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广东省东莞市塘厦初级中学2024-2025学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题
Have you ever watched the dragon dance? How much do you know about the dragon dance? Today I will share something about it.
Dragons are a(n)1 of China and the dragon dance is a form of traditional Chinese dance. Usually, a team of people 2 the dragon and perform wonderful dances. Like the lion dance, the dragon dance is often seen in festivals and celebrations.
3 , the dragons are made of wood, bamboo and a special kind of cloth. So they are always quite 4 . However, in modern times, the dragons are much lighter because people use much lighter 5 to make them. A dragon can be of different lengths(长度). But it is 6 that the longer the dragon is, the more luck it will bring. Usually, 7 a very long dragon is hard for a small group. When the dragon is long, it becomes heavy, too. So the dragon dance needs great strength and special 8 .
The dragon dance began in the Han Dynasty and was started by the Chinese who had great respect for dragons. The dragon dance had been a 9 event before the Song Dynasty. At that time, people could often see it during important days. In the Qing Dynasty, the Dragon Dance Team of Jinan was invited to 10 a show for Qianlong Emperor, which gave the emperor great satisfaction.
Beijing | Kunming | |
Location | north | south |
Population | over 21 million | over 7 million |
Weather | hot in summer and cold in winter | warm all the year round |
Famous place | the Forbidden City | the Stone Forest |
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The snow in the mountains is a source (源头) of many rivers. In fact, the snow makes two of China's most important rivers. They are the Yellow River and the Yangtze River.{#blank#}4{#/blank#} It is very special to Chinese people, as it is the birthplace of Chinese civilization (文明). The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia and the third longest river in the world.
There are thousands of rivers in China.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} And rain forests are also in some areas of the country. So visitors can enjoy diverse landscapes (多样的风景) in this country!
A. But there are still deserts in the country. B. The Yellow River is China's second longest river. C. That's about a fifth of all the people in the world! D. These great rivers run along from the west to the east. E. This area has some of the biggest mountains in the world. F. In fact, the second lowest land point on Earth is in China. |
School years around the world
I live in Alaska. Classes start in August. We have two breaks-a winter break and a spring break. The winter break is in December. The spring break is in March. Classes end in May. We don't go to school in the summer. Our summer vacation is very long! --Lauren | |
I'm from France. Classes start in September and end in July for summer vacation. We have breaks in October, December, February and April. I'm in middle school and I go to school five days a week. Elementary school students go to school four days a week. They don't go to school on Wednesdays! --Louis | |
I live in Australia. In my country, classes start in February and end in December. We don't have a long summer vacation, but we have three breaks! We have a fall break in April, a winter break in July and a spring break in September-October. --Oliver | |
I live in Spain. Our school year starts in September and ends in June. We have a long summer break from June to September. We also have two main breaks during the school year: a winter break in December and a spring break around Easter. We go to school five days a week, but we usually have a longer lunch break in the middle of the day. --Sofia |
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