潜江2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高三英语

1、At a time when many public schools are being forced to cut music and art from the curriculum, the story’s insistence on the healing power of a cultivated imagination is both _____ and essential.

A.welcoming B.welcomed C.available D.welcome

2、The manager is someone who is   all the prejudices against women in the workplace and who creates his own values and purpose.

A.away from B.free from C.far from D.apart from

3、 – Is John coming by train?

– He should, but he _______ not. He likes driving his car.

A．must

B．can

C．need

D．may

4、________ comes first to the class room can get a free ticket for the lecture.

A．Anyone

B．The one

C．Whoever

D．Who

5、In the future, care for the environment will become very important as the earth's natural resources are _______.

A.pulling up B.running out

C.using up D.putting out

6、--- Will you lend me some money?

--- Sorry, mine _______.

A．were used up

B．has run out

C．have run out

D．has run out of

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

A.voices had come B.did voices come

C.voices would come D.came voices

8、The government has not yet ________ the seriousness of the crisis.

A.mastered B.seized C.grasped D.acquired

9、This is the doctor without _______ help my father couldn’t have defeated the virus.

A.which B.whose C.that D.what

10、To avoid on how to use the word, you’d better refer to a dictionary.

A．to get confused   B． getting confused

C．to get confusing D． getting confusing

11、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

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

A. movement B. mention

C. method D. motivation

13、He is now a regular donor who was inspired as a small child, _____ his mother when she donated blood.

A.accompanying B.accompanied C.to accompany D.to be accompanied

14、My father is lively and____, but he is not very patient_____me.

A.energy; with B.energetic; with

C.energy; of D.energetic; of

15、Of all the speeches delivered in this contest today，________ was more impressive than “Extend the Passion” by the student from Class 18.

A．few    B．nothing   C．no one  D．None

16、Not until I went up further ________ that under the tree ________, obviously sound asleep.

A．that I saw; did a boy lie

B．I saw; lay a boy

C．did I see; did a boy lie

D．did I see; lay a boy

17、There was a time _______, if a lady got onto a crowded bus or train, a gentleman would immediately stand up and offer her his seat.

A.while B.as C.when D.unless

18、Please read the ______ on the bottle and take the right amount of medicine.

A. explanations B. instructions C. descriptions D. introductions

19、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

20、_______the thick clouds, you would find the kite in the sky easily.

A. Had it not been for

B. If it were not

C. If it had not been for

D. Were it not for

21、Someone who lacks staying power and perseverance is unlikely to ______ a good researcher.

A．make

B．turn

C．get

D．grow

22、Seeing the happy ________ of children playing in the park, I’m overjoyed and sure of the future of our country.

A. sight B. view C. scene D. sign

23、—I got sick and tired of hotels and hotel food after the trip to Mexico.

—I can imagine. _________.

A.All’s well that ends well B.Every cloud has a silver lining

C.Honesty is the best policy D.East or west, home is the best

24、Which of the following sentences is WRONG?

A.It was sunny,and I suggested going to the beach.

B.Her expression suggested that she know the news.

C.All the evidence suggests that he stole the money.

D.She suggested that he book the tickets in advance.

25、He couldn’t make his voice ______ above the noise of the traffic.

A．to hear

B．hearing

C．heard

D．hear

26、Like many of the arts, music flourished during the Zhou dynasty. From this period we have instruments, models of performers, descriptions of musicians and dancers, and the Shijing, or The Book of Poetry, which contains poems and songs of court and common people during the Zhou dynasty. It is likely that music played an extremely important role in the Zhou dynasty for all social classes.

One of the most important sources of information the researchers have regarding Zhou-dynasty music is from the tomb of the Marquis Yi of Zeng (433 B. C. E.). This tomb was uncovered in 1977 in Hubei Province and contained the most extensive and well-preserved set of musical instruments ever found in an ancient Chinese tomb. This four-chamber (室) tomb was designed in imitation of a palace with a central courtyard, reflecting the belief that the Marquis Yi would require the same comforts in the afterlife that he had enjoyed during his lifetime. The central chamber of the tomb, which reflected a palace courtyard, contained most of the musical instruments found, including a complete set of sixty-five graduated bells fixed on wooden shelves. In addition, twenty-one young women were buried with the Marquis Yi, some of whom were likely his favorite musicians and dancers.

