云南省昆明市第三中学高2022-2023学年高三上学
期第二次综合测试英语试题
一、阅读理解
TEENSGIVING is an exciting yearly event where hundreds of New
York City teens gather together annually for a remarkable day of community service. This year, TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2016 participants will once again better New York City and influence thousands of lives!
When is TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2016?
Sunday, April 20, 2016
Where is TEENSGIVING?
All over New York City. Everyone will meet at the 92nd Street Y ( 92nd and Lexington ) at 9:00 AM for the event kick-off. Then, all TEENSGIVING volunteers will go across the city to work with our partnering agencies where they will make a HUGE difference and have fun!
Who participates in TEENSGIVING?
Hundreds of teenagers from around the city. Teens come from the
92nd Street Y, various city schools, youth groups, and organizations
in the area. In addition, many adult volunteers ( aged 21 and older) will donate their time to TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2016.
What projects do participants do at the agencies?
Sample projects include painting park benches, planting gardens, visiting and playing with poor and disabled children, assisting at animal shelters, working at soup kitchens, delivering meals and celebrating with families at homeless shelters.
Do I get anything for participating in TEENSGIV1NG?
Yes! Everybody benefits! Teen volunteers will receive “6 hours” of community service credit, good towards honor society, high school graduation and college application requirements. Adult volunteers
will be thanked with a light breakfast, a gift certificate for their troubles, and the satisfaction of helping our city’s youth contribute to their community. In addition, all teen and adult volunteers will receive a cool TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2016 T- shirt.
This sounds awesome! How do I register for TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2016? Interested teens and/or adults should e-mail the TEENSGIVING ************************************<mailto:**************> (subject: TEENSGIVING) to receive more information and to register for this fantastic event!
Teens can also contact their school’s Community Service Advisor.
TEENSGIVING is sponsored by the 92nd Street Y.
1. TEENSGVING is an event which is held  .
A．twice every year B．every two years
C．once every year D．from time to time
2. What can the teenagers do in this event?
A．Give thanks to the adults. B．Take good care of animals.
C．Clean the streets of New York. D．Work for high schools and! colleges.
3. An adult volunteer may get  for his time devoted to TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2016.
A．a T-shirt and a gift certificate
B．community service credit and a T-shirt
C．a high school certificate and a light breakfast
D．a gift certificate and community service credit
4. The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is to . A．ask readers to donate their advice to TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2016 B．encourage readers to ask more questions about TEENSGIVING C．introduce TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2016 to readers
D．inform readers of some frequently asked questions
Shortly after the war, my brother and I were invited to spend a few days with an uncle who had just returned from abroad. He had rented a cottage in the country, although he seldom spent much time t
here. We understood the reason for this after our arrival: the cottage had no comfortable furniture in it, many of the windows were broken and the roof leaked, making the whole house damp.
On our first evening, we sat around the fire after supper
listening to the stories which our uncle had to tell of his many adventures in distant countries. I was so tired after the long train journey that I would have preferred to go to bed; but I could not
bear to miss any of my uncle's exciting tales.
He was just in the middle of describing a rather terrifying experience he had once had when there was a loud crash from the bedroom above, the one where my brother and I were going to sleep.
''It sounds as if the roof has fallen in! '' cried out my uncle, with a loud laugh.
When we got to the top of the stairs and opened the bedroom door, we could see nothing at first because of the thick clouds of dust which filled the room. When the dust began to clear, a strange sight met our eyes. A large part of the ceiling had fallen down, falling right on to the pillow of my bed. I was glad that I had stayed up
late to listen to my uncle's stories, otherwise I should certainly have been seriously injured,perhaps killed.
That night we all slept on the floor in the sitting room downstairs, not wishing to risk our lives by sleeping under a roof which might at any moment fall down on our heads. We left for London the very next morning and my uncle gave up his cottage in the country. This was not the kind of adventure he cared for either!
5. Why did the uncle seldom spend much time in the country cottage? A．Because he was used to living abroad.
B．Because there was no furniture in it.
