河南省实验中学2023——2024学年上期期中试卷
高三英语
(时间：120分钟，满分：150分)
第一部分 听力 (共两节， 满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题目中所给的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：How much is the shirt A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15. 答案是C。
1. What will the speakers do next
A. Check the map. B. Leave the restaurant. C. Park the car.
2. Where are the speakers
A. At a bus stop. B. At home. C. At the airport.
3. What did the speakers do last week
A. They had a celebration dinner.
B. They went to see a newborn baby.
C. They sent a mail to their neighbors.
4. Why does the man make the phone call
A. To cancel a weekend trip. B. To make an appointment. C. To get some information.
5. What does the man probably want to do
A. Do some exercise. B. Get an extra key. C.Order room service.
第二节：
听下面5段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题目中所给的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. Why does the woman come to the man
A. To ask for permission B. To extend an invitation. C. To express thanks.
7. When are the students going to the museum
A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What are the speakers talking about
A. Buying groceries. B. Choosing gifts C. Seeing friends.
9. Who is Clara
A. The man’s wife. B. The man’s sister. C. The man’s daughter.
10. How much did the man spend on the city passes
A. $36. B. $50 . C. $150.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why did Tracy bring dogs to the children
A. To teach them to love animals.
B. To help them gain confidence.
C. To protect them from dangers.
12.What is Kevin’s concern about the dog
A. They may misbehave. B. They may get hurt. C. They may carry diseases.
13. What will Helen do tomorrow morning
A. Give a talk. B. Meet the children. C. Take some photos.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14.What is the man doing
A. Attending a lecture. B. Hosting a workshop. C. Conducting an interview.
15. Why is Emily doing unpaid work in the new of the show
A. To follow the latest trend.
B. To help raise the crew’s pay.
C. To support the post-production.
16. What enables Emily to try different things in her field
A. Her college education. B. Her teaching experience. C. Her family tradition.
17. What does Emily think of her work at the Film Centre
A. Boring. B. Rewarding. C. Demanding.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18.Who is the speaker talking to
A. Sports club members. B. International tourists. C. University students.
19.Where did Emma work for a rugby team
A. In Manchester. B. In Dublin. C. In Vancouver.
20. What can be a challenge tn Emma’s wonk
A. Competition in the health care industry.
B. Discrimination against female scientists.
C. Influence of misinformation on the public.
第二部分 阅读 (共两节，满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
It can be tough to pull kids away from their computers and mobile phones these days. While they’re playing games, wouldn’t it be great if they could be learning at the same time Good educational apps offer fun challenges that teach specific grade-level skills. Here are four that combine fun and learning.
Understanding Math ($ 3. 99;iOS)
Understanding Math goes beyond basic comprehension to gain a deeper understanding of the whys and hows of math. The app tracks your child’s progress to determine strengths and weaknesses in different skill areas, and you can customize(订制)your child’s learning experience to suit the needs.
Word Creativity Kiti ($2 99;iOS)
Word Creativity Kit aims not only to make creative writing fun but also build up grammar rules. The app presents a series of words from seven categories, such as space or fantasy. Kids add their own words to finish the complete thoughts that these words have inspired.
Barefoot World Atlas1($ 4. 99;iOS)
Barefoot World Atlas helps kids learn about geography and world cultures with a touch of the screen. Each region features a set of sub-topics, from wildlife and natural features to native people, landmarks, and architecture. These facts and illustrations are delivered in photographs, sounds, and hundreds of mini videos.
My Grades & Homeworki ($0. 99;iOS)
A combination of grades and homework tracker My Grades& Homework can help your child stay organized and on top of the progress in school. A convenient calendar and course list format and offer a glance at your child’s assignment schedule that he or she might not normally get from standard homework planners.
1. Which app is helpful to improve children’s writing skills
A. Understanding Math. B. Word Creativity Kit.
C. Barefoot World Atlas. D. My Grades & Homework.
2. What is the common part of the four apps
A. They help children find jobs.
B. They make studies fun for mini videos.
C. They need buying when they are used.
D. They inform parents of their children’s progress.
3. The passage is probably written for
A. parents B. engineers C. friends D. doctors
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四种结合乐趣与学习的学习APP，以帮助孩子们在玩游戏的同时能学习。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Word Creativity Kit aims not only to make creative writing fun but also build up grammar rules.(单词创意工具包的目的不仅是让创意写作变得有趣，而且还能建立语法规则。)”可知，该APP对于孩子的阅读有帮助。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章四个小标题“Understanding Math ($ 3.99;iOS) (理解数学($ 3.99；iOS))”、“Word Creativity Kit ($2.99;iOS) (单词创意工具包（2.99美元；iOS）)”、“Barefoot World Atlas1($ 4.99;iOS) (赤脚世界图集（4.99美元；iOS）)”以及“My Grades & Homework ($0.99;iOS) (我的成绩和家庭作业（0.99美元；iOS）)”可知，这四款APP都需要付费使用。故选C。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第二段“The app tracks your child’s progress to determine strengths and weaknesses in different skill areas, and you can customize(订制)your child’s learning experience to suit the needs.(该应用程序跟踪您孩子的进度，以确定不同技能领域的优势和劣势，您可以自定义孩子的学习体验以满足需求。)”以及最后一段“A combination of grades and homework tracker My Grades& Homework can help your child stay organized and on top of the progress in school.(成绩和家庭作业跟踪器My grades & homework的组合可以帮助您的孩子保持条理，并掌握学校的进步。)”以及全文内容可知，文章主要介绍了四种适合孩子使用的结合乐趣与学习的学习APP，由此判断，这篇文章是给父母看的。故选A。
B
French writer Annie Ernaux won the 2022 Nobel Prize in literature on Oct 6. She is the first French female to win the prize. In the words of the Nobel committee Ernaux was given the award for the courage and sharp insight of her writing.
Having spent over five decades as a writer, the 82-year-old winner has published more than 20 books to her name, including Cleaned Out, Shame, a 2008 memoir called The Years and A Girl’s Story. Rather than consider herself a writer of fiction, Ernaux has used the term “an ethnologist (民族学家) of herself” to describe herself.
Born in 1940 in a rural village in Normandy, France, Ernaux grew up in a working-class environment as her parents ran a combined grocery store and cafe. She worked as a teacher before becoming a full-time writer.
According to CNN her “upbringing and experiences navigating adolescence and adulthood” inspire many of her works. For example the book Shame explores the theme of childhood trauma while A Girl’s Story follows a young woman’s coming of age in the 1950s.
Though the matters Ernaux describes in her books are serious and even sometimes heavy, they are always written in plain language. Ernaux described her style as “flat writing” through which she aims to tell her stories objectively, “unshaped by florid description or overwhelming emotions.” noted Fox News.
“She writes about things that no one else writes about, for instance her jealousy, her experiences as an abandoned lover and so forth, I mean, really hard experiences,” Anders Olsson, chairman of the Nobel Committee for Literature said after the award announcement in Stockholm. He went on to say, “She gives words for these experiences that are very simple and striking. They are short books, but they are really moving.”
4. What can we learn about Annie Ernaux from the text
A She is the first French person to win the Nobel Prize.
B. The Nobel committee described her as “an ethnologist of herself”.
C. She was awarded for the bravery and observations shown in her writing.
D. She started working as a full-time writer in 1974.
5. Where did she get inspiration for her works
A. Her students’ lives. B. The stories of guests to her cafe.
C. The history of her hometown. D. Her personal experiences.
6. Which of the following best describes Ernaux’s writing style
A. Objective and easy to understand. B. Plain and relaxing.
C. Descriptive and serious. D. Emotional and touching.
7. Why is Annie Ernaux different from other writers, according to Anders Olsson
A. She shares painful feelings through her writing. B. She suffered a lot of hardships.
C. Her works are about unexplored subjects. D. Her works are short and moving.
【答案】4. C 5. D 6. A 7. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了2022年诺贝尔文学奖获得者——法国作家安妮·埃诺以及她的个人经历和写作特色。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“In the words of the Nobel committee, Ernaux was given the award for the courage and sharp insight of her writing.(用诺贝尔委员会的话说，埃诺获奖是因为她的写作勇气和敏锐的洞察力)”可知，安妮·埃诺她因在作品中表现出的勇敢和观察力而获奖。故选C项。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中“According to CNN her ‘upbringing and experiences navigating adolescence and adulthood’ inspire many of her works.(据美国有线电视新闻网报道，她的‘成长经历和青春期和成年期的经历’启发了她的许多作品)”可知，她的创作灵感是从她的个人经历中获得的。故选D项。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“Ernaux described her style as “flat writing” through which she aims to tell her stories objectively, “unshaped by florid description or overwhelming emotions.” noted Fox News.(埃诺将她的风格描述为“平淡的写作”，她旨在客观地讲述她的故事，“不受华丽的描述或压倒性的情感的影响。”福克斯新闻指出)”可推知，埃诺的写作风格是客观易懂的。故选A项。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中““She writes about things that no one else writes about, for instance her jealousy, her experiences as an abandoned lover and so forth, I mean, really hard experiences,” Anders Olsson, chairman of the Nobel Committee for Literature said after the award announcement in Stockholm.(诺贝尔文学奖委员会主席安德斯·奥尔森在斯德哥尔摩宣布获奖后表示：“她写了别人没有写过的东西，比如她的嫉妒，她作为一个被抛弃的情人的经历等等，我的意思是，非常艰难的经历。”)”可推知，根据安德斯·奥尔森的观点，安妮·埃诺与其他作家不同是因为她的作品是关于未被探索的主题。故选C项。
C
Most people enjoy variety. We like to eat different foods from meal to meal. We wear different clothes. We like to try new activities and visit new places. We become bored when there is little variety. Nevertheless, there’s one place where we tend to dislike variety, and that’s in each other. We often feel uncomfortable with people who practise different habits, or hold beliefs or values that we do not share.
There are reasons for this. When we are exposed to new and different things, our brain works a bit harder than usual. When we’re learning, our nerve cells require more resources, such as water, salt, and various other chemicals. This extra metabolic (新陈代谢的) activity can feel unsettling and unpleasant. And it can feel worse if our nervous system is already under pressure, like in the midst of the pandemic.
This sort of variation may be uncomfortable for individuals, but it’s critical to the survival of any species. If all finches (雀科鸣鸟) were identical, for example, and their environment changed in some significant, harmful ways, like an increase in the temperature or a decrease in water, all of them would be equally affected and the species might become extinct. This insight into variation comes from Charles Darwin, and it’s known as population thinking. Most people associate Darwin with his evolutionary theory of natural selection, but population thinking may be an even greater scientific achievement. The idea of “survival of the fittest” implies that individuals must vary. Some are more suited than others for a given environment, making it easier for them to survive, grow, and reproduce. Variation is therefore a prerequisite for natural selection to work.
Dealing with the vast variety of humankind can be demanding and even annoying at times, but it’s a good investment, sort of like exercise for your brain. When you meet someone who looks different or thinks differently from you, treat your discomfort as a cue to be curious and learn instead of a signal of a problem. Don’t hold the view that the other person should be silenced. Ultimately, this mindset can make you more flexible in adapting to challenging situations, and more adaptable to change.
8. Which of the following might make people feel uncomfortable
A. Having an adventure in the wild.
B. Taking a trip to a foreign country.
C. Sharing traveling experiences with others.
D. Socializing with people from diverse cultures.
9. What does the second paragraph focus on
A. People’s unwillingness to deal with new things.
B. The significance of learning new things in our life.
C. The biological explanations for people’s discomfort.
D. The role of the nervous system in learning new things.
10. What does the underlined word “prerequisite” in Paragraph 3 probably mean
A. Requirement. B. Substitute. C. Motivation. D. Challenge.
11. What does the writer mainly want to convey
A. Why we tend to chase and enjoy variation.
B. How we can benefit from seeking variation.
C. How we should treat the differences we find in others.
D. Why we should get along with people different from us.
【答案】8. D 9. C 10. A 11. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇议论文。文章主要讨论了为什么我们应该和不同的人相处并且给出了原因。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“We often feel uncomfortable with people who practise different habits, or hold beliefs or values that we do not share.”（我们经常对那些有不同习惯的人，或者持有与我们不同的信仰或价值观的人感到不舒服。）可知，与来自不同文化背景的人交往会让人感到不舒服。故选D项。
【9题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第二段“There are reasons for this. When we are exposed to new and different things, our brain works a bit harder than usual. When we’re learning, our nerve cells require more resources, such as water, salt, and various other chemicals. This extra metabolic (新陈代谢的) activity can feel unsettling and unpleasant. And it can feel worse if our nervous system is already under pressure, like in the midst of the pandemic.”（这是有原因的。当我们接触到新的和不同的事物时，我们的大脑会比平时工作得更努力。当我们学习的时候，我们的神经细胞需要更多的资源，比如水、盐和其他各种化学物质。这种额外的代谢活动会让人感到不安和不愉快。如果我们的神经系统已经处于压力之下，比如在大流行期间，情况会更糟。）可知，第二段主要讲的是人们感到不舒服的生物学解释。故选C项。
10题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第三段中“The idea of “survival of the fittest” implies that individuals must vary. Some are more suited than others for a given environment, making it easier for them to survive, grow, and reproduce.”（“适者生存”的观念意味着个体必须有所不同。有些物种比其他物种更适合特定的环境，使它们更容易生存、生长和繁殖。）讲的是有些物种比其他物种更适合特定的环境，意味着个体必须有所不同。因此，变异是自然选择起作用的先决条件。故可猜测划线单词prerequisite为“先决条件，前提条件”的意思，结合选项Requirement“必要条件”意思相近。故选A项。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章大意以及根据第二段“There are reasons for this”（这个是有原因的）最后一段“Dealing with the vast variety of humankind can be demanding and even annoying at times, but it’s a good investment, sort of like exercise for your brain. When you meet someone who looks different or thinks differently from you, treat your discomfort as a cue to be curious and learn instead of a signal of a problem. Don’t hold the view that the other person should be silenced. Ultimately, this mindset can make you more flexible in adapting to challenging situations, and more adaptable to change.”（与形形色色的人打交道有时会很费力，甚至很烦人，但这是一项很好的投资，有点像锻炼大脑。当你遇到与你长相不同或想法不同的人时，把你的不适当作是好奇和学习的暗示，而不是问题的信号。不要认为对方应该保持沉默。最终，这种心态可以让你更灵活地适应具有挑战性的情况，更能适应变化。）可推知，作者主要想表达的是为什么我们应该和不同的人相处。故选D项。
D
Distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has made both physical and social connections a touch more difficult to maintain. For Stanford University student Millie Salvato, being apart from her friend on the opposite coast has proved challenging. Sometimes a text or video call is not enough, and people in Salvato’s situation often long for a way to send a comforting hug from afar. In a new study detailed in IEEE Transactions on Haptics, she and her colleagues demonstrated a wearable sleeve that can simulate (模拟) human touch and convey social messages sent electronically.
