短文填空-牛津上海版（试用本）八年级英语下册期末复习（含答案解析）

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Readthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwords（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其

内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）

Tourism（旅游业）Tourism:Whogetsthemoney?

Manytouristsbelievethatmuchofthemoneytheyspendonavacationtoapoorcountry

benefits（使...受益）thelocalcommunity.Buthowmuchofthecostofthiskindofvacationr

1goestothecountryyouvisit?

LefstakeafamilyintheU.S.whogoesonvacationsomewhereinAfrica.Someoftheir

moneygoestothetravela2whosellsthevacationandtothetourcompanythatorganizes

it.MoremoneygoestotheAmericanairlinethatfliesthefamilythereandback.Theresortis

ownedbyaEuropeancompany.ThemanagerandtopstaffattheresortareEuropean,andmostof

theirsalaryispaidintobanksbackhome.Thewaiters,cooks,andcleanersarelocal,butthey

don'tearnverymuchmoney.Andthefoodanddrinkwhichtheyserveisalmostallimported（进

□）.

Asarule,lessthanathirdofthemoneypaidforthiskindofvacationgoestothecountrywhichis

visited.Howtourismcanh3developingcountries

Soitisalwayswrongtovisitpoorcountriesasatourist?Notatall-itdependsonthekindof

vacationyoutake.Responsibletouristsusetheirvisittolearnaboutthec4andlanguage

ofthecountrytheyarein.Theyinteractwiththelocalsandaskquestions-ratherthanbelieving

thattheyknowalltheanswers!Theytravelbypublictransportationandeatthelocalfood.The

souvenirstheybuyarelocally-made.Andeveryonebenefits.Theresponsibletouristhasagreat

vacation,andthemoneythatisspentstaysinthecountry.Thegoodnewsabouttourism

Tourismisbigbusinessandprovidesatleast10m5jobsaroundtheworld.Tourist

spendingisveryimportantfortheeconomiesofmanycountries,providingahighpercentageof

theirincome.AccordingtotheWorldTravelandTourismCouncil,tourismproducesoverU.S.$6

trillionayear.

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DennisTitoisanAmericanrocketscientist.The82-year-oldbillionaireplanstotakea

week-longtripwithhiswifearoundthefarsideofthemoon.

DennisTito,becamethefirstprivatespacet6in2001,whopaidRussia$20million

foratriptotheInternationalSpaceStation.Thatticketwouldbeworth$34milliontoday.

Tito,then60,shared,tcThepencilsonthetablestartedfloatingintheair,andIcouldseethe

blacknessofspace.Itwasthegreatestmomentofmylifetoachievealifegoal,andIknewthen

thatn7couldeverbeatthis.^^Therapture（狂喜）willber8astheUSbillionaireand

hiswifesaidtheyhadboughttwoseatsonafutureSpaceXpassengerflightaroundthemoon.

Tito'sspacedreamsarestillaliveandkicking.Heplanstotakehiswifetothemoonona

SpaceXStarshipflight."I'vebeenthinkingaboutflyingtothemoonforthelast20yearss__9

Ifinishedmylastspaceflight,“Titosaid.

Hecontinued,4tWewillbeabletowatchtheEarthgetsmallerandsmaller,andthemoon

getlargerandlarger.Wewillbeoutofthisworld.^^

It'snotknownhowmuchtheymightspend.However,Titowouldnotdiscussthecostofhis

spacetriparoundthemoon."OneofthethingsIhopetodo,webothhopetodo,istoinspire

peoplethataswegetolder,therearesomanythingswestillcando.AndflyinginspaceaW

isaloteasierthanalotofotherthings.Imean,I'mb11theageofskiing,butflyingin

spaceismucheasierthanthat,“Titosaid.

Maths,morethananyothersubjectcausesanxiety（焦虑）instudents.Mathsanxietyorfear

ofmathsisactuallyquitec12Usuallymathsanxietycomesfromunpleasantexperiences

inmaths.Whenanxiousstudentslookatmathsproblems,theirmindsgocompletelyblank（空白）.

