2026屆山東省濟(jì)南市濟(jì)鋼高級(jí)中學(xué)高三上英語(yǔ)期末綜合測(cè)試試題考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫(xiě)在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請(qǐng)用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫(xiě)姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Theeducationalreformisnowunderwaythroughoutthecountry,________thestudentsmoreopportunitiestodeveloptotheirgreatestpotential.A．tograntB．havinggrantedC．grantingD．granted2．_____workingability，youarenoworsethantheothers，itisjustyouwhodon’tputyourheartinyourwork．A．Infavorof B．Inhonorof C．Intermsof D．Incaseof3．—Youcouldalwaysputthedecisionoffalittlebitlonger.—__________IfIleaveitmuchlongerImightmissmychance.A．That’sreasonable. B．Isn’titagoodidea?C．Doyouthinkso? D．Ican’tagreemore.4．—GoingtowatchtheWomen’sVolleyballMatchonWednesday?—________!Willyougowithme?A．Youbet B．YougotmeC．Youthere D．Youknowbetter5．Thenewplaygroundtobebuiltnextyearwillbe____________theoldone.A．a(chǎn)sthreetimesbigasB．threetimesasbigasC．a(chǎn)sbigasthreetimesD．a(chǎn)sbigthreetimesas6．Wecouldhavedonesomethingmeaningfulinthetimeit________towatchthatboringmovie.A．hastaken B．took C．hadtaken D．takes7．Sheissuchanirritatingwoman,Idon’tknowhowyoucan______her.A．putup B．standwith C．standupto D．putupwith8．Afghansusedtoholdbigweddings,costingthousandsofdollars,inacounty_____theaverageannualincomeislessthan$400.A．whichB．whoseC．whereD．what9．Ifwewantstudentstobecomeeffectiveinmulticulturalsettings,onethingisclear:thereisno________forpractice.A．prescriptionB．substituteC．a(chǎn)ppetiteD．suspension10．—Helen,areyougoingIotheairporttopickupJackthedayaftertomorrow?—________tomorrownight.Iwouldgo.A．Werehetocomeback B．IfhewasabouttocomebackC．Hadhecomeback D．Ifhewouldcomeback11．SorryI’msolate,butyoucannotimagine________greattroubleItooktofindyourhouse.A．whichB．howC．whatD．that12．Theywereabroadduringthemonthswhenwewerecarryingouttheinvestigation,orthey__________toourhelp.A．wouldhavecome B．couldcomeC．havecome D．hadcome13．WhileworkinginKunming,hecheckedtheweathereachmorningformonths________herealizeditwouldbethesameeveryday.A．whenB．a(chǎn)fterC．beforeD．since14．August8th，2008isaspecialday，________________，Ithink，thatwillberememberedbytheChineseforever.A．one B．whatC．which D．theone15．—________!Somebodyhasleftthelabdooropen.—Don’tlookatme.A．Hi,there B．DearmeC．Thankgoodness D．Comeon16．—Whatdidhedoinreturnforfree________andfoodofferedbythekindcouple?—Hehelpedtheirsonwithhislessons.A．conservation B．a(chǎn)dmissionC．a(chǎn)ccommodation D．immigration17．Mysummercampisn’tgoodfun,butitisreallearningexperienceforme.A．a(chǎn);/ B．the;a C．/;a D．a(chǎn);the18．Myfatherinsistedthateveryminute____madefulluseof_______theworkwell.A．be,todo B．hasbeen,doingC．be,doing D．hasbeen,todo19．HowIwishI______mymouthbeforeIshoutedatmymum!A．shut B．haveshutC．hadshut D．wouldshut20．——Doyouhaveaminute?I’vegotsomethingtotellyou.——Ok,______youmakeitshort.A．nowthatB．ifonlyC．solongasD．everytime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）Shortlyaftermyfourthbirthday,myparentsandIarrivedfromChinainSydney,Australia.Itwas1991andmymotherhadleftbehindeverythingsheknew-family,friendsandcareer.Yetwithintwoyears,myparents’marriagehadbrokendown.Afteroneparticularlyunpleasantfight,mymotherleftmyfather,takingmewithher.Withnofamilyorfriends,andinacountrywhereshecouldn’tevencommunicate,shetookmetoChinatown,theonlyareaofSydneyshewasfamiliarwith.ThatnightshelaidmeonabenchinDixonStreet,packingsuitcasesaroundusforsecurity.Iwillneverforgetthedespairinherfacethatnight.Ataround4am,agroupoffouryoungChinesemennoisilyexitedaclubnearby.Irememberthemfallingsilentastheysawus.Theyapproachedandaskedmymotherwhyshewassleepingonthestreetswithsuchayoungchild.Mymumburstintotearsasshetoldthemourstory.Withouthesitating,theybundledmeup,tookoursuitcases,anddroveustotheirstudentshousing.Intheweeksthatfollowed,themenlookedafteruswithayouthfulenthusiasm.Beingpoorstudentslivingontheirownforthefirsttime,theysimplyknewhowtocookinaclumsyway.However,theyinsistedthatachildshouldhavehomemademeals.Theyquicklyadjustedtheirlivesaroundus,buyingfreshfood,cooking,teasingmetomakemelaugh,andadvisingmymumonhowtosortoutherlife.Eventually,Mumreconciled(和解)withDadandwemovedbackinwithhim,althoughtheycontinuedtosplitandmakeupseveraltimes.Graduallywelosttouchwiththemenasweallmovedon.Butateverymilestoneofmylife-graduations,enteringuniversity,gettingagoodjob-Ineverforgetthatallofthiswasmadepossiblebecause22yearsago,agroupofcompletestrangerstookusinandsharedeverythingtheyhadtosaveusfromlifeonthestreet.1、WhydidMomandIstayinDixonStreetthatnight?A．WewerewaitingfortheChinesemen.B．MomknewnobodyinAustraliaatall.C．Itwassafetoslaytherefornight.D．Wehadnootherplacetogo.2、Howdidthestudentsfeelthemomenttheysawusinthestreet?A．Ashamed.B．Shocked.C．Amused.D．Nervous.3、Whatmessageisconveyedinthepassage?A．Thereisnoperfecthusbandorwifeinmarriage.B．It’sthetimelyhelptosomeoneinneedthatcounts.C．It’sagreatchallengefortheChinesetostudyabroad.D．Childhoodmemoryfunctionstoguidepresentbehavior.22．（8分）In2011,theoldstyleMaltabusesweretakenofftheroadandreplacedbymodernvehicles.Mostoftheoldbusesweredeserted,afewweresold,andabout100ofthemwereputintostorageinthehopeofshowingtheminamuseumatsomestage.Apre-2011visittoMaltawouldn’thavebeencompletewithoutarideononeofthecolorfulbuses.Until1973youcouldtellthedestinationofthebusjustbylookingatitscolor—Sliemawasgreenandwhite,Zabbarwasredandwhitewithabluestripe(條紋)etc..Later,thebusesallhadnumbers.Forawhile,theywereallpaintedgreenandwhitebeforethe‘final’orange,yellowandwhite.Intheirprime,walkingaroundtheTritonfountainattheVallettabusstation,youwouldhavefounditverydifficulttoseetwobusesofexactlythesamedesign.Mostofthemhadlocallybuiltbodies.OnthefrontofthebusescarriednameslikeDodge,Leyland,Bedfordetc..Youwereequallylikelytofindfootballpennants(錦旗)andthelikedecoratingthecabs.Realbusexpertswouldhaverecognizedthattheseweretheremainlyfordecorativereasons,andwereseldomanaccuratereflectionofthevehicle’sorigins.NowadaysmuchmoremodernbusesaretobefoundattheFlorianabusstation.Theyaremoreenvironmentallyfriendlyandpossiblyevenmorecomfortablethantheoldertypes.However,Imisstheoldbuses.Iremember,whenyouboardedyourbus,youhadtopreparethecorrectchangetopaytheusuallybad-tempereddriverasyougoton.Ifyouwereseatedanywherenearthefront,youwouldhavenoticedthatmostdriverssatwelltotherightoftheirsteeringwheel.Thereasonforthis,asanyMaltesewouldtellyou,wastoleavespacefortheirpettositalongsidethem.Iwonderwherethepetsitsthesedays.1、Whatmakesapre-2011visittoMaltaspecialaccordingtoParagraph2?A．Travelingincolorfulbuses.B．Usingbuseswithstripes.C．Paintingbusesbrightcolors.D．Tellingdestinationsbydifferentcolors.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“prime”underlinedinParagraph3?A．Painfultime. B．Excitingtime.C．Momentoffantasy. D．Momentofglory.3、WhatcanwelearnaboutMaltabuseswhentheywerepopular?A．Theywereofthesamepattern.B．Thedecorationsreflectedtheirorigin.C．Mostwereuniquelydesigned.D．Onlyfootballpennantsdecoratedthecabs.4、HowwouldtheauthorfeelabouttheoldstyleMaltabuses?A．Comfortable. B．Environment-friendly.C．Safe. D．Memorable.23．