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四川省绵阳市英语2021年中考真题试卷
A new kind of sea sponge(海绵） found in Norfolk, England, has been named by a nine-year-old girl after a competition for local schools.
The unique purple sponge, which had never been seen in other parts of the world, was first discovered by divers(潜水者) off the north Norfolk coast. Although found in 2011, it had been without a name for almost ten years. In January this year, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS)- a group of people who work to protect the UK's seas and coast - asked local schoolchildren to come up with suggestions.
Now the sponge has a name to be proud of: parpal dumplin, as suggested by nine-year-old Sylvie from Langham Village School. Sylvie said she came up with the name because "the sponge is purple and it looks like a dumpling". Parpal dumpling is "purple dumpling" spoken in a Norfolk accent(口音). The judges all agreed that Sylvie's suggestion should be the sponge's name because "the spelling gives the sponge a strong connection to Norfolk".
Sponges were once thought to be plants but they are actually simple sea animals. They feed on tiny things in sea water and help to keep the water clean in the process. Sponges have a very "lazy" lifestyle, with no means of moving themselves around. They are found on the seabed, rocks or even shells. They come in all kinds of different colours, shapes and sizes.
Parpal dumplin was first discovered in a place called the Cromer Shoal Chalk Beds as part of a project called Seasearch. When diver Dawn Watson showed sponge expert Claire Goodwin what she found, Goodwin was sure that it was a kind of sponge unknown to science. Watson's discovery is a special sponge, which takes the shape of whatever it covers. Parpal dumplin will now become its common name, and will be used until researchers have learned enough about it to suggest an official scientific one.
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A. You must follow the traffic rules. B. They say the song keeps therm relaxed. C. It is a road with musical notations (乐谱). D. But do you know roads can play music too? E. But to hear the music, you can't drive too fast. F. One of them is near the city of Numata and it's about 175 meters long. |
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It's hard to make friends if you stay at home all the time, so get out of the house and do things that will put you in touch with(接触)other people. It's easier to make friends with them when you find you like the same things as other people.
Don't be afraid to show people what you're really good at. You can talk about the things you like and do best. People will be interested in you if they, hear something interesting about you.
Look at people in your eyes when you talk to them. That way, they'll find it easier to talk to you, or people may think you're not interested in them and may stop being interested in you.
Be a good listener. Let people talk about themselves before talking about "me, me, me” You can ask people lots of questions and show that you are interested in their answers.
Try to make friends with the kind of people you really like, respect(尊敬)and admire(羡慕). You shouldn't just make friends with those people you will meet them easily. Try to be friendly with all kinds of people. That way, you'll have a bigger group of people to choose from. Then you'll be easier to make friends with other people.
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LEGO CLUB For children: aged five-twelve Date: Saturday, April 29th Time: 2:00 p.m.-4:30p.m. Place: Main Library ★Come here and play with Lego. ★We provide enough Lego blocks（积木） for you. ★We also have some Lego idea books for you. You can use your imagination to design your own structure（结构）！We will choose some wonderful structures. Then we will display them on the top of our shelves for a month. If your structure is chosen, you can get a set of Lego blocks as a prize. You can also get a beautiful medal. Main Library 49 Lexington Street Tel: 5008-5507 www.mainlibrary.org |
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