河南省信阳某中学2022-2023学年高一年级上册期12月测试英语试题

河南省信阳高级中学2022-2023学年高一上期12月测试

英语试题

全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

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第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

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Co

l.Whydoesthemanlookupset?

A.Hisdogisill.B.Hedidn'tsleepwell.C.Heisill.

2.Howlonghasthewomanstayedintheschool?

A.18years.B.16years.C.2years.

3.Whatwillthemandothisweekend?

A.Gotoapicnic.B.VisitShanghai.C.Gooverhislessons.

4.What'sthematterwiththewoman?

A.Hercarisbroken.B.Shecouldn'tseeclearly.C.Shedrivestoofast.

5.What'stheweatherlikenow?

A.Sunny.B.Windy.C.Rainy.

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，各小题将给出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.WhendoesDavidusuallygotoschool?

A.At6:00.B.At6:40.C.At7:00.

7.What'stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Husbandandwife.B.Motherandson.C.Teacherandstudent.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whohasgoneouttohavelunch?

A.Mary.BJack.C.MissSmith.

9.Whatistheman'smessagemainlyabout?

A.Writingagoodpaper.B.Explaininghisabsence.C.Takingcareofapatient.听

第8段材料，回答第10至12题。lO.Whathappenedlastnight?

A.Somepeoplewerekilledinafire.

B.Anelectricmotorbikecaughtfire.

C.Anapartmentwasflooded.

ll.Whereweretheoldcoupleafterbeingrescued?

A.Intheapartment.B.lnahotel.C.lnahospital.

12.Whatwillthespeakersdo?

A.Deliversomefood.B.Visitthecouple.C.Buysomeflowers.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whichuniversitywillthewomanattend?

A.WoodburyUniversity.B.PrincetonUniversity.C.HarvardUniversity.

14.Whatislikelytobetheman'smajor?

A.Maths.B.Music.C.Science.

15.Whatdoesthemanplantodofirst?

A.Learntoswim.B.Readsomenovels.C.Gosightseeing.

16.Whichcountryhasthewomanbeentomanytimes?

A.China.B.France.C.Germany.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whichofthefollowingisallowedtowearinthelab?

A.Open-toedshoes.B.SleevelessT-shirts.C.Protectiveglasses.

18.Whycan'tfoodordrinkbetakenintothelab?

A.Itmaylosetheattractivetaste.

B.ltmaybepollutedbychemicals.

C.ltmayinfluenceexperimentalprocess.

19.What'sthepossiblebenefitofhavingacoworkerinthelab?

A.Commonresponsibility.B.Mistake-freeexperiment.C.Timelyrescue.

2O.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Labsafetyrules.B.Labpossibledanger.C.Labexperimentsteps.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

FourBestCave（山洞）HotelsintheUSA

BeckhamCreekCaveLodge,Parthenon,Arkansas

BeckhamCreekCaveLodgeissethighonabluff（峭壁）overlookingavalleyin

Parthenon,Arkansas.It'ssurrounded（环绕）bywalkingtrails,trees，and

waterfalls.Thehotelisperfectforcoupleslookingforamemorablevacation.The

vacationrentalhomehasfourbedroomsandfourbathrooms,aspaciouslivingand

diningareaandawell-equippedkitchen,offeringeverythingthemoderncaveman

coulddesire!

CaveRoomatExecutiveAirportHotel,Miami,Florida

TheCaveRoomhasbeendesignedtolookexactlylikearealcave,withprehistoric

features（特点）andwhatlookslikeweatheredrock.Itmightlooklikesomething

fromtheStoneAge,butguestswillhaveallthecomfortshere,includingaround,

king-sizebed,alovechair,andaheart-shapedhottub（浴乎也）.Thereisevenabar

withadancepoleintheseparatelivingarea.

RadissonHotelValleyForge,KingofPrussia,Pennsylvania

LocatedinKingofPrussia,closetomanygreatattractionsjncludingTheJustice

Bell,andKingofPrussiaShoppingComplex,RadissonHotelValleyForgeoffers

comfortableroomstoitsguests.Someroomsherefeatureanair-conditioning

unit,plasmatelevision,desk,andprivatebathroom.Thehotelalsofeatures20

fantasyrooms.

