海口2025届高三毕业班第二次质量检测英语试题

1、The next morning she found the man ___________ in bed, dead.

A.lying B.lie C.lay D.laying

2、The _____ of the harmful chemicals on the world’s lakes and oceans has raised awareness of the public.

A. effect B. effort

C. donation D. distribution

3、My telephone is out of order. Can you tell me the ____ news about the COVID-19 pandemic?

A．lately

B．latest

C．later

D．latter

4、It was Tom as well as his friends that ________ for the serious accident.

A．was to be blamed

B．were to blame

C．was blaming

D．was to blame

5、— The room looks bigger!

— We ______ the furniture.

A. have changed     B. had changed

C. changed       D. are changing

6、Mr. Zhou is strict_______his students in class but very kind_______them after class.

A. in; with B. with ;to C. with ;of D. in ;to

7、______ a wrong bus, the travelers found themselves in a small remote village at last.

A. Having taken B. To take

C. Taken D. Took

8、— Why don’t you throw this piece of junk away?

— Oh, you never know. This pocketknife may _______ some day.

A．serve me right

B．come into effect

C．come in handy

D．be the acid test

9、New technologies have make _______ possible to turn out new products faster and at a lower cost.

A.that B.this C.one D.it

10、The speaker thought it hard to make himself ___ .

A.understand B.understanding C.to understand D.understood

11、The fog has not gone, and ____ they put off the sports meet.

A.in fact B.at least C.as a result D.in addition

12、His conduct at the party is far from __________.

A.satisfactory B.satisfied C.satisfaction D.satisfy

13、Which of the following sentences is WRONG?

A.It was sunny,and I suggested going to the beach.

B.Her expression suggested that she know the news.

C.All the evidence suggests that he stole the money.

D.She suggested that he book the tickets in advance.

14、“We trust that today’s talks will help create _________ on the Belt and Road Initiative as part of the efforts to build a global community of a shared future,” said Zhou Shuchun.

A.consensus B.consequence C.compromise D.competence

15、There is a shortage of teachers in Western China, and it will fall on the 80s and 90s generations to this responsibility.

A. take on   B. step up

C. make up       D. apply for

16、The mother saw her baby fall to the ground, ________ brought her heart to her mouth.

A.it B.and that C.and which D.that

17、— Could you help me take care of my pet dog on the 19th?

— I’m afraid I’m not ____________ that day.

A. vacant B. sufficient C. available D. convenient

18、____, Mary couldn’t get the door open.

A.Try as she might B.As she might try C.She might as try D.Might she as try

19、The architecture as well as all the art works of The Forbidden City is well ____________ by professional staff.

A. accustomed B. erupted

C. assumed D. preserved

20、Heat exhaustion is generally_____ by sweaty skin, tiredness, sickness, dizziness and sometimes fainting, resulting from an inadequate intake of water and the loss of fluids.

A.featured B.characterized C.distinct D.typical

21、We choose this hotel because the price for a night here is down to $20, half of _______ it used to charge.

A．that

B．which

C．what

D．how

22、He paid the boy $10 for washing ten windows, most of ___ hadn’t been cleaned for at least a year.

A.these B.those C.that D.which

23、No child under 12 is allowed to go to the lake alone; any walk close to the lake ________by a parent.

A．must be accompanied

B．must accompany

C．can be accompanied

D．should accompany

24、__________these messages always seem important at the time, most people can’t really remember them the next day.

A.Because B.Unless C.While D.Since

25、The manager __________the company’s accounts, looking for evidence of fraud(诈骗).

A.looked through B.got through C.break through D.went through

26、   Why is it that you can remember the name of your childhood best friend that you haven't seen in years yet easily forget the name of a person you just met a moment ago？In other words, why are some memories stable over decades, while others disappear within minutes？

Caltech researchers carried out their work about memories in the laboratory. The research team developed a test to examine mice's neural（神经的）activity as they learn about and remember a new place. In the test, a mouse was placed in a straight enclosure( 围 场 ), about 5 feet long with white walls. Unique symbols marked different locations along the walls. Sugar water（a treat for mice）was placed at either end of the track.

