2024-2025年安徽淮北初一下册期末英语试卷

1、— We ＿＿ that you would fix the TV set this week.

— I’m sorry. I ＿＿ to, but I’ve been too busy.

A. had expected； had intended B. are expecting； had intended

C. expect； intend D. expected； intend

2、Pointing to the hospital on _____roof there is a parking garage, Granny told me that was ____I was born.

A. whose; what B. which; what

C. which; where D. whose; where

3、 ______ is surprising to us is that Tom, for ______ English was once boring, can speak English fluently as though he were a native speaker.

A．What; whom

B．What; whose

C．It; whose

D．As; whom

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

A. sail B. rise

C. ride D. return

5、As a writer of several best-sellers, she has both style and humor _______.

A．at her mercy

B．at her command

C．in her defence

D．on her behalf

6、The level of __________ in the river was falling.

A. population B. prescription

C. presentation D. pollution

7、If ________ in danger, please calm down and shout for help immediately.

A．trapped

B．trapping

C．having trapped

D．to be trapped

8、The Defence Minister will _________ the journalists this afternoon.

A.address B.arrange C.appoint D.applaud

9、Only when he grew up did he ________ the effects of his father’s action.

A．aware

B．aware of

C．become aware

D．become aware of

10、_____ she was sick, I was expected to take his place greatly surprised me, for I didn’t have much work experience.

A.That if B.That C.If that D.If

11、--- This dress looks too old-fashioned.

--- No. It’s ____ old. It suits you well.

A. far from B. free from

C. absent from D. apart from

12、 to a university in the UK, international students must display a strong ability in spoken and written English.

A．Admitted

B．To be admitted

C．Being admitted

D．Having been admitted

13、His only______was that we should keep it secret.

A.consequence B.occasion C.condition D.state

14、The Small Goose Pagoda in Xi’an, one of the 22 Silk Road relics located in China, _______ back in 707 during the Tang Dynasty.

A．dated   B．was dated

C．dates     D．is dating

15、Each of these arguments may appear ______ on the surface, but they don’t stand up to the test.

A.stable B.ample C.valid D.creative

16、The police ______ the stolen jewellery and returned it to the owner.

A.searched B.hunted C.invented D.recovered

17、The Allied forces then prepared to enter Germany, where they would ________ the Soviet military moving in from the east.

A．meet up with

B．come up with

C．put up with

D．catch up with

18、The police always take ______ of dogs’ sharp sense of smell to search for the survivors in the earthquake.

A.advantage B.notice C.possession D.care

19、The secretary made a note of it _____ she should forget.

A.in order that B.in case

C.so that D.ever when

20、The Amish, who live a simple farming life, ________ cars because they like having tight communities where everyone lives close together.

A.construct B.convey C.reserve D.reject

21、Rather than ___ on a crowded bus, he always prefers _____ a bicycle.

A．ride; to ride

B．riding; ride

C．ride; ride

D．to ride; riding

22、—— We shall take the condition _____you’ve attached to this project into careful consideration.

—— Thanks a lot.

A. where B. when C. which D. what

23、His eyes locked with mine,and I guess he   the decision right then whether or not to simply tell me the truth.

A.was making B.would make C.made D.had made

24、--- Are you finishing your task?

---________. We still need at least two days.

A．Far from it

B．Exactly

C．Not a little

D．No wonder

25、The new job is a real challenge for Helen, but difficult the situation she meets, I believe she’ll work it out.

A.however B.whenever C.whichever D.whatever

26、Why should we never stop learning

Today we often think learning is what we do in school, and once we’ve got our college degree, it’s time to work and stop leaning. In fact, things aren’t really that black and white. We carry on learning in every part of our lives. 【1】. Instead, it is about self-growth and enrichment. Here are some reasons why we should keep learning, no matter how old we are.

【2】

For me, the first reason to keep learning new things is that I enjoy it. It’s different from what I get from a movie. Although learning something new is not always comfortable, I’m happier in the long run. The more you learn, the more confident you will become, and the more pleased you will be with yourself.

Learning keeps you healthy

Studies have shown that our brains are best developed when we use them often. 【3】. Learning how to eat well, and how to prepare and cook food or learning a new sport are all great ways to keep better control of your body.

