2026届湖南省湘潭县一中、双峰一中、邵东一中、永州四中英语高三上期末监测试题含解析

2026届湖南省湘潭县一中、双峰一中、邵东一中、永州四中英语高三上期末监测试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Havinglostsomethinginthecloakroom，Iwentinsidetogetit，andfoundRoy________thepocketsofpeople’scoats.A．goingaround B．goingafterC．goingagainst D．goingthrough2．---Don’tworry,Mum.Thedoctorsaiditwasonlytheflu.---__________!I’lltelldadthere’snothingserious.A．CongratulationsB．WhatareliefC．HowsurprisingD．I’msosorry3．TheartistissaidduringtheproductionandthusapiratedvideowassoldineverypartofKenya.A．tobecheated B．beingcheatedC．tohavebeencheated D．havingbeencheated4．—Tony,doremembertosendthereporttothesalesmanager!—________.A．Madeit B．GotitC．Heardit D．Followedit5．Hehadagreatdearietohaveahomeofhisown,______hehadalwayslivedwithhisgrandmother.A．or B．and C．so D．for6．Whethersomethingisaliveordeadisacrucial______anditisonethatchildrenhavenodifficultyunderstandingbytheageoffive.A．declaration B．distinction C．division D．distribution7．goesupmustcomedown,andgasolinepricesarecomingdownfastinsomepartsofAmerica.A．WhereB．WhatC．WhichD．That8．Ifthesenewmeasuresdon’twork,we’llhaveto_______ouroldsystem.A．makeupforB．comeupwithC．breakawayfromD．fallbackon9．Localslivedinrather________conditionsuntilthefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChinain1949.A．precious B．primitiveC．precise D．prior10．Passengers_____talktothedriverwhilethebusismoving,becauseitwilltakehisfocusofftheroad.A．wouldnot B．mustnotC．maynot D．neednot11．Shesatonthetopofthestairs_____herheadonhercrossedarmsandcried.A．for B．when C．with D．while12．Wecompletedonethirdoftheproject,andtheloan_______inplace,wehadtodelaytheresttillthenextmonth.A．notarranged B．wasnotarrangedC．notarranging D．hadnotbeenarranged13．Ourteacherenteredtheclassroom,__________.A．abookinhand B．bookinhandC．bookinhishandD．abookinhands14．_______theschool,thevillagehasaclinic,whichwasalsobuiltwithgovernmentsupport.A．Inreplyto B．InadditiontoC．Inchargeof D．Inplaceof15．______toworkovertimethatevening,Imissedawonderfulfilm.A．HavingbeenaskedB．ToaskC．HavingaskedD．Tobeasked16．—Tony,youseeminhighspirits.—________Wewonthematch4-1.A．Guesswhat? B．Oh,comeon!C．Sowhat? D．Nowonder.17．Ifyouarefeelingsotired,perhapsalittlesleepwould____．A．act B．helpC．serve D．last18．Iwasexpectingapresentfromher,soIwasdisappointedIdidn’treceive______.A．it B．one C．that D．theone19．Theshockingnewsmademerealize_____________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．that B．howC．why D．what20．Bobmadeapromisetothemanager________theworkwouldallbefinishedontime.A．that B．whatC．which D．whether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）Nothingismorerefreshingonawarmsummerdaythanwatchingsomeoneelsework.Rightnow,I’msittingonmyporchandwatchingyoungBethbaling(打捆)thebigfieldontopofthehill.She’sbeenhayingthatfieldforovertenyears.Iknow:Iputheronthetractorwhenshewasjusttwelveyearsold.Shepickedagreatdayforbaling.It’snottoohot,andthere’sanicebreeze.OnMonday,whenshecutthefield,itwassohotIthoughtthecomwouldstartpoppinginthefield.Didn’tstopher,though.Shejuststuckthatbighatonherhead,wrappedawethandkerchiefaroundherneck,andsettowork,IrememberwhenIwouldhavedonethesamething.WhilePmheresuckingalemonade,Bethisdrivingthe“hay(干草)train,”atractorpullingabalerandanoldwagon.You’dthinksomeonehersizewouldneverbeabletoseeoverthetractor.Butsomehowshemanages.Whenshe’sfinished,hertracksareverystraight.Thewholetimeshe’shaying,thatdogofhersisworkingjustashard,runningalongbesideherlikehe’safraidshe’lldriveawaywithouthim.Bethsureknewwhatshewasdoingwhenshetrainedhim.Thewaythemachineworksispurepoetry.Eachrowispushedintoshape.Whenjustenoughhayisinabale,itiswrappedupandfastenedtogether.Asecondorsolater,thebalecomesflyingoutandintotheoldwagon.Thepersonwhoinventedthatmachinesurewassomekindofgenius.That’snottosayitworksperfectly.Everyonceinawhileabalemissesthemark,especiallywhenyouareturningthemachineattheendofarow.Thatmeans,ofcourse,thatyouhavetogobackandpickupthosebalesandthrowthemintothewagon.IcanrememberwhenBeth’smotherwasherage.ShelookedanawfullotlikeBethdoesnow.Makesamanproudtoseehisdaughterandgranddaughtertakingsuchgoodcareofthemselves.Well,IsupposeIshouldgetupandfillthisglassagain.Notmuchfunsittingherewithanemptyglass.1、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatatsometimeinthepasttheauthor.A．boughtthetractorforBethB．forcedBethtoworkatanearlyageC．workedinthefieldlikeBethD．trainedthedogtohelpBethwork2、Intheeyesoftheauthor,thesightofBethbalinghayis.A．uncommonB．beautifulC．unforgettableD．changeable3、Beforethrownintothewagon,thehaymustbe.A．tiedupB．driedupC．cutupD．linedup4、Whodoyouthinkistellingthisstory?A．Beth’smother.B．Beth’sfather.C．Beth’sgrandmother.D．Beth’sgrandfather.22．（8分）InDecember2008,CarolineKennedy—daughterofthelateU.S.PresidentJohnF.Kennedy—satdown,asafrontrunnerfortheSenateseatinNewYork,foratelevisedinterviewthathelpeddecidethefutureofhercampaign.Theresultwasadisaster.Herperformancewasn’twellreceived,inpartbecauseherspeechwasfulloffillerwords—“ums,”“ahs”and“youknows.”Onelistenercounted27“ums”and38“youknows”inthespaceoffiveminutes.Afewweeksaftertheinterview,KennedyendedherSenatecampaign.Fillerwordsmayseemnaturalineverydayspeech,buttheycanbedeadlyinformalpresentations.“Usingexcessivefillersisthemostannoyingspeechhabit,”saidSusanWard,aspeechspecialist.“Theytakeyourlistener’sattentionawayoftentothepointthathedoesn’thearanythingyousay.Yourmessageisentirelylost.”Manyspeakersareafraidofpause.Theybelievetheiraudiencewillthinktheyareinarticulate(不善于表达)iftheypausetothinkofwhattosaynext,sotheyusefillerwordstoavoidthesilence.However,apauseisactuallymoreimpressivethanafillerword.Listenersknowthatthespeakeristhinking,tryingtofindtherightword.Sometimesapausecanactuallyimproveaspeech,aswhenanactorusesadramaticpausetoholdtheattentionofhisaudience.Aspeakershouldn’tbeafraidtopauseoccasionallyduringaspeech;itshowsself-confidence.Ittakessomeworktocutoutfillerwords.Youcanbeginbytakingafewsecondstothinkaboutwhatyouwanttosaythenexttimeyouareaskedaquestion.Thispausewillhelpyoubeginpowerfully,anditwillhelpyouavoidusingafillerword.Thesamepublicspeakingtechniqueapplieswhenyouareshiftingfromoneideatoanother.Whileyoumaybetemptedtofillthesilencebetweenideaswithafillerword,remembertoallowyourselftopauseandthinkaboutwhatyouwanttosaynext.Ifyouneedhelpovercomingyour“um”problem,consideraskingafamilymemberorafriendtopointoutwhenyouusefillerwords.Youalsocouldrecordanupcomingpresentationandthenwatchyourselfinaction.Youmaybeamazedathowoftenyousay“um”or“uh”!Althoughweliveinafast-pacedsocietythatseeminglydemandsinstantanswers,wemustusethepausetoouradvantage.Finally,weshouldonlyspeakwhenweareready.1、Inthefirsttwoparagraphsofthearticlethewriterintendsto______.A．introduceCarolineKennedytoreadersB．illustratehowdeadlyfillerwordscanbeinthepublicspeechC．explainwhatfillerwordsareD．remindreadersthattheyshouldcountfillerwordsusedinpublicspeeches2、Thereasonwhyfillerwordsareconsideredannoyingbyspeechspecialististhat______.A．theypreventthelistenerfromfocusingonwhatthespeakerissaying.B．theyconveythespeaker’ssuperioritytothelistener.C．theymeanthespeakerisnotarticulateatall.D．theymakethespeakerappearself-confident.3、Whenusedproperly,pausesinspeechescanactually______.A．givethespeakermorecredibilityB．holdtheattentionoftheaudienceC．showthespeaker’sdeepinsightD．helptheaudiencerelax4、WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuggestedasawaytogetridoffillerwords?A．Tohavementaltraininginordertothinkfaster.B．Toasksomeoneelsetopointoutwhenyouusefillerwords.C．Towatcharecordingofyourownspeech.D．Topracticethinkingforamomentbeforeansweringaquestion.23．（8分）Asamanager,youwanttohelpyouremployees.Andthat'sg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retheirworldthroughthesenses,participationandanalyticalthought.TheBankStreetApproachThisapproachplacesanemphasisonlearningthroughmultipleperspectives,bothintheclassroomsettingandinthenaturalworld.TheHigh/ScopeApproachThisapproachfocusesonlettingchildrenbeinchargeoftheirownlearning.Childrenaretaughttomakeaplanforwhattheywouldliketodoeachdayandparticipateinareviewsessiontodiscussthesuccessoftheirplanandbrainstormideasforthenextday.Outsideoftheformaleducationalphilosophy,knowingthedifferencebetweenothercommonearlychildhoodtermswillhelpyoumakeinformeddecisionsregardingyourchild’seducation.1、Ifapre-schoolstresseseachchild’slearningprogress,itmayemploy___________.A．TheReggioEmiliaApproachB．TheMontessoriMethodC．TheBankStreetApproachD．TheWaldorfApproach2、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTrue?A．TheScopeApproachistoletchildrenlearnallbythemselves.B．Thedefinitionsofeducationalphilosophyremainthesame.C．Tosomeextent,educationalphilosophiesdeterminethedifferencesbetweenpreschools.D．Themostconfusingpartaboutchoosingpre-schoolistochooseeducationalphilosophy.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）Themomenthappened30yearsagobutitwasstillfreshinmymemory.Iwasacollegefreshmanandhad1upmostofthenightbeforelaughingandtalkingwithmyfriends.Nowjustbeforemyfirst2ofthedaymyeyelidswerefeelingheavierandheavierandmyheadwasdriftingdowntomydesktomakemytextbooka3.Afewminutesnap(小睡)timebeforeclasscouldn’t4,Ithought.BOOM!Iliftedmyheadsuddenlyandmyeyesopenedwiderthansaucers.Ilookedaroundwithmy5beatingwildlytryingtofindthecauseofthe6.Myyoungprofessorwaslookingatmewithaboyish(男孩子气的)smileonhisface.Hehad7droppedthetextbookshewascarryingontohisdesk.“Goodmorning!”,hesaidstill8.“Iamgladtoseeeveryoneis9.Nowlet’sgetstarted.”ForthenexthourIwasn’tsleepyatall.Itwasn’tfromthe10ofmyprofessor’stextbook.Itwasinsteadfromthe11discussionheled.Withknowledgeandgood12hemadethematerialcome13.Hisinsightwasfullofbothwisdomandloving-kindness.Andtheenthusiasmandjoythathe14withwerecontagious(有感染力的).I15theclassroomnotonlywideawake,butalittle16andalittlebetteraswell.Ilearnedsomethingfarmoreimportantthannot17inclassthatdaytoo.Ilearnedthatifyouaregoingtodosomethinginthislife,doitwell,doitwith18.Whatawonderfulplacethiswouldbeifallofusdidourworkjoyouslyandwell.Don’tsleepwalk(梦游)yourwaythrough19then.Wakeup!Letyourlovefillyourwork.Lifeistoo20nottoliveitwell.1、A．tookB．dividedC．stayedD．put2、A．classB．testC．taskD．lecture3、A．platformB．pillowC．carpetD．wall4、A．benefitB．helpC．lastD．hurt5、A．heartB．mindC．thoughtD．head6、A．troubleB．noiseC．failureD．incident7、A．byaccidentB．atallC．onpurposeD．inturn8、A．smilingB．talkingC．complainingD．shouting9、A．activeB．curiousC．presentD．awake10、A．soundB．shockC．interruptionD．blow11、A．fascinatingB．convincingC．puzzlingD．encouraging12、A．gestureB．senseC．humorD．design13、A．strangeB．naturalC．handyD．alive14、A．taughtB．spreadC．combinedD．started15、A．decoratedB．filledC．leftD．entered16、A．clearerB．smarterC．quieterD．stronger17、A．discussingB．speakingC．cheatingD．sleeping18、A．joyB．speedC．aimD．determination19、A．workB．lifeC．journeyD．college20、A．hardB．complexC．shortD．simple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）MillionsofpeopleincitiesacrossAsiaareusingphoneappstoborrowbicyclesforlocaltravel.Thiskindoftechnologyismadeforpeoplewhowanttoleave1．(car)andmotorcyclesathome,andavoid2．(spend)moneyonataxiservice.As3．(report)onTV,bicyclesharinghasbeenrisinginpopularplaceslikeBeijingandSingapore.Thetwo-yearbike-sharingtrend（趋势）hasputover16millionbikesinChinaalone,4．hascutcaruseanddemandforgas.“Ioftenusebike-sharingservicebecauseit’svery5．(use),”saidWeiZhang,whousesasharedbikeseveraltimesaweek6．(go)towork.“Bike-sharing7．(be)crazysincelatelastyear,”saidHarryLiu,whoworksasanadvisorforHISMarket.Headdedthatmorepeopleareusingpublictransport8．thereasonthattheycanfinishtheirtripwithasharedbike.Lastmonth,9．Chinesebike-sharingstart-upcompanyopenedofficesinKualaLumper,BangkokandWashingtonD．C．Thecompany,10．(found)inApril2016,iscalledMobike,.AnotherChinesecompany,ofo,providesasimilarservice.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。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（∧），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。WangLiismybestfriend.Sheisabitofshortandhaslonghairs.Shewearsglassesandlooksquietly.Wefirstmetinourmiddleschool.Afterfindingtheyhadmanythingsincommon,webecomefriends,oftenplayingandstudyingtogether.Beconsiderate,shewasalwaystheretosupportbuthelpmewheneverIwasinneed.However,shewenttoNanjingafterthelaste