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英语演讲比赛预赛朗读文章之二 6、TheDeadSeaisaliveFORalongtimewehavebelievedthattheresnolifeintheDeadSea(死海).Butitlookslikewewerewrong.TheDeadSealiesontheborder(边界)ofJordan(约旦),Israel(以色列)andtheWestBank.Thereismuchmoresaltinitthaninotherseas.Sopeoplethoughtitwasimpossibleforthingstoliveinit.Toomuchsaltalsomakespeoplefloat(漂浮)better.Forthisreason,manytouristsvisittheDeadSeaeveryyear.Adivingteamhasfound30giantcraters(火山口)undertheDeadSea.Thecratersspew(喷出)freshwater.Therearemanytinylivingthingsaroundthem.TeammemberDannyIonescutoldNationalGeographicNewsthatthecraterswerea“fantasticplaceforlife”.7、IntermeasuresupHOWlongdoesittakeustodownload(下载)a500m(megabytes,兆字节，计算机中的一种储存单位)moviefromtheInter?InChina,itusuallytakeshalfanhour.ButinSouthKorea,itonlytakesfourminutes.AordingtoaglobalInterspeedstudyreleased(发布)bytheUSpanyPandoNetworks,SouthKoreaofferstheworldshighestdownloadspeed,2,202kbps(kilobytespersecond,千字节每秒,网络速度单位。1m等于1,024kb).Romania(罗马尼亚)andBulgaria(保加利亚)einsecondandthirdonthelist.TheUSshowedupinthemiddleofthelistandChinais80th.Theslowestcountry,aordingtothestudy,wastheCongo(刚果).8、Whatsthatinthesky?MANYpeoplerecentlyreportedseeingaUFOinChina.At9pmonAugust20,thepilotofaircraftCZ6554wasflyingaboveShanghai.Suddenly,hesawahugelightinthesky.“Itwasroundandkeptgettingbigger.Itlookedhundredsoftimesbiggerthanthemoon,”hesaidofthesighting(景象).Atalmostthesametime,ChenXuofBeijingsawahalo(光环)inthesky.Hepublishedaphotoofthehaloonhismicroblog(微博).Chensaidthehalowassmallatfirst,thenbecamelarger,movednorth,anddisappearedseveralminuteslater.TheexpertsattheBeijingUFOresearchorganizationheldameetingtodiscusstheUFOsighting.Intheiropinion,thehalosareman-made.Themilitarylikelysentamissile(导弹)intothesky.Whenitsremains(残骸)fell,peoplesaw“halos”.9、DolphinsarealotlikeusONEofthebiggestdifferencesbetweenhumansandotheranimalsishumansuseoftools(工具).Butscientistsfoundthatsomedolphinsusetools,too.AordingtoresearchersfromMurdochUniversity,agroupofdolphinsinAustraliamadeanewtooltocatchfish.Theyholdalargeconchshell(海螺壳)intheirbeaks(嘴)anduseittoshakefishintotheirmouths.Researchersfirstsawdolphinsshakingconchshellsatthesurface(表面)oftheoceaninxx.Atthattime,theythoughtitwasjustagameormalesgivinggiftstofemales.Researcherstookphotosandstudiedthemcarefully.Theyfinallyfoundthatthisisanewfish-catchingtrickmadebyaclevergroupofdolphins.10、MiniNoahsArkINthemoviexx,ahugeark(方舟)savedpeoplefromadestroyedworld.Now,aJapanesepanyhasdevelopeda“miniNoahsArk”tohelppeopleinearthquakesandtsunamis(海啸).Theyellowcapsule(舱)lookslikeahugetennisballratherthanaship.Itsmadeofstrongfiberglass(玻璃纤维).Companypresidentandcreatorofthecapsule,ShojiTanaka,saysitcanholdfouradults.Andithaspassedmanycrash(撞击)tests.Ithasasmalllookoutwindowandbreathingholesontop.Itcanalsobeusedasachildrenstoy.Morethan27,000JapanesepeoplediedorwentmissinginthebigearthquakeinMarchthisyear,aordingtoxinhua.TheJapanesepanyhopesthecapsulecanhelppeopleifthecountrygetshitbyanotherpowerfulearthquakeandtsunami. 