海南州2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、All the drivers must be ______ before they begin to drive on their own.

A.tested out B.examined C.looked into D.watched

2、It was not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them _______ the value of life lies.

A.when B.where C.that D.how

3、I have a very busy life with no time to sit around ______ sorry for myself.

A.feel B.feeling C.to feel D.felt

4、________vivid picture describes ________ very common phenomenon in our society.

A．The；/

B．The；a

C．A；the

D．A；/

5、It is likely that we may ________ great benefits from such releases of genetically engineered organisms into the environment — providing they do what we expect them to.

A．invalidate

B．derive

C．prohibit

D．reserve

6、Reading aloud in the morning is _______ to learning a foreign language.

A.benefit B.used C.beneficial D.habit

7、—What do you think of the talent show last night, Jessica?

—Well, it was so boring that some people ________ during the show.

A. dropped by B. dropped off C. dropped behind D. dropped in

8、It is wise of you to ________ well trained workers ________ untrained ones in the assembly line.

A．substitute; for

B．substitute; with

C．replace; by

D．replace; with

9、It was ____________ from her face that she was really hopeless and upset.

A. severe B. superb

C. apparent D. significant

10、In the dark forests __________, some large enough to hold several English towns.

A.are standing many lakes B.lie many lakes

C.many lakes lie D.many lakes stand

11、How many members have __________ registered in the club?

A. officially B. official

C. office D. officer

12、________ good, the food was sold out soon.

A．Tasting

B．Tasted

C．Being tasted

D．Taste

13、No matter how busy he is, Tom makes ______a rule to see his parents every week.

A.this B.that C.it D.him

14、He is________ know the result of the examination and even can't eat or sleep well for that.

A.leading to B.dying to C.addicted to D.accustomed to

15、I’m sorry to say your performance didn’t get to the requirements, ________ you cannot be accepted by our company.

A．in a word

B．on the other hand

C．in general

D．in other words

16、The discovery of new evidence led to ______________.

A. the thief having been caught B. the thief to be caught

C. catch the thief D. the thief being caught

17、Everyone in the department is expected to ________ the discussion about the plans of the next year.

A.attend B.join C.participate D.take part in

18、The good thing about children is that they _______ very easily to new environments.

A.apply B.adopt C.attach D.adapt

19、New technologies have make _______ possible to turn out new products faster and at a lower cost.

A.that B.this C.one D.it

20、I think you can ______ the first five chapters before the deadline.

A. live through B. put through

C. get through D. see through

21、I had to ________ my voice to make myself heard over the noise.

A.rise B.raise C.arise D.arouse

22、If possible, _______ with the police office upon your arrival at the town so that it's possible to find you in case of emergency.

A.register B.negotiate C.propose D.schedule

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

A．to hear

B．hearing

C．heard

D．hear

24、Previous problems or bad experiences with test-taking can be an invitation _____ a worse performance in the next test.

A. with B. in C. beyond D. to

25、Rare________it is in men, there are cases of men developing breast cancer.

A.when B.since C.while D.as

26、Professor Veena Sahajwalla, 2022 Australian of the year, has created a solution to our massive trash problem: waste microfactories. These little trash processors (处理器)—some as small as 500 square feet— house a series of machines that recycle waste and transform it into new materials with thermal technology. The new all-in -one approach could leave our current recycling processes in the dust.

In 2018 she launched the first microfactory, establishing a model of recycling that enables businesses and communities to develop commercial opportunities while addressing local waste problems. A second one began recycling plastics in 2019. Now, her lab group is working with university and industry partners to commercialize their patented Microfactory technology. “The small scale of the machines will make it easier for them to one day operate on renewable energy, unlike most large manufacturing plants. The approach will also allow cities to recycle waste into new products on location, avoiding the long, often international, high-emission journeys between recycling processors and manufacturing plants. With a microfactory, gone are the days of needing separate facilities to collect and store materials, extract (提取) elements and produce new products,” says Sahajwalla.

