恩施州2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、It was not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them _______ the value of life lies.

A.when B.where C.that D.how

2、I am writing to you _______ your job application .

A. on the contrary B. consistent with

C. in connection with D. in contrast

3、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

4、The Cloud Bridge is located in the Yunyang Longgang Scenic Zone，___________ live many rare species.

A.which B.that C.where D.what

5、This is the doctor without _______ help my father couldn’t have defeated the virus.

A.which B.whose C.that D.what

6、I feel most angry about the way ______ I’ve been treated.

A. which B. where

C. that D. how

7、Justice has long arms. Whoever _______ breaks the law, or encourages others to do so, must expect to face justice.

A．swiftly

B．deliberately

C．gradually

D．properly

8、My mother looked at me and ________ laughing.

A．made out

B．worked out

C．burst out

D．looked out

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

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

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

A. took out B. took  in

C. took up D. took off

11、The system has been designed to give students quick and easy __________ to the digital resources of the library.

A.approach B.access C.passage D.assistance

12、Evidence has been found through years of study _______ children’s early sleeping problems are likely to continue when they grow up.

A. whether B. how

C. that D. why

13、It is widely accepted that young babies learn to do things because certain acts lead to ____.

A. rewards B. prizes

C. awards D. results

14、There is no point _________; it’s too late to mend.

A.arguing B.to argue C.argument D.argued

15、Can you imagine________the work in twelve hours?

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

16、To our disappointment, we hurried to the museum yesterday morning, only it was closed for construction work.

A.finding B.having found C.to find D.to be found

17、To be honest, she had a great ______ for the small town where she grew up.

A. effect B. effort

C. affection D. patience

18、With fossil fuels such as coal and oil running out quickly, we have to find more ____________ energy sources.

A. vivid B. bureaucratic

C. alternative D. abnormal

19、Don't be___________ by its terrible smell-Durian tastes delicious.

A.dropped off B.put off C.taken off D.broken out

20、Wanting the question _____ once more, the little boy went to the teacher’s office after class.

A．explained

B．being explained

C．be explained

D．to explain

21、 I used to drink a lot of tea but these days I________coffee.

A.prefer B.preferred C.have preferred D.am preferring

22、My mom’s ________ determined me to go on with my study.

A.encourages B.encouraged C.encouragement D.encourage

23、Zhang Ze took on a victory in the 2019 French Open, ___________we all regard as the highest-ranked Chinese male player.

A.which B.when C.who D.where

24、The good thing about children is that they _______ very easily to new environments.

A. adapt   B. appeal   C. attach   D. apply

25、Johnson was shocked to find out that his boss him the wrong information.

A.have given B.had given

C.will have given D.have been giving

26、   Cells in our brain usually send a “stop eating” signal when we've eaten enough. But in a study, researchers found that after mice ate fatty food for just two weeks, their brains brake on overeating failed.

Researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle conducted the study.They shared their findings in Science.Garret Stuber is a professor at the University of Washington.He and his team mainly focused on one brain area known-to be connected with eating behavior.This brain area contains many different kinds of cells.Researchers noticed big differences between the glutamatergic nerve cells(谷氨酸神经细胞)of the fat mice and those of the thin mice.And the earlier work by Stuber's group had suggested that these cells act like a brake on overeating.When the researchers stopped these cells from working,mice suddenly overate.They also fattened up. But it wasn't clear how these cells' activity changed as the mice changed from being slim to being fat.

“Being fat doesn't just happen overnight,”notes Stuber.To study that gradual fattening up,his group did a new study.They fed mice with high-fat food.Now and again,they used a microscope to look at how well the animals 'glutamatergic nerve cells could send out signals.During the process,they found the activity of these glutamatergic nerve cells slowed,even before the mice became fat.That cell sluggishness(怠惰)continued as the mice grew larger over a 12-week period.

The results suggest that the high-fat diet is removing the brake on overeating and becoming fat,”says Stephanie Borgland,a professor at the University of Calgary in Canada. Stuber's group doesn't know whether these brain cells will go back to normal if the mice stop eating the fatty food and slim down.It would be hard to keep monitoring the same cells over the months it would likely take for the mice to return to a healthy body weight,”explains Stuber.And it's hard to say whether similar cells control the same thing in humans.

