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（試用本）（期末考點培優(yōu)）專題10短文填空

學校:姓名：班級：考號：

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Tourism（旅游業(yè)）Tourism:Whogetsthemoney?

Manytouristsbelievethatmuchofthemoneytheyspendonavacationtoapoorcountry

benefits（使...受益）thelocalcommunity.Buthowmuchofthecostofthiskindofvacationr

jgoestothecountryyouvisit?

Let'stakeafamilyintheU.S.whogoesonvacationsomewhereinAfrica.Someoftheir

moneygoestothetravela2whosellsthevacationandtothetourcompanythatorganizes

it.MoremoneygoestotheAmericanairlinethatflicsthefamilythereandback.Theresortis

ownedbyaEuropeancompany.ThemanagerandtopstaffattheresortareEuropean,andmostof

theirsalaryispaidintobanksbackhome.Thewaiters,cooks,andcleanersarelocal,butthey

don'tearnverymuchmoney.Andthefoodanddrinkwhichtheyserveisalmostallimported（進

口）.

Asarule,lessthanaihirdofIliemoneypaidlorthiskindofvaualiungoestolliucouiilrywhichis

visited.Howtourismcanh3developingcountries

Soitisalwayswrongtovisitpoorcountriesasatourist?Notatall—itdependsonthekindof

vacationyoutake.Responsibletouristsusetheirvisittolearnaboutthec4andlanguage

ofthecountrytheyarein.Theyinteractwiththelocalsandaskquestions—ratherthanbelieving

thattheyknowalltheanswers!Theytravelbypublictransportationandeatthelocalfood.The

souvenirstheybuyarelocally-made.Andeveryonebenefits.Iheresponsibletouristhasagreat

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vacation,andthemoneythatisspentstaysinthecountry.Thegoodnewsabouttourism

Tourismisbigbusinessandprovidesatleast10m5jobsaroundtheworld.Tourist

spendingisveryimportantfbrtheeconomiesofmanycountries,providingahighpercentageof

theirincome.AccordingtotheWorldTravelandTourismCouncil,tourismproducesoverU.S.$6

trillionayear.

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DennisTitoisanAmericanrocketscientist.The82-year-oldbillionaireplanstotakea

week-longtripwithhiswifearoundthefarsideofthemoon.

DennisTito,becamethefirstprivatespacet6in2001,whopaidRussia$20million

fbratriptotheInternationalSpaceStation.Thatticketwouldbeworth$34milliontoday.

Tito,then60,shared,uThepencilsonthetablestartedfloatingintheair,andIcouldseethe

blacknessofspace.Itwasthegreatestmomentofmylifetoachievealifegoal,andIknewthen

thatn7couldeverbeatthis.''Therapture（狂喜）willber8astheUSbillionaireand

hiswifesaidtheyhadboughttwoseatsonaftitureSpaceXpassengerflightaroundthemoon.

Tito'sspacedrcamsarcstillaliveandkicking.Heplanstotakehiswifetothemoonona

SpaceXStarshipflight."I'vebeenthinkingaboutflyingtothemoonfbrthelast20yearss9

Ifinishedmylastspaceflight,“Titosaid.

Hecontinued,tkWewillbeabletowatchtheEarthgetsmallerandsmaller,andthemoon

getlargerandlarger.Wewillbeoutofthisworld.”

It'snotknownhowmuchtheymightspend.However,Titowouldnotdiscussthecostof

hisspacetriparuundihcmoon."OneofihcihingsIhopelodo,wcbulhhopelodo,isloinspire

peoplethataswcgetolder,therearcsomanythingswcstillcando.Andflyinginspacea1（）

isaloteasierthanalotofotherthings.Imean,I'mb11theageofskiing,butflyingin

spaceismucheasierthanthat,^^Titosaid.

