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1、It was his long absence from work without permission________ delayed his promotion.
A.which B.that C.why D.who
2、---It’s a long time ______ I saw you last.
---Yes, and what a pity! It will be a long time _____ we see each other again.
A. when;when B. since;before C. before; since D. since;when
3、________ to ________ the nature reserve, the local people prevented the construction workers from entering their villages.
A. Opposed; developing B. Opposing; developing
C. Opposing; develop D. Opposed; develop
4、--- Excuse me, but I do need your advice on my project.
--- Sorry, I have only had time to ____ your report.
A. look around B. go through
C. get over D. dip into
5、--- Why does Jane look so unhappy?
--- She ______ at by her classmates.
A.was laughed B.laughed C.has been laughed D.will be laughed
6、Top students are not merely those who sit up late and study. It is efficiency ______ matters.
A.that B.how C.what D.which
7、But for her timely assistance，the prince___________ to death.
A.would be condemned B.will be condemned
C.would have been condemned D.will have been condemned
8、In contrast to Barbie’s fantasy figure and fashionable high heels, these dolls are ________ on girls from historical eras and come with storybooks about themselves.
A．modeled
B．synthesized
C．popularized
D．imposed
9、It would be a good idea to use a plastic bottle, ______ cut off, as a container to grow young plants in.
A. of which the top B. the top is C. the top being D. with its top
10、As is known to all, the Tower of London was as a matter of fact _______used to be a prison _______ some famous victims were held in.
A.where; where B.which; where C.that; what D.what; that
11、_____I had more money, I could buy a car.
A.Only if B.If ever C.If only D.Even if
12、Most consumers are by the high price of the 3D printers despite keen interest in them.
A.put off B.put on C.put through D.put up
13、Much to her disgust, his confidence________ on arrogance.
A.edges B.borders
C.splits D.emphasizes
14、________ is known to us, there is a close connection between smog and pollution.
A．It
B．Which
C．There
D．As
15、I had to ________ my voice to make myself heard over the noise.
A.rise B.raise C.arise D.arouse
16、The two brothers quarrelled with each other over bicycle last night but they soon _______.
A. turned up B. put up
C. made up D. showed up
17、 We lost our way in that small village, otherwise we ________more places of interest yesterday.
A.visited B.had visited
C.would visit D.would have visited
18、They ____ each other in shape but not in color.
A. like B. look
C. resemble D. represent
19、I found it difficult to ___________ getting up so early before, but I did finally managed.
A. be tired of B. be convinced of
C. be accustomed to D. be obsessed with
20、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
21、―Sorry, I can't return your book today because I am only halfway through it.
― ________.I have plenty of other books to read.
A．No wonder
B．Take it seriously
C．Take your time
D．No doubt
22、I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me were arguing as to ______ should have the honour of receiving me as a guest in their house.
A.whom B.who C.what D.which
23、The Marvel (漫威) Cinematic Universe or MCU for short is the shared place ________ all 22 films featuring the comic book characters are set.
A．which
B．that
C．when
D．where
24、The reader who has spent serious effort on a problem may from the effort even if he does not succeed in solving the problem.
A.benefit B.conclude C.derive D.deviate
25、If there are any such adjustments it would suggest that investors had interpreted the information in a biased fashion and hence in a(n) _____ manner.
A.efficient B.unefficient C.non-efficient D.inefficient

26、Do you still remember the haze（雾霾）in the winter? So many people got terribly ill during or after the haze. 【1】Here is advice for you to protect yourself in hazy weather.
Spend less time outdoors.This is the most effective way for self-protection in such bad weather.With PM2.5 increasing 103mg per cubic meter,residents will risk a 2.29% increase of death,which experts found out in 2012.If you have to get out,avoid riding bicycles.【2】
Close your windows.Experts advice residents to avoid opening windows at home.If you have to ,avoid the time when smog is at its densest（浓的）.【3】Besides,you can keep plants with broad leaves at home to absorb dust,and use air purifiers（清洁器）.
Smoke less.【4】In hazy weather,smoking would be even more harmful.Smokers are advised to keep their distance from cigarettes before the weather gets better.
