2023-2024学年河南省新高中创新联盟TOP二十名校高二年级上册9月调研考试英语试卷

2023—2024学年河南省新高中创新联盟TOP二十名

校高二上学期9月调研考试英语试卷

一、阅读理解

FourEuropeanFestivalsYouDon'tWanttoMissin2023

FestivalofLights,Lyon

Firstheldin1643,theFestivalofLightslastsfourdaysinDecember,whichshows

respectfortheVirginMary.Thefestivalsmostexcitingpartisthelightingupofthe

BasilicaofFourviereindifferentcolors.TheeveninglightshowatthePlacedes

Terreauxisalsonottobemissed.Ifyoudecidetovisitit,justbepreparedforthe

crowds,asitissaidthatuptofourmillionpeopleattend.

Choregiesd'Orange

Datingbackto1869,theChoregiesd'Orangeistheplacetobeifyouloveopera

andclassicalmusic.IttakesplaceeveryJulyinabeautifullypreservedRoman

TheatreinOrange.Almost9,000spectators（观众）cometotheancienttheater.They

alsogettoenjoytheexceptionalnaturalacoustics（音响效果），createdbythetheater,

soriginalstonestagewall.

LaFetedelaMusique

There*smusicintheairthroughoutFranceon21June.ThisiswhenLaFetedela

Musiquetakesplace.Thefirstall-daymusicalcelebrationwasfirstheldinParisin

1982butlaterbecamecelebratedin120countriesaroundtheworld.Duringthe

festival,thousandsofmusiciansgatherinthestreets,barsandcafesgivingfreepublic

performances.

Berck-sur-MerFestival

In1987,kiteaddictsdecidedtogettogetheronthebeachofBerck-sur-Mertofly

their"curiousclothbirds".TakingplaceeveryApril,thefestivalseesgiantdragons,

whalesandvariouscartooncharactersintheskiesoverthesandybeach.

1.Whichfestivalhasthelongesthistory?

A.Choregiesd'Orange.B,FestivalofLights,Lyon.

C.LaFetedelaMusique.D.Berck-surMerFestival.

2.WhenisasuitabletimetoattendChoregiesd*Orange?

A.April.B.June.C.July.D.December.

3.WhomightloveBerck-sur-Mer-Festival?

A.Musiclovers.B.Kiteenthusiasts.

C.Cartoondesigners.D.Animalprotectors.

A16-year-oldgirlfromChangsha,Hunanprovince,successfullyreachedthetopof

Qomolangma,knownasMountEverestintheWest,onMondaymorning,becoming

theyoungestChinesefemaletoconquertheworld'shighesttopfromthesouthern

slope（坡）.

XuZhuoyuanisafirstyearhighschoolstudentfromHunanprovince.OnApril15,

sheleftChangshaforNepal.OnApril21,shebeganherlongwalkfromLukla.On

April28,shearrivedatthebasecampandstartedheraltitudeadaptationtrainingat

once.At10pmBeijingtimeonMay14,XustartedwalkingfromCamp4atan

altitudeof7,950metersonthesouthernslopeofQomolangma.Afterapunishing10-

hourclimb,shesuccessfullyreachedthesummit.

XuZhuoyuan1sfather,XuJianglei,wasthefirstpersonfromHunanprovinceto

reachthetopofQomolangma.XuZhuoyuanhasbeenexploringremoteareaswith

himsinceshewasveryyoung.Despiteheryoungage,XuZhuoyuanhasalready

climbedfivemountainsover5,000metersinChina.Whenshewas12yearsold,she

madeastatementonHunanTVsaying,UIwillclimbQomolangma."

Fouryearslater,sheachievedherpromise.AlthoughXuZhuoyuanhasrich

climbingexperience,shehasbeenexperiencinghigh-intensityprofessionaltraining

non-stoptoconquerQomolangma.Lastyear,sheclimbedMountMuztagata,which

stands7,546meters."Humanbeingsaresmallinthefaceofnature.Weshould

respectnatureandgetclosertoQomolangma,"saidXuZhuoyuan.

