题目内容
Parts of China had the heaviest rainfall this year in its history, killing more than 400 people. Some 770 people have been killed by flooding in South Asia. And it is a similar story in the world.
More than 50 people were killed in Sudan. Hundreds had to leave homes in northern England as the water rose. In Colombia, houses disappeared under rising floodwaters and some 50,000 people had to move to safe places.
As people fought the worst floods in history, experts warn such things may become more often because of climatic change and that lessons still need to be learnt to reduce the losses(减少).
Floods may leave fewer deaths than earthquakes, wars or tsunamis(海啸) ,and the world pay less attention to it, but they can cause similar damage(毁坏).
Climate change could make the problem worse. Many scientists say the world is warming because of carbon emissions(碳排出量)from human activities, making weather more unpredictable(不可测).
Experts say that flood defenses(防洪) have made people feel no safety, especially in the most developed countries. "With floods, the first thing to learn is that you cannot stop them," said Professor Graham Chapman at Lancaster University. "You have to have a society that learns to live with them."
In 2005 Hurricane (飓风)Katrina visited New Orleans, USA, and caused great losses. It showed that even a developed country like the United States could not face the flood if it was not fully prepared.
"Flood plains(平原)are not bad places to live," said Nottingham University's Thorne. "Most of the world's great civilizations (文明) grew up along rivers -- people are always going to live there. But you have to have plans for flooding."
1. From the first two paragraphs we know that ____.
A. there were serious floods all over the world this year
B. China had the heavier rainfall than other countries this year
C. many people in England were killed because the water rose
D. worldwide floods caused deaths in most countries this year
2. Experts think that lessons about floods still need learning because_______.
A. people pay no attention to flooding
B. more floods may appear
C. floods will cause similar damage
D. floods will be the main losses
3. According to Professor Graham Chapman, flood defenses________.
A. can keep people safe
B. can influence climate change
C. are not able to stop floods
D. let people pay less attention to floods
4. Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans caused great losses partly because___.
A. the United States is a developed country
B. Americans didn't learn flooding lessons.
C. people knew nothing about flooding
D. people didn't prepare fully to face Hurricane Katrina
5.What did Thorn think of plains along rivers?
A. It’s dangerous to live there
B. It is comfortable to live and work there.
C. The places fit for humans to live
D. They are centers of culture in the world
ABCDC
Li Feng’s __________ of devotion to others will be remembered not only in China
but also in some other parts of the world.
A.achievement |
B.service |
C.thought |
D.spirit |
Comets(彗星) are parts of our solar system. Like the planets, they go around the sun.
But comets are not made of solid rocks like planets. A comet is a ball of dust, stones, and ice. Many people call comets dirty snowballs.
The “snowball” may be only a few miles across. But when the sun heats the “snowball,” much of it is changed to gases. The gases spread out and form the comet’s head, which may be thousands of miles across.
A comet moves fast in its trip around the sun. But when we see it, the comet does not seem to move. That’s because it is so far away. The moon moves fast, but when you look at it, you can’t see any motion(运动). That’s because the moon is far away.
Each year astronomers(天文学家) discover new comets. Some of them are seen only once. They make one trip around the sun and then go away out into space. The sun’s gravity cannot hold them.
Other comets, like Halley, keep returning. They have been captured by the sun. Halley’s earliest visit was probably 3,000 years ago. It may keep returning for another 3,000 years.
But every time a comet goes around the sun, the comet loses part of itself. Gases and dust are pulled out of the comet. That’s why Halley is now dimmer(暗淡的) than it used to be. Next time it visits us, in 2062, it may be even dimmer. Each visit it may get dimmer and dimmer, until it finally disappears.
1.What is this passage mostly about?
A.Comets and the sun. |
B.Why comets are like snowballs. |
C.Who discovered the first comet. |
D.Facts about comets. |
2.How does the writer help the reader understand what a comet looks like?
A.By telling about a famous one. |
B.By explaining how far away it is. |
C.By describing how fast it moves. |
D.By describing it as a dirty snowball. |
3.What is the most likely reason the writer wrote this passage?
A.To give information about comets. |
B.To tell readers about famous comets. |
C.To explain the importance of comets. |
D.To encourage readers to look for comets. |