2023届河南省郑州市高中毕业年级第一次质量检测英语试题

一、阅读理解

Chicago Botanic Garden Events

Whether you’re attending the hands-on workshop at the Midwest Fruit Explorers or admiring artfully arranged daffodils (水仙花) at the Midwest Daffodil Society Show, you’re bound to take home plenty of inspiration for your home garden as you enjoy the best shows at Chicago Botanic Garden. Here are some of the Chicago flower and garden shows that you won’t want to miss this spring.

●Midwes t Fruit Explorers

The Midwest Fruit Explorers presents this hands-on workshop with step-by-step instructions on how to graft (嫁接) and care for fruit trees.

When: March 31-April 10, 1-4 p.m.

●Midwest Daffodil Society Show

The Midwest Daffodil Society Show puts hundreds of daffodils on exhibition that will be judged by the society. The show includes flower design and photography competitions.

When: April 22一28, 10 a.m.-4: 30 p.m.

●Ikebana International Show

The Ikebana International Show presents an exhibition of traditional Japanese flower arranging.

When: May 11-19, 9 a.m.-3: 30 p.m. ( Saturday & Sunday only)

●Gardeners of the North Shore

The Gardeners of the North Shore hosts this annual show. This show includes a judged exhibition with more than 500 entries of anything that a home gardener can grow, including flowers , vegetables , herbs , and house plants.

When: June 27-30, 9 a.m.-4: 30 p.m.

Garden tours & trams:

Enjoy a tram tour for an overview of popular areas. Return each season to experience different views.

Accessibility at the garden:

※Service animals are welcome. No pets please.

※Electronic Convenience V ehicles (ECVs) are available for rent in the Visitor Center on a first come, first served basis. The following fees apply: members: $15,non-members $20. ECVs will not be rented for indoor use.

※Wheelchairs are available free at the Information Desk in the Visitor Center.

Daily Hours: 8 a.m.-7 p.m.

Garden View Cafe: 8 a.m. 4 p.m.

Garden Shop: 10 8.m.- 4 p.m.

1．What can visitors do at the Midwest Daffodil Society Show?

A．Grow house plants indoors.

B．Learn about fruit tree planting.

C．Take part in the photography competition.

D．Admire traditional Japanese flower arranging.

2．How much is it if a couple take their 2-year-old son on a tram tour with a membership card?

A．$14. B．$16. C．$19. D．$22. 3．What service can visitors enjoy in the garden?

A．Renting ECVs for indoor use.

B．Visiting the garden with their pets.

C．Using wheelchairs for free if they need.

D．Having free coffee from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

One day Beth received a piano as a gift from her neighbor Mr. Laurence, which had belonged to his late granddaughter. In spite of her shyness, Beth was determined to show her gratefulness.

“You’ll have to go and thank him,” said her sister by way of a joke, for the idea of thechild’s really going never entered her head. “Yes, I mean to. I guess I’ll go now, before I get frightened thinking about it.”

And, to the amazement of everyone present, Beth walked deliberately down the garden, through the fen ce, and in at the Laurences’ door. “Well, I wish I may die if it isn’t the strangest thing I ever see!” cried Hannah, staring after her, while the other girls were made quite speechless by her unexpected act.

They would have been still more amazed if they had seen what Beth did afterward. She went and knocked at the study door before she gave herself time to think. When a deep voice called out “Come in”, she did go in, right up to Mr. Laurence, who looked quite surprised, and held out her hand, saying, with only a small quake in her voice, “I came to thank you, sir, for... ” But she didn’t finish, for he looked so friendly that she forgot her speech and, only remembering that he had lost the little girl he loved, she put both arms round his neck and kissed him.

The old gentleman couldn’t have been more astonished. But he liked it. Oh, dear, yes, he liked it amazingly! And he was so touched and pleased by that little kiss that he just set her on his knee, and laid his wrinkled cheek against her rosy one, feeling as if he had got his own little granddaughter back again. Beth didn’t fear him from that moment, and sat there talking to him freely as if she had known him all her life, for love drives away fear, and gratefulness can defeat pride.

