2023年成都市青羊區(qū)九年級(jí)二診英語(yǔ)試題（含答案）

青羊區(qū)初2023屆診斷性測(cè)試九年級(jí)英語(yǔ)注意事項(xiàng)：1.全卷分A卷和B卷，A卷滿分100分，B卷滿分50分；考試時(shí)間120分鐘。2.答題前，考生務(wù)必先認(rèn)真核對(duì)條形碼上的姓名、考號(hào)和座位號(hào)，無(wú)誤后將本人姓名、考號(hào)和座位號(hào)填寫在答題卡相應(yīng)位置。3.A卷主要為選擇題（26-30小題除外），用2B鉛筆在答題卡上填涂作答。A卷的26-30小題和B卷為非選擇題，用0.5毫米黑色墨水簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)在各題目對(duì)應(yīng)的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無(wú)效。4.保持答題卡面清潔，不得折疊、污染、破損等。A卷（共100分）注意事項(xiàng)：A卷共7頁(yè)，解答A卷時(shí)，在每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。第一部分聽力測(cè)試（共30小題，計(jì)30分）一、聽句子，根據(jù)所聽到內(nèi)容選擇正確答語(yǔ)。每小題讀兩遍（共5小題，每小題1分；計(jì)5分）A.Cheerup! B.Comeon! C.Congratulations!A.Sure,Iwill. B.Ofcoursenot. C.Nevermind.A.Soundsgreat! B.Whatapity! C.Ican’timagineit!A.Soisit. B.Ican’tagreemore. C.That’sallright.A.It’stallandwide. B.It’soldandmysterious. C.It’smeaningfulandeducational.二、聽句子，選擇與你所聽到的句子意思相符合的圖片，并將代表圖片的字母填在相應(yīng)的題號(hào)后，每小讀兩遍。（共5小題，每小題1分；計(jì)5分）ABCDE6.__________7.__________8.__________9.__________10.__________三、聽對(duì)話，根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容及問題選擇正確答案。每段對(duì)話讀兩遍。（共10小題，每小題1分；計(jì)10分）A.Aband. B.Aconcert. C.Asong.A.Teacherandstudent. B.Doctorandpatient. C.Parentandchild.A.Flewakite. B.Playedsoccer. C.Wenttothemovies.A.Herclassmates. B.Herfriends. C.Herparents.A.Acook. B.Ateacher. C.Avolleyballplayer.A.EastLake. B.SouthLake. C.WestLake.A.BorrowthebikefromSarah.B.SelltheoldbiketoSarah.C.BuytheoldbikefromSarah.A. B. C.A.Hismother. B.Hisgrandmother. C.Hisbrother.A.At9:40a.m. B.At9:50a.m. C.At10:00a.m..四、聽短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇正確答案。短文讀兩遍。（共5小題，每題1分；計(jì)5分）HowlonghaveDalestayedinChinatolearnChinese?A.Forthreeyears. B.Forfouryears. C.Forfiveyears.WhatprogramdidDaleandHuangLeiplayontheparty?A.Crosstalk. B.Singing. C.Dancing.Dale’sshowwasthe__________programontheparty.A.first B.second C.thirdHowdidDalefeelonthatimportantday?A.Excitedbutunfair. B.Nervousbutunforgettable. C.Lonelybutsuccessful.Whatcanwelearnfromthespeaker?A.Daledidn’thaveenoughpracticebeforetheshow.B.Dalemadelotsofmistakesduringtheshow.C.DalewilllearnChineseharderinthefuture.五、聽短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成表格中所缺信息。短文讀三遍。（共5小題，每小題1分；計(jì)5分）A(n)26onMakingDreamsComeTrueFactEveryonehasdreamsbutmayhave27makingthemcometrue.Eva’sstoryShebecame28carsatayoungageandstartedtrainingtobeacarmechanic(機(jī)修工)attheageof13.Herfamilytriedtostopherdreambutshe29learningmore.Shebecamethecountry’sfirstwomanmechanicandworkedforothersforsometime.ShestartedLadyMechanicSchooltooffer30lessonsforotherwomen.Sheistryingtotrainmorewomenandgivethemmorejobs.ConclusionLoveandhardworkhelppeoplemakedreamscometrue.第二部分基礎(chǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共30小題，計(jì)40分）六、選擇填空。（共15小題，計(jì)分20分）A. 從各題的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇正確答案。（共10小題，每小題1分；計(jì)10分）Italyis________EuropeancountryItravelledwithmyfamilyfouryearsago.A.a B.an C.the—Excuseme,I’mlookingformynotebook.—Oh,sorry.Itook________bymistake.A.mine B.yours C.hers—Whencanweknowtheresultofthetest,MissSteen?—Assoonastheresultcomesout,I’lltellyou,sopleasebe________.A.patient B.brave C.active—Wow…anothergif!What’sinit?