TaylorMountainCaveInnRetreat,DolanSprings,Arizona

TaylorMountainCaveInnRetreatsitsinadesert,offeringyoubeautifulnatural

viewsandlotsofthingstodolikehiking,checkingoutoldminingequipment,and

more.Itfeaturesafullyequippedkitchen,TV,andWiFitoensurecomfortand

convenience.Itisperfectforfamiliesandgroupsoffriendslookingforanadventure.

21.WhowillbeinterestedinBeckhamCreekCaveLodge?

A.Anadventurerwholikeshiking.

B.Ahistorianwholovesweatheredrock.

C.Afamilywholikeaheart-shapedhottub.

D.Acouplewhowantamemorablevacation.

22.Whichcavehotelwillyouchooseifyoupreferarealcavewithprehistoric

features?

A.BeckhamCreekCaveLodge.B.CaveRoomatExecutiveAirportHotel.

C.RadissonHotelValleyForge.D.TaylorMountainCaveInnRetreat.

23.Whichstateisthecavehotelfeaturing20fantasyroomslocatedin?

A.Arkansas.B.Florida.C.Pennsylvania.D.Arizona.

B

WhenJeromiewhalen'sbrotherfinishedtheAppalachianTrailzhehadnoidea

thathisadventurewasn'tquiteover.Oneofthefriendshe'dmadealongthewayhad

recentlyturned83.Inordertocelebratehisbirthday,heinvitedthemanover.Asluck

wouldhaveit,thislively83-year-oldmanwasnoneotherthanfamouslongdistance

walker,betterknownasNimblewillNomadiKnownasacontinuoushiker,Nimblewill

firstwentoffintotheworldofhikingover25yearsagoafterretiring（退休）fromhis

jobasaneyedoctor.Sincethen,Nimblewillhasbeenabletofindpeaceandgo）on

hismanytravelsalonearoundthecountry.

Overthecourseofhis25yearsofhiking,Nimblewillhasmademanyfriendsand

hashadhisfairshareofadventures,someofwhichhasappearedinseveralofhis

books.ButoneofthemostfamoushikesofhislifehappenedinNovember2021.

Althoughhe'snostrangertotheAppalachianTrail,havingcompleteditin1998,

doingitagainat83wasnothingshortofachallenge,Infact,itwasarecord-breaking

goallOncehefinished,hewouldbecometheoldestpersontohikethe2,193-mile

trail.

Althoughheknewthedifficultieshewouldface,Nimblewillhappilytookonthe

challenge.Eachdayhewouldrecordhistripandinterestingthingsthathad

happenedonhisblog.Hedealtwithbadweather,bears,mosquitos（蚊子）,and

physicalpain,butintheend,hecompletedthejourneyafter261days.

Atthemoment,Nimblewilldoesn'thaveanyplansforwhenorwherehe'llbe

hikingnext,butthatdoesn'tmeanhe'sdone.Nomatterwhatpathhetakes,one

thingisforsure:Therearealwaysfellowhikerswhowillbetheretowalkrightwith

himandofferhimaplacetosleep,takeashower,orevencelebrateanother

birthday.

24.WhatdoweknowaboutJeromiewhalen'sbrotherfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Heonceworkedasadoctor.B.Hewasknownasacontinuoushiker.

C.Hewasquitefamiliarwiththeoldman.D.Hewasfriendlyandwarm-hearted.25.

WhendidNimblewillcompletetheAppalachianTrailforthefirsttime?

A.58yearsold.B.60yearsold.C.70yearsold.D.83yearsold.

26.Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?

A.Nimblewilldidn'tthinkhewouldfinishthehikehimself.

B.TheAppalachianTrailisthemostchallengingintheworld.

C.ThehikingoftheAppalachianTrailisofgreatmeaningtohim,

D.NimblewillregardedhikingtheAppalachianTrailasapieceofcake.