Learning puts you on the fast track to success

【4】 If you think that you’ve learned everything that you need to know about about running a business, or managing your team, you’ n fail to compete against those who just love to learn it.

Learning helps you have better control of your life

In your personal life, you’ll want to keep learning too. For example, learning about managing your money—things that we are not often taught in school—can turn your life around. You can spend them on the most valuable things. 【5】

So what have you learned this week? Why not make a list of what you want to learn next week?

A. As is known to all, successful people keep lifelong leaning.

B. It brings more friends to us.

C. Learning adds pleasure to your life.

D. You can also learn to manage your time, thus avoiding making you life a mess.

E. It helps you get better prepared for examinations.

F. Learning often doesn’t mean to pass exams.

G. Older people who carry on leaning have more chance to get free from illnesses of aged people.

27、For those concerned about wrinkly old skin, it might be a creative solution: an elastic(有弹性的) “second skin” that can be smoothed on to make aged tissue look more youthful.

The wearable film, developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has shown promise in a series of small experiments where it was applied to wrinkles, under-eye bags and areas of dry skin. When applied to the face or body, the thin, transparent layer sticks to the skin and supports the tissue, making it look and behave like younger skin, its producers claim.

“What we’ve been able to do is create a cream that you can put on the skin, and then when it's on the skin it can actually form, essentially, an elastic second skin,” said Bob Langer, who led the research. Tests in the lab found that the polymer film (高分子膜), which is only 70 thousandths of a millimeter thick, reduced the appearance of wrinkles and under-eye bags, and helped keep moisture (水分) in areas of dry skin.

The layer is designed to be applied in the morning, then peeled off at night, In previous studies, the second skin withstood normal daily wear, and the stresses and strains of exercise and swimming, without falling off or causing irritation. It also survived exposure to rain.

“It's something you can wear for a whole day or longer, depending on the physical forces that get applied to the area where it is worn, "said Daniel Anderson, who helped develop the product at MIT. “You can't tell you're wearing it.”

While normal cosmetics can mask imperfections on the skin, the new coating changes the way skin behaves by giving it the elasticity of young skin. It was developed with help from two companies.

【1】According to the text, the “second skin” ________.

A．was developed by two companies

B．has not been tested by scientists

C．is developed to remove under-eye bags

D．is a transparent covering for the skin

【2】Compared with normal cosmetics, the new product ________.

A．can make the skin appear younger

B．can fully mask imperfections on the skin

C．doesn't cause any problems in the skin

D．must be used in a more complicated way

【3】What can we learn from the Daniel’s words?

A．You can recognize if people wear the “second skin.”

B．The “second skin” should be peeled off at night.

C．How long people can wear the layer varies.

D．The product can provide skin with a lot of water.

【4】What is the main idea of the text?

A．MIT has made a breakthrough in cosmetics.

B．The “second skin” helps renew one’s youth.

C．Masks will soon become a thing of the past.

D．How the “second skin” is used to improve skin.

28、My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body. Through the years I would guess at what I thought was the correct answer.

When I was younger, I thought sound was very important to us as humans, so I said, “My ears, Mommy.” She said, “No. Many people are deaf. But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.”

Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first attempt, I had contemplated (仔细考虑) the correct answer. So this time I told her, “Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes.” She looked at me and told me, “You are learning fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.”

Over the years, Mother asked me a couple more times and always her answer was, “No, but you are getting smarter every year, my child.”

Then last year, my Grandpa died. Everybody was hurt. Everybody was crying. My Mom looked at me when it was our turn to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. She asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?”

I was shocked when she asked me this now. I always thought this was a game between her and me. She saw the confusion on my face and told me, “This question is very important. It shows that you have really lived your life.” I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your shoulder.”

I asked, “Is it because it holds up your head?”

She replied, “No, it is because it can hold the head of a friend or loved one when they cry. Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometimes in life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough love and friends that you will have a shoulder to cry on when you need it.”

Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a selfish one. It is sympathetic to the pain of others.

【1】Why did the writer first think “ears” were the most important part of body?

A．Because he thought that the sound was sweet to hear.

B．Because he thought that the sound was essential to humans.

C．Because he thought that the sound can be heard by people.

D．Because he thought that the sound can pass through quickly.

【2】What happened to the writer’s family last year in the passage?

A．His house was burnt.

B．His mother left home.

C．His grandpa passed away.

D．His father was hurt in an accident.

【3】Where did the writer get the correct answer from his mother?

A．At home.

B．At the school.

C．At the station.

D．At the funeral.

【4】What can we learn from the passage?

A．We should learn to understand others’ pain.

B．We should listen to our mothers’ words.

C．We should hold up our head high.

D．We should often cry in life.

29、Good health is the most valuable thing a person can have, but one cannot take good health for granted. It is important to remember that the body needs proper care in order to be healthy. There are three things that a person can do to help stay in good shape: eat right food, get enough sleep, and exercise regularly.

Proper nutrition is important for good health. Your body cannot work well unless it receives the proper kind of “fuel”. Don't eat too much food with lots of sugar and fat. Eat plenty of foods high in protein (蛋白质) , like meat, fish, eggs and nuts. Vegetables and fruits are very important because they provide necessary vitamins and minerals. However, don't overeat. It is not helpful to be overweight.

Getting the proper amount of sleep is also important. If you don't get enough sleep, you feel tired and easily get angry. You have no energy. Over a long period of time a little amount of sleep may even result in a change of personality. Be sure to allow yourself from seven to nine hours of sleep each night. If you do, your body will feel strong and refreshed, and your mind will be sharp.

Finally, get plenty of exercise. Exercise firms the body, strengthens the muscles, and prevents you from gaining weight. It also improves your heart and lungs. If you follow a regular exercise program, you will probably increase your life-span (寿命).Any kind of exercise is good. Most sports are excellent for keeping the body in good shapes: basketball, swimming, bicycling, running and so on are good examples. Sports are not only good for your body, but they are enjoyable and interesting, too.

If everybody were to eat the right foods, get plenty of sleep and exercise regularly, the world would be a happier and healthier place. We would all live to be much older and wiser.

【1】According to the passage,_________.

A．if we were healthy, we could spend our days in doing things with less sleep

B．one can eat a lot to stay in good shape

C．one needn't take any exercise if he is healthy

D．we should always keep fit

【2】Eating more and sleeping less________.

A．can keep healthy

B．is no good for you

C．gets you more energy

D．will keep your personality

【3】The writer explains ________in this passage.

A．how to eat

B．the importance of doing exercise

C．how to keep healthy

D．what to eat

【4】The title of the article should be___________ .

A．Eating and Exercising

B．How Vitamins Work in Man's Body

C．Staying Healthy

D．Sleeping Well

30、Standing nervously behind the red curtain, I glanced out across the stage. A girl about my age sat at a piano; I could see her fingertips moving over the black and white keys in front of her. The beautiful melody (旋律) was so relaxing, ________ my body tensed with anxiety.

My body ________ when the girl stood up from the bench. It was finally my turn. A part of me wanted to run home and ________ under my bed, but I knew I had chosen to ________. When the girl onstage walked toward me, I could hear my heart beating ________. The girl had a proud smile on her face and when she passed me, I heard her say “Good________”!

“Well, here goes nothing.” I said to myself.

I stepped onto the ________ and walked slowly toward the piano. The bright lights nearly ________ me, making it difficult to see the audience. When I reached the ________, I automatically slid onto the bench into position. The sounds of whispering and people walking around gave way to complete silence. I stared at my ________ fingers and for a moment my mind went ________. Closing my eyes, I imagined the music sitting in front of me and tried to recall every tiny detail.

Finally, I took a deep breath and began to play Beethoven’s moonlight sonata (协奏曲). The rich tones of the piano rang out. One by one, each muscle in my body loosened and relaxed I sat on the bench and my ________ danced over the row of black and white keys as if they had a mind of their own.

All the practice and ________ I put in for six months showed this was what my teacher was pushing for. I tried to ________ all the things she reminded me to do. “Keep your wrists up, relax your arms, don’t raise your shoulders…” I remembered feeling slightly annoyed hearing these things continuously but I never realized until now how it really ________.

When I reached the end of the piece the audience started ________. I rose from the bench and gave a deep bow. A proud smile ________ up my face. Inside I felt ________ that it was over and that I had done so well. As the applause died down, I turned and walked to the other side of the stage. I saw a young boy standing nervously behind the red curtains staring ________ out at the stage. When I walked by, I passed to him the two words that were given to me for ________: Good luck!

【1】

A．and

B．but

C．for

D．so

【2】

A．ached

B．bent

C．moved

D．froze

【3】

A．hide

B．sleep

C．play

D．drink

【4】

A．run

B．escape

C．stand

D．perform

【5】

A．happily

B．lightly

C．hardly

D．violently

【6】

A．guy

B．luck

C．music

D．performance

【7】

A．stage

B．bridge

C．path

D．chair

【8】

A．hurt

B．killed

C．blinded

D．frightened

【9】

A．piano

B．curtain

C．light

D．entrance

【10】

A．waving

B．shaking

C．unfolding

D．crossing

【11】

A．wild

B．awake

C．blank

D．wrong

【12】

A．fingers

B．feet

C．arms

D．legs

【13】

A．excuse

B．support

C．service

D．effort

【14】

A．forget

B．recall

C．ignore

D．grasp

【15】

A．helped

B．started

C．stopped

D．formed

【16】

A．joking

B．blaming

C．leaving

D．clapping

【17】

A．burned

B．dried

C．lit

D．lifted

【18】

A．relieved

B．worried

C．embarrassed

D．confused

【19】

A．confidently

B．fearfully

C．excitedly

D．angrily

【20】

A．encouragement

B．sympathy

C．appreciation

D．reward

31、   A job vacancy (空缺) for a professor was advertised by University of Sanford. Hundreds of people applied for the position, but only fifteen applicants got the opportunity to be interviewed, of whom Sear was a lucky one. Located in a small town, the university had only one hotel around. When Sear arrived there, he found only a twin room was available. So he had to share it with a young man named Adam.

The next day the president of the university and a group of experts gave an interview to all the fifteen _______. They couldn’t _______ whom to choose between Sear and Adam. So they required the two interviewees to make a speech the following day. Sear took it seriously and prepared for it _______ until late into the night. Adam, on the other hand, _______ himself in the night club. The next morning, after the president _______ that the speech would be made in the alphabetical order of _______ names, Adam walked to the front _______ and began his speech fluently. To Sear’s _______, Adam was _______ exactly the same speech draft that he had carefully prepared. He didn’t find his draft was ________ by Adam until then. Next, it was Sear’s turn to give a speech. He was so nervous that the speech paused occasionally and was in ________ English.

After what seemed like a century, the president and experts came back from their discussion. The president said, “We have decided to ________ Sear.” Everyone was surprised. The president continued, “Adam did give a wonderful ________, but don’t forget that he was just reading his speech. Sear, ________, could repeat Adam’s every single word from ________. What we need is just such a talent!”

【1】A.applicants B.teachers C.professors D.students

【2】A.desire B.determine C.consider D.declare

【3】A.awfully B.sharply C.carefully D.financially

【4】A.abandoned B.relaxed C.wounded D.urged

【5】A.predicted B.yelled C.reflected D.announced

【6】A.your B.their C.our D.his

【7】A.confidently B.proudly C.vividly D.successfully

【8】A.sorrow B.astonishment C.excitement D.anger

【9】A.reciting B.repeating C.reading D.writing

【10】A.seized B.burnt C.distributed D.stolen

【11】A.broken B.pure C.standard D.fluent

【12】A.employ B.criticize C.praise D.fire

【13】A.talent B.signal C.affection D.speech

【14】A.thus B.meanwhile C.however D.additionally

【15】A.awareness B.memory C.recognition D.imagination

32、   Several years ago, my brother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis（多发性硬化）. The disease made him hardly_______or stand-he either used a walking stick or was in his bed. At that time, he was_______and didn’t want to do anything for himself. He was basically_______and letting go. As the saying goes, God helps those who help themselves,_______he wasn’t helping himself.

I then_______to change the situation. I walked to his room and told him how frustrated（泄气）we were about helping him and seeing him making no_______to look after himself.

“Is this how you want me to_______？Giving up at very hard obstacle that comes your way？”

“You don’t understand this_______, and it’s not curable.”

I told him it’s really not_______to live with this type of disease, but he should be,________that he has his body intact（完整的）. Thank God that he still has a________who loves him and gets up every day in order to help him. Although it was________, I wanted to show him that we could make it through this together.

He must have thought________about my words because several weeks later, he________me and parents. We talked for hours that we can make it through this. At last, he said to me:

“I took my family for granted and I’m________. You are a fighter, and I’m________that you are my sister. I’m sorry that I set the wrong example for you. Please________me.”

When he said this, I didn’t want to forgive him because I was so________with him for so long, but________I forgave him.

Nowadays he’s actually trying to help himself and for the________time, he actually looks hopeful for the good things to come.

【1】A.walk B.sit C.speak D.sleep

【2】A.nervous B.strange C.upset D.tired

【3】A.giving out B.giving over C.giving away D.giving up

【4】A.if B.but C.although D.or

【5】A.advised B.agreed C.forgot D.decided

【6】A.efforts B.preparations C.mistakes D.contributions

【7】A.pick up B.take up C.grow up D.put up

【8】A.feeling B.trouble C.question D.disease

【9】A.difficult B.easy C.interesting D.boring

【10】A.grateful B.hopeful C.confident D.comfortable

【11】A.neighbour B.family C.group D.doctor

【12】A.hard B.simple C.unusual D.useless

【13】A.carefully B.quickly C.quietly D.differently

【14】A.met B.found C.visited D.greeted

【15】A.confused B.satisfied C.happy D.sorry

【16】A.afraid B.sure C.surprised D.proud

【17】A.believe B.forgive C.remember D.help

【18】A.familiar B.patient C.angry D.pleased

【19】A.immediately B.eventually C.recently D.secretly

【20】A.best B.last C.first D.only

33、Minnie Blumfield believed that with age came a true appreciation of life — all life. That’s why, at the age of eighty-six, Minnie became the ________ of a flock of chickens deserted alongside a California freeway after a truck accident. The chickens ________ residence in the roadside bush, becoming ________ to locals as the Hollywood Freeway Chickens.

Like many seniors, Minnie lived alone and ________ on a pension (养老金). But to her, life was precious and not to be ________— not even the lives of little animals. Minnie simply saw creatures ________ and without hesitation, stepped into________. For nine years, while others sped past ________, Minnie provided food and water for the deserted chickens, using what little money she had ________. As the years passed, she worried about the day when she would ________ be able to care for her ________ chicken. Who would look after these poor ________ creatures if she couldn’t make her journey?

At ninety-five, just when the ________ of time began to ruin Minnie’s body, Jodie Mann, Minnie’s neighbour, ________. Jodie had noticed that the older woman also ________ many of the homeless cats in the neighborhood. A quick and lasting friendship ________. Learning of Minnie’s concern for the fate of her flock, Jodie ________ to find the chickens a new home.

Minnie is ________ now, but her concern for her fellow creatures lives on. Her courage and ________ continue to be a source of inspiration and ________ for me, for Jodie and for everyone else, as we continue our work of caring for all living creatures who share our planet, our homes and our hearts.

【1】

A．petkeeper

B．caretaker

C．receiver

D．playmate

【2】

A．took up

B．set up

C．put up

D．gave up

【3】

A．exposed

B．appealing

C．known

D．similar

【4】

A．carried

B．insisted

C．held

D．survived

【5】

A．punished

B．ignored

C．objected

D．restored

【6】

A．in despair

B．in ruins

C．in pain

D．in need

【7】

A．action

B．function

C．control

D．force

【8】

A．uncertain

B．unbearable

C．unconcerned

D．unkind

【9】

A．acceptable

B．available

C．applicable

D．affordable

【10】

A．no doubt

B．no wonder

C．no matter

D．no longer

【11】

A．adopted

B．identified

C．disturbed

D．confirmed

【12】

A．promising

B．restless

C．helpless

D．striking

【13】

A．credits

B．values

C．cruelties

D．shortcomings

【14】

A．turned up

B．showed off

C．moved out

D．broke in

【15】

A．caught

B．fed

C．possessed

D．donated

【16】

A．remained

B．insisted

C．accounted

D．resulted

【17】

A．promised

B．persuaded

C．prepared

D．pretended

【18】

A．passed

B．gone

C．lost

D．finished

【19】

A．carefulness

B．bravery

C．forgiveness

D．selflessness

【20】

A．unity

B．focus

C．strength

D．patience

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

Tablets are really useful devices, but their big screens always make them a burden to carry around without a bag. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a phone with the powers of a tablet that could be folded up and fit 【1】 into the hand?

Now something like a tablet-shaped but fold-able phone is about to become 【2】. In February, South Korean electronics company Samsung and China’s Huawei both unveiled fold-able phones Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X 【3】. Mobile phone use has entered the “fold-able future”, The Verge noted.

The technology could change our lives in significant ways. These devices, due to their 【4】 screens, give us the larger screens we want. Meanwhile, they still fit easily into the pocket. As USA Today noted, they’re “the 【5】 of a small tablets and smart-phone, all in a single device”.

The technology could 【6】 other devices too. For example, we could make TVs that stick to walls like posters, or fold up easily to hide away in drawers. In crowded modem cities, they will help us to 【7】 available space.

In a keynote address, Samsung’s senior vice president of mobile product marketing, Justin Denison, called the fold-able screen “the 【8】 for the smart-phone of tomorrow.” “It’s a balank canvas for us to do something beautiful together,” he said.

So is there nothing to stand in the way of the fold-able future?

According to tech news website Android authority, the necessary displays were difficult to produce. In 2012, nine out of every to OLED screens produced were 【9】. Today, that 10 percent rate has been improved to between 50 and 90 percent. However, at present these fold-able devices are expensive. For example, the price of Huawei Mate X is 17,500 RMB. That’s a price that may 【10】 the majority of people.

But if the fold-able device isn’t going to change the world overnight, there is no doubt that it is coming.

Patrick Moor-head, an industry analyst told The Verge, “Few are debating if fold-able or roll-able mobile displays are the future of smart-phones; the only question is when and by whom.”

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、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.

38、Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main points of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Imagine living on the edge of a vast desert, which is moving quietly closer to your village every day and covering your fields. The desert is on the move. This is called desertification.

Desertification occurs in regions close to an already existing desert. It generally arises from two related causes. The first is over-use of water in the area. There is not enough water in any case, and if it is not carefully used, disaster can follow. As time goes on, water shortages make farming more and more difficult. In some places, locals can remember local lakes and marshes which were once the homes for all kinds of fish and birds. They have been completely buried by the sand now. Farmers leave the land, and fields are replaced by deserts.

The second cause is misuse or over-use of the land. This means that the wrong crops are planted and need more water than is available. Ploughing large fields and removing bushes and trees means that the wind will blow away the soil. Once the soil is lost, it is hard to replace, and if there is rain, it has nowhere to go, and brings no benefit.

It is not only the farmers and villagers who suffer. Every spring, the skies over some of eastern cities, thousands of kilometers away from the deserts, can be darkened by sandstorms. Dust from deserts can have a great effect on weather systems. While desertification is perhaps being partly caused by global warming, these sandstorms can make global warming worse by adding to what is known as the greenhouse effect.

What can be done to slow down or stop the process of desertification? A great deal of work is already under way. Obviously first steps are to find new water sources. Tree planting can help, by providing barriers between desert and rich field. Some types of grass also hold the soil together, and stop the wind taking it. Without these efforts, it will be harder and harder to stop the world’s deserts in their tracks, and more and more farmers will give up and head for cities. The lesson to be learnt lies beneath the sand.

39、Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

描写一下你的房间。如果有可能的话，你会在哪些方面做一些改变，使其更加温馨、舒适和美丽。

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40、假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Chris发来邮件问你大学想学习什么专业。请你回复邮件，内容包括：

1.你选择的专业；2.陈述理由。

注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Chris,

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Yours,

Li Hua

41、假定你是李明，你们班正在为即将举行的英语戏剧节 (English Drama Festival) 排练节目The Million Pound Bank Note，请你给外教Mr. Green写一封电子邮件寻求他的指导和帮助，要点如下：

1. 排练时间、地点；

2. 请他指导台词；

3. 表示感谢。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：排练 rehearsal [n.]；台词 line [n.]

Dear Mr. Green,

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Yours,

Li Ming