新疆维吾尔自治区塔城地区2026年中考模拟（3）英语试卷带答案

1、Teenagers who spend ______ time with their parents are more likely to want to further their studies.

A．genuine

B．quality

C．practical

D．comfortable

2、He hasn’t enough money for food, _______ amusements.

A．letting alone

B．let alone

C．let out

D．let up

3、Rather than carry out the project by itself, the company planned to _________ with other potential cooperators.

A. catch up   B. come up

C. keep up   D. team up

4、The boy lied to his parents in order to escape ________.

A．punish

B．to punish

C．punishing

D．being punished

5、_____ of the land in that district _____ covered with trees and grasses.

A．Two-fifth; is

B．Two-fifth; are

C．Two-fifths; is

D．Two-fifths; are

6、 --- I am still preparing for tomorrow’s speech.

--- Oh. Time is _________, so you need to speed up.

A. losing out B. giving out C. going out D. running out

7、—Will $ 200 ________?

—I'm afraid not. We need at least 50 more dollars.

A．count

B．satisfy

C．fit

D．do

8、We ______the difficulty together, but why didn’t you call me?

A. should face B. might face 

C. must have faced D. might have faced

9、I feel sure that ________ qualification, ability and experience, you are perfectly suited to the position we have in mind.

A．on account of

B．in spite of

C．in terms of

D．by means of

10、________ people’s dress differs from country to country is a reflection of cultural differences.

A．That

B．What

C．This

D．Which

11、-Why was William absent today?

-That was________ he broke her leg in the basketball match.

A．why

B．because

C．that

D．/

12、The house rent is expensive. I’ve got about half the space I had three years ago and I’m paying _______ before.

A. as three times much as   B. as much three times as

C. much as three times as   D. three times as much as

13、The snowstorm sweeping across California delayed my flight, otherwise I _____ in Hawaii sunbathing on the beach now.

A. would be B. could have been C. will be D. might have been

14、________ the morning train, he would not have been late for the meeting.

A. Did he catch  B. Should be catch

C. Has he caught D. Had he caught

15、The island, joined ________ the mainland by a bridge, is easy to go.

A．on

B．in

C．at

D．to

16、The French government backs the change, ________it says would help to attract foreign students and help French graduates compete in a global economy as the country struggles to regain competitiveness.

A．which

B．who

C．what

D．whom

17、—_____ you got Wang Feng’s autograph photo?

—Didn’t you know I went to his live concert? See? Easy!

A. How it was   B. When it was that

C. How was it that    D. When was it

18、It was the natural disaster, rather than human errors, that ________ for the death of so many innocent people.

A. are blamed   B. was to blame   C. was blamed   D. were to blame

19、This year conference goes in Switzerland have discussed _____ to achieve a better balance between growth and stability.

A.when B.where C.how D.why

20、The differences ______these two pictures ______ color are easy to see.

A．in，of

B．from，of

C．between，in

D．of，in

21、When times get tough, we all look for ways to cut back. When we’re hungry, we eat at home instead of going out. We take buses instead of taxis. And we wear our old designer jeans just a few months longer. With college expenses at all-time highs, high school students are eager to do anything to cut the cost of a university education.

One cost-cutting proposal is to allow college students to get a bachelor’s degree in three years instead of four. Educational institutions have been actively exploring ways to make the learning process more efficient. But there’s a question: Would the quality of undergraduate education suffer? Few US universities have formally approved a “three-year degree” model.

I doubt that mainstream North American colleges will carry out a three-year curriculum any time soon. For one thing, most universities already allow highly qualified students to graduate early by testing out of certain classes and obtaining a number of college credits. In addition, at famous universities, the committee who determine which courses are required and which courses are electives are unlikely to suddenly “throw out” one quarter of the required credits. Professors will resist “diluting(稀释)”the quality of the education they offer.

