Question

2008 will be remembered by us Chinese people as a year of sadness and happiness. May of the year sadly saw the Great Sichuan Earthquake, the worst earthquake in China over 30 years. It killed around 70,000 people. Tens of thousands were injured or went missing.

However, to our delight, China also hosted its first Olympic games that summer in Beijing. It was a very successful games with a great opening ceremony. 43 new world records and 132 new Olympic records were made. And China came out first with 51 gold medals.

1.When did the Great Sichuan Earthquake happen?

A．In 2005.          B．In 2006.           C．In 2007.           D．In 2008.

2.About 70,000 people ______ in the earthquake.

A．were killed                            B．were injured

C．went missing                           D．went hungry

3.How many gold medals did China win at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games?

A．175.             B．132.              C．51.              D．43.

4.We Chinese people were ______ in 2008.

A．sad              B．happy            C．neither sad nor happy D．both sad and happy

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了2008年中国发生的两次重大事件—四川地震和北京奥运会的具体情况。

1.D 细节题。根据文章第一段1,2行2008 will be remembered by us Chinese people as a year of sadness and happiness. May of the year sadly saw the Great Sichuan Earthquake, the worst earthquake in China over 30 years可知地震是在2008年发生的，故D正确。

2.A 细节题。根据第一段第三行It killed around 70,000 people. Tens of thousands were injured or went missing.可知大约有7万人死于此次地震。故A正确。

3.C 细节题。根据文章最后一句And China came out first with 51 gold medals.可知中国在08年奥运会上得到了51块金牌。故C正确。

4.D 细节题。根据本文第一句2008 will be remembered by us Chinese people as a year of sadness and happiness.可知在08年中国人又开心有难受。故D正确。

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点评：本文主要讲述了2008年中国发生的两次重大事件—四川地震和北京奥运会的具体情况。本文细节题居多，答题时在文章找到对应的地方，用笔进行标记，这有利于后期有时间检查时可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔细理解作者所讲的意思，再结合选项，通过排除法和自己对全文的把握，选出正确答案。