaboutthefunctionofbrainis_____.A.theweightofbrainB.twotypesofmemoryC.30billionnervecellsD.chemicalandphysicalchangesCI'mwritingthisletterslowlybecauseIknowyoucan'treadfast.Wedon'tlivewherewedidwhenyoulefthome.Yourdadreadinthenewspaperthatmostaccidenthappenedwithin20milesfromyourhome,sowemoved.Iwon'tbeabletosendyoutheaddressbecausethelastfamilythatlivedheretookthehousenumberswhentheymovedsothattheywouldn'thavetochangetheiraddress.Thisplaceisreallynice.ItevenhasawashingmachineI'mnotsureitworkssowellthough:lastweekIputaloadinandpulledthechainandhaven'tseenthemsince.Theweatherisn'tbadhere.Itonlyrainedtwicelastweek;thefirsttimeforthreedaysandthesecondtimeforfourdays.Aboutthatcoatyouwantedmetosendyou,youruncleStanleysaiditwouldbetooheavytosendinthemailwiththebuttonsonsowecutthemoffandputtheminthepockets.Johnlockedhiskeysinthecaryesterday.Wewerereallyworriedbecauseittookhimtwohourstogetmeandyourfatherout.Yoursisterhadababythismorning,butIhaven'tfoundoutwhatsexitisyet.Thebabylooksjustlikeyourbrother.UncleTedfellinawhiskeyvatlastweek.Somementriedtopullhimout,buthefoughtthemoffplayfullyanddrowned.Wehadhimcrematedandheburnedforthreedays.Threeofyourfriendswentoffabridgeinapick-uptrunk.Ralphwasdriving.Herolleddownthewindowandswamtosafety.Youothertwofriendswereinback.Theydrownedbecausetheycouldn'tgetthetailgatedown.Thereisn'tmuchmorenewsatthistime.Nothingmuchhashappened.Love,Mom.Iwasgoingtosendyousomemoneybuttheenvelopewasalreadysealed.44.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat_____.A.hereistheletterbyasonforhisfatherB.hereistheletterbyamotherforhersonC.thefamilymovedtoanewandniceplacebecauseitisreallygoodthereD.thewriter'sdaughterhasgotamalebaby45.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassageA.Thenumberofthefamilyisfour,excludingthenew-bornbaby.B.Thesoncan'tsendhisparentsaletterbecausetheaddresswastakenbytheotherfamily.C.Thesonwillreceiveacoatwiththebuttonsdetached(拆下)。D.Noneistrue.46.Theunderlinedword"it"refersto_____.A.thethingthatthebabywasbornB.thebabyC.theson'sfatherD.theson'smother47.WhatisthereasonwhythefamilymovedtoanewplaceA.Thesonaskedthemtodoso.B.Theplaceisreallyniceandtheclimatethereisnotbad,too.C.Hisdadreadinthenewspaperthatmostaccidentshappenedwithin20milesfromtheirHome.D.Hissisterhadababy,sotheywantedtofindafineplace.Whenwehearthewords“collegestudents”,weusuallythinkofayoungpersonbetween18and22yearsold.Butinthetoday,acollegestudentoftenismucholder.Infact,educatorssayinthenextfewyearscollegesanduniversitiesmayhavemoreolderpart-timestudentsthantraditional(传统的)full-timeyoungerstudents.EducatorsreportabigincreaseinthenumberofAmericanswhoattendcollegeanduniversityclassesintheeveningoratnightorweekends.Mostofthemareolderthan25yearsoldandmorehavefull-timeorpart-timejobs.Manyareintheirthirtiesorforties.WhyaresomanypeopledecidingtospendtheirtimeandmoneyinordertocontinuetheireducationMostaredoingitbecausetheybelievemoreeducationwillhelpthemtogetabetterjob.Someareindustrialworkerswhosefactorieshaveclosed.Theyarelearningnewskillstoprepareforotherkindsofwork.Someofthepart-timestudentsarenotpleasedwiththejobstheyhave.Theyarestudyingfornewones.Somehaveretired(退休)andarelookingfornewkindsofwork.Twoofeverythreeofthestudentsolderthan35arewomen.Manyofthemarereturningtoschoolafteryearsofstayingathometocareforchildren.AreolderstudentsgoodstudentsMostteacherssayyes.Theysayolderstudentsreallywanttolearn.Theyaskdifficultquestionsandarenotpleasedwithsimpleanswers.Theyoftengethighgrades.48.It'ssaidthatinthenextfewyears_________________.A.studentsincollegesanduniversitieswillbemucholderB.full-timestudentsincollegesanduniversitieswillbeevenyoungerC.Americancollegesanduniversitieswilltakeinpart-timestudentsequallyD.Thenumberofolderstudentswillbegreaterthanthatoftheyoungerones49.JudgewhichofthefollowingisFALSEaccordingtotheabovepassage.A.It'sreportedthatalargenumberofAmericansattendcollegeoruniversitiesclassesintheirsparetime.B.Mostofthemareover25.C.Mostofthemarewithoutjobs.D.Thenumberofstudentsincollegesanduniversitiesisreportedtohavegoneupgreatly.50.WhyaresomanypeopledecidingtogoonwiththeireducationBecause___________.A.MostoftheAmericansenjoylearningsomethingnewB.Mostofthembelieve:moreeducation,betterjobsC.TheyhavelosttheirjobsD.Theyaretiredoftheirjobstheyhave51."Theyoftengethighgrades"means____________.A.theyrisetohighgradeseasilyB.theyoftengetverygoodmarks(分数)C.theyaremorelikelytoreceiveamaster'soradoctor'sdegreeupongraduationD.theyoftenwinhighprizeECharlesChaplin,whodiedin1977,isconsideredoneofthegreatestandfunniestactorsinthehistoryofthecinema.Duringhislifetime,heactedin13films,andhewrote,directedandactedin69otherfilms.ChaplinwasborninLondoninapoorboy,hewasoftenseenwaitingoutsidetheLondontheatres,hopingtogetworkinshowbusiness.Hecouldsinganddance,andaboveall,heknewhowtomakepeoplelaugh.Buthecouldn'tgetworkandthereforewanderedaboutthecitystreets.Sometimeshewassentawaytoahomeforchildrenwhohadnotparents.CharlieChaplinfirstactedwhenhewasfive.Hebrokeintoshowbusinessbecausehismother,amusic-hallperformer,losthervoiceduringtheperformanceandhadtoleavethestage,andCharliewentonandsangawell-knownsong.Halfwaythroughthesongashowerofmoneypouredontothestage.Charliestoppedsingingandtoldaudienceshewouldpickthemoneyfirstandthenfinishthesong.Theaudienceslaughed.ThiswasthefirstofmillionsoflaughsinCharlieChaplin'sfabulouscareer(神话般的生涯).TwentyyearslaterthesameChaplinbecamethegreatestandbestlovedcomedianintheworld.Hisdreamcametrueintheend.Chaplinbecameworld-famousandalmostakingintheworldofthefilm.Evenpeoplewhodon'tunderstandEnglishcanenjoyChaplin'sfilmsbecausetheyaremostlysilent.Theequipmentforaddingsoundtofilmshadnotyetbeendeveloped.ThedevelopmentoffilmswithsoundbecameaproblemforChaplin,ashewasuncertainaboutmakingfilmswithdialogues.Instead,hecontinuedtomakefilmswithoutdialogue,butheaddedmusic,whichhewrotehimself.Itisn'twhathesaysthatmakesuslaugh.Hiscomedydoesn'tdependonwords.Itdependsonlittleactionswhichmeanthesamethingtopeopletheworldover.Chaplin'slaterfilms,however,werenotwellreceived.ChaplinlivedmostofhislifeinAmericaandthelastyearsinSwitzerland,wherehewasburiedatChristmas1977,attheageofeighty-eight.Therewassadnessallovertheworldatthenewsofhisdeath.Inhisbook,Chaplintellsushowtosucceedinlife.Hesays,“Youhavetobelieveinyourself.That'sthesecret.”52.Chaplinisregardedaskingofcomedymainlybecause_______.A.heactedoutthecommonhumansituationsbestinhiscomedyB.hecouldsinganddancewellC.heknewhowtomakepeoplelaughD.lotsofpeoplehaveseenhisfilms53.WhatmakespeoplelaughinChaplin'sfilmsA.Itisn'thiswordsbuthisactionsB.NeitherhiswordsnoractionsC.EitherhiswordsorhisactionsD.Notonlyhiswordsbutalsohisactions54.TheonlysecretofCharlesChaplin'shugesuccessisthat_______.A.hecanmakeallpeople,menandwomen,oldandyounglaughB.hehasfulltrustinhimselfC.heisalwaysactiveandhard-workingallhislifeD.thoughheisalwaysintrouble,heneverlosesheart55.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassageA.Hewastooshytomeetthemanagersofthetheatres.B.Peoplewon'tstoplaughinguntiltearsrundownChaplin'sface.C.PeopleallovertheworldcanenjoyChaplin'sfilmswithouttranslationbecausemostofthemaresilent.D.Hewouldn'tliketoworkatthetheatre.第二部分非选择题（共65分）三.