从去年开始，浙江学生有了一门新的课程--《通用技术》。请你给某英文报纸写一份120左右（不含已经给出的首句字数）的通讯稿，介绍这一课程及其实施情况。内容要点如下：

1．对象：高二学生

2．目的：培养基本技能，提高设计能力

3．要求：1）能使用不同类型的常见工具，修理、设计和制作一些物品。

         2）毕业前通过书面测试。

4．同学们的反响、体会或评价。

Senior high school students in Zhejiang Province are doing a new course called General Technology.

日出后不久，探险家就开始启航去非洲。（shortly after）

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自去年年底起，我国西南地区的旱灾持续了几个月。许多土地因干旱而颗粒无收，人们面对着缺水断粮的困境。在天灾面前，我们人类在寻找办法降低损失的同时，也应反省自己。请根据下表，写一篇文章分析出现旱灾的原因以及我们该如何从自身做起。

注意:(1)词数100左右;(2)可适当增加细节以使上下文连贯;(3)开头已写好,不计入总词数。

参考词汇1.drought干旱  2. industrialization工业化  3.water conservation project水利工程  4.irrigation systems 灌溉系统   5. investment投资

What Lessons Should Be Learned From the Drought

The drought in the south-west China lasts for several months, which makes people face water and food scarcity. We should learn lessons from it.

The drought can be caused by several factors.                           

自去年年底起，我国西南地区的旱灾持续了几个月。许多土地因干旱而颗粒无收，人们面对着缺水断粮的困境。在天灾面前，我们人类在寻找办法降低损失的同时，也应反省自己。请根据下表，写一篇文章分析出现旱灾的原因以及我们该如何从自身做起。

注意：(1)词数100左右;(2)可适当增加细节，以使上下文连贯;(3)开头已写好，不计入总词数。

What Lessons Should Be L earned From the Drought

The drought in the south-west China lasts for several months, which makes people face water and food scarcity. We should learn lessons from it.

The drought can be cause by several factors.______________________________________