玉树州2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高三英语

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

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

2、It was President Xi Jinping ______ visited the navy troops on April 19 and advocated that naval force ______.

A. who; be strengthened B. that; would be strengthened

C. who; to be strengthened D. that; must be strengthened

3、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

4、— What do you think of my composition?

— It_____well______ a few spelling mistakes.

A.reads; except for B.read; besides C.is read; except for D.is read; besides

5、Yesterday, the storm delayed us. ________ the storm we would have been here in time.

A．If it were not for

B．But for

C．Unless

D．But that

6、Water covers 71% of Earth’s surface yet only 2% of it is_____ as a source of fresh water.

A.invaluable B.accessible C.valuable D.reasonable

7、As soon as she arrived home,she_____tidying up the room.

A.set about B.set out C.set down D.set off

8、Don't be___________ by its terrible smell-Durian tastes delicious.

A.dropped off B.put off C.taken off D.broken out

9、More subway lines ______ to make travelling easy in Beijing in the coming years.

A. will build   B. will be built

C. build    D. are built

10、I doubt the _______ of his statement because it doesn’t agree with the fact.

A.alternative B.accuracy C.significance D.identification

11、Don’t let failure _____ you, for you can never tell how close you may be to victory.

A. display B. dissolve

C. discount D. discourage

12、We use the iTunes Music Store to _______ the shows that we want to watch.

A.subscribe to B.submit to C.cater to D.correspond to

13、I’m not going to put myself _____ the bank.

A. at the mercy of B. apart from

C. all the time D. in the history of

14、I can’t drive today. Can you give me a _______ back to town?

A. sail B. rise

C. ride D. return

15、This was a courageous decision, all the board members of the company opposed.

A.it B.that C.one D.the one

16、_________well-prepared you are, you still need a lot of luck in mountain climbing.

A.Whatever B.However C.Whenever D.Wherever

17、________ to resemble a lotus flower, it appears ________above the waterfront promenade and the water that surrounds it.

A．To shape, floating

B．Being shaped, to float

C．Shaping, floating

D．Shaped, to float

18、—Do you agree to my plan of climbing a mountain this weekend?

—______! It’s one of my favourite sports.

A．Crazy idea

B．Absolutely

C．Goodness

D．No way

19、__________   ，I went out for a walk.

A.There was nothing to do B.There being nothing to do

C.There had nothing to do D.There were nothing to do

20、We should do what we can ______ people’s hard work pays off.

A. be sure B. being sure

C. making sure     D. to make sure

21、You'll have to pay one month's rent in ________，plus a ________ of $500.

A．advance；check

B．reservation；cash

C．advance；deposit

D．check；deposit

22、The dictionary is being printed and it will soon______.

A．turn out

B．come out

C．start out

D．go out

23、It's said that our mental abilities begin to _______ from the age 27 after reaching the highest level at 22.

A.differ B.depress C.distribute D.decline

24、Nowadays, basic health care services are ______ to almost all the Chinese people, contributing to a rise in average life expectancy.

A.alternative B.abundant C.accessible D.creative

25、The median number of speakers is a mere 6,000,  means that half theworld’s languages are spoken by fewer people than that.

A.which B.that C.it D.what

26、Man has always dreamt of a world free from suffering, injustice, and above all, work. Adam and Eve are placed by God in a garden full of trees “pleasant to the sight, and good for food”. The medieval utopia (乌托邦) of Cockeyne was populated by hens laying soft-boiled eggs and roast pigs with carving knives stuck in their back.

Modern technology has made such pictures a reality. Writing in 1929, economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that, over the next 100 years, standards of living in the affluent (富铙的) world would rise between four to eight times. Freed from the burden of economic need, man would face his real, permanent problem: “How to spend the leisure (闲暇) time wisely and well?”

Well, it hasn’t happened quite like that. Keynes got one thing right: standards of living in the affluent world have indeed risen about four times. But hours of work have not fallen as much as the former. Today in Britain, we work on average about 40 hours a week, down from 50 hours in 1930, but nowhere near the 15 hours that Keynes foresaw. Why?

My father Robert and I wrote a book titled How Much is Enough, in which we tried to solve this “Keynes problem”. Among other explanations, we considered the possibility that people are frightened by endless leisure.

We concluded that this may well be true — but only because people do not know what leisure really is, or might become. Leisure today is thought of as a mere interlude in the productive process, a moment to relax before the next period of work. Indeed, it’s impossible for us to tell modern leisure apart from work. We play golf in order to stay fit, party in order to network, invest quality time in our children in order to keep them sweet. No wonder a life of leisure fills us with fear.

How can we recover real leisure? The first step would be to recall the original meaning of leisure. Leisure in the ancient world — “schole” in Greek, and “otium” in Latin — was not just time off work but a different form of activity in its own right. It was what was done freely, for its own sake, rather than for the purpose of something else.

【1】What can we infer from Paragraph 1?

A．Adam and Eve were enjoying themselves in a garden.

B．Soft-boiled eggs laid by hens were popular with people.

C．Man has long been expecting a life with enough leisure.

D．Man has dreamed of working in a world full of justice freely.

【2】Which of the following can best explain the meaning of the “Keynes problem”?

A．People don’t understand the true meaning of work.

B．People can’t tell the difference between leisure and work.

C．People have no idea how to make good use of leisure time.

D．People don’t know how to rest before restarting their work.

【3】What does the underlined word “interlude” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A．Break.

B．Stop.

C．End.

D．Change.

【4】In the author’s opinion, what does leisure probably mean?

A．Playing golf with your friends after work.

B．Attending parties that are good for you.

C．The right to do something for a particular purpose.

D．Enjoying something meaningful without a purpose.

【5】What is the passage mainly about?

A．The pleasure from leisure.

B．The real meaning of leisure.

C．The affluent world full of leisure.

D．The author’s book How Much Is Enough.

27、   Here are the top four activities for families in Edmonton, the capital of Alberta, Canada.

West Edmonton Mall

Here there is truly something for everyone with 800 stores, 10 world-class attractions, two hotels and over 100 dining venues. There is lots of parking, but it can be hard to find a spot later in the day, so plan to arrive early. You can also take a bus if you want to avoid driving in this busy area of the city.

Tip: Get a 10% discount when you buy your tickets online.

Fort Edmonton Park

The park is the perfect kid-friendly attraction. This trip down memory lane will introduce your family to four periods in Edmonton’s history. You’ll want to spend at least three hours, so your family will have time to take part in as many activities as possible.

Tip: If you want to avoid the trouble of carrying a lunch with you, pre-order a picnic lunch basket from the Jasper House Bakery.

The High Level Streetcar

The beautifully restored streetcars and informative conductors will take your family on an unforgettable trip down memory lane. You’ll also enjoy a wonderful view of the river from the world’s highest streetcar bridge.

Tip: If you plan your trip on Saturday, you’ll also be able to pay a visit to the Old Strathcona Farmer’s Market.

Telus World of Science

It is a hands-on educational experience the whole family will enjoy. Your admission includes the exhibit galleries, science demonstrations and full-dome shows. You can enjoy educational high-quality 3D movies but the cost is not included in admission.

Tip: On a clear night, you can get a close-up look at the stars with the help of the observatory telescopes.

【1】You would like to go to West Edmonton Mall by bus probably because __________.

A.you can’t find a parking lot. B.there are too many supermarkets

C.the traffic of the city is very busy D.it is easy for you to park your car

【2】You are interested in Edmonton’s history, so you can pay a visit to __________.

A.West Edmonton Mall B.Fort Edmonton Park

C.The High Level Streetcar D.Telus World of Science

【3】You will have to buy an extra ticket if you want to __________.

A.enjoy watching 3D movies B.visit the exhibit galleries

C.do some shopping in the mall D.join in the activities in the park

【4】What do the four activities have in common according to the text?

A.They give discount if you buy tickets online.

B.They provide enough parking lots.

C.They are intended for the whole family.

D.They offer hands-on experiences.

【5】The passage is mostly probably taken from______________.

A.a magazine B.an official report

C.a textbook D.a travel guide

28、Facts about novel corona virus: Prevention and control

●Keep distance with people when talking

The novel corona virus can be transmitted via droplets and fly to 2 meters in the air before falling to the ground. Droplets can be transmitted far longer when sneezing and coughing than speaking, so apart from keeping 1 to 2 meters of distance, also remember to wear a mask when you are close to someone else.

