湖北省荊州開發(fā)區(qū)灘橋高級中學2026屆高三英語第一學期期末預測試題注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準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．Thewriterwasso________inherworkthatshedidn’tnoticehimentertheroom.A．a(chǎn)bandoned B．focused C．a(chǎn)bsorbed D．centered2．Everygreataccomplishmentrestsontheofwhatcamebeforeit;whenyoutraceitback,you’llseeonesmallstepthatstarteditall.A．reputationB．expectationC．recreationD．foundation3．Althoughthetest________looklikeasimpleone,greatcareisneeded.A．may B．must C．should D．need4．Theautofactory______newprofitrecordsthroughtechnicalinnovation—10%growthrateinthelasttwoyearsandhopefully15%thisyear.A．setB．hassetC．issettingD．hasbeensetting5．Greatpity!Hisillnessis________thetreatmentavailablesofar.A．within B．a(chǎn)bove C．a(chǎn)bout D．beyond6．Heisn’tsuchaman______heusedtobe.A．who B．whomC．that D．a(chǎn)s7．Hecouldn’tmakehisvoice______abovethenoiseofthe

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asmuchasJackieis.A．ontheriseB．onthelineC．onthespotD．ontherun9．—Iamafraidthispairofshoesisalittleexpensive．—Ifyoureallywanttobuythem,Iwillgiveyoua____of10percent．A．quantity B．a(chǎn)mount C．discount D．a(chǎn)ccount10．Annsaidwheneverherfatherwasunhappyhe________gooutandbuysomething,usuallysomethinglargeanduseless.A．should B．couldC．would D．might11．Howdidshelosesomuchweightasexpected？_____________eatingless，shejoggedforseveralmileseveryday.A．Inadditionto B．InspiteofC．Insteadof D．Thanksto12．—Idroppedbyat6:00pmyesterdaybutfailedtoseeyouatyourhouse.—I________inagymatthattime.A．wasexercisingB．a(chǎn)mexercisingC．haveexercisedD．hadexercised13．Eventually,shehasrecognized____,whateverhappensandhoweverbad____seemstoday,lifestillgoesonandeverythingwillbebettertomorrow．A．that;it B．it;that C．it;what D．that;what14．Inthismoviegoingseason,womenaredrivingticketsalestoadegree,ifever,seenbefore.A．really B．frequentlyC．rarely D．never15．Hisdreamwas________aphotostudiothatcouldtransportpeoplebacktothepast.A．openingB．openedC．toopenD．open16．Timeisaprecious________thatisoftentakenforgrantedamongtheyoungpeople.A．commodity B．commission C．component D．constitution17．Thekidiscrying,forhe______jumpovertheditchonhisown.A．daresnotto B．darenotto C．doesn’tdareto D．daresnot18．—I’mafraidIcouldn’tgotoyourbirthdayparty.IhaveatestnextMonday.—Oh，！You’remybestfriendandyoumustbethere！A．goahead B．comeon C．youneedn’t D．itdoesn’tmatter19．Everymanhashisfaults.Weshould,therefore,leantobe________ofothers.A．ignorant B．responsibleC．reliable D．tolerant20．Newly-builtwoodencottageslinethestreet，___________theoldtownintoadreamland.A．turned B．turningC．toturn D．havingturned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）Whendidyoulastseeapolarbear?Onatriptoazoo,perhaps?IfyouhadattendedawinteractivityinNewYorkafewyearsago,youwouldhaveseenawholepolarbearclub.These“PolarBears”arepeoplewhomeetfrequentlyinthewintertoswiminfreezingcoldwater.Thatday,theairtemperaturewas3℃,andthewatertemperaturewasalittlehigher.ThemembersofthePolarBearClubatConeyIsland,NewYorkareusuallyabouttheageof60.Membersmustsatisfytworequirements.First,theymustgetalongwellwitheveryoneelseinthegroup.Thisisveryimportantbecausetherearesomanydifferentkindsofpeopleintheclub.PolarBearsmustalsoagreetoswimoutdoorsatleasttwiceamonthfromNovemberthroughFebruary.Doctorsdonotagreeaboutthemedicaleffectsofcold-winterswimming.Someareworriedaboutthedangersofaconditioninwhichthebody’stemperaturedropssolowthatfinallytheheartstops.Otherdoctors,however,pointoutthatthereismoredangerofaheartattackduringsummerswimmingbecausethedifferencebetweentheairtemperatureandwatertemperatureismuchgreaterinsummerthaninwinter.ThePolarBearsthemselvesaresatisfiedwiththebenefits(oradvantages)ofcold-waterswimming.Theysaythattheirfavoriteformofexerciseisverygoodforthecirculatorysystem(循環(huán)系統(tǒng))becauseitforcesthebloodtomovefasttokeepthebodywarm.Cold-waterswimmersusuallyturnbrightredafterafewminutesinthewater.Apersonwhoturnsblueprobablyhasaverypoorcirculatorysystemandshouldnottrycold-waterswimming.Themainbenefits(oradvantages)ofcold-waterswimmingareprobablymental.ThePolarBearslovetoswimallyearround.Theyfinditfunandrelaxing.Asone70-year-oldwomansays.“WhenIgointowater,Ipourmytroublesintotheoceanandletthemfloataway.”1、ThemembersofthePolarBearClubmustmeetthefollowingrequirementsEXCEPTthat.A．theymustreachtheageof60B．theyshouldbeeasytomakefriendswithC．theymustswimoutdoorsatleast8timesinthefourcoldmonthsD．theymustagreetoswimoutdoorsfromNovemberthroughFebruary2、Accordingtothepassage,somedoctorsbelieveitistruethat.A．youarehealthyifcold-waterswimmingturnsyourskincolorblueB．cold-waterswimmingcausesmoreheartattacksinsummerthaninwinterC．cold-waterswimmingcanmakethebodytemperaturedangerouslyhighD．PolarBearsarebearsswimminginfreezingwater3、ThePolarBearsliketoswimalltheyearround,for.A．theycanremainyoungB．itisaneasywaytokeepthebodywarminwinterC．theyfinditenjoyableandinterestingD．theymightmeetfewertroublesinlife22．（8分）Abillionairehasrecentlymadeoneofthebiggestcharitable（慈善的）donationstoauniversityinChina’shistory.ChenTianqiaodonated$115milliontotheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology(Caltech)tohelpadvancedbrainresearch.Thedonationwillbespentdeepeningtheunderstandingofhowthebrainworks.Chenhasbeeninterestedtobrainresearch,believingitcanshapetheindustriessuchasartificialintelligenceandvirtualreality.However,thishugedonationhascausedheateddiscussingamongChinesescholarsandinternetusersalike.Manycriticizedhimforchoosingtogivemoneytoaforeignuniversityratherthanhomeinstitutesforbrainresearch,whicharedevelopingfastandareontracktocatchupwiththeUSinjustafewyears.RaoYi,abiologistatPekingUniversity,evensaidthedonationwasatypicalmistake.Others,however,supporthischoice.TheybelieveCaltechisamorereasonablechoicecomparedtoChineseresearchinstitutions.Caltechhasalonghistoryandhastakenaleadingpositioninbiology,andthereforeitproducesmoreefficientresults.Inaddition,theresultsoftheresearchbenefitnotonlytheAmericanpeople,butalsotherestoftheworld.AsimilarcontroversialcasestartedtwoyearsagowhenPanShiyi,chairmanofSOHOChina,donated$15milliontoHarvardUniversitytohelpdisadvantagedChinesestudents.ManybelievethatChinaisstillbehindinthemanagementanduseofdonatedmoney,andthatasaresult,Chinesecharitydonatorsarelookingabroad.Incomparison,WesterncountriesliketheUS,whichhavealonghistoryofdonatingmoney,havewell-developedsystemsthatusemoneyefficiently.Theycanalsoprovidefullaccessfordonorswhowanttotracktheuseofthemoney.Togetmoredonations,Chineseuniversitiesshouldbebraverandmorehonest.Theyneedself-reflection,ratherthanenvy.1、WhydidChen’sdonationdrawcriticism?A．ItwasnotgiventoaChineseuniversity.B．ItwasoneofthelargesttoCaltech.C．ItwasnotusedefficientlyintheUSA．