江苏省苏州市新草桥中学2026届高三上英语期末调研模拟试题含解析

江苏省苏州市新草桥中学2026届高三上英语期末调研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．Uponenteringa“newera”,whatwenowfaceisthe_______betweenunbalancedandinadequatedevelopmentandthepeople’sever-growingneedsforabetterlife.A．administrationB．violationC．contradictionD．presentation2．Sinceyouaremydaughter'sclassmate,we'dliketo______you_______tonight.A．put;down B．put;in C．put;off D．put;up3．Mostpeoplequit________anyresultsappear;theygiveuptoosoonandaquitterneverwins.A．whileB．untilC．sinceD．before4．Heisconfident,________________inmyopinion,ismostimportantinsociety.A．how B．whichC．that D．what5．Itwasadifficultjobforhim.Hehadtriedeverythingbutitmadelittle________.A．use B．goodC．difference D．result6．－Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?－“Noperson________smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea.”A．will B．shallC．may D．must7．Wildanimalsinnaturereservesneedtodeveloptheirsurvivalskillsandtheirwildnature.A．display B．possessC．maintain D．monitor8．Repairsofhistoricbuildingshavetobe_____theoriginalstructure.A．insympathywithB．insearchofC．inresponsetoD．incontrastto9．ManyteacherslikesurfingtheInternet,________theymayfindalotofusefulvideosaboutteaching.A．which B．whereC．when D．that10．Howdiditcomeabout________aquietpersonshouldappearsowildtoday?A．whether B．that C．if D．what11．IthinkAna______herpackingsinceshestartedgettingthingsreadyearlythismorning.A．finishesB．hasfinishedC．hadfinishedD．wouldfinish12．—Let’sgotothecinemathisSundaymorning.—I’dloveto，butI________asavolunteerinmycommunitythen.A．willwork B．haveworkedC．willbeworking D．wasworking13．Theteacherspokesofastthatitwashardforthestudentsto______whathewassaying.A．takein B．takeoff C．takeon D．takeafter14．Itiswellknown_____ConfuciuswasborninthecityofQufuinShandongprovince,China.A．whether B．whereC．that D．what15．________terrible,themedicinewasthrownawaybythechild.A．Tasted B．TastingC．Totaste D．Beingtasted16．Iamwonderinghowit________thatyoudidsomuchworkwithinsuchashorttime.A．heldup B．cameaboutC．gaveaway D．calledfor17．Pelehadbagsofnaturaltalent,buthe______withoutthedeterminationtodealwithalltheproblemslifethrewinhispath.A．wouldneversucceed B．neversucceededC．wouldneverhavesucceeded D．haveneversucceeded18．－Couldyoupossilbytaketotherailwaystationtomorrow?A．NowayB．NevermindC．NotatallD．Noproblem19．Largequantitiesoftime______forpractisingguidedwritings.A．wasneeded B．areneeded C．needs D．isneeded20．Theaffairsofeachcountryshouldbebyitsownpeople.A．electedB．settledC．developedD．contained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）StudentTutoringProgram:Stutor-GramTheStudentTutoringProgram(Stutor-Gram)isdesignedtohelpyousucceedinyourclasses.Researchhasshownthatstudentswhoactivelyparticipateinstudent-ledtutoringcanimprovetheirgradesbyuptoonefullletter-gradeoverthecourseofasemester.Stutor-Gramcanhelpyoutoearnyourbestpossiblegrade.AlltutorsinStutor-GramhaveearnedA’sinthecoursestheytutorandhavereceivedspecialtrainingapprovedbytheNationalTutoringAssociation(NTA).Stutor-Gramoffersbothindividualandgrouptutoring.PleaseNote:Tutoringworksonlyifyouworkatit!Togainthefullbenefitsfromtutoring,youmustattendyourweeklytutoringsession.Consideryourschedulebeforerequestingatutor.Youmustcommittoweeklytutoringsessionsfortheentiresemester.ToObtainaTutor:1.ReporttotheTutoringCenter,locatedintheadministrativecenter.2.FilloutaRequestforTutoringformforeachcourseforwhichyoudesireatutor.Filloutthisformascompletelyaspossiblesoyourrequestcanbehandledquickly.3.TutorsareappointedonaFIRSTCOME,FIRSTSERVEbasis.Comeearlytoensurethatyouwillgetthetutoryouneed.4.Thetutorwillcontactyoutoarrangemutually(相互的)agreeabletutoringtime.5.AlltutoringwilltakeplaceattheTutoringCenter.Stutor-Gramwilloffertutorsforthefollowingcoursesthissemester:SCI101BiologySCI102ChemistrySCI103PhysicsMATHAConceptsinMathematicsMATH101AlgebraMATH102GeometryENGLISH101WritingPersuasiveEssaysENGLISH102WritingCollegeApplicationEssayWelookforwardtohelpingyoumakethegrade!1、Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthetextismostlikelyto________.A．