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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.Wh

ywasthemanlateforwork?A.Hewasstuckintraffic.B.Hehadatrafficaccident.C.Hiscarbrokedownontheroad.2.Whe

reisthewomanprobablyfrom?A.Peru.B.Britain.C.Mexico.3.Whatisthemandoing?A.Placinganorder.B.Complainingaboutanitem.C.Inquiringaboutadel

iveryservice.4.WhatdoweknowaboutJim?A.Hehasaleginjury.B.Hegaveupfootball.C.Hespentholidaywithteammates.5.

WhomightLilybe?A.Thewoman'sboss.B.Thewoman'sbabysitter.C.Thewoman'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.Whatwasth

ewomandoingwhenitstartedraining?A.Shewaswalkinghome.B.Shewasplayingbasketball.C.Shewaschattingwithafriend.7.Whatdidthewomanf

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

ternoon.9.Whathasthemanbeenbusydoing?A.Meetingtheclients.B.Settingupnewworkspace.C.Checkingtheheater.听第8段材料,回答第10至12

题。10.Whatisthewomandoing?A.Borrowingatent.B.Packingatent.C.Returningatent.11.Whatisthewoman'smotivationfo

rclimbing?A.Tohavefun.B.Toimproveherfitness.C.Togetclosetonature.12.Wherewillthespeakersdorockclimbingtogether?A.Atagym.B.Inth

ewild.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.Thecarwasrunningoutofgas

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

Byhavingmoreclotheson.16.Whatdidtheemergencyservicesdo?A.Theycalledanambulance.B.Theyledthewomantoherhome.C.Theyhelpedthewomangotothemainroad.听第10段材料

,回答第17至20题。17.Whichrequirementisfirstmentioned?A.Theagelimit.B.Policerecords.C.References.18.Whocantheapplicantssupp

lyreferencesfrom?A.Policeofficers.B.Theirformerbosses.C.Theirrelatives.19.Whatshouldthereferencebeabout?A.Wo

rkperformance.B.Workhabits.C.Workexperience.20.Whatwillbeatthevolunteers'ownexpense?A.Dinners.B.Phonecalls.

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,abookboxthatsitsonyourdoorstepandwaitsforyoutoope

ncanbeadelightfulwaytosolveyourliteraryproblems.Findingtherightbooksubscriptioncanbetricky,though,whichiswhywe

'vegatheredsomeofthebestbooksubscriptionboxesforyoutoenjoy.BionicBookSubscription,$36.99permonthatMagshopThisp

ersonalizedbooksubscriptionservicewillsendyouthebooksyoulovethroughacomputationalmethodthatlearnsyourtastepreferences.Youcanenjo

yamixofnewandrecentreleasesacrossfictionandcontemporaryclassics.AustralianMagazineSubscription,$75persixmonthsatEtsyMagshopfeaturesalloftheto

p-sellingAustralianmagazinesubscriptionsinoneplace,makingiteasyforyoutoenjoyyourfavorites.You’llfindal

lkindsofbooks—fromentertainment,lifestyle,fashionandbeautytogamesandpuzzles,healthandfitness,cooking,homes,andsomuchmore.MysteryBookSubscrip

tion,$99.95perquarteratIsubscribeEnjoyagreatselectionofpre-lovedbooks,witharangeofthemestokeepyoureadingcomfortably.You

canexpecttoreceivethreeorsixbookssenttoyoumonthbymonth.“PurchasedasagiftsubscriptionforFather’sDayandheabsolutelyloves

it!Suchafantasticanduniqueoptionforabookloveryourselforalovedone,”afive-starreviewersaid.UltimateMysteryBook

Subscription,$190peryearatEtsySenttoyoumonthbymonth,eachboxcontainsthreeorsixgreatbookswithonehand-draw

nbookmark,anewhandmadecandleinavarietyofcolors,smellsandcontainers,andanewpairofsocks.“Got2/3bookssofarandI'm

lovingtheselection!Can'tbelieveIgotaperfect-conditionhardcoveronmyfirstgo.Itwasanamazingsurprise.Thecustomlittlebook

marksarecutetoo.I'drecommendthissubscriptioninaheartbeatandcan'twaittopurchaseasecondround,”afive-starreviewersaid.21.Whichsubscription

isthecheapestforayear?A.BionicBookSubscription.B.AustralianMagazineSubscription.C.MysteryBookSubscription.D.Ultim

ateMysteryBookSubscription.22.WhatisafeatureofBionicBookSubscription?A.Itfocusesonnewauthors.B.Itcanlearnyourfavorites.C.Itinvolvesadigital

bookstore.D.Itprovidesperfectly-wrappedboxes.23.Whatdothelasttwosubscriptionshaveincommon?A.Theyfeaturehar

dcovers.B.Theycanbeboughtasagift.C.Theyoffermonthlydelivery.D.Theycontainhand-madeitems.BTiredofthebusylifeinLasVeg

as,Nevadafornearlytenyears,myfamilyandIdecidedtoslowthingsdown.Wewantedtoleadanenvironmentally-friendlylife.Noneofusfeltthiscouldbea

ccomplishedwherewewerelivingandweallagreedthatamovetothecountrywouldbegreatforeveryone.Beforelongwesetaboutlookingforah

omeinYucca,averysmalltownoflessthan100people,whereitisnormaltorecordtemperaturesabove46°Cfordaysonendinsummer

anditisverywildwithpracticallynosnowfallinwinter.WhenIcalledtoinquireabouttheproperty,Iwasinformedthattherewasnoelectricityava

ilableinthearea.What?Noelectricity?Ialmostdeniedtheideaimmediately.Butwhatbetterwayistheretogogreen?Aftergivingitasecondthought,wed

ecidedtoputinanofferandmovedinonThanksgivingDay.Whenwefirstmovedtotheproperty,wedidsomeremodelingandstayedinourmotorhome.Wewerefacedw

ithrealchallengesatthetime.Butthefrustrationsjustmadeusworkharder.Weslowlygotthingsfixedandmovedintothehouseafter38days.While

livinghereforthepastfourmonthshasbeenabigadjustment,webenefitalotfromlivingoffgrid.Ithinkoneofthemosteducationall

essonsisteachingmykidstheimportanceofconservation.Theyusedtotakepowerforgranted.Butnowtheyrealizetheimportanceofpower,togetherwithw

aterandgas.Westarttakingquickershowers,doingonlyfullloadsoflaundry,turningoffthewaterwhilebrushingourteeth.Andthishasachaineffect.Wearealsotrying

tomakeotherchangeswhichincludereducingtheamountoftrashwegeneratebyrecycling,growingourownorganicvegetablesandre-pur

posingthingsthatwewouldhavenormallythrown.Overall,goingwithoutelectricityhasbeengreatforourfamily.Ihopethatoncemykidsmoveoutofthehouse,theywil

lkeepthehabitsthattheyhavelearnedhere.24.Whydidthefamilymovetothesmalltown?A.Toinspirethekids.B.Totryanewl

ifestyle.C.Tocutlivingexpenses.D.Toescapeairpollution.25.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthesmalltown?A.Ithasanagingpopulation.B.Itlacksac

cesstowater.C.Ithashotsummerdays.D.Itlackseducationalresources.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“livingoffgrid”inPar

agraph5probablymean?A.Dealingwithpoverty.B.Dealingwithgarbage.C.Livingwithoutpollution.D.Livingwithoutelectricity.27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Afa

milyswitchingtoasimplelife.B.Afamilyhelpingthelocalsgogreen.C.Afamilytravelingaroundthecountry.D.Afamilyteachingthekidshands-onskills.CDogs

aresocialanimalsandwithoutpropertraining,theywillbehavelikewildanimals.Theywillsoilyourhouse,destroyyourbelongings,barkexcessively,fightot

herdogsandevenbiteyou.Nearlyallbehaviorproblemsareperfectlynormaldogactivitiesthatoccuratthewrongtimeorplaceoraredirectedatthew

rongthing.Topreventortreatbehaviorproblems,youaresupposedtoteachthedogtoredirectitsnormalbehaviortooutletsthata

reacceptableinthedomesticsetting.Oneofthebestthingsyoucandoforyourdogandyourselfistoobediencetrainit.Obediencetrain

ingortrainingdoesn'tsolveallbehaviorproblems,butitisthefoundationforsolvingjustaboutanyproblem.Trainingp

ensupalineofcommunicationbetweenyouandyourdog.Effectivecommunicationisnecessarytoinstructyourdogaboutwhaty

ouwantittodo.Trainingisalsoaneasywaytoestablishthesocialrankorder.Whenyourdogobeysasimplerequestof“comehere,sit,”itisshowing

obedienceandrespectforyou.Itisnotnecessarytoestablishyourselfastopdogorleaderofthepackbyusingextrememeasure.Youcanteachyourdogitssubordinate(从属的

)rolebyteachingittoshowsubmissiontoyou.Mostdogsloveperformingtricksforyoutopleasantlyacceptthatyouareincharge.Trainingshouldbefunandrewardingf

oryouandyourdog.Itcanenrichyourrelationshipandmakelivingtogethermoreenjoyable.Awell-traineddogismoreconfidentandcanmoresafelybea

llowedagreateramountoffreedomthananuntrainedanimal.28.Whichstatementaboutdogs’behaviorproblemsistrue?A.Theyres

ultfromtraining.B.They'rejustpartofnature.C.They'rewrongdogactivities.D.Theywillbeworseunlesspunished.29.Whatisthepurp

oseofdogtraining?A.Tomakedogsrespectauthority.B.Togivedogsoutletsfortheirbehavior.C.Tosolvealltheirbehaviorproble

ms.D.Toteachdogstoperformclevertricks.30.Whydopetdogsloveperformingtricksfortheirmasters?A.Togetrespectfrommasters.B.Tosh

owtheirwillingnesstoobey.C.Toestablishthesocialrankorder.D.Toshowtheiraffectionfortheirmasters.31.Whatmightadogwitheffectiveobediencetra

iningget?A.Morefoods.B.Moresafety.C.Morefreedom.D.Morelove.DSignhasbecomeascientifichotbutton.Onlyinthepast20yearshavespecialistsin

languagestudyrealizedthatsignlanguagesareunique—aspeechofthehand.Theyofferanewwaytolookintohowthebraingeneratesandunderstandsl

anguage,andthrownewlightonanoldscientificdebate:whetherlanguage,completewithgrammar,issomethingthatwearebornwith,orwhetheritisal

earnedbehavior.ThecurrentinterestinsignlanguagehasrootsinthepioneeringworkofonewiseteacherBillStokoeatGallaudetU

niversityinWashington,D.C.,theworld'sonlyliberalartsuniversityfordeafpeople.WhenBillStokoewenttoGallaudettoteachE

nglish,theschoolenrolledhiminacourseinsigning.ButStokoenoticedsomethingodd:amongthemselves,studentssigneddifferentl

yfromhisclassroomteacher.Stokoehadbeentaughtasortofgesturalcode,eachmovementofthehandsrepresentingawordinEngl

ish.Atthetime,AmericanSignLanguage(ASL)wasthoughttobenomorethanaformofpidginEnglish(混杂英语).ButStokoebelievedthe“handtalk”hisstudentsusedlookedri

cher.Hewondered:Mightdeafpeopleactuallyhaveagenuinelanguage?AndcouldthatlanguagebeunlikeanyotheronEarth?Itwas1955,whenevendeafpeopledismisse

dtheirsigningas“substandard”.NowonderthatStokoe’sideawasconsideredacademicallywrongthen.Itis37yearslater.Stokoe—nowdevotinghistimetow

ritingandeditingbooksandjournalsandtoproducingvideomaterialsonASLandthedeafculture—ishavinglunchatacafeneartheGallaudetcampusandexplaininghowhe

startedarevolution.Fordecades,educatorsfoughthisideathatsignlanguagesarenaturallanguageslikeEnglish,FrenchandJapanese.Theyassumedlanguage

mustbebasedonspeech,theadaptationofsound.Butsignlanguageisbasedonthemovementofhands,theadaptationofspace.“WhatI

said,”Stokoeexplains,“isthatlanguageisnotmouthstuff—it'sbrainstuff.”32.Whatdoessignlanguagebring?A.An

endofanoldscientificdebate.B.Anewwaytogeneratelanguages.C.Achallengetotraditionalviews.D.Achangeofhumanlanguages.

33.WhatinspiredStokoetostudysignlanguage?A.Hiswishtohelpthedeaf.B.HispositionasanEnglishteacher.C.Studen

ts’discriminationagainstASL.D.Differentsignsbetweenteachersandstudents.34.Whichstatementdidmanyeducat

orsagreeto?A.Signlanguageisjustfordeafpeople.B.SignlanguageisasnaturalasEnglish.C.Alanguageshouldbebasedontheadaptationof

space.D.Alanguagecouldonlyexistintheformofspeechsounds.35.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.SignLanguage

:AGenuineLanguageB.AHotButtoninSignLanguageC.BillStokoe: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?Oneofthemostimportantthin

gstohumansistofeelvaluedandrespectedbyothers,saysVanessaBohns,asocialpsychologist,whohasresearchedcompliments.Accordingtoherresearch,peoplefeel“s

ignificantlybetter”afterbothgivingandreceivingacompliment.36“Youhandledthatsituationsowell.”Bohnsrecentlyusedherfavoritecomplimen

twhenshesawaserveraddressadifficultsituationwithacustomeratthebar.“Ilikeitsomuchbecauseyouuseitinanxiousmomentswhereth

eotherpersonisoftenunsureofwhethertheyhandledasituationOK,”shesays.Insituationsthatcallforacompliment,don'tsecond-guessyourself.Giveyourcom

plimentsgenerously.37Thatconcernisunfounded.“38”Thiscompliment—oneofBohns’favorites—workswellamongromantic

partnersandclosefamilymembers.“It'sabeautifulwaytohighlighthowtheirpresenceturnslifeintosomethingmea

ningful,despiteboringroutinesofoureverydaylives,”shesays.Ifyou'reafraidthatgivingacomplimentlikethiswillfeelstrange,you'renotalone.39If

it'seasierforyoutogiveacomplimentifyouwriteitdown,orifyoupracticesayingitoutloudorgivingyourpetcatthecomplimentfirst,dothat.“Hey,grea

tdress!”Feelfreetocomplimentstrangers.InBohns'research,studentsonacollegecampusweretoldtoapproachastrangerof

thesamegenderandcomplimentthemabout,forexample,theirniceshirt.Beforeheadingout,thestudyparticipantste

ndedtounderestimatetheirpositiveeffectwhileoverestimatinghowannoyingitwouldbe.Acrossallcontexts,strangersaremorel

ikelytobepleasedthanconfused.Plus,whoknows?40A.Ilovethewayyoubringoutthebestinpeople.B.Respectisessentialwhenyoudelivercompliments.C.Onewaytoove

rcomethisfearistodoapracticerun.D.Youmakeevenordinarymomentsfeelextraordinary.E.Youmightmakeanewfriendinadditiontomakingsomeone'sday

.F.Withthatinmind,weaskedhertosharesomeofherfavoritecompliments.G.Peoplesometimesworrythatthey'regoingoverandwillstarttosoundinsince

re.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,Iwasalso41aboutallthenewstuff.ThatwaswhyI42thatIwasextraprepared.Myplanw

astowakeupearly,putonmycarefully43clothesandeatmycarefullychosenbreakfast.I'dridemycarefullycleanedbiketoschool,44mybrand-newclas

sroomandfeelcalm,coolandcollectedfortherestoftheday.Ihavetosay,everythingwentaccordingtoplan—45,well,itdidn’t.Mynewteacher,Mr.Ja

x,whoseemedveryserious,startedoutbygoingovertheclassrules.Thenheaskedeachofustosayaquicksomethingaboutour46.Mostkidsseemedprettys

hyafterbeingawayfromtheir47forawhileandsaidonlyafewwords.Soonitwouldbemyturn.AsSusantalkedaboutherfamily'sr

oadtrip,Ihearda48soundcomingfromundermydesk.Wasitthesoundmymousemakeswhenheisshakinghistail?Iunzippedmybackpack,andv

