陕西省渭南市临渭区2023年英语中考一模试卷

Not long ago, a 72-year-old Italian woman started her long walk from Venice to Beijing. She wanted1 the path of Marco Polo, a famous trader and traveler, along the Silk Road.

2woman is Vienna Cammarota. She loves traveling around the world on foot. She3a crazy walker for more than 30 years. After visiting many 4 , Cammarota got a new idea a few years ago — following the footsteps of famous people. 52017, Cammarota made a trip by walking along the path described in a book of Goethe, a famous German poet, 6 walked through Germany, Austria and Italy.

However, after taking so many trips, Cammarota did not stop. Instead, she decided to challenge 7Instead, she decided to challenge herself again. In April, 2022, she left Venice, and planned to walk through 15 countries to arrive in Beijing in 2025. 8 Cammarota has to face many difficulties along the whole journey, for example, the bad weather. However, she has made up her mind to meet her goal（目标）. Aside from her backpack, she takes a camera with her to record9on the way. Also, she takes a phone with a health app. Her doctor can check on her health through it from far away.

Cammarota 10strong and she hopes to be hosted（招待） by people she meets along the way. She wants to talk with them and learn the stories of the countries. "I love history and culture, and I walk in order to see and tell, "said Cammarota.

Coldplay is one of the most popular bands in England. On April 3, during Coldplay's Mexico tour, a special guest went on stage to1 a song with the band.

His name is Huillo, a 12﹣year﹣old boy with autism（自闭症）. Huillo has a deep love for 2 , and Coldplay is his favorite band. He often follows Coldplay's music videos and 3some instruments at home.

In 2016, Huillo became 4after his father put a video online. In the video, the little boy was moved to tears during a Coldplay concert. The5 melted（融化） the hearts of millions of people, and even the members of Coldplay themselves were deeply 6 . " This kind of thing makes it all worthwhile, "they said.

This April, Huillo met Coldplay again, this time in person in Mexico City

7in the country. They gave Huillo a big surprise. They not only invited Huillo to attend the show, but also performed with him. On stage, Huillo played the piano and sang the song Different Is OK by himself 8. It's Huillo's first piece of music, which is to encourage people to accept their differences. Many fans cheered his 9 performance.

For Huillo, music is the most important therapy（疗法）and has great power. It helps him a lot. Now10 more and communicates much better with others around him. Huillo's parents wrote on his personal website, "For us, everything started that day at the Coldplay's concert."

Before arriving in China, I had read lots of books about China. Therefore, when I arrived, I was excited to be living in this huge historically and culturally rich country. It was so greatly different from the UK. The food, the landmarks, the big cities and everyday life一I couldn't wait to explore.

However, learning Chinese hadn't even entered my mind, not because I was lazy, but because I had no confidence to learn the most complex language in the world. Besides this, once I moved to China, I lived in Shanghai. It is an international city, with many people speaking English as a second language. So I thought English would be sufficient.

But after a year in China I found many expats(侨民) spoke Chinese. Perhaps it was achievable after all? I felt uncomfortable because so many Chinese people could speak English while I couldn't even speak the most basic Chinese. To face the challenge, I decided to begin my language journey and my only regret is that I didn't start earlier.

In the two years since starting to learn I have made great progress. Now, I am able to talk in Chinese on many topics(话题). Learning to speak Chinese isn't as difficult as I once expected. When I speak to Chinese people in Chinese, they almost always understand me. The most challenging thing is listening since Chinese people talk at such a speed. I can't always understand what's been said, but my weekly online language exchanges help with this. Learning Chinese has taken a lot of hard work. But there is still a long way to go before I reach my goal of fluency(流利).

 Learning Chinese not only helps me in day-to-day life, but deepens(加深) my cultural understanding of such a great country. So, to all my non-Chinese friends I say this, don't be afraid, face the challenge and be confident.

For as long as humans have appeared, we have been the cleverest on Earth. Monkeys know how to use simple tools. Elephants can be taught how to count. But things like art, literature, and space travel have only been made possible by the amazing intelligence of humans. And yet, there are some who believe that we can create machines that can think and feel just like we do. Artificial intelligence（人工智能）, is defined（定义为）by Merriam﹣Webster as" the ability of a machine to copy intelligent human behaviour".

