2026届湖南省衡阳八中英语高三上期末经典试题

2026届湖南省衡阳八中英语高三上期末经典试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thisisnotaneconomicalwaytogetmorewater;________,itisveryexpensive.A．worsestill B．onthecontraryC．inshort D．inaddition2．Howdidyouliketheconcertlastnight?Ienjoyeditverymuch,butthedancers______abetterjob.A．couldhavedone B．couldn’thavedone C．coulddo D．haddone3．_______itissohot,Iguesswecan’tdoanythinguntilafterdark.A．Incase B．Nowthat C．Evenif D．Asthough4．Hehasnoideawhatthebookisabout．Hehavereaditverycarefully．A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．mustn’t5．Excuseme,wherecanIgetmycarfilledup?Therearegasstationsat________endoftheblock．A．both B．neitherC．either D．all6．—Amazing!Youwearslippersatwork.—Don’tyouknowit’safashion?A．must B．should C．can D．may7．—ThemovieTillDeathDoUsPart《最爱》willbeonat8pm．Whataboutpickingyouupat7pm?—Allright．Iwillhavecomebackfromworkbythen,andIyouathome．A．willbewaitingfor B．willwaitfor C．havebeenwaitingfor D．amwaitingfor8．Sorrytohavebrokenyourglass._____________.Youdidn’tmeanto,didyou?A．NoproblemB．ForgetitC．AllrightD．Don’tsayso9．Thefarmersareinbadneedofrain,buta(an)largeamountofrainfallwillcauseFloods.A．Eventually B．constantly C．gradually D．extremely10．Thenewsshockedthepublic，______togreatconcernaboutstudents'safetyatschool.A．havingled B．ledC．leading D．tolead11．—HowdidyoulikeJohn’sexhibitionofpaintingslastweekend?—Totellyouthetruth,hispaintingsdidn’t________memuch.A.referto B．appealto C．belongto D．occurto12．—Ihavebeendecoratingtheapartmentrecently,socanyoulendmesomemoney?—Sorry,allmymoneyhasgonetothestockmarket._________.A．I’drathernot. B．Iamintheblack.C．Iwouldn’tbetonit. D．Iamalittleshy.13．Theweatherturnedouttobefine.I_____________thetroubletocarrytheumbrellawithme.A．shouldhavetaken B．musthavetakenC．couldn'thavetaken D．needn'thavetaken14．AfterIleft_______LinchuanNo.2MiddleSchool,Ibegancollegeclassesin_______September2010.A．a;the B．不填;the C．the;the D．不填；不填15．Hardworkandlackofsleephave_____herbeautyandyouthinrecentyears.A．wornout B．triedoutC．madeout D．sentout16．—IfeelsonervousabouttheNationalEnglishSpeechCompetitiontomorrow.—.A．Ireallyenvyyou B．GladtohearthatC．Soundsgreat D．Takeiteasy17．MostSchoolshavebannedjunkfoodandbroughtoutnewmenus.“That’scool!”saidAndreasPetrou,11thgrader.A．/;anB．/;theC．the;aD．the;/18．Hissuggestion_______toseethefilmAvatarinterestedeveryoneofus.A．thatwego B．whichweshouldgo C．thatwewouldgo D．weshouldgo19．Amongtheyoungpeople,thereisagrowingtendency_____moneymorehighlythanqualityoflife.A．regarding B．toregarding C．toregard D．regarded20．Whencaught_____intheexam,hebeggedfortheteacher’spardonandtried______punishment.A．cheating;escapingB．tobecheating;toescapeC．cheating;toescapeD．tobecheating;escaping第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）We’veallhadcaseswherewe’vewaitedjustabittoolongtopayanelectricbillorspeedingticket.Butoneman,fromCaliforniabyreasonableassumption,whogoesby“Dave”,recentlytookprocrastination(拖延)onestepfurther,bypayingaparkingticketalmostahalf-centuryafteritwasgiven.InDecember2018,theMinersvillePoliceDepartmentinPennsylvaniareceivedaletterinthemail.Whoeverwrotetheletterdecideditwasbesttokeephisnamesomewhatunknown,soheputthereturnaddressas“WaywardRoad,AnytownCalifornia”underthename“Feelingguilty”.Whentheofficersopenedtheenvelope,theyfoundabriefletter,alongwitha$5bill,andaparkingticketdatingallthewaybackto1974.Thenoteread,“DearPD,I’vebeencarryingthisticketaroundfor40plusyearsalwaysintendingtopay.ForgivemeifIdon’tgiveyoumyinfo.Withrespect,Dave.”Eventhoughtheinitialparkingticketwasonlyfor$2,“Dave”musthavefeltawfullyguiltybecauseheleft150percent,or$3,ininterest.MichaelCombs,thePoliceChiefoftheMinersvillePoliceDepartment,statedinaninterviewthatthesameticketwouldcostabout$20ifitweregiventoday.Combswentontosharethattheoriginalticketfrom1974wasgiventoavehiclethathadanOhiolicenseplate.Becausetherewasnosystemfortrackingticketsgiventoout-of-statecarsbackthen,“Dave”couldhavegottenawaywithneverpayingthe$2fine.Butapparently,guiltgotthebestofhim,andhedecidedtofinallycoughupthemoneymorethan40yearspastitsduedate.1、Howmuchdoweknowabout“Dave”?A．HelivesinWaywardRoad,AnytownCalifornia.B．Thepolicearetryingtofindoutmoreabouthim.C．HiscarprobablycamefromOhioatthattime.D．“Dave”isofcoursetheman’srealnameindeed.2、Whydidn’t“Dave”payfortheparkingticketuntilrecently?A．Hecompletelyforgotaboutitinthepast44years.B．Hedidn’tfindituntilalmosthalfacenturylater.C．Hefailedtofindoutwhoheshouldpaythemoneyto.D．Hedidn’tpayforitjustbecauseofprocrastination.3、Whatdrove“Dave”topayfortheparkingticketatlast?A．Astrongsenseofguilt.B．Fearofbeingtrackedbythepolice.C．Worryaboutbeingfinedmore.D．Suddenchangeofhisfinancialsituation.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A．PoliceChiefoftheMinersvillePoliceDepartmentSharesaStoryB．MysteriousProcrastinatorFinallyPays44-Year-OldParkingTicketC．UnusualLetterComesfromWaywardRoad,AnytownCaliforniaD．ParkingTicketCarriedAroundforAlmostHalfaCenturyfromOhio22．（8分）The“swim-with-dolphins”touristindustryisbecomingmorepopulareveryyearwiththeincreaseofpeople’sincome.Afterall,itcancostalargeamountofmoneytohavethiskindofholidayexperience.Sotouroperatorstrytoplaceeagerswimmersasnearaspossibletothedolphinsbytryingtopredictwherethedolphinswillbe.Researchhasshownthatwhiledolphinscanmoveawayiftheydonotwanttointeract(交流）withhumanswimmers,theydonotlikeitatalliftheswimmersslipintothewaterdirectlyontopofthemorifhumansareintheirpathoftravel.However,ifswimmersenterthewatertoonesideofthem,thedolphinsdonotavoidtheswimmerstothesameextent.Inallcases,thedolphinsseemtohavebecomemoresensitivetothepresenceoftheswimmers.Fordolphins,swimmingamongorwithhumansisnotnecessarilyahighpriority.Thisresearchhasshownthatonly19%ofanygroupofdolphinswillparticipateininteraction.Youngdolphinsarethemostlikelytointeract;theydoseemcuriousaboutbeingwithhumans.Itisbelievedthattheyseehumansas“entertainment”andthattheinteractionisanewandunusualexperienceforthem.Itisfrequentlyaskedwhether“swim-with-dolphins”tourismshouldbediscontinued.Theadviceisthatdolphinsshouldbegivenenoughperiodsoftimethroughoutthedaywhentheyarenotexposedtotourism.Permittedinteractionsshouldnotbetoodisturbingtothedolphinssincetherecouldbemothersandcalves(幼崽）presentindolphingroups.Thereshouldalsobeeducationalcampaignsaboutthecreaturesandwhatislikelytocausedangertothem.Itisnoteasytoexplaintosomeonethattheycannotfulfilltheirlifelongdreamsbecausethedolphinsareresting,orthatamotherdolphinandcalfareinthearea.Butifwearetoenjoytheseremarkableanimalsandnotjustusethemforourentertainment,thenwemustcarefullymonitorthe“swim-with-dolphins”industryworldwide.1、Whatmakes“swim-with-dolphins”tourismpopular?A．Thelocalgovernment’sencouragement.B．