2026年江苏省常州市中考英语试题

常州市2026年中考英语试卷 一、单项选择 1. C 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. B 二、完形填空 11. B 12. A 13. D 14. B 15. C 16. A 17. B 18. C 19. D 20. A 21. C 22. D 三、阅读理解 A 23. B 24. D 25. B B 26. D 27. C 28. B C 29. D 30. A 31. A 32. C D 33. C 34. A 35. B 36. A 四、还原信息 37. E 38. F 39. C 40. D 五、阅读回答 41. He thought Grandpa should throw them away. 42. It could bring him efficiency. 43. Grandpa’s friend (who moved abroad). 44. By a paper letter. Because paper letters can record lively memories, while quick digital messages cannot catch those special moments.（言之有理即可） 六、综合填空 45. tells 46. prettier 47. in 48. to promise 49. However 50. led 51. and 52. peacefully 53. kindness 54. was offered 七、书面表达 One possible version: Dear Lucy, I’m sorry to learn about your self-doubt. In fact, every personality has its own strengths and weaknesses. Being quiet is never a shortcoming. It does not mean you are less energetic or creative. Quiet people are good at deep thinking and can easily notice small details others might miss. Many great ideas come from quiet, careful thinkers. You should learn to accept yourself just as you are. To build up your confidence, make full use of your own advantages. At the same time, you can learn good qualities from people around you instead of copying their styles. Never compare yourself with others blindly. Everyone grows at their own pace. Value your own special qualities, and you will surely shine brightly in your own way. Yours, Li Hua 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 常州市2026年中考英语试卷 （满分：90分 考试时间：100分钟） 一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 1. John’s dictionary was left at home, so he had to borrow ________. A. my B. him C. mine D. himself 2. ________, Lily came up with such a creative idea to use AI for our daily life. A. At present B. To our surprise C. In all D. All year round 3. ________ all are here, let’s vote for the new group leader. A. Whether B. Unless C. Although D. Since 4. — Shall we visit Zhang Tailei Museum this Saturday afternoon? — ________ That’s exactly my plan. A. It depends. B. I’m afraid not. C. Why not? D. You’re welcome. 5. You ________ search the Internet for answers when doing homework. It’s not allowed. A. can’t B. wouldn’t C. needn’t D. couldn’t 6. It is a ________ for me to collect these old textbooks so that we can use them again. A. pity B. pleasure C. risk D. price 7. How ________! 13-year-old Li Yongqiu won a gold medal in World Street Dance for China. A. natural B. practical C. amazing D. romantic 8. Mike finally decided to live in Changzhou, ________ his mother’s wish that he should stay in Shanghai. A. against B. behind C. except D. above 9. Tom, you should ________ the instructions before using the shared bike for the first time. A. turn on B. hand out C. put in D. look through 10. — David, could you tell me ________? — With your student card, you can use them for free. A. how much do the library’s e-books cost B. how much the library’s e-books cost C. how long we can use the library’s e-books D. how long can we use the library’s e-books 二、完形填空（共12小题；每小题1分，满分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。 I was thirteen when I learnt a mistake could be changed into something else. That spring, I was asked to 11 the backdrop (背景幕布) for the school play. Two days later, I finished a perfect blue sky with soft white clouds. I stood back, pleased with myself — 12 my brush slipped (滑落). A long, 13 brown line cut straight across the sky like a scar (疤痕). My heart dropped. There was no time to start again. I stood 14 , looking at my failure, when my art teacher walked over. She didn’t say a word. 15 , she picked up a brush and turned that brown line into the trunk (树干) of a tall tree. Then she added leaves, and two small birds resting among them. What had been a scarred 16 suddenly became a landscape — peaceful, deep, and fantastic. The mistake saved the painting from being a (n) 17 one! That moment stayed with me. I later learnt that some of the world’s best 18 began as accidents, like penicillin (青霉素) or the microwave. But the real 19 of a mistake is not just what it becomes, but what it does to you. It forces you to stop, to look again, and to try something you never 20 . Now, whenever I 21 a difficult or unpleasant situation — in a test, in a friendship, or in something I build — I try not to freeze. I 22 myself: This could be a bend (拐弯) in the road, not the end. It’s just a door you haven’t opened yet. 11. A. repair B. paint C. control D. hang 12. A. until B. if C. though D. because 13. A. pleasant B. dangerous C. warm D. ugly 14. A. excited B. frozen C. patient D. bored 15. A. So B. Otherwise C. Instead D. Moreover 16. A. sky B. brush C. cloud D. tree 17. A. small B. common C. interesting D. colourful 18. A. habits B. tasks