27.WhatdoesNimblewilTsstoryshowus?

A.Nopains,nogains.

B.ltisbettertogivethantotake.

C.Fightaslongasonehasabreathinone'sbody.

0.Opportunitiesalwayscometothosewhoareprepared.

C

Beingateenagercanbedifficult,sinceyou'redealingwithhormones（荷

尔蒙）,higherexpectations,andtheprocessoffindingyourplaceintheworld.

Butthatdoesn'tmeanyoucan'tenjoytheteenyears.Ifyouwanttohave

enjoyableteenageyears,therearesomethingsyoucando—bigandsmall-t

hatcanmakeahugedifference!

SettingRealisticExpectations

Avoidmedia-basedexpectations,goodorbad.Beingateenagerisnot

necessarilyanyeasierormoredifficultthananyotherlifestage.Although

adolescence（青春期）isatimeofgreatchange,thisdoesnotnecessarilymeanitwill

bethemostdifficulttimeofyourlife.Ifyouareworriedthatthisnewlifestagewill

befullofever-presentdrama,thetruthisthatthisisjustanotherstageofyourlife

whichyouwillgetthroughasmuchasyoudidtoddlerhood（学步期）longago.

DevelopingYourself

Developyoursenseofself,focusingmoreonyourownthoughtsand

goalsjnsteadofwhatotherpeoplethink.Forlotsofpeople,theteenageyearsare

fullofworries—stoppayingsomuchattentiontothem!Manyworriesarebasedon

whatotherpeoplethink,ratherthanwhatyouthink.Goaheadanddowhatyouwant

todo,withoutconsideringtheopinionofothers.

DevelopingRelationships

Worktoimproveyoursocialskills.Someteenshavetroublewithsocial

interaction（交往）,withthereasonsbehinditdifferent.Sincesocialinteractionis

necessaryinordertosucceed,it'simportanttolearnhowtodealwithshynessand

socialanxiety.Considerworkingwithafriendorafamilymemberofcloseageto

developyoursocialskills.Itmaynotreplacenewsocialexchanges,butit'sagood

practice.

Remember,noteveryoneenjoystheirteens;that'sjustafactoflife.However,if

youdon'tenjoyyourteens,centreonbeingkindtoothersandgettingthroughit.

28.Whymayitbehardforustogetthroughadolescence?

A.Weareafraidofhormones.

B.lfsthehardeststageinourlife.

C.Othersexpecttoomuchfromus.

D.Wewillloseourwayintheworld.

29.Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?

A.Adolescencewillbeasdifficultastoddlerhood.

B.Asateenager,youwillgetthroughsomechanges.

C.Duringadolescenceyoushouldavoidallkindsofexpectations.

D.Beingateenagerisnoteasybecauseitisfullofever-presentdrama.

3O.Whyissocialinteractionnecessary?

A.Ithelpsimproveoursocialskills.

B.lthelpsusgetawayfromworries.

C.lthelpsincreaseourchanceofsuccess.

D.lthelpsreplacenewsocialexchanges.

31.What'stheopinionofthewriter?

A.Whatwethinkofourselvescancausemuchtrouble.

B.AIIofusareabletoexperienceanenjoyableadolescence.

C.Evenifwecan'tenjoyouradolescence,weshouldtrytogetthroughit.

D.Weshouldpaymuchattentiontoourownthoughtsaswellasothers'opinions.

D

We'veallbeenthere.Oneminuteyou'researchingforsomethingserious,like

arecipe（食谱）fordinner,orsomethingforwork,andthenextyou'vebeen

suckedinbyendlessvideosofcatsdoingfunnythingsafterseeinganattractivetitle

inyoursuggestedvideoscolumn（专栏）.They'reinteresting,andyoucanend

upspendinghourswatchingkittensmakefunnynoisesormistimingjumps.Butwhy

dothesevideossooftenendupbecomingpopular?Whatmakesthemsofascinating?

Andwhyaretheymorepopularthandogvideos?

