甘肃省兰州新区舟曲中学2026届高三英语第一学期期末考试模拟试题含解析

甘肃省兰州新区舟曲中学2026届高三英语第一学期期末考试模拟试题请考生注意：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．Newpolicies,_______toinsurethatcompulsoryeducationistrulyfree,________bythelocalgovernmentacrossChinasincethestartofschoolonSeptember1.A．intending;havebeenmadeknown B．intended;havebeenmadeknownC．intending;aremadeknown D．intended;hadmadeknown2．Iwantedsomemorecoldmeatbuttherewas_____left.A．none B．noone C．any D．some3．Nothavingworkedouttheprogram,________leavetheoffice.A．sohewasforbiddentoB．andhedidn’twanttoC．hislittlesoncouldn’tmakehimD．becouldn’tfreehimselfto4．Sincethematchisover,wecan____bytravellingandstopthinkingaboutbasketball.A．diveinB．switchoffC．pulloutD．splitup5．Ithoughtithardtocompletetheprojectthen,butI________mymind.A．willchangeB．wouldchangedC．havechangedD．hadchanged6．Youcanonlybesureof_____youhaveatpresent;youcannotbesureofsomething_____youmightgetinthefuture.A．that;what B．what;/ C．which;that D．/;that7．—Sorry,sir.I______followyou.Wouldyoupleasespeakslower?—Ok.A．can’t B．mustn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t8．Beinghappyisaskillthatcanbelearned,andonewayto________ourselvestobehappyistowritedownthelittlethingsthatcheerusupeachday.A．convey B．appeal C．train D．attempt9．Don’tbejoking.It’stimeto______yourbusiness.A．setout B．takeup C．goon D．getdown10．Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound11．Hi,Mark.Howwasthemusicalevening?Excellent!AlesandAndyperformed_________andtheywonthefirsprize.A．skillfully B．commonly C．willingly D．nervously12．TheLushanMountain,occupyinganareaof302squarekilometers,possessesrichculturalandgeological__________.A．attractions B．amusements C．entertainments D．presentations13．Fredlet________thathewaspreparedtoleavecompanywhenthenewmanagertookoffice.A．secretB．slipC．promiseD．standard14．Inthe"moongarden"onboardtheChang'e4,theshootsofcottonmarkedthefirstlivematterever_____onthemoon.A．havinggrownB．tobegrownC．beinggrownD．grown15．EgyptianPresidentdecidedto______onFridayafternoonafteran18-daycampaignagainsthim,endinghisthirty-yearrule.A．stepdown B．breakin C．breakdown D．stepin16．Thereisarealpossibilitythattheseanimalscouldbefrightened,________asuddenloudnoise.A．beingthere B．shouldtherebeC．therewas D．therehavingbeen17．Itgivesusgreatdelight______Chinesesciencefictionsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.A．how B．whatC．that D．why18．—Juliasaidshesentyouabirthdaycardyesterday.Haveyougotit?—Oh,really!Ihaven’t________mymailboxyet.A．examined B．reviewed.C．tested D．checked19．—MayIhelpyou?Youseemtobehavingsomeproblems.—______,thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.A．Allright B．NoproblemC．It’sallright D．There’snoway20．Hewasforcedtospendanothernightattheairport____forhisplane.A．waitingB．beingwaitedC．waitedD．tobewaited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）ScientiststhinktheyhavetheanswertoapuzzlethatconfusedevenCharlesDarwin:HowflowersevolvedandspreadtobecomethemostimportantplantsonEarth.Floweringplants,orangiosperms,makeupabout90%ofalllivingplantspecies.Inthedistantpast,theyoutpaced(超过)plantssuchasconifersandfems(针叶植物和蕨类植物)，buthowtheydidthishasbeenamystery.Newresearchsuggestsitisduetogenome(基因组)size.Hundredsofmillionsofyearsago,theEarthwasdominated(支配)byfernsandconifers.Then,about150millionyearsago,thefirstfloweringplantsappearedonthescene.Theyquicklyspreadtoallpartsoftheworld,changingthelandscapefrommutedgreentoavarietyofcolours.WhyangiospermsweresuccessfulanddiverseonEarthhasbeendebatedforcenturies.CharlesDarwinhimselfcalledita“mystery”,fearingthisapparentsuddenleapmightchallengehistheoryofevolution.KevinSimoninfromSanFranciscoStateUniversityinCalifornia,USandotherresearcherswonderedifthesizeoftheplant’sgeneticmaterial—orgenome—mightbeimportant.TheyanalyseddataheldbytheRoyalBotanicGardens,Kew,onthegenomesizeofhundredsofplants,includingfloweringplants,gymnosperms(agroupofplantsincludingconifers)andfems.Theythencomparedgenomesizewithanatomical(结构上的)features.Thisprovides“strongevidence”,thatthesuccessandrapidspreadoffloweringplantsaroundheworldisdueto“genomedownsizing.”Byshrinkingthesizeofthegenome,whichiscontainedwithinthenucleusofthecell,plantscanbuildsmallercells.Intum,thisallowsgreatercarbondioxideuptake(摄入)andcarbongainfromphotosynthesis,theprocessbywhichplantsuselightenergytoturncarbondioxideandwaterintosugarandoxygen.Theresearcherssaygenome—downsizinghappenedonlyintheangiosperms,andhiswas“anecessaryconditionforrapidgrowthratesamonglandplants”.1、Whatdoyouknowaboutangiosperms?A．TheyaredominantplantsonEarth.B．TheyarerareplantsinSouthAfrica.C．TheyaretopicalplantsinSouthAsia.D．Theyareextinctplantsintheworld.2、Itcanbeinferredthat.A．CharlesDarwinwasconfidentofhistheoryofevolutionB．KevinSimoninisprobablyanAmericanbiologistC．KevinSimoninworksintheRoyalBotanicGardens,KewD．CharlesDarwinsucceededinfiguringouttheflowerevolution3、Whichofthefollowingcontributedtothesuccessanddiversityofangiosperms?A．Theweakerconifer.B．Thelargernucleus.C．Thesmallergenome.D．Thestrongercell.4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A．HowAngiospermsConqueredtheWorld?B．WhatPuzzleConfusedEvenCharlesDarwin?C．WhyGymnospermsWereSuccessfulonEarth?D．WhenAngiospermsOutpacedConifersandFems?22．（8分）Laughterispartoftheuniversalhumanvocabulary.Allmembersofthehumanspeciesunderstandit.UnlikeEnglishorFrenchorSwahili,wedon’thavetolearntospeakit.Werebornwiththecapacitytolaugh.Verylittleisknownaboutthespecificbrainmechanismsresponsibleforlaughter.Contrarytofolkwisdom,mostlaughterisnotabouthumor;itisaboutrelationships.Tofindoutwhenandwhypeoplelaugh,Iwentwithseveralassistantstolocalmallsandrecordedwhathappenedjustbeforepeoplelaughed.Overa10-yearperiod,westudiedover2,000casesofnaturallyoccurringlaughter.Wefoundthatmostlaughterdoesnotnecessarilyfollowjokes.Peoplemaylaughafteravarietyofstatements,suchas,“HerecomesMary,”“Howdidyoudoonthetest?”or“Doyouhavearubberband?”Thesecertainlyaren’tjokes.Webelievelaughterevolvedfromthepanting(喘气的)behaviorofourancientancestors.Today,ifwetickle(使发痒)chimps,theydon’tlaugh.But,instead,theyproduceapantingsound.That’sthesoundofapelaughter,andit’stherootofhumanlaughter.Apeslaughinthekindsofsituationsthatleadtohumanlaughter,likegamesthatinvolvechasing.Otheranimalsproducesoundsduringplay,buttheyaresodifferentfromlaughter.Rats,forexample,producehighsoundsduringplayandwhentickled,buttheseareverydifferentinsoundfromhumanlaughter.Laughterisoftenpositive,butitcanbenegativetoo.There’sadifferencebetween“laughingwith”and“laughingat”.Peoplewholaughatothersmaybetryingtodrivethemoutofthegroup.Noonehasactuallycountedhowmuchpeopleofdifferentageslaugh,butyoungchildrenprobablylaughthemost.Atages5and6weprobablylaughmorethanatanyothertimes.Adultslaughlessthanchildren,probablybecausetheyplayless.Worknowunderwaywilltellusmoreaboutthebrainmechanismsbehindlaughter,howithasevolved,andwhywe’resosusceptibletotickling.1、Whatwasthepurposeofthedecade’sresearch?A．Toprovethatpeoplelaughbecauseofhumour.B．Tofindouttherealreasonforpeopleslaughter.C．