题型:语法填空(语篇) 题类: 难易度:困难
广东省深圳市育才教育集团2024-2025学年九年级上学期期中英语试卷
In southwest China's Chongqing, more subway lines are travelling out to the rural areas around the city, (especial) Line 4. Known the"Vegetable Basket Line", Line 4 connects the city's northeast Shichuan town with the city center. Since its opening in2022, it (offer) local farmers near the town more ways to sell their vegetables. The vegetables used to be cheap in the town, but now they can (sell) at higher prices in the city.
Every morning around 6 o'clock, the Shichuan town station is (crowd) with farmers. They carry baskets filled with fresh vegetables on their (back), or use shoulder poles (杆 ) to carry the baskets. The station used to open at 6:15 am. Now it(open) five minutes earlier| every day because the workers don't want the farmers to wait outside for too long.
In Chongqing, people are over the age of 65 can take the subway for free. The opening of this subway line helps the elderly not only save money but also save time. According to an elderly couple, it used to take (they) more than one hour to reach the city center as they had to take several buses. Now, by taking the subway, they can get there in less than 30 minutes. And they can sell all their vegetables in less than three hours arriving at the market.
In warm sunshine, a group of students are playing the accordion ( 手风琴). The music sounds like nature itself. They are students at Shuangshiping Middle School in Shegang town in Hunan Province. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
68-year-old Guo used to play the accordion at the Hunan Provincial Opera and Dance Drama Theater. After retiring ( 退休) in 2 0 1 4 , he told a friend that he wanted to become a volunteer teacher. "Not all the children have a gift for playing an instrument. But music can influence their life and study greatly, " he said. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Then Guo visited the school and discovered that most of the students there had never learned to play the accordion. " The infrastructure ( 基础设施) at the school was poor. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} I wanted to do something meaningful after retirement, " Guo recalled. In 2014 , he spent 30 , 000 yuan on 20 accordions. With another 10 bought by his friend and 10 more donated by a company, Guo drove for two hours to give free lessons, twice a month from his home in Changsha to the school 122 kilometers away.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} He hopes that they can teach students when he is not available. Now, the students also learn to play other instruments, such as the hulusi and guzheng. "Every time I come to teach them, I enjoy myself and I feel young again," he said.
A. Guo also gives lessons to teachers there. B. And their music teacher is Guo Weixiang. C. But it was exactly the place that I was looking for. D. His friend told him about Shuangshiping Middle School. E. It took Guo eight years to teach 1 100 students to learn to play an instrument. |
Creating a Robot for Rubbish Collection 14-year-old Sharanya from California, the US, built a solar-powered (太阳能) robot that collects rubbish. The machine uses special tools to find and separate rubbish. Sharanya made the robot after seeing pollution during a rubbish cleanup. Her father helped her when she used power tools. "Don't be afraid of making mistakes. It is a part of the whole learning process," Sharanya says. ____ Beijing Daxing Airport Express subway now allows you to ride with just your palms (手 掌) . By setting up on your phone, travel is now faster and easier, especially for those who have trouble with cards or smartphones. Many are excited about this new payment method, and hope it can be used in stores and restaurants in the future. Bringing Ancient Poets "Back to Life" At the World Robot Conference 2023 in Beijing, there were two robots that looked like Chinese poets Li Bai and Du Fu. While Li Bai was holding up a cup of wine, Du Fu was sitting at a desk, writing. These are called bionic (仿生的) robots. The robot's skin is very soft. You can even see veins (血管) under the skin. |
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