云南省届高三第二次统测英语试题含Word格式.docx

云南省届高三第二次统测英语试题含Word格式.docx

《云南省届高三第二次统测英语试题含Word格式.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《云南省届高三第二次统测英语试题含Word格式.docx（33页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

Nicoletellingmethathermotherwantedtoknowifthefoodwasallright.

“Yourmotherjustcan’tbebringingmemealslikethisallthetime”I

protested.“Icanhardlyreciprocatebycookingsomethingfrommynativeland,like

roastbeeforYorkshirepuddingforher”Isaid.

“Oh，no,”Nicolesaid.“Don’tworryaboutthat.Shehastocookforthefamily

anyway,andshewantstodoitforyou.Youcancall

Thetenantinmybasementsuiteisauniversity

herWing,whichishersurname.”

studentwhospeaksMandarinquite

well,sowithherhelp,IhavefoundoutthatWingis68—13yearsyoungerthanI

am—andthatshelivedthroughtheCulturalRevolution.Formypart,Iwasraised

inwartimeBritain.

Sohereweare,twograndmothersaworldawayfromwherewewereraised,neither

ofusabletospeaktheother’slanguage.Butthedoorbell

keepsringing

andthere

isthefamiliarpaperearnerbag,handedsmilinglytomebyWing.

RightnowIamworkingonsomemoreMandarinwords

—it

’stheleastIcando

aftersuchadisplayofkindness.

“Thankyou”is,ofcourse，thefirstone,whichsomehowseemsinadequate.

1.TheauthorandWinggottoknoweachother.

A.asnextdoorneighbors

B.whenexchangingmeals

C.bysharingsimilarexperiences

D.afterusinganiPadtocommunicate

2.TheunderlinedwordA.doaswellC.giveinreturn

“reciprocate

”inParagraph5probablymeans

B.offergenerously

D.acceptwithpleasure

.

3.Theauthor’sefforttolearnMandarinshowsher.

A.greatsatisfactionB.realkindness

C.heartfeltthanksD.sincerefriendship

B

It

’snotwhatyoulookatthatmatters;

it

’swhatyousee.

SlowArtDayisaglobaleventwithasimplemission:

forthemselvesthejoyoflookingatandlovingart.Whyslow?

——HenryDavidThoreau

helpmorepeoplediscover

Whenpeoplelookslowlyatapieceofart，theymakediscoveries.Themost

importantdiscoverytheymakeisthattheycanseeandexperienceartwithoutan

expert.Andthat’sanexcitingdiscovery.Itunlockspassionandcreativityand

helpstocreatemoreartlovers.

Howdoesitwork?

Onedayeachyear,peopleallovertheworldvisitlocalmuseums

andgalleries

tolookatartslowly.Participantslookatfiveworksofartfor10minuteseach

andthenmeettogetheroverlunchtotalkabouttheirexperience.That^

it.Simple

bydesign,thegoalistofocusontheart.Infact,SlowArtDayworksquitewell

thisway.

Bythenumbers

Over1,200individualSlowArtDayeventshavetakenplacesinceitsofficial

launchin2010.SlowArtDayeventshavetakenplaceonallsevencontinents.

700venues（museums,galleries,artiststudios,sculptureparks,publicart

sites,etc.）havehostedSlowArtDayevents.

ParticipantsloveSlowArtDay

Feedbackonthissimpleeventhasbeenoverwhelminglypositive.Heresample:

’sa

“Ilovedtakingthetimetojust

‘be’

withtheworks,particularlypieces

Imight

otherwise

walkby.It

’samuchbetter

wayofdoingtheart

museumthanthe

usualidleramble.Discussionafterwardswasfun

，interesting,informativeand

eye-opening.Ilookforwardtodoingitagain.SlowArtDay2017isSaturday,April

”

8,inmuseumsandgalleries

worldwide.

Join

usandexperienceartdifferently.

4.TheauthorquotesThoreau

’swordsatthebeginningto

A.arousereaders’interestinart

B.introducethetopicofthetext

C.stresstheimportanceoflooking

D.illustratethejoyofartappreciation

5.Atypicalslowartactivity

A.lastsaboutfiftyminuteswhenpeoplelookatartworkscritically

B.encouragespeopletoseeartforthemselvesanddiscusswithexperts

C.organizespeopletolook

atartontheirownandtalkabouttheirexperience

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）showthat

willtakeplacethatnight.

