初中英语阅读专项训练(英文)

Languages There are more than 3,000 million people on the earth and about 2,500 languages. Of these languages only about twelve are used by more than 50 million people. Here are the names of some languages which have very wide use:     

直面艾滋病

AIDS Orphans Set to Double by 2010 2010年艾滋病孤儿将翻番 The already desperate global orphan crisis caused by AIDSis set to get worse as infection rates in adults increase.There arenow over 13 million children orphaned due to AIDS and thenumber is projected to reach 25 million in 2010.     

BETTER JOB学英语如何能帮你找到更好的工作

International English! English is the language of international communication. According to the British council, English is spoken as a first language by around 375 million people, and as a second language by a further 500 million. English has official or special status in about 80 countries, and is spoken in another 100, with a total population of over two billion users.     

高中英语代用课本第28、29、30课疑难问答

问:Millons of years went by and the land-surface rose above the water.在hundred,thousand,million等词后面,什么时候可加of,什么时候不能加? 答:这几个词的词尾有“s”时要加。     

Comparative study of Anaplasma parasites in tick carrying buffaloes and cattle

INTRODUCTION The world population of buffaloes(Bubalus bubalis)has been estimated at over172million head,more than97%(167.6million)of which are in Asia and the Pacific region,mainly in India(97.7million)and Pakistan(25.5million)(FAO,2004).About98%of buffaloes in the region are raised by small farmers owning less than two hectares of land and less than five buffaloes(Mudgal,1992).In general,the water buffalo is regarded as more productive,healthier and more useful than the cow,especiall…     

One World

In another 250 million years, Americans will be able to drive to Africa. By that time, Earth's seven continents will have merged(?) into one supercontinent, predicts Christopher Scotese, a geologist at the University of Texas at Arlington. It won't be the first time the continents have gotten-together; about the same amount of time     

儿童时讯(英文)

New "Harry Potter"Book Sells 5 Millionon First DayThe new novel in the Harry Potter series set a staggering sales record as fans boughtabout five million copies by the end of its firstday on sale Saturday.     

非洲巨石

In Africa there is a rock as large as a church.It stands guard like a brooding Sphinxin a landscape as rugged as any place on earth.It is a random tapestry of brownearth and towering boulders rounded by ten million years of wind.Everything isguarded by angry and defiant vegetation that defends every yard against any mad     

A Comparative Analysis of English and Chinese Versions of Twilight from the Perspective of Three Metafunctions

The Twilight Saga written by American novelist Stephenie Meyer, tells the love story about an ordinary girl, Bella, and a handsome vampire, Edward. The novel sales hit the one hundred million mark from...     

新概念影城

本月大片The Chronicles of Narnia:Prince Caspian《纳尼亚传奇:凯斯宾王子》Director导演:Andrew Adamson安德鲁·亚当森     

Renewable Fuel Sources可再生燃料源

Energy experts predict that by the end of this century, just 250 years after the start of the Industrial Revolution, we will have burnt all the world＇s coal and gas reserves--reserves that took 200 million years to develop.     

population的正误译例

1.这个城市人口近一百万。误:The city has population of nearly one million.误:The city has nearly one million population.     

“完形填空”专练(英文)

Recently, a book written by former President Clinton has gone on sale in the United States and Europe. Experts say it had record sales for a nonfiction book. 1 , the book My Life has sold about one million     

环球采风——Queensland

Population:4.04 million. Capital City:Brisbane. Area of State:1,730,650 sq km. History: 71 years after the colonization(开拓殖民地)of Australia in 1788 by the English, Queen Victoria approved to establish the new colony of Queensland, which became a state in 1901. Climate: Just over half the state lies in the tropical zone and the remainder in the temperate zone. The average yearly temperatures range from 25℃in summer to 16℃in winter.     

World AIDS Day December 1

According to UNAIDS(联合国艾滋病规划署) estimates, there are around 40 million people living with HTV, including 2,3 million children and that number increases in every region every day. In the UK alone, more than 60,000 people are living with HIV and more than 7,000 more are diagnosed every year. Around half of all people become infected with HIV before they are 25 and are killed by AIDS before they are 35. Around 95% of people with HIV/AIDS live in     

A Way of Life for Students

The Internet is a way of life for college students in the USA，with research showing them to be one of the most connected groups．A recent study by Harris Interactive and ３６０ Youth found that ９３ per cent of American college students visit the Internet，and this market is expected to grow from １５．２ million in２００３to１６．４million in２００７．That is slow but could be the result of the already high number of college Internet users．     

英文水准的低落影响南韩在商业上的发展

South Korea is one of the four "Asian Dragons" in economy. The past decades have seen it developing by leaps and bounds. Its thriving capital, Seoul , has a population of more than 10 million. However, its general poor English stan-     

Reading English Is a Good Hobby

In the world English is the most widely spoken language. It is spoken by more than 400 million people as their first language. For example, the USA, the Great Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are all important English-speaking countries. And it …     

怀恨在心

A lawyer(律师)was reading out.the will(遗嘱)of a rich man to the people mentioned(提到的)inthe will:“To you.my loving wife Rose.who stood by mein rough(困难的)time,as well as good,I leave herthe house and $2 million.”The lawyer continued,“To my daughter Jessica,who looked.after me in sickness and kept the busi-ness going,I leave:her the yacht(游艇),the busi-ness and $1 million.”The lawyer concluded,“And,to my cousin Dan,who hated me,argued(争论)with me,and thoughtthat I would never mention(提到)him in my will-well,you aye wrong.Hi,Dan!”     

Light and Sound

Light travels at a speed which is about a million times faster than the speed of sound. In one second, light travels about 300,000 km, but sound travels only 314m, you can get some idea of this difference(区别) by watching the start of a race.