2026届湖南省常宁一中高三英语第一学期期末质量检测试题含解析

2026届湖南省常宁一中高三英语第一学期期末质量检测试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．Theroom______10metresacrossislargeenoughforasinglemantolivein．A．measuring B．measures C．tobemeasured D．measured2．Insomecountries,peopleeatwithchopsticks,whilein________,knivesandforks.A．another B．otherC．others D．theother3．Wearetoholdthesportsmeetingnextweekend,________theairqualitybecomesbetter.A．which B．whenC．where D．while4．——HowdidyoufindyourtriptoWaterParkinthesummerof2016?——Ithoroughlyenjoyedit.Itwas________thanIexpected.A．evenmuchinteresting B．farmoreinterestingC．sofarinteresting D．farfrominteresting5．Thedebateherewillbelimitedintwomainrespects，________thetimeavailable.A．inviewofB．inreturnforC．inadditiontoD．incomparisonwith6．Tohisdelight,Tomquicklyearnedthetrustofhisbossandthenofhiscolleagues.A．one B．onesC．that D．those7．--Areyouhappywiththislaboratory?--Notalittle.Wecan’thave________.A．aworseone B．anicerone C．aworstone D．anicestone8．SometimesIactasalisteningearforfellowstudents________whatisbotheringthem.A．totalkover B．talkedoverC．talkover D．havingtalkedover9．______thestudentswerehearingtheexcitingnews! A．Howhappily B．Whatafun C．Whatpleasure D．Howpleased10．Itwasannouncedthatonlyafterthecandidates’paperswerecollected_____toleavetheroom.A．hadtheybeenpermittedB．wouldtheybepermittedC．thattheywouldbepermittedD．thattheyhadbeenpermitted11．I’mmostawfullygratefultoyou.Ican’tthinkwhatI________withoutyou.A．coulddo B．woulddoC．shouldhavedone D．musthavedone12．—Tony,youseeminhighspirits.—________Wewonthematch4-1.A．Guesswhat? B．Oh,comeon!C．Sowhat? D．Nowonder.13．Iwasgoingtopaybycashwhenitsuddenlyoccurredtome_________Ihadleftmypurseathome.A．whether B．whatC．that D．where14．Thecrazyfans________patientlyfortwohours,andtheywouldwaittillthemoviestararrived.A．werewaiting B．hadbeenwaitingC．hadwaited D．wouldwait15．Iftheserviceisawful,acustomerhastherighttotothemanager.A．react B．applyC．complain D．suggest16．WaterKnowsAnswersbyaJapaneseauthor,________into16languages,hasbecomeabest-sellerallovertheworld.A．havingtranslated B．tobetranslatedC．beingtranslated D．translated17．--Sorryforhavingkeptyouwaiting.Butforthetrafficjam，I________________20minutesearlier—Nevermind，Ihaven'tbeenwaitingthatlong.A．arrived B．wouldhavearrivedC．wouldarrive D．hadarrived18．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn’thavegrownC．wouldhavegrown D．wouldgrow19．---Whereisyournewhomenow?---Inthenewdevelopedzone.ButI______downtownforfiveyears.A．lived B．hadlivedC．havelived D．wasliving20．______caughtintherainunexpectedly,westillenjoyedthejourneyverymuch.A．When B．AsC．Unless D．Although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）Researchfindsoutwhysomepeopleareconstantlyunderattackfromthebloodsuckinginsectswhileotherswalkfree.Forthoseunfortunateenoughtofeaturehighlyonthemosquitohitlist,summernightscanbesynonymouswithmosquitobites.Yetothershardlyevergetbitten.Sohowdothebloodthirstyinsectsselecttheirvictims?Theinsects’tastesmayseemarbitrary.However,researchshowsthatwhenmosquitoesmaketheirchoicesbetweenpotentialvictims,itallcomesdowntoscent(气味).“Mosquitoesareattractedbycarbondioxideandheat,whicheveryonegivesoff.Butmosquitoesarealsoattractedbycertainscents,”saysKarl-MartinVagnJensen,theheadofresearchattheDepartmentofAgriculturalScienceatArhusUniversity.AccordingtoJensen,ithasnotyetbeenconfirmedexactlywhatthescentsinquestionare.Butresearchdoesindicatethatsomescentsaremoreattractivetomosquitoesthanothers.