江苏省南通市2025～2026学年下学期英语中考模拟卷3（南通专用）

江苏省南通市2025~2026学年初三下学期

英语中考模拟卷3（南通专用）

（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：120分）

 第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共 65 分）

 一、单项选择（本题共10小题；每小题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。

1. —Have you ever seen ________ AI-generated painting? 

   —Yes, it’s really creative. It shows ________ future of art. 

   A. an; the    B. the; a    C. a; the    D. the; the

2. My cousin learns to play the guitar by practicing for ________ 20 minutes every morning. 

   A. at first    B. at least    C. at last    D. at once

3. When the students saw the amazing robot, they ________ cheering loudly. 

   A. used to    B. had better    C. couldn’t help    D. couldn’t wait

4. —Could you please tell me ________? 

   —Sure. It’s a new eco-friendly material. 

   A. what is this    B. what this is    C. where is this    D. where this is

5. —________ has your school used the smart library system? 

   —Since last September. It’s very convenient. 

   A. How long    B. How often    C. How soon    D. How far

6. Our geography teacher told us that the Yangtze River ________ about 6,300 kilometers long. 

   A. is    B. was    C. will be    D. has been

7. —Tom, you don’t need to copy others’ designs. Just create by ________. 

   —Sorry, Mr. Wang. I won’t do that again. 

   A. yourself    B. myself    C. himself    D. herself

8. —Who is the girl ________ on the bench? 

   —She’s my classmate. She ________ reading novels in her spare time. 

   A. sit; used to    B. sitting; is used to    C. sitting; used to    D. sat; used to

9. ________ the help of AI tools, many students ________ parents are busy can now learn more efficiently. 

   A. Under; who    B. With; whose    C. Under; which    D. With; whom

10. —I think schools should teach students how to manage money. 

    —________. It’s a very useful life skill. 

    A. I can’t agree more    B. Don’t mention it 

    C. It doesn’t matter    D. That’s all right

 二、完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Last winter, 13-year-old Zhang Mei from a mountain village in Yunnan Province had an unforgettable experience. She was chosen to join a “Digital Art Workshop” in Chengdu.

When Zhang Mei first arrived, she felt both excited and 11 . She had never used a drawing tablet before. “I was afraid I would 12 behind,” she said.

The workshop 13 15 students from different poor areas. They learned to draw on a computer, design characters, and even make short animations (动画). Zhang Mei’s first task was to 14 a simple cartoon animal. “I didn’t even know how to hold the pen,” she laughed.

But with the patient help of 15 , she learned fast. “The first time I finished a drawing by myself, I felt like I had 16 a huge wall,” she said.

The workshop also taught them how to be 17 online. “We learned not to share personal information or click on strange links,” Zhang Mei explained.

After four weeks, each student had to 18 a final project. Zhang Mei made a short animation about her village’s New Year celebration. “I wanted to show people how 19 our traditions are,” she said.

Now back home, Zhang Mei uses a school computer to practice. She hopes to become an animator and 20 digital art to more children in her village.

“The workshop opened a new 21 for me,” she said. “I used to think art was only for rich kids. Now I know that 22 we have the chance, we can create anything.”

Her teacher, Mr. Li, said, “ 23 made Zhang Mei special was not her talent, but her effort. She never gave up, even when things were 24 .”

Zhang Mei’s story shows that with curiosity and persistence (坚持), the digital divide can be

25 .

11. A. nervous    B. relaxed      C. angry     D. proud 

12. A. fall        B. stay        C. keep      D. leave 

13. A. refused     B. accepted    C. sent       D. missed 

14. A. read       B. write       C. draw      D. copy 

15. A. doctors     B. volunteers    C. drivers    D. parents 

16. A. broken     B. climbed      C. bought    D. drawn 

17. A. quiet       B. busy        C. safe       D. active 

18. A. start       B. forget        C. change    D. complete 

19. A. poor       B. beautiful     C. boring     D. common 

20. A. sell        B. hide         C. bring      D. throw 

21. A. shop       B. window      C. hospital   D. factory 

22. A. but        B. so           C. if        D. because 

23. A. what       B. that         C. which     D. who 

24. A. easy       B. interesting    C. helpful    D. difficult 

25. A. widened    B. kept         C. copied    D. bridged

 三、阅读理解（本题共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

In the spring of 2026, China launched a new environmental project called “Green Wall 2.0”. Unlike the first Great Green Wall, which was made of trees, this one uses high-tech “vertical gardens” (垂直花园) on the sides of buildings in big cities.

The program started in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. Special plant-covered panels (板) are fixed to the outside of tall buildings. These panels contain small plants that can clean the air, reduce heat, and even absorb (吸收) noise. “A single vertical garden can absorb as much CO₂ as 20 trees,” said Dr. Wang, an environmental scientist.

The panels also have sensors (传感器) that check the health of the plants and automatically water them. “It’s like a smart garden on the wall,” said Ms. Chen, a building owner in Shanghai. “My electricity bill went down because the building stays cooler in summer.”