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浙江省温州瓯海2019届初中英语毕业升学考试二模试卷
People are always curious to know what things on Earth can be seen from space. Some of geographical features and man-made things are huge enough to be seen from hundreds of kilometers above. Here we list some huge things on Earth that can be seen from space.
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| Great Barrier Reef The 1,600-mile-long Great Barrier Reef becomes the largest coral reef on earth. It also becomes the largest living thing in this world that can be seen from space. The Great Barrier Reef connects more than 900 reef islands, lied in eastern part of Australia. It is a home for 1,500 tropical fish species. It also becomes the main place of divers and finest tourist spot in Australia. | |
| Pyramid of Giza One of the seven wonders of ancient world also becomes favorite place for astronomers to take photos from space. It can not at all be seen by eyes, so astronomers used a special camera for it. Within space images of Pyramids of Giza, the statue of lion in the southeastern part can also be seen from space at possible conditions. | | |
| | Himalayas Himalayas, the world's highest mountains, can be seen from space. Himalayas include more than 110 peaks rising to elevations of 24,000 feet (7,300 meters) or more above sea level.The width of it from south to north varies between 125 and 250 miles (200 and 400 km). Their total area amounts are about 230,000 square miles (595,000 square km). | |
Are you interested in traditional Chinese culture (文化)? Here are some important parts of it.
Chinese Wushu | Chinese Wushu first came 4,000 years ago in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties (朝代). Modern Wushu has two parts: taolu and sanda. Zhang Sanfeng created (发明) Tai chi to use the softness to beat the hardness. |
Paper-cutting | Paper-cutting has a long history of about 1,500 years. People like it because they can find happiness and good luck in paper-cuttings. In Spring Festival, people put "Fu" on windows. Many of the paper-cuttings are red. |
Weifang kites | Weifang is the birthplace of kites. Weifang kites are more than 2,000 years old. People flew kites to say good wishes to themselves. In the Ming Dynasty, kites became popular among common people. People used bamboo to make the kites with traditional Chinese paintings. |
Shadow puppet | Shadow puppet started in the Han Dynasty with a history of more than 2,000 years. In a show, actors hold puppets really high behind a white cloth. With music and songs, they make the puppets move. |
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