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Beijing Central Axis（轴线） Beijing, one of the world's greatest cities, has an axis running through the old city. As a symbol of the Ideal City Order of China, on July 27h, 2024, the Beijing Central Axis was added to the UNESCO World Heritage（遗产）List. Since it became China's 59th world heritage, we have learned more about this central axis. | ||||
| Facts ● It is the longest city axis in the world ● It runs 7. 8 kilometers from north to south through the heart of Beijing. ● It has a group of buildings and historical sites, especially including 15 key parts that shape Beijing's old city. | |||
Value ● It divides the city into two parts that form a symmetrical（对称的） city pattern. ● The special and great order of Beijing is created by this central axis. | ||||
History ●It was first built in the 13th century. ●It took shape in the 16th century. ●The idea of city planning came from the book Kaogongji. | ||||
Have you ever watched horse racing? Do you know about horse racing? The UK is the birthplace of modern horse racing. In Britain, the center of life in the Middle Ages was horse, which was the symbol of power and wealth, and was necessary for traveling, hunting and war.
Horse racing is an ancient sport dating back to about 4500 BC. Horse racing is a sport which is especially popular in the UK, the USA, the UAE and Australia. The goal of the race is to reach the finish line as soon as possible and the one who is the first is the winner. The owner of a horse usually hires（雇佣）a trainer to train the. horse for the race. ▲ They must be kept in order. or they will be kicked off by the race. The horse which attends the competition must be at least four years old.
For the British, horse racing is not only a sport, but also a holiday and social activity. Or to be honest, it is a chance for friends to get together, just like visiting museums and listening to concerts more often every day. Most horse races last for two to three days. Except for the final day. there will always be a LADY'S DAY, also known as the"Hat Festival". In addition to full dresses, the ladies watching the races wear colorful shaped hats. Small bands are often prepared to perform, and the watchers can continue to have fun.
What's more, in British culture, the horse is also the symbol of peace and good luck. It has become a typical sense of cultural image and has influenced the British nation for many years.
Lucas, a 25-year-old man who doesn't live with his parents but who must visit them once or twice a year, gave his parents a real shock at the beginning of their latest togetherness.
According to MSN Canada on Jan. 8, when he arrived at their home for the holidays, Lucas, was 130 pounds lighter than he was when he paid his last visit to his parents. A year went by, starting when Lucas weighed 300 pounds and ending when he weighed 170 pounds. No doubt he was hardly recognized（识别）when he turned up.
The shocking discovery, which happened over the holidays, was recorded and now the radio has"gone viral. "
To tell his tale, Lucas and his parents told on Wednesday that he managed to stay away from his dad and stepmother for the whole year in order to carry out this impressive surprise.
To lose weight, Lucas took in only 1350 calories a day. He kept a food diary to help keep track of what he was putting in his mouth. He did this for a year. In addition, he took exercise, but he didn't stick to it for long. Meanwhile, another course Lucas took to keep on going with his weight loss plan was to chat with the Reddit"Loselt" Community who gave him the support he needed at the time.
And so after a lifelong struggle with weight, Lucas lost 130 pounds without telling his dad or his stepmother he was aiming to do this. Then a huge congratulation was sent to Lucas.
China has successfully got back the stolen and lost Western Zhou bronze vessel（青铜器）known as Feng Xing Shu Gui from the US.
The bronze vessel was discovered in Baoji City, Shaanxi Province in 1978, but was stolen in November 1984 and disappeared. On January 28, 2024, it safely arrived in Beijing, which marked the end of its journey abroad and its return to its homeland. The collector of the artwork, Raymond Kim and his mother, returned it to the Chinese government without any conditions after learning its background.
Some experts examined it carefully and compared it with historical photographs. They were sure that it was the original（真迹）Feng Xing Shu Gui and it was listed as a first-class cultural relic（文物）。
In 2009, the governments of China and the US signed a memorandum of understanding（谅解备忘录） to prevent the illegal（非法的）entry of Chinese cultural relics into the US. Since then, many American people, like Raymond Kim and his mother, have played a great role in the return of lost Chinese cultural relics.
Zhang Jianmin, Chinese Consul General in San Francisey, presented Raymond Kim and his mother a donation certificate（证书）and said that the event not only improves China-US friendship, but serves as a positive model for the world to work together in the protection of cultural relics.
Global e-waste reached fifty million tons in 2019. Only 17. 4 percent of it was recycle. Many old electronic were burned or ended up in landfills（垃圾填埋场）. The problem kèeps getting worse. Do you have a broken computer mouse or an old-reader in your desk drawer.___
Try to use your devices（设备）longer.
Ask yourself if you truly need an upgrade（升）. Consider using a device a little longer. ___Turn your old e-reader into a digital clock, for example.
Pass your devices on.
Ask family members, friends and neighbors if they have any use for you old devices. Don't let these devices just sleep in a drawer.
Try repairing old devices.
Repairing old devices is always a good choice. The website iFixitwww. ifixit. com)is a good place to start. It has more than 90, 000 step-by-step repair instructions for phones, computers and cameras. You can also find many useful repair videos on sites like Bilibili. If you' re worried about doing it yourself, you can find a good local repair shop by reading online reviews.
