文昌2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、He paid the boy $10 for washing ten windows, most of ___ hadn’t been cleaned for at least a year.

A.these B.those C.that D.which

2、Generally there is a sharp ______ between them in their character.

A.contact B.contrary C.contract D.contrast

3、--- This dress looks too old-fashioned.

--- No. It’s ____ old. It suits you well.

A. far from B. free from

C. absent from D. apart from

4、It is a truth well known to all ______China has become one of the strongest countries in the world.

A.where B.which C.that D.who

5、According to a review of 56 studies the more a person is________to classical music as a child,the better he can control his mood as a grown-up.

A.revealed B.exposed C.proposed D.reminded

6、I have never been to London, but it is the place ________.

A.where I would like to visit B.I most want to visit

C.in which I want to visit D.that I want to visit it most

7、They ____ each other in shape but not in color.

A. like B. look

C. resemble D. represent

8、The Summer Palace, which we visited last summer, is one of Beijing's main tourist _____.

A.attractions B.dominations C.motivations D.conditions

9、There is a new problem____the popularity of private cars that road conditions need ____.

A.involve at; to be improve B.involved in; to be improved

C.involving in; improving D.involving at; improving

10、This dictionary, which I bought yesterday, has been highly______by my professor.

A.acknowledged B.appealed C.recommended D.commanded

11、They either sat there________ or stood ________ to the ground, ________at the tree covered with hundreds of ribbons, which looked like a banner of welcome ________ in the wind.

A.stunning … rooting … starting … billowing

B.stunned … rooted … stared … billowed

C.stunning … rooting … stared … billowed

D.stunned … rooted … staring … billowing

12、It is widely accepted that young babies learn to do things because certain acts lead to ____.

A. rewards B. prizes

C. awards D. results

13、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

14、There, ______Mrs Smith, showing her pupils how to put a logo onto the new torch.

A. was on a platform standing B. was standing on a platform

C. on a platform was standing D. standing on the platform was

15、‘’There is   among Chinese people that no country or individual can can protect itself without intellectual property（知识产权）protection’’ Liu Xin said.

A.commitment B.criterion C.consensus D.competence

16、_____ a true story, the movie is very moving.

A. Be based on B. Basing on

C. Base on D. Based on

17、The food ______ at the moment is for the dinner party.

A．cooked

B．to be cooked

C．is being cooked

D．being cooked

18、The greatest discovery of our generation is _____ a human being can change his life by changing his attitudes.

A．that

B．which

C．what

D．how

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

A. an art much as B. much an art as

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

20、She was so sad because she failed in the math test. Let’s ______ her _______.

A. leave … behind B. leave … alone

C. leave … aside D. leave … out

21、The Smiths don’t usually like staying at   hotels, but last summer they spent a few days at a very nice hotel by ________ sea.

A./; a B.the; the C./; the D.the; a

22、When humans develop machines that are smarter than they are and machines begin to improve themselves, they risk ________ the mathematician IJ Good called an “intelligence explosion”.

A．what

B．that what

C．even if

D．whatever

23、Einstein liked Bose’s paper so much that he ________ his own work and translated in into German.

A．turned around

B．turned down

C．took over

D．set aside

24、Look at the timetable (时刻表). Hurry up! Flight 4026 _______ off at 18:20.

A．takes

B．took

C．will be taken

D．has taken

25、Out _____, with a stick in his hand.

A.did he rush B.rushed he

C.he rushed D.he did rush

26、   Maybe it is the fact that we do not know what we have got until we lose it, and it is also true that we do not know what we have been missing until it arrives.

It takes an hour to like someone, and a day lo love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Do not expect love in return; but if it does not, be content it has grown in you. Do not rely on one’s appearance； it can trick you. Do not rely on wealth；even that fades away. Rely on someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.

There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them  from your dreams and hug them. Dream what you want to dream;go where you want to go;be what you want to be,because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.

The brightest future will always be basod on a  forgotten past.You cannot go on will in life until you let your past  failures and heartaches go off.May you have enough happiness to make you sweet,enough to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy.The happiest of people do not necessarily have the of everything;they just make you th most of everything that comes along their way.Happiness waits of those who cry,those appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. Always put yourself in others’ shoes.If you feel that it hurts you,it probably hurts the other person,too.