When a mouse was placed in the track, it was unsure of what to do at first and wandered left and right until it came across the sugar water. In these cases, single neurons were activated when the mouse took notice of a symbol on the wall. Over numerous experiences with the track, the mouse became familiar with it and remembered the locations of the sugar water. As the mouse became more familiar, more and more neurons were activated when seeing each symbol on the wall. Essentially, the mouse was recognizing where it was with respect to each unique symbol.

To study how memories disappear over time, the researchers then kept back the mice from the track for up to 20 days. Upon returning to the track after this break, mice that had formed strong memories encoded（编码）by higher numbers of neurons remembered the task quickly. Even though some neurons showed different activity, the mouse's memory of the track was clearly identifiable when researchers analyzed the activity of large groups of neurons.

This work shows that memories might disappear more rapidly as we age because a memory is encoded by fewer neurons, and if any of these neurons fail, the memory will be lost. The study suggests that one day, designing treatments that could encourage a higher number of neurons to encode a memory could help prevent memory loss.

【1】What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

A.To introduce the topic of the text.

B.To show the examples of bad memory.

C.To compare different people's memories.

D.To prove the importance of childhood memories.

【2】During the research, the mouse _______

A.lost interest in the symbols soon

B.had to climb over the long white wall

C.would get sugar water as their rewards

D.wandered left and right nervously all the time

【3】What is special about the mice that remembered the task quickly after the break?

A.They had their neurons show different activity.

B.They love sugar water better than other mice.

C.They stayed in the track for over 20 days.

D.They possessed more activated neurons.

【4】What does the last paragraph imply?

A.Mice's memory seems better than humans

B.The aging process of humans is unavoidable.

C.Memory loss is expected to be cured in the future.

D.The study has found the way to prevent neurons from failing.

27、A poetry competition has been launched for pupils. It invites young people to reflect on the “many ways we are connected to the universe”. The competition is aimed at pupils aged 4-18.

Winners will receive a range of other prizes, including books and chocolate, plus continued development and coaching opportunities from the Poetry Society. The rules are as follows:

1. The competition is free to enter. Entries will be accepted from anywhere in the UK. Entries from outside the UK are not accepted. If you are aged 4-12, your parents will need to give permission for you to enter.

2. Your entry must be the original work of the creator. Your work is accepted on the basis that this will be its first appearance anywhere in the world.

3. Poems must be written in English or Welsh, but you can include phrases in your mother tongue or another language. Poems must not be longer than 20 lines. You are free to write in any style or form.

4. You may enter either online via website or by post to the Poetry Society, 22 Betterton Street, London. All online entries must be received by 23:59 GMT on 19 December 2022. All poems entered by post must be post-dated on or before 19 December 2022.

If you would like to enter online, please continue through the online system on this website. Email AboutUspoetrysociety.org if you have problems with your submission.

【1】What is the theme of the competition?

A．Reflection on the environment.

B．Connection to the universe.

C．Young people’s passion for poetry.

D．National celebration of creativity.

【2】What is the age range of the participants?

A．4-12.

B．4-18.

C．Over 18.

D．Below 4.

【3】What should participants do, according to the rules?

A．Enter their original works.

B．Pay for their entries.

C．Send their poems by email.

D．Ask their parents for permission.

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【1】The following descriptions of The Guardian are true EXCEPT ________.

A.Some readers may find it difficult to afford it if The Guardian puts up a paywall.

B.It strives to ensure journalism independence, tree from financial or political influence.

C.It intends to give a voice to those disadvantaged and challenge the powerful.

D.It tries its best to be editorially dependent, taking shareholders’ opinions into account.

【2】Which of the following might The Guardian do in the daily operation?

A.It requires those who can afford it to pay for the subscription and spares those who can’t.

