2025-2026年河南信阳初一下册期末英语试卷

1、—Listen, Lily is playing the piano!

—Wow, how sweet the music _______!

A.is heard B.hears C.is sounding D.sounds

2、Occasions are quite rare ____ I have the time to spend a day with my kids.

A. who   B. which   C. why   D. when

3、Friendship does not ________ involve a sharing of activities; it is a sharing of the self on a very persona level.

A.casually B.equally C.eventually D.merely

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

A. population B. prescription

C. presentation D. pollution

5、Have you applied ___________ Mr Black _____________ the post? It’s worth a try.

A. for; to B. with; for

C. with; about D. to; for

6、More than one passenger ________ injured in the air crash.

A.were B.is C.are D.was

7、______ providing entertainment, the website also turns out to be a helpful learning tool.

A.Far from B.Apart from C.Instead of D.Regardless of

8、_______ with the severe situation, the expert suggested the market referred to at once.

A.Facing; be shut down B.Faced; being shut down

C.To Face; being shut down D.Faced; be shut down

9、A graduate from Tsinghua University has chosen to work as an urban management officer, or chengguan, a highly _____ occupation, which make bad impressions on people.

A.ridiculous B.contemporary C.controversial D.conventional

10、_____ the deaf children, the young lady has little time to care for her own daughter.

A. Devoted to teach B. Devoted herself to teaching

C. Devoting herself to teaching D. Devoting to teaching

11、In the process of getting rid of racial________,the USA is left far behind.

A.discrimination B.compromise C.substitute D.disadvantage

12、The fog has not gone, and ____ they put off the sports meet.

A.in fact B.at least C.as a result D.in addition

13、The sales and marketing staff are now discussing ______their sales will be like for the coming months.

A.which B.what C.how D.when

14、He punished the children ____ their carelessness ____ making them pay for the damage.

A.by; for B.with；by C.for；by D.about；with

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

A. parallel B. similar

C. relevant D. optional

16、It was his long absence from work without permission________ delayed his promotion.

A.which B.that C.why D.who

17、Most of them were ___________ my opinion while David was against it.

A.in honor of B.in favor of C.in search of D.in memory of

18、Time should be made good use________our lessons well.

A．of learning

B．to learn

C．to learning

D．of to learn

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

A.desired B.tested C.taken D.asked

20、Neither believe nor reject anything because any other person has rejected or believed it. Which of the following differs from the statement in meaning?

A.Do not accept blindly other people’s likes or dislikes without careful independent thought.

B.One must think for oneself rather than simply seek agreement with others.

C.Don’t express your opinion hastily on anything others have commented on carefully.

D.We shouldn’t be influenced by others’ opinions easily while making our own judgement.

21、Try to discourage him ________ driving too fast, as it’s extremely dangerous.

A.from B.into C.to D.for

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

A.filling; hiding B.filled; hidden

C.filling; hidden D.filled; hiding

23、He began ___________ in magazines in 2001.

A.having articles publishing B.having articles publish

C.having articles published D.having articles to publish

24、We have _______ a campaign for better nursery and the school services.

A.invested B.issued C.launched D.leaked

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

A.Till B.By then C.Since D.Only

26、Courses & Curriculum of the College of Arts & Sciences in Cornell

The diversity of the courses you can take in the College of Arts & Sciences is extraordinary:

Academic Distribution Requirements

The College’s academic distribution requirements will include: effective writing; foreign language beyond the introductory level; imaginative and critical thinking.

To choose your courses for a semester, use the Class Roster. It shows the schedule of all classes offered in a particular term, along with class enrollment information and course details.

The Class Roster is updated frequently.

To plan your classes over your four years at Cornell, use the Courses of Study. It represents Cornell’s full catalog of courses and is published annually. It provides information on Cornell degree programs, requirements, policies and procedures.

If you need help, call 607-255-5004 for an appointment with an advising dean. Or contact a career counselor in the Arts & Sciences Career Development Center at 607-255-4166 to talk about your interests and how they can translate into a major and a future career.

