巴中2025学年度第二学期期末教学质量检测高三英语

1、 sweet, the food should be made by adding more sugar.

A.Tasting B.Taste C.Tasted D.To taste

2、_________ 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

3、I can't bear ________, so I hope you can come on time.

A. to keep waiting B. to keep to wait

C. being kept waiting D. being kept to wait

4、----Are there any English story books for us students in the library?

----There’re only a few, .

A. if some   B. if any

C. if many D. if ever

5、As we all know,_______medical examination will help us find out health problems as early as possible.

A.normal B.general C.common D.regular

6、He urged that she ___________ the Great Wall on Monday.

A.would visit B.shall visit C.visit D.visited

7、I think you can ______ the first five chapters before the deadline.

A. live through B. put through

C. get through D. see through

8、Not until _________ in the college entrance exam _________ that he had wasted much time using his mobile phone to surf the Internet and play games.

A.had he failed; he realized B.he had failed; did he realize

C.he had failed; he realized D.did he fail; did he realize

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

A.to be B.should be C.to was D.was

10、―Tom doesn't seem so enthusiastic as he was two years ago.

―Yes. He's really reached a point in his career _______ he has to decide what to do next.

A.that B.when C.where D.which

11、His success was a pride to everyone in the family and they presented him with a gift to_______the occasion.

A.mark B.sign C.congratulate D.honor

12、She ________ Japanese when she was in Japan. Now she can speak it freely.

A．picked out.

B．made out

C．made up

D．picked up

13、As there is less and less coal and oil, scientists are exploring new ways of making use of ______ energy, such as sunlight, wind and water for power and fuel.

A．primary

B．alternative

C．instant

D．unique

14、—Do you think attending training courses is a great help when you look for a new job?

—Well, it all depends. Besides, it gives me ________ a chance to try.

A. more than B. more of

C. less than D. more or less

15、Generally, students’ inner motivation with high expectations from others ___________ essential to their development.

A．is

B．are

C．was

D．were

16、____ many interruptions, he continued to finish his homework.

A. In case of B. Despite of

C. Regardless of D. On account of

17、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

18、It has been announced that all the students ________ put on masks before going to school in case they are infected with SARS virus.

A. shall B. will C. need D. may

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

A．at her mercy

B．at her command

C．in her defence

D．on her behalf

20、I’ll never forget the day ___ I spent with them .

A．in which

B．on which

C．when

D．that

21、In the _______ of proof, the police could not take action against the man.

A．lack

B．shortage

C．absence

D．failure

22、---Was it under the tree _______ you were away talking to a friend?

--- Sure. But when I get back there, the car was gone.

A. that B. where

C. which D. while

23、Nowadays, Chinese acupuncture has become popular round the world, ______ have other traditional Chinese medicines.

A.so B.as C.which D.like

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

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

25、A travelling mother’s worst nightmare had come true. I ran to the car so fast that the heel of my shoe _______ .

A. broke up B. broke off

C. broke out D. broke away

26、3 Days Chengdu Visa(签证) Free Tour

Places: Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding,Jinsha Site Museum,Thatched Cottage of Dufu, Jinli Street

Best Travel Time:Suitable for the whole year; the best months are April, May, September and October.

Price: From $248

Tour Itinerary(行程)

Day 1 Arrival in Chengdu

Arrive in Chengdu, the destination of your trip. You will be met at the airport and then transferred to the hotel for check-in. Enjoy your own free time for the rest of the day.

Meals: Not included

Accommodation: Chengdu

Day 2 Chengdu

After breakfast, we will drive to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for a half-day close contact with the lovely giant pandas. After that, we will continue to visit Jinsha Site Museum to see the Shang Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty relics.

Details in the Itinerary:

◆At Panda Base, visitors can take photos with small pandas (not included in the entrance ticket, and you need to pay extra expense).

◆You can find more tips on Chengdu Panda Base Tour Tips.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Chengdu

Optional Night Activity: Sichuan Hot Pot (generally 1 hour)

Day 3 Departure from Chengdu

Leave from your hotel in the morning to visit Thatched Cottage of Dufu -the former residence of a famous Tang Dynasty poet. And then, go to Jinli Street to take a leisure walk. After that, we drive to the airport to catch your flight to the next country.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Service Ends

【1】The ad is most probably intended for   .

