题型：阅读选择 题类：常考题 难易度：普通
江苏省南通启东市2016-2017学年八年级下学期英语开学考试试卷
On April 14th at 7：49 am， the town of Jyekundo in Kham， was struck (打击) by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake. My family and I were in our 3rd floor apartment building when the earthquake hit. There was a smaller earthquake (around 4.7) that happened around 4 am and neither my wife nor I could get back to sleep. When the big earthquake hit， my wife was using her computer while our younger son Norbu (18 months old) was playing in the living room. Tsering， our older son who is 3 years old， was still asleep in the back bedroom of the 3 bedroom apartment we were living in.
Norbu flew across the room when the earthquake hit. My wife was also thrown to the ground. Everything in our apartment began to be tossed (摇动) around， breaking when it hit the walls or floor. I ran to the back bedroom and grabbed (抓住) Tsering as my wife grabbed Norbu off the floor. Together， we ran to the door. I stopped long enough to grab my shoes， coat and a bit of money. I opened the door and one of our neighbors helped us carry Tsering down to the ground floor. I was the only one of my family who managed to get shoes.
After the earthquake， we were able to see that this was a major earthquake. We began to hear people crying for help， badly injured people crawling (爬) to the road and people weeping (哭泣) for loved ones who had died.
Recycle (回收利用)To Read
Dear boys and girls, now please become a waste fighter and help Captain Billy re-love, re-use and re-cycle old plastic (塑料的) toys. You could get some great books for free too! Cool!
² Love your toys Your old plastic toys were specially chosen and they brought you lots of fun. They can also be used over and over again. | ² Exchange (交换) with friends Finished playing with your toys? Why not exchange them with friends? It helps to reuse your toys and pass on the fun. | ² Drop off for cycling Ask your school to join the Recycle to Read program. Drop off your broken plastic toys and get free books for your school. |
All plastic toys collected in the Recycle to Read are made into great new products.
Visit www.wasterbuster.club to find out more information.
Recently, a short video showing a member of the cleaning staff at the Summer Palace in Beijing explaining Buddhist tourist sites(佛教景点) drew wide attention online.
In the video, Zhang Xu explains the tourist sites to several visitors who are doing research. What makes it special is that he expertly names a list of hard-to-pronounce Buddhist sites. He speaks so easily and confidently that it seems he is doing a tongue twister(绕口令). {#blank#}1{#/blank#} But he is wearing the uniform worn by the cleaning staff and holding a broom(扫帚). After the explanation, Zhang smiles and returns to his work as though nothing has happened.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} It quickly became a hot topic. People were surprised at how such a cleaner could become an expert in certain areas.
Zhang said he never thought of becoming famous online, as he only wanted to help the visitors who seemed puzzled(困惑的; 茫然的). He added, "I've been interested in architecture(建筑) since I was a child. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}"
Zhang became a member of the cleaning staff at the palace in late 2021. He is required to walk about 40,000 steps inside the palace every day. So he knows a lot about it. "The traditional architecture of the palace is not just a number of bricks(砖块). {#blank#}4{#/blank#} They know how to speak to people who understand them," Zhang said. "They show the beauty of traditional Chinese architecture."
A. The video was shared online by the tourists. B. I often read books about it in my spare time. C. These buildings are "friends" that have a long history. D. The visitors think Zhang must be a tour guide or an expert. E. Here you can improve your understanding of history. |
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