重庆市第八中学高考英语适应性月考试题(五)

重庆市第八中学2018届高考英语适应性月考试题（五）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
注意，听力部分答题时请先将答案标在试卷上，听力部分结束前你将有两分钟的时间将答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每题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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

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. Where are the speakers now?
A. In a reading-room.
B. In a restaurant.
C. On a plane.
2. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A delayed parcel.
B. A friend Tony.
C. The bad weather.
3. What’s the man doing now?
A. Seeing a doctor.
B. Watching TV.
C. Singing a song.
4. What is probably the man’s job?
A. A porter.
B. A salesman.
C. A repairman.
5. What does the man mean?
A. He doesn’t like the woman at all.
B. He can’t find the way to the cinema.
C. He is not willing to watch the film.
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2至4个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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题。

6. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a hotel.
B. In a restaurant.
C. In an airport.
7. What does the woman ask the man to do?
A. Wait for an hour.
B. Have a drink with her.
C. Leave his name for reservation.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。

8. How will the woman get to Holton Railway Station?
A. By car.
B. By bike.
C. On foot.
9. What should the woman do when seeing the Plaza hotel?
A. Turn around.
B. Turn left.
C. Turn right.
10. How many miles will the woman go to reach her destination?
A. Less than 1 mile.
B. About 2 miles.
C. More than 3 miles.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13题。

11. What field is the man good at?
A. Marketing.
B. Advertising.
C. Distributing.
12. Why did the man quit his former job?
A. He didn’t love it at all.
B. He wanted challenges.
C. He liked new staff.
13. What are the man’s salary expectations?
A. $35,000.
B. $40,000.
C. $50,000.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16题。

14. What does the woman want to do?
A. Buy a new handbag.
B. Have her own online shop.
C. Show off her fashion handbag.
15. What can the woman do to avoid being cheated?
A. Do some price comparison.
B. Go shopping on line with the man.
C. Buy from stores with a good reputation.
16. How much cheaper is the handbag the woman wants online than in the shops?
A. $80.
B. $119.
C. $ 199.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20题。