Toresearchpeoplesdifferentreactiononjokes.D．Torecordconversationsamongshoppersinmalls.2、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Peoplewhoplaymoretendtolaughmore.B．Apesproducehighsoundswhentickled.C．Scientistsknowthebrainmechanismsresponsibleforlaughterwell.D．Thesituationsinwhichapeslaughareverydifferentfromthoseinwhichhumanslaugh.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“susceptible”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Sensitive. B．Flexible.C．Addictive. D．Reliable.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheImpactofLaughterB．TheMeaningofLaughterC．ABigMystery:WhyDoWeLaugh?D．Laughter:TheMostBeautifulWords23．（8分）Themorningafteraneveningstruggletocareformythree-year-olddaughter,Icouldn’twaittogethertoschool.I,asamother,wastiredfromtheangerandherinabilitytocommunicatebecauseofherslowedlanguagedevelopment.AsIaccompaniedherintothecar,Ifeltdesperate.Nothingwasrightwithourworld.She’dbeenbornaroundthesametimewhenthenationwaswitnessingthebirthofanotherGreatRecession.Myjobandmyhousehadbeenvictims.Thenthishappened.Mychild’slanguagedelaywasidentified,butdoctorsstruggledtoproperlyhelpher,Ifeltlikewebothneededtoherescued.IreturnedthatafternoonasdisenchantedwiththelittlegirlIlovedaswhenIleft.Walkingslowlytowardtheschool’splaygroundgate,Ifoundherpreschoolteacherracingtogreetme.“Youshouldhaveseenhertoday!”Hisbreathywordsweresupportedbyexcitement.Ididn’tinterrupt.“Seethatclimber.”Hepointedtoawoodenpieceofplaygroundequipmentthatlookedlikearockwall.Inodded.“Well,everydaysinceshestartedschool,she’striedandfailedtomakeittothetop.”Hetookabreath.“Andtodayshedidit!”Heexpressedhisjoyjustashe’dwitnessedherconqueringMountEverest!“Shecheeredandcelebrated!IwishI’drecordedit!”Hiswordscomfortedme.Mydaughterhadconqueredhermountain.Assherantowardme,IrecognizedsomethingIhadn’tbefore.Isawherperseverance(毅力).Isawherstrength.IsawaHero.Everydaygreatnesscelebratesordinarypeoplewhodounusualthingsinbigandsmallways,showingcourage,kindness,loveandselflessness.Weencourageyoutoclickthesebriefaccountsandinviteyoutoshareyourownstory.1、Whydidtheauthorrushherdaughtertoschool?A．Shewasbusywithherworkasadoctor.B．Shehadafightwithherdaughterlastnight.C．Shebrokedownwhendealingwithherdaughter.D．ShehadtoselltheirhouseduetoGreatRecession.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“disenchanted”underlinedinparagraph3?A．Happy. B．Concerned.C．Careful. D．Disappointed.3、Whydidthelittlegirl’spreschoolteacherfeelexcited?A．ShesucceededinstandingonMountEverest.B．Shemanagedtoclimbupthewoodenequipment.C．Shegotthefirstplaceintheschoolsportsmeet.D．Shebegantocommunicatewithothersnormally.4、Fromwhichisthetextmostprobablytaken?A．Theradio. B．Amagazine.C．Anewspaper. D．TheInternet.24．（8分）Inthefallof1988,IvisitedmanyBuddhisttemples,butafterawhiletheyallbegantofadefrommymemories.However,therewasonetemplethatleftagreatimpressioninmyheart.ItiscalledtheTempleoftheGoldenBuddha.Afterwalkingarounditandtakingsomephotos,Iwalkedovertoaglasscase,nexttowhichwasatypewrittenpagedescribingthehistoryofthismagnificentpieceofart.Backin1957agroupofmonksfromamonastery(修道院)hadtorelocateaclayBuddhafromtheirtempletoanewlocation.Themonasterywastoberelocatedtomakeroomforthedevelopmentofahighway.Whenthecrane(吊车)begantoliftit,theweightofwassolargethatitbegantocrack.What’smore,rainbegantofall,Theheadmonkdecidedtolowerthestatuebacktothegroundandcoveritwithalargeoilclothtoprotectitfromtherain.LaterthateveningtheheadmonkwenttocheckontheBuddha.Heshinedhisflash-lightundertheoilclothtoseeiftheBuddhawasstayingdry.Asthelightreachedthecrack,henoticedalittlebeamshiningbackandthoughtitstrange.Ashetookacloserlookatthisbeamoflight,hewonderediftheremightbesomethingunderneaththeclay.Hewenttofetchachiselandhammerfromthemonasteryandbegantochipawayattheclay.Asheknockedoffpiecesofclay,thelittlebeamgrewbrighterandbigger.Manyhoursoflaborwentbybeforethemonkstoodfacetofacewiththeextraordinarysolid-goldBuddha.Historiansbelievethatseveralhundredyearsbeforetheheadmonk’sdiscovery,thearmywasabouttoinvadethecountry.Themonks,realizingthattheircountrywouldsoonbeattacked,coveredtheirpreciousgoldenBuddhawithanoutercoveringofclayinordertokeeptheirtreasurefrombeingrobbedbytheenemy.Unfortunately,itappearsthattheenemykilledallthemonks,andthewell-keptsecretofthegoldenBuddharemaineduncovereduntilthedayin1957.AsIflewhomeIbegantothinktomyself,“WeareallliketheclayBuddhacoveredwithashellofhardnesscreatedoutoffear,andyetunderneatheachofusisa‘goldenBuddha’,agoldenChrist,ora‘goldenspirit,’whichisourrealself.Somewherealongtheway,betweentheagesoftwoandnine,webegintocoverupour’goldenspirit,’ournaturalself.Muchlikethemonkwiththehammerandthechisel,ourtasknowistodiscoverourtruespiritonceagain.”1、WhatmadethemonkscovertheBuddhawithalargeoilcloth?A．Hidingitfrombeingstolen.B．Protectingitfromtherain.C．Protectingitfrombeingdamaged.D．Avoidingbeingseen.2、WhywastheauthorgreatlyimpressedbythegoldenBuddha?A．Becausehelikesitverymuch.B．Becauseitdiffersfromothers.C．Becauseofitshistory.D．Becauseoftheprotectionofthemonk.3、Whatmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．VisitingBuddhistTemplesB．TheGoldenBuddhaC．ProtectingTheirCountryD．RelocatingtheBuddha4、Whatadviceisgiventousaccordingtothepassage?A．Coveringupourselves.B．Findingthetruth.C．Discoveringourtruespirit.D．Buildingupourbelief.25．（10分）LovellCampsKids’ClubinSwitzerlandLovellCampsKids’ClubisanEnglishlanguageMontessori（蒙台梭利）styleclub.Childrenwillenjoyawonderfulandsafelearningexperiencewhichincludeslanguageactivities,cooking,artsandcrafts,singing,dancing,etc.LearningoutsidetheclassroomplaysanecessaryroleatLovellCamps,makingchildrenexperiencetheoutdoors.Duringthesummermonthsthiscanincludevisitstolocalplaygrounds,farmsandindoororoutdoorswimmingpools.Wintertimegiveschildrenthechancetogoskiingandplayoutsideinthesnow.Admission:TheLovellCampsKids’Clubisforpre-schoolchildrenagedbetween2and5.What’sincluded:Feesinclude:Healthysnacksandschoolequipment.Ifyouchoosetheskiingactivity,feesincludetransportationtoandfromtheskihillandprofessionalskiinstructions.Feesdonotinclude:Skirentals,round-triptransportationfromKids’Clubtohomeandmedicalinsurance.Time:Kids’ClubisopenfromDecembertoMarchandinJulyandAugust.ItisclosedonMondaysduringtheyear.1、Whatisthespecialactivityinsummer?A．Gettingclosetoanimals. B．Swimminginthepool.C．Singinganddancing. D．Visitingfarms.2、LovellCampsKids’Clubisdesignedfor2-to5-year-olds____.A．whoaregoodatswimming B．whoenjoyoutdooractivitiesC．whowanttolearnskiing D．whoareinterestedinplayingsports3、Forwhichofthefollowingshouldkidspayextra?A．Medicalinsurance. B．Healthysnacks.C．Schoolequipment. D．Transportationtotheskihill.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）BillGatesdoesn’tpretendhelivesinanequalhousehold.Whenit1parentinghisthreechildren,thebillionaireadmitshiswifeMelindahasdonemorethanher2oftheworkraisingthekids.Gatesspenttwoyearstakingmathandcomputersciencecourses,butnever3hisdegree.