题型:阅读选择 题类:常考题 难易度:普通
山东济宁鱼台县2018~2019学年度九年级上学期英语期末考试试卷
Most students in America like popular music. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.
Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about the sports, the weather and the life of American people. Most of the radio programs are music.
Popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people will buy his or her CDs or tapes. Some "of the money from them goes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, most of the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music which tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. It was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows which they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.
| The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on May 5th of the lunar calendar(农历). Eating zongzi and racing dragon boats are the most important traditions to memorize Qu Yuan. He jumped into Miluo River and died. Local people decided to throw food into the river to feed the fish so that they wouldn't eat Qu's body. |
| Every year in early April, people in China visit that tombs(墓) of their ancestors. It is Tomb-Sweeping Day. On that day, Chinese families sweep the tombs and clean away the grass around them. Then they burn paper money and put flowers and fruits in front of the tombs. |
| There is a festival called the Laba Festival before the Spring Festival. It has been a long tradition that people eat Laba porridge to celebrate the event that day. Laba porridge is the most important dish for the Laba Festival. In general, it is made of rice, nuts, grains(谷物) and dried fruits. |
Dubai just opened a new Ferris wheel(摩天轮). Let's find out what's so amazing about it, along with some other famous Ferris wheels around the world!
Ain Dubai is the world's largest and highest Ferris wheel. It opened to the public on Oct. 21st, 2021. This huge wheel is 250 metres high and about twice as high as the famous London Eye. It can carry 1,750 people and runs both day and night. People can eat, drink and enjoy the sunset as they ride. |
The London Eye is on the bank of the Thames River in London, the UK. It has 32 pods(舱). Each can hold about 25 visitors. It takes about 30 minutes to make a round. Visitors can fly up in the sky for a bird's-eye view of the city. The London Eye is also called the Millennium(千禧年)Wheel because it was built to celebrate the new millennium. It opened in 2000. |
The Tianjin Eye is on the Yongle Bridge, over the Haihe River in Tianjin. It is the only Ferris wheel built on a bridge. This one is 110 metres in diameter(直径)and about 120 metres high. It has 48 see-through cabins(舱), each able to carry eight people. It takes 20—40 minutes to go around once. You can ride it to overlook Tianjin. |
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