题型:阅读选择 题类: 难易度:普通
云南省昆明市西山区2024年中考二模英语试题
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http://www.Chinadaily.com.cn/Culture/Chinese traditional solar terms | |||
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms (节气). It's very useful for people's life and work. Let's have a look. | |||
Start of Spring | Start of Spring, the first solar term of the year. It marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring. After Start of Spring, the daytime is becoming longer and the weather is becoming warmer. And people eat spring pancakes and spring rolls on the day. | ||
Summer Solstice, the 10th solar term. At this time, much of northern hemisphere (北半球) receives the most hours of daylight, but it is not the hottest time in a year. The hottest days often come 20 to 30 days later. People have a tradition of eating noodles on the day. | |||
Autumn Equinox, the 16th solar term. On this day, day and night are of equal length (等长). After this day, days get shorter and nights get longer in the northern hemisphere. In South China, people eat Qiucai, a kind of wild amaranth (苋菜). | |||
Major Snow, or "Daxue" in Chinese, is the 21st solar term. The arrival of Major Snow marks the beginning of midwinter. The temperature drops day by day and heavy snow brings us a romantic ice world. People have the custom to eat mutton and porridge. |
A. Sounds great. B. What is it like? C. I can't sing very well. D. How was your weekend? E. Have you ever been to a KTV? F. What kind of music do you like? |
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B: Excellent. My father took me to a KTV last Sunday. It's a fun place. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}
A: No, I haven't. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
B: Well, it offers professional equipment(设备) for singing. You can choose songs you like from a list, and then sing along with the music.
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B: It's worth a try. Singing loudly is a good way to relax. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
A: Pop music. I can not only sing along with the music, but also dance to it.
B: Haha, great minds think alike.
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