2025-2026學(xué)年云南省曲靖市沾益區(qū)第四中學(xué)高三英語第一學(xué)期期末經(jīng)典試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．I’mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers,without______helpIwouldn’tbesoexcellent.A．whom B．their C．which D．whose2．The90’speopleseemtohaveenjoyedthegreatbenefits________aboutbythegreatlevelofculturalandeconomicdevelopment.A．broughtB．bringingC．tobebroughtD．havingbrought3．High-speedtrainswhichtravelthroughmyhometown________upto250kmperhourmakeitasmallworld.A．with B．a(chǎn)gainstC．a(chǎn)t D．over4．It’simpossibleforallthepeopletogetjobsbecause______ofthemisnotfitforthem.A．everyone B．a(chǎn)llC．notall D．none5．Thedocumentfilm______nextweekaimsatintroducinglocalculturestotheworld.A．released B．beingreleasedC．tobereleased D．havingbeenreleased6．Don'tdefendhimanymore.It'sobviousthathe________destroyedthefenceofthegardenevenwithoutanapology.A．a(chǎn)ccidentallyB．carelesslyC．deliberatelyD．clumsily7．Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,seldom______giveitup.A．hewill B．doesheC．wouldhe D．willhe8．—Idon’tcareforbaseball.—Howcanyousayyoudon’tlikesomethingyou’venevereventriedit!A．till B．a(chǎn)fter C．unless D．when9．Ithinkitagreathonor_____tovisityourcountry.A．toinvite B．inviting C．havinginvited D．tobeinvited10．IowemycurrentsuccesstoDavid,mybestfriendsincechildhood,withoutwhomIhavenoideawhereI________today.A．a(chǎn)m B．wasC．wouldhavebeen D．wouldbe11．Youdon’tneedaninvitationtohelpothers.Givehelp_____youareasked.A．ifB．a(chǎn)sC．thoughD．before12．Whereisyournewhomenow?Inthenewdevelopedzone.ButI______downtownforfiveyears.A．lived B．hadlivedC．havelived D．wasliving13．Atthattime,themovie“ShaolinTemple”,_________LiLianjieplaysthestarringrole,drewtheworld’sattentiontoChineseKungfu.A．where B．when C．that D．which14．________amazedusgreatlywasthatLindacouldspeakfivelanguages.A．That B．What C．Which D．Why15．Fredlet________thathewaspreparedtoleavecompanywhenthenewmanagertookoffice.A．secretB．slipC．promiseD．standard16．ThankstoMrsSmith,thefatherandthesoneventually______aftertenyears’coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．pickedup C．madeup D．turnedup17．Ourclassheldafierce________astowhethertoreducetheamountofhomeworkornot.A．bargainB．competitionC．debateD．campaign18．—Excuseme,doyoumindifIopenthewindow?—Well,ifyou__________.Icanputonmoreclothes.A．can B．mayC．must D．shall19．Someonewholacksstayingpowerandperseveranceisunlikelyto______agoodresearcher.A．makeB．turnC．getD．grow20．．Whenhegoesout,heoftenwearssunglasses_______nobodycanrecognizehim．A．sothat B．nowthat C．incase D．a(chǎn)sthough第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）ChildrenandYouthSidewalkSaleYoungpeopleareburstingwithartisticenergy.TheChildrenandYouthSidewalkSale(CYSS)oftheCentralPennsylvaniaFestivaloftheArtsisafunwayforboysandgirlstoexpressthemselvesvisually.Itfocusesonencouragingthecreativegrowthofyoungpeople,believingtheycandeveloptheirartisticpotentialthroughpersonalexpressioninindividualoriginalobjects.CYSSisahighlightofChildrenandYouthDay,Wednesday,July12,2018.Thisdayfeaturesperformancesforandbyyoungpeople,artandcraftworkshopsanddemonstrations.Allartistsmusthebetweentheagesof8and18andliveorhaverelativeslivinginanyofthecentrallylocatedPennsylvaniacountiestoparticipate.Allartworksmustbeoriginalandage-appropriatefortheevent’saudience,mostofwhomareunder18.Thesalesofworkmadefromsmallanimalsandthesalesoffoodareprohibited.Acompletelistingoftherulescanbefoundintheapplication.Pleasereviewtherulescarefullyastheymayhavechangedsinceyoulastparticipatedintheevent.Artistsmustpersonallybepresentduringtheentireclay.Representatives,includingfamilymembers,maynotattendinplaceoftheartist.HowtoEnter1.Completebothsidesoftheentryform.Aparentsignatureisrequired.2.Onaseparatesheet,provideabriefdescriptionoftheartworkandthematerialsused.Donotsendsamples;theycannotbereturned.3.Encloseatleastonephotographofyourwork.4.MailapplicationandphotoofyourworktoP.O.Box1023,CentralPennsylvaniaFestivaloftheArts.1、What’stheaimofCYSS?A．Toteachyoungpeopletodeveloptheirinterestinarts.B．Tohelpyoungpeoplegetsomeextramoneyfortheirwork.C．Togetyoungpeopletodeveloptheirartisticpotential.D．Toimprovetheperformingskillsofyoungpeople.2、What’sthefeatureofChildrenandYouthDay?A．Alltheartworksareoriginalandproperforyoungpeople.B．Mostoftheartworksarefocusedonanimalprotection.C．TheparticipantsmustberesidentsofcentralPennsylvania.D．Thesalesofartworksaboutanimalsarenotallowed.3、Whichofthefollowingisrequiredforapplication?A．Asampleoftheapplicant’sartwork.B．Areturnenvelopewithstampsonit.C．Detaileddescriptionoftheartwork.D．Thesignatureoftheapplicant’sparent.22．（8分）Abitefromatsetseflyisanextremelyunpleasantexperience.Tomakemattersworse,severalspeciesoftsetseflycantransmitdiseases.Oneofthemostdangerousisaparasite(寄生蟲)thatcauses"sleepingsickness".Aftertheinitialbite,sleepingsicknesssymptomsoftenstartwithafever,headachesandachingmuscles.Astheillnessgoeson,thoseinfectedbecomeincreasinglytired,whichiswhereitgetsitsname.Itisworthnotingthatsleepingsicknessisnolongerasdeadlyasitoncewas.Intheearly20thCenturyseveralhundredthousandpeoplewereinfectedeachyear.Bythe1960sthediseasewasconsidered"undercontrol"andhadreachedverylownumbers,makingitsspreadmoredifficult.Butinthe1970stherewasanothermajorinfection,whichtook20yearstocontrol.Sincethen,betterscreeningprogramsandearliertreatmentshavereducedthenumberofcasesdramatically.In2000thisfiguredroppedtofewerthan3,000.TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)hopesthediseasewillbecompletelyremovedby2020.Moreproblematically,aseriesofnewstudieshaveshownthattheparasiteismorecomplicatedthanpreviouslybelieved.Sleepingsicknesshasalwaysbeenconsidered—andanalyzed—asablooddisease,becausetheparasitescanreadilybediscoveredinthebloodofitsvictims.However,inarecentstudyfoundthattheparasitecanstayintheskinandfat,aswellasintheblood.Theremayevenbeahigherdensity（密度）oftheparasiteintheskinthanintheblood.Thatmeansapersoncanhavenosymptomsbutstillbothharborthediseaseandspreadit.Thefindingcouldexplainthemysterious1970sinfection,andwhythediseasecanspringupinareasthathadpreviouslybeencleared.1、What'sthedangerofatsetseflybite?A．Itmakespeoplesleepy.B．Itcausesskindisease.C．Itbringsaboutdeaths.D．Ittransmitsdeadlyparasites.2、WhatcanweinferaboutsleepingsicknessfromParagraph3?A．It'sstillathreattohumanhealth.B．It'snotthatdangerousatpresent.C．It'sincurableintheearly20thcentury.D．It'scompletelyundercontrolinthe1960s.3、Whatdoestheunderlined"harbor"mostprobablymean?A．carryB．resistC．exchangeD．hide4、Whatdoesthelatestresearchindicateaccordingtothepassage?A．Sleepingsicknessisablooddisease.B．Skinismoresuitablefortheparasitetogrow.C．Sleepingsicknesscanbespreadwithnosigns.D．Parasitesintheskincausedthe1970sinfection.23．（8分）Ifyoudon’thaveacollegedegree,you’reatgreaterriskofdevelopingmemoryproblemsorevenAlzheimer’s(老年癡呆).Educationplaysakeyroleinlifelongmemoryperformanceandriskformentaldisorder,andit'swelldocumentedthatthosewithacollegedegreepossessacognitive（認(rèn)知的）advantageovertheirlesseducatedcounterpartsinmiddleandoldage.Now,alargenationalstudyfromBrandeisUniversitypublishedintheAmericanJournalofGeriatricPsychiatryshowsthatthosewithlessschoolingcansignificantlymakeupforpoorereducationbyfrequentlyengaginginmentalexercisessuchaswordgames,puzzles,reading,andlectures.