“Allthelabemployeesrubbedpetridishes(培养皿)againsttheirstomachs.Inthatway,theirscentswereputonthedishes,whichwerethenputinacontainerfullofmosquitoes,”hesays.“Themosquitoesrepeatedlylandedonsomeofthepetridishes,butdidn’tgoanywhereneartheothers.”Perhapstakinginspirationfrompopularfiction,therearealsothosewhoconsidergarlicasanexcellentrepellent(驱虫剂)againstthewingedbloodsuckers.Accordingtotheresearcher,thisstrategymaynotbeentirelyfruitless.“AsfarasIknow,thereisnoscientificproofthateatinggarlicworks.Buttheremaybesomethingtothetheorythatit’spossibletomaskscentwithgarlic,”hesays.Theonlyreliablemethodofprotectionagainstmosquitoesistouserepellentsthataresoldoverthecounter.Itcontainssomesmellsthatcanconfusethemosquitoes.Whenthemosquitocomescloser,itusessmell,heatandcarbondioxidetodecidewhethertobite.Butifitisconfusedbyarepellent,itwillnevergetthatfar.1、WhichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephraseunderlinedinParagraph2?A．Beequalto.B．Beaccessibleto.C．Beharmfulto.D．Bebeneficialto.2、Whatcanweinferaboutthescentsattractingmosquitoes?A．Mosquitoescanbeattractedbyvariousscents.B．Somekindsofscentsappealtomosquitoesinparticular.C．Thelabemployeesusepetridishestodeposittheirscents.D．Mosquitoesarearbitrarywhenitcomestodifferentscents.3、WhatisthemainideaofthelastParagraph?A．Anewstrategyisusedinresearchingrepellents.B．Garlicisconsideredtobeanexcellentrepellent.C．Usingrepellentsisaneffectivewayagainstmosquitoes.D．Theinspirationagainstmosquitoesisfrompopularfiction.4、Whereisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?A．Sciencefiction.B．Abiography.C．Amedicalreport.D．Aresearchpaper.22．（8分）Lately,my90-year-oldmomhasbeenmoreandmorequietandsleepy.Thisisveryoddanddisturbing.Atthesametime,my92-year-oldfatherhasbeensufferinghisownhealthproblems.Itisterribletoseemyfatherstruggletogethertotalk,saysomething,whenshedoesn’thavetheenergy.Theotherday,IrecalledhowmymotherusedtovisitawomannamedMrs.Demopolis,aGreekimmigrant,whomadethebestbaklava（果仁饼）!Shegavelessonsonbakinghemtomymother.Also,mymomusedtobakebaklavaoftenforatimeandthatwasabsolutepleasure.AsIspokeofthisoverthephone,mysilentmomcheeredupandsaidhowmuchshe’dlikeohaveoneagain.Now,theyliveinFloridaandIlikeinWales,UKwithmyhusbandandchildren,soIcan’tgoandbringhersomebaklavaorevenmakesomeinherkitchen.ButwhatIdidsuggestwasthatmyfatherorsistershouldbuysomebaklavaataGreekRestaurantandIshoulddoshesame,andwouldn’titbefuntoeatourbaklavaatexactlythesametimeandso,betogethersharingthemomentandthepleasure?Bothparentslovedtheideaandwedecidedtodoit.Itwaslovelytohearalittlehappinessinhervoice.Towdayslaterwebothhadourbaklavaandsharedtheexperience.Itmeantalottomyparents,andtome,todothis.Mymothersaidshewantstodothisagain,maybewithanotherfoodorevenbaklavaagain!Whynot?Andassheonlykeepslosingweightinsteadofgaining,itisgoodforhertofindfoodsthatappealtoherappetite.Itisbecominghardertofindwaystocommunicateoverthephone,butthiswasthiswasatleastaverygoodwaytodoso.Anditwasnice,aswell,toremindusofpleasantmemoriesofourpast.1、Whathasmainlyworriedtheauthorlately?A．Herfatherissufferingfromillness.B．Hermotherisbecominglessactive.C．Hermotherrefusestotalkwithherfather.D．Shehasdifficultyhelpinghersickparents.2、Whatdidtheauthorsuggesttopleasehermother?A．MrsDemopolisshouldbuysomebaklavaforhermother.B．Hermothershouldmakesomebaklavainherkitchen.C．Herfamilyshouldgettogethertocomforthermother.D．Herfamilyshouldeatthesamefoodatthesametimeseparately.3、Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor’smother?A．