16．　　When you get into an elevator (电梯), there is a button (按钮) inside. After you press the button, the elevator then takes you to outer space. Does this sound like something from a science fiction film?In fact, it might become (1)       in the future.
　　Scientists hope (2)      the space elevator by 2050. The elevator has a strong cable (缆绳). The cable connects the elevator to the Space Station. The elevator goes up and down along the cable. The elevator might look like an egg. It can take 30 people. The trip is about 36, 000 km. It may (3)      eight days to get to space.
　　People can only fly rockets into space right now. But they are expensive. A space elevator would be cheaper. It can do more than just take people into space. The elevator can (4)       send heavy things into space. A space elevator could make (5)       easier to go into space.

17．　　Ping-pong, or table tennis is very popular in China. It might seem like an ordinary game to play with friends or family. (1)      it holds a special place in China-US relations, as it has helped both countries get along for the last 50 years. This has (2)       "ping-pong diplomacy (乒乓外交)".
　　Judy Hoarfrost was just 15 years old when she (3)       from the US to China as part of a nine﹣member table tennis team. The year was 1971 and for the previous (之前的) 20 years, relations between China and the US had been (4)      .
　　But as the team (5)       around China, things started warming up. Hoarfrost even got to meet then﹣Premier Zhou Enlai. "The most memorable moment was that Zhou was shaking hands (6)       me and looking into my eyes, "Hoarfrost told China Daily. "You have opened a new page in Sino-US relationships," Zhou told the team.
　　Players from both countries believed strongly in the idea of (7)       first, competition second. To this day, many of them remain friends. Hoarfrost thinks we should remember ping-pong diplomacy (8)      understand the importance of people-to-people exchanges in establishing bonds, human bonds between people.
　　In the years that followed the historical visit, US president Richard Nixon (尼克松) made a landmark (里程碑)visit to China in 1972. Diplomatic relations(9)       the US and China were fully established (建立) in 1979.
　　Seeing tension (紧张局面) between two of the world's biggest powers in recent years, Hoarfrost said China and the US (10)      work together. "We have so much in common and we should improve our relations," she added.

18．　　In 1987 a small company named Huawei was started in Shenzhen. After more than 30 years of development, the company has now beaten Apple and become the world's second largest maker of smartphones. It has also become the world's supplier (供应者) of 5 G. In China and even in the world, Huawei is a wonder. Although it started producing mobile phones not many years ago, it has become one of the most famous phone companies.
　　But recently, Huawei faces some difficulties. The US government made a law to stop its sales in America. American officials said Huawei gave information that it collected to the Chinese government. At the same time, the US government planned to stop selling parts and services to Huawei. They believed that Huawei's business would be hurt this way.
　　"We have never received such a request from the Chinese government and we have never tried to get into other systems to collect information, "Ren Zhengfei, Huawei's president said. "The law would have little effect on our company. Huawei has enough ability to deal with the problems," Ren added.
　　In an interview several years ago, Ren Zhengfei said, "I started Huawei with only £4000 at the beginning, but now it has become a 100 billion company. The experience was not as romantic as you imagine."
　　Facing the law of the US, Huawei is growing. Huawei's smartphone sales around the world rose 50 percent compared with a year earlier in the first three months of 2019. At the same time, sales from both Samsung and Apple fell. So far Huawei has grown into the world's largest telecommunication equipment supplier (供应商), selling in 170 countries. It may beat Samsung as the largest smartphone maker in the near future.

