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山东潍坊滨海国际学校2019-2020学年九年级下学期英语4月线上检测卷
Nowadays, "toilet revolution" is a thing in China.China isinvesting seven billion yuan in the project.The money is spent building or upgrading(改进) toilets in 30,000villages.
Experts have agreed that a "toilet revolution" is very important.Bettertoilets mean healthier lives and better living standards.Better toilets can alsohelp encourage tourism and improve the economy.
"Toilet revolution" was started in 2015.Chinese president Xi Jinpingthen called for improvement to toilets across China.The government has investedmore than 1.6 billion yuan in the project since then.Nearly 70,000 toilets havebeen built or upgraded.By the end of 2017, 45 percent of rural residents (居民) had been usingstandard toilets.In 2013, that number was only 36 percent.
In cities popular with tourists, more expensive toilets have been built.Thesetoilets have ATMs, WiFi and recharging (充电) stations for mobile phones.Some toilets, meanwhile, havebeen expanded (扩大). Now, they have special cubicles (隔间) for the disabled and adults with young children.
China, in fact, is not alone in focusing on toilets.According to Bill Gates'foundation, forty percent of the world's population doesn't have flush toilets.UNICEF(联合国儿童基金会) says atleast 1.2 million young children die of diarrhea each year.Contact with human wasteis the main cause.Gates says toilets of the future will be able to save 800 livesevery day.
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Rong Zichen, 13, Chengdu | Sichuan Students from different countries share what their school day is like. So I made a report about their school day life. |
Amelia Gon, 12. The American School Foundation | Every morning I get up early to catch the bus. I get to school at about 7: 15 am. After meeting with my friends, we go to our classes. The first class starts at 7: 45. All my classes are 1 hour and 15 minutes long. Between classes, we have a 5-minute break. After the first class, I go to homeroom for 30 minutes. Then, it's time for a break! I eat snacks (零食) and talk with friends. At 10: 00, I walk to my next class. At 11: 30, the third class starts and lunch starts at 12: 50. After lunch, I have the last class, then I take the bus home. |
Chelsea Wang, 13. Barker College | My day starts with my debate (辩论) practice at home because I am on my school debate team. The first class starts at 9: 45 a.m. Normally we have seven classes on Tuesday and six classes on the other school days. The children go to different classrooms for the different subjects. In different classes, we can meet different friends. It is great! |
Niu Hanliang, 15. Western Boarding Schools | Our classes in school end at 3: 15 pm. You also can go to clubs like drama club and the school band from Monday to Thursday. My classes start at 9: 30 am. Monday through Wednesday, we have three classes in the morning. At about 12, we have lunch for about an hour. After that, we have two more classes. At 3 pm, classes end and tutorial (辅导) will start. You can go to any teacher if you have questions. After tutorial ends, I will go to cross country or tennis practice. We have Friday afternoons off. |
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