云南省高三下学期第二次统测英语试题 含答案.docx

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云南省高三下学期第二次统测英语试题含答案

第I卷

第一部分阅读理解（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

Mydoorbellringsat11a.m.Onthestep,IfindanelderlyChineselady.Sheissmallandslight.Sheholdsapapercarrierbaginherhands.

Iknowthislady.Itisbynomeansherfirstvisit.Herdaughter,Nicole,boughtthehousenextdoorlastOctober.Nicole,whoiscurrentlyinShanghai,hasapparentlytoldhermotherthatIamhavingheartsurgeryshortly,andtheresultisthathermotherhasdecidedIneedtobesuppliedwithmeals.

Iknowwhatisinsidethepapercarrierbag—astainless-steelcontainerwithamealofrice,vegetablesandeitherchicken,meatorshrimp.Thishasbecomeanalmost-dailyoccurrence.

Communicationbetweenmybenefactor（恩人）andmeissomewhathandicappedbythefactthatshedoesn’tspeakEnglishandallIcansayinMandarinis“hello”.Once,shebroughtaniPadandpointedtothescreen,whichdisplayedamessagefromNicoletellingmethathermotherwantedtoknowifthefoodwasallright.

“Yourmotherjustcan’tbebringingmemealslikethisallthetime”Iprotested.“Icanhardlyreciprocatebycookingsomethingfrommynativeland,likeroastbeeforYorkshirepuddingforher”Isaid.

“Oh，no,”Nicolesaid.“Don’tworryaboutthat.Shehastocookforthefamilyanyway,andshewantstodoitforyou.YoucancallherWing,whichishersurname.”

ThetenantinmybasementsuiteisauniversitystudentwhospeaksMandarinquitewell,sowithherhelp,IhavefoundoutthatWingis68—13yearsyoungerthanIam—andthatshelivedthroughtheCulturalRevolution.Formypart,IwasraisedinwartimeBritain.

Sohereweare,twograndmothersaworldawayfromwherewewereraised,neitherofusabletospeaktheother’slanguage.Butthedoorbellkeepsringingandthereisthefamiliarpaperearnerbag,handedsmilinglytomebyWing.

RightnowIamworkingonsomemoreMandarinwords—it’stheleastIcandoaftersuchadisplayofkindness.

“Thankyou”is,ofcourse，thefirstone,whichsomehowseemsinadequate.

1.TheauthorandWinggottoknoweachother.

A.asnextdoorneighbors

B.whenexchangingmeals

C.bysharingsimilarexperiences

D.afterusinganiPadtocommunicate

2.Theunderlinedword“reciprocate”inParagraph5probablymeans.

A.doaswellB.offergenerously

C.giveinreturnD.acceptwithpleasure

3.Theauthor’sefforttolearnMandarinshowsher.

A.greatsatisfactionB.realkindness

C.heartfeltthanksD.sincerefriendship

B

It’snotwhatyoulookatthatmatters;it’swhatyousee.

——HenryDavidThoreau

SlowArtDayisaglobaleventwithasimplemission:

helpmorepeoplediscoverforthemselvesthejoyoflookingatandlovingart.

Whyslow?

Whenpeoplelookslowlyatapieceofart，theymakediscoveries.Themostimportantdiscoverytheymakeisthattheycanseeandexperienceartwithoutanexpert.Andthat’sanexcitingdiscovery.Itunlockspassionandcreativityandhelpstocreatemoreartlovers.

Howdoesitwork?

Onedayeachyear,peopleallovertheworldvisitlocalmuseumsandgalleriestolookatartslowly.Participantslookatfiveworksofartfor10minuteseachandthenmeettogetheroverlunchtotalkabouttheirexperience.That^it.Simplebydesign,thegoalistofocusontheart.Infact,SlowArtDayworksquitewellthisway.

Bythenumbers

Over1,200individualSlowArtDayeventshavetakenplacesinceitsofficiallaunchin2010.SlowArtDayeventshavetakenplaceonallsevencontinents.

700venues（museums,galleries,artiststudios,sculptureparks,publicartsites,etc.）havehostedSlowArtDayevents.

ParticipantsloveSlowArtDay

Feedbackonthissimpleeventhasbeenoverwhelminglypositive.Here’sasample:

“Ilovedtakingthetimetojust‘be’withtheworks,particularlypiecesImightotherwisewalkby.It’samuchbetterwayofdoingtheartmuseumthantheusualidleramble.Discussionafterwardswasfun，interesting,informativeandeye-opening.Ilookforwardtodoingitagain.”

SlowArtDay2017isSaturday,April8,inmuseumsandgalleriesworldwide.Joinusandexperienceartdifferently.

4.TheauthorquotesThoreau’swordsatthebeginningto.

A.arousereaders’interestinart

B.introducethetopicofthetext

C.stresstheimportanceoflooking

D.illustratethejoyofartappreciation

5.Atypicalslowartactivity.

A.lastsaboutfiftyminuteswhenpeoplelookatartworkscritically

B.encouragespeopletoseeartforthemselvesanddiscusswithexperts

C.organizespeopletolookatartontheirownandtalkabouttheirexperience

D.inspirespeopletomakediscoveriesaboutartworksandcreatetheirown

6.WhatcanwelearnaboutSlowArtDayfromthetext?

A.Theyearof2017willseetheeighthSlowArtDay.

B.Ithappensonceayearinallmuseumsandgalleriesworldwide.

C.Ithasbecomeanartfestivalcelebratedonallsevencontinents.

