河北武邑中學(xué)2026屆高三上英語期末調(diào)研試題注意事項：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．Schoolchildrenmustbetaughthowtodealwithdangerous________.A．statesB．conditionsC．situationsD．positions2．helawisequallyappliedtoeveryone.Noone_______beaboveit.A．shall B．mustC．may D．need3．Repairsofhistoricbuildingshavetobe_____theoriginalstructure.A．insympathywithB．insearchofC．inresponsetoD．incontrastto4．Peoplecrowdinto________cherrytreesareblooming,appreciatingthefreshspringsight.A．what B．whenC．which D．where5．Whatanunforgettableexperience!I'llwriteitdown__________itisstillfreshinmymemory.A．since B．while C．a(chǎn)fter D．until6．—Excuseme,canyoutellmewhereIcanfindasupermarket?—Ihappentoknow________nearby.Comeon,I’llshowyoutheway.A．one B．itC．that D．some7．--Areyouhappywiththislaboratory?--Notalittle.Wecan’thave________.A．a(chǎn)worseone B．a(chǎn)nicerone C．a(chǎn)worstone D．a(chǎn)nicestone8．Infact，mostofuswouldtheconsequencesofstupiddecisionstakenbyothers.A．handle B．solve C．follow D．suffer9．IfIcanhelp,Idon’tlikeworkinglateintothenight.A．so B．that C．them D．it10．Thinkingthatherdaughterwasdoingherhomework,themotherlefttheroom,_________.A．quicklyandgentle B．quickandgentleC．quicklyandgently D．quickandgently11．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright12．China’sChang’e4roboticprobeenteredlunarorbitonWednesday,________amajorstepinitsmissiontomakeasoftlandingonthemoon’sfarside.A．marking B．tomarkC．havingmarked D．marked13．I_________tohelpyoutodohomeworkbutIcouldn'tspareanytime.I________acompositionlastnightandI'llfinishittomorrow.A．wanted；wrote B．hadwanted；waswritingC．hadwanted；wrote D．wanted；havebeenwriting14．Itreallymatters_______hetreatedthelatestfailure,fortheexaminationisaroundthecorner.A．if B．thatC．why D．how15．Mymomonceworkedinaverysmallvillageschool,whichis__________onlyonfoot.A．a(chǎn)cceptable B．a(chǎn)dequate C．a(chǎn)ccessible D．a(chǎn)ppropriate16．--Tom,yourforeignteacherspeaksChinesefluently!--Oh,shehaslivedinChinaforsixyears;otherwiseshesuchgoodChinese.A．didn’tspeak B．wouldnothavespokenC．wouldnotspeak D．hadn’tspoken17．HadMarynotbeenhurtinthecaraccident,________thenextweek’smarathon.A．shewouldrun B．shewouldhaverunC．shewillrun D．shemusthaverun18．RegardingChina-USdifferencesonhumanrightsissues,Hongsaidthetwosidescanenhancemutualunderstandingthroughdialogue______onequalityandmutualrespect.A．based B．tobase C．basing D．base19．Fromhisexpression,Idon’tthinkhecouldhavefinishedhishomeworklastnight,_______?A．couldn’the B．doIC．didhe D．hasn’the20．—Youknowquitealotaboutthefashionshow.—Well,Cathy________ittomeduringlunch.A．introducesB．introducedC．hadintroducedD．willintroduce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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Whileelephantsbornwithouttusks(長牙)arenotunheardof，theynormallyformjust2to6percentofthepopulation.However,thatisnotthecaseatMozambique’sGorongosaNationalPark,whereanastonishing33percentoffemaleelephantsbornafterthecountry’scivilwarendedin1992aretuskless.Whilethatmayappeartobejustacoincidence,JoycePoole,anelephantbehaviorexpert,hasanothertheory.Theresearcherthinkswemaybewitnessingunnaturalevolutionofthespeciesduetotheconstanthuntingofelephantsforvaluableivory.Poolesaysbeforethecountry’s15-year-longcivilwar,the100,000—acreparkwashometoover4,000elephants.However