浙江省温州市鹿城区2021年中考英语一模试题

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    A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know if she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one 1.

Her father, a cook, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots 2 water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to a boil. In one he placed carrots, in the 3 he placed eggs, and in the last he placed coffee beans. He let them boil, without 4 a word.

The daughter waited impatiently, wondering 5 he was doing. In about twenty minutes, he 6 the burners and put the carrots, the eggs and the coffee into different bowls. He asked, “Darling, what do you see?" “Carrots, eggs, and coffee." she 7.

He brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She noticed that they were 8. He then asked her to take an egg and break 9. After pulling off the shell, she observed (观察) the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to taste the coffee. She enjoyed it and smiled.

“What does it mean, Father?" she asked.

He explained that 10 of them had faced the same situation, boiling water, 11 each reacted (反应) differently. The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak 12 being boiled. The fragile (脆弱的) eggs became hard after cooking. Coffee beans were the most 13 of the three. They turned the 14 into tasty coffee. “Which are you?" he asked his daughter.

When 15 knock on your door, how do you answer? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?

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One Day One day I counted your fingers and kissed each one. One day the first snowflakes fell, and I held you up and watched them melt on your baby skin. One day, we crossed the street, and you held my hand tight. Then, you were my baby, and now you are my child. Sometimes, when you sleep, I watch your dream, and I dream too... That someday you will dive into the cool, clear water of a lake. Someday you will walk into a deep wood. Someday you will run so fast and so far, your heart will feel like fire. Someday you will swing high, so high, higher than you ever dared to swing. Someday you will hear something so unhappy that you will fold up withsorrow. Someday you will call a song to the wind, and the wind will carry your song away. Someday I will stand on this porch and watch your arms waving to me until I no longer see you. Someday you will look at this house and wonder how something that feels so big can look so small. Someday I will watch you brushing your child's hair. Someday, a long time from now, your own hair will glow silver in the sun. And when that day comes, love, you will remember me.

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    Last year,Timechose 15-year-old scientist Gitanjali Rao as its Kid of the Year for 2020. Gitanjali was chosen from over 5,000 young kids.

Timehas long been famous for its "Person of the Year". In 2020, it decided to honor young people in the US with its first ever Kid of the Year.Timeworked with the TV channelNickelodeonto look at kids between the ages of 8 and 16 who were really making a difference, no matter how small.

Gitanjali is one of them. When she was 11, she invented a system to test drinking water for lead (铅).Itearned her the title of America's "Top Young Scientist" in the 2017 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge. She also made an app calledKindly. She hopes the app can help cut down on online bullying (霸凌). "It gives you a chance to rethink what you're saying so that you know what to do next time," Gitanjali said.

Gitanjali worked with schools, museums and other groups around the world to teach young people how to come up with their own solutions to problems."If I can do it," she told them, "you can do it, and anybody can do it."

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    ①It is normal to feel a bit nervous about exams, especially if you're under pressure from school or family. Exam stress can cause you to feel nervous or depressed (沮丧的), and this might influence your sleeping or eating habits.

②If you have any of these feelings or are worried that exam pressure is taking over your life, you are not alone. Here are some things you can do.

③Firstly, let your trusted friends and family know if you're having a hard time, so they can be there to support you, encourage you and offer a listening ear. You don't have to go through this alone. Keeping it all in will only make things worse, so don't be afraid to open up.

④Secondly, think about all the practical support you need, and be honest with yourself about it. You are allowed to ask for help. Tell your teachers about your worries. They may have talked to lots of students who are going through similar things, so they can give you some helpful advice.

⑤One more thing you can do is to be kind to yourself. Think about all the things you have achieved so far. It can be helpful to write a list of all the things you like about yourself, and the things other people value about you, too. ________

⑥If you follow the things above, I'm sure you will never be worried about exams.

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    Ten, nine, eight, seven … The fifth Long March 5 carrier rocket with the Chang'e 5 lunar probe (月球探测器) launched (发射) at 4:30 am on Nov. 24^th, 2020.

