2025~2026学年湖南岳阳高三下学期开学摸底检英语测试卷

2025~2026学年湖南岳阳高三下学期开学摸底检英语测试卷一、阅读理解NationalStudentPoetsProgramTheNationalStudentPoetsProgram,thenation’shighesthonorforyoungpoetscreatingoriginalwork,issupportedbytheInstituteofMuseumandLibraryServices,thePoetryFoundation,andtheAcademyofAmericanPoets.Annually,fivestudentsareselectedforoneyearofservice,eachrepresentingadifferentgeographicregionofthecountry.TheProgrambelievesinthepowerofyouthvoicestocreatemeaningfulchanges,andsupportstheminbeingheard.HOWTOAPPLYThefirststeptobecomingaNationalStudentPoetissubmittingpoetrytotheScholasticArt&WritingAwards.HighschoolstudentswhoreceiveaGoldNationalMedalinpoetrycanapplyfortheNationalStudentPoetsProgram.INTHECOMMUNITYEachyear,NationalStudentPoetsactasyouthpoetryambassadors,bringingpoetrytotheircommunitiesthroughindividualserviceprojects,AprilPoetryMonthreadings,andavarietyofotheropportunities,suchasnationalpoetryconferencesandfestivals.AspartoftheirYearofService,eachNationalStudentPoetcreatesacommunityserviceproject,lettingmorepeopleintheirregionsknowabouttheProgramandmakingthemconcernedwithissuesandthemesthatholdspecialsignificanceforthePoet.1.HowoftenareNationalStudentPoetsselected?

A．Onceayear.B．Twiceayear.C．Everytwoyears.D．Everyfiveyears.2.WhatkindofhighschoolstudentscanpossiblybecomeaNationalStudentPoet?

A．Thosewhowanttolearnaboutpoetry.B．Thosewhowonanationalpoetrycontest.C．Thosewhopromotepoetryintheirregions.D．Thosewhoactasyouthpoetryambassadors.3.WheredotheNationalStudentPoetsworkfortheProgram?

A．Intheirschools.B．Intheircommunities.C．Allovertheworld.D．Alloverthecountry.AyearafterIleftcollege,Iwasgiventheopportunitytohostthe6o'clocknewsinBaltimore.ThewholegoalinthemediaatthetimeIwascomingupwastrytomovetolargermarkets,sogettingthejobat22wassuchabigdeal.AndIwassoproud，becauseIwasfinallygoingtohavemychancetobelikeBarbaraWalters,whohadbeenmyidolsincethestartofmyTVcareer.Iwas22in1976,making$22,000ayear,itdidn’tfeelrightyet.Thefirstsignwaswhentheytriedtochangemyname.Thenewsdirectorsaidtomeatthetime,“Nobody’sgoingtorememberOprah.So,wewanttochangeyourname.We’vecomeupwithanamewethinkthatpeoplewillrememberandpeoplewilllike.It’safriendlyname:Suzie.”Igrewupnotlovingthename,butonceIwasaskedtochangeit,Ithought,well,itismynameanddoIlooklikeaSuzietoyou?Ithought,no,itdoesn’tfeelright.I’mnotgoingtochangemyname.Andwhetherpeoplerememberitornot,that’sOK.Andthentheysaidtheydidn’tlikethewayIlooked,sotheysentmetoasalonwheretheygavemeaperm(烫发).AfterafewdaysallmyhairfelloutandIhadtoshavemyhead.Atlast,theyreallydidn’tlikethewayIlooked,becauseIwasblackandbaldandsittingonTVwasn’taprettypicture.Butevenworsethanbeingbald,Ireallyhatedbeingsenttoreportonotherpeople’stragediesasapartofmydailyduty.Andaftereightmonths,Ilostthatjob.TheysaidIwastooemotional.Butsincetheydidn’twanttopayoutthecontract,theyputmeonatalkshow.AndthemomentIsatdownonthatshow,themomentIfeltlikeI’dcomehome.IrealizedthatTVcouldbemorethanjustaplayground,butaplatformforhelpingotherpeoplelifttheirlives.AndthemomentIsatdown,doingthattalkshow,itfeltlikebreathing.Andthat’swhereeverythingthatfollowedformebegan.4.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph1?

A．Thewriter’saimaftergraduationwastoleaveBaltimore.B．BarbaraWalterswasahostthewriteradmiredmost.C．Thewriterdidn’tfeelrightbecauseshethoughtshecouldearnmore.D．ThewriterwasproudbecauseshecouldworkwithBarbaraWalters5.Whatcausedtheauthortodislikeherfirstjob?