●Washing hands can reduce risk of getting infected

Please wash your hands promptly and properly after touching elevator buttons or using cash. Do not touch your nose or mouth or rub your eyes before washing your hands. Do not use smart phones while eating.

●Receiving delivered packages at home not dangerous

Though the virus might be attached to the packaging of delivered items, the possibility of transmission through express delivery is extremely low. Before going out to take your delivery, remember to wear a mask. After removing the packaging, please wash your hands.

●Sun exposure cannot kill the virus

The temperature of sun light cannot reach 56℃, and the ultraviolet rays in sunlight cannot reach the intensity of ultraviolet lamps, so the virus can’t be killed by the sunlight. If you want to go out to get some sun, please wear a mask and take other protective measures.

●Taking a hot bath or using air conditioning cannot kill the virus

Although the virus is vulnerable to heat. It can only be inactivated after exposure to a 56℃ temperature for over 30 minutes.

●Woolen fabric doesn’t retain virus longer

It is believed that the virus prefers smooth, non-porous surfaces and stays on wooler fabrics for shorter time. At home or before going out, it is not necessary to consider which kind of material has less chance to absorb the virus- choosing comfortable clothes is enough. After returning home, please wash your hands, sterilize the clothes and dry the clothes.

【1】What are you advised to do when taking delivered packages?

A.Wear a mask. B.Take a hot bath.

C.Open packages. D.Dry the clothes.

【2】According to the passage, the following sentences are right EXCEPT that_______.

A.the virus is vulnerable to heat.

B.the virus can be transmitted via droplets.

C.the virus prefers smooth, non-porous surfaces.

D.the virus cannot be killed by the ultraviolet rays.

29、   How do young children learn to have good values? How can parents teach their children about the importance of kindness and patience? At a time more and more parents worry about the violent images (暴力形象) their children see on TV and on the Internet. So many parents are turning to fairy tales. They want to teach their children how to behave in society by this way.

It is believed that fairy tales have a great influence on children because they describe the two sides of good and evil (邪恶) very clearly. When children hear the tales, they learn to care about others’ feelings. In each tale, they can see that there are many different kinds of people in the world and that we all have a choice about what kind of person we want to be. We can choose to do good actions, rather than bad ones, in our lives.

What kind of values can children learn from fairy tales? In The Princess and the Pea, a poorly dressed girl says she is a princess. Few people believe her, so she is given a difficult test. When she passes the test, we learn that her dream comes true because she stays true to herself. In the Little Mermaid (《小美人鱼》), the mermaid, who lives under the sea, wishes to be with the humans on land. Through her experiences, we learn about the importance of living with and accepting other cultures.

Teaching values is probably the main reason for encouraging children to read fairy tales. These tales can teach children lessons about human relationships that have been accepted around the world for many centuries. This might be the reason why they have been around for so long and will not disappear any time soon.

【1】Why do fairy tales have a great influence on children?

A. Because fairy tales can teach them how to make a choice.

B. Because fairy tales can help them get higher scores at school.

C. Because they can learn how to avoid most difficulties in their lives.

D. Because good and evil are shown in a way they can easily understand.

【2】Mermaid may be helpful when children ________.

A. are given a difficult test B. make friends with foreigners

C. wish to be a princess or prince D. are going to lie to their parents

【3】The author writes the text mainly to ________.

A. introduce some fairy tales

B. talk about the history of fairy tales

C. discuss how to improve human relationships

D. show how fairy tales help children shape values

30、In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to_______a different life. It was a transitional time in Daniel's life. I wanted to_______ him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the_______time I had let such moments pass.

When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked   _______the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar _______played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him_______ and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words_______ me.

Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those_______ opportunities. How many times have I let such moments_______? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have ________to me or what he might________ to face in the years ahead. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.

What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him？________as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always________ never hearing him put his________into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so________to tell a son something from the heart?

