辽源2025届高三毕业班第一次质量检测英语试题

1、Someone who lacks staying power and perseverance is unlikely to ______ a good researcher.

A．make

B．turn

C．get

D．grow

2、The 1930s, when he was in his twenties, ________ the sufferings that the Chinese were bearing from the war.

A．observed

B．witnessed

C．proved

D．supplied

3、I would appreciate____________ if you could help me out when I am in trouble.

A．that

B．one

C．it

D．this

4、The young man is very excellent. Now he is the ______ of a big company.

A. top dog B. cold fish

C. white elephant D. black sheep

5、Compared with those brought up in harmonious families, children repeatedly exposed to violence are more likely to be ________ when they grow up.

A. available B. aggressive C. admirable D. attractive

6、It is exactly ______ we behave ______has changed the world.

A.which; that B.how; that C.how; what D.what; that

7、He suggested we set off for the station immediately. _________ , we will miss the the train.

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

8、His remarks ________ me in my opinion that he was a very considerate boy.

A.concerned B.contacted

C.confirmed D.considered

9、____ many interruptions, he continued to finish his homework.

A. In case of B. Despite of

C. Regardless of D. On account of

10、Mable is very weak, so the doctor advised that not only ______ more flood, but she should also take more exercise.

A.should she have B.she should have C.she has D.has she

11、—Where will you start your work after graduation?

—Mum, it’s not been decided yet. I _________ continue my study for a higher degree.

A．need

B．must

C．can

D．may

12、He had known the matter before you told him, so you _________ have told it to him.

A.mustn't B.can't C.needn't D.shouldn't

13、Every boy and every girl _________ to attend the evening party.

A.wish B.wishes C.hope D.are hoping

14、Clothing ______ for pre-school-age children often follows the fashion for adults.

A. decorated B. designed C. preferred D. organized

15、---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

16、If we a table earlier, we couldn’t be standing here in a queue.

A. have booked B. booked C. book   D. had booked

17、----I just can’t help worrying about the result of my driving license test.

---- . You can do nothing but wait.

A. Just relax B. Have fun

C. Watch out D. Take your time

18、Tang said that at the beginning of the outbreak of the virus, there was a time ________ they had two or three deaths at the hospital every day, ________deeply worried medics.

A．that; that

B．which; when

C．when; which

D．which; which

19、The girl _________ out alone at night.

A.dare not go B.dare not to go C.dares not go D.not dare go

20、—What a shame! You missed my birthday party!

—I’m terribly sorry, dear. Believe me, if I could have afforded the time, I _________.

A.would B.should C.would have D.should have

21、Being a good listener is a kind a quality and that's ________ it takes to keep friendship.

A．which

B．what

C．how

D．where

22、Millions of pounds' worth of damage   by a storm which swept across the north of England last night.

A.will be caused B.had been caused

C.has been caused D.will have been caused

23、All the drivers must be ______ before they begin to drive on their own.

A.tested out B.examined C.looked into D.watched

24、Before China's Youth Day, Xi,______ secretary general of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made a statement to the young, _____________they find reasonable.

A.the; that B./; in which C.the; which D./; which

25、Each soldier and sailor________ given a rifle when the ship landed.

A.were B.was C.are D.is

26、Candy comes in many flavors. Some taste like fruit. Some taste like flowers. Some are chewy, like taffy (太妃糖) and gum. Hard candies are, well. hard! So, they last a long time.

But, in spoken English, there are some types of candy that you cannot eat. For example, you can’t eat eye candy. Eye candy is a person-man or woman-who is very good-looking. So, looking at this person is a treat for the eye, just like candy is a treat for the taste buds.

Do you hear of candy coat? Of course it is not a coat made of candy. But you can say I don’t candy coat the truth. What does candy-coating something mean? Well, some pills are covered with a coat of thin, sweet candy. The coating makes swallowing the pill easier, and it may hide a bad taste. So, candy coating a difficult truth or situation means you don’t directly discuss its bad parts.

After talking about candy you may want to eat some candies. However, some people dislike things that are very sweet, especially adults. But even if you do not like candy, you can still be called a kid in a candy store. This expression means a person is very happy to do something or to simply be somewhere. Imagine a child going from one candy display to the next, not knowing which candy to choose!

