2024-2025学年河南省郑州市学森实验学校高三（上）开学英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2024-2025学年河南省郑州市学森实验学校高三（上）开学英语试卷一、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共37.5分。ATheNationalReadingCompetitionEachyeartheJamaicaLibraryServiceencourageshundredsofenthusiasticreaderstocompeteforthetoppositionsinthisexcitingcompetition，whichprovidesattractiveprizesandaplatformtosharetheirloveforreadingwiththewiderJamaica.

Objectives

•Toencourageanddevelopthereadingskills

•Topromoteanappreciationofbooks

•Toincreaseexposuretohighlyratedliteratureandaidcontinuingeducationforadults

Organization

TheNationalReadingCompetitionisorganizedannuallyoverafive-monthperiod，ApriltoAugust.Thepreliminaryroundforchildrenisheldatindividualservicepoints/libraries.Followingthis，thetopperformerscompeteatthecountylevel.CountyChampionsarethenselectedforeachofthethreeagegroups：6—8，9—11and12—14.In1999，acategoryforadultswasintroduced，involvingpersonswhowere15yearsofageandover.

Testing

Testingateachstageincludesamixoforalandwrittenelementssuchasletters，bookreviews，andpuzzles.Thecompetitors'abilitytoread，understandandinterpretsetbooksorexcerpts（节录）ofbooksarethemaindeterminantsfortheselectionofwinners.Theadultsectionofthecompetitionisrunconcurrentlywiththechildren'ssectionandemphasizesthereadingofmainlyWestIndianliterature.Thefinalstagebeginsinmid-Julyandculminates（达顶点）intheNationalReadingCompetitionQuizFinalsheldatTVJStudiosattheendofAugust.OneNationalChampionemergesfromeachcategoryaftertheseverycompetitivesectionsarecompleted.Theyaretheindividualswho，whenallscoresarecounted，gainthehighestmarksintheirrespectiveagegroups.

Judging

Judgingatallstagesofthecompetitioniscarriedoutbyanindependentteamofexperiencededucators，localauthors，andlibrarians.1.Howmanyagegroupsarethereinthecompetition？______A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five.2.Whichofthefollowingistargetedbythecompetition？______A.Adulteducation. B.Preschooleducation.

C.Translatingskills. D.Writingstrategies.3.Whendoesthefinalstageofthecompetitionstart？______A.InAugust. B.InJuly. C.InMay. D.InApril.BFoottwasincollegewhenshediscovereddarkskywork."Somanyenvironmentalissuesaresuperpoliticizedanddepressing.Lightpollutionisaunifyingissue，"saysFoot."Itistheeasiesttypeofpollutiontofix."

Utahleadsthecountryindarkskiesadvocacy.Ithas27certifieddarkskyplaces，themostofanystate.Foottsayseffortsinthestatefocusontheeconomicimpactofdarkskytourism，asharedheritage（遗产）ofthenightskies，andthestate'sprimaryruralcharacter.Whenthestatepassedaresolutiontopreservenightskies，shewasinvitedtoattendthesession.Shenoted，"Alloftheruralsenators（参议员）startedarguingaboutwhohadthedarkestskies.Theyhadaninbornprideinit."

AdvocateJoyceHarmanisworkingtobuildthemovementacrossthecountry，inRappahannock，Virginia.Thislittlesliceofrurallandscape，withlightcuttinginfromthreesides，stillretainsaviewoftheMilkyWay.Itisanothertraditionallyconservativeareaofthecountry，butHarmanusedherskillasaphotographertodevelopgrassrootssupport.

Harmanreceivedapermittophotographthenightskyatpeople'shomesortourismbusinesses，oftenfeaturingtheMilkyWaybehindiconic（标志性的）structuresinthecounty.Theownersgotafreepicturetoshowneighborsandfamily."Peoplejustfellinlovewithit，"saysHarman.Atpopularnightskyviewingevents，Harmanreachedmorepeoplewiththetechnologytotakelunarpicturesontheircellphones."Thefirsttime，wehadpeoplelinedupfortwohours，"shesays.

