十堰2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、This kind of robot has been ______ for cleaning the floors, which is popular in our city.

A.signed B.sold C.sung D.designed

2、In the _______ of proof, the police could not take action against the man.

A．lack

B．shortage

C．absence

D．failure

3、—Were you worried about your son last night?

—Yes. It was________that I went to bed.

A.until he returned B.until he did return

C.not until he returned D.not until did he return

4、The WHO urged that all the countries ______ measures to prevent COVID-19 spreading.

A.take B.must take C.are to take D.took

5、I can’t drive today. Can you give me a _______ back to town?

A. sail B. rise

C. ride D. return

6、______ a book in front of your face, you’ll feel the air moving against your face.

A．Waved

B．Wave

C．To wave

D．Waving

7、Throughout the last decade, more parks _____ with the goal of creating natural settings in urban environments.

A.linked up B.swelled up C.split up D.sprang up

8、It is six months _____ the online class started.

A.that B.until C.before D.since

9、It’s high time that we against spreading false information on the Internet.

A.will fight B.fought C.would fight D.fight

10、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

11、One’s life has value_________ one brings value to the life of others.

A.so long as B.even though C.as if D.while

12、He paid the boy $10 for washing ten windows, most of ___ hadn’t been cleaned for at least a year.

A.these B.those C.that D.which

13、I won’t tell the student the answer to the math problem until he______ on it for more than an hour.

A. has been working B. will have worked

C. will have been working D. had worked

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

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

15、________ health experts’ belief that giving people access to their health data will inspire them to eat better and exercise more, there’s evidence ________ their promise isn’t quite paying off.

A．Despite of; /

B．Despite; that

C．Though; that

D．In spite of; for

16、Last month, part of Southeast Asia was struck by floods, from ________ effects the people are still suffering.

A．that

B．whose

C．those

D．what

17、A rift valley_____ an area _____ there is increased volcanic activity and thinned planetary crust.

A.is composed of, where B.consists of, which

C.made up of, where D.compose, when

18、I told Sally how to get here, but perhaps I ___ for her.

A.had to write it out B.must have written it out

C.should have written it out D.ought to write it out

19、But a change, no matter how ________ it is needed, doesn't just happen.

A. desperately B. frequently

C. universally D. violently

20、Many of his classmates came to his birthday party, and they had a good time; ________ it was a great success to him.

A．in particular

B．all the best

C．all in all

D．in other word

21、There are some health problems that, if _______ in time, can become bigger ones later on.

A.not treated B.not being treated

C.not to be treated D.not having been treated

22、He wasn’t begging for a handout but surely appreciated the help in a   situation.

A.deliberate B.desperate C.stable D.shallow

23、It is time that the government _____ measures to protect the rare birds and animals.

A.takes B.to take C.take D.took

24、—Why did he suffer failure again?

—It was his carelessness ________  ________it.

A.which, managed by B.that, resulted from

C.that, contributed to D.that, benefited from

25、Early in April this year some experts indicated that H1N1 would _____ this autumn.

A.break down B.break out C.break up D.break off

26、   Fever, coughing, sore throat… most of us at one time or another have had these symptoms. What causes them?  In fact, many diseases are caused by viruses, including some deadly ones like AIDS, SARS and COVID-19, also known as the novel coronavirus pneumonia, outbreak in China.

What are viruses?  How can viruses cause so much trouble?  Viruses are very small particles (颗粒) which are about one millionth of an inch long. Unlike human cells or bacteria, viruses aren’t living organisms- they can't reproduce on their own. Instead, they invade the cells of living organisms to reproduce, spread and take over.

Virus can infect every living thing- from plants and animal down to the smallest bacteria. For this reason, they are always a potential danger to humans. Viruses lie around our environment all of the time, waiting for a host cell to come along. They can enter our bodies by the nose, mouth, eyes or breaks in the skin. Once inside, they try to find a host cell to infect. For example, HIV, which causes AIDS, attacks the T-cells of the immune system.

But the basic question is, where did viruses first come from? Until now, no clear explanation for their origin exists. "Tracing the origins of viruses is difficult, "Ed Rybicki, a scientist at the university of Cape Town in South Africa, told Scientific American, "because viruses don' t leave fossils and because of the tricks they use to make copies of themselves within the cells they've invaded.”

