2025屆江西省九江市第一中學高三英語第一學期期末考試試題含解析

2025屆江西省九江市第一中學高三英語第一學期期末考試試題注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thesuggestioncamefromthechairman______thenewrule______.A．what;wasdeveloped B．that;wasdevelopedC．what;bedeveloped D．that;bedeveloped2．Thepetrolinthecar_____onourwaytothebeach,sowehadtowalkthere.A．gaveup B．gaveoff C．gavein D．gaveout3．—Thebatteryinmycellphoneisrunninglow.—Ithatlastnightbeforewewenttobed.A．wasnoticing B．havenoticed C．wouldnotice D．hadnoticed4．____thismaysoundlikeasimpleprocess,greatcareisneeded．A．Since B．Once C．Although D．Unless5．Notuntil_________________thebetterqualitiesinourselves____________expecttofindtheminothers.A．havewedeveloped;canweB．wehavedeveloped;thatcanweC．wehavedeveloped;canweD．canwedevelop;thatwewill6．______hislove,Chrissenthismomathank-younoteonMother’sDay.A．ExpressingB．ExpressedC．ToexpressD．Havingexpressed7．－Couldyoupossilbytaketotherailwaystationtomorrow?A．NowayB．NevermindC．NotatallD．Noproblem8．Onlyafterhewasbroughttothepolicestationdidtheboy________hehadstolensomepursesfromotherpassengers.A．participate B．a(chǎn)cknowledgeC．realize D．summarize9．---________Isaysomethingtoyou?Youwerereally,reallysomethingbackthere.Incredible!---Areyoutalkingto---me?Whoa!A．Must B．Can C．Need D．Should10．Withyourbrother’shelp,I’vemadegreatprogressinEnglishandIreallywanttodosomethingforhim____．A．inturn B．byturns C．inreturn D．inanswer11．---Tobeapromisingstudentisnotaneasyjob.Ittakestime.---Ican’tagreemore._______.Thereisnoshortcut.A．AllroadsleadtoRome B．SlowbutsurewinstheraceC．Practicemakesperfect D．Romewasnotbuiltinaday12．Fromhisexpression,Idon’tthinkhecouldhavefinishedhishomeworklastnight,_______?A．couldn’the B．doIC．didhe D．hasn’the13．ThefilmMeiLanfang,LiMingplaysthestarringrole,hasagaindrawntheworld’sattentiontoourtraditionalChineseart.A．what B．that C．which D．where14．Youwon’tfindpapercuttingdifficult_____youkeeppracticingit.A．evenifB．a(chǎn)slongasC．a(chǎn)sifD．eversince15．WithWeChatPaycomingintowidespreaduse,ourhouseholdbillsareconvenient____.A．paying B．paid C．topay D．tobepaid16．TheleadersoftheBRICScountriesFridayreachedimportant________onbuildinganopenworldeconomyandimprovingglobaleconomicgovernance(管理)duringtheirinformalmeetingonthesidelinesoftheG20SummitinHamburg,Germany.A．considerationB．consensusC．commitmentD．confirmation17．Ateacher’sjobisnottotellthestudentswhattobelieveorvalue,butto________themtodevelopaworldviewforthemselves.A．urge B．equipC．persuade D．rank18．—YourcarshouldbereadynextTuesday．—Wewere________hopingyou'dbeabletodoitbythisFriday．A．still B．rather C．a(chǎn)lways D．even19．Mariaisconstantlymakingefforts,shedeservesthegoalofenteringthekeyuniversity.A．a(chǎn)chieving B．toachieve C．beingachieved D．tobeachieve20．ThankstoMrsSmith,thefatherandthesoneventually______aftertenyears’coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．pickedup C．madeup D．