2026届湖南省常宁一中英语高三上期末质量检测试题含解析

2026届湖南省常宁一中英语高三上期末质量检测试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．______thedifferencebetweenthetwofindingsisoneoftheworstmistakesyou’vemade.A．IgnoredB．IgnoringC．ToignoreD．Havingignored2．Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．shouldn’t B．mustn’t C．can’t D．mightn’t3．WeChinesearedrinking______milkperpersontodayaswedidin1995.A．morethantwice B．twiceasmuchC．twiceasmanyas D．twiceasmuchas4．Mysistermethiminthestreetyesterdayafternoon,sohe______yourlecture.A．shouldn’thaveattended B．couldn’thaveattendedC．mustn’thaveattended D．needn’thaveattended5．—Whydidn’tyoutrytofinishthecomposition?—Itriedto,but________Icould,thebellranannouncingtheendoftheexamination.A．until B．whenC．after D．before6．Theaimofthegovernmentistomakeeverycitizenbetteroff,____,tohelpthemliveahappylife．A．asaresult B．forastartC．foronething D．inotherwords7．Nomatterhowcarefullyyouplanyourfinances,noonecan_______whentheunexpectedwillhappen.A．prove B．implyC．demand D．predict8．Aseconomyisdeclining,jobs________totheyoung,continuetobescarce.A．availableB．convenientC．comfortableD．valuable9．SheseemstopreferAmericanTVShowstotalkingtome．A．towatch B．tobewatching C．watching D．havingwatched10．Youneverreallyunderstandaperson________youconsiderthingsfromhispointofview.A．if B．onceC．as D．until11．Theroom______10metresacrossislargeenoughforasinglemantolivein．A．measuring B．measures C．tobemeasured D．measured12．Iwishyouwouldn'tbeso________；youmakefacesateverythingIsay.A．weirdB．politeC．reluctantD．serious13．______________totheparty,Nancywasveryupset.A．Havingnotbeeninvited B．NothavinginvitedC．Havingnotinvited D．Nothavingbeeninvited14．_______childwillfindhisownpersonalroadtosuccess.A．EachB．TheotherC．EitherD．Another15．Ourbossistoostrictwithus.Ican’t_____inwiththeworksituationhere.A．fit B．get C．make D．take16．Allcolorfades,________undertheimpactofdirectsunlight.A．especially B．eventuallyC．appropriately D．merely17．So________sometimesintryingtoaccomplishsomethingbig_______wefailtonoticethelittlethingsthatgivelifeitsmagic.A．wegetcaughtup;asB．dowegetcaughtup;thatC．caughtupgetwe;asD．caughtupdoweget;that18．Wearrangedtomeetatthecinemaat7:30,butJackfailedto______.A．breakupB．setupC．turnupD．giveup19．—Alice,whyaren’tyouatworktoday?—Iadayoff． A．havegiven B．havebeengiven C．gave D．wasgiven20．Hehasmadelittlepreparationfortheinterview,sothechanceofhimsucceedinginitis.A．slimB．fantasticC．obviousD．gentle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）ComedyandPsychologyEarlierthisyearIdidapart-timecomedycourse.TheclasswastaughtbyRyan,aprofessionalcomedian.Ihadperformedashow,whichwasn’toriginallymeanttobeacomedy.However,theaudiencelaughedatmyfirstjoke,thencontinuedtolaughthroughouttheroutinesthatweremeanttobeserious.SoitwastheaudiencewhotoldmeIwasfunny,butIdidn’tunderstandwhyorhowtocontrolthecomic(滑稽的)moments.So,Ijoinedthecoursetolearn.“Turnoffyoureditorthatmakesyousaytherightthingandrememberhowtobeachild,”explainedRyan.“Don’ttrytobeclever.Don’ttrytoohardtobefunny…andknowingallaboutthetheoryofhumorisunlikelytohelpyoumuch.Justbehaveinasillyway.That’swhatpeoplewanttoseeonstage.”Ryanwouldhelpusloosenupbysayingthingslike,“Wanderaroundtalkingtoothers,butmakesurethatyou’retheloweststatuspersonhere.”I’dsaythatunderstandingthepsychologyofhumorhasactuallyhelped.RecentlyIcameacrossthebookInsideJokes:UsingHumortoReverse-EngineertheMind.Itsmainideaisthatanyself-directedintelligentsystemwillneedtocorrectitsownfault.There’sariskthattheoccasionalerrorwillbemade.Ifthiswasboringorburdensome,we’dbelesswillingtodoit.However,evolutionhasmadetheprocessfun.Here’sajokeinthebook:Twofishareinatank.Onesaystotheother,“Doyouknowhowtodrivethisthing?”Itworksontheprinciplethatwehavestartedtoimagineonething—thatthetankisthetypicalcontainerpeoplekeepfishin—and,justintime,thefollowingwordstellusthatourfirstassumptionwaswrong—it’saheavyvehicle.Forcorrectlyfiguringouttheerror,wearerewardedwithapleasurablefeeling.Thejokeisanefficientwayofencouragingthisnaturalreaction,andcomedianshavebecomeexpertsinslightlytouchingthismentalfunny-boneinordertomakeuslaugh.Ryanwasrightwhenhesaidthatknowingthetheoryofhumorwouldn’thelpusthatmuchasacomedy.Duringoneexerciseinthecourse,fourofusweretoldtoperformanopera.SusanandCarolinesangearnestlyoneithersideofthestage,andIbroughtHenrytothefloor,wherewewrestled(摔跤)eachotherlikeout-of-controlteenagers.Therestofthegroupwasinuncontrollablefitsoflaughter.Asaperformer,I’llneverappreciatejustwhyitseemedsofunny.ButthepointisthatIwouldneverhavewrittenthisonthepaper.Itwasajoyous,foundmoment.1、Whydidtheauthorattendthecomedycourse?A．Hewantedtoseehowthetheoriesworkedinpractice.B．Hediscoveredhehadsomenaturalabilityincomedy.C．Heworriedabouthowotherperformerswouldfindhim.D．Hegotunpleasantexperienceswhenperformingacomedy.2、Ryanrequiredthepeopleonthecomedycourseto______.A．copytheirfavoriteperformanceB．imagineotherpeople’sreactionsC．helpthemselvesfeelcomfortableD．behaveinamoreplayfulmanner3、WhatisthepurposeofthejokementionedinParagraph4?A．Todiscusswhathumorbringsaboutexactly.B．Togiveanexampleofanotherkindofhumor.C．Toprovethepointaboutpsychologyofhumor.D．Toshowwhysomepeoplearefunnierthanothers.4、Whatviewdoestheauthorputforwardintheend?A．Visualhumoriswhatappealstopeoplemost.B．Whatpeoplefindfunnyisoftenunpredictable.C．Theoriesexplaininghumortendtobemistaken.D．Learningcomicskillsprovestobeadifficulttask.22．（8分）ArecentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)hasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentrate.Ananalysisof36monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibility(能见度)ofyellowmakesitlessdifficultfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.ThestudywasledbyProfHo.Totestwhethertherewasarelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihad,theresearchteamanalyseddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout6.1feweraccidentsper1,000taxispermonth.Theyalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout16,700taxisinaratio(比例)ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis,76.6feweraccidentswilloccurpermonthor917feweraccidentsperyear.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1,000percarandadowntimeofsixdays,thecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingof$2million.“Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate(证实)thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransport,suchasschoolbuses.Forexample,wehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstthoseofothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besides,we’realsointerestedtolookatprivate-hirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolors.”ExplainedProfHo.1、Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?A．Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.B．Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.C．Becausedriverstendtobemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.D．Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.2、What’sProfHo’sstudybasedon?A．Physicalriskstaxipassengersexperience.B．Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.C．DatafromSingapore’slargesttaxicompany.D．Personalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwide.3、WhatdoProfHo’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.B．Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.C．Theirstudywillbefurthered.D．Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Caution:yellowtaxisaheadB．SafertorideinyellowtaxisC．Whyareyellowtaxispreferred?D．Howcancolorshelppreventaccidents?23．（8分）NeilJordan,aconservationbiologist,hascomeupwithanovelmethodforprotectingcattlefromAfricanlions:painteyesontheirbehinds.Thelionswillthinktheirintendedprey（猎物）hasseenthemandwillgiveup,sincethey'velosttheelementofsurprise.Thispsychologicaltrickeryhasbeencalled"iCow",whichisactuallynotasstrangeasitsounds.Theeye-likepatternsonbutterflywingsareknowntopreventpreyingbirdsandwoodcuttersinIndianforestswearmasksonthebacksoftheirheadswhenworkingtodiscouragehungrytigers.TheinspirationfortheiCowstrategycamewhileJordanwasbasedinavillageinBotswana,whentwolionesseswerekilledbylocalfarmerstorevengetheircattle'sdeath.TheAfricanlionisavulnerablespecies,withnumbersdroppingfromover100,000inthe1990stoabout30,000today.Muchofthatdeclineisduetothesekindsofrevengefulkillingsbecausefarmershavenoeffectivestrategiesforprotectingtheirherds."Lionsarehuntersthatliketoattackbysurprise.Theymoveslowly,quietly,andcarefullytotheirprey,getclose,andjumponthemunseen,"hesaid.WhenJordanwaswatchingalionfollowanantelopeoneday,henoticedtheliongaveupthehuntoncetheantelopespottedit.Sohejoinedoneofthelocalfarmersona10-weektrialstudy,paintingeyesonone-thirdofaherdof62cattle.Whenthecattlereturnedeachnight,theytookaheadcounttoseehowmanyhadsurvived.Onlythreecowswerekilledbylionsduringthisperiod-allwithoutthepaintedeyesontheirbehinds.Andallthepaintedcowssurvived.However,Jordanwarnedthatsofarthisisjustapromisingidea.HeisnowbackinBotswanaforamoreambitiousstudy,equippedwithGPSdevicestobettermonitorthemovementofpredators（捕食者）andprey.1、TheiCowstrategyisdesignedto.A．killthelionsB．scareoffPredatorsC．identifycattleD．havefun2、Whenhunting,lionsliketo.A．giveuphalfwayB．hesitatetotakeactionC．chasetheirpreysteadilyD．launchsurprisingattacks3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"vulnerable"meaninthethirdparagraph?A．badlybehavedB．likelytoattackC．easilycheatedD．easilydamaged4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．NeilJordangottheinspirationfromthepatternsonbutterflywings.B．Inthe10-weektrialstudy,morecattlewerekilled.C．TheiCowstrategyislikelytobringgreatbenefit.D．Thefarmerswillcontinuetotaketheirrevengeonthelions.24．（8分）PassingthroughtheAtlantaairportonemorning,Icaughtoneofthosetrainsthattaketravelersfromthemainterminaltotheirboardinggates.Free,andimpersonal,thetrainsrunbackandforthalldaylong.Notmanypeopleconsiderthemfun,butonthisSaturdayIheardlaughter.Atthefrontofthefirstcar–lookingoutthewindowatthetrackthatlayahead–wereamanandhisson.Wehadjuststoppedtoletoffpassengers,andthedoorswereclosingagain.“Herewego!Holdontometight!”thefathersaid.Theboy,aboutfiveyearsold,madesoundsofsheerdelight.Iknowwe’resupposedtoavoidmakingracialdistinctions(种族歧视)thesedays,soIhopenoonewillmindifImentionthatmostpeopleonthetrainwerewhite,dressedforbusinesstripsorvacations.AsIgotoff,IrememberedsomethingI’dwantedtobuyintheterminal.Iwasearlyformyflight,soIdecidedtogoback.Idid–andjustasIwasabouttoreboardthetrainformygate,Isawthatthemanandhissonhadreturnedtoo.Irealizedthenthattheyhadn’tbeenheadingforaflight,buthadjustbeenridingtheshuttle.“Iwanttoridesomemore!”