湖南省道县第二中学2026届英语高三第一学期期末考试模拟试题含解析

湖南省道县第二中学2026届英语高三第一学期期末考试模拟试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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．－Thezookeeperwasreallyannoyedwithme.－Howcouldhehavebeenifyou____stonesattheanimals?A．didn’tthrow B．don’tthrowC．hadn’tthrown D．haven’tthrown2．Itisusuallythoughtalittlechildsaysistruth.A．WhatthatB．thatwhatC．whichD．that3．Thedraftregulationontheonlineprotectionofminors,________forpublicopinionsbythecyberspaceauthorities,hasdrawnwidepublicconcern.A．releasingB．havingreleasedC．toreleaseD．released4．TheydideverythingintheirpowertosavethebuildingdatingbacktotheQingDynasty,buttheireffortswere.A．inturn B．intimeC．invain D．inneed5．Sallylikesgoingtoschool______shehasgotmanygoodfriendsthere.A．or B．because C．unless D．so6．Thepartylastmonthreallygavemealotoffun.Socanwehavethismonth,Mr.James?A．any B．one C．another D．theother7．________someleadersandscientistshavepraisedChina’sachievementinspacetechnology,othersregardChina’sprogressasathreat.A．Unless B．OnceC．Eventhough D．Nowthat8．PhysicallychallengedasJackwas,hedidnot________himselftohisfate.A．resistB．reserveC．resignD．rescue9．________twohoursdailyhasmadeconsiderabledifferencetomyphysicalcondition.A．TowalkB．WalkingC．WalkedD．Havingwalked10．—WhereisGary?—HeisatthelibrarystudyingforhisGermantestonWednesday.Infact,he________forthetesteverydayoverthepastweek.A．hasreviewedB．wasreviewingC．hasbeenreviewingD．hadbeenreviewing11．________onFebruary5,2019,theWanderingEarthsoonbecameagreathit.A．Releasing B．BeingreleasedC．Released D．Torelease12．-Mycomputerdoesn'twork!-Robertisacomputerexpert.HowIwishhe______withme.A．came B．hadcomeC．iscoming D．hascome13．一Excuseme，sir．Youcan’tenter0fficewithoutpermission．一Butthemanagerisexpectingme．A．the；a B．an；the C．the；不填 D．不填；不填14．Encourageyourchildrentotrynewthings,buttrynotto_________________themtoohard.A．draw B．strikeC．rush D．push15．—WhataboutgoingtoseethelatestChinesesci-fiblockbusterTheWanderingEarth?—________.Iftimepermits,Imaygotoseemygrandmawithmymother.A．Don’tmentionit B．Itdoesn’tmatterC．Forgetit D．Itdepends16．Sofar,morethan1300hotelsinEurope,Africa,MiddleEastregionhavecommittedto_________intheevent,withmanymore________tojointheeffort.A．participating;expecting B．participate;toexpectC．participating;expected D．participate;tobeexpected17．—Doyouhaveanyproblemsifyou______thisjob?—Well,I’mthinkingaboutthesalary….A．offerB．willofferC．areofferedD．willbeoffered18．Onlywhen_________hard__________makeyourdreamcometrue.A．doyouwork;youcan B．youwork;youcanC．doyouwork;canyou D．youwork;canyou19．_____theplantonceaweekifyouaretogetfruitintheautumn.A．WateredB．WateringC．TowaterD．Water20．I’mafraidthatIcan’tattendTom’sweddingparty______nextweekend.A．tobeheld B．beingheldC．held D．istobeheld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）Octopuses(章鱼)areseaanimalsfamousfortheirroundedbodies,bulgingeyes,andeightlongarms.Theyliveinalltheworld’soceansbutthereareespeciallymoreoctopusesinwarm,tropical(热带的)waters.Octopuses,liketheircousin,thesquid(乌贼),areoftenconsidered“monstersofthedeep”,thoughsomespecies,ortypes,occupyrelativelyshallowwaters.Mostoctopusesstayalongtheocean’sfloor,althoughsomespeciesarepelagic,whichmeanstheylivenearthewater’ssurface.Otheroctopusspeciesliveindeep,darkwaters,risingfrombelowatdawnanddusktosearchforfood.Crabsandshrimpsrankamongtheirfavoritefoods,thoughsomecanattacklargerprey(猎物),likesharks.Octopusestypicallydropdownontheirpreyfromaboveand,usingpowerfulsuctionsthatlinetheirarms,pulltheanimalsintotheirmouths.Theoctopusperformsitsfamousbackwardswimbyblowingupwaterthroughamusculartubeonthebodycalledasiphon.Octopusesalsocrawl(爬)alongtheocean’sfloor,puttingtheirarmsintosmallopeningstosearchforfoodSeals,whales,andlargefishpreyonoctopuses.Ifthreatened,octopusesshootaninkyliquidthatdarkensthewater,confusingtheotheranimals.Theoctopuscanalsochangetogray,brown,pink,blue,orgreentomixwithitssurroundings.Octopusesmayalsochangecolorasawaytocommunicatewithotheroctopuses.Octopusesaresolitarycreaturesthatlivealoneindens(巢穴)builtfromrocks,whichtheoctopusmovesintoplaceusingitspowerfularms.Octopusessometimesevenfashionarock“door”fortheirdensthatpullclosedwhentheoctopusissafelyinside.1、InwhichplacecanwefindmoreOctopuses?A．TheoceannearHainan.B．TherivernearCanada.C．TheArcticOcean.D．TheSouthPole.2、WhatisawayforOctopusestocommunicatewitheachother?A．Usingspecialsignals.B．Makingspecialsounds.C．Livingtogetherinagroup.D．Changingtheirowncolors.3、WhatdoweknowaboutOctopuses?A．Theyjuststayindeepocean.B．Theyeatfoodbyusingtheirteeth.C．Theydon’tlikehuntinglargeanimals.D．Theyshootaninkyliquidtoavoiddangers.22．（8分）CakanisasuccessfulbusinessmanfromMontenegro,whohasearnedhimselfnicknames(昵称)like“thebestboss”and“Brother”bybeingsurprisinglygeneroustohisemployees.Cakan,whoowns"CakanSports",thelargestsportinggoodsstorechaininMontenegro,hasbeenmakingnewsheadlinesforyears,butnotforhisprofessionalsuccess.Heisbestknownforthegenerosityheshowstohisfaithfulandhard-workingemployees.Thebusinessmanfirmlybelievesthathiscompanycanboomonlyifhekeepshisemployeeshappy,andtothatend,hehasofferedthebestofthemsomeprettyunbelievablepresents.Cakanfirstsurprisedhisworkersbackin2012,whenheofferedfourofthembrandnewcars—2VWGolf6and2VWpolo—completewithpaidinsurance.Theyweresomeoftheoldestandmosthard-workingemployeesofCakanSports,andsincethecompanyhadrecentlymoveditsoperationsoutsidethecity,Cakanthoughthisbestpeopleshouldn'thavetostruggletogettowork."Whenwesawthem,wewerespeechless,"Danijela,oneofthereceivers,remembers."Whilethebosswassaying‘hisisagiftforyou’,allIcouldthinkofwas‘thisisnotreal,thiscan'tbehappeningtous’.”ButthiswasjustoneofthegenerouswaysCakanhasrewardedhisemployeesovertheyears.In2014,afterhearingthatoneofhisworkershadbeensavinguphispaycheckssohecouldbuyatickettotheworldCupsoccerfinal,inBrazil,hetookhimtherehimself,athisownexpense.Askedwhyhedoesn'tusecheapermeansofmotivatinghisemployees,likeasmallraiseoracashbonus,Cakanhadthistosay,"Moneycomesandgoes,butmemoriesareforever."Askedwhymanyofhisemployeescallhim"Brother",Cakantoldareporterthatitwasbecause"brothersalwayshelpeachother".1、WhatisCakanbestnotedfor?A．Hisfrequentheadlinenewsforyears.B．Hisgreatsuccessinhisbusiness.C．Hisextremegenerositytohisemployees.D．Hislargestsportinggoodsstorechain.2、WhydidCakanofferhisfourbestworkersnewcars?A．Tomakethemtraveltoworkeasily.B．Torewardtheircreativeideasinwork.C．Toencouragethemtogettoworkearlier.D．Tohelpthemreducetrafficexpenses.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ASmartBusinessman.B．AConsiderateEmployer.C．HardworkingEmployees.D．UnbelievablePresents.23．