2025年湖北咸宁高考英语第二次质检试卷

1、The cost of living recently _____ steadily because of epidemic of COVID- 19, leading some people to drop out of the big city race.

A．is climbing

B．is being climbed

C．has been climbing

D．has been climbed

2、You look so tired tonight. It is time you_______.

A. go to sleep B. went to sleep

C. go to bed D. went to bed

3、The invention of telegram ________ the transmission of messages to any part of the world within a few seconds.

A．made possible

B．made it possible

C．made possibly

D．made it possibly

4、We regret to inform you that there are no tickets ________ for Friday’s performance.

A．available

B．spare

C．convenient

D．affordable

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

A. dry up B. dry off

C. dry out D. dry away

6、The young teacher has ________ ambitious.

A. been proved to be B. proved to be

C. been proved D. proved being

7、They don’t make any restriction ____ the films, no matter who direct them, as long as they ____ the standards.

A. in; meet B. on; meet

C. to; set D. at; set

8、There is now an overwhelming scientific ____ that global warming is indeed happening and that humans are contributing to it.

A. fiction B. purpose

C. consensus D. schedule

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

A．must be accompanied

B．must accompany

C．can be accompanied

D．should accompany

10、He has lived longer than the doctor expected. They didn’t think he would ________ to November.

A．make for

B．make it

C．make out

D．make up

11、______ then did they understand that it was their own fault.

A.Till B.By then C.Since D.Only

12、He began ___________ in magazines in 2001.

A.having articles publishing B.having articles publish

C.having articles published D.having articles to publish

13、—How come the front wheel of the truck has been ________？

—The load was too heavy.

A．in shape

B．out of shape

C．in work

D．out of work

14、_______ the secret of nature, the young scientist has little time for entertainment.

A. Devoted to bring out     B. Devoted himself to bringing out 

C. Devoted to bringing out     D. Devoting to bring out

15、— I’m still working on my project.

— Oh, you’ll miss the deadline. Time is _______.

A. running out B. coming out

C. using out D. going out

16、I can't bear ________, so I hope you can come on time.

A. to keep waiting B. to keep to wait

C. being kept waiting D. being kept to wait

17、Some of the material presented may not be ______ to you or your circumstances.

A. parallel B. similar

C. relevant D. optional

18、While we may not be born with a natural talent, we can ______ for it with hard work.

A.break up B.take up C.bring up D.make up

19、Human beings are different from animals________they can use language as a tool to communicate.

A．in which

B．in that

C．for that

D．for which

20、People ________ interest is exploring the relationship between art and science will enjoy Singapore’s ArtScience Museum.

A．Who

B．which

C．whom

D．whose

21、He gave a lame excuse for ______ which made him very embarrassed.

A.been absence B.being absent C.to be absent D.absent

22、___ is known to all, Xiao Ming is good at English.

A.It B.As C.Which D.What

23、The prison governor has refused to let him go, saying he must first be given from his own superiors.

A.accumulation B.affection C.authority D.accommodation

24、More and more people go jogging in the morning, _______ benefits for health arise from the air rich in oxygen.

A.which B.that C.whose D.who

25、Lucy looked at Tom, tears __________ her eyes and shouted out the words __________ in her heart for months.

A.filling; hiding B.filled; hidden

C.filling; hidden D.filled; hiding

26、   Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP) was founded by Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) in 1979. With the characteristics of foreign language and  educational publishing, FLTRP is now the leading comprehensive cultural and educational publishing organization in China with worldwide reputation. During the past 40 years after its founding, FLTRP has always been carrying out its business with the mission of “recording human civilization and bridging world cultures”. Relying on the academic advantages of BFSU, FLTRP is now capable of publishing diversified books and journals in more than 80 languages every year. In the meantime, FLTRP has also been actively engaged in exploring the transformation of educational services and digital innovation, expanding its global business and promoting cultural exchange between China and foreign countries, for which FLTRP is hailed as the “true industry leader” and the “epitome (缩影) of the reform and development of China’s publishing industry” in China’s foreign language publishing market.