—I’mnotsure.It________beaTeddyBear,yourfavorite.A.must B.should C.mightJourneytotheWestisaTVplay________manyChinesepeopleliketowatch.A.why B.who C.thatSomeusefulwebsitesforEnglishlearners________inyesterday’sdiscussion.A.haveshared B.werementioned C.wereexchangingIfyoudon’twanttomissyourtrain,you’dbetter________forthestationatonce,oryou’llbelate.A.setoff B.shutoff C.setupChengduNaturalHistoryMuseumis________othermuseumsinChengdu.Thousandsofpeoplevisitthereeveryweekend.A.aspopularas B.morepopularthan C.lesspopularthanMoreandmoretreeswerecutdown.________,manyanimalsaredyingout.A.Sothat B.Asaresult C.Tostartwith—Mr.Wu,couldyoutellme________?—Sure.Byreviewingcarefullyoverandoveragain.A.whyIcanimprovemyEnglishalotB.whenIcanimprovemyEnglishalotC.howIcanimprovemyEnglishalotB. 根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容，從方框中選出適當(dāng)?shù)倪x項(xiàng)補(bǔ)全對(duì)話，井將選項(xiàng)的編號(hào)依次填入題號(hào)后橫線上。（共5小題，每小題2分；計(jì)10分）A:Hi,Peter.Areyoufreethisweekend?Let’sclimbthemountaininLongquan.B:41A:Whynot?It’sagoodtimetoclimbthemountainsinApril.B:42Youknow,ourcityChengduiscreatingtheNationalCivilized(文明的)ModelCity.Asastudent,it’smydutytomakeourcitymorebeautiful.A:Yes,you’reright.43B:Well.Wecansometimessupport(攙扶)theoldtocrossthestreet.44Wecanevenhelptoputthesharingbikesinrightorders…A:Wow!45ButcanIjoinyou?B:Ofcourse.YoucancallourteacherMrs.Yang.A:OK.Thanksalot.B:You’rewelcome.Hopetomeetyouattheprojectthisweekend!A.Thatsoundssomeaningful.B.Sorry,I’mafraidnot.C.Wecanalsohelptocleanupthecitypark.D.Sowhatcanyouusuallydotohelpintheproject?E.BecauseIjoinedtheschoolweekendprojectlastmonth.七、完形填空：分別通讀下面兩篇短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳答案。（共15小題；計(jì)20分）AIstarteddancing70yearsago.That’sright,70yearsaseverybodysays.Everybodythinksthatballetisavery__46__career,andIreallythoughtthatIwasgoingtobefinishedinmy20s.AndsonowitseemsamazingthatIamstilldancingattheageof77.__47__,peoplethinkI’munusual.IlovechildrenandIlovethemtoenjoyballet.Iknowsomeofthemwillnotcontinueforever,__48__Ithinkballetteachesmorethanjustdance.Itteachesthemrespect(尊重)foreachother.InLondonduringthewar,wealwayswenttotheballetandIalwayslovedit.AndIreallywasn’tverytalented.ThemainthingwasthatIhadwonderfulteachers,andmyhusbandwasoneofthem.Healways__46__me.HealwaysthoughtIwasagooddancer.ButIdon’thavehimnow.Ballethasbeenmymainlove.Lifeistooshort,dowhatyouwanttodo.Whetherit’spainting,balletoryoga—__50__youreallylovetodo—it’snevertoolate.Sostartdoingwhatyoulovedoingnow.A.small B.short C.meaningfulA.Clearly B.Luckily C.ImportantlyA.so B.and C.butA.comforted B.encouraged C.praisedA.however B.whenever C.whateverBMackRutherford,17,isbothBritishandBelgian.Recently,hecompletedafive-monthflightsafelywithhisairplane.Theteenhasnowsettherecordasthe__51__persontoflyaroundtheworldalone.Heflewinasmall,two-seaterairplane,whichtraveledat__52__ofabout300kph.Oneoftheplane’sseatswasreplacedwithanextragastank(油箱).Itallowedhimtocover__53__distances.Mack’sroute(路線)tookhimoverEurope,Africa,AsiaandNorthAmerica.Hevisited52countries__54__andcrossedtheequatortwice—that’srequiredtosettheGuinnessWorldRecord(吉尼斯世界記錄).Mackexpectedhistriptotaketwotothree__55__atfirst,butlaterhefoundthathehadtoadjust(調(diào)整)hisideas.Insomeplaces,hehadtowaitalongtimetogetpermissiontofly.Besides,Mackfacedlotsofother__56__,manyofthemrelatedtobadweather.