海西州2025学年度第二学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、(2014·东北三省三校一联)Traffic conditions in Beijing________for decades.At first people only complained about jams during rush hours，but today every hour is rush hour.

A．is worsening

B．have worsened

C．have been worsening

D．worsened

2、Those who continuously acquire new knowledge that they can ________ their work are more likely to succeed.

A.contribute to B.correspond to C.subscribe to D.apply to

3、All of us were________to hear that Lily, our company's most valued clerk, should say she would leave the company.

A.alarming B.alarmed C.terrified D.satisfied

4、Jenny said she was _____ by the programme in the TV, so she turned it off.

A.disgusted B.attracted C.disgusting D.attracting

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

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

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

6、Even if he has been a teacher for 20 years, Peter has a good and serious attitude towards his work, for which he gains a lot of ________.

A.competence B.motivation C.expectation D.recognition

7、I am interested in_________ you have improved your spoken English in such a short time.

A.how B.which C.when D.if

8、It was not how much we do but how much love we put into what we do _______benefits our work best.

A.who B.which C.that D.what

9、Whitney Houston’s sudden death suggests that drug abuse is such a serious problem ________ we should deal with it appropriately.

A. as B. that C. which D. where

10、I can't bear ________, so I hope you can come on time.

A. to keep waiting B. to keep to wait

C. being kept waiting D. being kept to wait

11、Some groups still have difficulties ________ access ________ social services.

A.gain; in B.gaining; to C.to gain; to D.gaining; of

12、_________ I am concerned, the summer vacation could be shortened.

A.As far as B.As long as C.As soon as D.As well as

13、They don't allow ______ here．That is to say，we are not allowed _____ here．

A.to smoke； to smoke B.smoking； smoking

C.to smoke； smoking D.smoking； to smoke

14、They advocate the proposal we were opposed ______ rediscussed at the next meeting.

A.to be B.should be C.to was D.was

15、-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

16、“We trust that today’s talks will help create _________ on the Belt and Road Initiative as part of the efforts to build a global community of a shared future,” said Zhou Shuchun.

A.consensus B.consequence C.compromise D.competence

17、These eighteen-century oil paintings are _______ so well that the visitors are greatly amazed.

A.preserved B.protested C.purchased D.punished

18、Rather than ___ on a crowded bus, he always prefers _____ a bicycle.

A．ride; to ride

B．riding; ride

C．ride; ride

D．to ride; riding

19、I've got lo make _______he told a lie.

A.that clear B.it clear that C.quite clear D.this clear that

20、_______ digital technology is bridging geographic distance, highly skilled workers are increasingly crowding into cities.

A．Where

B．As

C．While

D．When

21、Compared with those brought up in harmonious families, children repeatedly exposed to violence are more likely to be ________ when they grow up.

A. available B. aggressive C. admirable D. attractive

22、Tom never works hard at his lessons, so it’s not ______ to see a ______ look on his face after the exam.

A. surprised; disappointing B. surprised; disappointed

C. surprising; disappointed D. surprising; disappointing

23、 When you hear a fire alarm, don't rush________， you should keep calm.

A．in surprise  B．in need

C．in brief    D．in alarm

24、The experts believe that _____ quality sleep could be a protective measure against depression and a treatment for depression.

A.apparent B.adequate C.awkward D.arbitrary

25、It is clear that in modern society high ______ and demands are placed on students.

A.motivations B.expectations C.standards D.opportunities

26、   How could we possibly think that keeping animals in cages in unnatural environments－mostly for entertainment purposes－is fair and respectful?

Zoo officials say they are concerned about animals. However, most zoos remain “collections” of interesting “things” rather than protective habitats. Zoos teach people that it is acceptable to keep animals bored, lonely, and far from their natural homes.

Zoos claim to educate people and save endangered species, but visitors leave zoos without having learned anything meaningful about the animals’ natural behavior, intelligence, or beauty. Zoos keep animals in small spaces or cages, and most signs only mention the species’ name, diet, and natural range(分布区). The animals’ normal behavior is seldom noticed because zoos don’t usually take care of the animals’ natural needs.

The animals are kept together in small spaces, with no privacy and little opportunity for mental and physical exercise. This results in unusually self-destructive behavior called zoochosis. A worldwide study of zoos found that zoochosis is common among animals kept in small spaces or cages. Another study showed that elephants spend 22 percent of their time making repeated head movements or biting cage bars, and bears spend 30 percent of their time walking back and forth, a sign of unhappiness and pain.