17. What is the most important in hunting an apartment?
A. Preparation.
B. Patience.
C. Time.
18. What feature of the neighborhood does the speaker suggest people consider first?
A. Public transportation.
B. Public facilities.
C. Public security.
19. What may make people disappointed?
A. Great apartments are beyond price range.
B. Apartments are not as good as advertised.
C. The location is not very satisfactory.
20. What is the speaker’s last advice?
A. Finding a house agent.
B. Searching every website.
C. Looking through newspapers.
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
The Most Popular Cultural Attractions in the World These are the top experiences, tours, and activities, according to TripAdvisor’s new travel trend report. Add them to your list.
The Vatican
More than just the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church and home to the Pope, the Vatican is a treasure of art and architecture. Its museums display an enormous collection of classical sculptures and Renaissanc e masterpieces, including Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel and Raphael’s Stanze di Raffaello. Prepare for your trip with a deeper look inside
the Vatican.
Chicago Architecture River Cruise (游览)
So many beautiful buildings, so little time. What better way to view them all than on an architecture-focused cruise on the Chicago River? The 75-minute cruise takes travelers on a journey through the fascinating history of its most storied structures, including the Willis Tower, John Hancock Center, and Riverside Plaza.
Warner Bros. Studio
The magical wizarding world of Harry Potter draws devotees from near and far. A walking tour gives visitors a behind-the-scenes look at the film - the set, costumes, props, and more. Pro tip: This exciting experience tends to sell out, so be sure to book in advance.
Sagrada Familia
Designed by noted Catalan architect Antoni Gaudf, the Sagrada Familia, in Barcelona, Spain, is the largest unfin¬ished Roman Catholic church in the world. The monumental basilica (教堂) has been under construction since 1882. With waits often in excess of three hours, a priority access tour with guide is a great idea.
21. If you want to appreciate an attraction on the water, you should go to .
A. Vatican
B. Spain
C. America
D.
Britain
22. Which of the following activities needs to be booked beforehand?
A. Visiting Warner Bros. Studio.
B. Having a cruise on the Chicago River.
C. Enjoying the Renaissance masterpieces.
D. Appreciating the church designed by Gaudi.
23. What is true about the Sagrada Familia?
A. Its construction didn’t start until 1882.
B. The Pope is living in the church now.
C. It’s the largest Roman Catholic church.
D. Visiting it often takes less than 3 hours’ waiting.
B
Eleven years ago, the world as I knew it ended. My husband of 19 years was diagnosed with
terminal cancer. Over the course of seven months，Bill went from beating me silly at tennis to needing my help to go to the bathroom. It was the best seven months of my life.
Maybe I don’t actually mean that. But it was certainly the time when I felt most alive.
I discovered that the minor complaint of an annoying coworker, or a flat tire pales in comparison with the beauty of sincere laughter, or the smells of a bakery. There were moments of joy, laughter, and tenderness. After Bill’s diagnosis and brain surgery, I found clinical trials and talked to doctors in Texas, Pennsylvania, and New York. It gave me a sense of purpose.
In the latter days, being Bill’s caregiver also meant being fully present for as many moments of every day as possible. During his last weekend, we had dinner together. Later, a relative visited. I noticed that she’d changed her appearance, and not in a good way. It was the kind of thought I’d usually keep to myself. Just then, Bill voiced exactly wha t I’d been thinking, in that truthful way he had, and I found myself laughing out loud.
I thought I could look after this man forever. However, he would be dead in four days.
Eleven years later, I haven’t started a foundation to cure cancer. I haven’t left the news business to get a medical degree. But every day, I try to again be the person I became during those seven months. I try to be a little less judgmental, a little more forgiving and generous. I am a better person for having been Bill’s caregiver. I t was his last, best gift to me.
24. What is true about her husband?
A. He was a bad tennis player.
B. He felt weak because of his brain surgery.
C. He had to talk to doctors in different cities.
D. He had to be accompanied mostly during his illness.
25. W hat does the underlined word “pales” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Turns whiter than usual.
B. Seems less important.
C. Becomes more significant.
D. Proves unreasonable.
26. The story of their relative in Paragraph 4 is used to show .
A. being a caregiver requires much time and effort
B. one needs to speak out his own thoughts truthfully
C. change in appearance is a necessary part of one’s life
D. life needs a sense of humor even faced with hardships
27. What is the best title of the passage?
A. The Best Time of My Life
B. The Greatest Gift to Me
C. My Loving Husband
D. A Caregiver’s Hard Work
C
Do you use online ratings and reviews to decide which products and services to buy? Well, we just found out that those ratings may not always lead to the best choices.
Online reviews should be helping us make good decisions about what to spend our money on. However, they do help us make decisions — just not necessarily the best ones, according to a new study led by Derek Powell, PhD of Stanford University.
Specifically, the study reveals that we tend to buy a product that has more reviews than a product that has less, even if the product with more reviews has lower ratings. When given a choice between two products that have equally bad reviews, we’re still willing to buy the one with more reviews. Dr. Powell asked several hundred people to look at a series of cell phone cases, presented in pairs along with the average user rating and number of reviews for each case, and then indicated which they preferred. The result was that the participants tended to choose the case that had more reviews, rather than better reviews.
This herd-mentality is a function of social learning, the process by which new behaviors are learned through observing the behavior of others: “The Internet now provides social evidence on an unprecedented scale. However, properly adopting this evidence requires a capacity for statistical inference.”
“Consumers try to use information about other people’s experiences to make good choi ces, and retailers (零售商) have an motivation to channel consumers toward products they will be satisfied with,” Dr. Powell added. “Our data suggest that retailers might need to rethink how reviews are presented and consumers might need to do more to educate themselves about how to use reviews to guide their choices. That includes absorbing the idea that a larger number of reviews is not a reliable indicator of a product’s quality.
28. Which product do we intend to buy?
A. A product with more reviews and no ratings.
B. A product with fewer reviews and lower ratings.
C. A product with more reviews and lower ratings.
D. A product with fewer reviews and higher ratings.
29. According to the research, we will make a purchase after .
A. observing the behavior of other customers
B. analyzing statistics carefully
C. educating ourselves to use reviews properly
D. referring to our former experiences
30. What will Dr. Powell agree with?
A. No review is reliable when customers buy things online.
B. Customers should rethink the way reviews are shown.
C. The retailers should teach customers how to use reviews.
D. It is not wise to follow the crowd when customers make a purchase.
31. What’s the purpose of the passage?
A. To argue.
B. To inform.
C. To persuade.
D. To prove.
D
New Zealand plans to bar foreigners from purchasing existing homes. The ban is expected to become law this year. It aims to slow the rising housing prices and protect New Zealanders interested in buying a home.
The Labour Party government believes that foreign investors have pushed many possible first-time home buyers and families out of the housing market. Last year, median housing prices across the country rose by 5.8 percent, to over $405,000. Housing prices rose even more in New Ze aland’s capital city, Wellington. Price there rose by more than 18 percent over a 12-month period that ended in June 2017.
The rising prices have pushed home ownership outside the reach of many possible buyers. One home owner told VOA he feels sorry for th e younger generation. “I just believe the market has made it impossible for them to get into the housing. ’’ Just 25 years ago, three out of every four New Zealanders lived in their own homes. Now the rate is 64 percent —and falling.
The plan to ban foreigners from buying existing homes has yet to be approved. But the measure, called the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill, passed its first reading in parliament
in December. Restricting foreign ownership of housing has been tried in other countries, includin g Switzerland, “If foreign investors are looking to put their cash into New Zealand, if it then forces up the price of property, people cannot afford to live anymore.” says Norman Gemmell, chair of public finance at Victoria University.
Critics say foreign investors have had only a small effect on the cost of housing. Low interest rates, limited supply and immigration have also driven up house prices.
Housing prices continue to make solid gains across the country. And for many New Zealanders, the dream of owning a home is as distant as ever.
32. Which is the main factor of the high housing prices, according to the Labour Party government?
A. Low interest rates.
B. Domestic investors.
C. Immigration.
D. Foreign buyers.
33. What is true about the housing condition in New Zealand?
A. Housing prices rose by over 18 percent over a year.
B. The housing prices of the capital city rose the least.
C. The rate of New Zealanders living in their own houses is decreasing.
D. The country has witnessed the highest rise of housing prices up to now.
34. What do we know about the ban against housing buying of foreigners?
A. It has been approved in New Zealand so far.
B. It has won the support of people from all walks of life.
C. Similar bans have been adopted in some other countries.
D. It will definitely make New Zealanders harder to own a home.
35. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. It is hard for the locals to buy a house in New Zealand.
B. A ban on stopping foreign home buyers will take effect in New Zealand.
C. The prices of houses have been rising sharply in New Zealand.
D. There are many reasons for high housing prices in New Zealand.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

