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吉林省长春市德惠市第三中学2024-2025学年九年级上学期9月月考英语试题
Umbrellas could be one of the world's most important inventions. The first umbrella was invented over four thousand years ago.
Umbrellas were used on sunny days at first. Chinese people were the first to use their umbrellas on rainy days. They waxed (给……打蜡) their paper umbrellas so that they could be used when it was raining.
The word "umbrella" comes from the Latin word, umbra. It means shade (背阴). Starting in the 16th century, the umbrella became popular in the Western world, especially in northern Europe, where it often rains. At first, people thought that the umbrella was only suitable for women.
Then a famous English traveler, Jonas Hanway (1712-1786), carried and used an umbrella in England for thirty years. Because of him, men began to use umbrellas.
In Europe, early umbrellas were made of wood and covered with canvas (帆布).
People used very hard wood to make umbrella handles. In 1852, Samuel Fox invented a new kind of umbrella with ribs (伞骨) made of steel.
Samuel also started a company called English Steels Company. After that, compact collapsible (可叠) umbrellas were the next important step in umbrella production.
Are you interested in traditional Chinese culture (文化)? Here are some important parts of it.
Chinese Wushu | Chinese Wushu first came 4,000 years ago in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties (朝代). Modern Wushu has two parts: taolu and sanda. Zhang Sanfeng created (发明) Tai chi to use the softness to beat the hardness. |
Paper-cutting | Paper-cutting has a long history of about 1,500 years. People like it because they can find happiness and good luck in paper-cuttings. In Spring Festival, people put "Fu" on windows. Many of the paper-cuttings are red. |
Weifang kites | Weifang is the birthplace of kites. Weifang kites are more than 2,000 years old. People flew kites to say good wishes to themselves. In the Ming Dynasty, kites became popular among common people. People used bamboo to make the kites with traditional Chinese paintings. |
Shadow puppet | Shadow puppet started in the Han Dynasty with a history of more than 2,000 years. In a show, actors hold puppets really high behind a white cloth. With music and songs, they make the puppets move. |
Today, people all over the world have the same hobbies, watch the same movies, and wear the same clothes. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
In the East, it can take a long time to become someone's friend. People are very close to their friends. When people from the West meet you, they will call you a friend right away. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} When people from the East meet you, they often ask questions. They want to know about your age and your family. To people from the West, these are not polite questions. They don't like to talk about these personal things.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} In the East, family is always a part of life. Kids there live with their parents for a long time. They still listen to them after they grow up.
However, in the West, independence (独立) is very important. Parents prepare their kids for life. Then, after their kids grow up, they say goodbye and leave home.{#blank#}4{#/blank#} They don't have to listen to their parents.
In the East and in the West, people think differently too. People in the West think about small de tails (细节). They also think less and act more. In the East, people notice (注意) relationships between things. And they often keep their opinions quiet.
A. Family is important for everyone. B. Parents teach you much about your life. C. That doesn't mean they are close to you. D. However, our cultures are still quite different. E. Later, the kids can choose to start a family or not. |
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