安顺2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、Einstein liked Bose’s paper so much that he ________ his own work and translated in into German.

A．turned around

B．turned down

C．took over

D．set aside

2、We choose this hotel because the price for a night here is down to $20, half of _______ it used to charge.

A．that

B．which

C．what

D．how

3、—These little kids have learned perfect table manners, haven’t they?

—Yes. They are accustomed _________ at meals.

A.not to talk B.to not talk C.not to talking D.to not talking

4、The Jiangsu TV station is very popular with many people in China, as it deals with ______ subjects such as music, entertainment and fashion.

A.precise B.diverse C.casual D.efficient

5、The young man’s face _______ when the boss told him what a nice job he had done.

A．brought up

B．lit up

C．put up

D．took up

6、Although he is only a little boy, he knows world ______ well.

A.matters B.affairs C.things D.incidents

7、Where is my pen？I ____it.

A.might lose B.would have lost

C.should have lost D.must have lost

8、It is obvious that regular exercise is a key _________ of a healthy life.

A.drawback B.circumstance C.statistics D.component

9、— Would you like to give me some advice on what I talked about just now?

— Sorry. I _____ of something else.

A.am thinking B.has thought C.was thinking D.had thought

10、My mother looked at me and ________ laughing.

A．made out

B．worked out

C．burst out

D．looked out

11、I've got lo make _______he told a lie.

A.that clear B.it clear that C.quite clear D.this clear that

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

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

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

A.will be caused B.had been caused

C.has been caused D.will have been caused

14、She used to be terribly shy，but a year abroad has completely ________ her.

A．transferred

B．transformed

C．conveyed

D．shifted

15、He___________ to have witnessed aliens taking away Justin，but obviously he was lying.

A.assumed B.claimed C.declared D.confirmed

16、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

17、Nowadays, it’s common for a child to ________some knowledge of the computer just by watching others working on it.

A. bring up B. pick up

C. look up D. set up

18、It is time that the government _____ measures to protect the rare birds and animals.

A.takes B.to take C.take D.took

19、Occasions are quite rare ____ I have the time to spend a day with my kids.

A. who   B. which   C. why   D. when

20、People with simple names enjoy quicker career advancement because names which are hard to pronounce inspire negative ________ from superiors.

A． considerations  B． consequences

C． expectations   D． reactions

21、He doesn’t have enough money for food, ________ amusements.

A．let alone

B．leave alone

C．not speaking

D．leave off

22、We _______ have bought so much food now that Suzie won't be with us for dinner

A.may not B.mustn’t C.can’t D.needn’t

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

A.whether B.that C.as D.how

24、When the speaker finished his speech, he was content to see his speech was ________ with cheers and applause from the audience.

A.respected B.commented C.associated D.greeted

25、Had I known about this computer program, a huge amount of time and energy .

A．would have been saved

B．had been saved

C．will be saved

D．was saved

26、   A cat with an accent sounds like a character in children’s tale, but Swedish scientists are trying to figure out if domestic cats actually do have different “dialects” based on their geographical location. They also want to understand if the owner’s voice might have a role to play in the way cats’ meow（猫）. If they’re successful, the team of scientists from Lund University. hope to put together a “dictionary” of cat sounds.

The project will be carried out over the next five years. SchÖtz explained that she and her team will use phonetic（语音）analysis to compare cat sounds from two parts of Sweden-Stockholm and Lund-with different human dialects, and figure out if the cats from these regions also have different dialects. They will focus on tune, voice, and speaking style in the human speech that is addressed to cats, and also cat sounds that are addressed to humans.

While it all sounds rather fanciful, the main idea behind the project is to improve the human-cat relationship. Since their domestication（驯化）about 10,000 years ago, cats and humans have learned to “talk” through audio（声音的）and visual signals. Even today, wild cats have no need for meowing in adulthood, while domestic ones continue to meow as a way of communicating with humans. And by understanding more about this communication, SchÖtz and her team hope to influence the way cats are treated in animal hospitals, shelters, and care homes.

