2022-2023學(xué)年河南省信陽高級中學(xué)高三（下）開學(xué)英語試卷

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共4小題；每小題6分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

• 1．Monthly educational subscription boxes for students can be a great way to develop an interest in a particular subject.If you want to learn something at home while having fun，you can have educational subscription boxes delivered monthly straight to your house.
     Spangler Boxes
     Spangler Boxes feature a range of hands-on scientific experiments designed by Steve Spangler，who previously hosted a popular science education program on News for Kids Projects focus on STEM-science，technology，engineering and math Examples of projects include exploring lava （巖漿） science，the sound waves，and physical laws.
     Finders Seekers Boxes
     After receiving a Finders Seekers Box，you'll explore characters of a new city and culture every month while solving puzzles.Think of a Finders Seekers Box as an escape room challenge that takes place in your living room.Clues and online research tools are available to help in case you get stuck solving the mystery.Each puzzle takes approximately two to four hours to complete.
     Creation Boxes
     Creation Boxes teach students electronics，digital tips and high-level problem-solving.Each box teaches a lesson and is progressively more challenging.A sampling of the projects includes a mood lamp，an electronic memory game，and a distance detector using an ultrasonic sensor （超聲傳感器）.
     Kiwi Doodle Boxes
     Kiwi Doodle Boxes are among the most popular boxes on the market.They feature a variety of themes customized to students aged from 8 to 18 and focus on art and design with projects such as a felt botanic garden，an artificial leather sample set，and a handmade soap.These projects introduce students to new crafting materials and techniques and all craft supplies are included in the box.
  
  （1）What did Steve Spangler use to be？

  
  A．A scientist.
  B．An educator.
  C．A TV host.
  D．An engineer.
  （2）Which of the following is included in Finders Seekers Boxes？

  
  A．Features of cities.
  B．Online instructions.
  C．Historical mysteries.
  D．Escape room challenges.
  （3）If you are interested in handicraft art，which box would you subscribe？

  
  A．Creation Boxes.
  B．Spangler Boxes.
  C．Finders Seekers Boxes.
  D．Kiwi Doodle Boxes.
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• 2．As a child growing up in a suburban town in the Northeast of the United States，the arrival of spring had little meaning for me.
     Sure，we had a weeklong spring vocation from school，but the key word there was vacation，not spring.
     For the kids in my neighborhood，the arrival of spring was a non-event.There were two important seasons：winter，when we could go skating and sledding or build snow forts，and summer，when we could finally make proper use of the beach about 100 meter east of my family home.Spring and autumn were just technical details，weeks and weeks of waiting for the good times' return.
     Admittedly，spring later developed its own attractions for me—"In the spring a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love"，ns the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson noted—however，it was not spring itself，but the other stuff bat got my attention.
     In short，I never thought much at all about spring….and then I arrived in China.I had been in Beijing for about three months when my first Spring Festival rolled around，and it could hardly be ignored.Aside from the random bursts of fireworks at any time day or night，what stood out most for me was that the capital seemed to be empty.
     It was as though the crowds and streams of cars and trucks commonly seen in the capital had all gone into hiding.My puzzlement cleared up when I returned to work.My colleagues explained that Chinese traditionally travel，if necessary，to visit their families during Spring Festival，and that many Beijingers were not natives of the capital.
     I also got my first knowledge of something about Spring Festival that never ceases to amaze me.Regardless of when the holiday is set to begin，there is m almost immediate and sudden change for the better in the weather.Spring really does arrive.
     I can't begin to figure out how the ancient Chinese could create a system for the millennia hat would almost always accurately predict when the season would shift year after year after year.But they did.
  
