上海市第八中学2026届高三英语第一学期期末复习检测模拟试题含解析

上海市第八中学2026届高三英语第一学期期末复习检测模拟试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．—Fionaneverfailstograspanychanceofpromotion.—She’sawomanof________.A．ambition B．attentionC．expectation D．reputation2．—Canyoutellmesomethingabout_________science.—OK._NobelPrizeinChemistryisusuallyawardedtoAmericans.A．the;The B．/;The C．a;/ D．the;/3．TheearthquakeinJapan,measuring9.0ontheRichterScale,wassoviolent_______causeaseriesofexplosionsofthenuclearreactorsinseveralpowerstations.A．to B．that C．asto D．asthat4．–MyTVsetdoesn’twork,thewatertapisdrippingandmycarisstillunderrepair!–Yousure________badluckthesedays.A．had B．willhave C．hadhad D．arehaving5．Theproblemwiththecurrentsystemallowsanyonetocommitasimilarcrimewithout.Itneedstobefixed.A．beingpunishedB．punishedC．topunishD．punishing6．_______naturallybytheskinwhenexposedtosunlight,VitaminDisneededforhealthybones,teethandmuscles.A．Making B．TomakeC．Made D．Make7．Frankstudied_____EnglishlanguageinLondonforfouryears,sohegets____goodknowledgeofLondon.A．a;the B．/;/C．/;a D．the;a8．_______youconsiderthattheairlinehandled80millionpassengerslastyear,theaccidentfiguresarereallyverysmall.A．UnlessB．WhenC．BeforeD．Though9．Self-confidenceisakindofqualityandthatisittakestodoeverythingwell.A．why B．thatC．what D．which10．He________whethertosetasidetheminordifferences，thenhedid．A．debated B．predictedC．plotted D．calculated11．Wehavealreadydiscussedthisplan_____,sonextweshouldsparenoefforttocarryitout.A．atlength B．atrandom C．atease D．atbest12．—I'msorry.Ishouldn'thavebeensorudetoyou.—You________somethingnotverynicetome,butthat'sOK.A．havesaidB．hadsaidC．weresayingD．didsay13．Aftermakingthespeech,hewentthroughitinhismindtoreflectwherehe_________better.A．coulddo B．woulddo C．couldhavedone D．wouldhavedone14．Hisbrotheraimstobe__________ofhisparentsbythetimeheistwenty.A．innocent B．beneficial C．invisible D．independent15．HowcouldIlietohershelivedforthetruth，whetheritwasfoundinmusicorpeople?A．unless B．whenC．while D．though16．.Thestudyofnaturalhistoryisnotsomethingtobelefttobiologists.Infact,theircapacity_____thetimetheycanspendawayfromtheirofficesisverylimited.A．intermsof B．insearchofC．inviewof D．inspiteof17．WiththenuclearcrisisworseninginIran,theworld’sattentionisfixedagainon________iscalledtheMiddleEast.A．which B．what C．that D．it18．Hewouldbeinbetterhealthnow_______withtoomuchworkwhenyoung.A．hadhenotburdenedhimself B．ifhewasnotburdenedC．werehenotburdened D．hadhenotbeenburdenedhimself19．Afterheconsultedwithhisprofessor，anideawasbeginningto____________inhismind.A．payoff B．takeshapeC．workout D．makeup20．Inthismoviegoingseason,womenaredrivingticketsalestoadegree,ifever,seenbefore.A．really B．frequentlyC．rarely D．never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）Wehumanslovetostareintooursmartdevices.Wegazeforhours—about10hoursand39minutesaday—atourcomputers，smartphones，tabletsandtelevisions.Isallthisstaringbadforus?Itmightbe，mainlybecauseaswestareatourdevicesweareexposingourselvestobluelight.Bluelightisatypeofelectromagneticradiationwithaveryshortwavelengththatproducesahighamountofenergy.Whileit'struethatlightcandamageoureyesundercertaincircumstances，there'snoscientificevidencesuggestingthatbluelightisharmfultooureyes.Butmanypeoplestillthinkitis，whichiswhybluelight—blockingglassesaresopopular.Sodotheglasseswork?