The Marquis Yi’s set of sixty-five bells is remarkable for a variety of reasons. First, they are clearly dated—an inscription (碑文) indicates that the bells were a gift given to him in 433B. C. E. . Second, the bells were very expensive to produce and to purchase, particularly a set of this size, so they are further evidence of the Marquis Yi’s status. Finally, the bells, along with the other instruments in the room, illustrate what an instrumental band might have consisted of during this period. Scholars predict that it would have required twenty-four musicians to play all instruments at once.

There are still many gaps in our knowledge of ancient Chinese music, partly because there was no system for recording music in a written form.

【1】The Book of Poetry is mentioned in Paragraph 1 to ________.

A．show the significance of the book

B．show the popularity of music in the Zhou dynasty

C．describe the meaning and the history of the book

D．represent the life of people in the Zhou dynasty

【2】According to the passage, what can we know about the tomb?

A．It contains all kinds of musical instruments.

B．It is designed by the Marquis Yi of Zeng.

C．It reflects the wish of the Marquis Yi for his life after death.

D．It is of the same size as that of the palace.

【3】Why is the set of sixty-five bells extraordinary?

A．Because it might prove the Marquis Yi’s position.

B．Because it was difficult to buy at that time.

C．Because it once was an expensive gift.

D．Because it needs 24 performers to play at the same time.

【4】In which column of the newspaper can we read the text?

A．Health.

B．Business.

C．Sports.

D．Art.

27、   There was a time when cheating was rare in schools, but today everyone is focused on making the top ten percent of their class and seems to have forgotten school’s purpose. School exists so that people will be educated. Nobody can cheat their way into being successful.

A lot of students today don’t even view cheating as wrong, and most of those who cheat have been doing it for so long that it doesn’t even faze them. This really bothers the teachers because the students who usually cheat probably will never stop to think how bad it truly is. When you cheat, you learn nothing, which is why cheating is so serious.

Our society seems to believe that the more material wealth you have, the more successful you are. As a result, it seems many people have become successful by cheating their way to the top. If students think cheating is normal, who knows what they will find acceptable as adults? Most people think that cheating on one little test doesn’t mean that you will cheat again. Unfortunately, this is not true because if you can get away with it once, you are likely to do it again.

If cheating continues in college, students will get nothing out of what they are being tested on. If a college student cheats on all the work they do for their major, when and if they get a job, that person will be a total mess at work.

I am not saying that anyone who has ever cheated is a liar, because that would mean just about every student at your average school would be one, including me. What I am saying is that cheating students should receive more severe punishments. I truly believe that if there were severe consequences for cheating, students would actually focus on learning. Then we all would be better educated.

【1】More and more students tend to cheat in exams because they want to ________.

A. gain high marks B. succeed in society

C. find a good job D. finish their work quickly

【2】What does the underlined word “faze” mean in the second paragraph?

A. Encourage. B. Embarrass. C. Excite. D. Frighten.

【3】What can we learn from the text?

A. Anyone who has ever cheated in school is a liar.

B. Students who never cheat in college will find a good job.

C. Most people have successfully cheated their way to the top.

D. Getting away with punishment will lead to cheating again.

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A. Students’ Cheating: Acceptable or Not? B. Consequences of Cheating

C. Students’ Cheating in Schools D. Punishments for Students’ Cheating

28、   The chance of a snowy holiday season in most American cities is practically impossible this year,so any festive atmosphere to be enjoyed will have to be the imaginary sort. Luckily, there are books for that.

The Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen

Any reader of fairy tales knows Andersen's responsible for the snowy scenes in The Snow Queen,the story of children Kay and Gerda,who must face the goddess­like woman who controls all snowflakes after Kay is kidnapped.

Family Life by Akhil Sharma

It's a beautiful yet tragic novel about an Indian family immigrating to America,only to face entirely new hardships.Sharma's novel isn't entirely set in the wintertime, but his poetic descriptions of winter weather as lovely yet isolating make it a great choice for a December read.

