2026届湖南省湘南中学高三英语第一学期期末预测试题含解析

2026届湖南省湘南中学高三英语第一学期期末预测试题注意事项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．Couldweaccomplishthetaskaccordingtotheschedule?Idoubtthat.Theproblemremains______wecangetfinancialaidwithinthisweek.A．that B．how C．why D．when2．．WhatIlikeaboutHarvardisthere’stheoldclassicallook—thereareparksandtraditionalbuildings.A．why B．where C．that D．how3．Mariaisconstantlymakingefforts,shedeservesthegoalofenteringthekeyuniversity.A．achieving B．toachieve C．beingachieved D．tobeachieve4．—Onlythosewhohavealotincommoncangetalongwell.—_________.Oppositessometimesdoattract.A．Ihopenot B．IthinksoC．Iappreciatethat D．Ibegtodiffer5．Iamwonderinghowit________thatyoudidsomuchworkwithinsuchashorttime.A．heldup B．cameaboutC．gaveaway D．calledfor6．ThecoatIboughtyesterdayisnotexpensiveatall.Asamatteroffact,Iwouldgladlyhavepaid______forit.A．asmuchtwice B．muchastwiceC．astwicemuch D．twiceasmuch7．Advertisingoftenfunctionsasanindicatorfor______societyconsiderstobesociallyacceptableanddesirableatthetime.A．what B．whetherC．how D．which8．—Whydidyoucomebytaxi?—MycarbrokedownlastweekandIstillitrepaired.A．didn’thave B．hadn’thadC．haven’thad D．won’thave9．Iwillgiveyousomearticleswhichyoucanwhenyouwritethereport.A．referto B．applyto C．leadto D．talkto10．－Doyoureallymeanitwhenyousayhewillagoodpresident?A．judge B．duit C．turn D．Serve11．WethesunshineinSanyanowifitwerenotforthedelayofourflight.A．wereenjoying B．wouldhaveenjoyedC．wouldbeenjoying D．willenjoy12．Theaffairsofeachcountryshouldbebyitsownpeople.A．electedB．settledC．developedD．contained13．I’mnotquitesurehowtogetthere,I’dbetter_____amap.A．watch B．lookup C．consult D．read14．ThisJanuarywillbeverypreciousforusbywhichtimewe________reviewingSeniorBookI.A．willfinish B．willhavefinishedC．havefinished D．willbefinished15．Mymother______angrywithme,butIcouldn’tshutmymouthbeforeIshoutedather!A．wasn’t B．wouldn’tbeC．wouldn’thavebeen D．hadn’tbeen16．Lonelinessisafeeling_______peopleexperienceapowerfulrushofemptinessandsolitude.A．which B．where C．that D．how17．________________theheavyrain，thecouplewenttothesupermarkettobuytheirsonagift.A．Inspiteof B．ExceptforC．Butfor D．Insteadof18．Thecountry’schiefexportsarecoal,carsandcottongoods,cars_____themostimportantofthese.A．havebeenB．areC．beingD．arebeing19．—Ouch,mum!Afishbonehasstuckinmyteeth!—______,Lucy.Iamcoming.A．TakeyourtimeB．HelpyourselfC．Don’tbotherD．Takeiteasy20．—IsPetercoming?—No,he____hismindafteraphonecallatthelastminute.A．changes B．changedC．waschanging D．hadchanged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）FormanyforeignerswhohavevisitedorworkedinChina,oneoftheirstrongimpressionsisthatthecountryisverysafe.Here,youcangooutalonelateatnighttoeatatafoodstandwithoutfeelingnervous.Youcanalsoletyouryoungerchildrenridepublictransportallbythemselveswithoutworryingabouttheirsafety.Thisyear,2018,marks8specialanniversaryofthelaunchingofthereformandopeninguppolicy,whichtookplacetwoscoreyearsagoinChina.Overthepastfewdecades,thecountryhasachievedfasteconomicgrowth,whilesocialpeaceandstabilityhavebeenmaintained(维护)tothefullestextentatthelowestcost.Ofcourse,therearestillunsolvedproblems.However,fromtheoverallaspect,Chinesesocietyremainsharmoniousandsafe.Inmyeyes,thisshouldbeattributed(归于)largelytothecultural;economicandpoliticalenvironmentofthecountry.Asocietycanbestableandorderlyonlywhenitspeoplecanleadaprosperous(繁荣的)life.Aftertheintroductionofthereformandopeninguppolicy,Chinaachievedfasteconomicgrowthandsignificantscientificandtechnologicalprogress.Inthemeantime,theChinesegovernmenthastakenvariousmeasuressuch2sthosetofightcorruption,reducepovertyandpromotetheruleoflaw,inordertoupholdsocialequity.Thankstotheseefforts,thepotentialfactorsthatmightcausesocialproblemshavebeengreatlyreduced.Apartfromgovernmentdepartmentsincludingthepoliceandjudicial(司法的)departments,thegeneralpublicalsocontributesmuchtosocialgovernance.Thedevelopmentofinformationtechnologyhascreatednewwaysoflinkingthepoliceandthepublic.Byjointlyfightingcrimesinsuchways,thepublicandthepolicehavedevelopedanever-increasinglevelofmutualtrustandpositiveinteraction.ThesafetyandstabilityinChinadidnotcomeeasily.Rather;itshouldbeattributedtotheeffortsmadeby1.3‘billionpeople.ForbothChineseandforeignerslivinginthecountry,thesenseofsafetyandsecurityisveryprecious.1、Themainideaofthepassageisthat.A．ChinahasachievedfasteconomicgrowthandpeoplearebecomingrichB．theChinesegovernmenthastakenvariousmeasurestofightsocialproblemsC．thepoliceandjudicialdepartmentsworkmoreeffectivelytomaintainsocialstabilityD．variousfactorscontributetothestabilityandsafetyofpresentChina2、InwhichyearwasthereformandopeninguppolicylaunchedinChina?A．In1968.B．In1978.C．In1988.D．In2008.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbeconcludedaccordingtothepassage?A．MostforeignerslackasenseofsafetywhenstayinginChina.B．Governmentdepartmentsratherthanthegeneralpublicplayanimportantroleinkeepingsocialpeaceandstability.C．People’sprosperouslifeinacountrycanleadtoastableandorderlysociety.D．FourbasicreasonsarelistedthroughoutthepassageforChina’sstabilityandsafety.4、Whatisthetoneofthetext?A．Negative.B．Positive.C．Humorous.D．Doubtful.22．（8分）Twenty-oneyearsago,myhusbandgavemeSam,aneight-week-oldschnauzer（雪纳瑞犬）,tohelpeasethelossofourdaughter.SamandIdevelopedaveryspecialbondoverthenextyears.Atonepoint,myhusbandandIdecidedtomovetoanewhomeinNewJersey.Ourneighbor,whosecathadrecentlyhadkittens,askedifwewouldlikeone.WewerealittleapprehensiveaboutSam’sjealousyandhowhewouldhandlehisturf（地盘）beinginvaded,butwedecidedtoriskit.Wepickedalittle,gray,playfulballofFur.Sheracedaroundchasingimaginarymiceandsquirrelsandjumpedfromtabletochairintheblinkofaneye,sowenamedherLightning.Atfirst,SamandLightningwereverycautiouswitheachotherandkepttheirdistance.Butslowly,LightningstartedfollowingSam—upthestairs,downthestairs,intothekitchen.Later,whentheyslept,itwasalwaystogether;whentheyate,itwasalwaysnexttoeachother.WhenItookeitheroneout,theotherwasalwayswaitingbythedoorwhenwereturned.Thatwasthewayitwasforyears.Then,withoutanywarning,Samwasdiagnosedashavingaweakheart.Ihadnootherchoicebuttohavehimputdown.ThepainwasnothingcomparedwithwhatIexperiencedwhenIhadtowalkintoourhousealone.Thistime,therewasnoSamforLightningtogreetandnowaytoexplainwhyshewouldneverseeherfriendagain.Inthefollowingdays,Lightningseemedheart-broken.Icouldseethedisappointmentinhereyeswheneveranyoneopenedthefrontdoor,orthehopewheneversheheardadogbark.OnedayasIwalkedintoourlivingroom,IhappenedtoseeLightningwaslyingnexttothesculpturedreplica（复制品）ofSamthatwehadboughtafewyearsago,onearmwrappedaroundthestatue’sneck,contentedlysleepingwithherbestfriend.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“apprehensive”inparagraph2mean?A．Shocked. B．Curious.C．Worried. D．Eager.2、HowdidSamgetalongwithLightningatfirst?A．LightningfollowedSameverywhereitwent.B．Theyfoughtwitheachotherfiercely.C．Theykeptacertaindistancefromeachother.D．SamwasunfriendlytoLightning.3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．LightningknewSamhaddied.B．SammeansalottoLightning.C．WetookLightninghometoaccompanySam.D．SamcamebacktostaywithLightningagain.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．TheFriendshipbetweenSamandLightningB．TheComingofSamandLightningC．TheDeathofSamtoLightningD．TheImportanceofSamtoUs23．（8分）ManyofushavewonderedwhatEarthislikebeneaththesurface.Sohavewritersandscientists.InFrenchnovelistJulesVerne’smasterpieceJourneytotheCenteroftheEarth,explorersgodowntoEarth’scenteranddiscoveramazingwonders.Butinreallife,humanbeingshaven’tevencomeclosetotheplanet’score(核心).Thecoreisover6,000kmdown.Thedeepestholeevercreated,accordingtotheBBC,istheKolaSuperdeepBoreholeinRussia,whichonlygoes12.3kmdown.Sohowdoweknowabouteverythingdownbelowwithoutanysamples？OnegoodwaytostartistothinkabouttheEarth’sdensity(密度),SimonRedfernoftheUniversityofCambridgeintheUKtoldtheBBC．“ThedensityofthematerialonEarth’ssurfaceismuchlowerthantheaveragedensityofthewholeEarth,sothattellsusthere’ssomethingthathasgreaterdensity,”Redfernsaid.Thechallengeistofindoutwhichheavymaterialsthecoreismadeof.Andthemainmaterialscientistshavefoundisiron.TheideaisthatwhenEarthformed4.5billionyearsago,alotofironmadeitswaydowntothecore,takingupabout80percentofit.Todayscientistsarestillworkingonfindingoutwhichothermaterialsthecorecouldbemadeupof.Youmightalsowonderhowweknowthesizeofthecore.There’saone-wordanswer:seismology(地震学).Whenanearthquakehappens,seismicstationsaroundtheworldrecordtheshockwavesitsendsthroughouttheplanet.It’slikehittingonesideoftheplanetwithahugehammerandlisteningontheothersideforthenoise.Earlyresearchfoundthatsomeshockwaves,called“S-waves”,wentmissing.S-wavescanonlytravelthroughsolidmaterial,butnotthroughliquid,sotheymusthavefoundsomethingmolteninEarth’scenter.ByfollowingtheS-waves’paths,scientistsfoundoutthatrocksbecameliquidaround3,000kmdown.TherearestillmanyquestionsabouttheEarth’scoretoanswer.Butthestudyofthedarkworldbelowisn’tjustforscientists’curiosity.ThemovementofEarth’smoltenironcorebuildsupapowerfulmagnetic(有磁力的)field.ItprotectsusfromradiationfromthesunandisneededforcompassesandGPSsystemstowork.Soperhapsnoneofuswilleverseteyesonthecore,butit’sgoodtoknowit’sthere.1、TheauthormentionsJulesVerne’snovelJourneytotheCenteroftheEarthinthefirstparagraphto.A．