河南省焦作市2023年英语中考一模试卷

In recent years, a number of Chinese creations have been popular around the world. Among them, four creations are the most well-known. They are known as the "four new great inventions" of modern China.

I'm Nancy. Do you remember the name of your kindergarten（幼儿园）teacher？I do. Her name was Mrs. White. And I remember I thought she must be a relation of Snow White, because she had the same bright blue eyes, short dark hair and fair skin as her.

I don't remember much about what we learned in her class, but my mother once told me that we used to write a lot. And I would bring back what I wrote and she would look at it and see there were so many mistakes. But no red corrections, and always a star. Sometimes even a Good, which would make me fly with happiness. So one day when my mother went to meet Mrs. White for one of those parent-teacher meetings, she asked her why she never corrected my mistakes in the right spellings of words or pointed out grammatical mistakes.

"The children are just beginning to get excited about using words and forming sentences. I don't want my students to lose that enthusiasm（热情）because of red ink. Spelling and grammar can wait, the wonder of words won't. . . "Mrs. White said.

Later I knew that if Mrs White had used her red pen often, I probably wouldn't be telling you about this now. I look back now and think she must have been a rather unusual teacher to use as less red pen as possible.

I used to misspell"beautiful"a lot, and could never remember that the"e"goes before the"a". It made my teacher in high school angry. She asked me to use"pretty"when I was writing. I didn't listen to her. To my eyes, "pretty"is easier to spell, but it doesn't hold as much as we mean sometimes.

And thanks to Mrs. White, I never worried about writing what I meant even if I couldn't quite spell it out, because life isn't"pretty". It's "beautiful".

It's hard to turn down junk food. However, eating too much is bad for your body, especially if you're between the ages of 10 and 19. "Junk food shapes teenage brains in ways that make their ability to think, learn and remember weaker. It can also make it harder to control bad behaviors. It may even up a teen's risk of mental（精神上的）problems. "said Amy Reichelt, a scientist at Western University, Canada.

Reichelt and two other researchers reviewed more than 100 studies about how poor food choices can make a big difference to teenage brains. They found teenagers are more sensitive（敏感的）than any other age group to foods with a lot of fat and sugar, as their brains are not yet fully formed.

Teenage brains are still developing the ability to notice risks and control actions. The prefrontal cortex（前额皮质）is the part of the brain tells us we shouldn't eat chips all the time and helps us control ourselves. However, this part doesn't fully develop until we are in our early 20s. At the same time, teen brains get more excited from prizes. The parts of the brain that make us feel good when we do something happy—like eating tasty foods—are fully developed by the teen years.

As a result, the teen brain has two hits against it when it comes to refusing junk food. Reichelt and her team did an experiment using mice, whose brains develop much like our own. They discovered that "teenage" mice that had high-fat foods performed worse on memory tests than those eating normal foods.

So, what's the best way to say no to junk food？The answer is exercise. When we exercise, the brain becomes less sensitive to food, besides this, it also helps our brains grow and become better able to make wise decisions.

Popcorn has been connected with cinemas and films for as long as we can remember. But where did this connection begin and will it continue？ It had a delicious smell and this made many people buy it. Cinema owners wanted to protect the expensive floor that they had put in their cinemas. They were also worried-that, the sound of people eating snacks would get in the way of other people. So, salesmen set up popcorn-machines outside the cinemas.

As more and more people began buying popcorn on their way into the cinema, cinema owners started to understand that they could make money from the popular snack. Finally, cinemas began selling snacks themselves.

Today popcorn is still important to cinemas. Because popcorn is so cheap to make, cinemas make a lot of money on every box they sell. In recent years, luxury（奈华的）cinemas have got to become popular. These cinemas try to give people a more enjoyable experience by serving different kinds of foods.

But it is impossible that popcorn will disappear completely from cinemas. For many of us, eating popcorn has become a part of the experience of watching a film. Even when we watch a film on TV at home, we often make ourselves some popcorn.

