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安徽省2020年中考英语试卷
The local people of La Gomera can carry on conversations by whistling(吹口哨) from far away. For face-to-face conversations, they speak Spanish. But when they need to speak over a distance(距离), they whistle.
La Gomera is a small island. This island is almost shaped like a circle. It is very mountainous. Walking from one place to another may be a slow and difficult job. That is why whistling is so useful to the local people. A message can easily be whistled over a couple of miles, while to travel that same distance on foot might take an hour.
A good whistler can be heard and understood five miles away. His whistling can be farther away when it is windless. It is said that the record is about nine miles. Anyone who has heard a top whistler will agree that this record is quite possible.
A whistle travels farther than a shout, and is easier to understand. When a person shouts, he cannot pronounce his words well. But if a whistle is heard, it will be heard clearly.
Whistling is popular at La Gomera, and many methods of whistling are used …
Li Hua is a thirteen-year-old schoolboy. He is very busy on school days, so at weekends he likes to watch different kinds of movies to relax himself. Luckily, there are many movie theatres in Li Hua's neighbourhood:
Movie Theatre | Distan (距离) | Ticket Price | Waiting Time |
Huanyi Cinema | 1.5 kilometers | 20 yuan /person 35 yuan for two | 10 minutes |
Baili Cinema | 500 metres | 30 yuan /person 50 yuan for two | 15 minutes |
Bona World | 200 metres | 50 yuan /person free for kids under five | half an hour |
Movie Town | 2 kilometers | 15 yuan /person | 20 minutes |
Do you want to have a nice trip during the Spring Festival? There you can enjoy different views. Maybe an ad can help you.
Time | Place | Activities |
Day1 | Arrive in ShangriLa County. You will meet your local guide at the airport or bus station and he'll take you to the hotel. Visit Napa Lake in your free time in the afternoon. | |
Day2 | Drive to Lijiang for 2 hours and visit the Tiger Leaping Gorge on the way. In Lijiang, you can visit the Black Dragon Pond and the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. You can take a cable car to Baisha Village. | |
Day3 | Take a bus to Dali (about 3.5—4 hours). Visit Bai village, Xizhou and Zhoucheng. And there is a Dali old town. | |
Day4 | Fly to Kunming in the morning, which is the capital of Yunnan Province. Then take a tour to the Stone Forest. In the afternoon, end your trip and leave Kunming by air. |
Computer Club Time & Place Lunchtime: Mondays in Room 106. Also open after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Who for? Open to students in Grade 7 What for? In the club, you can learn about website design(网站设计).You can use the Internet to find the information for homework. | Film Club What for? ◎Watch a new film at each meeting and talk about it. ◎Learn how to make short films Who for? Open to students in Grade 9 Time & Place Fridays 4:30-6:00 pm in Room 516 |
Cooking Club Who for? Open to students in Grade 7 What for? You can learn to make your own cakes, hamburgers, noodles and much, much more! After that, you can eat what you make! Time & Place Wednesdays 4:30-5:55 pm in the dining hall | Dance Club Each dance group meets after school in the music hall and learns modern dance. There are lots of dance shows to join if you wish, or you can just enjoy the fun. When? Tuesdays 5:00-6:00 pm for Grade 8 |
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