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1、2 20 02 21 1 届届河河南南省省实实验验中中学学高高三三上上学学期期英英语语期期中中考考试试试试题题（时间：（时间：120120 分钟，满分：分钟，满分：150150 分）分）一、一、阅读理解（本大题共阅读理解（本大题共 2020小题，每小题小题，每小题 2 2分，共分，共 4040分）分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AExplore the villages around HartbridgeMany visitors came to Hartbridge to see wonde
2、rful art galleries,museums and fantastic parks.Thisbrochure will tell you what you can see if you take a short bus ride out of the city.CamberwellThe historic village of Camberwell was once the home of the wealthy Hugo family,who lived in ahuge country house,Camberwell Court,and owned all the land i
3、n the area.You can spend a whole daywalking around the house and gardens and there is a small exhibition about the family,a childrens play area,a gift shop and a restaurant.HidcotHidcot is situated on the river Owell.Visitors should go to the Nature Park to the south of the village,where there are l
4、arge numbers of rare birds and flowers.In Hidcot,you can take a two-hour river cruise tosee the countryside and learn about the local wildlife from a guide,or hire a boat and explore the river atyour leisure.TatterbridgeThe village was home of the childrens writer Jane Potter,whose stories of Benjam
5、in Bear are loved byadults and children around the world.Jane Potters home is now a museum and is well worth a visit just forits wonderful gardens.Lovers of Jane Potters books should also walk to the Green Valley woods,whichhave not changed since Jane Potter wrote her stories there 100 years ago.Moo
6、rdaleIt is the highest mountain in the area,where many industries grew up,including the coal industry,apaper factory and a cotton factory,all of which closed down in the 19th century.If you walk from the villagecenter up the hill to the north,you can still see the paths where horses used to carry th
7、e coal.There is afour-mile walk around the village which has some amazing views.21.Which village may have greater attractions for bird lovers?A.HidcotB.MoordaleC.CamberwellD.Tatterbridge22.What do Camberwell and Tatterbridge have in common?A.They run some wonderful childrens bookshops.B.They are the
8、 hometowns of some famous writers.C.They provide visitors with views of historic houses.D.They are well-known for their newly created gardens.23.What do we know about Moordale?A.It used to be an industrial village.B.It is the flattest village of the four.C.It has won popularity for its cotton fields
9、.D.It is a perfect place for people to ride horses.BIf you like to spend your time up to your elbows in dirt and have the ability to grow plants that dontwither and die,you may have been told you have a green thumb.This is not a medical emergency,but aslang term meant to show ones natural talent for
10、 gardening.But where did the phrase come from?Both green thumb and green fingers have been common expressions in England and the United Statesfor well over a century,with the Oxford English Dictionary citing use of green fingers as early as 1906 fromthe novel The Misses make-believe by Mary Stuart B
11、oyd.Green thumb,meanwhile,was used first in 1937Ironwood Daily Globe newspaper article,which described the phrase as gardening slang.There are several stories about its origins.Some believe it is a result of growing potted plants,whichcan often have green algae（藻）on the underside that coat hands.Oth
12、ers point to a story about King EdwardI and his love of green peas,which were shelled by subservient workers one would be honoured fordoing the most work and having the greenest thumb.There is also the fact that plants contain chorophyll(叶绿素)which can easily discolour your hands.However the phrase w
13、as cultivated,we have a pretty good idea of how it caught on.In the1940s,wartime Britain enjoyed a popular gardening radio show titled In Your Garden hosted by C.H.Middletonthat made use of both green thumb and green fingers.Why,then,is the phrase focused more on the thumb when all of your fingers a
14、re likely to getdiscoloured?It might have something to do with an old English proverb:An honest miller(磨坊主)has agolden thumb.The quality of corn flour could be judged by rubbing it between the forefinger and thumb.Mixed together in the collective consciousness,these two expressions may have resulted
15、 in the green thumbwe hear about today.24.What can we learn about the two slang terms from paragraph 2?A.They have different meanings at first.B.Green thumb was preferred by Americans.C.They were first included in English dictionaries.D.Green fingers appeared earlier in written history.25.The storie
16、s about the sources of green thumb are all related to.A.chlorophyll in plantsB.King Edward Is hobbyC.the green algae that grow on potsD.King Edward Is skilled gardeners26.Why is thumb used in the slang green thumb rather than other fingers?A.The thumb is raised to show praise.B.Thumb is often used i
17、n English sayings.C.People connect the phrase with the golden thumb.D.People think other fingers are useless in gardening.27.What is the best title for the text?A.How did green thumb come to English?B.Why do westerners prefer the finger thumb?C.Why are gardeners said to have a green thumb?D.Is there
