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浙江省温州市第二中学2024-2025学年上学期九年级英语10月月考试题
The greatest wonders of the ancient world art are usually hard to miss. For example, you can't walk past Egypt's pyramids without noticing them. They' re right in your face. But not the Nazca Lines in southern Peru.
These ancient drawings don't rise before you on huge stones. They' re geoglyphs(地画). They' re seen in the desert sands. There are hundreds of them. Some are so large that the best way to see them is from the window ofa plane. That's how thousands of visitors see them each year.
Yet these wonders weren't noticed for nearly 1,500 years. A researcher first found some geoglyphs in Nazca(the Nazca Lines) in 1927. But nearly 150 geoglyphs weren't discovered until many years later. It took technology such as drones(无人机) to find them.
Researchers still have many questions about the geoglyphs. And the answers are unclear. Here's what we do know: The area's pre- Incan Nazca people created the geoglyphs. This was between 500 BCE and 500 CE. How did they make them? By moving away some of the dark rocks that covered the ground. This showed the lighter- colored desert sand below.
Many of the Nazca Lines show the natural world, like animals and plants. And then there are some that aren't from nature. One example was found in 2019. It's of a strange creature(创造物) with many eyes and mouths. Resenrchers say this shows that the Nazca people may have had a taste for the magical.
So why were the geoglyphs created in the first place? Researchers think they may have been part of rituals(仪式) for rain and crops. Certain geoglyphs may have shown where the rituals were being held. Others could have led travelers to those places.
Then again, these are all guesses. Only one thing is clear: The Nazcas found a way to draw lasting lines in the always- changing sands of time.
AI（人工智能） makes our lives easier and better. Let's see some amazing AIs.
Cool driverless（无人驾驶的）bus Apolong is a driverless bus. Its door will open to you by itself. The bus can hold 14 people and doesn't need a driver. It follows traffic rules. It stops every time when it sees a stop light. | Your close friend Xiaoice is a robot. If you feel lonely, you can talk with it. It's good at singing, writing poems and telling stories. You can make friends with it! |
World's first AI anchor（主播） See this picture!The famous Chinese anchor Qiu Hao is reporting the news. But "he" is not the real Qiu Hao. It is the world's first AI anchor. It looks and speaks just like a real person. It speaks both Chinese and English. It can work 24 hours without any mistakes. | Popular AI artist A beautiful painting was sold for about 3, 000, 000 yuan in 2018. But it isn't a work by a famous painter An AI artist painted it. The AI artist imitated（临摹） over 15, 000 works to learn to paint. Now it is one of the most popular artists in the world. |
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Do you know sugar painting? It is one of China's most popular folk art {#blank#}1{#/blank#}.
It is said that Chen Zi'ang, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, created sugar painting. Chen liked brown sugar, but{#blank#}2{#/blank#} way of eating it was different from others'. He first melted (使熔化) the sugar {#blank#}3{#/blank#} heating it. Then he shaped the hot sugar into animals, flowers, plants, and so on. Once the sugar cooled down, it {#blank#}4{#/blank#} sweet artworks.
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From then on, the sweet snack became{#blank#}10{#/blank#} popular and it slowly developed into the art of sugar painting today.
Let's Ride Together! Are you ready to start to be fun and healthy? Our cycling club is calling all bike lovers to join us. | |
Why Join Us? | Club Information |
1. Make new friends. 2. Keep active and healthy. 3. Have fun outdoors: Enjoy cycling, games and special activities. 4. Learn useful skills(技能): cycling skills, safety(安全) and teamwork. | Meeting days: At 4:00 pm, every Monday. Meeting place: The square (广场) in front of the school library. Things to bring:Your bike and helmet (头盔). Open to: Students over 12 years old. Good riders are welcome! If you are new to cycling, there is also a place for you in our club. |
Want to be a member of us or know more information? Callusat216-9871oremailMr.Smithatletsride@ 126.com. | |
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