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News1A9-year-oldgirlinNewMexicohasraisedmorethan$500forherlittlebrotherwhoneedsheartsurgeryinHoustonTexasthisJuly.AddisonWitulski'sgrandmotherKimAllredsaidAddisonprobablyoverheardaconversationbetweenfamilymemberstalkingaboutthefundsneededtogetherlittlebrothertotreatment.Iguesssheoverheardhergrandfatherandmetalkingabouthowwe’reworriedabouthowwe’regoingtogettoHouston,formygrandson’sheartsurgery,”saidAllred.Shedecidedtogooutsideandhavealemonadestandandmakesomedrawingsandpicturesandsellthem.”That’swhenAddisonandherfriendsErikaandEmilyBordendecidedtoselllemonadefor50centsacupandsellpicturesfor25centseach.BeforeAllredknewit,NewMexicoStatePoliceOfficerswereamongthemany,stoppingbyhelpingthemreachatotalof$568.Thefamilyturnedtosocialmediaexpressingtheirgratitudesaying,“Fromthebottomofourhearts,wewouldliketodeeplythankeachandeverypersonthatstoppedby!”Q1:WhodidAddisonraisemoneyfor?HerlittlebrotherQ2:HowdidAddisonraisemoney?Bysellinglemonadeandpictures.今年七月，新墨西哥一名9岁女孩为她在休斯敦德克萨斯进行心脏手术的弟弟筹集了500美元。AddisonWitulski的祖母KimAllred说，艾迪生可能无意中听到家人之间的谈话，谈论她弟弟需要治疗的资金。Allred说：“我猜她无意中听到了我祖父和我在谈论我们担心我们将如何去休斯敦，因为我的孙子心脏手术。”她决定到外面去喝一杯柠檬水，制作一些图画，然后卖掉它们。就在这时，艾迪生和她的朋友埃里卡和EmilyBorden决定卖一杯50美分的柠檬水，每卖25美分。在艾利德知道之前，新墨西哥州的警察是其中的一员，通过帮助他们达到总共568美元。一家人转而向社会媒体表达他们的感激之情，说：“从我们内心深处，我们要深深感谢每一个路过的人！“Q1：艾迪生为谁筹集资金？她的小弟弟Q2：艾迪生是如何筹集资金的？通过卖柠檬水和图片。News2Lastweek,Franceannouncedthatthecountrywillpave621milesofroadwithsolarpanelsoverthenextfiveyears,withthegoalofprovidingcheap,renewableenergytofivemillionpeople.Called“theWattway,”theroadswillbebuiltthroughjointeffortswiththeFrenchroad-buildingcompanyColasandtheNationalInstituteofSolarEnergy.Thecompanyspentthelastfiveyearsdevelopingsolarpanelsthatareonlyaboutaquarterofaninchthickandarestrongenoughtostanduptoheavyhighwaytrafficwithoutbreakingormakingtheroadsmoreslippery.Thepanelsarealsodesignedsothattheycanbeinstalleddirectlyontopofexistingroadways,makingthemrelativelycheapandeasytoinstall.Franceisn’tthefirstcountrytokickaroundtheideaofpavingitsroadswithsolarpanels.InNovember2015,theNetherlandscompleteda229-foot-longbikepathpavedwithsolarpanelsasatestforfutureprojects.However,thisisthefirsttimeapanelhasbeendesignedtobelaiddirectlyontopofexistingroadsandthefirstprojecttoinstallthepanelsonpublichighways.Q3:WhatwasFrance'spurposeofconstructingtheWattway?Providingcleanenergytofivemillionpeople.Q4:WhatisspecialaboutthesolarpanelsusedintheWattway?Theycanbelaidrightontopofexistinghighways.上周，法国宣布该国将在未来五年铺设太阳能板621英里的道路，目标是向五百万人提供廉价的可再生能源。