广东省深圳市2021年中考模拟测试题

    A young man was interested in jade (玉)stones. So he went to Mr. Smith, a gemologist (玉石家) to learn from him. Mr. Smith refused because he feared that the young man would not have1 to learn. The young man asked for a chance again and again. 2 Mr. Smith agreed and told him "Be here tomorrow", The next morning the young man came. Mr. Smith put a jade stone in the young man's hand and told him to 3 it. He then went about his work. The young man sat quietly and waited. The following morning, Mr, Smith again 4 a jade stone in the young man's hand and told him to hold it. On the third, fourth, and 5 day, Mr. Smith did the same thing and repeated his 6 On the sixth day, the young man held the jade stone, 7 he could no longer stand the silence. "When am I going to learn something?" asked the young man.

    "You will learn, said Mr. Smith and went about his work.

    Several more days went by and the young man felt very 8 . One morning he was asked to do it once more. As soon. as he held it, the young man shouted 9 looking at his hand, "This is not the same jade stone!"

    "You have begun to 10 , said Mr. Smith.

    Here is a story: A man sees a butterfly (蝴蝶).The butterfly tries to get out of its chrysalis (蛹). Feeling sorry for it, the man decides to help. He cuts the chrysalis and the butterfly comes out easily. Surprisingly enough, the butterfly is unable to fly. If the butterfly doesn't struggle (挣扎； 奋斗)to leave the chrysalis, it can't fly! The struggle develops the energy in the butterfly which makes it fly. Similarly the challenges of life bring out the best in young people and make the fly.
    When people are young, meeting and overcoming challenges will make them strong and ready to face life. When we look at successful people, we see that the most successful of them are people who have had to: struggle. One famous businessman, who now owns many big supermarkets used to carry clothes on his back and sell them from door to door when he was young. Another successful man is Dennis. His father died when he was only twenty. His father's death forced him to mature fast. He had to bring up a family of nine people. He took up the challenges and overcame them. Today his brothers and sisters are leading successful lives.

    Sometimes challenges do not appear to us because we keep away from them. So some parents and teachers actively encourage young people to face challenges. They might organize some activities for young people which provide them with challenges, like rock-climbing, camping, volunteer work and so on. However, just passing exams will not prepare a person for life. We must meet and overcome challenges. The young people of today will become the leaders of tomorrow. For countries to continue to become successful, it is important that the young people learn to meet challenges and overcome them.

  
    WeChat is popular among us, but if someone deletes you or blocks (屏蔽)you on，does it mean you've made him or her angry?

    It depends.

    Maybe you have just left messages too often without much valuable  information. For example, the questions are those like ^"how are u?""what are u doing?""do u love me?" too often. You know, people may feel bored after answering such kinds of questions time after time.

​​​​​​​    Another possible reason may be that you've sent something unpleasant to your friend or in your friend circle. T just blocked one of my middle school classmates yesterday because she was trying to sell fake goods in the friend circle, and I hate it quite much.

​​​​​​​    Some people delete the one's name from friends list because they no longer want to see it (maybe ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend) and they don't want the one to see their " Moments"(动态)on WeChat (maybe they publish very private pictures or life or thoughts they don't want to share with him or her.)

​​​​​​​    So why you are blocked may depend on his or her mood or preference (喜好)，and the reasons a person gets blocked are various from person to person. So I suggest you to write an email or make a phone call to that person if he or she really means a lot to you to see why he or she is dissatisfied with you, and to find out how you can make up for the case.

Smashed cucumber (拍黄瓜)salad is one of the most popular cold dishes in China. You can find the green dish anywhere from restaurants to homes.

According to The New York Times ₉ smashed cucumber salad is  a"everywhere" in New York. Some restaurants have even added the dish to their menu.But American cooks are trying yogurt, honey, lemon and other common western ingredients.

Why is this dish becoming so popular?Smashed

cucumbers can hold onto tastes more than cucumbers which are cut into fixed shape and size. "Just changing the way you break down an ingredient... changes the way it feels and tastes. It's cool." said Danny Bowien, a cook at a New York restaurant.

The cook smashes fresh cucumbers with the flat side of a knife.Then other ingredients can be added. Also, it takes only five minutes to make the salad. Cook Julia Goldberg said it's really "satisfying".

The success of smashed cucumber salad abroad shows that we should try to fit into local conditions when spreading Chinese culture across the world, said The Beijing News.

Justin is a 16-year-old boy. He is thinking about how  (spend) his money during winter vacation. He  (save) up about 300 dollars already. He plans to buy computer with his money but he also wants to go skating with his friends. He can't do both  he doesn't have enough money. What should Justin do?

We are often in these kinds of situations. You want to see a concert  Saturday, but it is also your mother's birthday and you do not want to let (she) down. In this case, you don't have enough time to go to both  (place). You must make a decision. You must think about  should be done first. You must consider the following questions  (serious).

•      Which is more important?

•      Which decision needs my attention more?

•      Which choice would satisfy me more?

After you've answered these questions, it may be much  (easy) for you to decide what to do. So the next time you must make a decision, remember to prioritize (优先考虑).

要点：①时间，5月16日下午2： 30；

②地点：学校操场；

③内容：校长在开幕式上致辞；戏曲知识竞赛；师生戏曲表演等；

④感受：对传统文化有了进一步的了解…

要求：①80词左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数内；

②文中不得出现真实姓名和校名；

③可适当增加细节，以使条理清楚、行文连贯；

④标点正确，书面整洁。

参考词汇：戏曲 opera(n.).；开幕式 opening ceremony (n.)；表演 performance (n.)；致 辞 make a speech „

Dear John,

How is everything going? I'm writing to share with you an activity called Opera Entering Campus in our school.

Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua