新竹2025学年度第二学期期末教学质量检测高三英语

1、______Jixi today is more beautiful now. Mr. Jackson said he would visit it______third time.

A.The;/ B.The;the C./;a D.The;a

2、She ________ to clean out the spare room last week, but it was much too occupied at that time.

A. had intended B. was intended C. intended D. was intending

3、The dictionary is being printed and it will soon______.

A．turn out

B．come out

C．start out

D．go out

4、_________well-prepared you are, you still need a lot of luck in mountain climbing.

A.Whatever B.However C.Whenever D.Wherever

5、________ comes first to the class room can get a free ticket for the lecture.

A．Anyone

B．The one

C．Whoever

D．Who

6、After graduation, Jane_________ her job as a volunteer teacher in the countryside.

A.set out B.set up C.took up D.took over

7、Only if you ________into ordinary people’s life, ________ find out why they are dissatisfied and understand the revolution threatening the country.

A.have gone … you will B.will go … may you

C.go … you may D.do go … you will

8、—Late again this morning, and everything is in a complete mess!

—Be _______. Even a few minutes will give your day a head start.

A．a cold fish

B．a lucky dog

C．an early bird

D．a dark horse

9、Nowadays students go to key universities just for a formal ________，which may help them hunt for a good job in the future.

A．conservation

B．preparation

C．graduation

D．qualification

10、It was not until _____ that _____ to study English.

A.he came to Beijing; he began B.did he came to Beijing; he began

C.he came to Beijing; did he begin D.did he came to Beijing; did he began

11、The UN is seeking a _________ solution rather than a military one.

A. natural B. patient

C. political D. opposite

12、Experiments of this kind ___in both the U．S and Europe well before the Second World War．

A.had conducted B.have conducted

C.have been conducted D.had been conducted

13、The majority of the office equipment, as well as two windows, ________ repaired yesterday.

A．were

B．was

C．are

D．is

14、— I’d better _____ now. The water is boiling in the kitchen.   — Goodbye.

A.ring off B.ring up C.hold on D.ring back

15、—Is there a holiday recently?

—There_____ be. It has been informed that we will continue to study for another three weeks.

A.won’t B.mustn’t C.may not D.can’t

16、Would you slow down a bit，please？I can't________you.

A．keep up with

B．put up with

C．make up to

D．hold on to

17、He felt a sense of relief _______ he got his medical examination report.

A.as long as B.so that C.the moment D.as if

18、We have to wait until the discussion between them ____.

A．makes an end

B．comes to an end

C．puts an end

D．brings to an end

19、The plan has to be ________ to meet the real situation.

A．adjusted

B．adapted

C．produced

D．refounded

20、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

21、Dismissing small talk as unimportant is easy, but we can't forget that deep  relationships wouldn't even exist   it weren't for casual conversation.

A.although B.when C.if D.unless

22、John invited about 40 people to his wedding, most of _______are family members.

A.who B.which C.whom D.what

23、In many countries in the world, breakfast is a snack ______ a meal, but the traditional English breakfast is a full meal.

A. less than B. more than

C. other than D. rather than

24、We _______ have bought so much food now that Suzie won't be with us for dinner

A.may not B.mustn’t C.can’t D.needn’t

25、I am ________ the government as well as to the general public for just treatment ________ peasant-workers，who have made great contributions to the improvement of city life.

A．asking；on behalf of

B．applying；in the name of

C．demanding；in the name of

D．appealing to；on behalf of

26、   You may think that sailing is difficult sport, but it is really not hard to learn it. You do not need to be strong. But you need to be quick. And you need to understand a few basic rules about the wind.

First, you must ask yourself, "Where is the wind coming from? Is it coming from ahead or behind or from the side?" You must think about this all the time on the boat. The wind direction tells you what to do with the sail.

Let's start with the wind blowing from the behind. This means the wind and the boat are going in the same direction. Then you must always keep the sail outside the boat. At should be at a 90° angle（角度）to the boat. Then it will catch the wind best.

