题型:阅读表达 题类: 难易度:困难
广东省汕头市潮南区陈店实验学校2023-2024学年七年级上学期10月月考英语试题
On very cold winter days, a group of Japanese children traveled a long way and arrived at a small island where nobody lived. After setting up a camp, they caught fish in the sea, and walked on the snow to find firewood, wild fruit and fresh water. Then they made a fire to do some cooking. They were not homeless children or modern Robinson (鲁滨逊). They were all pupils from a primary school and campers of special"hardship(苦难)camp".
Every year primary and middle schools in Japan organize such camps to train the children's spirit of bearing hardships. Such places like thick forests and far-off(遥远的)mountains are often chosen as camp places.
The Japanese education circles (教育界) usually think it necessary to give children chances of suffering(经历)hardships. Children in Japan now may hardly find times of hardships, because of the rapid growth of national economy(经济)and improvement in people's living conditions. The experts(专家)think that such hardship camps can help children learn to live and develop in the struggle against nature.
It's said that such hardship camps are warmly accepted by both Japanese school children and their parents.
We live on the earth. We use the sea around us. What do we take from the ocean? And what do we give to it?
We take fishes from the ocean—millions of kilograms of fish, every year, to feed millions of people. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}We take minerals (矿物) from the ocean. We can get salt by evaporating (蒸发) seawater. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}such as gold. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}Seaweed (海草) becomes food of many kinds—even candy and ice cream—as well as medicine. Believe it or not, fresh water is another gift from the sea. We can't drink ocean water. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}But ocean water becomes fresh water when the salts are removed. In the future, we will find ourselves depending more and more on fresh water from the sea.
The sea gives us food, fertilizer, minerals, water and other gifts. What do we give the sea? We pollute the ocean all the time. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Throwing waste into the ocean is killing off sea life. Yet as the world population grows, we may need the sea and its gifts more than ever.
We are finally learning that if we destroy our sea, we might also destroy ourselves. Hopefully, it is not too late.
A. Other gifts, such as seaweed, can be also got from the sea. B. Huge as it is, the ocean can't hold all that we pour into it. C. Along with salt, other minerals are left after evaporation. D. We even use their bones (骨头) for fertilizer (肥料). E. Some of its contents (所含物) may cause illness. |
Imagine a sky filled with beautiful kites of all shapes and sizes. Isn't it magical? In this article, we'll take you on a journey through some of the best kit e festivals around the world.
Weifang International Kite Festival The Weifang International Kite Festival is held every year in April. Weifang is known as the "Kite Capital of the World". The history of this kit e festival can date back to 1984. Different kite designs(设计) can be seen during the festival. Traditional shapes include fish, birds, butterflies and dragons. There are also creative style s like the kit e in the shape of China's Tiangong space station. Visitors can also try their hand at kite making in many workshops. |
Dieppe International Kite Festival The Dieppe International Kite Festival takes place every two years in September in France. The festival began in 1980. It is one of the largest kite events in Europe. The event is known for showing artistic kite designs. If you are visiting Dieppe for the festival, you will not want to miss the closing ceremony. There's an evening light show. Hundreds of kites magically light up the night! |
Washington State International Kite Festival In the U. S. , there is the Washington State International Kite Festival. It has been held in August every year since 1981. The festival is one of the largest kite-flying events in North America. The festival includes many competitive events. It's fun to watch kite-flyers from around the world work their magic. This festival still holds the world record for keeping a kit e in the air for the longest time — 180 hours(7. 5 days). |
My parents usually celebrate a special day by enjoying a special kind of wine called Canadian ice wine.
My mother once told me the story of ice wine. To make it, people must freeze grapes on the vine. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Sometimes, a great new product is invented by accident. And that's exactly how we got ice wine.
In the 1700s in Germany, a man was away from his farm in autumn. The weather suddenly turned cold and his grapes froze when he came back. How terrible! Anyway, the man tasted the grapes. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Then, he decided to use these grapes to make some wine. Guess what? {#blank#}3{#/blank#}for two centuries, Germany was the only place where ice wine was made.
Then, a Canadian got the idea that this kind of wine could be produced in Canada, After all, the winters are cold in
Canada, and that's the main requirement for making ice wine. After hard work, some grape farmers found the best process. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
The story of ice wine got me thinking. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} It's really hard to imagine the world without penicillin and the microwave. Penicillin has saved millions of lives. And the microwave has certainly changed the way we cook.
Life is sometimes like that. When we look for one thing, something even better comes along…… if we keep our eyes and minds open.
A.To his surprise, the grapes tasted so sweet. B.People really liked his wine. C. What other inventions came about by accident? D. You might think this is strange, but it is true. E. And soon Canadian ice wine began to be sold all over the world. |
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