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云南省昆明市第三中学2024年中考一模英语试题
This year is the Year of Drug on, or long. Sanlin is an old town in Shanghai which is known as "China's Dragon and Lion Sports Town". Here, you can see Chinese dragons "comic to life"
The Sanlin dragon dance has a history of more than 1,000 years. It became popular during the Ming Dynasty. Today, au Dajie heads the Sanlin Dragon Dance Team. He first heard stories about the dan c c from his grandfather and became interested at on c c. As a child, he often ran after the dragon dancers along the streets of Sanlin and tried to gleam the dance.
As be grew up. Au gleamed more about dragon danced. In 1994, he set up the Sanlin Dragon Dance Team. The team has performed in France, Germany, Japan and many other countries. It has won more than 70 gold medals in competitions around the world. Many people say it's the best dragon dance team in China. If you visit Sanlin Old Street, you'll see the Sanlin Dragon Dance Exhibition(展览) Hall. There are many dragons in it and you can learn more about dragon danced. It would be a great way to celebrate the Year of long!
*Playing stone balls During the Qing dynasty, kids often kicked a stone ball around in groups in winter to keep warm in the Northern China. Stones were made into small balls and played with feet. It became popular because it was easy and cost little. People enjoy playing and watching it. | |
*Playing hide-and-seek Hide-and-seek is so popular that we can even feel its fun from many poems in Tang Dynasty. There are two ways to play: covering a child's eyes while other kids run around to make fun of him or, more commonly, some kids hide and one child must try to find them. | |
*Playing diabolo Diabolo is always made of wood or bamboo and is empty in the center. Diabolo will make a sound when moving on the thread (线) at a high speed. It passed down to common people during the Ming Dynasty and it started to become a popular way to exercise then. You can still see people play it in groups or by themselves now. | |
*Watching shadow puppets With music and storytelling, children in ancient times enjoyed watching artists maninulate puppets moving behind the screen. It's just like watching a film. During the Qing Dynasty, shadow play art reached its top. Nowadays, they are the presents sent by the Chinese government to foreign leaders. |
It takes time to practice critical(批判性) thinking, but it's never too late to start. The following steps will help people to become critical thinkers.
Step 1: Ask Questions Critical thinkers start by asking questions. They ask themselves: If this, then what? If that, then how will the result be different? They may think about all possible ideas before they make decisions. | |
Step 2: Look for Answers Critical thinkers search for answers. They make use of all possible tools or interview people for information. Then they analyze (分析) the information with an open mind. They compare and decide what the best answers are. | |
Step 3: … After critical thinkers get new ideas to work out problems, they share these ideas with their teammates and get support from them. During communication with others, better ideas often come up. |
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