Salvato and her team measured how 37 participants expressed social messages in different situations. In each test, one person wore a pressure-sensing device on an arm, and another touched it to respond to six different scenes: attention seeking, gratitude, happiness, calming, love and sadness. After collecting 661 touch movements, Salvato and her colleagues mapped the location and pressure of each. Next, they used a machine-learning algorithm (算法) to select the movements that were most reliable part of each response. Finally, they programmed a wearable sleeve to simulate these movements using eight built-in disks that vibrate when electronically signaled. “The instant it received signals, I could feel the touch and identify its intended meaning.” One participant reported.
Even with no training, the participants correctly matched the simulated touches to the six scenes 45 percent of the time. For comparison, a previous study found participants could match scenes for touches from real human hands 55 percent of the time.
Gerling, a touch researcher at Harvard who was not involved in the study, said the invention was really surprising. But the study was small and needs to cover far larger groups of people to determine exactly which are the most desirable responses. Besides, he believes the sleeve surely will enjoy great popularity once launched on the market.
12. What were participants asked to do during the study
A. Pick up reliable responses. B. Model on electronic touches.
C. Respond to different situations. D. Mark out programmed movements.
13. Why did Salvato and her team invent the wearable sleeve
A. To keep track of the COVID-19 pandemic.
B. To imitate human touch and express social messages sent electronically .
C. To enjoy great popularity once launched on the market.
D. To stress the significance of physical and social connections .
14. What does Gerling suggest according to the last paragraph
A. Covering more scenes. B. Launching on the market.
C. Conducting further research. D. Interviewing the participants.
15. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text
A. Electronic Sleeves Helping Feel Virtual Touch
B. New Technology Improving Social Connections
C. New Sensing Device Increasing Physical Touches
D. Electronic Sleeves Responding to Different Situations
【答案】12. C 13. B 14. C 15. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了斯坦福大学的学生Millie Salvato研究出了一种可穿戴的袖子，它可以模拟人类的触摸并通过电子方式传递社交信息。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“In each test, one person wore a pressure-sensing device on an arm, and another touched it to respond to six different scenes: attention seeking, gratitude, happiness, calming, love and sadness. (在每次测试中，一个人在手臂上佩戴压力感应装置，另一个人触摸它以应对六个不同的场景：寻求关注、感激、幸福、平静、爱和悲伤)”可知，在研究中，参与者要求对不同的情境做出回应。故选C。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has made both physical and social connections a touch more difficult to maintain. For Stanford University student Millie Salvato, being apart from her friend on the opposite coast has proved challenging. Sometimes a text or video call is not enough, and people in Salvato’s situation often long for a way to send a comforting hug from afar.(在新冠期间，保持社交距离使得身体上和社会上的联系更难以维持。对于斯坦福大学的学生Millie Salvato来说，与远在大洋彼岸的朋友分开是一种挑战。有时候一个短信或者视频通话远远不够，跟Salvato相同处境的人经常渴望一种能从远方送一个安慰的拥抱的方式)”可知，她和她的同事发明了一种可穿戴的袖子是因为想要模仿人类接触并能以电子方式发送社交信息。故选B。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Gerling, a touch researcher at Harvard who was not involved in the study, said the invention was really surprising. But the study was small and needs to cover far larger groups of people to determine exactly which are the most desirable responses. (哈佛大学的一名没有参与这项研究的触摸研究人员Gerling说，这项发明真的很令人惊讶。但这项研究规模较小，需要覆盖更大的人群，以确定哪些是最理想的反应)”可知，Gerling建议做更深入的研究。故选C。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“In a new study detailed in IEEE Transactions on Haptics, she and her colleagues demonstrated a wearable sleeve that can simulate (模拟) human touch and convey social messages sent electronically (《IEEE触觉论汇刊》中详细介绍了一项新研究，她和她的同事展示了一种可穿戴的袖子，它可以模拟人的触摸并通过电子方式传递社交信息)”以及第二段““The instant it received signals, I could feel the touch and identify its intended meaning.”One participant reported. (一位参与者报告说：“它一收到信号，我就能感觉到那种触摸，并识别出它的意图”)”可知，本文主要讲的是电子套袖有助于感受虚拟触感。所以，用A项“Electronic Sleeves Helping Feel Virtual Touch”作为本文标题，与文章主题相符合。故选A。
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。
The term “growth mindset” has become something of a buzzword in our life. You can find it everywhere you look—in the seminars of motivational speakers, in the education course descriptions, and in the mission statements of companies.____16____
One of the biggest misconceptions about growth mindset is that it is the same thing as being open-minded in your beliefs. This is untrue. Being open-minded in your beliefs is often the belief on what true growth mindset is, but this is actually called “false growth mindset” in the research community.____17____What this means is that they have a fixed belief on their intelligence level, which is exactly what a fixed mindset is. They believe that they are growing, when in reality they are not.
Being open-minded to other people’s beliefs and new things is great, but it does not mean that you are actually learning anything. Furthermore, there is no way to ever have a truly complete growth mindset.____18____It is important that you accept this and embrace it, while still desiring to experience growth anyway. This is the only way you can truly foster as m’ of a growth mindset as humanly possible.
____19____Unproductive efforts that are merely done for the reward or outcome are not considered to be growth mindset. True growth mindset has nothing to do with reward or outcome. Rather, it is based entirely on the learning and growing process itself. When you are invested in a growth mindset, you are invested in the process regardless of the outcome.
____20____You cannot simply “have” a growth mindset. You have to want one, and invest in having one. Understanding the truth about growth mindset will enable you to understand exactly how this trait can assist you in life.