Theyfeelstupid,andtheycan'tr13howtodoeventhesimplestthings.

Studentswithmathsanxietyusuallyhavedifficultiesinf14theirmindsonthe

mathsproblems.Theirbrainsseemtoshutdown（stopthinking）whenamathsproblemappears.

Fearandanxietytakethep15ofclearthinking.Finallytheygiveuptheireffortsto

understand.

Forsomestudents,mathsanxietycanturni16agreatblock（障碍）forever.Maths

teacherscanhelpthemmoveawaythisblockbyprovidingthestudentsmoresupportand

encouragingtheminmathsstudy.However,asimple“youcandoit“isnotenough.I17

theteachersneedtoprovetothestudentsthattheycandoit,convincing（说月艮）them-bytelling

themstoriesofsuccessfulexperiences-thattheycandomathsbetterthantheythink.Inaddition,

teachersshouldmovetowardsareal-lifewaytomaths,withmoreattentiononunderstandingand

lessonmemorization,moreonapplication（应用）andlessoncomputation（计算），moreon

students*participation（参与）andlessonteachers5lecture.

Caringaboutfamily

Q:IhaveheardthatChineseculturevaluesfilialpiety（孝道）alot.Iwanttoknowaboutwhat

Chineseyoungpeoplethinkoftheideaoffilialpiety.

Amaiya,25,thePhilippines

Teenagerssharetheirideasonwhatfilialpietymeans:

Wehaveasayingthat"'filialpietyisthefirstofthehundredvirtues（美德）Soyouknow

respectingandtakingcareofourparentsareveryimportant.Thistraditionalvaluehasbeen

passeddownfromgeneration（一代人）togenerationt18manydifferentstories.Mymom

setsagoodexampleforme,too.Everyweekshegoestovisithermomaswell.Whenmymom

getssick,Icookforher.Ialsopreparebirthdaygiftsforhertoshowmylove.

Ithinkfilialpietyisan19thing.Ourparentsdosomanythingsforus,suchas

feedingus,lookingafterusandteachingus.Therefore,wefeelthankfulandwanttopaythem

back.Asteenagers,filialpietymayjustmeantryingtomakeparentshappybyb20well.

WangLining,14,Shanxi

InChina,manyschoolshaveseveralmeaningfula21topromote（提倡）filialpiety,

suchashelpingwashtheirfeetorwritinga"thankyoucard”.Bydoingthesethings,wedevelop

strongerloveforourparents.Itisgreat!Confucius（孑L子）believedthatonlyifeveryoneisgood

totheirparentscantheybegoodtootherpeople.Thentherewon'tbemanyfightsorarguments

andwecanbetterc22witheachother.Ithinkitisanexcellentidea.Itmeansthatfilial

pietyisnotonlyaboutlovingyourparents,butaboutlovingeveryone!

SoIthinkweallshouldtryourbesttohelpourparents.Bethereforthemwhentheyfeel

lonely.Givethemmoneywhentheyn23it.Theseareallactionsofthegreatestkindness.

YanZihan,13,Guangdong

WhenEmilyCumminswasfouryearsold,hergrandfathergaveherahammer.Sheloved

usingit,andstartedtolearnhowtomaketoysfromoldthingsthatnobodyusedanymore.

Whenshewasateenager,shewasveryc24andalwaysthoughtalotaboutmaking

inventionstohelpotherpeople.Emily'sgrandfatherhadanillness.Hehadalotofpaininhis

handsandfingers.Oneday,Emilysawthathehadt25gettingtoothpaste（牙膏）outof

thetube.Shemadeaninventionthathelpedhimwiththis,andwontheYoungEngineerforBritain

Awardforhertoothpastedispenser.

Afewyearslater,EmilylearntabouttheseriouswatershortageinsomeAfricancountries.

Thewomenandchildrenthereoftenwalkmanykilometresadaytogetwaterfortheirvillages.

Theyusuallyputthebucketsontheirheads.Therefore,theyhavetowalkc26soasnotto

spill（溅出）thewater.Emily'sinventionisasimplewatercarrier.Itmakesitpossibleforthe

womentotransportuptofivebucketseachtime.B27itiseasyforthemtorepairthe

watercarrierwhenitisbrokenasitismadeofwood.

Herlatestprojectisasimplefridgethatrunswithoutelectricity,butonlyneedsthee28

thatcomesfromthesun.TherearenowthousandsoffamiliesinvillagesinZambia,Namibiaand

SouthAfricawhouseittokeepmilk,foodandmedicinescool.

Emilyisnowayoungwoman.Sheisthewinnerofseveralp29forherinventions.

Shewasnamedoneoftheworld'stoptenyoungpeople.

Emilyfrequentlyvisitsschoolsandtalkstoteenagers.Shewantstoe30themto

comeupwithnewideasthatmaketheworldabetterplace.Shewantstouseherskillstomakea

difference.

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ArchitectChrisHardiewasstoppedbyagrandpaattheShanghaiLibraryEastBranch（上

海图书馆东馆）."Youlookfamiliar,thegrandpa,holdingac31askedinEnglish.atOh,

areyouthearchitect?^^

ThelibraryinPudongfirstopeneditsdoorstothepubliclastSeptember.Itq32

becameanewlandmarkinthecity.Thegrandpawasn'ttheonlyonewhowastheretotake

pictures.Somehadalreadyvisiteditseveraltimestodoso."I'mhappytoseethat,“saidHardie,

thelibrary'sarchitect.

Hardiesayslibrariesarehisf33publicbuildings.t4Ifyougotoatheater,youcan

watchplays.Ifyougotoagallery,ithasexhibitions.Librarieshaveitall,^^heexplains.Amodern

libraryismuchmorethanjustar34space.9,

Modemlibraries,accordingtoHardie,shouldhelptoconnectpeopletogether.Thatmeans

thattheyshouldcontainmorespacesforevents135exhibitionsandperformances,or

simplyforpeopletorelax.

Hardiehasdesignedmanylibrariesaroundtheworld.However,thisprojectinShanghaiiss

36tohim.ThafsbecausetheScottish-bornarchitecthasbeenlivinginthecityformorethan

tenyearsnow.Hec37Shanghaitobehishomecityandhasmademanyfriendshere.

Whendesigningthelibrary,hewasawarethatthesefriends,aswellashistwochildrenandtheir

friends,wouldallcometovisitit.

AndtoHardie'sjoy,hisjobseemstohavegonedownwellwiththelocalcommunity.

C.Readthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwords（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，

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NewZealandisagreatplacetotravelaround.Therearemountains,lakes,rivers,andthe

beautifulocean.Thereisfishing,bushwalksandadventuresportsaswell.However,beforeyou

go,youshouldthinkaboutwhereyouwanttos38

Ifmoneyisnotaproblem,youmaychooseahotel.Themaincentresandtouristcentres

havehotelsofferingmanydifferentservices.Thep39ofaroomatatopclasshotelis

about$500anight,althoughthemoreyoupaythemoreyouget.

Anotherc40isamotel,whichislikeasmallapartment.Everythingyouneedto

makeyourownmealsisprovided,exceptfood.Themotelwillevenprovidetea,coffeeandmilk.

Feelfreetoenjoythem.Amotelusuallycostsabout$160anightfortwopeople.

BackpackersHostels（背包客旅馆）areverypopularwithyoungpeoplewhodon'thave

muchmoney.Ifyoudon'tmindsharingaroom,youcanpayabout$20.Theyaregoodplacestom

41otheryoungpeopleandexchangetravelnews.

AlloverNewZealandyouwillfindcampinggrounds.Thesearegreatforpeoplewholike

tosleepintents.Youwillpayabout$20anighttoputupyourtentandtherewillbekitchensand

bathroomsthatyoucansharewithotherpeople.