turnedup第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Notsolongago,mostpeopledidn'tknowwhoShellyAnnFrancisPrycewasgoingtobecome.Shewasjustanaveragehighschoolathlete.TherewaseveryindicationthatshewasjustanotherAmericanteenagerwithoutmuchofafuture.However,onepersonwantstochangethis.StephenFrancisobservedtheneighteen-year-oldShellyAnnasatrackmeetandwasconvincedthathehadseenthebeginningoftruegreatness.Hertimewerenotexactlyimpressive,butevenso,heseemedtherewassomethingtryingtogetout,somethingtheothercoacheshadoverlookedwhentheyhadassessedherandfoundherlacking.HedecidedtoofferShellyAnnaplaceinhisverystricttrainingseasons.Theircooperationquicklyproducedresults,andafewyearlateratJamaica'sOlympicgamesinearly2008,ShellyAnn,whoatthattimeonlyrankednumber70intheworld,beatJamaica'sunchallengedqueenofthesprint（短跑）."Wheredidshecomefrom?"askedanastonishedsprintingworld,beforeconcludingthatshemustbeoneofthoseone-hitwondersthatspringupfromtimetotime,onlytodisappearagainwithoutsigns.ButShellyAnnwastoprovethatshewasanythingbutaone-hitwonder.AttheBeijingOlympicshesweptawayanydoubtsaboutherabilitytoperformconsistentlybybecomingthefirstJamaicanwomanevertowinthe100metersOlympicgold.ShediditagainoneyearonattheWorldChampionshipinBriton,becomingworldchampionwithatimeof'10.73—thefourthrecordever.Shelly-Annisalittlewomanwithabigsmile.Shehasamentaltoughnessthatdidnotcomeaboutbychance.Herjourneytobecomingthefastestwomanonearthhasbeenanythingbutsmoothandeffortless,ShegrewupinoneofJamaica'stoughestinner-citycommunitiesknownasWaterhouse,whereshelivedinaone-roomapartment,sleepingfourinabedwithhermotherandtwobrothers.Waterhouse,oneofthepoorestcommunitiesinJamaica,isareallyviolentandoverpopulatedplace.SeveralofShelly-Ann'sfriendsandfamilywerecaughtupinthekillings;oneofhercousinswasshotdeadonlyafewstreetsawayfromwhereshelived.Sometimesherfamilydidn'thaveenoughtoeat.Sheranattheschoolchampionshipsbarefootedbecauseshecouldn'taffordshoes.HermotherMaxime,oneofafamilyoffourteen,hadbeenanathleteherselfasayounggirlbut,likesomanyothergirlsinWaterhouse,hadtostopaftershehadherfirstbaby.Maxime'searlyentryintotheadultworldwithitsresponsibilitiesgaveherthedeterminationtoensurethatherkidswouldnotendupinWaterhouse'sroundaboutofpoverty.OneofthefirstthingsMaximeusedtodowithShelly-Annwastakinghertothetrack,andshewasreadytosacrificeeverything.Itdidn'ttakelongforShelly-AnntorealizethatsportscouldbeherwayoutofWaterhouse.OnasummereveninginBeijingin2008,allthoselong,hardhoursofworkandcommitmentfinallyborefruit.Thebarefootkidwhojustafewyearspreviouslyhadbeenlivinginpoverty,surroundedbycriminalsandviolence,hadwrittenanewchapterinthehistoryofsports.ButShelly-Ann'svictorywasfargreaterthanthat.Thenight,shewonOlympicgoldinBeijing,theroutinemurdersinWaterhouseandthedrugwarsintheneighbouringstreetsstopped.Thedarkcloudaboveoneoftheworld'stoughestcriminalneighbourhoodssimplydisappearedforafewdays.“Ihavesomuchfireburningformycountry,”Shellysaid.SheplanstostartafoundationforhomelesschildrenandwantstobuildacommunitycentreinWaterhouse.ShehopestoinspiretheJamaicanstolaydowntheirweapons.Sheintendstofighttomakeitawoman'saswellasaman'sworld.AsMuhammadAliputsit,"Championsaren'tmadeingyms.Championsaremadefromsomethingtheyhavedeepinsidethem.Adesire,adream,avision."OneofthethingsShelly-Anncanbeproudofisherunderstandingofthistruth.1、WhydidStephenFrancisdecidetocoachShelly-Ann?A．Hehadastrongdesiretofreeherfamilyfromtrouble.B．Hesensedagreatpotentialinherdespiteherweaknesses.C．Shehadbigproblemsmaintainingherperformance.D．Shesufferedalotofdefeatsattheprevioustrackmeets.2、WhatcanweinferfromShelly-Ann'sstatementunderlinedinParagraph5?A．Shewashighlyrewardedforherefforts.B．Shewaseagertodomoreforhercountry.C．