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黑龙江绥化市绥棱县克音河乡学校2024年中考英语二模试题
John Smith is an exchange student from New York. Here is a letter to his friend in his hometown.
Dear David, How time flies! It's been 3 months since I came to China. I'm having a great time on my student exchange program here. So far, I've completely got used to the life here and have known a lot about traditional Chinese culture. I'd like to share some with you. In China, there are many different kinds of traditional art forms, such as paper cutting, Chinese clay art and so on. Among them, the kite interests me most. The first ancient Chinese kite appeared more than 2,000 years ago. Then flying kites was spread into Japan , Korea and Malaysia during the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty. Kites are regarded as the earliest craft (飞行器).They played an important role in the process of inventing the plane. Tea culture is important in China. Tea was discovered as a kind of drink by accident about 5,000 years ago. It is believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. It didn't appear in England until around 1660. The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century. Now tea has become one of the most popular drinks around the world. Lastly, I'd like to tell you something about one of the traditional Chinese festivals——the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is on the fifteenth day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar (阴历).Chinese people have been celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying moon cakes for centuries. If you'd like to know more about traditional Chinese culture, I will talk about it in the next letter. Best wishes! Yours, John |
DIY Recipe(食谱)From the Kitchen What you need: 2 cups cookies 1/2 cup butter 2 spoons sugar 1/3 cup corn syrup (糖浆) 1/2 spoon cheese l cup powdered sugar (糖粉) 2/5 spoon chocolate powder What you do: Step 1 Mix together the cookies, sugar, cheese and chocolate powder in a bowl. Step 2 Add the butter and corn syrup. Mix well. Step 3 Roll (卷起) the mixture into balls. Place them on a large plate covered with wax paper. Leave the plate in the fridge for an hour. Step 4 Take butter balls out of the fridge. Put powdered sugar in a small bowl. Roll each ball in the powdered sugar until it is covered. |
Chopsticks are an important tool to have meals in China.
When were chopsticks invented?
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Most people believe that Chinese invented chopsticks. There are many stories about the inventor of chopsticks. Someone says that Jiang Ziya, a wise man, created chopsticks. Actually, no one knows for sure. We can only say that the inventor was a clever ancient Chinese.
What shape are chopsticks?
Chopsticks have the shape of being square above and circle below. Chinese believe that the Earth is square and the sky is circle. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
How are chopsticks used?
Many people think it's difficult to use chopsticks. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Hold them between the thumb and other fingers. The key is to hold one piece tight and move the other to control movement and force. Remember, practice makes perfect.
Chopsticks are also one important part of Chinese culture. In China, it is polite to pick up food for the old. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} And never make your chopsticks stand straight in a rice bowl. Don't use chopsticks to hit the side of your bowl, either.
A. In fact, it's not. B. Who invented chopsticks? C. This shows respect to the nature. D. Chopsticks first appeared in ancient China. E. But it's impolite to point at others with them. |
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