陕西省商洛市2026届高三上学期12月学情调研测试英语试题（Word版附答案）

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（考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分）
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第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What sign culd it be?
A. N Passing. B. N Parking. C. N Phts.
2. What will the students d fr the next class?
A. Cllect Mzart’s music.
B. Write a cmpsitin abut Mzart’s life.
C. Explre Mzart’s music and life.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. A pet. B. A keeper. C. A cmputer.
4. Where are prbably the speakers?
A. In the drmitry. B. In the classrm. C. In the ffice.
5. When will Alan’s birthday party be held?
A. On Thursday. B. On Friday. C. On Saturday.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答以下小题。
6. What is the wman ding?
A. Ding a survey. B. Seeing a mvie. C. Asking abut a mvie.
7. What did the man dislike abut the mvie?
A. The music. B. The stry. C. The actrs.
听第7段材料，回答以下小题。
8. Why des the by want t get a summer jb?
A. T keep him busy.
B. T save fr a vacatin.
C. T pay fr a curse.
9. Hw will the girl get mney?
A. By ding a part-time jb.
B. By asking her parents fr it.
C. By brrwing frm her brther.
10. What des the by decide t d at last?
A. Travel t Spain alne. B. Jin the girl’s tur. C. Take a Spanish curse.
听第8段材料，回答以下小题。
11. Why was the man laughing?
A. He was telling a humrus stry.
B. He was lking at interesting pictures.
C. He was watching an amusing vide.
12. What happened t the news reprter?
A. He hit a big tree.
B. He was attacked by bees.
C. He was driven away.
13. What will the speakers d next?
A. See the dctr immediately.
B. Watch anther funny vide.
C. Take a walk in the park.
听第9段材料，回答以下小题。
14. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Wrkmates. B. Neighbrs. C. Friends.
15. What des Jack think f his new place?
A. Incnvenient. B. Fantastic. C. Nisy.
16. What des Jack’s mther like?
A. Walking. B. Gardening. C. Ding DIY prjects.
听第10段材料，回答以下小题。
17. Hw can peple smetimes learn mre abut a persn?
A. By watching. B. By talking. C. By listening.
18. Which shws a persn is interested in listening t smene?
A. He is standing still.
B. He is mving his feet.
C. His eyes are mving arund.
19. What is the main tpic f the talk?
A. Tips fr imprving speaking speed.
B. The skills f understanding bdy language.
C. The significance f careful listening.
20. What can we learn frm the talk?
A. Signs can help peple understand a speaker.
B. A fast speaker ften uses bdy language.
C. It’s imprtant t explain neself clearly.
听力答案：1-10 BCABC AABCB 11-20 CBCCA BAABA
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Tesc, Lidl and Aldi Christmas pening times as supermarkets cnfirm festive clsures
The Christmas day is just arund the crner. Supermarket chains are always bustling at this time f year, s there’s n time t waste and drive t see if the stre is pen r nt. BerkshireLive has lked fr yu and listed the pening and clsing times fr Aldi, Tesc and Lidl.
Aldi
·Friday, December 23: 7am —10pm
·Christmas Eve: 7am — 6pm
·Christmas Day: Clsed
·Bxing Day: Clsed
The budget supermarket has given extended pening hurs fr the festive perid t allw custmers t prepare fr the big day with ease. Stre pening and clsing times may vary by each stre. Yu can check yur lcal stre pening hurs here.
There are fur Aldi stres in Reading alne, and mre can be fund thrughut Berkshire. There’s ne each in Bracknell, Wkingham and Newbury as well as stres in Windsr and Sandhurst.
Lidl
·Friday, December 23: 7am —10pm
·Christmas Eve: 7am — 6pm
·Christmas Day: Clsed
·Bxing Day: 10am — 4pm
Lidl will be clsed n Christmas Day but will remain pen n Bxing Day fr mst stres. Opening times vary by stre, s duble check befre yu head ut. Yu can check yur lcal stre pening hurs here.
Lidl stres can be fund acrss the cunty, including Slugh, Maidenhead, Crwtherne and Reading. Nrmal pening times differ fr the Berkshire stres and this is likely t be reflected in the Christmas hurs.
Tesc
·Friday, December 23: Open 24 hurs
·Christmas Eve: Midnight — 6pm
·Christmas Day: Clsed
·Bxing Day: 9am — 6pm
Tesc will als be clsed n Christmas Day but will repen fr Bxing Day with shrter pening hurs. Check yur lcal branch t make sure they are pen. Yu can check yur lcal stre pening hurs here.
