吉林省初中英语2020-2021学年中考模拟题（9）

—No, I didn't. And that is why I ________ by them this morning.

—Well, he is always trying to show off his wisdom _______ others.

—Certainly, and the earlier, the cheaper.

—Why not _________on the Internet?

A: Excuse me, can you tell me where I am on this map?

B: Sure. Er… you're right here. You are pretty close to the South Lake Park.

A: Got it!

B:

A: No. I've been here twice. I just have a very bad sense of direction.

B: Well, where are you going?

A: I'm going to the Science Museum.

B: Yes, of course. First, walk down this street until you see a supermarket on your left. Next...

A:

B: So it does. I'm afraid you have to take Bus No. 713 to get there.

A: All right.

B: Yes. It's next to Xinhua Supermarket. Go down this road and turn right at the second crossing. The bus stop is just on your right.

A: Thank you for telling me so much,

B: You're welcome.

A: I hope so. Thanks.

A: Daisy, you look upset. ?

B: I had a big fight with my classmate Helen last week. I said some rude words to her. And it drove her really mad. And we haven't talked to each other ever since.

A: I see. Then ?

B: Good idea. Going to movies together can be a good chance to break the ice.

A: A new movie We Come From A Class will be on show soon. ?

B: Not yet. ?

A: It's about friendship with classmates. Knowing that one of his old classmates had passed away at the age of thirty because of an accident, Lao Zhou went around the country and found his old classmates. He recorded them with his camera and recorded their growth years. The movie is really touching and worth watching.

B: Sounds great! We are supposed to love and cherish our classmates. The movie is exactly what I need. Thank you so much.

A: You are welcome. I'm afraid I have to go now. My friends are waiting for me to have fun in the ice world.

B: !

A: Thank you, bye!

    China is racing to build a nationwide 5G network. The first 5G video call wason a Huawei Mate X phone on March 30, CGTN reported. Shanghai is thecity in China to start a test run of 5G networks.

    About 100 timesthan 4G networks, 5G will allow people to download (下载) and upload data (数据) faster than ever. It will also be used in other.

    Self-driving cars may be one of the changes. Today's self-driving cars have one. When the car "sees" an obstacle (障碍), it sends the information to a data center and waits for instructions (指令). The car will crash it doesn't receive instructions in time. 5G networks willthe time it takes and make the cars safer, CNN noted.

    5G could also power the Internet of Things (loT). This refers to (指的是) a much larger online network that connects everything and everyone. Very fast Internet speeds are the key to realizing it. For example, with loT,fridge could order eggs online when it notices that there are no eggs left inside.

    China's first 5G police station was recently shown in Bao'an district in Shenzhen.  China Mobile Communication Corporation (CMCC) made Xiamen's first 5G video call April 27, bringing the city into the time of 5G.

Some children were working in a wheat (小麦) field. Some worked hard and some didn't. But one small boy just ran here and there after the butterflies and sang happily.

In the evening, an angel (天使) came and said to the children, "Come now to the gate, and bring your sheaves (小麦捆) with you."

So the children came, bringing their sheaves, but the boy that had run after the butterflies, came empty-handed.

"No one can enter here without sheaves," the angel told him.

Hearing that, the small boy lowered his head.

Then all the other children cried out together. One said, "Dear Angel, let him in! In the morning I was sick and this boy came and played with me, and showed me the butterflies. Also, he gave me one of sheaves, and I would give it to him again."

Another said, "Dear Angel, let him in! At noon I fainted (昏倒) and fell down. This boy brought me water, and then he showed me the butterflies until I felt better. To me he also gave one of his sheaves, and I would give it to him again."

And a third said, "Just now, as evening was coming, I was tired and I couldn't go on working. But this boy comforted me, showed me the butterflies, and gave me one of his sheaves." And the other children said with one voice, "We also had sheaves of him, dear angel. Let him in!"▲The angel smiled, and reached his hand inside the gate and brought out a pile of sheaves. "Here are his sheaves!" said the angel. "They are known and counted, every one." And he said to the small boy, "Lead the way in!"

When you are watching TV, , you will notice that more and more famous stars make the ads on TV. Many people believe them because they are famous. But have you ever thought if the ads are real?

In the past few years, lots of stars have been on TV or newspapers as spokesmen of some products, such as Sanlu Milk and Haojixing Study Machine. People spent much money on these products, but at last, many of them were not like what the stars said. More and more people are very angry with the famous stars for making the ads after the accident of Sanlu Children Milk.