A.Japanese tourists

B.American tourists

C.Chinese tourists from Hong Kong

D.Chinese tourists from the Mainland

【2】How much will a person pay if taking photos with small pandas is included?

A.$ 248.

B.At least $ 248.

C.Over $ 248

D.No more than $ 248

【3】Where can a visitor learn about some of the Chinese history before the Tang Dynasty?

A.At Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

B.In Thatched Cottage of Dufu.

C.In Jinsha Site Museum.

D.On Jinli Street.

27、   This happened several years ago when I was still quite new in the city. I was doing my grocery shopping one day, and when I wanted to pay for my things, it turned out that I didn't have enough funds on my bank account for the things I’d chosen. It seemed something had been paid from my account that I had forgotten about.

I was so embarrassed and ashamed. There was a queue forming behind me. I became very flustered（慌乱的）and very close to tears. I tried to quickly pick some things out that weren’t so urgent for me to buy. The cashier（收银员）, a patient, elderly man, saw how upset I was and gently said, “Please, don't worry about picking out groceries to leave behind and you can pay me back for the difference another day.” I immediately refused since I didn't know him, but he insisted he would pay for the difference because he also had daughters and sometimes life could be hard. I thanked him greatly while I packed my things. I asked him what his name was so I could bring the money another day. He said, “Just ask for Baba（Father）and everyone calls me that here.”

I came back a few days later with the money, a thank-you card, and some homemade cookies. I asked a young salesman if he'd seen the old man and he immediately told me, “Oh! That must be Baba!” It was clear that he was very familiar with him. I explained what had happened and he nodded. "Yes, that is something he would do. He is a bit of an extra father to all of us working here, too. He isn't working today but I will make sure he gets this."

Thank you, Baba, for looking out for me that day, and for taking good care of your coworkers, too! I think it is people like Baba that make the world beautiful.

【1】What happened to the author as she went shopping?

A.She forgot to bring money with her.

B.She regretted choosing something expensive.

C.She couldn't afford the goods she had picked.

D.She couldn’t remember the password of her account.

【2】What did the author try to do to solve her problem?

A.To make herself calm down.

B.To give up some high-priced things.

C.To remove some items less necessary.

D.To take out all the goods she had chosen.

【3】Which of the following probably can best describe the old cashier?

A.Shy and honest. B.Talented and friendly.

C.Generous and hardworking. D.Kind and warm-hearted.

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

A.Every job is meaningful. B.We need people like “Baba".

C.Giving is a kind of happiness. D.An embarrassing shopping experience.

28、Two European Summer Must “Seas”

When you think of summer, the beach, clear water, sunny skies, and relaxing days are a few things that come to mind, and two of the best places to experience these summer feels are two gorgeous European bodies of water: the Mediterranean Sea and the Adriatic Sea!   These two incredible Seas hold some of my favorite travel memories, and I would revisit each one in a heartbeat!

The Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea can be accessed from various European countries as well as a few North African countries.   And while many think of visiting Ibiza, Malta, or the Greek islands to experience the Mediterranean, my Mediterranean beach days came while visiting the seaside city of Marseille in the South of France! Marseille was a lovely city with easy access to the Sea, also with pretty sandy beaches. The gorgeous crystal clear blue water made it unlike any beach day in America!   Not only were the beaches amazing, but the city of Marseille was adorable and filled with numerous cute shops and seaside restaurants.   And the Mediterranean­style food was delicious!

The Adriatic Sea

The Adriatic Sea is equally as stunning and surely worth a visit! The Croatian coast has numerous beach clubs, some private and some public, that tourists are able to visit and you can experience the beauty of the Adriatic Sea there! Zrce Novalja, a Croatian seaside town I visited, was impressively featured by the rather rocky beach in place of sand.   The rocks were small and smooth, making swimming in the sea and wading in the water just as easy as sandy beaches!   Plus, the locals in Croatia are also extremely friendly, making the experience even more memorable.

【1】The writer's trip to the two seas was full of ________.

A．unbearable hardships

B．various adventures

C．wonderful experiences

D．funny events

【2】From which place did the writer get to the Mediterranean Sea?

A．Ibiza.

B．Malta.

C．The Greek islands.

D．Marseille.

【3】What makes Zrce Novalja so special?

A．Its beach clubs.

B．Its beautiful sea.

C．Its rocky beach.