The team will record voices of about 30 to 50 cats in different situations, for example when they want access to desired locations, when they are content, friendly, happy, hungry, annoyed, or even angry-and try to identify any differences in their phonetic patterns. They want to know if cats prefer pet-directed speech or prefer to be spoken to like human adults.

The project is yet to begin officially, but the researchers have already started testing their equipment and techniques by recording a few cats’ meowings. And they’ve already made a few interesting observations. In one of the recordings, they noticed that when a cat is begging for food its meows rise slowly. But the opposite happens when the cat is unhappy. By the year 2021, SchÖtz and her team hope to have entirely broken the cats’ code by interpreting all their meowings.

【1】Carrying out the research, Swedish Scientists will mainly investigate ______.

A.how cats vary the melody of meows B.how cats communicate with their owners

C.how cats meow with a funny mood D.how cats are treated around the world

【2】The main purpose of the project done by Swedish scientists is to ______.

A.find out where the cats live B.understand the cats’ lifestyle

C.build up the human-cat relationship D.make up a dictionary of cat sounds

【3】According to the passage it can most probably be inferred that ______.

A.the owners’ voice plays a key role in the way cats meow

B.the research could bring about the cats’ welfare changes in shelters, for instance

C.the owners understand entirely the cats’ need through their meows

D.domestic cats live a happier life than wild ones

【4】What attitude does the author hold towards the prospect（前景）of the research？

A.Optimistic. B.Pessimistic.

C.Unconcerned. D.Skeptical.

27、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.

28、   Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy – five, he gave $ 60,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment for a children’s ground.

As a result of his kindness, he became famous. Many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk, Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy-five. Johnson had a sense of humor. He liked whisky and drank some each day. “I have an injection (注射) in my neck each evening,” he told the newspaperman, thinking of his evening glass of whisky.

The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy-five and had daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain, asking him for the secret of his daily injection.

【1】Johnson became a rich man through _______.

A. doing business B. making whisky

C. cheating D. buying and selling land

【2】The gift of money to the school suggests that Johnson _______.

A. had many children in the school B. was a strange old man

C. was very fond of children D. was very kind

【3】Many people wrote to Johnson to find out _______.

A. what kind of whisky he had B. how to live longer

C. how to become wealthy D. in which part of the neck to have an injection

【4】When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening, he really meant that _______.

A. he liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening

B. he needn’t an injection in the neck

C. a daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well

D. there was something wrong with his neck

29、   Most adults firmly believe that as kids reach their teens, they start to take crazy risks that get them in trouble. Do teenagers simply love taking all risks much more than adults? A recent study suggests otherwise.

Scientists designed a simple experiment involving 33 teenagers and three other age groups. In the experiment, the researchers tried to distinguish between two very different kinds of risk-taking. The first they called a willingness to take known risks (when the probability of winning is clear) and the second they called a willingness to take unknown risks (when the possibility of success is uncertain).

The study offered participants the opportunity to play two kinds of games. They had the chance to win money, with one game offering a known risk and the other offering an unknown risk. On each round of the game, each participant had to choose between taking a sure $5 and known or unknown risks of winning a lot more. If on one particular round they had picked the $5 for sure choice, then they got $5. But if on that round they had chosen to take a risk, the rules of the game will determine whether or not they had won. If they did win, they went home with between $8 and $125. And, of course, if they lost, they went home with nothing.

What the scientists found was really quite surprising. It turned out that the average teenager was very hesitant when risks were known—more careful than college students or parents-aged adults, and about as careful as grandparent-aged adults. This means that when the risks were known, teenagers were not risky in their behavior at all. Only when the risks were unclear did teenagers choose them more often than other groups. Under those kinds of conditions, they were much more willing to take a risk than any other group.

So, what does all of this mean? The research suggests that adults should probably focus more energy on trying to educate teenagers about risks than limiting them. Teenagers who understand the risks associated with a decision are more likely to be careful in their behavior.

【1】This experiment was carried out by ________.

