2026届山东省德州市平原中英文实验高级中学英语高三上期末统考试题含解析

2026届山东省德州市平原中英文实验高级中学英语高三上期末统考试题注意事项: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．Aftersevenhours’drive,theyreached______theythoughtwastheplacetheyhadbeendreamingof.A．that B．whatC．where D．which2．—Ken,________,butthemusicyouareenjoyingistooloud.—Oh,I’mterriblysorry.I’llturnitdownonthespot.A．IamreallytiredofthisB．IneedyourhelpC．I’dliketotalkwithyouD．Ihatetosaythis3．Oneofthefewthingsyou______sayaboutEnglishpeoplewithcertaintyisthattheytalkalotabouttheweather.A．need B．must C．can D．should4．Johnonceworkedinaremotemountainvillageschool,whichis______onlyonfoot.A．accessible B．acceptable C．available D．appropriate5．AgrandbanquetwasheldbyElizabethII_____PresidentXi’scurrentstatevisittotheUK.A．intermsofB．inhonorofC．infavorofD．inmemoryof6．Teachersinprimaryschools______influencethekidsfallundershouldberolemodels.A．whose B．whoC．where D．which7．Youwillhavetostayathomeallday______youfinishallyourhomework.A．if B．unless C．whether D．because8．Everyonehadaforminhishand,butnooneknewwhichoffice____．A．tosenditto B．tosentit C．tobesentto D．tohaveitsent9．We’dbettertakeumbrellas—I’msureit________whenwearriveinLondon;it’salwayswetthereatthistimeofyear.A．willrain B．israiningC．willberaining D．wouldrain10．Thebookisnowoutofprint,______itcaneasilybeborrowedfromlibraries.A．andB．forC．soD．but11．I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A．Don’tmentionit B．NowonderC．Noproblem D．Mypleasure12．________inthelastexamination,shewasmoreconfidentofanothersuccessinthecomingone.A．Tosucceed B．Tohavesucceeded C．Havingsucceeded D．succeeding13．Heissuchanunselfishman.Youcannothelpbut________him.A．respectB．torespectC．neglectD．toneglect14．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthatB．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhenD．whenitwasthat15．—HowdidyoufindProfessorSmith’sspeechlastnight?—Tobefrank,hisspeechdidn’t________tome.A．appeal B．belongC．refer D．occur16．TheteachercalledTomtohisofficebecausehewascaughtintheexam.A．tocheat B．cheating C．cheated D．cheat17．Oh！Icanfeelsomething_____upmyleg！Itmustbeaninsect．A．toclimb B．climbingC．climb D．climbed18．InApril,2009,PresidentHuinspectedthewarshipsinQingdao,____the60thanniversaryofthefoundingofthePLANavy.A．marking B．markedC．havingmarked D．beingmarked19．Agathadidn’ttellme______shewouldpickuphersonfromschool.A．whichB．whenC．whereD．what20．—HowmuchdoyouchargefortheiPhone?—Well,itcostme$400,butI’ll________20%asit’snolongernew.A．reducetoB．decreasetoC．knockoffD．cutoff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）ApplicationWorkshopJoinCitizensCommitteeforNewYorkCityandtheNYCDepartmentofSanitationforaworkshopontheGreenTeamMini-GrantapplicationonFebruary2,whichlastsfrom4:00PMto5:30PM!Theworkshopwillcover·ApplyingfortheGreenTeamMini-Grant·HowtousetheZeroWasteschoolswebsiteCreativeCodingWearehostingafreedesignworkshopjustforgirlsonMarch7from4:30PMto6:00PM,insupportofInternationalWomen’sDay!ThefocusoftheworkshopisonCreativeCoding,withartandtechnology,butwe’llalsohaveafewfemaledesignerstosharetheiruniqueworkwiththeattendees.Noexperiencenecessary,thiseventisforgirlsbetweentheagesof9-12.SAT&ACTRoadmaptoSuccessInthisfree1-hourworkshop,parentswilldiscovertheroadmaptoSAT&ACTsuccess.Topicsincluded:Reviewof“goalscores”forSAT/ACTcollegeadmissions,nationaltrendsincollegeadmissions,howtodeterminewhethertheSATortheACTisthebesttestforyourstudent,stepstopreparefortheSatorACT,besttimetotaketheSatorACT.JoinusonMarch23.SquareSchoolFamilyInformationNightJoinusforourFamilyInformationNightonMarch14!We’llgatheratthefuturehomeforSquareSchoolforanintroductiontotheschoolmodelat6:30pm.Thiseventisintendedforfamilieswithyoungpeopleenteringgradessixorsevenin2019thatwanttobeapartofaschoolcommunitythatattachesimportancetoalifestyleoflearning.JoinusforthisFamilyInformationNighttoseeifSquareSchoolistherightchoiceforyourfamily.1、Whichactivityoffersinformationabouttests?A．