益阳市重点中学2026届英语高三上期末调研试题含解析

益阳市重点中学2026届英语高三上期末调研试题注意事项：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．Frommypointofview,there’slittlechancethatwewillbesuccessfulintryingtochangethepresentsituation.________,itisimportantthatwetryourbest.A．Meanwhile B．OtherwiseC．Therefore D．Nevertheless2．______,hisideaswasacceptedbyallthepeopleatthemeeting.A．Strangeasmightitsound B．AsitmightsoundstrangeC．Asstrangeitmightsound D．Strangeasitmightsound3．TouristsloveBeijing,offersaninfinitecollectionofdelightsrangingfrom6UNESCOWorldHeritageSitestofoodfromeverycornerofChinaandbeyond.A．that B．whereC．which D．who4．—Let’sgotothecinemathisSundaymorning.—I’dloveto，butI________asavolunteerinmycommunitythen.A．willwork B．haveworkedC．willbeworking D．wasworking5．Joinusandyouwilldiscoveranenvironment______youcanmakethemostofyourskillsandtalents.A．that B．whereC．how D．what6．Thechildrenwrotemagicalstoriestogether,_____imaginaryworldsofromanticandmilitaryadventure.A．tospin B．spinningC．havingspun D．tohavespun7．Togetaslimfigure,Fannyhastriedmanyways,butinvain.Sonowsheisreducedanythingforsupper.A．tonoteating B．nottoeatC．nottoeating D．tonoteat8．—WhichclassicalChinesepoemdoyoulikebest?—Don’tlaughifwelaydrunkenonthebattleground;howmanysoldiersevercameback______.A．oldandyoung B．upanddown C．safeandsound D．rightandwrong9．Sincemanyformerdrugabusershavepsychologicalproblems,theyoftenneedsupportgroups_________theycantalkabouttheirstrugglesandfindnewwaystomanageintheworld.A．which B．whatC．where D．when10．Wehavealreadydiscussedthisplan_____,sonextweshouldsparenoefforttocarryitout.A．atlength B．atrandom C．atease D．atbest11．Don’tworry,Mum.Thedoctorsaiditwasonlytheflu.__________!I’lltelldadthere’snothingserious.A．CongratulationsB．WhatareliefC．HowsurprisingD．I’msosorry12．Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethinginterestingtotellyou.OK,youmakeitshortIwillhavetoworkonthistermpaperduetomorrow.A．nowthatB．assoonasC．everytimeD．aslongas13．_______travellingexpensesrisingalot,wehadtochangeallourplansforthetour．A．As B．By C．Since D．With14．TheDragonBoatFestival________thebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear.A．ismarkingB．marksC．willmarkD．marked15．Thevarietyoffoodattherestaurantislimited,buteverymealcanserveatleasttwopeopleandisunder¥10,sonotonlyisit______butpracticalaswell.A．adaptableB．adjustableC．adoptableD．affordable16．—Thefilmis,Ihavetosay,notabitinteresting.—Why?It’s________thanthefilmsIhaveeverseen.A．farmoreinteresting B．muchlessinterestingC．nomoreinteresting D．anylessinteresting17．He________whethertosetasidetheminordifferences，thenhedid．A．debated B．predictedC．plotted D．calculated18．MymotherisalwayswarningmewhenIgoout,“Don’tgetoffthebus________itisstopping.”A．untilB．whileC．beforeD．after19．一Whenheknowtheresultoftoday’sjobinterview?一Inacoupleofdays．A．should B．may C．shall D．must20．WorldAIDSDayisalsoimportantinremindingusthatHIVhasnotgoneaway,andtherearemanythingsstilltobedone.A．which B．whatC．that D．