2024届河南省平顶山市舞钢市第一高级中学高三上学期模拟预测英语试卷

高中英语原创试题

注意事项：略

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）略

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40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。

A

The 2022 Federation International Football Association ( FIFA ) World Cup kicks off this month, with more than 30 teams participating. Here is some information about it.

 In the tournament’s 92- year history, only eight countries have won this year, Brazil goes in as the big favorite, the host nation automatically earns an invite, though Qatar will need a miracle to win the champion.

This is the first time the Cup is being held in the Middle East 一and during the Northern Hemisphere’s winter. Summer temps in Qatar regularly top 100 degrees , so for the safety of both athletes and spectators, organizers pushed the contest out to late November when the weather is more mild .

Russia basically disqualified itself from this year’s Cup. In a preliminary qualification round, the Russians had to beat at least two of the three other teams in their pool . But all three 一 Poland, Sweden and the Czech Republic refused to play against Russia in protest of its invasion of Ukraine, FIFA then disqualified the Russian team .

While the U.S.men have never won a World Cup title, the U.S. women’s team has won four , including the previous two tournaments. The women play every four years, just like the men , but not on the same schedule. The next women’ s World Cup will be held in 2023 in Australia and New Zealand .

Budweiser(百威）is a major sponsor of this year’ s Cup. what’s the problem? Public drinking is outlawed in Qatar. In an attempt at compromise, drinks will be sold before and after the matches but not during, and they won’ t be allowed in stadium seating areas .

21.Where will the 2022 World Cup be held?

A.Qatar              B. Brazil          C.America          D.Russia

22.Which is TRUE according to the text?

A.Russia is qualified for the match.

B.FIFA takes climate into consideration.

C.Football fans can drink beer when watching the match.

D.The men’s and the women’s World Cup starts at the same time.

23.Which section would the text be taken from the newspaper ?

A.Culture             B.Travel            C. Sports          D.Ads

B

Disney finally has its first young plus-size heroine, and fans across the internet are in high spirits.

“Reflect” is a short film now on Disney about a young ballet dancer named Bianca who struggles with her body image. In the short, Bianca doesn’t want to but has to look at herself in the mirror, checking her posture. Always feeling depressed to find herself fatty and ugly, she almost gives up dancing ballet. Though body positivity and self-acceptance can be easier said than done, eventually, she overcome her negative feelings and dance freely,

Though the film was first released on the platform in September, many social media users are now celebrating “Reflect” as a win for representation among the young.

“16 year old me needed this Disney short before I quit ballet because I didn’t want to be the fat girl in class anymore,” one user on Twitter said. “I’m glad little ones will have this. 10/10 for Reflect!”. “I don’t think you all comprehend, this is my Ariel,” a TikTok user said in a video, titled “Disney, you really got me in my feelings.”

Making the film from the perspective of a dancer, director Hillary Bradfield explained, felt natural.“When people watch the short, I hope that they can feel more positively about themselves and how they look, and feel okay about the tough parts of their journey,” Bradfield said. “Sometimes you go to the dark place to get to the good

place. And that just makes the good place that much more beautiful.”

24.Which of the following best describes Bianca?

A.Strong-willed     B. Ambitious    C.Sensitive      D. Energetic

25.What does “positivity” underlined in paragraph 2 refer to? 

A.posture  B.confidence  C.figure  D.activity

26.Why were the online comments of “Reflect”mentioned ?

A. To show their favor to“Reflect”.

B.To tell the significance of the short.

C.To give an explanation of “Reflect”.

D.To make a comparison with other movies.

27.What message does the author intend to convey?

A.Hard work will pay off.

B.Don’t judge a book by its cover.

C.Where there is a will, there is a way.

D.It’s self-acceptance that really counts.

C

The social media platform Instagram once made headlines for limiting likes in an effort to reduce the comparisons and hurt feelings resulting from attaching popularity to sharing content. It’s a small step in the right direction, says Jacqueline Sperling, a psychologist who works with youth who experience anxiety disorders.

Social media has a reinforcing nature. The platforms are designed to be addictive. According to the Pew Research Center, 69% of adults and 81% of teens in the U.S. use social media. This puts a large amount of the population at an increased risk of feeling anxious, depressed, or ill over their social media use. But what makes users come back for more even when it can literally make them feel sick?

To boost self-esteem (自尊心) and feel a sense of belonging in their social circles, people post content with the hope of receiving positive feedback. When reviewing others’ social activity, people tend to make comparisons such as, “Did I get as many likes as someone else?” or “Why didn’t this person like my post, but this other person