2026届贵州省独山县第四中学高三英语第一学期期末经典试题含解析

2026届贵州省独山县第四中学高三英语第一学期期末经典试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Malenursesaredifficulttohireasmanymenrejectthis______outofthelong-existingdiscrimination．A．oncept B．responsibilityC．identity D．personality2．IwishI______atmysister’sweddinglastTuesday,butIwasonabusinesstripinNewYorkthen.A．willbe B．wouldbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen3．Criticizedasonlinegamesare,theyneverfailto______alargenumberofteenagers．A．appealto B．objectto C．referto D．turnto4．Tomfinallydecidedto________andgivehimselfuptothepolice,whichallowedhimtogetawaywithonlyasmallfine.A．killthefattedcalf B．facethemusicC．seethehandwritingonthewall D．beablacksheep5．_____tomanagetimewisely,andyoucanmakethemostoutofeachday.A．LearningB．TolearnC．LearnedD．Learn6．Havingahobbydoesdogoodtoyou.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatitis______itdrivesyoutomoveforward.A．ifonly B．incaseC．aslongas D．inorderthat7．Bythetimeherealizesthemistakehe________，itwillbetoolateforhimtodoanythingaboutit.A．hasmade B．made C．makes D．willmake8．—Goodmorning.MayIhelpyou?—No,thankyou.I’mjustlookingaround.—________A．It’suptoyou. B．Howareyoufeelingtoday?C．Thanksforcomingtoseeme. D．Takeyourtimethen.9．--Areyouhappywiththislaboratory?--Notalittle.Wecan’thave________.A．aworseone B．anicerone C．aworstone D．anicestone10．_____theplantonceaweekifyouaretogetfruitintheautumn.A．WateredB．WateringC．TowaterD．Water11．Forsometimethediscussionwentwithnoonesayingword.Alicefinallybroke.Silence.A．a;the B．the;a C．a;不填 D．the;不填12．Ifit_____earlier,theprintingmachinewouldnothavebrokendown．A．hasbeenrepaired B．isrepairedC．hadbeenrepaired D．wasrepaired13．Childrenarelikelyto________somebadhabitswhenplayingthepianoiftheydon’thaveproperlessons.A．keepup B．catchupC．pickup D．giveup14．---I’veheardalotaboutyou.Yougotpromoted,right?______---Manythanks.A．GoodforyouB．YouaskedforitC．ThereyouareD．You’vegonetoofar15．--Alison,I'msorry.Ican'tcometotheweddingwithyoutomorrowmorning.--________?--Mygrandmawasseverelyill,soIhavetostayinthehospitaltolookafterher.A．HowisitB．Howcome C．SowhatD．What'stheproblem16．—Whatdoyouthinkofyourpreparationsforthefinalexams?—Notsogood.ActuallyIfeellike______forI’vemadelittleprogressinMaths.A．Danielinthelion’sden B．Achilles’heelC．agoodSamaritan D．asacredcow17．Theyoungmanwhowasexpectedto________hisfather’scompany,madeanunusualdecisionthathewouldstarthisownbusiness.A．handover B．thinkoverC．goover D．takeover18．Thecrazyfans________patientlyfortwohours,andtheywouldwaittillthemoviestararrived.A．werewaiting B．hadbeenwaitingC．hadwaited D．wouldwait19．It'sgreatthatallthevisitorswho

ontheislandweresaved.A．trapped B．havebeentrappedC．hadtrapped D．hadbeentrapped20．.IwasembarrassedtoadmitthatyesterdayI______aseriouserror.A．acted B．committed C．performed D．completed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）Ifyoudon’thaveacollegedegree,you’reatgreaterriskofdevelopingmemoryproblemsorevenAlzheimer’s(老年痴呆).Educationplaysakeyroleinlifelongmemoryperformanceandriskformentaldisorder,andit'swelldocumentedthatthosewithacollegedegreepossessacognitive（认知的）advantageovertheirlesseducatedcounterpartsinmiddleandoldage.Now,alargenationalstudyfromBrandeisUniversitypublishedintheAmericanJournalofGeriatricPsychiatryshowsthatthosewithlessschoolingcansignificantlymakeupforpoorereducationbyfrequentlyengaginginmentalexercisessuchaswordgames,puzzles,reading,andlectures.