2026届湖南省长郡中学、雅礼中学、河南省南阳一中、信阳高中等湘豫名校英语高三第一学期期末检测模拟试题含解析

2026届湖南省长郡中学、雅礼中学、河南省南阳一中、信阳高中等湘豫名校英语高三第一学期期末检测模拟试题注意事项：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．Youcanaskanyoneforhelp.________hereiswillingtolendyouahand.A．Everyone B．NooneC．One D．Someone2．Maryreallyhardonhisbookandthinkshe’llhavefinisheditbyFriday.A．worked B．hasbeenworkingC．hadworked D．hasworked3．Theworseworkingconditionswearelookingforwardto______musthaveattractedthelocalgovernment’sattention.A．seeimproved B．seeingimprovedC．seeimproving D．seeingtoimprove4．____theplayerIcameacrossinthestadiumspoke,Ihadn’trealizedshewasforeign.A．Until B．Unless C．Since D．Although5．Wehavenoideawhatairwewillbebreathinginthefutureifweanythingtostophazyweather.A．hadn’tdoneB．didn’tdoC．haven’tdoneD．don’tdo6．ononefootwithyoureyescloseD．andyouwillsoonloseyourbalance.A．StandingB．StoodC．TostandD．Stand7．Thenewsofthenewly-electedpresident’scomingtoChinaforavisitwas______ontheradiojustnow.A．givenaway B．givenin C．givenoff D．givenout8．TheMid-AutumnFestivalis________specialholidayformostChinesewhen________wholefamilywillgettogether.A．the;the B．a;the C．a;a D．the;a9．Thelittlegirl________aforeignlanguagefairlyquickly.A．pickedup B．gotup C．steppedup D．madeup10．Friendshipcanneverbeatrade;______,itneedsthemostthoroughandunprofitableconcept.A．inaddition B．bycontrast C．inreturn D．bychance11．John______anNBAplayoffgameonTVnow.A．watchesB．watchedC．willwatchD．iswatching12．Wordcamethat30firefightersgavetheirlivestoourcountry_______nationalpropertysecurity.A．inexchangefor B．inresponsetoC．intermsof D．incontrastwith13．—IhavesomethingimportanttotellJohn.ButIcan’tfindhim.—Hiscellphoneishere,sohe________havegonetoofar.A．mustn’t B．needn’tC．wouldn’t D．can’t14．Childrenexposedtoairpollutionaremoretosufferingfromdifferentdiseases.A．possible B．probable C．likely D．certainly15．—What’sup?Youlookworried.—Well,I______ontheproblemfor5hoursbutIhaven’tgotasingleclue.A．haveworked B．workedC．willwork D．havebeenworking16．OwingtoTheChinesePoetryCompetition,publicationsonclassicalChineseliteratureare__________asignificantshareofstoragespaceatthebookstore.A．takingupB．dividingupC．breakingupD．puttingup17．Eithersideseemstohavea(n)_________position;therearestillmanyuncertaintiesonthisissue.A．ambiguous B．delicate C．explicit D．confidential18．Thewidespreadofsuperhybridricearoundtheworld______thelivesofmillionsandmillionsofpeoplesufferingfromhungertoagreatlevel.A．hasimproved B．isimproving C．improved D．hasbeenimproving19．Thisrestauranthasaninviting,homelikeatmosphere______manyothersareshortof.A．where B．whenC．that D．what20．_____atthedifferencesbetweenhercultureandtheirs,Anniewantedtoreturnhome.A．ConfusingB．ConfusedC．HavingconfusedD．Toconfuse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）Animageisworthathousandkilos?Okay,somaybenotathousandkilos,exactly,butastudyshowshowaphotodiarycankeepdietersmotivated,makingthemmorelikelytoachievetheirtargetweight.EliasKuzmarDaza,amedicalprofessionalfromColombia,studiedthemotivationlevelsofpatientsonweightlossprogramsatanutritionclinic.Differentmeasurementsweretakenofthepatientseachweek,includingbodymassindex(指标)foodandexercisediaries,etc.torecordtheirprogress.Inaddition,full-bodyphotographsweretakeneachweek,whichprovedtobeverymotivatingandakeyfactorinpatientscompletingthefullprogram.Overthecourseofthesixteen-weekprogram,afullninetypercentofpatients,agedbetween16and72,sawthetreatmentthroughtotheend,withseventypercentsuccessfullymeetingtheirweightlossaims.Amongthosemonitored,onemeasurementprovedparticularlymotivating:waistline.Thisfindingindicatesthatthemajorityofthepatientswhoattendedtheclinicdidsomotivatedbyimage,ratherthananyunderlyingcondition.Itshouldbepointedoutthateightypercentofthemwerefemale.Anotherusefulfindingofthisstudywasthatpatientsdidnotnecessarilyneedtoattendtheclinicinpersonfortheprogramtobeeffective.Asupportlinewassetup,whichpatientscouldcalltosubmittheirmeasurements.Theyalsotookandsenttheirownfull-bodyphotographstotheresearcher.Fiftypercentofpatientscompletedtheprograminthisway.Summarizingthefindings,Kuzmarsays:“Whatpatientswantisaphoto,ratherthancoldnumbers.”Thesephotosserveasvisualconfirmationthatalltheirhardworkispayingoff,encouragingthemontofurtherweightloss.1、Whatisthepurposeofthestudy?A．Toshowlosingweightisveryeasy.B．Tocompareseveralwaystoloseweight.C．Toprovetheeffectofimagesinweightlosing.D．Toseehowmanypeoplecanloseweightsuccessfully.2、Howmanypatientsintheclinicreachedtheirweight-lossgoals?A．50%.B．70%.C．80%.D．90%.3、Whatcangivepeoplemostmotivationwhentheyaretryingtoloseweight?A．Friends’encouragement.B．Others’strongmuscles.C．Theirslimmerwaistline.D．Theirstandardbloodpressure.4、Whatmustthepatientsdotocompletetheweight-lossprogram?A．Gotothecliniceveryweek.B．Calltosubmittheirmeasurements.C．Reporttotheprofessionaleveryday.D．Takefull-bodyphotographseachweek.22．（8分）FourWildAnimalSpeciesWereEndangeredMaybeyoucanstillseethematthezoo.Butthatdoesn’tmeanthey’redoingalrightinthewild.TigersAllsixtigerspeciesareendangered,withSuatrantigersandSouthChinatigersataseriouslyendangeredstatus.Themainreasonsfortheirpopulationdeclineareillegalhuntinganddestroyedhabitats,ashumansclearforeststogathertimberandbuildroadways.Onlyabout3890tigerspresentlyliveinthewild.GroundsquirrelsThat’sright,evensquirrelsareendangered,specificallytheSanJoaquingroundsquirrel.NativetoCalifornia,USA,theseguyshavebeendisappearingsince1979onaccountoftheconstructionandhumandevelopmentsgoingthroughtheirhabitat.Theirtotalpopulationisunknown,butitcouldbeanywherebetween124000and4130000.GiraffesTheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNaturerecentlyputgiraffesatavulnerablestatus,theleveljustbeforeendangered.Thegiraffepopulationhasdeclined40percentinthelast30years,primarilyduetolossofhabitatandillegalhunting.Somegiraffesarekilledjustfortheirtails,whichareconsideredstatussymbolsinAfrica.AsianelephantsThemainthreattoAsianelephants,oneofthemostintelligentanimals,istheirshrinkinghabitat.Asthehumanpopulationgrows,peopleinvadetheirlandtobuildroadsandrailwaytracks.ElephantsinMyanmarareatanespeciallyhighriskforbeingcapturedandtradedorusedillegallyinthetouristindustry.Fewerthan50000areleftontheentirecontinent.1、Whyisthepopulationoftigersbecomingsmaller?A．Peoplehuntillegallyanddestroytheirlivingspots.B．Itisdifficultfortigerstofitinwiththeirenvironment.C．Theforestsarenotsuitablefortheirliving.D．Thetigersareathreattotheresidentsnearby.2、What’sthemainreasonwhysomeanimalsareindangeraccordingtothepassage?A．Climatechanges.B．Humanactivities.C．Lackoffood.D．Seriouspollution.3、Thetailsof________areregardedasstatussymbolsinAfrica.A．tigers’B．groundsquirrels’C．giraffes’D．Asianelephants’4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Thegiraffepopulationhasincreasedgreatlyinthelast30years.B．Thenumberofsquirrelsisbetween124000and4130000.C．ElephantsinMyanmararecompletelycaughtandevenkilled.D．Thepresentsituationofendangeredanimalsisworrying.23．