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河南省许昌高级中学 2023—2024 学年高三（上）定位考试
英 语
注意事项：
1.答题前，考生务必用黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、座位号在答
题卡上填写清楚；
2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，在
试卷上作答无效；
3.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答
案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最
佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题
和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. How will the man go home?
A. On foot. B. By car. C. By bus.
2. Which meal are the speakers preparing?
A. Breakfast. B. Lunch. C. Dinner.
3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Patient and nurse. B. Hostess and audience.
C. Airline passenger and air hostess.
4. What will the woman do for the man?
A. Update online news. B. Keep the classes in order.
C. Make up for his missed lessons.
5. What does the man need to do next?
A. Speed up his car. B. Slow down his car.
C. Avoid the road sign.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5秒钟；
听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the woman mainly doing?
A. Making complaints. B. Quarreling with the man.
C. Seeking advice from her boss.
7. What does the woman think of her job?
A. Tiring but well-paid. B. Relaxing and meaningful.
C. Challenging but interesting.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. When does the conversation take place?
A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.
9. How much will the woman pay in all?
A. ¥70. B. ¥80. C. ¥100.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Where is Lynn studying?
A. In Madrid. B. In Cordoba. C. In Seville.
11. What is Lynn's part-time job?
A. A waitress. B. A teacher. C. A psychologist.
12. What does Lynn like to do best in her free time?
A. Play tennis. B. Dance. C. Visit friends.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What does the man think of the meeting?
A. Complex. B. Interesting. C. Meaningless.
14. What is the man going to do this evening?
A. Write a letter. B. Attend a meeting. C. Throw rubbish.
15. What is the woman's attitude towards the environment?
A. Unfriendly. B. Concerned. C. Satisfied.
16. What does the woman suggest doing?
A. Printing out the poster. B. Inviting Kate to have dinner.
C. Asking someone else for help.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What does the speaker mainly talk about?
A. What courses the college offers.
B. Why today's students need exercise.
C. How today's students spend their money.
18. What does Sarah spend less money on?
A. Transport. B. Food. C. Clothes.
19. Who loves cycling?
A. Colin. B. Jack. C. Sarah.
20. How does Diana get her money?
A. By selling a lot of books.
B. By asking her parents for it.
C. By selling clothes made on her own.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题：每小题2. 5分，满分37. 5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Breathtaking Places and Experiences for 2023
Looking for your next adventure? You'll find it on our annual list of the world's best
destinations framed by three categories (Adventure, Family, and Culture) for travelers, and these
destinations for 2023 are under the radar, ahead of the curve, and ready for you to start exploring.
Adventure: Adrenaline-pumping outdoor excursions
Trek to Choquequirao, Peru, an isolated Inca site that's under the radar—but soon to be more
accessible. In New Zealand, the country that invented bungee jumping, rekindle your sense of
adventure post-pandemic. In Austria, hike the cross-country Bergsteigerdorfer network of
mountaineering villages to sample local culture. Finally, add Revillagigedo National Park,
Mexico, to your itinerary. Its protected waters hold one of the largest aggregations of sharks and
manta rays in the world.
Family: Inspiring journeys for all ages
In Switzerland, ride the rails to quaint Alpine towns for chocolate, hiking, and skiing. Help
save the turtles in Trinidad and Tobago, one of the most important leatherback turtle rookeries inthe world. In California, U.S.，gather around a campfire with Golden Gate views at Presidio
Tunnel Tops and hike the urban Crosstown Trail. Go birdwatching in the avian paradise that is
Colombia, the enchanted land of Disney's Encanto.
Culture: Places where history and heritage rule
Visit King Tut's new home in Egypt at Cairo's Grand Egyptian Museum and see Luxor's
Avenue of the Sphinxes. Make a pilgrimage through history along Italy's Appian Way, Europe's
ancient "superhighway". Explore culture and history-with a side of Low Country cuisine-at the
International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina. See one of the world's
largest assemblages of stone statues at Longmen Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage site in
Henan Province, China.
