2026届陕西省汉中市部分学校高三上英语期末经典试题含解析

2026届陕西省汉中市部分学校高三上英语期末经典试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish,soyou'dbetterbuy___.A．this B．that C．it D．one2．_____theoilunderthesea,thecompanyhasraisedamplefundstodeveloppetroleumexplorationequipment.A．ExploitingB．HavingexploitedC．ToexploitD．Exploited3．Thestudentshavedecidedonafinaldatebywhicheveryone________readingthebooksassignedbytheirprofessor.A．finishes B．finishedC．havefinished D．willhavefinished4．---IwenttoseeTheWanderingEarthlastnight.Itwasfantastic!---Youweresolucky!HowIwishI_____thetickettoo.A．get B．gotC．hadgot D．wouldget5．Whentheorganization______inMarch,2019,therewasalmostnomoneyinthebankandmorethan$1millionofdebt.A．folded B．boomed C．registered D．sprang6．wegotherebytrainorbyshipmakesnodifference．Thetimeandthefeesarethesame． A．Which B．How C．Whether D．Why7．Thesameboilingwatersoftensthepotatoandhardenstheegg.It’sabout________you’remadeof,notthecircumstances.A．that B．whatC．how D．who8．IhadbeenbetrayedbythosewhoItrustedseveraltimes,______inasuspiciousattitudetowardseverythingandeveryone.A．resulted B．havingresulted C．resulting D．toresult9．—Iamsearchingoneonlineshoppingsiteafteranotherforacomputer.—So__________IbeforeIdecidedtobuyanewcamera.A．had B．have C．am D．would10．Ihopemyteacherwilltakeinto_______thefactthatIwasilljustbeforetheexamswhenshemarksmypaper.A．idea B．considered C．account D．thought11．Peterhaspreviousexperience,______Ithinkhe’stherightpersonforthejob.A．orB．butC．forD．so12．Thewhyheisabsenttodayishehasgotabadheadache.A．reason;that B．reason;becauseC．cause;that D．cause;because13．---Mom,canyougivemeanextra200yuanamonth?---Son,wehavejustboughtahouse,andfromnowonweneedtopractisestrict.A．economyB．medicineC．self-controlD．patience14．Therearevariousthingsonsale,soyoucanchoose______interestsyou.A．whoever B．nomatterwhoC．whatever D．nomatterwhat15．Hisstrongsenseofhumorwasmakeeveryoneintheroomburstoutlaughing.A．soastoB．suchastoC．sothatD．suchthat16．–What’sthatnoise?–Oh,Iforgottotellyou.Thenewmachine______.A．wastested B．willbetestedC．isbeingtested D．hasbeentested17．Iregretnothavingtakenyouradvice.OtherwiseI________thismistakeatthemoment.A．didn’tmake B．wouldn’tmakeC．hadn’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade18．Liftingoffatsunrise,thehotairballoongoeswhereverthewindblow.A．may B．must C．need D．should19．________onFebruary5,2019,theWanderingEarthsoonbecameagreathit.A．Releasing B．BeingreleasedC．Released D．Torelease20．Varietiesofsolutionshavebeenprovidedforustosolvetheproblem.Wecanchoose________tostartwith.A．it B．that C．each D．one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）Mostofushavebeeninthissituation:You'reonyourwaytoyourfriend'shouse,thenyousuddenlyaskyourself,"DidIremembertoturnthelightsoff?”Forthosewith"smarthomes",however,thiswouldn’tbeaproblem.Overthelastfewyears,smarthometechnologyhasbecomemorepopular.Thankstouser-friendlyproductslikeintelligentlightingandheatingcontrollers,peoplecancontrolnearlyeveryelectricalitemintheirhomesfromanywhereintheworld.Whilesmarthomesaren'tnew,companieslikePhilips,AmazonandXiaomihavefinallybroughtautomationtoeverydaypeoplewithaffordableproductslikeartificialintelligence(AI)speakersandsensors.“Theobviousmessageisthatyoucanstopwastingenergy,”TomKerber,directorofresearchforU.S-baseddigitalcompanyParksAssociates,toldTheGuardian.Andthetechnologyalsohasmoremeaningfuluses.InNorway,forexample,onecompanyisusingsmarttechtomakelifeeasierforitselderlycustomers.Abilia'ssystemallowscarerstocheckuponpatientsthroughatabletonawallinsidetheirhome.Thedevicesendspatientsremindersabouttasks,suchaswhentheyneedtotakemedication(冥想).Itcaneventellcarersifthere'sanyunusualactivityinthehomethatcouldbelife-threatening.