2026年湖北省襄阳市樊城区中考一模英语试卷

2026年湖北省襄阳市樊城区中考一模英语试卷一、完形填空“Tom,theschoolsportsmeetstartsinhalfanhour!”Mumcalled,holdinghissportsbag.“Wait,Mum!Ican’tfindmy1socks!”Tomshouted.Mumsmiledandsaid,“Holdyourhorses,Tom.There’snoneedto2.Wehaveenoughtime.”Tomlookedconfused(困惑的)andtouchedhishead.“Holdmyhorses?Arewegoinghorseriding?”heaskedin3.Mumhandedhimthesocks.“Dear,it’sanoldsaying,meaning‘4’and’bepatient’.Longago,leadersshoutedittostophorseteamsonbusyroadstokeepeveryonesafe.Now,whenIsayit,Iwantyoutokeep5,thinkclearlyandgetready.”Tomnoddedandtookadeepbreath.Herealizedhewantedtowinsomuchthathemadethingsmessy.“You’reright.Iwastoo6.”Onthewaytotheplayground,Tomthoughtaboutwhathis7said.Whentheygotthere,helearnedthattheircaptain(队长)Frankhadhurthisleg.Tohissurprise,thecoachchoseTomto8theirsoccerteam!Atfirst,justlikebeforeeverybiggame,Tom’slegswere9.Butthistime,heheard“Holdyourhorses”inhishead.Hekepthis10andtriedtopasstheballwellandkeptcheeringhisteamup.WhenEric,aquietplayer,misseda(n)11goalandputhisheaddown,Tomrantohim.“Holdyourhorses,Eric,”hesaid12.“Onemistakeisnotallaboutyou.Let’stryagaintogether.”Withbrighteyesandasmallsmile,Erickept13,andscoredthewinninggoalfortheirteaminthelastminute.Afterthegame,Mum14Tom.“See?Beingpatientisnotjustwaiting,andithelpsyoustaycalmanddoyourbest.”Tomlearnedpatienceleadstosuccess.Fromthatdayon,hesaid“Holdyourhorses”tohimself15worried.Thatsimplephrasehelpedhimbecomeabetterplayerandastrongerboy.1.A．baseballB．footballC．basketballD．volleyball2.A．waitB．walkC．rushD．jump3.A．fearB．painC．angerD．surprise4.A．wakeupB．growupC．lookdownD．slowdown5.A．calmB．happyC．healthyD．strong6.A．tiredB．boredC．hurriedD．excited7.A．dadB．mumC．friendD．coach8.A．joinB．leadC．leaveD．follow9.A．shakingB．movingC．liftingD．kicking10.A．coolB．balanceC．promiseD．health11.A．magicalB．popularC．importantD．interesting12.A．softlyB．secretlyC．proudlyD．seriously13.A．cryingB．tryingC．studyingD．watching14.A．thankedB．helpedC．praisedD．called15.A．whoeverB．howeverC．whateverD．whenever二、阅读理解

ShareYourTravelStories&Feelings!Travelopensoureyestotheworld’sbeauty.Joinourschoolradiostation—let’sexploretogether!SchoolRadioStation@123.comTravelMakesMeGrowByZhangHan,Class1,Grade7Travelingisoneofmygreatestjoysinlife.Lastsummerholiday,myfamilyandIflewtoBeijing.WalkingontheGreatWallandvisitingthePalaceMuseum,IlearnedalotaboutChinesehistorythatIcouldn’tgetfromtextbooks.Ialsotriedmanylocalsnacksandtalkedwithfriendlypeoplethere.Travelingnotonlybringsmehappinessbutalsohelpsmegrowintoabetterperson!TheJoyofTravelingByWangYinuo,Class3,Grade7Ilovethesaying,“Readingtenthousandbooksisnotasgoodastravelingtenthousandmiles.”Whilebookstellusstories,travelingletsusexperiencethemfirsthand.Duringholidays,myfamilyoftenridebikesortakebusestothecountryside.Ipickfruit,watchsmallanimals,andrunonthegreengrass.Travelingmakesmylifecolorfulandteachesmetolovethebeautifulworldaroundus.GreatMemoriesfromTravelingBySunHao,Class1,Grade8Forme,travelingisnotjustaboutseeingplaces;it’saboutmakingwarmmemorieswithmyfamily.Everyholiday,wetakeatraintodifferentcities.Wetakephotos,enjoydeliciousfood,andtalkhappilytogether.Althoughbooksgiveusknowledge,travelinggivesusunforgettablememories.Iwillkeeptravelingwithmyfamilyandcollectingmorewonderfulmomentsinmylife.16.WhatdoesZhangHanthinkhecangetfromtravelingtoBeijing?