discussthepossibilityofgoingdowntoEarth’scenterB．showhowmuchhumanshavediscoveredaboutEarthC．paintapictureinourimaginationofthedarkworldbelowD．showhumans’deepinterestinEarth’scenter2、Wecanlearnfromthearticlethat“S-waves”.A．areoftenusedtopredictearthquakesB．cannottravelthroughliquidmaterialC．arethemostnoticeableshockwavesproducedbyearthquakesD．cantravelmostrapidlyat3,000kilometersbelowEarth’ssurface3、Wecaninferfromthelastthreeparagraphsthat.A．researchintoEarth’scorehashardlymadeanyprogressinrecentyearsB．improvementsinGPSsystemscouldhelppeoplefindoutmoreaboutEarthC．Earth’scorehelpstoprotecthumansfromharmD．scientistsarelikelytoreachEarth’scenterwithindozensofyears24．（8分）WhenviewedfromtheSchuylkillExpresswayinPhiladelphia,St.John'sChurchpresentsapictureofdignityandgrace.Thisgray-stonedbeautysurroundedbyaparkmadeawonderfulsettingfortheweddingmywifeandIattendedinManayunk.Atthechurch,Iranintoanoldfriend?CasperBarrata,whohappenedtobeassignedtotheMass(弥撒).Now73,Casperwasabrilliantandtalentedsoftballpitcher(投手)backintheMen'sLeaguesofPhiladelphiainthemid-60s.Ididn'trecognizethenowsilver-hairedfellowuntilmybrother-in-lawJohnKaymentionedhisnametome!Afteraverypleasantgreetingandpraisingeachotheronhowgoodtheotherwasatplayingthegamebackthen,CasperaskedifIrememberedaletterofencouragementIhadwrittentohimbackin1964.ItappearedthatCasperfellonhardtimespitching,aspitcherssometimesdo,andhewasn'1pitchingtoowellforaperiodoftime.Ididn'trecalltheletter,buthesaid,“Yes,Istillhaveit,andIcontinuetoreaditanytimethingsaren'tgoingtoowell.”Hewentontosaythathehadreadthelettermanytimesoverthepast40years,andthesituationalwaysseemedtoimprove.Iwasspeechless!Hecontinued,“Youdon’tremember?”Isaid,“Sadly,no,Idon't.”ButIdidaskifIcouldhaveacopyoftheletter.Hesaidhewouldemailittome.AfterCasperfinishedworkatMurphy'swedding,wemetonthestepsofthechurch.Caspercameuptomeandpresentedtheletter.HelivedablockawayfromthechurchandranhometogetitaftertheMass.Theenvelopehadfadedandturnedyellow,andsowastheletterinside.Thatletterhadtobenearly50yearsold.Insimpleterms,theletterread:Thesehardtimesaretemporary:Maintainyourpassionforthegame.Neverquitandyou911bebackontopagainshortly.Hanginthere!CasperBarrataonceagainbecamethebestpitcherintheLeagueandremainedtobeathorninourteam'ssideeverytimehepitchedagainstus.1、292．Whydidtheauthorgotothechurch?A．Togetmarried.B．Toholdawedding.C．Toattendawedding.D．TomeethisfriendCasperBarrata.2、294．Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Theauthoroncefellonhardtimespitching.B．TheauthoronceoftenworkedfortheMass.C．Theauthoroncewasgoodatplayingsoftball.D．TheauthoroncetaughtCaspertoplaysoftball.3、296．WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceshowinParagraph2?A．TheauthorwasmovedbyCasper.B．Theauthorwasn'tgoodatspeaking.C．TheauthoradmiredCaspertoomuch.D．Theauthordidn'trecalltheletteratall.4、298．WhydidCasperkeeptheletterfordecades?A．Theletterwassentbyhisbestfriend.B．Theletterinspiredhiminhissportcareer.C．Theletterwaswrittenbyasoftballpitcher.D．