湖南省沅江三中2026届高三英语第一学期期末考试模拟试题含解析

湖南省沅江三中2026届高三英语第一学期期末考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．Iwasonabusinesstripthen,otherwiseI________tothehospitalfortests.A．went B．hadgoneC．wouldhavegone D．wouldgo2．—Congratulations！Ihearyou’vewonthefirstprizeinthesingingcompetition．—You_____bemistaken．I’minthedanceclass．A．must B．may C．should D．could3．Lonelinessisafeeling_______peopleexperienceapowerfulrushofemptinessandsolitude.A．which B．where C．that D．how4．Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesare________bymajorcompanies.A．chased B．registeredC．offered D．compromised5．Notuntilthebusdisappearedinthedistance________herschoolbagwasgone.A．Tinahadfound B．hadTinafoundC．didTinafind D．Tinafound6．Ihopethatwewillbeabletomakeitthroughthetoughtimesandbacktothebusinessofworkingtogether________ourcommongoals.A．onbehalfof B．inhonorof C．ontopof D．insearchof7．I________abletocatchthefirstflighthome,butmywatchbetrayedme.A．were B．hadbeenC．wouldbe D．wouldhavebeen8．.—I'mreallyangryatmynaughtyson.Heneverlistenstomeandoftenisagainstme.—____,Ellen.Thingswillgoout.A．Itdoesn'tmatter B．TakeyourtimeC．Don'tmentionit D．Takeiteasy9．________terrible,themedicinewasthrownawaybythechild.A．Tasted B．TastingC．Totaste D．Beingtasted10．Christineis______aboutanythingbutherdressasshedoesn’treallycareaboutwhatshelookslikeintheeyesofothers.A．cautious B．optimisticC．particular D．curious11．Pleaseremindyourgrandpatotakemedicineontime,foramanofhisage____beveryforgetful．A．need B．must C．shall D．can12．IntheUS,therearecurrentlyover5,000communityschools_____,inadditiontoservingaseducationalinstitutions,functionascommunitycentersforthesurroundingneighborhood.A．which B．whereC．whose D．as13．—Listeningtolanguagerecordinginbedseemslikeaneasywayto_______somenewvocabulary.—Butdoesthislearningmethodactuallywork?A．polishupB．makeupC．pickupD．buildup14．—Whatshallwedotonightthen?—,whateveryouwant.A．Helpyourself B．It’sadealC．Noproblem D．It’suptoyou15．Itwasfromonlyafewsuppliesthatshehadbroughtinthevillage____thehostesscookedsuchanicedinner.A．where B．when C．that D．which16．Thenumberofstay-at-homefathersreachedarecordhighlastyear,newfiguresshow,_______familiessawariseinfemalebreadwinners.A．ifB．asC．becauseD．though17．Thereaslightdecreaseinhisweightbutheeatstoomuch.A．was B．couldhavebeenC．hadbeen D．couldbe18．––Youseemtobefamiliarwiththiscity.—I______hereforthreeyears.It’ssogreattobeback.A．livedB．hadlivedC．havelivedD．live19．Sometimes,thekindoffoodweserveapersonsuggests________weshowourgratitude.A．when B．whatC．why D．how20．Patrickwaited________alltheluggagewascleared,buthisneverappeared.A．until B．beforeC．when D．