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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 has a rich and colorful cultural history,and masks have played a major role in Chinese tradition in thousands of years. Why do people wear masks?The reasons are to protect their body,to hide themselves,masks are used all over the world.
African masks are usually made by a traditional style. There are many different kinds of African masks,but many of them represent animals. African masks are a part of full—body costumes and they are made for dancers. The dancers usually wear the masks in religious events.
Japanese masks have been used in many different performances such as dance,theater,festivals or religious events. They represent heroes,devils,ghosts,cloth,wood,or some paper.
Greek masks are used to represent the spirits of nature during religious events. Also,theater actors use masks to show different characters. In Rome,devil and other masks are used in carnivals(节日).
Today,masks continue to be of great artistic entertaining value.
I am Dave. My house is not far from my school. I walk there every day. It takes me only ten minutes. My friend Jack lives far from the school. His mother usually drives him and his sister Linda to school. When the weather is fine, they sometimes go to school on their bikes. My classmate Tom lives very far from the school. He takes the bus on school days. He leaves home at about 6:40 a. m. and gets to school at about 7:30 a. m. |
I am Sue. I live on a small island, with only 20 houses. My school is on a big island. My brother Peter and I go there on a small boat. There are usually 10 people on the boat. The boat trip takes about 30 minutes when the weather is fine. The boat doesn't work when the weather is bad. On those days, I do my schoolwork at home. |
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