The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB), the major construction work on the world’s cross-sea bridge, which connects Zhuhai in Guangdong Province with Hong Kong and Macao, was completed on Oct 23, 2018. Construction began in December 2009 at Zhuhai. The Y-shaped bridge starts from Lantau Island in Hong Kong with branches to Zhuhai and Macao.
More than 400000 tons of steel have been used for the 6.7 km undersea tunnel land 22.9 km bridge, enough to build 60 Eiffel Towers. British newspaper The Guardian named the mega structure ( 巨 型 建 筑 ) one of its “seven wonders of the modern world near completion.”
The bridge will cut travel time from Hong Kong to both Zhuhai and Macao from the current three hours by road or one hour by sea to a half-hour drive. It will bring people in Hong Kong, Macao and Guangdong within a “one-hour living circle”, which is expected to attract more visitors to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The bridge will not only be a transport link. “It will be a social, economic, cultural, and tourism connection ( 联 系 ) among the three areas.” said Yu Lic, deputy director of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Authority.
Su Quanke chief engineer with the administration bureau of the bridge, said the project has made history in many aspects. “With a series of world advanced anti-erosion (抗腐蚀) and earthquake-resistant measures, the bridge can be used for 120 years,” he said. “If it were not for the progress of ‘Made in China’, we couldn’t possibly complete the construction in such a short time, The China technology and China standard set by the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge will influence ( 影响) the world market.”
1.It takes China to complete the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.
A.8 years B.9 years C.10 years
2.We can draw a simple picture of HZMB like .
A.A B.B C.C
3.British newspaper The Guardian named the mega structure one of its “seven wonders of the modern world near completion” because .
A.no one can design undersea tunnels
B.the bridge is taller than the Eiffel Tower
C.The bridge is such a huge construction
4.The third paragraph mainly talks about .
A.the importance of HZMB B.the time to cross HZMB C.a one-hour living circle
5.From the last paragraph, we can infer that Su Quanke is of the project.
A.afraid B.sick C.proud
Many parents set rules for their children’s online activity, such as limiting ( 限 制 ) the amount of time they can spend online. They complain that their parents share too many photos of them online.
In a 2016 study, it was found that parents in the US share an average (平均) of 116 photos of their kids after they were born. Most were taken before the child turned 8 years old. Many of the photos showed kids in embarrassing ( 尴 尬 的 ) situations like having food all over their faces. Quartz reported.
Parents do like to share their child’s progress as he or she grows up. But their kid doesn’t like it as much. In a survey of UK children between the ages of 12 and 16, 70 percent said they felt their parents didn’t respect (尊重) their online privacy (隐私) according to Digital Parenting Magazine.
In addition, many kids said that other students at school sometimes pick on them after their parents post photos online, CBS News noted. In one case, a girl was bullied (欺负) by boys at school after they found her mom’s blog. There were many family photos in the blog.
“Each time a photo or video is uploaded, it creates a digital footprint of a child, which can follow them into adult life,” a spokeswoman for a leading children’s charity in the UK said. “It’s always important to ask children for their permission before posting or videos of them.”
1.Which sentence can be put in the blank of the first paragraph?
A.It is necessary for parents to do so because some children have spent lots of time on the Internet.
B.And they have also made more rules to control the time children spend on online activity.
C.But some children in the US and UK are saying they’d like to make rules for parents too.
2.The second paragraph shows us .
A.the fact of sharing photos of kids in the US
B.a study from the US and UK
C.embarrassing situations of kids
3.Kids don’t like their parents to share their photos because they think .
A.their photos are not beautiful enough
B.parents should respect their privacy
C.hey may be bullied at home or school
4.The underlined phrase “pick on” may mean .
A.捉弄 B.捡起 C.发现
5.From the passage, we can know that the writer .
A.encourages more parents to share their children’s photos online
B.shows it is important for parents to ask children if they can post their photos
C.hopes that parents will not post photos or videos of their children
1.The restaurant open days in a week.
A.five B.six C.seven
2.The restaurant’s business hour is hours.
A.four B.nine C.thirteen
3.The restaurant doesn’t accept orders at .
A.14:00 p.m. B.20:00 p.m. C.2:00 a.m.
4.The parking area is .
A.in the Kaheka Street B.in the King Street C.in the Grand Street
5.The restaurant is in .
A.America B.China C.England
A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest. As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes, a man came up and knocked at the window to ask the time. The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch. “It’s 8 am,” he said. Then he went to sleep again.
But soon he woke up because a second person was knocking at the window. “Sir, do you have the time?” he asked. The driver looked at his watch again, and told the man it was 8:30 am.
At this rate (照此下去) he could not have a good rest, so he wrote a short note and put it up on the window for all to see. It said, “I don’t have the time.” Again the man lay down in the seat for his sleep. A few minutes later, a third person came along and began knocking at the window. “Hey, Sir.” he said, “It’s a quarter to nine.”
1.The driver stopped his car because he .
A.didn’t know the time B.saw his friend C.was very tired
2.He was woken up again by the second person .
A.a few minutes later B.half an hour later C.forty-five minutes later
3.The driver after he put up the note on the window.
A.was woken up again very soon B.really forgot the time C.had a very good rest
4.The third person came to knock at the window to .
A.ask for help B.tell him the time C.ask the time
5.According to this passage, we know that .
A.the driver had a good sleep last night
B.the first two persons liked the driver’s watch
C.the third person was kind and friendly
从 A、B、C 三个选项中，选择一个最佳答案填空，使短文意思完整。
I looked at my watch. It was ten to six. There was just ten minutes left before we_______leave for home. Suddenly the earth began to shake. In no time the shake became very_______. “Earthquake!” someone shouted. I_________the others to the door but we couldn’t get out. I stayed under a desk, covering my head and neck_______my arms. “Will someone save me ___________ the building falls down? Is this the end for me?” I kept thinking about that.
Several minutes later, the shake stopped. Two of my workmates tried to open the door again, and they made it! We ran quickly to the street. It was such a(n)_________ that we couldn’t believe our eyes — the street was full of debris ( 碎 片 ) and broken wood. More and more people came out and many were injured. Lots of them did_______ but look up into the sky in shock.
We walked a long way home not saying much. Some were praying ( 祈 祷 ) and some were crying._______ in such a situation was difficult. Our phones didn’t work because of the earthquake. So it was _________ to find out if our friends were okay. I had no way of letting my family in China__________ that I was still alive (活着的). I just hoped that they wouldn’t hear about the earthquake until tomorrow.
1.A.could B.need C.can
2.A.far B.strong C.hard
3.A.allowed B.waited C.followed
4.A.on B.with C.in
5.A.since B.while C.if
6.A.mess B.accident C.problem
7.A.everything B.something C.nothing
8.A.Communication B.Notice C.Discussion
9.A.impossible B.normal C.necessary
10.A.feel B.imagine C.know
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