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广东省茂名市高州市第一中学附属实验中学2024-2025学年九年级上学期10月月考英语试题
Have you visited any wonders? Now let me tell you something about the Niagara Falls, one of the wonders of the 1 world. They' re 2 Canada and the United States, The falls are on a river that connects two of the Five Great Lakes, The Niagara Falls has 3 parts: the Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side, and the American Falls on the United States' side, They are about 4 , 1, 240metres wide.
The Niagara Falls has three special falls. The tallest are the American and Bridal Veil falls on the American side, The falls are colourfully lit up 5 night, and many people say they're even more beautiful in winter, when the ground is covered with snow and water turns into6 .
Most visitors go to the falls as 7 as possible, and watch the waters thundering down, The Niagara Falls 8 the waterfalls in mountains, where a thin stream of water comes down a mountainside, half-flying.
Above in the air, you will understand the real difference between the American and 9 Falls. The American Falls only gets about 10% of the water, while the Canadian Falls gets 10 .
Man has invented four kinds of satellites(人造卫星).
The first kind of satellites studies the geography of the earth. They are used to make maps. They also help countries to see where they may find oil or gold. |
The second kind of satellites is used to guide ships and planes. A ship or a plane can send a message to the satellite, and the satellite can find out where the ship or the plane is. |
The third kind studies the weather. These satellites watch clouds and strong winds moving across the earth. They warn countries to make preparations when very bad weather is coming. |
The last kind is used for communications(通信). Telephone calls between countries can be sent. by these satellites. Some can carry hundreds of calls at the same time. The call is sent to the satellite, then the satellite' sends it to a station in the country and this country is being phoned. These satellites also carry pictures; they can receive and send about eight programmes at a time. |
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