2016-2017学年重庆八中高三（上）入学英语试卷

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节）第一节（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．

• 1．Each time I see a balloon ，my mind flies back to a memory when I was a six-year-old girl．It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died．I asked my mum if my dad had gone to heaven． " Yes ，honey．Of course ， " she said． " Can we write him a letter ？ "
  She paused ，the longest pause of my short life ，and answered ， " Yes． " My heart jumped． " Can the mailman go there ？ " I asked．
  " No ，but I have an idea． " Mum drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon．I asked her what it was for． " Just wait ，honey．You'll see． " Mum told me to write my letter．Eagerly ，I got my favorite pen ，and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink．I wrote about my day ，what I learned at school ，how Mum was doing ，and even about what happened in a story I had read．For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive．I gave the letter to Mum．She read it over ，and a smile crossed her face．She made a hole in the corner of the letter to tie it to the balloon．We went outside and she gave me the balloon．It was still raining． " Okay ，on the count of three ，let it go．One ，two ，three． " The balloon ，carrying my letter ，flew upwards against the rain．We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds．Later I realized ，like the balloon ，that Dad had never let his sickness get him down．He was strong．No matter what he suffered ，he'd keep on ，fly up ，and finally go beyond this cold world and his sick body．He rose into sky and became something beautiful．I watched until the balloon disappeared into the grey and white and I prayed that his strength was passed on．I prayed to be a balloon．
  
  （1）When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father ，her mother

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  A．believed it was easy to do it
  B．felt it difficult to answer
  C．considered her a creative girl
  D．decided to make up a lie at once
  （2）When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father ，she

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  A．became excited
  B．jumped with joy
  C．started writing immediately
  D．didn't believe her mother
  （3）In the eyes of the author ，what was the rain like ？

  
  A．An incurable disease．
  B．Her unforgettable memory．
  C．The pain her mother suffered．
  D．The hard time her father had．
  （4）What would be the best title for the passage ？

  
  A．An Unforgettable Experience
  B．Fly to Heaven
  C．The Strong Red Balloon
  D．A Great Father
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• 2．Nervous suspects locked up in Britain's newest police station may feel relieved by a pleasant yellow color on the door．If they are close to confessing（供认）a crime ，the blue on the wall might tip the balance．
  Gwent Police have abandoned colors such as greys and browns of the 20th-century police cell（牢房）and have used color psychology to decorate them．
  Ystrad Mynach station ，which recently opened at a cost of ￡5 million has four cells with glass doors for prisoners who suffer from claustrophobia（幽闭恐怖症）．Designers have painted the frames yellow ，which researchers say is a calming color．Other cells contain a royal blue line because psychologists believe that the color is likely to encourage truthfulness．
  The station has 31 cells ，including 12 with a "live scan" system for drunken or disturbed prisoners ，which detects the rise and fall of their chest．An alarm alerts officers if a prisoner's breathing stops and carries on ringing until the door is opened．
  Designers and psychologists have worked for years on color．Blue is said to suggest trust ，efficiency ，duty ，logic ，coolness ，thinking and calm．It also suggests coldness and unfriendliness．It is thought that strong blues will stimulate clear thought and lighter ，soft colors will calm the mind and aid concentration．
  Yellow is linked with confidence ，self-respect and friendliness get the color wrong and it could cause fear ，depression and anxiety ，but the right yellow can lift spirits and self-respect．
  Ingrid Collins ，a psychologist who specializes in the effects of color ，said that color was an " energy force "．She said ： " Blue does enhance communication but I am not sure it would enhance truthful communication． "
  Yellow ，she said ，affected the mind．Red ，on the other hand ，should never be considered because it could increase aggression．Mrs．Collins praised the designers for using colors in the cells．Gwent is not the first British force to experiment with color to calm down or persuade prisoners to co-operate ，In the 1990s Strathclyde Police used pink in cells based on research carried out by the US Navy．
  
