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湖南省常德市安乡县2024-2025学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题
In China, the 12th month of the lunar calendar (阴历) is called layue. The month is full of interesting festivals and customs. Laba Festival, which falls on the eighth day of layue, is the first festival in this month. 59. 从这天起,人们开始为中国的新年做准备。 On Laba Festival, people eat hot Laba porridge.
There are usually eight things in the porridge: rice, red beans, peas, dried lotus seeds (莲子), dates (红枣), and three different kinds of fruits and nuts. The porridge is not just good for your health, but a blessing (祝福) for the coming of Chinese New Year. Laba porridge is not the only tasty food in layue. Laba garlic (腊八蒜)is popular in the north. People begin to soak garlic in vinegar from that day on, and eat it with dumplings during the Chinese New Year. While in the south, people like making sausages.
Another major celebration before Spring festival is xiaonian. It is usually on the 23rd or 24t day of the last lunar month. Traditionally it is an important occasion when people offer sacrifices (祭品) to the Kitchen God who looks after the family. Don't forget to clean your home. This is also an important thing to do to prepare for the Chinese New Year. It means sweeping away the dust of the old year and welcoming a fresh start. 60. Now, the last thing for you to do is to wait for the coming Spring Festival.
Welcome to the farm! I'm a tomato seed. Here are steps to plant me.
Step 1: Before planting, please wash me first with clean water and then soak (浸泡) me in warm water for 5~7 hours. After that, dry me in the sun for 2 hours, and then soak me in hot water at 45℃~50℃ for 4 hours. Step 2: Plant me in the soil about 10 cm deep, and then water me. The best temperature is between 15℃ and 28℃. Step 3: About two weeks later, a tomato plant will grow out of the soil. Step 4: Please water the tomato plant once a week. After two or three months, I will grow many flowers. Step 5: When the flowers die (枯萎), I will turn green. In 4 or 5 days, I will become red. Then you will have your own tomato. Pick me up and have a taste. |
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