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14年高三英语期末试题及答案（上册）
第I卷(三部分共85分)
第一部分听力(共两节，满分20分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Wheredoestheconversationmostlikelytakeplace?
A.Atahotel.B.Atacanteen.C.Atasupermarket.
2.Whyisthemangoingtothelibrary?
A.Toborrowsomebooks.B.Togethiskeysback.C.Toreturnsomebooks.
3.Whatdoesthewomandotogetridofacold?
A.Staysinbed.B.Exercisesherbody.C.Takessomemedicine.
4.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Teacherandstudent.
B.Doctorandpatient.
C.Interviewerandinterviewee.
5.Whodoesthewomansuggestthemanspeakto?
A.Mr.Brown.B.MaryMiller.C.Mr.Smith.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至第8题。
6.Howmanypartsdoesthedrivingtestinvolve?
A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.
7.Whatproblemdoesthewomanhavewiththedrivingtest?
A.Drivingknowledge.
B.Emergencyresponse.
C.TrafficregulationsinChinese.
8.Howaredrivingskillstestedinthethirdpart?
A.Inasimilarenvironment.
B.Inacontrolledenvironment.
C.Intherealworld.
听第7段材料，回答第9至第11题。
9.Howdoesthewomanfeelwhiletalking?
A.Ratherunhappy.B.Veryexcited.C.Quitesorry.
10.WhatdidGaryreallydo?
A.Hetriedtogivethewomanasurprise.
B.Hedidn’tmaketheappointmentclear.
C.Hechangedtheplanatthelastminute.
11.Whywon’tthewomangotothetheaternow?
A.Shehaslostinterestinthatmovie.
B.Thetheaterisfarawayfromthem.
C.Shewantstoseethewholemovie.
听第8段材料，回答第12至第14题。
12.Whatdoesthewomanworryabout?
A.Herhealth.B.Hertest.C.Herwork.
13.Whatisthemantryingtodo?
A.Invitethewomanoutandhaveachatwithher.
B.Teachthewomanhowtoprepareforthenexttest.
C.Comfortthewomanandhelpherfeelrelaxed.
14.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomandotoremoveherbadmood?
A.Spendasmuchtimeaspossibleathome.
B.Callsomefriendsandhaveachatwiththem.
C.Invitesomefriendstosocialeventsanddrinktogether.
听第9段材料，回答第15至第17题。
15.Whyhasthemanneverchattedonlinebefore?
A.Hehasgottoooldacomputer.
B.Hehasn’tboughtacomputer.
C.Hehasnointerestinchattingonline.
16.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodownloadforhim?
A.MP3files.B.Newsoftware.C.ATVshow.
17.WhatdoyouknowaboutFriends’forums(论坛)?
A.SomeoftheFriends’starsaresuretoshowupthere.
B.Youcanchattopeoplewithcommonintereststhere.
C.Youmayclearlyknowwhoyouaretalkingtothere.
听第10段材料，回答第18至第20题。
18.Inwhatcaseissmalltalkespeciallyuseful?
A.Betweenfriends.B.Betweenstrangers.C.Betweencolleagues.
19.Whatdoesthewomansuggestwedoiftheotherisnotinterestedinsmalltalk?
A.Giveuptalking.B.Changethetopic.C.Findhisownhobby.
20.Whydopeoplehavesmalltalk?
A.Togettheanswers.B.Toshowtheirfriendship.C.Toknowabouttheotherperson.
第二部分英语知识运用(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)
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21.—IfIdon’tgetsomemoneyfrommyparentsbyFriday,couldIborrowsomefromyou?
—________.ButcanIknowwhy?
A.NevermindB.NotatallC.BynomeansD.Byallmeans
22.Jackcouldhaveavoidedthatterriblecaraccident,buthe________carefulenough.
A.isnotB.wasnotC.hasn’tbeenD.hadn’tbeen
23.Apartfromhismonthlysalaryasasalesmanager,healsogetsatravel________thatcovershotelbills.
A.insuranceB.circumstanceC.allowanceD.competence
24.Thesportthenwasalittledifferentfrom________wecurrentlyknowasgymnastics.
