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山东省淄博市2019年中考英语试卷
Around the world, people live in homes of many shapes and sizes. In some countryside, people live together with their family in a huge house with gardens or backyards. On the other hand, the buildings in cities are usually very close together.
A home can be any kind of building—large or small. Some people even have homes on boats, in tents or in caravans that can be moved around. Caravans are mobile homes. They are towed(拖,拉) by either a car or a huge truck. Some of them are holiday homes. We can see many families staying together in these caravans.
In the past, rich and important people built strong castles to keep their families safe. The castles(城堡) were built on hill tops with high walls and some even had moats. Moats were deep and wide ditches(壕沟) filled with water. They made it difficult for enemies to attack.
Today, we have different ways of protecting our homes. Some homes are installed(安装) with video cameras and an alarm system. These will help to alert(向……报警) home owners if someone tries to break in.
Homes are important to all the people. Everyone needs a home where they feel sheltered and safe.
Being outgoing is good for your life. Those who are more outgoing like to meet lots of interesting people and have more fun in life. In fact, being outgoing is not so hard as you think. Even the shy people can be outgoing.
You can start becoming outgoing with your best friend or a group of friends. But the real challenge (挑战) comes when you meet strange (陌生的) people or new friends. Smile more, and usually they will return (回报) your smile. In this way, you may have some talks.
Start a talk. Just a simple "Hello" or "How is it going?" is a good start. If you want to make interesting talks, you should read the news and prepare (准备) your views. Surf the Internet for new information and then keep that in mind.
The easiest way to become more outgoing is to go out. This is also the most important step. Go to a park, beach, club, party or any other place that you think can be fun, and you may make new friends there.
The importance of being outgoing in your life | How to become outgoing | |
♦Meet lots interesting people ♦{#blank#}1{#/blank#} | Smile more | ♦Start with your best friend or a group of friends. ♦Strange people or new friends will {#blank#}2{#/blank#} |
Start a talk | ♦Say "Hello" or "How is it going?" ♦ {#blank#}3{#/blank#} on your views about the news and new information in your mind. | |
Go out | ♦Go to a park, beach, club, party or any other place that {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. |
A large numbers of emojis (表情符号) are sent online every day. Emojis are pictures used in texts and web pages. Since emojis were invented in the late 1990s, they have been used as a modern international languages.
We like emojis for different reasons. A written message is always black and white, but emojis show meanings beautifully. Sometimes emojis also change the way we write. The more emojis we use, the fewer words we use.
There are many emojis with different meanings. They are easy to understand. For example, a smiling face means "I'm happy". A cake with candles means "Happy birthday". When we want to say "Goodbye", we use a smiling face with a waving hand. When we are in a terrible situation but we have to laugh to cheer ourselves up, we can use a "cry laugh" emoji.
Now emojis have great influence on us. Sometimes, emojis can be helpful to people from different countries in understanding each other. And when we are feeling exchange. Then the invention of emojis helps change the situation. For example, when we receive a smiling face from our friends online, we try to exchange our feelings by sending the same picture.
It seems that emojis change as time goes by. However, we should be careful when we use them online.
Emojis | |
Brief introduction | ●Emojis are {#blank#}1{#/blank#} that we use in texts and web pages. ●Emojis have been used as a {#blank#}2{#/blank#}international languages. |
Reasons for their popularity | ●Emojis can show {#blank#}3{#/blank#}beautifully. ●Emojis change the way we {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. |
Examples of emojis | ●A smiling face means "I'm happy." ●A cake with {#blank#}5{#/blank#} means "Happy birthday." ●A smiling face with waving hand means "Goodbye". ●A "cry—laugh" emoji means we want to {#blank#}6{#/blank#}up. |
The {#blank#}7{#/blank#} of emojis | ●Emojis can {#blank#}8{#/blank#} people from different countries to understand each other. ●Emojis can allow us to exchange our {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. |
Conclusion | We should be {#blank#}10{#/blank#}when we use emojis. |
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