2026届山东枣庄市薛城区高三上英语期末学业水平测试试题含解析

2026届山东枣庄市薛城区高三上英语期末学业水平测试试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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．Youhavetorewritethemonthlyreportbecauseyou_____manyimportantdetails.A．turnedoff B．leftoutC．droppedby D．putup2．Atschool,itisessentialthateverychild______equallyregardlessoffamilybackground.A．treatingB．treatedC．betreated D．istreated3．Itisafoolishactto________notesduringatestasyouwillbeseverelypunished.A．stickto B．referto C．keepto D．pointto4．____thismaysoundlikeasimpleprocess,greatcareisneeded．A．Since B．Once C．Although D．Unless5．LastDecemberChina_____100Chineseand10foreignersfortheiroutstandingcontributionstothecountry’sreformandopening-up.A．distinguishedB．sponsoredC．acknowledgedD．evaluated6．I________mycellphonelastnight.Nowthebatteryisrunningout.A．couldhavecharged B．mightchargeC．shouldhavecharged D．wouldcharge7．一Whenheknowtheresultoftoday’sjobinterview?一Inacoupleofdays．A．should B．may C．shall D．must8．________somepeoplecriticizegraffitiforbeinguglyanddestructive,thosegraffitiloversstillseeitasrealart.A．AsB．WhileC．OnceD．Until9．Itwasn’tuntilthen_______theirmarriagewasbreakingupbecausetheyhadlittleincommon.A.didIrealize B.thatIrealizedC.hadIrealize D.whenIrealized10．Hefelt________ofcheatingintheexam,decidingnevertodosuchthingsagain.A．shame B．ashamedC．sorry D．shameful11．Themealitselfwasnotsogood—______wasboringlybrownincludingvegetables.A．nothingB．everythingC．anythingD．something12．________enoughmoney,theyoungmanwasunabletobuyhisgirlfriendexpensivejewelry.A．Nottosave B．NotsavingC．Nothavingsaved D．Notsaved13．Hisadvicemademehappy,but____othersangry.A．making B．tomake C．/ D．make14．Iappreciate______theopportunitytoworkinyourcompanytwoyearsago.A．giving B．togive C．beinggiven D．tobegiven15．goesupmustcomedown,andgasolinepricesarecomingdownfastinsomepartsofAmerica.A．WhereB．WhatC．WhichD．That16．Janeestablishedaprogram,____youngpeopletotakepartinactivities____promotegreaterconcernfortheenvironment．A．toencourage;where B．havingencouraged;whereC．encouraging;that D．encouraged;which17．Astothe“996workschedule”,______employeesworkfrom9amto9pm,6daysaweek,People’sDailycommentedthatvaluinghardworkdoesnotmeanforcingemployeestoworkovertime.A．that B．which C．where D．when18．Yet_______intheprocessofdevelopmentdidtheystoptoconsidertheimpactoftheir“progress”onnature.A．innotimeB．atnopointC．aslikelyasnotD．moreoftenthannot19．PresidentXiunderlinesthatitisonlywithjointeffortstokeepmaritimepeace________buildamaritimecommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.A．canwe B．wecan C．thatwecan D．thatcanwe20．______hewas12,Einsteinhadlearnedadvancedmathematicsbyhimself.A．ThefirsttimeB．AtthetimeC．BythetimeD．Duringthetime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）Attheageoftwenty-two,Iwasemployedbyoneofthelargestcommercialcompaniesintheworld,somyworkmainlyfocusedonadvertising,workingonproductionteamsforhundredsoftelevisioncommercials.Iwasfortunatetoexperiencesuchanamazingcareeratsuchayoungage,workingalloverthecountrywithsomeofthemostcreativepeopleintheworld.Ihaditall.Andthenonedayasuddenthoughtcamethroughmelikealightningbolt.“Thisisanindustrythatusesanorexic（厌食的）modelstoselldietfoodtoteenagegirls.”Mylifechanged.AndIquit.Atwelve-yearcareer.Rightthen.ThatnightIwenthomeandwasweakinmyknees.Ididnotwanttobepartofthemembersmakingthisproblem;Iwantedtobepartofthepeoplewhohadsolution.ButIhadnoideawhatthesolutionlookedlike.Mygrandfatherusedtosay,"Startwithwhatyouknow,andmorewillberevealed."Iknewthefilm,televisionandadvertisingindustriesandalmosteverythingaboutthem.SoIstartedgoingintojuniorhighschools.Ihelduppicturesofthemodelstoshowwhattheylookedlikeatfiveo'clockinthemorning,andthenheldupanotherpictureshowingwhattheylookedlikeafterthreehoursofprofessionalmake-up,thirty-fivelightingtechnicians,andprofessionalphotographerswhocanmakeanyonelookbeautifulandsexy...Nottomentiontheeffortsofpost-production,wheretheyairbrushnearlyalloftheimperfectionpartsrightoutofthepicture.Withdigitaltechnology,theycanevenstretchthemodelstomakethemappeartallerandthinner.Italkedtoyounggirlsandsaid,"Thisisamulti-billiondollarindustrythatspendsmillionsofdollarsayearprovingtoyouthatthereissomethingwrongwithyousothattheycansellyousomethingtofixit.SoIamheretotellyouthatyourteetharewhiteenough...Andyourbreathisfreshenough...andyourthighsarethinenough.Youareenough."Youareenough,nomatterwhatotherssayandwhathappens.1、Whydidtheauthorquitworkinginthecommercialcompany?A．Hewasfedupwithhisworkinadvertisingindustry.B．Herealizedhisworkwasmisleadingteenagegirls.C．Hefoundithardtoworkwiththeteam.D．Hedecidedtotakeupacareerineducation.2、Theauthorshowedtwosetsofpicturesofmodelstoyounggirlsto.A．showthemagicpowerofmake-upskillsB．stressthegreateffortsmodelsmadeintheirworkC．advocatedevelopingdigitaltechnologyD．exposetherealtruthbehindtheamazingbeautyofmodels3、Whatmessagedoesthewritermainlywanttopasstoteenagegirls?A．Youmightaswellchangeyourlifewhenanopportunityarises.B．Youcan'tbetoocautiouswhenfacinglifechoices.C．Itiswhoyouareratherthanwhatyoulooklikethatcounts.D．Itisworthwhiletoexperiencesomethinginterestingandcreative.22．（8分）Longago,therewasarichman,whohadaverybighousewithalotoftreasuresandmanyservants.Oneday,twosilversaucerswerestolenfromthecupboard.Afterafewdays,anothertwosaucerswerestolenagain.Therichmanwasveryangry.Hethought,“Someonemusthavestolenthem.Imustcatchthethief,oranothertwosaucerswouldbestoleninafewdays.”Thenhehadanidea.Hecalledinallhisservantsandsaid.“Someofmysilversaucershavedisappeared.Someoneamongyoumusthavetakenthem.Whohastakenthem?”Theservantslookedatoneanotherandkeptquiet.Thentherichmansaid,“Ishallcatchthethiefmyself.Iamgivingeachofyouastick.Look,allthesticksareofthesamelength,Keepthesticks.Bringthembacktomorrow.Thethief’sstickwilltwocentimeterslonger.”Thatevening,Salleh,oneoftheservants,wenthomesadly.Hiswifeaskedhim,“Whyareyousosadthisevening?”“ThisstickwillgrowtwocentimeterslongertomorrowbecauseIhavetakenthesilversaucers,”hesaid.“Oh,don’tworry.Cutofftwocentimetersfromthestick,”hiswifesaid.“Inotherwordsyourstickwillbeofthesamelengthasanyoftheothersticks.”Hearingthis,hewasveryhappy.Atonce,hecutofftwocentimetersfromthestickwithaknife.Thenextday,eachoftheservantsbroughtbackhisstick.Therichmanthenmeasuredeachofthesticks.HefoundSalleh’sstickshorterbytwocentimeters.Sallehwasthethief.Hewascaughtandputinprison.Therichmangotbackthestolensaucers.1、Thesilversaucerswerekeptin____A．