英语（江苏常州卷）-江苏省2026年中考考前最后一卷

2026年中考考前最后一卷

英语（江苏常州卷）

（满分120分，考试用时120分钟）

注意事项：

1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第I卷（选择题  共56分）

一、单项选择（本题共10小题；每题1分，满分10分）

从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1．— There are many celebrations in the coming Dragon Boat Festival．

— Sounds very interesting． I don’t want to miss ________．

A．it                      B．any                        C．none                      D．one

2．— Does the store have good fame?

— Yes, the prices here are always very fair． The owner just wants to make a(an) ________ living．

A．honest               B．healthy                   C．relaxing                  D．exciting

3．Hey, John! What’s up? I ________ a shower when you called．

A．had taken          B．have taken              C．was taking              D．am taking

4．When seeing the Shenzhou-19 manned spaceship flying into the sky, my father was ______ than any one of us．

A．more excited      B．more exciting         C．the most excited      D．the most exciting

5．—How can we save water around the home?

—I think it is a good way to ________ shower time by a minute or two．

A．take down         B．cut down                C．bring down             D．look down

6．—Hey, how was your job interview today?

—It was good． I succeeded in ________ myself and I think I have a good chance of getting it．

A．praising             B．selling                    C．admiring                D．helping

7．As we live in a rapidly developing world, we will be left behind ________ we keep learning．

A．unless               B．if                           C．after                       D．though

8．Oh, come on! ________ you doubt everything I say? I’m not a three-year-old!

A．Can’t                B．Can                       C．Mustn’t                  D．Must

9．—Lucy, the film Nezha 2 is very hot now． What about watching it with me this weekend?

—Good idea． Could you tell me ________?

A．how do you want to go                          B．that what time you want to go

C．who else will go with us                        D．which cinema you wanted to go to

10．— Going to the club to watch the final of the World Cup tonight?

—________! Will you join us?

A．You there         B．You bet                  C．You got me             D．You know better

二、完形填空(共12小题;每小题1分，满分12分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

There were tubes (试管) all over my lab desk． Once again, my experiment (试验) had    11    to work． I felt hopeless． A few months earlier, when I had just started the project, I was    12   ． I believed I could    13    it if I worked hard enough． So I spent long hours in the lab every day． When the experiment failed, I simply worked hard．

Yet here I was, working harder than ever—but not getting anywhere． I didn’t know what to do．

It was late in the evening． One other person was still in the lab, and he noticed my    14    look．

He    15    and asked how I was doing． I told him about my problems． After we talked through the experiment, he said, “I think it’s time to go home and get some    16   ．” “Taking a break is also hard work, you know,” he added with a smile．

Those words    17    my eyes． I no longer overworked myself in the lab． I felt less stressed and my research started to progress．

A few years later, my professor and I were discussing an age-old problem at a cafe． As he finished his coffee, he said, “We need to work    18   , not harder．” I felt kind of surprised． I had never heard my professor say    19    like this．

Our conversation that day helped me understand that exciting ideas     20     come from a mind under pressure． My best ideas almost always come after I have allowed my mind to     21     whether that’s cooking a nice dinner or going on long hikes with my brother． Part of working smarter, I realized, can be taking a break．

Today, I try to      22      this idea on to my own students． Work-life balance is not a barrier (障碍) to excellent research． It is an important part of it．

11．A．decided           B．refused                   C．allowed                  D．forced

12．A．confident         B．patient                   C．organized               D．unhappy

13．A．practise           B．afford                    C．accept                    D．make

14．A．worried           B．surprised                C．satisfied                  D．frightened

15．A．came over       B．came down             C．came out                D．came on

16．A．money            B．sleep                      C．help                       D．advice

17．A．covered           B．hurt                       C．controlled               D．opened

18．A．slower             B．faster                     C．smarter                   D．deeper

19．A．something       B．anything                 C．nothing                  D．everything

20．A．hardly             B．mainly                   C．especially               D．certainly

21．A．change            B．relax                      C．check                     D．risk

22．A．pass                B．give                       C．drop                       D．hold

三、阅读理解（共14小题；每小题2分，满分28分）

阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

A

It’s a good way for kids to learn about China through Chinese art． Wondering what kinds of Chinese art are suitable for your kids? Don’t worry! We’ve prepared some for you．

23．Sugar painting became popular in ______．

A．the Tang Dynasty B．the Song Dynasty C．the Ming Dynasty    D．the Qing Dynasty

24．Which of the following are the advantages of water calligraphy?

①The cost is low．        ②Anything can be used to write．

③The paper is much cheaper．        ④People can write outside．

A．①②                B．②③                      C．①④                      D．②④

25．What do we know about shadow puppetry?

