Every child has written their names on the beach at some point.
But whereas most people’s “handwriting” is washed away, one super-rich Arab sheikh(酋长) has ensure that his graffiti(胡写乱画) will last a little longer.
Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan, 63, has scrawled his name in sand on an island he owns with letters so big that they be seen from space.
The word “HAMAD” measures 1,000 meters high and is a staggering two miles long from the “H” to the “D” on the Al Futaisi Island.
And rather than allow the writing to be washed away by the ocean, the letters actually form waterways that absorb the encroaching(渗入) tide. The ruler’s name is even visible on Google’s map service.
Hamad dreamed up the idea and had his workmen work hard for weeks to craft the enormous piece of sand graffiti. It is not known how much it cost to make.
However, the sheikh boasts a personal fortune second to the Saudi king’s.
Hamad, also known as the “Rainbow Sheikh”, is a member of the Abu Dhabi Ruling Family.
He is understood to have some 200 cars including seven Mercedes 500 SELs painted in different colors of the rainbow which he stores in a giant pyramid.
The Arab sheikh had a taste for doing things on a large scale. He built the world’s largest truck—eight times the size of the Dodge Power Wagon, with four bedrooms inside the cabin.
Hamad constructed a motor home in the shape of a giant globe which is exactly 1 millionth the size of the actual earth.
Alongside his displays of wealth he has become a well-known philanthropist(慈善家) in medicine and supplied a complete Kinney stone operating theatre to a public hospital in Morocco where he continues to fund its stuff.
1.Which of the following in NOT true according to the passage?
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A．Hamad is a man who wants himself to be well-known from apace. |
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B．Hamad is a super-rich person who always does something unusual. |
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C．Hamad is a man who is always so mean in his family |
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D．Hamad is a man who boasts his fortune is second to the Saudi king’s |
2.In what way could Hamad make his handwriting last longer?
A. The word “HAMAD” measures 1,000 meters wide and high.
B The word “HAMAD” is a staggering two miles long from the “H” to the “D”.
C. The word “HAMAD” actually forms huge waterways that absorb the encroaching tide.
D. The word “HAMAD” cost his workmen a lot of hard work for several weeks.
3.Why does Hamad have his seven Mercedes-Benz500 SELs painted in different colors?
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A．Perhaps he hoped his cars were stored in a giant pyramid safely. |
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B．In some ways he could make a very strange rainbow. |
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C．Maybe he just wanted to show off his wealth. |
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D．He is always interested in making his cars like these. |
4.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
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A．The Rainbow Sheikh’s name can be seen from space |
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B．The richest Arab sheikh’s name has made many funny things |
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C．A great person likes doing things on a large scale |
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D．A well-known philanthropist displays his wealth |
About 12,000 years ago- long before the famous UFO crash make headlines in America—an alien spaceship crashed in China. And their descendants are still living in a faraway Chinese village today! That is the mind-bending claim made in the new book Out of Time and Place, a collection of reports from the files of Fate, a magazine edited by Terry O’Neil.
The story first came to light in 1937 when an expedition led by Chi Pu-Tei came across a group of caves deep in the Bayan-Kara-Ula Mountains. In the caves were found strange-looking skeletons with big heads and small, slender bodies—closely matching typical descriptions of space aliens. The explorers also uncovered 716 mysterious stone discs with strange hieroglyphics(象形文字) on them.
In Qinghai Province, where the mountains lie, ancient stories tell of small, skinny beings with oversize heads who came from the sky long long ago. And to this day, locals live in fear of attack from strange-looking creatures from above.
And there is more. In 1947, British scientist Karyl Robin-Evans led an expedition into the mountains and discovered a group of dwarfs(侏儒) who called themselves the Droza. “They told him that their ancestors came from a planet in the Sirius（天狼星）system and crashed in this mountain area a long time ago,” writes Hausdorf, “Many of them were killed, but survivors adapted to living on this rough planet far from home.”
For decades, Robin-Evans’ claims were dismissed as nonsense. But in 1995, the Associated Press reported that in the region a village named Huilong had been discovered—populated by 120 dwarfs ranging from 3-foot-10 to 2-foot-1tall.Hausdorf asks, “Could these people be the last living descendants of the survivors of the legendary UGO crash—the Chinese Roswell?”
1.Which of the following are the findings of Chi Pu-Tei?
a. strange-looking skeletons b. UFO crash
c. stone discs d. dwarfs
e. strange hieroglyphics f. skinny beings
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A．a, c, d |
B．c, e, f |
C．a, c, e |
D．a, b, e |
2.Paragraph 3 and 4 mainly _____.
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A．introduce ancient stories in Qinghai Province |
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B．show evidence of the existence of aliens in Qinghai Province |
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C．express fears of attack from aliens |
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D．describe the spaceship crash in China |
3.What can be safely concluded from the passage?
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A．This passage is a piece of science news recently issued. |
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B．Chinese are descendants to the survivors of the alien spaceship crash |
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C．The UFO crash in the Byan-Kara-Ula Mountains has recently been seen |
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D．Many people are curious about aliens from outer space |
4.What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?
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A．Recent research about the Chinese Roswell. |
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B．News stories about Roswell UFO Crash. |
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C．Chi Pu-Tei’s discovery in China. |
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D．Robin-Evans’ claims. |
It is important that you _____ neatly and tidily _____ you feel confident for an interview.
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A．wear; to make |
B．have worn; to make |
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C．wear; made |
D．wore; making |
—What happened to him?
—He was _____ of stealing the ring at the party last night, and the police were looking into the matter.
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A．suspected |
B．informed |
C．reminded |
D．approved |
—That must have been a terrifying experience.
—Yeah. I _____ in the damaged car, unable to move.
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A．was stuck |
B．have been stuck |
C．am stuck |
D．had been stuck |
China’s hurdler Liu Xiang was disqualified due to false start in the 60-metre event, _____ his rival Dayron Robles of Cuba an easy win of 7.66 seconds.
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A．giving |
B．given |
C．to give |
D．gave |
