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广东省清远市清城区石角镇第一中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期10月月考英语试题
Tea and coffee are two of the most popular drinks in the world. However, people usually like one more than the other. These drinks also have very different uses.
Tea drinking started in China over 4, 000 years ago. Tea is made from leaves. These days, some people drink tea for health, using it to help with stress or lose weight. However, most people in tea-drinking countries think of tea as more than just a healthy drink. In fact, tea drinking in some countries is a part of the culture. In Turkiye(土耳其), tea is always there when people meet. Whether in someone's home or a company, tea is always offered as a way of welcoming. In the UK, homes and offices usually have tea time. Tea and other dishes are served at tea time in the afternoon. It is a way to feel at ease with friends or co-workers(同事).
Coffee came much later than tea, just over 1, 000 years ago. Coffee is made from beans. Something in the coffee beans makes a person feel active. Most people do not drink coffee to relax. Instead, they drink coffee to get going. Many people drink coffee in the morning to help themselves wake up. Others will also drink coffee during short breaks in the afternoon to keep going through the working day. Some people may visit coffee shops just to meet and talk with friends. However, many people in coffee shops drink coffee while working on their computers.
Is tea or coffee more common in your country? Between the two, which do you like to drink more
Tulips
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Cherry blossoms
| Since late February, visitors in Ningbo Botanical Garden (宁波植物园) have been amazed by hundreds of cherry blossom trees of more than 10 kinds in their full bloom. The small pink flowers show their beauty to the visitors under the blue sky. Time: late February to April Address: Ningbo Botanical Garden, No.1314, Yongmao West Road, Zhenhai District |
Peach blossoms
| There is a peach forest of more than 6 square kilometers in Linjia Village, which is called "the Best Peach Orchard (果园) in the World". Every March, the peach blossoms come out all over the mountain, which is so fascinating. Time: mid-March to April Address: Peach Orchard, Linjia Village, Xiaowang Temple, Fenghua District (near Xikou) |
I'm Jason from China. Here is my neighborhood. There's a new library near my house. I often borrow some books there. Across from the library is a school. It's my school. Next to the school, there is a supermarket. My parents like shopping there. |
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I am Daisy from America. In my neighborhood there's a big shopping mall. Every day lots of people go shopping there. During the weekend I like to spend time there, too. There is a hotel across from the mall. A bank is next to the hotel. And some clothes stores are near the bank. |
THIS IS HOW READING HAS CHANGED
CAVE（洞穴） PAINTINGS Cave paintings are the oldest pictures. Some of them，like the beautiful pictures in the caves in the north of Spain，are almost 30，we get an idea of how the people felt when drawing them. That's what the painters wanted to show others—hopes and fears. |
STONES AND PAPYRUS（纸莎草） Sometime between 4000 and 3000 BCE（公元前），people in Egypt developed the skill of writing. They put writing on stones first. But it was impossible to carry the stones from place to place. The invention of papyrus made it. It was easier to correct mistakes，too. |
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OTHER WAYS OF READING Books will be around for many years，of course. But there are many new ways of reading books，such as e-books and apps on mobile phones. |
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