ThankstothemountingpublicinterestgeneratedbyHarmanandotheradvocates，theRappahannockCountyParkachievedIDADarkSkyParkstatusin2019，oneofthesmallestevercertifiedat7.3acres.4.WhydoesFoottthinkiteasytofightlightpollution？______A.Itmeetsnotechnicalproblems.

B.Itisadvocatedbythepoliticians.

C.Ithasgotwidesupportfrompeople.

D.Itneedslessfinancialaidsinruralareas.5.What'sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph？______A.NightskiesaregreatlyvaluedinUtah.

B.NaturalheritageiswellprotectedinUtah.

C.Advocacyisthekeytopreservingnightskies.

D.Thesenatorsareusuallydividedonfightingpollution.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"retains"meaninparagraph3？______A.Lacks. B.Deserves. C.Reflects. D.Maintains.7.WhatfeaturesHarman'sfreepicturesforpeopleinRappahannock？______A.Theyaremostlypicturesoftheirhouses.

B.Theyarefamilypicturesofthehomeowners.

C.Theyhavesymbolsofthetourismbusinesses.

D.TheyhavetheMilkyWayinthebackground.CLoudtrafficdoesn'tstopbiganimalslikemooseandbearsfromcrossinghighways—nordoesitkeepsmallercreaturesfrombeingrunoverbycartires.InjusttwoyearsalongonestretchofhighwayinUtah，atotalof106biganimalswerekilledincarcollisions（碰撞）.Peoplearealsohurt—about200dieeveryyearinthemorethanonemillioncarcollisionsintheUS.

Andthenumberofthesedeadlyaccidentsisgrowing."Overthemostrecentlyreported15-yearperiod，wildlife-vehiclecollisionshaveincreasedby50percent，withanestimatedonetotwomillionlargeanimalskilledbymotoristseveryyear，"saysRobAment，theroadecologyprogrammanagerfromtheWesternTransportationInstitute（WTI）.

There'sonesolution，however，which'sbeenremarkablyeffectivearoundtheworldindecreasingcollisionsbetweencarsandanimalscrossingtheroad：wildlifeunder-andoverpasses.Studiesthatlookedatacross-sectionofnativespecies'deathsonhighwaysinFlorida，Australia，andMexicoallshowthatwildlifecrossingssavelives，bothhumans'andanimals'."Youcangetreductionsof85to95percentwithcrossingsthatguideanimalsunderoroverhighways，"Amentsays.

That'swhythesetraffic-spanningbridgesandtunnels—whichhavebeenpopularinEuropesincethe1950swhenthefirstwasbuiltinFrance—areshowingupworldwide.Usuallylookingmuchlikearegularoverpassforcars，butdecoratedwithnativeplants，theyaren'tparticularlynoticeableunlessyouknowwhatyou'relookingfor.

Andundercrossings，whichpassbeneathhighwaystoassistsmalleranimals，maybeinvisibletodrivers.Butthey'rehelpingcountlessspecies，fromgoldmonkeysandpumasinBraziltowatervoles（水鼠）inLondon.Amentisevenworkingonwildlifecrossingsforhighwaysthathaven'tbeenbuiltyetindevelopingnationslikeBhutan，whichneedsafeplacesforAsianelephantstocrosstheirterritories.Ashepointsout，it'saloteasier—andcheaper—tobuildthemduringroadconstructionthanitistoretrofit（翻新），ashasbeendoneintheUSandCanada.8.Whatarethefiguresinparagraph1meanttoindicate？______A.Thecausesoftrafficaccidents.

B.Thefrequencyofcar-animalcollisions.

C.Therichnessofanimaldiversity.

D.Theconsequencesofloudtraffic.9.HowdoesAmentfeelabouttheroleofwildlifecrossings？______A.Satisfied. B.Doubtful. C.Anxious. D.Disappointed.10.WhatcanbelearnedaboutthewildlifeoverpassesinEurope？______A.Theylookprettyandmodern.

