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Happy, Happy Chinese New Year by Demi Hitz

In a book that is itself a celebration, Demi explains the ideas behind the Chinese New Year festival. The last 15 days of the old year are spent cleaning and preparing (Wash your hair and get a new haircut. Pay the debts that you owe and collect what is owed to you!). On the eve of the new moon, a special feast is prepared… The first 15 days of the New Year are spent celebrating with lion dances, firecrackers, and other activities.

Demi has long been interested in Eastern art and philosophy, which inspired her to create this book about the Chinese New Year celebration. She has written and illustrated more than 20 books for children, including The Empty Pot, Gandhi, and Kites: Magic Wishes that Fly Up to the Sky.

Chinese New Year for Kids by Cindy Roberts

Chinese New Year for Kids is a full color book with beautiful, Chinese illustrations. This is a hands-on workbook for parents and teachers, written for children from ages 3 to 12 years old, for use in the classroom or at home. Children will enjoy the Chinese New Year party ideas, dragon dances, lion dances, art projects, and Chinese games.

The art projects for Chinese New Year are designed to be easy, as well as inexpensive to reproduce for large groups. All the activities in this book have been tested in the classroom, with very successful results, and have caused lots of enthusiasm from children and teachers alike. Music, physical movement, art, and food all add to the ambiance of taking an imaginary trip to China during the Chinese New Year.

debt　　 债　　 owe　　 欠　　　 feast　　 宴会　　 philosophy　　 哲学

illustrate　　 插图　　 design　　 设计　　 enthusiasm　　 热情　　 ambiance　　 气氛

1.What is “Happy, Happy Chinese New Year”?

A.A book. B.A celebration. C.A festival.

2.What do Chinese usually do before the New Year?

A.They usually have a big meal every day.

B.They are busy cleaning and preparing.

C.They are celebrating with activities.

3.Who will most likely read the books by Demi?

A.Children from western countries.

B.Students from China.

C.Indian Children.

4.What will the readers most probably do after reading “Chinese New Year for Kids”?

A.They will join to write more books about China.

B.They will have a strong wish to visit China during Chinese New Year.

C.They will enjoy the Chinese New Year party ideas, dragon and lion dances.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Chinese New Year begins in late January 1. early February.

Chinese years are named after 12 different animals. Some people believe that a 2.(person) personality and future may be predicted according to the animal related to the year he or she was born.

Many things are done to get ready for Chinese New Year. The h3. is cleaned in the days before the holiday. No sweeping is done on the holiday because people worry that good luck will be cleaned away. Happy 4. (wish) are written on red paper and hung around the house.

On the 5. (one) day of Chinese New Year, children are given red envelopes(红包). Food is 6. important part of the holiday season. Special foods are eaten on certain days. Many foods have special meanings. For example, fish stands 7. success.

Chinese New Year is 8.(certain) regarded as a time to be with one's family. Many visits are done d9. the 15 days. Many traditions are to honor family members who 10.(die).

What an interesting festival!

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CCTV New Year’s Gala (春晚) is a Chinese New Year special produced by China Central Television. The program begins at 8:00 PM and 1.　　 until about 1:00 AM on the first day of the New Year.

The program has received extremely 2.　 audiences (观众) , which have grown greatly 3. the years. As the Chinese New Year’s Eve is a time when the 4.　　 members get together, the Gala adds a pleasant mood to the house 5.　　 people sit in front of their TV set laughing, discussing and enjoying the 　　 6.　　 . It has become a 7.　　 in China to watch the New Year’s Gala. Around 1:00 in the early morning, the program 8.　　 with the song Can’t Forget Tonight.

To bring audiences even to 9.　 the yearly show, the Gala organizers have tried many ways to make the program more attractive. It is 10.　　 that there will be no advertisements this year so that audiences can be satisfied with a natural and smooth Gala.

九年级英语其他题困难题查看答案及解析

In recent years, a growing number of Chinese books and movies have been translated into other languages.1. They have been learning Chinese and are interested in Chinese culture. Anna is one of them, Before she translated Jin Yong’s novel Legends of the Candor Heroes (《射雕英雄传》), the writer was little known to English readers.2.

But Anna managed to do it. Impressed (使……印象深刻) by the book’s themes (主题) of good against evil, loyalty (忠诚) and love, as well as Chinese philosophy (哲学), Anna hoped to bring it to new readers. After five years of work, the translated book was published in 2018.3. Many people think Anna did a good job.

Anna studied at the University of Oxford.4. After the trip she became interested in China and began to learn Chinese. She calls herself “a clumsy (笨拙的) student, just like Guo Jing from Legends of the Condor Heroes, but one of loyal heart”.

5. Last year, he translated the animated movie Ne Zha. He said, “I see China’s stronger cultural influences. And we have a growing number of students majoring in Chinese. More Chinese stories will appear in front of new audiences.”

A.Like Anna, another translator David also learned Chinese in college.

B.She took a trip to China at the age of 21.

C.Many of the translators are young people.

D.One reason for this was that his works were too hard to translate.

E.It was reprinted (再版) seven times within several months in the UK.

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1.The poster may be made just _____________.

A. before New Year Day.　　　　　　 B. on Children’s Day

C. before Christmas Day.　　　　 D. on Christmas Day.

2.According to the poster, we can NOT ___________.

A. let off fireworks

B. sing with American pop singers

C. watch exciting Chinese dragon dance

D. have Chinese meals

3. What’s the price of the ticket?

A. 88 RMB.　　　　　　 B. 98 RMB.

C. 108 RMB.　　　　 　 D. 98 dollars

4.You can burn _______ if you cook for 3 hours.

A. 390　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. 300　　　　　　　　　 C. 260　　　　　　　　　　 D. 250

5.________ burns the least calories in one hour.

A. Gardening　　　　　 　　　 B. Ironing

C. Doing the dishes　　　　 D. cooking

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This Side of Wild (2015)

Written by Gary Paulsen, US

If you are interested in nature and animas, this book is for you! It tells the true stories of animals the writer loved and that changed his life for the better. You'll be surprised to find out that one animal even saved his life.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School (2015)

Written by Jeff Kinney, US

Greg Hefley, a middle school student, is facing new problems. His town decides that everyone should stop using all electronics! This book shows that while there are always going to be a few bumps in the road, you can still laugh about them.

A Tale of Highly Unusual Magic (2015)

Written by Lisa Papademetriou, US

Kai and Leila live in different countries. One day, they both find copies of a book called The Exquisite Corpse. The book is blank, but when they write in it, it starts to write a whole story on its own. This is a great book and you should be prepared for a major plot twist.

1.If you love nature and animals, which book will you probably choose?

A.This Side of Wild

B.Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School

C.A Tale of Highly Unusual Magic

2.What is Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School mainly about?

A.How to stop using electrics.

B.How to pass bumps in roads.

C.How to deal with difficulties.

3.What do we know about the three books?

A.They had the same background.

B.They came out in the same year.

C.They were written by the same author.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

For a Chinese kid,　 publishing (出版) a book in English is quite a big challenge. But Zhang Lu, a 15-year-old student from Beijing, has done so.

She wrote an English-language fantasy novel, The Vampires of Lorania. Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press has published it. (A)It is their first time to publish a high school students works independently.

In Zhang's 60, 000-word novel, she describes a vampire kingdom called Lorania. A brave girl named Rose and a Chinese boy fight with bad guys to keep Lorania peaceful. It discusses the meaning of heroism (英雄主义) from the view of a teenager. It tells readers "A hero is one who chooses to stay and fight for what is right, even if he is afraid."

Zhang studies at the High School Affiliated with Renmin University of China (人大附中) .She has spent over five years working on the book.

