2026届湖南省邵阳市邵东县第四中学高三英语第一学期期末监测试题含解析

2026届湖南省邵阳市邵东县第四中学高三英语第一学期期末监测试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Therealwinnersinsportarethosewhoknowhowtopersevereandtobehavewith________—whethertheywinorloseagame.A．certaintyB．cautionC．dignityD．independence2．Doubleovensareagoodidea,especially________youarecookingseveralmealsatatime.A．though B．if C．that D．unless3．_____whattheysayaboutme,I’mgoingtocontinuemywork.A．Intermsof B．RegardlessofC．Insteadof D．Infavorof4．Healwayskeepsaneyeonshortcomingsofhisbrother’s_________refusingtoadmithisownmistakes.A．butB．whileC．althoughD．though5．AfterreceivingtheOscarforBestSupportingActress,AnneBenedictwentonallthepeoplewhohadhelpedinhercareer.A．tothank B．thankingC．havingthanked D．tohavethanked6．—It’stoocomplex,Ithink．—________.Sowe’dbettermakeiteasierforstudentstogetinvolved．A．That’sridiculous B．That’sthepointC．That’ssettled D．That’sallright7．Thewarmthof____coatwillmostlybedeterminedby____softofclothused.A．the;a B．a;the C．/;the D．a;a8．Ihavenodoubtthathewillmakeit,butIwonder_____heisreallyreadyenough.A．what B．whyC．whether D．That9．Thecustomsofficerswereinsistingthatsuitcasesshouldbeopenedandtheircontents_______forcloserinspection.A．laidout B．givenout C．sentout D．pickedout10．—Peopleshouldstopusingtheircarsandstartusingpublictransport.—________.Theroadsaretoocrowdedasitis.A．Allright B．ExactlyC．Goahead D．Fine11．Hehasnoideawhatthebookisabout．Hehavereaditverycarefully．A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．mustn’t12．．Sheisfedupwithsharingahousewithothers;,sheislookingforherownflat.A．moreover B．otherwise C．however D．therefore13．Nodrivingafterdrinkingisarulethateverydriver____________obeyinourcountry.A．will B．shallC．may D．can14．Checkyourpapercarefullytosee________youhavemadeanymistakes.A．what B．which C．whether D．that15．Fromhisexpression,Idon’tthinkhecouldhavefinishedhishomeworklastnight,_______?A．couldn’the B．doIC．didhe D．hasn’the16．Yesterdayishistory,tomorrowisamystery,onlytodayisagift,andthatis______wecallitpresent.A．how B．when C．why D．where17．Theroomissoclean.He________havecleanedityesterdayevening.A．will B．needC．can D．must18．AllofushavethedesiretovisitthethreemaintemplesinAthens,especially______thatcontainsagoldandivorystatueofAthena.A．theone B．one C．theones D．those19．---IwenttoseeTheWanderingEarthlastnight.Itwasfantastic!---Youweresolucky!HowIwishI_____thetickettoo.A．get B．gotC．hadgot D．wouldget20．Don’tbesodiscouraged.Ifyou________suchfeelings,youwilldobetternexttime.A．carryonB．getbackC．breakdownD．putaway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）TheTajMahal,inAgra,India,isoneofthemostbrilliantstructuresonEarth.Itisnearly400yearsold.EmperorShahJahanhaditbuiltinmemoryofhiswife.Ittookabout2yearstobuildthemonument.Some2,000workersand1,000elephantshelpedgetthejobdone.Today,theTajMahalisnotjustasymbolofculturalhistory.It’salsoIndia’smostfamoustouristattraction.About8millionpeoplevisititeachyear.Butpollutionisturningthewhitemarblemonumentshadesofgreen,yellow,andbrown.TheTajMahalstandsonthepollutedYamunaRiver.Insectsareattractedtothedirtywater.Theyleavegreenishdroppingsonthebuilding.Airpollutionisalsoabigthreat.Factoriesandcarsreleasepollutionintotheair.ItstickstotheTajMahal’ssuidEace.Inthe190s,India’sSupremeCourtorderedhundredsoffactoriesnearthemonumenttoclose.Also,carandbustrafficwasrestricted.Fromtimetotime,workerscleantheTajMahal.Butdoingsoisdifficult,expensive,andtime-consuming;Anditdoesn’tpreventthediscoloration.OnJuly11,India’sSupremeCourtgavethecityofAgraawarning:“EitheryoudestroytheTajMahaloryourestoreit”.AuthoritiesinthecitysubmittedadraftofanactionplanonJuly24.Itsuggestsbanningplasticsandconstructionfromthearea.Italsocallsfortheclosingofmorefactories.“InordertopreservetheTajMahal,peoplemustcometogethertoworktowardasolution.Thereneedstobepositivepressureonpeopletoact.Weneedtoactimmediately,”SachchidaTripathisays.Heworkedona34studyofpollutionattheTajMahal.“Wearetrying,”headds,“butweneedtotrymore.”1、WhydidEmperorShahJahanbuilttheTajMahal?A．Toattracttourists. B．Tohonourhiswife.C．TorepresentIndia. D．Tomarkhisgreatness.2、WhatcanweinferabouttheTajMahalfromthesecondparagraph?A．Itisgettingdirty. B．Itisunderrepair.C．Itattractsinsects. D．Itislosingtourists.3、WhatshouldpeopledotosavetheTajMahalaccordingtoSachchidaTripathi?A．Closefactories. B．Becomeunited.C．Makeanewplan. D．Preventthediscoloration.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ImmediateActionMustBeTaken B．TheTajMahalMustBeRebuiltC．FactoriesandCarsLedtoPollution D．PollutionDestroyedtheTajMaha22．（8分）VisitorstothegroundsofNewCollegeatEngland’sOxfordUniversitypassunderanirongatewiththeadvice:Mannersmaketheman.Evenafteranappropriateupdateto:Mannersmaketheperson,it’sthought-provoking(引人深思的)—especiallytotoday’sAmericans.Whenwethinkaboutwhatmakestheperson—it’smorelikelythedegree,thejob,thesalary.Sincewhendowecountmannersasameasureofsuccess?Wedoknowthatthesewouldmakelifenicer,ifmoretolerable.However,weforgetoroverlookourmanners.So,itseems,doeseveryoneelse—including,unluckily,ourchildren.Asauniversitypresident,oneofmygreatjoysistovisitourcampusesandseeourstudents,thoughwe’reseparatedbydifferentgenerations,interests,and,ofcoursedressing,eachstudenttellsmesomethingwithinthefirstfewminutesthatwemeet:whetherheorshehasbeentaughtmanners.Isensethisindifferentways:throughherwordsorhergestures,inthewayshelistensorhowhereferstofriendsandfaculty,howshegreetsandsaysgoodbye,howherespondswhenanelderlypersonenterstheroom.Intheabsenceofmanners,however,Imakesomeallowances.Forinstance,themanyethnic(种族的)groupsthatstudentsrepresentoftenhavedifferentexplanationsofwhatmakesupgoodmanners.Inothercases,somestudentsmayrejectwhatthey’velearnedtobreakfromtheirparentsandbeacceptedbyotherstudents.Whetherstudentsarebeingdifferentoropenlyopposing,arecentexperienceIhadwiththemtellsmethatthere’ssomehopeforrevivingandgoodmanners.Goodmannersdon’tjustguaranteeacceptance.Goodmannersopendoorstodeeperconnectionsandmoremeaningfulrolesinoursociety.Goodmannersaregentlesignalsthatshowwecareaboutoneanotherandallowustorelatetoanotherpersoninathoughtfulwaybutatarespectabledistance.1、Whichofthefollowingisseldomamarkofsuccesstopeopletoday?A．