2026年江苏省常州市清潭中学中考英语调研试卷（5月份）（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2026年江苏省常州市清潭中学中考英语调研试卷（5月份）一、单选题：本大题共10小题，共10分。1.Theflowersgrowninourschoollookfresherthan_____plantedbesidethebusystreet.（）A.one B.ones C.that D.those2.—_____isitfromyournewhometothelocalcitylibrary？

—Ittakesnearlytwohourstogettherebybus.（）A.Howlong B.Howfar C.Howsoon D.Howoften3.I_____inasmalltownwithmyparentsfortwentyyears，butnowIliveinaseasidecity.（）A.lived B.wasliving C.havelived D.willlive4.Whenyouplanasummertrip，you_____chooseabeautifulseasidecityifyouwouldliketo.（）A.may B.should C.must D.haveto5.—WhichhobbyshouldItakeupinmyfreetime？

—It_____yourownpersonalinterestandsparetime.（）A.turnson B.keepson C.dependson D.workson6.Youwon'tbehealthy_____youkeepexercisingandhaveabalanceddieteveryday.（）A.as B.though C.if D.unless7.Ifyoureadthemcarefully，you'llfindthisstoryisthe_____oneofthetwo.（）A.moreexcited B.moreexciting C.mostexcited D.mostexciting8.—Couldyoutellme_____themachinetomakeitwork？

—Sorry，Idon'tknow.Youcanchecktheuserguideforhelp.（）A.wherecanIstart B.whereIcanstart

C.howcanIstart D.howIcanstart9.—Ialwayshavebadluckthesedays.IlostmybikeandthenIfellill.

—Wow!_____.（）A.Everydoghasitsday

B.Practicemakesperfect

C.Itneverrainsbutitpours

D.Neverburnthecandleatbothends10.—Wewilltakepartinthepopularonlinetalentshowsoon.

—_____Let'sprepareearly.（）A.Goodluck B.Iagree C.Soundsgood D.Havefun二、完形填空：本大题共12小题，共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。

Onesunnysummermorning，Idecidedtogoonahikeinthenearbymountains.The

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ofnaturealwaysattractedme.Itmademewanttoenjoyitsdifferentlandscapesandgetawayfromthenoisycitylife.Thishikingtripseemedliketheperfectchance.

AsIstartedclimbingup，thepathwaseasy，withgentleslopes（斜坡）andbeautifulwildflowersoneitherside.Butsoon，thepathbecame

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towalkon.Therockswereextremelyslippery（滑），andIhadtobecarefulwitheachstep.IbegantodoubtifImadetherightdecision.

Iwantedtogiveupbecausethechallengesaheadseemedscary，

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Isawasmallhousefaraway.AsIreachedthehouse，anoldmanappearedfrominside.Hisfacewas

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withawarmsmile.Heinvitedmeinandofferedmeacupofhottea.

Westartedchatting，andhetoldmeabouthislifeinthemountains.Hechosethisquietlifeto

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fromthenoisymodernworld.Headdedthateverydayherewasanew

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oflearningandself-discovery.Hiswordsencouragedme.

Afterleavingthehouse，Icontinuedmyhikewithnewfound

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Thedifficultiesthatseemedsoterriblebeforenowfeltlikejustchallenges.Ifinallyreachedthemountaintopandexperiencedthewonderfulview.

Lookingoutatthisfantasticsight，Irealizedthatthishikewasnotjustaboutreachingthetop.Itwasaboutthe

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Iexperienced，thechallengesIwentthrough，andthelessonsIlearned.Itwasajourneyofself-discovery.

Onmywaybackhome，Ifelt

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different.Ifacedmychallenges，persevered（坚持）throughdifficulties，andduringthetime，founda

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partofmyself.Thisexperiencetaughtmethatlifeisfullofunexpected

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，andit'sinthosemomentsthatwetrulygrow.Weshouldnevershyawayfromsteppingoutofourcomfortzone（舒适区）and

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theunknownandbeyond.Itisthroughtheseexperiencesthatwecanfindtheboundlessbeautywithinlife'sjourney.11.A.beauty B.secret C.noise D.strength12.A.impossible B.difficult C.boring D.special13.A.when B.while C.though D.after14.A.covered B.filled C.satisfied D.mixed15.A.borrow B.choose C.hide D.stop16.A.way B.idea C.chance D.story17.A.strength B.mind C.patience D.courage18.A.rest B.result C.fear D.loss19.A.hardly B.completely C.slightly D.slowly20.A.usual B.basic C.weak D.hidden21.A.habits B.news C.joys D.changes22.A.explain B.describe C.explore D.build三、阅读理解：本大题共14小题，共28分。A

Mostplantsaregreen，growinsoil（土壤）andmakefoodfromsunlight.Butsomeplantshavespeciallivingways.Herearethreeamazingplantsinnature.

