湖南省永州市2026届高三英语第一学期期末考试试题含解析

湖南省永州市2026届高三英语第一学期期末考试试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡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、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、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．Ihadhardlyrungthebell________thedoorwasopenedsuddenly,andmysonrushedouttogreetme.A．beforeB．untilC．asD．since2．IorderedadrinkwhileI______formyfriendstocome.A．willwaitB．amwaitingC．wouldwaitD．waswaiting3．---MayIspeaktoMr.Smith？---Iamafraidnot.Heisatameetingnow.It'snot_____________A．reliable B．convenientC．beneficial D．available4．—Thelectureabout3Dtechnologywasveryinteresting.—It’sapity.HowIwishI________timetoattendit.A．had B．have C．hadhad D．havehad5．People________withanyonewhoisalwaystalkingabouthowwonderfulheis.A．fallin B．keepcompany C．catchup D．getfedup6．—HowdoyouthinkIcanmakeupwithJack?—Setaside_______youdisagreeandtrytofind_______youhaveincommon.A．what;what B．what;where C．where;what D．where;whether7．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn’thavegrownC．wouldhavegrown D．wouldgrow8．TwoprofessorsatHarvardUniversitypublishedastudyof3,300newgraduates,lookingat________theirnameshadanybearingontheiracademicperformance.A．that B．how C．why D．whether9．—Whatitbe?—Itbeaman,foritisnotmoving.Itbeadustbin,Ithink.A．can;may;must B．can;can’t;mustC．can;must;can D．may;maynot;could10．—Listeningtolanguagerecordinginbedseemslikeaneasywayto_______somenewvocabulary.—Butdoesthislearningmethodactuallywork?A．polishupB．makeupC．pickupD．buildup11．Amotherrecognizesthefeelofherchild’sskinwhenblindfolded._________,shecaninstantlyidentifyherbaby’scry.A．SimilarlyB．MeanwhileC．NeverthelessD．Accordingly12．IfyouwanttoseeMr.JohnsononFridaymorning,makesureheis______aheadoftime.A．approachable B．accessible C．available D．convenient13．—GoingtowatchtheWomen’sVolleyballMatchonWednesday?—________!Willyougowithme?A．Youbet B．YougotmeC．Youthere D．Youknowbetter14．Isthisyourcellphone,Tony?I________itwhenIwascleaningtheclassroom.A．cameacross B．dealtwithC．lookedafter D．heldonto15．Iwouldpersuadehertomakeroomforyou______itbenecessary.A．could B．mightC．should D．would16．---I’msureAndrewwillwinthefirstprizeinthefinal.---Ithinkso.He_____foritmonths.A．ispreparing B．hasbeenpreparing C．waspreparing D．hadbeenpreparing17．—WhatisyourimpressionofyourformercolleagueNick?—He’shelpful,andhe________giveusahandatwork.A．must B．wouldC．may D．should18．—WhatdoyouthinkofPutin?—Heisanoutstandingleaderwho_______hisreputation.A．looksoutforB．comesupwithC．livesuptoD．looksforwardto19．Youshouldsetagoalandsee________youcanachieveitinthecomingexam.A．which B．whatC．whether D．when20．Internetshoppingisreally________whenpeoplearesureofitssafetyandsecurity.A．takingoff B．takingupC．settingoff D．settingup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）InformationonTravellinginSingaporeMoneymattersThecurrencyinSingaporeistheSingaporedollar(S$).Moneychangingservicescanbefoundatmanyshoppingcentresandhotelsaroundtheisland,andtheATMs(generallyopen24/7)acceptmostofthemaincreditcardssuchasVisa,MasterCardandAmericanExpress.HotelReservationsandAccommodationUponarrivalattheairport,pleasevisitits24-hourhotelreservationscounters,whichcanhelpgetyouaroominyourpreferredhotel.Paymentforthefirstnightisrequireduponconfirmation.LostPassport/SingaporeImmigrationServicesShouldyouloseyourpassport,wesuggestyoumakeapolicereport,thenheadtotheImmigration&CheckpointsAuthoritytogetatemporaryvisa.Finally,informyourrespectiveembassysothatyoucangetthroughcustomswhenyoureachhome.TippingTippingisnotacommonpracticeinSingaporeasmosthotelsandrestaurantsincludea10%servicechargeinthefinalbill.Whiletippingisnotexpected,itisappreciated,beitinrestaurantswherethereisnoservicecharge,oranywherewhereexcellentserviceisprovided.SmokingIfyouareasmoker,youwillhavetoresisttheurgetolightupinair-conditionedareassuchasshoppingcentres,restaurants,entertainmentoutletsandcinemas.Smokingisalsoanoffenceinpublicbuses,theMRTtrains,taxisandlifts.AmaximumofS$1000canbeimposedonfirst-timeoffenders.Ageneralruleofthumbisthatifthereisanashtraysupplied,goforit.270、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribethemoneychangingsysteminSingapore?A．Difficult. B．Convenient.C．Traditional. D．Original.1、Whatisessentialifyouwanttobookahotelroomattheairport?A．YoumuststayinSingaporefor24hours.B．Youshouldgotoyourpreferredhotel.C．Youaresupposedtopayforthefirstnight.D．Youmustspendthefirstnightattheairport.2、HowmanystepsaresuggestedthatyoushouldfollowifyouloseyourpassportinSingapore?A．2. B．3.C．4. D．5.3、Onwhichofthefollowingoccasionsareyouexpectedtotip?A．Whenyouthinkthattheserviceisverygood.B．Whenyoureceiveagiftfromafriend.C．Whenyouleaveaverygoodrestaurant.D．Whenyouarefacedwithanydifficulty.4、SmokingisstrictlyforbiddeninthefollowingareasEXCEPT______.A．inanair-conditionedrestaurant B．inabusC．inaconferenceroom D．byanashtray22．（8分）Thedaysofhavingtocarryaphonechargereverywherecouldsoonbeover.Michiganresearchershaverevealedamajorbreakthroughinharvestingenergyfromhumanmotion.Theysayitcouldleadtosmartphonespoweredforaweekbythemotionofaswipe(重击).MichiganStateUniversity’slow-costdevice,knownasananogenerator,hasalreadybeentested.ScientistssuccessfullyoperatedanLCDtouchscreen,abankof20LEDlightsandaflexiblekeyboard,allwithasimpletouchingorpressingmotionandwithouttheaidofabattery.Thegroundbreakingfindings,publishedinthejournalNanoEnergy,suggest“We’reonthepathtowardwearabledevicespoweredbyhumanmotion,”saidNelsonSepulveda,associateprofessorofelectricalandcomputerengineeringandleadresearcheroftheproject.“WhatIforesee,relativelysoon,isthecapabilityofnothavingtochargeyourcellphoneforanentireweek,forexample,becausethatenergywillbeproducedbyyourmovement,”saidSepulveda,whoseresearchisfundedbytheNationalScienceFoundation.Electricalenergyiscreatedwhenthedeviceiscompressedbyhumanmotion.Thecompleteddeviceisasthinasasheetofpaper.ThedeviceusedtopowertheLEDlightswaspalm-sized,whilethedeviceusedtopowerthetouchscreenwasassmallasafinger.Advantagessuchasbeinglightweight,flexibleandlow-costcouldmakeitapromisingandalternativemethodinthefieldofMechanical-energyharvesting.Thedevicealsobecomesmorepowerfulwhenfolded.Sepulvedasaid,“Youcanstartwithalargedevice,butwhenyoufolditonce,andagain,andagain,it’smuchsmallerandhasmoreenergy.Nowitmaybesmallenoughtoputinaspeciallymadeheelofyourshoesoitcreatespowereachtimeyourheelstrikestheground.”Sepulvedaandhisteamarealsodevelopingtechnologythatwouldtransmitthepowergeneratedbytheheelstriketo,say,awirelessheadset.1、WhoisNelsonSepulveda?A．Themajorresearcherintheproject.B．Aprofessorofengineering.C．Thefundsupplieroftheresearch.D．AjournalistwritingforNanoEnergy.2、Theunderlinedworddeviceinthe2ndparagraphisclosestinmeaningto________.A．keyboardB．smartphoneC．screenD．machine3、Fromthepassageweknowthatthenanogenerator________.A．becomesmorepowerfulwhenkeptflatB．hasalreadycomeintomarketintheUSAC．islightweightandflexiblethoughexpensiveD．makesitpossibletoproducepowerbywalking4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.A．persuadepeopletobuythedeviceB．bringinanewwaytosaveenergyC．introduceabreakthroughinscienceD．