A.thatB.whatC.whichD.where
25.________theapartment,thefirefightersshutoffthegas,openedthewindowsandrescuedtheoldcouple.
A.TobreakintoB.TobebrokenintoC.HavingbrokenintoD.Brokeninto
26.Thetrafficproblemshaveseverelyaffectedeconomicdevelopment.________wemustsparenoeffortstosolvethem.
A.FurthermoreB.ThereforeC.MeanwhileD.Nevertheless
27.TherealthreatoffraudontheInternethashighlightedthefact________consumersfearshoppingonline.
A.whatB.thatC.whenD.which
28.Withtheadvancesoftechnology,plasticshavetakentheplaceofmany________materials.
A.conventionalB.optionalC.artificialD.potential
29.________yourselfwithpositivepeopleandyouwillkeepfocusedonwhatyoucandoinsteadofwhatyoucan’t.
A.SurroundingB.SurroundedC.SurroundD.Havingsurrounded
30.Nooneintheworldisperfect,andevenfamouspeoplemayhavetheir_______.
A.feetofclayB.cupofteaC.pieceofcakeD.heartsofgold
31.________,thestudentsremainoptimisticandtryhardtoachievetheirgoals.
A.AstheyarefacedwithfiercepressureB.Asfiercepressurethattheyarefacedwith
C.FierceastheyarefacedwithpressureD.Facedwithfiercepressureastheyare
32.Thesuccessofagovernmentshouldbemeasured________thehappinessofthepeopleaswellasthedevelopmentofeconomy.
A.infaceofB.inplaceofC.intermsofD.inhonourof
33.Untilwehavediscussedallthedetails,nodecision_______aboutanynewoperations.
A.willbemadeB.ismadeC.isbeingmadeD.hasbeenmade
34.Theprojectisbasedonanagreement,oneof________purposesistoensurethattheprojectcanbeaccomplishedbeforethedeadline.
A.whoseB.whichC.itsD.what
35.Thosewhocontinuouslyacquirenewknowledgethattheycan________theirworkaremorelikelytosucceed.
A.contributetoB.correspondtoC.submittoD.applyto
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Formostpeople,graduationisanexcitingday,butmygraduationdaywasnot.
Irememberthatweekendtwoyearsago.Familyandfriendshadflowninfromacrossthecountryto36thecelebration.Butjustlikeeveryoneelseinmyclass,Ihadwatchedthe37turnfrombadtoworseinmysenioryear.Almostallofusgraduateshaddegrees,butveryuncertain38.
Theweeksaheadweren’
t39.Iknewmysmalluniversitytowncouldn’toffermeanyopportunities,40IpackedupmycaranddrovetoSouthernCaliforniatofindwork.ButwhatIthoughtwouldtakea41draggedintotwo,andthenfour,and100jobapplicationslater,Ifoundmyselfintheexactsame42asIwasbefore.
Youknowthatfeelingwhenyouwakeupin43?Thatfeelingbecameaconstantinmylife.Daysfeltlikeweeks,weekslikemonths,andthosemanymonthsfeltlikeeverlasting44.AndthemostannoyingpartwasnomatterhowmuchItried,Ijustcouldn’tseemtomakeany45.
SowhatdidIdotokeepmygoodsense?Idecidedto46.Somethingaboutputtingwordsonapagemadeeverythingseemalittleclearer—alittlebrighter.Somethingaboutwritinggaveme47.Andifyouwantsomethingbadlyenough,sometimesalittlehopeisallyou48!
Iputmy49intoachildren’sbook.BeyondtheRiverwasthestoryofanunlikelyhero,alittlefish,who50togiveuphisdream.
Andthenoneday,withoutanysortofwritingdegreeorcontactsinthewritingworld—justalotofhardworkanddetermination—Iwasoffereda51contract(合同)formyfirstbook!Afterthat,thingsslowlybegantofallinto52.Iwasofferedasecondbookdeal.Then,afewmonthslater,IgotaninterviewwiththeWaltDisneyCompanyandwas53shortlyafter.