CreativeCoding B．SAT&ACTRoadmaptoSuccessC．PublicSchoolGreenTeamMini-Grant D．SquareSchoolFamilyInformationNight2、WhatisspecialaboutCreativeCoding?A．Itisafreeworkshop. B．IttakesplaceinMarch.C．Itishostedbyfemales. D．Itisdesignedforgirls.3、WhomightbeinterestedinFamilyInformationNight?A．Designers. B．Teachers.C．Parents. D．Students.22．（8分）Astreesacrossthenorthernareasturngoldanddeepred,youcanfindautumncolorsinparksandwoodlands,inthecities,countryside,andmountains.Peoplearewonderingwhatthesecolorsarefor.Foryears,scientistshaveworkedtounderstandthechangesthathappentotreesintheautumn.Uptonowtherehavebeendifferentexplanationsforwhynaturalselectionmakesautumncolorssowidespread.Dr.HamiltonfromOxfordUniversityproposedthatbrightautumnleavescontainedamessage:theywarninsectstoleavethemalone.Inautumn,insectschoosetreeswheretheywilllayeggs.Whenthelarvae（幼虫）comeoutthenextspring,theyfeedonthetrees,oftenwitharesultofdestructionofthetrees.Dr.Hamiltonsuggestedthattreescouldwardofftheseinsectswithpoisons.Theycouldhavestrongdefensesbylettingegg-layinginsectsknowwhatwasinstorefortheireggs.Dr.Hamiltonandstudentsturnedthetheoryintoamathematicalmodel,whichshowedthatwarningsignalscouldindeeddrivetheevolution（进化）ofbrightleaves.Itwasafirstattempttoseewhatwasoutthere.AresearchteamfromtheUniversityofWisconsingaveaquitedifferentexplanation.“IfyouareuphereinWisconsin,bythetimeleaveschange,alltheinsectsthatfeedonleavesaregone.”Dr.Hochsaid.Hebelievedthatautumncolorsservedmainlyasprotection.AccordingtoDr.Hochandhisteam,autumncolorsmightbeabletoprotecttheleavesfromsundamageorfrost（冰冻）injury—inotherwords,theyactuallyactasasunscreentoavoidthedestructiontotheleaves.Besides,autumncolorsmightprotecttheleavesfromwaterloss.Ifthecellsintheleavesbecomedry,theconnectionsbetweenthecellswillbeweakenedandleaveswillbreakoff.Althoughtherearedifferentexplanationsaboutautumncolors,ithasreallygiventhemadeeperconcernforthistimeofyear.“Peoplesometimessaythatsciencemakestheworldlessinterestingbyjustexplainingthingsaway,”onefamousbiologistsaid.“Butwithautumnleaves,themoreyouknowaboutthem,themoreamazedyouare.”1、AccordingtoDr.Hamilton,thereisaconnectionbetween________.A．thesizeofleavesandthesurvivalofinsectsB．thesizeofleavesandthebehaviorofinsectsC．thesizeofleavesandthequalityofinsectsD．thesizeofleavesandthenumberofinsects2、Dr.Hochandhisteamgivetheexplanationthat_________.A．ClimatehasaninfluenceonthecoloroftheleavesB．SundamageandfrostinjurydrivetheinsectsawayC．thecolorofautumnleaveshasaprotectivefunctionD．Autumncolorsbringgreatdestructiontotheleaves3、Theunderlinedphrase“wardoff”inParagraph2probablymeans_______.A．catchB．attractC．ignoreD．prevent4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheevolutionofcolorfulleavesB．Thesecrettoautumnleaves’changesC．ThecharmautumncolorsD．Theroleofleaves’beingprotection23．