honorNelsonSepulvedaforhiscontributions23．（8分）Notonlydoestheuseofplasticwaterbottleshurtyourwallet,italsoincreasespollutionandwastesenergyandwater.Only23%ofallplasticinAmericaendsupinarecyclingbin,meaningover$1billionworthofplasticistreatedasrubbishayear.Recently,SkippingRocksLabhasinventedakindofwaterbottlecalledOoho.Itisaconvenient,clearwaterbottlethatcaneitherbedrunkenoreaten.Todrinkit,youcaneitherpeeloffthemembrane(薄膜)ortearaholeinthemembranewithyourteethtopourthewaterintoyourmouth.Toeatit,yousimplyputthewholebottleinyourmouth.OneproblemthescientistshaverunintoishowtoshiplargeamountsofOohobubbles(水泡)withoutarrivingwithaverywettruck.However,theyhaveattemptedtopackageunitsofindividualbubblestogetherinsidealargerandthickermembrane.Itistargetinglargeoutdoorevents,suchasmarathons,musicfestivals,andsportingevents,wheretonsofplasticbottlesareused,andfrequentlyleftbehindaslitter.Andtoomuchplasticissuretodoharmtotheenvironment,whichcouldaccountfortheirpurposeofsuchanewinvention.TheteamhasbeenworkingforthepasttwoyearstodevelopthetechnologyandmaterialsneededtoproduceOoho;theyhaverecentlyappliedapatentfortheirnewadvancements.Thepriceforanindividualbubbleoraunitofbubbleshasnotbeensetyet,buttheycostabouttwocentstocreateaunit,whichischeaperthanplasticbottles.IthasappearedateventsinLondon,SanFrancisco,Boston,atconferences,festivals,andsoon.Oohoiscatchingmanypeople’sattentionandhasraisedover$1millionandgained1,000investorsinonlythreedays.Itismostlybeingsoldateventsatthemomenttokeeptheconsumer’sinterestwhiletheproductionmachineisgettingupandrunning.Itisquicklymakingarise,sokeepaneyeoutthisyearforthesebottlesofthefuture.1、HowismostplasticdealtwithinAmerica?A．It’ssold.B．It’srecycled.C．It’sburied.D．It’swasted.2、WhydidtheteaminventOoho?A．Tomakeaprofitforacompany.B．Toprotecttheenvirontnent.C．Tomakepeopleeatastheydrink.D．Toreducethecostofplasticbottle.3、WhatcanweinferaboutOohofromthetext?A．Itiseasyandsafetoshipitinlargeamounts.B．Ithasbecomepopularsinceitbegantobesold.C．Itmightbesoldatalowerpricethanplasticbottles.D．Itcosttheteamalotofmoneytodevelopthetechnology.4、Whatdoestheauthorreallywanttosayinthelastparagraph?A．Oohoistobeasuccessinthefuture.B．Oohoisbeingsupportedbysmartpeople.C．Oohoistakingtheplaceofplasticbottlesnow.D．Oohoisbeingproducedtoattractmoreinvestors.24．（8分）Learninghowtofacesilenceinconversationisanimportantskill,especiallywhenworkingacrosscultures.Ininternationalnegotiations,experiencednegotiator(谈判者)staysilentandimpassiveonpurposebecausethatwillmakeothersfeeluncomfortableandpossiblymakecompromiseswithouthavingtodoanything.Americansespeciallycan’tstandsilence,sotheyoftenarethefirsttobreakthesilenceandsometimesmightbeatadisadvantageinnegotiations.So,what’sthebestresponse?Setyourjawandwaititout.Don’tofferacompromisejustbecausetheyarenotspeaking.Ifyouhavetosaysomething,askadirectquestion,suchas“What’syourinitialreactiontothatoffer?”Onceasilenceisgettinginto45secondsyoucouldsay,“Let’scomebacktothatinaminuteandgoonwiththenextpartofournegotiation.”Inpresentations,silencecanbefarmoreeffectivethandramaticpassion(热情).Beforestarting,lookattheaudienceandbesilentforamomentbecausethatsays,“I’mincontrol.IknowwhatI’mdoing.I’mconfident.”AclassicexamplewaswhenAppleco-founderSteveJobslaunchedthefirstiPhone.Heintroducedwithmanypausessothatyoudidn’tmisshiskeypoints.Becausesilencemakesusnervous,ournaturalreactionisthatwe’dbetterpayattention,there’ssomethinggoingonhere.Equally,whengivingaspeechtostaffortrainees,pausescount-especiallyiftherearenegatives.Ifyoukeeptalkingyou’respoonfeeding.Givepeopleamomentofsilencetogetbeyondtheemotionalresponseandtostartthinkingconsciouslyandprocessing.Silencecanbeaninward-focusedthoughtfulactivityoranoutwardstillnesswhereyougiveyourselfthetimetowatchandthinkandlistentotheworldaroundyou.HavingobservedtheuseofsilenceinFinlandandalsoamongtheBlackfeetNation,aNorthAmericanIndiantribeinnorthernMontanaintheUS,wecanseebenefitsfarbeyondwheelinganddealing.Silencecanbeaverypowerfulpointforunderstandingourselves,understandingothers,fordevelopingbettercommonunderstandingandmoreproductiveoutcomesandthatappliestobusiness,politics,education,law,medicine,everyareaofhumanlife.1、WhatismostlikelytobeAmericansidea?A．Speakinglessgivestheupperhand. B．Theshortertalkinggapsare,thebetter.C．Asilentmanisthebestonetolistento. D．Speakoutwhatyouhaveinyourmind.2、WhatisthepurposeoftheexampleofSteveJobs?A．ToshowthewisdomofSteveJobs.B．Toexplainsilencecanbemoreeffective.C．Tointroducehowtomakeapresentation.D．Toprovesilencecaneaseone’snervousness.3、Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwords“spoonfeeding”inParagraph6?A．Supportingsomepersonwithanyselflesshelp.B．Feedingsomebodypatientlywithasmallspoon.C．Givingotherssomenewideastothinkovercarefully.D．Usingawaythatdiscouragesindependentthought.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Silenceisthebestdefense.B．Silenceinnegotiationsisofgreathelp.C．Learningtheskillsaboutsilenceisimportant.D．Silencehasdifferentmeaningsindifficultculture.25．（10分）Whichcomesfirst,happinessormoney?Arericherpeoplehappier?Andifso,howdopeoplegetmuchricher?Arecentstudycouldtellyoutheanswer.Thestudylookedintothousandsofteenagersandfoundthatthosewhofeltbetteraboutlifeasyoungadultstendedtohavehigherincomesbythetimetheyturned29.Thosewhowerehappiestearnedanaverageof$8,000morethanthosewhowerethemostdepressed.Theresearchers,fromUniversityCollegeLondonandtheUniversityofWarwick,saythatverygloomyteens,nomatterhowtallorsmarttheywere,earned10%lessthantheirpeers,whilethehappieronesearnedupto30%more.Happierteenagershaveaneasiertimegettingthroughschool,collegeandajobinterview,chieflybecausetheyalwaysfeelbetteraboutlife.Itmayalsobetruethathappierpeoplefinditeasiertomakefriends,whoareoftenthekeytohomeworkhelpornetworking.AreportinJunesuggestedthatprofessionalrespectwasmoreimportantthandollarsintermsofworkplacehappiness.InAugustscientistsannouncedthattheyhadfoundthegeneforhappinessinwomen,Alas(thesamegenedoesn'tappeartohavethesameeffectonmen).AndinOctoberresearchersintheUKandintheUSannouncedthatpeoplewhoeatsevenportionsoffruitandvegetablesadayreportbeingthehappiest.Thebigquestionis:ifitreallyistruethathappierkidsendupbeingwealthierkids,isitnecessaryforparentstogettheirkidstodothehomework?Thefactisthatnohomeworkwillmakekidshappybutsurelyhurttheirgrades.Studiesdoshow,afterall,thatmoreeducationleadstobetter-paidjobs,whichmaygiveusadeepthought."Thesefindingsshowthattheteenagers’happinessisimportanttotheirfuturesuccess,"oneofthereport'sauthorswrites."Butwhatisthemostimportantisthatweshouldfindawaytohelpchildrengainmoresatisfactionfromdoingschoolwork."1、Whatconclusioncantheresearchersdrawfromtherecentstudy?A．Happyteenagersgrowuptobewealthier.B．Moneycanmakepeoplebecomehappier.C．Wealthhasnothingtodowithhappinessatall.D．Schoolworkcanhelpteensachievesuccess.2、Themainreasonwhyhappierpeoplehavemorechancestosucceedisthat_____.A．theyareeasytocommunicatewithothersB．theyaregoodatdoingtheirschoolworkC．theyarehopefulandoptimisticabouttheirlifeD．theyeatmuchmorefruitandvegetablesaday3、Theunderlinedword“gloomy”inParagraph3probablymeans“______”.A．