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重庆八中2024—2025学年度(上)高三年级入学适应性训练英语试题渝北校区英语组(试题满分:150分考试时间:120分钟)注意事项:1.答题前,先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上。2.选择题的作答:每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在

试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答:用黑色签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后,请将答题卡上交。第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)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,从试题所给的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.Whywasthemanlatefor

work?A.Hewasstuckintraffic.B.Hehadatrafficaccident.C.Hiscarbrokedownontheroad.2.Whereisthewomanprobablyfrom?A.Peru.B.Britain.C.Mexico.3.Whatisthema

ndoing?A.Placinganorder.B.Complainingaboutanitem.C.Inquiringaboutadeliveryservice.4.WhatdoweknowaboutJim?A.Hehasalegin

jury.B.Hegaveupfootball.C.Hespentholidaywithteammates.5.WhomightLilybe?A.Thewoman'sboss.B.Thewoman'sbabysitter.C.Thew

oman'schild.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,并标在试卷的相应位置。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.Whatwasthewomandoingwhenitstartedraining?A.Shewaswalki

nghome.B.Shewasplayingbasketball.C.Shewaschattingwithafriend.7.Whatdidthewomanfailtodo?A.Findashelter.B.Con

tacthermom.C.Seethelightning.听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。8.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inthemorning.B.Atnoon

.C.Intheafternoon.9.Whathasthemanbeenbusydoing?A.Meetingtheclients.B.Settingupnewworkspace.C.Checkin

gtheheater.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10.Whatisthewomandoing?A.Borrowingatent.B.Packingatent.C.Returningatent.11.Whatisthewoman'smot

ivationforclimbing?A.Tohavefun.B.Toimproveherfitness.C.Togetclosetonature.12.Wherewillthespeakersdorockclimbingtogether?A.Atagym.B.In

thewild.C.Ataclimbingcenter.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13.Whathappenedtothewomanatthebeginning?A.Shelostherphone

.B.Shecouldn'tfindtheway.C.Shewastrappedinheavysnow.14.Whydidthewomanturnofftheengine?A.Thecarwasrunningou

tofgas.B.Shestoppedtoansweracall.C.Theenginecouldn'tworkproperly.15.Howdidthewomankeepwarm?A.Bydrinkinghottea.B.Byus

ingthecarheater.C.Byhavingmoreclotheson.16.Whatdidtheemergencyservicesdo?A.Theycalledanambulance.B.Theyledthewom

antoherhome.C.Theyhelpedthewomangotothemainroad.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.Whichrequirementisfirstmentioned?A.Theagel

imit.B.Policerecords.C.References.18.Whocantheapplicantssupplyreferencesfrom?A.Policeofficers.B.Theirformerbosses.C.Theirrelatives.19.Whatshouldt

hereferencebeabout?A.Workperformance.B.Workhabits.C.Workexperience.20.Whatwillbeatthevolunteers'ownexpense?A.Dinners.B.Pho

necalls.C.Transportation.第二部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2.5分,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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B

、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIfyourbookshelfiscollectingdust,oryou'retryingtostartreadingmore,abookboxthatsitsonyourdoorstepandwaitsforyoutoo

pencanbeadelightfulwaytosolveyourliteraryproblems.Findingtherightbooksubscriptioncanbetricky,though,whichi

swhywe'vegatheredsomeofthebestbooksubscriptionboxesforyoutoenjoy.BionicBookSubscription,$36.99permonthatMag

shopThispersonalizedbooksubscriptionservicewillsendyouthebooksyoulovethroughacomputationalmethodthatlearn

syourtastepreferences.Youcanenjoyamixofnewandrecentreleasesacrossfictionandcontemporaryclassics.AustralianMagazineSubscription,$75persixmonthsa

tEtsyMagshopfeaturesallofthetop-sellingAustralianmagazinesubscriptionsinoneplace,makingiteasyforyoutoenjoyyourfavorites.You’l

lfindallkindsofbooks—fromentertainment,lifestyle,fashionandbeautytogamesandpuzzles,healthandfitness,cooking,homes,

andsomuchmore.MysteryBookSubscription,$99.95perquarteratIsubscribeEnjoyagreatselectionofpre-lovedbooks,with

arangeofthemestokeepyoureadingcomfortably.Youcanexpecttoreceivethreeorsixbookssenttoyoumonthbymonth.“PurchasedasagiftsubscriptionforFather

’sDayandheabsolutelylovesit!Suchafantasticanduniqueoptionforabookloveryourselforalovedone,”afive-starreviewersaid.UltimateMysteryBookSubscription,$19

0peryearatEtsySenttoyoumonthbymonth,eachboxcontainsthreeorsixgreatbookswithonehand-drawnbookmark,anewhandmadecandleinavarietyofcolors,sme

llsandcontainers,andanewpairofsocks.“Got2/3bookssofarandI'mlovingtheselection!Can'tbelieveIgotaperfect

-conditionhardcoveronmyfirstgo.Itwasanamazingsurprise.Thecustomlittlebookmarksarecutetoo.I'drecommendt

hissubscriptioninaheartbeatandcan'twaittopurchaseasecondround,”afive-starreviewersaid.21.Whichsubscriptionisthecheapestforayear?A.

