云南省高三下学期第二次统测英语试题.docx

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云南省高三下学期第二次统测英语试题

云南省2021年高三下学期第二次统测英语试题

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一、阅读选择

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

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

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

B．sharingnewdiscoverieswithastronomyresearchers

C．promotingastronomicaleventsamongsciencescents

D．informingaveragereadersofrecentcelestialphenomena

11．Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．Comet45Pwillbevisibleasitapproachestheearth

B．PenumbrallunareclipsewillhappenonFridaynight

C．Suggestionsoffunscientificexhibitionsforthecomingweekend

D．Eclipse,fullmoon,cometteamuptoputonashowonFridaynight

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．theNewEnglandPatriotshavewonninetimes

B．thePittsburghSteelershavewonsixtitles

C．Arabicnumeralsareusedtorefertoeachgame

D．winnersofthelastseasonplayagainsteachother

13．OnSuperBowlSunday，Americanpeopleusually______．

A．bu