2026届山东省枣庄第八中学英语高三第一学期期末考试试题含解析

2026届山东省枣庄第八中学英语高三第一学期期末考试试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thecollegeexaminationis________________easierthisyearthanIhaveexpected.A．fairly B．quiteC．rather D．very2．---Excuseme,wouldyouplease______mesomepetrol?---Sorry.Ihaveonlyalittleleftinmycar.A．spareB．saveC．shareD．spend3．Thankstoherdeterminationandperseveranceonthepianolesson,shehasa______graspofthesubject.A．comprehensive B．confidentialC．conservative D．compulsory4．Wecancommunicate________peopleineverypartoftheworld________theInternet.A．with；with B．with；throughC．through；through D．through；with5．Itisusuallythoughtalittlechildsaysistruth.A．WhatthatB．thatwhatC．whichD．that6．Ifthenewsecuritysystem______intoeffect,suchaccidentswouldneverhavehappened.A．wouldbeput B．wereput C．shouldbeput D．hadbeenput7．Don’ttouchyoureyes,noseandmouth,becausetheyaren’tcoveredbyskinandcan_______thevirusmoreeasily.A．takeup B．pickup C．makeup D．setup8．Ifpeoplekeeppollutingtheocean,nocreaturetherewillsurvive______.A．atallcost B．foralongwhileC．inthelongrun D．bynomeans9．－IwasafraidIwouldmisstheimportantlecture.－Oh,wasthatwhyyou_______askingmetospeedup?A．hadkept B．arekeepingC．wouldkeep D．kept10．Timeispressing．Youcannotstartyourtask_____soon．A．too B．very C．so D．as11．Thisbookissaidtobethespecialone,which________manyeventsthatcannotbefoundinotherhistorybooks.A．covers B．writesC．prints D．reads12．The114colorfulclayWarriors____atNo.1pit,______inheightfrom1.8mto2m,haveblackhair,green,whiteorpinkfaces,andblackorbrowneyes.A．unearthed;rangingB．unearthing;rangingC．unearthed;rangedD．areunearthed;areranging13．Nowtheworld’sattention________thestockingmarkets,astheyhavegreatinfluenceontheworld’seconomy.A．isfixingonB．isbeingfixedonC．hasfixedonD．hadbeenfixedon14．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield，andthat's__________they'vemadeimportantprogress．A．where B．whyC．whether D．who15．Thepilotaskedallthepassengersonboardtoremain________astheplanewasmakingalanding.A．seat B．seatingC．seated D．tobeseating16．Someoneisringingthedoorbell.Goandsee____.A．whoishe B．whoheisC．whoisit D．whoitis17．HowcouldIlietohershelivedforthetruth，whetheritwasfoundinmusicorpeople?A．unless B．whenC．while D．though18．Sometimesproperanswersarenotfartoseek________foodsafetyproblems.A．in B．toC．on D．after19．Marybecame______homesickandcriticaloftheUnitedStates,soshefledfromherhomeinWestBloomfieldtoherhometowninAustria.A．completelyB．sincerelyC．approximatelyD．increasingly20．Thetrafficisheavythesedays.Iarriveabitlate,socouldyousavemeaplace?A．canB．mustC．needD．might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）Lastfall,Ihappenedtooverhearastudenttellingtheothershehaddecidednottosignupforanintroductoryphilosophycourse.Thedemandsofhismajor,hesaidseriously,meantheneededtotake“practical”courses,and“enlightenment”wouldsimplyhavetowait.Fornow,employabilitywasthemostimportant.Thestudents’conversationfitsintoalargeralarmingnarrativeabouttheroleofthehumanitiesinhighereducation.Inatimeofdizzyingtechnologicalachievementandofrapidscientificinnovation,scepticsofthehumanitiesmayquestiontheusefulnessofstudyingAristotle,theItalianRenaissanceorChinesefiction.Actually,Iregretnotinterruptingthatstudenttoarguefortakingthatintroductoryphilosophycourse.Iwouldhavestartedbyremindinghimthat,formuchofAmerica’shistory,collegegraduateswerenotconsideredtrulyeducatedunlesstheyhadmasteredphilosophy,literature,politicaltheoryandhistory.Thekeyroleofhighereducationwastoinvitestudentsintotheconversationsaboutmatterslikewhatitmeanstobealiveandthedefinitionofjustice.Fosteringengagementwiththesesubjectsisstillanessentialpartoftheuniversity’sfunctioninsociety.Iwouldhavealsomentionedtothestudentthathewasmisinformedaboutthejobmarket.Itistruethatmanyemployersarelookingforgraduateswithspecializedtechnicalskills,buttheyalsolookforothercapabilities.Astheworldistransformedbyartificialintelligence,machinelearningandautomation,theuniquehumanqualitiesofcreativity,imaginationandmoralreasoningwillbetheultimatecoinoftherealm.Alltheseskillsaredevelopedinhumanitiescourses.Further,Iwouldhavearguedthatwhileadegreeanchoredinthesciencesisanimportantpreconditionformanyjobs,itisnottheonlyroute.LooknofurtherthanthefoundersofcompaniessuchasLinkedIn,SlackandFlickr,whoareamongthemanytechbusinesspersonswithdegreesinthehumanities,andwhocreditthattrainingfortheirsuccess.Contrarytothewidelyheldbeliefthathumanitiesmajorshaveahardtimegettingjobs,recentstudiesshowthatthosewithhumanitiesdegreesaresuccessfulintheworkplace,experiencinglowratesofunemploymentandreportinghighlevelsofjobsatisfaction.Theratiobetweenaveragemedian(中位数)incomesforhumanitiesdegreeholdersandthosewithbusiness,engineering,andhealthandmedicalsciencesdegreeshasbeenshowntonarrowoverthecourseofacareer.Thecaseforthehumanitiescanalsobeunderstoodinlesstransactionaltermsandmoreasafoundationalpreparationforalifewelllived.Ahumanitieseducationplaysavitalroleinencouragingcitizenstoleadanexaminedlife.Itfosterscriticalthinking,self-reflection,empathyandtolerance,theusefulnessofwhichonlybecomesmoreapparentasonenavigateslife’schallenges.Byallmeans,studentsshouldtakecoursestheythinkpracticalandfollowtheirinterests,butiftheyalsomakeapointofstudyingtheliteratureoftheRenaissance,orresearchingintomodernpoetry,oreventakingintroductoryphilosophy,wewillallbenefit.1、Whatdothestudents’conversationshow?A．Studentsfeelemploymentdifficult.B．Studentsthinkphilosophylessimportant.C．Studentsfindscientificinnovationamazing.D．Studentsconsideruniversitycoursesunsatisfying.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph4probablymean?A．Highlyvalued. B．Equallyapplied.C．Strictlyassessed. D．Greatlyimproved.3、Theauthormayagreethathumanities_____.A．discoverstudents’artisticabilityB．preparestudentsforgraduationC．raiseawarenessofsocialstatusD．providegreatinsightsintolife4、Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthepassage?I:IntroductionP:PointSp:Sub-point(次要点)C:ConclusionA． B．C． D．22．（8分）Machinesmightonedayreplacehumanlaborersinanumberofprofessions,butsurelytheywon'teverreplacehumanartists.Right?Thinkagain.Notevenourartistswillbesafefromtheinevitablemachinetakeover,ifanewdevelopmentinartificialintelligencebyateamofresearchersfromRutgersUniversityandFacebook'sA．I.laboffersaclueofwhat'stocome.TheyhavedesignedanA．I.capableofnotonlyproducingart,butactuallyinventingwholenewaestheticstylessimilartomovementslikeimpressionismorabstractexpressionism,reports.Theidea,accordingtoresearcherMarianMazzone,wastomakeartthatis"novel,butnottoonovel."Themodelusedinthisprojectinvolvedageneratornetwork,whichproducestheimages,andadiscriminatornetwork,which"judges"whetherit'sart.Oncethegeneratorlearnshowtoproduceworkthatthedistributorrecognizesasart,it'sgivenanadditionaldirective:toproduceartthatdoesn'tmatchanyknownaestheticstyles."Youwanttohavesomethingreallycreativeandstriking—butatthesametimenotgotoofarandmakesomethingthatisn'taesthetically（美学地）pleasing,"explainedAhmedElgammal.Theartthatwasgeneratedbythesystemwasthenpresentedtohumanjudgesalongsidehuman-producedartwithoutshowingwhichwaswhich.Totheresearchers'surprise,themachine-madeartscoredslightlyhigheroverallthanthehuman-producedart.Ofcourse,machinescan'tyetreplacethemeaningthat'sinfusedinworksbyhumanartists,butthisprojectshowsthatartistskillsetscertainlyseemduplicatablebymachines.Whatwillittakeformachinestoproducecontentthat'sinfusedwithmeaning?ThatmightbethelastA．