浙江省温州市2021年英语初中毕业升学考试三模

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— Well, it depends on     . If money is not the problem, you can choose IBM.

—                   . I'll do it right away.

My headteacher Ms. Jennings invited all the parents to come on the school day. Mom and Dad had never came to1school before. They were happy about the visit, but I wasn't. Before that day, I was quite worried that teachers and classmates might find the2of my parents.

Finally, the day came. I took my parents around the school and headed for the classroom. "Here's Amy's picture!" Mom said3. She did that when she was excited, because she couldn't hear herself. Some kids turned to stare at us and I wanted to4.

Ms. Jennings saw us and walked over. I introduced her to my family and explained that my parents were deaf in a low voice.

"Oh," she said. "Well,5do you say 'Welcome!' in sign language?"

"Like this. " I swept my open right hand in to my body, palm* up. Ms. Jennings6the act.

"Thank you," Mom said, smiling. "It's nice to meet you. "

Ms. Jennings looked7. "You speak very well," she said.

In sign language, I repeated Ms. Jennings's words8my parents might not read her lips*. Mom answered, "I learned to talk after I lost my hearing. Amy's 9 has the same situation as me. He became deaf at an early age. He10talk too, but he's shy about his voice. " Dad smiled in agreement.

I noticed Evelyn standing by the door. Suddenly, she walked 11 me and said Hi. "I didn't know your parents were deaf. " she said. I couldn't 12 what to say. Evelyn continued, "It's cool to communicate with others with 13 . Would you like to teach me some words sometime?" I nodded.

During the visit, my parents felt satisfied and believed 14 would be OK with me in school. The behaviors of my teachers and friends15not only their hearts, but also mine.

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What do you want to be when you grow up? A teacher? A doctor?

How about an ice-cream taster?

Yes, there really is a job where you can get paid to taste ice-cream. Just ask John Harrison, an "Official Taste Tester" for the past 21 years. Testing helps manufacturers* to be sure of a product's quality. During his career Harrison has been responsible for testing large amount of the sweet ice cream -- as well as for developing over 75 flavours*.

Some people think that it would be not difficult to do this job: after all, you just have to like ice cream, right? No -- there's more than that, says Harrison, who has a degree in chemistry. He points out that a dairy or food-science degree would be very necessary to someone wanting a career in this "cool" field.

In a typical morning on the job, Harrison tastes and tests 60 ice-cream samples. He lets the  ice cream warm up to about 12 ℉ . Harrison explains, "You get more flavour from warmer ice cream, which is why some kids like to stir* it, creating ice-cream soup."

While the ice cream warms up, Harrison looks over the samples and grades each one on its appearance. "Tasting begins with the eyes," he explains. He checks to see if the ice cream is attractive and asks himself, "Does the product have the colour expected from that flavour?" Next it's time to taste!

Continuing to think up new ideas, try out new flavours, and test samples from so many kinds of ice cream each day keeps Harrison busy but happy -- working at one cool job.

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Researchers recently discover unusual behavior of chimpanzees living in the forests of West Africa. An adult chimpanzee in the wild would pick up a rock, throw it at a tree while shouting, and then run away. Researchers aren't certain why the chimpanzees fling the rocks, but they have discovered that they seem to prefer trees that create longer-lasting, more resonant* sounds when struck.

A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, first discovered this behavior three years ago. Because the actions appeared to be localised, the researchers suggested the purpose was a local tradition and was likely to be part of some sort of ritual*. But they weren't sure what purpose the ritual served. So the group designed more experiments to find out why the chimpanzees were so interested in throwing rocks at trees. This time around, they went to the same areas but set up microphones to get the sounds of stones as they were thrown. While waiting for the chimps to fling the rocks, the researchers threw stones at 13 different kinds of trees in various situations.

"It was quite fun, I have to say," expert Ammie Kalan tells Science. Researchers analysed all the recordings and found that the chimpanzees seemed to prefer throwing rocks at trees that made lower, longer-lasting sound. Often these were trees that had bared roots*.

In their findings, published in Biology Letters, the researchers write that "low-frequency sounds travel further in the environment and are better suited to long-distance communication." In addition, more resonant sounds last longer in the environment. But if chimpanzees were looking to communicate, it would be more effective for them to drum on the trees or choose the ones that made the loudest noises when struck.

The researchers found that chimpanzees stick to the same trees and never choose new ones and that location could be a factor. Kalan tells Science that maybe the locations of the trees have something to do with nearby resources like food and water, and the sound is a signal to others about where to find them.

"What's wrong, Bill?" I asked.

When I got back to the cave, Bill and the boy were not to be found. I sat down and waited for them. Two hours ago, I went to Summit--the town where the kid lived and sent a letter to his father Ebenezer Dorset. In the letter, I told him his son was kidnapped* and demanded*  ＄1,500 for his return.

Later, Bill walked into the cave tiredly. Behind him was the kid, stepping softly, with a big smile on his face.

"I took the boy out." said Bill, "He was curious about everything. Here're many questions I can't answer. So he became angry and kicked my legs and bit my hand. He's gone home now. I showed him the road to Summit. I'm sorry we lose the ransom*, but if not, I'll go mad." I could understand Bill's feeling. Yesterday, the boy sat on Bill's chest and put a knife on his throat for fun when Bill woke up. From that moment, Bill's spirit was broken. He was afraid to stay with the kid.

"Turn around and have a look behind you. " said I. Bill saw the boy and turned pale. One day later, I received a note:

Gentlemen: I think you are a little high in your demands for the ransom. It's hard to stay with my boy Johnny. Here's a suggestion for you. You bring him home and pay me＄250, and I agree to take him off your hands. You'd better come at night, for the neighbours believe he is lost.

Ebenezer Dorset.

I couldn't believe my eyes. Bill seemed happy about this reply. "We have the money. If we pay it, we can take him off our hands. I think Mr. Dorset is kind for making us such an offer. You aren't going to let the chance go, are you?"

I finally agreed to pay the ransom because we both couldn't stand the boy anymore. We took him home that night. The boy didn't want to go home because he thought it was fun to camp outside and he hated going to school. We told him that his father had bought a new gun for him, and we were going to hunt bears the next day.

It was just twelve o'clock when we knocked at Ebenezer's door. When the door was open, Bill gave the money to Mr. Dorset and hurried to leave.

Many people think finger paintings is just something for children. Iris Scott, an(美国的) artist, certainly disagrees. For years, she has been creating paintings using her fingers, rather than brushes. It turned out that this was a perfect way to produce amazing works of art.

Scott picked up finger painting by accident. One day in(八月), 2011, she wanted to paint some yellow flowers. However, all her brushes were in use. Scott was eager to get the paintings done. As a result, she(决定)to use her fingers. That experience led the artist to realise the fun and surprising effects of finger painting. The next day, Scott bought some gloves. Since then, gloves has always been part of her(交易，买卖).

Over the years, Scott has developed her own style. She(通常)uses more than one hundred colours at a time. It is little wonder that most of her pictures are colourful. Scott has become a famous artist. Her paintings are in famous museums around the world. Big (公司)like Microsoft and Coca-Cola have bought her paintings. Her paintings (挂)in some children's hospitals in Sweden now in order to help young patients relax.

(尽管) Scott is very busy, she always makes time to teach others. She has encouraged many artists to put down their brushes and use their fingers instead. What's more, Scott enjoys(分享) her works on social media so that her fans can learn from her. She has also published a book to teach basic skills which make her fans learn the new art (更容易地).

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