湖北省十堰市2026屆高三英語第一學期期末預測試題注意事項1．考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Ifwewantstudentstobecomeeffectiveinmulticulturalsettings,onethingisclear:thereisno________forpractice.A．prescriptionB．substituteC．appetiteD．suspension2．ThePalaceofVersailles,France’snationaltreasure,has________manychangesinitscentury-longhistorywhilekeepingitsbeauty.A．gonethroughB．takenonC．ledtoD．showedoff3．—CouldyoucheckmylisttoseeIhaveforgottenanything?—Noproblem.A．whetherB．whichC．thatD．what4．Itrainedthismorning,_____actuallydidn’tbothermebecauseIlikewalkingintherain.A．what B．whenC．where D．which5．—Youseemtobefondofclassicalmusic.—________.Asamatteroffact,Ilikejazzmusicbetter.A．Idon’tagreeB．NotreallyC．Icouldn’tagreemoreD．Nodoubt6．TheWinterOlympics________in2022willsurelybringinmanyinternationaltourists.A．heldB．havingheldC．holdingD．tobeheld7．Thesteamboatwasfullyfurnishedwithlifepreservers.Thepassengersmightbesaved__________accidents.A．inspiteof B．insteadofC．incaseof D．inplaceof8．Ifpeoplekeeppollutingtheocean,nocreaturetherewillsurvive______.A．atallcost B．foralongwhileC．inthelongrun D．bynomeans9．Usuallydoctorsareunderstandably________aboutnewmedicinesbecauseoftheuncertaintyoftheireffects.A．considerateB．logicalC．optimisticD．cautious10．Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone11．Policehavefound________appearstobethelostancientstatue.A．which B．where C．how D．what12．Ican________Diana’sthoughtsfromthechangesinherfacialexpressions.A．readB．noticeC．countD．watch13．---Isawnomorethanonemotorcarintheshop.Willyougoandbuy?---No,I’dratherfindinothershops.A．it;oneB．one;itC．it;theoneD．theone;it14．—Amazing!Youwearslippersatwork.—Don’tyouknowit’safashion?A．must B．should C．can D．may15．Ateacher’sjobisnottotellthestudentswhattobelieveorvalue,butto________themtodevelopaworldviewforthemselves.A．urge B．equipC．persuade D．rank16．______metomorrowandI’llletyouknowthelabresult.A．Calling B．Call C．Tocall D．Havingcalled17．---MayIhelpyou？Youseemtobehavingsometrouble.----____________，thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.A．Noproblem B．It'sallrightC．ok D．Noway18．It'sgreatthatallthevisitorswho

ontheislandweresaved.A．trapped B．havebeentrappedC．hadtrapped D．hadbeentrapped19．---Ican’tthinkwhyhe_____soangry.Imeantnooffence.---It’stypicalofhimtobesensitive.A．shouldhavebeen B．musthavebeenC．mighthavebeen D．canhavebeen20．Asisexpected,AIisanarea_______Chinamayappearasaleadingforce.A．that B．whereC．which D．when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）CanItalkaboutsalaryatwork?Inaword:yes.AsHRcompanyInsperityputitinarecentblogpost:Canyouremployeesdiscusstheirsalariesorwageswiththeirco-workers?Yes.Evenifyouhaveacompanypolicyagainstit?Yes.Thefreedomtodiscussyoursalaryatworkisaprotectedrightunderfederallaborlaw.TheNationalLaborRelationsActof1935protectsyourrighttodiscusstheconditionsofyouremployment，includingissuesrelatedtosafetyandpay，evenwhenyou'renotprotectedbyaunion.Talkingaboutsalarywithcolleaguescanbeuncomfortable，sincethere'ssuchatabooaboutdiscussingmoneymatters，butit'sanimportantsteptowardsachievingequalpayforequalwork.Onebarrier，however，stemsfromhowwethinkofourownfinancialworth.ToomanypeopleItalktowronglyconsidertheirsalaryareflectionoftheirworthiness，astatementabouttheirskills，experience，orvalue.Attheendoftheday，ifwecanallseparateourself-worthfromoursalariesabitmore，it'llbecomeeasiertotalkfranklywithourcolleagues.Askingaboutmoneyoutrightcanbetough，soonetrickI'vepickedupalongthewayistoaskforyourcolleaguestoconfirmordeny.Forinstance，youmightvolunteeryoursalaryfirstandask“Doesthatsoundaboutrighttoyou?”bywayofcomparison.Or，let'ssayyou'reinterviewingforapromotiontobecomeamanager.Youmightaskafellowmanageraboutthekindofsalaryyoushouldexpectbysaying，“I'mseeingsalariesforthiskindofpositionrangingfrom$65，000to$70，000—doesthatseemaccuratetoyou?”Thisway，evenifyourcolleagueisn'tcomfortablesharingtheirsalaryoutright，theycanhelpyouidentifyifyourexpectationsareonpointorwayoff.1、Whatmakesco-workersuncomfortabletotalkaboutsalaries?A．Thesafetyissue.B．Thefederal1aborlaw.C．Thewrongideaaboutsalaries.D．Thereflectionoftheirworthiness.2、Whatdoes“taboo”underlinedinParagraph3referto?A．Aprohibitedpractice.B．Areligiousbelief.C．Ageneralagreement.D．Asocialcustom.3、WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph4？A．Oneofmyinterviewexperiences.B．Mywayofaskingaboutmoney.C．Themethodofraisingquestions.D．Anexampleofgettingpromoted.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．HowtoDiscussSalariesatWorkB．WaysofTalkingaboutSalariesC．DoSalariesStandforSelf-worth?D．CanSalariesbeTalkedaboutatWork?22．（8分）Whenyou’relookingforwardtotakingaholidayinEgypt,you’recertainlynotshortofchoices.Thecountryhassomanytoseethatyou’llprobablynotwanttolimityourselftojustonecity.Hurghada—AWaterSportParadiseWith250hotelsrankingfromcomfortable3-starhotelsupto5-staraccommodation,themainattractionofstayinghereistheactivitiesinandonthewarmwaters.Ithasbecomeaninternationalcenterforwatersports,allowingvisitorstotakepartinsurfing,sailinganddeep-seafishing.Thewatersarealsohometoahugevarietyofcoralandfish,makingitadreamspotfordiving.Ifallthatisn’tenough,Hurghadaishometosomeoftheworld’sfinestunderwatergardens.Luxor—AnOpen-airMuseumofAncientHistoryForthosewithaninterestinEgyptianhistory,LuxorisanexcellentplacetostayandisbuiltuponthesiteoftheancientEgyptiancityofThebes.IfyoumakethisthebaseforyourEgyptholiday,you’rebasicallystayinginanopen-airmuseum!ThemoderncityofLuxorhastheruinsofKarnak.AcrosstheNileliemanymoremonuments,templesandtombsincludingtheValleyofKingsandtheQueens.TheNilesailingisnecessaryforthosewithaninterestinthecountry’sancienthistory.Cairo—TheCapitalCityFinally,ofcourse,there’sCairo.It’sdefinitelyastartingpointformostofEgyptholidaymakers.Cairooffersanexcellentmixofculture,art,cookingandsightseeingchances.Withthefamouspyramids,varioustemplesandsomefascinatingmuseum,Cairoisafantasticchoiceifyoucancometothecity.1、VisitorsfloodtoHurghadamainlybecauseitcanofferthem____________.A．thefunniestbotanicgardens B．choicesofwateractivitiesC．abriefhistoryofEgypt D．themixofcultureandart2、WhichofthefollowingcitiesdomosttouristsvisitfirstinEgypt?A．Cairo B．Luror C．Thebes D．Hurghada3、Thispassageismostprobablytakenfrom____________.A．ahistoricaldocument B．asciencemagazineC．atravelguide D．abookreview23．（8分）Dutchbeachcomber(海灘拾荒者)WimKruiswijkhasaccumulatedacollectionof1,200messages-in-bottlesoverthecourseofnearly4decadesandhasrespondedtoalmostallofthem,68-year-oldKruiswijksaysthathisunusualhobbybeganin1983whenhefoundthreedriftbottles(漂流瓶)onhislocalbeach,eachcontaininglettersandreturnaddresses.Hewrotetoallthreeaddressesandwassurprisedtoreceiveresponsesfromeachone.Itwasthisexperiencethatarousedhisinterestinhuntingandcollectingmessagesinbottles,andhehasn’tstoppedlookingforthemsince.