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山西省太原市明德中学2020年九年级英语中考摸底考试试卷
Treasured acts of kindness
When the whole nation stands together to fight the novel coronavirus (新型冠状病毒), we can see many unforgettable moments that warm our hearts. Take a look at some of them!
A Chinese girl holds a sign to show thanks and support to her homeland after coming back from Vietnam. Thanks to the hard work of the Chinese Embassy (大使馆) in Vietnam, about 400 Chinese people who had to stay abroad could fly home on Feb.15.
Doctors lead patients to dance through daily exercise in Wuhan's largest cabin hospital on Feb.15. This activity helps improve their moods.
Zhang Zhengle, a 3l-year-old man who has recovered from the novel coronavirus pneumonia, donates plasma (血浆) at Hubei General Hospital to help the currently infected (被感染的) patients.
Wu, 39, returned to Wuhan to work as a food delivery driver for Meituan. Since Jan. 23, he has delivered over 300 takeout orders around the city. In fact, he delivered not only daily necessities but also hope.
A family from Wellington, New Zealand shows support for China' s epidemic (疫情) prevention and control efforts on Feb.15. "Kia Kaha!" means "Stay strong!" in Maori language.
A. Staying active through dance
B. Delivering around the city
C. Stopping the spread in Hebei
D. New Zealand sends its love
E. Helping to save fellow sufferers
F. Back to China
Friends are very important in everyone's life because friends are always there when we need them. It's great to have many friends, and I can't think about my life without my friends.
My best friend is Lisa. When I first met her, I was five. She is one year older than me. Now she is in the same class with me, in the 8th grade. She is tall and quite thin. She has long curly blond hair and blue eyes. Lisa and I like doing a lot of things together and talking about different things. She always helps me with my math and I sometimes help her with her English and history, I had to do a report(报告)on science once, but I didn't understand(理解) what the teacher said. The next day, I read it in front of the class. But the teacher told me that my report was wrong and my classmates laughed at me. I felt very bad about myself. Lisa was the only one who didn't laugh at me. She tried to be nicer than anybody else and made me happy.
Lisa is friendly and everybody loves her. I am happy to have a friend like her.
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The name of the writer's best friend |
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The time the writer first met Lisa |
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The color of Lisa's hair |
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The reason why friends are very important |
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The subject(s) the writer helps Lisa |
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A. They can beat their wings the fastest on the Earth. B. Cacao trees don't like being in the sun. C. The seeds are first dried. D. The flowers are white and have small petals (花瓣). |
Everyone loves chocolate- kids and grown-ups alike, and no matter what your age is, you are sure to enjoy learning more about chocolate. Read on to learn some fun facts.
All the chocolate we eat comes from a special plant- the cacao tree. These trees produce a special kind of seeds. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Then they are used to make chocolate.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} So they grow best when under the branches(树枝) of taller trees in the forest. They won't begin to bear fruit, however, until they are at least three to five years old. Cacao trees produce beautiful flowers all the year round. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} A kind of small flies pollinate(对......授粉) these small flowers. These flies are so small that they easily stand on the head of a needle(针状物). They beat their wings very fast—1, 000 beats a second! {#blank#}4{#/blank#} A cacao pod(可可果) has about 30—50 seeds. This is enough to make about seven milk chocolate candy bars!
Leonardo da Vinci was a famous artist who was born in Italy. He was also a great inventor. Many of his inventions have become important in modern life. Although Leonardo hated war. he invented many different machines used for war. His most special invention was the machine gun, which was produced and used in war. Besides, Leonardo spent days thinking about how to save time. He developed ideas for something like cutting machines.
Leonardo was a strange man. He never ate meat. That was very unusual in those times. He never published(发表) discoveries about science. He usually used mirror writing, which looks like usual writing in a mirror, starting from the right side of the page and moving to the left side。
Only a few of his paintings are left today. Many paintings were not finished because he thought they were not perfect.
Leonardo was talented and creative. He was regarded as one of the most intelligent men in the world.
Leonardo da Vinci |
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His status(身份) |
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His special invention and ideas |
•The machine {#blank#}2{#/blank#} •Ideas for something like machines used to {#blank#}3{#/blank#} |
His strange behaviors |
•He never ate meat. •He never published discoveries connected with {#blank#}4{#/blank#} •He used mirror writing |
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} only a few of his paintings are left today |
Because many paintings were not finished |
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