I.frontier.Humanartistscanatleasthangtheirhatsinthatfield...fornow."Imaginehavingpeopleoverforadinnerpartyandtheyask,‘Whoisthatby?’Andyousay,‘Well,it'samachineactually’.Thatwouldbeaninterestingconversationstarter,"saidKevinWalker.1、Whatisimpliedinthefirstparagraph?A．Artistswon'tbereplacedbyAI.B．AIcanproducenewstylesofart.C．AIistotallyatalossaboutimpressionism.D．AIfailstoreflectabstractexpressionism.2、WhatdidMarianfindinhisstudy?A．AIcancopytheskillsofartists.B．AIcancombinecontentwithmeaning.C．AIcanmakeartaestheticallyunpleasant.D．AIcanpleasehumanjudgeswithitsart.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“hangtheirhats”mean?A．Discover.B．Hold.C．Struggle.D．Survive.4、WhatKevinsaidinthelastparagraphtellsusthat_____.A．sheusesmachinestocookforapartyB．shelikestojoininadinnerpartyC．sheexpectsthearrivalofAID．shecaresaboutthestarterofachat23．（8分）Musiciansaresaidtohavebetterlanguageskillsandscientificstudieshavebackedthatup.Butit’snotclearwhythatmightbethecase.Now,astudyof74Chinesekindergartenerssuggestssixmonthsofpianolessonscanheightenthebrain’sresponsetochangesinpitch(声调).Andkidswhogotpianolessonswerealsobetterattellingaparttwosimilar-soundingMandarin(普通话)words,whichcontaineddifferentconsonants(辅音),thanwerestudentswhogotextrareadingtrainingorwhowentthroughregularkindergarten.Mandarinisatonallanguage—thefamousexampleisthewordmawhichcanmeanmotherorhorsedependingonitspitch.SomightmusicaltrainingtranslatebettertoMandarinthanitwouldtoEnglish?Yeah,it’spossiblethatthisinfluencedtheresults,saidRobertDesimone,aneuroscientist(神经科学家)attheMcGovernInstituteatMIT.Buthesaysotherstudiesdobackupthefactthatmusiclessonsbenefitlanguagelearners,evenincountrieswithouttonallanguages.“Andwhatourstudyaddedontopofthatwassomeideaoftheneuralbasisforthosebenefits.”Andifyoudon’townapiano,don’tdespair.Thereadinggroupactuallydidjustaswellonmanymeasuresasthepianogroup.“Reading’sprettygoodactually.Wedon’tmeantodisvaluereadinginstruction.”Moreimportant,hesays,wastoshowpianowasn’tactuallyworsethanreadingforthesekills...thusperhapsencouragingcash-strappedschoolstobringtheirmusicprogramsalive.1、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothearticle?A．It’sobviouswhymusicianshavebetterlanguageskills.B．Musicianstendtobebetterlanguagelearners.C．Readingworksbetterthanapianoforlanguageskills.D．Musiclessonsaregreatlyvaluedinmoney-tightschools.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinparagraph3mean?A．MusicaltrainingmakesMandarineasierthanEnglishtounderstand.B．MusicianstranslateMandarinbetterthanEnglish.C．Musicaltrainingcontributesbettertolearningatonallanguagethananon-tonalone.D．MusicallessonshelpEnglishlearnersmorethanMandarinlearners.3、Fromwhatcolumnofthemagazinemightthearticlebetaken?A．Sports. B．Entertainment.C．Education. D．Economy.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleofthearticle?A．MusiciansAreSmarterB．ReadingHelpsLanguageLearningC．BenefitsofLanguageLearningD．PianoLessonsTuneUpLanguageSkills24．（8分）Nextmonth,I’mtravelingtoaremoteareaofCentralAfricaandmyaimistoknowenoughLingala—oneofthelocallanguages—tohaveaconversation.Iwasn’tsurehowIwasgoingtomanagethis—untilIdiscoveredawaytolearnallthevocabularyI’mgoingtoneed.ThankstoMemrise,theapplicationI’musing.Itfeelsjustlikeagame.“Peopleoftenstoplearningthingsbecausetheyfeelthey’renotmakingprogressorbecauseitallfeelsliketoomuchhardwork,”saysEdCooke,oneofthepeoplewhocreatedMemrise.