“IfindmymessagesinbottlesonthebeachofZandvoort,whereIlive,andontheDutchIslands,”KruiswijkrecentlytoldGreatBigStory.“Messagesinbottlesisslowmail.Ittakesyoudays,orweeks,ormonthstofindabottle.”Intheearlyyears,Kruiswijkwouldfindasmanyas50bottlesayear,butsince2000thathasslowedtoaround20-30finds,mainlyduetobeachcleaningefforts.HebelievesthattheriseoftheInternethasalsoplayedaroleinthediminishingnumberofmessagesinbottles,tellingDutchnewssitePZC,“IusedtogetaresponseathalfthebottlemessagesthatIanswered.Nowthat’sless;manypeoplewant‘instantsatisfaction’.”ThrowingamessageinabottleoutintotheseaisalongstandinghumantraditiondatingbacktothetimeoftheGreekphilosopherTheophrastus,about310BC，whousedthebottlestostudywatercurrents.Scientistsstillapplythemethodtothisday,asameanstohelpresearchersdevelopoceancirculationmaps,andtocrowdsourcescientificstudiesofoceancurrents.Inthepastbottleshavealsobeenusedtosenddistressmessagesfromsailorsintrouble.Theyalsohavebeenusedformemorialtributes,ortosendlovedones’ashesonafinaljourney.Oneofthemorecommonusesthoughisjusttosendinvitationsouttoprospectivepenpals,aquaintnotioninthesemoderntimes,but,asKruiswijksoclearlyshows,aneffectiveone.1、WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellus?A．Kruiswijkfoundsecretshiddenindriftbottles.B．WhatmadeKruiswijkbecomeabeachcomber.C．HowKruiswijkformedthehobbyofcollectingdriftbottles.D．Kruiswijklikedtodosomeresearchonbottlesthrownintothesea.2、HowdidKruiswijkfeelthefirsttimehereceivedresponsefromdriftbottles?A．Satisfied.B．Asionished.C．Frightened.D．Disappointed.3、WhydoKruiswijkfindfewerdriftbottlesthanbefore?A．Peoplehatetoreceivemessagesfromstrangers.B．Manydriftbottleshavenotbeenwashedupontothebeaches.C．Driftbottlesappearingonthebeacharecleareduprapidly.D．FewerpeopleareinterestedinKruiswijk’smessageinbottles.4、What’sthepurposeofTheophrastususingthebottles?A．Toaskforrescue.B．Tolookforapenpal.C．Tostudyoceancurrents.D．Tosendamessagetohislovedperson.24．（8分）ThelatestadditiontotheGtechgardenpowertoolsisalightweightbutpowerfulwirelessLeafBlower(吹落葉機).Thisautumnitwillmakethetimeofclearingleavesandgardenpiecesveryshort.HighperformanceThe36VLithium-ionGtechLeafBlowerhastheabilitytoclearpiecesfromyourlawn,courtyardanddriveway.TheLeafBlowerusesaturbofan(渦輪風扇發(fā)動機)designthatallowsforastraightairpassagefromintaketooutlet,offeringmaximumairflowandefficiencythatturnthefanat11,500timesaminute.CompletecontrolTheGtechLeafBlowerislightweight,atjust4.3kg.Ithasbeendesignedsothatthebatteryandproductweightarereasonablydistributed.Wheninuse,itwillnaturallypointtowardsthegroundtodirecttheairflow.Therefore,youwon’thavetoworryaboutinjuringyourwrists,evenifyouuseitforanentire20-minuterun-timewithfullpower.Thevariabletrigger(扳機)allowsforcompletecontrol–whenyousqueezeorreleasethetriggeryouwillfeeltheairflowchangetosuityourgardenneeds.EasytouseTheGtechLeafBloweriseasytouse.Thereisnoneedtopullwiresortopitupwithfuel,sosimplyattachthebatteryandpullthetriggertostart.Theproduct’swirelessconveniencemeanstherearenowirestotripyouuporlimityouraccess,andnopetroltostoreuporpour—simplychargeitandit’sreadytogo.Whenyou’redone,youcanremovethedetachablenozzle(管口),sotheGtechLeafBloweriscompactenoughtobestoredinsmallplaces.Don’tjusttakeourwordforitWereallydocarewhatyouthink.Goonlinetoseethethousandsofindependentreviewsourcustomershavegivenus,andcheckoutourproductvideoatwww.gtch.co.uk.1、WhichofthefollowingisnottheadvantageofthenewGtechLeafBlower?A．