云南省昆明市高三下学期教学质量检测英语试题

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节单项填空（共l5小题；每小题l分，满分l5分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21．—Can you get me two tickets for the film Avatar ?
—______．I won't let you down．
A．Don't mention it                             B．Never mind
C．No problem                                                                   D．No way

22．His suggestion is that ______ action be taken to improve ______ situation．

23．______ is reported, a new town has been built on the ruins left by the big earthquake．

24．—I just heard you had an adventure in the desert．
—We lost our way and ______ made matters worse was that our jeep broke down．

25．How convenient the public transportation is! There ______ be any difficulty traveling around．

26．I called Nancy many times but couldn't get through．Someone ______ on the phone all the time!

27．—What did you ______ while in college?
—English, politics and economics．

28．Kids are often told to remain ______ they are and wait for their parents if they get lost．

29．—The cleaning must have taken you quite a long time yesterday．
—Right．The rooms ______ for two months．

30．It's a good habit to have your car brakes ______ before a long journey．

31．—Can I smoke here?
—No．On no condition ______ in the museum．

32．In a way I can see what you mean, even though I don't ______ your point of view．

33．I like ______ in autumn when the weather is clear and bright．

34．______ the danger, the man jumped into the flooding river, struggling towards the drowning boy．

35．With exports _______ an important role in its economic growth now, this province has been affected by the global economic downturn．

第二节完形填空（20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was on my lunch break and had left the office to get something to eat．On the way, I saw a busker （卖艺人）．This wasn't something out of the   36 ; there was always someone   37  enough to busk near the office buildings during lunch．
As I walked past him, holding some   38  in my hand, I   39  to myself that he was only going to use the money to   40  his addiction to drugs or alcohol．He looked   41  that type —young and ragged．Then I stopped, rather shocked at myself．What was I going to   42  the money on? I only wasgoing to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate．I realized I had no  43  to place myself above him   44  because he was busking．
I   45  and dropped all the coins into his hat and he smiled at me．I watched for a while．As selfish as it sounds, I expected something   46  to come from that moment．I wanted a natural high or even a feeling of happiness,   47  nothing happened．So then I smiled and walked off,   48  why I did things like that just now．It was a waste of money．
At the   49  of the day as I walked to the train station, I saw the busker packing up．I   50  him pick up the hat and   51  the money into a small plastic bag．Then he walked over to a cafe counter and  52  the entire contents into a tin collecting for a bushfire appeal （募捐）．
He was busking for charity．I realized just how   53  I had been．I now donate any   54  I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of happiness for the rest of the day．You could say I'm now addicted to the feeling of   55 ．
36．A．extraordinary    B．special                C．outstanding      D．ordinary
37．A．handsome        B．smart             C．foolish             D．capable
38．A．food              B．notes              C．checks                D．coins
39．A．thought           B．came              C．left                D．smiled
40．A．give              B．feed              C．catch               D．bring
41．A．like                B．at                  C．for                   D．after
42．A．cost              B．spend               C．waste             D．pay
43．A．choice            B．power              C．right               D．ability
44．A．even               B．hardly                C．almost              D．just
45．A．stopped           B．walked             C．hurried             D．left
46．A．fewer              B．less                  C．more                D．worse
47．A．but                 B．or                 C．and                D．so
48．A．finding           B．wondering           C．forgetting           D．losing
49．A．beginning        B．end                  C．time                D．middle
50．A．heard              B．forced              C．asked             D．watched
51．A．keep                B．take                   C．empty               D．make
52．A．poured                B．lent                     C．entered                D．threw
53．A．brave                  B．selfish                 C．foolish                D．wise
54．A．clothes                B．food                   C．change                D．money
55．A．thanking             B．getting                C．taking                 D．Giving

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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
In the early morning of September 7, 2006, Akif woke suddenly．"Where am I?" she thought, confused, only to realize she'd fallen asleep in the children's bedroom in their east-end Montreal apartment．There was a sharp and acrid （刺鼻的） smell in the room．Could that be smoke? She leaped up, opened the door and began to cough．She ignored the flames that lit up the apartment as she raced across the small hall to her own bedroom, where a window was already open, "Help!" she cried into the dark．But it was 3:30 in the morning and nobody was around to hear．She was on her own．
Later, she'd say she thought of nothing at all．It was female's instinct （本能）that helped her uncover a supermum strength she never knew she had．She had no choice; her children would surely have died had they waited in their own bedroom for rescue．She ran back through the flames for her children, first lifting Sami, still half asleep, into her arms and carrying him to the open window in her room and dropping him to the ground from the second floor．Then, she turned back for Majda．
By then, a neighbour had called 9-1-1．Looking out of the window, Akif knew that jumping would be her only chance of survival．She also knew if she didn't, the very reason her family had moved out from Morocco five years earlier—— to make a better life and give the children opportunities they wouldn't have had back home ——would be for nothing．But why couldn't she move her left leg? She didn't know that her polyester pants had caught fire and melted into her body．All she knew was that she had to get out of the apartment．
56．After finding her house was on fire, Akifwent to her own room to _______.
A．save her children                            B．wake up her husband
C．ask for help                                  D．escape from the fire
57．We can infer from the passage thatAkif__________．
A．was bom a brave lady                   B．was brave as a mother
C．liked to be independent                        D．was careless about her children
58．Why did Akifs family move to the country where they live?
A．Because they longed for a better life and more opportunities．
B．Because they had to continue their study abroad．
C．Because they were forced to leave their motherland．
D．Because they were fond of moving to new places．
59．What follows the last passage is probably about __________．
A．why Akif was praised                    B．what made Akif so brave
C．how the fire was put out                  D．how Akif was saved

B
Here are two letters in WORKWORRIES, a column in a newspaper:

Dear Ariel, I got a job offer from a high-tech company with a fairly satisfactory paycheck and benefits．Even the work environment is cool．But I heard that the job requires a lot of overtime and even weekends．I know it's important for newcomers to work hard to get their feet planted firmly on the ground, but I'm scared of the idea of having nearly no free time．I still need to find a girlfriend．So, shall I accept the job or give it up for another one with much less pay and more freedom? Amoretto

Dear Amoretto, I have two things to say: First, you're lucky to have such an excellent offer, especially at a time when so many qualified people are struggling to find any work at all; and second, you can't figure out your work-life balance until you're actually working． Take the job．You'll be learning, doing interesting things, working in a cool environment, and making money．If you're given a contract （合同）, make sure you understand the terms before you sign．Ask your boss how many hours a week you're expected to work．If they tell you a number that is much lower than what you find once you're working, you'll be in a better position to talk to them about it． Give your work 100 percent．Work energetically and efficiently．If you're dedicated and focused, you might accomplish more than your co-workers in less time．Showing yourself to be a productive and talented worker for the beginning will give you more bargaining power．Finally, remember that taking a job doesn't have to be a life commitment．Try to give it at least a year （two is better）．If you're really miserable after that time, look for another job that will give you more freedom．By then, you'll have workplace experience, bosses and colleagues who can speak positively about your work and some savings．Good luck! Ariel

60．From Amoretto's letter, we know that he __________.
A．has been working for a long time      B．is likely a green hand
C．expects to change his job                D．is quite satisfied with the job
61．How can a man arrange his work-life balance according to Ariel?
A．By taking a training course．              B．By asking people for advice．
C．By comparing with others．              D．Through his own work experience
62．All of the following are advised byArial EXCEPT__________.
A．understanding the terms before signing
B．working hard and efficiently
C．getting a better position                    
D．doing the job at least a year
63．What does Ariel advise to do in the reply?
A．Take the job offered．                     B．Give up and find a new job．
C．Depend on your feeling．                  D．Choose jobs with great care

C
I'm really nervous opening Chatroulette （a website）．I don't know if I'm more scared of the possibility of coming face-to-face with a naked （裸体的） guy doing improper things, or the possibility of having to speak to someone normal．But it's that uncertainty that's caused the "game" to explode into an Internet phenomenon．
So, I hesitantly click "play"．My face appears in a small box to the left of the screen．I'm a 22-year-old guy, wearing jeans and a T-shirt, and sitting in my warmly lit bedroom —not too threatening, I think．Believing I look welcoming and friendly, I open all features: visual, audio and text．The user can disable these at any time if they feel uncomfortable．
Quickly I find myself face-to-face with my first "partner"．A guy with glasses is staring back at me．He looks like he spends too much time in front of the computer．"Hey", I say, "how are you going?" "Good," says the guy．Sensing that he was not going to be very talkative, I hit the "next" button．
Just like that, I'm thrown across the world into someone else's bedroom．This time it looks like a middle-aged woman．I must have hit gold because 85 percent of Chatroulette users are male, according to the Wall Street Journal．She's wearing sunglasses and smiles back．Before I can even say a word, she "nexts" me．"WHAT?!"
Then, I fly through the Internet and arrive at my next partner．My nightmare, a man is sitting in his computer chair half-naked taking off his pants．Argghh! "Next, next, next!" For the next 30 minutes I keep my cursor （光标） over the "next" button．My experiences continue to be short, shocking, and largely uninteresting．I discouragingly hit "next" after seeing another naked man, and decide to end my session and close the window．This wasn't "the new social media experience" I was hoping for．Maybe it was just a little bit too random （随机的）．
64．It is the author's __________ that leads him into Chatroulette．
A．curiosity          B．unwillingness    C．enthusiasm          D．ignorance
65．The underlined word "disable" in Paragraph 2 means __________．
A．store                  B．close                C．misuse                D．copy
66．Among all the partners, __________ seemed to be the least interested in talking with the author.
A．the guy with glasses                      B．the middle-aged woman
C．the man in his computer chair            D．the last man mentioned
67．What is the author's attitude toward Charoulette?
A．Positive．           B．Supportive．       C．Objective．         D．Negative．