“Thelifelongbenefitsofhighereducationformemoryinlaterlifearequiteimpressive,butwedonotclearlyunderstandhowandwhytheseeffectslastsolong,”saidleadauthorMargieLachman,apsychologist.Shesuggestedthathighereducationmayencouragelifelonginterestincognitiveefforts,whilethosewithlesseducationmaynotengageasfrequentlyinmentalexercisesthathelpkeepthememoryagile(敏捷地).Buteducationearlyinadulthooddoesnotappeartobetheonlyroutetomaintainyourmemory.Thestudyfoundthatintellectualactivitiesundertakenregularlymadeadifference.“Amongindividualswithloweducation,thosewhoareengagedinreading,writing,attendinglectures,doingwordgamesorpuzzlesonceaweekormorehadmemoryscoressimilartopeoplewithmoreeducation,”saidLachman.Thestudy,calledMidlifeintheUnitedStates,assessed3,343menandwomenbetweentheagesof32and84withameanageof56years.Almost40percentoftheparticipantshadatleasta4-yearcollegedegree.Theresearchersevaluatedhowtheparticipantsperformedintwocognitiveareas,verbalmemoryandexecutivefunctionbrainprocessesinvolvedinplanning,abstractthinkingandcognitiveflexibility.Participantsweregivenabatteryoftests,includingtestsofverbalfluency,wordrecall,andbackwardcounting.Asexpected,thosewithhighereducationsaidtheyengagedincognitiveactivitiesmoreoftenandalsodidbetteronthememorytests,butsomewithlowereducationalsodidwell,explainedLachman.“Thefindingsarepromisingbecausetheysuggesttheremaybewaystoleveltheplayingfieldforthosewithlowereducationalachievement,andprotectthoseatgreatestriskformemorydeclines,”saidLachman.“Althoughwecannotruleoutthepossibilitythatthosewhohavebettermemoriesaretheoneswhotakeonmoreactivities,theevidenceisconsistentwithcognitiveplasticity(可塑性),andsuggestssomedegreeofpersonalcontrolovercognitivefunctioninginadulthoodbyadoptinganintellectuallyactivelifestyle.”1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Highereducationhasabettercognitiveadvantage.B．Bettermemoriesresultfromcollegedegree.C．Cognitiveactivitydoesamindgood.D．Pooreducationhasmoreriskofmemorydeclines.2、AccordingtotheresultofMargieLachman’sstudy,wecanconcludethat________.A．educationisresponsibleforthelifelongmemoryperformanceandriskformentaldisorderB．educationearlyinadulthoodcanbetheonlyroutetomaintainyourmemoryC．thosewithhighereducationdidbetteronthememoryteststhanthosewithlowereducationD．a(chǎn)nintellectuallyactivelifestyledoeshelptomaintainyourmemory3、WhatdoweknowaboutthestudycalledMidlife?A．Participantseachweregivenabatterytotesttheirmemory.B．Theaverageageoftheparticipantsare56yearsold.C．Participantshadtoperforminoneofthetwocognitiveareas.D．Oneinfouroftheparticipantshada4-yearcollegedegree.4、WhyarethefindingsoftheLachman’sstudypromising?A．Thelowereducatedmayhavethesameopportunitiestokeepupmemory.B．Wemayhavewaystocurethepeoplewhohavememorydeclines.C．Adoptingadifferentlifestylecancontrolovercognitivefunctioning.D．Wecanfindoutthepossibilitytohavebettermemories.24．（8分）AnautonomousvehicledesignedformakinglocalcommercedeliverieswasuncoveredbyNuro.ThevehicleisabouttheheightofanSWbutfarnarrowerthanatypicalcar.Theelectriccarfeaturesfouroutsidecompartments（暗格）—twooneachside-toholdseparatedeliveries.Eachcompartmentcanbetailoredtoaspecificuse,suchascookingapizzaorrefrigeratingapackage.“Wecanuseself-drivingtechnologytodeliveranything,anytime,anywhereforbasicallyalllocalgoodsandservices,”Nuroco-founderDaveFergusonsaid.