“Thiskindofsystemallowspeopletotakecareofthemselves,whichisthemostimportantthing,”Abilia'svicepresident,OysteinJohnsen,toldtheBBC．"Italsosavesthegovernmentmoney.InNorway,itcosts1millionkroner(about0.8millionyuan)peryeartohavesomeoneinacarehome.Thissystemcosts15,000kronerayear.”So,forthosewhohavealready"gonesmart",williteverbepossibletogobacktodothingsintheold-fashionedway?"Ithinkitwouldbedifficult.Whenwegotoafriend’shouseoronvacationwefindourselvesexpectingthehousetodothingsforusthatweshoulddo,"Poulson,35,aseniorprogrammanagerfromSeattle.,U.S.,explained.1、Whatarethefirstandsecondparagraphsusedfor?A．Introducingthetopic.B．Describingthesituation.C．Advertisingsmarthomes.D．Puttingforwardtheauthor'sopinion.2、WhatdoPhilips,AmazonandXiaomihaveincommon?A．Theyarealldesigningsmarthomes.B．TheyareallU.S-baseddigitalcompany.C．They'vealladvancedinsmarttechnology.D．They'veallreceivedaffordableproductsautomatically.3、WhatdoesAbilia'ssystemallowuserstodoinNorway?A．Totakecareofthemselves.B．Tobuyuser-friendlyproducts.C．Tocontrolheatingandcooling.D．Toswitchlightsthroughatablet.4、what'sPoulson'sattitudetosmarttechnology?A．Cautious.B．FavorableC．Ambiguous.D．Disapproving.22．（8分）Anewappaimstohelpparentsinterpretwhattheirbabywantsbasedonthesoundoftheircry.ThefreeappChatterBaby,whichwasreleasedlastmonth,analyzestheacoustic(声学的)featuresofababy’scry,tohelpparentsunderstandwhethertheirchildmightbehungry,fussyorinpain.Whilecriticssaycaregiversshouldnotrelytoomuchontheirsmartphone,otherssayit’sahelpfultoolfornewortiredparents.ArianaAnderson,amotheroffour,developedtheapp.Sheoriginallydesignedthetechnologytohelpdeafparentsbetterunderstandwhytheirbabywasupset,butsoonrealizeditcouldbeahelpfultoolforallnewparents.Tobuildadatabase,Andersonandherteamuploaded2,000audiosamplesofinfant(婴儿)cries.Sheusedcriesrecordedduringearpiercingsandvaccinationstodistinguishpaincries.Andtocreateabaselinefortheothertwocategories,agroupofmomshadtoagreeonwhetherthecrywaseitherhungryorfussy.Anderson’steamcontinuestocollectdataandhopestomaketheappmoreaccuratebyaskingparentstogetspecificaboutwhatcertainsoundsmean.PediatricianEricBallpointedoutthatevaluatingcriescanneverbeanexactscience.“Ithinkthatalloftheappsandtechnologythatnewparentsareusingnowcanbehelpfulbutneedtobetakenseriously,”Ballsaid,“Idoworrythatsomeparentswillgetstuckinbigdataandturntheirparentingintobasicallyaspreadsheet(电子表格)whichIthinkwilltakeawaytheloveandcaringthatparentsaresupposedtobeprovidingforthechildren.”ButAndersonsaidtheaimoftheappistohaveparentsinterprettheresults,nottoprovideayesornoanswer.TheBells,acoupleusingthisapp,sayit’sawin-win.Theybelievetheyarenotonlyhelpingtheirbabynowbutpotentiallyothersinthefuture.1、Howdoestheappjudgewhatbabieswant?A．Bycollectingdata.B．Byrecordingallthesounds.C．Byanalyzingthesoundoftheircries.D．Byaskingparentsaboutspecificmessages.2、Whatwastheappdesignedforinthebeginning?A．Allnewparents. B．Deafparents.C．ArianaAnderson. D．Cryingbabies.3、WhatisBall’sopinionabouttheapp?A．Parentsshouldusetheappwisely.B．Theappcancreateanaccurateresult.C．Parentsandbabiesareaddictedtotheapp.D．Theappmakesbabiesloseloveandcaring.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Parentsshouldnotrelytoomuchontheirsmartphones.B．Anewapphelpsparentsfigureoutwhytheirbabiesarecrying.C．Parentscandealwithbabies’hungerwiththehelpofanewapp.D．AnewappcalledChatterBabycanpreventbabiesfromcrying.23．