/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）WhatdoesThanksgivingmeantoyou?Ihearoneboysay,“Itmeansabigdinner.”Ithinkweallagreewithhim.Whodoesnotwelcomeandenjoyagooddinner!IhearMarysay,“Thanksgivingmeansadayofffromschool.”Iguessyouarerighttoo.Schoolisnotsuchacharmingplacethatgirlsandboysareunwillingtohaveanoccasionalholiday.NowIamgoingtoasksomeoftheolderpeoplewhatthedaymeanstothem.Thereisayoungwoman.Sheisastenographer(速记员).Shesays,“Thanksgivingmeansadayawayfromtheoffice.IamattheofficeeverydayexceptSunday,andIdoappreciate,nowandthen,adaythatisreallymyown.”Yonderisatravelingsalesman.WhatdoesThanksgivingmeantoyou?Hesays,“Itmeansadayathome.LastyearIspentonehundredandsixty-ninenightsawayfromhome.Ihavethreechildren.Ishouldliketoseethemeveryday.TherearetimeswhenmanydayspassandIdonotseethem.ThanksgivingweekIplantobeathome.”ThereareothersIcouldask.Eachhashisanswer.ButThanksgivinghasaspecialmeaningforus.ItistheHarvesttime.Ihavehereanapple.Isn’tthisabeautifulapple?Whatcolor!Whomixedthepaints,whohandledthebrushtogivesuchcolortothisapple?God.He,inhisinfiniteloveandwisdom,hasprovided,throughtheunfailinglawsofnature,forthegrowth,sweetness,coloringandbeautifyingofalltheproductsofthefields.Thisappleisbutoneofmanykindsoffruits.Praise,then,isthegreatmeaningofThanksgiving.God,ourheavenlyFather,sendsuseverygoodgift.Fromhisgeneroushandcomeourdailyandnightlymercies.Weshouldpraisehimeveryday.ButthedayfortheunitedchorusofpraiseisThanksgiving.1、Thefirsttwoparagraphswanttotellus.A．peoplehavedifferentwaystocelebrateThanksgivingB．ThanksgivinghasadifferentmeaningfordifferentpeopleC．howpeoplecelebratetheirThanksgivingD．whatThanksgivingreallymeanstomostpeople2、IfthewritercontinuedtoaskanorphanwhatThanksgivingmeanstohim,hewouldmostprobablysay,“Itmeans”.A．alongerholidayathomeB．adeliciousdinnerwithhisfriendsC．abeautifulsongfromafamoussingerD．agooddaytogetherwithhisparents3、Inthewriter’sopinion,onThanksgivingeveryoneshouldfeel.A．gratefulforwhattheyhaveB．satisfiedwithwhatGodgaveusC．amazedathowperfectanappleisD．excitedabouthowdifferentlyThanksgivingmeans22．（8分）Children’sliveshavechangedgreatlyoverthelast50years.ButdotheyhaveahappierchildhoodthanyouorIdid?It’sdifficulttolookbackonone’sownchildhoodwithoutsomeelementofnostalgia(怀旧的).Ihavefourbrothersandsisters,andmymemoriesareallaboutbeingwiththem.Playingboardgamesonthelivingroomfloor,orspendingdaysinthestreetwiththeotherneighborhoodchildren,racingupanddownonourbikes,orexploringthenearbywoods.Myparentsscarcelyappearinthesememories,exceptasproviderseitherofmealsorofsevereblameaftersomeparticularlyriskyadventure.Thesedays,intheUKatleast,thenatureofchildhoodhaschangeddramatically.Firstly,familiesaresmaller,andtherearefarmoreonlychildren.Itiscommonforbothparentstoworkoutsidethehomeandthereisthefeelingthattherejustisn’ttimetobringupalargefamily,orthatnoonecouldpossiblyaffordtohavemorethanonechild.Asaresult,today’sboysandgirlsspendmuchoftheirtimealone.Anothermajorchangeisthatyoungsterstodaytendtospendahugeamountoftheirfreetimeathome,inside.Morethananythingthisisduetothefactthatparentsworryfarmorethantheyusedtoaboutrealorimagineddangers,sotheywouldn’tdreamoflettingtheirchildrenplayoutsidebythemselves.Finally,thekindoftoyschildrenhaveandthewaytheyplayistotallydifferent.Computerandvideogameshavereplacedtheboardgamesandmoreinterestingactivitiesofmychildhood.Theirony(令人啼笑皆非的事情)isthatsomanywaysofplayinggamesarecalled“interactive”.Thefactthatyoucanplayelectronicgamesonyourownfurtherincreasesthesenseoflonelinessfeltbymanyyoungpeopletoday.DothesechangesmeanthatchildrentodayhavealessrelaxingchildhoodthanIhad?Ipersonallybelievethattheydo,butperhapseverygenerationfeelsexactlythesame.1、Whatisthepurposeofthedirectquestiongiveninthefirstparagraph?A．Togetpeople’sattentionandleadinthetopicB．Togatherpeople’sopinionsonchildhoodC．ToshowwhothepassageiswrittenforD．Tocomparethechildhoodlivesoftwogenerations2、WhichisNOTareasonforthechanges?A．FamiliesaresmallertodayB．ParentsworriedtoomuchabouttheirchildrenC．ToyscanbeplayedbychildrenaloneathomeD．It’stoodangeroustoplayoutside3、Whathasthewriterfocusedoninthefourthparagraph?A．Youngpeopletodayshouldn’tplayelectronicgamesB．Somegamesthatyoungpeopleplaytodayaren’treallygoodC．ComputerandvideogameshavereplacedtheboardgamesD．Boardgamesaremuchmoreinterestingthancomputergames4、Thewriter’sattitudetowardsthechildhoodchangingis.A．approving B．unconcernedC．objective D．optimistic23．（8分）BestLondonExhibitions，2018BridgetRileyExhibition，DavidZwirnerGalleryDavidZwirnerGallerydevotesitsthree﹣floorMayfairsitetonewworksbythegreatBridgetRileyinJanuary2018．Wesawit，andquitefrankly，theresultisamazing．WHEN：19Jan．2018﹣10Mar．2018，ClosedSundaysandMondaysWHERE：DavidZwirner24GraftonStreet，London，WIS4EZAndreasGursky，HaywardGalleryAfteratwo﹣yearbreak，HaywardGalleryreopenswithagrandAndreasGurskyexhibition．Thegalleryhasdeliberatelygonebigwiththisretrospective（回顾）andweloveit．WHEN：25Jan．2018﹣22Apr．2018，OpeningtimenotyetconfirmedWHERE：HaywardGallerySouthbankCentre，BelvedereRoad，London，SEI&﹣XXCharlesI：KingandCollector，RoyalAcademyThisyear，TheRoyalAcademycelebratesits250thanniversary．Tokickoffthecelebrations，themuseum'sdirector，ChristopherLeBrun，wantedtocreateoneofthegreatestexhibitionsofhiscareer．CharlesI：KingandCollectorreunitesthegreatestBritishartcollectionofalltimeforthefirsttimein350years．It′sacompletesuccess．WHEN：27Jan．2018﹣15Apr．2018，10：00﹣18：00WHERE；RoyalAcademyBurlingtonHouse，Piccadilly，London，WIJ〇BDPicasso1932﹣Love，Fame，Tragedy，TateModernItisreallyonce﹣in﹣a﹣lifetimePicassoexhibition．TateModernpreparestostageablockbusterexploringPicasso'sspecialandsplendidworksfrom1932．WesawitinParis，andtrustus，it'sgood．WHEN：8Mar．2018﹣10Sept．2018，SundaytoThursday10.00﹣18：00，FridaytoSaturday10：00﹣22：00WHERE：TateModernBankside，London，SEI9TG1、Whichgalleryhasbeenclosedforalongtime？A．DavidZwirnerGallery．B．HaywardGallery．C．RoyalAcademy．D．TateModern．2、WhatcanvisitorsappreciatewhenvisitingtheRoyalAcademythisyear？A．NewworksbyBridgetRiley．B．PaintingsbyAndreasGursky．C．