浙江省宁波市2021年中考英语模拟卷（四）（音频暂未更新）

To my dear class,

Every time I am working late in my hospital, I think of you all. Time flies, but it is always on my mind what we were doing before that scary moment. We were just back from a P. E. class and waiting for the math exam. Ming was drinking a big bottle of water. Lin was telling a joke as he always did during the break. I was going over the math test papers, hoping it could help a little in the exam. We didn't even realize what happened when the math teacher appeared and shouted to us to run. It was too late. When I was saved from the school building, I didn't know I had lost all of you. When I did, I decided to do what I am doing now. But can I save you all from the pain?

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Lucy昨天嗓子疼，医生建议她多喝热水。

要点：

1）我想要成为2022北京冬奥会志愿者；

2）我性格外向，英语流利，乐于助人；

3）我学习过急救知识，并且寒假有足够的时间参加志愿者培训；

4）如果我能成为一名志愿者，我一定会全力以赴。

When I was young, I was afraid to be seen with my father. He was1and short. When we walked together, he would put his hands on my arm for balance(平衡). Every time, people would look, so I would be 2 of the unwanted attention.

It was difficult for him to keep up with my 3—his slow, mine impatient, so we didn't talk much as we 4. But as we started out, he always said, "You set the pace. I will try to follow you. "

We usually walk from the subway to work. Even in bad 5, he never missed a day. He would go to the office 6 others could not. My sister or I would 7 him through the streets on a child's sleigh(雪橇)when it was snowy.

When I think of it now, I am surprised at how much 8 it must have taken for him to stand such shame. And I am also surprised at how he could 9 complain. He never talked about himself as something of 10, nor did he show any anger of the unfair life. What he 11 in others was a "good heart".

Now I believe it is a good way in 12 to value people, even though I still don't know 13 what a "good heart" is. But I know the times I don't have one myself.

My father 14 many years ago, but I think of him when I complain about my troubles, when I doubt the 15 life, when I don't have a "good heart". How I wish I could put my hands on his arm and say, "You set the pace. I will try to follow you. "

April Showers Bring May Flowers

From the golden fields of America

to the ancient kingdoms of Palestine,

there is a happy truth to be shared with:

April showers bring May flowers.

5 This is a truth that promises

light bursting from darkness,

strength born from weakness,

and life emerging from death.

Farmers all over the world know:

10 there is a season to plant

and a season to harvest;

everything must be done in its own time.

The rain pours down,

the man of the field smiles.

15 He knows the rain in the month of April,

gives rise to the growing crops of May.

April showers bring May flowers

it is an invaluable message of hope.

When you are in a season of sadness,

20 a season of ________ is around the corner.

Every day, we produce tons of waste, such as plastic bottles, leftover food and used papers, which need to be thrown into different bins(垃圾桶)separately. Garbage sorting is becoming a hot topic, which is paid attention to by different countries.

In China, people are required to separate garbage into four groups: wet, recyclable, harmful and dry. To encourage garbage sorting, Chinese government has worked with Alipay to create a "green account(账户)" service for people. If users sort their garbage correctly, they will get points, which can be used to exchange for milk, phone cards and other presents through the Alipay App.

A UK company has invented a "smart bin" to help with garbage sorting. People just need to drop their garbage into the bin. A camera and sensors(感应器)in the bin can tell what kind of garbage it is and correctly sort it. The bin also compresses(压缩)the waste so it takes up less space.

Japan is leading the world in garbage sorting. They sort garbage so carefully that even plastic bottles and their caps(瓶盖)go into different bins. Different kinds of paper products—newspapers, magazines and cartons—also have their own bins. Factories also make bags, clothes and dolls out of waste for a better recycle.

South Korea is using a method called "Pay For Your Trash" to encourage people to reduce food waste. When throwing away trash, people have to separate their food waste from their other waste and put it in a bin. The smart bin then weighs the food to count how much people should pay for it. The more they throw away, the more they pay.

Different ways are used in different countries to sort their garbage. The goal is to reduce pollution and save resources, which helps to improve our living environment.

Zhong Nanshan, the 85­-year-­old expert, went to fight against the outbreak of COVID­-19 without hesitation. What he did touched people in the whole nation and he won the Medal of the Republic(共和国勋章) in September, 2020.

Dr. Zhong was born in 1936 into a doctor family. Following the family tradition, he studied in medical school in Peking University. When he was in the university, Zhong broke the national record of 400meter hurdle, so he was even chosen to be a professional athlete. But he decided to teach in the university after he graduated in 1960. He started his career as a doctor in Guangzhou in 1971.

During the SARS outbreak in 2003, Zhong was the first one to admit that the epidemic(疫情)was "not under control". When there was a mass panic(恐慌)among medical staff, Zhong risked his life and treated all the seriously ill patients in person. Finally, he developed the treating method for SARS.

When facing the COVID19 outbreak, Zhong tried his best to seek useful ways to control the spread of new coronavirus(新型冠状病毒)and treat the infected patients. He also taught the public how to avoid being infected to stop the panic among people. After the epidemic was under control in April 2020, he joined in the vaccine(疫苗)development.

"You need to bear in mind that the most important thing is not treating the disease, but treating the patient, " said Zhong during an interview. "We need to heal their hearts and treat the disease. " Zhong's life has always been closely connected with his patients and the development of the nation. He is a caring doctor, a virus fighter, and a guardian of the nation.

How do you get from here to there？Like most people, you probably drive cars or take buses. The engines of most of the cars burn gasoline(汽油). To save gasoline, as well as to reduce air pollution, some car companies have begun to produce hybrid cars, which run both on gasoline and electricity.

Hybrid cars are different from traditional cars. Traditional cars have large engines to deal with driving uphill and accelerate(加速), while hybrid cars have a small standard engine and a battery electric motor to provide electric power. Another difference is the braking(刹车)system. The electric motor is used to slow down the car instead of traditional brakes. When the car brakes, the motor produces electricity energy which is stored in the battery by itself. In traditional cars, the energy is wasted when braking. Also, in hybrid cars, the gasoline engine turns itself off when not needed. For example, when the car stops at a traffic light, the gasoline engine stops. It restarts when the driver steps on the gas pedal. (1) Hybrid cars consume less gas per mile and release less pollution than cars run on gasoline alone. (2) In general, hybrid cars have less power for climbing hills and less acceleration than cars with large engines. (3) In addition, the large batteries could be an environmental problem if they end up in a landfill(垃圾填埋地). (4) In this way, drivers must make careful decisions in buying any car.

Anxiety(焦虑)is a bad emotion which can have a bad influence on our daily lives. However, it is getting more and more common for students to have anxiety under the competition between peers. There are some ways for us to reduce anxiety.

If you're feeling hungry, what's the way to feed your stomach？Many of us will take out the mobile phone and order on the takeaway(外卖)delivery apps. Though takeaway delivery is popular all over the world, there are still some problems about it. Eating takeaway food with too salt, sugar and fat may cause obesity and the risk of developing cardiovascular(心血管)diseases. Chemicals from the plastic container can be absorbed into food at a high temperature, which may probably lead to cancer. strict rules, it's also hard to make sure the quality of the takeaway food is good enough. In this way, some experts say that enjoying the of takeaway delivery is harmful to our health.

When I was four, I started worrying my brother Joe, who was born prematurely(早产). Weak as he was, he spent the early weeks struggling with death. He survived but we (tell)he had cerebral palsy(脑瘫), which meant he might never have the (able)to walk.

Things always seemed (go)from bad to worse as he was growing up. Going to school meant being laughed at by others. Finding a job and taking care of (he)was nearly impossible. Joe never complained but he felt blessed for being alive.

Yesterday, I called Joe and said, "Hey, darling, how are you doing?" "Well, I'll just tell you my legs are hurting (bad)for days. " Hours later, when he couldn't stand the pain, Joe called 911. A nurse (phone)me this morning and told me that Joe was in the hospital getting medical (treat)for both legs. I called him later. Joe said, "Don't worry, sister. I'm just thankful for all these good people—the EMTs(急救人员), doctors and nurses who take such good care of me. "

Joe has taught me that gratitude(感激)builds hope. We need to see clearly like my brother—not with our eyes, with our hearts. Gratitude is a light that shines in the soul, (turn)worry into hope, fear into joy, weakness into strength and worriers into warriors.

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Good morning, everyone，

It's my great honor to stand here to deliver my speech.     ▲   

Thank you for your listening.