Maths,morethananyothersubjectcausesanxiety（焦慮）instudents.Mathsanxietyorfear

ofmathsisactuallyquitec12Usuallymathsanxietycomesfromunpleasantexperiences

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inmaths.Whenanxiousstudentslookatmathsproblems,theirmindsgocompletelyblank（空白）.

Theyfeelstupid,andtheycan'tr13howtodoeventhesimplestthings.

Studentswithmathsanxietyusuallyhavedifficultiesinf14theirmindsonthe

mathsproblems.Theirbrainsseemtoshutdown（stopthinking）whenamathsproblemappears.

Fearandanxietytakethep15ofclearthinking.Finallytheygiveuptheireffortsto

understand.

Forsomestudents,mathsanxietycanturni16agreatblock（隙礙）forever.Maths

teacherscanhelpthemmoveawaythisblockbyprovidingthestudentsmoresupperand

encouragingtheminmathsstudy.However,asimple"youcandoif'isnotenough.I17

theteachersneedtoprovetothestudentsthattheycandoit,convincing（說月及）them——bytelling

themstoriesofsucccssfiilexperiences—thattheycandomathsbetterthantheythink.Inaddition,

teachersshouldmovetowardsareal-lifewaytomaths,withmoreattentiononunderstandingand

lessonmemorization,moreonapplication（應用）andlessoncomputation（計算），moreon

students'participation（參與）andlessonteachers,lecture.

Caringaboutfamily

Q:IhaveheardthatChineseculturevaluesfilialpiety（孝道）alot.Iwanttoknowaboutwhat

Chineseyoungpeoplethinkoftheideaotfilialpiety.

Amaiya,25,thePhilippines

Teenagerssharetheirideasonwhatfilialpietymeans

Wehaveasayingthat“filialpietyisthefirstofthehundred汕/〃es（美德）Soyouknow

respectingandtakingcareofourparentsareveryimportant.Thistraditionalvaluehasbeen

passeddownfromgeneration（——代1、）togenerationI18manydifferentstories.Mymom

setsagoodexamplefbrme,too.Everyweekshegoestovisithermomaswell.Whenmymom

getssick,Icookfbrher.Ialsopreparebirthdaygiftsfbrhertoshowmylove.

Ithinkfilialpietyisan19thing.Ourparentsdosomanythingsfbrus,suchas

feedingus,lookingafterusandteachingus.Therefore,\vcfeelthankfulandwanttopaythem

back.Asteenagers,filialpietymayjustmeantryingtomakeparentshappybyb20well.

WangLining,14,Shanxi

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watercarrierwhenitisbrokenasitismadeofwood.

Herlatestprojectisasimplefiidgethatrunswithoutelectricity,butonlyneedsthee28

thatcomesfromthesun.TherearenowthousandsoffamiliesinvillagesinZambia,Namibiaand

SouthAfricawhouseittokeepmilk,foodandmedicinescool.

Emilyisnowayoungwoman.Sheisthewinnerofseveralp29forherinventions.

Shewasnamedoneoftheworld'stoptenyoungpeople.

Emilyfrequentlyvisitsschoolsandtalkstoteenagers.Shewantstoe30themto

comeupwithnewideasthatmaketheworldabetterplace.Shewantstouseherskillstomakea

difference.

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ArchitectChrisHardiewasstoppedbyagrandpaattheShanghaiLibraryEastBranch（上

海圖書館東館）.“Youlookfamiliar,^^thegrandpa,holdingac31askedinEnglish.；iOh,

areyouthearchitect?^^

ThelibraryinPudongfirstopeneditsdoorstothepubliclastSeptember.Itq32

becameanewlandmarkinthecity.Thegrandpawasn'ttheonlyonewhowastheretotake

pictures.Somehadalreadyvisiteditseveraltimestodoso."I'mhappytosecthat,“saidHardie,

thelibrary'sarchitect.

