浙江省舟山市2020年九年级英语中考模拟试卷（五）

    As a new teacher at Doull Primary School in Denver, Kyle Schwartz thought of a simple way to get to know her third graders, most of whom came from 1  families. She asked them to complete the 2  "I wish my teacher knew…" and share something about themselves.

    Their 3  answers gave the teacher a chance to understand her students' difficulties. "I wish my teacher knew I have no pencils to do my homework," 4  one child. "I wish my teacher knew sometimes my reading homework is not signed（签名）, because my mom is not 5  a lot," wrote another. Some shared hope for the 6 . " I wish my teacher knew that I want to go to college. "

    "Some notes are really heartbreaking," Schwartz tells ABC News. "I care 7  about each of my students and I don't want them to be poor forever. " She explains, " I hoped to know 8  I could better support them. So I 9  to let them tell me what I needed to know. That was why I created the fill-in-the-blank exercise. "

    10  the third graders were allowed to answer anonymously（匿名）, most wanted to include names. And some were even excited to read their notes out loud. 11  one shy girl who bravely said that she was lonely. "After she told the class, 'I don't have friends to 12  me,' I was worried what they would do. " Schwartz tells Us Weekly. "However, I felt encouraged to see how much support the other kids offered 13 . They invited  her to play at break and sit with them at lunch. You see, 14  have an unusual ability to express empathy（同情）. "

    "The results have been 15 ," says Schwartz. "It speaks to the importance of giving people a voice and really listening to them. "

    As a well-known Chinese TV hostess, Dong Qing is now hosting two cultural shows, Chinese Poetry Conference and Readers. The two shows are encouraging people to love traditional culture and find the beauty of life.

    Dong was born in a highly educated family in 1973. she had a great love for traditional literature(文学)from an early age. In 2015 when she was about to study in the U. S, Dong received an invitation from the director of Chinese Poetry Conference asking her to be the hostess. Because of her passion for traditional literature, Dong accepted the job.

    "The contest interests me very much. Hosting it is a process of learning about poetry and performing, "said Dong. To her great joy, the show has become more and more popular.

    Under the slogan(口号)"Reading touches people's hearts", the new TV show Readers has become a success. It invites famous guests from all walks of life to read something. Dong works as both hostess and producer.

    Readers became a turning point in Dong' s 21 years of hosting She said it brought her "quite a huge challenge".

    "There is no shortcut(捷径) in this world. If you want to be a good host, you need to make thorough preparations, said the beautiful hostess. "The charm of life lies in its unknown, so we just have to try and keep going.

    Have you ever been in a conflict(冲突)? Do you know how to solve it? Conflict resolution is a peaceful way of trying to solve a conflict. Both sides in the conflict explain what they think happened to cause it. The person who listens to both sides is called the mediator(调解人).

    After both sides tell what they think happened to cause the conflict, they discuss ways to solve it. They try to come up with a "resolution" that both sides agree to. They cannot be angry during the communication. Everyone should use good listening and attending skills while talking. If voices get too loud or it appears that someone is angry, the mediator will speak up and have them treat each other with respect. After different suggestions are shared in how to mediate the conflict, it is time for discussing the best solution(解决办法).

    Here is an example of how conflict resolution works step by step in a school playground setting:

    Someone says a student pushed him on the football field.

    The person who was accused as the "pusher" says it was actually an accident.

    The person who was pushed gets the mediator.

    The mediator takes the two persons to a quieter place , away from others to talk.

    The mediator calms them down and lets the m know he understands their feelings.

    Each person describes what happened.

    The mediator repeats what he heard, so it is clear to everyone.

    The mediator asks for ideas to solve the problem.

    The two persons offer their own solutions.

    The two persons have a discussion and come to an agreement.

    The mediator makes sure the persons follow the solution.

    The mediator offers praise for solving the problem.

    Conflict resolution can be used in many environments. It encourages people to tell what really happened, to share their feelings, and to work together peacefully to solve the problem. It offers people workable steps to reach an agreement with the help of a mediator.

    Can we "design" a baby like we design a handbag? It may sound crazy, but a "designer baby" could be possible now. Of course, at the same time, there are both agreements and disagreements with it.

    The "designer baby" idea comes from the research that allows scientists to make changes to human DNA and genes (基因). Usually, it is done when the baby is still just an embryo (胚胎). By doing that, scientists hope that "designer babies" will less possibly be born with some certain serious illnesses.

    During the 21st century, the idea became so popular that the research developed very quickly. Now, it has been firstly used to help born babies with their illnesses. One example of this is that Dr. Adrian Thrasher of University College London was able to save a 1-year-old child from leukemia (白血病) with the help of it. People learned that it was not only illnesses they could change, but also a baby's gender and looks. A well-known event happened in 1996. An American couple, Monique and Scott Collins, decided to use this research to help them choose the gender of their next baby. They wanted to have a baby girl for they have had three sons. Moreover, people could also decide babies' eye color, hair color and even things like height or how sportive babies will be.