“Consumersusedtobeokaywithtwo-weekpaidshipping.Itbecametwo-weekfreedelivery,followedbyoneweek,twodays,andthesameday.Nowsame-daydeliveryisn’tfastenoughforsomecustomers.”Nuroisn’taloneinbuildingrobotsforlocalcommercedeliveries.Earlierthismonth,Toyota,aJapanesecarcompany,uncoveredaconceptvehiclethatcouldbeusedforpackagedelivery.Ahandfulofstartups—includingStarshipTechnologies,MarbleandDispatch—aretestingsmallrobotsfordeliveriesonsidewalks.Nuro’svehiclewilllikelyfacelegalhurdles.Fullyautonomousvehicleswithoutatestdiveraren’tlegalinCaliforniatoday,andmanycompanieshaveshiftedtestingostateswhereregulatorsaremorewelcomingofautonomousvehicles,suchasArizona.Nuroexpectstofacefewerchallengesbecauseitdoesn’tcarrypassengers.Nuro’snarrowsizemayalsobehelpfulwhennavigatingstreetsandavoidingpedestrians.Thevehicleisn’tequippedwithanyspecialfeaturestocommunicatewithpedestriansorotherroadusers.Somecompanieshavetestedandpatentedsolutionssuchasdigitalscreensthatsignalthecar’snextmove.Fergusonsaidhisteamconductedstudiesandfoundthatsuchtechniquescouldconfusepeople.Nurobelievesit’sbettertomakesurethecarperformspredictably,sothathumandriversknowwhattoexpectfromit.“Wefeelbycreatingthisnewtechnologythat’sgoingtoenablethislastmiledelivery,we’regoingtobecreatingnewmarketsanddoingthingsthatpreviouslyweren’tpossible,”Fergusonsaid.“Thisisnotswappingoutjobswithrobots.It’screatingnewmarkets.Therewilldefinitelybenewemploymentopportunities.”1、WhatisthemaincharacteristicoftheNuro’sself-drivingvehicle?A．Itcancookdeliciousmealsforcustomers.B．Itisapioneerinthefieldofself-drivingvehicles.C．Itisfurnarrowerandhigherthanotherautonomousones.D．Itsdeliveriescanbetransportedinthespecialcompartment.2、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“hurdles”inParagraph4?A．breakthrough.B．dilemma.C．restriction.D．protection.3、WhyistheNuro’svehiclenotequippedwithcommunicatingfeatures?A．Itsdigitalscreensoftenbreakdown.B．Peoplemaybepuzzledatthefeatures.C．Thefeatureshavenotbeendeveloped.D．Itsperformanceisusuallyhardtopredict.4、WhatcanweinferaboutFerguson’sopiniononthisnewtechnology?A．Beneficial.B．Challenging.C．Controversial.D．Ambiguous.25．（10分）DidyouknowthatpeoplewholiveindifferentpartsofChinahavedifferenthabitsandpreferences？Forexample，peoplefromsouthernChinaprefertoeatvegetables，whilepeoplefromnorthChinaliketoeatmeat．Butwhatcausesthesedifferences？AccordingtoanewstudypublishedinthejournalCellinOctober，genevariations（基因變異）mightberesponsibleforthesedifferences，Xinhuareported．Inthestudy，researchersfromChinesegenome-sequencing（基因組測序）firmBGIcollectedgeneticinformationfrom141，431Chinesewomen．Thewomencamefrom31provincesandconsistedof36ethnicminoritygroups．TheresearchersfoundthattherearesixgenefrequenciesthataredifferentamongpeoplefrombothnorthernandsouthernChina．TheyfoundthatnaturalselectionhasplayedanimportantroleinthewaysthatpeoplelivingindifferentregionsofChinahaveevolved，affectingtheirfoodpreferences，immunities（免疫性）toillnessandphysicaltraits（特點(diǎn)），theNewYorkTimesreported．TheresearchersreportedthatavariationofthegeneFADS2ismorecommonlyfoundinnorthernpeoplethanitisinsouthernpeople．Ithelpspeoplemetabolize（新陳代謝）fattyacids（脂肪酸），whichsuggestsadietthatisrichinmeat．AccordingtoXinhua，thisisduetoclimatedifferences．NorthernChinaisatahigherlatitude，whichmeansit'scoldanddrythroughoutthewholeyear．Thisweatherisdifficulttogrowvegetablesin．Therefore，northernerstendtoeatmoremeat．Thestudyalsofounddifferencesintheimmunesystemsofbothgroups．MostpeopleinsouthernChinacarrythegeneCR1，whichprotectsagainstmalaria（瘧疾）．ThisisbecausemalariawasoncequitecommoninsouthernChina．Inordertosurvive，thegenesofpeopleinthesouthevolvedtofightagainstthisdisease．However，peopleinthesoutharealsomorevulnerabletocertainblood-borneillnesses，astheylackthegenestostopthem．Genescanalsocausephysicaldifferencesbetweennorthernersandsoutherners．