河南省实验中学2023-2024学年高三上学期期中考试英语含答案1.pdf

高三 英语高三 英语第 1 页（共 12 页）第 1 页（共 12 页）河南省实验中学A河南省实验中学A2023202420232024学年上期期中试卷学年上期期中试卷高三 英语 命高三 英语 命(时间：120 分钟，满分：150 分）(时间：120 分钟，满分：150 分）第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30 分）第一节(共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30 分）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，从题目中所给的 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。例：How much is the shirt？A.19.15.B.9.18.C.9.15.答案是 C。1.What will the speakers do next?A.Check the map.B.Leave the restaurant.C.Park the car.2.Where are the speakers?A.At a bus stop.B.At home.C.At the airport.3.What did the speakers do last week?A.They had a celebration dinner.B.They went to see a newborn baby.C.They sent a mail to their neighbors.4.Why does the man make the phone call?A.To cancel a weekend trip.B.To make an appointment.C.To get some information.5.What does the man probably want to do?A.Do some exercise.B.Get an extra key.C.Order room service.第二节：听下面 5 段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题目中所给的 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，回答第 6、7 题。6.Why does the woman come to the man?A.To ask for permissionB.To extend an invitation.C.To express thanks.7.When are the students going to the museum?A.On Friday.B.On Saturday.C.On Sunday听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8.What are the speakers talking about?A.Buying groceries.B.Choosing giftsC.Seeing friends.9.Who is Clara?A.The mans wife.B.The mans sister.C.The mans daughter.10.How much did the man spend on the city passes 高三 英语高三 英语第 2 页（共 12 页）第 2 页（共 12 页）A.$36.B.$50.C.$150.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11.Why did Tracy bring dogs to the children?A.To teach them to love animals.B.To help them gain confidence.C.To protect them from dangers.12.What is Kevins concern about the dog?A.They may misbehave.B.They may get hurt.C.They may carry diseases.13.What will Helen do tomorrow morning?A.Give a talk.B.Meet the children.C.Take some photos.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。14.What is the man doing?A.Attending a lecture.B.Hosting a workshop.C.Conducting an interview.15.Why is Emily doing unpaid work in the new of the show?A.To follow the latest trend.B.To help raise the crews pay.C.To support the post-production.16.What enables Emily to try different things in her field?A.Her college education.B.Her teaching experience.C.Her family tradition.17.What does Emily think of her work at the Film Centre?A.Boring.B.Rewarding.C.Demanding.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18.Who is the speaker talking to?A.Sports club members.B.International tourists.C.University students.19.Where did Emma work for a rugby team?A.In Manchester.B.In Dublin.C.In Vancouver.20.What can be a challenge tn Emmas wonk?A.Competition in the health care industry.B.Discrimination against female scientists.C.Influence of misinformation on the public.第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分 50 分）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(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。AIt can be tough to pull kids away from their computers and mobile phones these days.While theyre playing games,wouldnt it be great if they could be learning at the same time?Good educational apps offer fun challenges that teach specific grade-level skills.Here are four 高三 英语高三 英语第 3 页（共 12 页）第 3 页（共 12 页）that combine fun and learning.Understanding Math($3.99;iOS)Understanding Math goes beyond basic comprehension to gain a deeper understanding of the whys and hows of math.The app tracks your childs progress to determine strengths and weaknesses in different skill areas,and you can customize(订 制)your childs learning experience to suit the needs.Word Creativity Kit($2.99;iOS)Word Creativity Kit aims not only to make creative writing fun but also build up grammar rules.The app presents a series of words from seven categories,such as space or fantasy.Kids add their own words to finish the complete thoughts that these words have inspired.Barefoot World Atlas($4.99;iOS)Barefoot World Atlas helps kids learn about geography and world cultures with a touch of the screen.Each region features a set of sub-topics,from wildlife and natural features to native people,landmarks,and architecture.These facts and illustrations are delivered in photographs,sounds,and hundreds of mini videos.My Grades&Homework($0.99;iOS)A combination of grades and homework tracker My Grades&Homework can help your child stay organized and on top of the progress in school.A convenient calendar and course list format and offer a glance at your childs assignment schedule that he or she might not normally get from standard homework planners.21.Which app is helpful to improve childrens writing skills?A.Understanding Math.B.My Grades&Homework.C.Barefoot World Atlas.D.Word Creativity Kit.22.What is the common part of the four apps?A.They help children find jobs.B.They make studies fun for mini videos.