21. Where will you go if you want to experience bungee jumping?
A. Choquequirao, Peru. B. New Zealand.
C. Austria. D. Revillagigedo National Park, Mexico.
22. What will tourists do in Trinidad and Tobago?
A. Enjoy a campfire. B. Watch birds.
C. Go skiing. D. Protect marine animals.
23. What do the places in the last paragraph have in common?
A. They focus on history and heritage.
B. They show the advantage of the family tour.
C. They are the top of their kind.
D. They are of the same time.
B
One day, a young man went to Dr. Conwell and told him he wanted a college education but
couldn't afford it. Dr. Conwell decided, at that moment, what his aim in life was, besides being a
man of the cloth. He decided to build a university for unfortunate, but deserving, students. He did
have a challenge, however. He would need a few million dollars to build the university. For Dr.
Conwell, and anyone with real purpose in life, nothing could stand in the way of his goal.
Several years before this incident, Dr. Conwell was attracted by a true story with its ageless
moral. The story was about a farmer who lived in Africa and through a visitor became excited
about looking for diamonds. Diamonds were already discovered in abundance on the African
continent and this farmer got so excited about the idea of millions of dollars' worth of diamondsthat he sold his farm to head for the diamond line. He wandered all over the continent, constantly
searching for diamonds, wealth, which he never found. Eventually he went completely broke and
threw himself into a river and died.
Meanwhile, the new owner of his farm picked up an unusual-looking rock about the size of
an egg and put it on his mantle（斗篷） as a sort of curiosity. A visitor stopped by. He told the
new owner that the funny-looking rock was about the biggest diamond that had ever been found.
The new owner shouted, "God, the whole farm is covered with them."
The farm turned out to be the Kimberly Diamond Mine, the richest the world has ever
known. The original farmer was literally standing on "Acres of Diamonds" until he sold his farm.
Dr. Conwell learned from the story of the farmer and continued to teach it moral.
Opportunity does not just come along; it is there all the time-we just have to see it. Dr. Conwell
told the story over and over again on many occasions for raising money to start the college for
poor students. In fact, he raised nearly six million dollars and the university he founded, Temple
University in Philadelphia, has at least ten degree-granting colleges and six other schools.
24. What caused Dr. Conwell to build a university?
A. His wife's suggestion. B. A young man's requirement.
C. A millionaire's donation. D. His education experience.
25. Why did the farmer give up his farm?
A. He wanted to wander around the world.
B. He planned to build a university.
C. He threw himself into a river.
D. He meant to seek his fortune.
26. In which condition did the new owner find the Kimberly Diamond Mine?
A. He exchanged his rock for eggs. B. He sold his mantles to visitors.
C. He decorated his mantle by a rock. D. He sorted out the whole farm.
27. Which of the following best describes Dr. Conwell?
A. Adaptable. B. Considerate. C. Disciplined. D. Purposeful.
C
Self-regulation, i.e., the ability to manage attention, emotions and impulses, as well as to
pursue individual goals with perseverance, is not a skill that we usually associate with youngchildren. However, studies show that people who demonstrated self-regulation as children go on to
have on average higher income, better health and greater life satisfaction.
An international team used a randomized controlled study in elementary schools involving
more than 500 first graders. The research team was able to show that even a short training unit led
to a significant and sustainable improvement in self-regulation. The training did not just affect
self-regulation abilities; the children had significantly improved reading ability and an improved
focus on careless mistakes one year after the training, and were also considerably more likely to
be admitted to a selective academic secondary school three years after the training.
The training units were based on the MCII （Mental Contrasting with Implementation
Intentions）Strategy, which has already been the subject of excellent research studies in adults
and older students. The teachers presented the abstract strategy in a playful manner using a picture
book and the role model of a hurdle jumper. In the first step, the children imagined the positive
effects of reaching a goal. They contrasted them with the obstacles that they might face on the way
（Mental Contrasting）. The children then identified specific behaviors to face the obstacles and
develop "when-then" plans（Implementation Intentions）.
"The special feature of the study is the long-term ripple effects that this short training unit
can have. These effects benefit the child, and they are transferred in many ways to society as a
whole over the course of the child's life," says Daniel Schunk, a professor of public and behavioral
economics at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. "The fact that early investments in such
fundamental skills not only benefit the child alone, but also society, should be given more
attention to in education policy."
28. What can be learned from the first paragraph?
A. Children have no self-regulation ability.
B. Perseverance is the key to one's success.
C. Rich people are more likely to regulate themselves.
D. Children with self-control will enjoy their lives later on.
29. What may happen after children receive the training?
A. They focus more on grades. B. They do better academically.
C. They can write more efficiently. D. They make no careless mistakes.
30. Why a picture book is used in the training?
A. To attract more children to the training.B. To help promote children's imagination.
C. To better teach children how to reach a goal.
D. To make it easier for children to understand.
31. What is Daniel Schunk's attitude to the study?
A. Optimistic. B. Suspicious. C. Cautious. D. Ambiguous.
D
Your child is unique, but what all children have in common is natural curiosity and an ability
to learn they are born with. Our brains are active all the time, and a baby's brain is the busiest of
all. Research has shown that babies begin to understand language about twice as fast as they
actually speak it. By showing children other languages at an early age, you are giving them the
opportunity to make use of their natural ability to hear and recognize between the sounds of other
languages, and their ability to make sense of what they are hearing.
Communication is something that children do to help them achieve something else, and they
are unaware of the large amount of learning taking place. They take everything in through their
senses, making connections between what they hear, see, smell, taste and touch. As long as we
provide the right conditions, their learning and development will take place in a natural way.
In your child's early years, the emotional environment is just as important as the physical
environment. Children learn when they feel safe, happy, valued and listened to. This is central to
any learning experience in a child's early years, including learning an additional language. Your
child has a trial-and-error approach to its development, and making mistakes is a valuable part of
the learning process. When children learn an additional language at an early age, they get the
benefits of experimenting with that language as a natural part of their development. Their progress
isn't prevented by a fear of getting it wrong, and very young children are simply working their
way towards getting it right.
The long-term benefits of learning another language go beyond being able to communicate
with others. Studies suggest that children learning an additional language tend to score better on
standardized tests because learning languages develops listening, observation, problem-solving
and critical(批判性的) thinking skills. These are skills that are of life-long benefit, both personally
and professionally. Encouraging in children a love of language at an early age prepares them wellfor school and for life.
32. What do we know about Children according to Paragraph 1?
A. Children are busy playing.
B. Children are born to speak.
C. Children are good at speaking native language.
D. Children have a better ability to learn other languages.
33. While learning a language, children __________.
A. speak to themselves B. need to have language classes
C. make use of their different senses D. notice how much they have learned
34. Children learn when they __________.
A. are in bad emotion B. do not make mistakes
C. learn from their mistakes D. are taught by their teachers
35. In fact learning another language helps children to _________.
A. take more tests
B. have a good time
C. encourage themselves
D. develop life-long skills
第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为
多余选项。
From the moment we wake up each day, we're faced with a continuous stream of choices.
36_____ when there are too many options. This is called decision fatigue （疲劳）a state of
mental overload that can impede（妨碍）our ability to make additional decisions..
When decision fatigue kicks in, you may feel like you just don't have the mental energy to
deal with more decisions. 37_____.As a result, you avoid making certain choices entirely, go with
the default option or make ones that aren't in line with your goals or values, experts say.
Here's how to minimize or manage this phenomenon:
38_____.Some easy ways to do this: When you go grocery shopping, use a master list that
has the same staples, and buy the same brands each time. 39_____.And if you're trying to
exercise regularly, devote a consistent amount of time to it every day.
Tune in to how you're feeling. Be watchful of signs of decision fatigue and act accordingly:
if you've had a demanding day that was filled with lots of decisions, put off making another one ifyou can. If things that wouldn't normally upset you start bothering you, consider it a sign that you
may not be in the best state of mind to make a major decision. "People may not realize that they're
experiencing decision fatigue," Baumeister, a professor of psychology at the University of
Queensland in Australia, says. 40_____
A. It's something to watch out for
B. Make some choices automatically
C. They should turn to experts for advice
D. Put down what you have in hand and take a break from it
E. This can lead to decisional disfunction and decreased self-control
F. If you like having oatmeal for breakfast, stick with it on a daily basis
G. We tend to feel overwhelmed, anxious, stressed or otherwise out of sorts
第三部分 语言运用 (共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共15小题； 每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选
项。
As a kid, my life was like a kid adventure movie. My parents always played the parts of
4 1 actors in the movie, leaving me as the shining star.
My father could 4 2 anything even if he was not a repairman, He always seemed to
know exactly where he was going, and knew the most efficient 4 3 to get there. I never
heard him express any doubts. His air of 4 4 made our home a safe place.