A．dividing the teens into three groups

B．comparing the reactions to different risks

C．giving equal amount of awards to the participants

D．observing the emotional changes of the teenager

【2】Which group in the study were more likely to take unknown risks?

A．Teenagers.

B．College students.

C．Parent-aged adults.

D．Grandparent-aged adults.

【3】According to the study, parents should focus on ________.

A．guaranteeing children to be careful

B．setting age limits on dangerous activities

C．respecting teens to make their own choices

D．guiding teens to learn more about the effect of risks

30、   The past 10 months has been the most influential months of my life.

As a junior, I left my comfortable home in Illinois and _______ going to the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona. There I attended a local poorly-equipped school and _______ for an adventure. I experienced so many _______when I arrived, fighting each day to _______ in a new social environment — overcoming racial differences, handling social _______ and being challenged by the polluted environment. However, I _______ that I could create change as well later on.

During the summer vacation I _______ to be a counselor (顾问) at an Easter Seals camp for people with _______ needs who require assistance because of disabilities — improving their ability to do things alone — instead of choosing a _______ teen summer job. It was the most tiring work I’d ever experienced but the most __________ I knew that I’d helped improve over 850 campers’ __________.

As the new school year began, our department had a renovation (翻新). I offered to help clean up all the __________ books. Instead of recycling hundreds of those books, I __________ the department that the books could serve a higher __________. This simple act resulted in an all-out book drive ____________ the schools in Arizona. We currently have boxes of books waiting to be shipped. These books will make a __________ to the entire community’s educational system, enabling teachers and students to get __________ to invaluable resources.

The 10-month experience in Arizona __________ me greatly. It made me become a person with patience, appreciation, determination, and __________ enthusiasm. I trust that it is through enthusiasm, ideas and action that all changes can __________.

【1】A.required B.risked C.escaped D.considered

【2】A.settled on B.settled back C.settled up D.settled in

【3】A.pleasures B.wonders C.blows D.burdens

【4】A.survive B.succeed C.recover D.return

【5】A.cases B.communications C.conflicts D.responsibilities

【6】A.discovered B.expected C.admitted D.remembered

【7】A.promised B.decided C.afforded D.learned

【8】A.basic B.normal C.special D.natural

【9】A.unique B.practical C.popular D.common

【10】A.interesting B.rewarding C.demanding D.appealing

【11】A.patience B.independence C.intelligence D.confidence

【12】A.unturned B.valuable C.useful D.unwanted

【13】A.reminded B.comforted C.informed D.convinced

【14】A.plan B.target C.purpose D.standard

【15】A.benefiting B.satisfying C.representing D.observing

【16】A.difference B.point C.request D.reservation

【17】A.connection B.permission C.access D.reference

【18】A.transformed B.defeated C.tricked D.impressed

【19】A.after all B.above all C.at large D.at least

【20】A.help B.spread C.matter D.occur

31、   Mama was calling me.I awoke,realizing it must be nearly midnight.Her expression was ___”Mary,”she said,”where’s your homework?”Then I remembered I had not finished my assignment.”Well,your studies come ___!You’d better finish your work,” she said.I____myself out of bed.As I did so,I could not help feeling __.Why me? Those feelings were nothing new,but I did not give ___to them.I didn’t argue with Mama.I just obeyed.

One day my older sister Ann and I walked barefoot(赤脚地)to school because our shoes had been worn out and Mama couldn’t afford to buy us shoes.The headmaster asked us to go home,for he couldn’t have students attending school barefoot.I suggested to Ann that we spend the day in a nearby cornfield___.Just about the time school was over we went home.There was Mama,waiting for us.I ___a story rather than upset her.Then she started crying.It was clear that she knew everything.She told us never to be __ of being poor.”It’s not what you wear but ___you are,”she said,”that matters.”

Mama’s toughness with me.always left me feeling as if I pleased her___ than her other children.However,the ___that I acquired have guided me for many years.I have come to ___the value of Mama’s demands.Still,one question continued to __ me for more than 30 years.Then one day I asked:”Mama,how come you were always so much __ on me than others?”She looked me straight in the eye and said:”I had to be harder on you because you had more gifts.”“I___,Mama.”At last I did.