If the wind is blowing from the side it is blowing across the boat. In this case, you must keep the sail half way outside the boat. It should be a 45°angle to the boat. It needs to be out far enough to catch the wind, but it shouldn't flap（摆动）. It shouldn't look like on a flag pole. If it is flapping, it is probably out too far, and the boat will slow down.

Sailing into the wind is not possible. If you try the sail will flap and the boat ail stop. You may want to go in that direction. It is possible, but you can't go in straight line. You must go first in one direction and then in another. This is called tucking. When you are tacking, you must always keep the sail inside the boat.

【1】What should you consider first while sailing?

A.Sailors' strength. B.Wave levels.

C.Wind directions. D.Size of sails.

【2】What does the underlined word "It" in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A.The sail. B.The boat.

C.The wind. D.The angle.

【3】What do you have to do when sailing against the wind?

A.Move in a straight line. B.Allow the sail to flap.

C.Lower the sail. D.Tack the boat.

【4】Where can you probably find the text?

A.In a popular magazine. B.In a tourist guidebook.

C.In a physics textbook. D.In an official report.

27、How fit are your teeth? Are you lazy about brushing them? Never fear: An inventor is on the case. An electric toothbrush senses how long and how well you brush, and it lets you track your performance on your phone.

The Kolibree toothbrush was exhibited at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. It senses how it is moved and can send the information to an Android phone or iPhone via a Bluetooth wireless connection.

The toothbrush will be able to teach you to brush right (don’t forget the insides of the teeth!) and make sure you’re brushing long enough. “It’s kind of like having a dentist actually watch your brushing on a day-to-day basis,” says Thomas Serval, the French inventor.

The toothbrush will also be able to talk to other applications on your phone, so developers could, for instance, create a game controlled by your toothbrush. You could score points for beating monsters among your teeth. “We try to make it smart but also fun,” Serval says.

Serval says he was inspired by his experience as a father. He would come home from work and ask his kids if they had brushed their teeth. They said “yes.” But Serval would find their toothbrush heads dry. He decided he needed a brush that really told him how well his children brushed.

The company says the Kolibree will go on sale this summer, for $99 to $199, developing on features. The U. S. is the first target market.

Serval says that one day, it’ll be possible to replace the brush on the handle with a brushing unit that also has a camera. The camera can even examine holes in your teeth while you brush.

【1】Which is one of the features of the Kolibree toothbrush?

A．It can sense how users brush their teeth.

B．It can track users’ school performance.

C．It can detect users’ fear of seeing a dentist.

D．It can help users find their phones.

【2】What can we learn from Serval’s words in Paragraph 3?

A．You will find it enjoyable to see a dentist.

B．You should see your dentist on a day-to-day basis.

C．You can brush with the Kolibree as if guided by a dentist.

D．You’d like a dentist to watch you brush your teeth every day.

【3】Which of the following might make the Kolibree toothbrush fun?

A．It can be used to update mobile phones.

B．It can be used to play mobile phone games

C．It can send messages to other users

D．It can talk to its developers.

【4】What can we infer about Serval’s children?

A．They were unwilling to brush their teeth

B．They often failed to clean their toothbrushes.

C．They preferred to use a toothbrush with a dry head.

D．They liked brushing their teeth after Serval came home.

【5】What can we learn about the future development of the Kolibree?

A．The brush handle will be removed.

B．A mobile phone will be built into it.

C．It will be used to fill holes in teeth

D．It will be able to check users’ teeth

28、   The American dream is the faith held by many people in the United States of America that through hard work, courage, creativity and determination, they can achieve a better life for themselves. More specifically, they agree on how to get ahead in America: get a college education, find a reliable job, and buy their own house. But do Americans still believe in that path, and if they do, is it attainable?

The most recent National Journal poll(民意测验，投票) asked participants about the American dream, what it takes to achieve their goal, and whether or not they felt the control over their ability to be successful. Obviously, the results show that today, the idea of the American dream and what it takes to achieve it looks quite different from it did in the late 20th century. By the large, people felt that their actions and hard work — not outside forces — were the deciding factors in how their lives turned out. But the participants had definitely mixed feelings about what actions make for a better life in the current economy.

