双鸭山2025学年度第二学期期末教学质量检测高三英语

1、______of all the staff,I would like to wish you a happy retirement.

A.In honour B.In place C.On behalf D.On account

2、Lydia really regrets____ out of high school. She has really had to struggle to make a living because of that decision.

A.drop B.to drop C.dropping D.dropped

3、—Will you join us in the discussion?

—Well, I won’t join you unless Wang Lin  ________  too.

A. will be asked  B. is asked

C. asked    D. be asked

4、The newly-elected president officially a plan to break through the trade barrier.

A.laid off B.laid down C.laid out D.laid aside

5、His remarks ________ me in my opinion that he was a very considerate boy.

A.concerned B.contacted

C.confirmed D.considered

6、Having finished her own painting, Mary went on   others in the art class.

A. helping B. to help

C. with help   D. having helped

7、We got to the top of a mountain _________ we can see the whole city.

A. at where B. from there

C. from where D. there

8、Compared with those brought up in harmonious families, children repeatedly exposed to violence are more likely to be ________ when they grow up.

A. available B. aggressive C. admirable D. attractive

9、The companies are working together to create _________ they hope will be the best means of transport in the 21st century.

A．which

B．that

C．one

D．what

10、Look！Every player in our team is doing their best.It seems________our team is going to win.

A．even if B．if only

C．as if   D．only if

11、Friendship is like money, easier made than ______.

A. being kept B. to be kept

C. keeping D. kept

12、—Has ISIS, the most shameful terrorist group, already been wiped off the earth?

—I guess not, but I think it ought to ______ .

A.be done B.have been C./ D.have

13、I don’t want _______as this.

A.as an expensive car B.as a car expensive

C.as expensive a car D.how expensive a car

14、He bought a CD card _______ a flower in the super market.

A.but B.except C.except for D.as well as

15、Jane can’t attend the meeting at 3 o’clock this afternoon because she _________ a class at that time.

A．have taught

B．will teach

C．will be teaching

D．is teaching

16、It is reported that the police will soon ________ the case of the two missing children.

A.look into B.long for C.mirror D.leave behind

17、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

18、---Do you know if Terry will go camping this weekend?

---Terry? Never! she _____ tents and fresh air!

A. has hated B. hated

C. will have D. hates

19、A woman had a ________ escape yesterday when her car left the road.

A. necessary B. narrow

C. nervous D. neat

20、The red umbrella is among the black ones.

A．distinct

B．delicate

C．diverse

D．desperate

21、________ that the small village ________ him. He knows almost everything about it.

A．There is no doubt; is familiar with

B．There is no doubt; is familiar to

C．It is no doubt; is familiar with

D．It is no doubt; is familiar to

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

A. In case of B. Despite of

C. Regardless of D. On account of

23、Snaking through the deserts, the Nile would flood almost _____ each year in June.

A.normally B.variably C.invariably D.increasingly

24、I have no idea____________ the book is __________ to your English study.

A. whether ;  of great value B. if  ; of great value

C. that  ; so value D. how ; very valuable

25、________and excited, the doctors from all over the country took part in the battle against novel coronavirus.

A．Being honored

B．Honoring

C．Honored

D．To be honoring

26、New research has found that people with mild cognitive impairment (认知损坏) may not necessarily develop dementia (痴呆) and, in fact, having higher education and advanced language skills more than doubles their chances of returning to normal.

The study, led by researchers at the University of Waterloo, may reassure those with mild cognitive impairment as it contradicts a common assumption that the condition is simply an early stage of dementia. People with mild cognitive impairment show signs of cognitive decline, but not enough to prevent them from performing typical daily tasks. They have been considered at higher risk of progressing to the more severe cognitive decline seen in dementia.

“Possessing high cognitive reserve, based on education, high academic grades, and written language skills, may predict what happens years after someone receives a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment,” said Suzanne Tyas, a professor in the School of Public Health Sciences at Waterloo and lead author. “Even after considering age, genetics and established risk factors for dementia, we found that higher levels of education more than doubled the chances that people with mild cognitive impairment would return to normal cognition instead of progressing to dementia.”

The study’s findings have meanings for treatment and research in people with mild cognitive impairment.

“If individuals with higher cognitive reserve are more likely to improve even without treatment, then this needs to be taken into consideration when recruiting participants for clinical trials of prospective treatments and when interpreting the results of these trials,” Tyas said, adding there’s no cure for most causes of dementia, so prevention is key.

【1】About mild cognitive impairment, which is consistent with the study?

