博州2025届高三毕业班第三次质量检测英语试题

1、—Is your brother going camping?

—He’s signed up but he’s considering________.

A.not to go B.not going C.won’t go D.not go

2、Each star on the flag of the United States _______ a state of this nation.

A.stands by B.stands out C.stands for D.stands up

3、________ a day when few noble persons ever spoke to those of humble origins except________ an order, Jefferson went out of his way to talk with people of humble origins.

A.On … give B.On … gave

C.In … giving D.In … to give

4、I’ll do whatever I can ________ my English.

A. improve B. to improve

C. improving D. to improving

5、As President, he appointed men to high government positions ________ he considered most capable, ________ some of them openly defied his authority.

A.which … as though B./ … though

C.which … even if D.whom … as though

6、________ good, the food was sold out soon.

A．Tasting

B．Tasted

C．Being tasted

D．Taste

7、Miss Green often said “God helps those who help themselves”, intending to _______ on us the significance of being independent.

A.base B.impress

C.focus D.rely

8、There are many “forced riders”，who are suffering from the climate impacts_____ having scarcely contributed to the problem.

A.when B.though C.despite D.as

9、Rather than ___ on a crowded bus, he always prefers _____ a bicycle.

A．ride; to ride

B．riding; ride

C．ride; ride

D．to ride; riding

10、Mum always ______ great ways to celebrate our birthday.

A. puts up with B. comes up with C. keeps up with D. catches up with

11、His eyes locked with mine,and I guess he   the decision right then whether or not to simply tell me the truth.

A.was making B.would make C.made D.had made

12、Only when he grew up did he ________ the effects of his father’s action.

A．aware

B．aware of

C．become aware

D．become aware of

13、--- Why does Jane look so unhappy?

--- She ______ at by her classmates.

A.was laughed B.laughed C.has been laughed D.will be laughed

14、Heat the water. ___________, it will freeze.

A.However B.Otherwise C.Meanwhile D.Therefore

15、At a time when many public schools are being forced to cut music and art from the curriculum, the story’s insistence on the healing power of a cultivated imagination is both _____ and essential.

A.welcoming B.welcomed C.available D.welcome

16、All the children were well brought up and in good ___________ condition.

A. personal B. physical

C. natural D. optional

17、The forest fire __________on March 30 in Muli County in Sichuan claimed the lives of 27 Chinese firefighters and four volunteers.

A.was broken B.that was broken out C.broke out D.that broke out

18、I ________ you an apology for what I said this morning. Anyway, I meant no offence.

A.owe B.make C.demand D.accept

19、_____ of the people here are immigrants and not accustomed to using the local _____.

A.Millions; equipments B.Million; equipment C.Millions; equipment D.Million; equipments

20、Japanese groups sent assistance supplies to China, _____  with ancient Chinese poetic lines: "Fear not the want of armor, for mine is also yours to wear", _____ a touching message of empathy(共鸣) from a close neighbor.

A.attached; conveying B.being attached; conveying

C.attaching; conveyed D.to attach; conveyed

21、Tom assured (向……保证) his boss that he would _____ all his energies in doing this new job.

A. call forth B. call at

C. call by D. call off

22、Hardly _________ the knock when I opened the door.

A.have I heard B.had I heard C.did I hear D.do I hear

23、As she got older, offers of modelling work began to ______.

A. dry up B. dry off

C. dry out D. dry away

24、She tells us that Lao Wang is a person ________ we can learn a lot.

A.whom B.that C.from whom D.about whom

25、--- Why do you suggest we buy a new machine?

--- Because the old one has been damaged ___________.

A．beyond reach

B．beyond repair

C．beyond control

D．beyond description

26、   When we wake up feeling sleepy, many of us often think, “I’m going to go to bed earlier tomorrow!” But however determined we are, chances are that we don’t keep our promise. This behavior is called “bedtime procrastination (拖延症)”, and results from lack of self-control and our body clock, reported HuffPost.

According to a study carried out by several health psychologists at Utrecht University, bedtime procrastination is a common problem. In their study, 53%of the 2.400 participants said they didn’t follow their sleep schedule, delaying (延迟) it at least twice a week.

It’s found that they delayed bedtime not because they liked to stay up late, but they couldn’t stop doing other trivial (琐碎的) things. “People who have trouble controlling their use of cell phones, handheld computers and other electronic devices are also more likely to delay going to bed,” Floor Kroese, a psychologist at Utrecht University, further explained to HuffPost.

Yet, according to scientists, lack of self-control is not the only thing to blame. Our body clock also plays an important role. It was also found that those who get up late are more likely to postpone their bedtime than those who wake early every morning. And more surprisingly, might owls would go to bed late at the very beginning of the weekday, even though they had to get up early for work and school. It’s their special body clock that plays a part in delaying their bedtime, reported Popular Science.

People always think that bedtime procrastination isn’t a big problem, but as Kroese explained, “the choices we make that affect our sleep could turn out to be pretty important for our health.”

【1】What did the study carried out by Utrecht University find?

A.Bedtime procrastination is not a very common problem.

B.53%of the participants delay their bedtime on weekends.

C.Most people go to bed late because they like to stay up.

D.Lack of self-control is one reason for bedtime procrastination.

【2】What does Kroese think of bedtime procrastination?

A.Cell phones don’t cause people to delay bedtime.

B.Electronic devices are not to blame for staying up.

C.It is not a big problem in our daily life.

D.It has a great influence on our health.

【3】What does the underlined word “postpone” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A.set up. B.put off.

C.keep to. D.turn down.

【4】Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A.Bedtime procrastination. B.Self-control.

C.Body clock. D.Bad behavior.

27、Eudaimonia is an Ancient Greek word, particularly stressed by the philosophers Plato and Aristotle, which deserves far more attention than it has because it corrects the shortfalls (缺失）in one of the most central, but troubling words in our modem language: happiness.

When we nowadays try to clearly express the purpose of our lives，it is the word “happiness” that we commonly turn to. We tell ourselves and others that the most important principle for our jobs, our relationships and the conduct of our day-to-day lives is the pursuit of happiness. It sounds like an innocent enough idea, but too much reliance on the term means that we frequently unfairly tend to quit or, at least, heavily question a great many challenging but worthwhile situations. The Ancient Greeks did not believe that the purpose of life was to be happy; they proposed that it was to achieve Eudaimonia, a word which has been best translated as “fulfilment”.

What distinguishes happiness from fulfilment is pain. It is very possible to be fulfilled and—at the same time—under pressure, suffering physically or mentally, overburdened and, quite frequently, in an irritable (易怒的）mood. This is a slight psychological difference that is hard for the word “happiness” to capture, for it’s tricky to speak of being happy yet unhappy, or happy yet suffering. However, such a combination is readily accommodated within the respected and noble-sounding idea of Eudaimonia.

The word encourages us to trust that many of life’s most worthwhile projects will sometimes be in conflict with contentment, and yet will be worth pursuing. Properly exploring our professional talents, managing a household, keeping a relationship going, creating a new business venture or engaging in politics... none of these goals are likely to leave us cheerful and grinning on a daily basis. They will, in fact, involve us in all manner of challenges that will deeply exhaust and weaken us, provoke (激怒）and wound us. And yet we will perhaps, at the end of our lives, still feel that the tasks were worth undertaking. Through them, we’ll have achieved something deeper and more interesting than happiness.

With the word Eudaimonia in mind, we can stop imagining that we are aiming for a pain-free existence—and then blaming ourselves unfairly for being in a bad mood. We’ll know that we are trying to do something far more important than smile all the time: we're striving to do justice to our full human potential.

【1】What do we know about “Eudaimonia” from the passage?

A．It was first created by two Greek philosophers.

B．It has received a lot of attention from the public.

C．It still has some shortfalls that need to be corrected.

D．It was regarded as the purpose of life in ancient Greece.

【2】According to Paragraph 3, happiness .

A．is the opposite of fulfillment

B．is free from physical or mental pain

C．stresses the psychological difference

D．serves as a respected and noble life goal

【3】We can learn from the passage that .

A．aiming for happiness may lead to wrong self-blaming

B．goals that wound and weaken us result in happiness

C．challenges leading to contentment are worth undertaking

D．feeling fulfilled means we should avoid tough situations

【4】The passage encourages the readers to .

A．find fulfillment with all efforts

B．seek for a pain-free existence

C．keep optimistic whatever happens

D．balance happiness and suffering

28、   Let’s look at the movies we can’t wait to watch in 2019:

Dumbo (March 29)

Dumbo is a 1941 American film produced by Walt Disney Productions. The main character is an elephant who is nicknamed “Dumbo”. Dumbo is always laughed at for his big ears, and he is rejected by the other elephants. With no parent to care for him, he is alone. But in fact, he is capable of flying by using his ears as wings. A live-action adaptation of the film directed by Tim Burton is scheduled to be released on March 29, 2019.

Shazam! (April 5)

Shazam! is an upcoming American superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. Directed by David F. Sandberg, the film is set to star Asher Angel as Billy Batson, a teenage boy who can transform via the magic word “Shazam” into an adult superhero, played by Zachary Levi. It will be the first film version of the character since the 1941 series Adventures of Captain Marvel (the character’s original name).

Aladdin (May 24)

Aladdin is a fictional character and the role of the film Aladdin (1992) based on Aladdin, a folk tale of Middle Eastern origin. He is voiced by Scott Weinger, while his singing voice is provided by Brad Kane. Aladdin never received a formal education, and has only learned by living on the streets of Agrabah. He has to steal food in the local market in order to survive. Mena Massoud is set to play a live-action version of the character in a live action adaptation of the 1992 film.

Godzilla, King of the Monsters (May 31)

Godzilla, King of the Monsters is a 1956 Japanese-American science fiction film, co-directed by Terry O. Morse and Ishiro Honda. It is a heavily re-edited American adaptation. For this new version of Godzilla, some of the original Japanese dialogue was translated into English, and some of the political, social and anti-nuclear themes were removed completely.

【1】Which one will be shown to the audience as a form of film for the first time?

A. Dumbo. B. Shazam! C. Aladdin. D. Godzilla, King of the Monsters.

【2】Who is the actor of the newest version of Aladdin?

A. Scott Weinger. B. Brad Kane. C. Terry O. Morse. D. Mena Massoud.

【3】On which day can you watch a film about a pitiful animal according to the text?

A. March 29. B. April 5. C. May 24. D. May 31.

【4】Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. All the movies will be released in the first half of 2019.

B. The teenage and adult Billy Batsons are played by different actors.

C. Aladdin lived a poor life and didn’t receive a formal education.

D. The new version of Godzill, King of the Monster is a Japanese adaptation.

【5】In which column of a newspaper will you most probably find this passage?

A. Health. B. Sports. C. Entertainment. D. Education.

29、   It's 3 o'clock and you've been hard at work. As you sit at your desk, a strong desire for chocolate overcomes you. You try to busy yourself to make it go away. But it doesn’t. Here is another situation .Perhaps you are not feeling well. The only thing you want to eat is a big bowl of chicken soup, like your mum used to make when you were sick as a child. Food cravings(嘴馋)are a strong desire for a specific type of food. And they are normal.

Scientists at the website How Stuff Works compare hunger and cravings this way. Hunger is a fairly simple connection between the stomach and the brain. They even call it simply"stomach hunger".When our stomachs burn up all of the food we have eaten, a hormone(激素)sends a message to one part of the brain for more food, which regulates our most basic body functions such as thirst, hunger and sleep. The brain then produces a chemical to start the appetite and you eat. Hunger is a function of survival.

A craving is more complex. It activates(刺激) brain areas related to emotion, memory and reward .These are the same areas of the brain activated during drug-craving studies. Because of this, some scientists call food cravings"mind hunger". People often crave foods that are high in fat and sugar. Foods that are high in fat or high in sugar produce chemicals in the brain. These chemicals give us feelings of pleasure.

In a 2007 study, researchers at Cambridge University found that dieting or restricted eating generally increases the possibility of food cravings. So, the more you deny yourself a food that you want ,the more you may crave it. However, fasting(禁食)is a bit different. They found that eating no food at all for a short period of time lessened food cravings.

So, the next time you crave something very specific, know that your brain may be more to blame than our stomach.

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

A.To deepen the understanding of hunger.

B.To lead to the topic of the whole passage.

C.To report the discovery of craving study.

D.To remind readers of their own special food.

【2】What do we learn about food cravings?

A.It means the stomach functions well.

B.It ensures a person survives hunger.

C.It shows food is linked to feelings.

D.It proves the brain decides your appetite.

【3】What's the likely result of dieting?

A.The increase of food desire.

B.The decrease of chemicals.

C.The refusal of fat and sugar.

D.The disappearance of appetite.

【4】What does the passage mainly discuss?

A.What dieting may bring us.

B.What hunger is all about.

C.The functions of brain areas.

D.The findings of food cravings.

30、   Lana sat next to Grandma. She enjoyed looking at the old photo album. "Who is this?" she asked, ______ at a picture. It was of a small girl with a wild ____. She had a big gap (豁口) between her front teeth.

"That is your mother when she was about your _____. We thought her front teeth would never come," said Grandma.

Lana laughed. "She ____ funny with those teeth _____."

"Yes, she did," smiled Grandma.

"Did the tooth fairy take her teeth too?" asked Lana.

"We liked to pretend she did," said Grandma. "She put the _____ under her pillow and went to sleep. The next morning there would be a coin in that place."

"What really ____to the teeth?" asked Lana.

"Well," said Grandma. "Maybe I shouldn't tell you this, but I kept _______."

"You did?" asked Lana. "Why?"

"They helped remind ______of your mother and her sisters____they were growing up," said Grandma.

"Do you_____ have them?" asked Lana.

"I have not _____ of them for a long time," said Grandma. "I would have to _________."

Lana jumped _____from her chair. "Can we look now?"

Grandma _____ and led her to the kitchen. She  ____one of the upper cabinets and began to ________. She pulled out a box of bandages and many bottles of medicine. There was even a jar of seeds.

"I do not think they are here," she began to say. "No, wait. Here they are!" Grandma ___________the bottle in the air and the teeth clinked inside.

They ________ at the kitchen table. Grandma poured out the _______onto a plate.

【1】A.pointing B.throwing C.laughing D.moving

【2】A.sadness B.smile C.cry D.shout

【3】A.weight B.age C.height D.size

【4】A.touches B.feels C.finds D.looks

【5】A.leaving B.losing C.missing D.going

【6】A.hands B.teeth C.hair D.dream

【7】A.wanted B.came C.went D.happened

【8】A.them B.it C.one D.any

【9】A.one B.us C.me D.it

【10】A.as B.so C.however D.for

【11】A.yet B.already C.still D.so

【12】A.seen B.thought C.heard D.spoken

【13】A.listen B.touch C.look D.smell

【14】A.in B.on C.out D.up

【15】A.nodded B.refused C.promised D.shouted

【16】A.broke B.closed C.searched D.opened

【17】A.look B.watch C.search D.observe

【18】A.waved B.moved C.caught D.held

【19】A.stood B.sat C.lay D.ran

【20】A.medicine B.coins C.teeth D.candy

31、   In a house with more than one kid, there are bound to be some problems. There are natural ______ for conflicts between brothers and sisters. Your brother or sister may borrow stuff, and don't always ______ it. You might think mum or dad ______ your brother or sister more. These are typical problems found throughout the ______, everywhere in the world.

When brothers and sisters don't ______, they argue and fight. It's normal, but too much competition can make for a（an）______ home life. A little competition can be of ______ .Sometimes it can keep you working ______-like when you and your brother spend time shooting. If he's good at it, it may make you want to ______,  too. But some conflicts ______ arguing, like when you think your brother is ______ more attention from your parents. People who love each other might ______ sometimes but too much fighting is disagreeable for everyone.

Sometimes brothers and sisters are jealous of one another. For instance, if your sister always does well at school, it may be ______ for you, especially if your ______ are lower. Although you're probably ______ of your brother or sister, it's normal to be a little jealous, too. It may make you feel better to ______ more on doing your own personal beat, rather than comparing yourself with a brother or sister.

You can choose your ______ but you can't choose your relatives. Learn to ______ with brothers and sisters and accept each other's _____. As you grow up, your friends might ______, but your family is your family forever.

【1】A.ideas B.responsibilities C.preparations D.reasons

【2】A.return B.produce C.collect D.purchase

【3】A.protects B.loves C.encourages D.helps

【4】A.days B.weeks C.seasons D.ages

【5】A.get by B.get away C.get on D.get back

【6】A.unhappy B.doubtful C.enjoyable D.considerate

【7】A.importance B.concern C.benefit D.interest

【8】A.hard B.together C.creatively D.efficiently

【9】A.rescue B.improve C.scream D.quit

【10】A.settle B.repeat C.support D.involve

【11】A.deserving B.losing C.getting D.paying

【12】A.argue B.promise C.swear D.register

【13】A.relaxing B.confusing C.stressful D.cheerful

【14】A.spirits B.grade C.temperatures D.pressures

【15】A.sick B.aware C.convinced D.proud

【16】A.advocate B.donate C.focus D.declare

【17】A.teachers B.friends C.leaders D.classmate

【18】A.hold on B.look ahead C.show off D.grow up

【19】A.differences B.characters C.preference D.identities

【20】A.disappear B.change C.lose D.gather

32、   I was eleven years old when the fire broke out that year. I stood outside in just my underwear while I watched the _____ that I grew up in rapidly burn to the ____. A few minutes earlier I had been ____ asleep in my nice, warm bed when a ____ woke me up. My mum’s bedroom was just next to mine and my brother’s. A fire had broken out there and ____ her. While I stumbled（跌跌撞撞地走）around in the ____ and darkness, she ran from roomto room quickly waking everyone in the house. The house, however, was over 50 years old and made of wood. Before we could do anything the fire ____ it. We all barely _____ outside before the ____ engulfed(吞没) every room.

I stood there ____ while the fire destroyed my books, clothes, and toys. I watched   ___ while my mum cried and my Dad swore. I ____ what was going to happen to us ___ we had lost all of our things. As I looked around, though, I realized something for the first time: The things that ____ aren’t things. I realized at that moment that we were all alive. ____ that was essential had ____ the fire. We would all be around to love each other for many years to come. And that was all that mattered.

I still think of that fire in the ____ that helped me to become who I am today. It showed me for the very first time what is truly ____ in this life. It helped me to learn that the love we ____ is far more important than the things we ____.

【1】A. room B. house C. floor D. yard

【2】A. ground B. field C. ashes D. ruins

【3】A. loud B. quick C. good D. sound

【4】A. call B. scream C. voice D. noise

【5】A. caught B. frightened C. awakened D. denied

【6】A. smoke B. fire C. light D. noise

【7】A. spared B. possessed C. consumed D. found

【8】A. got it B. made it C. put it D. tried it

【9】A. flames B. dust C. silence D. fear

【10】A. nodding B. watching C. trembling D. staring

【11】A. curiously B. bravely C. peacefully D. helplessly

【12】A. wandered B. wondered C. fancied D. amazed

【13】A. now that B. enen if C. as if D. so that

【14】A. rely B. mind C. matter D. value

【15】A. Something B. Everything C. Nothing D. Anything

【16】A. escaped B. saw C. survived D. passed

【17】A. afternoon B. day C. morning D. night

【18】A. basic B. reliable C. useless D. essential

【19】A. share B. protect C. feed D. remember

【20】A. apply B. aim C. support D. possess

33、   I made a promise to myself on the way to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a_____________husband and father._______loving. No ifs, ands or buts.

I______the idea as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was reading a passage about husbands being_______of their wives. Then he went on to say, "Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love." To myself; I had to admit that I had been a(n)_________husband .Well, for two weeks that would__________. And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, "That new yellow sweater looks great on you."

"Oh, Tom, you noticed," she said, surprised but________. Maybe a little confused

After the long_______, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach I started to______________, but then I thought, "Evelyn's been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to________________with me."  We walked on the beach while the children ________their kites.

So it went. Two weeks of not ________the Wall Street firm where I am a manager; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that's how the whole vacation passed. I made a new promise to keep on remembering to________love.

There was one thing that went wrong with my______, however. Evelyn and I still_______about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me sadly.

"What's the matter?" I asked her.

"Tom," she said in a voice filled with_______. "do you know something I don't?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well... that______I had several weeks ago... our doctor... did he tell you something about me? Tom, you've been so good to me... am dying?"

It took a moment for it all to_________. Then I laughed aloud.

"No, honey," I said,________her in my arms, "You're not dying; I'm just starting to_________."