“We’retryingtocreateaformoflearningexperiencethatisfunandissomethingyou’dwanttodoinsteadofwatchingTV.”Memrisegivesyouafewnewwordstolearnandtheseare“seeds”whichyouplantinyour“greenhouse”.Whenyoulearnthewords,you“wateryourplants”.Whentheapplicationbelievesthatyou’vereallymemorizedaword,itmovesthewordtoyour“garden”.Andifyouforgettologon,theapplicationsendsyouemails,remindingyouto“wateryourplants”.Theapplicationusestwoprinciplesaboutlearning.Thefirstisthatpeoplememorizethingsbetterwhentheylinkthemtoapictureintheirmind.Memrisetranslateswordsintoyourownlanguage,butitalsoencouragesyoutouse“mems”.Forexample,Imemorizedmotele,theLingalawordfor“engine”,usingamemIcreated—Iimaginedanoldengineinamotel(汽车旅馆)room.Thesecondprincipleisthatweneedtostopafterstudyingwordsandthenrepeatthemagainlater,leavingtimebetweenstudysessions.Memrisehelpsyouwiththis,becauseit’sthekindofapplicationyouonlyuseforfiveortenminutesaday.I’velearnthundredsofLingalawordswithMemrise.Iknowthiswon’tmakemeafluentspeaker,butIhopeI’llbeabletodomorethanjustsmilewhenImeetpeopleinCongo.Now,IneedtogoandwatermyVocabulary!1、WhatdoesEdCookemakeanefforttodowithMemrise?A．Creatememorableexperiences. B．Makeprogresswithhardwork.C．LearningwordsinsteadofwatchingTV. D．Combinestudywithentertainment.2、Whatareyoudoingwhenyou“wateryourplants”?A．Loggingontotheapplication. B．BeingaMemriseuser.C．Practisingthevocabulary. D．Movingwordstoyourgarden.3、HowdoesMemrisework?A．Bylinkingdifferentmemstogether. B．Byputtingknowledgeintopractice.C．Byofferinghumantranslationservices. D．Byapplyinganassociativememoryapproach.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsMemrise?A．Doubtful. B．Positive.C．Uninterested. D．Negative.25．（10分）Whenwasthelasttimeyousentapostcard?TheUK’sfamily-ownedoldestpostcardfirm,whichhasbeenpublishingpostcardsandcalendarssince1880,willclosethisDecember.Thereason?Itsaysinsteadofpenningacard,peopleareputtingphotosuponFacebookorInstagramorusingWhatsApptoshowfriendsaridfamilyathomejusthowmuchfunthey’rehaving.Ifyougetapostcardfromsomeonewho’sawaysomewhere,it’sasmuchthethoughtthatthey’vegonethroughthehassle(麻烦)ofchoosingapostcard,workingoutwheretogetastampfrom,findingapostboxandthenthepostcardmakingthatjourneythroughtoyou.That’sthevalueofthepostcard．Butthattimehasgone．BrothersCharlesandHarrySalmon,thefifthgenerationofthefamilytorunthefirm,saidthepopularityofsocialmediahadhadahugeimpactonthebusiness.Peoplearealsotendingtotakeshorterholidays,meaningtheyarelikelytohavearrivedhomelongbeforetheirpostcards.Asaresultthebusinesswasnolongerviable.“Increasinglychallengingtradingconditionsandchangestothenatureandsizeofthemarketforitspublicationshaveresultedinuncertaintyoverthefutureofitstrade,”thebrotherswroteinalettertosuppliersandnewsagents.Asaresulttheywereannouncingaproposaltowithdrawfrompublishing.Thenumberofpostcardssoldeachyearisreportedtohaveseenasharpdeclinetoaboutfivemillionfrom20millionjust25yearsago.Butthefirmsaidthataswellasthedropinthenumberofpostcardssent.“wehavealsohadtoconsiderthattherearenomoremembersofthefamilywhowishtojointhebusiness."1、Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A．UK’soldestpostcardfirmsettocloseB．PostcardindustryboominginthefutureC．UK'spostcardfirmthroughatoughtimeD．Postcardindustryneedingsupporttosurvive2、What’sthevalueofsendingapostcard?A．It’sajourneyofloveB．It’sasymbolofsympathyC．It’sanactofpatienceD．It’sawayofpassingtime3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“viable"inParagraph3probablymean?A．WorthofpraiseB．PossibletochangeC．ShortofmoneyD．likelytoexist4、Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A．AbusinesscolumnB．AfinancereportC．Ahi-techadvertisementD．Abookreview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）Haveyouevernotwantedtodosomethingsobadly?Well，that’showI1aboutjoiningMadcaps，amothersanddaughters’clubassistingcharity.2，myfeelingchangedfinally.NowIbelieveifyouadoptan3attitude,youmightjust4enjoyingit.Sixmonthsago，mymomtoldmetheclubaskedustoworkas5

