A Passage of Scientific Reading

Scientists have tried to send a man-made earth satellite into space for long. With the rapid development of rocketry, multi-stage rockets were finally designed for this large task.The first of the rockets drops off of itself when its fuel is used up.Then the next rocket starts to fire and finally drops off like the     

Insects(2)

Butterflies Butterflies are insects with big wings.They have six legs and three main body parts.The three main body parts of a butterfly are the head,the thorax and the abdomen.Butterflies also have wings.They use their colourful wings to fly and to attract mates.Butterflies have     

Life in a Big City

It's nearly midnight in the big city.But the big city is not asleep.The side-walks are crowded with people.Some are leaving the movies,the plays,and the con-certs.Some are stopping to look in the bright store windows.Some are waiting forbuses and taxis.The restaurants are filled with people.The hotels are filled withtourists and businessmen who have come from all over the world.     

READINGS

Mr Chen has a computer shop. He can do so many things with computers, such as writing letters, drawing pictures, adding up numbers and playing games. He can use them to send messages to other computers. Some people use big computers to send rockets into space. Computers are much better now than before. They are also much     

Boys Like Cars

Boys likc cars.They all want to have thcir own(自己的)cars.They can't have real(真的)ones.They are too expensive and too big for children.Many boys like going to the car shops.The shops sell toy cars.There are all     

Ear

The ear is the organ of hearing. A piece of light music is easy on the ear. We are usuallyall ears for important news. The Chinese like to say that there are ears behind the wall when they think someone isoverhearing.To express this idea.English people use either of the two proverbs:Walls have earsand Pitchers have ears. They also think that little pitchers have big ears. Nice boys and girls     

Cuture Shock

Experts say that it is not easy to get used to living in a new culture. "Culture shock" is the term these specialists use when talking about the feelings that people have in a new environment. There are three stages of culture shock, say the specialists. …     

The Spring Festival

Everybody likes to have the Spring Festival,so do I. Because during the Spring Festival there are many good things to eat,to drink and to play with.During the last Spring Festival I had a very good time.On the eve of the festival,our family had a big dinner.My uncle,aunt and cousin came back from Canada to celebrate(庆祝)my     

Efficient English Listening Teaching Methods

In non-native English speaking countries, the big problem to English learners is that it is difficult for them to understand what the English speaker is talking about because many English learners have trouble in listening. Though they are English learners, they still have difficulty in listening to the foreigners from English speaking countries and other nonnative English speakers. Therefore, listening teaching becomes the vital task of both English teachers and English learners. English educators are expected to search an efficient way to help English learners improve their listening. Modern teaching equipments, such as film and video and other teaching facilities play an indispensable role in English listening teaching.     

Characteristicsof English Teaching and Learning at Loughborough University,UK

Being an academic visitor,I have been lucky to have the opportunity to visit and learn at Loughborough University,UK,aiming to improve my comprehensive abilities of English.During my short stay here,I have been appealed to by many things-the beautiful and big scale of campus,the top ranking of the university in her academic research … especially the profound knowledge of the professors and stuff,who are responsible,devoted and ready to help whenever required by the students.My central focus is on the characteristics of English Teaching and Learning at this university,which I participated and observed during my stay.     

新目标英语七年级（上）Unit4同步阅读

Passage 1 I have two good friends. They are twins. One day I go to their home after school. They have a very nice bedroom. The room is new. A map of China is on the wall. A nice picture is on the wall, too. In the picture there are hills and a river with a boat on it. A big desk is beside the bed. Two chairs are behind the desk. Their books and pens are on the desk. Their school bags are behind the chairs. They have a cat. It＇s under the desk. The cat looks like a hat. A light （灯） is on the desk.     

