揭阳2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、Poverty alleviation is a high priority of our country and has been put on the top of________at two sessions.

A.agenda B.subject C.directory D.seminar

2、I think ___ just now.

A.it was important what he said B.that important what he said

C.that was important what he said D.it important what he said

3、The usual response to the annual flu is not enough to fight against the risks we currently face, _____  prepare us for an even deadlier widespread flu that most expert agree will come in the future.

A.let alone B.let go C.leave alone D.take leave

4、Before China's Youth Day, Xi,______ secretary general of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made a statement to the young, _____________they find reasonable.

A.the; that B./; in which C.the; which D./; which

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

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

6、I am ________ the government as well as to the general public for just treatment ________ peasant-workers，who have made great contributions to the improvement of city life.

A．asking；on behalf of

B．applying；in the name of

C．demanding；in the name of

D．appealing to；on behalf of

7、----Is your father a teacher now?

----No, but he   . He taught English for 10 years.

A. used to be B. used to

C. used to do   D. was used to

8、Why didn’t you tell me there was no meeting today? I__________all the way here________the heavy snow.

A.needn’t have driven; through B.didn’t need to drive; through

C.mustn’t have driven; through D.couldn’t have driven; through

9、Satellites make TV accessible to people who live far away from cities, and satellite dishes can be often seen________ throughout the countryside and remote areas.

A.distributing B.to distribute C.distribute D.distributed

10、Can’t you see the old-fashioned gas lamp ______ from the ceiling?

A. hung   B. hangs   C. hanging   D. hanged

11、Neither believe nor reject anything because any other person has rejected or believed it. Which of the following differs from the statement in meaning?

A.Do not accept blindly other people’s likes or dislikes without careful independent thought.

B.One must think for oneself rather than simply seek agreement with others.

C.Don’t express your opinion hastily on anything others have commented on carefully.

D.We shouldn’t be influenced by others’ opinions easily while making our own judgement.

12、-It's so perfect to perform such an opera in the Forbidden City.

-You can say that again. There could not be a ___________setting.

A.less awesome B.most awesome C.least awesome D.more awesome

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

A. modest B. generous

C. valid D. vivid

14、The singer gave a brilliant concert at the opera house, with two songs ______.

A.in large measure B.for good measure C.beyond measure D.in full measure

15、The teacher walked around, ________ the students' work.

A．respecting

B．suspecting

C．inspecting

D．prospecting

16、You ________ television. Why not do something more active?

A．always watch

B．are always watching

C．have always watched

D．always watched

17、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

18、—Mary is not equal to the job, and neither is Mike.

— I can’t agree more. You know, Mike is ______ competent than Mary.

A. not more B. no more

C. no less D. not less

19、When deeply ______ in work, he always forgets all about eating or sleeping.

A.absorbing B.trapping C.absorbed D.trapped

20、________ by the beauty of the piano music, the audience almost forgot to applaud when the pianist finally finished it.

A．Attract

B．To attract

C．Attracting

D．Attracted

21、—So you gave her your phone?

— . She said she'd return it to me when she could afford her own.

A．My pleasure  B．Not exactly

C．No doubt     D．No wonder

22、In only 10 years, our province has been _________ into an advanced industrial province.

A.transformed B.entered C.regarded D.issued

23、The majority of the office equipment, as well as two windows, ________ repaired yesterday.

A．were

B．was

C．are

D．is

24、I’ll never forget the day ___ I spent with them .

A．in which

B．on which

C．when

D．that

25、The young man’s face _______ when the boss told him what a nice job he had done.

A．brought up

B．lit up

C．put up

D．took up

26、A Wonder Plant

Every rainy season, the mountain gorillas (大猩猩) of Central Africa migrate to the foothills and lower parts of the Virunga Mountains to feed on bamboo. For the 650 or so that remain in the wild, it’s a vital food source. 【1】 Gorillas aren’t the only locals keen on bamboo. For the people near the mountains, it’s a valuable raw material used for building houses and making household items. But in the past 100 years, resources have come under increasing pressure as populations have exploded and large areas of bamboo forest have been cleared to make way for farms.

