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湖北省武汉市武珞路中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中英语试卷
Travel Squad--Travel Like A Soldier Recently, "travel squad' (特种兵式旅游) becomes a popular trip style in China. It means travel like a soldier. It's different from the relaxing kind of traveling that we all know. Visitors often go to a lot of places in a short period of time at a low cost, usually on weekends. Most of these them are college students. "Such a trip can bring a different color to my stressful life." said Chen, a 24-year-old university student. "Because it is very energy-consuming (耗体力), it is not suitable for everyone." she added. ▲ The city of Pontevedra in Spain is great for walking and cycling. People can't drive in the city center. They make 73 percent of journeys in the city on foot or by bike. Only 30 percent of the public space is for cars. Seventy percent is for people. From 2001 to now, there are no deadly road accidents, and the CO2 level went down by 67 percent since the 1990s. Fun and Fitness on Bikes A cyclist dresses up during a 16-kilometer bike ride in Moscow during the spring 2023 Velofest. Velofest is a big cycling activity in Russia. The activity was a celebration in support of bike culture and healthy lifestyles. A number of people took part and many dressed up. It meant that they want an active lifestyle and eco-friendly (环保的) way of traveling. |
It is Friday today. Next week Lily is going to hold a party because it's her thirteenth birthday. She has made the invitation(邀请函) ready for the party.
Welcome to Lily's birthday party! When:5:00pm-7:00pm on October 20 Where: Lily's House at Main Street What to eat: ☑ Fruit, snacks(零食) and drinks ☑ A big birthday cake What to do: ☑ Sing songs ☑ Make a wishing tree ☑ Tell funny jokes and stories Call 478-4366 to tell me if you will come before October 15! |
The AI Government Adviser in Romania Romania recently introduced the world's first AI(人 工 智 能 ) government adviser called Ion. The AI robot Ion looks like a large, smart mirror. It can collect the opinions of Romanians to help the government understand what the people care about. People can visit Ion's website and social media pages, or even meet it face to face to tell their ideas to the AI. Ion will summarize different kinds of needs and questions. | |
Exploring(探索) the moon and Mars may no longer be surprising. NASA announced in January that it had partnered with another US agency to build nuclear thermal(核动力) rocket engines. A trip to Mars will take about seven months. Although scientists aren't sure about the exact time a trip with nuclear engines will take, the technology will make travel time less and cut down the risk astronauts will face. | |
New Drone(无 人 机 ) at Home in Air and Water Chinese researchers have developed a diving(潜 水 ) drone that can change between flying and swimming. It weighs 1.63 kilograms and is 38 centimeters wide, which can fly for six minutes in the air or operate underwater for 40 minutes. It can be used for exploration, search and other jobs. It will be designed in different sizes and will be able to work in deep sea environments after further technical breakthroughs. |
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