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Ms Watson sailed into Sydney port on Saturday, seven months after leaving on a hard voyage. Family, friends and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd have gathered to greet her. Thousands of well-wishers waited at the port and watched from boats as Ms Watson sailed her pink, 10m boat over the finishing line. Many more Australians watched the event broadcast live on television. Watson said she was just an “ordinary girl who believed in her dream”. Ms Watson left Sydney on 18 October, despite that some people disagreed to her plan. Watson traveled northeast through the South Pacific and across the equator (赤道), south to Cape Horn at the tip of South America, across the Atlantic Ocean to South Africa, through the Indian Ocean and around southern Australia. The route took her through some of the world’s most changeful waters, and she battled through huge storms and suffered seven accidents of her boat. People around the world have followed Ms Watson’s adventures on her blog, which she has daily updated (更新). On her blog, she wrote down beautiful sunrise over seas, the excitement of meeting a blue whale and the bright, terrible sight of a shooting star flying across the night sky above her boat. Ms Watson has reportedly sold her story to a news company for $700,000. She is planning to write a book on her experience. 36. Which of the following oceans didn’t Ms Watson cross through in her voyage? A. The Pacific Ocean.B. The Arctic Ocean. C. The Indian Ocean.D. The Atlantic Ocean. 37. Ms Watson’s voyage will NOT be considered an official world record mainly because __________. A. no one can prove that her route was dangerous enough B. she hasn’t applied for the record C. teenagers are not encouraged to take such a dangerous adventure D. girls are not allowed to take part in the dangerous sports B Fifty people died, over 11,000 were injured, and 100,000 houses were heavily damaged or destroyed in an earthquake that struck North China's Hebei Province. The quake, measuring 6. 2 on the Richter scale (里氏6 .2级) , hit the area 220km northwest of Beijing at 11: 50 a. m. on January 10, 1998. Scientists made a report of the recent quake. They said that the area of northwestern Beijing, the joint of Shanxi and Hebei Provinces and the Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) were most easily attacked by earthquakes measuring 6 to a bit over 7 on the Richter scale. However, scientists did not see the recent earthquake earlier. Clouds covered a large area in the northern part of North China before the earthquake and experts say that this prevented satellites from correctly watching the temperature at the correct altitude (纬度). Experts say that in the last ten years, about 305 earthquakes have taken place in China with 9 measuring over 7 on the Richter scale, 60 measuring over 6, and 236 measuring over 5. Tens of thousands of people died or were injured. Loss(损失) valued over 10 billion yuan. 40. When the earthquake attacked the area, most people there were unlikely(不太可能的)to ____. A. sleep in bed B. work in the fields C. walk in the streets D. stay at home 41. The report shows that about nine earthquakes in the past ten years are measured over ____ on the Richter scale. A. 7 B.5 C.9 D.6 42. It can be inferred(推断) from the report that the damage caused by the earthquakes could be much less heavy if ____. A. all the people stayed outside B. the earthquake happened at midnight C. the people had been warned earlier D. the earthquake scale was lower than 6. 2 only 43. Which of the following can be reasonable except ____. A. We can not stop earthquakes B. Scientists are working hard at the researches on earthquakes C. We can do our best to have fewer damages than ever D. Nothing can be done on earthquakes C These days, there's a popular cartoon named happy sheep and gray wolf. It's an excellent Chinese cartoon, which tells the stories of happy sheep and gray wolf. The poor gray wolf is always trying hard to catch the sheep, but the sheep could always run away from the danger. The sheep are so clever and lovely that the cartoon gets all the children's love. At the same time, the cartoon is full of humor. The children could learn more knowledge and enjoyment from it. The cartoon is shown repeatedly on many TV channels. The Zhejiang Channel broadcasts the cartoon on weekends and the vacations; the Sichuan Channel broadcasts the cartoon for an hour in the evening; the Shandong Channel broadcasts it in the morning, while CCTV-3 broadcasts it at noon every day. On one hand, the cartoon gets the children's love because the happy sheep is really clever. He always has a way to work out any problem and save his friends. What’s more, there're many things about happy sheep and gray wolf, such as the books, the toys, the pencil-box, the clothing, and so on. Children are happy to buy them. On the other hand, many adults (大人) also like the cartoon, for the gray wolf is regarded as the perfect husband with skills and effort. He invents many things just to catch a sheep for his wife. Though he is often hit by his wife, he always makes her happy without complaining (抱怨). (责任编辑：admin) |