19．　　"I spent my whole life doing one thing," Gu Fangzhou once said. Known as "the father of sugar pills (糖丸)", Gu passed away on January 2, 2019. Eight months later, he received a national honorary-title (荣誉称号) "the People's Scientist" for his polio (脊髓灰质炎) research.
　　Gu Fangzhou, a famous medical scientist, was born in June, 1926. Gu's family faced a difficult time with the sudden death of his father. He studied hard and finally entered Peking University as a medical student in 1944. After graduation, Gu made the decision to work to help improve public health.
　　In 1955, polio broke out in Nantong, Jiangsu Province. It paralyzed (使瘫痪) 1, 680 people, mostly children aged below seven. It spread to neighboring areas and resulted in 466 deaths. Gu was asked to lead polio research in 1957. "At that time the only way to prevent polio was to invent a vaccine (疫苗), " said Gu.
　　In 1959 Gu succeeded in developing the first polio live vaccine. Later, he developed the "sugar-coated pill" vaccine in the early 1960s. It not only tasted better but was more affordable and easier to keep. To test the vaccine, Gu tried the vaccine in person and later his one-month-old son was vaccinated. This inspired his team to vaccinate their kids. They became the first group of people in China to try a polio vaccine. "If we don't believe in what we produce, how can others believe in it?" said Gu.
　　Gradually, the sugar﹣coated polio vaccine was made available in China. It saved millions of people, especially kids, from being disabled. In 2000, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that China was already a polio﹣free country. "We feel satisfied. I can tell people that I tried my best, and your kids will no longer get polio," said Gu. "That's all we hoped for. "

20．　　With her eyes feeling increasingly tired and her vision blurry (视力模糊的), 16-year-old Tian Ting went to the hospital with her parents in January. She was shocked when she found out that her eyesight dropped from 5. 0 to 4. 6 in only a term. "A few of my friends have had the same experience lately," Tian said.
　　In fact, poor eyesight among Chinese primary and high school students rose from 59. 2 percent to 70. 6 percent in the first six months of 2020, according to the Ministry of Education.
　　To protect students' eyesight, the Chinese government has worked out new requirements (要求) for school supplies (供应品) and equipments that will take effect (生效) on March 1, 2022. For example, according to the requirements, the size of text in students' textbooks should be no smaller than nine-point. Teachers should also try not to use projectors (投影仪) or other multimedia equipments (多媒体设备) that are too bright, Beijing Daily reported. There are also requirements for desks and classroom lights. For example, these lights should give off (散发) as little blue light as possible.
　　Blue light is bad for our eyes, as it can kill the photoreceptor cells (光感器细胞) we need for vision, according to Harvard Medical School. Many of the electronic devices we use every day, like our phones and computer screens, give off blue light.
　　Chinese government has also taken other steps to protect students' eyesight in China. In May 2020, the National Health Commission urged schools to make sure that students have at least two hours of outdoor activity a day.

21．　　The Communist Party of China (CPC, 中国共产党) was founded in 1921, which was a difficult time in China's history. (1)      
　　The CPC led China to realize the goals of national independence and people's liberation (解放) during the revolutionary (革命的) times before 1949. (2)       It has also led the people to achieve many "Chinese miracles (奇迹). "
　　Now, the CPC is the biggest party in the world. (3)      The members of the CPC must wholeheartedly serve the people and be ready to make any personal sacrifice (牺牲). They may be your parents, uncles and aunts, grandparents or teachers.
　　But when danger comes, they stand out and fight for the people. (4)      In the battle against COVID-19, CPC members fight on the frontlines. They put the interests (利益) of the country and people above their own. They take on great responsibilities just as the older generations did.

22．A: This party is such a great idea!
B: (1)      It's been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates.
A: It's interesting to see how people have changed.
B: Billy has changed so much!(2)      
A: Yeah, his face always turned red when he talked to girls.
B: (3)      
A: That's because he was a really good student. He studied hard and did well in the exams.
B: (4)      
A:Yes, and he used to be thin, too. But look how big and strong he is now!
B: He's so popular now. (5)      

23．　　To become a better person, we should go to school every day. So how can we become powerful and start changes in our own life?Perhaps we can get some tips from the US First Lady Michelle Obama. During her visit to China, from March 20–26, Mrs. Obama shared her views on education with students.
　　The first lady encouraged Chinese students to aim high and get a good education. In Chengdu No. 7 High School, she told students that having poor roots doesn't matter A long as you work hard.
　　Mrs. Obama said her family was not rich. Like many Chinese students, her parents had big dreams for her. She felt the weight of her parents' sacrifices (牺牲) on her shoulders and worked hard to make them proud.
　　Persevering was not easy, though. Sometimes she had to wake up at 4:30 a. m. and study late into the night. "But whenever I got tired or discouraged, I would remember something my mother always told me," she said, "A good education is something that ①take, no, from, can, one, away, you."
　　Mrs. Obama also encourages Chinese students to study abroad. "As the Chinese B goes, ②It is better to travel 10, 000 miles than to read 10, 000 books, " she said. "③在学校取得好成绩是不够的. It's also important to have real experience with languages, cultures and societies different from your own, " she noted.
　　"Studying abroad could also gain future international relations. ④It could help young people from different country work together to deal with problems such as climate change," Mrs. Obama said.

