- 试题详情及答案解析
- 你的笔友Peter想了解四川汶川的地震情况，请根据以下提示的信息，用英语给Peter发一封e-mail,，简单描述一下5.12地震。
要点如下：
1. 地震于2008年5月12日下午发生在四川汶川；
2. 当时人们正在上班、学生正在上课；
3. 大量的房屋、学校、建筑物被毁，水电供应中断；
4. 有70,000多人丧生，还有很多受伤者和无家可归者；
5. 是历史上最严重的地震之一；
6. 震后，全国各地都在积极援建地震灾区，三年来，灾区发生了很大变化。
要求：
1. 短文必须包括要点中的所有内容；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使内容连贯；
3. 词汇：灾区（the disaster-hit areas）
4. 词数：120左右。
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________________________________________________________________________________- 答案：On May 12, 2008, a big earthquake hit Wenchuan, a county in Sichuan Province. It happened in the afternoon when most people were at work and all the students were in class. When the earthquake happened, it seemed as if the world was at an end. Houses and tall buildings fell down. Water and electricity were cut off. In a few seconds the whole towns and villages were almost destroyed and lay in ruins. The number of people who were killed reached more than 70,000. Besides, a large number of people were injured and lost their homes. It was one of the biggest earthquakes in history.
Luckily, after the earthquake people from all over the country tried their best to help rebuild the disaster-hit areas. Over the past 6 years, great changes have taken place there. It has taken on a new look.