北京市東城區第二次模擬考試(編輯修改稿)

　

【文章內容簡介】 e area said 218 bodies had been counted, and many of the people were missing. The flood followed heavy rains, which filled the coastal plain and dry river beds and caused them to overflow. The flood crest , several feet high, hit the village of Khemis Nagua at midmorning yesterday as farmers from the surrounding area joined town people in an open market place. The roaring waters swept the village’s living places, the market sheds(棚子 ),shoppers,cattle and farm tools for miles across the plain. The flood was over almost as soon as it started, the reports said, as the crest swept out to sea. Rescue workers quickly moved into the area from Safi, about 25 miles further south. can be learnt from the text that . A. the news report is from Khemis Nagua B. the flood didn’t last long C. hundreds of Moroccans were saved D. Casablanca is a city in Africa 57. The report mainly tells the public about . A. how the flood swept the coastal plain B. why the terrible flood took place C. the flash flood in fall D. a rescue attempt 58. The underlined word“ crest” eans . A. top of a large wave B. waters C. flash flood D. the flow of flood B 根據表格 所提供的內容，從 A、 B、 C、 D 59. Where will a reporter’s interview with a dignitary（職位高的人） appear? A. . B. . C. . D. . 60. If you want to know what a critic（評論家） says about a bestseller, you can turn to______ A. B. C. D. C Art???????????????????????? 44 Behavior ??? ?????????????????? 48 Books ?????????????????????? 50 Economy amp。 Finance????????????????? 36 Medicine ????????????????????? 42 Milestones????????????????????? 49 Science amp。 technology ???????????????? 17 Other Departments ????????????????? 52 — 6 — Over two thousand years ago Rome（羅馬） was the center of a huge empire. The Romans needed a way to move their large armies quickly so that they could protect their huge country. They needed land trade routes, so they joined all parts of their empire by a work of roads（公路網） . Beginning in 300 ., the Romans built roads in Europe, Asia and North Africa. By 200 ., they had built 50 000 miles of almost straight roads. To build their roads, the Romans moved away all soft soil. They dug until they reached hard ground. Then they added layers（層） of stone and other things. The most important roads were paved（鋪設） with large flat（平） stones. Main Roman roads were sometimes as wide as ours today. To build their roads, the Romans sometimes had to dig tunnels through mountains. But they didn’ t have any machines to help them. So they heated the rock with fire and then threw cold water over it. When the rock cracked（裂） , they dug it out. Roman soldiers and slaves built the roads with their hands and simple tools, but the roads were so well built that they were used for hundreds of years. 61. The story tells us . A. building roads without modern machines was Roman soldiers’ only job B. it was not an easy job for the Romans to build their roads C. people in advanced countries still use the old Roman way to build their roads today D. most people in the African countries still use the old Roman way to dig their tunnels through the mountains 62. In your opinion, the story is about . A. how to build up our modern roads today B. Roman tools in building a wide straight road C. the Roman’s roads built two thousand years ago D. the reason why the Romans had to build their roads 63. Why did the Romans build so many roads at that time? It was because . A. their slaves and soldiers had to do something, or they would have nothing to do B. they dared not sail in the ocean and the roads were their only choice C. they needed land trade roads and the roads to move their grand armies as quickly as possible D. the old Romans wanted to show how clever they were in building the roads 64. According to the passage, which of the following four choices is correct? A. The old Romans found soft soil did not make a solid base for the road. B. The Romans built roads only on flat（平） land. C. Flat stones were mostly used in the ro