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1、20202020 届昆明市第十八中学高三英语第二次联考试题及答案届昆明市第十八中学高三英语第二次联考试题及答案第一部分第一部分阅读（共两节，满分阅读（共两节，满分4 40 0 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 1515 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项A AVail Marriott Mountain ResortVail Winter Weather GuideCovered in grand mountains，flashing lights and snowy pines,Vail is p
2、erfect for explorers and people wholove adventures alike.Whether skiing down the slopes for the first time or the hundredth,this guide will ensurethat youre ready for everything this city has to offer.Best Time to VacationDecember through to March tends to be the best time for those interested in sk
3、iing down the slopes in style.Know Before You GoMake the necessary preparations and reservations in advance：Ski and Snowboard Rentals（租赁）：Dont have your own equipment!Vail Sports rents out a variety of skisand snowboards for all ages and abilities,as well as snow shoes and helmets.Clothing Rentals：F
4、or those not interested in purchasing hundreds of dollars of ski clothing for one vacation.Mountain Threads has a rental program just for you,where you can get mountain necessities like coats,pants andgoggles（护目镜）.Suncream：You might not think about getting sunburn,but it happens to skiers and snowbo
5、arders everyday.Difficulty levels：Its important to know what level youre at before jumping on a ski lift and heading up themountain.Use a free trail map and plan the slopes youre going to ski down ahead of time based on the followinglevels youll find up the mountain：Green Circle：These are the easies
6、t slopes.Blue Square：These indicate average to medium levels.Black Diamond：The most advanced slopes.Some mountains will feature double black diamonds,indicatingeven higher difficulty.While Vail is famous for snow sports,youll find plenty of other fun things to do once the sun goes down oryou are tir
7、ed.Explore the rest of our website for more information!1.When is the best time to visit Vail if you like skiing?A.In March,April June and DecemberB.In December,February,April and MarchC.In January,February,March and DecemberD.In September,October,November and December2.Before you go to the Vail Mar
8、riott Mountain Resort,you will have to take _with you.A.helmetsB.gogglesC.suncreamD.a trail map3.What will a skiing beginner who wants to enjoy himself prefer to choose?A.Blue SquareB.Black DiamondC Double Black DiamondsD.Green CircleBA Bridge Linking Art and the AudienceAccording to a 2018 report,p
9、eople aged between 16 and 24 make up about 15 percent of the population butonly 10 percent of museum-goers.Similarly,people aged over35 go half as much as you would expect from theirpopulation size.We have reached the point of recognising the disconnection between art and the audience buthavent yet
10、determined how to bridge the gap.Two answers to tackling this challenge lie in telling a greaterdiversity of art histories and communicating these stories in more accessible ways.In 2018,a radio program called Art Matters was started with the aim of discussing art from a pop-cultureviewpoint with to
11、pics that would engage younger and more diverse audience.It offers an accessible pathway toart history with conversations on different topics.Art history is about storytelling;art content shines when there isan effort to bring audience along for the discussion.More traditional institutions are payin
12、g attention.Recently theGettyMuseumissued a social-media challengefor people to recreate paintings using items they had at home.Users displayed incredible creativity,and themuseum was flooded with submissions.This reaction proves that there is a potential desire for the audience toengage with art to
13、pics if the format is appealing.Since many people feelintimidatedand think that theres a baselevel of understanding required to join the conversation,the Getty initiative serves as a reminder that there aremany pathways to engaging with it.Another result of the Getty challenge was the exposure given
14、 to a diversity of artworks.The famous operasinger Peter Brathwaite,for example,made scores of attractive recreations highlighting centuries of blackpaintings.His efforts opposed the idea that there were not many historical paintings of black figures.It isextremely important that we do a better job
15、of showing the complex and diverse stories that are represented inart.Social media have offered a platform for people who have not traditionally had a seat at the table.Anyonecan recognise a gap in the field and address it.Accounts have gathered tens of thousands of followers.They arethe proof that
16、there is hunger to hear these art histories,and these themes work brilliantly for museumprogramming.But there is only so much that can be done without the museums and galleries changing meaningfully fromwithin.We need to see a better balance of these stories represented in permanent collections.We a
17、lso need amuch wider diversity of people and interests represented on board.Ensuring that art-and writing and talkingabout art-is able to continue on the rising generation of storytellers,inside and outside of institutions,getting thefunding and support they need to paint a brighter picture for the
