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About the Tower Bridge |
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Where it is |
It is over the River Thames and the Tower of London. |
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How old it is |
Over years. |
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What color it was at first |
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How it works |
It can be raised and in the middle. |
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How often people raised it in the past |
About a day. |
We all know that the panda is the treasure (珍宝) of our country. Then how about its droppings (粪便)? They are treasure, too. How?
The panda keeper1an adult panda with about 25 kilos of bamboo every day. Of that, the panda will eat about 11 kilos — the most2parts. Because the panda cannot digest (消化) all the bamboo completely, its droppings3much of undigested (未消化的) bamboo. Can people make use of it? Sure, someone4in turning it into toilet paper.
"In my opinion, it's a great5 ， " a panda keeper says. "In the past, we just threw away the droppings6rubbish. But now workers come and take the droppings away. They use the droppings to make7. They also make notebooks and bookmarks. "
8 ， the paper doesn't sell well at the Panda Base. It is not popular with9. Most of them won't buy it after they visit the Panda Base. "A box of tissues (纸巾) is 43 yuan ， " they said. "That's quite10. " If you see the tissues at the Panda Base, will you buy them?
Travel to Italy
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Cities |
Milan |
Venice |
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Population in 2010 |
1，307，900 |
270，500 |
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Area |
Larger than Florence's |
7. 6 square kilometers |
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Typical feature (特征) |
The second largest city in Italy |
A water city |
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Climate |
Wet |
Warm winter and hot summer |
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Cities |
Florence |
Rome |
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Population in 2010 |
369 thousand |
2. 74 million |
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Area |
104 square kilometers |
Over 1，507 square kilometers (City area) |
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Typical feature (特征) |
The birthplace of the Renaissance (文艺复兴发源地) |
The capital city |
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Climate |
Pleasant climate |
Warm and wet in winter while hot and dry in summer |
Langshan Mountain, lying in Xinning County, is about 500 kilometers away from Changsha. It is one of China's National Geological Parks and is famous for its special Danxia landform (丹霞地貌).
Covering an area of 108 square kilometers, Langshan Mountain has rich natural scenery and lots of tourism resources (资源). There are more than 60 scenic spots (景点) in Langshan Mountain, among which the most famous are Tianyi Lane (天一巷), Chili Peak (辣椒峰), Bajiao Stronghold (八角寨) and so on.
On August 2nd, 2010, Langshan Mountain was recorded in the World Heritage List (世界遗产名录) and became China's eighth world natural heritage.
If you would like to visit Langshan Mountain, you can take a bus from Shaoyang South Station to Xinning County. It will take you about 2 hours and the price of the bus ticket is 54 yuan each adult. Then you can take a taxi to Langshan Mountain. The best time to visit Langshan Mountain is from March to October.
Arctic foxes (北极狐) live in the Arctic. They grow about 50 centimeters long, not including the tail, 30 centimeters tall and weigh from 3 to 7 kilos.
The white ones are white in winter, but graybrown in summer. The blue ones are bluegray all year round. And the long fur covers their whole body to keep them warm in the low temperature in the Arctic.
Arctic foxes mainly feed on birds, birds' eggs and other small animals. Teamwork is the way they look for food.
Baby Arctic foxes are very lovely. They don't open their eyes until a week after their birth. They begin to look for food on their own when they are about six months old. The next year they can live alone.
Now the number of Arctic foxes is becoming smaller and smaller, because people kill them for their fur to make beautiful coats.
从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项。
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A. We must do something to protect Arctic foxes. B. For the first half of the year, their parents offer them food. C. Arctic foxes are white or blue in color. D. They don't like to do that alone. E. Arctic foxes have long and thick fur. |
Canada is a big country with a large area, but it has a small population. It lies in North America with oceans around it in three directions except in the south, where the United States is. The Great Lakes are between Canada and the United States. There are many lakes and islands in the coastal areas. Canadians care about the environment very much. The government and the people in Canada try their best to protect the environment. So in Canada, the air is fresh, the water is clean, and the sky is blue. Many tourists like to travel in Canada and live there for some time to relax themselves.
The climate in Canada is different from area to area. It is wet in the west and east, but cold in the north and south. Canada is rich in natural resources, such as forests, fresh water, coal, oil, and so on. Farmland mainly lies in the south where farmers grow lots of corn and wheat. There are many big farms there. The farmers work hard so that the people in Canada can get enough good food for their daily life. Industry in this country is well developed and the transportation is very convenient. Living surroundings in Canada are the best in the world. Canadians enjoy themselves and live a happy life.
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Natural resources in Canada |
, fresh water, coal, oil, etc. |
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Where are many lakes and islands？ |
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Where does the farmland mainly lie？ |
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The climate in the west and east |
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The climate in the north and south |
It's cold. |
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The best in the world |
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A: ?
B: I think it is China. I really hope to visit it one day.
A: ?
B: It's hard to explain why China is my dream place. Maybe it's so different from our country.
A: I see. Will you travel to Beijing? ?
B: Sure! I can't really go there without seeing the Great Wall.
A: That's true. ?
B: I think the best time to visit Beijing may be in autumn.
A: ?
B: No, I don't like being part of a tour group. I'll go there by myself.
Can a kangaroo (袋鼠) live in the tree? Look at the picture! There is a orange and brown animal in the tree. It is a kind of kangaroo—the Matschie's tree kangaroo.
Matschie's tree kangaroos weigh between 7 and 11 kilos and they can live up 20 years. Each of them has a long tail like the other kangaroos, but there are some difference between them. Matschie's tree kangaroos have longer and stronger front legs and thick fur (软毛).
Matschie's tree kangaroo's food including tree leaves, flowers and grass. Mother tree kangaroos give birth to one baby each time. Do you know how the baby lives? Of course in the pouch (育儿袋) of the mother. The baby lives in it for about ten months.
The number of Matschie's tree kangaroos becomes little now because people cut down trees and kill them for meat and fur. They are dangerous and they really need protection. Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program is doing research in tree kangaroos. We hope there will be more tree kangaroos in the future.