In my opinion, a quality four-year education is always superior to a quality three-year education. A college education requires sufficient time for a student to become skilled in their major and do coursework in fields outside their major. It is not a good idea to water down education, any more than it’s not a good idea to water down medicine. If we want to help students find their way through university, we should help them understand early on what knowledge and skills they need to have upon graduation. We should allow students to test out of as many courses as possible. We should give them a chance to earn money as interns(实习生)in meaningful part-time jobs that relate to their university studies, such as the five-year co-op program at Northeastern University.

【1】Which of the following can be the best title?

A. It’s time to shorten the learning process

B. Best learning takes place over time

C. University education should be watered down

D. College education calls for reform

【2】In most US universities, ________ .

A. some excellent students can graduate ahead of time

B. college students are offered the co-op program

C. electives’ credits make up one quarter of the required credits

D. all students are required to finish four-year education before graduation

【3】We can infer that ________ .

A. the author is a college professor

B. the author considers the university education quality very important

C. the author thinks the cost of a university education is too high for people to afford

D. the author pays special attention to the all-round development of college students

【4】The first paragraph serves as a(n) ________ .

A. explanation B. Definition C. Comment D. introduction

22、Electronic waste, also known as e-waste, consists of a discarded phones, printers, TVs, electric toothbrushes and many other electronic goods no longer in use.

A shocking 53. 6 million tons of electronic waste was generated worldwide in 2019 — less than a fifth of which was recycled, according to UN's Global E-waste Monitor 2020 report.

Of the total e-waste last year, Asia contributed the biggest amount — 46.4 per cent — followed by the Americas(24.4 percent), Europe (22.3 percent), Africa (5.4 percent) and Oceania (1.3 percent).

The combined heap of e-waste for 2019 averaged 7. 3 kg for every man, woman and child on Earth. The UK averaged the second-biggest in the world, at 23.9 kg, behind Norway, which averaged 26kg.

The report also reveals that just 17.4 percent of the e-waste was properly collected and recycled. E-waste is a health and environmental hazard (危害), containing hazardous substances such as mercury, which damages the human brain.

After a device is discarded and e-waste is warmed up, toxic chemicals are released into the air, damaging the atmosphere. E-waste in landfills can also seep (渗透) toxic materials into groundwater, affecting animals and plants.

Gold, silver, copper, and other high-value materials were collectively valued at $57 billion. However, they were mostly dumped or burned rather than being collected for treatment and reuse. In countries with developing markets, an increasing number of household electronics like refrigerators, air conditioners, and lamps are now being bought, leading to the rapid increase in e-waste. A global obsession with smart phones, which tend to be replaced by an updated model after a year, also helps build e-waste piles.

It's not that countries don't have policies to fight e-waste since 2014, the number of countries that have adopted a national e-waste policy has increased from 61 to 78, the report says. But advances are slow, enforcement (执行) is poor, and policies fail to encourage the collection and proper management of e-waste. The lack of effective policies around the world needs to be addressed (解决) as soon as possible.

【1】According to official figures, how much e-waste was recycled in 2019?

A．53.6 million tons.

B．10.8 million tons.

C．9.3 million tons.

D．20.1 million tons.

【2】E-waste does harm in many aspects EXCEPT ________________.

A．health condition

B．electronic products

C．energy resources

D．environmental protection

【3】What's the attitude toward reducing e-waste according to the report?

A．Tolerant.

B．Indifferent.

C．Ambiguous.

D．Critical.

【4】What's the main idea of this text?

A．E-waste is increasing.

B．E-waste is being reduced.

C．E-waste is harmful to people.

D．E-waste is being encouraged.

23、Mum，it’s me．Hopefully，this Mothering Sunday you will get to hear those three words．I will，of course，try to phone you．I hope we will be able to speak for the allowed 10 minutes．But I suspect many inmates will be using the phone，so if I don’t call and if we don’t speak，then this is what I would have said：

It’s not your fault that I am here．I know that deep in your heart you have questioned whether my current circumstance is somehow your fault，if the reckless stupidity of my past is somehow a failure on your part．It is not．Only one person is to blame，only one person should hurt — me．You have always taught me that when the room goes dark，you can wait for the lights to be switched back on or you can search in the dark and turn the light on yourself．You are my light．You always have been and always will be．There is nobody I admire more，nobody I have strived harder to please in my life，which is why my current failure hurts me so much．

