2022届云南省曲靖市高三第二次教学质量检测英语试题

2022届云南省曲靖市高三第二次教学质量检测英语试题

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一、阅读理解

Canada'sWonderland

Fromfamily-friendlyridestothrillingrollercoasters,Canada'sWonderlandhasplenty

ofattractionsfbralllevelsofadventure.Meanwhile,variousdeliciousfoodchoices,

includingthecrowd-pleasingfunnelcakes,areavailable.Visittheentertainmentareasand

findoutwhoisperformingattheCanterburyTheatreortakeinashowfeaturingSnoopyand

theGangatthePlayhouseTheatre.Cooldownatthe50-acrewaterpark,whereyoucan

choosefrom17differentwaterridestoexperience.

FantasyFair

Etobicoke'sWoodbineMallisthehomeofOntario'slargestindooramusementpark.

There'sanantiquecarousel,electronicgamespopularduringthe1980s,andmanyother

activitiesandridesdesignedforsmallchildren.Ambitiouskidscantrytherock-climbingwall,

andtheXDsimulatorsofferagreat3Dmovieexperience.Thelargedisplaysofdinosaurs

willattracttheyoungerkids.

AdventureVillage

AdventureVillageisagreatopenspacewithwaterfalls,fishpondsandmanyfun

activities.Ifstheidealplacewhereyoucanshowoffyoursecretmovesduringafriendly,yet

competitivegameofoutdoorlasertagorplaygolfonthe18-holeminigolfcourse.Kidswill

alsoenjoylearningnewskillsatthebattingcageandtheexcitementofridingandspinning

aroundonthebumpercars.Noneedtoworryaboutgettinghungry.BigAl'sCookHouse

offersyouvariouschoicesonthemenu.

RailYardWake&AquaPark

It'sOntario'slargestinflatable（可充气的）waterparkandcablewakeboarding（尾浪划

水）facility.Thereisawaterparkwithmanyobstaclecoursesyou'llwanttoclimb,jumpand

explore.Enjoythethrillofwatersportsofwakeboarding,wakeskatingandkneeboardingina

safearea.

1.WhatcantouristsdoinCanada'sWonderland?

A.Enjoytastyfood.B.Drivebumpercars.

C.Playvideogames.D.Watchdifferentdinosaurs.

2.WhatdoweknowaboutFantasyFair?

A.It'sOntario'slargestamusementpark.B.Itprovidesindooractivitiesforchildren.

C.Itallowskidstoseeexhibitionsofplanes.D.It'saplacefortouriststowatch5D

movies.

3.Whichisthebestchoiceforwatersportlovers?

A.FantasyFair.1B.AdventureVillage.

C.Canada'sWonderland.D.RailYardWake&AquaPark.

Iwasinmyearly30s,seekingacreativeoutlet（出口）unrelatedtoboringhousework

andraisinglittlekids.At65,Georgehadrecentlyretiredandwasseekingarewardinghobby

forhisgoldenyears.Forbothofus,paintingwas"it"andwemetatalocalpaintingclass.

Thuswebeganafriendshipthatwastolastfor25years-untilthedayhedied.

Georgetooktopaintingwithanawe-inspiringlevelofpassionandcommitment,even

changingthesparebedroomofhishomeintoastudio.HowIenviedhim,asinmyownhome

Ihadneitherthespacenorthefundsforsuchaluxury.Hispaintingequipmentwas

comprehensive.Georgehousedmanyoftheseitemsinatoolbox-aredmetaltoolbox.For

aboutsixyearsGeorgeandIstudiedtogetherthroughvariousunitsuntilthecompletionof

thecourse.

Fast-fbrwardsomeyearsandGeorgewasabout80yearsold.Oneday,hetoldmethathe

wasgivinguppaintingandgivingawayallhis“stuff，.“[can'tpaint.Idon'tknowwhyIever

thoughtIcould,“hedeclared.Hewasmistakenabouthispaintingabilitybecausehehad

turnedoutsomeuniqueandwonderfulworks.HoweverGeorgehaddecidedhewasthrough

withpainting,andnoamountoftalkingcouldpersuadehimotherwise.

AndsothatwaswhyGeorgebequeathedallhispaintingequipmenttome."Youhave

thebesttalentandaremostlikelytouseit,“hesaid.