（8分）At88,mygrandmotherVerahasdementiaandbarelyrecognizesme.ButI’mdeterminedtohelpheragewithdignityandgraceinherhomeforaslongasshecan.Since2015,I’vebeenamanageratHonor,atechnologycompanythatusesawebsiteandanapptopairprofessionalcaregivers(wecallthemCarePros)withlovedoneswhoneedahand.Iwanttomakesureweareofferingallourclients(客户),includingmygrandmother,aservicethatisaffordable,withpeoplewhoarereliable,diverseandskilled.OnSundays.Amy,mygrandmother’smost-lovedHonorprofessionalcaregiver,comesovertogetherdressedforchurch.ShelovesthetimeshespendswithAmy.That’sthebestgiftIcangiveherandthebestgiftIcangivemyself.Caregivingcanexhaustafamilyemotionallyandphysically.AtHonor,we’retryingtocreatesomethingthatmakesiteasierforwomentobemoms,daughters,andsistersallatonce.That’swhythiscompanywasbuilt.WhatsetsHonorapartfromothercaregivingservicesisthatwe’reequallyfocusedontreatingtheCareProswell.Wepayhigher-than-averageratesandtheycangethealthbenefitsandsickleave.MostofourCareProsarewomen,andalotofthemarcsinglemothers.ThetechnologybehindourappallowsCareProstosetparameters(参数)basedonwhen,where,andhowmuchtheywanttoworksotheycancontroltheirschedules.Thecompanyalsoallowscontinuityofcare.EachCarePronotesinthecaregivers’apphowtheclientisfeelingorwhatshouldhappenonthefollowingshift.Thatway,theclient’sfamilycanstayuptodateontheirlovedone’shealth.WhenIwasworkingwithmyteamatHonor,Iwantedtocreateopportunitiesforpeoplewholookedlikeme.I’mproudtosaythattherearesinglemomsandotherwomenwithouttraditionaleducationaltrainingwholeadteamshere.Themakeupofthiscompanyprovesthatpeoplewithdiversebackgroundscanbepartofasuccessfultechcompany.Thishastobeamodelforthefuture.I’mconfidentitwillhappen.1、TheauthormentionsAmyto_______.A．shareapreciousmemoryB．advocatecaringfortheelderlyC．showtheimportanceofcaregiversD．informthereadersofatouchingstory2、WhichofthefollowingaboutHonoristrue?A．Itallowsflexibleworkingschedules.B．Itgiveshighersalaryandmorepaidleave.C．Itmainlyemployssinglemothersandmales.D．Itmatchescaregiverswithclientsatrandom.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“stayuptodate”probablymean?A．Gotobedlaterthanusual.B．Getthelatestinformation.C．Attendtosomebodyatfixedtime.D．Accompanysomebodydayandnight.4、Thelastparagraphintendstotellusthat_______.A．womenareabletoholduphalftheskyB．successhasnothingtodowitheducationC．HonorwillprobablyhaveabetterfutureD．peoplewithdiversebackgroundswillbeamodel24．（8分）Naturalselectionistheprocessbywhichonetypeofanimalwithinaspeciesthrivesbecauseofcertaincharacteristicsthatmakeitmorelikelytolivethanothersinitsgroup.Thehistoryofthepepperedmoth(灰蛾)isanexampleofthenaturalselectionprocess.In19thcenturyEngland,certaintypesofpepperedmothswereabletobetterblend（融合）intotheirsurroundings.Duringthattimeperiod,greatchangeswerehappeninginGreatBritain.TheIndustrialRevolutionwaspartofthischange,andwithitcameairpollution.Naturalselectionoftentakeshundredoreventhousandsofyearstooccur.Forthepepperedmoth,thisprocessoccurredcomparativelyquickly.AtthebeginningoftheIndustrialAge,mostpepperedmothsinEnglandwerelight-coloredandcoveredwithblackmarkings,althoughafewmothshaddark-coloredwings.Becausethelight-coloredmothsblendedintothelight-coloredbarkonthetrees,theycouldnotbeeasilyseenbybirdsthatwouldeatthem.Astheairgrewmorepolluted,however,treetrunksbecamecoveredwithsoot(烟煤)andbecamedarker.Thelight-coloredmothsbecameeasyforbirdstoseeagainstthedarktreetrunks.Sincethedark-coloredmothsnowhadtheadvantage,theirnumbersgrew.Within50years,thepepperedmothwentfrombeingmostlylight-coloredtobeingmostlydark-colored.Inthe20thcentury,theairclearedup,andthepepperedmothpopulationchangedagain.Astreetrunkslightedduetolesssootintheair,light-coloredmothsonceagainhadanadvantage.Theirnumbersincreasedassootlevelsdeclined.Dependingontheirenvironment,thecolorationofthemothshelpedthemtobe“naturallyselected”tosurvive.1、Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“thrives”inthefirstparagraph?A．