ThegreatestBritishartcollection．D．PaintingsbyChristopherLeBrun．3、Whichartexhibitionwilllastthelongest？A．BridgetRileyexhibition，DavidZwirnerGallery．B．AndreasGursky，HaywardGallery．C．CharlesI：KingandCollector，RoyalAcademy．D．Picasso1932﹣love，Fame，Tragedy，TateModern．24．（8分）“Youwillbeinmyheartforever.Withoutyou,thereareonlyemptinessanddesertinmylife...”ThisisalinefromaheartfeltpoemFengDuanwrotetohisfianceeChenLianfangin1955.Fengisnow94andChen90,andtheyhavebeenmarriedformorethanhalfacentury.Feng,anacademicattheChineseAcademyofSciences,maynotbeaprofessionalpoetbutfor64years,Fenghaswrittencountlesslovepoemstohiswife.Oneveryimportantanniversaryorfestival,FengwouldsendapoemtoChen.In1978,whenChen’scancersurgerysucceeded,Fengcreatedmorethantenpoemstocelebratehiswife’srecovery.Chenusedaredsuitcasetostoretheselovepoems.TheacademichasalsotranslatedmanyEnglish,FrenchandGermanpoemsintoclassicalChinese.Thecouplewasintroducedtoeachotherbyacommonfriendin1953andFengsenttwopapercopiesofpoemstoChenasagift.“AslongasIthinkofyou,abeamofsunshinelightsupmyheart,”Fengwrote.ChenrecalledthefirsttimeFenginvitedhertohisdormitorytohaveacupofteaandshethoughtthecupwasmadeoffrostedglass.Asthetwobecamecloser,Chenoftenvisitedtheacademic’sdorm.SherealizedthatthecupwastheonlyonepoorFengowned.Theopaque(不透明的)cupwasnotfrostedglassbutcommonglassstainedwithtoothpaste.LatersheboughtmanyclothesandevenastoveforFeng,makinganicechangefromthesinglemanslife.Feng’smarriagetoChenbroughtmorehappinessandnowChenstilllooksafterFeng’sdailyneeds.1、WhenFengfirstmetChen,hewas.A．32B．30C．28D．262、WhatchangedidChenbringtoFeng?A．ChenmadeagreatdifferencetoFeng’sdailylife.B．ChenchangedFeng’sacademiclifegreatly.C．ChenwrotealotofpoemstoFeng.D．ChenintroducedalotoffriendstoFeng.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．ChenandFenghappenedtomeeteachotheronthecampus.B．Fengwrotemanypoemsindifferentlanguages.C．ChencherishedthepoemsFengwrotetoher.D．Fenglikedhisopaquecupsomuch.4、Thewriterwrotethepassagetoshow.A．howafamouspoetwriteslovepoemstohiswifeB．howthelovepoemsjointwoheartstogetherC．howimportantlovepoemsareinthemarriageD．howthelovepoemsmakethecouplefamous25．（10分）HowtoSaveonSightseeingNewYorkCityAttractionsWithsomanyuniqueattractions，world-famousmuseums，theaters，andskyscrapersthereisalwaysplentytodoinNewYork．However，sightseeing，inNewYorkCitymightnotbetheeasiestorthecheapestexperience．Thisiswhyourteamofreal，life-longNewYorkershascreatedtheNewYorkPass．Ifyouwanttodiscoverthebestofwhatthisamazingcityofferswhilestillsavingsometimeandmoneyonyourvisit，theNewYorkPassissomethingyoushouldbeinterestedin．HowYouBenefitfromtheNewYorkPassFreeentrytoover50attractionsEmpireStateBuilding，StatueofLiberty，MuseumofModernArt，MadisonSquareGardenTour，NBCStudioTours，NewYorkAquarium&manyothers．Free140guidebookinEnglish，German&Spanish，containinghoursofoperation，mapsanddirectionstoeverytouristattraction，shopandrestaurant．Lineskippingprivileges（特权），asaNewYorkPassholderyouareentitledtofasttrackentrytotheNewYorkCity'sbusiestattractions．