Istillusemuchofhisequipmenttoday.AsIpaint,IoftenrememberGeorge,hisbig

personality,generousspiritandunfailingencouragement.Themosttreasureditemisthered

toolbox,stillingoodshape.Theoriginalshopstickerisstillfirmlyinplacealthoughthe

pricehaslongsincewornoff.Butthafsallrightbecausetomymindsomethings,like

friendship,arebeyondprice.

4.WhydidtheauthorenvyGeorge?

A.Hehadatalentfbrpainting.B.Hecouldaffordahomestudio.

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C.Helivedalifeofluxury.D.Hehadagoodpersonality.

5.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph3?

A.Georgeoncecreatedsomefinepaintings.

B.Georgedidn9tlikehispaintingequipment.

C.Georgealwayswantedtogiveuppainting.

D.Georgemisunderstoodtheauthor'spaintingability.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bequeathed"probablymean?

A.Described.B.Rewarded.C.Left.D.Lent.

7.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.ALessonfromMyOldFriend.

B.InspirationforArtfromMyPartner.

C.NiceGeorge:AnArtistwithGreatPassion.

D.ARedToolBox:ABondBetweenTwoFriends.

Whiletherearemanymilksubstitutes（替代品）onthemarket,mostfallshortof

imitatingdairymilk.Andwhilevegetariansaroundtheworldhavegrownaccustomedto

thesesubstitutes,millionsofmilkdrinkersareunsatisfiedwiththeseoptions,whichdon't

oftentaste,look,andblendlikedairymilk.ThataccuracyisexactlywhatImpossibleFoods

hassetouttodevelop.4tWewantmilkthatadairymilkconsumerwillchoose,“saidCEOPat

Brownatavirtualconferencecall.

LikethefamousImpossibleBurgerwhichtastes,cooks,andbleedslikerealmeat,

ImpossibleMilkwillalsomostlikelybesoy-based,givingitaproteinprofile（夕卜形）like

dairymilk.Whiletheproductisstillindevelopmentforatleastanotheryear,Brownsaidin

theconferencecallthatsoyisaverygoodchoicefromanutritionalstandpointandasupply

chainstandpoint,andforthosereasonshethinksthere9sagreatchancethatitwillbethebase

proteinfortheirproduct.

Plant-basedmilk,meats,andotherproductshavebeenrisingoverthepastseveralyears

asenvironmentalandhealthconcernshavegrown,especiallyamongmillennials（千禧一代）.

AccordingtoastudybyYouGov,approximately55percentofmillennialssurveyedagree

withthestatement“Iamopentosubstitutingmeatordairyproductswithhealthysubstitutes^^.

Andthemarketisseeingthispreferencetakeshape.AccordingtotheDairyFarmersof

America,milksalesdroppedby$1.1billionbetween2017and2018.Whileatthesametime,

thePlant-BasedFoodAssociationrevealedthatthesalesofplant-basedmilkincreasedalot,

makingup15percentofthetotalmilkmarket.

Asthetrendtowardschoosingplant-basedsubstitutesgrows,sodotheproducts,which

cannowbefoundinsupermarketsthroughouttheworld.Withnoplansofslowingdown,

plant-basedfoodsubstitutesareamicrorevolutionthatischangingtheverycultureofour

foodconsumptionfromthebottomallthewaytothetop.

8.WhatisthegoalofImpossibleFoods?

A.Tosatisfytheincreasingdemandformilk.

B.Toattractmorevegetarianstobuymilk.

C.Tomakeitsmilkmoresimilartodairymilk.

D.Todevelopmorenutritionalmilksubstitutes.

9.Whatismostoftheyounggeneration'sattitudetoplant-basedmilk?

A.Favorable.B.Unclear.C.Indifferent.D.Intolerant.

10.Whatdothefiguresinparagraph4imply?

A.Thepoorsalesofmilksubstitutes.

B.ThesuccessofImpossibleFoods'smilk.

C.Theboomingmarketforplant-basedmilk.

D.Thecompetitionamongplant-basedproducts.

11.Whatdoweknowaboutplant-basedsubstitutes?

A.Theywillchangevegetarians?diets.

B.Theyareonlysoldinsupermarkets.

C.Theyareexpensiveformostconsumers.

D.Theyhaveastrongeffectonfoodculture.

Theterm“plantblindness^^wasfirstusedin1998todescribeourgeneraltendency,as

humans,nottoseetheplantlifethatsurroundsus.Theproblemhasunderstandableroots:the

humanbraincandetectdifferences,andthendividesthosedifferencesintothreatsor

non-threats.Plants,beingunlikelytoattack,aregroupedtogetherandtreatedasbackground.

Combinedwiththegeneralmovetocities,andthentoscreen-basedlifeindoors,thishas

resultedin,forexample,uptohalfofBritishchildrenbeingunabletorecognizeanoakleaf.

Webecomemoreemotionallyinvolvedinwhatwecancomprehend.“Plants,“asDavid

AttenboroughremindsusinhisnewBBCseries,TheGreenPlanet,"arethebasisofalllife,

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includingourselves.^,Andyetthebeautyandpowerofthepolarbear,thesnowleopard,and

theorangutanmeanmanymorewillcampaigntosavethemthancow-wheat.

Duringthelockdown,whenpeoplewereforcedtobestill,ortogoondailywalks,more

ofusbegantonoticeplants,andtocareforthem.Apre-existingriseinhouseplantbreeding

becamefaster.Therehasalsobeenanincreaseininterestinhowtheyinterconnect.Peter

Wohllcben'sbestsellerTheHiddenLifeofTreesarguesthattheycommunicate,careforeach

otherandarepartofa"wood-wideweb”;botanists（植物学家）suchasStefanoMancuso

argueforakindofplantintelligence.

TheGreenPlanettakesthesetrends,appliesgreatnewtechnology,and,ofcourse,adds

Attenborough\dramaticnarrative（叙述）：inthefirstpart,abouttherainforest,thiswasbalsa

leavesbattlingforsunlight;leaf-cutterantssentoutbyanundergroundfungus;vinetendrils

wavingthroughtheair.Theaim,saysAttenborough,istoseetheworldfromtheplants'point

ofview-whichis,ofcourse,thedefinitionofempathy（共鸣）.

12.Whatdoestheterm“plantblindness"mean?

A.Therearefewerplantsincities.B.Peoplealwaysignoreplants.

C.Greenplantscanrelievevisualstress.D.Childrenknowverylittleaboutplants.

13.Whymaymanypeoplenotchoosetosavecow-wheat?

A.Theydon'trecognizecow-wheat.B.Cow-wheatisn'tbeneficialtohumans.

C.Cow-wheatisn'tbeautifulorpowerful,D.Theyunderstandmoreaboutsome

animals.

14.Whathappenedduringthelockdown?

A.Morepeoplegrewplantsathome.B.Botanistsdiscoveredintelligentplants.

C.Therewasanincreaseinplantdiversity.D.Peoplebegantocommunicatewith

plants.

15.Whatmessagedoestheauthorseemtoconveyinthetext?

A.Plantsaremoreimportantthananimals.

B.TheGreenPlanetisworthytobewatched.

C.Peoplearesupposedtopaymoreattentiontoplants.

D.Plantsareintelligenttocommunicatewitheachotherfreely.

二、七选五

Forthousandsofyears,theChinesehavepracticedtaichi.Thisancientformofmindful

martialarts（武术）involvesgentle,focusedmovementsanddeepbreathing.Eachposture

flowsintothenext,aconnectiontothenatureoftheuniverseflowingeffortlesslywiththe

rhythmsoflife.16

Itcanimprovebalance.

Taichilooksalmostlikeaslow-motiondanceasyoutrytostaybalancedasyouslowly

liftonelegoffthegroundandsetitdown.17Butwithpractice,youwillgetbetter

andbuildbalanceinyourbody.AccordingtoHarvardHealth,taichireducesfallsinsenior

citizensby45percent,andisanexcellentwaytoavoidseriousinjury.

Itaidsinreducingstress.

18Thistypeofactivemeditation（冥想）relievesstressthroughmeditative

movements.AstudyfromThePsychiatricClinicsofNorthAmericafoundthattaichihelps

improvepsychologicalwell-beingincludingreducingstress,anxiety,anddepression,aswell

asincreasingself-esteem.

Ithelpsbuildstrength.

Whenyouwatchtheslowmovementsoftaichi,itmightnotseemlikeaformofmartial

arts.19Itdoesn'tjustapplytomartialartstechniquesbutalsobuildsoverallstrength.

Physicaltherapistandtaichiinstructor,MattLevesaid,"Thepracticalbenefitsoftaichiare

rootedinitsuniquemovementsystemwhichemphasizestensionreduction,balance,and

whole-bodymovement.”

Itmayimprovehearthealth.

Youdon'tneedintenseaerobic（有氧的）activitytoimprovehearthealth.20

AccordingtotheClevelandHeartLab,taichiishelpfulforpeoplewithheartfailurebecause

thegentlemovementsoftaichiareonlyasstrenuousastakingawalk.

A.Youmightbeunsteadyatfirst.

B.Ithelpstoslowdownpeople'sheartrate.

C.Youcandotaichijustaboutanywhere.

D.Butovertime,itstrengthensmusclesandbuildstheflexibility.

E.Evenpeoplewhohateexercisecanimprovehearthealthwithtaichi.

F.Taichicombinesmentalfocuswithmindfulbreathingandcoordination.

G.Thesemovementsmayseemsimple,buttheyhavesomegreatbenefits.

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三、完形填空

AfamilyinEnglandrescuedababyhareandnowreceivesdailyvisitsfromherafter

releasingherbackintothewild.Atthebeginningofthelockdown,Natashaandherfamily

21ababyhareintheirgarden.Having22seenanadultharethathaddieda

daybefore,the23realizeditwasanorphan（孤儿）.

Natasha24totakehertoananimalrescue,25wasunableduetothe

pandemic（疫情）.Instead,theyhadtotakecareofthehareattheir26.Thefamily

namedherClover,and27herfbreightweeksbefore28herintofieldsnearby.

Buttwomonthson,Cloveroftencomesintothefamily'sgarden,andeventakes29to

breakintothehouse.

30shecamethroughthebackdoorintothehouseandthefamilydidn't

31heratall.Shewentupstairsandlookedintothe32ontheirwardrobe

justlikeNatashaoftenstandstherelookingatherself—itwaslikeshe'dturnedupto

33howmuchshehadgrown.Thelittlebunnythenhappilyhoppedaroundthe

lounge（起居室）.WhenshesawNatasha,shestretchedherlegsto34herexcitedly.

Andthingswerealwaysverymuchonherterms-ifshedidn'twantyoutotouchher,that

wasit,butifshe35havingalittlehugshe'd36andjumpupandsiton

your37Obviously,shelikesNatashaandherfamilyverymuch.Itseemsthatshe

38theroomtobeherhome.AfterthefamilyreleasedClovertowardsthebackof

theirgarden,they39theymightseeheragainonceortwice.Buttotheirsurprise

shecomesbackona40basisprettymuchtocomeandsayhi.

21.A.killedB.foundC.hidD.cured

22.A.suddenlyB.immediatelyC.previouslyD.eventually

23.A.familyB.cleanerC.gardenerD.farmer

24.A.failedB.refusedC.offeredD.tried

25.A.andB.butC.orD.so

26.A.classroomB.fieldC.storeD.home

27.A.caredforB.checkedonC.searchedforD.operatedon

28.A.drivingB.trappingC.releasingD.abandoning

29.A.effectB.chargeC.adventuresD.measurements

30.A.CuriouslyB.QuietlyC.SeriouslyD.Sadly

31.A.noticeB.greetC.welcomeD.recognize

32.A.boxB.doorC.drawerD.mirror

33.A.checkB.recordC.showD.imagine

34.A.kickB.hugC.pushD.copy

35.A.avoidedB.mindedC.hatedD.fancied

36.A.leaveB.comeC.stopD.rise

37.A.lapB.shoulderC.headD.back

38.A.permitsB.considersC.advisesD.refuses

39.A.realizedB.understoodC.thoughtD.promised

40.A.weeklyB.yearlyC.monthlyD.daily

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

ChineseSpringFestivalismarkedbytheChineselunarcalendar.EachChineseNew

Yearisrepresentedbyoneofthe41(animal)thatappearintheChinesezodiac.The

Chinesezodiac,knownasShengXiao42ShuXiang,runsona12-yearcycle.This

yearistheYearoftheTiger,43startsonFebruary1,2022andendsonJanuary31,

2023.

PeoplebomintheYearoftheTiger44(describe)asbrave,competitiveand

confident.Luckynumbersforpeoplebornin