Traditionally, recycling plants break down materials for reuse in similar products-like melting down plastic to make more plastic things. Sahajwalla’s invention advances this idea by taking materials from an old product and creating something different. “The kids don’t look like the parents,” she says. Sahajwalla refers to this process as “the fourth R,” adding “re -form” to the common phrase “reduce, reuse, recycle”.

Professor Veena Sahajwalla’s programs help to develop innovation and promote cooperation with industry, ensuring that sustainable materials and processes become commercially practical solutions for dealing with waste.

【1】What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

A．To introduce a new type of trash processor.

B．To introduce the process of recycling waste.

C．To prove the seriousness of the trash problem.

D．To show the current situation of trash recycling.

【2】What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?

A．The founding of waste microfactories.

B．The influences of waste microfactories.

C．The advantages of waste microfactories.

D．The shocking scale of waste microfactories.

【3】What does “re-form” in Paragraph 3 refer to according to Sahajwalla?

A．Extracting materials from the waste.

B．Generating new materials with waste.

C．Updating the whole recycling process.

D．Transforming waste into similar products.

【4】Where is the text probably taken from?

A．A fiction novel.

B．A business report.

C．A science magazine.

D．A chemical textbook.

27、   Health officials in the United States reported last week on what they believe could be a medical first. Officials said doctors performed what could be the first double lung transplant（移植）on a person whose lungs were severely damaged from vaping（吸电子烟）. The operation reportedly saved the life of the teenager.

The young man was admitted in early September to a Detroit-area hospital with what appeared to be a common lung infection, but was later sent to Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit. On October 3, he was transported to Henry Ford Hospital, where the transplant was performed 12 days later.

Hassan Nemeh is a surgical director of thoracic（胸腔的）organ transplant at Henry Ford Hospital. He told The Associated Press（The AP）that the damage done to the teenager’s lungs from vaping was so bad that there was no possibility to totally recover. He warned parents to think about that and to tell their children as well.

More than 2,000 Americans who vape have gotten sick since March. Many of them are teenagers and young adults. At least 40 people have died.

Recently, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a discovery into what might be causing people who vape to become sick. They identified the chemical compound vitamin E acetate（醋酸盐）as a “very strong criminal”.

Researchers found the chemical compound in fluid taken from the lungs of 29 patients. In other studies, Vitamin E acetate was found in liquid from electronic cigarettes and other vaping devices. Many who got sick said they had vaped liquids that contain THC, the part of marijuana that creates what is known as a “high”.

Dr. Lisa Allenspach is a lung specialist and medical director of Henry Ford’s Lung Transplant Program. She told The AP, “Vaping-related injuries are all too common these days. Our adolescents are faced with a crisis.” She added that vaping products should not be used in any way.

Dr. Nemeh said the 17-year-old patient’s case does not open any new moral considerations about transplants for people who severely damage their own lungs by vaping. He added, “We hope sharing this patient’s story prevents anyone else from experiencing a vaping injury that would require a transplant.”

【1】What can be learned about the young man in the text?

A.He got caught in a moral dilemma.

B.He was the first to get sick by vaping.

C.He received the operation immediately.

D.He had a good chance to survive the lung damage.

【2】How many hospitals are mentioned in the text?

A.1. B.2.

C.3. D.4.

【3】What is Dr. Lisa Allenspach’s attitude towards vaping products?

A.Skeptical. B.Approving

C.Opposing. D.Objective.

【4】What’s the purpose of sharing the teen’s story?

A.To discourage vaping.

B.To voice moral concerns for the lung transplant.

C.To express sympathy for his sufferings.

D.To disapprove of smoking.

28、My Biggest Challenge

As a writer on an adventure sports magazine, I’d always fought shy of doing the adventurous stuff myself, preferring instead to observe the experts from a safe distance and relay their experiences to readers in the form of written language. Thus, when I was challenged to take part in a mountain climb in aid of raising money for charity — and to write about it afterwards — I was unwilling, to say the least.