Over650worthofentrancefeesthat'showmuchitwouldcostifyouvisitedalltheattractionsthatNewYorkPassgrantsentrancetowithoutusingtheNewYorkPass．Thatdoesn'tevenincludetheadditionaldiscountsyoureceiveforhavingaNYPass．100%RiskFree，MoneyBackGuaranteeNewYorkPassinsurancegivesyouextracomfortincaseyourtravelplanschange，offeringrefundonnon-usedPasses．PleaseNote：Youcanvisitasmanyattractionsasyouwantevenmorewiththetimesavedwithfasttrackentry．Youdon'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B．﹩420C．﹩380 D．﹩3043、Theunderlinedphrase"areentitledto"mostprobablymeans"aregiven______of"．A．thename B．thehonorC．theprivilege D．thetitle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）TheBestHolidayIwasunbelievablyproudofmynine-year-olddaughter,Emily.1tobuyamountainbike,she’dbeensavingherpocketmoneyallyear,aswellasdoingsmalljobstoearnextramoney.ByThanksgiving,shehadcollectedonly$49.Isaid,“You2haveyourpickfrommybicycle3choose.AsChristmas4near,EmilyandIwentbikeshopping.Asweleftonestore,she5”ThroughoutDecember,Emilycontinuedtoworkhard.Thenoneday,shemadea6announcement.“YouknowallthemoneyI’vebeensaving?”shesaidhesitantly.“I’mgoingtogiveittothepoorpeople.”SoonecoldmorningbeforeChristmas,Emilyhandedhertotalsavingsof$58toavolunteerwhowasreallyvery7.8byEmily’sselflessness,Idecidedtocontribute9ofmyoldbicyclestoacardealerwhowascollectingusedbikesforpoorchildren10Iselectedashinymodelfrommycollection,however,itseemedasifasecondbiketookonaglow.ShouldIcontributetwo?No,onewouldbeenough.ButIcouldn’t11thefeelingthatIshouldgiveasecondbike.WhenIlater12thebikes,thecardealersaid,“You’remakingtwokidsvery13,sir.Hereareyourtickets.Foreachbicyclecontributed,we’re14awayonechancetowinagirl’smountainbike.”Whywasn’tIsurprisedwhenthatsecondticketprovedtobethe15?IliketothinkitwasGod’swayof16heryear--whilegivingherdadalessoninthe17.1、A．Promised B．Amazed C．Determined D．Organized2、A．need B．should C．must D．can3、A．collection B．contribution C．shop D．club4、A．seldom B．likely C．slightly D．merely5、A．drew B．became C．went D．pulled6、A．observed B．sensed C．watched D．noticed7、A．work B．charge C．time D．change8、A．disappointing B．surprising C．formal D．public9、A．agreeable B．hopeful C．thankful D．pitiful10、A．Moved B．Shocked C．Persuaded D．Demanded11、A．one B．some C．two D．any12、A．While B．As C．Because D．Though13、A．express B．describe C．explain D．shake14、A．returned B．delivered C．chose D．shared15、A．sweet B．healthy C．happy D．fair16、A．putting B．giving C．storing D．signing17、A．present B．harvest C．winner D．chance18、A．greeting B．praising C．sheltering D．rewarding19、A．under B．before C．beyond D．within20、A．process B．project C．struggle D．communication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）IstartedworkingasavolunteerfortheCityofSurreythissummer.IdidthisbecauseI’vealwaysenjoyed1．(help)peopleinanywayIcan.IthoughtifIbecameavolunteerfortheCityofSurrey,Iwouldbeabletoachievethatgoalandbe2．(me).AndbeingavolunteerfortheCityofSurreyreallyhelpedmebranchout3．