广东省广州市2019届中考英语模拟试卷（八）

    There was a lake near his family's house in New Hampshire. When he was 11 years old, he loved 1 here.

    On the day before bass(鲈鱼) season began, he 2 his father went fishing in the evening. When his fishing pole(鱼竿) bent over, he knew 3 was on the other end. The boy skillfully pulled the fish in. It was 4 one that he had ever seen, but it was a bass.

The boy and his father looked at5 handsome fish. The father looked at his watch. It was 10p.m. — two hours 6 bass season began. He looked at the fish, then at the boy.

    "You'll have to put 7 back, son," he said.

    "Dad!" cried the boy.

    "There will be 8 fish," said his father.

    "Not as 9 as this one," cried the boy.

    He looked 10 the lake. No other fishermen or boats 11 anywhere around. He looked again at his father's face. He knew that it was impossible 12 the decision. Slowly, he lowered the fish back into the water.

That was thirty-four years ago. Today, the boy is a 13 architect(建筑师) in New York City. He has never again caught 14 a large fish, but he does see that same fish again and again — every time he faces a question of right and wrong. His father taught him it is the practice of 15 right that is difficult.

Saturday, June 16^th

    In the morning, we went camping along a path in Green Natural Park. We were happy because it was a 1 day. We were expecting an enjoyable two-day holiday. On the way, we kept singing and making jokes.

    However, in the afternoon, when we finished our2 at one o'clock, it was dark and windy. Soon, there was a shower. Unluckily, none of us brought 3. We ran about but we could find no place to hide.

    Twenty minutes passed and it was still raining. There were 4 to go before we reached the campsite（营地）. It was even worse that our small compass（指南针） showed that we went to the wrong way. We had 5!

    We had to make a quick 6 as it was raining heavily. Chris said we could set up a tent to hide in, so Mary and Tom helped to set up the tent. Chris and I tried to make a fire to keep us7. But we were unable to light the fire, as everything was 8. We dried ourselves, chatted and waited inside the tent. At about five o'clock, it stopped raining. We decided to 9 the camping trip because all of us had been very tired.

    This camping trip may not be very 10 but we know each other better. And the most important thing I've learned from this trip is the importance of team spirit.

Dear Alice,

    I just received your letter. And I was very surprised to know that you decided to drop out of school and wanted to be a model.

    Being a model for a living is not easy. In fact, a famous person like me has a lot of problems that you couldn't see. I can't eat what I like, even though I'm very hungry. Keeping thin makes me look more beautiful on the stage because no one would like to see a heavy model.

    Besides, I have to wear a heavy coat in the hot sun, in a swimming suit in the cold air. And practising walking nicely every day is tiring for me.

    You might say I made much money from modeling. But my dear niece(侄女)，you have to know that money is nothing, knowledge is everything. School is important and everyone should go to school for a certain period of time. The longer they stay at school, the better they will be. Very often, I hope I can give up my job and continue my studies at school. But it is very difficult for me to go back to school again. I'm too old to go back to school now.

    You are a pretty young girl with a bright future. You only have one year to finish your studies in high school. A year is really short. Please do consider my words carefully before you decide. Of course, there is only one thing I care about, and that is your happiness.

Love,

Emma

    Everybody knows the story of Titanic and the iceberg hit it on the night of April 14, 1912. However, there are some things that are still unknown to the public eye. If you want to find out a little bit more about the mysteries (神秘) of this huge ship, please read the following contents.

The ultimate (极限的) ship of dreams

    When it first set sail, the Royal Mail Steamer Titanic was the largest moving object created by man and a true wonder of engineering. It was built in Northern Ireland and about 15,000 people worked on it. The costs were huge for that time: 7.5 million dollars. Its length was that of three football fields and it was as high as a 17-story building.

Heartbreaking stories

    The story of the elderly couple(夫妇) who hugged each other in the face of death is partially true. Is idor and Ida Straus were the owners of Macy's. She refused to leave her husband behind and gave her spot to another passenger. They shared the same destiny(命运) and died holding hands on the deck of the ship.

    The musicians on board of the Titanic did play for two hours and a half while the ship sunk(下沉). However, the song they played wasn't Nearer my God to Thee, but Songe d' Automne.

    The end 1,517 people lost their lives when Titanic sunk. Its wreckage(残骸) was discovered 75 years ago. Millvina Dean was the last Titanic survivor. When the ship hit the iceberg and sunk she was 9 weeks old. Millvina died in the year 2009, at the age of 97.

    Maybe you have seen this in school: Some students studying nearly all the time but they just pass their exams, while some other may spend much less time on their books but do much better in exams. How could this happen? People used to think that hard work is the only way to success. But now they understand that smart work can make them success, too.

    Hard workers don't mind working for long hours, while smart workers always think of several different answers to these questions. "Why should I suffer this?" "Isn't there a better way to do this?" Thanks to these people, we can use computers instead of the abacus now. Progress in every field is the direct result of "try to find a better way" by smart workers.

    There was a large soap factory in Japan. Once it received an unusual letter from someone who complained that there was no soap in the soapbox he bought.

    How could empty soapbox go out of the factory? The engineers checked the producing and packing. The producing was fine, but in about one in ten thousand cases, the packing machines let an empty soapbox go. There was no need to spend a lot of money repairing the machine for such a small problem. The engineer soon worked out a solution. He put a large X-ray(X射线) machine and two large computers to find out the empty soapbox. After teaching the workers how to use it, he sat down in his seat, exhausted(精疲力尽).

    "Sir, we could have solved the problems in a much simpler and cheaper way." a worker said.

    "Really? How?"

    "We can put a huge fan(电扇) near the packing machine. The wind coming from the fan will blow away the empty boxes, leaving the other boxes with soap. There would be no need for an X-ray machine, two computers, and operating by workers."

    See, this is smart work. In order to succeed, we should not only work hard like the engineers, but also think smart like the workers.

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    ? "Survival Holidays" is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities. Now about 1,100 companies are allowed to take children into the great outdoors without their parents.

    The reason why people like "Survival Holidays" is that they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer games. .

    ? Maybe yes. Children need more free time to play. They need to be left on their own, without adults disturbing them. Parents care too much about their children. They like to see the children being busy with activities that are controlled by adults, which causes many problems. . Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge. Children are not comfortable with danger. Even slight danger like getting their feet wet or falling down seems very terrible to them.

    . Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to stay calm in different times. Some have learned how to keep safe. Others have learned how to work in a team. All these skills will help them a lot in their lives.

A. Is "Survival Holidays" a wonderful idea

B. Have you heard about "Survival Holidays"

C. They don't know what to do when they are in danger

D. "Survival Holidays" gives them an important change

E. Many people think the survival activities are good for children