汕头2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、Everyone makes mistakes, and ____________, he is only a child.

A.after all B.above all C.at all D.in all

2、I have made no ______ preparations for the coming exams.

A.accurate B.adequate C.urgent D.suitable

3、________ to the electronic games that he wasted a lot of precious time.

A. So he was addicted B. So was he addicted

C. So addicted was he D. So addicted he was

4、We didn’t get a hotel room because we ______ in advance.

A. hadn’t booked   B. haven’t booked

C. weren’t booking   D. wouldn’t book

5、White noise consists of________ collections of sounds at different frequencies，such as the dull noise of aircraft engines.

A.swift B.fierce C.random D.generous

6、—Where is my dictionary?I remember I put it here yesterday.

—You___it in the wrong place.

A．must put

B．should have put

C．might put

D．might have put

7、Only when the war was over ____ return to his hometowns.

A．have the soldiers

B．the soldiers

C．the soldiers did

D．did the soldiers

8、Most people said that pay was their main ______________ for working.

A. movement B. mention

C. method D. motivation

9、When we are acting as leaders, the act of apology is carried out not only at the level of the individual but also at the level of the institution, a performance ______ every expression matters and every word becomes part of a record.

A.which B.that C.where D.what

10、-So delicate a gift！Who on earth gave it to you？

-It's from my boy friend，if you___________ know.

A.should B.must C.would D.shall

11、It is important that I _____ with Mr. Williams immediately.

A.speak B.spoke C.will speak D.to speak

12、—Can you see the sign on the door?

—Yes, it ________ “No Entry”.

A. reads B. writes

C. speaks D. reports

13、In China, “mythical creatures” is used to describe troublesome schoolchildren ________ behaviors drive their parents crazy.

A．whose

B．when

C．who

D．of whom

14、We ________ be seen by AI as a small inconvenience that is in the way of the solution to a bigger problem.

A．could

B．should

C．need

D．dare

15、_____ we shall be able to help you when you’re in trouble. Please trust us.

A.It’s doubtful whether B.We doubt whether

C.It’s no doubt that D.There’s no doubt that

16、Millions of pounds' worth of damage   by a storm which swept across the north of England last night.

A.will be caused B.had been caused

C.has been caused D.will have been caused

17、You _________ me about it earlier, but you didn't.

A.should have told B.would have told

C.must have told D.should tell

18、______ they have won the game made us excited.

A．/

B．That

C．What

D．Which

19、—Are you familiar with Chengdu?

—No, this is the first time my parents and I ______here.

A．was B．came

C．have been   D．are coming

20、 Luckily, I  ________ before the deal turned bad, which saved me much money.

A．dropped out   B．turned out

C．gave out      D．got out

21、________ are natural and in fact debate and discussion should be encouraged.

A. Discoveries B. Difficulties

C. Disappointments D. Disagreements

22、It is _____ he often breaks the schools rules _____ makes his teacher unsatisfied with him.

A. what; that B. that; what

C. that; that D. which; that

23、We _____ the disabled students so we will do all that we can to help them.

A.feel much sympathy for B.are out of sympathy with

C.win sympathy of D.expressing sympathy for

24、He was _____ his daughter, because she came back too late.

A.annoyed B.satisfied with C.the same with D.different from

25、Doctor Li Wenliang is reported to have been one of the first whistleblowers _______ the epidemic situation.

A.mentioning B.to mention C.mentioned D.mention

26、   You’ve got to get an early start tomorrow, but you’re not sleepy yet. Blame your brain, at least in part. Yet that same brain is still under construction. And much of that important work takes place while you sleep. Here’s what’s happening and why it matters.

Today’s lifestyle is one reason for late bedtimes. Many teens don’t finish with after-school activities, part-time jobs, dinner, and homework until 10 p.m. or later. Add in some time for relaxing, especially time for screens, and bedtime may not roll around until 11 p.m. or nearly midnight. In response, the brain cuts back melatonin（褪黑素）, a hormone that promotes sleep. Even without modern technology, though, teens change their daily cycle for sleeping, waking, and various other activities.

The rest of the world doesn’t change, however. So most teens must head to school before they’ve gotten the 8.5 to 9. 5 hours of sleep recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. And that’s a serious public health problem. For one thing, lack of sleep makes it harder to pay attention. When studies compared teens who had earlier and later school start times, they found that those who had more time to sleep did better in class. They also suffered fewer accidents in sports, driving, and other activities. Lack of sleep could also hurt mental health. Studies have found an inverse correlation（负相关）between teens’ amount of sleep and depression and other mental illnesses. As sleep time went down, the risks for the mental illnesses went up. Beyond that, teens lacking in sleep report more relationship problems and feelings of inadequacy.

