2025年中考英语真题汇编08之任务型综合阅读2548

年中考英语真题汇编08之任务型综合阅读2548P25[2025·资阳]第一节阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上。请注意词数要求。WhatisthecityofPu’erinYunnanfamousfor?Pu’ertea,ofcourse.It’soneofthemostimportantChineseteas.ButdidyouknowthatPu’erisalsothecoffeecapitalofChina?Thecityhastheperfectweatherconditionsforgrowingcoffee.Asaresult,ithaslongbeenatopcoffeebeanproducerinChina.In1892,aFrenchmanplantedthefirstcoffeeseed(种子)inalocalvillage.In1988,coffeefarmingwasbroughttoPu’er.Today,coffeegrowingisahugeindustrythere.ButPu’erisnotjustaboutgrowingcoffeebeans.It’salsoaplaceforcoffeeloverstoexperiencethewholecoffeeproduction.Hands-onactivitiesincludeeverythingfrompickinganddryingbeanstobrewing(煮)andtastingcoffee.AttheElephantCoffeeHouse,youcanenjoyacupwhilewatchingAsianelephantswalkfreely.Suchaspecialmixisnice.“Itseemslikeanotherplanet,”saysHuangDaxiang,acoffeelover.Visitorscanalsotrytheirhandatmakingcoffeesoapatotherhouses.Pu’eralsohostscoffee-themedevents,suchascoffeebrewingcompetitions.Youcantrydifferentcoffeetastesandmeetpeoplefromallovertheworld.That’swhatbeingafamouscoffeecityisallabout.WhatisthecityofPu’erfamousforaccordingtothetext?(Nomorethan3words)WhyisPu’eragoodplacetogrowcoffee?(Nomorethan8words)WhenwasthefirstcoffeeseedplantedinPu’er?(Nomorethan2words)Wherecanvisitorsenjoythe“specialmix”inPu’er?(Nomorethan5words)Whichoneoftheactivitiesfromthetextdoyouwanttotrymost?(Nomorethan3words)71.Teaandcoffee.72.Becausethecity(it)hastheperfectweatherconditions./Becauseofitsperfectweatherconditions./Theperfectweatherconditions.73.In1892.74.AttheElephantCoffeeHouse.75.Growing(Planting)coffeebeans./Pickingcoffeebeans./Dryingcoffeebeans./Brewingcoffee./Tastingcoffee./WatchingAsianelephants./Makingcoffeesoap./Coffeebrewingcompetitions./...P26[2025·镇江]阅读填空（共20小题；每小题1分；满分20分）根据短文内容在文章后表格中的空白处填入一个最恰当的词，每空一词。Foodwasteisnotjustaproblematthedinnertable,butabigproblemallovertheworld.Seriouslossesoffood,happenfromfarmers’fieldstocustomers’fridges.What’sworse,pollutionandnaturaldisastersmaycausefoodshortage.Indevelopingcountries,fortypercentoffoodwastehappensduringharvestingandprocessing(加工).Becauseofthis,farmersmakinglittlemoneyaretrappedinacycleofpoverty.Theyarealsoshortofrapidtransportationandrefrigeration(冷藏),soalargenumberofcropsmaygobadbeforetheyreachthemarket.Fewfarmerscanaffordindustrial-sizedfridgestokeeptheirproductsingoodconditions.Foodwasteisalsodiscoveredindevelopedcountries.Morethanfortypercentoffoodwastehappensduringtheprocessofsellingandbuying.Shockingly,thisamountreachesneartheyearlyfoodproductioninsomepartofAfrica.Inmanycases,thevegetablesandfruitarethrownawaybecausetheylook“ugly”,fallingshortofindustrystandards.Pollutinganddestroyingenvironmentdoharmtoproducingfood.Afewcountriesarereducingnaturalareasforgrowingfoodcropsandraisinglivestock(牲畜).Mostsurprisingly,intheBrazilianAmazonrainforest,800milliontreesinthepastsixyearshavebeencutdowntomakebeefcattlefarms.Also,fishfarmsstillcreateagreatdealofpollutionaswellasdiseases.Atpresent,itseemsthatfoodproductiondoesn’treduce,butitmayinfluenceallthelivingthingsontheearthinthefuture.Naturaldisasterslikedroughtsandstormscandestroyawholeyear’scropforanunluckyfarmer.Climatechangewillmakesucheventsthatwerepreviouslythoughtofas“onceinahundredyears”happenmoreandmoreoften.Thismeansthatwe’llneedmoreresourcestoproducethesameamountoffood.Foodwasteisharmfultohumans,aswellasotherlifeontheearth.It’snotonlytheproblemoncustomers’dinnertable,butalsoaninternationalproblemthatmustbedealtwithbythegovernments.FoodproblemsFoodislost56fromfieldstofridges.Foodshortageiscausedbypollutionandnaturaldisasters.57offoodwasteindifferentcountriesIndevelopingcountriesSomefarmersare58allthetimebecauseofthefoodwaste.Cropsmaygobadbecausetheycan’tbetransported59.Productscan’tbekeptingoodconditionsbecauseofthelimitedrefrigeration.IndevelopedcountriesIntheprocessofsellingandbuying,6040%offoodwastehappens.TheamountisalmostthefoodproductioninsomepartofAfricainayear.Peoplethrowthevegetablesandfruitaway61theylookniceandmeetstandards.Bad62onproducingfoodPollutinganddestroyingenvironmentSomenaturalareasare63togrowfoodcropsandraiselivestock.Pollution,aswellasdiseases,iscreatedbyfishfarms.ConclusionNaturaldisastersAwholeyear’scropcanbedestroyedbynaturaldisasters.Naturaldisastershappenmoreoften,not“onceina64“inthepast.Moreresourcesareneededtoproducethesameamountoffood.Foodwasteisharmfultoalloflifeontheearth.It’saproblemwhichshouldbesolvedby65customersandthegovernments.56.seriously57.Discovery/Discoveries/Situation(s)/Fact(s)/Cause(s)58.poor59.rapidly/quickly/fast60.over61.unless62.influence(s)63.used/reduced64.century65.bothP27[2025·长沙]阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Onerecentweekend,Idecidedtolearnhowtomakejiaoziwithmygrandmother.Ithoughtitwouldbefunandeasyattheverybeginning,butsoonitcametomethatitwasn’tassimpleasitlooked.Atfirst,Ididn’tpayattentiontothesharp(锋利的)knifewhilecuttingvegetables.Myfingergotcutbecauseofmycarelessness.Luckily,itwasn’tserious.Grandmawasnervous,andquicklyhelpedmecleanthecut.“Mypoorlittlegirl!Becarefulnexttime!”saidGrandmasoftly.Throughthepainfullesson,Ilearnedthehardwaythatsafetyshouldalwayscomefirst.Afterthataccident(意外),IcontinuedworkingwithGrandma.Wemadethedough(面团),mixedthefilling,andstartedshapingthedumplings.However,Ikeptmakingmistakes.Someofmydumplingsweretoothick,otherswerenotproperlysealed(封闭),andsomeevenhadtoomuchfilling,makingthemdifficulttoclose.Itwassodiscouraging,butGrandmakeptencouragingme.Untilnoon,wehadaplatefullofdumplings—someareperfect,andsomeareabitmessy.Dadatemyugliestdumplingfirst.“Tastesbetterthanitlooks!”helaughed.Momencouragedme,“They’rethemostdeliciousdumplingsIhaveeverhad.Iamsoproudofyou!”NowIunderstandthatmakingjiaoziisn’tjustaboutthefinalproduct;itisaboutlearningpatience,havingfunwithmyfamily,andimprovingthroughmistakes.Mistakesaren’tsignsofweakness.Instead,theyshouldbeviewed(看待)assteppingstonestoachievements.Whatdidthewriterthinkofmakingjiaoziattheverybeginning?Whathappenedtothewriter’sfingerbecauseofhercarelessness?Didthewritergiveupmakingjiaoziaftertheaccident?HowdoMom’swordssound?Whatdoesthewriterviewmistakesas?56.Funandeasy.57.Itgotcut.58.No.59.Encouraging.60.Steppingstonestoachievement.P28[2025·长春]根据短文内容，回答下列问题。