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A J.K.Rowling iS the writer of Harry Pot ter, which iS now one of the best-sellers in the world. J.K.Rowling was born in Bristol on July 31st,1965.She has a sister who is two years younger than her.Both girls loved listening to their father reading bedtime stories to them. They especially loved stories about magical worlds. Rowling wrote her first story, called Rabbit,at the age of six.     

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A Gina Amaro Rudan is a genius.That is, she wrote a very well-received book called Practical Genius that was endorsed(认可) by Seth Godin.But Gina wasn’t always a genius. She wasn’t even considered smart. One day when Gina was in third grade at her Catholic grammar school,some children were pulled out of the classroom and taken to a much nicer room with beautiful windows and potted flowers.This new and improved room had been designed for the gifted students in the class,and Gina waited for her name to be called.It never was.     

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A( 阅读时间: 4 分钟)Surtsey was born in 1963. Scientists sawthe birth of this island. It began at 7:30 a.m. on14th November. A fishing boat was nearIceland. The boat moved under the captain’s( 船长) feet. He noticed a strange smell. Hesaw some black smoke. A volcano( 火山) wasbreaking out. Red-hot rocks, fire and smokewere rushing up from the bottom( 底部) of thesea. The island grew quickly. It was 10 metershigh the next day and 60 meters high on 18thNovember. Scientists flew there to watch.Smoke and fire were still ru...     

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AThere is an E nglish saying:“Laughter is the best m edicine.”U ntilrecently,few people took the saying seriously.N ow how ever,doctorshave begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the hum anbody.They have found that laughter really can im prove people s health.Tests w ere carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body.People watched funny film s w hile doctors checked their heart,bloodpressure,breathing and m uscles.It was found that laughter has sim ilareffects to …     

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A A man once said how useless it was to put advertisem ents in thenewspaper.“Last week,”said he,“my umbrella was stolen from a Lon-don church. A s itw as a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising,butI didn t getit back.”“H ow did you write your advertisem ent?”asked one of the listeners,a businessm an.“H ere it is,”said the m an,taking out of his pocket a slip cut froma newspaper.The other m an took itand read,“Lost from the C ity Churchlast Sunday evening, a black silk um…     

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ASometimes the real world can be a confusing place. It is not always fair or kind. And in the real world there are not always happy endings. That is why, every once in a while, we like to escape into the world of fantasy -a place where things always go our way and there is always a happy ending. We want to believe in fantastic creatures in imaginary lands. We want to believe in magic powers, good     

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AThe undersea world is very beautiful.Now more and more people want to dive inthe water to find the secret there.Scuba divingis a new sport today.It can take you into awonderful undersea world.You will find many strange animals in thesea.Some are as large as a school bus.Manysea animals give out light in the dark and somehave sharp teeth.During the day,there is enough light.Here,under the sea,everything is blue andgreen.When fish swim nearby,you can catchthem with your hands.When you have b…     

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三峡 郦道元 [甲]至于夏水襄陵,沿溯阻绝.或王命急宣,有时朝发白帝,暮到江陵,其间千二百里,虽乘奔御风,不以疾也. 春冬之时,则素湍绿潭,回清倒影,绝多生怪柏,悬泉瀑布,飞漱其间,清荣峻茂,良多趣味. 每至晴初霜旦,林寒涧肃,常有高猿长啸,属引凄异,空谷传响,哀转久绝.故渔者歌曰:"巴东三峡巫峡长,猿鸣三声泪沾裳."     

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千年古莲子复活 田 纳 ①浙江杭州西湖边的一株莲花曾吸引了大量参观者.原来,这棵看似普通的莲花,是由宋朝的莲子"沉睡千年"后"复活"孕育而成的. ②据悉,这颗莲子是中国美术学院的李峥嵘博士在偶然的机缘之下得到的.原来,两年前,李峥嵘博士在山东北宋的考古层中发现了一批莲子,开始尝试培养.而后,他惊喜地发现,这些埋藏千年的古莲子竟然惊人地成活了.