北京市西城区普通中学2026届高三英语第一学期期末检测模拟试题含解析

北京市西城区普通中学2026届高三英语第一学期期末检测模拟试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Ithinkyoucouldcomplain,_______,ofcourse,youarehappywiththewaythingsare.A．unless B．that C．which D．where2．Thegeneralsecretarystressedthatwhathehadjustsaidwasonlyhis_________view,notofficialintentions.A．private B．separate C．personal D．single3．Willitbeages______hegoesbacktoschool?I'msoworriedabouthim.A．before B．afterC．when D．as4．ThepartinthefilmRio_______thetwobirdsescapedfromthecrashingplanemadesomeoftheaudiencegiveacry.A．which B．who C．where D．whom5．Theaffairsofeachcountryshouldbebyitsownpeople.A．electedB．settledC．developedD．contained6．Policementhinkthatwherethereisviolence,drugswithdamagingeffectsonkidsarealways______it．A．beyond B．before C．behind D．besides7．Iwouldn’thavemissedthetrainifI______upearlier.A．got B．hadgot C．willget D．havegot8．I'llhaveallofthereadingsbytheendofthistermifmyplangoeswell.A．completing B．tocompleteC．completed D．beingcompleted9．TheTVstationwillbe______thegameliveonSaturdayafternoon,andwecan’tmissit.A．covering B．improving C．handling D．canceling10．Mr.Johnsonhasbeenchosenasthemanagerofthesalesdepartment.___________hewassoexcitedthismorning.A．Nochance B．NowayC．Notpossible D．Nowonder11．Oneofourrulesisthateverystudent_______wearschooluniformwhileatschool.A．might B．couldC．shall D．will12．Openingthedoor,Mrs．Summersfoundfamilyofcatsshutinthebathroom．A．a;不填 B．a;the C．the;不填 D．the;the13．TheGamesareknownasthefriendlygamesbecauseoftheir________onkindnessandmutualrespect.A．lacks B．focusesC．challenges D．researches14．--Hello，________________--Oh，sorry.I'vegotthewrongnumber.A．Dr.Brown'soffice. B．Who'sthatspeaking？C．CanIhelpyou？ D．IsthatDr.Brown？15．Inviewofrapidlyagingpopulation,thesecond-childpolicyatthestartof2016.A．isadoptedB．wasadoptedC．hasbeenadoptedD．wasbeingadopted16．Youlookfrozen．SitdownbythefireandIyousomehottea．A．make B．wasmaking C．made D．willmake17．—HowdidyoulikeJohn’sexhibitionofpaintingslastweekend?—Totellyouthetruth,hispaintingsdidn’t________memuch.A.referto B．appealto C．belongto D．occurto18．—Tony,youseeminhighspirits.—________Wewonthematch4-1.A．Guesswhat? B．Oh,comeon!C．Sowhat? D．Nowonder.19．Sincethemiddleofthelastyear,thebike-sharingmarket_____inBeijing.A．boomedB．wasboomingC．willboomD．hasboomed20．Thelivingroomiscleanandtidy,withadiningtablealready__________foramealtobecooked.A．laid B．layingC．tolay D．beinglaid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）Aparentmightplacehisdaughter’sdrawingonthefridgeoutofaloveforhischildratherthanforthewonderfulimage,butformanypeople,thatchildrenartisactuallyquiteamazing.Infact,adultartistswereofteninspiredbychildren’sdrawing.Forthemuseum-goersouttherewhotendtopointtoapieceofmodernartandsay,“Mykidcouldhavemadethat!”It’sworthrememberingthatoften,that’sactuallyjustwhattheartisthadinmind.Formanykids,drawingisexcitingnotbecauseofthefinalproductitleadsto,butbecausetheycanlivecompletelyintheworldoftheirdrawingforafewminutes.Evenchildrenarescribbling(涂鸦),they’rerepresentingthroughaction,notthroughpictures.LianeAlves,aprekindergartenteacher,recalledastudentwhopresentedherwithadrawingfeaturingasinglestraightlineacrossthepage.Alvesassumedthechildhadn’tgiventoomuchthoughttothedrawinguntilheexplainedthatthelinewasoneofthestems(茎)fromThePrincessandthePea,oneofthefairytalestheyreadinclass.MaureenIngram,who’sapreschoolteacheratthesameschool,saidherstudentsoftentelldifferentstoriesaboutagivenpieceofartdependingontheday,perhapsbecausetheyweren’tsurewhattheyintendedtodrawwhentheystartedthepicture.“Weasadultswilloftensay,’I’mgoingtodrawahorse,’andwesetout...andgetfrustratedwhenwecan’tdoit,”Ingramsaid.“Childrenseemtotakeadifferentapproach,wheretheyjustdraw,andthentheyrealize,’itisahorse.’”Andwhataboutthoseoddorscary-lookingdrawings?Doesthatmeankidsaretellingthemselvesstoriesthatareoddorscary?It’shardtosay,butit’srarelyagoodideatoover-interpretit.EllenWinner,apsychologyprofessor,pointedtoparentswhoworrywhentheirkiddrawsachildbiggerthantheadults.What’smostimportanttorememberisthat“children’sarthasitsownlogic,”Winnersaid.“Childrenarenotbeingcrazy.”1、Whatmaytheauthoragreemostprobablyaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A．Childrenaremoreskilledandcreativethanadultsinart.B．Theremightbesimilarpatternsinartists’andkids’drawings.C．Nooneknowswhatthedrawingexperiencemeanstochildren.D．Parentsshouldbecomedrawingteachersoftheirchildren.2、TheauthorgivestheexampleofLiane’sstudenttoprovethatA．simplescribblesfromchildrenaremeaningfulB．notallthechildrenlikedrawingintheclassroomC．children’sdrawingistoocomplicatedtounderstandD．teachersoftenfindithardtoteachchildrendrawing3、Whatismostimportantforchildrenwhiletheyaredrawing?A．Thebestimage.B．Drawingprocess.C．Acopyofrealthings.D．Theendingofstory.4、Whatshouldparentsdoiftheirchildrendrawthingsoddorscary?A．Askteacherstoshowthechildrenhowtodraw.B．Helpthechildrentodrawthepictureagain.C．Inviteotherchildrentohaveadiscussionaboutthedrawing.D．Takeiteasyandlistentothestorybehindthepicture.22．（8分）Atseventy-three,MarciaPollock’sfatherwasamanofgreatindependenceandpride.Thekidscalledhim“Poppy”,anamethateverybodyused.Poppylivedinhisoldneighborhoodandhehadapart-timejobatalocalpharmacy（药房）.AfterMarcia’smotherdied,PoppyfirmlyrefusedMarciaandJack’sinvitationtocomeandlivewiththem.Hewasstubbornaboutnotcrowdingtheirlittlehouse,aboutnotbecomingaburden.Infact,hewasalwayshelpful.Thekidslovedhimbecausehelistenedtothemandbecausehealwaysbroughtthemsomething.HealsobroughtspecialgiftstoMarciaandJack,neverarrivingempty-handed.Andsoitwaswithshockandbewilderment（迷惑）thatMarciawenttoseePoppyinthehospitalthatsummerafterhehadfallendowninthestreet.ThedoctorsaidthatPoppyhadbeenlivingoncoffeeanddoughnuts.Laterthatday,thepharmacisttoldMarcia,“Hehaspracticallynomoneyatall—justthegovernmentchequeandwhatlittlehemakeshere.YetImyselfsawhimspendmostofhislastchequeonyourlittleboy’sbicycle.”ShebecamesternwithPoppy.“You’refoolish,Poppy,”shesaid.“Ihavemypride,”Poppyanswered.“Falsepride,”shehurled（斥责）backathim.Duringautumn,Poppydidn’tcomearoundasoftenashehadinthepast,butwhenhedid,hewouldstillarrivewithlittlegiftsinhand.Then,justbeforetheholidays,PoppytoldMarciathathecouldn’tvisitthemonChristmasDaybecausehewouldwatchthestore,butMarciaknewtheshopwasnotopenonChristmas.ShefeltworriedandcalledPoppy,tellinghimthathewasoneofthemandthattheyalllovedhim.HalfanhourbeforetheturkeywentonthetableonChristmas,Poppycame.Thekidsrushedtohimandgavehimmorehugsandkissesthanhehadeverhadbefore.PoppyheldouthisarmstoMarcia,andhishandswereempty—yetneverhadtheybeenmorefilled.1、WhichisPoppy’sreasonfornotlivingwithhisdaughter?A．Hehadapart-timejob. B．Hewasstubbornsometimes.C．Helikedlivingindependently. D．Hedidn’twanttobecomeaburdentoher.2、WhywasMarciapuzzledafterhearingthedoctor’swords?A．Shedidn’tknowwhohadknockedPoppydown.B．ShethoughtPoppyhadenoughmoneyforliving.C．Shewonderedhowtotakecareofhimlater.D．Shethoughtthedoctordidn’tknowhislivingcondition.3、Whichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“stern”inparagraph5?A．patient B．angryC．respectful D．afraid.4、WhydoestheauthorsaythatPoppy’shandswerefilledatlast?A．Poppylearnedthathewasloved.B．Poppyhadbroughtenoughgiftsbefore.C．Poppystillheldhisindependenceandpride.D．PoppyhadfoundreasonsforMarcia’srudeness.23．（8分）Mentiontheword“coding”andthefirstimagethatcomestomindisacomplicatedalgorithm（运算法则）thathasnorelationshiptotherealworld.Itis,therefore,nowonderthatmostkidsavoidlearningthisskillthatisbecomingincreasinglyimportantintoday'sworld.Now,thankstoasmallrobot,evenkidsasyoungasfive,willbedemandingprogram.Root,arobot,canbeaccessedusinganiPad.Ithasbeendesignedtoteachcodingtokidsatvariouslevels.Forbeginnersoryoungchildren,Rootislessaboutcodingbutmoreaboutproblem-solving.Kidscanconstructa“whatif”situationbymovingicons（图标）aroundonthetabletandobservingtheconsequencesoftheiractioninstantly.Thissimple“causeandeffect”logiccanbeusedtoteachtherobotto“drive”alongaverticaldry-erasewhiteboardandquicklydrawwithadry-erasemarker.Rootcanalsobeinstructedtomovearoundthefloor,drawpatterns,andavoidbarriers.Asstudentsgetmorecomfortablewiththeconcept,theycandownloadcommands,meaningthatRootcanbetoldtodrawaracetrackonawhiteboard,andthenmultipleRootrobotscanbeinstructedtoraceeachother.OtherfunoptionsincludeprogrammingRoottogofasterwhendrivingoverthecolorgreenandcomingtoastopuponsensingthecolorred.That'sjustthebeginningofthepossibilities—Rootcanalsobetaughttofleewhenitdetectsdanger,whichinthiscaseisthebeamfromaflashlight,andevenplay“AngryBirds”onawhiteboardusingreal-worldphysics.SincemultipleRootscanbeusedatthesametime,therobotistheperfectclassroomtooltointroducecodingtoyoungkids.Raphaelbelievesthatthisnovelapproachtocodingwillexcitegreatinterestbecauseunlikethetraditionalmethod,Rootmakescodingfunforeventheyoungestofstudents.Unfortunately,therobot,successfullytestedbykidsinthelaboratory,isnotyetavailableforschools.TheresearchersestimatethatRootwillbesoldforabout$200,makingitfairlyaffordableforanyonethatwishestolearnhowtocode.1、Whyarekidsafraidtolearntocodeaccordingtotheauthor?A．Itisverydifficultforthemtolearnthisskill.B．Itgetsthemmoreuncomfortabletousecomputers.C．Learningcodewillcostthemalargesumofmoney.D．Kidsfinditwillhavelessfunplayingcomputergames.2、TherobotcalledRoothelpskidsto______.A．changekids'studyattitudesB．moveiconsaroundmoreeasilyC．greatlyimprovekids'testmarksD．feelateasewhenlearningtocode3、Whatdoweknowabouttherobot?A．Itteacheskidstocode.B．Itisusedtodesignprograms.C．Itmakes“AngryBirds”popular.D．Ithelpskidstobreakcodes.24．（8分）Willtherebeatimeinourliveswhencarsdon’tcrash?Whenwecanjustsitbackandrelaxandourcarswilldrivethemselves.Autotechnologyexpertssay“yes”.Andtheysaythatsomeofthoseadvancesmayhappenquickerthanyoumightthink.Theywillrequiretheuserstoinputthenameofthedestinationorthecompleteaddressofthelocationthattheywanttogoandthecars’artificialintelligencetakesthemthereautomaticallywithoutadriver.Theywillrunonsolarpowerinthedaytimeandethanolfuel(乙醇燃料)atnight.Toyota,BMWandHondawillcompletelycontrolthetradeofdriverlesscarbusinesstogetherandwillhavethecheapestdriverlesscars.Fossilfuelswillbecompletelyincompatible(不相配的)withthesecars.Driverlesscarswillnotrequireadriver’slicenseofanygradetooperate.Anyonewithbasicliteracyandcomputerskillswhoareatleast16yearsofagewillbelegallyallowedtooperatethevehiclewithabsolutelynolimits.Thiswouldgivetheyounguserspermissiontooperatethedriverlesscarsonmajorhighwaysaswellassecondaryroadswithoutneedingaseparateclassification.Inadditiontoallthis,drunkenpeoplewillbeabletousetheirownautomobilestoreturnhomebecausetheyarenot“driving”,thevehicle.What’smore,carinsurancewillbecomeobsolete(淘汰的)becausetherewillbenomoreautomobileaccidentsaftertheyear2025.Thisisbecausethedriverlesscarwillhaveallsafetymethodsinplacebythecar’sartificialintelligencetopreventautomobileaccidents.Globalpositioningsystemswillbecomemandatory(强制的)inallnewly-producedcarsafter2010,andwillbethemostimportantpartinthedriverlesscar.1、631．Whowillnotbeabletousedriverlesscars?A．Adultswithbasicliteracyandcomputerskills.B．Adultswhoaredrunk.C．Adultswithoutadriver’slicense.D．Adultswithoutcomputerskills.2、633．Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthatdriverlesscars.A．willneedfewerfossilfuelsB．willnotneedahuman’sinstructionsC．willrunonsolarpoweronlyD．willbeenvironmentallyfriendly3、635．Whatwillpreventthedriverlesscarfromcrashing?A．Thepeopleinside.B．Globalpositioningsystems.C．Artificialintelligence.D．Carinsurance.4、637．Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Carsafety.B．Driverlesscars.C．Thefuturecars.D．Newtechnologyincars.25．（10分）Oneofthenewest“smart”devicesisanoldfavorite,acamera.Andsmartcamerasaregettingsmarterallthetime.Somearenowbuiltwithmachinelearningtoolstohelpthemthinkforthemselves.Machinelearninginvolvespattinglargeamountofdataintoacomputerforprocessing.GoogleClipsOneofthelatesttolaunchisGoogleClips.Itisthefirstcameradevelopedbythewebsearchgiantthatisnotbuiltintoaphone.Thesmallandlightdeviceisdesignedtobeputsomewhereinaroomtotakepicturesbyitself.Itcanalsobestucktoanobjectoraperson’sclothing.Googlesaysmachinelearninghelpsthecamerachoosethebesttimesandsituationsfortakingpicturesandvideoclips.Itcanalsorecognizethefacesofpeopleorpetschosenbytheuserandtakepicturesoftheminamorenaturalway.Thedeviceisnotyetbeingsold,butinterestedbuyerscanjoinawaitinglisttobeinformedwhenitisavailable.GoProHeroGoProisanothercompanydevelopingmachinelearningtechnology.GoProalsousesmachinelearningtopoweritsQuikStoriesfeature.Thistooltakesexistingphotosandvideosandautomaticallycreatesafinishedvideopiece,completewithmusicandeffects.SnapSpectaclesMessaging

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Snapchatsellsapairofsunglasseswithabuilt-incamerathatcanrecordshortvideoclipswiththepushofabutton.SnapInc.saystheproduct,calledSpectacles,isdesignedto“capturethemoment,withouttakingyououtofit.”Manysmartphonesalreadyhavefacialrecognitiontechnologybuiltintothedevices.SnapInc.hasstartedsellingitsSpectaclessunglassesonlineintheUnitedStates.AppleiPhoneXApple’snewiPhoneXisbeinglaunchedwithitsnewFaceIDsystemthatitsayswillunlockthephonejustbyhavingtheuserlookatit.ThisreplacestheTouchIDonpreviousdevicesthatusedafingerprinttounlockthephone.Applesaysthesystemworksby

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morethan30,000dotsonthefacetocreateakindofmap.AppleclaimsitsfacialrecognitionisevensecureenoughtoallowpaymentsthroughitsApplePayservice.1、Whatcanmachinelearningtoolshelpcamerasdo?A．Getmuchsmarter.B．Processmoreroughly.C．Keepdataforever.D．Storemorenaturalphotos.2、WhatcanweknowaboutGoogleClips?A．Itcanonlybeputinaroom.B．Peoplecanbuyitonlineeasily.C．Itcanbebuiltintoaphone,D．Youcantakephotosautomaticallywithit.3、WhatisthespecialfunctionofGoProHero?A．Ithastousepowertowork.B．Itcanrecordvideosvividly.C．Itprovidesmusicandeffectsforvideos.D．Itusestechnologyofmachinelearning.4、WhichofthefollowingcannowbeboughtsurelyontheInternet?A．GoogleClips.B．GoProHero.C．Spectaclessunglasses.D．AppleiPhoneX.5、HowisAppleiPhoneXunlocked?A．Byafingerprint.B．Byfacialrecognition.C．Bypushingabutton.D．Bymakingamap.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）DoubleTroubleWhenIwaseight,Iwantedatoyandneeded$10tobuyit.But,asusual,Iwasbroken.Idecidedtoaskmy11-year-oldsister,Kathleen,foraloan.Iwenttoherroom,1herforthecash.Laughing,sheagreedto2methemoney,butadded,“Iwillchargeyou10percentcompoundinterestevery3untilyoupaymeback.”“Compoundinterestwhat’sthat?”Iasked.“Well,interestiswhatyoucallthe4moneyborrowershavetopaybackonaloan,”sheexplained.“Compoundinterestmeansthattheinterestpaymentsgetbiggerandbiggerthe5youtaketopaybacktheloan.Torepaytheloan,youwillneedtogiveme$11afteronemonth.Ifyouwaittwomonthstopaymeback,your6willgrowfrom$10to$11.SoI’llbechargingyouintereston$11.ThenIwilladdthatinteresttothe$11youalreadyoweme,fora7of$12.10.That’swhatyou’lloweaftertwomonths.”“Sure.Igetit,”Isaid.Thoughtruthfully,Iwasgetting8.Kathleenlentmethemoney,andIboughtthetoy.Mybirthdaycameamonthlater,andmymomgaveme$10.9,thatwasjusttheamountIneededtobuyanothertoyIwanted10.Iputoffpayingmysisterforamonth.Afteranothermonth,I11abouttheloan.Severalmonthslater,onChristmasmorning,mysisterandIeachfounda$02billinourstockings.Iwasjustputtingitintomypocket12Kathleentappedmeontheshoulder.“Sorry,kiddo.That’smine.I’m13onyourdebt.”“Huh?”ThenIrememberedtheloan.“Hey!Howcanitbethatmuch?I14borrowed$10.”“True,”shesaid,“butinteresthasbeencompoundingforeightmonths.Nowyou15me$21.43.”Shepaused,thenadded.“Youcanpaymethe$1.43.”I16tobelievethata$10loancouldmorethandoublesoquickly.Muchtomy17,mysistergotherpencilandtabletandshowedmeexactlyhowitalladdedup.Myhead18asItriedtokeeptrackofKathleen’s19,butthistime,Igotthebasicideaofcompoundinterest.I20thehardwaythatborrowingmoneycanbe“doubletrouble”innotime.1、A．blaming B．begging C．searching D．preparing2、A．pay B．send C．lend D．hand3、A．month B．year C．week D．day4、A．little B．same C．enough D．extra5、A．shorter B．longer C．more D．less6、A．cash B．saving C．note D．debt7、A．total B．cost C．number D．bill8、A．encouraged B．shocked C．confused D．satisfied9、A．Gradually B．Obviously C．Unfortunately D．Hopefully10、A．seriously B．anxiously C．secretly D．desperately11、A．forgot B．knew C．talked D．cared12、A．after B．until C．while D．when13、A．carrying B．collecting C．relying D．focusing14、A．normally B．nearly C．only D．really15、A．owe B．offer C．take D．give16、A．decided B．refused C．pretended D．managed17、A．relief B．delight C．annoyance D．regret18、A．turned B．nodded C．stuck D．hurt19、A．calculations B．excuses C．directions D．discoveries20、A．explored B．learned C．explained D．questioned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’sanunquestionedtruthofmodernlife:wearestarvedfortime.Wetryourbesttosavebitsoftimehereandthere.Additup,andwewillfinallygettoeverythingwewanttodo.Butbitsoftimehereandthere.Additup,andwewillfinallygettoeverythingwewanttodo.Butthisideahasbeencompletelybackward.1．Webuildtheliveswewant,andthentimesavesitself.Dowereallyhavenotime?“Idon’thavetime,”oftenmeans“It’snotapriority(优先事项).”Timeishighlyflexible.Wecannotmakemoretime.However,timewillstretch(延展)toaccommodatewhatwechoosetoputintoit.Noonewillleavethebrokenwaterheateraside.Sonotdoingsomethingisnotamatteroflackingtime;2．Actually,it’samatterofchoice.Howdowetreatourpriorities?First,weneedtofigureoutwhatourprioritiesare.Actuallywemaygiveourselvesaperformancereview.Whatthreetofivethingsdidwedothatmadeitsoamazing?Next,wecanwritethemintonextyear’sperformancereview.Wewillhavealistofsixtotengoalswecanworkoninthenextyear.3．4．ScientistsfindareallygoodtimetodothisisFridayafternoon.Fridayafternooniswhataneconomistmightcalla“lowopportunitycost”time.MostofusarenotsittingthereonFridayafternoonssaying,“Iamexcitedtomakeprogresstowardmypersonalandprofessionalprioritiesrightnow.”Butwearewillingtothinkaboutwhatthoseshouldbe.SotakealittlebitoftimeFridayafternoon,andmakeourselvesathree-categoryprioritylist:career,relationships,self.It’saboutlookingatthewholeofone’stimeandseeingwherethegoodaspectscango.Thereistime.5．Andwhenwefocusonwhatmatters,wecanbuildtheliveswewantinthetimewe’vegot.A．it’sthatI’mtoobusyforit.B．it’sthatIdon’twanttodoit.C．Whendoweplanourpriorities?D．Makesurethere’stimefortheimportantthings.E.Wedon’tbuildtheliveswewantbysavingtime.F.Evenifwearebusy,wehavetimeforwhatmatters.G.Andthenweneedtobreakthesedownintodoablesteps.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。作文中共有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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改的词。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。LastFridayIsawtheworstweatherinyears、Inthemorning,thesunwascompletelyblockedsothatIcouldseesomethingclearly、Istayedathome,lookoutside、Thatcameintosightwasaflashoflightning、Secondslater,thenoiseofthunderbrokethesilent、Then