黄石2025届高三毕业班第一次质量检测英语试题

1、Had I known about this computer program, a huge amount of time and energy .

A．would have been saved

B．had been saved

C．will be saved

D．was saved

2、– Shall I call you at this time tomorrow afternoon?

– Sorry, I ______ an exam on DingTalk.

A．will be taking

B．will take

C．will have taken

D．am taking

3、_________ by green mountains and located at the foot of Lushan Mountain makes it a famous tourist attraction.

A．Surrounded

B．Being surrounded

C．Surrounding

D．Having surrounded

4、The government   the diplomatic note from Japan for its unclear attitude to the trade between two countries.

A.denied B.refused C.rejected D.objected

5、Many adults agree that teenagers shouldn't live alone   they have their parents’ permission.

A.if B.unless C.in case D.now that

6、She is always________by the teacher, so she is very confident.

A．praise

B．being praised

C．to praise

D．praising

7、I’m not sure whether I’ll succeed in persuading her to join us. ______, I’ll try my best to make it.

A. In addition B. Anyhow

C. If so D. Therefore

8、The book is a complete introduction ________ all the best Indian films.

A.in B.on C.to D.about

9、 you succeed!

A.Can B.May C.Must D.Will

10、Ten minutes earlier, _____we could have saved the boy.

A.or B.otherwise C.and D.so

11、The generous donation from China to the sufferers in the killing Indian Ocean Quake—tsunami has ________ the Chinese people's unselfishness and internationalism.

A.let out B.brought out C.given out D.taken out

12、His idea of having weekly family meals together，which seemed difficult at first，has ______ many good changes in their lives.

A．got through

B．resulted from

C．turned into

D．brought about

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

A．Waved

B．Wave

C．To wave

D．Waving

14、— I’m still working on my project.

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

A. running out B. coming out

C. using out D. going out

15、Once _______ in the forest, we should remain ________ we are and wait for help.

A．losing; there

B．losing; where

C．lost; there

D．lost; where

16、----I just can’t help worrying about the result of my driving license test.

---- . You can do nothing but wait.

A. Just relax B. Have fun

C. Watch out D. Take your time

17、In modern society，internet and digital technology is a tool that can carry and ___________emotion.

A.contradict B.covey C.classify D.claim

18、________ by the beauty of the piano music, the audience almost forgot to applaud when the pianist finally finished it.

A．Attract

B．To attract

C．Attracting

D．Attracted

19、There were no tickets________for Friday's performance.

A．preferable

B．considerable

C．possible

D．available

20、He was left out when they ________ choosing a new manager, which came as a complete surprise to him.

A．set out

B．set about

C．set off

D．set aside

21、These people are very efficient, very ___________ and excellent time managers.

A. organised B. organiser

C. organise D. organisation

22、We should consider students’ suggestion _________ the school library provide more books on popular science.

A．that

B．when

C．whether

D．why

23、It remains________whether herd immunity that most of the Europeans countries have taken in response to the epidemic works.

A.to see B.to be seen C.seeing D.being seen

24、It is ____ that the amateur singer beat a large number of professionals in the contest.

A.identical B.intact C.incredible D.inconvenient

25、Last Friday, I helped my father ____ chemicals on apple trees to kill insects.

A. attach B. apply

C. spray D. spread

26、   While Chongqing is most famous for its hot pot, chuanchuan, and noodles, there is one more indispensable, delicious food offered to people in Chongqing: the fish．

Huguo Hot-Potted Corydoras

Perhaps Chongqing’s best-loved fish restaurant, Huguo Hot-Potted Corydoras has been going for decades and is a can’t-miss place for most visitors because of its special flavor．When the pot is served, you will be surprised by its look and stunned by its fragrance ． The combination of the great local cuisine and low price makes this a very popular place, particularly in the evening．

Average price per person: 78 RMB

Address: No. 62-1, Shangda Tianwan, Yuzhong District (470m from the Gate 6 of Lianglukou Station) Xiang Yu

Xiang Yu is a Chinese-style restaurant and extremely popular among local people for serving great fish dishes, particularly the signature Steamed Fish Head with Chopped Hot Chili． Since the dish is steamed, the hot chili flavor permeates the flesh．Just use chopsticks to dip a bit of it into the sauce and you’ll find its tenderness and robust taste．

Average price per person: 80 RMB

Address: F4, Block C, Longfor Shidai Paradise, Changjiang 2nd Road Jipinxuan Beidu Fish Village.

Established in Chongqing about 20 years ago, all the fish served here is prepared in one of 3 flavors total: hot-spicy, pickled, and tomato．Or, if you’re up to try it, you can ask the friendly chef to blend these 3 flavors into one dish．One thing of note: the number of appetizers you get for free depends on how many fish you order．

Average price per person: 61 RMB

Address: No. 42, Changjiang 2nd Road, Daping Ran’s Bean Salted Fish Hot-pot.

Serving fish since the 1980’s, and maintaining high quality on all terms, the restaurant’s reputation has grown among the people of Chongqing．Don’t judge this book by its cover, and don’t let the modest decoration scare you off, the food is super delicious! The fish is stir fried in oil, which makes the skin crispy and fresh．The dish is also covered with dripping sauces, providing fragrant aromas and strong, lasting flavors．

Average price per person: 46 RMB

Address: Opposite of Zaoqin Village, Shipingqiao Street, Jiulongpo District (Near Sanxia Paints Company)

【1】Huguo Hot-Potted Corydoras is famous for  _____．

A. its good location B. its special flavor

C. night view D. friendly staff

【2】The feature of Xiang Yu is that  _____．

A. the fish is prepared in three flavors B. the decoration is quite simple

C. the fish is stir fried in oil D. the dish is steamed

【3】Which restaurant offers the lowest price per person?

A. Xiang Yu． B. Ran’s Bean Salted Fish Hot-pot．

C. Huguo Hot-Potted Corydoras． D. Jipinxuan Beidu Fish Village．

【4】In which section of a website can you find the passage?

A. Sports． B. Finance．

C. Travelling． D. Transportation．

27、

In the movie Jurassic World (2015), a theme park filled with dinosaurs, was brought back from extinction through cloning.

Although the film is of course fictional, the methods used in it to bring animals back from the dead may soon become reality.

Scientists from Harvard University in the US are currently working on resurrecting the woolly mammoth, a mammal that became extinct around 4,000 years ago.

However, it wouldn’t be an exact copy of the hairy beast. “Our aim is to produce a hybrid elephant-mammoth embryo,” Professor George Church, head of the team of scientists, told The Guardian.

“Actually, it would be more like an elephant with a number of mammoth traits. We’re not there yet, but it could happen in a couple of years.”

The team is hoping to make a “mammophant” — a mix between an elephant and a mammoth. It would be like a regular elephant but have features from the mammoth that would make it more adaptable to cold weather.

So why go through all the effort and expense to bring back an animal that died out thousands of years ago? The answer lies in climate change.

It’s hoped that the creatures will stop frost in the world’s tundra (冻土带) from melting and releasing huge amounts of harmful greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

“Mammoths used to keep the tundra from thawing (融化) by punching through snow and allowing cold air to come in,” said Church. “In the summer, they knocked down trees and helped the grass grow.” Church and his team are attempting to mix mammoth DNA, recovered from frozen samples of the animal found in Siberia, with that of the Asian elephant, which is its closest relative.

“So far, scientists have managed to incorporate traits of the mammoth into elephant DNA. In a few years, they hope to make an embryo, but that’s a long way from creating a viable embryo,” Popular Science magazine wrote.

Although we may not be seeing woolly mammoths at the zoo any time in the near future, it’s still exciting to know that there is still the possibility of a real Jurassic Park someday, however tiny that possibility may be.

【1】The underlined word “resurrecting” in Paragraph 3 probably means__________.

A.making something adaptable to current condition

B.studying a sample of something

C.bringing something back to life

D.producing a hybrid embryo of something

【2】What would a mammophant look like according to the text?

A.It would be a combination of elephant, mammoth and dinosaur.

B.It would be an exact copy of the woolly mammoth with long hair.

C.It would look like a normal elephant but also share some mammoth traits.

D.It would be like a bigger sized elephant with small ears and short hair.

【3】What is the main purpose of producing mammophants according to Church?

A.To improve biodiversity.

B.To help fight global warming.

C.To remove frost in the tundra.

D.To help grass grow in the tundra.

【4】What can be concluded from the text?

A.The media holds a cautious attitude toward the mammophant program.

B.A hybrid elephant-mammoth embryo is likely to be produced within two years

C.The method used to produce mammophants was borrowed from the movie Jurassic World

D.Scientists still have a long way to fulfill the goals of the mammophant program.

