题型:阅读选择 题类: 难易度:困难
广东省深圳市福田区外国语学校2024-2025学年九年级上学期期中调研英语试卷
Two Canadian teenagers, Faiz and Leo, have been taking on a series of wonderful challenges. Their most recent achievement was following the Lake Ontario coastline for 73 kilometers, walking from Toronto to Hamilton, Canada, in about 18 hours.
"We enjoy trying new things that are good for our bodies and minds. We like to overcome challenges like these. And we feel going on a long walk seems to be the purest form of challenge that you can have," Leo said.
With very little preparation, the two 16-year-olds began their journey at 6 am, starting in darkness and finishing before midnight. They took several breaks, stopping at benches with nice views along the way.
On their walk, one of the interesting things they came across was a cargo ship (货船) which was no longer used. "You' d be surprised by the things that you don't see when you' re driving and that you will see when you' re taking your time walking," said Leo.
However, the journey was not only a trial (考验) for bodies but also an important test of minds. There were moments of loneliness for the pair, requiring them to support each other along the way.
Around 70 km into the walk, they ran into a person on a bridge who appeared to be experiencing something painful.
"I wasn't sure what was going to happen me and Leo, we tried to talk him out of it and ended up calling the police, and the situation was eased and everyone was OK," Faiz said.
The walk is now long over but Faiz and Leo are not done challenging themselves, with plans to start a two-day 100 km walk in the near future.
{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Jane was deeply attracted by Chinese history and culture. She wants to learn some geography facts about ancient China. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Bob likes to collect different sayings. In Chinese culture, his favorite saying is "Learning without thought is effort lost; thought without learning is dangerous." {#blank#}3{#/blank#}Lily is a big fan of Chinese Tang and Song poetry. She enjoyed reading poetry even more after she came to China last year. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Mike is very interested in China's history. If possible, he would like to learn all of five thousand years of Chinese history. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}John is a great fan of Wu Song. When he first heard the story of Wu Song, he was interested in it. He also wants to be a hero like Wu Song. | A. Water Margins is one of China's four great classic novels. Wu Song fights the tiger is a wonderful story in the book. The story shows Wu Song is so brave that he fights against the tiger. B. The Analects(《论语》)is a collection of sayings of Confucius and his students during the Spring and Autumn Period. The sayings in it are easy to understand but have deep meanings. C. The Classic of Mountains and Rivers includes ancient geography, history, animals, plants, medicine and so on. It has always been regarded as a practical(适用的) geography book and an encyclopedia(百科全书) of ancient times. D. The Ordinary World is a novel written by Lu Yao. The book mainly tells the story of two brothers, Sun Shaoping and Sun Shaoan. They work hard to get a better life. The writer thought highly of workers and he put this feeling into the work. E. Records of the Historian(《史记》) was written by Sima Qian. Being a great work, Records of the Historian opens a new way of recording historical events. It also has great influence on later works. F. The Border Town was written by Shen Congwen. It is a classic novel of Shen Congwen. The writer tells the special customs of western Hunan with the love story of Cuicui, a young girl. G. Poetic Remarks on the Human World is a great work written by Wang Guowei. It talks about Chinese classical poetry, such as some famous Tang and Song poetry from different levels. |
Xianghua Movie Theater
Xianghua Movie Theater is a good place to watch some old but wonderful movies at a very good price.
Weekly Movie Schedule (时间表)
November 6, 2023— November 12, 2023
Movie | Kind | Time | Friday— Sunday | Monday— Thursday | Ticket price |
Ice Age | Comedy | 81 mins | 6:50 p.m. | 5:05 p.m. | $6 |
Mary and the Witch's Flower | Adventure (冒险) | 103 mins | 4:40 p.m. | 7:10 p.m. | $5 |
The King's Speech | History | 118 mins | 2:10 p.m. | 2:40 p.m. | $7 |
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