“Thelifelongbenefitsofhighereducationformemoryinlaterlifearequiteimpressive,butwedonotclearlyunderstandhowandwhytheseeffectslastsolong,”saidleadauthorMargieLachman,apsychologist.Shesuggestedthathighereducationmayencouragelifelonginterestincognitiveefforts,whilethosewithlesseducationmaynotengageasfrequentlyinmentalexercisesthathelpkeepthememoryagile(敏捷地).Buteducationearlyinadulthooddoesnotappeartobetheonlyroutetomaintainyourmemory.Thestudyfoundthatintellectualactivitiesundertakenregularlymadeadifference.“Amongindividualswithloweducation,thosewhoareengagedinreading,writing,attendinglectures,doingwordgamesorpuzzlesonceaweekormorehadmemoryscoressimilartopeoplewithmoreeducation,”saidLachman.Thestudy,calledMidlifeintheUnitedStates,assessed3,343menandwomenbetweentheagesof32and84withameanageof56years.Almost40percentoftheparticipantshadatleasta4-yearcollegedegree.Theresearchersevaluatedhowtheparticipantsperformedintwocognitiveareas,verbalmemoryandexecutivefunction---brainprocessesinvolvedinplanning,abstractthinkingandcognitiveflexibility.Participantsweregivenabatteryoftests,includingtestsofverbalfluency,wordrecall,andbackwardcounting.Asexpected,thosewithhighereducationsaidtheyengagedincognitiveactivitiesmoreoftenandalsodidbetteronthememorytests,butsomewithlowereducationalsodidwell,explainedLachman.“Thefindingsarepromisingbecausetheysuggesttheremaybewaystoleveltheplayingfieldforthosewithlowereducationalachievement,andprotectthoseatgreatestriskformemorydeclines,”saidLachman.“Althoughwecannotruleoutthepossibilitythatthosewhohavebettermemoriesaretheoneswhotakeonmoreactivities,theevidenceisconsistentwithcognitiveplasticity(可塑性),andsuggestssomedegreeofpersonalcontrolovercognitivefunctioninginadulthoodbyadoptinganintellectuallyactivelifestyle.”1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Highereducationhasabettercognitiveadvantage.B．Bettermemoriesresultfromcollegedegree.C．Cognitiveactivitydoesamindgood.D．Pooreducationhasmoreriskofmemorydeclines.2、AccordingtotheresultofMargieLachman’sstudy,wecanconcludethat________.A．educationisresponsibleforthelifelongmemoryperformanceandriskformentaldisorderB．educationearlyinadulthoodcanbetheonlyroutetomaintainyourmemoryC．thosewithhighereducationdidbetteronthememoryteststhanthosewithlowereducationD．anintellectuallyactivelifestyledoeshelptomaintainyourmemory3、WhatdoweknowaboutthestudycalledMidlife?A．Participantseachweregivenabatterytotesttheirmemory.B．Theaverageageoftheparticipantsare56yearsold.C．Participantshadtoperforminoneofthetwocognitiveareas.D．Oneinfouroftheparticipantshada4-yearcollegedegree.4、WhyarethefindingsoftheLachman’sstudypromising?A．Thelowereducatedmayhavethesameopportunitiestokeepupmemory.B．Wemayhavewaystocurethepeoplewhohavememorydeclines.C．Adoptingadifferentlifestylecancontrolovercognitivefunctioning.D．Wecanfindoutthepossibilitytohavebettermemories.22．（8分）Innoparticularorder,herearesomesongsontheMusicappofmyphone:OnaSundayAfternoonbyLighterShadeofBrown—Astudentofmineintroducedthisrapsonglomeallthewaybackintheearly1990s,when1wasteachingSpanishatalocaluniversity.ThestoryinthesongtakesplacenottoofarfromwhereIliveinLosAngeles.It’sagood“driving”song,nothingcomplicatedor“deep”.SaySomethingbyAGreatBigWorld—Amorerecentsongaboutacouplelosingcontactwitheachother.Thepianopartisverylittleplayingbutbeautiful.AmericanPiebyDonMcLean—Anothersongfrommyyouthinthe80s,verypopularwithalmosteveryAmericanofmygeneration.Itretellssomeofthekeyeventsofthemiddle20thcentury,asongofhappymemoriesofthepastandwantingtoreturntothosebettertimes.TheWeightbyTheBand—Anotheroldsong,originallymadepublicin193,butoneIdidn’thearuntilIwasinhighschoolmorethan10yearslater.Idon’tunderstandthewordstothesongcompletely,butthefeelingofthesongisverycomfortingtome.UndertheBridgebyRedHotChiliPeppers—ThisLosAngelesgroupwroteasongthat1usedtolistentowhenIfirstmovedtoLAmorethan25yearsago.Ididn’tknowanyoneherewhenIfirstarrived.WhenIgotbored,Iusedtodriveupanddownthemajorstreetsthatcrossthecityfromeasttowest,listeningtothissongaboutthe“cityofangel”beingas“lonelyasIam.