But since I became a father myself, I've come to 4 5 that my dad must have had
moments of confusion. It never showed, and we never talked about it. I also began to 4 6
my father's efforts as he worked 4 7 to provide for his family. Later I 4 8 stories
about his dreams— 4 9 in the name of being a "father". Despite his talent in baseball, he
gave up that 5 0 career to become my dad. I began to understand the balancing act he
faced: family vs. the dampened 5 1 of his own soul. He 5 2 his personal dream to
go after what was considered a higher calling—that of giving his kid a(n) 5 3 to follow his
dreams.
Now I hope to give my kids the greatest gift my father gave me—warm, gentle 5 4
of their childhood. No matter how difficult their lives may become later on, they'll always be ableto take 5 5 in those sweet memories.
41.A. supporting B. leading C. temporary D.ambitious
42.A.design B. purchase C.fix D. change
43.A. system B. service C. route D. profit
44.A. bravery B. confidence C. commitment D. inspiration
45.A. remember B. expect C. imagine D. realize
46.A. ignore B. admit C. appreciate D. assess
47.A. legally B. tirelessly C. doubtfully D. bravely
48.A. heard B. told C. predicted D. continued
49.A. created B. sacrificed C. transformed D. pursued
50.A.challenging B. forbidding C. encouraging D. promising
51.A. fires B. aspects C. strengths D. peaces
52.A. checked on B. believed in C. jumped at D. set aside
53.A.choice B. opportunity C. reward D. present
54.A. memories B. character C. assistance D. instructions
55.A. action B. risk C. comfort D. care
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
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。
Beijing is a city bridging the ancient and the modern. From Buddhist temples to museums,
narrow hutong 56_________ royal palaces, it is home to more than 3,000 years of glorious
history even down to its layout, with the city keeping its carefully 57_________ (build) system of
ring roads.
But for all its ancient buildings, Beijing is also a place 58_______ welcomes the fast-paced
development of modern life, with 21st-century architectural 59 _________ (wonder) standing
side by side with historical buildings of the past.
It is a distinct visual contrast (反差) that shouldn't work, 60_______ somehow these two
very different worlds make a good combination. 61________ (visit) several times over the last 10
years, I 62_________ (amaze) by the co-existence of old and new, and how a city was able to
keep such a rich heritage (遗产) while constantly growing. As a photographer, I have spent the
last two years 63________ (record) everything I discovered.The 64_________ (remark) development of this city, which is consciously designed to
protect the past while stepping into the modern world, 65________ (mean) there is always
something new to discover here, and I could be photographing Beijing for the next 50 years.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是学生会主席李华，近期你学校开展“党在我心中”英文演讲比赛活动，你代
表学生会邀请你的一位外籍老师Mary参加此次活动，并担任评委工作。内容包括：
1.活动时间和地点；
2.活动主题为“党在我心中”；
3.比赛主要议程。
4.期待参与。
参考词汇：中国共产党the Communist Party of China (or the CPC)
注意：词数100左右。
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第二节（满分25分）
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。
I have a 6-year-old boy, Sam. He is autistic(患自闭症的). Thus, dining out can be terrible.
Though he loves to eat out, he dislikes the loud noise in a restaurant. He has a method to solve it:
overpower(压倒) all noise with a much louder noise of his own.
This begins what I think of as fighting tables: neighboring parties raise their voice followed
by Sam raising his until the loudest point of the noise is reached, making us quite unpopular with
other dinners.
Faced with a possible long-time dining alone, I decided to teach my son table manners with
his favourite chocolate cake at a new modern cake shop early one Tuesday night.
To my joy, we arrived at an empty cake shop. Everything went well until women entered.
Neatly dressed in a simple way, they were two tables away from us. I felt a sense of bad luck
coming.
The women began to chat, paying little attention to us. Sam happily took this as his start to
talk loudly and overpower them. I asked Sam for a quiet voice, but unluckily Sam had left that
voice at home. I looked at the neighboring table, knowing we wouldn’t go noticed much longer. I
planned to ask Sam to eat quickly and leave. Sam, who usually has food unhurriedly, refused to
accept the sudden idea of fast dining, and he kept talking endlessly.“SHUSH!” I said, a little angry. Sam laughed loudly as his reply. “Be quiet!” I could see that
the two women were now watching us.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1： Finally, the older of the two women came over.
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Paragraph 2：It turned out to be a perfect night.
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