题型:阅读选择 题类: 难易度:普通
湖南省长沙市开福区青竹湖湘一外国语学校2024年中考英语一模试卷
If you have seen the movie Journey to the Center of the Earth(《地心历险记》), you may wonder about the underground forest world. But such worlds can really be found in real life, too!
In early May 2022, a team of Chinese scientists and explorers found a large sinkhole (天坑) in Leye county, Guangxi. It is 306 meters long, 150 meters wide and 192 meters deep. "It didn't take us long to reach ground to walk on at first. We soon realized that we were nowhere close to the bottom of the 192-meter-deep sinkhole." Li Xinchen said. They also found trees up to 40 meters high and plants that came up to their shoulders, which makes it hard for scientists to walk in the forest. For them, the underground forest is almost like a spider web (网).
According to Xinhua News Agency, the local people in Leye county are no strangers to sinkholes. The county is called "the museum of sinkholes" where people have found 30 sinkholes so far. These sinkholes are formed because of the special karst landscape (喀斯特地貌). Karst is an area of land made up of limestone (石灰岩), which is a soft rock that can be easily mixed with water. When rain water flows through little cracks (裂缝) in the bedrock, the cracks are slowly enlarged. Over time, as the underground structure of the land becomes too weak to support the surface (表面) of the earth and then it falls slowly, opening up huge sinkholes. What's amazing is the great size of China's sinkholes.
"In China, they have this unbelievable karst with large sinkholes. In other parts of the world sinkholes might be far more undersized, only a meter or two in diameter (直径)," US researcher George Veni told Live Science. Sinkholes don't just look cool, they are gifts of life. Many of them are home to ancient plants, animal and microbe (微生物) lives. They also provide water for 700 million people worldwide.
①The surface of the earth falls slowly.
②The cracks slowly grow into big holes.
③Rainwater runs through cracks in the bedrock.
Project | A Sports Day | A Volunteer Day | A...Day |
Activities | ·play ping-pong ·...... | ·clean the Hongshuiling Park ·...... | ·...... ·...... |
Meanings | ·keep healthy ·...... | ·protect the environment ·...... | ·...... ·...... |
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The Activity Week
Our school is going to hold"The Activity Week" next week.
Juan, a big fan of science works, enjoys anything about space secrets. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Melody likes reading novels with determined and brave female characters. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Catherine needs to finish a learning project about black people's lives in the past. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Adam plans to write a play to tell stories of different people behind society's changes. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Fiona, a new teacher, wants to better understand and help teenagers with growing pains. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} | A. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell This novel focuses on the life and challenges of Scarlett O' Hara, a strong-willed lady who experiences love and survival during the American Civil War. B. The Three-body Problem by Cixin Liu In this science fiction novel, the author explores complex themes of science, philosophy, and the unexpected results of outer-space contact. C. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe This famous novel describes the realities of slavery (奴隶制) in America through the experiences and sufferings of Uncle Tom and the people around him. D. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy This masterpiece follows the ups and downs of several upper-class Russian families, exploring human nature and the society of the time. E. The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger This work presents how Holden Caulfield, a"bad student" teenager, thinks about his life, society, and place within it after being removed from school. F. Teahouse by Lao She Telling the life of a Beijing teahouse owner and various customers, this play offers a window into Chinese society through the changes of the 20th century. |
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