题型:阅读判断 题类: 难易度:普通
吉林省长春市九台区2024-2025学年九年级上学期期中质量监测英语试题
Paper cutting has been popular in China for over 1,500 years. Let's learn something about it.
Wonderful meanings
Paper cutting has some wonderful meanings. In our mind, paper cutting can always bring us happiness and good luck. At the Spring Festival, people put up"Fu" on the doors and windows. At a wedding(婚礼) , people also put up"Xi".
The largest paper cutting in the world
The largest paper cutting was made by Gao Xiaodong. It has an area of about 456 square meters. It is as large as a basketball court(球场).
Why are most paper cutting red ?
In old times, people respected the sun. Red is the color of the sun. We always regard red as the symbol of hope and good luck. Now we can still see red everywhere in China. The walls of old palaces are red. Lanterns are red. Weddings are always full of red things, too.
Black paper cuttings in Shanzhou
It's true that most of paper cuttings are red. But Paper cuttings in Shangzhou, Henan Province are black. Black is the best color there. Shanzhou is a dry place. The local people make the black paper cuttings to wish for rain.
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Do you know what "paying it forward" means? It's not paying for something before you buy it. "Paying it forward" is to do something nice for another person for no reason. Then that person does something nice for {#blank#}1{#/blank#} else.
You may think this doesn't seem like much. But this nice act can spread (传播) really {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.
One day in December 2015, a woman was buying a meal at McDonald's in Florida, US. She also bought a meal for the person standing in line {#blank#}3{#/blank#} her. That person did the same thing, and the next person did it. Soon, 250 people bought meals for other people!
But you don't {#blank#}4{#/blank#} spend money to pay for it forward. There are examples of paying it forward {#blank#}5{#/blank#}like volunteering, giving food to the poor or doing something nice for someone.
Notice Board
LOST I lost my green pencil box in the school library. A red pen, a blue eraser and a white ruler are in it. If you find it, please call Mike at 236-7751. Thanks. | FOUND Is this your basketball? I find it on the playground(操场). It looks new. You can call me at 39386-0816. John |
LOST: My ID Card My name is Jim. I'm in Class Six, Grade Seven. If you find it, please call 235-1003. Or you can give it to me in the classroom. Thank you. | FOUND Is that your English book? It is in the lost and found box. Please e-mail Billy at billymiller@163. com. |
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