所谓的“WATWTAY”，道路将通过与法国道路建设公司科拉斯和国家太阳能研究所共同努力。该公司在过去的五年中开发了太阳能电池板，其厚度仅为四分之一英寸厚，并且足够坚固，能够在不中断或使道路变得更滑的情况下，经受住公路的繁忙交通。面板也被设计成可以直接安装在现有的巷道顶部，使它们相对便宜和易于安装。法国并不是第一个用太阳能板铺设道路的国家。2015年11月，荷兰完成了一个229英尺长的自行车道铺设太阳能板作为未来项目的测试。然而，这是第一次设计一个面板直接铺设在现有道路的顶部，以及第一个在公共公路上安装面板的项目。Q3：法国建设WATWAY的目的是什么？向五百万人提供清洁能源。Q4：太阳能电池板的特殊用途是什么？它们可以被放置在现有公路的顶部。News3LionshavedisappearedfrommuchofAfrica,butforthepastfewyearsscientistshavewonderedifthebigcatswerehangingoninremotepartsofSudanandEthiopia.Continuousfightingintheregionhasmadesurveysdifficult.ButscientistsreleasedareportMondaydocumenting,withhardevidence,thediscoveryoflostlions.AteamwithOxfordUniversity’sWildlifeConservationResearchUnit,supportedbyacharityorganization,spenttwonightsinNovembercampingintheNationalParkinnorthwestEthiopia,ontheEthiopia-Sudanborder.Theresearcherssetoutsixcameratrapscapturingimagesoflions,andtheyidentifiedliontracks.ThescientistsconcludedthatlionsarealsolikelytoliveintheneighbouringNationalParkacrosstheborderinSudan.TheInternationalUnionforConservationofNaturehadpreviouslyconsideredtheareaapossiblerangeforthespecies,andlocalpeoplehadreportedseeinglionsinthearea,butnoonepresentedconvincingevidence.Q5:WhathasmadeitdifficulttosurveylionsinremotepartsofSudanandEthiopia?Endlessfightingintheregion.Q6:Whatwasthemainpurposeoftheresearch?Tofindevidenceoftheexistenceofthelostlions.Q7:WhatdidtheresearchersfindintheNationalPark?Lions'tracks.狮子从非洲的大部分地区消失了，但是在过去的几年里，科学家们一直想知道这些大猫是不是出没在苏丹和埃塞俄比亚的偏远地区。该地区持续的战斗使调查变得困难。但是科学家星期一发布了一份报告，用确凿的证据记录了“失落的狮子”的发现。一个由牛津大学野生动物保护研究小组组成的小组，在一个慈善组织的支持下，在十一月在埃塞俄比亚西北部的国家公园，在埃塞俄比亚-苏丹边境露营了两个晚上。研究人员设置了六个捕捉狮子图像的相机陷阱，并确定了狮子的踪迹。科学家们得出结论，狮子也有可能生活在苏丹边境的邻国国家公园。国际自然保护联盟曾认为该地区是“可能范围”的物种，当地人曾报道该地区有狮子，但没有人提出令人信服的证据。Q5：调查苏丹和埃塞俄比亚偏远地区的狮子有什么困难？该地区无休止的战斗。Q6：研究的主要目的是什么？寻找“失落的狮子”存在的证据。Q7：研究人员在国家公园发现了什么？狮子的足迹Conversation1M:Ibetyou'relookingforwardtotheendofthismonth.Areyou?W:Yes,Iam.Howdidyouknow?M:Davidtoldmeyouhadaspecialbirthdaycomingup.W:Oh…yeahthat'sright.Thisyearwillbemygoldenbirthday.M:Whatdoesthatmean?I'veneverheardofagoldenbirthday.W:I'veactuallyjustlearntthisconceptmyself.Fortunately,justintimetocelebrate.Agoldenorluckybirthdayiswhenoneturnstheageoftheirbirthdate.So,forexample,mysister'sbirthdayisDecember9thandhergoldenbirthdaywouldhavebeentheyearsheturnednineyearsold.Cometothinkofit,myparentsdidthrowherasurprisepartythatyear.M:Interesting.ToobadImissedmine.Mygoldenbirthdaywould'vebeenfouryearsago.Iassumeyougotbigplansthen.W:Actuallyyes.Myhusbandisplanningasurpriseholidayforthetwoofusnextweek.Ihavenoideawhathe'sgotinmind,butI'mexcite