浙江省舟山市2019届中考英语模拟试卷（二）

Dear Kate,

    It's really good to know that you're taking my place while I' m away doing this training course. Thanks so much. I'm 1 I you'll get on well with the kids.

    I think I should 2 you some notes on a couple of things that are planned for this week, and some 3 that might be helpful!

    Tuesday: The class is going to 4 the Dinosaur Museum. Make sure they take their notebooks and 5  them on Monday to bring a packed lunch and some money.

    Thursday: I've 6 them they can watch a Disney movie. The DVD is on my desk. There are some worksheets(活页练习题) to go with it. By the way, don't worry about marking them. I'll do it 7 I get back.

    The photocopier(复印机) is very temperamental(反复无常的)! A good kick will make it work 8!

    Don't use the coffee cup 9 a snowman on it--it's Dave's. He will be 10 if someone uses his cup! Don't ask for trouble.

    Don't 11 school. If you get to school even a minute past 8:15, the headmaster will talk to you.

    12, hope you'll have a great week--the kids are really wonderful. But don't let Mark and Jack sit together. If they do, you may have some disciplinary (关纪律的)13! If you do have any problems, mention 14 to his headmaster. She's very supportive when it comes to discipline. One last thing--could you please take notes for me to let me know what you did?

    See you next 15!

Best wishes,

Steve

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    Barbara Finch, from England, started a friendship with Elizabeth Martin from New Zealand when the two were just 14 years old. And they have been penfriends for the past seventy years.

    "Seventy years is a long time and such a lot has happened," says Barbara. "I've lost my husband and my son, and she's lost her husband and her daughter. With things like that, her friendship means a lot to me."

    The two started writing letters to each other in November 1947. At that time, Barbara was a pupil. In her school. there was an exchange(交换) teacher from New Zealand. She helped her students to find penfriends from her country. Among the many penfriends, Barbara and Elizabeth were the only pair to form a long-term friendship.

    Now both 84, the pair continue to send weekly e-mails to tell each other about their daily lives. Barbara, who's a proud great-grandmother, has kept every single letter and card Elizabeth sent her over the years.

    "We e-mail each other now rather than write letters, partly because it's quicker but mostly because there's no cost," Barbara says.

    The pair not only write to each other, but they also meet face to face. They have visited each other 15 times. Barbara flying to New Zealand 10 times and Elizabeth flying to England 5 times.

    "Her family has become a second family to me. She says I am the sister she never had." Barbara says.

    Sheridan is a town in Indiana, USA. There are lots of trees near the public schools in the town. Their leaves turn sunlight into energy（能量）.

    In Sheridan, the sun not just provides energy for plants. It keeps schools running, too. The schools use solar panels（太阳能电池板） to turn sunlight into energy.

    The science behind solar energy is not new. But Sheridan Community Schools is the first school district(学区) in Indiana to be completely solar-powered. The district finished putting in solar panels for all three of its schools in 2016. Some of the panels can turn to follow the sun across the sky.

    In 2008, fewer than 1. 000 schools used solar power. By 2014, there were 3, 727 schools with solar panels in the USA. These numbers come from a report by the Solar Foundation. Roxie Brown, a program director there said that the number of schools with solar panels has continued to go up since 2014.

    Solar energy has some advantages over other energy sources(来源). Sunlight is a renewable source, which means it won't run out. Solar panels don't harm the environment. Also, sunlight is free. So by using solar power, schools can save money on energy costs.

    Brown thinks more schools should run on solar energy. "The sun is Earth s energy source," she says. "We're trying to make it the energy source for our houses cars and schools, too."

    But using solar energy isn't always easy. Solar panels can be expensive to put in. The panels also take up space. But for many schools, going solar is worth it.

    "Some gifts are tiny. Some gifts are needed. And some gifts... some gifts are priceless, "says 26-year-old Sarah Bricker of Minneapolis, USA. She had suffered from（受…之苦） hearing loss until she received the gift two years ago for Christmas --her first hearing aids（助听器）. They were from her parents. Here's what else she says:

    "I remember the moment they were fit to my ears. And I remember every first that came after--The first time I heard my mother's voice. The first time I heard my father cry as he realized 1 could hear my mother. The first time I listened to Winter Wonderland on the radio and heard every word clearly. The first time I heard my best friend's voice, calling from England to wish me a Merry Christmas.