Reduces.B．Booms.C．Changes.D．Endangers.2、Whatcanweinferaboutthepepperedmoth’snaturalselectionprocess?A．Thelengthoftimewasunusual.B．ThesootlevelsinEnglanddidnotaffectit.C．Thistypeofcolorchangewastypicalformoths.D．Itwasagoodexampleofenvironmentalprotection.3、What’sthedifferencebetweenlight-coloredanddark-coloredmoths?A．Dark-coloredmothswereoriginallyeasytoseeontrees.B．Bothkindsofmothspreferredthedark-coloredtrees.C．Birdsfailedtoseelight-coloredmoths.D．Thecolorofmothswasunimportant.4、WhichwouldmostlikelyhappenifsootdarkenedEngland’streesagain?A．Birdswouldeatfewermoths.B．Mothswouldnotbeabletostayalive.C．Light-coloredmothswoulddisturbpeople’slife.D．Thepopulationofdark-coloredmothswouldincrease.25．（10分）Ifyou’veeverhadtochopanonion，youprobablyknowthatit’soneofthemostannoyingcookingexperiences．Itjustfillsyoureyeswithtears．Scientistsandfarmershavebeenworkingonasolutiontothisproblemfordecades，andthey’veapparentlycomeupwithatearlessonion．Calledthe“Sunion”，thisnewvegetableistheresultofanaturalcross-breedingprogramthat’sbeengoingonfarmsinNevadaandWashingtonsincethe1980s．It’ssupposedlyasweet，mild-tastingonionthatdoesn’tleavethatstrong，pungentaftertaste，butwhatreallysetsitapartfrommostotheronionvarietiesisthatitdoesn’tcausetearyeyeswhenit’schopped．Whenyoucutintoanormalonion，itreleasesacompoundcalledlachrymatory-factorsynthase，and’whenthathitsyoureyes，yourbodyproducestears．Now，theinterestingthingaboutregularonionsisthattheamountsoflachrymatory-factorsynthaseincreasethelongerthevegetablesarestored，sotheolderthey，themoreyoucry．InSunions，ontheotherhand，thelevelsofthatannoyingcompounddropthemoretimegoesby，untilitnolongerhasanyeffectonyoureyeswhenyoucutit．That’swhatSuniongrowersareclaiminganyway，butreportsfromthoseluckyenoughtohavetriedthemseemtoconfirmtheseclaims．TheHuffingtonPosthadthreeofitsreporterschopsomeSunions，andapparently，noneofthemshedasingletear．AccordingtotheWashingtonPost，theydon’thavethepungencyofregularonionsandaresosweetthatyoucaneatthem“likepopcorn”．Sothegoodnewsisthattearlessonionsarenowarealthing．ThebadnewsisthattheyarecurrentlyonlygrowninWashingtonandNevada，andeventhoughtheyaresoldnationwide，theyarestillinrelativelyshortsupply．ThefirstSunionbatcheshittheshelvesofgrocerystoresinDecember，butwe’11probablystartseeingtheminmostgroceryshopsandsupermarketsinthenextfewyears，asmorepeoplelearnaboutthem．1、WhatisspecialabouttheSunion?A．It’seasilychopped．B．It’ssweetandtastesstrong．C．It’stearlessandmild．D．It’sgrownnationwideintheUSA．2、HowdoestheauthorintroducetheSunioninParagraph3?A．Bycomparison．B．Bytellingastory．C．Bygivingexamples．D．Byaskingquestions．3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pungency”inParagraph4mean?A．Roundshape．B．Strongsmell．C．Specialcharacter．D．Medicalfunction．4、Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?A．TheSunionhasbeenlargelyonthemarket．B．TheSunionisstillontrialatpresent．C．TheSunionwillsoonbegrownworldwide．D．TheauthorisconfidentaboutthefutureoftheSunion．