攀枝花2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、The report data shows that pleasure reading levels for younger children, ages 2-8, remain   the same.

A.large B.larger C.largest D.largely

2、The man could not go to work with his car _____.

A.to steal B.stolen C.stealing D.stole

3、Mable is very weak, so the doctor advised that not only ______ more flood, but she should also take more exercise.

A.should she have B.she should have C.she has D.has she

4、Would you slow down a bit，please？I can't________you.

A．keep up with

B．put up with

C．make up to

D．hold on to

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

A.Once B.While C.As D.If

6、________is often the case, people stare at their phones while sitting on the bus.

A．That

B．It

C．That

D．As

7、In G7 Summit held in Canada, divisions between USA and other countries, in some critics’ opinion, were just papered over but by no means ________ .

A. they were fully solved B. they had been fully solved

C. were they fully solved D. had they been fully solved

8、The exciting moment ________ Gerry will always remember is ________ he approaches the Harbor Bridge and the Opera House.

A．that; that

B．that; when

C．when; that

D．when; when

9、As we know, _______ of beauty change across time and cultural groups.

A.structures B.status C.statistics D.standards

10、The book is a complete introduction ________ all the best Indian films.

A.in B.on C.to D.about

11、Heat the water. ___________, it will freeze.

A.However B.Otherwise C.Meanwhile D.Therefore

12、When I came home last night, I saw my little kid _______ on the bed, with his whole attention _______upon the book about Harry Potter.

A. lying; fixing B. lay; fixed

C. sitting; to fix D. seated; fixed

13、As the final examinations ______ students begin to busy themselves with reviewing.

A. draw in B. drop out

C. draw near D. drop in

14、Can you imagine________the work in twelve hours?

A.he finishes B.him finishing C.him finish D.him to finish

15、Millions of pounds' worth of damage   by a storm which swept across the north of England last night.

A.will be caused B.had been caused

C.has been caused D.will have been caused

16、_____, we should reconsider the plan carefully. Which one is wrong?

A. In my view B. As far as I’m concerned

C. In my opinion D. As long as

17、There are a number of methods to provide relief from your toothache, which can’t cure the problem.

A. permanent B. temporary

C. contemporary   D. consequent

18、There _______ be less risk of climbing to the summit since we have made adequate preparations for it.

A.should B.shall C.need D.would

19、The theory _____ by Einstein was later to prove true, but at that time few people could accept it .

A.put out B.put together C.put aside D.put forward

20、The teachers_______ themselves in planning out the work of the coming semester.

A.occupied B.operated C.arranged D.employed

21、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

22、This program plays a role of a medium   some assume is of great value to cultural exchange.

A.when B.where C.which D.who

23、Our air-conditioners sell well, but decades of years ago no one could have imagined such a big share in the market that they ________ .

A. were to have B. were having

C. have had D. had had

24、Word came ___ some American guests would visit our school .

A.whether B.that C.as D.how

25、The young teacher has ________ ambitious.

A. been proved to be B. proved to be

C. been proved D. proved being

26、   It’s quite a time for the strange weather, and it does not get much stranger than snow falling in one of the hottest places in the world.

On Sunday morning, Ain Sefra, a desert town in Algeria known as the “Gateway to the Sahara”, experienced a large amount of snow for reportedly the third time in 40 years. Some reports said parts of the area got as deep as 15 inches of snow, but Ain Sefra officially reported less than one inch in some places. Some people were very excited about it. It was strange enough to provide some very special pictures from an area that usually sees some of the hottest temperatures on earth during the summer.

Now, it’s not uncommon for the temperature across even the hottest of deserts to drop tens of degrees Fahrenheit at night, meaning any unusual snow could stay there around for a while. But photographers at the scene said the snow actually stayed intact (完好无损的) for a good portion of the day.

“We were really surprised when we woke up to see snow again,” photographer Karim Bouchetata told Shutterstock. “It stayed all day on Sunday and began melting at around 5 p. m.” While snow is not often falling down in the desert area, a similar snow phenomenon happened just last year. Before that, it had been 37 years since Ain Sefra’s last snowfall.

【1】Why were some people in Ain Sefra excited?

A.The snow was one inch deep in some places.

B.They could take some wonderful pictures.

C.They never experienced a snow before.

D.They knew nothing about Ain Sefra.

【2】Which of the following statements is NOT true about Ain Sefra?

A.It belongs to Algeria.

B.It has witnessed 3 snowfalls in 37 years.

C.It is one of the hottest places in the world.

D.It is referred to as the “Gateway to the Sahara”.

【3】Why could the snow stay for a while?