A New Curriculum

On October 30, 2018, the College of Arts & Sciences faculty（教员）approved a new undergraduate curriculum to be carried out over the next two to three years. The new curriculum focuses on the theme of exploration and reaffirms the college’s commitment to a liberal arts and sciences education. Students who have questions about the new curriculum can view the approved proposal on the Course Designer app of Cornell.

Innovative Learning

If you’re one of the 3,000 students across the university taking biology or physics at the College, you may be part of an innovative（创新的）classroom project that uses active learning, a new model that is proving to be the quickest path to expert-level mastery.

Your education at Cornell will extend far beyond the classroom. You can join a faculty member’s research team on campus, conduct field study research in different states or spend a semester with Cornell in Washington D C. You could study abroad in one of more than 85 countries or develop your own research project through independent study. Give yourself the freedom to explore.

【1】If you want to plan your courses over the long run, you can use the ______.

A．Class Roster

B．Courses of Study

C．Course Designer

D．Career Center

【2】For students involved in an innovative classroom project, they ______.

A．may study a new model

B．are on the quickest way to be experts

C．will get more freedom during research project

D．have advantages of studying outside the classroom

【3】The article is probably taken from ______.

A．a college website

B．a science report

C．a travel magazine

D．an academic journal

27、Best Books for Kids

The Rabbit Listened

Taylor’s amazing wood-block tower has been ruined by birds, and he’s not sure what to do with his feelings about that. The bear thinks he should get angry; the ostrich thinks he should ignore it; and the hyena thinks he should laugh it off. Then the rabbit comes over and listens to what Taylor thinks, and that helps him figure out what he wants to do next. Ages 3-5.

Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings

Coming to Haiti every December from America to spend time with her Aunt Luce, a little girl drinks in the sights and sounds of a town with excitement: “Buses painted with soccer stars.” Aunt Luce is an artist with portraits of Haiti’s heroes lining her studio walls, and every year the little girl asks, “Will you paint me this time, please?” Ages 4-8.

Marwan’s Journey

Marwan crosses the desert, one of thousands fleeing a war-torn country, with only his “mended clothing, a prayer book, a notebook, a pencil and a photograph of his mommy.” He remembers a happy house with a garden, a cat and warm sunlight streaming across his pillow. Those are all gone now and his mother is no longer with him, but Marwan hears her voice telling him to keep walking until he finds a new home. Ages 5-7.

The Old Man

A homeless old man shies away from the rush of the city, searching for a warm and quiet place to rest. He is invisible, noticed only when he’s considered to be in the way, and tiredly, cautiously, shuffles (拖着脚走) through the streets. Until a little girl offers him her sandwich, a smile and a kindness that fill him with hope and courage. Ages 13-15.

【1】What helps Taylor finally?

A.The bear’s anger.

B.The ostrich’s advice.

C.The hyena’s laughter.

D.The rabbit’s listen.

【2】What makes Marwan leave his country?

A.The terrible war.

B.The low wages.

C.The bad weather.

D.The earthquake.

【3】Which of the following is best fit for teenagers?

A.The Rabbit Listened.

B.Marwan’s Journey.

C.The Old Man.

D.Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings.

28、Last summer, two nineteenth-century cottages were rescued from remote farm fields in Montana, to be moved to an Art Deco building in San Francisco. The houses were made of wood. These cottages once housed early settlers as they worked the dry Montana soil; now they hold Twitter engineers.

The cottages could be an example of the industry’ s odd love affair with “low technology,” a concept associated with the natural world, and with old-school craftsmanship (手艺) that exists long before the Internet era. Low technology is not virtual (虚拟的) —so, to take advantage of it, Internet companies have had to get creative. The rescued wood cottages, fitted by hand in the late eighteen-hundreds, are an obvious example, but Twitter’s designs lie on the extreme end. Other companies are using a broader interpretation (阐释) of low technology that focuses on nature.