MostnorthernershavetheABCC11gene，whichcausesdryearwax（耳屎），lessbodyodorandfewersweatsecretions（分泌），TheNewYorkTimesreported．Thesephysicaldifferencesarealsomorebeneficialtolivingincoldenvironments．Southernersarelesslikelytohavethisgene，asitdidnotevolveintheirpopulation．1、What'sthenewstudymainlyabout？______A．ThegenesofChineseminoritygroups．B．HabitsofpeoplefromdifferentregionsofChina．C．DifferencesinthegenesofpeoplefromdifferentpartsofChina．D．Physicaldifferencesbetweennorthernersandsoutherners．2、AvariationofthegeneFADS2canhelpourbody______．A．storefat B．digestmeatC．fightdisease D．controlbodytemperature3、Theunderlinedword"vulnerable"inParagraph7isclosestinmeaningto______．A．unprotected B．uninterestedC．generous D．responsible4、ComparedwithpeopleinsouthChina，mostnortherners______．a(chǎn)．a(chǎn)reimmunetomalariab．catchblood-borneillnesseseasilyc．havelessbodyodord．sweatlessfrequentlyA．a(chǎn)b B．bcC．bd D．cd第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）“Howdidyoudoit,Dad?Howhaveyou1nottotakeadrinkforalmost20years？”Ittookmealmost20yearstohavethe2toevenaskmyfatherthisvery3question.WhenDadfirst4drinking,thewholefamilywasonpinsandneedles5hegotintoasituationthat,inthepast,wouldhavestartedhimdrinkingagain.Forafewyearswewere6tobringitupforfearthatthedrinkingwouldbeginagain.“Ihadthislittle7thatIwouldrecitetomyself8fourtofivetimesaday.”wasDad's9tomy18yearoldunaskedquestion.“The10wereaninstantreliefandconstantremindertomethatthingswereneverso11thatIcouldnothandlethem，”Dadsaid.Andthenhe12thepoemwithme.Thepoem'ssimple,yetprofound(深奧的)words13becamepartofmydailyroutineaswell.Aboutamonthafterthistalkwithmyfather,I14agiftinthemailfromafriendofmine.Itwasabookofaffirmations(斷言)withoneaffirmationlistedforeach15oftheyear.I16openedthebooktothepageofmybirthdaytoseewhatwordsofwisdomthisbookhadinstoreforme.17ofdisbeliefandappreciationrolleddownmyface.There,onmybirthday,wasthe18poemthathadhelpedmy19foralltheseyears!ItiscalledTheSerenityPrayer.God,givemetheserenity(平靜)toacceptthethingsIcannotchange,thecourageto20thethingsIcan,andthewisdomtoknowthedifference.1、A．failed B．succeeded C．managed D．tried2、A．courage B．a(chǎn)bility C．wisdom D．confidence3、A．interesting B．personal C．hard D．unanswered4、A．started B．enjoyed C．minded D．stopped5、A．everytime B．a(chǎn)lltime C．nexttime D．lasttime6、A．a(chǎn)nxious B．glad C．a(chǎn)fraid D．eager7、A．book B．passage C．poem D．list8、A．a(chǎn)tleast B．a(chǎn)tmost C．a(chǎn)tfirst D．a(chǎn)tlast9、A．comment B．praise C．contribution D．reply10、A．words B．phrases C．letters D．sentences11、A．strange B．different C．simple D．tough12、A．shared B．talked C．read D．impressed13、A．surprisingly B．immediately C．increasingly D．regularly14、A．brought B．bought C．received D．a(chǎn)ccepted15、A．hour B．week C．month D．day16、A．easily B．hurriedly C．sadly D．peacefully17、A．Tears B．Smiles C．Sweat D．Satisfaction18、A．correct B．impossible C．original D．exact19、A．mother B．father C．friend D．classmate20、A．believe B．benefit C．change D．do第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Myfriendhada

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11．hewillneverforget第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1．每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。Thepersonwhotouchedmemostisanunknownlady.Istudyinacityschoolbutlivesinavillage15kilometersaway.Oneafternoon,Ireceiveacallfrommyfamilysayingmymomwasseriousill.Ihurriedtothebusstation,onlyfindthelastbushadleft.Feelanxious,Idecidedtowalkhome.OnthewayacarstoppedandthedriveraskedmethatIneededhelp.Worriedaboutbeingcheated,Isaidanything.ButshewassuchsincerethatIfinallyacceptedheroffer.Whenwereachedmyvillage,itwasdark.Seeinghercaroutofthesight.Iwasintear.