2026届云南省龙陵一中英语高三上期末预测试题含解析

2026届云南省龙陵一中英语高三上期末预测试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Therearen’tanytoysinoursuitcase．Wherehaveyouputthem?—Oh,no．Thatoldladysittingnexttous______havetakenoursbymistake.A．must B．could C．should D．would2．CouldIspeakto__________isinchargeofInternationalSalesplease?A．who B．whatC．whoever D．whatever3．Ineedhelpnow!IhavetofixaleakingpipeinmybathroombutI’mnotsure______tobegin.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when4．Inmyopinion,one’sindividualincomedoesnotwhollyreflecttheextent________one’sself-valueandsocialvaluearerealized.A．ofwhich B．withwhichC．onwhich D．towhich5．Alice’sfatheralwaysbringsheranicegift________hereturnshomefromhisbusinesstrip.A．bythetime B．allthetimeC．everytime D．inthetime6．Historicsitesimpresswriterswiththeiramazingbeauty,whichareagreatsourceof________.A．inspirationB．compositionC．occupationD．combination7．Althoughtheusedcarseemsingood______,itcannotrunfast.A．state B．situationC．condition D．occasion8．Mr.Chapmanretiredat70afterhenearly40yearswiththeGasCompany．A．hadspent B．hasspent C．spends D．wouldspend9．Comparisonmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen_____alone．A．seen B．seeing C．see D．tosee10．Shewassoangryandspokesofastthatnoneofusunderstood______hesaidmeant．A．that B．what C．thatthat D．whatwhat11．We’dbettertakeumbrellas—I’msureit________whenwearriveinLondon;it’salwayswetthereatthistimeofyear.A．willrain B．israiningC．willberaining D．wouldrain12．Comeoffit!Oversleepingisaslameanexcuseasother.A．one B．eachC．some D．any13．TheyarrivedattheborderbetweenKenyaandTanzaniaat2pm,______liesanationalnaturereserve.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when14．—Whathasmadehiminsuchhighspiritsrecently?—_____byhisteacherforsucceedingpassingtheexam.A．BeingpraisedB．PraisedC．HavingpraisedD．Topraise15．—I'msorry.Ishouldn'thavebeensorudetoyou.—You________somethingnotverynicetome,butthat'sOK.A．havesaidB．hadsaidC．weresayingD．didsay16．Linda________tohermotherforsolongthatshefiguresoutalmosteverygestureofhermother’s.A．attended B．hadattended C．wouldattend D．hasattended17．theirfinalmedicalcheck,theastronautsboardedtheirspacecraft． A．Received B．Beingreceived C．Toreceive D．Havingreceived18．TheDragonBoatFestival________thebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear.A．ismarkingB．marksC．willmarkD．marked19．Mostofustrytodiscoverwethinkisthemostmovinglovestoryinourcompany.A．which B．that C．what D．who20．Ifhe________histeacher’ssuggestion,hewouldhavewontheEnglishSpeechContest.A．hadfollowed B．shouldfollowC．wastofollow D．followed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）NEWDELHI—InIndia’sspacecenteronthebarrierislandofSriharikota,thewhite-jacketedscientistsheldtheirbreaths.Thecountry’strustyred-and-whitesatellitelaunchvehiclehadliftedoffmomentsbeforeandblastedintoorbit.ThePolarSatelliteLaunchVehicleC-37wasabouttoperformadelicatemaneuver(操纵，任务)—carefullysending104satellitesintotheheavens,thehighestnumbereverattemptedinonemission.OneIndianspaceanalystontelevisionlikenedthecomplicatedmaneuvertodroppingchildrenatdifferentbusstops.About10a.m.Wednesday,theannouncementcame:Allthesatelliteshadbeensuccessfullylaunched.Thescientistsbreathedacollectivesighofrelief,andbackslappingandapplausefollowed.“Thisisagreatmomentforeachandeveryoneofus.Todaywehavemadehistory,”projectmanagerB．