,bythetimetheconflictendedin1992,about90percentofthemhadbeenkilledforivorytohelpfinanceweapons(武器)andmeattofeedthesoldiers.Ofthelessthan200survivors,over50percentofadultfemaleshadnotusks.Therefore,itisnotsurprisingthatthepark’stusklesselephantpopulationhasgrowngreatly.Thisisnotthefirsttimeresearchershaveobservedagreatchangeinthepopulationofelephants.AtZambia’sSouthLuangwaNationalParkandLupandeGameManagementArea，areaswhichwereheavilyhuntedinthe1970sand1980s,35%ofelephants25yearsorolderand13%ofthoseyoungerthan25arenowwithouttusks.A2008studypublishedintheAfricanJournalofEcologyfoundthatthenumberoftusklessfemalesattheRuahaNationalParkinTanzaniawentfrom10.5percentin1969toalmost40percentin1989,largelyduetoillegalhuntingforivory.TherecentbanonivoryinboththeUSandChinashouldhelpgetridof,oratleastreduce,elephanthunting.However,scientistsarenotsurehowlongitwilltakeforelephantswithahigherrateoftusklessfemales,tochangethetrend.1、WhatistheprobablecauseofthephenomenonmentionedinParagraph1?A．Illegalhunting. B．Constantfarming.C．Apurecoincidence. D．Naturalevolution.2、WhydidpeoplekillsomanyelephantsduringthecivilwarinMozambique?A．Togetfundsbysellingivory. B．Todevelopnewweapons.C．Toprovidefoodforlocalpeople. D．Tomakeivoryproducts.3、Whichofthefollowinghadtheearliestrecordontusklesselephants?A．GorongonsaNationalPark. B．SouthLuangwaNationalPark.C．TheRuahaNationalPark. D．LupandeGameManagementArea.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thetrend”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Elephantsfacinggreaterdanger.B．Elephantsgrowingmoreslowly.C．Fewerfemaleelephantsstayingalive.D．Morefemaleelephantsbeingtuskless.22．（8分）“HeaveniswherethepoliceareEnglish,thecooksareFrenchthemechanicsareGerman,theloversareItalianandeverythingisorganizedbytheSwiss.Helliswherethe.policeareGerman,thecooksareEnglish,themechanicsareFrench,theloversareSwiss,andeverythingisorganizedbytheItalians.”O(jiān)bviouslythenationalstereotypes（模式化的思想）inthis,oldjokearegeneralizations,butsuchstereotypesareoftensaidto"existforareason".Isthereactuallyasliveroftruthinthem?Notlikely,aninternationalresearchteamnowsays."Nationalandculturalstereotypesdoplayanimportantroleinhowpeopleseethemselvesandothers,andbeingawarethatthesearenotdependableisausefulthing,"saidstudyauthorRobertMcCraeoftheNationalInstituteonAging."Theseareinfactunfoundedstereotypes.Theydon'tcomefromlookingaroundyou,"McCraesaid.Ifnationalstereotypesaren'trootedinrealexperiences,thenwheredotheycomefrom?Onepossibilityisthattheyreflectnationalvalues,whichmaybecomeknownfromhistoricalevents.Forexample,manyhistorianshavearguedthatthespiritofAmericanindividualismhasitsoriginsintheexperiencesofthepioneersontheOldWest.SocialscientistssuchaspsychologistRichardRobinshavegivenseveralotherpossibleexplanationsforstereotypesandwhytheymaybeincorrect.Robinsnotesthatsomestereotypesmayhavebeencorrectatonepointinhistoryandthenremainedunchangedwhiletheculturechanged.Wemaybe"hard-wired",tosomedegree,tokeepincorrectstereotypes,sincewearelesslikelytonoticeandrememberinformationthatisdifferentfromourstereotypes.Generally,accordingtoRobins,whenwemeetpeoplewhoaredifferentfromourstereotypes,weseethemasuniqueindividualsratherthantypicalnationalorculturalgroups.1、Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethetopicofnationalstereotypes.B．Tomakeacomparisonbetweenthecharactersofdifferentcountries.C．Toexemplifytheargumentagainststereotyping.D．Toanalyzethestrengthsandweaknessesofpeopleindifferentcountries.2、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMcCrae'sattitudetowardsnationalstereotypes?A．Supportive.B．Indifferent.C．Critical.D．Uncertain.3、Accordingtosocialscientists,whyaren’tnationalstereotypesalwayscorrect?A．Becausetheyareformedbyindividualhistorians.B．Becausepeopletendtohavefalseideaaboutothercultures.C．Becausegeneralizationsaremadethroughpersonalexperience.D．Becausewhatwastrueinthepastmaynotbetrueatpresent.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"hard-wired"inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Forgetful.B．Fixed.C．Anxious.D．Helpless.23．（8分）WhenImovedtoSenegalin27toworkforacharityorganization,thefirstthingIdidwastohitthestreets.Dakar,thecapital,leansoutintowarmAtlanticwind.Ithasarelaxingatmospherethatmakesitafavoritedestination.Notfarfromthecitycenter,italsohasoneofAfrica’sbiggestslums(貧民區(qū))anditsshareofbeggars.Streetkidswouldtailme,begging.DuringaprevioustriptoSenegal,Iwasoncecheatedbyaman.I'dwonderedforyearswhethertogivemoneytobeggarsinWestAfrica.Nearmyapartment,IpassedagroupofyoungmeninwheelchairswhomItooktobebeggars.Headdown,Iwalkedbythemquickly.Asthemonthswentby,I'doftencomeacrossthem.I’doftenseethematanoutdoorbasketballcourtnearmyoffice.They’dsitonthegroundwiththeirchairsupsidedown,tighteningandadjustingwheels,waitinguntiltheotherguysleftsotheycouldplay.I'dstayandwatchthemwarmup.Theyplayedwithspeed,rollingdownthecourtasfastasIcouldrun.AfewweekslaterIintroducedmyselftothemwiththehelpofMafall,whowasoneoftheguysandcouldspeakalittleFrench.Istartedspendingmoretimewiththemandeventuallybecamesomethinglikeanassistantcoach.Theplayersquicklygrewonme.Istartedreferringtothemas“myguys”tomycolleagues.ItwasthemostfunI’dhadsinceIgottoDakar.Lifeonthestreethadmademyplayersstrongandtheydidn’tbackdowneasily.Iwasproudofthem.Towardtheendoftheseason,Mafallinvitedmetowherehelived—foundmanyoftheplayersthere,withtheirwivesandchildren.Ilearnedthatmostofthemwerebornwithdisabilities.AsMafallandIchatted,Iknewsomethinghadchanged.Theywerenolongerbeggars.Theywerebasketballplayers,myguys,andmyfriends.1、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthatthedisabledyoungmen________.A．usedtobeginthestreetsB．oftenhelpedthelocalcharity.C．werenotfriendlytowardforeignersD．playedbasketballaswellasnormalguys.2、Whydidthewriterwalkbytheyoungmenwithheaddown?A．Tobeafraidofbeingrecognizedbythem.B．Topreventhimselffrombeingstolen.C．Tobeafraidofbeingcheatedbythem.D．Tobecarefulenoughtofindhiswayhome.3、Whydidtheauthorcallthedisabledyoungmen“myguys”?A．Theyoftenplayedtricksontheauthor.B．Theywerelovedbytheauthor.C．Theyusedtocheatotherswhenbegging.D．Theyalwaysquarreledwhiletraining.4、Whatisthewholetextmainlyabout?A．TheauthorrefusedtobecheatedbybeggarsinDakar.B．TheauthorhelpedthelocalsinSenegaloutofpoverty.C．TheauthorcoachedtheyoungmeninSenegaltoplaybasketbal1.D．TheauthorhelpedtochangesomedisabledyoungmeninDakar.24．（8分）Trumanheadedhomefromschool,withthehomeworkinmind,areportonbeehives(蜂巢).Truman’sclasshadstudiedbeesforthreedays,sohewasready.But,ashisteacherMrs.Lawrencehadexplained,toearnanA+，heneededa“newangle”.Trumanpushedopenthefrontdoortofindhisfour-year-oldbrother,Bryan,sittingonthelivingroomrag,hardatwork.Papertoweltubeswerealloverthefloor.Bryanquicklystoodup.