Don’tgiveup.Evenifthingslook54now,don’tgiveup.Ifyouworkhard,thingswillalwaysgetbetter.Oftentimesourdreamslieinwaitjustalittlefurtherupstream...allweneedisthe55topushbeyondtheriver.
36.A.attendB.holdC.prepareD.enjoy
37.A.environmentB.economyC.opportunityD.climate
38.A.choiceB.dangerC.desireD.future
39.A.quietB.busyC.easyD.long
40.A.soB.but
C.forD.or
41.A.dayB.weekC.monthD.year
42.A.townB.directionC.situationD.habit
43.A.surpriseB.fearC.delightD.peace
44.A.gloryB.complaintC.loveD.pain
45.A.appointmentB.progressC.commitmentD.decision
46.A.readB.thinkC.writeD.paint
47.A.hopeB.wisdomC.pleasureD.inspiration
48.A.lackB.findC.buryD.need
49.A.disapprovalB.disagreementC.dissatisfactionD.disadvantage
50.A.refusedB.managedC.failedD.decided
51.A.writingB.translatingC.publishingD.reviewing
52.A.ruinB.placeC.piecesD.despair
53.A.rewardedB.paidC.firedD.hired
54.A.differentB.unimportantC.strangeD.tough
55.A.courageB.chanceC.timeD.dream
第三部分阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
MillionsofBritishpeoplehaveditchedthetraditional‘thankyou’andreplaceditwiththelessformal‘cheers’,accordingtoasurvey.
Althoughtheaveragepersonwillsay‘thankyou’nearly5,000timesayear,oneinthreearemorelikelytothrowina‘cheers’or‘ta’whereit’sneeded,ratherthanrisksoundingoldfashioned.
Onein20nowsay‘niceone’instead,whileyoungergenerationsaremorelikelytooffera‘cool’thana‘thankyou’.
‘Merci’,‘fab’andeven‘gracias’werealsolistedascommonphrasestouse,aswas‘muchappreciated’.
Oneintwentywhotookpartinthesurveyof2,000peoplebytheFoodNetworkUKforThankYouDay,whichismarkedonNovember24,xxxx,saidaformal‘thankyou’wasnownotoftenneededineverydayconversation.Morethanoneintenadultssaidtheyregularlywon’tsaythankyouiftheyareinabadmood.
Mostpeopledeclaredthatsayingthankyouwassomethingdrilledintothembytheirparents.Ahuge70percentofthosequestionedwillsaythankyoutoaperson’sfacewithoutevenmeaningit,whileafifthavoidsayingitwhentheyknowtheyshould—onatleasttwooccasionseveryday.
Itseemsourfriendsandfamilygetthebrunt(压力)ofourbadmannerswithhalfadmittingthey’renotgoodatthankingthoseclosesttothem—manyjustifying(为……辩解)thelackofthanksbecausetheirfamily‘alreadyknowI’mgrateful’.
Whenspokenwordswon’tdo,itfallstoanicetexttodothejobformostpeople.
Athirdwillstillsendahandwrittenthank-younote—but45percentadmitit’sbeenmorethansixmonthssincetheybotheredtosendone.
Aq
uarterofBritishpeoplesaythankyouwithfood,with23percentcookingamealtoshowtheirappreciationtosomeone.Another15percentbakeacake.
Itfollowsthat85percentofpeoplewillbeannoyedatnotgettingthegratitude(感激)theyfeeltheyshouldreceive.
56.Mostofthepeoplewhotookpartinthesurveysaythattheysay“thankyou”________.
A.whentheyareingoodmoodB.completelyoutofhabit
C.whentheyfeeltrulygratefulD.purelyoutofpoliteness
57.Theunderlinedword“ditched”inParagraph1means“________”.
A.abandonedB.usedC.sharedD.grasped
58.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat_______.
A.differentwaysofexpressinggratitudeareallfashionable
B.peopleshouldavoidsaying“thankyou”nowadays
C.athank-younoteisstillappreciatedbymostpeople
D.peopleinabadmoodneversay“thankyou”
59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Mostpeopleexpresstheirgratitudetoothersbybuyingfoodforthem.
