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黑龙江省哈尔滨市道里区2020届九年级英语毕业模拟测试(一)
The tradition of birthday parties started in Europe a long time ago. People were afraid that evil spirits(邪恶的神灵) were attracted to people on their birthdays.
Giving gifts brought even more good cheer to kee away from the evil spirits. This is how birthday parties began.
The following are some countries' birthday traditions:
Canada—Putting the butter on the nose. In Atlantic Canada, the birthday child's nose is put something for good luck.
China— The birthday child pays respect to his/her parents and receives a gift of money. Friends and relatives are invited to lunch and noodles are served to wish the birthday child a long life.
England—Fortune telling cakes. Certain objects are mixed into the birthday cake as it is being prepared.
Japan—New clothes. The birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special ceremony.
New Zealand—After the birthday cake is lit, the happy birthday song is sung loudly and the birthday person receives a clap(掌声) for each year they have been alive and then one for good luck.
The United States— Cake, candles and song.
A. A cake is made, and candles are put on top based on how old the person is. B. Birthday claps. C. If your piece of cake has a coin in it, then you will be rich. D. To protect them from harm, friends and family would come to stay with the birthday person and bring good thoughts and wishes. E. Noodles for lunch. |
Peter plays basketball for the kids basketball club. He usually gets up at 5:30 and runs in his school from 5:40 to 6:40.After running, he has breakfast at 7 o'clock. For breakfast, he eats some eggs and vegetables. At 8:00,he plays basketball with his friends. They play for a long time. At about 12:00,they have lunch. For lunch, Peter has lots of vegetables, chicken and fruit. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Peter goes to the kids basketball club. Peter has dinner at about 7:00 in the evening. After dinner, he watches basketball games on TV. Peter usually goes to bed at 9:30.
Time | Activities(活动) |
{#blank#}1{#/blank#} | gets up |
5:40 | {#blank#}2{#/blank#} |
7:00 | has breakfast |
8:00 | {#blank#}3{#/blank#} |
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} | has lunch |
3:00p.m. | goes to the kids basketball club |
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} | has dinner |
9:30 | goes to bed |
First name |
Last name |
Nationality (国籍) |
Telephone number |
Favorite color (喜爱的) |
Jim |
Green |
the US |
283-6421 |
blue |
Alice |
Black |
the UK |
749-5423 |
red |
Hongwei |
Zhao |
China |
968-1371 |
yellow |
Rice, meat, vegetables and fruit… there are many different food choices for us to eat every day. You may think that throwing away your leftover food is not a big deal. But you should keep in mind that many people around the world still don't have enough to eat.
In 2015, there were over 1 billion hungry people in the world, according to the United Nations. Many children went to sleep hungry and 15 million of them even died from hunger.
However, food waste is still a big problem. The average person throws away 50 kg of food every year. This means that 1.3 billion tons of food goes to waste each year. That is more than one third of all the food we make.
We could give this leftover food to many people. For example, the amount of food wasted in Europe would be enough for 200 million people!
So next time you feel picky (挑剔) about what you want to eat or can't finish your meal, you might want to think twice. There are many others who aren't so lucky.
Do not waste food | ||
In 2015 | How many people died from {#blank#}1{#/blank#}that year? | 15 million |
About food waste | Almost {#blank#}2{#/blank#}tons of food goes waste each year. | |
What can we do to solve food waste problem? | We could not be {#blank#}3{#/blank#}about what we eat. We should think {#blank#}4{#/blank#}before we waste food. |
The Art of Paper
Chen Zijiang is a paper cutting expert whom I interviewed for my article on Chinese Art. Paper-cutting is something that he learned to do from an early age.
"It is a Chinese folk art with a long history," Mr. Chen told me, "Paper cuts of animals have been found in tombs. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}" He added that by the Southern Song Dynasty, paper-cutting had become an important part of everyday life.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#}They are paper cuts for decoration, for religious purposes (宗教目的) and for design patterns.
Paper cuts for decoration are often seen, on windows and gates. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}They are also used on presents. A present for parents whose child has recently been born might show a paper cut of children, for example. Paper cuts which show the Chinese character for double happiness are often used to celebrate weddings.
Paper cuts for religious purposes are often found in temples{#blank#}4{#/blank#}
The third kind of paper cuts are these used to make patterns on clothing. They are also sometimes used to decorate jewelry (珠宝) boxes. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.
A. They are usually put up during holidays to bring good luck. B. They are also used as offerings to the dead. C. Dragons are very popular patterns for these designs. D. They can date back to the time of the Northern and Southern Dynasty. E. Mr. Chen went on to explain that there are three types of paper cuts which people still make today. |
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