Hardiesayslibrariesarehisf33publicbuildings.4tIfyougotoatheater,youcan

watchplays.Ifyougotoagallery,ithasexhibitions.Librarieshaveitheexplains.Amodern

libraryismuchmorethanjustar34space.”

Modernlibraries,accordingtoHardie,shouldhelptoconnectpeopletogether.Thatmeans

ihaltheyshoulduunlaiiimorespaceslorevents135cxhibiliunsandpcrluriiianucs,ur

simplyforpeopletorelax.

Hardiehasdesignedmanylibrariesaroundtheworld.However,thisprojectinShanghaiiss

36tohim.Thal'sbecausetheScottish-bornarchitecthasbeenlivinginthecityformorethan

tenyearsnow.Hec37Shanghaitobehishomecityandhasmademanyfriendshere.

Whendesigningthelibrary,hewasawarethatthesefriends,aswellashistwochildrenandtheir

triends,wouldallcometovisitit.

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AndtoHardie'sjoy,hisjobseemstohavegonedownwellwiththelocalcommunity.

C.Readthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwords（在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當?shù)?/p>

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NewZealandisagreatplacetotravelaround.Therearcmountains,lakes,rivers,andthe

bcautifiilocean.Thereisfishing,bushwalksandadventuresportsaswell.However,beforeyou

go,youshouldthinkaboutwhereyouwanttos38

Ifmoneyisnotaproblem,youmaychooseahotel.Themaincentresandtouristcentres

havehotelsofferingmanydifferentservices.Thep39ofaroomatatopclasshotelis

about$500anight,althoughthemoreyoupaythemoreyouget.

Anotherc40isamotel,whichislikeasmallapartment.Everythingyouneedto

makeyourownmealsisprovided,exceptfood.Themotelwillevenprovidetea,coffeeandmilk.

Feelfreetoenjoythem.Anotelusuallycostsabout$160anighttortwopeople.

BackpackersHostels（背包客旅館）areverypopularwithyoungpeoplewhodon'thave

muchmoney.Ifyoudon'tmindsharingaroom,youcanpayabout$20.Theyaregoodplacesto

m41otheryoungpeopleandexchangetravelnews.

AiloverNewZealandyouwillfindcampinggrounds.Thesearegreatfbrpeoplewholike

tosleepintents.Youwillpayabout$20anighttoputupyourtentandtherewillbekitchensand

bathroomsthatyoucansharewithotherpeople.

Therearemanytypesofholidaystochosefrom.Inthelowseason,youprobablywon't

havetobookaroom.However,duringholidays,itisn42tobookaroomearlier.

Remembertodothisontheinternet.Itcanbecheaper.

C.Fillintheblankswilhproperwords（在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當?shù)膯卧~,使其通順。每空

格限填一詞，首字母已給）

Wastesortingisasimpleprocessthatrequiresneitheralotoftimenoranyspecial

resources.Whenyouthrowawaytrash（廢物），doyouknowwhichbinitshouldgoin?Haveyou

evern43thedifferently-coloredtrashbinsonthestreetorinyourneighborhood?

Someofyoumightnotbeabletoanswerthisquestioneasily.Infact,itisveryimportant.

Notknowinghowtosortwastecanmakeitevenh44tosaveenergyandprotectthe

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environment.

Ifyoudon'tsortyourtrash,allofitwillgotoalandfill（垃圾填埋場）andbem45

together.Theselandfillscantakeuplargeareasofgroundthatcouldhavebeenusedfbrplanting

treesorcrops.Theelectronicwastecanpollutethesoilandgroundwater（地下水）.Otherpiecesof

garbage,likethemetalpartofapen,canbeusedtomakeotherthingsiftheyarcproperly

recycled.

Withthisinmind,manycitiesinChinahavebeenrunningwaste-sortingactivitiesinrecent

years.Forexample,ShanghaiannouncedinJuly2019thatwithinthreeyears,allofitsresidents

shouldsorttheirwasteintof46groups:wet,recyclable,harmfiilanddry.

