四川省自贡市2021年中考英语真题试卷

—Actually, I find __________ hard to learn Chinese well in a short time.

—Yes. It's reported that he passed away ____________ the age of 91 yesterday.

—It's as ___________ as other subjects. It can help us develop a sense of beauty.

—No, you can't. They're only for the old and children.

—I'd like to ____I finish my homework.

—Sorry, I won't.

—She ____________ a book about the history of new China.

—Sorry, I don't know. I was not at the meeting.

—She failed the exam. Let's ______________.

— ______________ That's too expensive for us.

Do you often run outdoors to keep healthy? Have you ever thought about 1 running helps to clean up the earth? Sometimes a creative mind can bring us a win-win situation. Plogging(跑步捡垃圾), a new way to 2, began in Sweden. The name "plogging" comes from two words一the Swedish word "plocka", which means "to pick up", and the word 'jogging", which means "to run slowly". A Swedish man called Erik started the movement. He saw rubbish here and there when 3 to work each day. He became 4 about the dirty environment and decided not to go to work by bike any more. So, he began to run to work and pick up the rubbish at the same time. To his 5 , more and more people followed him and soon plogging became popular.

Once upon a time, many feelings lived on an island, including Happiness, Sadness and Love. One day the 1 were told that the island would sink, so they all made boats and left 2 Love. Love was the only one who stayed. When the island had almost disappeared into the water, Love decided to 3 for help.

Richness in a big boat was passing by Love. Love asked, "Richness, can you 4 me with you?" Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is no 5 here for you. "

Love decided to ask Sadness. "Sadness, please help me!" "I can't help you. Love. I am so 6 that I need to be by myself!" Sadness answered.

Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not hear when Love called her.

Suddenly, there was a (an) 7 , "Come, Love. I will take you." It was an old man. Love was happy and 8 forgot to ask where they were going. When they arrived at a 9 place, the man walked away. Love asked Knowledge, "Who helped me?"

"It was Time." Knowledge answered.

"Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me? "

Knowledge smiled and answered, "Because only Time can 10 how valuable Love is."

The Arctic has always been an area of great beauty and mystery, where a lot of movies and TV shows are made. Here are three of our favorite Arctic movies.

Klaus (2019)

Klaus is a family holiday film about the origins of Santa Claus, many people's favorite old man at Christmas. Santa is said to live in the North Pole, but in Klaus, he lives in Smeerenburg, a Norwegian settlement on the island of Svalbard. There, a young postman convinces the town's kids to send letters to the lonely woodsman named Klaus, and in return he will reward them with toys.

Balto (1995)

Based on a true story, this animated movie takes place when a deadly disease hits the small town of Nome, Alaska, US, in 1925. A half-wolf dog named Balto must lead a sled-dog team across the snowy expanse to send life-saving medicine to the town's citizens hundreds of kilometers away.

Arctic (2019)

Is there a better place for a survival(生存)story than the Arctic? In the film Arctic, one man must survive in the icy landscape after his plane crashes. He must fish, find water, and build a makeshift camp to stay alive. The film, shot in the cold wilderness of Iceland, shows just how hard life can be in the Arctic.

Dogs may be man's best friends, but for Sisu, a stray dog, the unicom (独角兽) is his best friend.

Recently, Sisu broke into a store in North Carolina five times, trying to steal the same purple unicorn toy. But every time he got it, a salesman would find him, take the toy away and put it back on the shelf. When it turned out that Sisu wouldn't give up, the salesman had to lock the door and not let Sisu in, and then called Duplin County Animal Services for help.

Samantha Lane, the officer who answered the call, was so moved by Sisu's love for the unicorn that she bought the $10 toy for the dog.

"The only thing we can think of is that he came from a family that had a similar toy or had children who had one," said Joe Newbum, a director of Duplin County Animal Services.

"It's a nice dog," Newbum added. "He likes to play and he is very smart. He sits, stays and shakes hands. He is very polite."

And whoever is lucky enough to adopt (收养) Sisu will get two best friends for the price of one. According to the Facebook post from Duplin County Animal Services, Sisu and his stuffed animal have already had an adopter.

If you're riding in a "lift" or an "elevator", or eating "chips" versus "fries", these words all depend on whether you're in the UK or US. Although the, both speak English, there are many phrases and idioms that differ between the cultures.

For example, have you ever just not been in the mood to go out with friends? In the US you might say you don't feel like doing that activity, but in the UK you would say, "I can't be asked."

Maybe you're about to take a test and feel a little anxious. In the US, you might say you are nervous, but in the UK, one could say they are "having kittens". If someone in the UK were feeling they were under pressure, they might say they are '"under the cosh".

Even many native English speakers are often confused by the meanings of these terms. Stephanie Stone, a US native, recalls her experience studying in the UK. "People would ask, 'You all right?' For months I thought I looked unwell until I realized it just meant 'How's it going? ".

If you want to know more about US and UK idioms, you'd better "have a butcher's hook" at some phrase books. It can be quite interesting to find, the equivalent (对应的) phrases in your own language.

Named after the "quest for heavenly truth", Tianwen 1, China's first Mars probe (探测器), has given us impressive pictures of the red planet. The first high-resolution (高分辨率的) pictures of Mars taken by Tianwen 1 were made public by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on March 4.

"These are the first close-up pictures of Mars' surface taken by China, " said Bao Weimin, a scientist of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

The pictures were taken at different distances from Mars. The two black-and-white pictures were taken by the high-resolution camera on Tianwen 1 when the probe was about 330-350 kilometers above the Martian surface. As for the color picture, it was taken by Tianwen 1's medium-resolution (中分辨率的) camera when the probe was about 5, 000 kilometers above the red planet. It shows Mars' North Pole.

The high-resolution camera can take both color and panchromatic (全色的) pictures. Panchromatic pictures, which are black and white, are the clearest, having the largest amount of data for scientific study, said Liu Tongjie. The medium-resolution camera, can only produce lesser clear pictures. Scientists put the panchromatic and color pictures together to form a clear and beautiful color picture, Liu added.

Tianwen 1, the country's first independent Mars task, was sent up on July 23, kicking off the nation's planetary exploration program. The probe entered its preset orbit above Mars on Feb 24 and is looking for a landing site on the planet's largest plain. The probe is expected to land on the red planet sometime between May and June.

I travel a lot. Each month, I pack up my suitcase to hit the road, whether it could be by plane, train, or automobile. I always find myself with the same problem—how to stay healthy while traveling?

⒈ Move around.

Though only about 1 in 4, 500 airplane passengers develop a blood clot (血块), you should still make efforts to move around on the plane, just standing in the aisle or by taking a walk to the toilet. Have a layover (中途停留)? Instead of sitting, make sure to walk around the airport. Taking a road trip? Make plenty of stops to move around. Whether it is working out at your hotel, taking hikes, or giving up public transport to walk, you'll feel much better if you get in some activity.

⒉ Prepare snacks smartly.

Though these seem like a convenient choice, they're not the healthiest. I like to pack snacks that are within my calorie budget for the day and 100 calories or under each. When traveling and buying food, I try to choose fresh fruit and vegetables. Is fast food the only choice if you're very hungry? Stick to something simple and whatever you do, don't supersize.

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Because of low humidity on planes, many of us can find ourselves feeling thirstier than ever. Drink more water. Make sure when traveling on day trips to carry water with you at all times. As a result, you will eat more healthily throughout the day.

During the unusual winter holiday in 2020, we stayed at home for two (month) because of COVID-19. But my father, a member of the Communist Party of China, didn't stay us at home for too long.

When my dad heard about some (use) work, he became a volunteer in a rural area to help check people's information and spread knowledge about COVID-19. As the situation became much (bad), 24-hour traffic checkpoints were set up on the main roads to the village. There was only simple tent, a few chairs and two heaters for volunteers (spend) the night. The winter night was very cold and the volunteers could hardly sleep. But my father (final) chose to stay because he wanted to guard the gate for other people.

Dad (join) the Party a few years ago. At first, I didn't know much about it. After the pandemic, I learned that the Party members are people will step forward when China is in trouble. When I grow up, I want to become one of (they). Even if I am not a Party member, I will make contributions to our society, making it a much better place.

1）统一集合，乘车前往；

2）活动内容：参观恐龙博物馆；观看彩灯制作；欣赏二胡演奏等；

3）注意事项。

注意：

1）词数80左右；

2）可以适当増加细节, 以使行文连贯；

3）开头语和结束语已为你写好。

参考词汇：恐龙:dinosaur  化石:fossil  彩灯：colorful lantern

Dear Peter,

How's everything going? I'm writing to tell you something about the Chinese cultural activity which our school will organize for your exchange students.

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Hope you enjoy your trip.

Yours,

Li Hua