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湖北省襄阳市襄州区2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试卷
China is a country with many colorful days and festivals. The Dragon Head Raising Day (Longtaitou) is one of them.
This special day is on the second day of the second month in the Chinese lunar calendar (阴历). It stands for the start of spring and farming. This year,the day fell on March 10.
The dragon is important in Chinese culture. We Chinese people call ourselves the"descendants (传人) of the dragon". Therefore,people celebrate the Dragon Head Raising Day with many customs(传统) about dragons.
On the day in ancient times(古代),people put ashes (灰) in the kitchen. This was to" lead the dragon into the house". People believed that with the help of the dragon(收成) in autumn.
Also,people eat special foods on that day. The foods are usually named after dragons. For example,people eat" dragon whisker (细须)"noodles and dumplings called" dragon teeth".
Today,many customs have faded away (消退). But one that has remained is the cutting of hair. It was said that a haircut during the first lunar month may bring bad luck to the mother's brothers. So many people have their hair cut on the Dragon Head Raising Day.
Writing Lectures(讲座) We're going to give lectures on writing in the school meeting room every Thursday in August from 7:15 p.m. to 7:55 p.m. We will invite some teachers and writers to give the lectures.Students who want to improve their writing skills in English can come to the lectures. For more information,please call 4942530. |
English club We're going to set up an English club.The members will practice spoken English in the school hall after school on Monday,Wednesday and Friday afternoons.You only need to pay for books and tapes.If you would like to join the club,please call us at 8099723. |
English Speech Contest Students in Grade 9 will have an English speech contest (演讲比赛) on Monday,September 21.The contest will take place at the square in front of the teaching building.Those who want to take part in the contest please phone 5806431. |
A Talk about How to Learn English Well The famous English teacher Liu Kun will give us a talk on how to learn English well on Tuesday, September 15.The talk will start at 3:30 p.m. in the school hall and end at 4:15 p.m. All the students must come to listen to it. |
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