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1、TherearemanywordsintheEnglishlanguagethathavebeenborrowedfromtheFrenchlanguage.Someofthewordsare1._commoninEnglishthatpeoplethinktheyareEnglishwords.Thesewords2._usedinEnglisharoundtheworld,notjustinCanadawhereEnglishandFrenchareusedsidebyside.3._exampleofthissortofwordisfianc(/finse/).Itmeanstheman

2、4._awomanhasagreedtomarry.Anotherexampleistheword,bouquet(/bke/).Itmeansabunchofcutflowers.TheEnglishlanguage5._becomemoreinterestingbecauseithasborrowedsomeFrenchwords.TheAdvantagesofKnowingaForeignLanguageOneday,acatwaswaitingforalittlemousetokillherforlunch.Andhewasmewingatthedoor.Thelittlemousew

3、astooafraid1._move.Thenthemothermousecametoseewhathappened.Mom,thecat2._coming!thelittlemousecried.Themothermousethoughtforawhileandhad3._idea.Shecamenearthedoorandimitatedthevoiceofadog,Bow-wow,Bow-wow!”justlikeadog.Hearingthevoiceofadog,thecatranawayimmediately.Yousee,thisistheimportanceofknowinga

4、foreignlanguage.themothermousetold4._child.Whatwillourfuturebelike?Nooneknows1._certain,butmostpeoplethinkthatrobotswillbepartofourlives.Willtheybefriendlyorunfriendly?Sofar,robots2._notcausedusanyproblems.Theyworkforuslikeservantsallthetime.Theyhelpusdodangerousanddifficultwork.People3._surprisedat

5、therapiddevelopmentofrobots.Inafewyears,perhapsrobotswillthink4._theirown,justaspeopleusetheirbrainsandactforthemselves.However,oncerobotscanthinkforthemselves,problemsmayappear.Onescientistwarns5._ifrobotsstarttothinkforthemselves,theywillnolongerwanttobeourservants,butourmasters.Thescientistalsowa

6、rnsthatifwearelucky,theymighttreatus6._wenowtreatourpets;7._wearenotlucky,whoknowswhatwillhappen?Perhapstherewillbeawarbetweenhumanbeingsandrobots.TheImportanceofComputersSincecomputerswereinventedintheUSAinthe1950s,theyhavebecomeveryimportantinmanyareasofworkandleisure.Thereisnodoubtthatcomputersar

7、everyusefulintechnologyandbusiness.析Inspace,computershavebeenusedtocontrolthespeedanddirectionofaspaceship.Withthehelpofcomputers,doctorscanfinddiseaseseasilyandsolveotherproblems.Forexample,tinycomputerswhichareinsidepatientsbodiescankeeptheirheartsbeatingnormally.Infactories,robotsarecontrolledbyc

8、omputersthatarelikehumanbrains.Theycandoworkthatisdangeroustohumans.Inbusiness,computersareusedtoplaceandcancelorders.Theyarealsomakingtheworkplacesaferandbetter.SincetheInternetcameintobeing,peopleslivesathomehavebeenchanged,too.Moreandmorepeoplehavepersonalcomputersthatareusedtoplaygamesandwatchmo

9、vies.ThankstotheInternet,peoplecandoshoppinganddobusinessathome.Insteadofwritinglettersonpaper,peoplecommunicatebysendinge-mailsandchattingonline.Thewholeworldisconnected.TheInternetismakingtheworldsmaller,likeavillage.Computershaveimprovedourlives,buttheyhavebroughtproblems,too.Forinstance,ifwework

10、oncomputerstoolong,wemaygetheadachesorsoreeyes.Ifweplaycomputergamestoomuch,wewonthaveenoughtimetostudyorexercise.Besides,noteverythingwereadontheInternetistrueorgoodforus.Computershelpusatworkandathome,buttheymustbeusedproperly.Scientiststhinkthatthere1._beenlifeonearthformillionsofyears.However,we

11、haventfoundlifeonotherplanetsyet.Theearth2._aplanetanditgoesaroundthesun.Andtherearesevenotherplanets3._alsogoaroundthesun.Thesunanditsplanetsarecalledthesolarsystem.Thesolarsystemisasmallpartoftheuniverse.Scientistshavelaunchedmanyspaceshipstoexploreotherplanetsinthesolarsystem.Somespaceshipshavego

12、nebeyondthesolarsystem.However,noone4._discoveredanylifeinspaceyet.Whyhasnoonefromotherplanetssentusamessage?Havetheytried5._sendinformationtous?Withsomanystarsinspace,arewealone,oris7._lifeonotherplanetsinspace?WhatdoyouknowaboutMars?Whatdoesitlooklike?Marsisthefourthplanetfromthesuninoursolarsyste

13、mandisnamedafterMars,theRomangodofwar.Itsdiameteris53%aswideasthatoftheearth.Marsgoesaroundthesunatadistanceofabout228millionkilometers.YoucantellwhichplanetisMarsbecauseitisbrightredinthenightsky.Itlookslikearedandorangeball.Itsverybeautiful.Butduringspringandsummer,thesurfaceofMarsiscoveredbystron

14、gstorms.ThegravityonthesurfaceofMarsisabouttwo-fifthsasstrongasitisonearth.Soapersonwhoweighs90kilosonearthweighsonly36kilosonMars.ThetemperatureonMarsisbetween-138and28.Theairhasonly0.13%oxygen.IttakesaspaceshipabouteightmonthstoreachMarsfromtheearthwhenthetwoplanetsareclosesttoeachother.Scientists

