镇江市重点中学2026年第二学期高三期末统一考试英语试题含解析

镇江市重点中学2026年第二学期高三期末统一考试英语试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thebook______throughtheairtoAuntDedeandshebegantoreaditaloud.A．gotB．pushedC．sailed2．SheseemstopreferAmericanTVShowstotalkingtome．A．towatch B．tobewatching C．watching D．havingwatched3．-Whodoyouthinkisabletofinishthejobintwodays?-It'shardtosay.Thiswouldappeartobe________fortherelativelyefficient.A．asacredcowB．aHerculeantaskC．aPandora'sboxD．achild'splay4．-Ifeelcaughtbetweenexperienceandjobsaftergraduation.-It’sreally_________—withoutexperienceyoucan’tgetajobandwithoutajobyoucan’tgetexperience.A．acatch-22B．aHerculeantaskC．asacredcowD．aMickeyMousecourse5．Ithinkitagreathonor_____tovisityourcountry.A．toinvite B．inviting C．havinginvited D．tobeinvited6．Mostpeoplequit________anyresultsappear;theygiveuptoosoonandaquitterneverwins.A．whileB．untilC．sinceD．before7．______suchaproblembefore,wehandledthesituationverywellthistime.A．Dealwith B．DealingwithC．Todealwith D．Havingdealtwith8．Mymotheropenedthedrawerto______theknivesandspoons.A．putaway B．putup C．puton D．puttogether9．Totellthetruth,IwouldratherI________thepaininsteadofyou.Youdon’tknowhowworriedIwas.A．took B．hadtakenC．havetaken D．shouldhavetaken10．Frankstudied_____EnglishlanguageinLondonforfouryears,sohegets____goodknowledgeofLondon.A．a;the B．/;/C．/;a D．the;a11．一WhichT—shirtdoyoulikebest?一．Theyarebothoutoffashionandexpensive．A．None B．Neither C．Any D．Both12．Wesellalotofproductsoffshoreandtheopportunitytoopenupmarketsinregions________wedon'tcurrentlysellalottoisagreatone.A．where B．thatC．what D．when13．－IwasafraidIwouldmisstheimportantlecture.－Oh,wasthatwhyyou_______askingmetospeedup?A．hadkept B．arekeepingC．wouldkeep D．kept14．---Hewassatisfiedwiththeresult,wasn'the?---No.Itwassodifficultthathe__________havepassedit.A．shouldn't B．mustn'tC．couldn't D．wouldn't15．Thepartinthefilmthemanbrokedownthedoormadesomeoftheaudiencegiveacry.A．which B．who C．where D．whom16．Iappreciate______theopportunitytoworkinyourcompanytwoyearsago.A．giving B．togive C．beinggiven D．tobegiven17．—Iamjustwonderingwhichteam,ChicagoBullsorWashingtonWizards,wonthegamelastnight?—________Idon’treallylikeeitherteam.A．Don’tmentionit.B．Noproblem.C．Whocares?D．Whybother?18．John______anNBAplayoffgameonTVnow.A．watchesB．watchedC．willwatchD．iswatching19．SomewarnedthatthesteptheUSgovernmenthastakentocopewiththecurrentcrisisis________muchrisk.A．oneof B．theoneof C．theone D．thatone20．Theoldwomanwho________inthedesertedhousealonefortenyearshasbeensettledinanursinghomenow.A．lived B．haslivedC．hadlived D．hasbeenliving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）“I’veneverusedthatroad,”Isaiddoubtfully.Afteraweekendofcamping,it’stimeforustogohome.Thequestionwas,whichway?ThecampsiteinthemountainousNyangaDistrictofZimbabwewasanhourandahalf’sdrivefromourhouseinMutare.There’soneroadbetweenMutareandNyangathateveryoneuses.We’ddrivenonitmanytimes.Butjustbeforeweleftforourholiday,afriendhademailedtosayshe’dheardofanotherroute.Sonowherewewere,withtworoadsfromwhichtochoose.“Let’stryit,”Isaidtomyhusband.“Surelyitcan’tbetoobad.”Unlikeme,anEnglishgirlwhowouldneverforgetherfouryearsinParis,myhusbandgrewupinthispartoftheworld.Heknewthefearofbreakingdownmilesfromanywherewithnocellphonesignal.Buttomysurprise,heturnedrightattheBondaMissionsign.Almostimmediately,themagicbegan.“Look,Mum,”Sam,whowas10,cried.