湖北省十堰市实验中学2026届中考英语考前最后一卷含答案

湖北省十堰市实验中学2026届中考英语考前最后一卷含答案注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Weusuallyhavelunch________thedininghall________halfpasttwelve.A．in;at B．at;in C．on;at D．at;on2、WasthisphototakeninTibet?Yes.Youcanseebeautifulsnowmountainsinthe______ofthephoto.A．formB．shapeC．backgroundD．Direction3、Iwon’t_______workinghardontheEnglishtestevenifIfailit.A．enjoy B．regret C．consider D．practice4、Grade9studentsareusually________bytheirparentstoworkhardertoenteratopseniorhighschool.A．allowed B．expected C．hoped D．suggested5、What’sthematter,Jenny?______somethingwrongwithmybike.A．Itis B．Thereis C．Ihave D．Ithas6、—Wouldyoulikesomemorenoodles,Celia?—Yes,just_________,please.A．afew B．few C．alittle D．little7、—MrWu,mustIfinishthisexercisetoday?—No,you________.Youcanhanditintomorrowafternoon.A．shouldn’tB．don’thavetoC．mustn’tD．can’t8、Excuseme,sir.Couldyoutellme________？A．whereisthebanknearestB．whereisthenearestbankC．wherethenearestbankis9、—WecaninviteNickandNoratoShanghaiDisneylandwithus.—?I’llgivethemacallrightnow.A．Whynot B．WhatforC．Why D．What10、—Wehave42studentsinourclass.ofthemareboys.—Yes.Thereare28boysand14girls.A．Twothirds B．Onethird C．Ahalf D．AquarterⅡ.完形填空11、AstrangethinghappenedtomelastSunday.ItwassuchabeautifuldaythatI1togoforalookinthecountry.Onthewaybackhome,mycarstopped.Itwasoutofgas(汽油)ona2roadfarfromatown!IdecidedtowalkuntilIfoundsomeonewhocouldsellsomegas.IwalkedalmostamilebeforeIfinallyfounda3neartheroad.Iknockedatthedoorandalittleoldladywithlongwhitehair4Shesaid,“I’vewaitedforyouhereforalongtime.Comein.5isready.”“ButIonlycameforsomegas.”Ianswered.“Oh,Alfred!Gas?Youliketea.”saidshe.Iquicklyexplainedthatmycarwasoutofgas,butshedidn’t6tolistentome.ShejustkeptcallingmeAlfred.Shewas7verystrangely.Assoonasshewenttogettea,Iwentoutofthehousequickly.Luckily,therewasanotherhousedowntheroadandIwasableto8thegas.WhenItoldthemanaboutmy9,hesaid,“Oh,that’sMissEmily.Shelivesaloneinthatbighouse.She’s10,butshewouldn’thurtanybody.Sheisstillwaitingforthemanshewasgoingtomarrythirtyyearsago.Themanlefthomeandnevercamebackbecauseofthewar.”1．A．walkedB．rodeC．hurriedD．drove2．A．busyB．quietC．modernD．noisy3．A．hotelB．restaurantC．houseD．market4．A．answeredB．returnedC．noticedD．served5．A．GasB．TeaC．JuiceD．Coffee6．A．promiseB．rememberC．learnD．seem7．A．shoutingB．cryingC．actingD．jumping8．A．touchB．buyC．borrowD．sell9．A．experienceB．adviceC．resultD．plan10．A．famousB．strangeC．wonderfulD．friendlyⅢ.语法填空12、DoyouknowStephenHawking?He’soneofthemostwell-known1．（scientist）onspaceandtimeintheworld.HewasborninEnglandin1942.Hawkingis2．（study）howtheuniversebeganandhowitends.WhenhestudiedmathandscienceatOxfordUniversity,hefell3．(serious)ill,whichmadehimunabletospeakorbreathe.Tillnow,hecan’tmoveorfeed4．(him).however,hehasawheelchairwith5．specialcomputer,withwhichhecancommunicatewithothers.6．hewasfacingallthesedifficulties,herefusedtogiveuphishopeofliving.Because7．hisillness,itwasdifficultforhimtodrawdiagramsortowrite.Sohestarted8．(think)inpictures.Withthisnewwayofthinking,heisrespectedbypeopleintheworld.Oncehe9．(invite)toChinatogivelectures.Hisself-confidenceandhumorousconversationsimpressedusdeeply.Heoncesaid,“Whensomethingunfairhappens,10．isnoneedtoworryaboutit!Youjusthavetodothebestinyourownsituation.”Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Overthepastdecade,anincreasingstresshasbeenplacedontheimportanceofScience,Technology,EngineeringandMathematics(STEM)relatedclassesinprimary,middleandhighschooleducationintheUS.Thereasonforthisdirectioniswellfounded:researchandtestscoresfromthe1980sand1990sshowedthatourstudentshadfallenbehindtheirinternationalpeersinallofthesesubjectareas.Educationofficials,teachersandparentsallfeltthatthesituationneededtobechanged,andquickly.However,intherushtoplaycatch⁃upinSTEM⁃relatedareas,there'soneimportantaspectthatisbeingneglected(忽略):theFineandPerformingArts,particularlydrama.It'slongbeenunderstoodthatastudyofdramaattheprimary,middleandhighschoollevelhelpsstudentsimproveinmanyareas,suchasself⁃confidence,self⁃expression,communicationskills,teamwork,andimagination.Mosteducatorsandparentsagreethatalloftheseareimportantforstudentstodevelopatanyage,butitisdifficultforthesameparentsandteacherstoprioritize(优先安排)studytimeandclassroomtimetoasubjectlikedramaoversubjectslikeMath,PhysicsorComputerScience.It'sevenmoredifficultforpolicymakersandschoolofficialstochannelfunds(资金)towardsclasseslikedrama,whentheskillsartssubjectsdevelopareconsidered“softskills.”Whenthemodernworldiscallingoutfor“hard”skills,likethoseneededtosucceedinthetech⁃driven21stcentury,howcantheypossiblyproveitisreasonabletospendtheirfundsthatarebecomingsmallerandsmalleronanythingbutSTEMsubjects?Theshortanswertothequestion“whyspendtimeandmoneyondrama?”isthatdramaeducationhasbeenscientificallyproventoimprovestudents'achievement,especiallyincommunicationskillsthatareveryimportanttoaSTEMeducation.AswedevelopstudentswithhighlyrefinedskillsinSTEMsubjects,it'sequallyimportantthatwetraintheteachersthatwillsupportcontinuedgrowthintheseareas.Anactive,communicativeteacheristhebestwaytogetstudentsonboardinthestudyofSTEMsubjects,whichcanbeunbearablydry.Thebestwaytodevelopactivecommunicationskills?Drama.Thenextareainwhichthecommunicationskillscanbedevelopedispublicationandconferencepresentation.Dramaimprovesstudents'publicspeakingskillsnecessaryforSTEMstudentstoeffectivelypresentpapersinconferencesandtheirwritingskillsnecessarytopublishpapers.It'salsoveryimportantforstudentstobeabletoworkwellwithoneanother.IntherealSTEMworld,almostallscientificworkhappensinteams.Withoutthe“soft”peopleskillsnecessarytonavigate(导航)alloftheseinteractions,nomatterhowtechnologicallyskilledonebecomes,heorshewillbeatadisadvantagewithouttheabilitytocommunicateandworkinteams.Whilethenationwidetrend(趋势)tofocusonplayingcatch⁃upinSTEMeducationisreasonable,practical,andabsolutelynecessary,it'simportantnottoforgetthehugeeffectarts,specificallydramaeducation,haveontheoveralleducationofourchildren.Thequestionparents,educators,andpolicymakersshouldbeaskingthemselvesisnot“canweaffordtosupportartseducationinschools?”butrather“canweaffordnotto?”1．WhydidAmericansstarttostressSTEMrelatedclasses?A．Becausetheworldhasmovedintoatech⁃drivencentury.B．BecauseSTEMclasseshavelongbeenneglectedinAmerica.C．BecauseeducationofficialspreferSTEMclassestoartclasses.D．BecauseUSstudentsareexpectedtobeatanadvantageintheseareas.2．Theword“channel”inParagraph2probablymean“”.A．afford B．direct C．create D．raise3．Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout.A．thebenefitsofdramaeducationB．theimportanceofSTEMlearningC．theabilitiesneededforSTEMlearningD．thereasonstoimprovedramaeducation4．Thewriterprobablyagreesthat.A．dramaismoreimportantthanSTEMclassesB．dramaeducationhasbeenthenationwidetrendC．theresultofneglectingdramaeducationishardtobearD．Americanstudentshavemadeprogressinplayingcatch⁃upB14、Couldsmellsaffectyourlifespan?Femalefruitflies(果蝇)withouttheabilitytosmellfoodlivelongerthanotherfruitflies．Thesenseofsmellmaybeconnectedtothecellularageing(细胞老化)processinmanyotherlivingthingsevenpeople．Suchconnectionhasrecentlybeenfoundinbothwormsandflies．Forexample,scientistsfoundthatremovingfruitflies'abilitytosmellmadethemlivenearly10percentlongerthanflieswithasenseofsmell．Theyconfirmedthatfoodsmellsweretheonesmostlikelytoaffectageing,asnutrition(营养)andlifespanareknowntobeconnectedinmanylivingthings．Totesttheideathatfoodsmellsaffectlifespan,theyremovedflies'abilitytosmellcarbondioxide,whichisproducedbysomeflyfoods．Theylefttherestofthesmellingsystem．Thisactionhadnoeffectonmaleflies,butthefemaleslived30percentlongerthannormal．RemovingtheabilitytosmellCO1maystopfliesgettinginformationaboutfoodavailability．Thiscouldmeanthatfoodisnotenough,causingprocessesthatencouragefliestosurvive．Scientistsfoundthatthefemalefliesfromstoredextrafatandthatbothmalesandfemalesimmune(免疫)toCO1werestrongeragainstthestressthannormalflies．ItissuggestedthatfemalesmaysimplybeeasilyinfluencedbythesmellsofCO1．Scientistspointoutthatpeopledon'tknowwhetherageingandsmellareconnectedinanimalsandhumans．Buttheyclearlyexperiencephysicalchangesaftersmellingfood．2．Fromthepassage,welearnthatwhatscientistsfoundisto________．A．showthereisthebestwaytomakelifespanlongerB．tellusweshouldremoveoursmellabilitytolivelongC．showthesenseofsmellcanaffectthecellularageingprocessD．explainfruitflieswithoutabilitytosmellcanlivelonger3．ScientistsdosomeresearchtoproveA．theimmunesystemoffliestoCO1B．theconnectionsbetweennutritionandlifespanC．theimportanceoffoodsmellstoourhumansD．theconnectionsbetweenfoodsmellsandlifespan4．Accordingtoscientists'opinion,wecanseethat________．A．flieswithoutabilitytosmellisencouragedtostoreextraenergyB．malefliesingeneralcanlivelongerthanfemaleonesC．bothmaleandfemalefliescanlivelongerwithouttheabilitytosmellD．flieswithoutabilitytosmellcanalsogetinformationaboutfoodavailability5．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthepassageasawhole?A．CO1hasfeweffectsonfemaleflies．B．Thesenseofsmellmighthaveaneffectonlivingthings．C．Thesenseofsmellisnecessarytohumans'health．D．Femalefruitfliescanalwayslivelongerthanmaleflies．C15、THREECENTURIESOFHOAXES(骗局;恶作剧)!ATHINKINGMACHINEIn1769,longbeforecomputerswereinvented,amanfromHungary(匈牙利)builtawonderfulmachinethatcouldplaychessverywell.ItmadepeoplealloverEuropehappyandbeatnearlyeveryoneitplayedagainst.includingfamouspeoplelikeFrenchleaderNapoleonBonaparte,andscientistandinventorYenjaminFranklin.Foryears,manypeoplebelievedthatitwastrulyathinkingmachine.Therewerepeoplewhosaiditwasahoax,butcouldnotproveitorexplainhowitworked.About85yearslater,thesecretwasfinallyfound.Therewasamanhidinginsidethemachineallthetime...whowasverygoodatplayingchess!ZOOESCAPE(逃