江苏省南京市建邺区2020年九年级中考英语一模试卷

— It's amazing. It is the most wonderful phone I ________.

—OK. We have new kinds of toys for girls. You can choose ________ for her.

— Yes, of course. I never miss it ________ I have too much homework.

—To go fishing. The earlier, the better.

—He is. He always offers a hand when his neighbours are in trouble.

—That's great! But my parents are too busy ________ operations to spare me any time.

—OK. Let's go to get some in the supermarket.

—________. The colour represents power and strong feelings.

    A dog was found swimming more than 220 kilometers off the coast of Thailand, and it has been returned safely to land.

    Late last week, workers on an oil 1 noticed the animal, all alone, in the water. It began to swim towards the side of the ship. The dog was able to get itself onto a solid area. It looked cold, 2 and scared. It barked at the workers but it was too weak to be heard. The workers lowered a rope around it and worked together to 3 the animal up to safety.

    The workers who saved the dog quickly gave their new friend a name: Boonrod. The name means something 4 to "survivor" in the Thai language.

    One of those workers was Vitisak. He kept on writing the stories of Boonrod on his home page. He said it was lucky that they noticed the dog in the 5. If there had been waves, he said, the animal likely would not have been seen.

    No one knows how Boonrod ended up all alone at sea, or 6 he had been out there. But Vitisak and others have suggested the animal might have fallen 7 a fishing boat.

    On Monday, Boonrod arrived at the Songkhla port (码头) in the southern Thai province. A team of animal doctors was waiting for him there. Local people also 8 the dog with neck rubs and a special necklace made of yellow flowers. Many people took pictures with the lucky dog.

    Vitisak wrote on his home page, "Today, ship and Boonrod arrived onshore at around 10 a.m. His health 9 has improved. He is getting a bit stronger and can smile."

    The dog is now under the care of an animal doctor. On Tuesday, the group published pictures of Boonrod getting washed—10 getting plenty of love and attention.

    Vitisak says that if the dog can't find its owner, he will take him with him to his home in northeast Thailand.

    Do you want to get away from the crowds and really enjoy yourself into nature? Here are lots of adventure tours for you to explore China.

    Hanfu fashion has become more and more popular with young people. China has followed Western fashion designs in recent years, but a growing number of young people are now looking to the past for fashion ideas.

    If you look closely around your city, you might notice hanfu, the traditional clothing of the Han dynasty. In a recently published report by an online shopping platform, about 2 million hanfu clothes were sold in 2019, nearly 4 times as many as those sold in 2018. Most of the buyers are between 19 and 24 years old.

    But why has this traditional clothing become popular with young Chinese people? For some of them, it's a costume for relaxation. Dafan, a 24-year-old college student, told CGTN that dressing in hanfu is a way for her to get away from the troubles of real life. Modern clothing, on the other hand, represents the identity (身份) people need to show every day. "Hanfu and modern clothing help me to show the different sides in me," she explained.

    Other teenagers like hanfu because of the culture behind it. They regard it as a way to reconnect with traditions. Its wide sleeves, crossed collars and flowing robes bring people back to ancient times.

    "Hanfu is the symbol of the Chinese traditional culture." Nanhe, a 21-year-old costume studio owner, told CGTN.

    New research suggests that growing trees and other plants near factories could reduce pollution by almost one- third.

    More plant life may even cost less and be more effective (有效的) than technology designed to cut pollution, a new study found. Researchers collected data about air pollution and plant life in 48 cities. They studied public records from every city.

    The researchers knew that trees and plants are taking in large amounts of harmful air. So they tried to find out whether new plants could reduce air pollution.

    The study tried to show how this vegetation (植被) could reduce the pollution, including the production of energy from coal, oil and gas. The researchers found that growing plants, where possible, could cut air pollution by about 27 percent in the areas studied. They also found that in 75 percent of the areas, it would cost less to use plants and trees to reduce air pollution than to add new air cleaning technology.

    "The fact is that traditionally, especially as engineers, we don't think about nature," Dr. Bakshi, said. "We just focus on putting technology into everything."

    "To solve air pollution problems, people need to start learning from the nature and respecting it," Bakshi said. He added that nature-based methods could result in "win-win" solutions that save money and are better for the environment.

    The study couldn't tell which kinds of trees or plants would be best at reducing air pollution. But Bakshi said they might make a difference in air quality, so further study is needed.

    The researchers said that more trees and plants could help lower air pollution levels in both cities and rural areas. However, success rates (比率) would be different depending on how much land can be used and its air quality levels.