I am so sorry that I will not be there to see you，but I want you to know that now，as always，you are here with me．In my darkest hours，and in the coldest loneliness of my past few months，my mind has so often wandered to the past，to when it was you and me — and I have been able to smile．Yours is the strength that I draw upon．

A parent’s job is to make sure that they pass on the best of themselves to their children．You have done that．It is the inner you in me that will get me through this．

I have failed you so epically，but you have never failed me．If I think back to the tears I shed when Dad left，all those years ago，I see you through their misty glaze．You holding me and you telling me we’d be OK，and we will be．We are and always will be the best team．

Childhood heroes such as footballers，actors and rock stars are clichéD． If the job’s done right，a child’s heroes should be their parents — you are mine．The strength you showed after the divorce from Dad to find your biological parents，to go to university and get your teaching qualifications，to begin your life again，is the strength that I draw on now．It is the belief in myself，it is the belief you have in me，that tells me that once I am released I can and will rebuild my life．I will make you proud again．I will make you happy to have me as your son．Yours is the will that gets me through every day．

I don’t believe you can judge a person for the mistakes they make，as we all make them，but you can judge them for what they do afterwards．And after this，when it is all over，you will still have a son with the same hopes and dreams．They have not diminished． If you can dream it，then you have to believe it can happen — right？

So this Mothering Sunday，please think back to that morning in the 80s，the first Mother’s Day without Dad，when a six-year-old me got up early and made breakfast for you．Do you remember it？Could you ever forget？A slice of bread a doorstep thick and a wedge of cheese equally dense．You didn’t have to eat it，but you did，chewing every dry mouthful．I know now why you forced yourself — because it had been made with love．Well，things don’t change this year — this letter is that bread and cheese (it sure has plenty of the cheese！)．

I love you so much．I am sorry I have let you down，but you have taught me that we will always pick ourselves up and become better than we were before．Thank you for everything and this year，more than ever：

Happy Mothering Sunday．

Love，your son

【1】According to the passage，what made the author most upset at present？

A． Losing his freedom temporarily．

B． Being unable to phone his mother．

C． Failing to live up to his mother’s expectations．

D． Having no chance to spend the weekend with mother．

【2】What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refer to？

A． Mothering Sunday

B． Dark time

C． His mistake

D． Near future

【3】What did the author do in the loneliness of his past months？

A． He summed up the causes of the failure in his life．

B． He planned to help his mother find her birth parents．

C． He recalled the fond memories of being with his mother．

D． He prepared himself to go to university for further studies．

【4】Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “clichéd” in Paragraph 6？

A． Ridiculous

B． Liberal

C． Explicit

D． Common

【5】Which of the following can best describe the author’s mother？

A． Selfless but stubborn

B． Guilty but determined

C． Selfish but responsible

D． Caring but envious

24、   If you live in a city, then it's easy to take internet connectivity for granted, but in more rural areas，it is a different story. Connectivity is uneven. As of 2018, the last time figures were published, seven per cent of rural households could not access broadband faster than lOmbps，despite the average speed in cities being 52mbps. Around the wcrld, there are still huge areas of territory, from deserts to oceans, that the internet is still yet to reach.

But the urban/rural divide could be set to disappear over the next few years thanks to rocket company Spacex and an astonishingly ambitious project called Starlink. The aim is to use thousands of satellites in orbit above our heads to deliver broadband-comparable internet speeds to literally everywhere on Earth, with no need for expensive wires, transmitters or other infrastructure on the ground. Claims have been made that it could reach speeds of up to lGbps, which is 20 times faster than what most British homes receive today.

Spacex will need to launch thousands of satellites to fully complete the network over the Earth. At present, there are only around 2,000 or so other satellites in Lower Earth Orbit in total. So if Starlink's ambitions are realised, it could double or triple the number of satellites in orbit.  So far, just over 700 have been successfully launched by the company and the first internet connections using the system are already being tested.

