Endangered Species Books for Kids
Will We Miss Them? Endangered Species
Written from the unique view of a 13-year-old author, this book interests children in the lives and challenges of endangered species, helping other young people learn about these animals as the first step toward saving them.
♦Author: Alexandra Wright
♦Publication Date: September, 1991
Almost Gone: The Worlds Rarest Animals
Have you ever seen a wombat or an Eastern barred bandicoot? Probably not. These animals are almost gone from the earth, and they're not alone. Simple, informative text and cul-paper paintings introduce basic endangered species knowledge to young children.
♦Author: Steve Jenkins
♦Publication Date: January, 2006
A Poetic Journey into the Wild
Take a journey across land and sea to meet 21 endangered and threatened animals. Lovely paintings and poems introduce amazing animals from around the globe and show the dangers they face. The book also lists activities and organizations that provide more detailed information about endangered species protection.
♦Author: Rachel Allen Dillon
♦Publication Date: February, 2009
Eyewitness \ Endangered Animals
This DK Eyewitness book is an exploration of endangered animals around the \vnrkl, including factors that are driving them toward extinction and ways that we can help them survive. Blocks of text and diverse photographs keep readers turning the pages.
♦Author: Ben Hoare
♦Publication Date:August, 2010
My Ph. D. adviser called me into his office, saying I needn't bring my notebook. After 15 minutes of listing my positive things, he looked me in the eye and said," You are fired from the lab."
I had moved to Israel from my native India the year before, excited to experience a new culture and study for a Ph. D. At first things went well in my new lab. Then, 3 months before I was fired, I ran into some problems. I made a few mistakes in the lab that slowed my research, but I wasn't aware that my adviser noticed them, and he never spoke to me about any concerns. I'm still not sure why he fired me, but I guess it was because of those mistakes. He wasn't confident that I could complete my research in time as we'd planned.
The first few days after I was fired were especially difficult. I spent hours staring at my computer screen, unable to get anything done. One day all I could do was sit on a beach, crying. I tried to change his mind with promising results, but he stuck to his decision. I could not break the news to my family in India, as the fear of disappointing them overwhelmed (压垮) me. I soon got into a state of sadness and anxiety. Meanwhile, the date for me to leave the country was drawing near, as my visa required me to be registered as a student. I was lonely and without hope.
Around that time, I watched Dasvidaniya, a Bollywood movie that's about a man who has 3 months to live. One line from the movie stuck out to me :"When life gives you lemons, make lemonade (柠檬水)" .What kind of lemonade could I make out of my present situation? My desire to complete a Ph. D. was never in doubt. After much reflection, I told myself that one failed attempt was not the end of the world, and that I needed to give it another try. With renewed confidence, I emailed expected advisers and applied to other programs. Within 2 months, I landed an offer from a Ph. D. program in Italy. I accepted it and relocated to Europe, happy that my goal of completing a Ph. D. was alive once again.
I'm thankful that I didn't give up on my dream and that I found another professor willing to take me on.
As the pandemic separates us from loved ones, many of us are trying to stay connected through texting, email, and social media, even taking the opportunity to reconnect with long-lost friends.
But if our goal is to feel closer to people and enjoy our conversations more, we'd better pick up the phone, according to a new study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology.
In the study, participants (参与者)imagined having a conversation with a friend they hadn't been in touch with for at least two years and made predictions (预测) about how it would feel to connect by phone versus(对比)email. "We think it's going to be awkward to talk to somebody, but that just turns out not to be the case," says lead author Amit Kumar. "Instead... people form stronger connection when they're talking on the phone than when communicating over email."
The same result held true when the researchers had participants do a conversation exercise with strangers using either video chatting, audio(声音的),only chatting, or text-chatting. People who used media that included the voice had more satisfying exchanges and felt closer to their new friends than the text-chatters.
Why? Likely it's because our voices communicate a variety of emotions, helping others to read us better and to feel like they really know us. Hearing someone's voice helps understand each other better —in some cases, even better than video chatting.
So, while texting can be useful, it's not the best way to get the most out of socializing. If we're looking for greater happiness and connection, we should give someone a call.
Salad seeds(生菜种子)that went on a round trip to outer space and back grew at a slightly slower rate than the ones on earth, scientists have found, thanks to thousands of young people who helped conduct an out-of-this-world experiment.
The project started in 2015, when British astronaut (宇航员)Tim Peake took a million rocket seeds with him on his journey to the International Space Station (ISS). The seeds spent six months there before they were sent back to Earth in 2016. In a message sent from the ISS, Peake said the science experiment was to find out if the conditions in space affected the seeds' ability to grow.
Around 600,000 pupils at 8,600 schools in the UK were then asked to grow the rocket seeds that had been to space, along with regular seeds that had never left the planet. Peake described the experiment as "one of the largest and most inspirational experiments of its kind".
