万宁2025学年度第二学期期末教学质量检测高三英语

1、Many people _________ from sickness or even small wounds had penicillin not been available.

A.would die B.would have died C.may die D.may have died

2、My father is lively and____, but he is not very patient_____me.

A.energy; with B.energetic; with

C.energy; of D.energetic; of

3、_____ you may meet, you should face the challenge bravely.

A.However a serious problem B.What a serious problem

C.However serious a problem D.What serious a problem

4、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

5、This is one of the best novels that____appeared this year.

A.have been B.has C.had been D.have

6、______ he referred to in his article was unknown to the general reader.

A．That

B．What

C．Whether

D．Where

7、Not until he retired from teaching three years ago ________ having a holiday abroad.

A.had he considered B.he had considered

C.he considered D.did he consider

8、______ in the training, Marbury couldn't play in the basketball season.

A. Injuring B. Injure

C. Injured  D. To injure

9、--Does the young man _____ there have possession of the company?

--No, The company is _____ his father.

A. standing; in the possession of B. stood; in the possession of

C. standing; in possession of D. stand; in possession of

10、When we fail to ____ our own expectations, we often feel frustrated.

A. look forward to B. live up to

C. make up for D. set off for

11、Netflix acquired the rights to the masterpiece “One Hundred Years of Solitude”, which marks the first time that writer’s family _______ the piece to be adapted for the screen.

A．has allowed

B．will have allowed

C．had allowed

D．allowed

12、The red umbrella is among the black ones.

A．distinct

B．delicate

C．diverse

D．desperate

13、Ann suffered from depression and a number of other _______ problems.

A. emotional B. effective

C. earnest D. enjoyable

14、She looked in the direction of the window, but there was nothing in front _______ the deep darkness.

A.other than B.rather than C.or rather D.or else

15、I’ve come to the point____I can’t stand her arguing any longer.

A．why

B．which

C．that

D．where

16、Modem TVs use many of the ________ first discovered by Farnsworth, who contributed a lot to the development of TV

A.platforms B.principles C.sources D.symptoms

17、My idea is ______ although physical beauty may impress others, ______ really matters is inner beauty.

A.what; which B.that; which C.that; what D.what; it

18、Chinadaily.com.cn is the largest English portal site in China, news, business information and learning materials．

A．to provide

B．provide

C．provided

D．providing

19、I loved playing computer games, but very little ______ from it.

A.did I learn B.I learnt C.learnt I D.I did learn

20、-I wonder ___________that bus service is provided in the Mount Qomolangma National Nature Reserve.

-To better balance tourism development and environment protection.

A.why is it B.why it is C.how is it D.how it is

21、The snowstorm sweeping across California delayed my flight, otherwise I _____ in Hawaii sunbathing on the beach now.

A. would be B. could have been C. will be D. might have been

22、Jim is absent from the party. That is ________ he was badly injured in the football game.

A.because B.why C.how D.when

23、No more than 15 scientists __________ the South Pole till now.

A.visited B.had visited C.have visited D.visit

24、________ in Beijing University or Tsinghua University is what most students wish for.

A．To educate

B．Educated

C．Being educated

D．educating

25、There _______ be less risk of climbing to the summit since we have made adequate preparations for it.

A.should B.shall C.need D.would

26、   Most people hold the belief that young people from poor families whose socio-economic backgrounds are not in bad conditions tend to do less well in the education system. In an attempt to help the children of poor families, a nationwide program called “Headstart” was started in the US in 1965. A lot of money was poured into it. It took children into pre-school institutions at the age of three and it was expected to help them succeed in education. However, the results have been disappointing, because the program began too late. Many children who entered it at three were already behind their peers in language and intelligence and the parents were not willing to get involved in the process.

To improve the results, another program was started in Missouri that concentrated on parents as the child’s first teachers. This program was based on researches showing that working with the family is the most effective way of helping children get the best possible start in life. The four-year study included 380 families who were about to have their first child and represented different social-economic status, age and family structure. The program invited many trained educators visiting and working with the parent or parents and the child. The program also gave the parents some guidance to communicate with their children, and useful skills on child development.