Responding to the state call of carrying out the transformation of digital publishing, Beijing Viaton Education & Technology Co. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Viaton) was established as a wholly-owned subsidiary of FLTRP. The main product of this company is the Viaton E-pen, which is developed with international advanced optical recognition technology and digital voice technology, recognizing the sixth generation of electronic teaching and learning products. FLTRP now has published more than 4,000 books in conjunction with the Viaton E-pen. With seven years of accumulation, Viaton E-pen has become a leading brand in the domestic E-pen industry. In 2017, Viaton launched the first intelligent E-pen, marking a new era of learning intelligence.

In 2020, FLTRP developed Viaton VT-E01, a bilingual translation machine to translate text, speech, or images from English into Chinese or vice versa. It employs A Modern English-Chinese Dictionary and A Modern Chinese-English Dictionary pressed by FLTRP, overwhelming more than 4,000,000 words with professional pronunciations. FLTRP perfectly combines professional resources and advanced technology to offer a comprehensive translation service for customers. Supporting multiple functions as a dictionary, a scanner, an audio player and most importantly a translator, Viaton VT-E01 provides a brand new method in daily English learning.

【1】FLTRP is a leading publishing organization to ______.

A.reform China’s foreign language publishing market

B.develop advanced optical recognition technology

C.publish books and journals in different languages

D.launch new generations of digital voice technology

【2】When did Viaton’s first intelligent E-pen come into the market?

A.In 1979. B.In 2019.

C.In 2017. D.In 2020.

【3】Viaton VT-E01 can be used to do the following activities except ______.

A.translating text from Chinese into more than 80 languages

B.pronouncing more than 4,000,000 words professionally

C.scanning text, speech, or images in English and Chinese

D.working as an electronic English-Chinese dictionary

【4】What is the purpose of FLTRP developing Viaton E-pens?

A.To combine professional resources and advanced technology.

B.To become a leading brand in China’s foreign publishing market.

C.To record human civilization and bridge world cultures.

D.To provide a brand new method in daily English learning.

27、   Global warming always reminds us of rising sea levels and extreme weather, but it may actually bring other less obvious, long-term changes. How might they influence our lives in the future? Let’s take a look.

Making food less nutritious

The more serious global warming is, the more greenhouse gases the atmosphere contains. According to Science Advances, foods are found to contain low levels of key nutrition when they’re exposed to high levels of greenhouse gases. “If we do nothing, there is potential for negative impacts on human health,” US health researcher Kristie Ebi told the Washington Post.

Ending racial differences

With rising temperatures, more lands in the world will turn into deserts. Many people will be forced to leave their homelands and live elsewhere. In turn, this could mean that the appearance of people could become more similar. “In just 125 years, there may be far fewer people with really dark skin or pale skin,” US biologist Scott Solomon told the Daily Mail. “More and more people will have olive and brown-colored complexions (肤色).” More importantly, this could mean racism may become a thing of the past.

Making insects hungrier

Human beings or other mammals can keep a stable body temperature, while insects usually adapt their body temperature based on the environment. According to Science Daily, insects will become hungrier and need more food in warmer surroundings. That’s because a higher body temperature can increase insects’ metabolism (新陈代谢). “In addition, warmer temperatures will increase the reproductive rates of insects,” Curtis Deutsch, a professor at Washington University in the US, told Science Daily.

Helping scientists find historic sites

Due to global warming, the UK experienced an extremely hot and dry summer last year. As a result, many grassy areas in the country turned yellow or even dried out completely. Because of this, many unusual and interesting patterns hidden in some of these areas were exposed. After studying some of these patterns, scientists found Neolithic (新石器时代的) monuments and a Roman farm, which are believed to date back to around 5,000 years ago.

【1】What is this passage mainly about?

A.The harmful effects of global warming.

B.The possible causes of global warming.

C.Some ways to slow down global warming.

D.The influences of global warming on our lives.

【2】Which skin color will be more common in the future according to Solomon?

A.Brown. B.Pale. C.White. D.Dark.

【3】What was found in Britain because of the hot and dry weather?

A.An ancient farm with patterns.

B.Unusual patterns in some areas.

C.New landscapes with monuments.

D.Grassy areas with different colors.