【1】A.severe B.strange C.polite D.rich

【2】A.early B.last C.again D.first

【3】A.pushed B.pulled C.dragged D.slipped

【4】A.cautious B.embarrassed C.annoyed D.stupid

【5】A.punishment B.feeling C.work D.voice

【6】A.though B.instead C.still D.regardless

【7】A.talked about B.heard of C.set down D.made up

【8】A.proud B.aware C.ashamed D.fond

【9】A.who B.why C.how D.where

【10】A.rather B.less C.more D.other

【11】A.strengths B.skills C.results D.rights

【12】A.add B.judge C.respect D.appreciate

【13】A.advise B.corner C.bother D.settle

【14】A.tougher B.gentler C.easier D.heavier

【15】A.quit B.understand C.promise D.remember

32、   It was the depths of the Great Depression. Many families were receiving ________ from the charity.

It was my birthday, but there was no money for a gift or a cake. I sat ________ outside the front door. Mama came out and sat beside me. “Remember, there is always ________. Come and see. I have a ________ for you!” I followed her in and found a ________ on the table!

“How did you do it, Mama?” I asked.

“Mrs. Jones gave us the ________ for this No Depression Cake—think positively of what is at hand and on hand, and we can always create something ________.”

I still remembered the No Depression Cake when my own children were little, and my husband’s business ________. Faced with the tough situation, I began a tiny advertising business on foot, ________ the children on a broken baby stroller (推车). I ________ a newspaper to sell me space. Then I went out to resell the ________ to businessmen. When the stones in the road wore out my ________, I cut cardboard (纸板) and stuck it in. ________ as it was, I never lost hope. Soon I had the house payment ________.

As the children grew up we had many ups and downs. Once we couldn’t afford groceries. I ________ my children, “Let’s see what we have. Look, our pear tree is full of ________. Why not sell the pears?” With the pear sales that day, I was able to prepare a ________ lunch. Then the phone rang. It was one of my advertisers asking me to ________ a check for a big ad!

All the business I run today, world-wide, began with that No Depression Cake. So next time you’re feeling ________, try counting the good things you have on hand and bake a ________ “No Depression Cake”！

【1】A.gifts B.education C.relief D.advice

【2】A.nervously B.sadly C.calmly D.hopefully

【3】A.hope B.regret C.trouble D.luck

【4】A.chance B.plan C.message D.surprise

【5】A.candle B.cake C.gift D.book

【6】A.lesson B.recipe C.flour D.money

【7】A.familiar B.strange C.amazing D.expensive

【8】A.failed B.succeeded C.expanded D.recovered

【9】A.punishing B.starving C.pushing D.sending

【10】A.forced B.persuaded C.allowed D.expected

【11】A.space B.newspaper C.business D.idea

【12】A.feet B.trousers C.socks D.shoes

【13】A.Dangerous B.Absurd C.Inconvenient D.Hard

【14】A.covered B.discounted C.reduced D.donated

【15】A.warned B.questioned C.encouraged D.promised

【16】A.energy B.life C.branches D.fruit

【17】A.special B.free C.grand D.costly

【18】A.carry out B.clear away C.get over D.pick up

【19】A.low B.uneasy C.bored D.confused

【20】A.heart-warming B.positive-thinking C.far-reaching D.well-meaning

33、   Last week, my 9-year-old son Shine and I were grocery shopping. At the checkout, a mother was trying to______her bill, but she didn't have enough money for her milk and cheese. The grocery store manager________the items from her cart and carried them away to the________section. I________to my son and told him to run and get the manager back with the items. He was________. He didn't understand me. I was trying to do a________act of kindness, but it went wrong.

The lady left with her son and________groceries than she had planned. I told the checkout guy to charge me________her milk and cheese and that we'd run to the parking lot and catch her. He immediately called________back, rang up my items and hers and my son and I ran to the parking lot. But the mom and her son were________in 60 seconds and with them went my chance to gift these________but necessary items.

