1、重庆市第八中学2021届高三英语定时训练试题20（总分：65）第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）AWorking from a shady balcony overlooking a vast sea, with five-star restaurants and golf courses within easy reach: what better place could there be to while away the pandemic (疫情) than Barbados?Like most of its Caribbean neighbours, Barbados has b
2、een good at keeping COVID-19 out. Normally tourism brings in more than half of its foreign earnings. Now, many tourists are banned and the economy is declining. The tourism minister, Kerrie Symmonds, puts unemployment at close to 40%.The prime minister, Mia Mottley intends to introduce a “Welcome St
3、amp” for visitors to “work remotely in paradise” for up to a year. The idea is that if holidays are not possible, then maybe the island can attract wealthy office workers who no longer have to go to the office. Other Caribbean islands are considering competing plans; Bermuda has announced one.It did
4、 not take a pandemic for some digital workers to consider moving to a beach. But before now, it was legally difficult. Getting a work permit or immigrant status meant weeks or months of form-filling. Workers had to pay Barbadian income taxes. The new procedure looks quick and easy by comparison. For
5、 a fee of $2,000 for one person, or $3,000 for a family, you can take your Zoom calls from a real white sandy beach, instead of merely selecting it as a virtual background. You continue paying tax according to the rules of whichever country you came from.There will be some checks on new arrivals. We
6、 do not want “the scum of the earth, but honest and respectable types”, says Mr Symmonds. Applicants must have health insurance, and the main breadwinner must earn at least $50,000. But otherwise the gates are open. “All must breathe, in this world and in this country.” says Ms Mottley.1. The projec
7、t “Welcome Stamp” is intended to _.A. help the economy recoverB. create jobs for visitorsC. keep COVID-19 outD. compete against other islands2. What is needed to apply for Welcome Stamp?A. Spending weeks to get work permit or immigrant status.B. Paying a certain amount of Barbadian income taxes.C. P
8、aying $2,000 per person, or $3,000 per family.D. Earning at least $50,000 per family member3. What can we learn from the text?A. Barbados is the first to put forward the plan.B. All healthy and wealthy people are welcome.C. Increasing unemployment leads to an economic decline.D. It used to be diffic
9、ult for digital workers to move to Barbados.4. What is the main idea of the text?A. Working abroad becomes easier than before. B. Barbados provides a paradise to work remotely.C. The Caribbean islands are competing for tourists.D. Office workers get more chances to work from the beach.BI was at my p
10、arents dinner table. Before me was a worn journal of thin and discolored pages. It was my grandfathers journal and now belonged to my father. My grandfather had passed away in the months leading up to my birth. I never got to visit the places he had frequented and the people who had been a part of h
11、is lifes journey.I was now about to enter his world, through the words he had left behind. Within minutes, I was captivated by the power of the written words. In the magical script before me. I was transported to another age when food was an everyday art, planned, prepared and enjoyed in the company
12、 of others, and a time when people had the heart to pause their own lives to embrace each others struggles. All this was conveyed to me in the beauty of the words that flowed together to connect with the writers mind and understand the world they lived in.That kind of writing seems to be lost on us
13、today. We have gotten used to writing in bite-sized pieces for a public looking for entertainment, and hungry for information. No wonder, there are nearly 200 million bloggers on the Internet and a new blog is created somewhere in the world every half a second. Instead of adding to our collective wi
14、sdom, most of these writings reflect the superficiality(肤浅) and impatience of our day and age.This not only robs us of the skill of writing impressive essays, it also prevents us from exploring what is indeed important. Writing humbles us in a way that is vital for our character growth, by reminding
15、 us about the limits of the self and our appropriate place in the vast flow of life. Writing frees us by helping us explore the unknown so that we really open up to magic of the world around us. I saw all of this in the writing of my grandfather. And Ive seen it again and again in the writings of th
16、e greatest thinkers of humanity. Their writing reflect deep thought on issues of human importance.5. In the authors grandfathers age, people .A. lived a hard lifeB. cared about each otherC. were fond of writingD. treated food as an art6. The author writes about her grandfathers journal in order to .
17、A. show her respect to her grandfatherB. present the importance of good writingC. express her interest in reading as well as writingD. raise the problems with todays writing7. In the last paragraph, the author is trying to .A. discuss what good writing is like B. express her strong desire to learn w
18、riting skillsC. stress the effects of her grandfathers journal on her D. show her admiration for her grandfathers writingCEngland and Wales launched a COVID-19 smartphone app on Thursday, allowing users to trace contacts, check the local level of risk and record visits to public places such as pubs,
19、 four months later than the technology was promised to the public.The NHS COVID-19 app comes as Britain prepares for a second wave of infections, with daily case numbers rising at rates not seen since the peak of the pandemic and a testing system unable to cope with demand in many areas.The governme
20、nt had said a COVID-19 app would arrive in May, but early trials were dogged by problems, and developers abandoned home-grown technology in favor of Apple and Googles model in June.As the delay lengthened, an official in the government made some remarks on the importance of smartphones in fighting C
21、OVID-19, saying that rather than an app being central to the test and trace system, it was just “the decoration on the cake”.Health Secretary Matt Hancock, however, said that with infection rates rising, every tool available must be used to prevent the spread of COVID-19, including the latest techno
22、logy. “We have worked with tech companies, international partners, and privacy and medical experts, and learned from the trials to develop an app that is secure, simple to use and will help keep our country safe,” he said. People aged over 16 will be encouraged to download the app by advertisements
23、with the subtitle “Protect your loved ones. Get the app.” Britain has recorded 6,178 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, which is close to the highest ever daily total, recorded in early May.The app uses Bluetooth signals to log when a user is in close contact with another user, generally meaning wi
24、thin two meters for 15 minutes or more. If someone then tests positive for COVID-19, they can choose to share the result, without showing who he is of course, with their close contacts, who will each receive an alert and will have to isolate(隔离)for 14 days.The app generates a random ID for each user
25、 to protect privacy, and matches cases on the device rather than on a central server, as was the case in the first version. It will also enable users to book a COVID-19 test subject to availability, check symptoms, and register at public places using a QR-type bar code displayed by businesses.8. Why
26、 was the launch of the app four months later than the government promised? A. Because Britain was not well-prepared for the increasing daily case numbers.B. Because the developers of the app preferred to wait for foreign model.C. Because the home-grown technology was not mature.D. Because the govern
27、ment didnt do any trials.9. What does the underlined word “dogged” probably mean in the passage?A. Troubled. B. Improved. C. Encouraged. D. Ignored.10. What did the official mean by calling the app “the decoration on the cake”?A. The government should not approve the app.B. The app was of vital impo
28、rtance in fighting the COVID-19.C. People should attach less importance to the test and trace system.D. The app was not as important as people expected.11. What is the main idea of paragraph 7?A. It explains about the working principle of the app.B. It introduces who the app is suitable to.C. It emp
29、hasizes the importance of the app.D. It illustrates how the app protects the privacy of the users.DSometimes, you just cant help it; maybe youre watching a sad movie, or thinking about the friend who moved away. Next thing you know, you feel pressure in your throat, your eyes are watering, and you h
30、ave tears running down your cheeks. According to Ad Vingerhoets, a professor of psychology at Tilburg University, in the Netherlands, who is one of the few scientists in the world who have studied crying, there are three types of tears. Basal tears are the first type. They act as a protective barrie
31、r between the eyes and the rest of the world. Next are reflex tears. They wash your eyes clean when something gets in them. Finally, there are emotional tears. “These are released in response to emotional states,” explains Vingerhoets. Scientists believe crying has something to do with how humans de
32、veloped and learned to depend on each other. “Humans are very complex social creatures,” says Lauren Bylsma, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania. “It seems that tears serve to arouse help and support from others”, she says. Vingerhoets agrees. “I think that the reason why hu
33、mans shed tears has something to do with our childhood,” he says, “thats the time when we are still dependent on adults for love and protection and care. The major advantage of emotional tears is that you can target them at a specific person.” Vingerhoets says this ability could have come in handy i
34、n prehistoric times, when humans were living among dangerous animals. Tears were a safer way to get attention. “In this case, it is better to use a silent signal to ask for help.” he says.Vingerhoets and Byhma do frequent studies to gain better understanding about humans cry. According to Byhma, the
35、re is still much more to discover. “Its surprising, ” she says, “how much we still dont know.”12. What is crying in scientists opinion?A. A means of relying on each other. B. A result of human kindness.C. A cause of personal growth. D. A sign of human weakness.13. What does the underlined phrase “th
36、is ability” in paragraph 4 refers to?A. Depending on others for love. B. Shedding emotional tears.C. Aiming tears at someone. D. Surviving from animals attacks.14. From the passage, what can we infer about Ad Vingerhoets and Lauren Bylsma?A. They hold different opinions about the causes of tears. B.
37、 They have learned enough about tears.C. They are working together to study tears.D. They both think positively of the effects of tears.15. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. The types of tears. B. The reasons for tears.C. The opinions about tears. D. The science of tears.
38、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。iPad vs textbooksWhat if you could have your whole backpack at the touch of your fingertips? In the first month of the Apple iPads release, 25million were sold! People all over the world use iPads for all sorts of different things,
39、 but one of their finest qualities is the ability to be a textbook. 16 To begin with, iPads are less expensive. Textbooks become outdated and schools have to buy new books, but with an iPad schools can update them for free. 17 Schools dont have to spend $500 every year for iPads because they last a
40、while and can be updated. 18 Students usually have multiple classes, which results in multiple textbooks. Heavy backpacks filled with books can cause back problem. A solution to that is an iPad, which only weighs 1.33 pounds and can hold all of a students textbooks.Thirdly, schools should get rid of
41、 their textbooks and get iPads because they have more capabilities. Some might think all of the apps are distracting, but the apps actually make iPads more efficient. 19 Textbooks cannot do those tasks, but iPads can easily do them with just a tap of the fingertip.Lastly, iPads are a better choice f
42、or schools instead of textbooks because these devices allow students to access their learning anywhere at any time. 20 With iPads, they find it easier to get their homework done.In conclusion, schools should get rid of their clumsy textbooks and switch to iPads. iPads have allowed this generation to
43、 have their entire backpack in the palm of their hands.A. iPads are perfect for busy students.B. Secondly, iPads cost less and are more popular.C. Therefore, they can use the saved money for other programs.D. iPads have already replaced textbooks in over 600 American counties.E. Moreover, in high sc
44、hool, textbooks have an average of 4.8 pounds each.F. Schools have every reason to do away with their school books and switch to iPads.G. iPads absorb the need to buy calculators, dictionaries, and other items that are found within the device.第二部分 完形填空（满分15分）Barditch High School decided to have an A
45、ll-School Reunion. Over 450 people came to the event. There were 21 of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate Park. Several former teachers were on hand to tell stories about the old days. Ms. Mabel Yates, the English teacher for over fifty years, was 22 to the Park. Some eyes rolled an
46、d there were a few low 23 when Ms. Yates was about to speak. Many started looking at their watches and 24 with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to listen to a lecture by an old woman who had few kind words for her students and made them work harder than all the other teachers 25 . Then Ms
47、. Yates started to speak, “I cant tell you how 26 I am to be here. I havent seen many of you since your graduation, but I have 27 your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as cried for your tragedies. I have a large 28 of newspaper photographs of my students. 29 I havent appeared in person, I
48、have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the births of your children, in my imagination.” Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued, “It was my 30 that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me
49、. Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successful in your 31 path.” “There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work. You have all been a great 32 of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bot
50、tom of my heart.” There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping. The clapping turned into cheering, then into a 33 roar. Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying 34 with no shame all because of the words from a long 35 Engl
51、ish teacher from their hometown. 21. A. toursB. lecturesC. marchesD. arrangements22. A. rushedB. encouragedC. wheeledD. allowed23. A. praisesB. complaintsC. smilesD. cries24. A. putting upB. keeping upC. making up D. coming up25. A. believedB. imaginedC. combinedD. intended26. A. disappointedB. asto
52、nishedC. boredD. pleased27. A. got acrossB. had control overC. wrote downD. kept track of28. A. collectionB. copyC. pieceD. block29. A. AsB. WhileC. SinceD. Unless30. A. dreamB. reliefC. decisionD. belief31. A. madeB. keptC. chosenD. started32. A. baseB. promiseC. sourceD. harvest33. A. frighteningB. deafening C. shockingD. delighting34. A. shyly B. openlyC. secretlyD. proudly35. A. forgotten B. respected C. expected D. abandoned答案：（A）ACDB （B）BDA（C）BADA （D）ACDD七选五: 36-40 FCEGA完形填空： 41-45 ACBDC 46-50 DDABD 51-56 CCBBA