湖北省天门市、仙桃市、潜江市2026届英语高三第一学期期末经典试题含解析

湖北省天门市、仙桃市、潜江市2026届英语高三第一学期期末经典试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．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．Theman________thefakenewsthat18firefighterslosttheirlivesintheexplosionwasarrested.A．havingcirculating B．tocirculateC．circulating D．tohavecirculated2．Iquicklyloweredmyself,duckingmyheadtoavoidlookingdirectlyintohiseyessothathewouldn'tfeel________.A．challenged B．challengingC．tobechallenged D．havingchallenged3．—HowmuchdoyouchargefortheiPhone?—Well,itcostme$400,butI’ll________20%asit’snolongernew.A．reducetoB．decreasetoC．knockoffD．cutoff4．---Themanagerofthefactorywantstoimproveproductionagreatdeal,buthedoesn’tspendmuchontechnology.---Iamafraidhewon’trealizehisdream.Youknow________.A．youcan’teatyourcakeandhaveit B．emptyvesselsmakethegreatestsoundC．enoughisasgoodasafeast D．twoheadsarebetterthanone5．We

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________yourdecisiontomake.A．absolutelyB．totallyC．exactlyD．largely6．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．areblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame7．Tohisdelight,Tomquicklyearnedthetrustofhisbossandthenofhiscolleagues.A．one B．onesC．that D．those8．Ineedtobemorematureandreadyto______mymistakes.A．holdonto B．cutoff C．makeupfor D．takeup9．IowemycurrentsuccesstoDavid,mybestfriendsincechildhood,withoutwhomIhavenoideawhereI________today.A．am B．wasC．wouldhavebeen D．wouldbe10．—Ourteamhasjustnarrowlywonthegame.Ifeelsorelievednow.—__________!A．Cheerup B．YoubetC．Whatapity D．Welldone11．Wehavenoideawhatairwewillbebreathinginthefutureifweanythingtostophazyweather.A．hadn’tdoneB．didn’tdoC．haven’tdoneD．don’tdo12．—TherearenorelativearticlesontheInternet.Whatshallwedo?—MyGod！Therearealwaysnotanyusefularticleswhenyouwant.A．one B．it C．that D．any13．Advertisingoftenfunctionsasanindicatorfor______societyconsiderstobesociallyacceptableanddesirableatthetime.A．what B．whetherC．how D．which14．—Excuseme,doyoumindifIopenthewindow?—Well,ifyou__________.Icanputonmoreclothes.A．can B．mayC．must D．shall15．ThestatementofOneFoundationhelpsyou____whereyourmoneyisgoing．A．keeptrackof B．putupwithC．comeupwith D．fitinwith16．Forathird-culturekid,itisofteneasiertoanewforeigncountrythantotheir"home"country.A．movingB．tomoveC．moveD．moved17．Accordingtothecompany’srule,one’spaymentis______theworkdone,nottothetimespentdoingit.A．inproportionto B．inadditiontoC．incontrastto D．inregardto18．Ineedhelpnow!IhavetofixaleakingpipeinmybathroombutI’mnotsure______tobegin.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when19．Ibelievedhimtobehonestbuthisactionsshowedthathehad________.A．thetopdogB．thefeetofclayC．hiscupofteaD．theappleofhiseye20．---Haveyouheardthattheyareworkingaroundtheclocktocompetefortheprize?---Don’tworry.Wearereadytothechallenge.A．buildup B．takeupC．stickto D．leadto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）JoannaCole,bornonAugust11,1944inNewark,NewJersey,hasbeencreditedtobeoneofthemostpopularchildren’sauthorsofalltime.Shehaswrittenover250booksandisfamousforwritingoneofthemostpopularchildren'sbookseries.Sheknewasearlyas5thgradethatshewasinterestedinwritingandscience.Colehasowedalargepartofherpassiontooneofherelementaryschoolteachers.JoannaColecontinuedhereducationbyattendingtheUniversityofMassachusettsandIndiana.Shewouldeventuallyearnabachelor’sdegreeinpsychologyfromtheCityCollegeofNewYorkin193;aftergraduationColedecidedtotakesomeeducationcoursestobecomealibrarianataBrooklynelementaryschoolin193.Eventually,shewouldtakejobsworkingforNewsweek,Seesawbookclub.Cole’spassionforwritingandsciencewasstillaliveandwellduringthistime.In197lshedecidedtowriteherfirstbook,Cockroaches.Shedidsomeresearchanddiscoveredtherehadneverbeenabookwrittenforchildrenaboutcockroaches.Soshethoughtshewouldbethefirst.ColestruckgoldwhenshewrotethefirstMagicSchoolBusin1985.Thebookwouldgoontobepublishedthefollowingyearandquicklybecamebookseriesandcartoonseriesduetoitssuccess.Colecontinuedtowritebothnon-fictionandfictionbooksforchildren.Shewritesinawaythatwillhopefullyinspirechildrentothinklikeascientist.Shedoesthisbywritingideasinsteadofjustfacts.Shealsotriestoaskquestionsinherbooksthatrequirechildrentothinkanddiscovertheanswersastheyread.Thiscreatesanengagingexperienceforchildren,soitisnowonderwhyyoungerreadersarehookedonherbooks.1、WhenJoannaColewasyoung,she________.A．wasverypopularwithchildrenB．gotinspiredbyoneofherteachersC．beganhercareerofwritingnovelsD．knewwhatshewoulddointhefuture2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseprobablymean?A．Madeafortune.B．Madeapromise.C．Gotideas.D．Obtainedhelp.3、WhatdoweknowaboutJoannaCole?A．SheisthemostfamouswomanwriterinAmerica.B．Shewritesnovelsnotonlyforkidsbutforadults.C．Sheisanexpertatgettingscienceacrosstoreaders.D．Shehasmadegreatcontributionstoscience.4、WhatkindofpersonisColeinthepassage?A．Positiveandbrave.B．Popularandreliable.C．Seriousandhonest.D．Talentedandcreative.22．（8分）Bytryingtotickle(挠痒痒)ratsandrecordinghowtheirnervecellsrespond,ShimpeiIshiyamaandhisadviserarediscoveringamysterythathaspuzzledthinkerssinceAristotleexpectedthathumans,giventheirthinskinanduniqueabilitytolaugh,weretheonlyticklishanimals.ItturnsoutthatAristotlewaswrong.IntheirstudypublishedonThursday,IshiyamaandhisadviserMichaelBrechtfoundthatratssqueakedandjumpedwithpleasurewhentickledontheirbacksandbellies.Thesesignsofjoychangedaccordingtotheirmoods.Andforthefirsttime,theydiscoveredaspecialgroupofnervecells.Thesenervecellsmadethisfeelingsopowerfulthatitcausesanindividualbeingtickledtolosecontrol.Tomakesurethathehadindeedfoundaplaceinthebrainwhereticklingwasprocessed,Ishiyamathenstimulated(刺激)thatareawithelectricalcurrents.Theratsbegantojumplikerabbitsandsinglikebirds.“It’strulyground-breaking,”saidJeffreyBurgdorf,aneuroscientistatNorthwesternUniversitywhoreviewedthepaper.“Ittakesthestudyofemotiontoanewlevel.”Burgdorfhasplayedacentralroleinourunderstandingofanimaltickling.Hewaspartofateamthatfirstnoticed,inthelate1990s,thatratsmadespecialnoiseswhentheywereexperiencingsocialpleasure.Othershadalreadynotedthatratsrepeatedlymadeshortandhighsoundsduringmeals.ButthelabwhereBurgdorfworkednoticedthattheyemittedsimilarsoundswhileplaying.Andsooneday,theseniorscientistinthelabsaid,“Let’sgoandticklesomerats.”Theyquicklyfoundthatthosecriesofpleasuredoubled.“Theauthorshavebeenveryadventurous,”saidDanielO’Connor,aneuroscientistatJohnsHopkinsUniversitywhostudiestouch.Tohim,thatfindingwasverysurprising.“Whydoestheworldliterallyfeeldifferentwhenyouarestressedout?”hesaid.“Thisisthefirststeptowardsansweringthatquestion.Itgivesusawaytoapproachitwithexperimentalrigor(严谨).”1、Whatcontributedtohumans’beingticklishaccordingtoAristotle?A．