AturbofanB．NowireC．ThevisibletriggerD．Costlydelivery2、WhatmakesthenewGtechLeafBlowereasytohold?A．Astraightairpassagefromintaketooutlet.B．Reasonabledistributionofbatteryandproductweight.C．ThevariabletriggeronthenewGtechLeafBlower.D．TheremovablenozzleonthenewGtechLeafBlower.3、Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwords“tripyouup”inthetext?A．TireyououtB．GetyoutofalldownC．MakeyouunoccupiedD．Blockyouout4、Thepurposeofthispassageis_______________.A．toadviseustobuythenewGtechLeafBlowerB．tointroducetoustheconvenienceofthenewGtechLeafBlowerC．toteachushowtousethenewGtechLeafBlowerD．toencourageustoreviewaboutthenewGtechLeafBlower25．（10分）Tomakeroomforagriculture,treesandotherplantsareoftenclearedawaysothatfarmershavespacetogrowcrops.Theclearingofforestsforcesmanyanimalsfromtheirhomes.Theyoftenfleetheareainsearchofanewplacetolive.Thereisabigdownsidetothat.Someofthoseanimalsarenaturalpredators.Theycontrolpestpopulations.Theycanhelptoclearthefieldsofrats,mice,andotherrodentsthateatanddamagecrops.ThishappenedatonesmallfarmingvillageinIndonesia.Afterlandwasclearedforfarming,ratsandmicebeganappearinginlargenumbers.Villagerstriedtotargettheanimalsbysmokingthemoutandhuntingthem.Butthevillagerswereunsuccessful.So,onefarmerdecidedtotryanothermethod-anaturalone.PujoArtobroughtowlstohisfarm.Owls,afterall,areexpertsathuntingrodents.Itiswhattheydo.Anditworked!However,PujoArtodidn'tstopwithhisownfield.HesetupaNaturalPredatorProgram.Now,owlsarebusycatchingratsandmiceinthefieldsaroundthevillageofTlogoweru.Thereisahugeupside:noneedforchemicalpesticideswhichcanharmnotonlyrodents,butothercreatures.In2011,theIndonesianmanbegansettingupboxeswheretheowlslive.Heisalsoraisingowletsinthevillage.Afteraboutfourmonths,theyoungbirdsarereleased.Thesefacilitieshaveraisedmorethanowls.Theyhavealsoraisedawarenessinthecommunityabouttheimportanceofowls.Theyraisedawarenesswithintheircommunitybybuildinghomesforthoseowls.Atthesametime,governmentofficialshelpedtocreatelawstoprotectthoseowls.Inadditiontocontrollingpestsnaturally,thereisanotherupsidetotheprogram.Hisvillageisnowapopularstopforeco-tourists.Peopleinterestedinlearningmoreaboutowls,wildlifeprotectionandnaturalpestcontrolcometohisvillagetolearnmore.1、Whydidtheowlsgetawayfromthelandaroundthevillage?A．Therewasnofoodtoeat.B．Thereweretoomanyratsandmice.C．Theyweresmokedaway.D．Theyhadnoplacetolive.2、NaturalPredatorProgramis.A．touseowlstocatchthecrop-damagingrodentsB．toattracteco-touriststothevillageC．toraiseawarenessofprotectingforestsD．tocontrolpestsbyusingchemicalpesticides3、Whichofthefollowingistherightorderaccordingtothepassage?a.introducingowlsb.pestsbeingcontrollednaturallyc.rodentsappearinginlargenumbers.d.clearingforestsA．abcdB．bcdaC．dcabD．dabc4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Theimportanceofprotectingowls.B．Indonesianvillageusesowlstoprotectcrops.C．Theadvantagesofusingnaturalpredatorsinagriculture.D．Thegovernment'sroleinusingowlstocontrolpests.