The Chang'e 5 lunar probe plans to return with samples (样品) of the moon. The whole mission (任务) will last about 23 days, according to the China National Space Administration. If this mission is successful, Chang'e 5 will be the first lunar sample-return spacecraft since 1976, when the former Soviet Union's unmanned Luna 24 brought 170.1 grams of lunar samples back.

As one of the most difficult missions, the Chang'e 5 mission aims to bring back a larger sample and explore a new area of the moon.

"The three unmanned lunar probes of the former Soviet Union—Lunar 16, Lunar 20 and Lunar 24—carried out three lunar samplings and return missions, and the lunar soil samples brought back were only about 330 grams, while Chang'e 5 plans to bring back 2 kilograms of lunar samples," Pang Zhihao, a space activity researcher and author in Beijing, told Science and Technology Daily. The great increase in sample weight can play a key role in Chang'e 5's lunar orbit unmanned docking program (月球轨道无人对接计划). With the program, the ascender (上升器) only requires a small amount of fuel (燃料), so even a heavier sampling will not influence the normal return of the spacecraft.

The best part of the journey is Chang'e 5's lunar landing site—the northwest part of Oceanus Procellarum, also known as the Ocean of Storms—on the near side of the moon, where no probes have visited before.

同学们，你们知道吗？任何人都可能成为最好的学生。试试以下建议，或许对你们有帮助。请从以下选项中选出符合各段意思的小标题。其中有一项多余。

When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.

Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television! When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.

Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teachers say. If you listen well in class, you'll have less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.

When you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the important points that your teacher mentioned in class. Practice makes perfect! You will remember the knowledge longer.

The purpose of a test is not only to show what you have learned about a subject, but you can also use your new knowledge in other ways. So don't worry if you don't pass a test.

Look, our dog is (躺) on the grass, enjoying its sunbath.

We'll find out (是否) it turns out to be a good idea or not.

I would love to go (国外) this year, perhaps to the South of France.

Efforts will be made to make sure that the poor can (承担得起) medical services.

Here's some advice to help you carry backpacks (舒服地).

The father felt very sad and (后悔) deeply.

The new sports square is the (骄傲) of the town.

I had lived two doors away from this family for (若干个) years.

Chinese are fighting (对抗) the novel coronavirus bravely.

She (克服) her shyness and spoke with great confidence.

用单词的正确形式完成短文

instead   they   relax   quick   count

It is time to go to bed, but you can't fall asleep. "One sheep, two sheep..." You start to count sheep. But does it really work?

Researchers did some tests.  sheep may not be a very good way to fall asleep. Some people try very hard to count. They think about the numbers a lot. This way, they can be more clear-headed. It is hard for  to sleep.

, you can try taking a bath to fall asleep. You can also think about a quiet beach or a walk in the woods. Thinking about these things makes you feel . These help you fall asleep much more .

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

No one likes crowded places. Plants feel the . But when we feel crowded, we can say something about it to others. What about plants?  (surprise), plants can "talk" with their roots (根), scientists say.

How do they do that? Here is a little story. It may help you find out.

Jack and Mike are two plants. They are neighbors. One day, Jack's  (leaf) touch Mike. Mike is  (worry).

"Jack is so close to me," Mike thinks. "I might be under his shadow. I can't get enough sunshine  (grow) well."

Mike decides to do  (anything). He  (produce) chemicals (化学物质). The chemicals go into the soil. Then, they go to Jack. Jack gets it. He finds that Mike is upset. He is sorry about that. "Oh, I have to grow to  direction," Jack thinks.

Do you see? This is  plants talk. So don't touch plants  fun. It may blame its neighbor.

近期，你校将举行英语演讲比赛，题目为A/An  ▲   Study Trip。请根据表格信息，完成一篇英语演讲稿，谈谈你今年已经参加过的研学之旅、感受以及对本次研学活动的看法。

注意：

①将短文标题补充完整；

②短文必须包含所有要点，并适当拓展；

③文中不得出现真实的人名和校名；

④词数100左右。

A/An  ▲   Study Trip

Time	…
Weather	…
Transportation	Bus
Place	Ningbo Museum
Activities	●…the history of Ningbo… ●        …(至少补充2点)
Feeling	…
Opinion	…