1、2022届云南省曲靖市高三第二次教学质量检测英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解Canadas WonderlandFrom family-friendly rides to thrilling roller coasters, Canadas Wonderland has plenty of attractions for all levels of adventure. Meanwhile, various delicious food choices, including the crowd-pleasing funnel cakes, are available. Vi
2、sit the entertainment areas and find out who is performing at the Canterbury Theatre or take in a show featuring Snoopy and the Gang at the Playhouse Theatre. Cool down at the 50-acre water park, where you can choose from 17 different water rides to experience.Fantasy FairEtobicokes Woodbine Mall is
3、 the home of Ontarios largest indoor amusement park. Theres an antique carousel, electronic games popular during the 1980s, and many other activities and rides designed for small children. Ambitious kids can try the rock-climbing wall, and the XD simulators offer a great 3D movie experience. The lar
4、ge displays of dinosaurs will attract the younger kids.Adventure VillageAdventure Village is a great open space with waterfalls, fish ponds and many fun activities. Its the ideal place where you can show off your secret moves during a friendly, yet competitive game of outdoor laser tag or play golf
5、on the 18-hole mini golf course. Kids will also enjoy learning new skills at the batting cage and the excitement of riding and spinning around on the bumper cars. No need to worry about getting hungry. Big Als Cook House offers you various choices on the menu.Rail Yard Wake & Aqua ParkIts Ontarios l
6、argest inflatable (可充气的) water park and cable wakeboarding (尾浪划水) facility. There is a water park with many obstacle courses youll want to climb, jump and explore. Enjoy the thrill of watersports of wakeboarding, wakeskating and kneeboarding in a safe area.1What can tourists do in Canadas Wonderland
7、?AEnjoy tasty food.BDrive bumper cars.CPlay video games.DWatch different dinosaurs.2What do we know about Fantasy Fair?AIts Ontarios largest amusement park.BIt provides indoor activities for children.CIt allows kids to see exhibitions of planes.DIts a place for tourists to watch 5D movies.3Which is
8、the best choice for watersport lovers?AFantasy Fair.1BAdventure Village.CCanadas Wonderland.DRail Yard Wake & Aqua Park.I was in my early 30s, seeking a creative outlet (出口) unrelated to boring housework and raising little kids. At 65, George had recently retired and was seeking a rewarding hobby fo
9、r his golden years. For both of us, painting was “it” and we met at a local painting class. Thus we began a friendship that was to last for 25 years -until the day he died.George took to painting with an awe-inspiring level of passion and commitment, even changing the spare bedroom of his home into
10、a studio. How I envied him, as in my own home I had neither the space nor the funds for such a luxury. His painting equipment was comprehensive. George housed many of these items in a tool box-a red metal tool box. For about six years George and I studied together through various units until the com
11、pletion of the course.Fast-forward some years and George was about 80 years old. One day, he told me that he was giving up painting and giving away all his “stuff”. “I cant paint. I dont know why I ever thought I could,” he declared. He was mistaken about his painting ability because he had turned o
12、ut some unique and wonderful works. However George had decided he was through with painting, and no amount of talking could persuade him otherwise.And so that was why George bequeathed all his painting equipment to me. “You have the best talent and are most likely to use it,” he said.I still use muc
13、h of his equipment today. As I paint, I often remember George, his big personality, generous spirit and unfailing encouragement. The most treasured item is the red tool box, still in good shape. The original shop sticker is still firmly in place although the price has long since worn off. But thats
14、all right because to my mind some things, like friendship, are beyond price.4Why did the author envy George?AHe had a talent for painting.BHe could afford a home studio.CHe lived a life of luxury.DHe had a good personality.5What can we infer from paragraph 3?AGeorge once created some fine paintings.