B.Theyareverycomplexinstructure.

C.Theyaretoosmallforvehicles.

D.Theyfitinwellwiththeirsurroundings.11.What'sadisadvantageofwildlifecrossingsintheUSaccordingtoAment？______A.Theyarenotsafeenoughforanimals.

B.Theywerenotwellplannedinadvance.

C.Theyhavenotbeenproperlymaintained.

D.Theyhaveimpactedroadtrafficnegatively.DPatriciaCowell，aprofessorattheUniversityofSheffieldintheUnitedKingdom，stressesthatthoughleft-handednessisreferredtoas"atypical"fromtimetotime，there'snoneedforconcern.

"It'snotanythingnegativeassuch.It'sjustdifferentfromthemajority，"Cowellsaid."Ithinkthethingthat'sreallyimportantisthatitisaveryconstantbiologicalvariationwithinnormaldevelopment."

Cowelstudieshandednesandbrainlateralization（偏侧性）：howdifferentabilitieslikelanguageorvisualprocessingareorganizedwithinthebrain."Ifsomeoneisleft-handed，theirbrainorganizationisgoingtobedifferentthansomeonewhoisright-handed，"Cowellsaid.

Beforetheageofthelaptop-filedlecturehall，Cowellwouldsitatthefrontoftheroomandcountthenumberofleftiesinherclasseswhilestudentscompletedfive-minutethoughtexperiments.Althoughthesmallsamplesizecausedsomevariationfromclasstoclass，around1in10studentswereleft-handed.Thisdistributionispresentinthegeneralpopulationaswell—itisthoughtthataround10%ofpeoplearoundtheworldareleft-handed."Itisprettyfixed，"Cowellsaid."Youcanalwaysfindafewinabiggroup."

Andthere'ssomeevidencethatthedistributionofhandednesshaslastedforthousandsofyears，withright-handersinthestrongmajorityandleft-handerscomprisingamerepart.Tostudyexamplesofhandednessinhistory，FrenchresearchersexaminedWesternEuropeancaveartworkdatingback10，000to30，000years.Ancientartistswouldholdtheirnon-dominanthandsagainstarockwallandusetheirdominanthandtoblowcoloreddustontoitusingablowingtube，creatinganegativeimageoftheirhandontherock.Thedistributionofhandednessfoundincaveartisconsistentwithwhatweseetoday.

RoelWillemsisaseniorresearcherattheDondersInstituteforBrainCognitionandBehaviourintheNetherlands."Otheranimalsalsotendtohaveahandednesspreference，"Willemssaid."Butthereisnootherspecies（otherthanhumans）thatseemsatthepopulationleveltobesostronglybiased（偏见的）."12.What'sPatriciaCowell'sviewonleft-handedness？______A.Itisphysicallyunacceptable.

B.Itisonlynaturalandnormal.

C.Itisanissueofgreatimportance.

D.Itmaybringnegativeconsequences.13.HowdidCowellgetdataforherresearchonhandedness？______A.Bycountingtheleftiesinclass.

B.Byconductingexperimentsinthelab.

C.Byinterviewingstudentsonline.

D.Bydoingthesamplingwithalaptop.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"It"inparagraph4referto？______A.Thenumberofright-handers. B.Theincreasingpopulation.

C.Thepercentageofleft-handers. D.Thesamplesizeinagroup.15.WhydidFrenchresearchersstudyWesternEuropeancaveartwork？______A.Toshowtheadvantagesofright-handers.

B.Toprovetheexistenceofleft-handedness.

C.Tofindotheranimals'handednesspreferences.

D.Tolearnaboutthedistributionofhandednessinhistory.二、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共12.5分。HowFamilyStoriesShapeOurIdentitiesWhydofamilystoriesmatter？Theydirectlyimpacthowweseeourselves，ourabilitytosucceed，andevenourlevelofresilience（适应力）.

