湖南省醴陵市第四中學2026屆英語高三第一學期期末檢測試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內相應位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y束后，請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．—Amazingly,I’vemanagedtostartmyownshoponline!—________Itoldyouitwaseasy.A．Thereyouare! B．Believeitornot.C．Howcome? D．Yougotmethere!2．Thenewscameasnosurprisetome.I______forsometimethatthefactorywasgoingtoshutdown.A．hadknown B．knewC．haveknown D．know3．Theman________thefakenewsthat18firefighterslosttheirlivesintheexplosionwasarrested.A．havingcirculating B．tocirculateC．circulating D．tohavecirculated4．Mynewjob_______mytravellingalloverthecountry,whichmeansIwon’tbeabletospendmuchtimewithmyfamily.A．takes B．promises C．involves D．causes5．Manymemoriesofoldtimeswerebytheconversationwehadtogetherthatevening.A．calledup B．turnedup C．takenup D．keptup6．PremierLiKeqiangofficially______theplantodeveloptheBayAreainhisgovernmentworkreportdeliveredatthestartoftheNationalPeople’sCongresssessioninMarch.A．laidoutB．laidoffC．laiddownD．laidup7．—Mike,it’sreallyimpossibleforustogettotherailwaystationintime!—HowIwishIcouldstopthetrain________it.A．catchB．tocatchC．catchingD．caught8．AfternineyearsworkingtoprotectSiberiantigers,YangJun_____hiseffortsrecognizedattheannualawardceremonyinBeijingwherehewasnameda"wildlifeprotector".A．had B．hadhadC．hashad D．has9．Astothe“996workschedule”,______employeesworkfrom9amto9pm,6daysaweek,People’sDailycommentedthatvaluinghardworkdoesnotmeanforcingemployeestoworkovertime.A．that B．which C．where D．when10．Althoughpassingthedrivingtest________bedifficultnow,it’sworththeefforts.A．need B．shallC．can D．should11．—DidyoumeetMr.Smith?—Yes.WhenIarrived,he________forNewYorktoattendapressconference.A．wasjustleaving B．justleftC．justleaves D．hadjustleft12．Thedoctorhadalmostlosthopeatonepoint,butthepatientfinally.A．pulledout B．pulledthrough C．pulledup D．pulledover13．---IsitconvenienttoyouifIcallyouupat9o’clocktomorrowmorning?---I’mafraidnot.I______ameetingthen.A．willhaveattended B．wasattendingC．willbeattending D．amattending14．Thisfootballplayerwasaccusedoftakingmoneyfornotscoringgoals______.A．bychance B．onend C．inturn D．onpurpose15．---Howdidshelosesomuchweightasexpected？----_____________eatingless，shejoggedforseveralmileseveryday.A．Inadditionto B．InspiteofC．Insteadof D．Thanksto16．—I'mgoingtoorderchickenandsalad．Whataboutyou?—.I'llhavethesame. A．I'mafraidnot B．It'suptoyou C．Thatsoundsgoodtome． D．Thatdepends17．I________abletocatchthefirstflighthome,butmywatchbetrayedme.A．were B．hadbeenC．wouldbe D．wouldhavebeen18．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright19．Theywillrunanafter-classclub__________kidscanhavefunandlearnhowtoprotectthemselves.A．that B．when C．where D．what20．---Isawnomorethanonemotorcarintheshop.Willyougoandbuy?---No,I’dratherfindinothershops.A．it;oneB．one;itC．it;theoneD．theone;it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）NandakumarandSudhawerethrilledtolearnthattheywerehavingchildren.Unfortunately,Sudhadevelopeddiabeteswhilepregnantandherdaughterswereborntwomonthspremature.Theyneedventilator(呼吸機)supportforthenext4-6weekstobreathe.Thefamilyispooranddoesnothavethemoneytomeettheunexpectedexpensesandneedhelptokeepthebabiesalive.Nandakumar,acarpenterbyprofession,fellsickaftermarriageandhasnotrecoveredfully.Heisnotmentallystableandtendstotalkinastream.Healsofindsithardtoholddownajob.Nandakumar’smotherDheivanaihasbeenthestabilisingpresenceforthefamily.Shekeptthingstogetherandmadesurethattheyhadenoughtoeat.