Therearemanytypesofholidaystochosefrom.Inthelowseason,youprobablywon't

havetobookaroom.However,duringholidays,itisn42tobookaroomearlier.

Remembertodothisontheinternet.Itcanbecheaper.

C.Fillintheblankswithproperwords（在短文的空格内填入适当的单词，使其通顺。每空

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Wastesortingisasimpleprocessthatrequiresneitheralotoftimenoranyspecial

resources.Whenyouthrowawaytrash（废物），doyouknowwhichbinitshouldgoin?Haveyou

evern43thedifferently-coloredtrashbinsonthestreetorinyourneighborhood?

Someofyoumightnotbeabletoanswerthisquestioneasily.Infact,itisveryimportant.

Notknowinghowtosortwastecanmakeitevenh44tosaveenergyandprotectthe

environment.

Ifyoudon'tsortyourtrash,allofitwillgotoalandUH（垃圾填埋场）andbem45

together.Theselandfillscantakeuplargeareasofgroundthatcouldhavebeenusedforplanting

treesorcrops.Theelectronicwastecanpollutethesoilandgroundwater（地下水）.Otherpiecesof

garbage,likethemetalpartofapen,canbeusedtomakeotherthingsiftheyareproperly

recycled.

Withthisinmind,manycitiesinChinahavebeenrunningwaste-sortingactivitiesinrecent

years.Forexample,ShanghaiannouncedinJuly2019thatwithinthreeyears,allofitsresidents

shouldsorttheirwasteintof46groups:wet,recyclable,harmfulanddry.

Manyotherc47includingShenzhenandQingdao,plantousethismethodtosort

theirwaste.Nowthatyouknowthis,perhapsyoucandoyourparttoprotecttheenvironmentand

encourageotherstosorttheirtrash.

Wastesortingisalsoamajorproblemaroundtheworld.Differentcountriesareusing

differentmethodstosorttheirtrash.Japanis148theworldinwastesorting.Itisavery

importantpartofJapaneselifeandJapanesepeoplewillexpectforeignerstofollowtheirbelief.

Ahealthymind

Thebrainisthemostfascinatingpartofourbody.Eventhoughtherehasbeenallmedical

research,n49canreallyunderstandeverythingaboutit.Liketherestofourbody,our

brainneedstobecaredfor.Thewaysthatwekeepourmindhealthycanbequiteeasy.Gettinga

goodnight'ssleep,eatingabalanceddietandtakingadeepbreathareallimportantmethodsof

lookingafterbothyourbodyandyourbrain.

Manypeoplethinktheirbrainwillslowdownwithageandtheirmemorywillgetworseas

aresult.Thet50is,justlikeyourbody,youcanalsoimproveyourmind.TvefoundIcan

improvemymemoryifIcani51whatIneedtoremember.Forexample,ifI'mgoing

shoppingandIneedbread,milkandabirthdaycardformybrother,Iformpicturesofthesethings

inmymind.

Thesamekindofmethodcanbeu52withimportantdates.Ifyouhaveapicturein

yourmindofaparticularevent,it'smuche53torememberthanjustanumberona

calendar.

Anotherwayofimprovingyourmindistomakesureyour54visitnewplacesand

havenewexperiences.Travelingmoreoftenhasmuchmorelong-termbenefitsthanyouwould

haveeverexpected.PersonallyIfindlearningEnglishisagreatwaytokeepthebrainworking,

andcommunicationwithothersinanylanguageisimportant.Havingac55ismuchbetter

foryourbrainthanstaringatacomputerscreenoratotherpeopletalkingonTV.

Today,lifeisbecomingincreasinglystressfulformostpeople.Everyoneisrequiredtolive

andworkataf56pace.Studentshavetostudyhard.

However,ifwealwaysstudyandworkunderpressure,wewillgetupsetmoreo57

andmaybetrappedinastateofsub-health,whichmayleadtoanillnessintheend.Soitis

importantforustolearnhowtorelax.

