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人教版八年级下册英语一阅优品Unit 9 Section B + Self Check
People love walking through a giant puzzle. In a corn maze(玉米迷宫), they can follow miles of paths and run into lots of dead ends before they finally find their way out. The corn maze has been growing for almost 30 years.
Simple corn mazes began appearing in the 1980s. In 1993, the first big corn maze created for the public to enjoy was made in Annville Pennsylvania, by Don Frantz and Adrian Fischer. Then, in a corntield as big as two and a half football fields, Mr. Frantz created "The Amazing Maize Maze"with the help of his family and friends. When it was done, almost two miles of pathways snaked through the cornfield. Since then, thousands of corn mazes have been created around the world.
For many farmers, a corn maze means a boost(激增) of extra income. During the opening weekend, about 6, 000 visitors came to get lost in Mr. Frantz's maze. Charging only $5 per person, he earned almost $32, 000in two weeks.
Brett Herbst is also a maze designer. In 1999 he set a world record for the world's largest corn maze, an image of the solar system with nine planets in it. He now has a business called The Maize, which has designed more than 4, 000 mazes around the world. "Corn mazes help people connectwith their roots, "he says. "People are so far removed from farm life that they are drawn to something real, something organic. "
Today, a great number of people enjoy seeking fun in a corn maze. Mr. Herbst says, "When we see families on the farm having fun, we know that they are making memories that will last a lifetime. "
(a photo of a festival) | Q1: What festival is it? Q2:What are you and your family (friends) doing? Q3: How are you feeling during the festival? Q4: Do you always do this during the festival? |
The lion dance is part of traditional Chinese culture. People often perform it the night before Chinese New Year. They also perform it for other happy occasions(时候). {#blank#}1{#/blank#} However, there is a special lion dance team in a town of Guangzhou. It is completely made up of teenage girls.
The coach, Zhang Zheliang, said that some people didn't believe the teenage girls could do well in lion dance. They thought that lion dance was practiced by girls didn't follow the tradition. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} But he didn't give up. He set up a women's team. Then he designed flags with the name "women's team" on them and made pink lion heads.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#}The girls' lion dance team got the first prize in a match in Guangzhou's Baiyun district(区) in 2021. The next year, the girls once again won the top prize in the junior group in the 16th Guangdong Provincial Games. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Li Jiawen, from the special lion dance team, snares that their success comes from hard work and training day after day.
Lion dance is not easy, especially for girls, because it needs strength(力量)and martial art movements(武术动作), {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Their characters help them show the lion's feelings and behaviors better.
Lion dance is open to everyone, no matter whether you are a man or a woman, no matter what country you're from. It is not just a martial art, but also a culture, a sport and a life style. As Zhang says, "Ancient traditions should be passed down openly! "
A. Hard work pays off. B. Who is to give the prizes? C. But girls have their own advantages. D. Usually. lion dance is practiced by men. E. These prizes have shown they are excellent. F. That made Zhang realize the situation for girls was difficult. |
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