My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. "Daniel," I said, "if I could have picked, I would have picked you." That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world________, and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears filled my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was________ of was the stubble(短须) on his chin as his face pressed________mine. What I had said to Daniel was________. It was nothing. However, it was________.

【1】

A．experience

B．spend

C．enjoy

D．shape

【2】

A．show

B．send

C．leave

D．instruct

【3】

A．last

B．first

C．very

D．next

【4】

A．upward

B．into

C．down

D．up

【5】

A．sign

B．scene

C．scenery

D．sight

【6】

A．interest

B．instruction

C．courage

D．direction

【7】

A．failed

B．discouraged

C．struck

D．troubled

【8】

A．future

B．embarrassing

C．obvious

D．lost

【9】

A．last

B．pass

C．fly

D．remain

【10】

A．counted

B．meant

C．valued

D．eared

【11】

A．think

B．want

C．expect

D．wish

【12】

A．But

B．And

C．Instead

D．So

【13】

A．wondered

B．regretted

C．minded

D．tried

【14】

A．views

B．actions

C．feelings

D．attitudes

【15】

A．important

B．necessary

C．hard

D．basic

【16】

A．disappeared

B．changed

C．progressed

D．advanced

【17】

A．afraid

B．convinced

C．aware

D．tired

【18】

A．by

B．against

C．on

D．with

【19】

A．simple

B．gentle

C．meaningful

D．moving

【20】

A．none

B．nobody

C．anything

D．everything

31、   It was a busy morning, about 8:30am, when an elderly gentleman in his 80's arrived to have stitches(线)removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry, as he had a/an ______ at 9:00am.

I took his vital signs and had him take a ______ , knowing it would be over an hour before someone would be able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch and ______ since I was not busy with another patient, I would assess his wound.

On ______ it I saw it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors and got the needed supplies to ______  his stitches and redress his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another ______ appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry. The gentleman told me he needed to go to the nursing home to eat ______ with his wife.

I inquired as to her ______ . He told me that she had been there for a while because she is a ______ of Alzheimer's disease. As we talked, I asked if she would be ______ if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew ______ he was, and that she had not ______ him for five years now.

I was ______ and asked him, “Do you still go every morning ______ she doesn't know who you are?” He ______  as he patted my hand and said, “She doesn't know me but I ______ know who she is.”

I had to ______ tears as he left. I had goose bumps on my arm and thought, 'That is the kind of ______ I want in my life.”

True love is neither physical nor romantic. True love is a/an ______ of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.

Remember that the ______ deeds that we do in life really matter.

【1】A. meeting B. appointment C. lecture D. interview

【2】A. seat B. breath C. look D. ride

【3】A. remembered B. concluded C. imagined D. decided

【4】A. watching B. examining C. testing D. touching

【5】A. remove B. cut C. cure D. link

【6】A. gentleman’s B. manager’s C. doctor's D. nurse’s

【7】A. dinner B. supper C. lunch D. breakfast

【8】A. health B. age C. work D. hobby

【9】A. psychologist B. physician C. victim D. expert

【10】A. glad B. upset C. ashamed D. hungry

【11】A. how B. where C. what D. who

【12】A. served B. missed C. recognized D. heard

【13】A. surprised B. satisfied C. excited D. disappointed

【14】A. after B. if C. but D. though

【15】A. nodded B. shouted C. smiled D. cried

【16】A. just B. still C. also D. even

【17】A. hold back B. hold on C. carry on D. carry out

【18】A. need B. satisfaction C. love D. hope

【19】A. expression B. award C. reward D. acceptance

【20】A. big B. small C. great D. different

32、   Draper, the owner of a secondhand bookstore, was sorting through a pile of old books when an envelope fell from one. Inside was an undated_________and a faded photo of a woman holding a little girl on her lap. The letter said if Bethany was_________it, it meant the author had died.

Tears were welling up in Draper's eyes. These were a_________woman’s last words to her child. He had to_________Bethany. "Whoever it is will_________this," he thought. "You wouldn't _________a letter like that."

He supposed if the_________ended up in his shop then Bethany was likely from around Bishop Auckland. And he thought he_______recognized the little girl’s face. Even if she'd since left the area, there might be someone in the town who would recognize the_________.