Talking about children brings us to another expression: as easy as taking candy from a baby. Think about a small, helpless baby holding a piece of candy. Taking it would be very easy—mean, but easy. So, use this expression when you are talking about something that may be simple to do, but probably not right.

【1】What kind of girl can be described as “eye candy”?

A．Beautiful

B．Optimistic

C．Hardworking

D．Warmhearted

【2】What does the underlined word “swallowing” mean in English?

A．Making.

B．Taking.

C．Selling.

D．Testing.

【3】Which of the following expressions means you are doing something with wrong intention?

A．Hard candies.

B．Candy coat.

C．A kid in a candy store.

D．As easy as taking candy from a baby.

【4】What is the best title of the passage?

A．Candy. Enjoy It or Avoid It

B．Various Candies in English

C．The Best Candy in the World

D．Candies’ Different Flavors

27、Staff at the Thai Dynasty restaurant in Singapore never thought they’d receive such a huge tip during the COVID-19 pandemic (流行病), when economic condition seemed hard, let alone one as big as $600. But believe it or not, they did.

What was more surprising, however, was the person who left that massive tip for them. It wasn’t from a customer who was feeling extra generous that day. No, it was Jesse, a food delivery rider who came by to pick up an online order.

Being a familiar face among the staff due to frequent orders from the restaurant, the delivery rider wanted to show his best appreciation for their hard work in ensuring orders are prepared on time every time he comes by to pick something up. Along with the tip, he also left a heartfelt written note.

“Hello! I am writing to you all because I am very happy with your food and friendly customer service,” the note starts. “I want to say that your food is really delicious. You know, every day when I’m working, I see you all working so hard, which makes me feel proud of you all. Working is not easy, and I understand that because I am also working. Therefore, I want to thank you all for the good food and I want to help you all. Here inside is $600, for all of you. Share it among yourselves. Thank you once again!”

Speaking to Shin Min Daily, Thai Dynasty director Jason Pay said he never expected such a thing from a delivery rider, despite Jesse being a familiar face. “Employees are allowed to keep the tips for their good service, but they chose to return it, which I’m touched by,” Pay said.

Yes, they managed to return the super generous tip when Jesse swung by a few hours later to pick up another order. But seeing the hard work that the delivery rider highlighted in his staff, Pay decided to reward them the next day with pizza and other dishes for lunch.

【1】What does the underlined word “It” in the second paragraph refer to?

A．A stranger.

B．An note.

C．An order.

D．The tip.

【2】What impressed Jesse most about the restaurant?

A．The delicious food.

B．The positive working attitude.

C．The generous customers.

D．The familiar faces.

【3】What did the staff do to show their appreciation?

A．They treated the rider with delicious pizza and other dishes.

B．They helped the delivery rider get more orders.

C．They gave back the tip to the delivery rider.

D．They told the story to the newspaper.

【4】Which saying can describe the text best?

A．Everyone’s love will make the world a better place.

B．When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

C．A hero is known in the time of misfortune.

D．Experience must be bought.

28、Great holidays in Europe!

Do you like the beach but want a bit more?

Then come on an Active Beach holiday at one of our centers in Greece, Turkey or Croatia. All the centers are near beautiful beaches and all offer sailing, windsurfing or waterskiing with our excellent instructors. For a change from the water, you can also book a short trip to a nearby village and visit the colorful markets or eat in a local restaurant. At the end of the day, relax in your hotel room or dance the night away at one of our open-air clubs.

Who was King Arthur? Where did he live?

Join us on a five-day UK Road Trip holiday. Imagine life hundreds of years ago as we visit ancient Stonehenge, Roman Bath and Tintagel Castle, the home of King Arthur. Learn the history of these interesting places from your guide as you travel in one of our famous blue coaches. In the evenings, we stop at some of the best youth hostels in the country. They have everything you need. You don’t even need to pack a sleeping bag!

Are you bored with the usual holidays? Do you want to do something you really enjoy?

Then Fame Camp is for you! Spend a week at Hightree House in Yorkshire and learn how to play the piano, violin and guitar! Bring your tent and stay at a campsite near the house. At the end of the week, try your new skills in a live performance.

