重庆市第八中学校2023-2024学年高三上学期高考适应性月考二英语试题

重庆市第八中学校学年高三上学期高考适应性月2023-2024考

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一、阅读理解Inc.com Iconsamp;InnovatorsPowerful booksElon MuskrecommendsElon Musksmust-read listexhibits hiswell-known anddeep interestin science,as wellas thepersonalitiesbehind it.Benjamin FranklinAnAmerican LifeByWalter IsaacsonWhy Its Inspiring:Bom inSouth Africa,Musk was always appealed to America,where hetookmultiple degrees,founded hisbusinesses,and gainedcitizenship at the ageof

41.Musk seesFranklin as thetype ofAmerican hehimself wouldlike to be and become:a combinationofstatesman,inventor,and businessman.Catherine theGreatPortrait of a WomanByRobert K.MassieWhy ItsInspiring:Musks sisteris anoted filmdirector,his firstwife anaccomplishednovelist,and hissecond wifea successfulactress studyingphysics.Ifs easyto seehow Muskisdrawn toan historicalfigure whoin manyways resemblesthe womenin hislife.EinsteinHis Life and UniverseByWalter Isaacson一Why ItsInspiring:Musks firstcollege degreewas aBS inphysics,and hiscompaniesSpaccX,Tesla,and SolarCityall dependon adeep andongoing understanding of physicsandchemistry.Einstein essentiallycreated humans5modem understandingof theworld,so itslogicalthat Muskis interested in Einsteinslife andwork.Howard HughesHisLifeandMadnessBy DonaldL.Barlett beendiagnosed with a diseasethat hasno effectivetreatment asitgradually robsher ofsight.For Miasparents,mom Edithand dadSebastien,the diagnosecame aftera four-year searchforthe reason their daughtercouldnt seeat night.Then Mia,banged intofurniture thather momanddad couldmake outonce theireyes adjustedto the dark.In2013,when Miawas three,the familybegan afrustrating seriesof visitsto doctors,none ofwhomhad ananswer for her lack of nightvision.In2015,as alast resort,a pediatric（童眼科医生）ophthalmologist JL enrolledthe familyinaresearch projectin whichtheir entiregenewas mappedout.RP,the name of thedisease whichhaunted thepoor girl,affected thetissue attheback of the eyethat interpretedimages inboth blackand white,and colour.As thediseaseprogresses,the cellsin themiddle,used forseeing incolour andfor everydayactivities likereadingand writing,die off,too.The parentswere calledinto thedoctors office,where thespecialist gaveitto themstraight:So far,no cure.,,注意

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2.Mia waitingat home,the badlystricken parentsstumbled back.And sothe ideaof a year-long tripwas born.WhyItsInspiring:Despite hisbrilliance as an inventor and businessman,Hughes neverachievedthe levelof technologicalsuccess hesought.Today,hes rememberedmore forhis greatestfailure theSpruce Goosethan forhis successes.Tesla seesHoward Hughesas arole modelforwhat toavoid ratherthan follow.

1.Which of the fourtypes ofpeople doesElon Muskwant tobeA.Einstein.B.Howard Hughes.C.Benjamin Franklin.D.Catherine theGreat.

2.What aspectof HowardHughes inspiresTesla mostA.His successin technology.B.His understandingof theworld.C.His brillianceasabusinessman.D.His failurein theSpruce Goose.

3.Where isthe textprobably takenfromA.A review.B,A webpage.C.A biography.D.An advertisement.My twelve-year-old daughter,Clementine,is obsessed with thecharacter Elevenfrom NetflixsStranger Things.Sandwiched betweentwo brothers,Clementine isrough andawkward attimes,what backin myday peoplecalled atomboy.For awhile Ifeared,despite all the femaleempowermentmessages onTV andT-shirts,she wasstarting tothink girlswere stupid.Then alongcameStrangerThings,with itstongue-tied andbald rebelwho cansmash traincars withthe powerof her mind.For themost part,Im thrilledthat Clementinewants tobe Eleven,who isthe rareyoungheroine,equally brilliantand rawand possessedof perseveranceand hope,with adesire forhumanconnection and the skillto battlethe evil.She isan enormousset upfrom mychildhood girl-crushesincluding allsix ladiesin Charlie9s Angelsand theLynda Carterversion ofWonder Womanwho areallcompetitive andsmart.But itsinteresting tome thatmy daughterlit upona characterwhoseprimary emotionis thismassive angerand whosemain rolein theshow consistsof learningtochannel her anger todefeat adark force.Is Clementineseeing whatshe longsfor oridentifies withIfshe hadsuch powers,what wouldshe want to doParentseverywhere understand there isa mentalhealth crisisamongst youngpeople.Girlsespecially arelosing hope.We justdont knowhow oreven whatto fix.Maybe Elevencan givethesegirls ablueprint,or faiththat theycan oneday bein chargeagain.Maybe shecan encouragethosegirls tofight back.Somewhere deepdown,they sensethat rageis exactlythe rightthing tofeel.And whywaste thatpassion slammingdoors andcursing brotherswhen theiranger couldbeemployed toconquer somuch moreForour daughters,Eleven laysout apath into the future.Simply beingambitious andresourcefulis nolonger enough.Circumstances arecalling fora newsort ofheroine,one with abrain potentenough tomake the best ofheranger.

