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. |
Everyone has his or her own experiences and daily routine. Here are three people talking about their daily lives.
I work in a bank from Monday to Friday. My house is near a park and is about ten kilometres from my office. I always go to work by underground(地铁). I usually get up at 6:30 a.m. and take the underground at 7:00 a.m. It usually takes me about thirty minutes to get to my office. The underground is quick and cheap. I am never late for work. --Anna |
I am a student. My house is near a beautiful lake. My school is across from the lake. I go across a bridge on my way to school. It takes me about thirty minutes. I often go to school by boat, because it is more interesting. It takes me about twenty minutes to get to school. --Joe |
I'm a waitress. I work in a restaurant from Monday to Saturday. I often go to work by bus. It is about five kilometres from my house to the restaurant. It takes me about twenty-five minutes to go to work. Sometimes I am late for work because the traffic(交通) is busy. --Molly |
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