18、 a relationship between green thumb and thumb?CGalapagos Giant tortoises(巨型陆龟),sometimes called Gardeners of the Galapagos,are creatures ofhabit.In the cold dry season,the highlands of the volcanoes are covered in cloud which allows plants togrow despite the absence of rain.In the lower areas,howeve
19、r,plants are not available all year round.Adulttortoises thus spend the dry season in the higher areas,and go back to the lower,relatively warmer areaswhere there are plentiful eatable plants when the rainy season begins.The tortoises often take the samemigration routes over many years in order to f
20、ind perfect plants and temperatures.The timing of thismigration is important for keeping their energy levels high.Researchers used GPS to track the timing and patterns of tortoise migration over many years.Theyexpected the migration to be timed with current environmental conditions because many othe
21、r migratoryanimals do it that way.However,tortoise migration is weakly related to current conditions such as rain andtemperature.It is unclear at this point whether they are basing their migration decisions on memories of pastconditions or if they are simply incorrectly assessing current local condi
22、tions.Luckily,probably because of their long lives of up to 100 years and large body size,bad timing ofmigration has smaller effects on giant tortoises compared to small,short-lived animals.Giant tortoises cango up to a year without eating and survive,while other migratory animals might eat more oft
23、en to keep theirenergy levels high.Giant tortoises are important ecosystem engineers in the Galapagos,and their migration is key to thesurvival of many plants.How the difference in tortoises migration time will affect the rest of the ecosystemis still unclear.It is quite possible that the mistiming
24、of migration will keep increasing in the future.Oneconcern is that at some point in the future,says Bastille-Rousseau,lead author of the study,migration maynot be a perfect strategy for tortoises.There may be a reduction in the number of tortoises doing these longtravels.This would likely have great
25、 effects on the whole ecosystem.28.What do we know about Galapagos giant tortoises?A.They prefer low temperatures.B.They like living in the highlands.C.They always hate the rainy season.D.They seldom change migration routes.29.What have researchers found out about the timing of giant tortoise migrat
26、ion?A.The weather has much to do with it.B.It disagrees with current conditions.C.The research has strong effects on it.D.It is decided by the tortoises memories.30.What might help giant tortoises survive the migration at the wrong time?A.Their restless energy.B.Their different body shape.C.Their ha
27、bit of eating healthily.D.Their ability to go without food.31.What can we infer from Bastille-Rousseaus words?A.Migration is the only choice for giant tortoises in the future.B.Damage to the ecosystem will reduce the number of giant tortoises.C.Giant tortoise migration plays a major role in Galapago
28、secosystem.D.Giant tortoises protect the ecosystem by their different migration time.DArtificial Intelligence(AI)advice is as influential as humans,but positive crowd views still overpower.In a study,researchers found that machines that make recommendations or AIexperts were asinfluential as human e
29、xperts when the AI experts recommended which photo users should add to theironline business profiles.However,both AI and human experts failed to budge them if their feedback wasnegative and went against popular views among other users,said S.Shyam Sundar,a professor of MediaEffects.Because people ar
30、e increasingly using social media to look for feedback,studies suggest that expertopinions and the bandwagon effect(从 众 效 应)may be important factors in influencing decisions.According to Jinping Wang,a doctoral candidate in mass communication and first author of the study.Nowadays,we often turn to o
31、nline platformsfor opinions from other people like our peers and experts before making a decision,said Wang.AI experts are often less expensive than human experts and theycan also work 24 hours a day,which,Wang suggests,might make them appealing to online businesses.The researchers also found that t
32、he AIs group status(群体地位)in this case,national origin waspointed out did not seem to affect a persons acceptance of its recommendation.Among human experts,however,an expert from a similar national origin who offered a negative opinion of a photograph tended tobe more influential than a human expert
33、from an unknown country who offered a similar negative rating of aphotograph.While findings that suggest group status may not affect whether a person values the view of AI expertssound like good news,Sundar suggests that the same cultural biases(偏见)might still be at work in AIexperts for they could