    "My hearing aids are probably the best Christmas gift my parents have ever given to me. It might sound strange to say that, but until you lose your hearing, you never fully understand how unbelievablly valuable it is. How you miss the moment your partner says 'I love you. How you miss the jokes that everyone laughs at. How you miss- life. But now I don't miss life anymore."

    However, he hearing aids were more than Just about hearing. They gave Sarah self-confidence（自信）,more chances to make new friends, the courage to take on new challenges. "Every day, they return to me a moment, a sound, a voice. They return to me the kaleidoscope（万花筒） of a life I'd once thought forever dark."

    Hi there, I'm back again!

I haven't been writing much over the last few (天)because it's carnival(狂欢节) here in Tenerife--you know, music, dance, and Carnival Queen competitions— and all (各种)of street activities going on for days and nights! However, today's a sad day because it's almost over. I've been partying all week, and now it's(时候)to put my colorful carnival clothes away and get my black clothes out because it's the Burial of the Sardine(沙丁鱼).

    "What? A funeral(葬礼) for a fish?!" You may say. Yeah, I know it (听起来）crazy, but it' s been a tradition around here for hundreds of years. Nobody knows (确切地)how it began. It seems that people used to celebrate having lots of   to eat. Nowadays, we have a big model fish on the back of a truck, and everybody just turns up and follows the truck. It's getting  (更大)every year as more and more tourists are coming to have a look and take part in the fun.

So, what happens? Well, we walk slowly around the town and everybody (穿着)black clothes. Some people even (哭),like a real funeral. Then. in the end, they burn(烧)the fish, and there's a firework display(烟火表演). So anyway, bye for now—I've got to go and get (准备)for a funeral!

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    Do you speak emoji? If you use a smart phone, the  (answer)is probably yes. Emoji is a visual(视觉的) language, It can express ideas and feelings. Are you hungry? Let your friends know  sending them food emojis, like rice or pizza.

    People use emoji a lot. One of the most  (popular) emojis is the face with tears of joy. "It has been used more than 1.8 billion times on Twitter.

    Emo is modern, the idea is old .History shows that we've used symbols as language for about 5, 000 years. One of the oldest  (example)of visual language is Egyptian hieroglyphs(象形文字). Ancient Egyptians  (begin) using language symbol around 3250 B. C, according  John Darnell. He is an expert from Yale University.

    Who invented emoji? In 1999, the Japanese company NTT Docomo took a heart picture off from its mobile system. As a result, it  (lose) many customers. So Shigetaka Kurita， a designer（设计师), put the heart back. And he made 175 more pictures. He called  (they) emoji, the Japanese word for picture characters.

    Some people still do not see emoji as a language, but it does  (improve) our communication. Don't you think so?

    The Backstreet Boys is a well-known rock band in the USA．When their first album（音乐专辑） came out, they got a lot of attention. Young people everywhere loved their songs. Among the band's biggest fans, there was a young boy named Aaron Carter. Aaron had a special reason for taking such an interest in the band. Nick Carter, one of the Backstreet Boys, was Aaron's big brother.

    Even before Nick joined the band, Aaron loved music. From the age of two, Aaron spent lots of time listening to the radio. He sang along with his favorite songs. He made up dances to go with them. That's why Aaron's family was not surprised when Aaron decided to follow Nick into the music world.

    Aaron got off to a fast start. At the age of seven, he joined a band in his hometown of Tampa, Florida. But after two years, Aaron didn't want to be part of a band anymore. He wanted to sing alone. Soon, brother Nick gave Aaron a helping hand. During a Backstreet Boys show in Germany, Aaron sang a song. He did an amazing job! After the show, someone from a record company asked Aaron to make an album. Of course, Aaron said yes!

    Since that day, Aaron has made many popular songs．His songs include" Crush on You" and "I'm Gonna Miss You Forever".

    Aaron has worked hard to become a success. But he never forgets how his brother gave him his start. As Aaaron has said. "If Nick wasn't a singer, then I wouldn't be here."

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）What do you want to say to your parents?

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   I'm Li Hua. I'm lucky that I'm allowed to make my own decisions about many things in my life.