A. Mindset is a lot harder than “just do it”.
B. It is virtually impossible, as we are all fixed in some way or another.
C. Another false belief is that growth mindset is about rewarded efforts.
D. A second misconception is that people’s motivation comes from the process.
E. But despite its popularity, some people don’t understand what it actually means.
F. This is essentially people who have an “I already have it, and I always have” attitude.
G. Growth mindset assists people in having greater results from what they set out to accomplish.
【答案】16. E 17. F 18. B 19. C 20. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲的是成长型思维模式以及对成长型思维模式的误解。
【16题详解】
空前“You can find it everywhere you look—in the seminars of motivational speakers, in the education course descriptions, and in the mission statements of companies.(你可以在任何地方找到它——在励志演说家的研讨会上，在教育课程的描述中，在公司的使命宣言中。)”讲述成长性思维这个说法无处不在，很受欢迎，下一段“One of the biggest misconceptions about growth mindset is that it is the same thing as being open-minded in your beliefs.(关于成长型思维模式的最大误解之一是，它与你的信仰持开放态度是一回事。)”说明很多人不理解成长型思维模式的真正含义，E选项“But despite its popularity, some people don’t understand what it actually means.(尽管它很受欢迎，但有些人并不理解它的真正含义。)”说明很多人不理解成长型思维模式的真正含义，因此承上启下，符合语境，故选E。
【17题详解】
空前“Being open-minded in your beliefs is often the belief on what true growth mindset is, but this is actually called “false growth mindset” in the research community.(对你信仰持开放态度通常是对什么是真正的成长型思维模式的信念，但这实际上在研究界被称为“错误的成长型思维模式”。)”讲述对你的信仰持开放态度是错误的成长型思维模式，空后“What this means is that they have a fixed belief on their intelligence level, which is exactly what a fixed mindset is. They believe that they are growing, when in reality they are not.(这意味着他们对自己的智力水平有一个固定的信念，这就是固定思维模式。他们认为自己在成长，而实际上并没有。)”讲述错误的成长型思维模式的表现，因此空格处应该也是介绍错误的成长型思维模式，F选项“This is essentially people who have an “I already have it, and I always have” attitude.(这类人本质上是一种“我已经拥有了，而且我一直都有”的态度。)”承上启下，符合语境，故选F。
【18题详解】
空前说“Being open-minded to other people’s beliefs and new things is great, but it does not mean that you are actually learning anything. Furthermore, there is no way to ever have a truly complete growth mindset.(对别人的信仰和新事物持开放的态度是很好的，但这并不意味着你真的学到了什么。此外，没有办法拥有一个真正完整的成长型思维模式。)”，说明人不能拥有一个真正完整的成长型思维模式，B选项“It is virtually impossible, as we are all fixed in some way or another.(这实际上是不可能的，因为我们都以这样或那样的方式被固定住了。)”解释不能拥有一个真正完整的成长型思维模式的原因是我们被固定住了，符合语境，与上文是因果关系。故选B。
【19题详解】
空后“Unproductive efforts that are merely done for the reward or outcome are not considered to be growth mindset. True growth mindset has nothing to do with reward or outcome.(仅仅为了回报或结果而做出的非生产性努力不被认为是成长型思维模式。真正的成长型思维模式与回报或结果无关。)”说明的是对成长型思维模式的另一个误解，成长型思维模式与回报或结果有关，C选项“Another false belief is that growth mindset is about rewarded efforts.(另一个错误的信念是，成长型思维模式是关于有回报的努力。)”说明了另一个误解是成长型思维模式是关于有回报的努力，符合语境，下文对前文进行具体的解析。故选C。
【20题详解】
空后说“You cannot simply “have” a growth mindset. You have to want one, and invest in having one.(你不能简单地“拥有”成长型思维模式。你必须想要并为拥有一个（成长型思维）而投资。)”说明拥有成长型思维没有那么简单，因此成长型思维不是说做就做得到的，你必须为之努力，A选项“Mindset is a lot harder than “just do it”.(思维模式比“说做就做”要难得多。)”说明了思维模式很难获得，引起下文，符合语境，故选A。
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。
If you have a smartphone, you probably use its front-facing camera for selfies and the occasional video call. Perhaps, if you’re ____21____, you’ll shoot the next TikTok masterpiece. You might use your next smartphone’s ____22____ camera for the same things, but there’s a chance that camera won’t completely ____23____ once you’re done with it.
This week, chipmaker Qualcomm revealed its latest Snapdragon processor, which will ___24___ many of the high-end Android smartphones you’ll see in stores. And a new feature built into that chip could allow smartphone makers to keep those front-facing cameras on____25____.
The idea of a camera that stays on as long as your phone does seems deeply ____26____, even in an age where people are convinced that smartphones are already eavesdropping (窃听) on our ____27____. So why is a company responsible for building the brains of our smartphones trying to make “always-on” cameras a(n) ____28____ feature
In time, a phone using this new chip could practicably ____29____ itself when it sees your face, and automatically lock itself again when you’re not looking at it anymore. Or, if it sees someone else’s face next to yours, the phone could automatically ____30____ notifications so no one else can see what your ____31____ emails or Slack messages are about. The benefit of a phone that’s always looking for you, it seems, is that it knows to act different when you’re not____32____.
As it turns out, the Qualcomm tech that could make such features possible is conceptually pretty ____33____. “What’s happening here is detecting a binary (二进制): is there a face, or is there not a face,” Heape, Senior Director of Product Management of the Qualcomm, told me. “There is not a photograph taken. There is no ____34____ being recorded.” He also noted that none of camera data ____35____ the chip when it’s being analyzed for faces.
21.
A. famous B. lucky C. committed D. skilled
22.
A. extra B. back C. front D. special
23.
A. turn down B. shut out C. turn off D. shut up
24.
A. power B. start C. move D. protect
25.
A. all the time B. every time C. many a time D. next time
26.
A. annoying B. thrilling C. disturbing D. amazing
27.
A. photographs B. accounts C. conversations D. secrets
28.
A. common B. distinct C. optional D. strange
29.
A. unfold B. stretch C. unlock D. repair
30.
A. hide B. release C. delete D. receive
31.
A. outdated B. recent C. incoming D. interesting
32.
A. turning on B. holding up C. looking back D. moving around
33.
A. basic B. fancy C. special D. notable
34.
A. image B. sound C. message D. video
35.
A. escapes B. enters C. leaves D. damages
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. C 24. A 25. A 26. C 27. C 28. A 29. C 30. A 31. C 32. C 33. A 34. D 35. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍的是本周，芯片制造商Qualcomm发布了其最新的Snapdragon处理器以及这种芯片的新功能。
【21题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：也许，如果你幸运的话，你会拍出下一部TikTok杰作。A. famous著名的；B. lucky幸运的；C. committed忠诚的；D. skilled熟练的。根据下文“you’ll shoot the next TikTok masterpiece”可知，你会拍出下一部TikTok杰作，这是幸运的事情。故选B。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：你可能会用下一款智能手机的前置摄像头来做同样的事情，但一旦你用完它，摄像头就有可能不会完全关闭。A. extra额外的；B. back后面的；C. front前面的；D. special特别的。根据上文“you probably use its front-facing camera for selfies and the occasional video call”和下文“for the same things”可知，此处表示“你可能会用下一款智能手机的前置摄像头来做同样的事情”，空格处是front。故选C。
【23题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：你可能会用下一款智能手机的前置摄像头来做同样的事情，但一旦你用完它，摄像头就有可能不会完全关闭。A. turn down拒绝；B. shut out排除；C. turn off关闭；D. shut up闭嘴。根据下文“once you’re done with it”可知，用完它，摄像头可能不会完全关闭。故选C。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：本周，芯片制造商Qualcomm发布了其最新的Snapdragon处理器，这款处理器将为你在商店里看到的许多高端安卓智能手机提供动力。A. power驱动；B. start开始；C. move移动；D. protect保护。根据上文“Snapdragon processor”和下文“many of the high-end Android smartphones”可知，Snapdragon处理器是驱动安卓智能手机。故选A。
【25题详解】