Birds of Prey

Birds of prey hunt and eat animals.There are many different birds of prey.Eagles,hawks,owls and vultures are all birds of prey. They live in many parts of the world.Birds of prey have strong,sharp claws or talons.They use them to catch and carry their food.Birds of prey have sharp,hooked beaks.They use them to tear up their food.Birds of prey have big,strong wings.These help them to fly and hunt for hours at a time.     

你的盲点

Close your left eye,Keep your right eye looking at the dog and move the bookback and forth[来回地]in front of you.At one point the cat disappears!You have justfound your blind spot.Everyone has one.It is the spot where the optic nerve[视神经]cord[索状组织,神经]leaves your eye,and there are no nerve cells to see the image.If youuse both eyes as you look as the dog,you won’t have a blind spot.The image fromyour left eye will make up for[弥补]the blank[空白] in your right eye.     

A Supermarket Manager

There are still many small neighborhood grocery stores in the United States.Andpeople often go to these stores to buy a few items that they have run out of.Theymight buy a carton of milk,for example,or a loaf of bread.In big cities,however,most Americans do their grocery shopping at large supermarkets.They usually shoponce or twice a week,and when they go through the checkout stand,their shoppingcarts are full of groceries.A large supermarket is a complex business that requires skillful management.Robert Kent manages a successful supermarket in the downtown area of a big city.He     

填字游戏:水果

Across[横排]: 5.Rhymes[押韵] with the word "bear." It is similar to an apple. 6.This fruit grows on trees and has seeds[种子] inside.You should not eat this fruit if you have a loose tooth or are wearing braces[牙箍]. 7.The name of this fruit is also the name of a color.It has a thick skin that you must peel [削] away to eat.     

新目标英语八年级(下) 知识要点与考点对对碰

[原句1] I think there will be more pollution. (P.3) [考点] There_______a football match tomorrow. (2004四川眉山) A.has B.is going to have C.are going to be D.is going to be [解析]选D。一般将来时用在there be句型中时,be going to或will之后的动词原形只能用be,而不能用have,也就是说要用there is (are)going to be…/there will be…而不用there is(are)going to have…/there will have…[原句2]It seems that everyone loves to bow!(P.8)     

英国酒客的举止

So now you have a drink, but what about meeting the locals? Pub-goers will indicate in unspoken ways if they are interested in chatting. Concentrate on those who have bought drinks and are still loitering at the bar. Those who have moved to sit at tables are probably not seeking company. Look for people with "open" body language, facing outwards into the room. Don't ever introduce yourself with an outstretched hand and a big smile. Natives will cringe and squirm with embarrassment at such brashness. The British, quite frankly, do not want to know your name and shake your hand-or at least not until a proper degree of mutual interest has been well established.     

Review: Perspectives on the metallic interconnects for solid oxide fuel cells

The various stages and progress in the development of interconnect materials for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) over the last two decades are reviewed. The criteria for the application of materials as interconnects are highlighted. Interconnects based on lanthanum chromite ceramics demonstrate many inherent drawbacks and therefore are only useful for SOFCs operating around 1000℃. The advance in the research of anode-supported flat SOFCs facilitates the replacement of ceramic interconnects with metallic ones due to their significantly lowered working temperature. Besides, interconnects made of metals or alloys offer many advantages as compared to their ceramic counterpart. The oxidation response and thermal expansion behaviors of various prospective metallic interconnects are examined and evaluated. The minimization of contact resistance to achieve desired and reliable stack performance during their projected lifetime still remains a highly challenging issue with metallic interconnects. Inexpensive coati     

《哈利·波特》为何如此畅销?(英文)

Everyone wants to know why the Harry Potter books are so successful.Is it because we have become a civilization[文明社会]of heathens[异教徒]and over-imaginative[想象边过于丰富的]children?Of course not.There is,indeed,a precise[明确的]explanation[解释]for their success,and it is not because of the hype[广告宣传].Hypecannot convin ce[说服]peopleto     

豹

The leopard is a member of the cat family. It belongs to the category1 of the big cats. Two other big cats are the tiger and the lion.