河北省2020年初中毕业生升学文化课模拟考试英语试卷（押题卷...

    Last Friday, what Spring Herbison Bowlin experienced in the supermarket left a deep impression on her. When Bowlin was1in the checkout line, she saw an old gentleman in front of her pulling his handfuls of change 2his pockets.

    "This gentleman's things were scanned (扫描) and he needed to3his things." Bowlin said. "He looked back at me and said4to me. Then he started to take handfuls of change out of his pockets. He miscounted and started to get5." He looked back at Bowlin again and said, "I'm sorry."

    "His hands and voice were6. This beautiful cashier took both of his hands and put all the change on the counter and gently said, 'This is not a7, honey. We will do this together.'" Bowlin recalled. The cashier finally finished his deal and the man went out.

    Bowlin looked at the wonderful woman and said, "Thank you for your kindness. I'm moved by8you have done." "You don't have to9me, lady. What's wrong with our world is that some of us have just10how to love one another."

    If everybody knows that, I think our world will be much better.

    Dear classmates, I'm very happy to stand here to give a speech about thanks as a middle school student. Who should we thank?

    First, we should thank our parents because our parents give us selfless love. They bring us to the world and give us happiness. What's more, it isn't easy to take good care of us every day. So we should firstly thank our parents

    Second, we should thank our teachers. Teachers are not only like our parents but also like our friends. In the school, teachers teach us a lot of knowledge. They let us know how colorful the world is.

    Finally, we should thank our classmates and friends. Almost every day we live with our classmates. If we get along well with our classmates, we will be happy every day. So we should thank our classmates for their warm company. At the same time, we should also thank our friends, they always share our happiness and sadness with us.

    Please learn to be thankful and your world will be always full of sunshine.

    In English, feeling "blue" means feeling sad. But in 2020, the word "blue" could mean something more positive.

    The Pantone Color Institute in the US predicts color trends every year. For 2020, it has chosen "classic blue", a color that reminds people of the sky at dusk. The reason is that it brings "calmness, confidence and connection," according to Pantone. As Pantone Vice President Laurie Pressman said, "The color of classic blue makes you feel comfortable and relaxed as well as calm and confident."

    Imagine that you are lying down on the ground and looking at the evening sky. It will make you feel calm and relaxed, as well as make you think on a deeper level. Pantone said that classic blue connects people everywhere as we all look up at our shared sky. "This is a color we can relate to (引起共鸣) around the world, no matter where we live. We look outside the door and we see this color," Pressman said.

    Classic blue also plays into the sustainability (可持续性) movement, as it reminds us of tines when things were simpler and more comfortable.

    "Like blue jeans, it's always there and you're comfortable with it," said Pressman, who referred to classic blue as a "timeless shade". If the color is never out of style, people won't throw "classic blue" things away. We can buy less and save resources.

    So if you want to add some new things to your wardrobe, choose something blue to keep up with the latest trend.

    The giraffe is the tallest animal on land. These beautiful creatures are one of the best-known species (物种) in Africa. They are known for their very long necks, very long legs and brown and white patterns that cover their bodies.

    Graig Hilton-Taylor is head of the Red List program. He says in 1985, there were between 152,000 and 163, 000 giraffes. But now the number of them has fallen to about 98,000. "It is a huge tragedy and it's been sort of the silent disappearance that we just really haven't detected until now." Fifty years ago, groups of giraffes usually had 20 to 30 animals in them. Now observers (观察者) are only seeing 6 animals in the group. Until now the disappearance of the animals has not been observed closely. One reason could be that giraffes live in the wide area across Africa.

    What is causing this decrease? Hilton-Taylor says, "The reasons are all due to the effect of people, whether it's people causing loss of the habitat (栖息地) for the species, hunting the species for food or harvesting for medicine or for wood."

    He says pollution and the effects of climate change are just a few of the other problems affecting the species. Some people are moving into protected areas where giraffes and other animals live because of a lack of the rain that affects food production. Sometimes the graceful, plant-eating animals are killed for their meat. Also, civil wars in Africa make it more difficult to protect the animals.

    Hilton-Taylor says giraffes can be helped. "It's not too late and we can turn things around." Some of the ideas that work include community involvement and tourism. Tourism, for example, provides jobs for local people. He also says there needs to be a giraffe action plan put in place to observe and survey the animals across the continent of Africa. Hilton-Taylor adds that finding the answers to the problems people face, like drought linked to climate change, food shortages and civil unrest, will provide answers for people to help giraffes.

    Some kids love handwriting, but others hate when it's time to put their pen to paper. Maybe they're worried about their handwriting. Are you one of them? The good news is that just about everyone can improve their handwriting. To improve handwriting, here are five steps that really work.

    Get good grasp. Try this—hold your pencil at the top and try to write your name. Pretty hard? But when you hold your pencil in the correct way, writing is much easier. The best way to hold a pen or pencil is to let it rest next to the base of your thumb. Hold it in place with your index and your middle fingers.

    Let the lines be your guide line. Lined paper is your friend! Those lines can help you create letters that are the right size and proportion (比例均衡). So "a" should be half the height of capital "A". Also be sure to fill up the lined space completely.

    Slow down. If your handwriting is hard to read, try slowing down a little. If you rush, it's hard to control where you stop and start your letters.

    Lower the pressure. Some kids press down really hard when they write. That makes it harder to make the smooth lines. Try easing up and don't hold the pencil too tightly.

    Play games. Lots of games require you to write or draw pictures. So even though it's not schoolwork, you're still using the skills that you need to control your pen better.

    One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop. I was worried about (be) late for school. There were many people waiting at the bus stop and some of them looked very anxious and (disappoint). When the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk. A boy on the bike (catch) my attention. He was riding beside the bus and waving his arm. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver but he didn't agree to stop u we reached the next stop. Still, the boy kept (ride). He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting. Finally when we came to the next stop, boy ran up to the door of the bus. I heard an excited conversation. Then the driver stood and asked, "Did anyone lose a suitcase at last stop?" A woman on the bus shouted, "Oh dear, the suitcase is m." She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully. The other passengers on the bus began talking about what the boy had done and the crowd of strangers (sudden) became friendly to one another.

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    In order to ensure the physical health of ourselves and our families, I would like to launch the following initiatives:

    First,

    Dear students, let's take action and keep healthy!