D.SlowArtDayeventshavebeenheldinover1,200differentplaces.

7.Accordingtothetext,theauthor.

A.hasconductedasurveyonSlowArtDay

B.stronglyrecommendsSlowArtDayevents

C.seesthegoodandbadsidesofSlowArtDay

D.isfrequentlyinvolvedinSlowArtDayevents

C

GotbigplansforFridaynight?

That’sOK,wedon’teither.

Guesswe’llallhavetomakedobywatchingthecelestial（天空的）showthatwilltakeplacethatnight.

First,therewillbeafullmoon.That’salwaysfun,butthisonewillbealittlemorespecial.It’sknownasa“snowmoon.”ThenamecomesfromthefactthattheheaviestsnowsusuallyfallduringFebruary,accordingtotheOldFarmer’sAlmanac.

Butifthat’snotspecialenough,there’salsoaneclipse（月食）thatnight.It’llbeapenumbrallunareclipse,meaningifsapartialeclipsethatleavessectionsofthemoondarkenedbytheearth’sshadow.No,itwon’tbeasspectacularasthose“bloodmoon”eclipses.It’llbesubtler.Thelevelofdarknessitreachedduringtheeclipsemayormaynotbeapparent;itjustdependsonwhereyouarewhenyouviewit.

InNorthAmerica,theeclipsebeginsat5:

34p.m.ETandendsat9:

53p.m.ET,accordingtoastronomywebsiteEarthSky.Theeclipsewillbeatitsheightaround7:

44p.m.ET.

Ifthat’sstillnotenough,let’sthrowinacomet（彗星）tothenight’sfestivities.

Comet45P（ithasamuchlongername,butwewon’tburdenyouwithithere）isvisibleasitfliesbyEarth.Thecometwillgetwithin7.4millionmilesoftheplanetasitmakesitsclosestapproachthisweekend,accordingtoUniverseToday.

Comet45Pwillbethemostvisibleacoupleofhoursaftertheeclipse,solooktotheskiesagainaround3a.m.ETSaturdayandfindthegreenish-bluelightwithatail.

Anddon’tforget,atotalbig-timesolareclipsewillstreakacrosstheUnitedStatesonAugust21st.

8.Accordingtothetext,whatcanbeviewedonFridaynight?

A.Abloodmoon.

B.Atotalsolareclipse.

C.Apartiallunareclipse.

D.Acometwithoutatail.

9.IfyouwanttoseeComet45P,youwillneedto.

A.waitaround7:

44p.m.ET

B.stayupuntil9:

53p.m.ET

C.wakeupbefore3:

00a.m.ET

D.startwatchingat5:

34p.m.ET

10.Theauthorwritesthetextwiththepurposeof.

A.introducingbasicastronomytothemedia

Bsharingnewdiscoverieswithastronomyresearchers

Cpromotingastronomicaleventsamongsciencescents

Dinformingaveragereadersofrecentcelestialphenomena

11.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

AComet45Pwillbevisibleasitapproachestheearth

BPenumbrallunareclipsewillhappenonFridaynight

C.Suggestionsoffunscientificexhibitionsforthecomingweekend

D.Eclipse,fullmoon,cometteamuptoputonashowonFridaynight

D

TheSuperBowlistheannualchampionshipgameoftheNationalFootballLeague（NFL）.Thegameistheculmination（髙潮）toaseasonthatbeginsinthelatesummerofthepreviouscalendaryear.Normally,Romannumeralsareusedtoidentifyeachgame,fatherthantheyearinwhichitisheld.Forexample,SuperBowlIwasplayedonJanuary15,1967,followingthe1966regularseason.ThesingleexceptiontothisruleisSuperBowl50,whichwasplayedonFebruary4,2018,willfollowthe2017regularseason.

Thegamewascreatedaspartofamerger（合并）agreementbetweentheNFLanditsthen-rivalleague,theAmericanFootballLeague（AFL）.Currently,thePittsburghSteelershavethemostSuperBowlvictories,withsix.TheNewEnglandPatriotshavethemostSuperBowlappearances,withnine.

Theday（usuallythefirstSundayinFebruary）onwhichtheSuperBowlisplayed,nowconsideredasanunofficialAmericannationalholiday,iscalled“SuperBowlSunday”.Itisthesecond-largestdayforU.S.foodconsumption,afterThanksgivingDay.Inaddition,thesevenmost-watchedbroadcastsinU.S.televisionhistoryareSuperBowls.In2015,SuperBowlXLIXattractedanaudienceof114.4million.

Becauseofthehighviewership,commercialairtimeduringtheSuperBowlbroadcastisthemostexpensiveoftheyear,leadingtocompaniesregularlydevelopingtheirmostexpensiveadvertisementsforthisbroadcast.Asaresult,watchinganddiscussingthebroadcast'scommercialshasbecomeasignificantaspectoftheevent.Inaddition,popularsingersandmusiciansincludingMichaelJackson,Madonna,Prince,Beyonce,PaulMcCartney,TheRollingStones,TheWho,WhitneyHouston,andLadyGagahaveperformedduringtheevent'spre-gameandhalftimeceremonies.

12.Accordingtothetext,intheSuperBowl.

A.theNewEnglandPatriotshavewonninetimes

B.thePittsburghSteelershavewonsixtitles

C.Arabicnumeralsareusedtorefertoeachgame

D.winnersofthelastseasonplayagainsteachother

13.OnSuperBowlSunday,Americanpeopleusually.