（8分）IspentaweekinRugao,Jiangsu,athird-orfour-tier（四线）cityabout200kmnorthwestofShanghai,participatinginthe20thAsianMastersAthleticsChampionship,Iwenttherewithasimpleexpectation,otherthantryingtogetintothefinalsofthe100meventforthe65—69agegroup,totakesomegoodphotosofhistoricalarchitecture,ofaChinabeforedevelopmentwipesawayitspast.WearrivedatRugaoatnearlymidnightandthefirstsightofRugaowasinthemorning,fromthewindowofWenfengCityHotel.There,rightinfrontofme,wererowsandrowsofneatlybuiltandgoodqualitylow-risehomesofprettyrecentorigin.Andthereweremanyhigh-risebuildingsrisinginthedistance.ThestreetswerelandscapedandorderlyandnotmuchdifferentfromSingapore.ThebasicstructureofRugaowaseverythingamoderncitywouldhave,notathird-tiercityawayfromthemoderncoastalcities.Imanagedtovisitthevillagesmyselfandalongthewaythesightwasofnewlybuiltfarmers’homes,builtjustbehindthesmalllivingquartersofthepast.Thefewremainsofthepastthatwerestillstandinghavebeenrebuiltandservedtheownersintheirbiggerhomesasstoreroomsorgarages.WhatreallyimpressedmewasthesightofthepeopleofRugao.Thepeoplewereprettywelloff,livingingoodqualityhomesandlookingverycontentedwiththeirlives.Thechildren,theyouthandtheyoungwereapleasantsurprise.TheywereallthestadiumduringtheOpeningCeremonyfortheAsianMasters.Someweretheretoperform,somewerethereasaudiencestothisinternationalevents.Andtheunpredictablehappened,theskyopenedup,andeveryonewaswet.Buttheyouthandchildrencamewellprepared,withathintransparent（透明的）raincoatovertheircostumesandtheirlatestfashionablewear.1、ThewriterwenttoRugaomainlyto________.A．takepartinasportsmeetingB．goforasightseeingC．takesomepicturesofChinaD．visitsomerelatives2、WhatdoesthewriterthinkofRugao?A．Apoorthird-tiercityfarfromcoastalcities.B．Farmorebeautifulandmodernthenexpected.C．ItisverydifferentfromSingapore.D．ThevillagersarepoorbutthecityofRugaoisrich.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedtheskyopenedupinthelastparagraphmean?A．Theskywashighup.B．Therewasabigsunshine.C．Itwasraining.D．Theskywasopenedbysomeone.4、Whatmightthetextbelikelytotalkaboutnext?A．ThepreparationsforopeningceremonyfortheAsianMasters.B．TheperformanceofRugaointherainyopeningceremony.C．Theachievementsofthe20thAsianMastersAthleticsChampionship.D．TheclosingceremonyfortheAsianMasters.24．（8分）AfewyearsagoIwasworkingapart-timesummerjobatalocalicecreamshop.Whilehandinganicecreamtoanolderwomanatthedrive-thru(餐车)window,Inoticedshehadaboxofwhatappearedtobefreshtomatoes.Ifyou’veeverworkedadrive-thrujob,youknowit’shardnottolookintosomeone’scarwhenyou’reinchesfromhisorherface.AsIhandedhertheicecream,Isaid,“Thosetomatoeslookdelicious!Whatkindarethey?”Sherepliedwithabigsmile,“Here,havesome!”WithinsecondsIhadahandfuloftheprettiesttomatoesIhadeverseen.Thosetomatoeslookedexpensive.“Oh,no,youdon’tneedtogivemeany!”Isaid.Iweaklytriedtoprotest:“Really,youdidn’thavetogivemeany,butIappreciateit.”Thewomansmiledagainandsaid,“Ihopeyouenjoythem.Andtoansweryourquestion,it’sanheirloom(祖传的)seedthatmymomusedtoplant.Sotheyaren’tliketheonesyougetinthegrocerystore.”Afterthatshespedoff.Shewaslikeanadultversionofthetoothfairy:Igavehericecreamandshegavemetomatoes.Abouttwoweekslater,mybossattheicecreamstoresentmeatextmessage:“Iwanttoletyouknowyourgardenerdroppedoffaboxofvegetablesforyou.”Baffled,Ireplied,“Mygardener?”Thatnight,mybossshowedmethebox.Itwasfulloftomatoes,cucumbers,greenbeansandsoon.Thetomatofairywasback!Iwasbothhappyandconfused.Whywasthiswomanbeingsogenerous?Ineversawheragain,buttothisdayherrandomactofkindnessinspiresmetosharemygardenharvestswithanyonewhowillhaveit.1、What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Tomakeanadvertisementforthetomatoes.B．