（10分）Youcansmellitbeforeyouseeit.Thesweetsmellofsugar,eggsandcreamfillstheair.Onceitismadetoperfection,theinsideissoftandtheoutsideiscrispy.Ashinyandgoldensurfacecatchestheeye.This,asyoumayhaveguessed,isthedeliciouseggtart(蛋挞).It’sthefamousdessertofWong’scafe,oneofthemostpopularplacestoeatinMacao.Thesweetdessertismadefresheverydaybythecafe’sownerMargaretWong.FewpeopleknoweggtartsbetterthanWong.Afterall,shecreatedthisdesserttogetherwithherhusbandStow.SomepeoplesayMargaret’seggtartsarespecial,becausetheytasteneitherWesternnorChinese.AccordingtoWong,thatisexactlythepoint.ItallstartedwhenWongandStowopenedtheirfirstcakehouse.SomeoneaskedStowtomakesomecreamcakes.Thefirstplateofcakescameoutburntandwrong,andStowwantedtothrowthemaway.ButWongsaid,“Holdonaminute.Theycanstillbeeaten.Don’twastefood.”Thecoupleletpeopletrythemforfree.Unexpectedly,thecustomerslovedthem.Theyhaveorderedmoreandmoreeggtartsfromthenon.Morethanthirtyyearsflies.ThemethodofmakingMargaret’seggtartsremainsthesame.WheneverpeopletalkaboutMacao,theymentioneggtarts.Everyday,hundredsoftouristsandlocalslineupatWong’scafe.“Sometimespeoplewalkinandsay‘CanIjusthaveoneeggtart?’AndIhavetotellthem,‘Notevenasmallpieceisleft’”Wongsayswithasmile.Whatpartofeggtartscatchestheeye?HowoftendoesWongmakeeggtartsinWong’scafe?WhydosomepeoplesayMargaret’seggtartsarespecial?WhatdidStowwanttodowiththefirstburntcakes?HowlongdoesthemethodofmakingMargaret’seggtartsremain?51.Ashinyandgoldensurface.Ashinyandgoldensurface(oftheeggtarts)catchestheeye.52.Everyday.Thesweetdessertismadefresheverydaybythecafe’sownerMargaretWong.Wongmakeseggtarts/them(inherowncafe)everyday.53.Becausethey/theeggtartstasteneitherWesternnorChinese.Becausethey/theeggtartsareneitherWesternnorChinese.54.Hewantedtothrowthemaway.Stowwantedtothrowawaythefirst(plateof)burntcakes.55.(For)Morethanthirtyyears.Itremains(for)morethanthirtyyears.P29[2025·枣庄]整理笔记（56~60小题，每小题2分，共10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容和任务描述，在答题卡的56~60每个题目下面填写相应内容。LastDecember22,myparentsandIarrivedinIcelandforaholiday.ThiscountryonlygetsaboutfivehoursofsunshineeverydayinDecember.Thesundoesn’triseuntilaboutanhourbeforenoonandsetsataround4p.m..Thenextmorning,whenweleftforourglacier(冰川)hikeat8a.m.,itwasverydark.Itfeltlikeweweretravellingatnight.Beforethehike,ourguideaskedustoputonhatsthatcanprotectourheadsandspecialshoes.Thisway,wewouldn’tfallorgethurteasilywhilewalkingontheice.Ourguideledusonourclimbuptheglacierandonourvisittoahugeicecave.Thecavewassocool!Around1a.m.onDecember25,wewereallinadeepsleepwhenthehotelfrontdeskwokeusupwithanalarmcall.Weputonourwarmclothing,randownstairsandsawthenorthernlights!Thegreen,purple,redandyellowlightsmadeupmanyamazingpatterns.Itwasliketheselightsweredancinginthesky.Aftermorethanhalfanhour,thelightsstopped.Wewentbacktobed,butIwasstillexcited!Duringthenextfewdays,wevisitedmanyotherplacesinIceland.Afterfinishingourweek﹣longtrip.wecamebackhome.Thistourwassowonderful!Thecountrywherethewriter’sfamilywentforaholiday(1个词)：ThenumberofhourswhenthecountrygetssunshineeverydayinDecember(不超过3个词)：Thethingsthatthewriter’sfamilyputonbeforethehike(两条且每条不超过6个词)：①②Thethingsthatthewriter’sfamilysawonDecember25(不超过3个词)：Listtwowaystoprotectyourselfwhilehiking(两条且不能选自本文,每条不超过8个词)：①②56.Iceland.57.Aboutfivehours.58.①hatsthatcanprotecttheirheads②specialshoes59.Thenorthernlights.60.①Bringenoughwaterandfood.②Tellsomeoneyourhikingplan.P30[2025·枣庄]大意总结（共10分）66.阅读下面短文，根据问题提示，尽可能用自己的话写出大意总结。词数不少于60，不多于80。把答案写在答题卡上相应位置。