I kept thinking about my hesitation, because I didn't want to________her, didn't want to cause a surprise…All reasons my mind was working to convince me to________a necessary kindness.________I didn't believe any of them, processing them slowed me down.

So I ask myself and you dear friends, if we allow our________to slow our actions towards acting for love and kindness, is it________an act of kindness? I think I try to make kindness from thin story only to get the possibility of my son and I forgiving ourselves for our delay. Perhaps because of this our future acts will be________delivered.

I send my________and intend kindness to that mama and her little one. May they have more than they________this week. I am deeply grateful for the lesson they taught me:________too, is an act of kindness.

【1】A.send B.pay C.refuse D.sign

【2】A.removed B.tasted C.bought D.replaced

【3】A.furniture B.bakery C.refrigerator D.fruit

【4】A.whispered B.waved C.shouted D.nodded

【5】A.frightened B.confused C.ashamed D.excited

【6】A.well-designed B.well-prepared C.ridiculous D.random

【7】A.enough B.more C.fewer D.cheaper

【8】A.with B.of C.for D.about

【9】A.the lady B.the manager C.her son D.my son

【10】A.caught B.found C.back D.gone

【11】A.rare B.heavy C.expensive D.little

【12】A.embarrass B.please C.satisfy D.calm

【13】A.stick to B.carry on C.try out D.hold back

【14】A.Although B.When C.Since D.Unless

【15】A.words B.hesitations C.plans D.dreams

【16】A.then B.just C.even D.still

【17】A.quickly B.honestly C.secretly D.occasionally

【18】A.hate B.envy C.love D.respect

【19】A.need B.learn C.donate D.handle

【20】A.self-defence B.self-development C.self-forgiveness D.self-doubt

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

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.

35、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Everyone has their own unique fingerprint; 【1】 makes fingerprints an ideal way to unlock smartphones. However, this may be 【2】 (safe) than we think.

Scientists at New York University and Michigan State University in the US have developed a set of fake fingerprints. They say that the prints 【3】 unlock any fingerprint-enabled smartphone up to 65 percent of the time.

The artificial fingerprints 【4】 (create) by using many common features found in human prints. They work 【5】 taking advantage of the way smartphone scanners check a fingerprint.

The fingerprint scanners   【6】 (use) in smartphones are so small that they only read parts of fingerprints. So they have to take many scans of your finger or thumb (拇指) 【7】 they work properly. Smartphones also let users save several finger and thumbprints. Since a print only has to match one of the saved images 【8】 (unlock) the phone, the scanner is more likely to make mistakes.

Although the scientists have only tested their findings in computer simulations (模拟), 【9】 (worry) about the safety of using fingerprints are reasonable .They warn that the technology used to create artificial fingerprints is improving   【10】 (extreme) fast.

36、Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the proper form of the words or expressions given in the frame. Each one can only be used once.

Why your Password May Not Be As Safe As It Seems?  Does “qaz2ws” strike you as a nice safe password? What about “adgjmptw”? An analysis has found them to be among the passwords that are most 【1】 used, which of course means they are not secure at all.

When ten million passwords were leaked on to the internet，they appeared to 【2】that attempts by internet security experts to make us improve our password strength had been successful, even if, in the specific case of the leaked passwords, they are also completely pointless.

While many of the passwords were still single words, such as “password”，there was also a clear attempt by many to make them harder to【3】. The problem was that people seemed to do so in the same way.

“Users are becoming slightly more 【4】what makes a password strong,” explained WP Engine, an internet company that performed the analysis. “For instance, adding a number or two at the end of a text phrase. That makes it better, right?”

But 【5】no. They found that almost half a million passwords did this and in 20 percent of those all people did was put the number “1” at the end.

Perhaps this is why some companies are now trying to move gradually beyond passwords. Yahoo! is giving users the option to 【6】 their mobile phone with an account, having a single use passwords texted to it each time they want to log on.

Although the serviced is voluntary, Dylan Casey an executive at Yahoo!，said that it was “the first step to【7】passwords”. He said it was a(n)【8】that it was increasingly hard for people to remember all the passwords they had. “I don’t think we, as an industry, have done a good enough job of putting ourselves in the shoes of the people using our products,” he said.

It would certainly be a more sensible strategy than same people’s improving upon “password” by using “password” or，“tran5p053d numb3r5 f0r 133tr3r5”.

“We are, for the most part，predictably【9】when it comes to choosing passwords, despite a decade of warnings from password strength checkers during sign-ups” said WP Engine. “We love taking a(n) 【10】, and so do password crackers.

37、Directions: 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.

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。

Finding Your Courage

Gold and brown leaves crunched（吱吱响）under Dora's boots as she made her way down the sidewalk. She could not wait to be home. The chill（寒冷）from the autumn winds was bad, but it was not nearly as hard to bear as the chill she felt in her heart.

She could not forget the way she had frozen in front of the class today. Mr. Roberts divided the class into groups to do presentations. Each person in the group would speak for five minutes in front of the class. Today was Dora's turn. Her legs trembled（颤抖）all the way to the front of the classroom. Her hands shook so badly that she could not read her notes. As Dora spoke, her voice became softer, almost to silence. Mr. Roberts kindly ended Dora's part of the presentation even though she had clearly not finished. He also asked Dora to stay after class for a moment.

“Dora, I know you're shy, but you worked hard on this project. I'd hate to see you give up on yourself. ” Mr. Roberts suggested, “If I give you another chance tomorrow, do you think you can find your courage?”

Dora nodded. She went as quickly as she could to her next class. She kept her head down and hoped the school day would end soon.

Arriving home, she found Mom baking in the kitchen. When Mom baked, Dora always watched and chatted with her. Mom always said it was Dora's company that made her baked goods taste so sweet.

Mom studied Dora's face as she came into the kitchen. “What's wrong, Dora?"

Tears shone in Dora's brown eyes. She told the whole story. Mom was silent for a moment, but her hands still busy with the cake.

“Why is it that you can talk to me about anything and everything, but you can't talk to your class?" Mom asked, sliding the round cake pans into the oven. She set the timer and then said, “Let me show you something. ”

Paragraph 1:

Dora followed Momma to her bedroom.

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Paragraph 2:

The next day Dora again walked to the front of the classroom to give her presentation.

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39、Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Americans are proud of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of a lift operator or the uniform of a five-star general. Why are uniforms so popular in the United States?

Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more professional than civilian clothes. People have become conditioned to expect higher quality from a man who wears a uniform. The television repairman who wears a uniform is likely to inspire more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes. Faith in the skill of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform. What easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a hairdresser, or a waiter to lose professional identity than to step out of uniform?

Uniforms also have many practical good points. They are often more comfortable and more lasing than civilian clothes.

Primary fact among the argument against uniforms is their lack of variety and the loss of individuality experienced by people who must wear them. Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without change, until retirement. When people look alike, they are likely to think, speak, and act similarly on the job at least.

Uniforms also give rise to some practical problems. Though they are long-lasting, often their initial expense is greater than the cost of civilian clothes. Some uniforms are also expensive to maintain, requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes.

40、假如你是李华，在网上看到一则你校招募“英语夏令营”志愿者的广告，请你根据以下写作要点和写作要求写一封求职信。内容包括：

1. 表明写信意图;

2. 介绍个人情况及个人优势；

3. 表达期望。

注意：1. 词数 100 左右；

2. 书信格式已经给出，不计入总词数；

3. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir/ Madam,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

41、假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Peter对中国文化有浓厚的兴趣。恰好你校今年暑假将为外国学生举办一场汉语夏令营活动（Chinese Summer Camp），请你给他发一封电子邮件，内容包括：

1.时间和地点;

2.内容：学习日常汉语、了解中国历史和传统文化、参观博物馆等;

3.报名方式和截止时间。

注意：1.词数100词左右;

2.可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯;

3.结束语已为你写好。

Dear Peter，

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Looking forward to your early reply．

Yours，

Li Hua