Amazon is building three glass spheres filled with trees, so that employees can “work and socialize in a more natural, park-like setting.” At Google’s office, an entire floor is carpeted in glass. Facebook’s second Menlo Park campus will have a rooftop park with a walking trail.

Olle Lundberg, the founder of Lundberg Design, has worked with many tech companies over the years. “We have lost the connection to the maker in our lives, and our tech engineers are the ones who feel impoverished (贫乏的) , because they’re surrounded by the digital world,” he says. “They’re looking for a way to regain their individual identity, and we’ve found that introducing real crafts is one way to do that.”

This craft based theory is rooted in history, William Morris, the English artist and writer, turned back to pre-industrial arts in the eighteen-sixties, just after the Industrial Revolution. The Arts and Crafts movement defined itself against machines. “Without creative human occupation, people became disconnected from life,” Morris said.

Research has shown that natural environments can restore(恢复) our mental capacities. In Japan, patients are encouraged to “forest-bathe,” taking walks through woods to lower their blood pressure.

These health benefits apply to the workplace as well. Rachel Kaplvin, a professor of environmental psychology, has spent years researching the restorative effects of natural environment. Her research found that workers with access to nature at the office—even simple views of trees and flowers—felt their jobs were less stressful and more satisfying. If low-tech offices can potentially nourish the brains and improve the mental health of employees then, fine, bring on the cottages.

【1】The writer mentions the two nineteenth-century cottages to show that ________.

A. Twitter is having a hard time

B. old cottages are in need of protection

C. early settlers once suffered from a dry climate in Montana

D. Internet companies have rediscovered the benefits of low technology

【2】Low technology is regarded as something that _______.

A. is related to nature   B. is out of date today

C. consumes too much energy   D. exists in the virtual world

【3】The main idea of Paragraph 5 is that human beings ________.

A. have destroyed many pre-industrial arts

B. have a tradition of valuing arts and crafts

C. can become intelligent by learning history

D. can regain their individual identity by using machines

【4】The writer’s attitude to “low technology” can best be described as ________.

A. positive   B. defensive   C. cautious   D. doubtful

【5】What might be the best title for the passage?

A. Past Glories, Future Dreams

B. The Virtual World, the Real Challenge

C. High-tech Companies, Low-tech Offices

D. The More Craftsmanship, the Less Creativity

29、   It is a question people have been asking for ages—is there a way to turn back the aging process?

For centuries, people have been looking for a “fountain of youth.” The idea is that if you find a magical fountain, and drink from its waters, you will not become old. Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León searched for waters with magical powers in the early 1500s. But what he found instead is the American State of Florida.

Researchers in New York did not find a fountain of youth in fact, but they may have found a way to turn back the aging process. It appears the answer may be hidden right between your eyes, in an area called the hypothalamus (丘脑下部).The hypothalamus is part of your brain. It controls important activities within the body, including growth, reproduction and the way we process food.

Researchers at New York’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine found that hypothalamus stem cells also influence how fast aging takes place in the body. What are stem cells? They are simple cells that can develop into specialized cells, like blood or skin cells. Stem cells can also repair damaged parts in the body.

Professor Dongsheng Cai was the lead researcher in a study on aging in mice. Cai explains in the Journal Nature what they found. “Aging speed can be controlled by a particular place in the body, which is the hypothalamus. And it can be controlled by a particular type of cells, which are hypothalamus stem cells. I think these findings are quite interesting.”

He adds that when the hypothalamus starts aging, so does the body. “So when hypothalamus function is decreasing, particularly the loss of hypothalamus stem cells, this protection against the aging development is lost. It finally leads to aging.”

Using this information, the researchers began trying to activate (激活) the hypothalamus in mice. They did this by putting stem cells from younger mice into middle-aged animals. Later, the researchers examined mice and tested for changes in behavior. They also looked for changes in the strength of the animals’ muscles and the way they worked. The researchers say the results show that the treatment slowed aging in the animals.

Cai says when hypothalamus stem cells, which were derived from young mice was put into middle-aged mice, the mice aged slowly and they also have increased the length of their lives.