When she went home, he walked with her to her own gate, shook hands warmly, and touched his hat as he marched back again, looking like a handsome, old gentleman, as he was. 4．How did the other girls feel when seeing Beth walking to Mr. Laurence’s house? A．Relieved. B．Shocked.

C．Pleased. D．Terrified.

5．Why didn’t Beth finish her speech when she saw Mr. Laurence?

A．She was shy and nervous.

B．She was too excited to speak.

C．She was moved by his kindness.

D．She was too afraid before a stranger.

6．What does the author want to express mainly in this text?

A．We should overcome our inner fear.

B．Love and gratefulness can do wonders.C．We ought to repay those who help us.

D．Courage comes from strong determination. .

7．What is the text?

A．A novel. B．A diary entry.

C．A report. D．A book review.

French writer Annie Ernaux won the 2022 Nobel Prize in literature in 2022. She is the first French female writer to win the prize. In the words of the Nobel committee , Emaux was given the award“for the courage and clinical acuity (敏锐的洞察力)”of her wr iting.

Having spent over 5 decades as a writer, the 82-year-old winner has published more than 20 books to her name , including Cleaned Out (1974), Shame (1997), a 2008 memoir (回忆录) called The Years and A Girl’s Story (2016).

Rather than consider herself a writer of fiction, Emaux has used the term“an ethnologist (人类学家) of herself”“ to describe herself.

Bormn 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.

Two books by other French writers inspired her to be a writer: The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir and Distinction by Pierre Bourdieu. The former led her to write about feminism (女权主义),and the latter raised her awareness of the huge gap between her and the environment she grew up in. Besides her reading influences, her“upbringing and experiences navigating adolescence and adulthood”also inspire many of her works,noted CNN. For example, the book Shame explores the theme of childhood trauma (创伤) 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. Emaux d escribed her style as flat writing” through which she aims to tell her stories objectively,“unshaped by florid (过多修饰的) description or overwhelming emotions ,”noted Fox News.

“She writes about things that no one else writes about, for instance her jealousy(嫉妒), her experiences as an abandoned lover and so on.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 simpleand striking. They are short books, but they are really moving.”

8．What can be learned about Annie Ernaux from the passage?

A．She described herself as a science fiction writer.

B．She started with a full-time writer before being a teacher.

C．She is considered to be the first French person to win the prize.

D．She was awarded for the bravery and observation shown in her writing.

9．What inspired Annie Emaux to write her works?

A．Her hardships of life.

B．Her teaching career.

C．Her personal experiences.

D．Her working class background.

10．Which words best describe Annie Emaux’s witing style?

A．Serious and sharp.

B．Plain and objective.

C．Light and humorous.

D．Elegant and descriptive.

11．What can be the best title of this passage?

A．A Woman Telling Her Own Stories

B．A Teacher Becoming a Full-time Writer

C．A Female Writer Winning Many Awards

D．A French Female Fighting for Women’s Rights

You don’t need to be a whale expert to know that these large animals are most at home in the depths of the world’s many oceans. You may not be surprised then, that there were no survivors when 477 pilot whales were stuck on New Zealand’s remote Chatham Islands in October in 2022. It was one of the country’s largest mass stranding (搁浅) incidents.

Although in the past local authorities were able to quickly send teams to try and rescue the whales, that perfect result was impossible this time. According to the New Zealand whale protection non-profit organization “ Project Jonah“,there were many difficulties con cerning any attempt at saving the whales. The remote Chatham Islands have a small population, meaning trained medical medics (医护人员) would be unable to get to the scene in time. In addition, there was a risk caused by predators(捕食者) attracted to the beach whichendangered both rescue teams and any other surviving whales.

As a result, the whales that managed to survive for a while onshore had their dreams of returning to the ocean cut short. The decision was finally made to euthanize all of the remaining living whales on the beach. Otherwise, it could have taken weeks for them to die naturally. Though the medical medics did so to put them out of their suffering, Daren Grover, the general manager of “Project Jonah”, described the outcome as “heartbreaking”, acc ording to the New York Post.

This incident took place less than a month after 230 whales were found stranded on the Austalian island of Tasmania. Fortunately, about 30 of those animals were then able to be saved in time by local authorities , according to NPR.