【2】 All over the world, the ranges of many bamboo species appear to be reducing, endangering the people and animals that depend upon them. A report published by the UN Environment Programme has revealed just how profound our ignorance of global bamboo resources is.

Bamboo is a wonder plant. Its ecological role extends beyond providing food and habitat for animals. Bamboo tends to grow in stands made up of groups of individual plants that grow from root systems. Its extensive root systems are crucial in preventing water loss and soil erosion.【3】 In India 25% of paper produced is made from bamboo fiber, and in Brazil, 100,000 hectares of bamboo are grown for its production. Because of its flexibility and strength, it has traditionally been used in construction. Bamboo is often the only readily available raw material for people in many developing countries.

【4】 Ray Townsend, vice president of the British Bamboo Society, says, “Some plants are threatened because they can’t survive in the habitat—they aren’t strong enough or there aren’t enough of them, perhaps. But bamboo can take care of itself-it is strong enough to survive if left alone.【5】” When forest goes, it is transformed into something else: there isn’t anywhere for forest plants such as bamboo to grow if you create a cattle grass land.

A．Sadly, this isn’t a single story.

B．It is the physical disturbance that is the threat to bamboo.

C．Until now, bamboo has been viewed as a second-class plant.

D．Without it, their chances of survival would be reduced significantly.

E．Besides, bamboo’s most immediate significance lies in its economic value.

F．More than a billion people rely on bamboo for either their shelter or income.

G．Despite bamboo’s value in economy and ecology, its situation is all the more worrying.

27、   So often I hear people justify（为……辩解）their lack of family trips because their children are not old enough to remember them. This reason is so confusing to me. Who would travel based on another person’s memory?

Of course the kids aren’t going to remember anything in infancy（婴儿期）, but you will. You will remember all the sweet memories you had with them.

My parents would take me to Guatemala as a child. I don’t remember a lot about the trip, but I do know that when I went back as a young adult, I felt comfortable in my surroundings. I didn’t spend my time there discovering a new way of life. I spent the time having fun with my family. I love looking at pictures that we took together when I was my son’s age. I don’t remember them, but that’s not the point. The point is, I was there with my family, and I know I was happy.

Now that I’m a parent, I can’t help but do the same. Last year, we took our 2-year-old son to Disney alongside his great-grandmother. His great-grandmother had recently begun to suffer from Alzheimer’s. That trip was timed in the most magical way — right before my son was old enough to remember it and right before his great-grandmother began to forget. This makes me want to cry for them both. How did we get so lucky to have this moment to share with each other before big changes influenced our family forever?

Realistically speaking, many families do not have the opportunity to travel internationally or visit pricey theme parks. I understand this more than you know, but I’m talking beyond that. They are young but these forgettable moments are still changing them. They will shape your children into who they will be tomorrow. The memories we absorb as their parents are also as influential as we have not finished learning our truths either.

【1】Why do some parents go on few family trips?

A. They have no time. B. They cannot afford them.

C. They are not interested in them. D. They think their kids won’t remember them.

【2】What’s the author’s impression of her childhood trip to Guatemala?

A. Clear. B. Boring.

C. Pleasing. D. Hard.

【3】Which influenced the author to plan the Disney trip?

A. Her son. B. Her parents.

C. Some old photos. D. Other parents’ ideas.

【4】Why did the author want to cry when recalling the Disney trip?

A. She was sorry for her grandmother’s disease.

B. She was worried about big family changes.

C. She was moved by the timing of the trip.

D. She was surprised by her son’s growth.

28、My brother, Michael and I are crazy about houses. On Aug 1, 2016, I was driving through the Northern Neck of Virginia with him. We had found an abandoned Italianate farmhouse with weeds up to our waist. When admiring the property my brother rolled up the unlocked garage   door. “Holy smokes!” There sat this Mercedes. Seeing the number 6.9 on its back, I immediately recognized this to be a rare and unique find.