Shebecameanathleticstarinhercountry.D．Shewastheenvyofthewholecommunity.3、BymentioningMuhammadAli'swords,theauthorintendstotellusthat_____.A．playersshouldbehighlyinspiredbycoachesB．greatathletesneedtoconcentrateonpatienceC．hardworkisnecessaryinone'sachievementsD．motivationallowsgreatathletestobeonthetop4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheMakingofaGreatAthleteB．TheDreamforChampionshipC．TheKeytoHighPerformanceD．ThePowerofFullResponsibility22．（8分）Foryournextout-of-this-worldvacation,younowhavetheoptionofliterallygoingoutofthisworld—butit’llcostyou$40million.Thenagain,canyoureallyputapricetagonhavingthetimeofyourlife?AccordingtoanewreportfromPopularMechanics,Russiaislookingtobuildaluxuryhotelinouterspace.Thereyouwillwakeuptoabreathtakingblueplanet—theearth!ThehotelisexpectedtobestationedontheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS).Whilespacetourismitselfisn’texactlyanovelidea,thenotionofbuildingahotelouttherehasn’tbeenraisedbefore.Really,othercompaniesarestillfocusedonthetransportationpartofthepuzzle—afterall,atriptospaceisenoughformostfolks.AccordingtoPopularMechanics,thehotelwillincludealuxuryorbitalsuitewithbigwindows,personalhygiene(衛(wèi)生)facilities,exerciseequipment,andyes,WiFi.Becauseifyoucan’tshareyourexperienceonsocialmedia,diditreallyevenhappen?Ofcourse,thereasonsbehindthehotelaren’tjustforfunandgames.Apparently,spacetourismmightbeabletohelptheRussianspayforanothermoduletoaddtotheinternationalSpaceStation.RussianspacecontractorRKKEnergiaiscurrentlybuildingthefirstsuchmodule,whichwillgivescientistsalaboratoryandpowersupplystationfromwhichtoconducttests.Ifanyofthisisgoingtohappen,however,Russiaisgoingtohavetohurry.WiththeISSexpectedtobeoutofusein2028,there’slittletimetobuildthehotelandfindwealthytouriststoactuallybuyatripintoouterspace.Soifyou’verecentlycomeintoafortuneandareinterestedininvestinginwhatcouldbethetimeofyourlife,ISSiscallingyourname.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthehotelfromthefirstparagraph?A．Itisquiteaffordable.B．ItwillbebuiltinRussia.C．Itwillofferanamazingview.D．Itcosts$40milliontobuild.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thepuzzle”inParagraph2referto?A．Anorbitalsuite.B．Spacetourism.C．Spaceexploration.D．Acreativeidea.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?A．Hotelguestswon’tbeabletoseeintospace.B．Visitorsarerequiredtotakeexerciseeachday.C．SpacetravelisnotpossiblewithouttheInternet.D．Touriststendtosharetravelingexperiencesonline.4、ThehotelwillbebuilttoprovideRussianscientistswithA．funandgamesB．financialsupportC．spacecontractorsD．moretimeinspace23．（8分）Ascountlessunmadebedsandunfinishedhomeworkassignmentsprove,kidsneedrules.Yethowparentsmakedemandscanpowerfullyinfluenceachild’ssocialskills,psychologistsattheUniversityofVirginiarecentlyfoundaftertheconclusionofastudyinvestigatingthetransitionfromadolescencetoadulthood.Initially18413-year-oldsfilledoutmultiplesurveys,includingonetoassesshowoftentheirparentsemployedpsychologicallycontrollingstrategies,suchasinducingguiltorthreateningtowithdrawaffection.Thekidsrated,forexample,howtypicalitwouldbeforDadtosuggestthat“ifIreallycaredforhim,Iwouldnotdothingsthatcausedhimtoworry”orforMomtobecome“l(fā)essfriendlywhenIdidnotseethingsherway.”Theresearchersfollowedupwiththesubjectsatages18and21,askingtheyoungadultstobringalongaclosefriendand,later,aromanticpartneriftheyhadone.Thesepairswereaskedtoanswerhypothetical(假設的)questionsthatwerepurposefullywrittentoinspireadifferenceofopinion.