襄阳2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、We can't imagine what great trouble the medical care personnel had _______ with the COVID-19.

A.fought B.for fighting C.to fight D.fighting

2、_____ on the subject for half an hour, Liu Ying suddenly realized she had done the wrong subject.

A.To be working B.Work C.Having been working D.Have worked

3、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

4、An unhappy childhood may have some negative effects on a person’s characters however, they are not always_________.

A．practical

B．avoidable

C．permanent

D．beneficial

5、According to a review of 56 studies the more a person is________to classical music as a child,the better he can control his mood as a grown-up.

A.revealed B.exposed C.proposed D.reminded

6、All rights ______ , no one is allowed to copy or use this paper for other commercial purposes.

A.preserved B.observed C.deserved D.reserved

7、The picture offer the best evidence to date that a planet once _____ dead is actually a lively pot of geological change.

A.assuming B.assumed C.resuming D.resumed

8、The Summer Palace, which we visited last summer, is one of Beijing's main tourist _____.

A.attractions B.dominations C.motivations D.conditions

9、My uncle is a(n) _____ man. If he promises to do something, he is sure to do it.

A. modest B. reliable C. aggressive D. punctual

10、The flood everything, the victims became homeless and could only live temporarily in shelters.

A.destroyed B.having destroyed C.destroying D.had destroyed

11、His idea of having weekly family meals together，which seemed difficult at first，has ______ many good changes in their lives.

A．got through

B．resulted from

C．turned into

D．brought about

12、The fact has worried us more and more students have got near-sighted.

A. what B. which C. that   D. though

13、一 When did the computer crash?

一 This morning, while I the reading materials downloaded from some websites.

A.have sorted B.was sorting C.am sorting D.had sorted

14、This is one of the best novels that____appeared this year.

A.have been B.has C.had been D.have

15、It has been announced that all the students ________ put on masks before going to school in case they are infected with SARS virus.

A. shall B. will C. need D. may

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

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

17、The professor tried his best to make the students__________what he was saying but he found it hard to make himself ___________.

A. understand; understand

B. understand; understood

C. understood; understood

D. understood; understand

18、I decided to try _______ to rid my students of their fear and dislike of books.

A. in depth B. at any cost

C. around the corner D. to a degree

19、We had lots of good applicants for the job, but one _________ from the rest.

A.made out B.stood out C.picked out D.figured out

20、More and more people go jogging in the morning, _______ benefits for health arise from the air rich in oxygen.

A.which B.that C.whose D.who

21、Top students are not merely those who sit up late and study. It is efficiency ______ matters.

A.that B.how C.what D.which

22、What shall we use for power when all the oil in the world has been _____？

A．given out

B．put out

C．held up

D．used up

23、I think it is important for children to have brothers and sisters they can ________.

A.relate to B.split up C.drop off D.decide on

24、--- I’m afraid I can’t finish the book within this week.

--- _____.

A. Please go ahead B. That’s right

C. Not at all D. Take your time

25、The housing price in Suzhou ________ sharply recently, so new measures are to be taken to control it.

A．has been rising

B．will rise

C．rises

D．had risen

26、   ‘Come on slow coach! Hurry up!’ I (Emily) called excitedly. Grace walked over the cart and kneeled down beside me. ‘Are you ready?’ I asked. ‘Yes,’ said Grace.

Carefully I untied the string around the package. Then, together we pulled the sacks (麻布袋) off. There wasn’t a dead body inside There was just a roll of cloth. And we both recognized the cloth. It was from Salts Mill.

‘They’re stealing cloth from the mill,’ I said shocked.

‘We have to tell someone.’ said Grace.

‘Yes,’ I said, ‘but not yet. We’ll come back tonight. We’ll see who they meet.’

‘I don’t want to come back tonight,’ said Grace.

‘Then I’ll come by myself, I said I wasn’t afraid of the dark.

