海东2025届高三毕业班第一次质量检测英语试题

1、_______climber gets to the top first will get a ￥5,000 prize.

A.No matter when B.Whichever C.No matter which D.Whenever

2、Many people _________ from sickness or even small wounds had penicillin not been available.

A.would die B.would have died C.may die D.may have died

3、Last year the well-known actress did all ________ help the poor children in that mountain village.

A. she could do B. she could to

C. what she could to D. that she could

4、I had to ________ myself to being an architect to my parents’ will.

A．resign

B．withdraw

C．reject

D．evaluate

5、The reason for________ he failed in the exam was that he was too careless.

A．which

B．why

C．that

D．it

6、—Didn’t you have a good time at the party?

—Of course I did.As a matter of fact,I had such fun that time seemed to_____so quickly.

A．go by

B．go away

C．go out

D．go over

7、Many Chinese brands, ______ their reputations over centuries, are _______ new challenges from the modern market.

A. having developed, facing B. being developed, faced

C. developed, faced D. developing, facing

8、Compared with adults, children ________ the new surroundings better.

A．adopt to

B．turn to

C．adapt to

D．contribute to

9、His mother did _______ she could ______ the boy.

A.what help B.that help C.what to help D.that to help

10、Tom, as well as his friends who________ football, _________very popular among the students.

A.likes; are B.likes; is C.like; is D.like; are

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

A. personal B. physical

C. natural D. optional

12、I was scared ___ when I saw the tiger jumped out of the cage and ran to the little child.

A．to the death

B．of death

C．into the death

D．to death

13、Your promise is nothing unless it is ________.

A.figured out B.carried out C.dropped out D.stood out

14、The White House took advantage of some strategies, hoping to _______ the media's attention away from foreign policy issues.

A.shrink B.shelter C.shift D.shake

15、Property crimes, such as motor vehicle theft, are the most common crimes _____ in the US.

A. committed B. committing

C. having committed D. to commit

16、Stars ___________ their own light, while planets only ___________ the light.

A.give off; reflect B.give away; reflect C.reflect; give off D.reflect; give away

17、Not until________removed his shoes did he enter one of the low-ceiling rooms of the Japanese house.

A.he B.did he C.he had D.had he

18、It is important that I _____ with Mr. Williams immediately.

A.speak B.spoke C.will speak D.to speak

19、I believe his design is ______for it’s completely different from others’.

A.common B.reasonable C.practical D.original

20、Happy birthday, Alice! So you have ________ twenty-one already.

A. become B. passed

C. grown D. turned

21、________and excited, the doctors from all over the country took part in the battle against novel coronavirus.

A．Being honored

B．Honoring

C．Honored

D．To be honoring

22、She was given a $1,000 ticket for ____________ the speed limit and a $ 230 ticket for disobeying a red light.

A. fetching B. exceeding

C. adjusting D. obeying

23、It’s your own fault. You ________ take your baby with you.

A.must B.would C.need D.shall

24、— Have you watched Gravity, _______ the best film in 2013?

—Yes. It is a survival story _________ in space.

A. considered; setting B. considered; set

C. considering; set D. considering; setting

25、AIDS is said______ the biggest challenge to both men and women in the area over the past few years.

A. that it is B. to be

C. that is has been D. to have been

26、3 Days Chengdu Visa(签证) Free Tour

Places: Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding,Jinsha Site Museum,Thatched Cottage of Dufu, Jinli Street

Best Travel Time:Suitable for the whole year; the best months are April, May, September and October.

Price: From $248

Tour Itinerary(行程)

Day 1 Arrival in Chengdu

Arrive in Chengdu, the destination of your trip. You will be met at the airport and then transferred to the hotel for check-in. Enjoy your own free time for the rest of the day.

Meals: Not included

Accommodation: Chengdu

Day 2 Chengdu

After breakfast, we will drive to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for a half-day close contact with the lovely giant pandas. After that, we will continue to visit Jinsha Site Museum to see the Shang Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty relics.

Details in the Itinerary:

◆At Panda Base, visitors can take photos with small pandas (not included in the entrance ticket, and you need to pay extra expense).