First,therewillbeafullmoon.That’salwaysfun,butthisonewillbea

littlemorespecial.It’sknownasa“snowmoon.”Thenamecomesfromthefact

thattheheaviestsnowsusuallyfallduringFebruary,accordingtotheOldFarmer’s

Almanac.

Butifthat’snotspecialenough,there’salsoaneclipse（月食）thatnight.

It’llbeapenumbrallunareclipse,meaningifsapartialeclipsethatleaves

sectionsofthemoondarkenedbytheearth’sshadow.No,itwon’tbeasspectacular

asthose“bloodmoon”eclipses.It’llbesubtler.Thelevelofdarknessitreached

duringtheeclipsemayormaynotbeapparent;

itjustdependsonwhereyouarewhen

youviewit.

InNorthAmerica,theeclipsebeginsat5:

34.ETandendsat9:

53.ET,according

toastronomywebsiteEarthSky.Theeclipsewillbeatitsheightaround7:

44.ET.

Ifthat

’sstillnotenough,let

’sthrowinacomet（

彗星

）tothenig

ht’s

festivities.

Comet45P（ithasamuchlongername,butwewon’tburdenyouwithithere）

isvisibleasitfliesbyEarth.Thecometwillgetwithinmillionmilesofthe

planetasitmakesitsclosestapproachthisweekend,accordingtoUniverse

Comet45Pwillbethemostvisibleacoupleofhoursaftertheeclipse,

totheskiesagainaround3a.m.ETSaturdayandfindthegreenish-bluelightwith

atail.

Today.

solook

Anddon’tforget,atotalbig-timesolareclipsewill

StatesonAugust21st.

streak

across

the

United

8.Accordingtothetext,whatcanbeviewedonFridaynight?

A.Abloodmoon.

B.Atotalsolareclipse.C.Apartiallunareclipse.D.Acometwithoutatail.

9.IfyouwanttoseeComet45P,youwillneedto.

A.waitaround7:

44.ET

B.stayupuntil9:

53.ET

C.wakeupbefore3:

00a.m.ET

D.startwatchingat5:

34.ET

10.Theauthorwritesthetextwiththepurposeof.

A.introducingbasicastronomytothemedia

Bsharingnewdiscoverieswithastronomyresearchers

Cpromotingastronomicaleventsamongsciencescents

Dinformingaveragereadersofrecentcelestialphenomena

11.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

AComet45Pwillbevisibleasitapproachestheearth

BPenumbrallunareclipsewillhappenonFridaynight

C.Suggestionsoffunscientificexhibitionsforthecomingweekend

D.Eclipse,fullmoon,cometteamuptoputonashowonFridaynight

D

TheSuperBowlistheannualchampionshipgameoftheNational

Football

League

（NFL）.Thegameistheculmination（髙潮）toaseasonthatbeginsinthelatesummer

ofthepreviouscalendaryear.Normally,Romannumeralsareusedtoidentifyeach

game,fatherthantheyearinwhichitisheld.Forexample,SuperBowlIwasplayed

onJanuary15,1967,followingthe1966regularseason.Thesingleexceptiontothis

ruleisSuperBowl50,whichwasplayedonFebruary4,2018,willfollowthe2017

regularseason.

Thegamewascreatedaspartofamerger（归并）agreementbetweentheNFLand

itsthen-rivalleague,theAmericanFootballLeague（AFL）.Currently,thePittsburgh

SteelershavethemostSuperBowlvictories,withsix.TheNewEnglandPatriotshave

themostSuperBowlappearances,withnine.

Theday（usuallythefirstSundayinFebruary）onwhichtheSuperBowlisplayed,

nowconsideredasanunofficialAmericannationalholiday,iscalled

“SuperBowl

Sunday”.Itisthesecond-largestdayfor.foodconsumption,afterThanksgiving

Day.Inaddition,thesevenmost-watchedbroadcastsin.televisionhistory

areSuper

Bowls.In2015,SuperBowlXLIXattractedanaudienceofmillion.

Becauseofthehighviewership,commercialairtimeduringthebroadcastisthemostexpensiveoftheyear,leadingtocompanies

SuperBowl

re