文山州2025届高三毕业班第二次质量检测英语试题

1、______ to give his mother a surprise , Tom arrived home ahead of time.

A. Determined B. Determining

C. Having determined D. To determine

2、Your parents seem very much opposed ________ abroad. What will you do about it?

A.your going B.you to go C.to your going D.your to go

3、—I’m kind of hungry, Mum!

—But I am occupied now, dear. Turn to Ele.me and order _______ you desire.

A．whichever

B．whatever

C．no matter which

D．no matter what

4、Each soldier and sailor________ given a rifle when the ship landed.

A.were B.was C.are D.is

5、They were lost at sea at the ___________ of wind and weather.

A. mess B. mercy

C. moment D. mixture

6、Not only _____ effective in reducing fever and helping stop pain. but there are also other things  that aspirin can help with.

A.aspirin has proved B.aspirin proved C.has aspirin proved D.did aspirin prove

7、In our country every boy and every girl______the right to education.

A.has B.have C.is D.are

8、A new study ____the marmoset’s reputation for admirable community values. Researchers report that these caregivers share their food more generously with little ones in private than when they are surrounded by the watchful eyes of other community members.

A.shines B.damages C.affects D.protects

9、I ________ to make my plan for the final exam in advance, but I ________.

A．would decide; did

B．could have decided; can't

C．might decide; didn't

D．should have decided; didn't

10、He doesn’t have enough money for food, ________ amusements.

A．let alone

B．leave alone

C．not speaking

D．leave off

11、All should be treated equally ________ social status.

A．because of

B．in favour of

C．in terms of

D．regardless of

12、The next morning she found the man ___________ in bed, dead.

A.lying B.lie C.lay D.laying

13、The May Fourth Movement was launched in 1919 and its spirit ______ Chinese youth to make contributions to national rejuvenation ever since.

A. is motivating B. has been motivating

C. motivated D. was motivating

14、It would be a good idea to use a plastic bottle, ______ cut off, as a container to grow young plants in.

A. of which the top B. the top is C. the top being D. with its top

15、He gets up at six o’clock, runs for half an hour and then has a meal; that is his morning ______.

A．route

B．routine

C．behavior

D．tendency

16、The question came up at the meeting ______ we had enough money to conduct the research.

A. what B. if C. that D. whether

17、When________ why he was sent there, he said he was sent there ________ for a space flight.

A．asking, being trained

B．asked, to be trained

C．to ask, trained

D．asked, training

18、Nothing matches face-to-face communication in _____thoughts, emotions and information.

A.concluding B.containing C.confusing D.conveying

19、It is generally believed that teaching is _______ it is a science.

A. an art much as B. much an art as

C. as an art much as D. as much an art as

20、It is obvious that regular exercise is a key _________ of a healthy life.

A.drawback B.circumstance C.statistics D.component

21、Smoking __________ the risk of heart attacks and other health problems.

A. multiplies B. negotiates

C. opposes D. polishes

22、The twins named Tom and Jerry look so much alike that it is difficult to ________.

A．tell Tom and Jerry from

B．tell from Tom and Jerry

C．tell from Tom and Jerry apart

D．tell Tom from Jerry

23、“The living-room television is replaced and gets in the kids’ room, and suddenly one day, you have a TV in every room of the house,” said one researcher.

A.planting B.planted C.processing D.processed

24、We can’t make out his ______ of the article because there are too many technical terms in it.

A. fiction B. abstract

C. claim D. principle

25、—Listen, Lily is playing the piano!

—Wow, how sweet the music _______!

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

26、Niu Yu, 24, became a shining star at Shanghai Fashion Week for her confident and leisurely attitude while striding down the runway sporting a prosthetic leg. Niu’s minute in the spotlight has acquired many compliments on social media — a punch in the nose for prejudice against disabled people.

When the other models appeared, the audience cheered and applauded; but when it was Niu’s turn, the venue suddenly fell silent. Niu recalled that after four or five seconds, she clearly heard a female audience member next to the stage sigh in admiration, “So cool!”

