2024-2025年青海海南州初一下册期末英语试卷

1、He________ the wall and just looked at everybody in the room.

A.loaded with B.lined up C.held back D.leaned against

2、I ______ a debt of gratitude to all my family.

A. devote B. contribute

C. owe D. attach

3、May 12th,2008______a heavy earthquake,which caused a large number of deaths.

A.noticed B.watched C.saw D.suffered

4、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

5、________, the sky cleared up and we went to the beach.

A.Eventually B.Exactly C.Extremely D.Similarly

6、We've got a couple of participants in the team. The problem is     can complete this challenging task.

A．which

B．what

C．who

D．that

7、They don't allow ______ here．That is to say，we are not allowed _____ here．

A.to smoke； to smoke B.smoking； smoking

C.to smoke； smoking D.smoking； to smoke

8、______ the late 18th century did the British explorer James Cook cross the Antarctica Circle, ______he never saw land.

A.Until, while B.Since, and C.Not until, but D.Although, yet

9、The number of teenagers who commit crimes _________ 20% over the past years.

A．have been reduced by

B．has been reduced by

C．have been reduced to

D．has been reduced to

10、He shouts when he gets angry, _________ is often the case.

A.which B.that C.when D.as

11、It was not until _____ that _____ to study English.

A.he came to Beijing; he began B.did he came to Beijing; he began

C.he came to Beijing; did he begin D.did he came to Beijing; did he began

12、He learns ____ wealth does not buy happiness and _____ friends are more important than a fancy education.

A. that; / B. what; /

C. /; that D. /; what

13、As you worked late last night, you __________ have come this morning.

A.may not B.can’t C.mustn’t D.needn’t

14、I can’t thank you more, Tony. But for your timely warning, I into great trouble yesterday.

A.had got B.got C.would have got D.would get

15、They advocate the proposal we were opposed ______ rediscussed at the next meeting.

A.to be B.should be C.to was D.was

16、______ he referred to in his article was unknown to the general reader.

A．That

B．What

C．Whether

D．Where

17、We must do something to_______factories________waste water into the river before it is cleaned.

A.stop; pouring B.prevent; to pour

C.keep; pouring D.stop; to pour

18、 －It's getting dark. I must be off now.

－OK, please take care and ________ my best wishes to your family.

A．accomplish B．clarify   C．preserve D．Convey

19、Lily, though too young to go to school, _________ easily recite 2000 poems.

A.must B.can C.need D.should

20、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

21、I was being _____ for a driving license for the third time.

A.desired B.tested C.taken D.asked

22、I think that Han Meimei in Class 9 ________ her sister in appearance but not in character.

A. looks B. compares

C. resembles D. equals

23、Let's get through the work quickly._______seems to be little time left now.

A．It

B．There

C．That

D．Here

24、The architecture as well as all the art works of The Forbidden City is well ____________ by professional staff.

A. accustomed B. erupted

C. assumed D. preserved

25、Experiments of this kind ___in both the U．S and Europe well before the Second World War．

A.had conducted B.have conducted

C.have been conducted D.had been conducted

26、Recently, researchers at the University of Toronto figured out a way with a quick video selfie to accurately measure blood pressure with your smartphone’s camera by developing a technology known as transdermal optical imaging (TOI)(透皮光学成像).

Cameras on smartphones can catch red light reflected from hemoglobin (血红素）under our skin, which permits TOI to visualize and measure blood flow changes. Researchers measured the blood pressure of 1,328 Canadian and Chinese adults by getting two-minute videos of their faces on an iPhone. “From the video got by the technology, you can see how the blood flows in different parts of the face and through this flow, you can get a lot of information,” said Kang Lee, lead author of the study.

Lee also helped create an app called Anura, which allows people to try out the TOI software for themselves, giving them the ability to record a 30-second video of their face and receive measurements for stress levels and resting heart rate. Lee said more research was needed to make sure that the measurements were as accurate as possible, explaining that the study didn’t test people with very dark or very fair skin.

“In order to improve our app to make it usable, particularly for people with hypertension (高血压)，we need to collect a lot of data from them, which is very hard because a lot of them are already taking medicine,” Lee explained. “We cannot tell them not to take medicine, but from time to time, we get participants who don’t take medicine so we can get hypertensive people this way.”

The scientists said there were many potential applications of the technology, including providing health services for those who lived in remote areas.

【1】What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 2？

A．Information offered by TOI.

B．New findings on hypertension.

C．How TOI is put into smart phones.

D．How the TOI technology works.

【2】What might people benefit from the new technology mentioned above?

A．Living a life free from stress.

B．Improving the heart function gradually.

C．Accessing health services for free.

D．Knowing abnormal blood pressure earlier.

【3】What can be done for a better Anura?

A．Equipping phones with better cameras.

B．Allowing phones to record longer videos.

C．Collecting data from more diverse samples.

D．Persuading participants not to take medicine.

【4】Why does the author write this text?

A．To predict future applications of TOI.

B．To introduce TOI and an app related.

C．To describe functions of cameras on phones.

D．To evaluate the quality of an app called Anura.

27、   Tourism wasn’t as important as it is today. In the past, only people with a good deal of money could travel on holidays to your countries. More people travel today than in the past because there is growing middle class in many parts of the world; that is to say, people now have more money for travel. Special plane fares for tourists make travel less expensive and more attractive than ever before .One person  doesn’t travel for the same reason as another. But most people enjoy seeing countries that are different from their own. They also like to meet new people and to taste new food.

Tourism causes many changes in a country and in people’s lives. People build new hotels and restaurants and train native men and women as guides to show visitors interesting places.  There’re  new  nightclubs  and  other  amusements. International tourism is clearly a big business.

【1】In the old days _______ could travel to other countries.

A.boys and girls, men or women, young or old

B.either kings or queens

C.both the poor and the rich

D.nobody but those who had money

【2】More people travel today than in the past because________.

A.people have become interested in traveling.

B.traveling today is easier than in the past.

C.people now have spare money for travel.

D.great changes have taken place in the world.

【3】What makes travel more attractive than before?

A.Travel by air to other countries is much cheaper today.

B.More guides are being trained to show beautiful spots.

C.Modern telegraph(电报) lines make travel less expensive.

D.New hotels and restaurants have been built.

【4】Which of the following statements is true according to the article?

A.Tourism won’t bring any changes in people’s mind.

B.People have some trouble in making journey.

C.With the development of tourism, great changes have taken place in many parts in the world.

D.Tourism causes only some changes in clothing.

28、Online Event：What Happened at the Big Bang（爆炸）？

Over the past few decades, we've made unbelievable discoveries about how our universe developed over the past 13. 8 billion years. But we still know very little about what happened in the first seconds after the big bang.

In the latest New Scientist online event, the speaker Dan Hooper will examine how physicists are using experiments to re-create the conditions of the big bang, and to deal with mysteries like how our universe came to contain so much matter and so little antimatter.

•Early bird ticket offer £ 12, and your ticket includes:

—Live lecture lasting 40 minutes

—Question & Answer with Dan Hooper

—On-demand access to a recording of the lecture and Q & A, available（可得到的）to watch for 12 months —An additional 40-minute physics lecture

● About the speaker:

Dan Hooper is a senior scientist and the head of the theoretical astrophysics group at the Fermi National Accelerator Lab, as well as a professor of the University of Chicago. He is especially interested in questions about dark matter and the early universe.

●Event information:

This online event will start at 6 pm on Thursday, July 9 and will last for about one hour. Access to a recording of the event will be available from July 10 to ticket buyers for the 12 months following the live event.

●Booking information:

Tickets are only refundable（可退还的）if New Scientist stops this event. New Scientist Ltd has the right to change the event and its arrangement, or stop the event. Tickets are only available in advance through New Scientist website.

【1】What benefit can the ticket buyers enjoy?

A.Interviewing the speaker face to face.

B.Taking someone else to attend the lecture.

C.Getting a video tape of a 40-minute physics lecture.

D.Watching a recording of the event within one year.

【2】What can we know about Dan Hooper?

A.He works at a university.

B.He is a world-famous writer.

C.He is the head of New Scientist Ltd.

D.His study focuses on questions about online events.

【3】What do you have to do if you want to attend the event?

A.Get in touch with Hooper. B.Buy a ticket ahead of time.

C.Arrive before 6 pm on the day. D.Get permission from the organizer.

29、Reading poetry is an art in itself. Whether you’re reading someone else’s poem or your own, how you read the poem can affect the meaning. If you need to read a poem in front of others, you need to take steps to read it well. 【1】

Stand up straight. When you’re reading a poem in front of people, you need to show confidence. 【2】 Instead, you should stand up straight with your shoulders back, so that you can exude (散发) confidence, even if you’re not feeling confident.

Make eye contact (接触). 【3】 However, it’s important to know your poem well enough so that you can look up from time to time to make eye contact with the audience. It both attracts the audience and helps you show confidence.

Add proper movement. Movement can help make a poem better accepted, but only if you do it properly. 【4】 If it’s a very serious, natural poem, you may not want to use any movement at all. If it’s a more playful poem, movement may be more proper.

【5】 When you’re in a room, make sure you are heard by all in the room. Those people in the far back need to hear, so you will often need to read louder than you normally do. If you’re not sure how loud you need to speak, you can always ask if the people in the back can hear you.

A．Project (投射) to the whole room.

B．Read the poem in the loudest voice.

C．You can’t make eye contact all the time while reading.

D．Eye contact shows that you are confident to use movement.

E．Particularly, you need to pay attention to your body language.

F．If you stand with your head down, that shows a lack of confidence.

G．Think about the poem itself to determine how much movement is proper.

30、   Whenever Michael Carl, the fashion market director at Vanity Fair, goes out to dinner with friends, he plays something called the “phone stack” game: Everyone _______ their phones in the middle of the table; whoever looks at their device before the check arrives _______ the tab (账单).

Brandon Holley, the former editor of Lucky magazine, had trouble _______ her mobile phone when she got home from work. So about six months ago, she _______ putting her phone into a milk tin the moment she walked in. It remains there until after dinner. And Mare Jacobs, the fashion designer, didn’t _______ to sleep close to a buzzing gadget (小装置). So he _______ digital devices from his bedroom — a house rule he _______ with audiences during a recent screening of Disconnect, a film that shows how technology has alienated (使疏远) people from one another.

As smart phones _______ to make their way into our lives, and wearable devices like Google Glass _______ to destroy our personal space even further. Whether it’s a physical ____________ (no iPads at the dinner table) or a conceptual (精神上的) one (turn off devices by 11 p.m.), users say these disconnecting ____________ are improving their relationships.

“Disconnecting is a luxury that we all ____________,” said Lesley M. M. Blume, a New York writer who keeps her phone away from the dinner table at home. “The expectation that we must always be ____________ to employers, colleagues and family creates a real problem in trying to ____________ private time. But that private time is more important than ever.”

A popular method for disconnecting is to choose a box for your cellphone, like the milk tin that Ms. Holley uses. “____________ my phone is buzzing or lighting up, it’s still a distraction (分散注意力的事), so it ____________ in the box.” said Ms. Holley. Others choose new ____________. “No screens after 11 p.m.” said Ari. Melber, a TV host. “Now evenings are more ____________ and I am sleeping better.” he added.

Sleep is a big factor, which is why some ____________ to leave their phones out of their bedrooms. “I don’t want to sleep next to something full of photos and emails.” said Peter Som, a fashion designer, who keeps his phone plugged in in the living room overnight. “It ____________ is a head­clearer and distinguishes daytime and sleep time.”

【1】A.piles B.allocates C.arranges D.places

【2】A.picks up B.pays off C.picks on D.pays back

【3】A.examining B.ignoring C.missing D.finding

【4】A.stopped B.forgot C.began D.suggested

【5】A.hate B.want C.expect D.refuse

【6】A.banned B.lost C.collected D.adjusted

【7】A.talked B.agreed C.provided D.shared

【8】A.intend B.choose C.continue D.happen

【9】A.defend B.threaten C.improve D.occupy

【10】A.barrier B.suffering C.issue D.drawback

【11】A.techniques B.performances C.manners D.achievements

【12】A.learn B.consider C.accept D.need

【13】A.dependable B.available C.convenient D.appealing

【14】A.figure out B.save up C.set aside D.take up

【15】A.Unless B.If C.Until D.Although

【16】A.goes B.fills C.buries D.lays

【17】A.matches B.orders C.steps D.rules

【18】A.flexible B.urgent C.relaxing D.upsetting

【19】A.admit B.prefer C.refuse D.permit

【20】A.definitely B.rarely C.finally D.originally

31、When I was in primary school, I got into a major argument with a boy in my class. I can't _______ what it was about, but I have never forgotten the _______ I learned that day.

I was _______ that I was right and he was wrong but he strongly believed that I was wrong and he was right. Our _______ decided to teach us a very important lesson and _______ a good idea. She ________ both of us up to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on ________. In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could ________ see that it was black. She asked the boy what ________ the object was. "White," he answered in a ________ voice. I couldn't believe he said the object was white, ________ it was obviously black! Another ________ started between my classmate and me, this _______ about the color of the object.

The teacher told me to go to stand where the boy was standing and told him to come to stand where I had been. We changed ________, and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I ________ answer, "White." It was then ________ I realized I was wrong. In fact, it was an object with two _________ colored sides, and from his side it was white, ________ from my side was the color black.

My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must ________ yourself in the other person's shoes and look at the ________ through their eyes in order to truly understand their view.

【1】

A．think

B．remember

C．forget

D．determine

【2】

A．class

B．speech

C．text

D．lesson

【3】

A．convinced

B．informed

C．warned

D．regretted

【4】

A．doctor

B．parent

C．partner

D．teacher

【5】

A．kept up with

B．went on with

C．came up with

D．got along with

【6】

A．woke

B．brought

C．advised

D．came

【7】

A．the other

B．other

C．another

D．others

【8】

A．clearly

B．happily

C．casually

D．cautiously

【9】

A．height

B．colour

C．size

D．shape

【10】

A．sweet

B．loud

C．fearful

D．grateful

【11】

A．for

B．unless

C．if

D．although

【12】

A．match

B．fight

C．argument

D．conversation

【13】

A．day

B．time

C．chance

D．month

【14】

A．desks

B．seats

C．attitudes

D．places

【15】

A．hoped to

B．needed to

C．had to

D．was able to

【16】

A．when

B．before

C．that

D．since

【17】

A．loosely

B．frequently

C．differently

D．surprisingly

【18】

A．or

B．and

C．but

D．so

【19】

A．sit

B．live

C．lie

D．put

【20】

A．performance

B．movement

C．effort

D．situation

32、As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation.____ you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to ____ down. But relaxation is ____ for a healthy mind and body.

Stress is a ____ part of everyday life and there is no way to ____ it. In fact, it is not the bad thing that it is often supposed to be. A ____ amount of stress is important to provide motivation and give ____ to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control ____ it can lead to poor performance and ____ health.

The amount of stress a person can bear ____ very much on the individual. Some people arenot afraid of stress, and such ____ are obviously chief material for managerial.(管理的) responsibilities. Other people lose heart at first ____ of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in ____form , we react both physically and mentally. In fact we make a choice between “___ and fight”. And in more ancient days the choices made the ____ between life and death. The crisis we meet today are ____ to be so extreme, but however little the stress is, it requires the same response. It is when such a reaction ____ a long time, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes ____ . Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress. ___ we cannot remove stress from our lives, we need to find ways to deal with it.

So what do you think of ____ ? What is your way to deal with it?

【1】

A．When

B．While

C．Once

D．As

【2】

A．slow

B．calm

C．get

D．turn

【3】

A．unnecessary

B．satisfied

C．useful

D．necessary

【4】

A．physical

B．natural

C．hard

D．terrible

【5】

A．tolerate

B．solve

C．avoid

D．accept

【6】

A．sure

B．certain

C．large

D．great

【7】

A．purpose

B．resource

C．influence

D．instruction

【8】

A．when

B．why

C．that

D．how

【9】

A．ill

B．good

C．strong

D．weak

【10】

A．insists

B．depends

C．calls

D．spends

【11】

A．patterns

B．personalities

C．situations

D．characters

【12】

A．glance

B．view

C．sight

D．impression

【13】

A．whichever

B．whatever

C．however

D．whenever

【14】

A．peace

B．fright

C．pressure

D．heaviness

【15】

A．decision

B．promise

C．difference

D．choice

【16】

A．unlikely

B．likely

C．necessary

D．probable

【17】

A．continues

B．lives

C．stands

D．lasts

【18】

A．balanced

B．injured

C．endangered

D．changeable

【19】

A．Unless

B．Since

C．Because

D．As

【20】

A．stress

B．relaxation

C．ways

D．exposure

33、In one Nebraska teen running race before graduating from high school, Brandon Schutt’s personal best turned out not to be about marking the fastest time but displaying the biggest heart.