C. discoveries D. traditions 19. A. degree B. cause C. symbol D. magic 20. A. planned B. praised C. failed D. compared 21. A. run from B. take up C. meet with D. go over 22. A. question B. warn C. promise D. remind 三、阅读理解（共14小题；每小题2分，满分28分） 阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Growing plants is a good way for you to relax and know the value of work. Here are some steps to grow your own tomatoes. Step 1: Grow from seeds Cut open a tomato to take the seeds out, and plant them in the soil. Make sure you water the soil until the plants are strong and tall. Step 2: Care for sprouts (嫩芽) Once your seeds have sprouted, keep them under a clear cover, which creates a mini-environment for them to grow strong. Step 3: ________ When the sprouts grow into seedlings (幼苗), take away the cover and expose (暴露) them a little more to the natural environment. Keep a close eye on them, as too much sun, water, or wind could harm their growth. Step 4: Transplant (移栽) seedlings Once your seedlings have 4 to 5 leaves, they’re ready for a new home. Prepare a larger place for the seedlings to be transplanted. Check the roots (根) are deep enough to get the room they need to grow. Step 5: Grow, grow, grow Grow your tomato plants in a sunny place, but too much wind won’t do them any good. Put up a stake (支架) to stop the plants being blown over. 23. What must you remember to do during the first two steps? A. Put a tomato in the soil. B. Water the soil. C. Cut off extra sprouts. D. Change the cover. 24. What is Step 3? A. Plant sprouts. B. Take away sprouts. C. Cover seedlings. D. Care for seedlings. 25. What should you do when you see a few leaves on the seedlings? A. Take away the cover. B. Transplant the seedlings. C. Check if there are enough roots. D. Set up a stake to get enough wind. B Combining (结合) exercise with community service is the main task of GoodGym, an organization that encourages the UK people to get fit by doing good. Members of it don’t need to pay for their exercise. All that is needed is their strong wish to walk, run or ride and willingness to do local volunteer work. GoodGym began in 2007 when Ivo Gormley, who set up the organization, started running to send a newspaper to an old person in his neighbourhood. At the time, Gormley wasn’t doing any exercise and missed being part of a basketball team. “I just didn’t like the idea of going to a gym (体育馆). I thought I could do something more useful with my exercise,” he said. For Gormley, he wanted to make it as easy as possible for people to stay in shape and serve the community. “If you are interested, you can have a try,” Gormley said. “You don’t have to come back if you don’t like it. It’s a really easy way to take part.” The chance to meet people is a key part that attracts members, Gormley said. He said a recent survey showed that many young people wanted to get away from phone screens and to have more in-person communication. Members of GoodGym sometimes have dinner together when their volunteer work is done. Christian Krekel, from the London School of Economics, spent two years studying if GoodGym’s combination of volunteering and exercise can do extra good to mental (心理的) health. “We are very glad to find improvements in all six parts of mental health, with 3, 600 members reporting feeling less lonely and more satisfied with their lives. They also feel more closely connected with others,” Krekel said. 26. Why did Gormley set up GoodGym? A. To build his newspaper business. B. To get a chance to go to a gym. C. To keep in touch with a basketball team. D. To give extra meaning to exercise. 27. What makes GoodGym different? A. It serves the youth more. B. It has a clear and strict rule. C. It connects exercise with doing good. D. It prevents members from using phones. 28. What is Krekel’s attitude (态度) towards GoodGym? A. He doubts it. B. He welcomes it. C. He has no interest in it. D. He worries about its influence. C ①We’ve all been there — sitting in a meeting, classroom, or workshop, not understanding a concept (概念) but too afraid to ask questions. The fear of sounding silly keeps us silent. We tell ourselves that everyone else must already understand, that our question is “stupid”, and that it’s better to nod along than risk embarrassment (窘迫). ②But what if those “stupid” questions are the most valuable ones? What if they’re the key to encouraging creation, increasing confidence and connecting more meaningfully with others? ③There are no stupid questions. What we consider as “stupid” questions always challenge fixed thinking and cause great breakthroughs. Many new possibilities come from such questions, like Newton thinking about why apples fall to the ground and ancient thinkers questioning why the sun rises and sets. These questions break traditional thinking and lead to creative