（浙江省）九年级上学期2024年开学启航·英语题型精训营：阅...

（Peter loves taking photos. He just won first place in the school photo competition. And he is encouraging Linda to take part in the city photo competition. ）

Linda: Congratulations, Peter! I heard you won first place in the school photo competition.

Peter: Thank you! I entered the competition at ten in the morning on Dec 10th. I was really excited when I knew the result.

Linda: Your photos must be very good. What subject did you choose?

Peter: I have lots of photos of different places of interest in China, so I chose the subject Nature.

Linda: My friend Judy also chose the subject Nature last year, but she didn't get any prizes.

Peter: What a pity! But the general standard of the competition was higher last year.

Linda: I see. Our city is going to hold a photo competition next week.?

Peter: Yes, I will. And I am looking forward to it. What about you?

Linda: I want to enter the competition too. The thing is, I am not good at taking photos.

Peter: That's OK. You can just have a try. That's a great chance of improving your skills.

Linda: You're right. Then I will have a try.

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The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms (节气). Start of Autumn / Li Qiu, the 13^th solar term of the year, begins this year on August 7. Although Start of Autumn reflects the end of summer and beginning of autumn, hot weather will not end. The period of hot days after Start of Autumn, is called "Autumn Tiger". The following are some traditions you should know about Start of Autumn.

1 Eating peaches

In Hangzhou, people eat peaches on the Start of Autumn day. The peach stones are kept until New Year's Eve and thrown into the stove, burned into ash. People believed that in this way (瘟疫) could be prevented for the whole year.

2 Eating red beans

People in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, have eaten red beans on Start of Autumn day. They take 7 to 14 little beans, one must face west, it's said (痢疾) during the autumn.

3 Eating gourds

People in Tianjing believe that eating melons such as towel gourd, white gourd and bitter gourd can prevent diarrhea (腹泻) in autumn and the coming winter and spring.

4 Touching Autumn

There is the custom of "Touching Autumn" in the north of Yancheng, Jiangsu province. On the eve of Start of Autumn, people can touch and take for free all kinds of fruits as they like in private or public gardens, no matter how much they lose. Many gardeners even leave some melon fruits in the field on purpose for the guests during the night.

5 Fleshing out in autumn (贴秋膘)

On the first day of the Start of Autumn, usually people will weight themselves and compare their weight to what it was at the Start of Summer. If one has lost weight during the summer, then at the beginning of autumn, especially meat.

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms(节气). Start of Autumn / Li Qiu, the 13^th solar term of the year, begins this year on August 7. Although Start of Autumn reflects the end of summer and beginning of autumn, hot weather will not end. The period of hot days after Start of Autumn, usually lasting for 30 days, is called "Autumn Tiger". The following are some traditions you should know about Start of Autumn.

1. Eating peaches

In Hangzhou, people eat peaches on the Start of Autumn day. The peach stones are kept until New Year's Eve and thrown into the stove, burned into ash. People believed that in this way, plagues(瘟疫) could be prevented for the whole year.

2. Eating red beans

People in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, have eaten red beans on Start of Autumn day. They take 7 to 14 little beans, swallowing them with well water. When taking the beans, one must face west, it's said, so as not to get dysentery(痢疾) during the autumn.

3. Eating gourds

People in Tianjing believe that eating melons such as towel gourd, white gourd and bitter gourd can prevent diarrhea(腹泻) in autumn and the coming winter and spring.

4. Touching Autumn

There is the custom of "Touching Autumn" in the north of Yancheng, Jiangsu province. On the eve of Start of Autumn, people can touch and take for free all kinds of fruits as they like in private or public gardens, and the owner will not be angry, no matter how much they lose. Many gardeners even leave some melon fruits in the field on purpose for the guests during the night.

5. Fleshing out in autumn(贴秋膘)

On the first day of the Start of Autumn, usually people will weight themselves and compare their weight to what it was at the Start of Summer. If one has lost weight during the summer, then at the beginning of autumn, he or she needs to flesh out by eating many different kinds of delicious food, especially meat.

Students' Safety

The teacher gives young students some advice on how to deal with danger.

If you are in a traffic accident

If a car hits you, you should remember the car number. If it is a bike, try to call your parents before you let the rider go. This is because you don't know how seriously you are hurt.

If it is raining hard and there is a trees.

Don't stay at high places and stay away from trees.

When there is a fire

Get away as fast as you can. Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit(出口). Don't take the lift.

If someone is drowning(落水)

If you can't swim, don't get into water. Just cry for help.

Remember that danger is never as far away as you think. Take care of yourself all the time.

NAO is a 58-cm-tall robot. He is small, cute and round. You can't help but love him! NAO is created to be a friendly partner around the house. He recognizes(识别) you, hears you and can even talk to you. 

Since his birth in 2006, he has been better and better at pleasing, understanding and loving you. Maybe one day he will become your friend. His cute look and wonderful communication skills made him really lovely and popular.

He can be a good helper. Ask him to do something and he will do it. For example, you can ask NAO to wake you up in the morning, to watch your home during the day or to teach you new things whenever you want. You no longer need a keyboard,' a computer or a mouse to communicate with technology. All you have to do is to talk to him.

He can be a sweet family member. He can learn to read your moods so that he always knows the right thing to say. He can recognize your family members and call them by their first names. You can teach him how to choose the music, food and film you like best.