湖北省武汉市江夏区2023-2024学年上学期12月月考九年级+英语试题+

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1. 本试卷由第Ⅰ卷 (选择题) 和第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题) 两部分组成。全卷共10页，七大题，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。
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第Ⅰ卷 (选择题 共85分)
第一部分 听力部分
一、听力测试 (共三节)
第一节 (共4小题，每小题1分，满分4分)
听下面4个问题。每个问题后有三个答语，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每个问题后，你都有5秒钟的时间来作答和阅读下一小题。每个问题仅读一遍。
1. A. It’s Bb. B. Jack’s. C. A gd ne.
2. A. A black cat. B. Very cld. C. It’s lvely.
3. A. Once a mnth. B. Abut ne week. C. In three days.
4. A. It’s tasty. B. T small. C. The bigger ne.
第二节 (共8小题，每小题1分，满分8分)
听下面8段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
5. What is Tm like nw?
A. Hard-wrking. B. Shy. C. Ppular.
6. What can we knw abut Kate’s sister?
A. She’s t nisy. B. She desn’t talk much. C. She isn’t friendly.
7. What will the weather be like?
A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Cludy.
8. Hw des Mary feel abut the exam?
A. Easy. B. Hard. C. S-s.
9. What is the wman ding?
A. Ging t Tm’s rm. B. Lking fr the newspaper. C. Helping Tm read the paper.
10. Hw might Rsa feel last night?
A. Bred. B. Excited. C. Tired.
11. What’s the by’s advice?
A. B. C.
12. What des the wman mean?
A. There’s nt enugh bread. B. The man has had enugh. C. The wman wants mre bread.
第三节 (共13小题，每小题1分，满分13分)
听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答13至15题。
13. Where is the wman?
A. At the train statin. B. In the htel. C. On the street.
14. Hw many passengers can the taxi driver take?
A. 4. B. 5. C. 6.
15. Why can’t they get there quickly?
A. There are t many peple in the taxi.
B. There is an accident n the street. C. It happens t be the rush hur.
听下面一段对话，回答16至18题。
16. Where des the man want t g?
A. T a park. B. T a cinema. C. T a htel.
17. Hw will the man get there?
A. By bus. B. On ft. C. By subway.
18. What will happen next?
A. The man will wait fr his friends.
B. The wman will g hme directly.
C. They will enjy the festival tgether.
听下面一段对话，回答19至21题。
19. What is Jim ging t buy?
A. Sme meat. B. Vegetables. C. Dumplings.
20. When are they ging t make dumplings?
A. Befre lunch. B. After lunch. C. Right nw.
21. Wh wants t learn t make dumplings?
A. Jim. B. Jim’s mther. C. Ann.
听下面一段独白，回答22至25题。
22. Where des the ld authr live?
A. In a small frest. B. In an ld village. C. In a mdern city.
23. What des he cllect frm the pst ffice?
A. Mney and fd. B. Mney and letters. C. Mney and newspapers.
24. Hw ften des he g t the bar?
A. Twice a week. B. Once a mnth. C. Once a week.
25. Why desn’t he feel lnely?
A. He has lts f mney and friends.
B. He meets many peple in the bar.
C. He has birds and animals arund him.
第二部分 笔试部分
二、选择填空 (共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
26. —It’s cld utside. Wuld yu mind clsing the windw?
—________. I will d it right away.
A. Of curse nt B. N, yu can’t C. Of curse D. Frget it
27. —It’s amazing that astrnauts are explring uter space!
—________. It’s a challenge f man against nature.
A. Nt at all B. All right C. I agree D. Nt much
28. —Hw many gld medals have been wn by Chinese team in the 19th Asian Games?
—________. But we can search n the Internet.
A. Never mind B. I have n idea C. G ahead D. N way
29. —I culd tell ________ the lk n her face that smething exciting had happened.
—Exactly!
A. n B. with C. by D. against
30. —What will Mike d in the future?
—He will find a jb after he ________ schl.
A. has left B. left C. leaves D. had left
31. —Is Carla here?
—Nt yet, but she ________ in an hur.
