云南省昆明市五华区2023-2024学年高三上学期期中教学质量检测英语试题

昆明市五华区2024届高三上学期期中教学质量检测 英语 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色碳素笔将自己的学校、姓名、准考证号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上，并认真核准条形码上的学校、准考证号、姓名、考场号、座位号，在规定的位置贴好条形码及填涂准考证号。 2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 3．考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5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 The Best Insect Repellent Sprays (驱蚊液) in 2023 Nothing ruins a pleasant outdoor experience quite like annoying mosquitoes sucking blood on your arms and legs. Sure, bug spray is great and all. After numerous tests, we found four bug sprays that stood above the rest. Proven Insect Repellent Spray ($16.97 at Home Depot) Picaridin-Proven’s active ingredient comprising 20% of its formula (配方)-is one of the best at repelling bugs. Proven Spray’s smell is well nonexistent. It is easy to forget that we even apply this spray-besides the fact no bug would dare touch our skin. Botanicals Mosquito and Insect Repellent IV ($4.96 at Wal-Mart) This repellent is made with p-menthane-3, 8-diol and it doesn’t have a smell at all, which is a huge bonus. It’s also available in one of the smallest size choices, at 2 ounces, so if you want a truly tiny spray you can fit in your pocket, this one could be for you. Coleman SkinSmart DEET-Free Insect Repellent Spray ($4.87 at Amazon) A 30% IR3535 spray in an aerosol bottle, Coleman can be dried instantly and doesn’t leave any remains on our skin. The aerosol pushes the repellent out, making spraying a super fast process. The only big speed bump is its smell. Some testers said it had a smell of chemicals that could easily make you cough when spraying it. Cutter Backwoods Insect Repellent ($4.28 at Target) Cutter Backwoods is a 25% DEET formula, the gold standard in insect repellents, It has a larger nozzle (喷嘴) than the others, resulting in a wider area of application. Its biggest downside was the bottle’s big size, which makes it hard to simply throw in your bag. 1. What do the first two bug sprays have in common? A. They