Manyotherc47includingShenzhenandQingdao,plantousethismethodtosort

theirwaste.Nowthatyouknowthis,perhapsyoucandoyourparttoprotecttheenvironmentand

encourageotherstosorttheirtrash.

Wastesortingisalsoamajorproblemaroundtheworld.Differentcountriesareusing

differentmethodstosorttheirtrash.Japanis148theworldinwastesorting.Itisavery

importantpartofJapaneselifeandJapanesepeoplewillexpectforeignerstofollowtheirbelief.

Ahealthymind

Thebrainisthemostfascinatingpartofourbody.Eventhoughtherehasbeenallmedical

research,n49canreallyunderstandeverythingaboutit.Liketherestofourbody,our

brainneedstobecaredfbr.Thewaysthatwekeepourmindhealthycanbequiteeasy.Gettinga

goodnight'ssleep,eatingabalanceddietandtakingadeepbreathareallimportantmethodsof

lookingafterbothyourbodyandyourbrain.

Manypeoplethinktheirbrainwillslowdownwithageandtheirmemorywillgetworseas

aresult.Thel50is,justlikeyourbody,youcanalsoimproveyuuimind.I'veluundIcan

improvemymemoryifIcani51whatIneedtoremember.Forexample,ifI'mgoing

shoppingandIneedbread,milkandabirthdaycardfbrmybrother,Ifbnnpicturesofthesethings

inmymind.

Thesamekindofmethodcanbeu52withimportantdates.Ifyouhaveapicturein

yourmindofaparticularevent,it'smuche53torememberthanjustanumberona

calendar.

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Anotherwayofimprovingyourmindistomakesureyour54visitnewplacesand

havenewexperiences.Travelingmoreoftenhasmuchmorelong-termbenefitsthanyouwould

haveeverexpected.PersonallyIfindlearningEnglishisagreatwaytokeepthebrainworking,

andcommunicationwithothersinanylanguageisimportant.Havingac55ismuchbetter

foryourbrainthanstaringatacomputerscreenoratotherpeopletalkingonTV.

Today,lifeisbecomingincreasinglystressfulformostpeople.Everyoneisrequiredtolive

andworkataf56pace.Studentshavetostudyhard.

However,ifwealwaysstudyandworkunderpressure,wewillgetupsetmoreo57

andmaybetrappedinastateofsub-health,whichmayleadtoanillnessintheend.Scitis

importantforustolearnhowtorelax.

Therearemanywaystorelax.Itisagoodideatot58toyourgoodfriends.Theymay

offeryousuggestionsandhelpmakeyoufeelbetter.Doingsportsisa59waytorelax.Ithas

beenprovenbyscientiststhatphysicalactivityishelpRilforrefreshment.Exercisinghalfanhour

everydayafterschoolwilldefinitelymakeyoufeelrefreshexi.Ifyoudonotlikesports,itisalsoa

goodc60totakeawalkoutdoorstobreatheinmorefreshairandenjoythesunshine.

Therearealsomanyinterestingwaystorelax.Somewomengoshoppingtoreducestress.

Sleepingisapopularwaya61studentsandwhitecollars.Somepeopleevencatwhatever

theywant.Butyoushouldbec62withyourhealth.

Everyoneneedstoknowsomethingaboutstressmanagement.Diflerentpeoplehavetheir

ownwaytoreducepressure.Everyoneshouldfindasuitablewaytorelax.

Treesareoneoftheoldest“citizens”ofourearth.Theykeepourairclean,reducenoisypollution,

impruvewalerqualilyandprovideloudandbuildingmalcriuls.Justlikeus,treeschangealolas

theygrow.At1to3yearsold,manytreeslearnhowtop63themselves.Forexample,

manytreesgrowthorns（刺）towarnanimalsnottogonear.Mostyoungtreeshavelargedeep

greenleavessothattheycancatchenoughsunlightandchangeitintotheirfoodande64

Whentreesare4yearsold,theybegintogrowveryrapidlyandbecomestrongenoughto

facechallenges（挑戰(zhàn)）laterinlife.Attheageof15,treesbecomeyoungadults.Theygrews

65andbegintoproduceflowersandfruit.