Theletterhelpedhimrecallsomethinginthepast.25．（10分）ThemostpowerfulrockettoleaveEarthsincetheApollomissionslaunched(发射)fromFloridaonFebruary6．Whatwasthelaunchtryingtoachieve?TheFalcon(猎鹰)Heavytestflightwasmostlyaproof-of-concept，showingtheworlditispossibletosuccessfullyflyarocketwiththreere-usableboosters(助推器)beyondorbit．SpaceXbillionaireElonMusksaidthatthecompanyplannedtoaimtherocketsotheelectriccarreachedMars’(火星)orbitalpatharoundthesunaboutsixmonthsafterlaunch．Headdedthatthecarcouldpassclosetotheredplanetasitcrosseditsorbit，thoughheadmittedthiswas‘extremelyunlikely’．WhatdoesSpaceXgainfromtheflight?SpaceXwasbuiltaroundtheideathatreusablerocketscouldgreatlyreducethecostofcarryingcargo(货物)intospaceforpayingcustomers，suchassatellitesorspacestationresupplies．ShowingthatthehugeFalconHeavyrocketactuallyworksisimportantifSpaceXplanstosellcargospaceonthecraftinfuture，withthecompanyplanningtochargecustomers$90millionperflight．HasSpaceXachieveditsgoals?MuskrepeatedlywarnedFalconHeavywouldlikelyexplodeonthelaunchstationasaresultofitshugepower．SpaceXhadslightlyovercookedoneoftherocket’sboosterburns，sendingthemaincapsuleoutofitsplannedtrack．Thecarwilllikelyendupfurtherintothesolarsystemthanintended，missingMars．Inshort，therocketmadeitbeyondEarth’sorbit—SpaceX’sprimarygoal—butmisseditstargetstore-landallthreeboostersandsendMusk’sTeslatoMars．Doesthatmatter?SpaceX’sfailuretore-landallthreeofitsboosterswillbeaconcernforpotentialcustomers．Despitethefaults，thelaunchhasstillbeenpraisedbyindustryexpertsasagame—changerbecauseofitspotentialtomotivatethecompanytotheveryforefrontofthemoderndayspacerace．Onceitironsouttheerrors，SpaceXwilloffercargoridesaboardthemostpowerfuloperationalrocketintheworld．1、WhydidSpaceXlaunchtheFalconHeavy—themostpowerfulrocket?A．Toflyarocketwiththreere-usableboostersbeyondorbit．B．Totestthefunctionofhiseclecticcar—Tesla．C．TosendtheelectriccartotheorbitalpathofMars．D．TohelpthegovernmenttoexploretheMars．2、Whateffectwillthereusablerocketsbring?A．Thecostofsatellitesorspacestationresupplieswillbereduced．B．Morecustomerscanaffordthespaceflightinthefuture．C．SpaceXwillgainlessprofitfromtheflight．D．Theywouldlikelycauseexplosion．3、WhatgoaldidSpaceXachieveinthelast?A．Itsentthemaincapsuleintoitsplannedtrack．B．Thecarendedupfurtherintothesolarsystemasintended．C．TherocketmadethecarbeyondEarth’sorbit．D．Itre-landedallthreeboostersandsentMusk’sTeslatoMars．4、HowwouldtheprofessionalsfeelaboutthefutureofSpaceX?A．It’sunexpected．B．It’sambiguous．C．It’sdiscouraging．D．It’shopeful．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）Hereallydidlooklikeatourist,withacameraaroundhisneckandabottleofsunscreenstickingoutofhisbag．Thefatmansatontheterrace(草坪),drinkinglemonade,alittlebiteachtime,and1tolookatasmoothandshinycruisebrochure．Hissunglasses2hiseyes,butIknewhewasn’tlookingatthebrochure:hehadn’tturneda3forthelasttenminutes．AsIbroughthimwhathehadordered,hecoughedupa“thankyou”andlookedatme4．Itriednottostareatthetinyscaracrosshislefteyebrow．Iwalkedbackinsidewithmy5tray(托盘),shakingmyhead．Helooked6butIcouldn’tquiteplacehim．