Shebroughttheglovesherfatherusedwhenhereachedthetopwithherasaform

ofinheritanceandtobearwitnesstoherowndreamcomingtrue.Afterfinishingher

universitystudies,shehopestocontinueclimbingandachievethe"7+2"(7tops

plustheNorthandSouthPoles).

4.WhendidXuZhuoyuanarriveatthebasecamp?

A.OnApril15.B.OnApril21.

C.OnApril28.D.OnMay14.

5.WhichwordcanbestdescribeXuZhuoyuan?

A.Honest.B.Clever.

C.Caring.D.Determined.

6.WhywasXuJiangleimentionedinparagraph3?

A.Todescribehisachievements.B.Toshowhisimpactonhisdaughter.

D.Tostressgirlsshouldbetakengood

C.Torecognizehissupportforthegirl.

careof.

7.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.AGreatFatherShockstheWholeWorld

B.QomolangmaDrawsMoreandMorePeople

C.16-yearoldGirlTopsWorld*sHighestMountain

D.FatherandDaughterConquertheHighestMountain

Moveoversoccer,basketballandfootball,there1sanewcompetitionsweeping

Australia.It*scompetitivebirdcalling.Yes,birdcalling!

ScoresofkidsinNewSouthWalesarespendingtheirsparetimepracticingforthe

BourndaBirdOlympics,aneventthataimsatyoungbird-callersagainsteachotherto

seewhocandelivertheclearest,mostenthusiasticandmostaccuratebirdcall.The

principaloftheBourndaEnvironmentalEducationCentre,DougReckord,encourages

thekidstolistentobirdcallsonYouTubetopreparefortheevent.Thechildrenalso

workonidentifyingbirdsbytheirbeaks,clawsandcalls.

Suiprisingly,theBourndaBirdOlympicsisn'tAustralia,sfirstcompetitionwith

competitivebirdcalling.ThefirstcompetitiontookplaceinSydneyin1912.Itwas

supportedbytheGouldLeagueofBirdLovers,afoundationthatencouragedchildren

tobirdwatchandlearnaboutbirds.

Evenbackthen,NewSouthWaleswasthecountry*sbirdcallingleader.Students

fromtheNewSouthWalesregionhadaccesstomuchmorebirdsoundsthancitykids.

TheywontheDawsonMemorialShieldforbestbirdcallingsixtimesbetween1953

and1962.Today,NewSouthWalesisbringingbackthebirdcalls.Ledbythe

BourndaEnvironmentalEducationCentre,theBourndaBirdOlympicsrenewedin

2018.Theeventnowfeaturesformerbirdcallingchampion,BruceChapman,asthe

“celebrity”judge.

Whenshowtimefinallyarrives,threejudgesattheBourndaBirdOlympicsrate

peopletakingpartontheirenthusiasm,accuracyandclearness.Theplayerscanearna

maximumofthreepointsineachtype.Some45childrentookpartinthe2022event.

Themostpopularbirdcalltoimitate（模仿）wasthekookaburra，suniquelaugh.But

thewinnerthatyearcamefromagirlcopyingakingparrot.Hercallsoundedso

accuratethatakingparrotinthetreesactuallycalledbacktoher.

8.WhafsDougReckord'sattitudetobirdcalling?

A.Curious.B.Positive.C.Uncaring.D.Objective.

9.WhatisGouldLeagueofBirdLovers?

A.Aproject.B.Aschoolclub.C.Agame.D.Anorganization.

10.Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Thebasicrulesofbirdcalling.B.Thebrightfutureofbirdcalling.

C.NewSouthWales*participation.D.NewSouthWales*training.

11.Whydidagirl*simitationwinthe2022event?

A.Itwastruetolife.B.Itwasthesweetest.

C.Itwasthemostpopular.D.Itwasfullofenthusiasm.

FabrizioFidati,wholosthisrighthandinanaccident25yearsago,hadnot

experiencedthefeelingoftemperatureinhismissingfingersuntiltrialsfora

technologyunlockedthecooloficedwaterandheatofastoveburnerforhim.

