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湖州市长兴县华盛达实验学校2023-2024学年九年级上学期10月月考英语试题
Before the development of phones, the natives of the island of La Gomera were able to use a whistled language to communicate with each other from mountain peak to mountain peak. It is known as the Silbo Gomero.
Invented by the island's natives-Guanches, the Silbo Gomero was the only form that they used to communicate with others far away until the first half of the 20th century. During the 16th century, it was taught to Spanish settlers. Then it spread to other neighbouring islands and was used by much more people.
The whistled language has a vocabulary of over 4,000 words. The difficulty of this language lies in the fact that it replaces the five vowels of Spanish language with two clearly different whistles and twenty-two consonants of it with other four different whistles. People can tell the differences of the whistles according to how high or low the sound is and whether they are interrupted or continued.
However, with the rise of modern communications, the special language was dying out, and by the later half of the 20th century very few people still knew how to whistle in this manner. Luckily, the local government has managed to reverse this situation, mainly through laws that make it a required subject in schools across the island of La Gomera. Gradually, it is developed and practised by a large number of people. In 2009, the Silbo Gomero was claimed to be an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
Nowadays, the Silbo Gomero is also used during festivals and ceremonies. To prevent it from disappearing, the native people continue to make great effort. Although there's not a special visitor center to appreciate the amazement of the whistled language, that is not to say it won't be one in the future.
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Paper cutting has been around for over 1,500 years. Paper cutting {#blank#}4{#/blank#}very easy but it can be difficult to do. The paper, usually red, is folded before it is cut with scissors. The most common pictures are flowers, animals, and things about {#blank#}5{#/blank#}history. During the Spring Festival, they are put on windows, doors and walls as symbols of wishes for good luck and a happy new year.
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" How are you?" is a friendly greeting. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} It often doesn't need an answer. The person who asks" How are you?" expec's to hear the answer "Finè" even if the person isn't fine. The reason is that " How are you?" isn't really a question and " Fine" isn't really an answer. They are common ways of saying " hello" or" hi".
Sometimes, people don't say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone asks " Do you agree?", the other person may be thinking " No, I don't." It isn't polite to disagree strongly, so he might say," I'm not so sure." {#blank#}2{#/blank#}
People also don't say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking to other people. For example, many conversations over the phone end when one person says," I've got to go now," or the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse such as " Someone is at the door." {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't polite to say so. An excuse doesn't hurt the other person's feelings.
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A. The excuse may be real, or not. B. If you disagree with others, they will hate you. C. However, " How are you?" is also an unusual question. D. This is a nice way to say that you don't agree with someone. E This is one way of being nice to people, and it's a part of the game of language. |
According to the text, what might a person say when he/ she disagrees with someone?(10个词以内) {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. It usually comes on the 15th day of the Chinese New Year. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
Eating sweet dumplings is an important tradition of the Lantern Festival. The sweet dumpling is a kind of Chinese food made from glutinous rice flour(糯米粉) and some sweet filling(馅). In the north of China, it is called"yuanxiao"{#blank#}2{#/blank#}
Hanging lanterns is the main tradition of the festival. On that day, people enjoy the beautiful lanterns and guess riddles. It's really interesting.
The lion dance is another way to celebrate the festival. People think the dance can drive away bad luck. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} I hope everyone can have a happy Lantern Festival every year.
A. In a word, the Lantern Festival is a festival full of joy and traditional culture. B. But people in the south of China call it"tangyuan". C. Like the lion dance, the dragon dance is also an important activity in the festival celebration. D. It is the second festival this month. E. There are many interesting activities and customs to celebrate it. |
What other traditional Chinese festivals do you know? What do you usually do on the festival? (答案不多于15词) {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
Oil paper umbrellas have a history of over 1000 years in China. Yuhang in Hangzhou i s known for making oil paper umbrellas for over 230 years. Umbrellas here take more than 70 steps to make. And it takes at least a week to make one. In 2007, this kind of umbrella was added to Zhejiang Province's Intangible Cultural Heritage List.
Oil paper umbrellas used to be seen everywhere here. However, as steel-ribbed( 钢 骨的 )umbrellas appeared, the oil paper umbrellas became less used in daily life. Instead, they turned into decorative(装饰性的) artworks.
To bring the art to life, some umbrella-making masters in Yuhang have improved oil paper umbrellas. As the traditional paper is easy to break, they use a thicker paper. So the umbrellas can be opened and closed 1, 000 times without breaking. And a lighter kind of bamboo is used to make ribs. So, the umbrellas weigh less. This kind of umbrellas has won the hearts of many young people.
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