15、arestillsearchingformoreinformationaboutMars.WhereAreWe?Wherearewe?Thatwasabigquestionwhenwefirstexploredourworldlongago.Theearlyexplorersfoundthatthestarsintheskyweregoodguidingmarks.Usingthestars,theycouldfindoutwheretheywereandinwhichdirectiontheyweregoing.析Thismethodworkedwellatnightaslongasthew

16、eatherwasgoodandthestarscouldbeseen.析Butitdidntworksowellduringtherestofthetime.析Thatwasaproblem.Today,theproblemhasbeensolvedbytheGlobalPositioningSystem(GPS).Itislikeaman-madestar.Wecanuseitatanytime,inanyplaceandinanyweathertofindoutourposition.Itcanalsobeusedtostudytheshapeoftheearth.TheGPSisagr

17、eatinventionthathelpsusexploreourplanetanddiscoverwhereweare.Aninventionmaybeanewproductoranewwayofdoingthings.Inventionscomeaboutinmanyways.析Mostofthetime,inventionshappenbecausesomeoneworkstosolveaproblem.Sometimesinventionsaretheresultofaccidents.Lookatyourschoolbags.Youhavepencils,pens,crayonsru

18、lersandsomebooks.Noneofthesethingswasplantedinfields.析Theyweremadeinfactoriesandinventedbysomeone.Inventingisinterestingandexcitingandeveryonecanbeaninventor.Doyouwanttobeaninventor?Thereareafewsimplestepstofollowintheinventionprocess.Youcanhavewildandcrazythoughts.Rememberthatnoideaistoosilly.Butth

19、eywerentdiscouragedbywhatpeoplesaid.Thatswhynowwehaveplanes.Carefulplanningisimportantintheinventionprocess.Thisisthetimetobrainstormforideasandtoevaluatethem.Makeadetaileddrawingofyourinventionsootherswillunderstandhowyourinventionworks.Makeamodelofyourinvention.Seeifyourinventionworksasitisplanned

20、.Ifnot,domoreresearch,redesignit,andtestitagain.Everyinventionneedsaname.A.Drawyourinvention.B.Nameyourinvention.C.Testyourinvention.D.Useyourimagination.E.Plananddesignyourinvention.AreyoufacingproblemsinlearningEnglish?Ifso,thefollowingtwowayswillhelpyoutolearnitmoreeasilyandwithmorefun!IdownloadE

21、nglishsongsfromtheInternet.Ithasreallyimprovedmylistening.Whatsmore,IamhappierwhenIstudythisway,saidonejuniorstudent.ListeningtoyourfavoriteEnglishsongsisactuallyaneffectiveway.Beforeyoulisten,youcanreadfirstandfindoutwhatthesongisabout.Whilelistening,picksomeusefulwordsorphrases.Adictionarymayalsob

22、ehelpfulifnecessary.Watchingamovieisanothergoodandinterestingway.Itiswonderfultowatchmovies,anditcanhelpyourEnglishalot!saidajuniorthreestudent.Youcanalsoimitatethepronunciationoftheactors.Sochooseyourfavoritemoviebeforewatching.Thenhavepaperandapenreadyasyoumaywanttowritedownusefulwordsorphrases.In

23、thisway,youcanincreasethenumberofwordsandunderstandthedialogsbetter.Enjoyusingthetwoways,andyouaresuretolearnfasteranddobetter!Somethingsusuallyhavedifferentmeaningsindifferentcultures.HerearesomewordsaboutanimalsthatareuseddifferentlyinwesternculturesandChineseculture.MostphrasesinChineseaboutthedo

24、g,suchasahomelessdog,amaddog,“arunningdogand“adogcatchingamouse,havenegativemeanings.Butinwesterncountries,dogsareconsideredhonestandgoodfriendsofhumans.Theword,dog,haspositivemeanings.Forexample,youarealuckydogmeansyouarealuckyperson.Andeverydoghasitsdaymeanseachpersonhasgoodluckattimes.Asweknow,dr

25、agonsareveryimportantinChineseculture.Inancienttimes,dragonswereregardedasstrongandmagicalcreatures.Theybroughthopeandgoodluck.Theancientemperorscomparedthemselvestodragons.Nowadays,manyparentswanttheirchildrentobecomedragons.Butinwesterncultures,dragonsweredangerousanimals.Heroeskilledthemtoprotect

26、people.SomethingshavesimilarmeaningsinChinesecultureandwesterncultures.TheroseisregardedasasymbolofloveinbothChinaandsomewesterncountries.PeopleinChinaandtheWestthinktherosealsostandsforpeace,courageandfriendship.Whenwepayattentiontotheculturalmeaningsofwords,wewillunderstandthembetter.Therearemoret

27、han3000languagesspokenintheworld.Ofalltheselanguages,Englishisthemost_widelyused.Recentsurveysshowthatmorethan500millionpeoplespeakEnglishas_theirmothertongue.FromitsrootsinEngland,thelanguagewas_spreadaroundtheworldbyEnglishtradersandEnglishgovernmentsinnewlands.OneofthesenewlandsbecametheUnitedSta

28、tesofAmerica.ThepopulationoftheUnitedStatesis309million,makingitthecountrywiththelargestnumberofnativeEnglishspeakers.About300millionpeoplespeakEnglishastheirsecondlanguage.Thereareevenmorepeople,likesomeinEuropeaswellasinChinaandJapan,whostudyEnglishasaforeignlanguage.Englishhas_becomethebaselanguageforintern