任务一:1. 请将文中A, B 空白处分别填入一个恰当的单词, 使句子意思完整正确.
A.              B.             
任务二:2. 请将文中①处斜体单词连成句子.
A good education is something that                                                                                 .
任务三:3. 请将文中②处划线句子译成汉语.
                                                                                
任务四:4. 请将文中③处的汉语译成英语.
                                                                                
任务五:5. 文中④处划线句子中有一处错误, 请找出并改在横线上. (每空一词)
             改为             

24．
　　As you walk down the street, an object falls from a tall building and hits you. Who should be responsible for this? Or maybe you try to help someone in danger, but you (1)             hurt the person. Will you get in trouble for this? China's Civil Code (《民法典》) will give you the (2)            .
　　On May 28, the National People's Congress (全国人民代表大会) agreed China's first-ever Civil Code. With 1, 260 articles, it is a collection of laws that is about personal issues, (3)             property (物权), marriage, family, personality rights, and inheritances (继承). It's like an encyclopedia (百科全书) for social life.
　　China does have laws that cover these issues. (4)            , all kinds of these laws are not unified. The Civil Code gathers them into one unified document and makes improvements. With the Civil Code, China hopes to set up a country under the rule of law with (5)             protection for civil rights.
　　One special thing about the code is the part about individual (个人的) rights. It's a major innovation (创新) to form the individual rights into one part alone. This part includes laws (6)             relate to one's body, health, name, image (肖像), and fame.
　　Some of the laws in this part deal with how new technology (7)            . For example, people who use AI face swap (调换) tools to make videos may go against (8)             image rights. The laws also provide data protection rights relating to possible data leaks by tech companies.
　　As we know, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were several attempts to draft (起草) a civil code in 1954, 1962, 1979 and 2001. But the conditions (9)             not good enough. In 2015, China started to work on the present code and (10)             it after 5 years. This year, the code took effect on Jan. 1.

25．The woman hardly eats meat because of losing weight. (对划线部分提问)
                        does the woman eat meat because of losing weight?

26．Nowadays most people would rather pay online than use cash. (改为同义句)
Nowadays most people              paying online              using cash.

27．Could you tell us?When does the band start playing this evening?(两句合并成一句)
Could you tell us              the band              playing this evening?

28．Mr. Green told us a very exciting story just now. (改为感叹句)
                        exciting story Mr. Green told us just now!

29．He's made a decision to teach in the village school. (改为否定句)
He                         a decision to teach in the village school.

30．作为中学生, 我们不应该在公共场合有不雅行为．
As middle school students, we shouldn't have impolite behavior                         .

31．如果你沉迷于电脑游戏, 你将落后于其他人．
You will                         others if you're crazy about computer games.

32．请永远不要放弃!世界上从来没有人未经努力就取得成功．
Never give up, please!No one in the world has ever succeeded without             an            .

33．无论我走到哪里, 没有什么能把我和我的祖国分离. (separate)
Wherever I go, nothing can make me            my motherland.

34．中国政府正忙于为2022年北京—张家口冬季奥运会做准备．
The Chinese government is busy                         the 2022 Beijing-Zhangjiakou Winter Olympics.

35．亲爱的同学:本堂英语测试完之后, 三年的初中学习生活就结束了．请你以"How to learn English"为题写一篇英语短文, 把你三年来的英语学习经验介绍给下一届的初一同学, 说说英语学习的重要性、谈谈你是如何学习英语的、以及你对他们学习英语的建议．
参考词语:important, as much as possible, write down
提示问题:
●Why do you learn English?
● How do you learn English?
● What is your advice to them?
要求:
1. 卷面整洁(无污迹), 书写工整(有美感)．
2. 条理清楚, 句式规范．全文词数80词左右, 短文开头已给出, 不计入总词数．
3. 内容尽量包括提示信息, 可适当发挥;文中不得出现个人真实信息．
How to learn English
Dear younger sisters and brothers, as we all know, English is used very widely in the world.