First,let'stalkaboutstereotypes（成见）.Whenmanyofusthinkaboutdogs,

weimaginethemrollingoverontotheirbacks,tongueshangingout,ormakinga

mess.Theyseemtrustingandinnocent（单纯的）andtheydosillythings.Cats,

ontheotherhand,seemsomewhatmorecontrolledandindependent.There'sa

reasonwhywehaveanexpression"coolcat".Inshort,catsseemmoreserious―and

clever.Ifwecanputoreoveronacatandmakethemdosomethinglikegettingina

boxthatslidesdownahilljt'sfunny.Butwithadog,it'snotasfunnybecausethey

trustyou-andit'seasier.Trickingacat,duetotheirwiliness（狡猾）,hasmorepayoff.

TheInternetisfilledwithvideosofcatsmakingfunnyfacesorreactingstrangely.

Butwhyaretheysofunny?Well,simply——it'sunexpected.Ifyousawacatwalking

downthestreetcoollyorobservingandpreparingtoattackamouse,itwouldn'tbe

funny.Butifthatcatwaswalkingsideways,wearingasillycostume,orbecomingbest

friendswiththemouse,suddenlywemightstarttolaugh.Watchingacatthatis

normallyimpressivewalkcarelesslyorpullafaceisfunnybecauseit'snotsomething

wewouldnormallyconnectwiththatanimal.It'slikewatchingsomeonewhois

normallyveryseriouslaughloudly.

Sothenexttimeyouseeoneofthosefunnybehavioursofcatsinawkward

situationsorvideosthatmakeyoulaugh,trytorememberwhyit'ssofunny.And

spareathoughtforallthosedogsthataretryingtogiveuspleasuretoo.

32.Whatdomanyofusthinkofdogsare?

A.Innocentandsimple-minded.B.Seriousandclever.

D.Untrustingandcontrolled.C.Independentandsmart.

33.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“putoneoveron“inparagraph2mean?

A.Feed.B.Cheat.C.Believe.D.Teach.

34.Whyisitfunnytowatchvideosofcatsmakingfunnyfaces?

A.Peoplelikecatsverymuch.B.Theycanmakefriendswiththemouse.

C.lt'sunexpectedandoutofcharacter.D.Thevideosarerecordedonpurpose.

35.What'sthebesttitleofthetext?

A.WhyAreCatVideosSoPopular?B.WhyAreCatsMoreCutethanDogs?

C.MakingFriendswithCatsorDogsD.TheDifferenceBetweenDogsandCats

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两

项为多余选项。

WhatCanWeLearnfromGuAiling,aFamousOlympicChampion（冠军）？

•Beyourself.

I'vealwaysdreamedbig.Mymomtaughtmethatfromdayone.36Theideasof

〃goocTand〃bad”,whenitcomestothewayyoubehaveyourself,aresosubjective

（主观的）thatifyouattempttoobeythem,you'llneverfullysucceed.Ilearnedthat

theonlywaytofitamold（模式）istocreateoneforyourselfandthattakescourage.

•37.

Right,sometimesyoufeellikeasayoungperson.Oh,IhavetowaituntilI'm

olderbeforeIcanmakechange,orbeforeIcanreallydothingsthatareimportant

andeffectivetotheworld.Butreally,Ithinkit'simportanttobeayoungpersonand

toshowthatagedoesn'tdecideone'sability,andthatexperienceteachesmorethan

anythingelse.Andso,yeah,Ithinkthatismybiggestgoalandit'ssomethingthatI

wishIhadmoreofgrowingup.38Theyarestrongwomenandsupportmydecision.

Theyalsoserveasmyrolemodels.

•Howtofacefailure.

Oneofmymottos（座右铭）is“lfitwereeasyitwouldn'tbeadream/'Adversity

（逆境）andpossibilityoffailurearewhatmakelifeinteresting.WhenIlearnanew

trick（技巧），it'sokaytobefrightened.It'sokaythatIwillprobablyfallamillion

timesbeforeIgetitright.39Butthen,youusethatbraverytoyouradvantage,and

youworkharderandpractisemore,andeventuallyyoulandthatnewtrick.40

A.Beyoung.

