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2024年上学期八年级英语第一次学情考试调查
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第一部分 阅读技能(共两节,满分40分)
第一节 阅读理解 阅读短文,从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳答案回答问题。(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
A
News One
On December 8, 2019, a fire broke out at a factory building in Anaj Mandi area of Delhi, India (印度德里). At least 43 workers died while they were sleeping and more than 50 got hurt.
News Two
In November 2019, fires spread (蔓延) across Lake Innes Nature Reserve (英斯湖自然保护区), once home to koalas. About 600 koalas died while they were running away from the fires. As a result, koalas in New South Wales, Australia may die out by 2050.
News Three
At about 6 pm on March 30, 2019, a forest fire broke out in Liangshan, Sichuan. 27 firemen (消防员) and 4 helpers were killed in this forest fire. Thanks to these great men, the fire was controlled.
News Four
At about 7 pm on April 15, 2019, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris (巴黎圣母院) caught fire. The fire spread quickly in an hour. At about 10 am on April 16, 2019, the fire was put out. The building was well protected during World War Ⅱ, but it was destroyed (破坏) in time of peace.
1.The workers of the factory in Delhi were ________ when the fire took place.
A.working B.sleeping C.having dinner D.having a break
2.Many ________ died during the fire in November 2019.
A.koalas B.firemen C.workers D.volunteers
3.________ people died in the Liangshan forest fire.
A.27 B.31 C.43 D.600
4.The Notre Dame Cathedral fire lasted for about ________ hours.
A.3 B.12 C.15 D.27
5.The four pieces of news are mainly about ________.
A.what happened after fires B.the importance of firemen
C.what caused fires D.fires in 2019
B
At least 15 people died on December 27, 2019 when a plane crashed (坠毁) near Kazakhstan’s biggest city, Almaty. There were 95 passengers and 5 members who worked on the plane.
The plane made its first flight 23 years ago. It was planned to fly from Almaty to Nur-Sultan, the country’s capital (首都). But it fell out of t