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1、英语阅读（七）(A)Casablanca,Sep.24Aflashfloodsweptacrossthecoastalplainabout100milessouthwestofhere,killinghundredsofMoroccansinamarketplaceyesterdaymorning.Reportsfromtheareasaid218bodieshadbeencounted,andmanyofthepeopleweremissing.Thefloodfollowedheavyrains
2、,whichfilledthecoastalplainanddryriverbedsandcausedthemtooverflow.Thefloodcrest,severalfeethigh,hitthevillageofKhemisNaguaatmidmorningyesterdayasfarmersfromthesurroundingareajoinedtownpeopleinanopenmarketplace.Theroaringwaterssweptthevillage’slivingpla
3、ces,themarketsheds(棚子),shoppers,cattleandfarmtoolsformilesacrosstheplain.Thefloodwasoveralmostassoonasitstarted,thereportssaid,asthecrestsweptouttosea.RescueworkersquicklymovedintotheareafromSafi,about25milesfurthersouth.1．Itcanbelearntfromthetextthat_
4、_____.A．thenewsreportisfromKhemisNaguaB．theflooddidn’tlastlongC．hundredsofMoroccansweresavedD．CasablancaiscityinAfrica2．Thereportmainlytellsthepublicabout______.A．howthefloodsweptthecoastalplainB．whytheterriblefloodtookplaceC．theflashfloodinfallD．aresc
5、ueattempt3．Theunderlinedword“crest”means______.A．topofalargewaveB．watersC．flashfloodD．theflowofblood4．Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingmapsmaybecorrect?(KN=KhemisNaguaC=CasablancaS=Safi)A．B．C．D． (B)Thesubjectofthisyear’sKunmingInternationalExpo(博览
6、会)is“manandnaturewalkinghandinhandintothe21stCentury”.WhentheUKwasaskedtotakepart,itseemednaturaltobuildagarden.NowtheBritishGardenwillbeacentralpartwhenExpoopensonMay1.DavidPatterson,theCurator(馆长)oftheDepartmentoftheRoyalBotanicGardensinEdinburgh,isl
7、eadingtheteamnowputtingthefinishingcouchestothegarden．TheRoyalBotanicGardenswerechosenforaverygoodreason.TheyhavethelargestcollectionofChineseplantsintheworldoutsideChina.“EversincepeopleinBritainstartedgardeningforpleasuretheyhaveusedChineseplants,”Pa
8、ttersontoldEnglishCorner.“ThereareprobablyChineseflowersinnearlyeverygardeninBritain．Thisisagoodchancetogivesomethingback.”Thegardenhasbeencarefullydesignedtomixtraditional(传统)BritishskillswiththelocalChineseenvironment.DavidPattersonde