“It’sthatfamousschool!”Sureenough,justpastBondaMissiontherewasaroadsigntoKnowsticsAcademy,asmallruralschoolthatnobodyhadheardofuntillastyearwhentwoofitspupilsgotthebestresultsintheworldfortheirhistoryfinalexams,setbytheUniversityofCambridge.We’dreadaboutitinZimbabwe’smainstate-runnewspaperbuthadnoideawe’dseeittoday!SometimesIthinkofwhatmylifemighthavebeenlikeifI’dstayedinParis,ifI’dkepttothemainroad,theonealmostcertaintohavetakenmewhereIthoughtIwantedtogo.AndthenIrememberwhatcomingacrosstheunknowninZimbabwehasgivenme:wonderfulexperiencesIcouldneverhavedreamedof.1、Whatpuzzledtheauthor’sfamilyatthemomentofleavingthecampsite?A．Howtogethome.B．Whichroutetotake.C．Whichcitytogotofirst.D．Howtocontacttheirfriend.2、Whatdidtheauthor’shusbanddoafterhearinghersuggestion?A．Heexpressedhisstrongfear.B．Hefoundtheircarbrokedown.C．Heputitintopractice.D．Heturnedtohiscellphoneforhelp.3、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph6?A．ItwasanunexpectedexperiencetoseeKnowsticsAcademy.B．ItwasapartoftheirtravelscheduletoseeKnowsticsAcademy.C．KnowsticsAcademyinspiredtheauthor’ssontostudyharder.D．SeeingKnowsticsAcademywasasuggestiongivenbytheauthor’sfriend.4、Whatdoestheauthorfeelaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Sheregretsgivingupthemainroad.B．Shecan’thelpmissingherlifeinParis.C．ShedreamsofsettlinginZimbabweoneday.D．ShelikesherexperiencesinZimbabwe.22．（8分）Thetopfournovelsof2018arebasedonChristmasselectionsinnationalnewspapers---theLondonStandard,theTLS,heSpectatorandtheNewStatesman.NormalPeoplebySallyRooneySallyRooney’sfirstnovel,ConversationswithFriends,wasoneoflastyear’smosttalked-aboutbooks,responsetotheIrishwriter'sfollow-uphas,ifanything,beenevenmoreexcited.The27-year-oldwaspraisedforherabilitytoconveysubtleadjustmentofemotion.ThenovelwaslonglistedfortheManBookerPrize—butmanyfeltthatitshouldhavedonebetter.VietnambyMaxHastingsThislong-awaitedhistoricalnovelisarealhitwhichfollowstheVietnamWaroverthreedecades.Hastings,whoreportedfromthebattlefieldinVietnamasajournalistinhisthirties,waspraisedforhisprofoundknowledgeoftheconflict.TheSilenceoftheGirlsbyPatBarkerPatBarker’snovelisaretellingofThelliad—butwithwomenattheheartoftheaction.ThecentralcharacterisBriseis.Best-knownforherFirstWorldWarSetRegenerationTrilogy(1997),Barker,inherfifties,againfocusesontheharmfuleffectsofwar.ACertainIdeaofFrancebyJulianJacksonThisbiographybyBritishhistorianJulianJacksonbornin1954recordsthelifeofCharlesdeGaullewhoisregardedasoneofthegreatesteverFrenchmen.WhileacknowledgingthatCharlesdeGaullewasn’tverylikeable,Jacksonrespectshisimaginationandboldness---qualitiesthathelpedhimleadFrancethroughitsliberationfromtheNazisandthewarinAlgeria.Criticssuggesteditwouldbecomethestandardbiography.1、Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Topersuadepeopletobuythefournovels.B．Torecordthelifeexperiencesofthefourgreatnovelists.C．Tointroducetheyearlytopfournovels.D．Tostresstheimportanceofthefournovelists.2、Whichauthoristheyoungestaccordingtothetext?A．SallyRooney B．MaxHastings C．PatBarker D．JulianJackson3、Whichbookmayappealtopeopleinterestedinapoliticalleader’slife?A．NormalPeople B．ACertainIdeaofFranceC．TheSilenceoftheGirls D．Vietna23．