【名校】河南省实验中学2023-2024学年高一上学期开学考试英语试题.docx

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1、秘密启用前 20232024学年河南省实验中学上期开学考试高一英语试题卷注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名.准考证号码填写在答题卡上。2.作答时，务必将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷及草稿纸上无效。3.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。一、阅读理解AThe ancient village of Machu Picchu is one of the most popular tourist destinations in South America. Its in Peru, high in the Andes Mountains, 8, 000 feet above sea level.The

2、village contains 200 buildings. Houses are in groups, and each house has a large courtyard inside its walls. The Incas(印加人) used the areas outside the groups of houses to grow corn and potatoes and to raise animals. The Incas were very good at building strong walls. Visitors to Machu Picchu still ca

3、nnot fit a knife between the stones of a village home.Machu Picchu seemed to be a healthy, busy village. So why was it lost? That is a mystery, but experts have some ideas. Machu Picchu was hard to reach. Few people outside the village knew about it. Experts think that many residents died of disease

4、. Others fought a war. The survivors left the village.The tourists are good for Perus economy, but they are not good for Machu Picchu. The village is old and fragile. Tourists damage the ruins. Thousands of footsteps from visitors wear down the walkways in the village. Salt and oil from peoples hand

5、s damage the walls. Air pollution from buses hurts the stones. Tourists do not want to damage the village, but they want to see this beautiful, ancient place.The Peruvian government and conservation groups are trying to solve the problem. A group from the United Nations wants to limit the number of

6、tourists each year. They also want cars and buses to use cleaner fuel.1What crops did the Incas grow?ARice and beans.BTomatoes and peas.CWheat and peas.DPotatoes and corn.2How do we know that Incas were good at building walls?AThe Incas knew how to make good use of the land.BVisitors still cannot fi

7、t a knife between the stones.CFootsteps wear down the walkways in the village.DEach house has a large courtyard inside its walls.3Which word can best replace the underlined word “fragile” in fourth paragraph?ABeautiful.BTerrible.CClean.DWeak.4Which of the following does not damage the ruins?AAir pol

8、lution.BFeet on the walkways.CThe shape of the land.DHands on the walls.BOne night Peter received a call from his social worker asking, “Can you take in an 11-year-old boy just for the weekend? It was just a few days after he had said goodbye to two brothers he was fostering（收养）, so he told the soci

9、al worker that his heart was deeply saddened by the loss of the two boys that had just been reunited with their birth parents. Peter thought he didnt have enough energy left to care for another child at the moment. But the worker convinced him.The social worker arrived at his home with the boy at 6

10、am after driving five hours from another county. There is a huge shortage of foster families in Oklahoma so when a child enters the foster care system, social workers are often forced to place the children outside of the county of origin, often removing the child from the only place he or she has ev

11、er known. Add in the fact that older children are much more difficult to place.Peter asked why Anthony, the boy, was in foster care. Then he knew that the boy had been abandoned(抛弃）by his mother when he was 2. He was then placed with a family. But almost ten years later, the family abandoned him at

12、the hospital. Peter was shocked, Its like my life!”The two have been together ever since. And on the 12th of November, Anthony finally got to share Peters last name officially. However, Peter didnt stop fostering kids. “Its hard to be a single foster dad but its worth every minute of it. We are abou

13、t to have another child next month and we are excited.”5What can we infer about Peter from the first paragraph?AHe is rich.BHe is kind.CHe is busy.DHe is brave.6Why did the social worker drive a long way to send the boy to Peter?APeter asked him to do so.BHe knew Peter liked the boy.CPeter lived in

14、the boys birthplace.DHe couldnt find a foster family locally.7What do Peters words in Paragraph 3 show?AHe likes his present life.BHe worked at the hospital.CHe wanted to have a family.DHe also had a poor childhood.CEfforts were underway in Bangladesh to deliver food and drinking water to millions o

15、f people struggling after a heavy rain led to flooding, which hit a quarter of the country. There are around 3.5 million Bangladeshis at risk of river flooding every year according to a 2015 report by the World Bank.On Wednesday, at least 17 of the countrys 64 districts (地区), mostly in the northern