Eventually,theresearchershopeitcouldleadtoamorenaturalfeelingofloved

oneswhenheiswearinghisprosthetic（义肢）.Withthermalelectrodes（热电极）

placedontheskinoftheirremainingarm,amputeessuchasFidatireportedfeeling

hotorcoldintheirphantom（幻象）handandfingers,aswellasdirectlyonthearm,

accordingtothetrialsbytheSwissuniversityEPFL.

The59-yearoldItalianisamong27amputeeswhotookpartinthetrials,with17of

themreportingasuccessfultest.Thosetestedhavealsobeenabletodifferentiate

betweenplastic,glassandcopper,pointingtowheretheyfeelthefeelingsonimages

ofahand.

“Bystimulating（刺激）specificpartsoftheremainingarmoftheamputees,we

couldinducethesenseoftouchinthemissingphantomhands,“saidDr.Solaiman

Shokur,aseniorscientistatEPFLwhoco-ledthestudy."Whattheyfeelinthis

phantomhandissimilartowhattheyfeelontheirundamagedhand.”

Thetechnology,whichhasbeentestedformorethantwoyears,doesnotneedtobe

implanted.Itcanbewornontheskinandcombinedwitharegularprosthetic.

Dr.SilvestroMicera,whoco-ledthestudywithDr.Shokur,saidtheynowwanted

totestthedeviceonalargerscalebeforecombiningitwithothertechnologiesto

improvesenseoftouchinamputees.uWethinkthatwecouldgivepeopleabetter

senseofembodimentoftheirhandsandmaybeevengivethemthepossibilitytofeel

theirlovedonesinamuchmorenaturalway,"Dr.Shokuradded.

12.WhathappenedtoFabrizioFidati?

A.Hecarriedoutanexperiment.B・Hewasunabletosenseicedwater.

D.Heencounteredatrafficaccident

C.Heaccidentallylosthisrighthand.

recently.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"induce“inparagraph4mean?

A.Predict.B.Increase.C.Imagine.D.Cause.

14.WhatisDr.SilvestroMicera1splanforthenearfuture?

A.Perfectingthedevice.B.Cuttingdownoncosts.

C.Employingmorevolunteers.D.Producingthedeviceonalargescale.

15.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Aneducationalspeech.B.Anewsreport.

C.Acoursebrochure.D.Amoviereview.

二、七选五

Herearesomehabitstohelpyouenjoyalongerandbetterlife.

Eatbetter.Youdon'thavetoadoptsomecrazydietorgiveupallsweets.Instead,

trytoeatafewmorevegetablesandfruits.16.Awholefoodisaningredientin

itsnaturalstate,onethatcomesinitsownwrapper.Whileit*sevenbettertoeat

cuisinethatisorganic,locallygrownorpesticide-free,startbyshoppingforgroceries

thatrequirenopackaging.

Checkwithyourdoctor.Whenyoufeelgood,it1seasytoavoidgoingtothe

doctor.Nomatterhowyoufeel,though,it*sagoodideatovisityourdoctorforan

annualcheckup.17.Inaddition,dependingonyourageandfamilyhistory,the

doctormayrecommendothernecessarytestsorscreenings.Forexample,yourdoctor

mayalsodobloodteststocheckyourcholesterolorscreenforhormonalimbalances.

18

Keepmoving.Exerciselowersbloodpressure,controlsourweight,strengthensour

bonesandmuscles,reducesourriskfbrcancers,andimprovesmood.Someresearch

alsosaysithasthepowertokeepusyoung.Physicalactivitiesincludingexercisescan

improveourflexibility,strengthandbalance.19Justworkmoremovementinto

yourday.

20.Simplysaid,wearebettertogether.Stepstobuildasocialnetwork

includegettinginvolvedwithjoiningacauseorvolunteeringfbranorganizationor

checkingoutasupportgroup.

A.Dovolunteerwork

B.Connectwithpeople

C.Youcanalsoeatmorewholefoods

D.Youdon*thavetotakeuprunningmarathons.