A．Reportingtragedieseveryday.B．Notbeinggoodatreportingonotherpeople’stragedies.C．Theboss’swantingtoputheronanothertalkshow.D．BeingblackandbaldandsittingonTV.6.WhichcanbestdescribeOprah?

A．Carefulandconsiderate.B．Understandingandoptimistic.C．Persuasiveandemotional.D．Determinedandsympathetic.7.Whatcanwelearnfromthewriter’sstory?

A．Pridegoesbeforeafall.B．Opportunityknocksonlyonce.C．Practicemakesperfect.D．Letyourhearttalkmore.Recentstudiesindicatethatbothanimalsandplantspossesstheabilitytoswiftlyadapttochallengingenvironmentalconditionstoensuretheirsurvival.AstudypublishedinthejournalTrendsinPlantScienceexplorestherapidadaptationprocessesofplantsinresponsetoclimatechangeandhowtheseadaptivetraitsareinheritedbytheiroffspring(后代).Plantsareencounteringmoreenvironmentalchallengesthanever.Forinstance,innumerousregions,theimpactofclimatechangeisleadingtoshorterwinterseasons,andplantsareadaptingaccordingly.“Manyplantsrequireaminimumperiodofcoldinordertosetuptheirenvironmentalclocktodefinetheirfloweringtime,”saysMartinelli,aplantgeneticistattheUniversityofFlorence.“Ascoldseasonsshorten,plantshaveadaptedtorequireshorterperiodsofcoldtodelayflowering.Theseprocessesallowplantstoavoidfloweringinperiodswhentheyhavefeweropportunitiestoreproduce.”Sinceplantslackneuralsystems,theirmemoryfunctionsrelyentirelyoncellular,molecular(分子的),andbiochemicalnetworks.Thesenetworksmakeupwhattheresearcherscallsomaticmemory(体细胞记忆).“Itallowsplantstorecognizetheoccurrenceofapreviousenvironmentalconditionandtoreactaccordingly,”saysMartinelli.Thesesomaticmemoriescanthenbetransmittedtotheplants’offspringthroughepigenetics(表现遗传).“Severalexamplesdemonstratetheexistenceofmolecularprocessesmodulatingplantmemorytoenvironmentalstressesandaffectingtheadaptationofoffspringtothesestresses,”saysMartinelli.Movingforward,Martinelliaimstogaindeeperinsightsintothespecificgenesthatarebeinginherited.“WeareparticularlyinterestedindecodingtheepigeneticcodewithoutchangesinDNAsequence(序列),”hesays.“Thisisespeciallyimportantwhenweconsidertherapidclimatechange,weobservetodaythateverylivingorganism,includingplants,needstoquicklyadapttosurvive.”8.Howhaveplantsadjustedtoshortenedcoldseasons?

A．Theyhaveshortenedtheirfloweringtime.B．Theyhavegotmorechancestoreproduce.C．Theyhaveavoidedfloweringincoldseasons.D．Theyhaveadjustedtheirenvironmentalclock.9.Whatcanwelearnaboutsomaticmemory?

A．Itiscompletelydependentonneuralnetworks.B．Itcanenhancethesurvivaloftheplants’offspring.C．Itcanhelprelieveenvironmentalstresses.D．Itdisturbstheplants’biochemicalnetworks10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“modulating”meaninparagraph4?

A．Adapting.B．Valuing.C．Recording.D．Sharing.11.What’sthemainideaconveyedinthetext?

