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heargued.Franklinwantedtheturkeyasthecountry'
snationalbird.
IfAmericanschosetheirnationalsymboldeliberately(人为地),thesymbolofEnglandaroseoutofhistory.
KingHenryI(1068-1135)wasabravewarriorbutalsowise.HewasthefirstEnglishKingtousealionasaroyalsymbol,whichispopularlyknownasthe"
kingofthejungle"
.BytheyearRichardI,knownas"
TheLionHeart"
forhisbravery,cametothethronein1189,thefamousThreeLionsbadgehadbeenformed.NowitcanbeseenontheshirtsofEngland'
ssportsteams.
EveryoneknowsabouttheAustraliankangaroo.Legendhasitthatthekangaroogetsitsnamefromanearlymeetingbetweenlocalaboriginesandwhitesettlers.WhenaskedbytheEuropeanswhatthesestrange-lookinganimalswere,anativereplied"
kangaroo"
meaning,"
Idon'
tunderstandyou."
Thekangarooisanindividualisticanimal.Althoughitdoesgatheringroups,thekangarooisnotaherdanimal.Ifagroupisattacked,individualsrunoffindifferentdirections.Australiansthinkthekangaroorepresentspositivevalues,suchasindividualresponsibilityandpride.
AnimalsShowingNationalSpiritandCharacter
76._______
Country
Features
Whychosen/consideredso
Eagle
78._______
80._______
82._______
Greatstrength
Powerful
83._______
77._______
England
81._______
84._______
Knownas“kingofthejungle”
Kangaroo
79._______
Individualistic
Typicaltotheland
85._______
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Haveyoueverbeenfrustrated(沮丧的)whenlefttalkingtoyourselfafteryourmobilephonebatteryrunsoutinthemiddleofacall?
Ifyes,thenherecomessomegoodnews.Scientistsarenowperfectingawaytorecharge(充电)electricalequipmentwhileonthemove.
ResearchersfromtheNetherlands,FranceandPortugalannouncedlastweekthattheyhavedevelopedverythinsolarpanels(太阳能板)thatcanbeputonclothes.Theycanalsobeaddedtofurnitureandrooftops.Theychangelightfromthesunintoelectricity.
Inaboutthreeyears,you'
llbeabletowearajacketthatwillrechargeyourphoneasyouwalk.Forcampingfans,thedevelopmentcouldleadtoatentwhichchargesbatteriesalldaysoyoucanhavelightormusicatnight.
Thebasictechnologyofwearablesolarpanelsisthesameasthatusedforconventional(传统的)solarpanels.Pairsofsheetsofsemi-conductingsilicon(半导体硅)arelinkedtogethertoformthepanel.
Butscientistsmadethemmuchthinnerbyusingdifferentsilicon.Atonemicro-metre,theyarethesamethicknessasphotographicfilm.
"
Thistechnologywillmakeiteasierforpeopletousecleanenergysources,"
saidGerritKroesen,aphysicistintheNetherlandswholedtheteamofscientists.
Butthethinpanelsarenotasefficientasthethickerones.Whilesomesolarpanelsnowoperateatanefficiencyofabout20percent,thenewflexible(柔韧的)panelsareonly7percentefficient.Butthescientistsbelievethatthisisworthacceptingforastrongerandmoreusefulpanel.
Butthethinnerpanelischeaper.AnA4sizedpanelputontothebackofajacketcostslessthanUS$13.Itcouldchargeacellphoneduringasummerwalkinthecountryside.Aslongasyoustaywithinrangeofthetransmittingmasts(发射天线)thatrelayacalltothenetworks,phoneswillneveragainrunoutofpower.
NewWaytoRechargeElectricalEquipment
Newinvention
76._____________
77._____________
Changelightfromthesunintoelectricity
Basicmaterial
78._____________
Developmentintechnology
79._____________
80._____________
81._____________
Easiertousecleanenergysources
Cheaper
Wheretofix
82._____________
83._____________
Rooftops
84._____________
Netherlands
France
Portugal
Countryoftheleadingresearcher
85._____________
(3)
Eventssuchashurricanes,earthquakes,floods,volcaniceruptions,andtornadoesareallnaturaldisasters.Theyaremostlyrelatedtotheweather.Somearepredictable----likeahurricane.Some,likeanearthquake,surpriseus.Itisnecessaryforustolearnaboutthem,sowecanbeprepared!
Floodinghappensduringheavyrains,whenriversoverflow,whenoceanwavescomeonshore,whensnowmeltstoofastorwhendamsorbanksbreak.Floodingisthemostcommonofallnaturaldisasters.
HurricanesareseveretropicalstormsthatforminthesouthernAtlanticOcean,CaribbeanSea,GulfofMexico,andinthePacificOcean.Hurricanesgatherheatandenergythroughcontactwithwarmoceanwaters.Evaporationfromtheseawaterincreasestheirpower.
