广东省阳江市江城区2020-2021学年九年级下学期英语第二次模拟考试

When a wildfire burned down their home in California in 1963, Chris and Lindy Date thought some of their valuable things were gone forever. The couple, who married1Cambridge shire(剑桥郡) before moving to California in the 1970s, were especially 2 to have lost their wedding photos.

3, Mr. Date decided to make a "long shot request" to the county's archives service (档案服务处).

Their wedding was at Mrs. Date's parents house in Land beach, a few miles north of Cambridge and it 4 by Ramsey and Mus Pratt.

"I did some online research and found that the company had donated their negatives(底片) to the Cambridge shire Collection 5,"Mr. Date said. "Ramsey and Mus Pratt was quite famous in Cambridge at the time, 6 pictures of many of the city's best-known names."

He wrote to the archive "more in hope than expectation" to ask 7 the negatives had been kept.

"They replied quickly and said they had photos 8 they believed were ours and sent three for me to check,"Mr. Date said." I was so pleased and amazed 9them."

Steve Criswell, 10 local councilor, said, "We have devoted libraries and a local study team who are trying hard to help the public no matter how difficult it is to satisfy their requests."

A man has great skill in sailing the sailboat. Once his sailboat drifted in the raging sea for half a month and he finally had a narrow escape(死里逃生).The fishermen all1him "The Ship King".

The Ship King had a2who was his only heir. He had great expectation of his son, hoping he could3the skill in sailing. The Ship King's son studied very hard. When he grew up, he had a good knowledge of sailing. So the Ship King let his son put to sea alone. But his son4a common typhoon.

The Ship King was very sad. "I really can't understand that my sailing skill is so good, but why my son's skill was so5? When he was a child, I began to teach him how to sail. I've given all my 6 to him without reservation. But he lost his life in such shallow water."

The fishermen comforted him. At this moment, an old man asked, "Did you always teach him how to do 7?"

"Yes, in order to make sure he can master the skill, I was teaching him very carefully." "Had he always put to sea with you?" the old man asked again.

"Yes, my son had8been away from me."

The old man said, "So, you are also in fault." The Ship King was puzzled.

The old man said, "It's9to find your fault. You just taught him skill but no10.As for knowledge, it will be only an armchair strategy(纸上谈兵)without lessons as the groundwork."

Mobile apps have been part of our lives. The following apps are part of the most popular ones.

The Chinese government raised the protection level of Chinese pangolins(穿山甲) to the top level on World Environment Day -- June 5th. Pangolins used to be at the second level under national protection. This act makes people pay more attention to ecological civilization(生态文明). It also shows our great determination to fight against the illegal hunting(非法捕猎) and the trading of wild animals and other things made from them.

According to a national wildlife study in the 1990s, there were about 60,000 Chinese pangolins in 11 provinces, including Yunnan, Hunan, Guangdong, Sichuan and Zhejiang. Until now, pangolins have become fewer and fewer because of the living places that are being destroyed, crazy hunting and smuggling. In 2017, Chinese pangolins were placed on the Red List of Threatened Species after a team of experts believed their number had dropped by 90 percent in the past years.

"The value of pangolins to the ecosystem is much more than the value of their meat or scales(鳞).There is a long way to go in protecting them, but we can start by saying no to things made from them," said Zhou Fei, chief program officer of the World Wildlife Fund of China.

What's more, the pangolin has a very strong response(反应) to stress, which means that it easily becomes nervous when it is caught.

Pangolin scales have been taken away from the Chinese Pharmacopeia(药典). It means the scales will no longer be used as a kind of medicine.

The eighth of August is National Fitness Day. It was up in 2009 in memory of the success of Beijing Olympic Games. It advocates(提倡) taking part in sports activities which are held by some organizations. In my opinion, it makes large number of people know about the of exercising and reminds people to take exercise.

Sports are necessary to everyone. exercise, our immunity(免疫力)will decrease and we are going to become sick soon. Doing exercise may be hard and tiring. However, it not only helps us release(释放) pressure also makes us feel more active. But to play sports correctly? Here are some pieces of advice. of all, we should warm up before doing sports and stretch after exercising. Moreover, pay attention the amount of exercise to avoid getting injured. Afterwards, don't drink too water while exercising. Last but not least, you can try to make it a habit. Don't stop and you will benefit from your daily exercise.

you want to do exercise now, don't hesitate(犹豫）and just do it at once. Put on your sports shoes and go outside. Go to meet a healthier life!

Recently, volunteering(志愿服务)is more and more popular in our daily lives. It is becoming a common thing among people of all ages. We believe that being helpful is one of the most important qualities(品质). In some Chinese high schools, the students need to volunteer for at least 40 hours to graduate. There are many kinds of voluntary work, such as organizing books in libraries, taking care of children in hospital, delivering food to the old and so on.

Tom once volunteered in a primary school. His job was to help students. When he first started, he was nervous. Then, as time went on, he became more and more interested in his job. He worked as a volunteer in the school for 2 months. He got along well with the students. When the voluntary work was over, he felt happy and excited.

近年来，志愿者工作被社会广泛重视,越来越多的学生积极参与到志愿者工作中。请就这一话题，根据所给的提示用英语写一篇短文。

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In modern society, it is increasingly popular that young people volunteer on weekends to help the people in need.