while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）Persuasionistoconvincesomeonetoagreewithyou,justlikeartwhichalsocallsforspecialtechniquestoaccomplish.AccordingtotheancientGreeks,therearethreebasictoolsofpersuasion:ethos,pathosandlogos.Ethosisaspeaker’swayofconvincingtheaudiencethatheistrustworthy,honestandreliable.Onecommonwayaspeakercandevelopethosisbyexplaininghowmuchexperienceoreducationhehasinthefield.Afterall,you’remorelikelytolistentoadviceabouthowtotakecareofyourteethfromadentistthanafireman.Pathosisaspeaker’swayofconnectingwithanaudience’semotions.Forexample,apoliticianwhoistryingtoconvinceanaudiencetovoteforhimmightsaythathealonecansavethecountryfromaterriblewar.Thesewordsareintendedtofilltheaudiencewithfear,thusmakingthemwanttovoteforhim.Similarly,ananimalcharitymightshowanaudiencepicturesofinjureddogsandcatstomaketheeviewersfeelpity,sotheywillbemorelikelytodonatemoney.Logosistheuseoffacts,statisticsorotherevidencetosupportyourargument.Anaudiencewillbelieveyouifyouhaveconvincingdatatobackupyourclaims.Presentingthisevidenceismuchmorepersuasivethansimplysaying“believeme”.Althoughethos,pathosandlogosallhavetheirstrengths,theyareoftenmosteffectivewhenusedtogether.So,thenexttimeyoulistentoaspeech,watchacommercialorlistentoafriendtrytoconvinceyoutolendhimsomemoney,beonthelookoutfortheseancientGreektoolsofpersuasion.1、Whatisthepurposeofpersuasion?A．Toadvisesomebodytosupportyou.B．Tohelpsomeonehavespecialskills.C．Toconvincesomebodytorealizehisaim.D．Totalksomeoneintobeinghonest.2、Whatisaspeaker’swayofconvincingtheaudiencetotrusthim?A．Pathos.B．Ethos.C．Logos.D．Education.3、Whatdoapoliticianandananimalcharityhaveincommon?A．Bothpreventthemselvesfrombeinghurt.B．Bothsavepeoplefromterriblewars.C．Bothmaketheaudiencesupportthem.D．Bothpersuadepeopletodonatemoney.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ConvincetheAudience.B．ThreeBasicToolsofPersuasionC．BelieveMe.D．StrengthofPersuasion22．（8分）Whenitcomestoeating,mostofusdon’thavetogoveryfar.Butformanybirdspecies,findingfoodmaymeantravelinghundredsofthousandsofkilometers.AteamofresearchersfrominstitutionsintheUKandIrelandspentfiveyearstracking(追踪)fourspeciesofseabirdtomonitortheirtravelpatterns.Itwasdiscoveredthatoverthefiveyears,thespeciescoveredanareaof1.5millionsquarekilometerswhenhuntingforfood-almostfourtimesthesizeofJapan.ThefindingswerepublishedrecentlyinthejournalEcologicalApplications.Aspartofthestudy,over1,300birdswerefittedwithGPStagstotracktheirmovements.Itwasdiscoveredthatmostofthemsearchforfishinthesameplace-watersoffthecoastofScotland.Asaresultofthis,organizationssuchastheRoyalSocietyfortheProtectionofBirds(RSPB)willspendmoretimetryingtopreservecoastalScotland.“Forthefirsttime,thisstudyprovidesuswithafullmapforeachbreedingcolony(繁殖群体)ofthefeedingareasforsomeofourmostimportantseabirdspecies,”wrotethestudy’sleadauthorEwanWakefield,fromtheUniversityofGlasgow.“Thatmeanswecannowprotecttheplacesthesebirdscatchthefishtheyneedtofeedtheirhungrychicks.”Thefindingscouldalsoaffectthefuturebuildingofoffshorewindturbines(满轮机).Althoughwindturbineshelptofightclimatechangebyprovidingagreensourceofenergy,theirhugeblades(刀片)areblamedforthedeathsofthousandsofbirdseachyear,astheyoftenflyintothem.StuartHousden,directorofRSPBScotland,saidinanewsreleasethatalthoughclimatechangeisahugethreattobothhumansandnaturealike,weshould“investinanenergysystemthatworksforbothpeopleandournaturalheritage.”Toprotectbothnatureandtheenvironment,theRSPBsupportsthebuildingofturbinesinareasthatwon’thave“significantadverse(不利的)impactsonimportantbirdpopulationsortheirhabitats,”itwroteonitswebsite.1、WhatdidthescientistsfromtheUKandIrelandfindaboutthefourspeciesofseabird?A．