Sheisgettingthinner.B．Sheisstillunconscious.C．Shewillonlyeatbaklava.D．Shehasfoundherfavouritefoods.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Theauthor’sfatherhaslostabilitytotalktohiswife.B．Theauthor’smotherlearnedtomakebaklavafromaGreekimmigrant.C．Theauthor’smotherhadlittleexcitementwhenhearingthesuggestion.D．Theauthor’sauthorandherparentsliveseparatelyindifferentcountiesintheUK.23．（8分）Itisimportanttoprotectyourselffromharmfulrays.Butifyouthinkahigh-factorsunscreenkeepsyousafefromharmfulrays,youmaybewrong.Researchinthisweek’sNatureshowsthatwhilefactor50reducesthenumberofmelanomas（黑瘤）anddelaystheiroccurrence,itcan’tpreventthem.Melanomasarethemostaggressiveskincancers.Youhaveahigherriskifyouhaveredorblondhair,fairskin,blueorgreeneyes,orsunburneasily,orifacloserelativehashadone.Melanomasaremorecommonifyouhaveperiodicintenseexposuretothesun.Otherskincancersareincreasinglylikelywithlong-termexposure.Thereiscontinuingdebateastohoweffectivesunscreenisinreducingmelanomas–theevidenceisweakerthanitisforpreventingothertypesofskincancer.A2011Australianstudyof1,621peoplefoundthatpeoplerandomlyselectedtoapplysunscreendailyhadhalftherateofmelanomasofpeoplewhousedcreamasneeded.Asecondstudy,comparing1,167peoplewithmelanomasto1.101whodidn’thavethecancer,foundthatusingsunscreenroutinely,alongsideotherprotectionsuchashats,longsleevesorstayingintheshade,didgivesomeprotection.Thisstudysaidotherformsofsunprotection–nosunscreen–seemedmostbeneficial.Thestudyreliedonpeoplerememberingwhattheyhaddoneovereachdecadeoftheirlives,soit’snotentirelyreliable.Butitseemsreasonabletothinksunscreengivespeopleafalsesenseofsecurityinthesun.Manypeoplealsodon’tusesunscreenproperlyapplyinginsufficientamounts,failingtoreapplyafteracoupleofhoursandstayinginthesuntoolong.Itissunburnthatismostworrying–recentresearchshowsfiveepisodesofsunburnintheteenageyearsincreasestheriskofallskincancers.Thegoodnewsisthatacombinationofsunscreenandcoveringupcanreducemelanomarates,asshownbyAustralianfiguresfromtheirslip-slop-slapcampaign.Soifthereisaheatwavethissummer,itwouldbebestforus,too,tosliponashirt,usesunscreenandslaponahat.1、What’speople’scommonexpectationofhigh-factorsunscreen?A．Itwillprotectthemfromsunburn.B．Itwillkeeptheirskinsmoothadfair.C．Itwillworkforpeopleofanyskincolor.D．Itwilldelaytheoccurrenceofskincancer.2、Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?A．Sunscreencanpreventallkindsofskincancers.B．Thestudiesarebasedondirectobservationofthesubjects.C．Thestudiesmayhelppeopleselectthemosteffectivesunscreen.D．Dailyapplicationofsunscreenhelpsreducetheincidenceofmelanomas.3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestinordertoreducemelanomarates?A．Stayingintheshadewheneverpossible.B．Usingcoveringupinsteadofsunscreen.C．Usingbothcoveringupandsunscreen.D．Applyingtherightamountofsunscreen.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．NoWaytoStopHarmfulRays!B．DoesSunscreenPreventSkinCancer?C．DidYouUseSunscreenIntheRightWay?D．SkinCancer-TheBiggestThreattoHumanBeings!24．（8分）SavingOurOceans●YourMissionTeachoceanographers(海洋学者)withdifferentspecialtiesaboutotheroceanspecialtiesandthuscreateabetterunderstandingoftheoceanasacomplete,diversesystem.