D．Its friendly locals.

29、Both of my parents worked full­time when I was a little girl，so my grandmother would stay at our house during the day. We would watch game shows in the living room. Our favorite was The Price Is Right. We would call out our answers along with the contestants.

When I got older and started going to school，we couldn’t watch our game shows regularly. That was okay with me，though，because the one thing I liked better than watching game shows with my grandmother was helping her bake cakes. Watching her in the kitchen was amazing：she never seemed to need the recipes（食谱）but everything she made tasted delicious.

At first I would just sit in the kitchen and watch，even though I didn’t understand what she was doing. As I got older，she let me help with the easy parts，such as measuring the sugar. The day she let me separate the eggs，I felt like I had found complete pleasure.

At last，my parents decided that I could take care of myself，and my grandmother stopped coming over every day. The love of baking，however，stayed with me. I started baking by myself，and even if the cookies ended up burnt sometimes，more often they turned out pretty well. I tried out new recipes，and whenever I got to a thorny part，I would call my grandmother for advice. Sometimes I would call her just to talk too. I felt like I could talk to her about anything.

My grandmother passed away ten years ago，but I still think of her every day. Last week，I found a recipe book she made for me. It included her recipes for brownies，cookies，and my favorite，lemon pie. As I looked through the pages，I thought I could hear her voice. She was the one who taught me not just about baking，but about life.

【1】The passage is mainly developed by .

A．analyzing causes

B．making comparisons

C．following the time order

D．examining differences

【2】While helping her grandmother bake，the author .

A．found it interesting

B．turned out to be a troublemaker

C．hoped to make a living by baking

D．regretted missing the game shows

【3】What does the underlined word “thorny” in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?

A．Basic.

B．Common.

C．Special.

D．Difficult.

【4】What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

A．To describe her childhood memories.

B．To show her good baking skills.

C．To remember her grandmother.

D．To talk about her happy family life.

30、   Once in a company, a team of 40 employees from different departments were working together on a project. The team consisted of bright and _______ young members but the problems was that they wouldn't _______ information.

So one day the leader of the project _______ them to take part in an event. In this event there were several fun _______. First the leader showed them into a room full of fun decorations and hundreds of colorful _______ on the floor. In the center of the room was a box full of balloons that had not been _______ yet. Seeing this, everyone was _______ and was guessing wildly what kind of activity it could be. The leader said, “Each of you pick up a balloon and blow it up. Then write your _______ on it.”

After everyone did as told, they were asked to _______ their balloons inside the room and ________ quickly. Minutes later, the team were asked to come back into the room and were ________ that they had to find the balloon they ________ with their own name on it among hundreds of balloons scattered there. The leader told them the first three to ________ the balloon with their own name will be the ________. And they were not allowed to pop (弄破) any balloon.

________ everyone tried their best to find their balloon, but ________ after twenty minutes, not a single person ________ to find their balloon. The leader came and told them that this round was ________ and everyone should go for the next round.

For the next round, the leader told them that, if any team member found any balloon with names on it, then ________it to the person whose name was on it. Everyone did so and within a couple of minutes, ________ member of the team had their own balloon with their own name on it.

【1】A.pessimistic B.passive C.selfless D.enthusiastic

【2】A.analyze B.share C.collect D.seek

【3】A.invited B.allowed C.forced D.expected

【4】A.courses B.parties C.activities D.requirements

【5】A.boxes B.balloons C.pens D.toys

【6】A.picked up B.hung up C.hold up D.blown up

【7】A.satisfied B.shocked C.excited D.embarrassed

【8】A.answer B.wish C.prediction D.name

【9】A.leave B.fly C.exchange D.burst

【10】A.enter B.hide C.exit D.escape

【11】A.warned B.told C.convinced D.reminded

【12】A.left behind B.taken away C.picked out D.put away

【13】A.follow B.decorate C.color D.find

【14】A.candidates B.leaders C.winners D.survivors

【15】A.Carefully B.Happily C.Curiously D.Nervously

【16】A.still B.just C.only D.even

【17】A.tried B.managed C.offered D.failed

【18】A.replaced B.held C.finished D.changed

【19】A.sold B.gave C.threw D.lent

【20】A.every B.one C.another D.no

31、   It has been five years. No one's quite sure how Sasha, the 6-year-old black cat, _____ it from Portland to New Mexico after five years. But apparently it isn't uncommon for cats — who are known for their _____ character-to go hitchhiking（搭便车）.

