浙江省宁波市2020年九年级英语中考模拟试卷（一）

    Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China. He wrote one of the greatest pieces of music of the 20^th century. In his short life he wrote1300 songs and an opera.

    Xian was bom in Panyu, Guangdong, China in 1905. Because his father died before he was born, Xian moved from place to place with 2 mother. He began learning to play3violin when he was 20 years old. In the beginning, his violin was 4 cheap and badly made that he 5not play it well. His friends laughed at him. Xian did not stop 6and soon showed his talent. In 1934, he was one of the first Chinese students 7 studied in a special music school in Paris. Before he8, Xian became the schools best student9won several prizes for his talents.

    In 1935, he returned to China and helped fight against the Japanese army. Later, he came to Yan'an10music at a college.11there were no pianos in Yan'an at that time Xian still wrote 12of his most important music there, including The Yellow River, his most famous work.

    In May 1940, Xian 13to the Soviet Union by the Chinese Communist Party to write music for movies. In the Soviet Union, life was very14. Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness 15October 30, 1945, aged only 40. Xian's music, however, lives on in the people's hearts.

    Just like a car engine needs petrol(汽油), your body needs fuel(燃料;养料). It needs food!

    The things you eat and drink are turned into energy.

    You need energy for everything—playing, walking, running, thinking—even sleeping.

    Feeling hungry may mean you are running low on energy. If it is not mealtime, you may need a snack to re-fuel.

    But what sort of snack should you eat? This is like choosing the right fuel for a car. Some cars, such as racing cars, need the best fuel to go fast and keep their engines running smoothly. 

    So, if you want to be at your most lively, choose the best fuel. This means eating healthy snacks. There is no better way to keep your engine running smoothly!

    When I was in the seventh grade, I had problems behaving. My heart was in the right place, but I couldn't always follow the rules. I played many tricks on my schoolmates. Once, I even pulled a girl's hair on the school bus to get her attention. As a result, I was repeatedly sent to the office of the principal（校长）. Although I hated going there, I did not hate the principal, Mr. Ratcliff.

    Mr. Ratcliff was a kind, elderly man. When he spanked（打屁股） me for putting some ants into a classmate's pencil box, it didn't hurt at all, but it did hurt my feelings. I thought so much of him and moments like that seemed to prove I was hopelessly bad.

    When I got called to Mr. Ratcliff's office for the sixth time, I had no idea what I had done. I felt disappointed as I walked down there. I went into his office, sat down, and looked at the floor. Then he said the last thing I expected to hear:" Kevin, I've heard you've been behaving really well lately. I want you to now how proud I am of you, and I just called you down to my office to give you a peppermint."

    "Really?" I was surprised.

    "Yes. Now you can take that peppermint and go back to class."

    I carried the peppermint with me as if it was a gold coin. When I got into   my classroom, I bragged(吹嘘) to my classmates about my turnaround,excitedly. I wasn't so bad after all.

    Mr. Ratcliff was really kind. He made me realize that I was just a kid who had problems with behavior.He bought some peppermints and took the time to notice me when I got something-anything-right. Mr.Ratcliff gave me some hope by giving me some love. I will just remember him for the rest of my life.

    Waste can be seen everywhere in the school. Some students ask for more food than they can eat and others often forget to turn off the lights when they leave the classroom. They say they can afford these things. But I don't agree with them.

    Waste can bring a lot of problems. Although China is rich in some resources(资源), we are short of(缺乏) others, for example, fresh water(淡水). It is reported that we will have no coal(煤) or oil to use in 100 years. So if we go on wasting our resources, what can we use in the future and where can we move? Think about it. I think we should say no to the students who waste things every day. Everybody should stop wasting as soon as possible.

    In our everyday life, we can do many things to prevent waste from happening, for example, turn off the water taps(水龙头) when we finish washing, turn off the lights when we leave the classroom, try not to order more food than we need, and so on. Little by little, everything will be changed. Waste can be stopped one day, if we do our best.

    Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive(欺骗)? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can give you a false picture．

    For example, someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery(彩票). It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!”

    This guy is a winner, right? Maybe,maybe not. We then discover that he bought $ 200 worth of tickets, and only one was a winner. He's really a big loser!

    He didn't say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. That's called a half-truth. Half truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.

    Some officers often use this trick. Let's say that during Governor Smith's last term, her state lost one millionjobs and gained three million jobs. Then she tries another term. One of the persons who don't support her says, “During Governor Smith's term, the state lost one million jobs!” That's true. However, an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith's term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.

    Advertisers will sometimes usehalf—truths. It's against the law to make false statements so they try tomislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say, “Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache. ”It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.

    This kind of thing happens too often. It's a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie aswell.

    As a famous chef(厨师),Joyce Chen helped introduce Chinese food to the American public.  Her photo was included on a US stamp in 2014. And a "Festival of Dumplings" is held in Cambridge, USA every year to celebrate her birthday.

    Chen was born on September 14, 1917 in Beijing, China.  Chen learned about Chinese food simply by watching her family chef cook in the home kitchen. By the time she was 18. she cooked her first professional dinner.

    In 1949, Chen and her family moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts. There she would often cook food for her children's school events.  This is inspired(激励) Chen to open her first restaurant in 1958. called "Joyce Chen Restaurant". At this restaurant. she served both Chinese and American dishes to encourage to try new foods.

    Later Chen began teaching cooking classes, The. cookbook taught people how to use chopsticks, the importance of tea,and many other important Chinese traditions.Her cookbook turned out a big success.

    In 1967, Chen opened her second restaurant. That same year，Chen starred(担任主角)in Joyce Chen Cooks, her own cooking show that spread worldwide.  She opened two larger "Joyce Chen Restaurants" in1969 and 1973. On August 23, 1994, she died in Lexington, Kentucky at the age of 76.

    Have you ever visited another country? It is  to visit another country, but there are sometimes problems when we don't know the language very well. It may be difficult to talk with the people in that country. We may not know how to  the telephone in that country. We may not know how to buy the things we need. In a(n) strange country we might not know where to eat or how to order in a restaurant. It is not easy to decide how much to tip waiters or taxi. When we need help, we might not know how to ask for help. It is

     to have an experience like that. After a short time, , we learn what to do and what to say. We learn to enjoy life in that country, and then we may be sad when we have to leave.

    I work in a cleaning company(公司). Usually people call us, and we provide house cleaning service.

    One day, I got a call from a man named David. "I want to help an old man. He just had surgery (手术)and  (be) still ill. Can I pay for it without letting him know?" he asked. David was a very kind man. He called us because he was  (worry) about his neighbor, Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith just came back from the hospital. His house was in mess, but he couldn't do any housework. Even (sweep) the floor was difficult for him. He didn't tell his children because he didn't want them to spend their time taking care of (he). David wanted to help Mr. Smith  bringing him any stress. And then we asked David what would happen if Mr. Smith would refuse to (let) us come into his house. "I have to at least try, and anyway, I really want to help him." he said.

    (luck), Mr. Smith let us in and our workers did a good job. Since we promised David not to tell his name, we didn't tell too much to Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith was touched（感动） by the gift from someone he didn't know. Sometimes we don't expect to depend on ___(other), because we are afraid of letting them get into trouble., there is always someone who cares for you and tries his best to help you.

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    Nowadays, many parents are worrying about their children's safety.