重庆市第八中学届高三英语定时训练 20 Word版含答案.docx
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重庆市第八中学届高三英语定时训练20Word版含答案
重庆八中高2021级高三定时训练20
英语试卷
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65)
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)
A
Workingfromashadybalconyoverlookingavastsea,withfive-starrestaurantsandgolfcourseswithineasyreach:
whatbetterplacecouldtherebetowhileawaythepandemic(疫情)thanBarbados?
LikemostofitsCaribbeanneighbours,BarbadoshasbeengoodatkeepingCOVID-19out.Normallytourismbringsinmorethanhalfofitsforeignearnings.Now,manytouristsarebannedandtheeconomyisdeclining.Thetourismminister,KerrieSymmonds,putsunemploymentatcloseto40%.
Theprimeminister,MiaMottleyintendstointroducea“WelcomeStamp”forvisitorsto“workremotelyinparadise”foruptoayear.Theideaisthatifholidaysarenotpossible,thenmaybetheislandcanattractwealthyofficeworkerswhonolongerhavetogototheoffice.OtherCaribbeanislandsareconsideringcompetingplans;Bermudahasannouncedone.
Itdidnottakeapandemicforsomedigitalworkerstoconsidermovingtoabeach.Butbeforenow,itwaslegallydifficult.Gettingaworkpermitorimmigrantstatusmeantweeksormonthsofform-filling.WorkershadtopayBarbadianincometaxes.Thenewprocedurelooksquickandeasybycomparison.Forafeeof$2,000foroneperson,or$3,000forafamily,youcantakeyourZoomcallsfromarealwhitesandybeach,insteadofmerelyselectingitasavirtualbackground.Youcontinuepayingtaxaccordingtotherulesofwhichevercountryyoucamefrom.
Therewillbesomechecksonnewarrivals.Wedonotwant“thescumoftheearth,buthonestandrespectabletypes”,saysMrSymmonds.Applicantsmusthavehealthinsurance,andthemainbreadwinnermustearnatleast$50,000.Butotherwisethegatesareopen.“Allmustbreathe,inthisworldandinthiscountry.”saysMsMottley.
1.Theproject“WelcomeStamp”isintendedto________.
A.helptheeconomyrecoverB.createjobsforvisitors
C.keepCOVID-19outD.competeagainstotherislands
2.WhatisneededtoapplyforWelcomeStamp?
A.Spendingweekstogetworkpermitorimmigrantstatus.
B.PayingacertainamountofBarbadianincometaxes.
C.Paying$2,000perperson,or$3,000perfamily.
D.Earningatleast$50,000perfamilymember
3.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.Barbadosisthefirsttoputforwardtheplan.
B.Allhealthyandwealthypeoplearewelcome.
C.Increasingunemploymentleadstoaneconomicdecline.
D.ItusedtobedifficultfordigitalworkerstomovetoBarbados.
4.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?
A.Workingabroadbecomeseasierthanbefore.
B.Barbadosprovidesaparadisetoworkremotely.
C.TheCaribbeanislandsarecompetingfortourists.
D.Officeworkersgetmorechancestoworkfromthebeach.
B
Iwasatmyparent’sdinnertable.Beforemewasawornjournalofthinanddiscoloredpages.Itwasmygrandfather’sjournalandnowbelongedtomyfather.Mygrandfatherhadpassedawayinthemonthsleadinguptomybirth.Inevergottovisittheplaceshehadfrequentedandthepeoplewhohadbeenapartofhislife’sjourney.
Iwasnowabouttoenterhisworld,throughthewordshehadleftbehind.Withinminutes,Iwascaptivatedbythepowerofthewrittenwords.Inthemagicalscriptbeforeme.Iwastransportedtoanotheragewhenfoodwasaneverydayart,planned,preparedandenjoyedinthecompanyofothers,andatimewhenpeoplehadthehearttopausetheirownlivestoembraceeachother’sstruggles.Allthiswasconveyedtomeinthebeautyofthewordsthatflowedtogethertoconnectwiththewriter’smindandunderstandtheworldtheylivedin.
Thatkindofwritingseemstobelostonustoday.Wehavegottenusedtowritinginbite-sizedpiecesforapubliclookingforentertainment,andhungryforinformation.Nowonder,therearenearly200millionbloggersontheInternetandanewblogiscreatedsomewhereintheworldeveryhalfasecond.Insteadofaddingtoourcollectivewisdom,mostofthesewritingsreflectthesuperficiality(肤浅)andimpatienceofourdayandage.
Thisnotonlyrobsusoftheskillofwritingimpressiveessays,italsopreventsusfromexploringwhatisindeedimportant.Writinghumblesusinawaythatisvitalforourcharactergrowth,byremindingusaboutthelimitsoftheselfandourappropriateplaceinthevastflowoflife.Writingfreesusbyhelpingusexploretheunknownsothatwereallyopenuptomagicoftheworldaroundus.Isawallofthisinthewritingofmygrandfather.AndI’veseenitagainandagaininthewritingsofthegreatestthinkersofhumanity.Theirwritingreflectdeepthoughtonissuesofhumanimportance.
5.Intheauthor’sgrandfather’sage,people.
A.livedahardlifeB.caredabouteachother
C.werefondofwritingD.treatedfoodasanart
6.Theauthorwritesabouthergrandfather’sjournalinorderto.
A.showherrespecttohergrandfatherB.presenttheimportanceofgoodwriting
C.expressherinterestinreadingaswellaswritingD.raisetheproblemswithtoday’swriting
7.Inthelastparagraph,theauthoristryingto.
A.discusswhatgoodwritingislikeB.expressherstrongdesiretolearnwritingskills
C.stresstheeffectsofhergrandfather’sjournalonherD.showheradmirationforhergrandfather’swriting
C
EnglandandWaleslaunchedaCOVID-19smartphoneapponThursday,allowinguserstotracecontacts,checkthelocallevelofriskandrecordvisitstopublicplacessuchaspubs,fourmonthslaterthanthetechnologywaspromisedtothepublic.
TheNHSCOVID-19appcomesasBritainpreparesforasecondwaveofinfections,withdailycasenumbersrisingatratesnotseensincethepeakofthepandemicandatestingsystemunabletocopewithdemandinmanyareas.
ThegovernmenthadsaidaCOVID-19appwouldarriveinMay,butearlytrialsweredoggedbyproblems,anddevelopersabandonedhome-growntechnologyinfavorofAppleandGoogle’smodelinJune.
Asthedelaylengthened,anofficialinthegovernmentmadesomeremarksontheimportanceofsmartphonesinfightingCOVID-19,sayingthatratherthananappbeingcentraltothetestandtracesystem,itwasjust“thedecorationonthecake”.
HealthSecretaryMattHancock,however,saidthatwithinfectionratesrising,everytoolavailablemustbeusedtopreventthespreadofCOVID-19,includingthelatesttechnology.“Wehaveworkedwithtechcompanies,internationalpartners,andprivacyandmedicalexperts,andlearnedfromthetrialstodevelopanappthatissecure,simpletouseandwillhelpkeepourcountrysafe,”hesaid.
Peopleagedover16willbeencouragedtodownloadtheappbyadvertisementswiththesubtitle“Protectyourlovedones.Gettheapp.”Britainhasrecorded6,178newcoronaviruscasesonWednesday,whichisclosetothehighesteverdailytotal,recordedinearlyMay.
TheappusesBluetoothsignalstologwhenauserisinclosecontactwithanotheruser,generallymeaningwithintwometersfor15minutesormore.IfsomeonethentestspositiveforCOVID-19,theycanchoosetosharetheresult,withoutshowingwhoheisofcourse,withtheirclosecontacts,whowilleachreceiveanalertandwillhavetoisolate(隔离)for14days.
TheappgeneratesarandomIDforeachusertoprotectprivacy,andmatchescasesonthedeviceratherthanonacentralserver,aswasthecaseinthefirstversion.ItwillalsoenableuserstobookaCOVID-19testsubjecttoavailability,checksymptoms,andregisteratpublicplacesusingaQR-typebarcodedisplayedbybusinesses.
8.Whywasthelaunchoftheappfourmonthslaterthanthegovernmentpromised?
A.BecauseBritainwasnotwell-preparedfortheincreasingdailycasenumbers.
B.Becausethedevelopersoftheapppreferredtowaitforforeignmodel.
C.Becausethehome-growntechnologywasnotmature.
D.Becausethegovernmentdidn’tdoanytrials.
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dogged”probablymeaninthepassage?
A.Troubled.B.Improved.
C.Encouraged.D.Ignored.
10.Whatdidtheofficialmeanbycallingtheapp“thedecorationonthecake”?
A.Thegovernmentshouldnotapprovetheapp.
B.TheappwasofvitalimportanceinfightingtheCOVID-19.
C.Peopleshouldattachlessimportancetothetestandtracesystem.
D.Theappwasnotasimportantaspeopleexpected.
11.Whatisthemainideaofparagraph7?
A.Itexplainsabouttheworkingprincipleoftheapp.
B.Itintroduceswhotheappissuitableto.
C.Itemphasizestheimportanceoftheapp.
D.Itillustrateshowtheappprotectstheprivacyoftheusers.
D
Sometimes,youjustcan’thelpit;maybeyou’rewatchingasadmovie,orthinkingaboutthefriendwhomovedaway.Nextthingyouknow,youfeelpressureinyourthroat,youreyesarewatering,andyouhavetearsrunningdownyourcheeks.
AccordingtoAdVingerhoets,aprofessorofpsychologyatTilburgUniversity,intheNetherlands,whoisoneofthefewscientistsintheworldwhohavestudiedcrying,therearethreetypesoftears.Basaltearsarethefirsttype.Theyactasaprotectivebarrierbetweentheeyesandtherestoftheworld.Nextarereflextears.Theywashyoureyescleanwhensomethinggetsinthem.Finally,thereareemotionaltears.“Thesearereleasedinresponsetoemotionalstates,”explainsVingerhoets.
Scientistsbelievecryinghassomethingtodowithhowhumansdevelopedandlearnedtodependoneachother.“Humansareverycomplexsocialcreatures,”saysLaurenBylsma,aprofessorattheUniversityofPittsburgh,inPennsylvania.“Itseemsthattearsservetoarousehelpandsupportfromothers”,shesays.
Vingerhoetsagrees.“Ithinkthatthereasonwhyhumansshedtearshassomethingtodowithourchildhood,”hesays,“that’sthetimewhenwearestilldependentonadultsforloveandprotectionandcare.Thema
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