BionicBookSubscription.B.AustralianMagazineSubscription.C.MysteryBookSubscription.D.UltimateMysteryBookSubscription.22.WhatisafeatureofBionicBookSub

scription?A.Itfocusesonnewauthors.B.Itcanlearnyourfavorites.C.Itinvolvesadigitalbookstore.D.Itprovidesperfect

ly-wrappedboxes.23.Whatdothelasttwosubscriptionshaveincommon?A.Theyfeaturehardcovers.B.Theycanbeboughtasagift.

C.Theyoffermonthlydelivery.D.Theycontainhand-madeitems.BTiredofthebusylifeinLasVegas,Nevadafornearlytenyears,myfami

lyandIdecidedtoslowthingsdown.Wewantedtoleadanenvironmentally-friendlylife.Noneofusfeltthiscouldbeaccomplishedwherewewerelivingandweallagre

edthatamovetothecountrywouldbegreatforeveryone.BeforelongwesetaboutlookingforahomeinYucca,averysmalltownoflessthan100people,w

hereitisnormaltorecordtemperaturesabove46°Cfordaysonendinsummeranditisverywildwithpracticallynosnowfallinwinter.WhenIcalle

dtoinquireabouttheproperty,Iwasinformedthattherewasnoelectricityavailableinthearea.What?Noelectricity?Ialmostdeniedtheideaimmediately.Butwhatbette

rwayistheretogogreen?Aftergivingitasecondthought,wedecidedtoputinanofferandmovedinonThanksgivingDay.Whenwefirstmovedtotheproperty,wedid

someremodelingandstayedinourmotorhome.Wewerefacedwithrealchallengesatthetime.Butthefrustrationsjustma

deusworkharder.Weslowlygotthingsfixedandmovedintothehouseafter38days.Whilelivinghereforthepastfourmonthshasbeenabigadjustment,webenefitalotfromlivin

goffgrid.Ithinkoneofthemosteducationallessonsisteachingmykidstheimportanceofconservation.Theyusedtotakepowerforgranted.Butnowtheyrealize

theimportanceofpower,togetherwithwaterandgas.Westarttakingquickershowers,doingonlyfullloadsoflaundry,turningoff

thewaterwhilebrushingourteeth.Andthishasachaineffect.Wearealsotryingtomakeotherchangeswhichincludereducingtheamountof

trashwegeneratebyrecycling,growingourownorganicvegetablesandre-purposingthingsthatwewouldhavenormallythrown.Overall,goingwith

outelectricityhasbeengreatforourfamily.Ihopethatoncemykidsmoveoutofthehouse,theywillkeepthehabitsthattheyhavelearnedhere.24.Whydidthefamilymovetoth

esmalltown?A.Toinspirethekids.B.Totryanewlifestyle.C.Tocutlivingexpenses.D.Toescapeairpollution.25.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthesmalltown?A.Ithasanag

ingpopulation.B.Itlacksaccesstowater.C.Ithashotsummerdays.D.Itlackseducationalresources.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“livingoffgrid”inP

aragraph5probablymean?A.Dealingwithpoverty.B.Dealingwithgarbage.C.Livingwithoutpollution.D.Livingwithoutelectricity.27.W

hatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Afamilyswitchingtoasimplelife.B.Afamilyhelpingthelocalsgogreen.C.Afamilytravelingaroundthecountry.D.Afamilyteach

ingthekidshands-onskills.CDogsaresocialanimalsandwithoutpropertraining,theywillbehavelikewildanimals.Theywillsoil

yourhouse,destroyyourbelongings,barkexcessively,fightotherdogsandevenbiteyou.Nearlyallbehaviorproblemsareperfectlyn

ormaldogactivitiesthatoccuratthewrongtimeorplaceoraredirectedatthewrongthing.Topreventortreatbehaviorproblems,youaresupposedtoteac

hthedogtoredirectitsnormalbehaviortooutletsthatareacceptableinthedomesticsetting.Oneofthebestthingsyoucandoforyourdogandyourselfistoobed

iencetrainit.Obediencetrainingortrainingdoesn'tsolveallbehaviorproblems,butitisthefoundationforsolvin

gjustaboutanyproblem.Trainingpensupalineofcommunicationbetweenyouandyourdog.Effectivecommunicationisnecessarytoinstruct

yourdogaboutwhatyouwantittodo.Trainingisalsoaneasywaytoestablishthesocialrankorder.Whenyourdogobeysasimplereques

tof“comehere,sit,”itisshowingobedienceandrespectforyou.Itisnotnecessarytoestablishyourselfastopdogorleaderofthepackbyusingextrememeasure.Youcanteachy

ourdogitssubordinate(从属的)rolebyteachingittoshowsubmissiontoyou.Mostdogsloveperformingtricksforyoutopleasantlyacceptthatyouareincharge.Trainin

gshouldbefunandrewardingforyouandyourdog.Itcanenrichyourrelationshipandmakelivingtogethermoreenjoyable.Awell-traineddogismoreconfidentan

dcanmoresafelybeallowedagreateramountoffreedomthananuntrainedanimal.28.Whichstatementaboutdogs’behaviorproblemsistrue?A.Theyresultfrom

training.B.They'rejustpartofnature.C.They'rewrongdogactivities.D.Theywillbeworseunlesspunished.29.Whatisthepurposeofdogtraining?A.Tomakedogsresp

ectauthority.B.Togivedogsoutletsfortheirbehavior.C.Tosolvealltheirbehaviorproblems.D.Toteachdogstoperformclever

tricks.30.Whydopetdogsloveperformingtricksfortheirmasters?A.Togetrespectfrommasters.B.Toshowtheirwill

ingnesstoobey.C.Toestablishthesocialrankorder.D.Toshowtheiraffectionfortheirmasters.31.Whatmightadogwitheffectiveobedien

cetrainingget?A.Morefoods.B.Moresafety.C.Morefreedom.D.Morelove.DSignhasbecomeascientifichotbutton.Onlyint

hepast20yearshavespecialistsinlanguagestudyrealizedthatsignlanguagesareunique—aspeechofthehand.Theyofferanewwaytolookintohowthebraingenerate

sandunderstandslanguage,andthrownewlightonanoldscientificdebate:whetherlanguage,completewithgrammar,issomethingthatwearebornwi

th,orwhetheritisalearnedbehavior.ThecurrentinterestinsignlanguagehasrootsinthepioneeringworkofonewiseteacherBillStokoeatGallaudetUniv

ersityinWashington,D.C.,theworld'sonlyliberalartsuniversityfordeafpeople.WhenBillStokoewenttoGallaudettoteachEnglish,theschoolenrolled

himinacourseinsigning.ButStokoenoticedsomethingodd:amongthemselves,studentssigneddifferentlyfromhisclassroomteacher.Stokoehadbeentaugh

tasortofgesturalcode,eachmovementofthehandsrepresentingawordinEnglish.Atthetime,AmericanSignLanguage(ASL)wasthoughttobenomorethanaformof

pidginEnglish(混杂英语).ButStokoebelievedthe“handtalk”hisstudentsusedlookedricher.Hewondered:Mightdeafpeopleactuallyhav

eagenuinelanguage?AndcouldthatlanguagebeunlikeanyotheronEarth?Itwas1955,whenevendeafpeopledismissedtheirsigningas“substand

ard”.NowonderthatStokoe’sideawasconsideredacademicallywrongthen.Itis37yearslater.Stokoe—nowdevotinghistimetowritin

gandeditingbooksandjournalsandtoproducingvideomaterialsonASLandthedeafculture—ishavinglunchatacafeneartheGallaudetcampusandexplaininghowhestart

edarevolution.Fordecades,educatorsfoughthisideathatsignlanguagesarenaturallanguageslikeEnglish,Frenchand

