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广东省江门市2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题
Elephants are the biggest land animals. They are gray and have no hair. Their skin is thick. They come from Africa and Asia, but we can also find them in other countries. Africa elephants have very big ears while Asian elephants have small cars. Elephants have a very long nose and some have two long white teeth.
Elephants eat a lot of food, but they don't eat meat. They eat leaves, grass and fruit. They eat about 140 kilos of food a day. A big elephant is over 3.5 meters tall and weighs (重) 6,000 kilos.
Elephants love water and they are good at swimming.
Nowadays elephants are in danger. They have less and less land to live on, because people are taking away their land and forests. People cut down many trees, so elephants are losing their homes.
People also kill elephants for their long teeth. Today there are only about 3,000 elephants (over 100,000 before) in the wild. There will not be any elephants if we don't protect them. If we don't help these wild animals, they will die out (灭绝) soon. So we should help them. To protect elephants, we must save the trees and not buy things made of ivory (象牙).
The game of Go was one of the four greatest artistic types in Chinese culture. It is not only a competitive event of the mind, but also a board game amusing ourselves.
Created in China more than four thousand years ago. Go was introduced to Korea and Japan over 1,000 years ago, and has become a favorite activity of many people there. Today, Go still serves as a way of cultural exchange among the people in many Eastern and Western countries, as players in these countries take part in many international games every year.
A game of Go has many implications (含义) for real life. It represents a square world of round pieces in black and white. There are 181 black pieces and 180 white ones in total. While the board is fixed, the pieces can be placed in millions upon millions of different ways, just as life in the real world may take many turns. The proper placement of each tiny Go piece is similar to how one might solve a difficult problem in life.
Go pays much attention to peaceful competition and coexistence (共存). In a game of Go, the players do not wipe out (消灭) each other's pieces. Instead, they simply try to win a larger share of space while allowing the other side some space. However, in chess and Chinese chess, the players try to wipe out as many of the other side's pieces as possible. The one who forces the other side's commander (主帅) into a dead corner then wins the game. Besides, Go carries deeper cultural and philosophical connotations (哲学内涵).
Wu Qingyuan (1914-2014), a modern Go talent, believed that instead of fighting as enemies, the two players work together to play an excellent game and try to achieve peace finally.
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BrickorTreat is back this fall in__△__!
BrickorTreat returns for 2023! And you won't want to miss the best Halloween sleepover ever. Join in our BrickorTreat event with your family members and your best friends! Don't forget that the Monster Party is newly included!
LEGOLAND New York Resort is now open in the beautiful Hudson Valley,Goshen Town,Orange County,New York City,just 60 miles northwest from the center.
Where to have fun | How to have fun |
The BrickorTreat event will take place right at the main entrance of LEGOLAND. | ·Night Shows,Monster Party and more! ·Inroom treasure hunt with gifts for the kids ·Separate sleeping area for kids in every room ·FREE full hot breakfast daily ·Your choice of LEGO themed room: Pirate,Kingdom,LEGO NINJAGO or LEGO Friends |
How much to pay | |
Weekdays: Adult (16+) $80 Child (10-15) $50 Weekends: Adult (16+) $100 Child (10-15) $60 |
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