Valerie noticed that her daddy was going bald day by day. This worried her.
"Daddy, every day you have less hair. Why is that?"
Her father smiled, "Round here there's a little hair thief, and he visits my head during the night. He pulls out my hairs as many as he likes. And nobody can catch him!"
That night, Valerie stayed awake. As soon as she heard her father's first snoring (打鼾), she took a hammer (锤子)and went into her parents' bedroom. Being afraid of the thief running away, she slowly tiptoed in. When she arrived, she began to watch her father's head carefully, hoping to catch the hair thief as soon as he appeared. Before long, she saw a shadow on her daddy's head. With all her strength, she swung the hammer down.
Thwack! Her father yelped and jumped out of his bed. The lump (肿块) on his head was already big, and growing. He turned the light on, and saw Valerie holding her hammer in the air.
"I nearly got him, Daddy! I thought I hit him, but it looks like he escaped!"
Meanwhile, they woke Valerie's mother up. Seeing the lump on her husband's head, she laughed out loud. "Well, that's what happens when you tell silly stories, "she said.
So Valerie's father had to explain to her that the hair thief didn't exist, and that going bald is something that just happens naturally to most daddies. There he sat, realizing how important it was not to tell children tall tales. And Valerie still worried about her daddy, but she did something else. She bought her daddy a very nice sleeping hat.
Have you watched movies that take place in the future? You may have seen people travelling in lying cars or using spacecraft to explore other planets. These movies could be showing us what air and space travel will be like in the future.
Imagine the year is 2040. Your new jetpack will take you to the store. A jetpack is something that a person straps on like a backpack. Fuel and air are burned in an engine. Then hot air is forced out of the exhaust, or the bottom of the jetpack. This thrusts (用力推)the person wearing the jetpack up into the air. A person wearing a jetpack can fly.
There are jetpacks that have already been made. One jetpack can stay up in the air for minutes. It has a range of 30 miles.
Most experts think that jetpacks would not be good for everyday travel. A group of scientists has started a project called myCopter. The group is studying very small aircraft and wants to know if the use of tiny aircraft could be possible in the future.
The group is thinking about how the tiny aircraft could work. The owners of the aircraft won't be trained pilots. Experts want to build aircraft that fly together. Each aircraft could send out signals to other aircraft nearby. This will help keep the aircraft from getting too close to each other. The owner of the aircraft will choose the main direction. But the aircraft will mostly be controlled by a computer on the aircraft.
Volcanoes can cause lots of damage. Here are a few of the worst ones in history.
|
Volcano |
Country |
Year |
Effect |
|
Mount Tambora |
Indonesia |
1815 |
Changes in climate cause starvation（饥饿) around the world. |
|
Krakatoa |
Indonesia |
1883 |
Tsunamis, huge waves, cause flooding and damage. |
|
Martinique |
Mount Pelée |
1902 |
Ash flows, containing hot gas and rock, destroy the town of Saint-Pierre. |
|
Nevado del Ruiz |
Colombia |
1985 |
Mudflows made of volcanic debris and water devastate(破坏)the town of Armero. |
Which university is the best in the world? To answer this question, university rankings (排名) may be helpful. Recently, Times Higher Education, a London educational magazine, made a list of 100 universities with the best reputation (声誉).
Harvard University sits on top. Massachusets Institute of Technology comes in second and Stanford University makes the top three.
Rankings can guide you when you choose a university. But it is not the only reason. Learning about which university has the best course you want to study is also important. In China, architectural (与建筑有关的) design is the best course in Tianjin University, which is among the best in China. Math in Zhejiang University also has a great reputation.
Besides, selecting a university is not only an academic (学术的) choice. For those who are going to study abroad, they also need to think about if their personality will fit the campus culture. Some universities such as Stanford and Duke are proud of their "high-tech culture". Their libraries are full f advanced facilities.The University of Minsota, the US is among them. There, students and teachers work with the local community to keep their environment nice and clean. The University of Iowa is No. 1 in the US for parties.
Are you ready to find your dream university? Remember, the early bird catches the worm.