VenusFlytrap

TheVenusflytrapisacarnivorousplant——iteatsinsects.Itgrowsinwet，poorsoilwithfewgoodthingstoeat.Sinceitcannotgetenoughnutrition（养分）fromsuchpoorconditions，theplanthastogetfoodfrominsects.Itsleaveslooklikelittlemouthswithtinyhairs.Whenaninsecttouchesthehairs，theleafclosesinlessthanasecond.Thentheplantslowlytakesinfoodfromtheinsect.

MimosaPlant

Mimosaplantisalsocalledtheshyplant.Itlooksgentleandlovelywithsmallfeather-likeleaves.Themostinterestingthingabouttheplantisitsquickmovement.Whenpeopletouchitsleaves，theycloseatonce，anditsthinbranches（枝条）willhangdowntoo.Itdoesthistostaysafefromanimalsandbadweather.Afterafewminutes，itsleavesopenagainandgetbackasbefore.

BristleconePine

BristleconepineisoneoftheoldestlivingplantsonEarth.Theseancienttreesgrowincoldanddryhighmountains.Theygrowveryslowlyandlooktwisted（扭曲的）andsimple.However，theyhavesuperstrongenergyandspirit.Manyofthemcanliveformorethan4，000years.Theycanstandstrongwind，coldweatheranddryenvironment，andlivethroughhundredsofhardseasons.

Natureisfullofwonders.Thesethreeplantsshowhowclevertheyaretoliveinthewild.Theymaylookstrange，buteachhasitsownspecialwaytosurvive.23.WhydoestheVenusflytrapliveoninsects？______A.Itlikestoeatsmallanimals.

B.Itcan'tmakefoodfromsunlight.

C.Itwantstogrowmorequickly.

D.Itcan'tgetenoughfoodfromsoil.24.WhatdoVenusflytrapandMimosahaveincommon？______A.Theycanshutpartsfastwhentouched.

B.Theygetawayquicklyfromenemies.

C.Theycanlivethroughquitemanyyears.

D.Theygrowincoldandhighmountains.25.Whatcanwelearnfromthewholepassage？______A.Threeplantsfitenvironmentstosurvive.

B.Threeplantschangeshapestosurvive.

C.Threeplantsliveinthesamewiseway.

D.Threeplantsgrowinpoorconditions.B

Ethanspentmonthstrappedinalowmoodafterhisartapplicationendedinfailure.Hestayedaloneinhisgrandmother'soldhouse，seldomspeakingtoanyoneandgivinguphispaintbrushes.Everycornerofthehousefeltemptyandcold，untilonerainyafternoon，henoticedaweakivyvine（常春藤）spreadingoverabrokenwindowsill.

"Youarestruggling（挣扎）toholdon，aren'tyou？"Grandmaasked，standingbehindhimwithawarmcupoftea.

Ethanlookedemptilyatthethinvine，itsleavesshakinginthecoldwind."Itlookshelpless，justlikeme.Itwilldiesoonerorlater."

Grandmaletoutasoftsmile."Donotjudge（判断）aplantsimplybyitsweakappearance.Lookscanbemisleading."

"Whatstrengthcoulditpossiblyhave？"Ethansighed，hisvoicefilledwithtiredness.

"Lookclosely，"shewhispered."Itneverrushestobloom（开花）orgrowwildly.Itstickstightlytoeverytinygap（缝隙），quietlywaitingforitstime."

Ethanfellintosilence.Fromthatdayon，hebegantocareforthevine.Hecleaneddustoffitsleaves，changeditspositiontoavoidthestrongcoldwind，andsatbesidethewindowforhours，talkingtothevineabouthishelplessness.Hethoughthewasjustkeepingtheweakplantalive.

Onecoldmidnight，astrongrainstormhitthehouse.Thundercameloudlyandheavyrainbeat…

Thefirstthinghedidthenextmorningwastochecktheivy.

Tohissurprise，insteadofbreakingdown，thevinestucktighteroverthewindowsill.Itsgreenleavesshoneinthesunlight.freshandlively.

