重庆市第八中学校2022-2023高三上学期适应卷（二）
英语试题
一、阅读理解
1. REGISTRATION POLICIES FOR FALL 2022
When to register
Undergraduate and Graduate students can register beginning Tuesday, July 19th at
2pm through August 29th, 2022. Adult Community and TAP-eligible Staff can register beginning Wednesday, July 20th at 2pm through August 19th, 2022.
How to register
Click on “Login or Create Your Account” button above.
When creating a new account, choose correct user type.
On your top left column, click “Fal1 2022 Courses for Adults”，“Fall 2022 Courses for Undergraduates”, “Fall 2022 Courses for Graduates” or “Virtual Fall 2022 Courses” to view classes, or click “Visiting Artist Workshop” to view workshops.
Click on the class/workshop/series of your interest, and then click on “R egister Now”or“Add to Waitlist”. Follow the prompts to make a payment. To find out the fee info, click on the course under “section”column.
Early registration is strongly recommended-classes fill quickly. Registration is secured through receipt of payment and completed forms.
Online class access
In order to participate in these courses, you will need to have access to a computer (or tablet or smartphone) with a camera, and an Internet connection. You will need to download Zoom before the first class. We are not responsible for the performance of your computer, tablet, phone or internet connection.
Missed class policy
We will make every effort to provide make-up classes for those who missed due to studio closings; however, are not responsible for repayment or providing make-up classes for those who missed due to illnesses, substitute teachers, or other events beyond our control.
Questions about registration and employee assistance programs such as TAP: contact Ji-Eun Kim, Administrative Coordinator. Questions regarding course content: email Kathy King, Director.
1. Where is this text probably taken from?
A．An exam paper. B．A student’s diary.
C．A college website. D．An academic article
2. Members from Adult Community can register on______.
A．July 19. B．July 25. C．August 20. D．August 29.
3. What will happen if the studio closes and you miss a class?
A．You will email the director. B．You will get your money back.
C．You will have a make-up class. D．You will attend a substitute teacher’s class.
2. Cats have no emotions. At least, that’s what my husband once claimed. I argued that my two cats experience emotions. They feel anger, fear, and happiness. He agreed with me, but stuck to his opinion that cats don’t feel love. However, my tuxedo cat, Sebastian, would teach him otherwise.
When my next-door neighbour moved in, he had a cat named Juliet. She was an indoor lady, always watching the environment through the window. Then one day when I accompanied my cat to the backyard for his playtime,Sebastian caught sight of Juliet gazing at him behind the window. It soon became obvious that they were attracted by each other. So every day thereafter, whenever I let Sebastian out, he would rush straight to the backyard next-door and they would sit gazing lovingly at each other through the screen, she inside, and he outside. Even my husband watched in amazement, and he would murmur, “But cats can’t can they?”
Five months later, my neighbour had to move because of work. My heart sank. I wondered how Sebastian wou ld react to Juliet’s leaving.
For months after Juliet moved away and the new neighbour moved in, I often caught Sebastian sitting by Juliet’s window,looking into the apartment in search of his lady. The new neighbour didn’t m
ind having the“Peeping(偷看) Sebastian” after I explained his reason for being there. Sebastian marked the small area outside that window as his territory. Other male cats were allowed in the backyard, but not near Juliet’s window, which he guarded until his death.
Even now, when my husband and I walk through the backyard and see that window, he reminds me of the lesson Sebastian that cats do indeed fall in love.
1. According to the author, ______
A．cats have feelings B．cats have no emotions
C．cats can only feel love D．cats are not able to fall in love
2. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?
A．Juliet was allowed to go out.
B．Sebastian enjoyed the moment with Juliet.
C．The author was the only person to accompany her cat.
D．The author’s husband hated the two cats sta ying together.
3. Why did Sebastian mark the small area outside that window as his territory? A．Because he couldn’t play in the backyard.
B．Because he couldn’t get along with other cats.
C．Because there were few places for him to play.
D．Because the area was guarded by him for Juliet.
4. Which of the following changed the husband’s opinion on cats?
A．The death of Sebastian. B．The neighbor’s sudden departure.
C．The story between the two cats. D．The argument between him and the author.
3. Culture is too complex to define in simple terms. However, there are certain agreed-on fundamentals that can be easily identified. One is that culture is a total pattern of behaviour that is consistent in its components. Another fundamental is that culture is learned behaviour. The third is that culture is behaviour that is shared by a group of people.
To understand the culture of a particular country or region, one could examine its components, among which are material culture, language, and social organization. Material culture includes the tools and symbols in a society, not including those physical things found in nature, unless they have undergone some change or have been given meaning by people. For example, a mouse running on a street is not part of a culture, but the Mickey Mouse is. The way we consume and what we consume are heavily influenced by material culture.
Language is the most obvious difference between cultures, which reflects the nature and values of that culture. Industrialized societies have a rich vocabulary for commercial and industrial activities, while less industrialized societies may have richer vocabularies for matters important to their societies.
Social organization differs somewhat from society to society. The primary kind of community association is based on blood ties. In many developing countries, the
extended family fulfills several social and economic roles. It provides mutual protection, psychological support and a kind of economic insurance or social security for its members. The t erm “brothers” in Zaire includes those whom we call cousins and uncles.
Cultural analysis serves a variety of purposes. Understanding the various dimensions and their inter-relatedness helps promote cross-cultural awareness. It leads on to the promotion of goodwill, social and economic planning and harmony between social groupings or societies.
1. What can be the best title of the text?
A．What is culture? B．What is material culture?
C．Why is culture complex to define? D．Why is cultural analysis necessary?
2. According Paragraph 2, which of the following belongs to material culture? A．Sound of raindrops. B．Trees growing in the wild.
C．A mouse running on a street. D．A mouse called Mickey Mouse.
3. What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A．Extended family. B．Primary society.
C．Social organization. D．Community association.
4. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the last paragraph?
A．To give a definition of cultural analysis.
B．To show the benefits of cultural analysis.
C．To express the wishes to the human society.
D．To discuss the effect of the promotion of culture.
4. A butterfly-shaped island in the central Aegean hopes to become Greece’s first carbon-free tourist destination.Under a deal with the government, Volkswagen, a
carm aker, has donated several new electric vehicles for use by Astypalea’s public services; it will sell others at cost price to its 1,200 year-round residents. In return, the government has offered more financial assistance for islanders to buy electric cars and will build a solar and wind-fuelled power plant to replace polluting generators.
Unlike other nearby islands, Astypalea is not connected to Greece’s electricity providers. With only 3,000 rooms for visitors in small hotels or flats, tourism is still low-key. Many residents make a living t
he old-fashioned way: raising goats, keeping bees and fishing. The island was selected for Volkswagen’s experiment after Nikos Komineas,the go-ahead mayor, contacted the transport ministry for help in finding an electric bus to try out on its rough roads.
Most islanders sound keen on the project. Mr Komineas expects the number of private cars on Astypalea to fall by a third over the next five years. Its residents, he says,
will get around on electric minibuses, which will be free,linked to a mobile-phone app and available round the clock.
Some observers smell greenwashing in the project. A bid for a solar park that would generate half the island’s electricity within three years will not get under way before the tourist season ends. A single wind-fuelled engine will be set up only in 2026, assuming the licensing process goes smoothly. That is not normally the case in the Aegean, where islanders worry that tourists will go elsewhere if the view is spoiled by an engine 200 meters high. And even then, the solar and wind-fulled power unit is planned to cover only about 80% of summer demand. But it is a start.
1. Why has Volkswagen signed the deal with the government?
A．To control car prices. B．To help generate electricity.
C．To promote public transport. D．To build a zero-carbon island.
2. What makes Astypalea different from other nearby islands?
A．It has an aggressive leader. B．It is out of the national electricity network. C．It is a crowded tourist destination. D．It has various goats, bees and fishes.
3. The underlined word “green washing” in Paragraph 4 probably means ________. A．an island with few tourists B．a process with little support
C．an engine with no polluting fuel D．a strategy with no meaningful changes
4. What does the author think of the project?
A．It’s pioneering.B．It’s practical.
C．It’s destructive.D．It’s costly.
二、七选五
5. We have stepped into an era of excess information, with each “red spot” shown on the screen and
every ring-tone sounded in our ears reminding us of the highlights that can’t be missed. This tired world is flooded with the fragmented pieces of
news.    1    Here are Five ways to stop feeling overwhelmed by the news.
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