When you were born,you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.Live your life so that when you die,you are the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.

【1】In the last paragraph the writet is actually telling us that a person in the world should be one who .

A.can accept the suggestions made by others

B.can live happily and forget the past

C.has made a lot of money for himself before he dies

D.does good to other people and is respected and loved by them

【2】What is the main topic of the passage above?

A.What to expect from life

B.Where  to go with other people

C.How to treat our life

D.How to get on well with other people

【3】Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A.If you give someone your love, you are sure to receive love in return.

B.We often don’t know what we have lost until it happens someday.

C.It is wise not to rely on anybody because you are likely to be cheated.

D.If it takes you a short time to love someone, you will easily forget the person.

【4】If you put yourself in another person’s position, .

A.you won’t do what will hurt other people

B.you should put on other people’s shoes

C.you should believe in other people

D.you should depend on your imagination

27、World Environment Day: Eco-friendly fashion tips

June 5 saw another World Environment Day. Yet environmental protection ought to be an everyday activity. It shouldn't be something only remembered as a slogan. Saving water and using public transportation can help benefit our future generations in the long run.【1】. Follow these tips:

Buy less

Many people take shopping, or buying things that are not necessary, as a way to release pressure. And nowadays, almost everyone buys more clothes than needed.【2】. Unnecessary shopping could become another source of pressure to both your finances and the environment.

【3】.

Natural material is good for not only the environment, but also the mind and body. The feeling of wearing a polyester shirt and an organic cotton shirt is totally different, especially in the hot summer.

Use natural cleanser

Washing powder will pollute the water and harm your clothes. Try a natural cleanser. It can clean your clothes thoroughly without doing any harm to either the environment or your skin.

【4】.

Dry cleaning will cause a lot of damage to the environment. Baby shampoo can clean these delicate textiles as well.

Smart shopping

【5】. It's true especially for those you only wear on special occasions. And there are services for renting clothes, which can also help you save money and protect the environment.

A．Choose naturally dyed products

B．Choose natural and organic material

C．Secondhand clothes can be a smarter choice.

D．Find a better and healthier way to release pressure.

E．Reduce the times you dry-clean pure woolen and silk items.

F．Your wardrobe could also be more environmentally friendly too.

G．If you still can't change old shopping habits, try to buy less fur products.

28、   At ten years old, I borrowed a book from the library that had the word "crime" in the title. My mother did not notice this book among my large number of books until I began reading it. The book was confiscated (没收), and we went back to the library. I remember how embarrassed I was as my mother explained that I needed reading material that was different from the book that we had just returned.

The librarian on duty looked down at me, smiling, walked from behind the counter, and gestured to me to follow. We crossed the hallway to the adult fiction section. "Here you are," she said. "It's called I Capture the Castle, by Dodie Smith, the same author who wrote The Hundred and One Dalmatians. " I felt far too old for dog stories. "It's very different from The Hundred and One Dalmatians, though," she said, noticing   my disappointment．

I tried to accept that she was right. But I was doubtful. I mean, the title alone was strange. But I still took the book home. I curled up on our window seat, and started reading. To my surprise, I was completely attracted and it spurred (激起)my writing dream.

Two weeks ago, I drove two and a half hours to meet my mother for a Christmas lunch in a tea shop in my old hometown. I had just finished a cup of coffee in the tea shop when I looked up and saw the librarian, who had changed my life. Sixteen years had passed, but for a moment time stood still. I moved toward her- all knees and elbows and energy-and blurted (脱口而出) ,"You work at the library! You once showed me I Capture the Castle! I'm a writer now! That's still my favorite book!"

The woman stopped and smiled kindly. But then she tipped her head. I realized that dementaa (痴呆)or something like it had kept her from understanding me. A woman who was probably her sister took her by the elbow and led her gently away. As I watched her go, I wondered how many lives we change without realizing what we do is meaningful. All that woman had really done was lend me a book, but it had captured my world.

【1】Why did the author and her mom go back to the library？　 　

A.To seek help from the librarian.