E.Theynotonlyhavehealthbenefits,buttastegood

F.Thedoctorwillmostlikelycarryoutsomeroutinetests

G.Eachofthesetestscanhelpidentifyanypotentialproblems

三、完形填空

Myson,daughterandIallneedednewglassesthisyear.Aftersearchingforan

optometrist（验光师）wescheduleda（n）.Theexamswentwellandwe

allournewglasses.Thewasenoughtomakemywallet

weep,though.

Whenthenewglassesarrived,wealltriedthemonandseeingclearly

again.LikeIalwaysdo,Iputtheonesinanoldshoebox,whichwas

fullofglassesstored.Ifeltbadaboutallofthemjustsittingthere

dust.Mydaughtersoonfoundacompanythatacceptssecond-hand

glassesandthengivesthemtothosewhoneedbutcan'tnewones.

Aswepackedallthetomailout,mymindwentbacktoatimewhenI

wastheoneinneed.Icanstillremembermybroken,plasticglasses1

frames（镜框）forthetwelfthtimebecausewecouldn1taffordnewones.Ididn't

knowwhywesomuchwhenmyyoungfamilydidn1tdoanything

wrong.ItwasoneofthosequestionsIaskedbutneverexpectedtogeta

AtpresentIthinkIknowwhatthatansweris.Thetruthisthatwe

allpain,strugglesandsufferinginthislife.Wecanusethemtogrow

selfishandbitterorwecanusethemtogrowlovingandkind.Mayyoualways

choose.Mayyoualwayschooselove.

21.A.operationB.voteC.treatmentD.appointment

22.A.removedB.orderedC.adjustedD.sold

23.A.costB.deviceC.labelD.route

24.A.enjoyedB.missedC.escapedD.recommended

25.A.heavyB.newC.usedD.thick

26.A.digitallyB.separatelyC.previouslyD.illegally

27.A.brushingB-gatheringC.removingD.covering

28.A.donateB.issueC.affordD.discount

29.A.notesB.accountsC.boxesD.glasses

30.A.shapingB・settingC.providingD.gluing

31.A.changedB.struggledC.leakedD.cycled

32.A.gradeB.benefitC.keyD.question

33.A.simplyB.directlyC.secretlyD.finally

34.A.gothroughB.sumupC.searchforD.focuson

35.A.passionB.kindnessC.profitsD.evidences

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。

AlotofthegrowthofthestreetlibrariescanbeduetotheCovidpandemic(新冠疫

情).InHerveyBay,DeniseCampbellsetupherlibraryduringthelockdown(封禁).

Her36(neighbor)wereusedtoborrowingbooksfromherextensivelibraryand

shesawthisasaway37(keep)itgoing.uItjusthelpedourstreettostill

communicate38eachotheralthoughweweren1tabletogotoeachothers

houses,"shesaid.Herlibraryalsoprovidedpuzzlesandgames,39attracted

manykids.

“Thoseadultreadersdidn*tlikegoingtothelibraryin40beginning,butit

gave41(they)aneasierwaytogetthroughthelockdowns.Itwasnicetobe

abletogiveback,andI42(feel)thatimprovedmyspiritsatthetimeaswell."

TheseLittleStreetLibrariesprovideda43(value)serviceduringthe

pandemicandthepopularityhasnotdecreased.Peopleusethemtofindbookson

specifichobbieslikecookingandchildrenaredevelopingaloveofreadingbooks.It

ismoreconvenientthan44(go)toabookstoreorabrick-and-mortarlibrary.

Butevenmore45(important),withasharedinterest,thelibrariesarebringing

communitiesclosertogether.

五、开放性作文

46.请你写一篇"热爱劳动，从我做起(Lovelabor,startfromme)”为主题的英语

演讲稿。内容包括：

1.你的经历；

2.劳动的意义。

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。

Hello,everyone!

That1sall.Thankyou!

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。

“IsthisallIgot?"askedmydaughter,Allison.“Iaskedforanewcellphone

andalaptop!"

"Wherearetherestofthepresents?"askedmyson,Blake."Iwantedasetof

golfclubsandaskateboard!n

Moneyhadbeentight,andasasingleparent,IwasdoingthebestIcould.My

childrenreceivedalmosteverythingontheirwishlistswhenthei