When you worked in a mill, you were afraid of the machines and you were afraid of the overlooker (监工). They were far more terrifying than the darkness. I loved the silence of night-time. And in fact, I loved the darkness because with the darkness came the end of the working day.

So that night, I walked back to the canal alone. It was a clear night and I could see the stars. I hid in some bushes near the cart, and waited. I didn’t have to wait for long. First, the man with red hair came. He stood by the old cart and coughed, a horrible chesty cough that broke the silence of the night. Then along came another man. I recognized him and my heart sank. It was Grace’s father.

‘Poor Grace,’ I thought. ‘I can’t tell anyone about this. Grace’s father will go to prison. The family will lose their house. Grace will lose her job. They’ll have no money and no home. They’ll die.’

I looked into the darkness for an answer. ‘I have to tell someone,’ I thought. And there was only one person I could tell. There was only one person I could trust. That was James, James’ father was an important overlooker. ‘The overlooker won’t believe me. But maybe he’ll believe his son James loves me. He’ll listen to me.’

【1】Why didn’t Grace want to come back that night?

A.Because she was a person who was afraid of darkness.

B.Because her slowness would have an effect on Emily’s plan.

C.Because she hated Emily due to Emily laughing at her slowness.

D.Because she had known her father’s participation in stealing cloth.

【2】Which was not a reason for Emily’s love of darkness?

A.She could enjoy the silence that nights brought.

B.She could prove that she was braver than Grace.

C.She could have free time to relax herself after work.

D.She could break away from the overlooker and machines.

【3】All of the following statements are true except that ________.

A.the red-haired man was not in good health

B.James’ father was the only person that Emily could believe in

C.Emily felt shocked to learn that another man was Graces’ father

D.the comments of the sacks contradicted what Emily and Grace had expected

27、   They say that picture is worth a thousand words, but the briefest look at books and the movies based on them would have anyone questioning this common saying. All too often, great words end up being turned into cinematic “turkeys”.

Good movies need good stories. If so, why has one of the earliest and greatest works in Western storytelling, Homer’s The Odyssey, never had an equally great movie based on it? Movies need strong characters. So why have the movies based on The Great Gatsby never been praised as “great”? Movies of course need impressive images, so why has Alice in Wonderland only resulted in movies best described as “interesting”?

One of the key reasons behind this is that while a book usually takes a few days to read, a movie typically lasts under two hours. This means that great books can lose plot details and characters when they move to the big screen. This is something that even the highly successful Harry Potter movies can’t escape from, with fans of the books disappointed not to see some of their favorite characters in the movie versions.

Movies also disappoint us when things don’t look the way we imagined them in the books. Take, for example, the epic movie Troy, which is in part based on Homer’s The Iliad and was met with mixed reviews from the audience. The most questionable issue was the actress chosen to play the part of Helen. Many people thought she didn’t live up to Helen's title of “the most beautiful woman in the world”, influencing opinions of the movie to some extent.

There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people’s eyes. Furthermore, books and movies are two different forms of media and therefore have different rules. With this in mind, perhaps we should judge a movie in its own right, and not against its original source. Interestingly, audiences have in recent years turned to television series such as Sherlock or Mad Men, which can have many characters and gradual plot development. Perhaps, one day, readers of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most admired work will find themselves glued to their screens by episodes of The Great Gatsby.

【1】Which of the following statements about the movie adaptation is true?

A.The characters in The Odyssey do not stand out.

B.The movie Troy doesn't look the way we visualized while reading the book.

C.The visual images are not as striking as the descriptions in the book The Great Gatsby.

D.Some parts of the story and characters are missing in the movie Alice in Wonderland.

【2】One of the reasons why adaptations disappoint the audience is that ________.

A.they lack good storytelling

B.the images are not impressive enough

C.the characters in the movies are not strong and interesting

D.there is not enough time for movies to fully present the whole story

【3】The underlined “ original source” in the last paragraph probably refers to _________.

A.audience B.book

C.characters. D.images

【4】What does the text mainly talk about?