Jayakumarsaidafterward.Thetotalnumberofsatellitesfaroutstripped(超过)thepreviousrecord—37atthesametimesentintospacebyRussiain2014.Wednesday’slaunchwasanothersuccessfortheIndianSpaceResearchOrganization(ISRO),whichisrapidlygainingareputationgloballyforitseffectiveyetlow-costmissions.Indiahadalreadysentupdozensofsatellites,including20inonelaunchlastyear.In2014,IndiabecamethefirstAsiannationtosendaprobe(探测器)intoorbitaroundMars,a$74millioneffortthat,asPrimeMinisterNarendraModinotedatthetime,costlessthanwhatittooktomaketheHollywoodspacemovie“Gravity”.ThefiercenationalpridethatresultedafterthatsuccesssenttheMarsproberocketingontothefaceofthecountry’snew2,000rupee($30)currencynote(钞票)inNovember.“NowIndiaisshowingitscompetitivenessinthe$300billionglobalspacemarket,”saidRajeswariPillaiRajagopalan,headoftheNuclearandSpacePolicyInitiativeattheObserverRearchFoundationinNewDelhi.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“likened”meaninthe3rdparagraph?A．contributedB．comparedC．preferredD．tied2、WhatdoesIndia’sPrimeMinisterModiimplyaccordingtothe8thparagraph?A．The104-satellitemaneuvercostlessmoneythanthefilm“Gravity”did.B．Shootingafilmisalwaysmoreexpensivethanlaunchingarocket.C．TheMarsproberocketingischaracteristicofbeinglowincost.D．Allrealexplorationsarecheaperthanvirtualones.3、ThewayIndiaadoptedtoshowthesignificanceoftheMarsproberocketingisequaltothewayChinesegovernmentuse________inChina.A．ChairmanMaoZedong’sportraitB．apictureoftheLong-marchrocketC．apictureoftheThree-gorges(峡谷)projectD．PresidentXiJinping’sportrait4、Itcanbeinferredthatafterthesuccessinthe104-satellitelaunch,Indiawill________.A．becomeNo.1intheglobalspacemarketB．takeupalargermarketshareinthefutureC．showitsabilityamonglocalcompetitorsD．haveanorderof$300billion22．（8分）Thebookingnotesoftheplay“TheAgeofInnocence”:Price:$10DISCOUNTS;Saver:$2offanyseatbookedanytimeinadvanceforperformancesfromMondaytoThursday.Saversareavailableforchildrenunder16,over60sandfull-timestudents.Supersaver:Half-priceseatsareavailableforpeoplewithdisabilitiesandonecompanion.Itisadvisabletobookinadvance.Thereisamaximumofeightwheelchairspacesavailableandonewheelchairspacewillbehelduntilanhourbeforetheshow.Standby:Bestavailableseatsareonsalefor$6fromonehourbeforetheperformanceforpeopleeligible(suitable)forSaverandSupersaverdiscountsandthirtyminutesbeforeforallothercustomers.GroupBookings:Thereisatenpercentdiscountforpartiesoftwelveormore.School:Schoolpartiesoftenormorecanbook$6standbyticketsinadvanceandwillgeteverytenthticketfree.Pleasenote:Weareunabletoexchangeticketsorrefund(退款)moneyunlessaperformanceiscancelledduetounforeseencircumstances.BOOKING:Therearefoureasywaystobookseatsforperformance:-Inperson:TheBoxOfficeisopenMondaytoSaturday,10a.m.-8p.m.-Bytelephone:Ring01324976toreserveyourticketsortopaybycreditcard(Visa,MasterCardandAmexaccepted).-Bypost:SimplycompletethebookingformandreturnittoGlobalTheatreBoxOffice.-Online:Completetheon-linebookingformatwww.Satanfiedtheatre.com.1、Accordingtothenotes,whocanget$2off?A．A55-year-oldwoman.B．An18-year-oldteenager.C．A20-year-oldfull-timecollegestudent.D．ThepeoplewhobooktheticketsonFridays.2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Thereareonly8wheelchairspacesinthetheatre.B．Agroupof12personscanget10percentdiscount.C．Theaudiencecan’trefundmoneyiftheperformanceisonshow.D．Aschoolpartyof15studentsshouldpay$90forthestandbytickets.3、Whatkindofticketsarethecheapest?A．Thestandbyticketsforschoolpartiesoftenormore.B．Theticketsforsaverdiscount.C．Theticketsforgroupbooking.D．Thestandbytickets.23．（8分）Theonlinebusinessmodelischangingonasatisfaction-firstbasis.Itdoesn'tmatterifsomeonerecommendedyouanapp,nothingbeatsgettingtotryouttheappfirstbeforedecidingonwhetherornottoapplyfortheservice.●RhapsodyListentoRhapsody’slargemusiclibraryandgettheoptiontodownloadandlistentosongsorevenfull-lengthalbumsevenwhenfull-lengthalbumsevenwhenyou’reoffline.Atthemoment,thisserviceisavailablein32countriesonly.Rememberthatyou’llneedtocancelwithinthefreetrialperiodtoavoidbeingchargedforyourfirstmonth.[Trialperiod—14days∣Aftertrial--$9.99/month∣Trynow]●BigstockNeedsavephotosforyourpresentationsandartworks?GotoBigstocktocheckouttheircollectionfromtopartistsandphotographersaroundtheworld.Choosefromover30millionphotos,andillustrati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rtainthattheelephantwasgoingtobeshot.Theywerewatchingmeastheywouldwatchamagicianabouttoperformatrick.Theydidnotlikeme.ButwiththemagicalrifleinmyhandsIwasmomentarilyworthwatching.AndsuddenlyIrealizedthatIshouldhavetoshoottheelephantafterall.ThepeopleexpecteditofmeandIhadgottodoit;Icouldfeeltheirtwothousandwillspressingmeforward.AnditwasatthismomentthatIfirstfeltthehollowness,theuselessnessofthewhiteman'scontrolintheEast.HerewasI,standinginfrontoftheunarmedcrowd—seeminglytheleadingactor;butinrealityonlyapuppet(傀儡).Iunderstoodinthismomentthatwhenthewhitemanturnsrulerofcompletepoweritishisownfreedomthathedestroys.1、Thepeopleweregladtothinktheelephantwastobeshotmainlybecause______.A．ithaddamagedtheirhomesandcropsB．itwouldprovidethemwithmeatC．itwouldmakethemfeelentertainedD．itwasspoilingtheirricefields2、Whenthewritersawtheelephanthefelt.A．foolish B．afraid C．pitiful D．confident3、Thewriterrealizedthathehadtoshoottheelephantbecause.A．shootingelephantsisaseriousproblemB．everybodyexpecteditofhimC．hedidnotwishtodisappointtherulersD．hehadtoshowhowgunsarefired4、Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellsuswhenhetellsthestory?A．Leadingactorsaresometimesfoolishpuppets.B．Governmentforwhitepeopleareuseless.C．Powercansometimesturnpeopleimprisoned.D．Unarmedcrowdsareincontrolofeverything.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）MybrotherhaddistrustedmydrivingskillsincethedayIsmashedhiscaragainstawoodenpoleatthegarageofoursmallcompound."Youaretoo1!”hesaidsharply.Icouldofferno2atthemoment,althoughanyexpertcouldhavemadethesamesillymistake—trustme.Atfirst,Iwasquite3inmyselfforhavingdamagedthenewcar,Ifoundmyselfbuildingastoryinmyhead:it’sso4,“Whycouldithavebeenmeinthis5?”ThenIdugalittle6torealizewhyIwasfeelingsoupset.IrealizedIwasmakingsomething7intoabigdeal.Iwasmerelybuildingastorythatmadeno8tomeat.Iwastoo9tothecurrentsituation,Ijusttaughtmyself,Imayaswell10thisandmoveon!”11lookingatwhereyouareandstartlookingatwhatyoucan.Wearesuretobe12whenwequarrelwithourselves；itiscivilwar.Yourfuturedependsonmanythings,but13onyou.Youmaysucceedif14elsebelievesinyou,butyouwillneversucceedifyoudon’tbelievein15.Afocusonthepastcausesustomissopportunitiesinthe16.Don’tspendhalfyour17tellingwhatyouaregoingtodoandtheotherhalfexplainingwhyyou18doit.Forgiveyourselfforpast19andhurts.Reachouttothewonderfulthingsthatlie20ofyou.Amanisnotwhathe’scalled;amaniswhatherespondsto.1、A．absent-mindedB．self-confidentC．fierceD．ridiculous2、A．assistanceB．excuseC．adviceD．compensation3、A．confusedB．amazedC．annoyedD．difference4、A．unusualB．unclearC．unfairD．uncertain5、A．messB．adventureC．trapD．conflict6、A．fasterB．deeperC．harderD．further7、A．abnormalB．bitterC．challengingD．unimportant8、A．replyB．senseC．apologyD．difference9、A．accustomedB．exposedC．attachedD．limited10、A．acceptB．maintainC．checkD．improve11、A．KeepB．PractiscC．EnjoyD．Stop12、A．fightersB．judgesC．losersD．observers13、A．currentlyB．mostlyC．graduallyD．actually14、A．somebodyB．everybodyC．anybodyD．nobody15、A．yourselfB．