Furthermore, most animals in zoos are not endangered. Captive breeding(圈养繁殖) of endangered big cats, Asian elephants, and other species has not resulted in their being sent back to the wild. Zoos talk a lot about their captive breeding programs because they do not want people to worry about a species dying out. In fact, baby animals also attract a lot of paying customers. Haven’t we seen enough competitions to name baby animals?

Actually, we will save endangered species only if we save their habitats and put an end to the reasons people kill them. Instead of supporting zoos, we should support groups that work to protect animals’ natural habitats.

【1】In the state of zoochosis, animals _________.

A.remain in cages B.behave strangely

C.attack other animals D.enjoy moving around

【2】What does the author try to argue in the passage?

A.Zoos are not worth the public support.

B.Zoos fail in their attempt to save animals.

C.Zoos should treat animals as human beings.

D.Zoos use animals as a means of entertainment.

【3】The author tries to persuade readers to accept his argument mainly by _________.

A.pointing out the faults in what zoos do

B.using evidence he has collected at zoos

C.questioning the way animals are protected

D.discussing the advantages of natural habitats

【4】Although he argues against zoos, the author would still agree that __________.

A.zoos have to keep animals in small cages

B.most animals in zoos are endangered species

C.some endangered animals are reproduced in zoos

D.it’s acceptable to keep animals away from their habitats

27、Gift givers often make serious mistakes in gift selection during the holiday season , according to a research article in Current Directions in Psychological Science,

The research, led by Jeff Galak, a professor from Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business, suggests that gift givers tend to focus on the moment of exchange when selecting a gift, while gift receivers are more focused on the long-term value of the gift.

“What we found was that the giver wants to ‘wow（使喝彩）'the receiver and give a gift that can be enjoyed immediately, in the moment, while the receiver is more interested in a gift that provides value over time,” explained Galak. “Put another way, there may be times when the vacuum cleaner（吸尘器），a gift that is unlikely to wow most receivers when they open it on Christmas day, really ought to be at the top of the shopping list as it will be well used and liked for a long time. ”

The researchers found that this different focus on the gifts showed up in a number of different ways. For instance, some gift giving mistakes included giving unrequested gifts in an effort to surprise the receiver, when they are likely hoping for a gift from a planned list.

The researchers make recommendations for those hoping to choose better gifts, advising them to better put their feet in gift receivers’ shoes when thinking about gifts that would be both appreciated and useful.

“We exchange gifts with the people we care about, in part, in an effort to make them happy and strengthen our relationships with them,” Galak added. “By considering how valuable gifts might be over time for receivers, rather than how much of a smile it might put on receivers' faces when they are opened, we can meet these goals and provide useful, well-received gifts. ”

【1】What do the gift givers usually focus on when choosing gifts?

A．Receivers5 long-term needs.

B．Receivers' inner thoughts.

C．Receivers’ immediate reactions.

D．Receivers’ lifetime hobbies.

【2】Why does the author mention the vacuum cleaner in Paragraph 3?

A．To give advice on how to choose a gift.

B．To show the influence of the wrong gifts.

C．To stress the popularity of the vacuum cleaner.

D．To show the importance of a gift's long-term value.

【3】What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．What a Good Gift Reveals about Personality?

B．A Good Gift Well Worth “Wows" and Smiles

C．How to Evaluate Value When Choosing a Gift?

D．Want to Give a Good Gift? Consider Practical Value

28、When I was 12 years old, I already knew that my teen years were going to be the worst years of my life. I was a total outsider, bullied (欺凌) at school. I felt completely alone in my small town.

But by starting to do volunteer work when I was 14, I turned my problem into a passion for helping others. The opportunity to practice kindness made me feel like my life had a greater purpose. The more positive energy I shared, the more kindness and appreciation I received. I realized that my purpose in life would be to reach out to people, specifically teenagers, and help them feel less alone.

Books were my true friends back then. I was so thankful that the authors wrote those books. The kindness they offered me with their books saved my life. One of my biggest dreams was to become an author so I could write books that would help other teenagers the way those books helped me.

After surviving terrible experiences at school and at home, I made a choice to take the optimistic, positive road in the next steps of my journey. My dream career, one I thought was only possible for the authors I loved, is what I am doing now. I have been a full-time author of teen novels since 2007 and am grateful for this amazing opportunity to reach out to readers every single day.

Kindness saved me when I needed help the most. Even small acts of kindness can change someone’s life. You never know what someone else is going through. But by practicing daily kindness, you become an architect of positive change.

【1】What was the author’s life like when he was 12?

A．Boring.

B．Peaceful.

C．Painful.

D．Meaningful.

【2】How did the volunteer work benefit the author?

A．It made him popular in his town.

B．It helped him find the meaning of life.

C．It helped him understand others’ lives better.

D．It helped to shape his dream career.

【3】Why did the author choose writing as his job?

A．He was inspired by his teacher.

B．He could pass positive energy to readers.

C．He wanted to share his school experiences.

D．He found he had a talent for writing.

【4】What does the author suggest readers do in the last paragraph?

A．Say “no” to bullies bravely.

B．Make positive changes in their lives.

C．Treat others with kindness in daily life.

D．Learn to care more about others’ feelings.

29、Sulphur-crested cockatoos (葵花凤头鹦鹉) are common in western Australia, where they normally live in wooded areas. But as forests have been cut down, cockatoos have gotten used to living near people. Scientists report that people in Sydney, Australia are in a battle with these birds.

Last year, scientists at the Max Planck Institute reported that the cockatoos had learned how to open the covers of trash bins. That’s not an easy job. The cockatoos must lift the heavy cover with their beaks (喙) and then walk along, pushing the cover up until it falls over.

When scientists first began studying the cockatoos in 2018, only three areas near Sydney had cover-opening cockatoos. A year and a half later, cockatoos in 44 different areas knew the trick. This time the scientists weren’t just studying cockatoos. They were also studying humans.

The scientists spent weeks studying more than 3,200 trash bins in four different areas of Sydney. They wanted to see how many bins were protected and what methods were used.

In one area, over half the bins were protected. The most common way of protecting the bins was to put a brick or some other heavy objects on the cover. Some people put things like rubber snakes on the top of their bins. The scientists discovered that the humans were teaching each other tricks, too. In most neighborhoods, many people used the same cockatoo-stopping methods as their neighbors.

The researchers say it’s like a race between humans and cockatoos to learn new ways of doing things. Now many cockatoos have learned how to push heavy items off the bins. As a result, humans have figured out ways to attach the items to the top of their bins. The scientists describe the situation as a “human-wildlife conflict”. They expect these conflicts will become more common as humans take over more areas that used to be wild.

【1】What can we infer about the cockatoos from the text?

A．They like copying humans’ behavior.

B．They are newly found in Australia.

C．They don’t like living with people.

D．They are very clever birds.

【2】What did the scientists want to know in paragraph 4?

A．How the cockatoos learned the trick.

B．Why the birds in more areas did the trick.

C．How humans responded to the birds’ trick.

D．Why humans taught the birds to do the trick.

【3】What did the researchers find about cockatoos in their research?

A．They wanted their habitat back.

B．They intended to make humans angry.

C．They could adopt new ways to open bins.

D．They disliked looking for food themselves.

【4】What is the best title for the text?

A．A battle over trash bins between cockatoos and humans

B．A human-wildlife conflict all over Australia

C．A problem caused by cockatoos to humans

D．A big problem of “homeless” cockatoos

30、When I was a kid，my parents sent me to a summer camp in New Hampshire. At the _______we did tons of great things like swimming, sports and archery, but for me，the most memorable experience was an overnight trip of mountain climbing. If you’ ve ever_______a mountain, you know it's a _______challenge, especially when you’re carrying your food and shelter on your back. When campers got tired, they _______started complaining.

“ How much farther is it?”

“I can't go any further.”

“My _______is too heavy. Can you carry it for me?”

The reply of the _______ was,“ Suck it up(忍耐一下)！”. The _______ is that the complaining campers were nowhere near the point of _______. If they had been, the teachers would have noticed the signs and given them_______. The kids simply weren't used to the physical challenge. Once they realized they weren’t getting any sympathy, they ________the discomfort, and in most cases ________ having a great time. In my camp days, I don't ________a single camper complaining at the top of the ________.

There are two ways to deal with an ________ situation. You can complain, or you can make the best of it. If you complain, you might feel like you're getting that ________energy out, but you’re probably not going to cause a positive change. It’s much more likely that your complaining will cause the ________ of those around you. No one likes a complainer. They're ________ and they hurt the group. Complaining makes life________for everyone. Instead, if you determine to master your own ________, to move past it and focus on a ________, it’s my experience that you’ll realize it wasn't bad in the first place.

【1】

A．experience

B．camp

C．occasion

D．situation

【2】

A．climbed

B．described

C．seen

D．reached

【3】

A．ashamed

B．tired

C．puzzled

D．physical

【4】

A．especially

B．normally

C．certainly

D．obviously

【5】

A．backpack

B．food

C．shelter

D．water

【6】

A．parents

B．guides

C．teachers

D．partners

【7】

A．story

B．truth

C．joke

D．thing

【8】

A．camp

B．exhaustion

C．mountain

D．destination

【9】

A．sign

B．activities

C．gesture

D．care

【10】

A．believed

B．trusted

C．wondered

D．overcame

【11】

A．ended up

B．couldn’t help

C．insisted on

D．gave up

【12】

A．disturb

B．forget

C．recall

D．forgive

【13】

A．mountain

B．base

C．building

D．camp

【14】

A．unbelievable

B．unexpected

C．unusual

D．unpleasant

【15】

A．great

B．negative

C．spare

D．potential

【16】

A．respect

B．dislike

C．sympathy

D．enthusiasm

【17】

A．annoying

B．amazing

C．shocking

D．worrying

【18】

A．harder

B．easier

C．better

D．poorer

【19】

A．life

B．suffering

C．mind

D．mistake

【20】

A．discovery

B．problem

C．solution

D．hope

31、For a period of a month some time ago, I became a vegetarian. Some people won’t eat meat because they think it is cruel to animals, or because of health _____. My reason is a little ____: it is love.

I simply wanted to honor my grandmother by not eating meat. My grandmother spent a large part of her life as a vegetarian, and some of my happiest childhood ____ in Vietnam were of sharing a meal with her.

In fact, as a child, I learned how to ___ food not from dishes my mother often cooked, but from the simple meals my grandmother ____. Often, dinner with   Grandma would come with interesting stories she had known from her childhood.

Grandma ____ more than a decade ago. Now I am an adult living in San Francisco, and Grandma’s vegetarian suppers and stories have become a ____ past. But one morning it occurred to me that I could no longer hear the sound of my grandmother’s voice, because she had left me forever. So I ___ to become a vegetarian for a month. It is something Grandma would do as a way to ____ those who had died before her. And I could do no less.

In a city famous for its dining experience, this was ____. I turned down several dinner parties for fear of offending(冒犯) the hosts. I ___ walking by restaurants where the ____ of good cooking wafted(漂浮) in the air. My best friend wondered ___ I was going through a mid-life crisis.

In truth, I wanted to change my ___ many times. What got me through that month-long diet was this particular memory of my grandmother. Now, I followed her ____. I invited friends who wanted to taste vegetarian food. And as we ate, I told them stories I had known as a child.

【1】

A．wonders

B．studies

C．dreams

D．concerns

【2】

A．different

B．useful

C．cool

D．crazy

【3】

A．lessons

B．opinions

C．chances

D．memories

【4】

A．appreciate

B．experience

C．improve

D．support

【5】

A．sold

B．hunted

C．demanded

D．prepared

【6】

A．pulled away

B．took away

C．passed away

D．put away

【7】

A．similar

B．temporary

C．various

D．distant

【8】

A．supposed

B．believed

C．decided

D．refused

【9】

A．honor

B．protect

C．influence

D．attract

【10】

A．difficult

B．surprising

C．interesting

D．natural

【11】

A．forgot

B．regretted

C．avoided

D．enjoyed

【12】

A．taste

B．skill

C．smell

D．sense

【13】

A．before

B．if

C．until

D．unless

【14】

A．mind

B．brain

C．view

D．duty

【15】

A．theory

B．result

C．fact

D．way

32、   When my husband and I got married, he worked as a mechanic (机修工) from midnight to 8 a.m. However, I worked during the______. So as he came home from work each morning, I was getting ready to______.

We had very little______then, so when Valentine’s Day came around that first year, I knew we couldn’t______anything for each other. After he left to go to work the night before Valentine’s Day, I decided to______and make a Valentine’s Day card for him. I _________ wrote a poem on the front of the card. When he came home the next______， I felt foolish as I handed him the card, ______that he wouldn’t laugh at it. When he had finished ______ it, he slowly raised his head and looked at me. Then he reached down into his pocket. When he pulled his ______ out, he was holding ______.

He told me that he had______it for me during his break time, but he had been__________ to give it to me because he thought I might think it was______，and that I might laugh at it.

It was a small heart made out of aluminum (铝).______ I had stayed up all night making him a Valentine card, he had been cutting out a______for me. I still have the aluminum heart, and I______it in my desk. Every time I see it, all those______come flooding back to me. Over the years, we’ve been able to buy each other very nice,______presents for Valentine’s Day. But none has ever been as dear or______as much as those handmade gifts made from our hearts the first year that we were married.

【1】A. holiday B. night C. weekend D. day

【2】A. cook B. rest C. leave D. help

【3】A. time B. money C. chance D. energy

【4】A. borrow B. choose C. find D. buy

【5】A. stay up B. call back C. slow down D. look out

【6】A. still B. even C. only D. again

【7】A. evening B. noon C. afternoon D. morning

【8】A. hoping B. noticing C. guessing D. imagining

【9】A. studying B. examining C. reading D. playing

【10】A. foot B. leg C. arm D. hand

【11】A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything

【12】A. written B. made C. drawn D. invented

【13】A. afraid B. happy C. angry D. surprised

【14】A. wrong B. difficult C. stupid D. dangerous

【15】A. Before B. While C. Though D. If

【16】A. heart B. card C. toy D. book

【17】A. change B. cut C. keep D. divide

【18】A. problems B. memories C. pains D. choices

【19】A. strange B. special C. expensive D. satisfying

【20】A. proved B. explained C. influenced D. meant

33、The heaviest snow in a hundred years hit the south of China. It snowed __1___for half a month. Many people were __2___in railway stations, bus stations and airports. People did everything they could to fight the __3___; nobody was killed from cold and _4____. Gradually ,the trapped people all went back home_5___. While fighting the snow, people ___6__their animal friends until a moving story of a swallow couple appeared on the Internet.

The couple hadn’t eaten anything for several days __7___the snow. They tried to fly into people’s home to warm themselves, but every house was ___8___tightly. They got to a side of a balcony ( 阳台 ) where wind couldn’t reach. They jumped and flapped (拍打) their wings to _9___the attention of the people inside the house, who were __10____their own things. The wife’s body was __11___. She couldn’t move any longer. The husband came near and __12__her with his wings. The husband lost his heat soon because of his opened wings.

The next morning, the housemaster went to the balcony to __13__ his flowers and saw a dead swallow outside. __14__ it, he found they were two embracing（拥抱） together. Thinking of the __15___the snow had brought to people, he was moved to tears . He took them in for giving them some _16___they couldn’t feel any longer. He found a small box, __17__it with some hay （干草）and lay the couple in . He _18__them in the garden of the community.

In my hometown in the countryside, a swallow family live in the roof of my house . They __19__every spring to have babies. Then in autumn, when babies have __20___, they fly to the south, I wonder if they will come back this spring as they did.

【1】

A．beautifully

B．directly

C．gently

D．continuously

【2】

A．forbidden

B．rescued

C．trapped

D．covered

【3】

A．disaster

B．war

C．campaign

D．disease

【4】

A．anger

B．heat

C．hunger

D．poverty

【5】

A．sadly

B．safely

C．nervously

D．curiously

【6】

A．treasured

B．invited

C．accepted

D．forgot

【7】

A．because of

B．in case of

C．in spite of

D．instead of

【8】

A．controlled

B．fixed

C．, stretched

D．closed

【9】

A．admit

B．attract

C．turn

D．escape

【10】

A．busy with

B．born with

C．good for

D．famous for

【11】

A．burnt

B．watched

C．frozen

D．found

【12】

A．supplied

B．wrapped

C．folded

D．sorted

【13】

A．buy

B．send

C．sell

D．check

【14】

A．Feeding

B．Leaving

C．Touching

D．Greeting

【15】

A．hardship

B．childhood

C．cooperation

D．lesson

【16】

A．clothes

B．warmness

C．flowers

D．tension

【17】

A．made

B．played

C．associated

D．filled

【18】

A．buried

B．showed

C．fastened

D．enjoyed

【19】

A．put away

B．come back

C．fly away

D．hold back

【20】

A．dropped out

B．died out

C．grown up

D．stood up

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

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, becoming the first known case of human-animal 【1】, the zoo's chief veterinarian said on Sunday.

Nadia, the 4-year-old Malayan tiger that tested positive, was 【2】 for the COVID-19 disease after 【3】 a dry cough along with three other tigers and three lions, the Wildlife Conservation Society, which manages the zoo, said in a statement.

All of the cats are expected to recover, it said. But officials believe this is a unique case because Nadia became sick after 【4】 to an asymptomatic zoo employee, Paul Calle, chief veterinarian at the Bronx Zoo, told Reuters.

Calle said they did not know which employee infected the tiger. "This is the first time that we have discovered that a person infects the animal and the animal gets sick," Calle said, adding that they planned to share the findings with other zoos and institutions. " I guess 【5】 we will all have a better understanding as a result.

While the other tigers and lions were also 【6】 symptoms, the zoo decided to test only Nadia because she was the sickest and  had started to lose her appetite already, and they did not want to 【7】 all the cats to anesthesia(麻醉), Calle said.

Nadia 【8】 X-rays, an ultrasound(超声波) and blood tests to try to figure out what was making her sick . They decided to test for COVID-19 【9】 the surge in cases in New York City, the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States.The first tiger at the zoo, which has been shut since mid-March, began showing 【10】 of illness on March 27, according to the US Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services Laboratories.

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、

Rapidly advancing technology and its impact on education has been a subject of debate. How can schools equip students with the skills they need to succeed in a challenging job market?

Since technology is driving these changes, there is a theory that governments should keep focusing on STEM subjects. These are often referred to as “hard skills,” which are 【1】 in primary school and right through to university level. In the meantime, ‘soft skills’ are being 【2】.

This is a mistake. Much evidence suggests that soft skills are far more 【3】 to graduates in the long term. Research from Harvard University on the global job market has shown that STEM- related careers grew strongly between 1989 and 2000 but have slowed down since. In contrast, jobs in the creative industries----the sector probably most 【4】 with the need for soft skills---are growing rapidly. Soft skills are, in fact, increasingly in demand in the workplace: Google cites creativity, leadership 【5】 and communication skills as top requirements for both potential and current employees.

So why are soft skills so highly 【6】 for?

With the rapid evolution of technology, a focus on hard skills leaves students 【7】 to change, as these often have a short shelf life. According to research by World Economic Forum, more than one in four adults reports a mismatch between their skills and those needed for their job role. If soft skills are taught well, these skills should enable students to adapt to change more easily and progress further in their 【8】 career.

Of course, technical skills are important. But without the curriculum placing equal--- if not greater --- 【9】 on soft skills, our education systems are missing a huge trick. Hard skills may help a student get a job in a particular industry, but soft skills will help them disrupt it, achieving a wider 【10】 in their chosen field.

37、A: Excuse me, do you know where the chemistry lab is?

B: Yes. It’s just on the fifth floor of this b【1】.

A: How often do you do c【2】experiments there?

B: Twice a week.

A: Can you go there without a t【3】?

B: No. That’s not allowed.

A: What does the teacher often tell you to do when you are doing an e【4】?

B: He often tells us to look c【5】and follow the i【6】.

A: What will you do when you finish the experiment?

B: We must put e【7】back in the cupboards and wash our hands.

A: Right. It is very i【8】to keep the lab clean.

B: Yes, safe as well. We must turn off the e【9】before l【10】the lab.

38、假设你是李华，得知你校将举办2020 “最美中国” (Amazing China)手机摄影大赛。请你写一封邮件，告诉你的朋友Peter这一消息。要点如下：

1. 作品内容：自然风光、文化遗迹等；

2. 作品要求：注明时间、地点和标题；

3. 投稿方式：10月15日前发至邮箱Liuying @ HHschoool. com。

注意：

1. 词数80左右。

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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39、假设你是育才中学学生会主席(chairman of the Students’ Union)李华。你校将举办一次英语演讲比赛（speech contest），希望附近大学的外籍教师Smith 女生来做评委(judge)。请你给她写一封信。

英语演讲比赛的主题：人与自然

时间：6月10日下午2：---5：

地点：501教室

参赛选手：8名

联系人：李华（电话44876655）

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40、假定你是李华，你校为了推广中华经典文学，计划举办一场唐诗英语翻译大赛，请你写信邀请对中国唐诗有一定研究和兴趣的交换生Peter一同参加此次比赛。内容包括：

1. 比赛举办的目的；

2. 比赛的时间和规则；

3. 你邀请的理由。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当添加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,

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Yours

LiHua

41、假定你是李华，你校英语报社就“高中生是否应该去KTV庆祝生日”进行校园调查。请你用英语写封信给该报社编辑，谈谈你自己的想法。内容包括：

1. 简述该现象；

2. 你的观点和建议。

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。

Dear editor,

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Yours,

Li Hua