题目内容
The Wall Street Journal Asia Edition(U.S.), the Globe and Mail(Canada), the Guardian(U.K.),among other foreign news agencies,have recently published articles on China's earthquake relief.They have all praised the earthquake relief efforts made by the Chinese government.
The Wall Street Journal Asia Edition published an article on May 21 saying that on the eighth day of the most serious natural disaster to hit China in decades, rescuing survivors from the ruins had been quickly replaced by the formidable challenge of helping them.The article said that people overseas have been deeply impressed by earthquake relief efforts by the Chinese government.
The Associated French Press(AFP) reported on May 21 that China has become more open during the campaign.Aircraft loaded with relief supplies from Ukraine,Russia,the United States, Singapore and other countries have arrived in disaster areas in southwestern China.
The Associated Press(AP) published an article on May 21 reporting that China is making great efforts to deal with an extremely difficult task caused by the earthquake how to provide temporary shelter far so many people.The article said that many tents have been built;and food and medical care are provided to the people whose lives have been completely disturbed by the earthquake.
The Global and Mail of Canada published an article on May 20 that said the rapid earthquake relief work in Sichuan demonstrates China's powerful economic strength.An article carried in the British Guardian said that one week after the Sichuan earthquake,China began a three-day national mourning period at 14:28 on may 19, and all Chinese people stood in silence for three minutes in memory of the victims.
The ongoing search and rescue action is encouraged by one miraculous survivor after another: Chinese officials said that,so far, no epidemic had occurred after the earthquake.
1.How many press media are mentioned in the article?
A.3 B.4 C.5 D.6
2.What is the possible meaning of the underlined word“formidable” in paragraph 2?
A.very difficult B.glorious C.suitable D.pressing
3.According to the passage,the most pressing task in the earthquake-hit i areas is .
A.rescuing survivors from the ruins
B.providing temporary shelter and food for the victims
C.burying dead bodies as quickly as possible
D.clearing away the ruins to build new houses
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A.Foreign media praise China's earthquake relief work.
B.The rapid relief work in Sichuan shows China's powerful economic strength.
C.The most serious natural disaster hit China in decades.
D.Many people's lives were disturbed by the earthquake.
CABA
When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, Leonard Bernstein gave a concert in Berlin, including Beethoven's Ode to Joy, with the word "Joy" changed to "Freedom" in the lyrics sung.The orchestra(管弦乐队)were drawn from both East and West Germany, as well as the United Kingdom, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States.
Freedom was in the air and it was not just for people. The wall between East and West Germany had also kept a large population of wild pigs within the eastern forests of Brandenburg.The wall's falling down made it easier for the big pigs—a very big one can weigh over 300 pounds—to leave the woodlands and walk into the town. Warm winters and easy access to food have helped the population increase. Now about 10,000 wild pigs walk around Berlin.
The nature of the beast has added to the boom(兴旺)."The pigs are intelligent," says Marc Franusch, a spokesman for the Berlin forestry department. "They learn to use the neighborhoods.They get used to people, dogs, and traffic."
The wild pigs tend to travel in small groups and have been found searching rubbish and gardens, feeding their piglets(小猪)in the shadow of parked cars, and crossing busy roads.On average, the animals are involved in one traffic accident every day. And despite the fact that it's illegal, some Berliners have been known to give the pigs food.
Though wild pigs are protected under German law, the city's forestry department is permitted to kill 2,000 of the creatures every year, targeting mostly young adult animals in forests surrounding Berlin. Pigs within city limits are only shot if they make an immediate threat.No humans have yet been seriously wounded by them, but local dogs have been the victims of their tusks. "The forestry department is not aiming to get rid of the pigs," explains Franusch, "but we do have to reduce dangerous situations."
【小题1】The concert in the first paragraph is given to .
A.celebrate Bernstein's success | B.remind people of fighting for rights |
C.show the artists' delight of life | D.express people's joy for freedom |
A.the Berlin Wall | B.adequate food |
C.their own nature | D.warm winter |
A.in Berlin people can never kill any wild pig |
B.it is against law to offer food to wild pigs |
C.wild pigs each weigh more than three hundred pounds |
D.traffic accidents are mainly caused by wild pigs in Berlin |
A.why wild pigs in Berlin enjoy so much freedom |
B.when wild pigs were united in Berlin |
C.how wild pigs are living in Berlin |
D.what damage wild pigs have done to Berliners |