How many countries can you see in 21 days?

On our Explore Europe holiday, you can see ten! Learn about them from our best guides as you watch them go past from the window of an air-conditioned coach and stay at some of Europe’s top campsites on the way. Of course, we’ll also have time to do the important things such as visiting the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the historic Sistine Chapel in Vatican and eating applestrudel in Vienna.

For more information about these holidays, call 08453334523 or visit www.comeuithusuk.com.

【1】Tourists who go on an Active Beach holiday ________.

A. can do some water sports B. need bring sleeping bags

C. will enjoy an open-air concert D. may visit some historic spots

【2】If you want to know more about Tintagel Castle, which holiday should you take?

A. Active Beach. B. UK Road Trip.

C. Fame Camp. D. Explore Europe.

【3】What can we learn about Explore Europe?

A. It offers free meals. B. It’s a five-day holiday.

C. It runs music courser. D. It’s a guided coach tour.

29、   He ran between two defenders, past a third, and a couple of seconds later his team had two more points. At the end of his final game, on April 11, he had scored 30 points.

This was the end of a career for Dwyane Wade, nicknamed “Flash”. It was the 37-year-old’s last game for the Miami Heat and his last appearance on an NBA basketball court. Over his storied career, Wade played in 1,054 regular-season games and 177 post-season games, scored more than 23,000 points, appeared in three NBA championships and earned one Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) award.

Coming from Chicago, Wade’s attitude and style of play moved many people, including former US President Barack Obama. “Whenever you got knocked down, you always showed us how to get back up,” Obama said in a tribute video. “You showed some Chicago spirit... and you did us proud.”

Wade broke down the door to the NBA in 2003 with his outstanding ball-handling skills and jumping ability. He had a strong principle, taking practice as seriously as he took games. He trained in the gym by himself during the off-season and exercised hard to stay in shape.

Wade has also spoken out on social issues. In 2012, 17-year-old Heat fan Trayvon Martin, an African-American, was shot in a racist attack on his way home from watching the NBA All-Star Game. Wade, together with LeBron James, led the Miami Heat squad, pulling up their hoodies (连帽衫) in support of justice for Martin, who had his hoodie up when he was killed. Wade hoped this action would bring attention to racist violence.

In 2003, he founded the Wade’s World Foundation, which provides support to various education, health, and family service programs. “Obviously, I’m one person. I can’t change the world, but I can help affect change in communities,” Wade told ESPN. “That’s what I want to continue to do.”

This is not the end of Wade’s story. He wants to continue fighting for economic and social equality in the US.

【1】How many games did Wade play in his professional career?

A.1,054. B.177. C.23,000. D.1,231.

【2】Wade was thought highly of by Obama because of _____________.

A.his strong willpower B.his flexible playing style

C.his extraordinary skills D.his honourable ambition

【3】Why did Wade and his teammates pull up their hoodies?

A.To follow Martin’s heroic behaviour. B.To speak out for Martin.

C.To try on the latest fashion. D.To show racial equality.

【4】This passage is mainly about Wade’s _________.

A.outstanding professional career B.legendary life experiences

C.achievements in social equality D.influence in sports and society

30、   People often lose their driving license because of driving after drinking. I have always ____ myself that I will never drive if I have drunk alcohol(酒精) ____, no matter the ____.

Still, half a year ago I made this ____ of driving after having drunk two beers at my friend's. Then I drove home, since it wasn’t very ____. I thought that there would be no ____, because it was very late at night. However, to my surprise, I was  ___ and left without my driving license for three months. I told my parents nothing  __ , but then I had to invent a lie, because I did not have the ____ to tell them that I had drunk alcohol and that was the real reason for which I was left without my driving license.

Those three months seemed to pass very ____ for me, because I had got into the ___ of driving almost daily and I really needed my car quite often. I had to take a  ___ and I didn't like it as I spent lots of money. It was, indeed, a(n) ____ for me not to have my driving license and I told myself never to repeat this mistake.

___ this, being drunk while driving ____ a real danger not only for the driver, but also for ____, Car accidents caused by alcoholism are very ____ nowadays, Teenagers especially use alcohol ____ going out with friends and then return home driving their cars. They are very irresponsible as they put their lives and health in ____and, therefore, I advise people to ____ drinking alcohol before driving.

