题型：阅读选择 题类： 难易度：普通
湖南省郴州市永兴县2023-2024学年九年级上学期11月期中英语试题
Thousands of years ago, in the south of ancient China, there lived Shen Nong,a man who had an ox(牛) head and a human body. Seeing that local people were suffering from diseases, he built ladders and houses on a high mountain to store hundreds of medical plants. To remember him. people named the place Shennongjia.
The legend(传说) makes Shennongjia in Hubei an inviting place for tourists. Traveling there is a unique experience, as you can see scenery of the four seasons from different altitudes.
" When the bottom of the mountain is summer, the top is spring and while the foot of a hill is autumn, the top is covered with ice," local people speak of the special climate of Shennongjia.
Shennongjia is also home to thousands of species of animals and plants. Many endangered animals live there, such as the golden monkey, the clouded leopard and the Asian black bear.
One interesting and mysterious thing about Shennongjia is its legend of wild men. Some people once claimed that they saw big prints or big- foot creatures. Yet so far, scientists haven't proved that it is true and some say they are just bears.
The beautiful place has received a new title. On July 17,2016, Shennongjia Forestry District was added to the World Heritage List as a natural site. China now has 56 world heritage(遗产) sites, second only to Italy in the world.
Do you want to visit the North Pole(北极) this summer? {#blank#}1{#/blank#} So if you enjoy the sunshine very much, come to Sunshine Hotel in the North Pole this summer. It's very far from where you live, so you can only come here by plane. It is also very cold here. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} You can play with the snow in the evening because it is still bright (明亮的).
In Sunshine Hotel, there are 20 floors (楼层) and 100 rooms. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} You have to pay S 100 for a room for one night. Every room has a big balcony(阳台). {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Sometimes you may see some interesting animals. There is a coffee bar (咖啡馆) on each floor. You can get hot coffee here for free. If you want other drinks, you have to pay for them.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} Do you want to feel anything different? Welcome here!
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A. It's a little expensive to stay in it. B. Are you tired with your life? C. In summer, there is sunshine for about 24 hours every day. D. You can put up tents on the beach. E. So you need to bring some warm clothes and a warm hat. F. You can see the beautiful snow from it. |
| *Playing stone balls During the Qing dynasty, kids often kicked a stone ball around in groups in winter to keep warm in the Northern China. Stones were made into small balls and played with feet. It became popular because it was easy and cost little. People enjoy playing and watching it. |
| *Playing hide-and-seek Hide-and-seek is so popular that we can even feel its fun from many poems in Tang Dynasty. There are two ways to play: covering a child's eyes while other kids run around to make fun of him or, more commonly, some kids hide and one child must try to find them. |
| *Playing diabolo Diabolo is always made of wood or bamboo and is empty in the center. Diabolo will make a sound when moving on the thread (线) at a high speed. It passed down to common people during the Ming Dynasty and it started to become a popular way to exercise then. You can still see people play it in groups or by themselves now. |
| *Watching shadow puppets With music and storytelling, children in ancient times enjoyed watching artists maninulate puppets moving behind the screen. It's just like watching a film. During the Qing Dynasty, shadow play art reached its top. Nowadays, they are the presents sent by the Chinese government to foreign leaders. |
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