浙江省金华市婺城区2021年中考英语冲刺卷（二）

In the village, there lived an old man called Pundit. He was very1and knew everything.2he was poor. He did not have a house. Even his3were very much worn out(破烂的).

He went from house to house to4, "Dear friends, please give me some bread". On5his old clothes, many people thought that he was mad." Go Away!" they shut the door6.He had no way but to leave. For many7he had nothing to eat.

A rich man felt8for him and gave Pundit some clothes. Wearing those new clothes, he went for begging(乞讨) as before. To the very first house he went, the householder welcomed him warmly, "Sir, please come9. You can have dinner in our house". With great respect (尊重), he took Pundit inside for10Pundit sat down. He picked up a piece of bread and began to11his new clothes saying, "Eat, eat!" On seeing that, the householder (房主) was12. "Why are you feeding the clothes? They can't eat." Pundit answered, "Because of the new clothes you offered me food today. Yesterday at the same house you asked me to13. Since I got food because of these clothes, I am14for them. This is15l am feeding them." The householder was ashamed.

It's stupid to judge a person by his look or you may miss his rich mind and gentle heart.

Do you still remember the last time you went to the cinema? People like different kinds of films for different reasons.

It was Mother's Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy. Because she was 800 miles away from her parents. In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy mother's Day. And her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs(丁香) in the garden.

Later that day. When she told her husband about the lilacs. He said. "l know where we can find all that you want. Get the children and come on." So they went, driving down the country roads. There on a small hill, they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs. The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers. Carefully, she picked a few here and a few there. On their way home there was a smile on her face. When they were passing a nursing home, the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair. She had no children with her. They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the flowers in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny thanked her again and again. She smiled happily, too.

When the young mother came back to her car, her children asked her, "Who is that old granny? Why did you give flowers to her?" "I don't know her." Their mother said," But it's Mother's Day, and she has no children. I have all of you, and I still have my mother. Just think how much those flowers mean to her."

Is there intelligent (有智力的) life on other planets? For years, scientists said "no." or "we don't know. "But today this is changing. Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are astronomers. They believe intelligent life exists(存在) Somewhere in the universe. They also think we will soon contact these beings(人；生物).

Why do Shostak and Barnett think intelligent life exists on other planets? The first reason is time. Scientists believe the universe is about 12 billion years old." This is long enough for other planets to have intelligent life," say Shostak and Barnett. The second reason is size—the universe is huge. "Tools like the Hubble Telescope(哈勃望远镜) have shown that there are at least 100 billion galaxies," says Shostak. "And our galaxy, the Milky Way, has at least 100 billion stars. Some planets going around these stars might be similar to Earth."

In the past, it was hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe. But now, powerful telescope allow scientists to discover smaller planets-the size of Mars or Earth—in other solar systems. There planets might have intelligent life.

Have beings from space already visited Earth?" Probably not," says Shostak."It's a long way away.

However intelligent beings may contact us in other wav. such as radio signals(信号). In fact, they may be trying to communicate with ns now hut we don't have the right tools to receive their messages. However, this is changing. By 2025 we could make contact with other life forms in our universe and we might help each other."

The high school entrance exams(中考) for Chinese Junior 3 students are mainly about academic(学术类的) subjects, such as math and Chinese. But starting from 2022, they will be texted in areas like music and art.

On Oct.16, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said that fine arts will be included in high school entrance exams in more provinces and cities by 2022.Twelve cities in six provinces have already started the practice, including Nanjing and Qingdao. The scores for these subjects are from 10 to 40 points.

This is being done to encourage primary and secondary schools to provide more fine arts classes. They should cover subjects such as music, painting, dance and opera.

"Aesthetic education is not just about teaching students how to paint, sing or dance-it's about the ability appreciate artistic beauty, which is very important for students' mental health, "Fan Di'an, president of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, told China Daily.

However, the change has caused heated discussion. Many students and their parents worry about this new policy will bring too much work for students. They think that since students already have heavy academic workloads, adding new testing material would make things worse.

It was also pointed out that not every student would be talented enough to be good at these subjects. "It's really hard for me to remember melodies. So l need to do extra practice before music tests," Zhao Hanfang, a 15-year-old student from Yunnan, told TEENS." So if music is included in the high school entrance exams, I might be too much stressed."

As a new teacher at Doull Elementary school in Denver, Kyle Schwartz thought of a simple way to know her (第三) graders, most of whom came from poor families. She asked them to complete the note," I wish my teacher knew ..." and share something about themselves.

Their honest answers gave the teacher a (机会) to understand her students' difficulties. "I wish my teacher knew I have  on (铅笔) to do my homework," wrote one child." I wish my teacher knew sometimes my reagents homework is not signed because my mom is not free a lot," wrote another.

"Some notes are really heartbreaking." Schwartz tells ABC News. " I care deeply about (每个)of my students and I don't want them to be poor forever." She (解释),"I hoped to know more about their lives and how I could better support them. That was why I created the fil-in-the-blank exercise."

Though the students were (允许) to answer anonymously(匿名地), most wanted to include names. And some were even (兴奋的) to read their notes out loud, like one shy girl who (勇敢地) said that she was lonely." After she told the class", Schwartz tells Us Weekly, "the other kids invited her to play at break. You see, children have an unusual (能力) to express empathy(同情).

The results have been surprising," says Schwartz. It shows the importance of giving people a voice and really (听) to them."

In China, the 12th month of the lunar calendar(阴历) is called layue. The month is full of interesting (festival) and customs.

Laba Festival, which falls on the eighth day of layue, is the first festival in this month. From this day on, people begin to get ready Chinese New Year.

On Laba Festival, people eat hot Laba porridge. Thera are usually eight ingredients(原料) in the porridge: rice, red beans, peas, dried lotus seeds dates and three (difference) kinds of fruits and nuts. The porridge is not just good for your health a blessing(祝福) for the coming of Chinese New Year.

Laba porridge is not the only tasty food that we eat during lave Laha garlic(腊八蒜) is popular in the north. People begin to soak(浸泡)garlic in (they) jars from that day on and eat it with dumplings during Chinese New Year. In the south, people (especial) like making sausages

Another major celebration before Spring Festival is xiaonian. It is (usual) on the 23rd or 24thday of the last lunar month. Traditionally, it is important occasion (场合) when people offer sacrifices (祭品) to the Kitchen God, who looks after a (family) fortune(命运).

You should also clean your home while preparing for Chinese New Year. It (mean) sweeping away the dust of the old year and welcoming a fresh start.

We learn lots of skills as we grow up. Some are important for making a living. Others are just for fun. Which skill do you want to learn? Let's look at some teenagers' answers from the Internet.

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Dear Tony,

I'm extremely excited to hear that you're coming to China during the summer vacation.

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Yours,

Li Hua