He started with the local newspaper. The Northern Echo ran the story of the__________letter.

__________, Bethany Gash, now 21 and a (n)__________herself, was on Facebook about 10 miles away when a close friend messaged her to check out the__________. As she read her mother's__________, which she thought had been lost forever, she said she thought she must be__________.

Bethany was only 4 when her mother__________. Five years later, her family moved to a new home and the letter, put away in the pages of a book for safe keeping, was unintentionally__________.

She remembers unpacking and looking for the letter, and then__________searching through everything in the hope that it was there. "That’s when I realized it was__________gone and I’d never see it again," she said.

Draper__________the letter in person. He also brought her a children’s book for her son. Bethany was greatly moved to have the letter back, and also touched by the stranger's kindness.

【1】A.message B.email C.postcard D.letter

【2】A.reading B.destroying C.forgetting D.copying

【3】A.determined B.kind C.selfish D.dying

【4】A.find B.introduce C.phone D.comfort

【5】A.enjoy B.avoid C.want D.like

【6】A.tear up B.throw away C.cut up D.pull out

【7】A.book B.girl C.reporter D.news

【8】A.hardly B.accidentally C.unfortunately D.actually

【9】A.author B.picture C.teacher D.stranger

【10】A.wet B.valuable C.lost D.broken

【11】A.However B.Therefore C.Meanwhile D.Eventually

【12】A.mother B.editor C.daughter D.assistant

【13】A.ticket B.magazine C.homework D.article

【14】A.vocabularies B.terms C.words D.languages

【15】A.writing B.dreaming C.joking D.playing

【16】A.came back B.died out C.passed away D.calmed down

【17】A.burned B.donated C.dirtied D.robbed

【18】A.madly B.suddenly C.secretly D.regularly

【19】A.almost B.long C.still D.never

【20】A.kept B.composed C.delivered D.published

33、After my husband's Chinese kung fu school was open for about a week, my daughters and I decided to see how it was going. We were deeply __________ to see there wasn't a single student in the school. My husband was standing __________ in the school waiting for customers.

We had to __________ ! We decided to be his __________ until he got some "real" ones. We thought it was better to have five people in the school __________ just him if a passerby looked in the window. He started teaching us __________ and forms. We found that some of them actually were __________ to ballet moves but much more difficult. It was kind of fun but __________, too! We

were attracted by then, so we __________ as learners.

______ , we got actual students in our school. There were many men and teenage boys, and we _______lots of other girls and women as well. One special student was a __________ sevenyear-old girl. She was going __________ and had other health problems. With my daughters' help and __________, this little girl got to be a real kung fu kid. Although she is now a sightless, grown adult, I'm confident she can __________ herself if she needs to.

I am __________ to say my daughters are more confident in every area of their lives. This experience taught me to __________ things I never would have __________ before kung fu. I haven't been __________ in all of my efforts, but I'll give almost __________ of niceness a try!

【1】

A．bored

B．upset

C．nervous

D．moved

【2】

A．cheerfully

B．aggressively

C．alone

D．forever

【3】

A．act

B．joke

C．appear

D．learn

【4】

A．families

B．workmates

C．consultants

D．students

【5】

A．more than

B．in place of

C．rather than

D．in case of

【6】

A．speeches

B．moves

C．manners

D．designs

【7】

A．useful

B．accessible

C．similar

D．comparable

【8】

A．challenging

B．astonishing

C．relaxing

D．inspiring

【9】

A．got together

B．signed up

C．broke away

D．stayed on

【10】

A．Eventually

B．Unfortunately

C．Obviously

D．Regularly

【11】

A．discovered

B．joined

C．united

D．attracted

【12】

A．traditional

B．homeless

C．disabled

D．typical

【13】

A．blind

B．deaf

C．lame

D．stupid

【14】

A．threat

B．encouragement

C．adjustment

D．approval

【15】

A．protect

B．recognize

C．feed

D．educate

【16】

A．stubborn

B．proud

C．sensitive

D．tentative

【17】

A．apply to

B．give up

C．try out

D．hold back

【18】

A．appreciated

B．predicted

C．ignored

D．considered

【19】

A．helpful

B．successful

C．cheerful

D．enthusiastic

【20】

A．some

B．either

C．none

D．any

34、按照课文内容填空

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

35、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.