18、part.4.What challenge is the author trying to tackle?A.People doubt a great diversity of artworks.B.Fewer and fewer young people go to museums.C.Art appears too distant from common audience.D.Adult audience has a different understanding of art.5.What does the underlined word“intimidated”in Paragraph
19、 3 probably mean?A.Tired.B.Worried.C.Annoyed.D.Surprised.6.In the authors opinion,the museums and galleries should _.A.make the art history stories accessible in a traditional way.B.change meaningfully for activities like the Getty challenge.C.limit the number of storytellers both in and out of inst
20、itutions.D.improve the permanent collections by adding famous artworks.7.We can conclude from the passage that common audience _.A.lacks the channels to understand and talk about art history.B.prefers to view artworks and hear art stories on social media.C.feels satisfied with people and interests r
21、epresented on board.D.refuses to engage with diverse art topics and art history stories.CScientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(麻省理工学院)have turned spider webs intomusiccreating an strange soundtrack that could help them better understand how the spiders output theircomplex creations
22、 and even how they communicate.The MIT team worked with Berlin-based artist Tomas Saraceno to take 2D(two-dimensional)laser(激光)scans of a spider web,which were linked together and made into a mathematical model that could recreate theweb in 3Din VR(virtual reality).They also worked with MITs music d
23、epartment to create the virtual instrument.“Even though the web looks really random(随机)，there actually are a lot of inside structures and you canvisualize(可视化)them and you can look at them,but its really hard to grasp for the human imagination orhuman brain to understand all these structural details
24、,”said MIT engineering professor Markus Buehler,whopresented the work on Monday at a virtual meeting of the American Chemical Society.Listening to the music while moving through the VR spider web lets you see and hear these structuralchanges and gives a better idea of how spiders see the world,he to
25、ld CNN.“Spiders use vibrations(振动)as a wayto locate themselves,to communicate with other spiders and so the idea of thinking really like a spider wouldexperience the world was something that was very important to us as spider material scientists,”Buehler said.Spiders are able to build their webs wit
26、hout shelves or supports,so having a better idea of how they workcould lead to the development of advanced new 3D printing techniques.“The reason why I did that is I wanted tobe able to get information really from the spider world,which is very weird and mysterious,”Buehler explained.Inaddition to t
27、he scientific value,Buehler said the webs are musically interesting and that you can hear the soundsthe spider creates during construction.“Its unusual and eerie and scary,but finally beautiful.”he described.8.What have MIT scientists done according to the passage?A.They have translated spider webs
28、into sounds.B.They have made a mathematical model to produce webs.C.They have created a soundtrack to catch spiders.D.They have known how spiders communicate.9.What can we know about spider webs from paragraph 3?A.Their structures are beautiful and clear.B.Professor Markus Buehler knows them well.C.
29、The American Chemical Society presents the result.D.They are complex for people to figure it out.10.In which field will the study be helpful?A.virtual realityB.printingC.paintingD.film-making11.What is the main idea of the passage?A.It tells us that the music created by spiders is scary.B.It shows h
30、ow the researchers carry out the experiment.C.It presents a new and creative way to study spiders.D.It explains why scientists did the experiment.DA trip to thelibrary was like a great journey to a different country.To get there,we had to walk a mile.But ourweekly journeys to the library were a piec
31、e of perfection.I had around me at one time all the people I loved best-my father and mother and brothers and sister-and all the things I loved best-quiet,space and books.I read a lot of books about science:not the spaceships my brothers preferred,but the birds and the bees-literally.I brought home
32、a book of birds and searched the trees for anything other than robins(知更鸟).I wentthrough a phrase of loving books with practical science experiments and used up a whole bottle of white vinegarby pouring it on the sides of our apartment building to prove that it was constructed of limestone(石灰石).One
33、Saturday,as I wandered through the young adult section,I saw a title:Little Women,by Lousia MayAlcott.I had learned from experience that titles werent everything.A book that sounded great on the shelf couldbe dull once you got it home.So I sat in a chair near the shelves to skim the first paragraphs
