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湖南省长沙市长郡集团2024-2025学年九年级上学期期中英语试题
In today's world, there are lots of reading apps that can meet the different reading interests of people of all ages. Now let's take a look at some great reading apps. ComiXology ComiXology is one of the oldest and most popular services for reading comic（漫画的） books online. The ComiXology online store is now owned by Amazon. It offers thousands of new and classic comic books from big publishers like Marvel Comics. Media365 Media365 is a free app for Android（安卓）. You can read all the books in its library. Writers can publish（出版） their own books on the Media365 platform（平台）. There are also many popular books there, like the Harry Potter series. Hoopla Digital It's another good app that uses the kid's library card. It's great for people of all ages. Kids can borrow free eBooks, music and other things from the local public library. No wonder it's one of the top 15 book apps in the App Store. |
High—speed trains China created its first high—speed railway line in 2008. Since then, many visitors have travelled around China by high—speed trains. China is working on new high—speed trains that will have a top speed of 400 kilometers per hour. These high—speed trains will connect more than 80 percent of main cities across China. | Shared Bikes Shared bike services started in western countries. Unlike traditional bike—sharing methods, China's shared bikes allow users to simply pickup or park on the street. People just need to scan a QR code (扫描二维码) on a shared bike with a smartphone app. After you finish riding, you can park it everywhere, lock it and pay for your ride. |
Mobile payment Mobile payment is turning China into a "cashless(无现金的) society". For example, customers now pay for goods simply by Ali pay or WeChat pay with their mobile phones. They can also use Alipay to buy things on international websites and apps. What's more，in some countries around the world, they can also use Alipay or WeChat pay. | Online Shopping China has the largest number of Internet users in the world. The largest online shopping website Alibaba has created an "online shopping festival" and celebrates it on November 11th every year. People can buy plenty of things at good prices on that day. And online shopping also helps to provide jobs for many people. |
The "four new great inventions" are not the only "Made in China" products to be welcomed in foreign countries. China plays a more and more important role in the world.
The Double Ninth Festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. In the past, people climbed high mountains, drank chrysanthemum(菊花)wine, and wore a plant called zhuyu to celebrate it. Both of the plants are regarded as clean plants that can clean houses and cure disease. |
Diwali(排灯节)is a festival of light in India. It falls in October or November. People will light lamps and candles. Then they put them around the houses and streets. Fireworks are a big part of the festival. There are candies and other snacks. Kids will get presents from their family and friends. |
The Ami is an old tribe in Taiwan. Every autumn, people hold a Harvest Festival to thank the gods for all the good things. It is also the time to pray for good health and harvest in the coming year. Ami people wear their bright traditional clothes. The activities include bike tours, a parade(游行), singing and dancing. |
Lots of tomatoes fly in the air. The street becomes a red sea. People are celebrating the Tomato Festival in Spain. During the festival, the most exciting activity is the tomato fight. The fight goes on for an hour. Every year, lots of people go to Spain for the celebration. |
In Venice, you can find many boats instead of cars there. A boat festival takes place every first Sunday in September to honor a girl who gave up her chance to rule a country but came back to Venice. On that day, hundreds of colorful boats sailed along the Grand Canal(大运河). There was also a boat race to celebrate the festival. |
Oil paper umbrellas have a history of over 1000 years in China. Yuhang in Hangzhou i s known for making oil paper umbrellas for over 230 years. Umbrellas here take more than 70 steps to make. And it takes at least a week to make one. In 2007, this kind of umbrella was added to Zhejiang Province's Intangible Cultural Heritage List.
Oil paper umbrellas used to be seen everywhere here. However, as steel-ribbed( 钢 骨的 )umbrellas appeared, the oil paper umbrellas became less used in daily life. Instead, they turned into decorative(装饰性的) artworks.
To bring the art to life, some umbrella-making masters in Yuhang have improved oil paper umbrellas. As the traditional paper is easy to break, they use a thicker paper. So the umbrellas can be opened and closed 1, 000 times without breaking. And a lighter kind of bamboo is used to make ribs. So, the umbrellas weigh less. This kind of umbrellas has won the hearts of many young people.
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