Therearemanywaystorelax.Itisagoodideatot58toyourgoodfriends.Theymay

offeryousuggestionsandhelpmakeyoufeelbetter.Doingsportsisa59waytorelax.Ithas

beenprovenbyscientiststhatphysicalactivityishelpfulforrefreshment.Exercisinghalfanhour

everydayafterschoolwilldefinitelymakeyoufeelrefreshed.Ifyoudonotlikesports,itisalsoa

goodc60totakeawalkoutdoorstobreatheinmorefreshairandenjoythesunshine.

Therearealsomanyinterestingwaystorelax.Somewomengoshoppingtoreducestress.

Sleepingisapopularwaya61studentsandwhitecollars.Somepeopleeveneatwhatever

theywant.Butyoushouldbec62withyourhealth.

Everyoneneedstoknowsomethingaboutstressmanagement.Differentpeoplehavetheir

ownwaytoreducepressure.Everyoneshouldfindasuitablewaytorelax.

Treesareoneoftheoldest“citizens“ofourearth.Theykeepourairclean,reducenoisypollution,

improvewaterqualityandprovidefoodandbuildingmaterials.Justlikeus,treeschangealotas

theygrow.At1to3yearsold,manytreeslearnhowtop63themselves.Forexample,

manytreesgrowthorns（刺）towarnanimalsnottogonear.Mostyoungtreeshavelargedeep

greenleavessothattheycancatchenoughsunlightandchangeitintotheirfoodande64

Whentreesare4yearsold,theybegintogrowveryrapidlyandbecomestrongenoughto

facechallenges（挑战）laterinlife.Attheageof15,treesbecomeyoungadults.Theygrews

65andbegintoproduceflowersandfruit.

Itisnotuntilthetreeis20to25yearsoldthatitbecomesar66adult.Thetree

reachesitslargestsize.Notonlydoestheadulttreegivesusshed,oxygenandnaturalbeauty;itis

alsoagreatplaceforatreehouse,oraplaceforustonaporreadabookorlistentomusic.Ifthe

adulttreereceivespropercare,itwillcontinuetoliveh67formanyyears.

Graduallytreesbegintogrowolderandolderandevendie.Atthistime,theystillhave

theirimportantplaceinnature.Whenatreebecomeshollow（空心的）orpartofitdies,itprovides

ahomeforsmallanimals,andisalsoasourceoffoodformanyo68animals.

Inmanyways,thelifeofatreeissimilartoourownlifeespecially.Whenlookingatthe

lifeofatree,welearnthateachperiodoflifebringsitsownformofjoyandchallenge.Enjoy

everyminuteofitandtakecareofthetrees!

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Judy:Hello,Tom.Pleasetakeaseat.FmJudy.

Tom:Hello,Judy.Nicetomeetyou.

Judy:Youtoo.You'veappliedtodoateachingcoursehere,haven'tyou?I'dlikeyoutotellme,

firstofall,whyyouwanttobeateacher.

Tom:Well,I'dalwaysliketoe69thingstohelppeopleunderstand.AndIalsowantto

workwithyoungpeople.

Judy:AndwhyhaveyoudecidedtobecomeaPEteacher?

Tom:IloveallsportsandIreallybelieveifsimportantforyoungpeopletodosportsr70

forexample,playingbadmintontwiceaweek.Doingsportsalsoteachesyoungpeopleimportant

life171suchastheimportanceofteamwork,discipline移己律）andsoon.

Judy:OK,thankyou.And,wheredoesyourpassion（热'情）forsportscomefrom?

Tom:Hmm,letmethink.Ifsd72tochooseonespecialthingbecauseIcanthinkofmany

unforgettableexperiences.Moreimportantly,mymumwasalsoagoodsportswoman.Shehas

inspired（启发）mealot.

Judy:ThafsOK.Andhowdoyouthinkteacherscane73theirstudentstoenjoysports?

