2026屆湖南省邵陽市洞口一中、隆回一中、武岡二中高三上英語期末學業(yè)水平測試試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，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．ThecoatIboughtyesterdayisnotexpensiveatall.Asamatteroffact,Iwouldgladlyhavepaid______forit.A．a(chǎn)smuchtwice B．muchastwiceC．a(chǎn)stwicemuch D．twiceasmuch2．--Ittookmeeightyearstobuildupmybusiness,anditalmostkilledme.--Well,youknowwhattheysay..A．ThereisnosmokewithoutfireB．Nopains,nogainsC．AllroadsleadtoRomeD．Practicemakesperfect3．ThecourseaboutChinesefoodattractsover100studentsperyear,_______uptohalfarefromoverseas.A．inwhich B．ofwhomC．withwhich D．forwhom4．Lookingpeopleintheeye______sometimesmakethemnervousandembarrassed.A．must B．canC．should D．might5．Icouldnot________mytearswhenIsawthepictureofmyfatherworkingatthequakezone.A．bringInB．turnupC．takeoffD．holdback6．Theteacherspokesofastthatitwashardforthestudentsto______whathewassaying.A．takein B．takeoff C．takeon D．takeafter7．I'dadviseanyonetoputasideaproportionoftheirearnings—____________.A．nothinggreatiseasy B．nothingcomesfromnothingC．a(chǎn)badpennyalwaysturnsup D．a(chǎn)pennysavedisapennyearned8．---DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?---Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch9．—Areweabouttohavingdinner?—Yes,it________inthediningroom.A．serveB．isservingC．isbeingservedD．hasbeenserving10．Hischildrenwerehispride,andbeingadevotedfatherbecameatop______inhislife.A．capacity B．a(chǎn)nxiety C．priority D．opportunity11．Theoldwomanwho________inthedesertedhousealonefortenyearshasbeensettledinanursinghomenow.A．lived B．haslivedC．hadlived D．hasbeenliving12．WhenThanksgivingDayisthecorner,storesandsupermarketsarebusywithpeople.A．a(chǎn)round B．on C．with D．a(chǎn)t13．—Whathasmadehiminsuchhighspiritsrecently?—_____byhisteacherforsucceedingpassingtheexam.A．BeingpraisedB．PraisedC．HavingpraisedD．Topraise14．Accordingtotheschoolrule,nochildbeallowedoutoftheschool,unlessaccompaniedbyhisorherownparents.A．should B．mustC．shall D．can15．Newideassometimeshavetowaitforyearsbefore_____.A．beingfullyacceptingB．fullyacceptingC．havingfullyacceptedD．fullyaccepted16．Bothmenhavebeen_______tolifeimprisonmentbecauseofrobbery.A．choked B．condemnedC．consisted D．convinced17．—Iwonderwhythethinnestplasticsbags,though________,arestillinusehere.—Well,it’snoeasyjobtosolvethisproblemeffectively.A．banning B．banned C．toban D．havingbanned18．Theproblem_______hewillhavehiscollegeeducationathomeorabroadremainsuntouched.A．howB．whetherC．thatD．when19．----TheysayPhilip’sbrotherisabillionaire.----____________?Hewouldn’tacceptanyhelpfromhisbrother,evenifitwereoffered.A．WhatifB．WhatforC．SowhatD．Forgetit20．---TurnofftheTV,Jack.Yourhomeworknow?---Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．ShouldyoubedoingB．Couldn’tyoubedoingC．Shouldn’tyoubedoingD．Willyoubedoing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）Mostbirdsproduceshort,simplecalls,butsongbirdsalsohavetheabilityofmanycomplexvocal(發(fā)聲的)patternsthathelpthemattractmates,defendterritory(領地),andstrengthentheirsocialbonds.Eachsongbirdspecieshasitsownuniquesongpatterns,somewithcharacteristicregionaldialects.Experiencedlistenerscanevendistinguishindividualbirdsbytheiruniquesongs.Alotofwhatscientistsknowaboutbirdsongcomesfromstudyingzebrafinches.Ababymalezebrafinchtypicallylearnstosingfromitsfatherorothermales,startingwhileit’sstillababybirdinthenest.Firstcomesthesensorylearningstage,whenthebabyfinchhearsthesongssungarounditandcommitsthemtomemory.Thebirdstartstovocalizeduringthemotorlearningstage,practicinguntilitcanmatchthesongitmemorized.Asthebirdlearns,hearingthetutor’ssongoverandoveragainishelpful—uptoapoint.Ifithearsthesongtoomanytimes,theimitation(模仿)becomesworse--andthesourcematters.Ifthesongisplayedthroughaloudspeaker,hecan’tpickitupaseasily.Buthidethesameloudspeakerinsideatoypaintedtolooklikeazebrafinch,andhislearningimproves.Whatifthebabyneverhearsanotherzebrafinch’ssong?Interestinglyenough,it’llsinganyway.Isolatedfinchesstillproducewhatarecalledinnatesongsorisolatesongs.Aspecifictunemightbetaught,buttheinstincttosingseemstoexistinasongbird’sbrain.Innatesongssounddifferentfromthe“cultured”songslearnedfromotherfinches-atfirst.Ifisolatezebrafinchesstartanewcolony,theyoungbirdspickuptheisolatesongfromtheirfathers.Butthesongchangesfromgenerationtogeneration.Andafterafewgenerations,themelodyactuallystartstoresembletheculturedsongssungbyzebrafinchesinthewild.1、Whatcanbelearnedfromthefirstparagraph?A．Songbirdsdon’tmakeshort,simplecalls.B．Eachsongbirdhasitsuniquesongpatterns.C．Somesongbirdscanspeakhumanregionaldialects.D．Songbirdspromoterelationswithothersbysinging.2、Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutababyzebrafinch’slearningprocess?A．Itbeginstolearntosingfromitsparents,B．Themoreithearsthesong,thebetteritsings.C．Beforepracticing,ithastorememberthesongs.D．Aloudspeakerisgoodenoughtobeagoodteacher.3、Theunderlinedwords“innatesongs”inparagraph3referto.A．thesongssungbyonlyonebirditselfB．thesongsthatabirdproducesnaturallywithoutlearningC．thesongsthataretaughtbyparentsD．thesongsalwaysdifferentfromthoseofthesamespecies4、What’sthebesttitleofthistext?A．WhatCanSongbirdsDowithSinging?B．HowDoSongbirdsLearntoSing?C．WhyAreBirdSongsDifferent?D．WhatIsaZebraFinch?22．（8分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatidentifyeyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronedisease(運動神經(jīng)元癥)tocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsimmediatelyandchangethemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS(漸凍癥),alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSareexpensive,notstrongundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-adjustmentandmaterial,relativelysteadysetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Toeaseoffthedisadvantages,wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,strong,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachisequaltoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligenceisthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.(265)1、Accordingtothepassage,peoplewithALScancommunicatewithothersby__________.A．eyecontactB．bodylanguageC．handshakingD．languageexpression2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantageofGazeSpeak?A．cheapB．unsteadyC．a(chǎn)ccessibleD．learnable3、Howdothespeakersusetheapp?A．Theypointattheletterstheywantonthephone.B．Theypredictthewordorsentencetheytrytosay.C．Theyturntothelistenerstospeakoutthelettersforthem.D．Theylookinthefourdirectionstochoosethegridofletters.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．PeopleSufferingFromALSNeedsHelpB．SmartphoneAppHelpsALSSufferersSpeakWithEyesC．HowDoPeopleWithALSCommunicateWithOthersD．ResearchersDevelopTheNewSmartphoneApp23．