At the age of three, the children involved in the “Missouri” program were evaluated with the children selected from the same socio-economic background and family situations. The results were obvious. The children in the program were more advanced in language development, problem solving and other intellectual skills than their peers. They performed equally well regardless of socio-economic backgrounds or family structures. What they found through the program was that one of the most important factors that affected the child’s development was the poor quality of parent-child interaction. That interaction was not necessarily bad in poorer families.

The “Missouri” program is quite different from “Headstart” program. From what they did we can draw a conclusion: Without a similar focus on parent education and on the vital importance of the first three years, some evidence indicates that it will not be enough to overcome educational unfairness.

【1】What can we learn about the “Headstart” program?

A.It helped many children from poor families to make progress.

B.It failed because the children they helped had already fallen behind.

C.It helped the children involved succeed in their education soon.

D.It succeeded in improving the intelligence of all the children.

【2】We can learn from the second paragraph that the “Missouri” program ______.

A.focused on the children’s first school teachers.

B.helped the children return to the same home.

C.made the children improved in many aspects.

D.gave the parents advice on their development.

【3】What does the underlined word “interaction” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A.Intelligence. B.Performance.

C.Education. D.Communication.

【4】The last paragraph tells us that ______.

A.parents play an important role in children’s education.

B.it is impossible to overcome educational unfairness.

C.poor families cannot change the fate of their children.

D.The “Missouri” program pay more attention to the ages.

27、   When the young donkey Daisy May came to us, she was pregnant. With no donkey experience , I was unprepared for what might come next.

After some difficulty, Daisy's baby was born. I thought the poor thing was dead. I planned to put the loss behind us and make sure she never got pregnant again. Just then, I heard a little noise. I couldn't believe that baby was breathing and looking at me! We called him Samson, and of course I became his mother as much as Daisy was.

When Samson was nine months old, I had to separate Daisy and Samson for a few hours a day to wean （使断奶）him, but otherwise he went wherever she did. I think she would be lost without him. His donkey stepdad Bernard taught him to always be ready to have fun. They enjoy playing football together and going for a roll on a hot summer day.

I asked a worker to make a harness （马具）for my three little donkeys. When I brought it home I taught them one by one how to pull a cart. Samson watched and freely followed Daisy. When he was three, I put the harness on him and he knew exactly what to do.

That was 15 years ago. Now, the most exciting thing about Samson is that he has become a little renowned. People come from all over to see him perform. The neighbors bring their grandchildren, and my sons bring their friends.

Samson shakes hands, unties my shoe, picks up a hat and more. And when I ask him if he has any bad habits, he tries to pick my pocket! He surprisingly learned these tricks himself. I just ask him to do them and he understands.

The relationship I have with my "baby" Samson has been an amazing experience. Every day is a fun day with this superstar donkey.

【1】Why was the author at a loss for what might happen next at first?

A.She wasn't ready to be a mother.

B.She never raised a donkey before.

C.The donkey was pregnant by accident.

D.The donkey gave birth to a dead baby.

【2】What can we learn about Samson when he was little?

A.He was surrounded by love.

B.He was separated from his family.

C.He was unwelcome to the neighbors.

D.He was skilled in entertaining people.

【3】What does the underlined word “renowned” in Paragraph 5 probably refer to?

A.strange. B.proud. C.humorous. D.famous.

【4】Which of the following can best describe Samson?

A.friendly and courageous. B.intelligent and lively.

C.carefree and creative. D.patient and fortunate.

28、This month, Germany’s transport minister, Alexander Dobrindt, proposed the first set of rules for autonomous vehicles. They would define the driver’s role in such cars and govern how such cars perform in crashes where lives might be lost.

The proposal attempts to deal with what some call the “death valley” of autonomous vehicles: the grey area between semi-autonomous and fully driverless cars that could delay the driverless future.

Dobrindt wants three things: that a car always chooses property damage over personal injury; that it never distinguishes between humans based on age or race; and that if a human removes his or her hands from the driving wheel — to check email, say — the car’s maker is responsible if there is a crash.

“The change to the road traffic law will permit fully automatic driving,” says Dobrindt. It will put fully driverless cars on an equal legal footing to human drivers, he says.

Who is responsible for the operation of such vehicles is not clear among car makers, consumers and lawyers. “The liability issue is the biggest one of them all,” says Natasha Merat at the University of Leeds, UK.

An assumption behind UK insurance for driverless cars, introduced earlier this year, insists that a human “be watchful and monitoring the road” at every moment.

But that is not what many people have in mind when thinking of driverless cars. “When you say ‘driverless cars’, people expect driverless cars.” Merat says. “You know — no driver.”

Because of the confusion, Merat thinks some car makers will wait until vehicles can be fully automated without operation.

Driverless cars may end up being a form of public transport rather than vehicles you own, says Ryan Calo at Stanford University, California. That is happening in the UK and Singapore, where government-provided driverless vehicles are being launched.

That would go down poorly in the US, however. “The idea that the government would take over driverless cars and treat them as a public good would get absolutely nowhere here,” says Calo.

【1】What does the phrase “death valley” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．A place where cars often break down.

B．A case where passing a law is impossible.

C．An area where no driving is permitted.

D．A situation where drivers’ role is not clear.

【2】The proposal put forward by Dobrindt aims to _____ .

A．stop people from breaking traffic rules

B．help promote fully automatic driving

C．protect drivers of all ages and races

D．prevent serious property damage

【3】What do consumers think of the operation of driverless cars?

A．It should get the attention of insurance companies.

B．It should be the main concern of law makers.

C．It should not cause deadly traffic accidents.

D．It should involve no human responsibility.

【4】What could be the best title for the passage?

A．Autonomous Driving: Whose Liability?

B．Fully Automatic Cars: A New Breakthrough

C．Autonomous Vehicles: Driver Removed!

D．Driverless Cars: Root of Road Accidents

29、Americans are getting older, and family size is getting smaller. That means the United States will have less working adults in the future. By 2030, twenty percent of U.S. residents will be 66 years of age or older. That compares to 13 percent in 2010, and just under 10 percent in 1970.

The aging population could be a concern if Americans expect to have an expanding population, says David Kelly. “If you're investing in things like the housing industry or the auto industry and you need an ever-growing population, then you have to adjust to a world in which the U.S. population is growing more slowly,” he said.

Different studies show that an aging population cuts into economic growth, and older workers who stay on the job are often less productive than younger ones.

But as Americans are aging, last year the birth rate nationwide dropped to its lowest level in 32 years. Less than 3.8 million babies were born in 2018, which is two percent less than the year before. Taken as a whole, the population grew only six-tenths of one percent in 2018, compared to 1.2 percent growth in the 1990s.

Kelly said the low birth rate is not necessarily bad news. Looking beyond economics, a growing world population could do more damage to Earth’s environment. He said that U.S. policy makers should plan for dealing with a smaller workforce. “We really should adapt to a world of slow population growth because it's clearly happening to us,” he said.

What will replace human workers? Like others, Kelly expects the lack of workers to fuel the growth of robotics and artificial intelligence. He said that Americans need to prepare for the U.S. economic growth to slow a little in the future. Another way to fix the decreasing workforce is to add more legal immigrants（移民）. Immigrants usually arrive in the United States when they are of working age.

But this is not an easy solution, because the U.S. Congress and President Donald Trump continue to disagree over how to deal with immigration issues.

The U.S. economy can easily make changes to deal with the slower population growth, Kelly said. But he worries that politics could get in the way of solutions. “The real question is a political question,” he notes, “because it seems even as our population matures（成熟） in years, it seems that our political system gets less mature in terms of thought process.”

【1】What is the main problem discussed in the passage?

A．Solutions to the lack of workers.

B．Conventional political systems.

C．Adaptation to the slow growth.

D．The aging population in America.

【2】According to the passage, aging Americans will contribute to _______.

A．an ever-growing birth rate

B．a catastrophe in some industry

C．slow economic development

D．a perfect Earth's environment

【3】What does "this" in paragraph 7 refer to?