A.Good books may not be adapted for great movies.

B.Reading books is better than watching movies.

C.People are dissatisfied with the current movies.

D.People are expressing their preference to reading books.

28、London, well-known for its wide variety of museums, offers great fun and entertainment to families with kids on their tour around it, and best of all, most of the museums are free. Here are some that are too good to miss.

London Transport Museum

This is a great, child-friendly museum which combines education（tracing the history of public transport from 1829 to the present day）with activities. Housed in a huge iron and glass structure, the museum possesses a wonderful and colorful collection of horse-drawn and motorized trams(有轨电车), buses and trolley cars.

The Theatre Museum

The name of the museum is a little misleading. It offers all aspects of the performing arts, so there are displays of ballet, opera, pop music and magic. But there's no doubt that it's theatre and drama that take centre stage. The museum is big on interaction, putting on a daily program of free workshops where kids can learn how to operate puppets(木偶), try on costumes and even walk out on a stage.

The Science Museum

The Science Museum, perhaps more than any other museum, understands children. It understands that children like to be involved with the exhibits; they like to touch, to feel, to press and to push as well as merely to see. Bathed in blue light, it offers lots of hands-on fun.

There is also an IMAX theatre showing science-related films on huge screens. Before leaving, make sure you check out the museum shop which is filled with science toys and games.

【1】What does London Transport Museum look like?

A．A British castle.

B．An American-style building.

C．An old school.

D．A modern building.

【2】What makes the Theatre Museum child-friendly?

A．Dramas for children.

B．Pop music shows.

C．Free workshops.

D．Magic performances.

【3】What is the Science Museum probably best-known for?

A．Its IMAX theatre.

B．Its hands-on experience.

C．Its gift shop.

D．Its blue light.

29、   Foldable phones are once again facing questions about their durability(耐久性).The Galaxy Z Flip and the Motorola Razr are now both available to buy in the US-but early reports suggest the screens are easily damaged.

One media published photos of two layers of the Razr's display separating, affecting the touch screen. The Galaxy flip, meanwhile, boasts(自夸)a "flexible glass" display---but tests appear to show it scratching(刮擦)as easily as plastic.

In a statement, Samsung said the display had a protective layer, and had undergone extensive testing. "While the display does bend, it should be handled with care, "it said.

The Z Flip's "pretty thin glass" is one of Samsung's primary marketing messages for the new phone. But a durability test conducted by popular Zack Nelson, a regular buyer, suggested it was no more durable than soft plastic screen, and could even be dented(痕)by fingernail.

Nelson said Samsung's screen scratched exactly how plastic screen would react. "I don't know what material this is, but Samsung definitely shouldn't be calling it glass," he said. He found that the screen of the Motorola Razr scratched as easily but it is not marketed as "glass".

The Motorola Razr was put on sale 13 days ago in the US, but Raymond Wong, an editor says the flexible screen on his handset has already broken. The upper layer of the Razr's screen separated from the bottom, creating "a giant horizontal air bubble" for no apparent reason. He wrote that the fault appeared after 45-minute train ride during which the phone was in his pocket. The screen was completely warped from hinge-to-hinge with the top layer raised like a poorly applied screen protector. But Mr. Wong said that apart from the visual problem, the damage has affected the responsiveness of the touchscreen.

【1】What attitude do the buyers have to the quality of Galaxy Flip and Razr?

A.Suspicious. B.Objective.

C.Optimistic. D.Unconcerned.

【2】What is the outstanding feature of the Z Flip by Samsung?

A.Low price. B.Portable style.

C.Extremely thin screen. D.Protective function.

【3】Why does Nelson complain about Samsung?

A.He is angry at its post-sale service.

B.He is strict in its screen materials.

C.He is disappointed at its unfair competition.

D.He is unsatisfied with its inexact statement.

【4】What is the best title of the text?

