云南省2023年中考英语真题

—It falls ____ April 24 every year.

—Sorry, you ____. The plane is taking off.

—Look! He ____ basketball on the playground.

—Yes, I have. It is a part of Naxi culture.

—Yes, in Hangzhou, a beautiful city in Zhejiang Province.

My mom is pretty cool. She is always trying to come up with ways to give the environment a helping hand. One day, she brought a green 1 to work. At lunch, she shared the cake 2 friends. Everyone liked it. They were all surprised how she made it. 

The story goes back a few weeks. Our city 3 a new recycling program—families were supposed to separate food rubbish from the other kitchen waste. 

My4 loves fruit. My father especially loves watermelons. He5 a lot of them in the summer. The skin (果皮) always ends up in the rubbish. That's almost half the weight of a watermelon!

After a lot of thinking, my mom found a 6 way to use all the melon skins. She brought out the blender (搅拌器) and cut the melon skins into small pieces. 7 she blended them, she got a whole cup of green watermelon juice. Then, she mixed the juice with flour (面粉). From there, she 8 made her delicious GREEN cake. 

What a great product of the melon eating! And it was nature friendly too. From now on, my mom doesn't need to9 the heavy waste from eating melons. And everyone always wants more of her10 cake.

Since April 13, 2023, the China-Laos Railway (中老铁路) has started cross-border (跨境的) passenger service. The railway starts in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, and runs south through Yuxi, Pu'er, Xishuangbanna, and the border town of Mohan in China. Then, it goes through Boten, Luang Prabang, Vang Vieng before reaching Vientiane, the capital of Laos. Now, it takes only 2 hours and 46 minutes to travel from Kunming to Pu'er, 3 hours and 24 minutes from Kunming to Xishuangbanna, 10 hours and 30 minutes from Kunming to Vientiane.

Traveling by China-Laos Railway is an exciting way to enjoy the unusual scenery (风景) and rich cultures along the line. On arriving in Kunming, travelers can visit the Stone Forest, Dianchi Lake and Dounan Flower Market. After getting off at Pu'er Station, tourists can experience the ancient tea-horse road in southern Yunnan and enjoy the tea gardens within half an hour by car. Starting from Xishuangbanna Station, visitors can reach the Wild Elephant Valley and Olive Dam within an hour by car.

If you are going to visit Yunnan and Laos, traveling by China-Laos Railway will be a great choice.

The summer vacation is on the way! Spend time on your computers or on your mobile phones? Stay at home and watch TV? Why don't you join one of the following clubs to develop your new interests and hobbies?

A young man with excellent grades wanted to get a job in a big company. He met the manager for the interview. The manager asked, "Who paid for your education?"

"My parents." The young man replied.

"Where do they work?"

"They work as clothes cleaners."

Then, the manager asked the young man to show his hands. He found the young man's hands were so smooth, and asked, "Have you ever helped your parents wash the clothes?"

"Never."

"Now go home and clean your parents' hands, then see me tomorrow morning."

The young man felt upset. When he got home, he asked his parents to let him clean their hands. They felt strange but happy. While the young man was cleaning their hands, he found his parents' hands were so wrinkled (起皱的), and there were so many bruises (瘀伤) in their hands. His tears fell. After cleaning his parents' hands, he quietly washed all the rest of clothes.

The next morning, he went to the manager's office. The manager asked him, "Can you tell me what you did and learned yesterday in your house?" He told the manager all he did with tears in his eyes and added, "Now I know what appreciation (感激) is. Without my parents, I would not be who I am today... By helping my parents, I realize how much they've done for me. And I also realize the importance and value of helping one's family."

The manager smiled and said, "This is what I'm looking for."

Nature is amazing! Take a close look at the world of insects (昆虫), you'll discover many unbelievable things. Consider butterflies, for example. They have beautiful, colorful wings, and strong, fantastic flying skills. On summer days, you always see them flying freely over flower gardens and wild fields.

But did you know how butterflies become the flying insects? It's one of the amazing wonders of nature. In the beginning, female butterflies lay a small and colorful egg on a leaf or stem (茎) of a plant.

It's hard to believe that the egg will become something completely different in a few days. It becomes a walking insect. This insect is called caterpillar. It now has legs, eyes and a large body. A new life has begun. The caterpillar can eat, walk and see. But it is still not a butterfly.

Soon, after growing big, the caterpillar makes a cover for itself. It covers itself in the nice protective blanket (保护层) and goes to sleep. This stage is known as the "pupa (蛹)" stage.

After a period of time, the blanket breaks and a wet, weak butterfly appears. It now has six legs, a mouth, eyes and wings. Shortly, the wings fill with blood, and the beautiful, colorful butterfly spreads its wings and flies away. 

After a few weeks, this adult butterfly lays her eggs, and the cycle begins all over again. 

This is just one example of the wonders of nature. Look around the natural world, and you will learn many truly amazing things.

Reading is a lifelong journey. Put yourself into a world of books and get lost in another world—but where do you start? 

◆ Ask a librarian (图书管理员). 

The best people to throw your questions are librarians! If you tell a librarian what you've read before and what you liked or disliked about it, they will suggest some possible books for you to try.

◆ Make a change. 

You may get used to reading history books or you just take an interest in science fictions. What about the books about culture? You'll never know until you try. Give a new style a chance and you may enter a whole new world of reading.

◆ Read reviews. 

Book reviews can help you decide if a book is for you. There are usually short reviews on the covers of books. Some websites provide book suggestions from writers, parents and teachers. Some people's opinions about the books are very interesting. Their ideas may help you get a right pick.

◆

Reading something comfortable might be your first choice. But why not challenge yourself to read something more complicated (复杂的)? It is a good way of pushing yourself to improve your reading skills.

A. Challenge yourself.

B. They are cool book brains.

C. You can also read reviews online.

D. Let me tell you how to write book reviews.

E. Changing into a new style of book is not easy.

F. Here are some suggestions to pick a great book.

G. Developing good reading habits takes a long time.

—About  a month. (one)

提示：享受运动，享受生活。你喜欢运动吗？你享受过运动带来的乐趣吗？请以"Enjoy Sports, Enjoy Life"为题，用英语写一篇短文，叙述一次你通过运动享受生活的经历，或谈谈运动给我们带来的好处。

要求：
1.根据所给题目，写一篇短文，词数不少于60个；
2.语言流畅、书写规范、卷面整洁；
3.文中不得使用真实姓名、校名，否则以零分计：
4.请将短文写在答题卡上，写在本试题卷上无效。