2022-2023学年河北省石家庄市河北正中实验中学高二年级上册开学考试英语试卷

2022—2023学年河北省石家庄市河北正中实验中学

高二上学期开学考试英语试卷

一、阅读理解

ChugachStatePark

ChugachStateParkisthelargesturbanparkintheworld,spanningmorethan

200,000hectares.Infact,itisalmosttentimesaslargeasTableMountainNational

Park,theworld*ssecond-largest.ChugachStateParkislocatedinAnchorage,

Alaska.Theparkitselfcontainsvariousdifferentgeographicalfeatures,includingtall

mountains,foothills,lakes,andrivers.Italsoincludeshikingtrailsthatarevery

popularwithtourists.

PedraBrancaStatePark

Itisanurbanparkspanning12,394hectaresinoneofBrazifslargestcities,Rio

deJaneiro.Itcanmoreaccuratelybedescribedasanurbanforest.Theparkprotects

halfofwhatisknownastheAtlanticForestremnantofRiodeJaneiro.Itcontains

morethan900speciesofplantsandalmost500differentspeciesofbirds,mammals,

reptiles,andfish.

MargallaHillsNationalPark

Thethird-biggesturbanparkintheworld,consistingof17,386hectares,islocated

inthecityofIslamabad,whichisthecapitaloftheSouthAsiannationofPakistan.

Theparkwasestablishedin1980.Theparkboastsseveralspeciesofbirds,reptiles,

andmammals,anditisanextensionoftheIslamabadwildlifesanctuary.Italso

includesseveralhikingtrailsthatarepopularwithtouristsandlocals.

BukhansanNationalPark

ItislocatedinSeoul,thecapitalofSouthKorea.Theparkitself,whichhasanarea

of7,992hectares,hasbeendesignatedbytheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsasthe

“MostVisitedNationalParkperUnitArea,"andisvisitedbyanestimated5

millionpeopleayear.ItisverypopularwithhikersandcontainsBuddhisttemples.

Theparkisalsohometoaround3,100animalspecies.

1.WhatdoweknowaboutTableMountainNationalPark?

A.ItislocatedintheUS.B.Itisthelargesturbanpark.

D.It1sthemostfamousforitsdifferent

C.Ithasanareaof20,000hectaresorso.

species.

2.Whichisyourbestchoiceifyouareinterestedinstudyingvarietiesofplants?

A.ChugachStatePark.B.PedraBrancaStatePark.

C.BukhansanNationalPark.D.MargallaHillsNationalPark.

3.WhatdoMargallaHillsNationalParkandBukhansanNationalParkhavein

common?

A.BothofthemlieinAsia.

B.Bothofthemareofthesamesize.

C.Bothofthemareespeciallypopularwithforeigners.

D.Bothofthemarehometoendangeredanimalspecies.

Ridingahorseatahighspeedongrasslandcoveredwithsnowwhiledressedina

redcloak（披仄I）andawhitefurhatisn*tsomethingpeoplewouldnormallyseea

Chinesegovernmentofficialdo.Soit'snotsurprisingthatHeJiaolong,afemale

officialfromXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegion,almostinstantlybecameanonline

celebrityaftershepostedsuchavideo.

Shecameupwiththeideatomakethevideowhenshewasthinkingaboutnew

waystoletmorepeopleknowaboutthefamoushorsebreed（品种）ofZhaosuCounty,

Hi,knownas“heavenlyhorses".

"Ineverexpectedthevideotobesuchahit.Atfirst,Ireallydidn'tliketobecalled

anonlinecelebrity,because1neverwantedtobeone.ButnowI'mgraduallygetting

usedtousingmyinfluencetoboostlocaldevelopment,shesaid.

Besidespostingshortvideos,shehasalsobeenpromotinglocalagricultural

productsandtouristresourcesvialivestreaming（直播）.Withmorefollowers,shecan

nowhelptoselllocalproductsworthmorethan2millionyuanduringalivestream

whilesaleswereonlyabout5,000yuaneachtimewhenshefirststartedtolivestream

onsocialmedia.

Whileshecontinuestodrawthepublic'sattentiontoHi,shealsohastokeep

dealingwiththestressbroughtbycriticism,especiallyoftenbeingquestionedifbeing

asocialmediacelebritymayaffectherworkasanofficial.Shesaidthatshehadeven

thoughtofgivingupappearingonsocialmediaseveraltimes.