（8分）InspiringArchaeologicalStudyToursacrosstheWorldin2017…AnArchaeologicalToursgetawayisanarchaeologylover’svacationlikenoother.Wehaveanexcitingselectionoftoursdepartingin2017withunsurpassedservice.Here’sasmallselectionofwhatwehavetooffer.Alsoacodeforyou:Neverallow(Jogstorunfree-lytheretokeeptheplantsandanimalsliveinpeaceandgetridofrubbishproperly.Becarefultoburyyourtoiletwasteandkeeptothedesignedtracks.Guatemala&BelizeCoonthetrailofMesoamericancivilizationsinthelushforests,ruggedfoothills（丘陵地帶）,andmoderncitiesofthesefascinatingsitesincentralAmerica.January6-20,2017l$6,495Ghana,Togo&BeninWitnessthemeetingofthrivingtraditions,ancientpast,andforward-lookingpresentinincomparableWestAfrica.February7-22,20171$7,495AncientEgyptFromthepyramidsofGizatotheValleysoftheKingsandQueens,discovertheglorioussplendorsofancientEgypt.February&November2017l$5,995CentralMexicoFollowtheancientcivilizationsoftheToltec,Aztec,Zapotec,OlmecandMixtecacrossthecentreofmagnificentMexicoinNorthAmerica.March11-24,2017l$5,795IranDiscoverthebeautyandmajestyofIran’slong-passedempires,earlymodemdynasties,andtimelessscenery.April,September&October2017l$7,995Malta,Sardinia&CorsicaExplorethecharacteristicgeologicalenvironmentsanduniqueculturalandpoliticalhistoriesofthesethreeislandsinSouthEurope.April19-May4,20171$7,49569、Accordingtothetravelleaflet,visitorsshouldtour________.A．withcalmnessandcuriosityB．withself-defenceandhonourC．withconventionandreligionD．withself-disciplineandprotection1、TomiskeenonearlymoderndynastywhilehiswifeenjoysAfricatraditions.Whichplacesaretheirbestchoices?A．AncientEgyptandCentralMexico.B．Guatemala,BelizeandIran.C．Ghana,Benin,TogaandIran.D．Malta,SardiniaandCorsica.24．（8分）ZachBonnerknowsjusthowfartryingcangetyou.Earlierthismonththeeleven-year-oldcompletedhisbiggestcharityprojecttodate.HewalkedalmosttwothousandkilometersfromhishomeinFloridatoWashingtonD．C．toraisemoneyforhomelesschildreninAmerica.Zachcalledhisproject"FromMyHousetotheWhiteHouse".HecarriedamessagetotheAmericanpresidentandlawmakers.HeaskedforhelpforthehomelesschildrenintheUnitedStates.ThewalkraisedtensofthousandsofdollarsforZach'scause.HismothersaysZachhasalwaysenjoyedcommunityservicework.ItbeganwhenHurricaneCharleyhitFloridain2014.Zachdecidedtohelpvictimsbywalkingaroundhisareawithhislittleredwagoncollectingandgivingoutbottlesofwater.Hegotthenickname"LittleRedWagonBoy".Now,"LittleRedWagon"isthenameofZach'sfoundation.Ithasraisedmoneyforplaygroundsandsheltersforhomelesschildren.Zachalsogivesoutthousandsofbackpacks.Hefillseach"Zachpac"withatoy,personalcleaningsupplies,socks,sewingsupplies,afirst-aidkitandfood.Zachhaswonmanyawards,metseveralpresidentsandbeenontelevision.Butthatisnotwhyhewantstohelppeople.ZachBonnersaysifyouhaveagoodheartyouhavetouseit.And,hesays,charityworkisalotoffun.Eighteen-year-oldChristinaJohnsonandheroldersisterGenevastartedtheirproject,"BringItOn"intheBronxareaofNewYorkCityin2014.Theywantedtoimprovetheplacewheretheylived.Theareawassodangerousthattheirparentswouldnotletthemplayoutside.Thegirlsstartedaprogramtoempowerchildrenintheircommunity."BringItOn"organizesenvironmental"jams"tocleanupwasteinthearea.Thegroupalsoholdsclassesandtalksonhealth,leadership,howtosetupsmallbusinessesandotherissues."BringItOn"receivesmoneyandothersupportfromlocalbusinessesandothersponsors.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutZachBonner?A．Hehadpersuadedhismothertoworkwithhim.B．Hiswalkhelpedraisealargeamountofmoney.C．Hewonhisnicknamebyhelpingthevictimswithalittleredwagon.D．Heenjoyedhimselfindoingcommunityservicework.2、WhywasZachBonner'sfoundationstarted?A．ToasktheAmericanpresidentandlawmakersforhelp.B．Towinawardsandappearontelevision.C．Tohavealotoffunwithotherpeople.D．Toraisemoneyforhomelesschildren.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"empowerchildren"inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Givechildrenthepowertodoanything.B．