What are the public's ideas about the famous people making ads on TV? Do you agree that the famous people should take responsibility (负责任) if the products have any problems? A research shows that about 36% think it wasn't the famous stars' mistakes, but they all think famous stars should give out the money they got from the ads to the people in need. More than 34% think the famous stars must take responsibility. They are dishonest and let the public down.

So we should be more careful when we buy things advertised by the stars. We must find what these things are really like instead of only listening to what the stars say.

    On January 27, in order to win the New Pneumonia Resistance War (抗击新型肺炎战), the Ministry of Education issued (教育部公布) a notice on putting off the start time of school in spring 2020.

    However, many parents are very worried that putting off the start of school may influence children's studies. If they have such a long winter holiday, children will not learn any knowledge, read books or study at all. They may forget what they have learned before. Staying at home for a long time will make them keep eating, sleeping and playing, which seriously influence their physical and mental health.

    In short, the close of school influences learning and develops bad habits, so how should we avoid these problems? Local education departments have also issued a notice, that is, to organize online teaching and create a network platform (平台), where necessary courses will be shown every day, and online teaching will be given by excellent teachers of the subject, and students can learn at home through computer or mobile network.

    It should be said that such a way is very good. It can not only keep students indoors and not worry about the infection (感染) of the disease, but also make them study at home, improve their learning ability, and truly achieve “no suspension of classes”. Both the platform itself and the recorded lesson resources are more useful, and are welcomed by parents and teachers.

    Of course, except for learning at home, it is also necessary to teach children about health knowledge, especially how to keep away from touching virus (病毒) and other knowledge popularization; at the same time, it is also necessary for children to do some physical exercises or some games, which is good for physical health at home.

An unusual experiment suggests that painting eyes on rear （屁股）ends of cows may help protect them from large predators like lions.

They worked with the local farmers in the Okavango area. Over 2,000 cows on !

 there were separated into three different groups. Large eyes were painted on the rear ends of one group of cows.  The third got nothing.

The eyes worked very well. Of the 683 cows with eyes painted, none were killed in the four-year period. 15 of the 835cows without ''eyes'' were killed.

The scientists were surprised to learn that even Xs seemed to give the cows some protection. Only 4 of the 543 cows with Xs were killed. The film, putting spotlight on sibling relationship, tells the story between a teenage and her younger brother after their parents died in a car crash.

The results seem to show a simple way to protect cows from lions.  For example, in the experiment, there were always cows without painted eyes. The scientists aren't sure whether the eyes would work so well if all of the cows had them.

Anyhow, the fanners are just hpy that someone is trying to help keep their cows safe.

    What is a Chinatown? Is it a town in China? Of course not! It is a place where many overseas (海外) Chinese live together, usually outside China. Chinatown is around the world. The biggest one is in New York, America. It is a good place to go.

    Shopping: Shopping in New York Chinatown is fun. You can find lots of things there. Most of them are made in China. Mott Street is the best place to shop because things there are a little cheap.

    Eating: It has more than 200 restaurants. You can enjoy traditional Chinese food there. New Silver Palace is one of the best Chinese restaurants. Dumplings there are very delicious and popular with local people.

    Living: Living there is comfortable. You can find hospitals, banks, libraries and supermarkets there. In some schools, students must study Chinese. Many overseas Chinese send their children to these schools. They want their children to learn more about China and its culture.

    Chinese delivery driver, Gao Zhixiao, appeared on the cover of Time magazine in March because of his great sense of duty. Alongside five others, he was picked by the magazine as one of the heroes during the novel coronavirus(新冠肺炎) outbreak.

    After COVID-19 broke out, many restaurants turned to takeout-only services. Millions of people have been staying home to avoid getting infected (感染的). "People choose to order food online or buy fruit and vegetables to cook at home," Gao told Time. As a result, delivery orders dramatically (显著地) increased, placing a huge burden on delivery couriers (派送员).

    Born into a poor family in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region, Gao started to make a living in Beijing at the age of 16. After the novel coronavirus broke out, Gao thought for a second whether to continue working, but then picked up orders because he thought customers might be in need.

    In order to keep off the danger of person-to-person transmission(传播), Gao must take precautions (预防措施) to avoid spreading viruses during his route around Beijing, including taking a regular health test and spending 20 minutes disinfecting (消毒) his motorcycle and clothes each morning. Besides delivering goods, Gao once warm-heartedly cooked for an elderly customer(顾客) who was living alone at her home.

    It is the commitment of ordinary people like Gao who have made the biggest contributions in the fight against COVID-19.

1）Do you do housework at home? Why or why not?

2）What do you think of doing housework at home?

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