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浙江省绍兴市建功中学教育集团2024-2025学年九年级上学期学科素养竞赛英语试卷
Qingming, literally (字面上) means "clear and bright". It is one of the 24 seasonal division points in China. After the festival, the temperature rises and rainfall increases. And then farmers begin to grow crops. Qingming Festival falls on April 4 this year.
As a festival, Qingming is believed to have a history of about 2,500 years. The most important tradition of Qingming is to honor ancestors and remember the dead family members. So Qingming is also called Tomb-Sweeping Day. When sweeping the graves, people pray, clean the tombstones and burn offerings, usually paper money, paper clothes, paper houses and now even a paper phone.
Lots of ancient poets expressed their sad feelings with words. One of the most famous poems describing the festival was the poem Qingming by Du Mu of the Tang Dynasty as follows: A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day;......
Some traditions of Qingming have brought such problems as traffic jams and air pollution or even forest fires. As part of a greener Qingming activity, people have been encouraged (鼓励) to pay respect to their ancestors (祖先) and dead family members online, or burn less or no paper money to protect the environment.
As we all know, with the development of technology, smartphones have influenced the old people in our family a lot. A TV programme interviewed three teenagers on how smartphones influence their family.
My grandfather asked me to teach him how to play the popular video game King of Glory(王者荣耀). I was surprised that he was interested in this! He chats with family members on Wechat every day. He tries to learn other new things as well. For example, he watches courses on learning apps. Although he is old, he still cares about technology and sports. So, as we can see, the Internet can help elderly people. —Xing Yuxi, 12, Chongqing |
I live in Hangzhou, a city of technology. People enjoy the convenience(便利) brought by the Internet. However, I often worry about the elderly. Take my grandma as an example. On one hand, she would like to get discounts by using mobile phones. On the other hand, she's afraid of getting cheated online. I think it takes time for elderly people to get used to these things. We should help them keep up with the times. — Sun Run, 14, Zhejiang |
Smartphones have made a big difference in my grandma's life. In the past, newspaper and TV programs were her only ways to get information. However, it was not good for her eyes, as she has severe cataracts(严重白内障). But now, she can listen to the news through all kinds of apps on her mobile phone. She doesn't have to look at the screen all the time. Sometimes, she even plays mobile games for fun. Thanks to the Internet, my grandma now has a more colorful life. —Wen Jiayi, 13, Sichuan |
Writing Lectures(讲座) We're going to give lectures on writing in the school meeting room every Thursday in August from 7:15 p.m. to 7:55 p.m. We will invite some teachers and writers to give the lectures.Students who want to improve their writing skills in English can come to the lectures. For more information,please call 4942530. |
English club We're going to set up an English club.The members will practice spoken English in the school hall after school on Monday,Wednesday and Friday afternoons.You only need to pay for books and tapes.If you would like to join the club,please call us at 8099723. |
English Speech Contest Students in Grade 9 will have an English speech contest (演讲比赛) on Monday,September 21.The contest will take place at the square in front of the teaching building.Those who want to take part in the contest please phone 5806431. |
A Talk about How to Learn English Well The famous English teacher Liu Kun will give us a talk on how to learn English well on Tuesday, September 15.The talk will start at 3:30 p.m. in the school hall and end at 4:15 p.m. All the students must come to listen to it. |
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