B.Findyourrolemodel.

C.lttakescouragetobeabletofall.

D.lntheend,youachieveyourbigdreams.

E.l'mreallythankfulformymomandmygrandma.

F.Shetaughtmethefirstpersontobelieveinyoumustbeyourself.

G.Feelfreetodreambigdreamsandmakesmallstepstowardsthem.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，

满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处

的最佳选项。

OnaMondaymorning,backin2015,1rememberparkingmycarunderatreein

thecarparkoutsidemydoctor'sclinic（诊所）.Heartbreak,griefandthelossofthe

ideaofacompletefamily41menotmanagingwell.

I42uncontrollably.MydoctorhaddecidedthatIhadseveredepression（重度

抑有B）.Iwantedtobe43asmyson,Kai,wasdependingonme.

Stillsobbing（哭泣），Iwas44tohearaknockonmycardoor.Aladywithshort

fairhair,probablyinher40s,45openeditandbegantospeakcalmlyandkindlyto

me./zldon'tknowwhatyou're46rightnow.ButIknowthis:Whatyouaregoing

throughwill47,"shesaid.XanIgiveyoua48?〃

ThereIwas,withtearsinmyeyes,49acceptingthiskindstranger'sreassuringhug.

AllImanagedtoreplyinachoked-up（哽咽）voicewaszzthankyou”.Thiswasthe

mostsignificantactof50thatI'veeverexperiencedfroma51.Myhopeintheworld,

inpeopleandforme52.

Whenmy53hasbeencuredaboutayearlater,Icameacrossthesamekind

strangerattheopeningofanartexhibition.She54meandsmiled.Shesaidthatshe

couldtell1wasdoingwell.Wehuggedagain,andoncemore1wasabletoexpress

my55forhergesture-thistimealittlemoreclearly.

41.A.leftB.foundC.beatD.spared

42.A.movedB.criedC.shoutedD.shook

43.A.richB.giftedC.activeD.healthy

44.A.angryB.pleasedC.shockedD.excited

45.A.suddenlyB.crazilyC.gentlyD.heavily

46.A.turningdownB.goingthroughC.makingoutD.takingup

47.A.passB.escapeC.stayD.last

48.A.rideB.smileC.kissD.hug

49.A.sadlyB.thankfullyC.patiently0.peacefully

50.A.kindnessB.freedomC.friendshipD.trust

51.A.leaderB.friendC.stranger0.neighbour

52.A.roseB.droppedC.Went0.crossed

53.A.cancerB.depressionC.health0.problem

54.A.praisedB.sawC.acceptedD.missed

55.A.sadnessB.angerC.thanksD.care

第二节（共10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。

HaitianEarthquakeshooktheCaribbeanin2010.Manypeoplemayremember

thisfromthe"HopeforHaitiNow"programme_56_airedontelevision.Withinthenext

day,thefundraisingcallhadresultedinthe57（collect）of$58millionUSdollars.The

earthquake58（strike）theislandofHispaniolaonJanuary12,2010.Itstarted16miles

westofHaiti'scapital,Port-au-Prince,andkilledanywherebetween100,000to

316,000people.Theestimatesofthedeathtollvarytothisday.Themagnitude（震

级）wasrelativelylow597.0,butthefactthatitsepicentre（震中）wassocloseto

60populationcentremadeit61（high）deadly.

Aftershocksofmagnitudesbetween5.5and5.9continuedforalmosttwo

weeks.Haiti'slack（缺少）ofbuilding62（rule）meantdisasterforthecountry.The

buildingsfloatedlikerainwaterdownthestreets.Haitihadseenseveralmajor

earthquakesbeforethisone:1751,1770,1842,and1946.Eventhoughitisa

seismically（地震的）activearea,alackofproperservicesmadeiteven63

（hard）forthecountry64（deal）withasituationlikethis.AccordingtotheHaitian

government'sestimate,theearthquakecausedheavylosses,65（leave）almost250,

000housesand30,000buildingsinruins（废墟）.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）

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