题型:阅读表达 题类: 难易度:普通
广东省湛江市雷州市2023-2024学年八年级上学期1月期末英语试题
There are many different kinds of jobs around the world. Many of the students have different ideas about their dream jobs in the future.
My name is Yu Sheng. I'm a reporter from the magazine- People's Life in Town. Last Monday afternoon,1 did a survey of the students in Grade 9 in Beijing Junior High School. There are 50 students in the class. And I found some popular jobs that they like. Here is the result.
The engineer is the most popular job. 20% of them want to work as engineers in the future. Nine students would like to be doctors because they want to help people be healthy. Eight of them want to be teachers when they grow up. Five of them are over 180 cm, so they want to be basketball players. Three of them want to be singers and actors. Four of them think they like to be computer programmers and three of them like to be cooks. The others. don't mind what to be.
No matter(无论) what you want to be in the future, study hard from now on.
The Art of Paper
Chen Zijiang is a paper cutting expert whom I interviewed for my article on Chinese Art. Paper-cutting is something that he learned to do from an early age.
"It is a Chinese folk art with a long history," Mr. Chen told me, "Paper cuts of animals have been found in tombs. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}" He added that by the Southern Song Dynasty, paper-cutting had become an important part of everyday life.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#}They are paper cuts for decoration, for religious purposes (宗教目的) and for design patterns.
Paper cuts for decoration are often seen, on windows and gates. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}They are also used on presents. A present for parents whose child has recently been born might show a paper cut of children, for example. Paper cuts which show the Chinese character for double happiness are often used to celebrate weddings.
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The third kind of paper cuts are these used to make patterns on clothing. They are also sometimes used to decorate jewelry (珠宝) boxes. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.
A. They are usually put up during holidays to bring good luck. B. They are also used as offerings to the dead. C. Dragons are very popular patterns for these designs. D. They can date back to the time of the Northern and Southern Dynasty. E. Mr. Chen went on to explain that there are three types of paper cuts which people still make today. |
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