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）"Efficiencyistheby-productofcomfort,"saysDr.ErwinTichauerofNewYorkUniversity.Toprovethis____,Dr.Tichaueruseshiscapabilitytofind_____waystodothings._____,hefeltthatthetraditionalkindofpliers(鉗子）______abetterdesign.Theusual____limitedhandmovementandusedunnecessaryforcebecauseitbentthe_____.Sohedesignedapairofplierstoallowthewristtoremaininacomfortableposition.Toimprovethedesignof______andthenmakeworkeasier,Dr.Tichauer____theoldtools.Heaskssuchquestionsas:why____astepladderhavefourlegs____threearemorestable?Whydoseascrewdriver(螺絲刀)havetobemadewithstraighthandles?Aftertestinghis____,hehasinventedanewtoolthatcauseslessmuscleinjuryandismoreefficient.Tichauerisnotinterestedingetting____fromhisinventions.Infact,hesays,"We_____peopletostealfromus.AtNewYorkUniversity,wedonotpatent(注冊專利）knowledgeorinvention."____companieshaveadoptedsomeofhisinventions.Asabiochemist,aswellasinventor,DrTechauer____theeffectofstressonareasofthebody.Eveneasy______workmayputheavystressonsmallareasofbodyand____causesaseriousdisease.Thushisstudiesofworkersinfactorieswhousethe____toolalldaylongareextremely____inlearningaboutthedamageonhumanbody?Dr.Techauerknowsthathecannotredesignthe____soheredesignsthetool!1、A．argumentB．impressionC．statementD．expectation2、A．unusualB．easierC．newD．correct3、A．EspeciallyB．What'smoreC．MeanwhileD．Forexample4、A．followedB．showedC．neededD．proved5、A．designB．habitsC．materialsD．work6、A．bodyB．fingerC．handD．wrist7、A．pliersB．atoolC．astepladderD．screwdrivers8、A．testsB．usesC．fixesD．destroys9、A．couldB．willC．wouldD．must10、A．ifB．becauseC．whenD．once11、A．inventionsB．theoriesC．toolsD．questions12、A．recognizedB．famousC．excitedD．rich13、A．encourageB．preventC．warnD．forgive14、A．ModernB．ResearchC．CommercialD．Industrial15、A．teachesB．studiesC．producesD．discovers16、A．physicalB．dailyC．officeD．research17、A．intimeB．inadditionC．immediatelyD．commonly18、A．wrongB．oldC．sameD．heavy19、A．suitableB．valuableC．logicalD．practical20、A．workB．studyC．laborD．body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?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Withseasonaltemperaturesbreakingrecordsalmosteveryyear,treespecies1．(expect)toadapttothechangesbyslowlyshiftingtheirpopulationcentersnorthward.But2．recentsurveyshowsthetrendtowardwestwardmovementiseven3．(strong)thanexpected—insomecases,specieshaveshiftedtheirrangestowestbyasmuchas73percent.Thesurveyshowsthatroughlythree-quartersofthe86treespecies4．(survey)haveshiftedtheirpopulationcenterswestward5．1980.Obviously,treesaren’tuprooting6．(them)andmovingelsewhere.Thesurveyprovidesinsightintogeneralpopulationtrendsasyoungtreescontinuetotakerootinwestwardland,whilesomeoftheolder7．(plant)ofthespeciesintheeasternareasareslowlydyingout.Inthisway,thecenterofaspecies,rangecangraduallyshiftovertime.Thoughscientistsaren’tsure8．iscausingthischange,thepublishersofthestudythinkthatit’sconnectedtorainfall.RainfalltotalsacrosstheUnitedStateshavechanged,9．(cause)areassuchastheSoutheasttoexperiencesignificantlylessrainannually,whiletheGreatPlainsisgettingfarmorethanitshistoricalaverage.Forthisreason,mosttreesaremovingtowardthe10．(increasing)wateryplains.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。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該同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。Today,Ivisitmyoldhouse.Ilivedthereoneandahalfyearago.WhenIamatschool,Ioftenthinkmyoldhousebecauseitmademehappyinthepast.Myoldhouse,thathasonlytworooms,isverytidyandbright.Itliesbetweentwohighhouses,lookverysmallandlovely.I’vedecidedtocelebratemyfifteenbirthdayinitthisyearbecausetheoldhouseismymostfavoriteplace.IfIstillliveinitornot,I’llkeepitselfinmyheartandIcanalwaysgetlotsofenergy.Neverforgettingthegoodold