2023年广东省梅州市中考英语一模试卷(含解析)

2023年广东省梅州市中考英语一模试卷 Oliver is a teenager from Australia.He has been sewing（缝制） teddy bears for sick children for several years. The story began in 2018（1） _____ Oliver was nine years old.He asked his parents（2） _____ he could give gifts to children in hospitals.But his parents said no，because with nine children of（3） _____ own，buying presents for sick children would just cost too much.The little boy didn't give up，however.He decided to make their presents by himself. Oliver made his first teddy bear with his mother's sewing machine in his bedroom.It was（4） _____ for him as he had never done this before.He downloaded （下载） patterns from the Internet and learned how to make a teddy bear by watching videos online.It took him five（5） _____ to finish his first teddy bear.He can now make a teddy bear in（6） _____ hour.He tries to make a teddy bear every day in a project （7） _____ " Project 365 by Oliver " which he started years ago. Young Oliver uses his pocket money to buy materials for making teddy bears.To make more pocket money，he helps his parents with housework whenever he is free.Sometimes，he also sells his teddy bears online to raise money for sick children.Many people（8） _____ by Oliver 's story and they give away free materials to him. Oliver（9） _____ away about 1，300 teddy bears so far.He is now busy with this year's teddy bears.He plans（10） _____ more sick children.He said that he had never thought of stopping and he would keep putting smiles on people's faces. 1. A. when B. where C. which 2. A. that B. when C. if 3. A. their B. theirs C. they 4. A. hard B. harder C. the hardest 5. A. hours B. hour C. hours' 6. A. a B. an C. the 7. A. calling B. call C. called 8. A. are encouraged B. are encouraging C. have encouraged 9. A. gives B. has given C. gave 10. A. help B. to help C. helping Using your smartphone might be fun，but be careful too much screen time may be harmful to your health.First，it's bad for your（1） _____ .A researcher called SarahHinkley says the problem comes from the blue light that the screen（2） _____ .Looking at a smartphone for a long time can cause eye strain（劳损），headaches and dry eyes.So you'd better take a break every 15 minutes when you are working at a computer or using a smartphone. Second，screen use can do harm to children's brains.A new study（3） _____ that using screens too much can affect how children's brains grow.If children use screens for（4） _____ than one hour a day，they might have lower levels of white matter in their brains.White matter is a key（5） _____ the development of language and reading skills.（6） _____ it is wise to cut down the time of children using all kinds of screens. Third，using screens（7） _____ will affect your sleep.According to a study，about 95% of the people between the ages of 13 and 64 use electronics before bed，especially the young people under 20.Doctors say that the light from those electronics at night may make yo ... ...