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浙江省杭州锦绣育才中学附属学校2024-2025学年九年级上学期9月月考英语试卷
In small towns, people are used to saying hello to their neighbors in stores, on the streets and in front of their homes. In today's city life, people may feel uncomfortable talking to neighbors they do not know well in line at the supermarket. But greeting your neighbors is actually good for you, especially if you say hello to six people, according to a recent survey.
Saying hello to people increases well- being(幸福), but six is the magic number. The well- being score increases from zero to six and then there are no further increases. These results are part of the Gallup National Health and Well- Being Index which studies overall well- being and is calculated on a scale of (在……范围内)0 to 100. The survey was carried out from May 30th to June 6th, 2023 and was based on the answers from 4,556 Americans. It covered social well- being, physical well- being, community well- being and more. People who said they didn't say hello to anyone in their neighborhood scored a 51.5. People who greeted six neighbors had a score of 64.1.
You might think that saying hello to neighbors is only about social well- being, but that actually isn't the case. In fact, regular(经常的) greetings also improve a person's physical well- being and community well-being. ▲ You will be more likely to speak to people if you think your community is safe. Your physical well- being can improve if you are getting out and walking around your neighborhood.
" We don't require that you know the person well; just stop and talk to him," said Dan Witters, the survey's director." But the more people to whom you say hello, the greater the probability is that you' re actually going to start a conversation with them."
While this is just a survey for now, saying hello on a regular basis is a good way to improve your own well- being.
A. Good idea! B. That sounds boring. C. What's it made from? D. I'd like a cup of tea. E. Do you know how it was made? F. Where did you buy it? |
Alan: Would you like to drink something, Jenny?
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Alan: Here you are.
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Alan: I bought it in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province.
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Alan: It's made from a special kind of clay.
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Alan: No, I don't know how it was made. Why don't we go online and find it out?
Jenny:{#blank#}5{#/blank#} Let's look it up.
From April 12 to 17 this year, the Dai people celebrated their biggest event: the Water Splashing Festival.
There are more than one million Dai people in China. Most of them live in Yunnan Province. They hold the festival every year for three to seven days in mid-April. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
The tradition of water splashing began in Persia the fifth century. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Later, it gradually became a folk tradition of the Dai people. The festival is also widely celebrated in Thailand, Laos and some other Asian countries.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#}They also hold activities of celebration. Many people send out burning lanterns into the sky. They sing and dance in the streets. And colorful dragon boat races take place on the Lancang River.
The most exciting moment of the festival is, of course, water splashing. People first go to temples and wash Buddha statues(佛像) with clean water. After that, the joyful and messy water splashing begins. People use all kinds of containers(容器) to hold water. They flood the streets to chase and play with each other. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Splashing water expresses wishes to wash away illness and disaster. The wetter one gets, the more wishes they receive.
A. Dai people clean their houses and get haircuts. B. Everyone gets wet from head to toe. C. It also carries the wish of a happy life. D. It is part of the Dai New Year celebrations. E. It spread to China at the end of the twelfth century. |
Do you like the Water Splashing Festival? Why?(不超过15词){#blank#}5{#/blank#}
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