28、   ‘Come on slow coach! Hurry up!’ I (Emily) called excitedly. Grace walked over the cart and kneeled down beside me. ‘Are you ready?’ I asked. ‘Yes,’ said Grace.

Carefully I untied the string around the package. Then, together we pulled the sacks (麻布袋) off. There wasn’t a dead body inside There was just a roll of cloth. And we both recognized the cloth. It was from Salts Mill.

‘They’re stealing cloth from the mill,’ I said shocked.

‘We have to tell someone.’ said Grace.

‘Yes,’ I said, ‘but not yet. We’ll come back tonight. We’ll see who they meet.’

‘I don’t want to come back tonight,’ said Grace.

‘Then I’ll come by myself, I said I wasn’t afraid of the dark.

When you worked in a mill, you were afraid of the machines and you were afraid of the overlooker (监工). They were far more terrifying than the darkness. I loved the silence of night-time. And in fact, I loved the darkness because with the darkness came the end of the working day.

So that night, I walked back to the canal alone. It was a clear night and I could see the stars. I hid in some bushes near the cart, and waited. I didn’t have to wait for long. First, the man with red hair came. He stood by the old cart and coughed, a horrible chesty cough that broke the silence of the night. Then along came another man. I recognized him and my heart sank. It was Grace’s father.

‘Poor Grace,’ I thought. ‘I can’t tell anyone about this. Grace’s father will go to prison. The family will lose their house. Grace will lose her job. They’ll have no money and no home. They’ll die.’

I looked into the darkness for an answer. ‘I have to tell someone,’ I thought. And there was only one person I could tell. There was only one person I could trust. That was James, James’ father was an important overlooker. ‘The overlooker won’t believe me. But maybe he’ll believe his son James loves me. He’ll listen to me.’

【1】Why didn’t Grace want to come back that night?

A.Because she was a person who was afraid of darkness.

B.Because her slowness would have an effect on Emily’s plan.

C.Because she hated Emily due to Emily laughing at her slowness.

D.Because she had known her father’s participation in stealing cloth.

【2】Which was not a reason for Emily’s love of darkness?

A.She could enjoy the silence that nights brought.

B.She could prove that she was braver than Grace.

C.She could have free time to relax herself after work.

D.She could break away from the overlooker and machines.

【3】All of the following statements are true except that ________.

A.the red-haired man was not in good health

B.James’ father was the only person that Emily could believe in

C.Emily felt shocked to learn that another man was Graces’ father

D.the comments of the sacks contradicted what Emily and Grace had expected

29、   Something strange happened when I was 14 years old. Every previous year on Thanksgiving Day I’d woken up early, filled with excitement. But that Thanksgiving, for some reason I saw no reason to celebrate. None of my family were really thankful, I realized. The whole thing was a lie!

During the dinner time, I left, hiding in the guest room and cried. My mom came to see what was wrong. “No one is really thankful!” I sobbed, “They just pretend for one day because that’s what they’re supposed to do!”

After I finished talking, she nodded. “You’re right,” she told me. “It’s fake until you find the truth for yourself.” She said it was my choice whether to celebrate with them or not. She said Thanksgiving is a time to reflect because we don’t always get to see loved ones and eat a good meal. Then she left.

I didn’t listen to her, thinking that every holiday was a lie and I could never find joy celebrating again. But giving in to my starving stomach, I went back to the dining room in a few minutes. I couldn’t believe what I saw. My entire extended family was waiting for me with wide smiles and concerned looks, and the table was loaded with untouched plates.

“Andy,” my aunt said, “We can’t eat without you. We’re waiting for your turn. Now you can start it.” I didn’t know what to say first. Finally, I said I was thankful for having a younger brother to teach, play with, and see grow.

The family shared, and everyone had something beautiful to say. Listening to what they said, I suddenly understood what my mom meant about finding out my own reason for celebrating. For me, this holiday was a chance to pause and reflect on everything I cared about.

And with that, I took a huge and satisfying bite of food.

【1】Why did the author hide himself and cry on the Thanksgiving Day?

A.Because he got up too late.

B.Because he thought the dinner was tasteless.

C.Because he thought his family didn’t show real thankfulness.

D.Because some of his family were absent from the celebration.

【2】What can we know about the author’s mother according to the text?

A.She was strict with her son.

B.She was very understanding.

C.She felt disappointed in the author.

D.She showed great worry about the author.

【3】What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 5 refer to?

A.Making a wish. B.Having dinner.

C.Giving a performance. D.Expressing thankfulness.

【4】Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A.Love and lies B.My loving mother

C.An unforgettable dinner D.An inspiring Thanksgiving

30、   Two weeks ago, my 90-year-old mother, Catherine Ritchie, was preparing herself for bed at around 9 pm.  After brushing her teeth and hair, she turned around to find her bed completely engulfed(吞没) in flames.  She made an _________ to extinguish the flames herself by _________ blankets and pillows on the fire. The smoke and heat were so overwhelming that she immediately lost her sense of _________, gave up _________ the fire, and decided to flee.  She pushed the emergency call button she _________ on her necklace, called 911, and attempted to get out of her now engulfed _________. She walked into the closet several times thinking it was the door that _________ to the hallway.  It wasn’t.  She couldn’t find her way out.  She was _________.  Smoke everywhere.

Across the street, 4 boys saw the smoke and _________ of flames.  Not an adult in __________.  4 kids who took immediate __________ to save an elderly woman who they couldn’t __________ was home and who 3 of them had never even __________.  One started breaking the glass on the front door.  One called 911.  One went to the back door and began kicking it in.  One went to the __________ for an ax and help.  Within minutes, a door was __________ in by a 14-year-old child who found my mother and picked her up in his __________.  Kids who are told about all the things they aren’t __________ enough to do saved the life of the most precious and beloved woman we know.  Courageous young men __________ their own lives, their own safety, perhaps their good __________ with their parents who might have chosen for them to do __________, and they carried my mother out of her burning home into the street, where firetrucks and ambulances would soon arrive.

Dylan Wick – 16 years old, Nick Byrd – 14 years old, Seth Byrd – 16 years old, and Wyatt Hall – 17 years old, thank you!

【1】A.appeal B.experiment C.operation D.attempt

【2】A.dragging B.throwing C.distributing D.spreading

【3】A.direction B.balance C.urgency D.self

【4】A.covering B.catching C.fighting D.spilling

【5】A.wears B.holds C.purchases D.decorates

【6】A.kitchen B.toilet C.closet D.bedroom

【7】A.leads B.conducts C.connects D.links

【8】A.cast B.resisted C.stuck D.adapted

【9】A.reflection B.regulation C.caption D.construction

【10】A.condition B.charge C.demand D.sight

【11】A.step B.effect C.action D.responsibility

【12】A.arrange B.guarantee C.promise D.suspect

【13】A.witnessed B.reached C.met D.heard

【14】A.neighbors B.barbers C.shelter D.basement

【15】A.knocked B.kicked C.forced D.settled

【16】A.hands B.arms C.effort D.favor

【17】A.stable B.acute C.brave D.old

【18】A.risked B.gave C.devoted D.saved

【19】A.association B.relationship C.assumption D.reputation

【20】A.instead B.though C.otherwise D.yet

31、   The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.

----Thomas Macaulay About thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs Nanette O’Neill gave a maths ______ to our class. When the papers were ______ she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the ______ mistakes throughout the test.

There is nothing really new about _______ in exams. Perhaps that was ______Mrs O’Neill didn’t even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to ______after class. I was one of the twelve.

Mrs O’Neill asked______questions, and she didn’t _____us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the ______ words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to copy these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.

I don’t know about the other eleven boys. Speaking for ______ I can say it was the most important single ______ of my life. Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay’s words, they  ______ seem to me the best yardstick (准绳), because they give us a _______ to measure ourselves rather than others.

_____ of us are asked to make ______ decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called  _____ daily to make a great many personal decisions. Should the wallet,  ______ in the street, be put into a pocket or ______  to the policeman? Should the ______ change received at the store be forgotten or ______ ? Nobody will know except you. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always better to live with someone you respect.

【1】A.paper B.question C.test D.problem

【2】A.marked B.completed C.examined D.answered

【3】A.easy B.same C.funny D.serious

【4】A.lying B.discussing C.guessing D.cheating

【5】A.because B.when C.why D.how

【6】A.remain B.apologize C.come D.leave

【7】A.many B.certain C.no D.more

【8】A.excuse B.reject C.help D.scold

【9】A.above B.common C.following D.unusual

【10】A.herself B.ourselves C.themselves D.myself

【11】A.chance B.incident C.lesson D.memory

【12】A.still B.even C.always D.almost

【13】A.reason B.sentence C.choice D.way

【14】A.All B.Few C.Some D.None

【15】A.quick B.wise C.great D.personal

【16】A.upon B.out C.for D.up

【17】A.finding B.found C.find D.founded

【18】A.turned up B.turned on C.turned over D.turned back

【19】A.small B.extra C.some D.necessary

【20】A.paid B.remembered C.shared D.returned

32、   When I was little, my family lived a poor life. Before I was seven, I didn’t know I could ______ a special gift. When I was 7 years old and my brother, David, was 9, my father got a good ______. The upcoming Christmas has a very ______ feeling. David and I were asked to ______ one gift we most wanted to get that year. I ______ a teddy bear. David asked for a bicycle.

Then that wonderful morning arrived. I got my teddy bear. However, David’s bicycle was not there. “I ______ something.” my father said, as he went into the other room. When he came back he was ______ a bicycle. On David’s face was a look of both delight and something ______. The bike was secondhand, which David didn’t ______ too much, but it was a girl’s bike. Boys did not ride girls’ bikes.

David and I had been ______ to ride on bicycles borrowed from friends in the neighborhood. I didn’t ______ as skillfully as David, but I could manage to get from point A to point B without too much ______. Since he didn’t have to ride his Christmas bike to school, David ______ being teased about the fact that it wasn’t a boy’s bike. And he was ______ teased about it in our neighborhood because David was older than most of the other kids.

David was very ______, letting me ride his new wheels often. He even figured out a(n) ______ to tie our Radio Flyer wagon (四轮马车) to the bike ______ he could pull me and other kids up and down our road. Now we could ______ places that were once beyond convenient walking distance. That winter we took many long rides down the snowy roads. That bicycle was the best Christmas present and it was ______ that the bicycle gave us an exciting new freedom. And it left us many beautiful childhood ______.

【1】A. ask for B. pick up C. talk about D. turn down

【2】A. education B. shelter C. position D. assignment

【3】A. puzzling B. worrying C. different D. strange

【4】A. display B. choose C. accept D. create

【5】A. wanted B. purchased C. stole D. observed

【6】A. missed B. required C. forgot D. destroyed

【7】A. touching B. repairing C. protecting D. pushing

【8】A. hopeful B. interesting C. exciting D. disappointing

【9】A. own B. mind C. explain D. understand

【10】A. learning B. pretending C. begging D. refusing

【11】A. ride B. drive C. run D. jump

【12】A. attention B. trouble C. experience D. problem

【13】A. meant B. continued C. avoided D. considered

【14】A. even B. sometimes C. always D. never

【15】A. adventurous B. generous C. selfish D. courageous

【16】A. suggestion B. fact C. way D. opportunity

【17】A. though B. unless C. whether D. so

【18】A. discover B. explore C. arrive D. travel

【19】A. true B. shocking C. depressed D. pitiful

【20】A. designs B. desires C. performances D. memories

33、   I come from a broken family that many would consider dysfunctional (失衡) at the very least: marriage, divorces, etc. After we grew up, my three siblings and I could go years _______ speaking. And that is where this story _______.

My sister Jeanne and I were born only 14 months _______, but by the time we were teenagers we had lost _______. By age 19, I had moved away from our home in Wisconsin to live on my father’s horse farm in Virginia. We lived separate lives in separate states and our connection _______ ended.

Fast-forward about five years, I was 24 and on a _______ with my fiancé (未婚夫) to New York City, a place I had never been to.

During a day of sightseeing, we were crossing a very _______street loaded with people. I was on the point of laughing at something my fiancé said _______ I heard my name yelled from somewhere around me: “Cheryl!” I _______in my steps in the middle of the road. Tears __________ in my eyes. I knew without a doubt that it was my sister Jeanne. I yelled __________ before even turning to look. “Jeanne?” It was her.

I later asked how she’d known it was me-she __________ saw me! She said it was my __________. I wouldn’t say my laugh is all that __________, but I guess to a family member it’s infectious. It __________ your heart and resonates (共鸣) in your mind.

Since that time, my sister and I have never been __________. We both moved back to Wisconsin. We __________ daily. Many years have passed, and we are now in our 50s. But our meeting __________ wasn’t just a sign of God’s blessing. I see it as more of a lesson, a __________ not to lose touch with loved ones. It is too easy to remain lost. After our sister-to-sister __________, I don’t plan to let that happen again.

【1】A.by B.after C.without D.beyond

【2】A.ends B.begins C.twists D.spreads

【3】A.ago B.away C.ahead D.apart

【4】A.heart B.home C.touch D.interest

【5】A.somewhat B.anyhow C.anyway D.somehow

【6】A.team B.trip C.date D.picnic

【7】A.busy B.dark C.empty D.quiet

【8】A.while B.before C.when D.until

【9】A.fell B.froze C.struggled D.hesitated

【10】A.came about B.welled up C.ran away D.streamed back

【11】A.again B.to C.at D.back

【12】A.never B.often C.seldom D.already

【13】A.shape B.clothing C.look D.laugh

【14】A.clear B.pleasant C.bright D.unusual

【15】A.hits B.treats C.breaks D.cures

【16】A.separated B.bothered C.suspected D.united

【17】A.work B.travel C.play D.talk

【18】A.by mistake B.by chance C.on schedule D.on purpose

【19】A.change B.result C.reminder D.motivation

【20】A.circle B.theory C.miracle D.move

34、Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

My daughter

(A story told by a father, a famous actor)

My wife and I only had the one child. We had Amy.

I see her as my best friend. I think she’d always come to me first if she had a problem. We have the same sense of humor, and share interests. 【1】 I don’t mind animals, she’s completely fascinated with them, and she has always had dogs, cats, horses, and goldfish in her life.

We were 【2】 (close) when she was about four, which I think is a lovely age for a child. They know the parents best, and don’t have outside contacts. She must have grown up suddenly when she went to school, because I remember her growing away from her family slightly. Any father who has a teenager daughter comes across an extraordinary collection of people, and there seemed to be an endless stream of strange young men 【3】 (come) through our house. By the time I learned their names they 【4】 (go) away and I had to start learning a new lot.

I wanted more than anything else for her to be happy in 【5】 she was doing, and I was prepared to pull strings to help her on her way. When she left a good school she decided she wanted to become an actress so I got her into drama school. It wasn’t to her liking so she joined a theatre group and began doing bits and pieces in films. She was doing well, but then gave it up. She probably found it boring. Then she took up social work, and finally went to work 【6】a designer and he became her husband. And that’s really the story of her life. She must be happy with him—they’re always together.

We have such similar tastes in books and music 【7】 I used to take her to see an opera, which is my big passion. However, I don’t think she likes it very much. She doesn’t come with me anymore.

I don’t think she’s a big television watcher. She knows when I’m on the television, and she 【8】 watch, but I don’t know. It’s not the kind of thing she tells me.

We’re very grateful for Amy. She’s a good daughter as daughters go. We’re looking forward to being grandparents.

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

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.

36、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.

37、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”.

38、假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Peter对中国日报举办的“中国文化符号表情包设计大赛”非常感兴趣，特发邮件向你询问相关情况。请你回封邮件。内容包括：

1. 参赛作品要求和对象；

2. 投稿方式及截止日期；

3. 建议他参加比赛。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；

参考词汇：中国文化符号表情包设计大赛Emoji Design Contest of Chinese Cultural Symbols

Dear Peter,

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Yours,

Li Hua

39、假定你是李华，曾经在你校做交换生的新西兰高中生Peter想了解你们学校近年来的变化，请给他写信。要点如下：

1.校内外环境；

2.教学设施；

3.学习生活。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter

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Yours,

Li Hua

40、假定你是李华，下周你校将举办英语演讲比赛。请你围绕 “taking responsibility” 写一篇演讲稿参赛，内容包括：

1. 承担责任的重要性；

2. 应如何承担责任；

3. 你的呼吁。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear classmates,

I’m Li Hua.

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41、假定你是李华，美国笔友Dave为中国战胜新冠肺炎的壮举感叹万分！特地写信向你咨询如何在日常生活中预防新冠肺炎，请你以李华的名义给他写一封回信。包括要点如下：

1.对于国家战胜新冠肺炎后能胜利开学的感受。

2.就如何在日常生活中预防新冠肺炎给出你的建议。

参考词汇：新冠肺炎 COVD-19 口罩 The protective mask

注意：1.词数100左右。

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Dave,

Glad to hear from you!

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Yours

Li Hua