南阳2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、I'm surprised that he           say those impolite words to his deskmate．

A.must B.can C.will D.should

2、Nearly 3,500 years ago, people chewed on leaves ________ a special chemical to reduce body pains and fever.

A. possessed B. to possess C. having possessed D. possessing

3、In order to increase their vote, they _________ another candidate a traitor to the country.

A.announced B.declared C.thought D.conquered

4、The police ____________ the man enter the bank.

A. observed B. obtained

C. operated D. offended

5、With the COVID-19 ______ quickly around the globe, the whole world are in a(n) ______ of shock.

A.gathering, condition B.spreading, state

C.to spread, approach D.to gather, style

6、When he needs time alone, he ________ to his private space at a nearby art studio to paint.

A.dials B.chokes C.bothers D.withdraws

7、All ____ can be done has been done .

A.that B.what C.which D.of which

8、_________is Virginia Woolf’s most autobiographical novel, which develops a series of thoughts rather than a plot, centering on themes like women’s role in society, death and change.

A.The Garden Party B.The Green Room C.To the Lighthouse D.Daisy Miller

9、As for his advantages, he has 20 years’ teaching experience to _______.

A.draw on B.draw back C.draw up D.draw in

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

A. to, since B. for, to

C. to，for D. towards, in

11、She used to be terribly shy，but a year abroad has completely ________ her.

A．transferred

B．transformed

C．conveyed

D．shifted

12、I hope my suggestions will ______ your approval.

A.come about B.break out C.take place D.meet with

13、Both men were happy to ________ from contemporary life, seeking a harmonious relationship with nature in the quietness of their lives.

A．dispose

B．withdraw

C．tremble

D．acknowledge

14、In our country every boy and every girl______the right to education.

A.has B.have C.is D.are

15、—I saw Jim at the meeting yesterday.

—Did you? I think he ______ have attended, for he is an expert.

A.needn’t B.mustn’t C.shouldn’t D.couldn’t

16、Cunningham would go out onto the streets of New York each and every day to photograph ordinary people ________ the weather.

A．instead of

B．regardless of

C．owing to

D．thanks to

17、He was allowed to stay on with his grandma   he restricted himself to his studies.

A.in case B.even if C.as though D.so long as

18、The criminal, as well as some ________ people, was arrested by the police yesterday.

A．relevant

B．skilled

C．released

D．lucky

19、My new glasses cost me ______the last pair that I bought.

A．as much as three times

B．three times more than

C．three times as much as

D．as much three times as

20、The architect designed over forty projects home and abroad, twenty were award  winners.

A.where B.of which C.in which D.at which

21、Don’t get that ink on your shirt ,for it   .

A.isn’t washing out B.won’t be washing out

C.won’t wash out D.doesn’t wash away

22、Jenny can’t ______ to buy that mobile phone as it is too expensive.

A.offer B.pay C.afford D.spend

23、They all sat together at table, laughing and ______ stories after many years’ separation.

A.swapping B.circulating C.spreading D.plotting

24、Last month L.A.declared a________of emergency as protests over killing of Geroge Floyd a black man turned violent.

A.state B.condition C.situation D.circumstance

25、With your help, there is no doubt ______ our plan is meant for will work out successfully.

A．what that

B．whether that

C．that what

D．that whether

26、Home to me means a sense of familiarity and nostalgia(怀旧). It's fun to come home. It looks the same. It smells the same. You'll realize what's changed is you. Home is where we ran remember pain, live, and some other experiences; We parted here; My parents met here; I won three championships here.

If I close my eyes, I can still have a clear picture in mind of my first home. I walk in the door and see a brown sofa surrounding a low glass-top wooden table. To the right of the living room is my first bedroom. It's empty, but it's where my earliest memories are.

There is the dining room table where I celebrated birthdays, and where I cried on Halloween-when I didn't want to wear the skirt my mother made for me. I always liked standing on that table because it made me feel tall and strong. If I sit at this table, I can see my favorite room in the house, my parents' room. It is simple: a brown wooden dresser lines the right side of the wall next to a television and a couple of photos of my grandparents on each side. Their bed is my safe zone. I can jump on it anytime - waking up my parents if I am scared or if I have an important announcement that cannot wait until the morning.

I'm lucky because I know my first home still exists. It exists in my mind and heart, on a physical property(住宅) on West 64th street on the western edge of Los Angeles. It is proof I lived, I grew and I learned.

