2023-2024学年河南省TOP二十名校高三年级上册9月调研考试英语试卷

2023—2024学年河南省TOP二十名校高三上学期9

月调研考试英语试卷

一、阅读理解

Top4WritingContestsof2023

TheBettyAward

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TeenWritingContest

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BenningtonYoungWritersAwards

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C.100WordWritingContest.D.BenningtonYoungWritersAwards.

AyearafterWaltDisneymadehistorywiththereleaseofSnowWhileandthe

SevenDwarfs,hisartistswerestrugglingtofindtherightdesignforthewoodland

backgroundsofBambi,thecoming-of-agetaleofayoungdeer.Thefilm*s

productionteamrealizedtheyneededanalternativetothestyleintheirfirstfeature

lengthanimatedfilm.SoontheygottheirinspirationfromTyrusWong,whosework

wasondisplayatNewYorkCity'sMuseumofChineseinAmericanWong,an

immigrant（移民）fromTaishan,China,arrivedinCaliforniaat9withhisfatherin

1919.WongeventuallysettlednearLosAngeles,wherehedevelopedhispassionsfor

artanddrawingandgottrainedattheOtisArtInstitute.

In1938,TheWaltDisneyStudiohiredhimtodrawtheframesbetweenthemain

drawingsoftheanimators.WongsoonlearnedthatthestudiowastryingtoturnFelix

Salten*snovelBambiintoananimatedfilm.Afterreadingthestory,hesawan

opportunitytobreakoutofhisboringjob.

InspiredbyChineselandscapepaintings,heusedwatercolorandcrayonsthat

createdtheforestsceneswithsimplestrokes（笔画）ofcolorandspecialattention10

lightandshadow.Wong*sskillscaughtDisney*seyeandbecametheguidefbr

Bambisbackgroundartists,whowerelatertrainedtomimic（效仿）hisstyle.

BythetimeBambihittheatersin1942,astrikeatTheWaltDisneyStudiohadleft

Wongjoblessafterthreeyearsofworkingontheproject.Helaterbecamean

illustratorforWarnerBros,whereheworkedformorethantwodecades.

uPeopleadmirehisworkbecauseofBambi,butBambiwasjustarallysmallpart

ofhisartlife,"saidWong'syoungestdaughter.“Heconsidershimselfnotagreat

artistbutaluckyartist,whowasattherightplaceattherighttime.0

4.WhydidTyrusWongcatchtheattentionofTheWaltDisneyStudio?

A.HispaintingstylefittedBambi.B.Heimpressedthestudiowithhonors.

D.Hisworkwonpopularitywith

C.Hewasfondoftakingphotos.

students.

5.HowdidTyrusWongprobablyfeelaboutfilmingBambi?

A.Annoyed.B.Fearful.C.Excited.D.Regretful.

6.WhatcanweinferaboutTyrusWongfromthetext?

B.Heis

A.Heisgenerous.C.Heishumorous.D.Heisproductive,

demanding.

7.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?

A.Business.B.Science.C.Culture.D.Health.

TheEarthsetunofficialrecordhightemperatureslastweek.Scientistssaidthey

wereaclearsignofhowpollutantsreleasedbyhumansarewarmingtheenvironment.

Heatsetsthepaceofourclimateinsomanyways...it1sneverjusttheheat,"said

KimCobb,aclimatescientistatBrownUniversity.

Oceanwarming,wildfiresmokeandearlyarrivedEINinothatmuchofNorth

Americaexperiencedthissummerareothersignsofclimatetroubles.Otherrecent

naturaleventsalsoshowthatclimatechangehasenterednewterritory.

Mostoftheplanetiscoveredbyoceans,whichhavetakenin90percentofthe

recentwarmingcausedbyplanet-warminggases.InApril,worldwideocean

temperatureroseto21,1℃,whichscientistsbelievewascausedbyacombinationof

planet-warminggasesandtheearlyEINinoformation.EINinoisaperiodofwarning

PacificOceanwaters.Newlypublisheddatadocumentedexceptionallywarmocean

temperaturesintheNorthAtlanticandalsoextremeseaheatwavesnearIreland,

Britain,andintheBalticSea.

HighlevelsofwildfiresmokeweremorecommonontheUSWestCoastrecently.

SeveralroundsofsmokefromwildfiresinnorthernCanadabroughtdangerousair

qualitylevelstoeasternNorthAmerica.Scientistssaythatclimatechangewillmake

wildfiresandsmokemoreintenseandthattheEastCoastwillseemoreofit.