Tointroduceastrangeandgenerouswoman.C．Topassonthewoman’sactofkindness.D．Tomakefriendswithstrangers.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“Baffled”?A．Puzzled.B．Frightened.C．Disappointed.D．Relaxed.3、Whydidtheauthorfeelhappyandconfusedwhenreceivingtheboxofvegetables?A．Hedidn’tmeetthepersondroppingoffthevegetables.B．Hedidn’texpectthewomanwassogeneroustohim.C．Hethoughthisbosswasplayingajokeonhim.D．Hedidn’tplaceanorderforthetomatoes.4、Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A．theauthormaybecomeanothersecretgardenerB．thetomatofairywillbepopularintheworldC．theauthorwillselltomatoesinsteadoficecreamD．theheirloomtomatoseedswillsoonbespread25．（10分）IwasrecentlysurfingtheInternetwhenIcameacrossacollectionofstrangebeachphotoswhereeveryonehadaclothwallsurroundingtheirlittlepatchofsand．Ihadneverseenanythinglikeitbefore，andIwasinterestedinit．SoIstartedsearchingallsortsofphrasesthatmightthrowlightonthemysteryofPolishbeachseparators．IfoundasiteonPoland'saffairsthatactuallycoveredthis"phe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B．TheclothwallsC．Thesandpatches D．Thecolorfulstones2、Whydidthebeach-goessetupseparators？______A．Toattractothers'attention B．TokeepthemselvesinprivatesC．Tostopwindsdisturbingthem D．Toprotectthemselvesfromsunburn3、Whatseemstobetheproblemwithbeachseparators？______A．TheycauseplentyofgarbageB．TheymakethebeachovercrowdedC．TheyleavetheirseparatorsunattendedD．Theyleadtomanycrimesagainstforeigners4、What'stheauthor'spurposeofwritingthispassage？______A．ToencouragethelocaltourisminPolandB．TointroduceakindofPolishbeachcultureC．TodiscussthepossibilitiesofsolvingthebeachproblemD．Tourgethetourismdepartmenttofacethebeachproblem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）GreenbergwasaluckyguytoenterColumbiaUniversityonfullscholarship．Butjustbeforejunioryear，Greenberg's1changed．Onedayhisvision"2up"andlaterhewasdiagnosed（诊断）withglaucoma（青光眼）．ThendoctorsoperatedonGreenberg'seyes．3，thesurgerydidn'twork．Greenbergwasgoingblind．Hewasso4thatherefusedtoseeanyone．AsGreenberg'sbestfriend，ArthurpersuadedGreenbergtogobacktoColumbiaand5tobehisreader．Arthurread6tohimeveryday，takingtimeoutfromhisownstudy，andGreenberg7scoringstraightA's．Still，hewas8aboutgettingaroundaloneandreliedonhisfriend．Then，oneafternoon，GreenbergandArthurwenttoMidtownManhattan．Whenitwastimetogobacktocampus，Arthursaidhecouldn't9himbecauseofanappointment．Greenberg10Theyargued，andArthurwalkedoff，11GreenbergaloneinGrandCentralTerminal．Greenberg，whowascompletely12，stumbled（蹒珊）throughtherush﹣hourcrowd．HetookashuttletrainwesttoTimesSquare，andthentransferredtoanuptowntrain．Fourmileslater，he13attheColumbiaUniversitystop．Attheuniversity'sgates，someone14him．"Oops，excuseme，sir．"Greenberg15thevoice．ItwasArthur's．Greenberg'sfirstreactionwas16，butinthenextsecond，herealizedwhathehadjust17﹣andrealized，too，whohadmadeitpossible．18，Arthurhadbeenwithhimthewholeway，usingoneofthemost19strategies．Blindnessdoesn'tmakeGreenbergfailtoappreciatethe20oflife．Healwayssaysheistheluckiestmanintheworld．1、A．faith B．attitude C．fortune D．reputation2、A．lit B．steamed C．cleared D．cheered3、A．Otherwise B．Moreover C．Therefore D．However4、A．shy B．desperate C．selfish D．nervous5、A．offered B．pretended C．happened D．learned6、A．letters B．newspapers C．textbooks D．magazines7、A．endedup B．carriedon C．imagined D．considered8、A．curious B．confident C．excited D．tentative9、A．abandon B．rescue C．comfort D．accompany10、A．compromised B．panicked C．explained D．apologized11、A．leaving B．finding C．consulting D．serving12、A．tired B．