Sometimes when I feel lost, I lie down and shut my eyes, and I go home. I know it's where I'll find my family, my dogs, and my belongings. I purposely leave the window open at night because I know I'll be blamed by Mom. But I don't mind, because I want to hear her say my name, which reminds me I'm home.

【1】Why does the author call her parents' bed her "safe zone"(Paragraph 3)?

A. It is her favorite place to play.

B. Her needs can be satisfied there.

C. Her grandparents' photos are lined on each side.

D. Her parents always play together with her there.

【2】What can be learned from the passage?

A. The old furniture is still in the author's fist bedroom.

B. The author can still visit her first physical home in Los Angeles.

C. The author's favorite room in her first home is the dining room.

D. Many people of the author's age can still find their first physical homes.

【3】Sometimes when she feels lost, the author will _______.

A. Open the window at night

B. lie down in bed to have a dream

C. try to bring back a sense of home

D. go to Los Angeles to visit her mom

【4】What is the author's purpose of writing this passage?

A. To express how much she is attached to her home.

B. To declare how much she loves her first house.

C. To describe the state of her family.

D. To look back on her childhood.

27、   Languages have been coming and going for thousands of years, but in recent times there has been less coming and a lot more going. When the world was still populated by hunter-gatherers, small, tightly knit (联系) groups developed their own patterns of speech independent of each other. Some language experts believe that 10,000 years ago, when the world had just five to ten million people, they spoke perhaps 12,000 languages between them.

Soon afterwards, many of those people started settling down to become farmers, and their languages too became more settled and fewer in number. In recent centuries, trade, industrialization, the development of the nation-state and the spread of universal compulsory education, especially globalisation and better communications in the past few decades, all have caused many languages to disappear, and dominant languages such as English, Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over.

At present, the world has about 6,800 languages. The distribution of these languages is hugely uneven. The general rule is that mild zones have relatively few languages, often spoken by many people, while hot, wet zones have lots, often spoken by small numbers. Europe has only around 200 languages; the Americas about 1,000; Africa 2400; and Asia and the Pacific perhaps 3,200, of which Papua New Guinea alone accounts for well over 800. The median number (中位数) of speakers is a mere 6,000, which means that half the world’s languages are spoken by fewer people than that.

Already well over 400 of the total of, 6,800 languages are close to extinction (消亡), with only a few elderly speakers left. Pick, at random, Busuu in Cameroon (eight remaining speakers), Chiapaneco in Mexico (150), Lipan Apache in the United States (two or three) or Wadjigu in Australia (one, with a question-mark): none of these seems to have much chance of survival.

【1】What can we infer about languages in hunter-gatherer times?

A．They developed very fast.

B．They were large in number.

C．They had similar patterns.

D．They were closely connected.

【2】Which of the following best explains “dominant” underlined in Paragraph 2?

A．Complex.

B．Advanced.

C．Powerful.

D．Modern.

【3】How many languages are spoken by less than 6,000 people at present?

A．About 6,800.

B．About 3,400.

C．About 2,400.

D．About 1,200.

【4】What is the main idea of the text?

A．New languages will be created.

B．People’s lifestyles are reflected in languages.

C．Human development results in fewer languages.

D．Geography determines language evolution.

28、The cancer death rate in the U.S. fell by the most on record as advances in treatments for lung tumors （肿瘤） like video-assisted surgery helped prolong the lives of patients.

The death rate from cancer has been gradually declining for 26 years, thanks in large part to fewer people smoking cigarettes. But from 2016 to 2017, the most recent period available, it dropped by 2.2%, the most ever in a single year, according to a report released Wednesday by the American Cancer Society. That compares with an average 1.5% yearly decline over the decade. The drop translates to roughly 2.9 million fewer cancer deaths than would have occurred had death rates remained at their peak. For lung cancer specifically, the death rate declined 4.3% annually from 2013 to 2017.

"It is really lung cancer that is driving this," said Rebecca Siegel, scientific director of surveillance research at the American Cancer Society, and lead author on the new study. "We found increases in survival for lung cancer at every stage in diagnosis.”, She attributed the lower deaths to improvements in treatments, including video-assisted surgery that enables more patients with early lung tumors to become eligible for operations; more precise radiation treatment; and better scanning technology that allows doctors to better assess the stage of tumor, so the patient gets the best treatment right away. At later stages of illness, new, targeted drugs that aim at specific disease-causing genes are helping patients whose tumors have those genetic flaws （缺陷）.Overall, lung cancer death rates have dropped by 51% for men since their peak in 1990, and by 26% for women since their peak in 2002.

There's the potential for more progress in future reports. That's because the latest death-rate statistics go only through 2017, and likely don't include the potential impact in lung cancer death from immune-therapy drugs. They became widely used in lung cancer only in the past few years.

The report, based on U.S. government data, isn't all good news. Prostate （前列腺）cancer death rates have leveled off recently after a period of decline. That may be because many doctors pulled back on using the controversial prostate-specific antigen test, or PSA, which can spot the disease but can lead to over-treatment of men who may never have                                        died from their tumors.

"Though it was definitely causing harm, it was also contributing to declines in death," Siegel said. What's needed now is better screening tests to detect only the prostate cancers that will go on to cause harm.

Population death rates are considered one of the most reliable ways of measuring progress in cancer treatment and prevention. By contrast, cancer survival rates can sometimes be influenced by improvements in diagnosing tiny, early stage tumors that wouldn't necessarily be deadly.

【1】According to paragraph 2, ______.

A．cancer death rate reached its peak in 2017

B．death rate decreases over the past 2 decades

C．2.9 million people die of cancer in America every year

D．most of the cancer patients in America suffer from lung cancer

【2】We can learn from the passage that ______.

A．female death rate of lung cancer drops more than that of male

B．targeted drugs have led to rapid increase in cancer death rates

C．better scanning technology will lead to improvement in treating genetic flaws

D．improper use of prostate-specific antigen test can lead to over-treatment of men

【3】The underlined expression "level off” in paragraph 5 means ______.

A．remain unchanged

B．show up

C．take off

D．become sharp

【4】What might be the best title of the passage?

A．Medical Progress Prolonging Patients’ Lives

B．Cancer Death Rates Dropping at the Fastest Pace

C．Significant Improvement in Treating Lung Cancer

D．Advanced Technologies Applied in Cancer Treatment

29、Amazon has suddenly withdrawn its plans to build a satellite headquarters in New York City, citing growing opposition of local elected officials in a shifting political climate.

The decision marks a stunning reversal just three months after Amazon crowned Long Island City, Queens, one of two winners of a highly public nationwide search in which hundreds of communities vied for the tech group’s investment.

By losing Amazon, New York will sacrifice an estimated 25,000 jobs -paying an average annual salary of $150,000 each- as well as a signature victory in a broader effort to transform the financial services capital into a technology hub to rival Silicon Valley.

Amazon’s about-face is a particular setback for governor Andrew Cuomo, who led the company’s recruitment and touted its November decision as the city’s biggest-ever economic development win.

At the same time, it appeared to confirm the dominance of a progressive wing of the Democratic party, led by the recently elected Queens representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who was suspicious of Amazon’s arrival. Ms, Ocasio-Cortez questioned its opposition to organized labor and whether local citizens would benefit from its jobs.

Amazon officials said the decision to abandon New York had been taken recently, and would not discuss what role, if any, Jeff Bezos , the company’s founder, played in the move.

“The commitment to building a headquarters required positive, collaborative relationships with state and local officials who will be supportive over the long term,” Amazon wrote in a blog post. “While polls show that 70 percent of New Yorkers support our plans and investment, a number of state and local politicians have made it clear that they oppose our presence and will not work with us.”

Amazon said it did not intend to reopen the search process for a replacement. Instead , company officials expect to spread the jobs they planned to locate in Queens around existing Amazon facilities in Boston, San Diego, Vancouver and the Bay Area.

【1】Amazon drew back from setting up a satellite headquarters in that __________.

A．there is a widespread public objection.

B．the political climate is favorable to revolution.

C．a number of state and local politicians changed their tunes.

D．Long Island lost the fierce competition for the investment.

【2】The underlined word “about-face” is closest in meaning to _________.

A．victory

B．reversal

C．investment

D．support

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

A．Amazon reoriented itself from a financial center to a technology hub.

B．Jeff Bezos was to blame for his mistakes in decision-making.

C．Andrew Cuomo had prejudice against Amazon’s new headquarters plan.

D．Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez was cautious in response to Amazon’s plan.

【4】What is the passage mainly concerned with?

A．Amazon relocate its new facilities in Queens.

B．Amazon drops plans for headquarters in New York City.

C．Amazon seeks to cooperate with state and local politicians.

D．Amazon is under fire for withdrawing the plan for a facility.

30、   When Katherine and her daughter drove past Katherine's beloved old home, she would say, "I'd like to have that house back." On her 90th birthday, that wish came true.

All Katherine wanted for her 90th birthday was to ______ childhood home. Her daughter, Emily wasn't so ______ for the idea. And, as the old saying goes, you can ______ really go home again However, the mom and daughter often drove from their ______ town to pass Katherine's beloved old home.

One day, as Emily visited her local craft store, inspiration ______ her: Her mother could have her house back—in replica(复制品) ______. Emily connected with Ray Meyers, a local retired dentist with a ______ for woodworking. Ray took precise measurements and ______ details with the help of the current homeowners.

The replica home and the amazing story behind it deserved a special ______. Emily arranged a surprise party at which the replica and Katherine would be ______, But keeping Katherine in the ______ was a painful task.

"Ray would ask me questions about the house," Emily says of the planning ______." I couldn't ______ everything because the last time I was inside was when I was a teenager. I would ______ mother and start a conversation where I would say, ' Oh, by the way, do you remember...' and ask her something about the house. She would give details from her memory about the ______ and the color. She would tell me ______ what something looked like or where it was in the house. "

On the very day, Emily went to ______ Katherine to her house. "When we went inside, I was just ______," Katherine says. "There was a house load of people singing Happy Birthday to me." Emily presented Katherine with the carefully ______ replica home.

"The moment I opened the present, I just couldn't believe it,” Katherine says." I have ______ memories of that house. I have had several family dinners where we eat around it. I now turn on the tiny lights within it. It's so pretty. " For Katherine, it turned out that it is possible to go home again.

【1】A. access B. decorate C. build D. own

【2】A. eager B. fit C. prepared D. good

【3】A. generally B. sometimes C. frequently D. never

【4】A. primary B. temporary C. current D. permanent

【5】A. overcame B. struck C. failed D. amazed

【6】A. appearance B. pattern C. outline D. form

【7】A. basis B. preference C. talent D. hunger

【8】A. commented B. recorded C. committed D. compared

【9】A. mention B. analysis C. research D. inspection

【10】A. congratulated B. appreciated C. exhibited D. honored

【11】A. back B. shadows C. clouds D. dark

【12】A. expectation B. process C. advance D. destination

【13】A. remember B. do C. make D. bring

【14】A. chat with B. stick with C. deal with D. hold with

【15】A. management B. equipment C. arrangement D. measurement

【16】A. briefly B. partly C. exactly D. wrongly

【17】A. fetch B. join C. welcome D. receive

【18】A. embarrassed B. shocked C. inspired D. confused

【19】A. sorted B. wrapped C. folded D. stored

【20】A. recent B. distant C. fond D. collective

31、   An Arkansas mom, Carrie Jerrigan, was shopping at a children's shoe store recently and ended up buying all the shoes in the store. The shopping wasn't for her __. It was "to help others __ .

Carrie Jerrigan said when she was looking around at shoes, her daughter __ "the avengers (复仇者)themed shoes". Her daughter has a kind heart. Her daughter didn't want them for herself, ____ her daughter wanted to buy them for someone who needed them more. "My daughter said there was a boy in her class that loved avengers and his shoes were so ____; she wanted to buy the shoes for him," Jerrigan said.

Her daughter's desire to help someone else __ Jerrigan. The store was closing so she asked how much it would __ to buy out the entire store. "The clerk looked at me, feeling ____, and said if she could have my ____?" Jerrigan remembered. Later that-day, she got a call from the store's district manager.

"You could buy all the shoes,"  the manager said. __ they just received a shipment of new shoes, so she would no longer be taking home hundreds, like she thought.

What Jerrigan thought was going to be 200 to 300 pairs. But it __ more than three times. "The __ thing you know, we are trying to __ how to get almost 1,500 pairs of shoes home with us that day," she said. Jerrigan plans to give all 1,500 kids in need. To do so, the family plans on holding a back- to-school _____, where they'll hand out pairs of shoes.

For now, Jerrigan's home is __ with shoe boxes. Jerrigan didn't __ how much all the shoes cost her but she's giving the students for free. Jerrick said "If you ask the children what they want to be when they grow up, they will say to be __ . I don't ____ what they do in life as long as they are kind and good people. If their ___ are in the right place, they can do __ things. "

【1】A.colleagues B.kids C.friends D.roommates

【2】A.in favor B.in order C.in need D.in place

【3】A.spotted B.realized C.got D.paid

【4】A.but B.so C.just D.then

【5】A.clean B.small C.fashionable D.good

【6】A.hurt B.occupied C.sympathized D.inspired

【7】A.earn B.rent C.cost D.have

【8】A.astonished B.annoyed C.miserable D.embarrassed

【9】A.address B.number C.email D.card

【10】A.Generally B.Regularly C.Fortunately D.Recently

【11】A.set down B.met with C.turned in D.ended up

【12】A.best B.ambitious C.next D.stressful

【13】A.leave out B.come out C.cut out D.figure out

【14】A.trip B.event C.game D.accident

【15】A.rewarded B.presented C.filled D.equipped

【16】A.discuss B.argue C.ask D.say

【17】A.great B.lucky C.kind D.rich

【18】A.care B.reject C.guarantee D.abandon

【19】A.grades B.ideas C.hearts D.shoes

【20】A.supporting B.amazing C.disappointing D.disgusting

32、After watching a race, Carole and Verne King returned late at a stormy night to their hotel, where dogs are allowed. They discovered Katie, their 7-year-old border collie (牧羊犬), was _________. Apparently, she was probably frightened by the _________ and rushed nervously out.

Where would they find it in this town of 23,000 citizens, _________ by forests and fields? The couple spent the next 57 days _________ searching. “I go to bed every night feeling terrible.” Verne King said. “Will she be cold? Has she eaten anything today? We are in _________.” Carole King also started jogging and biking around the neighborhood, hoping her sweat would _________ to the dogs. They placed used T-shirts, Katie’s blanket and dog bowls in carefully _________ places. Even more, they put on night-vision glasses and stayed out in the cold for hours. But they didn’t see any _________.

By the second weekend, Carole was losing _________ and began to cry. But her husband __________ her to stay another week. Some of her new __________ encouraged her and helped her to search for it.

One morning, a resident called and said she looked out of the window and __________ Katie was in her backyard. Carol King __________ with a friend. When they arrived, a woman __________ to a dog under a nearby tree. It was a border collie. They started calling Katie’s name. The dog was __________, and recognized Carol. Katie ran at full speed and __________ herself into Carol King’s arms.

Carol King said “I cried, __________ her and holding her close to my arms. I can’t wait to put her in the car. ” Katie soon fell __________ in the front seat. She was tired and has __________ 15 pounds. They took her to the emergency vet, who was moved to tears when he learned Katie had __________ a lot and so many people had been trying to find her.

【1】

A．missing

B．anxious

C．naughty

D．abnormal

【2】

A．waiter

B．thunderstorm

C．accommodation

D．darkness

【3】

A．buried

B．attracted

C．surrounded

D．accompanied

【4】

A．desperately

B．directly

C．roughly

D．briefly

【5】

A．charge

B．vain

C．danger

D．pain

【6】

A．expand

B．signal

C．speak

D．respond

【7】

A．inspected

B．experimented

C．swept

D．selected

【8】

A．ending

B．explanation

C．assistance

D．hope

【9】

A．confidence

B．direction

C．interest

D．face

【10】

A．replaced

B．approved

C．persuaded

D．ordered

【11】

A．friends

B．colleagues

C．guests

D．employees

【12】

A．answered

B．found

C．appreciated

D．forgot

【13】

A．looked ahead

B．hurried over

C．settled in

D．showed off

【14】

A．contributed

B．appealed

C．pointed

D．agreed

【15】

A．cautious

B．accessible

C．appropriate

D．sensitive

【16】

A．threw

B．poured

C．slipped

D．delivered

【17】

A．beating

B．fastening

C．hugging

D．fixing

【18】

A．ill

B．asleep

C．apart

D．short

【19】

A．reached

B．remained

C．gained

D．lost

【20】

A．developed

B．witnessed

C．suffered

D．changed

33、When I was in Grade 6, I knew a girl. She____to point out my shortcomings and always said I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, and so on. I tried not to care what she said.____, I became very____in the end. I cried and ran to Daddy.

Daddy asked, “Are the things she says true or not? Lisa, didn’t you ever____what you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s____. Go and make a____of everything she said and____the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

To my___, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t____(like being very thin), ____a good number I could and suddenly I____to change. For the first time I got a clear____of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He____to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the____about yourself. But you have to learn to ____. Don’t just close your ears in anger, feeling____. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be____to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t____your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is____.”

       In my life, this is the best____that Daddy has given me.