D
If you want to live longer and lower the risk of heart disease, a move to the mountains may help． Research by scientists in Greece shows that living in the mountains is good for the heart and longevity． People living at higher altitude have lower possibility of dying from heart disease than those closer to sea level, even if they have factors that could increase their risk．"Residence in mountainous areas seems to have a 'protective effect' from heart disease," said Dr Nikos Baibas of the University of Athens．He and his colleagues suspect that the increased exercise from walking up mountainous area gives the heart a good workout and enables it to cope with lower levels of oxygen．
Researchers studied the health records and death rates of 1,150 Greeks who lived in three villages near Athens over 15 years．One village was 1,000 metres above sea level and the other two were in low-lying areas．Although men and women living in the mountainous village had higher blood pressure rates and other risk factors than people in the other villages, they had a lower rate of death from heart disease and other causes after a fifteen year follow-up．"The contrast was more evident among men than among women," Baibas added in a report in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health．Heart disease is one of the world's top killers．Smoking, high blood pressure, raised cholesterol levels, being overweight or obese and a family history of the illness increase the odds of developing the disease．
68．The first sentence in the passage is used to __________．
A．tell readers what the passage focuses on      
B．give a very good guessing
C．warn people of the risk of heart disease      
D．name a new unknown illness
69．According to the passage, a person _________ may have less possibility of having heart attack.
A．with more money                        B．with a better living habit
C．from higher altitude                     D．in a happier mood
70．How long does the research of the Greeks last?
A．At most 10 years．                          B．About 15 years．
C．More than 20 years．                      D．Not mentioned．
71．Apart from altitude, how many factors raise the chance of developing heart disease?
A．three                B．Four                  C．Five                 D．Six

E
Could we "terraform" Mars —that is, change its frozen, thin-aired surface into something more friendly and Earthlike? Should we? The first question has a clear answer: Yes, we probably could．Spacecraft, including the ones now exploring Mars, have found evidence that it was warm in its youth, with rivers flowing into vast seas．And right here on Earth, we've learned how to warm a planet: just add greenhouse gases to its atmosphere．Much of the CO₂ that once warmed Mars is probably still there, in frozen dirt and polar ice caps, and so is the water．
Most of the work in terraforming, says NASA scientist Chris Mackay, would be done by life itself． "You don't build Mars," Mackay says．"You just warm it up and throw some seeds．" Powerful greenhouse gases could be produced from elements in dirt and air on Mars and blown into the atmosphere; by warming the planet, they would release the frozen CO₂, which would quicken the warming and increase atmospheric pressure to the point where liquid water could flow．Meanwhile, says botanist James Graham of the University of Wisconsin, human settlers could seed the red rock with a succession （系列） of ecosystems ?first bacteria and lichens （地衣）, which survive in Antarctica, later mosses （苔藓）, and after one thousand years or so, redwoods．Getting breathable oxygen levels out of those forests, though, could take thousands of years．
However, Mars is in no immediate danger．Some space scientists recently recommended going to the moon or an asteroid （小行星） first, and pointed out the space agency lacks the funds to go anywhere．It didn't estimate the cost of gardening a dead planet．
72．What is the most essential to make Mars fit for living?
A．Turn ice into flowing water．          B．Clean the dirty atmosphere．
C．Make the atmosphere more suitable．    D．Go to the moon or an asteroid first．
73．What does the author think of the idea ofterraforming Mars?
A．We could do it．                            B．We couldn't do it．
C．We should do it．                           D．We shouldn't do it．
74．In the botanist's opinion, man needs to __________.
A．enable Mars to clean its atmosphere
B．build a greenhouse on Mars
C．send some people to settle on Mars
D．cultivate ecosystems from lower to higher life form
75．What is the best title for the passage?
A．Making Mars the New Earth．           B．A Good Way to Change the Universe
C．Humans' Great Power．                     D．Terrible Science and Technology．

第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文改错（共10d,题，每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词；把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词；在缺词处加一个漏字符号（/\），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词；在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
Last Saturday, we organize a trip to the countryside．           76．__________
The countryside has taken on new look everywhere ．                77．__________
All around us, the hills are covering with green trees and                78．__________
colourful flowers．Rivers are clean with bridges over them,            79．__________
that makes a beautiful picture．Farmers are living in                   80．__________
nice houses which are equipped of fine furniture．                    81．__________
Nowadays the fanners there is caring more about                    82．__________
our life quality．With their life greatly improved,                     83．_________
so they have more time for leisure．That may be                     84．_________
why people look more energetic and young for their age．             85．__________

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是李华，已被推荐为交流学生，将到英国学习半年，经安排住在Peter家，请你给他写一封e-mail。要点如下：
1．自我介绍
2．你的打算（学习、生活、活动等方面）
3．询问有关情况（气候、注意事项等）
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头语和结尾已为你写好。
Dear Peter,
I’m really excited about being selected as an exchange student．
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
 
Yours,
Li Hua