A．It surely results in dementia.

B．It is an early stage of dementia.

C．It will stop people's daily action.

D．It doesn’t surely lead to dementia.

【2】How is one’s cognitive reserve assessed?

A．Through personal income.

B．Through social frequency.

C．Through his education.

D．Through personal relationship.

【3】What is the most significant to do with dementia?

A．Early prevention.

B．Medical care.

C．Proper cure.

D．Specific medicine.

【4】What is the main idea of the text?

A．People with cognitive impairment show cognitive decline.

B．Age and genetics are established risk factors for dementia.

C．A study focuses on the consequence of cognitive impairment.

D．Higher education and language skills may help stop dementia.

27、   Something I enjoy doing most in my leisure time is going to the cinema to watch a great film. It's two hours of relaxation and escapism from real life. But when I kick back in my seat to enjoy the film and tuck into (大口吃) my box of popcorn, I'm often irritated by seeing someone next to me texting on their mobile phone or worse still, talking to someone.

It's no surprise that a proposal by a US cinema chain to let people use their phones during some film screenings was met with such anger, that the company had to withdraw the idea. People said it was the worst idea ever! Surely, going to watch the latest film is just that — watching not multi-screening. And if you're out with a friend it seems very antisocial or just rude. I certainly get distracted (分心的) by the click-click on someone's mobile keyboard as they text and the glow of the bright small phone screen — why aren't they concentrating on the big screen?

But with the availability of streaming films at home and cheap DVDs, cinemas are struggling to keep their customers. Some places now offer comfortable seats with free snacks and drinks so maybe trying to attract a younger audience by allowing the use of mobile phones is the way forward. A survey in 2012found that a majority of 18-to-34-year-olds believed using social media while watching a movie would add to their experience.

However, not every young person wants to multi-task at the movies. Many of us still get annoyed by the theatre staff who appear not to do anything about it. Of course, we could ask the offenders to turn their phones off but as Adam Aron, head of AMC Entertainment, said in Variety magazine, "when you tell a 22-year-old to turn off the phone, don't ruin the movie, they hear ‘please cut off your left arm above the elbow’ " Clearly this is not what I would like to see but if you want to use your mobile phone in the cinema that I'm at, please don't sit next to me! What do you think is the right thing to do?

【1】The underlined word "irritated" in Paragraph 1 means ______ .

A.annoyed B.depressed

C.terrified D.embarrassed

【2】Which of the following is True of the US cinema chain's original advice? ______

A.They forbade people to use the phone.

B.The advice was carried out smoothly.

C.The advice was very popular with people.

D.They permitted people to use the phone.

【3】What can we infer from Paragraph 3? ______

A.People prefer to watch films and DVD at home.

B.The cinema needn't worry about their customers.

C.Young people use their social media frequently.

D.Sending messages is the best experience for young people.

【4】What is the author's attitude towards multi-task at the movies? ______

A.Sympathy. B.Disapproval.

C.Enthusiasm. D.Encouragement.

28、   US student Vanessa Tahay stands out from the other teenagers in her school. Her skin is dark, her accent is thick, and if you ask her, she will tell you these are the things she is proudest of. Tahay is a poet, and at 18 she was considered among the best in Los Angeles.

When she is on the stage, audiences often go silent. They also laugh, shout and cry. But this doesn't come easily for someone who comes from a village that sits at the base of a huge mountain range in Central America. When she first appeared at school, she was teased by others for being short and different. She never spoke, so they called her “mouse”.

“How do I defend myself?” Tahay thought. “I don't know how.”

“Keep going,” her mother would tell her. “At some point, you'll learn.”

She spent hours after school and on weekends watching the same DVDs: English without Barriers.

Tahay's elder brother, Elmer, persuaded her to go to the after-school poetry club. In the last six years, her English teacher Laurie Kurnick has turned Cleveland Charter High School's poetry program into one of the most respected in the city. Her team draws from the likes of D.H. Laurence, Pat Mora and Kendrick Lamar to create poems about their own lives. The poems focus on many things —some funny, some painful.

The first time Tahay read the group's poems, chills went up her spine (脊柱). “I wish I could write like that,” she thought. “I want to say something.”

She wrote her first poem about her first year in America. She called it Invisible. The day her turn came to recite in front of the team, she broke down crying. She cried for 15 minutes. “I had so much held in,” Tahay said. “I couldn't even finish it.”

But she kept at it despite her less-than-perfect grammar, spelling and diction (措辞). Still, she wouldn't tell her friends about her poetry because she worried they would make fun of her.

