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【盐仓24秋】外研版(2024)英语九年级下册A本Module 1 Travel Unit 3
Do you like travelling? Have you heard of volunteer travel? Do you know what volunteer travel means?
The main purpose of volunteer travel is to take part in service activities to help others. During the trip, volunteer travellers often provide services like teaching, cooking, animal caring, and cultural activities. The volunteers may get free or cheaper living places and meals because of their help.
It seems these long journeys could only be made possible in recent years by modern transport(交通). However, volunteer travel started in the 1960s, when Alec Dickson and his wife Mora from the UK founded Voluntary Service Overseas(VSO), an international volunteer organisation.
Traditionally, the volunteer activities take place in a foreign country. But now, more volunteer trips have taken place within the volunteers' own countries in recent years. Volunteer projects in the countryside are now attracting more visitors living in the cities as a break from the fast and tiring city life.
There are lots of advantages in volunteer travel. By doing voluntary work while travelling, travellers may make a real, positive influence on the world. The services volunteers provide can reduce the costs for the communities they serve. Another advantage of volunteer travel is that it helps people living in cities experience the life in the countryside. For those who are tired of city life but can't move to the countryside, volunteer travel can be a way. In this way, travellers can relax themselves from the busy lives, while the countryside can get a lot by receiving more customers for local tourism industries(行业).
The 19th Asian Games was held from September 23rd to October 8th in Hangzhou,Zhejiang province. During 15 days,players competed for 483 gold medals. There were 40 sports and 61 events. Esports(电竞) and breakdancing(霹雳舞) joined the Games for the first time.
Slogan(口号) The slogan of the Hangzhou Asian Games is "heart to heart,@future". It shows that in the digital era(数字时代),people from all over Asia are connected with each other. |
Medals(奖牌) The medals of the Hangzhou Asian Games are called "Shan Shui". "Shan Shui" shows the beauty of Hangzhou,like its natural landscapes(风景园林),clear water and green hills. |
Mascots(吉祥物) The mascots of the Hangzhou Asian Games are a group of robots called"Memories of Jiangnan". The name comes from a poem by Bai Juyi. He wrote,"When I recall Jiangnan,Hangzhou brings back most of my memories. "The three mascots are named Chenchen,Congcong and Lianlian. They stand for peace and friendship. They are calling out to Asia and the world to meet together in Hangzhou for the Hangzhou Asian Games. |
The Hangzhou Asian Games was a"green"and"smart"Games. There were no fireworks(烟花) let off in the city in the Opening Ceremony(开幕式). It started from the Kongming lanterns at the beginning to the digital fireworks and digital torchbearer(火炬手) in the end. It shows that in the digital era,the technology (技术) in China becomes stronger and stronger.
GREEN BANK
THE TOWN WITHOUT WI-FI
●Can you live without wi-fi or smartphones?
For young people in Green Bank, West Virginia, in the US, the answer is, "Yes, I can."{#blank#}1{#/blank#} People use landlines to make phone calls and the Internet doesn't connect quickly or easily.
●Why doesn't Green Bank have modern technology?
There's an important and huge telescope(望远镜) there, but scientists need it to study space. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} It's a radio telescope and it listens carefully for radio signals (信号) from planets, for example. Wi-fi and smartphones can stop these and then the telescope can't pick up the radiosignals clearly.
●What do teenagers in Green Bank do without wi-fi?
They study in the town's library and help their parents on their farms. In their free time, they play sports and go kayaking(皮划艇). {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Green Bank school has got a robotics club. They build great robots and their team is the winner of West Virginia.
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Life in Green Bank is different. There aren't any shopping centers, restaurants or cinemas. People can't search online for news or for phone numbers. They read the newspaper and look in phone books. The telescope uses 21st century technology, but the town is like small towns from the 1950s-that's unusual!
A. What is everyday life like there? B. They can also join after-school clubs. C. What can you see from the huge telescope? D. It doesn't receive pictures or take photos of stars. E. Life without wi-fi and smartphones is normal there. |
Do you think Green Bank is an interesting place to visit? Why?(不超过15词) {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
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