广东省东莞市2019届英语中考二模试卷

—Better not, there will be traffic jams everywhere.

—Because she had an important meeting to attend that day.

—I think they are too young to take care of themselves.

—That's true! I hope the air will be fresher soon.

—As many as you ________. Then you will find it easy to read.

—Nobody, I learned it by myself.

—It's for your sister.

—Learning on Wechat ________ people's ways of learning in the past few years.

—Yes, it is the funniest one ________ I've ever seen these years.

—Oh, ________ beautiful they are!

—________. Good luck to you next time.

    Ian Kierman was born in Sydney, Australia, and 1 near the sea. For more than 40 years, he raced in international sailing competitions.

    In 1987, Kierman was competing in an around­the­world race when he began to 2 the huge amount of rubbish in the world's oceans. 3 he returned to Australia, he decided to do something about it.

    He organized a community company called "Clean Up Sydney Harbour". On Sunday, January 8, 1989, more than 40, 000 volunteers came out to 4 away rubbish. The next year, Kierman made the clean­up a national event. It was a huge 5.Across Australia, about  300，000 people spent the day improving their local 6.

    Since then, "Clean Up Australia" has got 7 every year. In 2002, for example, 800, 000 people cleaned up almost 15, 000 tons of rubbish from Australia's beaches, parks and streets.

    Kierman was 8 with the success of his project. In 2003, he started an even bigger program. With the help of the United Nations Environment Program, he introduced "Clean Up the World"， an international program that supports communities around the world in 9 and protecting the environment. "Clean Up the World" has grown 10 and his wonderful idea has now spread from one city to the whole world.

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    For us humans, one of the greatest experiences is to taste all kinds of delicious food. But for penguins, they cannot get a taste of this happiness. That's because penguins can't actually taste the delicious flavors (味道) of their favorite food-fish!

    Scientists from the University of Michigan examined the genome (基因组)of five species of penguins. They found that no one can taste umami (鲜味),the flavor of meat or fish, the BBC reported.

    Many animals have five basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty, bitter and umami. But according to genetic data, penguins are believed to have only sour and salty tastes.

    These findings are surprising and puzzling. And scientists don't have a good explanation for them. But they have a few ideas.

    First, one of the umami genes doesn't work in cold temperatures. "It's about zero degrees when they eat cold fish," Zhang Jianzhi, the lead scientist, told the Daily Mail, so even if the penguins had a functional (功能的)gene, it might not work when they needed it.

    Second, penguins' tongues (舌头) are very special which may have something to do with their lack of taste. Instead of being covered with taste buds which help to taste food, penguins' tongues are very spiky. This is better for them to hold slippery (滑的) fish than tasting them. One study even showed that some types of penguins don't even have taste buds.

    However, penguins seem to be managing just fine.

    "Their behavior of swallowing food whole, and their tongue structure and function, suggest that penguins need no taste perception," said Zhang.

    John Allen, an American scientist once said, "The Internet is the world's largest library, but all the  in it are on the floor!" What he meant is that the Internet is full of information but it can be difficult to find what you  need.

    The Internet has another disadvantage. Anyone can build a website, so you can  websites about whatever you can imagine. Unfortunately,  lot of information on them is not always true.

    At the same time, the Internet provides many other things. On some websites, you can download music and films. They are usually very  and some are even free. On some other websites, you can connect with people from all over the world. And there are some great online shops，too. For example，on eBay people sell used clothes, CDs, and even cars very low prices.

    It is true that the Internet has made  lives more convenient. But we should not  too much on it. Whether you love it  hate it, though, you'd better get used to  because it is right here to stay.

    Many people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, "Happiness depends upon ourselves." In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.

    The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend too much time thinking about the future—for example, getting into college or getting a good job—that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life's simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives. Another secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time. When playing a sport, such as swimming, many people forget about their problems, and only think about the activity. Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. If you want to feel happier, do something useful for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, or go shopping to buy food for the old.

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生活充满了快乐和挑战，对于困境与磨难，我们微笑面对；对美好生活的追求让即将毕业的我们斗志昂扬。请以"The Happiest Life"为题,根据以下的内容提示和你的实际学校生活,写一篇短文来描述一下你心目中最幸福的生活。

内容包括：①你现在生活中的快乐和烦恼是什么?

②你追求的最快乐、最幸福的生活是什么样子的?（两点）

③你会为此作出怎样的努力?

作文要求：①语言准确得当，条理清晰。

②词数80左右。

作文要求：①不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称、老师和同学的真实姓名。

②语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

The Happiest Life

Life is full of happiness and challenges.