16． Everyone has only one life, all of us want to do (1)       to prove the value of life. But sometimes that really needs more courage.
You have probably never heard of Fan Jinshi. She is a very great woman who I admire a lot. She is a thin woman from the south of China, She is always (2)       in historical culture and ancient art. She graduated from Peking University. She could find a good job in a big city. Also, she could choose to teach in her university. However, she gave up all the good conditions and made a brave decision to work in Dunhuang, Gan Su. It's very dry and short of water there. (3)       it is always windy and sandy all year round. And she couldn't enjoy delicious food or wear nice clothes. She just did one thing that she must fight against the terrible environment there every day. But she didn't care. She stuck to (4)       in the desert place and made an effort to contribute (奉献) her youth. What a strong woman fighter she is! I will never forget what she said, "I love my work and I also love every area of my motherland forever. " Just as Dong Qing said, " (5)       is that you still love your life after seeing the truth clearly. "

17． Today is my (1)       eightieth birthday. After dinner, I was holding Grandpa's hand and taking a walk in the park as usual. "Where are the peanuts? Give me now!" He suddenly said. (2)       I wished I had some with me! "Jerry, the monkeys are going to come out today. Wait till they smell the peanuts. " I knew he was lost in one of his memories again. I remembered the stories he told me about how he fed the monkeys when he was a kid. Then, he saw the goldfish! He acted (3)       he was seeing them for the first time. At that moment, my tears ran down (4)       a disease happening to him.
Poor Grandpa! He fell ill with Alzheimer's disease (阿尔茨海默症) last year. The doctor said it was a progressive brain disorder which (5)       destroy ( 破坏) a person's memory. The patient might not also be able to make reasonable judgments(判断). The saddest part was that it was a lifelong disease. But when my parents invited him to stay with us, he refused and said he liked (6)       . One day, he forgot to turn off the fire after cooking porridge. Luckily, one of his (7)       came to help him before the fire could spread.
It was then that my parents (8)       Grandpa to live with us. Often, he would forget my name and ask me who I was and what I was doing in his house. Each time I would answer (9)       "It's me, your little Jenny, Grandpa!" Even if he had forgotten who I was, he would always (10)       my beloved grandfather. I love him forever.

18． Traditional Chinese culture is catching the world's eyes. The good traditional Chinese culture is our great treasure. President Xi Jinping says we should have a high of culture confidence. There are so many great works in the course of Chinese history such as Di Zi Gui, Lun Yu, Meng Zi and so on. Xi Jinping and other leaders often borrow some wonderful sentences from them. Dao De Jing is also one of them.
It is widely believed that Lao zi, a famous Chinese philosopher and the founder of Taoism, was the writer of Dao De Jing. There are only 5000 characters in the book, but it is considered as one of the oldest and most important philosophy books of ancient China. It includes two parts, Dao and De.
Dao means "the Way". It doesn't tell us how to choose the right way, but it really shows that one should act through naturalness and non－action.
Naturalness refers to a natural state of being, an attitude of following the way of nature. Lao Zi thought that everything in the world has its own way of being and developing. Birds fly in the sky;Tigers live in the forest; Fish swim in the water; Flowers bloom and flowers fall. He gave advice to the people who have strong feelings to control the world. He said they should give up the desires (欲望).
Non－action (无为) does not mean that one should do nothing but passively wait for something to be achieved. What he meant is that human should follow the way of nature and try not to break the rule of nature.
De means"Virtue(德行)". Lao zi thought the great virtue is like water. And he thinks nothing in the world is weaker than water, yet nothing is stronger than water when it comes. It can nearly destroy everything strong. In ancient China, there is also a saying, water can hold the boat, it can also make the boat tum upside down. Water is a typical (典型的) example of the weak beating the strong.
Of course, there are many other wonderful things we can learn from the book. Today, Dao de Jing still plays a role in the development of Chinese thoughts. It is becoming more and more popular with people around the world.