28、Poaching (偷猎) and habitat loss have threatened Africa’s two species of elephants, taking them closer toward the edge of extinction, according to a new report released by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Before this update, Africa’s elephants were grouped together and were evaluated as vulnerable (脆弱的) by the IUCN. This is the first time the two species have been classified separately. In the past, elephants were mostly considered as either Asian elephants or African elephants. Forest and savanna elephants were typically classified as subspecies of African elephants.

The African forest elephant is now listed as critically endangered and the African savanna elephant as endangered. The number of African forest elephants fell by more than 86% over a 31-year assessment period. The population of African savanna elephants dropped by at least 60% over the last 50 years, according to the IUCN, which tracks the assessment risk of the world’s animals. Africa currently has an estimated 415,000 elephants, counting the two species together.

Both elephant species experienced significant population decreases because of poaching. Although it peaked in 2011, illegal hunting still happens and continues to threaten elephant populations. African elephants also face continued habitat loss as their land is converted for agriculture or other uses.

There is some good conservation news, the IUCN points out. Anti-poaching measures, combined with better land use planning to support better human-wildlife relationships, have helped conservation efforts. Some forest elephant population figures have stabilized in well-managed area as in Gabon and the Republic of Congo and savanna population figures have remained stable or have been growing, particularly in the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area in southern Africa.

But with persistent demand for ivory and increasing human pressures on Africa’s wild lands, concern for Africa’s elephants is high, and the need to creatively conserve and wisely manage these animals and their habitats is severer than ever.

【1】Which of the following can describe African forest elephants?

A．Their situation is terrible.

B．They are divided into two kinds.

C．They’re under threat due to poaching only.

D．Their population has grown in Gabon.

【2】What does the underlined word “converted” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Expanded.

B．Accumulated.

C．Transformed.

D．Classified.

【3】What’s the author’s attitude to the present situation of African elephants?

A．Uninterested.

B．Worried.

C．Uncertain.

D．Disappointed.

【4】What’s the main idea of the text?

A．Poaching should be stopped.

B．Poaching and habitat loss will make elephants extinct.

C．More and more African elephants are being illegally hunted.

D．Africa’s elephant species are now endangered and should be protected.

29、   I totally relate to the need many parents have in wanting their children to be special, unique, talented, and amazing. I think my child is all of those things too. Of course I do. But do we really need to be measuring and comparing the academic achievements of kids as young as 3, 4, and 5 years old?

These days, I often find it difficult to have a casual conservation with other parents of children who are only in preschool without being told. about how their kid is phenomenally (显著地)"advanced” in writing or that they're already reading at a 2nd-grade level.

I mean, obviously that's great news if you've been led to believe your child possesses a remarkable talent because they're catching on well in preschool. However. I can't help but notice that the height of parental bragging (夸耀)has reached too high both in real life and on social media.

I realize I'm probably pessimistic, but I'm afraid that we're placing our children on a ridiculously steep pedestal (基座)at too young of an age and we're really just giving our children a higher place to eventually fall from.

The ever increasing loads of homework being sent home in preschool and kindergarten seem like overkill as well. The most important skill young kids in preschool and kindergarten should be learning are social skills, in my opinion.

So, while I think it's great that your child may be very "advanced” for their age, I sincerely hope your child is happy, well-adjusted, surrounded by kind friends, and praised for so much more than how quickly they can read or write.

【1】What does the author realize when she's talking with other parents of children in preschool?

A.They're very proud of their parenting.

B.They like showing off their children's academic achievements.

C.They spend a lot of time teaching their children to write.

D.They like comparing their children with themselves.

【2】Paragraph 4 mainly shows that the author is ________.

A.ambiguous B.jealous C.optimistic D.concerned

【3】Which of the following would the author agree with?

A.Parents shouldn't want their children to be unique.

B.It’s very important that kids in preschool learn writing.

C.Kids in preschool should be mainly taught social skills.

D.Preschool education will hardly affect kids in the long run.

【4】What would be the best title for the text?

A.Stop wasting your kid's talents

B.Stop teaching your kid to read and write

C.Stop telling others your kid is "advanced”

D.Stop scolding your kid for poor academic performance

30、For many parents, raising a teenager is like fighting a long war, but years go by without any clear winner. Like a border conflict between ________ countries, the parent-teen war is about boundaries: Where is the line between what I ________ and what you do?

