广东省深圳市2022-2023学年九年级下学期英语期中模拟

In China, teachers are highly respected and honored. As providers of knowledge, they are seen as playing an important1in the development of society（社会）. In the US, teachers are supposedly just as respected. However, I believe salaries for most teachers are far too low.

In the US, most teachers can expect to2less than $40, 000 (272, 400 yuan) a year when they enter the field（领域）, according to Business Insider. This might3all right, but in some parts of the US, it's not enough to get by（勉强过活）.

In addition, teachers spend an average of（平均）$500 out­ of­ pocket to buy classroom supplies（日常用品）every semester（学期）. Some teachers even have to take on a4job at night to make a living. Teaching is a(n)5job. It's about much more than simply passing on knowledge. Teachers have to be caregivers, therapists（治疗师）, nurses. In fact, nearly any6that a child might face might end up being solved by his or her teacher.

Teachers spend years ­and lots of money­ earning an7of their own that will prepare them to become educators themselves.

It's not8to raise their salaries, either. Countries like Switzerland, South Korea, and Ireland pay their teachers more than the US does. The US is the richest country in the world9money can't buy knowledge. If salaries stay low, fewer people will want to go into teaching ­and society will suffer（遭受损失）10it .

Space tourism(太空旅游业) is no longer a thing of science fiction. There are lots of companies planning to send people into space in the next few years. Space X is one of the companies offering trips to space. So far, it has had over 100 customers. And in April, 2022, it sent 4 people into space. Now, what can space tourists do while in space? Here are some examples:

See the Earth from Space

Seeing the Earth from a distance has always been a dream. It gives most people a sense of both achievement and wonder(which is also why people climb the highest mountain and dive into the deepest sea on the earth).

Stay in a Space Hotel

Hotels are directly connected with tourism, right? So if there's space tourism, there might also be space hotels up soon. Orion Span has been planning to send tourists to stay in their "space hotel", which would hold up to 6 people at a time.

Eat in Space

Eating is not easy in space. Even drinking water is difficult. Oh, a quick fact! You aren't allowed to burp(打嗝) in space! Bubbles will come out of your mouth and it might be dangerous to leave them around.

Visit the Moon and Other Planets

Space tourism companies are racing to launch(发射) the first tourist flight to the moon. Although there might be a long way to go before common people can step on the moon, we will probably see it in our lifetime. And who knows, maybe we'll even see hotels on the moon.

With the industry rapidly developing, space tourism is around the corner, and it might come much faster than we think. Who knows what the future might be like? Will you be the next person to travel to space?

    If you have only three minutes to get something that you can take from your home, and the other things are lost forever, what will you take? The following information will help you.

    A B.O.B. is very helpful to the people in need. You'd better prepare more than one B.O.B. if possible. Then think of the difference a B.O.B. will make if those disasters happen. So prepare one now.

    Where weredominoes (多米诺骨牌) from?Modern dominoes first showed up in Italy during the 18th century. But it isbelieved that the earliest dominoes were Chinese playing cards. Italianmissionaries (传教士) in China may have brought the gameto Europe. Do you think so?

    Do youlike to play with dominoes? Dominoes are small rectangular (长方形的) pieces made of wood orplastic (塑料). People can place dominoes in differentshapes. Then, they push one domino down and the rest of the dominoes fall oneby one. It is interesting to watch.

    Butplacing dominoes is hard. To make sure the dominoes fall smoothly, the spacebetween each domino is important. According to domino—play. com, if a domino is about 4cm long, then the space between two dominoes should be1—2 cm. If the space is too big, the dominoes will stop falling halfway.If the space is too small, the dominoes will fall too quickly and won't lookinteresting.

    Beginnerscan start by putting dominoes in a straight line. This is the easiest shape.Professional (专业的) playerscan place dominoes in many other shapes, including big circles, beautifulflowers and even famous paintings.

    Have you ever considered starting a fitness program? Since exercise can reduce the risk of diseases, improve balance, help lose weight, better sleep habits and even make you confident, you should start a fitness program in the following steps.

    Test your fitness level

How many meters can you walk or run in one minute? How much time does it take you to swim 50 meters? What is your heart rate (心率)? The data (数据) of your fitness level can help you know what activities you need.

    Design your fitness program

You may have begun your daily exercise. But a personal plan helps more. First, you should have your fitness goals (目标). For example, what do you want to look like, to be slimmer or quicker? A balanced plan will help you start low, progress slowly, do right activities and even allow you to recover (康复) if you get hurt.

    Prepare things needed for sports

You need something practical, enjoyable and easy to use. It could be a pair of trainers, a volleyball or a bicycle. You can also download fitness apps (应用程序) on your mobile phone to measure distances, calories burned or your heart rate.

    Take action

Now you're ready for action. When you begin, don't always try tough tasks. Listen to your body and reduce exercise time if necessary.

   Monitor your progress

Test your fitness level again six weeks later. If you have achieved your goals, increase exercise time to continue improving.

Starting an exercise program is an important decision. By planning carefully and acting step by step, you can have good health.

    These days people are crazy about Wu Dajing. He broke his own world record in men's 500m short—track speed skating (短道速滑)!

    When he was young, he noticed two Chinese speed skaters on TV and then he decided to take up this sport. Wu started to learn to skate in 2004, and six years later he became a member of the national team.

    On February 22, 2018, Wu won the men's 500m short-track speed skating with a time of 39.584 seconds and became the first Chinese to win an Olympic short track gold. " I'm happy to win China's first gold here and I look forward to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics," Wu said.

    In fact, it is not the first time Wu has shown his talent in skating. He has won many medals at many world championships (锦标赛). Wu believes that as long as he works hard, he will succeed.

A better town for teenagers

    I believe there are many things that we can do to make life in our town a lot better for teenagers.

    First of all, I think more bike lanes should(build). A lot of teenagers in my town ride bikes everywhere, but it's very(danger) because there is a lot of traffic. If there are more bike lanes in the future, it will be much (safe) for us.

    (two), I believe that we need more places for teenagers to go to.my opinion, teenagers won't cause problems in the street if there are more places for us to go to. So we need more(club) and other places where we can meet.

    Thirdly, teenagers here need more sports facilities. There(be) places to play ball games so far like tennis and basketball, but what about other sports,skating and rollerblading?

    Finally, I'm sure we'll make the town betterwe don't drop litter. If we all do something(help) now, our town will be much better for everyone in the future.

注意：

1）词数70左右;

2）可以适当增加畑节，以使行文连贯;

3）短文的开头和结尾部分已给出，不计入总词数;

4）文中不得出现真实的人名与校名。

参考词汇：

受欢迎的 popular      代表 stand for    幸福 happiness    好运 good luck

春节 the Spring Festival    剪纸 paper-cuts   灯笼 lanterns    红包 red packets

Dear Jack,

It's great to receive your letter. Knowing that you're interested in Chinese red. I'm writing to tell you something about it.

I truly hope my letter can help you understand Chinese red better.

Yours,

Li Hua