江苏省南京市玄武区2023年英语中考零模试卷

—Although he looks a little different, he has achieved a lot in the Maths field.

—Yes. I had to run because I didn't want to keep you waiting.

—Don't worry. I think thirty minutes        enough.

—Yeah, he        be shy, but now he is confident and active.

—You may take __________ of the roads. But being home in the end matters.

—The best-known Mount Huangshan comes      as the first choice.

—They usually shake hands.

—______. There were good things and bad things about them.

Claire had always been a perfectionist.No matter what she did, whether it was organizing1 own birthday party or working on a science project, everything had to be done2 to the last detail （细节）.If her work did not turn out well, she would get very3 for days.

When Claire heard about the singing4 organized by the community centre, she was very excited to5 it.Claire made up her mind to win the first prize.She had never come in second before in any of the competitions she joined, "It must be a6 experience!" she thought.As usual, Claire made sure she was well—prepared.Not only did she spend a long time choosing a7 , she also put in a lot of effort to sing each note correctly.

At the beginning of her performance, Claire was doing perfectly fine.8 , when she got to the chorus （副歌）, for some reason, she could not9 a whole line of the lyrics.Not knowing what to do, Claire just passed over that10 completely.She was very upset with herself and nearly cried. "What a silly11 I made!" she thought.In the prize giving ceremony, when one of the judges announced that she had taken the second place, Claire burst into tears on stage.

Claire's mother comforted her12 the ceremony.She said, "It's perfectly all right to make mistakes.That's 13 we learn. " Claire had never thought of it that way.She dried her tears and agreed, "Maybe it is not that bad to14 ."Back home, she put up the plaque （奖牌） on the wall in her room.If would15 her how mistakes could help her to learn and improve.

Taking part in colourful activities is an important part of school life!Which activity has impressed you most during the past three years?What will students in Mount Rose Middle School do?Please read the following article!

Science and technology makes our school life easier and better than before!When your teacher gives lessons with his phone or pad, Bluetooth does help a lot.What is Bluetooth?Read the article and find it out!

If you look around the room you are in right now, you'll probably notice a number of electronics.But can you imagine if they all had to be joined together by wires?Picture the wire snaking along the floor, for example, from your smartphone to your speaker, or connecting your game controller to the computer screen, meaning you could never sit more than a couple of meters away from it.A world of electronics connected by wires wouldn't just be untidy, but a possible danger, too.That's where Bluetooth comes in.We've all heard of it—but what exactly is it?Bluetooth is a method of short—distance（短距离）wireless communication between electronics that makes use of the power of radio waves.The idea was first thought of by Dr.Janp Haartsen at Swedish mobile company Ericsson in 1994.Things really stepped up in September 1998 when the Bluetooth Special Interest Group（SIG） was set up to develop and spread the technology.Bluetooth 1.0 came out in 1999, and a year later it began to be used in mobile phones and desktop computers.Now Bluetooth has become an increasingly popular way of solving the problem of more and more electronics needing to be connected without having to connect everything together with wires.

But if you look at the remote control（温控器）you use to choose the program on TV, you might rightly ask yourself why Bluetooth was such a big deal.After all, connecting objects with infrared signals（红外信号）which can't be seen had been done before.The problem with remote controls is that they need to keep what is called "line of sight".If something is standing between the remote control and receiver, it won't work.Because Bluetooth uses radio waves, the things standing in the way are no longer a problem.

Since its creation in the late 1990s, the technology has become more and more improved and widely used, with the 4 billionth Bluetooth objects shipped in 2020.

You must have attended many different courses at school.Do you still remember the space lesson hosted by Wang Yaping?

On the afternoon of March 23, 2022, Chinese astronauts on board China's Tiangong space station gave a science lesson 400 kilometers above Earth.It was a great success.Do you still remember the first space lesson hosted by Wang Yaping in 2013?Helped by the other two astronauts, she gave the lesson to more than 60 million school children all over the country.

While watching the science lesson from the Tiangong—1 on the morning of June 20, 2013, Wang Lutian, a 10-year-old disabled student at a special school in downtown Beijing, was drawing a colorful rocket with crayons in his classroom. "Moon...stars...a rocket to the sky, " Wang explained his work in a cheerful voice.At that time, he and more than 100 other disabled students were enjoying the lesson given by Wang Yaping, who talked about movements in micro—gravity（微重力）environments. "Zerogravity!" Qian Shaohong, another student at the school, shouted when he saw astronaut Nie Haisheng making a show of crossing his legs in mid—air. "Scientific knowledge has helped open a window for the children to know about the world, " said Zhang Yini, a teacher at the school.