“Truman,helpmebuildacity!”“I’dliketo,”Trumanreplied,“butIhavetodoareportonbeehivesand...”“CanIhelpyou?”Bryanbegged.“Idon’tthinkso,Bry.Sorry.’’“Iknowwherethere’sabeehive.”Bryansmiled.“Where?”“Inthewoodpilebythegarage.’’Theboysmarchedtothefirewood.Bendingdown,Bryanpointedoutthehivedeepinsidethepile.Trumancarefullyremovedthehiveout.“Yougotit!”Bryanshouted.Backinthelivingroom,Trumanpacedaround,turningthefragilehiveunderhisnose.Eachcellwasaperfecthexagon(六邊形).Howdidthebeesfitthecellstogethersoneatly?Andhowdidtheymakeeachcellsix-sided?Couldtheycount?Lostinthought,hisfootcamedownonsomething...“Truman!You’reminingmycity!”“Getyourstupidtubesoutofhere，Bryan!I’mtryingto…”Thetoweltubesonthefloorsuddenlyremindedhimofsomething.Thebeehive!Lookingcloser,henoticedthetubeswerearrangedwithoneinthemiddle,surroundedbysixothers,justlikethecellsofthehive.Justtobesure,hetriedfiveandthenseventubessurroundingthecentertubes,butneitherwayfit.Sixwastheonlynumberthatworked.“Beesdon’tcounttosix,”hesaidaloud.“Thecellshavetobesix-sided.TrumanrantoBryanandthrewhisarmsaroundhisbrother.Bryan,youdidit!NowIcanbuildamodelbeehivewithyourtubes!Imean—ifit’sO.K.withyou.”1、WheredidTrumanfindthebeehive?A．InBryan’scity.B．Insidethegarage.C．Inthelivingroom.D．Insidethewoodpile.2、Whatdoweknowaboutthebeehive?A．ItwashiddenbyBryan.B．Itwaseasytobreak.C．ItwasruinedbyTruman.D．Itwasaperfecthexagon.3、HowdidTrumanprobablyfinishhishomeworkintheend?A．Withhisteacher’said.B．Bybuildingacity.C．WithBryan’shelp.D．Bykillingthebees.25．（10分）PromoteYourBookwithaFreeBookDailyAuthorAccountWeinviteyoutosetupafreeauthoraccountonBookDailytopromoteyourbooktoourreaders.BookDailyintroducesauthorstonewreadersbyprovidingasamplechapterfromtheauthor’sbooks.Justyesterday,15,886samplechaptersweresenttoourreadersbyemail.Itonlytakesafewminutestosetupyouraccountandyou’llseeyourbooksnexttothosebybest-sellingauthorsonBookDaily.com,justwaitingtobediscoveredbynewreaders!BookMarketingBenefitsJointhegrowingcommunityofauthorswhouseBookDailyasatoolindevelopingtheironlinepromotionalstrategies(策略).AfreeBookDailyauthoraccountallowsyouto:?Postthefirstchapterofanyofyourbooksforreaderreview?Postyourbiographyandphoto?IncludealinktoyourwebsiteoryourblogfornewtrafficandSEOvalue?Loadvideoaboutyourbook?Receivearegularauthormarketingnewsletterfromthoughtleadersindigitalbookmarketing?Promoteyourworkwithourfreepressreleaseinformation,andmoreFreeBonus:Receiveafreecopyofourebook,“OnlineMarketingfurAuthors”,loadedwithonlinemarketinginformation.It’sEasytoGetStarted!Ifyouhavealreadybegunpromotingyourbookonline,thechancesareverygoodchatyoualreadyhaveeverythingyouneedanditshouldonlytakeafewminutes.We’llwalkyouthroughthefollowingstepstomakeiteasy：?Setupaccountnameandpassword?Cheekyouremailaddress?Loadyourbio,pictureandvideos?Addyoursamplechapter?Beginpromoting!1、WhatBookDailydoesisjust________.A．tohelpimprovetheauthor’sbooksB．toletreadersknowmoreabouttheauthor’sbooksC．toaskbest-sellingauthorsforhelpD．tomaketheauthor’sbooksoldatahigherprice2、ThroughaBookDailyauthoraccount,anauthorwill________.A．receivefreeonlinemarketinginformationB．havehisnewsletterpublishedC．setuphisownwebsiteforhisbooksD．