Theimprovementofpeople’slivingstandard.C．Theincreasingnumberoftourists.D．Thehighprofitsoftheindustry.2、Whyareyoungdolphinsmorelikelytoswimwithhumans?A．Theydothisoutofcuriosity.B．Theylikehumansbetter.C．Theyarelesssensitive.D．Theyprefernewthingsbynature.3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestthe“swim-with-dolphins”industrydoinParagraph4?A．Makepeopleknowthehiddenthreattodolphins.B．Strictlylimittheexpansionoftheindustry.C．Avoidinteractionwithyoungdolphins.D．Exposedolphinstotouristsonlyinthedaytime.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetoward“swim-with-dolphins”?A．Negative.B．Cautious.C．Supportive.D．Optimistic.23．（8分）Dodogsunderstandus?Becarefulwhatyousayaroundyourdog.Itmightunderstandmorethanyouthink.AbordercollienamedRicorecognizesthenamesofabout200objects,sayresearchersinGermany.Thedogalsoappearstobeabletolearnnewwordsaseasilyasa3-year-oldchild.Itsword-learningskillsareasgoodasthoseofaparrotorchimpanzee(黑猩猩).Inoneexperiment,theresearcherstookall200itemsthatRicoissupposedtoknowanddividedtheminto20groupsof10objects.Thentheownertoldthedogtogoandfetchoneoftheitemsandbringitback.Infourtests,Ricogot37outof40commandsright.Asthedogcouldn'tseeanyonetogetclues,thescientistsbelieveRicomustunderstandthemeaningsofcertainwords.Inanotherexperiment,thescientiststookonetoythatRicohadneverseenbeforeandputitinaroomwithseventoyswhosenamesthedogalreadyknew.TheownerthentoldRicotofetchtheobject,usingawordthedoghadneverheardbefore.Thecorrectobjectwaschoseninsevenoutofl0tests,suggestingthatthedoghadworkedouttheanswerbyprocessofelimination(排除法).Amonthlater,Ricorememberedhalfofthenewnames,whichisevenmoreimpressive.Ricoisthoughttobesmarterthantheaveragedog.Foronething,Ricoisabordercollie,abreed(品种)knownforitsmentalabilities.Inaddition,the9-year-olddoghasbeentrainedtofetchtoysbytheirnamessincetheageofninemonths.It'shardtoknowifalldogsunderstandatleastsomeofthewordswesay.Eveniftheydo,theycan'ttalkback.Still,itwouldn'thurttosweet-talkyourdogeverynowandthen.Youmightjustgetabig,wetkissinreturn!1、Fromparagraph2weknowthat_______.A．animalsareascleverashumanbeingsB．dogsaresmarterthanparrotsandchimpanzeesC．chimpanzeeshaveverygoodword-learningskillsD．dogshavesimilarlearningabilitiesas3-year-oldchildren2、Bothexperimentsshowthat_______.A．RicoissmartenoughtogetallcommandsrightB．RicocanrecognizedifferentthingsincludingtoysC．RicohasdevelopedtheabilityoflearningmathematicsD．Ricowon'tforgetthenamesofobjectsoncerecognizingthem3、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Thepurposeoftheexperimentsistoshowthebordercollie'smentalabilities.B．Ricohasabettermemorypartlybecauseofitsproperearlytraining.C．Thebordercollieisworld-famousforrecognizingobjects.D．Ricoisborntounderstanditsowner'scommands.4、Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A．Totrainyourdog.B．Totalktoyourdog.C．Tobefriendlytoyourdog.D．Tobecarefulwithyourdog.24．