The lesson also increased interest in space science among teenagers living on the "roof（屋脊）of the world". "I was most interested in the presentation of the 'water ball' in a gravity—free environment.It's really amazing, " said Rigzin Jigme Doje, a high school student in Lhasa, Tibet.Describing himself as a lover of physics, Doje said the lesson helped him stay true to his dream of becoming a physicist.

The lesson also encouraged other Tibetan school children to relate the mysterious world of outer space to their hometown.

Reading makes a full man.I believe you must have read many books.Have you ever read the novel called The Surprise?Have a good time reading the following excerpt!

One day, Helen shouts, "Roger, come and look at the egg!It's cracking（裂开）." Slowly a long beak（喙）appears.They are unsure what it is.

Dad checks on the computer, "Hey, look!It's a pterodactyl（翼手龙）." "A pterodactyl?" shout the children. "Yes, it's a type of dinosaur.Pterodactyls can fly, " says Dad.

Then Helen names it Dacty.

A month later, he grows up.But there is something wrong with his wings. "My room is too small and Dacty keeps banging（碰撞）his wings on the walls.I feel sorry for him, " says Helen.Finally, they take Dacty to a vet（兽医）.

Two weeks later, Dacty's wings are better.However, he isn't willing to fly.They phone Aunt Elizabeth.Soon she arrives. "My office is very big.It's perfect for Dacty during the day.And at night, when the museum is empty, Dacty can fly around happily." Then she takes them to the museum.On arriving, they take Dacty out of the basket.He stretches（伸展）his wings, flies high up and lands on a stone statue.

"Look, he likes here, " shouts Helen. "Can he see in the dark?" asks Roger. "Yes, they see clearly in the dark, just like owls（猫头鹰）, " says Aunt Elizabeth.

Six months passes and Dacty is very big now.One night, Dacty sees lights moving inside the museum.Two men — Bert and Eric come in with torches（手电筒）.They are wearing masks and trying to open a case（箱子）.Inside it is a mummy（木乃伊） .Suddenly Eric looks up and sees Dacty.He is very scared. "Look, Bert, there is a huge bird up there." Bert looks up.Dacty doesn't move, "Eric, don't be silly.It's only a statue, " says Bert. "Come on.I will open the case.You look for the gold medallions（大奖章）." At the moment, Dacty files down and catches Eric.The thief is very scared and he can't say anything.Dacty flies up and lifts him on top of a statue.He's suck.At once, Dacty flies down again and catches Bert, too.Both of them are stuck there.

The next morning, when Aunt Elizabeth comes in, she sees the broken mummy case and the two men.They are shouting loudly.

Dacty flies down to her. "Here you are, Dacty, " she says and pets（爱抚）his head. "Thank you, you did a great job." Then she phones the police.

The mayor（市长）shakes Dacty's wing and puts a big shiny medal over his head. "Congratulations, you did a great job" Then he turns to Aunt Elizabeth, "It's great to have a big bird as a guard!"

"Dacty is a pterodactyl!" Roger says.

"Dacty is a hero now, " says Aunt Elizabeth.

"A pterodactyl?" shouts another man. "Wow!They love warm weather and jungles（丛林）.I work in the Botanical Gardens（植物园）.We have a wonderful palm （棕榈）house, big and warm, just like a jungle.He will love there.You can come to visit it anytime."

So now Dacty is living in the Botanical Gardens.Roger and Helen visit him every day.

（Adapted from The Surprise）

When it comes to school life, teachers must be mentioned.With them, you have made great progress, haven't you?What do you think of them?

Success is often considered to be the opposite of failure.To teenagers, it is the achievement of a goal or completion of something they really need, such as good grades and the ability to get along well with their classmates.Some schools used to agree with most parents who measured（判定）the success of their children according to grades but now they pay special attention to moral（道德的）education and character—building to make sure teenagers achieve success in building human relationships.

Schools give chances to students to discover their hidden ability so that they can enjoy some form of success.For example, those good at speaking skills are advised to take part in speech competitions while those interested in arts are expected to perform in front of their classmates.Teenagers also get the pleasure of success when they join their favorite clubs.

