广西贵港市2019年中考英语试卷

—Sorry, I don't know. But you can call him       340﹣5261.

—Not yet. We have to wait     everyone is here.

—OK, mom. But it      really good.

—           ． She made a card for her.

—He          got up late.

—Yes. The government has taken action to protect the environment.

—Sure. You can look it up in the dictionary.

—Excellent. Many people are            about it. They never miss it.

—I think so. We should make good use of it.

—Yes. The doctor had to           his right leg to save him.

—I know I will call her to leave for the train station at once.

—Yes. He is much      because he exercises every day.．

—Sure. He     to the art festival in our city every year.

—Yes. He went there by plane last week.

—      . See you then.

    Alan and Jack are friends. They wanted to make sure that the birds outside on the ice were ducks or geese(鹅). So 1 a cold January evening last year, the two boys walked onto the frozen(结冰的)river near their homes to get a better look. They2 a rock onto the ice to test it. They thought the ice could hold their 3. Then they stepped(踩；踏)on it. But when Jack took4 steps, he fell through the frozen surface suddenly.

    Alan ran to help his friend. He tried to 5 Jack out from the cold water and onto the frozen land. But the ice didn't hold, and he fell in, too.

    Jack's elder sister saw the boys falling through the ice and started shouting for help John, a neighbor 6  nearby on his way to the store, quickly stopped the car 7 he heard the shout. Seeing the boys, he caught a nearby life ring(救生圈), 8  his shoes and jumped into the water. John swam towards Alan and Jack, and took 9  back to land. They were taken to the hospital at once. 10 , they were saved. They were really thankful to their brave neighbor.

    The winter holiday is usually a good time to sleep in. But Gao Yuqi, a 14-year-old boy from Anhui, got up at 7: 00 am to run at least 2 kilometers every day during the holiday. In fact, this exercise was part of this homework.

    Gao was not alone. Many schools across the country required students to exercise during the winter holiday. Part of the reason is that physical education test scores are now worth more on the senior high school entrance examination (中考). And the score is now worth up to 60 points.

    Because of this, Gao's school now asks students to run when the weather is nice, and exercise indoors if it is bad. Students have to post(公布)exercise photos in their classes' QQ groups. At the Golden Apple Jincheng No. 1 Middle School in Chengdu, students have daily exercise plans. For example, they have to skip rope(跳绳) for two minutes and do three sets of sit﹣ups(仰卧起坐) each day. Their parents sign off(签名)on their plans when they finish exercising.

    This has been a big challenge for many students, but has also helped to make exercise a bigger part of their lives. Many students like Gao used to hate running, but now they are able to run for over half an hour every day. They fell in love with exercise during the holiday.

    Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge( HZMB)opened on October 24, 2018. It's the longest cross-sea bridge in the world. The bridge is 55 kilometers long. It connects Hong Kong and Macao to the Chinese mainland city of Zhuhai. Construction(建筑工程) on the HZMB began  in 2009. It is considered as one of the "seven wonders(奇迹)of the modern world".

    The HZMB is the only one in many ways. It can withstand wind speeds of up to 185km/h and earthquakes with magnitude(震级) of up to8. It's designed to have a service life(寿命)of 120 years, 20 years longer than most bridges.

    And It' s not just a bridge, but also part tunnel(隧道) and part island. In one section(部分),the bridge tums into a 6.7﹣km undersea tunnel. And the tunnel passes through two man﹣made islands. The tunnel is the world's longest undersea tunnel for road traffic, allowing large ships to continue passing through the sea area above the tunnel.

    The HZMB makes it more convenient to travel between the three areas. It can shorten (缩短) the traveling time from Hong Kong to Zhuhai. People used to spend four hours, but now it takes about 45 minutes.

    By making local cities and areas closer together, the HZMB helps the areas' development. It can develop the economy (经济)of Hong Kong, Macao and nine Guangdong cities.

    Do you often listen to music at loud volumes(音量)? Over one billion(十亿) young people are at risk of hearing loss (失聪)because of listening to loud noise for long periods of time. Listening to music or watching a TV show at loud volumes is harmful to your hearing.

    The United Nations has standards for safe listening. It is not safe to listen to sounds that are louder than 85 decibels(dB 分贝) for eight hours or 100 dB for 15 minutes. The sound of a busy road is about 85 dB and the sound of a rock concert can be about 100 dB.

    Loud noise is harmful to the inner ears(内耳). most of us are born with about 16,000 hair cells(听毛细胞) in our inner ears. However, listening to loud noise for a long time can make these cells work too hard and cause some of them to die. This is what causes hearing loss.

    Some people might think that their music isn't all that loud. But this can depend on where you are. For example, if you are in a noisy place like the subway, you might turn up your music too loud without realizing it. Later, when you listen to it at the same volume in a quiet place, you might feel uncomfortable.

    The World Health Organization said the "safe level" for most sounds is below 80 dB for up to 40 hours a week. A level of 80 dB is roughly equal to(大约相当于) the noise of a subway.

    Ma Long is a member of Chinese table tennis team. April 28 was a big day for him. He  his third straight men's singles title(单打冠军) at the World Table Tennis Championships(锦标赛) in Budapest. He became the   man in over half a century.

    Ma Long hurt his knee several months before the event. His doctor said it would be almost  for him to play again. However, Ma didn't give up. Even with his injury (伤病),Ma kept   every day. His coach Liu Guoliang gave him a lot of praise. "His mind and skills are unbelievable, "Liu said. He will be the greatest  in history".

    The People's Bank of China will come out the fifth edition(版本)of the renminbi (RMB) from August 30, 2019. These banknotes(纸币)will have brighter colors and new security features(防伪特征).

    We've been using banknotes for around 1,000 years. Back in the Northern Song Dynasty, Chinese people made the worlds earliest paper money to replace(代替) metal coins. These banknotes were called jiaozi.

    Paper money is cheaper to make and easier to carry. These advantages made it more popular than other forms of money. But now, in the digital (数码的)age, paper money seems to be disappearing for the same reason.

    China seems to be heading towards becoming a cashless(不用现金的) society. From supermarkets to street stores, people pay by using the We Chat Wallet and Alipay apps on their mobile phones. Sweden is even closer to a future without paper money. Many Swedish banks no longer even have cash on hand.

    But there are worries about creating cashless societies. Some say it is unfair to the poor and people without much education. It's not easy for them to open bank accounts( 账户)or deal with mobile phones. And if all of your money is" digital, it may not be safe enough.

    Is paper money going away? Although paper money is used less than electronic payment (电子支付) in some countries, it won' t disappear at once in most parts of the world.

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爹考词汇： respect尊重

Dear Sam,

    Hows it going? I'm happy to tell you how to get on well with others and protect ourselves.

    Best wishes!

Yours,

Lin Tao