Guilinhaslongbeenknownforitsamazingnaturalbeauty,butitsstonecarvingrelics(石刻遗迹)arealsoamust-see.GuilinstonecarvingbeganintheEasternJinDynasty,developedquicklyintheTangDynasty,reacheditspeakintheSongDynastyandshoneintheMingandQingdynasties.Therearemorethan2,000stonecarvingsinGuilin,includingabout1.500cliffcarvings(摩崖石刻)andnearly600cliffstatues(摩崖造像).Thesestonestatuesareplacedinmorethan30famousmountaincavesinGuilin.Amongthebeautifulmountainsandrivers,theforestofstonecarvingrelicsmakesGuilinseemlikeahugemuseum.Ancientstonecarvingsarevaluabletreasuresbecausetheyshowtherichhistoryandartisticachievementsofourculture.Therearemanydifferentthingscarvedonthestones,suchasoldstories.importanteventsfromthepast,famouspeople,andbeautifulnaturalscenes.Touristscanusetheirownexperienceandknowledgetounderstandthem,communicatewiththeancientpeopleandfeelthebeautyofourculture.JohnSmith,atouristfromtheUSA,said,“AfterItravelledtomanydifferentcitiesaroundChina,whattouchesmemostisGuilinstonecarving.ThebeautifulsceneryandcolorfulChinesecultureitshowsareamazing.IwantmorepeopletoknowaboutGuilinstonecarvingandenjoyitsbeauty.”WhendidGuilinstonecarvingbegin?WhatkindsofstonecarvingsarethereinGuilin?Whyareancientstonecarvingsvaluabletreasures?WhatcanyouseeontheancientGuilinstonecarvings?WhatdoesJohnSmiththinkofGuilinstonecarving?Guilinisfamousforitsnaturalbeautyandstonecarvings,whichbeganintheEasternJinDynastyandpeakedintheSongDynasty.Ithasover2,000carvings,includingcliffcarvingsandstatues.Theserelicsreflecthistory,art,andculture,featuringstories,events,andnature.Atourist,JohnSmith,praisedtheirbeautyandculturalsignificance.Guilin’sstonecarvingsarelikeanopen-airmuseum,offeringadeepconnectiontoancientChina.P31[2025·扬州]阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）阅读短文，回答下面5个问题，将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。(每题答案不超过10个词)Fashiontrends(趋势)arearoundus,andcanbeexciting.Atrendusedtohappenina20-yearcycle,butthelatestdevelopmentoftheInternetandclothingbusinesshasincreasinglycutthelengthofthecycleshort.Now,itseemstherecomesanewfashiontrendeverycoupleofmonths,butitstillfollowsthesamestages:Atrendisusuallyfirstbroughtinduringabigfashionshow.Reporters,writers,andsomeotherimportantpeoplecollectwhattheyhavelearnedintheshowandpredictatrendinthenearfuture.Thenthetrendistalkedaboutonlineandfinallywornbyfamouspeopletomakeitbetteraccepted,whichleadstotheriseofthetrend.Oncethetrendbecomespopular,itwillgotothepublicsoon.Largeclothingcompaniesandshopsbeginfollowingthetrendsothateveryonecangettheirhandsonit.Thisiswhenthetrendgetstothehighestpoint.Afterthat,thetrendusuallyfallsandbecomesoutofdate.However,thisisnotalwaystheend,astrendshappeninbroadercyclesandmostgetpopularagain.Trendscanbeagreatwaytotrysomethingnewandtestyourstyle.Asurveysayssomepeopleenjoyfollowingtrendsbecausetheykeepfashionexcitingandprovidefreshideas.However,othersmaynotthinkso,especiallywhenatrenddoesn’tagreewithhowtheyfeelaboutthemselves.Trendscanbefun,butsometimesproveawasteofmoneybecausemanysimplyseetrendsasbrands(品牌).So,shouldwefollowfashiontrends?Clearly,there’snorightanswer—whethertofollowtrendsornotdependsonhowtheygowithyourvalues,spending,andsenseofself.Itdoesnothurttowatchtrendreportsbutneverchoosetofollowthemunlessyoureallythinktheyfitwithyourpersonalstyle.Howlongdoesanewfashiontrendlastnow?Whousuallyfirstrealizesanewfashiontrend?Whichsituationmeansthetrendhasreachedthehighestpoint?Whydosomepeopledislikefollowingtrendsaccordingtothesurvey?Doyoupreferbrandswhenbuyingclothes?Whyorwhynot?56