（8分）An11-year-oldgirlfromBelthangady,India,recentlymadenewsheadlinesforhavingaround60deadantspulledfromhereyes.Asforhowtheinsectsgotthere,somedoctorsthoughttheyenteredherbodythroughtheears.Lastweek,thegirl,knownonlyasAshwini,startedcomplainingofseverepaininhereyes.Shetoldherparentsthatshefelttherewassomethingstuckinhereyes,andwhentheychecked,theydidfindasmallantinoneofhereyes.Theydidn’tpaymuchimportancetoit,astheyassumedtheinsecthadgottentherebyaccident,butitwasn’tlongbeforethegirlagainstartedreportingpaininhereyes.Theydiscoveredmoredeadants,andthistime,theytookhertohospital.AlocaldoctortoldAshwini’sparentsthattheinsectsmusthavefirstenteredherbodythroughtheearsandthensomehowmadetheirwaytohereyes.Hegavehersomeeye-dropstohelpwiththeirritation（刺激）,butthegirlstillhas5to6antspulledfromhereyesdaily.Aweekago,theDailyMailreportedthatAshwini’seyesproducedaround60deadantsinaperiodof10days.AsdoctorsinBelthangadywereleftscratchingtheirheadsabouthowtheantsreachedAshwini’seyesorwhattheycoulddotostoptheunusualphenomenon,shewastakentoaneyehospitalinMoodabidri,whereherfamilyhopetogetsomeanswers.IBTimesreportsthatAshwini’sparentsfearedshehadbeenaffectedbysomeevilspirit,sotheyalsotookhertoanastrologer（占星家）whotoldthemthattheantsintheeyeswerecausedbysomethingcalledNagaDosha.Butwhoknows?1、WhydidAshwinirecentlymakenewsheadlines?A．Becauseofherloveforinsects.B．Becauseofherextraordinaryskills.C．Becauseofherstrangeexperience.D．Becauseofherabilitiestocontrolants.2、HowdidAshwini’sparentsreactwhenfindinganantinhereye?A．Theydidn’ttakeitseriously.B．Theytriedtheirbesttocomforther.C．Theysenthertohospitalimmediately.D．Theydidn’tthinkitwasjustanaccident.3、Theunderlinedpartinparagraph4mostprobablymeans“”.A．feelingangryaboutB．showingdisagreementaboutC．beingoptimisticaboutD．feelingpuzzledabout4、WhatcanbeinferredaboutAshwinifromthetext?A．Hereyesnolongerproducedeadants.B．Eye-dropsareoflittlehelptohereyes.C．Thedeadantscausenoharmtohereyes.D．Onlytheastrologerhasfoundoutthetruth.24．（8分）ResearchersattheUniversityofYorkinEnglandpublishedtheirfindingsonfacialrecognitionthat,onaverage,peoplecanrememberasmanyas5,000faces.Therehavebeenmanystudiesrecentlyonfacialrecognitiontechnology.Buttheauthorsofthisstudysaytheirsisthefirsttimethatscientistshavebeenabletoputanumbertotheabilitiesofhumanstorecognizefaces.RobJenkins,leaderoftheresearch,saidtheresearchers’studycenteredon“thenumberoffacespeopleactuallyknow.”andwerenotabletodiscoverwhetherthereisa“limitonhowmanyfacesthebraincanhandle.”Jenkinssaidtheabilitytotellindividualpeopleapartis“clearlyimportant.”Intoday’smodernworldofbigcities,wemeetanddealwiththousandsofpeople.Thestudysuggestsourfacialrecognitionabilitieshelpustodealwiththemanydifferentfacesweseeonthescreens,aswellasthoseweknow.Theresultsofthestudygiveabaselineforcomparingthe“facialvocabulary”ofhumanswithfacialrecognitionsoftware.Today,facialrecognitiontechnologyisusedinmanyways,includingbylawenforcementagenciestopreventcrimeandviolence.Governmentsuseittokeepsecretareassecureand,inextremecases,controlpopulations.Somegovernmentsusethesoftwaretowatchpeopleandfindoutwheretheygoandwhattheydo.EvenFacebookusesfacialrecognition.Forexample,whenyounameafriend,Facebooktechnologymayrecognizetheperson’sfacefromadifferentpictureyouhadsharedbefore.Forthehumanstudy,peoplespentonehourwritingdownasmanyfacesfromtheirpersonallivesaspossible.Atfirst,theyfounditeasytocomeupwithmanyfaces.Butbytheendofthehour,theyfoundithardertothinkofnewones.Theirchangeinspeedlettheresearchersestimatewhentheywouldhaverunoutoffacescompletely.1,000to10,000facesremembered.Peoplewhotookpartinthestudywerealsoshownthousandsofphotographsoffamouspeople.Researchersaskedthemwhichonestheyrecognized.Tomakesuretheyknewthesepeople,researchersrequiredthemtorecognizetwodifferentphotosofeachfamousperson.Theresultsshowedthattheparticipantsknewbetween1,000and10,000faces.Howdotheyexplainsuchawiderange?Jenkinssaidoneexplanationmaybethatsomepeoplehaveanaturalabilityforrememberingfaces.