江苏扬州中学2026届英语高三第一学期期末监测试题含解析

江苏扬州中学2026届英语高三第一学期期末监测试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．Whentheyfirstcametothecity,myparentsoftenwenttoneighborsforatalk,justasthey________inthecountryside.A．willdo B．haddoneC．havedone D．weredoing2．ThePartycouldhavestated______theirpolicywasonthismatter,butthevotersonlyreceivedaverydustyanswer.A．why B．when C．whether D．what3．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish，soyou'dbetterbuy__________．A．this B．that C．it D．one4．Howlongdoyousupposeitis________________hearrivedandbegantoworkthere？A．when B．beforeC．after D．since5．—Whataconsequence!—Yes.I________himaboutit,butwithoutsuccess.A．willremindB．wouldremindC．wasremindingD．hadreminded6．_____________equalopportunities,bothFrankandBillymayaccomplishthetask.A．Given B．GivingC．Togive D．tobegiven7．________themselvesinthecommunityservices,studentscangainexperienceforgrowth.A．Involved B．ToinvolveC．Havingbeeninvolved D．Involving8．ThematchesoftheFIFAWomen’sWorldCupwillbeplayedin2019allaroundFrance,whosemen’steam_____the2018WorldCup.A．wins B．wonC．haswon D．hadwon9．Hewrotealetter________heexplainedwhathadhappenedintheaccident.A．that B．whichC．where D．what10．TheChinesepeoplearekindandcaring.Ifnot,I_____inChinainthepast30years.A．didn’tstay B．hadn’tstayedC．couldn’tstay D．couldn’thavestayed11．Thelittleboystaredatthestrangemanquestioningly,not________whethertobelievewhathehadsaid.A．toknow B．knowingC．known D．havingknown12．Theforeignersherearegreatlyimpressedbythefactthat_______peoplefromallwalksoflifeareworkinghardfor________newTianjin.A．/;aB．/;theC．a;aD．the;the13．Somedrunkendriversthinkthattheymaybeluckyto________afine,whichmaycosttheirownlives.A．getthrough B．getalongwithC．getdownto D．getawaywith14．________WuhuwithShanghai,tobefrank,andyou'llfindit'smoreconvenienttoliveintheformer.A．Tocompare B．ComparingC．Compare D．Compared15．Don'tdefendhimanymore.It'sobviousthathe________destroyedthefenceofthegardenevenwithoutanapology.A．accidentallyB．carelesslyC．deliberatelyD．clumsily16．Smelltheflowersbeforeyougotosleep,andyoumayjust________sweetdreams.A．keepupwith B．putupwith C．endupwith D．catchupwith17．Thetwogirlsaregettingonverywellandshare_______witheachother.A．little B．much C．some D．none18．——HowdidyoufindyourtriptoWaterParkinthesummerof2016?——Ithoroughlyenjoyedit.Itwas________thanIexpected.A．evenmuchinteresting B．farmoreinterestingC．sofarinteresting D．farfrominteresting19．---I’llsendyouthesignedcontractpersonallythistimetomorrow.---Sorry,I______ameetingthen.A．amattending B．attendedC．haveattended D．willbeattending20．“Cellphone”isaAmericanusage，butBritishspeakersalwaysuse“mobilephone”．A．normal B．common C．formal D．usual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）In2011,theoldstyleMaltabusesweretakenofftheroadandreplacedbymodernvehicles.Mostoftheoldbusesweredeserted,afewweresold,andabout100ofthemwereputintostorageinthehopeofshowingtheminamuseumatsomestage.Apre-2011visittoMaltawouldn’thavebeencompletewithoutarideononeofthecolorfulbuses.Until1973youcouldtellthedestinationofthebusjustbylookingatitscolor—Sliemawasgreenandwhite,Zabbarwasredandwhitewithabluestripe(条纹)etc..Later,thebusesallhadnumbers.Forawhile,theywereallpaintedgreenandwhitebeforethe‘final’orange,yellowandwhite.Intheirprime,walkingaroundtheTritonfountainattheVallettabusstation,youwouldhavefounditverydifficulttoseetwobusesofexactlythesamedesign.Mostofthemhadlocallybuiltbodies.OnthefrontofthebusescarriednameslikeDodge,Leyland,Bedfordetc..Youwereequallylikelytofindfootballpennants(锦旗)andthelikedecoratingthecabs.Realbusexpertswouldhaverecognizedthattheseweretheremainlyfordecorativereasons,andwereseldomanaccuratereflectionofthevehicle’sorigins.NowadaysmuchmoremodernbusesaretobefoundattheFlorianabusstation.Theyaremoreenvironmentallyfriendlyandpossiblyevenmorecomfortablethantheoldertypes.However,Imisstheoldbuses.Iremember,whenyouboardedyourbus,youhadtopreparethecorrectchangetopaytheusuallybad-tempereddriverasyougoton.Ifyouwereseatedanywherenearthefront,youwouldhavenoticedthatmostdriverssatwelltotherightoftheirsteeringwheel.Thereasonforthis,asanyMaltesewouldtellyou,wastoleavespacefortheirpettositalongsidethem.Iwonderwherethepetsitsthesedays.1、Whatmakesapre-2011visittoMaltaspecialaccordingtoParagraph2?A．Travelingincolorfulbuses.B．Usingbuseswithstripes.C．Paintingbusesbrightcolors.D．Tellingdestinationsbydifferentcolors.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“prime”underlinedinParagraph3?A．Painfultime. B．Excitingtime.C．Momentoffantasy. D．Momentofglory.3、WhatcanwelearnaboutMaltabuseswhentheywerepopular?A．Theywereofthesamepattern.B．Thedecorationsreflectedtheirorigin.C．Mostwereuniquelydesigned.D．Onlyfootballpennantsdecoratedthecabs.4、HowwouldtheauthorfeelabouttheoldstyleMaltabuses?A．Comfortable. B．Environment-friendly.C．Safe. D．Memorable.22．（8分）Lastyear,whenourthree-year-oldgreat-granddaughterKyliewastakentoseeSantaClaus,shemadesuretogivehimherwishlistoftoys.Aweeklater,sheranintoadifferentSantainamall.HestoppedtoaskwhatshewantedforChristmas.Kyliewassurprisedandlethimknow:“Ifyoucan’trememberwhatItoldyoulastweek,howareyougoingtorememberonChristmasEve?!”MaryPaul,Milwaukee,WisconsinAsmysonMikeandIdrovetothemall,wepassedaSalvationArmySantaringinghisbell.“Mike,”Isaid,“there’sSanta!”Heshookhishead.“That’sjustsomeguyinaSantasuit,”hesaid.ItsaddenedmetothinkthatmaybemysonnolongerbelievedinSanta,andwedrovetherestofthewayinsilence.Atthemall,wespottedanotherSantagreetingyoungbelievers.Suddenly,Miketookofftowardhim.Turningbacktome,heshouted.“Now,there’stherealSanta!”MichaelE.Fahey,Huntley,IllinoisWeimmigratedtoAmericafromChinawhenIwassix.BecauseIwasshyanddidn’tspeakEnglish,Ihadfewfriends.Mydayswerespentathomewithmybrother.Sometimeswe’dhelpourneighborMr.Muellerpullweeds.OneChristmasDay,therewasaknockatthedoor.Grandmaopenedit,andtherestoodabigfellowinredwithasnow-whitebeard,laughing,“Ho,ho,ho!”Hehandedoutpresentsandmadeuslaugh.Ihadsomuchfun.ItwasyearslaterwhenIlearnedthatourspecialSantawasourneighborMr.Mueller.JoanneTang,LitchfieldPark,Arizona1、（小题1）WhywasKyliesurprisedwhenrunningintoadifferentSanta?A．Becauseshegotwhatshewished.B．BecausesheknewwhotheSantawas.C．Becauseshewishedtogetanothertoy.D．BecauseshethoughttheywerethesameSanta.2、（小题2）WhatwouldMike’sparentfeelastoMike’sdifferentattitudestowardsSanta?A．Angry.B．Sad.C．Confused.D．Understandable.3、（小题3）WhatdidMr.MuellerdoonChristmasDay?A．Hestoodoutsideourhouse.B．HegaveoutgiftsbyactingasSanta.C．Hecontinuedtopullweeds.D．Hestayedwithusinourhome.23．