A. arrived B. arrives C. has arrived D. will arrive
32. —Lk! Xingtinbi Park in Jiangxia is s beautiful at this time f the year.
—Yes. Many facilities (设施) in it ________ since March this year.
A. imprved B. were imprved C. have been imprved D. will imprve
33. —Why d these players fight s hard n the field?
—They regard it as a fight fr the ________ f ur cuntry.
A. supprt B. fun C. truble D. hnr
34. —There are lts f picture bks and magazines here, and ________ f them is easy t understand.
—N wnder s many kids like spending time here.
A. each B. all C. every D. bth
35. —Laura has a very ________ pinin f her wn abilities.
—In fact she des a gd jb. She shuld be mre cnfident.
A. high B. lw C. interesting D. difficult
36. —Zhang Guimei started the first free senir high schl fr girls t help them get ________.
—Any many girls have gained brighter future because f this.
A. invited B. plished C. prcessed D. educated
37. —Is everyne ready? We will set ff fr the study tur.
—I guess Tm ________ nt be ready. He is lking fr his backpack.
A. might B. will C. need D. must
38. —Hw did Ruby feel after that terrible accident?
—She was ________ t the heart with regrets and guilt (愧疚) .
A. supprted B. played C. pierced D. invented
39. —Linda ________ at a gym r swim twice a week.
—N wnder she stays in such a gd shape.
A. wrks ut B. puts ut C. gives ut D. sets ut
40. The Chinese saying “A fall f snw gives prmise f a fruitful (丰收的) year. “ shws ________.
A. hw beautiful snw was B. that farmers will have a gd harvest
C. when will it snw D. hw t get a gd harvest
三、完形填空 (共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白的最佳答案。
It was a Saturday mrning. While Alisa was putting her head in her first-aid (急救) bk, Mm tld her that their neighbr Helen, a cmmunity vlunteer, had driven ff. Alisa clsed the bk and 41 , “She shuld have taken me with her t help. She always thinks I’m t 42 , but I am already 17!”
Then Alisa went ut fr a walk. She met Tm, a naughty by. He was trying t stand n a cw’s 43 t get attentin, and sme kids gathered rund t see it.
“N wnder Helen desn’t 44 me with anything imprtant.” she sighed.
Alisa had just turned away when she heard a lud sund. Tm 45 ! She ran t him, checked his legs and decided the left ne was brken. She 46 remembered what the first-aid bk had said abut brken legs: straighten the bne befre mving the patient.
“Victr!” Alisa called a by, “G t get Tm’s mm and find a 47 t send him t the hspital!” She turned t the ther kids. “Give me yur shirts. We need smething t 48 his leg with.” Alisa then fund a strng and straight stick. She carefully wrapped (用……包裹) the shirts arund Tm’s leg and the stick. Tm cried ut 49 . “I knw it hurts.” Alisa said 50 , “But this will hld it still until yu get t the hspital.”
When Alisa was dne, Tm’s parents were arriving in a truck. “Thank yu, Alisa! “ they said. Alisa helped them 51 Tm int the truck, then they drve twards the hspital.
The next day, Helen came t Alisa’s hme. “I heard what yu did.” she said, “Yu kept 52 in an emergency (紧急情况) . That’s an imprtant skill!”
Alisa’s face turned 53 . “I was afraid …”
“It’s OK, as lng as yu have a 54 head. “ Helen smiled, “The vlunteer dctrs are cming tmrrw with vaccines (疫苗) . We need sme mre 55 . Can yu help?
41. A. smiled B. cmplained C. cried D. dubted
42. A. creative B. ld C. silly D. yung
43. A. back B. head C. feet D. stmach
44. A. exchange B. tell C. trust D. lead
45. A. tk ff B. fell ff C. turned ff D. gt ff
46. A. slwly B. hardly C. quickly D. mstly
47. A. bike B. stranger C. flight D. truck
48. A. cut B. save C. tie D. carry
49. A. in excitement B. in pain C. in secret D. in cmmn
50. A. plitely B. angrily C suddenly D. sftly
51. A. change B. lift C. drive D. walk
52. A. serius B. regretful C. calm D. safe
53. A. white B. black C. green D. red
54. A. clear B. clean C. crwded D. caring
55. A. hands B. nurses C. teachers D. kids
四、阅读理解 (共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面三篇材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
