湖北省鄂州、随州、孝感2026届下学期（4月）高三期中英语试题模拟试题含解析

湖北省鄂州、随州、孝感2026届下学期（4月）高三期中英语试题模拟试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．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．Thepoliceofficersdecidedtoconductathoroughand______reviewofthecase.A．comprehensive B．complicatedC．conscious D．constant2．—Whataboutwatchingaballetshowthisevening?—Thanksforinvitingme,butballetisn’treally______.A．theappleofmyeye B．myfeetofclayC．mycupoftea D．thesaltoftheearth3．Childrenarelikelyto________somebadhabitswhenplayingthepianoiftheydon’thaveproperlessons.A．keepup B．catchupC．pickup D．giveup4．—Steve,thevacationiscomingsoon．Haveyoufoundasummerjobyet？—IsupposeIcanworkattheboy’scamp_____Iworkedlastsummer．A．that B．where C．which D．what5．Heworkedinacarfactoryforfouryears,______hefoundedhisowncompanyinhishometown.A．afterwhich B．afterwhenC．afterthat D．afterit6．—Irisisalwayskindand________tothesufferingofothers.—Nowondershechoosestobeareliefworker.A．allergicB．immuneC．relevantD．sensitive7．Withoutourteam’sgreateffort,theartexhibitionlastweek______suchagreatsuccess.A．wouldn’tbe B．won’tbe C．wouldn’thavebeen D．won’thavebeen8．Someexpertsthink,________genes,intelligencealsodependsonanadequatediet,agoodeducationandanicehomeenvironment.A．insteadof B．exceptforC．apartfrom D．farfrom9．WhitneyHouston’ssuddendeathsuggeststhatdrugabuseissuchaseriousproblem________weshoulddealwithitappropriately.A．as B．that C．which D．where10．Thoughsmall,thecountryhas_____plantsfromdesertgrassestotropicaljungle.A．extremeB．abundantC．artificialD．poisonous11．—Youwerenotlistening；whattroubledyou?—Imycomingmathexam．A．amthinkingabout B．wasthinkingabout C．hadthoughtabout D．willthinkabout12．ManypeoplefallintopanicduetotheearthquakeandtsunamiinJapanbutexpertsdon’texpectthistobe________aspropermeasureshavebeentaken.A．compulsory B．contemporary C．temporary D．permanent13．It_____havebeenTomthatparkedthecarhere,asheistheonlyonewithacar.A．may B．can C．must D．should14．Hearingthenoiseoutside,Grannyaskedme

.A．whatishappening B．whatwashappeningC．whatitwashappening D．whatwasithappening15．Theworseworkingconditionswearelookingforwardto______musthaveattractedthelocalgovernment’sattention.A．seeimproved B．seeingimprovedC．seeimproving D．seeingtoimprove16．_______progressitis,youcan’tstopmovingforward.A．WhatevergreatB．HowevergreatC．NomatterhowgreatD．Howgreata17．Thesenewbooksareaverywelcome_________totheschoollibrary.A．addition B．arrival C．attitude D．audience18．It’ssecondtimeinfivedaysthathehasaskedmeforhigherpay.A．不填；a B．a;the C．the；a D．the；the19．Amancanfailmanytimes,heisarealfailurewhenhebeginstoblamesomeoneelse.A．butB．orC．andD．so20．---Willyoube_____________thisevening，Mary？---Thatdepends.IamafraidIwillbewithmymanager，discussingaplan.A．convenient B．suitableC．available D．efficient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）Youarechattingwithfriendsonthephone,butyoucan’thelpbrowsingashoppingwebsiteinthemeantime.You’reeatinglunchaloneinthecanteen,butitonlyfeelsrightwhenyoustartplayingashowonyourphone—asifit’sanecessarysidedish.Wenowliveinaworldthatbombardsuswithinformation.Itseemsunnaturaltodoonlyonethingatatime.It’sasifwe’reallsufferingfromwhatarecentQdailyarticlecalled“multitaskingOCD”(多任务强迫症).