题型：阅读选择 题类： 难易度：困难
浙江省衢州市衢江区2023-2024学年九年级上学期11月期中英语试题
Whenever we think about something, most of us have a feeling of words going through our minds. However, if you stop and try to listen to your own thoughts, you'll notice that they are not in order at all. It's easy to imagine that we think in the language that we speak, but this is completely wrong. Language can show the results of our thinking, but it's not the thinking itself.
Getting the joke
Think about what happens when you "get" a joke: "I've decided to sell my Hoover (吸尘器). . . well, it was just collecting dust (灰尘). " Whether you laugh or not, you react (反应) at once. Then you try to put into words what the joke actually is.
Another example is the thinking you need when playing a fast-moving video game. You might shout "Yes!"or "Got you!". But if you had to talk about all your plans aloud, your game play would slow down. Thoughts always come first and the expression of our thoughts in words comes later.
Thinking in silence
Humans think about things without language all the time, and only report their thoughts in the language when they have time to do so. You can test this with a game. Read a word quickly, out loud or in your head. You'll find that while you're doing this, you won't be able to think with words, but you can still plan, reason and imagine, pretty much as normal.
Smart minds
Just because humans don't need language to think, it doesn't mean that words don't help us. The real magic of language is that it allows people to share their thoughts with others. This means you don't have to face the world by yourself-you can learn from ideas created by the elderly. This lets humans develop science and technology, laws and stories. People can think without language, but language makes humans so smart.
| Many ancient buildings were broken for different reasons. How would you repair them？Would you make them look modern or restore（修复）them as they were？ |
| I think it's a good idea to add something modern when restoring broken ancient buildings. In this way，we can help people feel the beauty of ancient buildings. Also，this can make the buildings safe and more comfortable for tourists. In the end |
| I don't think we need to repair the broken ancient buildings. Old buildings are always showing the civilization（文明）that built them. These buildings，whether broken by accidents or war |
| Old buildings should be restored to how they were before because they show culture and wisdom（智慧）from ancient times. They help pass on the love and pride of a country. If we let old |
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#}
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