acupboardB．aboxC．thekitchenD．thebedroom2、Therichmanfound_____silversaucerswerestolenA．twoB．fourC．sixD．three3、Thenextday,therichmanknewthatSallehwasthethiefbecauseSalleh’sstick_____.A．remainedthesamelengthB．wasshorterbytwocentimetersC．waslongerbytwocentimetersD．brokeintwo4、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Salleh’swifetoldhimtoreturnthestolensaucersB．Salleh’swifewasangrywithhimC．SallehbroughtbackthestolensaucerhimselfD．Sallehdidashiswifetoldhimto.23．（8分）Withthedevelopmentofoursociety,cellphoneshavebecomeacommonpartinourlives.Haveyoueverrunintoacarelesscellphoneuseronthestreet?Maybetheywerebusytalking,textingorcheckingupdatesonWeChatwithoutlookingatwhatwasgoingonaroundthem.Asthenumberofthisnew“species”ofhumanhaskeptrising,theyhavebeengivenanewname—phubbers(低头族).RecentlyacartooncreatedbystudentsfromChinaCentralAcademyofFineArtsputthisgroupofpeopleunderthespotlight.Intheshortfilm,phubberswithvarioussocialidentitiesburythemselvesintheirphones.Adoctorplayswithhiscellphonewhilelettinghispatientdie,aprettywomantakesaselfie(自拍)infrontofacaraccidentsite,andafatherloseshischildwithoutknowingaboutitwhileusinghismobilephone.Achainofsimilareventsfinallyleadstothedestruction(毁灭)oftheworld.Althoughtheendingofthefilmsoundsunrealistic,thedamagephubbingcanbringisreal.Yourhealthisthefirsttobeartheeffectandresultofit.“Alwaysbendingyourheadtocheckyourcellphonecoulddamageyourneck,”GuangmingDailyquoteddoctors’words.“Theneckislikearopethatbreaksafterlong-termstretching.”Also,staringatcellphonesforalongtimewilldamageyoureyesightgradually,accordingtothereport.Butthat’snotall.Beingaphubbercouldalsodamageyoursocialskillsanddriveyouawayfromyourfriendsandfamily.Whengettingtogetherwithfamilyorfriends,manypeopleprefertoplaytheircellphoneswhileothersarechattinghappilywitheachotherandthiscreatesastrangeatmosphere,QiluEveningNewsreported.Itcanalsocostyourlife.Therehavebeenlotsofreportsonphubberswhofelltotheirdeath,sufferedaccidents,andwererobbedoftheircellphonesinbroaddaylight.1、WhydoestheauthorgivetheexampleofacartooninParagraph2?A．Tosuggestphubberswilldestroytheworld.B．Tocallforpeopletogowalkingwithoutphones.C．Totellpeopleofthebadeffectsofphubbing.D．Toadvisestudentstocreatemorecartoonslikethis.2、Accordingtothepassage,whatrisksmayaphubberhave?①Destructingtheworld②Affectinghissocialskills③Damaginghisneckandeyesight④GettingseparatedfromhisfriendsandfamilyA．①②④B．②③④C．①③④D．①②③④3、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsphubbing?A．SupportiveB．ConfidentC．DisapprovingD．Unconcerned4、Whatwillbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?A．Waystoavoidtherisksofphubbing.B．Badeffectsofphubbing.C．Dailylifeofphubbers.D．Methodsofphubbing.24．（8分）AgroupofscientistsisgatheringtodayintheU.K.todiscussathickpieceoficethat’scrackinginAntarctica,whichisofthesizeofDelaware.TheiceshelfiscalledLarsenC,anditnowhasa90-milecrackrunningthroughit.Thebigrift(裂缝)isslicingtheiceshelffromtoptobottom.Butthisisnotjustanothersadclimatechangestory.It’smorecomplicated.