Grandmastoodagainstthedoor，watchinghimgently."Youthoughtyouweresavingthisivy，didn'tyou？"

"Isn'tthatthetruth？"Ethanaskedindoubt.

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together.Itstayswithyouandmakesyoufeelwarminside.Yougiveitgentlecare，yetitquietlycuresyourbrokenheart.Someconnectionsareformedinsilence，neverspokenbutdeeplyfelt."

Ethanslowlypickeduphisdustypaintbrushandbegantodrawthelittlevine.Hefinallyunderstoodthattruestrengthnevershouts.Sometimesthequietestcompanions（陪伴）aretheonesthatholdourbrokenheartstogetherthroughhardtimes.26.WhatcanweknowaboutEthanatthebeginningofthestory？______A.Hehatedthebadfeelingsoftheoldhouse.

B.Hewastrappedintheendlessartapplications.

C.Herefusedtoaccepthisgrandmother'sadvice.

D.Hefeltunsatisfiedwithhimselfafterhisfailure.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence"itistheivythathasbeenholdingyoutogether"mean？______A.Ethancouldnotlivewithouttheivy.

B.TheivyquietlyliftedEthan'smood.

C.Ethanneededtheplanttodecoratehisroom.

D.TheivyremindedEthantokeepworkinghard.28.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeGrandma？______A.Wiseandgentle. B.Funnyandquiet.

C.Kindandsimple. D.Modestandstrict.29.Whatisthemainideaofthestory？______A.Failurescanneverdecidearealvalue.

B.Silenceisthebestwaytodealwithfailures.

C.Asilentrelationshipcancheereachotherup.

D.Plantsaremuchstrongerthanhumanbeings.C

Mostpeopleknowtheancientskillofjoiningwoodwithoutglueornails（钉子），butfewpeopleknowaspecialsilver-makingskillinChina.Itiscalledsilvermortiseandtenon（银器榫卯），aspecialfolkskillpopularamongcommonworkersinsouthernChina，withahistoryofmorethan500years.Theskillconnectssilverpieceswithraisedandhollow（凹陷的）partsinsteadofusingglueorfire.Suchasmartconnectionisthebiggestadvantageofthisancientskill.Itgetstheideafromthetraditionalwood-joiningskill，showingtheamazingcreativityofancientfolkworkers.

Differentfromcommonsilverjewelleryfixedbyhightemperature，thisspecialskillneverusessuchways.Afterbeingsimplycut，silverpiecescanbeconnectedtogetherwithoutanyglue.Thefinishedsilverproductsaresmoothandsteady（稳定的）.Theywillnotbreakeasilyevenaftermanyyearsofuse.Thiscleverdesignmakesthesilverworkslooksimplebutbeautiful.

Allthemakingstepsarefullofchallenges.Workersmustkeeptheirhandssteadyandcontroleverysizecorrectly.Everycutneedstobeexact，forevenatinymistakewillmakethewholesilverworkfailtofitwell.Itusuallytakesseveraldaysorevenweekstofinishonesmallsilverpiece，sogreatpatienceiscertainlyrequired.

Inoldtimes，localpeoplelikedthesesilverworksbecauseoftheirsteadystructure（结构）andsimplebeauty.Peopleoftenmadethemintohanddecorationsanddailygiftsforfamilymembersandfriends.Theywerealsowidelyusedatimportantfestivals.Asmodernsilver-makingwaysbecamepopular，thisancientskillgraduallydisappearedfrompeople'sdailylifeandwasalmostforgottenbythepublic.

Nowsomeexperiencedfolkworkerstrytheirbesttoprotectandpassonthisvaluableskill.Theynotonlymaketraditionalsilverworksbutalsoteachyounglearnerspatiently.Moreteenagershavebeguntoshowinterestinthistreasure.Thisspecialskillshowsthecleverideasofancientfolkworkers.Italsocarriesquiettraditionalbeautyandremindspeopletovaluethetreasureoftraditionalculture.30.Whatisthespecialpointofthissilver-makingskill？______A.Itusesstickygluetojoinsilverpieces.

B.Itputspartstogetherwithouthotfire.

C.Itispopularamongcommonworkers.

D.Ithasahistoryoffivethousandyears.31.Whyisithardtofinishthissilverwork？______A.Itmustbefinishedinashorttime.

B.Itmustbefixedinhightemperature.

C.Itneedssteadyhandsandexactsizecontrol.