考查固定短语辨析。句意：该芯片内置的一项新功能可以让智能手机制造商保持前置摄像头一直开着。A. all the time一直；B. every time每次；C. many a time许多次；D. next time下次。根据下文“a camera that stays on”可知，这种芯片的新功能是让前置摄像头一直开着。故选A。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：即使在一个人们确信智能手机已经在窃听我们的谈话的时代，摄像头能和你的手机一样长时间开着的想法似乎令人深感不安。A. annoying令人生气的；B. thrilling令人兴奋的；C. disturbing令人不安的；D. amazing令人惊愕的。根据下文“in an age where people are convinced that smartphones are already eavesdropping (窃听) on our__7___”可知，在一个人们确信智能手机已经在窃听我们的谈话的时代，摄像头一直开着的这个想法是令人不安的。故选C。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：即使在一个人们确信智能手机已经在窃听我们的谈话的时代，摄像头能和你的手机一样长时间开着的想法似乎令人深感不安。A. photographs照片；B. accounts账户；C. conversations对话；D. secrets秘密。根据上文“eavesdropping”可知，窃听是窃听对话。故选C。
【28题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那么，为什么一家负责构建智能手机大脑的公司试图让“永远在线”摄像头成为一种常见功能呢？A. common常见的；B. distinct不同的；C. optional可选择的；D. strange奇怪的。根据上文“And a new feature built into that chip could allow smartphone makers to keep those front-facing cameras on”可知，这种摄像头一直开着成为一种常见的功能。故选A。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：最终，使用这种新芯片的手机实际上可以在看到你的脸时自动解锁，并在你不再看它时自动锁定。A. unfold展开；B. stretch拉伸；C. unlock解锁；D. repair修理。根据下文“itself when it sees your face, and automatically lock itself again when you’re not looking at it anymore”可知，使用这种新芯片的手机可以在看到你的脸时自动解锁。故选C。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：或者，如果它看到别人的脸在你旁边，手机可以自动隐藏通知，这样其他人就看不到你收到的电子邮件或Slack消息的内容。A. hide隐藏；B. release释放；C. delete删除；D. receive收到。根据下文“notifications so no one else can see what your__11___emails or Slack messages are about”可知，如果它看到别人的脸在你旁边，手机可以自动隐藏通知。故选A。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：或者，如果它看到别人的脸在你旁边，手机可以自动隐藏通知，这样其他人就看不到你收到的电子邮件或Slack消息的内容。A. outdated过时的；B. recent最近的；C. incoming进来的；D. interesting有趣的。根据上文“no one else can see what your”和下文“emails or Slack messages”可知，手机可以自动隐藏通知，这样其他人就看不到你收到的电子邮件或Slack消息的内容，收到的电子邮件也就是进来的电子邮件。故选C。
【32题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：手机总是在寻找你，它的好处似乎是，当你不回看时，它知道如何做出不同的举动。A. turning on打开；B. holding up支撑；C. looking back回看；D. moving around走来走去。根据上文“if it sees someone else’s face next to yours, the phone could automatically __10___ notifications so no one else can see what your __11__ emails or Slack messages are about”可知，手机总是在寻找你，当你不回看时，它知道如何做出不同的举动。故选C。
【33题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：事实证明，能够实现这些功能的Qualcomm技术在概念上是相当基础的。A. basic基础的；B. fancy华丽的；C. special特别的；D. notable显要的，值得注意的。根据下文“What’s happening here is detecting a binary (二进制): is there a face, or is there not a face”可知，Qualcomm技术在概念上是相当基础的。故选A。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：没有录像。A. image图像；B. sound声音；C. message信息；D. video录像。根据下文“being recorded”可知，录出来的是录像。故选D。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他还指出，在对人脸进行分析时，所有摄像头数据都不会离开芯片。A. escapes逃跑；B. enters进入；C. leaves离开；D. damages破坏。根据上文“none of camera data”和下文“the chip when it’s being analyzed for faces”可知，在对人脸进行分析时，所有摄像头数据都不会离开芯片。故选C。
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。
Human activity is ____36____ (fundamental) altering the distances the world’s animals need to move to live, hunt and search for food, according to a study that examined the impact ____37____ more than 160 species throughout six continents.
All activities changed the behavior of animals , but the study found ____38____(destroy) activities such as urbanization and cutting down trees affected the movement of animals less than occasional endeavors (努力) such as using aircraft, hunting and recreation.
As well as having a profound influence on the animals — like reducing their ability to feed and breed — the changes point to a global restructuring of animal movement ____39____ could have profound knock — on effects, says the study published today in the Nature Ecology and Evolution journal.
Dr Tim Doherty, a wildlife ecologist at the University of Sydney, said it was already well known that humans ____40____ (affect) the movement of animals, with thousands of studies ____41____(tend) to focus on single species or activities, but the information was not enough.
When human ____42____(active) forced animals to move further, such as when animals fled hunters or had to negotiate roads or avoid skiers or campers, they moved an average of 70 percent further in ____43____(respond). The research says, “Even ____44____ small change in movement can have big effects on an individual, and when these costs accumulate across an entire population, reproductive rates and population viability may _____45_____(compromise).”
【答案】36. fundamentally
37. on##upon
38. destructive
39. that##which
40. affected
41. tending
42. activities
43. response
44. a 45. be compromised
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述研究调查表明人类活动正在从根本上改变世界上动物为了生活、狩猎和觅食需要迁徙的距离，这会对动物造成很大危害。
【36题详解】
考查副词。句意：一项调查了人类活动对六大洲160多种物种的影响的研究显示，人类活动正在从根本上改变世界上动物生活、狩猎和寻找食物所需的移动距离。此处修饰谓语动词，应用副词fundamentally“根本地”，作状语，故填fundamentally。
【37题详解】
考查介词。句意：一项调查了人类活动对六大洲160多种物种的影响的研究显示，人类活动正在从根本上改变世界上动物生活、狩猎和寻找食物所需的移动距离。固定短语Impact on/upon“对……的影响”。故填on或upon。
【38题详解】
考查形容词。句意：所有活动都改变动物的行为，但研究发现，城市化和伐木等破坏性活动对动物活动的影响小于使用飞机、狩猎和娱乐等偶尔的活动。此处修饰名词activities，应用形容词destructive“破坏性的”，作定语。故填destructive。
【39题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：今天发表在《自然生态与进化》杂志上的一项研究称，这些变化不仅对动物产生了深远的影响——比如降低了它们喂养和繁殖的能力——还表明，会可能对全球动物迁徙方式产生深远的影响。分析句子可知，空处引导限定性定语从句，先行词是movement，指物，关系词在从句中作主语，应用关系代词that或which引导。故填that或which。
【40题详解】
考查动词时态。句意：悉尼大学野生动物生态学家蒂姆·多尔蒂博士说，人类会影响动物活动这一点是众所周知的，数千项研究倾向于关注单个物种或行为，但这些信息是不够的。分析句子可知，that引导主语从句，it作形式主语，affect是从句谓语动词，由said和was可知，句子描述过去发生的事情，应用一般过去时。故填affected。
【41题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：悉尼大学野生动物生态学家蒂姆·多尔蒂博士说，人类会影响动物活动这一点是众所周知的，数千项研究倾向于关注单个物种或行为，但这些信息是不够的。分析句子可知，“(tend) to focus on single species or activities”作定语修饰studies，studies和tend是主动关系，应用现在分词，作后置定语。故填tending。
【42题详解】
考查名词复数。句意：当人类活动迫使动物进一步迁移时，例如当动物逃避猎人追捕或不得不穿越马路或避开滑雪者或露营者时，作为回应它们平均移动距离增加了70%。分析句子可知，空处为主语用名词形式，activity是可数名词，前无限定词，应用复数形式，表泛指。故填activities。
【43题详解】
考查名词。句意：当人类活动迫使动物进一步迁移时，例如当动物逃避猎人追捕或不得不穿越马路或避开滑雪者或露营者时，作为回应它们平均移动距离增加了70%。介词后接名词，作宾语，in response“作为回应”。故填response。
【44题详解】
考查冠词。句意：研究称：“即使是很小的迁移变化也会对个体产生很大的影响，当这些代价积累在整个种群内时，会危害种群的繁殖率和生存能力。”change是可数名词，此处泛指“一个小变化”，应用不定冠词，small是以辅音音素开头的词，应用a。故填a。
【45题详解】
考查动词语态。句意：研究称：“即使是很小的迁移变化也会对个体产生很大的影响，当这些代价积累在整个种群内时，会危害种群的繁殖率和生存能力。”分析句子可知，compromise是谓语动词，与主语“reproductive rates and population viability (生存能力)”是被动关系，情态动词may后接be done构成被动语态。故填be compromised。
第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
46. 国外某大学来你校进行自主招生，请你用英语写一篇关于未来人生规划的英语短文，作为招考测试的内容。内容要点如下：
1.规划内容；2.规划理由；3.实现途径。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
My Plan for the Future
My senior year is coming to an end. It is high time for me to think about my future plan.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】 My senior year is coming to an end. It is high time for me to think about my future plan.
Since childhood, I have been dreaming to be a scientist to predict earthquakes. I can never forget the miserable scenes whenever an earthquake strikes. To achieve my dream of being a scientist, I must spare no effort to be admitted into a famous university. I will major in geology so that I can not only gain professional knowledge but also exchange ideas with top experts there. Besides, I will catch every chance to gain first-hand experience.
