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湖南省衡阳市船山实验中学2020年九年级中考英语一模试卷
The world uses about a thousand million (百万) tons of water a day. Water is a human right and everyone should have their share. Yet more than 700 million people around the world have trouble getting clean, safe water.
Treating waste water is a good way to provide fresh water for us. And it also helps the environment by keeping waste out of rivers and oceans. 80% of waste water around the world is not treated at all, and it is running into oceans. But now we have got the technology to treat and reuse the waste water. While 75% of our planet is covered with water, only about 2% is freshwater- that comes from rivers, lakes, ice and snow. The rest, 98% of the water, is in seas and oceans. It is too salty to drink. Then desalination businesses come in. More than 19000 factories have been built around the world, mostly in coastal countries. They process (加工) more than 92 million tons of water every day. But the technology they use requires a lot of energy.
Scientists are working to create a less costly technology. They want to produce 20 times more clean water and make sure everyone has enough. But for now, the world still faces each day with not having enough water for everyone.
| The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on May 5th of the lunar calendar(农历). Eating zongzi and racing dragon boats are the most important traditions to memorize Qu Yuan. He jumped into Miluo River and died. Local people decided to throw food into the river to feed the fish so that they wouldn't eat Qu's body. |
| Every year in early April, people in China visit that tombs(墓) of their ancestors. It is Tomb-Sweeping Day. On that day, Chinese families sweep the tombs and clean away the grass around them. Then they burn paper money and put flowers and fruits in front of the tombs. |
| There is a festival called the Laba Festival before the Spring Festival. It has been a long tradition that people eat Laba porridge to celebrate the event that day. Laba porridge is the most important dish for the Laba Festival. In general, it is made of rice, nuts, grains(谷物) and dried fruits. |
Nowadays，as there are more choices for students，some students can't stand food in the school dining hall and they call the takeout（卖） food. Many students like ordering food instead of eating at the school dining hall. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} The students can't choose what they want to eat. They can only eat the food provided by the dining hall.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} The answer is no. Most students can't make money，but ordering food is a little expensive. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Students only need to pay 10 yuan for one meal and there are always different dishes and one kind of soup. When ordering food，I have never found a dish which is less than 10 yuan，and the most important is that the food we order may be not clean.
As ordering takeout is getting more and more popular，many people may think it's a new thing in China. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} According to history books，Emperor Xiaozong liked to order takeout late at night. His servants then went around the city to pick up the dishes and bring them back to the palace.
Common people also ordered takeout. Restaurant waiters would go out into the streets and shout out which dishes could be ordered that day. People could then place an order. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
In the famous Song Dynasty painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival，a takeout worker can be seen with food in hand.
A. Compared with food in the restaurants，food in the school dining hall is much cheaper. B. The reason is that some schools' dining halls only have one menu for each meal. C. Later，takeout workers would bring food to their homes. D. But in fact，there was takeout as far back as the Song Dynasty. E. Is it wise to order food instead of eating at the dining hall？ |
them bring take it but other when word under be high call |
Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can't talk with{#blank#}1{#/blank#}, but they talk with sounds. They show their feelings with sounds. Dolphins travel in a group. We{#blank#}2{#/blank#} a group of fish a I love "school" (群). They don't study, but they travel together. Dolphins are mammals (哺乳动物), not fish, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} they swim together in a school.
Dolphins talk to the {#blank#}4{#/blank#}dolphins in the school. They give information. They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say "Welcome" {#blank#}5{#/blank#}a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play.
They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds {#blank#}6{#/blank#}water. People cannot hear these sounds because the sounds are very, very {#blank#}7{#/blank#}. Scientists make records (记录) of their sounds and study {#blank#}8{#/blank#}.
There{#blank#}9{#/blank#} many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they save somebody's life. Dolphin meat is good, but people don't like to kill them. They say that dolphins {#blank#}10{#/blank#}good luck. Many people believe this.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} It is because interest is the best teacher. You can listen to your favourite English songs or watch English films. It's a good way to learn English.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} You can follow your teachers' guidance to read English books and ask your teachers for help when you have difficulty with English. Don't be afraid of asking because your teachers are always ready to help you.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} You should speak English in class and after class. You can also make some friends from English-speaking countries. The more you practice, the better you will be.
In a word, no pain, no gain.(一分耕耘一分收获) Keep practicing every day, and your English can become better.
A. Speak English as much as possible. B. You need to have an interest in learning English. C. How can we make it easy? | D. Ask your teachers for help if necessary. E. Listen carefully in class. |
Do you like English? Why or why not?(15 词以内) {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
试题篮
The Dragon Boat Festival
Tomb-Sweeping Day
The Laba Festival
