Humans’ Greatest Achievements
The Earth is about 4.6 billion years old, but the humans have lived on it for just 200,000 years. In that short time, we have achieved some amazing things.
What about the arts? The arts have brought pleasure to many people, but are the Beatles and Bach more important than antibiotics?
Finally, we must not forget humans’ early achievements.
What are humans’ greatest achievements? To answer the question, we need to decide what we mean by “great”.
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A.Is it something that makes us rich or happy or saves lives. |
B.They used fire for cooking and heating and invented the wheel. |
C.Many of humans’ great achievements are in science and technology. |
D.And is Mickey Mouse as important an achievement as going to space? |
E.We could probably live without them, but life wouldn’t be as interesting. |
Wind power is a very clean source of energy. This is how wind power works. Wind makes windmills (风车) spin (旋转). When the windmills spin, they make electricity. Then we can use the electricity. A lot of people think that wind power is new, but that’s not true.
Wind power is a very popular source of energy. Most people think that we should use it more and more. First of all, it’s clean.
A lot of people don’t understand wind power very well. They believe that there are problems with wind power, but many of those problems are not real. For example, some people say that windmills are dangerous for birds. They used to be true, but it isn’t true any more.
Wind power is becoming more and more common.
A.For thousands of years, people have used wind to sail boats and move water. |
B.Old windmills killed birds because they spun very fast. |
C.Right now, more than 80 countries use wind power. |
D.Windmills don’t pollute the environment at all. |
E.However, there are real problems with windmills. |
As well as the cows, wild animals should be protected. Now because of a creative idea thought of by a young boy, this problem can be solved peacefully.
At the age of 11, Richard Turere was put in charge of the family’s cows. The local people think this job is an honor since cows are considered the family fortune.
The only problem was that their land was next to Nairobi National Park, home to the largest number of lions in the world. As a result, the cows were often eaten by the hungry lions.
Richard noticed that when he walked around the cows with a flashlight, the lions kept away because they were afraid of humans and the flashlight. So he decided to create an automated (自动的) flashlight. Richard tied some bulbs (灯泡) from broken flashlights around the cow stockade (栅栏). Under an automated lighting system, the bulbs flashed one by one, just like someone walking around with a flashlight that could keep lions away.
Since Richard’s invention was put to use, none of Richard’s cows has lost. As it only costs $10 to make this simple device, it can be widely used in Kenya in the future.
【小题1】How many lions died during the last decade?
A.About 2,000. |
B.About 8,000. |
C.About 10,000. |
A.Over the last decade (十年) the number of lions has decreased from 10,000 to over 2,000 |
B.the local people killed the lions. |
C.the local people killed the cows. |
A.he wanted to became famous |
B.he had lots of broken flashlights |
C.he found lions were afraid of humans and flashlights |
A.Its bulbs flashed one by one. |
B.All the bulbs flashed at the same time. |
C.By producing strong light that could kill lions. |
A.The lions and cows in Kenya |
B.How were the bulbs invented? |
C.How was an automated flashlight created? |
Alice Lee is a high school student studying at a private school. She is doing some voluntary work at an after﹣school program to help students from poor families.
On the first day of her work, she noticed that many kids were lining up for free sandwiches and fruits. She was surprised. One of the organizers explains that many of these students don't get enough to eat at home. So a school lunch or an after﹣meal might be the most food they would get all the day. She has also been told that some hungry kids can receive free lunches, but others are only allowed reduced﹣price meals, and those students' families have to pay for the part of their food.
Lee was shocked, she decided to offer help to those who are suffering from hunger, "I want other kids to understand that if you see a problem, you don't have to wait to be an adult to fix it," says Lee. She and a group of friends are using their programme skill to create a new app called Food of Thought, which will allow parents, students, and even kind﹣hearted strangers to donate money to lunch accounts for students in a nearby school.
【小题1】What did Alice Lee see on the first day of her voluntary work?A.Children lining up for free food. | B.Children buying sandwiches and fruit. |
C.Children learning cooking instructions. | D.Children doing voluntary work. |
A.all the hungry children | B.kind﹣hearted strangers |
C.some poor families | D.primary school students |
A.She taught them for free. | B.She opened a lunch account. |
C.She developed an app to help them. | D.She offered free food. |
A.A local school is providing free food for students. | B.A girl is helping poor kids out of hunger. |
C.An app will be tested in a school this fall. | D.A group of good friends are working at a school. |
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