Dr Maria Sherman talked to students about an astronaut’s life in space at the Space Museum on Wednesday.
Every morning you get up, wash your face, brush your teeth and have breakfast. These actions are so common that you don’t think about them much. But what if you were in space? There is no gravity（重力）there, so things are not as heavy as they are on Earth. When you drop something, it doesn’t fall to the floor. So how do astronauts drink in space?
Well, astronauts eat and drink differently in space. They have special plates so that their food doesn’t fly away. They use special bags for drinks so that the drinks stay inside.
Sleep is also different in space. Astronauts tie（绑）themselves to the wall so that they don’t fly around when they are sleeping. The sun rises and sets very often. The astronauts have alarm clocks to wake themselves up.
Exercise is important for astronauts as well. Since there is no gravity, astronauts’ muscles become weak very quickly. They have to exercise on special machines every day to prevent this from happening.
However, it is not all hard work in space. When they are not doing science experiments, writing reports or exercising, there is a little time for fun. They watch movies and read the news.
1. Why are things lighter in space than they are on Earth?2. What will happen to the food if astronauts don’t eat it on special plates?
3. Where do astronauts sleep?
4. How do astronauts train their muscles?
5. What do astronauts do for fun?
B. 书面表达 请根据要求完成短文写作，并将作文写在答题卡指定的位置上。
6. 假定你是学校航天俱乐部的负责人黎明，你们学校将于1月18日在学生活动中心举办题为“My Favorite Astronaut”的英文演讲比赛，希望你发一封电子邮件，邀请外教Mr. Smith来做评委。内容包括：
（1）发出邀请；
（2）告知比赛的时间、地点以及演讲题目等；
（3）活动（如：赛后讲话，参观航天俱乐部等）。
参考词汇：the Student Centre学生活动中心
a speech competition演讲比赛
a judge评委
Dear Mr. Smith,
I am Head of the Space Club in our school.
We are looking forward to your presence and guidance.
Yours,
Li Ming
请阅读下面的文章，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写的答案语法正确，语义完整。
Mother’s Day is celebrated in the USA. It is also a holiday in some other countries. It is on the second Sunday in May. It is a day to thank mothers. On that day mothers usually receive flowers or cards. On the cards, children will write “Thanks, Mom”, “To the best mother in the world”, “Best wishes for Mother’s Day” and so on. We should make mothers happy on that day.
Where did the idea for the holiday come from? We should thank Miss Anna M.Jarvis. She brought up (提出) the idea of having such a day. She lived in West Virginia (西弗吉尼亚州). Her mother died on May 9th, 1905. She had a deep love for her mother. She wrote letters to some important persons. In her letters she asked them to decide a day for all mothers. Then Mother’s Day was made on the second Sunday in May by the USA in 1913.
In China, Mother’s Day has become more and more popular in recent years. It’s a special holiday to show our love to mothers. Children give presents to their mothers or the whole family go out and try to do something nice for their mothers. Sending a pink or red carnation is always the best present to their mothers because it means “Happy mother longevity (长寿) and health”.
1. When is Mother’s Day in the USA?
2. What do mothers usually receive on that day?
3. Who brought up the idea of having Mother’s Day?
4. Why did Anna M.Jarvis write letters to some important persons?
5. What does a pink or red carnation mean according to the passage?
6. 书面表达
假如你是刘伟，你的英国朋友Jim对中秋节很感兴趣，他来信询问有关情况。请你给他回一封电子邮件，简单介绍中秋节。内容包括：
1. 简单介绍中秋节；
2. 你今年是如何度过中秋节的。
参考词汇：农历lunar；
作文要求：1. 不能照抄原文；
2. 语句连贯，词数80词左右，邮件的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
I’m really glad that you are interested in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Now I’d like to tell you something about it.
What do you think of the festival? Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Liu Wei
请阅读四位中学生写下的关于2020年新年愿望的博文，根据所提供的信息用完整的句子回答后面的问题。
A brand new year has come with wishes and hopes. Do you want to make any changes in 2020? Teens readers share their New Year’s resolutions with us. Let’s see together. Wang Yeqing 14, a girl from Shanghai: I want to learn the piano in 2020. I wasn’t interested in it until I saw my neighbor playing it on my birthday last year. My neighbor is a girl 3 years older than me. She was so elegant when she was playing the piano. I want to be as elegant as her. And she has promised to teach me piano every weekend. Zhang Chenxi 15, a boy from Beijing: As a Junior 3 student, my new year’s resolution is to get good grades in the coming high school entrance exams. My dream school is Beijing No. 4 High School. It is one of the best high schools in Beijing. Only top middle school students have the chance to enter. Math is my poorest subject. I will spend two more hours doing math every day. Yang Qihang 15, a boy from Shanxi: These days, my voice is changing and I’m growing many pimples（粉刺）. It’s really annoying. I hope I can cure the pimples in the new year. My mother said it is because I didn’t have a good habit of work and rest. So in 2020, I will try to sleep earlier and get up earlier. Huang Wenjie 13, a girl from Hainan: Kangaroos are my favorite animal. In 2020, I want to travel to Australia to see kangaroos. My parents said they would plan a family trip to Australia if I make progress in the final exam. So in the new year, I will be working really hard, because the kangaroos are waiting for me on the other side of the world! |
