广东省惠阳区2020年初中毕业生英语学业水平测试（二）（含听力音频）

    Once upon a time,there was a lazy poor man livingin a small house with spider webs(网) on the wallsand mice running around.People1coming into such a dirty place and the poorman was lonely and2every day.He thought he was unhappy3 poverty(贫穷).

    One day,the poor man dropped in on4wiseold man and asked him for advice about changing his life.The old man gave him avase and said,"This is a magic vase5will bring you happiness."

    The poor man looked at the vase in surprise.Hewondered why he would need a vase in his poor house.6,hedidn't want to throw away such a beautiful vase,so he brought it home and put iton the table. "It's not right for something7beautiful to be empty,"thepoor old man looked at the vase and thought.Then some flowers8 into it.That made the vase even9."Howcan I have the vase next to a spider web?"he continued.At this,he started to cleanthe house and paint the walls. His house turned10 a comfortable place immediately.The poor man cheeredup and he suddenly realized why he was unhappy. From then on,he worked hard andhis life got better and better.

     An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden.He took care of his1all the time.

    One day a young man went by the2. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be3he lived in such a beautiful place.Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was4. He was very surprised about this and asked,"You can't see flowers.Why are you busy taking care of them every day?"The old man smiled and said,"I can tell you four5. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can't see these flowers, I can touch them.Third, I can smell the sweetness of them.As to the last one, that's you."

    "Me? But you don't know me,"said the young man.

"Yeah, it's6that I don't know you.But I know that flowers are angels that everybody knows.We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us."The blind man's work opened our eyes, and7our hearts, which also made his life8. It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn't9his wonderful music, but his music has10 millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn't it one kind of happiness?

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    On June 18, my classmates and I hiked together. It was a sunny day. Atbeginning, we all felt very excited. We talked to each other andour favorite songs. We all knew 30 kilometers was certainly away to walk, but it could give us a valuable experience.

    We began our trip happily and excitedly. About two hours, we became so thirsty and tired that we almost wanted to give up. We even thought about taking a car to our destination ( 目的地 ). But we decided to reach our goal all by. The sun was burning. Each step seemed to become heavier and heavier, but no one stopped.noon, we made it. Then at 1 pm, we started to walk back to school. Again, the journey seemed hard to finish. But we kept going.there was only 1,500 meters left, a pain spread through my whole body. At that moment, I really wanted to stop. But myencouraged me and gave me their full support. With their help, I finally reached the end.

    This hiking experienceus with a good chance to relax.We shouldn't let the difficulties in our life scare us.a brave heart and a strong will, we can surely overcome anything.

    A recent report from Dazhou Daily says about18% of Dazhou teenagers can have problems with their minds. Some students becomeworried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on wellwith people like their parents and classmates.

    Zhang Qiang , a Junior 2 student from Dazhou, could not understand his teachers in class and was doing badly in his lessons. He was afraid of exams. When he looked at the exam paper, he couldn't think ofanything to write.

Another student, a 15-year-old girl called Wu Yan from Guang'an often argued with her classmates even her parents because of some different ideas. She became so annoyed about them that she couldn't fall asleep at night.

    However, many students who have problems won'tgo for advice or help. Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a doctor.Others don't want to talk about their secrets.In order to solve the teenagers' problems,here is some advice:

   ●Talk to your parents or teachers often.

   ●Takepart in group activities and play sports.

   ●Go tosee a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell.

1）简述你在学习或生活中曾经遇到的烦心事，并说说自己是如何解决的；

2）谈谈我们应该怎样正确面对烦恼、困难或压力。（至少两点建议）

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