《2025年拔尖特训七年级英语上册译林版》

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中国古代儿童游戏
Unlike the children nowadays,the children during ancient times didn't have smartphones or computers to enjoy themselves. 1. . Let's take a look.
Playing hide-and-seek
Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children. Even nowadays,many children like playing it. There are two ways to play. One way is to cover a child's eyes while the other kids run around to tease him. 2. .
Flying kites
Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood instead of paper. Nowadays,the four most famous kites are the Beijing kite,the Tianjin kite,the Nantong kite and the Weifang kite. Each of them has special features. 3. .
Kicking stone balls
During the Qing Dynasty,kicking a stone ball around was a popular game in the northern part of China,and it was often played in winter to keep warm.
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The closest thing to watching a film or television for entertainment during ancient times was going to see the shadow play. Folk artists manipulate(操纵) puppets behind the screen to make the puppets move like people and tell stories.
Setting off fireworks
Fireworks have a history of more than 2,000 years. It is said that there was a beast(兽) named Nian in ancient China. 5. . After gunpowder was invented,it gradually replaced the bamboo joints. Fireworks are still set off during the Chinese Spring Festival.
根据短文内容,从方框中选出适当的选项补全短文,有一项是多余的。
A. Watching the shadow play
B. For example,the swallow-shaped kite is a special kind of the Beijing kite
C. The shadow play was a popular form of entertainment in ancient times
D. To scare off the beast,people burnt bamboo joints to make them explode(爆裂)
E. The other way is that one child tries to find those who have hidden themselves
F. Instead,they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood

答案： 1. F 2. E 3. B 4. A 5. D