“Wewantedtoseewhethertheycouldnavigateadisagreementinahealthyway,”saysstudyleaderBarbaraOudekerk,nowattheU.S.DepartmentofJustice’sbureauofstatistics.IntheOctoberissueofChildDevelopment,Oudekerkandhercolleaguesreportthatthe13-year-oldswhohadhighlycontrollingparentsstruggledinfriendlydisagreementsatage18.Theyhaddifficultystatingtheiropinionsinaconfident,reasonedmannerincomparisontothekidswithoutcontrollingparents.Andwhentheydidspeakup,theyoftenfailedtoexpressthemselvesinwarmandproductiveways.Theresearcherssuspectthatpushyparentsruintheirchild’sabilitytolearnhowtoarguehisorherownviewpointinotherrelationships.Althoughparentsdoneedtosetboundaries,domineeringstrategiesimplythatanydisagreementwilldamagethebonditself.Separatefindingssuggestthatparentswhoexplainthereasonsbehindtheirrulesandturndisagreementsintoconversationsleaveyoungstersbetterpreparedforfuturearguments.Theconsequencesoftenseordomineeringrelationshipsappeartogetworsewithtime.Thisstudyalsofoundthatsocialdifficultiesat18predictedevenpoorercommunicationabilitiesatage21.PsychologistShmuelShulmanofBar-IlanUniversityinIsrael,whodidnotparticipateinthework,thinkstheseconclusionsconvincinglyrevealhowrelationshippatterns“carryforward”intonewfriendships.1、Whatwillhappentotheteenagerswithpushyparents?A．Theylosesocialskills.B．Theyhavetroublepresentingopinions.C．Theyexpressthemselvesinanaggressiveway.D．Theyfailtoinspireadifferenceofopinion.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“domineering”inParagraph5mean?A．a(chǎn)lternativeB．conservativeC．powerfulD．forceful3、Itcanbeinferredfromthefindingsthatparentsshould.A．communicatewithchildrenwhensettingrulesB．learnnewwaystoestablishnewfriendshipsC．seekmorecontrollingstrategiesD．helpchildrendevelopabilitiestofollowrules24．（8分）TopersonaltrainerSammyCallari，13-year-oldParkerSewardismorethanaclient（客戶）.He'shis“l(fā)ittlebrother”.Overthepastyear，thepairhavebonded.Theyplaybasketballtogether，sharemealsanddancetohip-hoplikenoone'swatching.Thetrainerwasaskedtoworkwiththe13-year-oldboy，whohasDown'ssyndrome（唐氏綜合征），becausehiscoworkerwhodealtwiththeboywasoutoftownlastspring.Callarihadneverworkedwithsomeonewithadisabilitybefore.HewasanxiousthefirstdayhemetParker.ButParker'sbigsmileandcheeryintroductionimmediatelyputhimatease.HeremindedCallariofhimselfwhenhewasateenager.LikeParker，Callarihasalsofacedhisfairshareofchallengesovertheyears.Asahighschooler，Callaridescribedhimselfasbeingtheweakkid.Whenitcametosports，hewasalwaysoverlooked.Hisdreamofplayingbaseballincollegequicklyfadedaway.Whenhewenttocollege，Callariturnedtoanewsport.Hisyoungerbrothertrainedhimtobecomeaboxer.Callariparticipatedinfivematches.Beforethesecompetitionshewastheunderdog，buthewonthreetimes.“Iknowhowitfeels，”Callarisaid.“Peopletellyouthatyoucan'tdothis，andthatyoucan'tdothat.”WhenitcomestoParker，Callarirefusestoaccepttheword“can't”.Thefriendsmeettwiceaweektotrain.Theybike，box，runandworkanddopush-ups.Parkerhasashortattentionspan，soit'sCallari'sjobtokeephimfocused.“IfParkercandoit，he'shavingfun，evenwithhisfrustration.Thenpeoplewillask，‘Whycan'tIdothat?’”Callarisaid.