Ane-mailfromamannamedBencameintoSteve’srestaurant.
“Dearsir,mymomlovesyourpancakesomuch.EverytimeshevisitsRichmond,yourrestaurantishermust-goplace,”hewrote.“________,sheisseriouslyillinBoston.Couldyougivemetherecipe(食谱)sothatIcanmakeitforher”
Steve,theowneroftherestaurant,repliedwithanother________,“I’dliketomeetyouinBostonandmakeit________forher.”
Stevedroveover500milesandreachedBen’shouse.Ben’smomwasso________toseeSteve.
“Whydidyoudriveallthewayuphereto________forme”Shewassohappyandtouched.
“Becauseyou’reanamazingandsweetlady!”
ClaudeMonetbroughtsunshineintopainting.
Hewasoneofthefirstartiststowork_______.Thatmaysound_______toustoday.Butbefore1870,mostartistsdidalltheirpaintingsinrooms.TheyusedmodelsdressedupasGreekgodsorheroesfromhistory.Theypaintedwithdarkcolorssotheirpictureswouldlookmore_______.
However,Monetandhisartistfriends_______therules.Theytooktheirpaintsandbrushestopaintlakes,flowersandwoodsintheopenair.Theywantedtoshow_______sunlightmadewaterandboatslookatdifferenttimesduringtheday.Iftheypaintedpeople,theyalwayspaintedcommonpeople.Theyused_______colorsandpaintedquickly.
Foryears,Monethad_______inmakingmoney.Sometimeshecouldnotpaytherent(租金);sometimeshisfamilyhadnoheat;sometimestheywenthungry._______,Monetwouldnotgiveup.
Today,heisoneofthemostfamousartistsever.PaintingsbyMonetsellformillionsofdollarsand_______inmuseumsaroundtheworld.We’reallluckythatMonetnever________.
ASurveyonSportsinChengdu
byClass1,Grade9
Host:Asweknow,theBritishhavebeensendingcardssincethe19thcentury.Theyspendabout1,700,000,000poundsoncardseveryyear.However,thenumberofpeoplesendingcardsandlettersisfalling.Morethan30percentofUKchildrenhaveneversentorreceivedahandwrittenletter.Shouldthetraditionofsendingcardsandlettersbestopped
GroupA:
Weliveinafast-developingworldandusingsnailmailisunnecessary.Makingpaperuseslotsofenergyandsomecardsarehardtorecycle.It’sbadforenvironment.What’smore,cardsareexpensivetobuyandsoisposting.Nowadays,weusuallyuseourphonesandcomputersbecausetheyarequick,easyandfree.Traditionalcardsandlettersareoutofdate.Theyarenotyoungpeople’scupoftea.It’snosurprisethatmostofthemendupaslitter.
GroupB:
Thetraditionhasbeenaroundforhundredsofyearsandshouldstay.Sendingahandwrittenletterorcarefullychosencardshowsthatyoucare.Phonemessagesandemailsarequickandeasy,buttheyseemtocarrylessfeeling.Sendinglettersisgoodforchildrenbecauseitisachancetopracticewritingskills.Also,it’sfun!Receivingpostmakesyoufeelspecialandit’simportantifsomeonelivesfarawayorislonely—justimagineabirthdaywithoutcards!
a.LocalsCareforNaturalWorld
GrasslandsandlakesinSanjiangyuanhavetakenonanewlookandmanywildanimalshavecomeback.OnJanuary24,2003,ChinasetupSanjiangyuanNationalNatureReservetoprotecttheareaandthewildlife.Localpeoplejoinedintheproject,pickingupwasteandprotectingtheanimals.
b.ChinaSuccessfullyGrowsRiceinSpace
HowtogrowfoodinspaceifhumanslivethereonedayFornearly40years,Chinahasdevelopedover260newtypesofseeds(种子)inspace.RecentlygrowingriceatTiangongSpaceStationmakesabigstepforward.ItcanalsosolvefoodproblemsonEarth.
c.DoctorsSenttoWestAfrica
DoctorsareflyingtoanislandoffthecoastofWestAfricaafteranewflubrokeout.Theywilltestdifferentmedicinestofindawaytodealwithit.Togetthingsbetter,theywillalsooffermedicalcareandhelptrainlocalnursesthere.
d.________
AstrongearthquakehitTurkeyonFebruary6.Morethan8,000internationalrescuers(救援人员)aroundtheworldwenttohelp,includingtheBlueSkyRescueTeamfromChina.Theyhelpedsavelivesandrebuildhomes.
e.ScientistsFightagainstPlasticPollution
Anaturalmaterial,fungi(真菌),usedtobreakdownatypeofplasticcalledpolypropyleneturnedouttobeuseful.ScientistsattheUniversityofSydneyfoundthatafter90days,between25%and27%ofpolypropylenebrokedownandafter140days,polypropylenebecamecompletelysafe.
