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广东省湛江市雷州市2023-2024学年八年级上学期1月期末英语试题
SUNSHINE CENTER Are you looking for a relaxing place? If so, welcome to Sunshine Center, the most popular place in our city! Opening hours: Monday— Friday: 10:00 am-9:00 pm. Saturday:9:00 am-8:00 pm. Sunday:10:00 am-5:00 pm. Inside the center: The first floor: All the shops and a cafe. The second floor: A cinema and a swimming pool. The third floor: Ten restaurants. Outside the center: There is a beautiful park surrounding(环绕) the center. Take time to have a visit! Here, you can hire(租用)a boat for ¥12 an hour. Bikes are ¥5 an hour. Also, you can enjoy wonderful shows of street performers on weekends. Transportation: You can drive to the center. There is a free parking lot(停车场) for cars. It's also easy to visit the center by subway. There is a subway every 15 minutes from Central London. When you reach Banwell Station, jump on a No.19 bus to the center. It takes you 5 minutes and there's a bus every 10 minutes. |
William Shakespeare was a poet and a playwright in England. He has been a popular writer for more than four hundred years. People like his plays because the plays make people feel happy, sad, shocked, or scared. His stories are exciting, and they also make people think about great ideas such as good and evil (善与恶).
Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets. A sonnet is a special type of poem with fourteen lines. His sonnets were mostly about love. One of his most famous sonnets began with the line, "Shall I compare thee* to a summer's day?"
Today, William Shakespeare is thought to be one of the greatest writers who ever lived. Shakespeare's plays are exciting and fun, and they also touch people. The characters in his plays show how difficult and beautiful life can be.
Important Dates in Shakespeare's Life | |
1564 William Shakespeare was born in Stratford, England. 1582 Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway. 1585 A son named Hamnet Shakespeare was born. 1585-1592 At some point during these years, Shakespeare moved to London. 1594 Shakespeare was the owner of a theater group. 1599 Shakespeare and others opened the Globe Theater. 1616 Shakespeare died. |
*The word "thee" is a word meaning "you", used when talking to only one person who is the object of the verb.
The Museum of London
The museum opened in 1976. It shows all about the history and culture of London. If you want to discover how the city has changed, come here. And if you want to find what special things the city has, come here too. You can spend the whole afternoon here enjoying the collection. Opening Times:Open:10∶00 am to 6∶00 pm Last Admission(入馆):5∶30 pm Closed :24th~26th December Ticket Price:Free Address:150 London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN Telephone:+44 (0)20 7001 9844Email:info@museumoflondon.org.ukWebsite:http: //www.museumoflondon.org.uk Public transport:By underground: The nearest stations are Barbican, St. Paul's. By bus: 4,8,25,56,100,172,242,521 Museum of London shop: The shop at the Museum of London provides gifts and books about London. We also sell postcards and posters about London. You can buy some of them for yourselves or your relatives(亲戚). |
A. That is how "Chongyang" created. B. It is held on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month. C. Chongyang cake is a kind of steamed(蒸的) cake. D. Because "high" means that one improves to a higher level. E. It is a pleasure for people to have a relaxing day in a natural setting. F. People believe that drinking chrysanthemum wine can treat and prevent diseases. |
Chongyang Festival is also called Double Ninth Festival.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} During the festival, Chongyang cake and chrysanthemum (菊花) wine are the traditional food. Climbing mountains and admiring beautiful chrysanthemums are interesting events.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} It has two layers(层) with nuts and jujubes (枣) between them. Since cake in Chinese is pronounced "gao" meaning high, people consider climbing a high mountain to be the same as eating cake. They also hope that they can make progress in the following days after eating the cake. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
Drinking chrysanthemum wine is a necessary part of the festival. Chrysanthemums have the function of an antitoxin(抗毒素) and can drive the evil(邪恶) away. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
It is said that by climbing to a high mountain diseases can be prevented. Many well-known poems were created to describe the scene and feeling of mountain climbing. Now, family relatives or good friends gather to climb mountains to enjoy the beautiful scenery and share happiness of the holiday with each other. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
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