“More?”thefathersaid,mock-exasperated(嗔怪模仿)butclearlypleased.“You’renottired?”“Thisisfun!”hissonsaid.“Allright,”thefatherreplied,andwhenadooropenedweallgoton.ThereareparentswhocanaffordtosendtheirchildrentoEuropeorDisneyland,butthechildrenturnoutrotten.Thereareparentswholiveinmillion-dollarhousesandgivetheirchildrencarsandswimmingpools,yetsomethinggoeswrong.Richandpoor,blackandwhite,somuchgoeswrongsooften.“Whereareallthesepeoplegoing,Daddy?”thesonasked.“Allovertheworld,”camethereply.Theotherpeopleintheairportwereleavingfordistantdestinationsorarrivingattheendsoftheirjourneys.Thefatherandson,though,werejustridingthisshuttletogether,makingitexciting,sharingeachother’scompany.1、Whydidthefathertakehissontoridethetrain?A．Totaketheflight.B．Toreceivesomeone.C．Toaccompanyandhavefun.D．Tobuysomethingintheterminal.2、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.A．Thefatherandsonwereblack,dressedininexpensiveclothes.B．EveryChildfromrichfamilyisnotashappyasthislittleblackboy.C．Parentsalwaysoffereverythingfortheirchildrentomakethembetter.D．Theshuttleisrunningalldaylongandfreeofchargetoeverypassenger.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．FreeShuttleforthePassengersB．HappyBoywithFather’sCompanyC．RichFamilywithoutHappyChildrenD．MovedbytheFunnyFatherandSon25．（10分）TheMuseum:TheCharlesDickensMuseuminLondonistheworld'smostimportantcollectionofmaterialrelatingtothegreatVictoriannovelistandsocialcommentator．TheonlysurvivingLondonhomeofDickens（from1837until1839）wasopenedasamuseumin1925andisstillwelcomingvisitorsfromallovertheworld．Onfourfloors,visitorscanseepaintings,rareeditions,manuscripts,originalfurnitureandmanyitemsrelatingtothelifeofir7neofthemostpopularandbelovedpersonalitiesoftheVictorianage．OpeningHours

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Specialopeningtimescanbearrangedforgroups,whomaywishtobookaprivateview．AdmissionCharges:Adults:￡5．00;Students:￡4:00;Seniors:￡4．00;Children:￡3．00;Families:￡14．00（2adults&uptofivechildren）GroupRates:Foragroupof10ormore,aspecialgrouprateof￡4．00eachapplies．Childrenwillstillbeadmittedfor￡3．00each,Access:WeareconstantlyworkingtoimproveaccesstotheMuseumanditscollection．Ourcurrentprojectsinvolvethefittingofawheelchairrampforbetteraccess,acustomercarekitandanaudiotourforvisitorswithimpaired(受损的）vision．OurHandlingSessionsarealsosuitableforthevisuallyimpaired．TheMuseumhasdevelopedanonlinevirtualtourthroughtheMuseum．ClickheretovisitalltheroomsintheMuseumonline．HiretheMuseum:TheMuseumcanbehiredforprivatefunctions,performancessoirees（社交晚会）andmanyothersocialoccasions．FindUs:TheMuseummaybereachedbyusingthefollowingbuses:7,17,19,38,45,46,55,243．Andbytheseundergroundservices:PiccadillyLine;CentralLine．Foramap,pleaseclickhere．TheBritishMuseumandtheFoundlingMuseumarewithinwalkingdistance．1、Thepassageisprobablyfroma__________.A．book B．websiteC．newspaper D．announcement2、Comparedtogoingthereseparately,ifafamilywithtwoadultsandfivechildrengototheMuseumtogethertheywillsave________.A．￡25．00 B．￡14．00C．￡9:00 D．￡11．003、IntheCharlesDickensMuseum,peoplecannotfind___________.A．paintings B．rareeditionsC．manuscripts D．cars4、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．TheMuseumisnotveryfarfromtheBritishMuseum．B．InanycasepeoplecannotvisittheMuseumafter17:00．C．VisitorswithpoorvisioncannotenjoytheMuseum．D．AnyonecannothiretheMuseumforotherusers．5、Thepassageiswrittento___________.A．persuadereaderstovisitLondon．B．informreadersaboutthehistoryoftheCharlesDickensMuseum．C．offerreaderssomeinformationabouttheCharlesDickensMuseum．