1、重庆八中高 2023 级高三（上）入学考试英语试题 第1页（共10页）重庆八中重庆八中 20222022-20232023 学年度学年度高三上入学测试高三上入学测试 英英 语语 试试 题题 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。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whats John doing now?A.Playing football.B.Watching TV.C.Studyin
2、g.2.What can the man do?A.Swim.B.Play soccer.C.Play basketball.3.When will the meeting be over?A.At 11:00.B.At 10:00.C.At 9:30.4.What does the woman think of the play?A.Terrible.B.Just so-so.C.Great.5.Whats the weather like now?A.Snowy.B.Rainy.C.Sunny.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
3、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。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。6.Where does the man want to go？A.The library.B.The lab.C.The cafe.7.Whats the mans major?A.Psychology.B.Physics.C.Chemistry.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8.Where is the woman going first?A.The classroom.B.The library.C.The gym.9.What will the women d
4、o in the library?A.Borrow some books.B.Return some books.C.Study for the exam.10.Why do the speakers go to the gym?A.To watch a game.B.To take a PE class.C.To go swimming.重庆八中高 2023 级高三（上）入学考试英语试题 第2页（共10页）听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11.What do we know about the man?A.He is in poor health.B.He wants to s
5、tay at home today.C.He hasnt finished his homework yet.12.What relation is Mr.Bell to the man?A.His neighbor.B.His teacher.C.His father.13.What does the man ask the woman to do?A.Help him hand in his project.B.Call to ask for leave.C.Drive him to school right now.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。14.What will
6、the man do in the late afternoon?A.Give a speech.B.Write a magazine article.C.Prepare some materials.15.Where will the man have dinner tonight?A.At home.B.In the office.C.In a meeting room.16.How will the man go back home?A.By bus.B.By car.C.By taxi.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.What can we learn about
7、 Pedal Power?A.It was started in 1996.B.It gives bicycles to people for free.C.It sends bicycles to poor areas regularly.18.What happened to Pedal Power in August 2000?A.It couldnt meet its costs.B.It won an Enterprise Award.C.It was criticized by the British media.19.When did Dan Pearman go to Ecua
8、dor?A.In 1993.B.In 1998.C.In 2001.20.Why was Dan Pearmans neighbor successful in business?A.He offered many jobs to craftsmen in the town.B.He was the most skilled craftsman in the village.C.He could reach customers easily by riding his bike.重庆八中高 2023 级高三（上）入学考试英语试题 第3页（共10页）第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 50 分）第
9、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。A POETRY CHALLENGE Write a poem about how courage,determination,and strength have helped you face challenges in your life.Prizes 3 Grand Prizes:Trip to Washington DC for each of three winners,a parent and one other person of the win
10、ners choice.Trip includes round-trip air tickets,hotel stay for two nights,and tours of the National Air and Space Museum and the office of National Geographic World.6 First Prizes:The book Sky Pioneer:A Photobiography of Amelia Earhart signed by author Corinne Szabo and pilot Linda Finch.50 Honorab
11、le Mentions:Judges will choose up to 50 honorable mention winners,who will each receive a T-shirt in memory of Earharts final flight.Rules Follow all rules carefully to prevent disqualification.Write a poem using 100 words or fewer.Your poem can be any format,any number of lines.Write by hand or typ
12、e on a single sheet of paper.You may use both the front and back of the paper.On the same sheet of paper,write or type your name,address,telephone number,and birth date.Mail your entry to us by October 31 this year.21.How many people can each grand prize winner take on the free trip?A.One.B.Two.C.Th
13、ree.D.Four.22.What will each of the honorable mention winners get?A.A special T-shirt.B.A plane ticket.C.A photo of Amelia Earhart.D.A book by Corinne Szabo.23.Which of the following will result in disqualification?A.Writing a poem of 120 words B.Typing your poem out.C.Using both sides of the paper.