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Go ahead and give up the movie adaptation that has been produced recently and read or re­read the classic itself.You know the story:a scientist driven by his ambition discovers a method for creating life, and spends two years cobbling together a living creature, who later feels angry with him.

An American Childhood by Annie Dillard

Dillard's first book is,as its title suggests,about her change from being a self­centered child to being an adult more concerned with the world around her than with her own personal concerns.Her parents are key figures in the story.One famous scene takes place during what the author calls “a big snow”,in 1950.

【1】Who wrote a novel about The Snow Queen?

A.Annie Dillard. B.Mary Shelley.

C.Akhil Sharma D.Hans Christian Andersen.

【2】Which novel is about an Indian's family?

A.The Snow Queen. B.Family Life.

C.An American Childhood. D.Frankenstein.

【3】What do we know about Frankenstein?

A.It has been adapted for movies. B.It's about the secret history.

C.It's about an Indian family. D.It's a fairy tale.

【4】From An American Childhood, we know the main characters are ________.

A.self­centered children B.adults

C.scientists D.Dillard's parents

29、   Children with long-term health conditions, such as asthma (哮喘), may be at greater risk of developing a mental health disorder in early adolescence compared to healthy children, according to a new study.

The findings, published in the journal Development and Psychopathology, show that kids with chronic illness exhibit higher rates of mental problems at age 10, and these health issues continue to be associated with poor mental health at ages 13 and 15.

In the study, the research team reviewed a sample of approximately 7,000 children to investigate the occurrence of mental health disorders, including anxiety or depression, and chronic illness. They found that children with chronic health conditions were approximately twice as likely at 10 and at 13 to present with a mental health disorder than healthy children. At age 15, children with chronic health problems were 60% more likely to present with such disorders.

“Although the link between chronic health conditions and mental health problems in childhood has been made before, this study provides the strongest evidence of it to data in the years of late childhood and early adolescence," said study author Dr. Ann Marie Brady. “The difference chronic illness makes to mental health is concerning, and the first impact can be seen even before adolescence, in late childhood."

The researchers also found that bullying and health-related absence from school were two most significant additional factors for children with mental health issues. The second one was identified as the most consistent factor predicting mental health problems over time.

“If children with chronic illness are more likely to miss school, or experience bullying, that can make the situation worse. Keeping an eye on school attendance and looking out for evidence of bullying amongst those children may help to find out who are most at risk.", said Dr. Brady.

【1】The underlined term “chronic illness" in Paragraph 2 refers to a kind of disease_________

A.causing a lot of deaths B.causing absent-mindedness

C.lasting for a long time D.leading to mental disorders

【2】By the findings of this study, we know that_________

A.chronic illness leads to the mental health disorder in early adolescence

B.healthy young adolescents have no chance of having mental problems

C.adolescents with illness are more likely to develop mental health disorders

D.chronic illness has some relation to mental problems in early adolescence

【3】What is special about this study?

A.It makes a new discovery based on the findings of previous studies

B.It draws a more accurate conclusion based on the previous studies

C.It questions the accuracy of the findings by the previous studies

D.It draws more attention to adolescents' health than previous studies

【4】Which of the following can best help to decide if children with chronic illness tend to have mental problems?

A.Their school attendance. B.Their physical conditions.

C.Their tolerance of bullying. D.Their tendency for bullying.

30、   I became a magician by accident. When I was nine I learned how to make a coin _______. At first the magic wasn't any good; it was just a bad_________ I spent hours each day _______ in the bathroom, running through the secret _______ in front of the mirror

One day I made the coin disappear on the playground. What a miracle(奇迹)! Dozens of people were _______ . I showed the coin to everyone. Then it disappeared. The kids _______ and laughed. It was great. Everyone went _______.

The teacher on duty crossed the playground to _______ more about it. Mrs. Tanner was a(n) _______ woman who controlled her class with an appetite(欲望)for ________ students She marched toward me and ________ to know what was going on.

The coin disappeared for her too. “Do it again,” she said angrily, and I did. My hands were ________, but when I looked up, everything had ________. I would remember the look on her face — the look of wide-eyed, open-mouthed ________.

