题型:阅读选择 题类:常考题 难易度:困难
浙江省宁波市慈溪市实验中学2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语3月份测试卷
"How are you?" is a nice question. It's a friendly greeting that people in the United States use. However, "How are you?" is also an unusual question. It's a question that often doesn't need an answer. The person who asks, "How are you?" expects to hear the answer "Fine," even if the person isn't fine. The reason is that "How are you?" isn't really a question and "Fine" isn't really an answer. They are common ways of saying "hello" or "hi".
Sometimes, people don't say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone asks "Do you agree?" the other person may be thinking, "No, I don't. I think you're wrong." It isn't polite to disagree very strongly, so he might say, "I am not so sure." This is a nicer way to say that you don't agree with someone.
People also don't say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking to other people. For example, many conversations over the phone end when one person says, "I've got to go now," or the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse such as "Someone is at the door," or, "Something is burning on the stove." The excuse may be real, or not. The person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't polite to say so. An excuse is polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person's feelings.
Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an opinion, or ending a conversation, people often don't say exactly what they are thinking. This is one way of being nice to people, and it's a part of the game of language.
Until the beginning of July, there has been no rain in northern Italy for over 100 days. Add to that the high temperatures, and the locals get very dry conditions. This is the most serious dry spell(干旱期)for that area in the past 70 years. Because of this situation, the country's longest river, the Po, is drying up!
This is bad news for several different reasons. The fresh water of the Po provides drinking water for northern Italy. Besides, farmers in this area need the water of the Po to keep their crops growing. What's more, the flowing river water is used to create about half of the hydroelectric power(水力发电)for Italy. Its drying up means that more natural gas(天然气) will be used, which is bad for the environment.
There have been some interesting discoveries from this lack of rain, however. Between Florence and Milan, a long ship sunk (沉没)in 1943 appeared because of the low water levels of the river. Now many tourists and locals come to see this ship. A German tank has also appeared out of water near Mantua. At other places along the river, people can even walk on the sandy river bed. Although this may be interesting, people in Italy and around the world are hoping for the return of rain to refill the Po!
The longest river in Italy is drying up! |
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·Rain hasn't {#blank#}2{#/blank#} in northern Italy for a long time. ·The temperatures are higher than usual. |
Bad influences |
·People have less drinking water from the Po. ·A lack of rain makes it {#blank#}3{#/blank#}for crops to grow. ·People will {#blank#}4{#/blank#}more natural gas, which is bad for the environment. |
Interesting discoveries |
·A long ship sunk in 1943 and a tank from {#blank#}5{#/blank#} appeared. · People are even able to walk on the sandy river bed. |
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