Niu attended Shanghai Fashion Week at the invitation of a sports brand Pony. “I was touched by something they said and agreed. They said that traditional views have always connected sports with healthy legs, but sports should be a kind of spirit. Even if I do not have a leg, I still deeply love sports and will do so forever,” Niu said.

Niu lost her right leg after she was trapped under debris for three days during the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake, when Niu was only 11 years old. This is not the first time that Niu has been in the public spotlight. She first grabbed the public’s attention when she completed a marathon in 2018.The marathon was held in Wenchuan, Southwest China’s Sichuan province, on May 12,2018, to commemorate the 10thanniversary of the devastating earthquake. The day was also Niu’s 21th birthday.

Niu works as a photographer and often uploads video clips from her life on short video platforms such as Douyin, where she has more than 850, 000 followers. “China had 85 million disabled people with licenses in 2020, and we have no idea about the number of those who do not have licenses. However, it is rare for disabled people to be seen on the streets. I always thought about the reasons for this and then I realized it’s because they hide themselves.” Niu said.

【1】What does the underlined word “prosthetic” in the first paragraph refer to?

A．Real.

B．Normal.

C．Thin.

D．Fake.

【2】Why didn’t the audience cheer for Niu at the beginning of her performance?

A．Because Niu walked awkwardly on the stage.

B．Because the audience was astonished by Niu’s unique performance.

C．Because the other models blocked out the spotlight of Niu.

D．Because Niu fell down during walking.

【3】What does Niu mean in the last paragraph?

A．The government should give more licenses to disabled people.

B．Disabled people shouldn’t go to the streets more often.

C．People with disabilities should be encouraged to present more of themselves to the public.

D．The modeling company should hire more disabled models.

【4】What would be the best title of this news?

A．A Shock to the Fashion Stage With One Leg.

B．Life of A Survivor After A Ruinous Earthquake.

C．A Strong-willed Girl.

D．A Historical Moment for the Disabled.

27、Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

“My work is done.” Those words were some of the last penned by George Eastman. He included them in his suicide note. They mark an ignoble end to a noble life, the leave taking of a truly great man. The same words could now be said for the company he left behind. Actually, the Eastman Kodak Company is through. It has been mismanaged financially, technologically and competitively. 【1】 One of America’s bedrock brands is about to disappear, the Kodak moment has passed.

But George Eastman is not how he died, and the Eastman Kodak Company is not how it is being killed. Though the ends are needless and premature, they must not be allowed to overshadow the greatness that came before. Few companies have done so much good for so many people, or defined and lifted so profoundly the spirit of a nation and perhaps the world. 【2】

Kodak served mankind through entertainment, science, national defense and the stockpiling of family memories. Kodak took us to the top of Mount Suribachi and to the Sea of Tranquility. It introduced us to the merry old Land of Oz and to stars from Charlie Chaplin to John Wayne, and Elizabeth Taylor to Tom Hanks. 【3】 When that sailor kissed the nurse, and when the spy planes saw missiles in Cuba, Kodak was the eyes of a nation. From the deck of the Missouri to the grandeur of Monument Valley, Kodak took us there. Virtually every significant image of the 20th Century is a gift to generation from the Eastman Kodak Company. 【4】 Yes, there were photographers, and for relatively large sums of money they would take unnatural pictures in studios and formal settings. But most people couldn’t afford photographs, and so all they had to remember distant loved ones, or earlier times of their lives, was memory. Children could not know what their parents had looked like as young people, grandparents far away might never learn what their grandchildren looked like. Eastman Kodak allowed memory to move from the uncertainty of recollection, to the permanence of a photograph. But it wasn’t just people whose features were savable; it was events, the precious times that families cherish. The Kodak moment, was humanity’s moment.

A．It showed us the shot that killed President Kennedy, and his brother bleeding out on a kitchen floor.

B．George Eastman was not only interested in commercial profits, but also in the improvement of other people’s lives.

C．In an era of easy digital photography, when we can take a picture of anything at any time, we cannot imagine what life was like before George Eastman brought photography to people.

D．For 20 years, its leaders have foolishly spent down the patrimony(祖传的财物) of a century’s prosperity.