During the race, he knew he had the potential to _________ for the upcoming state meet, so he slowed to a comfortable _________ that would allow him to simply enjoy the moment and the day. Meanwhile, aiming to _________ his own personal record, after a fast start, Blake Cerveny continued to push himself _________. With less than 400 meters to go, Cerveny got a cramp (抽筋) in his legs and they _________ him. _________ to finish, Cerveny rose from the ground and continued on, only to _________ again after another 150 meters…and again. This time he’d _________ it only 25 meters more before going down. With tremendous effort, the young runner pulled himself up and with a ( an ) _________ pace, moved forward for one final push. It wasn’t enough. Less than 100 meters from the finish line, he lay curled on the ground. His legs had simply __________.

Brandon Schutt, who was at his side, __________ a helping hand. His first __________ to get Cerveny up failed, but like Cerveny, he too refused to __________. With a second hard pull, Cerveny was __________. With Cerveny holding Schutt for support and Schutt __________ Cerveny maintain balance, the two __________ the final 75 meters. Schutt even made sure the injured runner crossed the finish line first, securing his __________ a faster time.

In today’s __________ world in which the emphasis in athletics is so often put on breaking records, it is __________ to see that for an athlete like Brandon Schutt, the value of true sportsmanship still has legs. And for others, like Blake Cerveny, knowing that finishing the race, no matter the odds or adversity, is the true __________ of a win.

【1】

A．look

B．apply

C．search

D．qualify

【2】

A．pace

B．race

C．step

D．run

【3】

A．win

B．overcome

C．break

D．keep

【4】

A．extra

B．hard

C．best

D．down

【5】

A．matched

B．struggled

C．dragged

D．failed

【6】

A．Enthusiastic

B．Devoted

C．Determined

D．Anxious

【7】

A．stop

B．fall

C．pause

D．push

【8】

A．took

B．made

C．arrived

D．reached

【9】

A．unsteady

B．boring

C．amazing

D．careful

【10】

A．given off

B．given over

C．given away

D．given out

【11】

A．expected

B．offered

C．threw

D．turned

【12】

A．operation

B．trouble

C．pleasure

D．attempt

【13】

A．quit

B．disappear

C．seize

D．admit

【14】

A．up his feet

B．to his feet

C．on his feet

D．under his feet

【15】

A．helping

B．getting

C．observing

D．finding

【16】

A．completed

B．attended

C．competed

D．divided

【17】

A．enemy

B．member

C．opponent

D．hunter

【18】

A．complex

B．competitive

C．contemporary

D．comprehensive

【19】

A．awful

B．curious

C．dangerous

D．inspiring

【20】

A．preparation

B．memory

C．meaning

D．success

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、阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

Wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic p【1】 the spread of the deadly virus. But it is also i【2】. For one, we can no longer unlock our phones using facial recognition since a good part of our face is c【3】.

F【4】, tech companies are working to solve the problem. Apple, for example, offered a new way to unlock your iPhone and iPad with its l【5】 software update, iOS13.5, w【6】 was released on May 20.

Even though the update still won’t recognize your masked face, it makes the whole process f【7】. While the old system wouldn’t allow access t【8】 the passcode screen before three failed face scan attempts, iOS13.5 will send you straight to the passcode screen when you swipe up.

It might only s【9】 you a few seconds, but those few seconds “benefit public health by eliminating the temptation for people to r【10】 their masks in order to unlock their device”.

36、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.

37、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.

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, becoming the first known case of human-animal 【1】, the zoo's chief veterinarian said on Sunday.

Nadia, the 4-year-old Malayan tiger that tested positive, was 【2】 for the COVID-19 disease after 【3】 a dry cough along with three other tigers and three lions, the Wildlife Conservation Society, which manages the zoo, said in a statement.

All of the cats are expected to recover, it said. But officials believe this is a unique case because Nadia became sick after 【4】 to an asymptomatic zoo employee, Paul Calle, chief veterinarian at the Bronx Zoo, told Reuters.

Calle said they did not know which employee infected the tiger. "This is the first time that we have discovered that a person infects the animal and the animal gets sick," Calle said, adding that they planned to share the findings with other zoos and institutions. " I guess 【5】 we will all have a better understanding as a result.

