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江苏省泰州市2018年中考英语试卷
Hangzhou won its bid(申办) for the 2022 Aian Games on September 16th, 2015. It will be the third time that the Games are held in a Chinese city after Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010.
The well-known capital city of Zhejing Province in the southeast part of the country has a population of 8.9 million. It is a beautiful city with a long history and it has been developing rapidly in recent years. Hosting the Asian Games will give the city another chance to grow.
"We have seen here the strong wish and the great effort of Hangzhou to host the19th Asian Games," The OCA(亚奥理事会) president praised.
The Games are set to include 36 to 40 sports. Thirty venues (场馆) have already been completed, while several others are still being built and will be put into use on year before the Games. The Asian Games will be held from September 10 to 25, when the temperature is around 200C.
"There is no doubt that the event will attract more visitors to experience the beauty and charm of this amazing city. At the same time, more roads will be built and the underground will be added, reducing heavy traffic. But the best part is that it will give us the chance to watch world-class competitions close to our homes." Shao Lin, a local people, told the reporter excitedly.
With the Asian Games in Hangzhou in September and the World Cup in Qatar(卡塔尔) in November, 2022 will be an exciting year for Asians, especially Chinese sports fans.
Hangzhou is trying its best to get ready for the big sports show. Hangzhou is waiting to see you in 2022.
Chris Jones 刚刚结束了一次不同寻常的印度之旅,记者就此对他进行了采访。以下是采访的部分内容。请根据Chris Jones的回答,从A, B, C, D四个选项中选择恰当的问题填入下面小题的空格处。并完成第(2)小题
A. Can you tell me the journey? B. Did you have any problems on your journey? C. How long did it take to find a suitable elephant? D. What gave you the idea to travel around India on an elephant? |
Reporter: ①
Chris: Well, it all started two years ago when I was having a trip to India. I visited a photographic exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only way to travel around India was on an elephant.
Reporter: What did you do next?
Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant. I needed an elephant trained to carry people. I asked an expert for help. He taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant.
Reporter: ②
Chris: Not too long. I bought an elephant called Tara for about USD 6,000.
Reporter: ③
Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were heading to Sonepur in northern India. And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour. It took us 64 days to complete the journey.
Reporter: ④
Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. But that got better quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!
I have three friends. They are Lucy, Mary and Mike. They have their favourite pets(宠物). The dog is Lucy's favourite. She thinks(认为) it can help us and it is our good friend. Mary likes the cat. She thinks it is nice to play with it. Mike says his favourite pet is the bird. It can sing very well.
Name | Favourite pets | Reason(原因) |
Lucy | The {#blank#}1{#/blank#} | It can {#blank#}2{#/blank#} us. It's our {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. |
Mary | The {#blank#}4{#/blank#} | It's nice to play with it. |
Mike | The bird | It can {#blank#}5{#/blank#} very well. |
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