“Withnewsreducedto140charactersandcommunicationincreasinglymadebyemojis(表情符号),wehavedevelopedtheabilitytofocusourattentiononseveralactivitiesanddevicesatthesametime.”SabyOtmani,founderofthewebsitePulpix,oncewrote,“Weneedlotsofstimuli(刺激元素)tokeepusinterestedandtofightoffboredom.”Butperhaps“fightingoffboredom”isnottheonlyreason.Myownobsessionwithmultitaskingmainlycomesfromthefactthateveryonearoundmeseemstobeconstantlystudying.Eachminutewithoutnewinformationfeelslikeawasteoftime.SoIalwayshavemyheadphoneson,whetherI’mcommuting,exercisingorwalkinginthepark.I’mforeverlisteningtosomething—acourseonclassicalmusic,oronnewmediamanagement,andheavenknowswhatelse—justsoIcankeepupwiththeworld.Peoplewhocan’tstayawayfromsocialmediaareknownasFOMO(fearofmissingout).Theyhavetobeconstantlyupdatedaboutwhattheirfriendsaredoingandsaying.ButI’dguessthat“FOFO”betterdescribesme—“fearoffallingout”.Nomatterwhatyourreason,multitaskingisapartofmodernlife.Doyourbesttomakethemostoutofit.1、Withtheexamplesinthefirstparagraph,theauthorintendsto________.A．explainwhat“multitaskingOCD”islike B．showhowbusytoday’slifeisC．showthatpeopletodayoftenfeellost D．showpeopleliketobefashionable2、Whydopeoplelikemultitasking,accordingtoOtmani?A．Theylackthepatiencetofinishonethingatatime.B．Itcanhelpthemtocommunicatetheirideas.C．Theyaremoreablethanthepastgeneration.D．Itcanpreventthemfrombeingbored.3、Theunderlinedword“obsession”isclosestinmeaningto“________”.A．interest B．knowledge C．understanding D．worry4、Whyisthewritercrazyaboutmultitasking?She________.A．wantstostayaheadofherfriends B．wantstohavesomethingtoshowoffC．doesn’twanttogetleftbehindbyothers D．thinksitisboringtodoonethingatatime22．（8分）Iwasnervous,nodoubtaboutit,butIfeltprettyfearfullysittingthereunmovingontopofthehorse,soIpickedupmycanter（使马慢跑）.Iwentafewtimesaroundthestadium,sayingIwaswarmingupmyhorse.Butreally,IwastakingsometimetocollectmythoughtsandpreparemyselfbeforeIjumped.Ortoputitinamoresimpleandrealistictone,Iwasdelaying.FinallythetimecamewhenIhadtojustsuckitupandjumpthehorse.Iswallowed,turned,andbeganheadingstraightforthejump.MypalmsbegantosweatandItightenedmyself.Therewasnoturningbackfromthisnow.Isatupinmyjumpingpositionasmyhorsepickeduphisspeedtojump.Fearrushedthroughmeaswellasasenseofexcitement.BeforeIknewit,Iwasupintheair,flyingoverthejump.Asscaredwas,Iwasdeterminednottomessthisup.Myhorselandedwithasmallbeatontheothersideofjumpandcontinuedcanteringaroundthefieldlikenothinghadeverhappened.Miraculously,Iwasseatedfirmlyonthehorse,unharmed.Surprised,IsloweddowntoasmoothrunningtoprocessthatIhadn'tjustbeenthrownoffaleapinganimal.Myridinginstructorcongratulatedme,proudthatIgotthroughit.IadmitthatIwasproudaswell.I'mnotusuallythekindofpersonthatfacestheirfears.Instead,Iusuallyrunawayfromthem.1、Whatistheauthor'srealpurposetogoaroundthestadiumseveraltimes?A．Towarmhishorseup.B．Tojudgethedistance.C．Tomakesuretosucceed.D．Tocalmhimselfdown.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelbeforethehorselanded?erestedb.excitedc.frightenedudA．a;bB．b;cC．c;dD．a;d3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Theinstructorusedtobeproudoftheauthor.B．Theauthorusedtostayawayfromchallenges.C．Theauthorfearednothingmuchfromthenon.D．Theinstructorbelievedtheauthorcouldsucceed.23．