题型:补全对话 题类: 难易度:普通
浙江省金华市东阳市横店八校联考2023-2024学年八年级下学期6月期末考试英语试卷
A: We celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival two weeks ago.
B: The Dragon Boat Festival?
A: To remember the Chinese poet Qu Yuan.
B:
A: We usually eat rice dumplings on that day. And we did something interesting during this festival.
B:
A:Our school had a dragon boat race.
B:Who won the race?
A: Our class. I hope you can take part in our celebration next year.
B: OK!
A. That sounds interesting! B. How do you usually celebrate it? C. I'm sorry to hear that. D. I can't wait! E. What did you do? F. Why do you celebrate it? |
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. |
high return this look but stay poem hold same performance traditional |
In ancient China, when friends or relatives were separating, they would pick a willow twig(柳条) and give it to the person who was leaving and wished for him {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. In Chinese, the word for "willow" has the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} pronunciation as the word for "stay".
Many Chinese poets liked writing about willows in their works. One of the most famous {#blank#}3{#/blank#} is A Farewell Song(《送元二使安西》)by Wang Wei. It reads,
No dust is raised on the road met with morning rain,
The willows by the hotel{#blank#}4{#/blank#} so fresh and green.
I invite you to drink a cup of wine again,
West of the Sunny Pass no more friends will be seen.
Nowadays, willow twigs can also be seen in modern art. There was an amazing {#blank#}5{#/blank#} about willow twigs. 365 people were {#blank#}6{#/blank#} willow twigs in their hands on the green stage. At the same time, an ancient painting of weeping willows appeared on the LED screen. The setting of 365 people stood for 365 days, and the colour green meant the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} of spring. The performance was{#blank#}8{#/blank#} praised by the audience. " I was totally attracted by {#blank#}9{#/blank#} Chinese culture, " one of them said.
In short, giving a willow twig to a person is not saying goodbye {#blank#}10{#/blank#} asking him to stay. {#blank#}11{#/blank#} is the beauty of Chinese culture.
A. Chongyang cake is a kind of steamed(蒸的) cake. B. That is how "Chongyang" was created. C. It is held on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. D. People believe that drinking chrysanthemum wine can treat and prevent diseases. E. Because "high" means that one improves to a higher level. F. It is a pleasure for people to have a relaxing day in a natural setting. |
The Chongyang Festival is also called the Double Ninth Festival. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} During the festival,Chongyang cake and chrysanthemum(菊花) wine are the traditional food. Climbing mountains and admiring beautiful chrysanthemums are interesting events. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} It has two layers(层) with nuts and jujubes(枣) between them. Since cake in Chinese is pronounced gao meaning "high" ,people consider climbing a high mountain to be the same as eating the cake. They also hope that they can make progress in the following days after eating the cake. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
Drinking chrysanthemum wine is a necessary part of the festival. Chrysanthemums have the function(功能) of an antitoxin(抗毒素) and can drive the evil(邪恶) away. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
It is said that by climbing a high mountain,diseases can be prevented. Many wellknown poems were created to describe the scene and feeling of mountain climbing. Now,families,relatives or good friends gather to climb mountains to enjoy the beautiful scenery and share happiness of the holiday with each other. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
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