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湖北省襄阳市襄州区2019-2020学年九年级下学期英语四月联考试卷(A卷)(含听力音频)
To the world's science and technology, now satellites are helping to forecast (预报) the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere, because this is where the weather forms. They send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists (气象学家) can see the weather of any part of the world. From the picture with the rapid developments, the scientists can often say how the weather will change.
Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.
The weather satellites are also used for other work. So satellites are great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead.
A Smart Schoolbag | Forget to put the books you need into your schoolbag in the morning before you go to school? A boy aged 11 has invented a schoolbag. It tells you which books to bring. A small computer and a scanner(扫描装置) are fixed in the bag. As each book is put into the bag, it is checked by the scanner. If any book is missing, a message will be shown on the computer screen to remind you. |
Weather Sweets | Can you eat weather? A university makes that happen. It uses a 3D printer to create sweets according to the weather information of a certain day. The shapes of the sweets are influenced by wind speed. The colours of the sweets are decided by temperature. The sweets act as a weather record of the day when they are made. |
A Sunrise Bed | It's hard for you to get up in the morning, isn't it? To help you get up, a company has created a "tool" — a sunrise bed. It wakes you up as the sun rises. Lights built into the bed turn on and start to get brighter and brighter. When the lights are fully on, soft music will begin to play. It will be louder and louder until you turn it off. |
In the Bay Area in California, you can find many amusement parks with fun rides.
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom This theme park has rides for kids of all ages. You can also have fun with animals here. You can ride an elephant, feed a giraffe and see other animals. Travel time from San Francisco: 1 hour Ticket prices: Daily pass (单日票) $49.99 per person |
Train Town This park has rides themed around trains. The most popular one is the 20-minute ride through the park on a mini train. The park is open every day from June to August. Travel time from San Francisco: 1 hour Ticket prices: $7.50 per ride, per person; free for children below 12 months old |
California's Great America This amusement park is known for its thrill rides. However, there are fun rides for younger kids, too. The best part about this park is that you can visit a water park, Boomerang Bay, at no additional (额外的) cost. Travel time from San Francisco: 45 minutes Ticket prices: Daily pass $39.99 per person |
Children's Fairyland It is one of the oldest theme parks in the Bay Area. The park has a puppet (木偶) theater, which has puppet shows every day (at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.). Travel time from San Francisco: 30 minutes Ticket prices: Guests age 1+: $12 Guests under age 1: Free |
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