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浙江省杭州市2020年中考英语试卷
Traffic lights are red, yellow and green. They are very important signals (信号). Traffic lights are usually placed at busy street corners to help control traffic. Sometimes, they are on streets near schools and shops, too. Most young children are taught what each of the colored lights means, so everybody can stay safe.
The first traffic signals were used for trains. The signals were put alongside railway tracks (轨道). The color red was used to mean "stop" because it warned people of danger. A red light was also the easiest color to see from a distance. Train drivers could see the red "stop" light ahead and had enough time to slow down and stop their trains. A green light was used to mean "take care" and a white light meant "go".
However, there were many dangerous accidents on the train tracks. Some train drivers thought a star shining in the night sky was a white light that meant "go"". So the signals were swapped. The "go" light was changed to green and the "take care" light was changed to white.
During these times, people travelled by train or in carts pulled by horses. Years later, when cars were built, people began to drive them because they could travel much faster than horses. However, the road rules for drivers were not very clear and many people were hurt crossing the roads. Yellow warning signs had to be placed beside the roads to remind drivers to take care and allow people to cross safely.
Today, towns and cities all over the world have traffic lights. Red and green lights match the signals used on the railways. Yellow lights are easy to see, so they are used to warn drivers that they should slow down and prepare to stop.
a. A white light b. A green light. c. A yellow light.
Have you ever wondered what an American high school is really like? This article will describe a typical (典型的) high school and its students.
A typical American high school has several large buildings and enough space for about 1,500 students. Every student is given a locker. When students first arrive at school, they go straight to their lockers to put away or get their textbooks and to hang up their outdoor clothes. As American textbooks are expensive, students would rather loan (租借) than buy them. Students must pay back if they lost any of them.
American students have different types of school transport. They usually take a yellow school bus or walk to school if they live close enough. Sometimes their parents drive them to school.
When they turn 16 years of age, most take a free driving class at school for one term. If students' exam passing grades in the class and also pass their state driver's exam, they can begin driving themselves to school.
Each day, students take six or seven classes. They must take science, math, English and social studies. They can choose art, homemaking, fashion design and other classes. In some schools students are required to take one or more of the following special classes: health education, physical education or foreign language studies. Students move to different classrooms for each subject. This is because cache teacher has their own classroom. There is a five-minute break between classes, to give the students the time to hurry to their next class.
The regular school day usually ends early in the afternoon. After school more than half of the students take part in after-school activities. These activities include sports, specially football, basketball, baseball and soccer or clubs, such as yearbook, speech, school newspaper, photograph or student government.
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Lockers and textbooks |
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Classes and classrooms |
✧Students have to take main classes, elective classes and sometimes one or more {#blank#}8{#/blank#} classes. ✧They go to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} classrooms for each subject. |
After school activities |
✧After school most of the students take {#blank#}10{#/blank#} in their favourite activities, including sports and clubs. |
Chang'an | |
Kind: Cartoon Language: Chinese Country: China Release(上映)Date: July 8, 2023 Running time: 168 minutes Price: From Monday to Friday: 35 yuan for an adult(成年人) 27 yuan for students under 18 On weekends: 38 yuan for an adult 30 yuan for students under 18 | |
Mary: I'm a Grade 8 student. I went to see it with my classmate Jane last Sunday. It is one of the best movies of the year for me. It has everything I wanted: good characters, a great story and more. We love it very much! Peter: My mother went to see the film with my 15-year-old brother last Saturday because both of them are big fans of Li Bai, a well-known poet(诗人) in China. |
A Trip to an Amusement Park in Shanghai | |||||
When | 1 | Who | Lisa and her parents | How | By2 |
What | ·Visited some interesting places · 3 with favourite cartoon character ·Bought a4 for her best friend ·Had a meal at a5 restaurant |
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