discoveries. ④Moreover, asking such questions builds personal confidence and connection between people. Each time we ask a “stupid” question, we’re reducing the fear of losing face. We become more and more confident. At the same time, by asking “stupid” questions, we invite real conversations. When we ask “stupid” questions, we allow others to ask their own. We tell others it’s okay not to know everything, creating a culture of openness and curiosity. This leads to deeper and more honest connections. ⑤In short, in a world that doesn’t give value to true curiosity but to appearing knowledgeable, asking “stupid” questions becomes a superpower. So, the next time you think of a “stupid” question, just ask it. Remember: It is not a sign of silliness, but a sign of courage and true learning. 29. What stops people asking questions about a concept that they don’t understand? A. The difficulty of the concept. B. The value of the concept. C. The worry about embarrassing others. D. The fear of losing face. 30. What does the writer think of “stupid” questions in the passage? A. They often lead to creative discoveries. B. They are often caused by fixed thinking. C. They often increase people’s fear of feeling silly. D. They are often asked by stupid people in conversations. 31. What is the best structure (结构) of the passage? A. ①/②/③④/⑤ B. ①②/③/④⑤ C. ①/②③/④⑤ D. ①/②③/④/⑤ 32. What is the best title for the passage? A. The Way of Asking “Stupid” Questions B. The Types of “Stupid” Questions C. The Power of Asking “Stupid” Questions D. The Cost of “Stupid” Questions D Chinese researchers have developed a new system that can gently stop hundred-ton aircraft during emergency (紧急的) landings on the runway. The system has recently received a national creation award. The researchers developed a new material called foam (泡沫) concrete (混凝土). It looks like common concrete but weighs just 200 kg per cubic metre — about a tenth of the weight of standard concrete. When an aircraft runs into it, the material creates a “soft stopper” that takes in energy through controlled breaking. This allows the plane to slow down smoothly and finally stop safely. Landing is one of the most dangerous periods of flight. International air travel rules require a safety area of at least 90 metres beyond runways. In the past, the area was filled with water, grass, soil, or sand. All of them had disadvantages: Water could become hard ice or attract wildlife, while soil strength changed with weather. The key challenge is controlling how the foam concrete breaks down. It must have enough strength to support aircraft wheels but be weak enough to collapse when hit. For example, for large passenger planes, its strength must fall exactly between 0.30 and 0.35 megapascals (兆帕). Unlike earlier foreign designs that depended on expensive but not long-lasting concrete, the Chinese team developed a method that made the system cheaper and more lasting. They also developed methods to put millions of bubbles into the material and control the way it turns hard, making sure it works well even after being used in the open air for a long time. The system has now been used at 14 airports across China. Tests show that after one year, the material’s properties (性能) change by only 3%, proving its high quality. 33. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about? A. What the material looks like. B. How the material is made. C. What makes the system work well. D. How the system is developed. 34. What does the underlined word “collapse” most probably mean? A. Break. B. Form. C. Appear. D. Burn. 35. What is the key advantage of the system? A. It can stop an aircraft in a shorter time. B. It can slow down an aircraft smoothly. C. It can create a safety area of over 90 metres. D. It can be used in the open air. 36. What is the main purpose of the passage? A. To introduce a new runway safety system. B. To explain a new flying technology. C. To describe some possible landing methods. D. To compare two different safety materials. 四、还原信息（共4小题；每小题1.5分，满分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。 Horses were domesticated (驯养) in China thousands of years ago. They were used as a tool for farming and basic transport, many even for fighting. This connection has made horses appear in Chinese literature works. 37 One fantastic description of a horse is the legendary (传说的) and kind qilin. It is an imaginary animal with a dragon’s head, long horns (角) and a horse-or deer-like body. 38 According to legend, qilin only arrives during times of great peace and happiness or when a true great man is present in the world. Horses appear not only in legend. 