A．It was first widely accepted in Sichuan．

B．The puppeteer controls puppets in front of the screen．

C．A shadow puppet show requires at least two people to perform．

D．It’s a good idea to express ourselves by giving a shadow puppet show．

B

Clara stared at the empty notebook on her desk, her fingers trembling． It was the third time she had torn out a page, crumpled it, and thrown it into the overflowing waste basket． Why is this so hard? She thought, glancing at the calendar circled in red: May 10th—Mother’s Day．

Her relationship with Mom had always been．．． complicated． Mom was a doctor who worked late shifts, often leaving before dawn and returning when Clara was already asleep． Their conversations were limited to brief notes on the fridge: “Dinner in the microwave” or “Math test tomorrow—study!” Clara had grown used to the silence, but this year, she wanted to break it．

The notebook was meant to be a gift—a collection of memories they had never shared． On the first page, she wrote: “To Mom, who saves lives but forgot mine．” Instantly guilt (内疚) washed over her． She ripped it out．

That night, Clara found an old photo album in the attic． Flipping through it, she paused at a picture of Mom holding her as a baby, smiling in a way Clara had never seen． Behind the photo was a folded letter in Mom’s handwriting: “Clara turned l today． I missed her first steps because of an emergency surgery． How do I tell her I love her more than anything?”

Tears blurred the words． Underneath the album lay a small box labeled “Clara’s Art–Age 5 to 12”． Inside were every doodle and painting Clara had thrown away over the years, carefully preserved．

On Mother’s Day morning, Clara placed the notebook on Mom’s pillow． This time, the first page read: “To Mom, who loved me even when I didn’t see it．”

26．Why did Clara feel guilty after writing “To Mom, who saves lives but forgot mine”?

A．She realized her mom kept her childhood art．

B．She discovered her mom’s old photo album．

C．She regretted misunderstanding her mom．

D．She forgot to prepare a Mother’s Day gift．

27．What does the word “preserved” mean in the context of the story?

A．Thrown away   B．Hidden carefully     C．Saved and protected D．Bought recently

28．What is the best title for the story?

A．The Busy Doctor B．A Mother’s Secret C．The Forgotten Birthday    D．Love in Silent Pages

C

①As artificial intelligence (AI) changes industries across China, its powerful role in education is changing classrooms and creating fair chances for students from cities to mountainous areas．

②Zeng Xing, an English teacher from Guizhou, has seen big improvements since using a smart classroom system． Students answer questions on tablets (大屏) during class, and an AI screen shows their answers right away． It’s much faster than the traditional ways． By studying the data, the system helps her find exact difficulties and create focused lesson plans． AI also helps balance chances for these places that are short of teaching resources for it brings high-quality materials to rural schools, letting village students “learn side by side” with city students．

③AI isn’t just for school subjects． At Tsinghua University Primary School, students use smart sports tools during breaks． By waving their hands, they turn on sensors (传感器) that track how long and how often they exercise, mixing fun with fitness．

④Colleges are also using AI． Schools like Renmin University use AI helpers like the Doubao and DeepSeek to speed up research． It works like around-the-clock research helper and it can analyze data fast and connect researchers． Professor Wang Lei from Beijing Normal University explains that schools should lead in using new tech to train skilled graduates．

⑤China’s government is pushing AI education． Starting this fall, Beijing schools will teach required AI classes for eight hours yearly to build students’ digital skills． By 2026, a national plan will guide schools to prepare students for a tech-driven world． Considering of data safety, clear rules, tech monitoring, and ethics lessons are necessary for protecting personal information and preventing cheating．

29．What is the main reason of using smart classroom system?

A．It provides interesting teaching materials for cities．

B．It helps teachers find students’ difficulties quickly．

C．It can provide a lot of teaching information in time．

D．It tracks students how long and how often they do sports ．

30．What does the underlined word “it” refer to in Paragraph 2?

A．chance             B．difficulty                C．Guizhou                 D．AI

31．Why do schools need clear rules and other ways according to the last paragraph?

A．To make better use of AI．                   B．To reduce the use of AI．

C．To stop students from using AI              D．To protect data safety．

32．How does the writer explain AI in education?

A．By telling some stories．                     B．By taking some examples．

C．By having a discussion．                      D．By giving some numbers of facts．

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参考答案

1． B

【详解】句意：——在即将到来的端午节有许多庆祝活动。——听起来很有趣。我不想错过任何一个。

考查代词辨析。it它；any任何；none没有一个；one一个。根据“Sounds very interesting． I don’t want to miss”可知不想错过任何一个活动，用any。故选B。

2． A

【详解】句意：——这家店名声好吗？——是的，这里的价格总是很公道。业主只是想诚实地谋生。

考查形容词辨析。honest诚实的；healthy健康的；relaxing令人放松的；exciting令人激动的；根据“the prices here are always very fair．”可知，老板只想诚实地谋生，故选A。

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