Cooking has reached new heights. Recently spacemen on the International Space Station 1 the first space-baked (烘焙) cookies. They said the chocolate cookies looked out of this world. The cookies are the very first kind of food to be baked 2 space from raw (生的) ingredients. Usually, space food is prepared on Earth and then heated 3 eaten cold on the space station. Eating food right out of the oven (炉子) makes spacemen happy. It makes them think of home. This 4 a difference if they go to the moon or go on the long journey to Mars.
Baking the cookies was not as simple as the spacemen thought 5 would be. It usually takes the bakers about 20minutes 6 cookies in an oven heated to 150 degrees. That was not long enough on the space station. The first cookie came out undercooked. It was more raw dough (面团) than cookie. The space bakers turned up the oven's temperature and baked the dough for 7. They spent 130minutes on 8 cookie, which was 9 baked.
The big question now is-how do they taste? No one knows yet. The space-baked cookies are in a lab on Earth. Scientists will test them to see 10 they are safe to eat.
Many children in New Zealand have been on a "bear hunt (捕捉) "these days. This is a game for them to play while they are studying from home.
New Zealand began a four-week lockdown last month but people are still1to go outside to exercise if they keep a safe distance from each other. Deb Hoffman, a mother of two, started this neighborhood activity on the Facebook page "We're Not Scared-NZ Bear Hunt". Her2comes from a children's book called "We're Going on a Bear Hunt".
Mrs. Hoffman also3a website for people to show where their bears are on an online map. People love the game and teddy bears begin to4, standing in street-facing windows, sitting in flower beds and hanging upside down from trees. Their owners post their5on the online map so parents can take their kids on the bear hunt.
And the children are6about it. They take paper, pens and hand-drawn maps. Some even bring binoculars (望远镜) to help them hunt out these toys.
A mother said she was very7to live in such a loving neighborhood. Her daughter8fifty teddy bears on their walk that day. "I love it. It's a great way for neighbors to9,"the mother said. "It gives us something to look forward to."
And who doesn't need a little10during these times?
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Historic, riverside home needs caretaker. Owner: Ann Smith (annsmith@housecarers. com) Apply: before June 10th,2020 Start: June 15th,2020 We have a fantastic historic riverside home in beautiful Willow Village, and we would love to find someone to look after the house and watch our animal friends when we go away this summer. Caretaking will be between 10 and 12 hours per week. The work includes safeguarding the house, house cleaning and yard-work. We have a dog, Stone, and an old cat, Lucky, who mostly sleeps. The dog will need to be walked twice a day. Our eight-bedroom, three-bathroom house has great mountain and river views, and is just a 45-minute ride from London. From our large backyard you will enjoy easy river access for boating and swimming. This is a perfect place for an artist or a writer who wants to create some work during this summer. We would like to hire (雇佣) someone for exactly 3months. There is no pay for this work. But you can stay in the house for free in return. You will have a 30m²bedroom with a bathroom. You can use the small kitchen at the back of the house. No smoking, drinking alcohol (酒) or partying is allowed in this house. And no more pets except Stone and Lucky. You may invite one or two friends for a cup of tea or coffee, but not for dinner. Please email us if you have more questions. We will have an interview online with the applicants (申请人) on the morning of June 11th. |
Locusts are grasshoppers (蚂炸). Normally grasshoppers do little harm. But when there are lots of them, their bodies and behavior change. As locusts, they travel in huge groups, eating all the plants in an area and moving on. In a single day, a small swarm of locusts can eat as much food as 35,000 people. Along the way, they lay more eggs, producing greater swarms of locusts.
Billions of locusts arrived in Pakistan last June from Iran, which has resulted in Pakistan's worst locust problem in many years. In early February, Pakistan's Prime Minister, Imran Khan, called a state of emergency (紧急).
One unusual solution was suggested to deal with the locusts: it was reported that China had plans to send 100,000 ducks to Pakistan. In China, ducks have helped fight locusts in the past. A single duck can eat over 200 locusts a day.
But soon after the idea was reported, it was canceled. A team of experts pointed out that most of Pakistan does not provide a good environment for ducks, which require lots of water, like rivers and lakes. China has sent a team of experts to Pakistan to help find out how to deal with the emergency so that the locusts don't wind up becoming a problem for China, too.
Pakistan is now planning to buy more pesticides(杀虫剂)from India so that they can do more spraying from airplanes to control the locusts. But no one knows whether this will work or not.
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Tina's father is a taxi driver. Sometimes he talks about his tiring feet after a day's work. Sally's father has sleeping problems and his heart beats a little faster sometimes. This makes Sally worried. Jack's father loves to spend time making tables and chairs for their home and he is good at repairing things as well. Lily has just given birth to a baby girl and the Sunday after next will be her husband's first Father's Day. She wants to give him a special gift. Judy's father loves drinking beer and he often says home-made beer tastes the best. |
A. A personalized coffee mug with a picture of your father is among the most popular Father's Day gift ideas. Think of the moment he is taking coffee in the morning from your exciting gift. B. A stylish watch will make your father's personality even more pleasing and modern. These watches surely are among the most exciting Father's Day gifts. Give this watch to make him feel special. C. A foot massager gives relief to our tired feet after a long day of hard work. This is a great product to give your father a relaxing massage. It's for sure that your father will like it. D. A fitness band shows up different stats (指标) regarding running, walking and other physical movements for calorie burning as well as monitoring heartbeat, sleep patterns, etc. Fitness band is, therefore, a useful gift for your father. E. Most homes have a toolbox. Your father may be interested in doing some repairing works in and around the house. Personalized multi-tool is a perfect gift for a DIY-lover. F. A personalized notebook is another useful gift for your father to write down his daily plans. To a new daddy, it will be the best first Father's Day gift as he can keep a record of his new-born baby and his thoughts of becoming a father. G. This kit(设备) will help your dad make his American lager, Mexican Cerveza, Czech pilsner and other kinds of beer. You can be sure that this is one of the best Father's Day gift ideas. |
VE Day is short for Victory in Europe Day. It marked the end of most of the fighting in Europe, where tens of millions of people killed. On May 8th this year, street parties had to be cancelled because of the pandemic (疫情). People across the UK in celebrations in homes and on doorsteps.
Queen Elizabeth gave a to the British people that day. She spoke to them the same hour as her father did, exactly 75 years ago. What she said touched many people's hearts.
"Many people laid down lives in that terrible conflict (冲突) …. We should and will remember them. The wartime generation (一代人) knew that the best way to honor those did not come back from the war, was to ensure that it didn't happen…. Today it may seem hard that we cannot mark this special anniversary (周年纪念) as we would wish. Instead, we remember from our homes and our doorsteps. But our streets are not empty; they are with the love and the care that we have for each other. And I look at our country today, and see what we are willing to do to protect and support one another, I say with pride that we are still nation those brave soldiers, sailors and airmen would recognize and admire. "
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Outdoor Science Lab for Kids --by Liz Lee Heinecke (Author) used for 15. 25 dollars new for 16. 49 dollars Learn physics, chemistry, and biology in your own backyard! In Outdoor Science Lab for Kids, scientist and mom Liz Heinecke has created 52 family-friendly labs to get you and your kids outside in any season. From playground physics to backyard bugs(虫), this book makes it fun and easy to dig into natural science and learn more about the world around you. Many of the simple and inexpensive experiments are safe enough for even 3-year-old kids, yet adults are supposed to offer some help, so families can discover the joy of science and STEM education together. Outdoor Science Lab for Kids was a 2017 Finalist for the AAAS/Subaru Prize for excellence in science books. It belongs to the popular Lab for Kids series (系列). These books share hands-on activities and projects on a wide host of topics, including art, astronomy, biology, math and so on—all written by experts in their fields. Each lab has a complete materials(材料)list, clear step-by-step photographs of the experiments, as well as finished samples. The labs can be used as projects alone or as part of a yearlong curriculum (课程) of experiential learning. The activities are open-ended, so they can be done over and over. You often get different results. Gain firsthand knowledge on your favorite topic with Lab for Kids. |
1）你觉得有必要举行实验操作考试吗？为什么？
2）对即将来到的物理和化学科实验考试，你心情如何?又是如何准备的？
作文要求∶
1）不得照抄原文，不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。
2）语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的开头已经给出，不必抄写在试卷上，也不计入总词数。
Dear Tommy,
Sorry that I didn't write back to you in time.
I've been busy preparing for the coming experiment operation test.
Yours,
Li Ming
