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浙江省杭州市余杭区2024-2025学年九年级上学期期中英语试题
Have you seen a group of people with their eyes staring at a screen, singing out loud without a care in the world? If so, you have witnessed (见证) a period of karaoke time, and the people are entertaining themselves by singing along to recorded music. You don't hear the words. Instead, the words appear on a screen for the singers to follow and sing the words. This form of entertainment originated (起源) in Japan, and the word karaoke means "empty" (kara) and "orchestra" (oke).
Karaoke was invented in the early 1970s in Kobe, Japan. The inventor was a musician named Daisuke Inoue. One day, a businessman asked him for a recording of his music so that he could sing along to it at a business meeting in another town. The recording was so good that the businessman returned and asked for more songs. This gave Inoue the idea of inventing the first karaoke machine.
In its early days, the karaoke machine was found mainly in hotels and restaurants. Singers performed in front of the other customers. A lot of people loved the idea of singing their favourite songs, but didn't feel comfortable singing in front of strangers; so in the 1980s, the karaoke box was born. This was a private (私人) room where people could sing with their friends without other people hearing them. Eventually, karaoke found its way into people's homes as part of home theatre systems.
As technology advanced, karaoke-based video games were created. By 2003, people could also access karaoke services on their mobile phones. This made it possible for music lovers to burst into (突然开始) song at any time, in any place. In some countries today, karaoke machines are even found in cars and taxis for the entertainment of passengers. Karaoke is definitely here to stay, and it will continue to adapt to our changing lifestyles.
Have you ever wondered what an American high school is really like? This article will describe a typical (典型的) high school and its students.
A typical American high school has several large buildings and enough space for about 1,500 students. Every student is given a locker. When students first arrive at school, they go straight to their lockers to put away or get their textbooks and to hang up their outdoor clothes. As American textbooks are expensive, students would rather loan (租借) than buy them. Students must pay back if they lost any of them.
American students have different types of school transport. They usually take a yellow school bus or walk to school if they live close enough. Sometimes their parents drive them to school.
When they turn 16 years of age, most take a free driving class at school for one term. If students' exam passing grades in the class and also pass their state driver's exam, they can begin driving themselves to school.
Each day, students take six or seven classes. They must take science, math, English and social studies. They can choose art, homemaking, fashion design and other classes. In some schools students are required to take one or more of the following special classes: health education, physical education or foreign language studies. Students move to different classrooms for each subject. This is because cache teacher has their own classroom. There is a five-minute break between classes, to give the students the time to hurry to their next class.
The regular school day usually ends early in the afternoon. After school more than half of the students take part in after-school activities. These activities include sports, specially football, basketball, baseball and soccer or clubs, such as yearbook, speech, school newspaper, photograph or student government.
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Lockers and textbooks |
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Classes and classrooms |
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After school activities |
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Poetry is a creative way to express your ideas and views in words. Many writers enjoy poetry because there are no real rules to writing a poem. Even so, there are some useful tips that can help you write poetry. Here's how to get started.
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Pick a subject
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Consider different types of poetry
Common styles are rhyming and fire verse. With rhyming, you can make the first line rhyme (押韵) with the second, the third line rhyme with the fourth, and so on. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}.
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Take a small notebook with you. Write down anything that comes into your mind, from colors to smells to sounds. From there, you can start writing your poem. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Then read it again and make any necessary changes.
After you finish your poem, read it to a family member, a teacher, or even your pet. Saying a poem out would can bring it to life.
A. With free verse, you can rhyme or not rhyme at all. B. Your poem can also be published if it is well-written. C. Once you have your poem ready, you can put it away for a day. D. It can be anything about your personal experience or a nice place you've visited. E. Reading poets' work can help explore what kind of poetry you might like to write. |
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Childhood memories are unforgettable. The first bicycle ride, the first {#blank#}1{#/blank#} in the pool, and the beautiful wallpaper are deeply planted in our minds. But can they be trusted? In other words {#blank#}2{#/blank#} reliable (可靠的) are our memories?
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