But these results were just from studying mice in a lab. If the mice can live longer, does that mean people could have longer lives? The next step is to see if the anti-aging effects also work in human beings.

【1】Juan Ponce de León’s story was mentioned in order to show ________.

A.the efforts he made to discover Florida

B.the fruitless work to find the magical fountain

C.the non-stop search for the way to stay young

D.the impossible existence of “fountain of youth”

【2】The hypothalamus has control over activities EXCEPT________.

A.growth B.reproduction

C.aging process D.food production

【3】What can we learn from the passage?

A.Stem cells are specialized cells which can repair damaged parts.

B.Aging is the result of function loss of hypothalamus stem cells.

C.The strength of the animals’ muscles slows the process of aging.

D.Aging speed is controlled by stem cells instead of hypothalamus.

【4】The underlined words “were derived from” probably means “________”.

A.came from B.changed from

C.resulted from D.developed from

30、   Walking across campus with every pair of eyes on you can be embarrassing, especially when you’re 13 years old. I looked around me in ____ of a friendly face, a smile, anything. I was quite disappointed. And I, ____, felt somewhat foolish, walking across campus ____ with a false smile plastered(粘贴)across my face. I was simply ____ to follow the advice my mother had given me years before: when things get ____, smile. No matter where you are, a smile will always be understood. A smile is ____. At that very moment, however, I felt my mother’s advice didn’t ____.

When the teacher ____ me to the class as the “American girl,” 10 sets of hands immediately shot up. Some students had ____; others wanted to practice their English with me. Because I couldn’t speak much Chinese ____, I communicated with them via gestures mixed in with ____ English and Chinese. Although I was ____, I wasn’t sure how much of it was ____. It was almost as if they were ____ about me and I was being examined. ____ who could blame them? After all, I was the first American ever to ____ the school.

Then, from across the room, a Chinese classmate suddenly ____ at me, and my nerves were instantly ____. Though there are cultural and language ____, we were sharing something in common. And as usual, my mother was right. A smile does make a ____.

【1】A.favor B.memory C.place D.search

【2】A.in turn B.in return C.in addition D.in vain

【3】A.steadily B.attractively C.alone D.unwillingly

【4】A.helping B.attempting C.pretending D.undertaking

【5】A.awkward B.smooth C.ready D.attainable

【6】A.universal B.warm C.ordinary D.traditional

【7】A.last B.work C.exist D.change

【8】A.led B.introduced C.took D.invited

【9】A.examinations B.explanations C.questions D.thrills

【10】A.either B.often C.sometimes D.yet

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

【12】A.spotted B.focused on C.ignored D.watched out

【13】A.positive B.direct C.interesting D.open

【14】A.hopeful B.nervous C.worried D.curious

【15】A.Above all B.Once more C.Then again D.As usual

【16】A.attend B.leave C.study D.explore

【17】A.shouted B.waved C.nodded D.smiled

【18】A.felt B.touched C.calmed D.tested

【19】A.similarities B.barriers C.links D.connections

【20】A.fortune B.noise C.deal D.difference

31、   Are you fond of laughing and smiling? Do you like laugh and smile? How much do you laugh and smile during the day? Do you take your life and your illness____ injury so seriously that there is no room for joy to fill you? Want a totally free, simple way to lift your ____ and improve your health with no medicine needed? Then laughing and smiling is ____ to you.

So laugh your way to happiness. ____ it takes to put a smile on your face is what you should be doing. Research shows that laughing can increase the immune system, ____ the body to stay disease free and fight colds and the flu.

If you are facing an illness, having a positive life opinion and a ____ of humor will keep your body open to healing. If you are healthy, laughing will help to make sure you stay that way, and can ____ enjoyment to your work and home life and ____ your daily stress.

Certainly, it can be ____ to keep a positive opinion of life all the time. Simply taking the time to ____ on the positive and treat for the good things ____ in your life can help remarkably, but if you are struggling with ____ emotions that you just can' t seem to ____ , there are tools that can help.

There are so many things out there to smile about and ____ you have to do is find ____ . Practice looking for the bright __ of every situation. Avoid the negative: don't ____ yourself with your own problems ——or ____ others for their “shortcomings”. And don't pay no attention to the joy in everyday things. Create your own “Laugh for Health” ____ anything to add to your collection and to give you fresh materials that ____ to you.

【1】A.but B.or C.yet D.still

【2】A.burdens B.spirits C.loads D.values

【3】A.beneficial B.changeable C.suitable D.harmful

【4】A.However B.Whenever C.Whatever D.Whichever

【5】A.helping B.making C.letting D.causing

【6】A.taste B.sense C.knowledge D.joy

【7】A.adjust B.adapt C.apply D.add

【8】A.improve B.arise C.cancel D.reduce

【9】A.hard B.awful C.energetic D.helpful

【10】A.absorb B.put C.focus D.interview

【11】A.carefully B.thankfully C.particularly D.differently

【12】A.negative B.active C.strong D.positive

【13】A.seek B.stress C.accept D.overcome

【14】A.all B.that C.how D.why

【15】A.it B.that C.this D.one

【16】A.side B.plan C.activity D.future

【17】A.depend B.abandon C.load D.ban

【18】A.praise B.miss C.approve D.blame

【19】A.ambition B.summary C.message D.collection

【20】A.appeal B.apply C.center D.assume

32、It is natural that young people are not often comfortable when they are with their parents. They say that their ______ don’t understand them. They often think that their parents are out of touch with modern ways; that they are too strict ______ their children; and that they ______ give their children a free hand. It is true that parents often find it difficult to win their children’s ______ and they tend to forget how they themselves ______ when young. For example, young people like to act at once without much ______. It is one of their ways to show that they have ______ up and they can face any difficult situation. Instead, ______ people worry more easily. Most of them ______ things ahead, at least in their minds, and do not like their plans to be upset by something ______.

When you want your parents to let you do ______, you will have better success if you ask ______ you really start doing it.

Young people often make their parents angry with their choices in clothes, in ________and in music. But they do not mean to cause any trouble; it is just that they feel ______ from the older people’s world, into which they have not yet been accepted. That’s why young people want to make a new culture of their ______. And if their parents do not like their music or entertainments or clothes or their ways of speech, this will make the young extremely ______.

Sometimes you are so proud of yourself that you do not want your parents to ______   “yes” to what you do. All you want is to be ______ and do what you like. It is natural enough, after being a child for so many years, that you were completely under your parents control.

If you plan to control your life, you’d better ______your parents and try to get them to believe you. If your parents see that you have a high sense of responsibility, they will certainly give you the ______ to do what you want to do.

【1】

A．parents

B．teachers

C．friends

D．classmates

【2】

A．in

B．for

C．to

D．with

【3】

A．often

B．always

C．usually

D．seldom

【4】

A．hate

B．trust

C．support

D．envy

【5】

A．loved

B．studied

C．felt

D．learned

【6】

A．choosing

B．worrying

C．promising

D．thinking

【7】

A．stood

B．grown

C．got

D．brought

【8】

A．more

B．younger

C．older

D．less

【9】

A．agree

B．think

C．plan

D．sense

【10】

A．painful

B．foreign

C．unexpected

D．unlikely

【11】

A．something

B．everything

C．anything

D．nothing

【12】

A．after

B．before

C．while

D．until

【13】

A．entertainments

B．services

C．behaviors

D．sports

【14】

A．controlled

B．connected

C．separated

D．focused

【15】

A．friends

B．minds

C．own

D．sense

【16】

A．normal

B．active

C．unforgettable

D．unhappy

【17】

A．say

B．speak

C．state

D．express

【18】

A．looked after

B．left alone

C．watched over

D．cared for

【19】

A．forgive

B．frighten

C．persuade

D．employ

【20】

A．right

B．advice

C．instruction

D．explanation

33、A Hero in Pajamas

It was late, about 10:15 pm when Janice Esposito jumped into her car and began the 20-minute drive home to her husband and seven-year-old son. Out of nowhere, a car ______ hers on one side, pushing her backward some 100 feet onto the railroad ______. She sat in the car, injured and ______ by the impact.

