题型:阅读选择 题类: 难易度:普通
广东省深圳市高级中学2023-2024学年七年级上学期期末考试英语试卷
The phrase "southern spuds"becomes popular,thanks to Harbin,a city in Northeastern China that has taken the Internet by storm.
Over 3 million tourists poured into Harbin during the three-day New Year holiday.And many of them came from southern China where snow was nowhere to be found.Harbin locals gave these visitors a cute nickname "nanfang xiaotudou"or"southern spuds".It is because southern people are usually shorter and they look like small potatoes when wearing thick jackets and hats.To Harbin people,this name is not to make fun of southerners,but to create a sense of warmth with humor (幽默).
Harbin tried everything to meet tourists' needs,especially those from the south.Cooks carefully cut the local frozen pear into small pieces.Symphony(交响乐)concerts find their way into shopping malls.A drone(无人机)lifts a man-made moon for tourists to take photos.Harbin really went all out to make them happy.
However,even though they did all these to please the southern tourists,this nickname
"southern spuds"sparked a debate(辩论)on the Internet.While Harbin locals use the name to show warmth and goodwill,some sightseers feel that calling them"small potatoes"is making fun of their height (身高).
Even though people from the Northeast are sincere and warm,we have to admit (承认)that there is regional stereotype(地区刻板印象)in some parts of China.Nowadays,people travel all the time.Therefore,it's important to make the world a more welcoming place.After all,everyone likes kindness and dislikes discrimination(歧视),whether (不论)it's on purpose or not.
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