“Alotofthingsaregoingondeepinsidetheice,”saysAdrianLuckman,aglaciologist.Luckmansaysclimatechangeiscertainlyinfluencingthisregion.LarsenCusedtohavetwoneighborstothenorth,LarsenAandLarsenB．Astheairandwaterwarmed,thoseiceshelvesstartedmeltingandthendisappearedin1995and2002.ButthecrackinLarsenCseemstohavehappenedonitsown,fordifferentreasons.LarsenChasmanycracks.Alliceshelvesdo.Thisparticularcrackhasbeenaroundsinceatleastthe1960s.Theunusualpartisthatin2014,thiscrack—andonlythiscrack—startedgrowingquickly.Why?“Well,thatisalittlebitofamysteryandthat'swhyitdrewitselftoourattention,”saysLuckman.Onepuzzlingaspectishowitmanagedtocutthroughareasofsoftericethatbind(连接)theicefromneighboringglaciersintoonegiantsheet.Startingin2014,thatsofticedidverylittletoslowdownthisrift.Scientistsaresplitonhowimportantthiscrackisforthestabilityofthewholeiceshelf.Somesayifthisgiantsectionbreaksoff,itwon’tmakeadifference.Othersdisagree.“IceshelvesarethegatesofAntarcticainaway,andthegatekeepersofAntarctica.Theiceshelvesarealreadyfloating,soiftheyfallapartitdoesnotimmediatelyaffectsealevels.It’swhattheyholdback-waterfromalltheinlandglaciers—thatcouldbeproblematic.Ifallthewaterpackedinthoseglaciersmadetheirwaytothesea,itcouldsignificantlyraiseglobalsealevels,”saysAlaKhazendar,ageophysicist.1、LarsenC’stwoneighborsdisappearedmainlybecauseof________.A．climatechange B．humanbehaviorC．thecrackinLarsenC D．someunknownreasons2、WhyisLarsenCspecial?A．Becauseitstillexists.B．Becauseithasmanycracks.C．Becauseoneofitscracksisgrowingrapidly.D．Becauseitisgettingbiggerandbiggerquickly.3、Whichoneistrueofsoftice?A．Itiseasytocutthrough.B．Itsformingisstillamystery.C．Itcanpreventcrackingtoadegree.D．Itexistsmainlyinsmallpiecesofice.4、HowdoesAlaKhazendarfeelabouttheinfluenceofthecrack?A．Heisverycurious. B．Heisunconcerned.C．Heisprettyoptimistic. D．Heiscautiouslyworried.25．（10分）Nearly19percentofteachersofcolor(有色人种教师)lefttheirjobsafterthe2014-2015schoolyear.Someleftforpersonalreasonsliketakingcareoftheirfamilies.But50percentsaidtheyleftbecausetheyweredissatisfiedwiththeiremploymentsituation,suchaspoorworkingconditions,studentdisciplineproblemsandlargeclasssizes.Thus,takingimmediatemeasurestoimproveitisourtoppriority.Foryears,researchershaveprovedthebenefitsofincreasingtheshareofminorityteachersinschools,especiallyasourpublicschoolsystemhasturnedtoonethatismadeupmostlyofminoritystudents.Teachersofcolor,whoaremorelikelythantheirwhitecounterpartstochoosetoworkinraciallydiverse(多种多样的)schools,offerparticularbenefitstotheirstudents.Graduationratesincreaseamongminoritystudentswhentheyaretaughtbyraciallysimilareducators,researchshows.Theycanalsoserveaspositiverolemodels,andtheirpresencereducesthechanceofracialdiscriminationatschool.TheShankerInstitutereportsuggeststhattherateofminorityteacherhiringisnotthewholeproblem.Theproblemiswhathappensaftertheseteachersentertheclassroom.Theseteachersoftenworkinhigh-povertyruralschools.Theyaremorelikelytohaveless-desirableworkingconditions.Diversityisakeycomponenttoequalityandopportunity.Wherethere’sadiverseteachingworkforce,allkidsthrive.Sosolutionsmustbefoundatoncetoturnthistrendaround.Firstly,schoolsshoulddevelopmentorshipprogramsthatsupportminorityteachersoncetheyareintheclassroom.Secondly,moremoneyshouldbespentinimprovingworkingconditionsintheseschools.Ofcourse,schoolheadmastersshouldalsobeevaluatedontheirabilitytoretainteachersofcolor.1、Amongteachersofcolorleavingtheirjobs,halfofthemquitbecause.A．