E．Before George Eastman brought photography to people, painting was the only way for people to keep a record of their ancestors.

F．It is impossible to understand the 20th Century without recognizing the role of the Eastman Kodak Company.

28、   When international aid is given,steps must be taken to ensure（确保）that the aid reaches the people for whom it is intended. The way to achieve this may not be simple. It is very difficult for a nation to give help directly to people in another nation. The United Nations Organization （UNO） could undertake to direct the distribution of aid. Here however rises the problem of costs. Also tied with this is time. Perhaps the UNO could set up a body of devoted men and women in every country who can speedily distribute aid to victims of floods and earthquakes.

More than the help that one nation can give to another during a disaster,it would be more effective to give other forms of help during normal times. A common proverb says,"Give me a fish and I eat for a day,teach me to fish and I eat for a lifetime. "If we follow this wise saying,it would be right to teach people from less developed nations to take care of themselves. For example,a country could share its technology with another. This could be in simple areas like agriculture or in more complex areas like medical and health care or even in building satellites. Even a small country is able to help less developed nations. Sometimes what is taken for granted,like the setting up of a water purification plant or the administration of a school,could be useful for countries which are looking about to solve common problems. It does not cost much to share such simple things. Exchange students could be attached for a number of months or years and learn the required craft while on the site. They can then take their knowledge back to their homelands and if necessary come back from time to time to clear doubts or to update themselves. Such aid will be truly helpful and there is no chance of it being temporary or of it falling into the wrong hands.

Many countries run extensive courses in all sorts of skills. It will not cost much to include deserving foreigners in these courses. Besides giving effective help to the countries concerned,there is also the build-up of friendships to consider. Giving direct help by giving materials may be effective in the short run and must continue to be given in the event of emergencies. However,in the long run what is really effective would be the sharing of knowledge.

【1】According to the author, how could international aid reach the victims in time?___

A. By solving the cost problems.

B. By solving the transportation problems.

C. By relying on the direct distribution of the UNO.

D. By setting up a body of devoted people in every country.

【2】What does the author try to express in the underlined sentence?___

A. Providing food is vital.

B. Teaching skills is vital.

C. Learning to fish is helpful.

D. Looking after others is important.

【3】The second paragraph is developed mainly___.

A. by comparison B. by contrast

C. by example D. by process

【4】Which aid is likely to fall into the wrong hands?___

A. A water plant B. Financial support.

C. A medical team D. An exchange program.

29、   While many people dream of mermaids, few people actually try to become one. How can someone become a mermaid if they don't exist? Just ask Dana Richardson, who is a professional mermaid in Hawaii!

“As a child, I always felt very connected to the ocean and played mermaids in the water,” says Dana. “My love of the ocean took me to different types of work such as a lifeguard, swim instructor, boat crew member, underwater photographer, boat captain and surfer. I just decided to take it to the next level and grow a tail.”

Dana doesn't mean literally. In 2008 she began making mermaid tails from materials including shiny fabric that she wears while free-diving in the waters around Kona, Hawaii. Free-diving means diving without any protective equipment. It requires you to hold your breath while swimming deep underwater. As she dives in, Dana not only like a mermaid; she experiences what it is like to swim like one too.

The waters around Dana's home in Kona are filled with wildlife, including dolphins and whales. Kona is by a sheltered sea where the waters are calm for swimming. For ten years Dana has been swimming with the creatures of Kona. Some of them have even learned to recognize her.

Dana knows how to swim with sea life because she is a trained marine naturalist She understands the behavior of sea life and knows how to safely interact with it. Every morning when she swims with sea life she gets to experience her other “home”. The ocean beneath the depths really is another world. Watching how the world works so gracefully in the circle of life underwater is a beautiful thing?

For Dana Richardson being a mermaid just makes sense. “I always felt more comfortable underwater than on land,” she says. Would you like to follow your dream, even if it seems impossible? Dana Richardson reminds everyone, “One person can truly make a difference. By following your heart and offering the world your unique gifts, you will inspire others to do so. The world needs you!”

【1】When the author was a child, she   .