B.Aboutfiftypercentofpeopletrynottosaythankyouwhentheyshould.
C.Mostpeoplemayfeelnaturalwhentheyfailtoreceiveothers’gratitude.
D.Manypeoplethinkitunnecessarytosaythankstotheirfamilymembers.
B
TwotalentedSheffieldHighSchoolpupilshavejustfoundoutthey’vebeenshortlistedinthetopfiveoftheircategoriesinthenewnationalAmbitionAXAAwards.
NatalieChan-Lam(Year12)andClareRees-Zimmerman(Year11)arebothintherunningtowinaprizethatwillhelpthemtoachievetheirambition.ThenewnationalAmbitionAXAAwardshavebeencreatedtorecognizeexcellencein11—18yearolds.Thenationalawardsprogrammecoversfivecategories:TheArts,Sport,Science,EnterpriseandCommunity.NatalieisupfortheAmbitionAXAAwardforSportwhileClarehasearnedhertopfiveplaceintheAmbitionAwardfortheArts.
TheAmbitionAXAAwardforSportaimstofindtheyoungpersonwhothinkstheymayonedaywinanOlympicmedal.NatalieisaBadmintonInternationalwhohasalongstringofsinglesanddoubleNationaltitlesbehindherfromU11NationalSinglesChampion(冠军)rightthroughtheagestothelatestU17UKSchoolsGames,aswellasarunoftitleswonwiththeEnglandBadmintonteamoverthelastfewyears.Throughherachievementsinbadmintonandthroughherpromotionofthesportinschoolandatclublevel,NataliehasinspiredmanyotherstudentstotakeupthesportandbadmintonisnowamajorsportatSheffieldHighSchool.Amazingly,shestillmakestimetoplayforandcoachschoolteams,encouragingandassistingotherstohavetheopportunitytoreachtheirownlevelofpersonalexcellence.Natalie’sambitionistobeselectedfortheOlympicsinxxxx.
TheAmbitionAwardfortheArtsisawardedtoayoungpersonwhodreamsofreachingthetopintheirfield.Clareisaremarkablemusicianwhohasalready,attheageoffifteen
,achievedthehighestmarkseverseenatSHSforgrade8violinandviola.Clare’smusicteacherValLinnemannsaysofClare,“Tome,oneofthemostoutstandingthingsaboutClareishertotalwillingnesstolistenandaskintelligentquestions.Sheispatientandgood-naturedandwillingtohelpwithotherplayers.”IfsheweretoreceiveanAmbitionAward,Clarehasplanstousethismoneytoenhance(增加)opportunitiesforothersthroughworkshops.
Iftheygetenoughvotes,they’llmakethetopthreeinthecountryandbeonestepfurthertowardsthetopawards.Tovoteforthem,clickonthislink.
60.TheAmbitionAXAAwardsaremeantfor________.
A.anyonewhoisthebestinoneofthefivecategories
B.thosewhoarelikelytobefuturestarsincertainfields
C.somepupilswhohavewongreatsuccessincertainfields
D.childrenwhohaveambitionsinallthefivecategories
61.WecanconcludefromthepassagethatNatalieandClarearebothgirlswith________.
A.belief,patienceandconfidenceB.courage,curiosityandenthusiasm
C.caution,sympathyandexperienceD.ability,kindnessandachievements
62.Themainpurposeofthepassageis________.
A.tointroducetheAmbitionAXAAwardsB.totelluswhatthetwogirlshavedone
C.topersuadeustovoteforthetwogirlsD.toinspiremorepeopletowintheawards
C
TheImportanceofSettingSpeechGoals
Aspeechisawonderfulopportunitytoinform,persuadeorentertain.Thebestspeechesoftentakeonacombinationofallthreeofthesecomponents.However,beforeyoucangoaboutthewritingofagreatspeech,itisimportanttosetgoals.Goalskeepyou,yourspeechandyouraudiencefocused.