However, there are three main theories to explain the origin of viruses. First, viruses started as dependent organisms, then became parasites(寄生者)。Second, viruses evolved from pieces of DNA or RNA that "escaped" .from larger organisms. Third, viruses co-evolved with their host cells, which means they existed alongside these cells.

For the time being, these are only theories. The technology and evidence we have today cannot be used to test these theories and identify the most reasonable explanation. Continuing studies may provide us with clearer answers or future studies may find that the answer is even more mysterious than it now appears.

【1】What can we learn about viruses from the text?

A．Viruses are really small living organisms.

B．Viruses have nothing to do with the common cold.

C．Viruses can't reproduce unless they find a host cell.

D．Viruses enter our bodies mainly through our mouths, noses and hair.

【2】Why are viruses always a potential danger to humans?

A．TH most infect all the living things around us.

B．They prefer evolving with the cells in our body.

C．They can copy human's DNA and evolve successfully.

D．They can enter our body far more easily than other living things.

【3】Which of the following might explain the origin of viruses?

A．They evolved from the DNA of animals.

B．They evolved along with their host cells.

C．They evolved from the fossils of large organisms.

D．They evolved from parasites to independent organisms.

【4】What can we conclude from the last paragraph?

A．The author is confident about future virus research.

B．Viruses will become more like bacteria as they evolve.

C．Viruses live longer in human host cells than in animals.

D．It may take a long time to understand the origin of viruses.

27、   Summer is fast approaching and warmer temperatures bring pests like mosquitoes.

【1】 An easy way to protect yourself from mosquitoes is to use a repellent（驱虫剂）.Joseph Conlon, technical advisor of the American Mosquito Control Association, recommends using a repellent that is registered with the EPA （Environmental Protection Agency） , which promises that it causes no harm to humans. 【2】 Repellents with 25 — 30% concentration of DEET （避蚊胺）will provide 4一6 hours of protection and it is the “gold standard by which all repellents are judged," according to Conlon.

【3】 Conlon explained that mosquitoes can bred （繁殖）in water collected in areas as small as bottle caps but they have a limited flight range, meaning they can’t travel far. "The best way to avoid them is to not have them around in the first place, he explained. "If you've got them in yor backyard, it's because you're breeding them in your backyard."

Is there anything better than “the gold standard"? Repellents made from coconut（椰子） oil work better than DEET, a government study says. 【4】 A slight wind from a fan can help keep them at Bay.

If you have water around your house. Beth Ranson, public relations officer for Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, suggests acquiring fish that will eat mosquito larvae（幼虫）.

【5】She and her team experimented with male mosquitoes infected with bacteria that stop females from producing larvae when they mate. "There's not a lot of companies producing new chemicals or treatments that we can use, she explained. " We need new technologies and products as these mosquitoes develop this resistance.

A.They can bring deadly diseases.

B.Mosquitoes are also weak fliers.

C.It is not suitable from children under three.

D.You can wear protective clothing and keep your windows closed.

E.Another key is to get rid of all the standing water every five days.

F.The repellent is also guaranteed to provide at least two hours of protection.

G.Ranson also started to find high-tech solutions to growing mosquito populations.

28、   Research has shown that the global fashion industry is harming our planet, as well as those who are a part of its supply chains, in an unprecedented (前所未有的) manner, which is also the second largest polluter of the planet and one of the largest contributors to modern-day slavery. Much of this has been exacerbated (使加剧) through the rise of our clothing consumption habits.

Our obsession with inexpensive, trend-focused clothing—otherwise known as “fast fashion” — is creating grave consequences for the environment, as well as the millions of people who are responsible for manufacturing the clothing we wear. Only one statement is needed to bring attention to the gravity of the situation: More of us care less about the people who make our clothing are treated fairly.

As with many industries, the globalization of fashion stripped the humanity from the process of purchasing and wearing clothing. We no longer see the direct impact our wardrobe has on the person whose business is responsible for clothing us. It’s not the tailor down the street who is outfitting us, but the corporations of all sorts who are making it all too easy (and affordable) to purchase clothing as a commodity. What these large corporations have done is remove the humanity and distance their consumers from the realities of how our clothing is made.

It can be hard to believe in our current age of automation, but the reality is that the clothing manufacturing process remains largely human-powered, We need to bring the humanity — the human connection between consumer and producer-back to the forefront of the conversation.

【1】Why is it easy to buy clothing as a product?

A. Because there are many companies manufacturing clothes.

B. Because there are many tailors down the street.

C. Because people are rich today.

D. Because of the globalization.

【2】Which of the following statements is not true?

A. People cares more about their own wardrobe than the producer.

B. The global fashion industry only affects our environment.

C. The author thinks people need to think about the humanity.

D. Our obsession with cheap and fashion clothing contributes to the pollution of the environment.

【3】What’s the meaning of the underlined word?

A. Dead. B. Tomb.

C. Serious. D. Violent.

【4】What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. Why the fashion industry is the second largest polluter of the planet?

B. The side effects the global fashion industry may bring.

C. People are more and more crazy about inexpensive, trend- focused clothing.

D. Large corporations has changed the fashion industry.

29、Do you want to learn how to ice skate? Maybe you’re a complete beginner. 【1】. Here you’ll learn some basic skills of ice skating. But before you get onto the ice, you need to learn how to fall first.

How to Fall

As a kid, you fell many times before you learned to walk. A couple of years later, you fell off the bike several times before you learned how to cycle without falling. The same goes for ice skating. 【2】.

There’s the secret of falling right. Always lower your center of gravity by bending your knees. 【3】. And don’t use your hands to catch yourself, no matter how natural that feels. Then, fall on the side. But make sure to tuck your chin（收起下巴）if you never want to knock your head against the ground. Next let’s start ice-skating!

Skate Forward

With your feet pointing in the direction you’re heading to, take one step forward. Then, repeat the action with the other foot. Hold onto the wall first as you build up your confidence. 【4】, or you’ll run into someone and get injured. Next, try to push a little harder, doing two-foot glides（滑行）. As your confidence grows, you’ll do longer glides faster.

Backward Skating

【5】. Then shift your weight to some position between your feet, and push outward, one foot at a time. To maintain your balance, push backward gently. Not going anywhere? No worries. Try this: With your feet turned in, try to walk backward slowly. As you do that, shift your weight until you find the balance.

A．Of course, you should turn to them for help

B．No matter how well you know the art, you’ll fall

C．It can reduce the distance between you and the ground

D．Stop looking down to see whether you’re doing it right

E．That’s why you needn’t practice for much time on the ice

F．First keep your feet to the same direction and your knees bent

G．Or maybe you used to skate, but you’ve not practiced for ages

30、Biking through my PhD

Overcoming my initial struggles in the Netherlands to start my PhD has been like riding a bike.

I_______ in a hilly, seaside city in China without cycle paths, and biking was_______for me. Now, my Dutch neighbour was telling me I had to_______.

It took me around a month to feel_______cycling. After half a year, I am starting to enjoy it. For me, a helpful_______ for dealing with Dutch traffic was to make a lot of noise as I_______: loud laughs, “look out”, “watch it”, and so on. This_______ other cyclists into keeping away from me, and prevented the_______that had seemed unavoidable when I started.

This pattern, of a time of struggle_______by fun, was repeated with other________ of my life in Utrecht. There were more "bikes" that I________to learn how to ride. One of them was________ management. In Utrecht, I don't see people working________time. As for working at the weekend, ________ it. I initially assumed that nobody was working very hard, because of their shorter________. But after a few months, I________that the other PhD students were all________ focused on their work during that eight﹣hour working________, whereas I was taking endless "breaks" when I could have been focusing on my studies.

Cycling has become a________of my growth, freedom and________adjustment to PhD life in the Netherlands. And I have formed a good habit of working while I work and playing while I play.

【1】A.went through B.grew up C.worked out D.got around

【2】A.necessary B.convenient C.dangerous D.normal

【3】A.learn B.decide C.advance D.travel

【4】A.nervous B.anxious C.sensitive D.comfortable

【5】A.tendency B.plan C.trick D.instruction

【6】A.shouted B.jogged C.rode D.warned

【7】A.cheated B.frightened C.guided D.persuaded

【8】A.crashes B.ruins C.races D.competitions

【9】A.appreciated B.presented C.supported D.followed

【10】A.backgrounds B.occupations C.aspects D.studies

【11】A.hesitated B.failed C.remembered D.needed

【12】A.time B.finance C.business D.personnel

【13】A.special B.extra C.regular D.valid

【14】A.cancel B.select C.forget D.avoid

【15】A.hours B.vacations C.weekdays D.distances

【16】A.regretted B.realized C.argued D.supposed

【17】A.completely B.considerately C.hurriedly D.repeatedly

【18】A.practice B.period C.section D.evaluation

【19】A.weakness B.remark C.symptom D.symbol

【20】A.dynamic B.objective C.successful D.adventurous

31、   “Good Night Lights” began as a game，with the effort of Steve Brosnihan, a cartoonist volunteering at Hasbro Children’s Hospital. He ______ from room to room drawing and chatting and doing whatever else he can to ______ the sick children up. During one ______ to a teenager who would be in the hospital for the last night, he decided to do something ______ for their final farewell.

As he left, Brosnihan told the ______ to watch the corner near the bus stop from his window. Brosnihan ______ to that spot in a Parking area, and flickered (闪烁) his bike light up toward the ______. To his surprise, the teen flickered his own room lights back ______.

Brosnihan made it a(an) ______ to flicker his bike light to kids as he left for the night as a(an) ______ way to say goodbye. When he mentioned this activity to a friend, owner of a ______ restaurant, the friend agreed to flicker the restaurant’s ______ at 8:30 every night for one minute. The nightly tradition became such a ______ that customers started joining in too.

Good Night Lights has been such a simple, ______ powerful, rallying point(号召力) for the community to support the young patients. For 60 seconds, patients were ______ in a luminous(发光的) dialog with residents.

“It would be very hard not to do this ______ you start,” says Brosnihan. “You do it to represent how much you care for kids and families who ______ a lot during their hard times in hospitals.”

Brosnihan hopes it ______ more. “In my grander dreams, I hope other cities that have children’s hospitals ______ the idea and run with it and ______ their own version of Good Night Lights.” he says.

【1】A.rushes B.moves C.checks D.marches

【2】A.put B.turn C.cheer D.bring

【3】A.visit B.show C.experience D.journey

【4】A.strange B.exciting C.similar D.different

【5】A.colleague B.teenager C.doctor D.friend

【6】A.biked B.ran C.fled D.walked

【7】A.park B.hospital C.road D.bike

【8】A.in return B.in order C.in response D.in place

【9】A.ceremony B.activity C.habit D.routine

【10】A.logical B.unique C.fun D.important

【11】A.local B.generous C.native D.distant

【12】A.fires B.forks C.plates D.lights

【13】A.hit B.wonder C.start D.tradition

【14】A.and B.yet C.or D.so

【15】A.given B.crowded C.involved D.participated

【16】A.once B.whether C.while D.as

【17】A.waste B.enjoy C.spend D.suffer

【18】A.grows B.spreads C.discovers D.deepens

【19】A.give up B.set up C.pick up D.build up

【20】A.design B.invite C.open D.create

32、   In one of my college classes, we were required to do an act of kindness. My project included ________lunch for an elderly person. When I________the elderly person with the food I cooked, it never________to me that it would result in a new friendship and the discovery of a________.

The person I visited was Bill, who was unable to________much. A nurse came regularly to help him move to and from the wheelchair because he has no________. Bill said he was delighted to see me and it was a________for him to eat a meal with me because he usually eats________. He said the food was great, but he enjoyed having________even more than the food.

Bill had had a________life when working on the railroad and had many________stories to tell about his travels to many places. I was________a trip because of his stories. I had once________about traveling by train. However, I would________be going by train after meeting Bill.

Perhaps the biggest________of this project was that I suddenly realized that I am_______of working with the elderly. Spending time with them was fun--they have so much life experience to______On the one hand, I am a good________. On the other hand, older people want someone to know their inner world, so it is a perfect________. I decided to focus my studies on the_______. Hopefully in the future, I will work with them to help even more people like Bill.

【1】A. preparing B. delivering C. packing D. buying

【2】A. turned to B. came across C. picked up D. called on

【3】A. happened B. occurred C. appealed D. proved

【4】A. career path B. travel plan C. holiday destination   D. cooking skill

【5】A. walk B. eat C. sit D. talk

【6】A. money B. neighbors C. relatives D. time

【7】A. fancy B. treat C. privilege D. waste

【8】A. slowly B. little C. unhappily D. alone

【9】A. family B. fun C. company D. health

【10】A. painful B. hopeful C. colorful D. peaceful

【11】A. absorbing B. fresh C. adventurous D. satisfying

【12】A. pretending B. intending C. allowing D. requiring

【13】A. argued B. thought C. hesitated D. cared

【14】A. undoubtedly B. unbelievably C. unexpectedly D. unhurriedly

【15】A. aim B. impression C. bonus D. problem

【16】A. aware B. fond C. proud D. certain

【17】A. share B. discuss C. treasure D. gain

【18】A. student B. cook C. listener D. learner

【19】A. choice B. match C. deal D. game

【20】A. poor B. old C. disabled D. homeless

33、Melbourne Girls' College is getting rid of all dustbins and asking students to take their rubbish home to encourage them to move towards zero waste.

Starting next Monday, the college will gradually_______all the rubbish bins in five weeks in classrooms and the yard, _________1400 students and 140 staff to find their own home for chip packets and juice boxes. Volunteer students will _______ daily non- compulsory food inspections in which children bringing “zero waste" lunch boxes will be _______. Students using only _______ packaging will receive a token (礼券）to win prizes such as keepcups.

The rubbish that students take home may still go to landfill(废物填埋场）via their home bins, _______the new policy will help persuade_______to buy fewer packaged items and reuse containers. Most issues around carrying rubbish home, such as smell and mess, can be solved._______tuna （金枪鱼）in a tin, for example, can_______ the school's compost（堆肥）bin and the tin can be __________ before it's taken home.

The college principal Karen Money acknowledges that some parents may not have the time or means to avoid ________ in single-use packaging, “but it's________to get as many people as we can to avoid it. We talk a lot, ________ educators, about the bad problems the world ________, and if we don't start putting some actions ________ that beautiful idea, then it's just empty."

【1】

A．replace

B．wash

C．clean

D．remove

【2】

A．proving

B．leaving

C．promising

D．allowing

【3】

A．receive

B．forbid

C．admit

D．conduct

【4】

A．rewarded

B．advised

C．changed

D．protected

【5】

A．creative

B．usual

C．reusable

D．plastic

【6】

A．so

B．but

C．then

D．though

【7】

A．teachers

B．staff

C．families

D．classmates

【8】

A．Uneaten

B．Uncooked

C．Uncovered

D．Unbroken

【9】

A．break down

B．break through

C．get through

D．go into

【10】

A．returned

B．washed

C．reused

D．spared

【11】

A．foods

B．clothes

C．drinks

D．tools

【12】

A．keeping

B．dreaming

C．stopping

D．trying

【13】

A．for

B．to

C．as

D．with

【14】

A．solves

B．shows

C．faces

D．follows

【15】

A．ahead of

B．behind

C．upon

D．beyond

34、Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the proper form of the words or expressions given in the frame. Each one can only be used once.

Why your Password May Not Be As Safe As It Seems?  Does “qaz2ws” strike you as a nice safe password? What about “adgjmptw”? An analysis has found them to be among the passwords that are most 【1】 used, which of course means they are not secure at all.

When ten million passwords were leaked on to the internet，they appeared to 【2】that attempts by internet security experts to make us improve our password strength had been successful, even if, in the specific case of the leaked passwords, they are also completely pointless.

While many of the passwords were still single words, such as “password”，there was also a clear attempt by many to make them harder to【3】. The problem was that people seemed to do so in the same way.

“Users are becoming slightly more 【4】what makes a password strong,” explained WP Engine, an internet company that performed the analysis. “For instance, adding a number or two at the end of a text phrase. That makes it better, right?”

But 【5】no. They found that almost half a million passwords did this and in 20 percent of those all people did was put the number “1” at the end.

Perhaps this is why some companies are now trying to move gradually beyond passwords. Yahoo! is giving users the option to 【6】 their mobile phone with an account, having a single use passwords texted to it each time they want to log on.

Although the serviced is voluntary, Dylan Casey an executive at Yahoo!，said that it was “the first step to【7】passwords”. He said it was a(n)【8】that it was increasingly hard for people to remember all the passwords they had. “I don’t think we, as an industry, have done a good enough job of putting ourselves in the shoes of the people using our products,” he said.

It would certainly be a more sensible strategy than same people’s improving upon “password” by using “password” or，“tran5p053d numb3r5 f0r 133tr3r5”.