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Itisnotuntilthetreeis20to25yearsoldthatitbecomesar66adult.Thetree

reachesitslargestsize.Notonlydoestheadulttreegivesusshed,oxygenandnaturalbeauty;itis

alsoagreatplacefbratreehouse,oraplacefbrustonaporreadabookorlistentomusic.Ifthe

adulttreereceivespropercare,itwillcontinuetoliveh67fbrmanyyears.

Graduallytreesbegintogrowolderandolderandevendie.Atthistime,theystillhave

theirimportantplaceinnature.Whenatreebecomeshollow（空心的）orpartofitdies,itprovides

ahomefbrsmallanimals,andisalsoasourceoffoodfbrmanyo68animals.

Inmanyways,thelifeofatreeissimilartoourownlifeespecially.Whenlookingatthe

lifeofatree,welearnthateachperiodoflifebringsitsownformofjoyandchallenge.Enjoy

everyminuteofitandtakecareofthetrees!

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Judy:Hello,Tom.Pleasetakeaseat.TmJudy.

Tom:Hello,Judy.Nicetomeetyou.

Judy:Youtoo.You'veappliedtodoateachingcoursehere,haven?tyou?I'dlikeyoutotellme,

firstofail,whyyouwanttobeateacher.

Tom:Well,Edalwaysliketoc69thingstohelppeopleunderstand.AndIalsowantto

workwithyoungpeople.

Judy:AndwhyhaveyoudecidedtobecomeaPEteacher?

Tom:IloveallsportsandIreallybelieveit'simportantfbryoungpeopletodosportsr70

fbrexample,playingbadmintontwiceaweek.Doingsportsalsoteachesyoungpeopleimponant

life171suchastheimportanceofteamwork,discipline（紀律）andsoon.

Judy;OK,thankyou.And,whereduesyourpassion（熱情）lorspurtsconicfiuni?

Tom:Hmm,letmethink.Ifsd72tochooseonespecialthingbecauseIcanthinkof

manyunforgettableexperiences.Moreimportantly,mymumwasalsoagoodsportswoman.She

hasinspired（啟發(fā)）mealot.

Judy:That'sOK.Andhowdoyouthinkteacherscane73theirstudentstoenjoyspons?

Tom:Hmm,that'saninterestingquestion.Ithinkmanystudentsenjoythecompetitiveelement

（要素）.Theyalwayswanttobethebest!Whafsmore,weneedtorewardthemtbrtryingtheir

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best.Anyway,it'snotallaboutw74thegame!Theycanalsolearnfromfailures.

Judy:OK,thankyouverymuch,Tom.Youmakesomegoodpoints.

Tom:It'smypleasure.Thankyou.

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Colourhelpsyouseethings.Butmanandsomemonkeysandapes（猿）aretheo75

mammals（哺乳動物）thatcanseecolour.Toanyothermammals,s76asthedog,the

worldlookslikeablackandwhitephoto.Dogshuntmainlybylisteningandsmelling.

Likeothera77dogsseebestwhenthingsmove.Theanimalstheyhuntseemto

knowthis.Rabbitsordeerwillfreezew78theyfindthattheyarcbeinghunted.Thenthe

dogmaynotseethematall.

Birdscanseecolour.Theyflyandneedtofindplacestoland.Colourhelpsthemknowhow

f79theplaceisandwhatitislikesothattheyareabletocatchflyingthingsintheairor

tolandonsomethingtheythinksafe.Somebirdsseethingsevenb80thanmandoes.

