荆门2025学年度第二学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、A graduate from Tsinghua University has chosen to work as an urban management officer, or chengguan, a highly _____ occupation, which make bad impressions on people.

A.ridiculous B.contemporary C.controversial D.conventional

2、What worried the child most was ______ to visit his brother n hospital.

A.his not being allowed B.his not allowing

C.his being not allowed D.having not been allowed

3、I have had my bike ________, and I’m going to get somebody ________ my radio tomorrow.

A．repair; to repair

B．repairing; to be repaired

C．repaired; to repair

D．to repair; repairing

4、--- Why do you suggest we buy a new machine?

--- Because the old one has been damaged ___________.

A．beyond reach

B．beyond repair

C．beyond control

D．beyond description

5、_____ she was sick, I was expected to take his place greatly surprised me, for I didn’t have much work experience.

A.That if B.That C.If that D.If

6、All parking signs have now been placed _________.

A. in practice B. in position

C. in danger D. in mind

7、Running a marathon in Yancheng is a fantastic experience, _______ will be fresh in your memory for ever.

A．one

B．it

C．the one

D．one that

8、This article is too long.You should______the unimportant details to make it shorter.

A.find out B.pick out C.make out D.leave out

9、My father__________ me against getting up late again, or he would punish me.

A.cautioned B.accused C.counted D.advanced

10、For a moment nothing happened, then ______ all shouting together.

A.voices had come B.did voices come

C.voices would come D.came voices

11、Mary was busy with her work， and it was only around four in the afternoon           she could finally lie down to rest for a while．

A.when B.which C.that D.whether

12、You should explore your talents so as to find out ____ your real interests lie.

A. what B. which C. where D. that

13、—How about a chat over a cup of coffee this afternoon?

—Sorry,I’m________today and can’t put you in.Let’s make it sometime next week.

A.on a limited budget B.in high spirits

C.on a tight schedule D.in deep doubt

14、In Beijing Marathon, I experienced what runners call “hitting the wall” at around the 36-kilometer point. A _______pain stabbed(刺) in my hip, my pace slowed down and every brain cell seemed to be screaming “Stop!”

A. aggressive B. specific

C. sharp D. diverse

15、Only when I left my parents for Italy ________ how comfortable it was to live in our home country.

A.I realized B.I had realized C.did I realize D.had I realized

16、--- Look at the sweat on her face.

--- She ________ the house since she got up this morning.

A．is cleaning    B．has been cleaned

C．was cleaning    D．has been cleaning

17、Determined to be yourself, move forward, and free of shame, you will surely succeed _______ you once failed.

A．where

B．until

C．unless

D．when

18、KFC has accused three Chinese companies of their comments about the origins of the chicken, including the ______ that KFC chicken comes from chickens with eight legs.

A.command B.claim C.commitment D.credit

19、She ________ Japanese when she was in Japan. Now she can speak it freely.

A．picked out.

B．made out

C．made up

D．picked up

20、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

21、Festival celebrations provide a(n) ____ to celebrate together, sharing warmth and good times.

A.pipe B.patent C.avenue D.antique

22、It is wise of you to ________ well trained workers ________ untrained ones in the assembly line.

A．substitute; for

B．substitute; with

C．replace; by

D．replace; with

23、At the end of the dinner party, the conclusion of the crisis________ bare the fact women have as much self-control as men.

A.lay B.laid

C.lined D.lied

24、They were lost at sea at the ___________ of wind and weather.

A. mess B. mercy

C. moment D. mixture

25、Today acupuncture has become popular around the world, ________ have other traditional Chinese medicines.

A. as B. so

C. while D. like

26、   One day, gardeners might not just hear the buzz of bees among their flowers, but the whirr of robots, too. Scientists have managed to turn an unassuming drone (无人机) into a remote controlled pollinator (授粉媒介) by attaching horsehairs coated with a special, sticky gel to its underbelly.

Animal pollinators are needed for the reproduction of 90% of flowering plants and one third of human food crops. Chief among those are bees — but many bee populations in the United States have been in steep decline in recent decades. Thus, the decline of bees isn’t just worrisome because it could disrupt ecosystems, but also because it could disrupt agriculture and economy. People have been trying to come up with replacement techniques, but none of them are especially effective yet.