“CrossingthePacificOceanwasthemostdifficultpartofthetrip.”hesaid.__57__Mackmetlotsofdifficulties,henevergotfrightened.Andhe__58__thetripas“completelyamazing”.Macksaidhehopedhistripwould__59__youngpeopletheycouldmakeadifference.“Youdon’tneedtobe18todosomethingspecial.Justfollowyourdreamsandtheywill__60__cometrue,”headded.A.bravest B.youngest C.fastestA.speeds B.means C.timesA.safer B.longer C.shorterA.infact B.incommon C.intotalA.months B.years C.hoursA.conditions B.challenges C.achievementsA.If B.Because C.AlthoughA.described B.spoke C.treatedA.trust B.show C.askA.truly B.accidentally C.finally第三部分閱讀理解（共15小題，計(jì)30分）八、讀下面的短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容判斷句子的正誤。正確的涂A，錯(cuò)誤的涂B。（共5小題，每小題2分；計(jì)10分）Anewrobotmaychangethefuture.DevelopedbyUScompanyOpenAI,ChatGPThastakentheInternetbystorm,winning100millionuserssinceitcameoutinNovember2022.Peoplecanasktherobottowritestoriesandemails,translatelanguages,andanswerallkindsofquestions.Initsownwords,itisalanguagemodeltrainedinanumberofInternettexttohelpusersgethuman-liketext.”ComparedwithSiriorotherchatbots(聊天機(jī)器人),ChatGPTusesamuchbiggerdatabase(數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù))fortraining.Italsolearnsthingsbyitself.Forexample,ifitprovidesawronganswertoyourquestion,youcantellittherightoneanditwillmakeitright.“It’satotallydifferentproduct,”computerscientistLiuXiaoguangfromNankaiUniversitysaid.“TheknowledgelevelChatGPTshowsissimilartoauniversitystudent.That’swhyitshockedtheworld.“Manypeopleworryaboutifthisrobotwilltaketheplaceofhumansinthefuture.ButonebigproblemwithChatGPTisthatitmakesmistakesorevengivesunrealinformation.SincetherobotistrainedusingwordsfromtheInternet,itcanalsopickupontheInternet’sbiases(偏見)aboutcertaingroups.Theseareallthingsthatneedtobedealtwith.Itstillhasalongwaytogo.ChatGPThaswongreatpopularityaroundtheworldsinceitcameout.Peoplewon’thaveproblemsunderstandingotherlanguageswiththehelpofChatGPT.ChatGPTcancorrectthewronganswerafteryoutellingittherightone.ChatGPTshockedtheworldbecauseitissmarterthanuniversitystudents.Inthewriter’sopinion,ChatGPTwilllakehumans’placesinthenearfuture.九、閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容從A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇正確答案。（共10小題，每小題2分；計(jì)20分）AWELCOMETONEWCITYZOOSCHEDULEFORSUMMER2023ZOOHOURS:9:00a.m.—6:00p.m.Weathermayaffectsomeactivities.ANIMALEXPERIENCESSPECIALEXPERIENCESWATCHINGSTARTINGTIMELENGTHGUIDEDBUSTOUR(10:00a.m.—5:00p.m.)Round-tripinthezoowithbusticket,1-DayPassoryearlycard.Elephant10:00a.m.25minsLion11:00a.m.15minsBear2:30p.m.25minsWolf4:00p.m.25minsMINI-TRAIN(10:30a.m.—4:30p.m.)Getahandstampatthegateofthezoo,andyoucangetonandoffthemini-trainunlimitedtimesonthesameday.Monkey4:30p.m.20minsTohaveadoselookattheanimals,pleasecheckthetimelistedabove.FORHEALTH&SAFETY:Donotcrosssafetylinestotakephotos.Donottouchorfeedanyanimals.Keepchildreninsightatalltimes.WARNING:Itisagainstthelawtofeedordisturbanyanimalsinthezoo.Violatorswillberequiredtoleavethezoo.andcouldpayfinesupto$300.Thankyoufortreatinganimalsandtheirlivingspacewithrespect!Formoreinformation,pleasecontactthevisitorcentre(825-202-1202)orvisit.Whatanimalcanyouhaveacloselookatifyougettothezooat3:00p.m.?A.Elephants. B.Bears. C.Wolves.Howcanvisitorsgoaroundthezooaccordingtotheposter?