The car’s door was unlocked and in the glovebox, I found insurance papers. It turned out that the owner was a dead country doctor.It took me a year to find his widow’s(寡妇的) address, in Richmond. Twice I made the two-hour drive just to knock on her door, striking out both times. On the third try her neighbor was outside and I was able to get the widow’s phone number.

I logged approximately 25 voice mails,and still nothing.It was, I thought, just bad luck. I called one last time and heard a voice: “Hello?” From that point on, we struck up a friendship.

In July 2018, two years after finding the car, I was ready to buy it from her. We met in the middle — somewhere around what a new Toyota might cost. Still,the night before, I called my brother and said, “I am getting cold feet.” What was I doing buying an old Mercedes? He said, “You are buying that great car. And I promise you, the friendship you will make as a result will make this car worth every penny.” And he was right.

【1】Why did the author go to the Northern Neck?

A．To visit his brother.

B．To check the house.

C．To buy the unique car.

D．To enjoy the beautiful sights.

【2】What can we infer from the second and third paragraphs?

A．The author had trouble finding the car owner.

B．The car was the doctor’s only possession.

C．The widow was unwilling to sell the car.

D．The car was in bad conditions.

【3】What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?

A．He was shocked by the price.

B．He was hesitating to make the decision.

C．He cared about money more than the car.

D．The weather that day was quite cold.

【4】What did Michael think of buying the car?

A．It was a waste of money.

B．It would cost a great deal.

C．Buying the car brought good friendship.

D．His brother made a good bargain buying it.

29、To tackle the problem of tiny plastics polluting waterways, chemists in the Czech Republic are thinking small. Their brainchild is a new microrobot which is no bigger than the tip of a sharpened pencil. When sunlight hits them, they produce chemical reactions that push them through water in a specific direction. When they find a piece of plastic, they stick to it and start to break it down.

Chemist Martin Pumera at the Czech University led the project. A decade ago, he chose to focus on the problem posed by microplastics. They’re everywhere—from the bottom of the ocean to air blowing onto ice atop mountains. They’ve turned up in drinking water. Some studies estimate that billions of pieces of plastic end up in the world’s waters. The plastic has many sources, from shopping bags to washing and cleaning wipes.

In lab experiments, the star-shaped swimmers stuck onto each of four different types of plastic. And after a week exposed to light, the robots had reduced the weight of the plastics. It wasn’t much—only by percent. But that was an indication that they were breaking the plastic down. They also caused the surface of the plastic to change from smooth to rough. That’s another sign that the robots were degrading (分解) it. The new study is a proof of concept type. That means it shows something can be done successfully.

In fact, Pumera says they still have a long way to go. There are many types of plastics. And even these microrobots are unlikely to succeed in degrading them all. The researchers also have not yet shown how safe this system is for the environment, although Pumera says that’s their next goal. The first real-world test will be in a wastewater-treatment plant. “Indeed,” says one researcher. “We’ll need a lot of testing to show that they’re safe in open waterways, such as at sea.”

【1】The microrobots are powered by ______.

A．water

B．sunlight

C．plastics

D．pencils

【2】What does the author focus on in Paragraph 2?

A．The purpose of Pumera’s project.

B．The preciousness of drinking water.

C．The seriousness of plastic pollution.

D．The working principle of the microrobots.

【3】What shows the effectiveness of the microrobots in lab experiments?

A．The weight loss of the plastics.

B．The disappearance of the plastics.

C．The shape change of the microrobots.

D．The improvement in the purity of water.

