题目内容
Have you ever heard of Weifang, Shangdong Province? What is it known for? There is an international kite festival every April in Weifang that is a modern city with many traditions. People from all over the world compete in the kite flying. There are also competitions for the best kites. The kites in the competition are all made by hand.
Most people have flown a kite. It makes people happy. It’s easy to make it. It’s made of bamboo and paper. But not so many people know that kites were first made in China thousands of years ago. The ancient Chinese made and flew kites even before they could write.
A long time ago, the Chinese made kites to use in wars. They would fly these war kites in the dark. The kites were fixed and they made strange sounds in wind. Men who were at war against them would hear these sounds and run away. They thought those strange sounds were made by gods in the sky.
The ancient Chinese also flew kites to bring good luck and to make their crops grow rich and tall. Sometimes they tied long strings and hooks(钩子) to their kites. Then they would fly the kites over water, letting the hooks hang down to catch fish.
The Chinese use sticks, string and paper for their kites. Some of these kites look like animals or trees and others look like houses.
1.Chinese made and flew kites ___________.
A. two thousand years ago B. before they could write
C. after they write D. three thousand years ago
2.The main idea of the first paragraph is “____________”.
A. the city Weifang B. the international kite festival
C. how to make a kite D. how to fly a kite
3.In ancient China kites could be used for __________.
A. helping people fly B. playing games
C. watering crops D. catching fish
4.The ancient Chinese used kites in wars because the kites __________.
A. could bring good luck
B. looked like animals.
C. could make strange sounds and help them in a war.
D. could brought light in the dark for them.
5. _________ are used for making kites by the Chinese.
A. Paper and plastic B. String and paper
C. Sticks, string and paper D. String and hooks
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根据短文内容，用方框中单词的恰当形式填空，每个词只能用一次。
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Joyce,
You must be very busy these days. I called you several times, but no one answered. Are you still busy 1.on the report?
I called you because I am having problems with Mom and my friends these days. You know, I am a shy person. That’s 2. I have few friends. Last month, some of my classmates 3. me to the Internet café after school. It was a lot of fun because we could play the 4. online games there, and it was the first time that I felt I was not alone anymore. However, my grades were getting 5. than ever before, and Mom got really angry with me ! She wouldn’t even let me go out with my friends again, My friends laughed at me and even called me a coward (胆小鬼). I couldn’t stand it .Now I don’t want to make my mom sad, but I still want to have my own friends. What should I do? I hope to hear from you soon.
Your brother
Ben