56. In which sectin f the newspaper can we read the news?
A. HEALTH B. BUSINESS C. AMUSEMENT D. LIFESTYLE
57. Why did Wu Muliang take phts fr the elders?
A. The elders dn’t like their phts n their ID cards.
B. The pictures means a lt fr the family f these elders.
C. He misses his grandpa and regrets nt taking phts fr him.
D. Th sciety calls fr yung peple t care abut the elders.
58. The best heading fr the secnd piece f news wuld be ________.
A. The yung needs mre exercise B. Traditinal exercise finds fresh fans
C. The yung faces much stress D. Traditinal exercise influences the wrld
59. The difficulties f raising the hmeless animals are mentined EXCEPT ________.
A. the time f caring B. the living envirnment
C. the shrtage f mney D. the health prblem
60. All the news abve ________.
A. encurages peple t d mre sprts t reduce pressure
B. shws us the imprtance f balance between life and wrk
C. intrduces different kinds f spare-time activities after wrk
D. leads peple t slw dwn and enjy mments with families
B
Recently, China has annunced the list f the first five natinal parks. Each f them is divided int tw parts — the cre (核心) prtectin area and the general cntrl area. In the cre prtectin area, nly research and surveillance (监视) in science are allwed. And the general cntrl area is pen t the public, allwing travel activities such as camping and hiking. In the future, natinal parks are expected t be natural classrms. Peple can learn abut different kinds f animals and plants thrugh ec-friendly travel activities.
Three River-Surce Natinal Park n the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the largest natinal park in China. Because it is hme t the surces f the Yangtze, Yellw and Lancang rivers, peple call it “China’s water twer”.
Nrtheast China Tiger and Lepard Natinal Park is in Heilngjiang and Jilin prvinces. It cvers an area f 14, 100 square kilmeters. It is ur cuntry’s biggest and nly place fr wild Siberian tigers and Amur lepards t live in.
Wuyi Muntain Natinal Park in Fujian Prvince is a UNESCO natural and cultural heritage site (遗址). The frest makes up ver 96 percent f the park. The park is the paradise f birds, kingdm f snakes and wrld f insects. Yu can als see the Danxia landfrm (地貌) there.
Giant Panda Natinal Park cnnects panda habitats (栖息地) in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu prvinces. Inside the park are mre than 1, 600 wild gian1 pandas. They make up ver 70 percent f the pandas in China.
Hainan Trpical Rainfrest Natinal Park is the largest trpical frest in China. There are mre than 400 kinds f plants that can nly be fund in Hainan.
61. Which writing skill is used in paragraph 1?
A. Giving an example. B. Intrducing the backgrund.
C. Listing numbers. D. Cmparing facts.
62. Which is called “China’s water twer”?
A. Three River-Surce Natinal park. B. Nrtheast China Tiger and Lepard Natinal Park.
C. Giant Panda Natinal Park. D. Hainan Trpical Rainfrest Natinal Park.
63. What activity can be dne in the cre prtectin area?
A. Hunting. B. Researching. C. Hiking. D. Camping.
64. Which f the fllwing is nt mentined?
A. Three River-Surce Natinal Park is the largest natinal park in China.
B. The Danxia landfrm can be seen in Wuyi Muntain Natinal park.
C. We can infer that there are nearly 2, 300 giant pandas in China.
D. Mre than 400 kinds f plants and animals can be nly fund in Hainan.
65. What might be the best title fr the text?
A. The beautiful scenes f nature B. The hme f animals and plants
C. The intrductin t the five natinal parks D. The relatinship amng the five natinal parks
C
It is mre than sixty years since the death f Lei Feng. and yet his spirit f selflessness is still alive, inspiring Chinese yung peple. In fact, the wish t help thers can always be fund amng cmmn peple.