“Sudhahasbeenthroughalotofgriefovernothavingchildren.Thepreviouschildwasstillborn,sowewereveryhappythatthispregnancywasgoingwell,”saidDheivanai.Dheivanaihopedthatthechildrenwouldbringjoytotheirhouseholdandtakecareofhersonevenaftershewasgone.Shestartedsavingupmoneyforhergrandchildren.ThecostofkeepingthechildrenaliveisRs4lakhsperchildbecausetheyeachneedICU(IntensiveCareUnit)supportforthenext4-6monthsoftheirlives.Thesmallsavingsofthefamilyarealreadyoverandtheyarefacedwithaverypainfulsituationtryingtosavetwonewbornswithnomoney.NandakumarismentallyunwellandSudhaisstillrecoveringfromchildbirth.Soitfallstohismothertoarrangeforthebabies5well-being.“Aftermysonbecamesick,meandmydaughter-in-lawhavetakencareofthings.Duringherpregnancy.Ihavecaredforherlikeshe’smyowndaughter.IfeelpainedthatIdon’thavethemoneytosavethebabies,”shesays.Beforechildbirth,SudhaandDheivanaiworkedtogetherandearnedRs5,000permonth.Sometimes,Nandakumarpicksupoddjobsandearnsabitmore.Thefamilyhasnosavingsandtheyneedhelptosavetheirtwoinnocentbabies.1、Whatcaused“theunexpectedexpenses”（Paragraph1)?A．Nandakumar’smentalproblems.B．Thebabies1medicalcare.C．Dheivanai’sliving.D．Sudha’sdiabetes.2、WhydidDheivanaifeelhappyaboutthebirthofthechildren?A．Thechildrenwerebornhealthy.B．ItwasthefirsttimeforSudhatobepregnant.C．Thegovernmentwouldprovidewelfareservices.D．Thechildrenwouldlookaftertheirfatherinthefuture.3、Wheredoesthemoneyforthewell-beingofthebabiescomefromatpresent?A．Thefather.B．Themother.C．Thegrandmother.D．Thegovernment.4、Whatistheabovewritingmostprobablyfor?A．Raisingdonation.B．Sharingnews.C．Givinginstruction.D．Providingamusement.22．（8分）Dodderisanunusualandunwantedplantthatattacksotherplants.Exceptforitsflowers,theplantlookslikespaghetti,akindofnoodlesintheshapeoflongthinpiecesthatlooklikestringwhentheyarecooked.Itsalmostleafless,thread-likestems（莖）hangdownontopofotherplantsthatdodderneedstostayalive.Dodderdoesnotproduceitsownfood.Instead,itstealsfoodfromotherplants.Itfeedsbysuckingjuicesfromtheplantwhichiswrappedaround,oftenmakingitshostveryweakorevenkillingit.Doddercanfindotherplantsbytheirsmell.Whenayoungdodderplantstartsgrowing,itfollowsthesmellofplantsitprefers,liketomatoplants,potatoplants,orotherfarmcrops.Unlikemostplantsthatusuallygrowinthedirectionoflightorwarmth,adodderplantwillgrowinthedirectionof,forexample,tomatosmell-ifatomatohappenstobegrowingnearby.However,ayoungdodderplantmustfindahostplantquickly.Itnolongerneedsitsrootonceitisattachedtothehostandwrappedaroundit.Ifitcannotcatchasmellofapotentialhostwithinafewdays,itwilldryupanddisappear-evenifthereisplentyofwateraround.Onceitfindsahost,theyoungdodderplantwillattachitselftoitandstartgrowingfaster.Atthatpointthedodderplantwilldropitsroot.Dodderisthusadifficultweedtomanageandarealheadacheforfarmers.Whenitdoesgetoutofhand,doddercangreatlyreduceafarmer’sharvestorevendestroycropscompletely.Beforesowingtheirproduce,especiallyfarmersinwarmpartsoftheworldoftenchecktomakesurenounwanteddodderseedshavemixedwiththeircropseeds.Thisisagoodwaytostopdodderplantsfrommakingtheirwaytoacropfieldsecretly.1、Whydoestheauthormentionspaghettiinthefirstparagraph?A．Toanalyzethecontentofsomefood.B．Todescribetieshapeofdodderplants.C．Toexplainwherethedodderplantscomefrom.D．Toarguethatdodderplantscanbeused.2、Whatwillhappenifadodderplantstartsgrowingwheretherearenootherplantsaround?A．Itwilldiesoonerorlater.B．Itwillgrowdeeproots.C．Itwillattractotherplants.D．Itwillcovertheentireareaofsoil.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Dodderdoesnotproduceitsownfood.B．Doddercanaffectfarmers’income.C．Doddercanonlysurviveintheshade.D．