Theirspecialskin.B．Theirsocialpleasure.C．Theirnervoussystem.D．Theirwillingnesstotouch.2、Whydidtheresearchersmakeuseofelectricalcurrents?A．Todiscoverthespecialgroupofnervecells.B．Toexperimentondifferentanimals.C．Tofollowtheprocessoftickling.D．Toprovetheirfinding.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementswillJeffreyBurgdorfagreewith?A．Theresearchprocessisfullofrisks.B．Thefindingofthestudyissurprisingandunbelievable.C．Thenewdiscoveryisbeneficialforthestudyofemotion.D．Thefindingofthestudyactuallycontradictsmodernscience.4、Theunderlinedword“squeak”inParagraph2maybeexplainedby______.A．giveasmileB．makeanoiseC．burstintotearsD．watchwithstaringeyes5、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheLifeofRatsB．HowRatsLaughC．AWonderfulScientistD．ANewDiscoveryaboutRat23．（8分）We’veallhadcaseswherewe’vewaitedjustabittoolongtopayanelectricbillorspeedingticket.Butoneman,fromCaliforniabyreasonableassumption,whogoesby“Dave”,recentlytookprocrastination(拖延)onestepfurther,bypayingaparkingticketalmostahalf-centuryafteritwasgiven.InDecember2018,theMinersvillePoliceDepartmentinPennsylvaniareceivedaletterinthemail.Whoeverwrotetheletterdecideditwasbesttokeephisnamesomewhatunknown,soheputthereturnaddressas“WaywardRoad,AnytownCalifornia”underthename“Feelingguilty”.Whentheofficersopenedtheenvelope,theyfoundabriefletter,alongwitha$5bill,andaparkingticketdatingallthewaybackto1974.Thenoteread,“DearPD,I’vebeencarryingthisticketaroundfor40plusyearsalwaysintendingtopay.ForgivemeifIdon’tgiveyoumyinfo.Withrespect,Dave.”Eventhoughtheinitialparkingticketwasonlyfor$2,“Dave”musthavefeltawfullyguiltybecauseheleft150percent,or$3,ininterest.MichaelCombs,thePoliceChiefoftheMinersvillePoliceDepartment,statedinaninterviewthatthesameticketwouldcostabout$20ifitweregiventoday.Combswentontosharethattheoriginalticketfrom1974wasgiventoavehiclethathadanOhiolicenseplate.Becausetherewasnosystemfortrackingticketsgiventoout-of-statecarsbackthen,“Dave”couldhavegottenawaywithneverpayingthe$2fine.Butapparently,guiltgotthebestofhim,andhedecidedtofinallycoughupthemoneymorethan40yearspastitsduedate.1、Howmuchdoweknowabout“Dave”?A．HelivesinWaywardRoad,AnytownCalifornia.B．Thepolicearetryingtofindoutmoreabouthim.C．HiscarprobablycamefromOhioatthattime.D．“Dave”isofcoursetheman’srealnameindeed.2、Whydidn’t“Dave”payfortheparkingticketuntilrecently?A．Hecompletelyforgotaboutitinthepast44years.B．Hedidn’tfindituntilalmosthalfacenturylater.C．Hefailedtofindoutwhoheshouldpaythemoneyto.D．Hedidn’tpayforitjustbecauseofprocrastination.3、Whatdrove“Dave”topayfortheparkingticketatlast?A．Astrongsenseofguilt.B．Fearofbeingtrackedbythepolice.C．Worryaboutbeingfinedmore.D．Suddenchangeofhisfinancialsituation.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A．PoliceChiefoftheMinersvillePoliceDepartmentSharesaStoryB．MysteriousProcrastinatorFinallyPays44-Year-OldParkingTicketC．UnusualLetterComesfromWaywardRoad,AnytownCaliforniaD．ParkingTicketCarriedAroundforAlmostHalfaCenturyfromOhio24．（8分）BreconBeaconsYAChasanamazingopportunityforbudding(崭露头角的)archaeologistsofallages,inSunderlandinTyneandWear.ThankstofundingfromtheHeritageLotteryFund,professionalarchaeologistsfromWardellArmstrongwillbeinvestigatinganarchaeologicalmysteryandtheyneedyourhelp.Romans?“Thesiteisabitofamystery”,FrankGieccofromWardellArmstrongsaid.“Thereisaverynicecropmarkrecordedonthesitethathasgotlotsofpeopleveryexcited.Geophysicistsfailedtofindanythingrelatingtothecropmark.ThereisanecdotalevidenceofRomanmaterialbeingfound,butnothingisofficiallyrecorded.Wehopetofinallyanswerthequestionofwhatisinthisfield,duringthetwoweeksonsite.IsthereevidenceofanyRomanoccupationonthesite?Canyouhelpusfindout?”GetinvolvedThisisanopportunityforbothadultsandchildrentotakepartinfieldwalkingandtrialtrenching(smallhand-dugtestpitsforchildren).Noexperienceisnecessary,trainingwillbeprovidedbytheprofessionalarchaeologistsfromWardellArmstrong,andallequipmentwillbeprovided.Volunteerscanattendforasfeworasmanydaysastheywish,buttheydoneedtobookaplace.Formoreinformation,andtobookyourplace,pleasecontactNormanKirtlanatsunderlandforgottenstones@.1、Ifyouintendtotakepartintheactivity,you________.A．willbechargedforusingequipmentB．willbecoachedbyexpertsinthefieldC．shouldhaveworkedwitharchaeologistsbeforeD．shouldsparetwoweekstostayatthesite2、What’sthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Toseekfundingforarchaeologicalresearch.B．Toappealforhelpinprovingfindingsbasedonanecdotalevidence.C．Tofindvolunteerstohelpsolveanarchaeologicalmystery.D．ToorganizevolunteerstohelpsortourdataontheRomanoccupation.25．（10分）Weallhaveourwaysofmarkingtime.Mylifeismeasuredbytakingpicturesfromonestorytothenext.Myoldestsonwasborninthemiddleofalongstoryaboutendangeredanimals.Mydaughtercamealongwithapackofgraywolves.It'sthestoryinAlaskathatI'llrememberbest,though.Itwasthestoryaboutthelossofwildland,duringwhichmywifeKathygotcancer.That'stheonethatmadetimestandstill.Withanxiety,Istoppedtakingpicturesonthedaywhenshefoundthattumor（肿瘤）.Cruelly,itwasThanksgivingDay.Earlyexaminationsavestime.Butourswasnotearly.Bythetimeyoucanfeelityourself,it'softenbiggerthanthedoctorwantsittobe.Cancerisathief.Itstealstime.Ourdaysarealreadyshortwithworry.Thencomesthisterribledisease,unfairasstormatharvesttime.Butcanceralsohasthepowertochangeus,forgood.Welearntosimplifyit,enjoyingwhatwehaveinsteadoffeelingsorryforwhatwedon't.Cancerevenmakesmeabetterfather.Myworkhasmademeastrangertomythreekids.ButnowIpayattentiontowhatreallymatters.Thisisnotarace.Thisisanewwayoflifeandanewwayofseeing,allfromthecancer.Intheendeachofushassolittletime.Wehavelessofitthanwecanpossiblyimagine.AndeventhoughitturnsoutthatKathy'scancerhasnotspread,andherprognosis（预断）isgood.Wetrytomakeitallcountnow,enjoyingeverypartofeveryday.I'vepickedupmycameraagain.Iwatchthesky,searchingforbeautifullight.Whenwinterstormscome,KathyandIgatherourchildrenandtakethetimetocatchsnowflakes（雪花）onourtongues.Afterall,thisisgood.Thisiswhatwe'relivingfor.1、Whatisthewriter?A．Asponsor.B．Adoctor.C．Aphotographer.D．Adirector.2、HowdidthewriterfeelafterknowingKathy'sdisease?A．Anxious.B．Innocent.C．Powerful.D．Optimistic.3、Whateffecthasthecancerhadontheauthor?A．Hefocusesmuchmoreonhiswork.B．Hespendsmoretimewithhisfamily.C．Hebecomesastrangertohischildren.D．Hedevotesmuchmoretomedicalcare.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Cancerstealstime.B．Kathy'scancerhasspread.C．Snowflakesmakethefamilyfeelcool.D．Theauthortakesadifferentwayoflife.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）Whenyourchildissupposedtobedoinghomework,aretheychattingwiththeirfriendsonFacebookorplayinggames?Manystudieshaveshownthatmultitaskingdoesn’t1,2yourchildisprobablyproudlyclaimingtheycandotenthings3!Manypeoplebelievethattheycan4twoormoretasksatthesametime,butDr.EdwardHallowellsaysthisis5.Therealityisthatmultitasking6poorjobperformance.Newhand-held7suchassmartphones,iPads,gamesandsocialnetworkingsitesmakeitveryeasytomultitaskand“attention8”leadingtodifficultyfocusingonthetask9,suchaslisteningintheclassroomordoinghomework.“10,thebrainactually11kidsformultitaskingeventhoughwhenyourchildissupposedtodoinghomeworkperformanceoneverytaskgetsworseandworse.Kidsdon'tknowthattheyaredoing12becausetheyfeelbetterwhentheymultitask,”saysDrEdwardHallowell.13theappearanceofhand-helddevicesandsocialnetworkingsites,teachershavenoticedadifferencein14performance,criticalthinkingskillsandhowinformationis15.“Multitaskingpreventspeoplefromgainingadeepunderstandingoftheinformationtheyaretryingtolearn,”saysDrEdwardHallowell.Kidshaveadifficulttimestickingwitha”difficulttounderstand"topicand16toallowthemselvestobedistracted(分散的),totuneoutandswitch17toFacebookorusingtheircellphones18workingharderatunderstandingadifficultsubjectorproblem.Inthelong19,multitaskingaffectsgrades.OnestudyshowedthatkidsthatusetheInternetwhileinclassdid20ontestsresultinginlowergrades.1、A．playB．understandC．useD．work2、A．onlyifB．eventhoughC．sothatD．nowonder3、A．atonceB．rightawayC．innotimeD．atrandom4、A．advocateB．dealC．performD．prefer5、A．impossibleB．importantC．impatientD．impolite6、A．resultsinB．resultsfromC．existsinD．existsfrom7、A．designsB．discoveriesC．equipmentD．evidence8、A．attractB．drawC．payD．share9、A．athandB．ontimeC．onscheduleD．attimes10、A．UncertainlyB．UnfortunatelyC．UniversallyD．Undoubtedly11、A．remainsB．rewardsC．regardsD．reflects12、A．betterB．wellC．badD．worse13、A．SinceB．BeforeC．WhenD．While14、A．accidentalB．accurateC．accessibleD．academic15、A．producedB．processedC．possessedD．promoted16、A．tendB．attendC．intendD．pretend17、A．outB．onC．offD．over18、A．exceptforB．ratherthanC．morethanD．apartfrom19、A．runB．walkC．journeyD．distance20、A．hardlyB．successfullyC．poorlyD．mildly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）语法填空。Singles’DayfallsonNovember11theveryyearinChina,1．isrecognizedasadayforpeoplewhohavenogirlfriendorboyfriend.CouplesandlovershaveValentine’sDayincelebrationoftheirlove,buthowaboutthesingles?Theremustbeadaytheycancelebrateeven2．apartner.That’s3．peoplecreatedSingles’Day.4．Singles’Daymanysingleschoosetosaygoodbyetotheirsinglelives,5．(attend)blinddateparties,andsomepeopleevendecidetoget6．(marry)withstrangers.7．thisdayhasrecentlybecomemoreofatimeforshopping,becausemanyshopsonlinewillgivecustomersgreatdiscounttopromotetheirgoods.Moreandmorepeoplearewillingtoshoponlinetoget8．theywant,andIamoneofthem.Ijustcan’thelp9．(buy)thingswhetherIneedthemornot.10．(honest)speaking,someofthethingsthatIboughthavebeenputasideforeverinmycloset.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。Thepersonwhotouchedmemostisanunknownlady、Istudyinacityschoolbutlivesinavillage15kilometersaway、Oneafternoon,Ireceiveacallfrommyfamilysayingmymomwasseriousill、Ihurriedtothebusstation,onlyfindthelastbushadleft、Feelanxious,Idecidedtowalkhome、OnthewayacarstoppedandthedriveraskedmethatIneededhelp、Worriedaboutbeingcheated,Isaidanything、ButshewassuchsincerethatIfinallyacceptedheroffer、Whenwereachedmyvillage,itwasdark、Seeinghercaroutofthesight、Iwasi