宁夏回族自治区2019年中考英语试卷（含听力音频）

    As a child, I got angry quite easily and was not good at communicating with others.

    I still remember it was an early autumn. Some1started to turn yellow and the weather became cool. One day, as I was getting ready for school, my mother carelessly handed me my father's vest(背心)instead of 2. At that time, I was getting to have a 3 size than my father, so when I put on the vest, I felt as if I wasn't able to breathe! I realized that it was a small mistake which was4by my mother, but somehow the breathless feeling was so strong that it made me very angry. My mother said sorry with a smile, but I shouted at her5thinking much. I got it off my body so wildly that I made a hole in it. I put on my own vest and rushed out of the house6 my mother could stop me.

    Later, my mother shared her bad feelings with my father, "See what your son has done. "Instead of saying he would scold (责备)or beat me, my father7 asked my mother to mend the Later when my mother told me about my father's response(反应), I felt terribly sorry for my bad behavior(行为). My father's gentle kindness taught me a lesson which I would8 forget.

    On that day, I decided not to let anger 9me any longer. Of course, there are times when I am angry. However, whenever that happens, I will try to remember my father's10 . It always reminds(提醒)me to think about others' feelings when I get angry.

    Chinese Dragon Boat Festival is also known as DuanwuFestival. It is one of the three most important lunar(阴历的)festivals in China, along with Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival.

    The date of the festival is said to be the date when Qu Yuan died--the fifth day of the fifthlunar month, so the datevaries from year to year, such as it is June 20 in 2015, June 9 in 2016, May 30 in 2017, June 18 in 2018, June 7in 2019, June 25 in 2020 and June 14 in 2021.

    Although the date is different, the custom is the same. With a history of over 2000 years, people celebrate it with all kinds of activities on the day. They hold dragon boat racing, eat zongzi, drink realgar wine(雄黄酒), wear sachets(香囊)and so on. But dragon boat racing is the most popular activity during the Dragon Boat Festival.

    Laura has an aunt who works in London. She loves Laura so much that she invites Laura to

    London every summer.

    Last year Laura was happy to go to London and see some famous places in London, including the British museum, National Gallery (画廊)and other great buildings. How beautiful! She fell in love with them, but one thing made her very unhappy. It's her first time to go to a big square, but when she passed the square alone, a thief(小偷)stole her wallet in her pocket. She had to walk to her aunt's home angrily.

    This year Laura's aunt invited her to London again. One day, when she passed the same square with her aunt, she was more careful not to be stolen. After a while, she saw a man go close to her and put his hand in her pocket with a smile. Then he took out his hand quickly and left. She became very angry and shouted, "Stop it, or I will call the police!" To her surprise, she found her aunt and all the other people there laughing with the word "Congratulations(祝贺)"! In fact, the man was not a thief. Instead, he put ten pounds in her pocket. It was an interesting game. The organizers(组织者)wanted to correct the bad impression(印象)of the square, so they hired(雇佣) some "thieves" to do that game.

    One morning, Emma discovered that her classroom had changed. She found that the desks were no longer in rows, but pushed together to make eight bigger desks. She was so excited about it for the first two days that she couldn't listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement(安排). "Now our class is quieter," said Emma. "What's more, we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through discussion. It's a better way to study."

    David liked it, too. "Group members first discuss, "he said, "and then show to the whole class. It encourages us greatly. "This was part of a reform (改革) at David's school. The school made this reform because they wanted to offer students easier ways to study and more chances to discuss. "Our school hopes to improve students' abilities to study by themselves and work in groups." said Linda, an English teacher.

However, the reform has demanded(要求) more from teachers. Now they have only 15 minutes to give a lesson that would have been taught in 40 minutes before. It is difficult to teach in such a short time. The teachers have to find better ways to teach more effectively(有效地).

    "The reform demands more, but I'm sure it is helpful." added Linda.

    There are many reasons why I encourage people to travel, and I know that the experience will make one a better person.

    I remember when I was traveling, I began to know the world better. The world is not just about me, my small town and home. Although you will meet different people from all over the world, you will realize that people are similar in their dreams, hopes and feelings. Enjoy exploring(探索) the different cultures, and you will also find that people are different in some of the things they do and how they live. Once you understand their ways, it will not be strange or scary(吓人的). Often we read stories about other cultures in books. Only when we visit their areas, do we find that those stories are something wrong.

    One thing you may find out is that there are problems all over the world. We can't just get money to send to these areas and hope that will work them out. The world should get involved(干预) and help wherever there are problems. People everywhere should be given a chance. It is so easy to ignore(忽视) this if one does not travel or explore. One can look around and see that so many people have many challenges(挑战) worse than ours. One can realize that sometimes our biggest problems are not that big after all.

    On your journey you will meet lots of new friends. Talking to strangers and finding about their lives is a great way to spend your time. You will certainly be more confident after having to deal with problems and make many decisions along the way.

    When you travel, you have to be on your own in some situations. You will surprise yourself by how well you can do that. All your special experiences could make an interesting book to read. It would be filled with your special memories.

    Traveling around and seeing so much happening in the world around us is a wonderful experience. If we could all just travel a little more and share our experiences, we would all be better people and the world would be a better place.

    When I was in the sixth grade, I joined a piano competition. I practiced for four hours every day and my piano teacher came three times a weekhelp me. Then the big day (final) arrived. I was so (nervous) when they called my name. I went upstarted to play. I was playing, everyone sat still and listened. I played the song without any (mistake). Then I waited for(they) to call out the(win). When I(hear) my name, my heart was beating so quickly I thought I would stop breathing. I couldn't believe it. I won! It was the(happy) day of my life!

    As we all know, the environment around us is getting worse and worse. Some chemical factories always pour(废弃的) water into the(河流). And they also(产生) terrible gas. In some places, some people even have no clean water to drink. So I think we must do something to protect the environment.

    How to protect the environment? First, as a student, we should use cloth bags instead of (塑料的) bags when we go shopping. (第二), we'd better reuse the old textbooks as possible as we can. Third, we should never forget to turn off the lights when we leave the classrooms. In a word, we must try our best to protect our environment. I believe we can make the world a better place to live in.

    When I was tidying up my room yesterday, I found an old box of my father's. He gave it to me two years ago. It was reallyto discover something about my father's life as a child.

    He told me about his hobbies as a child. He wrote to people from all over the world，and theyhim letters back.he had a book interesting stamps. Peoplegave him things fromcountries,  a silk fan from China, a little model car from Germany and a small model ship from Australia. My father even kept the from his first football match. The box made me my hobby. I want to keep my old picture books and magazines for a long time too.

    Confidence(自信) is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude (态度). A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chances to make themselves successful. But how to be more confident? Here are some suggestions:

    Speak loudly When you are not confident，you can't do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak loud enough so that people can understand you clearly. The high voice can help you become more confident.

    Play sports Playing sports makes you tired but completely relaxed. When you do sports，you will be full of confidence.

Encourage yourself Write down a list of things you did during the day and see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everyone laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things you've done.

    Get rid of(消除) fear Fear comes along with failure(失败).But it's easy to get over(克服) if you know that failure is part of your life. Don't hide your head just because you said something stupid last time. Try to start again and believe you can do better.

    Pick up what you like to do If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you excellent. And it will make you happy and confident.

1）个人优势：擅长英语，性格开朗，做事认真，爱好运动。（至少再补充两点）

2）个人承诺：尽力提供优质服务。

注意：

1）词数80左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：volunteer志愿者

Dear Sir/Madam，

    My name is Li Hua. I'm very glad that the 4th "Silk Road" International Marathon will be held in Ningxia in May, 2020.

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    I'm looking forward to your early reply.

Yours truly,

Li Hua