（8分）Christmaswasnearaseasonthatwetookseriouslyinourhouse.Butaweekorsobeforethe25th,myfatherwouldgiveeachofhischildren$20.Thiswasthe1970s,and$20wasquiteabitofmoney.ButIsawitdifferently.Myfathertrustedmetohavethesmarttospendmoneywisely.Evenbetter,hegavemethemeanstogetit.Onaverybasiclevel,myfatherwasgivingmeashoppingspree(狂欢)everyyear..Buthewasalsogivingmechargeovermyownfun,trustingmyabilitytomanagemoneyandmakingmefeellikeagrown-up.Hedidn’tbuymeSherlockHolmes,buthegavemethemeanstowalkintothebookstoreandchooseitformyself,soitfeltlikeagiftfromhim.MymotherhadagiftforgivingmewhatIneeded,usuallyrightatthemomentIneededitmost.ThiswaswhenIwas25,Ifailedatbeinganadultonmyveryfirsttry.Ihadquittedmypreviousjobbuthadnonewone.Butwhenmymotherpaidmeavisit,Iputonagoodshow,tellingherIhadstartedmyowncompany.MymotherknewthatIwastryinghardandfailingatthattime.Itwasn’tuntilaftersheleftthatInoticedatthefootofmybedanenvelopethickwithcash.SheknewhowdesperatelyIneededit.Sheknewthathadshejustshownupwithgroceries,orofferedtopaymyrent,shewouldhavemademefeelmuchworse.Thecold,hardcashmeantshewashelpingme.And,funnilyenough,thedistancewithwhichshegavethegiftfeltlikeshewasgivingmespacetofixmylifeandpreservemydignity.Mymotherandfatherbothdidthesamething.Onewasgivingmethemeanstotakemyowndecisions,andtheotherwasgivingmeasecondchancewhenthosedecisionshadcostmedearly.1、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．HisfamilyoncecelebratedChristmashappily.B．Hisfathergavetheauthorchancestomakedecisions.C．HisbestmemoriesaboutChristmaswereinthe1970s.D．Heusedtochoosebooksashisfather’sgiftonChristmas.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A．moneyofferedbyhisfather.B．fathergenerouswithmoney.C．Christmasbeingimportant.D．themeansofspendingmoney.3、Whenhewas25yearsold,theauthor.A．plannedtoopenhiscompanyB．becameinterestedinshowsC．gavehismotheragiftD．wasoutofwork4、Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor’smother?A．sensitive.B．optimistic.C．considerate.D．determined.24．（8分）Wealllovebankholidays.IntheUK,weonlygeteightbankholidaysinoneyear,andatleastfiveofthoseoccuraroundChristmastimeandEastertime!AbankholidayisaBritishEnglishterm.Thisisanofficialdaythatisdecidedbythegovernment,whenbanks,shopsandofficescloseforthedayeventhoughit’saweekday—usuallyaMonday,andalotofpeoplehaveadayoffwork.BankholidaysaredifferentinColombia-firstly,theyarecalled“festivos”.Therearetwentyfestivosforthewholecountryinoneyear!InBritain,peoplegetmoreholidayallowances(津贴)thanColombiansbutfewerbankholidays.TherecanbeevenmorefestivosinColombia,dependingonwhichregionofColombiayoulivein.Thisisbecausedifferentregionshavetheirownholidays.Forexample,someregionshaveapatronsaint(守护神),sotheyhaveanextrafestivotocelebratethatsaint.However,therearesomedaysthatarenationalholidaysforhistoricalreasons.ThereisanIndependenceDaycelebrationonJuly20everyyear.ThisisjustlikeBastilleDayinFranceonJuly14,orIndependenceDayintheUnitedStatesonJuly4.OtherimportantfestivosinColombiaare:LabourDay,onMay1,andColumbusDayonOctober12.ColumbusDayisahistoricalbankholidaythatalmosteverycountyonthecontinentofAmericacelebrates.ThisincludesColombia,Chile,Peru,Argentina,MexicoandtheUnitedStates.ItismemorializationofthedaywhentheItaliansailor,ChristopherColumbus,firstreachedlandonthecontinentintheyear1492.ManypeoplecriticizethisdayandsayitisnotsomethingtocelebratebecauseofthewayColumbusandhisteamtreatedthepeoplethatwerealreadylivingthere.1、Whatisa“bankholiday”accordingtothetext?A．Anofficialnationwidevacation.B．Aholidayonlyforthebankstaff.C．ABritishtraditionalreligionfestival.D．AcelebrationforChristmasandEaster.2、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A．