D．Itwasusedinbrainresearch.2、WhatisthereasonforsomepeopleinfavorofChen’schoice?A．TheChinesearejusttooenviousB．TheachievementswillbenefitthewholeworldC．CaltechisauniversitywithalongerhistoryD．ThefundcanhelpdisadvantagedChinesestudents3、Whatisthenauthor’spurposetomentionPanShiyiinthepassage?A．TosuggesttheenthusiasmofthebillionairesB．ToshowoffgenerosityofthebillionairesC．ToinformChinesestudentsarepooratacademyD．Tostressthedisagreementoverdonatingabroad.4、WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheChineseuniversitiesshoulddotogetmorefund?A．exploreartificialintelligenceB．developefficientsystemsC．growfastandcatchupwiththeUSD．educatemorehonestgraduates23．（8分）FromMadridtoBuenosAirestoPanamaCitytoLisbon,PresidentXiJinpinghastirelesslypromotedthebuildingofacommunityofsharedfutureformankind,andtheBeltandRoadInitiative(倡議)asameanstoachievethat.Butalldon’tseeitthatway.Whilesomearequicktoseeitspositivepotentials,othercountriesinsistonviewingitskeptically.Therehavebeentheusualdoubtsabouttheintentionbehind,althoughthemysteriousthreattheyspeakofisonetheyseemunabletoexplainclearly.Tosomeofthem,itisavagueassumptionthatinvestmentsfromChinaarepotential“debttraps”thatcallforextremecautionor“threatstonationalsecurity”.ThatiswhythebusinesscombinationsinvolvingChinesecompanieswhichwouldbemutually(相互地)beneficialhavehittherocks.TheChinesetelecommunicationstechnologygiantHuawei,forinstance,hasfoundthedoorstothe5Gtelecommunicationsmarketsofadvancedcountriesclosedtoiton“nationalsecurity”grounds.Likewise,theEuropeanUnionhasagreedonaframeworkregulatingforeigninvestment(投資),particularlythosefromChina.onthesameaccount.EvenasChineseandPortugueseleadersdiscussbilateral(雙邊的)cooperationundertheBeltandRoad,thereisnolackofconcernabout“China’sinfluence”,ButexistingEUrulesdonotforbidLisbonfromseekingsuchapartnership.IfLisbonseesnoharmfromforeigninvestment,nooutsiderisinapositiontopreventitfrommakingachoiceinitsownbestinterests.PortuguesePrimeMinisterAntonioCostahasremindedEUdecision-makersofhiscountry’sdesireforforeigninvestment,andadvisedthelattertoavoidtaking“thepathofprotectionism”.Itwasatimelyreminder.Faringthechallengesintoday’sworld,ChinaandthecountriesthathaveembracedtheBeltandRoadareconvinceditisthewaytocommondevelopmentandtheworld’slastingpeaceandstability.1、SomecountriesthatholdanegativeattitudetowardstheInitiativemainlydoubtits.A．powerB．mysteryC．intentionD．potential2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“hittherocks”inParagraph3mean?A．failedtoworkoutB．becomeahitC．madeadifferenceD．fallenintoatrap3、Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat.A．HuaweihascausedserioussecurityproblemsabroadB．theEUwilltakerelativelystrictmeasuresonChineseinvestmentC．theRoadandBeltInitiativehasgainedmuchpopularityfor“China’sinfluence”D．China’sinvestmentinPortugalhasbeenextremelysmooth4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsPortuguesePrimeMinister’sadvice?A．Negative.B．Positive.C．Doubtful.D．Unclear.24．（8分）Mi