15、BGeorge didnt like his painting equipment.CGeorge always wanted to give up painting.DGeorge misunderstood the authors painting ability.6What does the underlined word “bequeathed” probably mean?ADescribed.BRewarded.CLeft.DLent.7What is the best title of this passage?AA Lesson from My Old Friend.BInsp
16、iration for Art from My Partner.CNice George: An Artist with Great Passion.DA Red Tool Box: A Bond Between Two Friends.While there are many milk substitutes (替代品) on the market, most fall short of imitating dairy milk. And while vegetarians around the world have grown accustomed to these substitutes
17、, millions of milk drinkers are unsatisfied with these options, which dont often taste, look, and blend like dairy milk. That accuracy is exactly what Impossible Foods has set out to develop. “We want milk that a dairy milk consumer will choose,” said CEO Pat Brown at a virtual conference call.Like
18、the famous Impossible Burger which tastes, cooks, and bleeds like real meat, Impossible Milk will also most likely be soy-based, giving it a protein profile (外形) like dairy milk. While the product is still in development for at least another year, Brown said in the conference call that soy is a very
19、 good choice from a nutritional standpoint and a supply chain standpoint, and for those reasons he thinks theres a great chance that it will be the base protein for their product.Plant-based milk, meats, and other products have been rising over the past several years as environmental and health conc
20、erns have grown, especially among millennials (千禧一代). According to a study by YouGov, approximately 55 percent of millennials surveyed agree with the statement “I am open to substituting meat or dairy products with healthy substitutes”.And the market is seeing this preference take shape. According t
21、o the Dairy Farmers of America, milk sales dropped by $1.1 billion between 2017 and 2018. While at the same time, the Plant-Based Food Association revealed that the sales of plant-based milk increased a lot, making up 15 percent of the total milk market.As the trend towards choosing plant-based subs
22、titutes grows, so do the products, which can now be found in supermarkets throughout the world. With no plans of slowing down, plant-based food substitutes are a micro revolution that is changing the very culture of our food consumption from the bottom all the way to the top.8What is the goal of Imp
23、ossible Foods?ATo satisfy the increasing demand for milk.BTo attract more vegetarians to buy milk.CTo make its milk more similar to dairy milk.DTo develop more nutritional milk substitutes.9What is most of the young generations attitude to plant-based milk?AFavorable.BUnclear.CIndifferent.DIntoleran
24、t.10What do the figures in paragraph 4 imply?AThe poor sales of milk substitutes.BThe success of Impossible Foodss milk.CThe booming market for plant-based milk.DThe competition among plant-based products.11What do we know about plant-based substitutes?AThey will change vegetarians diets.BThey are o
25、nly sold in supermarkets.CThey are expensive for most consumers.DThey have a strong effect on food culture.The term “plant blindness” was first used in 1998 to describe our general tendency, as humans, not to see the plant life that surrounds us. The problem has understandable roots: the human brain
26、 can detect differences, and then divides those differences into threats or non-threats. Plants, being unlikely to attack, are grouped together and treated as background. Combined with the general move to cities, and then to screen-based life indoors, this has resulted in, for example, up to half of
27、 British children being unable to recognize an oak leaf.We become more emotionally involved in what we can comprehend. “Plants,” as David Attenborough reminds us in his new BBC series, The Green Planet, “are the basis of all life, including ourselves.” And yet the beauty and power of the polar bear,
28、 the snow leopard, and the orangutan mean many more will campaign to save them than cow-wheat.During the lockdown, when people were forced to be still, or to go on daily walks, more of us began to notice plants, and to care for them. A pre-existing rise in houseplant breeding became faster. There ha
29、s also been an increase in interest in how they interconnect. Peter Wohllebens bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees argues that they communicate, care for each other and are part of a “wood-wide web”; botanists (植物学家) such as Stefano Mancuso argue for a kind of plant intelligence.The Green Planet tak
30、es these trends, applies great new technology, and, of course, adds Attenboroughs dramatic narrative (叙述): in the first part, about the rainforest, this was balsa leaves battling for sunlight; leaf-cutter ants sent out by an underground fungus; vine tendrils waving through the air. The aim, says Att
31、enborough, is to see the world from the plants point of view - which is, of course, the definition of empathy (共鸣).12What does the term “plant blindness” mean?AThere are fewer plants in cities.BPeople always ignore plants.CGreen plants can relieve visual stress.DChildren know very little about plant
32、s.13Why may many people not choose to save cow-wheat?AThey dont recognize cow-wheat.BCow-wheat isnt beneficial to humans.CCow-wheat isnt beautiful or powerful.DThey understand more about some animals.14What happened during the lockdown?AMore people grew plants at home.BBotanists discovered intellige
33、nt plants.CThere was an increase in plant diversity.DPeople began to communicate with plants.15What message does the author seem to convey in the text?APlants are more important than animals.BThe Green Planet is worthy to be watched.CPeople are supposed to pay more attention to plants.DPlants are in
34、telligent to communicate with each other freely.二、七选五For thousands of years, the Chinese have practiced tai chi. This ancient form of mindful martial arts (武术) involves gentle, focused movements and deep breathing. Each posture flows into the next, a connection to the nature of the universe flowing
35、effortlessly with the rhythms of life. _16_ It can improve balance.Tai chi looks almost like a slow-motion dance as you try to stay balanced as you slowly lift one leg off the ground and set it down. _17_ But with practice, you will get better and build balance in your body. According to Harvard Hea
36、lth, tai chi reduces falls in senior citizens by 45 percent, and is an excellent way to avoid serious injury.It aids in reducing stress. _18_ This type of active meditation (冥想) relieves stress through meditative movements. A study from The Psychiatric Clinics of North America found that tai chi hel
37、ps improve psychological well-being including reducing stress, anxiety, and depression, as well as increasing self-esteem.It helps build strength.When you watch the slow movements of tai chi, it might not seem like a form of martial arts. _19_ It doesnt just apply to martial arts techniques but also
38、 builds overall strength. Physical therapist and tai chi instructor, Matt Leve said, “The practical benefits of tai chi are rooted in its unique movement system which emphasizes tension reduction, balance, and whole-body movement.”It may improve heart health.You dont need intense aerobic (有氧的) activ
39、ity to improve heart health. _20_ According to the Cleveland Heart Lab, tai chi is helpful for people with heart failure because the gentle movements of tai chi are only as strenuous as taking a walk.AYou might be unsteady at first.BIt helps to slow down peoples heart rate.CYou can do tai chi just a
40、bout anywhere.DBut over time, it strengthens muscles and builds the flexibility.EEven people who hate exercise can improve heart health with tai chi.FTai chi combines mental focus with mindful breathing and coordination.GThese movements may seem simple, but they have some great benefits.三、完形填空A fami
41、ly in England rescued a baby hare and now receives daily visits from her after releasing her back into the wild. At the beginning of the lockdown, Natasha and her family _21_ a baby hare in their garden. Having _22_ seen an adult hare that had died a day before, the _23_ realized it was an orphan (孤
42、儿).Natasha _24_ to take her to an animal rescue, _25_ was unable due to the pandemic (疫情). Instead, they had to take care of the hare at their _26_. The family named her Clover, and _27_ her for eight weeks before _28_ her into fields nearby. But two months on, Clover often comes into the familys ga
43、rden, and even takes _29_to break into the house. _30_ she came through the back door into the house and the family didnt _31_ her at all. She went upstairs and looked into the _32_ on their wardrobe just like Natasha often stands there looking at herself it was like shed turned up to _33_ how much
44、she had grown. The little bunny then happily hopped around the lounge (起居室). When she saw Natasha, she stretched her legs to _34_ her excitedly. And things were always very much on her terms if she didnt want you to touch her, that was it, but if she _35_ having a little hug shed _36_ and jump up an
45、d sit on your _37_. Obviously, she likes Natasha and her family very much. It seems that she _38_ the room to be her home. After the family released Clover towards the back of their garden, they _39_ they might see her again once or twice. But to their surprise she comes back on a _40_ basis pretty
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47、BchargeCadventuresDmeasurements30ACuriouslyBQuietlyCSeriouslyDSadly31AnoticeBgreetCwelcomeDrecognize32AboxBdoorCdrawerDmirror33AcheckBrecordCshowDimagine34AkickBhugCpushDcopy35AavoidedBmindedChatedDfancied36AleaveBcomeCstopDrise37AlapBshoulderCheadDback38ApermitsBconsidersCadvisesDrefuses39ArealizedBunderstoodCthoughtDpromised40AweeklyByearlyCmonthlyDdaily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。Chinese Spring Festival is marked by the Chinese lunar calendar
