十堰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 young couple wrote to Mr Grand to________his warm reception during their visit to his farm.

A.acknowledge B.update C.consult D.acquire

2、There is a general _____________ among teachers about the need for greater security in schools.

A.commitment B.composition C.calculation D.consensus

3、Fully _______ in looking after three small children, she cannot speak to you at the moment.

A.occupied B.being occupied C.occupying D.being occupying

4、We are trying to come to a(n)_______about who should pay the legal fee.

A. situation B. expectation

C. contribution D. arrangement

5、Last week we had some great speeches. The headmaster together with some other teachers to attend it, too.

A. were invited B. has invited

C. was invited D. Invited

6、The discovery of the new drug is of great _______ for people suffering from heart problems.

A.similarity B.sympathy C.subscribe D.significance

7、KFC has accused three Chinese companies of their comments about the origins of the chicken, including the ______ that KFC chicken comes from chickens with eight legs.

A.command B.claim C.commitment D.credit

8、(2014·东北三省三校一联)Traffic conditions in Beijing________for decades.At first people only complained about jams during rush hours，but today every hour is rush hour.

A．is worsening

B．have worsened

C．have been worsening

D．worsened

9、 everyone here，I wish you a pleasant journey back to your journey.

A．By means of

B．On behalf of

C．In search of

D．For fear of

10、We were just ______ leave ______ the phone rang.

A. about to, when B. would, while

C. going to, when D. on the point of, as

11、We may think we’re a culture that gets rid of our worn technology the first sight of something shiny and new, but a new study shows that we keep using our old devices well after they go out of style.

A.with B.of C.in D.at

12、______in her most beautiful skirt, the girl tried to make herself ______ at the party.

A.Dressed; noticed B.Dressing; noticed

C.Dressed; noticing D.Dressing; being noticing

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

A.have been B.has C.had been D.have

14、Generally there is a sharp ______ between them in their character.

A.contact B.contrary C.contract D.contrast

15、John was a hard­working man and he ________ a piece of waste ground into a beautiful garden.

A.translated B.transformed C.transported D.transferred

16、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

17、The speaker thought it hard to make himself ___ .

A.understand B.understanding C.to understand D.understood

18、Some people are skeptical about the internet, ________ that surfing the Internet is a waste of time.

A.claimed B.claiming C.to claim D.having claimed

19、The child was found ______down the streets alone.

A. wandering B. wondering

C. taking D. stepping

20、Smoking __________ the risk of heart attacks and other health problems.

A. multiplies B. negotiates

C. opposes D. polishes

21、The government_________ air quality in urban areas from levels one to five: excellent, fairly good, slightly polluted, poor and dangerous.

A.classifies B.arranges C.correspond D.divides

22、Can it have been on the playground ________ you lost your watch?

A.that B.on which C.where D.in that

23、______ the heart attack, Monica brought her doctor a bunch of flowers to express her thanks.

A. Surviving     B. To survive

C. Survived  D. Having survived

24、Nearly 3,500 years ago, people chewed on leaves ________ a special chemical to reduce body pains and fever.

A. possessed B. to possess C. having possessed D. possessing

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

A. live through B. put through

C. get through D. see through

26、Your kids may be starting another year, but you can cheer them up with something fun. Here are four wonderful things for them to look forward to.

BOOK EXHIBITION

919 Broadway, Nashville

615-244-3340

Oct. 5-10

Tickets: ＄15 adults, free ages 18 ＆younger

One of the most popular children’s authors and illustrators (插图画家), Eric Carle, is the creator of more than 70 picture books. His most famous creation, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. In the exhibition, you and your kids can explore Carle’s personal history and interests. The exhibition will show about 100 of Carle’s original artworks during the fifty years of his picture-book career.

THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL

505 Deaderick St., Nashville

615-782-4040

Nov. 5-10

Tickets:＄45 -＄85

The New York Times calls it “Brilliant!” and the Daily Beast says “it’s a party for the eyes and ears.” The SpongeBob Musical is based on Nickelodeon’s wildly popular animated series SpongeBob SquarePants (《海绵宝宝》). The musical features original songs by Lady Antebellum, Cyndi Lauper, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry. Panic!

JURASSIC WORLD LIVE

501 Broadway, Nashville

615-770-2000

Dec.19-22

Tickets: ＄20 -＄100

There have been other “Jurassic” live shows with life-size robotic dinosaurs. Your kids can look forward to a whole new Jurassic World (《侏罗纪公园》). They can take a closer look at their favorite robotic dinosaurs like Indominus Rex, Blue the Raptor, Triceratrops, Pteranodons, T-Rex and other animals from the movie making their way around the floor.

PUMPKININFEST

106 Third Ave. N., Franklin

Saturday, Oct. 26

Free tickets

Pumpkinfest celebrates its 36th year this year. It’s one of the best fall festivals for families in Middle Tennessee drawing upwards of 65,000 people. There are lots of arts and crafts businessmen, food, live entertainment and more. The extreme pumpkin carving show is a huge draw.

【1】What can you do, when you visit Eric Carle’s book exhibition?

A．Buy carle’s works at half price.

B．Become interested in illustrations.

C．Better learn about Carle and his works.

D．Communicate with Carle face to face.

【2】If Mark’s son is a lover of SpongeBob Square Pants, which place is the best choice?

A．106 Third Ave. N., Franklin.

B．501 Broadway, Nashville.

C．505 Deaderick St., Nashville.

D．919 Broadway, Nashville.

【3】What can you know about JURASSIC WORLD live show from the text?

A．It lasts for about a week.

B．Kids can see different robotic dinosaurs.

C．Kids can make life-size dinosaurs in person.

D．It exhibits some dinosaurs alive.

27、   Homelessness is a big problem across the world. Many people and organizations are working to solve it. Mel Young from Scotland and Harald Schmied from Austria are two such people. In 2001, the two men attended an international conference about the problem of homelessness. Later, they began to wonder if football could help solve the problem. In 2003, they decided to start the Homeless World Cup organization. It chooses and trains local homeless people for the yearly football competition. Today, about 500 people from almost 50 countries play in the Homeless World Cup. And the program is changing lives.

Damien is from Ireland. For many years, he struggled with drug（毒品）addiction. But in 2006, he played for Ireland's Homeless World Cup team, and since then, he has been drug free!

Many of the Homeless Word Cup players, like Damien, have struggled with drug addiction. However, some players are homeless because of poverty. Alex is one of them. He says, “I was born in Mathare, the biggest, worst slum (贫民窟) in Kenya. I could not find anything to eat. Also schooling was a problem. My life started when I started playing football.” Football gave Alex joy. It taught him to work hard and helped him believe that he could achieve something.

Football can even help people who have experienced extreme tragedy. Najib, a young man from Afghanistan, has lived through much war. Many of his family members have died. But football has helped him survive. “It is only during the games that I do not think about my situation. I'm not interested in anything other than football and it’s the only thing I desire，” Najib explains.

Drugs, poverty and war are common causes of homelessness. Playing in a football competition may not directly treat drug addiction, solve poverty or end war，but it can give people emotional strength and help them learn important life skills.

【1】What do we know about the Homeless World Cup?

A.It is held every year.

B.It first took place in 2001.

C.It is the idea of two troubled football lovers.

D.It was introduced at an international conference.

【2】After playing in the Homeless World Cup, Alex ______.

A.gave up taking drugs B.began to live a rich life

C.got a good school education D.became confident about the future

【3】What does the underlined word “desire” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A.Remember B.Watch

C.Want D.Create

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

A.Football for everyone B.Last hope for the homeless

C.End homelessness from now on D.Beat homelessness through football

28、   Some colors people see late at night could cause signs of clinical (临床的) depression. That was the finding of a study that builds on earlier study findings. They show that individuals who live or work in low levels of light overnight can develop clinical depression. Doctors use the word “clinical depression” to describe severe form of depression. Signs may include loss of interest or pleasure in most activities, low energy levels and thoughts of death or suicide.

In the new study American investigators designed an experiment that exposed hamsters (仓鼠) to different colors. The researchers chose hamsters because they are nocturnal which means they sleep during the day and are active at night.

The animals were divided into four groups. One group of hamsters was kept in the dark during their night-time period. Another group was placed in front of a blue light a third group slept in front of a white light while a fourth was put in front of a red light.

After four weeks the researchers noted how much sugary water the hamsters drank. They found that the most depressed animals drank the least amount of water.

Randy Nelson heads the Department of Neuroscience at Ohio State University. He says animals that slept in blue and white light appeared to be the most depressed. “What we saw is that these animals didn’t show any sleep uneasiness at all but they did mess up biological clock genes and they did show depressive sign while if they were in the dim (微弱) red light they did not.”

He notes that photosensitive (感光) cells in the eyes have little to do with eyesight. He says these cells send signals to the area of the brain that controls what has been called the natural sleep-wake cycle.

He says there’s a lot of blue in white light. This explains why the blue light and white light hamsters appear to be more depressed than the hamsters seeing red light or darkness.

【1】Researchers use hamsters in the experiment because __________.

A.they are similar to humans in dealing with colors

B.they are easy to observe and study

C.they are sensitive to colors like human beings

D.they are active at night and sleep during the day

【2】What sign shows that the hamsters are being depressed?

A.Their energy level becomes low. B.They don’t sleep well.

C.Their eyesight becomes worse. D.They drink less sugary water.

【3】__________ tends to cause hamsters to be depressed.

A.Dim light B.Blue light

C.Red light D.Darkness

【4】What can help people who work late at night to avoid being depressed?

A.Equipping their computer screens to put it more in the reddish light.

B.Not being exposed to dim red light when using computers.

C.Living or working in low levels of light overnight.

D.Going to see doctors of clinical depression regularly for help.

29、   Could the device, smartphone or PC, which you are using affect the moral (道德的) decisions you make when using it? To test it, researchers presented multiple dilemmas to a sample set of 1,010 people. The participants were assigned a device at random.

One case of the questions participants were asked is the classic “trolley (有轨电车) problem”: A runaway trolley is headed towards five people tied up on a set of train tracks. You can do nothing, resulting in the deaths of five people, or push a man off a bridge, which will stop the trolley. The practical response is to kill one man to save five lives, which 33.5 percent of smartphone users chose, compared to 22.3 percent of PC users.

“What we round in our study is that when people used a smartphone to view classic moral problems, they were more likely to make more unemotional, reasonable decisions when presented with a highly emotional dilemma,” Dr Albert Barque-Duran, the lead author of the study, told City, University of London. “This could be due to the increased time pressure often present with smartphones and also the increased psychological distance which can occur when we use such devices compared to PCs.”

As for why the researchers started this study, Dr Barque-Duran noted, “Due to the fact that our social lives, work and even shopping take place online, it is important to think about how the contexts where we typically face moral decisions and are asked to engage in moral behavior have changed, and the impact this could have on the hundreds of millions of people who use such devices daily. “It’s clear that we need more research on how our devices affect our moral decision-making because we’re using screens at an ever increasing rate.”

【1】Why did the author mention the trolley problem?

A.To introduce a difficult problem to readers.

B.To introduce the aim of carrying out the study.

C.To show an example of the questions in the study.

D.To show the difficulty in dealing with dilemmas.

【2】How do the smartphone users of the study behave in dealing with emotional dilemmas?

A.Calmly. B.Cruelly.

C.Carelessly. D.Enthusiastically.

【3】Dr Albert believes that compared with PCs, smartphones   .

A.help people bear more pressure

B.help people make decisions quickly

C.make people feel more mentally distant

D.make people stay happier to solve problems

【4】What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A.The importance of smartphones. B.The significance of the study.

C.How to make moral decisions. D.What affects people’s daily life.

30、Growing roots

When I was growing up. I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d _________ known. When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t _________ lives, he was planting trees.

The good doctor had some _________ theories on planting trees. He believed in “No pains, no gains”. He never _________ his new trees, which was _________ many people. He thought that watering plants spoiled (宠坏) them, and that if you want strong trees, you have to make things _________ for them. He, talked about how watering trees _________ shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in _________ of water. I came to understand that he meant deep roots were to be _________. The lack of water seemed to __________ the trees in ways comfort and ease never could.

I used to __________ for my sons that their lives will be easy. But __________ I’ve been thinking that it’s time to__________ my prayer. I know my children are going to meet__________and　I’m praying they will be strong. The prayer for comfort is seldom met. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the winds blow, they won’t be __________ away.

【1】

A．even

B．ever

C．never

D．hardly

【2】

A．valuing

B．making

C．enjoying

D．saving

【3】

A．exciting

B．dull

C．interesting

D．terrible

【4】

A．watered

B．raised

C．loved

D．sheltered

【5】

A．against

B．beyond

C．within

D．from

【6】

A．harmful

B．favorable

C．tough

D．wonderful

【7】

A．made for

B．head for

C．allow for

D．care for

【8】

A．charge

B．favor

C．honor

D．search

【9】

A．treasured

B．challenged

C．respected

D．liked

【10】

A．harm

B．raise

C．benefit

D．hurt

【11】

A．pray

B．apply

C．stand

D．call

【12】

A．perfectly

B．formally

C．obviously

D．lately

【13】

A．attend

B．say

C．change

D．keep

【14】

A．hardships

B．worries

C．bosses

D．jobs

【15】

A．given

B．sent

C．broken

D．swept

31、   “I have recently completed my college degree.” The project we were __ to do in the last class was called “Smile”. The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and record their __．

Soon, my husband and I went out to a McDonald’s for __. We were standing in line, waiting to be __, when everyone around us began to back away. __ I turned around, I smelled a __ “dirty body” smell, and there standing behind me were two __ homeless men.

As I looked down at the short gentleman, he was “smiling”. His blue eyes were __ of expectation as if in search of acceptance. The second man __ awkward. I realized the second man was mentally challenged.

The young lady at the __ asked him what they wanted. He said,“coffee is all, Miss,” because that was all they could __. If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy __. I realized that he just wanted to be __. It was too cold outside.

Then I really felt it—the compulsion(冲动) was so great that I almost reached out and embraced the short man. I noticed all the customers in the restaurant were __ at me, judging my every action. I smiled and __ two more breakfast meals for the two men. The short man looked up at me in __ with tears in his eyes.

I returned to the __ on the last evening of class with this story. I turned in“my project” and the teacher read it. Then she said,“Can I __ this？”

I nodded. She began to read __ while every student listened attentively.

In my own way I __ the people at McDonald’s, my teacher, and every student in the classroom. I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE.

【1】A.taught B.learned C.told D.expected

【2】A.reactions B.songs C.opinions D.stories

【3】A.advice B.help C.information D.breakfast

【4】A.checked B.called C.served D.found

【5】A.Because B.If C.As D.Though

【6】A.horrible B.pleasant C.common D.strange

【7】A.handsome B.powerful C.rich D.poor

【8】A.proud B.full C.aware D.afraid

【9】A.looked B.sounded C.smelled D.proved

【10】A.desk B.stage C.counter D.door

【11】A.discover B.save C.afford D.do

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

【13】A.warm B.alone C.clean D.quiet

【14】A.glaring B.staring C.glancing D.shouting

【15】A.sold B.prepared C.ordered D.searched

【16】A.surprise B.relief C.fear D.gratitude

【17】A.college B.home C.restaurant D.hospital

【18】A.keep B.copy C.share D.make

【19】A.silently B.sadly C.fully D.aloud

【20】A.persuaded B.touched C.shocked D.warned

32、   Six years ago, something unforgettable happened. My wife, Liz, and I celebrated our 50th wedding ___ that year. It was a lovely event _________ by our sons for us. Many wonderful friends from the past surprised us with presents and ___.Our gift to each other was a driving trip out west. We drove from Ontario into Alberta, then southward into Glacier National Park in Montana, and ____ to Yellowstone National Park.

It was a __ spring day, and the Beartooth Highway had opened for the season just days before.

_______the road, there was still a great amount of snow __ . The scenery was so impressive that we made numerous stops to record memories with my camera. At __ the highest point of the highway, I stopped at a lookout to catch the ____ views, with my wife in the center of my camera lens.

There were not many vehicles on the road _____ cars with energetic young tourists ________ .And then we heard a motorcycle in the distance. The driver of the motorcycle, in rags, _____ behind our car. As he ____ us, his only words were, "Give me your camera and get over there with your wife. "  I must ___ I felt nervous that we might be robbed where we just created some beautiful memories. __ , he just took a picture of us, _____ my camera and rode off before we could express our _____ .The photo he took is one of the most cherished and prized of our trip.

I learned my lesson somewhere I least expected it. God judges us __ by our heart, so we should never judge a man by his _____. If the motorcycle driver reads this story and _____ the situation, we would like to say "thank you to him."

【1】A.ceremony B.anniversary C.tradition D.get-together

【2】A.discussed B.enjoyed C.hosted D.reported

【3】A.congratulations B.suggestions C.messages D.interests

【4】A.returned B.slid C.withdraw D.continued

【5】A.cold B.warm C.hot D.mild

【6】A.Below B.Alongside C.Beyond D.Above

【7】A.melting B.disappearing C.remaining D.rolling

【8】A.clearly B.certainly C.perfectly D.roughly

【9】A.plain B.amazing C.familiar D.boring

【10】A.Constantly B.Finally C.Occasionally D.Gradually

【11】A.ran away B.set off C.broke down D.passed by

【12】A.rushed B.parked C.circled D.tell

【13】A.approached B.protected C.warned D.welcomed

【14】A.forget B.agree C.admit D.refuse

【15】A.Happily B.Strangely C.Disappointingly D.Surprisingly

【16】A.handed back B.dropped off C.threw away D.picked out

【17】A.kindness B.fear C.gratitude D.regret

【18】A.just B.even C.still D.ever

【19】A.accent B.appearance C.experience D.intelligence

【20】A.imagines B.clarities C.appreciates D.remembers

33、I was born legally blind. Of all the stories of my early childhood, the one about a _______ is my mother’s favorite.

I was only two when the _______ occurred. We had just arrived home from a trip. Mom lifted me out of the car and _______ to speak to the driver. I took advantage of my brief _______ to dash across the lawn(草坪) — and hit a large maple tree! I was running so fast that I bounced off the trunk and landed on my backside. Mom _______ me to start crying, but I just sat there for a minute. Then I _______ myself up and kept right on going.

Mom loves to use this story as an _______. It reminds her that children don’t enter life _______ to take risks or unwilling to _______ again when they fall down. She never wanted me to lose that toughness as I grew older. When I ________ my major life decisions, I was still that little girl tearing full-speed across the lawn. I studied abroad and later moved away from my parents’ home to look for a ________. Through years of ________, I have become a respected teacher in a school serving high-need students.

We are almost certain to get ________ at some point during the process of achieving our goal. When that happens, don’t sit in the grass and ________. Just get up and keep on going. It will all be worth it ________.

【1】

A．trip

B．race

C．tree

D．driver

【2】

A．incident

B．change

C．illness

D．problem

【3】

A．feared

B．refused

C．forgot

D．turned

【4】

A．delay

B．absence

C．freedom

D．rest

【5】

A．promised.

B．encouraged

C．allowed

D．expected

【6】

A．woke

B．picked

C．warmed

D．gave

【7】

A．answer

B．example

C．excuse

D．order

【8】

A．afraid

B．ashamed

C．able

D．anxious

【9】

A．ask

B．share

C．learn

D．try

【10】

A．regretted

B．reviewed

C．made

D．explained

【11】

A．job

B．friend

C．fortune

D．house

【12】

A．memories

B．efforts

C．research

D．experience

【13】

A．mixed up

B．fed up

C．knocked down

D．settled down

【14】

A．play

B．relax

C．dream

D．cry

【15】

A．all at once

B．in the end

C．in either case

D．as a result

34、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.

35、

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: Fill in each blank to make the passage make sense and well connected in writing style. The initial letter of each word has been given. (please write each answer in a COMPLETE word on the answer card.

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

In Congress, July 4, 1776

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s god entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should d【1】 the causes which impel them to the separation.

We h【2】 these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created e【3】, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable R【4】, that among these are life, L【5】, and the pursuit of Happiness.

That to secure these rights, g 【6】 are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

That whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the P 【7】 to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, l【8】 its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such f【9】, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience has shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariable the same Object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their d 【10】, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

37、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

A

I have the【1】(great)job in the world. I travel to unusual places and work alongside people from all over the world. Sometimes using【2】(science)equipment and sometimes meeting local people and tourists, I am never【3】(bore).Although my job is occasionally dangerous, I don’t mind because danger excites me and makes me feel alive. However, the most important thing about my job is that I help protect ordinary people【4】 one of the most powerful forces on earth—the volcano.

B

Water is a precious resource. Every person needs it【5】 (survive),and we use it for cooking, drinking, growing our food and washing. However，it is scarce(缺乏的).Just 1% of water on Earth can【6】 (use)by humans. What’s more，treating water to make it clean and safe and pumping it to our homes uses up lots of energy. So, what can you do to help save water? One easy way is by【7】(turn)off the tap when you brush your teeth.

C

Robbie Phillips has become the first British person to complete one of the toughest challenges in rock climbing. 【8】(know)as the Alpine Trilogy(阿尔卑斯三部曲),the challenge consists of three climbs on mountains in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, 【9】Phillips completed in four years. Until now, only four other people【10】(conquer)all three of the extremely difficult climbs.

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。

Polly, my stepmom, suggested the sweetest name to our pet dog: Mercy. We don't know why she gave the strange name. We soon learned it was just what this new dog would need.

My parents' bad tempered dog would jump out of bed and go-go-go all day long. So when they brought home a Christmas tree, they expected everything would be out of order. However, to their astonishment, Mercy didn't seem to take any care. She paid zero attention to the tree which suddenly grew in her living room. Nor did she react to the fancy presents under it, including a wrapped box of Milk-Bones.

Dad and Polly were quite careful; they'd never had a dog that didn't force them to move everything to higher ground as if they were expecting a flood. But Mercy seemed to take no notice. He didn't take any glance at it at all.

A few days before Christmas, Polly awoke early in the morning as usual. She passed the dusty living room and then stopped in surprise. Glancing back into the room, she saw that every last present was gone. Only the tree was still there.

Had they been robbed? Why hadn't Mercy barked? Where was she? Had the robbers taken her away? Polly noticed scrap of ribbon（丝带） on the floor, then bit of torn wrapping paper few feet away, some lights beyond that. The clues all made a mark leading toward the back door.

Polly put on the switch, bathing the backyard in light. The perpetrator's（肇事者）head lifted and froze. Alarm and guilt made her eyes wide. Oh, yes, it was Mercy.

She lay under her favorite tree in soft nest of shredde（碎片） wrapping paper, chewed-up boxes, and curling（缠绕） bits of ribbon. Presents, unpacked from their packages, were spread over everywhere. Beautifully wrapped boxes had gaping holes. Pieces of paper were mixed with the last remaining evidence of gifts. All the gift tags（标签） that could have been used as thank-you cards were destroyed.

Clearly Mercy's self-control had failed.

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As for Thank-you cards, Mercy provided the answer.

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39、假定你是李华，你校的留学生Peter将在校元旦晚会上朗诵一首唐诗，但是他现在很紧张。请你就此给他写一封邮件。内容包括：

1. 表示理解；

2. 给出建议；

3. 给予鼓励。

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：元旦晚会New Year’s Eve Gala

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40、假定你是李华，你从就读于纽约大学的笔友John那里了解到他们学校的网站正在招募网络漫画师（cartoonist）。请你给该网站写封自荐信，内容包括：

1. 自我介绍；

2. 自身优势；

3. 承诺及期望。

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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41、假如你是高三学生李华，写信建议你的美国朋友 Tom 参加21世纪学生英文报(21st Century Teens)为外国人举办的2019“最美中国(Amazing China)”手机摄影大赛。信的内容包括:

1.作品要求；

2.提交时间和方式；

3.表示愿意提供帮助。

注意:1. 词数80左右；

2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Tom,

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Yours

Lihua