AI artwork sells for $432,500 — nearly 45 times its high【1】 — as Christie’s becomes the first auction house to offer a work of art created by an algorithm. This portrait, however, is not the product of a human mind. It was created by an【2】 intelligence, an algorithm defined by that algebraic formula with its many parentheses. And when it went under the【3】 in the Prints & Multiples sale at Christie’s on 23-25 October, Portrait of Edmond Belamy sold for an【4】 $432,500, signaling the arrival of AI art on the world auction stage.

From a distance, Portrait of Edmond de Belamy looks almost plausible. Up close, however, the paintwork becomes a grid of mechanical-looking dots, the man’s face a golden blur with black holes for eyes. Look into those eyes. They show no sign of feeling or life. Did a computer make this?

The answer is yes. The first artwork【5】 by AI to be sold at Christie’s, its【6】 price would seem to suggest that in future we will get computers to make art for us. Robot van Gogh will harmlessly cut its ear off and robot Picasso will be a genius.

Is this the future AI art visionaries such as the French collective Obvious, which programmed this “painter” by getting it to compare its own work with 15,000 pre-20th century portraits, have in mind? Or are they just, God forbid, making a fast buck from deceivable art collectors? Because believing the algorithm that knocked this up to be in any meaningful way an “artist” is like thinking your voice-interaction programme is out to get you. Dream on. Computers would need to replicate human consciousness before they could replicate the funny thing humans do called “art”.

Art is a way in which human 【7】 expresses itself, and is equally true of the earliest cave art, Rembrandt’s portraits and Duchamp’s urinal. And that is what is missing from Portrait of Edmond Bellamy. Art is a way humans communicate ideas, perceptions and feelings to each other. It has no 【8】 outside the human passion to communicate. So in what meaningful sense can an AI replica of certain【9】 traits of old master paintings be called art?

For a robot to really make art, it would need an autonomous mind that was emotional as well as【10】. No AI developer has yet claimed to be anywhere near achieving that and if they ever do, their creation will probably have better things to do than paint portraits — like destroy humanity.

Maybe afterwards robots will invent their own kind of art, but it won’t be some poor pastiche of human genius.

It will be beyond anything we organics could imagine.

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、Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the proper form of the words or expressions given in the frame. Each one can only be used once.

Why your Password May Not Be As Safe As It Seems?  Does “qaz2ws” strike you as a nice safe password? What about “adgjmptw”? An analysis has found them to be among the passwords that are most 【1】 used, which of course means they are not secure at all.

When ten million passwords were leaked on to the internet，they appeared to 【2】that attempts by internet security experts to make us improve our password strength had been successful, even if, in the specific case of the leaked passwords, they are also completely pointless.

While many of the passwords were still single words, such as “password”，there was also a clear attempt by many to make them harder to【3】. The problem was that people seemed to do so in the same way.

“Users are becoming slightly more 【4】what makes a password strong,” explained WP Engine, an internet company that performed the analysis. “For instance, adding a number or two at the end of a text phrase. That makes it better, right?”

But 【5】no. They found that almost half a million passwords did this and in 20 percent of those all people did was put the number “1” at the end.

Perhaps this is why some companies are now trying to move gradually beyond passwords. Yahoo! is giving users the option to 【6】 their mobile phone with an account, having a single use passwords texted to it each time they want to log on.

Although the serviced is voluntary, Dylan Casey an executive at Yahoo!，said that it was “the first step to【7】passwords”. He said it was a(n)【8】that it was increasingly hard for people to remember all the passwords they had. “I don’t think we, as an industry, have done a good enough job of putting ourselves in the shoes of the people using our products,” he said.

It would certainly be a more sensible strategy than same people’s improving upon “password” by using “password” or，“tran5p053d numb3r5 f0r 133tr3r5”.

“We are, for the most part，predictably【9】when it comes to choosing passwords, despite a decade of warnings from password strength checkers during sign-ups” said WP Engine. “We love taking a(n) 【10】, and so do password crackers.

38、假如你是某国际学校的学生李华，你校学生会准备举行一次“读书月（Reading Month）”活动。请你根据下面的提示，用英语写一则书面通知，并号召大家积极参与。

1.目的：丰富校园生活，开阔视野，提高阅读水平；

2.内容：每人至少读三本书，并写一篇读后感（impressions of after-reading）,于6月30日前交给学生会；

3.时间：6月1日至6月30日

注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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39、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为80左右。

A little boy selling magazines for school walked up to a house that people hardly visited. The house was very old and the owner hardly ever came out. When he did come out he would not say hello to neighbors or passers by but simply just glare(瞪眼看)at them.

The boy knocked on the door and waited, sweating from fear of the old man. The boy's parents told him to stay away from the house. A lot of the other neighborhood children were told the same from their parents.

As he was ready to walk away, the door slowly opened. " What do you want?" the old man said. The little boy was very afraid but he had a quota(份额) to meet for school with selling the magazines.

"Uh, sir, I uh am selling these magazines and uh I was wondering if you would like to buy one." The old man just stared at the boy. The boy could see inside the old man's house and saw that he had dog figurines(小狗雕像) on the wall. "Do you collect dogs?" the little boy asked. "Yes, I have many collections in my house. They are my family here. They are all I have." The boy then felt sorry for the man, as it seemed that he was a very lonely soul. "Well, I do have a magazine here for collectors. It is perfect for you. I also have one about dogs since you like dogs so much." The old man was ready to close the door on the boy and said, "No boy, I don't need any magazines of any kind, now goodbye."

The little boy was sad that he was not going to make his quota with the sale. He was also sad for the old man being so alone in the big house that he owned. The boy went home and then had an idea. He had a little dog figurine that he got some years ago from an aunt. The figurine did not mean nearly as much to him since he had a real live dog and a large family.

Paragraph 1: The boy headed back down to the old man's house with the figurine.

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Paragraph 2: From that day on something changed inside the old man.

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40、假定你是李华，下周你校将举办英语演讲比赛。请你围绕 “taking responsibility” 写一篇演讲稿参赛，内容包括：

1. 承担责任的重要性；

2. 应如何承担责任；

3. 你的呼吁。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear classmates,

I’m Li Hua.

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41、第五部分 书面表达（满分20分）

阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Like many students, Ryan believes that the time and money spent on his education will pay off: he will eventually be able to get a good job and do well in the field he has chosen. Yet, in spite of all of the years spent in school preparing to enter the workplace, many recent graduates say that they struggle with the shift from classroom to career world and have difficulty adjusting to life on the job.

Writer and editor Joseph Lewis suggests one reason why this is the case.Lewis believes that most of our school experiences--from childhood through university-- are fairly predictable, while life in the working world is far more uncertain.In school,for example,the.pattern stays more or less the same from year to year. In the workplace, however, constant change is the norm, and one has to adapt quickly.

Another problem that graduates entering the workforce encounter is that they are unprepared to think analytically. In school, many students, including those in college, spend a lot of time memorizing facts and repeating what they“learned”on tests.But in the workplace employees“are often expected to think critically and make decisions about their work, not just follow a supervisor's instructions.” Less time needs to be spent in school on testing, says one recent report, and more on helping students to analyze and interpret information,solve problems,and communicate their ideas effectively--skills that will prepare them to succeed in today’s workplace.

Finally many recent graduates say that one of the biggest difficulties they face is adapting to teamwork on the job. In the workplace, employees must regularly interact with others and are often dependent on their co-workers for their success. In other words, if an employee has to work with others to complete a given project, that employee's success not only depends on his hard work and expertise(专业知识), but also on how well his colleagues perform.Knowing how to participate in teamwork--and deal with problems when they arise--is extremely important, and yet, it is also something many students didn’t get quite exposed to in a school setting.

How can we better prepare young adults for the workplace? Recent graduates, looking back on their educational experience, have some advice. Many think that all students should be required to do an internship(实习) while they are in school. Volunteering part time at a company, hospital, or government organization, for example, can help one gain experience and learn skills needed to succeed in the real world.Pairing this kind of practical work experience with classroom instruction, say the graduates, will help prepare students for the realities of the workplace and make the transition from school to career world less stressful.