4.What canwe knowabout Clementineaccording toparagraph1A.Clementine considersgirls foolish.B,Clementine isobsessedwithTV dramas.C,Clementine possessessupernatural power.D.Clementine sometimesbehaves ina boyishway.

5..Why isthe authorinterestedinher daughtersnew idolA.Because theauthor iscurious abouthow thedark forceis defeated.B.Because theauthor is not surewhether herdaughter ispowerful enough.C.Because theauthor triesto understandif herdaughter doesadmire Eleven.D.Because theauthor wantsto figureout whetherEleven isa properidol tofollow.E.What dothe underlinedwords“such powers”in paragraph2refer toA.Brilliance anddesire.B.Competence andsmartness.C.Anger and its application.D.Hope and its crisis.F.Which offollowing mightbe the authors advicefor girlsA.Young girlsshould havetheir ownmodels tofollow.B.It isnecessary for girls tomanage theirnegative emotions.C.The worldnever expectsgirls tobe angrywith peoplearound them.D.Being ambitious and resourcefulisnolonger importantforgirlsgrowth.In thewinter of2022,Andreas Kellerdecided thetime wasright tobranch outfrom his day jobasa scientistand launcha newart gallery.Not justany gallery,but onedevoted entirelytosmell-based art.Smell hasalways beenour underdogsense,though.Our scientificunderstandingofhow smellworksfalls sofar behindour graspof hearingand vision,and smellscannot atthis pointbe recordedoremailed orInstagram med.Its bothprimitive andcomplex,which makesit hardto studyandharder stillto bringinto ourincreasingly digitalexistence.“When youare askedto smellart JKeller says,you realizehow poor your perceptionof theworldis whenyou limityourself to the visual.For severalweeks,the galleryswindows werecoveredin tinto allowfor fullimmersion in the smell of oldbanana,,and“young banana”.Or thevisitorsmay geta smellofaperfumer^interpretation ofwhat abe avermight smelllike toa dogora beeshomemade perfume.Some peoplegot veryconfused.Then theresalways somebodywho cantsmell anythingandthinks itsa sillytrick.Those visitorswilling andable tostay andthink carefullyabout ascent by the（熏nameof“sinner“often argueabout whatthey aresmelling isthat hospitalstuff Churchincense香）？These personalresponses areexactly whatKeller hasdevoted muchof hisacademic lifetostudying:Why dovarious individualsseem tounderstandthesame smellsdifferently,or interpretthesame smellsin different ways,or notnotice someof themat allSuch questionsare atthe heartof the largerproblem ofhow smellsare coded bythe brain.Perhaps scientistwill sooncatch windoftheanswers,as thepandemic hasalso broughta floodofnew fundingto this field.Progress inthisfieldmay dependon unusualcreativity andcooperation,between perfumersand languageexperts,artists andengineers.Perception isa philosophicalaswell asa scientificproblem.Keller says.

8.Which ofthe followingcan replacethe underlinedword underdog“in paragraph2A.Acquired.B.Strong.C.Natural.D.Ignored.

9.Why didsome visitorsthink theywere fooledA.Because theyfelt sick.B.Because theysmelt nothing.C.Because theywere limitedto thevisual.D.Because theywere immersedin thesmellofbanana.

10.What can be inferredabout thescience ofsmellA.It iscodedbythebrainin differentways.B・It hassuffered fromlackoffunds fora long time.C.It has the potentialto answerphilosophical questions.D.It needsthe teamworkof professionalsin variousfields.

11.What isthebesttitle forthe textA.Sniffing Outthe Scienceof SmellingB・Smelling Experiment-A SillyTrickC.Interpreting Smellsin DifferentWaysD.Arguing AboutSmelling—A HospitalStuffA teamof urban planners andinformation scientistsat TsinghuaUniversity inChina hasfoundthat anAl-based urban planning systemcould outperformhuman expertsin creatingurban planningdesigns.In theirstudy,the groupintroduced thefactors forthe ideal urbanplanand howwell theirAIdid whentested.一For muchof history,cities havebeen leftto groworganically immediateneeds weredeterminedand urban planners attempted to fulfillthose needs.Such arandom approachto urbangrowthhas oftenledtoless-favored results.In morerecent times,city officialsand otherplannershave attemptedto take a morelogical approachtotheproblem bycreating designsthat accountforlivability andpollution controls.This hasresulted inthe developmentof urbanplanning asa scienceandtheemergence of urbandevelopment professionals.This sciencecanbecomplicated duetotheincreasing numberofvariables thatmust beaccounted forasanew developmentexpands.In thisnew effort,the researchteamattemptedtoapply AIto easethe burden.In hopethat residentsoftheplanned communitycould travelfrom their homes toessentialservices within15minutes,the researcherstrained the system withprior planscrafted byhumansalong withfactors thatare believedtobegood designfeatures suchastheinclusion ofparks,generalgreenery,bike pathsand placesfor entertainment,thus improvingtheir qualityof life.Once thesystem wasbuilt,the researchgroup usedit tofirst designa small-size cityblock.They wouldadjust thesystem forfurther improvementsand graduallyincreased thesize andstudiedits results.It turnedout that the plansthesystemdeveloped wereas goodor betterthan thosecreated byhumansyet ahuge reductionin timefrom hoursto seconds.The teamconcludes thattheir system单调的is notmeant toreplace humanurban planners,but tofree themfrom themundane partsofurban planning,allowing themto focuson overallconcepts.Hopefully,it wouldbe anefficiencybooster,if doneright.

12.Why wasurbanplanningoften unsatisfactoryin historyA.Urban growthwas notwell-organized.B・Urban planningexperts werein shortage.C.City officialsfailed tomeet residents9needs.D.City officialsignored thefactors foridealurbanplan.

13.What factorsdid theresearch teamconsider whentraining the AI systemA.Large communityand ecoparks.B.Economic developmentand jobopportunities.C.Smooth trafficand advancedgreen belt.D.Convenient transportand publicservices.

14.What isthe mainadvantage ofthe Al-based urbanplanning systemA.It reducesthe burdenon humanurbanplanners.B.It guaranteesoptimal resultsfor urbandevelopment.C.It ensuresfaster completionofurbanplanning projects.D.It eliminatesthe needfor anyhuman involvementin planning.

15.What istheauthorsattitude towardstheAIsystemA.Dismissive.B.Approving.C.Critical.D.Ambiguous.

二、七选五Many friendshipshit roughpatches.Sometimes itis worththe emotionalstrain towork throughyourproblems,while atother times,especially whena friendshipis harmful,it isnt.16Here aresometips forreference.•Reflect andwrite downthe good.Before youface adifficult conversation withafriend,pause andreflect first.Think ofa specificmoment that thisfriendship hasbrought youjoy orexcitement.Using thatmemory asinspiration towritedown thingsyou appreciateabout afriend.17Even ifthere isstill tension,that appreciationwillgo along way to buildingmutual understanding.•Choose adifferentwayto communicate.If repairefforts havenot workedvia yourusual techchannels,try anotherwaytocommunicate.18Send somepostcards,deliver exquisitehandicrafts ormail someonea bookyou thinkthey wouldenjoy.Attached withthese gifts,a hand-written letterexplaining why you thinkthe relationshipfeelsawkward andwhyyouwanttorepair itis highlyrecommended.•19If youtakeastep backfrom the friendship andnotice thatits doingmore harmthan good,forexample,your friendisnt rootingfor yoursuccess,bullies you,is inconsiderate,oryoufeel drainedormisunderstood bythem,it mightbe timeto endinstead ofmend.20In otherwords,the gooddoesnot necessarilyoutweigh thebad iftheres toomuch bad.Thus,drop therelationship onceyouperceive anydangerous signshowing youare beinghurt.A.Follow thered flags.B.Mend itbefore itstoo late.C.People arethrilled toget mailthats nota catalogorabill.D.How torepair afriendship orleave itbehind ifits toxicE.Not allfriendships lasta lifetime anditsOK togive upa badone.F.This indicatesevaluating thebalance ofharm versusgood iscrucial.G.Then,sharing thatlist inconversationwiththefriendregardless ofthe outcome.

三、完形填空Tom and I foundthe moneythattherobbers hidinthecave,anditmade usrich.We eachgotsix thousanddollars.It wasan awful21of moneywhen it was piledup.Judge Thatcherkept itin his（寡妇），house,and22usadollar aday.The widowDouglas,took meforherson,and23she wouldcivilizeme butitwas24living inthe houseallthetime.Considering howmiserably regularanddecent the widow wasin allher waysand sowhen I could standit nolonger,I

25.I gotinto myold ragsagain,and felt

26.But Tom Sawyer cameup andsaid hewasgoing tostart aband ofrobbers,and Imight joinif Iwould goback tothewidowand be

27.SoI wentback.The widowcried overme,called mea poorlost lamb,and28mealot ofother names,too,but she29no harmby it.She putme inthe newclothes again,andIfelt sonervous thatT30allover.With nightapproaching,I wentup tomy roomwithacandle.After alongtime,I heardtheclock31twelve andall wasquiet again.Pretty soonI hearda branchbreak inthedark.I satstill andlistenedattentively.Icould32hear afaint“me-yow!me-yow!”down there.That wasgood!I said“me-yow!me-yow!^^as33as Icould,and thenI putout the34climbed outofthewindow and35down tothe ground.Sure enough,there wasTomSawyerwaiting forme.

21.A.bit B.sight C.waste D.weight

22.A.saved B.paid C.fetched D.charged

23.A.announced B.instructed C.predicted D.urged

24.A.pleasant B.rough C.inconvenient D.dangerous

25.A.fell overB.broke awayC,took overD.ran away

26.A.refreshed B.ashamed C.dizzy D.proud

27.A.brave B.creative C.cute D.respectable

28.A.gave B.made C.called D.found

29.A.meant B.showed C.sensed D.saw叩

30.A.w tB.sweated C.struggled D.heated

31.A.wind B.say C.strike D.sound

32.A.clearly B.barely C.deliberately D.accidentally

33.A.excited B.loud C.soft D.fluent

34.A.clothes B.branch C.clock D.light

35.A.stepped B.bent C.ran D.slid

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面材料，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1Every dayat9am,Zhang Canjin,58,comes toDrum TowerStreet inNingbo andwalks intoasmall house36less than10square meters.Settling himself37comfortable inhis usualchair,theinheritor ofcopper coin knitting startshisday.In ancienttimes,copper coins38represent fortuneand wealth.Linking copper coins onebyone hadthe positivemeaning ofaccumulating wealth.In2018,copper coinknitting waslisted as39intangible culturalheritage.Zhang learnedthe skillfrom hisdad40young.There weren,tthatmany ideasback then,justtraditional oneslike Chineseknots andswords.But thisdidnt satisfyZhang ashe graduallymasteredthe skill.Knitting thecoins intodifferent shapesdoesnt sounddifficult,but theessence is41think bigandbecreative/9Zhang said.Since startinghis coppercoinknittingstore in2014,Zhang42spare noeffort inthinking big.车To attractpublic attentionand betterpromote theskill,Zhang spenttwo monthscrafting armor岂甲using over8,000coins,43tailor tohis ownbody proportions,in

2017.He thenapplied fbranational patentfollowing theworks44complete.This successgave himmore confidenceto continuewith hiswork.Even now,Zhang useshiswe althof creativeideas tomake morecoppercoinproducts andshares theskill witha45wideaudience.

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六、读后续写.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47Her mouthopen inboth wonderand horror,Mia staresatthebush cricketthat haslanded infrontofheronthepicnic table.The girlis campingwith her parents nearFish RiverCanyon inNamibia,in southwestAfrica.During thefirst fewmonths ofayear-long tripthrough Africa,Asiaand theMiddle East,Mia isseeing theworld withherparents.It isa familysjourney tosee theworldbefore itstoo latethough.Far fromtheirhomein Quebec,the familiesexperiences,brimming withcolour,shape,touchand smell,are especiallyimportant tothem.Because unlessscience makesa break-through soon,thelittle daughterMia willbecome blind,likely inadulthood.She has。