Theycanseethingsfarawayfromthem.Andevenaveryy81birdcanseeahousefrom

highupinthesky.Sogoodeyesandbeingabletoseecolourshelpbirdsfindfood.

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Bye,our"littlebrownraf,!

Yearsago,melomys（珊瑚裸尾鼠）couldstillbeseenrunningontheAustralianislandof

BrambleCay（荊棘礁）.Localfishermenwouldsometimesseethem.Onefisherman,Egon

Sluwaid,luldsuicnlislsihalhesawafewin2009.

Scientistsbelievethatwasthe182timeanycncsawtheanimal.InFebruary,the

AustraliangovernmentannouncedthatBrambleCaymelomyshadgoneextinct（滅絕）.Itisthe

firstmammal（哺乳動物）lobecomeextinctbecauseofclimatechange.

MelomyshaveneverbeenfoundoutsideBrambleCay.In1978,severalhundredmelomys

livedontheisland.Thatnumberhaddroppedtobelow100by1998.InDecember2011,scientists

lookedtormelomysandr83homeempty-handed.

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Melomyswerelittleknown.However,peoplearoundtheworldares84abouttheir

extinction（滅絕）."Themelomyswasalittlebrownrat,"saidTimBeshara,ascientist.uButit

wasourlittlebrownrat.Itv/asourresponsibilitytoprotecttheanimalfromextinction.Sadly,wef

85

Itisverylikelythatthemelomyswentextinctbecausetheislandwasshortoff86

Theanimallivedonplants.Between2004and2014,however,thenumberofplantsonBramble

Cayreducedby97percent.Asaresult,manymelomyshadtogoh87Scientistsbelieve

thelack（缺乏）ofplantswascausedbyclimatechange.

ManynativeanimalsinAustraliahavebecomeextinct.Thegovernmenthasbeenheavily

criticized（批評）fbrdoinglittletos88theEarth.uWearcsufferingfromtherealeffects

ofclimatechange,“saidLeanneEnoch."Howmanymorespecies（物種）dowchavetolose

beforewetakerealaction?”heaskedangrily.

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DearEditor,

Whydonewspaperscarrysomanyadvertisementsfbrelectronicequipment?LastSundayI

c59advertisementsfbrsevenkindsoftelevisionsardthirteenkindsofradiosintheNews

Express.B90that,therewerepagesandpagesofadvertisementsfbrradiosandtape

recorders.

Don'tyourealizewhatelectronicequipmentisdoingtoourd91life?Everywhere

yougoyoumayhearloudmusicandadvertisementsoverradios:thisnoiseisruiningourears.

Childrenruintheireyeswithhoursofwatchingnotonlytheprogramsfbrchildrenbutalsothose

lurgrown-ups.Husbandsdon'ltalk,luwivesanymureandtheyarca92walchingthe

newsoraballgame.Andevenw93hiddenmicrophonesfindoutmoreaboutourprivate

lives,andcomputersk94recordsofpersonalinformationaboutus.Enoughisenough!I

thinkyoushouldlimitthea95ofadvertisingofelectronicequipmentintheNews

Express.Otherwiseitwillmakelifeterriblefbrusall.

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OneaftemoonDaviewenttobuyapenfbrhimself.Onhisw96totheshop,he

sawanoldwomandropasmallbagtotheground.Beforehetoldheraboutit,aworkerhad

pickeditupandputitintohispocket.Soonthewomanr97thatherbaghadlostandwent

toasktheworker,butthemandidn'tadmithehadseenit.Lookingatthetallandstrongman,

Davidwastooafraidtosayanythingandhadtoleavew98tellingtheoldwomanthe

truth.ThateveningDavidfeltsorrythathehadn'tspokenup.Hethoughtitoverandatlasthef

99away.Thenextmorning,DavidwenttoMike'shomeandtoldhimaboutit.Theboy

agreedtohelphimteachtheworkeralesson.

Themanwascleaningasewer（下水道）whilethetwoboyswerepassingashop.

