1 . The history of the school bus can date back to 1886 when the Wayne Works company made horse-drawn carriages (四轮马车) known as “ school wagons” or “kid hacks” in Indiana.
In the early 1900s, the car industry was beginning to develop fast.
In 1927, a man built the first bus that primarily used steel. Before long, Wayne Works introduced the first all-steel school bus body with safety glass windows.
Many new national standards were created, determining everything from seating designs to the famous yellow color that school buses still sport today. The reason why the color was chosen was simple.
A.Horses were easy to control. |
B.Not all chose to paint their buses yellow. |
C.Yellow is quite eye-catching to human beings. |
D.Before then, many children simply walked to school. |
E.Now, school buses have had many more improvements. |
F.Still, parents were increasingly concerned for children’s safety. |
G.This gave Wayne Works a great opportunity to improve its carriages. |
In China, 2024 is the Year of the Dragon, or “loong,” as is known in Chinese. This creature appears on many cultural artifacts
Unlike Western dragons,
For thousands of years, the Chinese have respected the loong,
At a historical site in Liaoning Province, a stone sculpture of a loong was discovered in 1994.
Paper-making is a reflection of ancient Chinese wisdom,
The
With the growing popularity of Xuan paper in recent years, the industry has expanded
Counted among the “Ten Great Chinese Paintings”, the famous historical scroll painting “Emperor Taizong Receiving the Tibetan Envoy (使团)”, created by renowned painter Yan Liben (601—673),
In the
Princess Wencheng brought not only Tang Dynasty customs and practices, but also a large group of
In addition to well-known artworks such as this painting, the exhibition also featured a large number of cultural relics
The exhibition showcased
The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BCE.
Chinese athletes have also made important
With a history of more than 2,000 years, the Silk Route dates back to Han dynasty. Through this route, the Chinese highly qualified silk made
Throughout all these years, many great figures have made significant
7 . Thatbyinnyu (达宾纽佛塔) is the tallest pagoda in Bagan, with seven storeys and a history of over 800 years. Over the course of hundreds of years, it has been
A team of
The rainy season is approaching. Two days ago, the roof of the pagoda began to
Once the rainy season is over, China’s
A.protected | B.restored | C.weathered | D.recognized |
A.damage | B.length | C.abuse | D.facilitation |
A.flood | B.drought | C.eruption | D.earthquake |
A.revision | B.restoration | C.review | D.redesign |
A.rainy | B.windy | C.snowy | D.dry |
A.painting | B.stimulating | C.repairing | D.composing |
A.machine | B.crane | C.equipment | D.hand |
A.passion | B.patience | C.inspiration | D.refreshment |
A.leak | B.crack | C.collapse | D.break |
A.copy | B.seal | C.narrow | D.examine |
A.big | B.tiny | C.cheap | D.local |
A.shape | B.formation | C.performance | D.design |
A.beyond | B.before | C.behind | D.after |
A.application | B.appreciation | C.assistance | D.appointment |
A.informally | B.initially | C.primarily | D.officially |
In 432 B.C., as the cities of Athens and Sparta
In the history Of Greece, the ancient Greek historian Thucydides, who fell victim to the disease and survived, wrote that “people in good health were attacked
Months later, the disease finally became less intense and for a brief period the Athenians were relieved, but it would strike twice more, forcing Athens to yield to Sparta in 404 BCE and ending Athens’ rule in ancient Greece. The history of mankind
9 . The discovery of the ruined palace in the Mosul Dam reservoir on the banks of the Tigris River inspired an archeological dig that would improve understanding of the Mittani Empire, one of the least-researched empires of the ancient Near East, a team of German researchers said. “The find is one of the most important archeological discoveries in the region in recent decades,” Kurdish archeologist(考古学家) Hasan Qasim said.
The palace would have originally stood just 65 feet from the river on a terrace(梯田). A terrace wall of mud bricks was later added to make the building stable. Ivana Puljiz, an archeologist from the University of Tübingen’s Institute for Ancient Near Eastern Studies, describes the palace, known as Kemune, as a carefully designed building with mud-brick walls up to 2 meters (6.6 feet) thick.
The team also found wall paintings in shades of red and blue, which were probably a common feature of palaces at the time but have rarely been found preserved. “Discovering wall paintings in Kemune is an archeological sensation,” Puljiz said in a press release, “Kemune is only the second site in the region where wall paintings of the Mittani period have been discovered.”
Ten clay tablets covered in cuneiform, an ancient system of writing, were also discovered and have been sent to Germany for translation. “From the texts we hope to gain information on the inner structure of the Mitani Empire, its economic organization, and the relationship of the Mittani capital with the administrative centers in the neighboring regions,” Puljiz added.
Archeologists first became aware of the site in 2010 when water levels in the reservoir were low, but this is the first time they have been able to dig. However, the site was submerged(淹没) shortly after the dig, Puljiz said, adding“It is unclear when it will come out of water again”.
1. The function of the archeological dig is to ________.A.attract people to travel to the Tigris River |
B.help people know the Mittani Empire better |
C.show ways of rebuilding the Mosul Dam reservoir |
D.provide some clues about research on the Near East |
A.To make the palace firmly built. | B.To offer tourists a place for rest. |
C.To give tourists a good view. | D.To make the building better designed |
A.Kemune is different from any other palace. |
B.Wall paintings were an important discovery. |
C.Kemune is famous for its special wall paintings |
D.Wall paintings were first discovered in the Mittani Empire. |
A.Translating the cuneiform into English | B.Knowing relationships between regions. |
C.Waiting for the water level to drop. | D.Understanding the structure of the empire. |
10 . The “One Belt One Road” strategy proposed by President Xi Jinping has drawn public attention to Silk Road. Silk Road refers to the old overland trade route
China was the first country
Clothes made of this fabric were always best sellers, and were considered a social status symbol. Even the gorgeous Egyptian queen, Cleopatra, was also a big fan of the silk. This fascination led to an