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广东省茂名市2024-2025学年八年级上学期质检练习(一)英语试题
Basketball is an active and much-loved sport that is enjoyed by many people for fun and exercise. So far, the "Village Basketball Association" at Taipan Village in Guizhou has got tons of attention. The final game of the Guizhou country basketball league, known as "Village BA" took place on March
27. The winner was Team Qiangongnan and prizes for the team with bags of rice, fish and ducks. Most of the players are farmers from local villages and nearby cities. People even can't get a single seat because more than 30 000 people from across the country come to the small village to watch the game. People knocked on iron pots and bowls to cheer for players . Villagers sang folk songs and danced in the halftime show.
Taipan has now been a model place of rural vitalization(乡村振兴)in sports and tourism(旅游业). In the summer of 2022, about 500,000 visitors came here to watch "Village BA" game and it brought great benefits to the village. Zeng Jinlong, a 17-year-old villager, has watched the games for the first time when he was 6 years old. He said, "I dream of taking part in the ‘Village BA' final one day."
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The Yingge Dance, or "dance to the hero's song" is a traditional art form in Chaoshan area. The dance can date back to the Ming Dynasty (1368—1644). At that time, dancers {#blank#}1{#/blank#} it during traditional Chinese festivals. Today, Chaoshan people perform the Yingge Dance to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the Spring Festival.
Usually, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} number of the performers in the Yingge Dance is either 24 or 36. Each of them {#blank#}4{#/blank#} a role of the "108 Heroes" from Liangshan Mountain, a place in a famous traditional Chinese story. To prepare for a full day of performances, the performers have to practice for at {#blank#}5{#/blank#} six months. They also have to wear heavy clothes during their practice. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} it is hard work, more and more young people are joining the dancing teams because of {#blank#}7{#/blank#} love for this traditional art.
It is said that this dance is the most popular in Chaoshan towns such {#blank#}8{#/blank#} Puning and Chaoyang. However, today, people in other countries like Australia and America are also getting interested in it. The Yingge Dance is not only a symbol of Chaoshan {#blank#}9{#/blank#}, but also a belief (信仰). We Chaoshanese believe it will take away the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} things and bring good luck to all of us in the coming year.
A taste of the world's coolest food
Every summer around the world, people wait in lines outside ice cream shops as they look for a tasty way to cool themselves down or cheer themselves up. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
No one is really sure who invented ice cream. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} In the 154 century AD, the Roman emperor enjoyed ice with honey and nuts, although this was more like a frozen mixture of water, sugar and fruit juice. One of the first examples of ice made with milk can date back to the Tang Dynasty in China. Ice cream arrived in Europe in the 16th century and quickly became popular in Italy and France.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#}If you go to Germany, you can buy "spaghetti" ice cream which looks like noodles with strawberry sauce and white chocolate on the top. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} All the things are quickly mixed in and the ice cream is done. There is a special ice cream named Maotai ice cream in China. It chooses fresh milk and add with about 2% of 53℃ Feitian Maotai.
Ice cream is getting more popular across the world. Customers want new, exciting taste, and lots of people are turning to healthier ice cream without dairy milk and cream. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
A. In Thailand, i-tim-pad is made by pouring mixture onto a freezing plate. B. Next time you taste ice cream, you're enjoying food that is thousands of years old. C. Let's find out the story behind this delicious taste. D. However, there are records of people making iced food in 200 BC in China. E. Nowadays, there are more choices than ever around the world. |
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