浙江省温州市第二十三中学2019年九年级英语中考第二次模拟考试试卷

—My family watched ________ movie last night. It's Detective Pikachu.

—What a shame! I felt so surprised at that time.

—Oh, that's terrible. You thirty boys should take care of your eyes.

—Yes, he's such a(n) ________ boy that we like to talk with him.

—No way, dear! I'll get ________ repaired.

—It must be a computer repairman. I ________ him to fix my computer this morning.

—Yes, it was tea that made Chinese culture spread over in western countries.

—We learn how to plan our life in the future and ________ to make it.

—Good idea. As an old saying goes, "________".

    Michael rises every morning at 4: 00, in good and bad weather, and walks into his sandwich shop. By 5:50, he's making the rounds of the shelters on Centre Streets. He gave out 200 sandwiches to the 1, before beginning his workday.

    It started 20 years ago when Michael met a homeless man named John. He began to help him 2 effort then. Day after day, he brought John some food. When it was really 3, he invited John to rest in his car while he worked. Once he asked John if he wanted to get cleaned up. It was a(n) 4 offer, because Michael thought John would refuse. 5, John said, "Are you going to wash me?" Michael knew that he was looking at a test of his promise. It was at the moment that Michael 6 to help the homeless.

    Michael began his work. He received no sponsorship, saying, "I'm not getting media 7. I just want to do some good in my way. There are snowy days, and I have a hard time leaving my warm bed to go downtown with sandwiches. But I've 8."

    Michael makes 200 sandwiches every day for the past 20 years. "I don't simply lay the sandwiches on a table for the homeless to 9. I shake their hands and wish them a good day," says Michael. Once Mayor Koch came to help him. They ignored the media, and it seemed like it was just the 10 of them. Of all Michael's memories, working with the Mayor was not as important as working next to someone else.

    A man 11 was one of the sandwich takers left, and Michael thought about him from time to time. He hoped he had moved on to a better environment. One day, the man came back, greeting Michael and 12 sandwiches of his own. He said Michael's daily food, warm handshakes and wishes had given him the encouragement he badly needed. 13 he achieved some success, he decided to do the same thing as Michael.

    The moment needed no 14. The two men worked silently, side by side, handing out their sandwiches. It was another day on Centre Streets, but a day with just a little more 15.

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    China isn't well known for its science fiction films, but recently a new film called The Wandering Earth has become a great success. It has earned over $697 million worldwide. It tells an amazing story of the Earth in danger, along with exciting scenes of spaceships and outer space.

    The Wandering Earth is based on a story by Liu Cixin. In the story, the sun was dying out, people all around the world worked together to move Earth out of the solar system and sail Earth to a new star system. The film began with the early life of a young boy who was born just after the project started. The engineers pushed Earth away and built underground cities that were vast enough for all the other humans to live in. Yet the 2500 years' journey came with all kinds of dangers. In order to save the humans, a group of young people came out and fought hard for the planet.

    China is playing an increasingly important part in the film industry. Its growing middle class has seen the rise of film market across the country, and Chinese viewers have become an important part of film industry. Hollywood Projects like Iron Man 3 specifically filmed more scenes in China for its market. Chinese film industry is keeping growing. Just as Americans want to get into the Chinese market, Chinese filmmakers are looking for the way to the international market.

    According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Wandering Earth is China's "first space" film. Chinese science fiction writer, Anna Wu, says science fiction "is a new challenge for the Chinese film industry." Some Chinese filmmakers have achieved a great success at this kind of film, but most of them still have a long way to go.

    Still, Wu notes that within China, "Not all the science fiction films have had success. It still takes time to accept science fictions, and that with the development of our country, people are getting busier, wealthier and more stressed," which creates a perfect environment for this new kind of film and television. The Wandering Earth, she says, is a good example. "I also care about the money it earns, which will affect the future of Chinese science fiction films."

    After years of research and testing, the hybrid car was developed and put on the market. It's an interesting and exciting new improvement in today's world as we look for better ways to protect the quality of the air we breathe and save our natural resources.

