2023年贵州省贵阳市白云区中考英语二模试卷

2023年贵州省贵阳市白云区中考英语二模试卷 1. A.dreams B.and C.her D.after E.with F.in G.thankful Many people know Xu Mengtao as a star athlete.She won a gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics.In（1） ______ eyes，the winning not only comes from her hard work.More importantly，it is because of the fast growth of China's winter sports. "I'm（2） ______ for the age that I'm living in.It enables young people to achieve their（3） ______ ，" she said. Xu began to practice freestyle skiing at 12."Passion came to me first.Then I dreamed about making history，" she said.Before Beijing Winter Games，she competed（4） ______ the Winter Olympics three times.But she missed the gold medal.When China was going to hold the 2022 Winter Games，she felt it was a great honor（5） ______ responsibility to win gold at home.She bravely went（6） ______ her dream again. "To be ready for every battle of our lives，we need to make each step forward solid （坚实的），" she said. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) We often say， "When in Rome，do as the Romans do." So when you eat Western food，do as Westerners do.Here are some things that you may need to know about（1） ______ together in the West. In some Western countries，（2） ______ is usually eaten at about 1 pm.Dinner is served around 7 pm or even later.In Spain it is usual to have lunch at 3 pm and dinner at 10 pm! At the start of a（3） ______ ，the French say "Bon appétit"，and the Italians say "Buon appetito".But there is nothing similar to say in English. "Enjoy your meal" is usually only said by the person who brings the food. Forks and（4） ______ are used for most Western food.The fork is held in your left hand and the knife in your right，and the food is held with the fork and cut with the knife. During the meal，you may be（5） ______ to serve yourself by someone who says， "Help yourself." You can take it and say， "Thank you." If you are given something you do not like，you can just say，for example， "I'm（6） ______ .I don't eat meat"，or "I don't eat fish".No one will be cross.If you