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湖北省黄石市2019年中考英语试卷(音频暂未更新)
People in different countries speak different languages. But is there a lanuage that can be understood by everyone in the world ? Emojis might be the first truly universal (通用的) language.
Emojis are a kind of special language. Pictures are used to put meaning across, A group called the Unicode Consortium is in charge of choosing official (官方的) emojis. It has added new emojis every year since 2014. These new emojis do not come out of nowhere. They come from what people think about, like and care about.
Emojis can be used to represent (代表) different groups of people. In 2015, emoji faces with different skin tones (肤色) were added. In 2016, different jobs were added, such as doctor, police officer and painter along with female versions of these jobs, This year, emojis of disabled people were added, including emojis of blind people and people in wheel chairs.
But there is also more to emojis. They can also refer to pop culture and new cultural trends. New emojis in 2019 have included several animals, such as sloths (树懒) and flamingos (火烈鸟). These animals are not very common, but are known to many people. For example, sloths have become popular thanks to the 2016 film Zootopia (《疯狂动物城》). Many fashion designers have included flamingos in their designs in recent years. This animal makes people feel like they're on a tropical (热带) vacation.
It seems that emojis are a mirror of the world we live in. It will be interesting to see how they change and grow in the years to come.
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Autumn is a good time for children to go outside and see the changing colors of nature. The wind is cool, the days are short and the leaves are changing colors. Autumn is a great season for kids to play outside. What outdoor activities do children like?
In China, students often have an autumn picnic held by their school. Usually, they will go to an amusement(娱乐) park or to places that are close to nature.
What kinds of autumn activities are there for children in other countries?
Japanese students often go hiking. It is a perfect way to get exercise while enjoying the scenes(景色). Mountain climbing in such nice weather is also a good choice(选择).
Children in the USA like to go for bike rides in autumn. Take a mountain bike ride and you can explore new trails (探索新路). Playing in a leaf pile is popular, too. Kids jump into the leaf pile to see the colorful leaves fly all around. They also make leaf rain and leaf beds — all a lot of fun.
In the UK, school kids like to camp outside with their parents. They make snacks over the fire and tell ghost stories.
Students' Favourite Autumn Activities in D{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Countries
Countries | Activities |
China | Schools often organize students to have an autumn {#blank#}2{#/blank#} in an amusement park, or in places that are close to {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. |
Japan | Students like to go hiking because it is a good way to get {#blank#}4{#/blank#} to enjoy the{#blank#}5{#/blank#}. Students also like climbing the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} in such nice weather. |
the USA | Children like to go to the mountains to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} a bike. It is also popular to play in a pile of {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. |
the UK | Kids like to go {#blank#}9{#/blank#} with their parents. They make snacks over the fire and tell {#blank#}10{#/blank#} stories. |
What will happen in 100 years? What will the changes be? Can you imagine? The population is growing faster. There will be more people in the world and they will live longer than people now. Maybe some of the rich can live on the moon. Hand-held computers will be much smaller and more useful and there will be at least one in every home. The Internet speed will be much faster. People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and traveling. Traveling will be much easier and cheaper. There will also be changes in our food. No one will eat meat every day, they will eat more fruit and vegetables instead. Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work can be done by robots. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.
Information Card
How is the population growing in the future? | ⑴{#blank#}1{#/blank#}. |
Where will some rich people perhaps live in the future? | ⑵{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. |
How many hand-held computers will every home have? | ⑶{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. |
What will people eat more in the future? | ⑷{#blank#}4{#/blank#}. |
Who will do dangerous and hard work in the future? | ⑸{#blank#}5{#/blank#}. |
Dear Deborah,
Thanks to you, we are able to have a comfortable place for our children to live and learn this year. Last Monday, Michael and his sister, Janet, celebrated Michael's 9th birthday with cakes and cards here. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Thank you for your kind gift of $1,000 to Children's Residential Services of Greater Boston. For the homeless children like Michael and Janet in our center, your kindness makes a difference to them.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} The children can't wait to use the computers to do their homework and chat with their friends! The computers are part of our excellence (优点) in Service Campaign. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
We would like you to visit our "home", so you can meet the children. We love to show you around our "home". The children also enjoy meeting visitors. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
Janet Teebs, our development director (负责人), is always available to welcome you, or to answer any questions you may have.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} You are part of their lives.
Sincerely,
Malcolm Wexter
A. I believe they will make our "home" even nicer for Janet, Michael, and their new friends. B. With your help, we'll buy new computers for our children in a day or two. C. Again, thank you for all you did for the children. D. There was a look of joy on their faces. E. One or two of the children might even show you what they can do with their new computers. |
Tony goes to school at 7:00 in the morning.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}
"The bus is coming," says Tony. The big school bus stops at the bus stop.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}They are going to school.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}After school, Tony looks for the bus. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}He sees a new bus. His friends say to him, "How do you like the new bus, Tony? Come on! We are waiting(等)for you!"
{#blank#}5{#/blank#}All his friends are in the bus. They go home on the new bus.
A. But it isn't there now. B. The boys and girls are getting on the bus. C. Tony goes to the new bus and gets on it, too. D. They get off the bus and get to school at 7:50. E. Now he is waiting for the bus with his friends. |
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