inform B．describeC．entertain D．persuade2、Thistextwouldbemosthelpfultostudentswho________.A．attendaprivatehighschoolB．areinterestedingettingbettergradeC．havegraduatedfromhighschoolD．needarecommendationforcollege3、Toobtainatutorformorethanoneclass,studentsmust________.A．payadditionalfeesB．callthetutoringofficeC．reporttheirplanstotheirteachersD．filloutaseparateformforeachclass4、Afterrequestingatutor,studentsshould________.A．waittobecontactedB．beginworkonthefirsthomeworkassignmentC．showupattheTutoringCenterforthefirstsessionD．sendacopyoftheirscheduletotheTutoringCenter5、Whichofthefollowingcoursescanstudentstakethissemester?A．SCI101andMath103.B．MathAandEnglish103.C．SCI103andEnglish102.D．SCI102andMath103.22．（8分）Thereisonetypeofillnessintheworldthathasasevereeffectonmorepeoplethananythingelseandisverydeadly.Ifuntreated,thisillnesscouldaffecteverythingyoudo.Whatisthisillness?Depression.Seriousdepressionrequiresprofessionaltreatment.Self-induceddepressionissomethingeachofuscanchange.Everyone’scircumstancesaredifferent,butthecausesofself-induceddepressionarecommon:lowself-esteem,hurtfulthinkingandabadattitude.Sohowcanwechangethewaywethink,feel,andhaveacheerfulattitude?Firstwemustlookatourselves,trulyandhonestlyexaminingourmotivesforwhatwewishtoaccomplish.Ifyouaredissatisfiedbecauseyoufeelyouhaven’torcan’tdoanything,thenonestepisneeded—tosetgoals.Alwaysstartyourgoalsrelativelysmallandeasytoattain.Thinkofthemassand;onegrainmaybeinsignificant(微不足道的)butasagrouptheyformthebeach.Onceyouhavesetandattainedsmallgoalsforyourself,moveontoslightlylarger,morechallenginggoals.Ittakesnotjustsettinggoalsbutpositivethinking.Howcanweobtainthis?Thereareanumberoffactorsthatcanmakeusthinknegativelyandoneofthoseisdiet.Inmyopinion,apersonwhoeatsalotoftake-outandfastfoodisfeedingtheirbodyjunk.StartbyeatingbetterfoodswhichgivethebodymuchNEEDEDminerals.Ifyourphysicalbodyishappy,it’smucheasierforyourmentalbodyor“thinkingability”tobehappy.[Next,exercise.Halfanhouradayisrecommendedforpositivewell-being.Thenthinkaboutgoodmemoriesyouhad,orgenerallythinkofthingsthatmakeyousmile.Remember,everythingyouwearcostsmoneybuttowearasmileisfree.Asmilecanbethedifferencebetweenanaveragedayandagreatday.Ifyoufollowthesesteps,positivechangeisontheway.1、WhichofthestatementsaboutdepressionisTRUE?A．Depressionisakindofillnessthatcan’tbecuredlikesomecancer.B．Depressioncanallbecuredsuccessfullybydoctorsinaneasyway.C．Thosewhosufferfromdepressionliveinthesamecircumstances.D．Thosewhosufferfromdepressionholdnegativeattitudes.2、Accordingtothepassagewecanlearnthat________.A．apracticalgoalcanhelppeopletoachieveasenseofsuccessB．weshouldn’tbesatisfiedwithsmallgoalsthatareinsignificantC．weshouldavoidchallenginggoalsthatmayresultinfailureD．peoplecanenjoyhappinesseveniftheysetinappropriategoals3、Whatcanweinferfromthereadingpassage?A．Thosewhocanachievesmallgoalscansurelyachievebigones.B．Depressionhassomethingtodowiththefoodpeopleeat.C．Youcanonlyexercisehalfanhourifyouwanttogetridofdepression.D．Smilemakesnosensetothefeelingindailylife.23．