云南省昆明市西山区2023年英语中考一模试卷

— No, you ________. You can keep it until next week.

—So doI.             sad but beautiful music!

—Sure. Go to the second floor. There's a bookstore between the bank and the supermarket

Orion Jean is a boy on a mission(任务). He wanted to1kindness to as many people as possible. It all2last year when his teacher advised him to enter a speech competition. "I decide to have a try," Orion said. And3he won the competition, receiving $ 500. He realized he wasn't going to use that money. "I'm a kid," Orion said, "I have4that I could ever want. But there are many people who don't."

Then he5the idea of holding a Race to Kindness activity to help others. He decided to start by helping children in hospital who might not be able to see6families because of the COVID-19.7Orion used his winnings to buy as many toys a she could and gave them to the Children's Health Hospital in Dallas. "It is one of the8experiences of my life," he said.

Orion was just getting started. After this activity, he started "Race to 100,000 Meals" to help poor people in his9for Thanksgiving. "The need in my community has always been there," Orion explained.

While Orion continues thinking about new ways to help others, he hopes that all of these acts of kindness encourage people10.the same. "It doesn't have to be about toys or food," Orion says. "We are all able to be kind people. So long as you're making them feel loved, that is what it's all about."

We live on the planet Earth. The earth is part of the solar(太阳的)system. The solar system is like the earth's neighborhood. The word "solar" means "related to the sun". The sun is at the center of the solar system. People used to think the sun moved around the earth. You can understand why. If you look into the sky, it sure looks like the sun moves!

But some early astronomers(天文学家)were against this idea. Nicolaus Copernicus was an astronomer in the 1500s. He was the first person to say that people were wrong. He believed the earth moved around the sun. In the 1600s, another astronomer named Galle o Galilei agreed. He built telescopes(望远镜) and observed the sky. He was sure that the earth moved around the sun. This caused quite a stir(骚乱)!Galileo was arrested(逮捕) .

It turns out that these early astronomers were right! The earth moves around the sun.

So do seven other major planets. These are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. That makes eight major planets.

During the 2016 Rio Olympics, people were surprised to see the round, purple marks on the body of the famous American swimmer Michael Phelps. What happened to him? In fact, he just visited a doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) and had "cupping"(拔火罐) .

Massage(推拿)and acupuncture(针灸)are two other important kinds of TCM. Chinese massage can make you relaxed and fresh. Acupuncture takes away pain, though the look is funny.

TCM is an important part of Chinese culture. The earliest medical classic in China, Huangdi's Classic on Medcine, came out more than 2,000 years ago. The book is about the relationship between man and nature. Nature keeps balanced if yin and yang work well together. TCM helps to do that Quit especially, for some health problems, a doctor of TCM will not give you medicine. Instead, he may give you just a food plan and right ways to eat.

For example, it is common to eat on the way to school at our desk, or in front of the TV. But TCM thinks it's wrong. Here are the correct ways: sit down to eat. While eating, turn off the TV and get away from the work desk. Eat seasonal foods. Do not miss any of the three meals. Also, get your body moving often. Just as the saying goes, "Running water is never stale."

Nowadays, Traditional Chinese Medicine is becoming more and more popular around the world. A government report says that people in 183 countries and areas are now using TCM.

China beat South Korea in the Asian Football Confederation(亚洲足球联合会) Women's Asian Cup final on 6 February, 2022. This is the ninth tie the team has had such a victory, and the team has been waiting for the honor for 16 years.

Among the players of the champion team, five are from the women's football club of Jianghan University. Their names are Wang Shuang, Zhu Yu, Yao Wei Ma Jun and Liu Yanqiu. Zhu Yu is still in her senior year, Yao Wei and Liu Yanqiu have a ready graduated

Wang Shuang was absent from the semi-finals(半决赛) because of injury, but she scored five times and helped her teammates score three times during the other three competitions. Zhu Yu beat Japanese players in penalty kicks(点球), and made many amazing shots during the finals. Yao Wei as the back gave the team a solid defense(防守) .

The women's football club of Jianghan University was established(建立) by Jianghan University, the Wuhan Football Association, and the Wuhan Sports Centre. It is China's only women's football club with a university as the main body, with lots of players being the university's students.

Have you ever read Charlotte's Web, a classic novel written by E. B. White? It is a story about a spider. She made friends with a pig and helped him.

Wilbur was an ill-fated(倒霉) pig. When he was born, he was so small that the farmer Mr. Arable decided to end his life. Luckily, Wilbur met the lovely and kind-hearted farmer's daughter Fem, she stopped him from killing Wibur and asked his father to give her the cute pig as her personal pet to feed in a barnyard(谷仓) .

Fern loved Wilbur more than anything. Wilbur grew day by day and made many friends in the bam yard. They are geese, sheep, a spider and soon. Of all these friends Wilbur's favorite is Charlotte, a beautiful spider.

As the days went by, Wilbur grew and grew. He enjoyed good health and he gained a lot of weight. One day, the old sheep Samuel in the barnyard told him that he would be served as Christmas dinner this year. Wilbur turned to Charlotte for help. Having promised Wilbur that she would save his life, Charlotte decided to keep her promise. She had the idea of writing words extolling(赞美) Wilbur's excellence, such as "a famous terrific pig" in her web. She made the farmer believe that Wilbur was some kind of supernatural animal, too important to kill.

Thanks to Charlotte's efforts, Wilbur not only lived but also won a special prize at the fair(集市). Charlotte did everything in her power to keep Wilbur alive, but she was so tired that she finally died. The novel showed how a strong friendship could last through the hard time.

Now students' English handwriting(书写) gets worse and worse. That makes their teachers feel worried. Is your English handwriting beautiful?

Use paper with lines

When you write English words or sentences, you can use paper with lines. That will make your handwriting straight.Be sure to fill the lined space completely.

Slow down

If your writing is hard to read, just slowdown a little.If you write too quickly, it's hard for you to stop where you should, and you may make more mistakes easily.

When you hold your pencil in the correct way, writing is much better. Try to be relaxed and don't hold the pencil so hard. Let your writing appear nice and clean.

Draw more pictures

While you are drawing pictures, you need to use the tips to control your pencil better. Even though you have no chance to draw at school, you can practice by drawing at home.

Handwriting is very important. Imagine you area famous movie star or a well-known sports player, what do you do when your fans run up to you? Give them your autographs(亲笔签名), of course!

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