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吉林省长春市榆树市2024-2025学年九年级上学期11月月考英语试题
With a history of more than 1,000 years in China,the oil﹣paper umbrella used to be a tool to keep out the rain for the Chinese. It's so named because the umbrella's surface is made of paper brushed with tung oil(桐油).
Although the oil﹣paper umbrella is now no longer commonly used for rainy days,it has never disappeared from people's lives. For example,it is still a symbol of romance in many places. For the Yao people living in the southwest China,an oil﹣paper umbrella plays an important role during a marriage proposal(求婚). When a Yao man's relative visits a Yao woman's family to propose marriage,the relative will bring a red oil﹣paper umbrella. If the woman accepts the proposal,she will take the umbrella and hang 12 small cloth bags on the umbrella's ribs(伞架). Then the relative will return the umbrella to the man to tell the good news.
The oil﹣paper umbrella made in Fenshui,a town in Luzhou,Sichuan Province is world﹣famous. To make the umbrella,a craftsperson must complete more than 70 steps. It takes about half a month to make an oil﹣paper. The umbrella is both beautiful and durable(耐用的). It can be opened and closed at least 3,000 times. Its surface won't divide from ribs even if the umbrella is put in water for 24 hour.
Bi Liufu,a native of Fenshuiling,another town in Luzhou,has been creating oil﹣paper umbrellas for more than 40 years. He has won many prizes in national and international craft competitions. For Bi,making umbrellas is a lifelong goal rather than a way to make a living.
Most people have heard of the Great Wall of China, but not many people outside of China know about the Grand Canal.
This man-made waterway — known in China as Da Yunhe — is more than 1,700 kilometres long and some parts of it are more than 2,000 years old. It connects the north of China with Hangzhou, a city in the southern part of the country. It's the longest man-made waterway in the world.
It was built as a way to transport grain(谷物) from the rich agricultural land in China's south to cities in the north. In fact, it's not one canal, but a system of canals and rivers connected together. It's still an important part of the transport system in China. Thousands of boats use it every day to transport grain and many other types of cargo(货物).
Now the Chinese government is doing new work on the Grand Canal. It is making parts of it deeper, so bigger ships can use it. The canal will also help to move water. There is a lot of rain in the south of China, but not as much in the north. The canal will carry millions of litres of water from the south to the north.
The Grand Canal is much less famous than the Great Wall, and not very many tourists visit it. But it's possible to go on a cruise(乘船游览)along some of the oldest parts of the canal. Passengers on these cruises see beautiful parts of China that other visitors don't see.
Near the North Pole(北极) there are only two seasons: winter and summer.
{#blank#}1{#/blank#} For over two months you can't see the sun, even at noon. In summer, days are long. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} The temperature is very low near the North Pole. Even in summer the temperature is below 0 ℃. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} They make their clothes from the skins(皮) of animals. From the skins they also make hats and shoes.
It's very cold, so people there have to build their houses with skins or snow.
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When they move, they take their tents with them. Sometimes, they build houses of snow. But don't think that these houses must be cold. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} The life near the North Pole is very interesting.
A.In winter, nights are long. B.In fact, they are very warm and safe. C.So people there wear warm clothes all year round. D.For over two months the sun never sets and there is no night at all. E.When they go out to look for food, they live in tents(帐篷) of skins. |
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