She ________ (期待)to be a volunteer for the coming summer holiday.
There is a lot of _________(来往车辆) on the street. Let's go by bike.
My uncle is developing fitness _________ (凭借)exercise and training.
There are all kinds of shops _________(在……对面)the street.
Every year, wildfires destroy much forest land. Homes are broken down, and thousands of people die. Smokejumpers are helping to stop this.
Smokejumpers are a special kind of firefight. They jump from planes into areas that difficult to reach by car or on foot, such as the middle of a mountain forest. They race to put out fires as fast as they can.
At a fire site, smokejumpers first examine the land and decide how to fight the fire. Their main goal is to stop fire from spreading. Using basic tools such as shovels and axes, smokejumpers clear land of burnable material like plants and other dry material. They carry water with them too, but only a limited amount.
Although most smokejumpers are men, more women are joining. Most important are your weight and height. Smokejumpers employed in the U. S. For example, must be 54 to 91 kilograms, so they don't get blown by the strong winds or get hurt when they land.
Smokejumpers must own necessary qualities to survive in the wilderness. In Russia, many smokejumpers know how to find food in the forest and even make simple furniture from trees.
The work is dangerous, the hours are long. But for these firefighters, smokejumpers isn't just a job. They love being able to jump out of planes, fight fires and live in the forest. As 28-year-old Russian smokejumpers Alexi Tishin says, “This is the best job for tough guys.”
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过5个词。
1.What are smokejumpers?
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2.Where do they jump from?
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3.What's their main goal?
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4.Why should they have proper weight?
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5.What do you think of working as a smokejumpers?
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As the days get hotter, we can stay inside and turn on the air conditioning to stay comfortable. But do you know that in ancient China, people used a different kind of "air conditioning"?
Starting from the Qin Dynasty, royal and rich families began to store ice during winter. As summer began, they used ice to cool their homes. People would put a container with many ice cubes inside of it in their rooms. Servants would fan the containers to create cool air.
But common people couldn't store ice. So they spent hot days near wells. Some people would keep their food in empty wells. The wells would keep the food cool and fresh, just like a refrigerator.
Chinese people also made their own summer drinks, such as well water and drinks made from herbs(草药). It is said that Kublai Khan—emperor of the Yuan Dynasty—liked drinking milk with ice an(sweet candy. Some people believe that it was the world's first ice cream.
Title: Air conditioning in 1. China | |
Royal and 2.families | They stored ice in 3.and put containers 4.ice in their rooms when summer began. Servants 5. the containers to make cool air. |
6. people | They would stay near wells 7. of in rooms during hot days. To 8. food going bad, people put it in 9. wells. |
Other ways | Chinese people used well water or herbs to make summer drinks. It is said that Kublai Khan liked drinking milk with ice and sweet candy. It might be the 10. ice cream. |
