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辽宁省鞍山市铁东区2020-2021学年九年级下学期英语3月学业质量监测试卷
The River Thames runs straight through the City of London. People have lived beside it for thousands of years. Like the sea, the river is tidal(有潮的). When the tide goes out, the muddy foreshore(泥泞的滩地) can be seen: For as long as people have been living beside this river, they have been throwing things into it such as rubbish, or maybe something valuable. The River Thames holds many secrets.
During the 18th century, many poor people would stand in the river's mud when the tide was out. They would search for hidden treasures. They did not expect to find anything of real value like coins or jewels (珠宝), but simple objects they could sell or trade for food. They were known as mud larks. The job was never easy, because the water could be freezing cold.
Today, people continue to search the foreshore for hidden treasures. It's different from over 200 years ago. All mud larks in the River Thames now need to have a license. Anything they find of historic interest has to be reported to the Museum of London.
Recently, Londoner Martin Bushel was mud larking. He found something that looked like the top of a human skull (头盖骨). He called the police and passed it onto them. When he was walking by the river a few days later, he saw some policemen searching the area. He was worried that he might become involved in a murder case(卷入一起谋杀案). Later he received a phone call telling him that what he had found was really from a human skull. However, it was5, 600 years old and was put on show in the Museum of London.
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.
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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#}.
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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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