But with time, her poems changed her. “They gave me pride,” Tahay said. “They told me that I'm worth something.”

“She had this innocence,” Kurnick said. “This willingness to be genuine and show you things you don't ever see.”

【1】What did Tahay's mother suggest she do when she was teased by others?

A.Fight with them bravely. B.Report them to her teachers.

C.Try hard to make friends with them. D.Ignore them and keep going.

【2】What are the themes of Tahay and her team's poems?

A.Funny and painful stories about their lives. B.Their appreciation of natural beauty.

C.Their expectations of a better future.    D.Their admiration for the great poets.

【3】How did Tahay benefit from writing poems?

A.She became the first student poet in the city.

B.She won many national poetry competitions.

C.She felt more confident about herself.

D.She improved her grammar and spelling greatly.

29、   Zhou Zhaoyan is just 6 years of age, but she has touched the hearts of Internet users worldwide, many of whom are still living amid COVID-19 restrictions.

Since her parents started to post her performances on video—sharing platform YouTube in early March, her account Miumiu Guitargirl has attracted more than 157,000 fans.

The video of her singing Fly Me to the Moon, written by Bart Howard, while playing guitar received over 5 million hits on the platform. In her version of the classic song, Hotel California, by the Eagles, she is seen singing, playing guitar, electric guitar, bass, drums and maracas. With over 1.8 million hits, it’s been described by viewers as the “cutest version” of the song. Followers send best wishes online to the “talented angel”.

Some singers, bands and celebrities from home and abroad also reposted her videos on their social media. The American instrumental guitarist Nei ZaZa reposted the girl’s cover of his guitar music I’m Alright on the Facebook, and commented: “6 years old! They get younger and younger!”

The girl has covered both Chinese and English songs. The most difficult is I Wish You Love, which was sung by bossa nova singer Lisa Ono. It took about three weeks to master the guitar—playing and singing, her father says, adding that as many people like the girl’s music, she’s more confident about herself and wants to learn more.

“I’m glad that many people like my music. I know some of them will watch it over and over. I feel very warm-hearted,” says Zhaoyan from Nanjing, Jiansu Province, who learned guitar from the age of 3 from her father, a guitar teacher.

In late February, her parents started to post short videos of her playing guitar on the Chinese video—sharing platform Bilibili. At that particular time, Zhaoyan was practicing guitar about five hours a day, as the family were confined to their home due to the pandemic.

【1】What has made Zhaoyan popular worldwide?

A.Her covers of the classic songs. B.Her musical talent shows online.

C.Her skills in playing the guitar. D.Her efforts to help COVID-19 patients.

【2】What did Nei ZaZa thinks of the girl’s cover of his music?

A.It was great for so young a girl. B.She still had a long way to go.

C.She did better than he himself. D.She has potential to be a super star.

【3】How does Zhou feel about her own popularity?

A.Unexpected. B.Indifferent.

C.Encouraged. D.Overjoyed.

30、   It is a touching story which won’t be forgotten. An old gentleman reached the hospital at 9:00 am. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment at 10：00.

The nurse had him take a _______in the waiting area，______him it would be at least 35 minutes ______someone would be able to see him. I saw him _____his watch and decided，since I was_______busy — my patient didn't _______at the appointed hour，I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound，I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment.

The gentleman said no and told me that he _______ to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his_______. He told me that she had been ______ for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be ______if he was a bit late. He replied that she _______knew who he was，that she had not been able to _____him for five years now. I was ______，and asked him，"And you ______go every morning，even though she doesn't know who you are?"

He smiled and said，"She doesn't know me，but I know who she is. " I had to hold back______as he left.

Now I_______that in marriages，true love is _______ of all that is. The happiest people don't _______have the best of everything；they just ________the best of everything they have. _____ isn't about how to live through the storm，but how to dance in the rain. I love the story and recommend it to you. Thank you for your time. Please spread the story to people around you if you are fond of it.

