《2026年通城学典全国中考试题分类精粹英语》

（四）（2025·北京）
The New Year party was usually held at my aunt's house and my favorite part was the apple cake. At the age of 11, when I first found out that my grandfather, who was never in the kitchen, was the master behind it, I was greatly _1_. And I thought that this was the perfect chance to get the recipe(制作方法), and that I could actually have a time to _2_ with him.
From then on, I would go to my aunt's early on the morning of New Year's Day, and we'd make the cake together happily. I was amazed that Grandpa could peel an apple in one rind. And we'd mix everything and put it into the oven. Once the cake was done, the house would immediately smell like apples.
But as I got older, so did Grandpa.
One New Year's Day, as I was taking out the apples from the shopping bag _3_ as usual, he looked at me and said, “Sophia, what are you doing?”
I was shocked. I knew that he was beginning to forget things, but I didn't think he would forget this. It was our _4_. It was our time of bonding(联络感情). My heart ached. “We're making the apple cake. You know, we always make a cake on New Year's Day.”
And he said, “Apple cake? Can you teach me?”
Now, I was terrified(很害怕的). Still, I _5_ Grandpa in making the cake because I didn't want this tradition to die. But the whole time it just didn't feel the same.
Fast - forward to this New Year, Grandpa was in hospital, and we'd have our family get - together there. To bring a bit of _6_ to the family, I decided to make the apple cake at home by myself. But I was _7_ myself the whole time. I was afraid the cake was going to taste terrible because it didn't have Grandpa's touch.
At the hospital, everyone was surrounding(围绕) him, creating some _8_. Grandpa looked down at the cake, and then looked back up at me and smiled. And I felt memories of our shared moments flooding back to him.
Even though he was in hospital, it felt like we had made the cake together.
1. A. surprised
B. worried
C. scared
D. satisfied
2. A. compare
B. connect
C. study
D. perform
3. A. cheerfully
B. proudly
C. nervously
D. curiously
4. A. record
B. rule
C. interest
D. tradition
5. A. served
B. guided
C. followed
D. protected
6. A. trust
B. company
C. respect
D. comfort
7. A. cheating
B. excusing
C. doubting
D. thanking
8. A. space
B. wealth
C. magic
D. warmth

答案： (四)[主旨大意]本文讲述了作者与祖父制作苹果蛋糕的传统，以及祖父年老失忆后，作者努力延续这一温馨回忆的故事。
1. A 解析：根据 who was never in the kitchen 与 the master behind it 的对比可知，此处指非常惊讶。
2. B 解析：根据“and that I could actually have a time to...with him”及后文提到的 bonding 可知，此处指有时间可以和祖父联系，建立良好关系。
3. A 解析：根据 and we’d make the cake together happily 及 as usual 可知，此处指作者像往常一样高兴地把苹果从购物袋里拿出来。
4. D 解析：根据“The New Year party was usually held at my aunt’s house and my favorite part was the apple cake.”及下文 I didn’t want this tradition to die 可知，在新年夜制作苹果蛋糕是作者一家的传统。
5. B 解析：祖父忘记了如何制作苹果蛋糕，故此处指作者指导祖父制作苹果蛋糕。
6. D 解析：根据“Grandpa was in hospital...I decided to make the apple cake at home by myself.”可知，祖父住院了，为了让家人感到一些安慰，作者决定自己做苹果蛋糕。
7. C 解析：根据“I was afraid the cake was going to taste terrible because it didn’t have Grandpa’s touch.”可知，作者在做苹果蛋糕时感到害怕，担心蛋糕味道不好，始终怀疑自己。
8. D 解析：根据“At the hospital，everyone was surrounding him，creating some...and smiled.”可知，每个人都围绕着祖父，营造了一些温暖，所以祖父笑了。

（五）（2025·长沙）〔核心素养—思维品质〕
When Liivand was little, she was often sick. To get stronger, she _1_ swimming. Soon after, she was taking part in open - water swimming competitions, sometimes even in icy water.
Several years ago, Liivand moved to Florida, but she continued to _2_ in the sea. One day during her training, she almost swallowed(吞) some plastic(塑料) waste in the sea.
That experience made Liivand think of all the sea animals. These animals face _3_ problems every day like her. So she decided to do something to raise people's awareness(意识) of _4_ pollution. Thinking about sea animals gave Liivand the idea of swimming like a sea animal. Instead of using her arms, she _5_ swimming with a rubbery fin(橡胶脚蹼) on her feet and swam forward by kicking her legs together. She believed that swimming with a rubbery fin would send “a bigger message”.
Liivand first set the world record for swimming with a rubbery fin in 2019. She swam 10 kilometers off the coast of California. In 2021, she broke the _6_ by swimming 30 kilometers, this time in Miami, Florida. But Liivand believed she could go _7_. Every day, she got up at 4:00 a. m., put on her fin and went swimming. To improve her strength(力量), she sometimes even pulled other people in the water.
On May 7, 2022, Liivand managed to break her record again. _8_, she swam 42.2 kilometers. It took her nearly 12 hours. Along the way, the woman collected all the _9_ she found and put it in the small boat that was following her. Finally, the small boat held three full bags of rubbish. “Breaking a record means a lot to me, but being _10_ to help the community and the world means much more,” Liivand said.
1. A. took up
B. put off
C. gave up
2. A. fish
B. swim
C. boat
3. A. similar
B. different
C. opposite
4. A. air
B. sound
C. plastic
5. A. stopped
B. started
C. regretted
6. A. leg
B. rule
C. record
7. A. farther
B. slower
C. higher
8. A. Unluckily
B. Unbelievably
C. Uncertainly
9. A. ice
B. oil
C. rubbish
10. A. warm - hearted
B. cold - blooded
C. weak - kneed

答案： (五)[主旨大意]本文主要讲述了利万德为了提高人们对塑料污染的认识，脚上绑着橡胶脚蹼在海水中游泳，并多次打破纪录的故事。
1. A 解析：根据“To get stronger，she... swimming.”可知，为了让自己更强壮，她开始学习游泳。
2. B 解析：前文提到她学习游泳，此处指她搬家后继续游泳。
3. A 解析：根据“One day during her training，she almost swallowed some plastic waste in the sea.”可知，她差点吞下海里的一些塑料垃圾，而海洋动物每天都会面临和她相似的问题。
4. C 解析：根据前文 she almost swallowed some plastic waste in the sea 可知，是塑料污染。
5. B 解析：她不再用手臂划水，而是开始在脚上绑着一块橡胶脚蹼游泳。
6. C 解析：根据“In 2021，she broke the...by swimming 30 kilometers”可知，她打破了纪录。
7. A 解析：根据 by swimming 30 kilometers 和 she swam 42.2 kilometers 可知，她认为自己还能游得更远并且她做到了。
8. B 解析：根据 she swam 42.2 kilometers 可知，这是令人难以置信的。
9. C 解析：根据“Finally，the small boat held three full bags of rubbish.”可知，她收集了发现的所有垃圾。
10. A 解析：根据“Breaking a record means a lot to me，but being... to help the community and the world means much more”可知，热心帮助社区和世界则意义更为深远。