Cars and buses began crossing the Pearl River as Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge opens to traffic on October 23, 2018. It took six years to prepare, and about eight years to finish building it.
Facts & Figures Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge—“the world’s longest cross-sea bridge” |
☆The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is 55 km long, including connecting roads, and it is the world’s longest sea bridge. ☆Over the Pearl River, the bridge will cut down travel time between Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai. It takes only 45 minutes from Hong Kong to Zhuhai, and then to Macau. ☆It was further reported that China’s Central Government, Hong Kong and Macao offered 22% of the building costs. The rest 78% (53.7 billion yuan or US $ 8.4 billion) from a consortium (财团) of banks led by Bank of China. |
1.From the report we know China’s central Government, HongKong and Macau provided about _______ of costs for building the bridge.
A. half B. one fifth C. three fifths D. four fifths
2.How long is the bridge from Zhuhai to Macao?
A. 11.4 km. B. 14 km. C. 29.6 km. D. 55 km.
3.How many lanes does the bridge have in both directions?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Six.
4.According to the report about the bridge, which of the following is NOT true?
A. It is the world’s longest bridge.
B. Its service life is 120 years.
C. There is a tunnel in the middle of the bridge.
D. It cuts down the travel time between Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao.
5.The message mainly tells us _______.
A. what the bridge looks like B. the exact facts about the bridge
C. how workers built the bridge D. when and where the bridge built was
A teacher was giving a talk to his students on stress management (管理). He raised a glass of water and asked them, “How _____ do you think this glass of water is?”
The students began to think and ____. Their answers are different, from 20g to 500g.
“It does not matter on the real _____. It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a ____ it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call a _____. It is the exact same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. What we have to do is to put the glass down, ____ for a while before holding it up again.
“If we carry our burdens (负担) ____, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on. The burden will become increasingly heavier. We have to ____ the burden every now and then, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.”
So ____ you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don’t carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burdens you have, let them down for a moment if you can. And learn to ____ ourselves.
Life is short but amazing. Enjoy it!
1.A. heavy B. long C. large D. full
2.A. explain B. realize C. guess D. fear
3.A. height B. weight C. birth D. date
4.A. minute B. night C. day D. week
5.A. friend B. reporter C. teacher D. doctor
6.A. shake B. rest C. compete D. search
7.A. on time B. in time C. next time D. all the time
8.A. give up B. put down C. pick up D. take down
9.A. after B. since C. so that D. until
10.A. save B. help C. relax D. care
—Do you know TFBOYs can’t have an open-air (露天) concert in our city this Sunday because of the storm?
—_______ I have expected it for a month.
A. Great! B. I don’t think so. C. It’s a shame. D. I hope so.
—I promise I will work harder next term, Miss Li.
—Well, just as the saying goes, “_______.” I do hope that you will act at once.
A. Seeing is believing B. Many hands make light work
C. Actions speak louder than words D. A friend in need is a friend indeed
—Remember the first time we met, Joe?
—Of course. You _______ in the library at that time.
A. are reading B. were reading C. have read D. read
—Where is Mrs. Wu?
—She _______ the countryside to be a volunteer teacher. She will stay there for a year.
A.has been to B.came to C.has gone to D.has come to