    The quality of our air is affected by many different things. But one of the largest sources of air pollution is the burning of fossil fuels such as coal and gasoline which is used to power a car's engine. The EPA has set national standards to help control the level of harmful pollutants sent off into the air, and the automobile industry has acted by producing a hybrid car that uses less gas and therefore causes less pollution.

    A hybrid car is a combination of a regular car that runs on gasoline and an electric car that is battery powered. Some people tend to think that since the hybrid car is partially electric, you have to plug it in to charge it. But that's not how it works. The 144 volt battery pack is actually recharged through the energy that is produced when the car's brakes are used. This is referred to as "regenerative braking", because it produces electricity.

    Although the hybrid car still runs on gasoline most of the time, this helps it use less gas than a regular car. When the driver stops at a traffic light, the engine automatically shuts off to save fuel. Then, as soon as the driver puts the car in gear and touches the gas pedal, the engine starts back up.

    Have you ever ridden in a car with someone who ran out of gas? That probably wouldn't happen if you were riding in a hybrid car. It flashes a warning on its computer screen that says, "I am low on gas". When it completely runs out, the warning reads, "YOU ARE NOW OUT OF GAS!" Then the electric power supply kicks in to let the driver travel a few more miles to a gas station.

    Notre Dame Cathedral fire on Monday caused waves of sympathy in China, but it reminds some Chinese Internet users of destruction of Old Summer Palace (Yuanming Yuan). During the Second Opium War in October 1860, British and French troops marched into Beijing's Old Summer Palace, known as the Garden of Perfect Brightness (of Yuanming Yuan). The destruction was accompanied by widespread looting by both British and French troops.

    The palace was regarded as the home of the most beautiful collection of architecture and art in the country and its destruction has long been regarded as a shameful wound by many Chinese.

    "Honestly, I feel bad that 800-year-old architecture was set on fire and it was a loss for the whole mankind, but I find it hard to have pity on it with the French people," wrote one Weibo user, who called himself "minister of martial orders."

    "This easily reminded me of the Yuanming Yuan being burned down by the British and French armies, which was more valuable than Notre Dame. There is a karmic cycle and who has heaven ever forgiven?"

    The post was liked more than 23,000 times, and attracted 7,500 comments.

    Another Internet user said: "It serves them right… weren't they pleased when they burned down the Yuanming Yuan? I don't sympathise but can only say well-done.

    Even state news agency Xinhua joined the debate, publish a commentary on its website comparing the fire at the cathedral to the torching of the royal palace.

    "Chinese people relate to the hurt feelings of lost treasure experienced by the French people. Today, when the whole world is sad about the falling down of the tower of Notre Dame, please don't forget that after Yuanming Yuan was looted and burned a hundred years ago, China was heart-broken alone," the commentary, later removed from the website, said.

    The fire is not only a tragedy for France but also a loss for mankind. It is narrow-minded to rain hatred on something innocent. We should remember the shame but let go of the hatred," a commentary on its CCTV.com website read.

    China's President Xi Jinping also joined a host of world leaders in sending a message of condolence to French President Macron.

Pigs Teach Us about Life

    China and Western countries may have different cultural beliefs about certain animals, but when it comes to pigs, we have reached a(an) (同意) —that pigs are ugly, lazy and stupid. Just look at the idioms and phrases "Boiling a dead pig", "A pig looking in the mirror is still a pig" and "Eating like a pig", (没有一个) of them are words of praise.

    But the (真相) is that pigs do have some finer qualities. And there's probably no better time to clear their names than now, (尤其) with the arrival of the Year of the Pig on Chinese Spring Festival.

    Science long ago found that pigs aren't stupid at all. Pigs are (相似的) to dogs. They have good long-term memories. And they know the difference (在……之间) those who treat them well and those who don't.

    There are cute pig characters in cartoons too. Peppa Pig, for example, has been one of the most popular cartoons in 180 countries since it (出现) in 2004. The story of Peppa Pig which (翻译) into many languages, teaches children from all over the world about love, (友谊), and the value of family.

    Perhaps these are the qualities of pigs to keep in mind when we (庆祝) this Chinese New Year—their intelligence, bravery and cuteness.

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