●BriefingYou'vebeeninvitedtoleadtheInternationalOceanographicConferenceinOslo,Norway.Overonehundredofyourfellowoceanographerswillattendit.Theproblemis,withsomanydifferentspecialtiesinthefield-fromgeologicaltobiologicaloceanography-theoceanographersattheconferencearefindingitdifficulttounderstandwhattheircolleaguesarestudying,letalonetograsptheoceanasanentire,diversesystem!YourjobwillbetogivetheopeningspeechattheConferenceoutliningthegeneralkindsofoceanographyinawaythateachtypeofoceanographerswillunderstand.Then,youwillassigndifferentoceanographerstodifferentprojectsandexplaintothemhowbesttoworktogether.●Family-xfileYoungerXpeditioners:Pickoneproject,andlearnmoreaboutitthroughitsphotogallery.Then,createaposterbasedontheanimalsandterrain(地形).Makesuretolabeleachanimalthatyoudraw.Showyourpostertoyourfamilyanddescribetothemwhatyouhavedrawn.OlderXpeditioners:Learnmoreabouteachoftheprojects:Whereintheoceanwouldoceanographersgotostudythem?Whatanimalsmightoceanographersstudyintheproject?Whichtypesofoceanographerswouldyouassignforeachprojectandhowwouldtheyworktogether?Finally,thinkaboutthewaysinwhichthedifferentgeneralkindsofoceanographymightrelate.Whyisitimportanttolookattheoceanasanentiresystem,ratherthanasdistinctparts?Howmightlookingateachseparatepartandtheoceanasawholeimpactconservationefforts?PracticeyourspeechfortheConferenceinfrontofyourfamily.1、Whatisyourmissionaccordingtothetext?A．Tosavetheoceansallovertheearth.B．ToattendtheInternationalOceanographicConferenceinNorway.C．Toenterforanactivitywithonehundredfellowoceanographers.D．Tohelpbetterunderstandtheoceanasacomplete,diversesystem.2、Wherecanyougetthedetailedinstructionsforyouinadvance?A．Fromtheleaderoftheconference.B．FromYoungerXpeditioners.C．FromthepartofBriefing.D．FromOlderXpeditioners.3、Howshouldyouprepareyourspeechaccordingtothetext?A．Practiceitathomewiththefamilyinfront.B．Askalotofquestionsabouttheoceans.C．Createapostertogetinformed.D．Inviteotheroceanographerstotakepart.25．（10分）EcoleCollegeParkSchoolFallWelcomeBack—Tuesday,September5thDearFamilies:Ourfirst(half)dayofschoolforthe2017/2018schoolyearisTuesday,September5.Thisisaveryimportantday;wewelcomestudentsandparentsbacktoanotherschoolyearandconfirmthestudentswhowillbeattendingEcoleCollegeParkSchool.PleasenotethatstudentsinGrade1—8shouldbepreparedtostayfortheentiremorning.Kindergartenstudentswillonlystayforanhour.TuesdayAttendanceInformation:Kindergartenstudents/parentsgototheirregularclassroom(downstairs,onleft)foronehouronly.Parentspleasestayforthefullhour.Grade1—8studentswillmeetoutside(weatherpermitting)orinthegymtofindtheirgradesignsandthenwillmovetoclassrooms.BusingInformation:Changestothe2017—2018schoolyearbusservicewillbeginonSeptember5.BusingstartsforKindergartenstudentsonSeptember11andcontinuesfromSeptember11onward.Pleasedonotparkinourschoolbuszoneasparkingticketsareissued.FeestoBePaidinOfficeAreaFirstWeekofSchool:EcoleCollegeParkSchoolcoversthe$28costofallstudentsfees.Additionalrequestformoneymaybeneededtosupportfieldtripsofspecialprojects.Grade1—8studentspaya$6StudentPlannerfee.BandFeeis$25andispaidtothebandteacher.OnWednesday,September6,studentsshouldbeatschoolby8:50amandmeetintheclassroomtheywereinonTuesday.Thiswillbeafulldayofclassesforstudents.1、HowlongwillaGrade7studentstayatschoolonTuesday,September5?A．Anafternoon.B．Anhour.C．Halfaday.D．Afullday.2、Howmuchdoesoneneedtopaytojointheband?A．Sixdollars.B．Twenty-fivedollars.C．Twenty-eightdollars.D．Fifty-fivedollars.3、WhatwillstudentsdoonWednesday,September6?A．Meetoutsideorinthegym.B．Movetoanewclassroomforaday.C．Starttotaketheschoolbustogotoschool.D．Begintohavelessonsasnormal.