On September 5, 2022, when an earthquake hit Luding, Sichuan, 28-year-ld hydrpwer statin (水电站) wrker Gan Yu chse nt t leave but stay at his wrkplace, saving villages dwnstream frm being flded. ★ , but he desn’t feel that he shuld be cmpared t the yung her. “Lei Feng is a rle mdel t all Chinese yung peple. The things he did may seem small, but behind them was a nbility that we can all achieve,” he said.
Zeng Qiangfei, 24, is als frm Sichuan. In 2013, when an earthquake happened in his hmetwn, he was studying in a middle schl. Zeng remembered seeing rescuers (救援者) and vlunteers gather there t help. When he grew up, he became a vlunteer himself. After a terrible quake hit Turkey and Syria this year, he flew there t help. During the rescue, he always saw lcal peple bwing quietly t rescuers like them. “I grew up listening t Lei Feng’s stries. He is an excellent yung man wh spared n effrt t help thers,” said Zeng.
This view is shared by a 56-year-ld British man named James Elry Edgintn, wh lives in Hunan, the hmetwn f Lei Feng. Wrking at a lcal cllege, Edgintn vlunteers t help students frm pr families, and is warmly regarded as a “freign Lei Feng”. “I am hnred t be cnnected with the spirit f Lei Feng. His qualities are timeless and brderless,” he said.
66. Which f the fllwing can be put in?
A. Peple regarded him as a her like Lei Feng B. Villagers appreciated him s much
C. Peple lst their hmes because f the fld D. Villages thught that it is a big deal
67. Why did Zeng Qiangfei becme a vlunteer when he grew up?
A. Because he wanted lcal peple t thank him.
B. Because he was quite mved by Gan Yu’s stry.
C. Because he learned abut vlunteering at schl.
D. Because he was influenced greatly by vlunteers.
68. The underlined wrd “nbility” in Paragraph 2 means ________.
A. high scial class B. happy feeling C. great behavir D. sweet memry
69. Hw des the writer supprt his idea?
A. By listing numbers. B. By giving examples. C. By making surveys. D. By asking questins.
70. What’s the best title fr the passage?
A. The ways f helping thers B. The spirit f Lei Feng never dies
C. The stries f yung heres D. Chinese vlunteers are everywhere
第 = 2 \* ROMAN II卷 (非选择题 共35分)
五、词或短语选择填空 (共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)
仔细阅读下面五个句子，然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使每个句子在结构、句义和逻辑上正确。 (提示：方框中有两个单词或短语是多余的)
receives / prfessinal / meaning / tk up / tk ff / first / suggestin
71. Liu Yu’s parents think it is difficult t becme a ________ sprts star
72. It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nng ________ discvered tea as a drink.
73. The true ________ f Christas is the imprtance f sharing and giving lve and jy arund us.
74. Every year Stnehenge ________ mre than 750, 000 visitrs.
75. Candy tld me that she used t be really shy and ________ singing t deal with her shyness.
六、综合填空 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，根据上下文、所给首字母或括号内单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的单词。每个空只能填一个单词。
Learning t Frgive Others May Let Us Be Happier
When thers d bad things and hurt yu, what d yu d? Frgive (原谅) them __76__ stay angry? Cnfucius, ne f the greatest t____________ (77) in ancient China, shwed his answer t his questin in The Analects f Cnfucius (《论语》).
Cnfucius said, “Dn’t mentin what is past; dn’t und what is cast; dn’t grasp what is blast.” If a persn h____________ (78) him, Cnfucius said, he wuld frgive him. In his mind, peple are nt saint (圣人) and n ne can avid ____________ (79) (make) mistakes and ding bad things. If peple just r____________ (80) thers’ bad actins, they will becme unhappy and narrw-minded (心胸狭窄的) . S, why nt let the bad things f the past g and lk at the future?
The stry f Guan Zhng and Duke Huan f Qi (齐桓公) during the Spring and Autumn Perid (770-476 BC) is a gd e____________ (81) .
Guan Zhng nce ____________ (82) (try) t kill Duke Huan f Qi. But when the duke knew that Guan had the ability t l____________ (83) after his kingdm (王国) , he didn’t hld nt Guan’s past mistakes. On the cntrary, he frgave him. S, Guan devted himself t (致力于) helping the duke with all his heart and sul. Tgether, they made the kingdm ____________ (84) (gd).