B.To exchange words with the librarian．

C.To borrow more books from the library．

D.To replace the book with another one．

【2】How did the author feel about I Capture the Castle at first？　 　

A.She felt no interest in it．

B.She felt she was too young to read it．

C.She felt sure that it was a strange book．

D.She thought it was different from dog stories．

【3】What can we infer about the author from paragraph 4？　 　

A.She was always busy writing．

B.She lived far from her mother．

C.She was excited to see the librarian．

D.She had no control over her feelings．

【4】What is the author's purpose in writing the text？　 　

A.To remember the lady librarian．

B.To stress our influences on others．

C.To show her respect for the librarian．

D.To tell us about her writing experience．

29、   Smart cities are coming. And you can be sure that hackers(黑客) won’t be very far behind.

We’ve already gotten a glimpse of that future, as cities across the globe start to use technology to connect their services and residents in ways that was science fiction just a few years ago. They are using sensors to collect data — such as traffic, garbage collecting, and road conditions —and then using that data to deliver services to more people and more efficiently.

But this rush to become a smart city has a major drawback: The more connected a city is, the easier it is to cyber-attacks. Hackers have, in recent years, effectively held cities hostage through ransom ware(赎金器), sometimes damaging critical systems for months at a time. The damage can cost millions to repair, as Baltimore and Atlanta have discovered.

And this is just the beginning. As cities add connectivity to their streetlights, power grids, dams, transit lines and other services, they are adding more targets that have the potential to be hacked. What’s more, as additional information on residents is collected, officials worry the result —lots of data could attract nation-states or terrorists who could incorporate the data into physical and cyber war.

What cyber security lesson can’t be taught in this hack? For example: Don’t open email attachments from unfamiliar sources; don’t click on unrecognized links; don’t leave sensitive information visible on the walls or surfaces of your office. But let’s just stick to the most important lesson: The information you share on social media can be used to profile and target you, whether that’s by engineering click bait(点击诱饵) aimed at your particular interests, guessing your password based on your birthday or figuring out your schedule and travels so that an intruder can access your home or office.

Wednesday, September 18, 2019 THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.

【1】What did people use to think of smart cities?

A.It was the product of science. B.It was bound to be popular.

C.It existed in imagination. D.It improved people’s life.

【2】What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 3?

A.Introduce the harm of hackers. B.Show the danger of a smart city.

C.Add some background information. D.Summarize the previous paragraphs.

【3】What is officials’ attitude to big data?

A.It is convenient to provide service. B.It is certain to bring about revolution.

C.There are actually potential dangers. D.There’s competition in high technology.

【4】What does the underlined word "profile" in Para. 5 mean?

A.Describe. B.Protect. C.Pursue. D.Fund.

30、   Jeremy Locke, 25, has his own roofing company in Bridgeport, Nova Scotia. For a couple of years before he began his _______, he would drive past the home of Jeanette MacDonald, noticing the _______ state of her roof. He was _______ —not just for the elderly woman but also for the children living with her. So Locke _______ to lend a helping hand.

The young man knocked on MacDonald's door and _______ to fix her roof for nothing, "I didn't know who the woman was, but I wanted to _______ this for her and her grandchildren," he explained to The Chronicle Herald. However, despite his kind _______ , the woman politely turned him down.

MacDonald and her _______ left an impression on Locke. He saw _______ between the woman and his own grandmother, and couldn't bear to see her in this ________ . He had also grown up without much and felt that he should use his skills to ________ .

A year after Locke set up his own roofing company, seeing that the roof was ________ in a state of disrepair, Locke returned to MacDonald's home and asked MacDonald if she wanted to enter a raffle (抽奖) his company was doing for a ________ roof. The 70-year-old woman ________ the chance, but little did she know that there was no ________ .

MacDonald's relief ________ Locke's kindness is immeasurable, "I could win $1 million but it wouldn't make me as ________ as knowing I'm getting a new roof on. Jeremy is ________something. He's a guardian angel (守护天使) sent from God."

The________ should cost about $ 9,000 in terms of materials and manpower. However, the only thing Locke wants in return is a home-cooked meal for his staff from the woman who ________ him of his grandmother.

【1】A.journey B.business C.research D.curiosity

【2】A.average B.unexpected C.unique D.terrible

【3】A.frightened B.embarrassed C.concerned D.convinced

【4】A.decided B.complained C.agreed D.happened

【5】A.declined B.offered C.managed D.pretended

【6】A.catch up with B.take care of C.get rid of D.put up with

【7】A.application B.reaction C.theory D.intention

【8】A.hesitation B.shame C.regret D.difficulty

【9】A.symbols B.conditions C.similarities D.beliefs

【10】A.situation B.occupation C.incident D.direction

【11】A.respond B.seek C.help D.transform

【12】A.still B.even C.already D.just

【13】A.temporary B.delicate C.random D.free

【14】A.appealed to B.jumped at C.laughed off D.looked into

【15】A.competition B.cheating C.dilemma D.potential

【16】A.comparing B.withdrawing C.following D.contradicting

【17】A.fragrant B.lucky C.happy D.rich

【18】A.partly B.consequently C.generally D.really

【19】A.room B.work C.meal D.decoration

【20】A.reminds B.warns C.convinces D.informs

31、The idea of donating mosquito nets to millions of Africans came to Katherine Commale’s mind when she was only five years old. She________a documentary about Africa, which________that on average, every 30 seconds one child died of malaria（疟疾）there, which can be caused by mosquito bites. This made her________, but it also________her to do something to save their lives________. Katherine started________money for mosquito nets so that Africans don't have to________malaria. She sent nets to Africa through an organization called Nothing But Nets. By making hand-decorated________with her family and giving them to those who donated money. Katherine inspired people to _____her. Her________was posted on the website of Nothing But Nets. People were touched by her ______, which went beyond age and race,________were pouring in from around the world.

However. Katherine still seemed________. She and her friends wrote letters to the________who were on the list of The World's Billionaires,________they could contribute money. After receiving the letter, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation________that it would donate three million dollars to Nothing But Nets.________to have more people know Katherine's________, the foundation invested（投资）in filming a public welfare documentary.

Thanks to Katherine, the frequency of children's death________from malaria in Africa has been decreased to one person every 120 seconds. Katherine's kindness influenced the world even though she was only a little girl. She showed that no one is too________to change the world into a better place.

【1】

A．showed

B．watched

C．made

D．broadcast

【2】

A．mentioned

B．counted

C．inferred

D．witnessed

【3】

A．nervous

B．guilty

C．skeptical

D．astonished

【4】

A．forced

B．commanded

C．motivated

D．assisted

【5】

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Meanwhile

D．Instead

【6】

A．providing

B．earning

C．raising

D．accepting

【7】

A．recover from

B．talk about

C．suffer from

D．know about

【8】

A．certificates

B．invitations

C．recommendations

D．instructions

【9】

A．join

B．consult

C．challenge

D．defeat

【10】

A．advice

B．story

C．article

D．address

【11】

A．politeness

B．innocence

C．bravery

D．sympathy

【12】

A．Donations

B．Letters

C．Reporters

D．Listeners

【13】

A．unsettled

B．unmoved

C．unhealthy

D．unsatisfied

【14】

A．aged

B．learned

C．famous

D．rich

【15】

A．warning

B．hoping

C．informing

D．confirming

【16】

A．insisted

B．realized

C．Stressed

D．declared

【17】

A．Additionally

B．Luckily

C．Actually

D．Obviously

【18】

A．diseases

B．troubles

C．families

D．deeds

【19】

A．resulting

B．changing

C．growing

D．escaping

【20】

A．forgetful

B．clumsy

C．young

D．poor

32、   It started when I called 911 after finding my partner unconscious on the floor. Within ________, a police car arrived, followed by a(n) ________ filled with doctors and nurses who ________ my partner to the emergency room, where he received the critical ________ he needed.

A week later, I wrote thank-you notes and ________ them off at the police station and the ________ with packs of still-warm chocolate cakes made by myself. After the firefighters thanked me for ________ the gifts, I drove away feeling both ________ and happy.

Whenever you express gratefulness, you make yourself happier. But when you share it directly with the person you feel grateful to, the benefits ________.