Whatagoalis
Inthecontextofaspeech,agoalisthepurposeofthespeech,andwhatithopestoaccomplish.Forexample,thegoalofaeulogy(颂歌)mightbetocelebratethelifeofalovedone.Thegoalofaspeechatapoliticalgatheringwouldbetoinformthecrowdaboutthepoliticalpositionofacandidateandpersuadethemtovoteandcampaignforthecandidateinquestion.
Whyagoalisimportant
Withoutagoal,aspeechiswithoutdirection.Thegoalinformsthestructureandcontentofthespeech.Forexample,ifaspeech’sgoalistoconvincepeoplethatsmokingisbadforthem,thespeechwillbestructuredwithpersuasiveargumentstobackupthegoal.Aspeechwithagoalofinformingtheaudiencewillkeeptheinformationfairandfactual.
Agoalisincrediblyimportanttothespeech’sabilitytoconnectwithanaudience.Ifthespeakerisunawareofthegoalofthespeech,theaudiencewilllikelybeunawareaswell.Thisseverelyreducestheeffectivenessofthemessage.
Asidefrominformingtheaudienceofthecontentandstructure,aspeech’sgoaldrivesthespeakertogreaterheights.Ifaspeakerisaskedtospeakonaspecificsubject,butneverestablishesthegoal,theywon’tknowwheretostartintheresearch,organizingandwritingofthespeech.
___________________________________
Ifyouhavebeenchargedwith(被委以)deliveringaspeech,establishingagoalcanseemdifficultatfirst.Thereareseveralthingstotakeintoconsideration.Fi
rst,thinkaboutwhoyouwillbespeakingto.Thedemographic(人口统计)ofyouraudiencewilllikelydeterminewhetheryouwillbeabletopersuadethem,orwhethertheywillbeabletositthrough.Second,thinkaboutthetopicitself.Ifthetopicissomethingcontroversial,itmayworthyourwhiletoconsideraninformativeapproachtopresentbothsidesoftheissue.Finally,consideryourresources.Aspeechwithaninformativeorpersuasivegoalusuallyrequiresagreatdealofresearch,andsometimestakesmoretimetowrite.
63.Accordingtothepassage,whatthreecomponentsdoesthebestspeechcombine?
A.Informing,deliveringandentertaining.B.Informing,persuadingandentertaining.
C.Informing,writinganddelivering.D.Informing,writingandpersuading.
64.Thegoalofaspeechatapoliticalgatheringmightbe_______.
A.topersuadetheaudiencetovoteforacandidateB.tocelebratethelifeofapersonyouadmire
C.toentertaintheaudiencewithhumorandmagicD.topersuadetheaudiencetobuynewproducts
65.AllthefollowingindicatetheimportanceofaspeechgoalEXCEPTthat_______.
A.aspeechwillloseitsdirectionwithoutagoal
B.aspeechgoalcanhelpkeeptheaudienceawareofthespeech
C.aspeechgoalcanhelpthespeakerknowabouttheresearch,organizingandwriting
D.aspeechgoalmakesitpossibleforthespeakertoachievewhateverhewantsinlife
66.Whichofthefollowingcanbefilledintotheblankasthesubtitleforthelastparagraph?
A.HowtoachieveaspeechgoalB.Howtodeliveradifficultspeech
C.WhattoconsidertoestablishagoalD.Whattoconsidertodeliveraspeech
D
Kepler22b,aplanetmorelikeEarththananyyetdiscovered,hasbeenidentifiedasapotentialfuturehomeformankind.
Kepler22bcontainsbothlandandwaterandhastemperatureswhichaveragearound22℃.Italsocontainstherightatmospheretopotentiallysupportlife.
Itis,however,600lightyearsfromEarth.Theplanet,whereayearlasts290days,wasfirstspottedtwoyearsago.
However,NASAscientistsusingtheagency’sKeplerspacetelescopehavenowconcludedthatitoffersthebesthopeyetforfuturehumanhabitationoutsidetheSolarSystem.
Oneofthekeystandardsforaplanettobehabitableisthatitremainsroughlytherightdistancefromitsmainstartobeneithertoocoldnortoohot.
