河南省许昌市2026年中考真题（1）英语试卷（附答案）

1、It is widely acknowledged that China has been __________ into a more prosperous and advanced country in the last 30 years．

A. transformed   B. transferred

C. transported   D. transmitted

2、The Chinese language differs from Western languages _________ it uses characters which stand for ideas, objects or deeds.

A. so that   B. in that

C. in which   D. for which

3、1 study Italian ________ I would be able to read Dante in the original.

A．so that

B．even though

C．in case

D．as if

4、Happiness and success often come to those   are good at recognizing their own strengths.

A. whom   B. who   C. what   D. which

5、We believe the time and hard work _______ in completing such an important project are worthwhile.

A． involved B． involving

C． to involve D． to be involved

6、Pollution in the city had reached four times the _____ level.

A.admirable B.adorable C.adaptable D.acceptable

7、_________the text messages we received always seem important at the time, most people can’t really remember them the next day.

A. While B. When C. If D. Since

8、Many people make a sharp________ between humans and other animals.

A．balance

B．examination

C．distinction

D．conclusion

9、Lucy advised him not to buy the car, but he bought it______.

A. anyhow   B. however

C. though   D. totally

10、The sudden fire caused a in the cinema and the crowd all ran away in all directions.

A.risk B.panic C.survey D.surprise

11、—Uncle Wang is in hospital.

—Oh, really? I ____________. I _____________ go and visit her.

A．didn’t know; am going to

B．hadn’t known; would

C．haven’t known; will

D．didn’t know; will

12、________ is known to all, China will be an _______ and powerful country in 20 or 30 years.

A．That; advancing

B．This; advanced

C．As; advanced

D．It; advanced

13、Unsurprisingly, locals are ______ of their independence and their heritage.

A．harsh

B．constant

C．protective

D．subsequent

14、Schools across China are expected to hire 50,000 college graduates this year as short-term teachers, almost three times the number hired last year,  ____  reduce unemployment pressures.

A.help B.to have helped C.to help D.having helped

15、Within a personalized learning program, the learners’ pathway can be _____ to their needs.

A.exposed B.tailored C.resigned D.limited

16、The Dragon Boat Festival ______ in our country for centuries.

A．has been celebrated

B．is being celebrated

C．is celebrated

D．has celebrated

17、Can you _________for your absence last Friday?

A. access   B. account

C. attempt   D. amount

18、To make a living ,they are willing to _______many of the disadvantages of city life such as crime .heavy traffic ,and pollution.

A. put up   B. put off

C. put up with   D. put away

19、—What are you looking for?

—I' m looking for the dictionary ______ you lent me last week.

A．who

B．what

C．that

D．when

20、Customers rarely have an opportunity to watch the cooks doing the cooking on the ____ although it sounds quite normal for any cook.

A. kitchen B. floor   C. condition D. spot

21、   “Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something good will happen.”

After graduating from college in 1932, I decided to find a job as a sports announcer (播音员) on the radio. I took the bus to Chicago and knocked on the door o£ every radio station. But I was refused every time. In one studio a nice lady told me that big radio stations didn’t want to accept inexperienced persons. “Go to the countryside and find a small station thatmight give you a chance,” she said.

I returned home, Dixon in Illinois. My father said Smith Ward had opened a store and wanted a local sportsman to manage its sports department. Since I had played football at Dixon in high school, I applied. The job sounded just right for me, but I still failed in the interview. As I left his office, I felt sad. I asked aloud, “How can a man become a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

I was waiting for the lift when I heard Smith Ward calling, “What did you say about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he made me stand before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary (虚构的) game. As a result, I did a wonderful job and was told to broadcast Saturday’s game!

On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words again: Everything happens for the best if you carry on. One day something good will happen.

【1】When did the writer graduate from college?

A．In 1931.

B．In 1932.

C．In 1933.

D．In 1934.

【2】Who opened a store and wanted a local sportsman?

A．The writer.

B．Smith Marx.

C．The writer’s father.

D．Smith Ward.

【3】Finally, the writer was asked to broadcast________.