“Iam,aboveall,agovernmentofficial.IwillneverletwhatIdoonsocialmedia

affectmyjob,"shesaid.UIwanttoseethelocalsappreciatemyeffortsinserving

them,whichismyduty.Ihopepeoplecanfeelthewarmthandpositiveenergyof

Xinjiangofficialsviamyvideos.Iamsimplyoneofthem.”

4.WhydidHeJiaolongfirstmakehervideos?

A.Tointroduceherjob.

B,Togainpersonalfame.

C.Topromoteahorsebreed.

D.Toadvertisethelocalscenery.

5.WhatcanwelearnfromHeJiaolong*swordsinParagraph3?

A.Sheenjoysbeingcalledanonlinecelebrity.

B.Sheisproudofherskillsofmakingshortvideos.

C.Thevideo'ssuccessmakesadifferencetoherlife.

D.Thevideo'ssuccessdamagesherimageasanofficial.

6.WhatchangeshasHeJiaolong*slivestreamingbroughttoHi?

A.Salesoflocalproductshavebeenincreased.

B.Livesoflocalresidentshavebeendisturbed.

C.Morelocalofficialsjoinherinlivestreaming.

D.Morefollowersmakevideosofthelocalscenery.

7.HowdoesHeJiaolongreacttopeople'scriticism?

A.Shedecidestoquitappearingonline.

B.Sheapologizestothelocalgovernment.

C.Sheconsultsexpertsondealingwiththestress.

D.Shecontinuesservingpeoplethroughherefforts.

Wetrulyarewhatweeat-andwhatourancestorsate.Foodhaschangedwhoweare

andhowwedevelopedforhundredsofthousandsofyears.Fromprocessingto

preservingtocooking,whathumansdidandcontinuetodotofoodplayedabigrole

inshapingourevolution.

Processedfoodisn,tjustamoderninvention,createdinfactoriesfromartificial

ingredients.Itisasoldashumanityitselfandmayhavehelpedcreateourspecies.

Processingdoesn*tnecessarilymeanaddingchemicals-italsoincludeshittingor

slicing（切片'）orchangingthefoodinanywaybeforeeating.Comparedtoour

ancestors,modernhumanteeth,jawsandfaceshavegottensmallerrelativetooverall

skullsizebecauseofmakingfoodeasiertochew,especiallyfromcooking.Processing

foodalsoledtoahugegaininleisuretime.Thelesstimepeoplespentchewing,the

moretimetheyhadtodevelopcomplexorallanguage.

Cookingfoodwasoneofthebiggestchangesinhumanhistory.Researchersbelieve

itcouldhaveoccurredbetween1.8millionand400,000yearsago,Harvardprofessor

RichardWranghamsaid,accordingtoNationalGeographic.Cookingincreasesthe

energyandnutrientswegetfromfood.Withoutcooking,accordingtotheBBC,an

averagepersonwouldhavetoeataround5kilosofrawfoodtosurviveandwe'd

havetospendmostofthedaychewing.

Cookingfoodalsobreaksdownitscells,soourstomachsneedtoworklessto

absorbthenutrientsourbodiesrequire."This,"saidProfessorPeterWheelerfrom

LiverpoolJohnMooresUniversity,UK,"freedupenergywhichcouldthenbeused

topoweralargerbrain.Theincreaseinbrain-sizemirrorsthereductioninthesizeof

thegut（肠道）

Processedfoodliterallyshapedusasaspeciesandmadeushuman-theonlyspecies

onEarthwhocancook.

8.Whatcanweknowaboutprocessedfood?

A.Itismostlycreatedfromartificialingredients.

B.Itappearsatleastsincethebeginningofhumanbeings.

C.Itmakesfoodeasiertocook.

D.Itchangesthewaywetalk.

9.Whatisthebenefitofcookingfoodtohumans?

B.Itsavesenergyforhumanstodevelop

A.Itpracticeshumanchewingskills.

brains.

C.Itreducesfooddigestionofhumans.D.Itcostshumanmoreleisuretime.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mirrors”inparagraph4mean?

A.Reflects.B.Benefits.C.Influences.D.Functions.

11.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

B•Processingfoodmakeswhoweare

A.Humanschangesasfooddecreases.

today.

C.CookingfoodmakeswhereweareD.Humansdevelopgraduallyasfood

today.changes.

Extremelyenergeticlightfromspaceisanunexplainedwonder.Scientistsdon*t

knowwherethatlightcomesfrom,exactly.Andnowastronomershavespottedthis

light,calledgamma（伽马）rays,athigherenergiesthaneverbefore.

Youcan,tseegammarayswithyoureyes.Theyaremuchmoreenergeticthanthe

lightthatwecansee.Soyouneedafancydetectortospotthem.TheLargeHigh

AltitudeAirShowerObservatory,LHAASO,isanexperimentinChina.Itsearches

forextremelyhighenergygammarays.

Scientistshavespotted12gamma-rayhotspots.Thesearepartsoftheskyfrom

whichthegammaraysaresentout.Thosehotspotsshowthatourgalaxy,theMilky

Way,haspowerfulparticleaccelerators（力口速器）.Butthoseparticleaccelerators

aren1tmadebyhumans.Instead,theycomefromviolenteventsintheuniverse.

Theymightbeexplodingstars,forexample.Suchviolenteventsmakeelectricand

magneticfields,whichcanspeedupprotons（质子）andelectrons.Thosefastparticles

canthenproducegammarayswithalotofenergy.Thatcanhappenwhenprotons

interactwithothermatterinspace,forexample.

Scientistsaren'tsurewhatcouldproducegammarayswiththeextremeenergies

observed.Butthenewobservationspointtotwopossibilities.Onehotspotwas

associatedwiththeCrabNebula.That'stheremainsofanexplodedstar.Another

possiblesourcewastheCygnusCocoon.That'saregionwheremassivestarsare

forming.Thestarssendoutintensewindsintheprocess.

LHAASOislocatedonHaiziMountaininChina*sSichuanprovince.Itisnotyet

fullyoperational.Itrsduetobecompletedlaterthisyear.Then,itcouldfindeven

moregammarays.

12.Whatcanwelearnaboutgammarays?

A.Theyareinvisible.B.Theyareoftenignored.

C.Theycontainlittleenergy.D.Theyareusedtoexploreuniverse.

13.Whyaresomeexamplesusedinparagraph3?

A.Tomaketheexplanationlively.B.TohelpunderstandtheMilkyWay.

D.Toshowhowgammaraysmightbe

C.Toillustratetheuniverseisexpanding.

produced.

14.Whichwordcandescribetheastronomicalobservationmentionedinthistext?

A.Disappointing.B.Exciting.C.Accurate.D.Unconfirmed.

15.Whatisasuitabletitleofthistext?

A.GammaRaysComefromMultipleB.TheUniverseIsExplodingwithGreat

SourcesEnergy

C.LightfromSpaceHasRecorded-D.GammaRaysCanOnlyBeSeenby

BreakingEnergyAstronauts

二、七选五

Fewthingsfeelaspainfulasrejection.Rejectionmeansnotbeinginvitedtoa

friend'sparty.Rejectionmeanshavingyouractionscriticized.Rejectionmeansfailure

whenyou'retryingtosellyouridea.Every"nonindicatesadoorclosedtoyou.16

Developingyourself-confidenceiskey.Rejectionissimplythereactionoropinion

ofanotherperson.17Neverthinkyouareworthlessorunlovable.Whatyou

shoulddoismakealistofthingsyouhavedonewellorcontributionsyouhavemade.

Reviewthemeveryday.Fillyournighttimeandearlymorningbrainwithconfidence.

Rejectionwillenhance（增力口）whatevernegativethingsyousaytoyourself.

Eventhemostsuccessfulandconfidentpeoplefeeldownheartedwhenrejected,but

mostofthemnevertellthemselveshowterribletheyare.18Makesurewhat

yousaytoyourselfbuildsyourselfupinsteadoftearingyourselfdown.

19Instead,theyviewitasanopportunitytofurtherunderstandhuman

relationshipsandinnerstrength.Theyavoidthepainofrejectionandputrejection

intocontext（情境）.Usingrejectiontoyouradvantageinvolveslookingonevery

blowasalearningexperience.Italsoinvolveslearningandgrowingfromnegative

voice.

20Youcanfeelthepainasyoulike,cryingorlockingyourselfin,butdon't

letitbecomealong-termvisitor.Itiswiseforyoutorespondpositivelyand

effectively.

A.Rejectionisalearningexperience.

B.It'spowerlesswithoutyourcooperation.

C.Soyoushouldpracticepositiveself-talk.

D.It'snormaltofeelupsetaboutrejection.

E.Therefore,itisvitaltodevelopeffectiveresponses.

F.Rejectionisbeneficialtothosewhomakefulluseofit.

G.Thosewhotransformrejectionunderstanditisnotaboutexperiencingloss.