  （1）What did the author think of spring as a child？

  
  A．Eventful.
  B．Hopeful.
  C．Dull.
  D．Thrilling.
  （2）What can we learn from the passage？

  
  A．The author never had a spring vacation before he came to China.
  B．Spring to the author is a season when he could do nothing.
  C．Empty streets and random bursts of fireworks upset the author.
  D．Spring Festival tends to indicate the coming of Spring.
  （3）What' the author's attitude towards China's traditional culture？

  
  A．Doubtful.
  B．Admirable.
  C．Objective.
  D．Confused.
  （4）Which of the following can be the best title？

  
  A．Springtime—a season of waiting.
  B．Springtime—a season of senses awakening.
  C．Spring Festival—a time of celebrating.
  D．Spring Festival—a time of loneliness.
  組卷：10引用：3難度：0.5

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• 3．Living in a city is a well-known risk factor for developing a mental disorder，while living close to nature is largely beneficial for mental health and the brain.A central brain region，the amygdala（大腦杏仁核）involved in stress processing，has been shown to be less activated during stress in people living in rural areas，compared to those who live in cities，hinting at the potential benefits of nature. "But so far the hen-and-egg problem could not be resolved，namely whether nature actually caused the effects in the brain or whether the particular individuals chose to live in rural or urban regions，" says Sonja Sudimac.
     To achieve causal evidence，the researchers from the group examined brain activity in regions involved in stress processing in 63 healthy volunteers before and after a one-hour walk in Grunewald forest or a shopping street with traffic in Berlin The results revealed that activity in the amygdala decreased after the walk in nature suggesting that nature elicits beneficial effects on brain regions related to stress.
     "The results support the previously assumed positive relationship between nature and brain health，but this is the first study to prove the causal link.Interestingly，the brain activity after the urban walk in these regions remained stable and showed no increases，which argues against a commonly held view that urban exposure causes additional stress，" explains Simone Kühn，head of the group.
     The authors show that nature has a positive impact on brain regions involved in stress processing and that it can already be observed after a one-hour walk.This contributes to the understanding of how our physical living environment affects brain and mental health.Even a short exposure to nature decreases amygdala activity，suggesting that a walk in nature could serve as a preventive measure against developing mental health problems and reducing the potentially disadvantageous impact of the city on the brain.
     In order to investigate beneficial effects of nature in different populations and age groups，the researchers are currently working on a study examining how one-hour walk in natural versus urban environments impacts stress in mothers and their babies.
  
  （1）What does the hen-and-egg problem mean by Sonja Sudimac？

  
  A．It's hard to clarify the impact of living environment on mental health.
  B．People in cities tend to have a higher risk of mental problems.
  C．It's unnecessary to work out the complex issue of stress and health.
  D．Living in rural areas actually affects brain activity.
  （2）How did researchers collect evidence for the study？

  
  A．By quoting authoritative experts.
  B．By interviewing healthy volunteers.
  C．By researching on a previous theory.
  D．By comparing volunteers' amygdala activities.
  （3）What contribution did Simone Kühn and his team mainly make？

  
  A．Confirming the assumption of nature's benefits to brain health.
  B．Supporting a commonly held view of urban exposure.
  C．Revealing the link between age and mental health.
  D．Identifying the causes of mental health problems.
  （4）What does the last paragraph mainly talk about？

  
  A．Benefits of a regular walk in nature.
  B．The focus of the follow-up research
  C．An appeal for living in urban regions.
  D．Nature's positive effects on women and children.
  組卷：1引用：4難度：0.5

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第四部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分10分）第一節(jié) 短文改錯（共1小題；每小題10分，滿分10分）

• 8．假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。
  文中共10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
  增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（Λ），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。
  刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。
  修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
  注意：（1）每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；
  （2）只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。
      As is known to us，a large number of wild animals been killed for their meat As a result thousand of animals have either died out and become endangered.Actually，protect wild animals benefits the animals as well as humans.For an example，if farmers killed too many eagles，their corn and grain would be destroyer by rats.The reason is because with no eagles to hunt rats，their number would increase rapid.
  Therefore，all of us must do what they can to protect wild animals.AS for me，I have joined an organization in our town which aim is to call on people to protect wild animals and I have taken part several activities.
  組卷：3引用：1難度：0.5

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第二節(jié)：書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

• 9．假定你是李華，你校英文報"校園生活（School Life）"欄目正在征文，請你以"Be a Responsible Person"為題，用英文寫一篇短文投稿。
      注意：
      （1）詞數(shù)100左右；
      （2）可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
  組卷：1引用：2難度：0.5

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