【5】For example ,wear special masks outside to avoid breathing in PM2.5.Then take off your coat after getting indoors and keep it away from your other clean clothes,Don’t forget to wash your face,rinse（漱）your mouth,and clean your nasal cavity（鼻腔）to clean the particulate matters（颗粒物）that fall on you.Last but not least,keep off stimulating（刺激性）foods.
A．Wear masks.
B．Pay attention to other daily things.
C．Also avoid rush hours,when pollutants will be denser.
D．That’s because haze does harm to the health of people.
E．Cigarettes could cause more particulate matters,which are included in PM2.5 .
F．Take more fruits and vegetables instead,which are good for lung,spleen（脾）and kidney（肾）.
G．For residents who use air-conditioner,make sure your apartment has enough oxygen indoors.
27、Staying connected
When Central Bucks South became one of the first Philadelphia-area high schools to close because of the fear of novel coronavirus exposure in early March, 16-year-old sophomore Andrew Chen knew that things were not going to return to normal as quickly as some of his peers hoped.
But still, the change from seeing his friends on the swim team during daily practices to learning alone at home was jarring.
“I only have three years here at South, and it pains me to see one of them being wasted,” Chen said.
The coronavirus has changed everyone’s lives, but for students, the disruption feels particularly serious. Schools closed and graduation ceremonies were put off. Summer plans, such as camps, are up in the air.
But right now, many students are trying to stay connected, struggling with false information, and finding out the best ways they can help – through online method.
For Josh Harycki, 17, a senior student at the Shipley School in Philadelphia, the best way to help was to create a “social distancing promise” for young people.
“I saw a lot of young people not paying attention,” he said. “They were … still going out, hanging out with others. I thought that there had to be a way to reach younger people, who were possibly not watching the news.”
Harycki started a call to action on social media and then built a website with a map that followed and kept the locations of people who’d signed the promise. The site also shares links to accurate sources of information like the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Harycki knows that his peers are worried they can’t connected with their friends in the same way, so he created the social distancing promise to strengthen that although everyone might be physically distant, they’re still connected.
“Part of what we’re showing is that you might feel like you’re the only one taking this seriously, but our map shows that you’re not alone,” he said.
【1】What does the underlined word “jarring” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A．natural
B．necessary
C．worrying
D．reasonable
【2】Who does Harycki mainly want to reach?
A．Friends who are worried and bored.
B．Young people not aware of the situation.
C．Younger students trying to help.
D．People taking the coronavirus seriously.
【3】What’s Harycki’s purpose in creating the “social distancing promise”?
A．To order young people to stay at home.
B．To follow those infected with the coronavirus.
C．To tell young folks of latest news about the coronavirus.
D．To show young people that they are still connected.
【4】Why does the author describe Andrew Chen’s experience in the text?
A．To explain what worried students most when schools closed.
B．To show the different views of students toward the coronavirus.
C．To show how the coronavirus affected students’ lives.
D．To explain the proper reaction to the close of school.
28、Convincing someone to change their mind is really the process of convincing them to change their tribe (部落). If they abandon their beliefs, they run the risk of losing social ties. You can’t expect someone to change their mind if you take away their community too.
The way to change people’s minds is to become friends with them, to combine them into your tribe, to bring them into your circle. Now, they can change their beliefs without the risk of being abandoned socially.
The British philosopher Alain de Botton suggests that we simply share meals with those who disagree with us: “Sitting down at a table with a group of strangers has the incomparable and odd benefit of making it a little more difficult to hate them without punishment. Prejudice and conflict between groups of people from different nations or races feed off abstraction. However, during a meal, something about handing dishes around, unfolding napkins (餐巾纸) at the same moment, even asking a stranger to pass the salt makes us less likely to hold the belief that the outsiders who wear unusual clothes and speak in distinctive accents deserve to be sent home or attacked. For all the large-scale political solutions which have been proposed to ease racial or cultural conflict, there are few more effective ways to promote tolerance between suspicious neighbours than to force them to eat supper together.”
Perhaps it is not difference, but distance that produces tribalism and unfriendliness. As proximity increases, so does understanding. I am reminded of Abraham Lincoln’s quote, “I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.” Facts don’t change our minds. Friendship does.
The Japanese writer Haruki Murakami once wrote, “Always remember that to argue, and win, is to break down the reality of the person you are arguing against. It is painful to lose your reality, so be kind, even if you are right.”
When we are in the moment, we can easily forget that the goal is to connect with the other side, cooperate with them, befriend them, and integrate them into our tribe. We are so caught up in winning that we forget about connecting. It’s easy to spend your energy labeling people rather than working with them.
The word “kind (family and relatives)” originated from the word “kin (old fashion of family and relatives).” When you are kind to someone, it means you are treating them like family. This, I think, is a good method for actually changing someone’s mind. Develop a friendship. Share a meal. Gift a book. Be kind first, be right later.
【1】People are likely to change their mind when they _____.
A．change their beliefs
B．are made friends with
C．move to a new community
D．are given somewhere to go
【2】What does the underlined word “proximity” in paragraph 4 mean?
A．Nearness.
B．Action.
C．Communication.
D．Politeness.
【3】The author quotes from Haruki Murakami to imply that _____.
A．breaking down one’s reality is easy
B．kindness is more important than right
C．arguing and winning are not important
D．losing one’s identity is a painful process
【4】According to the passage, sharing meals is effective in building connections because it ____.
A．pleases people with different beliefs or accents
B．makes people focus on eating rather than conflicts
C．brings benefits to the people having dinner together
D．promotes understanding and tolerance among people
29、 Once an old man used to go out to jog every morning. One day he was running around a track that circled the high school football field while the football team was conducting their practice. When the players began running their races up and down the field, the man said to himself determinedly, “I'll just keep running if they don't stop.” So they ran and he ran. They kept on running and he kept on running.
Finally, totally exhausted, the old man had to stop. When he stopped, an equally exhausted football player walked over to him and said, “Sir, I'm glad you finally stopped. Our coach has told us that we have to keep running as long as you are jogging!
It seems to me that we can sometimes find ourselves in a similar kind of situation when it comes to conflicts—that is when we have different opinions about something with someone and get into an argument with him or her, our voices get raised. Neither side wants to be the first to give in, to stop speaking in anger. Everyone has the attitude, “I'll just keep on till he gives in.” So the other party stays mad. So we stay mad. And on we go, finally finding ourselves emotionally and even physically exhausted by the continuing animosity(敌意).
Let me challenge you to do something very difficult. The next time you get into an argument, be the first to give in. Be the first to stop the shouting and the name-calling. Be the first to say, “I'm sorry.” It's the quickest way to stop that. As a saying goes, “A soft answer turns away extreme anger, but a harsh(严厉的）word stirs up anger.”
【1】What happened to the old man that day?
A.He guided the students to practice running.
B.He joined the football team to play a game.
C.He asked the players to take care of the football field.
D.He decided to compete with the football players.
【2】Why did the football player come to the old man?
A.To show respect for his great courage.
B.To praise him for his good performance.
C.To express satisfaction with his stopping running.
D.To complain to him about his keeping running.
【3】What does the underlined word “conflicts” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.Misunderstandings. B.Disagreements.
C.Misfortunes. D.Disappointments.
【4】What's the purpose of the last paragraph?
A.To provide the effective way to make an apology.
B.To show it is hard for us to take up the challenge.
C.To warn us to control our bad emotion properly.
D.To advise us to take active action when we disagree with others.

30、When it comes to school and schoolwork, I prefer to be an engaged parent rather than an involved parent. “Engaged” means I ask if they have homework, and I _________ nearby, doing my own thing. When it gets completed, I _________ if the kids ask for help. Being “involved” _________ digging through their school bags, doing anything for them.
I am _________ familiar with a mother who still made haircut for her 20-something son. Loving? Perhaps. _________ it’s not helpful to independent development. When I draw a hard line on not bringing forgotten _________ to school, I’m not trying to be _________. And they know I am not saying “You should remember your lunch or I’ll _________ you with something you don’t like.” Instead, I’m saying, “You are in charge of _________ your lunch. I know you will because you like to eat what you brought from __________.”
