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北京市通州区北关中学2023-2024学年八年级英语上学期期末综合检测卷
My good friend Carlos invited me to his birthday party. He moved to Canada from Mexico when he was a baby, but his parents tried to follow some of the Mexican traditions. At his party, I saw my first pinata (彩盒). It looked like an animal and was full of candies. People put it on the ceiling (天花板). Carlos hit (打) the pinata until it broke. All the candies fell on the floor, and we had a great time eating candies. Everyone shared. It was fun!
Carlos's birthday party got me thinking about how kids in other places celebrate birthdays.
Do you know that in Vietnam, everyone's birthday is on the same day? Kids do not celebrate on birthdays. Instead, on New Year's Day, all the kids celebrate their birthdays. Parents give kids red envelopes (信封) with lucky money in them. What a great way to celebrate birthdays!
In South Africa, kids do not celebrate every birthday. However, on their 21st birthday, their parents make a key. It can be made of paper or wood. Parents give their child this key. It is a sign from the parents that the child can now "unlock the door to their future life".
In Japan, children get a new set of clothes on their birthdays. While in Italy, adults (成年人) pull children's ears—one pull for each year. In Denmark, a flag flies outside the window of a house where a child is having a birthday. When the child is asleep, adults put presents all around the child's bed.
The Wandering EarthⅡ came out on January 22, the first day of the Chinese New Year in 2023. The film tells the story of human beings building planetary machines on the surfaces of the Earth and the moon to push the Earth as the sun rapidly burns out.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} They all believed the film is the top science fiction in Chinese film history.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} In the face of disasters(灾难 ), instead of leaving home planet, Chinese people try to bring the Earth on their travels, for they have a deep love for the country where they have lived for a long time.
What makes the movie unusual is its characters. Unlike the characters who save the world in most Western superhero films, the Wandering Earth Ⅱfocuses on a group of common people from different countries and backgrounds who make sacrifices(牺牲) to protect their home. A total of 300 characters from all countries bravely come together to save the Earth. One is Chinese astronaut Liu Peiqiang. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
The movie also shows the spirit of unity(团结一致) that runs through the blood of Chinese people and can be shared with the rest of the world. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} And it seems truer today as courage and unity can win over difficulties, both in science fiction and in reality.
A. He leaves his family to take part in the planet-saving project. B. It is what brings Chinese people everlasting hope. C. You must have been surprised by the technologies in it. D. Chinese people have a strong sense of home and country. E. The film surprised many people and received high praise. |
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