（8分）Notsolongago,mostpeopledidn'tknowwhoShellyAnnFrancisPrycewasgoingtobecome.Shewasjustanaveragehighschoolathlete.TherewaseveryindicationthatshewasjustanotherAmericanteenagerwithoutmuchofafuture.However,onepersonwantstochangethis.StephenFrancisobservedtheneighteen-year-oldShellyAnnasatrackmeetandwasconvincedthathehadseenthebeginningoftruegreatness.Hertimewerenotexactlyimpressive,butevenso,heseemedtherewassomethingtryingtogetout,somethingtheothercoacheshadoverlookedwhentheyhadassessedherandfoundherlacking.HedecidedtoofferShellyAnnaplaceinhisverystricttrainingseasons.Theircooperationquicklyproducedresults,andafewyearlateratJamaica'sOlympicgamesinearly2008,ShellyAnn,whoatthattimeonlyrankednumber70intheworld,beatJamaica'sunchallengedqueenofthesprint（短跑）."Wheredidshecomefrom?"askedanastonishedsprintingworld,beforeconcludingthatshemustbeoneofthoseone-hitwondersthatspringupfromtimetotime,onlytodisappearagainwithoutsigns.ButShellyAnnwastoprovethatshewasanythingbutaone-hitwonder.AttheBeijingOlympicshesweptawayanydoubtsaboutherabilitytoperformconsistentlybybecomingthefirstJamaicanwomanevertowinthe100metersOlympicgold.ShediditagainoneyearonattheWorldChampionshipinBriton,becomingworldchampionwithatimeof'10.73—thefourthrecordever.Shelly-Annisalittlewomanwithabigsmile.Shehasamentaltoughnessthatdidnotcomeaboutbychance.Herjourneytobecomingthefastestwomanonearthhasbeenanythingbutsmoothandeffortless,ShegrewupinoneofJamaica'stoughestinner-citycommunitiesknownasWaterhouse,whereshelivedinaone-roomapartment,sleepingfourinabedwithhermotherandtwobrothers.Waterhouse,oneofthepoorestcommunitiesinJamaica,isareallyviolentandoverpopulatedplace.SeveralofShelly-Ann'sfriendsandfamilywerecaughtupinthekillings;oneofhercousinswasshotdeadonlyafewstreetsawayfromwhereshelived.Sometimesherfamilydidn'thaveenoughtoeat.Sheranattheschoolchampionshipsbarefootedbecauseshecouldn'taffordshoes.HermotherMaxime,oneofafamilyoffourteen,hadbeenanathleteherselfasayounggirlbut,likesomanyothergirlsinWaterhouse,hadtostopaftershehadherfirstbaby.Maxime'searlyentryintotheadultworldwithitsresponsibilitiesgaveherthedeterminationtoensurethatherkidswouldnotendupinWaterhouse'sroundaboutofpoverty.OneofthefirstthingsMaximeusedtodowithShelly-Annwastakinghertothetrack,andshewasreadytosacrificeeverything.Itdidn'ttakelongforShelly-AnntorealizethatsportscouldbeherwayoutofWaterhouse.OnasummereveninginBeijingin2008,allthoselong,hardhoursofworkandcommitmentfinallyborefruit.Thebarefootkidwhojustafewyearspreviouslyhadbeenlivinginpoverty,surroundedbycriminalsandviolence,hadwrittenanewchapterinthehistoryofsports.ButShelly-Ann'svictorywasfargreaterthanthat.Thenight,shewonOlympicgoldinBeijing,theroutinemurdersinWaterhouseandthedrugwarsintheneighbouringstreetsstopped.Thedarkcloudaboveoneoftheworld'stoughestcriminalneighbourhoodssimplydisappearedforafewdays.“Ihavesomuchfireburningformycountry,”Shellysaid.SheplanstostartafoundationforhomelesschildrenandwantstobuildacommunitycentreinWaterhouse.ShehopestoinspiretheJamaicanstolaydowntheirweapons.Sheintendstofighttomakeitawoman'saswellasaman'sworld.AsMuhammadAliputsit,"Championsaren'tmadeingyms.Championsaremadefromsomethingtheyhavedeepinsidethem.Adesire,adream,avision."OneofthethingsShelly-Anncanbeproudofisherunderstandingofthistruth.1、WhydidStephenFrancisdecidetocoachShelly-Ann?A．Hehadastrongdesiretofreeherfamilyfromtrouble.B．Hesensedagreatpotentialinherdespiteherweaknesses.C．Shehadbigproblemsmaintainingherperformance.D．Shesufferedalotofdefeatsattheprevioustrackmeets.2、WhatcanweinferfromShelly-Ann'sstatementunderlinedinParagraph5?A．Shewashighlyrewardedforherefforts.B．Shewaseagertodomoreforhercountry.C．Shebecameanathleticstarinhercountry.D．Shewastheenvyofthewholecommunity.3、BymentioningMuhammadAli'swords,theauthorintendstotellusthat_____.A．playersshouldbehighlyinspiredbycoachesB．greatathletesneedtoconcentrateonpatienceC．hardworkisnecessaryinone'sachievementsD．motivationallowsgreatathletestobeonthetop4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheMakingofaGreatAthleteB．TheDreamforChampionshipC．TheKeytoHighPerformanceD．ThePowerofFullResponsibility24．（8分）Shynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessforagreatmanypeople.Shypeopleareanxiousandself-conscious;thatis,theyareexcessivelyconcernedwiththeirownappearanceandactions.Worrisomethoughtsareconstantlyoccurringintheirminds:whatkindofimpressionamImaking?Dotheylikeme?DoIsoundstupid?AmIwearingunattractiveclothes?Itisobviousthatsuchuncomfortablefeelingsmustnegativelyaffectpeople.Aperson'sconceptionofhimselforherselfisreflectedinthewayheorshebehaves,andthewayapersonbehavesaffectsotherpeople'sreactions.Ingeneral,thewaypeoplethinkaboutthemselveshasaprofoundeffectonallareasoftheirlives.Shypeople,havinglowself-esteem,arelikelytobepassiveandeasilyinfluencedbyothers.Theyneedreassurancethattheyaredoing"therightthing."Shypeopleareverysensitivetocriticism;theyfeelitconfirmstheirfeelingsofinferiority.Theyalsofinditdifficulttobepleasedbycomplimentwithastatementlikethisone,"You'rejustsayingthattomakemefeelgood.Iknowit'snottrue."Itisclearthatwhileself-awarenessisahealthyquality,overdoingitisharmful.Canshynessbecompletelyeliminated,oratleastreduced?Fortunately,peoplecanovercomeshynesswithdeterminedandpatienteffortsinbuildingself-confidence.Sinceshynessgoeshandinhandwithalackofself-esteem,itisimportantforpeopletoaccepttheirweaknessesaswellastheirstrengths.Eachoneofusisaunique,worthwhileindividual,interestedinourownpersonalways.Thebetterweunderstandourselves,theeasieritbecomestoliveuptoourfullpotential.Let'snotallowshynesstoblockourchancesforarichandfulfillinglife.1、Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout_______.A．thecauseofshyness B．thefeelingofshypeopleC．theeffectofshynessonpeople D．thequestioninthemindsofshypeople2、Accordingtothewriter,self-awarenessis__________.A．Harmfultopeople B．ahealthyqualityC．Thecauseofunhappiness D．aweakpointofshypeople3、Whatistheshypeople’sreactiontopraise?A．Theyarepleasedbyit. B．Theyfeeltheyareworthyofit.C．Theyareverysensitivetoit. D．Theyfeelitisnottrue.4、Whatwecanlearnfromthepassageisthatshynesscan_______.A．beovercomewithdeterminationB．helpustoliveuptoourfulldevelopmentC．enableustounderstandourselvesbetterD．havenothingtodowithlackofself-respect\25．（10分）GETUPTO81%OFFTHECOVERPRICEPlus,getdigitalaccesswithyourpaidprintsubscription!Up-to-DateNewsthatouchesyourlife.Fromstress-freemoney-savingtipsandquickreportsonthelatestinhealthcare,toinspiringarticlesonworldevents,you'lldiscoverhundredsofideasforlivingaricher,moresatisfyinglife.True-LifeStoriesthatamazeandinspire.CheeronAmerica'shometownheroes!You'llbefascinatedbytheseupliftingtruetalesofeverydaypeoplewhoputtheirlivesinharm'swaytohelpothers.Shareintheircharmingstoriesastheyrecallhowtheyovercamealloddstoaccomplishtheunexpected…andtheextraordinary.ReadItAnytime,Anywhere.Geta1-yearprintsubscriptionofReader'sDigestmagazinetodayandyou'llalsogetfreedigitalaccessinstantly.Withdigitalaccess,youcanreadthelatestissueofReader'sDigestanytime,anywherePlus,youcanquicklyaccessyourpastissuesonline,too.ContinuousRenewalService:Yoursubscriptionwillautomaticallyrenewattheratethenineffectattheendofeachtermuntilyoucancel.Youwillreceiveaclearlymarkedrenewalnoticebeforeyoursubscriptionisrenewedandyouraccountischarged.Youauthorizeustochargeyourcredit/debitcardorpaymentmethodatthediscountedrateontherenewalnoticeunlessyoucancel.Ifyourcredit/debitcardcannotbechargedforanyreason,wewillbillyoudirectly.YoumaycancelatanytimebyvisitingCustomerCareandreceivearefundonallunmailedissues.Pleaseprintorsaveacopyofthisformforyourrecords.OfferisgoodinU.S,anditsterritoriesonly.Reader'sDigestcoverpriceis$3.99perissueandiscurrentlypublished10timesannually.Frequencyissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Allow6-8weeksfordelivery.DigitalAccessisavailableimmediatelyafteryoucheckout.Pleasechecktheconfirmationpageandyouremailinboxfordownloadinstructions.1、FromthepassageaboveweknowwhatappearsinReadersDigestis______.A．