（8分）“HeaveniswherethepoliceareEnglish,thecooksareFrenchthemechanicsareGerman,theloversareItalianandeverythingisorganizedbytheSwiss.Helliswherethe.policeareGerman,thecooksareEnglish,themechanicsareFrench,theloversareSwiss,andeverythingisorganizedbytheItalians.”Obviouslythenationalstereotypes（模式化的思想）inthis,oldjokearegeneralizations,butsuchstereotypesareoftensaidto"existforareason".Isthereactuallyasliveroftruthinthem?Notlikely,aninternationalresearchteamnowsays."Nationalandculturalstereotypesdoplayanimportantroleinhowpeopleseethemselvesandothers,andbeingawarethatthesearenotdependableisausefulthing,"saidstudyauthorRobertMcCraeoftheNationalInstituteonAging."Theseareinfactunfoundedstereotypes.Theydon'tcomefromlookingaroundyou,"McCraesaid.Ifnationalstereotypesaren'trootedinrealexperiences,thenwheredotheycomefrom?Onepossibilityisthattheyreflectnationalvalues,whichmaybecomeknownfromhistoricalevents.Forexample,manyhistorianshavearguedthatthespiritofAmericanindividualismhasitsoriginsintheexperiencesofthepioneersontheOldWest.SocialscientistssuchaspsychologistRichardRobinshavegivenseveralotherpossibleexplanationsforstereotypesandwhytheymaybeincorrect.Robinsnotesthatsomestereotypesmayhavebeencorrectatonepointinhistoryandthenremainedunchangedwhiletheculturechanged.Wemaybe"hard-wired",tosomedegree,tokeepincorrectstereotypes,sincewearelesslikelytonoticeandrememberinformationthatisdifferentfromourstereotypes.Generally,accordingtoRobins,whenwemeetpeoplewhoaredifferentfromourstereotypes,weseethemasuniqueindividualsratherthantypicalnationalorculturalgroups.1、Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethetopicofnationalstereotypes.B．Tomakeacomparisonbetweenthecharactersofdifferentcountries.C．Toexemplifytheargumentagainststereotyping.D．Toanalyzethestrengthsandweaknessesofpeopleindifferentcountries.2、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMcCrae'sattitudetowardsnationalstereotypes?A．Supportive.B．Indifferent.C．Critical.D．Uncertain.3、Accordingtosocialscientists,whyaren’tnationalstereotypesalwayscorrect?A．Becausetheyareformedbyindividualhistorians.B．Becausepeopletendtohavefalseideaaboutothercultures.C．Becausegeneralizationsaremadethroughpersonalexperience.D．Becausewhatwastrueinthepastmaynotbetrueatpresent.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"hard-wired"inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Forgetful.B．Fixed.C．Anxious.D．Helpless.24．（8分）KhotynFortressBuiltinthe13th-14thcentury,itliesontherightbankoftheDniesterRiverinKhotyn,ofwesternUkraine.ItisalsointhehistoricalnorthernBessarabiaregionwhichwassplitin1940betweenUkr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B．Itisopentothepublicforfree.C．ItistheoldestbuildinginUkraine. D．Itwasdividedintotwopartsin1940.2、Whichhastheshortesthistory?A．TheKamenets-PodolskCastle. B．TheKhotynFortress.C．TheVorontsovPalace. D．MetropolitanPalace.3、Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?A．Atravelmagazine. B．Aarchitecturebrochure.C．Aresearchpaperonhistory. D．Ageographytextbook25．（10分）ItiscommonlybelievedthatinmedievalFrance,NewYearwascelebratedon1April.Thenin1562,PopeGregoryintroducedanewcalendarfortheChristianworld,changingNewYearto1January.Withnomoderncommunications,newstravelledslowlyandnewideaswereoftenquestioned.Manypeopledidnothearofthechange,somemerelyforgot,andotherschosetoignoreit.Thesepeoplewerecalledfools.Invitationstonon-existent“NewYear”partiesweresentandotherpracticaljokeswereplayed.Overtimeplayingtrickson1Aprilbecameatradition.ThecustomeventuallyspreadtoEnglandandScotland,anditwaslatertransportedacrosstheAtlantictotheAmericancolonies(殖民地)oftheEnglishandtheFrench.AprilFools