I am determined to devote my lifetime to the great cause and firmly believe that, through joint efforts, predicting earthquakes will be a piece of cake in front of us humankind.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生写一篇关于未来人生规划的英语短文，作为国外某大学的招考测试的内容。
【详解】1.词汇积累
痛苦的：miserable→heartbroken
此外：besides → what’s more
机会：chance→opportunity
努力做某事：spare no effort to do sth.→ go to great lengths to do sth.
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Besides, I will catch every chance to gain first-hand experience.
拓展句：Besides, I will catch every chance of practice so that I can gain first-hand experience.
【点睛】【高分句型1】I will major in geology so that I can not only gain professional knowledge but also exchange ideas with top experts there.（运用了so that引导的目的状语从句）
【高分句型2】I am determined to devote my lifetime to the great cause and firmly believe that, through joint efforts, predicting earthquakes will be a piece of cake in front of us humankind.（运用了that引导宾语从句）
第二节 (满分25分)
47. 读后续写
Johnny and his two younger sisters were very poor. They lived in a very old block of flats in the crowded part of the city. They had no father. Their mother went to work from morning till late evening, as a cleaning lady in many rich houses. Therefore, Johnny had to stay at home and look after his sisters.
Sometimes on a sunny day,he would take them to the nearby park. He had to be very careful when they crossed roads. Not having any pocket money, they could not buy chips or drinks. They had to be satisfied with sandwiches as a treat that Johnny made.
One day, after they had finished their sandwiches, Johnny’s youngest sister Mary looked at other well-dressed children nearby, who seemed to be on a picnic with their parents, eating all kinds of chips, cakes and many other goodies. Mary’s mouth was watering, and very much more, when their parents brought each of the five children huge ice-cream cones from the ice cream trundle cart (移动贩卖车) nearby. “I wish we had some money to buy cones,” she said eagerly. Johnny looked at her with sadness in his eyes. “You know we don’t have money for these expensive things,” he said. “Mom works hard for what we have.”
There was silence after that. As the children sat with sad faces, the ice cream man went past them with his trundle cart. They were sitting on a bench on a little grassy hill, which sloped (倾斜) gently down the path. The trundle cart had a hard time not running away downhill, as the ice cream man held on tightly to the handles, trying to break the speed. It so happened that suddenly a little boy of two ran in front of the cart following a flying balloon.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
He did not see the cart coming downhill, but Johnny did.
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Hearing the screams of the child, the anxious parents came running over.
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【答案】He did not see the cart coming downhill, but Johnny did. In a flash, Johnny ran in front of the speeding cart, and pushed the little boy over to the side of the grassy hill. The little boy was safe. But he was scared, and unaware of what had happened, except that this big boy pushed him to safety. Big tears rolled down his cheeks as he slowly sat up, and he began to cry loudly more through fear than being hurt. The trundle cart passed by, and finally, the ice cream man stopped it at the bottom of the hill.
Hearing the screams of the child,the anxious parents came running over. The mother hugged her son close, and comforted him with “It’s OK, Bob You are all safe with Mummy.” The sobs stopped. While some other people gathered around, the ice cream man pushed his way in gently. He said, “I’m sorry, ma’am. I did not notice your son. But if it wasn’t for this big boy here, he might have been badly hurt.” “Brave big boy, thank you so much,” the father said to Johnny. The crowd burst into applause for the brave boy.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了Johnny和他的两个妹妹生活贫困，在城市拥挤的老旧公寓里生活。没有父亲，母亲整天在富人家打扫卫生，Johnny只能照顾妹妹。一天，他们去公园野餐，但看到其他孩子吃冰淇淋时感到羡慕。Johnny告诉妹妹，他们没有钱买这些昂贵的东西。卖冰淇淋的人正拉着手推车往下走去，突然，一个追的气球小男孩冲了过来。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“他没有看见移动贩卖车正往下行，但是约翰尼看见了。”可知，第一段可描写Johnny冲上前去，及时救了小男孩。
②由第二段首句内容“听到孩子的尖叫声，焦急的父母跑了过来。”可知，第二段可描写Johnny得到孩子父母的感谢和其他人的称赞。
2.续写线索：勇敢冲了过去——成功救下小男孩——得到孩子父母的感谢——获得其他人的称赞
3.词汇激活
行为类
①开始：begin/start
②使停止：stop/halt
③拥抱：hug/embrace
情绪类
①惊恐的：scared/frightened
②担心的：anxious/worried
【点睛】[高分句型1] But he was scared, and unaware of what had happened, except that this big boy pushed him to safety.(运用了连接代词what引导宾语从句和连词that引导宾语从句)
[高分句型2] While some other people gathered around, the ice cream man pushed his way in gently.(运用了从属连词while引导时间状语从句)
[高分句型3] But if it wasn’t for this big boy here, he might have been badly hurt.(运用了从属连词if引导条件状语从句)
听力答案：1-5 CBBCA 6-10 ABBCC 11-15 BAACC 16-20 ABABC河南省实验中学2023——2024学年上期期中试卷
高三英语
(时间：120分钟，满分：150分)
第一部分 听力 (共两节， 满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题目中所给的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：How much is the shirt A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15. 答案是C。
1. What will the speakers do next
A. Check the map. B. Leave the restaurant. C. Park the car.
2. Where are the speakers
A. At a bus stop. B. At home. C. At the airport.
3. What did the speakers do last week
A. They had a celebration dinner.
B. They went to see a newborn baby.
C. They sent a mail to their neighbors.
4. Why does the man make the phone call
A. To cancel a weekend trip. B. To make an appointment. C. To get some information.
5. What does the man probably want to do
A. Do some exercise. B. Get an extra key. C.Order room service.
第二节：
听下面5段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题目中所给的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. Why does the woman come to the man
A. To ask for permission B. To extend an invitation. C. To express thanks.
7. When are the students going to the museum
A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What are the speakers talking about
A. Buying groceries. B. Choosing gifts C. Seeing friends.
9. Who is Clara
A. The man’s wife. B. The man’s sister. C. The man’s daughter.
10. How much did the man spend on the city passes
A. $36. B. $50 . C. $150.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why did Tracy bring dogs to the children
A. To teach them to love animals.
B. To help them gain confidence.
C. To protect them from dangers.
12.What is Kevin’s concern about the dog
A. They may misbehave. B. They may get hurt. C. They may carry diseases.
13. What will Helen do tomorrow morning
A. Give a talk. B. Meet the children. C. Take some photos.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14.What is the man doing
A. Attending a lecture. B. Hosting a workshop. C. Conducting an interview.
15. Why is Emily doing unpaid work in the new of the show
A. To follow the latest trend.
B. To help raise the crew’s pay.
C. To support the post-production.
16. What enables Emily to try different things in her field
A. Her college education. B. Her teaching experience. C. Her family tradition.
17. What does Emily think of her work at the Film Centre
A. Boring. B. Rewarding. C. Demanding.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18.Who is the speaker talking to
A. Sports club members. B. International tourists. C. University students.
19.Where did Emma work for a rugby team
A. In Manchester. B. In Dublin. C. In Vancouver.
20. What can be a challenge tn Emma’s wonk
A. Competition in the health care industry.
B. Discrimination against female scientists.
C. Influence of misinformation on the public.
第二部分 阅读 (共两节，满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
It can be tough to pull kids away from their computers and mobile phones these days. While they’re playing games, wouldn’t it be great if they could be learning at the same time Good educational apps offer fun challenges that teach specific grade-level skills. Here are four that combine fun and learning.