Scientists have thought about using drones, but they haven’t figured out how to make free-flying robot insects that can rely on their own power source without being attached to a wire. “It’s very tough work,” said senior author Eijiro Miyako, a chemist at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. His particular contribution to the field involves a gel, one he’d considered a mistake 10 years before and stuck in a storage cabinet. When it was rediscovered a decade later, it hadn’t dried up or degraded at all. “I was so surprised because it still had high viscosity,” Miyako said.

The chemist noticed that when dropped, the gel absorbed an impressive amount of dust from the floor. Miyako realized this material could be very useful for picking up pollen (花粉). He and his colleagues chose a drone and attached horsehairs to its smooth surface to mimic a bee’s fuzzy body. They coated those horsehairs in the gel, and then controlled the drones over lilies, where they would pick up the pollen from one flower and then deposit the pollen at another one, thus fertilizing it.

The scientists looked at the hairs under a scanning electron microscope and counted up the pollen grains attached to the surface and found that the drones whose horsehairs had been coated with the gel had about 10 times more pollen than those that had not been coated with the gel.

Miyako does not think such drones would replace bees altogether, but could simply help bees with their pollinating duties. There’s a lot of work to be done before that’s a reality, however. Small drones will need to become more controllable and energy efficient, as well as smarter, with better GPS and artificial intelligence.

【1】What does the underlined word “viscosity” in Para.3 probably mean?

A.Hardness. B.Stickiness.

C.Flexibility. D.Purity.

【2】We can learn from the passage that______.

A.bees disrupt both agriculture and economy

B.scientists have invented self-powered robot insects

C.bees in the United States are on the edge of extinction

D.Miyako found the special feature of the gel by chance

【3】According to Eijiro Miyako, the drones______.

A.are not yet ready for practical use

B.may eventually replace bees in the future

C.are much more efficient than bee pollinators

D.can provide a solution to economic depression

27、   I was in my third year of teaching creative writing at Ralph McKee Vocational School when one of my students, 16-year-old Mikey, gave me a note from his mother. It explained his absence from class the day before.

I had seen Mikey writing the note at his desk, using his left hand to change his handwriting. I said nothing. Students had been forging (伪造) excuse notes since they learned to write, and if I were to confront each forger I’d be busy 24 hours a day.

I threw Mikey’s note into a desk drawer along with dozens of other notes. While my students took a test, I decided to read all the notes I’d only glanced at before. The writing ranged from imaginative to senseless.

I was having an idea.

Students complained and said it was hard putting 200 words together on any subject but when they forged excuse notes, they were brilliant. The notes I had could be turned into a collection of Great American Excuses. I read:

“The stove caught fire and the wallpaper went up and the fire department kept us out of the house all night.”

“His sister’s dog ate his homework and I hope it chokes him.”

The writers of these notes didn’t realize that honest excuse notes were usually dull: “Peter was late because the alarm clock didn’t go off.”

One day I distributed the excuse notes to my classes.

“Mr. McCourt, who wrote these?” asked one boy.

“You did,” I said. “I omitted names to protect the guilty. They’re supposed to be written by parents, but you and I know the real authors. Yes, Mikey?”

“So what are we supposed to do?”

“This is the first class to study the art of the excuse note and practice writing them. You’re so lucky to have a teacher like me who has taken your best writing and turned it into a subject worthy of study.”

Everyone smiled as I went on, “You didn’t settle for the old alarm clock story. You used your imaginations. So try it now. Imagine you have a 15-year-old who needs an excuse for falling behind in English.”

The students produced excuses, ranging from a 16-wheeler crashing into a house to a severe case of food poisoning blamed on the school cafeteria. They said, “More, more. Can we do more?”

So I said, “I’d like you to write—” And I finished, “‘An Excuse Note from Adam to God’ or ‘An Excuse Note from Eve to God.’” Heads went down. Pens raced across paper.

Before long the bell rang. For the first time ever I saw students so immersed in their writing they had to be urged to go to lunch by their friends.

【1】What was the author’s attitude towards students’ forging the excuse notes at the beginning of the story?

A.Favorable B.Unconcerned C.Negative D.Critical

【2】By saying “I was having an idea” (Para. 4), the author probably means that ______.