I was lucky enough to have a brilliant climbing coach called Keith, who put me through my paces after my daily work. He gave me knowledge about everything from the importance of building muscle groups to how to avoid tiredness through nutrition. It quickly became apparent that the mechanics of climbing were more complex than I had imagined. There was the equipment and techniques I’d never even heard of, all of which would come in handy on the snow-capped peak I’d be climbing.

Aware of the challenge, Keith made a detailed action plan and I forced myself to stick to it, doing a daily workout at the gym and going on hikes with a heavy pack. I perfected my technique on the climbing wall and even went to climb the mountains to get vital experience. My self-belief increased alongside my muscle power and I became confident about finishing the climb.

All too soon I was on a plane to my destination. On that day, when I looked up at the mountain, I thought of abandoning it. But then I remembered all the hard work I’d done and how disappointed Keith would be if I gave up at the last minute-not to mention letting down the charity and the sense of failure I’d experience myself. With a deep breath I gathered my equipment and headed out into the sunshine to meet the rest of the group.

And as I sit here now, tapping away on my laptop, I’m amazed at the details in which I can recall every second of the climb: the burning muscles, the tiredness, the minor problems along the way. Could I have been better prepared? Possibly. Would I be back for another go? Thankfully not. The feeling of being excited when I stood on top of the world is a never-to-be-repeated experience but one I will enjoy forever nevertheless.

【1】At the beginning of the activity, the author revealed his ______.

A．disappointment in the coming adventure.

B．expectation of writing about his experience.

C．lack of enthusiasm for the challenge he’d been offered.

D．curiosity about taking part in the mountain climb for charity.

【2】What did the author realise during his climb training?

A．The knowledge about climbing was really confusing.

B．The equipment was the key factor to reach the peak.

C．Climbing was much more complicated than expected.

D．Hard training was far more important than making plans.

【3】How did the author feel after he succeeded in climbing the mountain?

A．He was relieved that he wouldn’t have to do it again.

B．He was well satisfied that he had done his best for it.

C．He was surprised that he had managed to complete it.

D．He was regretful that it wasn’t as smooth as imagined.

29、Looking for a place to take a rest，sip a cup of coffee and have a furry companion? Welcome to animal-themed cafes.

In recent years，the combination of pets and catering has become incredibly popular in many cities throughout China. While many cafes started out offering the company of cats and dogs，others are expanding their range. Some cafes include animals like squirrels，raccoons and even capybaras.

In reviews，internet users have commented that their main reason for visiting these businesses is to interact closely with animals they have only seen from afar.

“The customers love animals. They are curious about these pets and want to raise one at home，but circumstances don’t allow it，”said pet cafe owner Tian Rui，Liu Jing，a Beijing resident who works in finance，loves pigs，but her parents would not endorse her getting one as a pet. The 24-year-old had to admire the animals through videos and images. But now，she can have close contact with an adorable pig every weekend in a pet cafe.

Also，these pet cafes serve as a shelter for those who find comfort in being around animals. “In this place，you can get close to the cute little ones in a very comfortable way without having to worry about safety and hygiene(卫生)—overall，it is an extremely comfortable experience，”said Zhao Ming from Tianjin，30，a frequent pet cafe visitor.

Animal lovers also expect the pet cafes to change people’s attitudes toward pets. Animals like ducks，pigs and sheep have been served as food for many years. People hardly see them as pets. But the pet cafes help shift their attitude from seeing them as playthings to regarding them as family members or close friends.

“Whether at home or in stores，these little animals are there for companionship and they bring warmth to our hearts. They care and understand just like family members. They give us much more than the love we give to them，”Zhao said.

【1】Why do people visit pet cafes?

A．To pursue inner peace.

B．To appreciate animal images.

C．To experience a clean environment.

D．To have close contact with animals.

【2】What does the underlined word “endorse” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．Believe in.

B．Approve of.

C．Prevent.

D．Suspect.

【3】We can conclude from Paragraph 6 that pet cafes may__________.

A．change our views of animals

B．teach us how to look after pets better

C．show us the importance of having pets

D．remind us to value our family and friends

【4】Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Cafes Enjoy Great Popularity

B．Ideal Shelters for Lovely Animals

C．Animals Turn into Companions

D．Animal Lovers from Different Cities

30、   I was just starting my copywriting internship(实习) at Wunderman. I was filled with ______ about doing new things in my life and reaching new levels of personal growth. _______, it was then that I realized I wasn't good at making friends and that the ______ of making new friends could kill my creativity and humanity. I wanted to _______my communication skills, but I didn't know how. Then, I _______it would take only one simple "hello". A simple hello could lead to a million things, right? I believed that if I started this_______ process of making people my friends, I would never _______.

On the same day, I decided that it was time for ______ . I decided that I would say hello to the first person that I would make eye contact with. So, while I was reading a book during my lunch break, I_______ a person in a cafe, and he was alone. At that time, I ______ this was the perfect moment to say hello. This was my time to ______ . This was my moment to prove myself wrong and defeat all my negative impressions of ______ and have the courage to grow as a(n) ______ .

It wasn't _______at all. It took only one simple hello to create new chances for me. As a matter of fact, the person that I started ______ appeared to be an intern in the same company as me! How ______ is that! Basically, we started to talk about everything — our dreams, goals, values, our future, how we got into the ______ company, and so on — it was a never-ending journey of right ______ .

It's almost been a month since we became friends. Deep inside I feel like the whole world is on my side. We are ______ each other in everything we do. You see, friendships can be complex but it's worth the ______ . Friendships require a combination of trust, respect, courage and support.

【1】A.pain B.doubt C.pride D.excitement

【2】A.So B.However C.Besides D.Instead

【3】A.fear B.joy C.hope D.waste

【4】A.give up B.work on C.show off D.put down

【5】A.realized B.agreed C.imagined D.promised

【6】A.creative B.old C.slow D.wonderful

【7】A.stay B.forget C.stop D.accept

【8】A.change B.practice C.preparation D.discussion

【9】A.kept B.saw C.left D.minded

【10】A.explained B.understood C.thought D.expected

【11】A.choose B.succeed C.go D.shine

【12】A.strangers B.relatives C.friends D.workmates

【13】A.artist B.person C.writer D.leader

【14】A.bad B.new C.funny D.secret

【15】A.worrying about B.caring for C.talking to D.depending on

【16】A.strange B.cool C.important D.different

【17】A.best B.largest C.same D.right

【18】A.conversations B.stories C.dreams D.introductions

【19】A.treating B.calling C.knowing D.supporting

【20】A.price B.risk C.try D.time

31、My parents operated a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week. And my first real job, when I was six years old, was _________ the diners’ shoes. My father had done it when he was young, so he taught me _________ to do it efficiently (有效地), telling me to _________ to re-shine the shoes if the customer wasn’t _________.

Working in the restaurant was a cause of great _________ because I was also working for the good of the family. But my father _________ that I had to meet certain _________ to be part of the team. I had to be punctual (守时的), hard-working, and polite to the _________.

I was _________ paid for the work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of advising Dad that he __________ give me $10 a week. He said, “OK. How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? And __________ the times you bring in your friends for free soft drinks?” He __________ I owed him about $40 a week.

I remember returning to Seattle after being __________ in the US Army for about two years. I had just been promoted (升迁) to Captain at that time. And full of pride, I walked into my parents’ restaurant, but the __________ thing Dad said was, “How about your __________ up tonight?” I couldn’t __________ my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But it didn’t __________ as far as Dad was concerned. I was just __________ member of the team. I reached for the mop (拖把). Working for Dad has taught me the devotion to a __________ is above all. It has nothing to do with __________ that team is involved in a family restaurant or the US Army.

【1】

A．cleaning

B．shining

C．removing

D．keeping

【2】

A．why

B．what

C．when

D．how

【3】

A．offer

B．refuse

C．love

D．learn

【4】

A．interested

B．annoyed

C．relaxed

D．satisfied

【5】

A．fun

B．pride

C．trouble

D．effort

【6】

A．got it right

B．kept it a rule

C．made it clear

D．took it for granted

【7】

A．standards

B．needs

C．challenges

D．situations

【8】

A．family

B．workers

C．customers

D．friends

【9】

A．never

B．always

C．seldom

D．ever

【10】

A．must

B．should

C．might

D．could

【11】

A．at

B．before

C．around

D．for

【12】

A．worked out

B．found out

C．put out

D．thought out

【13】

A．alone

B．away

C．outside

D．off

【14】

A．usual

B．last

C．next

D．first

【15】

A．washing

B．taking

C．cleaning

D．moving

【16】

A．ignore

B．follow

C．believe

D．understand

【17】

A．happen

B．care

C．go

D．matter

【18】

A．no

B．other

C．some

D．another

【19】

A．team

B．family

C．leader

D．restaurant

【20】

A．why

B．whether

C．when

D．how

32、When Heather McHugh, a poet, won a $500,000”genius grant” from the MacArthur Foundation, she didn't buy a luxurious car or fly to Paris. _____, she put the money in the bank and ____ writing poems.

In 2015, she finally ____ what to do with it. That year, Heather's godson and his wife ____ their first child, a beautiful baby girl but severely disabled. “I saw how people's ____   can change overnight. I started thinking about people in a ____   situation,” says Heather.

She ____ there were millions of caregivers taking care of the chronically (慢性地) ill or disabled. So in 2012, Heather ____ a nonprofit organization offering a seven­ day vacation, with all ____ paid, to people who have been caregivers for at least ten years.

Tricia was one of the first caregivers to go on vacation. When Tricia got a call saying she was offered a ____ vacation, she couldn't ____ it; disbelief even ____ her concern about leaving her two kids.

Tricia went, and her favorite parts of the trip were to enjoy the ____ things. “I got to eat hot food hot and cold food cold. I could go to bed when I wanted to and wake up whenever I chose to,” says Tricia. She was afraid the ____would return when the ____ was over, but to her surprise, it hasn't been back since.

Heather says Tricia's ____ resembles those of the other ten caregivers she helps every year. “Before the vacation they are so ____, but the ____ is so amazing. They reflect and relax. It feels ____ like another world and gives them a chance to see their lives from another ____,” she adds.

【1】

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Instead

D．Besides

【2】

A．continued

B．quitted

C．practiced

D．started

【3】

A．thought over

B．wondered

C．talked about

D．decided

【4】

A．held

B．welcomed

C．lost

D．saved

【5】

A．feelings

B．future

C．lives

D．routine

【6】

A．different

B．similar

C．worse

D．better

【7】

A．discovered

B．claimed

C．admitted

D．felt

【8】

A．donated

B．found

C．visited

D．formed

【9】

A．taxes

B．salary

C．expenses

D．rent

【10】

A．free

B．caring

C．short

D．long

【11】

A．believe

B．take

C．refuse

D．enjoy

【12】

A．woke

B．defeated

C．showed

D．moved

【13】

A．wonderful

B．delicious

C．peaceful

D．simple

【14】

A．heaviness

B．pain

C．sadness

D．disbelief

【15】

A．entertainment

B．dream

C．vacation

D．freedom

【16】

A．comment

B．story

C．surprise

D．fortune

【17】

A．worried

B．confused

C．unexpected

D．stressed

【18】

A．award

B．change

C．scenery

D．accommodation

【19】

A．slightly

B．interestingly

C．magically

D．mostly

【20】

A．place

B．situation

C．height

D．angle

33、   A periwig is a style of wig that was popular between the 17th and 19th centuries, particularly in men’s fashions. It also played a part in _________ some sort of hygienic (卫生的) standard. The modern term for a hairpiece (假发) — wig, is believed to have _________ from periwigs.

Wigs were popular in the ancient cultures of Egypt and Greece for the _________ they offered from the sun. After the fall of Rome, they fell out of _________ for centuries. It wasn’t until the time of French King Louis XⅢ that wigs became popular again. In fact, many experts _________ the prematurely bald king on his wigs he was wearing in the French court, _________ the long, curly style called the periwig.

The styling of the periwig _________ with time and trend. Later fashions often required that the wigs be powdered with a mixture of flow and starch to make them appear _________. For the best wigs, human hair was used, _________ less expensive versions used animal hair or mixed the two together.

Wigs were used not only to conceal ____________, but to protect the wearers from lice (虱子). Throughout the Middle Ages, most European countries considered bathing unhealthy. It was not ____________ for nobles to bathe only once a year. As a result, people often shaved their heads, as their bathing ____________ did nothing to prevent lice in their hair. Wigs were also often infested (爬满) with lice, but were ____________ for comfort.

After King Charles Ⅱ came into power again in England, the trend became popular among the British. Charles spent the better part of his exiled (流放的) youth in the French court, and gained much ____________ for French styles. Between the King of England and King Louis XIV of France, periwigs became a ____________ for the courts of both nations.

【1】A.enjoying B.applying C.maintaining D.lowering

【2】A.developed B.prevented C.distinguished D.suffered

【3】A.attraction B.temptation C.civilization D.protection

【4】A.sight B.popularity C.control D.order

【5】A.admire B.blame C.charge D.compliment

【6】A.in particular B.except for C.thanks to D.together with

【7】A.continued B.disappeared C.varied D.mixed

【8】A.black B.red C.green D.white

【9】A.because B.although C.unless D.since

【10】A.identity B.appearance C.baldness D.personality

【11】A.uncertain B.uncommon C.unfortunate D.unnecessary

【12】A.hobbies B.costumes C.carpets D.habits

【13】A.acceptable B.removable C.considerable D.breakable

【14】A.appreciation B.experience C.support D.confidence

【15】A.decoration B.custom C.necessity D.therapy

34、

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

On a broiling afternoon when the men were away at work and all the women napped, I moved through majestic depths of silences, silences so immense I could hear the corn 【1】. Under these silences there was a / an orchestra of natural music playing notes no city child would ever hear. A certain cackle from the henhouse meant we had gained an egg. The creak of a porch swing told of a momentary breeze blowing across my grandmother’s yard. As I 【2】 along a mossy bank to surprise a frog, a 【3】splash told me the quarry had spotted me and slipped into the stream. Wandering among the sleeping houses, I learned that tin roofs crackle under the power of the sun, and when I tired and came back to my grandmother’s house, I padded into her dark cool living room, lay 【4】 on the floor, and listened to the hypnotic beat of her pendulum clock on the wall ticking the meaningless hours away.

I was enjoying the luxuries of a rustic nineteenth-century boyhood, but for the women Morrisonville life had few 【5】. Their lives were hard, endless, dirty labor.

For baths, laundry, and dishwashing, they hauled buckets of water from a spring at the foot of a hill. To heat it, they chopped kindling to fire their wood stoves. They boiled laundry in tubs, scrubbed it on washboards until knuckles were 【6】, and wrung it out by hand. Ironing was a business of lifting heavy metal weights heated on the stove top.

They scrubbed floors on hands and knees, thrashed rugs with carpet beaters, killed and plucked their own chickens, baked bread and parties, grew and conned their won vegetables, patched the family’s clothing on treadle-operated sewing machines, 【7】before the men to start the stove for breakfast and pack lunch pails, polished the chimneys of kerosene lamps, and even found time to tend the flowers that grew around every house. By the end of a summer day a Morrisonville woman had toiled like a serf.

At sundown the men drifted back from the fields exhausted and 【8】. They scrubbed themselves in enamel basins and, when supper was eaten, climbed up onto the porch to watch the night arrive. Presently the women 【9】 them, and the twilight music of Morrisonville began.

The swing creaking , rocking chairs 【10】 on the porch planks, voices murmuring approval of the sagacity of Uncle Irvey as he quietly observed for probably the ten-thousandth time in his life, “A man works from sun to sun, but a woman’s work is never done.”

36、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.

37、阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

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

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

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

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

38、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120左右。

On December 16, 2008, Randy Heiss was hiking in Patagonis, a town near the US-Mexico border when he noticed there was a red balloon. He walked towards it, and found the balloon’s string was attached to a piece of paper. “Dayami”, it read on one side, in a child’s writing. Heiss turned the paper over. It was a numbered list, all in Spanish.

Heiss suspected that a child had tried to send Santa Claus a Christmas wish list by balloon, something he used to do himself when he was a kid. Nobody had ever returned his letters, but he wondered whether he could find the girl who had sent this one. It would be difficult, but Heiss had a few clues. About 20 miles to the southwest, was the city of Nogales, Mexico. Based on the blowing wind, he was pretty sure that’s where it came from.

Heiss brought the note home to his wife, who is fluent in Spanish and helped him translate the list. They found that Dayami had asked for a doll, a dollhouse, clothes and art supplies. Heiss then posted about his search on Facebook, attaching photos, hoping some of his friends in Nogales might know the girl’s family, but with no success. Heiss worried that time was running out before Christmas. On December 19, 2008, he sent a private message to Radio XENY, a radio station in Nogales.

The next morning, Heiss got a message from Radio XENY: They had located Dayami, an eight-year-old girl whose parents were killed in a car accident. They would arrange a get-together with Dayami at the radio station. So they bought just about everything on Dayami’s list.

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Then the Heisses drove for 45 minutes, crossing the border into Nogales.

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Ten years later, Heisses received a phone call from Dayami.

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39、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely. The “standard” retirement age varies from country to country, but it is generally between 50 and 70, according to the latest statistics, 2011. However, for a long time, people have got into an argument about whether the age of retirement should be increased or reduced in their own countries.

There are several arguments for allowing older people to continue working as long as they are able. Many people think that older employees have a large amount of knowledge and experience which can be lost to a business or organization if they are made to retire. Besides, older employees are often extremely faithful employees and are more willing to implement (执行) company policies than the young. A more important Point is regarding the attitudes in society to old people. To force someone to resign or retire at 60 or 65 indicates that the society does not value the input of these people and that practically their useful life is over.

Allowing old people to work indefinitely (无限地), however, is not always a good policy. Some people took the strong view that age alone is no guarantee of ability. Many young employees have more experience or skills than older staff, who may have been stuck in one area for most of their working lives. Having compulsory (强制性的) retirement allows new ideas in an organization. On the other hand, older people should be rewarded by society for their life’s labor by being given generous pensions (退休金) and the freedom to enjoy leisure. They can have time to do whatever they like, that is, they can have their own plans or roles and achieve their retirement goals.

With many young people unemployed or frustrated in low-level positions, there are often calls to compulsorily retire older workers. However, this can affect the older individual’s freedom—and right—to work. In my opinion, giving workers more choices over their retirement age will benefit both society and the individual.

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40、《英语周报》针对一些学生在学习英语中存在的困难举行征文比赛。请根据所给提示写一篇短文，与大家分享一下你学习英语的方法。可适当发挥，不少于100个字数。

写作提示：

①众所周知，兴趣是最好的老师。因此，培养对英语的兴趣非常重要。

②记住尽可能多的单词和短语也是非常重要的。

③必须养成经常使用英语的好习惯。

④如果可能的话，与讲英语的当地人进行交流是非常好的。

⑤只有坚持以上几种方法，我们才能学习好英语。

My Ways of Learning English

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41、假如你叫李华，一名池州一中的学生，同时也是环境保护的志愿者。请根据以下内容为《池州日报》写一封英文倡议书，倡议池州市区中学生选择共享单车作为交通工具。倡议书内容：

1. 私家车、出租车和公交车的普及使用增加了道路负担，加剧环境污染；

2. 选择共享单车出行的好处；

3. 提出呼吁。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头已给出，但不计入总词数。

注：共享单车 a shared bike

Dear Fellow Students,

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua