2026届福建省莆田市第六中学英语高三第一学期期末监测模拟试题含解析

2026届福建省莆田市第六中学英语高三第一学期期末监测模拟试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Anoldladycametothebusstoponlythebushadgone.A．torun;tofind B．running;tofind C．andran;finding D．running;finding2．Manypeoplecomplainedaboutthestoneslyingonaroad,but_______didanythingaboutgettingthestonesoutoftheway.A．both B．noone C．none D．all3．Itrainedheavilyovernightandnotuntilthismorning__________.A.haditstopped B．diditstopC．stoppedit D．itstopped4．Thescientistdoesnotstudynature________itisusefultodoso.Hestudiesitbecausehetakespleasureinit.A．until B．becauseC．though D．unless5．Yourletterwillgetattention!Theyknowyou’reexpectingtheanswer.A．careful B．common C．instant D．general6．_______thosepastyears,wecouldn’thelpfeelingsorryforourparentswhoneverhadarestalltheyearround.A．Lookingbackupon B．Lookingaround C．Lookingout D．Lookingup7．Ourfootballteamhadaleadinthematch,butthelastminutegoaloftheguestteam.A．gaveitawayB．putitawayC．wipeditawayD．carrieditaway8．—WherewasI?—You________youdidn’tlikeyourjob.A．hadsaidB．saidC．weresayingD．hassaid9．---_____shouldwelookdownuponthepoor.---I’mwithyouonthat.A．Byallmeans B．Byanymeans C．Bymeansof D．Bynomeans10．Ifyougotobuythetopbest-sellingCD,pleaseget______forme.A．one B．itC．this D．that11．Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound12．WeofferedtopayourhalfofthecostthatwasneededtorestoretheshareddoorwaybutCharleswouldhaveofit.A．nothing B．anythingC．none D．any13．_______travellingexpensesrisingalot,wehadtochangeallourplansforthetour．A．As B．By C．Since D．With14．WaterKnowsAnswersbyaJapaneseauthor,________into16languages,hasbecomeabest-sellerallovertheworld.A．havingtranslated B．tobetranslatedC．beingtranslated D．translated15．Oncepublished,thenovelwasa(n)successandwassoontranslatedintonineforeignlanguages.A．occasionalB．instantC．constantD．individual16．________hasgreaterpotentialthanflammableicebeingminedfromunderneaththeSouthChinaSeawhenitcomestoaglobalenergyrevolution.A．nothing B．neitherC．noone D．none17．Wearesotired.______wecouldtakethedayofftomorrow!A．OnlyifB．WhatifC．IfonlyD．Ifso18．Itwasconsiderate_____younottoplaythepianowhileIwasasleep.A．of B．for C．to D．from19．TheDragonBoatFestival________thebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear.A．ismarkingB．marksC．willmarkD．marked20．Itwasjustatthetimethebellranghefinishedthelastwordinhiscomposition. 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D．that;which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）FromvisitingmuseumstowatchingChangingtheGuard,therearesomeamazingexperiencesforyoutogetwhileinLondon.HerewepicksomeofthebestfreeactivitiesinLondon.ChangingtheGuardForadisplayofBritishceremony,watchChangingtheGuardoutsideBuckinghamPalace.ThisiswhereonememberofQueen’sGuardsexchangesdutywiththeoldguard.Bothguardsaredressedintraditionalreduniformandbearskinhats,andthehandoverisaccompaniedbyaGuardsband.GuardMountingtakesplaceat11:30am.ItishelddailyfromMaytoJuly,andonalternate(间隔的)datesthroughouttherestoftheyear.SirJohnSoane’sMuseumSirJohnSoanewasanarchitect.Duringhislifetimehecollectedsomevaluableantiquitiesfromallfourcornersoftheglobe.TheyarenowondisplayinSirJohnSoane’sMuseumwhichgivesarealinsightintothelifeofthisoutstandingVictoriangentleman.GeffryeMuseumAveryuniqueexperience,theGeffryeMuseum,locatedin18thcenturyalmshouses,givesafascinatinginsightintothelivesoftheBritishmiddleclassesfromthe1600stothepresentday.Exploreaseriesofroomsets,completewithfurnishingandtextilesfromeachperiod.Hogarth’sHouseHogarthwasveryfamousandcriticized18thcenturysocietyinhisengravings(雕刻),suchasAHarlot’sProgress,ARake’sProgressandMarriage-a-la-Mode.Asthenamesuggests,Hogarth’sHouseiswherehelivedbeforehediedin1764,andit’sherethatyou’llfindthelargestcollectionofhispaintingsonpublicdisplay.BankofEnglandMuseumhesplendidBankofEnglandMuseumtracesthehistoryofthebankfromitsfoundationbyRoyalCharterin1694toitsroletodayasthecountry’scentralbank.herearemanyitemsyouhaveneverexpectedtosee.1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheceremonyofChangingtheGuard?A．VisitorsneedtopaywhenwatchingtheceremonyB．Theceremonyisheldat11:30ameverydaythroughouttheyearC．VisitorscanlistentosomemusicattheceremonyD．ChangingtheGuardinvolvestwogroupsofguardseverytime2、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．SirJohnSoanewasapainterwholivedintheVictorianeraB．Hogarth’spaintingswerecriticizedbyotherpaintersofhistimeC．TheBankofEnglandMuseumnolongerfunctionsasabanknowD．SirJohnSoane’sMuseumisagoodplacetoseeoldandvaluableobjects3、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A．FreeLondonAttractionsB．ActiveLifeinLondonC．FamousMuseumsinLondonD．EnjoyYourStayinLondon22．（8分）IwillneverforgetthedayswhenImetwithmyclassmates.Earlyinthemorningofourfirstschoolday,ourprofessorintroducedhimselfandchallengedustogettoknowsomeonewedidn’tknowyet.Istooduplookaroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder.Iturnedroundtofindawrinkled,littleoldladybeamingupatmewithasmilethatlitupherentirebeing.Shesaid,“Hihandsome.MynameisRose.CanIgiveyouahug?”Ilaughedandenthusiasticallyresponded,“Ofcourseyoumay!”andshegavemeagiantsqueeze.“Whyareyouincollegeatsuchayoung,innocentage?”Iasked.Shejokinglyreplied,“I’mheretomeetarichhusband,getmarried,andhaveacoupleofkids…”“Noseriously,”Iasked.Iwascuriouswhatmayhavemotivatedhertobetakingonthischallengeatherage.“IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowI’mgettingone!”shetoldme.Afterclasswesharedachocolatemilkshake.Webecameinstantfriends.Everydaywewouldleaveclasstogetherandtalknonstop.Iwasalwaysmesmerized（迷住）listeningtothis“timemachine”asshesharedherwisdomandexperiencewithme.AttheendofthesemesterweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballbanquet.I’llneverforgetwhatshetaughtus.“Thereisonlyonesecrettostayingyoung.You’vegottohaveadream.Whenyouloseyourdreams,youdie.Wehavesomanypeoplewalkingroundwhoaredeadanddon’tevenknowit!Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup.IfIameighty-sevenyearsoldandstayinbedforayearandneverdoanythingIwillturneighty-eight.Anybodycangrowolder.Thatdoesn’ttakeanytalentofability.Theideaistogrowupbyalwaysfindingopportunityinchange.Havenoregrets.Theelderlyusuallydon’thaveregretsforwhatwedid,butratherforthingswedidnotdo.Theonlypeoplewhofeardeatharethosewithregrets.”SheconcludedherspeechbycourageouslysingingTheRose.Shechallengedeachofustostudythelyricsandlivethemoutinourdailylives.1、Whydidtheladywanttohugtheauthor?A．Becauseshewantedtochallengeherprofessor.B．Becauseshewantedtobreaktheice.C．Becauseshewantedtofindarichhusband.D．Becauseshewantedtohaveacollegeeducation.2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsagreeswiththetextbest?A．Theauthorenjoyedhisexperienceofridinginthe“timemachine”.B．Theauthorandtheladysoonbecameclosefriends.C．Talentedpeoplecaneasilyfindopportunities.D．Oldpeopleusuallydon’tfeardeath.3、ItcanbeinferredthatRoseis________.A．alivelycollegestudentB．theauthor’sgirlfriendC．ayoungandinnocentladyD．anencouragingsong4、Whatisthelifelessontheauthorlearnedfromhisexperience?A．Anidleyouth,aneedyage.B．Learnwhereveryouare.C．Afaithfulfriendishardtofind.D．Amanisnotolduntilregretstotaketheplaceofdreams.23．（8分）GiveitaGo!One-OffVolunteeringOurOne-Offprogrammeallowsyoutotakepartinvolunteeringactivitieswithnoregularcommitmentsuchasdogwalking,helpingyourlocalcommunityandsoon.Transportisprovidedfromcampuswhenactivitiescan’tbereachedbypublictransportoronfootfromcampus.CanleyPopUpCafe:ChineseNewYearSpecial!Date:Saturday17February2018Time:10:30-15:30HelprunfungamesandactivitiesforCanleycitizens.CanleyPopUpCafesaimtoinitiatecommunityinteractionandraiseawarenessofculturaldiversityanddifferenceasbeingpositivebycreatingspacesthatencourageneighbourstomeet,talk,sharetalents,historiesandknowledge.DogsTrustVolunteerDayDate:Friday23February2018Time:09:55-16:00JoinusforadaywiththeDogsTrust.Helpexercisethedogs,preparefoodandcleanthedogshelter.TransportandlunchwillbeprovidedbyWarwickVolunteers.KingsHillNurseryDate:Wednesday16May2018Time:09:05-13:15KingsHillNurseriesprovideplacements,training,workexperienceandjobsforpeoplewithlearningdisabilities.Volunteerswillhelpsupportadultswithdisabilitieswithgardeningtasks.Nopreviousexperiencerequired.Transportfromcampusprovided.FriendsofCanleyGreenSpaces—WoodlandPathClearanceDate:Saturday10March2018Time:10:30-13:30Helpcleanawoodlandpathwaybyremovingamassofdeadwoodfromlowlyingtreebranches.Bycuttingawaythewood,walkingalongthepathwillbemucheasier.AmoreattractivepathwaywillalsoencouragepeopletoexploreParkWood,oneofCanley’sancientbluebellwoodlands.Pleasewearsuitableoutdoorclothingandstrongshoesorbootsthatyoudon’tmindgettingalittlemuddy.1、WhatisthepurposeofCanleyPopUpCafes?A．Toprovidejobsforvolunteers.B．Toimprovetheneighbourhood.C．Toaskforhelpfromneighbours.D．Toencourageneighbourstoconsume.2、Whichactivitylastslongest?A．KingsHillNursery.B．CanleyPopUpCafe.C．DogsTrustVolunteerDay.D．FriendsofCanleyGreenSpaces.3、Whatisthemaintaskinthelastactivity?A．Plantingtrees.B．Wideningthepath.C．Guidingthetourists.D．Clearingthepath.24．（8分）Someofthebestresearchondailyexperienceisrootedinratesofpositiveandnegativeinteractions,whichhasprovedthatbeingblindlypositiveornegativecancauseotherstobefrustratedorannoyedortosimplytuneout.Overthelasttwodecades,scientistshavemaderemarkablepredictionssimplybywatchingpeopleinteractwithoneanotherandthenscoringtheconversationsbasedontherateofpositiveandnegativeinteractions.Researchershaveusedthefindingstopredicteverythingfromthelikelihoodthatacouplewilldivorcetothechancesofaworkteamwithhighcustomersatisfactionandproductivitylevels.Morerecentresearchhelpsexplainwhythesebriefexchangesmattersomuch.Whenyouexperiencenegativeemotionsasaresultofcriticismorrejection,forexample,yourbodyproduceshigherlevelsofthestresshormone,whichshutsdownmuchofyourthinkingandactivates(激活)conflictanddefensemechanisms(机制).Youassumethatsituationsareworsethantheyactuallyare.Whenyouexperienceapositiveinteraction,itactivatesaverydifferentresponse.Positiveexchangesincreaseyourbody’sproductionofoxytocin,afeel-goodthatincreasesyourabilitytocommunicatewith,cooperatewithandtrustothers.Buttheeffectsofapositiveoccurrencearelessdramaticandlastingthantheyareforanegativeone.Weneedatleastthreetofivepositiveinteractionstooutweigheveryonenegativeexchange.Badmomentssimplyoutweighgoodones.Whetheryou’rehavingaconversation,keepthissimpleshortcutinmind:Atleast80percentofyourconversationsshouldbefocusedonwhat’sgoingright.Workplaces,forexample,oftenseethis.Duringperformancereviews,managersroutinelyspend80percentoftheirtimeonweaknessesand“areasforimprovement”.Theyspendroughly20percentofthetimeonstrengthsandpositiveaspects.Anytimeyouhavediscussionswithapersonorgroup,spendthevastmajorityofthetimetalkingaboutwhatisworking,andusetheremainingtimetoaddressweaknesses.1、Theunderlinedphrase“tuneout”inParagraph1probablymeans.A．stoplisteningB．changemindC．singaloudD．becrazy2、Whatwillhappenifyouexperiencenegativeemotions?A．Thesituationsaresuretobecomeworse.B．Muchofyourthinkingwillbeprevented.C．Youwillfeelanurgetoimproveandbecomebetter.D．You’llbemotivatedtoresolveconflictswithpeople.3、FromParagraph4,wecanlearnthat.A．weneedapositivefeelingtobeatonenegativefeelingB．positiveinteractionshavegreatereffectsthannegativeonesC．ourconversationshouldcenteronwhatneedsimprovementD．theeffectofnegativefeelingslastslongerthanthatofpositiveones4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．HarmfulNegativesB．MorePositiveInteractionsC．HowtoBeaProductiveManagerD．LessTimeonStrengths25．（10分）Itisoneoftheoldestmagictricksinthebook—amagicianlocksawomaninabox,withherheadandfeetstickingoutfromeitherend,andsaws(锯)itinhalf.Butwhenshefinallyjumpsoutofthebox,thewomanisunharmed.Thistrickwasintroducednearlyacenturyago.Ithasbeenaroundforsometime,butitnevergoeswrong.Whyisitsosuccessful?Theanswerissimple:thehumanmindiseasilyfooled.Ourbrainprocessestheworldaroundusbasedoninformationthatsensoryorgans,includingtheeyes,pickup.Forinstance,whenweseeacoworahorsestandingbehindatree,weautomatically“fillin”thepartoftheanimal’sbodythatishiddenfromoursight.“Sothebrainistakingthiskindofverysparse(匮乏的)informationabouttheworldandit’sgeneratingthisrichworldbyfillingininformation,”StephenMacknik,ascientistattheBarrowNeurologicalInstituteinArizona,US,toldSciencemagazine.Butsinceourbrainsarefillinginthegaps,sometimestheygetitwrong.Theytendtobedrivenbyourpreviousexperiencesandweexpectthingstogoastheyhaveinthepastevenifsometimestheydonot.Thistendencyexplainsmagicians’successinfoolingpeoplewithwell-knowncointricks.Forexample,whenyouseeamagicianthrowacoinupanddowninonehandandthenfakeacointhrowntotheotherhand,youwouldnaturallybelievethatthecoinisintheotherhand.Apartfromtheinformationgaps,magiciansalsousethe“blindspots”theorywhendoingtheirshows.Themostwell-knownexperimentdemonstratingthistheoryiscalledthe“invisiblegorilla(大猩猩)”,inwhichvolunteerswatchavideooftwobasketballteams.Theyareaskedtocounthowmanytimestheteamswearingwhiteshirtspasstheball.Inthemeantime,apersondressedasagorillawalksontothecourt.Butshockingly,halfoftheviewersdon’tnoticethegorilla,evenwhentheyappeartobelookingdirectlyatit.Magiciansemploythistactic(招数),whattheycall“misdirection”,inalmosteveryoneoftheiracts.Theydirectourattentionsomewhereelseusingcomedyandmusic,whichcanmakeusmissstuffduringtheperformance.1、Themagictrickismentionedinthefirstparagraphto________.A．introducethestepsofthemagictrickB．provemagictricksseldomgowrongC．revealhowmagictricksaredesignedD．getustowonderhowmagicianstrickthemind2、Wecanconcludefromthepassagethatthehumanmindiseasilyfooledbecauseourbrain________.A．mayhavedifficultyrememberingwhatwejustsawB．fillsininformationaboutthemagicworldC．isinfluencedbyourpreviousexperiencesD．processesfarmoreinformationthanoursensoryorganspickup3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“invisible”inparagraph7referto?A．Unnoticed.B．Unimportant.C．Unpleasant.D．Unprepared.4、Duringthe“invisiblegorilla”experiment,peoplewatchingthevideoignorethe“gorilla”because________.A．theydon’tlookdirectlyatitB．theyarenotinterestedinitC．theyaretoofocusedoncountingD．theyconsiderittobeadistraction5、Whydomagiciansusuallyusecomedyandmusicwhentheyplaymagictricks?A．Togetviewerstostayfocusedontheshow.B．Tomaketheshowmorefunandexciting.C．Todrawviewers’attentionawayfromasecretaction.D．Tocreateinformationgapsbetweenmagiciansandviewers.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）Offgoesyouralarmclock!Youreyessnapopen!Whatisthefirstthingonyour1?Doyoucalculatehowlongyoucanhitsnooze(回笼觉)?Areyoualreadygoingovertheday'sto-dolist?2checkingyourphone?Youaredefinitelynot3ifanyorallofthesemorninghabitssoundfamiliar.4,60percentofpeoplechecktheirphonesimmediatelywhenthey5,accordingtoa2015survey.Youstopusingyoursmartphoneinbedseriously-thesemind-numbingroutinesareamongwhatyouwill6mostinlife.Sowhynottakea7approach?AtthegraduationceremonyinStanfordUniversityin2005,SteveJobsmadeaspeech,advisinghis8tostarteachmorningwithonespecificsentence.Doingso,hesaid,will9thewaywedealwithourday-to-daylives.Jobsgottheideaafterreadingaquoteabout10whenhewas17.Fromthenon,hestartedeachmorningbylookinginthe11andasking,"Iftodaywerethelastdayofmy12,wouldIwanttodowhatI'mabouttodotoday?"Now,13itforyourself.Askingyourselfthispowerfulquestioneverydayrequiresyoutodeeply14whatyoudoonadailybasis-andifyoufindsatisfactioninit.Itcanalsohelpyou15yourtaskstothefundamentalones.16wastingtimewithmindlessactivitieslikesurfingtheinternet,you'llstartfillingyourdayswithmoresatisfyingthings,suchasspendingtimewithfamilyandfriends.17,you'llstopworryingaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofyou;yourenergyandfocusshouldbe18,likeimprovingyourself,reachingyourgoalsandmakinganimpactontheworld.19youhavemadeahabitofaskingthisonesimplequestioneverymorning,congratulations!Youare20findingthesecrettolivingameaningfullife.1、A．sideB．mindC．phoneD．level2、A．SeriouslyB．HappilyC．MindlesslyD．Hopelessly3、A．awareB．afraidC．aloneD．alive4、A．InfactB．InbriefC．InparticularD．Inaddition5、A．stayupB．makeupC．pullupD．wakeup6、A．forgetB．valueC．regretD．enjoy7、A．differentB．similarC．specificD．familiar8、A．consumersB．audienceC．friendsD．staff9、A．developB．changeC．promoteD．choose10、A．strengthB．weaknessC．birthD．death11、A．mirrorB．windowC．diaryD．paper12、A．travelB．workC．holidayD．life13、A．getB．makeC．forgetD．try.14、A．expectB．considerC．doubtD．ignore15、A．narrowdownB．putasideC．clearawayD．takeon16、A．InsteadofB．RegardlessofC．InspiteofD．Incaseof17、A．YetB．ThereforeC．BesidesD．Otherwise18、A．nowhereB．elsewhereC．anywhereD．somewhere19、A．EvenifB．OnlyifC．AslongasD．Nowthat20、A．opentoB．devotedtoC．closetoD．accustomedto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）Iamtaughtbymanyteachersinmyschool.Everysubjecthasa1．(differ)teacher,butIlikemymathteacher2．(well).HernameisLakshmi,butweusuallycallherMa’am.Sheisourclassteacher,too.Ma’am3．(join)uslastterm.Sheisverykindandher

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goodteacher,butalsoourbestfriend.IloveMa’amandIwishherahappylife.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互相修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有十处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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：在错的词下面画横线，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1词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。DearSteven,Fromyourletter,Iknowitishardforyoutomakefriends、Thefollowingadvicemaybeforsomehelptoyou、Tobeginwith,walkingtoyourclassmatesandtalkwiththem、Afterseveraltalkyouwillhappyfindthattheyatelikelytoconsideryouasawarm-heartperson、Gradually,youwillenjoyeachothercompany、Besides,you’dbettertogivethemahandwhentheyareintrouble、Itisadvisabletoparticipateindifferentkindofactivities,whichyoucancommunicatewithdifferentpeople、Allinalifyoufollowmyadviceabove,youwouldfindthatitisn’tbigdealtomakesomefriends、Yours,Jack第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你市将举办国际马拉松赛，请你给外教John发一封电子邮件，邀请他一起报名参加。内容主要包括：1.告知马拉松比赛的具体信息；2.说明邀请理由；3.希望对方参加。注意：1.词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：马拉松marathonDearJohn,I’mpleasedtotellyouthataninternationalmarathonwilltakeplaceinourcity.____