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福建省福州市教育学院第二附属中学2017届九年级英语中考二模试卷
Have you ever thrown an old mobile phone? And do you know that there's a mobile phone throwing competition in Finland every year?This sport has been around since 2000 though the first national championships took place in Norway in 2004.
In order to recycle old mobile phones, the town of Savonlinna in southeast Finland holds a Mobile Phone Throwing Competition every year.
While competitors cannot throw their own phones, the competition organizers provide hundreds of mobiles to choose from. Last year's winner Ere Karjalainen set a world record with his 101.46m throw. As a prize, he got a chance of drinking and practiced again as his preferred training methods.
Those without a strong throwing arm can enter the freestyle competition.A three-person jury (评委) gives scores from one to six, and the thrower with the highest number of points wins.
Once all the day's phones have been thrown, they are taken to a recycling center. They will not be wasted as rubbish. Anyone who offers his phone will have a free chance to take part in the competition while those who don't need to pay eleven dollars per person or five dollars for children of 12 and under.
A. So the organizers encourage people to give away their phones that can't work at all.
B. Then people throw as far as possible from the throwing area.
C. During the competition, the style of the throw are judged (判断) rather than the distance.
D. It may sound crazy to you, but it's actually been developed into a sport.
E. And people can have a little fun from the games.
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Summer schools Summer vacation means long days, sleeping in or enjoying the summer sun. It is quite true for students to enjoy a rest after a long and difficult year. But more and more parents fear their kids forgetting a lot of knowledge, so they send their children to summer schools. Because summer schools can help children go over the knowledge that they have learnt during the school year.
In summer schools, students probably study in a more relaxing situation and can come up with interesting topics for discussion with their teachers. Usually, the number of students attending summer schools is smaller, so this gives them a good chance to connect with other students and teachers better. If a student has failed a course, summer schools may help him or her. Moreover, they are building their creativity (创造力)and imagination(想象力)as well as learning social skills.
On the other hand, summer schools bring children problems at the same time. It takes children the whole summer vacation to learn without playing. That is too long. As a result, it may make them less interested in school during the coming year.
For many students, taking summer classes can be a tiring experience. Teachers teach the subjects too quickly, which only harms the whole education of students. Summer schools are usually expensive. They usually offer only a few subject. So many students have to take classes that they don't like.
A summer school can be a good chance for students who need it, but it can be difficult for students who need a rest. So you can decide whether a summer school is suitable for your children.
Title | Summer schools |
{#blank#}1{#/blank#} | Summer schools help kids go over a lot of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} that they have learnt. |
Students in summer schools feel more relaxed in the situation. They can think of interesting topics to {#blank#}3{#/blank#} with their teachers. | |
With the small number of students, summer schools give students a good {#blank#}4{#/blank#} to connect with other students and teachers. | |
Summer schools may be helpful for the students who has {#blank#}5{#/blank#} a course. Summer schools help students build their creativity and imagination and learn social skills. | |
Disadvantages | Children spend the whole summer vacation {#blank#}6{#/blank#} without playing. Summer schools may make students less {#blank#}7{#/blank#} in school during the coming year. |
Teaching too fast is harmful for the whole {#blank#}8{#/blank#} of students | |
Summer schools usually {#blank#}9{#/blank#} too much money. Some students are made to take classes they dislike | |
Conclusion | You can decide {#blank#}10{#/blank#} to send your children to summer schools or not. |
Some students, parents and teachers in Shanghai were surveyed last month. According to the result of the survey, the generation gap (代沟) between students and parents as well as teachers is becoming wider. Here is what they said.
Voice of the students:
“Our parents hold too high expectations(期待)which put us under lots of pressure(压力. They care too much about our lives and studies,” one student said.
“It's impolite that some students' parents read their children's diaries without permission!”one student said angrily.
“Some of our teachers are so serious that we can't make friends with them at all,” another student said sadly.
Voice of the parents:
One mother said, “After school, my daughter usually locks herself into her room and spends lots of time talking with others on the phone. And I can't stand her clothes and hairstyle!”
“I thought my son was doing very well in his studies. I didn't realize I was being cheated (欺骗)by him until I got a call from his teacher,” said a father.
Voice of the teachers:
An English teacher said, “Today, the role of the teacher is to put knowledge into students' brain. The power teachers have kept students away from them.”
“Some parents pay too much attention to their children's grades. They never create a lively and colorful environment at home,” another teacher said.