theyhadtotakecareoftheirchildrenB．theyhadtomovetootherplacesC．theyeventuallyfoundbetter-paidjobsD．theiremploymentsituationwasunsatisfactory2、Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A．Thesolutionstoincreasinggraduationratesamongminoritystudents.B．Thebenefitsofincreasingtheshareofminorityteachersinschools.C．Thereasonsforteachersofcolorleavingtheirjobsinmanyschools.D．Thewaystodecreasethepossibilityofracialdiscriminationatschool.3、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwritingthepassage?A．Hefeltangryaboutthegovernment.B．Hewassatisfiedwiththepresentsituation.C．Hefeltiturgenttosolvetheproblem.D．Hedidn’tcareaboutdiverseteachingworkforce.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）Isteppedoutsideintoabeautifulsummerday.Thesunmadeeverythinglookbrightandcheerful.Itwouldhavebeenanexcellentdayforapicnic—ifIstillhada1someonetopicnicwith.Nobodywouldhavesuspectedthethunderstormgoingoninsidemyheart.Lightningilluminated(照亮）hiddenemotionsbriefly,followedbyaseriesof2hopes.Smalldropsoftearspoureddown,washingoffwhatremainedofmyromanticdreams..Isatatthebusstopwithabook,readingthe3paragraphforthefifthtimeandtryingtolookunconcernedaboutmyinternal(内心的）weatherpatterns.Sunglasses4mypuffy(肿胀的）eyesandreturnedthereflectionofanearbyflower.Iwillneverlove5Loveisjustanillusion(幻觉)leading6Iwasso7inmythoughts,soIdidn'tnoticethemantakinga8besideme."Excuseme,Miss,butIcouldn't9noticingthatyou'rereadingO.Henry.He'smyfavoriteauthor."Hisdeep10surprisedme.His11smilewarmedupmydampheartand12someofthestormclouds."He'smyfavoriteaswell."Itriedto13hissmile.Wespentthenextfifteenminutestalkingabout14anditsinfluenceintoday'sculture.Thebuscameandwent.We15nottonotice.“16，mynameisMark."Ashis17handshookmine,anelectriccurrentcoursedthroughme."Doyoucareto18meforlunch?"headded,ignoringmyblushing(绯红的）cheeks."Let'sstartalloveragain,shallwe?I'm19aboutwhat1didyesterday.Iwillnevermakeyouangryagain."A20appeared,leadingthewaytoaheartofgold.Ifollowedit.1、A．specialB．cleverC．happyD．rich2、A．lastingB．ruinedC．freshD．high3、A．difficultB．funnyC．sameD．next4、A．hurtB．maskedC．blindedD．cupped5、A．firstB．lessC．aloneD．again6、A．nowhereB．forwardC．outsideD．downstairs7、A．interestedB．puzzledC．absorbedD．surprised8、A．chanceB．pictureC．drinkD．seat9、A．imagineB．appreciateC．helpD．start10、A．loveB．voiceC．thoughtD．understanding11、A．mysteriousB．forcedC．proudD．friendly12、A．blewawayB．broughtbackC．gatheredupD．figuredout13、A．ignoreB．returnC．describeD．stop14、A．literatureB．friendshipC．weatherD．history15、A．happenedB．agreedC．pretendedD．expected.16、A．InreturnB．TobeginwithC．OntheotherhandD．Bytheway17、A．bareB．warmC．strangeD．skinny18、A．takeB．thankC．joinD．pay19、A．worriedB．curious、C．excitedD．sorry20、A．rainbowB．rainstorm‘C．thunderstormD．