The cause of these mass stranding incidents is not obvious at the moment, although various theories have been raised. Daren Grover said that there may be an issue with the animals’ echolocation ability - the sense that allows them to find their way through the water.

If whales are found in shallow waters, rescuers often play back recordings of the animals’ own calls to pilot them to the sea. A small number of whales will also be moved to large facilities for recovery.

12．Why couldn’t the local authorities rescue the whales this time?

A．They were afraid of being attacked by whales.

B．The number of the stranded whales was too large.

C．The local medical medics lacked rescue experience.

D．The island was remote and dangerous for rescue teams.

13．What does the underlined word“ euthanize” in paragraph 3 probably mean? A．Refloat.

B．Kill without pain.

C．Redirect.

D．Take good care of.

14．What did Daren Grover think of the result of this mass whale stranding incident? A．Sorrowful. B．Astonishing.

C．Unbelievable. D．Worrying.

15．What can be known about the mass whale stranding from the passage?

A．About 30 whales were successfully rescued this time.

B．Mass whale stranding incidents are consistent nowadays.

C．The reason for this whale stranding incident remains unclear.

D．This mass whale stranding incident could have been avoided.

二、七选五

Have you ever had such an experience? Go shopping and buy more than you need when you feel upset.___16___

According to a study by University of Michigan researchers, shopping to relieve stress was up to 40 times more effective at giving people a sense of control and shoppers were 3 times less sad compared to those who only went window-shopping.

More than half of the 1,000 consumers interviewed by Credit Karma said they had shopped to deal with feelings of stress or anxiety.___17___

In fact, shopping to reduce stress can actually help you live a healthier life by making sure that your blood pressure is lowered. Shopping to relieve stress is also jokingly called “retail therapy” (购物疗法) as a form of regulating stress.___18___And that feeling following those purchases was long-lasting.

However, the side effect of retail therapy, for many, can be relatively harmless at first but in the long term could possibly use up finances and cause conflicts, thus adding a significant amount of stress to a person’s life.

Preparing a list before shopping is the best way to avoid the side affect of retail therapy. Whether you’re purchasing presents or buying groceries, having the items you need writ ten down will make you quite clear and sensible while you’re shopping.___19___That way you’ll be more likely to commit to it. You can buy a cup of coffee while shopping or plan a fun activity when you return home.

___20___ Everyone’s financial situation is different. Comparison usually leads to debt and dissatisfaction with what you already have. Appreciate what you currently have by practicing gratitude.

A．Reward yourself for sticking to your list.

B．Why do people tend to shop to reduce stress?

C．Does overspending really make you feel happier?

D．Think about what you struggle with most financially.

E．Give up the need to keep up with your neighbors and friends.F．The study also found 82% had a positive feeling about their purchases.

G．23% of them said they had used up their credit cards in the past year.

三、完形填空

I’ve been in an 18-year love-hate relationship with a black walnut (胡桃树). In late September or early October, falling fruits as ___21___ as baseballs put your head at risk. Patio (露台) umbrellas are a ___22___ while dining in the garden beginning in early August, and because of the amount of fruit this season, I ___23___ my helmet while working in the garden.

Also, the black walnut produces a chemical substance (物质) through its roots as a

___24___ strategy, which is poisonous to several common plants. There have been many new plant varieties I brought home with ___25___ that the walnut would ___26___ accept them, but they all failed to grow well.

What does ___27___ are native plants that naturally grow in the area. They are important to have around since they provide beneficial pollinators (传粉者) like birds, bees and butterflies with seeds and ___28___ to a healthy environment. Native plants for this area are generally easy to grow, so they experience less ___29___.

Have I thought of getting rid of this giant ____30____ in my backyard? Yes,

____31____, removing this tree standing at 50 feet is next to impossible. I’m also

____32____ under the tree. Trees are important to the urban forest and for all of those that live in it. Trees absorb air pollution and keep cities cooler and more livable. They are home to many birds and insect species and are ____33____ for keeping our environment balanced.

Sometimes, I ____34____ my life without the black walnut. I can’t ____35____ a spring without the birds who arrive every year and sing loudly before dawn. I miss falling asleep on lazy weekend afternoons as I look up into its leaves before the ____36____ threaten to fall.

