重庆市第八中学2023-2024学年高考适应性月考卷(一)英语试题

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一、阅读理解

Benefiting from the 5,000 years history, many ancient cities exist in the vast land of China. Here are 4 ancient cities in China and each has their unique features.

Shangqiu Ancient City ●History: 4,000 years

●Opening Hours: 08:00-17:30 in winter; 08:00-18: 00 in summer ●Ticket Price: ¥70 per combo ticket (组合票)

Situated in the Yellow River Valley, Shangqiu area is considered the birthplace of Chinese civilization. The best time to visit it is around the Chinese New Year, when the grandest temple fair at Shangqiu is held to worship the God of Fire.

Ancient City of Pingyao ●History: 2,700 years ●Opening Hours: 08: 00-17: 30 ●Ticket Price: Free entry

It has no charming landscape, green mountains or clear waters. What is unique there is the well-pre served ancient city with a grand City Wall, traditional residences, time-honored shops, and even the previous government office.

Fenghuang Ancient Town ●History: 467 years

●Opening Hours: all day;08: 00-17: 30 for Tuo River day cruise;18: 00-22: 30 for night cruise

●Ticket Price: Free entry

Constructed in 1556, Fenghuang Ancient Town is another historical city in China known for ethnic diversity. Generations of Miao, Tujia and Han people live here, and it now accommodates28 ethnic groups in total.

Huizhou Ancient City ●History: 2,240 years ●Opening Hours: 08: 00-17: 00

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●Ticket Price: ¥95 for one adult; ¥140 for one adult and one child; ¥230 for two adults and one child. Huizhou Ancient City is famous for its unique architectural style since the old days. The Huizhou-style building is one of the most important architectural schools in China, using bricks, wood, and stones as the raw materials. 1．Which of the four towns has the longest history? A．Shangqiu Ancient City. C．Huizhou Ancient City.

B．Ancient City of Pingyao. D．Fenghuang Ancient Town.

2．What do Ancient City of Pingyao and Fenghuang Ancient Town have in common? A．Various ethnic minorities. C．Abundant natural beauty.

B．Free Admission. D．The same opening hours.

3．How much will a family of a couple and a child pay for Huizhou Ancient City? A．¥95.

Many people love online shopping. It’s the fastest way to buy the latest trends for food, clothes and games. But a life of convenience is not possible, however, without the combined efforts of the country’s massagers. Zhang Yu, a deliveryman in Wuhan, is one of them. For him, working is not only a means for survival, but also a chance for him to serve others.

After serving in the army for a few years, Zhang joined the SF Express Tangjiadun station in Wuhan in 2019. When Zhang distributes packages, he often carefully records the daily habits of the recipients. For example, he knows which clients have babies and need a longer afternoon rest, the households with only seniors, and the time that the office workers are available. He considers all of these factors when arranging for deliveries.

But what has put Zhang into the spotlight is his heroic acts, which led to him winning the China Youth May Fourth Medal in 2022. In December 2021, Zhang encountered a fire in a residential building while on his way to collect some deliveries. After squeezing into the crowd, Zhang found two adults and a crying child standing helplessly on a third-floor balcony, waiting desperately for rescue. At that moment, Zhang called on his military experience to climb up to the second floor. From there, he was able to save the family, bringing each member of the family down one by one.

When onlookers cheered for him, he simply rode off on his motorbike without any word. It was only after the video of his good deed went viral on Douyin that people knew it was Zhang Yu. Many people have since called him a hero. But talking about the event, Zhang

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B．¥140.

C．¥230.

D．¥235.

simply said, “I’m not a hero. I just did what a kind man would do.” 4．What is special about Zhang Yu as a deliveryman? A．He delivers packages very quickly. B．He delivers only to certain households. C．He avoids delivering during working hours. D．He pays attention to his clients’ daily habits.

5．What led to Zhang Yu winning the China Youth May Fourth Medal in 2022? A．His brave deed. C．His wonderful memory.

B．His efficient delivery. D．His strong determination.

6．How did Zhang Yu rescue the family trapped in the fire? A．By calling the fire rescue service. B．By asking other people for help. C．By drawing on his military experience. D．By offering them tools to escape.

7．Which of the following best describes the personality of Zhang Yu? A．Fearless and considerate. C．Modest and outgoing.

There have been assumptions about possible detrimental long-term consequences of school closures on young children and adolescents, but now a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports provides convincing evidence that the mental health of school children was damaged by school closures during the pandemic.

The study surveyed 907 adolescents and their parents in Germany between May and June of 2020. Depression and psychosomatic symptoms were evaluated, in addition to other aspects of mental health. Telephone call volume to German youth crisis helplines was also analyzed. Both sets of data found higher depression and psychosomatic symptoms, particularly among boys, younger children, and adolescents, especially those living in homes with limited space. The research suggests that increased pressure on families forced to adapt to new work, school, and family life situations during the pandemic school closures promoted the increase in mental health problems in school children.

Not all children suffered the effects equally. Young children suffered the most from the pressure caused by school closures. Boys coped much worse with school closures than girls.

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B．Ambitious and humorous. D．Tolerant and reliable.

The effects were strongest in school-aged children living in homes that had limited living space. That factor supports the conclusion that family living stresses promoted the decline in mental health.

Disrupting daily routine and social interactions do damage to the mental health of school children, the researchers conclude. Given the obvious importance of wholesome daily routine in family life and the value of health y social interactions in nurturing the well-being of children, it is not surprising that kids’ mental health suffered when their schools were closed for long periods and their family life was greatly changed.

COVID-19 is not the first, nor will it be the last serious infectious disease sweeping the globe. These new findings will be valuable in deciding how best to manage such outbreaks in the future.

8．What does the underlined word “detrimental” in paragraph1 mean? A．Harmful.

B．Improper.

C．Beneficial.

D．Desirable.

9．How did the researchers carry out their study? A．By making telephone calls. B．By consulting a former study. C．By analyzing different groups of data. D．By examining teenagers’ physical activities. 10．Who has suffered most from school closures?

A．Boys with severe mental problems. B．Kids engaging in many social interactions. C．Teenagers with disturbed daily routines. D．Adolescents lacking adequate living space. 11．What is a suitable title for the text?

A．COVID-19 School Closures Harmed Children’s Well-being B．COVID-19 Remains A Major Threat To School-aged Children C．Mental Health Problems Greatly Increased After The Pandemic D．The Closure of Schools Has Affected School Children’s Performance

The Yurok people have lived along the Klamath River, which flows from the Cascades in Oregon southwest through Northern California, for thousands of years, protecting the region and river from which they — and others — draw sustenance (生计).

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But as development and pollution continue to reduce the number of fish in the river and the quantity and quality of its waters, the Yurok Tribe is legalizing (合法化) the tribe’s longstanding care by granting the Rights of Personhood to the Klamath, the first river in North America to have such rights declared.

The Yurok Tribal Council’s May 2019 resolution means the river has the same legal rights as a human under tribal law. This order allows people to bring law cases on behalf of the river when its rights are violated. According to the resolution, the tribe’s intention is to provide a legal basis for safeguarding the river and its ecosystem, especially in the face of water diversion, industrial pollution, and climate change impacts, among other threats. In a testimony (证词) delivered to the U. S. House of Representatives in October 2019, Yurok Tribe Vice Chairman Frankie Myers said this legal framework could create a path to ward a more thoughtful view of the rights of nature in other communities and courts, and that any money awarded by the Yurok courts will fund cleanup and restoration projects to remedy the litigated harms.

