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浙江省温州市第十二中学2024-2025学年上学期八年级英语Modules 1-3月考检测卷
Here is some "breaking" news: the International Olympic Committee(IOC)has added(增加)breaking(霹雳舞)to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games!
Breaking might be one of the very unusual sports to be added to the Games, as it's often seen as more of an art than a sport.
The dance style first appeared(出现)on the streets of New York in the1970s. Performers dance to hip-hop music while using different movements. In the1980s, breaking swept around the world when it was adopted by pop stars such as Michael Jackson. Jackson's moonwalk became popular among teenagers worldwide.
Why did the IOC choose breaking? Over the past few years, the Olympics has become less interesting to young people. The IOC is trying to make the Games more "youthful", with sports that young people actually do in their spare time. "We want to take sports to the youth," said IOC President.
To be added to the Olympics, a sport must be widely practiced by men in at least 75 countries and by women in no fewer than 40 countries. Breaking certainly meets this standard(标准), according to The Sydney Morning Herald. It is also competitive(有竞争力的)and requires strict training just like other sports. Dancers need to have the strong upper body and core(核心)strength.
"I train at least 10 hours a week, and I've been training since I was a young kid," top Australian break dancer Lowe said.
"It's great that it gives us more recognition(认可)as a sport," said British break dancer Karam. "Now, the efforts of break dancers are gradually accepted and even admired by a growing number of people. And for the Olympics, it will attract young people who may not follow some of the traditional sports."
How much pocket money do you get from your parents each week? British researchers did a survey of 1,204 children between 8 and 15 years old. According to the reports, they are getting less and less pocket money.
In 2010 | They found the average amount of pocket money for British kids was about 5.89 pounds (62 yuan) a week. |
In 2009 | It was 6.24 pounds (66 yuan). |
In 2007 | It was 6.58 pounds (69 yuan). |
In 2003 | Parents gave children an average of 5.79 pounds (61 yuan) a week. |
However, children are not too worried about it, according to the survey. Almost half of them believe they get the right amount. Only 42 percent say they would like to have more pocket money. Most kids like to compare their pocket money with their friends. In the survey, 37 percent believe their friends get more money than they do.
Although they are receiving less pocket money than before, most British kids still keep the good habit of saving, according to the survey.
10% | They save all their pocket money. |
25% | They save at least half. |
35% | They will save money to buy something they really want. |
"It is good to develop the habit of saving at a young age," said Flavia Palacios Uman, one of the researchers. "You will benefit later in life because your savings will add up over time."
Dame Daphne Sheldrick did a great job -she protected and returned orphaned (孤儿的) elephant babies to the wild. In 1977, Sheldrick and her team David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust began to save and raise hundreds of orphaned elephant babies in Kenya. Here is what she shared with us in an interview.
Question: Can you tell us about your first interaction (互动) with an elephant?
Sheldrick: My first close interaction with elephants was that with my husband's two elephant orphans. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
Question: Why did you set up David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust?
Sheldrick: {#blank#}2{#/blank#}David was, at the time, the finest wildlife warden (看守人) in Africa. After my husband died, there were many orphaned elephant babies that needed to be saved, so I came to help. That is how it all began.
Question: {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
Sheldrick: The orphans often come back to see their human family and the other orphans... Elephants never forget. They love their keepers for life.
Question: What can children do to protect wildlife?
Sheldrick: Children can help keep the environment clean and safe for wildlife. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}They can also raise money to help those working with wildlife.
A. Do the animals ever come back to visit? B. I came to love and understand those orphans. C. People are trying harder than before to save wildlife. D. The idea came from the love of my husband's many friends. E. They can join the wildlife club and learn to speak up for animals. |
Do you want to save and raise orphaned elephant babies like Sheldrick when you grow up? Why or why not? (答案不超过15个单词){#blank#}5{#/blank#}
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