16、and north-eastern Sylhet, were suffering from the natural disaster. Government officials said at least 36 people had been killed and about 4.5 million people stuck so far. The floods also caused damage to agriculture (农业), electricity, and clean water supply.Sylhet is among the worst affected, with

17、several areas without electricity. “Many people are in great need of food and drinking water,” said Enam Ahmed, 45, living in the worst-hit Sunmaganj district. “There is water everywhere but no drinking water. Flood shelters are filled with people but they are not getting enough food,” he said.The s

18、ituation in Bangladesh has been worsened by rain water falling down from the surrounding hills of Indias Meghalaya state, which received more than 970 mm (38 inches) of rain on Sunday, according to a government report.“The flood situation in the three Barak valley districts continues to be very seri

19、ous. Army rescuers have evacuated thousands of trapped people to safe places. 14 rescue teams with more than 70 boats and over 400 men have been pressed into action in the heavily flooded districts,” said a local flood control official. About 5.5 million people have been displaced, about 3.7 million

20、 of whom are staying in government-run temporary (临时的) shelters on higher ground.Locals in the flood-affected areas said they had never seen such serious floods before.8What is the second paragraph mainly about?AThe role played by government officials.BThe people frapped in the disaster.CThe number

21、of districts in the country.DThe damage caused by the floods.9What do we know about the flood shelters?AThere is a crying need for food.BThey can provide enough clean water.CThey are too old to hold people.DThere are few villagers staying inside.10What does the underlined word “displaced” in paragra

22、ph 5 mean?ACalled on.BChecked out.CMoved away.DSent in.11What can we infer from the text?AMore rescue efforts are needed.BThe floods hit the whole country.CThe disaster is the biggest ever.DRivers nationwide are at risk.DYou get anxious if theres no WiFi in the hotel or mobile phone signal up the mo

23、untain. You feel upset if your phone is getting low on power and you secretly worry things will go wrong at work if youre not there. All these can be called “always on” stress caused by smartphone addiction.For some people, smartphones have set them free from the ninetofive work. Flexible working ha

24、s given them more control over their working lives and enabled them to spend more time with their friends and families. For many others though, smartphones have become cruel masters in their pockets, never allowing them to turn them off and relax.Pittsburghbased developer Kevin Holesh was worried ab

25、out how much he was ignoring his family and friends in favor of his iPhone. So he developed an app Moment to monitor his usage. The app enables users to see how much time theyre spending on the device and set up warnings if the usage limits are broken.“Moments goal is to promote balance in your life

26、,” his website explains. “Some time on your phone, some time off it enjoying your loving family and friends around you.”Dr Christine Grant, an occupational psychologist at Coventry University, said, “The effects of this always on culture are that your mind is never resting, and youre not giving your

27、 body time to recover, so youre always stressed. And the more tired and stressed we get, the more mistakes we make. Physical and mental health can suffer.”And as the number of connected smartphones is increasing, so is the amount of data. This is leading to a sort of decision paralysis (瘫痪) and is c

28、reating more stress in the workplace because people have to receive a broader range of data and communications which are often difficult to manage. “It actually makes it more difficult to make decisions and many do less because theyre controlled by it all and feel they can never escape the office,”

29、said Dr Christine Grant.12Whats the first paragraph mainly about?AThe popularity of smartphones.BThe progress of modern technology.CThe signs of “always on” stress.DThe solutions of smartphone addiction.13Kevin Holesh developed Moment to .Aresearch how people use their mobile phonesBhelp people cont

30、rol their use of mobile phonesCmake people better use mobile phonesDincrease the fun of using mobile phones14Whats Dr Christine Grants attitude towards “always on” culture?AConfused.BPositive.CDoubtful.DCritical.15According to the last paragraph, a greater amount of data means .Awe will become less

31、productiveBwe can make a decision more quicklyCwe will be equipped with more knowledgeDwe can work more effectively二、七选五Developing a positive attitude through positive thinking is good for both your physical and mental health. Understandably, its not always possible to keep positive during certain s

32、ituations, but it is possible to develop the skills to have positive thinking. _16_Surround yourself with positive peopleBeing around people who always see the bad side of something will only make you feel bad. _17_ Its hard to be negative when everyone around you is positive!Learn to deal with nega