A.always played with mermaids B.felt very linked to the ocean

C.grew a beautiful mermaid tail D.tried different types of work

【2】What do we know about Dana's mermaid tail?

A.She wears mermaid tails while free-diving.

B.She makes mermaid tails mostly from shiny fabric.

C.She has to hold her breath while wearing tails.

D.She is a mermaid with a tail as she dives in.

【3】Which can best describe the relationship between Dana and sea life?

A.Aggressive. B.Embarrassing.

C.Harmonious. D.Unfamiliar,

【4】What would be the best title for the text?

A.The Protection of the Ocean B.The Description of Sea Life

C.The Characteristics of Mermaids D.The Story of Realizing a Dream

30、   To millions of readers, Jeff Zaslow was a bestselling author. But to me, Jeff was a(a) ______ mentor（导师）who gave countless hours of his time and energy to ______ authors.

When I was in middle school, Jeff and his family ______ near our house. At a neighborhood party, I was a ______ kid playing basketball alone. Jeff walked over, introduced himself to me. He took a true interest in getting to ______ me, asking about my hobbies. Although we had just met, I had the ______ that this new neighbor truly cared about me.

Looking back, Jeff was the first adult who ______ me like a peer（同龄人）, and it helped me find my confidence. At the time, I had no ______ that Jeff would become a mentor to me or that I would enter the writing ______.

Twenty years later, I decided to ______ my first book. In search of ______ on developing a plan, I ______ to Jeff. Less than three hours later, his ______ landed in my mailbox. He invited me to call him any time, day or night. He asked me ______ questions and listened to my responses.

When I started writing, I ______ Jeff’s work as a model and his personal example as a reminder of what it meant to put other people first.

In 2012, before I finished writing my book, Jeff lost his ______ in a car accident. I missed the ______ to tell him what an influence he had on me—not only as a writer, but as a role model for how to live a good life.

Jeff Zaslow never got the chance to give his last ______. I don’t know what he would have ______, but I know how he would have made you ______ during the talk. He would have amused you with humor and encouraged you to seek for the most meaningful moments in life.

【1】A. devoted B. honest C. strict D. fair

【2】A. help B. choose C. find D. train

【3】A. camped B. traveled C. moved D. returned

【4】A. curious B. shy C. stubborn D. clever

【5】A. invite B. know C. please D. trick

【6】A. fear B. concern C. suggestion D. sense

【7】A. treated B. shaped C. served D. accepted

【8】A. doubt B. idea C. plan D. impression

【9】A. system B. school C. profession D. class

【10】A. collect B. write C. publish D. sell

【11】A. decisions B. judgments C. guidance D. influence

【12】A. reached out B. explained C. gave in D. came

【13】A. book B. name C. reply D. refusal

【14】A. difficult B. personal C. embarrassing D. thoughtful

【15】A. relied on B. figured out C. dealt with D. paid for

【16】A. eye B. leg C. family D. life

【17】A. opportunity B. ability C. deadline D. point

【18】A. performance B. description C. lecture D. lesson

【19】A. learned B. realized C. expected D. said

【20】A. feel B. grow C. behave D. continue

31、   It is widely believed that inner beauty is the most impressive in the world.

On the outskirts of a town in England lies a nice cottage with a large garden where there lives an old man. The old man is _______ pruning (修剪), watering or fertilizing his flowers all the time. The garden _______ bees and butterflies dance and colorful flowers blossom all year around is so well-tended that every passer-by cannot but stop for a _______ with admiration.

One day a young _______ went by the old man’s garden. He stopped and gazed at the splendid garden and the special cottage, totally _______ the admiration at the beauty of these sceneries, _______ how happy he could be _______ he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, all of a sudden he found the old gardener was _______.

Greatly shocked, the young painter _______ that old man, asking “why are you busy ________ these flowers every day which you can’t see?” The blind gardener gave a wide smile, explaining “First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I ________ like this job. Second, while I can’t see these flowers I can ________ them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. And ________ the last one, that’s you.”

“Me? But you don’t know me.” responded the young painter.