“Therearedifferencesinhowmuchattentionpeoplepaytofacesandhowwelltheyprocesstheinformation.”Alsoitcouldbebecauseofdifferentsocialenvironments.Somepeoplemayhavegrownupinmorepopulatedplaces.So,theymayhavehadmoresocialcontactthroughouttheirlives.Researchersthinkagemaybeaninterestingareaforfurtherresearch.“Itwouldbeinterestingtoseewhetherthereisapeakageforthenumberoffacesweknow”,Jenkinssaid.Hesaiditispossiblethatwegathermorefacesthroughoutourlifetime.But,headded,therealsomaybeanageatwhichwestarttofindithardertorememberallofthosefaces.1、Whatcanwelearnfromtheresearch?A．Peoplecanrememberupto5,000facesaveragely.B．Peoplecanwritedownupto10,000facesquickly.C．Thereisalimittothenumberoffacesapersoncanremember.D．Thereisapeakageforthenumberoffacesapersoncanremember.2、Thescientistscarriedouttheresearchaimingto______.A．bethefirsttonumberthefacespeoplecanrememberB．helppeoplerecognizemanydifferentfacesC．improvepeople’sfacialvocabularyD．developfacialrecognitionsoftware3、Facialrecognitiontechnologyisusedbygovernmentsto________.A．predictandpreventcrime B．trackandmonitorpeopleC．nameafriendonFacebook D．controlpopulationsinsecretareas4、InJenkins’opinion,whatmaycontributetopeople’sdifferentfacialvocabulary?A．Growingconditions. B．Naturalenvironment.C．Personalexperience. D．Informationtechnology.25．（10分）Attheageoftwenty-two,Iwasemployedbyoneofthelargestcommercialcompaniesintheworld,somyworkmainlyfocusedonadvertising,workingonproductionteamsforhundredsoftelevisioncommercials.Iwasfortunatetoexperiencesuchanamazingcareeratsuchayoungage,workingalloverthecountrywithsomeofthemostcreativepeopleintheworld.Ihaditall.Andthenonedayasuddenthoughtcamethroughmelikealightningbolt.“Thisisanindustrythatusesanorexic（厌食的）modelstoselldietfoodtoteenagegirls.”Mylifechanged.AndIquit.Atwelve-yearcareer.Rightthen.ThatnightIwenthomeandwasweakinmyknees.Ididnotwanttobepartofthemembersmakingthisproblem;Iwantedtobepartofthepeoplewhohadsolution.ButIhadnoideawhatthesolutionlookedlike.Mygrandfatherusedtosay,"Startwithwhatyouknow,andmorewillberevealed."Iknewthefilm,televisionandadvertisingindustriesandalmosteverythingaboutthem.SoIstartedgoingintojuniorhighschools.Ihelduppicturesofthemodelstoshowwhattheylookedlikeatfiveo'clockinthemorning,andthenheldupanotherpictureshowingwhattheylookedlikeafterthreehoursofprofessionalmake-up,thirty-fivelightingtechnicians,andprofessionalphotographerswhocanmakeanyonelookbeautifulandsexy...Nottomentiontheeffortsofpost-production,wheretheyairbrushnearlyalloftheimperfectionpartsrightoutofthepicture.Withdigitaltechnology,theycanevenstretchthemodelstomakethemappeartallerandthinner.Italkedtoyounggirlsandsaid,"Thisisamulti-billiondollarindustrythatspendsmillionsofdollarsayearprovingtoyouthatthereissomethingwrongwithyousothattheycansellyousomethingtofixit.SoIamheretotellyouthatyourteetharewhiteenough...Andyourbreathisfreshenough...andyourthighsarethinenough.Youareenough."Youareenough,nomatterwhatotherssayandwhathappens.1、Whydidtheauthorquitworkinginthecommercialcompany?A．