重庆市第八中学2020-2021学年高三第一次高考模拟英语
试题
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第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。 例：How much is the shirt? A. £19.15. 答案是C。
1. Where are the speakers? A. At a swimming pool. 2. What will Tom do next? A. Turn down the music.
B. Postpone the show.
C. Stop practicing.
B. In a clothing shop.
C. At a school lab.
B. £9.18.
C. £9.15.
3. What is the woman busy doing? A. Working on a paper.
B. Tidying up the office.
C. Organizing a party.
4. When will Henry start his vacation? A. This weekend.
B. Next week.
C. At the end of August.
5. What does Donna offer to do for Bill? A. Book a flight for him.
B. Drive him to the airport.
C. Help him park the car.
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。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. Why does Pete call Lucy? A. To say that he’ll be late.
B. To tell her about his work.
7. When is Pete going to see Lucy? A. At 6:00 pm.
B. At 6:45 pm.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8.Why does Cathy want to quit her job？ A. She’ll join another firm.
B. She’ll run her own business.9. What is Mark’s attitude towards Cathy’s decision? A. Forgiving.
B. Sympathetic.
10. What might Cathy do for the present company? A. Apply for a project.
B. Train a new person.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. How did the man feel about his performance today? A. Greatly encouraged.
B. A bit dissatisfied.
12. What did the man say helped him overcome the problem? A. Patience.
B. Luck.
13. What is the woman doing? A. Conducting an interview.
B. Holding a press conference.
C. To invite her to dinner.
C. At 8:00 pm.
C. She’s fed up with it.
C. Supportive.
C. Recommend an engineer.
C. Terribly disappointed.
C. Determination.
C. Hosting a ceremony.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14.What is next to the apartment building？ A. A restaurant.
B. A laundry.
C. A grocery store.
15.Which is included in the rent？ A. Electricity.
B. The Internet.
C. Satellite TV.
16.What does the woman think of the apartment？ A. It’s quite large.
B. It’s well furnished.
C. It’s worth the money.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Where is Jeff from？ A. Liverpool.
B. Coventry.
C. Newcastle.
18.Where do young men go to watch big games according to Jeff？ A. Pubs.
B. Stadiums.
C. Friends’ homes.
19.Why does Jeff have to pick a team to support？ A. To avoid being bothered.
B. To open a conversation.
C. To earn respect from others.
20.What does Jeff mainly talk about？ A. England’s moment of success. B. English flag as a symbol of hope. C. England’s all-time favourite sport. 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。
A
There are many places worth visiting in the world. Here are some of the places that almost every person wants to see in their life. Santorini
This is one of the most amazing places in the world. It is said to have been destroyed in the 16th century. It has been rebuilt and its beauty increases with every passing day. There are a lot of islands in Greece and sunbathing on any of these would be an unforgettable experience. The Capilano Suspension Bridge
An amazing place to visit in the world is the Capilano Suspension Bridge. This bridge is located in Vancouver in British Columbia, a province of Canada. Its beauty appeals to visitors from all over the world. It's almost 140 meters long and 70 meters above the river. Rome
Another beautiful place to visit is the ancient city of Rome in Italy. It is also known as the center of Western civilization. This city was founded in 753 BC．The Colosseum (罗马斗兽场), which is one of the world's most symbolic monuments, is also in Rome. The Taj Mahal
It is also a good choice to visit the Taj Mahal in India. It is called the monument of love and built to show Mughal Emperor Shah Jeha's love for his wife. It is located on the south bank of the Yamuna River. Its ivory-white color attracts many tourists and it is one of the miracles of the Mughal art of building. 21．What can visitors do in Santorini?
A．Go sunbathing. B．Visit the monument of love.
C．Climb the suspension bridge. D．Experience western civilization. 22．To which country does the Capilano Suspension Bridge belong? A．Italy. B．Greece. C．England. D．Canada.
23．What do we know about the Taj Mahal from the passage?
A．Its roof is made of ivory.
B．It is a typical Mughal style building.
C．It was built by Mughal Emperor Shah as his tomb. D．It is located on the north bank of the Yamuna River.
B
Our wedding was about to begin. My throat was tight and my cheeks got red, but I didn't care. I was ready to marry David Sanchez. We're a “nontraditional” couple: getting married in a bookstore that supports a charity to fight HIV and homelessness.
“Kim! I could walk you down the aisle (走道) if you like！” David's father offered gently.
“I'm OK. But I appreciate that，” I said with a smile. And I was reminded, again, of my dad's absence. My father died of cancer six weeks ago. For the last two months, we tried to make him feel comfortable and loved as he departed from this world. He always told us that he didn't like a funeral (葬礼) and insisted that our wedding go forward as planned. But how could we honor him since the wedding would be the first time the family would gather after his death and some even didn't know he was sick?
During the ceremony, my dear friend Eva delivered a reading entitled “When Things Go Missing” by Kathryn Schulz. She paused and got everyone on the same page, “When we are experiencing it, loss often feels like confusion in the usual order of things. In fact, the entire plan of the universe consists of losing, and life amounts to a reverse (逆向的) savings account in which we are eventually robbed of everything.” I felt the energy full of the room. Everyone was listening. By choosing to accept the pain, we knew what a wedding does to join two families and mark the next chapter for a couple. Loss became a compass that kept us away from a fantasy and toward celebrating the difficult realities of life.
After rings were exchanged, fried chicken was served, our friends offered so many funny and touching toasts, and finally David sang “Married” on my father's guitar. I felt joy filling all the holes in my soul. Celebrating my father's life at our wedding made me grateful for all the time I had spent with him. 24．Why did David's father offer to walk the author down the aisle?
A．To relieve her tension. B．To welcome her to his family. C．To play the author's late father's role. D．To contribute something to the charity. 25．What do we know about Kim at her wedding? A．She got a compass as a wedding gift.
B．She enjoyed David's promise for their marriage. C．She received more sympathy from families and friends.
D．She recalled the days spent with her father and understood life better. 26．Why did Kim feel energy full of the room? A．Because she could keep away from the pain. B．Because she knew everyone was listening.
C．Because she got more courage for the marriage and life. D．Because she could read a piece of Kathryn Schulz's works. 27．What do we know about Kim and David's wedding ceremony?
A．It was held in a library. B．It was a touching and happy one. C．Kim and David turned it into a funeral. D．There was no other activity except reading.
C
The TV series, The Longest Day in Chang'an, which was shown on Chinese online platforms last summer
became a hit soon. Since then, it has been shown on partnering streaming platforms and TV networks abroad. Some websites overseas also offered the program to their users paying for it—the first time a Chinese series was broadcast as paid content abroad.
“I was amazed by the overseas audience's love for this show，” Cao Dun, director of The Longest Day in Chang'an, told Beijing Review. “I was worried that they wouldn't understand the complex political structure of the Tang Dynasty. But in reality, the show is prompting foreign audiences to research Tang Dynasty's history to better understand the plot.”
The unique culture in ancient China is not a barrier but a bridge to connect with foreign audiences. In the TV series, every figure is given enough space to flesh out his or her character. Telling stories of ordinary Chinese people that resonate (引起共鸣) with the audience might be the way to communicate with the world. “The success of the TV series shows that beauty is a universal language crossing borders，” he told Beijing Review.
His ambition is to distinguish Chinese dramas from the TV shows in the rest of the world. “The TV series is a step in my plan to tell Chinese stories to the world，” Cao said. “After describing the impressive beauty of the Tang Dynasty, I am looking for several plays that tell stories of today's China. I don't want to copy any country's production. Chinese dramas have to be built on our rich culture and Chinese people's everyday life，” Cao added.
28．What do we know about the TV series? A．It was first put on overseas. B．It can be appreciated for free. C．It was very popular once it was shown. D．It is about the development of the Tang Dynasty.
29．What does the underlined word “prompting” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A．Requiring. B．Reminding. C．Informing. D．Encouraging. 30．What made the TV series a success?
A．Recognition of beauty. B．Stories of ordinary people. C．Diversity of Chinese culture. D．Personalities of every figure. 31．What is Cao Dun's ambition? A．To make a successful TV series. B．To tell Chinese stories to the world. C．To show China's different nationalities. D．To learn the ancient political structure.
D
Robots are getting better at doing human jobs. That's probably good for the economy—but there are some serious downsides, too.
Machines are expected to displace about 20 million manufacturing jobs across the world over the next decade, according to a report released by Oxford Economics, a global forecasting and quantitative analysis firm.
That means about 8.5% of the global manufacturing workforce could be displaced by robots. The report also notes that the move to robots tends to create new jobs as fast as it automates them; however, it could contribute to income inequality. The use of robots is on the rise: at this point, every new robot that is installed (安装) displaces 1.6 manufacturing workers on average, according to the Oxford Economic model.
Robots are becoming cheaper than many human workers, in part because of the falling costs of machines. And they are increasingly capable of functioning in more complex processes and varied contexts. On top of that, the demand for manufactured goods is rising.
One potential downsize to the robot revolution: automation could increase income inequality. \"This great displacement will not be evenly distributed around the world, or within countries,\" according to the
report. \"Our research shows that the negative effects of robotization are disproportionately (不成比例地) felt in the lower-income regions compared with higher-income regions of the same country.\"
The workers who drive knowledge and innovation within the manufacturing industry tend to be concentrated in larger cities, and those skills are harder to automate. That's why urban areas will deal better with the increased automation, according to the report.
On the whole, the increased use of automation will likely create new jobs at a pace comparable to the jobs that will be lost, which cancels out fears about permanent job destruction, according to the Oxford study. That said, the poorer regions that are expected to lose the most jobs will probably not benefit equally from this new job creation due to a gap in skills. That will lead to increased income inequality between cities and rural areas, as well as between regions. 32．What \"downside\" does the author mainly discuss? A．People will not be able to find jobs in the future. B．Robots will finally take the place of people.
C．Displacement by robots will increase income inequality. D．Robots are becoming cheaper than many human workers.
33．What do the workers need to do to compete with robots in the future? A．To make robots help them with the harder work. B．To improve their innovative ability and knowledge. C．To move to larger cities or more developed countries. D．To make their skills faster and easier to be automated. 34．What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A．The increased use of automation will create more jobs. B．People needn't worry about permanent job destruction. C．The poorer countries will not benefit from automation.
D．The income gap between cities and rural regions will widen. 35．What can we conclude from the passage?
A．Robots should be banned in the future because of the disadvantages. B．Robots can do more and better than humans in complicated processes. C．The increasing need for manufactured goods partly contributes to robotization. D．The negative effects of robotization will be evenly distributed around the world. 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.
Useful Memory Strategies
Form associations between new and remembered information.If you can link new ideas with previously established ones, then, you can increase the chance that new memories will be formed. Try coming up with a familiar picture, song, joke, or rhyme. 36 Form a picture in your mind that includes the new fact.
37 It may be boring, but simply repeating new information over and over in different ways will help it stick in your brain better, especially if you space out the repetition over time. For example, if you’re trying to remember the definition of a new word, read it several times to yourself. Then speak the definition out loud a couple times, and try writing it down once or twice.
Teach someone else the information you’re trying to learn. Teaching others can help you remember and understand things better. Find a classmate or co-worker who needs to learn the same information, form a study group, and take turns teaching each other different concepts. 38 ! Test yourself after learning something new. 39 You have to actually practice finding the information from your memory in order to strengthen the connections within your brain. 40 In this way, you can make sure you’ve got them right. If you answer something wrong, you will be more likely to remember it incorrectly in the future as well, so instantly correct yourself and repeat the right answer a few more times.
A. Be sure to immediately check your answers.
B. Make sure that the basic information is right. C. And you can associate them with the new material. D. Repeat new facts as soon as you come across them. E. Simply re-reading the same information isn’t good enough. F. Then keep trying effective methods and cooperation with others.
G. Alternately, ask your friends if they’re willing to learn something newfrom you. 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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
Lots of kids set up lemonade stands in the summer.For many,it's a first step toward learning what it means to 41 your own money.For I1-year-old Cartier Carey,it was a 42 to do a lot more.That's because Carey isn't using his 43 to open a first savings account.Instead,he's 44 it back into his community.His goal is to help single mothers in need.With all the stress and 45 uncertainty brought on by the pandemic,Carey decided to focus on the basics:diapers and wipes.
The idea for the project 46 while Carey was visiting his grandmother who lives in one of the area's more economically depressed neighborhoods.Carey,who is keenly observant for his age,was 47 by how many women he observed raising children on their own.By the end of July,Carey had raised close to $5,000 via the lemonade stand and from donations,and 48 about 6,500 diapers.As of September,at 22,000 diapers,he's 49 to achieving his total goal of 25,000. But the generous 11-year-old is no 50 to worthy causes.Before becoming a\"lemonade mogul\launched another community 51 titled\"Carti packs\"-care packages for the homeless that 52 such essentials as deodorant,soap,tissue,and even hand-warmers for when the weather got 53 . Carey says his greatest 54 comes from knowing he's made a difference and seeing how much his efforts have meant to the people he tries to 55 . 41.A.earn
B.save
C.spend
D.control
42.A.risk 43.A.stands 44.A.investing 45.A.political 46.A.took effect 47.A.delighted 48.A.distributed 49.A.loyal 50.A.relief 51.A.career 52.A.returned 53.A.fine 54.A.joy 55.A.please
B.chance B.profits B.holding B.mental B.took root B.disappointed B.sold B.used B.stranger B.research B.employed B.stormy B.hope B.ignore
C.course C.fortune C.feeding C.financial C.made room C.relaxed C.selected C.equal C.truth C.initiative C.boosted C.cold C.effort C.identify
D.mission D.wisdom D.drawing D.commercial D.made sense D.shocked D.produced D.close D.use D.investigation D.contained D.favorable D.contribution D.serve
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式.
Smell, more than any other sense, is deeply rooted in memory. It is believed by scientists 56_______ smells can recall feelings of distant memories. The scientists say 57________ area of the brain assigns memories to smells and stores 58.________ (they) for decades. The area can instantly recall the memories with great clearness years later if a person encounters the smell again. Christina Strauch, from the Ruhr University in Germany, says smells 59________ (store) in the olfactory brain. The word “olfactory” means anything related60.________ the sense of smell.
Many smells can transport us back to our childhood. Smells from cookies baking in the kitchen or the smell of a home-made dish can bring back 61.________ (amaze) memories of growing up. Some smells can take you away to another point in time. Some smells can make you wish you 62.________ (be) back in the past, or make you want to escape, which depends on whether the smell has a positive or negative 63________ (associate). Some doctors partly depend on this for their patients. Smells can even encourage you 64________ (buy) things in stores. Many stores introduce certain smells to awake particular memories, 65.________ can make people buy things they loved years ago. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你校将举办“中国印象”摄影展。请给你的新西兰朋友Henry写封邮件，邀请他参展。内容包括： 1. 展览的目的； 2. 展览的时间和地点； 3. 作品的要求和截止日期。 注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右； 2. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
第二节（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。
Now, parents and students separate into two groups. You will be reunited at the end of the campus tour. ”
Groups of incoming freshmen happily left their parents upon hearing this announcement. I was less than thrilled about starting college, let alone leaving my mother's side to tour the campus with other freshmen;I felt a little anxious.
We followed the senior tour guide. The other freshmen chatted and made casual introductions as I dragged behind. How could I have believed I was ready for this?After all, it had only been a few months since I left the hospital. I was feeling better for the first time in years. But college. . . ?
My thinking was interrupted by a sweet female voice, \"Hi, I'm Jennifer. \"\"I'm Lauren, \"I replied. \"Where do you prefer to live?At home or on campus?\"she smiled. \"I'm not sure, \"I said. \"You should live on campus!It will be a lot of fun!\"she said. Before I could reply, the tour guide announced it was time to create our schedules and select the courses we wanted to take.
We crowded into the Student Activity Center. Three seniors handed out thick course bulletins(课程公告)and forms that needed to be filled out. All around me, the sounds of turning papers and writing sounded like those given by an alarm clock. Others seemed to be moving through the process quickly but I hadn't even opened my course catalog(目录).
\"Focus, \"I told myself. \"Just read through the catalog and find the courses you like and a schedule that works. \"Psychology A or B, Geology 101, English, History, sections 1, 2, 3. . . The list went on and on.
I panicked and almost started to cry. How was I supposed to know how to complete it?I was just relearning how to live in the real world, and they wanted me to make a schedule. How I wished someone could help me. Paragraph 1:
Soon, other freshmen were handing in their forms.__________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2:
Then, I felt a warm hand on my shoulder.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右； 2. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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