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江西省上饶市广丰康桥中学2023-2024学年九年级下学期5月英语检测卷
The year 2024 celebrates the Year of the Dragon. Among the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac (生肖), the dragon is the only one that is not real. Though it looks scary, Chinese people respect it and even see themselves as the "descendants (后代) of the dragon".
Wen Yiduo (1899—1946), a well—known Chinese scholar (学者) of his time, said that the idea of a Chinese dragon formed gradually during tribal (部落的) wars. When a strong tribe that highly respected snakes beat other tribes, the tribe mixed the features of its enemies' totem (图腾) animals with its own to create something truly strong.
Guo Dashun, an archaeologist (考古学家), believes that the idea of a dragon began to grow in northeastern China. There, in Fuxin city, Liaoning province, archaeologists found in 1982 what appeared to be a dragon made up of granite (花岗岩) pieces. Dating back to 6000 BC, it is the oldest craft (工艺品) that looks like a dragon.
In northeastern China, archaeologists also found many small jade (玉) dragons that date back to as early as 3500 BC.
"If you look really closely, they "look like" ... a newborn – be it a pig, a bear, or a deer ..." said Teng Shu—ping, a leading scholar from Taiwan who studies ancient Chinese jade.
These jade dragons, created by people whose society and art were still in the early time, show "a deep—felt surprise with the [changing] force of life," she said. She said this is what gives the Chinese dragon its "heartbeat ".
Some people don't make any plans before taking a trip. They think it will be more exciting and have more fun with no plan. But in fact, it is not good. Making vacation plans is very important.
{#blank#}1{#/blank#}For example, if you want to visit a place but you don't book a hotel, you may have no place to stay at night. So it is necessary to make plans to make your trip better.
Before going to a place, look into things. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Besides, remember to get information about what to do and how best to go to the place. You may miss out on seeing some things if you don't look into what you can see in the place.
You won't forget things to take. You need to plan what things you have to buy and what things you need to put in your bag. For example, you arrive at the airport, but find that you forget to bring your plane ticket! {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} No one wants to spend more money than they want to. If you surf the Internet before you go on a vacation, you may find some cheap plane tickets and hotel rooms.
You can save time. By planning your way and looking into transportation time, you can make the most out of your days and save time to do the other things you like.
A. You can save a lot of money. B. You may be late for the plane. C. You can make everything go well. D. You can have more activities. E. So you can know what's there to see. |
Write a title (标题) for the passage. (请用约5个词回答){#blank#}5{#/blank#}
Labor(劳动) | |
What you do at home and at school | make the bed, wash the clothes, … clean the classroom, … |
What you learn from labor | develop(养成) good habits, develop a sense of responsibility(责任感), … |
Your feelings and advice(建议) | … |
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1. 邮件应包括表格中所有的写作要点, 条理清楚, 行文连贯, 可适当发挥;
2. 邮件中不能出现真实的人名、地名和校名;
3. 词数 80-120, 邮件的开头和落款已给出, 不计入总词数。
Dear Editor,
Labor is a good way to make us better people. I often join labor activities at home and at school.
Best regards,
Li Hua
New Year's Day is a big festival for people all over the world. However, people celcbrate it in different ways.
Hi, I'm Mike. I'm from Australia. In my country, we usually set off fireworks and join the party to enjoy the fire shows or magic shows with our family members. | Hi, I'm Lisa. My hometown is France. On New Year's Day, we often sing, dance and see fireworks with our family near the Eiffel Tower. We also enjoy champagnc(香槟) and turkeys together. That's cool! | |
Hi, I'm Jason. I was born in America, but I usually spend the New Year's Day in Spain. We cat twelve grapes on New Year's Evc, they stand for lucky days in twelve months. | Hi, I'm Jennifer. I grow up in Beijing. On New Year's Eve, I always enjoy a big reunion dinner with my family and share traditional dishes like fish, lion's head and ducks. |
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