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minutes.1、TheTelefericowasbuiltto.A．offeramazingviewsB．drawtouristsworldwideC．reducetrafficpressureD．promoteitseconomy2、WhatisspecialaboutMt.Everest?A．Itrequiresnoskillstoclimbit.B．It’sthehighestmountainworldwide.C．Ithasseverallocalairlines.D．It'sthebestplacefortakingphotos.3、Whichofthefollowingwouldyouprefertoseethewildlife?A．MiTeleferico.B．EverestFlights.C．RockyMountaineer.D．TableMountain.4、Whatcanweinferaboutthefourplacesmentionedinthepassage?A．Theycostmuchmoney.B．Theyalloffermountainrides.C．Theyhavefancyhotels.D．TheyareallwithinAmericas.25．（10分）Somebestmusicandoperaholidaysfor2019.TanglewoodFestivalThevillagesofLenoxandStockbridgeinwesternMassachusettshavebeenthesummerhomeoftheBostonSymphonyOrchestraformorethan80years,anditsannualTanglewoodfestivalisEastCoastAmerica’smostdistinguishedmusicevent.AndrisNelsons,BSOmusicdirector,conducts14oftheconcertsandstarperformersincludeEmanuelAx,PaulLewisandAnne-SophieMutter.TicketsonsaleFeb10.June15—Aug25()AspenFestivalThisyearisthe70thanniversaryoftheAspenMusicFestival,oneofthelongest-runningandmostprestigiousfestivalsintheUnitedStates.The2019programhasyettobeannounced,butatypicaleight-weeksummerseasonincludesmorethan400classicalmusicevents—includingconcertsbyfiveorchestras,solo(獨奏)andclassicalmusicperformances,fullystagedoperaproductions,musiclessons,lectures,andchildren’sprogramming.TicketsanddetailsavailableinFebruary.June27—Aug18(aspenmusicfestival.com)GrandTetonMusicFestivalAspen’sgreatclassicalmusiccompetitorintheRockyMountainsistheGrandTeton,whichhasbeenheldinJacksonHolesince1962andatitsheartisatimberconcerthall,theWalkFestivalHall,famousforitsfriendlyatmosphereandexcellentnaturalsound.Despiteitsrelativelymodestsize,thehallattractsthegreats—currentmusicdirectoristheScottishconductorDonaldRunnicles.Theprogramfor2019isyettobeannouncedbutsubscriptionsareonsalefromFeb1,singleticketsfromMarch1.July2—Aug17(gtmf.org)SalzburgFestivalTheexcitementisbuildinginSalzburgbothforthissummerandforits100thanniversaryyearin2020.BartheProms,itistheworld’soldestmusicfestivalandthisyearitwillpackinanunbelievable199performancesin43daysat16venues.Thisyear’sthemeis‘Myths’andincludesfirstpublicperformancesofMozart’sIdomeneoandGeorgeEnescu’soperadipe.July20—Aug31(salzburgfestival.at)1、Whichofthefestivalshastheshortesthistory?A．TanglewoodFestival. B．AspenFestival.C．SalzburgFestival. D．GrandTetonMusicFestival.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutTanglewoodFestival?A．ItisheldfromJune27toAug.18.B．ItsticketscanbeavailablefromMarch1.C．ItisbestknownintheeastcoastofAmerica.D．Itsmoreinformationcanbegotfromgtmf.org.3、WhatisthesimilarityofAspenFestivalandSalzburgFestival?A．TheirticketscanbegotinFebruary.B．Theywillbeheldinthesamemonths.C．Theybothhavemusicandoperaperformances.D．Theiraudiencecanbebothadultsandchildren.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）Yasmeen’sMehndiMrs.Cross,Yasmeen’ssocialstudyteacher,announced,“Boysandgirls,youhavebeenlearningaboutworldcustoms.Bereadyto1oneofyourfamily’scustomstomorrow.”Afterschool,Yasmeendraggedherbackpackalong,thinkingabouttheday’s2.“I’mtheonlyIndianstudentinmyclass,”shethought,“whatwilleveryonethinkaboutmyfamily’scustoms?”Athome,Yasmeenwas3.Sheopenedthekitchendoorandsawhermotherbusilycrushing(壓碎)henna(指甲花)leaves.“Readyforthe4tonight?”Mothersmiled.Yasmeenshrugged(聳肩).Normally,she’dbeexcitedwhenheraunts,unclesandcousinscameto5theendoftheninthmonthoftheIslamicyear.Thisholymonthisobservedwithprayersandfasting(齋戒)duringdaylighthours.Later,Yasmeenexploredthehouse,tryingtogeta(an)6forherassignment.She7herfather’sKoran(《古蘭經(jīng)》).Shequicklyturnedoverthewornpagesofherfather’sholybook.