There are ver three dzen Tesc stres in Berkshire, each with different pening times. The hurs depend n which type f Tesc the stre is — Express, Extra r Superstre.
1. Accrding t the text, which supermarket is clsed n bth Christmas Day and Bxing Day?
A. LidlB. TescC. AldiD. All f the abve
2. On Christmas Eve, which f the fllwing statements abut supermarket clsing times is TRUE?
A. Tesc clses at midnight Lidl and Aldi clse at 6pm.
B. Tesc clses at 6pm, while Lidl and Aldi clse at 10pm.
C. Lidl and Aldi clse at 6pm, but Tesc’s clsing time is nt clearly stated.
D. All three supermarkets clse at 6pm.
3. Which supermarket mentins that its pening hurs n Bxing Day are “shrter” than usual?
A. TescB. LidlC. AldiD. Bth Lidl and Tesc
【答案】1. C 2. D 3. A
B
Wrld-renwned physicist Yang Chen-Ning passed away in Beijing at 103. As a Nbel laureate and academician, he was hnred as “immrtal” by Tsinghua University.
Yang, alngside Tsung-Da Lee, wn the 1957 Nbel Prize in Physics fr prpsing parity nn-cnservatin in weak interactins, becming the first Chinese Nbel laureate. He is ften ranked amng the greatest physicists f the 20th century, like Einstein.
Brn in 1922, Yang studied in China befre pursuing a PhD at the University f Chicag in 1948. He later jined Princetn’s Institute fr Advanced Study and served as the Albert Einstein Prfessr at Stny Brk University until 1999. He returned t Tsinghua as a prfessr in 1999.
Yang’s scientific legacy is prfund. Yang, having made seminal cntributins t mdern physics, is recgnized as ne f the mst eminent physicists f the 20th century. His cllabrative Yang-Mills thery laid a crnerstne fr the Standard Mdel f particle physics, cmparable t the wrk f Maxwell and Einstein. He was a member f numerus glbal academies and received ver twenty hnrary dctrates.
Beynd research, Yang maintained deep ties t his hmeland. His 1971 visit t China helped bridge academic exchanges with the US. He advised China’s leadership n strengthening basic research, raised funds t supprt nearly a hundred Chinese schlars studying abrad, and cntributed t majr natinal scientific prjects. After returning t Tsinghua, he dedicated himself t develping its Institute fr Advanced Study, fstering talent, and influencing higher educatin refrm.
His bituary (讣告) celebrated a life f legendary dedicatin t bth science and natin—an eternal chapter amng humanity’s stars.
4. What can we infer frm Tsinghua University’s hnring Yang Chen-Ning as “immrtal”?
A. Yang had been wrking at Tsinghua University fr mst f his career.
B. Yang was the first prfessr t receive this hnr frm Tsinghua.
C. Tsinghua University highly valued Yang’s cntributins t physics.
D. Yang had always maintained clse ties with Tsinghua thrughut his life.
5. The wrd “seminal” in Paragraph 4 mst nearly means ________.
A. final and cmpletedB. grundbreaking and significant
C. minr and unnticedD. cntrversial and debated
6. Accrding t the passage, what was ne f Yang’s key actins t supprt China’s scientific develpment?
A. He refused all hnrary degrees frm freign universities.
B. He persnally raised funds t spnsr Chinese schlar s fr verseas study.
C. He stpped cllabrating with internatinal researchers after returning t China.
D. He wrked nly in experimental physics, nt thery.
7. What is the main purpse f this passage?
A. T explain the technical details f the Yang-Mills thery.
B. T dcument Yang Chen-Ning’s persnal life year by year.
C. T hnr Yang’s scientific achievements and his cntributins t China’s scientific and educatinal prgress.
D. T cmpare Yang’s career with that f Albert Einstein.
【答案】4. C 5. B 6. B 7. C
C
A ttal f 52 giant panda fssils have been discvered in Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang cunty, Suthwest China’s Guizhu prvince, making Shuanghe the site with the largest number f such fssils in the wrld, accrding t a Friday press cnference n the results f the 24th Internatinal Cave Science Expeditin.
The 52 fssils include six that were uncvered during a recent scientific expeditin. “Many mammalian fssils have been discvered in Shuanghe Cave, amng which the giant panda fssils are the mst prminent,” said Wang Deyuan, an assciate research fellw at the Guizhu Academy f Sciences’ Institute f Muntain Resurces.
The fssils are evidence that giant pandas lived in Guizhu frm 100,000 years ag t a few hundred years ag, frming a relatively cntinuus chrnlgical sequence. Teeth analysis suggests mst f these giant pandas were subadult r new adult individuals.
Numerus limb bnes and skulls fund at the site have als enabled researchers t study the evlutinary changes in the species’ bdy weight. Their study fund that giant pandas reached their maximum bdy weight during the Middle Pleistcene, after which it began t decrease until it develped int its present level.
With a ttal length f 439.7 kilmeters, Shuanghe Cave is the lngest cave in Asia and the third-lngest in the wrld. It has been the site f 24 internatinal jint scientific expeditins since the late 1980s.
8. What makes Shuanghe Cave special in the wrld?
A. It’s the lngest cave ever fund.B. It has the mst giant panda fssils.
C. It’s where pandas live tday.D. It’s in Guizhu prvince.
9. Hw d scientists knw pandas lived in Guizhu fr a lng time?
A. They fund live pandas there.
B. The cave is very lng.
C. Pandas are getting lighter.
D. The fssils are frm 100,000 t a few hundred years ag.
10. What did scientists learn frm studying panda bnes?
A. Pandas were heaviest during the Middle Pleistcene.
B. Pandas’ weight has stayed the same.
C. Pandas were lightest in the Middle Pleistcene.
D. All pandas fund were very ld.
11. What is the main idea f the passage?
A. A cave in China is very lng and has had many scientific visits.
B. 52 Fssil discveries in a Chinese cave are abut giant pandas’ histry and evlutin.
C. Giant pandas used t be much heavier in the past than they are tday.
D. Scientists fund bth ld and new giant panda fssils in the same cave.
【答案】8. B 9. D 10. A 11. B
D
Cancer research has lng relied n mice, but a new study suggests that pet cats culd ffer a better way t test treatments fr humans. The research fcuses n a severe cancer called head and neck squamus cell carcinma (HNSCC-头颈部鳞状细胞癌), which is deadly in bth cats and peple.
In the study, 20 pet cats with this cancer were given a new drug. The drug wrks by blcking a key prtein in cells knwn as STAT3, which is invlved in cancer grwth. The results were encuraging. Mre than ne-third f the cats saw their disease stp prgressing, with very few side effects. On average, the cats that respnded t the treatment lived abut 161 days — much lnger than the typical 2 t 3 mnths. A cat named Jak, wh was expected t live nly a few weeks, survived fr ver eight mnths after treatment, allwing him mre precius time with his family.
The success ges beynd helping cats. Researchers believe that pets with natural cancers are superir t lab mice fr testing human drugs. Lab mice are genetically similar and live in cntrlled envirnments, s their cancers may nt fully represent the cmplex situatin in humans. In cntrast, pet cats, like humans, have varied genes, live in diverse envirnments and develp cancers naturally alngside a wrking immune system. This makes them a mre accurate mdel.
“This apprach allws us t use ur research resurces mre wisely,” explained ne scientist. Testing drugs in pets with real cancers can give us better data fr human trials, ptentially speeding up the develpment f new therapies. At the same time, it prvides a valuable chance t help sick animals. This win-win strategy is changing hw scientists think abut the early steps f cancer research, bringing hpe t bth human and animal patients.
12. What was the main finding f the study n cats with HNSCC?
A. The new drug can cmpletely cure HNSCC in cats.
B. The treatment targeting STAT3 shwed prmising results in extending cats’ lives.
C. Cats are mre cperative patients than mice in clinical trials.
D. HNSCC is less severe in cats than it is in humans.
13. Why are pet cats cnsidered a better research mdel than lab mice accrding t the text?
A. Because they are less expensive t care fr.
B. Because their cancers develp mre slwly, allwing fr lnger bservatin.
C. Because their bilgical cnditins mre clsely resemble thse f humans.
D. Because they are mre readily available fr research purpses.
14. What is the implied meaning f the “win-win strategy” mentined in the last paragraph?
A. It advances human medicine while als ffering treatment ptins fr pets.
B. It ensures that all pet cats with cancer will receive free treatment.
C. It reduces the verall cst f drug develpment fr pharmaceutical cmpanies.
D. It replaces the need fr any further testing n lab mice.
15. Which f the fllwing best describes the authr’s primary purpse in writing this article?
A. T reprt n a new cancer drug that has been apprved fr use.
B. T criticize the traditinal use f mice in medical research.
C. T tell a mving stry abut a cat surviving cancer.
D. T explain a nvel and beneficial apprach in cancer research.
【答案】12. B 13. C 14. A 15. D
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The Jy f Gardening as a Family
Lking fr a fun and meaningful activity t enjy with yur family? Want t spend quality time tgether while learning smething new? ____16____ Gardening is nt nly a great way t bnd but als ffers numerus benefits fr bth kids and adults.