A. China's Tsinghua Univerity and Peking Univerity are ranked 36th and 41st place.
B. Many students enjoy talking and drinking in the bar.
C. Other universities pride themselves on their "green campuses".
D. Some universities may not rank highly overall but have great courses.
E. In the US, New York University is famous for its philosophy (哲学) course.
Sailing for the planet
On August 14, 2019, Greta Thunberg set sail for the United States.
The 16-year-old girl is 1 across the Atlantic Ocean on a sailboat. She is heading 2 New York City. She will 3 a United Nations climate-change summit (联合国气候变化大会) there in September.
Greta lives in Sweden. She refuses to fly because airplanes produce carbon emissions (碳排放) 4harm the planet. Cruise ships are also big polluters. She 5 like greener transportation wherever she goes.
In July, the team behind the Malizia Ⅱ 6 to bring Greta to the United States. The Malizia is a high-tech racing 7. It produces electricity using solar panels (太阳能板) and underwater turbines (涡轮). Greta hopes to create zero carbon emissions on her journey 8 the Atlantic.
The 60-foot boat was designed for ocean races not for 9. It has no toilet or shower. Passengers will eat freeze-dried food. The trip is expected to 10 two weeks.
Greta says, "It's not very comfortable, but I don't 11 it. I need only a bed and just the basic things. "
Greta will be joined by her father and by a documentary filmmaker, who will 12 the trip. Two members of the boat's team, Boris Hermann and Pierre Casiraghi, will also follow them.
Greta has become 13 for promoting (推动) climate awareness (意识). In March, 2019, Greta was nominated (提名) for the Nobel Peace Prize. The winner won't be known 14 October. If Greta wins, she will become the 15 winner ever of the award.
|
population succeed invent thousand show at focus as creative steal |
We all know Archimedes (阿基米德) was a clever scientist. Using a good method, he the king that his crown was not made of pure gold. However, did you know that Archimedes was also a(n) ? In 215 BC, the Roman army invaded Archimedes' hometown. He turned himself away from math and began to invent some war machines. One of the machines was called the Archimedes' Claw. It was a big iron claw. The Roman army called the "ship beaters". It was so big that it must be controlled by almost all the of the whole country. But it could pick up enemy ships and throw them far into the sea.
Archimedes also invented the stone thrower. This machine could throw large stones at Roman ships from far away. The Romans were surprised the invention. They even a stone thrower and then made it for their own use.
Perhaps the greatest among all Archimedes' war machines was the "death ray". This was actually a set of mirrors. These mirrors could sunlight onto Roman ships and cause the wooden ships to catch fire. One ship after another sank into the sea. of Roman soldiers were killed in the fire. You can imagine their anxious eyes they saw the "death ray".
The iron claw, the stone thrower and the "death ray" all did a good job. They kept the Roman army away. What a mind Archimedes had! Using his great knowledge, he protected his home city.
There's a saying that goes, "You are what you eat. "It means important to eat good food in order to stay healthy and fit. Kids in Japan a good example of this.
A recent report by UNICEF shows that Japan tops the world in the quality of its children's health.
Experts say are many reasons for this. A nationwide school lunch program has played a key role.
In Japan, school lunch is mandatory (强制性的). Schools don't allow students to bring packed lunches. Children usually eat lunches in their classrooms. They give food to each other and clean up the room afterwards.
Mitsuhiko Hara, a professor at Tokyo Kasei Gakuin University, saidnutritionists (营养师) made the menus for the school lunches and all primary schools and a large number of junior high schools throughout Japan used these menus.
A: Hey, Anna! You look so tired. ?
B: I guess I'm exhausted after a whole day's work. You know, I'm feeling stressed out these days.
A: Really? . It will be very relaxing.
B: Oh, thank you for your advice, but it doesn't suit me.
A: Then you must enjoy listening to music. Everyone loves it.
B: You bet! Classical music is my favorite.
A: Me, too. There is a classical concert in CBD. ?
B: I'd love to, but I heard it was cancelled.
A: ?
B: Because the epidemic is spreading fast.
A: Oh, I see! So many activities were put off because of the novel coronavirus epidemic (新冠肺炎疫情).
B: Yes. .
A: You are right. Staying at home is an effective protection.
要求：
1）条理清楚，表明自己的观点；
2）书写工整，句式规范，标点符号和大小写使用正确；
3）短文中应尽量包括提示内容，可适当发挥，但不能出现真实的人名、地名。
My Dream