“MaybeI’lltakethistoschool,”shethought.ButtheKoranisn’ta8.“MaybeI’llwearmysalwar(沙麗)toschool.Wrong!Everybodymight9me.TearsfilledYasmeen’seyesasshetriedtofigureout10toshare.Yasmeenwalkedintothe11againandwatchedMothermixhennapowderintoasmoothpaste(膏),tobeusedattheparty.Thatnightallthegirls12theirglitteringdressesgatheredaroundthesofatohavetheirhands13withMehndi(hennapaste).ItwasYasmeen’s14.Motherdrewtinyflowerpatternsonherhands.Secondslater,“That’sit,”Yasmeenshoutedout,“Mehndi!”“OnspecialMuslimholidays,”Yasmeen15thenextdayatschool,“it’sanIndian16topaintwomen’shandswithMehndidesigns.”Yasmeen17displayedthedesignonherhands.Shealsoheldupabowlofcrushedhennaleavesfortheclasstoseeandthendescribedhowhermotherpreparedhennapaste.“18youpaintmeaMehndidesign?”Allherclassmatesheldouttheirhands.Yasmeen’seyesmoistened.ShehadalwaysthoughtthatMehndiwasonlysomething19inherowncountry,butnowshewasfartoogladtoseethisancientartonhands20bypeopleofdifferentcultures.1、A．learnB．shareC．nameD．follow2、A．lessonsB．routinesC．a(chǎn)ssignmentD．meeting3、A．excitedB．surprisedC．a(chǎn)nnoyedD．downhearted4、A．decorationB．classC．partyD．housework5、A．celebrateB．a(chǎn)ttendC．completeD．greet6、A．placeB．questionC．opinionD．idea7、A．foundB．packedC．readD．heard8、A．fashionB．customC．competitionD．dream9、A．talkaboutB．playwithC．laughatD．a(chǎn)rguewith10、A．howB．whyC．whenD．what11、A．gardenB．balconyC．kitchenD．living-room12、A．inB．overC．onD．a(chǎn)t13、A．paintedB．washedC．wrappedD．wiped14、A．rightB．turnC．planD．duty15、A．showedB．explainedC．persuadedD．informed16、A．legendB．goalC．beliefD．tradition17、A．bravelyB．secretlyC．proudlyD．vividly18、A．ShouldB．CouldC．MayD．Must19、A．understoodB．providedC．believedD．valued20、A．a(chǎn)dmiredB．influencedC．predictedD．spread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(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Ifitweren’tfortheninthBRICSSummit(峰會),manypeoplewould1．(probable)neverhaverealizedhowrichthecultureinsoutheastChinais.2．(hold)inXiamenfromSept3to5,thesummithasbroughtthiscityinFujianProvinceintothespotlight.Thewelcominggala(晚會)3．theeveningofSept4showedthetraditionallocalcultureandoneofthehighlightsofthegalawasthe4．(perform)ofNanyin,whichtranslatesas“musicinthesouth”.Itis5．a(chǎn)rtformbasedonsouthernFujianculture.Nanyinhasbeencalleda“l(fā)ivingfossil”ofChina’smusichistory,andit6．(date)backtotheSongDynastyorearlier.CaiYayi,alocalperformerofNanyin,saysthat7．makesyoufeellikeachildtoplayNanyin,forwhocanbeolderthanthis1,000-year-oldmusic?8．somemaysayNanyinisoutofdate,manystillbelievethatNanyincanbea9．(society)communicationbreakformodernpeople10．a(chǎn)refedupwiththefast-pacedlifestyle.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。TowerBridgeisnotonlyaveryspeciallylandmarkinLondon,butalsooneofthemostfamousbridgeintheworld、TowerBridgehadstoodovertheRiverThamesinLondonsince1894、OnJune30,1894,thebridgedesigningbyHoraceJonesandWolfeBarrywereconstructed、TowerBridgeconsiststwohugetowers,thatarelinkedtogether、Thebridgestandsataheightof60metersbuttheheightofeachtowerisabout43meters、Themiddlepartofthebridgecanbelifteditupwhenhugeshipspassthroughthatway、Inapast,itwasliftedupnearly50timesperday、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）你是李華，正在英國牛津大學留學。你的同學Luke創(chuàng)立了一個圖書分享網(wǎng)站，該網(wǎng)站近期組織一次校園圖書分享活動；有兩種分享方式：一是自由分享（wildrelease），二是定向分享（controlledrelease），你