·Teach valuable life skills.
Gardening helps children learn respnsibility as they care fr plants. They learn abut patience as they wait fr seeds t grw and witness the results f their effrts. ____17____ Adults can als brush up n their knwledge f nature and bilgy.
·Prmte healthy eating.
When families grw their wn fruits and vegetables, kids are mre likely t try new fds. ____18____ They’ll als gain a better understanding f where fd cmes frm and the imprtance f healthy eating habits.
·____19____
Spending time utdrs gardening reduces stress and anxiety fr bth kids and adults. It’s a chance t discnnect frm screens and cnnect with nature. Digging, planting, and weeding are great frms f light exercise that imprve strength and flexibility.
·Create lasting memries.
Gardening tgether prvides pprtunities fr laughter, teamwrk, and shared achievements. ____20____ Whether it’s harvesting the first tmat r slving a prblem with pests, these mments will be cherished fr years t cme.
A. Imprve mental and physical health.
B. Gardening as a family might be the perfect slutin.
C. Get clse t nature.
D Grwing yur wn fd can als save mney n grceries.
E. Wrking tgether in the garden strengthens family relatinships.
F. They’ll be prud t eat smething they’ve grwn themselves.
G. Gardening is an activity that can be enjyed by peple f all ages.
【答案】16. B 17. G 18. F 19. A 20. E
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
A 13-year-ld girl, Li Jiating, in Tngxin cunty, Wuzhng, Ningxia Hui autnmus regin, bravely ____21____ a 4-year-ld by wh fell thrugh the ice n a ____22____, in a daring act that has captured natinal attentin.
On Mnday, lcal authrities visited Li t cmmend her ____23____, awarding her 10,000 yuan. She was als granted a lifetime free medical check-up by lcal ____24____. Earlier, Li had been recgnized by her schl as an utstanding ___25___ fr her acts f curage.
The by, 4-year-ld Xuanxuan, ____26____ thrugh the ice while playing n Yuhai Lake n Saturday. Bystanders called ____27____ help but were t afraid t apprach the ____28____ ice. At that mment, Li, ____29____ by n her bike, bravely reached the by using a ple. The ice gave way beneath her, but adults quickly pulled her t safety, and firefighters sn rescued Xuanxuan. Bth were ____30____.
Saked frm the rescue, Li quietly ____31____ withut giving her name. At hme, she tld her ____32____ she had been splashed by a street-cleaning vehicle. It was nt until 11 p.m. that her father learned f her ____33____ deed frm her aunt, feeling bth prud and cncerned.
Li’s bravery quickly went ____34____ nline, with netizens praising her curage: “At 13, her shulders may be small, but she carried the weight f a life.” Her teacher described her as kind and humble, while her father called her thughtful. ____35____ , Li said, “I’m light, s I just wanted t get the little by ut quickly. I didn’t think much beynd that.”
21. A. beatB. rescuedC. admiredD. appinted
22. A. seaB. riverC. radD. lake
23. A. braveryB. anxietyC. talentD. genersity
24. A. schlB. shpC. hspitalD. factry
25. A. teacherB. studentC. wrkerD. farmer
26. A. flewB. attackedC. destryedD. fell
27. A. frB. withinC. againstD. beynd
28. A. hardB. fragileC. sftD. smth
29. A. passingB. drivingC. ridingD. swimming
30. A. unseenB. unwashedC. unharmedD. unknwn
31. A. leftB. arrivedC. cnductedD. stayed
32. A. fellwsB. familyC. cmpaninD. schlmates
33. A. energeticB. fascinatedC. enthusiasticD. heric
34. A. ppularB. typicalC. viralD. nted
35. A. MdestlyB. ObviuslyC. FranklyD. Frtunately
【答案】21. B 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. B 29. A 30. C 31. A 32. B 33. D 34. C 35. A
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Rasted sweet ptat is a traditinal Chinese snack yet the sweet ptat itself is nt native t China. ____36____ (knw) scientifically as Ipmea batatas, it riginated in the Americas and ____37____ (intrduce) t China frm the Philippines and Vietnam in the late 16th century during the Wanli era f the Ming Dynasty.