The Yurok Tribe’s resolution draws lessons from the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and echoes the efforts of other Indigenous tribes, including the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, which adopted the Rights of wild rice, in December 2018. “This is a very important step forward in the Rights of Nature movement,” Mari Margil, Associate Director of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund commented. 12．Which of the following can be used to describe Yurok people?

A．A conqueror. B．A guardian. 13．What is paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．The process of legalization. C．The reason behind the legalization. 14．What does the law aim to do?

A．Win an award in cleanup projects. B．Protect the personhood of the river. C．Fight against global water pollution. D．Improve the government legal system.

15．What can we learn from Yurok Tribe according to the last paragraph?

A．Time and tide wait for no man. B．Birds of a feather flock together.

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B．The tradition of Yurok tribe. D．The importance of the Klamath River. C．A governor.

D．A consumer.

C．Past experience is a guide for the future. D．All things are difficult before they are easy.

二、七选五

Artificial intelligence(AI) has been increasingly good at fooling people. A series of photos showing former US president Donald Trump being aggressively arrested by police have caught people’s attention. 16

Created by the AI program Mid-journey, the photos were highly realistic, from the characters’ movements to the surroundings. 17 The Washington Post’s technology writer Shira Ovide shared her tips. The main idea is to spot the glitches — anything that would look strange in a photo.

18 It sometimes can create hands with more than five fingers. This is because AI isn’t sure what a “hand” exactly is, according to Popular Science. The data AI uses to learn often show hands and fingers in various gestures, which can be very confusing for AI.

AI-generated images also usually contain details that disobey reality. To spot this, focus on items like accessories. 19 If there’s text in an image, such as a newspaper or poster, it’s usually garbled (篡改), even though the text may look realistic from a distance.

The development of AI-generated art also raises alarm bells about how these fake images could be used to spread misinformation. “I think misinformation is going to hit an all-time high,” Jamie Cohen, a digital culture and AI expert in the US, told New York Post. Generating an AI art work is to “create reality”, Cohen argued, adding that being able to tell whether the work is real or not requires high media literacy skills. 20

A．They were fake but very convincing.

B．One thing AI is terrible at handling is the background.

C．AI software has a history of generating human hands incorrectly. D．The world may not be ready for how realistic the images have become. E．However, many details can give away the fact that they are made by AI.

F．If there’s a crowd in the image, people's faces in the background are usually vague. G．For example, people in an image may be missing earrings or one part of their sunglasses.

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三、完形填空

Early on the morning of October 13, LaPierre was heading to the Chicago Marathon on the city’s Blue Line L. The 21 was full of energized marathoners. Before long, LaPierre noticed a man moving from passenger to passenger, asking for spare 22 . His behavior struck LaPierre as “really weird,” especially the way he stared down anyone he felt hadn’t 23 him enough.

At the Cumberland station, most of the passengers suddenly 24 the car. LaPierre rushed out to see what was going on, only to hear 25 people shouting that the man asking for money was, in fact, armed and 26 people.

As the armed man hopped onto the next train car, LaPierre followed him. “I could not 27 knowing there were 28 children and people just trying to get to a race,” he says.

The man turned and saw LaPierre, his head down, bull-rushing him. Although the man was far 29 and younger, LaPierre crashed into him and managed to pin him 30 the closed door. “Once I got a few feet from him, I knew he wouldn’t be able to react fast enough to 31 me,” he told the Chicago Sun-Times. The two men fought for the gun — and their 32 . The man tried pushing past him, but 33 , LaPierre grabbed the gun and handed it to a passenger. Then the police poured into the train, and LaPierre let them 34 . He had a marathon to run.

This was not the first time LaPierre had jumped into a(n) 35 . A few years back, he helped prevent a drugstore robbery. “I just happen to be at the right place at the right moment,” he says. 21．A．coach 22．A．seat 23．A．thanked 24．A．pulled 25．A．encouraged 26．A．begging 27．A．walk away 28．A．careful 29．A．larger 30．A．off

B．plane B．change B．paid B．fled B．disappointed B．entertaining B．break in B．brave B．thinner B．against

C．train C．food C．known C．boarded C．panicked C．robbing C．step forward C．innocent C．wiser C．beyond

D．ship D．time D．given D．started D．confused D．dismissing D．come along D．needy D．quieter D．under

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31．A．shoot 32．A．prizes 33．A．naturally 34．A．stand by 35．A．race

B．chase B．funds B．thankfully B．back off B．fight

C．spot C．lives C．generally C．play along C．argument

D．miss D．rights D．unfortunately D．take over D．situation

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Featuring a big head and a big round belly, a robot named after Rongbao, the panda mascot (吉祥物) of the Chengdu World University Games, or the Universiade, 36 (draw) widespread attention this summer.

Rongbao is a service robot 37 emergency functions. It can deliver first-aid kits, AEDs— portable, lifesaving devicesdesigned to treat people experiencing sudden cardiac arrest (心脏骤停) and other 38 (medicine) tools.

Zhang Ruirui, chairing the company 39 developed the robot, said his team 40 (think) about how to apply new technologies to the Universiade for a long time. After visiting the venues of the Games, they found the number of AEDs was limited. “If an emergency occurs, people won’t be able to 41 (immediate) find the equipment,” Zhang said. “The Rongbao robot solves the problem perfectly.”

Rongbao also has other functions such as language interpretation and providing directions. The robot has mastered multiple languages — English, Japanese and so on. Cameras 42 (install) beneath its feet enable it to detect obstacles and avoid them when guiding athletes and spectators.

Zhang said, “The Universiade, has provided 43 opportunity for domestic artificial intelligence companies 44 (present) their products and communicate with the world.” Actually, the 45 (apply) of modern technologies has become a major characteristic of the event.

五、其他应用文

46．假定你是李华，上周末在回家的途中，把外教 Mr. Thompson 借给你的一本诗集弄

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丢了。现在请你给 Mr. Thompson 写一封道歉信，要点如下： 1. 解释并表达歉意； 2. 提出解决的办法； 3.再次道歉并请求原谅。 参考词汇：诗集 poetry collection 注意：1.词数80 左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Mr. Thompson,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

六、读后续写

47．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。

There is a story from many years ago of a primary school teacher. Her name was Rose. On the first day of school, as Rose looked out over her new fifth grade class, her attention was immediately drawn to two boys, Mark and Charlie. Mark had a high energy that filled the room, his voice echoing even in casual conversations. He laughed loudest and answered questions with enthusiasm that was impossible to ignore. Charlie, Mark’s partner-in-crime, had a naughty grin and a twinkle in his eyes. Together, they were perfect.

While Mark would com mand attention with his tales, Charlie would comment cleverly, making the whole class burst into laughter. Rose could already tell that these two would keep her on her toes. She smiled to herself, though, ready for an eventful year ahead. She knew she had to find a way to channel their energy positively, turning their enthusiasm into a driving force for learning.

One day, Rose had a unique assignment for her students. She asked them to list each classmate's name on two sheets, leaving gaps between. Next, she instructed them to write

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down the nicest thing they could think of for each student. The assignment consumed the whole period. As they left, each student handed in their papers.

Over the weekend, Rose wrote down the name of each student on a separate sheet of paper, creating individual lists for every student. On Monday, she handed out the lists. Soon, happiness spread across the room. Mark, known for his naughty behavior, looked astonished. “I had no idea I mattered to anyone,” he whispered, visibly moved. Beside him, Charlie, Mark’s partner- in-crime, said similarly.“I never realized others thought so highly of me.”

No one ever mentioned those lists in class again. Rose never found out if they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn't matter. 注意: 1. 续写词数应为 150 左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

The atmosphere in the classroom shifted, especially Mark and Charlie.

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On a bright afternoon years later, two gentlemen knocked at Rose’s door, holding the lists.

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