It is likely that over the next few years, Starlink could begin to offer ground-station satellite receivers that will connect to' the satellites and then, in turn. you could connect your computer or phone to that  However, not everyone loves Starlink. There is one drawback to having so many satellites in orbit around the Earth : they risk making life a lot more difficult for astronomers

Ultimately though, for all of the protestations, it is surely unavoidable that Starlink, will become an essential part of Earth's telecommunications backbone. The obvious usefulness of such a network 'would be just too exciting for governments, businesses ,and individuals to resist. The urban/rural digital divide will no longer exist.

【1】The word "uneven" in Para. 1 is closest in meaning to         .

A．various

B．slow

C．accessible

D．unbalanced

【2】What's the purpose of Starlink?

A．To launch satellites in orbit over our head.

B．To use satellites to deliver internet connection to almost the whole world.

C．To reach speeds of up to 1Gbps.

D．To offer ground-station satellite receivers.

【3】What's the author's attitude toward Starlink?

A．Skeptical.

B．Favorable.

C．Disapproving.

D．Ambiguous.

【4】What can we infer from the passage?

A．Spacex has launched l,400 satellites in orbit.

B．We can have phones directly connect to the satellites now

C．All people don't love Starlink.

D．Governments, businesses and individuals resist such a network.

25、Most of us like to know where we are and where we’re going. It can feel strange to be ________ . The words “being lost” make us think of a dark and scary street, ________ that’s not always the case.

Once we were on holiday in Venice. My dad planned to go out to take photos early the next morning. Mum wasn’t ________ , but I would go with him, only because he ________ I could have the biggest ever bowl of Italian ice cream if I did. That was ________ I would get up so early.

So at 5 a. m. the next day we left the hotel and started walking in the ________ streets. When the sun rose, Dad started taking photographs and I ________ him, down small streets and over little bridges.

After about an hour, I turned to Dad and asked, “Where are we?” He said, “I have no idea.” I immediately felt a bit ________ , but Dad just laughed and said, “We’re lost!” I told him to ________ his map or phone. He said, “I only brought the ________ . Come on, let’s get more lost!” He laughed again.

His laughter ________ me and made me feel safe. Slowly people were appearing on the streets. In addition, shops and cafes began to open.

I began to ________ that we were lost, and started watching and taking in everything that was happening around me.

________ , after about four hours of walking around, we were back. Mum asked anxiously, “Where have you been?” I said with a big ________ , “we got lost!”

These days we ________ get lost with so many things around us — maps, GPS apps on our phones, and so on. But Dad showed me that being lost can sometimes simply be something to enjoy.

【1】

A．alone

B．lost

C．afraid

D．silent

【2】

A．or

B．so

C．but

D．and

【3】

A．worried

B．touched

C．pleased

D．interested

【4】

A．expected

B．contacted

C．remembered

D．promised

【5】

A．how

B．why

C．when

D．where

【6】

A．modern

B．noisy

C．empty

D．opposing

【7】

A．left

B．invited

C．guided

D．followed

【8】

A．afraid

B．carsick

C．hungry

D．tired

【9】

A．pick up

B．think of

C．take out

D．pay for

【10】

A．map

B．sculpture

C．phone

D．camera

【11】

A．saved

B．relaxed

C．stopped

D．warned

【12】

A．know

B．forget

C．imagine

D．remember

【13】

A．Finally

B．Recently

C．Certainly

D．Suddenly

【14】

A．surprise

B．shame

C．smile

D．fear

【15】

A．hardly

B．actually

C．nearly

D．particularly

26、最近你校开展“尊敬父母”活动，请你根据提示写一篇英文报道，向英语校报投稿。要点如下：

1. 孝敬父母是中华民族的传统美德；

2. 独生子女的问题：以自我为中心；

3. 学校制定尊敬父母的“十条规定”；

4. 家长和学生的反应。

注意：

1. 词数100左右，题目和开头已经给出；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：美德 virtue   独生子女  only-child 规定 regulation

Respecting Parents Program

A program called “Respecting Parents” has been started in our school recently,

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