题目内容
Saturday, January 30, 2009 ---- A week-long heat-wave has caused disaster in southern Australia, where bushfires have destroyed up to ten homes, weather records have been broken, and up to 19 people, many elderly, have died during high temperatures averaging over 40°C （104F）.
In what is described as "Black Friday", bushfires are burning across the east of the southern state of Victoria, which today rises to a high of 45.1C, its record-breaking third continuous day above 43°C．
The bushfires ----- two blazes that combined after wiping out a plantation at the town of Boolarra in the Latrobe Valley to the east of Melbourne ----- have so far destroyed a reported ten homes and burned through more than 2,260 hectares.
Five hundred firefighters have tried to hold back the blazes over the past 24 hours but they are still burning.
One woman in Boolarra, named Laura, has lost her home and told the Australian Broadcasting that Melbourne and Adelaide were disrupted（混乱）by power blackouts as millions of overheated people switched on air conditioners, and people faced lengthy transport delays as train and streetcar lines buckled（扭曲）in the heat.
In Adelaide nineteen, mainly elderly, people are reported to have died during the heat-wave, a higher than average daily figure of sudden deaths. Only two sudden deaths were recorded last Friday.
John Hill, the South Australian Health Minister, would not confirm whether the deaths were heat-related, but acknowledged that the increase was high.
Even the tennis players at the Australian Open couldn’t escape the heat. On Tuesday Novak Djokovic, the men’s No 3 seed, retired ill from a game after heat-related complaints and the retractable （可伸缩的）roofs on Rod Laver Arena have been closed for part of the past three days.
The heat-wave has also affected Tasmania, traditionally Australia’s coolest state, which reached 42.2℃ at Scamander ---- an all-time record for the island．
1． What was the probable temperature in southern Australia when the bushfires broke out?
A．under 40℃ B．42.2℃ C．45.1℃ D．above 43℃
2．The bushfires caused by high temperature have led to the result that________.
A．ten homes were destroyed in Boolarra
B．Melbourne and Adelaide were out of order
C．Tennis Australian Open had to be put off three days
D．electrical equipment and traffic lines were damaged in Adelaide
3．The last paragraph implies that ___________.
A．Tasmania is an island state of Australia
B．the coolest day in Tasmania is recorded 42.2°C
C．Scamander is the hottest place during the heat-wave
D．the heat-wave has changed the climate in Tasmania
4．Which of the following is the best title for the piece of news?
A．High Temperatures Causing Bushfires in Southern Australia
B．Some Old People Killed in Bushfires in Southern Australia
C．Heat-wave Bringing about Disaster to Southern Australia
D．Bushfires Burning Lots of Forests in Southern Australia
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阅读快车系列答案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 bee
n 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.
【小题1】 The underlined phrase “torn down” (para. 1) is closest in meaning to _______.
| A．knocked down | B．placed down | C．set down | D．torn open |
| A．66 | B．29 | C．20 | D．19 |
| 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 fe w days. |
ews story?| A．A Disaster. | B．Heavy rains. | C．A Flood. | D．Heavy rains in Southern China. |
| 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. |
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（2010·福建永定湖雷中学高三第一次月考）
阅读下面背景提示，根据提示和所给写作内容用英语写一篇120词左右的短文。
[背景提示]
Earth Hour is a global WWF（World Wildlife Fund）climate change plan. The campaign invites individuals, businesses, governments and communities to turn off their lights from 20:30 to 21:30 on the last Saturday in March every year to show their support for action on climate change. Earth Hour 2009 was held on March 28,2009. More than 3000 cities from 80 countries and areas took part in it.
[写作内容]
你叫李华。最近，你们班同学就“地球一小时”活动展开了一场热烈盼讨论。下表是这次讨论的结果。请你用英语给《中学英语报》主编写一封信，介绍你们班的讨论结果并阐明你自己的观点。
| 60％的同学支持 | 40％的同学反对 | 你的看法 |
| 引起人们对全球气候变暖的关注 | 做秀，意义不大 | …… |
| 节约能源 | 收效甚微 | |
| 全世界共同努力，保护地球 | 给人们生活，学习和工作带来不便 | |
| …… | …… |
2. 开头结尾已给出，不计人总词数。
参考词汇：做秀一show
不便一inconvenience
Dear Editor，
Last week our class had a heated discussion on Earth Hour.
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