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湖南省长沙市2019年中考英语试卷(音频暂未更新)
It is believed that Huck Finn is based on (基于) a childhood friend of Mark Twain's. In fact, Twain was not alone in basing a fictional character (虚构的角色) on a real-life person.
Severus Snape/ John Nettleship
Severus Snape is a skillful wizard (巫师) teaching magic in Harry Potter. The writer, J.K. Rowling, once said that the character was based on a teacher of hers.
The teacher turned out to be John Nettleship, who taught Rowling chemistry. At first, Nettleship felt surprised. "I know I am a strict teacher," he said. "But I don't think I am as bad as Snape!" On second thoughts, however, he said that he was so ill-tempered that most of his students avoided making him mad. Also, he used to wear long hair and have an untidy lab. That sounds familiar to Harry Potter fans.
Alice /Alice Liddell
Famously, Lewis Carroll's Alice in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is based on Alice Liddell.
Carroll was close to the Liddell family. One day, ten-year-old Alice asked Carroll to tell her a new story. Carroll began to create his famous tale of Alice and what happened after she fell through the rabbit hole. The little girl liked the story so much that she asked him to write it down. And the rest is history.
Dill /Truman Capote
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee based Dill on her childhood friend, Truman Capote. Capote once said, "Lee was my best friend. Have you ever read To Kill a Mockingbird? I'm a character in that story! The story takes place just in the town where we lived!"
A. In Chinese culture, red lanterns are symbols of happiness. B. They have become a symbol of Chinese culture worldwide. C. It was mainly used in palaces in ancient times. D. The shape was much like that of the palace lanterns. E. However, traditional lanterns are still the most popular ones in people's hearts. |
Lanterns have been part of Chinese culture for centuries and play an important part in many celebrations.
Palace lantern(宫灯)
{#blank#}1{#/blank#} When making palace lanterns, fine wood was used. The palace lanterns were covered with silk or glass. Different kinds of pictures were drawn on the covers. These lanterns were not only used as lights but also as decorations in palaces.
Gauze lantern(纱灯)
Less expensive bamboo and gauze (纱布) were used to cover the lantern. Red gauze was used when making them. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} So red lanterns are always hung on important testivals such as Lantern Festival, Spring Festival and National Day in parks or along main streets. In some famous China towns abroad, you can see red lanterns all the year round. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
Shadow-picture lantern(走马灯)
It was usually used for amusement. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} There were two layers(层) of covers and pictures were drawn on the inside layer. When the candle was lit, the heat caused a paper wheel inside the lantern to turn around, so that moving pictures appeared on the outside cover.
Now more kinds of lanterns appear in festival s besides the traditional ones. More modern technology is used on making lanterns. There is no doubt that the modern lanterns will be more creative and interesting.
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