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江西省鹰潭市2024年中考一模英语试题
Children's games in ancient China | |
Flying kites | Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood. Now in China, the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite, each of which has its own characteristic (特征). |
Playing diabolo | Diabolo is always made of wood or bamboo and is hollow (空心的) in the center. When juggled (抛接) on ropes, the high-speed rotating (旋转的) diabolo will make a sound. Playing diabolo is a very interesting game. |
Watching shadow plays | The closest thing to watch a film or television during ancient times was watching a shadow play. People control puppets (木偶) behind the screen while singing with music to tell a story. Shadow play was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) in 2006. |
Setting off firecracker | Firecrackers have a history of more than 2,000 years. It is said that people burnt bamboo joints (节) to make it blast (爆炸) to drive away the beast named Nian in ancient China. Firecrackers are still set off during Spring Festival to symbolize hope and luck. |
Travel Tips for Holidays Abroad
Everyone loves holidays abroad. They give us the chance to see some places of interest, have some fun and relax. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Follow these tips to make sure you enjoy your holiday.
▲ Get Prepared
Have you taken the passport (护照) or tickets with yourself? Every year, thousands of people miss flights because they've forgotten their passports, they arrive at the airport too late, or even go to the wrong airport.
▲ Do Some Research
How much do you know about the place you are going to visit? Learning a little about the culture of a country will help you understand the people. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}
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Try to reduce (减少) the pollution you cause. Travel by train if you can. Because flying produces (产生) twenty times more carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) than traveling by train. Of course. it might be impossible to avoid flying, but when you arrive, use buses or trains instead of taxis.
▲ Help the Local Population
You can help a local community a lot by staying in local hotels and eating in local restaurants. This means that your money will go to local people, rather than to a large international company (公司).
▲ Keep a Good Memory for Your Holiday
{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Well, you can make a scrapbook (剪贴本)一a book of memories-about your holiday. You can show it to friends, or just use it to remember all the good times you had! And don't forget the new friends you made on holiday. Did you promise to send them pictures or presents? Don't forget to do it! Thcn next time you go on holiday, you can visit them again.
A. Remember the environment. B. Traveling by air is the fastest way. C. Maybe you don't want to forget your holiday. D. However, holidays aren't always a great experience. E. Learning a few words of another language can also help you make new friends. |
March 20 is a special day. It's the International Day of Happiness! The United Nations (UN) made this day to remind everyone that being happy is important.
{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Leaders of the country wanted to know how happy its people were. So, they created the Gross National Happiness (GNH) Index ( 国民幸福指数 ) and did its first GNH survey ( 民意调查 ) in2008 to measure the happiness of its people .
Bhutan's interest in happiness caught the world's attention. Then the UN agreed in 2012 to create the International Day of Happiness.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}
People get joy from many things like friends, family, good health and a clean environment.
Every year on March 20, the World Happiness Report comes out to show what makes people happy and how happy people are in different countries around the world.
Maher Nasser from the UN helped make the International Day of Happiness.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}"I want to make every day an International Day of Happiness," he said.
Nasser thinks that governments can help by making their people happier and healthier. But it's not just up to governments. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}For- example, helping others can make us feel good about ourselves and that makes us happier.
The International Day of Happiness is more than just a happy day. It's about making a better world together .
A. Each of us can also do things to make ourselves happier. B. It chose March 20 as the date and began celebrating it in 2013. C. The idea for this day came from an Asian country called Bhutan. D. But he doesn't believe people should only celebrate on March 20. E. It's important to remember our happiness doesn't depend on how much you have . |
What else can you do to make yourself happy? (15词以内) {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
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