Beijing, June 10 (Xinhua) --- Torrential (倾泻的) rains that troubled southern China for days have killed 66 people and resulted in 12 missing by 6:00 p.m. (Beijing time) on Sunday, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. “Floods caused by heavy rains have affected about 294,800 hectares of crops, completely destroying 53,000 hectares of them,” said an official with the ministry. The floods have torn down 48,000 and damaged 94,000 houses in southern China, and forced about 591,000 people to move from their homes, the official said.

From Wednesday to Saturday, continuous torrential rains, mudslides and floods hit Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Jiangxi and Fujian, affecting more than 8.97 million people. The disasters have caused an overall economic loss of more than 2.9 billion yuan, according to the ministry. The ministry has sent rescue teams to the disaster areas to assist relief work. In Guangdong, heavy rains have killed 18 people and left four missing by 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, according to local authorities. A total of 1.72 million people were affected in the province.

Floods have damaged 49 roads in the seriously affected Meizhou City, of which 29 remained closed to traffic by 7:00 p.m. The number of people who died in floods in Guangxi has reached 13 and one remained missing by Sunday, according to local civil affairs authority. More than 1.97 million people have been affected after the floods caused by continuous heavy rains hit some 40 counties since Wednesday.

According to the local civil affairs bureau, 9,200 houses were knocked down and 75,181 hectares of crops were affected, resulting in 529 million yuan in direct economic losses. There are fewer rainstorms and the rain belt is moving out of Guangxi, but the water levels in major rivers will keep rising in next few days, according to the latest forecast of the region’s meteorological bureau on Sunday afternoon.

The underlined phrase “torn down” (para. 1) is closest in meaning to _______.

    A. knocked down     B. placed down      C. set down     D. torn open

In Meizhou city, 49 roads were damaged and by 7:00 p.m. only _______ roads can be used again after the repair work.

   A. 66     B. 29    C. 20     D. 19

Which of the following statements is true according to the news?

   A. Hubei is one of the provinces struck by the torrential rains.

   B. The floods have caused a total loss of nearly 3 billion yuan.

C. 13 people died in Guangdong province as a result of the floods.

D. The rain belt will remain in Guangxi in the next few days.

What’s the best title for this news story?

   A. A Disaster.   B. Heavy rains.    C. A Flood. D. Heavy rains in Southern China.

What can we learn from the last paragraph?

   A. The rainstorms are becoming stronger.

   B. The water levels in major rivers are to go down soon.

   C. The rainstorms are becoming less powerful.

   D. In the next few days, rainstorms will stay in Guangxi.

单词拼写(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)

根据下列句子及所给汉字注释或首字母提示,在句子后边的横线上,写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。(每空只写一词)

We should not judge a person by his __________ 外表).       

How did the people __________ (反应)to the latest news?     

Schools need __________(志愿者)to help children to read.       

It was said that the little child had been __________(咬)by the fierce dog.           

Police asked __________(过路人)if they had seen the accident.  

I like to read books on __________(电子的)music.          

We may __________(自信地)look forward to the future.       

Lesinko is quite f_________ with China Central Television. He worked there for 25 years.                                                                   

I don’t like b__________ with the sellers over the price of the goods.     

The scientist encourages the young to e__________ unknown fields.

The hotel bill c__________ every fee, including the broken glass.

The doctor p__________ the operation successfully.           

It is a__________ to the weather forecast that we know there will be a heavy snow in 3 days.                                                         

Both the Winter and the Summer Olympics are held every four years on a r__________ basis.                                                     To be honest, some parents don’t a__________ great importance to their children’s character training.                                            

A 10-year-old boy fatally shot his father Friday, striking him several times as he sat in the front seat of a SUV to pick up the boy from his mother’s home for a weekend visit.

The incident happened about 3:45 p.m. on a cul-de-sac (死胡同) in the 1700 block of Cedar Cove Court, said Sgt. B. E. Williams of the Harris County Sheriff’s Department.

An investigation found that Rick James Lohstroh, 41, was shot by his son, who was sitting in the back seat of the man’s Toyota 4-Runner, said Sgt. B. E. Williams of the Harris County Sheriff’s Department. The shooting took place outside the home of Lohstroh’s ex-wife, where the boy lives with his mother and a 7-year-old brother.

“We’re not certain of anything until we finish our investigation,” Williams said. “The information we have at this time is that the 10-year-old did fire the weapon.”

The mother and the 7-year-old were inside the house when the shooting occurred, said Williams.

Williams said the gun belonged to the boy’s mother. After firing shots through the back seat, the boy exited(退出) the back of the vehicle and continued to fire at the car.

The man died on the way to Memorial Herman Hospital. Lohstroh was a doctor at the University of Texas Medical Branch. The man and woman shared custody(监护)of the children. Williams said the mother and the boy were still in the home talking to investigators Friday night.