sandstorm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）Manykindsofdinosaurs’bones1．(find)recentlybyChinesescientistsinNanyangcounty,HenanProvince.2．thescientistsinspectedthebones,theyweresurprised3．(spot))thesedinosaurscouldnotonlyrun4．theothersbutalsoclimbthetrees.Dinosaursdied5．suddenlyaround60millionyearsago.Somescientiststhink6．cameafteran7．(expect)incidentwhenahugerockfromspacehittheearth8．puttoomuchdustintotheair.Othersthinktheearthgottoohotforthedinosaurstoliveonany9．(much).Nobodyknows10．surewhyandhowdinosaursdisappearedfromtheearthinsuchashorttime.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

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不计分。LastmonthourschoolheldaReadingWeek,whichaimwastoencouragethestudentstoreadwide、Duringtheweek,bookloversrecommendedaplentyofgoodbookssuitableforhighschoolstudents、Inaddition,twofamouswritersareinvitedtogivelecturesonhowtounderstandandappreciateliterarywork、Thepoetryreadingcontestwasanotheramazedactivityforthestudentstobringhistalentintofullplay、allthecontestantstookturnsreadtheirfavoritepoemstotheaudience、WeallfindtheReadingWeekverybenefit、Ithasnotonlyenrichedourschoollife,andhelpedusformthehabitofreading、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，今年将有一个较长的寒假。请根据下列要点，给你的美国笔友John写一封信，谈谈你的寒假计划。要点如下：1.聚会；2.旅游；3.学习某种技能；4.询问John的假期计划。注意：1.词数100左右；2.信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；3.不要逐句翻译，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearJohn,Howiseverythinggoing?Asyouknow,I’llhavealongholidaythiswinter.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookingforwardtoyourreply!Yours,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、C3、B4、C5、C6、C7、C8、B9、Ｂ10、B11、B12、C13、C14、C15、B16、C17、C18、B19、C20、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、LaTomatina,SpainTomatojuiceflowsthroughthestreetsofBunolonthelastWednesdayofAugustastheworld’slargesttomatofighthappens.Festivitiesbegininthetownsquarewherethereisahugepolecoveredinsoapandwithalegofhamatthetop.Participantstrytoclimbupthepoletogetthehamaswatchersthrowbucketsofwatertothem.Afteragunisfiredtosignalthebeginningofthefight,peoplecatchthetomatoesandthroweachotherinthestreetsuntilthegunsoundsagain,markingtheendoftheevent.Holi,IndiaThisspringfestivaliscelebratedthroughoutthecountryinlateFebruaryorearlyMarch.Thetwo-dayeventcelebratesthelegendofPrahlad,whoescapedunharmedfromthefireoftheevilHolikaDahan.Peoplemarktheeventbylightingfiresandthrowingcoloredpowderononeanother.Childrenloadcoloredwaterintotoypistolscalledpichkariandtakeaimatpassers-by.Holiisknownasahappycelebrationofthetriumphofgoodoverevil.BurningMan,NevadaThisinfamousfestivalbeganin1986withtheburningofalargefiguretomarkthesummersolstice(夏至).It’ssincegrownintoaweek-longannualeventthatdrawsmorethan48,000peopletotheBlackRockDessert.ItisheldduringtheweekbeforeLaborDay.Participantssetupcampinthedeserttocelebrateart.Songkran,ThailandThisfestivalmarkstheThaiNewYear,whichiscelebratedinthesecondweekofApril.ThisisthehottesttimeoftheyearinThailand,soitmakessensethatthebiggestSongkrantraditionistothrowwateronpeople.Thaisofallagesjoininwaterfights,using