14、D.Mailing your entry on October 30.B I have worked as a keeper at the National Zoo,Paris for 11 years.Spot and Stripe are the first tiger cubs that have ever been born here.Globally,a third of Sumatran cubs in zoos dont make it to adulthood,so I decided to give them round-the-clock care at home.Ive
15、got two childrenthe younger one,Kynan,was extremely happy about the tigers arrivingbut all of us really looked forward to being part of their lives and watching them grow.I wasnt worried about bringing them into my home with my wife and kids.These were cubs.They weighed about 2.5 kg and were so smal
16、l that there was absolutely no risk.重庆八中高 2023 级高三（上）入学考试英语试题 第4页（共10页）As they grew more mobile,we let them move freely around the house during the day,but when we were asleep we had to contain them in a large room,otherwise theyd get up to mischief.Wed come down in the morning to find theyd turned
17、the room upside down,and left it looking like a zoo.Things quickly got very intense due to the huge amount of energy required to look after them.There were some tough times and I just felt extremely tired.I was grateful that my family was there to help.We had to have a bit of a production line going
18、,making up“tiger milk”,washing baby bottles,and cleaning the floors.When Spot and Stripe were four months old,they were learning how to open doors and jump fences,and we knew it really was time for them to go.It was hard for us to finally part with them.For the first few days,Kynan was always a bit
19、disappointed that the cubs werent there.Im not sad about it.Im hands-on with them every day at the zoo,and I do look back very fondly on the time that we had them.24.Why did the author bring the tiger cubs home?A.To teach them life skills.B.To observe their differences.C.To ensure their survival.D.T
20、o let them play with his kids.25.What do the underlined words“get up to mischief”mean in paragraph 3?A.Lose their way.B.Behave badly.C.Sleep soundly.D.Miss their mom.26.What did the author think of raising the tiger cubs at home?A.Tiring.B.Boring.C.Costly.D.Risky.27.Why did the author decide to send
21、 Spot and Stripe back to the zoo?A.They frightened the children.B.They started fighting each other.C.They annoyed the neighbours.D.They became difficult to contain.C Who is a genius?This question has greatly interested humankind for centuries.Lets state clearly:Einstein was a genius.His face is almo
22、st the international symbol for genius.But we want to go beyond one man and explore the nature of genius itself.Why is it that some people are so much more intelligent or creative than the rest of us?And who are they?In the sciences and arts,those praised as geniuses were most often white men,of Eur
23、opean origin.Perhaps this is not a surprise.Its said that history is written by the victors,and those victors set the standards for admission to the genius club.When contributions were made by geniuses outside the clubwomen,or people of a different color or beliefthey were unacknowledged and rejecte
24、d by others.A study recently published by Science found that as young as age six,girls are less likely than boys to say that members of their gender are“really,really smart.”Even worse,the study found that girls act on that belief:Around age six they start to avoid activities said to be for children
25、 who are“really,really smart.”Can our planet afford to have any great thinkers become discouraged and give up?It doesnt take a genius to know the answer:absolutely not.重庆八中高 2023 级高三（上）入学考试英语试题 第5页（共10页）Heres the good news.In a wired world with constant global communication,were all positioned to se
26、e flashes of genius wherever they appear.And the more we look,the more we will see that social factors like gender,race,and class do not determine the appearance of genius.As a writer says,future geniuses come from those with“intelligence,creativity,perseverance(毅力),and simple good fortune,who are a
27、ble to change the world.”28.What does the author think of victors standards for joining the genius club?A.Theyre unfair.B.Theyre conservative.C.Theyre objective.D.Theyre strict.29.What can we infer about girls from the study in Science?A.They think themselves smart.B.They look up to great thinkers.C
28、.They see gender differences earlier than boys.D.They are likely to be influenced by social beliefs.30.Why are more geniuses known to the public?A.Improved global communication.B.Less discrimination against women.C.Acceptance of victors concepts.D.Changes in peoples social positions.31.What is the b
29、est title for the text?A.Geniuses Think Alike B.Genius Takes Many Forms C.Genius and Intelligence D.Genius and Luck D Batman may not have any superpowers,but his inspiration certainly does.More than 1,400 bat species live around the world,except in Antarctica and a few remote islands.Over their 50 m
30、illion years of evolution,bats have developed clever solutions to lifes challenges,from a built-in sonar(声呐)system for finding food to fast,flexible wings that produce the fastest level-flight speed of any animal on Earth.“There is still a lot to learn,but it is clear that bats really do have superp
31、owers,”says Rodrigo Medelln,an ecologist.“Bats are showing us how to live a better life,for instance,by serving as models for healthy living and long lives.”As a general rule in biology,smaller animals have shorter lives than larger ones.But bats are rule breakers:theyre the longest-lived mammals re
32、lative to their body size.Recently,scientists looked inside bats cells for the secrets to their exceptionally long lives.They focused on telomeres(端粒),which are the protective structures found at the ends of chromosomes(染色体).In most animals,telomeres tend to get shorter with age.But the telomeres of
33、 the longest-lived group of bats,Myotis,do not appear to shrink with age.Understanding why bats live so long may help humans live longer one day.In addition to living longer,bats remain healthy throughout their lives,with very low risk 重庆八中高 2023 级高三（上）入学考试英语试题 第6页（共10页）of developing cancer.Furtherm
34、ore,bats can carry deadly viruses without getting sick.So further research into their unique immune systems may actually give insight into how people can live with viruses and not get sick.Beyond their own abilities,bats also support many other parts of their ecosystems.Three out of every four bat s
35、pecies eat insects.Many are pests that cause damage to important agricultural crops,such as cotton.Scientists estimate that insect-eating bats may save U.S.farmers about billion per year.In addition,many bat species help improve plant health and diversity.“Bats are unsung heroes of biodiversity,”say
36、s Medelln.“Its about time we appreciated them.”32.What can be learned about bats from the text?A.They fly the fastest of all land animals.B.They live mainly on the islands of Antarctica.C.They are at low risk of falling sick with a virus.D.They are the longest-lived animals given their size.33.What
37、did scientists recently find?A.Animals telomeres rarely shrink with age.B.Myotiss telomeres do not shorten as they age.C.Smaller animals usually live shorter lives than larger ones.D.More research into bat telomeres could help people live more healthily.34.What is the authors intention in writing th
38、e last paragraph but one?A.To show what bats feed on.B.To call on people to protect bats.C.To explain how bats benefit the farmers.D.To highlight the importance of bats to the ecosystem.35.What would be a suitable title for this text?A.Bats Offer Clues to Treating Diseases B.How Bats Deal with Lifes
39、 Challenges C.Scientists Unlock the Secrets to Long Lives D.Why Bats Are Superheroes of the Animal World 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。Shanghai became the first city in China to restrict the use of loudspeakers and consumption of food&drink on its subway sy
40、stem on Dec 1,2020.And similar restrictions to the citys buses took effect on Dec 28,2021.36 So far,they have won positive feedback and great support.On Sina Weibo,a man wrote,“These restrictions have promoted a clean and sound 重庆八中高 2023 级高三（上）入学考试英语试题 第7页（共10页）transportation environment.37 And we
41、seldom hear people playing loud music which used to disturb other passengers a lot.”38 One said in a comment posted online,“A small part of passengers still play out their videos loud without immediate management”.Others suggested more specific measures should be included in the regulations.“The sta
42、ff in charge and their phone numbers are made public on buses.39 ”said Duan Yue,a Shanghai office worker.There are some new policies benefiting all the citizens.Portable electric bicycles and live animals are strictly banned.40 In addition,two children under 1.3 meters tall can travel free of charge
43、 when accompanied by an adult.A.Few people litter in buses or subway in our city.B.The types of banned drink&food are also clarified to the masses.C.Some office workers have limited time for meals especially in the morning.D.Therefore,some residents called for such restrictions in the whole country.
44、E.However,some netizens questioned how the regulations will be enforced.F.Both aim to increase passenger comfort and reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission.G.Besides,elderly and disabled people can enjoy more conveniences when taking rides.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
45、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。Volunteering has been a way of life for me for the past few years since I was fifteen.In 2020 I volunteered with a newly founded social enterprise,which 41 cooking lessons for visually impaired(视障)trainee 42 at the Enabling Village kitchen.I absolutely loved it as i
46、t involved meaningful 43 with people and I was fully 44 throughout the entire time I was there.This was unlike some other types of volunteering,which may involve mostly behind-the-scenes work that can get 45 after a while.We called ourselves“sighted assistants”and each of us was 46 with a visually i
47、mpaired trainee chef.As a volunteer,I would 47 with the trainee to the Enabling Village kitchen,and then ensure their 48 as they learned to cook a new dish.This included helping them 49 the position of the sink,ensuring eggshells were completely peeled off(剥掉),50 boiling and hot objects,as well as b
48、eing careful with knives among other things.Being there with them made me truly 51 how difficult life can be when you are 52 or completely blind.Every tiny task 53 massive effort.There are so many people with disabilities,I realized.While medicine still does not have the power to 54 all of these con
49、ditions,we are never short of ways to empower these individuals by making life 55 and more meaningful for them.41.A.observed B.served C.trained D.provided 重庆八中高 2023 级高三（上）入学考试英语试题 第8页（共10页）42.A.manager B.lawyer C.chef D.doctor 43.A.atmosphere B.interaction C.greetings D.agreements 44.A.appreciated
50、B.engaged C.approved D.disturbed 45.A.boring B.frightening C.challenging D.promising 46.A.paired B.taught C.faced D.equipped 47.A.flee B.dash C.escape D.walk 48.A.satisfaction B.safety C.pleasure D.optimism 49.A.leave out B.miss out C.figure out D.point out 50.A.avoiding B.touching C.approaching D.f