Tom:Hmm,thafsaninterestingquestion.Ithinkmanystudentsenjoythecompetitiveelement

（要素）.Theyalwayswanttobethebest!Whafsmore,weneedtorewardthemfortryingtheir

best.Anyway,ifsnotallaboutw74thegame!Theycanalsolearnfromfailures.

Judy:OK,thankyouverymuch,Tom.Youmakesomegoodpoints.

Tom:It'smypleasure.Thankyou.

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Colourhelpsyouseethings.Butmanandsomemonkeysandapes（猿）aretheo75

mammals（哺孚L动物）thatcanseecolour.Toanyothermammals,s76asthedog,the

worldlookslikeablackandwhitephoto.Dogshuntmainlybylisteningandsmelling.

Likeothera77dogsseebestwhenthingsmove.Theanimalstheyhuntseemto

knowthis.Rabbitsordeerwillfreezew78theyfindthattheyarebeinghunted.Thenthe

dogmaynotseethematall.

Birdscanseecolour.Theyflyandneedtofindplacestoland.Colourhelpsthemknowhow

f79theplaceisandwhatitislikesothattheyareabletocatchflyingthingsintheairor

tolandonsomethingtheythinksafe.Somebirdsseethingsevenb80thanmandoes.

Theycanseethingsfarawayfromthem.Andevenaveryy81birdcanseeahousefrom

highupinthesky.Sogoodeyesandbeingabletoseecolourshelpbirdsfindfood.

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Bye,our“littlebrownrat”!

Yearsago,melomys（珊瑚裸尾鼠）couldstillbeseenrunningontheAustralianislandof

BrambleCay（荆棘礁）.Localfishermenwouldsometimesseethem.Onefisherman,Egon

Steward,toldscientiststhathesawafewin2009.

Scientistsbelievethatwasthe182timeanyonesawtheanimal.InFebruary,the

AustraliangovernmentannouncedthatBrambleCaymelomyshadgoneextinct（灭绝）.Itisthe

firstmammal（哺孚L动物）tobecomeextinctbecauseofclimatechange.

MelomyshaveneverbeenfoundoutsideBrambleCay.In1978,severalhundredmelomys

livedontheisland.Thatnumberhaddroppedtobelow100by1998.InDecember2011,scientists

lookedformelomysandr83homeempty-handed.

Melomyswerelittleknown.However,peoplearoundtheworldares84abouttheir

extinction（灭绝）."Themelomyswasalittlebrownrat,“saidTimBeshara,ascientist.46Butit

wasourlittlebrownrat.Itwasourresponsibilitytoprotecttheanimalfromextinction.Sadly,wef

85

Itisverylikelythatthemelomyswentextinctbecausetheislandwasshortoff86

Theanimallivedonplants.Between2004and2014,however,thenumberofplantsonBramble

Cayreducedby97percent.Asaresult,manymelomyshadtogoh87Scientistsbelieve

thelack（缺乏）ofplantswascausedbyclimatechange.

ManynativeanimalsinAustraliahavebecomeextinct.Thegovernmenthasbeenheavily

criticizedG比评）fordoinglittletos88theEarth.44Wearesufferingfromtherealeffects

ofclimatechange,saidLeanneEnoch."Howmanymorespecies（物种）dowehavetolose

beforewetakerealaction?^^heaskedangrily.

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DearEditor,

Whydonewspaperscarrysomanyadvertisementsforelectronicequipment?LastSundayI

c89advertisementsforsevenkindsoftelevisionsandthirteenkindsofradiosintheNews

Express.B90that,therewerepagesandpagesofadvertisementsforradiosandtape

recorders.

Don'tyourealizewhatelectronicequipmentisdoingtoourd91life?Everywhere

yougoyoumayhearloudmusicandadvertisementsoverradios:thisnoiseisruiningourears.

