重庆市第八中学2020届高三英语下学期第四次月考试题.doc

重庆市第八中学2020届高三英语下学期第四次月考试题重庆市第八中学2020届高三英语下学期第四次月考试题年级：姓名：- 28 -重庆市第八中学2020届高三英语下学期第四次月考试题（含解析）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。1. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Colleagues. B. Roommates. C. Classmates. 2. Where are the speakers? A. In the office. B. By the roadside. C. At the garage. 3. What does the man mean? A. He forgot her name. B. He enjoyed his speech. C. He was embarrassed for slipping. 4. When will the appointment start? A. At 9：00. B. At 9：30. C. At 10：00. 5. How does the woman feel about the mans suggestion? A. Ashamed. B. Excited. C. Dissatisfied. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What did the woman get for kids? A. Scarves. B. Toys and books. C. Skincare products. 7. Where did the woman make all the purchases? A. In the shopping mall. B. At outlet stores. C. From online stores. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. Why does the man usually travel? A. To enjoy views. B. To make new friends. C. To relieve pressure. 9. What does the man care most when choosing a travel agency? A. The reputation of the agency. B. The quality of service. C. The expenses of the trip. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How did the woman find the final show last night? A. Difficult. B. Perfect C. Exciting. 11. What does the man like best about the series? A. The plots. B. The script C. The performance.12. How many seasons are there for the Games of Thrones? A. Six B. Seven. C. Eight. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Which membership type will the man take? A. Individual membership. B. Partner membership C. Annual guest card.14. What is the monthly cost for Individual membership? A. 100 dollars. B. 60 dollars. C. 50 dollars.15. What day is it today? A. Saturday. B. Friday C. Thursday16. What will the man do this Saturday? A. Take a fitness test. B. Fill out the forms. C. Choose a trainer.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What does the speaker mainly talk about? A. The history of chewing gum. B. The reason for chewing gum. C. The attitude towards chewing gum. 18. How was John Curtis chewing gum? A. Sweet. B. Hard. C. Soft. 19. What does William Wrigley think of chewing gum? A. It makes people less tired. B. It helps people stop work. C. It is popular among children. 20. What will the speaker talk about next? A. How people feel about chewing gum. B. Why chewing gum is popular among people. C. How people deal with chewing gum responsibly. 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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。ALanguage Engineer WantedAre you a linguist（语言学家）with technical skills? Or are you an engineer with a passion for（human）languages? Come work on Alexa! Were building the speech and language solutions behind Amazon Echo and other Amazon products and services. Our goal is to delight our customers by adding new features to Alexa. We also improve our existing speech recognition and natural language processing systems.Specifically, you will: design the natural language processing components of new Alexa experiences and features; discover and solve production issues that are impacting the Alexa customer experience; work with other language engineers in creating the best solutions to improve customer satisfaction. Basic qualifications: Bachelors degree in a relevant fieldExperience in computational linguistics(计算语言学), language data processing, etc. Experience working with speech and text language data in several languages Experience in Python, Perl, or other programming languages Primary qualifications: Advanced degree in a relevant field Familiarity with database queries（数据库查询）and data analysis processes Experience with statistical language modeling Fluency in a language other than English Application instructions:Please click Apply Now and follow our online application process Deadline: September 30, 11:59 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time（EDT）. We highly recommend that candidates submit rsums up to two weeks in advance of the deadline. Submitting on the deadline day is NOT recommended, and applications received late will not be accepted. You must submit the name of your rsum in this exact format: LastName_FirstName_CV_Language Engineer1. What does a language engineer do?A. Build speech and language solutions for GoogleB. Work with linguists to improve customer satisfaction.C. Add new features to Alexa to satisfy the customers needs.D. Invent speech recognition and natural language processing systems2. What kind of person would probably apply for the position?A. One with a bachelors degree in literatureB. One familiar with data analysis processesC. One fluent in spoken and written English.D. One with years of experience in customer service.3. Where is the passage most likely to be found?A. A webpage.B. A newspaper.C. A textbook.D. A report.