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Check if the manufacturer has a recycling plan. Most major manufacturers, including Apple, recycle old devices. They even take old Lightning cables if you' re switching to USB-C.
Sell old devices.
You can make some money by selling old devices. ___ Of course, you can always ask for a better price if you clean and repair them first.
A. Research and recycle. B. You could even give it a second life. C. Even broken ones can be sold for parts. D. Take good care of it so that it will last long. E. Here is some advice on how to deal with them responsibly. |
How will you deal with your old computer responsibly? (no more than 20 words)___
"Time' s up!" Mr. Crane started collecting the test paper.
Andy felt his face get1 and he set his pencil down anxiously It wasn't the first time he handed in a blank（空白的）2 . No matter how hard he studied, nothing seemed to stay in his brain for long.
Later that day, the paper went back to them.3 did fine except Andy. So after school, Andy was the only one standing at Mr. Crane's office. 4 Mr. Crane wasn't in a hurry to let Andy retake（补考）right away. He 5 the back wall and said. "Could you help me tidy up a bit first?"
"Sure. " Andy said as he walked to the back of the room. On the wall hung a 6 . And he found some magnets（磁铁）on the floor, each 7 the name of a state on it.
Instead of putting the magnets into a box, Andy stepped forward and 8 them up. "There"Andy said and stuck New Jersey magnet into place. "Utah was the washing machine! Michigan is . . "The memory tricks（窍门）seemed to appear in his mind suddenly9 he was moving the pieces around. Soon, Andy placed all magnets on the map in order and it was the-first time that he felt so 10 .
"It is a good way to practice, right? How about coming here and trying it again 11 ?" Mr. Crane got up from his seat and said.
The next day after school, Andy stopped by Mr. Crane' s 12 again. When he looked at the map, he felt more confident and13 the task in less time.
Then, Andy said"I guess I' ll see you tomorrow for the retake. "
"How about right now? You look 14 to me. " Mr Crane suggested.
Feelıng a little worried, Andy decided to have a try. Ten minutes later, he was more than glad to see an"88" on the paper. Now, he had found his own 15 to study. He is no longer afraid of taking any memory tests.
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There are a few ways to test how smart animals are. ___ method is to test memory. Scientists in Japan ___a group of college students and a group of five-year-old chimps the numbers one to nine in different places on a computer screen. The test was to see ___ the groups could remember the position of the numbers in the correct order. Each time the chimps（黑猩猩）were ___ than the students. Why? Were the chimps special in a way? Did someone help them? No, but the chimps probably had an important ___ . They were young. As both humans and animals get older, their memory gets worse.
A scientist named Charles had a strange idea. He wanted to ___（发明）a new kind of car which could go without a driver. t could be used as a living room as well. That means you can go anywhere on your sofa in the car. You might say that it's ___（不可能). But Charles ___（成功) in making it in a factory and named it Tridika. Tridika has no ___（轮子）and it starts working when it reaches the magnetic levitation tracks（磁悬浮轨道）. As ___（每个人）knows, cities are developing rapidly. There are a lot of cars running on the road. ___（有时) it's hard to find a place to park. Tridika can solve this problem easily because it can park on the ___（外面的）wall of the building with the help of an elevator system（电梯系统）. When Tridika parks itself in front of your apartment, you can get into your room ___（直接地）. Then Tridika becomes another living room. It's really amazing, isn't it? Tridika can hold six ___（乘客). So you can go on vacation in it with your family in your free time. Of course it can also be served ___（作为）an office while you are traveling on the road. That is to say, you can travel and work at the same time.
Lily Carter had no idea what present she wanted for her 14th birthday, but she was crazy about challenging sports. When her parents heard about"coasteering" - an activity to explore（探索）rocks along the coast ___ climbing and swimming-they thought Lily would love it. They found a course at ___ sports club. After knowing that the sport ___(lead) by experienced coaches, they signed her up.
Lily had seen a TV show about coasteering, and was ___(interest) in trying it. Although she thought only adults could take part, she really wanted to go, so she asked her dad to go along too. Her dad wondered whether he'd like coasteering___ （he), but he knew Lily wanted someone to go with her. Finally, he agreed.
After arriving, Lily and her dad attended a meeting with their coaches to learn how ___(do) the sport and know some safety ___(rule). The group they joined was much smaller, which meant they would get more individual attention. "Our coaches encouraged the whole group so much, and we were ready to try all the challenges, including jumping off high cliffs（悬崖）!"Lily said.
"Anyway, Dad and I didn't realize ___ difficult it was, so we were glad we were fit, " Lily explained. "I ___（eep) the memories of that trip forever, I suppose. The coaches are going to put a video of it onto the website. They will never believe ___I show it to my friends!"
A Survey on Problem Solving 1. What was the biggest problem you have solved these days? How did you feel? (Tip: You can write about your friendship, study, parent child relationship and so on. ) 2. What did you do to solve it? What was the result? 3. What can you learn from the experience? |
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Dear Peter,
Yours,
Li Hua
