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广东省深圳市福田外国语南校区2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中英语试题
The caique(地中海轻巧小舟) is an important part of Greek culture. For centuries, these traditional wooden boats have been used for fishing and for sending goods, animals and people. But the art of building caiques completely by hand is now in danger.
Caiques from the Greek island of Samos are famous for their quality. Years ago, many locals made a living building caiques. Now, only four boat builders remain. Giorgos Kiassos is one of them. "Sadly, I see the craft(工艺) slowly dying," he said while working on a boat. "Boats made from materials like plastic are cheaper and sell better." Besides, few young locals are interested in taking up the craft. While caique building is seen as an art, the work is tiring. It usually takes more than five years of hard training to learn how to build a caique independently.
The good news is that help is on the way. Kostas Damianidis, a researcher in the field of traditional Greek boat-building, is setting up a new craft museum on Samos. He also hopes to open a boat-building school within the museum.
To achieve his goals, Damianidis is turning to Kiassos for help. "It' s important to have someone with plenty of experience," he said. After more than 30 years in the business, Kiassos knows when to cut down a tree and where each piece should go on the boat. With one mistake, the boat could have problems. When you get it all right, it combines(结合) beauty and strength.
Kiassos is now finishing two caiques. "When a boat leaves, I'm sad," he said. "Yes, I'm happy when everything's okay. But it's like something is leaving, like a piece of me."
Here are four clothing stores.
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Golden Point Sell: women's clothing and accessories (配饰) Open hours: 8:30 a.m. —9:30 p.m. Clothes: Good Price (价格): £ £ £ £ Service: ★ Phone: 6632225 |
The West Village Sell: men's clothing and second-hand (二手的) clothing Open hours: 8:00 a.m. —10:00 p.m. Clothes: Bad Price: £ £ Service: ★★★★ Phone: 7632646 |
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Sports World Sell: sports clothing Open hours: 9:00 a.m. 一 9:00 p.m. Clothes: Very good Price: £ £ £ Service: ★★★ Phone: 7799365 |
The Cross Sell: children's clothing and accessories Open hours: 8:30 a.m. 一 7:30 p.m. Clothes: Best Price: £ £ £ Service: ★★ Phone: 7246911 |
Notes: £ means the cheapest; £ £ £ £ means the most expensive;
★ means friendly; ★★★★ means the friendliest
Have you ever dreamed of traveling to space? With the development of science, you may soon be able to book a ticket. Many companies now can offer space travels. Let's take a look.
Fly me to the moon A rich man in Japan named Yusaku has invited eight famous people to join him for a trip around the moon with the belt of felon Musk's Space X company. The trip, called Dear Moon, will take three days to fly to the moon. orbit（沿轨道运行） and then spend three days returning. It will take place in 2025. |
Living in a space hotel The US company Orbital assembly Corporation（OAC）planned to start building the world's first space hotel in 2025. It will turn its c if around to create artificial gravity（人造重力）. The hotel is expected to have restaurants, c in c mas and. Rooms for up to 400 guests. |
Short space trips Some people may prefer to simply have a taste instead of staving in space for a long time. Tickets for a 90- minute journey have been on sale to the public since Fib. 16. The first short space trips of Virgin Galactic, a company set up by a British businessman, are set for later this year. The spaceship travels in space while people enjoy several minutes of views of the earth from the windows. |
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Have you ever watched the program Everlasting Classics 《经典咏流传》on CCTV? This program {#blank#}1{#/blank#} us more interested in reading books, especially classics. It can not only {#blank#}2{#/blank#} our minds, but also make us cleverer and {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. We can improve our study {#blank#}4{#/blank#} we read more good books. The more we read, the more we will learn, and the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} our future will become. I like reading. I once read a {#blank#}6{#/blank#} named Journey to the West. I like this book because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the weak and never give up.
However, some {#blank#}8{#/blank#} spend much time listening to music, watching TV or {#blank#}9{#/blank#} computer games. It takes much of their free time. So I think everyone should read more books, especially classics so that we can spread (传播) our {#blank#}10{#/blank#} culture to the world.
Do you believe in green living? Read the following blog and replies about a fun, easy and creative way to make your lifestyle greener.
Posted by Gina at 8:32 a.m.on 11th February 2021 New Uses for Old Clothing Nowadays, we're more wasteful than ever—buying, using and throwing things away without thinking about the costs. We need to start living more responsibly—but how? One answer is to upcycle(升级利用).
If you're like me, you might already make soil for gardening from food waste and use empty paper boxes as storage space. Did you know you can apply the same way to old clothing? You just need imagination! I started upcycling clothing. Making new things out of old clothes is the best way to mix my talent and my interest. Do you upcycle? If so, what new things have you made? If not, why not give it a try? | |
TerryB Posted at 9:08 a.m.on 11th February 2021 Reply Why don't you give your old clothes to people in need? I even give away the most expensive things I don't wear anymore. So I can help the environment while giving something useful to people in need. Gina Posted at 9:28 a.m.on 11th February 2021Reply Good point! I'm talking about only the oldest clothing in your room—the clothes that are too old to be worn by others. The same idea goes for food waste at restaurants and supermarkets. Before upcycling food that can still be eaten, for example, using it to make soil, we should give it to those in need. | |
Betty99 Posted at 10:18 a.m,on 1lth February 2021Reply I've made shopping bags out of T-shirts and dog toys out of socks. Upcycling clothing is a fun hobby, but the most important thing is that it makes me feel like I'm living less wastefully. |
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