廣東省深圳建文外國(guó)語(yǔ)學(xué)校2026屆高三上英語(yǔ)期末統(tǒng)考試題考生請(qǐng)注意：1．答題前請(qǐng)將考場(chǎng)、試室號(hào)、座位號(hào)、考生號(hào)、姓名寫(xiě)在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫(xiě)在試卷指定的括號(hào)內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫(xiě)在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Trytobeindependent,foryourparentscan'tdo________foryouallyourlife.A．something B．nothingC．everything D．a(chǎn)nything2．Moresubwaylines______tomaketravellingeasyinBeijinginthecomingyears.A．willbuild B．willbebuiltC．build D．a(chǎn)rebuilt3．Sometimes,thekindoffoodweserveapersonsuggests________weshowourgratitude.A．when B．whatC．why D．how4．Jimtoldusallthat_______hesaidsoatthemeetingwasright.A．a(chǎn)ll B．whatC．a(chǎn)llthat D．that5．Thefirstdecadeinthe21stcentury_______therapidriseofChinaasaworldeconomicpower.A．witness B．haswitnessed C．willwitness D．havewitnessed6．Asachild,Iwas_________tokeepquietwhenmyparentswerediscussingsomething,whileparentsnowadaysoftenaskfortheirchildren’sopinions.A．demanded B．hoped C．forbidden D．required7．Tomfinallydecidedto________andgivehimselfuptothepolice,whichallowedhimtogetawaywithonlyasmallfine.A．killthefattedcalf B．facethemusicC．seethehandwritingonthewall D．beablacksheep8．Thearthistorianstriedtofigureouthowthetemple__________whenbuiltaround15B．C．A．mightlook B．mighthavelooked C．mustlook D．musthavelooked9．Itisgoingtoraintoday.Takeanumbrellawithyouto________youfromtherain.A．stop B．prevent C．keep D．protect10．Theworseworkingconditionswearelookingforwardto______musthaveattractedthelocalgovernment’sattention.A．seeimproved B．seeingimprovedC．seeimproving D．seeingtoimprove11．____ofdangerinthestreetatnight,thegirldoesn’tdaretogooutwithoutsomeone____her.A．Warned;accompaniedB．Warned;accompanyingC．Warning;accompaniedD．Warning;accompanying12．Ifyoucandowhatyou’reweakest______,youcanhandleanychallenge.A．forB．a(chǎn)tC．withD．to13．Ireallydon’tknowhowtoexpressmythankstoMr.Li,myhighschoolEnglishteacher,withoutwhosehelpI__________tocollegethatyear.A．weren’ttogo B．hadn’tbeenabletogoC．couldn’tgo D．couldn’thavegone14．Theexplosioninthechemicalplant______avoidedhadthecountyauthorities,aimingtoomuchatshort-terminterests,performedtheirdutiesfromthebeginning.A．shouldbe B．mightbe C．musthavebeen D．couldhavebeen15．Theoldwomanwho________inthedesertedhousealonefortenyearshasbeensettledinanursinghomenow.A．lived B．haslivedC．hadlived D．hasbeenliving16．ManyquestionshavebeenansweredbyJohn.Hemusthavepreviewedthelessonslastnight,____he?A．needn’t B．hasn’t C．didn’t D．mustn’t17．Ifhe________histeacher’ssuggestion,hewouldhavewontheEnglishSpeechContest.A．hadfollowed B．shouldfollowC．wastofollow D．followed18．Thepolicehaveanyonewithinformationtocomeforwardandtalktothem.A．a(chǎn)ppealedtoB．a(chǎn)ttendedtoC．respondedtoD．a(chǎn)ttachedto19．Hardworkandlackofsleephave_____herbeautyandyouthinrecentyears.A．wornout B．triedoutC．madeout D．sentout20．—AreyoucomingtoJeff’sparty?—I’mnotsure.I______gototheconcertinstead.A．must B．wouldC．should D．might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）Formanyparents,themostconfusingpartaboutchoosingpre-schoolsistryingtomakesenseoftermssuchas“MontessoriMethod”,“WaldorfApproach”.Whatdothesetermsmeanandhowcanthesetermshelpyouchooseapreschool?Oftentimes,thekeydifferencebetweensettingsisconnectedtothepreschool’s“educationalphilosophy”.Whileeducationalphilosophiesarenumerousandtheirdefinitionsarenotsetinstone,wehaveprovidedyouwithdefinitionsforsomeofthemostpopularphilosophies.TheMontessoriMethodFocusesonmaintainingtheindividualityofeachchildinthelearningprocess.Thismethodbelieveseachchildlearnsattheirownpaceandeducationalprogressshouldnotberenderedbasedoncomparingstudentstooneanother.TheReggioEmiliaApproachThisapproachfocusesonprovidingopportunitiesforproblemsolvingthroughcreativethinkingandexploration.TheWaldorfApproachThisapproachplacesanemphasisonimaginationinlearning,providingstudentswithopportunitiestoexploretheirworldthroughthesenses,participationandanalyticalthought.TheBankStreetApproachThisapproachplacesanemphasisonlearningthroughmultipleperspectives,bothintheclassroomsettingandinthenaturalworld.TheHigh/ScopeApproachThisapproachfocusesonlettingchildrenbeinchargeoftheirownlearning.Childrenaretaughttomakeaplanforwhattheywouldliketodoeachdayandparticipateinareviewsessiontodiscussthesuccessoftheirplanandbrainstormideasforthenextday.Outsideoftheformaleducationalphilosophy,knowingthedifferencebetweenothercommonearlychildhoodtermswillhelpyoumakeinformeddecisionsregardingyourchild’seducation.1、Ifapre-schoolstresseseachchild’slearningprogress,itmayemploy___________.A．TheReggioEmiliaApproachB．TheMontessoriMethodC．TheBankStreetApproachD．TheWaldorfApproach2、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTrue?A．TheScopeApproachistoletchildrenlearnallbythemselves.B．Thedefinitionsofeducationalphilosophyremainthesame.C．Tosomeextent,educationalphilosophiesdeterminethedifferencesbetweenpreschools.D．Themostconfusingpartaboutchoosingpre-schoolistochooseeducationalphilosophy.22．（8分）YoumaythinkthatthestoryofPygmalion(《賣(mài)花女》,1913)---inwhichpeoplearejudgedbythewaytheytalk---issomethingthatonlyexistedinthedaysofBritishhighsociety.Butthankstoetiquette(禮儀)expertandauthorWilliamHanson,werealizethatlittlehaschangedduringthepast100years.InaBBCradioprogram,HansonreleasedalistofcommonwordsusedinBritishEnglishthatcouldrevealwhetherapersonis“common”or“fashionable”.Andyetherecomestheinterestingpart:Whilesomeofusmightgothroughlifeusingfancywords,dressinginwaysthatmakeusappearmorewell-offthanwereallyare,therearewealthypeopleintheworldwhotrytohidetheirrichesbecausetheywanttobeseenas“normal”insteadof“showy”.Beatrice,forexample,isaNewYorkerwhoinherited(繼承)millionsofdollars.ShetoldTheNewYorkTimesthatshehasahabitofremovingthepricetags(價(jià)簽)fromherclothessoherhousestaffdon’tseethemandfeeluncomfortable.“Wedon’twantthat‘Wow’.”saidScott,alsoaNewYorker,whohadjustinheritedover$50million.“We’rejustnotthetypeofpeoplewhowearitonoursleeve.”1、WhatdoesWilliamHansonfind?A．Peoplefailedtojudgeothers’manner.B．Peoplejudgeothersbytheirwayoftalking.C．Peopletendtousemorepolitewords.D．Peoplemeetimpolitepersonsfrequently.2、Whatdorichpeopleprefertodo?A．TohidetheirrichesB．Toearnmoremoney.C．Tothinkhighlyoftheirwealth.D．Tojudgeothersbytheirwealth.3、WhydidBeatriceremovethepricetagsonherclothes?A．Toshowoffherfashionsense.B．Tochangepeople’sattitudetorichpeople.C．Topretendtobenormal.D．Toavoidmakingpeoplearoundheruncomfortable.4、Whatdoes“it”inthelastsentencemean?A．Thepricetag.B．Thebrandlabel.C．Theinheritancecontract.D．TheTimesmagazine.23．（8分）RecentlyacreativeadvertisementdisplayingthedeeplovebetweenanoverseasstudentandhisparentshasstirredupadebateonChinesesocialmedia,withmanycriticizingChina’syoungergenerationofbeingspoiledandtoodependent.Inthead,whichwascreatedbyChinsMerchantsBanktopromoteitscreditcardforoverseasstudents,aChinesestudentnamedLanovercomestheinitial“fresh-off-the-boat”feelingandstartstomakefriendswithlocalAmericanstudents.Decidingtomakesomestir-friedtomatoesandeggs,apopularChinesedish,toimpresshisforeignfriends,LanaskshisparentsinChinaforhelp.Despitethe12-hourtimedifference,theparentswakeupat4amtomakeahow-to-videofortheirson.Theadhasbeenviewedover1.2milliontimessinceitwaspostedonlineonThursday,andhasreceivedmixedreactionsfromChinesenetizens.Somecalleditaheart-wrenchingdemonstrationofparentallove,sharingtheirownmovingmomentswiththeirparents.