publishhisbookrevieweasily3、Ifyouhavealreadybegunpromotingbooksonline,itwillbe________tosetupaBookDailyauthoraccount.A．moredifficultB．morereasonableC．cheaperD．easier第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Iamsogratefulforthe21-DayEcochallengehostedbyKindSpring.TakingcareofoursweetMotherEarthhasalwaysbeen1tomeinmylifeandIhavetaken2inmyeverydaylifetorecycle,reuse,thinkaboutwaystoprotectourMotherEarth,etc.However,this3awokemeevenmore.OurScholarsTogethercommunityhastakenonemorethanwehavebefore4recycling,usingourownChinacupsandmetalwaterbottleswhenwegoout,notbuyingthingsin5containersandhavinggreenlunchesmoreconsistently（一貫的）,not6,butthebiggestchangewemadewassettingagoalofZeroWaste.Wesetupmoreboxesandbinsforpaperthatwecould7again,recycledeverysheetofuse-on-both-sidespaper,plastics,cans,etc.Wealso8allofourfoodwecookedorbought,insteadofthrowingsomeaway.Wereally9itachallenge.Eachdayweallsawhowlittle10couldbeinourdustbins.IrealizedthatIhadbeenthrowingpaperawaythatcouldbeusedontheother11orcouldberecycled,andnowIamlookingeverywherefor12thatcanbeusedmore13untilrecyclingtime.ThevideosofferedbyKindSpringhavebeenso14andusefultousallIdon’twanttheEcochallengeto15.Wewillcontinuetodopartand16thenewstoourfamilyandfriends.Nextweekwearetryingsome17inourlocalsandwichandsubshopswherethekidsliketogotoseethatwecanbringourown18in,ratherthanhavingthemputinbags.Itiscooltoseehowthe19spreads.ThankyouKindSpringfor20thecommunitywithdailysupportandgreatresearchedvideosandinformation.1、A．convenientB．importantC．obviousD．curious2、A．notesB．a(chǎn)ctionC．turnsD．risks3、A．lifestyleB．a(chǎn)ctionsC．a(chǎn)dventureD．challenge4、A．intermsofB．inneedofC．regard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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、A3、A4、D5、B6、A7、B8、D9、D10、B11、B12、A13、B14、D15、C16、C17、B18、A19、C20、B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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、A2、A3、C4、D22、Inthedulltwilightofthewinterafternoon,ScarlettcametotheendofthelongroadwhichhadbegunthenightAtlantafell.Shehadsetherfeetuponthatroadasaspoiled,selfishanduntriedgirl,fullofyouth,warmofemotion,easilyconfusedbylife.Now,attheendoftheroad,therewasnothingleftofthatgirl.Hungerandhardlabor,fearandconstantpressure,theterrorsofwarandtheterrorsofReconstructionhadtakenawayallwarmthandyouthandsoftness.Aroundthecoreofherbeing,ashellofhardnesshadformedand,littlebylittle,layerbylayer,theshellhadthickenedduringtheendlessmonths.Butuntilthisveryday,twohopeshadbeenlefttosupporther.Shehadhopedthatthewarbeingover,lifewouldgraduallyreturntoitsoldface.ShehadhopedthatAshley'sreturnwouldbringbacksomemeaningintolife.Nowbothhopesweregone.Sherealizedthatforher,forthewhaleSouth,thewarwouldneverend.Thebitterestfighting,themostviolentandcruelrevenges,werejustbeginning.AndAshleywasimprisonedforeverbywordswhichwerestrongerthananyjail.PeacehadfailedherandAshleyhadfailedher,bothinthesameday,anditwasasifthelastcrevice（裂口）intheshellhadbeenclosed,thefinallayerhardened.ShehadbecomewhatGrandmaFontainehadcounseledagainst,awomanwhohadseentheworstandsohadnothingelsetofear.NotlifenorMothernorlossoflovenorpublicopinion.Onlyhungerandhernightmaredreamofhungercouldmakeherafraid.Acurioussenseoflightness,offreedom,wentthroughhernowthatshehadfinallyhardenedherheartagainst