’Dayhasnowdevelopedintoaninternationalfestivaloffun,withdifferentnationalitiescelebratingthedayinspecialways.FranceandItalyInFranceandItaly,ifsomeoneplaysatrickonyou,youarethe“fishofApril”.BythemonthofAprilfishhaveonlyjusthatchedandarethereforeeasytocatch.ChildrenstickpaperfishtotheirFriends’backsandchocolatefisharefoundintheshops.AmericaandBritainToday,AmericansandtheBritishplaysmalltricksonfriendsandstrangersalikeon1April.Acommontrickistopointtoafriend’sshoeandsay“Yourshoelace(鞋带)isuntied.”Whentheylookdown,theyarelaughedat.Schoolchildrenmighttellafriendthatschoolhasbeencancelled.Sometimesthemediagetinvolved.Once,aBritishshortfilmwasshownonAprilFools’Dayaboutspaghettifarmersandhowtheyharvesttheircropfromspaghettitrees!ScotlandInScotland,AprilFools’Daylastsfortwodays!Theseconddayiscalled“TailyDay”andtricksonthisdayinvolvethebottom(orthe“tail”,ininformalspeech).Oftenasignsaying‘kickme’isstuckontosomeone’sbackwithoutthemknowing.1、Inwhatconditionwouldsomeonebecalled“fishofApril”inFrance?A．Whenoneisfooled.B．Ifoneisfondoffish.C．Whenonefoolsothers.D．Ifonepreferschocolate.2、WhatwasthepurposeoftheBritishshortfilm?A．Tohelptheaudience.B．Totricktheaudience.C．Towarntheaudience.D．Toinformtheaudience.3、WheredoesAprilFools’Daylastformorethanoneday?A．Italy. B．France.C．America. D．Scotland.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）Idon’ttalkwithpassengersonairplanes.Myflighttimeis1forturningthepagesofagoodbook.Thatchanged,2,onaflightfromTampatoNewarkwhenIsatnexttohertheladyinSeat26B．After3myseat,Iopenedmybook.Thenshe4me.“Andwhereareyoutravelingto?Homeoronvacation?”“Headinghome,”Iclosedmybook.“You?”“Oh,home,too,”shebegan,“Icomefroma(n)5family.Ninekids!I’mtheoldest6aliveeighty-nine!”Andthenshelaughed,joyfully.Iwouldn’thave7shewasnearlyninety,though.“Goodbook?”sheasked,pointingtomypaperback.“Yes.Doyouread?”“Oh,Idon’thave8toread,”shereplied.I’msixtyyearsyoungerthan26B,yetshe’stheonewho’stoobusytoread?Whatonearthcouldshebedoingwithher9?“Well,”shebegan,“IworkatCostco.Thereare10nicepeople.Therearealsothe11ones,butIenjoythem,too!”Shelaughedagain,andI12herabilitytonotletnegativeenergiesaffecther13.IwonderedhowIcould14that,too.“What’syoursecret,”Iasked,“tosoundingso15andhealthy?”“Myhusbanddiedtenyearsago,”shesaid,16.“Ithoughttomyself,I’mnotgoingtojust17!That’swhenIgotmyCostcojob.Ibelieveinbeingactive.”“Lifeissogood,”she18,“I’mjustexcitedeverydaytoliveit!”IwantedthatplaneridetoreroutetoCaliforniasoIwouldhavemoretimetolearnaboutherenergyforlife.Ibecamemore19witheachmileweflew.Itoldmyself,ifsomeonewhoiseighty-nineyearsoldcanchoosetoliveherlifewithsuch20andpassion,Ican,too.Ifyouhavethedrive!1、A．reserved B．adjusted C．squeezed D．limited2、A．thus B．instead C．though D．rather3、A．slippinginto B．searchingfor C．clearingup D．settlinginto4、A．cameto B．bentto C．turnedto D．pointedto5、A．complex B．nuclear C．wealthy D．extended6、A．yet B．even C．still D．ever7、A．predicted B．admitted C．guessed D．doubted8、A．time B．patience C．abilities D．chances9、A．days B．talent C．books D．interest10、A．really B．actually C．seemingly D．probably11、A．learned B．weird C．ambitious D．innocent12、A．weighed B．admired C．realized D．identified13、A．aim B．fate C．taste D．mood14、A．obtain B．manage C．control D．imagine15、A．academic B．realistic C．positive D．creative16、A．sadly B．coldly C．seriously D．peacefully17、A．hangout B．sitaround C．stepback D．getaway18、A．responded B．continued C．recalled D．declared19、A．astonished B．satisfied C．delighted D．inspired20、A．desire B．wisdom C．courage D．confidence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）IwasnineyearsoldwhenIlearnttorideabike.Thebikewasabirthdaypresentfrommyuncle.Youcanimaginehow

