2020是不平凡的一年。我们众志成城，抗击新冠。我们响应号召，居家隔离。我们坚持学习，筑梦一中。中考已经进入倒计时，现在的你可能会有万分担心和困惑。习大大说，“不忘初心，方得始终。”相信同学们，一定会坚守自己最初的梦想。请以“Never Forget Why We Started”为题，给自己写一封信。
要求：
1. 80-100 词，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数;
2. 文中不能出现自己的姓名和所在学校的名称。
参考信息：
1. 忆：入校时怀揣梦想的自己。
2. 致：疫情中担忧困惑的自己。
3. 愿：中考时努力进取不忘初心的自己。
Never Forget Why We Started
No matter what problems and difficulties we meet, we should keep on fighting. Never forget why we started, and our goals will be achieved.
根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。
Dear boys and girls, as we all know that all of you have got the chance to study online because of the serious situation around China. How exciting it is for many of you guys! 1., along with the excitement, you may meet some problems like spending too much time playing games while having online classes and so on. These problems might make 2. impossible for you to study well. So what can we do to improve our online studies? Here are some pieces of advice for you.
Ensure a good connection
To me, the biggest headache about studying online is the poor quality of my Internet connection. 3. one of my online classes, I couldn’t hear my English teacher’s voice and I had to reconnect. It wasted lots of time. Since then, I have checked my network before class every day and asked other family members not to use the 4. while I’m having a class. (Zhao Yuchen, 13, Beijing )
5. your time properly
Studying at home has made it hard for me to plan my time. I had a hard time planning my course timetable at first. Planning 6.of time and creating a study calendar is very important. You need to estimate (估计) how much time each task will 7., review your class content(内容), ask questions and take notes, and make a to-do list before doing your homework. These are all good ways to help us learn better online. (Lin Xiyu, 14, Shanghai)
No distractions(分心)
Online learning takes strong self-discipline (自律) and willpower. There are lots of distractions while studying at home. My mom likes to offer me snacks and drinks, which sometimes distracts me from listening during my classes. I have asked her to stop interrupting (干扰) me while I’m studying. A 8. room and clean desk can help us pay full attention to what we do. (Zhang Penghui, 15, Heilongjiang)
根据所给提示，完成句子。每空一词，含缩略词
1.The news spread quickly throughout the world. （改为一般疑问句）
________ the news ________ quickly throughout the world?
2.The man wearing a pair of sunglasses is Tony’s cousin. （对划线部分提问）
________ ________ is Tony’s cousin?
3.He spent 20 dollars buying the famous book written by Shakespeare.（同义句转换）
This famous book written by Shakespeare ________ ________20 dollars.
4.小心！车停了再下。(完成译句)
Be careful! ________ get off the bus ________ it stops.
5.当我经过学校的时候，发现一些师傅们正在为开学做准备。（完成译句）
When I passed by our school, I ________ some workers ________ ready for our new term.
阅读下文并回答问题。
Have you ever wished you could change something about your body? If so, you’re not alone.
Many people use apps like MeituXiuxiu to beautify photos before putting them on social media. Some teenagers are even having plastic surgery (整容术) at an early age. Zeng, a senior 2 student from Chengdu, had a double eyelid surgery (双眼皮手术) done this summer. She and many of her classmates believe bigger eyes look more beautiful.
As teenagers’ bodies grow and change, they become afraid of the smallest flaw(缺陷) in their looks. They are very worried about it. This can even influence their health.
According to Huxiu News, over 60 percent of girls refuse to take part in some daily activities such as going to school, because they feel bad about their looks. As much as 31 percent of teenagers do not want to speak up in class because they worry that others will notice their looks.
One of the main causes is advertising, TV shows and social media. Pictures of “perfect” faces and bodies are everywhere. They suggest that having large eyes, pale skin and skinny bodies is the only way to be beautiful. Magazines give tips about how to lose weight “in days”. Advertisements suggest that you should whiten your skin using certain products. And TV shows often make fun of overweight characters. Seeing all these things can make people believe that they should change their bodies.
So what should we do? According to Nancy Etcoff of the Harvard Medical School, “We need to help young people in many ways. These ways can include educating students about body confidence in school, as well as encouraging parents to talk to their kids about this topic. After all, beauty comes in all shapes and sizes,” Etcoff said.
1.Do many teenagers have plastic surgery at an early age?
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2.What is the only way to be beautiful according to advertising, TV shows and social media?
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3.What does it mean by saying “…, beauty comes in all shapes and sizes.”?
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4.What can you do to make yourself look and feel best? Please list two ways.
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阅读下面对话，从方框内 7 个选项中选择 5 个恰当的句子完成此对话。
A: What are you doing?
B: 1.
A: I have never heard about it before. What is it about?
B: It aims to help poor and homeless kids in different parts of the world.
A: What a great charity! 2.
B: Of course. Everyone who wants to help others is welcomed.
A: Great! I also want to donate some money.
B: Really? 3.
A: But I’m afraid I can’t donate too much. You know, I’m just a student and I don’t have much money. I can only donate 100 yuan.
B: 4. All poor and homeless kids will be thankful to you for your kindness.
A: I think I can put up some signs around the school.
B: That’s a good idea. 5.
A: Let’s do it together.
A.That’s very kind of you.
B.But it’s boring to do it.
C.We are raising money for “Helping Future Project”.
D.Can you give me some suggestions?
E.A kind heart is more important than money.
F.Then more students and teachers will know it and join us.
G.Can I join you?
My 11-year-old daughter has been offered an academic scholarship (奖学金) to a private school. It's only a small discount (折扣), but the scholarship means she is accepted by the school which my husband and I need to pay $ 20,000 a year for. Should we pay the private school cost, or choose free education instead?
It was really a hard decision for us to make. For me, I always wanted my children to go to a private school, like I did. Not because my family is rich, but because I believe that the best education is private. It took years for me to make peace with the fact that my two children attended our local public primary school. “They'll go to a private high school.” I told myself.
But the fact is that my eldest is now in her last year of primary school, and my husband and I will find our way to afford the private school. If so, I could increase my work hours. My law degree was supposed to be my ticket to a good job and a good pay, but that was just our wishes, not the fact.
During many sleepless nights, I felt troubled by the decision. Although I want the best for my daughter, I have my own dreams too. I can't give up everything for my baby girl. I explain that I want to be a positive (积极的) role model for my daughter, and an unhappy parent is a terrible strain on a family. I point out that even the best private school won’t protect my children from disappointment or hard work. And finally, it's decided.
Because I understand it's my family that shaped me instead of my great private school education. I can no longer remember the maths problems and what Shakespeare said which I once knew so perfectly. The lessons from my family, however, have turned out to be impossible to forget.
1.The scholarship her daughter has won means that ________.
A.she is good at sports B.the family is full of love
C.she is accepted by that private school D.they don’t have to pay for the school
2.The underlined word strain in Paragraph 3 means ________.
A.愤怒 B.安慰 C.负担 D.解脱
3.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A.The writer had a good job with a good pay.
B.It took a long time for her to make the final decision.
C.Her two children attended their local private primary school.
D.The scholarship her daughter won could cover all of her school cost.
4.We can infer from the passage that ________.
A.the daughter will go to a public high school
B.private schools provide better education than public schools
C.the writer wanted her daughter to receive the best education
D.her daughter’s talent was wasted at the public primary school
