浙江省瑞安市2021年英语中考一模

—Yes, it's really ________ great movie. I've learned a lot about how to look after myself alone.

—________ of them liked it, but I enjoyed it very much.

—No, he hasn't. He ________ your plan carefully before he gives you a reply.

—________. The sky will be bluer and the water will be clearer.

"Hey, Brenda, is it OK if I sit here maybe?"

"Sorry. Our table is full."

I was in the fourth grade. I was new at school. And each day I ate lunch 1. I would often sit at the end of a long table of people. I tried to look busy, taking long, slow bites of my favorite food. 2 I hoped time could move more quickly.

This experience hurt. It hurt not to belong to a group. I wanted to tell my 3. I wanted to ask her what was wrong with me. I wanted to tell her how much I 4 it. But I couldn't do that, because my mom loved me and I knew she would try to 5 my problem. She would try to call other moms and make me friends. She would do this out of 6. However, it would make me feel worse. So I ignored the problem.

I ate lunch on my own for months 7 one day I came home, went straight to my room and burst into tears. The pain of my 8 could no longer be contained. My mom came in and sat beside me.

She gently asked, "Honey, what's been going on?"

9. I said, "Mommy, I eat lunch alone."

Those five words broke my mom's heart. I 10 see the pain in her eyes.

My mom said to me, "Baby, I know it hurts. When I came to this country from India, I didn't know anyone."

"But you have lots of 11.

"Now I do, honey, but I didn't know anyone when I came. And when I got my first job, I also sat at a lunch table by 12 for a while. It made me feel sad. Is that how you feel?"

"Yeah, it makes me sad."

"Yes, that's 13 we sometimes go through in all our life. But do you know 14 I learned? Most hard things we face in life don't last forever. Be 15 and sincere and you will make many friends in no time."

On hearing the words, I felt much better. I made up my mind to face the challenges more confidently and blend into my classmates.

Tens of thousands of Chinese people came together in Weifang, Shandong Province from Sep 26 to Oct 8 for the International Kite Festival. Since 1984, this festival has been held once a year in Weifang, also known as the World Kite Capital.

The event has invited kite-flying lovers and traditional craftsmen from across the country to show off their skills and develop kite culture. People can enjoy kite flying shows during the festival. From animals to cartoon heroes, the kites form different shapes in the air.

The most interesting kites in 2020 were the huge ones in the shape of medical workers and the Long March 5 rocket, which showed the hot topics in 2020, and also carried people's wishes of health, happiness and peace. "Doctors and nurses worked hard against COVID-19, so we made kites with their pictures to show our thanks," said Zhang Huagang, a kite lover at the festival.

In the past thirty years,     ▲    , which is not only a place to enjoy kites, but also a special cultural event to encourage international communication. In 2019, more than 100 teams from 65 countries took part in it. Because of the COVID-19, overseas teams showed their kites online in 2020.

Guilherme Linares, a kite lover from Brazil, took part in the festival for the fourth time. "Flying a kite is like flying your dream." he said. "Here you can meet many kite makers and flyers from all over the world. It is interesting to communicate experiences with them."

Everyone knows by now that plastic pollution is a big problem for the environment. Beying, for example, has dealt with this by stopping using thin plastic bags, plastic tableware and other plastic products in supermarkets, restaurants and hotels since May 1, 2020.

But an even better method might be on the way. Researchers at a French company called Carbios have discovered a bacterial enzyme that can break down plastic. The enzyme, which was first found in compost leaves, can not only break down plastic in hours, but also use the things left to create new products.

In fact, the first compost enzyme was found in 2012. Scientists changed its genes, allowing it to break down 90 percent of one ton of waste plastic in less than 10 hours. "It had been completely forgotten, but it turned out to be the best," said Marty.

The new enzyme was discovered in research published in April, 2020. Before that, the team, led by Professor Alain Marty, studied over 100,000 micro-organisms to find one that could break down plastic quickly.

The enzyme especially breaks down PET, a kind of plastic that is most commonly used for plastic bottles and food packaging. It is also the fifth most common kind of plastic that we use.

However, waste bottles must be ground up and heated before the new enzyme is mixed in. These will make the recycled PET more expensive. But because of a shortage of this recycled plastic, people still like paying more money for it.

Carbios said it is working together with companies like Pepsi and Nestle — main users of plastic themselves - to develop their research and start using the enzyme in the factories. "There is still a lot of work to do to use it in the factories, but this opens the door." said a research scientist.

Two friends — one a fat man and the other a thin man — met at the train station. The fat man had just finished eating and his red mouth shone. The thin man had just gotten out of the train. A thin woman with a long face and a tall schoolboy came behind his back.

"Porfiry," cried the fat man on seeing the thin man. "Is it you? My dear fellow!"

"Misha!" cried the thin man in surprise. "The friend of my childhood!"

The friends kissed three times, and looked at each other in tears. "My dear boy! How are you?" began the thin man. "I am married as you see. This is my wife Luise. And this is my son Nafanail. Nafanail, we were boys at school together!"

Nafanail thought a little and took off his hat.

The thin man continued. "Don't be shy, Nafanail. Go nearer." Nafanail thought a little and hid behind his father's back.

"Well, how are you doing my friend?" the fat man asked his friend excitedly, "Are you in the service?"

"I am, dear boy! I have been an eighth-rank official for the last two years. I get the poor pay. My wife gives music lessons, and I sell something in a private way. We get along well. I worked as a clerk, you know, and now I will work here as a head clerk. And I bet you are a fifth-rank official by now?"

"No, dear boy. Go higher than that," said the fat man." I have risen to three-rank official already."

The thin man turned pale at once- but soon his face changed into the biggest smile. He was shaking. His wife's long face grew longer. Nafanail dressed up his clothes.

"Your Excellency, I... pleased! The friend of childhood has turned into such a great man! He — He!"

"Come, come!" the fat man was a little unhappy. "You and I were friends as boys. There is no need to be so official!"

"Your Excellency!" the thin man laughed quietly, "Thank you for your Excellency's day kind attention...!"

The fat man was about to say something, but the look on the thin man's face made him uncomfortable. He turned away from him, waving goodbye.

The thin man pressed three fingers, bowed his whole body and laughed, "He - He - He!" His wife smiled. Nafanail saluted and dropped his hat.

It's a long time since I wrote to you last time. How is everything going with you?

To tell you the  (事实；真相) , I'm having a hard time with my parents these days. I didn't do a good job at my schoolwork and (未能及格) some of the exams last term. So they want (控制；操纵) every part of my life. They think that as a (第九) grader, I should spend all my time studying. Whafs your advice?

For the coming winter vacation, I made a (决定) to travel around and I couldn't wait to enjoy the beautiful wonders. But it will (替换；取代) by staying at home because of the serious situation of COVID-19 in my country. How boring it will be if I am (不能做某事的) to play outside and stay at home all day long, although I can do something at home on my own too! What do you think of being home alone? What do you always do at home alone?

Recently Fve bought a drone* made in China and made some (视频) with it. High technologies in China have developed rapidly these years. And Fm also interested in some other great Chinese inventions, (包括) WeChat, Alipay, shopping online, shared bikes, health code* and so on. Among all of them, which do you think is (有影响力的)?

Hopefully, you can give me some advice and tell me what you think.

Looking forward to your reply!

Yours,

David

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Dear David,

I am glad to receive your email.     ▲   

Best wishes!

Yours,

Lin Tao