【4】Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．Ways to Obtain Cleaner Drinking Water

B．Microrobots Invented to Treat Wastewater

C．New Hope for the Solution to Plastic Pollution

D．Technology Widely Applied in Environment Protection

30、   There was a woman named Japan Atsuko Saeki living in the city of Fujisawa.When she was a teenager, she____of going to the United States.Most of what she knew about American____was from the textbooks she had read.“I had a____in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living-room, Mummy____cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend.”Atsuko ___to attend college in California.When she arrived, however, she found it was not her____world.“People were struggling with problems and often seemed ___” she said.“I felt very alone.”One of her hardest____was physical education.“We played volleyball,” she said.“The other students were ___it, but I wasn’t.”

One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to____the ball to her teammates so they could knock it____the net.No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko.She was afraid of losing face____she failed.

A young man on her team____what she was going through.“He walked up to me and ___‘Come on.You can do that.’”

“You will never understand how those words of____made me feel…Four words: You can do that.I felt like crying with happiness.”

She made it through the class.Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not ___.Six years have passed.Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk.“I have ___forgotten the words,” she said.“When things are not going so well, I think of them.”She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness____to her. “He probably doesn’t even remember it,” she said.That may be the lesson.Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will_____She’s all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four____words: You can do that.

【1】A. learned B. dreamed C. spoken D. heard

【2】A. picture B. education C. life D. spirit

【3】A. photo B. painting C. way D. drawing

【4】A. frying B. baking C. steaming D. boiling

【5】A. hoped B. attempted C. liked D. arranged

【6】A. described B. created C. imagined D. discovered

【7】A. tense B. cheerful C. relaxed D. deserted

【8】A. classes B. questions C. times D. projects

【9】A. curious about B. nervous about C. slow at D. good at

【10】A. kick B. hit C. carry D. pass

【11】A. over B. into C. through D. past

【12】A. if B. after C. because D. until

【13】A. believed B. considered C. sensed D. wondered

【14】A. warned B. whispered C. ordered D. sighed

【15】A. excitement B. suggestion C. persuasion D. encouragement

【16】A. interested B. sure C. puzzled D. doubtful

【17】A. seldom B. already C. never D. almost

【18】A. happened B. applied C. meant D. seemed

【19】A. stay B. continue C. exist D. live

【20】A. merciful B. bitter C. easy D. simple

31、Last week I went shopping in the supermarket. I got to the front of the ___________ and put my groceries through the checkout. I was about to pay, when I ___________ that I didn't have my bankcard with me. I _________.Then I remembered I left it at home when I ___________ something online. All I had was $30 in notes and some coins in my wallet. I was short ___________ at least $25, and I needed to buy most of the items.

I started to ___________ to the checkout lady. "I'm sorry, I stop the queue. Can I put these things back, and then think I'll ___________ these. Oh, no, need that."

An Irish lady was ___________ behind me, next in the queue. "Excuse me, Dear," she said. "Oh, I'm so sorry," I replied, "I'm ___________ you up." "Of course not. I know ____________ you feel. This happens to all of us at some point. Now please use my ____________ to pay the bill and you can be on your way."

I was astonished by her kindness, ____________ even. No matter how I insisted otherwise, she was ________ to help me. Afterwards I asked for her telephone number to ____________ and pay her back. "No," she said, "rather pay it forward. You may do a good deed for the next person in need."

By helping others, can we start chain ____________ of positive feeling and charity that can benefit our whole society?

【1】

A．table

B．supermarket

C．queue

D．shelf

【2】

A．realized

B．knew

C．recognized

D．observed

【3】

A．hesitated

B．paused

C．panicked

D．struggled

【4】

A．explored

B．purchased

C．advocated

D．delivered

【5】

A．by

B．under

C．on

D．with

【6】

A．cry

B．apologise

C．complain

D．explain

【7】

A．borrow

B．drop

C．follow

D．take

【8】

A．standing

B．supporting

C．blaming

D．shouting

【9】

A．turning

B．putting

C．joining

D．holding

【10】

A．what

B．how

C．why

D．when

【11】

A．card

B．fame

C．income

D．identity

【12】

A．abnormal

B．anxious

C．embarrassed

D．desperate

【13】

A．convinced

B．determined

C．excited

D．reluctant

【14】

A．fit in

B．get through

C．look up

D．get in touch

【15】

A．reaction

B．sympathy

C．satisfaction

D．relationship

32、   My cousin is nine years old, a little bit on the heavy side and doesn’t do really well at school. As the youngest in the household, she is constantly ________, and thus has developed some ________ and distrust towards adults, who usually don’t put high ________ in her.

Yesterday we went to an art exhibition together. There were ________ from kids with disabilities. My little girl has a pair of _________ eyes, for the paintings she liked most were also the best of the show. She also voluntarily helped to ________ the chairs and table for a sharing session, painted by herself alongside new friends while I ________ the sharing, and cheerfully helped me to get my bag from another room, something that doesn’t ________ often at home as she’s usually glued to her iPad.

We went to buy books together. I bought a book written by a mom ________ her journey with her autistic son in details. On the bus back home, I ________ introduced the book to my cousin, and to my surprise she was truly _________. She kept asking me to tell more stories about this friend in the book who ________ with small things in life.

Even when the subject strayed elsewhere, she ________ hearing more about this boy. This is the first time I’ve seen her so interested in a ________. Usually when she talks to me, she recounts events at school and at home without a ________ focus. I’m very touched that the life of an unknown ________ has found its way into this little girl’s heart.

I’m very thankful for the ________ of books, for the beauty that my cousin ________ to me, and for the time we had together. I pray that I can ________ seeing clearly the wonderful things in her, so that whenever the not-so-kind world puts her down, I can ________ her how truly wonderful she has always been.

May we all do this for the little ones around us, and also for ourselves.

【1】A.protected B.loved C.teased D.cared

【2】A.tolerance B.prejudice C.curiosity D.resistance

【3】A.hopes B.respect C.pressure D.loads

【4】A.donations B.paintings C.comments D.descriptions

【5】A.round B.keen C.critical D.lovely

【6】A.make B.purchase C.repair D.arrange

【7】A.attended B.organized C.managed D.hosted

【8】A.appear B.happen C.work D.respond

【9】A.organizing B.finishing C.describing D.preparing

【10】A.constantly B.reluctantly C.shyly D.briefly

【11】A.interested B.worried C.confused D.embarrassed

【12】A.deals B.struggles C.helps D.lives

【13】A.turned down B.hesitated about C.insisted on D.gave up

【14】A.plan B.boy C.hobby D.topic

【15】A.clear B.right C.vague D.real

【16】A.artist B.stranger C.friend D.storekeeper

【17】A.theme B.content C.power D.characters

【18】A.offered B.added C.sent D.revealed

【19】A.keep B.imagine C.remember D.practice

【20】A.warn B.teach C.remind D.ask

33、   Michael Evans was standing in line at the Treasurer's Office last August. _______, he heard a disturbing sound ahead of him.The elderly woman at the window was crying, and so was the cashier helping her.Then Evans _______ that the woman would lose her house because she could not _______the taxes.He was also _______ that the woman's daughter had recently_______.

Evans,a _______ who had just buried his father,couldn't _______ the idea of this woman losing her house right after losing her child. He _______ the window. “Sorry to interrupt,” he said to the cashier, “_______ if you can get her house back, I'll pay for her taxes.” The amount due: $5,000.

The two women were surprised. Their despair(绝望)turned to ________.The cashier left for a moment to ________ the amount and that it was ________ for Evans to pay it. Evans promised to go straight to the________to withdraw the money and come right back.And he did.

Why does Evans give so much to a ________?"Honestly,I don't like ________ money in the banks.Doing things with your money is better."________ paying the elderly woman's taxes,he says he did it"for no other reason but to ________ the lady was in her house.”

Michael Evans Sr.is nearing 60 and will________ soon. His son will carry on with his business. “I ________ my life after him,” Evans II says of his father. “When I have ________,I want them to look at me the way I look at my dad.”

【1】A.Fortunately B.Gradually C.Actually D.Suddenly

【2】A.hoped B.noticed C.learned D.remembered

【3】A.afford B.charge C.offer D.refuse

【4】A.worried B.shocked C.disappointed D.ashamed

【5】A.passed away B.hung around C.broken down D.set off

【6】A.businessman B.politician C.journalist D.detective

【7】A.receive B.bear C.share D.gain

【8】A.closed B.seized C.approached D.opened

【9】A.and B.so C.though D.but

【10】A.cheer B.satisfaction C.sorrow D.disbelief

【11】A.add B.confirm C.determine D.evaluate

【12】A.fair B.wise C.fine D.lucky

【13】A.bank B.home C.company D.office

【14】A.patient B.passer-by C.consumer D.stranger

【15】A.raising B.putting C.hiding D.wasting

【16】A.In spite of B.In terms of C.As for D.Apart from

【17】A.announce B.guarantee C.expect D.discover

【18】A.escape B.forget C.decline D.retire

【19】A.honor B.live C.model D.spend

【20】A.kids B.students C.employees D.companions

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

Knowledge is free on the Internet at a small but 【1】 number of colleges and universities. About 160 schools around the world now put free course materials on the web to the 【2】. Recent additions in the United States 【3】 projects at Yale, Johns Hopkins and the University of California, Berkeley.

Berkeley said it would offer videos of lectures on YouTube. Free videos from other schools are 【4】 at the Apple iTunes store.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) became an early 【5】 with its Open Course Ware project, first 【6】 in 2001. Free lecture notes, exams and other resources are published at ocw.mit.edu. Many exams even include the answers. Today, Open Course Ware offers materials from 1,800 undergraduate and graduate courses. These 【7】 from Physics to Political Science. Visitors can learn the same things as MIT students learn. But as the site points out, Open Course Ware is not an MIT education. Visitors receive no credit toward a degree. Some materials from a course may not be available, and the site does not provide 【8】 with teachers. Still, MIT says that the site has had forty million visits by thirty-one million visitors from almost every country. Sixty percent of the visitors are from outside the United States and Canada. Students and educators use the site, including students at MIT. But the largest number of visitors, about half, are self-learners.

Some professors have become well-known around the world as a result of 【9】 online. Walter Lewin, a physics professor at MIT, is 【10】 popular. Fans enjoy his entertaining lectures. MIT Open Course Ware now includes materials for high school. The aim is to improve education in Science, Technology, Math and Engineering.

35、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.

36、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.

37、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.

38、假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Gary即将回国，他想送给母亲可以代表中国文化的礼物。请你给他写一封邮件，向他推荐一个或两个礼物。内容包括:

1. 推荐礼物；

2. 推荐理由。

注意:

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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39、假定你是李华,丝绸之路文化国际研讨会将于近期在你市召开,现在正在招募一批志愿者参与接待工作。你有意参与,请用英语给组委会写一封申请信。内容包括:

1.写信目的

2.陈述自己的优势(性格、语言能力和经验等);

3.希望获准

注意:1.词数80左右;

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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40、假如你是李华，你的朋友Charlie邀请你下周五去他就读的国际学校参加文化交流活动，并就中国饮食文化做简要发言，但你因故不能参加，请根据以下要点写一封信：

1. 表示歉意；

2. 说明理由；

3. 另荐好友。

注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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41、假如你是学生会主席李华。最近你的好友Tom的发明在全国科技创新大赛中荣获一等奖并获取了专利。请你给他写一封信，向他表示祝贺并邀请他来你校作报告，内容包括：

1. 表示祝贺；

2. 邀请作报告；

3. 报告目的和时间。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3. 称呼语与结束语已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：创新innovation