2. When was Wang Yeqing interested in the piano?
3. Which is Zhang Chenxi’s dream school?
4. Why did Yang Qihang grow many pimples?
5. Who will Huang Wenjie go to Australia with?
B.书面表达
6. 根据要求完成短文写作，请将作文写在答题卡指定的位置上。
曾经我们以为很遥远的2020年已悄然来临，此刻的你一定对新的一年充满无限憧憬和希望。凡事预则立不预则废，让我们一起为新年许下美好的心愿。假如你是李华，在校园网站的外语专栏里你受邀发表自己的新年愿望。
内容包括：
1. 你的新年愿望；
2. 你将如何努力实现你的新年愿望（至少三点）；
3. 为同学送上新年祝福。
作文要求：
1. 不能照抄原文：不得在作文中出现学校的真实的名称和学生的真实姓名。
2. 语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数，也不必抄写在答题卡上。
A brand new year has come. I’d like to share my new year’s resolutions with you.
Chen Xue, a woman from Liaoning, listens to her favorite singer’s songs over and over every morning. This helps his rankings（排名）on QQ Music. Chen, along with 1,000 other people of a fan club, has also spent lots of money buying the singer’s songs, Xinhua reported.
This is a kind of fan culture, or “fan quan” culture, in China. Fan quan are highly organized groups of loyal（忠实的）fans. They use their time and money to make their “idols”, usually pop singers or actors, as popular as possible.
These people blindly（盲目地）follow their idols. Most of them attack（攻击）or even bully（欺侮）others online. They sometimes spread rumors（谣言）about other stars. To buy expensive gifts for their idols, they collect money in fan clubs. Some fans even steal their parents’ money to do so.
In June, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) started an action called “Clear and Bright”（清朗行动）to clean up online fan clubs. With this action, our Internet will get cleaner and friendlier.
1. What does Chen Xue spend a lot of money doing?2. Why do loyal fans spend a lot of time and money on their favorite singer?
3. How do most of loyal fans blindly follow their idols?
4. When did CAC start a campaign called “Clear and Bright”?
5. What will happen after this action “Clear and Bright”?
6. 书面表达
近年来，随着互联网发展，选秀节目越发变得琳琅满目。一方面更加丰富地展示了达人们的各种才艺，但方一方面也导致了许多弊病，比如青少年沉迷选秀明星，甚至导致粉丝间互相攻击欺辱的“饭圈文化”，也因此，近段时间国家开展“清朗运动”，整治乱象，营造健康的网络环境。请根据你个人看法，写一封发言稿，呼吁同学们理性对待选秀节目。
1. 描述你喜欢的选秀节目及其原因；
2. 分析选秀节目的利与弊；
3. 呼吁学生不要沉迷选秀节目，正确对待选秀节目和明星，多关注自己的生活，做最好的自己。
写作要求：
（1）不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校正式的名称和考生的真实姓名。
（2）语句连贯，词数80个左右。昨晚开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
My dear friends,
It’s my great honor to be here to have a speech for you.
Thanks for your listening.
In China, a lot of food is wasted every year and the wasted food is enough to feed(喂饱) 200 million people. The food is wasted in restaurants, at home and in schools, etc. In restaurants or at home, people often order or cook too much food. But they can’t eat it up. When they go out of a restaurant, full and happy, they never look back at the uncertain food on the table again. Should Chinese consumers (消费者) feel sorry for the terrible waste?
In schools, we can often see a lot of students throw food away after meals. Everyone is supposed to have enough food to eat. However, in some places, the food is so little that a lot of people died from hunger. Although China has tried hard to solve the problem of hunger over the past thirty years, the job is not finished yet. Food is important to us all. We can’t live without food. So it is necessary for us to love food and try to eat up everything on our plates. When we eat in restaurants, we should pack up the leftovers(剩菜剩饭).