Hewasfedupwithhisworkinadvertisingindustry.B．Herealizedhisworkwasmisleadingteenagegirls.C．Hefoundithardtoworkwiththeteam.D．Hedecidedtotakeupacareerineducation.2、Theauthorshowedtwosetsofpicturesofmodelstoyounggirlsto.A．showthemagicpowerofmake-upskillsB．stressthegreateffortsmodelsmadeintheirworkC．advocatedevelopingdigitaltechnologyD．exposetherealtruthbehindtheamazingbeautyofmodels3、Whatmessagedoesthewritermainlywanttopasstoteenagegirls?A．Youmightaswellchangeyourlifewhenanopportunityarises.B．Youcan'tbetoocautiouswhenfacinglifechoices.C．Itiswhoyouareratherthanwhatyoulooklikethatcounts.D．Itisworthwhiletoexperiencesomethinginterestingandcreative.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）WhileAndrewwasgettingreadyforworkoneFridaymorning,heannouncedtohiswifethathehadfinallydecidedtoaskhisbossforasalaryraise.AlldayAndrewfeltnervous.1Mr.Larchmontrefusedto2hisrequest?Andrewhad3sohardinthelast18months.4,heshouldgetawageincrease.ThethoughtofwalkingintoLarchmont’sofficeleftAndrewweakattheknees.Lateintheafternoonhefinallygatheredthe5toapproachhissuperior.Tohis6andsurprise,theever-frugal（一贯节省的）HarveyLarchmontagreedtogiveAndrewa7!Andrewarrivedhomethatevening,tofindtheirdiningtable8withtheirbestchina,andcandleslit.Hiswife,Tina,hadpreparedadelicatemeal9hisfavoritedishes.Immediatelyhe10someonefromtheofficehadbrokenthemessagetoher!NexttohisplateAndrewfoundabeautifullettered11.Itwasfromhiswife,which12:“Congratulations,mylove!Iknewyou’dgettheraise!Ipreparedthisdinnertoshow13howmuchIloveyou.I’msoproudofyouraccomplishments!”Hereaditandstoppedto14howsensitiveandcaringTinawas.Afterdinner,Andrewwasonhiswaytothekitchen15heobservedasecondcardhadslippedoutofTina’spocket.Hepickeditup.Itsaid:“Don’tworryaboutnotgettingtheraise!Youdo16one!IpreparedthisdinnertoshowyouhowmuchIloveyou17youdidn’tgettheincrease.”Tears18inAndrew’seyes.Totalacceptance!Tina’ssupportforhimwasnot19uponhissuccessatwork.Thefearofrejectionisoftensoftenedandwecanundergoalmostanysetbackorrejectionwhenweknowsomeonelovesus20oursuccessorfailure.1、A．WhataboutB．HowcomeC．HowaboutD．Whatif2、A．grantB．admitC．submitD．guarantee3、A．managedB．studiedC．workedD．conducted4、A．FinallyB．AbsolutelyC．SuccessfullyD．Effectively5、A．thoughtsB．courageC．strengthD．force6、A．shockB．confusionC．delightD．amazement7、A．praiseB．awardC．rewardD．raise8、A．coveredB．madeC．decoratedD．set9、A．includingB．throughC．asD．for10、A．confirmedB．provedC．figuredD．admitted11、A．chequeB．cardC．envelopeD．mail12、A．wroteB．spokeC．readD．told13、A．justB．almostC．nearlyD．even14、A．callonB．reflectonC．feedbackD．remindof15、A．whileB．beforeC．untilD．when16、A．deserveB．preferC．ignoreD．appreciate17、A．asthoughB．eventhoughC．whetherD．unless18、A．welledupB．flowedoverC．rushedoutD．streameddown19、A．qualifiedB．temporaryC．conditionalD．concerned20、A．despiteB．withoutC．eitherD．regardlessof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）Igotlaidoffat53fromaseniormanagementpositioninarestaurantAndIknewitwasgoingtobehardtofindanotherjobinthe1．(competition)workingmarketMyageputmeat2．disadvantageButIalsoknewitwastimeforme3．(realize)mylifelongdreamofowningarestaurant4．wasmostdifficultwasthatinordertomakethishappen,Ineededtofindan5．(exist)caféthatwasn’tdoingwellItcouldn’tbebetterifitsownerwasreadytoquithisbusinessWithgreat6．(lucky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