Pete DiPinto, a volunteer firefighter and ______ teacher, was getting ready for ______ when he heard the loud noise and ______ glass coming from not far outside his bedroom window. Without ______, DiPinto, 64, ran out of the door with his pajamas (睡衣) on. “Any firefighter would have done what I did,” he said later. “We’re always on ______.”

The first car he came upon was the one that had hit Esposito. Once DiPinto ______ the driver was OK, he looked around and spotted Esposito’s car ______ the railroad tracks. Suddenly he heard a loud roar signaling an on­coming ______. He even saw the headlight of the train. DiPinto ran to Esposito’s car and knocked ______ on the driver’s side window. But she just looked at him, her ______ unfocused.

“Honey, you’re on the railroad tracks,” DiPinto ______. “We have to get you off right now!” He pulled on the handle, but the door was out of ______ and couldn’t open. The train, traveling at 65 miles per hour, was ______ toward them. DiPinto ran to the passenger side and opened the door. He ______ the airbags, seized her arms, and pulled her toward him across the passenger seat until he could help her out and walked her to ______. Within six seconds, the train ______ into the car. “It was like a Hollywood movie,” DiPinto said.

The next morning, a report of CBS said, “Last night, the ______ arrived in pajamas, not in a fire truck.”

【1】A.beat B.struck C.dragged D.touched

【2】A.stations B.platforms C.tracks D.passages

【3】A.shocked B.surprised C.amazed D.panicked

【4】A.appointed B.trained C.injured D.retired

【5】A.work B.bed C.dinner D.help

【6】A.broken B.harmful C.normal D.sharp

【7】A.hesitation B.competence C.confidence D.punishment

【8】A.fire B.duty C.profession D.performance

【9】A.introduced B.constructed C.condemned D.concluded

【10】A.around B.about C.across D.beneath

【11】A.car B.airplane C.bus D.train

【12】A.quietly B.softly C.heavily D.lightly

【13】A.head B.ears C.eyes D.heart

【14】A.whispered B.sobbed C.shouted D.suggested

【15】A.style B.date C.fashion D.shape

【16】A.dashing B.dropping C.flying D.floating

【17】A.put on B.put off C.put forward D.put aside

【18】A.recovery B.safety C.happiness D.disappointment

【19】A.crashed B.got C.boarded D.hit

【20】A.police B.hero C.volunteer D.teacher

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

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

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

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

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The Sundance Film Festival 【1】 boycotts all Hollywood films, and we don’t foresee ever including them. The initial idea for our festival was 【2】 back in l978. when it was known as the Utah/US Film Festival. However, it was not well known until 1981. It was then that Robert Redford became its 【3】 and changed the focus to independent films, often made on very modest 【4】 It was given its new name-the Sundance Film Festival-in 1991. Redford has acted in and directed many big Hollywood films, but wanted to 【5】 the public to films made outside of the Hollywood system

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Yet, some people are【1】 They claim that surfing the Internet is a waste of time. They make the 【2】 that children spend too much time chatting and playing games instead of 【3】 on their school work. However, a recent survey conducted in the USA shows that 80 per cent of Internet users 【4】 it mostly to search for answers to questions. The second most common use of the Internet, for 79 per cent of Internet users, is to find out information about hobbies. These statistics prove that gathering information is the 【5】 use for the Internet.

37、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

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I have the【1】(great)job in the world. I travel to unusual places and work alongside people from all over the world. Sometimes using【2】(science)equipment and sometimes meeting local people and tourists, I am never【3】(bore).Although my job is occasionally dangerous, I don’t mind because danger excites me and makes me feel alive. However, the most important thing about my job is that I help protect ordinary people【4】 one of the most powerful forces on earth—the volcano.

