重庆市8中2023届高三上学期高考适应性月考英语试卷（三）及答案.docx

1、秘密启用前重庆市第八中学2023届高考适应性月考卷（三）英语注意事项：1答题前，考生务必用黑色碳素笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、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。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。在试题卷上作答无效。3考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。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，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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

2、段对话仅读一遍。1.What is the weather like now?A.Cloudy.B.Sunny.C.Rainy.2.How does the woman feel?A.Confused.B.Curious.C.Pleased.3.Where are probably the speakers?A.At home.B.In the office.C. In the restaurant.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.What to prepare for a picnic.B.What to do on the w

3、eekend.C.What to eat for lunch.5.When does the man want to go shopping?A.On Saturday.B.On Sunday.C.On Monday.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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6.Why does the man talk to the woman?A

4、.To ask for help.B. To make friends with her.C.To share his travel experience.7.What does the woman plan to do?A.Go to New York.B.Make a phone call.C.Be the man's guide.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8.Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In the cinema.B.At Tina's house.C.On the phone.9.

5、What does Daniel think of the movie?A.It's relaxing.B.It's horrible.C.It's boring.10. What is Tina going to do?A.Go to Daniel's place.B.Watch The Sixth Sense.C.Wait for Daniel.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11.Who is the man probably talking to?A. His classmate.B.His teacher.C.His mother12.Wh

6、at makes the man feel worried?A.The Spanish course.B.The yoga class.C.His health problem.13.What is the man likely to do next?A.Focus on his study.B.Do yoga.C.Go tosleep.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。14.What does the woman complain about?A.The after-sales service.B.The quality of the product.C.The price of

7、the product.15.When did the woman call the shop?A.Last Saturday.B.Last Sunday.C.This Saturday.16.Where did the woman purchase the product?A.In Central Square.B.In Greenland Square.C.In Starry Square.17.What will the man do next?A.Upgrade the woman's membership.B.Give a discount on the product.C.

8、Check the quality of the product.听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。18.How many zoos inthe US have elephants?A.About 16.B.About 55.C.About 60.19.What is Steven Wise's attitude towards keeping Happy in the zoo?A.Unfavorable.B.Ambiguous.C.Favorable.20.Why is the NhRP taking the Bronx Zoo to court?A. It wants H

9、appy to be separated from Patty.B. It thinks Happy should be released.C. It thinks Happy is abused by the zoo.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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AAlice in WonderlandAn Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria, AustraliaVenue:The Ian Potter CentreAdmiss

10、ion:Free entryCharles Blackman is famous for his beautiful painting of dreams.In 1956,he heard for the first time Lewis Carroll's extraordinary tale of Alice in Wonderland-the story of a Vietorian girl who falls down a rabbit hole,meets a lot of funny characters and experience all kinds of thing

11、s. At that time,Blackman's wife was suffering from progressive blindness. The story of Alice moving through the strange situations,often disheartened by various events,was similar to his wife's experiences.It also reflected so much of his own life. All this contributed to the completion of t

12、he Alice in Wonderland paintings.Illustrator WorkshopGo straight to the experts for an introductory course in book illustration which includes an introduction to the process of illustration and its techniques.Date:5 Aug,9 a.m.-1 p.m.Venue:Gas Works Arts ParkTopsy-TurvyVisit the exhibition or discove

13、r wonderful curiosities in artworks and make a magic world in a box. Alice and the White Rabbit will be with you. Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland will be screened.Date:29 July,12 noon-3 p.m.Venue:Theatre,NGV AustraliaDrawing WorkshopDistortions（变形）of scale can make artworks strange but interes

14、ting. Find out how Charles Blackman distorted scale in his paintings to create a curious world, and then experiment with scale in your own drawings.Dates:15,27 and 29 July,10a.m-3 p.m.Venue:Foyer,Level 321.Which is most possibly a contributing factor of Charles Blackman's paintings?A.His eagerne

15、ss to cure his wife's illness.B.His wish to express his feelings toward life.C.His dream of becoming a famous artist.D.His admiration for Lewis Carroll.22. When is the activity of watching a movie to be held?A.On August 5.B.On July 15.C.On July 27.D.On July 29.23. What is the main purpose of the

16、 passage?A. To offer an exhibition guide.C. To advertise for the National Gallery.B.To attract more artists.D.To seek higher profits.BWhen Mary Moore began her high school in 1951,her mother told her, “Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn't work out,  you&

17、#39;ll have something to rely on. “From that moment on, “the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course,”Mary recalls.The show business thing worked out,of course.In her career,Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ig

18、noring her mom, “I don't know how to use a computer," she admits.Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes. All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundatio

19、n (JDRF).“I felt  there was a need for a book like this," she says. “I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease.”But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches, In he

20、r book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago. when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes, In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts. Year woul

21、d pass before she realized she had to grow up again and take control of her diabetes. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet.Although her disease has forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refus

22、es to fall into self-pity. “Everybody on earth can ask, 'why me?' about something or other," she insists. "It doesn't do any good. No one is immune to pain and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can

23、 be."24. Mary's mother asked Mary to take a typing course because she thoughtA. Mary had a talent for computer scienceB.Mary failed to achieve her ambitionC.Mary might need a meal ticket for lifeD.Mary was unable to complete her high school25.Which of the following can best describe Mary

24、9;s intention of writing Growing Up Again?A.Donating all her money to JDRF.B.Giving people with diabetes hope.C.Informing readers of her painful days with diabetes.D.Showing how successful her show business is.26.How did Mary react when she received the life-changing news?A.She tried to get a treatm

25、ent.C.She behaved in an adult way.B.She lost control of herself.D.She began a balanced diet.27.What is the passage mainly about?A.Mary felt pity for herself.B.What Mary did helped her recover from her illness.C.Mary's hook was published and then became well-known.D.Mary's experience of being

26、 ill inspired her to help others.CSome events have been added to the 2024 Olympias, with breakdancing,  surfing, and sport climbing among the recent additions. A group of terms come with them that are foreign to the French language. Some French-language purists point out it's too much to be

27、ar to rely on English to praise surfers on their "nose riding”-standing on the front of the board. They've decided they need a French solution.The French government has created a team of language experts devoted to promoting the national language. They will meet periodically over the next c

28、ouple of years to identify and define new sports terms. The French battle against the influence of other languages isn't new. In 1994,the Toubon law was passed, forcing the use of French in all government publications，contracts and advertisements.Yet it contained several loopholes（漏洞），which allo

29、w brands and companies to extensively use English. As a result, anglicisms-words from the English language used in another language-are becoming more obvious.Julie Neveux, linguistics professor at Sorbonne University in Paris, said anglicisms are “sometimes estimated at just under 5% of the present

30、vocabulary, but they are disturbing because they show that we follow an economy and cultural model other than our own.” They are particularly present in sports competitions and events, during which athletes from around the world are used to communicating in English. “Sport was one of the first areas

31、 to be globalized, “said sports historian Michael Attali.Despite their best efforts, no committee has successfully prevented English from influencing everyday language. “Similar committees have been put in place in the past, but nothing has changed so far," said Attali."There are far fewer

32、 anglicisms in French than there are French words in English." said Neveux. adding these exchanges should not be seen as a threat. “All living languages exist by borrowing from each other. Languages only exist thanks to their impurity.”28.What goal will the team of language experts try to achie

33、ve according to Paragraph 2?A.To speed up the spread of French in the world.B.To make French influence other languages.C.To promote national brands and companies.D. To decide on some new French sports terms.29.What does the underlined word "they" in Paragraph 3 refer to?A.English words.C.F

34、rench expressions.B.Anglicisms.D.Newly created phrases.30.What's the result of the previous efforts to stop English from influencing other languages?A.Fruitless.B.Remarkable.C.Important.D.Unmentioned.31.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A.English is the most popular of all.B.All langu

35、ages should stay pure.C.Neveux welcomes the impurity of language.D.The exchanges between languages should be avoided.DFrom crystal-blue lakes to snow-capped mountains and thousand-year-old trees,Canada's nature is admired around the world.Now it might also be just what the doctor ordered. An amb

36、itious new programme allows doctors to write prescriptions（处方）for free annual passes to Canadas national parks，encouraging their patients to improve their health -both mental and physical-by taking a stroll in nature.The prescriptions are provided by PaRX,in partnership with Parks Canada.The first p

37、asses were handed out last month,giving holders access to more than 80 national parks,historic sites and nature reserves.PaRX,a health initiative launched in 2019 by the British Columbia Parks Foundation,notes on its wehsite that spending lime in nature can lead to longer lives,increased energy,redu

38、ced stress and anxiety,improved heart health,less pain and beller mood.Vitamin D from the sun's rays has proven health benefits.The organization also hopes that the preseriptions will boost investment in conservation in Canada.The initial provision covers four Canadian provinces:British Columbia

39、,Saskatchewan,Ontario and Manitoba. Participating doctors have only 100 annual passes to hand out for now, but PaRX hopes that the programme will be expanded.“Medical research now clearly shows the positive health benefits of connecting with nature,"Steven Guilbeault,the environment minister, s

40、aid. "I am confident this programme will quickly show its enormous value to the well-being of patients as il continues to expand throughout the country."Canada's physicians are already in the habit of prescribing  “nature therapy" as a treatment for anxiety, depression, high

41、blood pressure，immune function and insomnia（失眠）.Previously，though，they would write more general prescriptions, such as spending time in nature twice a week, for at least 20 minutes at a time. This is the first time that they have been able to equip their patients with tickets.32.Why does the author

42、mention Canada's nature in Paragraph 1?A.To promote doctors prescriptions.C.To present a health initiative program.B.To introduce Canada's natural scenery.D.To describe a current health condition.33.Which of the following is the main benefit of the prescriptions?A.A growth in travelling.C.Pr

43、eservation in conservation.B.Development in health.D.A boom in the economy.34.What can we infer from the last paragraph?A.“Nature therapy" is no longer just in theory.B.The previous "nature therapy" is rejected.C. It is a common practice to offer patients park tickets.D.Patients doubt

44、 the original prescriptions.35.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A.Nature Cures Mental DiseasesB.Doctors Order a Walk in The WildernessC.Canada Enjoys Admirable NatureD.Canadian Doctors Obtain Access to Parks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。Wo

45、rry is a natural emotion. Whether it's health, a job, or a relationship, everyone has something that stresses them out and keeps them awake at night. 36 Here are some tips that can help you worry less and live more.Keep your mind busy with activities you enjoy.Maybe it's playing an instrumen

46、t, cooking, writing, or going for a walk in nature.37 They connect you with something deeper than yourself so that your minds tend not to wander toward worry or anxiety.38Worrying is often a result of taking something out of context and blowing it up in your mind to be more than it actually is. So t

47、ake a moment to objectively analyze the situation, look at the facts and weigh them against how things could turn out. Your worries and anxieties are only as powerful as you give them permission to be.Learn how to manage your time more effectively.One of the best ways to get rid of worries is to lea

48、rn how to manage your time better. 39 Start by saying no. It's necessary when you have too many commitments. You also need to prioritize what matters most.40 The good news is that worry is just a mental habit that can be overcome. You have the power within to create a happier life for yourself a

49、nd live in a state of peace, joy, and gratitude.A.Focus on the Present Moment.B.Judge things in a reasonable way,C.These activities are meaningful and fulfilling.D.It can take over your life and hold you back from truly living.E. This will help you make more time for yourself and reduce stress.F.You can challenge