I kept seeing my teacher's face — the strict look ________ into great wonder and joy ________. The kids' too. They had been ________ immediately from an indifferent(冷漠的)pack of creatures into real people. When the ________ of worry or pain had gone, the faces that shone without it were ________.

Magicians get to see people at their very best, and in this transformation we can see what can only be described as real, actual ________.

【1】A.roll B.drop C.spin D.disappear

【2】A.trick B.gesture C.joke D.word

【3】A.reading B.thinking C.showering D.practising

【4】A.talks B.moves C.smiles D.messages

【5】A.watching B.performing C.debating D.playing

【6】A.nodded B.whispered C.screamed D.sighed

【7】A.crazy B.wrong C.blind D.hungry

【8】A.find out B.try out C.leave out D.turn out

【9】A.easy-going B.pleasant C.annoying D.clumsy

【10】A.protecting B.punishing C.encouraging D.ignoring

【11】A.promised B.begged C.pretended D.demanded

【12】A.shaking B.rising C.flying D.dancing

【13】A.started B.changed C.recovered D.ended

【14】A.relief B.astonishment C.disappointment D.doubt

【15】A.dividing B.falling C.softening D.breaking

【16】A.in return B.as a result C.all at once D.as usual

【17】A.admired B.recognized C.freed D.transformed

【18】A.significance B.attempt C.weight D.example

【19】A.familiar B.blank C.serious D.amazing

【20】A.kindness B.magic C.talent D.education

31、My dad was a farmer. He never regarded anyone as a ______. He could really talk to any person, and his favorite thing to do was to ______ their income. Once we were at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, and my dad was sitting with me as I was waiting for my ______. A Russian woman who could not speak a word of English sat next to my dad, but that did not ______ him. At last, he found out her business, how many children she had and of course how much she made.

I was a shy person and used to be somewhat ______ by this. My mom was a very ______ person as well, so she was ______ by this too. But my mom told me a story about how she was in the doctor’s office with dad and ______ he was his usual self-talking to others all the time in the waiting room. My dad even started talking to a young man in a wheel chair who could neither ______ nor move his arms or head. He ______ could do nothing. But my dad still kept asking him questions and finally got the young man to smile in ______. And he carried on like that with the ______ man until he was called back to the doctor’s office. Then the father of the young man came over, ______ my dad’s hand and said, “Thank you for ______ to my son, most people just turn away when they see him.” Hearing that, I realized that my father’s ______ of talking could make a difference.

【1】

A．leader

B．partner

C．visitor

D．stranger

【2】

A．look into

B．set down

C．find out

D．add to

【3】

A．boat

B．flight

C．train

D．ferry

【4】

A．attract

B．shock

C．encourage

D．stop

【5】

A．embarrassed

B．touched

C．excited

D．frightened

【6】

A．outgoing

B．private

C．honest

D．active

【7】

A．moved

B．inspired

C．bothered

D．threatened

【8】

A．whether

B．when

C．why

D．how

【9】

A．act

B．smile

C．talk

D．drive

【10】

A．gradually

B．actually

C．entirely

D．merely

【11】

A．conclusion

B．surprise

C．power

D．response

【12】

A．confident

B．disabled

C．nervous

D．disturbed

【13】

A．shook

B．struck

C．rubbed

D．scratched

【14】

A．sticking

B．opening

C．speaking

D．reacting

【15】

A．love

B．way

C．content

D．tone

32、Minnie Blumfield believed that with age came a true appreciation of life — all life. That’s why, at the age of eighty-six, Minnie became the ________ of a flock of chickens deserted alongside a California freeway after a truck accident. The chickens ________ residence in the roadside bush, becoming ________ to locals as the Hollywood Freeway Chickens.

Like many seniors, Minnie lived alone and ________ on a pension (养老金). But to her, life was precious and not to be ________— not even the lives of little animals. Minnie simply saw creatures ________ and without hesitation, stepped into________. For nine years, while others sped past ________, Minnie provided food and water for the deserted chickens, using what little money she had ________. As the years passed, she worried about the day when she would ________ be able to care for her ________ chicken. Who would look after these poor ________ creatures if she couldn’t make her journey?

