China’s 71-metre-tall Leshan Buddha (佛像), the largest stone Buddha in the world, re-opened to the public after experts carried out emergency restoration on the 1,300-year-old statue. The repair (修理) project started in October last year and the scaffolding (脚手架) was removed in late March after experts mended the cracks (裂纹) on the statue. Tourists are once again able to see the entirety of the towering (高耸的) sitting Buddha from the Min River by the mountain.
The Buddha was built in 713 AD during the Tang Dynasty at the meeting point of three rivers, the Min River, Qingyi River and Dadu River. The statue is based on the image of Maitreya, which is regarded as the future Buddha. It is next to the Lingyun Temple on Lingyun Mountain in Leshan. Lingyun Temple means the “cloud side” temple in Chinese, and the name means the high altitude (海拔高度) of the huge statue. It is said that in ancient times, many boats sailed past Leshan, and therefore the monks at the Lingyun Temple decided to build a Buddha statue to save living creatures. It took them about 90 years to complete the religious and artistic masterpiece. The statue is so great that people from all over the world come to visit and admire (欣赏) the wonderful work.
A worker said the Buddha had some cracks on its face, chest and stomach after being out in nature for more than a thousand years. The damage could have caused rocks to fall and endanger the tourists. An expert said the latest repair was not “systematic restoration”, but a “scientific and research project”. The repair project could lay foundation for the future overall protection of the Buddha, the expert told Xinhua News Agency.
【小题1】How long did it take to repair the Buddha?| A．Three months or so. | B．About half a year. | C．About seven months. |
| A．Under the scaffolding. |
| B．On the Min River by the mountain. |
| C．At the top of the Lingyun Mountain. |
| A．The background of building the Buddha. |
| B．The main time to build the Buddha. |
| C．The reason for building the Buddha. |
| A．great work | B．a large stone | C．a high mountain |
| A．it’s hard work to repair the Buddha |
| B．people can do anything to the Buddha |
| C．the Buddha isn’t strong enough to climb |
When you are next in Hawaii, be sure to stay at the Garden Hotel. Whether you come on business or on holiday, you will find everything as comfortable and as convenient as you would expect in a first-class international hotel.
Every bedroom has its own private bathroom, telephone, wall-to-wall carpeting and colorful, modern materials and furniture in the local style.
In the Mitsui Restaurant, you can choose your meals from as wide a variety of dishes, both Eastern and European, as you will find anywhere in the country. In the Beach Bar, you can drink with your family and friends in air-conditioned comfort, to the music of internationally known musicians. Or you can take your drink out into the beautiful garden that gives the hotel its name, or to the tables that surround the swimming pool. Throughout the hotel, you will find the service is both friendly and efficient.
The Garden Hotel is right on the beach, only five minutes from Hawaii’s modern shopping center. Here you will find all that money can buy, at prices you can afford.
【小题1】Every bedroom at the Garden Hotel have ________.| A．a colorful, local style telephone |
| B．a bathroom with a carpet from wall to wall |
| C．local style furniture |
| D．modern and comfortable furniture |
| A．you can get what you want quickly and pleasantly |
| B．you can serve yourself, your family and your friends |
| C．internationally known musicians will serve you |
| D．you can meet your friends there in air-conditioned comfort |
| A．on the beach not far away from Hawaii’s modern shops |
| B．on the beach where you will find all the money can buy |
| C．close to shops where everything is cheap and famous |
| D．just off the coast, five minutes from the shop |
| A．In a newspaper. | B．In a fashion magazine. |
| C．In a novel. | D．In a diary. |
Visitors Guide for Guangdong Museum There is something you should know about before you go to our museum. Visitors guide The visiting areas include permanent（常设的）exhibition halls, temporary（临时的）exhibition halls and public service areas. No smoking, eating, climbing and lying is allowed in the museum. No noise either. If you need a person who knows the exhibitions well to guide you through the museum, come to the entrance（入口）of the exhibition hall at 10:00 a.m. or 3:00 p.m. The service is free and provided every day. Service hours The museum opens from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (visitors can come into the museum from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.), Tuesday to Sunday. Tickets You can get free tickets at the Ticket Office from 8:50 a.m. to 4 p.m. ID is needed for one person to get one ticket and the ticket can be used only on the day you get it. Children under 1.2m can get in without tickets if they have adults with them. Traffic Guide Address: No.2 Zhujiang Dong Lu, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, Guangzhou Subway: Line 3, Line 5 Bus: No.40, No.44, No.183, No. 293, No.866, No.886A |
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
| A．free tour guide service | B．a talk show |
| C．a meeting for the museum workers | D．free food and drinks to be provided |
| A．12:00 a.m. on Wednesday | B．6:00 p.m. on Thursday |
| C．8:00 a.m. on Sunday | D．4:00 p.m. on Monday |
| A．your father | B．yourself | C．your friend | D．a stranger |
| A．You cannot take No.186 bus to get to the museum. |
| B．Noise and smoking are not allowed in the museum. |
| C．You cannot lie on the benches in the museum. |
| D．Children under 12 years old can get in without tickets if they have adults with them. |
The highly expected giant Ferris wheel (摩天轮), nicknamed “Bay Glory” in Bao’an district finally opened to all visitors on April 18.
Located in the OH Bay, the Ferris wheel offers 360-degree views of Qianhai Bay from 128 meters above the city. The Ferris wheel is said to be the fourth largest wheel worldwide. It has 28 capsules (舱), which can each hold up to 25 passengers.
On the first day, many visitors lined up to take a 30-minute trip in the air. Caisa Quinn from Norway was one of the first lucky foreign visitors. “The wheel is so stable (稳定的) that I cannot even feel that it’s moving.” Quinn told Shenzhen Daily, “I had an amazing time on the Ferris wheel today! It was an exciting new way to experience Shenzhen’s beautiful cityscape.”
The giant wheel will be open from 10:30 a.m.to 10 p.m. on weekdays every week. On weekends and during holidays, the closing time is 10:30 p.m. The weekday ticket price is 150 yuan per adult and the holiday price is 180 yuan. Each adult can bring a child under I meter for free.
OCT, the operator of “Bay Glory”, said it tries to make the Ferris wheel a new landmark in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
【小题1】How tall is the Ferris wheel?| A．28 metres. | B．128 metres. | C．150 metres. | D．360 metres. |
| A．The Ferris wheel keeps stable when moving. | B．The Ferris wheel is popular with the visitors. |
| C．A foreign visitor shared his feelings after riding. | D．Many foreigners came to visit the Ferris wheel. |
| A．450 yuan. | B．540 yuan. | C．600 yuan. | D．720 yuan. |
| A．You can have a 360-degree view of Bao’an on it. | B．You can ride on the Ferris wheel as late as 11 p.m. |
| C．The wheel is the largest Ferris wheel in the world. | D．It takes about half an hour to ride on the Ferris wheel. |
| A．You can ride the Ferris wheel in the evening. | B．The Ferris wheel is nicknamed “Bay Glory”. |
| C．The “Bay Glory” Ferris wheel opened to public. | D．A foreign visitor visited the giant Ferris wheel. |
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