◆You can find more tips on Chengdu Panda Base Tour Tips.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Chengdu

Optional Night Activity: Sichuan Hot Pot (generally 1 hour)

Day 3 Departure from Chengdu

Leave from your hotel in the morning to visit Thatched Cottage of Dufu -the former residence of a famous Tang Dynasty poet. And then, go to Jinli Street to take a leisure walk. After that, we drive to the airport to catch your flight to the next country.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Service Ends

【1】The ad is most probably intended for   .

A.Japanese tourists

B.American tourists

C.Chinese tourists from Hong Kong

D.Chinese tourists from the Mainland

【2】How much will a person pay if taking photos with small pandas is included?

A.$ 248.

B.At least $ 248.

C.Over $ 248

D.No more than $ 248

【3】Where can a visitor learn about some of the Chinese history before the Tang Dynasty?

A.At Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

B.In Thatched Cottage of Dufu.

C.In Jinsha Site Museum.

D.On Jinli Street.

27、My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard.【1】Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.

My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon.【2】She treats them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times.

【3】Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us. 【4】She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints.

Often she says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society”. What a piece of good advice this is! 【5】This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her.

A．As a mother, she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort.

B．She enjoys listening to classic music.

C．She never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals.

D．She loves her students and cares for them.

E．My mother is hard-working and never wastes money.

F．Can you tell us something about your mother?

G．I never forget it and always bear it in my mind.

28、   Extreme sports are any sport that involves great speed, height and danger. You need to be very fit to take part in these sports. It can be quite expensive because a lot of special equipment is needed. This type of sport is not usually a team sport like football or rugby. It is what is known as an individual sport because you are alone most of the time.

BASE JUMPING: This is the sport of using a parachute(降落伞) to jump from fixed objects like skyscrapers, high towers, bridges, domes, statues and steep, high mountains. Base jumping can be very dangerous as you compete to be the quickest to reach solid ground.

SKY DIVING: This sport also uses a parachute. Divers are taken up to a certain height in an aeroplane. They have parachutes strapped to their backs. They then jump out of the plane and freefall before opening their parachute at the correct moment. The parachute is to stop them from hitting the ground at a great speed, which would be very dangerous. The most important thing about this sport is knowing when exactly to open the parachute.

ROCK CLIMBING: This is the activity of climbing up and down very steep rock formations. This sport needs special equipment to keep the climbers safe. A climber has to have great strength of body and mind. It is better to climb in small groups, so that there is someone to help in the case of an emergency.

ICE CLIMBING: This is almost the same as rock climbing. The difference is that the climbers are climbing up and down steep walls of ice, such as frozen waterfalls. Special equipment is needed to keep climbers safe. Ice climbing is quite dangerous because ice changes as it melts or freezes. It is really difficult to know exactly how hard or how soft ice will be. Ice breaks easily so climbers need to concentrate very hard when they are climbing.

These are the sports on offer at Shanghai School of Extreme Sports. Now you have to decide which one you would like to do.

【1】The text is meant to______.

A.offer a job description B.introduce extreme sports

C.advertise a school D.compare extreme sports

【2】Extreme sports can cost a lot because______.

A.it is mostly individual sports

B.it needs a lot of special equipment

C.some of them can be very dangerous

D.they need lots of professional training

【3】Why is base jumping dangerous sometimes?

A.You may hit the ground head-first.

B.You have to jump from a high place.

C.You must bear the weight of a parachute

D.You may reach the ground at a great speed.

【4】In sky diving,the most important thing is to______.

A.open the parachute at the right time B.be brave enough to jump out

C.wear the parachute in the right way D.jump out at a certain height

【5】The difference between rock climbing and ice climbing is that______.

A.rock climbing needs special equipment

B.ice changes easily when temperature changes

C.rock climbing should be done in small groups

D.a rock climber has to have great strength of body and mind

29、   Vaping can be just as damaging to your health as smoking. But the minute you kick the habit, you’ll feel a difference.

Vaping is the use of electronic cigarettes — e-cigarettes. Vaping became mainstream in the United States in the late 2000s. When e-cigarettes first hit the market, people believed they were a safer choice to tobacco cigarettes. We now know, however, that vaping, like smoking cigarettes can be quite damaging to your health and equally addictive.

Kids and teenagers are especially attracted to vaping, thanks to attractive flavors. Vape use in high school students rose by 900 percent between 2011 and 2015. Quitting vaping can be difficult, just like trying to stop smoking. There are some immediate, though often temporary, negative effects. The positive ones soon outpace the negative, however.

