浙江省杭州市2020年九年级英语中考模拟试卷（三）

    In the 19th century, British railways were built from big cities to seaside towns. For the first time, working-class people could visit the seaside. They usually took day trips on Sundays and special days like Easter. Traditionally, people sat on the beach, swam in the sea, and ate fish. Children could watch puppet (木偶) shows and play on the beach.

    In the I950s, the first package holidays(包价旅游) were sold. From the 60s to 70s, more and more British people began to give up the traditional seaside holiday and choose sunshine and warmer seas in countries like Spain and Greece. Camping holidays also became popular in the 60s and 70s because more and more people had their own cars.

    In the1990s, budget airlines(廉价航空公司) like easyJet cut the cost of air tickets. Long-distance holidays to Australia and Asia became affordable to most British families. And package holidays became less popular.

    The holiday habits of the British are continuing to change. Nowadays, for many families, more than one holiday abroad in a year is possible. City breaks are also growing in popularity, and not only to nearby places-Las Vegas, Dubai and Cape Town are all favorites for long weekends. And independent travel is becoming more and more popular as the Internet allows holidaymakers to find the best deals online.

    Car-hailing company DiDi signed an agreement with TAL Education Group to provide free online courses for the children of taxi drivers. The courses, worth 3 0 million yuan, cover all subjects from primary to high school. Children can study courses at home, saving parents' time to spend or pick up children from off-line after-school classes.

    According to Zhu Jingshi, vice president of DiDi, all 153 million registered (注册) taxi drivers of DiDi can ask for the courses on the company's mobile app. The car-hailing company will evaluate (评价) the drivers and provide courses on the basis of the time they became registered drivers with the company, the number of passengers served and evaluation from passengers.

    The health and education of children have remained top priorities of Chinese parents, including taxi drivers. A survey done by DiDi and TAL showed that although the average monthly income (平均月收入) of taxi drivers is only 6000 yuan, many would like to pay 40 percent of their income for their children's education.

    The survey found that most taxi drivers were born in the 1970s and 1980s and worked seven days a week. More than 70 percent of them have children under 18 but very few have time to be with family and children. Only 8 percent of them said they had guided their children in doing homework. Because of these, 60 percent of drivers hope their children could receive the guidance from professional services.

    "Save the whales!" That's what the picture on Jake Smith's bedroom wall said. Jake liked having a picture that said something important: that showed he cared. He just never expected to get a chance to save a real whale, one right in his own neighbourhood.

    It was a Saturday morning when the newspaper first reported the whales' coming. A group of the animals were swimming close to the beach in Jake's hometown. All the local people rushed out to the beach to see them. They were expecting a beautiful show, better than a movie, but nothing they'd have to do anything about.

    Then one whale swam in the direction, directly towards land. It came in with the waves, and when the waves receded. Its huge body on the sand. Suddenly, Jake and his family and all the others were no longer sightseers. They had to become rescuers. A few people ran towards the animal. They pushed and tried to force the whale back into the water, but it was no use.

    An animal rescue service team soon arrived in a truck with heavy lifting machinery, to help move the animal. Jack and his family couldn't do much on the beach, so they went back to their house and made sandwiches and hot tea for the rescuers. At least, Jake thought, they could help in some way.

    Back at the beach, they offered the food to the rescuers and were happy to see that it was needed. It was getting dark. Some people lined up their cars along the beach and shined the headlights on the sand. The rescuers would not give up. After trying many times they were finally able to lift the whale into the water. Everyone cheered when it headed out to sea. It swam out about a mile and then disappeared for a moment under the sea. Then, in what looked like a jump of joy, it rose high above the water—a thank-you to those who had worked so hard to save his life.

A Trip to the Smithsonian

    Ms. DeJohn stood at the front of the room."Okay, everyone,"she began,"as you all know, we'll visit the Smithsonian Institution on Monday. We are going to spend some time this morning discussing what you would like to see there."

Ty raised his hand."How many museums are we going to see?"he asked.

    "That's a good question, Ty, "replied Ms. DeJhon."We're going to choose four museums. I'd like to hear some of your suggestions. What interests you most at the Smithsonian?"

    "Can we go to the National Museum of Natural History?"asked Emma."I'd like to see the dinosaur skeletons (恐龙骨骼) there."

    "I want to see Anita and Arabella,"said Calvin."They're the space spiders(蜘蛛). A student wanted to know if spiders could spin webs in space, so two spiders were sent into space on Skylab Ⅱ. Anita's and Arabella's bodies are housed at the National Air and Space Museum."

    Ms. DeJohn began to list the students' suggestions on the board.

    "If we go to the National Zoo,"said Deepak,"we can see pandas from china. I think that getting to see them in person would be really amazing."

    "I'd like to go to the Museum of the African Art,"said Imani."My parents moved from Kenya when they were children, but I've never been there to visit. My family collects African art, so I'd like to learn more about it."

    "I think we should go to the National Museum of American History."said Chris."They have show on the Information Age. It has some of the very first computers and even Samuel Morse's telegraph (电报) machines."

    I like this idea, too." agreed Emma."They have a 'hands on history' room where you can actually try things from history, like sending a telegraph."

    Ms. DeJohn smiled at the class."How knowledgeable you all are! Now, all we have to do is take a vote, and we'll be on our way to the Smithsonian!"

How to help your child prepare for tests

    There are many valuable ways you can use to help your child prepare for tests. Here is some advice on how you can help your child do his or her best on tests.

    Read aloud with your child Reading together is one of the best ways you can help your child succeed in school.

    Share experiences

    You can show your child how you make cookies, or make a map of your neighborhood.

    These activities help build skills that are helpful for your child.

    Help your child with his or her homework

     Let your child know that education is important and that homework needs to be done each day. You can help your child with homework by providing a quiet, comfortable place to study, setting a regular time for homework, and taking away distractions（使人分心的事物）such as the television and social phone calls during homework time. Check your child's homework and offer to help if he or she has some difficulty.  If you help too much, your child will not get much from the activity.

    Keep communicating with your child s teachers

    Attend parent-teacher meetings.  Talk to the teachers about your child's performance in class.

    I am Amanda Cox, a teacher in Beaumont, Texas US. Today I was using up my 1 so I asked my students who could share any of theirs with me. One of my students, Clark 2 me some of his pencils and said they were what his mum gave him for school.

    I took the pencils that he handed me. When I was happening（削尖）them，I noticed the3 on a few of them. I then realized that Clark's mother wrote something on his pencils. I asked him if he would4showing me the rest（其余的）of them. "Of course not, "he said with a big smile.

    What I read on the pencils melted (融化)my heart:

—You are so smart.

—You are5.

—This will be a great year.

—You are creative.

— 6you every day.

—I love you.

—You are a problem solver.

—Follow 7 dream.

—You will change the world

—You are important.

...

    This 8 took his mum a few minutes to do. But it lit up his whole day at school. He wasn't  9 that his mum wrote on his pencils. 10his mum, he was minded（提醒） of his self－worth and wanted to 11 the same feeling with his classmates.

    These are the things that we should be reminding our kids. 12 the look on a child s face when they are reminded that they are important, smart, loved and so much more.

    Help them know that 13 believes in them and is proud of them in everything they do.14you think you don't have enough time or that you will have little influence, remember that you may be the only one reminding them of these things and every kid 15 to know their value.

    This is why I teach.

    " Sharing"and "original aspiration" became the Chinese Character and Word of the Year for 2017, according to a survey. The survey also    (choose)"intelligence"and "a community with a shared future for mankind " as the International Chinese Character and Word of the Year for 2017. It was    (do) by the Chinese National Language Monitoring and Research Center, the Commercial Press, People.cn and Q0. com.

    "Sharing" is taken  "sharing economy（共享经济）", a business model which has become  (popular)in China during the past few years. "Original aspiration"comes from "remain true to our original aspiration and continue marching forward"(不忘初心,继续前行)". The saying has been  (wide) used by Chinese leaders in many situations.

    In2017, artificial intelligence（人工智能） was one of the most discussed topics in the world. It is  (change) our world in many ways. And "a community with a shared future for mankind" is an idea that China has developed all over the world. Chinese President Xi Jinping mentioned it in his    (speech) and talks both at home  abroad many times in 2017. It shows our country's determination（决心）to work for an equal, open and peaceful world.

    The Chinese Character and Word of the Year was  (start)in 2006 and has been going for 12 years. The chosen characters and words have been a  (record) of changes to both the Chinese language and Chinese society.

—Sure. It's not big but very beautiful.

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