.Everycoupleofmonths.57.Reporters,writers,andsomeotherimportantpeople.58.Everyonecangettheirhandsonit.59.Becausethetrendsdon’tagreewiththeirself-feeling.60.No,becausepersonalstylemattersmore.P32P30[2025·盐城]读写综合（一）阅读并回答问题（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）Peopleareonceagainimpressedbyarecentsciencefictionmovie.Inthemovie,peopleonadesertplanetwearspecialsuitsthatturnsweat(汗水)intocleandrinkingwater.Soundslikemagic?Infact,insomewater-shortplacesonEarth,peoplerecyclewastewaterinsimilarways.Evenastronautsinspacerecycletheirwater!Youmightthink,“WehaveplentyofwateronEarth.”Butactually,cleanwaterislimited.Somecountriesaredevelopingbetterwaystosavewater.InGermany,there’sanamazingwastewaterreusesystem.Thisnewsystemseparateswastewaterintodifferenttypes.Rainwateriscollectedtowaterthegardens.“Graywater”fromkitchenandbathroominiksisusedtoflushtoilets.“Blackwater”fromtoiletsissenttoalocalfactorytobeturnedintobiogas(沼气).Thepurposeofthesystemisnotonlytoreducewaterusebutalsotoprovidepowerforlocalpeople.Perhapsmorecountriescanfollowthisexample.Thechallengelieswitholdhouses.Usingthesenewsystemsinoldbuildingscostsalot.However,peopleoncethoughtLEDlightswereexpensivetoo.Nowthey’reeverywhere.Thistime,wecanmakesimilarchangestosavewater.Remember,everydropcounts!Byusingwaterwiselytoday.wecanmakesurethere’senoughcleanwaterforeveryonetomorrow.回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。Whatdopeopleweartogetcleandrinkingwaterinthemovie?Howmanytypesofwastewaterarereusedinthenewsystem?WhatisoneofthepurposesofthenewsysteminGermany?Whyisitachallengetofixnewsystemsinoldbuildings?Whatdoesthewriteradviseustodointhelastparagraph?61.specialsuits.62.Three.63.Reducewateruse?Providepowerforlocalpeople.64.Itcostsalot.65.Usewaterwisely.P33[2025·烟台]阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，完成短文后的问题。LadyWhiteSnakeadanceproductionbyShanghaiGrandTheater(SGT),willmakeitsfirstshowattheSummerfortheCity—ShanghaiDayeventinNewYork.Theeventaimstoencourageinternationalcooperationandpeople-to-peopleexchangethroughculturalcommunication.OnJuly26and27,threeshowsoftheclassicChinesefairystorywillbeheldattheDavidH.KochTheater,oneofNewYorkCity’smostfamoustheaters.ThefirstU.S.showwillbeperformedbyaninternationalteamofcreatorsandperformersledbyafamousChinesedirectorTanYuanyuan.WiththecreativityofEasternstagebeauty,theperformancewillshowtheculturalenergyofmodernChineseperformingartstoaworldwideaudience(观众).ThedanceLadyWhiteSnakeisacreativeadaptation(改编)ofChina’sfamousfairystory,TheTaleoftheWhiteSnake.Itchangesathousand-year-oldstoryintoadeepexplorationofthehumanspirit.ZhangXiaoding,generalmanagerofSGT,saidthatLadyWhiteSnakewascreatedin2021.Theywantedtoretellthefairystorythroughtheconnectionofclassicalballet(芭蕾)andChineseclassicaldance.DuringtheShanghaiDayevent,aChinesefolkmusicconcertaboutthe12Chinesezodiacsigns(生肖)willalsobegiven.AmusicalfestivalandthethemedmarketplacewillbringtogetherShanghai’sculturalproducts,cartoonarts,culturalbrands,andspecialfoodsanddrinks.Withtheseperformancesandactivities,audienceswillfullyenjoytheculturalimaginationofChineseartists.What’sthepurposeoftheSummerfortheCity—ShanghaiDayevent?HowwillLadyWhiteSnakeshowtheculturalenergyofmodernChineseperformingarts?Whatdoes“athousand-year-oldstory”inParagraph3referto(指代)?AccordingtoZhangXiaoding,what’sspecialaboutthedanceLadyWhiteSnake?TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5intoChinese.41.Toencourageinternationalcooperationandpeople-to-peopleexchangethroughculturalcommunication.42.WiththecreativityofEasternstagebeauty43.TheTaleoftheWhiteSnake.44.ItretellsthestorythroughclassicalballetandChineseclassicaldance.45.