Theyhavetotallydifferenttravelpatterns.B．Theyprefertocatchfishinplacesneartheirnests.C．Climatechangehasinfluencedtheirhuntingdistance.D．Theycantravelaverylongdistancetofindfood.2、Accordingtothearticle,whyistheresearchimportant?A．Itshowswhataperfectlivingenvironmentforseabirdsis.B．ItwasthefirsttouseGPStechnologytotrackseabirds.C．Itcouldguidepeopleonhowtobetterprotectseabirds.D．Itprovidesmoreinformationaboutthedietofseabirds.3、Windturbinesareathreattoseabirdsbecause________.A．theyproducenoisethatcoulddisturbseabirdsB．theirstrongairflowcouldinfluencetheflightofseabirdsC．theirbigbladesmaykilltheseabirdsthatflybyD．theyforceseabirdstomoveawayfromtheirhabitats4、AccordingtotheRoyalSocietyfortheProtectionofBirds,________.A．nomorewindturbinesshouldbebuiltinthefutureB．weshouldthinkofmoremeasurestoprotecttheclimateC．thegovernmentshouldinvestmoremoneytoprotectseabirdsD．weshouldconsiderwildlifewhenwebuildturbinesinthefuture23．（8分）Playingamusicalinstrumentthroughout:yourlifeprotectsyourhearinginoldage,aCanadianstudysuggests.Thestudy,publishedinPsychologyandAging,carriedouthearingtestson74adultmusiciansand89non-musicians.Itfounda70-year-oldmusician’shearingwasasgoodasthatofa50-year-oldwhodidnotplay.Hearingnormallydeclinesaspeopleage.By60,10-30%ofpeoplehavemoderatehearingloss.By80,thatgoesuptoasmanyas60%.Problemsareparticularlyseeninthecentralauditory(听觉的)processingsystem,whichisassociatedwithunderstandingspeech,especiallywhenthereisbackgroundnoise.Previousstudieshaveshownmusicianshavebetterhearingthannon-players.Butthisresearch,byateamattheRotmanResearchInstituteinToronto,lookedatadultsofallages-from18to91-toseehowpeoplewereaffectedastheyaged.Theycarriedouthearingtestson74amateurandprofessionalmusicians(whohadplayedsincetheageof16,werestillpractisingandhadbeengivenformalmusiclessons)and89non-musicians(whohadneverplayedaninstrument).Musiciansweresignificantlybetteratpickingoutspeechagainstnoise.Theresearcherssuggestthatlifelongmusicianshipreducesage-relatedchangesinthebrain,probablyduetomusiciansusingtheirauditorysystemsatahighlevelonaregularbasis.TheheadofbiomedicalresearchatActiononHearingLoss,DrRalphHolme,said:“Whilethisstudysuggeststhatmusiciansmightbemoreabletocopewiththeconsequencesofhearingloss,itisfarbettertoreducedamageinthefirstplacebyusingappropriateearprotection.Wehavealwayscampaingnedforeveryonewhoplaysamusicalinstrumentorlistenstoloudmusictowearhearingprotection,likeearplugs,whichreducetheriskofdamagingyourhearingpermanently.”1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A．Apersonaged80willlose30%hearing.B．Apersonagedabove60musthavebadhearing.C．Peoplehavefewerproblemswithbackgroundnoise.D．People’shearingusuallybecomesworsewhentheygetolder.2、WhatcanwegetfromtheCanadianstudy?A．Ittestedthehearingof162people.B．Thefindingofthestudywasn’tpublishedpublicly.C．