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广东省惠州市惠阳区第八中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题
John is a football fan. He likes playing football with his friends after school. When he gets home, he likes to know more about football from TV. May is three years old. She likes the stories her mother tells her. She also enjoys the cartoons and comedies on show from TV. Anna is a middle school student. She often sees films in the cinema with her friends. But it costs her a lot of money. Now she likes to enjoy them on TV. Grandpa Lu reads newspapers to learn the latest news every day. He finds it interesting. But he can't see many pictures about the news, so he wants to know the details(具体情况) from TV. Rose is a university student. She is majoring in music and dance. She'd like to know the latest songs and dances around the world from TV. Which channel suits her？ | A. In this channel, you can enjoy the latest news that happened around the world. You don't need to read the newspaper, and we will give you a full report. B. Do you want to know if your stocks(股票)are going up or going down? We will report the information you want to know every 30 minutes. Just keep an eye on it. C. Are you interested in music and dances? If your answer is "yes", this is the channel for you. We will provide you with the latest songs and dances around the world. D. Cartoons and comedies are on show in this channel. So it's the children's favourite. Do you like them? Welcome to join us to enjoy the famous cartoons made by Disney and some other companies. E. Sports are the main programmes in our channel. You can watch basketball, football or some other sports here. And we will also teach you to learn some sports skills. F. Maybe most people like this channel. We will offer you many new movies every three hours. You can see them without ads or stopping in the middle way. G. This channel will tell you some news about travelling. You can know more about the travel agency(旅行社) and the route you are going of take. We will also give you the price of the hot tourist places. |
Children's games in ancient China | |
Flying kites | Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood. Now in China, the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite, each of which has its own characteristic (特征). |
Playing diabolo | Diabolo is always made of wood or bamboo and is hollow (空心的) in the center. When juggled (抛接) on ropes, the high-speed rotating (旋转的) diabolo will make a sound. Playing diabolo is a very interesting game. |
Watching shadow plays | The closest thing to watch a film or television during ancient times was watching a shadow play. People control puppets (木偶) behind the screen while singing with music to tell a story. Shadow play was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) in 2006. |
Setting off firecracker | Firecrackers have a history of more than 2,000 years. It is said that people burnt bamboo joints (节) to make it blast (爆炸) to drive away the beast named Nian in ancient China. Firecrackers are still set off during Spring Festival to symbolize hope and luck. |
Chen Shaoqin, a volunteer on art, guides visitors at an art center in Beijing on March 8. [ Photo by WANGWEI/ for China Daily] |
At the age of 73, Chen Shaoqi n from Beijing has shown the world how life should be lived.
Although she only had a middle school education, Chen began studying English at the age of 40 and passed a college entrance exam, making herself from a factory worker to a white- collar clerk in an international trade company. Chen continued to study art after retirement(退休) and finally became an art guide at the age of 67. Over the past five years, she has guided visitors at an art center for three days a week, totaling 3,500 hours.
From an old lady who knew nothing about modern art to a volunteer guide, Chen's hard work and love for learning have encouraged many people. She said that she must continue to learn. As a guide, she is able to attend professional training courses and has the chances to learn from artists and curators (馆长), which gives her encouragement to continue.
Chen has guided many exhibitions over the years, including those of famous artists like Zeng Fanzhi, Xu Bing, Qiu Zhijie and Pab lo Picasso. She believes that every tour is a beautiful journey and a new chance to learn and be moved. Her effort of learning and her ability to mix many subjects have made her an excellent guide. After turning73 this year, she believes that the width of one's life can be expanded(扩展) through self- improvement and learning.
Chen Shaoqi n is a best example that anyone can find their passion(热爱) and then learn, grow and share with others.
A. How many classrooms are there in your school? B. No, there aren't. C. There are a lot of books in the library. D. What's your new school like? E. No, there isn't. F. What's in your classroom? |
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B: There are sixteen classrooms,
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B: There are 17 desks and 16 chairs in it.
A: Oh! Are there 17 students in your class?
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A: Well, is there a library in your school?
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