“Yeah. But I know flowers are angels which everyone knows and would never ________. I know a great many people who show ________ for life would stop by and the beauty of my garden will get them into a good ________. In the meantime, it also gives a ________ to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

The old man can’t see the beauty that he’s created. ________, every flower has eyes ________ which they can see the beauty and kindness of the old man’s heart and the sweetness of his soul.

The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Failing the sight of the beauty of blossoming, he surely can ________ the voice of it, I suppose.

【1】A. left B. kept C. seen D. made

【2】A. where B. which C. that D. what

【3】A. chat B. return C. discussion D. glance

【4】A. painter B. neighbor C. photographer D. traveler

【5】A. faced with B. lost in C. devoted to D. moved by

【6】A. thinking B. asking C. picturing D. saying

【7】A. when B. if C. as D. since

【8】A. particular B. special C. blind D. energetic

【9】A. approached B. reached C. watched D. prevented

【10】A. planting B. watering C. fertilizing D. tending

【11】A. easily B. really C. accidentally D. eventually

【12】A. get rid of B. give a touch to C. come up with D. have fun with

【13】A. without B. of C. for D. in

【14】A. pick them up B. turn them down C. let them down D. give them up

【15】A. enthusiasm B. calmness C. kindness D. caution

【16】A. mood B. condition C. place D. life

【17】A. way B. day C. chance D. hand

【18】A. Therefore B. Anyway C. However D. Besides

【19】A. for B. in C. from D. with

【20】A. change B. hear C. remind D. accept

32、   Back on the first day of school, Ms. Ryan told all the children that at the end of the year there would be a class party. Everyone was very excited.

Slowly but _______, fall turned into winter and winter turned into spring. Soon it was time to _______the party. Ms. Ryan posted a list of things for students to bring. All the food would be_________ with everyone. Logan _______ cupcakes.

One night, Mom said to Logan, “I can’t believe tomorrow is the_______day of school. How time _______!” Logan dropped his fork. “Oh no!” he cried. “I _______ to tell you before, but tomorrow is the class party. I’m_______to bring cupcakes for everyone.”

Logan's mom_______. “Logan, I don’t think there’s enough time to__________cupcakes before bed. You’ll have to go to the party __________cupcakes. Next time, please let me know sooner.” “I’m sorry,” Logan sniffed, trying to __________ his tears.

“Well,” Mom__________ him, “I guess we have time to bake the cupcakes, but they will be too__________to put icing on them tonight. The icing will melt. But I have a(n)__________.”

Immediately Logan and Mom set to work. Mom cracked the eggs__________Logan added the oil. Together they mixed the batter (面粉) and __________ it into the cupcake pan.

While the cupcakes were in the oven, Logan asked, “What about the icing?” Mom pulled out brightly colored sprinkles (糖屑). “I know we __________use these for ice cream, but you can pack them with the cupcakes and let your friends __________cupcakes. How does that sound?”

Logan smiled. His classmates would __________to decorate their own cupcakes. “It sounds great!” said Logan. “Thanks, Mom. You’re the best.”

【1】A.casually B.surely C.predictably D.unavoidably

【2】A.attend B.delay C.plan D.end

【3】A.shared B.associated C.cooked D.distributed

【4】A.took away B.made up for C.gave away D.signed up for

【5】A.new B.last C.middle D.special

【6】A.flies B.drags C.changes D.waits

【7】A.happened B.managed C.regretted D.forgot

【8】A.allowed B.forced C.supposed D.recommended

【9】A.frowned B.repeated C.explained D.agreed

【10】A.bake B.buy C.order D.design

【11】A.instead of B.regardless of C.with D.without

【12】A.hide B.wipe away C.hold back D.dry

【13】A.reminded B.comforted C.interrupted D.greeted

【14】A.fresh B.warm C.sweet D.cold

【15】A.idea B.problem C.plan D.agenda

【16】A.so B.because C.but D.while

【17】A.pushed B.threw C.spooned D.slid

【18】A.hardly B.already C.even D.usually

【19】A.make B.decorate C.taste D.deliver

【20】A.decline B.choose C.love D.hate

33、My mum was a consultant psychiatrist at Lancaster Moor hospital. At five, I went with her to the _____________ on a Christmas afternoon. I didn't really want to be: there, knowing I had not yet opened all my _____________ at home. Mum gave me a big box of chocolates and told me to _____________ around the psychogeriatric ward.

