湖南省长沙市怡雅中学2020-2021学年九年级下学期英语入...

As time went by, many things were forgotten. However, I could1remember years back during my first day in the 5th grade. I transferred(转学) to a local school for boys. I was a new student then. Life was really2for my parents because of a higher schooling fee(费用).

At school, we were3to wear a white shirt with the school's sign on its left pocket that could be bought in the school shops. And at the top of this pocket should be worn a name tag(标签). This tag was sold at the school4, too. To5added cost, mom decided to make the tag herself by hand.

"This would do, and you can have a try." she said. "OK, Mom." I was not ready to wear it. I thought it was different. At school, boys looked at my tag and some6it. "Your helper sure did an ugly job." And another added. "How strange it is! At least it caught our7. I knew it. At first, I tried to cover it and forgot it. But at last I understood that it didn't matter if I was different from others who wore the machine- made tags.

I realized it should not stop me from doing my best8we have differences in the culture or economic(经济) situation. What is true is that Mom9much lime making it possible to give the best for me. I should be10of it. And I did. I wore this Mom-made tag for the rest of the school year.

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The following news is fromChina Daily (www.chinadaily.com) which covers different fields.

Do you have the experience of taking a class online? Today taking a class online becomes a more and more popular way of learning for not only students but also many other people on work. However taking a class online is quite different from sitting in a classroom. Without the usual class time and in-person interactions (互动), it can be difficult to focus on the material and assignments (作业). Below are useful Online Success Strategies to use when taking an online course for the first time, or to review even if you've taken online courses before.

Making Time  Set aside (留出) a specific study time each week, and make this a time that you honor and commit to every week.

Having Your Learning Space Have adedicatedstudy space with reliable (可靠的) internet. Maybe this is your home, or a relative's home. It could be a public space, such as a cafe. Whatever it is. make it work for you, and try to minimize distractions (分心). This will be your "classroom".

Thinking About Your Goals Develop your study goals. What do you want to get from your course? Maybe you want to improve your study, or learn new skills. Whatever this goal is, write it down ahead of the course and focus on it during your course.

Do Your Work Complete all of your assignments and projects on time.

Start Early Do not wait until the last minute to complete assignments!

Online learning allows you to be responsible for your own success. At last, it is up to you to stay organized, manage your time, ask questions, and complete all coursework on time.

A young college student thought that he chose the wrong major(专业) at a common college, so he drank every day and didn't study at all. He became more and morefrustrated.

But he never missed Professor Yang's biology class. He liked the course. Besides, Yang's class was so interesting that he always listened carefully, never caring about whether the other students were paying attention or not in class.

Once he put a note in the homework he handed in. saying "Professor, it is said that today's college students are cheaper than potatoes. Do you agree?"

That day Professor Yang called for him after class. When he came, he found the professor at a table with food on it. They drank happily over their meal.

When they became half drunk, the professor presented a small potato that was sprouting (发芽的). "Do you know how much this costs?" lie asked the young man. " It's soft but poisonous (有毒). Nobody will take it even if it's free." He then threw the potato away.

The professor then showed him another potato. It was half the size of a football and perfectly round. "This potato is organic (有机的). It is not only large and fresh but also free of pollution, People are in need of such kind of potatoes and they're quite expensive."

The young man was impressed by what he had heard. "Be such a potato," said the professor.

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, people have been used to their new work situation. But what if your job is to control a mufti-billion-dollar space rover (探测车) on a planet—Mars nearly 200 million km away from Earth?

A team of NASA scientists is doing just that. In order to follow social distancing rules these scientists have had to work from home. But they've still found ways to work together and take care of the complex (复杂的) tasks that are needed to keep the Curiosity rover working on Mars.

Their work-from-home setups (装配) took much like home office setups. They use ordinary (普通) computers. But instead of working on spreadsheets (电子制表), these scientists arc programming complex sequences (序列) of instructions that are then sent to the rover. These instructions allowed the rover to find a rock sample (样本 in a location on Mars called "Edinburgh".

Usually, the team's 20 scientists work together by communicating through apps or video meetings. One scientist might have to follow 15 message channels (通道)at once.

NASA gave the scientists headsets (耳机) monitors and other equipment to allow them to do their jobs from home. However, the goggles (眼镜) they usually use to analyze (分析) pictures from Mars could not be sent out. So they have to depend on red-and-blue glass lenses (镜片) instead.

But difficulties like these have not been a problem for the scientists. In fact, getting used to changing situations is "classic, textbook NASA," according to the head of science operations Carrie Bridge. "We're presented with a problem and we find out how to-make things work. Mars isn't standing still for us; we're still exploring." she said.

Do you like eating sushi(寿司)? Lift a piece of sushi with chopsticks. Dip(蘸) it in soy sauce (酱油), and then put it in your mouth. ? It might not be the right way. Eating food the right way can help you better enjoy the food. Let's learn it together!

Keep it fish-side down

Sushi is often made of rice and fish. Many people like to dip the rice side in soy sauce. But if you do this, your sushi will taste too salty. Why?  Next time you eat sushi, remember to keep it fish-side down.

Don't put wasabi(芥末) Into sauce

Wow, wasabi is spicy(辣)! This green sauce makes fish taste better. You can use your chopsticks to brush(刷) just some of it onto the fish. It will become too spicy and cover up the taste of the sushi.

Sushi used to be a street food in Japan. Eating is with your hands is better than with chopsticks. Wash your hands and you can enjoy the food.

Do you know the Start of Autumn? It's one of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms (中国传统24节气). It is often around the 8th of August every year.

The period of hot days after the Start of Autumn, usually lasting for 30 days, is called "Autumn Tiger" or "Indian Summer". Because of the decreasing (减少的) rainfalls, it is even more sweltering during this period than during "Major Heal(大暑).

Start of Autumn is an important harvest (收获)time for fanners. There is a saying that goes: "If it rains on the day of the Start of Autumn, a good harvest is expected."

When it comes to this season, the leaves of the firmiana tree(梧桐树) start to fall, thus there is a saying of "One leaf falls, autumn arrives." When the sun reaches the celestial longitude (经度) of 135 decrees, the summer is passing away and the weather turns cold gradually. People can feel the wind if getting cool and see fogs in the morning.

On the first day of the Start of Autumn, usually people will weigh themselves and compare their weight with what it was at the Start of Summer. If one has lost weight during the summer, then at the beginning of autumn, he or she needs to flesh out(贴秋膘) by eating many different kinds of delicious food, especially meat.

There are also many other traditions of the Start of Autumn. For example, In Hangzhou, people eat peaches on the Start of Autumn day. The peach stones (核) are kept until New Year's Eve, People believed that in this way, plagues (瘟疫) could be kept away for the whole year.

A middle school had major problems with some of its buildings. Susan, the head teacher, (invite) students to share their ideas about to rebuild the school. "We wanted our students to decide what kind of school buildings they like. We wanted them (think) of ideas to express their own interests and hopes." she said.

The news spread (wide) after it (report) by a local newspaper.

Students certainly seemed very excited. And some said they couldn't wait for the project to be finally completed at the end this year.

In the beginning, the school was asked to close and the buildings would have to be sold off, as the school is in very good location(地点). But teachers and (parent) worked together to protect the school and now they are pleased to see the result.

"This school is of great (important) to the community. And it's necessary that it should continue." said one parent, adding, "it is also amazing that the children have had a say in the building process. This gives them the feeling they are more closely connected their school. I really think die school will develop with success."

⑴我们应该和外国人谈论什么？

If you have a chance to talk with a foreigner, what will you talk about with him or her? Maybe you have heard dial ⑵Many westerners do not like to share their own lives or their families with people that they don't know well. Asking an American how much money he or she makes is a thing that you can never do.

When you want to start a conversation with a foreigner, it's better to talk about what you have in common. For example, you'd better ask him about the weather. Then you can talk about some safe topics like sports, movies and music. As you know him or her better, you can begin to talk about more personal topics with him or her.

Of course, there are differences among culture. ⑶Americans are more interested in talking about themselves rather than their families because most of them think that they are special and unique. Besides, some private questions like How much do you weigh? or " Do you support Donald Trump or Joe Biden" ? may cause strong feelings in many Americans. ⑷这些话题不应该在人们初次见面时被谈论。

⑸Knowing the differences between your own culture and another is a good way to know another country. If you know more about what's important to people in their lives, you may find a good topic to talk about.

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要求：

①词数：80-100词左右(开头已给出，不计入总词数)；

②不得使用真实的姓名、校名和地名等。

Ladies and gentlemen,

I'm very honored to stand here to say something about environmental protection.