①Rideabike. ②Takeaguidedbus. ③Takeamini-train.A.①② B.②③ C.①③Theunderlinedword“Violators”means“peoplewho__________”.A.lookaftertheanimals B.feedordisturbtheanimals C.takephotosoftheanimalsWhichofthefollowingaboutthezooisTRUE?A.Thezooopensforninehoursaday.B.Guidedbustourisavailableat9:00a.m.C.Childrencantouchsomeanimals.What’sthemainpurposeofthisposter?A.Toprotectthewildanimals.B.Toshowtheimportanceofsafety.C.Tointroduceinformationaboutthezoo.BAsweallknow,September10thisTeachers’DayinChinanow.ButdoyouknowtheancientChineseTeachers’Day?Itisafestivalcelebratingtheover2,000-yeartraditionofrespectingteachersandeducationinChina.ThehistoryofTeachers’DaydatesbacktotheHanDynasty.Accordingtorecord,duringtheHanandJindynasties,onAugust27ofthelunarcalendareachyear,thebirthdayofConfucius(孔子),theemperorwouldgototheConfucius’TempletoshowgreathonortoConfucius.Hewouldalsoworship(敬拜)thegreatoldteachers,andinviteroyalteacherstodinner.Andonthatday,teachersenjoyedaday’svacationandweregivendriedmeatasgifts.Besides,thebestteacherswhowerechosenfromthewholecountrywouldbegiven500liang(兩)silvercoinseachasprizes.Normally,inancienttimes,therewasnofixedtuitionfee(學(xué)費(fèi));theparentspaidwithmoneyorfood.Sometimescalligraphyworks,paintingsaswellasbooksmaybegiventotheteachersasgifts.Amongallthegiftgivingtraditions,thefirstmeetinggiftwasamust.Thereweremanytraditionswhenstudentsmettheirteachersforthefirsttime.Beforetheymettheirteachers,theyneededtotidythemselvesandgetwelldressed.Beforegivingtheirteachersa“gift”,theyneededtokowtow(磕頭)toConfucius’pictureandthentotheirprivateteachers.Thoughthewaywecelebratethefestivalsisdifferent,theysharethesamemeaningtoshowourthanksandrespecttoteachers.WhywastheancientChineseTeachers’DayonAugust27?A.ItwasConfucius’sbirthday.B.Itwastheemperor’sbirthday.C.Therewereimportantactivitiesonthatday.WhatwouldNOTtheemperordotocelebrateChineseTeachers’Day?A.Worshipsomegreatoldteachers.B.VisittheConfucius’Temple.C.Inviteallgreatteacherstodinner.Whatwouldbegiventothebestteachersasprizesinancienttimes?A. B. C.What’stherightorderofthefollowthingswhenancientstudentsfirstmetteachers?①Givegiftstoteachers. ②gettidyandwelldressed.③kowtowtoteachers. ④kowtowtoConfucius’picture.A.①②④③ B.②④③① C.②①④③Inwhichcolumnofanewspapermaywereadthearticle?A.CultureandTraditions B.Socialmanners C.GreatmastersB卷（共50分）一、首字母填空根據(jù)句意和所給首字母提示補(bǔ)全下列單詞。并將單詞完整地寫在橫線上。（共5小題，每小題1分；計(jì)5分）Thesoccerstarhasn’td__________histeammate,scoring5goalsinrecent3games.Thesingerwassopopularthattherewerenoemptyseatsl__________inthemusichall.With19.8percentofthep__________olderthan60,Chinashouldcaremoreabouttheelders.Oncethepoorboygetsthechancetoreadinthelibrary,hewillstaythereforawholedayandreadt__________.Ourcitygovernmentmakessurethatmorepublicconveniencesarea__________tothecomingguests,sothattheycanfeelwelcomedandcomfortableintheFISUGames.二、完成對(duì)話在對(duì)話的空格中填.