Dodderonlygrowsinthewarmareas.4、Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?A．Anewvarietyoffarmcrops.B．Plantsthatareharmfultohumans.C．Thespecialabilitiesofadangerousplant.D．Recentimprovementsinfarmingmethods.23．（8分）HearingFeelingsbehindWordsMostofusaretaughttopayattentiontowhatissaid—thewords.Wordsdoprovideuswithsomeinformation,butmeaningscomefromsomanyothersources.Soitwouldbedifficultforustohaveaneffectiveunderstandingifwerelytooheavilyonwordsalone.Wordsareusedtodescribeonlyasmallpartofthemanyideasweassociatewithanygivenmessage.Sometimeswecangaininsightintosomeofthoseassociationsifwelistenformorethanwords.Wedon’talwayssaywhatwemeanormeanwhatwesay.Sometimesourwordsdon’tmeananythingexcept“I’mlettingoffsomesteam.Idon’treallywantyoutopaycloseattentiontowhatI’msaying.JustpayattentiontowhatI’mfeeling.”Mostlywemeanseveralthingsatonce.Apersonwantingtopurchaseahousesaystothecurrentowner,“ThisstephastobefixedbeforeI’llbuy.”Theownersays,“It’sbeenlikethatforyears.”Actually,thestephasn’tbeenlikethatforyears,buttheunspokenmessageis:”Idon’twanttofixit.Weputupwithit.Whycan’tyou?”Themoreexpansivemeaningamessagecanbeobtainedbyexaminingwhosaidit,whenitoccurred,therelatedconditionsorsituation,andhowitwassaid.Whenamessageoccurscanalsodiscloseassociatedmeaning.Letusassumetwocouplesdoexactlythesameamountofkissingandarguing.Butonecouplealwayskissesafteranargumentandtheothercouplealwaysarguesafterakiss.Theorderingofthebehaviorsmaymeanmuchmorethanthefrequencyofthebehavior.Howaboutafriend’sunusuallyquietbehavior?Itmayonlybeunderstoodbynothingwhathappenedpreviouslyandthesituationsthatrequiredanabnormalamountofconfidence.Someresponsesmaybedirectlylinkedtoadevelopingpatternofresponsesandseemillogic.Forexample,apersonwhosays“No!”toaserialsofchargeslike“You’restupid,”“You’relazy,”and“You’redishonest,”mayalsosay“No!”andtrytojustifyhisorherresponseifthenextstatementis“Andyou’regoodlooking.”Wewoulddowelltolistenforhowmessagesarepresented.Thewords,“Itsurehasbeennicetohaveyouover,”canbesaidwithemphasisandexcitementorritualistically.Thephrasecanbesaidonceorrepeatedseveraltimes.Andthemeaningsweassociatewiththephrasewillchangeaccordingly.Sometimesifwesaysomethinginfrequentlyitassumesmoreimportance;sometimesthemorewesaysomethingthelessimportanceitassumes.1、Effectivecommunicationismadepossiblebetweentwoconversingpartnersif.A．theyuseproperwordstocarrytheirideasB．theybothspeaktrulyoftheirownfeelingsC．theytrytounderstandeachother’slanguageD．theyareabletoassociatemeaningwiththeirwords2、“I’mlettingoffsomesteam”inparagraph1means.A．I’mjustkidding B．I’mjustsayingtheoppositeC．I’mjustcallingyourattention D．I’mjustgivingoffsomesound3、Thehouse-owner’sexampleshowsthattheheactuallymeans.A．thestephasbeenlikethatforyearsB．hedoesn’tthinkitnecessarytofixthestepC．theconditionofthestepisonlyaminorfaultD．thecostinvolvedinthefixingshouldbeshared4、Theword“ritualistically”inthelastparagraphequalssomethingdone.A．inawayofceremony B．withouttrueintentionC．withlessemphasis D．light-heartedly24．（8分）AnyforeignerwhohastriedtolearnChinesecantellhowharditistomasterthetonesrequiredtospeakandunderstand.Andanyonewhohastriedtolearntoplaytheviolinorotherinstrumentscanreportsimilarchallenges.NowresearchershavefoundthatpeoplewithmusicaltraininghaveaneasiertimelearningChinese.WritingintheonlineeditionofNatureNeuroscience，researchersfromNorthwesternUniversitysaythatbothskillsdrawonthesamepartsofthebrainthathelppeoplediscoverchangesinpitch(音調).Oneofthestudy'sauthors，NinaKraus，saidthefindingssuggestedthatstudyingmusic“actuallytunesoursensorysystem”.Thismeansthatschoolsthatwantchildrentodowellinlanguagesshouldhesitatebeforecuttingmusicprograms，Dr.Kraussaid.Shesaidmusictrainingmightalsohelpchildrenwithlanguageproblems.Mandarin(普通話)speakershavebeenshowntohaveamorecomplexencoding(編碼)ofpitchpatternsintheirbrainsthanEnglishspeakersdo.ThisisbecauseinMandarinandotherAsianlanguages，pitchplaysacentralrole.Asingle-syllablewordcanhaveseveralmeaningsdependingonhowitisintoned.Forthisstudy，theresearcherslookedat20non-Chinesespeakingvolunteers，halfwithnomusicalbackgroundandhalfwhohavestudiedaninstrumentforatleastsixyears.Astheywereshownamovie，thevolunteersalsoheardanaudiotapeoftheMandarinword“mi”inthreeofitsmeanings:squint，bewilderandrice.Theresearchersrecordedactivitiesintheirbrainstemstoseehowwelltheywereprocessingthesounds.ThosewithamusicbackgroundshowedmuchmorebrainactivitiesinresponsetotheChinesesounds.Theleadauthorofthestudy，PatrickC．M.Wong，saiditmightworkbothways.Itappearsthatnativespeakersoftonallanguagesmaydobetteratlearninginstruments.1、WhenlearningChinese，aforeignerwillfind________.A．hehasadifficulttimelearningmusicatthesametimeB．hehasaneasiertimelearningmusicatthesametimeC．itishardtomasterthetonesrequiredtospeakandunderstandD．itiseasytousethebraintohelphimdiscoverchangesinpitch2、WhydoesChineselearninghavesomethingtodowithmusictraining?A．BecausethereisthesamedifficultyinlearningChineseandmusic.B．Becauseskillstolearnthetwomakeuseofthesamepartsofthebrain.C．Becausemusictrainingmighthelppeoplewithlanguagestudy.D．BecausepeoplewhodowellinChinesestudydowellinmusic.3、Theunderlinedword“intoned”inthefourthparagraphcanbereplacedbytheword“____”.A．created B．spelled C．seemed D．pronounced4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．MandarinSpeakersAreSmarterthanEnglishSpeakersB．SkilledEarforMusicMayHelpLanguageStudyC．PitchPlaysaCentralRoleinChineseLearningD．SchoolsNeedtoDevelopMusicPrograms25．（10分）SteveandIpulledtrashforfoursolidhourscontinuously,exceptforaboutfiveminuteswhenwestoppedtotalk.MyshoulderhurtbadlyeachtimeIputanotherfullbarrelonit,andmylegsoccasionallytrembledasIwasheadingforthestreet.Buttherestofmesaid,“Go,trashman,go.”Icouldnothaveimaginedtherewouldbejoyinthis.Dump.Lift.Walk.Lift.Walk.Thehoursflewby.Saturdaymeantmanypeoplewereoutdoorsworkingintheirgardensorgreenhouses.Mostofthemlookedapproachableenough.Therewasn’ttimeforlengthytalksbutenoughtoexchangegreetingsthatgowithcivilizedways.ButIwasshockedtofindthatthiswasn’tthecase.WhenIsaidhellotothem,mostoftentheresponsewaseithernothingatall,orasurprisingstarebecauseIhadspoken.OnewomaninahousecoatwasstartledasIcamearoundthecornerofherhouse.Atthesoundofmygreeting,shegatheredherhousecoattightlyaboutherandretreatedquicklytothedoor.Iheardthelockclick.Stevecomplainedangrilyonthelongridetothedump:“Theydon’trealizewe’rehumans.”IhadoriginallyplannedtostayatthisemploymentforonlytwodaysbutnowI’mgoingtocontinue.Ihavedecided,too,tokeepsayinghelloinpeople’syards.Itdoesn’tdoanyharm,anditstillfeelsright.Frankly,I’mdoinganessentialtask.IleftthiscountryalittlecleanerthanIfounditthismorning.Notmanypeoplecansaythattonight.JohnGardnerwrotethatasocietywhichpraisesitsphilosophersandlooksdownonitsplumbers（管子工）isintrouble.“Neitheritspipesnoritstheorieswillholdwater,”hewarned.Hemighthavegoneastepfurtherandcalledforrespectforbothoureconomistsandourtrashmen;otherwise,they’llbothleaverubbishbehind.1、Howdidthewomanfeelwhensheheardtheauthor’sgreeting?A．Doubtful.B．Embarrassed.C．Frightened.D．Pitiful.2、Attheendofthepassage,what’stheauthor’sattitudetohisjob?A．Heisashamedofit.B．Heisboastfulaboutit.C．Heisproudofit.D．Heisn’tseriousaboutit.