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）GrowingRootsWhenIwasgrowingup,IhadanoldneighbournamedDrGibbs.Hedidn’tlooklikeanydoctorI’d1known.WhenDrGibbswasn’t2lives,hewasplantingtrees.Thegooddoctorhadsome3theoriesonplantingtrees.Hebelievedin“Nopains,nogains.”Henever4hisnewtrees,whichwas5manypeople.OnceIaskedwhy.He6thatwateringplantsspoiledthem,andthatifyouwaterthem,eachfollowingtreegenerationwill7weakerandweaker.Soyouhavetomakethings8forthem.Hetalkedabouthowwateringtreescould9shallowroots,andhowtreesthatweren’twateredhadtogrowdeeprootsin10ofwater.Icametounderstandthathemeantdeeprootsweretobe11.IplantedacoupleoftreesandItookgoodcareofthem.Twoyearsof12hasresultedintreesthatexpecttobewaitedonhandandfoot.Wheneveracoldwindblows,they13andtrembletheirbranches.FunnythingsaboutthosetreesofDrGibbs’.Thelackofwaterseemedto14theminwayscomfortandeasenevercould.Iusedto15formysonsthattheirliveswillbeeasy.But16I’vebeenthinkingthatit’stimeto17myprayer.Iknowmychildrenaregoingtomeet18,andI’mprayingtheywillbestrong.Theprayerforcomfortisseldommet.Whatweneedtodoistoprayfordeeproots,19whenthewindsblow,wewon’tbe20away.1、A．even B．ever C．never D．hardly2、A．valuing B．making C．enjoying D．saving3、A．exciting B．dull C．interesting D．terrible4、A．watered B．raised C．loved D．sheltered5、A．against B．beyond C．within D．from6、A．wondered B．answered C．doubted D．guessed7、A．grow B．change C．appear D．show8、A．harmful B．favourable C．tough D．wonderful9、A．leadto B．resultfrom C．putin D．carefor10、A．charge B．favour C．honour D．search11、A．treasured B．challenged C．respected D．liked12、A．education B．information C．preparation D．devotion13、A．dance B．shake C．spread D．lift14、A．harm B．raise C．benefit D．hurt15、A．pray B．apply C．stand D．call16、A．perfectly B．formally C．obviously D．lately17、A．attend B．say C．change D．keep18、A．hardships B．worries C．bosses D．jobs19、A．or B．so C．and D．but20、A．given B．sent C．broken D．swept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）AsanattractivecityintheNetherlands，Amsterdamisoneofthemostbicycle-friendly1．（city）intheworld，havingover800，000bikesinthecapital.Bycomparison，thecityhasapopulationofonly750，000，lessthan2．numberofbikes.Accordingtoasurvey3．（make）5yearsago，490，000peopleusedbicycleseveryday.Uptonow，peopleinAmsterdam4．（enjoy）theconvenienceofcyclingfordecades.Thecityhasspecialfacilitiesforcyclists，5．canbeusedforfree.Comparedwithothertransportationinthecity，bikesare6．（clean）andlessexpensivewhilealso7．（offer）healthbenefits.8．reasonforbicycleridingisthatbicycletrafficis9．（relative）safe.Amsterdammersrideawidevariety10．bicycles.ManytouristsalsodiscoverAmsterdambybike，whichisatypicalDutchway.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。Itwaslatewhenwelefttherestaurant、WehavealreadycrossedalongbridgewhenIdiscoveredIhadleftmypurseattherestaurant、Itwasnothingwecoulddobuttoturnaround、Therewasnochancewecouldreturntotherestaurantbeforetheclosingtime、Thenwerememberedafriendofourswholivedsixblockfromarestaurant、Helistenedtoourstorycarefullybutthenhepromisedhewouldrunovertotherestaurant,thatmypursehadbeenleft、Finally,werecoveredthepurse、Ourfriendsoundeddelightedlytohavebeenapartofthislittleadventure、Besidefindingthelostpurse,Ialsohadasenseofgreathappiness、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的加拿大籍笔友Rex最近因上课注意力不能集中而感到苦恼，来信向你求助。请你给他写封回信，表示安慰，并给出建议。要点如下：1.写信目的；2.你的建议；3.表达祝愿。注意:1.词数100左右2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯3.开头语和结束语已为你写好，不计入总词数;4.参考词汇：distraction注意力分散DearRex,I’mreallysorrytohearaboutyourpresentsituation.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________