"It's like he never left. He's so _____ " said its owner Usov. "I guess he was on a great American _____”

When Sasha disappeared in 2014, Usov thought the cat might have _____ wolves. But not every cat that disappears _____ a bad end. "It's very common for a cat to _____ on a train or the back of a truck, but for a cat to travel 1, 200 miles and then go back to its owner？That _____ happens."

Sasha's fur was matted（乱成一团的）when he was found _____ the streets by workers of the Santa Fe Animal Shelter this month. They set out to find his owner. "Sasha didn't miss a meal, " Kirdar, a worker at the shelter, said.

The shelter reunites families with their _____ pets every day, _____ this is the first time Kirdar has done an in-person delivery. Sasha's _____ would not have been possible had he not been microchipped（植入微芯片的）. "The microchip is the best form of _____ "said Kirdar. However, just getting your pet microchipped isn't enough. It's important to _____ the microchip's producer if there is a _____ in your contact information.

【1】A.hated B.made C.received D.learnt

【2】A.complex B.popular C.independent D.weak

【3】A.happy B.annoying C.pitiful D.helpful

【4】A.adventure B.farm C.island D.holiday

【5】A.teamed with B.fallen victim to C.made friends with D.fought against

【6】A.brings B.demands C.meets D.expects

【7】A.bite B.live C.sleep D.jump

【8】A.actually B.rarely C.normally D.hopefully

【9】A.clearing B.blocking C.wandering D.checking

【10】A.thrilled B.unlucky C.missing D.crazy

【11】A.and B.but C.because D.though

【12】A.return B.illness C.disappearance D.movement

【13】A.technology B.civilization C.identification D.explanation

【14】A.download B.record C.copy D.update

【15】A.fact B.number C.name D.change

32、   Fee was asleep inside his tent last summer when a series of screams awoke him. _________ on his shoes and seizing a lantern his wife had handed him, he rushed out to investigate. _________the darkness, Fee could make out a neighboring tent. There, _________was a wolf, dragging something in his teeth. It was a (an) _________.

_________ earlier, Elisa and Matt, from New Jersey, were _________ with their two young children when the wolf tore into their _________. It was like something out of a horror movie. For three minutes, Matt threw his body in front of Elisa and the boys and _________ the wolf. At one point, Matt got the better of the wolf, pinning it to the ground. But the fierce wolf _________ its sharp teeth deep into Matt's arm, set its __________ legs and began tugging Matt outside while Elisa was pulling on the wolf's legs __________ to get him back.

It was then that Fee entered the __________. He ran at the beast, kicking it in the hip(屁股). The wolf __________ Matt and emerged(出现) from the tent. So __________ was the wolf that Fee felt like he had hit someone that was beyond his weight class.

Before the wolf could turn its __________ on Fee, Matt, whose arms were bleeding, __________ out of the tent to resume (恢复)the battle. The two men __________ threw rocks and anything else they could get at the wolf and eventually forced it back. Elisa called a (an) __________ and Matt was taken to a local hospital.

Matt has fully recovered. As for Fee, he __________ later, "The moment the wolf locked eyes with me, I immediately regretted __________ it."

A．Relying

B．Throwing

C．Focusing

D．Deciding

A．Due to

B．But for

C．In spite of

D．Ahead of

A．backing out

B．looking on

C．going up

D．squeezing in

A．woman

B．man

C．boy

D．girl

A．Years

B．Days

C．Hours

D．Moments

A．exposed

B．hidden

C．asleep

D．awake

A．tent

B．field

C．scene

D．site

A．finished

B．fought

C．appreciated

D．amused

A．transformed

B．poured

C．sank

D．guided

A．flexible

B．delicate

C．admirable

D．powerful

A．volunteering

B．refusing

C．failing

D．attempting

A．picture

B．pattern

C．phenomenon

D．ceremony

A．abused

B．dropped

C．consumed

D．teased

A．awkward

B．fragile

C．mild

D．large

A．anxiety

B．stress

C．anger

D．sorrow

A．flew

B．walked

C．rolled

D．slid

A．unconsciously

B．constantly

C．permanently

D．temporarily

A．ambulance

B．doctor

C．officer

D．colleague

A．stressed

B．erupted

C．guaranteed

D．joked

A．treating

B．accusing

C．kicking

D．opposing

33、   All of us in Monte Vista Christian School know we’ll one day have graduation photos for the yearbook taken. As the time ________, the girls start to have a ________ about what they’ll wear and where to take the photos, while the boys ________ hardly talk about it. As for me, I ________ for my photos to be taken by the sea.