【1】A.responsible B.caring C.generous D.loving

【2】A.Totally B.Even C.Still D.Somehow

【3】A.got along with B.made up with C.came up with D.fitted in with

【4】A.ashamed B.independent C.proud D.thoughtful

【5】A.selfish B.enthusiastic C.fortunate D.useless

【6】A.change B.last C.recover D.disappear

【7】A.embarrassed B.delighted C.scared D.curious

【8】A.walk B.flight C.reflection D.drive

【9】A.accept B.refuse C.suffer D.challenge

【10】A.read B.chat C.stay D.live

【11】A.adjusted B.desired C.flew D.dragged

【12】A.calling B.joining C.visiting D.leaving

【13】A.value B.save C.choose D.respect

【14】A.vacation B.life C.family D.experiment

【15】A.talk B.laugh C.think D.worry

【16】A.sadness B.hope C.pity D.confusion

【17】A.deal B.argument C.incident D.checkup

【18】A.get about B.get across C.get away D.get through

【19】A.pushing B.taking C.holding D.catching

【20】A.love B.die C.live D.understand

34、根据句意填空

In the USA, the Amish-a Christian group-are famous because they drive 【1】 instead of cars, do not use TVs or refrigerators, and do not have personal telephones. Many people assume the Amish must have 【2】 reasons for their many rules, but this is not true. In truth, whenever a new technology is introduced, the Amish meet and discuss its advantages and disadvantages. They then vote on whether they will accept it. The Amish 【3】 cars because they like having 【4】 communities where everyone lives close together. They have no TVs or refrigerators because their homes do not have electricity-they do not think it is necessary and 【5】 dealing with strangers, such as the people who work at the electric company.

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

Why Cold weather Causes So many Flight Cancellation?

Each year, about 60,000 flights get canceled because of bad winter weather, which costs airlines and airports an estimated $3 billion. But it’s not the freezing cold temperatures that cause problems for planes. After all, 【1】 jets fly 10 kilometers up, where temperatures hover around -50 degrees Celsius.

In fact, planes 【2】 in cold weather, since cold air is denser and leads to better thrust. Clearly, the real problem isn’t what’s going on up there. It’s what’s happening on the ground.

When a 【3】 polar vortex (极地涡旋) struck the Midwestern US in January 2019, temperatures dropped to -40 degrees Celsius and airline canceled 3,000 flights nationwide. In these situations, when temperatures start 【4】, everything slows down. Cargo doors can freeze up, along with the nozzles that pump fuel into planes, which delays the 【5】 process.

Even the plane itself can freeze over. Just a quarter-inch - thick layer of ice on a plane can disrupt the way air flows over its wings.

Les Westbrooks: The number one reason, I would say, that the reason flights get delayed in cold weather is going to be because there’s some kind of frozen precipitation, from frost to snow to a sheet of ice, adhering to the aircraft, adhering to the wings of the aircraft 【6】.

That’s Les Westbrooks, a retired airline pilot and an associate professor of aeronautical science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He says that 【7】, these planes are “de-iced” - but this also delays takeoff. The crew can spray the plane with a special hot water/ glycol mixture. It can take around 40 minutes to de-ice large passenger airplanes, so planes often have to wait “their turn” for the de-icing station, which, of course, can trigger more delays.

And ice on the runway, of course, creates another set of 【8】. In 2014, a plane at JFK skidded off an icy runway and into a mound of snow, leading to an hours-long shutdown at the airport. And even though crews can remove ice from the runway, scraping it off the pavement can lead to potholes (坑洞) and other 【9】, which makes takeoffs and landings more dangerous. And of course, snow and freezing rain on the ground can affect visibility to the point where officials have to decide it’s not safe to fly at all.

But if ice and snow aren’t the problem in these extremely cold temperatures, it’s usually another factor: people.

Les Westbrooks: The airplane flies at high altitudes, -60 degrees. It’s made to do that. Humans are not made to be outside in -60 degrees weather. And so the human factor becomes a big, big factor, when it becomes extremely cold.

Baggage handlers, aircraft fuelers, and mechanics all have to stay warm. Some airports, like O’Hare in Chicago, set up heated shelters for their employees. Of course, with everyone taking breaks to warm up, not as much gets done, which leads to even more delays and cancellations. Passengers start missing their 【10】 flights, and that, along with passengers who can’t make it to the airport due to bad road conditions, leads to half-empty planes.

In fact, many airlines might preemptively cancel flights before bad weather even hits. So, in the end, you can still blame cold weather for cancelling your flight.

36、A: Excuse me, do you know where the chemistry lab is?

B: Yes. It’s just on the fifth floor of this b【1】.

A: How often do you do c【2】experiments there?

B: Twice a week.

A: Can you go there without a t【3】?

B: No. That’s not allowed.

A: What does the teacher often tell you to do when you are doing an e【4】?

B: He often tells us to look c【5】and follow the i【6】.

A: What will you do when you finish the experiment?

B: We must put e【7】back in the cupboards and wash our hands.

A: Right. It is very i【8】to keep the lab clean.

B: Yes, safe as well. We must turn off the e【9】before l【10】the lab.