33、tive thoughts_18_ To become a successful positive thinker youll need to learn to know the negative words you tell yourself. Words such as never and always are known to carry a negative mental effect. Instead of telling yourself, “I always make mistakes”, change your words to, “I make mistakes someti

34、mes but I always learn from them.”Set goalsIts much easier to be positive when you have set goals in mind. Setting goals will help you to deal with the difficulties.Take responsibility for your actions_19_ They seldom made many complaints when coming across hard times. Accepting responsibility for y

35、our actions will help keep you thinking positively and prevent you from accusing others without any reason.Look for positive informationReading positive information about being successful in life can help you work towards becoming a positive thinker. _20_ Its a wonderful way to start and finish each

36、 day!Making decisions to change your way of thinkingfrom negative to positiveis a very effective step to ensuring success in your life. Surround yourself with other like-minded people, and youll gain all the rewards of a happy life.ADont make some complaints.BOne of the secrets to successful people

37、is that they take responsibility for their behavior.CIts necessary for you to learn how to deal with negative words.DBy learning how to make positive thinking easy, youll benefit a lot!EBeing around positive people, on the other hand, will affect you in a positive way.FSpend a little time every day

38、reading something that encourages you to think positively.GIts hard to become a positive thinker if your mind is always annoyed with negative thoughts.三、完形填空Parking at the Alzheimers center where my mother-in-law lived, we were ready to visit her. I glanced at my 11-year-old son, Joel, who was total

39、ly _21_ in the photo album he had insisted on bringing along.Joel has autism (自闭症), and although I had _22_ him that his grandma couldnt remember things the way she used to and might not be as interested in the _23_ as he was, I couldnt be sure if he completely understood my words.“See Grandma!” he

40、shouted at the top of his voice. _24_ the album, he jumped out of the car and up to the building entrance. We finally got to grandmas room. She was _25_ with the door open. “Grandma Barb,” he said _26_. “Pictures.” She awoke, and I saw _27_ in her eyes. “Who is this little boy?” They seemed to ask.

41、However, not _28_, Joel climbed into her lap and opened up his photo album. A sign of a _29_ appeared on her face. He pointed to pictures of his father and me, identifying us. He _30_ to his brother. “Poco!” he exclaimed. Now the smile became laughter. Moms laughter didnt bother Joel. He knew his gr

42、andmother was happy, and that was _31_ for him.Id been worried about Joel understanding what was _32_ his grandmother when really I was the one who needed to understand. I feel _33_ for the mother-in-law I had known. He loved the grandma who was here now.I thanked God for the _34_ of this moment. Th

43、en I pulled up a chair next to them and _35_ in the joy of it with them Lets seize the present and live it to the fullest.21AabsorbedBadoptedCmixedDworried22AorderedBtaughtCremindedDrecommended23AdollsBfamilyChospitalDphotographs24ADroppingBHoldingCFetchingDBringing25AstaringBchattingCreadingDnappin

44、g26AsoftlyBdesperatelyCsurprisedlyDsadly27AdelightBconfusionChopeDanger28AencouragedBpleasedCshockedDdiscouraged29AsmileBtearsCdepressionDembarrassment30Acalled onBfixed onCwent onDinsisted on31AfunnyBeasyCrareDenough32Ahappening toBsticking toCadjusting toDresponding to33AshamefulBsorrowfulCcheerfu

45、lDawful34AbeliefBfailureCgiftDsuccess35AblockedBbathedCstuckDmotivated四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读短文， 在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给的词的正确形式填空。 Physical activity is shown to lessen the effects of aging _36_ the brain. Experts say that dancing is great at involving all the brain functions at the same time-

46、from musical and kinesthetic (运动的), to rational and _37_(emotion). Dancing pumps blood to the brain, giving it the glucose and oxygen needed to function well. So_38_is of great benefit to do this great activity. Dancing increases neural (神经的) connectivity-therefore making you the smarter person you have always hoped you would be.五、写作39上周日你校举办了“强身健体，助力冬奥”为主题的青少年滑冰比赛活动。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：1.参加人员：滑冰爱好者；2.活动亮点：参与度高；精彩纷呈；3.活动意义。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右。2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。A Skating Race_六、读后续写40阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整