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Water is a precious resource. Every person needs it【5】 (survive),and we use it for cooking, drinking, growing our food and washing. However，it is scarce(缺乏的).Just 1% of water on Earth can【6】 (use)by humans. What’s more，treating water to make it clean and safe and pumping it to our homes uses up lots of energy. So, what can you do to help save water? One easy way is by【7】(turn)off the tap when you brush your teeth.

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Robbie Phillips has become the first British person to complete one of the toughest challenges in rock climbing. 【8】(know)as the Alpine Trilogy(阿尔卑斯三部曲),the challenge consists of three climbs on mountains in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, 【9】Phillips completed in four years. Until now, only four other people【10】(conquer)all three of the extremely difficult climbs.

38、现在越来越多的大学生选择了作为志愿者到穷困地区支教，但有些人嘲笑他们是傻子，请你结合下面的要点写一篇英语短文，谈一谈你对这一问题的看法：

1. 志愿者们的选择是正确而光荣的。

2. 他们教会了孩子们通过学习知识来改变命运。

3. 他们点燃了孩子们人生旅程中希望的火炬。

词汇提示：志愿者：volunteer；穷困地区：backward areas；光荣的：glorious；火炬：torch

注意：1.词数120-150。

2.可适当增加细节。

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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。

What is eco-fashion? Eco-fashion is about making clothes that considers the environment, the health of consumers and the working conditions of people in the fashion industry.

A closer look at the fashion industry points out many problems that are common practices in the creation of our fashions from the field to the factory. Firstly, the production of textiles pollutes the environment heavily. Cotton-planting uses pesticides; sheep-farming and wool-cleaning bring about global warming. Secondly, every stage of clothing production consumes a great deal of energy and some also involve chemicals which obviously do harm to the surroundings. In addition, there is a lot of waste produced in the process, especially in the form of polluted water. Thirdly, growing purchasing power and our shopping habits further worsen the bad effects. We are now buying clothes in increasing quantities and we are also quick to throw away clothes that have been worn only a couple of times.

Then, how to solve the problem? To a large degree, it is the fashion producers that really have the power and the responsibility to shape our future. There are a great many ways these producers can reduce their ecological footprint, from switching to green energy and reducing energy use, through selecting sustainable materials and choosing local suppliers, to recycling and minimizing waste. On the other hand, as consumers we can all play our part by selecting environmentally friendly clothing and reducing clothing buying.

There is some concern that eco-friendly fashions are just a trend that we will eventually grow tired of but we can make sure that doesn’t happen. Now many people are beginning to shop for organic food products because the benefits of eating food free of chemicals are immediate. They relate directly to our personal health. In fact, choosing eco-fashion can also do good to our personal health, though it is mostly done by way of keeping the health of the planet.

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40、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

How to Deal with Pressures at School

As a high school student, if you are feeling stressed out or frustrated by teachers, classmates,or schoolwork，it is important to know that you aren't the only one． Believe it or not，everyone has these feelings at some point， and everyone should learn how to deal with them properly．

First of all， you need to keep a positive attitude and not take things to heart． That someone got a better grade than you doesn't mean that they are smarter—perhaps they studied longer or knew the material more． It's easy to become frustrated if you are not doing as well as your friends， but being optimistic will help you deal with future similar situations．

Secondly， if students at school are bullying you， know when to stand up for yourself． Don't let other classmates make you feel that you are not good enough． They are simply insecure and do not know how to deal with the pressures of school． They are just trying to make others feel bad， so they can feel better about themselves．

Lastly， it is necessary to keep things correctly． For any situation that is stressful， take a second look from a different point of view． When I look back to the frustrations of my high school days， I notice that many of them seem very unimportant to me now．

It's not easy to be confident when there are so many students who seem like they "have it all"，but try to realize that you, too, are good enough. It’s not a competition about who is smarter, more beautiful—everyone is different—so believe your individuality.

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41、假设你是李华，近期你校举办了主题为“美丽中国”的现场国画（traditional Chinese painting）比赛。请为校报英文专栏写一篇活动报道。内容包括：

1.活动时间、地点；

2.活动概况；

3.活动意义。

注意：1.词数120左右；

2.可行当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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