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湖北省武汉光谷未来中学2023-2024学年九年级下学期开学考试英语试卷
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 way of traveling. A City for Walking and Cycling 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. Travel Squad Recently, "travel squad" 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 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. |
①People can't drive. ②The eco-friendly way of traveling.
③No deadly road accidents. ④The low cost.
⑤The CO2 level isn't very high. ⑥Easy to walk and cycle.
Teachers in the sky On Dec. 9, three Chinese astronauts (宇航员) give a science lesson 400 kilometers above the earth! They show students their life there. During the lesson, Zhai shows their clothes—"penguin suit". Sometimes they wear them to keep strong. Wang also shows another way to keep healthy-they exercise with bikes every day! ____ When you see: it for the first time, you may think it's the famous painting Girl With a Pearl Earring《带珍珠耳环的少女》. But it's not, it's just a picture made by designer Julian using artificial intelligence (AI). The AI-made artwork shows up at a museum (博物馆) in March. ChatGPT causes storm A survey shows that over 89%students in US use ChatGPT OpenAI (a smart AD) to help with homework, so some American schools stop the use of ChatGPT. However, not all the schools say "no" to ChatGPT. Some Canadian universities are making rules on its use, for students and teachers. |
Locals Care for Natural World Grasslands and lakes in Sanjiangyuan have taken on a new look and many wild animals have come back. On January 24, 2003, China set up Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve to protect the area and the wildlife. Local people joined in the project, picking up waste and protecting the animals. | |
China Successfully Grows Rice in Space How to grow food in space if humans live there one day? For nearly 40 years, China has developed over 260 new types of seeds (种子) in space. Recently growing rice at Tiangong Space Station make a big step forward. It can also solve food problems on Earth. | |
Doctors Sent to West Africa Doctors are flying to an island of the coast of West Africa after a new flu broke out. They will test different medicines to find a way to deal with it. To get things better, they will also offer medical care and help train local nurses there. | |
A strong earthquake hit Turkey on February 6. More than 8,000 international rescuers (救援人员) around the world went to help, including the Blue Sky Rescue Team from China. They helped save lives and rebuild homes. | |
Scientists Fight against Plastic Pollution A natural material, fungi (真曲), used to break down a type of plastic called polypropylene (聚丙烯) turned out to be useful. Scientists at the University of Sydney found that after 90 days, between 25% and 27, 9% of polypropylene broke down and after 140 days, polypropylene became completely safe. |
Help design 2026 Commonwealth Games mascot(吉祥物) Schoolchildren will be asked to help design a mascot to represent Victoria,Australia for the 2026 Commonwealth Games(英联邦运动会).The Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games mascot,to be announced late next year,will replace the 2022 Birmingham Game's Perry the bull.The director,Jeroen Weimar stressed the process would include sending staff into classrooms to ask kids what they want as a symbol of the Games. |
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▲ The Kids News Short Story Competition runs from May 1 to 26 and is free to enter.The competition has four age groups:Kindergarten to Year 2;Years 3-4;Years 5-6 and Years 7-9.Stories must be between 250 and 750 words for students in Kindergarten to Year 4;and between 500 and 1000 words for students in Years 5 to 9.The judges,will choose the winning entries,with the first prize winner in each age group scoring 10 copies of their short story published into a printed book with a personally designed cover.There are also prizes for one runner-up and three highly commended entries in each age group. |
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First Barbie doll with Down syndrome(唐氏综合征) It's the best-known doll brand in the world,and now in a world first,Mattel has released a Barbie who has Down syndrome.The doll will be one of the company's 2023 Barbie Fashion collection,part of Mattel's bid in recent years to increase the differences of its dolls.To create the doll with Down syndrome,the toy company worked with the US National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS).The Barbie dolls have features what a person with Down syndrome has,including the face,which has a rounder shape,smaller ears,and a flat nose. |
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