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?A．Boththefacilitiesandthethoughtsofsocietymaygowrong.B．Boththetrashmenandtheeconomistsshouldnotberespected.C．Bothpracticeandtheoriesareimportant.D．Boththepipesandthetheoriesmakesense.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AnExperienceasaTrashmanB．TheTrashmanC．EconomistsandTrashmenD．Misunderstanding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）WhenIwasinhighschool,Ididn’tknowanythingaboutengineering.Atthattime,whenthecarIdroveneededrepairing,Iwasafraidtotakeittothe1Becausehonestly,themechaniccouldhave2meanelectriccanopenerandsaid,“Thisispartofyourcarandit’s3-----paymetofixit.”ThenIwouldn’thaveknownanybetter.Attheendofmyjunioryearofhighschool,Iheardaboutasummerprogram4tointerestgirlsinengineering.Thesix-weekprogramwasfree,andstudentswere5collegecreditsandadormroomattheUniversityofMaryland.Iappliedtotheprogram,notbecauseIwantedtobeanengineer,butbecauseIwaslookingforwardto6andwantedtostayawayfrommyparentsforsixweeks.IwasacceptedtotheprogramandIearnedsixengineeringcredits.ThenextyearIenteredtheuniversityasanengineeringstudent.FiveyearslaterIhadadegreeandthreegoodjoboffers.Ican’thelpshaking7Ihearaboutstudiesthatshowwomenare8whenitcomestomath.TheyimplythatIamalittlestupid.I’mnot,butI9knowthatifIhadn’tmetwiththatsummerprogram,Iwouldn’tbeanengineer.WhenIwasgrowingup,Iwastold,asmanystudentswere,todowhatIwasbestat.ButIdidn’tknowwhatthatwas.Mostpeoplethinkthatwhenyouare10something,itcomeseasilytoyou.ButthisiswhatIdiscovered:justbecauseasubjectis11tolearn,itdoesnotmeanyouarenotgoodatit.Youjusthavetogrityourteethandworkhardtogetgoodatit.Onceyoudo,there’sgood12thatyouwillenjoyitmorethananythingelse.1、A．engineer B．salesman C．factory D．mechanic2、A．shown B．given C．brought D．taken3、A．old B．broken C．fixed D．dirtied4、A．designed B．performed C．controlled D．described5、A．sent B．afforded C．offered D．awarded6、A．independence B．success C．happiness D．beauty7、A．until B．when C．since D．before8、A．atadisadvantage B．ataloss C．inatrap D．inashock9、A．never B．do C．hardly D．nearly10、A．goodat B．badat C．interestedin D．devotedto11、A．easy B．funny C．difficult D．interesting12、A．will B．feeling C．desire D．chance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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）語法填空（請在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。）YesterdayIwentshoppinginthetown.Iwasusingmycrutches(拐杖)on1．weretwobags.Ireallystruggledthroughtheshoppingmall.Iwas2．(tire)!Afterawhile,Ifoundaspaceandhad3．restthere.ThenInoticedMichael.Hewasmyformerstudentandhewasaman4．his40s.It'sbeenyearssinceI5．(teach)Michael,buthestoppedtochatwithme.Whenhenoticedmycrutches,hesaid,"Letmecarrythebagsforyou."Ithankedhimbut6．(polite)declinedhisoffer.ThenMichaelpointedtoacoffeeshopnearby,"IwillbehereRoseMarie,ifyouchangeyourmind."Itwaslovelyandkindof7．(he)togivemeanopportunitytochangemymind.Infact,Michaelistattooed(紋身)onhisarms.Peoplethinkthatguyslikethisarefrightening,butthere8．(be)nothingthreateningaboutMichael.Michael's9．(appear)withtattoosisjusthisideaofsell-expression.10．(chat)withhimhelpsmerecognizethetendernessintheyouthregardlessofhowtheylook.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（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處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號（∧)，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：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯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)不計分。TodayasIwasleavingthechurchforhome,Ihearanoldmansayinghewascold、Iwasdre