（8分）Areyousometimesalittletiredandsleepyintheearlyafternoon?Manypeoplefeelthiswayafterlunch.Theymaythinkthateatinglunchisthecauseofthesleepiness.Or,insummer,theymaythinkitistheheat.However,therealreasonliesinsidetheirbodies.Atthattime–abouteighthoursafteryouwakeup–yourbodytemperaturegoesdown.Thisiswhatmakesyouslowdownandfeelsleepy.Scientistshavetestedsleephabitsinexperimentswheretherewasnonightorday.Thepeopleintheseexperimentsalmostalwaysfollowedasimilarsleepingpattern.Theysleptforonelongperiodandthenforoneshortperiodabouteighthourslater.Inmanypartsoftheworld,peopletakenaps(小睡)inthemiddleoftheday.Thisisespeciallytrueinwarmerclimates,wheretheheatmakesworkdifficultintheearlyafternoon.Researchersarenowsayingthatnapsaregoodforeveryoneinanyclimate.Adailynapgivesoneamorerestedbodyandmindandthereforeisgoodforhealthingeneral.Incountrieswherenapsaretraditional,peopleoftensufferlessfromproblemsuchasheartdisease.Manyworkingpeople,unfortunately,havenotimetotakenaps.Thoughdoctorsmayadvisetakingnaps,employersdonotallowit!Ifyoudohavethechance,however,hereareafewtipsaboutmakingthemostofyournap.Rememberthatthebesttimetotakeanapisabouteighthoursafteryougetup.Ashortsleeptoolateinthedaymayonlymakeyoufeelmoretiredandsleepyafterward.Thiscanalsohappenifyousleepfortoolong.Ifyoudonothaveenoughtime,tryashortnap—eventenminutesofsleepcanbehelpful.1、Whydopeoplefeelsleepyintheearlyafternoonaccordingtothetext?A．Theyeattoomuchforlunch.B．Theysleeptoolittleatnight.C．Theirbodytemperaturebecomeslower.D．Theweatherbecomesalotwarmer.2、Ifyougetupat6:30am,whatisthebesttimeforyoutotakeanap?A．About12:30pm. B．About1:30pm.C．About2:30pm. D．About3:30pm.3、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．JustforaRest B．AllforaNapC．ASpecialSleepPattern. D．TakingNapsinWarmerClimate.25．（10分）TheNobelPrizeWinnersinLiteratureRabindranathTagore(1913)Prizemotivation:“becauseofhisprofoundlysensitive,freshandbeautifulverse(诗歌),bywhich,withconsummateskill,hehasmadehispoeticthought,expressedinhisownEnglishwords,apartoftheliteratureoftheWest”WilliamFaulkner(139)Prizemotivation:“forhispowerfulandartisticallyuniquecontributiontothemodernAmericannovel”SirWinstonLeonardSpencerChurchill(143)Prizemotivation:“forhismasteryofhistoricalandbiographicaldescriptionaswellasforbrilliantoratory(演讲)indefendingexaltedhumanvalues.”ErnestMillerHemingway(144)Prizemotivation:“forhismasteryoftheartofnarrative,mostrecentlydemonstratedinTheOldManandtheSea,andfortheinfluencethathehasexertedoncontemporarystyle.”JohnSteinbeck(1962)Prizemotivation:“forhisrealisticandimaginativewritings,combiningastheydosympathetichumorandkeensocialperception.”ClaudeSimon(1985)Prizemotivation:“whoinhisnovelcombinesthepoet’sandthepainter’screativenesswithadeepenedawarenessoftimeinthedepictionofthehumancondition.”MoYan(2012)Prizemotivation:“whowithhallucinatory(幻觉般的)realismmergesfolktales,historyandthecontemporary.”BobDylan(2016)Prizemotivation:“forhavingcreatednewpoeticexpressionswithinthegreatAmericansongtradition.”1、WhichwriterwonNobelPrizeforhispoetry?A．WilliamFaulkner.B．BobDylan.C．RabindranathTagore.D．ClaudeSimon.2、WhichwriterwonNoblePrizemostlyforhisspecificwork?A．ErnestHemingway.B．JohnSteinbeck.C．WilliamFaulkner.D．WinstonChurchill.3、Whoseworkswillyouturntoifyouareinterestedinasong-writingNobelPrizewinner?A．MoYan’s.B．BobDylan’s.C．ClaudeSimon’s.D．RabindranathTagore’s.4、Whodescribedreallifeexperiencesinhishistoricworks?A．JohnSteinbeck.B．MoYan.C．ErnestHemingway.D．WinstonChurchill.