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江苏省盐城市2016年初中毕业与升学考试英语试题
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Each different part of China has its own special forms of traditional art. These usually try to represent the things that are important in life such as love, beauty and family. The most common things, from paper to clay to bamboo, are turned into objects of beauty.
According to Chinese history, sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming. He sent them out to ask for help when in trouble. Today, sky lanterns are used at festivals and other celebrations. They are made of bamboo and covered with paper. When the lanterns are lit, they slowly rise into the air like small hot-air balloons for all to see. They are seen as bright symbols of happiness and good wishes.
Paper cutting has been around for more than 1,500 years. Paper cutting sounds very easy but it can be difficult to do. The paper, usually red, is folded before it is cut with scissors. The most common pictures are flowers, fish, animals, and things about Chinese history. During the Spring Festival, they are put on windows, doors and walls as symbols of wishes for good luck and a happy new year.
Chinese clay art is famous because the clay pieces are so small but they look very real. The pieces are carefully shaped by hand from a very special kind of clay and then allowed to air-dry. After drying, they are fired at a very high heat. They are then polished and painted. Finally, materials such as wood or paper are added to make different things. It takes several weeks to complete everything. These small pieces of clay art show the love that all Chinese people have for life and beauty.
Beauty in Things
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Some traditional Chinese art forms which are made of common objects for things that are important in life | |
Sky lanterns | They are made of and paper. They were used for for help when people first invented them. Now, they are used to celebrate festivals as symbols of happiness and good wishes. |
Paper cutting | It is made of paper. It has a long history of 1,500 years. It appears in different , such as flowers, fish, animals and so on. It represents good wishes the Spring Festival. |
Chinese clay art | It is made of clay. It looks very real it is small. It takes four steps to finish after being shaped carefully by hand. It shows love for life and beauty. |
One afternoon, in Paris, Kate visited an art museum. She enjoyed seeing some great paintings in a quiet place like that. But a young man and his wife talked all the time. Kate watched them because of the noise and decided to go away.
Kate met them many times when she walked through the museum. Every time Kate heard their noise, she left quickly.
Kate was buying cards at the gate of the museum when those two people got there, too.
“He's a brave man,” said the shopkeeper. “Most of us would give up if we were blind (失明), but he and his wife come when there's a new art show anytime.” “But how does the man enjoy the paintings?” Kate felt very sorry and asked.
“His wife tells him about every painting.”
At that moment Kate knew what patience (耐心) and bravery are. Kate saw patience from the wife and bravery from the man. He would not let blindness change his love on art.
Another kind of bravery | |
{#blank#}1{#/blank#} | One afternoon |
Place | A(n) {#blank#}2{#/blank#} museum |
People | Kate, a young man and his {#blank#}3{#/blank#} |
Kate's plan | To enjoy some paintings in a {#blank#}4{#/blank#} place |
Development (事件发展) | The man and his wife {#blank#}5{#/blank#} all the time. Kate thought they were {#blank#}6{#/blank#}noise, so she went {#blank#}7{#/blank#} quickly. |
End | The {#blank#}8{#/blank#} thought the man was {#blank#}9{#/blank#}, and he told Kate about them. The young man {#blank#}10{#/blank#} see things with his eyes. |
{#blank#}1{#/blank#}When a teacher assigns a lot of homework, Domenica Roman draws up a timetable, dividing the assignment into small parts." It's like eating a steak(牛排)," she says. "You chew it one bite at a time."
{#blank#}2{#/blank#}One student put a vocabulary list in the bathroom. He learned a new word every day while brushing his teeth. Another student used the time to remember biology terms while practicing running.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#}In high school, McCray ran track, played football and was in the band and orchestra. "I was so busy that I couldn't waste time looking for a pencil or missing paper. I kept everything right where I could put my hands on it," he says.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#}In an international class, Asian-Americans, on average, scored higher than other students. The teacher found that the Asian-Americans discussed homework problems together, tried different ways to work out the problems and explained their solutions to one another.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Christi is an excellent student at the University of California. If her math teacher assigns five problems, she does ten. If the history teacher assigns eight pages of reading, she reads twelve. "Part of learning is practicing," she says. "And the more you practice, the more you learn."
A |
Do more than you are asked. |
B |
Study anywhere-or everywhere. |
C |
Study together. |
D |
Make yourself busy. |
E |
Schedule your time. |
F |
Get your things in order. |
Do you know what makes lightning (闪电)? {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
Lightning strikes happen when ice and water in clouds rub (摩擦) together, and cause atmospheric (大气层的) changes. When this happens, it creates a static charge (静电). Lightning can strike inside the cloud, between two clouds or between a cloud and the earth. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}
Lightning can be very dangerous. Every year, lightning kills people because it can start big fires or because it reaches a temperature of 28,000℃. About 1,000 people are hit by lightning every year in the United States, and about 100 of them die as a result.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Scientists think that there are more than three million lightning strikes every day in the world. An American man, Roy Sullivan, who worked in a park, survived from the most lightning strikes. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}And he keeps the highest world record.
Lightning is sure not something to play with. When lightning strikes, it's best to stay inside a large building. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Also, do not lie down on the ground, or the electricity may go through you and cause a heart problem.
A. It's the last kind of strike that is the most dangerous for humans. B. Lightning makes people shocked, and it happens all over the world! C. Between 1942 and 1977, he was hit seven times! D. Why does lightning strike (击打)? E. To stay safe, do not stand under trees, on hills or near water. |
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