下列句中划线词语意思与现代汉语相同的一项是( ) A 非蛇鳝之穴无可寄托者 B 曩者霸上、棘门军,若儿戏耳 C 牺牲玉帛 D 蚓无爪牙之力 答案:B 解析: A 项中的“寄托”古汉语中是两个词,可以理解为“寄居,托附”的意思;C 项中的“牺牲”是指“古代祭祀宰杀的牲畜”;D 项中的“爪牙”是“坏人的党羽”的意思。A vast dust storm that blew in from the deserts of
Australia’s red centre has blanketed the country’s largest city and eastern
coast in a red fog,causing widespread traffic chaos and severe
flight delays.
Residents from Sydney
in New South Wales to Canberra inland and towns in southern Queensland awoke to
a red sky and greatly reduced visibility after the country’s worst dust storm
in 70 years blew in overnight. The Sydney Harbor Bridge and Opera House were
covered in the red fog and hundreds of people were reported to have breathing
problems. Children,the elderly and those suffering from asthma
(哮喘) or heart or lung diseases were advised to
stay indoors ,as even healthy adults reported "itchy throats" and a
metallic aftertaste in their mouths after walking through the thick fog.
Commuters used face masks,originally intended to protect them from the spread of
swine flu, to hurry across the blocked streets on their way to work. Some
schools were closed and sports activities were called off as the conditions
pushed air pollution levels to 1500 times their normal levels – the highest on
record.
Passengers at the busy Sydney Airport faced
delays of up to six hours for international flights and three hours for
domestic trips,and even some international flights were
cancelled as visibility was reduced to just a few feet.
Locals,phoning radio
stations to express their shock at the red dawn.” It’s like a nuclear winter
morning," tourist Peter Wilson told Daily
Telegraph, "It is so terrible." adding that when he awoke the sky was
"bright red" and "all the cars were covered in dirt".
The dust hanging over Sydney had largely cleared by
midafternoon, although national carrier Qantas said severe delays would
last all day because of direction-changed and late-running flights.
The sand storm,which measured more than 310 miles wide and 620 miles
long, was caused by dust clouds blowing east
from Australia’s dry places,which has been attacked
by the worst drought on record. It covered dozens of towns and cities in two
states as strong winds swept away tons of topsoil threw it high into the sky
and carried it hundreds of miles.
1.What
was the face mask originally intended for? (No more than 10 words) (2 marks)[
2.When
did most residents of Sydney discover the vast storm ? (No more than 3 words)
(3 marks)
3.What
do you think the underlined word
Qantas is? (No more than 3 words)(2 marks)
4.What
is the main idea of the last paragraph ? (No more than 10 words) (3 marks)