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四川省成都市天府新区2024年中考二模英语试题
Have you seen new plants starting to grow? Have you noticed the days are getting longer? It tells us that no matter how dark or cold things might be, better days are on the way.
What is hope? Bernadette Russell, who wrote the book How to be Hopeful, says, "Hope, on one hand, is the knowledge that things can get better. " Russell speaks of people who have got over very difficult moments, such as firefighters (消防员). Once one firefighter said, "" explains Russell.
However, hope is also about taking action. "From winning the World War II to people traveling thousands of miles away to build a new home, there is a long history of taking actions with hope," says Russell. Scientists say that having hope in difficult moments can help you worry less, feel calmer and improve your feelings.
How to be hopeful? Being disappointed and feeling bad are part of life. If it's possible to see hope in those moments, you should. If it isn't, don't worry. Try to keep eyes on good things. For example, you can't change the fact that someone is bad to you. Even in the most terrible situations, you can decide what you say and do to each other.
A. Why is hope good for you? B. These show that spring is coming. C. It's terrible that some people fight it. D. And on the other, it is also about taking actions. E. If no people fight it, there's no chance of enjoying a new day. F. But you can do something kind instead of making things worse. |
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Verkhoyansk is in the northeast of Russia. There are about 1430 people there. In January the average (平均的) temperature there is -13℃ and it {#blank#}2{#/blank#} like that from October to April. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} lowest temperature was -32℃ in 1892. So people there usually wear warm hats and coats. They seldom stay {#blank#}4{#/blank#} when it gets really cold.
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My parents usually celebrate a special day by enjoying a special kind of wine called Canadian ice wine.
My mother once told me the story of ice wine. To make it, people must freeze grapes on the vine. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Sometimes, a great new product is invented by accident. And that's exactly how we got ice wine.
In the 1700s in Germany, a man was away from his farm in autumn. The weather suddenly turned cold and his grapes froze when he came back. How terrible! Anyway, the man tasted the grapes. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Then, he decided to use these grapes to make some wine. Guess what? {#blank#}3{#/blank#}for two centuries, Germany was the only place where ice wine was made.
Then, a Canadian got the idea that this kind of wine could be produced in Canada, After all, the winters are cold in
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The story of ice wine got me thinking. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} It's really hard to imagine the world without penicillin and the microwave. Penicillin has saved millions of lives. And the microwave has certainly changed the way we cook.
Life is sometimes like that. When we look for one thing, something even better comes along…… if we keep our eyes and minds open.
A.To his surprise, the grapes tasted so sweet. B.People really liked his wine. C. What other inventions came about by accident? D. You might think this is strange, but it is true. E. And soon Canadian ice wine began to be sold all over the world. |
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