Japanese.Theyassumedlanguagemustbebasedonspeech,theadaptationofsound.Butsignlanguageisbasedonthemoveme

ntofhands,theadaptationofspace.“WhatIsaid,”Stokoeexplains,“isthatlanguageisnotmouthstuff—it'sbrainstuff.”32.Whatdoessignlan

guagebring?A.Anendofanoldscientificdebate.B.Anewwaytogeneratelanguages.C.Achallengetotraditionalviews.D.Achangeofhumanlanguages.33.Whatinspire

dStokoetostudysignlanguage?A.Hiswishtohelpthedeaf.B.HispositionasanEnglishteacher.C.Students’discriminationagainstASL.D.Differentsignsbetwee

nteachersandstudents.34.Whichstatementdidmanyeducatorsagreeto?A.Signlanguageisjustfordeafpeople.B.Sig

nlanguageisasnaturalasEnglish.C.Alanguageshouldbebasedontheadaptationofspace.D.Alanguagecouldonlyexistintheformofspeechsound

s.35.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.SignLanguage:AGenuineLanguageB.AHotButtoninSignLanguageC.BillStoko

e:APioneerinLanguageD.SignLanguageNotMouthStuff第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5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。Whyisacompliment(赞扬)soimpactful?Oneofthemostimportantthingstohumansistofeelvaluedandrespectedbyothers,saysVane

ssaBohns,asocialpsychologist,whohasresearchedcompliments.Accordingtoherresearch,peoplefeel“significantlybetter”afterbothgivingandrece

ivingacompliment.36“Youhandledthatsituationsowell.”Bohnsrecentlyusedherfavoritecomplimentwhenshesawaserveraddressadifficultsituationwith

acustomeratthebar.“IlikeitsomuchbecauseyouuseitinanxiousmomentswheretheotherpersonisoftenunsureofwhethertheyhandledasituationOK,”shesays.Insituat

ionsthatcallforacompliment,don'tsecond-guessyourself.Giveyourcomplimentsgenerously.37Thatconcernisunfounded.“38”Thiscompliment—oneofBohns’fa

vorites—workswellamongromanticpartnersandclosefamilymembers.“It'sabeautifulwaytohighlighthowtheirpresenceturnslifeintosomethingm

eaningful,despiteboringroutinesofoureverydaylives,”shesays.Ifyou'reafraidthatgivingacomplimentlikethiswillfeelstrange,you'renotalone.

39Ifit'seasierforyoutogiveacomplimentifyouwriteitdown,orifyoupracticesayingitoutloudorgivingyourpetcatthecomplimentfirst,dothat.“Hey,greatdress!”Feel

freetocomplimentstrangers.InBohns'research,studentsonacollegecampusweretoldtoapproachastrangerofthesam

egenderandcomplimentthemabout,forexample,theirniceshirt.Beforeheadingout,thestudyparticipantstendedtounderestimatetheirpositiveeffectwhileoveres

timatinghowannoyingitwouldbe.Acrossallcontexts,strangersaremorelikelytobepleasedthanconfused.Plus,whoknows?40A.

Ilovethewayyoubringoutthebestinpeople.B.Respectisessentialwhenyoudelivercompliments.C.Onewaytoovercomethisfearistodoapracticerun.D.Youmakeevenordinar

ymomentsfeelextraordinary.E.Youmightmakeanewfriendinadditiontomakingsomeone'sday.F.Withthatinmind,weaskedhertosharesomeofherfavoritecompliments.G.

Peoplesometimesworrythatthey'regoingoverandwillstarttosoundinsincere.第三部分语言知识运用(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。Itwastimetogobacktoschool.IwasexcitedtoseefriendsIhadn'tseeninareallylongtime.But,tobehonest,Iwasalso41aboutallthe

newstuff.ThatwaswhyI42thatIwasextraprepared.Myplanwastowakeupearly,putonmycarefully43clothesandeatmycarefullychosenbreakfast.I'dri

demycarefullycleanedbiketoschool,44mybrand-newclassroomandfeelcalm,coolandcollectedfortherestoftheday.Ihavetosay,everythingwentaccordingtopl

an—45,well,itdidn’t.Mynewteacher,Mr.Jax,whoseemedveryserious,startedoutbygoingovertheclassrules.Thenheaskedeachofustosayaquicksomethingaboutou

r46.Mostkidsseemedprettyshyafterbeingawayfromtheir47forawhileandsaidonlyafewwords.Soonitwouldbemyturn.AsSusantalkedaboutherfamily'sroadtrip

,Ihearda48soundcomingfromundermydesk.Wasitthesoundmymousemakeswhenheisshakinghistail?Iunzippedmybackpack,a

ndveryquicklyzippeditbackupagain.Ihadnoideawhen,why,orhowMr.Nibbleshad49intomybackpack,buttherehewas!Myheartraced.Thiswas50not

howmyfirstdaybackatschoolwassupposedtogo!“Daniel,it’syourturn.”saidMr.Jax.Thenheasked,“Areyouallright?”