While the other tigers and lions were also 【6】 symptoms, the zoo decided to test only Nadia because she was the sickest and  had started to lose her appetite already, and they did not want to 【7】 all the cats to anesthesia(麻醉), Calle said.

Nadia 【8】 X-rays, an ultrasound(超声波) and blood tests to try to figure out what was making her sick . They decided to test for COVID-19 【9】 the surge in cases in New York City, the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States.The first tiger at the zoo, which has been shut since mid-March, began showing 【10】 of illness on March 27, according to the US Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services Laboratories.

38、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

I am a proud mother of three children, my last little one being delivered in the middle of this pandemic. She was born in August and her name is Aida.

Shortly after having Aida, my mother-in-law Ann showed me something she learned from her friend’s mother in an art class she attended weekly. She had showed me how to knit (编织) a scarf. She showed me stitches (针) and gave me her half done project.

I spent a lot of time breastfeeding my sweet little girl, so I had some extra time to do something with my hands throughout the day. I enjoyed making the scarf so I purchased tons of yarn (线) since it was winter. I wanted to make scarves for my three children as Christmas gifts.

There was a new family that moved in down the street. The only daughter of the family was Jane, a shy girl, aged 14, the same age of my oldest son David. It seemed that she came from a financially disadvantaged family, for she always wore old clothes. Worse sill, in such cold days, she had no more clothes to wear and trembled with cold.

Due to the pandemic, society was thrown into crisis mode. Schools were closed, food supplies and deliveries were suspended and children were stuck at home. In such discouraging times, however, they became good companions, talking and playing at home or around the houses.

It was dreadfully cold this winter. Every time David came back from outside, with red face, he always cried, “Mum, it is freezing outside!” Then, he came over to see whether I finished the scarf. I could tell how impatient he was to wear my scarf sooner! I had to speed the project to satisfy his expectation. But David comforted me saying he could wait a few days. What a kind and considerate boy he was ! Then my great art project finally was accomplished on the morning ahead of Christmas.

注意：

1. 续写词数应为150左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

I wrapped the scarf around David’s neck.

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Later that day David came back saying Jane also deserved a scarf.

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39、假定你是李华，你的伯父退休后想从国外回到中国的老家定居，请你给他写封邮件介绍你的老家近几年的变化。要点如下：

1.环境变化；2.生活变化；3.其他变化。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Uncle,

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Yours,

Li Hua

40、假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Terry在邮件中提到他首次尝试使用筷子，感觉很新奇，希望了解更多筷子知识与文化。请你给他回信。包括以下要点：筷子文化参考：筷子谐音快乐；筷子可传递合作、和谐、平等、和平等内涵 注意：词数：80左右，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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41、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 续写的词数应为150左右。

As a father, I was always seeking for opportunities to teach my son how to balance risk with freedom.

Last month, I bought four little chicks. I decided to make a beautiful coop (鸡笼) for them.

In the next few weeks, I, together with my son Gordon, spent all our spare time in the garage. Finally, the coop was finished.

While admiring his well-made handwork, Gordon suddenly raised his head and asked,

“Dad, shall we lock the chicks in the coop all the time? I am afraid they will be attacked by some fierce animals or become someone’s chicken soup?” Seeing his anxious look, I cracked a smile and asked, “Do you want to be trapped in a limited room or have the freedom to get around?” Hesitant for a while, he murmured, “Freedom, of course.” “Chicks will also think so.” Therefore, our chicks were often seen chasing around in the lawns (草坪), digging for bugs in the bushes and laying eggs in the yard.

Yesterday, we needed to go downtown to shop for food supply after lunch. Knowing that the chicks wouldn’t go very far, we left home with them running around the lawn. When we got back, the first thing Gordon did was to check on his chicks. There were only three chicks in the yard. Their feathers were no longer fair and smooth but dirty and tangled (乱糟糟的). Hearing our steps, they jumped to their feet and scattered in all directions, seeming to have just experienced a terrifying disaster. Worse still, Pecky, Gordon’s favourite chick was nowhere to be found.

We searched the yard inch by inch and found some feathers littering the yard. Seeing this, Gordon’s eyes got watery. I picked Gordon up and comforted him. As we began to accept the fact that we were now a three-chick family, we heard it---a soft clucking (咯咯声) sound under a bush.

Para 1: I put Gordon down and we looked under the bush.

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Para 2: The next day Gordon offered to have a talk with me.

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