江苏省镇江市2023年中考英语真题

—____ Can I take a look?

Reasons why foreigners come to Zhenjiang

—I ____ chess with my grandfather.

I remember the year when I was seven years old. I 1  a pretty hair clip from a girl in my dance class. My 2  found the shiny clip was not bought by them. So they sat me down on the floor of our study and explained 3  what I had done was wrong. What a bad end I would come to if I became a thief—people would not trust me any more.

More than thirty years on, the lesson has reminded me a lot. I've never taken 4 that was not mine away. Once, I left a store wearing a pair of sunglasses I'd tried on and then I 5 gave it back. But that gave me the feeling of shame for months.

Though my childhood memories are not 6 , such moments when my parents told me good values are always in my mind. They provided a standard of good 7 : to put myself in others' shoes and to control my greed (贪欲).

The social environment in the coming age 8 each generation's value, but families have the deeper effect on children. The right values from our parents can finally lead us to 9 .

I believe in truth because my parents raise me to do so, even though sometimes my opinions are different from theirs. I believe in 10  because my parents set me good examples. They cure the sick and visit the lonely. I believe in working hard because my parents devote themselves to the society. Good values from my family have shaped me. And I will pass them on to my kids.

Bicycles have long been a kind of transport in China. In the past, only a small group of people thought cycling a sport. Now more and more people discover the joy of it.

____ Riders share their favourite routes and health tips about cycling on some apps like Xiaohongshu or Sina Weibo. On Xiaohongshu, there are more than 2.5 million posts (帖子) about cycling, and on Weibo, the topic about cycling has been viewed more than 700 million times. A bicycle company says the sales in one of its stores rose 20% to 30%, compared to the same period a year earlier. Cycling activities are also welcomed. According to the Chinese Cycling Association, at least 20 million people have joined in the sport.

People turn to cycling as more people care about their health and their demand for outdoor exercise becomes stronger. For people who have begun cycling, the sport seems to provide a good way to run away from the busy city life. It also gives them a stronger sense of being part of the natural environment. Though the sport cycling sometimes costs a lot, many cyclists think spending money on their own bodies is more valuable than on other items. More people take part in cycling as cities in China are also planning to build more cycle-only lanes (车道). Several years ago, Beijing started building the city's first cycle-only lane. Since its opening, the lane has seen a larger daily traffic flow. Such lanes are also being built in some other cities.

Katie was waiting for Gulliver's calls. Instead, she just heard sparrows making noise in the bushes. "Maybe Gulliver missed the harbour." Dad said. After breakfast, Katie took her camera to the harbour. All the colourful boats made pretty pictures, but not the one she wanted most.

Katie waved to Ernest, her uncle's neighbour, on the boathouse. The gull's name, Gulliver, was given by him. The gull's size and his single leg made the bird itself different. But Ernest told Katie what Gulliver did that first summer Katie and her dad came caught everyone's attention. Young Katie lay in her stroller (婴儿车) on the floating dock (码头) when Uncle Ralph and Dad were repairing boats nearby. The waves from the passing boat made Katie's stroller shake strongly. "Kee-aah! Kee-aah!" Gulliver made the loudest cry. Dad and uncle rushed to Katie and stopped the stroller from falling into the water. They kept a close eye at Katie after that. Another summer Katie was three years old, she liked to touch everything. But Dad didn't watch her every minute when she tried to catch small ducks around or fish from water. "Kee-aah! Kee-aah!" The gull's cry brought Dad back in time. He stopped Katie as she tried to follow the small ducks running towards water. Several summers passed, and Gulliver continued to call out as Katie tried new things.

This summer Katie did the usual by-the-sea things she'd learned to do. One day, she rowed a boat out but was trapped on a rock by a storm. As she looked up and tried to catch the last warmth of the sunshine through dark clouds, she saw a single white feather. A gull feather? She searched the sky for an answer. Putting her arms around knees, she closed eyes to hold in the tears (眼泪). "Kee-aah! Kee-aah!" Katie sat up. "Katie! Katie!" Soon, Dad and Uncle Ralph appeared. "How lucky! We heard Gulliver as we came around the rocks," Uncle Ralph said, "At least… it sounded like him. Strange, he was nowhere in sight." Katie remembered the feather. "I thought I heard him, too."

—Adapted from the story by Gillian Richardson

At the dinner table, Westerners use knives and forks, while the Chinese use chopsticks. S at least 3,000 years ago, chopsticks have been the eating tool for the Chinese people. Ancient Chinese used pottery pots (陶罐) to cook food during the Pottery Age. And they used branches or bamboo sticks to p up the food. Later on, they developed the habit of using the chopsticks. In general, the material of chopsticks can be d into five groups: bamboo and wood, metal, jade, bone and chemical plastics. In Modern Chinese family life, people prefer to use the bamboo or wooden chopsticks b they are good for the environment and cost a little.

Using knives and forks or chopsticks brings about a difference not o in lifestyle. For example, the use of knives and forks makes it c for people to eat individually (分别地). And the use of chopsticks makes it possible for the family members to have meals t. As the Westerners prefer to eat individually, they have the idea and habit of not d on others after they grow into adults. The w that Chinese people use chopsticks and eat with others around the table is connected with the lifestyle of the Chinese family. Nowadays, an increasing n of foreign students are coming to China. They are happy to learn to use chopsticks and enjoy the pleasure of eating with friends around the table.

Crying brings advantages to both your body and mind. It is a good way to make you feel less stressed and cheer you up. It also helps keep your eyes clean. Crying is like giving your eyes a good wash from the inside. Moreover, it can help you sleep better.

Crying is usually connected with emotions like anger or sadness. When you are happy, you may not often think of crying. But have you ever heard of "happy crying"? You might have experienced it before. Scientists have found out happy crying may happen in the following situations:

☆When you have feelings that can't be expressed

When you have some bad feelings that haven't been noticed for a long time, and they are not allowed to be expressed, happy crying happens. That is to say, even when you experience something happy, the bad feelings that haven't been noticed or dealt with will still make you cry.

☆When you are unable to keep yourself in good condition

Crying can help you manage strong moods or feelings. Some happy moments can also bring you strong feelings and you may find it hard to control them, so crying can be of help. When you cry, it feels like you are driving some bad or terrible feelings away from your body. Besides, the hormones (激素) in tears can help to keep a balance between body and mood. They can calm you down and make you feel peaceful.

Crying is a way to express feelings. It makes you stay calm, gives your a good wash, and helps you have a better sleep. Crying is often connected with anger or sadness and you think of crying when you are happy. But you may have such an called "happy crying". Happy crying happens when some bad feelings areto people themselves or not dealt with for a long time, even if something pleasant happens to them. And usually these feelings are not allowed to be expressed. It also happens when happy moments bring strong feelings and you to control yourselves. At that moment, the hormones in tears can keep your body and mood balanced.

The warm climate, water plants and wetland in nature reserves provide an ideal living environment for wild animals. This makes them feel like going back to nature. In reserves, people watch and study animals' living habits, activities and so on.

Now, the AI system in reserves plays an important role in studying wildlife. Instead of using binoculars, people just sit in front of a big screen and then they can watch every move the animals make. The AI system helps in many ways. First, the AI system can tell the differences between different types of wild animals and record the changes in numbers based on their tails, feet and beaks. Second, it can keep recording animal behaviours for researchers day and night, while in the past, such recording could not last. Moreover, it can check unusual behaviours among the animals. If an animal walks or flies in an unusual way or lies on the ground for a while, the system can help find out what happens. So researchers can take quick actions to save it in time. Besides its main functions, the system can help to warn the unauthorized (未经许可的) people away from the protected areas. The AI system is also served as an educational platform (平台) for the people. By using it, visitors can watch and learn more about the wild animals living in the reserve.

However, there are problems. On one hand, the AI system itself sometimes mistakes an animal for another, or a plant for an animal. On the other hand, people still need to go around to get a whole understanding of wildlife because the AI system has not been put in at every corner of the reserves. To further develop the AI system, the reserves are now working with more high-tech companies.

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