（8分）StephenHawking’sfinalfearwasthatDNAmanipulationwouldleadtoamasterraceofsuperhumans.Thephysicist,whodiedaged76inMarch,2018,thoughtthedevelopmentcoulddestroytherestofhumanbeings.HislastpredictionisrevealedinanewbookofhiscollectedarticlesandessayscalledBriefAnswerstoBigQuestions.Hawkingfearedrichpeoplewouldsoonbeabletoedittheirchildren’sDNAtoimproveattributeslikememoryanddiseaseimmunity.Andhesaidthatwouldposeacrisisfortherestoftheworldevenifpoliticianstriedtoillegalizethepractice.Inanextract(摘录)publishedbyTheSundayTimes,hewrote:“Iamsurethatduringthiscenturypeoplewilldiscoverhowtomodifybothintelligenceandinstinctssuchasaggression.“Lawswillprobablybepassedagainstgeneticengineeringwithhumans.Butsomepeoplewon’tbeabletoresistthetemptationtoimprovehumancharacteristics,suchasmemory,resistancetodiseaseandlengthoflife.”Andhesaidthatwouldcausehugeproblemsforhumanswhohavenotundergonethesameprocess,leavingthemunabletocompete.Theprofessorevenwarneditcouldleadtotheextinctionofhumanityasweknowit.Hesaidofnormalhumans:“Presumablytheywilldieout,orbecomeunimportant.Instead,therewillbearaceofself-designingbeingswhoareimprovingatanever-increasingrate.”TheBriefHistoryofTimeauthoralsoreferstotechniqueslikeCrispr,whichenablesscientiststomodifyharmfulgenesandaddinothers.Andalthoughsuchprocedurescouldbeaboostformedicalscience,somecriticsareworriedthattheycouldcauseaeugenics-style(优生方式)movement,wheretheweakareweededoutofsociety.Thenewbook,publishedbyHodder&StoughtononTuesday,alsocollectshiswritingsonwhathethoughtwerethebigquestionsfacingscienceandwidersociety.Init,heexamineswhetheraliensexist,colonizespaceandwhetherhumanswillevergobeyondourSolarSystem.1、StephenHawking’sviewsdon’tinclude_________.A．DNAmanipulationcouldleadtotheextinctionofhumanbeings.B．Thereexisttechniquestomodifyharmfulgenesandaddingoodgenes.C．Peoplecannotresistthetemptationtoimprovehumancharacteristics.D．Humanswhohaven’tundergonegeneticengineeringmaydieout.2、WhichoneisthehookpublishedbyHodder&Stoughton?A．BriefAnswerstoQuestions. B．TheSundayTimes.C．TheBriefHistoryofTime. D．SolarSystem.3、What’sStephenHawking’sattitudetowardshumangeneticengineering?A．Supportive. B．Impartial. C．Favorable. D．Concerned.4、Whatdoesthetextmainlywanttotellus?A．Crisprcanenablescientiststogetharmfulgeneschanged.B．DNAmanipulationwillcreateamasterraceofsuperhumans.C．HumanswillcolonizespaceandgobeyondourSolarSystem.D．DNAmanipulationmayleadtotheextinctionofhumanbeings.24．（8分）AGoodNight’sSleepSleepplaysavitalroleingoodhealthandwell-beingthroughoutyourlife．Whileyou’resleeping,yourbrainisformingnewpathwaystohelpyoulearnandrememberinformation.Althoughweallknowtheimportanceofgettingagoodnight'ssleep,notallofusknowthebestwayofgettingit.Asleepexpert,PhilAtherton,gavesometoptipsforgettingthemostoutofthenight,whichwillleaveyoureadyforactioninthemorning.AccordingtoPhilAtherton,noteatingalargemealbeforebedtimeisimportantforgettingagoodnight’ssleep.Thetimedifferencebetweeneatingandsleepingshouldbeatleastthreehours.Soyou'dbetteravoideatinganyfoodthreehoursbeforebed,asitwillloweryourbloodsugarduringsleepandhelpminimizedamagefromtoomuchsugarfloatingaround.It’salsoimportanttofindwaystoprepareyourbodyforsleep.Youcanfollowaroutineliketryingnottoexposeyourselftotoomuchartificiallightwithin1hourbeforebed,asyourbrainuseslighttohelpsetinternal“bodyclock”.Althoughitmightseemunnaturaltoscheduleyoursleep,thepurposeistosendasignaltoyourbodyandmindthatit'stimetosleep.Anotherwaytoprepareyourbodyforsleepistogetintoarelaxedstatebytakingabathorlisteningtosoftmusic.Bothofthemwillhelptotakethemindoffthedaytimepressures.Havingasuitablebed,especiallyasuitablemattress(床垫),isnecessaryforagoodnight'ssleep.Sleepisapersonalizedactivity,andwealladoptdifferentsleepingpositions.Findingthemattressthatsuitsyouwillreducebackpainsthatcanresultfromapoorsleepingposition.Thebedshouldbefourtosixincheslongerthanitstallestuser,allowingforspacetomovearound.Therecentresearchisprettyclearthatagoodnight’ssleepinamajorcomponentofgoodhealth.Sincethestartofthe21stcentury,studieshavelinkedalackofsleeptomanydiseases,suchasdiabetesandobesity.Takingactionnowwillleadtolong-termbenefitsforyouandthosearoundyou.1、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthepassage?A．Whentostartasoundsleep.B．Howtogetagoodnight'ssleep.C．Whattodowithsleepproblems.D．Whytoformagoodhabitofsleeping.2、Accordingtotheauthor,beforegoingtosleep,you’dbetter________.A．freeyourselffromtensionB．checkyourbloodsugarC．relieveyourpaininthebackD．recordyourbiologicalclock3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A．Noteatingfood.B．Takingameal.C．Notsleepingwell.D．Havingagoodsleep.4、Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganizationofthepassage?CP:CentralPointP:PointSp:Sub-point(次要点)C:ConclusionA．B．C．D．25．（10分）Thesummerbeforemydaddied,wemovedhouse.Upuntilthatpoint,ourfamilyhadourownspacetospreadout.Moneywastight,sotherewasnotelevisionset,butweownedaturntableonwhichmydad’srecordsplayedconstantly.Mostly,itplayedBobDylan.TracksfromTheBasementTapesandDesirebecameanimportantpartofournewlife.MybrotherandI,aged8and10,climbedtrees,builthideawaysandlearnedthewordsofClothesLineSaga.Wewouldchantoverthe,lostinourownjoy.ItwasJanuarywhenmydadleftusforeverbecauseofthecancer.Hewas36goingon37then,thesameageasDylan.Afterwards,ourlaughterdisappeared,butwekeptonplayingtherecords,whichbecameouronlyritualofremembrance.Thetwomenbecamesointertwinedinmyhead,Istruggledtotellthemapart.Dylanwasmydad’sgifttome.Whatchildwouldn’tbefascinatedbysongsfullofpiratesandseasicksailors?HowdiditfeeltohaveNodirectionhome?Farewell,Angelinabecamemyparty-piece.Iwouldsingthisatchurchcheeseandwinestotheassembledaudience.Alotofdonationsweremade.Growingup,Iremainedafanofthemusic,butIwasn’tobsessedwithDylanuntilonedayinearly1995,mybrotherboughtusbothticketstoseehimplayatBrixtonAcademy.Londonfeltlikealongwaytogo.ButfinallyseeingDylanstepoutontothestagebroughtasuddenrushofexcitement.IhaveseenDylanacoupleoftimessince.Mybrotherisnotaroundsomuchthesedays.Buthewasupforavisitrecently.Wepassedahappyeveninglaughinganddrinking,whilehisson,agednine,performedhisparty—pieceSubterraneanHomesickBluesforus.Hesangitword-perfect.Andsoitgoeson:Dylan’smusicasagift,passeddownthegenerations.1、What’stheauthor’spurposedofwritingthepassage?A．Topraisehislatefather.B．Totellabouthisfamilyhistory.C．Toexpresshislongingforfamilyreunion.D．ToshowhisloveforBobDylan.2、Theunderlinedword“ritual”inthesecondparagraphmeans“________”.A．passionB．ceremonyC．memoryD．belief3、Howdidtheauthorraisemoneyinhischildhood?A．BysingingaDylan’ssongatchurchgatherings.B．Byprovidingcheeseandwinestochurchprayers.C．Byplayingaprivateinchurchperformances.D．Byacceptingdonationsfromthechurch.4、Therecentvisitoftheauthor’sbrotherindicatesthat________.A．hisnephewwaseverinvitedtoplayinDylan’sconcertB．hisbrotherhasneverseenaliveperformanceofDylanC．Dylan’smusichasinfluencedthreegenerationsofhisfamilyD．SubterraneanHomesickBluesisalwayshisfavouritesong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）完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AnEnglishpadre（神父）wantedtobecomeamemberofacertainclubinAfrica.Inordertobecomeamember,eachpersonhadto1atleastonelion.Thepadrehadnevershotananimalforhisli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B．