inspiringandpractical B．educationalandtheoreticalC．amazingandimaginative D．touchingandcritical2、Thepassageaboveismostprobablytakenfromthe______sectionofawebsite.A．culture B．advertisementC．education D．entertainment3、IfyousubscribetoReader'sDigest,youcan______.A．accessitspastissuesonlineanytime,anywhereB．haveonlytenissueseveryyearasplannedC．renewyoursubscriptionatyouroriginalrateD．getbackyourmoneyfortheissuesnotposted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）Inmyclassweremanychildrenwhohadhadgreattroublewithreading.Idecidedtotryatallcoststo1themoftheirfearanddislikeof2.Onedayinclass,Isaidtotothem,“NowI’mgoingtosaysomethingaboutreadingthatyouhaveneverheardateachersaybefore.Iwouldlikeyoutoreadalotofbooksthisyear,butIwantyoutoreadthemonlyfor3.Iamnotgoingtoaskyourquestionstofindoutwhetheryou4booksornot,ifyouunderstandenoughofabooktoenjoyitandwantto5readingit,that’senoughforme.”Thechildrenwere6andsilent.Onegirl,whohadjustcometousfromaschoolwhereshehadhadavery7time,lookedatmeforalongtimeafterIhad8.Thenshesaidslowly,“Mr.Holt,doyoureally9that?”Inodded.Apparentlyshedecidedto10me.ThefirstbookshereadwasDr.Seuss’sHowtheGrinchStoleChristmas,nota(n)11bookevenformostthirdgraders.Forawhileshereadanumberofbooksatthis12.Perhapsshewasunderstandingsome13aboutreadingthatherteacherhadnevergivenherenoughtimeto14.Duringthespringsemester,shereally15me,however.Oneday,inoneofourmanyfreeperiods,shewasreadingatherdesk.I16whatthebookwas.Isaidtomyself,“Itcan’tbe.”17Iasked,“Don’tyoufindpartsofitratherdifficult?”Sheanswered,“Oh,sure,butIjust18thosepartsandgoontothenextgoodpart”Thisisexactlywhatreadingshouldbe,19something,diveintoit,takethegoodparts,skipthebadpartsandgetwhatyoucanoutofit.Whyshouldweinsistthateverychildshouldreadthesamebookand20thesamelevelof“understanding”？1、A．robB．ridC．warnD．inform2、A．testsB．lessonsC．schoolsD．books3、A．hopeB．honorC．funD．excitement4、A．needB．shareC．acknowledgeD．understand5、A．goonB．putoffC．giveupD．takeup6、A．pleasedB．satisfiedC．worriedD．surprised7、A．freeB．hardC．happyD．lonely8、A．startedB．leftC．finishedD．prepared9、A．doB．likeC．meanD．want10、A．doubtB．believeC．rememberD．challenge11、A．importantB．interestingC．difficultD．expensive12、A．levelB．pointC．heightD．break13、A．memoriesB．feelingsC．mysteryD．confusion14、A．setdownB．clearupC．recognizeD．analyse15、A．astonishedB．disappointedC．concernedD．discouraged16、A．guessedB．wonderedC．knewD．forgot17、A．AgainB．SoC．ButD．Actually18、A．studyB．jumpC．organizeD．notice19、A．AcceptB．SaveC．EnjoyD．Find20、A．getB．useC．chooseD．imagine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）Amottoisasentenceoraphrase1．caninspireusespeciallywhenweare2．(face)withdifficulties.Manyofushaveourmottoes，suchas“Wherethereisawill，thereisaway.”Or“Nothingisdifficultifyouputyourheartintoit.”，andsoon.Mymottois“Godhelpsthosewhohelp3．.”SometimesIamlazyanddon'twanttomakeefforts4．(work)hard,5．themomentIthinkofmymotto，Iwillgetenergeticagainanddevotemyself6．whatIamdoing.Iwritemymotto7．Icanseeiteasily.EverytimeIfailinmyexamandbegintoloseheart，thesightofmymottoinspiresmewithmuch8．(confident).Mymottoalsomakesmebecome9．independentperson.Thatistosay，Iwon'trelyonotherseasily.Myfriends，whatisyourmotto?Ifyoustillhaven'tgotamotto，pleasechoose10．becauseamottocanhaveagreateffectonyou.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