潮州2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、Many senior high school students have returned and been plunged into preparations for the national college entrance exam, ________will be postponed by one month.

A.as B.what C.which D.it

2、Roger _______painting for a while, but soon lost interest.

A. took out B. took  in

C. took up D. took off

3、— Hello, could I speak to Mr. Smith?

— Sorry, wrong number. There isn’t______ Mr. Smith here.

A.不填 B.a C.the D.one

4、Most consumers are  by the high price of the 3D printers despite keen interest in them.

A.put off B.put on C.put through D.put up

5、Sadly, the child star became one of one-hit wonders that _______ occasionally, only to disappear without signs.

A．spring up

B．hang up

C．stay up

D．end up

6、My telephone is out of order. Can you tell me the ____ news about the COVID-19 pandemic?

A．lately

B．latest

C．later

D．latter

7、The police always take ______ of dogs’ sharp sense of smell to search for the survivors in the earthquake.

A.advantage B.notice C.possession D.care

8、It was President Xi Jinping ______ visited the navy troops on April 19 and advocated that naval force ______.

A. who; be strengthened B. that; would be strengthened

C. who; to be strengthened D. that; must be strengthened

9、He looked into her eyes and his voice ________ a more serious tone.

A.took off B.took on C.took in D.took down

10、______ they have won the game made us excited.

A．/

B．That

C．What

D．Which

11、The data shows the situations of the world economy,__________careful observation and detailed studies.

A.in the name of B.on the basis of

C.at the cost of D.in charge of

12、Japanese groups sent assistance supplies to China, _____  with ancient Chinese poetic lines: "Fear not the want of armor, for mine is also yours to wear", _____ a touching message of empathy(共鸣) from a close neighbor.

A.attached; conveying B.being attached; conveying

C.attaching; conveyed D.to attach; conveyed

13、________ is often the case with children, Tom was better by the time the doctor arrived.

A.It B.That C.What D.As

14、The forest fire __________on March 30 in Muli County in Sichuan claimed the lives of 27 Chinese firefighters and four volunteers.

A.was broken B.that was broken out C.broke out D.that broke out

15、 I want to tell you is the deep love and respect I have for my parents.

A．That

B．Which

C．Whether

D．What

16、A lot of people _____the theory that acupuncture blocks pain signals from reaching the brain.

A.apply to B.submit to C.relate to D.subscribe to

17、________ to sunlight for so much time will do harm to your skin.

A．Exposed

B．Being exposed

C．Having exposed

D．Because being exposed

18、The Allied forces then prepared to enter Germany, where they would ________ the Soviet military moving in from the east.

A．meet up with

B．come up with

C．put up with

D．catch up with

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

A. live through B. put through

C. get through D. see through

20、The tallest girl over there is ________ who works very hard in our class .

A.a girl B.the girl C.one D.the one

21、“What do you think of the book?” “Oh, excellent, it’s worth ______ a second time.”

A．to read

B．to be read

C．being read

D．reading

22、It’s reported that a UFO stopped over a mountain village for a while and then vanished in the direction ________it had come.

A．from which

B．in which

C．of which

D．by which

23、Last month L.A.declared a________of emergency as protests over killing of Geroge Floyd a black man turned violent.

A.state B.condition C.situation D.circumstance

24、The WHO urged that all the countries ______ measures to prevent COVID-19 spreading.

A.take B.must take C.are to take D.took

25、—Shall I check it now?

—_______. I’ll ask Vicky to check it when she leaves.

A．Don’t bother

B．Hurry up

C．Sounds good

D．It depends

26、Scientists in Rome have unveiled the first bionic(仿生的) hand with a sense of touch that can be worn outside a laboratory. The recipient, Almerina Mascarello, who lost her left hand in an accident nearly 25 years ago, said “It’s almost like it is back again”.

In 2014 the same international team produced the world’s first feeling bionic hand. But the sensory and computer equipment it was linked to was too large to leave the laboratory. Now the technology is small enough to fit in a backpack, making it portable.