（8分）Manyoftheworld’smostpeoplewereoncesuccessfulfailures.Herearethestoriesofafewofthem.AbrahamLincoln(1809-1865)AbrahamLincolnwasoneofAmerica’sgreatestleaders,takingthecountrythroughtheCivilWar(from1860to1865).However,hislifewasnevereasy.Hestartednumerousbusinessesthatfailed,hewentbankrupttwice,andwasdefeatedin26campaignsforpublicoffice.Helatersaid,“Mygreatconcernisnotwhetheryouhavefailed,butwhetheryouarecontentwithyourfailure.”VincentVanGogh(1853-1890)VanGoghisoneofthemostfamousandinfluentialpaintersinthehistoryofWesternArt.He’srenownedforpaintingssuchasTheStarryNight.ThepotatoEatersandSunflowers.However,duringhislifetime,VanGoghsoldonlyonepaintingforaverysmallamountofmoney.Despitethis,hecarriedonpainting,somethingevengoingwithoutfoodsohecouldcompletehiscollectionofover800knownworks.AlbertEinstein(1879-1955)AlbertEinsteinwontheNoblePrizeinPhysicsin1921.However,hewasn’talwaysconsidereda“genius”.Hedidn’tspeakuntilhewasfour,andcouldn’treaduntilhewasseven.Histeachersandparentsthoughtheasslow,sohewasexpelledfromschoolandcouldn’tgetintotheZurichPolytechnicSchool.Helaterfamouslysaid,“Successisfailureinprogress.”StephenKing(born1947)StephenKingisoneofthebest-sellingauthorsofalltime,buthisfirstbook,Carrie,wasrejectedbyabout30publishers.Eventually,Stephenthrewitinthebin,buthiswifefisheditoutandencouragedhimtoresubmitit,whichhedid…successfullythistime!1、WhichstatementistrueaboutAbrahamLincoln?A．HeledtheAmericanWarofIndependenceB．HeneversucceededinhisbusinessC．HewasfullofcourageandperseveranceD．HeisthegreatestpresidentoftheUnitedStates2、Whobecamefamousallovertheworldafterhisdeath?A．AlbertEinsteinB．VincentVanGoghC．AlbertEinsteinD．StephenKing3、WhatwasthemostlikelyreasonforAlbertEinstein’sdroppingoutofschool?A．HewastooslowtolearnB．Hecouldn’tspeakorreadC．HisteacherthoughthewasstupidD．Hedidn’tobeytheschoolrules4、Whatdothesepeoplehaveincommon?A．TheyareallAmericansB．TheyareknownfortheirwritingsC．TheywereborninthesamecenturyD．Theyallsufferedfailurebeforetheysucceeded24．（8分）InthewesternLosAngelessitsthefamouscityofHollywood,knownastheglobalcenterofmoviestudiosandfilmstars.TheSeligFilmManufacturingCompanywasthefirstmajorfilmcompanytocometoHollywood,shootingitsfirstfilmentitledTheHeartofARaceToutin1908.Thenextyearthefilmcompanybuiltthefirstpermanentfilmstudio.Althoughelectriclightsexistedatthattime,nonewerepowerfulenoughtoadequatelyexposefilm.Thebestsourceofilluminationformovieproductionwasnaturesunlight.Besidesthesunnyweather,filmproducerswerealsodrawntoHollywoodbecauseofitsopenspacesandwidevarietyofnaturalscenery.AnotherreasonwasthedistanceofSouthernCaliforniafromNewJersey,whichmadeitmoredifficultforThomasEdisontoenforcehisfilmpatents.Atthattime,Edisonownedalmostallthepatentsrelevanttofilmproduction.Asaresult,intheEast,movieproducersactingindependentlyoutofEdison’sMotionPicturePatentsCompanywereoftenaccusedbyEdison.ButinLosAngeles,thingsweredifferent.IfhesenthismentoCalifornia,wordwouldusuallyreachLosAngelesbeforetheydidandthemoviemakerscouldescapetonearbyMexico.In1911,asecondmoviestudio—NestorStudios,wasfounded.Ataboutthesametime,manyfilmproductioncompaniesfromNewYorkandNewJerseystartedmovingtosunnyCaliforniabecauseofthegoodweather.ThefirstAcademyAwardspresentationceremonytookplacein1929intheHollywoodRooseveltHotel.Ticketswere$10andtherewere250peopleattendingtheceremony.Fromabout1930,fivemajor“Hollywood”moviestudiosinHollywood,Paramount,RKO,20thCenturyFox,Metro-Goldwyn-MayerandWarnerBros,ownedalmostalllargetheatresthroughoutthecountryfortheexhibitionoftheirmovies.Theperiodbetweentheyears1927to1984wasconsideredthe“GoldenAgeofHollywood”.1、Theword“illumination”inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby________.A．light B．storyC．patent D．film2、Accordingtothetext,filmproducersweredrawntoHollywoodforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT________.A．openspaces B．varioussceneryC．uniqueculture D．sunnyweather3、Whatcanweinferfromparagraph4?A．ThomasEdisonmovedhisofficetoHollywoodtoenforcehisfilmpatents.B．MovieproducersworkingontheWestCoastwereneveraccusedbyEdison.C．Edison’sMotionPicturePatentsCompanyownedmanystudiosinHollywood.D．MoviemakersinLosAngelescouldworkindependentlyoutofEdison’scontrol.4、WhatdoweknowaboutthefirstAcademyAwardspresentationceremony?A．Itwasheldinarestaurant.B．Therewere250peoplereceivingtheawards.C．Therewere250peoplepresentattheceremony.D．Itwasheldbyfivemajor“Hollywood”moviestudios.25．（10分）StandingdeskshavebecomecommonacrossSiliconValley,offeringhealthbenefitstothosewillingtoworkontheirfeet.However,duetotheirhighprice,theyhavefailedtocatchonuntilnow.Recently,IkeahasbroughtoutBekantconvertible（可变换的）standingdeskthatcanbecomeanormaldeskatthetouchofabutton.The$500adjustabledeskcantransformfromastandarddesktoastandingone,andIkeahopesitcouldmakethestandingdeskmainstream.Expertssaythatchangingfromaseatedtoastandingdeskcanimproveproductivity.SimilardeskshavebecomeacommonsightattechfirmssuchasGoogle,wheresomeemployeeshaveeveninstalledtreadmill(跑步机)andbicycledesks.Thedeskisnotthefirst“convertible”onthemarket.Asearlyas2013,StirKinectbroughtoutanadjustabledesk.The$3,890StirKinectdeskhasamotortoraiseandloweritself,changingitintoastandingdeskoratraditionaldesk.Thedeskcanevenbeprogrammedtomoveupanddownslightly,makingitappeartotakeagentlebreathtoremindtheusertochangetheirpositions.Tomovebetweensittingandstandingpositions,ownerssimplydoubletaponthescreen.Thedeskcanlearntheuser’spreferencesovertimeandsuggestthebestseatingposition.TheStirKinectdeskwascreatedbyateamofex-AppleandDisneyengineers.Ithasabuilt-intouchscreentocontrolandtrackmovement,andcantellusersexactlyhowmanycaloriestheyburnbystandingduringtheirworkingday.ItalsohasdevicescontainingpowerpointsandUSBportsforchargingphones,tokeepcableshidden.“Ikea’sheight-adjustabledeskisgreatforopeningupthelowerendofthemarket,’’saidJPLabrosse,founderandCEOofStir.1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Ikeahasbroughtoutanadjustablestandingdesk.B．SiliconValleyofferedhealthbenefitstoofficials.C．Googleformedtheirtechfirmstodesignbicycledesks.D．TheStirKinectdeskwillbecomemainstreaminthemarket.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．BeforeBekantdesk,similaradjustabledeskshavebeenwidelyused.B．Theseateddeskswilltaketheplaceofthestandingdesksinthefuture.C．ComparedtotheStirKinectdesk,theBekantdeskismuchcheaper.D．TheadjustabledesksweredesignedbytheAppleandDisneyCompany.3、TheStirKinectdesk______.A．canbreatheinandbreatheoutbypressingthebuttononceB．canchargephonesbyusingadevicecontainingpowerpointC．cantellyouhowmanycaloriesyouneedforawalkD．canadviseyoutodomoreexerciseatapropertime4、WhatcanweinferfromthelastsentencegivenbyJPLabrosse?A．Ikea’sadjustabledeskwillbepopularwithaveragepeople.B．Ikeawillhavetosellfurnitureatalowerpriceinthefuture.C．ThisheightadjustabletablecanonlybefoundinIkea.D．ItisnotnecessaryforIkeatoopenupthemarketatall.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）Ispentlastsummervolunteeringatahospital．Onemorning，Iwascalledtoaroominwhichan1womanwasstaying．