Thisrangeofidealtemperaturesisknowntoscientistsasthe“Goldilocks”zone,asthetemperatureis“justright”forlife.
BillBorucki,KeplerprincipalinvestigatoratNASAAmesResearchCentre,said:“WehavenowgotgoodplanetconfirmationwithKepler22b.Wearecertainthatitisinthehabitablezoneandifithasasurfaceitoughttohaveanicetemperature.”
Therearenowthreeplanetsoutsidethesystem,knownasexoplanets,whichexpertsbelievecouldpotentiallybecolonised(建殖民地)byfuturegenerations.
InMay,FrenchastronomersidentifiedGliese581d,whichisfarcloserataround20lightyearsaway.Itisaboutsixtimesthemass(质量)ofEarthandisoneofafamilyofatleastsixplanets.
InAugust,ateamfromSwitze
rlandreportedthatanotherplanetcalledHD85512band36lightyearsawayseemedtobehabitable.
TheplanetisintheconstellationofVela,measuringaround3.6timestheEarth’smass.
Accordingtoanonlinecataloguethatindexesbodiesoutsideoursolarsystem,atotalof47exoplanetsandexomoonsarepotentialhabitablecandidatesbutnotenoughresearchhasbeendonetobesure.
67.Whetheraplanetissuitableformankindtoliveondoesn’tdependon________.
A.whethertherearepropertemperaturesB.whetheritiscloseenoughtoEarth
C.whetherthereisatmospherearounditD.whetherthereislandandwateronit
68.InwhatwayisKepler22blikeEarth?
A.Itsmass.B.Itssize.C.Itsconditions.D.Itsshape.
69.Itcanbelearntfromthepassagethat________.
A.Kepler22bisclosertoEarththanGliese581d
B.Kepler22bismostlikelytobehabitableofall
C.Kepler22b’syearlastslongerthantheearth’s
D.Kepler22b’smassisgreaterthanHD85512b’s
70.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.
A.thefartheraplanetisawayfromtheearth,themorelikelyitistobehabitable
B.thelongerayearofaplanetlasts,thefartheritisawayfromtheSolarSystem
C.thesmallermassaplanethasthantheearth,thelesspossiblythereiswateronit
D.themorepotentialhabitableexoplanetsarefound,themoreresearchweshoulddo
第Ⅱ卷(两部分共35分)
第四部分任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。
Therearemanydestructive(破坏性的)forceswhenitcomestonature,whichhavedestroyedwholecitiesandkilledmanypeople.They’rereallyterrible,buttheyoccursomewhatoften,andthisiswhyyouseesomanycharitiesthesedayswhichfocustheireffortsonhelpingpeoplewhohavebeenaffectedbynaturaldisasters.
Whiletheworldisaverybeautifulplacetolivein,therewillalwaysbepartsoftheworldwherenaturaldisastershappenmoreoftenthaninotherplaces,wherepropertiesandlivesaredestroyed.Onlythepeoplewholiveinthecountrywheretsunamisandearthquakesaswellasotherdisastersoccurexperiencethese,andwecanonlyimaginethesufferingthattheygothrough.
Forsomepeopleoutthere,theworldiscruel,buttheyhavenochoicebuttostaywheretheyare.Alotofthetimepeoplesimplycannotaffordtomoveaway,astheymightnotbeabletogetajobwhentheyleave.
Inxxxx,therewasatsunamiintheIndianOcean.Atsunamiisalargewavethattowershundredsoffeetintotheair,andcoverswholeareaswhenitcomescrashingdownontodryland.Thisparticulartsunamiwascausedbyanearthquakethathappenedinthemiddleofthesea,shootingthewaterawayfromthegroundandtowardsdryland.Thistsunamiactuallyreachedthirtymetersinheight,andwasoneoftheworsttidalwavestheworldhaseverseen.Over200,000peoplewerehurtinthedisaster.
In2005,wealsosawahurricanehappenedintheUnitedStates.ThishurricanewasknownashurricaneKatrina,an