A．Thursday’s game

B．Friday’s game

C．Saturday’s game

D．Sunday’s game

【4】According to the text, “Everything happens for the best if you carry on” means that________.

A．you will fail if you keep on trying

B．you will succeed if you keep on trying

C．you will lose money if you keep on trying

D．you will make money if you keep on trying

22、How to Travel in Time

The term “NOSTALGIA”(怀旧)used to describe a mental disease. The “algia” bit means “pain”, and the word was coined by a 17th-century doctor treating homesick soldiers, whose symptoms included hallucinations(幻觉)and depression.【1】And it’s a great example of the benefits of a strong memory — choosing to recapture moments from the past to enjoy them all over again.

As evidence, a recent report highlighted the increase in old songs being streamed on Spotify during lockdown. It seems that we found strength in musical memories of happier times.【2】Because memory skills can take you into the future, too — bringing a whole new set of rewards.

In another pandemic experiment, people wrote letters to their future selves, and found that they improved their mood by imagining themselves safely on the other side of COVID-19. Here are my tips for becoming a confident time traveller yourself:

*To reawaken happy feelings, use all your senses—not just sight. Smell, taste, touch and sound will also help you to recreate the past in rich clarity. If you find a memory that’s particularly helpful — for reassurance, say — keep using it！【3】

* When you’re procrastinating(拖延), visualise an end result. Flash forward to see the floor swept or the essay finished, and use that positive image to spur you into action.

* Ahead of major challenges, imagine the full impact of success. Don’t just picture yourself getting that great job: fill your mind with the really big ways it’s going to change your life.

【4】But the more you learn to control your memory, the better you’ll be at mining your past, and shaping your future, to be your best self now.

A．There’ll still be times when old thoughts cause sadness, or you’re anxious about what’s next.

B．The usefulness of nostalgia seems to vary with age.

C．Today we have a much more positive attitude to nostalgia.

D．You’ll get faster at finding it, and add extra layers of detail each time.

E．The answer lies in connecting with your past and future selves.

F．But there’s also a growing body of research into time travel “the other way”.

23、The famous Spanish painter Pablo Picasso once said, “Every child is an artist. The problem he has is how to remain an artist once he grows up.”

This is both encouraging and discouraging. The fact that we were all born to be artists is certainly exciting, and yet the reality has proven that many of us have failed to remain one.

Fortunately, some people have seen the problem and want to solve it.

Western educators have suggested that we introduce the concept of “STEAM” instead of “STEM”—traditional “core majors” including science, technology, engineering, and math—since the “A”, which stands for “art”, is just as important.

And on April 11, China’s Ministry of Education issued a guideline. Colleges and universities are required to provide more art-related courses and students need to earn a certain number of art credits in order to graduate.

These efforts came after many scientific studies had found that art education helps students develop self-confidence and teamwork skills, as well as habits of mind such as problem solving and critical thinking, according to The Washington Post.

It’s true that none of these skills is aimed for specific jobs. But as former US ballet dancer Damian Woetzel told The Atlantic, the purpose of art is “to give kids the tools to become adults who are creative, adaptable, and expressive—capable of having their eyes and ears and senses alive”. And we can now see how we lost track of our born “artist self” on our way to growing up: We failed to keep our abilities to see, hear and feel, and became blind, deaf and insensitive adults.

Hopefully, art education can help turn things around.

【1】What is the function of the first paragraph?

A．To introduce the topic.

B．To summarize the whole passage.

C．To introduce a famous artist.

D．To encourage us to be artists.

【2】Why should the concept of “STEAM” be introduced according to western educators?

A．Art is as important as traditional “core majors”.

B．All of us should learn art in college.

C．Traditional “core majors” are out of date.

D．Western education is more helpful.

【3】What can we predict from the guideline issued by China’s Ministry of Education?

A．More art-related courses will appear in all schools.

B．College students will have to gain enough art credits to graduate.

C．More students will major in art at colleges and universities.

D．Art will become much more important than science.

【4】What is the best title of the passage?

A．Every child is an artist

B．Learning from the artists

C．Bringing art to life

D．Life is art

24、When I first arrived in Australia at the age of 16 to go to high school for one year and live with a host family, I was completely over the moon about everything. I had been planning for many months. But, even though all exchange students participated in a one-day preparatory meeting, culture shock couldn't be avoided.