34、.I read and read and read Little Women until it was time to walk home,and,except for a few essentialinterruptions like sleeping and eating,I did not put it down until the end.Even the freedom to watch weekendtelevision held no appeal for me in the wake of Alcott s story.It was about girls,for one th
35、ing,girls who couldalmost be like me,especially Jo.I had found someone who thought and felt the way I did.12.What can we say about the authors family?A.They enjoyed traveling abroad.B.They were library frequenters.C.They were very fond of walking.D.They led a perfectly quiet life.13.What does the au
36、thor mainly want to show in paragraph 2?A.Her different hobbies from her brothers.B.How she conducted science experiments.C.Why she loved books about the birds and the bees.D.Her reading interests during a particular period of time.14.What opinion does the author hold on books?A.Book titles can some
37、times be misleading.B.Science books are as interesting as novels.C.The first few paragraphs of a book are attractive.D.Books seem duller when read in libraries than at home.15.How would the author describe Little Women?A.It helped her to discover her true character.B.It made her forget about food an
38、d sleep.C.It inspired confidence in her.D.It kept her absorbed.第二节（共第二节（共 5 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 1 10 0 分）分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项Just Go for a UniversityFor any student,going to a university isone of the most important stages of their lives.It is a time when a youngperson
39、will move out of their home to be independent._16_Are you ready for such an exploration?Thefollowing information may be helpful Why should you go to university?Learning is a life-long process.University is the right place where you can learn both academically and socially.Atuniversity,you will be ta
40、ught by leading lecturers in their fields of study._17_Meanwhile,you will meetpeople with different backgrounds at university.This offers you the chance to learn to look after yourself,todevelop your own values and to accept those who may be different._18_Once you have decided that you do want to go
41、 to university,how can you choose a dream one?_19_Yourinterest,the major and the course to be taken are all the concerns.Many universities have open days or sendtutors out to talk to the students on what they offer.This also gives you a chance to ask questions.Finding outwhat their predicted exam gr
42、ades will also help students determine which university may be the most suitable.What can you learn at university?In many universities,each student begins with a general knowledge base in the first year.Students can have moretime to explore their interests before committing to a specific subject.Apa
43、rt from the academic achievements,various societies,where freshmen can meet like-minded friends,offer you chances to develop the extra-curricularinterests in many fields._20_A.How can you choose a university?B.You have to first think of various aspects.C.What should you prepare before going to unive
44、rsity?D.You can thus equip yourself with enough academic knowledge.E.Besides it is a great honor to be admitted into such a university.F.In one sense,the university can be a completely new world to explore.G.University provides the all-important stepping-stone for your future life.第二部分第二部分语言运用（共两节，满
45、分语言运用（共两节，满分4545 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 2020 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.51.5 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项I was 16 years oldand on a weeklong trip to visit a Seminary college inIowa.On the_21_,our grouphad stopped inChicagofor a few days.We were staying in a building_22_by the church on the
46、 south side ofthe city and had been_23_not to go out alone.It wasnt long,though,before I was feeling_24_anddecided to sneak out(溜出去)for a short walk.I was_25_down a street when I saw a man_26_onthe sidewalk,whose clothes were worn(破旧的)and skin was_27_.I had never seen a_28_personbefore.Then my mind
47、flashed back and I realized I had_29_a homeless person once before:Me.It was a summer night in my 11th year when the home where I_30_caught fire in the middle of thenight.I can still remember all of us standing outside while the_31_destroyed everything weowned._32_,our small town community helped us
48、,offering us_33_and care.They fed us,broughtus_34_,and within a few days helped our dad to_35_a temporary(暂时的)house.A few monthslater our community helped us to finance a_36_home.I could remember feeling loved and blessed evenafter_37_so much.The homeless man sitting in front of me,however,had no on
49、e to love and help him.Icould see the_38_and despair in his eyes.I only had a few dollars left in my_39_but I didnt hesitate.I bent down and_40_it to him,talked with him,touched his hand,and wished him well before I left.21.A.streetB.routeC.wayD.path22.A.ownedB.designedC.selectedD.decorated23.A.forc
50、edB.warnedC.informedD.led24.A.boredB.disappointedC.nervousD.excited25.A.runningB.drivingC.jumpingD.walking26.A.standingB.lyingC.sittingD.dancing27.A.sensitiveB.smoothC.softD.dirty28.A.hopelessB.homelessC.carelessD.selfless29.A.seenB.dreamedC.rescuedD.performed30.A.thought overB.ran aroundC.fell down