A. Old habits seem hard to break.

B. Popcorn was not sold inside the cinemas at first.

C. Some people predict that popcorn in cinemas may disappear someday.

D. Popcorn became a popular snack in North America in the 19th century.

E. They decided to allow the salesmen to pay to sell popcorn in the cinema.

Ever since the start of the summer vacation, Kyle had been spending his afternoons watching television shows. His dad would tell him to stay1 from the mobile phone and get up to do something. Each time Kyle would protest（抗议）, and his dad would reply, "I'd have more2 if you worked as hard as I do!"

One afternoon Kyle sat outside, feeling sad. Mr. Jackson, his neighbor, stopped to ask what was wrong. Kyle told him about his3 .

"Well, "Mr. Jackson said, "several elderly neighbors can't get outside much anymore. Maybe, you could do4 for them. "

"It sounds great!" said Kyle. Later that afternoon, Kyle5 a poster in his neighborhood showing his services. Several days went by and he didn't6 a phone call. He wondered what the problem was. In the poster he had listed really 7 prices for his services. Kyle found Mr. Jackson and told him his problem.

" That's really8 , " Mr. Jackson told Kyle. "I know Mrs. Kim's dog needs exercise, 9 she can't take her on long walks every day. Maybe people just don't have money to pay for someone else to do the10 . "

Kyle replied, "I'm mainly looking for something to keep me11 until school starts. The pay isn't the main consideration for me. "

"It is for them, Kyle, "Mr. Jackson said.

Kyle understood what he12 . He went to Mrs. Kim's house and knocked on the door. After a few minutes, Mrs. Kim opened it. Before she could say anything, Kyle spoke. " Would you like me to walk your dog for you？" he asked. " It'll be13 . It would be my pleasure!"

"Oh, Kyle!"said Mrs. Kim. "That would be so nice. Trixie is a little shy. But she'll be close to you14 . "

Kyle walked Trixie down the street. When they15 the corner, they passed Kyle's father. Without hesitation（毫不犹豫）, he gave Kyle a smile filled with pride.

Yuntai Mountain lies in Xiuwu County, about 30 kilometers from Jiaozuo City. The mountain is the first group from all over the world that received the title of World Geological Park from UNESO in 2004. It is also the only famous place of  in Henan Province having the titles of National 5 A Grade Tourist Attraction, National Forest Park.

Covered with thick forest, Yuntai Mountain is famous for proud mountain and water. Yuntai waterfall, 314 meters high, is the waterfall in China. Besides this, deep valleys（山谷）, special stones and wild flowers form a beautiful wonder.

The beauty of Yuntai Mountain with seasons. In spring, the mountain is full of wild flowers and green grasses. In summer, the mysterious forest and beautiful waterfall it an excellent place. In autumn, leaves turn so red the mountain looks like a colorful coat. In winter, snow turns the mountain into a white world of ice waterfall. Ice Pillar（柱子） and evergreen plants covered with snow are a typical winter wonder in northern China.

Yuntai Mountain is as a popular tourist place throughout history. Many famous visitors left their stone characters and here, adding to its cultural value.

In Vietnam's biggest city Ho Chi Minh City, there is a rice ATM（自动取米机）. It gives 1. 5 kg of rice each time and it works 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The rice is free. Hoang Tuan Anh is the businessman behind the idea. He hopes to help people can't afford to buy food. Nguyen Thi Ly is among those people in need. " This rice ATM been helpful. This one bag of rice is enough for one day, "said the 34-year-old mother of three children.

"I want those people in difficulties to know are still good people out there. And I want to give them second chance. " the inventor of the machine Anh said.

A: Hi, this is Wang Feng!I called you last night, but you didn't reply. What's up？

B: Oh!I have had a bad cold. .

A: Sorry to hear that. You have the same condition as me. ?

B: Yes, I have. My temperature is normal and I'm feeling much better now. By the way, ?

A: You know, I will attend a speaking competition on Campus Safety（校园安全）. As students, how can we protect ourselves in the school？

B: Many ways. . Don't take knives to school. Call the police or tell teachers when in danger and so on.

A: Great!Ha-ha!It seems that you are clearer than me now. . And I'm sure you will get well soon.

B: Thank you!I hope so.

Nice to go with you all the way