Handsomeincome.B．Anacademicdegree.C．HighranksintheofficeD．Politebehavior.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“makesomeallowances”inParagraph4probablymean?A．treattheabsenceofmannersdifferentlyB．rejecttheabsenceofmannersC．opposebadmannerssomehowD．partlypermitbeingintheabsenceofmanners3、Whichofthefollowingisthebenefitbygoodmanners?A．GoodmannersmakespeoplethoughtfulB．GoodmannershelpdeeperconnectionswithothersC．GoodmannersguaranteeacceptanceofourselvesD．Goodmannersinspirepeopletocareaboutoneanother23．（8分）ItwasaFridaymorning,7:30a.m.IfelttoolazytodrivemycarsoIaskedmysontobookataxi.Infiveminutes,thetaxireachedtheentrancegate,waitingformyarrival.Ijustsawthecarnumberandenteredinsidethecar.IwassobusythatIdidn’tpayanyattentiontothedriver.Iwassearchingforanimportantpaperfrommybag,soIsaid,“Please,goquick!I’minahurry!”Thevoicecame,“Yes,Ma’am!”IwassurprisedwhenIheardafemalevoice!Istoppedmyworkforasecondandlookedatthedrive.Thedriverwasayounglady.Maybe,aroundthirtyorthirty-two!Forthefirsttime,Isawaladydrivingataxi!Hundredtimes,Ihadtraveledinataxi,butIneversawanyladydrivingataxi,Ididn’tknowwhyIbecamesoenthusiasticaboutknowingwhyshehadchosenthisprofession.SoIstartedtheconversation,“Ifyoudon’tmind,canIaskyousomequestions?”“Yes,ma’am!Noproblem.”“Iguess,youarewellqualified!”“Yes,ma’am.Ihavecompletedmyeducation.IhavedonemyMBAcourse.”“Oh,myGod!Whydidyouthenchoosethisprofession,insteadofgoingforanacademiccareer?”Shesmiledandthewaysheexpressedherviewsmademeamazed!Verypolitely,shesaid“Drivingwasmypassion(热情)frommychildhood,ma’am!OfcourseIdorespecteachandeveryjob.Inthiscase,atleastIfulfillmydesire!Ilovedriving!Idon’tmindforabigorsmalljob.IwantajobwhereIcangetsatisfaction.IgetoffersfromM.N.CbutIpreferthisonebecauseIlikeit!Iknow,Ican’tgetenoughmoneyoutofit,yetasItellyou‘Ilovedriving!’That’sit.”1、WhydidtheauthortakeataxitoworkthatFridaymorning?A．Becausehersondidn’twanthertodrive.B．Becauseshewastoolazytodrivehercar.C．Becauseshehadtotravelalongdistance.D．Becauseshehadtogotoworkinahurry.2、Forwhatpurposedidtheauthorstarttotalktothedriver?A．Togivesomeadviceonhowtodrivesafely.B．TolearnsomedrivingskillsfromthetaxidriverC．Toknowwhyshechoseadriverasherprofession.D．ToaskthedriversomethingabouttheMBAcourse.3、Whatcanweknowaboutthefemaledriver?A．Shewaswell-educated.B．Herservicewannotgood.C．Shedidn’tfinishherMBAcourse.D．Shewassurprisedtoseetheauthor.4、Whatattitudedotheauthorprobablykeeptothefemaledriver?A．objectiveB．favorableC．neutralD．notmentioned24．（8分）FreeOnlineCreativeWritingWorkshopSuitableforthestudentsofallLevelsDreamofwritingpoetry,shortstories,ornovels?Everwatchedamovieoraplayandfeltthedesiretowriteascriptofyourown?Ifso,takeourcourseonline.Notonlywillwebringyoutechniquesallformsofcreativewritingneedmost,wewillalsotouchonthechallengesandtechniquesthatmakeyourwritinguniquewhilegettingyourbrain—andyourhand—moving.Lesson1:SmallStepsAsastudentofthiscourse,andasacreativewriter,youwillbewriting.