湖北省宜昌市2023年中考英语真题-组卷题库站

A dragon boat race will be held in our city tomorrow. No matter what the result is, we are excited about the 1 .

I was lucky enough to be 2 for the team of our university last year. Each of us had different levels of fitness (体质) at the beginning. When I could only lift 5 kilos for the 3 time, others could lift 30 already. We cheered ourselves up and always trained together 4 we were all in the same boat. We took 5 in our progress. Sometimes, we 6 each other with just eye contact (接触).

One day, after five hours of training, I was so 7 that I couldn't go on. 8 , I saw the teammates beside and in front still trying their best to row (划). I realized that if I stopped, it would be 9 for our boat to go forward. So I had to keep going 10 we reached the end. Pulling together is the most treasured thing we have when we are in the dragon boat.

Tin loves the 11 of our team. As our coach, he 12 believes that everyone has their own talent. All their ability can be brought out as long as it is 13 in the right place. Actually, we could not afford to 14 anyone of our team, or we won't win. When we are rowing, we are a big 15 .

Now we are ready for the coming dragon boat race.

根据所给首字母、上下文或汉语提示完成空格中所缺单词，使短文完整通顺，语法正确，每个空只能填一个词。

I do believe the power of letters. There's something (特别的) about handwritten things. You write an email because there's something you need to know. But you write a letter because there's something you w to say.

When I cleared my grandmother's house, I found hundreds of letters and (卡片) she had kept, and they told the story of her relationships. There were many letters from her mother. Sitting and reading them, I knew her well through the words.

Sometimes receiving a letter is such a big s. When I was about 12 years old, my wise mum made me write letters to my relatives to improve my writing skills. of them was my uncle. I only met him a few times when I was a very young c. I wrote a long letter to tell him about my life.

I(忘记) about this until I suddenly got a reply from him. " happy to hear from you!" he said, and went on to tell me all about his life. He'd love to hear about what (学科) at school I enjoyed. We have been much closer writing letters.

It encouraged me to write to lots of other people in fact, and it's something I still stick to this day. So, I'd encourage you to put pen to paper and see what will happen.

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Come and buy books at our great sale! Here is the information about some new books. You will get 50% off if you buy three or more books together.

Chinese Clothing(￥50)

It's written by Hua Mei, a professor of a university. It's about typical Chinese clothing styles in different historical periods. From the book, readers can know traditional Chinese customs have made a big difference in clothing culture.

A Little Bit of Beijing (¥60)

The writers are Li Han and Hu Yan. The book is about the beautiful buildings in Beijing. It's a great gift for kids who love picture books with colorful houses, cars and flowers.

The Brightest from the Best(¥40)

The writers are Hong and Zhang Xiaolong. The book tells us some stories about choices and growth. It records the real lives of eleven young people. They graduated from top universities and went to serve the people in the poor areas in China.

Stories of China(¥30)

It's written in both English and Chinese. All the writers are from China and UK. The folk stories in this book help readers understand Chinese history and culture better.

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Zhi Nong was born in a small town in Yunnan Province. When he was young, he moved to Kunming with his mother. Feeling like a caged (笼中的) bird in big city, he was bored with the busy and noisy city life and looked forward to nature.

His chance soon came. In 1983, he helped shoot a documentary about birds. That experience led him to learn photography and take photos of flying birds. That experience led him to learn photography and take photos of flying of flying birds.

In the 1980s, the Internet was not that popular in China and cameras were expensive. He managed to borrow a camera and threw himself into studying how to use it. During that time, the library became his favorite place where he first read some magazines about nature. It opened a door for him to connect with nature.

In 1992, a research program was organized to protect a type of unusual monkeys which only live in China. Usually the home of these monkeys has half-a-year-long winters. It created great challenges for Zhi Nong's work, but he never drew back. "I didn't see the monkeys in the wild until I went into the mountains the third time," said Zhi Nong. He went into the snow mountains six times just to get valuable photographs of the monkeys.

Three years later, his works won international prizes. People around the world began to pay attention to the protection of wild animals in China. And he is the first Chinese winner of the world Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

In order to call up tons of people to protect wildlife with cameras, he started "China Wildlife Photography Training Camp". He hopes that more young people will join in for the nature protection.

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With everything that's going on in the world, it's no wonder many of us have sleep problems. It's normal at night, especially when stress is keeping you up. For example, set the comfortable temperature and turn off screens 30 minutes before bed. Here are more easy ways for you.

Test your pillow (枕头). If you bought your pillow in 2020, it's already old. You'd better replace it every one to two years. If not, it can cause neck pain. When your brain senses the pain, you can't sleep well.

Get an hour of sunlight each day. Morning sunlight is useful for good sleep. It tells your brain that it's time to be awake. It's necessary to get about 30 minutes' direct light and two 15-minute outdoor breaks during the day. And the sunlight is helpful to have a good sleep at night.

In a study, researchers followed 32l patients with high-salt food and sleep problems for 12 weeks. "More salt woke up people more often to go to the bathroom at night" one researcher says. "When people cut down on salt, their toilet trips were fewer than before."

Deal with your troubles before dinner. If you need to do with your troubles, don't wait until night. It's better to solve them before dinner. Some researches show that going to bed peacefully makes you sleep better and be joyful the next morning.

A. Keep salty snacks away before bed.

B. Simple steps can help you sleep well.

C. Sharing them with friends is a good way.

D. Experts suggest buying a new one instead.

E. It also makes you feel fresh in the morning.

在他看来，学习做饭是有意义的事情。(in)

, learning to cook is a meaningful thing.

对于许多人来说，博物馆在我们生活中一直发挥着重要的作用。(role)

For many of us, museums in our lives all the time.

请你看到自己的优势并对每件事情充满自信。(full)

Please see your advantages and confidence for everything.

神舟十六号的宇航员们将在今年11月返回。(come)