manydifferentdirections.Ivolunteeredover256hoursof4．(serve)duringthesummerhelpingwithdaycamp,teendancesandsoon.IworkedhardanddidmybesttoshoweveryonethatthisiswhatIlovetodo.Istartedtotakeeverycourse5．(offer)bythevolunteerprogramandthenbegantoapplyforpaidpositions.AttheendofthesummerI6．(hire)asadanceinstructor.WorkingfortheCityofSurreyhasprovidedmewithmanyopportunities7．wouldnothavepresentedthemselvesanywhereelse.Igotawell-paidjobmuch8．(early)thanIhadexpected.Iwas9．(thank)thatIhadbeengiventhechance10．(work)forsuchanamazingcityanddomyparttomakeitthebestitcanbe.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短文。短文中共有10处错误，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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。IwillsaysomethingaboutaforeignplacethatIwanttostayforaleisuretime.ItisBritain,anEuropeancountry.Hereismyreasons.First,there'relotsoftourismdestinationsinBritain,withmillionsofpeoplecomefromallovertheworldtoenjoy.Iamstronglyattracting.Moreover,therearemanygreatpeopleIadmiredalot.suchasShakespeare,Dickensandsoon.IfIcangotoBritain,IwillspendatleastoneandtwodaysinLondon.ThenIwillpayavisittoShakespearehometownmyselftoknowhimbetter.AndIwillvisittopeopleinthecountrysidetohaveabetterunderstandingofthelocalculture.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是晨光中学高二学生李毕，最近利用休假时间和其他同学一起参加了一次为期三天的野外生存训练（WildnessSurvivalProgram），你将作为代表在班会上发言。请你写一篇英文发言稿，要点包括：1.简要介绍活动情況（翻过两座山，穿越森林，自己生火做饭等）；2.谈谈你的感想；3.希望今后再参加此类活动。注意：1.词数100左在；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总同数.Hello,everyone!______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thanks!

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、D3、C4、C5、B6、B7、A8、C9、C10、A11、B12、D13、D14、B15、D16、A17、A18、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、A22、1、A2、D3、B4、C23、1、B2、C3、D24、"HowtoLetCooftheWorldandLoveAlltheThingsClimateCan'tChange"isthelatestmoviefromfilm-makerandclimateactivistJoshFox.Themovieisthethirdfilminathree-partseriesaboutclimatechange.In2010,Fox'sdocumentary"Gasland"wasappointedforthehighestaward-anOscar."Gasland"exploredthehotlydebatedprocessofremovingnaturalgasfromtheground.Heexaminedthesubjectagainin"GaslandⅡ".FoxwasinWashington,D．C．recentlytopresenthisthirdfilm.Hewasarrestedduringaprotestagainstanewfuelpipeline.Inthefilm,Foxsayspollutionfromfossilfuelsmustbereduced.Withoutlimits,therewillbemoreextremeweather,likeseverestormsanddryweather,risingsealevels,causingshortagesoffoodandwater,"Whenyoureallyencounterthatheadon,itcausesanin-crediblecrisis."Inthenewfilm,FoxtravelsthroughasunlessforestintheAmazonwithlocalactiviststomeasureoilspills.HegoestoavillageinEcuadortolearnhowpeopletherestoppedapipelinefrombeingbuilt.HejoinsyoungpeopleinAustraliatostopboatsfromenteringtheportofNewcastle."Youshouldprobablyknowthedownsideofwhatwe'reabouttodo.Thisistheshortlist:drowning,beingarrested:beingrunoverbyboats,driftingawayincurrentsoutintothePacificOcean,culturaldisrespect,bigwaves."Alsointhefilm,FoxtalkstoEllaZhou,anenergyexpert