Both sides want peace, but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict. ________, this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for ________ it. From the parents’ point of view, the only cause of their fight is their children’s complete ________. And of course, the teens see it in exactly the same way, except ________. Both feel trapped.             

In this article, I’ll describe three no-win ________ that commonly arise between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the ________. The first is quarrels over ________ things. Examples include the colour of the teen’s hair, the cleanliness of the bedroom, the preferred style of clothing, the child’s ________ to eat a good breakfast before school, or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends.

Second, blaming. The goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrong. Third, needing to be right. It doesn’t matter what the ________ is—politics, the laws of physics, or the proper way to break an egg—the ________ of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong, for both wish to be considered a(n) ________—someone who actually knows something—and therefore to command ________. Unfortunately, as long as parents and teens continue to assume that they ________ more than the other, they’ll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress.

【1】

A．ancient

B．developing

C．independent

D．neighbouring

【2】

A．do

B．have

C．promise

D．control

【3】

A．In part

B．In short

C．In particular

D．In contrast

【4】

A．starting

B．preventing

C．stopping

D．handling

【5】

A．rudeness

B．impatience

C．unreasonableness

D．immatureness

【6】

A．vaguely

B．oppositely

C．hesitantly

D．unexpectedly

【7】

A．quarrels

B．occasions

C．situations

D．consequences

【8】

A．trap

B．hatred

C．competition

D．difficulty

【9】

A．simple

B．domestic

C．educational

D．unimportant

【10】

A．desire

B．failure

C．practice

D．lateness

【11】

A．goal

B．topic

C．regulation

D．argument

【12】

A．problem

B．point

C．issue

D．consequence

【13】

A．senior

B．leader

C．winner

D．authority

【14】

A．belief

B．reward

C．respect

D．apology

【15】

A．gain

B．regret

C．know

D．possess

31、   In Germany， it's normal to wear your own clothes at school， since there are no rules about uniform． So why did a few schoolmates and I spend two days _______around the school in uniform？ In fact， during these two days， a rather _______event took place： our MUN （Model United Nations） Conference．

It is a conference _______for students from all German schools who want to see how the United Nations really works． They get an opportunity to _______a country， maybe one they don't know much about， and _______debate with other students from different _______on real problems the world is facing now． The aim is to write a  _______at the end， which will help deal with them．

The _______of our conference was "Transcend Borders： Discover Peace"， which _______that the students would be looking at what caused _______among countries and how to overcome it． "Transcend" is just a longer _______for "cross"．

However， the students _______breaking down not only physical national boundaries， but also those _______different nationalities． Of course， this included how to help others who are forced to flee their homeland， for the people _______all students．

Not only was the conference a _______of thinking about difficult global problems， but also everyone had to speak in English while using correct debating language too．_______job! But of course this was a brilliant _______for everyone there， and after a while， you couldn't even _______the students weren't speaking in their first language!

I'd really _______joining in a conference if you get the chance， and sharing your ______． It's the best way to meet new people and to think about how to make the world a better place．

【1】A. talking B. wandering C. thinking D. debating

【2】A. special B. absurd C. tough D. popular

【3】A. provided B. intended C. celebrated D. known

【4】A. visit B. manage C. represent D. defend

【5】A. softly B. secretly C. unexpectedly D. heatedly

【6】A. ages B. classes C. schools D. countries

【7】A. settlement B. report C. passage D. summary

【8】A. course B. purpose C. plan D. theme

【9】A. informs B. responds C. means D. guarantees

【10】A. disagreement B. discussion C. competition D. complaint

【11】A. process B. phrase C. time D. word

【12】A. gave up B. focused on C. brought up D. broke into

【13】A. beside B. beyond C. behind D. between

【14】A. concerned B. attracted C. changed D. bothered

【15】A. possibility B. challenge C. conversation D. chance

【16】A. Interesting B. Discouraging C. Awkward D. Useful

【17】A. show B. practice C. result D. example

【18】A. check B. guess C. tell D. hear

【19】A. recommend B. consider C. imagine D. avoid

【20】A. feelings B. troubles C. sufferings D. ideas

32、   Sitting at a table in my school cafeteria, I looked around,slowly taking in everything. Student after student passed my____carrying that day’s lunch, but if you looked deeper,there was more to___.There was more than just theuniform they were wearing, or the way they had styled theirhair that day. There was a lot more hidden under the_______.

Catching the eye of a girl in my grade sitting at a nearbytable, I waved politely. She smiled___and then continuedto pick at the spaghetti in front of her. If I hadn't___recently that her mother was dying of leukemia, I would havenever___anything was wrong and I may not have been as_____and sympathetic, either. It suddenly____me thatwe judge others too quickly without knowing the whole story.

I have an incurable lung disease. No one at our schoolknows --- I don't show any noticeable____except for a fewcoughs here and there. I go about my day like any other kid,___with the realization that I have a___and terrifyingfuture.

Before that day when I decided to___the world witha new perspective, I__myself almost every day. Ithought only about myself and my heavy__.But I've now realized no one is______---- we just need to accept thewaywe are.

【1】A.order B.room C.table D.cafeteria

【2】A.imagine B.compare C.observe D.exchange

【3】A.uniform B.rules C.circumstances D.surface

【4】A.weakly B.casually C.happily D.impatiently

【5】A.found B.noticed C.heard D.decided

【6】A.remembered B.suspected C.predicted D.regretted

【7】A.willing B.outstanding C.understanding D.demanding

【8】A.escaped B.satisfied C.hit D.attracted

【9】A.diseases B.symptoms C.complaints D.weaknesses

【10】A.but B.and C.or D.so

【11】A.bright B.real C.serious D.dark

【12】A.tolerate B.create C.change D.view

【13】A.forgave B.pitied C.challenged D.encouraged

【14】A.debt B.reward C.burden D.workload

【15】A.changeable B.perfect C.unique D.different

33、   On Christmas morning, Abby, a teenager, went happily downstairs. She didn’t __________ what was under the Christmas tree. Nothing can __________ the gift she has already been given this year--the gift of life.

The teenager has been looking forward to her first __________ Christmas in six years. She was told she wouldn’t __________ 18 without the operation, and now she is enjoying her new life. This year there will be no 12 hours of dialysis (透析)on Christmas Eve and no sitting in her bedroom watching films while __________ to a machine. Additionally, she can go out and __________ with her friends.

But as __________ mounts, Abby realizes her future has come at a price for that of her donor’s(捐献者) family. She said, “I will take some time to silently appreciate the family of my donor, who will be __________ for the person they lost. I know how __________ my kidney (肾脏)is.”

Abby said, “Now I’m well. I’ve discovered there’s lots of kindness and support there. I hope to become a child psychologist to help those in need.” Mum Jo agreed. She said, “We’re astonished by the love we’ve had. Abby’s __________ shows she has reached a new level of humanity.”

【1】A.recognize B.care C.forget D.imagine

【2】A.remove B.value C.equal D.pack

【3】A.modern B.freezing C.innocent D.healthy

【4】A.live through B.stick to C.hold up D.begin with

【5】A.talking B.listening C.attached D.addicted

【6】A.discuss B.socialize C.compete D.quarrel

【7】A.sadness B.surprise C.excitement D.doubt

【8】A.mourning B.arguing C.waiting D.looking

【9】A.weak B.qualified C.dynamic D.precious

【10】A.ambition B.guess C.concern D.success

34、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.

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At the time they were created, the Impressionist paintings were【1】, but today they are accepted as the beginning of【2】we call “modern art’. This is because the Impressionists 【3】artists to look at their environment in new ways. There are scores of modern art styles, but 【4】the Impressionists, many of these painting styles might not exist. On the one hand, some modern art is abstract; that is, the painter doesn’t 【5】to paint objects as we see them with our eyes, 【6】instead concentrates on certain qualities of the object, 【7】color, line and shape to represent them. On the【8】hand, some paintings of modern art are so 【9】 that they look photographs. These styles are so different. Who can【10】what painting styles there will be in the future?

36、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.

Knowledge is free on the Internet at a small but 【1】 number of colleges and universities. About 160 schools around the world now put free course materials on the web to the 【2】. Recent additions in the United States 【3】 projects at Yale, Johns Hopkins and the University of California, Berkeley.