B.It helps protect the legal rights of certain victim by challenging someone in authority.

C.It stops looking into something if all the other media have made the same conclusion.

D.It receives some donation and then uses it to finance the journalists’ further education.

【3】The underlined word “inclusivity” may mean that The Guardian’s reports ________.

A.show no discrimination against anybody or anything

B.cover something that it considers quite worthy of concern

C.focus a lot on whether some information is accurate enough

D.involve an appeal for support from readers all over the world

29、My father loves his garden. He planted some seeds in it. But at that time, I didn’t understand why working in the dirt excited him so much.

Unfortunately, in early May, my father was seriously injured in an accident. He had to stay in bed for a while. My mother had several business trips, so she couldn’t take care of the garden. I didn’t want my father to worry, so I said that I would take care of his garden until he recovered. I assumed that the little plants would continue to grow as long as they had water, and luckily it rained fairly often, so I didn’t think much about the garden.

One Saturday morning, my father said to me, “Christine, the vegetables should be about ready to be picked. Let’s have a salad today!” I went out to the garden and was upset to see that many of the lettuce leaves and carrots had been half eaten by bugs. There were hundreds of bugs all over them!

I panicked for a moment but then I quietly went to the nearest store to buy some vegetables.

When I gave the salad to him, he said, “Oh, Christine, what a beautiful salad! I can’t believe the carrots are this big already. You must be taking very good care of my garden.” I felt a little bit guilty.

Coming home, my mother saw the bag from the supermarket in the kitchen. I was embarrassed and I admitted, “Dad wanted a salad, but the garden was a disaster. I didn’t want to disappoint him, so I went to the store.” She laughed but promised to help me in the garden and weeks later I was finally able to pick some.

I carefully made a salad and took it to my father. He looked at it with a hint of a smile. “Christine, the carrots are smaller in this salad, but they taste better.”

Now, I better understand how putting a lot of effort into caring for something can help you appreciate the results more, however small they may be. Perhaps this was one of the reasons for my father’s love of gardening.

【1】Why did Christine originally promise she would do the gardening?

A．She was asked by her father to do it.

B．She was interested in growing vegetables.

C．She knew it was important to her father.

D．She wanted to improve her gardening skills.

【2】Which of the following was a problem in the garden?

A．Insects destroyed the lettuce and carrots.

B．Animals often dug holes in the garden.

C．The plants were given too much water.

D．The vegetables were marked incorrectly.

【3】Why could Christine secretly make the salad from store-bought vegetables?

A．Her mother helped her to buy the vegetables.

B．Her mother regularly helped her to make a spray.

C．Her father couldn’t see the garden’s progress.

D．Her father went on a business trip at that time.

【4】What did Christine learn through her experience of gardening?

A．Always get ready for a rainy day.

B．Don’t be disappointed by bugs.

C．Working alone produces results.

D．Hard work can often be rewarding.

30、   I keep a pocket knife in my handbag and it comes in handy for all sorts of things. I have _______ carried it with me since I discovered it on a boat we bought and _______ for about twenty years. It has been through many  _______ with us.

I recently _______ an interesting flight and was pulled up at the departure gate. When my bag went through the x-ray machine, my _______ was discovered. I had forgotten it was there and as I rarely _______, it hadn’t crossed my mind that it would be discovered and confiscated(没收). We had gone through the gate and it was the time for us to _______ the plane so there wasn’t time for me to go _______ and post it to myself.

The security lady at the gate saw that I was _______ at losing one of my treasure possessions. They usually ________threw away things that got confiscated. But she ________ to post it to me if I wrote down the ________and gave her the postage money.

I was so grateful that I tried to ________her and she asked me to stop as they weren’t supposed to do this and she would get into trouble ________ anyone found out.

The next day in the post I ________ a little package with my pocket knife and the ________ from the $10 note I had given her, even though I had ________ her to keep the rest for her ________. It was so nice to be the recipient(接受者)of a kind deed ________ that.