When I arrived there, I met my photographer, Annie. She asked me to make some poses and I ________ her advice. After that, I asked if she could make me look ________ by taking photos in a different way, ________ I’m less than 1.6 meters tall. To my ________ she responded, “I will make no ________ to make you look like someone you’re not. You look good in your own way.” She ________ that she wouldn’t try to edit the photos either.

I was shocked by what she said. Girls always ________ to look perfect by using different visual angles. When you go to a photo studio, photographers always try to hide your ________ by telling you to stand in a certain way. And picture editors can easily ________ your look by making you appear any you want to. ________, that’s not the case here. Seeing I was ________, Annie explained: “Everyone has his uniqueness. You need to ________ your own beauty. You cannot live in a world of ________ photos.”

It was the first time that I had met a photographer who doesn’t ________ photos at all. After the shoot, I saw the photos — they are ________ special and natural. But what’s even more special are Annie’s ________, which will always stay in my heart.

【1】A. flows B. ends C. approaches D. develops

【2】A. request B. discussion C. reason D. complaint

【3】A. by comparison B. in addition C. by accident D. in advance

【4】A. accounted B. arranged C. searched D. applied

【5】A. considered B. declined C. consulted D. followed

【6】A. prettier B. taller C. thinner D. stronger

【7】A. unless B. though C. while D. since

【8】A. astonishment B. delight C. relief D. satisfaction

【9】A. promise B. choice C. attempt D. decision

【10】A. admitted B. swore C. explained D. added

【11】A. desire B. manage C. pretend D. pay

【12】A. preferences B. imperfections C. personalities D. advantages

【13】A. change B. recover C. expose D. recognize

【14】A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. However D. Anyway

【15】A. annoyed B. embarrassed C. discouraged D. confused

【16】A. share B. describe C. admire D. advocate

【17】A. artificial B. colorful C. vivid D. popular

【18】A. exhibit B. organize C. cut D. polish

【19】A. causally B. truly C. partially D. roughly

【20】A. attitudes B. actions C. words D. skills

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

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.

35、Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the proper form of the words or expressions given in the frame. Each one can only be used once.

Why your Password May Not Be As Safe As It Seems?  Does “qaz2ws” strike you as a nice safe password? What about “adgjmptw”? An analysis has found them to be among the passwords that are most 【1】 used, which of course means they are not secure at all.

When ten million passwords were leaked on to the internet，they appeared to 【2】that attempts by internet security experts to make us improve our password strength had been successful, even if, in the specific case of the leaked passwords, they are also completely pointless.

While many of the passwords were still single words, such as “password”，there was also a clear attempt by many to make them harder to【3】. The problem was that people seemed to do so in the same way.

“Users are becoming slightly more 【4】what makes a password strong,” explained WP Engine, an internet company that performed the analysis. “For instance, adding a number or two at the end of a text phrase. That makes it better, right?”

But 【5】no. They found that almost half a million passwords did this and in 20 percent of those all people did was put the number “1” at the end.

Perhaps this is why some companies are now trying to move gradually beyond passwords. Yahoo! is giving users the option to 【6】 their mobile phone with an account, having a single use passwords texted to it each time they want to log on.

Although the serviced is voluntary, Dylan Casey an executive at Yahoo!，said that it was “the first step to【7】passwords”. He said it was a(n)【8】that it was increasingly hard for people to remember all the passwords they had. “I don’t think we, as an industry, have done a good enough job of putting ourselves in the shoes of the people using our products,” he said.

It would certainly be a more sensible strategy than same people’s improving upon “password” by using “password” or，“tran5p053d numb3r5 f0r 133tr3r5”.

“We are, for the most part，predictably【9】when it comes to choosing passwords, despite a decade of warnings from password strength checkers during sign-ups” said WP Engine. “We love taking a(n) 【10】, and so do password crackers.

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.