2shewantedtogotoanearbygiftshop，Igota(n)3andhelpedherintoit，headingfortheshop．Whenwegotthere，theshopwasn’t4yet．Itwasmerelya30-minutewaitsowewentovertothe5areaandIreadherbitsandpiecesofthenewspaperaloud．After30minutes，wewentintothegiftshop．Pushingheraround，Icouldseethe6onherfaceasshelookedateverything．Shehappilychosesomewindowdecorationsandthen7chocolates．Sheaskedmetopushher8thatdirection．Ihelpedher9allthedifferentchocolatearrangements．She10decidedonthreedifferentboxes．Asshewascheckingout，sheaskedthecashierfora11andaskedmetowritethenumbersl，2，and3ontheboxes．She12thatthenursesweretakingsuchgoodcareofher,soshe13chocolatesforeachofthethreeshifts(三班倒)ofnurses．ThemomentIwheeledherbackuptoherroom，shegavethe14shiftofnursestheirboxofchocolate，who15offeredsometomebeforetakingsomethemselves．Therewere16allaround．17hergenerosityandgettingtheopportunitytospendtimewithsomeonewhogotsomuchpleasurefromlifewasa18initself．Gratitude(感恩)hasanamazingwayofbringingpeople19，especiallyinaplacewherehealthissohighly20．1、A．elderlyB．honestC．impatientD．independent2、A．WhileB．AslongasC．IncaseD．As3、A．wheelchairB．busC．taxiD．ambulance4、A．crowdedB．completedC．openD．closed5、A．checkingB．dietingC．parkingD．waiting6、A．surpriseB．joyC．prideD．anxiety7、A．smeltB．tastedC．sportedD．purchased8、A．upB．toC．inD．at9、A．putawayB．giveoutC．handinD．lookthough10、A．eventuallyB．graduallyC．properlyD．hurriedly11、A．changeB．penC．cardD．box12、A．admittedB．promisedC．suggestedD．explained13、A．boughtB．orderedC．madeD．borrowed14、A．nextB．presentC．previousD．night15、A．onpurposeB．bychanceC．inturnD．inadvance16、A．noisesB．smilesC．greetingsD．jokes17、A．WitnessingB．TakingadvantageofC．RepayingD．Searchingfor18、A．prizeB．riskC．giftD．story19、A．togetherB．upwardsC．backD．down20、A．respectedB．praisedC．admiredD．valued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）Jerrystaredoutofthewindow,worriedHehadbeenstudyinghardandhisexam1．(be)abouttostartAlthoughhehadrevisedthesamethingsagainandagain,hewasn’tsureatallhow2．(succeed)hewouldbeIthadbeenhisdecisiontotakethisoptionalcomputerprogrammingcourse,3．didn’tmeanhewasn’teagertopassInfact,hewantedtogetagoodmarkinthehopeofbecomingoneofthesoftware4．(design)inMicrosoftCorporationThiswasJerry’sgoldenopportunity,5．hefelthishandshakingashepickeduphispentowritehisname6．thepaperTheexamwas7．(particular)importantbecauseheknewhisfuturecareermightbeatstake(在紧要关头)Hetook8．deepbreathasheopenedtheexampaper9．(hand)tohimThiswasthemomentoftruthThenhegavealittlegaspofreliefHeknewtheanswerstoallthequestions;allhishardworkhadpaidoffItwasnotlong10．hefinishedallthequestions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。Recently,asthedevelopmentoftheInternet,thereisakindoflanguagecallingtheWebLanguage.TheotherdayourclasshaveadiscussionaboutifweshouldwelcometheWebLanguage.Fortypercentofstudentsthinkitridiculous.Intheiropinions,itdoesnogoodtohelpingpeoplecommunicating,norisitusefulforlearningEnglishBesides,it’llmakeChinesemorestandard,finallyruiningourmothertongue.However,60%ofourclassarefondofit.Theythinkitsimple,convenientandhelpfulinexpressingthem.Personally,Ithinkit’snotagoodhabittousetheWebLanguage.Itmaybepopular,butyoumayalsomakeyourselfbemisunderstood.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你叫李华，你和几位英语爱好者在互联网上建了一个叫easyenglish的网站。请用英语写一篇推介信，向你校学生介绍这个网站。要点如下；1．创立网站的目的；2．网站内容及功能(英语材料，聊天，展示交流等)；3．感谢关注和号召使用。注