2026届广东省肇庆市怀集中学英语高三第一学期期末学业水平测试模拟试题含解析

2026届广东省肇庆市怀集中学英语高三第一学期期末学业水平测试模拟试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Ihavenodoubtthathewillmakeit,butIwonder_____heisreallyreadyenough.A．what B．whyC．whether D．That2．Mankindmustfirstofalleat,drink,haveshelterandclothing________itcanpursuepolitics,science,artandreligion.A．until B．unlessC．before D．since3．Annsaidwheneverherfatherwasunhappyhe________gooutandbuysomething,usuallysomethinglargeanduseless.A．should B．couldC．would D．might4．ThankstoMrsSmith,thefatherandthesoneventually______aftertenyears’coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．pickedup C．madeup D．turnedup5．—Therentofourflatwillseea20%risethisyear?—Yes.That’s______Ihavecompromisedwiththeflatowner.A．whatB．whereC．howD．when6．Thepoliceofficersdecidedtoconductathoroughand______reviewofthecase.A．comprehensive B．complicatedC．conscious D．constant7．Whatthecountrydid_____theinternationaltraderegulations,forwhichitwaswidelycondemned.A．approved B．violated C．bothered D．interrupted8．Iftheserviceisawful,acustomerhastherighttotothemanager.A．react B．applyC．complain D．suggest9．Totellthetruth,IwouldratherI________thepaininsteadofyou.Youdon’tknowhowworriedIwas.A．took B．hadtakenC．havetaken D．shouldhavetaken10．I’mnotquitesurehowtogetthere,----------I’dbetter_____amap.A．watch B．lookup C．consult D．read11．—Doyoureallyplantodropoutofthefootballteam?—________It’stimeformetoconcentrateonmystudy.A．I’mjustkidding. B．Definitelynot.C．Imeanit D．Whatapity!12．ThePartycouldhavestated______theirpolicywasonthismatter,butthevotersonlyreceivedaverydustyanswer.A．why B．when C．whether D．what13．———Itwasagreendinner._______———Thanks.Butitreallyonlytookanhour.A．Youmustbetired. B．Ienjoyeditverymuch.C．Youmusthavespentalldaycooking. D．Ihaveneverhaditbefore.14．—Dad,youshouldhavetakenmetothefootballmatchthismorning.—Ihadintendedto,butIcouldn’tspareanytime,I_____areport.A．hadwrittenB．wroteC．waswritingD．wouldwrite15．Thediningroomiscleanandtidy,withatablealready______forabigmeal． A.beinglaidB．laying C．tolay D．laid16．TheBritishgovernmentpublishedanofficialpolicydocument________itsplanstobringtheUKoutoftheEuropeanUnion.A．lettingoutB．puttingoutC．settingoutD．workingout17．Theworldisnotalways______wewishittobe.A．that B．whichC．what D．where18．Themapletreesturnabrilliantredinautumn,addinganothertothecolorsintheharvestseason.A．theme B．versionC．category D．dimension19．Whydoyouturntomeforhelp______youcaneasilyworkouttheproblemindependently?A．untilB．whenC．afterD．unless20．Maybehereallyshoulddomoreexercisesfromnowon.____,Ihopehecouldgetoversoon.A．Somehow B．Somewhat C．Anyway D．Anywhere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）Theymaybeteenagers,but17-year-oldBrittanyBulland16-year-oldSesamMngqengqiswahavegrandambitions(雄心)—tolaunchAfrica’sfirstprivatesatellite(卫星)intospace.TheyarepartofateamofhighschoolgirlsfromCapeTown,SouthAfrica,whohavedesignedandbuiltequipmentforasatellitethatwillorbitovertheearth’spolesscanningAfrica’ssurface.Onceinspace,thesatellitewillcollectinformationonagriculture,andfoodsecuritywithinthecontinent.Usingthedata/wecantrytodetermineandpredict(预测)theproblemsAfricawillbefacinginthefuture”,explainsBull,astudentatPelicanParkHighSchool.“Whereourfoodisgrowing,wherewecanplantmoretreesandvegetationandalsohowwecanmonitorremoteareas,”shesays.“Wehavealotofforestfiresandfloodsbutwedon’talwaysgetoutthereintime.’’Informationreceivedtwiceadaywillgotowardsdisasterprevention.It’spartofaprojectbySouthAfrica’sMetaEconomicDevelopmentOrganization(MEDO)workingwithMoreheadStateUniversityintheUS.Thegirls(14intotal)arebeingtrainedbysatelliteengineersfromCapePeninsulaUniversityofTechnology,inanefforttoencouragemoreAfricanwomenintoSTEM(science,technology,engineering,mathematics).ScheduledtolaunchinMay2017,ifsuccessful,itwillmakeMEDOthefirstprivatecompanyinAfricatobuildasatelliteandsenditintoorbit.Mngqengqiswacomesfromasingleparenthousehold.Hermotherisadomesticworker.Bybecomingaspaceengineerorastronaut,theteenagerhopestomakehermotherproud.“DiscoveringspaceandseeingtheEarth’satmosphere,it’snotsomethingmanyblackAfricanshavebeenabletodo,orgettheopportunitytolookatIwanttoseeandexperiencethesethingsformyself,”saysMngqengqiswa.HerteammateBullagrees,“Iwanttoshowtofellowgirlsthatwedon’tneedtositaroundorlimitourselves.Anycareerispossible-evenaerospace.”1、WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?A．Informationprovidedbythesatellite.B．Thebenefitsbroughtbythesatellite.C．ProblemsAfricanagriculturefaces.D．Thewaythesatellitecollectsinformation.2、Whyaretheexpertsteachingthegirlssatellitetechnology?A．Toturnthemintogoodfarmers.B．TohelpAfricanwomentolivebetter.C．Totrainemployeesforaprivatecompany.D．ToattractmoreAfricanwomentosci-techfields.3、Whatdoyouthinkofthegirlsinthetext?A．Ambitiousandpioneering.B．Generousandstrict.C．Independentandmodest.D．Braveandserious.22．（8分）InmostpartsofBritain,theblackcatisasymbolofgoodluckandowningablackcatmaybringgoodlucktothefamily.Butrecently,blackcatscannolongerenjoysomuchfavor.TheRoyalSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimals（英国防止虐待动物协会）announcedariseinthenumberofblackcatsbeingabandonedbytheirowners,duetonotlookinggoodinselfies（自拍）.AccordingtotheRSPCA,morethan70percentofthecatsinitscareareblack.Thebiggestreasonforthatisblackcatstendnottophotographastheirlighterandbrighter-coloredfellowswithmoreobviousmarkings.AnRSPCAspokesmansaid,“Thishasbecomeanationalproblem.Andweareurgingpeopletoneverjudgeacatbyitscolorbutlookatitspersonalityinstead.”TheMillwoodCatRescueCentrehastakeninniceblackcatsinthepasttwoweeks.Thefounderoftherescuecentresaid,“Wehavehadalotofblackcatsbecausepeopledon’tlikeblackatthemoment.Otherlookattheblackcatsandthenjustsay

‘Oh,haveyougotanythingelse?’”AnimalloverGabriellaFletcherownsa16-year-oldblackcat,Susie.Sheregularlytakesselfieswithherpet.Shesaid,“Itishardtogetagoodpictureasyoucan’treallyseehowbeautifulSusieis.Sheisjustasspecialasanyothercat.”1、（小题1）Whyareblackcatslessfavoredbypeople?A．Theyarerisinginnumber.B．Theydon’tbringgoodluckanymoreC．TheyarebannedbyRSPCA．D．Theydon’tlookgoodinphotos.2、（小题2）WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3imply?A．Peoplewantmoreblackcats.B．Peoplewanttohavesomethingtoeat.C．Peoplewantmorepetanimals.D．Peopleareunwillingtoseesomanyblackcats.3、（小题3）InGabriellaFletcher’seyes,blackcatsare_______.A．disgustingB．unluckyC．ordinaryD．attractive4、（小题4）Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthistext?A．Blackcatsoutin“selfies”.B．BlackcatsabandonedintheUK.C．Blackcatsinneedofcaring.D．Blackcatsfavoredagain.23．（8分）TwosummersagoIwasabouttotumfiftyandwantedtodosomethingI’dneverdonebefore.MydaughterBaileythoughtskydiving(跳伞)wouldbeperfectforme.IcanpromiseyouthatofallthethingsIwasthinkingofdoing,jumpingoutofanairplanenevercameclosetomakingthelist.AsIage,Iseemtohavedevelopedagrowingfearofheights.Afterseveralrequestsfrommydaughter,Ifinallysaidyesandshelookedalmostshocked.Itoldafriendwhatweweredoing,thenwesetoff.Wehada3-hourdrivetothejumpsite.Wedrovethroughsomebeautifulcountryside,butthenwepassedasmallcemetery(基地)Thenwepassedanothercemeteryandanotherone.Iaskedifsomanypeoplediedjumpingoutofairplanesinthisareathattheyneededtokeepbuildingmorecemeteriestoburyallthebodies!Aswesqueezedintothelittleplane,ItightlyheldtherighthandofmypartnerRonnie.Theshortridetoaltitudewascruelforme.AsBaileysteppedtothedoor,shelookedbackatmeandsaid“Dad,I’msureyoucandoit!”Isaidyesassherolledout,Iimmediatelylookedbehindmeandsaid“RONNIEIAMNOTFEELINGGOOD”Hesaid,“It’sgoingtobegreat.Besides,it’stoolatenowanyway”,anywejumpedout.Thenextfiveminutesweresomeofthemostexcitingofmylife.Itwassobeautifulandpeaceful—exceptforthepartswhereIwasscreaming.IprayedtoGodfortheparachute(降落伞)toopen,butmostlyItoldHimhowthankfulIwasformylifeandbeingwithmethroughgoodandbad.1、What’stheauthor’smainpurposeofmentioningcemeteriesinParagraph2?A．Totellhowdeterminedhewas.B．Toshowhowroughthetripwas.C．Toexpresshowscaredhewasthen.D．Toprovehowlonelythejumpsitewas.2、WhatdidBaileydoforherfatherbeforeskydived?A．Sheplayedajokewithhim.B．Shegavehimencouragement.C．Shecomfortedhimconstantly.D．Sheofferedhimusefulguidance.3、Howdidtheauthorbehaveafterjumpingoutoftheairplane?A．Heenjoyedhimself.B．Hestayedquitecalm.C．Hebreathedoutinrelief.D．Hekeptfearingforsafety.4、Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorfromthetext?A．Heskydivedforthefirsttimeattheageof48.B．Hejumpedathisdaughter’srecommendation.C．Theolderhegets,thelessfearfulofheightsheis.D．Neverhadheconsideredattemptingtodoskydiving.24．（8分）SkyscrapersarethesymbolofUrbanlife.Citypeopleareusedtoseeingtallbuildingsandapartments.Farms,ontheotherhand,areassociatedwithrural(农村的)life.However,thereareexpertswhothinkskyscrapersshouldbecomefarmstomeettheincreasingfoodneeds.Bythemiddleofthiscentury,somescientistssuggest,almost80%oftheearth’spopulationcouldliveincities.Inaddition,thepopulationcouldincreaseto9.1billionpeopleduringthattimeyettheamountoflandavailableforfarmingwillbethesame.Ifcurrentfarmingpracticesdon’tchange,wewillneedanareaofnewlandtoproduceenoughfoodfortheplanet.Verticalfarms,whereurbanfarmerscouldgrowcropsinenvironmentallyfriendlyskyscrapers,couldbethesolution.Inspiteofconcernsoverhighcosts,expertswanttomakeitarealityandusetheseskyscraperstogrowcrops.Verticalfarmswouldhavemanyadvantages,supporterssay.Unliketraditionalfarming,verticalfarmingcouldbefreeofchemicalsanddiseases.Besides,cropswouldnotsufferfromproblemslikeflooding.Finally,verticalfarmswouldreducethecostandnegativeeffectsoftransportingfoodoverlongdistances.Somearguethatalthoughcropsgrowinginatallglassbuildingwouldgetnaturalsunlightduringtheday,itwouldn'tbeenough.Forthisreason,verticalfarmswouldneedadditionallightsources(来源),suchasartificiallight.Anotherwayofgrowingfreshfoodistobuildurbanfarmsonrooftops.Thismorepracticalapproachmaybemoreachievablethantheideaoffarmsinskyscrapers,researcherssuggest.Expertsagreethatinnovative(革新的)farmingpracticesareneededtosupporttheneedformorefoodataffordablecosts,bothtothefarmerandtotheconsumer,butthebestideascouldbeyettocome.1、Whatprimaryproblemcouldverticalfarmingsettle?A．Poorstateofrurallife.B．Shortageoffoodsupply.C．Highcostfortransportingcrops.D．Environmentalpollutionbytransitionalfarmings2、Whatistheadvantageofverticalfarming?A．Itcanproduceorganicfood.B．Itrequireslittlecare.C．Itcanbenefittransportindustry.D．Itneedsverylowcost.3、Whatisabigchallengetomakeverticalfarmingareality?A．Farmableland. B．CropdiseasesC．Lightsources. D．Climateconditions.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetest?A．FutureFoodNeedsB．SymbolofUrbanLifeC．FarmingonRooftopsD．FarmsoftheFuture25．（10分）Newresearchinmonkeysmayprovideaclueabouthowthebrainmanagesvastamountsofinformationandrememberswhatitneeds.Theresearchersfoundthatwhenmonkeysweretaughttoremembercomputerclipartpictures,theirbrainsreducedthelevelofdetailbysortingthepicturesintocategoriesforrecall,suchasimagesthatcontained"people,""buildings,""flowers,"and"animals."Thecategorizingcellswerefoundinthehippocampus,anareaofthebrainthatprocessessensoryinformationintomemory.Intheexperimenteachmonkeywasshownoneclipartpicture,andafteradelayofoneto30seconds,pickedtheoriginaloutoftwotosixdifferentimagestogetajuicereward.Byrecordingcellactivityduringhundredsofthesetrialsinwhichthepictureswerealldifferent,theresearchersnoticedthatcertaincellsweremoreactivewhenthepicturescontainedsimilarfeatures,suchasimagesofpeople–butnototherobjects.Theyfoundthatdifferentcellscodedimagesthatfitdifferentcategories.Thecategorycellsgroupedimagesbasedoncommonfeatures–astrategytoimprovememory.Forexample,thesamecellrespondedtobothtulipsanddaisiesbecausetheyarebothflowers."“Whilesuchcategorizationisahighlyefficientmemoryprocess,itmayalsohaveadownside,”saidDeadwylerPh.D．,“whenthetrialsincludedmorethanonepicturewithpeopleinit,insteadofdifferentimages,themonkeysoftenconfusedtheimagewithapictureofotherpeople."Solearningmoreabouthowthebrainrememberscouldhavefar-reachingbenefits."Ifwecanunderstandinadvancehowthebrainworkswhendecisionsaremade,wecanpredictwhenthebrainwillmakeamistake,andcorrectit,"saidTimPons,Ph.D．,"Thisfindingabouthowlargeamountsofinformationareprocessedbythebrainwillhelpustoultimatelyachievethatgoal."1、Thepurposeoftheexperimentsonmonkeysistofindout_________.A．howthebrainprocessesamountsofinformationintomemoryB．theareaofthebrainthatprocessessensoryinformationintomemoryC．howthemonkeysrespondtodifferentthingsD．whatisthemonkeysmostlikelytoremember2、Theresearchindicatesnumerousinformationcanberememberedmoreeasilyby________.A．rememberingthedetailsB．separatingitintocategoriesC．showingalotofpicturesD．rememberingallfeatures3、Accordingtotheresearch,whichofthefollowingimagesmayconfusethemonkeys?A．Books,toysandcarsB．Plants,animalsandpeopleC．Tulips,daisiesandrosesD．People,buildingsandflowers4、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．FurtherstudyonhowthebrainremembershasmorebenefitsB．CategorizationisthebestwaytoimprovememoryC．WecanpredictwhenthebrainwillmakeamistakeD．Howthebrainremembershasbeenfoundout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）LastMarchmydadtoldusthattherewasachancehewouldbedeployed（部署，派遣）overseas.MybrotherandIdidn'tthinkanythingofitandforgothis1.Twoweekslater,Daddidn'tcomehomeontime.Wedidn'tthinkitwasserious2itwasn'tthefirsttime.Wewaited,and3atmidnightDadcamein.Weaskedwherehe'dbeen.Hejust4,“IamleavingtomorrowforAfghanistan（阿富汗）.”Hearingthat,wewerein5,thinkingthatthiscouldnotbehappeningtous.Butwhenhestarted6hisdesertuniformsweknewitwasforreal.HesatusalldownandmybrothersandIhadadiscussionabout7weweregoingtodowhilehewasaway.Andthenwe8andhelpedhimgetready.We9hisuniformsandtalkedmoreaboutwhatweneededtodo.Wedidn'tgettosleep104a.m.Therefore,mydadcalledschoolto11wewerenotgoingtobetherethatday.WetookoffforMadison12hewouldcheckinandgetreadytoleave.Whenwegottheretheofficialtoldusthathe13leaveuntil5p.m.Wehadourlast14togetherandthenheadedtotheairport.Weweretolditwastimetoleave.Wehuggedhimandsaid15.

“16isgoingtohappentome,andIloveyou,”hesaid.Thenhewas17.Welefttheairportnotsayinganythingtoeachother.Mydadis18gone,andhewon'tbehomeforawhile.Hetalkstous19onthephone.Ihopethatmystorymakesyouthinkaboutyourownfamilynowandwhat20toyou.1、A．promiseB．wordsC．birthdayD．appointment2、A．whenB．thoughC．thatD．since3、A．finallyB．graduallyC．constantlyD．actually4、A．whisperedB．weptC．repliedD．screamed5、A．excitementB．shockC．reliefD．peace6、A．packingB．wearingC．searchingD．mending7、A．howB．whenC．whetherD．what8、A．wokeupB．cheeredupC．stayedupD．turnedup9、A．removedB．ironedC．sewedD．chose10、A．untilB．overC．inD．after11、A．confirmB．announceC．denyD．explain12、A．whenB．thatC．whereD．why13、A．couldn’tB．wouldn’tC．needn’tD．mustn’t14、A．mealB．weekendC．talkD．lesson15、A．apologyB．helloC．thanksD．good-bye16、A．AnythingB．EverythingC．NothingD．Something17、A．missingB．goneC．lostD．puzzled18、A．stillB．evenC．everD．yet19、A．seriouslyB．frequentlyC．loudlyD．occasionally20、A．belongsB．appealsC．countsD．happens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）Riversareoneofourmostimportantnaturalresources.Manyoftheworld’sgreatcitiesarelocatedonriversandalmosteverycountryhasatleastoneriver1．(flow)throughit,whichplaysanimportantpartinthelivesof2．(it)people.Sincethebeginningofhistory,people3．(use)riversfortransportation.TheYellowRiverandChangliangRiverplayalargeroleinChina.TheMississippi,the4．(long)oneintheUnitedStateseverinfluencedtheAmericanpeople5．(great)inhistory.ThelifelineofEgyptistheNile.Riversprovidefreshwater6．drink,growcrops,makeelectricityandchancestohavefunforthose7．livealongtheirbanks.8．thecitiesgrowinsizeandindustriesincreaseinnumber,theriverwaterisseverelybeingpolluted.Iturgesallcountriestomake9．(decide)andtakeimmediateactiontostopitfrom10．(pollute)anymore.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lO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（八），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酌词。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,Iaccompaniedtwoofmyforeignfriend,TomandMary,totravelaroundBeijing.WebeganwithtouringSouthLuoguLane(南锣鼓巷),whichisknownfortheirtraditionalChinesearchitecture.IknowaplaceverywellsoIactedastheirtourguide!Forlunch,wehadtriedsomeBeijingfriedsaucenoodles(炸酱面).Tominparticularthoughtthattheytasteddeliciously.Afterlunch,wewenttoHouhaiskateonthefrozenlake.MarywasskatingbeautifullywhileTomcalledforhelp.Wefinishedthedaywithgoingshop,andbothTomandMaryboughtsomepaper-cutslikesouvenirs.ItwasafantasticdaybutIhopetheywillcomebackagainsoon.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是某国际学校高中生李华，最近你发现你校图书馆阅览室中存在高声喧哗和乱丢垃圾的现象。请用英语给馆长Mr.Smith写一封信，要点如下：1.

说明写信目的；2.

提出合理建议。注意：1.

词数100左右；

2.

可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.

信的开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。DearMr.Smith,IamLiHua,astudentfromClassFive,SeniorTwo._____________________________________