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广东省江门市蓬江区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末调研考试英语试题
Because of the COVID -19, many zoos are having hard time. Luckily, there are new ways for them\ to raise money, such as having animal shows online, selling cultural products (文化产品), making animal stars and adopting animals online (云认养) .
For Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo, online adoption is one of the ways to get help to getthrough hard times. People from all over the world can pay to adopt their favourite animals. The zoo will use the money to buy food for its animals and pay for their medical care. If someone adopts animal, they can get a certificate(证书) and learn about the animal's daily life online. They can go to the zoo for free, have the chance to feed the animal and clean its living space.
Animals like elephants, golden monkeys, koalas and tigers are all on the adoptioa list. Each animal has its own introduction. You can see its photo and know about its age and living baits(生活习惯).
Adopting animals online makes people think about how a zoo works. Modern zoos are no longer places for visitors to see animals but places to teach people how to protect animals.
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. |
There was a new sport at this year's Paris Olympics: breaking, sometimes called breakdancing. It is a special type of dance that started in the streets. To win the gold, competitors called breakers will do amazing moves to hip- hop music in fun and energetic ways. Here's what you need to know about the sport.
Breaking at the 2024 Paris Olympics | |||||
Event | Date | Number of Competitors | Gold Medal | Silver Medal (银牌) | Bronze Medal (铜牌) |
B- Boys | 9 August 2024 | 16 | Philip Kim Canada | Danis Civil France | Victor Montalvo United States |
B- Girls | 10 August 2024 | 17 | Ami Yuasa Japan | Dominika Banevič Lithuania | Liu Qingyi China |
Why is it called breaking?
Breaking started in the 1970s, in New York City, US. At parties, dancers got up to perform during musical " breaks", which gave breaking its name. Breaking is now an important part of hip- hop culture around the world. | How to breakdance? Breaking has four kinds of moves. A " top rock" is when a breaker dances| while standing up. A" down rock" is when a breaker dances on the floor, moving their arms and kicking their| legs. A " freeze" is when a dancer stops in the middle in a cool position, like standing on their head or| balancing with one hand. " Power moves" are really fast spins and twists that look like the dancer is flying or| spinning like a top. | ▲ Anyone can be a B- girl or a B- boy, which is what breakers call themselves. Victor Montalvo is a B- boy from the US. " Breaking is amazing. It doesn't matter what color you are, who you are, where you're from: it welcomes all kinds of people," he says. " It's all about peace, love, unity, and having fun." | |||
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