Our household was the sort where treats were strictly _____________: only one packet of crisps a week. So being entrusted with a huge box of chocolates was _____________ indeed. I marched proudly around the ward, operating a “one for you, one for me” policy _____________ I went from bed to bed, wondering why no one I talked to _____________.

When you are _____________, so much of life is new and strange that you quickly accept even the strangest things as being _____________ normal. But I remember thinking it was ______________ that so many of these very old women were holding dollies and teddy bears tight.

On the way home, feeling slightly ______________ after all the chocolates, I asked Mum why the old ladies had dolls and why they had talked such nonsense. I can't remember her exact ______________, but I learned that most of them had no family, and received no ______________.

That Christmas taught me not to be afraid of people with ______________ illness. I wasn't even ______________ when my mother put me on the trolley in the corridor outside her office if she was busy in the ward.

【1】

A．hospital

B．school

C．grocery

D．restaurant

【2】

A．books

B．presents

C．suitcases

D．mailboxes

【3】

A．promote

B．taste

C．distribute

D．choose

【4】

A．examined

B．purchased

C．forbidden

D．controlled

【5】

A．exciting

B．upsetting

C．demanding

D．confusing

【6】

A．before

B．after

C．as

D．until

【7】

A．followed suit

B．took office

C．lost heart

D．made sense

【8】

A．alone

B．old

C．free

D．little

【9】

A．barely

B．bitterly

C．perfectly

D．hardly

【10】

A．odd

B．nice

C．right

D．certain

【11】

A．fortunate

B．energetic

C．unconscious

D．uncomfortable

【12】

A．reaction

B．explanation

C．instruction

D．motivation

【13】

A．consultants

B．visitors

C．honour

D．treatment

【14】

A．mental

B．deadly

C．common

D．infectious

【15】

A．satisfied

B．embarrassed

C．bothered

D．relieved

34、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Everyone has their own unique fingerprint; 【1】 makes fingerprints an ideal way to unlock smartphones. However, this may be 【2】 (safe) than we think.

Scientists at New York University and Michigan State University in the US have developed a set of fake fingerprints. They say that the prints 【3】 unlock any fingerprint-enabled smartphone up to 65 percent of the time.

The artificial fingerprints 【4】 (create) by using many common features found in human prints. They work 【5】 taking advantage of the way smartphone scanners check a fingerprint.

The fingerprint scanners   【6】 (use) in smartphones are so small that they only read parts of fingerprints. So they have to take many scans of your finger or thumb (拇指) 【7】 they work properly. Smartphones also let users save several finger and thumbprints. Since a print only has to match one of the saved images 【8】 (unlock) the phone, the scanner is more likely to make mistakes.

Although the scientists have only tested their findings in computer simulations (模拟), 【9】 (worry) about the safety of using fingerprints are reasonable .They warn that the technology used to create artificial fingerprints is improving   【10】 (extreme) fast.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

On a broiling afternoon when the men were away at work and all the women napped, I moved through majestic depths of silences, silences so immense I could hear the corn 【1】. Under these silences there was a / an orchestra of natural music playing notes no city child would ever hear. A certain cackle from the henhouse meant we had gained an egg. The creak of a porch swing told of a momentary breeze blowing across my grandmother’s yard. As I 【2】 along a mossy bank to surprise a frog, a 【3】splash told me the quarry had spotted me and slipped into the stream. Wandering among the sleeping houses, I learned that tin roofs crackle under the power of the sun, and when I tired and came back to my grandmother’s house, I padded into her dark cool living room, lay 【4】 on the floor, and listened to the hypnotic beat of her pendulum clock on the wall ticking the meaningless hours away.

I was enjoying the luxuries of a rustic nineteenth-century boyhood, but for the women Morrisonville life had few 【5】. Their lives were hard, endless, dirty labor.

For baths, laundry, and dishwashing, they hauled buckets of water from a spring at the foot of a hill. To heat it, they chopped kindling to fire their wood stoves. They boiled laundry in tubs, scrubbed it on washboards until knuckles were 【6】, and wrung it out by hand. Ironing was a business of lifting heavy metal weights heated on the stove top.

They scrubbed floors on hands and knees, thrashed rugs with carpet beaters, killed and plucked their own chickens, baked bread and parties, grew and conned their won vegetables, patched the family’s clothing on treadle-operated sewing machines, 【7】before the men to start the stove for breakfast and pack lunch pails, polished the chimneys of kerosene lamps, and even found time to tend the flowers that grew around every house. By the end of a summer day a Morrisonville woman had toiled like a serf.

At sundown the men drifted back from the fields exhausted and 【8】. They scrubbed themselves in enamel basins and, when supper was eaten, climbed up onto the porch to watch the night arrive. Presently the women 【9】 them, and the twilight music of Morrisonville began.

The swing creaking , rocking chairs 【10】 on the porch planks, voices murmuring approval of the sagacity of Uncle Irvey as he quietly observed for probably the ten-thousandth time in his life, “A man works from sun to sun, but a woman’s work is never done.”

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

Why Cold weather Causes So many Flight Cancellation?

Each year, about 60,000 flights get canceled because of bad winter weather, which costs airlines and airports an estimated $3 billion. But it’s not the freezing cold temperatures that cause problems for planes. After all, 【1】 jets fly 10 kilometers up, where temperatures hover around -50 degrees Celsius.

In fact, planes 【2】 in cold weather, since cold air is denser and leads to better thrust. Clearly, the real problem isn’t what’s going on up there. It’s what’s happening on the ground.

When a 【3】 polar vortex (极地涡旋) struck the Midwestern US in January 2019, temperatures dropped to -40 degrees Celsius and airline canceled 3,000 flights nationwide. In these situations, when temperatures start 【4】, everything slows down. Cargo doors can freeze up, along with the nozzles that pump fuel into planes, which delays the 【5】 process.

Even the plane itself can freeze over. Just a quarter-inch - thick layer of ice on a plane can disrupt the way air flows over its wings.

Les Westbrooks: The number one reason, I would say, that the reason flights get delayed in cold weather is going to be because there’s some kind of frozen precipitation, from frost to snow to a sheet of ice, adhering to the aircraft, adhering to the wings of the aircraft 【6】.

That’s Les Westbrooks, a retired airline pilot and an associate professor of aeronautical science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He says that 【7】, these planes are “de-iced” - but this also delays takeoff. The crew can spray the plane with a special hot water/ glycol mixture. It can take around 40 minutes to de-ice large passenger airplanes, so planes often have to wait “their turn” for the de-icing station, which, of course, can trigger more delays.

And ice on the runway, of course, creates another set of 【8】. In 2014, a plane at JFK skidded off an icy runway and into a mound of snow, leading to an hours-long shutdown at the airport. And even though crews can remove ice from the runway, scraping it off the pavement can lead to potholes (坑洞) and other 【9】, which makes takeoffs and landings more dangerous. And of course, snow and freezing rain on the ground can affect visibility to the point where officials have to decide it’s not safe to fly at all.

But if ice and snow aren’t the problem in these extremely cold temperatures, it’s usually another factor: people.

Les Westbrooks: The airplane flies at high altitudes, -60 degrees. It’s made to do that. Humans are not made to be outside in -60 degrees weather. And so the human factor becomes a big, big factor, when it becomes extremely cold.

Baggage handlers, aircraft fuelers, and mechanics all have to stay warm. Some airports, like O’Hare in Chicago, set up heated shelters for their employees. Of course, with everyone taking breaks to warm up, not as much gets done, which leads to even more delays and cancellations. Passengers start missing their 【10】 flights, and that, along with passengers who can’t make it to the airport due to bad road conditions, leads to half-empty planes.

In fact, many airlines might preemptively cancel flights before bad weather even hits. So, in the end, you can still blame cold weather for cancelling your flight.

38、假定你是李华,你的美国朋友Peter对你所在城市的博物馆很感兴趣,他写邮件向你询问相关情况。请你回复邮件,内容包括:

1.博物馆简介;

2.邀请他来参观

3.你将陪同讲解。

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 sincerely,

Li Hua

39、第五部分 书面表达（满分20分）

阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Like many students, Ryan believes that the time and money spent on his education will pay off: he will eventually be able to get a good job and do well in the field he has chosen. Yet, in spite of all of the years spent in school preparing to enter the workplace, many recent graduates say that they struggle with the shift from classroom to career world and have difficulty adjusting to life on the job.

Writer and editor Joseph Lewis suggests one reason why this is the case.Lewis believes that most of our school experiences--from childhood through university-- are fairly predictable, while life in the working world is far more uncertain.In school,for example,the.pattern stays more or less the same from year to year. In the workplace, however, constant change is the norm, and one has to adapt quickly.

Another problem that graduates entering the workforce encounter is that they are unprepared to think analytically. In school, many students, including those in college, spend a lot of time memorizing facts and repeating what they“learned”on tests.But in the workplace employees“are often expected to think critically and make decisions about their work, not just follow a supervisor's instructions.” Less time needs to be spent in school on testing, says one recent report, and more on helping students to analyze and interpret information,solve problems,and communicate their ideas effectively--skills that will prepare them to succeed in today’s workplace.

Finally many recent graduates say that one of the biggest difficulties they face is adapting to teamwork on the job. In the workplace, employees must regularly interact with others and are often dependent on their co-workers for their success. In other words, if an employee has to work with others to complete a given project, that employee's success not only depends on his hard work and expertise(专业知识), but also on how well his colleagues perform.Knowing how to participate in teamwork--and deal with problems when they arise--is extremely important, and yet, it is also something many students didn’t get quite exposed to in a school setting.

How can we better prepare young adults for the workplace? Recent graduates, looking back on their educational experience, have some advice. Many think that all students should be required to do an internship(实习) while they are in school. Volunteering part time at a company, hospital, or government organization, for example, can help one gain experience and learn skills needed to succeed in the real world.Pairing this kind of practical work experience with classroom instruction, say the graduates, will help prepare students for the realities of the workplace and make the transition from school to career world less stressful.

40、假定你是李华，受新型冠状病毒疫情影响，你校决定进行网上学习。请你根据以下 提示用英语给你校的交换生Peter写一封邮件，告诉他如何进行网上学习：

1 .进行网上学习的原因；2.如何使用钉钉软件开展网上学习。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：新型冠状病毒novel coronavirus 钉钉Ding Talk

41、Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Leeches as Medical Treatment

Leeches are small wormlike creatures that live in water and suck the blood of animals and humans. In the past, though, leeches were commonly used in medicine. Then advances in science led to other kinds of treatments, and leeches disappeared from the sick room. Now, however, they are making a comeback.

The use of leeches in medicine goes back at least 2,500 years. Doctors used them to treat the sick in ancient Egypt, India, Persia, and Greece. It was believed in those days that taking blood from patients helped to bring their bodies back into balance. This belief and the practice of draining blood with leeches continued through the ages.

Another use of leeches has been investigated by a team of German doctors who study the ability of leeches to reduce pain. Their patients suffer from arthritis, a painful joint disease that often affects knees, shoulders, or fingers. When the German doctors put leeches on the arthritic knees of their patients, almost all of them felt immediate relief from the pain. Most of the patients continued to be pain-free for over a month and some for as long as six months.

Leeches have also proved indirectly useful in treating patients with heart and blood diseases. Since the 1880s, researchers have understood that certain chemicals in. leeches prevent blood from clotting or becoming hard. Many people with heart or blood problems live with a serious risk of the formation of blood clots, which can travel through the blood to the heart or brain and cause death. In the 1950s, a scientist identified the chemical in a leech that prevents clotting. Later studies led to experiments with the chemical and the development of a drug that thins the blood of patients who are at risk for blood clots.

Though doctors today do not view the use of leeches as the all-purpose treatment it once was, they now see that for certain problems, this ancient remedy may be valid after all.