34、be hidden in the programming and training data.It can be both good and bad because it all depends on what you feed AI,said Sundar.While it is good to believe in AIs ability to transcend(超越)cultural biases,we have to keep in mind thatif you train the AI on pictures from one culture,they could give mi
35、sleading recommendations on picturesmeant for use in other cultural contexts.32.What do the underlined words budge them in paragraph 2 mean?A.Raise their spirits.B.Satisfy their needs.C.Change their ideas.D.Fire their imagination.33.Why do users often turn to AI experts?A.AI experts are more knowled
36、geable.B.AI experts are on hand and cost less.C.AI experts are less influenced by feelings.D.AI experts are so new as to be more attractive.34.Which experts negative assessments is a person more likely to believe?A.An expert who has great achievements in arts.B.An expert with better personality and
37、attitude.C.Aforeign expert who is very popular worldwide.D.An expert from countries with similar cultures to his.35.What did Sundar mean by the last paragraph?A.People should have a mind of their own.B.People should be able to tell good from bad.C.People should knowAIs hidden cultural biases.D.Peopl
38、e should be trained how to use AI properly.第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Doctors have successfully kept a heart beating in a container for 24 hours,bringing hope to thousandsof patients across the world in need of a life-saving transplant.36However,the game-chan
39、ging device can preserve a heart up to six times longerthan existing methods.It provides the heart with oxygen and vital nutrients,allowing more time to transportit.The device,named ULiSSES,fits into a carry-on box,so hearts can be flown around the world.37And it is expected to cost under$100,000.Un
40、iversity of Texas researchers have successfullytested on pig hearts,which are similar to ours.38Dr.Rafael Veraza presented the findings on pig hearts at the annual meeting of the AmericanAssociation for the Advancement of Science in Seattle.39Many years later,it is done much the same way,Dr.Veraza s
41、aid.Donatedhearts generally remain viable(可存活的)for around four hours using traditional preservation methods.40Being able to keep a heart viable for 24 hours means you could transport it almost anywhere in theworld,and this could save many lives.A.It is expected to come into use soon.B.The extra time
42、 could bring more hope to patients.C.Usually,a donated heart can only last about four hours.D.It works without being affected by temperature or air pressure.E.The pig hearts remained viable for 24 hours after they were removed.F.The first heart was transported more than 50 years ago by putting it on
43、 ice.G.They plan to test it on human hearts in three months and put it on the market within a year.第三部分第三部分语言知识运用语言知识运用(共两节，满分共两节，满分 45 分分)第一节 完型填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分)阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Each of us struggles for self-respect and self-worth to some degr
44、ee.I spent much time trying to achieveperfection in every aspect of my life.I was a happy kid with a lot of friends and a supportive family.But growing up was really41andeven scary sometimes.During my childhood,I was constantly involved in something that included peoples views about myachievements o
45、r my42.I wanted everyones praise and acceptance,but I was my own toughest critic(挑剔的人).After I graduated from high school,my43to be thin began to trouble me.I began trying to dietby44my food.In the beginning,I felt great attractive and successful,almost superhuman.I even thought that I wasbetter tha
46、n everyone else.What I didnt see was that I was slowly45myself.People around me began to46my weight loss.They said with concern.Youre losing too muchweight.Elisa,youre so thin.All their words only suggested that I was getting closer to 47.Sadly,I took my physical48as the first important thing in my
47、life,49that it was the way tobecome successful and accepted.Then I cut down on my50more and more,until a51day consisting of half a teaspoon ofnonfat yogurt in the morning and a cup of grape juice at night.But my poor52began to cause me to lose53.Then one night,like many nights before,Icouldnt sleep,
48、and felt as though my heart might beat out of my chest.I tried to54,but I couldnt.Thebeating became so rapid and so strong that I could no longer55.What I had done to diet nearly causedme to have a heart attack.I stood up,and immediately fell down.I was really56,and I knew I neededhelp.My roommate r
49、ushed me to the57,and then I began the long road to my58.It took a lot doctors,nurses,nutritionists,food supplements.And more importantly,a sense of what was true about myself got my life back on track with reality.Irealized that,with my59of trying to be perfect on the60,I had sacrificed who I was o
50、n theinside.What I know now is,we are each and every one of us already perfect.41.A.naturalB.easyC.hardD.rapid42.A.performancesB.backgroundsC.scoresD.failures43.A.problemB.desireC.wayD.promise44.A.controllingB.checkingC.collectingD.balancing45.A.killingB.forgettingC.askingD.questioning46.A.helpB.acc