“In the past, teachers and students often played games together or talked with each other. Today, only studies and grades are talked about,” said a teacher.
Voice of scientists:
Scientists say that a school should be a place where students can learn not only knowledge, but also how to face failure bravely enough.
The generation gap (代沟) {#blank#}1{#/blank#} students and parents as well as teachers | |
Voice of the students | ● Parents expect us too much and{#blank#}2{#/blank#} too much about our lives and studies. ● It's not {#blank#}3{#/blank#} four parents to read our diaries without permission. ● Some of our teachers are so {#blank#}4{#/blank#}that we can't make friends with them at all. |
Voice of the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} | ● Some children keep themselves{#blank#}6{#/blank#} in their own rooms and only chat with others on the phone after school. ● Some children {#blank#}7{#/blank#} us until we get a call from the teachers. ● We can't stand their clothes and hairstyle. |
Voice of the teachers | ● The power teachers have kept students away from them. ● Some parents pay too much attention to their children's grades instead of {#blank#}8{#/blank#} a lively and colorful environment at home. We {#blank#}9{#/blank#} to play games together with our students or talk with each other. Today, only studies and grades are talked about. |
Voice of scientists | ● At school students should not only learn knowledge, but also learn to be {#blank#}10{#/blank#}when they face failure. |
A young man went to visit a wise man who lived deep in the mountain. He wanted to ask for wisdom of life.
"Excuse me! {#blank#}1{#/blank#}Is it the day we were born or the day we die? Is it the day we fall in love or the day we are successful?" the young man asked.
"None. The most important day in our lives is today." the wise man replied calmly.
"Why?" the young man was very surprised. "{#blank#}2{#/blank#}"
"No. Nothing has happened today."
"So is it because of my visit?"
"Even if nobody visited me today, today is still very important, because today is the only wealth we have. No matter how important yesterday is, it has gone by; {#blank#}3{#/blank#}No matter how ordinary and boring today is, it is in our hands."
The young man still wanted to ask something, but the wise man stopped him and said, "When we are talking about the importance of today, we have wasted a lot of it. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
Having understood this, the young man nodded and then went down the mountain.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Therefore, what we should do now is to forget yesterday and tomorrow and catch hold of today!
A. Is it because there is some unusual event taking place today? B. Actually today is the only wealth and chance we have. C. No matter how wonderful tomorrow may be, it hasn't come. D. Could you tell me what is the most important day in our lives? E. That is to say, "part of 'today' has passed." F. The young man didn't understand. |
A. Money Isn't Everything B. Study Tools C. Parents' Problems D. Farms of the Future E. Activities for Free Time |
⑴{#blank#}1{#/blank#} People might grow plants and vegetables in the sea in about 50 years.
⑵{#blank#}2{#/blank#} The Lost World is an exciting American movie. People, especially school students, may like it better in free time.
⑶{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Though you could buy the world, you could not buy a happy family, good friends or knowledge (知识).
⑷{#blank#}4{#/blank#} For parents with children, an important problem is getting the children away from the television to do their homework.
⑸{#blank#}5{#/blank#} When you need help for your homework, go to the library. You may find magazines, newspapers and big dictionaries there. They can always help you.
'USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?' We often hear such discussions. As China opens its door, it is a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad. They want to learn about the outside world.
It's true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Their foreign language skills will be improved and it may be easier to find jobs.
But there are problems that should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language.
Students must also learn to live without parents' care and deal with all kinds of things they haven't had to do before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad running into an ocean of difficulties and giving up finally. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well.
Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden (负担) to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth it?
We know that there are many famous people who have achieved success through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there, but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games. So when you wonder which country is better to study in, think again.
Title: Studying at home or study {#blank#}1{#/blank#}? |
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Phenomenon(现象) |
Studying abroad has become a {#blank#}2{#/blank#} for Chinese students. |
Advantages |
It is helpful for Chinese students to {#blank#}3{#/blank#} themselves. |
It is helpful for Chinese students to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} foreign language skills. |
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It enables(使…能够) Chinese students to find jobs more {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. |
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It {#blank#}7{#/blank#} Chinese students too much time to learn a foreign language. |
It's hard for Chinese students to get used to the life abroad {#blank#}8{#/blank#} parents' care. |
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Parents may be under pressure(压力)because the cost of studying abroad is very {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. |
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Purpose: To tell us studying abroad is not the only way to be {#blank#}10{#/blank#} by describing Liu Xiang's example. |
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