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20​aboutthingsyoucanaccomplishmoreandbecomeawell-rounded（全面的）person.1、A．heard B．worried C．felt D．brought2、A．otherwise B．However C．Therefore D．Besides3、A．optimistic B．accurate C．aggressive D．passive4、A．keepup B．giveup C．endup D．takeup5、A．members B．volunteers C．friends D．clerks6、A．wander B．stay C．teach D．serve7、A．raninto B．caredabout C．lookedfor D．passedby8、A．painfully B．socially C．naturally D．hopelessly9、A．afraid B．doubtful C．alone D．patient10、A．joined B．broke C．dropped D．poured11、A．awarded B．showed C．handed D．bought12、A．discovered B．guessed C．suspected D．concluded13、A．neatly B．broadly C．tightly D．loosely14、A．compared B．connected C．covered D．competed15、A．eager B．lucky C．calm D．miserable16、A．relief B．loss C．surprise D．change17、A．remembered B．realized C．overcome D．ignored18、A．allowed B．required C．included D．finished19、A．difference B．promise C．sacrifice D．conclusion20、A．study B．plan C．mind D．question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）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.TheGrasshopperinVanGoghPaintingArtconservators(管理员)dreamoffinding1．(hide)secretsinthemasterpiecestheylookafter.Rarelydotheyexpecttofindadeadgrasshopper.ConservatorsattheNelson-AtkinsmuseumofartinKansasCitysaidtheydiscoveredthedeadinsectinoneofitsstarpaintings,VincentvanGogh’sOliveTrees,whenit2．(scan)aspartoftheresearchforacatalogueofitsFrenchpaintingcollection.ItwasspottedbyMarySchafer.Shetoldalocalbroadcasterthatshefounditinthework’slowerforeground.“3．(look)atthepaintingwiththemicroscope,Icameacrossthetinybodyofagrasshoppercoveredinthepaint,soit4．haveoccurredinthewetpaintbackin1889.“WecanconnectittoVanGoghpaintingoutside,sowethinkofhimbattlingtheelements,dealingwiththewind,thebugs,andthenhe’sgottowalkbacktohisstudiothroughthefields.What’sfunisthatwecancomeupwithallthesestoriesfor5．theinsectlandedinthepaint.”Schafersaidtheywerecurioustoknowifthegrasshoppercouldbestudied6．(far)topossiblyidentifywhichseasonVanGoghpaintedOliveTrees.MichaelEngel,aprofessorattheUniversityofKansas,wasapproached7．(examine)thegrasshopperfurther.Hediscoveredthatpartoftheinsect’sbodywasmissingandtherewasnosignofmovementinthesurroundingpaint.Inotherwords,itwasalreadydead8．itsomehowlandedontheartist’swetcanvasandcouldnotbeusedfordatingpurposes.VanGoghpaintedOliveTreesin1889,theyearafterhisfallingoutwithhisfriendGauguin,9．mayhaveledtohisfamousactofself-mutilationinthehistoryofart:cuttingoffhisownear.Thegrasshoppermaynothelpinanyarthistoricalresearchbutithasbecomeatalkingpointformuseumvisitors,lookingcloselyintothepaintingtosee10．theycanspotthedeadinsect.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如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：在错的词下面划一横线，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。Thephotowastakenduringthesixtyanniversaryofourschool.Theelderlymanonthepictureattendedourschool50yearsago,shortlyafteritfounded.Itwasthefirsttimehehasbeenbacktoourschoolfromhegraduatedandhewasdeeplyimpressedbyitslook.Onceayoungstudent,theelderlymannowhasgrayhairorwrinkles,whileourschoolhasanewandmoremodemlook.Afteralltheseyears,he’sstillemotionalwhentalkingaboutthathowproudheisofoncebeingastudentofourschool.Iwasgreattouchedby