amused C．confused D．satisfied13、A．gotoff B．pulledover C．lookedaround D．ranaway14、A．turnedto B．shoutedat C．knockedinto D．quarreledwith15、A．raised B．lost C．controlled D．recognized16、A．anger B．pleasure C．relief D．sorrow17、A．missed B．questioned C．ignored D．achieved18、A．Gradually B．Finally C．Obviously D．Strangely19、A．brilliant B．familiar C．defensive D．complex20、A．magic B．beauty C．wisdom D．truth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）Iwillnowintroduceyouonegreatmethodofself-encouragement.Onceagoal1．(set)up,youbeginyourlongjourney.Allyouneednextis2．(work)ashardasyoucan.Youmayrunintoproblemsontheway,butdonotbeafraidofthem.Keeptoyourplansandovercomeallthe3．(difficult)youmeetstepbystep.WeallknowthatRomewasnotbuiltinoneday.Itisthesameasoursuccess.Weneedtopreparewellanddevelopactionplans.4．,wealsoneedtoputinalotofhardwork.Justbepatientandrememberthat5．takestimeandefforttosucceed.Forathletes,itistheOlympicGames6．theyallwanttotakepartin,andareconsideredastheir7．(high)levelofallcompetitionsandthemostexcitingmoments.Theytrainhardeverydayandneverstop.Whentheathleteswonthegoldmedals,manyofthem8．(cry).That’sbecausesomuchefforthadbeenmadebeforetheywenttothecompetition.9．(complete)thetasksofeachday,youcanprovideyourselfwithencouragementsuchas,“IhavedoneverywelltodayandIfeelsopowerfulandenergetic.Iamhappywith10．Ihaveachievedtoday.”Dothiseveryday,andsoonyourcouragewillrise.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）下面是一段短文，请你对其进行修改。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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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。WhenIwasatsecondaryschool，Ioftenplayedthefootballwithmyfriendsontheplayground．Weusedtotakingthesegamesveryserious，becausewedidn’tknowwhetherthesportsteacherwaswatching．Maybeoneofuswouldgetpickfortheschoolteam!Thenonedayithappens．AfterasportslessontheteacheraskedmeIwantedtoplayfortheteamthefollowingSaturdays．Hewasn’tpromisingthatIwouldplayandhesaidIwouldcertainlybeasubstitute．Hefeltsoproudandexciting．IactuallyplayedthatSaturdayandsoongotaregularplaceintheteam．91第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是高二学生李华，你所居住的城市正在争创全国文明城市（NationalCivilizedCity），作为一个有责任心的市民，你注意到了两个有待改进的现象，即共享单车（sharedbike）随意摆放；行人车辆时有抢道。请你给市长写封信，建议关注这两个问题并提出你的相应整改措施。注意：开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearMayor,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YoursSincerely,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、C3、D4、C5、A6、C7、B8、C9、A10、C11、D12、A13、A14、C15、B16、C17、B18、A19、C20、D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、1、A2、C3、A4、B22、1、C2、B3、A4、B23、1、A2、B3、C4、B24、Thismonth,thesingingcompetition,AmericanIdol,willcometoanend.Foryears,thepopularshowwasaplatformforrisingartists.Withagroupoffamousjudgesandawiderangeoftalents,itisclearthatthecompetitiveatmosphereofAmericanIdolwillremainunrivaledbyanyothershow.Afterall,itssuccesshasbeen＂unmatchedinbroadcastinghistory.＂AmericanIdolcamefromtheBritishseriesPopIdol.Throughanapplication,contestantscameintothecompetitionandthereafter,werechosentoaudition(试音)fortheshow.Eachcandidatewouldhavetoperformapiecetothejudges,andparticipateinastrictselectionprocess.Notonlywouldcontestantshavetosingingroups,theyweresometimestaskedtoperformpieceswithoutmusicalinstruments.Attheendofthisstage,only24o36artistswerechosentoenterthesemi-finalstage.Soon,thefateofthecontestantswouldbedecidedbythepublic.Duringthecandidate’sliveperformance,afreetelephonenumberwasdisplayedonthescreenforviewerstodial,tocasttheirvote.Attheendofthenight,only13lucky