Berkeley said it would offer videos of lectures on YouTube. Free videos from other schools are 【4】 at the Apple iTunes store.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) became an early 【5】 with its Open Course Ware project, first 【6】 in 2001. Free lecture notes, exams and other resources are published at ocw.mit.edu. Many exams even include the answers. Today, Open Course Ware offers materials from 1,800 undergraduate and graduate courses. These 【7】 from Physics to Political Science. Visitors can learn the same things as MIT students learn. But as the site points out, Open Course Ware is not an MIT education. Visitors receive no credit toward a degree. Some materials from a course may not be available, and the site does not provide 【8】 with teachers. Still, MIT says that the site has had forty million visits by thirty-one million visitors from almost every country. Sixty percent of the visitors are from outside the United States and Canada. Students and educators use the site, including students at MIT. But the largest number of visitors, about half, are self-learners.

Some professors have become well-known around the world as a result of 【9】 online. Walter Lewin, a physics professor at MIT, is 【10】 popular. Fans enjoy his entertaining lectures. MIT Open Course Ware now includes materials for high school. The aim is to improve education in Science, Technology, Math and Engineering.

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

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

In Congress, July 4, 1776

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

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

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

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

38、请认真阅读下面文字及图表，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

There has been a rise in road traffic accidents from the beginning of this year until Friday, the Traffic Police (TP) said in a statement on Saturday. TP recorded 36 deadly accidents which resulted in 38 deaths, or an increase of three severe accidents and four deaths, respectively, compared with the same period last year. The rise was due mainly to victims who were motorcyclists and vehicle passengers. The top causes of deadly accidents since the beginning of this year were failing to keep a proper lookout, failing to have proper control of the vehicle, and pedestrians crossing roads without paying attention to traffic. ( May 31, 2019)

（写作内容）

1. 用约30个单词概述上述信息的主要内容；

2. 结合上述信息，简要分析导致道路交通事故的主要原因；

3. 根据你的分析，就如何降低道路交通事故的发生率，提出你的建议（不少于两条）。

（写作要求）

1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；

3. 不必写标题。

（评分标准）

内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。

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39、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

There is nothing unusual about a single language dying. Communities have come and gone throughout history, and with them their language. But what is happening today is extraordinary, judged by the early standards. According to the best estimates(估计), about half of the total 6,000 languages are going to die out in the next century. On average, there is a language dying out somewhere in the world every two weeks or so.

It is too late to do anything to help many languages, where the speakers are too few or too old, and where the community is too busy just trying to survive to care about their language. But many languages are not in such a serious position. Often, where languages are seriously endangered, there are things that can be done to give new life to them.

There are some famous cases showing what can be done — Welsh alone among the Celtic languages, is not only stopping its steady decline towards extinction(灭绝) but showing signs of real growth. Two Language Acts protect the status of Welsh, and its presence is increasingly in evidence wherever you travel in Wales. Maori in New Zealand has been maintained by a system of so-called "language nest", which provides children under five with a setting in which they are frequently exposed to the language. The hope is that the children will in turn become role models to a new generation of young children as they grow older. If good descriptions and materials are available, even extinct languages can be saved. Kaurna from South Australia, is an example. This language had been extinct for about a century, but had been quite well documented. So, when a strong movement grew for its revival(复活), it was possible to bring it back from death.

It is too soon to predict the future of these revived languages, but in some parts of the world they are attracting the very range of positive attitudes and grass roots support. In such unexpected but heart-warming ways we might see the grand total of languages slightly increased.

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40、假设你是李华，是某国际学校的学生会主席．最近，你校发起了 “消除不良行为习惯” 的活动．请你代表学生会写一封倡议书．内容包括：

1．列举学生的不良行为习惯（迟到、乱扔垃圾、缺失礼仪等）；

2．好习惯的重要性（决定命运、传承美德等）；

3．发出倡议．

注意：1. 词数110左右；

2. 开头与结尾已给出；

3. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．

Dear students,

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Students’ Union

41、假定你是李华，你从你校国际部的招募海报得知美国高中生代表团要来你市和你校参观交流，希望找一名在校高中生做志愿者向导，请你根据海报内容给学校国际部写一封邮件应聘志愿者。

注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir or Madam，

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