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）ThismorningafterIgotthenewsthatmybestfriend,SeanMisner,whowasoneofthefirefighters,diedinanArizonawildfireinJune,createdaFacebookpageinhis1.SeanandIwerelikebrothers.Wemetplayingbaseballwhenwewereeightyearsold.We2life’supsanddownstogether.Hewas26whenhedied.Iwasin3whenIfoundoutthesituation.Friendsofhis4photosandinformationonhispage,andIsetupawayforpeopleto5moneytoSean’swife,Amanda,andtheirson,rightthroughFacebook.Mysisterisajournalist,andshesuggestedthatwearrangeeverything6whilethefirewasgettingnational7.Inthefirstcoupleofdays,Sean’spagegot2,000likes.Todayithasmorethan27,000likes.WhenSean’sfamilydrovehisashes500milesfromPrescott,Arizona,tohis8inSantaYnez,California,firefightershadbeenstandingoneveryhighwayoverpass(立交桥).Iwassurprisedathowmuchit9metoseethatotherpeoplecared.StrangersweresendingFacebookmessages,10babyclothestoAmandaandwe’ve11about$10,000forhisson’seducation.OnepostisfromalittleboyinNevadawhosaid,whenhe12hewantstobeafirefighter.It13touchedme.PeoplepostedmessagesaboutwhataheroSeanwasandtheywereright.Thereisalotof14onthatFacebookpage.I15oneday,whenSean’sson,SeanJaxon,is16enough,hewillseehow17hisfatherwasthroughthispage.DuringmomentswhenImissSean,Ivisitthe18,anditmakesmesmile.Onmybirthdayorhisbirthdayorsome19date,I’llreadthemessagesandlookatthephotosthatpeoplehaveposted.Itsawayformetokeephismemory20.1、A．honour B．absence C．existence D．death2、A．gotthrough B．passedthrough C．wentthrough D．lookedthrough3、A．fear B．horror C．anxiety D．shock4、A．took B．hung C．developed D．posted5、A．save B．donate C．make D．earn6、A．practically B．sincerely C．quickly D．regularly7、A．attention B．support C．sympathy D．recognition8、A．office B．home C．school D．community9、A．entertained B．frightened C．comforted D．astonished10、A．offering B．intending C．expecting D．conveying11、A．grasped B．founded C．figured D．raised12、A．turnsup B．picksup C．comesup D．growsup13、A．deeply B．eventually C．slightly D．gently14、A．information B．money C．love D．emotion15、A．believe B．wonder C．doubt D．realize16、A．tall B．old C．strong D．firm17、A．excited B．satisfied C．respected D．encouraged18、A．tomb B．Internet C．page D．reserve19、A．specific B．special C．available D．accessible20、A．alive B．awake C．apart D．awful第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Everwonderedhowmanycaloriesareinthehumanbody?Oreverwonderedwhyoldpeoplehave1．(big)earsthantheyusedto?ThewinnersofIgNobelPrizes(搞笑诺贝尔奖)havegottheanswersHeIgNobelPrizes,foundedin1991,aretohonorachievements2．firstmakepeoplelaugh,andthenmakethemthink,Theceremony3．(take)placeatHarvardUniversityeveryyearWinners’acceptance4．(speech)arelimitedto60seconds,5．(strict)policedbyaneight-year-oldgirlThehonoredresearchmightseemridiculous6．firstsight,butthatdoesn’tmeanitlacksscientificvalueForexample,theresearchin2006onwhydryspaghettitendstobreakintomorethantwopieceswasimportant7．(discover)failureinbridgespans(跨度)orhumanbonesAndafollow-uppaper8．(publish)byMITphysicistsseveralyearslaterButpeoplearemorelikelytoreadabout9．(break)spaghettithantoreadanacademicpaperEvenwhenthereisnoimmediateusefulness,10．isstillgoodtoencouragepeopletoobserveandthink第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Smartphoneappscertainlymakeourlifeeasier.Andnow,itlooksliketheycouldevendoourhomeworkforus.Recentyearshaveseenthereleaseofavariousofstudyaidappsaimedatstudent.Mostoftheseappsallowuserstotakeaphotoofourschoolworkandthecorrectanswerswilljustappearontheirsmartphones.Convenienttheyare,theseappspresentproblemswithbothparentsandteachers.Moststudentsjustcopytheanswersfromtheapp,whileonlyafewusetheapptostudy.Betterstill,somestudentsevenusethestudyaidappsassocial