英语演讲比赛预赛朗读文章之二.docx

英语演讲比赛预赛朗读文章之二6、TheDeadSeaisaliveFORalongtimewehavebelievedthattheresnolifeintheDeadSea(死海).Butitlookslikewewerewrong.TheDeadSealiesontheborder(边界)ofJordan(约旦),Israel(以色列)andtheWestBank.Thereismuchmoresaltinitthaninotherseas.Sopeoplethoughtitwasimpossibleforthingstoliveinit.Toomuchsaltalsomakespeoplefloat(漂浮)better.Forthisreason,manytouristsvisittheDeadSeaeveryyear.Adivingteamhasfound30giantcraters(火山口)undertheDeadSea.Thecratersspew(喷出)freshwater.TherearemanytinylivingthingsemberDannyIonescutoldNationalGeographicNewsthatthecraterswerea“fantasticplaceforlife”.7、InternetmeasuresupHOWlongdoesittakeustodownload(下载)a500m(megabytes,兆字节，计算机中的一种储存单位)moviefromtheInternet?InChina,itusuallytakeshalfanhour.ButinSouthKorea,itonlytakesfourmrdingtoaglobalInternetspeedstudyreleased(发布)bytheUScompanyPandoNetworks,SouthKoreaofferstheworldshighestdownloadspeed,2,202kbps(kilobytespersecond,千字节每秒,网络速度单位。1m等于1,024kb).Romania(罗马尼亚)andBulgaria(保加利亚)comeinsecondandthirdonthelist.TheUSshowedupinthemiddleofthelistandChinais80th.Theslowestcountry,accordingtothestudy,wastheCongo(刚果).8、Whatsthatinthesky?MANYpeoplerecentlyreportedseeingaUFOinChina.At9pmonAugust20,thepilotofaircraftCZ6554wasflyingaboveShanghai.Suddenly,hesawahugelightinthesky.“Itwasroundandkeptgettingbigger.Itlookedhundredsoftimesbiggerthanthemoon,”hesaidofthesighting(景象).Atalmostthesametime,Chen*uofBeijingsawahalo(光环)inthesky.Hepublishedaphotoofthehaloonhismicroblog(微博).Chensaidthehalowassmallatfirst,thenbecamelarger,movednorth,anddisappearedseveralminuteslater.Thee*pertsattheBeijingUFOresearchorganizationheldameetingtodiscusstheUFOsighting.Intheiropinion,thehalosareman-made.Themilitarylikelysentamissile(导弹)intothesky.Whenitsremains(残骸)fell,peoplesaw“halos”.9、DolphinsarealotlikeusONEofthebiggestdifferencesbetweenhumansandotheranimalsishumansuseoftools(工具).Butscientistsfoundthatsomedolphinsusetools,rdingtoresearchersfromMurdochUniversity,agroupofdolphinsinAustraliamadeanewtooltocatchfish.Theyholdalargeconchshell(海螺壳)intheirbeaks(嘴)anduseittoshakefishintotheirmouths.Researchersfirstsawdolphinsshakingconchshellsatthesurface(表面)oftheoceanin2007.Atthattime,theythoughtitwasjustagameormalesgivinggiftstofemales.Researcherstookphotosandstudiedthemcarefully.Theyfinallyfoundthatthisisanewfish-catchingtrickmadebyaclevergroupofdolphins.10、MiniNoahsArkINthemovie20*,ahugeark(方舟)savedpeoplefromadestroyedworld.Now,aJapanesecompanyhasdevelopeda“miniNoahsArk”tohelppeopleinearthquakesandtsunamis(海啸).Theyellowcapsule(舱)lookslikeahugetennisballratherthanaship.Itsmadeofstrongfiberglass(玻璃纤维).Companypresidentandcreatorofthecapsule,ShojiTanaka,saysitcanholdfouradults.Andithaspassedmanycrash(撞击)tests.Ithasasmalllookoutwindowandbreathingholesontop.Itcanalsobeusedasachildrenstoy.Morethan27,000JapanesepeoplediedorwentmissinginthebigearthquakeinMarchthisyear,according.TheJapanesecompanyhopesthecapsulecanhelppeopleifthecountrygetshitbyanotherpowerfulearthquakeandtsunami.