kill C．catch D．hurt2.A．eat B．walk C．drink D．hunt3.A．minutes B．seconds C．days D．hours4.A．fast B．immediately C．once D．directly5.A．turned B．reappeared C．returned D．moved6.A．killed B．jumped C．fired D．tied7.A．result B．situation C．answer D．problem8.A．acknowledged B．understood C．believed D．knew9.A．inaccurate B．unnecessary C．impossible D．indirect10A.last B．fifteenth C．sixteenth D．many11.A．tell B．frighten C．warn D．remain12.A．fell B．shot C．fired D．missed13.A．difficult B．serious C．exciting D．mad14.A．counted B．waited C．added D．named15.A．drove B．rushed C．wandered D．climbed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）单句语法填空1．____________peoplespendsomuchmoneyontheirpetssurprisedusalot.2．Sheaskedme____________Ihadreturnedthebookstothelibrary,andIadmittedthatIhadn’t.3．Thegoldmedalwillbeawardedto___________winsthefirstplaceinthebicyclerace.4．Theboydivedintothewaterandafter_________seemedtobealongtime,hecameupagain.5．Ourbadlivinghabitswilldestroytheearth.Onlybychanging_________welivecanwesavetheearth.6．---I’llasktheteacherabouttheattributiveclause.I’mverypuzzledaboutit.---That’sjust__________mostofourclassmateshavedoubt.7．ManyofthecreaturesinRowling'sworldarenotreal,andmuchof________happensisstrange.8．Themanagerdemandedthathislawyer______________(call)orhewouldn’tsayasingleword.9．It’shelpfultoputchildreninasituation___________theycanseethemselvesdifferently.10．Notonlytheswimmerswhoareintheswimmingpoolbutalsothecoach___________(try)tosavethedrowninggirl.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。Whentakingatest,youmayfeelshaky,sweaty,withyourheartbeatquickly、Itmeansyougettestanxiety、Actually,testanxietyisthetypeofperformanceanxiety、Youfeelworryingabouthowyoucanperformwellandfocuswithsomebadthingsthatmayhappen、Testanxietycreatemorepressureonyou,thatmaypreventyoufromdoingyourbest、Buttestanxietycanovercome、Thefollowingmethodcanhelpdealwithtestanxietyandletyoutogainaperfectscore、First,makefullpreparationsforthetestandthinkpositive、Then,learnsomebreathingexercisestohelpcalmyourselfdown、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，与你以前的外籍教师Mrs.Green一直保持联系。近日她来信询问你的近况，请根据以下提示给她回复一封邮件。介绍自己的新学校、新老师等；学校的活动；希望她有机会重访双鸭山。注意：（1）词数不120词左右；可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；开头已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：艺术节ArtFestivalDearMrs.Green,I’mgladtohearfromyou.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、D3、D4、B5、C6、B7、C8、A9、B10、B11、B12、C13、A14、C15、B16、B17、C18、D19、B20、B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、A2、B3、D4、A5、C22、HelicopterAerialTourExploretheGrandCannon(大峡谷)fromtheeyesoftheeagle.Awonderful12-to15-minutehelicoptertourwillsoarthroughthecanyonforanaerialexperienceofwonderfulviews.Ouraerialtourisnotavailableanywhereelseintheworld!Ticket:$120.00perperson,plus10%tax.Pleasecallusat1-888-868-9378forseasonalrates,specialsortobookbyphone.Helicopter-BoatTourHelicoptertourstartsattheGrandCanyon,WestSide.Takea4,000-foolfalltotheColoradoRiverbelow.Helicoptersfall4,000feetfromthecanyonsidetothebanksoftheColoradoRiverwherevisitorscanenjoy315-to20-minuteboatridedowntheColorado.Ticket:$150.00perperson,plus10%tax.ChampagneHelicopterTourExperiencethebeautyoftheGrandCannon:SoarabovetheHooverDamandthedeadvolcanoes.Yougoaboardamillion-dollarhelicopterwithallforwardfacingscatsallowing180degreesofviewsinair-conditionedcomfort.YouwillseetheHooverDam,theC