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江苏省常熟市九校联考2019届九年级英语二模试卷
As we know, there are differences between Western culture and Chinese culture. . Let's look at some words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese about the dog, for example, "a homeless dog", "a mad dog", "a running dog" and "a dog catching a mouse", have bad meanings. . In English, people use the dog to describe good actions. For example, "you are a lucky dog" means you are a lucky person. And "every dog has its day" means each person has good luck sometimes. To describe a person's serious illness, they say "sick as a dog". The word "dogtired" means very tired.. But in Western culture, "cat" is often used to describe a woman who is unkind. There are many other examples of how "cat" is used differently as well.
. People think the rose stands for love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries.
. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used.
A. However, Chinese love cats very much
B. The words about plants and animals are used in good or bad ways in different cultures
C. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used
D. However, westerners love cats very much
E. We can see similarities when we pay attention to the way words are used
F. The rose is regarded as a symbol of love in both China and some Western countries
G. But in Western countries, dogs are considered to be honest and good friends of humans
Birthdays are celebrated all over the world. There are different ways to celebrate birthdays in different countries.
Denmark If a child is on his/her birthday, there is a flag outside the window of his/her house. Parents put presents around the child's bed while he/she is sleeping, so he/she will see them in the morning. | India Usually Indian children wear white to school. However, on their birthdays children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolates to everyone in the class. Their best friend will help them do this. |
Korea The birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time. Some birthdays are more important than others. They are the third and seventh birthdays for girls and the fifth for boys. | Holland The birthday child gets presents, especially large presents. The family also put flowers on the birthday child's chair to make it beautiful. |
A. Concert B. Music Teachers Wanted C. International Picnic D. Hockey Game E. Flower Show F. The Films |
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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