云南省届第一次省统测英语试题.docx

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云南省届第一次省统测英语试题

云南省高三下学期第一次统测

英语试题

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.Butthedoorbellkeepsringingandthereisthefamiliarpapercarrierbag,handedsmilinglytomebyWing.

RightnowIamworkingonsomemoreMandarinwords-it'stheleastIcandoaftersuchadisplayofkindness.

"Thankyou"is,ofcourse,thefirstone,whichsomehowseemsinadequate.

1.TheauthorandWinggottoknoweachother.

A.asnextdoorneighborsB.whenexchangingmeals

C.bysharingsimilarexperiencesD.afterusinganiPadtocommunicate

2.Theunderlinedword"reciprocate"inParagraph5probablymeans.

A.doaswellB.offergenerouslyC.giveinreturnD.acceptwithpleasure

3.Theauthor'sefforttolearnMandarinshowsher.

A.greatsatisfactionB.realkindnessC.heartfeltthanksD.sincerefriendship

B

It’snotwhatyoulookatthatmatters;it'swhatyousee.

——HenryDavidThoreau

SlowArtDayisaglobaleventwithasimplemission:

helpmorepeoplediscoverforthemselvesthejoyoflookingatandlovingart.

Whyslow?

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

Howdoesitwork?

Onedayeachyear,peopleallovertheworldvisitlocalmuseumsandgalleriestolookatartslowly.Participantslookatfiveworksofartfor10minuteseachandthenmeettogetheroverlunchtotalkabouttheirexperience.That'sit.Simplebydesign,thegoalistofocusontheart.Infact,SlowArtDayworksquitewellthisway.

Bythenumbers

Overl,200individualSlowArtDayeventshavetakenplacesinceitsofficiallaunchin2010.SlowArtDayeventshavetakenplaceonallsevencontinents.

700venues（museums,galleries,artiststudios,sculptureparks,publicansites.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'interestinartB.introducethetopicofthetext

C.stresstheimportanceoflookingD.illustratethejoyofartappreciation

5.Atypicalslowartactivity.

A.lastsaboutfiftyminuteswhenpeoplelookatartworkscritically

B.encouragespeopletoseeartforthemselvesanddiscusswithexperts

C.organizespeopletolookatartontheirownandtalkabouttheirexperience

D.inspirespeopletomakediscoveriesaboutartworksandcreatetheirownworks

6.WhatcanwelearnaboutSlowArtDayfromthetext?

A.Theyearof2017willseetheeighthSlowArtDay.

B.Ithappensonceayearinallmuseumsandgalleriesworldwide.

C.Ithasbecomeanartfestivalcelebratedonallsevencontinents.

D.SlowArtDayeventshavebeenheldinoverl,200differentplaces.

7.Accordingtothetext,theauthor.

A.hasconductedasurveyonSlowArtDayB.stronglyrecommendsSlowArtDayevents

C.seesthegoodandbadsidesofSlowArtDayD.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,meaningit’sapartialeclipsethatleavessectionsofthemoondarkenedbytheearth'sshadow.No,itwon'tbeasspectacularasthose"bloodmoon"eclipses,It'llbesubtler.Thelevelofdarknessitreachedduringtheeclipsemayormaynotbeapparent;itjustdependsonwhereyouarewhenyouviewit.

InNorthAmerica,theeclipsebeginsat5:

34p.mETandendsat9:

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.ETB.stayupuntil9:

53p.m.ET

C.wakeupbefore3:

00a.m.ETD.startwatchingat5:

34p.m.ET

10.Theauthorwritesthetextwiththepurposeof.

A.introducingbasicastronomytothemedia

B.sharingnewdiscoverieswithastronomyresearchers

C.promotingastronomicaleventsamongsciencestudents

D.informingaveragereadersofrecentcelestialphenomena

11.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Comet45Pwillbevisibleasitapproachestheearth

B.PenumbrallunareclipsewillhappenonFridaynight

C.Suggestionsoffunscientificexhibitionsforthecomingweekend

D.Eclipse,fullmoon,cometteamuptoputonashowonFridaynight

D

TheSuperBowlistheannualchampionshipgameoftheNationalFootballLeague（NFL）.Thegameistheculmination（高潮）toaseasonthatbeginsinthelatesummerofthepreviouscalendaryear.Normally,Romannumeralsareusedtoidentifyeachgame,ratherthantheyearinwhichitisheld.Forexample,SuperBowlIwasplayedonJanuary15,1967,followingthe1966regularseason.ThesingleexceptiontothisruleisSuperBowl50,whichwasplayedonFebruary7,2016,followingthe2015regularseason.Thenextgame,SuperBowlLII,scheduledforFebruary4,2018,willfollowthe2017regularseason.

Thegamewascreatedaspartofamerger（合并）agreementbetweentheNFLanditsthenrivalleague,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'spregameandhalftimeceremonies.

12.Accordingtothetext,intheSuperBowl.

A.theNewEnglandPatriotshavewonninetimesB.thePittsburghSteelershavewonsixtitles

C.ArabicnumeralsareusedtorefertoeachgameD.winnersofthelastseasonplayagainsteachother

13.OnSuperBowlSunday,Americanpeopleusually.

A.buyexpensiveSuperBowlticketsB.consumethemostfoodofthe