1. According to the passage, how many people can be fed with the food wasted every day?2. Where is the food wasted?
3. What can we often see about wasting food in school?
4. Has the job of solving the problem of food finished?
5. What should we do when we eat in restaurant?
6. 书面表达 根据要求完成短文写作。
近年来，中国的发展日新月异，“中国速度”正在深刻地改变着我们，惊叹着世界。假设你是李华，在我们伟大祖国70周年诞辰之际， 你为新华社投稿，介绍你家乡的变化，赞美祖国。内容包括：
1.人们过去的生活状况；
2.家乡发生的变化(至少3个方面)；
3.祝福祖国，祝福家乡。
作文要求：
1.能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。
2.句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的标题和开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
Changes in My Hometown
I live in a small town in Guangdong. In the past
To be thankful is a powerful way to turn around your thinking. Being thankful will always allow a person to see what is good or even great about their situation instead of feeling sad. So, it is important to teach children about the power of being thankful.
First, help your children to notice and be thankful for all the fun things that life has offered. Point out the beauty of the nature from the birdsong and the trees to the high mountains and rivers of your country.
Second, thank your children when they do something kind or other good. Parents should be a model by showing their thanks for small kindness. Thank your friends, husband, wife or other people in front of your children. That will make them keep doing good things.
Third, tell your children that they have the power to turn bad things into happiness simply by paying attention to the bright side. When they complain about (抱怨) the windy or rainy days, help them to be thankful for what they have. They are in a safe and comfortable environment away from the rain. They are able to do many fun things, such as reading books, watching a movie, drawing pictures and playing with friends.
Last but not least, tell them often that money doesn’t buy happiness, but their thankful attitude (态度) does. They will be happy if they choose to be thankful.
根据阅读材料，回答下列问题：
1. Who is the passage probably written for?
2. What should children be taught about?
3. How can children turn bad things into happiness?
4. What can buy children’s happiness?
5. How many suggestions are given by the writer?
6. 书面表达
你身边一定充满着爱，如父母的爱、老师的爱以及同学的爱等。假设某英文报刊正在举办主题为“因为爱，所以感恩”的征文活动，请你根据下面提供的信息，以“Love Around Me”为题写一篇英语短文。
内容包括：
1.举例描述父母的爱、老师的爱或同学的爱；
2. 表达对这些“爱”的回报和感恩；
3. 表达对“世界充满爱”的憧憬。
作文要求：
1.不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。
2.语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的标题和开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
Love Around Me
Love is like the sun. It makes me feel warm and happy.
请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答问题。
Mobile phones are becoming more and more popular not only with adults but also with students. However, they also have become a problem for middle schools in the last few years. Some children have got mobile phones as Christmas or birthday gifts, and more will ask their parents to buy phones for them.
Many students like mobile phones because they are easy and quick. Some parents feel it convenient because they can get in touch with (联系) their children. Some teachers think using mobile phones is a distraction (分心的事) to students during school hours and mobile phones also give them much trouble in their classrooms. Sometimes students send phone messages to cheat (作弊) during exams. A new study says that some teenagers even hurt their fingers because of the over-use of mobile phones. They keep using mobile phones for more than ten hours during a day.
Many teachers suggest that students should not have phones at school, but if there is a good reason, they can leave their phones at the school office. Many people think they understand why parents would want their children to have them, but they agree school should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.
1. What do some children have got as Christmas or birthday presents?2. Why do many students like mobile phones?
3. Who thinks that using mobile phones is a distraction to students?
4. Where can students leave their phones if there is a good reason?
5. How long do some teenagers keep using mobile?
6. 书面表达：
在一所中学的开学典礼上，校长以《“王者”蹉跎，何言“荣耀”？》这篇文章告诫全校学生不要沉溺于网络游戏，不要蹉跎青春。同时，学校德育处还让全校学生家长签署了一份手机协议，禁止学生携带手机等电子产品回校。学校的做法是否必要？请写一篇短文发表你的看法。
内容包括：
1. 你对学校的这些做法的看法；
2. 作为一名九年级学生，你认为在校学生应该玩手机吗？列举在校学生玩手机的危害 (至少三点)。
3. 呼吁同学们远离手机。
作文要求：
1. 不能照抄原文，词句连贯；
2. 词数80个左右。
请阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的信息，回答问题。
For most students in cities, it’s easy to get to school. They can walk or ride a bike to school. They can get to school by bus or by subway. It won’t take them too long to get to school and get back home.
