Different types of maps have different uses.
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Tourist maps, for example, have signs to show places of interest in an area. When tourists read these maps, it is easy for them to find where to go and what to see in a place and it is easy for them to go and find their ways to these places. |
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Road maps show large areas so that people can plan long journeys. Different types of roads are given different numbers. For example, if you want to go to Wood Green, you just follow No. 621 Road and keep looking at the road signs. |
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Distribution maps (分布图) use colors or signs to show facts about an area. For example, where different languages are spoken, how many people live in an area, how cold and hot some places are, or whether a place is short of water. |
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Some maps, such as railway maps, use straight lines to show everything. This is easy for people to read. Trains are fast. People don't have to think about small places they go past. They just need to know the two ends of their trips. |
My daughter and I were driving from Los Angeles to Dallas. We were running low on gas somewhere in New Mexico and hoped to meet a gas station soon.
But that didn't happen and we realized we were not going to make it to the next town. So my daughter made up a sign that said, "Low on gas. Can you help me?" and held it outside her window, hoping a driver in the next lane (车道) would notice it and stop.
There weren't too many cars passing by us at that time. It was a desolate stretch of the road and about 3:30 p. m. on a weekday. A truck was driving along in the neighboring lane ahead of us. We caught up with it in the hope that the driver would notice the sign. An elderly gentleman was driving it and after an expression of confusion (困惑) on his face, he seemed to have noticed the sign and slowed down to pull over. We pulled over right behind him.
He was friendly and was willing to help us. At first he thought we didn't have enough money to buy gas, so he offered to buy us gas at the next town Roswell that was about 10 miles away!
When we explained our trouble, he said he was a factory worker and was returning home from work. His factory was about 10 minutes away and they had gas there, so if we could give him 20 minutes, he would head back there, get a can of gas and fill up our car for us. We could not believe our good luck!
We were filled with thanks for the kindness of strangers such as this person when we waited for him to return. Sure enough, he was back with the can. He refused to take payment for the gas. Tears came down, as did our warm thanks.
①Would you like to get fewer colds and feel better? Would you like to have a taste of a special plant? Would you like to keep a plant with little care? An Aloe Vera plant could be just what the scientists may suggest!
②Growing Aloe Vera plants at home can make the air clean and fresh. Studies have shown that they give off oxygen (氧气) and take away harmful things from the air. With clean and fresh air, you are more likely to stay away from colds, sore throats and dry coughs. And even if you do get sick, Aloe Vera plants may help you get better from the illness faster.
③Did you know that Aloe Vera plants can be used as medicine? Aloe Vera gel (胶体) helps to deal with the pain of burns. And it also helps with itchiness (痒) caused by insect bites. To get this gel, just cut off a part of the plant, peel it, and put the gel on the affected skin (患处). This easy-to-get and safe-to-use medicine is available to you all year round.
④Apart from medical use, Aloe Vera plants are also popular in food industry. Whether you are interested in Aloe juice or crazy about Aloe yogurt, you'll easily find them in the supermarket. Aloe Vera can also go with other vegetables to make a safe dish on your dinner table.
⑤ __________ They like dry, warm air with bright light, so they grow best when placed near a window. Aloe Vera plants are able to keep water in their leaves. So, they do not need to be watered so often as most houseplants. Just wait until the earth is completely dry before you water them. When watering, make sure the earth is wet enough so that it can last for a long time. That's all you need to do to take care of an Aloe Vera plant. Isn't it the perfect plant for lazy and forgetful gardeners?
a. It's good for eyes. b. It stops nosebleed. c. It helps with the itchiness.
d. It helps people lose weight. e. It deals with the pain of burns.
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Many people have the impression that sharks are man-eating monsters that pull swimmers down to eat them. This is far from the truth, however, and has largely been made by Hollywood movie producers who use this false image to add the feeling of fear and danger to their movies.
In fact, many sharks will only feed on already dead animals. Some, like the huge whale shark, have no teeth and are harmless to nearly everything. Out of over 470 kinds of sharks, only some will attack humans: the great white shark, oceanic white tip shark, tiger shark, and bull shark. These kinds of huge and powerful sharks can cause serious injuries. However, they usually avoid humans as we are not a part of their natural diet. In most cases of shark attacks, the shark mistakes a human for marine mammal (海洋哺乳动物). After taking a bite, it usually will soon know its mistake and stop attacking a human. The number of shark attacks every year is about four, and if you compare this to the number of sharks killed each year by humans over a hundred million—it's the sharks who should be scared of us, not the other way around.
