河北省石家庄市长安区2021年初中毕业班英语教学质量检测卷(二模）

—Sorry, I don't know. It's not mine.

Skateboarding seems like a sport for boys. But teenager Brighton Zeuner in the US has shown that 1 can skate, too. She won the women's skateboarding competition at the first Vans Park Series World Championships in Sweden. She was only 12 years old and had to skate against women 2 than her.

Brighton studies at Dehesa Charter School, California. She fell in love with skateboarding when she was five. She often went to the local skate park to 3 her older brother Jack skate. One day she decided to have a go herself.

Brighton quickly learned lots of new tricks(花招). She enjoys the freedom on the board. "On my board, I feel free," Brighton told ESPN. "I can't live 4 this." Her parents build a skate ramp(斜坡) in their backyard. She skates almost every day. A bad crash(碰撞) meant she had to take a 5 from the sport. But she didn't give up.

Then, she started skating professionally. She became the 6female(女性) to be invited to the X Games. It is an extreme sport(极限运动) competition in the US. She finished fourth in it.

Brighton's success 7 many girls to try skateboarding. Now, there are more and more girls skating at her local skate park.

Skateboarding will be 8 to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.9, it has been put off because of the COVID-19(新冠). Brighton hopes to compete in the Olympics. Brighton believes in herself. "When I 10, I get back up and make the trick," she said. "The trick doesn't beat me."

To: Grace Yang Date: 6 September Subject: Invitation to a job interview

Dear Grace,

Thank you for applying(申请) for the position(位置) of sales manager. We would like to invite you for an interview at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 21 at our company at The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London.

You will meet with our head of sales, Susan Park, and the interview will last about 45 minutes. During this time, you will find out more about the position and learn more about the company.

Please arrive 15 minutes earlier. You will need to show your ID card to Helen, the secretary, to get a visitor's pass. As soon as you arrive, please get in touch with me. If you have any questions or if you wish to change the time of the interview, please call me at 555-1234 or email me by September 12.

I'm looking forward to meeting you.

Anna Green (Human Resources Manager)

Nine years ago, my mother took me, a 6-year-old girl, to have a trip. We went to the foot of a high mountain ad then she told me that we would climb. I did never do this before and the thought of it made me very happy.

At the beginning, I was so excited and happy that I climbed fast. But half an hour later, when I was thirsty and tired, I just stopped and sat upon the ground, completely silent. My mom came and sat next to me.

She said, "Get up and go on!"

Almost shouting, and with tears in my eyes I replied, "No, I don't want to do this. It's too tiring and I am thirsty. I don't like it. I want to go back home now."

Patiently she explained, "Listen, my dear. If you try your best, anything is possible. If you don't try, your dreams will never come true. However hard the task is, we must finish it. You will never know how beautiful the view looks unless you reach the top of the mountain."

Hearing her words, I stopped crying and started to climb again. Finally I made it. I did reach the top of the mountain and enjoyed the wonderful view.

Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined(命定的) place — that is, the unique(独一无二的) you.

    Curiosity(好奇心) is part of human nature. Children are famous for wanting answers to tons of questions. Books and TV shows often depend on curiosity. People keep reading or watching them because they want to find out what happens. But curiosity also provides many practical benefits(益处).

    Many of history's greatest discoveries were made by curious people. People wondered how processes worked or how certain tasks could be done more quickly. Thanks to their curiosity. people now know far more about the world and have useful technology to help them.

    Even if you don't plan to be an inventor or a researcher curiosity can still help you in the classroom. If you develop the curiosity of learning, classes will become more fun. And you'll be good at it because you will enjoy the process of learning. Even if you' re no longer a student, curiosity will make you an able worker.

    What will you do if you're not curious? Luckily, curiosity is a skill that can be improved. If you act like you're curious, you'll quickly start to feel curious. Often, the more you learn about a topic, the more interesting it becomes.

    As you learn about a topic, get information from as many sources(来源) as possible. Read all kinds of books, watch or listen to speeches and ask questions. Don't always get your information from the same source. Instead, learn to understand the facts that different people know and the different opinions that they express.

    Don't assume you already know everything. Instead, search for other possibilities and points of view. Remember, everyone knows something that you don't know. Find out what it is, and ask about it. This lets you learn something and makes the other people happy by letting them show off their knowledge.

How will the Internet change the world? Will we enjoy a smarter life in the future? Many of the world's biggest Internet companies took part in an important meeting. They talked about how to build a future for our online world. The companies at the meeting showed us some of their latest technology.

Lip reading Machines can not only read faces. They can also read your lip movements. The Chinese internet company Sogou has made lip reading technology. You don't need to speak aloud. The machine turns your lip movements into voice or text. Police can also use this technology. Sometimes they see criminals(罪犯) on city-monitoring(城市监控) cameras, but they don't know what they say. The lip reading technology can help people with this.

Smart shoes  Your feet might hurt if your shoes do not fit you. This won't happen if you wear "smart" custom-made shoes. The Xiemofang company brought a machine to the meeting. The machine scans(扫描) your feet. It records 39 parts of your feet. It even records how long each toe is. It also has a database(数据库). The database has more than 10,000 kinds of shoes. You can choose the color and style. It also gives you suggestions for your choices. The suggestions are based on records of other people's feet. You can get your new shoes after 10 days.

Unmanned(无人的) supermarkets You walk into a supermarket, pick out your goods and go to check out. But there is no worker. There is just a tablet(牌) that says "Please smile". When you smile, it gives you a discount. Your money goes from your Alipay account(账户) to the supermarket. The Alibaba company has made this supermarket. When you go into the supermarket, it knows your face and your Alipay account.

I will never forget the Art Festival in my high school. When I won big prize, all my classmates think I'm talented in painting. However, when I was in primary school, I did not like art lessons I couldn't draw very well. In fact, my drawings were much worse than most of my (classmate). One day, while I was (play) with some paint, Ms. Smith's class began. I mixed the paint with water as usual. As I took the brush away, I (drop) the paint onto the paper. Looking at the mark, I decided to blow it. The paint began to run, and I blew even (hard). The paint ran in all directions (quick) and made an interesting picture. Ms. Smith came to my desk to have a look. a smile on her face, she said, "It's a very good picture, Sandy." That was the (one) praise I had ever received in art. She encouraged me to keep trying and I made a lot of wonderful pictures with (she) help. Since then, I have become crazy about crayons and paint. I enjoy myself in the world of colors every time I paint.

提示：①What's the importance of food?

②As teenagers, how can you avoid wasting food?

③How do you call on others to save food?

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    Food is something we need every day.