“Having high-fat diets probably affects a much wider family of cells than those studied here,” Stuber notes. “Changes,” he says, “are probably happening across the brain.” Understanding those things might help us find better ways of limiting overeating.

【1】What did researchers find in the study?

A.Mice tended to become sluggish if they often overate.

B.Having high-fat diets affected many kinds of brain cells.

C.Mice began to overeat after eating fatty food for a period.

D.The number of brain cells would drop when mice overate.

【2】Why was a new study conducted?

A.To prove that fatty food was bad for health.

B.To know more about that gradual weight-gain.

C.To collect more information about the mice 's cells.

D.To observe how long it would take for the mice to grow fat.

【3】What does the last but one paragraph mainly show?

A.It's still difficult to answer some questions.

B.It's hard to find the similar brain area in humans.

C.It's wrong to apply what suits animals to humans.

D.It's necessary to keep monitoring the mice for long.

【4】Where is this text most likely from?

A.A personal diary.

B.A useful guidebook.

C.A science magazine.

D.An adventure novel

27、   A KidZania opened in Frisco, Texas on November 23, 2019. The indoor play area is unique because it promises to teach children about the real world—while they have a great time!

A KidZania is an interactive mini-city created for children between 4 and 14 years old, where they can walk freely, exploring various activities. The goal is for them to learn about the world through realistic role-play. That's why you'll find theaters, shops, and office buildings inside the city walls along with pedestrians and tiny vehicles.

At these places, kids can spend about 20 minutes per session being firefighters, mail carriers, construction workers, dentists, nail technicians, bankers, or even broadcast journalists.

If a kid wants to be a doctor or see what it's like to be a veterinarian（兽医）, they can get a taste of it, said Mike Laudizio, KidZania's” mayor （市长）”and general manager.

They get their hands in it, and it really gives them the freedom to explore the city.”

Since children learn best by doing, they are more likely to leave KidZania with a newfound appreciation for different jobs and a better grasp of how the world works. Best of all, while the kids work, they earn KidZos by doing their jobs well or by achieving small goals like washing their hands or participating in branded activities. They have the choice of cashing in for toys and candy at the gift shop or saving up in the KidZania bank for another day.

Our only question is when one of these will open for adults. This place looks great fun, and it can teach kids important lessons about the world we live in. Let's hope more KidZanias open in the U. S.

【1】What is a KidZania?

A.A mini-city. B.A kid-care center.

C.An interesting play. D.A charity project.

【2】What can kids do in a KidZania?

A.Work as mayor of a city.

B.Learn through realistic role-play.

C.Shadow people in different occupations.

D.Attend lectures about how the world works.

【3】What does the underlined word “KidZos” in Paragraph 5 refer to?

A.A brand name. B.A kind of business.

C.Toys sold in the shop. D.Money in the mini-city.

【4】What's the writer's attitude towards the KidZania?

A.Skeptical. B.Curious. C.Admiring. D.Worried.

28、   The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms More than 2000 years ago, ancient Chinese people created this overall framework to mark the annual passage of time based on observations of the sun's motion. In the international meteorological field (国际气象界) the 24 solar terms are honored as “the fifth great invention of China”.

The 24 solar terms begins with Start of Spring followed by Rain Water, Insects Awaken...and ends up with Minor Cold and Major Cold. Summer Solstice and Winter Solstice are two days of the year with the longest and shortest amount of daylight respectively, while Spring Equinox and Autumn Equinox are days with the most balanced amount of daytime and nighttime. Through these four parts, a year is divided into four part: Spring Summer, Autumn and Winter.

In ancient times this system not only guided agricultural production, instructing farmers to expect the changes in temperature, spring planting and autumn harvest but also directed Chinese folk customs. For example, Winter Solstice was the first one set among 24 terms and later developed into a festival to worship Heaven and ancestors. Every year at Winter Solstice, emperors of Ming and Qing dynasties would go to the temple of Heaven to hold a ceremony to worship Heaven, for good weather for their crop, and peace and prosperity for the country.