The results of the study, which have just been published, found that the space seeds grew more slowly than the ones that had stayed on Earth. Researchers on the experiment said this was due to the stresses of space travel, such as the zero-gravity (零重力) atmosphere and high levels of cosmic rays(宇宙射线), which slowed the growth of the plants.
Now researchers are hopeful that if the seeds are properly protected, it might be possible to grow plants during future space tasks to other planets. Dr Jake Chandler, from University of London, who led the study, said," The possibility of eating home-grown salad on Mars may be one small step closer.
When we think of bicycles, we think of fun and the outdoors. Bicycles give riders the freedom to explore and enjoy the environment and its surroundings.
Most people know that riding bicycles is environmentally friendly.If you are riding a bike, you are helping to reduce air and noise pollution.
Bikes are becoming more and more popular across the world. In fact, they are becoming more than just a fun pastime. For many people around the world, access to markets and schools would not be accessible without a bike.
Some cities, such as Paris and Barcelona, have not only built bicycle lanes but also have introduced a system of renting bikes. You can rent, or use a bicycle in one area of the city and drop it off in another area of the city. Paris now has thousands of bikes for public use, with bicycle stations located throughout the city.
Some South American cities, such as Bogota in Colombia, have a weekly car-free day.
On these days, the traffic-related air pollution from old buses and trucks is greatly reduced.
It seems that the bike is a force for good, providing solutions for cleaner cities without leaving a serious environmental footprint.
A. They are a healthy, cheap activity and good exercise.
B. Cities are taking this love and demand for bicycles seriously.
C. People are encouraged to buy bicycles to go to and from work.
D. Daily use of a bicycle has very low effect on the environment.
E. It is cheap and convenient to travel around the world on bicycles.
F. They are also used as a daily transport to work, school or shopping.
G. More than 2 million people bicycle, skate, or jog along the closed roads.
Flying can be stressful even for the most experienced business traveler. No matter how many times we 1 our pre-flight "to-do" list, sometimes the best plans go 2That's just what happened to one unlucky passenger who accidentally 3 a painting worth $340,000 at Dusseldorf Airport when he 4 his flight to Tel Aviv. The businessman had wrapped(包)the 5 carefully in cardboard. He immediately6 airport authorities to ask them to look for the 16 x 24-inch work by French 7 Yves Tanguyart, but it seemed to have disappeared into thin air.
With no 8 coming, the businessman's nephew decided to take matters into his own9 After taking a flight from Belgium to Dusseldorf in a hurry, the would-be detective (侦探)met with the police in person. 10 , from that point on,11to the puzzle began to take shape. An investigator12that the cardboard-coated painting had found its way into a paper recycling bin. When, afterwards, a search was 13 in what might be the most valuable bin in history, the precious package was found,14, at the bottom of the bin. Tragedy (悲剧)avoided. Artwork saved.
"This was definitely one of our 15 stories this year," police spokesman Andre Hartwig said. "It was real detective work."
China is widely known for its ancient civilization has continued all the way through into modern times. There are many reasons why this has been possible.
At the beginning, written Chinese was picture-based language. Ancient Chinese people carved (symbol) on animal bones and shells. By the Shang Dynasty, a well-developed writing system had come into being. At that time, people lived in different places, (lead) to many varieties of dialects and characters.
Emperor Qinshihuang united the seven major states into one country where the Chinese writing system began to develop one direction. The writing system was of great (important) in uniting the Chinese people and culture. Even today, wherever Chinese people live or whatever dialect they speak, they can communicate (free) in writing.
Written Chinese has also become an important means by which China's present is connected with(it) past. People in modem times can read classic works that(write) by Chinese in ancient times. The high regard for the Chinese writing system can be seen in the development of Chinese characters as an art form,(know) as Chinese calligraphy, which has become an important part of Chinese culture. Today, the Chinese writing system is still an important part of Chinese culture.
1）活动目的；
2）活动过程；
3）活动反响。
注意：
1）写作词数应为80左右；
2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
This whole mess started about two months ago, when Jay felt pretty terrible and didn't feel like doing homework.
"Hi, Jay. How was your day? Do you have any homework?" Mom asked, when he came home from school. "Uh, I don't have any." he said. "I finished it at school." It was only a little lie, he thought. And besides, he told himself, he would just do his homework on the bus ride the next morning, so maybe it didn't even matter.
A few days later it happened again. When Mom asked about his homework, he pulled out his math worksheet but left the rest in his backpack. So easy! Before long, though, his backpack was growing heavy with unfinished homework. The problem was, as the backpack got heavier, so did his heart.
Jay feared seeing the look on his parents' faces when they found out. Walking in the door, he dropped his heavy backpack and walked into the kitchen. "Hi, Mom," he said. She hugged him and stood back. "Jay, I got an email from your teacher today. She said you lied about your homework. We need to talk."
注意：
1）续写词数应为80左右；
2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Jay sat at the table and buried his head in his arms.