upset B．gloriousC．happy D．wealthy4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Thewaytoeducatekids. B．Thesourceofhappiness.C．Howtoachieveyourgoal. D．Thesecretofbeingwealthier.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）Afewyearsago,AdinaLichtmanwashandingoutsandwichesonthestreetsofNewYorkCitytohelppeopleexperiencinghomelessness.Oneman,1forthesandwich,approachedherand2somesurprisinginsight（见识）.“It'sgreatthatyou're3sandwiches,”hesaid,“butonethingwereally4issocks,especiallyaswinterapproaches.”“HereIwas,sandwichesin5,assumingIknewthebestwaytohelppeople,wheninreality,helpingisabout6,andhearingtheneedsofdifferentcommunities,”Lichtmansaid.“Itwasapowerful7,andIwantedtoputitinto8.”Shebeganthatnight,witha9step:goingdoor-to-dooronthefloorofher10atNewYorkUniversity,asking11classmatesiftheycouldeachjustdonatejustonepairoftheirownsockstosomeone12home.Shegot40pairsofsocksinasingle13,fromasinglefloor.Thenextmorningsheopenedherdoortofindahuge14ofsocksthatotherpeoplehaddonated.“Collegestudentslovetodo15,butsometimestheyneedaliteral（实实在在的）knockontheir16todoso.Andalmosteveryonehasa(n)17pairofsockstheycandonate,”Lichtmansaid.ThatmorningLichtman18kickedoffKnockKnock,GiveaSock,anewnonprofitorganizationthathasnow19over350,000pairsofsocksforthehomelessincitiesandstatesacrossAmerica.ItisalsonowLichtman'sfull-timejob.Whenitgetscoldout,20aboutwhatyouusetobundleup—scarves,hats,gloves—thatincludessocksandshoes,too.1、A．searchingB．wishingC．preparingD．reaching2、A．offeredB．sharedC．claimedD．declared3、A．takingoutB．findingoutC．pickingoutD．givingout4、A．buyB．needC．donateD．supply5、A．bagB．handC．boxD．mouth6、A．servingB．askingC．assistingD．listening7、A．lessonB．shockC．hitD．struggle8、A．useB．practiceC．actionD．consideration9、A．simpleB．meaningfulC．dangerousD．brave10、A．campusB．buildingC．streetD．dormitory11、A．kindB．fellowC．richD．friendly12、A．withB．fromC．atD．without13、A．weekB．dayC．nightD．year14、A．pileB．pairC．carD．step15、A．wrongB．harmC．goodD．well16、A．wallB．faceC．doorD．back17、A．expensiveB．extraC．cheapD．valuable18、A．carefullyB．rudelyC．officiallyD．happily19、A．madeB．createdC．boughtD．provided20、A．thinkB．tellC．figureD．care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）课文语法填空Haveyoueverasked1．（you）whypeopleoftenhavetrouble2．（learn）English?Ihadn’t,untilonedaymyfive-year-oldsonaskedme3．therewashaminahamburger.Thereisn’t.ThisgotmethinkinghowEnglishcanbeacrazylanguagetolearn.Eventhesmallestofwordscanbe4．（confuse）.Youalsohavetowonderattheuniquemadnessofalanguagein5．ahousecanburnupasitburnsdown,andinwhichanalarm6．（hear）onceitgoes!English7．（invent）bypeople,notcomputers,anditreflectsthecreativityofthehumanrace.Thatiswhywhenthe8．（star）areout,theyarevisible,butwhenthelightsareout,theyare9．（visible）.AndthatiswhywhenIwindupmywatch,itstarts,10．whenIwindupthispassage,itends.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。Aseverybodyknow,parentsareworriedtoomuchabouttheirchild,especiallywhentheyoungmeetwithchallenges、Sodomyparents、TheyareevenmorenervousthanIwhenaimportanttestiscoming、Ihavebeenthinkingabouttalkedtothem、I’llletthemknowIhaveagoalandwillworkhardtoachievethem、WhentheyareconvincingthatI’llberesponsibleforthatwhatIshoulddo,theysurelywon’tfeelworried、Pleasekeepinmindthatourparentsloveusunconditional、Ihopemythoughtcanbehelpfultoyouindealingtherelationshipwithyourparents、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）近日你所在的学校开展了”为建设节约型社会献一计”主题活动，同学们提出了许多建议。请你根据以下要点，用英语写一篇短文向EnglishHorizons杂志编辑部投稿：有人建议：1.不浪费粮食和纸张；2.尽量不使用方便筷、塑料袋；3.毕业生将书赠给低年级同学循环使用；你的建议……注意：1.不要逐字翻译，可适当增