Now I often do ________ things for others and have started using smile cards. Hopefully the world is becoming a kinder place bit by bit.

【1】A.never B.always C.hardly D.seldom

【2】A.stayed in B.kept up C.looked around D.lived on

【3】A.adventures B.quarrels C.arguments D.fights

【4】A.invited B.hired C.took D.brought

【5】A.knife B.money C.secret D.plan

【6】A.walked B.spoke C.thought D.flew

【7】A.order B.follow C.board D.find

【8】A.ahead B.back C.down D.up

【9】A.anxious B.nervous C.angry D.happy

【10】A.even B.still C.just D.also

【11】A.refused B.offered C.agreed D.pretended

【12】A.number B.promise C.time D.address

【13】A.persuade B.satisfy C.thank D.comfort

【14】A.if B.because C.until D.though

【15】A.discovered B.picked C.bought D.received

【16】A.reward B.change C.cost D.expense

【17】A.urged B.encouraged C.begged D.force

【18】A.bravery B.support C.kindness D.cleverness

【19】A.for B.like C.with D.in

【20】A.difficult B.interesting C.important D.little

31、When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona. ______ the move, my father ______ us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not ______ that the universe would suddenly change its course. “In May, we’re ______ to Arizona.” The words, so small, didn’t seem ______ enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a train moving across the country. I watched the ______ change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that ________ mysteries yet to come. Finally, we arrived and ______ into our new home.  ______ my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I ______ explored our new surroundings.

One afternoon, I was out exploring ______ and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌). I crouched(蹲) down for a closer look. “You’d better not ______ that.” I turned around to see an old woman. “Are you new to this neighborhood?” I explained that I was, ______, new to the entire state.

“My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the ______? It must be quite a ______ after living in Boston.” How could I explain how I ______ the desert? I couldn’t seem to find the right words.

“It’s vastness,” she offered. “That vastness ______ you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert — you can ______ how little you are in comparison with the world. ______, you feel that the possibilities are limitless.” That was it. That was the feeling I’d had ever since I’d first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my ______ would change with just a few simple words. “Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn’t touch.”

【1】A. During   B. Until   C. Upon   D. Before

【2】A. gathered   B. warned   C. organized   D. comforted

【3】A. hoping   B. admitting   C. realizing   D. believing

【4】A. going   B. moving   C. driving   D. flying

【5】A. good   B. simple   C. big   D. proper

【6】A. picture   B. ground   C. scene   D. area

【7】A. suggested   B. solved   C. discovered   D. explained

【8】A. settled   B. walked   C. hurried   D. stepped

【9】A. If   B. After   C. Once   D. While

【10】A. bitterly   B. easily   C. proudly   D. eagerly

【11】A. as well   B. as usual   C. fight away   D. on time

【12】A. move   B. dig   C. pull   D. touch

【13】A. of course   B. in fact   C. after all   D. at least

【14】A. desert   B. city   C. state   D. country

【15】A. luck   B. doubt   C. shock   D. danger

【16】A. found   B. examined   C. watched   D. reached

【17】A. why   B. when   C. how   D. where

【18】A. prove   B. guess   C. sense   D. expect

【19】A. However   B. Otherwise   C. Therefore   D. Meanwhile

【20】A. idea   B. life   C. home   D. family

32、   Chinese netizens, who had to _______indoors for days to combat the ongoing _______ of the novel coronavirus related pneumonia, began to _______their wish lists of things they would do immediately after the pandemic_______.

Among the 24,000 participants from all over the country, nearly half said they would love to meet their loved ones, and _______ 10,000 said they would go out shopping or go to a movie theater and eat hotpot, according to a popular online surveys under the topic "what you want to do most after the pandemic"_______ on Chinese Twitter-like platform Sina Weibo on Sunday.

"I really need to hit the gym. I have spent days at home doing _______but eating and watching TV shows on the couch between sleeps," some vowed online.

_______also showed that many wanted simply to resume their old_______ .

"I would love to go back to my university to work on my dissertation, to make sure I can _______on time," wrote one. "I want to work and make money, so I can buy myself a house," wrote another.

The pandemic outbreak had _______more than 3340 lives until last Sunday morning. Under similar discussion_______ , many netizens made more profound reflections on life and_______ in the aftermath of the outbreak. "If we can_______ the disaster, let's remember not to devour wild_______. And if medical workers can save us from the disease, let's learn to respect their lives and to treat them with_______ ," one netizen wrote. "Even after the disease, we should develop habits of washing hands properly and _______, and of wearing masks in crowded _____places," another ______.

Some also said they would love to reschedule their family gathering for the Chinese New Year, as many who were fighting _______the epidemic in frontline areas had been unable to make it this year.

【1】A.go B.stay C.sit D.sleep

【2】A.appearance B.outbreak C.emergence D.experiment

【3】A.read B.watch C.share D.dream

【4】A.burn away B.give away C.turn away D.goes away

【5】A.another B.other C.the other D.others

【6】A.launched B.forbade C.guided D.mixed

【7】A.anything B.nothing C.something D.anyone

【8】A.Agreements B.Occasions C.Comments D.Applications

【9】A.routines B.trips C.expressions D.trouble

【10】A.contract B.graduate C.disturb D.project

【11】A.left B.observed C.refused D.claimed

【12】A.topics B.conclusions C.reasons D.purposes

【13】A.school B.society C.education D.home

【14】A.enjoy B.acquire C.add D.survive

【15】A.animals B.plants C.desert D.stones

【16】A.selflessness B.atmosphere C.kindness D.greedy

【17】A.fluently B.frequently C.additionally D.hardly

【18】A.obvious B.easy C.open D.public

【19】A.proposed B.quarreled C.criticized D.finished

【20】A.with B.against C.for D.to

33、Biking through my PhD

Overcoming my initial struggles in the Netherlands to start my PhD has been like riding a bike.

I_______ in a hilly, seaside city in China without cycle paths, and biking was_______for me. Now, my Dutch neighbour was telling me I had to_______.

It took me around a month to feel_______cycling. After half a year, I am starting to enjoy it. For me, a helpful_______ for dealing with Dutch traffic was to make a lot of noise as I_______: loud laughs, “look out”, “watch it”, and so on. This_______ other cyclists into keeping away from me, and prevented the_______that had seemed unavoidable when I started.

This pattern, of a time of struggle_______by fun, was repeated with other________ of my life in Utrecht. There were more "bikes" that I________to learn how to ride. One of them was________ management. In Utrecht, I don't see people working________time. As for working at the weekend, ________ it. I initially assumed that nobody was working very hard, because of their shorter________. But after a few months, I________that the other PhD students were all________ focused on their work during that eight﹣hour working________, whereas I was taking endless "breaks" when I could have been focusing on my studies.

Cycling has become a________of my growth, freedom and________adjustment to PhD life in the Netherlands. And I have formed a good habit of working while I work and playing while I play.

【1】A.went through B.grew up C.worked out D.got around

【2】A.necessary B.convenient C.dangerous D.normal

【3】A.learn B.decide C.advance D.travel

【4】A.nervous B.anxious C.sensitive D.comfortable

【5】A.tendency B.plan C.trick D.instruction

【6】A.shouted B.jogged C.rode D.warned

【7】A.cheated B.frightened C.guided D.persuaded

【8】A.crashes B.ruins C.races D.competitions

【9】A.appreciated B.presented C.supported D.followed

【10】A.backgrounds B.occupations C.aspects D.studies

【11】A.hesitated B.failed C.remembered D.needed

【12】A.time B.finance C.business D.personnel

【13】A.special B.extra C.regular D.valid

【14】A.cancel B.select C.forget D.avoid

【15】A.hours B.vacations C.weekdays D.distances

【16】A.regretted B.realized C.argued D.supposed

【17】A.completely B.considerately C.hurriedly D.repeatedly

【18】A.practice B.period C.section D.evaluation

【19】A.weakness B.remark C.symptom D.symbol

【20】A.dynamic B.objective C.successful D.adventurous

34、阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

Wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic p【1】 the spread of the deadly virus. But it is also i【2】. For one, we can no longer unlock our phones using facial recognition since a good part of our face is c【3】.

F【4】, tech companies are working to solve the problem. Apple, for example, offered a new way to unlock your iPhone and iPad with its l【5】 software update, iOS13.5, w【6】 was released on May 20.

Even though the update still won’t recognize your masked face, it makes the whole process f【7】. While the old system wouldn’t allow access t【8】 the passcode screen before three failed face scan attempts, iOS13.5 will send you straight to the passcode screen when you swipe up.

It might only s【9】 you a few seconds, but those few seconds “benefit public health by eliminating the temptation for people to r【10】 their masks in order to unlock their device”.

35、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

AI artwork sells for $432,500 — nearly 45 times its high【1】 — as Christie’s becomes the first auction house to offer a work of art created by an algorithm. This portrait, however, is not the product of a human mind. It was created by an【2】 intelligence, an algorithm defined by that algebraic formula with its many parentheses. And when it went under the【3】 in the Prints & Multiples sale at Christie’s on 23-25 October, Portrait of Edmond Belamy sold for an【4】 $432,500, signaling the arrival of AI art on the world auction stage.

From a distance, Portrait of Edmond de Belamy looks almost plausible. Up close, however, the paintwork becomes a grid of mechanical-looking dots, the man’s face a golden blur with black holes for eyes. Look into those eyes. They show no sign of feeling or life. Did a computer make this?

The answer is yes. The first artwork【5】 by AI to be sold at Christie’s, its【6】 price would seem to suggest that in future we will get computers to make art for us. Robot van Gogh will harmlessly cut its ear off and robot Picasso will be a genius.

Is this the future AI art visionaries such as the French collective Obvious, which programmed this “painter” by getting it to compare its own work with 15,000 pre-20th century portraits, have in mind? Or are they just, God forbid, making a fast buck from deceivable art collectors? Because believing the algorithm that knocked this up to be in any meaningful way an “artist” is like thinking your voice-interaction programme is out to get you. Dream on. Computers would need to replicate human consciousness before they could replicate the funny thing humans do called “art”.

Art is a way in which human 【7】 expresses itself, and is equally true of the earliest cave art, Rembrandt’s portraits and Duchamp’s urinal. And that is what is missing from Portrait of Edmond Bellamy. Art is a way humans communicate ideas, perceptions and feelings to each other. It has no 【8】 outside the human passion to communicate. So in what meaningful sense can an AI replica of certain【9】 traits of old master paintings be called art?

For a robot to really make art, it would need an autonomous mind that was emotional as well as【10】. No AI developer has yet claimed to be anywhere near achieving that and if they ever do, their creation will probably have better things to do than paint portraits — like destroy humanity.

Maybe afterwards robots will invent their own kind of art, but it won’t be some poor pastiche of human genius.

It will be beyond anything we organics could imagine.

36、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。

Everyone has their own unique fingerprint; 【1】 makes fingerprints an ideal way to unlock smartphones. However, this may be 【2】 (safe) than we think.

Scientists at New York University and Michigan State University in the US have developed a set of fake fingerprints. They say that the prints 【3】 unlock any fingerprint-enabled smartphone up to 65 percent of the time.

The artificial fingerprints 【4】 (create) by using many common features found in human prints. They work 【5】 taking advantage of the way smartphone scanners check a fingerprint.

The fingerprint scanners   【6】 (use) in smartphones are so small that they only read parts of fingerprints. So they have to take many scans of your finger or thumb (拇指) 【7】 they work properly. Smartphones also let users save several finger and thumbprints. Since a print only has to match one of the saved images 【8】 (unlock) the phone, the scanner is more likely to make mistakes.

Although the scientists have only tested their findings in computer simulations (模拟), 【9】 (worry) about the safety of using fingerprints are reasonable .They warn that the technology used to create artificial fingerprints is improving   【10】 (extreme) fast.

37、Directions: Fill in each blank to make the passage make sense and well connected in writing style. The initial letter of each word has been given. (please write each answer in a COMPLETE word on the answer card.

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

In Congress, July 4, 1776

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s god entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should d【1】 the causes which impel them to the separation.

We h【2】 these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created e【3】, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable R【4】, that among these are life, L【5】, and the pursuit of Happiness.

That to secure these rights, g 【6】 are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

That whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the P 【7】 to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, l【8】 its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such f【9】, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience has shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariable the same Object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their d 【10】, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

38、假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你的英国朋友Jim要来北京参加一个汉语夏令营，想给自己起个中文名字，同时也想了解中国人起名字的习惯。请给他写封信，内容包括：

1. 介绍中国人起名字的习惯；

2. 给他起一个中文名字；

3. 说明起此名字的理由。

注意：

1. 开头和结尾已给出。

2. 注意合理分段。

Dear Jim,

It’s great to know that you are coming to Beijing. I’m more than happy to tell you something about our naming practice as well as find a nice Chinese name for you.

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Do feel free to let me know if you don’t like this name. I have loads of other Chinese names for you to choose. Looking forward to seeing you soon!

Yours,

Li Hua

39、假定你是学生会主席李华，五一假期期间，你将负责带你校留学生去爬崂山。请写一个书面通知，内容包括：

1.集合时间、地点；

2.注意事项。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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40、最近，有关食品安全报道屡见报端。请你以“Food Safety”为题目，结合生活实际写一篇英语短文，简单发表自己的观点和看法。

注意：1．词数不少于110； 

2．用词准确，条理清晰； 

3．相关词汇：不合格poor-qualified food；不合法的illegal；摊位stands；吃零食nibbling between meals.

41、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文，续写的词数应为150左右。

Desiree, a 4-year-old girl, was sobbing quietly over her father, Ken, who had died nine months earlier. She was hugging a photograph of her father with her fingers running around his face. “Daddy”, she said softly, “Why won't you come back?”

Instead of gradually adjusting to her father's death, Desiree refused to accept it “Daddy will be home soon,” she'd tell her mother. “He's at work.” When she played with her toy telephone, she pretended she was chatting with her father “I miss you, Daddy,” she'd say. “When will you come back?” Desiree's situation made her mother worried.

Days later, it was Ken's birthday. “How will I send him a card?” Desiree asked her mother “How about if we tie a litter to a balloon.” her mother said, “and send it up to heaven?” Desiree's eyes immediately lit up.

Her mother took her to a store and Desiree picked out a balloon with HAPPY BIRTHDAY above a drawing of The Little Mermaid (美人鱼). Desire and her father had often watched it.

The child's eyes shone as they were on the way to Ken's grave. Then Desiree dictated (口述) a letter to her Dad. “Daddy, Happy birthday, I love you and miss you,” she rattled off (快速说). “I hope you get this and can write to me on my birthday in January.”

Her mother wrote the message and their address on a small piece of paper, which was then wrapped in plastic and tied to the end of the string on the balloon. Finally, Desiree let fly the balloon. For almost an hour, they watched the shining spot of silver grow smaller and smaller till disappear. “Now Dad's going to write back to me,” Desiree said confidently.

Every day since they'd flew the balloon, Desiree had asked her mother, “Do you think Daddy has my balloon yet?” Several weeks passed, and she stopped asking.

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One day, 3,000 miles away, Wade was on a duck hunt when suddenly something in the bush caught his eyes. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Desire's fifth birthday came and later on the afternoon, a package arrived.

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