Firecrackers have been around for a short time.A.YB.NC.NG
Firecrackers have been around for a short time.
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
Firecrackers have been around for a short time.
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
第1题
Firecrackers consist of either black powder or flash powder.
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
第2题
Setting off firecrackers is seen not merely as a (an) ______ lint also a big threat to man's life and property.
A.magnificence
B.interference
C.nuisance
D.appearance
第3题
Part B
Below are some opinions of people about whether firecrackers should be banned or not. Look at the outline below and write an essay of about 120 words on the topic Should Firecrackers be Banned?
1. Some people believe that it is a good idea to let off firecrackers.
2. Other people think that firecrackers should be banned.
3. In my opinion, firecrackers should be banned.
第4题
A.Setting off firecrackers
B.Putting on new clothes
C.Having a feast
D.Shopping with parents
第5题
1. 支持放烟花爆竹的人的观点
2.反对的人的观点
3.你的观点
第6题
Fireworks
If you have ever been to an aerial fireworks show at an amusement park, baseball game, Fourth of July celebration or on New Year's Eve, then you know that fireworks have a special and beautiful magic all their own--a good show is absolutely amazing!
Have you ever wondered how this magic works? What is launched into the sky to make these beautiful displays? In this article, you will learn all about aerial fireworks.
Basic Components
Just about everyone in the United States has some personal experience with fireworks, either from Fourth of July or New Year's Eve celebrations. For example, you have probably seen both sparklers and firecrackers. It turns out that if you understand these two pyrotechnic (有关烟火制造术的) devices, then you are well on your way to understanding aerial fireworks! The sparkler demonstrates how to get bright, sparkling light from a firework, and the firecracker shows how to create an explosion.
Firecrackers have been around for hundreds of years. They consist of either black powder (also known as gunpowder) or flash powder in a tight paper tube with a fuse to light the powder. Black powder, discussed briefly in How Rocket Engines Work, contains charcoal, sulfur and potassium nitrate. A composition used in a firecracker might have aluminum instead of or in addition to charcoal in order to brighten the explosion.
Sparklers are very different from firecrackers. A sparkler burns over a long period of time (up to a minute) and produces extremely bright and showery light. Sparklers are often referred to as "snowball sparklers" because of the ball of sparks that surrounds the burning portion of the sparkler. If you look at Patent #3,862,865: Sparkler composition, you can see that a sparkler consists of several different compounds:
A fuel
An oxidizer
Iron or steel powder
A binder
The fuel is charcoal and sulfur, as in black powder. The binder can be sugar or starch. Mixed with water, these chemicals form. a slurry that can be coated on a wire (by dipping) or poured into a tube. Once it dries, you have a sparkler. When you light it, the sparkler bums from one end to the other (like a cigarette). The fuel and oxidizer are proportioned, along with the other chemicals, so that the sparkler burns slowly rather than exploding like a firecracker.
It is very common for fireworks to contain aluminum, iron, steel, zinc or magnesium dust in order to create bright, shimmering sparks. The metal flakes heat up until they are incandescent and shine brightly or, at a high enough temperature, actually burn. A variety of chemicals can be added to create colors. See lights and colors for a good explanation of the chemistry and physics of color in fireworks.
Aerial Fireworks
An aerial firework is normally formed as a shell that consists of four parts:
Container----usually pasted paper and string formed into a cylinder
Stars--spheres, cubes or cylinders of a sparkler-like composition
Bursting charge--firecracker-like charge at the center of the shell
Fuse—provides a time delay so the shell explodes at the right altitude
The shell is launched from a mortar. The mortar might be a short, steel pipe with a lifting charge of black powder that explodes in the pipe to launch the shell. When the lifting charge fires to launch the shell, it lights the shell's fuse. The shell's fuse bums while the shell rises to its correct altitude, and then ignites the bursting charge so it explodes.
Simple shells consist of a paper tube filled with stars and black powder. Stars come in all shapes and sizes, but you can imagine a simple star as something like sparkler compound formed into a ball the size of a pea or a dime. The stars are poured into the tube and then surrounded by b
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
第7题
第二节 书面表达
假设你是李明,Mike是你从互联网上结交的外国朋友。他对中国的农历新年很感兴趣。请你通过E-mail,简单介绍中国农历新年。
信中请包括以下要点:
1.春节在哪一天(农历:the lunar calendar)。
2.中国人喜欢炮竹迎新年(炮竹firecrackers)。
3.过节中,人们会相互拜年。
4.小孩子会向大人时压岁钱(luck money)。
注意:
1.词数100词左右,开头已为你写好;
Dear Mike,
I am glad to hear you are interested in the Chinese New Year. Now, I will tell you what I all know about it.