Those first weeks are so-called “honeymoon phase Ⅰ” where you are happy to be in that culture. However, this feeling didn’t last forever. After about two months, differences became more evident. I started missing my friends and family more and more. Frustrating thoughts increasingly occupied my head-nobody really understands me, and my English is not good enough. I wish people would just he able to speak German for one day! I wish public transportation would work the same way as at home! And so on. I knew it was “honeymoon phase Ⅱ”.

Over the next few months, though, I slowly and unknowingly entered the “adjustment phase”. I developed my own little routine, learnt to adapt to stress through various techniques, and made many new friends. My English improved dramatically!

I understood Australian culture better and better. That was a major breakthrough for me personally. Every day I felt more and more comfortable with my new home. I adopted many new traits（特征） while also keeping earlier ones from my home country. I would often refer to myself as “having a second nationality”. This process which happened over my last few months abroad is called the “mastery phase”. My happiest moment was when my dear friend one day said during a conversation, “You are Australian now, Jude! You sound just like us!”

I want to point out that the effects of culture shock are different for everyone and can result in different behaviour and feelings. The timing of the different phases also varies a lot from person to person. One thing is for sure-though culture shock is unavoidable, acceptance is the first step towards adjusting better to a foreign culture.

【1】According to the passage,which phase is the most difficult to go through?

A．Honeymoon phase Ⅰ.

B．Honeymoon phase Ⅱ.

C．Adjustment phase.

D．Mastery phase.

【2】What happened in the “mastery phase”?

A．The author got rid of his earlier habits.

B．The author quitted his nationality.

C．The author adjusted to the culture better.

D．The author made many new friends.

【3】What’s the most important thing to deal with culture shock?

A．Ignoring it.

B．Avoiding it.

C．Accepting it.

D．Changing it.

25、   I am very happy to have had a few close friends to rely on when I’ve struggled with low mood and anxiety during my lifetime. I want to share my experience of one specific episode (一段经历) where my two friends helped me in _______ ways.

The episode began when I had completed my A-levels and my relationship of over two years _______. I felt lost, _______ acute low mood and anxiety. My closest friend lived in the same town and he was a huge help in finding my way _______ this episode. He helped me by taking me to _______ and find exciting activities for us to do.

We never really spoke of my troubles _______. When I got low mood, I lost _______ and doing things always seemed like a struggle. If it were not for my friend dragging me out, I would have found this episode even more difficult and I certainly would not have had so many _______ memories of enjoying myself.

However, another friend _______ me more explicit psychological help by being there to talk to and share my feelings with. The best thing she did for me was to listen without __________ and show that she cared. This was hugely important in __________ my emotions and the situation that I found myself in.

It’s __________ to feel as though you’re being a burden by telling someone when you’re struggling, but it’s important to __________ that these are shared moments. It was not just a case of me expressing without any input or __________ from her. She understood me more as a person and sharing on such a personal level helped us become even __________ as friends.

A．complex

B．simple

C．usual

D．unique

A．went on

B．went through

C．broke out

D．broke down

A．understanding

B．grasping

C．experiencing

D．acknowledging

A．through

B．about

C．on

D．in

A．know

B．explore

C．watch

D．hear

A．seriously

B．secretly

C．ambiguously

D．explicitly

A．priority

B．motivation

C．expectation

D．satisfaction

A．miserable

B．long

C．fond

D．bitter

A．promised

B．instructed

C．offered

D．tolerated

A．judgment

B．guarantee

C．complaint

D．instruction

A．hiding

B．controlling

C．confirming

D．processing

A．happy

B．difficult

C．easy

D．appealing

A．discuss

B．continue

C．remember

D．expect

A．interaction

B．intention

C．passion

D．indication

A．stronger

B．closer

C．smarter

D．busier

26、阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's name in gold. Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible?" He then stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.

Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but realizing his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make the arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.

Paragraph1:

When he arrived at his father's house,

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Paragraph2:

How many times do we miss blessings because they are not packaged as we expected?

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