重庆市第八中学届高三上学期第一次适应性考试英语试题.docx

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重庆市第八中学届高三上学期第一次适应性考试英语试题

重庆市第八中学2017届高三上学期第一次适应性考试英语试题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，第I卷第1页至第7页至第8页。

考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

满分150分，考试用时120分钟。

第I卷（选择题，共100分）

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

Fearstartedtakingover,IwaswalkingintomyfirstschoolinAmerica.IhadtraveledalongdistancefromIndiainordertojoinmymother,whohadbeenhereforthreeyears,hopingAmericawouldhelpmyfuture.MyfatherdecidedthatIwouldbebetteroffgoingtoschoolhere,soIenrolledinthelocalhighschoolinmynewtown.

IwasafraidhowIwoulddo.Ididn’tknowanybodyinmyclasses.Onthefirstday,Iwenttomysecondperiodclassafter Ihadmissedmyfirst.IwasalreadyconfusedbecauseinIndiatheteachersswitchaccordingtoperiodswhilemostofthestudentshavethesameperiods. 

Withanxietyononehandandfearontheother,Ireachedforthedoorknob,openingitslowly.Everyone’seyeswereonmeasIenteredtheroom.Withoutpayingattentiontothem,Iwentstraighttotheteacherandaskedifthiswastherightclass.Withasoftvoiceheanswered,“Yes.”Hisvoicecomfortedmealittle.HegavemeasheetcalledCourseRequirements,whichIwouldnevergetinIndiabecausewedidn’thaveanythinglikethat.ThenheaskedmetochoosewhereIwouldsit.Ichosetheseatclosesttothedoorinsteadofthecornerwherealloftheboysweresitting.Ididn’tactuallywanttopickaseat.InIndiawehadassignedseats,soIneverneededtoworryaboutthat.Ispenttherestoftheclasstakingnotesfromtheimageproducedbytheoverheadprojector.InIndianschools,wedidn’tusethetechnologywehad.Wehadtotakenotesastheteacherspoke. 

Sinceitwasmyfirstday,Iwasconfusedwhichhallwaytouse,butImanagedtogettomyclasseswithoutaskinganyone. 

21.TheauthorenteredanAmericanhighschoolbecause__________________.

A.shemissedhermotherverymuch

B.educationinIndiaisextremelypoor

C.allherfamilybutherhadmovedtoAmerica

D.Americamayofferheramorepromisingfuture

22.Shewasconfusedonthefirstdayinhernewschoolbecauseof_____________.

A.thehabitsforteachersB.thelengthofaperiod

C.theclassorganizationD.thecontentstaughtinclass

23.Whatimpressiondidtheteacherleaveontheauthor?

A.StrictB.Considerate

C.FrighteningD.Knowledgeable

24.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthattheauthor___________.

A.gainedconfidenceagainB.regrettednotaskingsomeone

C.hatedtoturntoothersforhelpD.feltineasytostudyinanewschool

B

Manyfactors（因素）haveinfluencedthedevelopmentofSt.Louisasacity,changingthecharacterornatureofthecityovertime.

FrankiefreemanisonepersonwhohasinfluencedthecharacterofSt.Louis.ShewastheleadlawyeronthecasethatendedracialdiscriminationinSt.Louispublichousingin1954,improvingconditionsfortheminoritiesthatlivedthere.ThiscaseisalsoseenasaforerunnerforthecivilrightsmovementinSt.Louisthroughoutthecountry.

UnionStation,thelargeststationintheUntiedstateswhenitwasbuiltinthe1930salsohadadeepeffectonthecharacterofSt.Louis.ThestationmadeSt.Louishighlyaccessiblebytrain,makingSt.Louisacityofcommerceandimportanceinthejourneyacrossthecountry.

TheMissouriEmancipationProclamationinfluencedStLouisgreatly.Thisdocumentendedslaveryinthestate.BecauseMissouriwasastatewithdividedloyaltiesduringtheCivilWar,thisproclamationalsocausedconflictswithinthecity.

TheBrownsuniformhadaprofoundeffectonStLouis.ThoughotherprofessionalsportsareplayedinSt.Louis,itisverymuchabaseballtown,largelyduetothepopularityofboththeBrownsandtheCardinals.

Thehighschoolyearbookrepresentsthedeep-rooteddesirethatStLouisanshavetoknowthehighschoolthatoneattended-afactthatcanalsotellaperson’sracialbackground,religion,orsocio-economicsituation.ThisrepresentsthedistrustofimmigrantsandthestrictculturalbarriersthatexistinSt.Louis.

25.FrankieFreemaninfluencedthecharacterofSt.Louismainlyby____________.

A.instructinglawyerstoworkB.endingthecity’sracialinequality

C.leadingsomecivilrightsmovementsD.encouragingtheminoritiestofightforrights

26.WhichofthefollowinginfluencedSt.Louisfinancially?

A.UnionStation

B.TheBrownsuniform

C.Thehighschoolyearbook

D.TheMissouriEmancipationProclamation

27.Whatdoweknowaboutthehighschoolyearbook?

A.Itprotectsstudent’sprivacy

B.Itgivesawaystudents’personalinformation

C.Itbreakstheculturalbarriersbetweenclasses

D.ItarousesSt.Louisans’desiretoattendahighschool

28.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthisarticleis______________.