In as little as 20 minutes, your heart rate returns to normal, your blood pressure drops, and your circulation starts to normalize. Your breathing may improve, too. Daily e-cigarette doubles a persons risk for a heart attack. If you quit, however, the risk begins to fall very quickly. Also, vaping, like cigarette smoking, can blunt your senses, reducing your ability to smell and taste. After just 48 hours without vaping, you may begin to notice your ability to taste and smell food has improved. Nicotine affects more than your brain: new research suggests nicotine can raise your blood sugar, too.

Smokers often have a troublesome cough or make a breathless sound when they breathe that many refer to as a smokers cough. Smoking even e-cigarettes can badly harm your lung health and make fighting off infections difficult. Quitting, however, will help your lungs recover. After one month, your lung capacity improves. There will come a day when the bad habit of vaping won’t have any lasting influence on your body and your health.

【1】What did Americans think of e-cigarettes?

A.They were cheaper. B.They were less harmful.

C.They were more fashionable. D.They were environment-friendly.

【2】What makes vaping popular among kids and teenagers?

A.Its colour. B.Its price. C.Its shape. D.Its taste.

【3】What does the underlined word “blunt” in paragraph 4 mean?

A.dull. B.sharp. C.improve. D.benefit.

【4】What does the author intend to do by writing the text?

A.Introduce the wide use of e-cigarettes. B.Point out how e-cigarettes harm the old.

C.Encourage people to refuse e-cigarettes. D.Compare e-cigarettes with traditional ones.

30、   Oscar, a two year old cat, lives in a nursing home, where people stay when they are very ill or at the end of their lives. Every day, Oscar ______ in and out of the patients’ rooms. The nurses say that he is just like a ______. He looks at each patient and ______. Then he usually leaves the room. ______, when Oscar decides to stay and gets on the bed next to the patient, the nurses ______ the doctor and the patient’s family. According to the nurses, Oscar has accurately ______ the death of 25 patients so far.

Oscar’s story is just a story. ______ has done research to ______ how accurate Oscar really is. However, two research studies have found that some dogs can ______ cancer.

In the first study, cancer patients ______ into tubes. Researchers then ______ five dogs to sit or lie down ______ they smelled the breath samples with cancer. Next came the ______ test. The dogs smelled more than 150 different breath samples. On average, they ______ 93 percent of the cancer samples.

In the second study, several dogs identified a sample that the researchers ______ was cancer-free. The researchers sent it back for more lab tests. This time, the tests showed that the sample ______ did show signs of cancer. The dogs identified cancer that the first tests ______!

What makes dogs a species of animal that is so ______ detecting cancer? Diseases such as cancer produce smells. Dogs can ______ as much as 10,000 times better than people.

Will a visit to the doctor soon include a sniff from a friendly animal? Some people think this is not a(n) ______ idea. It is less expensive than a lab test, and it doesn’t hurt!

【1】A.walks B.rides C.lives D.rests

【2】A.teacher B.student C.doctor D.patient

【3】A.sniffs B.smiles C.jumps D.sleeps

【4】A.Therefore B.However C.Otherwise D.Besides

【5】A.call B.help C.choose D.refuse

【6】A.predicted B.escaped C.caused D.remembered

【7】A.Anybody B.Somebody C.Nobody D.Everybody

【8】A.carry on B.look up C.find out D.hold back

【9】A.detect B.stop C.get D.treat

【10】A.fell B.crashed C.ran D.breathed

【11】A.advised B.trained C.expected D.inspired

【12】A.before B.when C.though D.unless

【13】A.strange B.subjective C.false D.real

【14】A.identified B.collected C.offered D.studied

【15】A.pretended B.thought C.denied D.imagined

【16】A.hardly B.nearly C.actually D.formerly

【17】A.proved B.missed C.showed D.changed

【18】A.tired of B.mad about C.strict with D.good at

【19】A.see B.taste C.smell D.hear

【20】A.interesting B.creative C.bad D.old

31、   The spot of a red balloon in a tree was what first caught Randy Heiss’s _____on December 16,2018.He then walked toward it and found the balloon attached to a piece of_____.“Dayami,”it read on one side, in a child’s_______.Heiss flipped the paper over. It was a numbered list in Spanish. His Spanish isn’t very good, but he could__________it was a Christmas list.

He was charmed and wondered whether he could_____the child. About 20 miles to the southwest, just across the border, was the city of Nogales，Mexico.____the prevailing wind(常刮的风),he was pretty sure that’s where it came from.

Back home, Heiss’s wife who is fluent in Spanish_____the list. Heiss listened carefully: Dayami, ____a girl, had asked for a doll, a dollhouse, clothes and art supplies. Heiss then posted about his quest on Facebook,____photos, hoping someone might know the girl’s family.

A few days passed with no leads; Heiss worried that time was running out_____Christmas. On December 19,he decided to send a private Facebook message to Radio XENY in Nogales. The next morning, when he was still in bed, Heiss_____a message: The staff had_____Dayami, who indeed lived in Nogales and would be willing to arrange a get-together at the radio station.

Heiss and his wife rushed to_____everything on Dayami’s list. Then they drove for 45 minutes,____the border into Nogales. They finally met the very_____girl.“ Her eyes were wide open with wonder. Like,‘ Oh my gosh，this really did work!’ It was a beautiful experience,”Heiss said. “Quite healing for us.”

Heiss,61 , has lived in Bisbee, Arizona for more than three decades. Ten years ago, he and his wife_____their only child in an accident. They have even no grandchildren. Now they split their time between Nogales and Bisbee.

“Being around children at Christmastime has been_____in our lives,”Heiss said. “It’s been kind of a gaping hole in our Christmas experience. ”He has since reflected on what a miracle it was that he occasionally_____the balloon, let alone that he was able to meet Dayami and her family.

【1】A.hands B.breath C.attention D.imagination

【2】A.paper B.glass C.wood D.cloth

【3】A.steps B.voice C.eyes D.writing

【4】A.remember B.see C.hope D.promise

【5】A.find B.adopt C.teach D.challenge

【6】A.Amazed at B.Sponsored by C.Accustomed to D.Based on

【7】A.drafted B.polished C.translated D.finished

【8】A.eventually B.probably C.ever D.even

【9】A.downloading B.taking C.attaching D.analyzing

【10】A.before B.at C.after D.until

【11】A.searched for B.decided on C.subscribed to D.awoke to

【12】A.saved B.comforted C.located D.appointed

【13】A.consume B.buy C.produce D.exchange

【14】A.examining B.closing C.defending D.crossing

【15】A.frightened B.excited C.determined D.embarrassed

【16】A.left B.stopped C.lost D.disabled

【17】A.abused B.abnormal C.abstract D.absent

【18】A.blew B.released C.spotted D.decorated

32、   She wasn’t aiming to make history. But in the late 1990s, when Sumita Mitra, a chemist at 3M, _____ to use nanotechnology(纳米技术) to improve dental (牙齿的) fillings, that’s exactly what happened. Now _____in dental offices--- and almost every mouth, her fillings are certainly one of the life-changing _____.

Any invention starts with a _____ and so did Mitra’s fillings. Before the mid-1990s, fillings came in two different _____. One wasn’t strong enough for stress-bearing _____ of the teeth like biting surfaces, and the other was strong but could become rough from _____ and chewing. Dentists often had to use two types of materials for every filling, which _____ problems.

In the 1990s, nanotechnology became a growing field for scientific advances. Mitra thought that _____ nanoparticles(纳米粒子) could be used to make a filling, the result would both look nice and be able to _____ wear and tear. Mitra didn’t have much _____ with nanotechnology, but scientists at 3M’s research labs were _____ with it for other uses. She joined them and _____ some very unique combinations of nanoparticles. Realizing that nanoparticles could _____ all the requirements was one significant moment, but the _____to combine nanoparticles was the big breakthrough. Nanoparticles are all the same size, and Mitra realized that she could _____them like a bunch of grapes. The work was groundbreaking and _____ the creation of a famous product--- the 3M Filtek Supreme Universal Restorative. The product was the first successful _____of nanotechnology in dental material and the first commercial application of nanotechnology at 3M.

Though the invention isn’t _____ used in other fields, it has really taken dentistry by storm. Patients and dentists are _____with it.

【1】A. demanded B. refused C. longed D. began

【2】A. studied B. collected C. found D. began

【3】A. decisions B. inventions C. disasters D. adventures

【4】A. problem B. discussion C. story D. dream

【5】A. aims B. levels C. systems D. materials

【6】A. features B. shapes C. areas D. roots

【7】A. brushing B. touching C. hiding D. changing

【8】A. solved B. created C. avoided D. noticed

【9】A. although B. because C. until D. if

【10】A. save B. resist C. cause D. reduce

【11】A. patience B. experience C. luck D. power

【12】A. going B. living C. missing D. working

【13】A. developed B. controlled C. approved D. spread

【14】A. state B. test C. achieve D. analyze

【15】A. ability B. agreement C. permission D. ambition

【16】A. treat B. cover C. move D. combine

【17】A. dealt with B. led to C. looked into D. came across

【18】A. use B. end C. theory D. record

【19】A. partly B. suddenly C. strangely D. broadly

【20】A. wrong B. careful C. pleased D. busy

33、For a period of a month some time ago, I became a vegetarian. Some people won’t eat meat because they think it is cruel to animals, or because of health _____. My reason is a little ____: it is love.

I simply wanted to honor my grandmother by not eating meat. My grandmother spent a large part of her life as a vegetarian, and some of my happiest childhood ____ in Vietnam were of sharing a meal with her.

In fact, as a child, I learned how to ___ food not from dishes my mother often cooked, but from the simple meals my grandmother ____. Often, dinner with   Grandma would come with interesting stories she had known from her childhood.

Grandma ____ more than a decade ago. Now I am an adult living in San Francisco, and Grandma’s vegetarian suppers and stories have become a ____ past. But one morning it occurred to me that I could no longer hear the sound of my grandmother’s voice, because she had left me forever. So I ___ to become a vegetarian for a month. It is something Grandma would do as a way to ____ those who had died before her. And I could do no less.

In a city famous for its dining experience, this was ____. I turned down several dinner parties for fear of offending(冒犯) the hosts. I ___ walking by restaurants where the ____ of good cooking wafted(漂浮) in the air. My best friend wondered ___ I was going through a mid-life crisis.

In truth, I wanted to change my ___ many times. What got me through that month-long diet was this particular memory of my grandmother. Now, I followed her ____. I invited friends who wanted to taste vegetarian food. And as we ate, I told them stories I had known as a child.

【1】

A．wonders

B．studies

C．dreams

D．concerns

【2】

A．different

B．useful

C．cool

D．crazy

【3】

A．lessons

B．opinions

C．chances

D．memories

【4】

A．appreciate

B．experience

C．improve

D．support

【5】

A．sold

B．hunted

C．demanded

D．prepared

【6】

A．pulled away

B．took away

C．passed away

D．put away

【7】

A．similar

B．temporary

C．various

D．distant

【8】

A．supposed

B．believed

C．decided

D．refused

【9】

A．honor

B．protect

C．influence

D．attract

【10】

A．difficult

B．surprising

C．interesting

D．natural

【11】

A．forgot

B．regretted

C．avoided

D．enjoyed

【12】

A．taste

B．skill

C．smell

D．sense

【13】

A．before

B．if

C．until

D．unless

【14】

A．mind

B．brain

C．view

D．duty

【15】

A．theory

B．result

C．fact

D．way

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It will be beyond anything we organics could imagine.

35、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Smell the flowers before you go to sleep and you may just end up with rosy dreams. Have a whiff of rotten(腐烂的)eggs during the night and your dreams may be【1】(pleasant). So says researcher Dr. Boris Stuck, 【2】invited sleeping volunteers to a rose vs. rotten egg test in the University Hospital Mannheim in Germany. The subjects didn’t dream about roses【3】eggs, but rather he found that what they smelt affected the emotions of【4】(they) dreams.

And if you think【5】(smell) have a say in dreams, wait for what TV tells us. A UK study reveals that people exposed【6】black-and-white film and TV in their youth are to have monochromic(单色的)dreams throughout their life more【7】(probable). Eva Murzyn from the University of Dundee tested two age groups— one half 【8】(age) over 55 and【9】other half under 25.

The result? Under 5% of the dreams of the under-25s were in black and white. 【10】(watch)color TV in childhood seems to be the reason why.

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Rapidly advancing technology and its impact on education has been a subject of debate. How can schools equip students with the skills they need to succeed in a challenging job market?

Since technology is driving these changes, there is a theory that governments should keep focusing on STEM subjects. These are often referred to as “hard skills,” which are 【1】 in primary school and right through to university level. In the meantime, ‘soft skills’ are being 【2】.

This is a mistake. Much evidence suggests that soft skills are far more 【3】 to graduates in the long term. Research from Harvard University on the global job market has shown that STEM- related careers grew strongly between 1989 and 2000 but have slowed down since. In contrast, jobs in the creative industries----the sector probably most 【4】 with the need for soft skills---are growing rapidly. Soft skills are, in fact, increasingly in demand in the workplace: Google cites creativity, leadership 【5】 and communication skills as top requirements for both potential and current employees.

So why are soft skills so highly 【6】 for?

With the rapid evolution of technology, a focus on hard skills leaves students 【7】 to change, as these often have a short shelf life. According to research by World Economic Forum, more than one in four adults reports a mismatch between their skills and those needed for their job role. If soft skills are taught well, these skills should enable students to adapt to change more easily and progress further in their 【8】 career.

Of course, technical skills are important. But without the curriculum placing equal--- if not greater --- 【9】 on soft skills, our education systems are missing a huge trick. Hard skills may help a student get a job in a particular industry, but soft skills will help them disrupt it, achieving a wider 【10】 in their chosen field.

37、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

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

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

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

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

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

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假定你是李华，计划暑假期间去英国学习英语，为期六周。下面的广告引起了你的注意，请给该校写封信，询问有关情况(箭头所指内容）。

注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

39、假如你是李华，是一名中牟三高高二年级的学生。你听说美国哥伦比亚大学对外交流部暑假期间对中国中学生进行英语培训，你有意参加。请你给该校对外交流部写一封报名信。

内容包括：1). 学习时间。

2). 学习目标。

注意：1. 词数100左右。

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir or Madam,

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Best wishes,

Li Hua

40、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Sara Savick remembers one special Easter when she was nine years old. Her parents gave her a baby duckling in a yellow basket.

“Mom said later that she bought the little duck because she felt sorry for it,” recalled Sara. The people at the pet store colored the feathers pink for Easter. Sara named the duck Pinky.

Sara’s mother really didn’t think the baby duck would survive very long. But to her surprise, Pinky grew and got stronger and stronger. Soon, the little duckling was a healthy, hungry duck with white feathers.

“We fed Pinky oatmeal, cooked and uncooked, and small pieces of vegetables,” said Sara. Pinky lived inside the house with Sara and her family. She specially fancied taking baths with Sara. Everyone treated Pinky as a family member.

But just when everything appeared to be perfect, the night of the “talk” came. Sara’s Mom and Dad sat her down, explaining that the best thing for Pinky was to live a normal duck life, with other ducks. It was not natural for ducks to live indoors with a family, her father told her. He added Pinky needed to swim in ponds and do all the same things that ducks in the wild do.

Sara started to cry, knowing what was going to happen. Sara’s parents decided to take Pinky to a park, which was two miles away. There was a pond with a lot of other ducks. Pinky would have the chance to live a natural life and Sara could still visit her.

The big day came, Sara and her parents put Pinky in a box and drove to the park. Sara said that Pinky did not look happy; maybe Pinky was convinced that she was a human, not a duck.

注意:

1. 所续写短文的词数应为l50左右；

2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1

Everyone was sad when they left Pinky at the pond, even Sara’s father.

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Paragraph 2

The next morning, when looking out of the kitchen window, Sara couldn’t believe her eyes!

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41、汉族成年礼延续数千年，历史悠久。至满清入关后，满清统治者一纸令下，终结了绵延了几千年的成人礼，然而现在正在逐渐恢复且越来越流行。假定你是高三学生李华，学校将于下周五晚上七点在阶梯教室举办成人礼活动。请你代表学生会写一封邮件给外教Tom，邀请其参加本届成人礼活动并简要介绍活动时间地点及流程等。

注意:

1.词数100左右;

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;

3.开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇:成人礼 the coming-of-age ceremony

Dear Tom,

I’m Li Hua, one of your students. On behalf of the students’ union,

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Yours,

Li Hua