【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A【解析】【分析】本文为应用文，是一则语言工程师的招聘广告。【1题详解】细节理解题。该题考查的是语言工程师的工作性质，从第一段倒数第二句话“Our goal is to delight our customers by adding new features to Alexa.”可以得出，语言工程师为Alexa添加新功能，满足客户需求。故选C。【2题详解】细节理解题。该题考查的是语言工程师职位申请者的资格，从Primary qualifications: 中的“Familiarity with database queries and data analysis processes”可以得出，熟悉数据分析过程的人可能会申请这个职位。故选B。【3题详解】推理判断题。从Application instructions:部分“Please click“Apply Now”and follow our online application process.”可知请按”立即申请” ，并按照我们的网上申请程序办理。由此判断出短文来自于网页。故选A。【点睛】细节理解题是阅读理解中常见的题型。考生在做这类题时一定要仔细审题，弄懂题干，题干当中往往有重要信息，然后回文定位，找到依据。比如此题第1题，根据题干，该题考查的是语言工程师的工作性质，定位第一段倒数第二句话“Our goal is to delight our customers by adding new features to Alexa.”可以得出，语言工程师为Alexa添加新功能，满足客户需求。故选C。BMy father died when I was nine, and I remember doing the household chores(杂务)to help my mother. I hated changing the vacuum cleaner(真空吸尘器)bag and picking up things the machine did not suck up. Twenty years later, in 1978, I was doing chores at home alongside my wife. One day the vacuum cleaner was screaming away, and I had to empty the bag because I could not find a replacement for it. With this lifelong hatred of the way the machine worked. I decided to make a bagless vacuum cleaner. Easier said than done, of course. I didnt realize that I would spend the next five years perfecting my design, a process that resulted in 5,127 different prototypes(设计原型). By the time I made my 15th prototype, my third child was born. By 2,627, my wife and I were really counting our pennies. By 3,727, my wife was giving art lessons for some extra cash, and we were getting further and further into debt. These were tough times, but each failure brought me closer to solving the problem. I just had a passion for the vacuum cleaner as a product, but I never thought of going into a business with it. In the early 1980s, I started trying to get licensing agreements for my technology. The reality was very different, however. The major vacuum makers had built a business model based on the profits from bags and filters(滤网). No one would license my idea, not because it was a bad one, but because it was bad for business. That gave me the courage to keep going. Then, in 1993, when my bank manager personally persuaded Lloyds Bank to lend me $1 million, I was able to go into production. Within two years, the Dyson vacuum cleaner became a best-seller in Britain. Today, I still embrace risk and the potential for failure as part of the process. Nothing beats the excitement of invention. Go out and brainstorm your ideas. You are not bound to any rulesin fact, the stranger and riskier your idea, the better.4. Why did James Dyson decide to make a bagless vacuum cleaner?A. Because he lost his father at an early age.B. Because he didnt like to do household chores.C. Because he could find a replacement for the old cleanerD. Because he didnt like how the old vacuum cleaner worked.5. What can we learn from paragraph 3?A. Dyson found the design of the cleaner easier than expected.B. Dyson was in financial difficulties while designing his cleaner.C. Dysons wife had to give art lessons to make money for five years.D. Dyson was discouraged by the tough times in designing his cleaner.6. What happened to Dysons design of vacuum cleaner?A. It went into production immediately.B. It got a licensing agreement very quicklyC. It had the same business model like others.D. It was not accepted by major vacuum makers.7. What is the purpose of the text?A. To compare two types of vacuum cleaners.B. To persuade people to buy a Dyson vacuum cleaners.C. To encourage people to face risks and failures bravely.D. To introduce the reader to the life story of James Dyson.【答案】4. D 5. B 6. D 7. C【解析】本文为记叙文，介绍了戴森真空吸尘器创始人创造该品牌产品的原因、困难、失败，反应了戴森本人不忘初心，永不放弃的精神，对我们很有启迪意义。【4题详解】推理判断题。该题考查的戴森发明新型真空吸尘器的原因。从第一段I hated changing the vacuum cleaner(真空吸尘器)bag and picking up things the machine did not suck up.(我讨厌更换吸尘器包和捡起机器没有吸起来的东西。)和第二段I decided to make a bagless vacuum cleaner.( 我决定做一个无袋吸尘器。) 由此判断出，旧式吸尘器需要换袋子还吸不干净。戴森讨厌给吸尘器换袋子，于是萌生了发明无袋真空吸尘器的想法。故选D。【5题详解】推理判断题。从第三段By the time I made my 15th prototype, my third child was born. By 2,627, my wife and I were really counting our pennies. By 3,727, my wife was giving art lessons for some extra cash, and we were getting further and further into debt. These were tough times可知，戴森在进行吸尘器设计的过程中，经济困难，甚至需要妻子去教授艺术课以贴补家用，即便如此还是负债累累。由此判断出戴森在设计他的吸尘器时经济困难故选B 。【6题详解】推理判断题。从第四段的The reality was very different, however. The major vacuum makers had built a business model based on the profits from bags and filters(滤网). 可知，传统的真空吸尘器靠售卖袋子和滤芯赚取利润，而戴森的新型吸尘器则没有袋子，大大影响了厂商的利润，因此推断不被大型厂商接受，故选D。