“We are, for the most part，predictably【9】when it comes to choosing passwords, despite a decade of warnings from password strength checkers during sign-ups” said WP Engine. “We love taking a(n) 【10】, and so do password crackers.

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

Driving an electric car 【1】 to the protection of environment, or so the marketing departments of their makers would have you believe. Yet a report which analyzes car emissions presents a rather different picture. A battery-powered car recharged with 【2】 generated by coal-fired power stations, it found, is likely to be more harmful. It could cause more than three times as many deaths from pollution as a 【3】 petrol-driven vehicle.

The study was carried out by the University of Minnesota. The researchers estimated how levels of fine particulate matter (细颗粒物) and ground-level ozone — two important 【4】 of air pollution — would change when a car is powered by different ways.

It was no surprise that electric cars whose batteries were recharged with power from wind, solar or hydro-electric sources came out to be virtually free from harmful 【5】. They were estimated to cause 231 deaths over the course of a year, compared with 878 for petrol cars. Electric cars recharged with power from natural gas-fired stations were also a lot less harmful than petrol-driven ones, with 439 deaths. But if those same electric cars were recharged 【6】 by coal, they would be responsible for over 3,000 deaths.

Biofuels also caused more health problems than petrol. But diesel, which often  【7】 concern about pollution, is slightly cleaner than petrol. This is because the study assumes for all cars that emission-control technologies will be more widely used, especially particulate filters which have a remarkable effect on cleaning diesel 【8】. Diesel cars are also more 【9】 of fuel than petrol-driven ones.

Overall, the study shows that electric cars are cleaner than those traditional vehicles only if the power used to charge then is also clean. That is hardly a surprise, but the 【10】 of the difference is. How green electric cars really are, then, will depend mainly on where they are driven. In France, which obtains more than half of its power from nuclear station, electric cars look like a good bet. In China and some other developing countries, where a large amount of electricity is produced from coal, they may not be so environment- friendly as they are marketed.

36、Directions：Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A huge milestone has just been reached in the field of artificial intelligence: AlphaGo, a program developed by Google’s DeepMind unit, has defeated legendary Go player Lee Se-dol in the first of five historic matches being held in Seoul, South Korea. Lee 【1】 after about three and a half hours, with 28 minutes and 28 seconds remaining on his clock. The series is the first time a professional 9-dan Go player has taken on a computer, and Lee is 【2】 for a $1 million prize.

“I was very surprised,”said Lee after the match.“I didn’t expect to lose. But I didn’t think AlphaGo would play the game in such a perfect manner.”DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis expressed“huge 【3】 for Lee Se-dol and his amazing skills.”calling the game“hugely exciting”and“very tense.”Team lead David Silver said it was an“amazing game of Go that really pushed AlphaGo to its 【4】.”

Go is an ancient Chinese board game that has long been considered one of the great 【5】faced by AI. While computer programs ow best the world’s leading human players of games like checkers and chess, the high level of intuition and 【6】required by Go has made it tough for computers to crack. DeepMind’s AlphaGo program is the most 【7】effort yet, using a complex system of deep neural networks and machine learning; it beat European champion Fan Hui last year, but Lee Se-dol is another 【8】 rival entirely.

“I don’t regret accepting this challenge,”said Lee.“I am in shock, I admit that, but what’s done is done. I enjoyed this game and look forward to the next. I think I failed on the opening layout so if I do a better job on the opening aspect I think I will be able to increase my 【9】 of winning.”Lee was surprised both by how strong AlphaGo’s opening was, and by some 【10】moves.

37、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.

38、假设你是校排球队队长李华。请写封邮件告知你的队友Chris球队近期将参加比赛，内容包括：1. 比赛信息；2. 赛前准备；3. 表达期待。

注意：1. 词数80词左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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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、假定你是李华，你校将举办主题为“Healthy Eating”的健康饮食讲座。你的留学生朋友John对中国饮食很感兴趣，请你用英语写一封邮件，邀请他参加此次活动。内容包括以下要点：

1.活动时间和地点；

2.活动的内容和意义。

注意：

1.词数100词左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

Dear John,

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Yours,

Li Hua

41、假定你是李华，得知现在正在招募亚运会志愿者，你有意应聘。请按下列要点给报社写一封自荐信。内容包括：

1. 表示感兴趣；

2. 说明优势（英语水平、合作精神、相关经历）；

3. 希望得到回复。

注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

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