19． Planting "trees" on your screen
Do you want to help China become a more beautiful country? Now, you can do this on your mobile phone.
Ant Financial (蚂蚁金服) is an Internet financial service company. In August 2016, it started an interesting project "Ant Forest". According to Ant Financial, "Ant Forest" can help people improve the environment.
But how does the project actually work? And what effects (效果) has it had? In "Ant Forest", people start by planting a virtual (虚拟的) tree. The project then gives people "green energy" if they do low-carbon activities. The activities include walking, buying tickets online, taking public transportation and so on. With "green energy", the virtual tree will slowly grow up. When there is enough "green energy", Ant Financial will plant a real tree.
The Ant Financial company has been working with lots of green charities (慈善机构). Together, they help farmers in desert places in China plant trees.
"Ant Forest" has been very popular. More than 250 million people have planted virtual trees on their phones. And Ant Financial has planted more than ten million real trees.
Bai Xue is a member of Ant Financial. She says the company believes everyone wants to improve the environment. She and her workmates are happy that they can help people realize their wishes. According to Bai, Ant Financial will do more in the future so that we can make China a greener country together.

20．　　I remember a time I went shopping on my first visit to Hongkong. Coming from cold and cloudy England, I prepared for the sun and dressed in a T-shirt and a short skirt. Not having many chances to enjoy the sun in the UK, my legs were very white. In the UK, this is not a fashionable look at all. Most women spend every sunny day out in the sun trying to get darker skin. The darker the skin is, the better the look is. I have tried to get darker but nothing works for me!
　　As I walked around one shop, two shop girls didn't take their eyes off me the whole time, talking quietly to each other in Chinese. I began to feel uncomfortable and asked my friend if we could leave. After we left the shop, she asked me what was wrong. I complained (抱怨) about the shop girls being very rude and always looking at my legs. I was embarrassed that they were talking about my white skin. My friend laughed, "they weren't laughing at you. They were saying how nice your legs are. Many Chinese women want to have white skin like yours. In fact, there are many beauty products in the shops to make skin white and a lot of money is spent on them."
　　It just goes to show that we are never happy with what we have.The grass is always greener on other side. If the woman of the west and east thought the same way, western women wouldn't spend so much money on cream that makes skin darker and women from the east wouldn't need to use cream that makes skin whiter.

21． Everyone faces challenges in their life, but some are more difficult than others. Daniel Kish had serious problems with his eyes when he was born. And doctors took away both of his eyes before he was fourteen months old.
Soon later, however, he started to do an amazing thing. He started to make clicking (咔哒) sounds with his tongue (舌头) to help him move around. Much like a bat (蝙蝠) , he now moves about using sonar (声呐). 1.       He and his group, World Access for the Blind, teach others how to use sonar. In this interview with National Geographic, Kish explains how sonar works.
How does sonar work?
"When I make a clicking sound, it makes sound waves. These waves reflect (反射) off surfaces all around and return to my ears. My brain then processes the sounds into images (图象) 2.       ".
When you click, what do you see in your mind?
"Each click is like a camera flash. I make a 3D image of the things around me for hundreds of feet in every direction.
What is it like riding a bike using sonar?" 3.       I click up to two times per second, much more than I usually do".
Is it dangerous to move around the world in this way?
"Much of the world lives in fear of things that we mostly imagine. I have a habit of climbing everything, but I never broke a bone (骨头) as a kid. "
How challenging is it to teach people to use sonar?
"Many students are surprised how quickly results come. 4.       It's in the mind".

22．A: What are you doing this weekend?
B: 1.       I suppose I'll just listen to this new CD.
A: Oh, what CD is this?
B: Well, it's all music. 2.       I like smooth music that helps me relax after a long week at work.
A: Sounds nice. Well, if you have spare time, do you want to watch a movie with me? The director is really famous.
B: 3.       I only like movies that are funny. I just want to laugh and not think too much. You know what I mean?
A: Oh, in that case, I'll ask someone who likes serious movies.
B: 4.      
A: It's about World War II. 5.      