“WhenIstudiedabroad,mymotheralsotaughtmehowtocookdeliciousdishesovertheInternet,sothatIwouldnotstarveandcouldenjoymylifeinaforeigncountry,“wroteanetizenonSinaWeibo,addingthattheadbroughthertotears.Othersshowedadifferentopinion,criticizingtheparentsforspoilingtheboy.“Chineseparentsspoiltheirchildren.Ithinkit’sheartlessandnottouchingtowakeyourparentsupinthemiddleofthenightjusttosatisfyyourvanitytoimpressothers.Suchparentallovewouldonlydestroyachild,ratherthanmakehim/herindependent,”wroteanetizen.“Ithinktheboyisdumbtoaskhisparentsforhelp,asacasualonlinesearchoftherecipecanofferatleast6millionres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白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）SomeonerecentlyaskedmewhenIbecamemoreconfidentaboutmyabilitiesasanentrepreneur.Ithoughtitwasafunnyquestion,____I’notveryconfidentatall,andconstantlyfilledwith_____abouteverydecisionImake.Itdoesn’texactlyholdmebackinmywork;it’sjustthatIamvery_______ofwhatIdo,andI’malways_____onthewayIwork,thinkandtalk.Ihavealsolearnedovertheyearsthatmakingadecisionisoftenmoreimportantthanmakingthe_______decision.Preferablyyourdecisionsaretherightones,butinactionorindecisivenessismore_____thanmakingthewrongdecisionseverynowandthen.ThereisonethingIhavelearnedovertheyearsthatIwishIhadlearnedearlierinmycareer.Andthatisthe____thatIamnotstupid.Itsoundslogical,butIoftensatinonmeetingsandheardpeopleexplainthingsandthen____tomyself,“Idon’tunderstandthat.MaybeI’mstupid?”orIwouldhearaboutastartupandIwouldn’t______theirbusinessmodelandthinkI’mstupid.OrIwouldhearanentrepreneurspeakandthink,“Thatalllike______bullshit,butImustbestupid,becauseotherpeopleseemtoloveit.”Acoupleofyearsago,Icametothe______thatIwasnotstupidatall.WhenpeopleinmeetingssaythingsIdon’t’understandI_______upandtellthemso.Usually,Ihearasighof______intheroomandfindoutnobodyunderstoodwhatwasbeingtalkedabout.WhenIdon’tunderstandabusinessmodelitusuallymeansthereisnotone,orit______.TurnsoutI’mnotstupidand______Idon’tunderstandit,mostpeoplewon’tunderstanditatall.______doubtingmyownabilitiesI’velearnedto______my“bullshitradar”abitmoreandnotunderstandingsomethingisaclearsignthatsomethingis_______.Myadvicetoyoungentrepreneursisthis:youarenotstupid!Ifsomethingdoesnotmake_____,ifitsoundsstupid,ifyoudon’tunderstandit,somethingiswrong!Trustyourgut(本能的)______.Feelfreenottoknowandbehonestwhenyoudon’t’understandsomething!1、A．if B．unless C．because D．when2、A．disappointment B．doubt C．terror D．curiosity3、A．conscious B．tired C．a(chǎn)shamed D．fond4、A．insisting B．working C．relying D．reflecting5、A．right B．tough C．firm D．final6、A．boring B．costly C．disgusting D．significant7、A．truth B．concept C．realization D．reputation8、A．thought B．referred C．smiled D．came9、A．mind B．know C．love D．understand10、A．tastes B．sounds C．smells D．looks11、A．compromise B．conclusion C．point D．a(chǎn)greement12、A．speak B．look C．hang D．cheer13、A．despair B．pleasure C．relief D．impatience14、A．disappears B．ceases C．a(chǎn)pproaches D．sucks15、A．since B．if C．a(chǎn)s D．while16、A．Insteadof B．Apartfrom C．Aswellas D．Regardlessof17、A．operate B．differentiate C．trust D．inspect18、A．in B．up C．on D．off19、A．progress B．history C．money D．sense20、A．feeling B．level C．happiness D．Comfort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）語(yǔ)法填空SammyArmstrongwasdrivingtohisofficewhenhe1．(notice)acarwasstuckonrailroadtracks.Thenheheardatrainwhistle.Sammythrewdownhissunglassesandkeysandrantowardthecar.2．elderlyman,JeanPapich，eighty-four，satinthedriver'sseat，3．(turn)thekeyandhittingthegas.Hiswife，Marion，seventy-eight,waslooking4．(nervous)athim.ThenSammywalked5．thecarandpusheditforward，buthisbootsslippedonthewarmasphalt(瀝青)．Hecouldseethetrainapproachingfast.Itmightbe6．(easy)topushthecarbackward,Sammythought.HeranaroundtothefronttothevehicleandshoutedatJean7．(put)thecarinneutral(空擋).Sammycouldfeelthegroundtremblingunderhisfeet.Heputhisbootsagainstthetrackandpushedforcefully.Finally，thecarrolledoffthetracks.WhenSammylookedup，thetrainwasjustacoupleof8．(foot)away.Sammy，shockedand9．(speech)，wentbacktoworkasthecrowdgatheredatthescene.Weekslater，MarioncalledtothankSammy.Heresponded，“Ijustdid10．Ihadtodo.”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）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有三處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(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(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Recently,asthedevelopmentoftheInternet,thereisakindoflanguagecallingtheWebLanguage、TheotherdayourclasshaveadiscussionaboutwhetherweshouldwelcometheWebLanguage、Fortypercentofstudentsthinkitridiculous、Intheiropinions,itcan’thelppeoplecommunicating,norisitusefulforlearningEnglish、Besides,itwillmakeChinesemorestandard,finallyruiningourmothertongue、However,60%ofourclassarefondofit、Theythinkitsimply,convenientandhelpfulinexpressingthemselves、Personally,Idon’tthinkthatagoodhabittousetheWebLanguage、Itmaybepopular,butyoumayalsomakeyourselfbemisunderstood、72第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，最近你校舉辦了一年一度的“校園文化周（CampusCultureWeek）”活動(dòng)。請(qǐng)給你的美國(guó)朋友Eric寫(xiě)一封郵件，介紹這次活動(dòng)。內(nèi)容包括：1.舉辦的時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)；2.活動(dòng)的內(nèi)容：講座、展覽及其他；3.你的感受。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、B3、D4、A5、B6、D7、B8、B9、D10、B11、B12、B13、D14、D15、A16、C17、A18、A19、A20、D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、1、B2、C22、1、B2、A3、D4、A23、1、D2、C3、D4、A24、KathyFletcherandDavidSimpsonhaveasonnamedSanti.Hehasafriendwhosometimesgoestoschoolhungry.SoSantiinviteshimtooccasionallyeatandsleepathishouse.Thatfriendhasafriendandthatfriendhasafriend,andnowwhenyougotodinneratKathyandDavid'shouseonThursdaynighttheremightbe15to20teenagersgatheringaroundthetable,andlatertherewillbegroupsofthemcrashinginthebasementorinthesmallbedroomsupstairs.ThekidswhoshowupatKathyandDavid'shavesufferedthepainsofmodernpoverty:homelessness,hungerandabuse.Andyetbysomemiracle,hostilesoilhasproducedbeautifulflowers.Kidscomefromaroundthecity.Spicychickenandblackriceareserved.Cellphonesarebanned.ThekidswhocallKathyandDavid“Momma”and“Dad”,arepoliteanddothedishes.Birthdaysandgraduationsarecelebrated.Songsareperformed.Ateachmealtheygoaroundthetableandeverybodyhastosaysomethingnobodyelseknowsabouthim.Ateachmealthekidsshowtheirpromisetocareforoneanother.Theadultsinthiscommunitygivethekidsthechancetopresenttheirgifts.“Atmyfirstdinner,EddreadapoemthatIfirstthoughtwasfromLangstonHughes,butitturnedouttobehisown.KesarihasavoicethatsomehowappearsfromNewOrleansjazzinthe1920s.MadelineandThalyaformafriendshipasifitwerethehighestartform,”Georgesaid.“Theygiveusagift—completeintoleranceofsocialdistance.Wh