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广东省深圳市2024-2025学年八年级上学期国庆Module 1 How to learn English测试
Baseball is very popular in America now, and it has a long history. Its history can date back to(追溯到)1744, in a children's book A Little Pretty Pocket-Book in the UK. There was a game called baseball. Later on, people got to know much other early information about baseball game.
In 1749, Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, played"Baseball"in English. Then some students began to play with balls ruled by Princeton College in 1787. And a baseball club came into being in 1825.
The Boy's Own Book(1828)told the rules to today's game of baseball. People should play the baseball on a diamond-shaped infield(菱形的内场). When a player hit( 击 )the ball through or over the infield, he could run. If the ball hit somewhere else, which was against the rule, he could not run. Three missed batting(击球)meant the player lost the game.
In The Book of Sports(1834)by Robin Carver, he brought the baseball to the Americans for the first time. And now, the baseball is very popular all over the world. Many people like playing it for fun. It's also a way to keep healthy.
World Earth Day is a special day to call for people to protect the environment. It is on April22ªᵈ. It began in the US on April 22"d, 1970. It is now celebrated every year by people around the world. Although pollution is still everywhere, we can make a difference. Here is an example. Every day, Judy Smith, a 16-year-old girl, waters and cares for the trees at school. A rainstorm hit the area on March 10th, 2024 and some of trees at school fell down. Judy was in the classroom when the rainstorm came. She could feel the wind shaking the windows and saw the trees falling down. Judy used to sit under the trees and enjoy some relaxing time. She didn't want to lose the trees. As a member of the School Green Team, Judy decided to offer help. She came up with a planting plan and called for her team members to help. Now they often help plant trees and take care of them. The headteacher, Mike Smith, said the school was lucky to have this plan."Some of those trees were as old as the buildings, and it was sad to see them fall,"he said. Judy is proud whenever she helps protect the environment. She hopes that more students can join them. |
Young Heroes for the Planet
Nowadays, people around the world are working to help our planet. Check out how the four young adults made a difference.
Saving Pandas When Jack was 11, he started a group to teach kids about pandas. He also sold toy pandas to raise money to protect pandas in danger. "I hope to encourage more people to care about pandas," Jack says. | Growing Right Kathy, 14, set up an organization to educate people growing right plants in right places. She also wrote a book to help people learn what plants are native(本土的) to their area. |
Creating Energy At the age of 12, Linda invented a machine called SuperE. It collects heat from fields to make electricity(电), Linda says her invention creates electricity in a way that is less harmful to the environment. | Cleaning Up Patrick, 13, joined the Ocean Heroes Camp last year. He started a project and picked up plastic waste around nearby lakes with his friends. The goal of the project was to fight plastic. |
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