Thenit7me．Thecaraccident．The8strangerwhohelpedmeoutofmysmashedcar,9beforeitexploded．I10backtohistable．Hewasgone．Imovedhissaucerandfoundhistip,alongwitha11:Iamdeeply12toyou．Thenightofyourcaraccident,Iwasonmywayto13ajewelrystore．Savingyour14broughtthingsbackinperspective(看法)．Inowliveanhonestlife,thankstoyou．Godblessyou!Mr.D．Itrembled．Thenightofmycaraccident,Iwas15foraninterviewinashadydanceclub．Seeinghumankindnessthroughhis16gestureturnedmylifearoundandbrought17backintomylife．I18thetipheleft．Amongtheone-dollarnoteswasa100-dollarnotewithapenmark19“InGodWeTrust”,whichfirstappearedonpapermoneyin1957．Isaidasilent20forhimandgotbacktowork,smiling．1、A．askingB．pretendingC．refusingD．burning2、A．maskedB．protectedC．beautifiedD．comforted3、A．pictureB．bottleC．pageD．dish4、A．shylyB．worriedlyC．fixedlyD．briefly5、A．emptyB．cleanC．heavyD．new6、A．kindB．familiarC．sadD．puzzled7、A．attractedB．failedC．movedD．hit8、A．funnyB．wealthyC．mysteriousD．hungry9、A．evenB．perhapsC．justD．long10、A．rushedB．inchedC．struggledD．danced11、A．bookB．cardC．noticeD．poster12、A．committedB．attachedC．guiltyD．grateful13、A．robB．visitC．helpD．manage14、A．moneyB．faceC．lifeD．time15、A．waitingB．longingC．headingD．preparing16、A．friendlyB．heroicC．traditionalD．exciting17、A．happinessB．gloryC．honestyD．faith18、A．droppedB．doubtedC．weighedD．unfolded19、A．colouringB．underliningC．enlargingD．deleting20、A．prayerB．helloC．congratulationD．apology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）There’snoonereasonwhywomenreturntoschool.Goingbacktoschoolprovidesprivateandpublicbenefits.Collegegraduates,generallyenjoyhighersalaries,1．(employ)moreconsistently,andworkinnicerconditions.College-educatedpeoplevotemore,givemoretocharity,andrely2．(little)ongovernmentsupport.Makingtheswitchfrom3．(support)tosupportingoneselfcanbeachallenge,4．oftenanecessaryone.“Financial5．(dependent)forwomeniskey,”saysNancySchlossberg,aprofessoratUniversityofMaryland.“Ithink6．importantforwomentomakesomedirectachievement,becausechancesarethatwomenwilllivealoneinlaterlife,eitherdivorced7．nevermarried.”ToSchlossberg,educationiscriticalinthelongrun.Shesays,“Youaregoingtodomuchbetterthanbefore8．youhaveagoodeducation;youaregoingtobehappierthanbeforeonconditionthatyouhave9．educationthatenablesyoutodowhatyouhavetodoinlife.Thequestionis10．youarereadyatthistimetogoforit.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女文，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。刪除：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。Lastweekend,myclassmateandIwentonacampingtripneartheriver、Itwasnotlongdistance,sowechosetogetherebybike、Westartedwithearlyinthemorning、Ontheway,wetalkedaboutthatwesawaround、Ittakesabouthalfanhourtogettotheplace、Onarriving,somegirlssatdown,hadherbreakfastandlistenedtothebirdssings、Someadmiredtheriverwhileothersdrewpictures、MyfriendsandIfoundaquietlyplaceandwentfishing、Tooursurprise,wegotmuchfishes、Timepassedsoquicklyandwehadtosaygoodbye、Ienjoyedthepleasantorexcitingtrip、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是学生会主席李华，英国某中学的部分师生即将访问你校，并体验校园传统文化节活动。请你用英语写一篇欢迎词，主要