At ninety-five, just when the ________ of time began to ruin Minnie’s body, Jodie Mann, Minnie’s neighbour, ________. Jodie had noticed that the older woman also ________ many of the homeless cats in the neighborhood. A quick and lasting friendship ________. Learning of Minnie’s concern for the fate of her flock, Jodie ________ to find the chickens a new home.

Minnie is ________ now, but her concern for her fellow creatures lives on. Her courage and ________ continue to be a source of inspiration and ________ for me, for Jodie and for everyone else, as we continue our work of caring for all living creatures who share our planet, our homes and our hearts.

【1】

A．petkeeper

B．caretaker

C．receiver

D．playmate

【2】

A．took up

B．set up

C．put up

D．gave up

【3】

A．exposed

B．appealing

C．known

D．similar

【4】

A．carried

B．insisted

C．held

D．survived

【5】

A．punished

B．ignored

C．objected

D．restored

【6】

A．in despair

B．in ruins

C．in pain

D．in need

【7】

A．action

B．function

C．control

D．force

【8】

A．uncertain

B．unbearable

C．unconcerned

D．unkind

【9】

A．acceptable

B．available

C．applicable

D．affordable

【10】

A．no doubt

B．no wonder

C．no matter

D．no longer

【11】

A．adopted

B．identified

C．disturbed

D．confirmed

【12】

A．promising

B．restless

C．helpless

D．striking

【13】

A．credits

B．values

C．cruelties

D．shortcomings

【14】

A．turned up

B．showed off

C．moved out

D．broke in

【15】

A．caught

B．fed

C．possessed

D．donated

【16】

A．remained

B．insisted

C．accounted

D．resulted

【17】

A．promised

B．persuaded

C．prepared

D．pretended

【18】

A．passed

B．gone

C．lost

D．finished

【19】

A．carefulness

B．bravery

C．forgiveness

D．selflessness

【20】

A．unity

B．focus

C．strength

D．patience

33、Gone are the days when big businesses were looked upon by environmentalists as enemies in the fight against global warming.

Just two weeks after U. S. President Donald Trump pulled his country out of the Paris Climate Agreement, more than 900 American firms put their _______to a “We Are Still In” open letter to the United Nations. Together, they promise to help reduce America’s carbon emissions by 26 percent by 2025, _______the Paris Climate Agreement.

_______, big businesses have been taking climate change seriously for years now. Alongside energy-efficiency measures, the strongest evidence of their _______has been the number of new wind and solar projects that they have been helping to build around the world. IT firms such as Amazon and Google have been using clean energy to power their servers (服务器). Some environmentalists now believe that big businesses could become strong _______behind the worldwide spread of renewable energy. “There used to be little action,” says Marty Spitzer of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), “Now, I see fundamental _______being made.”

More recently, this enthusiasm for environmental protection has _______from corporate headquarters to branches and suppliers, and from developed countries to emerging markets. Take Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, for example. In March 2016, it said that it would require its own operations and those along its _______chain to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by one billion tons by 2030. This is _______to taking 211 million passenger cars off America’s roads for a year. The announcement was ________by the WWF and other conservation organizations, which are helping Walmart’s suppliers work towards this goal. Apple, maker of the iPhone, has said that seven of its biggest global manufacturers have promised to power their Apple-related ________with renewable energy by the end of this year.

According to the WWF, in the United States alone, nearly two dozen of the biggest firms have committed themselves to becoming 100 percent renewable in the near future. Hervé Touati of the Rocky Mountain Institute, a clean-energy research firm, explains the ________behind this trend. Going green improves the companies’ public image and helps attract customers, staff and investors.

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s biggest brewer (啤酒公司), has lots of young people among its many ________. Many of them take environmental issues seriously. Electricity, used ________in the brewing process, amounts to a tenth of its total costs. Last year, the company set out to increase the role of renewables in generating ________to 100 percent by 2025. “My generation often takes energy and clean air for granted,” said Tony Milikin, the firm’s chief sustainability officer. “The generation coming up now looks at it totally differently.”

【1】

A．posters

B．innovations

C．names

D．donations

【2】

A．for fear of

B．by means of

C．in line with

D．on account of

【3】

A．In fact

B．On average

C．By contrast

D．In addition

【4】

A．assessment

B．commitment

C．argument

D．attachment

【5】

A．predictors

B．features

C．cases

D．forces

【6】

A．changes

B．profits

C．mistakes

D．differences

【7】

A．transferred

B．ranged

C．processed

D．extended

【8】

A．food

B．store

C．supply

D．data

【9】

A．opposite

B．equivalent

C．accustomed

D．second

【10】

A．criticized

B．issued

C．welcomed

D．underlined

【11】

A．content

B．accounts

C．activities

D．production

【12】

A．inspirations

B．motivations

C．destinations

D．functions

【13】

A．manufacturers

B．investors

C．customers

D．administrators

【14】

A．considerably

B．skillfully

C．economically

D．occasionally

【15】

A．heat

B．wind

C．water

D．power

34、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

A

I have the【1】(great)job in the world. I travel to unusual places and work alongside people from all over the world. Sometimes using【2】(science)equipment and sometimes meeting local people and tourists, I am never【3】(bore).Although my job is occasionally dangerous, I don’t mind because danger excites me and makes me feel alive. However, the most important thing about my job is that I help protect ordinary people【4】 one of the most powerful forces on earth—the volcano.

B

Water is a precious resource. Every person needs it【5】 (survive),and we use it for cooking, drinking, growing our food and washing. However，it is scarce(缺乏的).Just 1% of water on Earth can【6】 (use)by humans. What’s more，treating water to make it clean and safe and pumping it to our homes uses up lots of energy. So, what can you do to help save water? One easy way is by【7】(turn)off the tap when you brush your teeth.

C

Robbie Phillips has become the first British person to complete one of the toughest challenges in rock climbing. 【8】(know)as the Alpine Trilogy(阿尔卑斯三部曲),the challenge consists of three climbs on mountains in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, 【9】Phillips completed in four years. Until now, only four other people【10】(conquer)all three of the extremely difficult climbs.

35、阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

Wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic p【1】 the spread of the deadly virus. But it is also i【2】. For one, we can no longer unlock our phones using facial recognition since a good part of our face is c【3】.

F【4】, tech companies are working to solve the problem. Apple, for example, offered a new way to unlock your iPhone and iPad with its l【5】 software update, iOS13.5, w【6】 was released on May 20.

Even though the update still won’t recognize your masked face, it makes the whole process f【7】. While the old system wouldn’t allow access t【8】 the passcode screen before three failed face scan attempts, iOS13.5 will send you straight to the passcode screen when you swipe up.

It might only s【9】 you a few seconds, but those few seconds “benefit public health by eliminating the temptation for people to r【10】 their masks in order to unlock their device”.

36、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.

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、假定你是李华，你所在的班级决定成立Big Fun English Club。请你给你校的外教杰克（Jack）写信，邀请他加入俱乐部，要点如下：

1. 成立俱乐部的目的

2. 活动时间和地点

3. 活动内容；

4. 邀请杰克加入。

注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加内容，以使行文连贯。

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39、假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Henry 来信说由于最近很多人患了新冠病毒肺炎(COVID-19)，他很是担心，询问你的情况并请教一些预防建议。请你给他写 封回信，内容包括：

1．你的情况；

2．你的预防建议(如勤洗手、保持房间通风、加强锻炼等)；

3．其他。

注意：

1．词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．信的格式已为你写好。

Dear Henry,

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Yours,

Lihua

40、假如你叫李平，是一位成绩优秀的学生，你班班主任在安排座位时，让成绩好的学生和成绩差的学生作同桌，这在你们班成绩优秀的学生中引起了反响，班会课上大家就此进行了讨论。现在请你根据下表把讨论结果向班主任写一封信反映一下，并说出自己的观点。  

注意：1．词数：150字左右，短文的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。  

2．短文需包括表中所有要点，内容可适当发挥，以使行文连贯。  

3．参考词汇：成绩差的学生：a slower student   自信：self-confidence  

Dear Mr. Zhang,  

We have held a discussion about whether it is good or not for a top student to share a desk with a slower student.

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41、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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