A.Cheat always exists in business

B.Foldable phones may not be all that great

C.Different brands have their special features

D.Disadvantages of two kinds of phones

30、   I often go to France to visit my grandmother who is very dear to me. She’s now 76 years old, _________every time I go to visit, the two of us are very _________ that it might be the last time we see each other for she has cancer.

Last time I visited her in December of 2012. I did a series of short video interviews about her _________. I asked her about her greatest _________ and life learning so far, her favorite books, food and stories. I learned a large quantity of amazing _______ things about her I never knew before.

This year, I did not really have questions, only a strong _________ for her to know how much she is loved. I cooked for her and _________ her stories.

_________ leaving, I was looking for a way to leave something special behind _________ the memory of our time together. So I wrote her five different love and gratitude __________ to let her know how much she means to me, and hid them in __________ places where I knew she would finally ________ them. One under her pillow. Another one hanging from the lamp cover by which she reads in the evening. Another one by her toothbrush. One in her mailbox which she eagerly ________ every day. And the last one on her car’s steering wheel (方向盘).

I left joyfully __________ that these cards would surely cheer her up after I left.  She __________ me as I was departing for Paris to catch my plane back to the US and said, “I found your three cards! By the time I discovered the third card, I was __________ out loud! Obviously, they did me so much ________. Thank you so much!” I smiled to myself, knowing she still has two more to ________! It was Sunday, so my guess was that she had not checked her __________ and had not yet __________ her car!

【1】A. but B. so C. for D. when

【2】A. aware B. sure C. sad D. disappointed

【3】A. career B. childhood C. family D. life

【4】A. expectations B. achievements C. contributions D. memories

【5】A. sweet B. old C. new D. exciting

【6】A. interest B. desire C. inspiration D. appeal

【7】A. wrote B. told C. read D. loved

【8】A. Before B. After C. On D. Once

【9】A. besides B. without C. rather than D. instead of

【10】A. stories B. books C. letters D. notes

【11】A. secret B. interesting C. mysterious D. different

【12】A. find B. remove C. reach D. like

【13】A. searches B. checks C. uses D. clean

【14】A. realizing B. saying C. knowing D. commenting

【15】A. hugged B. called C. thanked D. concerned

【16】A. laughing B. screaming C. crying D. running

【17】A. surprise B. favor C. good D. relaxation

【18】A. see B. share C. report D. go

【19】A. bedroom B. mailbox C. card D. book

【20】A. entered B. cleaned C. driven D. found

31、Each day, 10-year-old Seth asked his mom for more and more lunch money. Yet he seemed ________ than ever and came home from school hungry. It   ________ that Seth was handing his lunch money to a fifth-grader, who was threatening to beat him up if he didn’t pay.

Kayla, 13, thought things were going well at her new school, _________ all the popular girls were being so nice to her. But then she found out that one of them had posted _________ rumors about her. Kayla cried herself to sleep that night and refused to go to school.

In national surveys, most kids and teens say that bullying happens at school. A bully can turn something like going to the wash room or recess (隐秘处) into a/an _________ for kids. Bullying can leave deep emotional scars. And in _________ situations, it can involve violent threats, property damage, or someone getting seriously hurt. Therefore, it’s necessary to help your child identify bullying and cope with it as well as _________ its lasting impact.

Most kids have been   _________ by a sibling or a friend at some point. And it’s not usually harmful when done in a playful, friendly, and mutual way, and both kids find it funny. But when it becomes hurtful, unkind, and constant, it _________ the line into bullying and needs to stop.

It’s important to take bullying   _________and not just brush it off as something that kids have to “tough out.” The effects can be serious and affect kids’ sense of safety and _________. In severe cases, bullying has _________ tragedies, such as suicides and school shootings.

If your child tells you about being bullied, listen _________ and offer comfort and support. Kids are often _________to tell adults about bullying because they feel embarrassed and ashamed that it’s happening. Therefore, praise your child for doing the right thing by talking to you about it. Let someone at school (the principal, school nurse, or a counselor or teacher) know about the situation. They are often _________ to monitor and take steps to prevent further problems.

