浙江省温州市鹿城区2022年初中学业水平适应性检测第二次模拟...

—Yes, it is considered to be ________ great man-made wonder.

—Not yet. We ____ go camping along Nanxi River to enjoy beautiful sights.

—Well, the match is coming. There is ________ more important for him than practising.

—Don't worry. We still have half an hour left.

— The news said it would be completed by the end of 2023.

—________. Wait till your leg is completely fine.

Every day Farid went out to dive for oysters with a group of young men. Zaki, his 12-year-old brother, was angry being treated as a child. Zaki asked Farid to go along, but Farid always refused because 1 was too small.

So every day Zaki would go to the shallow water to practice. All morning, Zaki would practice 2 beneath the waves. Every afternoon, again and again he would go underwater and hold his breath. With each day's practice, his diving improved3 he could hold his breath a little while longer. Soon Zaki felt as much at home in the water as he did out of it.

He 4early the next morning. Even so, he had to hurry to catch up with his brother who was 5 on the beach. He wanted to compete with his brother. "Farid!" called Zaki. "If I can hold my breath under the water longer than you, 6  me to dive. " The group of men around Farid grew mad as Zaki spoke.

Farid looked amused. "What happens when you lose?"

Hearing the word, Zaki got 7 , "I won't!"

Farid looked surprised but agreed. That was his only 8 . They walked out into the sea until it was  9 enough and dived into it. Zaki opened his eyes and found Farid was smiling. He knew Farid wasn't expecting any serious  10. Farid was smiling with confidence.

11 , the smile turned into a worried look. Farid was realizing that Zaki could possibly beat him. As more seconds passed, huge pain was showing on Farid's face. But when looking into Farid's eyes, Zaki suddenly 12 what losing meant to his brother. He would be laughed at for losing to a child. Almost without thinking, Zaki kicked his feet and rose to the surface of the water 13 Farid's head appeared beside him.  14 on the beach cheered for Farid. Farid, however, put his arms around Zaki's shoulders. "Today," Farid announced, "we shall have a new diver among us. " Then quietly for Zaki's ears alone, he said, "Thanks, my brother. " Zaki knew they both learned it takes more than  15 to make a man.

Do you remember playing stickball or jumping rope in the street? Neighborhood streets used to be children's playgrounds but traffic was the problem. Now one organization wants to bring those back to kids by temporarily closing local streets to traffic and letting kids play outside.

 Playing is important but community buildings end the fun. So here came Play Streets. Play Streets began in Bristol in 2009 with just one street. The idea grew with its success. It really took off in 2011 with support from The Funding Network and now thousands of people across the UK are taking part in the activity and playing in the streets. Later Play Streets became a global movement and it is spreading like wildfire.

"Our society has changed and communities are having higher levels of isolation and kids aren't playing outside as much as before. But Play Streets gives people a place to have street meetings and parties or simply a place to play for a few hours," Valli Morphett, the chief executive of Co Design Studios said.

You can bring Play Streets to your street in your neighborhood too. Get a group of neighbors together to organize activities and you can even ask local schools to help plan your activities. But you just can't put up a sign and close your street to traffic. Before you start you should consider the following question to make sure Play Streets will go well. Is the local government supportive? You should do the necessary paperwork with the local government so that rules are followed. The local government is likely to accept the activity and may make it easy to close the street. Once the government agreed, it's time for fun. Bring toys and supplies, get the word out and get each organizer to take action.

Singapore, as a small island country, has depended mostly on water supplies from neighboring Malaysia for a long time. Low Pei Chin, a water engineer from the government, told reporters from Agency France—Press, "Singapore is short of natural resources. That is why we are always looking for ways to explore water resources. One major plan is to "collect every drop" and "reuse endlessly."

The government has created a highly developed system that turns wastewater into drinkable water. Reused wastewater can meet 40 percent of Singapore's water need. The government expects to meet 55 percent of the need by the year 2060.

Most of the water is used for micro—chip producing factories. But some of it is added to the country's drinking water supplies. The system also helps reduce ocean pollution, as only a small amount of the treated water is sent into the sea. According to the United Nations, 80 percent of the world's wastewater runs back into the oceans without being treated or reused.

The Changi Water Reclamation Plant on Singapore's eastern coast is the main part of the country's recycling system. The system has a network of tunnels and high—technology treatment centers. Parts of the water treatment centers are underground and wastewater enters the center through a 48—kilometer tunnel. In one building, a network of air flow systems has been put in place to keep the water smelling as fresh as possible. When waste arrives at the plant, it goes through cleaning process before powerful pumps send it to areas above ground for more treatment. There, the treated water receives the last process, through which bacteria and viruses are cleared out. Every day, this large center can treat up to 900,000,000 liters of wastewater.

Now the country also continues to enlarge its recycling system. It will add another underground tunnel and a major water treatment center to serve the western part of the island. The government expects work on the center to be completed by 2025. By the time the project is finished, Singapore will have spent about $7. 4 billion on its water treatment systems.

One summer evening, Sylvie hurried the cow through the forest, following a path to her grandmother's home.

Suddenly she heard a loud whistle.

"Hello," a young man carrying a gun called out cheerfully. "I've been hunting for birds," he explained, "but I've lost my way." Sylvie led the stranger through the forest.

When they reached her house, the stranger explained his problem to Sylvie's grandmother and was invited to stay there for the night.

After dinner, the young man said he was a scientist, who collected birds. "Do you put them in a cage" Sylvie asked. "No," he answered, "I shoot birds and put something special into them to preserve them. I have over 100 different kinds of birds at home. Their feathers look as bright as before. "

"Sylvie knows a lot about birds, too," her grandmother said proudly.

"Maybe she can help me," the young man said. "I saw a white heron not far from here two days ago. I've been looking for it ever since. It's a tall, strange bird with white wings. Have you seen it?" he asked Sylvie.

Sylvie didn't answer. Her heart began to beat fast. She had seen that bird! The young man added. "I would give $10 to the person who showed me where the bird is. "

That night Sylvie thought about the wonderful things she and her grandmother could buy for ten dollars. She also wanted to be the young man's friend, because she had never seen anyone so charming.

When the sun began to rise, Sylvie quietly left her house and hurried to a huge pine tree. She wanted to climb to the top of the tree where she could see the whole forest.

Sylvie's face was pale when, at last, she reached the top. Suddenly, a bird with big white wings flew past her and landed on a branch below her. The other white heron was sitting on the nest in a nearby tree. Now Sylvie knew the bird's secret!

An hour later, Sylvie returned to the house. The young man would give them the money they needed. Besides, Sylvie wanted to make him happy.

But Sylvie was silent. She remembered how the white heron flew through the air and how they watched the sun rise together from the top of the world. Sylvie could not speak. Finally, she decided to keep the secret of the white heron.

The young man went away later that day and never returned.

Do you have any hobbies? Hobbies can not only bring pleasure to your life but also help you grow as a person.

Yesterday, while I  (整理) the house up, I found an old metal box of my father's in the  (角落) of the book shelf. When I opened it, I was  (兴奋) to discover what my father's past life was like. Actually, he had  (很少) told me about his hobbies as a child. From then on, I knew that he had many foreign pen friends who often (写) letters to him. As a result, he collected a book of beautiful  (邮票). His friends also gave him presents from different countries, （包括) a fan from China and a toy from Australia. On his  (第十二) birthday, he even got a model car from Germany. My father still kept the gold medal of the  (演讲) competition in his middle school.

Looking at the box, I couldn't help asking  (我自己) what kind of hobby I had. Then, I decided to start learning to play the guitar again!

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Dear Mr. Smith,

I am writing to share my plan of the Dragon Boat Festival.

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Yours,

Lin Tao