1．(excite)IwaswhenIsawthebike,andIbeggedmyuncletoteachmehow2．(ride)itrightaway.However,beforeIgotonthebike,Ifelt3．(extreme)nervousandIwasafraidthatIwouldfalloffandhurt4．(me).Myuncleheldontotheseatandhelpedmetoget5．thebike.WhileIwasriding,hewasrunningalongbesideme,

6．hold)theseatsoIwouldnotfallover.Iwasso

7．(grate)tohimforhishelp.AsIwaspracticing,Ibecamemoreandmoreconfident.Then,Iheardmyuncleshouting,"Youareridingitbyyourselfnow!"Iwasbothexcitedandscared.Iwasreallyridingbymyself,but

whatifIfelloff?CouldIusethebrakestostop?AsIwaswonderingaboutthis,myuncleranaftermeandgotholdofthebike.I

8．(slow)downandcametoastop.MyheartwasstillbeatingfastwhenIgotoffthebike.9．(late)thatday,havinglearnthowtogetonthebikeandgetoffit,IfeltlikeIwaswalkingonair!Iamstillthankfultomyuncleforteachingmetorideabikeonmy10．(nine)birthday.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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），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。ThreeyearsagoIfailedanimportantexaminmylifeandbecameastudentataordinaryschool.AlthoughIfeltdisappointedattheshabbycampusandmypoorly-equippedclassroom,butIfoundtheteachersimpatientandconsiderate.Beside,Ienjoyedthefriendlyatmosphereinclass.Idecidetomakethebestit.Iworkedhardandgotalonggoodwithmyteachersandclassmates.WheneverIhaddifficulties,theyarealwaysavailable,Soon,Ibecameoneofthetopstudentinmyclass,thatgreatlyincreasedmyconfidenceandgotmemotivated.Myexperiencetellsmethatitisnotwhatyouaregivenbuthowyoumakeuseofitthatdetermineswhoweare.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，最近你们做了一个调查，发现人们对于学生网上交友持不同意见。请你用英语给报社写一封关于学生网上交友的短文，介绍人们的不同观点，并表达自己看法。55%赞成的理由45%反对的理由你的看法1.广交朋友2.可自由表达思想3.利于外语学习1.浪费时间2.影响学习3.可能上当受骗？DearEditor,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yoursfaithfully,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、D3、C4、A5、B6、A7、B8、A9、C10、D11、C12、C13、A14、D15、A16、B17、B18、A19、B20、C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、B2、D3、C22、1、D2、C3、D4、B23、Inthedulltwilightofthewinterafternoon,ScarlettcametotheendofthelongroadwhichhadbegunthenightAtlantafell.Shehadsetherfeetuponthatroadasaspoiled,selfishanduntriedgirl,fullofyouth,warmofemotion,easilyconfusedbylife.Now,attheendoftheroad,therewasnothingleftofthatgirl.Hungerandhardlabor,fearandconstantpressure,theterrorsofwarandtheterrorsofReconstructionhadtakenawayallwarmthandyouthandsoftness.Aroundthecoreofherbeing,ashellofhardnesshadformedand,littlebylittle,layerbylayer,theshellhadthickenedduringtheendlessmonths.Butuntilthisveryday,twohopeshadbeenlefttosupporther.Shehadhopedthatthewarbeingover,lifewouldgraduallyreturntoitsoldface.ShehadhopedthatAshley'sreturnwouldbringbacksomemeaningintolife.Nowbothhopesweregone.Sherealizedthatforher,forthewhaleSouth,thewarwouldneverend.Thebitterestfighting,themostviolentandcruelrevenges,werejustbeginning.AndAshleywasimprisonedforeverbywordswhichwerestrongerthananyjail.PeacehadfailedherandAshleyhadfailedher,bothinthesameday,anditwasasifthelastcrevice（裂口）intheshellhadbeenclosed,thefinallayerhardened.ShehadbecomewhatGrandmaFontainehadcounseledagainst,awomanwhohadseentheworstandsohadnothingelsetofear.NotlifenorMothernorlossoflovenorpublicopinion.Onlyhungerandhernightmaredreamofhungercouldmakeherafraid.Acurio