【1】

A．stronger

B．happier

C．skinnier

D．slimmer

【2】

A．turned out

B．gave out

C．figured out

D．brought out

【3】

A．thus

B．while

C．though

D．since

【4】

A．friendly

B．incredible

C．mean

D．false

【5】

A．nightmare

B．fantasy

C．adventure

D．daydream

【6】

A．special

B．extreme

C．certain

D．crucial

【7】

A．lessen

B．remove

C．increase

D．decline

【8】

A．abused

B．struck

C．teased

D．annoyed

【9】

A．crossed

B．draws

C．holds

D．passes

【10】

A．well

B．easy

C．angrily

D．seriously

【11】

A．self-worth

B．self-discipline

C．self-awareness

D．self-control

【12】

A．resulted from

B．led by

C．contributed to

D．come to

【13】

A．anxiously

B．selectively

C．indifferently

D．calmly

【14】

A．keen

B．reluctant

C．unbearable

D．voluntary

【15】

A．in the office

B．out of position

C．out of office

D．in a position

32、Afel was only a very small boy when he first saw snow in a picture book. It had lots of pictures of children _______ in big white fields. He asked, “Mum, what are those white fields?” His mother laughed, “That’s snow, and they are making a snowman!” She tried to _______

What snow was. Afel didn’t really _______ because there was no real snow where he lived. But he showed great interest.

One day when he was 12, Afel was watching a programme on TV at his uncle’s house. The programme was full of snow. And not only snow—there were people _______ across the snow. They looked like fantastic birds. They had hats covering all their heads and big goggles over their eyes. And on their feet, they had _______ shoes.

“What are those?” he asked his uncle excitedly. “Skis,” replied his uncle. “And those people are called skiers.” At that moment, he _______ to be a skier. He asked his uncle what the programme was. “The Winter Olympics,” said his uncle. “It’s like the normal Olympics, but for _______ where you need snow—ski jumping, bobsleigh(长橇), those sorts of things. They have it every four years.”

Afel found out that the next Winter Olympics would be in Beijing, in 2022. “Perfect,” he thought. “Enough _______ for me to become a brilliant skier.”

“But there’s no snow here!” people told him. “Where are you going to ski?” Afel _______ them. He made himself a pair of skis from two pieces of wood. He tied them to his feet and practised skiing _______ two sticks in his hands. He practised again and again until he could _______ quite quickly across the sand. He _______ to fly down the hills like the people on TV, but he couldn’t.

“Never mind,” he thought. “It’s a _______”

“How will you go to the Olympics?” people asked him. “Our country doesn’t even have a team that goes to the Winter Olympics. We have good runners and win lots of medals at the Olympics. But no skiing, no.” Afel didn’t care.

So every night, out in the middle of the desert, Afel now practises skiing down sand hills. He _______ that the yellow sand and brown earth are as gold as the medal he will bring home with him, when he is the _______.

【1】

A．drawing

B．playing

C．dancing

D．hiking

【2】

A．announce

B．stress

C．conclude

D．explain

【3】

A．mind

B．respond

C．understand

D．regret

【4】

A．walking

B．riding

C．running

D．flying

【5】

A．strong

B．strange

C．fashionable

D．comfortable

【6】

A．promised

B．claimed

C．agreed

D．decided

【7】

A．projects

B．fields

C．sports

D．courses

【8】

A．time

B．energy

C．experience

D．determination

【9】

A．avoided

B．ignored

C．corrected

D．criticized

【10】

A．pushing

B．pulling

C．holding

D．waving

【11】

A．roll

B．march

C．jump

D．move

【12】

A．needed

B．prepared

C．pretended

D．attempted

【13】

A．start

B．chance

C．solution

D．strategy

【14】

A．dreams

B．predicts

C．assumes

D．realizes

【15】

A．authority

B．champion

C．genius

D．celebrity

33、   When I was nine years old my greatest desire in life was to own a pogo stick(蹦蹦跷). My mother told me they were too _______ and that we simply couldn't _______ one. One day before Christmas, my _______ and I went to the department store to pay our credit bill. While my mother and I were at the counter paying the _______, my dad said he needed to see something in the tool department. Soon he _______ with a long thin box. I remembered _______ at the very moment if it was a pogo stick in that box.

When we got home my dad put the box in the barn (谷仓). While my parents were _______ with their housework, I _______ out to the barn and found the box. I was so _______ and I knew that as soon as I opened that ________ box, my bright shiny pogo stick would ________.

No such ________！Inside the box was a silly old ________. And so Christmas morning was both great and ________. I got some nice gifts but I didn't get the present that I ________ wanted.

After all the packing paper was cleaned up my dad said he needed to tend to something in the barn. When he came back in, he was ________ my beautiful pogo stick. I couldn't believe it, how they were able to ________ the money for it and how they ________ me with the broom.

________ we didn't have much money, my parents gave me the most important ________ of all, an abundance of love.

【1】A.heavy B.expensive C.ugly D.dangerous

【2】A.afford B.order C.handle D.make

【3】A.mother B.father C.parents D.friend

【4】A.fine B.price C.bill D.fee

【5】A.came back B.went away C.passed by D.walked around

【6】A.asking B.checking C.examining D.wondering

【7】A.tired B.familiar C.busy D.satisfied

【8】A.helped B.slipped C.jumped D.escaped

【9】A.upset B.worried C.anxious D.excited

【10】A.magical B.strange C.broken D.delicate

【11】A.arrive B.leave C.change D.appear

【12】A.luck B.fun C.hope D.joy

【13】A.stick B.book C.broom D.toy

【14】A.annoying B.disappointing C.frightening D.disturbing

【15】A.usually B.shortly C.secretly D.really

【16】A.cutting B.decorating C.carrying D.repairing

【17】A.save B.lose C.donate D.offer

【18】A.cheated B.tricked C.taught D.hurt

【19】A.If B.Since C.Unless D.Although

【20】A.tool B.gift C.advice D.promise

34、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.

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.

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, becoming the first known case of human-animal 【1】, the zoo's chief veterinarian said on Sunday.

Nadia, the 4-year-old Malayan tiger that tested positive, was 【2】 for the COVID-19 disease after 【3】 a dry cough along with three other tigers and three lions, the Wildlife Conservation Society, which manages the zoo, said in a statement.

All of the cats are expected to recover, it said. But officials believe this is a unique case because Nadia became sick after 【4】 to an asymptomatic zoo employee, Paul Calle, chief veterinarian at the Bronx Zoo, told Reuters.

Calle said they did not know which employee infected the tiger. "This is the first time that we have discovered that a person infects the animal and the animal gets sick," Calle said, adding that they planned to share the findings with other zoos and institutions. " I guess 【5】 we will all have a better understanding as a result.

While the other tigers and lions were also 【6】 symptoms, the zoo decided to test only Nadia because she was the sickest and  had started to lose her appetite already, and they did not want to 【7】 all the cats to anesthesia(麻醉), Calle said.

Nadia 【8】 X-rays, an ultrasound(超声波) and blood tests to try to figure out what was making her sick . They decided to test for COVID-19 【9】 the surge in cases in New York City, the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States.The first tiger at the zoo, which has been shut since mid-March, began showing 【10】 of illness on March 27, according to the US Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services Laboratories.

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

Driving an electric car 【1】 to the protection of environment, or so the marketing departments of their makers would have you believe. Yet a report which analyzes car emissions presents a rather different picture. A battery-powered car recharged with 【2】 generated by coal-fired power stations, it found, is likely to be more harmful. It could cause more than three times as many deaths from pollution as a 【3】 petrol-driven vehicle.

The study was carried out by the University of Minnesota. The researchers estimated how levels of fine particulate matter (细颗粒物) and ground-level ozone — two important 【4】 of air pollution — would change when a car is powered by different ways.

It was no surprise that electric cars whose batteries were recharged with power from wind, solar or hydro-electric sources came out to be virtually free from harmful 【5】. They were estimated to cause 231 deaths over the course of a year, compared with 878 for petrol cars. Electric cars recharged with power from natural gas-fired stations were also a lot less harmful than petrol-driven ones, with 439 deaths. But if those same electric cars were recharged 【6】 by coal, they would be responsible for over 3,000 deaths.

Biofuels also caused more health problems than petrol. But diesel, which often  【7】 concern about pollution, is slightly cleaner than petrol. This is because the study assumes for all cars that emission-control technologies will be more widely used, especially particulate filters which have a remarkable effect on cleaning diesel 【8】. Diesel cars are also more 【9】 of fuel than petrol-driven ones.

Overall, the study shows that electric cars are cleaner than those traditional vehicles only if the power used to charge then is also clean. That is hardly a surprise, but the 【10】 of the difference is. How green electric cars really are, then, will depend mainly on where they are driven. In France, which obtains more than half of its power from nuclear station, electric cars look like a good bet. In China and some other developing countries, where a large amount of electricity is produced from coal, they may not be so environment- friendly as they are marketed.

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Yet, some people are【1】 They claim that surfing the Internet is a waste of time. They make the 【2】 that children spend too much time chatting and playing games instead of 【3】 on their school work. However, a recent survey conducted in the USA shows that 80 per cent of Internet users 【4】 it mostly to search for answers to questions. The second most common use of the Internet, for 79 per cent of Internet users, is to find out information about hobbies. These statistics prove that gathering information is the 【5】 use for the Internet.

38、假定你是李华，你的英国好友Jim计划去非洲做志愿者，但是他的父母以安全为由反对，他发来邮件讲述此事。请你给他回复邮件，内容包括：

1．你对该计划的看法；2．你的建议。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

39、Directions: Write an English composition in at least 120 words according to the instruction given below in Chinese.

最近，社会上的整形医院(plastic surgery hospital) 如雨后春笋般涌现出来，很多人，尤其是年轻人，热衷于整容手术(take cosmetic surgery)。请你谈谈自己对此现象的看法，并对自己的观点加以论证。

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40、根据写作要求，短文内容，写出一篇连贯完整的短文。词数不少于60。

Four teams of mountaineers set out on a race to conquer (征服) an unclimbed mountain peak in the Himalayas. The Canadian team chose a long, but safe route, while the British, Chinese and Russian teams chose a faster but steep and dangerous route up the mountain.

When night fell, the teams made camp on the mountainside. But the next morning, the sun rapidly rose air temperature and the strong wind caused a heavy snowfall, which led to a terrible avalanche. The disaster struck and some members of the British, Chinese and Russian teams were swept away and killed. But the Canadians didn’t know what had happened.

It was an hour after the disaster and there was no hope of finding any survivors. The leaders of the British, Chinese and Russian teams, met to discuss how to successfully keep all the survivors alive.

The table above was a summary of what they could collect. The leaders made a final decision that they had to find a way to conquer the mountain and put their flags on the peak.

假设你是领队之一，请你联系加拿大领队David，告知你们的遭遇和决定，并向对方求助。内容包括：1. 你们的遭遇及目前的困难；2. 你们的决定及理由；3. 向对方求助。

Dear David,

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Yours,

Steve

41、假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Peter对于中国粉丝给国外明星取昵称的行为非常感兴趣，比如说“卷福”、“霉霉”、“小李子”、“寡姐”等。请你给他写一封邮件，介绍一个你认为最喜欢的中文昵称。内容包括:1. 中文昵称的含义；2. 中英文名字在含义或发音等方面的关联；3. 粉丝起该昵称的原因。

注意:1. 该昵称可用中文或拼音表示；2. 邮件词数在80词左右。

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