试题库在线考试题库-历年真题模拟试题及答案-考博英语在线试题测试中心-希赛网

中国艺术研究院

Standing in the right spot in this gigantic city and hills draped with apartment complexes can remind you of Hong Kong, the density of habitation will recall Tokyo and the river-spanning brawn, replete with an immense new structure over the Yangtze that echoes the Brooklyn Bridge, might recall New York.Everywhere one looks here, there are new expressways, new bridges and towering new housing complexes rising, so many in fact that it is the occasional glimpse of something old, rather than the sight of anything new, that takes one’s breath away.China has built megacities before, of course. The country’s rich east abounds with them, strung along the coast from Tianjin in the north to Shenzhen in the far south like so many pearls. But the swift rise of Chongqing represents a new departure: a major push by Beijing to spread the fruits of China’s economic boom to the country’s vast interior, home to three Chinese in four.One after another, the big cities of the interior have eagerly entered the race to urbanize, with many openly brandishing the objective of becoming a “world city” within a few years. But whether judged by its size, its ambition or the scale of transformation, Chongqing, with its 12 million people, remains in a class by itself.

Niagara is an Indian word which means “roaring water”. Indeed, the roar of the falling water of Niagara can be heard （1） a distance of 25 km. Imagine （2） of water flowing over a cliff 90 feet high and you will get an idea of that terrible noise.And （3） tremendous power the Niagara River has! It moves big rocks about and throws them into the boiling water below.（4） ago an old ship without single person on board was put in mid-stream. It sailed down the river （5） a toy boat with great speed. Having reached the fall, the ship dropped into the boiling water, never （6） again.There were some people who wanted to become famous （7） swimming across the most dangerous part of the Niagara River. One of them was Captain Webb who said that he would try to swim cross the Niagara, which （8）_ crowds of people. On the evening of July 21st, 1893, Captain Webb came up to the river and （9） a plunge. His having jumped into the water （10） many people with horror. Soon, he appeared in the middle of the river. A loud shout went up from the crowd, but a moment later there was （11） silence. The man had disappeared under the water. Thousands of eyes （12） on the river, but the man was drowned.In 1902, a certain Miss Taylor decided to go over the falls in a barrel. There were different kinds of pillows inside the barrel to prevent her from （13）. Having examined the barrel carefully, Miss Taylor got in. The barrel was closed and then （14） into the water. Having reached the falls, it overturned and was shot down by the terrible （15） of the water. When the barrel was finally caught and opened, Miss Taylor came out alive （16） with a frightened look in her eyes.Once a crowd of visitors saw a rope （17） over from one bank of the river to the other. Then they saw a man （18） the rope. The man was an actor, Blondin （19）. He managed to cross Niagara Falls on a tight rope. The people on the bank were surprised at his （20） it so well.

It was with great delight that I read in your February ____ the letter to the Editor written by Prof. Johnson.

When products made in factories ____, they are thrown away as garbage.

A landing on Mars is within the ____ of current physical theory.

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