“Mymotherdroppedherg100watchintothisseweryesterday,“Davidsaidto

Mike.Whenheheardthis,theworker'seyeslitup（發(fā)光）,“Well,boys/'hesaid."It'sd101

here.Goandplayontheplayground.”

Abouttwohourslaterthetwoboyspassedthereagain.Theworkerstoppedthemand

asked,“Areyous102thatyourmotherlostherwatchhere?”

“Yes,"answeredDavid,44butmyfatherhasgotitout!、'

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DeclanGalbraithisasinginggenius.Hereleased（發(fā)行）hisfirstalbumat10.Heiscncof

themostn103youngsingersintheworld.

DecIairssinginggiftwasfoundwhenhewasachild.Hisgrandfatherwasamusician.He

oftenb104Declanalongwithhimwhenheplayedmusic.Declanwouldsitfbrhoursjust

watchingandI105

Attheageof8,hestartedtot106partincompetitions.Hewon16ofthemin14

niunlhs.SoonEMI,abigrui;urduunipany,p107him15,000,000yuanLumakerecords.

HisfirstalbumDeclancameoutin2001.Itwasabigs108andDeclanbecame

well-known.Peoplesaidhehas"apowerfulvoicethatreallysoars（飛翔）”.In2006,Declan

releasedanotheralbumc109ThankYou.

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Ifsoftensaidthattliebestwaytoseeacountryistousethemethodoftransportwhichis

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traditionalinthatplace.SopeopleshouldseeAustraliaonhorsebackandtheUSbycar.Ifthisis

true,thenabicycleisthep110waytovisitSriLanka（斯里蘭卡）.Althoughthe18-speed

mountainbikeIusedisnotaneverydaysight,moretraditionaltypescanbes111allover

thecountry.

Sharingthesamekindoftransportaslocalpeoplechangesthewayyouseetheplace.You

aretravellingataspeedthatfitstheenvironment.Itisnotsoslowthatyouonlyseeas112

areaeachday,andnotsofastthatthedetailsofthecountrysidearemissed.Betterstill,youcan

stopwheneveryouwanttolistentothebirdsorthesoundofwater,youcantalktopeople,smell

theircookingortakeaphoto.II113thisdoesn'tmeanthatcyclinginSriLankais

relaxing.Ifyouwanttoseethewholecountry,youhavetoleavethetownsandvillagesandcycle

t114theforest—wherethetemperatureis37℃,crossrivers,climbhillsandgoover

paths.

Themostpleasantpathsintheforestfollowthecanals.Thesecarrywaterintothebright

greenricef115Then,whenyouclimbupthehillsinthecentreofthecountry,youcan

seethatthes116ofeveryhilliscoveredwithrowsoftrees.

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Electricityhasalwaysbeenaroundalthoughil'sinvisible!Scientistshaveworkedwith

electricityforthousandsofyears.We'veallheardofthefamousonessucha117Benjamin

FranklinandThomasEdison,butmanyotherimportantinventorshavebeenburied（埋葬）in

history.

BackinancientGreece,scientistsbegantostudyelectricity.Over2,000years1118in

1600,EnglishscicnlislWilliamGilbertfirstusedtheword“clcclric"inarupoil.

In1786,anItalianprofessorfoundthatwhenhetouchedadeadfrog'slegwithaknife,the

legstartedtoshake!in1792,a119Italianscientist,AlessandroVolta,gavethecorrecte_

120:thetwodifferentmetals—thesteelknifeandthetin（錫）platewherethefrogwas

lying-madethelegshake.Voltaalsoinventedthefirstbattery.

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generator（發(fā)電機）andusedittoprovidee122tolighthislab.Laterhelightedthefirst

NewYorkstreetwithelectriclampsinSeptember1882!

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becamepossibletoproducealotofelectricityatlast!

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其內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給）

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wouldmakebreakfastfoodfordinner.

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