(Dontworry!Ihaveplentyoffriendsnow.)1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“deep”probablymean?A．withskill B．withcomfortC．withanormalmeaning D．withasignificantmeaning2、WhendidtheauthorprobablyheartheWeightbyTheBand?A．In193. B．In1970.C．inthe1980s. D．inthe1990s.3、WhentheauthorfirstmovedtoLA,thefirstsongheheardwas.A．SaySomething B．AmericanPieC．TheWeight D．UndertheBridge23．（8分）Weallhavedefiningmomentsinourlives----meaningfulexperiencesthatstandoutinourmemory.Manyofthemoweagreatdealtochance:aluckyencounter(相遇)withsomeonewhobecomestheloveofyourlife.Anewteacherwhospotsatalentyoudidn’tknowyouhad.Thesemomentsseemtobetheproductoffateorluck.Wecan’tcontrolthem.Butisthattrue?Nonecessarily.Definingmomentsshapeourlives,butwedon’thavetowaitforthemtohappen.Wecanbetheauthorsofthem.Itispossibletocreatedefiningmomentsifweunderstandmoreaboutthem.Ourresearchshowsthattheyallshareasetofcommonelements.Westartbyasking:whydoweremembercertainexperiencesandforgetothers?Inthecaseofbigdays,suchasweddings,theanswerisprettyclear----it’sacelebrationthatisgrandinscaleandrichinemotion.Nosurprisethatit’smorememorablethanamathslesson.Butforotherexperiencesinlife----fromholidaystoworkprojects----it’snotsoclearwhywerememberwhatwedo.Consideranexperimentinwhichparticipantswereaskedtosubmerge(浸入)theirhandsfor60secondsinbucketsfilledwith14℃water.(Remember14℃waterfeelsmuchcolderthan14℃air.)Theywerethenaskedtosubmergetheirhandsfor90secondsinsteadof60,butduringthefinal30seconds,thewaterwarmedupto15℃.Theparticipantswerethengivenachoice:wouldyouratherrepeatthefirsttrialorthesecond?Psychologistshaveexplainedthereasonsforthispuzzlingresult.Whenpeopleassessanexperience,theytendtoforgetorignoreitslength.Instead,theyseemtoratetheexperiencebasedontwokeymoments:thebestorworstmoment,knownasthepeak,andtheending.Intheparticipants’memories,whatstoodoutforthemwasthatthelongertrialendedmorecomfortablythantheshorterone.Sowhenweassessourexperiences,wedon’taverageourminute-by-minutefeelings.Rather,wetendtorememberflagshipmoments:thepeaks,thepits(低谷)andthetransitions.Whatwedon’trememberarethebitsinbetween----sometimesthereislittletodistinguishoneweekfromthenext.Partlythisisbecausetheremaybeonlyadozenmomentsinyourlifethatshowwhoyouare----thosearebigdefiningmoments.Buttherearesmallerexperiences,too,inthecontextofamemorableholiday,romanticdateorworkachievement.Onceweunderstandhowweremembercertainmomentsandwhy,wecanstarttocreatemoremomentsthatmatter.1、Howdoestheauthorunderstanddefiningmoments?A．Wecancreatedefiningmomentsinourlives.B．Definingmomentsarejustoutofourcontrol.C．Nosimilaritiesexistbetweendefiningmoments.D．Definingmomentsconsistofsmallerexperiences.2、Wecanlearnfromtheexperimentthat_____.A．thestrikingmomentsaremorelikelytoberemembered.B．thelengthofanexperiencedeterminesourmemoryofitC．itismeaningfultodistinguishthebitsinbetweenflagshipmoments.D．allthecomponentsofanexperienceshouldbeequallyremembered3、Whatwouldprobablybediscussedinthefollowingpartofthetext?A．Whattoprepareforlife’strials.B．Whytocreatedefiningmoments.C．Whomtooweourgoodfatesto.D．Howtocreatelife’sbigmoments.24．