In the last seven years, Americans have grown more pessimistic about the power of education to lead to success. Even though they see going to college as a fairly achievable goal, a majority 52 percent think that young people do not need a 4-year college education in order to be successful.

Miguel Maeda, 42, who has a master’s degree and works in public health, was the first in his family to go to college, which has allowed him to achieve a sense of financial stability(稳定) his parents and grandparents never did. While some, like Maeda, emphasized the value of a degree rather than the education itself, others still see college as a way to gain new viewpoints and life experiences. Sixty-year-old Will Fendley, who had a successful career in the military and never earned a college degree, think “personal drive” is far more important than just go to college. To Fendley, a sense of drive and purpose, as well as an effective high-school education, and basic life skills, like balancing a checkbook(支票簿), are the necessary elements for a successful life in America.

【1】It was commonly acknowledged that to succeed in America, one had to have ________.

A.a sense of drive and purpose B.an advanced academic degree

C.a firm belief in their dream D.an ambition to get ahead

【2】What is the finding of the latest National Journal poll concerning the American dream?

A.More and more Americans are finding it hard to realize.

B.It remains alive among the majority of American people.

C.An increasing number of young Americans are abandoning it.

D.Americans’ idea of it has changed over the past few decades.

【3】How do some Americans view college education these days?

A.It helps broaden their minds. B.It needs to be strengthened.

C.It widens cultural diversity. D.It promotes gender (性别) equality.

29、When it comes to mental illness, many people often find it tough to get the help they need. This is especially true for young students making the transition (过渡) to college life.

“Sometimes, students don't realize how hard it is to adjust to college,” said Laura Smith, associate dean of students at the University of Texas at Dallas. “You’re not the big fish in your classes anymore; you have all kinds of personal stress; you're away from home. “Dealing with these things is not easy.”

Students who are going through these problems sometimes want to reach out. But if students don't feel comfortable seeking help, many feel that it's the responsibility of their university to help them.

“I really wish that there was more importance placed on how counseling (咨询) centers help students,” said Connie Trinh. "Counseling services are just as important as academics and sports.”

Trinh, 27, graduated from Texas Woman’s University in 2015. During college, she hosted various workshops on how to handle mental health conditions. Trinh used her own story to connect with students who might be facing similar problems. High academic pressures, cultural differences as an Asian American and stressful social situations stood out as some of the most common causes of Trinh's anxiety.

It was only after years of personal problems that she could admit that reaching out isn’t a sign of weakness.

“If you feel you can't connect with other people around you, you should address the issue without shame,” Trinh said. “You'll find that there are a lot of people out there who sincerely want to help you.”

【1】The passage can be seen as the author’s reflections upon_________.

A．college life

B．counseling service

C．mental health

D．cultural differences

【2】What's Trinh's preferred solution to the problems mentioned?

A．Making self-criticism.

B．Handling the problems actively.

C．Solving the problem on your own.

D．Finding the causes of the problems.

【3】What does the underlined phrase “connect with” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Get along with.

B．Join together with.

C．Be related to.

D．Get through to.

【4】What can we learn from the text?

A．Counseling service helps doing research.

B．Adjusting to college life is a piece of cake.

C．Hosting workshops improves students’ ability.

D．Being brave to get help is not a sign of weakness.

30、I wasn’t prepared for the way I felt when my 18 year-old son, Dylan, left for Asia during his winter break.

I was ______ the moment he first told my husband Michael and me that he wanted to use some of his ______ to travel around China. We were excited for him to explore the world. We told him that traveling was one of the best ways to spend his money and the ______ would last a lifetime.

On the morning of Dylan’s departure, he put a few more things into his bag. Before he and Michael ______ to the airport, I yelled, " Be safe, and ______ when you arrive in Shanghai.”

That night while he was flying somewhere over the Pacific Ocean, it hit me that Dylan was really on his ______. I woke hourly, each time ______ the clock and counting the hours before he would land the following morning. ______ my decision to let him go alone, I prayed and thought about all the things that could go ______. Then I heard for him. The first text said he’d arrived. The second text said his luggage didn't make it.