（8分）TheWildernessbyMcKayCoppins(LittleBrown,non-fiction,onsalenow)TheexplosivestoryoftheRepublicanParty’spainstakingeffortstofinditswaybacktounityandnationaldominance.Afterthe2012election,theGOP(大佬黨)wasinthewilderness.McKayCoppinshashaduniqueaccesstoRepublicanpresidentialcandidates,powerbrokers,lawmakers,andTeaPartyleaders.Blood,Salt,WaterbyDeniseMina(LittleBrown,fiction,onsalenow)InthelatestAlexMorrowstory,awealthybusinesswomandisappearsfromherGlasgowhomewithoutatrace.Saltwaterliftsblood.Onlysaltwater.LochLomondisamiledeepbutthewoman’sbodysurfacedanyway.“SetinGlasgow,stillmidnightfallswithinthisumbrellaofTartanNoirwiththeflaweddetectivehero,AlexMorrow.”TimeandTimeAgainbyBenElton(ThomasDunne,fiction,onsaleJan.29)Inthistime-travelingadventurewhichbeginsin1914,ex-soldierHughStantongoesattemptstopreventWorldWarI.“Afun,smart,adventurousbook,aworkofscience-fictionasbigonideasasaction,”saysTheSydneyMorningHerald.AGiftFromBobbyJamesBowen(ThomasDunne,non-fiction,onsalenow)LondonstreetmusicianJamesBowentellsthestoryofhowhiscatBobhelpedhimovercomebadchildhoodmemoriesofChristmas.BowenandtherealBobareactinginthe2016filmversionofBowen’sbestsellerAStreetCatNamedBob,whichstarsJoanneFroggattofDowntonAbbeyfame.BeatriceandBenedickbyMarinaFiorato(St.Martin’sPress,fiction,onsalenow)AfreshtakeontheloversfromShakespeare’scomedyMuchAdoAboutNothingimaginesBeatriceandBenedick’sbackstory.“Fullofpassion,myth,andwit…adelight,”saysBooklist.1、Whichofthebooksisnotavailableforthetimebeing?A．TheWildernessB．Blood,Salt,WaterC．TimeandTimeAgainD．AGiftFromBob2、Whowroteabookbasedonarealstory?A．DeniseMinaB．BenEltonC．MarinaFioratoD．JamesBowen3、Itcanbeknownfromthepassagethat_____.A．McKayCoppinsusedtobeapoliticalfigureB．AlexMorrowalsoappearedinotherdetectivestoriesC．BowenandtherealBobarethemostpopularcharactersD．MarinaFioratointerpretsShakespeare’scomedydifferently24．（8分）We’vebeencoveringstandingdesksforalongtimenowbecauseexpertsagreethatsittingalldayiskillingus.Wewanttobeproductivewhilealsokeepingourbodieshealthy.Overtheyears,therehavebeenseveralsolutionstothisfromfixedstandingdeskstoadjustableones,portabledeskstoonesthatchangeintoshelves.However,themosthightechandelegantsolutionhastobethisnewsmartdeskcalledTheStirKineticDesk.Thedesklearnsyourdailybehaviorsandmovesbetweenasittingandstandingheightregularlythroughoutthedaytokeepyoumovingwithoutinterruptingyourworkflow.Youcanprogramspecificsittingandstandingintervalsorletthedesksettheschedule.Ifyoutendtositwhilereturningemailsinthemorning,butalwayswanttostandduringthatafternoonconferencecall,thedeskwilllearnthoseregularhabitsandadjustthescheduletofitthem.Ofcourse,thedeskcanalwaysbemanuallyloweredorraisedbyusingthetouchscreenonthelowerleftcomerofthedesk.Whenswitchingpositions,thedeskgentlydipsandrisestoletyouknowthatachangeiscomingup.Ifyou’renotreadytoswitchpositionsatthattime,youcantapthetouchscreentostaysittingorstandingforawhilelonger.Thebuilt-intouchscreenalsokeepstrackofyourdailysittingandstandingtimesandtellsyouhowmanycaloriesyou’veburned.Youcanevensetgoalsforhowlongoroftenyouwanttostand.ThedeskalsoworkswithfitnessdevicesliketheFitBittotrackyourmovements.Allofthatsmarttechdoesn’tcomecheapthough.TheM1desk,whichistheeverydaymodel,runsasteep$2,990,whilethemoreexecutivemodelwithaddedfeatures,theF1,goesfor$4,190.Whileexpensive,it’sworththinkingofhowmuchtimewespendatourdesks.Muchlikeagoodmattress(床墊),agooddeskthatworkswithyouisworththeinvestment.Hopefullyinafewyearsthesesmart,integrateddeskswillbemorecommonandlessexpensive.1、TheStirKineticDeskhasbeendesignedto_______.A．