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浙江省宁波市慈溪市文锦书院2024-2025学年八年级上学期10月素质测评英语试卷
You may know the English letters A. B and C. But do you know there are people called ABCs? Do you know there is such a thing as"a banana person"? How strange!ABC means American- born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a" banana person". A banana is yellow outside. So, when a person is a" banana", he or she is white inside— thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside— looking like a Chinese.
Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don't speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are overseas(海外的) Chinese. These people may be citizens(公民) of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great- grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair.
But they are not Chinese citizens. They are not people of the People's Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang(杨振宁). He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.
How much do you know about "tigers"?
The "tiger" with the most beautiful sound The tiger with the most beautiful sound is Chunyu,an ancient musical instrument(乐器).If you want to visit it,you can go to Shifang Museum,Sichuan Province.It has a tiger﹣shaped handle(手柄).At the very beginning,Chinese people used Chunyu in wars. Then people used it in parties. The most expensive "tiger" In 2010,a tiger painting by a Chinese artist Qi Baishi was sold at a price of $3.6 million in Hong Kong.Among only several tiger paintings made by Qi,this one was a birthday gift to his good friend Yang Hu.It is different from most China's tiger paintings because Qi painted this tiger from its back.But people can still feel how strong the tiger is without seeing its face. The loveliest "tiger" Tiger﹣head shoes are the traditional shoes for children in China.The name comes from the toe cap(鞋头) because it looks like the head of a tiger.In the north of China,people also call them cat﹣head shoes.They are mostly red and yellow.Chinese people make the tiger﹣head shoes for the kids and hope that their kids can be as strong as tigers. |
There are a great number of cool things in our modern society. They can make our life a little bit easier and much more fun than before. Let's take a look.
Is this a rabbit? No, it is a hand-made robot you can hug. Blossom looks more like a toy than a machine. It is made of natural materials like wood and wool. And it's expected to help kids with autism* one day. |
When Mehmet Turker studied in high school, he created five new things. The biggest invention is the Glassouse. It lets the disabled who can't use the mouse control the computer with their head and mouth. |
Oombrella is a smart umbrella. It is connected with a smart phone app, sending users the newest information about weather 30 minutes in advance. If you leave it somewhere, information will be sent out to make sure you won't lose it. |
Do you believe that books can create their own light ? A university teacher has created such a book. He calls his invention Freelight, which can light up not only books but also streets and computer screens without using electricity. |
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