A．Plantsaresmartaboutfloweringtime.B．Plantsarealsocapableofadaptingtoclimatechange.C．Environmentalpressureschallengeplants.D．Thesecretsofplantgenesaretobeuncovered.Ifyoucouldtimetravel,wouldyouvisitthepastorthefuture?Youcouldfindyourancestors,descendants,orexperiencelifewhendinosaurswanderedinyourbackgarden.Itsoundsunrealistic,butscientistshavelookedintowhethertimetravelisactuallypossible.AlbertEinstein’stheoryofrelativitychangedunderstandingofspace,time,massandgravity.Thekeyelementofthistheoryisthattimeandspacearelinkedtogether,andtimedoesn’tflowataconstantrate,meaningitspeedsuporslowsdown,dependingonwhereyouare.Forexample,whenyoutravelathighspeeds,timedecreases,whichmeans,accordingtoNASA,astronautsinspacemovingathighspeedsagemoreslowlythanthoseonEarth!So,ifyouwantedtotraveltothefuture,youwouldneedtomoveclosetothespeedoflight.Then,whilecenturiespassonEarth,you’dexperiencearelativelyshortamountoftimeandcouldhypothetically(假设地)returnhome,whereitwouldbethefuture!Travellingbackwardsintimeseemsmuchmoredifficult.Theoretically,onewayofgoingbackisviaawormhole.Thatmeans,ifspaceandtimecanbefoldedlikepaper,wecouldcreateatunnel—ashortcutbetweenpointsintime.Theproblemisthatthereisnoevidencethatwormholesexist.“It’sbeenshownmathematicallythattheycanexist,butwhethertheyexistphysicallyissomethingelse,”saysEmmaOsborne,anastrophysicistattheUniversityofYork.Also,theoriesshowthatwormholeswouldbesosmallthatapersondefinitelycouldn’tfitthroughone,andtheywouldhavesuchanintensegravitationalfieldthattheywouldcollapseveryquickly.Fornow,itseemswe’llhavetobecontentwithsciencefictionandusingtelescopestolookbackintimeratherthantravellingthroughit.12.WhydoesthewritermentionEinstein’stheoryofrelativity?

A．Toexplainhowtimetravelmightwork.B．Tostresstheimportanceoftimetravel.C．TodescribeEinstein’scontributionstoscience.D．Toencourageustoworkoutthetheory.13.Whydoastronautsagemoreslowlythanthoseonearth?

A．Timeflowsatthesamespeedacrosstheuniverse.B．Movingfasterslowsthepassageoftime.C．Speedandspacearecloselyconnected.D．Thespeedoflightpreventstheiraging.14.Whydoestravellingbackwardsintimeseemmuchmoredifficult?

A．Wormholesmovefasterthanthespeedoflight.B．Scientistshavenotstudiedtimetraveltothepast.C．Wormholeslackscientificevidenceofexistence.D．Thespeedoflightonlyallowsforwardmovementintime.15.Whatistheauthor’sattituderegardingthepossibilityoftimetravel?

A．Objective.B．Subjective.C．Indifferent.D．Positive.AFewTipsforSelf-AcceptanceWeallwantit…toacceptandloveourselves.Butattimesitseemstoodifficultandtoofaroutofreach.16Here’sahandfulofwaysthatwillsetyouintherightdirection.●17Donotfollowthepeoplewhomakeyoufeelnot-good-enough.Whydoyoufollowthem?Areyouhopingthateventuallyyouwillfeelempoweredbecauseyourlifeisbetterthantheirs?Knowthatyourlifeisyourown;youaretheonlyyouinthisworld.●Forgiveyourselfformistakesthatyouhavemade.Weareoftenashamedofourshortcomings,ourmistakesandourfailures.18Youwillmakemistakes,timeandtimeagain.Ratherthangettingcaughtupinhowyoucouldhavedonebetter,whynotofferyourselfacompassionate(有同情心)response?＂Thatdidn’tgoasplanned.But,Itriedmybest.＂●Recognizeallofyourstrengths.Writethemdowninajournal.Begintotrainyourbraintolookatstrengthbeforeweakness.Listallofyouraccomplishmentsandachievements.Youhaveajob,earnedyourdegree,andyougotoutofbedtoday.19●Nowthatyou’velistedyourstrengths,listyourimperfections.Turnthepageinyourjournal.Putintowordswhyyoufeelunworthy,whyyoudon’tfeelgoodenough.Now,readthesewordsbacktoyourself.20Turntoapageinyourjournaltoyourlistofstrengthsandachievements.Seehowawesomeyouare?

A．Feelingupsetagain?B．Wheredoyoustart?C．Nothingistoosmalltocelebrate.D．Remember,youareonlyhuman.E．Setanintentionforself-acceptance.F．Stopcomparingyourselfwithothers.G．Whendoesthecomparisongamestart?二、完形填空Paintingsandsculpturescanbea(n)______fortheeyesofvisitorstoartmuseums,buttodaytheyarealsoconsideredtobeanunconventional(非常规的)______forpeoplewithmentalillness.Lastmonth,agroupofCanadiandoctorsstartedtowriteabrand-newkindofprescription(处方)whichgivespatientsfree______totheMontrealMuseumofFineArts.There,theywillhavearelaxingexperience,enjoyingthemuseum’scollections.NathalieBondil,amuseum’sgeneraldirector,______thatbeingincontactwithcultureandartcanhelpwith______.“Inthe21stcentury,culturewillbewhatphysicalactivitywasforhealthinthe20thcentury,”shetoldtheMontrealGazette.Eachprescriptionwillallownotonlythe______togointotheartmuseumsbutalsotheirfamiliesorfriendsto______them.Inthemuseums,visitorscanappreciatetheartworksand______awiderangeofactivities,includingdrawing,sewingandmakingasculpturewith______materialswhichareenvironmentallyfriendly.Thenewcureissaidtobethe______ofitskindintheworld.Andthere'sincreasingevidencethattheworksofart,______theworksofartdescribingnature,canhavepositiveeffectsonpeoplewithfear,depressionand______.In2017,theUK’sAll-PartyParliamentaryGrouponArt,HealthandWellbeingalsoreleasedareportstatingthat“it’stimeto______thepowerfulcontributionstheartcanmaketoourhealth”.Isitpossibleforarttohelpoverallhealth?Wemaynotknowtheansweryet.Onlytimecan______.Butonethingiscertain,thatis,moreandmorepeopletodayare______oftheideathat“artisgoodmedicine”.21.A．supportB．feastC．gameD．honour22.A．customB．caseC．cureD．situation23.A．accessB．introductionC．solutionD．key24.A．complainsB．believesC．imaginesD．recalls25.A．incomeB．educationC．wealthD．health26.A．customersB．doctorsC．patientsD．players27.A．accompanyB．findC．controlD．observe28.A．takepartinB．playjokesonC．haveeffectsonD．takepridein29.A．rareB．expensiveC．recycledD．damaged30.A．lastB．firstC．worstD．dearest31.A．exceptB．besidesC．especiallyD．additionally32.A．delightB．anxietyC．expectationD．desire33.A．recogniseB．forgetC．repeatD．miss34.A．reportB．changeC．tellD．record35.A．convincedB．warnedC．remindedD．rid三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。WhenLiDaiyuandLiuQianwereinToronto,36isthelargestandwealthiestcityinCanada,theirfirstdelightwastovisittheCNTower.Theywentupthetower,37fromtheretheylookedacrosstheshoresofLakeOntario.Totheir38(astonish),theycouldsee39(mist)cloudsrisingfromthegreatNiagaraFalls.Latethatnight,they40(proceed)tothenextlegoftheirtriptoMontreal.Onarrivingthere,theyweresurprised41(find)thatincontrasttoToronto,thepeopletheretalkedinFrench.AllthesignsandadvertisementswereinFrenchandmanypeoplespokeEnglishwith42accent.Theywentdowntown,spenttheafternooninlovelyshopsandvisitedartistsintheirworkplacesalongStPaulStreet.When43(have)dinnerinarestaurant,theycameacrossaphotographer,who44(helpful)madeashortintroductionofMontrealtothem.Learningthatthegirlshadonlyonedayinthecity,theyoungmansaid45regretthattheyowedittothemselvestostaylonger.四、书信写作46.你校将以六月八日世界海洋日为主题，举办英语征文比赛，请你写一篇短文投稿。内容包括：1.海洋的重要性；2.保护海洋的倡议。注意：1.词数100左右；2.短文的题目和首句已为你写好。Ouroceans,ourresponsibilityJune8thwasnamedbytheUNin2009asWorldOceansDay...____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、书面表达47.阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文.Aftersixhoursoffishing,JohnFranklinandhissisterJanewerereadytocallitaday.Itwas7pm.Thesummersunwassetting,andthefisheshadstoppedbiting.ButJane’s12-year-oldsonConradwashavingsomuchfunthathebegged“Let’sdojustonemorerun,”Sincethemildweatherwasholdingout,whynot?Johnturnedtheboataroundandheadedback.Yet,youneverknew.Theyhadn’tevencasttheirlineswhenthewindpickedupsuddenly.Roughwavesbeganbattlingagainstthelittleboat.“Checkyourlifejacketsandholdtheboat!”Johnshouted,AsJaneandhersonwereonthepointofscreaming,twobigwavesrolledover,onerightaftertheother.Withinafewseconds,theboattipped(倾斜).Backwardandturnedover,throwingthreeofthemintothewater.Outoftheworst,theluckiestthingwasthattheyhadlifejacketsonandtheboatdidn’tsinkimmediately.Everyonegrabbedontoit.“Let’sgetbackintheboat,Mommy,”Conradcried,tremblingwithfear.“Don’tpanic.Peopl