Teenagers are often told that success is not easy to achieve and that success lies in hard work.Great efforts have to be put into project work.Doing things much later than planned should be avoided as this will lead to a mountain of work which finally makes them nervous.Another good quality is a sense of responsibility which makes them remember that a task has to be completed.

Sticking to moral values is the key to success too.Honest teenagers will win the trust of friends leading to good relationships.Self—motivation（自我激励）is another quality to be developed, because self—motivated teenagers will have the strong will and drive to perform a task and finally get to enjoy a sense of achievement.

Growth, in some ways, is a process in which we know ourselves better.Do you know yourself?Maybe your handwriting shows who you are.

Have you ever compared your handwriting with your friends' to see how different it is?Like fingerprints, no two people share the same handwriting.Your handwriting can actually say a lot about what kind of person you are.Try writing out a sentence：The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.Then see what your handwriting says about you.

Size of your handwriting

Did you know that the size of your handwriting can represent the level of your self—respect and self—awareness（自我意识）?Large handwriting may show that you're easy to get along with and you want to be noticed by others.On the other hand, small handwriting may mean that you're shy and careful, and always pay attention to—details.Medium—sized handwriting shows that it is not hard for you to get used to a new environment.

Spacing between words

Do you leave a large space between your words when you write?According to a study, the distance between two words can show how close or how far you feel towards others.If you write with wide spacing between your words, it may mean that you enjoy your freedom.On the other hand, people leaving narrow spacing between words may like staying with others.

Slant（倾斜） of the words

Did you know that the slant in your handwriting can tell how you treat people and things around you?Slanting to the right means you welcome or accept new ideas easily.And you think of your friends and family are more important than anything else.While slanting to the left may show that you think deeply about your own thoughts, feelings or behaviors.And you are likely to work behind the scenes better.If you write without slanting at all, you may be practical.

Although the handwriting analyses（分析）are not always true, we can read them for fun.What matters most is you should write carefully.

As we all know, too much rubbish is a big problem for our environment.A woman in Indonesia's Java island has a great idea—lending books to children in exchange for rubbish.

Raden Roro Hendarti A "trash library", hoping to make children read more as well as make them realize the importance of environmental protection.Each weekday, Raden puts all kinds of books on the back of her three—wheeler（三轮车）and rides to Muntang village.There, children queue to exchange plastic cups, bags and other rubbish for books from Raden's mobile library.In the library where Raden works, there are books.Every time she shows up, children run to her "trash library".They all carry trash bags, and Raden's three—wheeler is quickly rubbish.It is then sorted out and sent for recycling or sale.She says, "We all should take care of our trash in order to fight climate change and the earth."

Every student has a hero who has a great influence on his or her life.Have a guess who my hero is?Hou Yifan.Read the article and find out who she is!

In 2020, people around the world were impressed by the chess prodigy（天才）Beth Harmon in The Queen's Gambit（《后翼弃兵》）.However, there's a s "queen of chess" in real life—28-year-old Hou Yifan.

Hou started playing chess at 5 years old in 1999.At that time, her parents took Hou to try different brain games at a training center. "With the interesting shapes, I was attracted by the c and decided to take it up, " said Hou.

After playing for two years as a hobby, Hou met her c —grandmaster Tong Yuanming— and took up professional training.

"Chess is a mind game full of u possibilities.Even when there are only five or six pieces l on the board, you have to think it over and cannot calculate（计算）all the variations, " said Hou. "So instead of too much focus on theories, we should rely more on practice and strategy（策略）."

Learning strategies from previous competitions and practising chess quickly became her daily life.Luckily, her e were soon rewarded.At 13, she became China's youngest ever National Women's Champion and then became the youngest chess champion in the world at 16. A the famous chess star was known all over the world, Hou always stayed modest. "I'm happy to win these titles, but I know this is a coin w two sides, " Hou added. "As you attract public a , your faults are amplified（放大）.So I should shrug（抛开）the honors off and stay motivated to keep improving."

"I have to know more, " she said. "I have to open my eyes to see the whole world." Now, the 28-year-old has become a teacher at Shenzhen University.She wants to "bring the method she learned in China and the West together and a international chess to reach more young Chinese people".

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Good morning, everyone!

I am glad to make a speech today.The topic is "One Thing I Keep Doing".  

That's all.Thanks for listening.