上海市北中学2026届高三英语第一学期期末联考模拟试题含解析

上海市北中学2026届高三英语第一学期期末联考模拟试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Therearealotofsignsmenaremorelikelytohaveheartattacksthanwomen.A．indicate B．toindicate C．indicated D．indicating2．ItisbroadcastonTVthatthe88thAcademyAwardCeremonywasheldinDolbyTheatreseatsanaudienceofapproximately4,000.A．where B．whoseC．which D．when3．Itwasn’tuntilthen_______theirmarriagewasbreakingupbecausetheyhadlittleincommon.A.didIrealize B.thatIrealizedC.hadIrealize D.whenIrealized4．Ifithadnotbeenfortheheroes’contributionsandsacrifices,we_____suchahappylife.A．wouldn’thaveled B．wouldn’tbeleadingC．haven’tled D．arenotleading5．_______progressitis,youcan’tstopmovingforward.A．WhatevergreatB．HowevergreatC．NomatterhowgreatD．Howgreata6．Thereisnodoubtthatclimateallovertheworld______greatlyinrecentyears.A．hadchanged B．ischangingC．changed D．hasbeenchanging7．Ithoughtithardtocompletetheprojectatfirst,butI______mymind.A．change B．havechangedC．hadchanged D．wouldchange8．—Sir,I’mlatebecausemycarbrokedownontheway.—________.I’vehadenoughofyourexcuses.A．Cutitout B．Suityourself C．Youcan’tbeserious D．Itmakessense9．Iftheythrowstonesatyou，don’tthrowback.Usethemtobuildyourownfoundation________.A．somehowB．anywayC．insteadD．nevertheless10．Thebusdroppedmeoffandpulledaway_____IrealizedIhadleftmybagonit.A．whileB．beforeC．afterD．since11．Simplyraiseyourhand，andataxiappears________A．atnotimeB．atonetimeC．innotimeD．forthetimebeing12．TheteachercalledTomtohisofficebecausehewascaughtintheexam.A．tocheat B．cheating C．cheated D．cheat13．Mr.Zhanggavealltextbookstoallthepupils,except____________whohadalreadytakenthem.A．theseB．onesC．thoseD．theothers14．Itwasn'teasyhavingmyfriendstalkabouttheirfreshmanyears________Iwasn'tapartof．A．whom B．when C．that D．what15．Smoking______inthekitcheninmyhouse.A．doesn’tallowB．didn’tallowC．isn’tallowedD．won’tallow16．Mariaisconstantlymakingefforts,shedeservesthegoalofenteringthekeyuniversity.A．achieving B．toachieve C．beingachieved D．tobeachieve17．Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone18．Mywifesometimes_____somethingshehaslongbeenlookingfor.That’swhysheenjoyswindowshopping.A．looksup B．looksfor C．picksup D．picksout19．Peoplefromallwalksoflifeareeagerforsuccess,_______lackofconfidence,however,isagreatbarrier.A．where B．whichC．towhich D．beyondwhich20．Whentheyfirstcametothecity,myparentsoftenwenttoneighborsforatalk,justasthey________inthecountryside.A．willdo B．haddoneC．havedone D．weredoing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）Yourhousemayhaveaneffectonyourfigure.Expertssaythewayyoudesignyourhomecouldplayaroleinwhetheryoupackonthepoundsorkeepthemoff.Youcanmakeyourenvironmentworkforyouinsteadofagainstyou.Herearesomewaystoturnyourhomeintopartofyourdietplan.Openthecurtainsandturnupthelights.Darkenvironmentsaremorelikelytoencourageovereating,forpeopleareoftenlessself­conscious(难为情)whenthey’reinpoorlylitplaces—andsomorelikelytoeatlotsoffood.Ifyourhomedoesn’thaveenoughwindowlight,getmorelampsandfloodtheplacewithbrightness.Mindthecolors.Researchsuggestswarmcolorsfuelourappetites.Inonestudy,peoplewhoatemealsinablueroomconsumed33percentlessthanthoseinayelloworredroom.Warmcolorslikeyellowmakefoodappearmoreappetizing,whilecoldcolorsmakeusfeellesshungry.Sowhenit’stimetorepaint,goblue.Don’tforgettheclock—ortheradio.Peoplewhoeatslowlytendtoconsumeabout70fewercalories(卡路里)permealthanthosewhorushthroughtheirmeals.Beginkeepingtrackofthetime,andtrytomakedinnerlastatleast30minutes.Andwhileyou’reatit,actuallysitdowntoeat.Ifyouneedsomehelpslowingdown,turnonrelaxingmusic.Itmakesyoulesslikelytorushthroughameal.Downsizethedishes.Bigservingbowlsandplatescaneasilymakeusfat.Weeatabout22percentmorewhenusinga12­inchplateinsteadofa10­inchplate.Whenwechoosealargespoonoverasmallerone,totalintake(摄入)jumpsby14percent.Andwe’llpourabout30percentmoreliquidintoashort,wideglassthanatall,skinnyglass.1、Thetextisespeciallyhelpfulforthosewhocareabout____________.A．theirhomecomforts B．theirbodyshapeC．housebuying D．healthydiets2、Ahomeenvironmentinbluecanhelppeople______________.A．digestfoodbetter B．reducefoodintakeC．burnmorecalories D．regaintheirappetites3、Whatarepeopleadvisedtodoatmealtimes?A．Eatquickly. B．Playfastmusic.C．Usesmallerspoons. D．Turndownthelights.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．IsYourHouseMakingYouFat? B．WaysofServingDinnerC．EffectsofSelf­Consciousness D．IsYourHomeEnvironmentRelaxing?22．（8分）AnewstudysuggestsclimateconditionsintheSaharaDesert,oneofhottest,driestandmostdesertedareasintheworld,havechangedfromwettodryaaboutevery20,000years.ButpreviousevidencehassuggestedtheSaharadidnotalwaysexperiencesuchextremeheatanddryconditions.Attimes,theSaharaRangedtoaverywetclimate.Thispermittedplantsandanimalstodevelopandgrowandledtothecreationofhumansettlements.Now,theyhavediscoveredmoreevidence,which,theleadresearcherDavidMcGeesays,supportstheideathattheSahara'sclimatekeptchangingbetweenwetanddryaboutevery20,000,years.McGeereportedtheseclimatechangesweremainlydrivenbychangesintheEarth's(地轴)astheplanettravelsroundthesun.Thisprocessaffectstheamountofsunlightbetweenseasons.Every20,000yearstheEarthreceivesmorestrongsummersunlight.WhentheEarth'saxischangesagain,theamountofsunlightisreduced.Thisseasonchangehappenedcontinuouslyevery20,000years.Theotherpartoftheseasonproducedrainyconditions,resultinginawetter,greener,plant-richenvironment.Whentherainyactivityweakens,theclimatebecomeshotanddry,liketheSahararemainstoday.Thescientistsbasedtheirresearchondustcollectedfromoceansediment(沉积物)intheAtlanticOceanbottomoffthecoastofWestAfrica.Thedustcontainedlayers(层)ofancientsedimentbuiltupovermillionsofyears.EachlayercouldcontaintracesofSaharandustaswellastheremainsoflifeforms.Thisinformationwasusedtoassessoverwhattimeperiodthedusthadbuiltup.ThisledtotheoverallfindingthattheSaharanchangesfromwettodryclimateshappenedevery20,000years.DavidMcGeesaidthattodayweonlyseetheSaharaDesertasanextremelydesertedand“inhospitable”place.Thenewstudysuggeststhatthearea'sclimatehaschangesbetweengrasslandsandamuchwetterenvironment,andbacktodryclimates,evenoverthelastquartermillionyears.McGeesayshethinksthelatestresearchcanbevaluableinstudyingtheSahara'shistoryasitrelatestohumansettlement.1、WhatdoesthenewstudyfindabouttheSaharaDesert?A．Itisoneofthehottest,driestandmostdesertedareasinAfrica.B．Italwaysexperiencesextremeconditionsbecauseofitsposition.C．Itsclimatechangesbetweenwetanddryaboutevery20,000years.D．Itsenvironmentalconditionsstopplantsandanimalsfromsurviving.2、WhatisthedirectreasonforSahara'sclimatechanges?A．Rainyactivity. B．Solarradiation.C．Humanactivity. D．Globalenvironment.3、Howdidtheresearchersacquiretheevidence?A．