题型：完形填空 题类： 难易度：普通
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.
Don't be too surprised if you see a car going down the road without a driver in Beijing these days. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}Last month, Baidu began to test its self-driving cars on open roads in Beijing.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#}Since then, companies like Tesla, Uber and Baidu have been working to produce and test their own self—driving cars.
Self-driving cars are safer than regular cars. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}They can remove the stress of driving and allow disabled or blind people to get around more easily.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#}In one test, researchers pointed a laser pointer (激光棒) at the car's sensors (传感器) while it was moving. The car mistakenly thought that the laser beam was in its way and slowed down or changed the direction.
The software that is used to direct the cars may not be safe enough. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}When we use our computers or smartphones, they sometimes crash (崩溃) without any reason. But if this happened to a self-driving car, the result could be deadly. Improvements to the software could be a solution to this problem.
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A. At times, it may break down. B. Self-driving cars began to develop in 2010. C. It might be one of Baidu's self-driving cars. D. But self-driving cars have their own problems as well. E. And they are more environmentally friendly than regular cars. |
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PENGUINS
Penguins are very interesting animals This is not just because of their lovely looks. They can think of maps in their heads, understand each other's calls and work in groups to look for food. Penguins might not be the cleverest animal, but they're quite amazing in their own way. |
LIONS
Lions usually live in small groups. Each group has both males and females. Some might think lions have no brains |
FOXES
Foxes are good runners with super brains. They are also good problem solves（解决者）. They can build the best maps of their living places in their heads, and they can remember each other's voices. So what can we learn about IQ from them? |
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We know some animals are clever, but we don't know how clever they are. These films will tell you the answer. Click each and find it!
but only brawn (发达的肌肉). In fact, they are much more than that. They can remember other lions' faces after a long time.