C．Because the cottage was in bad condition.
D．Because the roof of the cottage was falling.
6. When they opened the bedroom door, they could see nothing at first because ________.
A．there was too much dust in the air
B．something strange blinded them
C．it was completely dark inside
D．it was too bright inside
7. The writer felt glad that he had stayed up late because ________. A．he saw a strange sight
B．he did not miss the exciting stories
C．he spent more time with his uncle
D．he had a lucky escape
There are two types of people in this world: those who regularly wash their office coffee cup. And those who only take it off their desk to cover up the coffee mark at the bottom with a fresh pour, driving away their shame with the reasoning that the heat must kill the bacteria or spine thing.
Depending on which type of person you are, this will be either mildly annoying or more-than-mildly exciting. As Heidi Mitchell wrote in a recent Wall Street Journal column, it’s fine to never wash your cup, as long as you’re not sharing it with anybody else.
There are two warnings to that statement, infectious-disease
expert Jeffrey Strake, a professor at Baylor College of Medicine,
told Mitchell; One, it only applies if you’re not sharing the cup
with anybody else. And two, if you leave cream or sugar in your cup over the weekend, that can certainly cause mold(霉) to grow — in which case, wash it out.
Otherwise, though, there’s not really much to worry about. “If
I went and cultured the average unwashed coffee cup, of course I
would find bacteria.” Starke said. “But remember the vast majority came from the person who used the cup.” Even if you drink from it while sick, it’s pretty hard to re-infect yourself with the same cup; most viruses don’t live long outside the body, which means that just letting your cup live in its own dirt may be a safer bet than the alternative; cleaning it with the disgusting sponge(海绵) in the
office kitchen “The sponge in the break room probab ly has the
highest bacteria count of anything in the office.” Starke said if
the idea of not washing horrifies you, just stick the sponge in the microwave before using. Otherwise, though, reel free to continue your lazy ways without guilt.
8. What does the passage intend to tell us?
A．It is harmful to drink coffee with sugar.
B．It’s okay not to wash your coffee cup regularly.
C．The hot water contributes to the bacteria growing.
D．Drinking from unwashed coffee cups causes diseases easily.
9. What do we know from Stark’s words?
A．The coffee cup in the office must be put in the microwave to clean.
B．It’s easy to get infected if you often use the same unwashed cup. C．The coffee cup shouldn’t be shared in the office.
D．It’s good way to grow bacteria in an unwashed cup.
10. What does the underlined part “your lazy ways” refer to?
A．Leaving your coffee cup unwashed. B．Sticking the sponge in the microwave.
C．Using Paper cups only in the office. D．Cleaning your coffee cup with sponge.
11. Where does the passage probably come from?
A．A travel brochure. B．A science magazine.
C．An official statement. D．An entertainment program.
Onions may be one of the healthiest, most flavorful vegetables on the face of the Earth, but they’re definitely no fun to chop. However, your days of getting teary-eyed in the kitchen may be coming to an end as Japanese company House Foods Group prepares to launch the world’s first tear-free onion to the market.
Properly the onion is named “Smile Ball”, because it puts a smile on your face rather than make you cry, this new type of onion
is the result of two decades of research. In 2002, House Foods Group scientists published a paper in which they assumed that tear-inducing enzymes(酶) in onions could be weakened while keeping their full flavor and nutritional value. Last year the company announced that their theory had finally become reality. Although the announcement mentioned that House Foods Group had no intention of producing Smile Ball onions commercially anytime soon, it appears the wonder vegetables will hit Japanese stores this fall.
It has long been known that cutting onions causes tears due to a volatile gas(挥发性气体) given out by onion cells when damaged by the knife. But cutting the Smile Ball onion in any condition is reportedly a tear-free experience.
About five tons of Smile Ball onions were sold in trial runs at Tokyo department stores and online shops this year, but this fall, they will be available at supermarkets nationwide, at a price of 450 yen ($4.30) for a pack of two. That’s twice as expensive as regular onions.register for

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