浙江省宁波市2022年中考英语4月模拟试卷

A mother and daughter living in my community are two of the most unfriendly people I have ever come across in my life. They are totally separated, mixing with 1. As they drive past  2they keep their eyes looking away and make no sign of acknowledgement. The only fame they have is making a nuisance (讨厌的人) of themselves to the local police station by 3music played too loud, dogs barking more than once a day and any other petty4

Gripe (把柄).

On moving into this neighborhood, I was warned of these two but decided I would make up my own mind. This proved quite a 5 to me as more than once either the mother or the daughter would knock on my door and blast (猛烈抨击) me with some 6or other.

I 7 answered politely and made sure I  8 as they went past my place and also made the effort now and then to make a kind remark about their garden or pets.

Time passed and in October, as part of the Kindness Rock Give (送爱心石活动), Maureen and I decided to place a kindness rock in their garden. Their 9remained unchanged, however, and I continued to be as friendly as possible. During the Easter, we decided once again to 10these two unhappy ladies to our list and left a packet of cookies on their 11. Imagine my 12when two days later they13 at my gate and jokingly said they are considering hanging their Christmas stocking on their gate, and they brought me a bunch of flowers!

So, my fellow gifters, do not 14 on your random gifts of kindness. You may never know just what this means to others, nor how many broken or  15 hearted people you may just change with a simple act of kindness.

You're out enjoying the city when you find a group of people on the sidewalk. They are standing around some street dancers. The dancers are young, and they're wearing backward baseball caps, baggy pants, and sports shoes.

As the music plays, the dancers take turns showing off their movements，They slide（滑动）their feet back and forth before they drop to the ground. Then, they spin (旋转) around on their heads and backs. Sometimes, they even stop their bodies for a short time in the middle of a move.

The dance they perform is break dancing (霹雳). The young break dancers move with lots of speed, power, and energy. You can see that they have a great deal of talent. You can also see their love for break dancing. It's really cool to watch.

Break dancing is a form of dance full of energy. It mainly has four kinds of movements. They are toprock, footwork, power move, and freeze. Also, the music that is used has clear drum breaks.

Breaking got its start in New York City in the early 1970s. Young people fell in love with it, and thanks to TV, movies, and newspapers, the dance quickly got popular in many different cultures. By 2010, there were independent competitions around the world.

The rise of breaking isn't over yet. In 2024, it will enter the world stage as an official sport at the Paris Olympics. There, 16 male and 16 female break dancers will go head-to-head for the gold. This is great news for breaking and break dancers everywhere!

① If you've ever seen alpacas (羊驼), you might just think they're fuzzy and cute. Now, it looks like this animal might be able to help scientists find a vaceine (疫苗) for COVID-19.

②In Australia, scientists are examining an unusual immunity (免疫) from alpacas that create two types of antibodies (抗体). Actually, the alpaca's unusual immune response had already been used in research for other viruses, such as HIV, around the world. Now the scientists have found that when alpacas are infected（感染) with COVID-19, their bodies react in a special way.

③"Alpacas and animals like them actually create two different types of antibodies. One is similar to the type humans make, but they also create things called nanobodies (纳米抗体)," said Michael James, a researcher who takes part in the study. The alpacas produced these nanobodies after researchers put a COVID-l9 viral spike protein (刺突蛋白) into their bodies. It is this protein that helps the virus infect our cells (细胞). The nanobodies, however, could stop infection from happening by blocking the protein.

④"You can think of our cells as a 'lock' and the viral spike protein as a 'key'," James explained. He said the nanobodies plug up the "lock" so that the "key"cannot get in.

⑤ Although the results look good so far, it will take some time to produce a vaccine based on the findings. The nanobodies require far more research to make sure they are both effective and safe. Since the nanobodi are newly found, they must be tested very strictly in the laboratory before they can be tried on human, according to James.

When it comes to dog training, I've come to understand that some things can be taught quickly, while others take a while. Do you know how I learned that lesson? From a French teacher I had in college.

It was beginner's French, and from day one she had a "no English "class rule. I was confused by 99% of what she said, but I still decided to try to do it. I was excited as we began learning numbers and the alphabet, something I could easily follow, but when it came to putting together phrases, I was lost.

My teacher came up to me and said "quel est votre passe-temps favori?", which sounded like complete nonsense to me. I knew she was asking me a question, but I couldn't figure out what it was. So I said, "Sorry, I don't understand." Well, that broke the "no English"rule, so I just froze because I had no idea as to how to apologize in French.

So what did she do? She kept getting closer to me, repeating"quel est votre passe-temps favori?" over and over, each time a bit louder, as if I had a hearing problem, rather than a complete shortage of comprehension(理解).

I think about that class often. I really did feel hopeless, and the laughter from everyone else in class didn't help. It's not that she was a bad teacher. It's just that she had very little patience for students like me who didn't catch on immediately.

Well, it taught me to be more patient with Laika when learning new things. And since I don't want her to be like the embarrassed kid in class, I don't speak loudly at her or repeat myself when she doesn't "get it". I go back and figure out how I can help her understand and put meaning to my requests.

I never thought I would have a life-changing experience at Wal-Mart.

Although my thoughts were only on speed, the checkout line I was standing in wasn't moving as quickly as I wanted, and I glanced toward the cashier. There stood a man in his seventies, wearing glasses and a nice smile. I thought, well, he's an old guy!

For the next few minutes I watched him. He greeted every customer before scanning (扫描) the items. Sure, his words were the usual, "How's it going?" But he did something different—he actually listened to people. Then he would respond to what they had said and engage them in brief conversation.

I thought it was strange. I has grown accustomed to people asking me "how I was doing" simply out of robotic conversational habit. After a while, you don't give any thought to the question and just mumble (含糊地说) something back. I could say, "I just found out I have six months to live," and someone would reply, "Have a great day!"

But that wasn't the end.

He gave them the change, walked around the counter, and extended his right hand in an act of friendship. He looked the customers in the eyes. "I sure want to thank you for shopping here today," he told them. "You have a great day. Bye-bye. "

The looks on the faces of the customers were priceless. There were smiles and some happiness. All had been touched by his simple gesture-and in a place they never expected. They would gather their things and walk out, smiling.

Of course, he did the same to me and I got to know his name. Marty. Who was that guy? It was as if Sam Walton had come back from the dead and went into this old guy's body.

I had never walked away from that shop feeling like that.

From Jun. 17th to Sept. 17th in 21, three Chinese astronauts stayed in space for three months. You may wonder how they kept healthy there.

Just as you can imagine, to keep healthy in space is not as easy as that on earth. During the three months in space, they had to do xercise, eat healthy food and have physical examinations regularly.

In Tianhe's exercise area, there is equipment for the three astronauts to do exercise.  For example, when they got into space at first, they did moderate-intensity (中等强度的) exercise every day, which required about 60 to 80 percent of the astronauts' maximum(最大的) strength. And the intensity gradually increased as their time in space progressed.  There was also a device(装置) for the three astronauts to use to keep their muscles in a good condition. Experts on the ground could adjust the device according to their condition.

 The astronauts had physical examinations every four to five weeks, including ultrasound(超声) examinations and complete blood counts(全血细胞计数).

They could choose from more than 120 kinds of high-quality and delicious food, including sap foods (主食), meat and vegetables. .

Through the above-mentioned methods, the three astronauts stayed healthy and completed all the tasks successfully in space.

Happiness is important for everyone. Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and alone do not bring  happiness. Happinesson ourselves.

The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. You should enjoy simple pleasure such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music or spending time with close friends. People who have several good friends tend to live healthier and happier lives.

The second secret toa happy life is to be active. Many people experience this by dancing, or playing a sport. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity.

Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. According to studies, people feel good when they volunteer their time to do many meaningful things for other people. If you want to feel happier, do something nice for others.

Chengdu has dozens of new millionaires, Asia's biggest building, and fancy new hotels. But for tourists like me, pandas are its top  (attract).

So it was a great honor (invite) backstage at the not-for-profit Panda Base, where ticket money helps pay for research, I could get up close to these cute animals at the 600-acre centre. From tomorrow, I will be their UK ambassador. The title will be  (official) given to me at a ceremony in London. But my connection with pandas dates back  my days on a TV show in the mid-1980s,  I was the first Western TV reporter (allow) to film a special unit caring for pandas rescued from starvation in the wild. My ambassadorial duties will include  (introduce) British visitors to the 120-plus pandas at Chengdu and others at a research in the misty mountains of Bifengxia.

On my recent visit, I help a lively three-month-old twin that had been rejected by  (it) mother. The nursery team switches him every few  (day) with his sister so that while one is being bottle-fed, other is with mum-she never suspects.

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参考词汇：far from, next to, in front of, stay alone, be near-sighted