河北省唐山市丰润区2021年初中英语升学第一次模拟考试卷

It was early, and I was walking on wet grass down to my school. Suddenly something 1 straight from the ground, about 15 feet before me. What could make such a bright light? I waited to see whether it would 2 , but it didn't.

I walked slowly toward it, but saw nothing. I looked down at the 3, searching for gold or something like that- again, nothing. I dropped down to my knees for a 4 look. Suddenly, I saw it. The rising sun hit the grass' dewdrops（露珠）5 from the very direction, sending amazing light into the sky.

It was unbelievable! It was as though the unseen world was giving me a message. It said "Hello. 6 what's around you". I've never forgotten that moment.

So next time you're out, take some time to notice the 7, whose beauty most of us never even see. Take a notice of the bright colors and lively pictures 8 small flowers that cover playing fields. Watch a busy bee 9 tiny ants going about their day. All of these natural creations are excellent-if only we spent a while noticing them.

Appreciate（欣赏）nature, and you'll find a tiny new 10 each day to keep in your heart. It's one of the most valuable things I've ever done.

Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Feifei and… excuse me please… Rob, could you take your feet off the table please!

Rob: Oh, all right then. Feifei, do I have to present this programme today?

Feifei: Why, what's wrong?

Rob: Well, I've done so much work already and according to my watch, I should be having a coffee break now. I am being lazy because I was out late last night.

Feifei: Rob, there is a phrase to describe your condition.

Rob: Oh yes. Overworked? Energetic?

Feifei: No-the opposite. It's bone idle. In other words, you are very lazy!

Rob: It's a great phrase, Feifei, but that doesn't describe me. Look. I've just moved my little finger.

Feifei: You're bone idle-you've been at home all day and you're still in your pyjamas（睡衣）! Hey Rob, I hear it's Dan's birthday today and he's brought a cake in for us all to share.

Rob: Cake! I love cake-great, come on. Let's get some before it is all eaten.

Feifei: Ah, you're moving now-but you can't go anywhere until you've finished this programme.

Rob: Come on then, tell me what to say.

Feifei: Just read this script（稿子）.

Rob: Right… OK. Let me see.

Traveling came naturally to me as part of family hobbies, and it was one of many good habits my father ever helped me develop when I was young. One old photo reminded me of a family trip in my early childhood.

It was a weekend in spring, my family went for mountain climbing. Though a little fat girl at that time, I enjoyed climbing mountains a lot. We started at six in the morning, took a rest every one hour or so. On our way up, my father told me to hold the breath and make it until the last moment. The last hundreds of stairs would be the most difficult. I was really tired, my legs couldn't stand well, and the top of the mountain seemed so far away.

I just wanted to sit down and give up the climbing, and again my father said to me, "Look down the hill, it is just like a picture!" I suddenly noticed the beautiful view alongside was perfect. It was the time when you were in full communication with nature and all the tiredness seemed worth. We cheered each other up by chatting or singing, until we finally reached the top after five or six hours.

There's actually no meaning in traveling; traveling is among the experiences adding joy to your way of life already there. So just enjoy it, body and soul.

    Over the past five years, about 2.8 billion school textbooks have been sold in China, with spending on them totaling 20 billion yuan. The data was recently released by China's National Press and Publication Administration（国家新闻出版署）.

The figures also showed that in 2018, 2.93 billion textbooks had been sold at retail （零售）across the country, amounting to nearly 26 billion yuan. If all of them were to be reused, at least 20 billion yuan could be saved each year. These savings could then be used to help build around 40,000 Hope Schools in the country's poorer regions.

At present, free textbooks related to music, the arts, science, digital technology and physical education have been widely reused in many cities. The school textbooks used in these subjects, which don't need to have class notes taken, are considered appropriate for recycling.

The number of textbooks which have already been reused, however, accounted for（占比）only a tiny amount of the total sum. And most of these used textbooks end up in landfills（垃圾场）or are sold for scrap（废品）offline. "With the total amount of money, I got from selling a large bag of my used textbooks, I am only able to buy a new pencil case. " said a Chinese graduate online.

Despite this, some online platforms have been recently experiencing a boom（激增）in second-hand book sales. Data from Xianyu（闲鱼）, Alibaba's online platform for second-hand goods, showed that a total of 1.56 million textbooks had been sold last month. Since this past March, it has seen a 207 percent increase in the number of users between the ages of 15 and 18.

    Every time we get on a plane, we're asked to either turn off our phones or change them to a flight mode-it's for "safety reasons". But according to The Conversation website, having to turn our phones off on a plane is "a service problem, not a safety one".

When we speak on our phones in the air, they can cause influence to the plane's radios. Pilots can hear this influence in their headphones. "It's the same noise you often hear in your daily life, if you put your phone too close to a speaker," the Mirror noted. "It is not safety critical, but can make people uncomfortable for sure." Though speaking on a phone during a flight isn't dangerous, it is still not a good idea.

When we make or receive a call on the ground, we connect to cell tower that deals with all calls within an 80-kilometer radius（半径）. As we move from place to place we are "handed on" to different cell towers.

Now things are beginning to change. If we still can't speak during a flight, we can use other tools. For example, Airbus A330 of Emirates Airlines has WiFi to make passengers send and receive short messages in the air.

The great development could be "pico cells", which are small cell towers on the plane itself. There would no longer be connections made between phones and the ground. We soon will be able to talk on the phone in the air in the future. Let's wait for it together!

    Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light. —Helen Keller.

Yeah, a good friend is like  mirror. Everyone  (need) friends. We can share secrets  our friends and turn to them for help when we are in trouble. But do you know  to make friends? First, learn to smile. A smile always makes others like you. Smile at someone and you are sure to get a smile back from  (he). Second, try to remember names. It makes your new friends feel happy when you call them by their names because you don't forget them.  (three), learn to discuss instead of arguing when you have  (difference) ideas. If you don't agree with other people, you should still be friendly. Teenagers need to have one or a group of good friends because friends can discuss things which are too difficult to say to their family  (member). All in all, a good friend will help to bring out the  (good) in you. Once you have  (find) such a good friend, do treasure him.

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Dear school leaders,

I'm monitor of Class 5. Here on behalf of our class, I'd like to apply for Excellent Class.

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All in all, I think our class should be honored with Excellent Class. Thank you!