武汉2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、We've got a couple of participants in the team. The problem is     can complete this challenging task.

A．which

B．what

C．who

D．that

2、With his finger ______ to the ______ window, the teacher asked: “Who did that?”

A. pointing; broken B. pointed; broken

C. pointing; breaking D. pointed; breaking

3、Local governments can foster this sustainable activity by giving_____ to responsible operators, and even high-paying consumers.

A.preference B.substitute C.alternative D.selection

4、—Shall I check it now?

—_______. I’ll ask Vicky to check it when she leaves.

A．Don’t bother

B．Hurry up

C．Sounds good

D．It depends

5、Taking a close look at their respective (各自的) historical contexts, purposesand principles, huge differences can be ______ between the Belt and Road Initiative (一带一路倡议) and the Marshall Plan (马歇尔计划).

A.condemned B.identified C.abused D.twisted

6、Every minute was made full use of ________ for the performance at CCTV Spring Festival.

A．preparing

B．being prepared

C．to prepare

D．prepared

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

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

A. has hated B. hated

C. will have D. hates

8、Hibernating animals have stored ________ fat in their bodies during the summer and autumn.

A．a good many

B．supplies of

C．a large quantity of

D．a few

9、The majority of people in the town strongly ______ the plan to build a playground for children.

A. consider B. support

C. confirm D. continue

10、_______ is known to us all that the old scientist, for _______ life was hard in the past, still works hard in his eighties.

A．As; whose

B．It; whose

C．As; whom

D．It; whom

11、No sooner ________ home ________ I told him the exciting news.

A．had he got; when

B．had he got; than

C．he had got; when

D．he had got; than

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

A.drop B.to drop C.dropping D.dropped

13、The two brothers quarrelled with each other over bicycle last night but they soon _______.

A. turned up B. put up

C. made up D. showed up

14、He is a(n) ________ person and always ready to start a fight.

A.punctual B.religious C.aggressive D.elegant

15、In some parts of London, missing a bus means _______ for another hour.

A. waiting   B. being waited

C. to wait     D. to be waiting

16、--- Are you finishing your task?

---________. We still need at least two days.

A．Far from it

B．Exactly

C．Not a little

D．No wonder

17、The book _____ this week.

A. comes up B. comes about

C. comes out D. comes across

18、--- I’m afraid I can’t finish the book within this week.

--- _____.

A. Please go ahead B. That’s right

C. Not at all D. Take your time

19、Some people are skeptical about the internet, ________ that surfing the Internet is a waste of time.

A.claimed B.claiming C.to claim D.having claimed

20、You should apologize ____ him _____ your rude words.

A. to, since B. for, to

C. to，for D. towards, in

21、The fog was so heavy that I couldn't___________ the words on the board in the distance.

A.pick out B.lay out C.make out D.carry out

22、______ a wrong bus, the travelers found themselves in a small remote village at last.

A. Having taken B. To take

C. Taken D. Took

23、The world’s first_____ egg went on sale in a California Whole Foods Wednesday, marking the potential start of an_____ shift in the reliance on corn and soy.

A.plant-based artificial, industry-wide B.artificial plant-basing, industry-wide

C.artificial plant-based, industry-widely D.plant-basing artificial, industry-widely

24、Why didn’t you tell me there was no meeting today? I__________all the way here________the heavy snow.

A.needn’t have driven; through B.didn’t need to drive; through

C.mustn’t have driven; through D.couldn’t have driven; through

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

A. helping B. to help

C. with help   D. having helped

26、   It was in 1965 when I was 6 years old that my family moved to Elmont. It was a wonderful place to grow up. There were lots of kids, great schools and we had a big yard. Having grown up a city kid, my father, Nicholas Denaro, believed that grass was not just to look at, but that children were meant to play on it. We played games and badminton there. A white fence separated our backyard from a small wood. My friends and I enjoyed jumping the fence and climbing trees.

My father had the most amazing hand. He could fix anything. He gave those amazing hands to his son, my younger brother, Frank, who also became handy around the house. But my father saved his green fingers for me. He grew flowers, tomatoes, strawberries and figs and he shared his love of gardening with me.