More than 600 people die every year from snake bite in Sri Lanka alone. Falling fruits kill about 150 people every year, and about 40,000 Americans die each year in car accidents. Experts even say that you are far more likely to die from a bee than a shark attack.
So what does this mean? Like all dangerous animals, sharks must be well treated, but in fact, they are nothing like the killing machines that they are made out to be in the movies. Sharks are amazing animals. They've been around for over 420 million years, they have excellent problem-solving skills. It's time, stop seeing sharks as sea monsters.
The past years have shown we need to prepare for the worst earthquakes. So an earthquake, emergency kit (急救包) should be something we need to have. Well, that may not be a problem because you can buy your own one online.
According to experts, around 275 earthquakes are felt every day around the world. There is a 30% higher chance that you will survive (幸存) an earthquake if you have the kit.
Some people think they can go to a shelter after an earthquake. There may be too many people in the shelter. You may not find food or water, either.
But whether you are near the fault line (断层线) or far from it, owning one for your household is still a must. Studies show that some states that are near the fault line have earthquake magnitudes (震级) of above 4.5.
So if you don't have an earthquake emergency kit at home, make one yourself or buy one online.
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A. This only means that you never know how earthquakes hit until they hit you. B. Some people say that they don't have time and money to prepare emergency kits for earthquakes. C. Some people don't think they need an earthquake emergency kit because they don't live near the fault line. D. But shelters can't solve all problems. E. Half of these are large enough to require that families should own earthquake emergency kits. F. However, instead of depending on your shelter, an earthquake emergency kit is your best choice when an earthquake happens. |
When I was at the age
of ten, I dreamed of
building a music club in the future so that I could share my passion (激情) with people like me; I dreamed of 1thousands of audiences who admire my performance; I dreamed of
standing on the center of the stage.2, these were just my dreams when I was young.
From the time I was young, I always try to immerse (沉浸) 3in music, so I learned piano, guitar, singing and so on. Then, when I was in Grade 10, I started to 4 a band. At first, there were just 4 people in it, and all of us were not 5 musicians, but we were crazy about what we were doing. I started to 6the band. Every week, there were always many days I came back home very late. My parents 7me that it was a waste of time because I spent my time for study 8 an unrealistic dream.
I knew that I was not
a professional musician but I still wanted to work hard in my band. In the
first half of the year of our band, we were not given even one 9to
perform outside of the school. I was 10, so I always told my friends that we had to do something to make us
more 11. So, I created a WeChat account to 12 our band to others. We got a
little bit of fame little by little and I found that my real strength (长处) was not on music itself, but rather on 13and managing. Soon, we received a(n) 14 to perform in a study center.
We were so excited that we finally got a chance to perform on a bigger stage. 15, we got more fans and we were more and more popular. Now we have
millions of fans around the world. No matter what happens to your life, you
should always believe in yourself and hold on to your dreams.
People have been celebrating Christmas for years. However, only a small number of people knew it at the (begin) of the 19th century. Thanks to Charles Dickens and his great work－Christmas Carol, Christmas became one of the (popular) festivals around the world.
At the age of 31, Charles was a famous writer with four children. But life wasn't easy for him. His last novel didn't seem (sell) well. What was worse, his friends kept borrowing money him and his wife was going to give birth to their fifth baby. He wondered he could afford it or not. On an October evening, he walked along the Thames (泰晤士河) unhappily and hoped to find inspirations (灵感) for his next book. The moment he saw the terrible living (condition) of homeless people, he came up with idea. Why not write a story to encourage people in need before Christmas?
(lucky), his book became a great success. Up to now, it (spread) to non-English speaking countries. People all like his books the spirit of his stories is always truth and beauty in humans.
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Dear Li Hua， How's everything going? Recently, I am doing a social project. COVID-19 Pandemic (新冠疫情) has had a great influence on our lives, including the ways we celebrate the festivals. Can you describe the changes of celebrating traditional Chinese festivals? What do you think of these changes? And why? Look forward to your early reply. Yours, Jim |
Dear Jim,
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Yours,
Li Hua