【1】A. promised B. taught C. settled D. prepared

【2】A. possibly B. recently C. gradually D. previously

【3】A. color B. taste C. quantity D. brand

【4】A. decision B. mistake C. conclusion D. prediction

【5】A. far B. long C. high D. farther

【6】A. postman B. spaceman C. caveman D. policeman

【7】A. moved B. stopped C. followed D. forgotten

【8】A. in the end B. from then on C. at the beginning D. after a while

【9】A. time B. patience C. strength D. courage

【10】A. slowly B. quickly C. closely D. peacefully

【11】A. way B. habit C. race D. trouble

【12】A. bus B. bike C. taxi D. boat

【13】A. question B. opportunity C. competition D. punishment

【14】A. Besides B. Instead of C. Along with D. Due to

【15】A. escapes B. reduces C. represents D. changes

【16】A. lookers-on B. passers-by C. grown-ups D. baby-sitters

【17】A. strange B. complete C. necessary D. frequent

【18】A. before B. though C. while D. whether

【19】A. danger B. doubt C. advance D. difficulty

【20】A. enjoy B. avoid C. keep D. consider

31、   Tim Cook is both blind and deaf. And try as they might, staff on the night just couldn’t figure out how to _______ with the man, who was traveling all alone.

But then, a 15-year-old girl used sign language and genuine sympathy to _______ the day.

Teenager Clara Daly was _______ with her mother Jane from Boston to Los Angeles when the flight attendants（空乘人员） made a（n） _______ over the speaker. They were _______ for anyone on board who knew sign language.

Clara _______ the call button, because she’d studied a year of American Sign Language in school. She was the only one on the plane _______ of truly communicating with Tim, and her heart went out to him.

“ _______ six hours of just not being able to talk to anyone,” she recalled sympathetically.

Clara talked to Tim through fingerspelling, which is a system of speaking to deaf people by touching his hand with her fingers and _______ each letter in a word. This way, Tim could ________ Clara’s hands and they could communicate, First. Clara helped the night attendants ________ all of Tim’s needs were met. Then, she spent the rest of the time just ________ with him.

Together, they shared stories about their families and Clara’s future plans, while Clara ________ about Tim’s past as a salesman.

Lynette Scribner, A ________ behind them on the plane, couldn’t help taking a photo and ________ it on social media. She said she was amazed to see such incredible ________ .

After she wrote about Clara’s ________ on social media, Lynette’s post ________ . So far, it has been shared over 730,000 times on US social media platform Facebook.

The ________ girl was quick to point out that she just did what any one of us should do when given the opportunity: help out.

“Everyone should just be ________ each other just because that’s the nature of people,” Clara said.

【1】A.cooperate B.connect C.communicate D.meet

【2】A.save B.enjoy C.spend D.live

【3】A.shopping B.traveling C.working D.staying

【4】A.forecast B.effort C.suggestion D.announcement

【5】A.looking B.waiting C.standing D.sending

【6】A.picked B.fixed C.pressed D.made

【7】A.afraid B.capable C.aware D.fond

【8】A.Notice B.Predict C.Describe D.Imagine

【9】A.drawing B.singing C.signing D.saying

【10】A.feel B.see C.shake D.move

【11】A.prevent B.ensure C.prove D.recognize

【12】A.chatting B.dealing C.quarrelling D.singing

【13】A.cared B.thought C.read D.learned

【14】A.doctor B.play C.passenger D.visitor

【15】A.considering B.sharing C.mailing D.stopping

【16】A.sympathy B.adventure C.courage D.confidence

【17】A.politeness B.bravery C.sadness D.kindness

【18】A.put up B.came up C.set off D.took off

【19】A.proud B.humorous C.humble D.thankful

【20】A.believing B.helping C.accepting D.understanding

32、   A woman who built a hit _________ with her video game skills has been recognized as the world’s oldest YouTube _________ - at the age of 90. Hamako Mori, _________ as “Gamer Grandma” to her 250,000 YouTube _________, started gaming 39 years ago. Her YouTube channel launched in 2015, and she _________ to four videos a month.