Fourteen years ago, my husband and I went to a local nursery and bought a fig tree for Dad for Father's Day. My mother, Bridget Denaro, called it the best gift I could have given him. He planted it exactly in the middle of the front yard.

He loved that tree and enjoyed delicious figs every year, except just after Sandy hit in 2012. He was so disappointed when cold weather just after the superstorm froze all the remaining figs.

In 2015, my father died of lung cancer at 97. We sold our family home of 61 years last year. We left behind Dad's tree, full of figs waiting to ripen. We briefly considered taking it with us, but decided that his Father's Day fig tree belonged in Elmont. The new owners generously allowed me to take some branches so that I could have a precious reminder of my much-loved father and the Elmont home.

【1】Which of the following is true about the author?

A. She was born in Elmont. B. She liked climbing trees.

C. She was naughty and stubborn. D. She had a sad childhood.

【2】What did the author get from her father?

A. How to garden well. B. How to fix everything.

C. How to color fingers. D. How to play games.

【3】Why did Father fail to enjoy figs in 2012?

A. The cold hit the fig tree. B. He was ill in hospital. .

C. The tree didn't bear figs. D. He moved to another city.

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

A. To show her love of figs. B. To share her childhood.

C. To remember her father. D. To introduce her experience.

27、   Roger Federer, who recently became the oldest man to hold the No. 1 ranking in men's tennis at the age 36, will bring a 12-match winning streak (连胜) to the BNP Paribas Open, which starts this week at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

  Federer, a five-time winner of the hard-court event and a 20-time Grand Slam singles champion, on Tuesday was seeded No. 1 in a field that has been given up by injuries to several excellent players. Among those missing are world No. 2 Rafael Nadal (hip injury), Stan Wawrinka (knee), who lost to Federer in the 2017 final, David Goffin (eye) and Andy Murray (hip surgery).

  Federer, who has spent 305 weeks of his career at the top the Assn of Tennis Professional world rankings, must reach the semifinals (半决赛) at Indian Wells to keep his No. 1 status. If he exits sooner than that, Nadal would regain the top spot. Federer has a first-round bye (轮空) and a seemingly easy projected route to the quarterfinals, where he likely would face No. 5 seed Dominic Thiem of Austria.

  Five-time Indian Wells champion Novak Djokovic, who had a small medical intervention (干预) on his troublesome right elbow earlier this year, was seeded 10th in the tournament. Djokovic has played only four matches this year because of his elbow problems and hasn't played a tournament since he lost to Hyeon Chung of South Korea in the round of 16 at the Australian Open in January.

  Maria Sharapova of Russia will face Naomi Osaka of Japan on Wednesday with their match scheduled for not before 5:00 p.m.

  On Thursday, Serena Williams will play Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus will play Heather Watson of the United Kingdom during the evening session (7 p.m. start).

【1】What can we infer from paragraph 2?

A. Federer gave up the match on Tuesday due to the injury.

B. Many excellent players took part in the match including Rafael Nadal.

C. Federer was lucky enough seeded No. 1 on Tuesday.

D. Stan Wawrinka beat Federer in the 2017 final.

【2】Why does Federer have a seemingly easy projected route to the quarterfinals?

A. Because he is seeded No.1

B. Because he has a first-round bye.

C. Because many excellent players are missing.

D. Because he is well enough to beat any player.

【3】Who is most likely to be the seed next to Federer among the players who can play in the BNP Paribas Open?

A. Rafael Nadal. B. Maria Sharapova.

C. Novak Djokovic. D. Dominic Thiem.

【4】What is the best tittle of the text?

A. Roger Federer, seeded No. L

B. Roger Federer, to bring a 12-match winning streak.

C. Roger Federer, beat everyone in the tournament.

D. Roger Federer, the oldest No.1

28、   A new paper published in Environmental Research Letters has some warning news for people living in the lower 48 states: You may be at risk from river flooding and not even know it until the water starts to rise.

In fact, the study, estimates of present and future flood risk in the United States, found that 41 million U. S. residents are at risk from flooding along rivers. That’s three times more than current estimates based on the flood maps produced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) , which primarily maps the areas at risk for 1-in-100-year floods in populous (人口众多的) river basins.

Why does the big difference come into being? As always, it’s all about the data. Generally, FEMA prioritizes risk-assessment areas based on their population; reserving expensive field-work methodologies (研究方法) for the more populous river basins, but many other rivers have not yet been mapped at all.

The size of the USA means that flood maps made in this way are incomplete. It would be too expensive and time-consuming to survey every river basin in America. The national-scale flood maps produced by FEMA leave the flood risk of many parts of the country unaccounted for.

For this research, scientists from The Nature Conservancy adopted a pioneering methodology that avoids the defects of the FEMA approach, where individual catchments (流域) are studied by making use of big data. The study used a new high-resolution model, produced by the flood-mapping organization Fathom, which copies floods on all rivers across the entire continental United States.

“We were all surprised by how many people are actually exposed to freshwater flooding in the USA,” said Oliver Wing, lead researcher on the study and a PhD student at the University of Bristol. “It’s particularly worrisome considering that most of these people aren’t even aware of the risk they face. This study helps fill that critical information gap.”

【1】What did the new paper intend to tell readers?

A.The mistakes made by FEMA.

B.The serious situation of the flood.

C.The populous river basins of the USA.

D.The unseen risk of the flood in the USA.

【2】Why is the map produced by FEMA incomplete?

A.It’s dangerous to research all the rivers.

B.The size of the USA is too big.

C.It ignores less populous rivers.

D.The efficiency of making it is low.

【3】What does the underlined word “defects” in paragraph 5 mean?

A.Shortcomings. B.Potential.

C.Consumption. D.Contributions.

【4】What attitude does Oliver Wing have to the study?

A.Critical. B.Supportive.

C.Cautious. D.Uncaring.

29、The best thing you can do for yourself is to try to be a better person — and to consciously improve yourself and your life. Choosing to “ be better ” will not only make you feel better, but will also bring better people, opportunities, and possibilities into your life. Here are some ways to become a better person.

【1】 Admit the good, the bad, and the ugly and embrace it. In order to improve as a person, you first have to be really aware of who you are and who you are not.

We are not saying that you should give superficial compliments (赞美), we are saying that you should really compliment someone for something they do or who they are. 【2】 And this little gift will make a difference in their lives.

Surprise your friends, your partner, or your children. No matter how old we are, we all love surprises — good ones, of course. And it doesn’t have to be a big gesture, sometimes a simple message, card, or letter is enough. Be creative!

Creating something that other people can benefit from is priceless. Whether craft or business, whether blog or book, whether special food or an entire restaurant. 【3】

【4】 Give up bad habits and replace them with good ones. If you can’t give up your bad habits right away, start small until you can really get rid of them.

Is there a person that hurt you in the past, and you still are mad at the person or don’t talk to him or her? 【5】 Can we develop compassion in any form by dealing with it?

A．Lots of people want to feel valued.

B．One man’s meat is another man’s poison.

C．Smoking, gossiping, or judging — please don’t!

D．Can we leave behind the pain or misunderstanding?

E．To become a better person, one must always be true to oneself.

F．Can you give a hand to people that you are not so familiar with?

G．Keep thinking about how you can add value to your community.

30、It was my first year of work as a doctor. That time was filled with frightening, uncomfortable _______ but the present one was the _______.

A woman in her early twenties had been _______ to theatre (手术室) after a traffic accident. She had suffered _______ injuries and the surgeons had been unable to save her life. After the consultant told her parents the news, I _______ them for some time as they were _______ quietly.

When I came out of the room, the consultant was standing outside. “I think it would be nice if it came from you,” he said. “What?” I asked.

“About organ donation,” he replied. I _______ hard. Surely, it felt extremely awkward and _______ to have this conversation while they were in deep sorrow. But the problem with organ donation is that every minute _______.

I opened the door and sat opposite them, ________ that I was only going to make things worse for them.

“It’s what she’d have wanted,” the mother said before I had even finished. The father ________. Although I had imagined they might ________ for me bringing up such a sensitive ________ in their moment of sadness, in fact they seemed pleased.

“She was always so ________,” her father added.

As the consultant and I left them, it ________ me that I’d been wrong in ________ it would be an awkward conversation. Nothing could take away the ________ of having lost their daughter. Yet this last, final act had ________ them and helped them feel that the ________ of their daughter lived on in this act of generosity.

________, it was one of the most heart-warming conversations I have ever had.

【1】

A．adventures

B．arrangements

C．possibilities

D．experiences

【2】

A．best

B．latest

C．worst

D．saddest

【3】

A．introduced

B．removed

C．rushed

D．forced

【4】

A．slight

B．severe

C．curable

D．common

【5】

A．accompanied

B．watched

C．promised

D．approached

【6】

A．praying

B．whispering

C．sighing

D．sobbing

【7】

A．listened

B．objected

C．ignored

D．swallowed

【8】

A．ill-timed

B．absent-minded

C．black-hearted

D．old-fashioned

【9】

A．connects

B．counts

C．passes

D．struggles

【10】

A．surprised

B．convinced

C．excited

D．confused

【11】

A．recalled

B．nodded

C．denied

D．continued

【12】

A．bite their tongue

B．make the ends meet

C．hit the ceiling

D．rock the boat

【13】

A．subject

B．trade

C．accident

D．trouble

【14】

A．generous

B．pleased

C．optimistic

D．special

【15】

A．went against

B．relied on

C．occurred to

D．responded to

【16】

A．complaining

B．thinking

C．explaining

D．pretending

【17】

A．regret

B．mistake

C．pain

D．concern

【18】

A．failed

B．freed

C．rescued

D．comforted

【19】

A．spirit

B．image

C．smile

D．decision

【20】

A．Finally

B．Importantly

C．Occasionally

D．Unexpectedly

31、   We had a tornado touch down near the school, and as expected, we went into our emergency tornado procedures. It was a day we never wanted to happen, but ______ prepared for throughout the school year. I wasn’t even in the ______ when it happened. I had taken a student with me to the workroom to help ______ items for a project. When the alarm started ______ I immediately grabbed my student’s hand and ______ as fast as I could back to the classroom.

Never did I imagine needing to put our tornado ______ to use. I never imagined actually needing to ______ my students up against the wall, have them crouch(蹲) down with their knees and heads ______ the ground, hands on the backs of their heads. Their hearts were ______ so fast they couldn’t catch their breath, and the ______ filled their eyes looking up at me as they ask if their family and ______ were going to be okay.

I was so proud and surprised at how my students ______ themselves then. In the midst of the very ______ and dangerous situation, my students faced it with the attitudes and mindset of children much ______ than them. Never in my life have I seen my students ______ directions so quickly, precisely, and without hesitation. ______ some tears were shed(掉落), and some hearts were beating fast, my students were brave. They had such a firm ______ in my assistant and myself that they were able to be 100% ______. They were brave beyond their years and today I am very ______ for that.

Right now, I ______ the day and am thankful for our safety, courage, and bravery.

【1】A.hardly B.continually C.safely D.suddenly

【2】A.classroom B.school C.workroom D.laboratory

【3】A.buy B.deliver C.gather D.swap

【4】A.coming about B.blowing away C.sending up D.going off

【5】A.called B.ran C.drove D.stepped

【6】A.drills B.features C.events D.details

【7】A.get B.put C.line D.set

【8】A.kicking B.hitting C.scratching D.touching

【9】A.beating B.jumping C.trembling D.striking

【10】A.courage B.fear C.hope D.disaster

【11】A.brothers B.classmates C.sisters D.friends

【12】A.impressed B.handled C.considered D.injured

【13】A.vivid B.unique C.scary D.practical

【14】A.older B.smarter C.healthier D.luckier

【15】A.announce B.describe C.recite D.follow

【16】A.Since B.Unless C.Although D.Because

【17】A.goal B.emotion C.trust D.conclusion

【18】A.clear B.calm C.cautious D.honest

【19】A.enthusiastic B.sensitive C.confident D.grateful

【20】A.look back on B.make up for C.look forward to D.take advantage of

32、A Call to Action

We are here today because we want to stop global warming. Like me, you are trying hard to ________ your own personal carbon footprint. And these small, _____ changes do have an impact, do help ________our carbon emissions.

But it is not________ for individuals to change. We need governments to change. We need industry to change. We need big changes if we want to prevent global warming ________ destroying our planet.

One third of our global carbon emissions---35 percent---comes from_____ electricity. As a result, we need government and industry to work together to lower these ________, more importantly, to develop new, cleaner technology to heat our homes,________ our factories, and to keep lights ________.

Another 20 percent, 20 percent of our emissions comes from transportation. _____, We need government and industry to work together to build more energy _______ cars and trucks. Good ________ public transportation will allow us to ________ our cars and the pollution they produce forever.

Another 20 percent of all emissions comes from industry---our factories and businesses. They ________ tons upon tons of carbon into the air every_____minute. It is time to say enough! We need these businesses to lower their own_____ carbon footprints.

So my ________to you today is: keep trying to reduce your personal carbon footprint. But also stand up, stand up and ________ that government and industry do their ________, because that is what will make a _______ .

【1】A. increase B. decrease C. fall D. dominate

【2】A. individual B. public C. collective D. united

【3】A. promote B. undertake C. lower D. assist

【4】A. fair B. tough C. rough D. enough

【5】A. to B. with C. from D. on

【6】A. generating B. creating C. completing D. differentiating

【7】A. admissions B. permissions C. emissions D. transmissions

【8】A. make B. power C. destroy D. maintain

【9】A. out B. within C. beyond D. on

【10】A. Therefore B. However C. Nonetheless D. Besides

【11】A. primitive B. hazardous C. uneven D. efficient

【12】A. commercial B. polluted C. quality D. fragile

【13】A. get rid of B. count on C. do damage to D. get exposed to

【14】A. assault B. release C. diminish D. spray

【15】A. few B. single C. another D. each

【16】A. flammable B. vocational C. personal D. recreational

【17】A. data B. information C. news D. message

【18】A. convert B. demand C. digest D. renew

【19】A. part B. role C. standard D. characteristics

【20】A. living B. point C. deal D. difference

33、   I used to live in the country. My neighbor Carl was a knowledgeable, self-taught man and just _______ him was a blessing. Each day, I'd spend some time on his porch (门廊), just _______ life with him. I often _______ a lot through talking with him. One day, I found that his brother Tom had the same wisdom, too.

That day, while I was showing the _______ towards someone I knew, Carl's brother Tom drove up. Tom was an old country boy. He sat chewing, _______ and listening and then declared his truth slowly. _______ I paused from my bad-mouthing for a moment, Tom said, "Have you ever _______ when you got your finger pointing out at someone, there are three fingers on the very same _______ just pointing back at yourself?" I _______ and told Tom that he had just saved me thousands of dollars. He gave me such wisdom right there and I didn't even have to go off to India and ________ with some foreign master! I also joked that going to India would be ________ because I was poor.

It was still amazing to me how that one little moment, that ________ statement changed my life. I immediately started ________ what I was saying about others. Yes, it was true whatever I said, I was ________ talking about myself! Holding my tongue while I waited for the kinder, gentler, ________ feelings to surface in my mind burnt off something ________ and self-doubt I stored inside for years. On that day, I began to really look at myself and be truthful about how I created my life, and my relationships where I looked for payoffs, rewards and________.

Ten minutes later, I wrote this ________ and a friend of mine sent me a(n) ________ appropriate poem. It was appropriate in an unexpected way.

Here is the poem:

Watch your thoughts; they become words.

Watch your words; they become actions.

Watch your actions; they become ________.

Watch them; they become characters.

Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

【1】A.raising B.knowing C.coaching D.assisting

【2】A.taking over B.referring to C.turning to D.talking about

【3】A.required B.expressed C.learned D.showed

【4】A.interest B.annoyance C.affection D.appreciation

【5】A.interpreting B.regretting C.shouting D.thinking

【6】A.Though B.Therefore C.When D.Unless

【7】A.imagined B.noticed C.informed D.explained

【8】A.hand B.face C.foot D.head

【9】A.feared B.screamed C.escaped D.laughed

【10】A.live B.perform C.tour D.study

【11】A.horrible B.simple C.costly D.exhausting

【12】A.ancient B.wise C.familiar D.original

【13】A.paying attention to B.looking down upon C.making use of D.looking forward to

【14】A.gradually B.hardly C.actually D.never

【15】A.boring B.angry C.meaningless D.harmless

【16】A.confident B.painful C.enthusiastic D.meaningful

【17】A.attention B.action C.shock D.sorrow

【18】A.notion B.document C.report D.story

【19】A.roughly B.probably C.amazingly D.slightly

【20】A.dreams B.habits C.thoughts D.words

34、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.

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

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.

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

A huge milestone has just been reached in the field of artificial intelligence: AlphaGo, a program developed by Google’s DeepMind unit, has defeated legendary Go player Lee Se-dol in the first of five historic matches being held in Seoul, South Korea. Lee 【1】 after about three and a half hours, with 28 minutes and 28 seconds remaining on his clock. The series is the first time a professional 9-dan Go player has taken on a computer, and Lee is 【2】 for a $1 million prize.

“I was very surprised,”said Lee after the match.“I didn’t expect to lose. But I didn’t think AlphaGo would play the game in such a perfect manner.”DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis expressed“huge 【3】 for Lee Se-dol and his amazing skills.”calling the game“hugely exciting”and“very tense.”Team lead David Silver said it was an“amazing game of Go that really pushed AlphaGo to its 【4】.”

Go is an ancient Chinese board game that has long been considered one of the great 【5】faced by AI. While computer programs ow best the world’s leading human players of games like checkers and chess, the high level of intuition and 【6】required by Go has made it tough for computers to crack. DeepMind’s AlphaGo program is the most 【7】effort yet, using a complex system of deep neural networks and machine learning; it beat European champion Fan Hui last year, but Lee Se-dol is another 【8】 rival entirely.

“I don’t regret accepting this challenge,”said Lee.“I am in shock, I admit that, but what’s done is done. I enjoyed this game and look forward to the next. I think I failed on the opening layout so if I do a better job on the opening aspect I think I will be able to increase my 【9】 of winning.”Lee was surprised both by how strong AlphaGo’s opening was, and by some 【10】moves.

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

Why Cold weather Causes So many Flight Cancellation?

Each year, about 60,000 flights get canceled because of bad winter weather, which costs airlines and airports an estimated $3 billion. But it’s not the freezing cold temperatures that cause problems for planes. After all, 【1】 jets fly 10 kilometers up, where temperatures hover around -50 degrees Celsius.

In fact, planes 【2】 in cold weather, since cold air is denser and leads to better thrust. Clearly, the real problem isn’t what’s going on up there. It’s what’s happening on the ground.

When a 【3】 polar vortex (极地涡旋) struck the Midwestern US in January 2019, temperatures dropped to -40 degrees Celsius and airline canceled 3,000 flights nationwide. In these situations, when temperatures start 【4】, everything slows down. Cargo doors can freeze up, along with the nozzles that pump fuel into planes, which delays the 【5】 process.

Even the plane itself can freeze over. Just a quarter-inch - thick layer of ice on a plane can disrupt the way air flows over its wings.

Les Westbrooks: The number one reason, I would say, that the reason flights get delayed in cold weather is going to be because there’s some kind of frozen precipitation, from frost to snow to a sheet of ice, adhering to the aircraft, adhering to the wings of the aircraft 【6】.

That’s Les Westbrooks, a retired airline pilot and an associate professor of aeronautical science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He says that 【7】, these planes are “de-iced” - but this also delays takeoff. The crew can spray the plane with a special hot water/ glycol mixture. It can take around 40 minutes to de-ice large passenger airplanes, so planes often have to wait “their turn” for the de-icing station, which, of course, can trigger more delays.

And ice on the runway, of course, creates another set of 【8】. In 2014, a plane at JFK skidded off an icy runway and into a mound of snow, leading to an hours-long shutdown at the airport. And even though crews can remove ice from the runway, scraping it off the pavement can lead to potholes (坑洞) and other 【9】, which makes takeoffs and landings more dangerous. And of course, snow and freezing rain on the ground can affect visibility to the point where officials have to decide it’s not safe to fly at all.

But if ice and snow aren’t the problem in these extremely cold temperatures, it’s usually another factor: people.

Les Westbrooks: The airplane flies at high altitudes, -60 degrees. It’s made to do that. Humans are not made to be outside in -60 degrees weather. And so the human factor becomes a big, big factor, when it becomes extremely cold.

Baggage handlers, aircraft fuelers, and mechanics all have to stay warm. Some airports, like O’Hare in Chicago, set up heated shelters for their employees. Of course, with everyone taking breaks to warm up, not as much gets done, which leads to even more delays and cancellations. Passengers start missing their 【10】 flights, and that, along with passengers who can’t make it to the airport due to bad road conditions, leads to half-empty planes.

In fact, many airlines might preemptively cancel flights before bad weather even hits. So, in the end, you can still blame cold weather for cancelling your flight.

38、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Choosing the right college can be a difficult task. There are thousands of colleges and universities for you to choose from and many are worthy of being considered. For each potential college, find out the success rate of students' getting their jobs, especially those related to your majors. Here are some strategies（策略）for you to make the right choice.

Colleges which offer practice in some of the fields are worthy of your attention. It can provide you with a large amount of information on job hunting. Companies often prefer employees that perform well. Practice gives you the valuable experience and necessary opportunities. Some practical skills that you learn will really prepare yourself for the certain jobs. Besides, choosing a college that has teacher members with good reputations in their fields can also be very useful since these teacher members can provide you with steps into the working world by practice.

School rankings and a national reputation of academic success are often the important factors（因素）for your potential employers. This type of information can be found easily on the Internet and in magazines. To the employers, graduates from high ranking colleges are often considered more reliable. They have a stronger ability to learn and are more likely to create wealth for the company. Sometimes it can even be a more important factor in looking for a job than the actual quality of education the college provides.

After narrowing down your choices to a few colleges, it's time to visit them. Taking a look at the campus（校园）can change your attitude to a particular school. Plan your tour and then do some research on your own. It is also important to talk to as many students as you can and find out if earning a degree from the school is helpful in getting a job. Meanwhile, you can speak to the students in the majors you're considering to know what the courses are like, what you'll learn, and what your expected outcome will be.

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39、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

（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。

We have a pit bull(比特犬). We found him a few weeks ago, walking along the road in a rural area. He tried jumping on cars, and we thought maybe his family was camping somewhere nearby, so we passed him by. A few hours later, on our return trip, he was still in the same place, again, trying to get folks to stop for him. When he saw us, he lay down in the middle of the road, so we were unable to get around him.

We stopped the car and looked around for a few minutes, trying to figure out if anyone was around from whom he was separated. It didn’t appear so. Then, we took a good look at the dog. He had no collar and he was really thin. We decided he was deserted.

My husband sad, “If he doesn’t bite me when I try to pick him up to put him in the car, then we have a new dog.” The dog happily joined us with no fight at all. The only thing we were in danger of was getting licked to death. He kept sticking his head between the two front seats and thanking us for picking him up.

The dog was clearly on the road for some time, He was extremely under weight. He was covered in scars and new wounds. We have guessed that some of the scars were from when he was on the road. We thought of possible fights with coyotes(土狼), but he also looked as though he was used to fighting other dogs. We figured his incredibly sweet personality was the reason why he was deserted. He can’t have been a good fighting dog.

Therefore, we fed him a lot over the course of the next two weeks and he gained over twenty pounds.

注意：

1.所续写短文（两部分共计）的词数应为150左右；

2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语己为你写好。

Paragraph 1：

We took him to the vet.

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Paragraph 2：

Now we all love the dog very much. He once happened to save me from trouble.

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40、假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Jim就读于合肥某国际李校。他想了解中国文化，特别是戏曲文化。7月5日下午3:00在合肥大剧院将上演黄梅戏《天仙配》。请你根据以下提示，用英语给Jim写一封电子邮件，邀请他一起观看演出。

•提出邀请并简述原因；

•简介《天仙配》（Marriage of the Fairy Princess）；

•请求对方回复。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。

Dear Jim,

How is it going?

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Yours,

Li Hua

41、来自英国的Tom，上周参加了当地某旅行社组织的旅游服务，他很不满意。所以，他想就此事给该旅行社写一封投诉信。内容包括：

1.写信目的；   2. 不满之处   3. 表达期望。

注意: 1. 词数不少于80；

2. 开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear sir,

My name is Tom, who is a customer of your travel agency.

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Yours,

Tom