Lots of issues remain for sleep researchers to explore. For now, though, studies are clear：Teens’ brains need sleep.

【1】Teen’s lifestyle today most likely leads to _______.

A.the change of daily cycle

B.the rise of melatonin release

C.the growth of relaxing time

D.the decrease of technology use

【2】With the amount of sleep decreasing, teens may experience _______.

A.poorer concentration B.lower illness risk

C.stronger relationship D.greater emotional change

【3】The author probably supports the idea that _______.

A.sleep issues are extremely hard to solve

B.school time is generally impossible to adjust

C.enough sleep is clearly beneficial to teens’ health

D.the brain is chiefly responsible for teens’ sleep problems

27、Educational APP Store

Duolingo

Duolingo is regarded as one of the best English language apps today, which is strongly recommended for English amateurs. The system of the app helps you learn English quickly by spending twenty minutes a day. Duolingo structures your lessons that teach you about seven new words based on a topic and skill points being awarded for completing the lessons.

Busuu

Busuu helps you learn English language on the go and the lesson’s quality is guaranteed as it is based on CEFR language framework. Lessons range from beginners to advanced learners. Busuu is actually a great English app if you want to improve your spoken English by talking with native speakers.

Memrise

Memrise uses some creative and easy ways to memorize English words. The focus of this app is to help the users expand their vocabulary by learning English words in an effective way. Memrise also offers an offline mode to continue learning without Internet connection.

Rosetta Stone

Rosetta Stone is designed differently from average language apps on the marketplace today. It’s trying to teach us English the way we’d learn it, as if we were children starting to learn the language. Furthermore, it has exercises designed to help you learn basic words. A variety of lessons are offered that Rosetta Stone has been using for years.

【1】Which app mentions the time for daily study?

A. Busuu.

B. Duolingo.

C. Memrise.

D. Rosetta Stone.

【2】Why is Memrise distinct from the others?

A. It will give learners quick progress.

B. It has many vocabulary lessons.

C. It is designed for English beginners.

D. It can be applied offline as well.

【3】The passage is written to ________.

A. inform readers of research results

B. encourage English beginners

C. recommend English-learning apps

D. introduce ways of learning

28、Kong Zi, also called Confucius (551-479B. C. ), and Socrates (苏格拉底) (469-399 B. C. ) lived only a hundred years apart, and during their lifetimes there was no contact between China and Greece, but it is interesting to look at how the world that each of these great philosophers came from shaped their ideas, and how these ideas in turn, shaped their societies.

Neither philosopher lived in times of peace, though there were more wars in Greece than in China. The Chinese states were very large and feudal, while the Greek city-states were small and urban. The urban environment in which Socrates lived allowed him to be more radical (激进的) than Confucius. Unlike Confucius, Socrates was not asked by rulers how to govern effectively. Thus, Socrates was able to be more idealistic, focusing on issues like freedom, and knowledge for its own sake. Confucius, on the other hand, advised those in government service, and many of his students went out to government service.

Confucius suggested the Golden Rule as a principle for the conduct of life: “Do not do to others what you would not want others to do to you.” He assumed that all men were equal at birth, though some had more potential than others, and that it was knowledge that set men apart. Socrates focused on the individual, and thought that the greatest purpose of man was to seek wisdom. But like Confucius, he also believed that the superior class should rule the inferior (下层的) classes.

For Socrates, the family was of no importance, and the community of little concern. For Confucius, however, the family was the centre of the society, with family relations considered much more important than political relations.

Both men are respected much more today than they were in their lifetimes.

【1】Which of the following is TURE according to the first paragraph?

A．Socrates and Confucius had much in common.

B．Confucius had much influence on Socrates’ ideas.

C．There were cultural exchanges between China and Greece.

D．The societies were influenced by the philosophers’ ideas.

【2】Socrates shared with Confucius the idea that ________.

A．all men were equal when they were born

B．the lower class should be ruled by the upper class

C．the purpose of man was to seek freedom and wisdom

D．do not do to others what you would not want others to do to you

【3】What made some people different from others according to Confucius?

A．Knowledge.

B．Potential.

C．Family.

D．Community.

【4】This passage is organized in the pattern of ________.

