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浙江省台州市三门县2023学年八年级上学期教学质量监测试题卷
Natural disasters are sudden events that usually bring terrible results. People may lose their homes, money and even lives during the disasters. We have recently found that natural disasters sometimes happen. So we decided to find out some famous natural disasters around the world.
Hurricanes(飓风) are very dangerous storms with strong winds. The worst Atlantic hurricane in history was the Great Hurricane from October 10th to16th in 1780. | ||||
When a volcano(火山) happens, it throws hot liquid(液体) rock and gases into the air through the hole at the top. On August 26t,1883, Earth made the loudest sound from the island of Krakatoa. | ||||
On November 1*,1755, an earthquake(地震) hit Lisbon, in Portugal. The ground moved for ten minutes. The earthquake broke most of the buildings in a city apart. | ||||
On December 28th, 1908, a tsunami(海啸) hit Messina, in Italy. The huge wall of seawater was about ten meters high. How high do you think the seawater is in this picture? |
Beijing International Horticultural Expo(世界园艺博览会) Time: April 29-October7 Theme: Live Green, Live Better. Many flowers and herbs from both home and abroad are on display at the expo. There are also lots of wildflowers. Around 110 countries and international organizations take part in the expo. The expo has 41 outdoor display centers and about 2, 500 activities. |
Length: 4,132 miles (about 6,650 km) Location: Sudan, Egypt The Nile River is the longest river in the world. It's known for being the lifeblood of Ancient Egypt and is still very important to Egypt today. This river is famous because it was a useful body of water in Ancient Egypt. Also, the Nile River is important for farming, transportation and drinking water. | Length: 1,560 miles (about 2,511 km) Location: India Although it is not the largest river in Asia, the Ganges River is still well-known. This river has religious (宗教的) and cultural significance to Hindu people. Also, the river provides millions of people with water for farming. There are nearly 150 species of fish living there today. Other animals also live in and around it, like snakes and other reptiles. |
Length: 373 miles (about 600 km) Location: Australia You may not have ever heard of the Finke River in Australia. It's not very long and it doesn't even flow all the time. However, geologists (地质学家) have considered it as the oldest river in the world. That's the reason why this river is well-known! | Length: 3,977 miles (about 6,400 km) Location: Peru, Colombia, Brazil The Amazon River is the second-longest river in the world. But it has the largest discharge (流量) in the world, up to 209,000 m3 /second! The Congo River, with the second largest discharge, has only one fifth discharge of it! The Amazon River is also well-known for having no bridges crossing it. |
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