Understanding Math ($ 3. 99;iOS)
Understanding Math goes beyond basic comprehension to gain a deeper understanding of the whys and hows of math. The app tracks your child’s progress to determine strengths and weaknesses in different skill areas, and you can customize(订制)your child’s learning experience to suit the needs.
Word Creativity Kiti ($2. 99;iOS)
Word Creativity Kit aims not only to make creative writing fun but also build up grammar rules. The app presents a series of words from seven categories, such as space or fantasy. Kids add their own words to finish the complete thoughts that these words have inspired.
Barefoot World Atlas1($ 4. 99;iOS)
Barefoot World Atlas helps kids learn about geography and world cultures with a touch of the screen. Each region features a set of sub-topics, from wildlife and natural features to native people, landmarks, and architecture. These facts and illustrations are delivered in photographs, sounds, and hundreds of mini videos.
My Grades & Homeworki ($0. 99;iOS)
A combination of grades and homework tracker My Grades& Homework can help your child stay organized and on top of the progress in school. A convenient calendar and course list format and offer a glance at your child’s assignment schedule that he or she might not normally get from standard homework planners.
1. Which app is helpful to improve children’s writing skills
A. Understanding Math. B. Word Creativity Kit.
C Barefoot World Atlas. D. My Grades & Homework.
2. What is the common part of the four apps
A. They help children find jobs.
B. They make studies fun for mini videos.
C. They need buying when they are used.
D. They inform parents of their children’s progress.
3. The passage is probably written for
A. parents B. engineers C. friends D. doctors
B
French writer Annie Ernaux won the 2022 Nobel Prize in literature on Oct 6. She is the first French female to win the prize. In the words of the Nobel committee, Ernaux was given the award for the courage and sharp insight of her writing.
Having spent over five decades as a writer, the 82-year-old winner has published more than 20 books to her name, including Cleaned Out, Shame, a 2008 memoir called The Years and A Girl’s Story. Rather than consider herself a writer of fiction, Ernaux has used the term “an ethnologist (民族学家) of herself” to describe herself.
Born in 1940 in a rural village in Normandy France, Ernaux grew up in a working-class environment as her parents ran a combined grocery store and cafe. She worked as a teacher before becoming a full-time writer.
According to CNN her “upbringing and experiences navigating adolescence and adulthood” inspire many of her works. For example the book Shame explores the theme of childhood trauma while A Girl’s Story follows a young woman’s coming of age in the 1950s.
Though the matters Ernaux describes in her books are serious and even sometimes heavy, they are always written in plain language. Ernaux described her style as “flat writing” through which she aims to tell her stories objectively, “unshaped by florid description or overwhelming emotions.” noted Fox News.
“She writes about things that no one else writes about, for instance her jealousy, her experiences as an abandoned lover and so forth, I mean, really hard experiences,” Anders Olsson, chairman of the Nobel Committee for Literature said after the award announcement in Stockholm. He went on to say, “She gives words for these experiences that are very simple and striking. They are short books, but they are really moving.”
4. What can we learn about Annie Ernaux from the text
A. She is the first French person to win the Nobel Prize.
B. The Nobel committee described her as “an ethnologist of herself”.
C. She was awarded for the bravery and observations shown in her writing.
D. She started working as a full-time writer in 1974.
5. Where did she get inspiration for her works
A. Her students’ lives. B. The stories of guests to her cafe.
C. The history of her hometown. D. Her personal experiences.
6. Which of the following best describes Ernaux’s writing style
A. Objective and easy to understand. B. Plain and relaxing.
C. Descriptive and serious. D. Emotional and touching.
7. Why is Annie Ernaux different from other writers, according to Anders Olsson
A. She shares painful feelings through her writing. B. She suffered a lot of hardships.
C. Her works are about unexplored subjects. D. Her works are short and moving.
C
Most people enjoy variety. We like to eat different foods from meal to meal. We wear different clothes. We like to try new activities and visit new places. We become bored when there is little variety. Nevertheless, there’s one place where we tend to dislike variety, and that’s in each other. We often feel uncomfortable with people who practise different habits, or hold beliefs or values that we do not share.
There are reasons for this. When we are exposed to new and different things, our brain works a bit harder than usual. When we’re learning, our nerve cells require more resources, such as water, salt, and various other chemicals. This extra metabolic (新陈代谢的) activity can feel unsettling and unpleasant. And it can feel worse if our nervous system is already under pressure, like in the midst of the pandemic.
This sort of variation may be uncomfortable for individuals, but it’s critical to the survival of any species. If all finches (雀科鸣鸟) were identical, for example, and their environment changed in some significant, harmful ways, like an increase in the temperature or a decrease in water, all of them would be equally affected and the species might become extinct. This insight into variation comes from Charles Darwin, and it’s known as population thinking. Most people associate Darwin with his evolutionary theory of natural selection, but population thinking may be an even greater scientific achievement. The idea of “survival of the fittest” implies that individuals must vary. Some are more suited than others for a given environment, making it easier for them to survive, grow, and reproduce. Variation is therefore a prerequisite for natural selection to work.
Dealing with the vast variety of humankind can be demanding and even annoying at times, but it’s a good investment, sort of like exercise for your brain. When you meet someone who looks different or thinks differently from you, treat your discomfort as a cue to be curious and learn instead of a signal of a problem. Don’t hold the view that the other person should be silenced. Ultimately, this mindset can make you more flexible in adapting to challenging situations, and more adaptable to change.
8. Which of the following might make people feel uncomfortable
A. Having an adventure in the wild.
B. Taking a trip to a foreign country.
C. Sharing traveling experiences with others.
D. Socializing with people from diverse cultures.
9. What does the second paragraph focus on
A. People’s unwillingness to deal with new things.
B. The significance of learning new things in our life.
C. The biological explanations for people’s discomfort.
D. The role of the nervous system in learning new things.
10. What does the underlined word “prerequisite” in Paragraph 3 probably mean
A. Requirement. B. Substitute. C. Motivation. D. Challenge.
11. What does the writer mainly want to convey
A. Why we tend to chase and enjoy variation.
B. How we can benefit from seeking variation.
C. How we should treat the differences we find in others.
D. Why we should get along with people different from us.
D
Distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has made both physical and social connections a touch more difficult to maintain. For Stanford University student Millie Salvato, being apart from her friend on the opposite coast has proved challenging. Sometimes a text or video call is not enough, and people in Salvato’s situation often long for a way to send a comforting hug from afar. In a new study detailed in IEEE Transactions on Haptics, she and her colleagues demonstrated a wearable sleeve that can simulate (模拟) human touch and convey social messages sent electronically.
Salvato and her team measured how 37 participants expressed social messages in different situations. In each test, one person wore a pressure-sensing device on an arm, and another touched it to respond to six different scenes: attention seeking, gratitude, happiness, calming, love and sadness. After collecting 661 touch movements, Salvato and her colleagues mapped the location and pressure of each. Next, they used a machine-learning algorithm (算法) to select the movements that were most reliable part of each response. Finally, they programmed a wearable sleeve to simulate these movements using eight built-in disks that vibrate when electronically signaled. “The instant it received signals, I could feel the touch and identify its intended meaning.” One participant reported.
Even with no training, the participants correctly matched the simulated touches to the six scenes 45 percent of the time. For comparison, a previous study found participants could match scenes for touches from real human hands 55 percent of the time.
Gerling, a touch researcher at Harvard who was not involved in the study, said the invention was really surprising. But the study was small and needs to cover far larger groups of people to determine exactly which are the most desirable responses. Besides, he believes the sleeve surely will enjoy great popularity once launched on the market.