Decidewhereyourwordswillgo.Willyouwritelonghandorwillyoutypeyourwordsonakeyboard?Lesson1Video★CompleteAssignment:AnIntroduction★Complete:Assignment1:StartingSmall★CompleteExam:Lesson1:SmallStepsLesson2:GettingOutofYourOwnWayIfyoulongtowritecreatively,butyouhaveahardtimegettingstarted,youarenotalone.Therearefarmorepeopleintheworldwhowishtheywerewritersthanthosewhoactuallywrite.Lesson2Video★Review2Articles:BeingHeldBackbyYourFearofWriting?OnlineWritingGroupsandWritingCommunities★Complete:Assignment2:CombattingFear★CompleteExam:Lesson2:GettingOutofYourOwnWayStudentrecommendations“Greatjob.IespeciallyenjoyedtheopportunitytolearnaboutandtrysomewritingexperiencesI’dneverthoughtImightlike.”-DotS.“Thewritingassignmentsandtheinstructorfeedbackweremosthelpful.Ihavetakentwoclassesfromthisinstructor,andIlearnedagreatdealinboth.”-KarenR.“Thecoursehadmanysuggestedactivitiesandexercises.ThemoreoftheseIdidthebetterexperienceIhadwitheachlesson.”-MelT.602、Whatisthepassagedesignedfor?A．Introducingsomewritingskillstochildren.B．Attractingmorestudentstoattendthecourse.C．Persuadingstudentstowritemorecreatively.D．Arousingthechildren’senthusiasminliterature.1、WhatproblemcanLesson2helppeopletosolve?A．Writinglonghand. B．Finishingassignments.C．Beingafraidofwriting. D．Beingtooshytojoingroups.2、Thestudentrecommendationsmakethecoursemore.A．convincing B．challengingC．recognizable D．practical25．（10分）Supercomputerswhichcananalysebloodsamplesandpredictwhichpatientsarelikelytobecomeseriouslyillcouldsavetensofthousandsoflivesayear,itwasrevealedlastnight,accordingtoTheDailyExpress.Theartificialintelligence(AI)system,developedatUniversityCollegeLondonandsettobepilotedinNHShospitalslaterthisyear,willscreen“atrisk”patientssodoctorscantakeearlyactiontopreventdeathorseriousillness.ProfYoung,aconsultantsurgeonatSouthendUniversityHospital,said:“Iamsoexcitedaboutthisformoftechnology.”Insteadofpeoplegettingsickordyingbecausetheyarenotpickedupintime,thiswillallowustostepinearlierwhichwillsavelivesandanenormousamountofmoney.“IthinkthepotentialofAIinhealthcarelikethisisasbigastheIndustrialRevolutionwas—andsignalsacompletelynewexampleinthewaywemanagehealthcare.”ThetechnologyisthebrainchildofDrVishalNangalia,aconsultantattheRoyalFreeHospitalinLondon.HeusedAItoanalyseabillionstoredbloodsamplesfrom20differentUKhospitaltrustsdatingbackupto12years.Computersassessbloodtestresultsbypickingupsubtlechangesinredandwhitebloodcells,suggestingapatientisgoingdownhill.Hefoundthetechniqueforecastoutcomesofpatientswithkidneyproblemswithupto95percentaccuracy.Traditionalmethodshighlightingseriouspatientconcernspickedupasfewas16percentofpatientswhowentontodie.“Thisgivesustheopportunitynotonlytosavelivesbuttopreventseriousillness,makingthehealthservicenotonlysaferbutmoreefficient.”ProfYoungsaid,“Insteadofwaitingforpeopletogetworse,wewillbeabletotreatthemearlier.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“screen”inParagraph2mean?A．comfort. B．treat.C．spot. D．nurse.2、Howdosupercomputershelpsavelives?A．Bystoringbloodsamples.B．Byanalyzingpatients’cases.C．Byobservingchangesinbloodcells.D．Byassistingdoctorswiththeiroperations.3、WhydidProfessorYoungmentiontheIndustrialRevolution?A．ToshowtheinfluenceofAI.B．Tostresstheimportanceofhealthcare.C．Tointroducethetopicofsupercomputers.D．Topresenttheachievementhehasaccomplished.4、Whatdoweknowaboutthenewtechnology?A．Ithelpspatientsrecoverearlier.B．Ithashelpedsavethousandsoflives.C．Itwillpromotethehealthservicegreatly.D．Itisintendedforpatientswithkidneydiseases.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）LukasKustersgrewupinWilmington,Deleware,lovingthesportoffootball!Hewassogoodatitthathebecame1tohisteamas“TheDutchDestroyer”.His2wastoplayintheNationalFootballLeague(NFL)onedayforhisfavorite3—thePhiladelphiaEagles.WhenLukaswasjust9,he4thathehadarareformofcancer.Hisbattle5severalmonthsandhe6thediseaseashardasever.Duringhisfightwithcancer,thequarterbackoftheEagles,CarsonWentzheardaboutLukas?illness.Wentzandhisteammatesdecidedto7avideotosendittoLukasinthehospital,8himwell.WhilereceivingthevideofromtheEagleswas9,itwasLukas’10thatwasevenmoresurprising.Inthefaceofhismassiveand11illness,allthatLukaswantedtodowastoshow12toCarsonWentzbygivinghimoneofhiswDutchDestroyer”wristbands.ThroughtheMakeaWishFoundation,WentzandhisEagleteammates13tovisitLukasinthehospital.Theyspenta14daytogetherandLukasthankedWentzbygivinghimawristband.Notlongafter,Wentztookthe15wearingthebracelet(手环)inanNFLgame!Peoplearoundtheworldtook16inLukas,hisstoryof17andgratitude(感激)andhis“DutchDestroyer”bracelets.Peoplestartedtobuythatkindofbracelets.Thousandsofdollarsfrom18thebraceletswenttohelpotherfamiliesbattlingchildhoodcancer.19cancertookLukasfromtheworld,helefta(n)20legacy(遗产)thatliveonaroundtheworld.1、A．heldB．advisedC．punishedD．known2、A．originB．dreamC．opinionD．order3、A．leaderB．heroC．teamD．trainer4、A．learnedB．regrettedC．predictedD．assumed5、A．wonB．preventedC．lastedD．protected6、A．preparedforB．calledonC．foughtforD．competedagainst7、A．createB．buyC．borrowD．donate8、A．forcingB．wishingC．fittingD．serving9、A．amazingB．commonC．luckyD．exciting10、A．spiritB．healthC．questionD．response11、A．returningB．rewardingC．growingD．betraying12、A．reliefB．gratefulnessC．advantagesD．doubt13、A．arrangedB．expressedC．allowedD．continued14、A．longB．boringC．coldD．great15、A．audienceB．fieldC．cameraD．light16、A．attentionB．prizeC．interestD．attraction17、A．wisdomB．courageC．independenceD．reputation18、A．inventingB．improvingC．sellingD．wearing19、A．UnlessB．UntilC．IfD．Although20、A．spiritualB．disturbingC．embarrassingD．ambiguous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）It’snotoften1．(sun)inParis,2．peoplestilllovetowalkalongthebanksoftheSeine(塞纳河畔).Theylovetheviewofthecity’soldbuildings,especiallyNotreDameCathedral(巴黎圣母院)andtheworld-famousEiffelTower,3．havebecometheIconic(象征性的)symbolofParisforhundredsofyears.4．(fortunate),thatviewhasbeenforeverchanged.OnApril16,2019,afire5．(destroy)thespireofthe850-year-oldcathedral,andtwo-thirdsoftheroof.ThefireshockedParisians.Citizensgatheredaroundthegiantchurch,singinghymns(圣诗)and6．(pray)forthehundredsoffirefighterswhofoughttheflames.Thechurchisnotonlyahistoricaltreasure,butalsohometomanyreligious7．(sculpture).Despite8．(it)longhistoryandmanytreasures,atfirstthecathedralneededthehelpofawriter9．(become)world-famous.ItisVictorHugo’snovel,theHunchbackofNotreDame10．remindspeopletoprotectthebeautifuloldbuildings.Wehopethehistoricalbuildingcanbereconstructedsoon.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，下文就是你同桌的一篇作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句最多有两处。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。Asisoftenthecase,whenpeopleareattendingtomeetings,havingmealsorwaitingforbuses,youcanalwaysfindthemaddictingtotheirphones,completelyignoringothers、Thisisreallyacommonphenomenainourlife、ThereasoniswhysmartphonesnowadayscanbeusedforpeopletoplaymobilegamesandkeptintouchwithfriendsthroughQQandWeChat、Therefore,toomuchexposuretophonesarebadforpeopleintermsofhealth、Moreover,peopleinvolvedinphonesfailtocommunicatewellwiththesearoundthem、AsfarasIamconcerned,peopleshouldwiselymakeuseoftheirphonestohelptheirworkandstudy、Meanwhile,caremuchabouttheirfamilyandfriendsratherthanmobilephones、60第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，下周三美国Greendale高中的访问团将来你校参观交流。作为校学生会主席，请给对方联系人Elizabeth写一封邮件，询问对方相关事宜。内容包括:1.日程安排；2.饮食习惯；3.其他要求。注意:1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearElizabeth,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、B3、B4、B5、A6、B7、B8、C9、A10、B11、C12、D13、B14、C15、C16、C17、D18、A19、C20、D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、1、B2、A3、B4、A22、Imaginethatyou’relookingatyourcompany-issuedsmartphoneandyounoticeane-mailfromLinkedln:“Thesecompaniesarelookingforcandidateslikeyou!”Youaren’tnecessarilysearchingforajob,butyou’realwaysopentoopportunities,sooutofcuriosity,youclickonthelink.Afewminuteslateryourbossappearsatyourdesk.“We’venoticedthatyou’respendingmoretimeonLinkedlnlately,soIwantedtotalkwithyouaboutyourcareerandwhetheryou’rehappyhere,”shesays.Uh-oh.It’sanawkwardscene.Attrition(损耗)hasalwaysbeenexpensiveforcompanies,butinmanyindustriesthecostoflosinggoodworkersisrising,owingtotightlabormarkets.Thuscompaniesaremakinggreatereffortstopredictwhichworkersareathighriskofleavingsothatmanagerscantrytostopthem.Methodsrangefromelectronicmonitortowell-designedanalysesofemployees’socialmedialives.Someofthisworkmaybeareasontoletemployeestoquit.Ingeneral,peopleleavetheirjobsbecausetheydon’tliketheirboss,don’tseeopportunitiesforpromotionorgrowth,orareofferedahigherpay;thesereasonshaveheldsteadyforyears.NewresearchconductedbyCEB,aWashington-basedtechnologycompany,looksnotjustatwhyworkersquitbutalsoatwhen.“We’velearnedthatwhatreallyaffectspeopleistheirsenseofhowthey’redoingcomparedwithotherpeopleintheirpeergroup,orwithwheretheythoughttheywouldbeatacertainpointinlife,saysBrianKropp,whoheadsCEB’sHRpractice.“We’velearnedtofocusonmomentsthatallowpeopletomakethesecomparisons.”Technologyalsoprovidescluesaboutwhichstaremployeesmightbeeyeingtheexit.Companiescantellwhetheremployeesusingworkcomputersorph