广东省深圳市2021年中考英语模拟冲刺试题（一）

Zhang Guimei, the headteacher of Huaping High School for Girls. The school, which was 1 by Zhang in 2008, was the first high school in the country to 2 free education for girls from poor families.

Anybody who knows Zhang's own 3will be more deeply moved by her. She has no 4 property（财产）, and has been living in the school. She has spent most of her 5 she received on her students. And, despite（尽管） having 6 health problems, for 12 years she has always taken morning classes together with the students. She has also covered 110,000 kilometers visiting her students' families over the years.

Thanks to her 7, about 40 percent of the school's graduates go to famous universities. More than 1,800 girls from poor families have entered universities. By helping the girls get higher education, she has 8 helped them enjoy more opportunities（机会） as a result.

Influenced by her, many of her students have chosen to teach in 9 areas, while some even went back to teach in her high school. Zhang Guimei will be long remembered and encourage more people to 10 her example. She is considered to be one of the greatest teachers in China.

"What's the matter, Bob?" asks Mrs. White, "Why do you look so sad?"

"Mum, I wish we can stay in New York. I have many friends there .We are new here, and I have no friend now." Bob says.

"You will soon make friends here," says Mrs. White, "Wait and see!" At this time, someone is knocking at the door. Mrs. White opens it .A woman with a nice smile stands there.

"Hello," she says, "I'm Mrs. Green, I live next door." "Come in, please," says Mrs. White, "Bob and I are so glad to see you. Do you want any help?" "Yes, I come here to ask for two eggs," says Mrs. Green, "I want to make a cake."  "You may have the eggs," says Mrs. White, "but please sit down. Let's have coffee and talk a little, OK?"

In the afternoon, someone knocks at the door again. Mrs. White opens it. There stands a boy with a nice smile.

"My name is Tom," he says, "Mother gives you this cake and these two eggs."

"Well, thank you, Tom." Says Mrs. White, "Come in and meet my son, Bob." The two boys are about the same age.

"Let's play football, OK?" says Bob, "I have a little dog. It will play with us. " Tom finds it fun to play football. Soon they have great fun playing football.

"I'm glad you live next door," says Bob, "Now I have someone to play together." "I'm glad your mother wants two eggs," says Bob.

"She doesn't really want the eggs," Tom laughs, "She just wants to make friends with your mother!"

Then Bob laughs, too. "That's a funny way to make friends," he says, "but it's a nice way."

Nidhi Arora used to be the HR manager of a large Indian company. After sitting on lots of job interviews, she noticed a serious problem. Today's young people are very clever. They do well in exams. However, they know little about current affairs（时事）. This is because they almost never read newspapers.

In Arora's opinion, understanding what is happening around the world is important. It helps young people know what they need to do: What does the world need? Could I create that?

However, there was another problem. The newspapers adults read use difficult language. None could be given to a child. Arora decided to make a four-page paper for kids on her own. With encouragement from many mothers, the Children's Post was born in 2017.

The paper covers a wide number of topics, including international affairs, environment, technology and history. Readers can also find puzzles, poems, short stories and cartoons in the paper. Arora has managed to put together a team of seven editors. The editors decide the content. Sometimes, they ask their readers what they want to read more of and change accordingly. The completed copy then reaches Arora for further edits. She makes sure the facts and grammar are correct and that the language is simple.

Today, the Children's Post is the only daily newspaper for children in India. More than 3,500 copies are sold every day. Arora is always thinking about improving her paper. She hopes every kid in India could develop the habit of reading newspapers.

What color are icebergs (冰山)? White or blue? Surprisingly, there are green icebergs in Antarctica (南极). Their unusual color has confused scientists for years. But scientists have finally solved the mystery of the green icebergs.

Icebergs are large pieces of ice in the sea. Icebergs form after breaking away from glaciers (冰川).

Most icebergs are white. There are also many icebergs in Antarctica that are blue. Glacial ice has a lot of small air bubbles (气泡). The icebergs appear to be blue because the air bubbles reflect blue light.

However, there are no air bubbles in green icebergs, which means these icebergs are made out of sea ice rather than glacial ice.

But why does sea ice look green? Scientists at the University of Washington, US, recently found the reason— iron oxide (氧化铁). It comes from rock dust found on the Antarctic mainland. After studying the green icebergs, scientists found that they have 500 times more iron than glacial ice. The iron comes from bedrock in the ocean. When glaciers grind (碾磨) against bedrock, a powder (粉末) that is rich in iron is created. The powder later mixes with ocean water, which then freezes as green sea ice, Stephen Warren from the university suggested.

This is an important finding because these green icebergs can deliver iron to far parts of the ocean. There, tiny sea plants use the iron as a nutrient (营养物). We thought green icebergs were interesting. But now they may actually be important.

American and British people both speak English of course. But sometimes it does not seem like the same language. In fact, there are some important differences between British English and American English.

Often, Americans don't say each word separately. They say several words together. Americans may say "I dunno" instead of "I don't know". Or they may say "Whaddya say?" instead of "What did you say?" However, the British are more careful in their speech. They usually say all the words and keep them separate.

Sound is not only the difference between British English and American English. Words sometimes have different meanings too. Americans drive trucks, but in England people drive lorries.

In England, if you are going to telephone your friends, you "phone them up". In America, you "give them a call".

There are also some differences in grammar. For example, Americans usually use the helping verb "do" when they ask a question. They say "Do you have a storybook?" But the British often leave out the helping verb.

Most languages are like this. Languages change over time. When people live in separate places, the languages change in different ways. This is what has happened to English. Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France.

Li Zihao is a fan of Cantonese opera culture. He wants to know more about its beginning and  development.

Zhang Yitong has learnt Cantonese opera for twelve years. She wants to be a successful and famous opera artist like Hong Xiannv.

Chen Haoxuan wants to speak Cantonese well, but he finds the language course boring. He hopes to learn it in a more interesting way.

Cai Kun likes to watch Cantonese opera and he'd like to share his opinions with others after watching them.

Yang Siqi is interested in the beauty of opera faces and costumes in different styles. She hopes to learn to design for opera actors and actresses.

This year is the Year of the Ox (牛). In China, you can find that many ox images made of gold, wood, plastic, paper and stone in stores are on sale and on streets (celebrate) the return.

But why was the ox chosen to be one of the 12 Chinese zodiac signs (生肖)? Centuries ago, most people made their living working on the farm. The ox was used to help plow (犁地) and carry heavy goods. The ox has long played important role in Chinese culture. Ancient Chinese poets and writers often described the ox in their (work). The animal (mention) many times by the poets in the Classic of Poetry.

The ox is considered as a symbol of diligence (勤奋) in Chinese culture. The phrase "the spirit of ox" means (solve) the problem that may present itself as an obstacle (障碍). The spirit is (great) valued and many people follow it in their work. When someone made a great (achieve) through hard work, people often use "niu", meaning "great", to describe him or her. Oxen never bully (欺负) the weak fear the strong. Those who were born in the Year of the Ox are often expected to be hardworking, honest and modest (谦虚的).  It is almost impossible for(they) to try to get attention or look for praise.

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Smile to the world

Dear classmates,

Life is full of ups and downs.

That's all. Thanks for listening.