"（1）______."Howmanyofusrememberhearingthisfromourparentsatbedtimewhenwewerechildren？Besidesthequalitytimethatsharingfamilystoriescanprovidetoyourrelationship，expertsandresearchershavediscoveredmanyotherbenefits，bothforthelistenerandthestoryteller.

Establishourcoreidentity

Sharingfamilystoriescontributestokids'emergingsenseofself，bothasanindividualandasamemberofaunifiedfamily.Kidswhoareabletotellspecificsanddetailsoffamilystorieshavehigherself-respectandgreaterresilience.（2）______，andtheycreateacoreidentitythatcanbeagreatsourceofempowerment.

（3）______

Sharingfamilystorieshelpsustoevaluatetheactionsofothers.Whenfacingchallenges，wecandrawstrengthfromstoriesofrelativeswhoalsostruggledwithsimilarchallengesandwerethenabletoovercomethem.Storiesofresolutionandresiliencelikethisonehelpustoincreasefaithinourselves.（4）______.

Increaseempathy（共情）

Hearingthestoriesofourfamiliesandlearningofthehardshipstheyfacedhelpsusdevelopunderstanding，compassion，andempathyforthem.Whenwehearthestoriesoffamilymemberswhohavegonebeforeus，weoftenlearnwearetravelingsimilarpaths.（5）______.Themorewereadandhear，themorewecometoseethatwearemorealikethandifferent.Sharedstoriesturnourheartstoourfathers，mothers，andancestors.

A.Helpbuildfaithinus

B.Shareyourexperiencesandlessons

C.Weareacombinationofcultureandtraditions

D.Ourfamilystoriesgiveusasenseofbelonging

E.LetmetellyouastoryaboutwhenIwasyourage

F.Wenoticecommonthreadsandintersectionsinourstories

G.Knowingourancestorswonoverhardthingsgivesushopeandcourage16.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G17.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G18.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G19.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G20.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G三、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。AmomnamedMimiWallacediscoveredherdaughterOlive'shandwrittencomposition.Shewasnaturally（1）______aboutwhatitwouldsoundlike.So，shesharedthesheetmusiconTikTokandchallengedothermusiciansto（2）______it."Somy10-year-olddaughterwrotethis."Wallacesaidinhervideo."Ineedtoknowifit'sanygoodorifitmakesany（3）______，"Wallaceadded."IwantedtoknowwhatOlive'smusicsoundedlike，soI（4）______TikTok."

Thiscallformusiciansofallkindstotryplayingitwiththeirinstrumentsof（5）______immediatelyreceivedaseriesofresponses.Peoplefromdifferentmusicalbackgroundssharedtheir（6）______ofthecomposition.

Olive，who（7）______studiestheviolinanddreamsofbecomingaprofessional，alsoseemstobe（8）______hermusicbeingbroughtto（9）______."Ineverwouldhaveexpectedthistohappen，"Olivesaid."I'm（10）______byhowmanypeopleputtheirtimeintothat.Itwasjustreally（11）______."Olivehopeshermusicinspiresothersto（12）______theirloveformusic."I'mhappythatit（13）______somanypeopleandbringssomanypeoplejoy.Ithinkthat'swhatmusicdoesforpeople，"Olivesaid.

Thoughshehassofarreceivedlotsofresponses，Wallacestillwonderswhatthe（14）______wouldsoundlikeonabagpipe（风笛）.Hopefully，morepeoplewillcomeforwardtosharetheir（15）______.21.A.careful B.curious C.angry D.anxious22.A.play B.sing C.copy D.follow23.A.profit B.sense C.mistake D.progress24.A.asked B.called C.invited D.watched25.A.honor B.power C.choice D.history26.A.recordsB.expectationsC.memoriesD.interpretations27.A.barely B.currently C.exactly D.generally28.A.admitting B.minding C.enjoying D.remembering29.A.life B.movie C.light D.theatre30.A.mixedup B.leftout C.turnedoff D.blownaway31.A.odd B.funny C.tiring D.amazing32.A.drop B.pour C.pursue D.check33.A.reaches B.shakes C.unites D.shapes34.A.truth B.piece C.drama D.point35.A.ideas B.plans C.talents D.stories四、语法填空：本大题共1小题，共15分。36.TheChineseDragonBoatFestivalwascelebratedwithadragonboatraceonSaturdayinCapeTown，SouthAfrica.