A．Skillsforcookinglocalfood.B．Friendshipwithdifferentpeople.C．KnowledgeaboutChinesehistory.D．HappinessofwalkingontheGreatWall.17.WhatactivitydoesWangYinuousuallydointhecountryside?

A．①②③B．①③④C．②③④D．①②④18.HowdoesSunHaousuallytraveltodifferentcities?

A．Byplane.B．Bybike.C．Bytrain.D．Bycar.19.Whatcommonideadothethreestudentsshareabouttraveling?

A．Travelinghelpsusgrow.B．Travelingisjustforfun.C．Travelingteacheshistory.D．Travelingmakesfamilycloser.20.Wherecanyoumostprobablyreadthepassage?

A．Ageographytextbook.B．Aschoolwebsite.C．Asciencefictionmagazine.D．Aguidebookfortourists.Shuxiu(束脩):ATraditionofRespectingTeachersRespectingteachershasalwaysbeenakeytraditioninChineseeducation.ItstartedwithafamouslinefromTheAnalects(《论语》):“Ihaveneverrefusedtoteachanyonewhobroughtmeabundleof(一束)driedmeat.”Thisledtothecustomofshuxiu,aspecialwaytoshowrespecttoteachers.Withahistoryofover2,500years,shuxiudatesbacktotheSpringandAutumnPeriodandremainedpopularuntiltheTangDynasty.Butwhydriedmeat?Inancienttimes,meatwasexpensiveandhardtoget.Mostfamiliescouldnotafforditoften,sodriedsaltedmeatwasveryvaluable—peopleevenusedittotradeforrice,clothandotherdailythings.Becauseofthisvalue,givingthisgiftwasnotjustacustom;itincludedasmallceremony.Parentswouldbowpolitelywhilehandingoverthemeattoteachers,markingthestartofarespectfullearningjourney.Infact,receivingshuxiumeantthattheteacherhadtrulyacceptedthestudent,markingthebeginningofateacher-studentrelationship.Todaypeoplenolongergivedriedmeattoteachers,butrespectingteachersisstillanimportantpartofChineseculture.ThiscustomreflectsConfucius’opinionthateducationshouldbeopentoallpeople,aslongastheyshowrespect.So,hasshuxiuvanished?No,theformhaschanged,butthespiritliveson.Nowstudentsshowtheirrespectbylisteningcarefullyinclass,saying“thankyou”orsendingcardstoteachers.Thetruevalueofshuxiuliesnotinthegiftitself,butinthethanksbehindit.Fromdriedmeattoheartfeltthanks,respectingteachersismorethanatradition—itisthefirststeptobecomingareallearner.Nomatterhowadvancedtechnologybecomes,therelationshipbetweenteachersandstudentsisbuiltontrust,respect,andloveforlearning.21.Howdoesthewritertellusthestartofshuxiu?

A．Bylistingnumbersanddates.B．Byaskingaquestiontoreaders.C．Bygivinganexamplefromtoday.D．ByusingwordsfromTheAnalects.22.Whywasdriedsaltedmeatconsideredavaluablegiftinancienttimes?

A．Becauseitwaseasytofindeverywhere.B．Becauseitcouldbekeptforalongtime.C．Becauseitwasexpensiveandhardtoget.D．Becauseitwaslighterthanriceandcloth.23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vanished”meaninParagraph3?

A．Disappeared.B．Improved.C．Remained.D．Changed.24.Whydoesthewritermention“listeningcarefully”and“sendingcards”?