ColombiaandBritainhavethesamenumberoffestivos.B．AllColombianshavethesamenumberoffestivos.C．ColombianshavefewerholidayallowancesthanBritishpeople.D．Peopleinmostregionscelebrateapatronsaint.3、WhydomanyAmericansrefusetocelebrateColumbusDay?A．BecauseColumbuswasn’tanAmericanatall.B．BecauseColumbusoncetreatedthelocalsbadly.C．Becauseitwasn’tColumbuswhofoundAmericafirst.D．BecauseColumbusdidn’tliveinthecontinentofAmerica.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．ABritishEnglishterm.B．BankholidaysinColombia.C．ImportantfestivosinAmerica.D．Differentbankholidaysintheworld.25．（10分）MykidsandIwereheadingintothesuperstoreovertheweekend．Ontheway，wesawamancoveredbyablanketandholdingasignthatsaid，"Lostmyjob．FamilytoFeed．"Atthisstore，asightlikethisisnotnormal．Itwasobviousthatthemanwasembarrassed，butdesperate．My10-year-oldnoticedhimandsaidhowbaditmustbetohavetostandoutsideinthecoldwind．Whilewewereinthestore，Iaskedeachofthekidstopicksomethingtheythoughtour"friend"outsidewouldneed．Theypickedacoupleofapples，apackageofbread，asandwich，somecheeseandabottleofjuice．Thenmy17-year-oldasked，"Canwegethimagiftcard？"Ithoughtaboutit．Wewerelowoncashourselves，but…well，sometimesgivingfromour"need"insteadofour"abundance（充裕）"isjustwhatweneedtodo!Allthekidsdeclaredsomethingtheycoulddoawaywithfortheweek．Wequicklycheckedout，withthefoodshecouldeatatthemoment，andagiftcardforthestore．Atthesuggestionofmy16-year-old，wealsoboughtahotcupofcoffee，andthendrovetotheendoftheparkinglot，whereour"friend"washoldinghissign．Wehandedhimthecoffeeandthebagoffood．Hethankeduswithwateryeyes．WhenIhandedhimthegiftcardandsaidhecoulduseitforwhateverhisfamilymightneed，heburstintotears，obviouslyoverwhelmedandgrateful．ThoughIwishedwecouldhavedonemore，Ican'thelpbutthinkabouthowthisexperiencehasbeensuchawonderfulopportunityforourfamily．Thefeelingofhelpingsomeoneelsehasaffectedthemall---theycannotstoptalkingaboutit，andforfourdaysnowhavebeensearchingforotherswecanhelp!ThingswouldhaveplayedoutsodifferentlyifIhadsimplysaid，"No，wereallydon'thavemoneytogivemore，"orsomethingtothateffect．Steppingoutnotonlyhelpedabrotherinneed，italsogavemykidsthe______tasteofhelpingothers．1、Whichistherightorderofwhathappenedinthestory？______a．Themanwasgratefulwithtears．b．Eachchildpickedsomefoodforthemaninthestore．c．Apoormanlosthisjobandaskedpeopleforhelp．d．Allkidsdidawaywithsomethingandgavehimagiftcard．e．Theysawthepoormanoutsidethesupermarketandtookpityonhim．A．c-e-b-d-aB．c-e-d-b-aC．e-c-d-b-aD．e-c-b-d-a2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph3mean？______A．givinghimsomefoodB．givingfromourabundanceC．givingfromourneedD．givinghimapostcard3、Thebestwordcouldbefilledintheblankinthelastparagraphshouldbe______．A．terribleB．sweetC．tiringD．hopeless4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph？______A．IfmotherhadsaidNO，thekidswouldhavehelpedinadifferentway．B．Theyhadhelpedmanypeoplebeforeofferingthispoormanhelp．C．Theywon'thelpmorepeoplebecausetheycan'taffordtodoso．D．Theywilltrytheirbesttohelpmorepeopleinthefuture．