In her videos, she does everything from unboxing new equipment to _________ her gaming skills. And now Mori, who counts the “Grand Theft Auto” series among her favorites, is officially the world’s _________ gaming YouTuber, according to Guinness World Records.

“_________ living for this long, I feel more than ever that _________ for this long was the right choice. I am truly enjoying my life-it’s __________,” Mori said in a media release from Guinness World Records.

Mori maintains a sharp sense of __________ in her videos, who may share some funny things, __________ BBC reporters. They also offer a video on her life: In “90-year-old grandma plays Dauntless” - which has more than 3 million __________ - Mori __________ candles on her birthday cake before vlogging her take on the monster battling game.

“I’m going to play ‘Dauntless’ today,” she says. “After I started playing this, it was such fun, and I couldn’t __________. I can’t look at any other __________ - it’s all about this one ... sometimes I __________ playing until 2 a.m.”

Mori has also collected __________ game machines over the decades. The first one she owned was Cassette Vision, which was __________ in Japan on July 30, 1981. “It looked like so much fun, and I thought it’s not __________ if only children played it,” Mori said.

A．offline

B．overseas

C．abroad

D．online

A．looker

B．gamer

C．visitor

D．teacher

A．reported

B．interviewed

C．known

D．played

A．fans

B．students

C．friends

D．gamers

A．gives up

B．looks up

C．adds up

D．posts up

A．making

B．teaching

C．broadcasting

D．giving

A．oldest

B．youngest

C．funniest

D．cutest

A．Before

B．After

C．When

D．As

A．playing games

B．painting

C．fishing

D．living

A．terrible

B．boring

C．wonderful

D．plain

A．humor

B．achievement

C．satisfaction

D．delight

A．according to

B．as to

C．leading to

D．in order to

A．watches

B．views

C．talks

D．looks

A．turn over

B．turn up

C．blow up

D．blow out

A．continue

B．begin

C．stop

D．wait

A．games

B．magazines

C．books

D．videos

A．end with

B．start over

C．end in

D．end up

A．the number of

B．a number of

C．a kind of

D．an amount of

A．released

B．chosen

C．talked

D．showed

A．lucky

B．fair

C．avoidable

D．reasonable

33、Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could_______play basketball.

I like playing basketball though I’m not good at it. I’ve had a basketball _______I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one__________when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.

At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were_______ allowed to play volleyball or badminton.

My parents did not________me play basketball at home. “Basketball is not fit for girls,” they said. _______I went to play basketball with my friends, boys _______ at me on the court as if I were an alien.

I was feeling________ and had lost hope of playing basketball. _______, something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They________ me to get back on the court.

One of them told me with a smile, “Go your own _____ , let others talk.” This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about   ________   with me almost every day.

I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion_______to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can, ________for me, even the sky is boundless (无限的).

Basketball has become an important part of my_______. I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also_______a lot.

I’ve heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, “Nothing is impossible.” It is from an advertisement on TV. I have________to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an_______. After that, just be confident and_______ going. Never give up and you’ll make it sooner or later.

I love the motto of the NBA. It can______ my strong feelings for basketball, “I love this game!”

【1】

A．ever

B．often

C．never

D．always

【2】

A．when

B．before

C．after

D．since

【3】

A．struggled

B．cared

C．enjoyed

D．joined

【4】

A．only

B．almost

C．hardly

D．not

【5】

A．encourage

B．agree

C．let

D．permit

【6】

A．Still

B．Yet

C．Just

D．Even

【7】

A．looked

B．glared

C．glanced

D．stared

【8】

A．up

B．down

C．excited

D．satisfied

【9】

A．Unluckily

B．Naturally

C．Unexpectedly

D．Clearly

【10】

A．encouraged

B．forbade

C．ensured

D．explored

【11】

A．effort

B．way

C．business

D．direction

【12】

A．basketball

B．sports

C．interests

D．dreams

【13】

A．stuck

B．referred

C．turned

D．returned

【14】

A．but

B．though

C．and

D．however

【15】

A．wish

B．life

C．work

D．study

【16】

A．experience

B．grow

C．learn

D．play

【17】

A．come

B．turned

C．refused

D．happened

【18】

A．idea

B．aim

C．opinion

D．effort

【19】

A．insist

B．remain

C．keep

D．last

【20】

A．inform

B．express

C．ignore

D．connect

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、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.