Takecontrolofchildren.C．Enablechildrentolivesafely.D．Stopchildrenplayingwitheachother.4、Whatcanbeinferredaccordingtothetext?A．"LittleRedWagon"and"BringItOn"arethenicknamesofyouths.B．YoungpeopleareleadingthewayinvolunteeringintheUnitedStates.C．Thegirlsstartedtheirprogramtofindlostchildrenintheircommunity.D．ChristinaJohnsonandGenevaaremakingeffortstoraisemoney.25．（10分）I’venoticedsomethinghappeningfairlyregularlyamongmydaughterandherfriends.Whenthey’reallsittingaroundaskingeachotherwhichphototheyshouldpostonInstagram,orwhenthey’resendingclothespicturesaroundinagroupchataskingwhichonetheyshouldwear,manyofthegirlswillrespondbychoosingtheworstpictureandtheleastattractiveclothes.Why?Becausethey’reteenagersandenvyiswhattheydo.Everyoneinawhile,though,therewillbeagirlwhospeaksthetruth.Theonewhosays“Yoursmilelooksfalseinthefirstpicture,”or“Thatsecondpairofjeansmakesyourfigurelookextremelyunusual.”Sure,thesemayatfirstseemkindofharsh.ButaccordingtonewresearchpublishedinPsychologicalScience,theyarecomingfromfriendswhotrulycare,theoneswhoaren’tafraidtospeakupandtellitlikeitis.“Wehaveshownthatpeoplecanbecrueltobekind,”explainedleadresearcherBelénLópez-Pérez.“Theymaydecidetomakesomeonefeelworseifthisemotion（感情）isbeneficialforthatotherperson,evenifthisisnotofanypersonalbenefittothem.”Forthestudy,researchersasked140volunteerstoplayaviolentvideogame,andthengiveadvicetoanunknownpartnerwhowasgoingthroughtoughpersonaltimesonwinningthegame.Theresearchersfoundthatvolunteersweremorelikelytodonegative（反射的）iftheyfeltitwasimportantfortheirpartnertowinthegame.Thefindingssuggestthatitwassympathythatledtheparticipantstochooseparticularnegativeemotionalexperiencebecausetheybelieveditwouldeventuallyhelptheirpartnerbesuccessfulinthegame.“Thesefindingshelpedustounderstand,forinstance,whywesometimesmaytrytomakeourlovedonesfeelbadifwethinkthisemotiontobeusefultoachieveagoal,”López-Pérezconcluded.Inotherwords,thetruthmayhurt,butweallneedameanfriendwhoiswillingtogiveittous.1、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingParagraph1?A．Topointoutasocialphenomenon.B．Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.C．Towarngirlsnottosendpicturesaround.D．Topersuadethegirlstobehavethemselves.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“these”inParagraph2referto?A．Thefriends.B．Thegirls.C．Theclothes.D．Thecomments.3、Howdidthevolunteersadvisetheirpartnertowinthegame?A．Bycheeringthemon.B．Byperformingactsofkindness.C．Bytendingtorespondnegatively.D．Byexpressingdeepsympathyforthem.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．WeNeedMeanFriends.B．Neverhurtothers.C．WeMustTryHardtoAchieveGoals.D．NeverPlayViolentVideoGames.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)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）AWonderfulChristmasGiftAnnandhermotherhadlivedinasmallcottageaslongasAnncould．Christmaswassoclose．AnnwishedshecouldgetanewwithlaceasawonderfulChristmasgift．ButAnndidnotwanttoaskherMomforanewdress．Sheknewhowhardhermomworkedtobothendsmeet．Maybeshecouldmakea—maybeSantaClauswouldcome…ItwasnotjustgiftthatAnn．Itwashermother．Nowadaysshewasworkingovertimeandlookedandwornout．ThedayspassedandsoonitwasChristmasEve．Annwenttobedwithaheart．Sheknewthattherewouldbegiftsforher．Ring…．Ring…Annjumped，hearingalarm．Shesuddenlyrememberedit’sChristmasday．Withoutmuchhopeshelookedtherewereanygiftsforher．Wonderofwonders!Therelayabeautifulpacketwitharedribbon．Annopenedthepackage．Itwasaprettyfrockwithattractivelace．Thematerialwassoftandsilkythehardmaterialofthedressessheusuallywore．Shecheckedthegiftcarefullytowhogaveherthefrock．Suddenlyasmallpieceofpaperfellout．Annstartedtoreadthenote．“DearAnn，Thisfrockisgiftedtoyouforbeingagoodgirl．Hopeyoucontinuetodogoodthingsandhelpyourmother．Yours，SantaClaus”Annfeltthattherewassomethingaboutthisnote．Shethenotecarefully.Thenitstruckher．Sherealizedthisishermother's．Hermotherhadworkedovertimetomoneytobuythisexpensivesift．Annwashappybeyond．SheknewthatsheisthegirltohavesuchawonderfulmotherasawonderfulChristmasgift.1、A．remember B．imagine C．think D．speak2、A．packet B．hat C．doll D．dress3、A．earn B．make C．put D．get4、A．promise B．decision C．plan D．wish5、A．worried B．discouraged C．a(chǎn)shamed D．surprised6、A．happy B．energetic C．pale D．miserable7、A．1ight B．heavy C．tired D．cheering8、A．few B．some C．no D．a(chǎn)ny9、A．if B．though C．a(chǎn)s D．because10、A．a(chǎn)ttachedB．tied C．packed D．carried11、A．patientlyB．calmly C．excitedly D．quietly12、A．1ike B．unlike C．dislike D．1ikely13、A．pointoutB．bringout C．handout D．findout14、A．carelesslyB．nervouslyC．eagerly D．disappointedly15、A．familiarB．similar C．strange D．unique16、A．1ookedinto B．madeuseof C．wrotedown D．tookaway17、A．dress B．handwriting C．note D．packet18、A．offer B．win C．spend D．save19、A．reachB．praise C．words D．power20、A．best B．poorest C．greatest D．luckiest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(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Manypeopleagreethatgoingtomuseums1．(be)agoodwayoflearningaboutancienttreasures.However,othersmayfinditboringtospendhoursthere.Therefore,howtomakemuseumsandtheirlifelesscollectionsmoreappealingisatoughquestionworth2．(attach)importanceto.Luckily,NationalTreasure,aTVprogram3．begantoaironDec.3,2017,throwslightonwaystoinspireinterestinmuseumsandtheircollections.Aimingtomakeancientrelics(遺跡)tocomealive,theprogrampresentstreasures4．differentartisticmethodsincludinglotsofdramatic5．(perform)andstorytelling,whichexplainthehistorybehindeachculturalrelic6．(complete),sothataudiencescannotonlyunderstandhowtoappreciatethebeautyofculturalrelics,7．a(chǎn)lsoknowthecivilizationandthespiritofChineseculture.Infact,suchprogramsthatpromotetraditionalancientrelics8．(become)popularinrecentyears.Forexample,a2016documentaryfeaturingtheForbiddenCity’sculturalrelicsandtheirrestorers,urgedlotsofcollegestudents9．(apply)toworkasvolunteersthere.ItisuniversallyacceptedthatNationalTreasurehasbeen10．(success)inencouragingmorepeopletovisitmuseumsbytouchingtheirhearts.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假如英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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不計(jì)分。Ted,aBritishboy,alongwithhisparentswereinvitedtovisitaChinesecalligraphyexhibitioninLondononlastSaturday、TheywereexcitingtohavesuchagoodchancetohaveacloselookatthetraditionalChineseculture、Ontheshowtheyenjoyedvariousfineworkwithgreatadmiration、Totheirjoy,theysawsomeChineseartistsgivingliveperformanceswithbrushpens、Tedcouldn’thelpapproachanelderlyChineseartist,whichwaswritingattentivelywithabigbrushpen、Tedwatchedwithgreatinterestbutaskedtheartisttoshowherhowtousethebrushpen、Theartistagreedandgavehimsomeinstructionpatiently、ThenTedcouldn’twaittohavetry、HeadmithewasdeeplyattractedbytheChinesecalligraphy、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李津，你打算參加你校下周要舉行的主題為“WeAreAllDreamChasers”英語(yǔ)演講大賽，你己經(jīng)寫(xiě)完初稿，請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下提示用英語(yǔ)給你的外教MissLucy寫(xiě)一封郵件。參加大賽目的；請(qǐng)她幫忙糾正發(fā)音、潤(rùn)色語(yǔ)言等；約定拜訪時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)注意：1、詞數(shù)不少于100;2、可以適當(dāng)増加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearLucy,I’mplanningto:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiJin

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