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. Ifs in Peru, high in the Andes Mountains, 8, 000 feet above sea level.T

2、he village contains 200 buildings. Houses are in groups, and each house has a large courtyard inside its walls. The Incas（E力口人）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

3、 cannot 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 dise

4、ase. Others fought a war. The survivors left the village.The tourists are good fbr 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 h

5、ands 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

6、of tourists each year. They also want cars and buses to use cleaner fuel.1. What crops did the Incas grow?A. Rice and beans.B. Tomatoes and peas.C. Wheat and peas.D. Potatoes and corn.2. How do we know that Incas were good at building walls?A. The Incas knew how to make good use of the land.B Visito

7、rs still cannot fit a knife between the stones.Paragraph 2After the play, I took home the flower.英语参考答案1.D2.B3.D4. C5.B6.D7.D8. D 9. A 10. C 11. C12.C13.B14.D15.A16.D17.E18.G19.B20.F21.A22.C23.D24.B25.D26. A 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. C 31. D32. A 33. A 34. C 35. B36. on 37. emotional 38. it39. A Skating

8、 RaceLast Sunday, our school held a skating race fbr teenagers titled Build up body fbr the Winter Olympics”.At 9:00 am. many skate lovers in our school gathered on the playground to compete for their best. They moved and jumped fast and smoothly across every obstacle as if they were flying, which m

9、ade all the audience applaud heatedly. The skills that they showed left a deep impression on me. In the whole competition, we were excited and energetic.The activity has made me realize that all of us should have strong bodies and we must prepare ourselves well for the coming Winter Olympics.40. Par

10、agraph 1“But you will be a beautiful narrator,“ she said, encouraging and comforting me as usual. You just haven91 been ready fbr the stage performance.Seeing the sadness on my face soften a little, she added, Why not take the narrators part as an opportunity to be familiar with the stage?” Her enco

11、uragement calmed me down gradually, and I began to accept the narrators part was of vital significance. Soon it was the big day. At first I was still nervous, but then I found a dandelion in my pocket. I knew my mom passed the flower to me, hoping it would be my lucky charm. Paragraph 2After the pla

12、y, I took home the flower. Mom carefully gazed at the dandelion, gently pressed it into the dictionary and grinned happily at me. “We were perhaps the only people who would press such a sorry-looking weed. Though decades have passed, I often recall our walk in the yard. Her smile and her words of wi

13、sdom have stayed with me and shaped me into who I am now! And this is perhaps the best gift that Ive ever received in my life.C. Footsteps wear down the walkways in the village.D. Each house has a large courtyard inside its walls.3. Which word can best replace the underlined word 什agile“ in fourth p

14、aragraph?A. Beautiful.B. Terrible.C. Clean.D. Weak.4. Which of the following does not damage the ruins?A. Air pollution.B. Feet on the walkways.C. The shape of the land.D. Hands 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 t

15、he weekend?n It was just a few days after he had said goodbye to two brothers he was fostering （收养）,so he told the social 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

16、 for another child at the moment. But the worker convinced him.The social worker arrived at his home with the boy at 6 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 forc

17、ed to place the children outside of the county of origin, often removing the child from the only place he or she has ever 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 abandonee应弃）b

18、y his mother when he was 2. He was then placed with a family. But almost ten years later, the family abandoned him at 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 Petefs last name officially. Howeve

19、r, Peter didnt stop fostering kids. Its hard to be a single foster dad but its worth every minute of it. We are about to have another child next month and we are excited.”5. What can we infer about Peter from the first paragraph?A. He is rich.B. He is kind.C. He is busy.D. He is brave.6. Why did the

20、 social worker drive a long way to send the boy to Peter?A. Peter asked him to do so.B . He knew Peter liked the boy.C. Peter lived in the boys birthplace.D. He couldnt find a foster family locally.7. What do Peters words in Paragraph 3 show?A. He likes his present life.B He worked at the hospital.C

21、 He wanted to have a family.D. He also had a poor childhood.CEfforts were underway in Bangladesh to deliver food and drinking water to millions of 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 floo

22、ding every year according to a 2015 report by the World Bank.On Wednesday, at least 17 of the country 9s 64 districts （地区），mostly in the northern 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 peo

23、ple stuck so far. The floods also caused damage to agriculture （农业），electricity, and clean water supply.Sylhet is among the worst affected, with 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 distri

24、ct. There is water everywhere but no drinking water. Flood shelters are filled with people but they are not getting enough food,“ he said.The situation 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

