广西南宁市西乡塘区2023年中考二模英语试题

— ____. Here you are. 

—Yes. Some____ is OK. 

— The blue one.

—Because the bed____too much space. 

—Two kilometers. 

—Let me see. I remember it was May 10th, 2021. 

A: Hi, Li Hua. How's it going?

B: As busy as a bee. 

A: A project?

B: Yes. It's my English homework.

A: Sounds interesting. 

B: It is about our great hometown. We are going to make an introduction to it. We hope people will get to know more about our hometown. 

A: How special your homework is!

B: But I don't know how to make it more creative.

A: No problem. Please tell me what you are going to talk about in your project. 

B: Hmm...

A: Great! We can go to our school library to get some information. 

B: 

A: We have no classes this afternoon, so let's go at 3pm.

A. When shall we go?

B. What's it about?

C. I'm working on a project.

D. Would you like to go with me?

E. Could you please help me with it?

F. Local food and the places of interest. 

My dad drove me to the store to get some food and drink for dinner. It was for a new customer who was very important for his company. 

As we drove, we noticed an old man at the side of the road. His 1 didn't work. My dad would stop 2 , but he didn't. He said, "We are too busy right now. "

About half an hour later, when we were driving back home, we saw the old man still working on the car 3 . This time, my dad stopped his car without 4 . 

"Anything I can help?" he asked.

"Yes," said the old man. "I can't get the wheel off. No one has come to help me. You are the 5 person stopping to offer help. "

My dad had the 6 wheel off and the new on. The old man offered to pay us, but my dad 7 . At about 6 pm, my father was very 8 because he has not met the new customer before. Then the doorbell rang, and my father answered the door. My father's face went white. It was the old man he helped!

The old man could not believe his eyes. He said, "You're a man with a kind heart. You're a good example for your son. I'm happy your company has 9 business. "

Of course, my dad didn't help a 10 to be rewarded(酬谢). When we do the right things, the right thing happens to us.

On a rainy day, my mother and I went to the mountain. It was dangerous to make the journey in such weather, so I didn't want to go on with it. But my mother suggested we go to see something on the top of the mountain.

Two hours later, we came to the bottom. We began to climb the mountain. Finally we got to the top. I could see several fields full of flowers. They were shining like golden carpet(地毯). Who created such a beautiful sight? Why? How? Some questions came to my mind. Then we saw three signs, the first one said "One Woman—Two Hands, Two Feet and Very Little Brain. " The second, "One at a Time". And the third, "Started in 1971. "

Suddenly, I realized—She changed the world. One bulb (一株) at a time. She started more than 50 years ago. It was probably just the beginning of an idea, but she kept at it. I said to my mother. "Imagine, if I had a dream and worked at it, just a little bit every day, what might I have achieved?"

My mother smiled and looked at me, "You'd better start today. "

Dawson was an old man who often became angry with kids. Everyone knew it. He had the best apples in town. When kids came to pick apples, he would get angry and came after them. 

One Friday, Cindy and Kelly was going to Kelly's house. On the way, they walked by Dawson's house. Cindy saw Dawson sitting in front of his house. Like most kids, Cindy was afraid of him, so she suggested they should cross over to the other side of the street. But Kelly said Dawson wouldn't hurt them and kept walking. When they got close, Dawson looked up angrily. But when he saw Kelly, he smiled and said, "Hello, Kelly. I see you've got a friend with you today. " Kelly smiled back and told him Cindy was coming to her house and play games. "It sounds pretty good. " Dawson said and then gave them each a fresh apple.

They walked on for a while, and then Cindy asked Kelly, "Why is he so nice to us today?" Kelly said, "When I first walked by his house, he wasn't friendly and I was afraid. But then I pretended he was wearing an invisible(看不见的) smile, so I smiled at him. Then every time I walked by, I smiled at him. It took a while but one day, he smiled back at me. " "An invisible smile?" asked Cindy. "Yes. " answered Kelly, "My grandma told me if I pretended someone gave me an invisible smile, and I smiled back, then sooner or later, he would really smile. "

①The weather's getting cooler; the trees are turning brown—it's autumn!

②Is it autumn or fall? The third season of the year has two names, autumn and fall. Both of them were born in Britain. What exactly you should call that season depends on where in the world you are and whom you ask. In Great Britain, it usually has only one name: autumn. But if you come to the US, you'll find that American people use both fall and autumn when referring to this time of year.

③Why do leaves turn yellow? In autumn, leaves go from green to orange, red, yellow and brown. A chemical called chlorophyll (叶绿素) plays a role. Chlorophyll helps trees make sugar from sunlight. This feeds the tree and keeps the leaves green. But as autumn comes, the chlorophyll becomes less. The green color goes away, and now we can see the other colors in the leaves. 

④What are the special foods in autumn? In autumn, apples are good for you and there are lots of other anti-inflammatory (抗炎的) foods to try as well, such as cabbage, cauliflower (花椰菜), garlic(蒜), peas, and all kinds of lettuce (生菜). 

⑤Do some outdoor activities! Autumn is a perfect season, with a comfortable temperature for people to do some outdoor events. Go hiking up the mountain or biking down the road in the countryside. Just give yourself a break to enjoy nature. 

Have you ever seen pop-ups (弹出窗口) when you go online?These days it's common for you to get a popup lets you put the App in "teen mode(青少年模式)" when you use it. A lot of Apps, QQ or Douyin, have added this feature (功能) to protect teenagers. It's said that it will bring teenagers experiences than before and make sure they're using the Apps in a healthier way. For example, Douyin has the feature to— teenagers from watching videos for long and with the feature, they might be allowed to watch for 40 minutes. Besides, the videos are sure to be safe and even educational. There are no advertisements(广告) and teenagers cannot pay any for the videos. In QQ's teen mode, teenagers can only talk to people on friends lists.

However, the teen mode does not work for all Apps and sometimes there aren't any between the teen mode and the usual mode in some Apps. And in some video Apps, the teen mode won't start users watch videos for 40 minutes.

Though you can learn a lot from short videos, it's necessary to control the time.

内容要点：1. 护眼是重要的。2. 列举生活中一些损害眼睛的不良行为。3. 针对这些行为提出建议。

注意：1. 必须包含所有内容要点；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 文中不得透露个人信息；4. 词数80左右（短文开头已给出，不计入总词数）。

参考词汇：shortsighted（近视的），eyesight（视力），poor（弱的，差的）

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