山东省日照市2020年初中英语学业水平考试（三模）试卷

—Thanks, but I think I would like a black             .

—So boring that I      fell asleep.

—Yes, of course. But I      reading it. What about this Saturday?

— Oh. You can just use your ID card.

    "Dr. Papaderos, what is the meaning of life?"

    The usual laughter followed, and people stirred (喧闹) to go.

    Papaderos held up his hand and 1 the room and looked at me for a long time, asking with his eyes if I was 2 and seeing from my eyes that I was.

    "I will answer your question."

    Taking his wallet out of his hip pocket, he 3out a very small round mirror, about the size of a quarter.

    And what he said went like this:

    "When I was a small child, during the war, we were very poor and we lived in a 4 village. One day, on the road, I found the broken pieces of a 5. A German motorcycle had been wrecked in that place.

    I tried to 6 all the pieces and put them together, but it was not possible, so I kept only the largest piece. This one, and, by scratching it on a stone, I made it round. I began to play with it as a toy and became fascinated by the fact that I could 7 light into dark places where the sun would never 8-in deep holes and crevices (裂缝) and dark closets. It became a game for me to get light into the most inaccessible places I could find.

    I kept the little mirror, and, as I went about my growing up, I would take it out in idle moments and continue the challenge of the game. As I became a man, I grew to understand that this was not just a child's game but a metaphor (暗喻) for 9 I might do with my life. I came to understand that I am not the light or the source of light. But light-truth, 10, knowledge-is there, and it will shine in many dark places 11 if I reflect it.

    I am a fragment (碎片) of a mirror whose whole design and 12 I do not know. 13, with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this world-into the black places in the hearts of men-and change some things in some people. Perhaps 14 may see and do likewise. This is what I am about. This is the 15 of my life."

    Family members, friends and fans are mourning the death of the great basketball player Kobe Bryant who was killed in a helicopter crash on January 27th, 2020 in Calabasas, California. "I can't believe it," one Kobe fan said. Calabasas is about 30 miles west of Los Angeles where Bryant spent his professional career helping the L. A. Lakers (湖人队) win five championships.

    Kobe Bryant was born on August 23, 1978, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the USA. He first started turning heads on the basketball court when he was in middle school. His talents dominated (掌控) the game so much that high schools from all over the Philadelphia area watched him grow up. The almost six-foot tall seventh grader definitely had the genes for the game, as his dad was former NBA forward, Joe Bryant. Kobe developed his basketball skills under the watchful eyes of his father. He worked daily on his games, watching videos, playing in the playgrounds and listening to his father.

    He went on to finish his high school career as the all-time leading point scorer in Pennsylvania history with a total of 2, 883 points. And this made him the 13th overall choice by the Charlotte Hornets (黄蜂队) in the 1996 NBA draft (选秀). But he was traded to the L. A. Lakers at once, where his NBA career started and ended. Between 1996 and 2016, Kobe scored 33, 643 points in his career. That puts him fourth in NBA history according to ESPN. Kobe Bryant is one of the NBA's best scorers. Breakthrough, shooting, free throws, three-pointers all of these he can do well, almost no offensive blind area; single-game 81 points of personal record will forcefully prove this point. On April 14, 2016, Kobe Bryant has officially announced the ending of his professional career in NBA.

    During his career, Kobe was always the symbol of being hard-working. He once said he knew what Los Angeles was like at 4：00 a. m. because his training started at that time every day. "I can accept failure but I can't accept not trying." Basketball fan, all over the world named this spirit as Black Mamba Spirit.

    New research shows the number of suicide (自杀) is increasing among young people. Between 2007 and 2015, the number of U. S. teenagers who visited hospitals because of suicidal thoughts or ideas doubled. In 2007, the number of visits was 580,000; by 2015, that number had increased to 1.12 million, reports CNN.

    The fact that so many young people fight with depression (沮丧) and suicidal thoughts every day is shocking. But new research may allow us to look into the differences between the development of depression in boys and girls.

    Researchers found that there are big differences between the development of depression for boys and girls. Girls seemed to develop depression at a faster speed and hit the highest levels of depression at an earlier age. For boys, the most rapid increase of depression happened at age 16. 4, while girls' biggest increase came at 13. 5 years.