Doyoubelievearoseplantsays“Iwantsomewater”oratreeshouts“Myarmshurt”Maybeyouwillsaythiscouldonlyhappeninsome61stories.
Infact,plantsarenotalways62.Arecentstudyhasfoundplantsshoutwhentheyareinneedofwaterorhavingtheirstemscut.“Eveninaquietfield,thereare63somesoundsthatcarryinformation.However,thepitch(音高)istoohighforpeople64,”saidLilachHadany,aprofessorfromTelAvivUniversity.
Theresearchersusedmicrophonestorecordsometomatoplantsandfoundthatstressedplantssendout65soundsthanunstressedplants.“Whentomatoesarenotstressedatall,theyareveryquiet,”ProfessorHadanysaid.Theyalsotrainedamachinein66thedifferencesbetweenthirstyplantsandcutplants.Theresultshowsthatwhenthecausesofstresschange,theyshout67.Aftertheteamrecordedmanykindsofotherplants,theyfoundthatmanyplantslikecorn,wheatandgrapeplantssendoutsoundswhentheyareunderstress,too.
“Thereisa68thatalotofcommunicationishappening,”ProfessorHadanysaid.“Becauseotherplantscanprobablyhearthecallofthestressedplants.”
Soundrecordingsofplantscouldbringhumanslotsof69,especiallyinfarming.Forexample,peoplewillmakesurewhethercornisgettingenoughwaterorwherewaterisneededmostwithoutmuch70.
Moneymaynotbuyhappiness,butithelps.Manyteenagerswanttolearnhowtomanagemoneybeforegoingoutintotheworld.71ThisideaisraisedbyDr.MaraHarvey,amoneyexpert.Thefollowingaresomeofhertips.
Learntomakemoney.Askparentsorneighborsifyoucandochorestomakepocketmoney.Thesecouldincludewashingacarortakingthedogforawalk.72Inthisway,youcanalsoimproveyourcommunicationskills,whichwillhelpwhenyouhaveagrown-upjob,too.
Helpyourmoneygrow.Moneycan’tgrowifit’ssittinginsideapiggybank.Putyourmoneyinthebankandyoucangetinterest(利息).73Onedayyoumayfeelsurprisedathowmuchmoneyyouhave.
Makeaplan.Ifyouhaveabigevent,suchasaholidaycomingup,itmightmeanyouwillneedtospendmoreofyourpocketmoney.Trymakingaplanforspendingandsaving.74Thenitwillhelpyoutakecontrolofyourmoney.
75Figureouthowmuchyoucanreasonablyspendeachmonth.Spendyourmoneyonwhatyoutrulyneed.Thentrytocutdownonspending.Forexample,ratherthaneatingout,youcanchoosetocookathome.
Mapsmarkseas,countries,citiesandourhomes,andguideusthroughtheworld.Toknowthembetter,let’stakealookathowmapshavechangedoverthecenturies.
Manyancientcountriesusedmaps.OneofthefirstisthoughttohavebeendrawnonthewallinLascaux,France,around16,500yearsago.Hiddenamongthedrawingsofbirdsandbulls(公牛)isamapofthestars.TheBabylonianMapoftheWorldistheoldestknownearthlymap,whichshowsBabylonanditsneighboringtownsonthestone.
ClaudiusPtolemymademapsgoglobal.BorninEgyptaround100AD,hewasthefirstpersontotrytomakeaworldmap.Withthehelpofmath,Ptolemymarkedaround10,000locationsfromBritaintoAsiaandAfrica.
PerhapsthemostcommonlyusedworldmapistheMercatorProjection.Itwasintroducedin1569byGerardusMercator.Animportantpartofmapsistheimaginarylinesoflongitude,latitudeandtheequator.
Mercatortooktheglobeandmadeitflat(平的),buttodothishehadtomaketheareasfurthernorthandsouthlarger,whiletheareasnearerthemiddlestayabouttherightsize.ThereasonforthisisthattheEarthislikeaball,butamapisflat.Itiseasytofindplaces,butsomepeoplesaiditwasunfairbecauseplacesincludingCanada,theUKandEuropeappearedmuchbiggerthantheyreallywere.
Inthe19thand20thcenturies,moderntechnologyallowedmapmakerstoproducemapsshowinglocationsexactly.Today,manypeopleviewmapsontheirphones.ResearchersareworkingtomaptheflooroftheoceansandtolocateeverytreeonEarth.ScientistsarealsotryingtomapthepastbyusingtheJamesWebbSpaceTelescope(JWST).Thisinventionwillcollectlightfromstarsandmayfindthesecretsaboutthebeginningoftheuniverse(宇宙).
TheHistoryofMaps
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*Oneofthefirstmapsisamapof77around16,500yearsago.
*TheoldestearthlymapistheBabylonianMapoftheWorld.
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