A．Toshowthatshuxiuhasdisappeared.B．Toshowthespiritofrespectremains.C．Totellusstudentsarebusierthanbefore.D．Toremindmodernstudentstobuyshuxiu.25.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Thehistoryofdriedmeat.B．Confucius’teachingmethods.C．Atraditionofrespectingteachers.D．Modernwaystothankteachers.A14-year-oldboyfromChinahassurprisedtheworldin2025.JiaMingxuan,fromChifengCity,wonatopprizeataninternationalinventionshowinGermany.Itisoneofthethreebiggestinventioneventsintheworld.Jia’sinvention,named“AutomaticWateringDevice(自动浇水装置)forTreesinDryPlaces”,isasmallmachinethatwatersyoungtreeswithoutusingelectricity.Thisyear,morethan540amazinginventionsfromaroundtheworldtookpartintheshow,whichmakesJia’sgoldprizeevenmoremeaningfulandvaluable.Jia’shometownliesinHorqinSandyLand(科尔沁沙地).It’salwaysdrywithlittlerainthere,sotreesfindithardtogrow.WhenJiawasyounger,heoftensawfarmerscarryingwaterdifficultlytowatertreesbyhand.Theirhardworkmadethisinvention-lovingboywanttodosomethingtohelp.Oneday,ashewatchedhismumcooking,Jianoticedsmallwaterdropsrunningdownthepotcover.Itremindedhimofaphysicslessonaboutsteam.Steamturnsintowaterwhenthetemperaturedrops.Agreatideahithimsuddenly.“CouldIcreateamachinethatcollectswaterfromtheairtowaterthetreeroots(根)deepinsidethesoilbyitself?”Withthehelpfromhisdadandteachers,Jiabeganturninghisideaintoreality.Heusedmanythingstostarttestingandfailedfourtimes,buthedidn’tgiveup.Onhisfifthtry,hemadeit!Later,hewonthefirstplaceinatopChineseinventioncontest!ThatgavehimthechancetogotoGermany.However,thecostoftravelingabroadwasnearlyasmuchasallthemoneyhisfamilycouldmakeinoneyear.Toavoidaddingpressuretohisparents,henearlydecidedtogiveupthecompetition.WhenJiaMingxuan’sschoolfoundthis,itpromisedtogivetheboyfullsupport.Itevenhelpedraisemoneyfromlocalgovernment,theRedCross,communitiesandevencaringorganizations.Withthesupportfrommanypeople,JiaMingxuanfinallywenttoGermany.Ontheinternationalstage,theChineseteenagershowedthecreativitytotheworld.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inParagraph1referto(指代)?

A．Germany.B．Jia’stopprize.C．Chifengcity.D．Theinventionshow.27.WhydoesthewriterdescribeJiaMingxuan’shometowninHorqinSandyLand?

A．Tointroduceanewtravelingcity.B．Toexplaintheenvironmentalchallenges.C．ToshowtheculturaldifferencesofChina.D．TounderstandthehistoryofChifengCity.28.Whichpictureshowsphysicsprinciple(原理)ofJiaMingxuan’sinvention?

A．B．C．D．29.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A．Moneyisn’teverything.B．Twoheadsarebetterthanone.C．Manyhandsmakelightwork.D．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.30.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．AninterestingphysicslessonB．ADryandSandyHometownC．AnInventionShowinGermanyD．ABoy’sInventionShineswithSupportHaveyouevernoticedthattimepassesveryquicklywhenyouarehavingagoodtime?Whenyouplaysportswithfriends,readaninterestingstorybookorwatchafunnymovie,hoursseemtopasslikejustafewminutes.31●Whenyou’refocused,youforgettheclock.Whenyouaredoingsomethinginteresting,yourbrainfocusesonitcompletely.32Ifwedonotnoticetimepassing,itgoesbyquietly,makingusfeelthattimefliesveryfast.●33Funactivitiesmakeyoufeelhappyandexcited.Inthesemoments,yourbraindealswithinformationveryquickly.Itislikeyourmindisrunningatahighspeed.Thismakesthewholeexperiencefeelshorterthanitactuallyis.●Whenyou’rebusy,youdon’tcounttheminutes.34Sinceyouarebusyenjoyingyourself,yousimplydon’thavetimetothinkabouthowlongithasbeen.Whenwefinallystopouractivities,wearealwayssurprisedthatsomuchtimehaspassed.Infact,timeneverrunsfaster.35Ifyou,dearstudents,wanttimeto“fly”duringyourdays,fillthemwithfunandwonder.Stayfocused,keepcurious,andenjoytheprocess.

