Like many people in the UK, the team of BBC learning English were  1  and sad at the news of the earthquake in Sichuan Province. They would like to extend their condolences(吊唁) to those affected by this terrible natural disaster. Below was their special report on the earthquake and the  2  operations taking place.
Rescue efforts were underway in Sichuan Province following the terrible  3  , which measured 7.9 on the Richter Scale. According to Xinhua news agency, nearly 15,000  4  died in the disaster, with as many as 24,000 more  5  under ruins and another 14,000  6  .
Chinese troops(軍隊(duì)) were  7  to carry out the rescue operations, and emergency aid was air-dropped into areas that were cut off by the  8  .
Because of the bad weather, in some places  9  had to go into the disaster area on foot and search for trapped survivors by hand as roads were  10 . Some people of the provincial capital Chengdu chose to   11  in tents and government shelters for fear of aftershock causing     12  damage. One witness in Chengdu said that the people there were helping the relief work by donating food and water for those affected in the  13 .
Although full casualty figures (傷亡數(shù)字) were not yet   14 , it was clear that the earthquake was the  15  to strike China after the Tangshan earthquake of 1976.
小題1:
A．shockedB．commandedC．a(chǎn)ttackedD．rewarded
小題2:
A．transportB．rescueC．farm D．a(chǎn)ccent
小題3:
A．burstB．a(chǎn)ccidentC．earthquakeD．flame
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)nimalB．minerC．teenagerD．people
小題5:
A．buriedB．injuredC．trappedD．suffered
小題6:
A．missingB．recognizedC．upsetD．frightened
小題7:
A．helpedB．harmedC．takenD．sent
小題8:
A．eventB．principleC．disasterD．canal
小題9:
A．reportersB．rescuersC．villagersD．journalists
小題10:
A．blockedB．builtC．settledD．tipped
小題11:
A．serveB．sitC．sleepD．study
小題12:
A．equalB．manyC．straightD．more
小題13:
A．familiesB．outdoors C．a(chǎn)partmentD．countryside
小題14:
A．satisfiedB．certainC．determinedD．ignored
小題15:
A．worstB．bestC．mostD．first

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:C
小題6:A
小題7:D
小題8:C
小題9:B
小題10:A
小題11:C
小題12:D
小題13:D
小題14:B
小題15:A

小題1:根據(jù)句意，應(yīng)為BBC英語廣播的工作人員對(duì)四川地震也很震驚和悲傷。B為命令，C為攻擊，D為獎(jiǎng)賞。故選A震驚。
小題2:rescue operation 營(yíng)救行動(dòng)。Below was their special report on the earthquake and the rescue operations taking place.句意：以下是一篇有關(guān)地震和營(yíng)救行動(dòng)的特別報(bào)道。通過第三段的一句話也能夠知道是營(yíng)救行動(dòng)。A，運(yùn)輸；B，營(yíng)救；C，農(nóng)場(chǎng)，種地；D,口音，故選B。
小題3:根據(jù)上文Below was their special report on the earthquake and the rescue operations taking place.可知，應(yīng)在地震之后。burst爆發(fā) accident事故 flame火焰、熱情，故選C 地震
小題4:根據(jù)句意的理解，排除法知應(yīng)該是15000人在這場(chǎng)災(zāi)難中死亡。animal動(dòng)物miner礦工 teenager青少年，故選D, people人們
小題5:根據(jù)under ruins 在廢墟下可知應(yīng)該是trapped被困住. 句意：24000多人被困在廢墟下。A，埋葬，前文提到了已經(jīng)有15000人死亡，如果選A的話就不符合邏輯了。B，受傷，搭配不當(dāng)。D,遭受，搭配不當(dāng)。故選C，trapped 被困住
小題6:同樣根據(jù)句意應(yīng)為另有14000人失蹤。A, missing失蹤，迷失；B,識(shí)別；C，郁悶；D，害怕。故選A
小題7:根據(jù)本句的句意，應(yīng)該為中國(guó)軍隊(duì)被派往去執(zhí)行營(yíng)救任務(wù)。be sent to 被派往…；A,幫助；B，傷害；C，帶走，故選D，sent派往
小題8:根據(jù)本句句意應(yīng)為一些緊急醫(yī)療隊(duì)被空降到那些被災(zāi)難阻斷無法進(jìn)入的地區(qū)。A， event 事件  B，principle 原則  C,災(zāi)難  D, canal運(yùn)河 故選C
小題9:前文提到中國(guó)軍隊(duì)和救助醫(yī)療隊(duì)空降到災(zāi)區(qū)，所以他們應(yīng)該是營(yíng)救者。句意：營(yíng)救人員不得不徒步進(jìn)入災(zāi)區(qū)。A，記者；B，營(yíng)救人員；C，村民；D，記者、媒體人員，故選B
小題10:通過search for trapped survivors by hand可知營(yíng)救人員不得不徒手來營(yíng)救被困者，因?yàn)槁繁蛔枞�。A,block阻塞，堵塞   B,built 建立  C,settle 解決  D,tip使傾斜 故選A
小題11:排除法，成都的人們選擇睡在帳篷里。 A,serve 服務(wù) B,sit 坐 C,sleep睡覺D,study 學(xué)習(xí)，故選C
小題12:根據(jù)本句句意，因?yàn)楹ε掠嗾鹨鸶M(jìn)一步的危害，所以成都的人們選擇睡在帳篷里和政府的避難所里，。A，平等的  B，許多  C，直接的  D，更多的，更進(jìn)一步的，故選D
小題13:通過新聞報(bào)道可知四川地震主要發(fā)生在農(nóng)村地區(qū)。句意：在成都的一位目擊者稱有很多的人通過給那些在農(nóng)村遭受重創(chuàng)的人們捐贈(zèng)食物和水的方式來支援救災(zāi)工作。A,家庭;B,戶外；C，公寓；D，農(nóng)村 故選D
小題14:根據(jù)本句句意，盡管整個(gè)傷亡數(shù)字還不確定。A，滿足；B，確定；C，決定 ；D，      忽略 故選B
小題15:根據(jù)句意毋庸置疑的是本次地震是繼1976年唐山大地震以來最嚴(yán)重的地震。the worst最糟糕的   B，最好的；C，最多的；D，第一 故選A
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B．To tell a heartbreaking story of a war．
C．To show the importance of money
D．To give a warning to other countries
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A．The leaders will take the experts' words seriously
B．The ecological damage is difficult to repair.
C．The island was abandoned by the Nauruans
D．The phosphate mines were destroyed

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Wen Jiabao arrived in Singapore yesterday for an official visit to the country. It is the first visit by a Chinese premier to Singapore in eight years. In the arrival statement, When said he is looking forward to the meeting with Singing pore on ways to deepen East Asian cooperation between two nations so as to contribute to the building of a peaceful, harmonious relationship.
Premier Wen Jiabao and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong agreed to jointly develop an environmentally friendly city in northeastern China. The city will be a model for sustainable development, a Singapore government statement said.The”Sino-Singapore Tjanjin Eco—city” will be developed by a joint venture formed by Chinese and Singapore companies.”This eco-city, to be built in Tianjin, well become another highlight in our relations,” When said after signing an agreement with Lee, who agreed,“On the Singapore side, on all levels,we’ll  give this project our full support.”
The two sides will share expertise and experiences in urban planning, environmental protection, resources conservation,recyeling,use of renewable resources and wastewater re-use. China’s  economil planning agency issued a set of guidelines earlier this month welcoming foreign investment in environmentally friendly areas such as recycling,”clean”industries and environmental protection.
Bilateral relations between China and Singapore have seen big progress even though the two countries established diplomatic ties only 17 years ago, When said during his talks with Lee.
China and Singapore have also kept close contact and coordination on regional issues, he added. When said China and Singapore are both important Asian countries that share common interests in many areas.
Title: Wen’s visit to Singapore
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General   小題1:   of Wen’visit
To   小題2:   with Singapore
To   小題3:  
Agreements 小題4:  in the visit
Another 小題5: friendly city to be built in Tianjin.
Co－operation in city planning, environment protection, recycling and so on for  小題6: 
Co－operation in   小題7:  for a  小題8:  Asia.
Guidelines 小題9: by China
China’s  小題10:  for clean industries and environmental protection.

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