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某英语报社向中学生征集关于开展研究性学习的文章。 请你根据提示， 用英语写一篇介绍你样研究性学习渗活动的短文。

注意：1. 文章必须包括上述的全部要点。

2.词数100左右；开头部分以经给出，不记入总词数。

参考词汇：agricultural chemicals 农药

Nowadays we are required to do research work apart from the lessons we learn in school. We are very interested in this kind of activity.                                                                           

         阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给的字母的提示，在标有题号的横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺

Here is a conversation between a baby snail and his mother, which 1..t______ me deeply.

Baby snail: “Why was I born with a 2..s______ that grew so hard and so heavy?”

Mother snail: “Because we do not have bones to 3..s______ us. We can only crawl and move 4..s______, so we get a shell to protect us.”

Baby snail: “The caterpillar（毛虫）has no bones either, nor can she move quickly. Why can she go without a shell?”

Mother snail: “That’s because a caterpillar will become a 5..b_______. She can fly high to sky, and the sky can protect her.”

Baby snail: “But the earthworm（蚯蚓）6..c______ like us. He has no bones, nor can he turn into a butterfly. Why does he not 7..c______ a hard and heavy shell?”

Mother snail: “He can drill a hole into the ground to protect himself.”

Baby snail: (Bursting into tears) “What a 8..p______! We have no 9..p______ from either the sky or the ground.”

Mother snail: “That’s why we are 10..g______ with a shell. We don’t need to depend on the sky or the ground for protection. We depend on ourselves.”

   I will teach you everything you need to know on How To Repair Your Sewing Machine Admittedly, the book is mainly about sewing machines with just four of the 70 pages, including the copy clear, sharp pictures of many different sewing machines, cleaning, and timing, etc., so there is no need to turn pages back and forth in order to find the picture that goes with the text. It’s clear, and it’s simple instructions to teach you How To Repair Your Sewing Machine.

   I will teach you how to thread all the different styles of sewing machines, plus winding the bobbin and selecting the correct needle.

I will show you how to properly clean all the different sewing machines, plus how to check the virious parts for wear and breakage. I will show you how to check for problems such as noisiness,thread breakage, needle breakage,etc.

I will show you how to straighten the needle and presser（压脚杆）bars and level the presser foot on all sewing machines.

I will show you how to check motors, lights, controls and wiring（线路）for various problems. I will show you how to properly time the needle bar, the hoor or shuttle, etc., so the sewing machine will sew perfectly on all tyes of material and satisfy customers.

I will show you how to set the tensions on all the different sewing machines by having an actual gauge（计量器）to use in this setting.

And I will show you where to purchase wholesale parts and new sewing machines, including where industrial machines can be purchased wholesale.   

1.The purpose of the writer is to      .

A.teach you how to repair your sewing machine

B.draw your attention to his book

C.show you where to repair your sewing your machine

D.show off his advantage over others

2.The underlined word in the third paragraph means ______.

3.In order to get a picture matching the text, you      .

4.If you want to buy a lot of industrial machines, you can      .

As the economic crisis goes worse, some reader are turning to bookstores for advice on how to manage their own finances. Below are the top-ten selling books in both categories for the week ended Oct.18 at Barnes & Noble Inc., the country’s largest book retailer (零售商). Here readers are buying books whose titles feature such words as “failed”, “crisis” and “danger”.

1.The total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey. A primer on how to cut debt, save money and create a financial strategy.

2.Debt Cures ‘They’ Don’t Want You to Know About by Kevin Trudeau. A look into the dangers of credit card spending and how to reduce your expenses.

3.Women & Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny by Suze Orman, Ms. Orman writes about how women can gain better control of their finances by better understanding their relationship with money.

4.The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke by Suze Orman. A book on what the young need to know now about money management.

5.The Smart Cookies’ Gude to Making More Dough by the Smart Cookies with Jennifer Barrett. The book’s advice: Take charge and get out of debt.

6.The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression by Amity Shlaes. A look at what happened during that other crisis.

7.The Partnership: The Making of Goldman Sachs by Charles D. Ellis. An inside look at the famed investment-banking firm.

8.“Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism by Kevin Phillips. Mr. Phillips documents the unreaveling of the U.S. economy.

9.The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means by George Soros. An analysis of the issue behind the crisis and their implications.

10.The World is Cured: Hidden Dangers to the Global Economy by David M. Smick. An inside look at what went wrong with the banking system here and abroad.

1.What is the best title for the passage?

A.A Personal Financial List

B.The Country’s Largest Book Seller

C.Serious Economic Crisis

D.Ten Books to Read in the Financial Crisis

2.The reason why readers are buying books including “failed, crisis, danger” is that      .

A.they are discouraged with the serious financial crisis

B.they are to find advice to get through the financial crisis

C.they are concerned about failures in the world

D.they have no choice but to read such books

3.If you desire to get out of debt, you’d better read the book written by      .

4.From the text we know that ______.

A.Charles D. Ellis is famous as an investment-banking manager

B.George Soros has given the detailed root of present economic crisis

C.Amity Shlaes is only interested in the past economic crisis

D.Dave Ramsey is the current Minister of the USA.

   Why Melbourne? Having long lived in the shadow of Sydney, Melbourne has become a mecca(理想之地) for fashion and design and the cultural centre of Australia, with an enjoyable programme fo festivals.

______ The city centre’s grid（格子）system of streets conceals a maze of lanes and turn-of-the-century arcades where you will find the best cafes, bars and boutique shopping. The Hidden Secrets Tour(00 613 9329 9665, hiddensecretstours.com) guides will make sure you find what you’re after, whether it’s fashion, art and design or wine. From ￡34 per person.

Where to eat Melbourne is a paradise for gourmands(美食者), and its top chefs use fresh produce and have a talent for the experimental. But for comething differen, indulge your culinary senses with an Australian Wine Tour Company trip. Departing from the city centre daily, you’ll taste wines at four of the region’s best vineyards. It costs ￡48 per person, including all wine tasting, lunch and a visit to Domaine Chandon(00613 9419 4444, austwinetourco.com.au).

Where to stay The Nunery is an old convent（女修道院）on the edge of the city. It has double rooms with breakfast from ￡54 per night (00 613 9419 8637, nunnery.com.au).

How to get there Qantas (0846 7747 767. qantas.com.au) flies from Heathrow to Melbourne twice daily from ￡766 return, including taxes.

More information Contact the official tourism site for Melbourne at visitmelbourne.com/uk.

Use the links below for more on.

Destination guide: Melbourne.

Click here for our Melbourne page.

48 hours in Melbourne.

1.Which of the following can be a subtitle (副标题) for the second paragraph?

2.To get more information about Hidden Secrets Tour, you should call ______.

3.If you are interested in tasting Australian wines, you have to pay      .

4.The passage is written to ______.

A.tell readers how to travel in Australia

B.inform readers about what to see in Melbourne

C.introduce the history and culture about Australia

D.offer tourists some information about Melbourne