Playingamusicalinstrumentmaydogoodtohearing.D．Musicianswereasgoodatpickingoutspeechagainstnoiseasnon-musicians.3、Whydon’tmusicianschangemuchintheirbrainastheyage?A．Theyliketotakemoreexercise.B．Theyusetheirhearingmoreandregularly.C．Theydon’texposethemselvestobackgroundnoise.D．Theypaymoreattentiontoprotectingtheirhearing.4、HowcanwedealwithhearinglossaccordingtoDrRalphHolme?A．Gethelpfrommusicians.B．Listentoloudmusicless.C．Protecthearingproperly.D．Playamusicalinstrumentmore.5、Theauthorwrotethepassageto________.A．entertainthereadersB．advertiseamusicalinstrumentC．complainaboutpeople’shearinglossD．informreadersofaresearchonhearing24．（8分）Afullmoonisappearing—anditwillhaveabigimpactonanimals,especiallythoseintheocean.Recentstudiesshowthatmanytypesofanimalshavebiologicalclocksfinelytunedtothecyclesofthemoon,whichdrivesinterestingandsometimesstrangepatternsofbehavior.Besidesdiscoveringhiddenaspectsofanimallife,theresearchalsohasintentionofbetterunderstandingthecircadianclocks(生物钟)presentinallanimals,includinghumans.Thefirstcircadianclocksevolvedintheoceans,sostudyingtheminoceananimalscantellusalotabouthowtheyevolvedandhowtheyworkandinteractwitheachother,explainsKimLast,aresearcherattheScottishAssociationforMarineScience.Oysters(牡蛎),whichopentheirshellstoeatandspawn,alsohavealunarrhythm,anewstudyshows.Inarecentexperiment,Frenchresearcherscarefullymonitoredhowwidelyadozenoystersopenedtheirshellsduringa3.5-monthperiod.Theteamusedahigh-techdevicethatquantifiedthevalveopeningeverytwoseconds,asdescribedinapaperpublishedinthejournalBiologyLetters.TheyfoundthattwotypesofoystersinArcachonBayinsouthwesternFranceweresignificantlymoreopenduringnewmoonsandmoreclosedwhenthemoonwasfull.Inaddition,theoysterscouldtellthedifferencebetweenthefirstquartermoonandthethirdquartermoon,andweresignificantlymoreopen(bynearly20percent)atthelatter.It’sunknownwhytheoystersdothis,thoughitcouldbeduetomorealgae(海藻)orotherfoodbeingavailableduringthenewmoonandastheyearprogresses,saysstudyleaderDamienTran,aresearcherattheUniversityofBordeaux.Thelunarcyclecouldinfluencefoodavailabilitybyitsimpactonthetidesandthustheocean’scurrents.Whenthemoonisfullornew,itisdirectlyinlinewithEarthandthesun,forcingastrongpullontheoceanandthuscausingmorepronouncedtides,explainsDavidWilcockson,aoceanbiologistatAberystwythUniversityinWaleswhowasn’tpartofthestudy.1、Wheredidtheearliestlifeformsprobablyevolve?A．Inthetides. B．Intheoysters.C．Inthemoon. D．Intheocean.2、Basedontheobservations,whatisthelikelyorderofwhentheoystersaremostopenandmostclosed?①Thenewmoon;②Thefullmoon;③Thefirstquarter;④ThethirdquarterA．①-②-③-④ B．①-②-④-③C．①-④-③-② D．①-③-④-②3、Whatisitthatleadstothehugetides?A．Astrongpull. B．Astraightline.C．Thelunarcycle. D．Theocean’scurrent.4、Whyareoystersmentionedasanexample?A．Toexplainwhytheyopentheirshells.B．Tofurtherstressthemoon’simpactonanimals.C．Toshowthedifficultyofscienceexperiments.D．Tointroducehowthehigh-techdeviceisusedinexperiments.25．（10分）Overthepastfiveyears,researchersinartificialintelligencehavebecometherockstarsofthetechnologyworld.AbranchofAIknownasdeeplearning,hasprovensousefulthatskilledoperatorscancommandsix-figuresalariestobuildsoftwareforAmazon,Apple,FacebookandGoogle.Thetopnamescanearnover$1millionayear.ThetraditionalwaytogetthesejobshasbeenaDoctor’sdegreeincomputersciencefromoneofAmerica’stopuniversities.Earningonetakesyearsandrequiresapersonwhocanbedevotedtostudy,whichisrareamongnormalpeople.Moreover,graduatestudentsareregularlyattractedawayfromtheirstudiesbyvarioushigh-paidjobs.Thatischanging.LastmonthFast.ai,aneducationnon-profitbasedinSanFrancisco,kickedoffthethirdyearofitscourseindeeplearning.Sinceitsbeginningithasattractedmorethan100,000studentsfromIndiatoNigeria.Thecoursecomeswithasimpleidea:thereisnoneedtospendyearsobtainingaDoctor’sdegreeinordertopractisedeeplearning.Fast.ai’scoursecanbecompletedinjustsevenweeks.Forexample,agraduatefromFast.ai’sfirstyear,SaraHooker,washiredintoGoogle’shighlycompetitiveAIresidencyprogrammeafterfinishingthecourse,havingneverworkedondeeplearningbefore.SheisnowafoundingmemberofGoogle’snewAIresearchofficeinAccra,Ghana,thefirm’sfirstinAfrica.TomakeitaccessibletoanyonewhowantstolearnhowtobuildAIsoftware,JeremyHoward,whofoundedFast.aiwithRachelThomas,amathematician,saysmiddleschoolmathematicsisenough.Fast.aiisnottheonlyA．I.programme.AI4ALL,anothernon-profitorganization,foundedbyleadingtechnologistsincludingDr.Fei-FeiLi,workstobringAIeducationtoschoolchildrenthatwouldotherwisenothaveaccesstoit.Howard’sambitionsrundeeperthanjustdealingwiththeshortageintheAIlabourmarket.Hisaimistospreaddeeplearningintomanyhands,sothatitmaybeappliedinasmanyfieldsaspossible.Theambition,saysMrHoward,isforAItrainingsoftwaretobecomeaseasytouseandcommonassendinganemailonasmartphone.1、What’sParagraph2mainlyabout?A．ThewaytogetaDoctor’sdegree.B．ThedifficultiestogetaDoctor’sdegree.C．TheimportancetogetaDoctor’sdegree.D．ThenecessitytogetaDoctor’sdegree.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutFast.ai?A．ItaimstoproduceAIgraduatesinafastway.B．Itaimstocollectmoneyforpoorstudents.C．Itchargesahighfreeforofferingcourses.D．ItbecomespopularonlyinIndiaandNigeria.3、WheredoesSaraHookerworkaccordingtothepassage?A．India. B．Nigeria.C．Ghana. D．America.4、WhatdoFast.aiandAI4ALLhaveincommon?A．Theyarebothmeantforchildren.B．Theyrequireadvancedmath.C．Theyhavethesamefounder.D．Theyarebothnon-profit.5、What’sHoward’sattitudetoAItrainingsoftwareinthefuture?A．Anxious. B．Disappointed.C．Optimistic. D．Surprised.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）Weareallreasonablebeingsanditisveryhumantodounreasonablethingsattimes.ThefollowingstorytellsyouwhatI1.Atlunchtime,Jimmy,Patrick,Devon,andIbeganourregular2ofourlunches.Iglancedacrossthebusycafeteriaandsawthe3student,Joel.Hewasholdinghisplateandwaitinginlines.Patricknoticedhimtoo.“Why’sthenewkid4liketheheadmaster?”heasked.DevonandJimmylaughed.“Joel’scool,andhisclothesarealwaysneatandclean.He’sinmyEnglishandhistoryclasses,”Isaid.However,Ikeptthe5thatJoelandIhadbecomefriendswhenweworkedonaprojecttogether.Wediscoveredthatwewerebothenthusiasticreaders---somethingIwouldneveradmittoPatrick,Jimmy,andDevon.IwasthatJoelwaswalkingtowardus.“Don’tdoit,”Ithought,but6secondshewasatourtable.Myfriendsraisedtheireyebrows.Jimmy,DevonandPatrick7theirbackpacksonthetableandchairssothattherewasno8leftforanotherpersontositdown.Patricksaid,“Idon’tthinkwehaveroom.”Thisawkwardsituation9theair.Icould10Joellookingatme,butIstaredatmylunch11itcontainedpreciouspearlsofwisdominsteadofriceandbeans.Afteralong,12pause,Joelleft.I13havespokenupforhim,butIcouldn’twalkawayfrommythreefriends,couldI?Joeldidn’tspeaktomeafterthat14.Hewassoonhangingaroundwithanothergroupofkids.Afewmonthslater,IsawanannouncementaboutJoelbeingchosentobepresidentoftheclassbookclub.Iwas15forJoel’sachievements,butIrealizedIhadmadeabigmistakewhenIsaid16atthelunchtablethatday.whywasIsoafraidthatmyfriendsmight17thatIliketoread?AsIstaredattheannouncement,IknewIneededto18toJoel—evenifhedidnotwanttobecomemyfriendagain.Iwascertainthatmythreefriendswouldnotagree.IwasalsocertainthatI19losingthemaswell.20,IknewthatIwouldlosemyselfifIdidnothing.Asthedismissalbellrang,Igatheredupmybooks,tookadeepbreath,andwenttofindJoel.1、A．regretB．valueC．loseD．admire2、A．routineB．processC．stepD．course3、A．luckyB．goodC．newD．top4、A．behavedB．treatedC．laughedD．dressed5、A．wordsB．ideasC．promiseD．truth6、A．onB．inC．atD．by7、A．layB．threwC．foldedD．piled8、A．spaceB．foodC．timeD．book9、A．roundedB．coveredC．filledD．froze10、A．tasteB．smellC．hearD．feel11、A．evenifB．asifC．incaseD．nowthat12、A．toughB．painfulC．uncomfortableD．frightening13、A．needB．shouldC．wouldD．must14、A．greetingB．changeC．meetingD．lesson15、A．happyB．sorryC．thankfulD．anxious16、A．anythingB．somethingC．everythingD．nothing17、A．holdoutB．findoutC．turnoutD．giveout18、A．adaptB．apologizeC．smileD．refer19、A．riskedB．permittedC．triedD．suggested20、A．ThereforeB．MeanwhileC．HoweverD．Besides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）SilkwasnottheonlyproducttobetransportedalongtheSilkRoad,1．othergoodssuchastea,medicinalherbsalsobeingexportedfromChina.Manymerchantsfoundinstantwealththroughthetradeinluxuryitems．RatherthantravelingtheentirelengthoftheSilkRoad,eachmerchanttradedgoodsalongonesectionoftheroute,2．(buy)theminonetownandthensellinginanother.Thetravelersandmerchantsalso3．(carry)manyideas,philosophiesandreligionswiththemalongtheSilkRoad.Ofallthese,Buddhism,4．camefromIndia,hadthegreatestinfluenceonChineseculture.It5．(eventual)becameChina'sprimaryfaith,6．（widespread)thantheoriginalChinesereligionsofConfucianismandTaoism．SilkRoadtradestraveledtogetherinlongcaravansofcamels.Thismodeoftravelprovided7．(protect)fromrobberswhomightattempt8．(rob)thevaluablegoodsbeingtransported．TheSilkRoadwasnotonlyonesingleroad,but9．wholecollectionofroutesbywhichgoods10．(transport)betweentheEastandtheWest．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10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。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（∧）,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限一词;2.只允许修改10处,多者（从第11处起）不计分。Oneday,whenIwasabout5or6yearsold,myparentswenttoatrip.Grandmaseemedsoha