    There's no exact answer for these differences. But expert Arash Emamzadeh says that a general increase in depression during teenage time is possibly "because teenagers face many changes during this period such as puberty (青春期) , school transition (过渡) and forming friendships. "

    As for girls experiencing depression at an earlier age, Emamzadeh writes, "One possible explanation for this difference is the earlier puberty in girls compared with boys."

    Finding a solution is not easy. However, if schools, parents and teenagers make efforts at the same time, things will certainly be better. Students in schools need to be helped to deal with problems both in their daily lives and study. Less stress is supposed to be put on teenagers' shoulders by parents. Proper communication between teenagers and parents is necessary. Teenagers should keep optimistic and look on the bright side of life.

    More than 100 people have now died from the new coronavirus (冠状病毒)-COVID-19. The number of people infected in mainland China increased sharply in one day-from 2, 700 Monday to more than 4,500 Tuesday. The increase comes even as China takes strong measures to stop the spread of the disease.

    Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause disease in mammals (哺乳动物) and birds. Coronaviruses can cause illnesses from the common cold to much more serious illnesses like Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Experts still do not have a clear picture of the severity of the new coronavirus.

    Officials are calling the disease a "novel" or new coronavirus because it has not been found before in humans. The new virus is thought to have spread to humans from wild animals sold at a market in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei Province. But it is now spreading between people. Chinese officials say the disease is able to spread from one person to another even before any actual signs appear. This makes it especially hard to stop.

    Signs of the disease among infected patients have included fever, cough, shortness of breath and general breathing difficulties. In more serious cases, the virus can cause pneumonia（肺炎）. Some people report few or no signs, while others have gotten very sick or even died. Experts say that signs of the virus may appear between two and fourteen days after being near someone who is infected.

    There is no special treatment for the new coronavirus. However, many of its effects are treatable, as long as a patient is in fair health. Because the virus is so new among humans, there is no available vaccine (疫苗) to protect against the disease. But the World Health Organization advises people to avoid close contact with anyone showing signs of a breathing sickness, such as coughing or sneezing. It also says people should wash their hands often and use safe food practices.

(Written on 29th January, 2020)

    In her Facebook post, Alesha Nemecbek writes how her 85-year-old Papa Joe still remembers to show love, affection, and attention to his wife by doing little things for her.    his memory not being as  (good) as in his younger years, Joe still remembers all of his wife's favorite things and  (try) to surprise her with them.

    Nemechek concludes her post by  (encourage) people to take this story as a lesson on how it is important  (keep) "intentional (有意的)".

     (move) by their long-lasting relationship, Nemechek often shares little things about her   (grandparent) relationship. Recently, she wrote about asking Papa Joe："What's the one thing you've done in your life that you're most proud  ?" And he responded by saying："Marrying your grandmother!"

    The elderly often teach us important life lessons. All of the  (wise) they collected through life can help us see things that are truly important in life, such as showing affection to our loved ones. Some of the younger people often take  closest ones, including their significant others for granted, and they have a lot to learn from some of those who have managed to keep their relationship strong and fulfilling for decades.

    The best part about the Internet is its ability to give the platform to generous (慷慨的) and kind people who want to change the world for the better. So when one such man named Narayana Reddy started his YouTube videos, people could share the health he spread. Over just two years, Reddy, best known as Grandpa Kitchen, has had over 6 million followers who enjoy watching him cook big meals to feed orphans (孤儿).

    Reddy's success on YouTube was not surprising. We all know how much people love cooking videos and Grandpa's was exactly what people needed—simple, easy and as healthy as they can possibly get. The meals he prepared in each video weren't just a trick to catch the attention of his audience. In fact, the meals were big, so that every orphan in Reddy's community would get a bite to eat. The dishes all looked amazing and mouth-watering.

    Fans probably know Grandpa's Kitchen intro by heart. Grandpa begins each video saying "Loving, caring, sharing: this is my family." And it's clear that these words aren't just some catchphrase (流行语), but rather something Reddy truly lived by.

    He strongly believed in helping the less lucky and supporting his community. That's why the money he received from his videos was given to charities, so people in need would be provided with basic necessities.

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Ladies and gentlemen,

    I'm very glad to speak here. First, thanks for

Yours,

Li Hua