A．Whenyou’rehappy,yourbrainspeedsup.B．Timegoesslowlywhenwearefree,boredorwaiting.C．Youneverstoptolookattheclockorcounttheminutes.D．Peoplelikespendingtimeoutsidebecauseitcanmaketimefly.E．Ourfeelings,attentionandmemoryjustchangehowwefeelabouttime.F．Scientistssaythereareafewsimplereasonsbehindthiscommonfeeling.三、选词填空阅读短文，从方框中选出恰当的单词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺、意义完整。每空仅填一词，每词仅用一次。

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penreachsafetryworkHaveyoueverwonderedhowastronautstakenotesinspace?Itsoundseasy,butitisactuallyabig36.OnEarth,gravity(重力)helpspeoplewritewithpens.However,inspace,pensdon’twork37theink(墨水)cannotrundown.Earlyastronauts38pencils,buttheycausedtrouble.Tinybrokenpiecesaredangerousforastronautsandthespaceship,sotheycan’tusepencilsforlong.Tosolvethis,scientistsinventedthe39“spacepen.”Itusesspecialinkthatisunderpressure.Thisallowsastronautstowriteinanydirection—evenupsidedown!Italso40wellinveryhotorcoldtemperatures,makingitperfectforspacelife.Curiously,Chineseastronautshaveusedanother41.Theyusedtraditionalbrushes.Differentfrom42,brushesholdinkontheirendsthroughsurfacetension(表面张力).Thisallowsthemtowritebeautifullyinzerogravity.WatchingastronautspracticeChinesehandwritinginspaceistrulyawonderfulmixof43scienceandancientculture.Now,astronautsusethesespecialpenstotakenotes,writemessagesandsolveproblemsinspace.Thankstothesecleverinventions,theycanwrite44andeasily,nomatterhowfartheyarefromtheEarth.Theyshowhowhumanwisdomhelpsus45forthestars.Witheverywordwritten,wecarryscienceandculturefarintospace.四、任务型阅读阅读短文，用英文填空或回答问题。（注意每小题的词数要求）Bridgeshavealwaysbeenimportantinpeople’slifesinceancienttimes.Theyhelpcrossriversandbusyroads,connectdifferentplaces,maketravelmucheasier,andbringpeoplecloser.Overthousandsofyears,thechangesofthebridgesshowtheprogressofhumantechnologyandChinesewisdom.Longago,peoplebuilttheearliestbridgeswithwoodorstone.Thesesmall,simplebridgessolvedabigproblem:gettingacrosswater.Later,ancientChineseengineerscreatedgreatstonearchbridges(拱桥).ThemostfamousexampleistheZhaozhouBridge,whichhasstoodforover1,400yearssincetheSuiDynasty.Itshowsthatancientbuildershadexcellentskillsandadeepunderstandingofstructure(结构),allowingthemtocreatesomethingbothbeautifulandstrongthatcouldlastforcenturies.Astimewenton,peoplestartedtobuildsteelbridges.Thesebridgesaremuchlongerandstrongerthanoldstoneones.Theycancarryheavycarsandtrains,connectingcitiesfarandwide.Thiskindofbridgeservesthefastgrowthofmodernsociety,turningfarawayplacesintocloseneighbors.Now,Chinahasbecomealeaderinthisfield.Wehavebuiltworld-famousbridgesliketheShiziyangBridge,whichisahugedouble-deckbridgewithsupertalltowers.Chineseengineersusenewtechnology,greenideas,andsmartsystemstobuildsafe,fast,andeco-friendly(环保的)bridges.Thesemodernbridgesarenotjustbuildings,butsymbolsofChina’sgreatengineeringpower.Fromsimpleancientbridgestogreatmodernones,bridgesconnectplaceswellandbringconveniencetoourlife.Bridgesnot