Neighbors described the family as being quiet and keeping to themselves.

Justin Gray, 17, was walking in the neighborhood when he heard gunshots. “We’ve had a suicide(自杀)in this neighborhood once, but never anything like this,” Gray said.

The best title for the news should be         .

A. A Boy Shot His Father                    B. Shooting Kill a Father

C. An Unbelievable Tragedy  D. A Ten-Year-Old Boy’s Cruelty

Which of the following is TRUE according to the news?

A. The father is not responsible for the boy.

B. The family don’t like associating with their neighbours.

C. The boy lives with Rick James Lohstroh.

D. The boy has no brothers or sisters.

What can we infer from the report?

A. The tragedy happened because the boy had seen too many films showing violence.

B. The boy killed his father after he quarreled with his father.

C. Such things often occurred in this neighbourhood.

D. The boy’s parents got divorced (离婚).

The reason why the boy shot his father       .

A. is clear  B. can’t be made out  C. is not known             D. is quite simple

Beijing ?(13, July) China sent up a new data relays atellite (数据中继卫星), Tianlian I -02, on Monday at the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in South-western Sichuan province.The new satellite will promote the country's satellite communication network for space docking (对接).

The satellite was launched on a Long-March-SC carrier rocket at 11:41 p.m., sources at the centre told Xinhua News Agency.The satellite separated from the rocket 26 minutes after its launch and was then successfully delivered into a geostationary transfer orbit (地球同步转移轨道).

Developed by the China Academy of Space Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, the satellite is the country's second data relay satellite.The first, Tianlian I -01, was launched on April 25.2008.

The two satellites will form a network to improve communications between China's spacecraft and bases on Earth, according to the centre.They will also be used to help the nation's first space docking, scheduled for the second half of this year.

As planned, China will launch space module Tiangong-I (天宫1号), which was designed as a platform that will dock with an unmanned spaceship, Shenzhou, for the county's first space-docking mission this year.

Two more Shenzhou spaceships will dock with Tiangong-I next year, and one will be manned by two or three astronauts, according to China Manned Space Engineering Office, which was the main user of the Tianlian I series data relay satellites.

"The new satellite can cover a greater area to track and command the country's space vehicles m low-Earth orbits, such as manned spacecraft and remote sensing satellites, from a higher position m outer space.Only three satellites of this kind are needed to form a global communication network, and China has two now." Pang Zhihao, a researcher and deputy editor-in-chief of Space International, said.

The satellite could also equip astronauts with real-time communications, which will benefit the county s future manned space flights, he said.

1.What is the main purpose to send up Tianlian I -02 ?

A.To test the function of a Long-March-SC carrier rocket.

B.To carry some astronauts into space to do some research.

C.To send more information and clearer pictures to mobile phones on the earth.

D.To promote the country's satellite communication network for space docking'

2.From the passage we know           .

A.one more such satellite is needed to form a global communication network

B.the satellite was developed by China Manned Space Engineering Office

C.it was less than three years since China launched its first date relay satellite of this kind

D.the satellite could help track and command space vehicles in orbits because it's lower in position

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the news report?

A.Shenzhou Ⅷ is a manned spaceship.

B.Tiangong- I will dock with three Shenzhou spaceships next year.

C.the satellite is of great importance to China's space exploration.

D.china’s first ^a06 docking will be done in the second half of next year.

4.The best title of the passage could be _____.

A.China Launched a New Space Shuttle

B.China's Plan for Space Exploration

C.China’s Progress m China's Space Exploration

D.New Satellite Helps China's Space Exploration

 

根据以下各句所给的首字母或汉语提示,用单词的正确形式填空,并将其写在答题卷上。

1.It was quite terrible. It took me some time to c___________ down myself.

2.Parents are always c_____________ much about their children.

3.I'm terribly sorry. I didn't do it on p__________.

4.It took her a long while to r___________ from her heart operation.

5.The children played ____________ (在户外)until it started to rain.

6.After the war, a new g_______________ was set up for that country.

7.The people p__________ at the meeting were all for the suggestion.

8.The ball went in the d_______________ of the man sitting in a boat on the river.

9.At the party a foreign teacher was r______________(要求) to sing some folk songs.

10.He was a young sailor on his first sea v______________.

11.The mother i_________ that he finish his homework first, which made his son very angry.

12.Whether you will succeed or not in doing the work depends on your a________ to it.

13.This song sounds f_____________ to me. I must have heard it sung somewhere before.

14.She ________________ (毕业)from Peking University last year.

15.The speech contest was o______________ well.

16.When she heard the news that her husband was killed in the accident, she b_______ into tears.

17.After the earthquake, the whole city was in r_________.

18.J_______ from his accent, we know he comes from the west.

19.Prices have _____________ (上涨) quickly.

20.The building was completely ______________(摧毁) by fire.

 

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