23． Wuhan is the A________ city of Hubei. It is a beautiful, large and very important city in China, During this Spring Festival, the city received much attention because of a novel corona－virus (新冠病毒).
Several days before the Spring Festival, Wuhan was locked and the city became quiet. However, a big fight was going on there. It was the fight B________the novel corona-virus. The doctors and nurses there became brave warriors (勇士) in masks, glasses and protective suits. ①他们许多人不得不每天工作十多个小时, drinking little or no water. They risked their health and even lives to treat the patients. Thousands of doctors and nurses from other provinces and cities went to Wuhan to support them. There is no doubt that ②heroes, in, were, fight, all, they, the.
Besides doctors and nurses, everyone in our country was doing their own part in the fight against the novel corona－virus.
This Spring Festival was not as fun as it usually is. It even brought us tears many times. However, we will never forget those difficult days, ③not only for the awful virus, but also for the efforts we made together and the lessons'we learned.

任务一:请分别在文中A、B两处的横线上填入适当单词(每空一词).
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任务二:请将文中①处句子译成英语.
                                                    
任务三:请将文中②处的划线单词连成句子.
There is no doubt that       
任务四:请将:文中③处划线句子译成汉语.
                                                    
任务五: When was Wuhan locked according to the passage?
                                                    

24．
With the COVID－19 epidemic(传染病) hitting China, many of you might want (1)            more about the virus. The disease (2)             by a newly－found type of corona－virus (冠状病毒). Corona－viruses are a large family of virus. The word "corona" comes from Latin and refers to crowns (王冠). When people first saw a corona－virus under a microscope (显微镜), they found that its spikes(刺突)made it (3)             like a crown. That's (4)             the virus family got its name. Some corona－viruses cause disease in humans, others spread illness among animals (5)             camels (骆驼), cats and bats (蝙蝠).
We (6)             seven types of corona－virus that can infect humans so far. Four of them are common and cause respiratory (呼吸道的)illness such as mild flu. Rarely(很少), (7)             corona－viruses can evolve(进化)and then spread (8)             people, such as Middle East respiratory syndrome (中东呼吸综合症) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Novel corona－virus, (9)             was first found in Wuhan, is (10)             one.

35．近年来, 全球自然灾害频发, 极端天气频频出现, 2020年新冠肺炎几乎在全球爆发, 环境恶化给全球带来的危害正日益凸显. 尽管我国政府出台了一系列环境保护方面的政策, 采取了很多措施, 成效也很显著, 但是, 我们还需要付出更多的努力. 地球是人类共同的家园, 时代的一粒灰, 落在个人头上就是一座山, 没有人能独善其身. 假如你叫李华, 作为达州的学生, 应该为环境保护做出哪些贡献呢?请以 "Let's try our best to protect the environment" 为题, 向达州的学生发出倡议, 呼吁大家从小事做起, 尽最大的努力保护环境!
写作要点:
(1)了解并让更多的人知道环境保护的重要性;
(2)在日常生活中节约用水, 节约能源;
(3)为了减少空气污染, 最好乘坐公交车、骑自行车或步行上学;
(4)学会垃圾分类:少用塑料袋.
(5)保护野生动物, 不食用野生动物.
写作要求:
(1)要点齐全并适当发挥.
(2)全文字数不少于90词. 开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数.
(3)条理清楚, 句式规范, 标点符号和大小写使用正确.
(4)卷面整洁.
参考词汇;(1)reduce v. 减少 (2)sort garbage 垃圾分类 (3)four categories (四类垃圾): recyclable, harmful , dry and wet waste (4)No business, no killing. 没有买卖就没有杀害.
Let's try our best to protect the environment
Dear friends,
I'm a student of Grade 9 in Dazhou. My name is Li Hua. As we know, we have only one earth. But in recent years, many disasters happened on the earth and unusual weather appeared very often. Even worse, the novel corona－virus broke out nearly all over the world this year. All these bad things were caused by the terrible environment, but the terrible environment was caused by humans. Although our government has made some policies and taken many useful measures to protect the environment in the past few years, there are still many things to do. As students in Dazhou, what should we do?
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If we all keep doing these things, I believe the environment will be better and better. Let's try our best!
A student worrying about the environment