As a big fan of English, Zhang enjoys reading original novels (原版小说) and watching TV series in English. She is especially interested in fantasy novels. When she was in Grade 5, she read The Chronicles of Narnia (《纳尼亚传奇》) by US author C. S. Lewis. It encouraged her to write her own novel.

(B) With little experience, she did run into some problems, like how to design the story.

"I read many other fantasy novels like Twilight and The Lord of the Rings to learn somethings. And I kept changing and improving my draft again and again" she said.

Zhang is happy about publishing her first book. "It gives me a chance to express my ideas, "she said. She has already started writing a sequel (续集) to her book.

1.根据短文内容简要回答问题。As a 15-year-old student, what makes Zhang Lu special?

_______________________

2.根据短文内容简要回答问题。What's the main idea that Zhang Lu expresses in her book?

_______________________

3.将短文中(A)画线的句子译成汉语。

_______________________

4.将短文中(B)画线的句子译成汉语。

_______________________

5.请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。

_______________________

九年级英语多任务混合问题中等难度题查看答案及解析

--Happy Chinese New Year! --_____________.

A. Thank you　　 B. The same to you

C. You are welcome　　 D. Merry Christmas

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If you have ever seen a celebration of the Chinese New Year, you may have seen a large, colorful animal dancing to the sounds of drums, cymbals, and gongs. Of course, this is not a real beast (野兽) .1.When these dancers come together, they form the colorful dancing creature!

The lion dance is a traditional part of Chinese culture. 2. It's also performed for other special occasions, like weddings. The dance is thought to bring good luck or success.

While there are many different tales of how lion dance began, one legend traces it back to village in China hundreds of years ago. 3.A lion chased nian away. But a year later, nian returned, and this time the lion was unable to help. So the people of the village created a lion costume of their own. Their fake(伪装) lion danced, pranced, roared and chased nian away.

4.

The lion dance is performed by two dancers. One dancer performs as the lion's head and front legs, and the other performs as the body and back legs. The head of the lion costume is made out of materials like paper-mache (混凝纸) and bamboo. The body of the costume is a long cloth attached to the head.

5.. In a southern lion dance, the dancers base their performance on a lion's behavior. Their lion may scratch or shake its body. The dance can even be funny. The other style is the northern lion dance. This style is closely related to the martial art form kung fu. It can involve rolling, leaping, and jumping.

Both styles require skill and practice to perform. And both are very entertaining to watch!

A.It is often performed on the eve of the Chinese New Year (or Spring Festival)

B.They gave nian what it wanted

C.It's actually skilled dancers in costume, performing a lion dance

D.The southern dance requires more skills than the northern dance

E.The legend says that the people of the village were attacked by a monster called nian

F.For this reason, people perform the lion dance on the night before the Chinese New Year they chase evil away for another year

G.There are two different styles of lion dance

九年级英语补全短文7选5困难题查看答案及解析

Although you may not be familiar with the name Celeste Ng, maybe you 1.(see) her works in bookcases. The Chinese-American writer is actually the novelist of the moment.

Celeste Ng has always loved writing. She kept 2.(write) stories, poems and plays throughout her middle school and high school years. She was also an editor at her high schools literary (文学的) magazine. In her senior year of high school, a play she wrote 3.(perform) at a local theater.

However, Ng didn't believe she 4.(become) a writer until she got her master's degree in writing. She wrote for many famous magazines after graduation. Her works always 5.(deal) with the relationship between mother and daughter and the key roles that race and class play in American society.

Ng made quite a name for herself after her first novel Everything I Never Told You 6.(become) hot in 2014.It took her six years 7.(write) the novel. She had produced four different drafts of the novel before she sent it to a publisher. It was a New York Times bestsellers and reached the top Amazon's best books of the year list in 2014.Ng's second novel, Little Fires Everywhere, was also a bestseller. It was name done of the best books of 2017 by over 25 publishers.

For those who 8.(want) to become a writer in the future, Ng says the best piece of writing advice she knows 9.(be) that sometimes you just have to stop waiting for inspiration and 10.(get) to work.

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