【1】

A．forgot

B．stopped

C．promised

D．liked

【2】

A．Besides

B．However

C．Instead

D．Also

【3】

A．happy

B．patient

C．proud

D．angry

【4】

A．accept

B．remember

C．wonder

D．persuade

【5】

A．opinion

B．trouble

C．dream

D．purpose

【6】

A．schedule

B．joke

C．list

D．plan

【7】

A．discuss

B．mark

C．win

D．destroy

【8】

A．joy

B．surprise

C．excitement

D．regret

【9】

A．ignore

B．recognize

C．develop

D．change

【10】

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．or

【11】

A．wanted

B．hated

C．feared

D．failed

【12】

A．view

B．picture

C．memory

D．feeling

【13】

A．agreed

B．learned

C．asked

D．refused

【14】

A．future

B．truth

C．ability

D．decision

【15】

A．study

B．work

C．listen

D．control

【16】

A．afraid

B．frightened

C．hurt

D．nervous

【17】

A．harmful

B．hopeful

C．peaceful

D．helpful

【18】

A．shut

B．kiss

C．point

D．touch

【19】

A．strange

B．extreme

C．right

D．difficult

【20】

A．news

B．advice

C．luck

D．information

34、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”.

35、按照课文内容填空

At the time they were created, the Impressionist paintings were【1】, but today they are accepted as the beginning of【2】we call “modern art’. This is because the Impressionists 【3】artists to look at their environment in new ways. There are scores of modern art styles, but 【4】the Impressionists, many of these painting styles might not exist. On the one hand, some modern art is abstract; that is, the painter doesn’t 【5】to paint objects as we see them with our eyes, 【6】instead concentrates on certain qualities of the object, 【7】color, line and shape to represent them. On the【8】hand, some paintings of modern art are so 【9】 that they look photographs. These styles are so different. Who can【10】what painting styles there will be in the future?

36、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.

Tablets are really useful devices, but their big screens always make them a burden to carry around without a bag. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a phone with the powers of a tablet that could be folded up and fit 【1】 into the hand?

Now something like a tablet-shaped but fold-able phone is about to become 【2】. In February, South Korean electronics company Samsung and China’s Huawei both unveiled fold-able phones Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X 【3】. Mobile phone use has entered the “fold-able future”, The Verge noted.

The technology could change our lives in significant ways. These devices, due to their 【4】 screens, give us the larger screens we want. Meanwhile, they still fit easily into the pocket. As USA Today noted, they’re “the 【5】 of a small tablets and smart-phone, all in a single device”.

The technology could 【6】 other devices too. For example, we could make TVs that stick to walls like posters, or fold up easily to hide away in drawers. In crowded modem cities, they will help us to 【7】 available space.

In a keynote address, Samsung’s senior vice president of mobile product marketing, Justin Denison, called the fold-able screen “the 【8】 for the smart-phone of tomorrow.” “It’s a balank canvas for us to do something beautiful together,” he said.

So is there nothing to stand in the way of the fold-able future?

According to tech news website Android authority, the necessary displays were difficult to produce. In 2012, nine out of every to OLED screens produced were 【9】. Today, that 10 percent rate has been improved to between 50 and 90 percent. However, at present these fold-able devices are expensive. For example, the price of Huawei Mate X is 17,500 RMB. That’s a price that may 【10】 the majority of people.

But if the fold-able device isn’t going to change the world overnight, there is no doubt that it is coming.

Patrick Moor-head, an industry analyst told The Verge, “Few are debating if fold-able or roll-able mobile displays are the future of smart-phones; the only question is when and by whom.”

37、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.

38、假定你是学生会主席李华，在高三毕业前夕邀请你们学校的外籍家长来校参加毕业典礼，请你写一封电子邮件，内容要点如下：

1. 毕业典礼时间地点；

2. 主要安排。

参考词汇：文凭：diploma

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Father/Mother,

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Yours,

Li Hua

39、假如你是李华，你的朋友Charlie邀请你下周五去他就读的国际学校参加文化交流活动，并就中国饮食文化做简要发言，但你因故不能参加，请根据以下要点写一封信：

1. 表示歉意；

2. 说明理由；

3. 另荐好友。

注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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40、随着手机及其他电子设备的普及，“低头族”随处可见。大街上，公交车上……，以年轻人为主。针对这一问题，请写一篇倡议书，提醒人们低头看手机的危害，并呼吁人们尽量抬起头来。

要求：

1.观点鲜明：

2.行文连贯流畅；

3.字数100左右。文章开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：低头族phubber

The mobile phone and other electric devices have been part of our life, bringing us convenience. However, more and more phubbers, especially young people, bury themselves in their phones without looking at what was going on around them.

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41、假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Sylvia对你校中文夏令营很感兴趣，来信咨询其中语言学习活动的具体内容。请根据如下内容要点回复邮件：

1.活动安排；

2.活动意义；

3.表达期待。

注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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