John Kralik of California ________ this firsthand. Divorced twice, he wasn’t as close with his children as he wanted to be, and his law practice wasn’t earning money despite the ________ hours he devoted to working. At a particularly ________ point, he remembered his grandfather telling him decades earlier about the importance of ________. He decided to write 365 thank-you notes over 365 days, hoping for a ________ change.

_____ he noticed that his attitude and his ________ improved. At the end of his thank-you note year, he wrote an autobiography about his experience, A Simple Act of Gratitude: How Learning to Say Thank You ________ My Life. “I don’t need a scientific study to know that if you are grateful to people and if you learn how to accept gratitude well from other people, your life will be ________,” Kralik says. “The first effects are that you realize you have a much better life than you thought.”

That’s the magic of the two simple words, which can ________ blood pressure, improve sleep, and ________ relationships, “Thank you!”

【1】A.years B.days C.hours D.minutes

【2】A.truck B.ambulance C.bus D.motorcycle

【3】A.called B.persuaded C.rushed D.dragged

【4】A.treatment B.money C.advice D.information

【5】A.cut B.tore C.dropped D.saw

【6】A.bank B.school C.library D.firehouse

【7】A.buying B.delivering C.promoting D.selling

【8】A.light B.sad C.nervous D.hopeless

【9】A.decrease B.stop C.disappear D.accumulate

【10】A.offered B.experienced C.denied D.challenged

【11】A.exhausting B.limited C.desirable D.attractive

【12】A.exciting B.discouraging C.perfect D.dangerous

【13】A.education B.economy C.career D.gratitude

【14】A.passive B.frequent C.positive D.negative

【15】A.Immediately B.Temporarily C.Constantly D.Permanently

【16】A.health B.skills C.fortunes D.production

【17】A.Lit Up B.Escaped From C.Walked Out Of D.Broke Into

【18】A.created B.ruined C.described D.enriched

【19】A.monitor B.raise C.lower D.measure

【20】A.destroy B.strengthen C.end D.expose

33、Face shape lets AI spot rare disorders

People with genetic syndromes (综合征) sometimes have revealing facial features, but using them to make a quick and cheap diagnosis can be _______given there are hundreds of possible conditions they may have. A new neural (神经系统) network that analyses photographs of faces can help doctors _______the possibilities.

Yaron Gurovich at biotechnology firm FDNA in Boston and his team built a neural network to look at the overall impression of faces and _______ a list of the 10 genetic syndromes a person is most likely to have.

They _______ the neural network, called DeepGestalt, on 17,000 images correctly labeled to match more than 200 genetic syndromes.The team then asked AI to _______potential genetic disorders from a further 502 photos of people with such conditions. It included the correct answer among its list of 10 responses 91 per cent of the time.

Gurovich and his team also_______the neural network's ability to distinguish between the different genetic mutations (父异) that can lead to the same syndrome.They used photographs of people with Noonan syndrome, which can result from mutations in any one of five genes.DeepGestalt correctly identified the genetic source of the physical appearance 64 per cent of the time. It’s clearly not _______, but it’s still much better than humans are at trying to do this.

As the system makes its assessments, the facial regions that are most helpful in the determination are_______and made available for doctors to view. This helps them to understand the relationships between genetic make-up and physical appearance.

The fact that the diagnosis is based on a simple photograph raises questions about_______. If faces can reveal details about genetics, then employers and insurance providers could, in principle,__________ use such techniques to__________ against people who have a high probability of having certain disorders.__________. Gurovich says the tool will only be __________for use by clinicians.

This technique could bring significant__________ for those who have genetic syndromes. The real value here is that for some of these ultra-rare diseases, the process of diagnosis can be many, many years. This kind of technology can help narrow down the search space and then be confirmed through checking genetic markers. For some diseases, it will cut down the time to diagnosis dramatically. For others, it could perhaps add means of finding other people with the disease and, __________, help find new treatments or cures.

【1】A.convincing B.practical C.reliable D.tricky

【2】A.narrow down B.result in C.bring about D.arise from

【3】A.wait B.return C.mail D.feed

【4】A.focused B.touched C.based D.trained

【5】A.adjust B.identify C.change D.cure

【6】A.recognized B.showed C.tested D.acquired

【7】A.perfect B.acceptable C.specific D.workable

【8】A.covered B.highlighted C.excluded D.monitored

【9】A.privacy B.accuracy C.reality D.objectivity

【10】A.legally B.regularly C.secretly D.efficiently

【11】A.vote B.fight C.argue D.discriminate

【12】A.Furthermore B.Similarly C.Otherwise D.However

【13】A.available B.impossible C.ready D.rare

【14】A.challenges B.damages C.benefits D.concerns

【15】A.by contrast B.on the contrary C.in addition D.in turn

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.

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

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

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

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

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

35、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.

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、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Smell the flowers before you go to sleep and you may just end up with rosy dreams. Have a whiff of rotten(腐烂的)eggs during the night and your dreams may be【1】(pleasant). So says researcher Dr. Boris Stuck, 【2】invited sleeping volunteers to a rose vs. rotten egg test in the University Hospital Mannheim in Germany. The subjects didn’t dream about roses【3】eggs, but rather he found that what they smelt affected the emotions of【4】(they) dreams.

And if you think【5】(smell) have a say in dreams, wait for what TV tells us. A UK study reveals that people exposed【6】black-and-white film and TV in their youth are to have monochromic(单色的)dreams throughout their life more【7】(probable). Eva Murzyn from the University of Dundee tested two age groups— one half 【8】(age) over 55 and【9】other half under 25.

The result? Under 5% of the dreams of the under-25s were in black and white. 【10】(watch)color TV in childhood seems to be the reason why.

38、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整的短文

It was late, about 10:15 p.m., when Janice Esposito arrived at the Bellport, New York, train station, jumped into her minivan and began the 20-minute drive home to her husband and seven-year-old son. She’s just returned from visiting her mother and had traveled the route so many times, she practically drove on autopilot: a left onto Station Road, then a left on Montauk Highway, and then ----wham! Out of nowhere on that awful night of October 10, 2017, a car hit Esposito's minivan, forcing her backward some 100 feet onto the railroad tracks. She sat in the minivan, injured but mostly just stunned(吓晕) by the impact and by the vehicle's airbags.

As it happened, Pete Dipinto was getting for bed. He'd just closed his book and was ready to sleep when he heard the loud noise of metal on metal and broken glass coming from not far outside his bedroom window. A volunteer firefighter and retired teacher, DiPinto, 64, never stopped to think. He grabbed a flashlight and, still in his pajamas(睡衣), ran out of the door. 'Any firefighter would have done what I did,' he said. 'We're always on duty.'

The first car he came upon, 2000 feet from his front yard, was the one that had hit Esposito. Once DiPinto concluded the driver was OK, he looked around and spotted Esposito's minivan straddling(横跨) the railroad tracks. And then he heard a shocking sound: the bells signaling an oncoming train.

'I see the headlight of the train. ' he said. DiPinto ran to Esposito's minivan and banged on the driver's side window. She just looked at him, her eyes unfocused. 'I don't know where I am,' she said. She seemed unhurt.

注意:

1、所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2、 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4、续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

'Honey, you're on the railroad tracks, and we have to get you off right now! ' DiPinto shouted.

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Paragraph 2:

Esposito was rushed to the nearest hospital and DiPinto kept her company until her family came.

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39、假定你是李华，你所在的学校英语报征稿一封英文感谢信，以致意奋战在抗击新型冠状病毒肺炎第一线的 医护人员，请你根据下列要点写一封信用于投稿。

内容包括：

1. 表达敬意；

2. 你如何抗疫；

3. 发出学习倡议。

4. 词汇：新冠状病毒：COVID-19

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40、假如你是李华，暑假已过半，但同学们在假期里的拖延症状似乎更加严重，为了让大家学习效率更高，改掉拖拉的坏习惯， 请以学生会的名义，给全校学生写一封英文倡议书。

要点如下：1. 倡议的原因和目的；2. 倡议的具体内容；3. 发出倡议。

注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇： procrastinator 拖延症

Dear schoolmates,

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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