A.tointroducethehistoryoftheSt.Louis

B.toexplainwhySt.Louisisacharacteristiccity

C.toanalyzethereasonsforthedevelopmentofSt.Louis

D.topresentsomefactorsinfluencingthecharacterofSt.Louis

C

Girls,aseveryoneknows,aremorelikelytospeakillofsomebody,refusetoacceptsomebodytofitin,andengageinotherformsofso-called“relationalaggression”thanboys,whotendtoprefergoodold-fashioneddirectfightasameansofsettlingschoolyardconflicts.That’sthecommonlyheldmisunderstanding,butanewstudyinthejournalAggressiveBehaviorsuggestsitmaybefalse:

“Meanboys”maybejustascommonas“meangirls”.

Forthestudy,ateamledbyPamelaOrpinasoftheUniversityofGeorgiafollowedagroupof620studentsbetween6thand12thgrade,usingsurveysconductedeveryyeartogetasenseofhowoftentheywerevictimizedbyrelationalaggression.Theyfoundthatboyswereactuallyabitmorelikelythangirlstoengageinrelationalaggression,andtheysignificantlyoutnumberedgirlsamongthekidsengaginginmoderateorhighamountsofmeanness.Girls,however,weremorelikelytoreporthavingbeentargeted.

Thisstudy,astheresearcherspointout,haslimits:

ItwasconductedononerelativelysmallgroupofkidsintheSoutheastU.S.,ratherthanalarge,nationallyrepresentativesample（样本）.Butsomeotherresearchhasalsocatdoubtovertheconceptofgirlsbeingtheprimaryrelationalaggressorinmiddleandhighschools.Itcouldbethatthere’ssomefixedbias（偏见）goingon:

We’resosurethatgirlsaremoreintothiskindofmeannessthanboysthatthat’swhatweseewhenweobserveeverydaylife.Doesn’tmeanit’strue,though.

29.Theunderlinedphrase“relationalaggression’inParagraph1probablymeans_____________.

A.misunderstandingoftheirfriendsB.meannesstothosewhotheydislike

C.effectivewaystosettleconflictsD.fashionablemeansoffittingin

30.Thestudyfoundthat_____________.

A.boysareusuallymeantogirls

B.meannessofboysincreasesastheygrow

C.onlygirlarevictimsofrelationalaggression

D.girlsactuallyarenotmoreintomeannessthanboys

31.Accordingtotheresearchers,thisstudyhaslimitsbecauseof______________.

A.thesmallsampleB.somefixedbias

C.theresearchers’doubtD.wrongmethodsusedinit

32.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.EducationalProblemstoBePaidAttentionto

B.AStudyonHumanBeings’AggressiveBehaviors

C.MeanBoysMayBeJustAsCommonAsMeanGirls

D.ATraditionalMisunderstandingAboutBoys’Character

D

Lovely,livelyLondonhaseverythingatravellercoulddesire,whetheryoulovetoexplorehistoricsites,shopuntilyoudrop,seeexcitingshowsandplays,ordanceuntildawn.Withsuchawealthofthingstodoandsee,thebudget-mindedexplorerwillbegladtoknowyoucanfindplentyofcheaphotelsinLondon.

NewDawnHotel

OccupyingacharmingoldhomeinQueensway,thecentrally-locatedtwo-starNewDawnHotelisfantasticallyfriendlyandcheap.YoucantakeawalkovertoNottingHill,KensingtonGardensandHydePark,orhoponthetubeatthenearbyBayswaterStationfora15-minutetriptoSoho,theWestEndorCoventGardens.Communal（共用的）diningroom,28cosyguestroomswithprivatebaths,andalovelygardenaregreatplacestokickbackafterurbanexplorations.

NorfolkHouseHotel

Cheapandcheery,thefamily-friendlyNorfolkHouseHoteloffersaquietsuburbanstayonlyminutesfromtheEastCroydontrainstation,whereashortrideLandsyouinthemiddleofthecentralLondon.Cool,cosylittlepubsandfashionablecoffeeshopsprovidesuperopportunitiestochillandchatwithlocalsandfellowtravelersbeforeretiringtocomfortable,cleanroomswithbaths.Wi-Fiinthepublicareas,fantasticallyfriendlystaff,andfreebreakfast,NorfolkHouseoffersloadsofcomfortforlittlecash.

ParamountHotel

HousedinalovelyVictorianhomeinLondon’slivelyEarl’sCourtneighborhood,ParamountHoteloffersasuperstayjustastone’sthrowtheOlympiaExhibitionCenter,Knightsbridge,theVictoriaandAllbertMuseum,Harrods,andloadsofotherpremierattractions.EnjoyacomfortablesleepinhotelroomswithWi-FiandcableTV,andthenheaddowntothecosydininghallforafreebreakfast.Attheendofahappilybusyday,enjoyabreakintheprettyprivategardenbeforeheadingouttothelivelylocalnightspots.

MeiningerHotel

WithagreatpubofferingWi-Fi,cableTV,sandwichesandloadsofcheerychancestochatwithfellowtravelers,MeiningerHotelisoneoftherealattractionsamongSouthKensingtoneconomyhotels.Onlyafewminutes’walkfromthegrandHydeParkandtheScienceMuseum,ithas48air-conditionedroomswithfreelockersandprivatebaths.

33.Thispassageisintendedfortravelerswhowantto___________.

A.fin