1、重庆市第八中学2021年秋季高三英语开学摸底考试卷英语试题考试范围：高中知识点；考试时间：120分钟。注意事项： 1.本试卷由四个部分组成。其中，第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题。第三部分的第二节和第四部分为非选择题。 2.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 3.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上,写在本试卷上无效。 4.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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（
2、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.B. 9.18.C. 9.15.答案是C。1Where does the conversation probably take place?AIn the hospital.BAt home.CIn the office.2What will the woman do this afternoon?ADo some exer
3、cise.BGo shopping.CWash her clothes.3Where is the man probably now?AAt the airport.BOn the subway.CAt home.4What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?AProfessor and student.BEmployer and employee.CInterviewer and interviewee.DSalesperson and client.5What does the woman mean?AShe doe
4、snt like the painting.BShe hasnt visited the mans office.CShell hang the painting on the wall.DShe doesnt know where to put the painting.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。6Why does the w
5、oman choose something dark?ATo look serious.BTo look special.CTo look experienced.7What is the dialogue mainly about?ADressing up.BChoosing jobs.CDoing shopping.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8What does Richard do?AHes a newsman.BHes a manager.CHes a researcher.9Where is Richard going next week?ABirmingham.BMexico
6、 City.CShanghai.10What will the speakers do tomorrow?AEat out together.BVisit a university.CSee Professor Hayes.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11When will the school bus arrive at Mount Heng tomorrow?AAt 7:45 a. m.BAt 8:00 a. m.CAt 10: 00 a. m.12Where will the speakers stop for the night?AIn a guesthouse.BIn a ho
7、me-stay.CIn the Grand Temple.13What is the main purpose of the two-day trip?ATo complete a task.BTo go camping there.CTo enjoy the scenery.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14What are the speakers mainly talking about?AHappy news.BA new neighborhood.CA video of a zookeeper.15How did the woman feel about the national
8、 news?AHappy.BUpset.CInterested.16What was the womans favorite story about?AAnimals.BSports.CCharity.17What did the kids perform for their neighbor?ASome music.BA play.CA dance.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18What is the relationship between the speakers?AColleagues.BMother and son.CFormer schoolmates.19Where w
9、ill the man go on holiday?ACanada.BAfrica.CAmerica.20What will the man do first?AContact John.BBuy train tickets.CReserve a hotel room.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。AOur company has partnered with an international insurer and is looking for a full-time
10、 risk manager with responsibility for the UK Life and Health Insurance business. The role is in a small risk team and is suited to a high-performing individual.Responsibilities*Support the chief risk officer;*Oversee the reporting of health and life risks;*Deliver advice and cooperate with some stak
11、eholders(利益相关者); *Assess relevant risks of technical pricing and reinsurance;*Continuously contribute to the capital requirements, internal model review and data model processes.Key requirementsThe individual will be a qualified life or health manager who has experience in risk management or consult
12、ing. You must work in the UK-these rules have changed recently, so when applying, please state your qualification to work in the UK. (E.g. British passport, Irish passport, ILR, settled-status, etc.)Salary70,000-90,000 per year and performance-based salary.Contact informationThe deadline for applica
13、tions is 14th May, 2021.If you are interested, please apply here or contact the associate consultant Abi Logeswaran at HFG Insurance Recruitment(招聘). Sign in to apply instantly.Wed love to send you information about Jobs and Services from CareersinR by email. We do not share your information with th
14、ird parties for marketing purposes. By applying for a job listed on CareersinR you agree to our terms and conditions and privacy policy. You should never be required to provide bank account details. If you are, please email us.21What do we know about the job?AIt hunts for a chief risk officer.BIt is
15、 a part-time job.CIt is related to insurance business.DIt involves a high-risk team.22Which of the following is a must for applicants?AA professional certificate.BThe ability to change working rules.CAn Irish passport.DRelevant experience.23What do we have to do when applying for the job?AHand in ou
16、r applications before May.BAccept the companys privacy policy.COffer our bank account details.DGive our information to third parties.BThe city of Richmond announced that Roscoe Burnems would become the citys first poet laureate (桂冠诗人), a poet recognized for achievements in poetryDuring his two-year
17、term as a poet laureate, Burnems is responsible for being a poetry advocate by providing access to poetry throughout the city and offering opportunities to use the power of words to heal wounds, open hearts and minds, and bring people closer together. He has the freedom to create and develop his own
18、 projects during his term and will receive a $4,000 annual bonus.Burnems love of poetry began at an early age when he was struggling against depression. His English teacher recommended him to read poetry, which later brought him a peaceful mental state and helped him recover from depression. He soon
19、 decided that poetry was something he would run after for his lifetime. “People gravitate to poetry because they can find themselves in the poems,” he says. “It allows readers to feel the emotional part of our experiences.”He says poetry is a great platform to discuss mental health. depression and t
20、he emotional stresses that come with daily life. Relieving those stresses is central to some of the work he does with young people Last year. Burnems started a youth poetry producing competition for local high school students.Burnems says he loves and supports different types of art, and his next mo
21、ve is to explore poetry through cooperation across media Richmonds paintings on the wall are a good example. He says, “Richmond is getting known for these beautiful paintings on display across the city, and I want to add a literary component to that.”24What is Burnems responsibility as a poet laurea
22、te?ACreating more good poems.BDeveloping his own projects.CSpreading the power of poetry.DBringing poetry lovers together.25Why did Burnems develop a great passion for poetry?APoetry made him more confident.BPoetry helped him through a tough time.CHe was influenced by his English teacher.DHe viewed
23、writing poems as a lifelong career.26What does the underlined phrase “gravitate to” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?ATake pride in.BBe used to.CBreak away from.DBe attracted by.27What is Burnems going to do in the near future?ATo shift his focus to paintings.BTo combine poetry with other arts.CTo hold
24、more poetry competitions.DTo help youth with mental problems.CThe problem of robocalls has gotten so bad that many people now refuse to pick up calls from numbers they dont know. By next year, half of the calls we receive will be scams (欺诈). We are finally waking up to the severity of the problem by
25、 supporting and developing a group of tools, apps and approaches intended to prevent scammers from getting through. Unfortunately, its too little, too late. By the time these “solutions” become widely available, scammers will have moved onto cleverer means. In the near future, its not just going to
26、be the number you see on your screen that will be in doubt. Soon you will also question whether the voice youre hearing is actually real.Thats because there are a number of powerful voice manipulation (处理) and automation technologies that are about to become widely available for anyone to use. At th
27、is years I/O Conference, a company showed a new voice technology able to produce such a convincing human-sounding voice that it was able to speak to a receptionist and book a reservation without detection.These developments are likely to make our current problems with robocalls much worse. The reaso
28、n that robocalls are a headache has less to do with amount than precision. A decade of data breaches (侵入) of personal information has led to a situation where scammers can easily learn your mothers name, and far more. Armed with this knowledge, theyre able to carry out individually targeted campaign
29、s to cheat people.We need to deal with the insecure nature of our telecom networks. Phone carriers and consumers need to work together to find ways of determining and communicating what is real. That might mean either developing a uniform way to mark videos and images, showing when and who they were
30、 made by or abandoning phone calls altogether and moving towards data-based communicationsusing apps like Face Time, which can be tied to your identity.Credibility (信任) is hard to earn but easy to lose, and the problem is only going to get harder from here on out.28How does the author feel about the
31、 solutions to problem of robocalls?APanicked.BConfused.CDisappointed.DEmbarrassed.29By taking the advantage of the new technologies, scammers can _.Aaim at victims precisely.Bdamage databases easily.Cstart campaigns rapidly.Dspread information widely.30What does the text imply?AHonesty is the best p
32、olicy.BTechnologies can be double-edged.CThere are more solutions than problems.DCredibility holds the key to development.31What would be the best title for the text?AWhere the Problem of Robocalls Is Rooted.BWho Is to Blame for the Problem of Robocalls.CWhy Robocalls Are About to Get More Dangerous
33、.DHow Robocalls Are Affecting the World of Technology.DWhen you walk on a sandy beach, it takes more energy than striding down a sidewalk because the weight of your body pushes into the sand. Turns out, the same thing is true for vehicles driving on roads. The weight of the vehicles creates a very s
34、hallow indentation (凹陷) in the pavement (路面) and it makes it such that its continuously driving up a very shallow hill.Jeremy Gregory, a sustainability scientist at M.I.T. and his team modeled how much energy could be saved and green-house gases avoided by simply stiffening (硬化) the nations roads an
35、d highways. And they found that stiffening 10 percent of the nations roads every year could prevent 440 megatons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions over the next five decades enough to offset half a percent of projected transportation sector emissions over that time period. To put those emission
36、s savings into context that amountis equivalent tohow much CO2 youd spare the planet by keeping a billion barrels of oil in the ground or by growing seven billion trees for a decade.The results are in the Transportation Research Record.As forhow to stiffen roads? Gregory says you could mix small amo
37、unts of synthetic fibers or carbon nanotubes into paving materials. Or you could pave with cement-based concrete, which is stiffer than asphalt (沥青).This system could also be a way to shave carbon emissions without some of the usual hurdles. Usually, when it comes to reducing emissions in the transp
38、ortation sector, youre talking about changing policies related to vehicles and also driver behavior, which involves millions and millions of people as opposed tochanging the way we design and maintain our pavements. Thats just on the order of thousands of people who are working in transportation age
39、ncies. And when it comes to retrofitting (翻新) our streets and highways those agencies are where the rubber meets the road.32Why does the author mention “walk on a sandy beach” in paragraph 1?ATo present a fact.BTo make a contrast.CTo explain a rule.DTo share an experience.33What suggestion does the
40、author give to reduce CO2 emissions?AHardening the road.BKeeping oil in the ground.CGrowing trees for decades.DImproving the transportation.34What is the advantage of this suggestion?AGaining more support.BConsuming less money.CInvolving more people.DFacing fewer usual obstacles.35What does the unde
41、rlined part mean in the last paragraph?AThose agencies are likely to make more rules.BThose agencies will change some related policies.CThose agencies might put more rubber tires on the roads.DThose agencies will play a key role in making this happen.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
42、的最佳选项.选项中有两项为多余选项。Have you ever gazed at a test question and wondered where on earth it came from? Youre just certain the teacher has never covered the information, because it isnt in your notes. 36 And furthermore, they got the question right. 37 It is a common frustration. Very few people can writ
43、e fast enough or can concentrate long enough to record everything the teacher says. As you can imagine, college lectures can be much longer and more detailed than the lectures you receive in high school. For this reason, many college students deal with the potential problem of missing critical infor
44、mation by developing a personalized form of shorthand (速记). 38 You dont have to learn a squiggly-line (潦草书写的) language. You simply come up with a set of symbols or abbreviations (缩写) for common words that you find in lectures. Developing shortcuts in your writing is not a new idea, of course. The tr
45、ick is to develop a good system and to do it well. 39 Try these tips:Develop a list of the most commonly used words and make shortcuts for them. Practice your course-specific shorthand at the beginning of the term when your text is still new and you re curious and excited about the information. Find
46、 a few interesting passages and practice writing them in shorthandIf possible, find a study partner to read the passages to you. 40 Time yourself for each passage you practice. Pretty soon youll start to build up speed.ATo do that, you have to practice.BFind the common terms for the passage.CWe miss
47、 things when we take class notesDLook through the textbooks for each courseE.That sounds much more complicated than it really is.F.You can get the real experience of taking notes during a lecture in this wayG.Then, you discover that some of your classmates did record the information in their notes第三
48、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。When my daughter, Mia, was invited to a kids pool party, my heart sunk. My 41 sometimes got in the way of me doing activities with her.There were moments that should have 42 as a warning, like the family
49、 party where I had frightening heart palpitations(心悸) and saw Mia looking at me in 43 , but I just nut it to the back of my 44 .One day, one close friend 45 me, “Seriously, you are the biggest YOU Ive ever seen. So, from now on youre coming to the Slimming World group with me.” Later, her words 46 i
50、n my mind. There I was, aged 33, overweight and starting to have heart 47 . What would Mia do if she lost her dad? 48 , I was pulled into the group. With the consultants explanation of the eating plan, I started a dinner with lots of vegetables. The next week, I was 49 to find Id lost 6 poundsthis m
51、ight actually 50 !With more confidence, I decided to practise swimming, 51 one day being a body-confident dad, splashing(戏水) around 52 at a pool party with Mia. As I 53 my swimming distance, my weight loss become even 54 . Mia loved seeing the change in me and the 55 shone on her face.Im also proud
52、of myself for turning my life around, for Mia.41AweightBsightCheightDlook42AescapedBservedCstoppedDdisappeared43AjoyBexcitementCcuriosityDhorror44AneckBhandCmindDshoulder245AtaughtBlaughedCaskedDwarned46AworkedBcircledCwokeDrose47AexaminationsBfunctionsCproblemsDresearches48AImmediatelyBCalmlyCGradu
53、allyDFairly49AupsetBsadCamazedDnervous50Afade awayBsettle downCbreak outDpay off51AimaginingBforgettingCadmittingDworrying52AslowlyBhappilyCsecretlyDcautiously53AobservedBpredictedCincreasedDmeasured54AevidentBdullCreliableDstrange55AangerBanxietyCfearDpride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
54、容(每空不超过3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。If youre looking 56 (maximize) the amount of fat burned in your next workout, 57 (think) about having a coffee half an hour before you get started as a new study suggests 58can make 59significant difference to fat burning, especially later on in the day.Researchers found that
55、 3 milligrams of caffeine per kilogram of body weight can boost the rate of fat burning during aerobic(有氧的) exercise, 60 (base) on results gathered from 15 male volunteers.The coffee dose(一剂) was shown to increase maximal fat oxidation rate (a measure of how 61 (efficient) the body burns off fat) 62
56、 an average of 10.7% in the morning and 29% in the afternoon.“Overall, these results suggest that a 63(combine) of acute caffeine intake 64 exercise at moderate intensity in the afternoon 65 (provide) the best scenario(方案) for individuals seeking to increase whole-body fat oxidation during aerobic e
57、xercise,” the researchers conclude.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假如你是李华，你校的图书馆正准备进行改造优化，现向全校师生征求改造建议。请你给图书馆管理员写一封建议信，内容包括：1.丰富藏书数量，提供多种服务；2.改造硬件设施，优化阅读体验；3.其他建议（至少一条）。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Sir or Madam,I am Li Hua, a student in our school._Hopefully my ideas will be helpful.Yours,Li Hua第二节
58、：读后续写（满分25分） 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。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。My school had a tradition during the ninth-grade graduation: a beautiful gold and green jacket (the school colors), was awarded to the student who had maintained the highest grades for nine years.I had been a straight A
59、student since the first grade and had looked forwards very much to owning that jacket. My father was a farm laborer who couldnt earn enough money to feed five children. I was given to my grandparents to raise. There would never be a school sports jacket for us. This scholarship jacket was my only ch
60、ance.One day in May, I happened to overhear in the office. Mr. Schmidt, my history teacher, and Mr. Boone, my math teacher arguing about me. “I refuse to do it! I dont care who her father is；her grades cant match Marthas at all. I wont lie or falsify (伪造)records.” said Mr. Schmidt angrily.But Mr. Bo
61、ones voice sounded calm. “Joanns father is not only on the Board (董事会), he owns the only store in town: we could say it was a close tie and”Shaking and sad, I, waited a few minutes and walked away.The next day when the principal called me into his office. “Martha,” he said, “Theres been a change in
62、policy this year regarding the scholarship jacket. This year the Board has decided to charge fifteen dollars, which still wont cover the complete cost of the jacket. So if you are unable to pay the money for the jacket, it will be given to the next one in line.”Standing with all the dignity I could
63、find, I said，“Ill speak to my grandfather about it, sir, and let you know tomorrow.” I cried on the way home.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。Paragraph 1: By the time I got home, my eyes were red and swollen. I found my grandpa in the bean field._Paragraph 2: I dragged into the principals offic
64、e the next day, sad and disappointed._参考答案第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）1C2B3C4C5A6A7C8C9B10A11C12B13A14A15B16C17A18C19B20A第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）21C22D23B24C25B26D27B28C29A30B31C32C33A34D35D36G37C38E39A40F第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）41A42B43D44C45D46B47C48A49C50D51A52B53C54A55D56to maximize57think58it59a60based61efficientl
65、y62by63combination64and65provides第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）提纲作文范文：Possible version:Dear Sir or Madam,I am Li Hua, a student in our school. I am rather willing to offer you my suggestions for perfecting our library and increasing its popularity.Firstly, it benefits a lot to diversify the categories of books
66、and organize more reading-related lectures, thus enabling students to make proper choices and stimulate our reading interest. Secondly, more spacious room along with comfortable seats should be designed to provide better reading experience. Also, why not hold meaningful activities like donating seco
67、nd-hand books from students for the children in poverty-stricken areas, which can greatly reduce the degree to which resources are wasted.Hopefully my ideas will be helpful.Yours,Li Hua读后续写示例：Paragraph 1：By the time I got home, my eyes were red and swollen. I found my grandpa in the bean field.Sensi
68、ng something wrong, he asked me what happened with great concern.I murmured the principals words, a surge of regret gnawing at my heart. I really hated to see my gray-haired Grandpas disappointment. Grandpas eyes rounded in disbelief.Time ticking by, he heaved a long sigh, “My child, an award bought
69、 cant be called an award.”I nodded understandingly. But who knew how reluctant and bitter I was?Paragraph 2：I dragged into the principals office the next day, sad and disappointed.My head still lifted with dignity, I tried to fight back the tears, stammering, “I cannotafford the jacket, sir.”Staring
70、 into my eyes, the principal suddenly grinned, “I have good news for you.” I looked at him in confusion. “The board decided that an award cannot be bought just for the sake of winners dignity.” His eyes brimmed with smiles. I pinched my hand only to find I was not dreaming. Only at that moment did I believe that Mr. Schmidt and my grandpa were right: never can awards be falsified or bought. (162 words)