6、TheDeadSeaisaliveFORalongtimewehavebelievedthattheresnolifeintheDeadSea(死海).Butitlookslikewewerewrong.TheDeadSealiesontheborder(边界)ofJordan(约旦),Israel(以色列)andtheWestBank.Thereismuchmoresaltinitthaninotherseas.Sopeoplethoughtitwasimpossibleforthingstoliveinit.Toomuchsaltalsomakespeoplefloat(漂浮)better.Forthisreason,manytouristsvisittheDeadSeaeveryyear.Adivingteamhasfound30giantcraters(火山口)undertheDeadSea.Thecratersspew(喷出)freshwater.Therearemanytinylivingthingsaroundthem.TeammemberDannyIonescutoldNationalGeographicNewsthatthecraterswerea“fantasticplaceforlife”.7、IntermeasuresupHOWlongdoesittakeustodownload(下载)a500m(megabytes,兆字节，计算机中的一种储存单位)moviefromtheInter?InChina,itusuallytakeshalfanhour.ButinSouthKorea,itonlytakesfourminutes.AordingtoaglobalInterspeedstudyreleased(发布)bytheUSpanyPandoNetworks,SouthKoreaofferstheworldshighestdownloadspeed,2,202kbps(kilobytespersecond,千字节每秒,网络速度单位。1m等于1,024kb).Romania(罗马尼亚)andBulgaria(保加利亚)einsecondandthirdonthelist.TheUSshowedupinthemiddleofthelistandChinais80th.Theslowestcountry,aordingtothestudy,wastheCongo(刚果).8、Whatsthatinthesky?MANYpeoplerecentlyreportedseeingaUFOinChina.At9pmonAugust20,thepilotofaircraftCZ6554wasflyingaboveShanghai.Suddenly,hesawahugelightinthesky.“Itwasroundandkeptgettingbigger.Itlookedhundredsoftimesbiggerthanthemoon,”hesaidofthesighting(景象).Atalmostthesametime,ChenXuofBeijingsawahalo(光环)inthesky.Hepublishedaphotoofthehaloonhismicroblog(微博).Chensaidthehalowassmallatfirst,thenbecamelarger,movednorth,anddisappearedseveralminuteslater.TheexpertsattheBeijingUFOresearchorganizationheldameetingtodiscusstheUFOsighting.Intheiropinion,thehalosareman-made.Themilitarylikelysentamissile(导弹)intothesky.Whenitsremains(残骸)fell,peoplesaw“halos”.9、DolphinsarealotlikeusONEofthebiggestdifferencesbetweenhumansandotheranimalsishumansuseoftools(工具).Butscientistsfoundthatsomedolphinsusetools,too.AordingtoresearchersfromMurdochUniversity,agroupofdolphinsinAustraliamadeanewtooltocatchfish.Theyholdalargeconchshell(海螺壳)intheirbeaks(嘴)anduseittoshakefishintotheirmouths.Researchersfirstsawdolphinsshakingconchshellsatthesurface(表面)oftheoceaninxx.Atthattime,theythoughtitwasjustagameormalesgivinggiftstofemales.Researcherstookphotosandstudiedthemcarefully.Theyfinallyfoundthatthisisanewfish-catchingtrickmadebyaclevergroupofdolphins.10、MiniNoahsArkINthemoviexx,ahugeark(方舟)savedpeoplefromadestroyedworld.Now,aJapanesepanyhasdevelopeda“miniNoahsArk”tohelppeopleinearthquakesandtsunamis(海啸).Theyellowcapsule(舱)lookslikeahugetennisballratherthanaship.Itsmadeofstrongfiberglass(玻璃纤维).Companypresidentandcreatorofthecapsule,ShojiTanaka,saysitcanholdfouradults.Andithaspassed