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风筝，不只是用来娱乐
Kites Are Not Just For Fun A kite is one of the oldest toys, and 地震了怎么办
it’s very easy to make. Kites come in
many sizes, shapes, and colors. Did you know that kites can be both toys and tools?
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ites were named after the kite bird. The kite bird has wide wings and easily soars high in the sky. No one knows who made the first kite. But one Chine story about a kite was written over 2,000 years ago. The story is about a man who ud a kite to attack a fort （要塞）. He couldn’t find a way to get inside the fort. So he tied himlf to a huge kite. He flew over the wall of the fort and scared the soldiers!
风筝是最古老的玩具之一。它制作简单，且大小、形状和颜色各异。你知道吗，风筝既可以被当作玩具，也可以被用作工具。
风筝得名于鸢鸟。鸢鸟翅膀宽大，容易在天空中高飞。没有人知道第一只风筝是谁制作的，但中国关于风筝的故事早在两千多年前就被人们记录了下来。它讲的是一个男人借助风筝飞行，攻打一个要塞的故事。由于无法找到进入要塞的路，于是，他把自己绑在一个巨大的风筝上，飞越城墙，恐吓敌军！
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The inventor Ben Franklin had the idea that lightning was made of electricity. He wanted to prove this idea. One day when it was stormy, he tied a metal （金属）key to a kite string （线）. Then he flew the kite up into the storm clouds. Lightning from the storm hit his kite. The electricity ran down the wet string to the metal key. When he reached for the key, he got a surpri. The electricity jumped from the key and gave him a shock （电击）! Do not try this yourlf. It’s not safe to do.
Some people have ud kites for fishing. They put a fishhook （鱼钩）and bait （鱼饵）on the long kite tail. The kite tail dragged in the water. When a fish bit the bait九上历史
and was caught on the hook, the kite was pulled in.
Weather kites carried scientific gauges （测量仪）into the sky. The gauges measured how fast the wind was blowing and how cool the air was.
Some armies ud kites with cameras to spy on enemy troops （军队）. Kites were also ud as flying targets （靶子）. The kites trained soldiers to
发明家本富兰克林认为，天空中的闪电就是电。他想证实这个想法。有一天，暴风雨来了，他将一把金属钥匙系在风筝线的末端。然后，他把风筝放飞到云层里。暴风雨中的闪电击中了他的风筝。电流沿着潮湿的风筝线传到金属钥匙上。当伸手触碰钥匙时，他大吃一惊。钥匙上的电流直接给了他一击！
这可不安全，切勿尝试。
有些人利用风筝钓鱼。他们把鱼钩和饵料系在风筝长长的尾巴上，然后将其拖入水中。当鱼儿咬饵上钩时，风筝便被拉扯回来岁月更迭
。
气象风筝可以将科学测量仪器带入天空。仪器可以检测风速有多快，气温有多低。
有的军队用装有摄像头的风筝来监视敌军。风筝也被用作移动的射击靶，来训练士兵更准地瞄准目标。毕竟，用子弹是很难击中移动
aim better. After all, the moving kites were hard to hit with bullets（子弹）.
Different shapes of kites fly in different ways. Flat, diamond-shaped kites fly easily. Box-shaped kites can hang still in the air for a long time. Stunt kites twist and twirl on many pieces of string. Large parafoil kites（翼伞风筝）act almost like parachutes（降落伞）. Giant dragon kites flutter. Fighting kites ca国培征文
n be u科比投篮
d to cut other kite string.
On a breezy day, take your kite to a flat, open area. Be sure that there are no power lines （电线）or big trees. Look at the ground around you. Is there anything you could trip over? Hold your kite up and run into the wind. Let go of the kite and slowly let out some string. Then let out a little more until
your kite is high in the blue sky. Happy flying!
Kite Safety:
Remember to choo an open, safe place to fly your kite.
Don’t fly it near power lines.
Keep it away from trees, roads, and airports.
Don’t fly a kite in the rain or when you hear thunder.
Be sure nothing is on the ground to trip over. 的风筝的。
不同形状的风筝，飞行方式也不同。扁平的、菱形的风筝很容易飞起来；盒子形状的风筝可以在空中停留一段较长的时间；特技风筝在多条拉线的控制下，能够旋转、翻滚；大型翼伞风筝几乎与降落伞类似；巨大的龙形风筝可以振翅；还有战斗风筝能切断其他风筝的拉线。
在微风徐徐的日子里，带上你的风筝，找一块开阔的平地，确保没有电线或大树，仔细检查四周的地面，看看是否有东西容易绊脚。高高举起你的风筝，迎着风奔跑。放开风筝，慢慢放线，然后再放一点，直到你的风筝高飞在蓝天之上。尽情享受吧！
放风筝安全注意事项：
记住，选择开阔且安全的放飞地点。
不要在电线附近放飞。
远离树木、马路和机场。
避开雷雨天放风筝。
确保地面上没有让人绊倒的东西。
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soar /s/ v. 高飞；翱翔
A bird is soaring into the sky. 一只鸟正飞向云端。 drag /drg/ v. 拖；拉；拽 You can drag this picture from this folder to the other. 你可以把图片从这个文件夹拖进另一个
文件夹。
measure /'me/ v. 测量
He measured the height of the bridge.他测量了桥的高度。
spy /spa/ v. 侦察；监视The man was hiding in the bush to spy on them.这个男人正躲在灌木丛里监视他们。aim /em/ v.瞄准；对准
He aimed at the center of the target.他瞄准了靶子的中心。
hang /h/ v. 悬浮（在空中） 过去式和过去分词为：hung 、hung
Smoke hung in the air above the city.城市上空烟雾弥漫。twist /twst/ v. 扭动；转动He twisted his he
ad around to look at her. 他扭过头去看她。 twirl /twl/ v. 转动；旋转
He held her hand and twirled her around. 他牵着她的手，让她旋转。flutter /'flt/ v. 振翼；拍翅膀The butterfly fluttered from flower to flower. 蝴蝶在花丛中飞来飞去。
trip /trp/ v. 绊倒
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he tripped and fell. 她绊了一下，摔倒了。
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参考答案：1. A 2. B
Choo the best answer. 选择最佳答案1.What is the main idea of this article?
A. Kites are fun but also help people in many wwps表格怎么调整表格大小
ays.
B. Kites can nd electricity down a piece of string.
C. Kites have diffe穿上的英语
rent colors and shapes.
2.What is NOT a reason to fly a kite in an open area? A. There are fewer things on the ground to trip over. B. There is less wind and rain. C. There are no power li台式机内存条
nes.
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