“Everyoneisveryconcernedthatbluelightmaybecausingdamagetotheeye，butthere'snoevidencethatitmaybecausingseriousdamage，”Dr.RahulKhurana，clinicalspokesmanfortheAmericanAcademyofOphthalmologists，toldBusinessInsider.Bluelightexposureisnothingnew.Infact，thesunisthelargestsourceofbluelight.Moreover，bluelightisalsopresentinLEDlight.Butifbluelightisn'tharmful，thenwhyareweconstantlyrubbingoureyeswhenwe’relookingatourscreens?Theansweriseyestrain(眼疲劳):Morethan60percentofpeopleexperienceeyeproblemsassociatedwithdigitaleyestrain.Andbluelight，itseems，isn'tthecause.Instead，oureyesaresostrainedbecausemostofusblinklesswhenwestareatourdigitaldevices.Soifeyestrainistherealissue，bluelight-blockingglassesareprobablyoflittleuse.1、Whatdoweknowaboutbluelight?A．Itisakindofnuclearradiation.B．Ithastheshortestwavelength.C．Itmaycomefromelectronicdevices.D．Itconsumesagreatdealofenergy.2、Whatcausesthepopularityofbluelight-blockingglasses?A．Evidenceoftheirbenefitstoeyes.B．Beliefinbluelight'sharmfuleffect.C．Widespreaduseofsmartdevices.D．Scientificunderstandingofbluelight.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Bluelightexposureishardlyavoidable.B．Eyeproblemsarenoteasytodealwith.C．Blue1ightmayconnectwithtiredeyes.D．Rubbingeyesmakespeoplestrained.4、Accordingtothetext，wearingbluelight-blockingglassesmaybe_______.A．tiring B．harmful C．useless D．beneficial22．（8分）AnewstudysuggestsclimateconditionsintheSaharaDesert,oneofhottest,driestandmostdesertedareasintheworld,havechangedfromwettodryaaboutevery20,000years.ButpreviousevidencehassuggestedtheSaharadidnotalwaysexperiencesuchextremeheatanddryconditions.Attimes,theSaharaRangedtoaverywetclimate.Thispermittedplantsandanimalstodevelopandgrowandledtothecreationofhumansettlements.Now,theyhavediscoveredmoreevidence,which,theleadresearcherDavidMcGeesays,supportstheideathattheSahara'sclimatekeptchangingbetweenwetanddryaboutevery20,000,years.McGeereportedtheseclimatechangesweremainlydrivenbychangesintheEarth's(地轴)astheplanettravelsroundthesun.Thisprocessaffectstheamountofsunlightbetweenseasons.Every20,000yearstheEarthreceivesmorestrongsummersunlight.WhentheEarth'saxischangesagain,theamountofsunlightisreduced.Thisseasonchangehappenedcontinuouslyevery20,000years.Theotherpartoftheseasonproducedrainyconditions,resultinginawetter,greener,plant-richenvironment.Whentherainyactivityweakens,theclimatebecomeshotanddry,liketheSahararemainstoday.Thescientistsbasedtheirresearchondustcollectedfromoceansediment(沉积物)intheAtlanticOceanbottomoffthecoastofWestAfrica.Thedustcontainedlayers(层)ofancientsedimentbuiltupovermillionsofyears.EachlayercouldcontaintracesofSaharandustaswellastheremainsoflifeforms.Thisinformationwasusedtoassessoverwhattimeperiodthedusthadbuiltup.ThisledtotheoverallfindingthattheSaharanchangesfromwettodryclimateshappenedevery20,000years.DavidMcGeesaidthattodayweonlyseetheSaharaDesertasanextremelydesertedand“inhospitable”place.Thenewstudysuggeststhatthearea'sclimatehaschangesbetweengrasslandsandamuchwetterenvironment,andbacktodryclimates,evenoverthelastquartermillionyears.McGeesayshethinksthelatestresearchcanbevaluableinstudyingtheSahara'shistoryasitrelatestohumansettlement.1、WhatdoesthenewstudyfindabouttheSaharaDesert?A．Itisoneofthehottest,driestandmostdesertedareasinAfrica.B．Italwaysexperiencesextremeconditionsbecauseofitsposition.C．Itsclimatechangesbetweenwetanddryaboutevery20,000years.D．Itsenvironmentalconditionsstopplantsandanimalsfromsurviving.2、WhatisthedirectreasonforSahara'sclimatechanges?A．Rainyactivity. B．Solarradiation.C．Humanactivity. D．Globalenvironment.3、Howdidtheresearchersacquiretheevidence?A．Byanalyzingoceanlife.B．BystudyingSahara’shistory.C．Bycollectingdustonthecoast.D．Byexaminingmeansediment.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inhospitable”probablymean?A．Unsuitabletolive. B．Insignificantlostudy.C．Unabletoexplore. D．Impossibletochange.23．（8分）TheEnglishhaveadifficultand,generallyspeaking,dysfunctional(怪异的)relationshipwithclothes.Theirmainproblemisthattheyhaveadesperateneedforrules,andareunabletogetalongwithoutthem.Thishelpstoexplainwhytheyhaveaninternationalreputationfordressingingeneralverybadly,butwithspecificareasofexcellence,suchashigh-classmen’ssuits,ceremonialcostumes,andinnovative(革新的)streetfashion.Inotherwords,weEnglishdressbestwhenweare“inuniform”.YoumaybesurprisedthatIamincluding“innovativestreetfashion”inthecategoryoftheuniform.Surelytheparrot-hairedpunks(朋克摇滚乐迷)ortheVictorianvampiregothsarebeingoriginal,notfollowingrules?It’struethattheyalllookdifferentandeccentric(古怪的)butinfacttheyalllookeccentricexactlyinthesameway.Theyarewearingauniform.TheonlytrulyeccentricdresserinthiscountryistheQueen,whopaysnoattentiontofashionandcontinuestowearwhatshelikes,akindof1950sfashion,withnoregardforanyoneelse’sopinion.However,itistruethatthestylesinventedbyyoungEnglishpeoplearemuchmoreeccentricthananyothernation’sstreetfashion.Wemaynotbeindividuallyeccentric,apartfromtheQueen,butwehaveasortofcollectiveeccentricity,and\yeappreciateoriginalityindressevenifwedonotindividuallyhaveit.Another“rule”ofbehaviorIhaddiscoveredwasthatitisveryimportantfortheEnglishnottotakethemselvestooseriously,tobeabletolaughatthemselves.However,itiswellknownthatmostteenagerstendtotakethemselvesabittooseriously.Thegoths,intheirscaryblackcostumes,certainlylookasiftheyaretakingthemselvesseriously.ButwhenIgotintoconversationwiththem,Idiscoveredthattheytoohadasenseofhumor.Iwasoncechattingtoagothinthefullvampirecostume—withawhiteface,deeppurplelipstick,andblackparrot-hair.IsawhewasalsowearingaT-shirtwith“Goth”.“Whyareyouwearingthat?”Iasked.“Incaseyoudon’trealizeI’magoth.”heanswered,pretendingtobeserious.Webothburstoutlaughing.1、WhatcanweknowabouttheEnglishpeople?A．Theyneedrulestodresswell.B．Theyareinneedofuniforms.C．Theyarecreativeingeneral.D．Theyleadtheworldtrend.2、Whoisindividuallyeccentricindressing?A．Ahigh-classman.B．Aparrot-hairedpunk.C．TheQueen.D．Thefashioninnovator.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethegoths?A．Theydressbadly.B．Theydressinanamusingway.C．Theyareunabletolaughatthewaytheydress.D．TheyarelessfashionablethantheotherEnglishpeople.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．HowtheEnglishDressB．HowtheEnglishAdmireFashionC．WhytheEnglishLikeUniformsD．WhytheEnglishAreEccentricinDress24．（8分）Howmuchtelevisiondoyouwatch?Didyoureallygiveanhonestanswer?Arecentstudyshowsthatpeoplearen’ttotallytruthfulabouttheirtelevision-watchinghabits.ThestudyinquestionwasconductedatBallStateUniversityintheUS.Researcherstherewantedtofindouthowmuchtelevisionpeopleviewaccordingtotheirage.ThestudywaspaidforbyacouncilassociatedwiththeNielsenCompany,whichdeterminestelevisionratings.Theconclusionswerethatpeoplespendmorethan8hoursadaylookingatascreen.Thisincludedcellphonesandcomputers，butthemajorityweretelevisionscreens.Therearethreeinterestingthingsaboutthisstudy.Thefirstisthatpeopleareexposedtomorethanonehourofadvertisementsperday.ThesecondisthatevenwithaccesstoDVDsandinternetvideos,televisionisstillthemostpopularmediasource.Thethirdisthattheamountofscreen-watchingpeopledoisrelativelythesamefromtheagesof18-65.So,ifeveryoneiswatchingtelevision,whylieaboutit?Well,ifsomeoneadmitstheywatchtelevisionforfiveorsixhours,theycouldbeconsideredacouchpotato.MichaelPhillips,oneofthestudy’smainresearchers,says,“There’sasocialstigmaforpeoplewhowatchtoomuchtelevision.Sometimes,however,watchingthelatestrealityshoworthefunniestsitcomgivesco-workersandfriendsfunthingstotalkabout.”Evenifyoudowatchalotoftelevision,perhapswecanusethisstudyasareasontobehonestwithourselvesabouthowmuchtimewespendinfrontofthetelevision.Imean,afterall,everyoneelseisdoingit...1、WhydopeoplelieabouthowmuchTVtheywatch?A．Becausetheshowtheywatchedisnotthelatest.B．Becausetheymaybelaughedatbyco-workersorfriends.C．Becausetheydon’twantotherstoknowwhattheywatched.D．Becausethere’ssomethingnegativeattachedtowatchingtoomuchTV.2、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothestudy?A．Themostpopularmediasourceistheinternet.B．18-year-oldswatchmoreTVthansomeoneintheir60s.C．Peopleareexposedtooverthananhourofadvertisementsaday.D．Researcherssaythatpeoplewatchover8eighthoursoftelevisionaweek.3、Howcouldpeoplefeeltobeconsideredasacouchpotato?A．comfortableB．ashamedC．excitedD．satisfied4、Whatideadoestheauthormainlywanttoexpresswiththearticle?A．WhattheeffectsofwatchingTVare.B．Howmuchtelevisionweshouldwatcheveryday.C．TherearesomeinterestingfactsofwatchingTV.D．Peoplelieabouthowmuchtelevisiontheywatch.25．（10分）Foraslongastherehavebeengifts,wenaturallymakechoicesbasedontherecipient(接受者).Butwhatifwehavebeenwrongallalongandthatwecouldturnthingsaround,whichnotonlymadegiftbuyingeasier,buttherecipienthappier?In2015,psychologistsLaurenHumanandLaraAkninconductedanonlinesurvey,whichsuggestedthatwhenpeoplebuygifts,theyprefertochoosesomethingbasedontherecipient’spersonalityandtastes.Mostpeoplealsosaidthattheypreferredreceivinggiftsboughtwiththeminmind:giftsforthem.ButHumanandAkninwonderedifthisapproachtogivingfailedtotakeadvantageofthewayweconnectaspeople.Sotheysent78volunteersintoashoppingcentrebeforeMother’sDay.Halfweretoldtobuyacardthat“reveals(揭示)yourknowledgeoftherecipient”whiletheotherssetouttobuyacardthat“revealsyourtrueself”.Afterthepurchase,thegiverswhohadthoughtpartlyofthemselvesreportedfeelingemotionallyclosertotheirmothers.Tofindouthowthatapproachgoesdownwithrecipients,thepsychologistsdidanothertest,askingmorethan100studentstochooseasongoniTunestogivetoafriend,partnerorfamilymember.Eachhalfofthegroupreceivedthesameinstructionsasthecardbuyers.Resultsrevealedthatrecipientsofsongsthatrevealedsomethingofthegiversfeltclosertothemthanthosewhoreceivedgiftsboughtonlywiththeminmind.HumanandAkninsuggestitmightapplytoallgifts.“Ifbuildingstrongersocialconnectionsistheunderlying(潜在的)goal”ofagiftandsurelyitshouldbe—thenwe“maywellbeadvisedtooffermoreself-reflectivegifts”.Inshort,forapresenttobemeaningful,youneedtogiveawayabitofyourself,evenifthereisariskthatthegiftmightnotsocloselysuittherecipient’spracticalneedsortastesasoneacquiredpurelywiththatinmind.Moreover,givingsomethingofoneselfcanbeasaferact,thepsychologistsadded.Becauseitreducestheriskofrevealingpoorknowledgeofarecipientbyattemptingtobuysomethingthatfitstheircharacter—andfailing.Butanoteofcautionhere:whattheresearchdoesnotexamineisthepotentialriskinrepeated,unsympatheticgiver-centeredgiving,which,accordingtoHumanandAknin“couldsignalself-obsession”—andnobodywantstorevealthataboutthemselves.1、FromtheMother’sDaycardtest,wecanconcludethat________.A．giftschosenwiththegiverinmindworkwellonthegiverB．mostpeoplechoosegiftswiththerecipientinmindC．mostpeoplechoosegiftsbasedontheirpersonaltastesD．giftschosenwiththegiverinmindworkwellontherecipient2、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“them,them”refertoinorderofappearance?A．Therecipients;thegivers. B．Thegivers;therecipients.C．Thegivers;thegivers. D．Therecipients;therecipients.3、Whatdoestheauthorthinkisthesignificanceofgiftgiving?A．Makingthegiver’slifehappier.B．Showingone’sknowledgeoftherecipient.C．Establishingandstrengtheningsocialconnections.D．Meetingtherecipient’spracticalneeds.4、WhichofthefollowingisHumanandAknin’sadviceongiftgiving?A．Choosegiftsthatreflectmoreofyourself.B．Justfocusonyourowntasteswhenchoosinggifts.C．Buysomethingthatfitstherecipient’scharactermost.D．