重庆市第八中学届高三上学期入学考试英语试题.docx

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重庆市第八中学届高三上学期入学考试英语试题

重庆八中高2017届高三（上）入学考试

英语试题

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

EachtimeIseeaballoon,mymindfliesbacktoamemorywhenIwasasix-year-oldgirl.ItwasarainySundayandmyfatherhadrecentlydied.Iaskedmymumifmydadhadgonetoheaven.“Yes,honey.Ofcourse,”shesaid.“Canwewritehimaletter?

”

Shepaused,thelongestpauseofmyshortlife,andanswered,“Yes.”Myheartjumped.“Canthemailmangothere?

”Iasked.

“No,butIhaveanidea.”Mumdrovetoapartystoreandreturnedwitharedballoon.Iaskedherwhatitwasfor.“Justwait,honey.You’llsee.”Mumtoldmetowritemyletter.Eagerly,Igotmyfavoritepen,andpouredoutmysix-year-oldheartintheformofblueink.Iwroteaboutmyday,whatIlearnedatschool,howMumwasdoing,andevenaboutwhathappenedinastoryIhadread.ForafewminutesitwasasifDadwerestillalive.IgavethelettertoMum.Shereaditover,andasmilecrossedherface.Shemadeaholeinthecornerofthelettertotieittotheballoon.Wewentoutsideandshegavemetheballoon.Itwasstillraining.“Okay,onthecountofthree,letitgo.One,two,three.”Theballoon,carryingmyletter,flewupwardsagainsttherain.Wewatcheduntilitwasswallowedbythemassofclouds.LaterIrealized,liketheballoon,thatDadhadneverlethissicknessgethimdown.Hewasstrong.Nomatterwhathesuffered,he’dkeepon,flyup,andfinallygobeyondthiscoldworldandhissickbody.Heroseintoskyandbecamesomethingbeautiful.IwatcheduntiltheballoondisappearedintothegreyandwhiteandIprayedthathisstrengthwaspassedon.Iprayedtobeaballoon.

21.Whenthegirlaskedhermotheriftheycouldwritetoherfather,hermother__________.

A.believeditwaseasytodoitB.feltitdifficulttoanswer

C.consideredheracreativegirlD.decidedtomakeupalieatonce

22.Whenthegirlwastoldthatshecouldsendalettertoherfather,she__________.

A.becameexcitedB.jumpedwithjoy

C.startedwritingimmediatelyD.didn’tbelievehermother

23.Intheeyesoftheauthor,whatwastherainlike?

A.Anincurabledisease.B.Herunforgettablememory.

C.Thepainhermothersuffered.D.Thehardtimeherfatherhad.

24.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AnUnforgettableExperienceB.FlytoHeaven

C.TheStrongRedBalloonD.AGreatFather

B

NervoussuspectslockedupinBritain’snewestpolicestationmayfeelrelievedbyapleasantyellowcoloronthedoor.Iftheyareclosetoconfessing（供认）acrime,theblueonthewallmighttipthebalance.

GwentPolicehaveabandonedcolorssuchasgreysandbrownsofthe20th-centurypolicecell（牢房）andhaveusedcolorpsychologytodecoratethem.

YstradMynachstation,whichrecentlyopenedatacostof￡5millionhasfourcellswithglassdoorsforprisonerswhosufferfromclaustrophobia（幽闭恐怖症）.Designershavepaintedtheframesyellow,whichresearcherssayisacalmingcolor.Othercellscontainaroyalbluelinebecausepsychologistsbelievethatthecolorislikelytoencouragetruthfulness.

Thestationhas31cells,including12witha“livescan”systemfordrunkenordisturbedprisoners,whichdetectstheriseandfalloftheirchest.Analarmalertsofficersifaprisoner’sbreathingstopsandcarriesonringinguntilthedoorisopened.

Designersandpsychologistshaveworkedforyearsoncolor.Blueissaidtosuggesttrust,efficiency,duty,logic,coolness,thinkingandcalm.Italsosuggestscoldnessandunfriendliness.Itisthoughtthatstrongblueswillstimulateclearthoughtandlighter,softcolorswillcalmthemindandaidconcentration.

Yellowislinkedwithconfidence,self-respectandfriendlinessgetthecolorwronganditcouldcausefear,depressionandanxiety,buttherightyellowcanliftspiritsandself-respect.

IngridCollins,apsychologistwhospecializesintheeffectsofcolor,saidthatcolorwasan“energyforce”.Shesaid:

“BluedoesenhancecommunicationbutIamnotsureitwouldenhancetruthfulcommunication.”

Yellow,shesaid,affectedthemind.Red,ontheotherhand,shouldneverbeconsideredbecauseitcouldincreaseaggression.Mrs.Collinspraisedthedesignersforusingcolorsinthecells.GwentisnotthefirstBritishforcetoexperimentwithcolortocalmdownorpersuadeprisonerstoco-operate,Inthe1990sStrathclydePoliceusedpinkincellsbasedonresearchcarriedoutbytheUSNavy.

25.Theexpression“tipthebalance”inParagraph1probablyindicatesthatthebluemight__________.

A.letsuspectskeeptheirbalance

B.helpsuspectstoconfesstheircrimes

C.makesuspectscoldandunfriendlyinlawcourt

D.enablesuspectstochangetheirattitudestocolors

26.Whichofthefollowinghelpsalertofficersifsomeonestopsbreathing?

A.Scanningequipment.B.Royalbluelines.

C.Glassdoors.D.Yellowframes.

27.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith__________.

A.therelationshipbetweencolorsandpsychology

B.acomparisonofdifferentfunctionsofcolors

C.theuseofcolorsincellstoaffectcriminals’psychology

D.scientificwaystohelpcriminalsreformthemselvesinprison

C

IntheUnitedStatesandseveralothercountries,2.5millionchildrenplaybaseballinanorganizationcalledLittleLeague.Theyplayonteamsintheirhometowns.Theirparentsandotheradultsinthecommunitycoachorinstructthemandserveasumpires（裁判员）tomakesurethateveryonefollowstherules.Localbusinessesgivemoneyfortheballfieldsandtheuniforms.Localteamscompeteagainsteachotherandthewinnersgettoplayteamsthataremoredistant.Eventually,thetopteamsgototheLittleLeagueWorldSeries.

OnehundredyearsafterAbnerDoubledayinventedbaseballinCooperstown,NewYork,in1839,LittleLeaguegotstartedinPennsylvania.Threemenstartedthegameforneighborhoodboyswithasmallerplayingfieldandfewerinnings（局）thanadultbaseball.LittleLeaguebecamepopularafterWorldWarIIwhenthegamespreadacrosstheUnitedStates.By1955itwasplayedthroughoutNorthAmericaandwithinfiveyearsithadspreadtoEurope.Children’sbaseballreallycaughtoninJapanandTaiwanofChinaandteamsfromthoseareaswontheWorldSeriessevenoutofeightyears.Afterthis,theorganizationtriedbanningforeignteamsfromtheWorldSeries,butthebancametoanendafteroneyear.

Atfirst,LittleLeaguewasonlyforboysagedninetotwelve.However,in1974,theparentsofgirlbaseballplayersbroughtalawsuit.ThecourtsruledthatLittleLeaguehadtoincludebothboysandgirls.LaterLittleLeagueaddedonsoftballandothergamesforteenagersuptoageeighteen.Occasionally,aLittleLeaguerbecomesaprofessionalplayer.Forexample,GaryCarterwentfromLittleLeaguetoplaynineteenseasonsintheMajorLeagues,tenofthemasanAll-Starplayer.Byandlarge,youngstersplaybaseballforfun,buttheirparentsareproundofthem.

28.ThemothersandfathersofLittleLeagueplayers__________.

A.travelwiththechildrenB.helprunthegames

C.givetheteamsmoneyD.playintheWorldSeries

29.WhenhadLittleLeaguespreadtoEurope?

A.By1839.B.By1955.C.By1960.D.By1974.

30.MostplayerstakepartinLittleLeague__________.

A.toenjoythegame

B.tobecomeprofessionals

C.toplayinAll-Stargames

D.tomaketheirparentsproud

31.WhatisTRUEaboutplayerstoday?

A.Girlhavetobuytheirsuits.

B.OnlyboyscanplayinLittleLeague.

C.Girlsandboyscanparticipateuptoage18.

D.ForeignplayersarebannedfromtheWorldSeries.

D

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