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浙江省温州市2017-2018学年九年级上学期英语学业水平期末检测试题（听力答案、音频暂无）
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Once upon a time，there was a king who had gone to visit neighboring kingdoms．He was gifted a pair of baby parrots by the king of the last kingdom where he was visiting．They were the most beautiful birds that he had ever seen．so，after returning to his kingdom，he called for a bird trainer and asked him to train parrots．
The king also set up a place in the palace garden for the parrots．He often looked at them from his palace window．As time passed，one day the trainer came to the palace and told the king that though one of the parrots was flying high in the sky，the other one was not moving from its branch since the day it had arrived．
When hearing this,the king summoned the best trainer from all his land and the nearby kingdoms．They came quickly and tried their best, but none of them could make the parrot fly!He even asked his courtiers to try to find a good way to make the parrot fly but they all failed．The parrot was not moving from his branch at all．Finally，after trying everything，the king thought to himself："Perhaps I need someone who may be more familiar with natural habitat．"He asked his courtier to get a farmer from the countryside and take him to the parrot to see if he could understand the problem with the parrot．
The next morning，the king was surprised to see the parrot flying high above the palace gardens．He asked his servant to call that farmer to meet him．The servant quickly went and found the farmer．The farmer came and stood before the king．The king asked him，"How did you make the parrot fly?" With his hands folded with respect，the farmer said to the king，"It was very easy．I just cut the branch where the bird was sitting．"
From: | Annie@qq.com |
Subject: | A visit to China |
Dear Carla, How are you? Welcome to No. 1 Middle School next Friday. In the morning, our teachers and students will give you a warm welcome when you get to our school. Next you will have a Chinese folk music class in the music room. I'm sure you'll like a piece of music named Erquan Yingyue. Then our art teacher will teach you how to make Chinese paper cutting. The most common pictures are flowers, animals and things about Chinese history. They are very beautiful. During the Spring Festival, they are put on windows, doors and walls as symbols of wishes for good luck. In the afternoon, you will watch a movie called Monkey. The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West, which was written by Wu Cheng'en. I think you will like it. Have you eaten Chinese food before? In the evening, you will enjoy delicious Beijing Duck. I'm sure you'll have a great time in China. I'm looking forward to seeing you soon. Annie | |
Some birthday customs（习惯） are quite similar（相似） in many parts of the world—- birthday candles, birthday games，and birthday cakes. But some customs are more special to some countries. Here are some children talking about their customs.
Linda—I am fourteen. I come from Aruba. In our country, children take something special to school for their classmates and all teachers. Every teacher gives the birthday child a small present like a pencil, an eraser or a postcard. The birthday child doesn't need to wear special uniform(校服). He or she can wear family clothes.
Lucy—I am one year older than Linda. Denmark（丹麦） is my country. We hung a flag(旗帜) outside a window to show that someone in that house is having a birthday. Presents are placed around the child's bed while they are sleeping so they will see them at once when they wake up.
Tom—I am as old as Linda. I am from Brazil(巴西). The birthday child receives a pull on the earlobe(耳垂) for each year in my country. The birthday person also gives the first slice of cake to his most special friend or relative, usually mom or dad.
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Linda | Aruba | Fourteen | Each teacher receives(收到) something special from his or her students and gives the birthday child a small {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. |
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Tom | {#blank#}9{#/blank#} | Fourteen | The {#blank#}10{#/blank#} slice of the birthday cake is usually given to mom or dad. |
While the rest of the city is crowded and noisy, several old men are sitting in their ancient hutong, drinking tea and playing chess. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}.
Beijing hutongs have a very special place in the rich history of Beijing. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.
According to experts, the word hutong comes from the Mongolian language, meaning "well( 井 )". In ancient times, people preferred to gather and live around wells. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} There are other explanations, too. No matter what hutong exactly means, it is commonly agreed that hutongs first appeared in Beijing during the Yuan Dynasty.
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A. While visiting them, you can get a feel of its traditional lifestyle and culture. B. Beijing hutong is so famous that people from all over the world go to visit it. C. This is a typical day in a Beijing hutong. D. So the original meaning of hutong should be "a place where people gather and live." E. But one thing is for sure, if we connected all the hutongs together, it would even be longer than the Great Wall! F. In the Yuan Dynasty, there were about 29 hutongs. |
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