Byanalyzingoceanlife.B．BystudyingSahara’shistory.C．Bycollectingdustonthecoast.D．Byexaminingmeansediment.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inhospitable”probablymean?A．Unsuitabletolive. B．Insignificantlostudy.C．Unabletoexplore. D．Impossibletochange.23．（8分）Awarmdrinkofmilkbeforebedhaslongbeenthebestchoiceforthosewantingagoodnight’ssleep.Butnowastudyhasfounditreallydoeshelppeoplenodoff—ifitismilkedfromacowatnight.Researchershavediscoveredthat“nightmilk”containsmoremelatonin(褪黑激素),whichhasbeenproventohelppeoplefeelsleepyandreduceanxiety.Thestudy,byresearchersfromSeoul,SouthKorea,involvedmicebeingfedwithdriedmilkpowdermadefromcowsmilkedbothduringthedayandatnight.Thosegivennightmilk,whichcontained10timestheamountofmelatonin,werelessactiveandlessanxiousthanthosefedwiththemilkcollectedduringdaytime,accordingtothestudypublishedinTheJournalofMedicinalFood.Nightmilkquickenedthestartofsleepandcausedthemicetosleeplonger.Whiletheeffectofcows’milkharvestedatdifferenttimeshasnotbeentestedonhumansuptonow,takingmelatonindrugshasbeensuggestedtothosewhoarestrugglingtofallasleepatnight.Previousstudieshavealsoindicatedthatmilkcanbeexcellentforhelpingsleepbecauseofthecalciumcontent,whichhelpspeopletorelax.Milkisalsosugar-freeandadditive-freewithnutritionistsrecommendingskimmedmilkasthebestchoicebeforebedasitistheleastfattening.Themorefatyoutakeinbeforebedtime,thegreaterburdenyouwillputonyourbodyatnight.1、Accordingtothetext,themicefedwithdaytimemilk__________.A．startedsleepmoreeasily.B．werelessactive.C．weremoreanxious.D．wokeuplater.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofmelatoninaccordingtothetext?A．It’susedinsleepingdrugs.B．Itexistsinmilkingreatamount.C．Itcanmakepeoplemoreenergetic.D．It’sbeentestedonmicefortenyears.3、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．MilkDrinkingandHealthB．Fat,SugarandHealthC．AnExperimentonMiceD．NightMilkandSleep4、Howdoestheauthorsupportthethemeofthetext?A．Bygivingexamples.B．Byprovidingresearchresults.C．Byexplainingstatisticaldata.D．Bystatingarguments.24．（8分）InAmerica,parentstendtoencouragetheirchildrentodeveloptheirpotential(潜能)tothefullestextent.Fathersandmothersfrequentlyteachtheirchildrenbothambitionandtheconfidencenecessarytoworktowardtheirgoals.Americanparentsarealwaysactiveinconcentratingonwhattheirkidscando,notwhattheycan’t.Asaresult,millionsofAmericanboysandgirlsgrowuphopingtobecomeactorsandathletes,diplomatsanddoctors.Manyofthemevenwanttobecomepresident.Americanparentsoftenencouragetheirchildrentobecomeinvolvedinextraactivitiesofalltypesatschool,suchasstudentgovernment,sportsandmusic.Theybelievethatonlythroughtakingpartintheseactivitiescantheirchildrenbecomematureyoungadults.Asweallknow,schoolworkisimportant.Butparentsshouldrealizethatthesocialskillstheirchildrenlearnfromnaturalconversationswitheachotherareasimportantasschoolworkandtheskillstheywillneedinthefuturework.What’smoreimportantintheirworkisthattheirchildrenshouldhaveasoundknowledgeofphysicsortheabilitytocommunicateeffectively.Asarule,Chineseparentsdon’teducatetheirchildrenaboutthesamekindofambitionandconfidenceasAmericansdo,nordotheyencouragethesamelevelofparticipationinextraactivities.Childrenaretypicallyadvisedtostudyhardandpassexams.Theyhavetospendalotoftimeindoingmuchschoolworkeveryday.Itisagreatwasteoftimetodoso.NowmoreandmoreChineseparentshaverecognizedthattheyshouldpayattentiontodevelopingthepotentialoftheirchildren.IhopethatleadersinChineseeducationalcirclesshouldtakesomemeasurestodevelopthepotentialoftheirchildren.Iamveryconfidentaboutit.1、Fromthepassage,weknowtheAmericanparentspaymuchmoreattentionto.A．thesocialskillsthanChineseparentsB．theirchildren’sstudyinghardandwellC．whattheirchildrenwantbuttheycan’tD．extraactivitiesthanschoolwork2、Accordingtothepassage,Chineseparents.A．knowmorethanAmericanparentstoeducatetheirchildrenB．owningambitionandconfidenceisnecessaryandimportantC．paymuchmoreattentiontotheirchildren’sfinefutureD．don’tencouragetheirchildrentoparticipateinextraactivities3、Fromthepassage,wecaninfer.A．AmericanchildrenarebraveandadventurousB．AmericanchildrenaremoreactiveintheirstudiesC．ChinesechildrenhavetheabilitytocommunicateeffectivelyD．somethingshouldbedonetodevelopthepotentialofthechildreninChina4、What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsChineseeducationreform?A．Neutral. B．Indifferent.C．Positive. D．Negative.25．（10分）WhenCarsonPalmer,aprofessionalAmericanfootballplayer,hurthisarmafewyearsago,hetookaweekofffromthrowingthefootball.Butinhishead,Palmerpracticedeveryday.Thefollowingweekend,Palmerhadthebestgameofhislife.Formorethanacentury,scientistshavebeentryingtounderstandhowthismentaltrainingworks.Inthe1930s,researchersprovedbyexperimentthatwhenyou'reimagininganaction,yourbrainsendssignalstoyourmuscles(肌肉)whicharetooweaktotightenthemusclesbutmighthelptrainthebodytoperform.Inotherwords,mentalpracticemightcreateapatterninyourhead,likeaninnerhow-toguideforaparticularskill.Sportspsychologistshaveconductedhundredsofstudiescomparingimaginedandphysicalpracticeforactions.Onthewhole,theresearchshowsthatmentaltrainingworks.A2012study,forexample,compared32amateurgolferswhopracticedhittingtheballstoanother32whomerelyheldagolfclubintheirhandsandvisualized（想象）theirswings.Underthesametrainingrules,bothgroupsimprovedtheirskillsbygettingtheballabout4inchesclosertothehole.Visualizationhasadvantagesovertherealthing:Youcandoitanywhere,evenwheninjured.Itissafe-amajorplusforhigh-riskperformerssuchasgymnastsandsurgeons.Andyoucanpracticeforlongerperiodsoftimebecauseyou'renotrestrictedbyphysicaltiredness,That’snottosayit'seasy,we'vehadOlympic-levelathletessittinginourlab,visualizingthemovementsfortwohours,"saysTadhgMacintyre,asportspsychologistattheUniversityofLimerickinIreland.“Whenwe'redone,they’reabsolutelytired.”Itdoesn’tworkforeveryone,though."Ifyou'reanovice,theeffectcanbeharmful,”warnsMacintyre.Ifyou'retryingtovisualizeafreethrow,andyoudon'tevenknowthepropermovement,thenyou'reprobablygoingtomentallypracticethewrongskill.”1、Theauthorintroducesthetopicofthetextby______.A．givinganexampleB．presentinganargumentC．explainingaphenomenonD．makinganassumption2、Whathappenswhenoneisvisualizinganaction?A．Aspecialskillisquicklyacquired.B．AcertainmodelisformedintheheadC．Themusclesgrowincreasinglytense.D．Thebrainsendsstrongmessagestothebody.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"novice"inthelastparagraphmean?A．CoachB．SpecialistC．BeginnerD．Judge4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Athletesarelikelytowingamesthroughimaginedpractice.B．Practicingashillproperlyinmindcanproduceintendedeffect.C．Practicewhethermentalorphysicalhaitsowncharacteristics.D．Scientistshavefoundasalewayforathletestopracticetheirskills.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）Michael’sphonecontainsapictureofmassesofgroceries—frompiestogroundmeat—allpackedtightlyintoacar．AllofitwastakentoMary’sMission，a1forthehomeless，lastThanksgiving，heexplained．“Tillnow,we’vedelivered21，000poundsoffoodthatwouldhavebeen2，”saidMichael，18，ahighschoolgraduatefromIllinois．Lastsummer,Michaelstarteda3calledUnseenCuisine．It4foodthatisnearlypastitssell—bydatefrombusiness，anddeliversittosheltersforthehomeless．5theirsenioryear,Michaelandeightotherstudents6upforthreedeliveriesaweektonearbyshelters．Nowthosestudentshopeto7themissionattheuniversitiestheyareattendinginthefallandgetmorestudents8．“Theultimategoalforusistoendfoodwasteandend9，notonlyinAmericabut10thewholeworld，”Michaelsaid．“Iknowthat’spretty11”DuringafamilytriptoIndiainthesummerof2012，Michaelsaidhewas12byseeingpeoplebeginthestreets．Thatimage13withhim．But14Michaelandhisteamhavebeenhonoredfortheirwork，hesaidhisteamhadbeenmost15bytheirinteractions(交流)withpeoplewholiveandworkattheshelters．Theysaidtheyhadcometoanew16oftheirprivilegeandresponsibilitytowardothers．“Alotofpeopledidn’t17necessarilytobeinthepositionthatthey’rein．It’salotof18whereveryou’reborn，”saidNickMotta，18，oneofMichael’Steammates．“Tome，it's19amazingthatagroupofstudentscanmakesucha20”Michaelsaid.“Ifwecanjustkeepdoingthat．Ithinkitwillgoalongway．”1、A．store B．shelter C．school D．factory2、A．produced B．bought C．wasted D．stolen3、A．pub B．class C．family D．group4、A．collects B．sells C．makes D．cooks5、A．Before B．After C．Throughout D．Until6、A．held B．turned C．made D．teamed7、A．spread B．1imit C．support D．delay8、A．known B．involved C．united D．started9、A．poverty B．violence C．injustice D．hunger10、A．hopefully B．thankfully C．fortunately D．apparently11、A．affordable B．aggressive C．ambitious D．arbitrary12、A．frightened B．affected C．embarrassed D．disappointed13、A．met B．stayed C．agreed D．matched14、A．when B．as C．since D．while15、A．awarded B．comforted C．rewarded D．favored16、A．understanding B．analyzing C．balancing D．expressing17、A．fail B．fight C．manage D．choose18、A．freedom B．1uck C．courage D．wisdom19、A．pretty B．well C．rather D．even20、A．point B．breakthrough C．difference D．decision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）Theadobedwellings(土坯房)

1．(build)bythePuebloIndiansoftheAmericanSouthwestareadmiredbyeven

2．mostmodernofarchitectsandengineers.Inadditiontotheirsimplebeauty,whatmakestheadobedwellingsadmirableistheir

3．(able)to“aircondition”ahousewithout

4．(use)electricequipment.Wallsmadeofadobetakeintheheatfromthesunonhotdaysandgiveoutthatheat

5．(slow)duringcoolnights，thuswarningthehouse.Whenanewdaybreaks,thewallshavegivenuptheirheatandarenowcoldenough

6．(cool)thehouseduringthehotday:

7．thesametime,theywarmupagainforthenightThiscycle

8．(go)dayafterday:ThewallswarmupDuringthedayandcooloffduringthenightandthusalwaysatimelyoffset(抵消)fortheoutsidetemperatures.As

9．(nature)architects,thePuebloIndiansfiguredoutexactly

10．thicktheadobewallsneededtobetomakethecycleworkonmostdays.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。LastSunday,Itakepartinawalkingactivitywithmyfriends.Earlyinthemorning,wejoinedinotherparticipantsofdifferentage.At8:30,theygatheredatthestartingpoint,preparedourselvesforthelongdistance