湖南省怀化市2023年中考英语真题

—Of course you can. 

—She is from Canada. 

It was Friday afternoon. After getting off the school bus, Susan ran into the 1  happily. 

"How was school, Susan?" asked her mom.

" It was 2 , mom. Labor Day(劳动节) is coming. I am excited that I will have no 3 next Monday!"

Susan woke up early on Labor Day morning. Mom told her that they 4 to do something meaningful. Susan couldn't believe it. She thought Labor Day was a holiday.

" Susan, your 5 is ready. We have many things to do today. Let's be quick," said Mom.

Susan didn't like the idea, 6 she had to follow her parents. After she had breakfast 7 , she began the work unhappily.

But things began to 8  while she was doing the housework. She found it was so interesting when she brushed the dog. She also 9  to clean the house. When she finished her work, she felt happy to see the house much 10  than before. 

Holidays are not just for fun or rest. We can feel happy by doing something meaningful. 

Here are some interesting after-school services in our school. Come and join us!

Antarctica (南极洲) is one of the coldest places in the world. There is a penguin called Henry. The only thing he does all day is to swim in the cold water. He doesn't like his life because it is boring for him. He wants to go out and see the world outside Antarctica. He tells it to his mother. However, his mother doesn't allow him to go out.

But Henry leaves Antarctica. At first, he is so happy because the water is still cold and everything outside of Antarctica is different and beautiful. But he doesn't know his mother is following him. As he swims far away, he finds that the water is warmer and warmer. And he feels exhausted, so he has to stop his trip. He is afraid and doesn't know what to do.

At that time, he sees his mother, "I should listen to you, Mom. " His mother says, "It's OK. I am sure you won't leave Antarctica any more. "

At last, Henry swims back to Antarctica with his mother. 

In China, there are 24 solar terms (节气) in a year. And there are six solar terms in winter. They are beginning of winter, light snow, heavy snow, winter solstice (冬至), lesser cold (小寒) and greater cold. 

Beginning of winter usually falls on November 7th or 8th. On this day, after a year of hard work, people are happy to have a rest and spend time with the family. The northern China celebrates beginning of winter as the "Small Spring Festival". People usually have dumplings and mutton soup on that day.

Light snow usually falls on November 22nd or 23rd and heavy snow usually falls on December 7th or 8th. When winter solstice comes, it brings the shortest days of the year and the longest nights. Many places around the country can expect the coldest weather. 

Greater cold comes after lesser cold. The field is covered with snow. And all Chinese are ready to welcome the Spring Festival after it. Of course, a new round of solar terms will start. 

ChatGPT is a smart AI chatbot(聊天机器人) tool. It is developed by US company OpenAI. It is very popular all over the world. It is reported that over 89 percent of students have used ChatGPT to help with their homework. You can ask it to write stories and emails, translate languages, and answer all kinds of questions. 

Some schools in the US, Australia and France don't use ChatGPT. They are afraid that ChatGPT could make it easier for students to cheat (作弊) on homework. Some people also worry that ChatGPT could be used to give wrong information.

However, not all schools say "no" to ChatGPT. Some Canadian schools are making decisions on its use for both students and teachers. They will not stop the use of ChatGPT. Bhaskar Vira, a teacher at the school in Cambridge, said that not using ChatGPT is not clever. "We have to know that people will get used to an AI tool in our learning, teaching and examinations," he told a school newspaper.

The first forest library in Shanghai recently opened to the public. Readers can relax and read books in the forest library. The forest library was built by Pudong New Area and Shanghai Library. It is known as Read & Joy Forest. The forest library is near Shanghai Library East. It covers an area of 20,546 square meters. 

Readers can relax themselves in the quiet and comfortable environment. There are many different kinds of trees in the library. The green spaces are connected by wooden walkways. 

The library is in the open air. There are many things such as chairs and an information desk. Most of the visitors to the forest library are young people and parents with their children. 

Having a library in the forest is such a wonderful idea. People enjoy themselves reading in the forest. "I love the fresh air and trees here," said Wang Tao, a reader of the library, "The library makes it possible to enjoy reading in the natural environment. I feel very relaxed here. I will come back for sure. "

Many people often leave their hometowns to work in the cities. Zhang Bin,  46-year- old man from Huaihua, is one such person. He  (work) in a shoe factory in Wenzhou. He  (real) misses his hometown. 

More and more hometowns are developing  (fast) than before. Large hospitals and new schools are built. There are many new roads and  (bridge). This has made traveling between villages  cities much easier. Thanks to the new roads around his village, Zhang Bin will now be able  (open) an online shop that sells delicious food from his hometown. 

Zhang Bin thinks the changes  (be) great in his hometown. He is very happy about the new school in his village. , he believes that one thing will never change — the lovely old tree. The hometown is the place that holds  (he) best memories. 

A: How was your last vacation?

B: It was great. 

A:  

B: I went to Zibo in Shandong. 

A:  

B: Because Zibo barbecue(烧烤) was delicious. 

A: Really?  

B: Yes, there were. I met some interesting people. How about your vacation?

A:  I just stayed at home, and I had nothing to do. 

B: Hmm... Maybe you can go to Zibo and have a try. 

A: 

A. Why did you go there?

B. It was interesting. 

C. Where did you go?

D. Sounds terrible. 

E. Were there many people in Zibo?

F. Good idea. 

G. It was boring. 

Do you know Wang Jiyue? She is an eleven-year-old student from Qingdao. Her family is very poor and her parents are blind. 1. 每天早上，她起床很早。 She makes food for her family, and after breakfast she sends them to work. 2. Then she walks to her school. Jiyue has so many things to do in the morning, but she is never late for school. 

Jiyue is a very good student at school. 3. 并且她经常帮助她的同学。 She usually finishes her homework fast at school. 4. So she can look after her parents. After school, she takes her parents home and makes dinner for them. At night, she washes clothes and cleans their home. Wang Jiyue is such a great child. 5. We should learn from her. 

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