A．time and events

B．comparison and contrast

C．cause and effect

D．definition and classification

29、Nowadays，there is a trend that more and more people spend their holidays in foreign countries.【1】So read our travel tips that are simple and practical，and you can always enjoy your travels.

On a business card，write down the emergency contact's information and place it in your wallet.【2】Give your emergency contact a copy of your travel plan，a passport data page，and the visa information. Give each piece of your luggage a unique look：tie a bright handkerchief to a handle or purchase a colored luggage tag.【3】If you don't speak the local language，carry a matchbox，or a brochure with the name and address of your destination.【4】

To avoid being a target of crime，don't wear eye catching clothing：dress conservatively (保守地)，and don't wear or carry obvious signs of wealth (gold watches，expensive jewelry and etc.) and don't carry more cash than necessary.【5】

To make sure of a safe journey and avoid some unnecessary trouble when traveling in foreign countries，you could never be too careful.

A．Also，don't accept packages from strangers.

B．Once your wallet is stolen，you can let them know.

C．Good preparations can always help you out as well.

D．You can show it to taxi drivers when asking for directions.

E．It will be easier for you to keep track of your bag from a distance.

F．Of course everyone wants his travels to be trouble-free and enjoyable.

G．Include the name of anyone who should be contacted in an emergency.

30、   It takes a special person to see a life in danger and go out of his way to make a difference. But that’s exactly what Kole Devisscher did when he _________ the thin ice of a river to save 10-year-old Chartrand from _________ .

The young man was _________ for his bravery by MP Joy Smith. Smith _________ him with a certificate and said Devisscher would be nominated (提名) for the Governor General’s Medal of Bravery.

Describing the _________ , Devisscher said he thought it was something _________ when he saw a blue jacket in the river. _________ for Chartrand, the teenager decided to back up his truck and take another look.

When Devisscher realized somebody was _________ in the cold water, he leapt into _________ . “I got out of the truck and grabbed the tow strap from the backseat.” explained Devisscher.

“He couldn’t quite grab onto the rope because his hands were already turning blue. Then I made a loop on the hook and got him to put it around his shoulders.”

Devisscher’s dad, Gerry, says his son remembered some of the __________ he learned while snowmobiling over the years. “He was listening. He just couldn’t refuse to __________ it. He wanted to help, __________ at that time I was nervous he went out there.”

To honour Kole’s __________ and to thank him for saving her son, the mother of the boy gave Devisscher Nathaniel’s eagle feather.

“When he called, saying he __________ someone, it didn’t sink in at first. Today’s the first time I’ve heard the whole __________ .”

“It’s just __________ that a young man like Kole stopped... He got him out of the river and he calmed him,” MP Smith said at the presentation ceremony.

“I think he is an outstanding young man, and all of Canada should be __________ of what he’s done.”

Devisscher said he just __________ others would do the same. “It feels good, not everybody gets this __________ . It’s pretty awesome,” said Devisscher. “I hope someone else would do that for me if I was under the same __________ .”

【1】A.braved B.melted C.assessed D.transformed

【2】A.swelling B.drowning C.panicking D.trembling

【3】A.appreciated B.exchanged C.rewarded D.honored

【4】A.guaranteed B.congratulated C.presented D.appointed

【5】A.consequence B.dilemma C.risk D.incident

【6】A.floating by B.coming about C.going up D.trying out

【7】A.Steadily B.Fortunately C.Accurately D.Eventually

【8】A.waving B.screaming C.struggling D.appealing

【9】A.action B.judgment C.process D.commitment

【10】A.professions B.symptoms C.emotions D.lessons

【11】A.take notice of B.put up with C.subscribe to D.concentrate on

【12】A.since B.unless C.though D.until

【13】A.achievements B.efforts C.reputation D.encouragement

【14】A.informed B.ignored C.treated D.rescued

【15】A.story B.assistance C.experience D.state

【16】A.appropriate B.flexible C.amazing D.annoying

【17】A.guilty B.worthy C.conscious D.proud

【18】A.advocated B.expected C.approved D.demanded

【19】A.comment B.access C.award D.profit

【20】A.circumstance B.case C.trend D.phenomenon

31、   It was an evening class on Wednesdays. Fifteen boys and girls were running and skipping in a circle on brightly colored _________. Music was blaring from a loudspeaker: “Animal action...Move like a lion!” and suddenly everyone was crawling on the ground_________like lions. I was right beside them making the sound too. It’s _________that the kids are so excited!