Noweverybodywaslookingatme!Isatstill,awkward,butfinallymanagedtomakewordscomeoutofmymouth,51whatwasgoin

gon.Tomy52,Mr.Jaxcomfortedsoftly,“Don'tworry,Mr.Nibbles.Thefirstdayofschoolcanbechallengingforallofus.”Thenheaskedtheclassifanyonewantedto53ideasto

helpMr.Nibblesfeelmorecomfortable.Aswe54,InoticedtryingtofigureouthowtohelpMr.Nibbleshelpedallofusfeelless55.41.A.nervousB.disappointed

C.certainD.particular42.A.ensuredB.predictedC.understoodD.commented43.A.laid-outB.wet-upC.sold-outD.taken-up44.A.introduceB.ente

rC.measureD.paint45.A.unlessB.becauseC.onceD.until46.A.vacationsB.petsC.teachersD.classes47.A.familiesB.friendsC.backpacksD.trips48.A.convincingB

.recordedC.familiarD.complex49.A.slidB.lookedC.reachedD.knocked50.A.graduallyB.definitelyC.eventuallyD.luckily51.A.explainingB.doubtingC.suppor

tingD.examining52.A.knowledgeB.satisfactionC.surpriseD.taste53.A.proveB.judgeC.shareD.correct54.A.tal

kedB.cleanedC.readD.celebrated55.A.annoyedB.anxiousC.tiredD.lonely第二节语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的

内容或括号内单词的正确形式。MeetSora—OpenAI'snewtext-to-videogenerator.56._________(design)tosimplifyvideoproduction,thetoolusesgenerativeartifici

alintelligencetoinstantlycreateshortvideosbasedonwrittencommands.Sincetheannouncement,ahandfulofexamplesofSora-generatedvideos57.___

______(share)toshowoffwhatitcando.ThecompanysaidSoraiscapableofgeneratingvideosupto60secondsin58._________(long)

fromtextinstructions,with59._________(it)abilitytoserveupsceneswithmultiplecharacters,specifictypesofmotion,anddetailedbackgrounddetails.The

modelunderstandsnotonlywhattheuserhasaskedfor,60._________howthosethingsexistinthephysicalworld.OpenAIsaiditintendstotraintheAIm

odelssoitcanhelppeoplesolveproblems61._________requirereal-worldinteraction.Atthesametime,OpenAIsaidSoraisstillawork62._________clearweaknessesli

kemixingupleftandright.Thoughthemodelsarelimited,itshowsthedirectionofthemarket.Fornow,OpenAI'smessagi

ngremainsfocusedonsafety.Thecompanysaiditplanstoworkwithateamofexpertstotestthelatestmodelandhaveaneven63.____

_____(close)lookatvariousareas.Itisalsograntingaccesstoanumberofvisualartists,designersandfilmmakers

64._________(collect)feedbackonhowcreative65._________(professional)coulduseit.第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节书面表达(满分15分)假定你

是李华,最近收听了你校广播站的节目“古诗英译”(WhenChinesePoetryMeetsEnglish)。请你给英国朋友Chris写一封邮件进行分享,内容包括:(1)你收听的内容;(2)你的感想。注意:(1)写作词数应为80个左右;(2)请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。Dear

Chris,____________________________________________________________________________________________________

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_____________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节读后续写(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。Aftergraduatingfromcollege

,Iworkedasasalesmanforapianocompany.Weadvertisedourpianosinsmalltownnewspapersandthen,whenwereceivedmanyreplies,wewouldloadourlittletrucks,driveintot

heareaandsellthepianostothosewhohadreplied.Everytimeweadvertised,wewouldreceiveareplyonapostcardwhichsa

id,“Pleasebringmeanewpianoformylittlegranddaughter.Itmustberedmahogany(红木).Icanpay$10amonthwithmyeggmoney.”Ofcou

rse,wecouldnotsellanewpianofor$10amonth.Nofinancecompanywouldcarryacontractwithpaymentsthatsmall,soweig

noredherpostcards.Oneday,however,Ihappenedtobeinthatareacallingonotherreplies,andoutofcuriosityIdecidedtomeettheoldlady.Ifoundprettymuchwha

tIexpected:Theoldladylivedinaone-roomcabininthemiddleofacottonfield.Thecabinhadadirtfloorandtherewerechickensinthehouse.Obviously,shecouldnothaveq

ualifiedtopurchaseanythingoncredit—nocar,nophone,norealjob,nothingbutaroofoverherhead.Icouldseedaylightthroughtheroofinseveralplaces.Her

littlegranddaughterwasabout8,barefootandwearingadressmadeoutofcottonbagsholdinganimalfeed.Iexplainedtotheoldla

dythatwecouldnotsellanewpianofor$10amonthandthatsheshouldstopwritingtouseverytimeshesawouradvertisement.Id

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