Nowadays, the 24 solar terms could not only be applied to farming but also guide Chinese everyday life. They remind people to adapt to the changes in the seasons through suitable food and cultural rituals (文化仪式). Seasonal customs are sill the rage such as eating spring pancakes at Start of Spring, sweeping ancestors' tombs at Qing Ming, gaining weight to keep warm at Start of Autumn and eating nutritious food to store energy at Start of Winter. They have actually became important rituals in Chinese life.

The 24 solar terms is a common cognitive system among Chinese. It reflects the emotional bond, the wisdom and creativity of Chinese, who respect and live in harmony with nature.

【1】How were the 24 solar terms created in ancient China?

A.They were the results of leaning from each other.

B.They were set based on the movements of the sun.

C.They were created according to the change of the weather.

D.They were gradually developed from the practical experience.

【2】What is a common feature of Spring Equinox and Autumn Equinox?

A.They both have the same amount of day and night.

B.They were set only for guiding agricultural activities.

C.They both play the role in dividing a day into day and night

D.They are the days on which the length of a day is longer than night.

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

A.Cheer B.Honor. C.Appreciation. D.Fashion.

【4】What’s the text mainly about?

A.The reasons for the recognition of the 24 solar terms.

B.The invention of the 24 solar terms in ancient China.

C.The origin and influence of the 24 solar terms in China

D.The ways to handle the relationship between human and nature.

29、I don’t remember the exact date I met Marty for the first time. Like a lot of people who want to get through a checkout line, I found my thoughts on speed, nothing more. The line I was standing in wasn’t moving as quickly as I wanted, and I glanced toward the cashier, who was receiving money from customers.

He was an old man in his sixties. I thought it probably took him a little longer to get the jobs done. For the next few minutes I watched him. He greeted every customer before he began scanning the goods they were purchasing. Sure, his words were the usual, “How’s it going?” But he did something different — he actually listened to people. Then he would respond to what they had said and talk with them briefly.

I thought it was strange, but I guessed I had grown used to people asking me how I was doing simply out of a conversation without thinking. Usually, after a while, you don’t give any thought to the question and just say something back quietly.

This old cashier seemed sincere about wanting to know how people were feeling. Meanwhile, the high-tech cash register (收银机) rang up their purchases and he announced how much they should pay. When customers handed money to him, he pushed the appropriate keys, the cash drawer opened, and he counted out their change.

Then magic happened.

He placed the change in his left hand, walked around the counter to the customers, and extended (伸出) his right hand in an act of friendship. As their hands met, the old cashier looked the customers in the eye. “I want to thank you for shopping here today,” he said. “You have a great day. Bye-bye.” The looks on the faces of the customers were priceless.

Now it was my turn. I glanced down at the name tag (标签) on his red waistcoat, the kind experienced Wal-Mart cashier wore. It read, “Marty.”

Marty told me how much I should pay and I handed him some money. The next thing I knew he was standing beside me, offering his right hand and holding my change in his left hand. His kind eyes locked onto mine. Smiling, and with a firm handshake ...

【1】While the author stood in the checkout line, how did she feel?

A．Comfortable.

B．Enthusiastic.

C．Impatient.

D．Embarrassed.

【2】In the opinion of the author, people tended to ______.

A．remain calm while having a talk

B．talk about unimportant topics

C．develop a mindless conversation

D．face communication problems

【3】Why did the author think Marty special?

A．Because he spent as much time as possible serving customers.

B．Because he was patient with all the questions from customers.

C．Because he showed particular interest in customers’ personal life.

D．Because he expressed his sincerity while giving back the change.

【4】When Marty shook hands with customers, ______.

A．he looked directly at them

B．he finished it as quickly as possible

C．most customers felt uneasy

D．he was unwilling to do it

30、   It is widely believed that inner beauty is the most impressive in the world.

On the outskirts of a town in England lies a nice cottage with a large garden where there lives an old man. The old man is _______ pruning (修剪), watering or fertilizing his flowers all the time. The garden _______ bees and butterflies dance and colorful flowers blossom all year around is so well-tended that every passer-by cannot but stop for a _______ with admiration.

One day a young _______ went by the old man’s garden. He stopped and gazed at the splendid garden and the special cottage, totally _______ the admiration at the beauty of these sceneries, _______ how happy he could be _______ he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, all of a sudden he found the old gardener was _______.

Greatly shocked, the young painter _______ that old man, asking “why are you busy ________ these flowers every day which you can’t see?” The blind gardener gave a wide smile, explaining “First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I ________ like this job. Second, while I can’t see these flowers I can ________ them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. And ________ the last one, that’s you.”

“Me? But you don’t know me.” responded the young painter.

“Yeah. But I know flowers are angels which everyone knows and would never ________. I know a great many people who show ________ for life would stop by and the beauty of my garden will get them into a good ________. In the meantime, it also gives a ________ to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

The old man can’t see the beauty that he’s created. ________, every flower has eyes ________ which they can see the beauty and kindness of the old man’s heart and the sweetness of his soul.

The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Failing the sight of the beauty of blossoming, he surely can ________ the voice of it, I suppose.

【1】A. left B. kept C. seen D. made

【2】A. where B. which C. that D. what

【3】A. chat B. return C. discussion D. glance

【4】A. painter B. neighbor C. photographer D. traveler

【5】A. faced with B. lost in C. devoted to D. moved by

【6】A. thinking B. asking C. picturing D. saying

【7】A. when B. if C. as D. since

【8】A. particular B. special C. blind D. energetic

【9】A. approached B. reached C. watched D. prevented

【10】A. planting B. watering C. fertilizing D. tending

【11】A. easily B. really C. accidentally D. eventually

【12】A. get rid of B. give a touch to C. come up with D. have fun with

【13】A. without B. of C. for D. in

【14】A. pick them up B. turn them down C. let them down D. give them up

【15】A. enthusiasm B. calmness C. kindness D. caution

【16】A. mood B. condition C. place D. life

【17】A. way B. day C. chance D. hand

【18】A. Therefore B. Anyway C. However D. Besides

【19】A. for B. in C. from D. with

【20】A. change B. hear C. remind D. accept

31、As is known to all, a large number of Chinese students are studying abroad. The United States has always been a hot choice for Chinese students to begin their college studies. But now more and more Chinese parents are ________ sending their kids there for senior high school as well. They believe this will make ________ easier for their children to ________ top universities in the United States later.

Wenhui Daily carried an article on Sunday saying that ________ there are many advantages to this approach, some negative side effects may also ________.

The article quotes Zhang Hengrui, a consulting expert, ________ that the experience of studying in U.S. high schools can help universities better recognise students’ scores, behaviour and achievements. It will also do good for students to be more ________. All these can make students more ________ than   children who choose to study in domestic (国内的) high schools when applying to U.S. universities.

But the expert says ________ children begin senior high school at around 15 or 16, careful preparations should be made to ________ negative effects that may occur when they find themselves in a ________ unfamiliar place.

The expert offers two ________. First, parents should tell their children the purpose of studying in a foreign high school ________. Second, after the kids go abroad, parents should be kept ________ of their children’s situation and offer care and ________ from home.

【1】

A．wondering

B．considering

C．thinking

D．expecting

【2】

A．this

B．that

C．it

D．what

【3】

A．turn down

B．look up

C．apply for

D．apply to

【4】

A．because

B．although

C．unless

D．while

【5】

A．put up

B．take up

C．turn up

D．make up

【6】

A．telling

B．talking

C．saying

D．speaking

【7】

A．patient

B．careful

C．independent

D．curious

【8】

A．valuable

B．competitive

C．clever

D．effective

【9】

A．since

B．until

C．even if

D．in case

【10】

A．allow

B．predict

C．operate

D．avoid

【11】

A．totally

B．normally

C．specially

D．generally.

【12】

A．ways

B．views

C．instructions

D．suggestions

【13】

A．in order

B．in turn

C．in advance

D．in return

【14】

A．told

B．informed

C．said

D．mentioned

【15】

A．guidance

B．effect

C．service

D．position

32、   Not long ago, Linda was sting by a hospital bed in Houston, Beside her _______ her 88-yearold father. His heart was _______ It needed surgery. What _______ her as much as his heath was that all day the two of them bad _______ in nothing but depressing small talks. They had always had good _______. But now he seemed to be _______ with the hospital, talking about the disappointing food, the _______ tests, and the demanding doctors. His once wide-ranging _______ seemed to have been limited to the size of the room. “It is really _______  to sit with a person in a hospital” Linda said. One day, something __________ the eye. It was a book that some friend had __________ as a gift. Her father had always been a __________ but lately he didn't have the energy or focus to read. She __________ the book and started to read it out loud. “ __________ it changed the atmosphere and __________”she said. That afternoon, Linda read to her father for an hour. It was a __________ and a pleasure for both of them. Reading gave the daughter away to __________ with her father and help him in a situation that was otherwise out of her __________. Listening allowed the father to __________ on the sound of her voice out of the hospital and back to the intellectual engagement.

“When I was a kid, he would read to me, it became opportunities to repay a debt of __________ “Linda said.

【1】A.lay B.followed C.stood D.waited

【2】A.breaking B.beating C.weakening D.recovering

【3】A.troubled B.attracted C.astonished D.moved

【4】A.believed B.taken C.joined D.engaged

【5】A.relationship B.conversations C.friends D.manners

【6】A.dissatisfied B.careful C.popular D.generous

【7】A.impressive B.simple C.practical D.endless

【8】A.collections B.interests C.diets D.visitors

【9】A.traditional B.enjoyable C.hard D.worthwhile

【10】A.covered B.met C.blinded D.rolled

【11】A.accepted B.held C.read D.brought

【12】A.patient B.reader C.listener D.doctor

【13】A.picked up B.looked up C.put up D.made up

【14】A.Usually B.Generally C.Immediately D.Occasionally

【15】A.habit B.idea C.surroundings D.mood

【16】A.challenge B.relief C.talent D.pity

【17】A.connect B.agree C.chat D.live

【18】A.mind B.sight C.hands D.heart

【19】A.travel B.reflect C.call D.put

【20】A.honor B.money C.service D.gratitude

33、Sammy Yoelin saw a need to feed the hungry in his community. He found out that some churches had more food donation than they _______. So he put his simple plan into action.

“We got the _______ bread from the churches and we made the _______ in my back yard,” said Yoelin. “And then we would _______ the sandwiches to Temple Beth Shalom and the Salvation Army in the area, where some people do not have enough to _______. “Sammy and his brothers Ryan and Darren _______ Club Sandwich at Villa Park High School, Sammy and his club members know they are doing something _______.

“It’s a great feeling to know that I’m part of that. I have almost started a big trend of giving back to the community, and these _______ are so willing to reach out to those in need that they just can’t _______ for the next meeting.” said Sammy.

The high school senior ________ to keep up with his community involvement ________ working hard for his career choices.

“It is most likely that I will ________ business and accounting, so that it will ________ me somewhere. Hopefully, I’m able to take the club to ________. That would be great if I could be able to do that,” said Sammy.

Though high school can be ________, Sammy makes sure that he always has time for ________.

“It’s indeed a great experience to give back to where you were ________. I love doing it,” said Sammy.” I keep on ________ my all and the results are good every time I do it”.

Sammy Yoelin is making sure that those in need get the most basic necessity — ________. And his story has proved that it ________ takes a little to make a big difference in your community.

【1】

A．need

B．own

C．prepare

D．produce

【2】

A．wasted

B．smelly

C．extra

D．cheap

【3】

A．chocolates

B．sandwiches

C．biscuits

D．cakes

【4】

A．take back

B．leave behind

C．ask for

D．give away

【5】

A．eat

B．drink

C．wear

D．spend

【6】

A．formed

B．joined

C．protected

D．telephoned

【7】

A．common

B．impossible

C．important

D．traditional

【8】

A．workers

B．women

C．men

D．kids

【9】

A．search

B．wait

C．apply

D．call

【10】

A．offers

B．agrees

C．threatens

D．plans

【11】

A．while

B．before

C．after

D．unless

【12】

A．belong to

B．carry on

C．take up

D．put off

【13】

A．beat

B．take

C．hide

D．recognize

【14】

A．community

B．park

C．church

D．college

【15】

A．happy

B．relaxing

C．boring

D．busy

【16】

A．help

B．study

C．survey

D．exercise

【17】

A．accepted

B．raised

C．controlled

D．admired

【18】

A．discovering

B．giving

C．creating

D．holding

【19】

A．clothing

B．water

C．food

D．air

【20】

A．almost

B．also

C．only

D．sometimes

34、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.

35、根据句意填空

In the USA, the Amish-a Christian group-are famous because they drive 【1】 instead of cars, do not use TVs or refrigerators, and do not have personal telephones. Many people assume the Amish must have 【2】 reasons for their many rules, but this is not true. In truth, whenever a new technology is introduced, the Amish meet and discuss its advantages and disadvantages. They then vote on whether they will accept it. The Amish 【3】 cars because they like having 【4】 communities where everyone lives close together. They have no TVs or refrigerators because their homes do not have electricity-they do not think it is necessary and 【5】 dealing with strangers, such as the people who work at the electric company.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Why Cold weather Causes So many Flight Cancellation?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

38、假定你是李华。你的加拿大网友Jim来信告诉你他最近染上了网瘾，导致成绩下降。请你 用英语给他写一封信，给予他帮助。内容包括:

1. 指出网瘾的危害(生活、学习、健康等方面)；

2. 给出相应的建议。

注意:

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

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39、假设你是某中学的学生李华，你校拟选拔一批优秀学生，利用暑假到某小学为学生辅导英语，你希望参加此活动。根据以下提示，请你用英语给校评选小组写一封申请信，要求如下：

1.此活动对自己，对辅导学生的好处；

2.个人优点，如性格、语言能力；

3.你的辅导计划。

注意：1.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

2.词数100左右（开头已经给出，但不计入总词数）。

Dear Sir or Madam，

I am Li Hua from Class One，Senior Two.

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Yours sincerely，

Li Hua

40、疫情期间，学校都延期开学，老师通过建立QQ学习群来组织教学和管理。假如你是李华，你的美国朋友Jack来信询问QQ学习群对居家学习是否真的有帮助，请你回复。

回信内容包括：

1. QQ学习群的利

2. QQ学习群的弊

3. 你的观点

参考词汇：新型冠状病毒肺炎：COVID-19；：QQ学习群：QQ study group

注意事项：1. 词数100左右；

2.注意回信的开头和结尾，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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41、Directions: Write a summary of the following article with about 60 words.

Teaching Is “One of the Least Popular Jobs in the UK”

The UK government has just published a report on the future of secondary school teaching, and the conclusion of the report is that many secondary schools now face great difficulties in finding people who want to be teachers. Since the 1980s, the number of graduates who would “seriously consider” teaching as a career has fallen sharply, from 64% in 1982 to just 17% today. The report suggests that urgent action needs to be taken in order to encourage more intelligent young graduates into teaching.

The main drawback (缺点) of secondary teaching, according to the report, is the low salary.

Earnings in teaching are much lower than in many other jobs. Joanne Manners, 24, is a good example: “I graduated in maths last year, and I was thinking of doing a teacher-training course to become a maths teacher---but I saw I could earn twice as much if I worked in marketing or advertising, so I decided not to become a teacher.”

It’s not just about the money, however. The survey concluded that another reason why people don’t want to be teachers is that some teenagers behave very badly in school. A lot of schools have problems with discipline, and it seems clear that children do not have the same respect for teachers as in the past. Here’s the view of Dave Hallam, an accountant from London: “I think parents are to blame. They should have stricter rules with their children at home and also teach their children to have more respect for teachers.”

The report is clear that the problem of teacher shortage is a very serious one. It says that the government should raise teachers’ pay significantly, to catch up with workers in other professions. It also indicates that the government could launch a nationwide publicity campaign, with some advertisements on TV and in the newspapers, to show the positive sides of teaching to young people.