三、完形填空

Fdworkedfourmonthsatauniversitywhenwehadagoing-awaypartyfor

Sandy,whowasmovingtoLondon.WhenIgottoworkthenextday,Iwas

toseeSandythere."Aren'tyousupposedtobeinLondon?"Iasked.She

meandsaid,TmHelen."

IthenfoundoutthatIhaveararediseasefaceblindness.Thissentmeto

thedoctor.Ididn1tthinkmuchaboutit.,Fmasuccessfuladult一who

caresifmyisn1tquitelikeeveryoneelse's?Then,ImetDrSmith.

"Yourabilitytolearnnewfacesisamongtheworst,"hesaid."Asforcures,

nothingsofarhasbeenveryAtlast,Ifledintears.

IwasuntilDadgavemesomeimportantadvice.uEveryonejustwants

totalkaboutthemselves,0hesaid."Justaskquestions.nThis

transformedmylife.Whenwalkingoncampus,ifsomeonelookedmyway,I

・Iftheysmiled,Istoppedtochat.SoonIbecameanexpertattalkingto

Thisyear,Icelebratedmybirthdaywithover60friends,manyofwhomIwasn't

ableto.Iwasfinewiththat.,Icantakecoursestotreatmy

illness,butI*dratherspendthattimeonsomethingI,likelookingat

birds.Igetsuchaidentifyingthem.

myfaceblindness,Vvelearnttoseetheworld.

21.A.excitedB.surprisedC.frightenedD.pleased

C.gotawayD.reachedout

22.A.staredatB.thoughtof

fromfor

23.A.disasterB.accidentC.discoveryD.expectation

24.A,HoweverB-SomehowC.AnywayD.Slightly

25.A.experienceB.growthC.faceD.brain

26.A.promisingB.popularC.cheapD.comfortable

27.A.unconcernedB.impatientC.sadD.annoyed

28.A.tipB-questionC.explanationD.warning

29.A.hesitatedB.smiledC.panickedD.waited

30.A.studentsB.strangersC.colleaguesD.patients

31.A.inviteB.trustC.greetD.recognize

32.A.EventuallyB.FortunatelyC.ActuallyD.Hopefully

33.A.rememberB.ignoreC.missD.enjoy

34.A.chanceB-joyC.shockD.trouble

35.A.AccordingtoB.RegardlessofC.InfearofD.Thanksto

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

阅读下列材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

WhenbrightandcolorfulBeijingOperafacesappearonacomputerscreen,a

teacherasksthestudents,"ShallwegotoseeBeijingOpera?"Thisisthesceneof

36onlineChineseclassinIndia1sMumbai.AstheCOVID-19pandemic

continuestospread,onlineChineselearningona37(vary)ofplatformsis

gainingpopularitylocally.

Eighteenyear-oldDrashtiGalafromMumbaiisoneofmanyonlineChinese38

(learner)andevenhasaChinesenameTangDashi.Actually,allthreesistersinher

family39（begin）learningChineseaftertheirfatherofferedthesuggestion.

Withinashortspaceoftime,shehas40（successful）passedHSK3（Level3of

theInternationalChineseProficiencyTest）andisnowpreparingforthehigher-level

exams.Atfirst,somestudentshesitatedastheywerenotused41studying

online,butnowtheyrealizethatonlinelearningmeanstheycansavetime42

wouldhavebeenspentontraveling.43（translate）someancientChinesepoems

intoHindi（印地语）alsocanhelpimproveDrashti*sChinese.

MostChinesetraininginstitutionsinMumbaihavebeenmovedonlineduetothe

lockdown.Somepeopleinchargesaid,“44（compare）totraditional

classroomteaching,ouronlinecoursesaremoreconvenientandeasiertoconduct,and

thecostofrentingclassrooms45（save）too.Soonlinelearningispopular."

五、根据汉语意思填写单词

46.Theteacherhasa（偏爱，喜欢）forthedeterminedstudents.（根据

汉语提示单词拼写）

47.Thereareplentyofjobs（可获得的，可利用的）inthearea.（根据

汉语提示单词拼写）

48.Lovefrommyfatheralwaysgivesmeasenseof（安全感）.（根据

汉语提示单词拼写）

49.Mr.Brownwasretiredfromthe（图书管理员）ofthelibraryinour

campus.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

六、用单词的适当形式完成句子

50.Tobeaccurate,（adopt）at2,theladyfoundanotherfamilythatwas

filledwithhappiness.（