题目内容
The violent disturbances in Bangkok had progressed to a point ________ the police had to drive away the protestants with tear gas.
A. from which B. that C. where D. what
C
解析:考查定语从句连接词。point表示“……的阶段”,在从句中相当于地点状语,所以从句连接词用where。译作:曼谷的骚乱已经到了警察不得不用催泪瓦斯赶走抗议者的程度。
Thousands of dead red-winged blackbirds fell from the sky in an Arkansas town on New Year’s Eve after massive injuries, tests by Arkansas officials concluded on Monday. Some 5,000 birds mysteriously fell from the sky in Beebe, Arkansas after dark on New Year’s Eve. “The birds suffered from acute physical injuries leading to internal hemorrhage(大量出血) and death. There was no sign of infectious disease,” the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission said in a statement. The birds were otherwise healthy, it said.
One theory is that birds were frightened by New Year's fireworks and flew into buildings or other objects. “Loud noises were reported shortly before the birds began to fall from the sky,” the statement said, adding that blackbirds have poor night vision and seldom fly at night.
Another theory was that severe weather such as lightning accounted for the loud noises but this was discounted because the violent weather had already left the area. “We’re leaning more toward a stress event," said Arkansas Game and Fish Commission spokesman Keith Stephens.
The commission also is trying to determine what caused the deaths of up to 100,000 fish over a 20-mile stretch of the Arkansas River near a dam in Ozark, 125 miles west of Beebe. The fish were discovered on December 30. Stephens said the commission expected results on the fish tests in probably a month. Since almost all the fish were one species -- bottom-feeding drum, Stephens said, the test was very important. Stephens also said: “The events do not appear related.” Both that section of the river and the air at the site of the bird deaths were tested for toxins(毒素). Beebe is a town of about 4,500 people located 30 miles northeast of the state capital.
【小题1】What is NOT the probable reason why the dead red-winged blackbirds fell from the sky?
A.Internal hemorrhage | B.Fireworks |
C.Lightning weather | D.Murder |
A.not to reduce cost | B.not to believe |
C.to make up a part | D.to explain mystery |
A.cold weather | B.poor management |
C.disease | D.lack of food |
A.analyzing causes | B.making comparisons |
C.examining differences | D.following the time order |