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

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

e!Isatstill,awkward,butfinallymanagedtomakewordscomeoutofmymouth,51whatwasgoingon.Tomy52,Mr.Jaxcomfortedsoftly,“Don'tworr

y,Mr.Nibbles.Thefirstdayofschoolcanbechallengingforallofus.”Thenheaskedtheclassifanyonewantedto53ideastohelpMr.Nibblesfeelmore

comfortable.Aswe54,InoticedtryingtofigureouthowtohelpMr.Nibbleshelpedallofusfeelless55.41.A.nervousB.disappointedC.certainD.pa

rticular42.A.ensuredB.predictedC.understoodD.commented43.A.laid-outB.wet-upC.sold-outD.taken-up44.A.introduceB.enterC.measureD.pain

t45.A.unlessB.becauseC.onceD.until46.A.vacationsB.petsC.teachersD.classes47.A.familiesB.friendsC.backpacksD.trips48.A.con

vincingB.recordedC.familiarD.complex49.A.slidB.lookedC.reachedD.knocked50.A.graduallyB.definitelyC.event

uallyD.luckily51.A.explainingB.doubtingC.supportingD.examining52.A.knowledgeB.satisfactionC.surpriseD.taste53.A.proveB.judgeC.shareD.correct54.A

.talkedB.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,th

etoolusesgenerativeartificialintelligencetoinstantlycreateshortvideosbasedonwrittencommands.Sincetheanno

uncement,ahandfulofexamplesofSora-generatedvideos57._________(share)toshowoffwhatitcando.Thecompanysaid

Soraiscapableofgeneratingvideosupto60secondsin58._________(long)fromtextinstructions,with59._________(it)abilitytoserveupsceneswithmultipl

echaracters,specifictypesofmotion,anddetailedbackgrounddetails.Themodelunderstandsnotonlywhattheuserhasaskedfor,60._________howthosethingsexistin

thephysicalworld.OpenAIsaiditintendstotraintheAImodelssoitcanhelppeoplesolveproblems61._________requirereal-worldinteraction.Atthesametime,OpenAIsa

idSoraisstillawork62._________clearweaknesseslikemixingupleftandright.Thoughthemodelsarelimited,itshowsthedirectionofthemarket

.Fornow,OpenAI'smessagingremainsfocusedonsafety.Thecompanysaiditplanstoworkwithateamofexpertstotestthelatestmodelandhaveaneven63._________(

close)lookatvariousareas.Itisalsograntingaccesstoanumberofvisualartists,designersandfilmmakers64._________(collect)feedbackonhowcreat

ive65._________(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。DearChris,__________________________

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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.Weadvertisedourpianosinsmalltownnewspapersan

dthen,whenwereceivedmanyreplies,wewouldloadourlittletrucks,driveintotheareaandsellthepianostothosewhohadreplied.Everytimeweadvertised,wewouldr

eceiveareplyonapostcardwhichsaid,“Pleasebringmeanewpianoformylittlegranddaughter.Itmustberedmahogany(红木).Icanpay$10am

onthwithmyeggmoney.”Ofcourse,wecouldnotsellanewpianofor$10amonth.Nofinancecompanywouldcarryacontractwithpaymentsthatsmall,soweignoredherpostcards

.Oneday,however,Ihappenedtobeinthatareacallingonotherreplies,andoutofcuriosityIdecidedtomeettheoldlady.IfoundprettymuchwhatIexpected:Theo

ldladylivedinaone-roomcabininthemiddleofacottonfield.Thecabinhadadirtfloorandtherewerechickensinthehous

e.Obviously,shecouldnothavequalifiedtopurchaseanythingoncredit—nocar,nophone,norealjob,nothingbutaroofoverherhead.Icouldseedaylight

throughtheroofinseveralplaces.Herlittlegranddaughterwasabout8,barefootandwearingadressmadeoutofcottonbagsholdinganim

alfeed.Iexplainedtotheoldladythatwecouldnotsellanewpianofor$10amonthandthatsheshouldstopwritingtouseverytimeshesawouradvert

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