But letting g f bad things in the past desn’t mean frgetting them. I____________ (85), we shuld learn frm them s that we dn’t make the same mistakes.
七、书面表达 (共1大题，满分15分)
你们学校最近发布了一则公告，规定学生原则上不得将手机带入校园，严禁带手机进课堂。请你谈谈你是否赞同学校的公告，你反对或赞同的原因是什么，并谈谈中学生应该如何在日常学习和生活中正确使用手机。请你根据内容提示完成短文。
内容提示：
D yu agree t yur schl ntice?
What’s yur reasn?
Hw t use mbile phnes crrectly?
Smething mre abut yur ideas f using mbile phnes.
注意：文中不得透露个人真实姓名和学校；词数60-80；开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Recently, a ntice has been psted in ur schl. Mbile phnes are nt allwed t use in the classrm. ____
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武汉市江夏区2023-2024学年度上学期12月月考
九年级 英语试题 参考答案
一、听力部分 (共25小题，每小题1分，满分25分)
1-5 BABCC6-10 BAABB11-15 CBCAC 16-20 ABCBA 21-25 CABBC
二、选择填空 (共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
26-30 ACBCC31-35 DCDAB36-40 DACAB
三、完形填空 (本题共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
41-45 BDACB46-50 CDCBD51-55 BCDAA
四、阅读理解 (本题共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)
56-60 DBBAC61-65 BABDC 66-70ADCBB
五、词与短语填空 (本题共5小题，每小题2分，本题共10分)
71. prfessinal72. first73. meaning74. receives75. tk up
六、综合填空 (本题共10小题，每小题1分，本题共10分)
76. r 77. greatest78. hurt79. making80. remember
81. example 82. tried83. lk84. better85. Instead
七、书面表达 (本题共1小题，满分15分)
Recently, a ntice has been psted in ur schl. Mbile phnes are nt allwed t use in the classrm. Fr me, I ttally agree.
Mbile phnes are becming mre and mre ppular nw. Sme students think it is mre cnvenient fr them t keep in tuch with parents and classmates. Als they can be used t lk up infrmatin, listen t music r take phts after class. But sme students spend s much time chatting with friends, playing games and s n that they lse their interest in studies. And it’s very bad fr their eyes.
In my pinin, we shuld use mbile phnes prperly. We’d better use them with the help f ur parents. I hpe everyne can use mbile phnes in a better way.
听力录音稿
一、听力测试 (共三节)
第一节 (共4小题，每小题1分，满分4分)
听下面4个问题。每个问题后有三个答语，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每个问题后，你都有5秒钟的时间来作答和阅读下一小题。每个问题仅读一遍。
Text 1 Whse bx n bat is it?
Text 2 What is it in yur arms?
Text 3 Hw lng will yu stay here?
Text 4 Which is Sally’s cake?
第二节 (共8小题，每小题1分，满分8分)
听下面8段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
Text 5
M: This party is great! D yu knw Tm? He used t be s shy.
W: Yeah, but lk hw ppular he is nw!
Text 6
W: D yu knw Kate’s sister?
M: Of curse, she’s nice but t quiet.
Text 7
M: Have yu heard the weather reprt, Jessie?
W: Yes, the radi says it will be wet this evening.
Text 8
M: D yu think the exam was difficult, Mary?
W: Well, I dn’t think s. In fact, it’s the easiest ne I’ve ever taken.
Text 9
W: Have yu seen tday’s newspaper, Tm?
M: Yes, it’s in my rm, but I haven’t read it yet.
Text 10
M: Rsa, I saw yu at the cstume party last night. Yu wre a strange hat, didn’t yu?
W: Yes, that was s fun. I didn’t get hme until midnight.
Text 11
W: Hw can I imprve my chemistry?
M: Why nt try t d sme experiments? It’s als an interesting way t learn.
Text 12
M: Culd yu pass me the bread?
W: Oh, dn’t yu think yu’ve had enugh?
第三节 (共13小题，每小题1分，满分13分)
听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答13至15题。
Text 13
W: Hell, taxi!