上適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，使對(duì)話完整正確。一空一詞。按編號(hào)把答案依次填入下邊的表格內(nèi)。（共10小題，每小題1分；計(jì)分10分）J—JimD—DavidJ:Youlookupset?Whathappened?D:Iquarreledagainwithmyparents.TheyjusttreatmelikeI’mstillalittlekid.J:Icanunderstandyou.Youarenot1inthesituation.Accordingtoasurveyaboutparent-childrelationship,over80percentofChinesechildrenwanttobefriendswiththeirparents.D:That’s2whatIwant.ButTraditionalparent-kidrelationshipispreventingmyparentsfromdoingso.Asachild,whatcanIdotocreatefriendshipathome?J:Todothat,firstyoushouldlearntouseself-controland3yourtimewell,likekeepingagoodbalancebetweenyourstudyandhobby.Inthisway,youcanshowthemthatyou’vegrownupandarereadytobetreated4.Besides,sharingyourfeelingswithparentscanhelpprevent5onbothsides.D:Thatmakessense.AlsowhenIargueovertheirparentingstyle,Ioftenfindmyselfendupsayingsomething6later,whichmakesthingsevenworse.J:Youshouldremembertheyarenotperfect,justlikeus,sodoyourbesttoavoid7arguments.Thismaymeanthatyousometimeshavetokeepyourmouthshutwhenyourparentsayssomethingyoudon’tlike.Evenwhenyouhavetorespond,makethepointclearly,butdon’t8yourvoiceordisrespectanyone.D:IagreethatIshouldcaremoreaboutmyparents’feelings.MaybeIalsoneedtodosomethingniceor9forthem,suchasmakingthemgifts,orsharingsomehomechores.J:Thatwillsurelybuildtheir10inyouandallowyoutohavemorefreedom.D:Thankyouforyouradvice,itreallymeansalottome.J:Noproblem.Hopeeverythinggoeswell.三、短文填空從下面方框中選出10個(gè)單詞，用它們的適當(dāng)形式填入短文空格內(nèi)，使短文意思正確、通順（每詞限用一次）。請(qǐng)按編號(hào)將答案依次填入下邊的表格內(nèi)。（共10小題，每小題1分；計(jì)分10分）lateofferuntildrinksocietyexpectfirstchoosepresswhilesucceedincludingInsomeareasofYunnan,whenwintercomes,peoplesitaroundafireandbaketeainpotterypots.Afterthetealeavesareroasted,peopleaddhotwatertoboilthem.While1tea,theychatwitheachotherandbakefruitsoverthefirewhichisacommon2sceneintheseareas.Today,thetopicof“boilingteaaroundastove”hasbecomepopularontheInternet3.OnthesocialmediaplatformXiaohongshu,thenumberofviewsonthetopichasalsobeenover12million.Peoplearesharingmanyotheroptionsintheactivity,fromhomemaderoastedmilkteatoheatedwine.Besidesdrinks,the4ofsnacksareevenmorediverse(多樣化).Themostpopularones5roastedsweetpotatoes,oranges,aswellasdriedfruits,nuts.Theappealofboilingteaaroundastovealsocomesfromcompanionship(陪伴).Whenpeoplearefacingthe6ofafastlifestyleandthestressofworkandstudy,makingteaaroundthefire7achancetoslowdown,relaxandgetbacktolivingalifewithfriends.Theactivityisthe8additiontoGuochao,orthe“Chinesefashiontrend”movement.Slow-boilingwasthemainwaytomaketeainancientChina9afasterbrewing(沖泡)methodbecamewidespreadduringtheMingdynasty.Now,theoldmethodismakinga10comebackinthehandsofyoungChinesepeople.四、閱讀表達(dá)。（共10小題；計(jì)分10分）A. 補(bǔ)全短文根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出適當(dāng)?shù)倪x項(xiàng)補(bǔ)全短文，并將選項(xiàng)的編號(hào)依次填入下邊的表格內(nèi)（有一個(gè)選項(xiàng)多余）。