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黑龙江省绥化市2018年中考英语试卷
Do you have a nickname(呢称)?Most of us do by our looks, clothing, or personality. But for cities, the meaning of their nicknames has much more than that.
Many big cities have nicknames, such as New York-The Big Apple, London-The Great Smog, and Rome-The Eternal(永恒的)City. Why do cities have such nicknames?
In the 1920s, there were many races in New York. People called the prizes of these race apples. Writer John J.Fitz Gerald first called New York the Big Apple, because New York is the place that many people dreamed of going to for the biggest prize of all.
For Rome, as the name suggests, the answer is simple, Romans believed that no matter what happened to the world, Rome would go on forever. Rome has been an important center of power for more than 2,000 years.
As for London, in the Victorian period, it had problems with its air. Later in 1952, serious air pollution made 10,000 people fall ill. But now the air of London has become better.
Does that sound interesting? Does your city have a nickname?
Sending packets, shopping for everyday goods and even building a house, these are new skills that new robots show at the World Robot Exhibition.
RoBohoN |
Scientists are recommending the latest talking robots. They can be highly intelligent in their responses. RoBohoN, just 10cm tall, makes a lively description of the Great Wall and the Palace Museum. It can speak Chinese, English or any other language you like. |
Human Support |
This robot stands at 1m tall and looks like a container with arms. It provides much support to different places and keeps in touch with the outside world through the internet. |
HRP-5P |
As world cities continue developing, there are building sites everywhere, but there aren't enough people to build them. HRP-5P looks like a strong builder. It stands at 1.8m tall and |
CarriRo |
CarriRo, in the shape of a toy bus, has friendly "eyes" on its front. It works as a postman and sends packages by rolling around the streets. It has a GPS to travel. The person who receives the package is sent a code to the smart phone to open the CarriRo and get the package. |
When people are driving, they like listening to music on the radio in the car. Music makes the ride interesting. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
There is a kind of wonderful road in Japan- melody road. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} When you drive on it, you can hear nice songs. There are three melody roads in Japan. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} When you drive on it, you can hear the song Memories of Summer. Lots of drivers like this road very much. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Many people drive their cars to the road only because they want to listen to the nice song.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} The designer (设计者) of this road says, "You can hear the beautiful song best when your speed (速度) is 50 kilometers an hour".
A. You must follow the traffic rules. B. They say the song keeps therm relaxed. C. It is a road with musical notations (乐谱). D. But do you know roads can play music too? E. But to hear the music, you can't drive too fast. F. One of them is near the city of Numata and it's about 175 meters long. |
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