任务型阅读：阅读下面短文,根据文章内容在下面的格中填入与所给词意义相同（共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分）DavidBeckham,oneoftheworld’smostfamousathletes,wasatapressconference.HeheldhisnewLosAngelesjersey(球衣)inhishandandwassurroundedbyreporters.BeckhamsaidhewasexcitedtobeinLAandcouldn’twaittoplayfootball.Thenhestopped,laughedandsaid,“Imeansoccer”.Beckham,theEnglishnative,istrulyaninternationalman.Soherememberedthatwhilethegamesarethesame,someofthesportswordsaredifferentintheUSthanintheUK.ThesedifferencesarewhatmaketheEnglishlanguagesocolorful.Theyalsomakeitabitconfusing.Now,Beckhamcan’tforgetthatwhileinEnglandheplaysfootballonapitch,intheUSheplayssocceronafield.Afterthegameisover,Beckhammightwanttochangeoutofhisuniformandintoregularclothes.InAmericahe’llbewearingsneakersandperhapsalightsweater.ButifhewerebackhomeinEnglandhe’dbewearingtrainersandajumper.Beckhammightalsowanttousehairspraytostylehishair.ButifheforgetsheisintheUSandasksfor“lacquer”,whichiswhattheBritishcallhairspray,histeammatesmightthinkhe’sstrange.IntheUS,“lacquer”issomethingyouusetotreatwood.BritishEnglishAmericanEnglish足球football球场pitch球鞋3.___________sneakers运动衫jumper4.____________发胶hairspray四、写作（共三节；满分55分）第一节:单词拼写：（共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分）1．Areyousatisfiedwithwhattheyhaveshowninthecar_________(展览会)2.Xi'an,oncecalledChang'an,wasthemostimportantpolitical,economicand_________(商业的)capitalintheTangDynasty.3.TheLetters“NBA”representtheNationalBasketball_________(协会).4.Onthebehalfofallthestudentspresent,ourmonitorexpressedgreatthankstoallthehelpoftheAustralianteachersduringtheirstayinourschoolattheopening_________(仪式).5.MuhammadAliwonhisfirstWorldBoxingHeavyweight_________(锦标赛)in1964.第二节:翻译句子：(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)1．我很欣赏那些为寻找琥珀屋而努力的人们。(thinkhighlyof)2．他被接受成为棒球队的一名队员。(beadmittedas)3．他活该输掉比赛，因为他作弊了。(deserve)4．她出了一次车祸，结果只得在医院里住了整整一个月。(asaresult)5．他们认为这次总理的出访意义非凡。(attach…to)第三节:短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)此题要求改正所给短文中的错误.对标有题号的每一行作出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上划一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:该行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。该行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词.该行错一个词:在错的词下面划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正的词.注意:原行没有错的不要改。OnoneSundaymorning,Imetaforeignerinashop.Hewantedtobuysomething,buthecouldn'tunderstandChinese.Sohewasveryanxious.Lookingthis,Iwentuptohimandaskedhimthathewantedtobuy.Hesaidhewantedtobuyacamera.SoIaskedtheassistantthepricesofallthecameraintheshop.ThenItoldtheforeignerthepricesandhechosethecameraheliked.Asresult,hewasverythankfultomeformykindhelp,buthepraisedmeformygoodEnglish.ThiswasthefirsttimethatItalkedtoaforeignfriendinEnglishandhelpedhim.Iwasgreatencouraged.ImadeupmymindstolearnEnglishbetter.第三节:书面表达(满分30分)假如你是斯里兰卡（SriLanka）某市的市长约翰逊(Johnson)，你市2004年12月26日遭受了历史上罕见的印度洋海啸(IndianOceantsunami)，造成了大约4万人伤亡，大量房屋被毁，许多人无家可归的惨剧。灾情发生后，你市收到了中国商人李某捐赠的100万美元。请你给他写一封英文感谢信，感谢他的帮助，并在信中表明在中国及世界其他国家人民的帮助下，你市人民一定能够战胜困难，重建家园。注意：1.词数：120左右2.信的开头和结尾已写好，但不计入词数DearLi,I'mJohnson,mayorofacityofSriLanka.I'mwriting……Yourstruly,Johnson答案单项填空：1—5BDCCA6—10DDDDB11—15DDABC完形填空：16—20DADBC21—25ADCDA26—30BDCBD31—35ADBCB阅读理解：36—40BABCA41—45BDDBC46—50BCCCB51—55BAABC任务型阅读：1.soccer2.field3.trainers4.sweater5.lacquer单词拼写：1.exhibition2.commercial3.association4.ceremony5.championship翻译句子：1.IthinkhighlyofthosewhoaresearchingfortheAmberRoom.2.Hewasadmittedasamemberofthebaseballteam.3.Hedeservedtoloseinthecompetitionbecausehecheated.4.Hehadaroadaccident.Asaresult,hehadstayinhospitalforawholemonth.5.theyattachedgreatsignificancetothepremier’svisit.短文改错：2.√4.that-what5.camera-cameras6.as∧aresult7.but-and8.I∧hadtalked9.great-greatly10.minds-mind书面表达(满分25分)DearLi,I'mJohnson,mayorofacityofSriLanka.I'mwritingthisthank-youlettertoexpressoursinceregratitudeforwhatyouhavedoneforthepeopleofmycity.Asyouknow,onDecember26,2004,ourcitysufferedtheworstIndianOceantsunami,whichhumanbeingshadseldommetwith.Itkilledabout40,000peopleandleftmanyinjuredinourcity.Manybuildingsweredestroyedandalotofpeopleweremadehomeless.Ourcitysufferedaheavyloss.Afterthetsunami,youdonated1,000,000dollarstoourcity.MypeopleandIreallythankyouforwhatyouhavedoneforourcity.IamsurewecanovercomeanydifficultyandrebuildourcitywiththehelpoftheChineseandpeopleinotherpartsoftheworld.Bestwishes!Yourstruly,Johnson