M: Where t, Madam?
W: T the train statin. Hw many peple can yu take?
M: Fur.
W: Can yu get there in15 minutes?
M: Srry, I can’t. It takes abut 30 minutes because the streets are heavy with traffic at this time f theday. Anyway, I will d my best.
W: Oh, we want t g there as quickly as pssible. But dn’t g t fast.
M: Dn’t wrry. I dn’t want an accident either. Get in, please.
W: OK!
听下面一段对话，回答16至18题。
Text 14
M: Excuse me madam, my phne is ut f service. Culd yu tell me hw t get t the peple’s park?
W: Sure, g alng the street and turn left at the cinema, keep walking until yu see a htel. The park is ppsite t it. Yu wn’t miss it.
M: Thanks. D I need t take a bus there?
W: N, it’s nly a fifteen minutes’ walk. By the way, why are yu in such a hurry?
M: There is a water festival in the park. Tw friends are waiting fr me there.
W: Oh, water festival. It must be amazing!
M: I think s. Wuld yu like t jin us?
W: Why nt?
听下面一段对话，回答19至21题。
Text 15
W: Mrning, Jim.
M: Mrning, Ann.
W: What are yu ging t d?
M: My mm bught sme meat yesterday, and nw she needs sme vegetables.
W: S yu are ging t the market?
M: Yes, I’ll buy sme fr her.
W: Is she ging t make sme sup?
M: N, she is ging t make sme dumplings fr lunch.
W: Oh, I heard dumplings are delicius.
M: Yu’re right. We had dumplings last Saturday and we all like the fd.
W: It’s nt easy t make dumplings, is it?
M: N, it isn’t. But I’ve learned t make dumplings nw.
W: Really, culd yu teach me t make dumplings?
M: Sure.
听下面一段独白，回答22至25题。
Text 16
Everyne knws him as an ld authr. He lives in a little huse in the middle f a small wd abut a mile frm the village. He visits the village stre twice a week t buy sme fd and smetimes he cllects letters and his mney frm the pst ffice. A few weeks ag, a reprter frm the lcal newspaper interviewed him. This is what he said, “I get up every mrning with the birds. There is a river near my huse and I fetch water frm there. It is gd clear fresh water better than yu get in the city. Smetimes in the winter, I have t break the ice. I ck simple fd in the kitchen. I g t the bar and have a drink nce a mnth but I dn’t see many peple. I dn’t feel lnely. I knw this wd very well, yu see. I knw all the little birds and animals that live here and they knw me. I dn’t have much mney but I dn’t need much. I think I’m a lucky man. “
Rural phtgrapher captures life’s farewell mments
Wu Muliang, a 24-year-ld phtgrapher frm rural China, turned funeral (葬礼) pictures int cherished memries when he was n hliday, bringing generatins fr frgtten lives.
“When elders pass away in ur village, either they have n pht like my grandpa, r they have t use the ne frm their ID card,” Wu said. “The tpic f death is nt as tab (忌讳) t them as it is t me. The funeral pictures may hld mre imprtant meanings fr the lved nes f these elders.”
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An 28-year-ld reprter Huang Qian, decided t add a new frm f exercise t her daily rutine eight muths ag. Baduanjin is a frm f Chinese qigng using breathing t imprve bdy and mind, thrugh eight, well-designed steps.
Huang decided t give Baduanjin a try because f her lng-term illness. She enjys the exercise, “I feel refreshed and full f energy befre starting my day. “ Baduanjin has wn the hearts f the yung. It’s als regarded as a way fr yung peple t relax and deal with stress.
Animal lver sets up shelter n salary (工资)
Wei Hngzhu currently keeps mre than 30 hmeless dgs and 20 cats in the shelter she set up in a abandned (废弃的) industrial area. In her regular jb, she is a staff member n Changchun, Jilin Prvince.
“I can take care f them in my spare time after wrk,” she said. Wei spends almst all f her salary n the animal’s upkeep, which csts abut 10, 000 yuan ($1, 540) a mnth. “I am hping sme animal hspitals culd prvide regular treatments fr my babies, as well as reduce the financial pressure.”