高三 英语高三 英语第 4 页（共 12 页）第 4 页（共 12 页）C.They need buying when they are used.D.They inform parents of their childrens progress.23.The passage is probably written for _.A.parentsB.engineersC.friendsD.DoctorsBFrench writer Annie Ernaux won the 2022 Nobel Prize in literature on Oct 6.She is the first French female to win the prize.In the words of the Nobel committee,Ernaux was given the award for the courage and sharp insight of her writing.Having spent over five decades as a writer,the 82-year-old winner has published more than 20 books to her name,including Cleaned Out,Shame,a 2008 memoir called The Years and A Girls Slory.Rather than consider herself a writer of fiction,Emaux has used the term“an ethnologist(民族学家)of herself”to describe herself.Born in 1940 in a rural village in Nomandy,France,Ernaux grew up in a working-class environment as her parents ran a combined grocery store and cafe.She worked as a teacher before becoming a full-time writer.According to CNN,her“upbringing and experiences navigating adolescence and adulthood”inspire many of her works.For example the book Shame explores the theme of childhood trauma while A Girls Story follows a young womans coming of age in the 1950s.Though the matters Ernaux describes in her books are serious and even sometimes heavy,they are always written in plain language.Ernaux described her style as“flat writing”through which she aims to tell her stories objectively,“unshaped by florid(过分装饰的)description or overwhelming emotions.”noted Fox News.“She writes about things that no one else writes about,for instance her jealousy,her experiences as an abandoned lover and so forth,I mean,really hard experiences,”Anders Olsson,chairman of the Nobel Committee for Literature said after the award announcement in Stockholm.He went on to say,“She gives words for these experiences that are very simple and 高三 英语高三 英语第 5 页（共 12 页）第 5 页（共 12 页）striking.They are short books,but they are really moving”.24.What can we learn about Annie Ernaux from the text?A.She is the first French person to win the Nobel Prize.B.She was awarded for the bravery and observations shown in her writing.C.The Nobel-committee described her as“an ethnologist of herself.”D.She started working as a full-time writer in 1974.25.Where did she get inspiration for her works?A.Her students lives.B.The stories of guests to her cafe.C.The history of her hometown.D.Her personal experiences.26.Which of the following best describes Ernauxs writing style?A.Objective and easy to understand.B.Plain and relaxing.C.Descriptive and serious.D.Emotional and touching.27.Why is Annie Ernaux different from other writers,according to Anders Olsson?A.She shares painful feelings through her writing.B.Her works are about unexplored subjects.C.She suffered a lot of hardships.D.Her works are short and moving.CMost people enjoy variety.We like to eat different foods from meal to meal.We wear different clothes.We like to try new activities and visit new places.We become bored when there is little variety.Nevertheless,theres one place where we tend to dislike variety,and thats in each other.We often feel uncomfortable with people who practise different habits,or hold beliefs or values that we do not share.There are reasons for this.When we are exposed to new and different things,our brain works a bit harder than usual.When were learning,our nerve cells require more resources,such as water,salt,and various other chemicals.This extra metabolic(新陈代谢的)activity can 高三 英语高三 英语第 6 页（共 12 页）第 6 页（共 12 页）feel unsettling and unpleasant.And it can feel worse if our nervous system is already under pressure,like in the midst of the pandemic.This sort of variation may be uncomfortable for individuals,but its critical to the survival of any species.If all finches(雀科鸣鸟)were identical,for example,and their environment changed in some significant,harmful ways,like an increase in the temperature or a decrease in water,all of them would be equally affected and the species might become extinct.This insight into variation comes from Charles Darwin,and its known as population thinking.Most people associate Darwin with his evolutionary theory of natural selection,but population thinking may be an even greater scientific achievement.The idea of“survival of the fittest”implies that individuals must vary.Some are more suited than others for a given environment,making it easier for them to survive,grow,and reproduce.Variation is therefore a prerequisite for natural selection to work.Dealing with the vast variety of humankind can be demanding and even annoying at times,but its a good investment,sort of like exercise for your brain.When you meet someone who looks different or thinks differently from you,treat your discomfort as a cue to be curious and learn instead of a signal of a problem.Dont hold the view that the other person should be silenced.Ultimately,this mindset can make you more flexible in adapting to challenging situations,and more adaptable to change.28.Which of the following might make people feel uncomfortable?A.Having an adventure in the wild.B.Taking a trip to a foreign country.C.Sharing traveling experiences with others.D.Socializing with people from diverse cultures.29.What does the second paragraph focus on?A.Peoples unwillingness to deal with new things.B.The biological explanations for peoples discomfort.高三 英语高三 英语第 7 页（共 12 页）第 7 页（共 12 页）C.The significance of learning new things in our life.D.The role of the nervous system in learning new things.30.What does the underlined word“prerequisite”in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A.Requirement.B.Substitute.C.Motivation.D.Challenge.31.What does the writer mainly want to convey?A.Why we tend to chase and enjoy variation.B.How we can benefit from seeking variation.C.How we should treat the differences we find in others.D.Why we should get along with people different from us.D DDistancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has made both physical and social connections a touch more difficult to maintain.For Stanford University student Millie Salvato,being apart from her friend on the opposite coast has proved challenging.Sometimes a text or video call is not enough,and people in Salvatos situation often long for a way to send a comforting hug from afar.In a new study detailed in IEEE Transactions on Haptics,she and her colleagues demonstrated a wearable sleeve that can simulate(模 拟)human touch and convey social messages sent electronically.Salvato and her team measured how 37 participants expressed social messages in different situations.In each test,one person wore a pressure-sensing device on an arm,and another touched it to respond to six different scenes:attention seeking,gratitude,happiness,calming,love and sadness.After collecting 661 touch movements,Salvato and her colleagues mapped the location and pressure of each.Next,they used a machine-learning algorithm(算法)to select the movements that were most reliable part of each response.Finally,they programmed a wearable sleeve to simulate these movements using eight built-in disks that vibrate when electronically signaled.“The instant it received signals,I could feel the touch and identify its intended meaning.”One participant reported.高三 英语高三 英语第 8 页（共 12 页）第 8 页（共 12 页）Even with no training,the participants correctly matched the simulated touches to the six scenes 45 percent of the time.For comparison,a previous study found participants could match scenes for touches from real human hands 55 percent of the time.Gerling,a touch researcher at Harvard who was not involved in the study,said the invention was really surprising.But the study was small and needs to cover far larger groups of people to determine exactly which are the most desirable responses.Besides,he believes the sleeve surely will enjoy great popularity once launched on the market.32.What were participants asked to do during the study?A.Pick up reliable responses.B.Model on electronic touches.C.Respond to different situations.D.Mark out programmed movements.33.Why did Salvato and her team invent the wearable sleeve?A.To keep track of the COVID-19 pandemic.B.To imitate human touch and express social messages sent electronically .C.To enjoy great popularity once launched on the market.D.To stress the significance of physical and social connections.34.What does Gerling suggest according to the last paragraph?A.Covering more scenes.B.Launching on the market.C.Conducting further research.D.Interviewing the participants.35.Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?A.Electronic Sleeves Helping Feel Virtual TouchB.New Technology Improving Social ConnectionsC.New Sensing Device Increasing Physical TouchesD.Electronic Sleeves Responding to Different Situations 高三 英语高三 英语第 9 页（共 12 页）第 9 页（共 12 页）第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分）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。The term“growth mindset”has become something of a buzzword(流行语)in our life.You can find it everywhere you look in the seminars of motivational speakers,in the education course descriptions,and in the mission statements of companies.36 One of the biggest misconceptions about growth mindset is that it is the same thing as being open-minded in your beliefs.This is untrue.Being open-minded in your beliefs is often the belief on what true growth mindset is,but this is actually called“false growth mindset”in the research community.37 What this means is that they have a fixed belief on their intelligence level,which is exactly what a fixed mindset is.They believe that they are growing,when in reality they are not.Being open-minded to other peoples beliefs and new things is great,but it does not mean that you are actually learning anything.Furthermore,there is no way to ever have a truly complete growth mindset.38 It is important that you accept this and embrace it,while still desiring to experience growth anyway.This is the only way you can truly foster a growth mindset.39 Unproductive efforts that are merely done for the reward or outcome are not considered to be growth mindset.True growth mindset has nothing to do with reward or outcome.Rather,it is based entirely on the learning and growing process itself.When you are invested in a growth mindset,you are invested in the