通过这些演出和活动，观众将充分领略中国艺术家的文化想象力。P34[2025·徐州]阅读与表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读短文，回答短文后的五个问题。ConnectedtohistoryImaginemeetingacraftsman(工匠)inhiseighties,whoiscarvingdragonsoncopperhotpots(铜火锅).Youfeellikeyou’vetraveledbacktwothousandyears.That’sthecharmofShanxiinSight,asix-episode(集)documentarythatwasonshowinMarch2025onCCTV-2.Filmedoversixmonths,theseriesexplores50historicplacesacrossDatong,Taiyuan,andYuncheng.Itfollowsnearly100localpeople—fromcraftsmentoshopkeepers.Itshowsaslowandthoughtfuljourneytotheviewers.Insteadoffilmingoldbuildingsascoldandemptyplaces,theteamtriedtoshowthemthroughtheeyesoflocalpeople.“Wedidn’twantthebuildingstofeellikemuseums,”saiddirectorZhouLifen.“SowechosepeoplelivinginShanxi—shopkeepers,craftsmen,farmers—whoselivesarecloselyconnectedtotheseoldbuildings.Theirwarmthbringshistorytolife.”Inthedocumentary,viewersmeetanartistinDatongwhoismakingknife-cutnoodles,asculptorwhohasspentthirtyyearsrecreatingcavefigures(人物),andacraftsmanwhoprotectsswansalongtheYellowRiver.“Intoday’sculturaltourismdocumentariesneedtodomorethanjusttell—theyneedtomakepeoplethink,”saidZhouLifen.ShanxiinSightturnstheprovince’spopularityintolastingculturalprideandexcitementfortravel.Whenadocumentaryhelpsunderstandthepastthroughthewarmthofcommonpeople,itproducesastrongfeelingthat’strulyunforgettable.Asoneviewerwroteonline,“Thisisn’tjustatravelshow—it’sachancetofeelhistoryindailylife.”注：每题答案不超过6个词。WhattypeofTVprogrammeisShanxiinSight?WhatkindofjourneydoesShanxiinSightshow?HowdidShanxiinSightteamshowoldbuildings?WhilefilmingShanxiinSight,whatelsedidZhouLifenconsiderbesides(除了)telling?HowwillZhouLifenfeelwhensheseestheunderlinedreviewinParagraph4?61.Documentary.62.Aslowandthoughtfuljourney.63.Throughlocalpeople’seyes.64.Makepeoplethink.65.Pleased./Satisfied.(合理即可)P35[2025·无锡]阅读表达阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题，每小题答案不超过8个单词。（本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）Today,therearecountlessexcitingwaystohavefun.Everyday,thereseemstobesomethingnewandinterestingtodo.Alotofentertainmenttodaydependsheavilyonmoderntechnology.Canyouimaginehowpeopleinancienttimeshadfun?Infact,manyancientformsofentertainmentsurvivetothisday.Peoplehavegivennewlifetotheseactivities,sothatpeopleofallagescanstillenjoythem.Amongthem,flyingkitesisoneofthemostpopularones.KiteshavealonghistoryinChina.Accordingtoonelegend(传说),thefamousChinesethinkerMozicreatedaflying“woodenbird”.Later,peopleusedbamboototaketheplaceofwood,andcoveredthebambooframe(框架)withpaper.Thiswasthebirthof“paperkite”.Atfirst,kitesweremostlyusedbythearmy.Theywereusedtosendmessagesandtestthewind.Slowly,peopleusedthemmoreandmoreforfun.BythetimeoftheTangDynasty(618-907CE),kitesbecameapopulartoyallaroundChina.Flyingkitesnotonlylinksustoourancestors,butalsogivespeopleawaytoexpresscreativity.Everyyear,kitefliersfromallovertheworldcometotheWeifangInternationalKiteFestivalinShandongProvince’sWeifangCity.Thecityhasbeenknownasthe“k