    I lived, up to the time of the illness that took away my sight and hearing, in a tiny house made up of a large square room and a small one. My father built such a house when he married my mother. It was completely covered with climbing roses, vines and honeysuckles. It was the favourite place of humming-birds and bees. It was called "Ivy Green" because the house and the trees and fences were covered with beautiful English ivy. Its old-fashioned garden was the paradise (乐园) of my childhood.

    These happy days did not last long. One brief spring with wonderful songs, one summer rich in fruit and roses, one autumn of gold and red flowers, all left their gifts at the feet of a cheerful child. Then, in the cold month of an early spring, came the illness which closed my eyes and ears. It hurt my stomach and brain terribly, and the doctor thought I could not live on. Early one morning, however, the fever left me as suddenly as it had come. There was great joy in the family that morning, but no one, not even the doctor, knew that I should never see or hear again.

    I cannot remember what happened during the first months after my illness. I only know that I sat on my mother's legs or touched her dress as she went about her housework. Soon I felt the need of some communication with others and began to make simple signs. A shake of the head meant "No" and a nod, "Yes", a pull meant "Come" and a push, "Go". Indeed, I was thankful to her loving wisdom all that was bright and good in my long night. Slowly, I got used to the silence and darkness around me and forgot that it had ever been different, until she came —my teacher — who was to set my spirit free.

    But during the first nineteen months of my life, I had caught glimpses (一瞥) of broad, green fields, a bright sky, trees and flowers which the darkness that followed could not totally be swept out.

— Sure. When you wash your hands, use running water and soap for no less than 15 seconds.

A: Do you know what AI is? I think it's a latest technology.

B: I know something about it. AI is the science of making intelligent machines, and it people do many "smart" things.

A: Sounds fantastic! What can it do for us?

B: Many things. Recently AI has already changed our  lives, self-driving cars, Apple's Siri, UAV (无人机) and so on.

A: Can you tell me more about self-driving technology? I'm in it.

B: Of course. It can understand what people say. While driving, you can ask it to do the things by just it.

A: Wow, it's really cool! New technology makes our life more enjoyable!

B: ! I'm expecting the coming amazing world.

    Seeing someone who seems to be walking on a cloud sounds like a dream. But this scene indeed exists —and it isn't just in your head. It's a popular attraction in the South American country of Bolivia called the Salar de Uyuni. The area covers a large amount of white, glistening salt and runs across 10,582 kilometers of the Altiplano and you can even see it from space.

    What's special about the Salar? This salt flat can create an endless natural mirror (镜子), which gives you an amazing experience. On a still day, a thin layer of water covering the salt changes the salt flat into "The World's Largest Mirror" reflecting the sky. Those who are lucky enough to see this natural wonder will tell you how difficult it is to find out the dividing line between the sky and land.

    Some 40,000 years ago, water from the surrounding mountains gathered here and there were no outlets (出口) where the rainfall could flow out. So a huge lake was formed with natural salt inside. Over time, about 25,000 years ago, a rise in temperatures reduced the amount of rainfall in the area. The climate from wet to dry caused the water to slowly evaporate (蒸发). About 10,000 years ago, the body of water dried up and a deep layer of salt flat was left behind.

    With about 10 billion tons of salt lying around it, it's no surprise that salt production in the Salar is a big business. But the real treasure lies under the surface of the salt flat, where around 70% of the world's lithium (锂) reserves can be found. The lithium is used for powering mobile phones, laptops, electric cars and this resource could be of great value.

    Why are some people successful while others aren't? What's the s of success? Author Malcolm Gladwell thinks he knows.

    Many of Gladwell's ideas a in his book Outliers. The popular view is that some of us are born talented and others aren't. But Gladwell thinks that this is just an e for not trying. And if you want to be good at something, you have to w at it. "Practice isn't the thing you do once you're good."

    The central idea of the book is the "10,000-hour rule". It means that if you want to be a the best in the world, you need to practise something for 10,000 hours. Do you know Bill Gates, the founder of the Microsoft Company? He was given access to a high school at 13, which allowed him to practice computer programming for m than 10,000 hours.

    The interesting thing is that success has n to do with intelligence (智力). Christopher Langan, who's got an IQ of between 195 and 210 (Albert Einstein's IQ was about between 160 and 180). As a boy at school, Langan was a to take an exam in a foreign language that he had never studied. And he even passed it after just skimming a text book in a very short time. H, Langan never graduated from any university and lived a hard life. This p that intelligence alone is not the key to success.

    So, are you ready? Then go for it! You could get success.