Alsoknown（1）______Duanwu，thefestivalisatraditionalChineseholiday（2）______（observe）onthefifthdayofthefifthmonthoftheChinesecalendar.（3）______holidayhonorsQuYuan，apoetandpoliticianintheStateofChuduringtheWarringStatesPeriod（475B.C.—221B.C.）.HedrownedhimselfintheMiluoRiverafterhewaswrongedforhiswell-intendedadvicetotheking.Thefestivaliscelebratedwithdragonboatracesandthe（4）______（consume）ofstickyricedumplingscalledzongzi.

Thisyear'sdragonboatracewasthesecondeventof（5）______（it）kindheldinCapeTown，followingthesuccessoflastyear'scelebrations.SetagainstthebackgroundofthebeautifulTableMountain，theracefeatured10teamscompetinginvarious（6）______（category），including100-meter，500-meterandthepopulartug-of-warcompetitions.

IgsaanSalie，chairpersonoftheCapeTownDragonBoatAssociation，saidthatthedragonboatrace（7）______（perfect）combinedChineseculturewithSouthAfricanfeatures."Personally，（8）______Ihaveenjoyedmostaboutdragonboatingisseeing20people（9）______（face）thesamedirectionworkingtowardaunitedgoal，"Saliesaid."Itisagreatteamsportandanopportunityforus（10）______（enjoy）thenaturalbeautyofCapeTownwhilebeingonthewater."五、书面表达：本大题共2小题，共40分。37.你校将在周末举办为期两天的第一届校园音乐节。请你以学生会的名义在学校的英语角发布一则通知，内容包括：

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TheStudents'Union38.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。

EverydayintheeveningafterIhavefinishedmyhomework，Iwillgooutforawalkinthesmallparknearmyhomeandplaysomeoutdoorgameswithotherchildrensometimes，buttheoutdooractivitythatIdidforthefirsttimewassomethingdifferentandithadagreatinfluenceonme.

Itwasinthemiddleoflastsummerholiday，whenInoticedthatsomeofthepeopleweregatheringinthecenteroftheparkandtheyallhadbicycleswiththem.Theyweredressedlikeprofessionalcyclistsandwerediscussingsomethingexcitedly.ThatdayIwaswithoneofmyneighborhoodfriendsandwewentoutwithourbicycles.MyfriendandIwentclosertothegroupandheardthattheyweremembersofabicyclinggroup，whodidthecyclingaspartoftheiroutdoorexercise.

Afterstayingwiththemforawhile，wefoundthattheywereplanningtocyclearoundthecityin4hours.Theteamleader，afriendlymaninhisfifties，kindlyinvitedustojointhemjustwhenwewereabouttoleave.Theymadeusmembersoftheirgroup.Carryingsmallflagsofvariouscolors，wetogetherstartedthecyclingridearoundthecity，startingfromtheparkandwentthroughthemajorpartsofthewholecity.Tobehonest，cyclingforthewhole3—4hourswasnotaneasytask，especiallyforusteenagerswhowerestillinhighschool.Andyetweenjoyeditandwemanagedtokeepclosetothegroupwhogaveuscouragethewholetime.

Afterafewhours，wecamebacktotheparkwherewestartedandIfoundthatIwastotallyabsorbedandtired.Aswesatdowntocatchourbreath，theteamleaderapproacheduswithawarmsmile.Hepraisedourdeterminationandwill，notingthatwehaddoneexceptionallywellasfirst-timers.Hisencouragementmadeusfeelproudandmotivated.

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Inspiredbytheexperience，myfriend