AI is around us every day. From Apple's voice﹣activated assistant Siri to the software algorithms（算法）that shipping companies use to deal with deliveries（投递）, AI is very much a part of our lives.

But why do we put so much effort into creating machines that can think the way we do? For one thing, AI can make our lives much easier. Imagine being able to be in a car, tell it your destination and sit back in comfort as the AI﹣guided self﹣driving car takes you there. We're already getting there—Changsha became the first city in China to roll out self﹣driving taxis in April 2020.

However, there are risks. What if we somehow produced an artificial intelligence that was smarter than us? How would it behave toward us? These are the kinds of difficult questions that AI researchers ask themselves all the time.

Have you heard of International Volunteer Day? ?When did it come into being?

I worked as a volunteer at a Children's Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. My role was to help make the kids feel happy while they were staying in the hospital. Sounds interesting, right? .

Let me tell you why I did volunteering. The main reason was to help create a better future for people, no matter who or where they are. In this big world, so many people need help. . They felt scared and lonely facing all the difficulties since their parents also had other kids to care for. So, why not try to help as many people as possible? That was my thought.

 . And volunteering at the hospital showed me a side of the world I did not know about before. I met people from all over the world, each with their own ideas, experiences and dreams. We got to share so much with each other.

I really felt close to these people. . I wanted to go back to my country with new experiences and ideas so that, together, we can help more people and create a better future for everyone!

A. When is it

B. But people understand why I did it

C. Look at the children in the hospital where I worked

D. Volunteering and helping people in Africa let me see other parts of this planet

E. But some people can't understand why I did it

F. These people were very surprised to work with me

G. We shared amazing memories and grew together

I am sorry that I broke your  .

We should learn to the problems by ourselves.

I bought five special   yesterday.

Many people take a bus or subway   driving.

We should be   students.

In Europe, there are many great and interesting countries. But one country stands out for tulips（郁金香） and windmills（风车）. It is the Netherlands.

The Netherlands is more than 41, 500 square kilometers in size. It is about the size of Hainan. It has lots of culture and art. It is the home of many great — for example, Vincent van Gogh. You see his works in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands.

Besides fine art, many people also visit to see the tulips. The Netherlands is " the country of tulips ". It has the largest tulip garden — the Keukenhof garden. Every year, at least 100 kinds of tulips bloom here.

Dutch people are very hardworking. There a saying:" God made the Earth, but the Dutch made Holland. "More than a quarter of the country is below sea level. So Dutch people built many dams（水坝） to the country from flooding. They also created new land from seas and rivers. They have one sixth of the country's land!

The Netherlands is well known for its bicycles too. There are bicycles than people in cities like Amsterdam and the Hague. You can rent（租）a bicycle at subway stations.

John Smith is an exchange student from New York. Here is a letter to his friend in his hometown.

Dear David,

How time flies! It's been 3 months since I came to China. I'm having fun on my student exchange program here. I am used to life here and have known a lot about traditional Chinese culture. I will share some with you.

In China, there are many different kinds of traditional art forms, such as paper cutting. Chinese clay art, kite making and so on. Among them, the kite interests me most. The first ancient Chinese kite appeared more than 2,000 years ago. Then flying kites spread to Japan, Korea and Malaysia during the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty. Kites are regarded as the earliest craft(飞行器). They played an important role in the process of inventing the plane.

Tea culture is important in China. Tea was discovered as a kind of drink by accident about 5.000 years ago. It is believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. It didn't appear in England until around 1,660. The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century. Now tea has become one of the most popular drinks around the world.

Lastly, I'd like to tell you something about the Mid-Autumn Festival Chinese people have been celebrating it and enjoying moon cakes for centuries.

If you'd like to know more about traditional Chinese culture, I will talk about it in the next letter.

Best wishes!

Yours,

John

A: I'm a reporter from CCTV.   ?

B: Sure! Go ahead, please.

A: Is your life different from the past after the Double Reduction Policy（双减政策）?

B: Yeah! Great changes have taken place in my life.  .

A: Sounds good.  ?

B: No. We're not allowed to go to after﹣school classes any longer.

A:  ?

B: At first, my parents worried about my study. Gradually, they also changed their opinions. Now they think I can study well without going to after﹣school classes.

A: What do you think of your life?

B: It's busy but happy. I like it very much.

A: Thank you!

B:   !

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