D.Itneedsplentyofexpensivesilvermaterials.32.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage？______A.Atraditionalsilver-makingskill.

B.Apopulartraditionalsilverproduct.

C.Differentusesofsilverinoldtime.

D.Differentwaystomakesilverproducts.D

Modernlifeforcesalmosteveryonetoliveatafastpace（节奏）.Werushtogetup，rushtostudyandevenrushtosearchforpleasure.Fastspeedhasbecomeasymbolofefficiency（效率），andbeingslowisoftenconsideredasignoflazinessorbackwardness.Peoplesticktostrictplansandendlesstasks，mistakenlybelievingthatabusierlifeequalsamoremeaningfulone.

However，slowingdowndoesnotmeangivingupprogress，self-improvementorwastingvaluabletime.Instead，ithasbecomeararewisdominthisfast-pacedandhighlycompetitiveworld.Whenwereallyslowdown，weareabletonoticethosetinydetailsthataregenerallyoverlookedinahurry：thegentlechangeofsunlight，theslightmovementofleavesandtheregularbeatingofourownhearts.

Ioncegottrappedinareallyfastlife，arrangingeverysingleminutewithstrictplans.ItookprideinmyhighefficiencyuntilIwastiredoutandfilledwithstress.Evenafterachievingmygoals（目标），Icouldnotsenseanyjoytheybroughtme.OnlythendidIrealizeIwasrushingforwardblindlywithoutcleardirections.Igainedcertainachievements，yetlosttheabilitytotrulyexperiencelife.

Slowingdownhelpsbalanceourdailylifeandcalmourrestlessminds.Itallowsustothinkindependentlyratherthanblindlyfollowsocialtrends（趋势）.Itdoesnotrequireustogiveupourdreams，butremindsustorealizethemgentlyandsteadily.Afastpacesimplybringsshort-termexcitement，whileaslowpacefillslifewithlastingwarmth.

Lifeisneveraracetorushthrough.Thetrueartoflifeliesinbalancingspeedandpeace.Learningtoslowdownisnottogetawayfromreality，buttorespectlifeinasincereandcalmway.33.Whydomostpeoplerefusetoslowdown？______A.Theyhavemanyimportanttasks.

B.Theyconsiderslownessworthless.

C.Theywanttogetawayfromstress.

D.Theyenjoythefast-pacedlifestyle.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"overlooked"inparagraph2mean？______A.carefullyrecorded. B.easilymissed.

C.clearlyremembered. D.widelyshared.35.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3？______A.Thewriterfinallygaveuphislifegoal.

B.Strictplansgavethewritercleardirections.

C.Thewriterregrettedmakingstrictdailyplans.

D.Highefficiencyfailedtobringinnersatisfaction.36.Whichofthefollowingwillthewriteragreewith？______A.Slowpaceleadstolonglastinghappiness.

B.Slowlifemeansgivingupdreams.

C.Itiswisetokeepabalancedlivingpace.

D.Busypeopleliveamorevaluablelife.四、任务型阅读-简答：本大题共1小题，共9分。37.阅读下面短文，回答短文后的问题。（前3题每题答案不超过10个词）

AnewAIrobothascometoworkinourschooldininghall.Itisgivenmanydailytaskstokeepthedininghallingoodorder.Itcleansdiningtablescarefully，collectsrubbishfromdifferentcorners，andevenserveshotanddeliciousfoodtostudentseveryschoolday.Therobotishighlyhard-working.Itkeepsworkingfromthefirstbreaktotheendoflunchtimeandneverfeelstiredorcomplainsaboutitsbusywork.Ithasbecomeacommonsightinourschool.

However，somestudentsdon'tshowbasicrespectforthisrobot.Tokilltimeorjustforfun，theyoftenplaytricksonit.Theyshoutfunnyordersloudly，pushitaroundrudely，andleavedirtyfoodonthetableonpurpose（故意）justtomakeitcleanupthemess.Thesestudentstakesuchbadmannersasinterestinggames.Theynevernoticetheirbadmannersinpublic.

Amongthesestudents，Leeisdifferent.Heisawell-behavedboyallthetime.Heoftenfeelssorryfortherobot.Itworksalonethewholedaywithoutarest.Afterbeingtreatedbadly，therobotalwaysmovesslowlyandseemslonelyandsad.Oneday，Leemadeuphismindtotreattherobotpolitely.Whentherobotservedhimfood，hesmiledandsaid"thankyou".Tohissurprise，whitewords"You'rewelcome"soonappearedonitsscreen.