Feeling anxious, I madly attempted to ______ his luggage. To search for lost baggage, I persuaded him to go back to the airport and suggested he go to the airline's office. My efforts ______. All the while Dylan was texting me he was all right.

After that, there was no more ______ about lost luggage. I knew that he'd figure it out, and that the life lesson would be ______.

After Several days into the trip, Dylan sent a photo from Hong Kong. “I thought I could never study abroad anywhere but Europe, ______ I could definitely do it here,” his note read.

And I was ______.

【1】

A．thrilled

B．worried

C．eager

D．upset

【2】

A．skills

B．savings

C．relations

D．friends

【3】

A．costs

B．virtues

C．items

D．memories

【4】

A．gave off

B．saw off

C．pulled away

D．ran away

【5】

A．write

B．call

C．text

D．email

【6】

A．behalf

B．feet

C．mind

D．own

【7】

A．mending

B．checking

C．setting

D．winding

【8】

A．Convincing

B．Doubting

C．Admitting

D．Denying

【9】

A．wrong

B．wild

C．smooth

D．bad

【10】

A．bring down

B．turn down

C．settle down

D．track down

【11】

A．failed

B．worked

C．paid

D．lost

【12】

A．presentation

B．talk

C．appearance

D．rumor

【13】

A．awful

B．unbearable

C．deep

D．worthless

【14】

A．or

B．so

C．and

D．but

【15】

A．in despair

B．at a loss

C．at peace

D．in reality

31、   I believe we can create our own happiness. I believe the real magic in the world is done by humans.

I was sitting in my ______ at a stoplight listening to the radio, thinking how happy and warm I was in it. It was ______ outside, and I thought, “Life is good."

Now, this was a long line．As I ______ , I noticed two people huddled（挤在一起） together at the bus stop. The couple seemed to be doing their best to keep _______To my eyes, they were unhappy and uncomfortable. They looked ______．Their coats looked like they came from a bargain store.

But then I saw their ________Yes, they were huddling, but they were also laughing. They seemed to be sharing a good ______, and suddenly, instead of pitying them, I envied them. I thought, "Huh, what's so funny?" They didn't notice the wind. They weren't looking at my car thinking, "I ______ I had that."

You know ______ a single moment feels like an hour? Well, in that moment, I realized I had ______ things were all bad for them, but they weren't. And I understood we all have the ______to make moments of ______ happen.

Now, maybe that's easy for me to say. I feel lucky to have a house with a roof and a wife who ______ me. I felt this ______ even when I was working at Long John Silver's. In the beginning, it didn’t seem like a promising job. But ______ I had a job．And frankly, it was ______．After two weeks, I knew all I needed to know, and it freed my mind. The job allowed me to ______ about what my life could become.

The first year I worked there, we got robbed. I thought I was going to die．But everything ______ out all right. A lot of people ______ life as a series of miserable tasks, but after that, I didn't.

I believe this is _____ all of us can do: Try to be happy within the context of the life we are actually living. Happiness is not a situation to be longed for or a convergence of luck. Through the power of our own minds, we can help ourselves.

【1】A.store B.office C.house D.car

【2】A.bright B.cold C.warm D.dark

【3】A.walked B.returned C.complained D.waited

【4】A.warm B.calm C.close D.active

【5】A.innocent B.helpless C.poor D.strange

【6】A.coats B.faces C.bags D.backs

【7】A.joke B.speech C.offer D.idea

【8】A.regret B.promise C.wish D.hope

【9】A.when B.how C.why D.what

【10】A.worried B.found C.admitted D.assumed

【11】A.power B.temptation C.demand D.chance

【12】A.excitement B.satisfaction C.happiness D.trouble

【13】A.makes up for B.puts up with C.breaks up with D.keeps up with

【14】A.way B.case C.point D.sense

【15】A.at first B.at least C.in fact D.in brief

【16】A.funny B.fine C.precious D.easy

【17】A.come B.care C.bring D.dream

【18】A.proved B.helped C.turned D.got

【19】A.think B.look C.regard D.act

【20】A.anything B.something C.everything D.nothing

32、   I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia.  My father ______ me  to her with these words：“I would like you to meet the fellow who is ______ for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no later than tomorrow morning.”

My stepmother walked over to me, ______ my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied,“You are wrong. This is not the worst boy at all, but the ______ one who hasn’t yet found an outlet for his enthusiasm.”

That statement began a friendship between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my mind as a ______ boy. My stepmother changed all that.

She changed many things. She persuaded my father to go to a dental school, from which he ______ with great honors. She moved our family into the city,  where my father’s career   could be more suitable and my brothers and I could be better ______ at school.

When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand ______ and instucted me how to type in the flesh, telling me that she believed that I would become a ______. I knew her  enthusiasm, I ______ it, and  I saw  how  it had  already  improved  our lives.  I accepted  her ______ and began to ______ for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of writing  that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. I wasn’t the ______ beneficiary (受益人). My father became the wealthiest man in town. My brothers and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.

What power ______ has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is constantly strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible force which poverty and temporary defeat can never ______.

【1】A.sent B.introduced C.handed D.passed

【2】A.rewarded B.favored C.distinguished D.praised

【3】A.raised B.shook C.dragged D.bent

【4】A.stubbornest B.laziest C.proudest D.smartest

【5】A.clever B.bad C.stupid D.polite

【6】A.graduated B.quitted C.started D.escaped

【7】A.entertained B.controlled C.educated D.respected

【8】A.bicycle B.radio C.camera D.typewriter

【9】A.doctor B.writer C.typist D.teacher

【10】A.regarded B.suspected C.ignored D.appreciated

【11】A.order B.criticism C.belief D.description

【12】A.write B.read C.photograph D.edit

【13】A.next B.only C.same D.real

【14】A.enthusiasm B.sympathy C.fortune D.confidence

【15】A.win B.reach C.match D.doubt

33、   As the train picked up its speed, the passengers slowly settled down on their seats. A（n）_________lady occupied the front seat of mine. She must be in her eighties, I guessed. She smiled at me. Out of curiosity, I gave her_________. But both of us were_________.

It was 4:50 pm. So, bed time was still in a long way. I couldn’t_________myself any longer and asked, “Aunty！Where are you going?”

She_________me for a while and replied, “Army camp, dear.”

Suddenly my_________doubled to know the reason. I politely said, “Aunty, you are_________someone?”

She smiled and I continued to say: “Aunty, you must be feeling so_________to see your child and your grandchildren.”

Perhaps, this question_________her a little but she answered, “Oh, dear! You are so sweet!__________, I had only one son who joined the__________and was killed in a battle just a few days before. I had__________so many new clothes for him. So, I thought why not__________my son’s clothes to some other soldiers, so that I would control my__________and would be happy thinking that my own son has worn it. He was__________, so I don’t have any grand child.”

I was astonished at her heart breaking story! But I admired the old lady from the core of my heart.

【1】A.elderly B.famous C.stubborn D.smart

【2】A.response B.exploration C.research D.amazement

【3】A.dynamic B.calm C.silent D.positive

【4】A.resist B.forgive C.deserve D.demand

【5】A.cared about B.stared at C.attended to D.watched over

【6】A.anxiety B.embarrassment C.appreciation D.curiosity

【7】A.visiting B.charging C.sentencing D.reminding

【8】A.puzzled B.frightened C.astonished D.excited

【9】A.entertained B.attracted C.hurt D.impressed

【10】A.Besides B.Therefore C.Still D.Anyway

【11】A.club B.league C.party D.army

【12】A.shared B.counted C.bought D.buried

【13】A.sold B.donate C.connect D.expand

【14】A.sorrow B.shock C.sickness D.energy

【15】A.unbelievable B.unbearable C.unemployed D.unmarried

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.

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

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

36、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.

37、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.

Knowledge is free on the Internet at a small but 【1】 number of colleges and universities. About 160 schools around the world now put free course materials on the web to the 【2】. Recent additions in the United States 【3】 projects at Yale, Johns Hopkins and the University of California, Berkeley.

Berkeley said it would offer videos of lectures on YouTube. Free videos from other schools are 【4】 at the Apple iTunes store.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) became an early 【5】 with its Open Course Ware project, first 【6】 in 2001. Free lecture notes, exams and other resources are published at ocw.mit.edu. Many exams even include the answers. Today, Open Course Ware offers materials from 1,800 undergraduate and graduate courses. These 【7】 from Physics to Political Science. Visitors can learn the same things as MIT students learn. But as the site points out, Open Course Ware is not an MIT education. Visitors receive no credit toward a degree. Some materials from a course may not be available, and the site does not provide 【8】 with teachers. Still, MIT says that the site has had forty million visits by thirty-one million visitors from almost every country. Sixty percent of the visitors are from outside the United States and Canada. Students and educators use the site, including students at MIT. But the largest number of visitors, about half, are self-learners.

Some professors have become well-known around the world as a result of 【9】 online. Walter Lewin, a physics professor at MIT, is 【10】 popular. Fans enjoy his entertaining lectures. MIT Open Course Ware now includes materials for high school. The aim is to improve education in Science, Technology, Math and Engineering.

38、假定你是李华，12月15日收到你朋友张明的电子邮件，说他准备在寒假期间乘火车来北京度假，希望你去车站接他。现在请你根据以下要点给李明写一封电子邮件：

1. 欢迎来北京度假；

2. 假期票难买，请提前买票；

3. 介绍北京游览点，如颐和园 (the Summer Palace)、紫禁城 (the Forbidden City)、明十三陵 (the Ming Tombs)、长城等，还可以参观北京大学；

4. 请电话告知车次及起程日期(date of departure)，准备去车站迎接。

注意：1.词数100左右；

Drear Martin,

I'm very glad to receive your e­mail on December 15.

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Yours,

Li Hua

39、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

You may know that vitamin C is important to your body，but do you know that vitamin D is important to your body as well? Vitamin D has a significant role in calcium homeostasis(钙稳态) and metabolism(新陈代谢). It is sometimes called the “sunshine vitamin” because it’s produced in your skin in response to sunlight.

Vitamin D can help bones and muscles grow strong and healthy. If a person is short of vitamin D，he or she may have problems like rickets(佝偻病) and osteoporosis．Rickets is mainly found in children. Osteoporosis，the thinning of bone，is a common problem as people get older. Studies in these years have found that vitamin D may also have other uses. If someone is short of vitamin D, he may have heart problems or die from some cancers.

The easiest way to get vitamin D is from sunlight. But many people worry about getting skin cancer and skin damage from the sun. Also, even skin color has an influence. Darker skinned people get less vitamin D than lighter skinned people. Older people get less vitamin D than younger people. You can also get it from foods. Some food such as cheese and egg yolks (蛋黄) have some vitamin D．But most of vitamin D in the American diet comes from food like milk with the vitamin added.

Now more doctors are testing for vitamin D in their patients. However, some doctors worry that if people take too much vitamin D, it might be bad for their body. At the same time, skin doctors tell people to be careful with strong sunlight.

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40、假定你是李华，是一名不久前经历了地震的中学生。请你就一下内容向报社写一封信，反映灾后情况，并对提供各方面帮助的爱心人士表达谢意。要点如下：

1. 目睹了人们奋不顾身救人，及时运送救援物资；

2. 在众多陌生人的帮助下，找回自己的父母，正在重建家园；

3. 更加珍惜来之不易的学习机会，将来会努力学习，回报他人。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear editor,

I’m a senior student that has experienced a great earthquake. I’m writing to you to express my thanks to those who helped us when we suffered the disaster.

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Yours,

Li Hua

41、《英语周报》针对一些学生在学习英语中存在的困难举行征文比赛。请根据所给提示写一篇短文，与大家分享一下你学习英语的方法。可适当发挥，不少于100个字数。

写作提示：

①众所周知，兴趣是最好的老师。因此，培养对英语的兴趣非常重要。

②记住尽可能多的单词和短语也是非常重要的。

③必须养成经常使用英语的好习惯。

④如果可能的话，与讲英语的当地人进行交流是非常好的。

⑤只有坚持以上几种方法，我们才能学习好英语。

My Ways of Learning English

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