题型：阅读选择 题类： 难易度：普通
江西省鹰潭市2024年中考一模英语试题
Children's games in ancient China | |
Flying kites | Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood. Now in China, the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite, each of which has its own characteristic (特征). |
Playing diabolo | Diabolo is always made of wood or bamboo and is hollow (空心的) in the center. When juggled (抛接) on ropes, the high-speed rotating (旋转的) diabolo will make a sound. Playing diabolo is a very interesting game. |
Watching shadow plays | The closest thing to watch a film or television during ancient times was watching a shadow play. People control puppets (木偶) behind the screen while singing with music to tell a story. Shadow play was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) in 2006. |
Setting off firecracker | Firecrackers have a history of more than 2,000 years. It is said that people burnt bamboo joints (节) to make it blast (爆炸) to drive away the beast named Nian in ancient China. Firecrackers are still set off during Spring Festival to symbolize hope and luck. |
Death Valley is one of the world's hottest areas, but the place with the record (记录) for the highest temperature is El Aziziya in Libya. There, the temperature was up to 57.8℃ in 1922. Death Valley's highest temperature on record is 56.7℃. |
Antarctica is the world's coldest place. And it's the wettest, but also the driest place. Are you surprised? Well, here are the facts. In 1983, scientists recorded the lowest temperature ever: -89.4C! It's also the "wettest" place because 98% of Antarctica is covered in ice. But it's also the driest place because it never rains there – it only snows! |
Where are the best places in the world for weather? That is the toughest question because what is good for one person may be bad for another. In 2012, an organization called "International Living" tried to answer this - their No. 1 for the best weather was Italy. Do you agree? |
Hi, my name is Eric. There are four things in my room.
| This is my cap. It's yellow and black. Where's it now? Do you know? Oh, it's in my schoolbag. |
| This is my model plane. It's cool (酷的) , right? I always put it on my bed. But now it is in my bookcase. |
| This nice green schoolbag is mine. My books and notebooks are in it. My pens are in it, too. It's always on the chair. But now it's on the sofa. |
| This nice radio isn't mine. It's my sister Anna's. Now she puts it in my bookcase. But I can't use (用) it. |
Time | Ways to Send Information |
Hundreds of years ago | Information was sent by {#blank#}1{#/blank#} . |
Since the{#blank#}2{#/blank#} century | The newspaper has become important. |
In the 1970s | The radio became {#blank#}3{#/blank#} in China. |
Now | You{#blank#}4{#/blank#} see radios. People can get news from the TV or the Internet much faster than before. |
People can communicate with others very quickly by sending {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. |
Friendship High School
Name: Li Hua Grade: 9 Term: Spring Date: April 19, 2024
Subject | Score | Comments |
Chinese | B | Pays attention well but is often late for class |
Math | D | Must try harder |
Science | F | Very poor |
Social Studies | C+ | Shows interest |
Art | A+ | Has great ability |
English | B | Is making progress |
Average: C
To Parents:
Li Hua is a good student in subjects he likes, but he does not really try the ones he doesn't like. He must try harder if he wants to succeed at school.
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