Driving an electric car 【1】 to the protection of environment, or so the marketing departments of their makers would have you believe. Yet a report which analyzes car emissions presents a rather different picture. A battery-powered car recharged with 【2】 generated by coal-fired power stations, it found, is likely to be more harmful. It could cause more than three times as many deaths from pollution as a 【3】 petrol-driven vehicle.

The study was carried out by the University of Minnesota. The researchers estimated how levels of fine particulate matter (细颗粒物) and ground-level ozone — two important 【4】 of air pollution — would change when a car is powered by different ways.

It was no surprise that electric cars whose batteries were recharged with power from wind, solar or hydro-electric sources came out to be virtually free from harmful 【5】. They were estimated to cause 231 deaths over the course of a year, compared with 878 for petrol cars. Electric cars recharged with power from natural gas-fired stations were also a lot less harmful than petrol-driven ones, with 439 deaths. But if those same electric cars were recharged 【6】 by coal, they would be responsible for over 3,000 deaths.

Biofuels also caused more health problems than petrol. But diesel, which often  【7】 concern about pollution, is slightly cleaner than petrol. This is because the study assumes for all cars that emission-control technologies will be more widely used, especially particulate filters which have a remarkable effect on cleaning diesel 【8】. Diesel cars are also more 【9】 of fuel than petrol-driven ones.

Overall, the study shows that electric cars are cleaner than those traditional vehicles only if the power used to charge then is also clean. That is hardly a surprise, but the 【10】 of the difference is. How green electric cars really are, then, will depend mainly on where they are driven. In France, which obtains more than half of its power from nuclear station, electric cars look like a good bet. In China and some other developing countries, where a large amount of electricity is produced from coal, they may not be so environment- friendly as they are marketed.

37、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.

38、假定你是学生会主席李华，你校要举办首届英语艺术节（English Art Festival），请你用英语给师生写一封信，刊登在校报英文版上。信的内容主要包括：

1．举办时间和地点；2．内容；3．举办英语节的意义。

注意：1. 词数 100 左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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39、假定你是李华，下周你校将举办“垃圾分类”宣讲会。请你写一封邮件，邀请你的英国朋友David参加。内容包括：1.时间及地点；2.活动内容；3.欢迎他分享有关垃圾分类的经验。

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：垃圾分类 garbage sorting；宣讲会 a teach-in

Dear David,

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Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua

40、假定你是李华，正在美国学习英语。你希望参加学校俱乐部下周要举行的才艺展示秀。

请根据下面的要点提示，给俱乐部主席 Henry写一电子邮件。内容包括：

1. 写信目的; 2. 你的特长；3. 期待回复。

注意:1. 词数100左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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

Steve was the most amazing person in all of Minneapolis, and he was my cousin. By the age of 19, Steve was a star baseball player at the University of Minnesota. I wanted to be exactly like him. So when Steve asked me to go with him on a spring fishing trip in northern Minnesota, I was excited!

After planning the trip, we gathered clothes and supplies, and began our great adventure. We reached the Superior National Forest in northern Minnesota by early evening. On our way to the campsite, Steve pointed to a small house faraway in one of the mountains, saying that it was the ranger station (护林站) where the forester worked.

Finally, after a long walk, we reached the campsite and set up the camp as the sun was setting. Steve knew all the tricks of an experienced wilderness camper. After we gathered enough wood from the forest, he started the campfire using only stone and steel — no matches. For supper we feasted on freeze — dried beef, wild rice and pea soup. I ate greedily after all that work.

Tired enough, we climbed into our sleeping bags early and talked about our plans for fishing the next day. We were still talking quietly when a sudden north wind picked up；the temperature dropped and it began to snow. Steve found a way to increase the temperature inside the tent. He dragged a log from the forest to the opposite side of the campfire. Then he wrapped aluminum foil (铝箔) around the log. The heat from the fire reflected off the foil and into the tent. Soon images of lake fish were filling my dreams.

The snow had stopped, but sometime later a powerful wind must have kicked up the flames of our dying fire. I was suddenly awakened by Steve. Our tent was on fire. Frightened, I ran out of the tent immediately. The tent collapsed 倒塌) with Steve inside. Without any thought of endangering myself, I reached into the burning tent and pulled him to the icy lake. Fortunately, we were not seriously hurt.

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Later, as we stood by the burning tent to keep warm, we considered our difficult situation.

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Suddenly, we heard a noise in the forest.

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