【1】A.seat B.test C.breath D.break

【2】A.persuading B.telling C.declaring D.promising

【3】A.if B.before C.since D.after

【4】A.taking off B.fixing C.winding D.looking at

【5】A.not B.also C.seldom D.very

【6】A.show off B.turn up C.come on D.go away

【7】A.forgot B.needed C.agreed D.happened

【8】A.daughter B.wife C.mother D.sister

【9】A.late B.well C.there D.around

【10】A.lonely B.worried C.scared D.hungry

【11】A.so far B.neither C.already D.no longer

【12】A.answer B.recognize C.believe D.envy

【13】A.moved B.disappointed C.surprised D.satisfied

【14】A.only B.then C.thus D.still

【15】A.tears B.curiosity C.encouragement D.judgment

【16】A.realize B.suggest C.hope D.prove

【17】A.agreement B.expression C.acceptance D.exhibition

【18】A.necessarily B.completely C.naturally D.frequently

【19】A.learn B.try C.favor D.make

【20】A.Disease B.Life C.Trust D.Dignity

31、   Being brave enough, girls are free to explore in their learning and life. That exploration leads to the ___________of their talents, passions and drawbacks. On Saturday night we saw one of our students act so bravely that it took my ________ away.

One of the lead characters of our show, Blue Stockings, was played by a science teacher, Ben Walker._________ , Ben broke his nose very badly playing football on Saturday and consequently couldn’t ________. Ella Jones, a Year I student and part of the cast, who ________ to rest on Saturday, was ________ to play Ben’s role.

Think about this. She had three hours’ ________, playing a role of a man she had never played before, in front of a/an ________ audience, and if she couldn’t ________, she would reduce the impact of the whole play. Not the end of the world, but it would be disappointing for all _________

Ella could have run, but she ________ to the challenge. She said, “I was astonished; However, I ________ the show must go on and I wanted to ________. I wasn’t scared ________ I arrived at the theatre and realized how much there was to ________. It wasn’t just about lines, but it was the stagecraft(舞台表演技巧). I was ________ about the other actors because I know how ________ it is to perform a role with someone who isn’t as invested, especially if it is an emotional scene.”

Asked how the show ________, Ella said, “It was amazing, and the audience seemed to love the male character I played for the first time.” She added, “Being scared doesn’t mean you can’t be ________. Anyway, I ________.”

【1】A.growth B.change C.discovery D.control

【2】A.pain B.faith C.breath D.feel

【3】A.Secretly B.Hopefully C.Unsurprisingly D.Unfortunately

【4】A.coach B.perform C.survive D.retire

【5】A.refused. B.decided C.happened D.promised

【6】A.asked B.forced C.trained D.reminded

【7】A.wait B.presentation C.training D.judgment

【8】A.cheering B.paying C.standing D.astonishing

【9】A.take it away B.look it up C.make it out D.carry it off

【10】A.watching B.regarding C.concerned D.referred

【11】A.faced B.met C.arose D.rose

【12】A.suspected B.questioned C.figured D.proposed

【13】A.win B.help C.desire D.quit

【14】A.until B.unless C.so that D.the moment

【15】A.put away B.hand in C.work out D.take over

【16】A.doubtful B.confident C.curious D.worried

【17】A.easy B.tough C.embarrassing D.interesting

【18】A.sounded B.improved C.started D.went

【19】A.brave B.proud C.calm D.shy

【20】A.got it B.saw it C.made it D.did it

32、Gone are the days when big businesses were looked upon by environmentalists as enemies in the fight against global warming.

Just two weeks after U. S. President Donald Trump pulled his country out of the Paris Climate Agreement, more than 900 American firms put their _______to a “We Are Still In” open letter to the United Nations. Together, they promise to help reduce America’s carbon emissions by 26 percent by 2025, _______the Paris Climate Agreement.

_______, big businesses have been taking climate change seriously for years now. Alongside energy-efficiency measures, the strongest evidence of their _______has been the number of new wind and solar projects that they have been helping to build around the world. IT firms such as Amazon and Google have been using clean energy to power their servers (服务器). Some environmentalists now believe that big businesses could become strong _______behind the worldwide spread of renewable energy. “There used to be little action,” says Marty Spitzer of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), “Now, I see fundamental _______being made.”

More recently, this enthusiasm for environmental protection has _______from corporate headquarters to branches and suppliers, and from developed countries to emerging markets. Take Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, for example. In March 2016, it said that it would require its own operations and those along its _______chain to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by one billion tons by 2030. This is _______to taking 211 million passenger cars off America’s roads for a year. The announcement was ________by the WWF and other conservation organizations, which are helping Walmart’s suppliers work towards this goal. Apple, maker of the iPhone, has said that seven of its biggest global manufacturers have promised to power their Apple-related ________with renewable energy by the end of this year.

According to the WWF, in the United States alone, nearly two dozen of the biggest firms have committed themselves to becoming 100 percent renewable in the near future. Hervé Touati of the Rocky Mountain Institute, a clean-energy research firm, explains the ________behind this trend. Going green improves the companies’ public image and helps attract customers, staff and investors.