ThecurrentEINinoformedamonthortwoearlierthanusual.ItreplacedLaNina

that,withitscoolingofPacificwaters,keptworldwidetemperaturesdown.That

meansthatitwillhavemoretimethanusualtostrengthen.Itispredictedthatthereis

a98percentchancethatatleastoneofthenextfiveyearswillbethewarmeston

record.Oneoftheseyearswouldbeattemperaturesfrom2016whenanexceptionally

strongEINinowaspresent.

8.WhatdidKimCobbwanttosayinthefirstparagraph?

A.Coldwavemightarrivesoon.B.Theheatmaycometoanend.

C.TheEarthwouldsuffermore.D.It'seasytoforecasttheweather.

9.Whichofthefollowingsawmorefrequentwildfiresmokerecently?

C.TheSouthD.TheUSWest

A.Ireland.B.Britain.

Atlantic.Coast.

10.Whatwillmostlikelyhappeninfiveyearsaccordingtothetext?

A.More

B,Feweraccidents.C.Recordheat.D.Extremecold,

earthquakes.

11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Weather

B.Climatetroubles.C.Pollutedwaters.D.Greenpractices,

patterns.

Ichoosetoargueagainstthetopicof“TikTokhasdonemoreharmthangoodto

youngpeople".Nowasmanypeopleknow,TikTokisaverypopularappthatstarted

becomingverypopularinMarch2020.ManyparentsthinkTikTokisaninappropriate

andunsafeplatformforyoungchildren.LetmestartbysayingthatTikTokisnotfor

youngchildren!InEurope,thelegalageforTikTokis16andinAmericathelegalage

is13.

Secondly,manyadultsbelievethatseeingmillionsof'perfect"peoplewho

spendhoursonmakeupallthetimecanmakeusfeelunhappy,butIpersonallyfind

thisentirelyuntrue.TherearemanypeopleonTikTokandnoteachandeveryoneis

obsessed（痴迷）with"beingperfect”.PeoplealsoforgetthatTikTokisn'tentirely

madeupofpeoplespreadingnasty（恶意的）messagesandpretendingtobeperfect.

OnTikTokyoucanfindrecipes,animals,facts,poemsandnatureamongmanyother

usefulthings.

Furthermore,ifyouareseeinganaccountthatismakingyoufeelunsafe,TikTok

hasmadeitveryeasytoblockandreportthecreator.Byblockingthecreatoryouwill

nolongerbeabletoviewtheircontentandbyreportingtheaccountyouaretelling

TikTokthatitisinappropriateandshouldbebanned.

Finally,peoplemightworrythatstrangerswillcommenthurtfulmessagesonyoung

people1svideos,shatteringtheirconfidence,butTikTokisonestepahead.Ithasa

veryclearchoicethatyoucanenablecalled“private"whichmeansthatonly

peopleyouallowcanview/commentonyourvideos.Inconclusion,Iamnotsaying

thatTikTokisperfectbutit'snotnearlyasbadaspeoplemakeitouttobe.

12.WhatcanweknowaboutTikTokinAmerica?

A.It1scostlytodownloadtheapp.B.Itsetsanagelimit.

C.Itreachedconsumersin2020.D.It'saccessibletoall.

13.Whydoestheauthormentionrecipesandotherthingsinparagraph2?

A.ToshowthebenefitofTikTok.B.Tooffersomeheatedtopics.

C.Toexplainwhytheyareuseful.D.Tovoicehisviewsonpoems.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"shattering"inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Praising.B.Discovering.C.Enhancing.D.Destroying.

15.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor*sattitudetoTikTok?

A.Doubtful.B.Supportive.C.Uncaring.D.Dismissive.

二、七选五

WhatMakesaGreatTeacher?

Teachingisoneofthemostcomplicatedjobstoday.Itdemandsavarietyof

qualities:broadknowledge,enthusiasm,acaringattitudeandadesiretomakea

differenceinthelivesofyoungpeople.Nowonderthatit'shardtofindgreat

teachers.16.

Greatteachersarepreparedandorganized.Theyareintheirclassroomsearlyand

readytoteach.17.Theirclassesareorganizedinsuchawayastominimize

distractions（分心）.

Greatteachersengagestudentsandgetthemtolookatissuesinvariousways.

Effectiveteachersusefactsasastartingpoint,notanendpoint.Theyask“why”

questions,lookatallsidesandencouragestudentstopredictwhatwillhappennext.

Theyaskquestionsfrequentlytomakesurestudentsarefollowingalong.Theytryto

engagethewholeclass,andtheydon,tallowafewstudentstodominatetheclass.

18.

Greatteachersarewarm,accessible,enthusiasticandcaring19.Theymake

themselvesavailabletostudentsandparentswhoneedthem.Theyareinvolvedin

schoolwidecommitteesandactivities.Theyformstrongrelationshipswiththeir

studentsanddemonstrateacommitmenttotheschool.

20.Theyexhibitexpertknowledgeinthesubjectstheyareteachingand

spendtimecontinuingtogainnewknowledgeintheirfields.Theypresentmaterialin

anenthusiasticmannerandmeettheirstudents*needstolearnmoreontheirown.

A.Parentssethighexpectationsfortheirkids

B.Herearesomecharacteristicsofgreatteachers

C.Greatteachersaremastersoftheirsubjectmatter

D.Theypresentlessonsinaclearandstructuredway

E.Theyknowclearlywhichstudentsarehighlygifted

F.Teacherswiththesequalitiesareknowntostayafterschool

G.Inshort,theykeepstudentsmotivatedwithvariedapproaches

三、完形填空

Todaymyfriendaccompaniedmetothebusstation.Itjustthatthere

wasabusatthestationwaitingforpeopletogeton.Weandcrossedthe

road.BeforeIgotonthebusmyfriendhadtotakesomethingfrommybag,which

tookalittlebitoftime.Theconductorwaspatientenoughtowaitwithouturgingme

toasotherconductorsusuallydo.Iwasbyhim.

Thebusmovedoffandtheconductorbeganthepassengers.Mostof

themweregivinghimbignotes.Itwasatthemorningrushhour.Hehadalltherights

totothepassengersaboutthebigmoneynotes,butnotawordfromhis

mouthcameout.Hejustreceivedthebignotesandtriedtofind

forthem.Whenheme,Inoticedhehadawithhis

feet,makinghimlookdifferent.Mostdisabledpeoplearealwaysand

lookworried.Thisonereallyimpressedmeandleftmewithasmileyheart.

Iwasremindedbythisconductorthatcomplainingisnotagood

,butawasteofenergy.Itjustmakesthingsworse.Itwouldbebetterto

accepttheandtostaycalm.Thatwouldyouandpeople

around.

21.A.showedB.provedC.happenedD.appeared

22.A.escapedB.hesitatedC.pausedD.waved

23.A.hurryupB.takeoffC.comebackD.goaround

24.A.blamedB.amazedC.savedD.wakened

25.A.chargingB.callingC.followingD.visiting

26.A.turnB.complainC.respondD.listen

27.A.lazilyB.secretlyC.kindlyD.unwillingly

28.A.changeB-foodC.awardsD.excuses

29.A.comfortedB.answeredC.interruptedD.approached

30.A.memoryB.problemC.jokeD.reply

31.A.proudB-creativeC•moodyD.honest

32.A.sadB.foolishC.calmD.new

33.A.supportB.studyC.luckD.policy

34.A.startB.factC.wishD.relief

35.A.benefitB.shockC.trainD.test

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

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。

Amongtherecent36(develop)ofvarioustechnologies,themostusedhandy

technologyisthemobilephoneswiththeInternetconnection.Inthepastfewyears,

mobilephones37(play)anirreplaceablepartinourdailylife.Withoutthem,

normallifewasatastandstill.Theexperienceforcedus38(become)dependent

onmobilephones.Nowweare39(confuse)abouttheideathatmobilephones

shouldnotbeallowedinschools.Mobilephonesbringwiththemmanyadvantages

anddisadvantages.Letusdiscussthistounderstandtheissue40(clear).

Generallyspeaking,mobilephonesshouldnotbeallowedinschoolsbecause

teachersprovidestudents41allknowledgeandguidance.Moreover,schoolis

notonlymeantforacademics,butitteachesdiscipline,values,goodhabits,42

interactiveskillswhichmobilephonescan*toffer.Ifwetalkaboutconnectivitythat

meanstocontactsomeoneincaseofemergency,theschoolwillhelpthestudents.

Wecannotignoresomeimportantcases43mobilephonesmayberequired.

Mobilephonesprovideabetterwayoflearningand44(fast)accessto

information.Manyparentsfeelsafetotrackthelocationoftheirkidsastheytravelto

schoolontheirown.Butsome45(regulation)shouldbemadetoensurethatthe

studentsusemobilephonesproperly.

五、其他应用文

46.你校将以3月21日世界睡眠日为主题，举办英语演讲比赛。请你写一篇演

讲稿参赛，内容包括：

1.睡眠与学习之间的关系；

2.改善睡眠的建议。

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。

Goodmorning,everyone!

六、读后续写

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。

Kuppanwasagoodbadmintonplayer.Hisrisewithintheranksofthebadminton

playersoftheschoolwasimpressivebutunusual.Onedayhew