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新目标(Go for it)版初中英语九年级Unit 8 自主检测(含听力音频 )
The unknown world's mystery
The sea is the biggest unknown part of our world. It covers about seventy-one percent of the earth. There is still much to be discovered about this huge part of water. If the waters of the ocean could be removed, the sea floor with its wide valleys(峡谷), tail mountains and long rivers in the sea would be a special sight.
Tourism under the deep blue sea
From tourist submarines(潜艇) to underwater dining, undersea tourism is making a big splash.
Tourists can now explore(探索) the world under the sea without ever getting wet.
Tourist submarines
The popularity of submarine tours has grown fast during these years. Now, submarine tours have been on in more than 20 places worldwide, including the waters around Okinawa and Taiwan's Green Island. The submarines carry nearly 2 million tourists each year. Large windows give passengers special views as the submarines explore colorful coral reefs and sunken ships. Most one-hour tours cost about $ 80.
Underwater dining
For a more fantastic experience, tourists can enjoy fine dining under the sea. In 2016 the Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa opened the world's first underwater restaurant, Ithaa. Tourists walk down a staircase into the restaurant, which rests 35 feet in the Indian Ocean. You can have a great ocean view. But this excellent view doesn't come cheap. The dinner costs about $ 400 per person. Be sure to book it early, too, The restaurant seats only 14 people.
Our life will be different from nowadays with robots appearing in our homes. So what will the future be like? Here are some students' ideas.
I expect to live in a more beautiful and cleaner city. The street will be cleaned by the robots once a day. —Ben |
There will be more kinds of food to choose from and the food will be more delicious. The robots can make food for us。 —Karen |
We do not have to spend much time on heavy work because robots will take up most of our work, such as washing the clothes. So we will have more vacations. We can take a vacation on the moon. We will not live on the earth but on the moon or other planets. —Mark |
I expect that most families will have their own planes made by their robots, and travel will become more convenient. The plane is faster than any other transportation(交通工具). —Sue |
I hope robots can make clothes for us. The clothes could change their sizes and colors by themselves. —Sam |
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