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浙江省衢州市2024年中考一模英语试题
Are there any lakes in your hometown? What color are they? Around one-third of the world's lakes are blue according to a study in September 2022. But global warming (全球变暖) may lead them to turn green or even brown.
Yang from Southern Methodist University in the US and his team studied the color of over 85,000 lakes based on satellite photos taken from 2013 to 2020. They found that lakes in places with cooler average summer air temperatures—below 19℃—were more likely to be blue than lakes in places with warmer summers.
According to the research, the color of a lake is in part decided by what's in the water. Water takes in the long wavelengths of sunlight, such as red, orange, and yellow, leaving behind the shorter ones like green and mostly blue. In other words, the cleaner the water is, the bluer it looks. In warmer lakes, phytoplankton (浮游植物) develops easily. It has colors from green to brown and red, giving the lake a different color. If global warming continues, one in ten blue lakes might change color, according to the study.
Lakes serve as an important part of our environment, with their color being one of the oldest ways to decide the health of an ecosystem. Humans get their drinking water from lakes, streams and groundwater. As lakes become greener, people may lose lots of clean water. Because of this, treating the water of such lakes becomes more expensive.
At the same time, blue lakes are also a place for people to relax. Some people, according to Catherine O' Reilly, a scientist from the study, considered blue lakes as a place to set their minds free. As these blue lakes disappear, they may feel sad.
If the temperature keeps rising, the fast growing of phytoplankton in greener lakes will provide lake animals more food. However, an increase in these things may also cause some lake animals to die because there is not enough oxygen for them.
① Some animals in the lakes may die.
② The weather in these places may change.
③ The plants around the lake may grow well.
④ People may not get enough drinking water.
| The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on May 5th of the lunar calendar(农历). Eating zongzi and racing dragon boats are the most important traditions to memorize Qu Yuan. He jumped into Miluo River and died. Local people decided to throw food into the river to feed the fish so that they wouldn't eat Qu's body. |
| Every year in early April, people in China visit that tombs(墓) of their ancestors. It is Tomb-Sweeping Day. On that day, Chinese families sweep the tombs and clean away the grass around them. Then they burn paper money and put flowers and fruits in front of the tombs. |
| There is a festival called the Laba Festival before the Spring Festival. It has been a long tradition that people eat Laba porridge to celebrate the event that day. Laba porridge is the most important dish for the Laba Festival. In general, it is made of rice, nuts, grains(谷物) and dried fruits. |
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be held from July 26 to August 11. Find out more about these popular matches: Shooting, Basketball, Football and Cycling! There are some rules you should know before watching these matches. |
Shooting Sit at the back or on either side of the stadium(体育场). Above all, keep quiet during the match. Do not use the flash on your camera. When the players are shooting, keep your voice down. |
Basketball & Football You cannot bring drinks in glass cups. Keep the cheering down at important moments. Do not use the camera flash.If you easily get too excited,bring some food. Keep your mouth moving to cool yourself down. |
Cycling You are not allowed to take your pet with you. You can use the flash to take photos but remember to keep yourself away from the player. Players might look tired, but do not hand them water or anything else. |
Again, if a runner hurts, do not run over to help. The best thing to do is to call our doctors for help. |
Do you know any special inventions? Here are four smart inventions made by students.
A Safe Window Xiao Ming, a 12-year-old boy from China,invented a safer window for kids. When the window moves up, the part for safe guard will work. It can stop children from falling out of the window if they open it. When the window is pulled down, the guard will go up. | A Smart Homework Collecting RobotXiao Li, a student from China, invented a smart robot that collects homework. When a student puts his notebook on the robot, the robot will read his name and collect it. The teachers can connect their phones with the robot, and know if the students hand in their homework. |
An Special Umbrella Jenny, an 11-year-old girl from America, invented a smart umbrella. It has a handle(手柄) in the shape of a circle to hold a cup. With it, you can drink easily when you walk on a rainy day. | A Solar(太阳能) Flower Pot Arthur, a 9-year-old boy from Britain, invented a solar flower pot. The pot has a special part to get solar. It also has three wheels, so the pot can run around the garden and look for sunlight by itself. In this way, the flowers can get enough sunlight. |
To improve children's fitness, Freestyle 360 has introduced some fun fitness classes for children between nine and thirteen years old. We want to encourage children to turn energy into sports and have social fun in a caring and professional environment.
Kids Karate(Mondays) Time:16:30-17:30 Coach: Brett Ukich It is a fun karate class for children to increase skills. They will also learn some of the Japanese terminology(术语). |
Fitness Fun (Wednesdays) Time:16:30—17:15 Coach: Lynsey McDonald This class offers fun lessons including body- weight exercises. Its purpose is to help children get stronger. |
Team Games(Thursdays) Time:17:00—18:15 Coach: Lorraine Clayton This class teaches children to work as a team. We offer fun fitness games so there is something for everyone. |
Physical Activity = Better Health By exercising, children will become happier and fitter. |
Price: £7. 5/ lesson or £28/ month el: 8670 0039 or 1803 3629 Email: info@freestyle360.co.uk Address: Draycott Road, Blockley, GL569DY |
试题篮
The Dragon Boat Festival
Tomb-Sweeping Day
The Laba Festival