“That'sthewholetaskrightnow.”CallarirecallsParker'smomoncethankinghimfortakinga“chance”onherson.Callaritoldherhenevervieweditthatway.Parkermaybethestudent，butCallarisayshe'salsotheonewho'slearning.1、WhywasCallariaskedtotrainParker?A．Theysharedthesameinterests.B．Parker'sparentshadfaithinCallari.C．CallariwasanexpertinDown'ssyndrome.D．Callaritookplaceofhisabsentcolleague.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutCallariwhenhewasinhighschool?A．Hewasgoodatsports.B．Hewasoutofcondition.C．Hewaslookeddownuponbyeveryone.D．Hewasinfluenceddeeplybyhisbrother.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thatway”inParagraph6mean?A．Parker'sstoryinspiresmanychildren.B．Parker'sprogressisduetoCallari'seffort.C．CallariisalsolearningfromParkerinthecourse.D．ParkerisnotonlyaclientbutalsoafriendtoCallari.4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Aninspiringstoryofadisabledboy.B．Ahighschoolersufferinglotsoffailure.C．Thefriendshipbetweenadisabledboyandhispersonaltrainer.D．WaysofdevelopingfriendshipwiththeboywithDown'ssyndrome.25．（10分）Thenextgenerationofartificialintelligence(AI)maybesittingrightbeneathyou,atleastiffurnituremakerIkeahasanysayinthematter.TheSwedishfurniturecompany’s“future-living”researchlabinCopenhagenisconductingasurveytounderstandwhatpeoplewantwhenitcomestosmartfurniture.AIisnowwalkingintomoreaspectsofpeople’sdailylives.Self-drivingcarsarejustaroundthecorner,andAIrobotscanplayandbeatthebestplayersofstrategygames.Assmarthometechnologieshavebecomemoreubiquitous,productsrangingfromsmartelectricaloutlets（插座）tosmartsmokealarmsarefloodingthemarket.Therefore,it’snotsurprisingthatIkeawouldbemovinginthesamedirection.Exactlywhypeoplewouldwanttheirsofaorbedframetospeaktothen,tracktheirdailymovementsorofferhelpisnotyetclear.ThoughIkea’sthenewsurveydoesn’tdirectlyanswerthatquestion,itdoesprovideahintofwhatpeoplewouldfeelcomfortablewith.Mostparticipantswantedamorehuman0likeformofvirtual（虛擬的）assistants,asopposedtoonethatismorerobotic.Intermsoftheidealgender（性別）oftheassistants,themostpopularchoicewasneithermalenorfemale.FewwantedareligiousformofAI.Justaswithhumanfriends,mostwantedAIfriendsthatwerelikethem,affirmingtheirownworldview.TheywantedanAIassistantthatwasreasonablyintelligent-thatcouldcollectdatatopredictwhatapersonwantedbeforeheorsheasked,andthatcouldpreventsomeonefrommakingmistakes.ThisisnotthefirsttimethatIkeahassetfootinthefieldorfuturistictechnologies.Inadditiontowirelesschargingtablesandchainlessbikesthatneverrust（生銹）,thefurnituregianthasalsopicturedsmartkitchensthatcancookthebestmeal.Todecideonhowintelligentyouwantyournextsofaorbookshelftobe,youcantakeIkea’ssurveyonline.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ubiquitous”inParagraph2mean?A．Beautiful.B．Common.C．Normal.D．Environment.2、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?A．Thedifferencesbetweenrobot-likeandhuman-likeassistants.B．WhatformofAIassistantspeoplewant.C．Whatkindoffriendspeoplewant.D．Thepopularrobotsonthemarket.3、MostpeoplewhoreceivedthesurveywantedanAIassistantthatcould________.A．helpthembecamesmarterB．communicatewiththemwithouttroublesC．haveitsownworldviewD．dealwiththeirproblemsinadvance4、WhichofthefollowingproductsarefromIkea?A．Smartsofasthatcanspeaktoyou.B．Smartbedsthancantrackyourdailymovements.C．