Childrenruintheireyeswithhoursofwatchingnotonlytheprogramsforchildrenbutalsothose

forgrown-ups.Husbandsdon'ttalktowivesanymoreandtheyarea92watchingthe

newsoraballgame.Andevenw93hiddenmicrophonesfindoutmoreaboutourprivate

lives,andcomputersk94recordsofpersonalinformationaboutus.Enoughisenough!I

thinkyoushouldlimitthea95ofadvertisingofelectronicequipmentintheNewsExpress.

Otherwiseitwillmakelifeterribleforusall.

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OneafternoonDavidwenttobuyapenforhimself.Onhisw96totheshop,he

sawanoldwomandropasmallbagtotheground.Beforehetoldheraboutit,aworkerhad

pickeditupandputitintohispocket.Soonthewomanr97thatherbaghadlostandwent

toasktheworker,butthemandidn'tadmithehadseenit.Lookingatthetallandstrongman,

Davidwastooafraidtosayanythingandhadtoleavew98tellingtheoldwomanthetruth.

ThateveningDavidfeltsorrythathehadn'tspokenup.Hethoughtitoverandatlasthef99

away.Thenextmorning,DavidwenttoMike'shomeandtoldhimaboutit.Theboyagreedto

helphimteachtheworkeralesson.

Themanwascleaningasewer（下水道）whilethetwoboyswerepassingashop.

“Mymotherdroppedherg100watchintothisseweryesterday,9,Davidsaidto

Mike.Whenheheardthis,theworker'seyeslitup（发光），“Well,boys,^^hesaid."It'sd101

here.Goandplayontheplayground.^^

Abouttwohourslaterthetwoboyspassedthereagain.Theworkerstoppedthemandasked,

“Areyous102thatyourmotherlostherwatchhere?”

“Yes,"answeredDavid,"butmyfatherhasgotitout!”

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DeclanGalbraithisasinginggenius.Hereleased（发行）hisfirstalbumat10.Heisoneof

themostp103youngsingersintheworld.

Declan'ssinginggiftwasfoundwhenhewasachild.Hisgrandfatherwasamusician.He

oftenb104Declanalongwithhimwhenheplayedmusic.Declanwouldsitforhoursjust

watchingand1105

Attheageof8,hestartedtot106partincompetitions.Hewon16ofthemin14

months.SoonEMI,abigrecordcompany,p107him15,000,000yuantomakerecords.

HisfirstalbumDeclancameoutin2001.Itwasabigs108andDeclanbecame

well-known.Peoplesaidhehas“apowerfulvoicethatreallysoars（飞翔）In2006,Declan

releasedanotheralbumc109ThankYou.

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Ifsoftensaidthatthebestwaytoseeacountryistousethemethodoftransportwhichis

traditionalinthatplace.SopeopleshouldseeAustraliaonhorsebackandtheUSbycar.Ifthisis

true,thenabicycleisthep110waytovisitSriLanka（斯里兰卡）.Althoughthe18-speed

mountainbikeIusedisnotaneverydaysight,moretraditionaltypescanbes111allover

thecountry.

Sharingthesamekindoftransportaslocalpeoplechangesthewayyouseetheplace.You

aretravellingataspeedthatfitstheenvironment.Itisnotsoslowthatyouonlyseeas112

areaeachday,andnotsofastthatthedetailsofthecountrysidearemissed.Betterstill,youcan

stopwheneveryouwanttolistentothebirdsorthesoundofwater,youcantalktopeople,smell

theircookingortakeaphoto.H113thisdoesn'tmeanthatcyclinginSriLankaisrelaxing.

Ifyouwanttoseethewholecountry,youhavetoleavethetownsandvillagesandcyclet114

theforest-wherethetemperatureis37℃,crossrivers,climbhillsandgooverpaths.

Themostpleasantpathsintheforestfollowthecanals.Thesecarrywaterintothebright

greenricef115Then,whenyouclimbupthehillsinthecentreofthecountry,youcansee

thatthes116ofeveryhilliscoveredwithrowsoftrees.

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Electricityhasalwaysbeenaroundalthoughifsinvisible!Scientistshaveworkedwith

electricityforthousandsofyears.We've