Because it was easy t grw and highly ___38___ (prduce), the sweet ptat sn became a vital famine-relief crp, especially during the Ming and Qing dynasties ____39____ the ppulatin grew rapidly and natural disasters were frequent.
Over time, ____40____ (especial) in rural nrthern China, sweet ptates were prcessed int dried strips, flur, glass ndles, prridge, and rice, becming a staple fd fr many rdinary families. As a result, sweet ptates carry strng ____41____ (memry) f hardship and resilience fr lder generatins. As their cultivatin spread natinwide, street vendrs began selling rasted sweet ptates, which gradually evlved int ____42____ ppular everyday snack.
Rasting sweet ptates is simple. The key is t maintain a steady temperature (arund 180 — 220℃) fr even heating. Keep them frm direct flame, ____43____ (prevent) the utside frm burning befre the inside is cked.
In nrthern rural areas, peple nce rasted sweet ptates in the warm embers f wd stves. Tday, many families use vens r air fryers ____44____ (make) them at hme.
With n cmplicated cking skills r expensive ingredients, rasted sweet ptates deliver the mst direct warmth and satisfactin ____45____ chilly winter days. Maybe that simple, heartfelt gdness is exactly where their magic really lies.
【答案】36. Knwn
37. was intrduced
38. prductive
39. when 40. especially
41. memries
42. a 43. preventing
44. t make
45. n
第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是校英文报记者李华，上周三你校高三学生举行了励志远足研学活动。请根据以下提示，写一篇英文报道，词数80词左右，内容包括：
1.活动内容；
2.活动反响及意义。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
A Memrable Hiking Trip
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【答案】参考例文
A Memrable Hiking Trip
As senir three students, we recently had a meaningful hiking trip fr study and encuragement. We walked 15 kilmeters t a histrical site, carrying backpacks and singing tgether. Thugh tired, n ne gave up.
During the trip, we learned teamwrk by helping each ther. At the destinatin, teachers shared inspiring stries abut vercming difficulties. This experience taught me that success requires persistence like ur lng walk.
I’ll remember this trip frever. It strengthened my determinatin t face the cllege entrance exam bravely. Just like reaching the finish line, I believe hard wrk will lead me t victry.
第二节（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
When Le first jined the schl’s debate club, he was the shyest member, always sitting in the crner with his head dwn during discussins. His vice trembled s badly whenever he tried t speak that even his teammates culd barely hear him. The club’s annual city-wide debate cmpetitin was appraching, and the cach annunced that each member had t give a trial speech t cmpete fr a spt n the team.
Le’s heart sank. He had always dreamed f standing n the stage, arguing fr his pinins cnfidently, but the thught f speaking in frnt f a large audience terrified him. That night, he stared at his speech draft, his mind filled with negative thughts. “I’ll mess it up,” he muttered t himself, crumpling (弄皱) the paper in his fist. Just then, he nticed a pht n his desk — a picture f him winning a strytelling cntest in primary schl. Back then, he had been fearless, his eyes shining as he shared his stry with the whle schl.
The memry lit a small flame in his heart. The next day, Le asked the cach fr extra practice time. He practiced his speech in frnt f the mirrr repeatedly, recrding himself t check his tne and speed. Whenever his vice wavered, he tk a deep breath and started ver. His teammates were surprised by his change; they used t see him hiding frm any chance t speak, but nw he was the first t arrive at the practice rm every day.
On the day f the trial speech, Le’s hands were sweating as he walked t the frnt f the rm. He saw the cach and his teammates lking at him, their eyes filled with encuragement. Taking a deep breath, he began his speech. At first, his vice was still sft, but as he talked abut his favrite tpic — envirnmental prtectin — he frgt his nervusness, his wrds flwing mre and mre smthly. When he finished, the rm erupted in applause. The cach ndded with a smile, but Le knew there was still a lng way t g.
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A week later, the cach annunced the final team members list.
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On the day f the city-wide cmpetitin, Le stepped nt the stage calmly.
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【答案】Paragraph 1:
A week later, the cach annunced the final team members list. Le held his breath, his fingers twisting the edge f his sleeve nervusly. When his name eched thrugh the rm, his eyes widened in disbelief, and a wave f jy washed ver him. “I made it!” he whispered, a bright smile spreading acrss his face. The cach walked ver and patted his shulder gently. “Yur perseverance deserves this,” she said warmly. Le ndded firmly, his heart burning with a newfund determinatin t prve himself.
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