（8分）Whenhewasyoung,LouisArmstrongwastakingwhatwascalled“Creolejazz”,whichwasalsocalleddancemusic,andcombiningitwithtrumpeter(小号手)BuddyBolden,tocreatewhatwouldeventuallybecometoday’sjazz.Armstrongaccomplishedthatwithalmostnoformaltraining.HereceivedlittletrainingbeforehewasplacedintheNewOrleansColoredWaif’sHomeattheageof12,afterarun-in(小争执)withthepolice.Thepunishmentturnedouttobeamixedblessing,forhealsohadtheopportunitytoplayinarealband.WhileattheWaif’s,Armstrongalsogotthechancetohearsomeofthecity’sfinestmusicians.CornetistFreddieKeppardperformedinanearbyclub.Sodidtrumpeterandbandleader,KingJoeOliver,whotooktheboyunderhiswingandtaughthimhowtoreadmusicandworkonhisplayingtechnique.WhenOliverleftforChicago,ArmstrongchosetostayinNewOrleansandworkwithsomeoftheothertopmusiciansoftheday.InChicago,KingOliverofferedhimaplaceinhisbandin1922.ItbecameArmstrong’sbiggestchallengeyet—thebandhadnopartswrittenfortrumpet,sohewasforcedtolistentoKingOliverandimprovise(即兴创作).Soon,Armstrong’sundeniabletalentwasgettingnotice.Evenclassicallytrainedmusicianswouldcometoheartheincrediblesoundsthisyoungmancreated.LilHardin,thebandspianoplayerandthefutureMrs.Armstrong,explainsthatOliverkeptArmstronginthesecondtrumpet-chairsothatOliverwouldstillbe“King”.Hardinconvincedhimtoleavetheband.ArmstrongmovedtoNewYorkCityin1924tojoinFletcherHenderson’sbandandthenflewsolo.In1925,ArmstrongputtogethertheHotFive,expandinghispopularityevenmore.Armstrongrecordedhisfirstcomposition,CornetChopSuey,oneofthemostcopiedjazzsolosofalltime.Thismonumental1928recordingblends(混合)artistry,enduranceandshowmanshipthathasrarely,ifever,beenmatchedinJazz.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”refertointhesecondparagraph?A．Toplaydancemusic.B．ToworkwithBuddyBolden.C．Tocreatemodemjazzmusic.D．Toplayajazzinstrumentwell.2、WhotaughtLouisArmstronghowtoplaymusicintheearlytime?A．BuddyBolden. B．LilHardin.C．CornetistFreddieKeppard. D．KingJoeOliver.3、WhydidLouisArmstrongLeaveKingOliver’sband?A．BecausehewantedtogetmarriedinNewYork.B．Becausethemanforcedhimtoleavetheband.C．BecausehegotabetteropportunityinNewYork.D．Becausehistalentcouldnotdevelopcompletely.4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Itasksreaderstoknowmoreaboutmodernjazz.B．Itintroducesoneofthegreatestjazzmusicians.C．Itintroducesthedevelopmentofjazz.D．Itdescribestheimportanceoftalentinplayingjazz.25．（10分）Isgoingonholidayofanybenefit?Newresearchshowsthatgoingonholidaymakesyounotonlyfeelgoodwhileyou’retherebutalsogainthehealthbenefitsformonths.JettingofftodestinationssuchastheMaldivescutsyourbloodpressure,helpsyousleepbetterandbouncebackfromstress.Thebenefitslastatleastafortnightlongerthanthevacationandcanbefeltformonthsinsomecaseswhereitisclaimed.Expertssayworkersshouldalwaystaketheirholidayentitlement(权利)eachyear,butas‘manyasoneinthreedon’t.ThestudycomparedkeyhealthmarkersinholidaymakersvisitingThailand,PeruortheMaldives,withthoseinpeoplewhostayedathomeandcontinuedworking.Theaveragebloodpressureofthoseonholidaydroppedbysixpercentwhiletheworkerssawtheirbloodpressurerisebytwopercentoverthesameperiod.Thesleepqualityofholidaymakersimprovedby17percentwhilethatofthenon—holidaymakersdeterioratedby14percent.Thestudyalsofoundtheabilityofvacationerstorecoverfromstress,knownasthestress-resiliencetest,improvedby29percent.Therewasa71percentfallinstress-resiliencescoresamongworkers.Testsshowedfallenbloodglucose(葡萄糖)levels,reducedriskofdiabetes(糖尿病),trimmerwaistlinesandimprovedmoodandenergylevels,withtheeffectssustainedforatleasttwoweeksafterreturninghome.TheHolidayHealthExperimentwasconductedbytouroperatorKuoniandNuffieldHealth,theUK’slargesthealthcarecharity.1、Accordingtothepassage,howmanypeoplegoonholiday?A．Onethird.B．Twothirds.C．17percent.D．