On a broiling afternoon when the men were away at work and all the women napped, I moved through majestic depths of silences, silences so immense I could hear the corn 【1】. Under these silences there was a / an orchestra of natural music playing notes no city child would ever hear. A certain cackle from the henhouse meant we had gained an egg. The creak of a porch swing told of a momentary breeze blowing across my grandmother’s yard. As I 【2】 along a mossy bank to surprise a frog, a 【3】splash told me the quarry had spotted me and slipped into the stream. Wandering among the sleeping houses, I learned that tin roofs crackle under the power of the sun, and when I tired and came back to my grandmother’s house, I padded into her dark cool living room, lay 【4】 on the floor, and listened to the hypnotic beat of her pendulum clock on the wall ticking the meaningless hours away.

I was enjoying the luxuries of a rustic nineteenth-century boyhood, but for the women Morrisonville life had few 【5】. Their lives were hard, endless, dirty labor.

For baths, laundry, and dishwashing, they hauled buckets of water from a spring at the foot of a hill. To heat it, they chopped kindling to fire their wood stoves. They boiled laundry in tubs, scrubbed it on washboards until knuckles were 【6】, and wrung it out by hand. Ironing was a business of lifting heavy metal weights heated on the stove top.

They scrubbed floors on hands and knees, thrashed rugs with carpet beaters, killed and plucked their own chickens, baked bread and parties, grew and conned their won vegetables, patched the family’s clothing on treadle-operated sewing machines, 【7】before the men to start the stove for breakfast and pack lunch pails, polished the chimneys of kerosene lamps, and even found time to tend the flowers that grew around every house. By the end of a summer day a Morrisonville woman had toiled like a serf.

At sundown the men drifted back from the fields exhausted and 【8】. They scrubbed themselves in enamel basins and, when supper was eaten, climbed up onto the porch to watch the night arrive. Presently the women 【9】 them, and the twilight music of Morrisonville began.

The swing creaking , rocking chairs 【10】 on the porch planks, voices murmuring approval of the sagacity of Uncle Irvey as he quietly observed for probably the ten-thousandth time in his life, “A man works from sun to sun, but a woman’s work is never done.”

37、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.

38、假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Peter对中国文化有浓厚的兴趣。恰好你校今年暑假将为外国学生举办一场汉语夏令营活动（Chinese Summer Camp），请你给他发一封电子邮件，内容包括：

1.时间和地点;

2.内容：学习日常汉语、了解中国历史和传统文化、参观博物馆等;

3.报名方式和截止时间。

注意：1.词数100词左右;

2.可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯;

3.结束语已为你写好。

Dear Peter，

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Looking forward to your early reply．

Yours，

Li Hua

39、假设你是李华,在你校学习的新西兰交换生Oliver即将回国，想带回一件有中国文化 特色的礼物送给朋友。请你根据以下内容用英语给他写封邮件：

1 .表达对Oliver的不舍之情；

2.推荐一种礼物并说明原因。

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、假定你是李华，你所在的学校要征集一封英文感谢信，以致敬奋战在抗击新型冠状病毒第一线的医护人员。请你写一封感谢信参与投稿，内容包括：

1. 表达谢意；

2. 个人感受；

3. 表达信心。

注意：1.词数：80左右；

2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：传染病 epidemic 新型冠状病毒 novel coronavirus

Dear medical workers,

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Yours,

Li hua

41、近年来，习近平总书记在国内外不同场合，不止一次讲述过他的读书故事，也每每在演讲中引经据典、信手拈来，让听者叹服。习总书记对读书的热爱掀起一股全民读书热潮。我校决定也借此机会鼓励同学们开展读书周(Reading Week)活动。假如你是我校学生会主席李华，为配合学校的这次活动，你打算倡议同学们多读书，读好书。根据以下提示给同学们写封倡议信。

1. 读书周活动的目的； 2. 读书的好处； 3. 你的建议。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加内容，以使行文连贯。

Dear friends，

I'm Li Hua, president of the Students' Union.

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Yours,

Li Hua