37、课文填空

The Sundance Film Festival 【1】 boycotts all Hollywood films, and we don’t foresee ever including them. The initial idea for our festival was 【2】 back in l978. when it was known as the Utah/US Film Festival. However, it was not well known until 1981. It was then that Robert Redford became its 【3】 and changed the focus to independent films, often made on very modest 【4】 It was given its new name-the Sundance Film Festival-in 1991. Redford has acted in and directed many big Hollywood films, but wanted to 【5】 the public to films made outside of the Hollywood system

38、假定你是李华，看到英语校报上正招聘在暑假期间帮助引领外国游客的中学生导游。你对此十分感兴趣，请写一封申请邮件。要点如下：

1.写信目的；2.自我简介；3.你的竞聘优势；4.你对这份工作的认识。

Dear sir or madam,

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Yours,

Li Hua

39、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。

A brother and sister made their usual hurried pre-Christmas visit to the little farm, where lived their elderly parents with their small herd(群) of horses.

The young folks had fond memories of their childhood here. Everything was perfect except the aging old horse, ‘The Old One'.

Doubtfully, the young folks asked the old couple, “ Why do you not at least get rid of ‘The Old One’?”

The old man looked down at his worn boots, holes in the toes, and replied softly, “We keep her because of love. Nothing else, just love.”

Worried and confused, the young folks wished the old couple a Merry Christmas and headed back toward the city as darkness stole through the valley.

The old couple shook their heads in sorrow. A tear fell upon their cheeks. How was it that these young folks did not understand the peace of the love that filled their hearts?

Because of the unhappy leave-taking, no one noticed the first spark fall in the bam(马厩). None but the‘ The Old One'.

In a matter of minutes, the bam was full of hungry flames. With a cry of horror and despair, the old couple sank sobbing to the ground, helpless. The bam was in ruins.

The old man turned to his wife, forcing a smile, “We have lost much. Let us gather strength and climb the hill to the old pine where we have sought comfort in times of despair and pray for our beloved ‘The Old One'”.

The journey up the hill was hard for their old bodies in the steep snow. As they got to the peak of the hill, the old man gave a cry of wonder and incredible joy. Amazed and puzzled, he took his wife by the hand and pulled her forward. There, beneath the pine tree was their Christmas gift-The Old One’ lay close to the trunk of the tree, with the entire herd.

Paragraph 1:

   As it turned out, the moment ‘The Old One' saw the smoke, she pushed the door and led the horses through it.

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Paragraph 2:

   Spotting the old couple, ‘The Old One' seemed to be happy.

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40、假定你是李华，你的美国的笔友Peter来信询问你如何做好新型冠状病毒的自我防护以应对美国爆发的新型冠状病毒。请你给他回封信，内容包括：

1. 写信目的；

2. 提出建议；

3. 表示安慰。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

新型冠状病毒：the novel virus

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41、Summary Writing

Blowing a Few Tops

Ever stopped to consider the upside of volcanic eruptions? It’s not all deaths, destruction and hot lava---scientists have a plan to cool the planet by simulating one. It would probably work, but it could have devastating consequence, and there is nothing to stop any country or company from deploying the technology.

Solar geo-engineering(气候工程) involves simulating an erupting volcano by spraying aerosols (气溶胶) into the atmosphere. When they combine with oxygen, droplets of acid form. These droplets reflect sunlight away from Earth, cooling the planet. All good in theory, but the consequences are largely unknown and a few could be disastrous. In a study recently published, researchers led by Anthony Jones, a climate scientist from the University of Exeter, found that using this technology in the Northern hemisphere could reduce the number of tropical cyclones hitting the U.S. and Caribbean. But there’s a worrying problem: more cyclones in the Southern hemisphere and a drought across the Sahel region of Africa. That’s because the entries climate system is linked--- disrupting one region will invariably affect another. How would a nation react if another was causing its weather to get much worse? Would that be an act of war?

There is, however, a case for using solar geo-engineering on a global case. Jones says it could be used to “take the edge of “the temperature increases scientists are predicting. It could be used while the world searches for more effective strategies.

The study also highlights a far bigger problem with solar geo-engineering: its complete lack of regulation. “There is nothing that could stop one country just doing it,” Jones says. “It’s deeply disturbing that we have this technology that could have such a massive influence in the climate, yet there’s just no regulation to stop countries or even organizations from doing it.”

Jones cautions that there is much about the climate system we do not understand, as well as more work that will need to be done before solar geo-engineering is deemed safe—or too dangerous to even discuss.