Every spring, I wonder what the season ____37____: What are the chances of being knocked ____38____ while barbecuing? Like any good relationship, I’ll never be pleased. I’m stuck with this tree, so I’ll listen to its needs and give it the space it ____39____. In return, my walnut offers a home to wildlife and a reminder that ____40____, instead of resistance, is the better way to be.

21．A．aggressive B．powerful C．fast D．hard22．A．comfort B．must C．favour D．decision 23．A．carry B．keep C．wear D．prepare 24．A．competitive B．basic C．conservative D．Successful 25．A．hopes B．curiosity C．directions D．enthusiasm 26．A．eventually B．generally C．possibly D．gradually 27．A．improve B．work C．stand D．change 28．A．relate B．adapt C．contribute D．stick 29．A．harm B．disaster C．survival D．stress 30．A．burden B．thrill C．pain D．treasure 31．A．however B．even C．instead D．somehow 32．A．planted B．protected C．removed D．managed 33．A．suitable B．practical C．responsible D．necessary 34．A．live through B．think about C．focus on D．call for 35．A．see B．welcome C．forget D．imagine 36．A．nuts B．worries C．trees D．nights 37．A．produces B．values C．holds D．undertakes 38．A．unbearable B．unbelievable C．uncomfortable D．unconscious 39．A．requires B．saves C．chooses D．creates 40．A．patience B．acceptance C．preference D．tolerance

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

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。

After winning the championship in boys’ singles under 14 years old at the ASICS Tennis Junior Tour in Guangzhou in late August, 2022, Wang Fa has ___41___(rapid) attracted attention on the Internet. He is known for carrying his tennis rackets in a bamboo basket,

___42___(earn) him the name of “basket tennis boy”.

Wang Fa is a member of the Va ethnic group (佤族) in Cangyuan Va autonomous county, Yunnan province,___43___ was just lifted out of poverty in 2019. Over the past six years, he, along with his ___44___(fellow) at the Yunnan Wild Elephants Tennis Club, ___45___

( improve) his skills and physical strength through training that includes running 9 kilometers and swi nging his racket more than 7,000 times every day. “If it ___46___(be) not for tennis, Iwould still be helping out my family with farm work back home,” he told China Daily.

Talking about his habit of carrying his tennis equipment in a bamboo basket—a symbol of the agricultural life of the Va ethnic group-Wang Fa said after the match that he carried his rackets this way ___47___(honor) his hometown.

Before tennis, Wang Fa was just an ordinary boy from a village. But in 2016, he was chosen by a local club to learn to play tennis. At first, his parents didn’t agree at all because they could not afford it, ___48___ the tennis club offered to teach him free of charge. Zhang Xiaohong, Wang Fa’s head coach, founded the club in 2014, selecting around 20 talented local children and training them ___49___ free. “I want to take children to the outside world through tennis,” Zhang said. For Wang Fa, winning the A SICS Tennis Junior Tour title is just the beginning of a promising future. “I will head to the top spot on the

____50____(profession) stage,” he said.

五、短文改错

51．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号( ∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线( \\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Last Saturday I took part a farm work program in the suburbs, which really impressed me. Before an activity, our team leader told us some specific arrangements about it. Its theme was “Labor is the most glory”. Meanwhile, he stressed the importance or value of working with our own hands. Unable to hold back my happiness, I pictured that was to come next. On the farm, we worked hard with the farmers, picking watermelons and carried them to the truck. While I was working, I had realized how tough it was to work in the fields in the burning sun. When I got home, I put down my luggages, hungry and tired. Over dinner, I shared my experience with my parents excited. Happy and proud, they all spoke highly of me.六、开放性作文

52．假设你是学校英语俱乐部成员，该俱乐部将举办主题为“How did you spend this Spring Festival?”的交流活动，请你用英语写一篇发言稿，届时与大家分享。

内容包括：

1.你是怎样过这个春节的；

2.你的感受或收获是什么。

注意：1.词数100左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Hello, every one! I’m honored to share with you how I spent this Spring Festival.

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Thanks for listening!