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s biggest brewer (啤酒公司), has lots of young people among its many ________. Many of them take environmental issues seriously. Electricity, used ________in the brewing process, amounts to a tenth of its total costs. Last year, the company set out to increase the role of renewables in generating ________to 100 percent by 2025. “My generation often takes energy and clean air for granted,” said Tony Milikin, the firm’s chief sustainability officer. “The generation coming up now looks at it totally differently.”

【1】

A．posters

B．innovations

C．names

D．donations

【2】

A．for fear of

B．by means of

C．in line with

D．on account of

【3】

A．In fact

B．On average

C．By contrast

D．In addition

【4】

A．assessment

B．commitment

C．argument

D．attachment

【5】

A．predictors

B．features

C．cases

D．forces

【6】

A．changes

B．profits

C．mistakes

D．differences

【7】

A．transferred

B．ranged

C．processed

D．extended

【8】

A．food

B．store

C．supply

D．data

【9】

A．opposite

B．equivalent

C．accustomed

D．second

【10】

A．criticized

B．issued

C．welcomed

D．underlined

【11】

A．content

B．accounts

C．activities

D．production

【12】

A．inspirations

B．motivations

C．destinations

D．functions

【13】

A．manufacturers

B．investors

C．customers

D．administrators

【14】

A．considerably

B．skillfully

C．economically

D．occasionally

【15】

A．heat

B．wind

C．water

D．power

33、   I visited my mom in New York City—her job had taken her there for a year. Because of my birthday she had me fly there to spend a long weekend with her. No _________ with my mom would be complete without her _________ me to clothes shops. So it was no great _________ to find myself in a department store outside a _________ room.

At that time, a woman came out with a red sleeveless evening gown. She was a completely _________ woman, neither fat nor thin, who looked slightly _________ at the end of a long day.

As most women _________ to do, despite the fact that we were _________, I gave my opinion on the dress as she asked. The dress fitted her well and _________ her a nice shape, but she was worrying it showed too much of her upper arms. I __________ her that it was a comfortable formal dress __________ she looked wonderful on it. Just then her daughter and husband came. When they saw her, their eyes __________ with joy and her young daughter said she looked like a __________, completely overjoyed by how beautiful her mother was. However, she still wasn’t quite __________ it suited her. I asked her to look at her family __________ and asked if she could see how beautiful they thought she was. When she finally saw her daughter so excited and that her husband was __________ her, tears came to her eyes.

She gave me a __________ hug and whispered “Thank you” a few times before releasing me to go to hug her family and graciously __________ their compliments. She finally paid for the dress and they happily walked __________. I stood there lost in thought — One's genuine and good __________ can really make a difference.

A．party

B．way

C．trip

D．agreement

A．dragging

B．forcing

C．showing

D．taking

A．surprise

B．chance

C．choice

D．concern

A．resting

B．dining

C．dressing

D．working

A．graceful

B．wicked

C．single

D．normal

A．excited

B．tired

C．bored

D．depressed

A．wait

B．manage

C．tend

D．prepare

A．strangers

B．friends

C．partners

D．relatives

A．sent

B．throw

C．cut

D．gave

A．guided

B．warned

C．assured

D．encouraged

A．or

B．and

C．so

D．but

A．lit up

B．shut up

C．reflected on

D．spread on

A．lady

B．master

C．teacher

D．princess

A．asked

B．convinced

C．doubted

D．told

A．closely

B．bitterly

C．quietly

D．generally

A．persuading

B．urging

C．disturbing

D．appreciating

A．slow

B．tight

C．light

D．usual

A．keep

B．return

C．ignore

D．accept

A．up

B．away

C．forward

D．down

A．advice

B．gesture

C．figure

D．manner

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.

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.

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

The Internet E-commerce and globalization are making a new economic age possible. In the future, capitalist markets will largely be replaced by a new kind of economic system based on 【1】 relationships, contractual arrangements and access rights.

Has the quality of our lives at work, at home and in our communities increased in direct proportion to all the new Internet and business-to-business Internet services being introduced into our lives? I have asked this question of hundreds of CEOs and corporate executives in Europe and the United States. Surprisingly, virtually everyone has said, “No, quiet 【2】.” They say they are working longer hours, feel more stressed, are more impatient, and are even less civil in their dealings with colleagues and friends-not to mention strangers. And what’s more revealing, they place much of the blame on the very same technologies they are so 【3】 supporting.