A.he decided to read all the excuse notes to the students

B.he realized that Mikey was good at writing excuse notes

C.he understood why so many students forged excuse notes

D.he found that the excuse notes could be used in writing class

【3】The author asked the student to practice writing excuses with the aim of ______.

A.punishing them for writing lunatic excuse notes

B.asking them to reflect on the story about Adam

C.exercising their imagination in creative writing

D.telling them to write an excuse note skillfully

28、   A first grader and her sister who is a fourth grader at Elon Elementary School had an ambitious project: to publish a book to stop bullying.

“We decide to take a stand,” said Keegan Lee, 10. “We’re trying to make a difference and to let the bullies know that bullying is not acceptable —because they don’t know that they’re hurting people’s feelings —and make a peaceful world.”

Keegan and her 7-year-old sister Kohen wrote a book called Bullies Need a Time out .

They got the idea, said Charmin Lee, Keegan and Kohen’s mother, when Koken was in kindergarten .She saw some kids on the playground picking on a classmate, and she spoke up to stop it.

“I talked to my mom about it, and she said, ‘let’s make a bully book,’” Kohen said.

Although Keegan was the writer, Kohen contributed a lot. Kohen also illustrated. What she likes to draw had a lot to do with how the story came out, Charmin said.

“The girls have not been around a lot of serious bad behavior at Elon Elementary School,” Charmin said, “but it is something they have heard and are sensitive about.”

“Some people call people bad names and call people losers and stuff like that,” Keegan said. “And when I see that, I get so upset.”

The book is about a boy named Kipton who sees bullying in the classroom, cafeteria and playground, and tries to help.

“So Kipton make a difference,” Kohen said.

Charmin Lee said there are a lot of books about bullying, but most of them are about therapy and adult intervention(调停), written by PhDs for teachers.

“We didn’t see any children’s books written for children by children,” Charmin said.

Charmin wants to publish the book through self-publishing company Lulu, and donate a copy to every school in Alamance County, but it is expensive. She is looking for some grant opportunities, and intends to have some copies available by the end of summer.

“It’s pretty much ready to go,” Charmin said.

【1】What can we learn about Keegan and Kohen?

A.They are studying at Elon Middle School.

B.They are trying to do something to stop bullying.

C.They are just ordinary classmates.

D.They are planning to write a book called Bullies Need a Time Out.

【2】Which of the following can best replace the phrase “picking on” in Paragraph 4?

A.Choosing somebody for special attention.

B.siding with somebody.

C.treating somebody unkindly.

D.taking advantage of somebody.

【3】Bullies Need a Time Out is different from other books in that _____________.

A.it is intended to research school bullying.

B.it’s intended that readers are educators.

C.it is a book by children and for children.

D.it sells well on the market at present.

【4】Which of the following would best summarize the article?

A.It’s high time that something was done about bullying.

B.Elementary school sisters and school bullying.

C.Bullies Need a Time Out based on the writer’s stories will come out.

D.Elementary school sisters throw the book at bullies.

29、   One of my most beloved possessions is my black, spiral-bound journal. It is a thin, wide-ruled, simple journal with no lock or key that I found at the dollar store. The journal has no monetary (货币的) value but instead holds its value of capturing my daily moments of gratitude.

The concept of a gratitude journal originated when my little brother began his gratitude journal. Although he is only twelve, he has truly grasped the concept of gratitude. I remember one of his journal entries saying, “I am thankful for my dog because I love walking her in the park”. A simple walk in the park makes my video game enthusiastic brother grateful and joyful.

Seeing how my brother could practice gratitude daily, I was inspired to start my own gratitude journal. Initially, writing in my gratitude journal was such a struggle. On the most typical, dry days when I sat at my desk for hours studying for the SAT, what was there to be grateful for? At one point, I found my gratitude journal to be a pointless concept and I lost belief in my gratitude journal. In the time when I chose not to journal, I realized how plain my life was. I missed savoring every moment and taking delight in the little aspects of my life that made me smile.

I decided to continue writing in my gratitude journal once again. Even though I was not learning in a classroom over the summer, I still learned in a different manner. The journal has acted as a reflective, personal space for me to recall the past. The simplest moments of my life that were once overlooked are now the highlights of my day.

【1】Why did the author mention his brother’s journal?

A.To praise his brother’s vivid works. B.To express his gratitude to his brother.

C.To amuse the readers with a funny story. D.To explain his decision for writing a journal.

【2】What trouble did the author have in writing journals at the beginning?

A.He didn’t know what to write. B.He was struggling with words.

C.He was too busy to write journals. D.He couldn’t find the meaning of life.

【3】What does the underlined word “savoring” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A.Expecting. B.Fighting. C.Enjoying. D.Ruining.

【4】What does the author mainly intend to tell us?

A.Learn from journals, and learn from life.

B.Be grateful for every moment of life.

C.Wherever you are, do remember to keep a journal.

D.The least important can be the highlight sometimes.

30、Though completely blind, Jasen Bracy, a 15-year-old quarterback is unstoppable when he’s on the football field. The young star grew up enjoying the sport every time football season came around and knew that football was his _________.

Jasen has been _________ since he was a young child. All he can tell is when it’s morning or night time. However, Jasen never felt _________ to follow his dream that one day he would be on TV or on the football field himself. When Jasen _________ 13, his parents gave him a phone, which he used to call every football _________ in he area and asked if they would give him a try without his parents _________. “All of a sudden, one day we get a call from coach David Nichols saying, ‘Hey, I got a (an) _________ from your son asking if he can come to play football for us, but did he say he was blind?’” “Jasen’s father said. But _________ the many other teams who rejected Jasen, Nichols was ready to give him a _________.

Jasen shocked Nichols and his team, immediately __________ the uniform and mastering __________ needed to play football without seeing the field, players or ball. In the games, the opposing team doesn’t even __________ Jasen is blind.

Football isn’t the only thing Jasen can do. He is good at __________ sports, including swimming, golf and wresting. His dreams are boundless, and nothing seems out of __________ to him. But his heart __________ in football and his focus is on reaching the National Football League.

【1】

A．passion

B．possession

C．privilege

D．principle

【2】

A．deaf

B．lame

C．blind

D．sick

【3】

A．satisfied

B．thrilled

C．anxious

D．hesitant

【4】

A．turned

B．counted

C．grew

D．remained

【5】

A．class

B．team

C．store

D．brand

【6】

A．knowing

B．understanding

C．supporting

D．believing

【7】

A．e-mail

B．text

C．call

D．letter

【8】

A．as

B．despite

C．except

D．unlike

【9】

A．chance

B．choice

C．reason

D．reply

【10】

A．setting aside

B．putting on

C．taking over

D．sorting out

【11】

A．regulations

B．routines

C．techniques

D．disciplines

【12】

A．demonstrate

B．realize

C．recommend

D．approach

【13】

A．elegant

B．virtual

C．primitive

D．numerous

【14】

A．reach

B．control

C．practice

D．favour

【15】

A．hands

B．gives

C．lies

D．results

31、   Wheeling her red chair and scissors around the city, Katie gives out—of—luck strangers the gift of visibility.

Last summer, Katie saw a man sitting with a _________ asking for help. She asked, “Hey! I’m giving _________ haircuts. Do you want one?”

The man, named Edward, was in his 60s. “_________,” he said, “I have a funeral to go. I was really _________ to get a haircut.” After Katie was done, Edward looked in a mirror. “I look _________!”

“It’s more than a haircut. I want it to _________ value and respect.” Katie knows that a haircut can _________ a life. As a teen, she _________ a disease that was so severe that her hair thinned seriously. Seeing this, her mother _________ for Katie’s first haircut. “To sit down and have somebody look at me and talk to me like a person and not just an illness helped me feel cared about and less __________.” she says.

Katie wanted to help people __________ the same way. In 2009, she began her Red Chair Project, reaching out to people on the streets. Katie listens to peopled stories of loss, addiction, and __________ to get back on their feet. The attention __________ works.

It all began with a belief in simple acts of __________, such as a free haircut. “The way you show up in the world __________,” says Katie. “You have no idea what people will do with the kindness that you give them.”