othersC．luckD．education16、A．darkB．courseC．presentD．competitio17、A．fortuneB．energyC．minuteD．penny18、A．didn’tB．shouldn’tC．eventuallyD．frequently19、A．experiencesB．memoriesC．failuresD．difficulties20、A．insteadB．outC．rightD．ahead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）Textingwhilecrossingthestreetwillsoon1．(ban)inHonolulu,Hawaii.FromOctober2．,youcouldbefinedifyoustepintoaHonolulustreetwhilelookingatyourphone.HonoluluisthefirstmajorU.S.citythatpassedalaw,3．says,“Nopedestrianshallcrossastreetorhighwaywhileviewingamobileelectronicdevice.”Thelaw4．(include)allelectronicdeviceswithscreens:cellphones,tablets,gamingdevices,digitalcamerasandlaptopcomputers.Thelawdoespermit5．exception.Pedestriansmayusesuchdevicesinthestreettocallemergencyservicesandrescueworkers,suchasfirefightersandpolice6．(officer).7．(hope),itwilllowerthenumberofpeoplehitand8．(kill)bycarsinthecity.PedestriandeathsinAmericahavebeenincreasingastheuseofcellphonesrises.Honoluluhas9．(many)pedestrianshitincrosswalksthanalmostanyothercityinAmerica.Thenumberofpedestriandeathsin10．(rise)to6,000,11%higherthanin2016.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。MynameisLiMing,astudentstudiedinGanzhouNo、18MiddleSchool、IameagerbecomeavolunteerinyourgroupandIcanworktillmynexttermbegins、Ihavearealtalentonsinging、Igetthefirstprizeinthesingingcompetitioninourschoollastyear、However,Icanteachchildrenhowtosingsongs、Besides,Iplaythepianoverywell,thatwillhelpalotinmywork、Iamwarm-heartedandalwaysbereadytohelp、Helpingotherpeoplemakesmyselfhappy、IbelieveIcanmakefriendwiththechildren、IhopeIamfortunatelyenoughtobeamemberofyourgroup、81第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Richard准备来惠州市参加龙舟赛（thedragonboatrace）。他写信给你，希望你帮他预订好旅馆，并带他游览市内著名景点。请你给他写封回信，内容包括：1.回复他的要求；2.询问具体信息（到达时间、呆多久等）。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾己给出，不计入总词数。DearRichard,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、A2、C3、C4、D5、C6、A7、C8、A9、A10、D11、C12、D13、C14、A15、D16、D17、D18、B19、C20、A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、Maybenooneforgetstheirfirstbikeandthereisnoexceptiontoawomanlikeme.MinewasaSchwinncoasterbike,second-hand,paintedredandyellowbyitspreviousowner.IrememberridingtoofastdownthebighillonSpringfieldAvenue.Iknewatoncethattheworldwasminetoexplore.Acoupleofyearslater,whenIwas11,mygrandmothervisitedfromEngland,bringingmeabike.Itwasadarkgreenone,withthreegears(齿轮)andhandbrakes.AstheownerofthefirstEnglishbikemyfriendshadeverseen,Iwasalmostfamous.Unlikemycoasterbike,itwaslight—ridingitfeltlikeflying.Irodepastbigstonehouseswiththeirhugeyardsandtrees.Irodepastbrickrowhouses.Irodealoneandwithgroupsoffriends.Thatbelovedbikewentwithmetocollege,carryingmetothelibraryandtoclasses.Beyondtransport,itwasoftenaprop(道具):PushingitalongasIwalkedthecollegepathsmademefeellessself-conscious.Somehow,conversationflowedmoreeasilyoneithersideofabike.Aftercollege,Ilivedabroadforawhile.ReturningfromLondon,Idiscoveredtomyhorrorthatmyparentshadsoldmybike.Foryearsafterthat,Ididn'thaveabikethatwasreallymine.TeachinginaNewEnglandprepschool(学校),Isimplyrodewhateverbikesitsgraduateshadleftbehind.Irodearoundthelittletownonbikeswithgearsandbrakesthatoftenfailed.IdidnottakeanyofthosebikeswithmewhenImovedsouthtothecoastaltownwhereInowlive.ButafterawhileImissedriding.Finally,onafallday,Iboughtabike.Calledacomfortbike,ithaswidertiresthanmyoldbikeandsevengears.Butitisgreen—abrightergreenbike.Still,Iwasabitworried;Iwasalotolder.Ibroughtthebikehomeandputonmyhelmet—I'dneverwornahelmetbefore.ThenIgotonthebike.Afteradifficultsta