Hurricaneshavewindsatleast74milesperhour.Whentheycomeontoland,theheavyrain,strongwindsandheavywavescandamagebuildings,treesandcars.
Tornadoesarenature’smostviolentstorms.Tornadoesmustalwaysbetakenseriously.Tornadoescanbeverydangerous----sometimesevendeadly.Theycomefrompowerfulthunderstormsandappearasmoving.Tornadowindscanreach300milesperhour.Theycausedamagewhentheylandtheground.Theycandamageanareaonemilewideand50mileslong.
Whilethunderwon'
thurtyou----lightningwill!
Soit'
simportanttopayattentionwhenyouhearthunder.Thunderstormshappenmostlyinsummerandeverythunderstormhaslightning.Lightningcanstrikepeopleandbuildings,whichisverydangerous.
Thunderstormsaffectsmallareaswhencomparedwithhurricanesandwinterstorms.Thetypicalthunderstormis15milesindiameterandlastsanaverageof30minutes.
Avolcanoisamountainwithalargeopeningatthetopthroughwhichmeltingrock,steam,gasesescapefromtimetotimewithviolentforcefrominsidetheearth.Whenpressureincreases,eruptionsoccur.Gasesandrockshootupthroughtheopeningfilltheairwithsmallpieces.Eruptionscancauselavaflows,hotashflows,mudslides,fallingashandfloods,whichislikelytoknockdownentireforests,causefloodsandearthquakes.Freshvolcanicashcancausedamagetothelungsofolderpeople,babiesandpeoplewithrespiratoryproblems.
TerribleNaturalDisasters
76.___________
Reasons
Basicfeatures
Possibledamageto
Flooding
Heavyrains
Themostcommon
79.___________
Snowmelts
Damsorbanksbreaks
77.___________
80.___________
Buildings
Strongwindatleast74milesperhour
82.___________
Heavywaves
Tornadoes
Wind300milesperhour
83.___________
81.___________
Thunder
Lightning
84.___________
78.___________
PressureinsideEarth
Gasesandrockshootup
85.___________
Causefloodsandearthquakes
Thepeople’shealth
参考答案
76.NationalSymbols77.Lion78.TheUS79.Australia80.Large81.Brave82.Itslonglife83.Noblelooks84.Itslonghistory85.Representingpositivevalues
76.Rechargingsolarbattery77.Function78.Semi-conductingsilicon79.Thinner80.Flexible81.Advantages82.Clothes83.Furniture84.Countriesofresearchers85.TheNetherlands
76.Naturaldisasters77.Hurricanes78.Volcaniceruptions79.Oceanwaves80.Heavyrain81.Dangerous,evendeadly82.Treesandcars83.Alargearea84.Peopleandbuildings85.Entireforests
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(4)
Manyanimalandplantspecieshavebecomeextinct(灭绝的)andmanymoreareincriticaldanger.
Dodo
TheDodoisaclassicexampleofhowhumancauseddamagetotheearth'
sbiology.TheflightlessDodowasnativetotheIslandofMauritiusintheIndianOcean.Theeasilycontrolledbirdbecameasourceoffoodforsailorsandwasattackedbyanimalsintroducedtotheislandbyhumanssuchaspigs,monkeysandrats.ThepopulationofDodosrapidlydecreasedandlastonewaskilledin1681.
Rhinos
TheRhino(犀牛)hornisahighlyprizeditemforAsianmedicine.Thishasledtotheanimalbeinghuntedinitsnaturalhabitat.OncewidespreadinAfricaandEurasia,mostrhinosnowliveinprotectednaturalparksandreserves(保护区).Theirnumbershaverapidlydecreasedinthelast50years,andtheanimalsremainunderconstantthreatfrompoachers(偷猎者).
TheGiantPanda
ThefutureoftheGiantPandaisfarfromcertain.Asfewas1000remaininthewild.TheChinesegovernmenthassetup33pandareservestoprotectthesebeautifulanimals.However,Thepanda'
sdistinctblackandwhitepatchedcoatfetchesahighpriceontheblackmarketanddeterminedpoachersstillpose(造成)oneofthemostseriousthreatstotheanimalscontinuedexistence.
Whales
Despitethefactthatone-thirdtheworld'
soceanshavebeendeclaredwhalesanctuaries(保护区),7outof13whalespeciesremainendangered.Huntedfortheirrichsupplyofoil,theirnumbershavedecreasedtojust300.Collisions(碰撞)withships,poisonouspollutionandbeingcaughtinfishingnetsareothermajorcausesofwhaledeaths.
Tigers
Thelast100yearshasseena95%reductioninthenumbersofremainingtigerstobetween5000and7000andTheBali,Javan,andCaspiantigersarealreadyextinct.TheSouthChinatigerisprecariouslyclosetodisappearing,withonly20to30stillalive.LiketheRhinohorn,tigers’bonesandorgansaresoughtafterfortraditionalChinesemedicines.Theseitemsaretradedillegallyalongwithtigerskins.
AnimalConservation
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