A．The fast development of robotics.

B．The growth of artificial intelligence.

C．The fixing of decreasing workforce.

D．The adding of more legal immigrants.

【4】As for the solution to the problem, what is Kelly's attitude?

A．Optimistic.

B．Casual.

C．Concerned.

D．Desperate.

30、   Surrell was the last person who should have run into a burning building — he has lung disease. But that didn’t _______him.

At first, Michael Surrell didn’t see the black smoke _______from the windows of his neighbors’ home. He was parking the car when his daughter in his car shouted, “The house next to our home is on fire!” He _______and saw some thick smoke above them. He went to find out. That’s when he saw two _______crying on their porch (走廊).

“The _______is in there!” one of the women cried. Entering the _______house, he found thick smoke made it impossible to _______. The conditions would have been _______for anyone, but for Surrell with disease, they were life-threatening.

After a few minutes in the smoke-filled house, he _______outside to catch his breath. “Where is Tiara?” he asked ________. “The second floor,” her aunt shouted back.

Surrell ________he couldn’t hold his breath for long. So he took a ________breath, and went in a second time.

Finally, he ________something, a shoe, then a(n) ________and part of her body above the waist. He ________Tiara toward him. However, she wasn’t breathing. He ________the little girl and fought through the smoke and ran to the ________. At the front door, Surrell put Tiara down and then started CPR (心肺复苏术). Soon a cough came from Tiara’s ________. Surrell gave five more breaths. She opened her ________and took a breath on her own. Their eyes met. Surrell hugged her ________and said, “Uncle’s got you.” Soon after, his throat closed off.

【1】A.hit B.stop C.kill D.leave

【2】A.shooting B.gathering C.disappearing D.decorating

【3】A.looked down B.looked back C.looked around D.looked up

【4】A.children B.cooks C.women D.passengers

【5】A.pet B.parent C.girl D.money

【6】A.burning B.expensive C.comfortable D.safe

【7】A.sleep B.breathe C.study D.work

【8】A.normal B.calm C.lucky D.dangerous

【9】A.looked B.returned C.relaxed D.wandered

【10】A.coldly B.gratefully C.embarrassedly D.anxiously

【11】A.explained B.proved C.knew D.heard

【12】A.deep B.constant C.shallow D.painful

【13】A.bought B.touched C.borrowed D.missed

【14】A.arm B.ear C.ankle D.mouth

【15】A.pulled B.drove C.waved D.pushed

【16】A.caught up with B.picked up C.left behind D.made way for

【17】A.bathroom B.bedroom C.door D.kitchen

【18】A.neighbor B.classmate C.friend D.throat

【19】A.eyes B.heart C.fingers D.window

【20】A.nervously B.tightly C.curiously D.thankfully

31、   Being born and brought up in a village called Bruis. I lived a simple life with my father. I was 16 when one morning， Dad told me I could drive him into a _______ village called Burbank， on condition that I took the car to be_______ at a nearby garage. I readily accepted. I drove dad into Burbank， and_______ to pick him up at 4 pm； then I dropped off the car at the _______. With several hours to spare， I went to a theater. _______， when the last movie finished it was six. I was two hours late!

I knew Dad would be angry if he _______. I’d been watching movies. So I decided not to tell him the truth. When I _______ there I apologized for being late， and told him I’d_______ as quickly as I could， but the car had needed a major repair. I’ll never forget the _______ he gave me. “I’m disappointed you ________ you have to lie to me， Jason.” Dad looked at me again. “When you didn’t ________. I called the garage to ask if there were any ________， and they told me you hadn’t yet picked up the car.” I felt ________as I weakly told him the real reason.________ passed through Dad as he listened attentively. “I’m angry with ________， I realize I’ve failed as a father. I’m going to walk home now and think seriously about ________. I’ve gone wrong all these years.” “But Dad， it’s 18 miles!” My protests and apologies were ________. Dad walked home that day I drove behind him， ________ him all the way， but he walked silently.

Seeing Dad in so much ________ and emotional pain was my most painful experience. However， it was ________ the most successful lesson. I have never lied since.

【1】A.small B.lonely C.distant D.familiar

【2】A.kept B.repaired C.watched D.changed

【3】A.agreed B.planned C.determined D.promised

【4】A.village B.community C.theater D.garage

【5】A.However B.Then C.Therefore D.Still

【6】A.found out B.gave out C.figured out D.came out

【7】A.went B.ran C.walked D.hurried

【8】A.come B.left C.moved D.started

【9】A.finding B.appearance C.look D.face

【10】A.find B.believe C.feel D.tell

【11】A.turn around B.drive out C.go away D.turn up

【12】A.things B.problems C.mistakes D.faults

【13】A.ashamed B.frightened C.nervous D.surprised

【14】A.Nervousness B.Sadness C.Silence D.Thought

【15】A.you B.myself C.me D.yourself

【16】A.where B.how C.why D.when

【17】A.meaningless B.useless C.helpless D.worthless

【18】A.asking B.persuading C.begging D.following

【19】A.natural B.practical C.personal D.physical

【20】A.completely B.always C.also D.almost

32、As I began 2021, I planned to give a gift a day for the entire year. I also intended to keep _______ of the gifts in a journal.

I wanted to be _______ with my giving. Some gifts would take time to prepare and _______, such as the quilt I _______ for months into a sleeping bag for a homeless person. Other gifts came about more _______, such as helping a man read a (n) _______ on an item at a store when he’d forgotten his reading glasses. I always tried to look for an opportunity to _______.

Many of my gifts in 2021 _______ reading to my two sons, especially at night. Good stories make great gifts, and reading aloud to my children _______ beautiful memories.

One of my most ________ gifts throughout the year involved letting other customers go ahead of me in line at the grocery store. When I ________ a person standing in line behind me with little shopping, I spotted a chance to put another’s ________ before my own. Throughout the year, my children enjoyed hearing my ________ about my gift-giving. Sometimes my boys would make ________ about my gift when we ________ for bedtime at night.

When my sons and I stood in line one day at the store, my older son ________ his little hand and whispered that we could let the man behind to check out first. ________ stretched across my face as I realized that my boy had shared the joy of ________.

Although this act of giving didn’t qualify as something ________ or surprising, it remains one of my favorite gifts of 2021, and all because I saw how my ________ to give had become part of my children’s lives as well.

【1】

A．touch

B．knowledge

C．track

D．control

【2】

A．satisfied

B．reasonable

C．ambitious

D．intentional

【3】

A．contribute

B．return

C．proceed

D．present

【4】

A．sprang

B．sewed

C．ironed

D．washed

【5】

A．randomly

B．exactly

C．particularly

D．firmly

【6】

A．plan

B．label

C．list

D．explanation

【7】

A．demand

B．acquire

C．observe

D．serve

【8】

A．combined

B．adopted

C．involved

D．assessed

【9】

A．honors

B．creates

C．reminds

D．monitors

【10】

A．responded

B．ignored

C．predicted

D．repeated

【11】

A．accepted

B．tolerated

C．noticed

D．heard

【12】

A．needs

B．qualifications

C．dreams

D．meanings

【13】

A．stories

B．explorations

C．studies

D．packets

【14】

A．decisions

B．arrangements

C．donations

D．comments

【15】

A．broke down

B．settled down

C．came up

D．made up

【16】

A．decorated

B．struck

C．cupped

D．combed

【17】

A．Sadness

B．Smile

C．Comfort

D．Anxiety

【18】

A．giving

B．admitting

C．advancing

D．surprising

【19】

A．traditional

B．multiple

C．unique

D．distant

【20】

A．choice

B．discovery

C．judgment

D．motion

33、   I was 11 years old standing outside in just my ______while I watched the house that I grew up in rapidly burn to the ground.

A few minutes ______ I had been in bed when a scream woke me up. My grandma’s bedroom was just next to mine and my brother’s. A fire had ______ there and awakened her. Hearing her, my older brother had jumped into ______, running from room to room ______ waking everyone in the house. The house, ______, was over 50 years old and made of wood. ______ we could do anything the fire consumed it. We all ______ made it outside before the flames had taken ______of every room.

I stood there shivering (发抖) while the fire ______ my books, clothes, and toys. I watched ______ while my mom cried and my dad sighed (叹气). I wondered what was going to happen to us now that we had lost all of our things.

As I looked around, though, I ______something for the first time： The things that matter aren’t things. I saw my older brother running ______ the swinging bridge by our house to get help. I saw my oldest brother who was on crutches (拐杖) from an earlier accident standing unsteadily on one leg. I saw my grandma and dad ______ in each other’s arms and my mom holding our little dog. I realized at that moment that we were all alive. Everything that was essential had ______ the fire. Our lives would continue. We would survive without the “stuff” that was burning. We would all be around to love each other for many years to come. And that was all that ______.

I ______ think of that fire in the night. It helped me to become who I am today. It showed me for the very first time what is truly essential in this life. It helped me to learn that the love we ______ is far more important than the things we ______.

Live your life then for the things that matter, not for the things you own. Love others. Let the fire inside of you make this world a warmer place. Let your soul ______ bright.

【1】A.uniform B.hat C.underwear D.overcoat

【2】A.earlier B.later C.sooner D.longer

【3】A.broken up B.broken out C.made up D.given out

【4】A.action B.step C.reality D.trouble

【5】A.slowly B.quickly C.regularly D.angrily

【6】A.otherwise B.therefore C.instead D.however

【7】A.Before B.After C.When D.Since

【8】A.hardly B.truly C.barely D.rarely

【9】A.hold B.advantage C.place D.notice

【10】A.damaged B.injured C.destroyed D.hurt

【11】A.mindlessly B.helplessly C.carelessly D.aimlessly

【12】A.remembered B.reminded C.realized D.recognized

【13】A.across B.through C.on D.over

【14】A.buried B.wrapped C.held D.hidden

【15】A.avoided B.defeated C.survived D.overcame

【16】A.mattered B.left C.affected D.occurred

【17】A.even B.already C.ever D.still

【18】A.raise B.share C.keep D.ignore

【19】A.possess B.receive C.believe D.doubt

【20】A.reflect B.appear C.shine D.light

34、A: Excuse me, do you know where the chemistry lab is?

B: Yes. It’s just on the fifth floor of this b【1】.

A: How often do you do c【2】experiments there?

B: Twice a week.

A: Can you go there without a t【3】?

B: No. That’s not allowed.

A: What does the teacher often tell you to do when you are doing an e【4】?

B: He often tells us to look c【5】and follow the i【6】.

A: What will you do when you finish the experiment?

B: We must put e【7】back in the cupboards and wash our hands.

A: Right. It is very i【8】to keep the lab clean.

B: Yes, safe as well. We must turn off the e【9】before l【10】the lab.

35、阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

Wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic p【1】 the spread of the deadly virus. But it is also i【2】. For one, we can no longer unlock our phones using facial recognition since a good part of our face is c【3】.

F【4】, tech companies are working to solve the problem. Apple, for example, offered a new way to unlock your iPhone and iPad with its l【5】 software update, iOS13.5, w【6】 was released on May 20.

Even though the update still won’t recognize your masked face, it makes the whole process f【7】. While the old system wouldn’t allow access t【8】 the passcode screen before three failed face scan attempts, iOS13.5 will send you straight to the passcode screen when you swipe up.

It might only s【9】 you a few seconds, but those few seconds “benefit public health by eliminating the temptation for people to r【10】 their masks in order to unlock their device”.

36、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.

37、

Rapidly advancing technology and its impact on education has been a subject of debate. How can schools equip students with the skills they need to succeed in a challenging job market?

Since technology is driving these changes, there is a theory that governments should keep focusing on STEM subjects. These are often referred to as “hard skills,” which are 【1】 in primary school and right through to university level. In the meantime, ‘soft skills’ are being 【2】.

This is a mistake. Much evidence suggests that soft skills are far more 【3】 to graduates in the long term. Research from Harvard University on the global job market has shown that STEM- related careers grew strongly between 1989 and 2000 but have slowed down since. In contrast, jobs in the creative industries----the sector probably most 【4】 with the need for soft skills---are growing rapidly. Soft skills are, in fact, increasingly in demand in the workplace: Google cites creativity, leadership 【5】 and communication skills as top requirements for both potential and current employees.

So why are soft skills so highly 【6】 for?

With the rapid evolution of technology, a focus on hard skills leaves students 【7】 to change, as these often have a short shelf life. According to research by World Economic Forum, more than one in four adults reports a mismatch between their skills and those needed for their job role. If soft skills are taught well, these skills should enable students to adapt to change more easily and progress further in their 【8】 career.

Of course, technical skills are important. But without the curriculum placing equal--- if not greater --- 【9】 on soft skills, our education systems are missing a huge trick. Hard skills may help a student get a job in a particular industry, but soft skills will help them disrupt it, achieving a wider 【10】 in their chosen field.

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假定你是李华，计划暑假期间去英国学习英语，为期六周。下面的广告引起了你的注意，请给该校写封信，询问有关情况(箭头所指内容）。

注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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

Leeches as Medical Treatment

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

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

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

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

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

40、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Artificial intelligence(AI)teachers can provide customized teaching for students to meet their unique requirements through analyzing data and deep learning.In the future, they may replace human teachers for basic teaching tasks.Since some students may find it and put new power into traditional teaching patterns.An educational system providing customized teaching centered on students represents the future trend of AI education.

China's AI education has developed rapidly in recent years with the rise of several thousand relevant companies.Currently,AI teachers are able to help students leamn pronunciation,analyze their condition,guide them to learn independently,and even grade writing assignments. Some foreign AI educational systems have been introduced into several domestic schools and have worked well on trial.

However,the promotion of AI education is still facing several difficulties in practice such as low technological levels,inadequacy of data and lack of funds.AI education still depends largely on human teachers' work.Most importantly,it conflicts with current educational patterns because the courses developed by foreign countries are not suitable for Chinese exam-oriented education.Teachers may also find it hard to change their original roles in classrooms since easing control on classes may make them seem irresponsible.These problems need to be handled before the mass promotion of Al education.

With AI teachers,the original teacher-centered classes will be transformed into student-centered ones where teachers only organize the class and provide guidance.Since teachers are supposed to not only equip students with knowledge but also shape their values and help them develop creative abilities,AI teachers will not replace human teachers but will only pose higher requirements of teaching.A combination of AI teachers and human ones can create the best future for Al education.

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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。

Miss Baugh taught seventh-grade social studies. She was the kind of teacher that just about everyone has had at least once: Scary. Her reputation was not unlike that of Dracula. Miss Baugh allowed no nonsense (胡言乱语). She drilled us and taught us to take school seriously. She also introduced to us the concept of “extra credit” for a correct response to a random question — and a frown for an incorrect one. Miss Baugh had been teaching for a long time and knew how to frighten even the naughty boys in the back row, including me. She managed to scare us all.

But I also had a life outside of school and had just discovered cheap prank (恶作剧) pieces —   an ink bottle painted to look as though it had overturned, and a piece of shiny black metal shaped like a puddle of ink.

Of all the people I could have pranked, I chose Miss Baugh somehow. At the beginning of the class, before she’d returned to her classroom, I dared to approach her desk. I opened her grade book and placed the bottle and the black metal on one of the pages, proudly noting that it truly did look like spilled ink! Then I went to my desk and waited for the fun.

I wasn’t disappointed. When Miss Baugh saw the items, she let out a little cry and looked for something to wipe up the ink with. The prank had succeeded the way beyond my expectations. But immediately she discovered that it was just a piece of black metal. She picked up the “puddle”, then the bottle, and examined them. She looked up with eyes sweeping the classroom with a deadly stare. Some of my classmates who had seen me set up the fake spill carefully avoided looking at me, so as not to give me away. Then came the unavoidable question: “Who did this?”

注意：

1．续写词数应为150左右；

2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

After a few violent beats in my heart, I slowly raised my hand.

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Miss Baugh was as strict as before, but something changed in me.

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