【1】A.mask B.chair C.sign D.minor

【2】A.perfect B.regular C.special D.free

【3】A.Naturally B.Luckily C.Actually D.Eventually

【4】A.exploring B.hoping C.begging D.moving

【5】A.good B.brave C.healthy D.satisfied

【6】A.prove B.show C.appreciate D.combine

【7】A.establish B.complete C.change D.reflect

【8】A.suffered from B.got through C.put up with D.adapted to

【9】A.charged B.applied C.sought D.arranged

【10】A.worthwhile B.serious C.alone D.innocent

【11】A.feel B.follow C.accomplish D.select

【12】A.struggle B.escape C.relief D.performance

【13】A.extremely B.apparently C.merely D.hardly

【14】A.joy B.honesty C.pride D.kindness

【15】A.occurs B.continues C.remains D.matters

32、“I am leaving home.” When Timmy, my 10-year-old son eagerly announced that he couldn’t wait to ______, the feeling of guilt peaked as I tried to figure out the ______. “So, I can get a dog,” he stressed.

But I stayed ______ — we didn’t need a dog to complete our life — and he gave up. Until the day I ______ Timmy, with his brother, discussing his moving plan. Suddenly, the situation ______: gain a dog or ______ a child. I felt my determination______. “We can look into it,” I replied doubtfully, but the kind of dog we wanted cost a (n)______ $ 1, 000! Yes, love had a price. I ______ for thought, again.

I shared my present ______with my friend whose love for dogs was quite sensible. He ______ me to his pet keeper friend who got a pregnant dog and the baby dogs were due soon.

A few days later, we took a surprise trip to the countryside when the little dogs were ______. I would admit that all my previous ______ reappeared after watching a group of blind things, but it was too late. Among screams of ______, we chose one of the little dogs as ours.

We attempt to ______ our kids in a healthy way — I didn’t realize the added dimension (方面) of love and ______ that a dog would teach my kids. On a hot day, Timmy cut short his outing to ______ if Odie, the dog, had enough water. When Odie was sick, my elder son made fresh soup and ______ fed it to him.

My children no longer talk about leaving home ______ there is the troublesome issue of who will take the dog. They quietly learn how to give and receive love. If having a dog means linking my children even closer together, it will be a mother’s prayer_______.

【1】

A．move out

B．give up

C．get off

D．step forward

【2】

A．fact

B．problem

C．situation

D．reason

【3】

A．confused

B．determined

C．stressed

D．scared

【4】

A．overheard

B．anticipated

C．predicted

D．suspected

【5】

A．ended

B．mattered

C．shifted

D．settled

【6】

A．blame

B．teach

C．lose

D．punish

【7】

A．strengthening

B．occurring

C．disappearing

D．weakening

【8】

A．fair

B．unreasonable

C．affordable

D．ideal

【9】

A．paused

B．agreed

C．refused

D．promised

【10】

A．wish

B．opinion

C．state

D．misfortune

【11】

A．assigned

B．appointed

C．remembered

D．connected

【12】

A．hurt

B．born

C．ill

D．abandoned

【13】

A．excitement

B．embarrassment

C．doubt

D．surprise

【14】

A．shock

B．relief

C．worry

D．delight

【15】

A．parent

B．discourage

C．praise

D．stop

【16】

A．ability

B．wisdom

C．responsibility

D．truth

【17】

A．prove

B．check

C．consider

D．test

【18】

A．patiently

B．regularly

C．quickly

D．directly

【19】

A．when

B．after

C．though

D．because

【20】

A．resisted

B．answered

C．denied

D．offered

33、Many children may be fond of animals, but few ever think of making the study of animals as their career. Even fewer will be_________by the whole word, _________the title of United Nations Messenger( 使者)of Peace.

But one woman has_________ all that. She has lived with chimps in the African forest for many years and made great_________. Jane Goodall' s lifelong_________ in animals began at an early age. By the age of 10 or 11, Goodall_________going to Africa to live with animals. This was quite a strange dream in those days，as young_________didn't think of having such “wild" actions. But she was_________ by her mother. She told her that if she really wanted something，she should work hard, take advantage of_________ and never give up looking for a way.

When a close friend invited Goodall to Kenya in 1957, she readily_________ it. Within a few months of her arrival, she met the famous anthropologist(人类学家) Dr Louis Leakey, who soon decided that Goodall was the_________person he was looking for to begin a_________of wild chimps on the shore of Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania.

