昆明市2016届高三摸底调研测试
英语试卷
本试卷满分120分，考试用时100分钟。
第I卷（选择题，共70分）
第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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
Last Thursday, Michael and Linda stood behind large food trucks distributing meals t0 4,000
homeless people for their wedding reception on the border town of Kilis. The couple had decided
that instead of hosting their friends and family for a traditional feast reception, they would feed the
victims from an earthquake-stricken area.
The idea came from the bridegroom's father, Ted, who volunteers for a Turkish relief
organization. For the past few years, the organization has distributed daily meals to thousands of
people who've suffered from natural disasters. He approached a representative of the organization
and suggested that the family cover part of the costs of feeding them for the day. Then he told his son, who was surprised by the suggestion, but soon won over. When he told
that to the bride, she was really shocked but finally accepted because in southeastern Turkey there
is a real culture of sharing with people in need. They love to share their food, their table and
everything they have. And afterwards she was quite amazed about it. So, they arrived at the
distribution center on Thursday to spend the day serving food and taking photographs with their
grateful recipients（接受者）．
On Tuesday evening, the newly married couple were still pleased with their decision to quit a
personal celebration for one with a greater good. \your friends and
family who have this kind of thing on a daily basis - or sharing something with people who don't
even have the most basic things,\start for other
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wedding dinners to be held here with our brothers and sisters in need.\1. Why did so many people crowd in Kilis?
A. To attend Michael and Linda's we ding. B. To support the organization.
C. To escape the damaging earthquake. D. To help distribute free daily meals. 2. How did the couple celebrate their wedding?
A. They treated their friends and relatives to a big dinner. B. They shared their happiness with the homeless in Kilis.
C. They afforded the entire cost of the day for feeding victims. D. They took photos with the grateful victims.
3. What does the underlined word \
A. took in B. moved towards C. came across D. consulted with 4. We can know from the text that .
A. Kilis is a place which lies in southeastern Turkey B. Ted was a representative of the organization
C. Linda adopted the suggestion immediately she heard it D, Michael doubted if more new couples would follow him B
Mei Xiang, a female panda of 17 years old, gave birth to twins on August 22, 2015,
bringing a happy end to an anxious wait that had begun in April. The birth of two pandas has
increased the excitement at Washington's National Zoo, but keeping them both alive will be tricky.
Now that Mei Xiang has surprised the world with twin babies, zoo staff are working
round the clock to help them through the first fragile weeks of life. Unable to crawl（爬） or see for about two months, the baby depends on the mother's warmth, milk and protection. Even so, misfortunes can happen. Mei's second baby, a female, was born in September 2012, but died a week later due to lung damage. Poorly developed lungs likely prevented it
from getting enough oxygen. In the wild, if a panda has twins, the nature of the mother is to choose the stronger of the
two pandas and abandon one. But zoos have developed a way to get around that: They will
take turns to put the twins between mom and the incubator (恒温箱) every few hours, which means that each baby will get enough time with its mother to be fed by her. If necessary, her
milk will be supplemented(补l-充) with a mixture of infant formula(婴儿配方), dog
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food and water.
The tiny pandas are especially fragile in the face of the mother's 200-pound weight. In
July 2006, a panda in China accidentally killed her newborn as it nursed. By watching the
zoo's panda nests, zoo staff will keep a careful eye on the twins to make sure mom doesn't
accidentally harm them.
5. How do the public feel about the birth of the pandas?
A. Anxious. B. Excited. C. Curious. D. Calm.
6. Why are baby pandas fragile in the first weeks?
A. They can't get enough time with their mother.
B. Their mother may abandon them.
C. Their mother isn't willing to feed them. D. They aren't able to move or see.
7. The zoo staff took turns to put the twins between mom and the incubator to .
A. get baby pandas familiar with their mother
B. prevent mother panda from abandoning the weaker one C. prevent baby pandas from lung damage D. get mother panda to rest easy
8. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Newborn Pandas Bring Happiness to USA B. Newborn Pandas Are Killed in Zoo
C. Newborn Pandas Face Risks to Survival
D. Newborn Pandas Depend on The Mother's Care C
The expression“a thirst for knowledge\may soon have a new meaning for millions of people
who have no way to get clean water. Researchers have developed a book with specially treated
pages that can turn dirty water into clean and drinkable water. They say their invention could
improve the lives of many in the developing world.
About 700 million people around the world are at risk of disease or even death because their
drinking water is not clean. The water is polluted by harmful bacteria.
The book contains 25 pages. Each page is about one millimeter thick. The pages contain very small particles (微粒) of silver. The pages can be used as filters （过滤器） to remove harmful
microorganisms(微生物) that can pollute drinking water. The filter kills the
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organisms that pass through it.
Pictures on the pages show the dangers of dirty water and how to use the book for those
unable to read. The pages are made of filter paper. They are designed to be torn from the book.
Water can be poured through the paper to be cleaned.
Ms. Dankovich, the inventor, says each page can treat up t0 100 liters of water. She
recently presented her invention at the meeting of the American Chemical Society in Boston,
Massachusetts. She was asked whether she had considered adding classic literature on the
book's pages.
\a little bit more
exciting text. But we really haven't had the time to go through that part,\she says. Teri Dankovich and another researcher tested the drinkable book in Bangladesh, Ghana and
South Africa. The tests proved to be successful.
Water for Life, a non-governmental organization, has provided financial support for the project.
9. What do we learn about the book from the text?
A. It sells well around the world. B. It has pages with several functions.
C. It is about environment protection. D. It can treat about 100 liters of water.
10. What does the underlined phrase \ A. Classic texts. B. Invention presentation. C. Exciting discussion. D. Financial support.
11. In which country did not the researchers test the drinkable book? A. Bangladesh. B. Ghana. C. South Africa. D. America. 12. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Researchers have found a way to save those being ill. B. Millions of people are in great need of drinkable water. C. Book pages could provide safe drinking water. D. Knowledge is as important as drinkable water. D
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and don't like about returning to school. The competition is open to teenagers from ages 11 to
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