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）Oneday,atrainwasapproachingthesmalltownofCheekyville.Onthetrainwasa1guywithabigsuitcase.HewascalledWilliamWarblerandhelookedvery2indeed.Butwhatmadehimmostunusualwasthefactthatwheneverheneededto3hediditbysingingopera.Itdidn’tmattertoWilliamwhetheritwassimplyamatterofansweringabriefgreeting,like“goodday”.Hewould4“Goooddayyytoyouuuuuu.....toooooo!”Noonecouldgetanormal,5wordoutofhim.And,asnooneknewhowhemadehislivingandhelivedquitesimply,alwayswearingthesameoldsecond-handsuit—theyoften6him.They7hissinging,callinghim“crazy”.WilliamhadbeeninCheekyvilleforsomeyears,when,oneday,arumor(谣言)8roundthetown:Williamhad9aroleinaveryimportantoperainthenation’scapital,andtherewereposterseverywhere10theeventwasagreat11.Andtoeveryone’ssurpriseinCheekyville---whenWilliamwasbeing12byreporters,heansweredtheirquestionsbyspeaking13singing.Andhediditwithgood14andwithaclearandpleasantvoice.Fromthatday,Williamgaveupsinging15.Nowhedidonlyduringhisstageappearancesandworldtours.Somepeoplesuspected16hehadchanged,butothersstillhadnoidea,andcontinuedbelievinghimtobesomewhatmad.Theywouldn’thavethoughtso17theyhadseenwhatWilliamkeptinhisbigsuitcase.Itwasalargestonewithahand-carvedmessageonit.Itsaid“Practiceeverysecond,foryouneverknowwhenyour18willcome.”Littledidpeopleknowthatrather19hegottheroleintheoperabecausethe20hadheardWilliamsingingwhileoutbuyinganewspaper.1、A．strangeB．handsomeC．funnyD．sensitive2、A．strongB．specialC．commonD．anxious3、A．debateB．practiceC．singD．communicate4、A．shoutB．respondC．repeatD．tease5、A．singingB．spokenC．writtenD．printed6、A．disrespectedB．lovedC．appreciatedD．disturbed7、A．madefunofB．gotaddictedtoC．tookprideinD．madesenseof8、A．developedB．reflectedC．spreadD．expressed9、A．refusedB．ruinedC．createdD．got10、A．confirmingB．advertisingC．approvingD．assessing11、A．benefitB．discoveryC．successD．experience12、A．opposedB．blamedC．interviewedD．welcomed13、A．otherthanB．ratherthanC．morethanD．lessthan14、A．serviceB．remarksC．signsD．manners15、A．atallhoursB．atallpointsC．atcertaintimeD．attimes16、A．howB．whyC．thatD．where17、A．whileB．becauseC．ifD．since18、A．chanceB．moneyC．inspirationD．wisdom19、A．carefullyB．quicklyC．naturallyD．accidentally20、A．directorB．writerC．actressD．teacher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）Thereare1．(vary)kindsofthemeparks.Someparksarefamous2．havingthebiggestorlongestrollercoasters,3．forshowingthefamoussightsandsoundsofaculture.4．andwhateveryoulike,thereisathemeparkforyou!Thethemeparkyouare5．(probable)mostfamiliarwithisDisneyland.Withalltheseattractions,nowonder6．(tour)isincreasingwhereverthereisaDisneyland.Dollywoodisoneof7．(unique)themeparksintheworld.Ithasoneoftheworld’slargestbaldeagle8．(preserve).InEngland’sCamelotPark,everyareaofitis9．(model)afterlifeinthedaysofKingArthurandtheKnightsoftheRoundTable.Thereyoucanexperiencetheancientdaysandgreat10．(deed)ofEnglishknightsandladies,princesandqueens.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处错误，每句中最多有两处，错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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。Myparentsruntherestaurantinourcity、IhelpoutthereafterschooleverytimewhenIamfree、YesterdayafternoonIwenttherehelpoutasusual、WhileIwasthere,twoforeignersfromAustraliacametohaveameal、Learnedthattheydidn’tspeakChineseatall，IwentupandgreetedthemwithEnglish、Irecommendedsometypicaldishtothemandtheyhadanicelymeal、Afterthemeal,theyexpressedtheirsatisfactionwiththefoodbutpraisedmeformyEnglish、ItwasthefirsttimethatIhavecommunicatedwithforeigners、Myparentsfeltproudofmine、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华。某英文报社正在举行主题未“周日关闭智能手机”的活动，你很感兴趣。请你用英文给此报社发一封电子邮件，内容包括：1.表明愿意参加活动，并给出原因；2.关闭手机后，你准备在本周日安排哪些活动；3.表示会向同学们介绍此项活动