But for some students in faraway (远的) villages, things are quite different. Life for them is hard. It’s difficult for them to get to school every day. Usually they will spend a few hours on the way. Take Gaopao village for an example: there is a big river between the school and the village. The students can’t get to school by boat because the river runs too quickly. They have to go on a ropeway (索道) to cross the big river. Though it’s dangerous, they are used to it and are not afraid. In their mind, going out to study is their happiest thing. Because of this, many villagers never leave their village. How they are looking forward to having a bridge! I do hope one day their dream can come true.
1. Is it easy or hard for most students in cities to get to school?2. How long do the students in faraway villages usually spend on the way to school?
3. Why can’t the students in Gaopao village get to school by boat?
4. What’s the happiest thing for the students in Gaopao village?
5. What are the villagers looking forward to?
6. 书面表达
你有三个好朋友，分别是Tony, Betty和Daming。他们上学的方式各不相同，Tony骑自行车上学，他认为骑自行车上学对他的健康有好处，对他而言，骑单车上学是最好的方式；Betty步行上学，因为她住得离学校最近，而且走路上学是最便宜的方式。Daming住得离学校最远，所以他经常坐的士去上学，这是最贵、最舒服的方式。他们都是好学生，都按时到校( on time)。
作文要求：
1、不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。
2、语句连贯，词数70个左右。
请阅读以下一篇关于“中国科技发展”的短文，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题，要求所写答案语法正确，语义完整，并把答案写在答题卡指定的位置。
Nowadays, the development of Chinese science and technology has made China stronger and greater in the world. And it makes a great contribution to humans, too. Let’s see some latest news in different aspects (方面).
Aerospace (航天): China’s new carrier rocket Smart Dragon-1 (SD-1) successfully launched (发射) three satellites on August 20, 2019 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. It is China’s first specially designated rocket for commercial missions (商业任务). The three satellites will be used for remote (远程) sensing services, communication and Internet of Things.
Farming: Chinese scientists completed a high-resolution (高清晰度的) genome map (基因组图谱) of rice, and it will help promote (促进) the genetic improvement of rice and other crops.
Electronics: Chinese scientists have developed a new skill to make high-safety micro batteries. The new batteries are not only more environmentally friendly and safe but more durable.
China has made great progress in both science and technology. All of these are changing the daily life of Chinese people, even of the people around the world.
1. What is the topic of this passage?2. How many examples are listed?
3. Which aspects will the three satellites be used for?
4. What is the effect of the high resolution genome map of rice?
5. What are the advantages of the micro batteries?
B. 书面表达
6. 中国科技的发展与进步，让中国越来越强大，也为人们的生活带来了越来越多的变化，请结合上文的内容，以“My View on Chinese Science and Technology”为题，用英语写一篇短文。
内容包括：
1.你对中国科技发展的观点态度。
2. 从上文材料中选出一个方面，介绍这种科技的进步将会为人们的生活带来怎样的变化。
3.你认为应该怎么做，才能跟上科技发展的时代步伐（两至三方面）
作文要求：
1.不能照抄原文；
2.不得在作文中提到出现的学校真实姓名。
3.语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的标题已经给出，不计入总词数，也不必抄写在答题卡上。
My View on Chinese Science and Technology
Some people think communication is a problem for only school children and parents. However, it is not true. Children of all ages do not agree with their parents. If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry. Here is some advice for you to bridge the generation gap (代沟).
Don’t argue with your parents. Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you are shouting at them. Go somewhere to cool off. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy and what you ask for. If you don’t think you can speak to them in a good way at that time, try writing a letter to them. That would be easier for you.
Try to reach a compromise (和解). Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. John’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a mobile phone. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise. John bought the mobile phone, but he could only use it on weekends.
Talk about your values (价值观). The values of your parents may be different from yours. Tell them what you care about, and why. Understanding your values might help them know more about you.
A good relationship with parents can make you a better and happier person. Have a try!
1. Who has a problem in communicating with their parents?2. Besides speaking, what can we do to communicate with our parents?
3. When could John use his mobile phone?
4. Why should we talk about our values with our parents?
5. How many pieces of advice does the writer offer?
B. 书面表达
6. 良好的家庭关系对青少年的健康成长至关重要。然而，不少青少年容易与父母产生矛盾。我们应如何与父母和谐相处呢？假如你是李华，请以“How to keep a good relationship with parents”为题写一篇英语短文。
内容包括：
（1）谈谈你与父母曾经有过的分歧及解决办法；
（2）介绍你与父母保持良好关系的做法(至少两点)；
作文要求：
（1）不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和考生的真实姓名；
（2）语句连贯，词数80左右。
How to keep a good relationship with parents
I’m Li Hua. I don’t agree with my parents sometimes.