【7题详解】推理判断题。结合戴森的经历，以及最后一段Today, I still embrace risk and the potential for failure as part of the process. Nothing beats the excitement of invention. Go out and brainstorm your ideas. You are not bound to any rulesin fact, the stranger and riskier your idea, the better.今天，我仍然接受风险和失败作为过程的一部分。没有什么比发明更令人兴奋。集思广益。你不用受任何规则的约束-事实上，想法越陌生，越冒险，越好。因此推断本文的目的是鼓励人们勇敢面对挑战和失败，直到胜利的一天。故选C。CRecently, the phrase hair loss has been trending among young people in China. A recent report on overall health showed that hair loss ranked fifth among top health concerns, following bad skin conditions, depression and anxiety, poor sleep, and digestive tract(消化道)discomfort and illness. But hair loss isnt just a concern for Chinese youth. It is an inconvenient reality for many people in China and the world over. According to a survey, 250 million Chinese people are troubled by hair loss, most of them between 20 and 40 years old. In the United States, about one in five people is suffering from hair loss. There isnt really any single reason for hair loss. Humans naturally lose about 50 to 100 hairs each day, which usually regrow later. However, genetic and environmental factors can mean, for some people, these lost hairs wont regrow. In addition, certain factors can further worsen hair loss, including too much stress from work school, too little sleep, and a bad diet. Is there anything you can do to protect your remaining hair? There are many products out there ready to help you keep a full head of hair. Shampoos, lotions, surgery, even laser-helmets say they can help. Hair loss treatments represent a $3. 6 billion industry in the United States alone. While many of these products make bold promises about their capabilities to restore your hair, the reality is that fixing your hair loss will ultimately depend on finding the specific causes. If it is due to stress, lack of sleep, or poor nutrition, then a lifestyle change might not only stop hair loss, but also restart the growth of hair. For most young people who want to protect their receding(后移的)hairlines, it starts with their personal health. All they need to do is change unhealthy living habits and pay more attention to their psychological well-being.8. What can we learn about hair loss from the passage?A. It is common among most people in China.B. It is the top health concern for Chinese youth.C. Only Chinese youth are suffering from hair loss.D. It bothers people of different ages and countries9. What stops the regrowth of the lost hairs for some people?A. Genetic and environmental factors.B. Stress from work and school.C. Too little sleep.D. A bad diet.10. Whats the authors attitude towards many hair loss treatments?A. Critical.B. Objective.C. Optimistic.D. Supportive.11. Whats the authors suggestion to young people with hair loss?A. To use hair-growth products.B. To change unhealthy lifestyle.C. To have a health check in hospitalD. To pay attention to physical well-being【答案】8. D 9. A 10. A 11. B【解析】本文为说明文。介绍了青壮年等群体的脱发现象，分析原因，并提出解决方案。【8题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段的But hair loss isnt just a concern for Chinese youth. It is an inconvenient reality for many people in China and the world over.可知，脱发不仅困扰中国青少年，对各个年龄阶段全球各地的人都有影响。故选D。【9题详解】细节理解题。从第三段的However, genetic and environmental factors can mean, for some people, these lost hairs wont regrow. In addition, certain factors can further worsen hair loss, including too much stress from work school, too little sleep, and a bad diet. (然而，遗传和环境因素可能意味着，对一些人来说，这些脱发不会再生。 此外，某些因素会进一步恶化脱发，包括工作压力过大 睡眠太少，饮食不好。)可知，一些人脱发后不再长发，主要是基因和环境的影响，另外三个选项是脱发加重的原因。故选A。10题详解】推理判断题。从第四段最后一句While many of these products make bold promises about their capabilities to restore your hair, the reality is that fixing your hair loss will ultimately depend on finding the specific causes. ( 虽然这些产品中的许多都大胆地承诺了他们恢复头发的能力，但现实是，修复脱发最终将取决于找到具体的原因。)可知，脱发治疗产品宣称疗效显著，但是真正的解决办法取决于对脱发根源的了解。由此判断出，作者对市面的产品持批判态度。故选A。【11题详解】细节理解题。从最后一段最后一句All they need to do is change unhealthy living habits and pay more attention to their psychological well-being.可知，他们需要的做的所有的是改变不健康的生活习惯，更多地关注他们的心理健康。因此可知作者建议脱发的年轻人改变不健康的生活方式。故选B。DChildren may not be putting coins in piggy banks for much longer. With the move towards a cashless society, pocket money is moving digital.To reflect this trend, many mobile budgeting apps for children have sprung up worldwide：GoHenry, Osper, and Gimi, to name but a few. These apps offer a simple money management service for children, often for a monthly fee paid by the parents. Parents can add money to childrens accounts, set limits and monitor transactions(交易). Children can choose to save their money or spend it using a prepaid card. These apps aim to teach young childrenfinancial concepts, such as budget