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）MyhusbandBill'sGrandmawasinanursinghomewhenwemovedbacktoMichigan.Grandmahadbeenunabletowalkforquitesometime;nowhereyesightwasalmostgone.OvertheyearsGrandmaandIhad1manycardsandletters.Iknewhowsheenjoyed2intouchwithpeople.Grandmawouldhavemewriteletterstogointhecardsshewouldsend.Andshewouldalwayshaveme3whatIhadwrittenbacktoher.Grandmadidn'thaveaproblemwithhearingthen4shewasalwaystellingme,“Thatisnot5howIsaidthat!”IwouldthenrewritewhateverIwroteinherexactwords.SinceIhadsome6timebeforeChristmas,IaskedGrandmaifshewouldliketosend7someChristmascards.Grandmareadily8.Iroundedupseveraldifferentkindsofcards.Iknewshehadfriendsandfamilywhoallhaddifferent9.Iwouldtakeeachcardand10indetailthefrontofthecard,thenIwouldreadthewordsinside.After11itoverGrandmawouldtellmewhoshethoughtwouldlike12card.AfterawhileI13andInoticedthatwehadseveralnursinghome14standinginthedoorway.IstartedtonoticeasIreadeachcard,the15ontheirfacesandGrandma'sface,too.Eachonehada16smileandafar­awaylookintheireyes,astheywereseeingthescenesintheirminds'eye.IthoughtwhenIwentovertodotheChristmas17IwouldbedoingGrandmaafavor,butit18thatshedidmeabigfavor.I'llalways19thisspecialmemoryofbringingsomeChristmasjoyandpleasant20toGrandmaandherfellowresidents（居民）.1、A．exchangedB．changedC．tradedD．switched2、A．settlingB．losingC．keepingD．getting3、A．writeB．discoverC．translateD．read4、A．whenB．becauseC．whileD．though5、A．carefullyB．truthfullyC．speciallyD．exactly6、A．freeB．flyingC．essentialD．valuable7、A．forB．upC．outD．away8、A．acknowledgedB．agreedC．admittedD．rejected9、A．addressesB．advantagesC．occupationsD．interests10、A．describeB．joinC．lookD．ignore11、A．talkingB．turningC．takingD．thinking12、A．anotherB．eachC．oneD．other13、A．lookeddownB．lookedoverC．lookedupD．lookedthrough14、A．graduatesB．visitorsC．patientsD．residents15、A．attentionB．lookC．glanceD．sight16、A．gentleB．looseC．upsetD．devoted17、A．treesB．jobsC．decorationsD．cards18、A．turnedtoB．turnedoutC．cameoverD．leftout19、A．treasureB．admireC．encourageD．recognize20、A．storiesB．facesC．memoriesD．letters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）Asglobalwarmingcontinuestoupsetourdailyweather,weoftenforgetitalsoinfluencesthequantity,quality,andgrowing1．(location)ofourfood,Manyfoodshavealreadyearnedtopplaces2．theworld’s“endangeredfood”lists,includingtheir3．(possible)tobecomescare(稀少)withinthenext30years.Tostartwith4．isnecessaryinmanypeople’slives,wearedisappointed5．(find)thatcoffeeplantationsinSouthAmerican,Africa,AsiaandHawaiiarebeingthreatenedbyrisingairtemperaturesanderratic(不稳定)rainfallpatterns,6．invitediseasetothecoffeeplantandbeans.Theresult?Significantcutsincoffeeoutput.AndCoffee’sculinarycousin,cacao(akachocolate),isalsosufferingstressfromglobalwarming.Butforchocolate,itisn’tthewarmerclimatealonethat’stheproblem.Cacaotrees7．(actual)preferwarmerclimatesaslongasthatwarmthispairedwithsufficientrain.However,ashighertemperaturestakemoremoisturefromsoilandplants,8．isunlikelythatrainfallwillincreaseenoughtomakeupforthis9．(lose).Finally,intheworldofsea,asairtemperaturerise,oceansandwaterwaysabsorbsomeoftheheat10．undergowarmingoftheirown.Theresultisdeclineinfishpopulation.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。Ted,aBritishboy,alongwithhisparentswereinvitedtovisitaChinesecalligraphyexhibitioninLondononlastSaturday、TheywereexcitingtohavesuchagoodchancetohaveacloselookatthetraditionalChineseculture、Ontheshowtheyenjoyedvariousfineworkwithgreatadmiration、Totheirjoy,theysawsomeChineseartistsgivingliveperformanceswithbrushpens、Tedcouldn’thelpapproachanelderlyChineseartist,whichwaswritingattentivelywithabigbrushpen、Tedwatchedwithgreatinterestbutaskedtheartisttoshowherh