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北京市朝阳区2020年6月中考英语二模试卷
Each year on Feb 21,UNESCO (联合国教科文组织)holds an International Mother Language Day (IMLD). The event is to help people to pay attention to the disappearance of the world's languages; many of them are disappearing each year. UNESCO sees this as a terrible fact.
What happens when a language dies out? Something great is lost——not just sounds and words but the way that people understand the world and communicate with each other. We keep different cultures and traditions through languages. Killing a language means all these are killed too.
Through IMLD, more and more people come to realize the terrible situation and try to stop it. Google's 2018 Endangered Languages Project is a good example. Many speakers and protectors of endangered languages upload (上传) texts, audios (音频) and videos to the project website. They want to introduce the way that people communicate and express themselves around the world.
The Myaamia Project is the same kind of effort to revive the language spoken by the Miami tribes (部落) of the United States. Project members work to encourage people to study and communicate with this language, which died out in the 1960s.
These activities give life to those endangered languages. People who work to keep languages alive are not limited to the past. Many young people design apps and use social media (媒体) to support their activities. They "spread the word" to save the world.
So, while the problem of disappearing languages remains a very serious one, there is hope. We all have a special feeling of our mother languages. This is why we should remember the wise words of late president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela: "If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to a man in his own language, that goes to his heart."
Many children like to go hiking(徒步旅行).Why? Because they can be free from school and homework. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} If you want to have a happy hike,you must pay attention to(注意) the following.
First,find a good day. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} If the weather is good,you can do a lot of things,like riding horses,going bike riding,swimming in the river,flying kites and playing ball games.
Second,go with people you like.If you go hiking with people you don't like,you will not have a great time. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} .
Third, find the right place. Different people have different ideas about the places. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} I like to walk along the beach, listen to the sound of the sea(海洋) and watch children play.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} To have a nice hike,you must have comfortable shoes, enough water and some food . Now you can go hiking.
A. So,find the person who has the same interest as you. B. For me, I like to go to the beach for a hike. C. They can enjoy beautiful nature(大自然) and play with friends or family. E. Fine weather is the most important for a happy hiking. |
China Public Holidays 2024
This page contains a national calendar of all 2024 public holidays. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates.
Date | Day | Holiday |
1 Jan | Mon | New Year's day |
10 Feb to 17 Feb | Sat to Sat | Spring Festival |
4 Apr to 6 Apr | Thu to Sat | Tomb Sweeping Festival |
I May to 5 May | Wed to Sun | Labour Day |
10 Jun | Mon | Dragon Boat Festival |
15 Sep to 17 Sep | Sun to Tue | Mid-Autumn Festival |
1 Oct to 7 Oct | Tue to Mon | National Day |
The State Council also provides public holidays for specific social groups:
Date | Day | Holiday |
8 Mar | Fri | International Women's Day* |
4 May | Sat | Youth Day* |
1 Jun | Sat | Children's Day* |
1 Aug | Thu | Army Day* |
Note:
— International Women's Day is observed for half day by women only.
— Youth Day is observed for half day by youths between age 14 to 28.
— Children' s Day is observed for a full day by children below age 14.
— Arm y Day is observed for half day by military personnel in active service.
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