脱)OnNovember9,1874,NewYorknewspaper,TheHerald,ranaterriblestoryonitsfrontpage.ItsaidthatalltheanimalsintheCentralParkZoohadescapedandwererunningaroundthecity.Itsaidthepolicewereworkingtosavepeople,but27peoplehadalreadybeenkilled,and200peoplehurt.Itwarnedeveryonetostayathometoavoidthedanger.ManypeopleinNewYorkwereterrified,anddidasthepapersaid.Ifonlytheyhadreadthefinalwordsofthearticle,whichsaid;"Notonewordofitistrue.Notasingleactdescribedhastakenplace."Itwasjustahoax.ThestorywasmadeupbyThomasConnery,aneditoratTheHerald,whowantedtodrawattentiontothepoorconditionofcagesinthezoo.ROSIETHERUNNERThefirstwomantocrossthefinishinglineofthe1980BostonMarathon(马拉松)was23-year-oldRosieRuiz.However,assheclimbedthestairstoreceiveherprize,peoplestartedtobecomesuspicious(怀疑的).Shedidn'tseemtobetiredatall.Furthermore,noneoftheotherrunnersrememberedseeingher,andherpictureneverappearedinphotosorTVbroadcastsoftherace.Later,severalpeoplesaidthattheyhadseenherjointheraceonlyattheend.Itturnedoutshehadrunonlyhalfamile(about805meters)andtakenthetrainfortherestoftherace!Herprizewastakenaway,ofcourse.1．Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthepassage?A．Thethinkingmachineusedacomputertowingames.B．200peoplewerekilledbyzooanimalsin1874.C．RosieRuizwasn'ttiredatthefinishingline.D．RosieRuizdidn'tappearinTVbroadcastsoftherace.2．Whatistrueaboutallthehoaxesinthepassage?A．Theymadepeoplescared.B．Theyfooledalotofpeople.C．Theymadepeoplesuspicious.D．Theymadepeoplehappy.3．Thetitleofthepassageshowsusthatthewriterthinksthathoaxes.A．arenotnewB．areeasilyavoidedC．arealwaysinterestingD．areusuallyunbelievableD16、SongshelpmemoriesThepowerofmusicMostpeoplecanrememberimportantnewsstoriesclearly,whetheritwasthemurderofPresidentKennedyintheUSor9/11.ButnowpsychologistsMartinConwayandCatrionaMorrison,fromtheUniversityofLeedsintheUK,areinvestigatinghowmusiccancreate“autobiographicalmemories”ofthemaineventsinourlives.Thestudyisonline.PeoplehavetochooseasongbytheBeatlesanddescribethememoriesthattheyhavewhentheylistentoit.ReminiscencebumpMorrisonexplainedthattheylookedatdifferentagegroupsandtheirmemories.Weoftenremembermorefromwhenweareteenagersandthisiscalled“thereminiscencebump”.Thisisthetimeinyourlifewhenyouformyourideaofwhoyouare.ForolderpeoplewhohavememoriesrelatedtotheBeatles’music,mostofthosememoriesarefromwhentheywereteenagers.Butyoungerpeoplealsohadclearpersonalmemoriesfromtheirpast.ShelovesyouThisstudywasdifferentfromothermemorystudies,becausepeoplerememberedeventsfromtheirpastwithlotsmoredetails.Morrisonexplained:“Itwaslikepeoplehadtravelledbacktothepast,andtheyhadveryclearmemoriesofthingsthathadhappened.WhentheyheardasonglikeSheLovesYoubytheBeatles,theycouldrememberonenightinautumn123.Theyrememberedwhattheywerewearing,whattheweatherwaslikeandwhattheirfriendsaidtothem.Yougetalotmoreinformationthanifyoujustsay,‘tellmeaboutanightyouremember’.”Thestudyhasfoundthatmusiccouldbeusedwithpeoplewhohaveproblemsrememberingthepast.“Youcouldusemusictohelpimprovepeople’sabilitytoremember,”saidMorrison.“Inthefuture,wewouldliketodomoreexperimentstoseehowusefulmusicisinhelpingpeopletorememberthepast,andcompareittootherthingsthatmightalsohelp.”1．ProfessorConwayandDr.Morrison’sresearchaimsto_____________.A．