重庆市第八中学届高三高考适应性月考五英语试题.docx

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重庆市第八中学届高三高考适应性月考五英语试题

重庆市第八中学2018届高三高考适应性月考（五）英语试题

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一、阅读选择

TheMostPopularCulturalAttractionsintheWorld

Thesearethetopexperiences,tours,andactivities,accordingtoTripAdvisor’snewtraveltrendreport.Addthemtoyourlist.

TheVatican

MorethanjusttheheadquartersoftheRomanCatholicChurchandhometothePope,theVaticanisatreasureofartandarchitecture.ItsmuseumsdisplayanenormouscollectionofclassicalsculpturesandRenaissancemasterpieces,includingMichelangelo’sSistineChapelandRaphael’sStanzediRaffaello.PrepareforyourtripwithadeeperlookinsidetheVatican.

ChicagoArchitectureRiverCruise（游览）

Somanybeautifulbuildings,solittletime.Whatbetterwaytoviewthemallthanonanarchitecture-focusedcruiseontheChicagoRiver?

The75-minutecruisetakestravelersonajourneythroughthefascinatinghistoryofitsmoststoriedstructures,includingtheWillisTower,JohnHancockCenter,andRiversidePlaza.

WarnerBros.Studio

ThemagicalwizardingworldofHarryPotterdrawsdevoteesfromnearandfar.Awalkingtourgivesvisitorsabehind-the-sceneslookatthefilm-theset,costumes,props,andmore.Protip:

Thisexcitingexperiencetendstosellout,sobesuretobookinadvance.

SagradaFamilia

DesignedbynotedCatalanarchitectAntoniGaudf,theSagradaFamilia,inBarcelona,Spain,isthelargestunfin¬ishedRomanCatholicchurchintheworld.Themonumentalbasilica（教堂）hasbeenunderconstructionsince1882.Withwaitsofteninexcessofthreehours,apriorityaccesstourwithguideisagreatidea.

1．Ifyouwanttoappreciateanattractiononthewater,youshouldgoto.

A．VaticanB．Spain

C．AmericaD．Britain

2．Whichofthefollowingactivitiesneedstobebookedbeforehand?

A．VisitingWarnerBros.Studio.

B．HavingacruiseontheChicagoRiver.

C．EnjoyingtheRenaissancemasterpieces.

D．AppreciatingthechurchdesignedbyGaudi.

3．WhatistrueabouttheSagradaFamilia?

A．Itsconstructiondidn’tstartuntil1882.

B．ThePopeislivinginthechurchnow.

C．It’sthelargestRomanCatholicchurch.

D．Visitingitoftentakeslessthan3hours’waiting.

Elevenyearsago,theworldasIknewitended.Myhusbandof19yearswasdiagnosedwithterminalcancer.Overthecourseofsevenmonths，Billwentfrombeatingmesillyattennistoneedingmyhelptogotothebathroom.Itwasthebestsevenmonthsofmylife.

MaybeIdon’tactuallymeanthat.ButitwascertainlythetimewhenIfeltmostalive.Idiscoveredthattheminorcomplaintofanannoyingcoworker,oraflattirepalesincomparisonwiththebeautyofsincerelaughter,orthesmellsofabakery.Thereweremomentsofjoy,laughter,andtenderness.AfterBill’sdiagnosisandbrainsurgery,IfoundclinicaltrialsandtalkedtodoctorsinTexas,Pennsylvania,andNewYork.Itgavemeasenseofpurpose.

Inthelatterdays,beingBill’scaregiveralsomeantbeingfullypresentforasmanymomentsofeverydayaspossible.Duringhislastweekend,wehaddinnertogether.Later,arelativevisited.Inoticedthatshe’dchangedherappearance,andnotinagoodway.ItwasthekindofthoughtI’dusuallykeeptomyself.Justthen,BillvoicedexactlywhatI’dbeenthinking,inthattruthfulwayhehad,andIfoundmyselflaughingoutloud.

IthoughtIcouldlookafterthismanforever.However,hewouldbedeadinfourdays.

Elevenyearslater,Ihaven’tstartedafoundationtocurecancer.Ihaven’tleftthenewsbusinesstogetamedicaldegree.Buteveryday,ItrytoagainbethepersonIbecameduringthosesevenmonths.Itrytobealittlelessjudgmental,alittlemoreforgivingandgenerous.IamabetterpersonforhavingbeenBill’scaregiver.Itwashislast,bestgifttome.

4．Whatistrueaboutherhusband?

A．Hewasabadtennisplayer.

B．Hefeltweakbecauseofhisbrainsurgery.

C．Hehadtotalktodoctorsindifferentcities.

D．Hehadtobeaccompaniedmostlyduringhisillness.

5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pales”inParagraph2mean?

A．Turnswhiterthanusual.B．Seemslessimportant.

C．Becomesmoresignificant.D．Provesunreasonable.

6．ThestoryoftheirrelativeinParagraph4isusedtoshow.

A．beingacaregiverrequiresmuchtimeandeffort

B．oneneedstospeakouthisownthoughtstruthfully

C．changeinappearanceisanecessarypartofone’slife

D．lifeneedsasenseofhumorevenfacedwithhardships

7．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．TheBestTimeofMyLifeB．TheGreatestGifttoMe

C．MyLovingHusbandD．ACaregiver’sHardWork

Doyouuseonlineratingsandreviewstodecidewhichproductsandservicestobuy?

Well,wejustfoundoutthatthoseratingsmaynotalwaysleadtothebestchoices.

Onlinereviewsshouldbehelpingusmakegooddecisionsaboutwhattospendourmoneyon.However,theydohelpusmakedecisions—justnotnecessarilythebestones,accordingtoanewstudyledbyDerekPowell,PhDofStanfordUniversity.

Specifically,thestudyrevealsthatwetendtobuyaproductthathasmorereviewsthanaproductthathasless,eveniftheproductwithmorereviewshaslowerratings.Whengivenachoicebetweentwoproductsthathaveequallybadreviews,we’restillwillingtobuytheonewithmorereviews.Dr.Powellaskedseveralhundredpeopletolookataseriesofcellphonecases,presentedinpairsalongwiththeaverageuserratingandnumberofreviewsforeachcase,andthenindicatedwhichtheypreferred.Theresultwasthattheparticipantstendedtochoosethecasethathadmorereviews,ratherthanbetterreviews.

Thisherd-mentalityisafunctionofsociallearning,theprocessbywhichnewbehaviorsarelearnedthroughobservingthebehaviorofothers:

“TheInternetnowprovidessocialevidenceonanunprecedentedscale.However,properlyadoptingthisevidencerequiresacapacityforstatisticalinference.”

“Consumerstrytouseinformationaboutotherpeople’sexperiencestomakegoodchoices,andretailers（零售商）haveanmotivationtochannelconsumerstowardproductstheywillbesatisfiedwith,”Dr.Powelladded.“Ourdatasuggestthatretailersmightneedtorethinkhowreviewsarepresentedandconsumersmightneedtodomoretoeducatethemselvesabouthowtousereviewstoguidetheirchoices.Thatincludesabsorbingtheideathatalargernumberofreviewsisnotareliableindicatorofaproduct’squality.

8．Whichproductdoweintendtobuy?

A．Aproductwithmorereviewsandnoratings.

B．Aproductwithfewerreviewsandlowerratings.

C．Aproductwithmorereviewsandlowerratings.

D．Aproductwithfewerreviewsandhigherratings.

9．Accordingtotheresearch,wewillmakeapurchaseafter.

A．observingthebehaviorofothercustomers

B．analyzingstatisticscarefully

C．educatingourselvestousereviewsproperly

D．referringtoourformerexperiences

10．WhatwillDr.Powellagreewith?

A．Noreviewisreliablewhencustomersbuythingsonline.

B．Customersshouldrethinkthewayreviewsareshown.

C．Theretailersshouldteachcustomershowtousereviews.

D．Itisnotwisetofollowthecrowdwhencustomersmakeapurchase.

11．What’sthepurposeofthepassage?

A．Toargue.B．Toinform.

C．Topersuade.D．Toprove.

NewZealandplanstobarforeignersfrompurchasingexistinghomes.Thebanisexpectedtobecomelawthisyear.ItaimstoslowtherisinghousingpricesandprotectNewZealandersinterestedinbuyingahome.

TheLabourPartygovernmentbelievesthatforeigninvestorshavepushedmanypossiblefirst-timehomebuyersandfamiliesoutofthehousingmarket.Lastyear,medianhousingpricesacrossthecountryroseby5.8percent,toover$405,000.HousingpricesroseevenmoreinNewZealand’scapitalcity,Wellington.Pricethererosebymorethan18percentovera12-monthperiodthatendedinJune2017.

Therisingpriceshavepushedhomeownershipoutsidethereachofmanypossiblebuyers.OnehomeownertoldVOAhefeelssorryfortheyoungergeneration.“Ijustbelievethemarkethasmadeitimpossibleforthemtogetintothehousing.’’Just25yearsago,threeoutofeveryfourNewZealanderslivedintheirownhomes.Nowtherateis64percent—andfalling.

Theplantobanforeignersfrombuyingexistinghomeshasyettobeapproved.Butthemeasure,calledtheOverseasInvestmentAmendmentBill,passeditsfirstreadinginparliamentinDecember.Restrictingforeignownershipofhousinghasbeentriedinothercountries,includingSwitzerland,“IfforeigninvestorsarelookingtoputtheircashintoNewZealand,ifitthenforcesupthepriceofproperty,peoplecannotaffordtoliveanymore.”saysNormanGemmell,chairofpublicfinanceatVictoriaUniversity.

Criticssayforeigninvestorshavehadonlyasmalleffectonthecostofhousing.Lowinterestrates,limitedsupplyandimmigrationhavealsodrivenuphouseprices.

Housingpricescontinuetomakesolidgainsacrossthecountry.AndformanyNewZealanders,thedreamofowningahomeisasdistantasever.

12．Whichisthemainfactorofthehighhousingprices,accordingtotheLabourPartygovernment?

A．Lowinterestrates.B．Domesticinvestors.

C．Immigration.D．Foreignbuyers.

13．WhatistrueaboutthehousingconditioninNewZealand?

A．Housingpricesrosebyover18percentoverayear.

B．Thehousingpricesofthecapitalcityrosetheleast.

C．TherateofNewZealanderslivingintheirownhousesisdecreasing.

D．Thecountryhaswitnessedthehighestriseofhousingpricesuptonow.

14．Whatdoweknowaboutthebanagainsthousingbuyingofforeigners?

A．IthasbeenapprovedinNewZealandsofar.

B．Ithaswonthesupportofpeoplefromallwalksoflife.

C．Similarbanshavebeenadoptedinsomeothercountries.

D．ItwilldefinitelymakeNewZealandershardertoownahome.

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