These kids were not at school or day care center but at a tumbling (翻腾运动）_________in which I had the opportunity to co-teach when I was only twelve years old. I came upon this opportunity when my gymnastics coach started_________tumbling for kids aged from three to seven. My sister _________ immediately. Despite my going with her to her first practice, she was more_________than I had ever seen her, so the coach invited me to join in to make her more_________. The practice needed high energy and non-stop _________, and I spent the practice teaching the kids how to do cartwheels (侧手翻）and playing games like “Animal action”. I began going to all of the practices with my sister and __________ in any way that I could. Afterwards, I __________ looked forward to the weekly classes, where I could improve my ability to __________ other individuals.

One of the __________moments of my time as a coach was when I taught one of my students how to do a walkover (软翻). I had watched her making progress as a __________ for two years. Seeing the pride she took in herself after she__________accomplished a walkover on her own made the __________not only an accomplishment for her, but one for me as well.

For two years I was a(an)__________coach and during those two years I __________as a person in many ways. I learned a lot about what it __________to be a coach and that being a coach didn’t mean giving orders, but giving kids a role __________to admire and learn from.

【1】A.chairs B.beds C.mats D.lands

【2】A.rolling B.practicing C.screaming D.roaring

【3】A.surprising B.wonderful C.terrible D.depressing

【4】A.class B.game C.show D.assignment

【5】A.explaining B.teaching C.conveying D.discovering

【6】A.signed up B.turn off C.gave in D.held on

【7】A.joyful B.disappointed C.nervous D.independent

【8】A.natural B.comfortable C.mature D.skillful

【9】A.improvement B.excitement C.amusement D.movement

【10】A.helped B.learned C.played D.tried

【11】A.merely B.always C.still D.usually

【12】A.impress B.indicate C.guide D.attract

【13】A.toughest B.busiest C.proudest D.luckiest

【14】A.specialist B.gymnast C.runner D.player

【15】A.suddenly B.normally C.particularly D.eventually

【16】A.experience B.process C.reward D.performance

【17】A.partner B.substitute C.assistant D.head

【18】A.struggled B.acted C.remained D.grew

【19】A.took B.brought C.paid D.cost

【20】A.character B.figure C.image D.model

32、   Jayce Crowder began noticing when he was in kindergarten that he looked different from his classmates. They had two hands. He had one. He'd return home with questions: “Why am I different? Why?”

“He actually told us he was _________ at God for making him that way, "said his mother Lewis. Lewis _________ she didn't know what to do then. How could she _________ answers to her son's questions _________ she had never found those answers herself?

Several weeks later, Lewis watched TV and _________ that a 14-year-old boy Trashaun became an Internet _________ after posting videos of his slam dunks (扣篮), and, like Jayce, he was _________ most of his left arm. And it seemed that watching Trashaun would simply be a(n)_________ moment for Jayce.

A couple of months later, a meeting was set up with Trashaun to build Jayce's_________. The boys met, and __________ they bonded. They rode bikes and __________ baskets. Trashaun even gave Jayce a shirt that says “Ten __________ are not as good.”

At one point, Trashaun optimistically told Jayce he was __________ the way God made him. He said he would not let anyone drag him down and that __________ would not shake his confidence.

Since that meeting, Lewis has seen a clear __________ in her son. He recently started wrestling and loves it. Lewis often mentions Trashaun's __________. Meeting him, she said, made Jayce “__________ that there are others like him.”

“__________, it means a lot to know that I changed Jayce's life,” Trashaun says. Still, he never __________ that his videos would have such an impact. His __________ with Jayce made him look forward to helping more kids with limb differences.

A．good

B．mad

C．embarrassed

D．amazed

A．announced

B．insisted

C．admitted

D．denied

A．guess

B．hear

C．expect

D．provide

A．now that

B．as though

C．even though

D．in case

A．recalled

B．learned

C．showed

D．confirmed

A．hit

B．fan

C．figure

D．image

A．breaking

B．twisting

C．losing

D．hurting

A．depressing

B．challenging

C．tiring

D．inspiring

A．body

B．confidence

C．muscle

D．reputation

A．eventually

B．lately

C．instantly

D．hurried

A．watched

B．shot

C．delivered

D．carried

A．fingers

B．hands

C．bikes

D．baskets

A．unlucky

B．disappointed

C．courageous

D．perfect

A．words

B．events

C．risks

D．accidents

A．determination

B．difference

C．advantage

D．sign

A．function

B．report

C．influence

D．lecture

A．predict

B．claim

C．imagine

D．understand

A．Honestly

B．Generally

C．Hopefully

D．Fortunately

A．remembered

B．concluded

C．forgot

D．dreamed

A．argument

B．cooperation

C．relationship

D．appointment

33、   I finished my exams when I was 18 and decided to come back to school for a special one-week course. My school looked very different. Ramps（坡道）had been set up on the___________ in the classrooms. My schoolmates and I were _________by around 30 others mostly_____________people like us, but who seemed very _______________. Some were in _______________;one boy was blind; one spoke through a computer like the scientist Stephen Hawking. Others had mental_______, behaving like children or speaking in a_______ way.