In the beginning, studying the chimps was not_________ for her. The animals, fled from her _________.With a strong_________, she searched the forest every day, trying not to get too close to the chimps too_________. Gradually the chimps became used to her presence.

In October 1960, she observed a chimp making and using_________to fish for termites(白蚁). This discovery threw_________on the popular idea at the time that man was the world' s only toolmaker. The longer Goodall ‘s research continues, the more it becomes obvious that chimps are very_________to humans.

Since the mid-1980s, Goodall has been lecturing around the world to raise people' s sense about environmental_________. “Let's live in the new age with hope, respect for all living things ,understanding and love," she said.

【1】

A．recognized

B．known

C．accepted

D．admitted

【2】

A．receiving

B．giving

C．enjoying

D．having

【3】

A．done

B．proved

C．achieved

D．realized

【4】

A．discoveries

B．decisions

C．choices

D．findings ;

【5】

A．study

B．interest

C．sense

D．dream

【6】

A．was fond of

B．was tired of

C．insisted on

D．dreamed of

【7】

A．boys

B．girls

C．men

D．women

【8】

A．encouraged

B．prevented

C．advised

D．forced

【9】

A．knowledge

B．youth

C．hope

D．chances

【10】

A．accepted

B．refused

C．received

D．considered

【11】

A．only

B．last

C．special

D．first

【12】

A．project

B．study

C．centre

D．career

【13】

A．hard

B．interesting

C．easy

D．convenient

【14】

A．in surprise

B．in a hurry

C．as expected

D．in fear

【15】

A．will

B．body

C．desire

D．mind

【16】

A．far

B．near

C．soon

D．much

【17】

A．nets

B．tools

C．holes

D．spoons

【18】

A．doubt

B．light

C．questions

D．beliefs

【19】

A．close

B．similar

C．friendly

D．helpful

【20】

A．improvement

B．protection

C．pollution

D．destruction

34、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.”

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.

The Internet E-commerce and globalization are making a new economic age possible. In the future, capitalist markets will largely be replaced by a new kind of economic system based on 【1】 relationships, contractual arrangements and access rights.

Has the quality of our lives at work, at home and in our communities increased in direct proportion to all the new Internet and business-to-business Internet services being introduced into our lives? I have asked this question of hundreds of CEOs and corporate executives in Europe and the United States. Surprisingly, virtually everyone has said, “No, quiet 【2】.” They say they are working longer hours, feel more stressed, are more impatient, and are even less civil in their dealings with colleagues and friends-not to mention strangers. And what’s more revealing, they place much of the blame on the very same technologies they are so 【3】 supporting.

The technological leader promised us that access would make life more convenient. Instead, the very technological wonders that were supposed to 【4】 us have begun to enslave us in a web of connections from which there seems to be no easy 【5】.

If an earlier generation was preoccupied with the quest to enclose a vast 【6】 land, the .com generation, it seems, is more caught up in the colonization of time. Every spare moment of our time is being filled with some form of commercial connection, making time itself the 【7】 of all resources.

And while we have created every kind of labor-and time-saving device to service our needs, we are beginning to feel like we have less time available to us than any other humans in history. Maybe we need to ask what kinds of connections really 【8】 in the e-economy age. If this new technology 【9】 is only about super efficiency, then we risk losing something even precious than time-our sense of what it means to be a(n) 【10】 human being.

36、根据句意填空

In the USA, the Amish-a Christian group-are famous because they drive 【1】 instead of cars, do not use TVs or refrigerators, and do not have personal telephones. Many people assume the Amish must have 【2】 reasons for their many rules, but this is not true. In truth, whenever a new technology is introduced, the Amish meet and discuss its advantages and disadvantages. They then vote on whether they will accept it. The Amish 【3】 cars because they like having 【4】 communities where everyone lives close together. They have no TVs or refrigerators because their homes do not have electricity-they do not think it is necessary and 【5】 dealing with strangers, such as the people who work at the electric company.

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.

Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings.

The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression, which can be 【1】 back to 500 years ago. The expression is used to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle.

Being in “deep water” is almost the same as being in “hot water”. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult 【2】. Imagine a person who cannot swim being thrown in water over his head. You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve. The problem is too deep. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest in stocks in complete 【3】 of the stock market.

"Water over the dam" is another expression about a past event. It is something that cannot be 【4】. The expression comes from the idea that water that has 【5】 a dam cannot be brought back again. When a friend is 【6】 by a mistake she has made, you might tell her to forget about it. You say it is water over the dam.

Another common expression, "to hold water," is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about. It probably comes from the way of testing the 【7】 of a container. If it can hold water, it is strong and has no holes in it. If your 【8】 can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes. If it does not hold water, then it is weak and can not be 【9】.

"Throwing cold water" also is an expression that deals with an idea or 【10】. For example, you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems. But you wife "throws cold water" on the idea, because she says a new car costs too much

38、假定你是李华，在网上看到美国学生Kate的发帖：

请你给Kate回帖，内容包括：

1.读贴后的感受；

2.给出两点建议。

注意：

1.词数80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，不计入总词数。

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39、假定你是王轩，在不久前的英国之行中得到了Green夫妇的帮助。请你给他们写一封邮件，内容主要包括：

1.简述他们对你的帮助；

2.表达感激之情；

3.邀请他们来中国。

注意：1.词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Green,

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Yours truly,

Wang Xuan

40、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。

A mother is a person who, seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.

—Tenneva Jordan

I knew I was not supposed to be quite so excited. I was too old for that. At age eleven, the oldest and my mom’s “grown up” girl, I had to keep my cool. I was in middle school after all. But every chance I got, when I was alone, I checked each present under the tree. I read every tag and felt every package, guessing at the contents within. I had examined each gift so often that I could tell which present went to which person without even looking at the tags.

It had been a tough year for my family. Whenever my mom looked over at the tree and scattered(撒) presents, she would sigh and warn us, “There won’t be as much for Christmas this year. Try not to be disappointed.” Christmas had traditionally been a time for my parents to spoil us. In years past, the presents would pile up and spill out from under the tree, taking over the living room. I had heard the phrase “giving is better than receiving,” but thought that whoever had said that must have been out of their mind. Getting presents was the whole point! It was the reason I couldn’t get to sleep on Christmas Eve.

On Christmas morning, we eagerly waited in the hallway until Dad told us everything was ready. We rushed into the living room and let the wrapping paper fly. We made weak attempts to wait and watch while other family members opened their presents, but as the time passed we lost our self-control.

“Here’s another one for you,” said Mom as she handed me a package. I looked at it, confused. Having spent so much time examining the presents before Christmas, I recognized this one. But it had not been mine. It was my mom’s. A new label had been put on it, with my name written in my mother’s handwriting.

“Mom, I can’t…”

注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

I was stopped by my mother’s eager, joyful look.

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Paragraph 2:

I have always remembered that Christmas fondly.

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

There are now many products and services on the market which are similar in content though produced by different companies. It is vital, therefore, for a company to distinguish itself from its competitors by having a strong company image which is immediately recognizable.

Logos are part of this image. They are symbols which often include a name or initials to identify a company. The logo establishes a visual identity for the company, just as different groups of young people express their identity through hairstyles and clothes. All groups from all cultures and throughout the ages have used colors and symbols to show their identity.

In different cultures, different c olors carry different meanings. Some colors may be connected with coldness in one culture and with warmth in another; some colors represent life in one culture but death in another. International companies have, therefore, to make sure that their logos will not be misunderstood in different countries.

The logos of large international companies are instantly recognizable throughout the world. One of the most famous logos is that of Coca-Cola. The design of the words “Coca-Cola” has not changed since 1886, although the surrounding design has been changed from time to time. Many companies have, over the years, renewed their logos to fit in with contemporary design and to present more powerful images. Company logos can be emotive and can inspire loyalty by influencing the subconscious (潜意识的). Some logos include an idea of the product: the steering wheel in the Mercedes logo, for example, and the aero plane tail of Alitalia.

Logos are used on packaging and brochures as well as on the product itself. They may also appear in newspapers or on television as part of an advertising campaign, Companies need to have a strong corporate identity. The logo helps to promote this image and to fix it in the minds of the consumers. Logos, therefore, need to be original and to have impact and style.