“MyeldestdaughtergraduatesfromStanfordinJune,soI’m4shewon’tfallintomyfootsteps.”Gatesjoked.Gatessaidheandhiswifehavebeenquitecautiousaboutthe5they’veusedtoraisetheirthreechildren.Hesaysthecouple6a1970s“LoveandLogic”parentingmodel.Thecoreideaofthephilosophyiscenteredontheideathattakingemotionalcontrol,essentiallyreducingemotional7likeshoutingorblamingkids,is8forparents.“Oneofthegreatestbenefitsof9LoveandLogicisthatithelpsuslearnhowtokeepatightercontrolonouremotionsandonour10.”Gatessaid.Gatesadmitsheandhiswifehaven’tbeenperfectat11theapproach.“Canyougetridoftheemotion?Youcan’t12doit.”hesaid.Besides,theLoveandLogicmodelalso13theimportanceofnotrelyingonrewardsforkids,butinsteadshowingunconditionalloveandpraisingkidsforwhotheyare,notwhattheydo(ordon’t)14,likeapoortestscoreora(n)15grade.“Manyhighlysuccessfulpeople16withgradesaschildren.”Gatessaid,“What’smostimportantisthatour17developgoodcharacter,curiosityandproblem-solvingskills.”ThemodelisabitliketheSocraticmethod,18itpushesparentstofocusonaskingquestionsoftheirkidsandgettingthemtothinkabouthowto19theirownproblems,20feedingthemanswers.1、A．devotestoB．looksforwardtoC．comestoD．leadsto2、A．shareB．sightC．reachD．power3、A．finishedB．missedC．lostD．purchased4、A．sorryB．pessimisticC．normalD．optimistic5、A．theoryB．modelC．practiceD．idea6、A．evaluatedB．dislikedC．followedD．adapted7、A．displaysB．apartmentsC．mistakesD．reactions8、A．expensiveB．usefulC．meaninglessD．familiar9、A．facingB．lackingC．applyingD．repairing10、A．mindsB．handsC．eyesD．tongues11、A．carryingoutB．studyinginC．believinginD．survivingon12、A．roughlyB．commonlyC．totallyD．gradually13、A．hidesB．stressesC．costsD．covers14、A．earnB．achieveC．loveD．show15、A．badB．variousC．impressiveD．harmful16、A．grewB．smiledC．criedD．struggled17、A．staffB．teachersC．parentsD．children18、A．whenB．whyC．whereD．what19、A．solveB．guessC．makeD．guide20、A．butforB．insteadofC．incaseofD．thanksto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）Scientistshavediscoveredthat1．(stay)inthecoldcouldhelpusloseweight.ResearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniafoundthatexposuretothecoldincreaseslevelsofaproteinthathelpsformbrownfat--thetypeoffatthatproducesheatandkeepsuswarm.Brownfatburnsenergy,2．helpsusloseweight.Whitefatstoresextraenergy,whichresults3．weightgain.Theresearcherssaidthatbecauseairconditioningandheatinggiveusconstant,4．(comfort)temperatures,ourbody’sneedforbrownfathasdecreased.Theyfoundthat:“OutdoorworkersinnorthernFinlandwho5．(expose)tocoldtemperaturehave6．significantamountofbrownfatwhen7．(compare)tosame-agedindoorworkers.”Theresearchwasconductedontwodifferentcontrolgroupsofmice.8．groupwasinjectedwiththeproteinthathelpscreatebrownfat.Thisgrouplatergained30%lessweightafterbothgroupswerefedhigh-fatdiets.Theresearcherssaythiscouldbegoodnewsinthefightagainstobesity.Peoplewhoareobesehave9．(low)levelsofbrownfatthanthinnerpeople.HeadresearcherHeiSookSulsaid,“Thisproteincouldbecomeanimportanttargetforresearchintothetreatmentandpreventionofobesityandobesity-relateddiseases.”Sheadded,“Ifyoucansomehowincreaselevelsofthisprotein,youcould10．(possible)losemoreweightevenifeatingthesameamountoffood.”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。文中共有10处语言错误，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。DearMommy、HappyMother'sDay!ThisisaspecialholidaybecausethatitisadayforyoutofeeltheappreciationforallyouhavedoneforAmyand1、Iammostthankfulforallthesacrificesyouhadmadeinorderforuslivethemostcomfortablelivespossible、Youputyourselfindifficultysituationssothatwehavefoodtoeat,cleanclothestowearandawarmhometosleepin、Thankyouforyourendlessloveandhardwo