The prosthetic hand (假肢) has sensors that detect information about whether an object is soft or hard. These messages are linked to a computer in a backpack that converts these signals into a language the brain will understand. The information is relayed to Almerina’s brain via tiny electrodes(电极) implanted in nerves in the upper arm. In tests Almerina - who was blindfolded - was able to tell whether the object she was picking up was hard or soft.

Professor Silvestro Micera, a neuroengineer at EPFL in Lausanne and Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa told me, “We are going more and more in the direction of science fiction movies like Luke Skywalker's bionic hand in Star Wars - a fully controlled, fully natural, sensorised prosthesis, identical to the human hand.” A robotic prosthesis better than the human hand is still a long way off, but the team believe it might eventually be a reality.

Almerina was able to keep the bionic hand for six months, but it has now been removed, as it is still a prototype. The scientific team say they hope to miniaturise（使小型化）the technology even further so that a sensory bionic hand can be commercialised. Almerina said that when the bionic hand is perfected, she would like it back for good.

【1】What did the underlined word “it” in Para.1 refer to?

A．The bionic hand.

B．Her lost hand.

C．The sense of touch.

D．The accident.

【2】What does Para.3 mainly talk about?

A．How the bionic hand is developed.

B．How Almerina feels in the experiment.

C．How the bionic hand works.

D．How to use the bionic hand.

【3】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．The world’s first bionic hand is not practical in terms of size.

B．The researchers believe a robotic prosthesis will be better than the human hand.

C．The researchers got the idea after being inspired by the film, Star Wars.

D．We can hardly distinguish the bionic hand from a real one.

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

A．Almerina is still wearing the experimental hand.

B．We can buy the bionic hand in the market.

C．The scientific team is skeptical about the future of the bionic hand.

D．Almerina will buy one after the bionic hand is perfected.

27、To get in shape soon, some people use “quick” methods without realizing that these methods can put their overall health in danger. For example, they lose weight by eating fat-free food. It’s true that consuming（消耗）fewer fats can help you get in shape sooner, but low fat foods like dried fruits, nuts, beans, etc, actually contain high amounts of calories. For example, fruit juice contains no fat, but has high calories, so drinking more than one glass of fruit juice won’t help in losing weight.

To rely only on fruit and vegetable juice to lose weight is also a wrong method. By replacing your meal with only juice, you decrease the calorie intake（卡路里摄取量）greatly. It’ll help lose weight, but it can make you lack energy, leading to headaches, stomach disorders, etc.

It’s true that exercise helps to keep healthy weight, but it’ll probably not help you much if you don’t take care of your diet by reducing your calorie intake. If you believe you can exercise every day and eat as much as you want, you’re incorrect. For healthy weight loss, you need to burn more calories than you consume. So, you need to limit the intake of food.

Wrong weight loss methods are dangerous. So if in doubt, you’d better ask a doctor before starting weight loss. Luckily, it’s possible to lose weight with healthy methods. For example, follow healthy food habits, exercise regularly for 20-30 minutes every day, and go on with a healthy lifestyle even after you lose weight. Anyway, as you don’t gain weight overnight, it can’t be lost in a short time either. Give yourself some time. Although healthy methods may take a bit longer to work, they’re surely good for your body.

【1】We can know from the first paragraph that .

A．fruit juice is low in fat and calories

B．most people don’t lose weight safely

C．eating high fat foods helps lose weight

D．some quick shaping methods may be harmful

【2】Relying on a liquid diet to lose weight is wrong because it .

A．makes you skip meals

B．reduces the calorie intake greatly

C．can cause a few health problems

D．doesn’t help you to lose weight fast

【3】How can we get more calories burnt than we consume according to Paragraph 3?

A．By reducing mental pressure.

B．By only drinking fruit juice.

C．By having more rest.

D．By exercising with food control.

【4】What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．We should be patient with losing weight.

B．We can actually lose weight very easily.

C．Regular exercise is enough for us to lose weight.

D．We don’t have to consider our doctor’s advice.

28、   As the saying goes, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." That's because this healthy food choice is supposed to be full of nutrients. The apple at the supermarket, though, might be so o1d that it has lost many of its nutrients. But soon there might be a way to check the quality of fruit by scanning it.

Scientists at Food+Future coLAB have come up with the idea of a handheld spectrometer(分光仪) that scans food. The machine will work by shining infrared(红外线的)light on a piece of produce. By measuring how chemicals in the fruit or vegetable take in the light, the scanner can recognize the food's chemical makeup.

"The machine can tell you exactly how old an apple is, how many calories it contains, what nutrients are present inside it, and even small differences in taste," Greg Shewmaker of Food+Future coLAB recently said.

For the new machine to be useful to consumers, researchers first need to create a database that contains possible chemicals for a particular type of fruit, like an apple, for example. Scientists will need to scan lots of pieces of produce to collect this data. The information collected will allow the scanners to tell customers the quality of fruit.

Once consumers know what's inside an apple, they can decide if they want to buy it. Knowing fruit quality may also affect how a store prices produce. "We can price produce based on the nutritional value," Shewmaker explained.

Food+Future coLAB has already created a working model of its machine. It says you may see one in your local supermarket within the next few years. Then deciding whether you've picked the healthiest fruit will be just a quick scan.

【1】Why does the author mention the saying about apple at the beginning?

A. To prove that the apple is full of nutrients.

B. To introduce the topic of the fruit scanner.

C. To advise people to keep healthy by eating apples.

D. To state that the apple is the most tasty among fruits.

【2】What do we know about the spectrometer?

A. It is powered by infrared light.

B. It is not useful in many customers' eyes.

C. It can help customers decide which fruit to buy.

D. It can improve the quality of fruit and vegetables.

【3】According to Shewmaker, what's a spectrometer's influence on a store?

A. It makes a store more attractive.

B. It provides price reference for produce.

C. It enriches customers' knowledge about food nutrition.

D. It creates a database about the chemical makeup of fruit.

【4】What would be the best title for this text?

A. The Fruit Scanner B. The Priced Fruit

C. How to Scan Fruits D. How to Pick Fruits

29、Imagine possessing something that you loved so much. Imagine what it would feel like if you lost it. While that item may be something as simple as a toy, you would still feel very upset, but you could replace it with a new one. Now imagine losing something that you depend on for survival and cannot be replaced. That is what it would be like if we lost the natural environment around us.

Firstly, I believe the environment should be protected because it supports human life. One of the largest examples is that we get all of our food and drinks from the environment. If the environment were to be destroyed beyond revival, then the human race would be over in months. Scientists have to find another planet with similar conditions to the Earth, and if it's found, we don’t have the technology to get to that planet in time.

Secondly, I believe that the environment serves as an amazing educational tool for students. When I was in second grade, I had an absolute interest in animals. When we had a field trip to the Daggerwing Nature Center, I was very excited. When we got there, I could hardly believe what I was seeing. There was a bridge to get to the main building, and under the bridge was a small swamp (沼泽) with turtles, fish, and my personal favorite, alligators. I was so surprised that I almost ran into the tour guide. We walked into the building and saw various animals in their habitats. I was so inspired by this visit. Six years later, I have taken an animal behavior class for three weeks. Meeting by chance with the environment can inspire people, and if preserved, it will continue to inspire people.

In conclusion, the environment is so valuable because it can't be replaced, keeps us alive, and serves as a great educational tool.

【1】The first paragraph leads to the theme of the text by________________.

A．describing a process.

B．presenting differences.

C．analyzing causes.

D．showing similarities.

【2】The underlined word “revival” in paragraph 2 refers to_________________.

A．health.

B．recovery.

C．range.

D．survival.

【3】What's the function of paragraph 3?

A．To express the writer’s absolute interest in animals.

B．To introduce the Daggerwing Nature Centers scenery.

C．To show the environment can inspire and educate people.

D．To prove the subject he has chosen is promising.

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

A．Why the Environment Is So Important?

B．Which Planet Can Replace the Earth?

C．How People Should Protect the Environment?

D．What People Can Do to Stop Pollution?

30、It was 10:15 p.m. when Esposito arrived at the train station. She jumped into her Honda and began her_______ home. Out of nowhere an unexpected car _______ crashed into Esposito’s, pushing her backward onto the tracks. She got _______ in her vehicle, shocked by the impact.

As it happened, Dipinto, a volunteer _______ , was going to bed. He was crawling under the _______ when he heard the crash of metal on metal coming from outside. Unhesitatingly, he grabbed a _______ and rushed out the door still in pajamas(睡衣).“Any firefighter would have done so. We’re always on _______.” He explained later.

The first car he _______ 500 feet from his front yard was the one that had hit Esposito’s.

Soon, by the light of his flashlight, he _______Esposito' s car lying messily on the tracks. Then he heard a(n) __________ sound breaking through the sky: the bells signaling a(n) __________ train. "I could see the headlight of the train." He __________. DiPinto, an experienced rescuer, immediately bent to __________ Esposito’ s side window violently. "Where am I?" Esposito voiced weakly with her __________ unfocused.

“You' re suffering a car crash and __________ pulling out at once, madam.” DiPinto __________. He struggled against the door handle, but the door was __________ shut. The train loaded with oil, at 65 miles per hour, was __________ near. DiPinto turned to the passenger side and threw open the door. He __________ the airbags, grabbed Esposito' s arms, and pulled her toward him across the passenger seat before speed-walking her to __________. Within six seconds, the train ran over Esposito’s car.

“It was like a Hollywood movie.” the reporter joked.

【1】

A．drive

B．walk

C．holiday

D．flight

【2】

A．purposefully

B．secretly

C．suddenly

D．specially

【3】

A．burnt

B．stuck

C．buried

D．settled

【4】

A．truckdriver

B．journalist

C．policeman

D．firefighter

【5】

A．seats

B．covers

C．bed

D．car

【6】

A．blanket

B．pillow

C．wallet

D．flashlight

【7】

A．leave

B．business

C．duty

D．vacation

【8】

A．came upon

B．left behind

C．held out

D．gave up

【9】

A．entered

B．observed

C．crashed

D．spotted

【10】

A．calming

B．fading

C．clicking

D．alarming

【11】

A．stopping

B．flying

C．approaching

D．paving

【12】

A．wondered

B．recalled

C．continued

D．thought

【13】

A．strike

B．tap

C．brush

D．wipe

【14】

A．points

B．questions

C．eyes

D．words

【15】

A．need

B．escape

C．resist

D．miss

【16】

A．declared

B．shouted

C．announced

D．whispered

【17】

A．tied

B．jammed

C．glued

D．nailed

【18】

A．drawing

B．chasing

C．rolling

D．dragging

【19】

A．pulled over

B．tried out

C．blew up

D．pushed aside

【20】

A．threat

B．danger

C．safety

D．treatment

31、   One night when I wanted to enter my little girl’s room, I suddenly stopped. Through the crack (缝隙) of the door, I noticed her playing. In one hand was a plastic __ and in the other, a toy broom. I __ quietly as she was speaking to her make-believe little friend and I’ll never forget the words she said __ it was just a pretence.

She said, “Suzie is in the corner because she has not been very __ recently. She didn’t listen to a word I said or do the things she should.” In the corner I saw her baby doll all dressed in lace and pink. It was __ that she had been put there to sit __ and think by herself.

My daughter continued her “____”, as I sat down on the floor. She said, “I’m all fed up. I just don’t know what to do with her any more. She cries whenever I have to work and wants to play games, too. She never __ me to do the things I just have to. She tries to help me with the dishes, but her arms just cannot ___. And she doesn’t know how to fold towels. I don’t have the __ to teach. I have a lot of work to do and a big house to keep ___. I don’t have the time to sit and play – __ what I mean?”

That day I thought quite a lot about making some necessary changes in my life as I listened to her __ words that cut me like a knife. I hadn’t been paying enough attention to what I care most about. I’d been caught up in responsibilities that __ throughout the year.

But now my __ has greatly changed because in my heart I realize that I’ve seen the world in a __ way through my little girl’s eyes. So, just let the spider webs __ the corners and the dusty toy rabbit rule the floor. I’m not going to __ them any more.I’m going to fill the house with __ of a child and her mother, for we are given onlyone childhood, and we will __ get another.

【1】A.toy B.tool C.phone D.speaker

【2】A.listened B.accompanied C.thought D.waited

【3】A.as though B.even if C.so that D.now that

【4】A.good B.careful C.happy D.serious

【5】A.possible B.unusual C.obvious D.strange

【6】A.somewhere B.still C.anyway D.alone

【7】A.story B.adventure C.conversation D.opinion

【8】A.allows B.urges C.helps D.requests

【9】A.reach B.work C.move D.bend

【10】A.patience B.energy C.ability D.confidence

【11】A.safe B.tidy C.comfortable D.quiet

【12】A.remember B.believe C.guess D.understand

【13】A.warm B.harmful C.simple D.empty

【14】A.changed B.increased C.fell D.escaped

【15】A.attitude B.concern C.decision D.life

【16】A.clever B.sharp C.friendly D.different

【17】A.occupy B.hide C.control D.mark

【18】A.get into B.focus on C.worry about D.suffer from

【19】A.games B.memories C.wishes D.imaginations

【20】A.hardly B.ever C.even D.never

32、   Life is filled with changes. As we get older we _______ realize that those challenges are the very things that _______ us and make us who we are. It is the same with the challenges that come with _______.

When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two _______. We can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing _______ the challenge isn’t worth the _______ and call it quits. Although there are certainly _______when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most _______all that is needed is _______ and communication.

When we are committed to something, it means that no matter how ________ or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to ________ it and work it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a ________ for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong. ________ you can say to a friend, “I got my feelings hurt,” ________ “You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.

In dealing with the challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for ________ they are: small hurdles you need to jump or ________ on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is ________ to get over, and hurt only ________ to make us stronger. It is all part of growing up, it ________ to everyone, and some day you will ________ all this and say, “ Hard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing.”

【1】A.seem to B.come to C.hope to D.try to

【2】A.design B.promote C.direct D.shape

【3】A.confidence B.pressure C.friendship D.difficulty

【4】A.opportunities B.expectations C.choices D.aspects

【5】A.demanding B.deserving C.predicting D.presenting

【6】A.comment B.loss C.trouble D.expense

【7】A.spans B.times C.dates D.ages

【8】A.cases B.fields C.parts D.occasions

【9】A.assessment B.commitment C.encouragement D.adjustment

【10】A.doubtful B.shameful C.harmful D.painful

【11】A.keep B.control C.face D.catch

【12】A.space B.plan C.topic D.room

【13】A.If B.As C.While D.Unless

【14】A.other than B.rather than C.or rather D.or else

【15】A.what B.who C.where D.which

【16】A.pass by B.come across C.get through D.run over

【17】A.unnecessary B.necessary C.impossible D.possible

【18】A.helps B.means C.aims D.attempts

【19】A.opens B.appeals C.goes D.happens

【20】A.look down on B.look back on C.look forward to D.look up to

33、It seems that the great desire among the young is to be popular. And once they achieve ________, they want to keep it and ________ it. But the desire to be popular can________ you into looking and acting like everyone else. You can lose yourself in a sea of ________ hairstyles and thinking styles.

I was forced to ________ popularity long before in a talk I had with my daughter. Margy had to ________ schools when my busy work schedule made it ________ for me to move houses. I suppose that, for a girl in her teens, ________ a new school is as easy as spending a season alone in the tropical jungles. However, as the school year ________ to an end, one student after another came to her. They said they would have liked to be friends sooner.

I told Margy that I would have been more concerned if she had been a(n) ________ social success in her new school. That, to me, would have been the ________ that she had betrayed her ________ self in order to become popular. Sometimes young people try to force friendships into blossom by opening ________ their innermost thoughts to people they have just met. Such friendships are the least likely to ________.

I know that it has become harder and harder for a young person to stand up against the popularity wave and to ________ his or her own way. This leads to a great ________ for the young person who wants to find his or her own ________. But the barrier is worth climbing over. The road is worth ________. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. Well, come on! Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come with the people who ________ you for who you are. That’s the only kind of popularity that really ________.

【1】

A．permission

B．popularity

C．safety

D．ambition

【2】

A．improve

B．create

C．abandon

D．express

【3】

A．persuade

B．cheat

C．frighten

D．force

【4】

A．personal

B．childish

C．similar

D．ridiculous

【5】

A．think about

B．speak out

C．comment

D．discuss

【6】

A．leave

B．change

C．arrange

D．apply

【7】

A．famous

B．important

C．necessary

D．impossible

【8】

A．believing

B．finding

C．entering

D．handling

【9】

A．came

B．developed

C．finished

D．spent

【10】

A．academic

B．slim

C．political

D．instant

【11】

A．evidence

B．means

C．qualification

D．purpose

【12】

A．innocent

B．numb

C．complex

D．true

【13】

A．thoroughly

B．exactly

C．partly

D．typically

【14】

A．form

B．last

C．break

D．adjust

【15】

A．recall

B．desert

C．transfer

D．seek

【16】

A．choices

B．lessons

C．barrier

D．goals

【17】

A．motivation

B．path

C．hobby

D．potential

【18】

A．destroying

B．following

C．preparing

D．noticing

【19】

A．encourage

B．sympathize

C．respect

D．remind

【20】

A．varies

B．differs

C．does

D．counts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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、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.

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150左右。

One day, six-year-old Pete stepped out of his house to buy a lollipop(棒棒糖). It had rained all night long. But now the sun was shining, and the wind was blowing all over the pavements， blowing the rain away. Pete got on his tricycle(三轮脚踏车) and rode away. He felt excited since this was the first time he had gone to a shop on his tricycle. “I’ll ride through every puddle(水坑),” he said to himself.

He rode right through the first puddle, and splashes of water flew up in the air. But when he looked around, the puddle was still there. Behind his tricycle was a long black line. His front wheel had made it when it came out of the puddle. Pete noticed it and he was pleased. “I meant to do that,” he laughed. (But he hadn’t really.) So he rode right through the next puddle, and his black line shone behind him. But now, when he looked around, instead of one black line there were three, because this puddle was a very big one, and all three of the wheels had gone right into it. “I’m an engine-driver,” cried Pete. “And those are my railway lines. Oooo! Ooooooo!”

And he pedaled through every puddle he could see. Sometimes it was a small puddle, and then there was only one railway line. And sometimes it was a middle-sized puddle, and then there were two railway lines. And sometimes it was a very big puddle, with a lot of sky in it, and then the whole tricycle went through it, and there were three railway lines.

Suddenly Pete remembered that he was going to the shop on the corner to buy a lollipop. He put his hand in his pocket to make sure his two pennies were still there. One of them, two of them… Pete felt each of them with his fingers. “It was good of me to remember,” he told himself. “I’m a very good rememberer.”

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As he stopped for a break, a little cat came out of a house.

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Just then a lady ran out of the house.

39、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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40、假如你是李越，母校将为高一新生举办主题为“What to do in building a good relationship between parents and teenagers？”的英语沙龙活动，特邀请你参加。请你用英语写一篇100~120个词的发言稿，就以下内容要点，谈谈你的看法。

内容要点：1.影响我们与父母和谐相处的原因；

2.提出建议并说明理由。

注意：发言稿的开头和结尾已给出（不计入词数）。

Good morning, everyone! It is my honor to be here to share with you my opinion on what to do in building a good relationship between parents and teenagers.

41、假定你是李华，得知你校外籍学生George想加人学校某一社团（club).请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：1.推荐社团；2.推荐理由；3. 表达祝愿。

注意：1.词数80左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。