25、 inches） of rain on Sunday, according to a government report.“The flood situation in the three Barak valley districts continues to be very serious. 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

26、 action in the heavily flooded districts J said a local flood control official. About 5.5 million people have been displaced, about 3.7 million 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 flo

27、ods before.8. What is the second paragraph mainly about?A. The role played by government officials.B , The people frapped in the disaster.C. The number of districts in the country.D. The damage caused by the floods.9. What do we know about the flood shelters?A. There is a crying need for food.B They

28、 can provide enough clean water.C They are too old to hold people.D. There are few villagers staying inside.10. What does the underlined word “displaced“ in paragraph 5 mean?A. Called on.B. Checked out.C. Moved away.D. Sent in.11. What can we infer from the text?A. More rescue efforts are needed.B.

29、The floods hit the whole country.C. The disaster is the biggest ever.D. Rivers nationwide are at risk.DYou get anxious if theres no Wi-Fi in the hotel or mobile phone signal up the mountain. You feel upset if your phone is getting low on power and you secretly worry things will go wrong at work if y

30、oure not there. All these can be called always on” stress caused by smart-phone addiction.For some people, smartphones have set them free from the nine-to-five work. Flexible working has given them more control over their working lives and enabled them to spend more time with their friends and famil

31、ies. For many others though, smartphones have become cruel masters in their pockets, never allowing them to turn them off and relax.Pittsburgh-based developer Kevin Holesh was worried about how much he was ignoringhis family and friends in favor of his iPhone. So he developed an app Moment 一 to moni

32、tor 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/5 his website explains. Some time on your phone, some time off it enjoying your loving family and friends around

33、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 body time to recover, so youre always stressed. And the more tired and stressed we get, the more mistakes we make.

34、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 creating more stress in the workplace because people have to receive a broader range of data and communications which a

35、re often difficult to manage. It actually makes it more difficult to make decisions and many do less because they9re controlled by it all and feel they can never escape the office,“ said Dr Christine Grant.12. Whats the first paragraph mainly about?A. The popularity of smartphones.B The progress of

36、modern technology.C. The signs of always on stress.D. The solutions of smartphone addiction.13. Kevin Holesh developed Moment to .A. research how people use their mobile phonesB help people control their use of mobile phonesC make people better use mobile phonesD. increase the fun of using mobile ph

37、ones14. Whafs Dr Christine Grants attitude towards “always on culture?A. Confused.B. Positive.C. Doubtful.D. Critical.15. . According to the last paragraph, a greater amount of data means . A. we will become less productiveB , we can make a decision more quicklyC. we will be equipped with more knowl

38、edgeD. we 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 situations, but it is possible to develop the skills to have positive thinking. 1

39、6Surround 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 negative thoughts18 To become a successful positive thinker youll need to learn to know

40、the negative words you tell yourself. Words such as never and always are known to carry a negative mental eflfect. Instead of telling yourself, I always make mistakes”, change your words to, “I make mistakes sometimes but I always learn from them.Set goalsIts much easier to be positive when you have

41、 set goals in mind. Setting goals will help you to deal with the difficulties.Take responsibility for your actions19 They seldom made many complaints when coming across hard times. Accepting responsibility for your actions will help keep you thinking positively and prevent you from accusing others w

42、ithout any reason.Look for positive informationReading positive information about being successful in life can help you work towards becoming a positive thinker. 20 Ifs a wonderful way to start and finish each day!Making decisions to change your way of thinking-from negative to positive-is a very ef

43、fective step to ensuring success in your life. Surround yourself with other like-minded people, and youll gain all the rewards of a happy life.A. Dont make some complaints.B. One of the secrets to successful people is that they take responsibility for their behavior.C. Its necessary for you to learn

44、 how to deal with negative words.D. By learning how to make positive thinking easy, youll benefit a lot!E. Being around positive people, on the other hand, will affect you in a positive way.F. Spend a little time every day reading something that encourages you to think positively. G. Its hard to bec

45、ome a positive thinker if your mind is always annoyed with negativethoughts.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 totally 21 in the photo album he had insisted on bringing along.Joel has autism

46、 （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!99 he shouted at the top of his voice. 24 the album, he jumped out of the car and up t

47、o the building entrance. We finally got to grandmas room. She was25 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. However, not28, Joel climbed into her lap and opened up his photo album. A sign of a 29appeared

48、 on her face. He pointed to pictures of his father and me, identifying us. He30 to his brother. Toco! he exclaimed. Now the smile became laughter. Moms laughter didnt bother JoeL He knew his grandmother was happy, and that was 31 for him.Ed 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