2026年广东省深圳市坪山区中考二模考试英语试题

My friend gave me a lucky bamboo. I smiled when I looked at it each morning, so I decided to1 the plant myself.

As a doctor, I was used to providing care, not2 it. I felt useless when my illness made everyday tasks difficult and forced me to3 others. But watering the plant taught me I could still be a caregiver. This gave me a sense of4.

Months later, I recovered (恢复) from the treatment. Even after I returned to work, I5 to take care of the plant. Soon, it had nearly doubled in height and its leaves were shiny. Then,6, it began to show signs of stress. No matter what I did, the leaves kept dropping to the floor. I grew more and more7.

"I can't even care for a simple plant!" I shouted. "I'm failing!"

"We've seen houseplants die before. Why do you care so much about this one?" My wife asked.

"If my lucky bamboo dies," I cried, "I might die too!"

At first, I couldn't shake the feeling that the plant had become a8 of my health. I worried that it might show the9 of my brain disease.

Later, I realized that I had10 connected the caring for the plant to my life. As my worries lessened, I began to work out how to save the plant. When it was back in the sunny window, we both began to grow well again.

Can you imagine a human cleaner arrives at the door with an unusual partner—a specialized domestic (家用的) robot? This is a reality in Shenzhen, where the nation's first home cleaning robot has officially entered the customer service market.

Chen Guo, who booked a home cleaning service through a housekeeping app, got a firsthand look at this human-robot cooperation when the doorbell rang one recent morning.

Once inside, the robot went to work. It organized shoes, tidied tables, returned the books to the bookcase and cleared toys from the floor. While the human cleaner focused on work that required a personal touch: communicating with customers and deep disinfection (杀菌).

Getting robots to work in homes used to be hard because the home environments are uncertain. For example, tables and chairs are not fixed. X-Square, the cleaning robot's developer, says the robots are now engineered to get used to real-world conditions.

The new service has proven immediately popular. "The earliest time I can book the service now is two weeks later," said Liu, who also wants to try the special home cleaning service. "A three-hour cleaning costs only 74 yuan—about half the price of a traditional human-only clean." With increasing need, X-Square says its company will keep improving production and the user experience.

For many of us, the total requirements of work, home and family mean that we are always feeling like we don't have enough time. Digital technologies make us stay connected all the time, which also extends (延长) our working hours and makes it difficult to switch off from the needs of friends and family.

Richard O. Correia, at the University of Turku in Finland, examined a piece of research. The research compared people's experiences of time when they performed different types of tasks in city and natural environments. It showed that people felt time wasexpanded when they were in nature. For example, a walk in the countryside feels longer than the same walk in the city.

It's not just our sense of time in the moment which appears to be changed by the natural world—it also helps us think about the future. Spending time outdoors makes us feel better at setting long-term goals. We stop focusing only on daily stress and start seeing the bigger picture.

If spending time in nature isn't possible for you, there are other ways that you can control your time. Try keeping a time diary to see where your hours go. Also, set some rules for using time—like booking in time in your calendar to take a break. Taking control of your time can help you stop feeling that it's running away from you.

Chu Wenwen, a young wildlife protector, introduced how young people in China have made a difference for endangered Mengxin beavers (蒙新河狸).

Since she was 2, Chu has been interested in wildlife because her father was a wildlife researcher. With no other children around, beavers and other wild animals became her "best friends". At 7, Chu got her first camera and began to take pictures of animals. In 2015, she founded a nature photography studio and has taken more than 75,000 videos and photos of wildlife. The next year, she joined a nature protecting organization focusing on beavers.

Mengxin beavers can improve the environment by building dams (水坝) that provide new living environments for small animals. Therefore, these beaver dams help increase biodiversity (生物多样性).

In 2017, Chu graduated from a university in Beijing. Unlike most of her classmates who chose to stay, she went back to her hometown out of love for nature. Seeing beavers die of food shortage, she launched the beaver canteen (食堂) program in 2018, which attracted over one million people to donate snack money to provide food for beavers. Since then, she has been called "princess beaver" by her followers. Thanks to these young people's efforts, the number of beavers has increased greatly over the past four years.

Also in 2018, Chu's nature protecting organization got official recognition of the local government. With its help, she started "Beaver Guardian" project which trained local people to save animals from being killed. "I am lucky to live in such a great time when young people can achieve their dreams while the country strongly supports nature protection," she said.

Prioritize (优先考虑) your physical health.

Taking care of your body is important for overall well-being. Daily exercise — even just 30 minutes of walking — can help you stay happy and healthy. Along with exercise, make sure you're getting enough sleep. A balanced diet and plenty of water can also improve your energy and focus throughout the day.

Support your mental well-being.

Self-care isn't just about physical health, mental well-being also needs to be supported. Spare some time for healthy activities you enjoy, such as reading and spending time in nature. Then focus on positivity. Recognize and challenge your negative and unhelpful thoughts. Write them down or replay them in your mind.

Manage your life and stay connected.

This way, you can focus on the task that matters first. Learn to say "no" to new tasks if you start to feel like you're taking on too much. Be happy for what you finish each day. And try to reach out to friends or family members who can provide you with support and help.

A. You may start with trying a relaxing activity.

B. Remind yourself of the good things around you.

C. Developing a personal exercise plan is also a good way.

D. Even small acts of self-care in your daily life can have a big impact.

E. For example, you can reduce phone or computer time before bedtime.

F. Manage your tasks by deciding what must get done now and what can wait.

In modern times, the Shanghai-style qipao has played important role. As Professor Liu Yu, a qipao expert, says, when most people think of qipao, they are thinking of the "Shanghai-style" qipao the 1930s to 1940s.

In the 1920s, something (excite) happened. Female students in Shanghai started wearing qipao. This was a big change from women usually wore. By wearing this "battle dress", they wanted (support) themselves. At first, these dresses (be) simple and loose (宽松的). Later, the Shanghai-style qipao changed. It started to combine Chinese traditions with Western fashion. It became closer-fitting to show a woman's body shape.

Making a qipao uses six special (skill), including edging (镶边) and making knotted buttons. These are so important that they (protect) as Chinese intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产).

Thanks to (it) beauty and style, the qipao helped make Shanghai famous as the "Oriental Paris" in the 1930s. This fashion (quick) became popular across the country.

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