（共5小題，每小題1分；計(jì)5分）Timeflieswhenyouplayonyoursmartphone.Butwhenyougetdowntotherealbusinessofworkandstudy,onehourfeelslikeayear.Whyarewesoaddictedto(上癮)smartphonesbuteasilyboredbystudying?It’sallbecauseofsomethingsmallandhardtosee:dopamine.1Ourbrainsreleaseitwhenweeatyummyfood,afterweexerciseorwhenwearerewarded(獎(jiǎng)賞).2Forexample,checkingyourphoneforatextleadstoa400percentincreaseindopamine,saidUSauthorStevenKotler.Butwhy?Whenwescroll(滑動(dòng))onsocialmedia,wedon’tknowwhatwe’llseenext,orwhowillcommentonourposts.Thisuncertainty,or“themagicofmaybe”,makesthedopaminesystemactive,accordingtothepopularsciencewebsiteGuokr.3Whenourexpectationsaremet,dopamineisreleased.Andtogetmoredopamine,wecontinuecheckingourphones.Studyingdoesn’tprovidesuchuncertainty.Canwedosomethingtochangethat?AccordingtoHarvardMedicalSchool’sTrevorHaynes,appscanbecomelessaddictiveifweturnoffnotifications(通知)orchangethescreencolorstoblackandwhite.4Asforstudying,youcouldcheckyourprogressdailyorweeklyandrewardyourselfforit,saidDanielWong,authorofTheHappyStudent.Youcouldalsoexploreinterestingtopicsrelatedtoyourtextbook.Thiswillmakeknowledgemuchmoreinterestingtolearn.A.Ourbrainsreleasemoredopaminewhenwestudy.B.Wecanalsosettimelimitsonappstoavoidoverusingthem.C.Usewhatyou’velearnedtomakeadifferenceintherealworld.D.Dopamineisa“pleasurechemical”thatmakespeoplefeelgood.E.Wegetexcitedwonderingifwehavecommentsfromourfriends.F.Comparedwithstudying,playingonsmartphonescausesourbrainstoreleasemoredopamine.B. 完成表格閱讀下面短文，完成題后的表格。（共5小題，每小題1分；計(jì)5分）Facechanging,orBianLianinChinese,isanimportantpartofSichuanOpera.Itstartedabout300yearsago.AnditisoneofthegreattreasuresintraditionalChineseculture.Thechangingfacesshowdifferentfeelingsofactorsinaspecialway.Peoplethinkfacechanginghassomethingtodowithfightingagainstdangerousanimals.Inancienttimes,whenpeoplemetwithdangerousanimals,theypaintedcolorfulpicturesontheirfacestoscaretheanimalsaway.Later,peopleusedthisintheshowsofSichuanOpera.Andastimewentby,itturnedintoagreatformofart.Facechangingisundoubtedlyoneofthemostmysteriousarts,andonlythemastersreallyknowhowitworks.Manypeoplearecuriousaboutthesecretofface-changing.Generally,therearethreeface-changingtechniques(技巧):●Mopping(抹臉)Theperformermopsoutthecolorfulgreasepaints(油彩)whicharehiddeninacertainpartofhisfacetochangehisfacialappearancewhennecessary.●Blowing(吹臉)Theperformerblowspowderhiddeninhishandsorasmallboxonthestagesothatitblowsbackontohisfacefollowingwithhismove.●Pulling(扯臉)Theperformercanpulldownamaskwhichhasbeenhiddenonthetopofhisheadaheadoftime,changinghisfaceintored,green,blueorblacktoexpresshappiness,hate,angerorsadness.Thistechniqueissocomplicatedthattheperformermustmovequicklyyetsmoothlytoachievetheamazingeffect.Facechangingisanever-changingart,anditcontinuestodevelopwithtechnology.Bytheearly1900s,artistscouldswitchupto3maskseachperformance.Bythe1990s,artistscouldemployupto4masks,andby2000,thenumberroseto8.Nowadays,usingsilkmasksandmoderntechnology,artistscanchange18to20differentmasks.*History:Itstartedabout300yearsago.*Importance:Itisofgreat6intraditionalChineseculture.*Origin:Inancienttimes,peoplepaintedcolorfulpicturesontheirfaceswiththepurposeof7.*MoppingColorfulgreasepaintsarehiddeninacertainpartoftheperformers’faceandtheyaremoppedoutwhennecessary.*BlowingTheperformerblowspowderhiddeninhishandsorasmallboxonthestagesothatitblowsbackandstickstotheface.*PullingTheperformerpullsdowndifferentcolorsofmasks8differentfeelings.Theperformermustmovequicklyyetsmoothlytoachievetheamazingeffect.Withtheuseofsilkmasksand