    Some people argue that it is not ethical (道德的)to design babies like designing a bag. It is strongly against the nature's rules. Besides, it may not have any bad influence on the baby now, yet no one knows what will happen to him and his children after many years.

    In Cos Angel, a waiter served a group of teens. The waiter remembered his experience as a young high school prudent. So he made sure the teens had a pleasant experience at the restaurant. The waiter made sure of it.

    After serving all the teens doing a great job, he was left a tip（消费）,only$3. 28. That was hardly enough to buy a drink at Roebucks.

    The waiter went home. And he felt hatred for the students who did not know the value of hard work. They looked down on people like him. Or so he thought.

    After several days, the waiter forgot about it. His life went on as usual. But ten days later, he received a letter from the teens.

    "About a week and a half ago, on October 7, my three friends and I came to eat at this restaurant as our own homecoming celebration. It was an exciting experience for us to be here alone, and it was all new to us. And you were the best waiter we could ask for. You were kind, helpful, and didn't treat us like babies! So I want to say thank you for making our 'groan-up' experience so amazing and fun.

    "I would also like to say sorry on behalf of(代表) my group. Since we were new to all of this, reasonable(合乎情理)，but we had completely forgotten(and didn't know,to be honest) what a tip even was, let alone how much to give. So we emptied our pockets, and all our money added up to $3. 28.

    "Having no idea of how small this really was ,we left. Later, we realized our mistake and felt terrible. We knew we had to make it right.

    "So together with this letter, you wail find the correct 18% tip + extra for simply being amazing. Thank you for your help and patience and also thank you for making our night fun. Thank you!"

    A successful businessman was invited to a TV interview. Everybody couldn't wait to hear his SUCCESS from him. , he only said with a smile. "Won't it be better for me to ask you for help on a certain problem? 

    All the people were listening to him carefully. Here is his problem. He said, "People all  （冲向）to the place where a gold mine （矿） had （刚刚）been discovered. But when they got there, they found they were  （阻止） by a river in front of it. They have to cross the river if they wanted to get to the gold mine. What would you do if you were among them? 

    "Make another way", someone suggested. "Swim  ". said another. The businessman smiled without saying a word. Finally he gave his idea. "Why not do something  （不同的）instead of rushing to the mine ? How about buying a boat to offer the ferry （渡船） service?" The listener were all  （使惊奇）. He then explained calmly. "The man who bought the boat could   （挣）a lot of money by taking the passengers to the other bank. They would like to pay for the ferry  there was gold on the other bank.

    Do what the others haven't thought of or do something that others have never tried before — that is the key  success.

    A difficult situation, in the eyes of a wise man, often means a chance of success.

    Nine-year-old Jimmy was given a task in school to write a story on "My family's ancestors(祖先)". The purpose was for the kids to  ( understand) their family history.

    In search of some   (answer) for his task. Jimmy interviewed his grandmother who of course  (know) nothing about the reason why Jimmy asked such questions.

    When she was asked, "Granny, where did I come from?" his grandma was quite (nervous). Why didn't he ask his parents? She had to be quite careful when talking   a kid about such a subject. She wanted to buy some time,  she replied," Well, sweetie , the stork(鹳鸟) brought you. " She said no  ( much), hoping that the subject would be dropped until Jimmy's parents came back.

    "So , where did Mom come from?"

    "The stork brought her also. "

    "Well, then where did you come from?"

    " The stork brought (I) too, sweetie"

    "All right, thanks, Granny. "

    Jimmy's grandmother did not think anything more about his . Three days later, when she was tidying up and  (look) at Jimmy's desk, she read the first sentence of his paper," For three generations(辈)there have been no natural births in our family".

    It may take a long time for some people to learn to speak English. However , by following these tips（实用的提示） you should be speaking English in no time.

    Tip I: Forget about having a large vocabulary. Only learn the words you will need most. For example, if you are traveling in an English-speaking country, make a list of all the possible sentences and questions that you would need to know, such as "Do you know where the nearest bathroom is? "and" I am lost. Can you help me?". Think about what sentences you would want a traveler to know if they came to your country and couldn't speak your language.

    Tip 2: Once you have a list of vocabulary that you think will be most useful to you, make sure you understand the meaning of each word and know how to use each word in a sentence. Try making lists with new words and sample sentences(例句). Ten new words is enough on each list. Then stick( 粘贴)the lists up all over your house where you can easily see them. Practice every day. Whenever you see a list, make sure you stop and read through it.

    Tip 3: Now pronounce these words and sentences properly. Try to learn pronunciation by listening to how English speakers pronounce words. Watch English TV shows, listen to English radio programs and try to talk with as many English speakers as you can, online or in person.

    I wish you the best of luck and I hope my tips are helpful!

注意：⑴短文必须包括表中所有内容，可适当增加细节；

⑵你的观点至少两条；

⑶词数：80—100；

⑷短文首句仅供选择使用，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：尊重respect

短文首句：

    I have recently done a survey about how a teenager can have a successful life.