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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. |
A：Come here, everyone! We are going to Tian'anmen Square．
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A：It's about 440.000m2 ．
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A：Yes．In the past it was called the Forbidden city．Now people call it Gugong．
B：Is it large?
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B：Who asked people to build it?
A：Some emperors．
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A：They started to build it in 1406．And they finished building it in 1420．
B：It took fourteen years．It must be amazing．
A．How large is Tian'anmen Square? B．Yes, it's about 720，000m2 ． C．Are we going there? D．Is the Forbidden City next to Tian'anmen Square? E．Why did they build it? F．It's one of the most famous places in the world， G．When did they build it? |
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?
The air in Antarctica is nice and clean on our earth. It's the coldest place in the world, and it's also the most difficult place to live in. Antarctica is the land of snow and ice near the South Pole. Most people do not think there is much life in the icy waters around it. They are wrong.
Antarctica's seas are full of life. There are many kinds of fishes, water birds, seals and whales. They eat the thick plants in the sea and the smaller water animals. Some whales, for example, eat more than a ton of food every day.
The most famous animal of Antarctica is the penguin. It struts around the ice as if it were a movie star walking down the street.
It is said that the weather in Antarctica is getting warmer and warmer, and perhaps in the near future there will be "summer" there. It will be hard for life around Antarctica. People today think it important to keep there a good condition in environment, so scientists are doing research work there.
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 |
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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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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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. |
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Pandas are very cute animals．In 1972, two pandas named Hsing--Hsing and Ling--Ling were sent from China to the United States as a gift．The National Zoo in Washington．D．C, became the pandas' new home．Americans fell in love with the two pandas right away．On the first day the two pandas came to the zoo，about 20，000 people visited them．The crowds kept coming year after year．
Hsing—Hsing and Ling—Ling were just cubs(幼崽) when they got to the United States．As the years passed，many hoped the pair would have cubs of their own．Ling-Ling gave birth several times．But none of the babies lived more than a few days．Each time a cub died，people all around the world felt sad．
Both of the pandas lived to an old age．Ling—Ling was 23 when she died in 1992．Hsing—Hsing died in 1999 at the age of 28．But they were never forgotten.
Following Hsing—Hsing's death，the zoo received(收到)lots of letters from their fans．The letters showed their love for the pandas and told how much they missed them．
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Mrs．Patrick was a piano teacher．Shehundreds of students．At age 69，Mrs．Patrick had a stroke (中风)．She couldn't move or speak．As the days passed，she got better, but her right hand was still very ．She couldn't play the piano anymore．She was very sad．
A few months after her stroke，Mrs．Patrick went to a senior citizens' center(老年活动中心)．There were a lot ofat the center．The director(负责人)was showing her around the center when Mrs．Patrick a piano．She looked sadly at the piano．“Is anything wrong?”the director asked．“No．”Mrs．Patrick answered．”The piano brings back my memories(回忆)．my stroke．I played the piano．”The director looked at Mrs．Patrick's weak right hand and said．“here．I'll be right back．”A few minutes later the director came back Mrs．Eisenberg．“Margaret Patrick,” the director said，“meet Ruth Eisenberg．Before her stroke sheplayed the piano．She has a good right
hand，and you have a good left hand．I think you two can do something together．”The two women sat down at me piano and began to play．The music good．They were not sad anymore．