A.It was unusual to snow.

B.Nobody touched the snow.

C.It fell in the coldest of deserts.

D.The temperature was low enough at night.

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

A.Snowfalls in One of the Hottest Places in the World

B.Happiness Coming from the Strange Weather

C.The Gateway to the Sahara — Ain Sefra

D.The Hottest Places in the World

27、High School Course Requirements for College Admissions

While admissions standards vary greatly from one school to another, nearly all colleges and universities will be looking to see that applicants have completed a standard core (核心) curriculum. As you choose classes in high school, these core courses should always be the most important. Students without these classes may be automatically disqualified for admission. In general, a typical high school core curriculum looks something like this.

English: 4 years

Foreign Language: 2 to 3 years

Math: 3 years

Science: 2 to 3 years including lab science

Social Studies and History: 2 to 3 years

Art: 1 year

Keep in mind that the required courses for admission differ from the recommended courses. At selective colleges and universities, additional years of math, science and language will be necessary for you to be a competitive applicant.

When colleges calculate your Grade Point Average (GPA) for admissions purposes, they will often ignore the GPA on your transcript (成绩单) and focus only on your grades in these core subject areas. Grades for physical education, music performance and other non-core courses are not as useful for predicting your level of college readiness as these core courses. This doesn't mean that electives aren't important. Colleges do want to see that you have a large variety of interests and experiences, but they simply don't provide a good window into an applicant's  ability to handle strict college courses.

Core course requirements vary from state to state, and many of the more selective colleges will want to see a strong high school academic record that goes well beyond the core. Advanced Placement, IB and Honors courses are a must to be competitive at the most selective colleges. In most cases, the strongest applicants to highly selective colleges will have four years of math (including calculus), four years of science and four years of a foreign language.

【1】How many courses are included in a typical high school core curriculum?

A.Three. B.Six. C.Eight. D.Ten.

【2】What does your non-core courses mean when you apply to college?

A.Your intelligence level. B.Your academic standard.

C.Your talents and creativity. D.Your interests and experiences.

【3】Who will most probably be interested in the text?

A.High school students B.High school teachers

C.College students D.College teachers

28、   Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP) was founded by Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) in 1979. With the characteristics of foreign language and  educational publishing, FLTRP is now the leading comprehensive cultural and educational publishing organization in China with worldwide reputation. During the past 40 years after its founding, FLTRP has always been carrying out its business with the mission of “recording human civilization and bridging world cultures”. Relying on the academic advantages of BFSU, FLTRP is now capable of publishing diversified books and journals in more than 80 languages every year. In the meantime, FLTRP has also been actively engaged in exploring the transformation of educational services and digital innovation, expanding its global business and promoting cultural exchange between China and foreign countries, for which FLTRP is hailed as the “true industry leader” and the “epitome (缩影) of the reform and development of China’s publishing industry” in China’s foreign language publishing market.

Responding to the state call of carrying out the transformation of digital publishing, Beijing Viaton Education & Technology Co. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Viaton) was established as a wholly-owned subsidiary of FLTRP. The main product of this company is the Viaton E-pen, which is developed with international advanced optical recognition technology and digital voice technology, recognizing the sixth generation of electronic teaching and learning products. FLTRP now has published more than 4,000 books in conjunction with the Viaton E-pen. With seven years of accumulation, Viaton E-pen has become a leading brand in the domestic E-pen industry. In 2017, Viaton launched the first intelligent E-pen, marking a new era of learning intelligence.

In 2020, FLTRP developed Viaton VT-E01, a bilingual translation machine to translate text, speech, or images from English into Chinese or vice versa. It employs A Modern English-Chinese Dictionary and A Modern Chinese-English Dictionary pressed by FLTRP, overwhelming more than 4,000,000 words with professional pronunciations. FLTRP perfectly combines professional resources and advanced technology to offer a comprehensive translation service for customers. Supporting multiple functions as a dictionary, a scanner, an audio player and most importantly a translator, Viaton VT-E01 provides a brand new method in daily English learning.

【1】FLTRP is a leading publishing organization to ______.

A.reform China’s foreign language publishing market

B.develop advanced optical recognition technology

C.publish books and journals in different languages

D.launch new generations of digital voice technology

【2】When did Viaton’s first intelligent E-pen come into the market?

A.In 1979. B.In 2019.

C.In 2017. D.In 2020.

【3】Viaton VT-E01 can be used to do the following activities except ______.

A.translating text from Chinese into more than 80 languages

B.pronouncing more than 4,000,000 words professionally

C.scanning text, speech, or images in English and Chinese

D.working as an electronic English-Chinese dictionary

【4】What is the purpose of FLTRP developing Viaton E-pens?

A.To combine professional resources and advanced technology.

B.To become a leading brand in China’s foreign publishing market.

C.To record human civilization and bridge world cultures.

D.To provide a brand new method in daily English learning.

29、The Guardian Holidays

【1】Which tour will you choose if you are interested in country music?

A.Elvis Presley’s Memphis & Nashville. B.East Coast Extravaganza.

C.New England in the Fall. D.America’s Golden West.

【2】What do New England in the Fall and East Coast Extravaganza have in common?

A.They both include a visit to Boston. B.They both last for nine days.

C.They both start in October. D.They both cost the same.

【3】Where will tourists go during the America’s Golden West tour?

A.Tupelo and San Francisco. B.Montgomery and San Diego.

C.Monterey and Las Vegas. D.Los Angeles and Plymouth.

30、Jeremy can no longer read, drive a car or even recognize faces. But the 20-year-old, who lost his central vision two years ago, can _________ hit a small white ball into a slightly larger hole from a considerable distance.

Jeremy was diagnosed with an extremely rare disease called LHON. Faced with the onset of blindness, Jeremy admits he _________ into depression for a couple of months and feared he’d never play golf again.

One day on TV he saw a guy crying bitterly who had just lost his family when a plane crashed down on his house. Jeremy thought, “If this guy can make it through this, then I can _________ having no central vision.” That became his motto: “Things could be _________.”

So six months after losing his sight, Jeremy decided to _________ his golf club again. He had played every Sunday since the age of twelve with his Dad Lionel. Blind golf brought them even closer because, unlike the regular version of the sport, it’s a _________ game.

Lionel acts as his son’s sighted coach on the course. He _________ the hole and hazards（障碍）. Then he points in the direction, while Jeremy places his chin on his dad’s shoulder to get a _________ of the correct position.

They played together and won the World Blind Golf Championship. Besides, Jeremy has been collecting money and raising _________ of LHON with sponsored bike rides, half-marathons and even sky dives. “That’s the greater __________ of my doing anything,” he told CNN.

【1】

A．casually

B．seriously

C．successfully

D．accidentally

【2】

A．ran

B．looked

C．slipped

D．burst

【3】

A．avoid

B．suffer

C．escape

D．survive

【4】

A．funnier

B．worse

C．simpler

D．crazier

【5】

A．look for

B．show off

C．pick up

D．deal with

【6】

A．team

B．class

C．mind

D．strength

【7】

A．clears

B．measures

C．discovers

D．describes

【8】

A．sense

B．sign

C．view

D．mark

【9】

A．levels

B．awareness

C．standards

D．spirit

【10】

A．challenge

B．opportunity

C．potential

D．purpose

31、   The 65-year-old Steve Goodwin, suffering from early Alzheimer’s, was losing his memory.

As a keen lover of the piano, he was truly _______ about music, _______ he had never performed outside the family.

Melissa, his daughter, insisted it’s _______ worthwhile to save his music. Steve _______, tears in eyes. _______, Naomi, Melissa’s best friend and a talented pianist, came and met Steve for the first time, showing willingness to help.

She told Steve she’d love to hear him play the _______. Steve moved and sat at the bench, hands _______ as he gently placed his fingers on the keys. Naomi put a small _______ near the piano. In great difficulty, Steve pressed on, playing for the first time in his life for a _______.

“It was amazingly ________, worth saving.” Naomi said after listening to the recording.

They met every other week. He’d move his fingers ________ on the piano, and then she’d take his place. He ________ to explain what he heard in his head. He stood by the piano, eyes closed, listening for the first time to his own work being played by someone else.

Steve and Naomi spoke in music. He heard it, all of it, but just couldn’t play it.

However, working with Naomi did ________ for Steve. It had completely excited within him the faith ________ he could write one last song. Steve called it “Melancholy Flower”.

Naomi managed to ________ 16 of Steve’s favorite, and most personal songs. The Goodwin family found a sound engineer to record Naomi playing Steve’s songs. They thought that would be the end. But it wasn’t.

In the months ________ the Christmas concert, Naomi told the director she had a special one in mind: “Melancholy Flower”. She believed that Steve’s music was beautiful and professional and needed to be shared to the ________. They were soon ________ to add it to the playing list. Steve considered it an honor, too.

By then, Steve was having a hard time remembering the names of his friends. He arrived and was ________ in the front row, surrounded by his family. The house lights faded. Naomi took the stage. Her fingers. His ________.

【1】A.enthusiastic B.unconfident C.anxious D.embarrassed

【2】A.as if B.even if C.so that D.what if

【3】A.other than B.rather than C.more than D.less than

【4】A.approved B.opposed C.appointed D.panicked

【5】A.Casually B.Actually C.Abnormally D.Consequently

【6】A.guitar B.violin C.piano D.sax

【7】A.waving B.trembling C.withdrawing D.dancing

【8】A.sculpture B.compass C.speaker D.recorder

【9】A.friend B.child C.stranger D.colleague

【10】A.admirable B.stressful C.ridiculous D.specific

【11】A.automatically B.ambitiously C.smoothly D.clumsily

【12】A.tended B.struggled C.demanded D.guaranteed

【13】A.wonders B.impressions C.coincidences D.attempts

【14】A.what B.that C.which D.when

【15】A.put up with B.exchange with C.figure out D.subscribe to

【16】A.leading to B.appealing to C.adapting to D.applying to

【17】A.addicted B.guilty C.professional D.public

【18】A.at risk B.in desperation C.in agreement D.with dignity

【19】A.instructed B.seated C.possessed D.assisted

【20】A.eyes B.wrists C.stomach D.heart

32、   Children enjoy helping others，especially if their parents do the same. When children’s basic needs are________，they’re willing to share almost anything they have with someone ________.

My daughter began to help others at an early age. When she was young，she helped me________her outgrown clothes and toys to charities. At that time，we were ________able to make ends meet._________.we used what little we had________to help others. I’m________that this act took my daughter’s focus off our own circumstances and created________in her for helping others. She always had food to eat and clothes to wear-she didn’t ________a lack in her life and so she was willing to________give anything she had.

As my daughter got older and had an allowance(零用钱)，she started contributing to charities of her________，spending her allowance on Christmas gifts or birthday presents. My daughter’s allowance is relatively ________，compared to sonic of her friends._________that doesn’t keep her from making a ________to people and organizations she wants to help.

Our family recently came up with a(n)_________for how we could work together to save up loose some money to help others. I’m forever picking up loose change around the house. So we decided to start a“Giving Jar”，where we could_______our spare change，and then as the_______arose，we would use it to help others. We already had more than $15. The "Giving Jar" has______us all to save more and it’s also a great conversation piece!

Don’t think you have a lot of______to give others a helping hand. Any amount，no matter how small.______the gift of a giving heart in your child.

【1】A.recognized B.identified C.satisfied D.approved

【2】A.in need B.in particular C.in advance D.in return

【3】A.take away B.put away C.turn away D.give away

【4】A.barely B.fully C.nearly D.generally

【5】A.Therefore B.However C.Otherwise D.Moreover

【6】A.looked over B.gone over C.taken over D.left over

【7】A.astonished B.worried C.convinced D.puzzled

【8】A.enthusiasm B.sympathy C.Challenge D.appreciation

【9】A.deserve B.sense C.admit D.regret

【10】A.accidentally B.stubbornly C.abruptly D.freely

【11】A.doubt B.reform C.choice D.wisdom

【12】A.small B.variable C.stable D.useful

【13】A.if B.or C.but D.so

【14】A.proposal B.contribution C.promise D.request

【15】A.idea B.explanation C.requirement D.excuse

【16】A.withdraw B.restore C.replace D.deposit

【17】A.emergency B.accident C.occasion D.struggle

【18】A.forced B.motivated C.forbidden D.warned

【19】A.time B.chance C.energy D.money

【20】A.preserves B.represents C.solves D.develops

33、   I believe we can create our own happiness. I believe the real magic in the world is done by humans.

I was sitting in my ______ at a stoplight listening to the radio, thinking how happy and warm I was in it. It was ______ outside, and I thought, “Life is good."

Now, this was a long line．As I ______ , I noticed two people huddled（挤在一起） together at the bus stop. The couple seemed to be doing their best to keep _______To my eyes, they were unhappy and uncomfortable. They looked ______．Their coats looked like they came from a bargain store.

But then I saw their ________Yes, they were huddling, but they were also laughing. They seemed to be sharing a good ______, and suddenly, instead of pitying them, I envied them. I thought, "Huh, what's so funny?" They didn't notice the wind. They weren't looking at my car thinking, "I ______ I had that."

You know ______ a single moment feels like an hour? Well, in that moment, I realized I had ______ things were all bad for them, but they weren't. And I understood we all have the ______to make moments of ______ happen.

Now, maybe that's easy for me to say. I feel lucky to have a house with a roof and a wife who ______ me. I felt this ______ even when I was working at Long John Silver's. In the beginning, it didn’t seem like a promising job. But ______ I had a job．And frankly, it was ______．After two weeks, I knew all I needed to know, and it freed my mind. The job allowed me to ______ about what my life could become.

The first year I worked there, we got robbed. I thought I was going to die．But everything ______ out all right. A lot of people ______ life as a series of miserable tasks, but after that, I didn't.

I believe this is _____ all of us can do: Try to be happy within the context of the life we are actually living. Happiness is not a situation to be longed for or a convergence of luck. Through the power of our own minds, we can help ourselves.

【1】A.store B.office C.house D.car

【2】A.bright B.cold C.warm D.dark

【3】A.walked B.returned C.complained D.waited

【4】A.warm B.calm C.close D.active

【5】A.innocent B.helpless C.poor D.strange

【6】A.coats B.faces C.bags D.backs

【7】A.joke B.speech C.offer D.idea

【8】A.regret B.promise C.wish D.hope

【9】A.when B.how C.why D.what

【10】A.worried B.found C.admitted D.assumed

【11】A.power B.temptation C.demand D.chance

【12】A.excitement B.satisfaction C.happiness D.trouble

【13】A.makes up for B.puts up with C.breaks up with D.keeps up with

【14】A.way B.case C.point D.sense

【15】A.at first B.at least C.in fact D.in brief

【16】A.funny B.fine C.precious D.easy

【17】A.come B.care C.bring D.dream

【18】A.proved B.helped C.turned D.got

【19】A.think B.look C.regard D.act

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

34、课文填空

The Sundance Film Festival 【1】 boycotts all Hollywood films, and we don’t foresee ever including them. The initial idea for our festival was 【2】 back in l978. when it was known as the Utah/US Film Festival. However, it was not well known until 1981. It was then that Robert Redford became its 【3】 and changed the focus to independent films, often made on very modest 【4】 It was given its new name-the Sundance Film Festival-in 1991. Redford has acted in and directed many big Hollywood films, but wanted to 【5】 the public to films made outside of the Hollywood system

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.

Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings.

The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression, which can be 【1】 back to 500 years ago. The expression is used to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle.

Being in “deep water” is almost the same as being in “hot water”. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult 【2】. Imagine a person who cannot swim being thrown in water over his head. You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve. The problem is too deep. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest in stocks in complete 【3】 of the stock market.

"Water over the dam" is another expression about a past event. It is something that cannot be 【4】. The expression comes from the idea that water that has 【5】 a dam cannot be brought back again. When a friend is 【6】 by a mistake she has made, you might tell her to forget about it. You say it is water over the dam.

Another common expression, "to hold water," is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about. It probably comes from the way of testing the 【7】 of a container. If it can hold water, it is strong and has no holes in it. If your 【8】 can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes. If it does not hold water, then it is weak and can not be 【9】.

"Throwing cold water" also is an expression that deals with an idea or 【10】. For example, you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems. But you wife "throws cold water" on the idea, because she says a new car costs too much

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

Why Cold weather Causes So many Flight Cancellation?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

38、假如你是李华，你校将举行高中生中华古诗词大赛。留学生Alice一直对中国文化和诗歌感兴趣，请你写信告知她这个消息，并邀请她一起参加。内容如下：

1.比赛时间和地点：下周五下午三点，学校学术报告厅。

2.比赛的目的和意义。

3.邀请她参加。

注意：1. 词数100左右;

2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。

3.中华古诗词大赛Chinese Ancient Poetry Contest 学术报告厅Lecture Hall

Dear Alice,

I’m Lihua.

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Yours，

Lihua

39、你受学生会委托，为在校的美国交换生写一则通知。请他们来听一场由中国某著名乐队表演的音乐会，内容包括：

1. 音乐会时间、地点；

2. 音乐会内容；

3. 期待他们参加。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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40、近年微博(micro-blog)在中国越来越流行。假设你是校报记者，请根据下列提示为校报写一篇介绍微博的英语短文，词数 120 左右。

内容要点如下:

1. 方便交流，分享心情，释放压力；

2. 泄漏隐私，浪费时间；

3. 个人观点或建议。

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41、请你根据下面的提示以李华的名义给母校写一封信，介绍你的美国之行。

1.李华是上海某中学高二的学生，对美国中学生的学习生活非常感兴趣，在暑假期间到美国学习了一个月。

2.到餐馆打工，培养动手的能力。

3.访问了在美国的华人，了解他们的生活、工作情况。

4.到美国中学生家里做客，了解他们的生活习俗。

5.到美国中学教室里听课，了解他们上课的情况。

参考词汇:了解风俗习惯：acknowledge one’s customs

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