It is what failed dieters have long suspected: 36 Scientists have confirmed that the
majority of overweight people who try to lose weight either by cutting calories or exercising will return to their former size.
Fewer than 10 percent of the 12 million Britons who go on a diet each year succeed in losing significant amounts of weight and 37 The scientists, from the Medical Research Council’s National Survey of Health and Development, followed 5,362 men and women from their birth in 1976 and 20,000 from birth in 1988, measuring their weight and blood pressure and assessing their lifestyles. They found both groups began gaining weight in the 2000s and had steadily increased in size ever since.
Dr. Rebecca Hardy, the council’s program leader on body size, said, “Once people become overweight, they continue without doubt upwards. 38 It is better to avoid getting fat in the first place. For men, weight goes up steadily through life. 39
Experts have suggested evolution means we are programmed to put on weight rather than lose it. Dieting can make this tendency worse as decreasing calorie intake causes the body to go into starvation mode and reduce the amount of energy it naturally expends, making it even harder to lose weight. 40 So eating less and taking more exercise can increase fitness and lower blood pressure.
A. They hardly ever go back down.
B. Overweight people are born fat.
C. Fat people really can’t keep the weight off.
D. most of those do put it all back on again within a year.
E. few of those can keep on exercising and eating less food.
F. For women, it starts slowly and accelerates in the mid-thirties.
G. But the study’s findings do not mean dieting is pointless and useless.
第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Louis Cha, better known by his pen name Jin Yong, is an established writer of the classic Chinese Wuxia novel series The Condor Trilogy, A Hero Born.
Cha 41 to Cambridge University for a master’s degree. Aged 81, he became one of the
oldest students to 42 in the university’s history.
Cha and his wife left their finely-furnished house in Hongkong and rented a much 43 one near Cambridge. It was 44 that after a careful discussion they hired an Italian 45 so that they could eat Chinese food in an Italian style.
Every day, Cha 46 a schoolbag containing books and materials for class. As a famous kung fu 47 , he has many fans. Whenever asked for his signature, he would 48 them politely and tell them if instead of 49 class, he was taking a walk or having a coffee, he would 50 for them.
“Cha used to go to class by bike. However, his wife 51 that cars in the campus might knock him down. Then, the bike was 52 , but Cha called himself an old man with little sense of 53 and before long he 54 the car too. Now he uses a taxi.”
When Cha was very 55 , his mother once compared him to his star cousin Xu Zhimo who went to Cambridge. Cha was a little 56 , determining to prove himself by studying in Cambridge too. 57 , the most important reason is his strong thirst for knowledge. Cha said, “Some people think I am not 58 to be the director of Literature School in Zhejiang University. I don’t retort (反驳), but I can always 59 my own knowledge.”
As the most accomplished and highly productive founding father of Chinese Wuxia classics, Cha’s consistent 60 to learn really deserves our admiration.
41. A. applied B. graduated C. appealed D. entitled
42. A. enter B. enroll C. write
D. show
43. A. shabbier B. costlier C. bigger D.
brighter
44. A. serious B. challenging C. considerate
D. interesting
45. A. babysitter B. nurse C. chef D. teacher
46. A. sends B. carries C. holds
D. chooses
47. A. scholar B. director C. artist D. novelist
48. A. refuse B. accept C. approve D. appreciate
49. A. delivering B. skipping C. conducting D. attending
50. A. interpret B. write C. sign D. explain
51. A. expected B. predicted C. feared D. argued
52. A. changed B. replaced C. destroyed D. exchanged
53. A. humor B. business C. direction D. achievement
54. A. gave up B. took up C. sold out D. used up
55. A. old B. young C. sick D. lazy
56. A. sad B. surprised C. demanding D. jealous
57. A. However B. Therefore C. Furthermore D. Consequently
58. A. welcomed B. qualified C. recruited D. elected
59. A. test B. show C. prove D. increase
60. A. hesitation B. intelligence C. willingness
D. ability
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并填在答题卡的
相应位置。

Chomolungma, “Goddess Mother of the World,” the local name of Mount Everest, is a fitting name for the 61 (high) peak on earth. Mount Everest 62 (worship) by followers of the Buddhist religion, and two temples, respectively in Nepal (尼泊尔) and China have been built 63 (face) the peak.
In 1852, a British surveyor excitedly burst into his supervisor’s office and made an 64 (announce): “Sir, I have discovered the world’s summit!” Thus the world outside the Himalayas learned of Everest’s claim to fame. However, the remoteness of the peak, its “thin air,” the 65 (predict) climate, and political and religious reasons delayed the first climbing plan. It was not until 1921 66 an attempt was made.
Numerous later expeditions failed, 67 each time, climbers got closer to the summit. New equipment, including oxygen 68 (tank) for the thin air, helped. 69 May 29, 1953, a New Zealand beekeeper named Hillary and his Nepalese guide Tenzig reached the top of the world and planted 70 national flags.
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语
言错误，每句中最多有两处。

每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

The hot pot, dated back to several thousand years ago, is one of the traditional Chinese diets, which enjoys a wide popularity. In the cold winter, people like to eat the hot pot what instantly warms up their bodies and lift up their spirits. Nowadays in many residents, homes, the traditional coal-heated hot pots have been replacing gradually by modem electrical cooks. Hot pot styles and ingredients vary region to region in China. Generally speaking, the common meats used including pork, beef, chicken and duck, so other hot pot dishes are vegetables, mushrooms, noodles and etc. When people have the hot pot together, what real
matters is not only the food but also the atmosphere.
第二节：书面表达（试题版权：百强校英语解析团队专供）（满分25分）
假设你是李华，某国际中学的学生，你与外教Lucy老师约好要去参加这个周末的元宵节（Lantern Festival)庆祝活动，但是因某种原因你无法参加。

请跟Lucy老师写一封信，内容如下：
1. 对你无法参加庆祝活动表达歉意；
2. 陈述具体原因；
3. 提出解决办法。

要求：
1. 开头和结尾已为你写好（不计入总词数）；
2. 文中不得出现真实的校名和人名；
3. 字数100词左右。

Dear Lucy,
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
重庆市第八中学2018届高考适应性月考（五）
英语试题答案
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
1-5 CABCC 6-10 BCABC 11-15 ABBAC 16-20 ABABA
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）
21-25 CAADB 26-30 DBCAD 31-35 BDCCB
第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）
36-40 CDAFG
第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）
41-45 ABADC 46-50 BDADC 51-55 CBCAB 56-60 DABDC
第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）
61. highest 62. is worshiped/worshipped 63. facing 64. announcement
65. unpredictable/unpredicted 66. that 67. but 68. tanks 69. On 70. their
第四部分：写作（共两节,满分35分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）
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第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
【参考范文】
Dear Lucy,
Torn by anxiety and guilt, I feet regretful to tell you that I can’t accompany you to die celebration of the Lantern Festival due to an unexpected illness of my mother.
I was full of great expectations of this coming celebration when I was informed that my mother was caught by a bad cold. She is running a high fever and having a sore throat, which results in her incapability to move around. I have to should the responsibility of nursing her at home, which leads to my breaking promise with you.
To relieve my great sense of guilty, I’d like to make up for it by inviting my best friend Li Ming to accompany you. As a fluent English speaker, he is quite expert on Chinese culture. Thus, his company will undoubtedly make this trip a wonderful experience.
In a nutshell, I’d like to extend my heartfelt sorry for brea king my promise. Wish you all the best!
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua。