河南省十所名校2023届高中毕业班尖子生第一次考试英语试卷

河南省十所名校2023届高中毕业班尖子生第一次考试

英语

考生注意：

1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将考生号条形

码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如

需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。

写在本试卷上无效。

3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

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2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L5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。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是C。

1.Whatistheman,sproblem?

A.Heneedsaride.

B.Hewantsanewjob.

C.Hedoesn'thaveinsurancenow.

2.WhatwastheweatherlikeonSaturday?

A.Sunny.B.Windy.C.Cloudy.

3.Whatdoesthemanwanttodonext?

A.Stopfbrsomecoffee.B.Leaveforhome.C.Goonworking.

4.Whydoesthewomantalkwiththeman?

A.Tosendaninvitation.B.Toaskfbrpermission.C.Toseekforhelp.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Ajob.B.Amovie.C.Anapplicant.

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.Whichpartdidthemanhurt?

A.Hisknee.B.Hisfoot.C.Hisankle.

7.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Doctorandpatient.B.Patientandreceptionist.C.Coachandplayer.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatkindofroomdoesthemanreserve?

A.Asingleroom.B.Adoubleroom.C.Asuite.

9.Howmuchwillthemanpay?

A.$160.B.$180.C.$200.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatdidthewomandoafterfailingtofindhercar?

A.Sheaskedthemanforhelp.

B.Shecalledthepolice.

C.Shecontactedtheundergroundstation.

11.Whywasthewomanunabletofindhercar?

A.Itwasstolen.

B.Itwaspulledaway.

C.Shewalkedthroughthewrongexit.

12.Howdidthewomanfeelthatday?

A.Terrible.B.Angry.C.Happy.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inacompany.B.Inashoppingmall.C.Inacinema.

14.HowdidPaulsoundwhenseeingDeborah?

A.Nervous.B.Embarrassed.C.Excited.

15.WhyisDeborahinManchester?

A.Sheisworkingthere.B.Sheistravellingthere.C.Sheisattendingameeting.

16.WhatisDeborahgoingtodonext?

A.Havedinner.B.Seeamovie.C.Buyanewskirt.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhichpartofIndiadidthestormhit?

A.Thesoutheast.B.Thenortheast.C.Thesouthwest.

18.Howmanypeoplediedinlastmonth'sstorm?

A.About2.B.Atleast18.C.About20.

19.Howmanypeoplehavebeenmovedtosaferareas?

A.About100,000.B.About200,000.C.About400,000.

20.Whatdidthestormmainlydestroy?

A.Fishingtowns.B.Farmingvillages.C.Bigcities.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将

该项涂黑。

A

NewVolunteerOrientation2022—VirtualEventHeldbyHealtheBay

VolunteerOrientation(培训I):Learnhowtoprotectourenvironment,advocatecleanwater,

reduceplasticpollution,andtakeclimateaction!

AboutThisEvent

OurnewvolunteerorientationsoccurmonthlyJanuary——November.

Cometolearnaboutourvolunteerprogramsandadditionalwaystohelptheenvironment,andbe

thefirsttoknowwhenwescheduleourprogram-specifictrainings.

ZoomRegistration

ThisvirtualorientationwillbeheldonZoomandyouwillbeautomaticallyregisteredfortheZoom

meetingwhenyouregisterhereonEventbrite.

Must-Haves

•Mustbe14oroldertoattend(ifyounger,pleasecontactus).

•Mustcommittoaminimumofthreemonthsofservice.

,MustattendavolunteerorientationfirstbeforeattendinganyHealtheBay's

volunteertrainings.

BenefitsofVolunteeringwithHealtheBay

•Joinacommunitythatengagesinlocalenvironmentalissues.

•Buildprofessionalandpersonalskills.

•Becomeaconfidentadvocatefortheenvironment.

•AccessexclusiveHealtheBayvolunteerevents.

HealtheBay'svolunteerprogramshavefivedistinctvolunteerprograms.Eachprogramhas

aspecifictrainingassociatedwithit,aswellasitsownvolunteerroles.Forexample,Youthis

onespecialforthemiddleandhighschoolstudents.TheyregistertheirschoolclubwithClubHeal

theBaytobepartofalargerenvironmentaladvocacycommunity.Inreturn,theirschoolclub

receivesrecognitionandrewardsfortheirprojects.

Ifyouarepartofagrouporschoolthatwantstogetinvolved,wehaveseveralGroups&Schools

opportunitiesforyou.Checkoutthelinksbelow:

・Adopt-A-BeachGroupCleanups

•Request-A-Speaker

•ClubHealtheBay

21.Whatcanwelearnaboutthevolunteerorientation?

A.Itrequirespeopletosignup.B.Ittakesplaceeverymonth.

C.Itchargesparticipantssomefees.D.Itfocusesonsavingwaterresources.

22.Howcanhighschoolstudentscontributetotheirschoolclubaccordingtothetext?

A.TheycandonatemoneLtoit.

B.Theycanorganizeawiderrangeofactivities.

C.Theycanprovidemoretrainingfortheclubmembers.

D.Theycanhelpmakeitbetteracknowledgedfortheirprojects.

23.Wherecanyoufindthistextprobably?

A.Inanewspaper.B.Inabrochure.

C.Onanoticeboard.D.OntheInternet.

B

Weweredesigningawheelchair.Myclassmatesfeltonlysteelwouldbestrongenoughfor

thehandle.Basedonmyexperience,however,Ibelievedsteelwouldbetooheavyandaluminum

（铝）wouldbebetter.Butthestudentwhomoststronglyadvocatedsteelworkedatabikeshop;

surelyIdidn'tknowbetter,havingusedmetalonlyforcrafts（手工）.Afewdayslater,thesteelarm

kepidroppingdown,provingIhadbeenright—andIwishedIhadshownmoresteelydetermination

todefendmyposition.

Ilovedcrafting.ButwhenVdchosenengineeringincollege,Iputthesepursuitsaside.Notonly

wasIstretchedfortime,butIdidn'tthinktheywererelevanttomyacademicwork-and

Ihesitatedtohighlightmycraftinginterestsinthemale-dominatedengineeringenvironmentwhere

Ialreadyfeltlikeanoutsider.Itoldmyselfthatengineeringadequatelyfedmycreativesideand

Ididn'lneedthehobby.

Thewheelchairprojectwasasignthatmycraftingmightbeimportantandrelevant,butforthenext

fewyearsIcontinuedtoavoidbringingitupinprofessionalspaces.WhenIwasinterviewingfor

engineeringjobsandwasaskedwhetherItinkered（修补）inmysparetime,forexample,Iwassure

theinterviewerswouldn'tcareaboutmycrafts,eventhoughtheyfeaturedmovingparts.SoIsaidI

didmore3Dprinting.Thecompanyextendedanoffer,soIfeltmyassumptionwasconfirmed.

MaybemycraftingwassomethingIshouldn,tconceal.SoonIwasseeingmoreexamples

ofconnectionsbetweenengineeringandcraftsthatIhadpreviouslyoverlooked.Isawhow

craftingtaughtmetoperseverewhenmyproductdidn'tmatchmyinitialvisionandtoconsiderthe

failedcreationalearning,justasanengineermust.

Sincethen,Fvebuiltcraftingbackintomyfreetime.Vvealsostoppedhidingitfrom

mycolleagues.TheirresponseswereconsistentlypositiveandconstructivenotasIusedtofear.

24.Whydidtheauthorgiveupherideawhenmakingawheelchair?

A.Shelackedenoughconfidence.B.Aluminumisn'theavyenough.

C.Thehandlekeptdroppingdown.D.Herclassmatewasverystubborn.

25.Whichwordcanbeusedtodescribetheauthor?

A.Determined.B.Creative.C.Honest.D.Reliable.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“conceal“inparagraph4probablymean?

A.Like.B.Hide.C.Share.D.Develop.

27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.InterestIstheBestTeacherB.CraftingIsRelyingonMyCareer

C.MyRoadtoBecominganEngineerD.MyCraftingMakesMeaBetterEngineer

C

Nowresearchersarelookingcloselyathow“green“ourpaymentsystemsare.They've

foundbuyerscanhelpcutsomeenvironmentalcosts,nomatterhowtheypay.

Tomeasurethefull“cost"tosocietyofmoney,researchersexaminedthelifecycleofaU.S.penny.

Peopleminezinc（锌）andcopper（铜）rocksatdifferentplaces.Multiplestepsgointoseparating

themetalsfromtheserocks.Themetalsthengotoafactory.Coppercoatseachsideofathicker

zinclayer.Thenthemetalisshapedintodisksknownascoinblanks.ThosediskstraveltoU.S.

Mintplants.Differentprocessesthereformthedisksintocoins.

PackagedcoinstraveltobanksthatarepartoftheFederalReserve,theUnitedStates5centralbank.

Thesebanksshipthepenniesouttolocalbanksforreleasetothepublic.Allofthosestepsuse

energyandproducewaste.

Yearslater,FederalReservebankscollectworn-outpennies.Thesearemeltedanddestroyed.Again,

everysteprequiresenergy—andproducespollution.

Butcashismorethanjustpennies.Mostcountriesalsousebanknotesorbills.GreatBritainbegan

itsswitchfromcotton-fiberpapertoplasticin2016.Shonfield,oneoftheresearchers,comparedthe

environmentalimpactsofthetwotypesofbills.

Bothtypesofbillshadadvantagesanddisadvantages,hefound.Onbalance,theirreportfound,

plasticbillslastlonger.Soovertime,“youdon,thavetocreatenearlyasmanybanknoteswith

plasticnotesaswithpaper,nShonfieldsays.Thatcutstheoverallneedforrawmaterialsandenergy.

And,headds,plasticbillsarethinnerthanpaperones.MoreofthemfitintoATMsthanolderpaper

bills.So,keepingthemachinesfulltakesfewertrips.

Shonfield5sgroupconcludedthatabout31percentofthoseenvironmentalimpactscame

frommakingcoins.Amuchbiggershare-64percent-camefromenergyforrunningATMs

andtransportingbillsandcoins.FewerATMsandmorerenewableenergycouldreducethose

impacts,thestudyconcluded.

28.Whatfeatureof“disks“ismentioned?

A.Theyareofdifferentvalue.B.Theyhavenothingonthem.

C.Theyareofdifferentsizes.D.Theyaremadeofplastic.

29.Howdidresearchersstudytheenvironmentalimpactsofmoney?

A.Bydoingvariousexperiments.B.Byobservingthewaypeoplepay.

C.Byexaminingthelifecycleofapenny.D.Byanalyzingtherawmaterialsofcoins.

30.WhichstatementmightShonfieldagreewith?

A.Paperbillsproducelesswastethancoins.

B.Pennieswillretirefromthestageofhistory.

C.Coinsmakeuseoflessenergythanpaperbills.

D.Plasticbillsaremoreenvironmentallyfriendly.

31.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconvey?

A.Thewayswepayaffectourplanet.

B.Moneyproducesmostwastewheninuse.

C.”Green“paymentsystemsarecatchingon.

D.E-paymentcanalsopollutetheenvironment.

D

Haveyoueverwonderedhowmosquitoesaresogoodatfindingyou?Anewstudyhas

justidentifiedanewwaytheyhomeinonus.It'svisual.Mosquitoesjustlikethelookofourskin.

ClaireRuschandhercolleagueshavebeenworkingtouncoverwaystoavoidmosquitobites.And

thisbiologistknowsplentyaboutthat.Afterall,tostudymosquitoes,“yougetbittenalot,“she

notes."It'snoteasytoworkwithananimalthatpreys（捕食）onyou.^^

Totestwhetheramosquitohascolorpreference,Ruschgothelpfromasoftwareengineer

whodesignedatestboxthatwas450mosquito-body-lengthslong.Linedwithcameras,itrecorded

theinsects,flightpatterns.Twosmallcoloreddiskswerelaidonthefloorofthebox.

Theresearchersreleasedabout50starvedmosquitoesintothebox.Mosquitoesdon't

starthuntinguntilthey'vesmeltcarbondioxide（CO2）.So,theteamsprayed（喷）CO2insidethe

boxaspartoftheexperiment.CamerasrecordedwhereHhemosquitoesflewandhowthey

interactedwiththecoloreddisks.Whicheverdiskthemosquitoesflewaroundlongerwouldbethe

colortheinsectspreferred.

TheyfoundbeforeCO2wassprayed,themosquitoesignoredallthecoloreddisks.With

CO2,mosquitoesignoredanydiskthatwasgreen,blueorpurple.Buttheinsectsdidflytoward

disksthatwerered,orangeorlightblue.Thesecolors,apparently,wereinviting.The

mosquitoesseemedtoespeciallylikered.

Theresultwasbeyondtheresearchers5expectationsbecausescientistslongthought

thatmosquitoesreliedmostlyonbodysmellsandheattofindhumans.Now,theyknowthatvision

alsoplaysanimportantrole.

Thereisstillmuchtolearnabouthowmosquitoesseetheirworld.Itseemslogical

thatmosquitoesmightbeattractedtoredsincethatisthecolorhumanskinappearstothem.

Stillunknowniswhytheyarealsoattractedtolightblue.And,importantly,howmightthesenew

dataoncolorpreferencesbeusedtodesignbettermosquitotraps?

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"that"inparagraph2referto?

A.identifyingvariousmosquitoes.B.Teamingupwithothercolleagues.

C.Avoidingbeingbittenbymosquitoes.D.Uncoveringwaystocatchmosquitoes.

33.Whydidtheresearchersusecarbondioxideintheexperiment?

A.Tostopmosquitoesflyingaway.B.Totrackmosquitoesmoreeasily.

C.Tomakemosquitoeshuntactively.D.Toputmorepressureonmosquitoes.

34.Whatwasthediscoveryofthenewstudy?

A.Mosquitoestrackpeoplebysmelling.

B.Mosquitoesaregoodatfindingtheirtargets.

C.Mosquitoesseetheworldinadifferentway.

D.Mosquitoescanuseeyeswhenhuntingfood.

35.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Thethingsremainingtobeexplored.B.Theworldintheeyesofmosquitoes.

C.Thecolorpreferencesofmosquitoes.D.Thepracticalapplicationofthefindings.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项

涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Honestyisimportant.However,noteveryoneseemstothinkso.Liesandthehidingoftruthare

commonplace.Butwhenexaminingthecaseforhonesty,yourealizeit'sabetteroption.Hereare

thereasonswhythevalueofhonestyisbeyondmeasure.

Itiseasiertounderstand.36Theotherpersondoesn'thavetosecondguesswhatyoureally

mean.Andwithclaritycomesabetterunderstandingofyourexpectationsofthem.Theyknowwhat

youwouldactuallylikethemtodo.

Youaremorelikelytogetwhatyouwant.Weoftenhideourtruedesiresorpreferencesratherthan

speakoutthetruth.Butwhenwearecompletelyhonestwithourselvesandothers,weencourage

therightactionsthatleadtowhatwewant.37Youmaynotgetyourwayeverytime.Butat

leastyou'11getyourwaysometimesoramiddlegroundwillbereachedthatsuitsyouboth.

38Thereisnoneedtorememberwhatyouliedaboutandtowhom.Youcanbe

confidentthatyouhavesaidwhatwastrueinthemomentyousaidit.Now,don'tconfusesimple

witheasy.Beinghonestisnotalwayseasy.39

Itisbetterforyourinnerpeace.Lyingdoesn5tcomeeasyformostpeople.Whenyou

cheatothers,itcanfeellikeyouaregoingagainstyourvalues.Notonlythat,butassoonasyoulie,

youwilllivewiththefearofthatliebeingdiscovered.That'samentallytiringthing.40

Ofcourse,youmayfeelslightlybadifyouhavetotellsomeoneanuncomfortabletruth,butthat

won^lastlong.

A.Tellingthetruthissimple.

B.Itisthebestwaytoproveyourhonesty.

C.Instead,itissohardthatnoonecandoit.

D.Whenwespeakup,theotherpersonismorelikelytolisten.

E.Honesty,thoughnotalwayseasy,doesn,tcarrysuchburdens.

F.Whenyouareclearinwhatyouthink,there,snogreyareaforconfusion.

G.Actually,itcanbehardwhenyoutellotherswhattheydon'twanttohear.

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处

的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Foralmosteverytraveler,cultureshockisunavoidable.Butcultureshockisn'talwaysa

41thing.Itcanbeanindicationthatyou'regrowing.Thenew42stretchyourmind

abouttheworld—differentlanguages,cultures,customsarejustafewwaysatravelcultureshock

can43.Ifyou'reableto44thecultureshock,thenyouwillbeopento45

thesefbreignexperiences.

WhenItraveledtoEgypt,Iknewneithertheirlanguagenorwhattoexpect.AllI46wasit's

conservative.WhenIlanded,IreallyfeltasthoughVdbeen47toanotherworld.Thebiggest

shockfbrmewasthelackof48ontheroad,horsesonthesidetransportinggoods,three

people49onaone-personmotorcycle,fourlanesbutsixcarscrowdingin—anything

50!

Onthefirstnight,somethingfrighteninghappened.Averyloud51voicewentoffat

midnight.Ifelt52fbrthefirstfewsecondsuntilIrealizeditwastheadhan（祷告）.Ithengot

usedtoitandadmiredthelocalsfbrthewaythey53theirtimetoensuretheycouldcomplete

theadhan.

Asawoman,another54ofminewasensuringIfollowedtheEgyptiandressstyles

anddressed55.Nomatterhowconservativemydressthough,Icouldn'thelpbut

56_,especiallywithmybrightredhair!

WhileIdidgetabitofunwanted57（mostlybyschoolgirlswantingtotakemy

picture）gravelingdefinitelygavemea58culturalexperience.I'vesincetraveledseveral

timesandalwaysmanagedto59thingstobeshockedabout,butIlovecontinuallybeing

surprisedbythe60ofEgypt-theNileandthemysteriouspyramids!

41.A.commonB.simpleC.pleasantD.bad

42.A.indicatorsB.breakthroughsC.experiencesD.policies

43.A.changeB.existC.continue0.spread

44.A.adapttoB.markoutC.takeinD.focuson

45.A.sharingB.rememberingC.enjoyingD.recording

46.A.imaginedB.knewC.needed0.wanted

47.A.invitedB.relatedC.attached□.transported

48.A.signsB.vehiclesC.rulesD.lights

49.A.relaxingB.arguingC.riding0.acting

50.A.wentB.disappearedC.stoppedD.dragged

51.A.foreignB.familiarC.gentleD.nervous

52.A.disappointedB.teiTifiedC.boredD.embarrassed

53.A.ignoredB.limitedC.shortened0.arranged

54.A.fearB.pityC.advantageD.secret

55.A.casuallyB.unnaturallyC.respectfullyD.fashionably

56.A.giveinB.standoutC.hideawayD.watchout

57.A.careB.lonelinessC.bonus0.attention

58.A.differentB.vitalC.subjectiveD.disturbing

59.A.createB.findC.proveD.confirm

60.A.sizeB.capitalC.peopleD.beauty

第二节(共1()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，并将答案填写在答

题卡上。

Chinawilldeliveragreat61(achieve)一theconstmctionoftheworld'sfirst3D-printed

damontheTibetanPlateau(高原).

Yangqudamwillbecompletedinabouttwoyears.Theexcitingpartisthatthisdamwill

bebuiltbyrobotsrather