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吉林省2019年中考英语试卷
In many countries around the world, May 1st is a holiday which is called Labor Day or Workers' Day. It is an interesting holiday that honors working people and their jobs. But do you know how it started?
During the late 1880s, in many parts of the world, people worked for fourteen to sixteen hours a day in factories, but made very little money. Later, in the United States and Canada, working people got together to set up unions (工会). The union leaders asked factory bosses for shorter working time and higher salaries (工资), but many of the bosses ▲ .
On May 1st, 1886, men and women in the United States and Canada stopped working and went onto the streets. They walked through cities and towns to force bosses to let them work eight hours a day. In the city of Chicago, several people died in fighting with the police. Over the next few years, people in cities around the world stopped working on May 1st to honor workers everywhere. By the early twentieth century, the first of May became a national holiday in many countries.
However, in the United States and Canada, May 1st is not a holiday. North Americans celebrate Labor Day on the first Monday in September. Today in the United States, Labor Day is mostly about having fun. People enjoy a long weekend and often celebrate it by having picnics with friends or family. In many parts of the United States, Labor Day is also the last day of summer vacation, and students return to school the next day.
①Working people began to fight for better life.
②People stopped working on May 1st to honor workers.
③Working people set up unions.
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Look at their beautiful tails. A high school student learns to swim like a mermaid (美人鱼) in Andrychow, Poland. She is taking a special class. A coach teaches her and other "mermaids". Mermaiding is becoming more and more popular around the world. As mermaids, people can forget about their worries in the real world and just have fun, said Fox News. ▲
From this autumn, primary and middle schools will have labor education (劳动教育) . Every week, students will have at least one class to learn about cooking, raising animals repairing home appliances (维修家电) and more. This is to enrich Chinese students' life and build their character. Chinese school education didn't give a lot of thought to this in the past. According to a report, Chinese kids only do 12 minutes of practical activity each day, while US kids do 1. 2 hours each day, China Daily noted. Loving Our Food Culture
Do you know the most famous dishes in your hometown? To let students explore (探索) the local food, Golden Apple Jincheng No. I Secondary School from Chengdu, Sichuan, held an activity. It asked students to draw the food map of Sichuan and make a popular Sichuan food: pickles (泡菜) . By doing these things, students learned both geography and biology. |
No.9 Middle School has decided to hold a blood drive(献血活动), and you can help.
Help with The Blood Drive |
The school is holding a blood drive for teachers, parents, and town people. We need everyone's help to make it a success. That includes you! We need to collect 50 units of blood. That means 65 people are needed to come to the drive. |
How You Can Help |
Pick up information brochures (小册子) in the school office. Pass them out to your parents, teachers and any person who is healthy and at least 17 years old. |
When and Where to Go |
The blood drive will take place on Tuesday, October 21st, from 3:00 to 6:00 pm, in the school dining hall. |
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