2026年广东省深圳市中考英语考前适应性练习卷

2026年广东省深圳市英语考前适应性练习卷

一、完形填空

阅读短文，从短文后各题所给的三个选项（A、B和C）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。

Ayer lived a rich life, so his friends wanted to know the secret of his wealth. One day, Ayer went to the market with one of his friends.

It was terribly hot. When they went halfway, they were so tired and    1    that they stopped and sat down under a big tree by the roadside. Ayer took    2    two bowls from his backpack and filled the bowls with water.

They carried the bowls and were about to drink when a gust of wind suddenly blew, making    3    not open their eyes. After the wind stopped, his friend found a lot of sand dropped in his bowl, even with some    4    on it. The friend frowned (皱眉), poured away the water in the bowl without thinking twice, poured himself    5    bowl and drank off without a break. When he put down his bowl, he found Ayer’s bowl was also not    6    , but Ayer only carefully picked up the fallen leaves, threw them off and put the bowl on the ground.

After a while, the water was gradually clean and clear. And then Ayer carried the bowl and drank    7    , leaving the sand at the bottom of the bowl.

His friend laughed at what he did, for he even regarded a bowl of water as a treasure. After hearing that, Ayer said kindly with a    8    , “Each bowl of water is drawn by me from the well, which I took pains to dig. How can’t I    9    it as a treasure?”

When sand and leaves dropped into a bowl, what Ayer saw was still the water,    10    his friend saw nothing but the sand and leaves. Maybe it was the secret of Ayer’s wealth.

1．A．hungry B．thirsty C．lazy

2．A．out B．away C．up

3．A．him B．it C．them

4．A．stones B．leaves C．paper

5．A．another B．other C．others

6．A．cold B．full C．clear

7．A．slowly B．suddenly C．quickly

8．A．cry B．smile C．shout

9．A．buy B．consider C．keep

10．A．if B．although C．while

 

二、阅读理解

Artwork is lovely to look at, and it has the power to make people feel and think differently. But do you know that when people see a real work of art, rather than just looking at a photo of it,

they are likely to experience stronger emotions (情绪)?

Scientists recently carried out a study at the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, a city in the Netherlands. The museum is home to Girl with a Pearl Earring, a very famous painting by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer. It was painted in 1665.

 ①  The researchers used eye-tracking equipment and a brain scanner to watch how people reacted to several paintings. First, the volunteers were asked to look at the real paintings on display, and then at photos of the artworks in the museum shop.

 ②  It was shown that their emotional reactions (反应) were 10 times stronger when they looked at the real paintings. The most active part of the brain while looking at the artworks was the area that controls people’s personal identity (身份) and consciousness (意识).

 ③  How did that happen? By study, people may experience something called a “sustained attentional loop” when they watched a certain painting. The volunteers’ attention was first drawn to the girl’s left eye, then her mouth, then to her pearl earring. This certain order of eye movements repeated in a continuous loop. Each time they completed the cycle, their focus became stronger and their connection with Girl with a Pearl Earring was deeper, which meant that people stared at the painting for longer. Martin de Munnik, one of the researchers in this study, said, “That means you have to pay attention whether you want to or not.” It was as if the painting itself had a power to hold the viewers’ attention and guide their eye movement in a very involuntary (无意识的) way.

 ④  The director of the Mauritshuis, Martine Gosselink, said that the study shows how important it is to go and see art in real life, whether it’s paintings, photography or dancing. She added, “it really helps develop your brain.” The researchers are now eager to broaden their study, planning to visit other museums and do similar experiments on works like the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci.

11．What is the purpose of the study?

A．To explain different ways to study a painting.

B．To check people’s interest in museum paintings.

C．To find differences between a painting and its photo.

D．To watch people’s reactions to real art and its photos.

12．We can put the following sentence “The team also found that the group reacted even more strongly to Girl with a Pearl Earring.” in ______.

A．① B．② C．③ D．④

13．How does the writer introduce the “sustained attentional loop”?

A．By giving an example. B．By telling a story.

C．By listing numbers. D．By offering advice.

14．Why was Mona Lisa mentioned at the end of the passage?

A．To introduce a world-famous art work. B．To explain the plan for further research.

C．To show the researchers’love for it. D．To prove its influence on people’s brain.

15．What is the best title of the passage?

A．The Power of Real Works of Art B．Lessons from Real Works of Art

C．The Way to Enjoy Real Works of Art D．A Visit to Real Works of Art

 

Carl Allamby started his auto repair business at the age of 19. Over the years it had grown into two shops with 11 employees, but Allamby started to expect something more. At first, he

thought it must have something to do with growing his business even further. So, at the age of 34, Allamby enrolled (注册) in a bachelor’s degree (学士学位) in business management.

There was one problem: after taking classes part-time over the next five years, Allamby was told he had to take a biology course to get his degree. “Why do I need to take biology?” he thought.

However, the best influence of this requirement is that it restarted his childhood dream. “I wanted to be a doctor when I was younger,” Allamby says. “I lost that dream somewhere through high school and life.” He grew up in a poor neighbourhood, and his school didn’t offer the advanced science classes. So he had no chance to study at medical school. Instead, Allamby set aside thoughts of becoming a doctor, and chose a realistic career path—fixing cars, which helped support his family.

But at age 39 a different Carl Allamby walked into that biology class. He was ready to live his dream. With the support of his wife and family, he quickly chose not to go to business school and instead took science classes to become a healthcare worker. “Becoming a doctor when I am nearly 50 was crazy. I will become a nurse like my wife,” he thought. But Allamby’s biology professor stopped him after class one day. “Carl,” he said, “you’re like the oldest guy here. What’s your endgame?” Allamby said he’d like to become a doctor, but it would be more practical to aim lower.

“Why not a doctor? You have a great talent for the work,” the professor said. “I didn’t even see in myself if my professor hadn’t told me that,” Allamby says.

And so, in 2015, Allamby sold his two shops and started medical school at Northeast Ohio Medical University. In 2019, at the age of 47, Carl Allamby became Dr Carl Allamby. He now works as an emergency medicine doctor at Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital.

“How many people can do something new at such a late stage in their life?” he asks. “My kids look up to me, my community looks up to me. Whether it’s because of my age or my past career—these are all reasons why I shouldn’t be here. And yet, here I am.”

16．What did Allamby enroll in a bachelor’s degree for at age 34?

A．To develop his business. B．To take part-time jobs.

C．To take a biology course. D．To learn to be a doctor.

17．Why did Allamby choose to fix cars at first?

A．To accept the school’s requirement.

B．To escape being a doctor.

C．To serve his neighbourhood.

D．To make a living.

18．What does the underlined “to aim lower” mean in Paragraph 4?

A．To live his dream. B．To be a doctor.

C．To take science classes. D．To be a healthcare worker.

19．What’s Allamby’s attitude towards the professor?

A．Doubtful. B．Patient. C．Thankful. D．Sorry.

20．Which can be used to describe Allamby?

A．A bookworm. B．A dream-follower. C．A survivor. D．A pioneer.

 

Every day, we see all kinds of news about the novel coronavirus epidemic (疫情) online: a government official announcing the latest development at a news conference, local car owners in Wuhan volunteering to drive doctors and nurses to and from work, and patients making their days