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山东省威海市文登区2024年中考一模英语试题
Do you love sunflowers? This article will walk you through how to plant your sunflower seeds and care for them. Start it with the best temperatures:18—33℃. Part 1 Germinating (使发芽) Sunflower Seeds 1. Choose one kind you like. 2. Put the seeds in a plastic bag. Cover the seeds with wet paper towels. Once the seeds germinate, plant them. | |
Part 2. Plant the Sunflowers 1. Choose a sunny location. Sunflowers grow best with six to eight hours of sunlight a day. 2. Plant the seeds in holes. Plant seeds 2.5 cm deep and 15 cm apart. Cover the seeds with soil after planting. Part 3 Caring for Sunflower Plants 1. Water plants weekly. Water plants once a week. 2. Fertilize a little or not at all. If you are growing sunflowers for your own enjoyment, there is no need to fertilize. 3. Harvest (收获) the seeds. Sunflowers usually take 80 to 120 days to mature (成热) and produce new seeds. Tips: Protect the young plants from pests (害虫). Cover the ground with nets. Support plants over 90 cm with sticks. |
The four great inventions of ancient China are China's outstanding contributions to the whole world, and have had a great impact on world's scientific and cultural exchanges.
Paper-making | During the Eastern Han Dynasty around 104 A.D., a eunuch (太监) of the Imperial Court named Cai Lun invented a new type of paper. It was said that he used bark (树皮), rags (破布) and broken fishing nets as materials to make plant fiber paper suitable for writing. In 105 A.D., he presented this invention to He Di, the emperor at that time, according to Chinese history. |
Printing | In the Song Dynasty, Bi Sheng (A.D.1004﹣1048), used clay to make rectangle cubes (长方体), carved a single Chinese character on each of them, and burnt them with fire. Then according to the article content, he arranged the words, put them in an iron frame (框架) to print.The printing skill is named the movable-type printing. |
Compass | The working people of ancient China invented the compass in their long-term labor practice.They found the characteristic of magnet (磁铁) showing the direction. The earliest compass, Sinan, firstly appeared in the Warring States Period. |
Gunpowder | The invention of gunpowder began with ancient alchemy (炼丹术) in the Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty. In order to refine pills for immortality (永生), alchemists constantly update the methods of alchemy, which finally led to the invention of gunpowder. In Tang Dynasty, the gunpowder began to be applied (应用) to the military affairs (军事). |
Some Useful Ways to Cheer You Up
No one can be happy all the time. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Here are some suggestions for you when you are in a bad mood.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Friends can help each other by realizing that they are not alone in their feelings. Talking to parents is important, too. Parents can share their own experiences of dealing with bad moods. Teachers are also there to talk with you and make you feel better.
Do some exercise. Go for a run, play some tennis, ride your bike, or punch a punching bag(打沙袋). They can help you get over from your bad moods.
Get enough sleep. Though it can be hard to find enough time, getting enough rest is very important. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
Make your feelings on paper. Writing can help you express your thoughts and feelings. Painting, music or other art forms are also helpful.
Feel easy to cry. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}In fact, it often makes a person feel better. If you find that you are sad, bored, or hopeless much of the time, or if you just can't seem to feel happy, you can have a cry. It can help you feel relaxed.
A. Talk to people you know well. B. You can be unhappy sometimes. C. There's nothing wrong with crying. D. Being tired can cause more sadness. E. You can wait a moment until the bad mood goes away. |
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