Becarefulnottosignalyourtruepersonality.5、Whichisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．Thetraditionofgiftgiving. B．Thepurposeofgiftgiving.C．Theeffectofgiftgiving. D．Thepsychologyofgiftgiving.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）Lifeisfilledwithchallenges.Aswegetolderwe26realizethatthosechallengesaretheverythingsthat27usandmakeuswhoweare,itisthesamewiththechallengesthatcomewith28. Whenwearefacedwithachallenge,weusuallyhavetwo29:wecantryto30itoff,orwecandecidethatthethingpresentingthechallengeisn’tworththe31andcallitquits.Althoughthereare32timeswhencallingitquitsistherightthingtodo,inmost33allthatisneedediscommitmentand34. Whenwearedevotedto35,itmeansthatnomatterhow36orhowuncomfortablesomethingis,wewillalwayschooseto37itinsteadofrunningawayfromit.Communicationismakinga38fordiscussionandtalkingabouthowyoufeelinsteadofjustsayingwhattheotherpersondidwrong.39youcansaytoafriend,“Igotmyfeelingshurt.”40“Youhurtmyfeelings,”youaregoingtobeabletosolvetheproblemmuchfaster. Indealingwithmanychallengesthatfriendshipwillbringtoyou,trytoseethemfor41theyare:smallhurdles（障碍）youneedtojumpor42onyourwaythroughlife.Nothingissobigthatitisimpossibletogetover,andhurtonly43tomakeusstronger.It’sallpartofgrowingup,ithappenstoeveryone,andsomedayyouwill44onallofthisandsay,“45asitwas,itmademewhoIamtoday.Andthatisagoodthing.”1、A．seemto B．cometo C．hopeto D．tryto2、A．design B．promote C．direct D．shape3、A．success B．pressure C．friendship D．difficulty4、A．opportunities B．expectations C．choices D．aspects5、A．beat B．show C．take D.fall6、A．comment B．loss C．trouble D．expense7、A．hardlyB．certainly C．consequently D．exactly8、A．issues B．cases C．events D．affairs9、A．communicationB．confidence C．courage D．consideration10、A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing11、A．doubtful B．shameful C．harmful D．painful12、A．keep B．control C．face D．catch13、A．chance B．plan C．topic D．room14、A．If B．As C．While D．Unless15、A．otherthan B．ratherthan C．orrather D．orelse16、A．what B．who C．where D．which17、A．passby B．comeacross C．getthrough D．runover[来源:Z,xx,k.Com]18、A．serves B．means C．aims D．attempts19、A．lookinto B．lookfor C．lookout D．lookback20、A．Interesting B．Surprising C．Complicated D．Hard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）HaveyoueverbeentoLondon?Whichfamoussitesdidyouvisit?Or,ifitisthefirsttimethatyou1．(be)there,whichonewillyoucheckout?Someworldfamous2．(culture)sitesmayalreadybeonyourlist:BuckinghamPalace,BigBenandtheLondonTower.However,atourofLondonwouldbeincomplete3．checkingouttheLondonartscene.AsaguidebookLondon’sSecrets:Museums&Galleriesputit,London’sartisalotlike4．cityitself—“diverse,vast,andinaconstantstateofchanges.Fromoldmasterstostreetartandeverythinginbetween,Londonhasitall.”Infact,accordingtoTheTelegraph,museumsandgallerieswerethemost5．(visit)attractionsinBritainlastyear.TheBritishMuseum,6．celebratedits225thanniversarythisyear,hadthemostvisitors,at6,701,036.AccordingtoTheArtNewspaper,theBritishMuseum’sincreased7．(popular)isdowntoitsexhibitions,particularlyitsLifeandDeathinPompeiiandHerculaneumshow(March-September2017).Therearemorethan7millionartifacts(文物)intheBritishMuseum.Notallofthemareondisplay,butmuchofthecollection8．(constant)rotates(轮换),soyou’llseesomethingnewwitheachvisit.So,9．you’reanartloverorjustlookingforafuntime,you’resure10．(find)inspirationinLondon.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。TodayIwasgoinghomebybikewherealittledograntome.Istoppedintimeavoidhittingthedog.Luckily,itwasnotinjuring,butlayontheground.Icamenearerandtoucheditssidegently.Itjumpedtoitsfootquicklyandstaredatmefriendly.Seeingnothingseriously,Iwasabouttoleave,butthedogstopsmebybitingmytrousers.SoIwantedtoadopt