三亚2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高一英语

1、--- Does the young man _____ the company?

--- No, the company is _____ his father.

A. in possession of; in the possession of B. have possession of; in the possession of

C. take possession of; in possession of D. have possession of; in possession of

2、He made a considerable_______selling waste materials.

A.wealth B.possessions C.property D.fortune

3、In the future, bacteria will be to cancer patients and could even feed on dirt. That sounds really good news.

A．beneficial

B．dangerous

C．familiar

D．powerful

4、______ exceptionally heavily might railway services be temporarily dislocated (扰乱).

A. If only it snowed B. Only in case it snows

C. Only were it to snow D. Only when snow

5、Many nations have promised to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but are falling short of the ________ reduction of 25 to 40 percent of 1990 levels.

A.target B.option C.profit D.refund

6、He doesn't adapt ________ the teaching work, because he is slow to adapt ________ the unusual rules of the school

A．for, for

B．to, to

C．for, to

D．to, for

7、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

8、—How do you study English?

—I study English               talking with foreign students.

A.by B.on C.at D.up

9、Jane can’t attend the meeting at 3 o’clock this afternoon because she _________ a class at that time.

A．have taught

B．will teach

C．will be teaching

D．is teaching

10、We should consider the students' request _____ the school library provide more books on popular science.

A. that B. when

C. which D. where

11、—May I speak to your manager at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon？

—I'm sorry. He ________ to Shanghai by then.

A.will have flown B.had flown

C.can have flown D.has flown

12、The human body can tolerate only a small range of temperature, _____ when the person is engaged in vigorous activity.

A.essentially B.specially C.generally D.especially

13、His studies on literature are very varied, ________ from Chinese literature to western literature.

A.ranges B.containing C.ranging D.covering

14、He was completely ______ his book and did not hear me call.

A.absorbed in B.attracted to C.committed to D.dealt with

15、__ the original purpose of the World Post Day was to promote the postal service worldwide, now its significance is more about postal culture.

A.Once B.While C.As D.If

16、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

17、Not until he retired from teaching three years ago ________ having a holiday abroad.

A.had he considered B.he had considered

C.he considered D.did he consider

18、Cellphones are ____________ to help students focus on their study.

A. expanded B. prohibited

C. assigned D. relieved

19、Mum always ______ great ways to celebrate our birthday.

A. puts up with B. comes up with C. keeps up with D. catches up with

20、The film was so moving that we all burst into tears. Never before   seen a film like that.

A. had I   B. I had C. have I   D. I have

21、I am very outgoing and have learned to ______ to my disability.

A.adopt B.adapt C.suit D.accustomed

22、Everyone faces challenges in life. It’s a matter of __________ you learn to overcome them and use them to your advantage.

A.that B.what C.which D.how

23、I hope I will not be called on in class as I'm not yet________prepared.

A.readily B.actively C.adequately D.attentively

24、Those aiming high won’t be vain about their ______ achievements.

A. modest B. generous

C. valid D. vivid

25、_______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

26、Most parents are horrified the first time they catch their kid out in a lie. Just how worried should you be if your little one has started lying, and how can you encourage them to tell the truth?

According to child and teen psychiatrist Gayani DeSilva, MD, lying can actually be a sign of healthy development in young children.

“Kids lie for many reasons, and much of it is normal.” DeSilva says. “People are not born with the tools of interacting with others and getting their needs met. They must learn how to communicate those needs in appropriate ways, and they’ll experiment with different communication techniques until they find the ones that work best for them. Lying is one of those techniques.”

For instance, at age two or three, kids may lie as they experiment with pushing limits to see what behaviors are acceptable and what aren’t. As kids get older, they become more aware of how their actions affect others. Many lie less frequently because they know it could hurt someone else’s feelings or trust. Teens were most likely to consider lying an acceptable behavior if it was to help somebody or keep a personal secret, but not if it was likely to cause harm to somebody.

Just because lying is, in most cases, normal, doesn’t mean it should be ignored. If you know your child is lying, what should you do? When a child lies, look at them directly and ask, “What do you need?” After they tell you, gently remind them that telling you directly will be more effective than lying.

Also, it’s a good idea to model the behavior you want to see in your kids. In other words, don’t lie to your children. This will set you and your children on a course of open communication, trust, and satisfaction that needs and wants are understood and met.

Generally, a child who is neglected will lie more than a child who has attentive and responsive parents. By paying attention to the reasons behind a small lie, parents can figure out if there’s a need that’s not being met.

【1】Why do kids lie according to DeSilva?

A．To get their needs met.

B．To improve their communication skills.

C．To avoid hurting someone else’s feelings.

D．To be aware of how their actions affect others.

【2】Why do kids lie less frequently as they grow older?

A．They think lying limits their behaviors.

B．They realize the negative effects of lying.

C．They consider lying an acceptable behavior.

D．They want to help people who are neglected.

【3】What are parents advised to do concerning their kids lying?

A．Give them whatever they need.

B．Pretend not to notice their lies.

C．Set a good example to them.

D．Remind them not to lie again.

【4】What does the author think of kids lying?

A．Acceptable and appropriate.

B．Harmful and worrying.

C．Normal and understandable.

D．Healthy and effective.

【5】Which of the following statements is wrong?

A．DeSilva considers it normal for kids to tell lies

B．Neglected needs may be the reason for telling lies.

C．Teens think that lying is acceptable if it is to help others or keep a secret.

D．Telling lies is not a healthy development in chidren’s growth.

27、Men are spending more and more time in the kitchen encouraged by celebrity (名人) chefs like Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver, according to a report from Oxford University.

The effect of the celebrity role models，who have given cooking a more manly picture，has combined with a more general drive towards sexual equality and men now spend more than twice the amount of time preparing meals than they did in 1961.

According to the research by Prof. Jonatahn Gershuny，who runs the Centre for Time Research at Oxford, men now spend more than half an hour a day cooking, up from just 12 minutes a day in 1961.

Prof. Gershuny said. “The man in the kitchen is part of a much wider social trend. There has been 40 years of sexual equality, but there is another 40 years probably to come.”

Women, who a generation ago spent nearly two hours a day cooking, now spend just one hour and seven minutes — a great fall, but they still spend far more time in the kitchen than men.

Some experts have named these men in aprons(围裙) as “Gastrosexuals (men using cooking skills to impress friends)”, who have been inspired to pick up a kitchen knife by the success of Ramsay，Oliver as well as other male celebrity chefs such as Hugh Fearnley－Whittingstall, Marco Pierre White and Keith Floyd.

“I was married in 1974. When my father came to visit me a few weeks later, I was wearing an apron when I opened the door. He laughed,” said Prof. Gershuny. “That would never happen now.”

Two－thirds of adults say that they come together to share at least three times a week, even if it is not necessarily around a kitchen or dining room table. Prof. Gershuny pointed out that the family meal was now rarely eaten by all of its members around a table — with many “family meals” in fact taken on the sofa in the sitting room, and shared by family members. “The family meal has changed a lot, and few of us eat — as I did when I was a child — at least two meals a day together as a family. But it has survived in a different format.”

【1】What is one reason behind the trend that men spend more time cooking than before?

A．The improvement of cooks’ status.

B．The influence of popular female chefs.

C．The change of female’ s view on cooking.

D．The development of sexual equality campaign.

【2】What does the author think about the time men and women spend on cooking?

A．Men spend more time cooking than women nowadays.

B．Women spend much less time on cooking than before.

C．It will take 40 years before men spend more time at the stove than women.

D．There is a sharp fall in the time men spend on cooking compared with 1961.

【3】How did Prof. Gershuny see the family meal according to the passage?

A．It has become a thing of the past.

B．It is very different from what it used to be.

C．It shouldn’t be advised in modern times.

D．It is beneficial to the stability(稳定) of the family.

【4】Which is the best title for the passage?

A．The Changes of Family Meals

B．Equality between Men and Women

C．Cooking into a New Trend for Men

D．Cooking — a Thing of the Past for Women

28、Some events have been added to the 2024 Olympics, with surfing, breakdancing and sport climbing among the recent additions. With them come a group of terms that are foreign to the French language. For some French-language purists, it’s too much to bear to rely on English to praise surfers on their “noseriding”-standing on the front of the board. They’ve decided they need a French solution.

The French government has created a team of language experts devoted to promoting the national language. They will meet periodically over the next couple of years to identify and define new sports terms. The French battle against the influence of other languages isn’t new. In 1994, the Toubon law was passed, forcing the use of French in all government publications, contracts and advertisements. Yet it contained several loopholes, which allow brands and companies to extensively use English. As a result, anglicisms are becoming more obvious.

Julie Neveux, linguistics professor at Sorbonne University in Paris, said anglicisms are “sometimes estimated at just under 5% of the present vocabulary, but they are disturbing because they show that we follow an economic and cultural model other than our own.” They are particularly present in sports competitions and events, during which athletes from around the world are used to communicating in English.   “Sport was one of the first areas to be globalized,” said sports historian Michael Attali, “This phenomenon has strengthened English as the official language.” Despite their best efforts, no committee has successfully prevented English from infiltrating everyday language. By the time French officials agreed on a translation and its definition, the English version has already spread throughout the nation, “Similar committees have been put in place in the past, but nothing has changed so far,” said Attali.

“There are far fewer anglicisms in French than there are French words in English.” said Neveux, adding these exchanges should not be seen as a threat. “All living languages exist by borrowing from each other. Languages only exist thanks to their impurity.”

【1】What will a team of language experts do?

A．Promote the spread of French in the world.

B．Decide upon some new sports terms.

C．Bring English and French together.

D．Make French much purer.

【2】What’s the result of previous efforts to stop English from infiltrating French?

A．Unimportant.

B．Successful.

C．Fruitless.

D．Unmentioned.

【3】What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．English is more popular than French.

B．All languages should be preserved.

C．The exchanges between two languages can be avoided.

D．Neveux is positive about the impurity of language.

【4】Where can we probably read the passage?

A．In a newspaper.

B．In a travel guide.

C．In a biography.

D．In a fiction novel.

29、   Scott Ward didn't have any risk factors that he knew of for cancer so he ignored the lump on his neck until he couldn't ignore it anymore. Dr. Donald Doll, the doctor who treated Ward for his cancer, said, “We’re seeing more and more younger and healthier patients. They're not smokers or drinkers. It's HPV-related.” “Normally, you think of HPV (乳头瘤病毒), you think of women,” Doll added, “while it's a misconception that only women have to be concerned with cancers caused by this virus.”

Luckily, there's a vaccine (疫苗) that's been around for more than a decade that can protect against the HPV virus. If all boys and girls received it, no one would get HPV-related cancers. The HPV vaccine is best when given to children between 9 and 12 years old, before they are sexually active. But teenagers and young adults can still benefit from the vaccine.

Not everyone who gets the HPV virus develops cancer. But it is a risk factor. The agency says about 14 million people in the U.S. alone become infected with HPV each year. Yet, about half of all U.S. adolescents have not been fully vaccinated against HPV, which requires a series of three shots. The CDC says the side effects are generally short term and not serious. They can include dizziness, headache, fever, pain and etc.

Ward’s recovery was difficult. But he’s now cancer-free. Ward wishes the HPV vaccine existed when he was a teen. He says if he had kids, he would get them vaccinated. “HPV-related cancers are cancers no one needs to get.” Ward said.

【1】Who should be worried about HPV-related cancers?

A.Only women. B.Everyone.

C.Younger people. D.Smokers and drinkers.

【2】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The HPV vaccine is best when given to teenagers and young adults.

B.About 50% of all adults in America have not been fully vaccinated against HPV.

C.One gets cancer if he or she gets the HPV virus.

D.HPV vaccines have some side effects including dizziness, headache, and etc.

【3】Why did Ward say HPV-related cancers were cancers no one needed to get in the last paragraph?

A.It is easy to recover from HPV-related cancers.

B.HPV-related cancers are not that common.

C.HPV-related cancers can be prevented by vaccination.

D.HPV vaccine existed when he was a teen.

30、   I went to India for a 2-week vacation to visit my relatives. We stopped on a red light, and as always, there were a lot of activities outside the cars near the _______ . People walked in between the cars_________ newspaper, water and a number of kids looked for a bit of charity from the car owners. It' s a familiar   ___________in most poor developing countries.

While we were_______for the red light to turn green, I noticed a man outside a couple of ___________  in front of ours trying to sell bottles of water. It's  _________  unusual at first. He was a man in his 40s with relatively ___________clothes. But he walked around in a strange way. He kind of _________ his way around the spaces. He was blind.

Carrying a couple of water bottles on one hand, he _________  got to the outside of our car. Out of____________, my mum decided to buy one water bottle. As she gave the man the money, the light turned green. The cars behind sounded loudly and ____________  , trying to get ahead of traffic. Seeing this, my mum kindly told the man to ____________the change. However, with his superior sense of touch, he quickly ______________ his shirt pocket and threw the money at my mum's__________________ . It was the exact change. The cars behind us were really getting out of control ____________we decided to go on our way.

I____________and even cried when I got home. Here's a blind man, born in____________trying to sell water bottles on the streets to make ends meet. He ____________ our sympathy. Life hasn't been   ______________ to him, yet he's giving it his best shot. I think that is what  ______________ is all about, facing life bravely.

【1】A.signs B.crossroads C.stations D.theatrer

【2】A.giving B.buying C.selling D.throwing

【3】A.scene B.play C.position D.street

【4】A.watching B.asking C.waiting D.changing

【5】A.blocks B.crossings C.turns D.cars

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

【7】A.expensive B.fashionable C.ragged D.splendid

【8】A.pushed B.drove C.cleared D.felt

【9】A.eventually B.quickly C.frequently D.happily

【10】A.curiosity B.sympathy C.thirst D.politeness

【11】A.impatiently B.casually C.naturally D.carefully

【12】A.keep B.return C.borrow D.count

【13】A.searched for B.went through C.turned over D.looked for

【14】A.hand B.arm  C.face D.lap

【15】A.still B.yet C.so D.but

【16】A.gave up B.set off C.held on D.broke down

【17】A.pain  B.poverty C.sadness D.loneliness

【18】A.refused B.enjoyed C.doubted D.cheated

【19】A.rich B.unfair C.kind D.bad

【20】A.kindness B.courage C.experience D.challenge

31、   My name is Margaret, and my story begins from here. I was born in a poor family. While ____ up, I saw my parents doing what they could for me and my brother. They tried to ______ all our wishes without buying anything for themselves. The small amount of money they ______, they put it all in our childhood to ensure we don’t feel ______ than other kids around us. I decided to focus on my ______ and give my parents a better life, a life that they ______ for all the hard work they have done.

Eventually, I finished my graduation and got ______ into a leading firm. In the process of realizing my ______, I became a workaholic, taking my body and my health for granted. Soon I was mentally ______. I was diagnosed with G.B.S, a rare disease which caused paralysis of my whole body. My breathing was becoming more and more ______ for me while I was in the ICU. I was in the hospital for 2 months on life ______, during which time I had survived some near ______ experiences. There is no cure for this disease apart from regaining muscle strength and ______ back the erased muscle memory. I had two ______ at that time: first was to give up and ______ that I will never be myself again and the other was to keep ______. I chose to be my own miracle. I practised anything that could help me go back to work ______ having any caretakers around. Finally after two years of hard work, I was ______ to go to work again. Now whenever I see those who are always working and ______ seem to stop, I tell them, “You are lucky and it’s a blessing!”

This ______ has given me a life lesson: It’s the door you choose that will decide whether you will fly or live your life in a cage.

【1】A.staying B.getting C.growing D.looking

【2】A.respect B.expect C.send D.fulfill

【3】A.donated B.earned C.counted D.owed

【4】A.less B.hungrier C.sadder D.busier

【5】A.interests B.programmes C.studies D.careers

【6】A.make B.wait C.deserve D.lose

【7】A.transformed B.placed C.caught D.lost

【8】A.profits B.mistakes C.dreams D.values

【9】A.addicted B.abused C.restored D.exhausted

【10】A.difficult B.frequent C.comfortable D.popular

【11】A.style B.boat C.condition D.support

【12】A.death B.success C.sickness D.happiness

【13】A.turning B.holding C.bringing D.keeping

【14】A.purposes B.options C.problems D.wishes

【15】A.expect B.realize C.deny D.accept

【16】A.reforming B.thinking C.pushing D.failing

【17】A.without B.by C.for D.before

【18】A.scared B.willing C.ready D.annoyed

【19】A.never B.indeed C.often D.actually

【20】A.principle B.journey C.opportunity D.wisdom

32、   Chinese netizens, who had to _______indoors for days to combat the ongoing _______ of the novel coronavirus related pneumonia, began to _______their wish lists of things they would do immediately after the pandemic_______.

Among the 24,000 participants from all over the country, nearly half said they would love to meet their loved ones, and _______ 10,000 said they would go out shopping or go to a movie theater and eat hotpot, according to a popular online surveys under the topic "what you want to do most after the pandemic"_______ on Chinese Twitter-like platform Sina Weibo on Sunday.

"I really need to hit the gym. I have spent days at home doing _______but eating and watching TV shows on the couch between sleeps," some vowed online.

_______also showed that many wanted simply to resume their old_______ .

"I would love to go back to my university to work on my dissertation, to make sure I can _______on time," wrote one. "I want to work and make money, so I can buy myself a house," wrote another.

The pandemic outbreak had _______more than 3340 lives until last Sunday morning. Under similar discussion_______ , many netizens made more profound reflections on life and_______ in the aftermath of the outbreak. "If we can_______ the disaster, let's remember not to devour wild_______. And if medical workers can save us from the disease, let's learn to respect their lives and to treat them with_______ ," one netizen wrote. "Even after the disease, we should develop habits of washing hands properly and _______, and of wearing masks in crowded _____places," another ______.

Some also said they would love to reschedule their family gathering for the Chinese New Year, as many who were fighting _______the epidemic in frontline areas had been unable to make it this year.

【1】A.go B.stay C.sit D.sleep

【2】A.appearance B.outbreak C.emergence D.experiment

【3】A.read B.watch C.share D.dream

【4】A.burn away B.give away C.turn away D.goes away

【5】A.another B.other C.the other D.others

【6】A.launched B.forbade C.guided D.mixed

【7】A.anything B.nothing C.something D.anyone

【8】A.Agreements B.Occasions C.Comments D.Applications

【9】A.routines B.trips C.expressions D.trouble

【10】A.contract B.graduate C.disturb D.project

【11】A.left B.observed C.refused D.claimed

【12】A.topics B.conclusions C.reasons D.purposes

【13】A.school B.society C.education D.home

【14】A.enjoy B.acquire C.add D.survive

【15】A.animals B.plants C.desert D.stones

【16】A.selflessness B.atmosphere C.kindness D.greedy

【17】A.fluently B.frequently C.additionally D.hardly

【18】A.obvious B.easy C.open D.public

【19】A.proposed B.quarreled C.criticized D.finished

【20】A.with B.against C.for D.to

33、   As a teenager in the 1990s, Melissa Blake was interested in fashion. Unfortunately, fashion wasn’t much interested in her.

Blake, who has a genetic bone and muscle ________ and stands a little under four feet tall, couldn’t find jeans or dresses in her size. ________ through Glamour(时尚杂志), she didn’t see a single person who looked like her, and it ________. “When you’re a teenager—disabled or not—you deal with issues of ________. If I had seen someone who looked like me, I would have felt really seen.”

Blake, now 39, has spent her adult life trying to ________ for that. She is a disability-rights ________ as well as a little-known freelance writer, but she gained a national following in 2019 after ________ at those who made ugly comments about her online.

She tweeted, “people said that I should be banned from ________ photos of myself because I’m too ________.” In one of the preatest “I’ll show you!” ________ of all time, over the next year, Blake displayed a new selfie every day.

Her fans went wild, calling Blake a goddess and a powerful woman. Among her ________ is Mindy Scheier, the founder of Runway of Dreams, which showcases fashion for people with ________. Last fall, Scheier asked Blake to be one of the event’s 24 models.

“Getting Melissa in this year’s biggest fashion event just makes people understand how important it is to ________ who consumers are in the fashion industry, or what we ________ represent in the word ‘model’.” says Scheier.

“It was a little ________,” Blake says of modeling. But she’s glad she took the ________. Often, when we think of ________ for people with disabilities, we think of buildings and employment. But it’s also ________ to have access to what’s fun and enioyable.

“Fashion isn’t going to solve all the world’s ________,” says Blake. “When disabled people are included, it sends a message that we ________ a seat at the table in all aspects of life, frivolous or not.”

A．advantage

B．disorder

C．violence

D．growth

A．Pulling

B．Paging

C．Putting

D．Pushing

A．disturbed

B．lightened

C．beat

D．hurt

A．self-respect

B．efforts

C．self-discipline

D．kindness

A．give up

B．break up

C．make up

D．build up

A．activist

B．author

C．specialist

D．survivor

A．dropping in

B．clapping back

C．approving of

D．holding on

A．taking

B．enjoying

C．posting

D．judging

A．frank

B．ugly

C．mean

D．aggressive

A．responses

B．pictures

C．communications

D．interviews

A．friends

B．colleagues

C．readers

D．fans

A．talents

B．disabilities

C．difficulties

D．characters

A．forbid

B．persuade

C．entertain

D．expand

A．possibly

B．usually

C．really

D．casually

A．exciting

B．regretful

C．scary

D．novel

A．challenge

B．comment

C．responsibility

D．opportunity

A．principle

B．cruelty

C．access

D．warmth

A．incredible

B．difficult

C．awkward

D．important

A．problems

B．arguments

C．recognition

D．phenomena

A．occupy

B．possess

C．offer

D．deserve

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

A huge milestone has just been reached in the field of artificial intelligence: AlphaGo, a program developed by Google’s DeepMind unit, has defeated legendary Go player Lee Se-dol in the first of five historic matches being held in Seoul, South Korea. Lee 【1】 after about three and a half hours, with 28 minutes and 28 seconds remaining on his clock. The series is the first time a professional 9-dan Go player has taken on a computer, and Lee is 【2】 for a $1 million prize.

“I was very surprised,”said Lee after the match.“I didn’t expect to lose. But I didn’t think AlphaGo would play the game in such a perfect manner.”DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis expressed“huge 【3】 for Lee Se-dol and his amazing skills.”calling the game“hugely exciting”and“very tense.”Team lead David Silver said it was an“amazing game of Go that really pushed AlphaGo to its 【4】.”

Go is an ancient Chinese board game that has long been considered one of the great 【5】faced by AI. While computer programs ow best the world’s leading human players of games like checkers and chess, the high level of intuition and 【6】required by Go has made it tough for computers to crack. DeepMind’s AlphaGo program is the most 【7】effort yet, using a complex system of deep neural networks and machine learning; it beat European champion Fan Hui last year, but Lee Se-dol is another 【8】 rival entirely.

“I don’t regret accepting this challenge,”said Lee.“I am in shock, I admit that, but what’s done is done. I enjoyed this game and look forward to the next. I think I failed on the opening layout so if I do a better job on the opening aspect I think I will be able to increase my 【9】 of winning.”Lee was surprised both by how strong AlphaGo’s opening was, and by some 【10】moves.

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

Why Cold weather Causes So many Flight Cancellation?

Each year, about 60,000 flights get canceled because of bad winter weather, which costs airlines and airports an estimated $3 billion. But it’s not the freezing cold temperatures that cause problems for planes. After all, 【1】 jets fly 10 kilometers up, where temperatures hover around -50 degrees Celsius.

In fact, planes 【2】 in cold weather, since cold air is denser and leads to better thrust. Clearly, the real problem isn’t what’s going on up there. It’s what’s happening on the ground.

When a 【3】 polar vortex (极地涡旋) struck the Midwestern US in January 2019, temperatures dropped to -40 degrees Celsius and airline canceled 3,000 flights nationwide. In these situations, when temperatures start 【4】, everything slows down. Cargo doors can freeze up, along with the nozzles that pump fuel into planes, which delays the 【5】 process.

Even the plane itself can freeze over. Just a quarter-inch - thick layer of ice on a plane can disrupt the way air flows over its wings.

Les Westbrooks: The number one reason, I would say, that the reason flights get delayed in cold weather is going to be because there’s some kind of frozen precipitation, from frost to snow to a sheet of ice, adhering to the aircraft, adhering to the wings of the aircraft 【6】.

That’s Les Westbrooks, a retired airline pilot and an associate professor of aeronautical science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He says that 【7】, these planes are “de-iced” - but this also delays takeoff. The crew can spray the plane with a special hot water/ glycol mixture. It can take around 40 minutes to de-ice large passenger airplanes, so planes often have to wait “their turn” for the de-icing station, which, of course, can trigger more delays.

And ice on the runway, of course, creates another set of 【8】. In 2014, a plane at JFK skidded off an icy runway and into a mound of snow, leading to an hours-long shutdown at the airport. And even though crews can remove ice from the runway, scraping it off the pavement can lead to potholes (坑洞) and other 【9】, which makes takeoffs and landings more dangerous. And of course, snow and freezing rain on the ground can affect visibility to the point where officials have to decide it’s not safe to fly at all.

But if ice and snow aren’t the problem in these extremely cold temperatures, it’s usually another factor: people.

Les Westbrooks: The airplane flies at high altitudes, -60 degrees. It’s made to do that. Humans are not made to be outside in -60 degrees weather. And so the human factor becomes a big, big factor, when it becomes extremely cold.

Baggage handlers, aircraft fuelers, and mechanics all have to stay warm. Some airports, like O’Hare in Chicago, set up heated shelters for their employees. Of course, with everyone taking breaks to warm up, not as much gets done, which leads to even more delays and cancellations. Passengers start missing their 【10】 flights, and that, along with passengers who can’t make it to the airport due to bad road conditions, leads to half-empty planes.

In fact, many airlines might preemptively cancel flights before bad weather even hits. So, in the end, you can still blame cold weather for cancelling your flight.

36、阅读下列短文，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。

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

Tablets are really useful devices, but their big screens always make them a burden to carry around without a bag. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a phone with the powers of a tablet that could be folded up and fit 【1】 into the hand?

Now something like a tablet-shaped but fold-able phone is about to become 【2】. In February, South Korean electronics company Samsung and China’s Huawei both unveiled fold-able phones Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X 【3】. Mobile phone use has entered the “fold-able future”, The Verge noted.

The technology could change our lives in significant ways. These devices, due to their 【4】 screens, give us the larger screens we want. Meanwhile, they still fit easily into the pocket. As USA Today noted, they’re “the 【5】 of a small tablets and smart-phone, all in a single device”.

The technology could 【6】 other devices too. For example, we could make TVs that stick to walls like posters, or fold up easily to hide away in drawers. In crowded modem cities, they will help us to 【7】 available space.

In a keynote address, Samsung’s senior vice president of mobile product marketing, Justin Denison, called the fold-able screen “the 【8】 for the smart-phone of tomorrow.” “It’s a balank canvas for us to do something beautiful together,” he said.

So is there nothing to stand in the way of the fold-able future?

According to tech news website Android authority, the necessary displays were difficult to produce. In 2012, nine out of every to OLED screens produced were 【9】. Today, that 10 percent rate has been improved to between 50 and 90 percent. However, at present these fold-able devices are expensive. For example, the price of Huawei Mate X is 17,500 RMB. That’s a price that may 【10】 the majority of people.

But if the fold-able device isn’t going to change the world overnight, there is no doubt that it is coming.

Patrick Moor-head, an industry analyst told The Verge, “Few are debating if fold-able or roll-able mobile displays are the future of smart-phones; the only question is when and by whom.”

38、假定你是高中生李华，得知你的美国同龄朋友Kris因接触了新冠病毒感染者被隔离在家。请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：

(1)安慰他不要恐慌，新冠病毒对于年轻人危险不大；

(2)隔离期间可以看书学习，锻炼身体；

(3)如果有发热、咳嗽等症状一定要向当地医疗机构求助；

(4)表达祝愿。

注意：

(1)词数 80左右；

(2)可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

(3)邮件中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

(4)参考词汇：新冠病毒coronavirus;  隔离isolation.

Dear Kris,

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Yours,

Li Hua

39、你是李华，父亲节即将来临，在父亲节这天，需要说哪些话语来感谢自己的父亲呢？请根据以下要点用英文给父亲写一封感谢信。内容包括：

1. 感谢养育之恩；

2. 感谢父亲在你遇到挫折时给你鼓励和安慰；

3. 感谢父亲在你成功时以你为荣；

4.爱父亲。

注意：1. 词数80左右;

2. 可以适当增加细节，已使行文连贯。

Dear Father,

With Father’s Day approaching,

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40、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150左右。

A brother and sister made their usual hurried pre-Christmas visit to the little farm, where lived their elderly parents with their small herd(群) of horses.

The young folks had fond memories of their childhood here. Everything was perfect except the aging old horse, ‘The Old One'.

Doubtfully, the young folks asked the old couple, “ Why do you not at least get rid of ‘The Old One’?”

The old man looked down at his worn boots, holes in the toes, and replied softly, “We keep her because of love. Nothing else, just love.”

Worried and confused, the young folks wished the old couple a Merry Christmas and headed back toward the city as darkness stole through the valley.

The old couple shook their heads in sorrow. A tear fell upon their cheeks. How was it that these young folks did not understand the peace of the love that filled their hearts?

Because of the unhappy leave-taking, no one noticed the first spark fall in the bam(马厩). None but the‘ The Old One'.

In a matter of minutes, the bam was full of hungry flames. With a cry of horror and despair, the old couple sank sobbing to the ground, helpless. The bam was in ruins.

The old man turned to his wife, forcing a smile, “We have lost much. Let us gather strength and climb the hill to the old pine where we have sought comfort in times of despair and pray for our beloved ‘The Old One'”.

The journey up the hill was hard for their old bodies in the steep snow. As they got to the peak of the hill, the old man gave a cry of wonder and incredible joy. Amazed and puzzled, he took his wife by the hand and pulled her forward. There, beneath the pine tree was their Christmas gift-The Old One’ lay close to the trunk of the tree, with the entire herd.

Paragraph 1:

   As it turned out, the moment ‘The Old One' saw the smoke, she pushed the door and led the horses through it.

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Paragraph 2:

   Spotting the old couple, ‘The Old One' seemed to be happy.

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41、假如你是李华,你的好朋友Jane最近发现自己在长胖，很苦恼。她写信请你给她就如何避免这一情况提建议。请你根据下面的内容给Jane写一封信，词数100左右。

想要减肥，应做到以下三点：

1.要保证健康饮食。 2.多锻炼。 3.喝足够的水。

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Yours

Li hua