I __________ that I have sometimes even tried to __________ something. Last year, when my second-grader was forgetting to return his homework to school, I told his __________, “Don’t hesitate to mark him down for __________ homework.” I know that meeting real world’s __________ is often a more powerful force than just what parents want him to do.
So what did we do about __________ and signing the second-grade homework? I told my son’s teacher that I wanted to encourage his sense of __________, and asked if we could try it for a while. She happily agreed, and so for the rest of the year I __________ his homework to my son. There were far more items with high marks if I’d had a __________ hand to punish them, but I’m hoping a lighter touch and a little __________ will lead to a capable (能干的) child — and adult.
【1】
A．sing
B．cook
C．live
D．stay
【2】
A．assist
B．study
C．wake
D．decline
【3】
A．advises
B．prevents
C．misses
D．indicates
【4】
A．personally
B．certainly
C．regularly
D．gradually
【5】
A．So
B．And
C．But
D．Or
【6】
A．cards
B．schoolbags
C．books
D．lunches
【7】
A．happy
B．mean
C．busy
D．tired
【8】
A．punish
B．comfort
C．admire
D．promote
【9】
A．leaving
B．buying
C．remembering
D．finishing
【10】
A．supermarket
B．school
C．hotel
D．home
【11】
A．admit
B．regret
C．wish
D．refuse
【12】
A．hide
B．add
C．donate
D．borrow
【13】
A．mother
B．friend
C．teacher
D．classmate
【14】
A．prepared
B．missed
C．graded
D．finished
【15】
A．congratulations
B．expectations
C．possibilities
D．invitations
【16】
A．doing
B．planning
C．preventing
D．checking
【17】
A．responsibility
B．humor
C．direction
D．touch
【18】
A．got over
B．took over
C．turned over
D．thought over
【19】
A．bigger
B．heavier
C．cleaner
D．broader
【20】
A．success
B．happiness
C．failure
D．love
31、 To celebrate the end of our exams, my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant. We __1__ hamburgers and Coca Cola at the counter. When our __2__ came, I started walking towards an empty table. By bad luck, my purse strap(带子) got __3__ on a chair and the tray(托盘) that I was holding slipped _4___ my hands and went flying in the air. The tray, and its contents, __5__ on a man who was just about to __6__ a bite of his sandwich. I stared, greatly __7__， as the drinks soaked(浸湿) his white shirt.
Then I __8__ my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of __9__. Instead, he said “It's OK” to __10__ me before he disappeared into the washroom.
Still shaky and unsure __11__ to do next, my friends and I went to a table and sat there, trying our best to look __12__. A moment later, the man came out of the washroom and __13__ our table. My heart almost stopped __14__. I thought he was going to ask for my father's __15__ and call him.
To my surprise, he merely smiled at us, handed us some cash and said, “__16__ yourself new hamburgers.” He then walked __17__ without even finishing his food.
He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse, __18__ he chose a different way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still __19__ in this world. I'll never __20__ his actions.
【1】
A．ordered
B．made
C．arranged
D．demanded
【2】
A．food
B．turn
C．bill
D．menu
【3】
A．fixed
B．caught
C．cut
D．tied
【4】
A．by
B．in
C．from
D．out
【5】
A．knocked
B．fell
C．stood
D．hung
【6】
A．take
B．taste
C．swallow
D．chew
【7】
A．discouraged
B．disappointed
C．shocked
D．annoyed
【8】
A．rolled
B．rubbed
C．narrowed
D．closed
【9】
A．bitterness
B．anxiety
C．anger
D．sorrow
【10】
A．satisfy
B．comfort
C．encourage
D．praise
【11】
A．how
B．who
C．what
D．which
【12】
A．mild
B．honest
C．calm
D．modest
【13】
A．pushed
B．approached
C．drew
D．laid
【14】
A．beating
B．breaking
C．sinking
D．trembling
【15】
A．help
B．position
C．number
D．job
【16】
A．Prepare
B．Buy
C．Find
D．Cook
【17】
A．on
B．around
C．up
D．away
【18】
A．so
B．since
C．although
D．but
【19】
A．kindness
B．happiness
C．politeness
D．brightness
【20】
A．forget
B．refuse
C．oppose
D．ignore
32、 I opened the hotel curtains to find dark rainy streets. After training in nearly 100-degree weather in St. Louis, I wasn't _______ a rainy 55-degree day. However, it didn't _______because it was marathon day.
My group _______with ponchos (雨披) on. I took off the poncho around Mile 9 as the rain seemed less _______.
I was still energized at Mile 13, and supporters were still _______ us on. Not too long after Mile 20, I was feeling some _______ in my legs. I never stopped though. I just put my head up and _______ going. As Mile 22 passed, I _______ and I began to cry, but kept on moving. The view alongside was _______ and it kept my mind busy.
At the end of Mile 25, my body was beat. As I saw that finish line in the wind, I put all my__________into running for it. The__________said my name and made some careless Irish remarks that I can't remember, and I__________the line in total tiredness. Some staff__________me my marathon medal, bottled water, and helped me keep warm.
Traveling for my first marathon will be__________remembered. I could not have done this without the__________of my family, friends, Coach Rich, my teammates and my sister, who gave me the strength to__________. As Norman D. Vaughan, the surviving member of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition said, “Dream big and be __________ to fail. ”
What will be the most impressive __________ for me? The __________ from Mile 20 to the end. No matter how much you read about how to prepare for the final few miles, it's a true __________ of your mental endurance (耐力).
【1】A.wasting B.arranging C.enjoying D.expecting
【2】A.fail B.lose C.matter D.work
【3】A.escaped B.started C.approved D.protested
【4】A.heavy B.mild C.slight D.bright
【5】A.touching B.cheering C.crying D.trying
【6】A.power B.anger C.pain D.relief
【7】A.practiced B.continued C.avoided D.imagined
【8】A.took off B.settled in C.broke down D.dressed up
【9】A.confusing B.usual C.simple D.inspiring
【10】A.energy B.pressure C.relaxation D.elegance
【11】A.volunteer B.editor C.interviewee D.announcer
【12】A.crossed B.drew C.swallowed D.burned
【13】A.showed B.bought C.handed D.lent
【14】A.mistakenly B.strangely C.luckily D.truly
【15】A.education B.support C.admiration D.treatment
【16】A.finish B.perform C.suffer D.assist
【17】A.brave B.guilty C.firm D.anxious
【18】A.wish B.exercise C.memory D.judgment
【19】A.suspect B.struggle C.cheat D.argument
【20】A.cause B.question C.favor D.test
33、 “You can do anything you want to do as long as you set your mind to it and stick with it.” I remember hearing those words from my ______ ever since I was a little girl. Through the years I’ve grown up ______ them and using them to ______ me. You see, there is no one I ______more than my mother.
When I was four years old, my mother and father got divorced (离婚), although he didn’t ______ with us after I was two. At the time, my brother was only eight. Being a single parent is a ______ enough job in itself but my mother also worked fulltime.
Most people who heard about this ______ probably thought that at least one of the children would ______ getting into some kind of ______ whether with the law or something else, but that never ______. My mother taught both of us about morals, goals and rules, along with many other things.
Although she ______all week, my mom always had ______ for us, whether it was to take us to our baseball and soccer games or if we just ______ someone to talk to. At one point I remember clearly that I had a speech problem, and that she made me ______every night over and over again until I got it ______.
All in all, I feel I can ______ with my mother about anything, with her acting more as a ______ than a parent. I realize not everyone has a mother like mine, which makes me ______her even more. After everything she has done for me, I want to make her ______ by being the first woman in my family to go to college and get a(n) ______.
【1】A.father B.mother C.brother D.teacher
【2】A.believing in B.looking into C.searching for D.thinking about
【3】A.describe B.speak C.encourage D.protect
【4】A.help B.understand C.miss D.admire
【5】A.play B.speak C.live D.travel
【6】A.bad B.sad C.rare D.hard
【7】A.news B.situation C.opinion D.rule
【8】A.end up B.worry about C.dream of D.start out
【9】A.danger B.trouble C.conversation D.war
【10】A.changed B.improved C.ended D.happened
【11】A.complained B.studied C.worked D.exercised
【12】A.advice B.surprise C.time D.prize
【13】A.called B.needed C.found D.welcomed
【14】A.practise B.look C.reply D.sing
【15】A.simple B.right C.useful D.wrong
【16】A.debate B.read C.talk D.learn
【17】A.friend B.volunteer C.classmate D.workmate
【18】A.pay B.reward C.expect D.appreciate
【19】A.popular B.confident C.proud D.shocked
【20】A.degree B.chance C.award D.advantage

34、Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
The Internet E-commerce and globalization are making a new economic age possible. In the future, capitalist markets will largely be replaced by a new kind of economic system based on 【1】 relationships, contractual arrangements and access rights.
Has the quality of our lives at work, at home and in our communities increased in direct proportion to all the new Internet and business-to-business Internet services being introduced into our lives? I have asked this question of hundreds of CEOs and corporate executives in Europe and the United States. Surprisingly, virtually everyone has said, “No, quiet 【2】.” They say they are working longer hours, feel more stressed, are more impatient, and are even less civil in their dealings with colleagues and friends-not to mention strangers. And what’s more revealing, they place much of the blame on the very same technologies they are so 【3】 supporting.
The technological leader promised us that access would make life more convenient. Instead, the very technological wonders that were supposed to 【4】 us have begun to enslave us in a web of connections from which there seems to be no easy 【5】.
If an earlier generation was preoccupied with the quest to enclose a vast 【6】 land, the .com generation, it seems, is more caught up in the colonization of time. Every spare moment of our time is being filled with some form of commercial connection, making time itself the 【7】 of all resources.
And while we have created every kind of labor-and time-saving device to service our needs, we are beginning to feel like we have less time available to us than any other humans in history. Maybe we need to ask what kinds of connections really 【8】 in the e-economy age. If this new technology 【9】 is only about super efficiency, then we risk losing something even precious than time-our sense of what it means to be a(n) 【10】 human being.
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.
Driving an electric car 【1】 to the protection of environment, or so the marketing departments of their makers would have you believe. Yet a report which analyzes car emissions presents a rather different picture. A battery-powered car recharged with 【2】 generated by coal-fired power stations, it found, is likely to be more harmful. It could cause more than three times as many deaths from pollution as a 【3】 petrol-driven vehicle.
The study was carried out by the University of Minnesota. The researchers estimated how levels of fine particulate matter (细颗粒物) and ground-level ozone — two important 【4】 of air pollution — would change when a car is powered by different ways.
It was no surprise that electric cars whose batteries were recharged with power from wind, solar or hydro-electric sources came out to be virtually free from harmful 【5】. They were estimated to cause 231 deaths over the course of a year, compared with 878 for petrol cars. Electric cars recharged with power from natural gas-fired stations were also a lot less harmful than petrol-driven ones, with 439 deaths. But if those same electric cars were recharged 【6】 by coal, they would be responsible for over 3,000 deaths.
Biofuels also caused more health problems than petrol. But diesel, which often 【7】 concern about pollution, is slightly cleaner than petrol. This is because the study assumes for all cars that emission-control technologies will be more widely used, especially particulate filters which have a remarkable effect on cleaning diesel 【8】. Diesel cars are also more 【9】 of fuel than petrol-driven ones.
Overall, the study shows that electric cars are cleaner than those traditional vehicles only if the power used to charge then is also clean. That is hardly a surprise, but the 【10】 of the difference is. How green electric cars really are, then, will depend mainly on where they are driven. In France, which obtains more than half of its power from nuclear station, electric cars look like a good bet. In China and some other developing countries, where a large amount of electricity is produced from coal, they may not be so environment- friendly as they are marketed.
36、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.
37、I have a muscle disease but I don't look any different from other people. Sometimes, I was too weak【1】 go to school so my education suffered. Every time I returned after an【2】(absent), I felt stupid because I was behind the others.
My life is a lot easier at high school because few fellow students make me【3】(annoy). My ambition is to work for a firm【4】develops computer software when I grow up. Last year I invented a computer football game and a big company has decided to buy it from me. I have a very busy life with no time to sit around【5】(feel) sorry for myself. As well as going to the movies and football matches with my friends. I spend a lot of time looking after my pets【6】(proper) but I find it worthwhile.
In many ways my disability has helped me grow stronger psychologically and become more【7】 (independence). I have to work hard to live a normal life but it has been worth it. If【8】(have) a chance to say one thing to healthy children, it would be this: having a disability does not mean your life is not satisfying. So don't feel sorry for the disabled or make fun【9】them, and don't ignore them either. Just accept them for who they are, and give them encouragement to live【10】rich and full a life as you do.

38、假定你是李华，受新型冠状病毒疫情影响，你校决定进行网上学习。请你根据以下提示用英语给你校的交换生Peter写一封邮件，告诉他如何进行网上学习：
1 .进行网上学习的原因；2.如何使用钉钉软件开展网上学习。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：新型冠状病毒novel coronavirus 钉钉Ding Talk
39、假定你是李华,收到英国朋友Alice的邮件,以下是邮件内容:

Dear Li Hua,
How are you doing these days? I’m having some problems and would like to get your advice.
My parents want me to spend my summer with them this year but I would prefer to go somewhere with my friends. I love my parents but sometimes they are overprotective. I feel that I am old enough and responsible enough to go away without their supervision(监护).
Any suggestions you could give me about this issue would be greatly appreciated.
Yours,
Alice
Dear Li Hua,
How are you doing these days? I’m having some problems and would like to get your advice.
My parents want me to spend my summer with them this year but I would prefer to go somewhere with my friends. I love my parents but sometimes they are overprotective. I feel that I am old enough and responsible enough to go away without their supervision(监护).
Any suggestions you could give me about this issue would be greatly appreciated.
Yours,
Alice
请给Alice回一封邮件,内容包括:
1.感谢她的信任；
2.回应她的请求；
3.说明你的理由。
注意1.词数100左右
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Alice,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
40、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Technology is forever changing the way we get our news. Many people now get a lot of their news on electronic devices, instead of traditional media, such as newspapers, television or radio. An increasing number of people also report turning to social media for information.
Now, there is a new technology that could greatly change the way we get the news: computer-created news readers. Recently, China launched what it called the worlds first artificial intelligence, or AI news presenters.
The news readers, supported by machine learning technology, are based on two real-life Chinese newsmen. One is able to present newscasts in English, the other, in Mandarin Chinese. Report said machine learning was used to examine video images and sounds of the two newsmen. Similar technology has been used to create video products known as “deepfake” videos. A deepfake is a video that looks real, but was electronically changed. Such videos can make people appear to say things they never said.
It's said that the AI presenters will be a great improvement to the news team because they “can work 24 hours a day” on its website and on social media. One of the presenters even promised to “work tirelessly” to keep people informed. Some machine learning experts said the system showed off China’s latest progress in voice recognition, text-to-speech technology and data analysis.
Some companies have experimented with similar technology for possible use in news operations. Britain’s BBC recently released a video that used machine learning to make it look like one of its news readers speaking different languages. The London-based company that developed the system says its goal is to “remove the language barrier” for many different kinds of video across the internet. Also, Amazon is working on Alexa smart speaker system to create a special news reader voice. Amazon is reportedly preparing to launch Alexas news reader voice in the near future.
41、假设你是李华，你的朋友Kevin给你发邮件说，他想从成都出发到西安旅行，想请你为他介绍一下西成高速铁路(Xi’an- Chengdu high- Speed Railway)的情况。请你回复邮件，内容包括:
1.西成高速铁路始建于2012年，2017年12月开通运营，全长658公里，时速高达250公里/小时；
2.途径绵阳等20多座城市，沿途无数美景、美食，全程大约只需3个半小时；
3.高铁列车设施齐全，安全舒适；但票价略高。
注意:
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.首尾已写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Kevin,
Knowing that you plan to travel from Chengdu to Xi’an,
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Hope you have a wonderful trip.
Yours,
Li Hua