白城2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、Miss Green often said “God helps those who help themselves”, intending to _______ on us the significance of being independent.

A.base B.impress

C.focus D.rely

2、-Who can I tum to for help in face of difficulty，Mom？

--My darling，if not___________，anybody else？

A.me B.I C.mine D.myself

3、_______ to smoking, he gradually developed lung cancer and died young.

A.Abandon B.Abandoning C.Abandoned D.To abandon

4、—You called me up about 11:00 last night, didn’t you?

—No, I didn’t phone you. It someone else.

A.must be B.must have been C.could be D.could have been

5、It seems ________ nothing would ever stop her from continuing this work.

A．as if

B．even if

C．in case

D．if

6、What really upset him was ____ to his ideal university.

A. his not admitting B. having not admitted

C. his not being admitted D. his being not admitted

7、He was busy writing a story, only ______ once in a while to smoke a cigarette.

A.to stop B.stopping C.to have stopped D.having stopped

8、When you are in a conversation with a cynic, possibilities seem to have a way of disappearing. A mildly depressing sense of fatalism seems to ________ the conversation.

A. take up B. take over

C. turn up D. turn over

9、Those who continuously acquire new knowledge that they can ________ their work are more likely to succeed.

A.contribute to B.correspond to C.subscribe to D.apply to

10、— I’m still working on my project.

— Oh, you’ll miss the deadline. Time is _______.

A. running out B. coming out

C. using out D. going out

11、I’ll give ____ to your suggestion that we ____ a party in honor of the experienced professor.

A. much thought; hold B. many thoughts; should hold

C. much thought; will hold D. some thought; can hold

12、The defense lawyer was questioning the old man who was one of the _______ of the murder committed last month.

A.witnesses B.audiences C.viewers D.observers

13、In our discussion of instincts, we saw that there was reason to believe ________ we inherit must be of some very simple sort rather than any complicated or very definite kind of behavior.

A．how

B．when

C．whatever

D．since

14、He ________courage to make an apology.

A.is lacking in B.lies in C.loses himself in D.is linked to

15、You________have scolded him for his poor performance.After all,he had done his best.

A.wouldn’t B.couldn’t C.mustn’t D.shouldn’t

16、The train for Beijing_________ at seven o’clock in the evening. We still have some time.

A.leaves B.has left C.left D.would leave

17、Difficulties and hardships have ____ the best character of the young geologist.

A. brought in B. brought out

C. brought up D. brought about

18、Writing stories and articles _____what I enjoy most.

A.is B.are C.was D.were

19、The government has not yet ________ the seriousness of the crisis.

A.mastered B.seized C.grasped D.acquired

20、The reason ________ he explained was________ he was ill and unable to go to school.

A.which; that B.why; because C.which; because D.why; that

21、The policeman said it was his careless driving that ________ the accident.

A．looked down upon

B．referred to

C．focused on

D．led to

22、Joe is a good basketball player ______ being short and stout.

A. due to B. despite

C. considering D. concerning

23、She ________ to clean out the spare room last week, but it was much too occupied at that time.

A. had intended B. was intended C. intended D. was intending

24、I don't think he is the suitable person，for he____experience，____is essential for the job.

A.lacks；which B.lacking；as C.lacks of；which D.lacked；that

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

A.this B.that C.it D.him

26、Parietal(岩面) art, a term for different types of prehistoric artwork-enables us to see the world through the eyes of our ancestors. The art didn’t fossilize(变成化石) by accident, like the city of Pompeii, whose buildings and bodies were frozen in time by the dust of Mount Vesuvius. Instead, it was believed to be created and left behind on purpose, so future generations could see it. Once our ancestors could use tools, creating art was one of the next steps in our cultural development.

Recently a team of Chinese researchers has discovered parietal art about between 169,000 and 226,000 years old. The artwork, with some carefully arranged handprints and footprints, was discovered on a rock near a hot spring at a village in Tibet, China. Based on the size and shape of the prints, researchers inferred that they couldn’t have been made by adults and it was believed to have been produced by children. “This discovery made up for the research that identified children as some of the earliest artists,” the researchers wrote in an article.

At first, the researchers weren’t sure whether the prints were art. They had to determine whether the marks were made intentionally(故意地) by ancient artists. Looking at the shape of these prints, the pressure that had been applied, and the patterns in which they were arranged, they confirmed that their Tibetan discoveries were indeed the creations of prehistoric artists. Bennett, a geologist at the University of Bournemouth, agrees. “It’s an intentional arrangement and not footprints left by normal movement.”

But there’re some doubtful experts. “I find it hard to think there is ‘intentionality’ in this design,” says Metcalfe, a scientist in Spain. “It’s just a matter of faith,” Thomas Urban, a scientist at Cornell University, says in defense of that. “Obviously, this isn’t functional behavior. There is something playful and creative about it. This provides an answer to a very basic question of what it really means to be human.”

【1】Why is the city of Pompeii mentioned in paragraph 1?

A．To better explain the meaning of parietal art.

B．To offer a method to identify parietal art.

C．To introduce the creators of ancient art.

D．To show the importance of Pompeii city.

【2】What do we know about the newly found prints in Tibet?

A．They are mixed together carelessly.

B．They may be left by kids by accident.

C．They might be the earliest artwork by kids.

D．They are smaller than prints made by adults.

【3】What does the author want to show in paragraph 3?

A．How the prints came into being.

B．Why the prints were left in Tibet.

C．How the prints were identified as art.

D．Why the artists left the prints on purpose.

【4】What’s Thomas’ attitude to the idea of doubtful experts?

A．Supportive.

B．Doubtful.

C．Surprised.

D．Disapproving.

27、Martin Luther King Jr. Day events around Tampa Bay

Plant City Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend

Plant City celebrates the holiday for three days with opening ceremonies, a photo display, a street festival,a parade and a battle of the bands competition on Saturday； and a leadership breakfast and gospel festival on Sunday. Food and drinks are free Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center (Plant City) , 1601 E Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. , Plant City. (813) 757~9195. 10 a. m. 一 10 p. m. Saturday, 7:30 a. m. —4 p. m. Sunday.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tarpon Springs

A community parade lines up at the corner of Levis Avenue and Tarpon Avenue and ends in Dorsett Park with a festival featuring performances by church choirs, mime teams and dance groups. Free. Dorsett Park, 500 E Harrison St. , Tarpon Springs(727) 798〜5718 11 a. m. Saturday.

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Day Unity Breakfast

Enjoy breakfast, entertainment and readings of the winning student essays about social development. A march to a festival in Pioneer Park follows. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center, 550 Laura Lane, Dunedin. (727) 738 〜2920. 8:30 a. m — 10 a. m. Saturday.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

Meet at the park for opening ceremonies and a breakfast snack before departing to participate in various community service projects. Then, return to the park for an appreciation lunch. Free. Tomlinson Park, 1820 55th St S, Gulfport. (727) 893 〜1118. 8 a. m. — 12:30 p. m. Saturday.

Great Ex Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Children can make necklaces that represent Martin Luther King Jr. 's ideas and design a paper doll for an "I Have A Dream” doll chain throughout the museum. Included with admission: $10, $ 9 seniors, 1 and younger free Great Explorations Children's Museum, 1925 Fourth St. N, St. Petersburg. (727) 821〜8992. 10 a. m. —3 p. m. Monday.

【1】What can you do at Plant City Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend?

A. Hold a photo display. B. Conduct a band.

C. Enjoy some music. D. Cook breakfast.

【2】In which event can you read students' works about society?

A. Great Ex Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

B. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tarpon Springs.

C. Plant City Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend.

D. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Day Unity Breakfast.

【3】What's the author's purpose in writing the text?

A. To tell stories about Martin Luther King Jr.

B. To introduce some events around Tampa Bay.

C. To show famous destinations around Tampa Bay.

D. To discuss ways to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

28、You may have grown up living with sisters and brothers, or this may be your first time sharing your living space with someone else. 【1】 However, it can also be a great part of your college experience. Follow these tips to make sure you and your roommate keep things pleasant and supportive throughout the year.

Be clear from the beginning.

Maybe you hate it when someone interrupts you when you are sleeping every morning. Maybe you need ten minutes to yourself before talking to anyone after you wake up. 【2】 It's not fair to expect him or her to accept them right away, and communicating what you need is one of the best ways to get rid of problems before they become problems.

【3】

This may seem simple, but it's probably one of the biggest reasons why roommates experience conflicts. Don't you think he’ll mind if you borrow his shoes for a quick soccer game? For all you know, you just stepped over an uncrossable line. Don't borrow, use, or take anything without getting permission first.

Be open to change.

You should expect to learn and grow and change during your time at school. 【4】 As the term progresses, realize things will change for both of you. Be comfortable dealing with things that unexpectedly come up, setting new rules, and being flexible to your changing environment.

Follow the Golden Rule.

【5】 No matter what your relationship is at the end of the year, you can take comfort knowing you acted like an adult and treated your roommate with respect.

A．Respect your roommate's things.

B．You should correct your bad habits first.

C．Let your roommate know about your preferences.

D．Having a roommate surely has its challenges.

E．Treat your roommate like you'd like to be treated.

F．Living with a roommate is really a wonderful thing.

G．And the same should happen to your roommate, if all goes well.

29、Summer Programs for Teens

University of Maryland: TERP Young Scholars

This program is the perfect summer camp for academically talented teenagers who want to pursue academic interests, explore career opportunities, and discover college life at the University of Maryland.

During three weeks of intellectual exploration, teens can study with students who share similar interests, and communicate with some of the university’s best teachers. Upon successful completion, students can earn three college credits.

Carpe Diem: The University-bound Adventure

Carpe Diem supports both American and international students in applying to a university by providing private consultation. This 2-week experience also includes tours of famous East Const universities Students will also have the opportunity to build their resumes (简历) by working with writing experts.

Great Books Summer Program

This is a lively, warm and welcoming summer camp community of outstanding teens, who love literature and ideas In the past eleven years, it has gathered middle and high school students from across the world to read selections from the greatest works of literature, experience heated discussions and enjoy summer camp fun with other literary-minded students. Participants can gain confidence in their ability to read a text closely and express their ideas clearly both verbally and in writing.

Zeal Travel

We offer our teens two week and three- week long trips to Hawaii, Alaska, Australia and Spain. All trips include 15-25 hours of community service activities.

Depending on your trip of choice, you’ll be helping Hawaiians protect their forest ecosystem, caring for dogs in Spain, working with Habitat for Humanity, and much more. Every trip also includes exciting outdoor activities like surfing, driving, ice-climbing, hiking and more. The possibilities are endless and there is a zeal trip for every interest.

【1】Which program offers students the opportunity to develop academic interests?

A．Carpt Diem.

B．Zeal Travel.

C．University of Maryland.

D．Great Books Summer Program.

【2】What can students do in Great Books Summer Program?

A．Learn how to write stories.

B．Attend a campus cultural event.

C．Make friends with famous writers.

D．Read and discuss the great works of literature.

【3】What is special about Zeal Travel?

A．It includes a lot of thrilling outdoor activities.

B．It provides community service for students.

C．It offers students exciting free trips.

D．It will last 3 weeks.

30、   During my junior year of college, I signed up for a volunteer leaching program in Costa Rica. I lived within an inspiringly colorful living quarter which was ______ into a female and male section, along with a kitchen, eating room and conference room. I taught at a school. It was located（位于）within a ______ and every day birds and butterflies flew throughout our school. It was ______ . We were ______ on Costa Rica’s school system, the country, the language and how to ______ a lesson. Additionally, we took part in ______ acclivities lo relax ourselves.

The experience was beneficial to my English writing ______ when I got back to college, I began writing. I wrote so much that a piece of my writing about that experience was ______ in Folio’s Literary Magazine. Because of that, I was more ______ to continue working abroad.

After ______ , I moved to China for a year and worked in schools to teach reading and writing. It was a life-changing ______ of my life. Not only did I ______ my experiences through a weekly blog, but I began a book. Culture differences ______ me and even consumed me in the beginning, but ______ I fell in love with the people, their schools and their history.

Upon ______ to my home, I became a teacher in Trenton, New Jersey. The moment I stepped into the classroom. I could empathize（感同身受）with my ______ . I truly feel volunteering in Costa Rica was where it all ______ and working in China enriched my leaching life. If I could do anything ______ , it might be volunteering or working abroad more before settling down.

The ______ I’ve made through volunteering and working abroad are an English major’s dream and I hope that every English major ______ the chance to study or work abroad.

【1】A.trained B.pulled C.absorbed D.divided

【2】A.desert B.sea C.forest D.river

【3】A.beautiful B.boring C.vivid D.shocking

【4】A.praised B.educated C.interviewed D.commented

【5】A.choose B.learn C.plan D.attend

【6】A.legal B.fun C.brief D.safe

【7】A.because B.unless C.although D.if

【8】A.exchanged B.read C.rejected D.published

【9】A.worried B.determined C.Frightened D.relaxed

【10】A.graduation B.requirement C.operation D.ceremony

【11】A.shelter B.topic C.move D.conflict

【12】A.confirm B.gain C.compare D.share

【13】A.confused B.amuse C.calmer D.excited

【14】A.easily B.gradually C.strangely D.usually

【15】A.belong B.pointing C.returning D.referring

【16】A.volunteers B.classmates C.colleagues D.students

【17】A.replied B.disappeared C.escaped D.started

【18】A.correctly B.deliberately C.differently D.strictly

【19】A.excuses B.discoveries C.preparations D.decisions

【20】A.jumps at B.stands for C.turns down D.speaks our

31、   Amid all the poverty and desperation in Los Angeles’s Skid Row (贫民区), one couple is determined to use their own experience with loss to foster (培养) a sense of hope.

In 2012, Mary Davis and her husband, Ari Kadin were _______ their first child when Davis miscarried (流产).They were extremely _______. But the couple, who were volunteering with adults in a Skid Row homeless shelter, refused to let their heartbreak _______ them.

“In 2013, our child would have been one year old,” says Davis.” And we kept seeing these kids at the shelter, and I said to my husband, ‘We couldn’t _______ a birthday party for our child, so let’s do it for these kids.’”

Since then, the couple have held a party each and every month. They _______attract 200 kids and their parents. There are small presents for the kids celebrating their birthdays, but Davis makes sure there are more than enough to _______.

“I remember a mom came with her two kids,” Davis says.” she’s crying. ‘You have no idea what we’ve been through for the last 24 hours,’ she told me. ‘Yesterday was her birthday. I had _______ to give her. We _______ so much suffering. I really didn’t expect a birthday party for my child.’ I had to walk away and wipe away some tears.”

Doing her best to _______these kids’ lives is both ________ and bittersweet, Davis says.” We’re on this rooftop. It’s this beautiful ________. The sky is gorgeous. You’re above everything. But if you look down, you see homeless person after homeless person on the street, and it reminds you that these kids can’t________ that area after the party.” It may be why, after throwing 88 parties, she still cries after each one.

Davis________ a second miscarriage before finally having a child-she and Kadin have two now, ages two and four. But she owes helping her ________ hope to the kids in the shelter. “We didn’t realize how much ________ they were going to bring us,” she told CBS News. “And that was so healing for me.”

【1】A.raising B.supporting C.expecting D.adopting

【2】A.upset B.shocked C.awkward D.nervous

【3】A.challenge B.beat C.cover D.betray

【4】A.house B.afford C.throw D.pay

【5】A.usually B.secretly C.briefly D.efficiently

【6】A.try out B.give out C.pick up D.put away

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

【8】A.came across B.rode out C.went through D.built up

【9】A.better B.affect C.balance D.handle

【10】A.heartwarming B.amazing C.exciting D.satisfying

【11】A.landscape B.sight C.view D.scenery

【12】A.rule B.change C.leave D.approach

【13】A.accomplished B.suffered C.solved D.tolerated

【14】A.hold on to B.keep up with C.put up with D.make up for

【15】A.wealth B.experience C.fame D.joy

32、This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series from the Hidden Brain team about people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else.

Mary Amato was having a(n) _________ crisis. She quit her job and became a stay-at-home mother after her first child was born.

People would say, “You _________ working.” and for Amato, that felt more like an accusation(指责) than a(n) _________ of fact.

“I had been working harder than I had ever worked and not getting a single paycheck or _________ from my social network,” she said.

_________, her husband, a(n) _________ science writer, did get recognition for his work. He won an award from a chemistry association. She joined him at a feast in California where he was praised for his work.

The room was filled with a lot of scientists, _________ men. It was a(n) _________ affair and the couple dressed up in a tuxedo(无尾晚礼服) and a formal black dress.

Eventually, the host _________ her husband with a very long list of his accomplishments. Then, he turned his __________ to Amato and gestured to her, “A homemaker and mother of two.”

Amato was __________. “I remember feeling a sense of __________, and I thought they must see me as stupid or as a traitor to the cause,” she said.

Amato became very self-conscious, too embarrassed to __________ with people after the speeches. So she just sat at her table staring at her dessert plate until an older female scientist walked up to her.

“She said, ‘I just want you to know that what you’re doing is so __________,’ ” Amato said.

Those simple words were exactly what Amato needed at that time and they completely changed her __________.

That moment happened years ago, but it still has a big influence on Amato.

【1】

A．marriage

B．identity

C．school

D．family

【2】

A．released

B．kept

C．stopped

D．continued

【3】

A．statement

B．possibility

C．evidence

D．result

【4】

A．trust

B．belonging

C．recognition

D．accomplishment

【5】

A．However

B．Thus

C．Likewise

D．Besides

【6】

A．easy-going

B．warm-hearted

C．self-employed

D．award-winning

【7】

A．mostly

B．partly

C．exactly

D．slightly

【8】

A．preparatory

B．celebratory

C．awkward

D．temporary

【9】

A．criticized

B．congratulated

C．addressed

D．introduced

【10】

A．construction

B．application

C．attention

D．invitation

【11】

A．embarrassed

B．guilty

C．doubted

D．blessed

【12】

A．humor

B．shame

C．responsibility

D．refreshment

【13】

A．agree

B．compare

C．communicate

D．compete

【14】

A．valuable

B．amazing

C．reasonable

D．convincing

【15】

A．fortune

B．option

C．mission

D．viewpoint

33、My son Leon’s passion for surfing began at the age of 13, and he would go out to surf each day. One afternoon, the lifeguard called and said Leon’s eye was badly _______ by his board.

He _______ 26 stitches (缝针) from the corner of his eye to the bridge of his nose. I _______, telling him how _______ I felt about not being there when he was hurt.

“It’s okay, Mom,” he _______ me. “ You don’t know how to surf anyway.”

“What?” I asked, _______ by his logic.

“I’ll be fine. The doctor says I can surf again in eight days.”

I wanted to tell him he wasn’t _______ to surf again until he was 20, but instead I bit my

_______ and hoped he would _______ about surfing.

However, for the next seven days he kept ________ me to let him surf again. One day after I had ________ “No” to him for the 100th time, he ________ me at my own game.

“Mom, you taught us never to ________ what we love.” I gave in.

Back then Leon was just a boy with a ________ for surfing. Now he’s a man ________ among the top 25 professional surfers in the world.

【1】

A．attracted

B．injured

C．accompanied

D．attacked

【2】

A．applied

B．added

C．received

D．made

【3】

A．cried

B．hesitated

C．complained

D．mentioned

【4】

A．excited

B．calm

C．angry

D．awful

【5】

A．opposed

B．challenged

C．comforted

D．laughed at

【6】

A．confused

B．inspired

C．frightened

D．persuaded

【7】

A．doubted

B．invited

C．limited

D．allowed

【8】

A．hand

B．tongue

C．finger

D．leg

【9】

A．argue

B．think

C．forget

D．worry

【10】

A．encouraging

B．thanking

C．blaming

D．pressing

【11】

A．lied

B．repeated

C．explained

D．spread

【12】

A．beat

B．moved

C．won

D．disappointed

【13】

A．make up

B．put up

C．gave up

D．set up

【14】

A．anxiety

B．proud

C．satisfaction

D．passion

【15】

A．ranking

B．competing

C．surviving

D．waiting

34、Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

My daughter

(A story told by a father, a famous actor)

My wife and I only had the one child. We had Amy.

I see her as my best friend. I think she’d always come to me first if she had a problem. We have the same sense of humor, and share interests. 【1】 I don’t mind animals, she’s completely fascinated with them, and she has always had dogs, cats, horses, and goldfish in her life.

We were 【2】 (close) when she was about four, which I think is a lovely age for a child. They know the parents best, and don’t have outside contacts. She must have grown up suddenly when she went to school, because I remember her growing away from her family slightly. Any father who has a teenager daughter comes across an extraordinary collection of people, and there seemed to be an endless stream of strange young men 【3】 (come) through our house. By the time I learned their names they 【4】 (go) away and I had to start learning a new lot.

I wanted more than anything else for her to be happy in 【5】 she was doing, and I was prepared to pull strings to help her on her way. When she left a good school she decided she wanted to become an actress so I got her into drama school. It wasn’t to her liking so she joined a theatre group and began doing bits and pieces in films. She was doing well, but then gave it up. She probably found it boring. Then she took up social work, and finally went to work 【6】a designer and he became her husband. And that’s really the story of her life. She must be happy with him—they’re always together.

We have such similar tastes in books and music 【7】 I used to take her to see an opera, which is my big passion. However, I don’t think she likes it very much. She doesn’t come with me anymore.

I don’t think she’s a big television watcher. She knows when I’m on the television, and she 【8】 watch, but I don’t know. It’s not the kind of thing she tells me.

We’re very grateful for Amy. She’s a good daughter as daughters go. We’re looking forward to being grandparents.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Internet E-commerce and globalization are making a new economic age possible. In the future, capitalist markets will largely be replaced by a new kind of economic system based on 【1】 relationships, contractual arrangements and access rights.

Has the quality of our lives at work, at home and in our communities increased in direct proportion to all the new Internet and business-to-business Internet services being introduced into our lives? I have asked this question of hundreds of CEOs and corporate executives in Europe and the United States. Surprisingly, virtually everyone has said, “No, quiet 【2】.” They say they are working longer hours, feel more stressed, are more impatient, and are even less civil in their dealings with colleagues and friends-not to mention strangers. And what’s more revealing, they place much of the blame on the very same technologies they are so 【3】 supporting.

The technological leader promised us that access would make life more convenient. Instead, the very technological wonders that were supposed to 【4】 us have begun to enslave us in a web of connections from which there seems to be no easy 【5】.

If an earlier generation was preoccupied with the quest to enclose a vast 【6】 land, the .com generation, it seems, is more caught up in the colonization of time. Every spare moment of our time is being filled with some form of commercial connection, making time itself the 【7】 of all resources.

And while we have created every kind of labor-and time-saving device to service our needs, we are beginning to feel like we have less time available to us than any other humans in history. Maybe we need to ask what kinds of connections really 【8】 in the e-economy age. If this new technology 【9】 is only about super efficiency, then we risk losing something even precious than time-our sense of what it means to be a(n) 【10】 human being.

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.

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

38、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

The day of the balloon festival, I felt as light as a hot-air balloon. This year I wouldn’t just be watching. I’d be riding in Mr. J’s truck, following the flight of the balloon and meeting it when it came down.

It was a perfect day. Dad and I drove down the road, circled along the lake and turned into the field that was being used as a parking area. Dad pointed to the lake. “That’s where the balloon festival will take place.” he said. We came to a stop and I got out of the car. And then I saw it, a white bird with black stripes, brown head, and skinny legs. It screamed and beat its wings in the dirt in front of the cars that were driving downhills. Its wings looked broken. Suddenly it cried bitterly and flew off.

“Dad,” I called, but my father was watching the balloons.

“It’s a killdeer(北美喧鹆).” A silver-haired old woman said to me, adding that there must have been a nest here somewhere. “In the parking area?” I asked. She nodded firmly. “It was a nesting place before it became a parking area. No one told the killdeer about the balloon festival!”

“Jack!” Dad called “Isn’t it time you went down to meet Mr. J?”

“I have got to go.” I said to the woman but she pointed with her walking stick. There, on the ground was a perfect nest of eggs, looking like pebbles(卵石). They were almost in the path of cars, trucks and motorbikes.

Suddenly, the parent bird was back to its nest and its wings both twisted again. “Jack!” Dad called again. “The balloons are ready to fly.”

“Dad! I am…” A truck roared over the hill. Brakes(刹车) screamed and dust flew. “What’s the matter?” asked Dad angrily from the truck.

注意:

1.所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右；

2.至少使用 5 个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

“Dad, I am not going,” I said.

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Paragraph 2:

Soon a number of vehicles surrounded the nest.

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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。

I have seen amazing things.

My first visit was to a space station considered the most modern in space. Described as an enormous round plate, it spins slowly in space to imitate the pull of the earth’s gravity. Inside was an exhibition of the most up-to-date inventions of the 31st century. A guide showed us around along a moveable path.

Guide: Good morning to all our visitors from 2008. First we’re going to examine one of the latest forms of communication among our space citizens! Messages can now be sent using a “thoughtpad”. You place the metal band over your head, clear your mind, press the sending button, think your message and the next instant it’s sent. It’s stored on the “thoughtpad” of the receiver. It’s quick, efficient and environmentally friendly. The only limitation is if the user does not think his or her message clearly, an unclear message may be sent. But we cannot blame the tools for the faults of the user, can we?

During the explanation I looked at the pair of small objects called “thoughtpad” on a table. They just looked like metal ribbon. So ordinary but so powerful! While I was observing them, the path moved us on.

Guide: And now ladies and gentlemen, we are in the “environment area”. People used to collect waste in dustbins. Then the rubbish was sent to be buried or burned, am I right?（We nodded.）Well, now there’s a system where the waste is disposed of using the principles of ecology. A giant machine, always greedy for more, swallows all the waste available. The rubbish is turned into several grades of useful material, such as “fertilizer” for the fields and “soil” for deserts. Nothing is wasted, and everything, even plastic bags is recycled. A great idea, isn’t it?

I stared at the moving of the waste machine, absorbed by its efficiency. But again we moved on.

Part 1

Our third stop shows the changes that have happened to work practices. Manufacturing no longer takes place on earth but on space stations like this one.

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Part 2

My mind began to wander. What job would I do? My motivation increased as I thought of the wonderful world of the future.

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40、你是李华，两周前你从网上购买了一套书虫系列读物（Bookworm Series）昨天才到货，且包装破损，数量不足。请就此向网店客服写邮件投诉。要点如下：

1.    介绍购物情况

2.    反映存在问题

3.    提出解决方案

注意：

1.    词数100词左右

2.    可适当增加细节，使行文连贯

3.    开头结尾已给出，不计入总词

可能用到的生词：投诉complaint n.

To whom it may concern,

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Sincerely,

Li Hua

41、你校将举办一次主题为“我和我的祖国(Me and My Motherland)”的英语征文比赛，你受学生会委托为学校宣传栏的“英语天地”写一则通知。内容包括：

1. 征文比赛的具体要求；

2. 动员大家参加。

注意: 1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：爱国精神patriotism

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