D．tellreadershowtomakeuseoftheCharlesDickensMuseum．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）Foryears,ourfamilyChristmasfeasthasconsistedofastandingribroast.Butitwasn’talwaysthatway.Beforethatwe1abigroastturkey.The2changedoneChristmaswhenthebirdwasplacedinsaltedwaterinthesinktosoak(浸洗)•Thebirdwasabeauty,almostthirtypounds.Itwouldbeatrue3forall.However,duetoits4size,itwasdifficulttosoakthewholebird.Thesaltedwateronlycame5upitsbody.Suddenly,mythreegirlscamerunningout6thatthebird’sghostwasthereanditwasgoingtogetthem!Their7andIranintothekitchentoseethe“deadbird”jumpingallovertheplaceandsplashingwatereverywhere.Myhusbandapproachedthebouncingbirdwith8andmadeagrabforit.It9fromhishandsandfellontothefloorwhereitcontinuedtobounce.Thegirlscontinuedtoscreamwhileourtwodogsstarted10andjumpingatthebird.Imanagedtopushthemoutwhiletheirfathercontinuedtotryto11thegiantbird.12，itwascaughtinacomer.Itcontinuedtobounce,breastsidedown,13somethingstartedpoking(束lj)throughthe14ofit.Asetofwhiskers(胡须）andapaw15OurlittlecatJohnnyhadactuallyclimbedintotheopencavity(胸腔）ofthebirdandwashappily16hiswayout.Ofcourse,wecouldhaveremovedthecat,washedthebirdoutand17thedinnerplansbutsomehow,noneofuswantedtoeat18afterthat.We19itwithalargestandingribroast.Thus20thenewfamilytradition.1、A．affordedB．requiredC．washedD．served2、A．formB．traditionC．structureD．regulation3、A．giftB．burdenC．feastD．sorrow4、A．tinyB．hugeC．properD．normal5、A．halfwayB．wellC．insideD．simply6、A．whisperingB．jokingC．informingD．yelling7、A．fatherB．dogC．brotherD．cat8、A．forceB．cautionC．concernD．shock9、A．flewB．slippedC．landedD．struggled10、A．listeningB．workingC．bouncingD．barking11、A．cookB．removeC．controlD．kill12、A．UsuallyB．GraduallyC．FinallyD．Immediately13、A．untilB．incaseC．ifD．sothat14、A．headB．neckC．backD．breast15、A．flashedB．appearedC．shookD．scratched16、A．laughingB．sniffingC．chewingD．feeling17、A．ruinedB．acceptedC．rejectedD．saved18、A．turkeyB．foodC．supperD．salt19、A．filledB．connectedC．startedD．replaced20、A．expandedB．beganC．existedD．changed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）Since1．firstfullyartificialplasticwasinventedin1907,humans2．(find)innumerableusesforthematerial.Ithasfound3．(it)wayintoourtools,ourclothesandevenourbodies.Inanewstudyin4．(environment)scienceandtechnology,researchersestimatetheaverageAmericaneatsmorethan50,000piecesofmicroplasticparticles,5．(small)than5millimetersinlengtheveryyearandbreathesinanother50,000.Althoughthehealth6．(effect)ofconsumingthesetinybitsofplasticareunclear,researchersstresstherealvolumethatpeopleare7．(casual)swallowingisalarming.Thelargestcontributorcame8．drinkingbottledwater,in9．thebottleitselfaddedmorethan32timesmoreplastictoadiet10．(compare)withtapwater,TheGuardianreports.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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。LiMingaswellashisclassmatesarealwayshelpingothers、OnMayDay,hisclasswenttotheSeniorCenteranddidsomevoluntaryworks、Onarriving,theywereallwarmwelcomed、Thentheybegintowork,cleaningthewindowsandsweptthefloor、Everythingdone,wesatintheyardreadingnewspaperstotheelderly、Themanagerherepraisedandthankedthem、Theyfeltveryproudbecauseofwhattheydidbroughtjoytoothers、Fromtheirexperience,I'velearnedthattheelderlyshouldbepaidmoreattention、SoI'vemadeapromisewhichIwillgivetheelderlyasmuchhelpasIcan、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是红星中学高一学生李华，你的英国朋友George要来北京，期间他想参加中国传统文化方面的课程，来信希望你能推荐一个课程。请你给他回信，内容包括：1.你推荐的课程；2.该课程的内容；3.推荐该课程的理由。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________