helpuserswiththeirwork B．keepusersmovingallthetimeC．getuserstoexercisewhileworking D．remindusersoftheirworkingschedule2、Whichisthefeatureofthetouchscreenofthedesk?A．Itcantelluserswhentochangepositions. B．Itcantrackusers’changesofpositions.C．Itcankeepusersinafixedposition. D．Itcandetectusers’healthcondition.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethedesk?A．Productivebutchallenging. B．Convenientbutunaffordable.C．Complexandimpractical. D．Multi-functionalandintelligent.4、WhatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthelastparagraphA．Tospendmoneyonsuchadeskisrewarding.B．Weshouldgetsuchadeskassoonaspossible.C．Itwon’tbelongbeforethedeskiswidelyused.D．Desksplayaveryimportantroleinourdailylife.25．（10分）InsomeislandsnorthofScotland,ifheadlice(頭虱)lefttheirhost,hebecamesickandfeverish.Therefore,sickpeoplehadliceputintheirhairintentionally.Therewasamethodintheirmadness：Assoonasthelicehadsettledinagain,thepatientimproved.Thestoryexplainstheconfusionofcauseandeffect.Iftheliceleavethesickhost,itisbecausehehasafeverandtheysimplygethotfeet，andwhenthefeverbreaks，theyreturn.Suchfalsecausality(假因果關系）misleadsuseveryday.Considertheheadline:“Fact:WomenWhoUseShampooXYZEveryDayHaveStrongerHair.”Itsaysverylittle--leastofall,thattheshampoomakesyourhairstronger.Itmightsimplybetheotherwayround:womenwithstronghairtendtouseShampooXYZ--andperhapsthat’sbecauseitsays“especiallyforthickhair”onthebottle.Anotherexample:Scientistsfoundthatlongperiodsinthehospitaldidharmtopatients.But,clearly,patientswhoaredismissedimmediatelyarehealthierthanthosewhomuststayonfortreatment.RecentlyIreadthatstudentsgetbettergradesatschooliftheirhomescontainmanybooks.Thisstudywassurelyashotinthearmforbooksellers,butitwasalsofalsecausality.Thissimpletruthisthateducatedparentstendtovaluetheirchildren'seducationmorethanuneducatedonesdo,andtheyoftenhavemorebooksathome.Inshort,adust-coveredcopyWarandPeacealoneisn'tgoingtoinfluenceanyone'sgrades;whatcountsisparents'educationlevels,aswellastheirgenes.Therewasalsothesupposedrelationshipbetweenthebirthrateandthenumbersofstork(鸛）pairsinGermany.Bothwereindecline,andifyouplot(描繪）themonagraph(曲線圖)，thetwolinesofdevelopmentfrom1965to1987appearedalmostthesame.Doesthismeanthestorksactuallybringbabies?Obviouslynot.Thiswasapurelyaccidentalconnection.Inconclusion:Connectionisnotcausality.Takeacloserlookatlinkedevents:Sometimeswhatispresentedasthecauseturnsouttobetheeffect,orjusttheotherwayround，andsometimesthereisnolinkatall--justlikewithstorksandbabies.1、Accordingtothefirstparagraph,peopleinsomeislandsnorthofScotland_________.A．foundawaytogetridofheadliceB．usedaneffectivemethodtokeepfltC．madeheadliceapartoftheirlifeD．diedduetoinfectionswithheadlice2、Whichisanexampleoffalsecausality?A．Womenwithstronghairtendtouseacertainshampoo.B．Thebirthrateandthestorkpopulationareconnected.C．Longerperiodsinthehospitalbenefitpatients.D．Licecanmakeapersonsickandfeverish.3、Theunderlinedphrase“ashotinthearm”inParagraph4means_______.A．pain B．defeatC．guidance D．encouragement4、Accordingtotheauthor,studentsgetbettergradesprobablybecause______.A．theirhomesarefullofbooksB．theyhavereadWarandPeaceC．theireducatedparentsvalueeducationD．theirparentsaresuccessfulbooksellers5、Wecandrawtheconclusionfromthepassagethat_______.A．connectionarcpureaccidentsB．causeandeffectareinterdependentC．connectionsaremostlycauseandeffectD．