根据提示填空。(每空1分,共6分。①~③题必做,④、⑤两题任选一题作答。凡出现加字、漏字、错别字中任何一种情况,该空不得分。) ①学而不思则罔,____________________。(孔子《论语》) ②_________________ ,铜雀春深锁二乔。(杜牧《赤壁》) ③范仲淹《渔家傲·秋思》中,表现作者远离家乡为国戍边却未能建立军功,壮志 难酬的诗句是: , 。 ④郦道元《三峡》中,写出春冬之Each year, road accidents kill a million
people and injure millions more . The economic costs are greatest for
developing countries . Earlier this year , the United Nations called for a
campaign to improve road safety .
One way to avoid accidents is better
driving . Another is better roads and bridges . Engineers in the Unites States
have designed ten new concrete mixtures that they think could make bridges last
longer .
Professor Paul Tikalsky leads the
experiments by a team at Pennsylvania State University . He says bridges made
of concrete now last about twenty-five to thirty-five years . But he says the
new mixtures might extend that to seventy –five or even one-hundred years .
Concrete is made of stone , sand , water
and cement(水泥). The
materials in the cement hold the concrete together . Ancient Romans built with
concrete . Yet strengthened concrete bridges did not appear until the late
1800s . People keep looking for new ways to improve concrete . Professor
Tikalsky says it is one of the most complex of all chemical systems .
The new mixtures designed by his team
contain industrial waste products . He says these make the concrete better able
to resist damage from water and salt over time . One of the products is fly ash
. This is released into the air as pollution when coal is burned .
Professor Tikalsky says particles (颗粒)of fly ash are almost exactly
the same size and chemical structure as Portland cement . This is the
most costly material in concrete . So using fly ash to replace some of it would
save money .
The federal government is paying for part
of the research . Engineers anywhere can use the technology . Professor
Tikalsky says some of the ideas have already been put to use in China , the
Philippines and other countries .
1.Why did the United Nations launch the
campaign ?
A.Because the United Nations wanted to reduce road accidents and
economic costs
B.Because two million people were killed in the accidents .
C.Because engineers wanted to design ten new concrete mixtures .
D.Because the United Nations made bridges of the new mixtures which
could last for about 20 to 35
years .
2.What does the underlined word “ this ” in
the sixth paragraph refer to ?
A.Fly ash
B.Portland cement
C.Sand
D.Chemical
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE
?
A.Ten new concrete bridges have already been built in the United
States .
B.A new concrete bridge could last 50 more years than an ordinary
concrete one .
C.People didn’t know how to build with cement until the late 1800s .
D.Water and salt won’t do any damage to bridges over time .
4.What does the passage mainly tell us ?
A.The causes of road accidents .
B.The advantages of fly ash
C.The measures of avoiding road accidents
D.Latest information about long-life concrete bridges