My ___________  wasn’t about caring for disabled people like doctors and nurses; it was about ___________ and having fun with them. We went to museums and ______________ London; we held snakes when a mobile zoo visited the school; we worked together to__________ dances, artwork and music.

Everyone was __________ up with one or two disabled people and shared a bedroom with them. It wasn’t easy to ______________ everyone’s individual requirements. Most of us had never had to change a diaper（尿布）__________let alone the diaper of a disabled person.When I got home at the end of the ____________, I was exhausted. All my ____________  had been given to other people. But the thrill of making a difference for others was __________ where all that energy had come from. I had never________ that I could do so much.

I am still in __________  with my disabled friends. Dorcas is 65; she has written 10 books using a stick to________ the keyboard. Susie is 26; she carries a wand（魔杖）to  cast “happiness” on everyone she sees.

【1】A.blackboards B.walls C.platforms D.stairs

【2】A.joined B.pleased C.envied D.received

【3】A.normal B.young C.ordinary D.special

【4】A.sad B.different C.innocent D.happy

【5】A.armchairs B.uniform C.wheelchairs D.rags

【6】A.states B.activities C.treatments D.disabilities

【7】A.confused B.disgusting C.determined D.boring

【8】A.course B.interest C.holiday D.hobby

【9】A.living on B.staying up C.hanging out D.turning around

【10】A.built B.occupied C.explored D.defended

【11】A.create B.hold C.teach D.reform

【12】A.kept B.fed C.caught D.teamed

【13】A.meet B.ignore C.remove D.describe

【14】A.yet B.again C.then D.before

【15】A.day B.week C.month D.year

【16】A.money B.energy C.tasks D.presents

【17】A.mostly B.partly C.exactly D.hardly

【18】A.argued B.realized C.mentioned D.explained

【19】A.line B.trouble C.agreement D.touch

【20】A.clean B.break C.press D.connect

34、I have a muscle disease but I don't look any different from other people. Sometimes, I was too weak【1】 go to school so my education suffered. Every time I returned after an【2】(absent), I felt stupid because I was behind the others.

My life is a lot easier at high school because few fellow students make me【3】(annoy). My ambition is to work for a firm【4】develops computer software when I grow up. Last year I invented a computer football game and a big company has decided to buy it from me. I have a very busy life with no time to sit around【5】(feel) sorry for myself. As well as going to the movies and football matches with my friends. I spend a lot of time looking after my pets【6】(proper) but I find it worthwhile.

In many ways my disability has helped me grow stronger psychologically and become more【7】 (independence). I have to work hard to live a normal life but it has been worth it. If【8】(have) a chance to say one thing to healthy children, it would be this: having a disability does not mean your life is not satisfying. So don't feel sorry for the disabled or make fun【9】them, and don't ignore them either. Just accept them for who they are, and give them encouragement to live【10】rich and full a life as you do.

35、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.

36、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.

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

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

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

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

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

38、假定你是李华。在即将到来的暑假里，你和几位好友计划到一贫困山村帮助那里的孩子学英语。请你发邮件询问你学校的外国交换生John是否愿意加入你们。内容包括：

1.时间、地点、目的；

2.工作内容；

3.需要做的准备。

注意：1.词数100左右，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

2.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear John,

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Yours,

Li Hua

39、“High-speed railway, mobile payment, bicycle-sharing, online shopping”被认为是中国的“新四大发明”，它们给人们的生活带来了很大的变化。假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。请你向学校《英语报》投稿，选择其中一项“发明”，内容包括:

Which one you choose to talk about;

What influences it has on your life;

What you think of it.

注意: 1. 自拟标题；

2.词数不少于50。

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

注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

41、假定你是李华， 你的美国朋友Tom 想在他的学校以“Chinese poetry”为主题举办一系列活动，他写信向你求助，请给他回信，提供至少两条建议。

1. 你应该介绍中国诗的历史；

2. 你应分享诗的不同形式。

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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