Aquarter.2、Whichofthefollowingcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Thefurtheryougo,thebetteryougetthebenefits.B．Mostpeopleliketostayathomeduringtheholiday.C．Theresultofthestudyismostlybasedonthedescriptionfromthepeopleinvolved.D．Holidaymakersaremorelikelytobehealthierthannon-holidaymakers.3、Theauthorintendstotellusthat.A．wehavetogoonholidayasmuchaspossibleB．you’llcertainlygetdepressedifyoudon’tgoonholidayC．wehadbettergoonholidayforthebenefitsofourhealthD．itisbesttogotoforeigncountrieslikeMaldives4、Thebesttitleofthepassageis.A．AHolidayHealthExperimentB．HealthBenefitsfromHolidayC．HealthProblemsofHavingHolidayD．KeyHealthMarkersmHolidaymakers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）OnedayIwaswalkingtothemailboxwithmydad,whenIsawsomethingdropfromatree.Icouldn't1whatitwas,soIkeptmyeyesonthespotaswecamenear.Itwasababybird,whichhadfallenfromitsnest.Ithadlong,awkwardwingsandfeet,and2thatfoughttostayopen.Itwas3,soIsatnexttoitwatchingwhilemydadgotthemail.I4itsnestandmother,5whatwouldhappentoit.Mydadsaidwehadto6it;therewasnothingwecoulddo.Hesaidifthebirdmothersmelledanytraces（踪迹）of7,shewouldn'tgonearthe8again.Aswebegantowalkaway,awoman9."Diditfalloutofanest?"sheasked."Yeah."Ianswered."It10alot.Notmuchwecando,"shesaid."Trynottothinkaboutitwhenyougotosleeptonight."Iwalked11themailboxthenextday.Thebabybirdlay12inthegrass.Irealizethat"Trynottothinkaboutit"isthe13ofmanypeopletowardsthingswhich14toprovidethemwithperfectexcuses15notbothering.Thewomanwasn'tbeing16;shewasactuallyquitenice.Butwheneveryonesays"there's17Icando—justtrynottothinkaboutit,"wherewillwefinally18?Whenbillionsofpeople19trynottothinkaboutitwhentheygotobedatnight,theremightbemillionsoffallenbirdslyingdeadand20inthegrassthenextmorning.1、A．say B．talk C．speak D．tell2、A．eyes B．arms C．feathers D．claws3、A．bored B．stupid C．lovely D．clever4、A．turnedback B．staredat C．pointedto D．lookedfor5、A．suggesting B．deciding C．wondering D．finding6、A．help B．leave C．catch D．kill7、A．children B．humans C．animals D．insects8、A．tree B．grass C．baby D．person9、A．returned B．interrupted C．approached D．left10、A．happens B．cries C．suffers D．changes11、A．from B．beyond C．past D．into12、A．asleep B．dead C．still D．alive13、A．attitude B．feeling C．consideration D．understanding14、A．fail B．prove C．refuse D．seem15、A．from B．of C．about D．for16、A．cruel B．kind C．silly D．friendly17、A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything18、A．startout B．comefrom C．settledown D．endup19、A．possibly B．simply C．particularly D．luckily20、A．forgotten B．buried C．eaten D．remembered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）GoingtoDisneyWorldisonthetopofmanychildren’sdreamlists.SowhenJermaineBellfromSouthCarolinaturneddowntheopportunitytogotothe1．(magic)destinationforhisseventhbirthdayinordertoputthemoneytowardshelpingthose2．hadtofleetheirhomesbecauseofHurricaneDorian,wecouldn’thelpbut3．(impress)withhisgenerosity.Theyoungboyaskedhisparentstousethemoneyforthetriptobuyfoodforthose4．need.Hesetupastand(摊位)onHighway125,givingoutwater,chips,andhotdogstothosewho5．(try)toreachsafety.What’smore,theyoungsteralsoofferedupprayers(祈祷)forthepeoplethatrisked6．(lose)theirhomes.Ashisgrandmother,ArethaGrant,shared:“HeactuallyevenprayedforafamilywhiletheywerehereinreferencetotheirhousebeingOKwhentheygotback,7．thatwasreallytear-dropping.”It’s8．(inspire)toseesuchgenerosityandconcernforothersinonesoyoung.Andweonlyhopehisbirthdayprovestobeasspecialasheis.Whatisequallyimpressive9．(be)Bell’spatience—accordingtoK,he’shappytowaitforanotheropportunitytogotoDisneyWorld,especially10．(visit)theAnimalKingdomandha