Wirelesschargingcars.D．Rustlessbikeswithoutchains.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Itwasahotday:thewholegroupwassiltingintheshadereading.Sittingbesidemewassix-yearoldMylea,movingher1intimewithmine.ThenInoticedotherstudents,each2apicturebookforthefirsttime.IncreatingRacquetandLiteracyLeagueforYouth(RALLY),Ihopedto3twoofmypassions:tennisandreading,withinner-citychildren.Throughouttheyear,Ihadadvertisedforcampersandvolunteers.Butonthefirstdayofcamp,4mycarefulplanning,thingsdidnotgosmoothly.Twoboys5overthenet,theirnosesbleeding.Duringthereadingtime,noone6abook.Theywouldratherwatchfilmsathome.Elitoldme,thanlearn7tennisandreadboringbooks.I8myselfhomethatafternoon,feelingIhadfailed.SoonIrealizedthatIshouldgetto9.Thatevening,Icalledmyvolunteerstogetherforameeting,andwiththeirhelp,10theentirecurriculum;each11wouldpairwithacampertohelphim/herduringreadinglime.Toemphasizepraiseandprogress,wegaveoutawardsformost12reading,tennisandbehaviorweekly.Myleasaidshehada(n)13oftakingthebookhometoreadtohermomtonight,lookingather14face.Iofferedherahug.Somehow,aftertheschedulechanges,thesechildren,whohadbeen15duringreadingtime,begantofindjoyinreadingstories.I’veheardtheexpression,“amindisaterriblethingtowaste.”Iwitnessedits16firsthandatRALLY.Disadvantagedchildrenlacknodesiretolearn,buttheresourcesto17thatdesire.Solvingthisissueisa18task,butIsawmuchtransformativepoweratRALLY.RALLY’sprogressdidn’tfollowthestraightroad.19,withcreativityandefforts,Icanovercomethetwistsandreachmydestination,andhelpothersreachtheirs,too.Ican’twaitto20thejourney.1、A．lipsB．shouldersC．a(chǎn)rmsD．feet2、A．needingB．writingC．readingD．describing3、A．shareB．formC．concludeD．comment4、A．duetoB．a(chǎn)sforC．exceptD．despite5、A．lookedB．fellC．jumpedD．stepped6、A．ownedB．openedC．publishedD．purchased7、A．a(chǎn)mazingB．stupidC．inspiringD．beneficial8、A．hatedB．dreamtC．draggedD．persuaded9、A．workB．relaxC．researchD．a(chǎn)bandon10、A．reassuredB．repairedC．recalledD．redesigned11、A．tutorB．studentC．volunteerD．parent12、A．a(chǎn)rrangedB．improvedC．consumedD．encouraged13、A．habitB．a(chǎn)dvantageC．powerD．intention14、A．eagerB．nervousC．a(chǎn)shamedD．grey15、A．smartB．a(chǎn)ctiveC．slowD．impatient16、A．truthB．changeC．definitionD．restriction17、A．destroyB．fosterC．preserveD．display18、A．uniqueB．commonC．meaningfulD．huge19、A．SoB．BesidesC．HoweverD．Therefore20、A．opposeB．a(chǎn)dvocateC．continueD．evaluate第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）FelicityMiller,a32-year-oldBritishwoman,1．hasaChinesehusband,stillremembersthe2．(excite)whenshefirstlearnedtousethe“redpacket”functiononWeChatin2015.ShesentandgrabbedsomeredpacketsinherChinesefamily’sgroup.Theruleinherfamilywasthatthepersonwhograbbedthe3．(high)amountsentthenext.Attractedbytheuniquewayofcommunicating,manyforeigners4．(join)insendingandgrabbingredpacketssofar.Usually,themoneyineachpacketisrandom.Thustheamountofmoneyonecangrab5．(large)dependsonhisorherluck,from0.01yuantolessthan200yuan.Manyforeignersgetmorefamiliar6．Chineseculturethrough“redpackets”.Twoyearsago,whenFelicityMillerwassent5.20or8.88yuanredpackets,shehadnoclueaboutthe7．(hide)meanings.Now,shehasnotonlyknownabout8．,butalsohassentafew.However,thepopularityofvirtualredpacketsdoesn’tstoppeoplesendingpaperredpackets9．(contain)realcashduringtheSpringFestival.Itiscalledluckymon