12. What were participants asked to do during the study
A. Pick up reliable responses. B. Model on electronic touches.
C. Respond to different situations. D. Mark out programmed movements.
13. Why did Salvato and her team invent the wearable sleeve
A. To keep track of the COVID-19 pandemic.
B. To imitate human touch and express social messages sent electronically .
C. To enjoy great popularity once launched on the market.
D. To stress the significance of physical and social connections .
14. What does Gerling suggest according to the last paragraph
A. Covering more scenes. B. Launching on the market.
C. Conducting further research. D. Interviewing the participants.
15. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text
A Electronic Sleeves Helping Feel Virtual Touch
B. New Technology Improving Social Connections
C. New Sensing Device Increasing Physical Touches
D. Electronic Sleeves Responding to Different Situations
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。
The term “growth mindset” has become something of a buzzword in our life. You can find it everywhere you look—in the seminars of motivational speakers, in the education course descriptions, and in the mission statements of companies.____16____
One of the biggest misconceptions about growth mindset is that it is the same thing as being open-minded in your beliefs. This is untrue. Being open-minded in your beliefs is often the belief on what true growth mindset is, but this is actually called “false growth mindset” in the research community.____17____What this means is that they have a fixed belief on their intelligence level, which is exactly what a fixed mindset is. They believe that they are growing, when in reality they are not.
Being open-minded to other people’s beliefs and new things is great, but it does not mean that you are actually learning anything. Furthermore, there is no way to ever have a truly complete growth mindset.____18____It is important that you accept this and embrace it, while still desiring to experience growth anyway. This is the only way you can truly foster as m’ of a growth mindset as humanly possible.
____19____Unproductive efforts that are merely done for the reward or outcome are not considered to be growth mindset. True growth mindset has nothing to do with reward or outcome. Rather, it is based entirely on the learning and growing process itself. When you are invested in a growth mindset, you are invested in the process regardless of the outcome.
____20____You cannot simply “have” a growth mindset. You have to want one, and invest in having one. Understanding the truth about growth mindset will enable you to understand exactly how this trait can assist you in life.
A. Mindset is a lot harder than “just do it”.
B. It is virtually impossible, as we are all fixed in some way or another.
C. Another false belief is that growth mindset is about rewarded efforts.
D. A second misconception is that people’s motivation comes from the process.
E. But despite its popularity, some people don’t understand what it actually means.
F. This is essentially people who have an “I already have it, and I always have” attitude.
G. Growth mindset assists people in having greater results from what they set out to accomplish.
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。
If you have a smartphone, you probably use its front-facing camera for selfies and the occasional video call. Perhaps, if you’re ____21____, you’ll shoot the next TikTok masterpiece. You might use your next smartphone’s ____22____ camera for the same things, but there’s a chance that camera won’t completely ____23____ once you’re done with it.
This week, chipmaker Qualcomm revealed its latest Snapdragon processor, which will ___24___ many of the high-end Android smartphones you’ll see in stores. And a new feature built into that chip could allow smartphone makers to keep those front-facing cameras on____25____.
The idea of a camera that stays on as long as your phone does seems deeply ____26____, even in an age where people are convinced that smartphones are already eavesdropping (窃听) on our ____27____. So why is a company responsible for building the brains of our smartphones trying to make “always-on” cameras a(n) ____28____ feature
In time, a phone using this new chip could practicably ____29____ itself when it sees your face, and automatically lock itself again when you’re not looking at it anymore. Or, if it sees someone else’s face next to yours, the phone could automatically ____30____ notifications so no one else can see what your ____31____ emails or Slack messages are about. The benefit of a phone that’s always looking for you, it seems, is that it knows to act different when you’re not____32____.
As it turns out, the Qualcomm tech that could make such features possible is conceptually pretty ____33____. “What’s happening here is detecting a binary (二进制): is there a face, or is there not a face,” Heape, Senior Director of Product Management of the Qualcomm, told me. “There is not a photograph taken. There is no ____34____ being recorded.” He also noted that none of camera data ____35____ the chip when it’s being analyzed for faces.
21.
A. famous B. lucky C. committed D. skilled
22.
A. extra B. back C. front D. special
23.
A. turn down B. shut out C. turn off D. shut up
24.
A. power B. start C. move D. protect
25.
A. all the time B. every time C. many a time D. next time
26.
A. annoying B. thrilling C. disturbing D. amazing
27.
A. photographs B. accounts C. conversations D. secrets
28.
A. common B. distinct C. optional D. strange
29.
A. unfold B. stretch C. unlock D. repair
30.
A. hide B. release C. delete D. receive
31.
A. outdated B. recent C. incoming D. interesting
32.
A. turning on B. holding up C. looking back D. moving around
33.
A. basic B. fancy C. special D. notable
34.
A. image B. sound C. message D. video
35.
A. escapes B. enters C. leaves D. damages
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。
Human activity is ____36____ (fundamental) altering the distances the world’s animals need to move to live, hunt and search for food, according to a study that examined the impact ____37____ more than 160 species throughout six continents.
All activities changed the behavior of animals , but the study found ____38____(destroy) activities such as urbanization and cutting down trees affected the movement of animals less than occasional endeavors (努力) such as using aircraft, hunting and recreation.
As well as having a profound influence on the animals — like reducing their ability to feed and breed — the changes point to a global restructuring of animal movement ____39____ could have profound knock — on effects, says the study published today in the Nature Ecology and Evolution journal.
Dr Tim Doherty, a wildlife ecologist at the University of Sydney, said it was already well known that humans ____40____ (affect) the movement of animals, with thousands of studies ____41____(tend) to focus on single species or activities, but the information was not enough.
When human ____42____(active) forced animals to move further, such as when animals fled hunters or had to negotiate roads or avoid skiers or campers, they moved an average of 70 percent further in ____43____(respond). The research says, “Even ____44____ small change in movement can have big effects on an individual, and when these costs accumulate across an entire population, reproductive rates and population viability may _____45_____(compromise).”
第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
46. 国外某大学来你校进行自主招生，请你用英语写一篇关于未来人生规划英语短文，作为招考测试的内容。内容要点如下：
1.规划内容；2.规划理由；3.实现途径。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
My Plan for the Future
My senior year is coming to an end. It is high time for me to think about my future plan.
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第二节 (满分25分)
47. 读后续写
Johnny and his two younger sisters were very poor. They lived in a very old block of flats in the crowded part of the city. They had no father. Their mother went to work from morning till late evening, as a cleaning lady in many rich houses. Therefore, Johnny had to stay at home and look after his sisters.
Sometimes on a sunny day,he would take them to the nearby park. He had to be very careful when they crossed roads. Not having any pocket money, they could not buy chips or drinks. They had to be satisfied with sandwiches as a treat that Johnny made.
One day after they had finished their sandwiches, Johnny’s youngest sister Mary looked at other well-dressed children nearby, who seemed to be on a picnic with their parents, eating all kinds of chips, cakes and many other goodies. Mary’s mouth was watering, and very much more, when their parents brought each of the five children huge ice-cream cones from the ice cream trundle cart (移动贩卖车) nearby. “I wish we had some money to buy cones,” she said eagerly. Johnny looked at her with sadness in his eyes. “You know we don’t have money for these expensive things,” he said. “Mom works hard for what we have.”
There was silence after that. As the children sat with sad faces, the ice cream man went past them with his trundle cart. They were sitting on a bench on a little grassy hill, which sloped (倾斜) gently down the path. The trundle cart had a hard time not running away downhill, as the ice cream man held on tightly to the handles, trying to break the speed. It so happened that suddenly a little boy of two ran in front of the cart following a flying balloon.
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He did not see the cart coming downhill, but Johnny did.
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Hearing the screams of the child, the anxious parents came running over.
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