Fromthissmallexperience，Leelearnedaspeciallesson.Weshouldrespectnotonlypeoplearoundus，butalsoAImachines.Kindnessandpolitenesscanmaketheworldawarmerplace.(1)WhatistheAIrobot'sjobintheschooldininghall？

______(2)Whydosomestudentstreattherobotbadly？

______(3)Howdoestherobotfeelwhenbeingplayedtrickson？

______(4)DoyouthinkschoolswillstopusingAIrobotsoneday？Whyorwhynot？

______五、信息匹配：本大题共4小题，共6分。阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Itiscommonsensethatnaturalstoneisheavyandhard，yeteasytobreakintopieces.Itcannotbeshapedfreely，whichlimitsitsuseinmanyfields.However，scientistshaveinventedaspecialstonematerialthatmeetspeople'sneeds.

Themostsurprisingadvantageofthisnewmaterialisitsflexibility（柔韧性）.Unlikecommonhardstonethatremainsfixedinshape，itcanbebent（弯曲）inalldirectionsandmadeintodifferentshapesfreely.Underusualtemperatures，peoplecanevenrollituplikeathinblanket.

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Besidesflexibility，thematerialappearsbrightandclearinnaturallight.Mostnaturalstonesarethickandsolid（固体的），whilethisspecialstonelookssoftandclearwithasmoothinsidematerial.

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Whenusedasindoordecoration，itcreatesawarmandartisticfeeling.

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Itismuchlighterthantraditionalstoneandkeepsitsstablephysicalproperties（材质稳定）.Besides，itstronglypreventswaterandcorrosion（腐烂）andrequireslittlecare.Withmanypracticaladvantages，itgreatlycutsdownthecostsoftransportationandstoring.Therefore，designersoftenuseitformodernbuildingsandindoordecorations.

Beyonditsdailyuses，thematerialalsocarriestechnologicalmeaning.

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.Themixofnaturalmaterialsandmoderntechnologygivesthecommonstonemagicalabilities.Suchscientificcreationsnotonlyimprovepeople'sdailylife，butalsoperfectlyshowthepowerfulcharmofmodernscience.Peoplearelookingforwardtoitsnewuseinthefuture.

A.Ithasafurtherhiddenvaluetobeexplored.

B.Suchchangesmakethematerialmoreuseful.

C.Itcostsalotofmoneytomakethenewstone.

D.Thematerialletssunshinepassthrougheasily.

E.Thisnewstonealsohassomeweakpoints.

F.Itplaysanimportantroleinourdailylife.38.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F39.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F40.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F41.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F六、阅读填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。42.阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

39-year-oldZhangXuegrewupwithnothingbutadreamandcalloused（长满茧的）hands.Hewasbornin1987，andhisparentsseparatedwhenhewasyoung.He

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（raise）byhisgrandmotherinapoormountainvillageofHunanProvince.At14，thepoorlivingconditionsforcedhim

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（leave）school.Withanoldbackpack，heworkedinamotorcycleshopasarepairman，startingalifeconnectedwithengines（发动机），oilandhardwork.

Zhangwasstrictwith

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（he）.Hegotupbeforesunriseandwenttobedlateatnight.Hecleanedoilyparts，repairedbrokenenginesandoftengotcutsonhishands.Whileotherteenagersplayedforfun，hestudiedeverypartofthemotorcycle

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midnight.At19，wishingforachancetojoinaracingteam，herodeanoldmotorcycle100kilometersthroughaheavyrainstorm.Hefelt

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（terrible）coldbutdidn'tgiveup.

In2013，ZhangarrivedinChongqing，China'smotorcyclecapital，withonly20，000yuan.Hesleptinworkshops，atecoldfoodandspentyearslearningeverystepofmotorcycleproduction.

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foreigncountrieshadlongcontrolledhigh-qualitymotorcyclemarketsandkeptkeytechnicalsecrets，hechosetofacethembravely."Ifthereis

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designdrawing，Chinacanmakeit100%，"hesaidfirmly.

In2024，hedecidedtoindependentlydevelopengines.Thejourneywasreallyhard：repeatedfailures，littlemoneyandplentyofdoubtsfrommanypeople.Heborrowedmoneytopayhisworkers.Hisdreamonceseemedfarawaybutneverdisappeared."Ihavegotreadyfor

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（end）difficulties，"heoncetoldothers.

InMarch2026，aracer