linkedeventsmayturnouttobeunrelated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）Sincemyearlychildhood,myparentshavealwaystoldmetoenjoyeverypartofmylife,nomatterhowordinaryitmayseem.Beforethesummerof2005,Ineverthoughttherewasanything1aboutlivinginSugarLand,Texas.AllIwantedwasto2Texas.Formostpeople,spendingthreeweeksintheTuscancountrysideisa(n)3vacation.Italso4myfamily.Duringmyfirstweekabroad,IadmittedI5theforeignatmosphere.Anewlanguageandculture6me.Forthosesevendays,IwastotallyabsorbedinbecomingsomethingIcouldneverbe—a(n)7.ItwasalmostasifIwishedto8myownidentityforsomethingnewthatwasnot9tomeatall.AtsomepointalongthedrivebetweenFlorenceandGenoa,it10me:Ididn’twanttothrowawaywhoIwasforany11wonders.Italywasanattractiveandimpressivecountry,12Ihadnoemotionalconnectionwithit.I13SugarLand.Fromthatmomenton,allI14wastoreturnhome.Ithinkit’s15thatIcouldneverfallinlovewithmyhomeuntilIleftit.NowI16theeverydaypartsofmylifeinSugarLandarereallythemostprizedtreasuresinmyheart.Now17,IfindallmytimespentlivinginSugarLandmademe18.Therefore,nowIcan19saythatbeingaTexaniswhoIam,andthere’snowayIcan20that.1、A．specialB．certainC．disappointingD．ordinary2、A．improveB．leaveC．controlD．ignore3、A．a(chǎn)dventureB．publicC．a(chǎn)nnualD．dream4、A．expectedB．shockedC．a(chǎn)ttractedD．welcomed5、A．sensedB．createdC．neededD．liked6、A．upsetB．a(chǎn)musedC．impressedD．discouraged7、A．travelerB．farmerC．AmericanD．Italian8、A．a(chǎn)bandonB．wasteC．hideD．damage9、A．rudeB．relatedC．usefulD．close10、A．hitB．warnedC．disturbedD．embarrassed11、A．oldB．foreignC．realD．potential12、A．soB．a(chǎn)ndC．butD．or13、A．relyonB．showoffC．standforD．belongto14、A．desiredB．rememberedC．a(chǎn)dmiredD．hated15、A．inspiringB．terrifyingC．interestingD．rewarding16、A．preferB．guaranteeC．imagineD．understand17、A．lookingbackB．checkingupC．growingupD．fightingback18、A．existB．smileC．insistD．succeed19、A．safelyB．smoothlyC．confidentlyD．warmly20、A．spotB．changeC．useD．lack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）Carryisafellowstudentofmine.Hesuffersfromcerebralpalsy（大腦性麻痹），whichmakesitalmostimpossibleforhimtocontrolhismovements.Asaresult,hespendshislifeinawheelchairandcannotwrite1．meansofapenorpencil.Andhespeakssoslowlyandstrangely2．ittakespatiencetounderstandwhatheissaying.This,togetherwithhisthin,twistedbodyandawkward3．(face)expressions,canoftencausepeopletotreathimasifhewereabackwardchild.However,behindhisphysical4．(appear),Carryisawarm,fun-loving,intelligentperson.Hismuscles5．(affect),nothismindorpersonality.Heenjoysthesamethinganystudentdoes---6．(listen)tomusic,meetingfriendsandsoon---andhenotisthebeststudentinourclass,butalsohas7．excellentsenseofhumourandagenuineinterestinotherpeople.Unabletoexpresshimself8．(easy)inconversation,heusesaspecialtypewritertowriteletterstohisfriends,andbeautiful9．(poem).Helivesaveryregularlife,studyingeverydayandneverallowing10．(he)tofallbehindinhisschoolwork.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。OnSundaymorning,Jackwaspaintinginthestudywhilethephonerang、Hehurriedtothephone、Hewashisworkmate,Mike、Whiletheywerechattingonthephone,buthislittlesonknockedoverpainting、Jackrushedbacktothestudy、Thepaintingwasonamessandthebabywascrying、Hequicklyclearedthemess,comfortingthebabyandthentookhimout、Tohissurprises,hiswifecamebackfromshoppingaheadoftheusuallytime、Hewasratherembarrassing、Hetoldhiswifethatitwasthecatwhichcausedthedisaster、160第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的美國筆友Peter發(fā)送郵件詢問清明