  （1）The expression " tip the balance " in Paragraph 1 probably indicates that the blue might

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  A．let suspects keep their balance
  B．help suspects to confess their crimes
  C．make suspects cold and unfriendly in law court
  D．enable suspects to change their attitudes to colors
  （2）Which of the following helps alert officers if someone stops breathing ？

  
  A．Scanning equipment．
  B．Royal blue lines．
  C．Glass doors．
  D．Yellow frames．
  （3）The passage is mainly concerned with

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  A．the relationship between colors and psychology
  B．a comparison of different functions of colors
  C．the use of colors in cells to affect criminals' psychology
  D．scientific ways to help criminals reform themselves in prison
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• 3．In the United States and several other countries，2.5 million children play baseball in an organization called Little League．They play on teams in their hometowns．Their parents and other adults in the community coach or instruct them and serve as umpires （裁判员） to make sure that everyone follows the rules．Local businesses give money for the ball fields and the uniforms．Local teams compete against each other and the winners get to play teams that are more distant．Eventually，the top teams go to the Little League World Series．
     One hundred years after Abner Doubleday invented baseball in Cooperstown，New York，in 1839，Little League got started in Pennsylvania．Three men started the game for neighborhood boys with a smaller playing field and fewer innings （局） than adult baseball．Little League became popular after World WarⅡwhen the game spread across the United States．By 1955 it was played throughout North America and within five years it had spread to Europe．Children's baseball really caught on in Japan and Taiwan of China and teams from those areas won the World Series seven out of eight years．After this，the organization tried banning foreign teams from the World Series，but the ban came to an end after one year．
     At first，Little League was only for boys aged nine to twelve．However，in 1974，the parents of girl baseball players brought a law suit．The courts ruled that Little League had to include both boys and girls．Later Little League added on softball and other games for teenagers up to age eighteen．Occasionally，a Little Leaguer becomes a professional player．For example，Gary Carter went from Little League to play nineteen seasons in the Major Leagues，ten of them as an All-Star player．By and large，youngsters play baseball for fun，but their parents are proud of them．
  
  （1）The mothers and fathers of Little League players

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  A．play in the World Series
  B．travel with coaches
  C．give the teams money
  D．help run the games
  （2）In what year was Little League established？

  
  A．1839
  B．1939
  C．1955
  D．1739
  （3）Why do most players take part in Little League？

  
  A．To play in the Major League．
  B．To have fun and please their parents
  C．They expect a profit from All-Star games．
  D．They want to learn how to serve as umpires．
  （4）What is TRUE about players today？

  
  A．Little League is only for neighborhood boys．
  B．Girl players have to buy their suits．
  C．Girls and boys can participate up to age eighteen．
  D．Children can only play until age twelve．
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第四部分 写作（共两节）第一节 短文改错（满分10分）

• 8．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．作文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
  增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词．
  删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
  修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
  注意：1． 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
  2． 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
  One day Li Ping was riding in the street when the old man came across the street without noticing her． The old man knocked down． Instead of help him stand up ， Li Ping shouted at the old man angrily． The old man said nothing more． Then Li Ping rode away at a high speed． Several minutes late ， she remembered her shoes which had been on the backseat of the bicycle ， and now they are missing． She hurried back to the place that the accident took place． Much to his surprise ， Li Ping found the old man waiting her． She felt really ashamed when the old man handed the shoe back to her．
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第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

• 9．假设你是李华，在一所国际中学就读，你决定参加校学生会（the Students' Union）主席的竞选．现请你用英语准备一份竞选演讲稿，内容包括：
  1．自我介绍（性格和爱好等）；
  2．当选之后的举措（至少列举两点）．
  要求：（1）演讲稿的开头和结尾已为你写好（不计入总词数）；
  （2）文中不得出现真实的校名和人名；
  （3）字数100词左右．
  Good afternoon ，everyone !Thank you for giving me this opportunity．Now let me introduce myself．
  Thanks for your attention !
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