The technological leader promised us that access would make life more convenient. Instead, the very technological wonders that were supposed to 【4】 us have begun to enslave us in a web of connections from which there seems to be no easy 【5】.

If an earlier generation was preoccupied with the quest to enclose a vast 【6】 land, the .com generation, it seems, is more caught up in the colonization of time. Every spare moment of our time is being filled with some form of commercial connection, making time itself the 【7】 of all resources.

And while we have created every kind of labor-and time-saving device to service our needs, we are beginning to feel like we have less time available to us than any other humans in history. Maybe we need to ask what kinds of connections really 【8】 in the e-economy age. If this new technology 【9】 is only about super efficiency, then we risk losing something even precious than time-our sense of what it means to be a(n) 【10】 human being.

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.

Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings.

The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression, which can be 【1】 back to 500 years ago. The expression is used to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle.

Being in “deep water” is almost the same as being in “hot water”. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult 【2】. Imagine a person who cannot swim being thrown in water over his head. You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve. The problem is too deep. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest in stocks in complete 【3】 of the stock market.

"Water over the dam" is another expression about a past event. It is something that cannot be 【4】. The expression comes from the idea that water that has 【5】 a dam cannot be brought back again. When a friend is 【6】 by a mistake she has made, you might tell her to forget about it. You say it is water over the dam.

Another common expression, "to hold water," is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about. It probably comes from the way of testing the 【7】 of a container. If it can hold water, it is strong and has no holes in it. If your 【8】 can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes. If it does not hold water, then it is weak and can not be 【9】.

"Throwing cold water" also is an expression that deals with an idea or 【10】. For example, you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems. But you wife "throws cold water" on the idea, because she says a new car costs too much

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

A

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

B

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

C

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

38、Direction: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main file of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

The Queen’s speech was once a highlight of Christmas Day. However, according to a mathematical analysis of the festive messages, the speech is now one of the most repetitive and predictable television events. Of the 42,000 words the Queen has used, only 3,991 are distinct words which have never been repeated.

“Since she came to the throne (王位) in 1952, the Queen has given 63 Christmas broadcasts, only failing to appear once in 1969 when she issued a written message,” said Hannah Fry, a mathematician at University College London. “She could have said a lot in that time, but if you analyze the text, she has actually said very little and often repeated herself.”

Fry and his UCL colleague Thomas Léron Evans analyzed the speeches in the hope of “finding out what Christmas really means to Her Majesty (女王殿下).” Ignoring common words such as “the” and “of, ” they focused instead on nouns and phrases, looking at how often they were repeated. Almost predictably, they discovered that the Queen’s Christmas vocabulary was dominated by words such as “Commonwealth (英联邦),” “peoples,” “families” and “children,” and phrased such as “shining example,” “weak and innocent” and “tragic situation.”

“There are words about time, about society and some religious words… all very good and noble, of course, but also a bit dull and repetitive,” said Fry.

One clear tread the two mathematicians found in the Christmas messages was an increase in references to religion over the recent years. Jesus was hardly mentioned in the 1950s. From then to 1973, there was almost no reference to Christianity or religion. However, in recent years, religion has appeared frequently, peaking at 20 mentions 2000, with another dozen in 2011 and between five and ten mentions in most other recent years.

Fry and Evans have also designed a computer program that can take the Queen’s favorite words and phrases, and turn them back into a ready-made (现成的) speech.

39、假定你是李华，你校学生会拟于暑假期间组织一次英语夏令营活动，请给你的外教Mr. Tony发一封邮件，邀请他参加。要点如下：

1. 时间：8月2日—8月10日 ；

2. 主要活动：练习英语口语，朗诵英语诗歌，唱英文歌曲等。

注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：夏令营Summer Camp

Dear Mr. Tony,

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Yours,

Li Hu

40、假设你是李华，你所在社区将举办利用暑假到希望小学义务为学生辅导英语的活动。你希望参加此活动。请根据提示用英语写一封申请信:

1. 对此活动的认识；

2. 个人优势；

3. 你的计划。

注意:1、词数100左右；

2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3、开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Sir/Madam,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

41、假设你是李华, 请根据你对下面一幅图片的观察, 给一家知名报社专栏“Voice Your Opinion”写一封信，谈谈你的观点与看法。

注意:1. 自选角度和内容;

2. 字数100 左右;

3. 信的开头和结尾已写好(不计入总词数)。

Dear editor,

In Chinese tradition, family reunion always plays a very important part in communication.

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Best wishes!

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua