2019中考英语考前冲刺专题(九）——热点阅读理解赏析

2019中考英语考前冲刺专题（九）——热点阅读理解赏析（附答案解析） A Preserving peace and harmony President Xi Jinping boarded a car to inspect (检阅) 12,000 soldiers. About 600 advanced weapons were on display. And nearly 130 aircraft flew overhead, many of which had never been shown to the public before，according to China Daily. This great scene was a military parade (阅兵) held at the Zhurihe training center in Inner Mongolia on July 30, 2017. The parade was held to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). This was the first parade ever held to honor the founding of the PLA. Other celebration activities included films and exhibitions (展览) about the history of the PLA. On Aug 1, 1927, the Communist Party of China (CPC) led a military uprising (起义) in Nanchang, Jiangxi, and took the first steps toward building its armed forces. Today, after almost 91 years since its birth, the PLA commands over 2 million service personnel – the world’s largest standing army (常备军), said Xinhua News