seehowmusiccanhelppeoplerememberthepastB．studyoldsongs’influenceonpeople’sbehaviorC．findoutwhatinfluencespeople’smemoriesofthepastD．findwaystohelppeoplewithmemorydifficulties2．TheexampleofSheLovesYouisusedtoshowthat___________.A．lovesongscanhelppeopletohaveclearermemoriesB．songstellstoriesthataresimilartoourexperiencesC．musiccantakepeoplebacktotheirteenageyearsD．peoplecanremembermoredetailswiththehelpofmusic3．Morrison’steam’sfutureresearchisprobablyon___________.A．whysomepeoplehavememoryproblemsB．whatmethodscanbesthelppeoplebringbackmemoriesC．howmusiccanhelppeopleintheirstudiesorworkD．howtohelpolderpeopleremembermoredetailsaboutthepastE17、Oneday,ayoungmanvisitedasmallfarminthecountryside.Ashegotclosertothefarm,hesawmanychickensandaneagle(鹰)playingtogether.Hethenwentuptothefarmhouseandtalkedtothefarmer,“Sir,IwasjustpassingbyandIsawthatyouhavemanychickensandaneagle.”Thefarmersmiledandsaid,“That’snotaneagle.It’sachicken.”Theyoungmankeptsayingthatitwasaneagle.Hesaidtothefarmer,“Sir,thatisaneagle!Icanproveittoyou.”Thefarmerlaughed,“Sure,goahead.”Theyoungmanthenpulledthatbigbirdoutandclimbedahighmountain.Heheldthebirdinhishandsandsaid,“Youareaneagle,fly!”Butthebirdfailed.Theyoungmantriedthesecondtime.Hesaidtothebird,“Idon’tcareyouhavebeenraisedasachickenforthoseyears.ButIknowwhatyouwerecreatedtobe.Youareaneagle,nowfly!”Aftertheyoungmantriedanotherthreetimes,thebirdbegantoflap(拍打)itswings.Finally,itflewhighandbegantoflyaroundthefarm.Itistruetous.Somepeoplearoundushavecontinuedtokeepusdownbylyingtous.Overallofthoseyears,weweretoldtobeafailure,nottobegoodenoughandtoacceptthe“reality”.Theyarewrong.Weshouldtryourbesttoreachourhighestpotential(潜能)toprovethatweareeagles.1．Theunderlinedword“raised”probablyhasthesimilarmeaningtotheword“”.A．keptB．treatedC．trainedD．regarded2．Howmanytimesdidtheyoungmantrybeforethebirdflappeditswings?A．Four.B．Five.C．Three.D．Six.3．Accordingtothepassage,duringallofthoseyears,“we”weretoldallofthefollowingEXCEPT.A．tobeafailureB．nottobegoodenoughC．toacceptthe"reality"D．toprovethatweareeagles4．.Whydidtheyoungmanpullthatbirdout?A．Becausehewantedtokillthebird.B．Becausethefarmeraskedhimtodoit.C．Becausehewantedtoprovesomethingtothefarmer.D．Becausethefarmerwantedtheyoungmantothrowthebirdaway.5．Whatisthebesttitleforthestory?A．YouAreanEagleB．ChickensAndanEagleC．HowtoProvetheEagleD．AFarmerAndaYoungManF18、I'velovedmymother'sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtoseeabovethetopofitasMothersatdoingletters.Standingbyherchair,lookingattheinkbottle,pens,andwhitepaper,Idecidedthattheactofwritingmustbethemostwonderfulthingintheworld.Yearslater,duringherfinalillness,Motherkeptdifferentthingsformysisterandbrother."Butthedesk,"she'dsaidagain,"isforElizabeth."Ineversawheranger,neversawhercry.Iknewshelovedme;sheshoweditinaction.Butasayounggirl,Iwantedheart-to-hearttalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.Theyneverhappened.Andagulfopenedbetweenus.Iwastoo"emotional(另动感情的)".Butshelived"onthesurface".AsyearspassedIhadmyownfamily,Ilovedmymotherandthankedherforourhappyfamily.Iwrotetoherincarefulwordsandaskedhertoletmeknowinanywayshechosethatshedidforgive(原谅)me.Ipostedtheletterandwaitedforheranswer.Nonecame.Myhopeturnedtodisappointment,