九年级新目标第01期课件（资料）.ppt

Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower. The Italian government has asked some of Italy’s biggest companies to build the MOST project, which was planned to be built under the seawater to stop the rising water . Anyway, this project is helping solve the problem. ( )53. According to the passage, Venice is _____ of Italy. A. in the northeast B. in the west C. in the southwest D. in the south ( )54. _____ have always been the best way to go here and there in the city. A. Taxis and cars B. The waterways C. 400 bridges D. Boats and rain shoes A B ( )55. Venice has gone down by 23 centimeters because _____. A. people used too much underground water B. it got higher little by little C. the temperature has fallen over the years D. more than half of the city is underwater ( )56. The passage is mainly about _____ of Venice. A. the waterways and bridges B. the Most project and problems C. the specials and problems D. the history and beautiful places A C D Christine and Ryan are good friends. They both live on a farm on an island near Ireland. One morning, Ryan came to Christine’s house. “Christine, let’s go to the beach.” They went to the beach to look for shells (贝壳) and other beautiful things. Suddenly Christine shouted, “Look! There’s something in that net (网) over there.” They ran over and found a small bird in the net. The bird was black and white, and it had orange legs. “What kind of bird is that?” Ryan asked. “I don’t know,” Christine answered. They ran back to Christine’s house and showed the beautiful bird to Christine’s dad. “It’s a young puffin (海鹦),”he told them.“Puffins catch fish in the water. They can fly and they are very good at swimming. There were lots of puffins on the island, but now there aren’t many.” “Why not?” Christine asked. “There aren’t many fish anymore,” said her dad. The children put the small puffin in a box. Christine’s