39 For example, the famous Red Rabbit, or Chi Tu, was mentioned in the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms (《三国演义》) as the warring horse of Lü Bu. This horse helped with Lü’s victories so often that the saying rose: “Among men, Lü Bu; among horses, Chi Tu.” 40 In this novel called Journey to the West, the third son of the Dragon King of the West Sea would be put to death after setting a fire that burnt the palace’s treasures. Luckily, he was saved and told to wait for Tang Sanzang by a river. There, the dragon met Tang but mistook him for somebody else and ate his horse. As punishment, the dragon was turned into the White Dragon Horse and served as Tang Sanzang’s riding horse for the journey. Together, these stories display the lasting cultural importance of horses in China. A. These horses appeared in a historical novel. B. Another famous one was connected to farming. C. We can also see many of them in Chinese classical novels. D. Perhaps the best-known example is the horse from a 16th-century novel. E. And because of their helpfulness, horses’ good sides are often described in them. F. Although it has a strange appearance, it is gentle and does not attack other animals. 五、阅读回答（共4小题；前3小题每题2分，第4小题3分，满分9分） 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）。 “Why keep all this, Grandpa?” Leo complained, putting a pile of old books into a box. “You can find all these books online now. It’s faster, cleaner, and doesn’t take up space.” “Speed isn’t everything, Leo,” Grandpa said softly. “Some things can only be felt, not just sent in digital (数字的) ways.” Leo rolled his eyes, thinking about the efficiency (效率) of his digital world. But then, as he reached for another box, it fell to the ground. A handwritten letter fell out. It was written to Grandpa, dated forty years ago, and it was slightly smudged (污损). Leo picked it up. As he began to read the first few lines, his sarcasm (嘲笑) died away. It described a snowy night in 1986 when Grandpa had waited hours at a train station just to say a three-minute goodbye to a friend moving abroad. There was no GPS, no fast “I’m here” messages — only the heartfelt hope and a handwritten promise to stay in touch. It wasn’t just a letter; it was a lively, breathing record of a moment that shaped his grandpa’s life — a moment that no “quick digital messages” could ever catch. Leo gave a quick look at his phone, and suddenly felt unbelievably “poor” He realized that although his digital world was faster, it could not record lively memories as Grandpa’s old letter could. That evening, Leo sat by his desk. He wanted to share his feeling with his best friend back in the city. 41. What did Leo think Grandpa should do with those old books? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 42. In Leo’s eyes, what could his digital world bring him? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 43. Who wrote the letter to Grandpa? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 44. How do you think Leo would share his feeling with his friend, by a paper letter or a digital one? Why? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 六、综合填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 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。 The Mogao Caves are famous for their ancient wall paintings. In Cave 257, a painting made during the Northern Wei Dynasty 45 (tell) a touching story and attracts many tourists. Long ago, deep in the forest, there lived a magical deer. Her fur shone in nine bright colours, making her 46 (pretty) than any other deer. She was also kind and would help anyone 47 need. One day, she saved a man from a river and asked him 48 (promise) not to tell anyone where she lived. The thankful man said he would never do so. 49 , as he heard the king was offering a great reward for finding the deer, he changed his mind. He 50 (lead) the king and his soldiers (士兵) to the forest. The king wanted the deer because his greedy (贪婪的) queen dreamt about a beautiful nine-coloured deer 51 wanted a coat made of her fur. When the deer saw the army, she realized what had happened at once. Looking at the man, she said 52 (peaceful) to the king, “I saved this man. He promised to keep my secret. But now he has broken his promise.” The king was moved by her 53 (kind). He realized the man was not worth trust and ordered his soldiers to step back. From then on, protection 54 (offer) to the deer by the king. As for the bad man, he soon became ill and died of terrible sores (褥疮). 七、书面表达（满分15分） 假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Lucy觉得自己性格过于安静，不如别人有活力和创造力，产生了自我怀疑，写信向你求助。请你根据以下提示写一封回信，帮她解决困惑、悦纳自己。 1．不同性格，各有优劣；……； 2．取长补短，提升自信；……。 参考词汇：personality n. 性格；improve v. 提升；confidence n. 自信 注意： 1．文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称； 2．词数100左右；文章的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。 Dear Lucy, I’m sorry to learn about your self-doubt. _______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $