平潭综合实验区2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、With your help, there is no doubt ______ our plan is meant for will work out successfully.

A．what that

B．whether that

C．that what

D．that whether

2、________is often the case, people stare at their phones while sitting on the bus.

A．That

B．It

C．That

D．As

3、I had to ________ my voice to make myself heard over the noise.

A.rise B.raise C.arise D.arouse

4、I have absolutely no ________ the students who get caught cheating in exams even though they were seriously punished.

A. impact on B. sympathy for

C. concern about D. complaint about

5、He told us the news ___ our team had won the match .

A.which B.that C.why D.when

6、The Sundance Film Festival boycotts Hollywood films and this can serve as an indicator of the sponsors values now and in the past.

A.that B.where C.how D.what

7、As everyone knows, oral exams _________ to test our communicative ability.

A．are being designed

B．designed

C．are designed

D．to be designed

8、Before China's Youth Day, Xi,______ secretary general of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made a statement to the young, _____________they find reasonable.

A.the; that B./; in which C.the; which D./; which

9、Will you take my previous experience into   when you fix my salary?

A. mind   B. though

C. reference     D. account

10、Many adults agree that teenagers shouldn't live alone   they have their parents’ permission.

A.if B.unless C.in case D.now that

11、In the _______ of proof, the police could not take action against the man.

A．lack

B．shortage

C．absence

D．failure

12、Protective clothing must be worn when the machine is in _________.

A. order B. operation

C. line D. public

13、I’m sorry, but I can’t go with you to the cinema because I have to ______ my sick brother.

A.refer to B.attend to C.lead to D.stick to

14、Scientists are hoping for a ____________ in the search for a cure for cancer.

A. reputation B. breakthrough

C. civilization D. sensation

15、His success doesn't ____________ his cleverness, and working hard ____________ his progress.

A. result in; leads to B. result from; lies in

C. lead to; lies in D. lie in; leads to

16、Mary and her friends _____ a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help the homeless people at the Christmas party.

A.came up with B.put up with C.caught up with D.kept up with

17、The box ________ all the books you need, ________ an English-English dictionary.

A.contains; to include B.contains; including

C.includes; contained D.includes; containing

18、It will not _____your notice that there have been some major changes in the company .

A. equip B. escape

C. enclose D. endanger

19、—The light in the office is still on.

— Oh I forgot _______.

A.turning it off B.turn it off C.to turn it off D.having turned it off

20、To improve the quality of our products, we asked for suggestions ________ had used the products.

A.whatever B.whoever C.wherever D.whichever

21、--- Are you satisfied with the result?

--- Not at all. It couldn’t be _____.

A. any worse B. any better

C. good D. bad

22、He gave a lame excuse for ______ which made him very embarrassed.

A.been absence B.being absent C.to be absent D.absent

23、My parents will not__________ my birthday party if I don’t do well in my next test.

A.agree with B.allow for C.approve of D.object to

24、Considerable resources have been devoted to _____ him a liar.

A. prove B. proven

C. proving D. proved

25、Fanny asked ________ made that odd ­looking little cat so popular.

A．what was it that

B．what was that

C．what it was that

D．what that was

26、   Let’s look at the movies we can’t wait to watch in 2019:

Dumbo (March 29)

Dumbo is a 1941 American film produced by Walt Disney Productions. The main character is an elephant who is nicknamed “Dumbo”. Dumbo is always laughed at for his big ears, and he is rejected by the other elephants. With no parent to care for him, he is alone. But in fact, he is capable of flying by using his ears as wings. A live-action adaptation of the film directed by Tim Burton is scheduled to be released on March 29, 2019.

Shazam! (April 5)

Shazam! is an upcoming American superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. Directed by David F. Sandberg, the film is set to star Asher Angel as Billy Batson, a teenage boy who can transform via the magic word “Shazam” into an adult superhero, played by Zachary Levi. It will be the first film version of the character since the 1941 series Adventures of Captain Marvel (the character’s original name).

Aladdin (May 24)

Aladdin is a fictional character and the role of the film Aladdin (1992) based on Aladdin, a folk tale of Middle Eastern origin. He is voiced by Scott Weinger, while his singing voice is provided by Brad Kane. Aladdin never received a formal education, and has only learned by living on the streets of Agrabah. He has to steal food in the local market in order to survive. Mena Massoud is set to play a live-action version of the character in a live action adaptation of the 1992 film.

Godzilla, King of the Monsters (May 31)

Godzilla, King of the Monsters is a 1956 Japanese-American science fiction film, co-directed by Terry O. Morse and Ishiro Honda. It is a heavily re-edited American adaptation. For this new version of Godzilla, some of the original Japanese dialogue was translated into English, and some of the political, social and anti-nuclear themes were removed completely.

【1】Which one will be shown to the audience as a form of film for the first time?

A. Dumbo. B. Shazam! C. Aladdin. D. Godzilla, King of the Monsters.

【2】Who is the actor of the newest version of Aladdin?

A. Scott Weinger. B. Brad Kane. C. Terry O. Morse. D. Mena Massoud.

【3】On which day can you watch a film about a pitiful animal according to the text?

A. March 29. B. April 5. C. May 24. D. May 31.

【4】Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. All the movies will be released in the first half of 2019.

B. The teenage and adult Billy Batsons are played by different actors.

C. Aladdin lived a poor life and didn’t receive a formal education.

D. The new version of Godzill, King of the Monster is a Japanese adaptation.

【5】In which column of a newspaper will you most probably find this passage?

A. Health. B. Sports. C. Entertainment. D. Education.

27、   Dickens was the most popular novelist of his time, and remains one of the best-known and most-read of English authors. He created some of the world’s best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.

Among fellow writers, Dickens has been admired. Leo Tolstoy, G. K. Chesterton, and George Orwell praised his realism and comic voice as well as his drawing people’s attention to children and the poor. The French writer Jules Verne called Dickens his favorite writer, writing his novels “stand alone, dwarfing all others by their amazing power and suitable expression.” The Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh was inspired by Dickens’s novels in several of his paintings like Vincent’s Chair and in an 1889 letter to his sister stated that reading Dickens, especially A Christmas Carol, was one of the things that was keeping him from killing himself

A Christmas Carol is most probably his best-known story, with frequent new adaptations. It is also the most-filmed of Dickens’ stories, with many versions dating from the early years of cinema. According to the historian Ronald Hutton, the current state of the observance of Christmas is largely the result of a mid-Victorian revival of the holiday spearheaded by A Christmas Carol. William Makepeace Thackeray called the book “a national benefit, and to every man and woman who reads it a personal kindness”.

At a time when Britain was the major economic and political power of the world, Dickens highlighted the life of the forgotten poor and disadvantaged within society. Through his journalism he campaigned on specific issues — such as sanitation and the workhouse — but his fiction probably demonstrated its greatest prowess (非凡的才能) in changing public opinion on class inequalities. The exceptional popularity of Dickens’ novels not only displayed his outstanding ability to create attractive storylines and unforgettable characters, but also ensured that the Victorian public confronted issues of social justice that had commonly been ignored.

【1】What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A.Vincent van Gogh appreciates Dickens’ novels very much.

B.George Orwell sees Dickens’ novels as a minor of society.

C.Jules Verne thinks highly of Dickens and Dickens’ novels.

D.Dickens’ fellow writers comment on his novels positively.

【2】What is Thackeray’s attitude towards A Christmas Carol?

A.Critical. B.Appreciative.

C.Doubtful. D.Unconcerned.

【3】What made Dickens’ novels popular?

A.Their highlights of the public life in the Victorian era.

B.Their vivid characters and focus on social inequalities.

C.Their presentation of Dickens’ love for his journalism.

D.Their description of British economic and political power.

【4】In which section of a magazine may this text appear?

A.Science. B.Entertainment.

C.Literature. D.Health.

28、   You know that thrill you get when listening to your favorite music or that exciting feeling down your spine (脊柱) when you hear your favorite melody or rhythm? According to a recent study, it seems the same thing can happen while you are reading, but not with every kind of text. This opens up fascinating questions around how music, reading and emotions are connected in the brain.

“We decided we would do a comparison between four or five different kinds of texts to see how the brain responded,” explains Professor Adam Zeman, a neurologist. “The participants lay in an MRI scanner reading the texts, and then we compared brain activity for those five texts.” The texts ranged from deadly boring ones to highly exciting ones, including the Highway Code, passages from novels and poems.

As the researchers observed, participants found some texts more emotional than others. When they read these emotional texts, there was higher activity in brain areas associated with pleasure and reward — the same areas related to the thrill we get when we listen to music. As Zeman says, “It was a nice proof that the emotional response to literature and to music has quite a bit in common.”

When the participants were reading poems, the team found there was more activity in a particular group of brain areas called the Default Network. "These areas seem to be associated with things we do with our minds when we are resting, like thinking about what's happened to us recently, thinking about what’s going to happen in the near future, about other people, and that network seems to be more strongly associated with poetry than with prose” explains Zeman. The study shows that the different texts activate different areas of our brains when we read.

【1】What can we know from the study?

A.People may feel excited when reading poems. B.People aren’t thrilled when listening to music.

C.Music gives participants more pleasure than text. D.Deadly boring texts never excite the brain.

【2】What is the purpose of the comparison between different kinds of texts?

A.To thrill the participants. B.To scan the participants’ brain.

C.To check the response of human's brain. D.To teach the participants novels and poems.

【3】What happened in the participants’ brains when they were reading?

A.Their brains preferred music.

B.Brain areas related to pleasure became more active.

C.Their emotional response to literature stopped.

D.Their brains were less emotional when reading the emotional text.

【4】Where is the text probably from?

A.A science magazine. B.A film review.

C.An advertisement. D.A science fiction.

29、The National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC has thousands of objects on display, including the 1903 Wright Flyer, Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis, the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia, and a lunar rock you can touch. In addition to our exhibition galleries, you may want to visit the Albert Einstein Planetarium, Lockheed Martin IMAX Theatre, and the Public Observatory on the east end. There are many things to do at the Museum in DC. We offer daily tours and educational activities for both children and adults. We also have scheduled lectures and events throughout the year.

Hours and Admission: Open every day except December 25. Admission is free.

Regular Hours: 10:00 a. m. to 5:30 p. m.

Extended Hours: 10:00 a. m. to 7:30 p. m.

December 26-30, 2016 March 30-April 20, 2017

Fridays and Saturdays, April 24-May 16, 2017

May 17-September 7, 2017

VISITING TIPS：

Limit the number of bags: All visitors are screened through metal detectors upon entry. The fewer items you bring inside the Museum, the faster your entry will be. Before you visit, please review the list of prohibited items, which include pocket knives and tripods (三脚架). Visitors carrying prohibited items will not be allowed inside the Museum, so please leave them at home or in your car.

No Food or Drink: Only bottled water is permitted in the Museum. You may only consume food and other drinks in the Food Court, not in the Museum. Groups who bring food are encouraged to picnic on the National Mall.

Please Take Photos: You are welcome to take photos for personal use. However, tripods and monopods (单脚架) are not permitted without approval.

First Aid: The Museum has a First Aid office and a nurse on duty. Please contact the nearest security officer or the Welcome Centre for assistance.

Visit the Welcome Centre: At our Welcome Centre in the South Lobby, staff and volunteers can answer any questions you have during your visit.

Open: 10:00 a. m. to 5:30 p. m.

Phone: 202-633-2214

E-mail: NASM-visitorservice@ si.edu

【1】According to the passage, the National Air and Space Museum is a museum ________.

A.where only adults can take part in some educational activities

B.where one can touch anything he likes

C.everyone can visit without time limits all the year round

D.everyone can pay a visit to without buying tickets

【2】A visitor to the Museum can ________.

A.take photos with tripods for personal use

B.get some medical treatment if he suddenly falls ill

C.bring fewer bags to go through metal detectors

D.eat and drink in the Museum or in the Food Court

【3】The purpose of this passage is to ________.

A.attract people to explore the universe B.encourage adults to bring their children there

C.make an advertisement for the museum D.show what is on display in the museum

30、I was catching a flight from Calcutta to Madras and had arrived at the airport rather early. I had always thought of airports as _________ places until I saw a young couple sitting a few seats away from me, and _________ the woman was crying. I realized that though airports were places of delightful _________, they could also be about difficult departure.

The young man who looked obviously connected to the woman didn’t even try to _________ her. After a certain amount of _________, I walked over with a Smile Stone—a small marble with a smile _________ on it—in my hand and said, “Excuse me, can I give this to you?” And I held out one of the sky-blue Smile Stones. Tears filled _________ eyes. “Why?” she wanted to know. “To make you smile.” She took it quickly and _________ a quick, grateful smile.

Later as my bag was going through the security _________, a uniformed, unsmiling young lady pulled my backpack onto aside table and started unceremoniously (毫不客气地) unzipping (拉开拉链) its various sections and ____________ the contents in the mildly aggressive ____________ that airport security staff sometimes have. When she put her ____________ quickly into the front pocket, she came up with a handful of smile stones—they smiled at her ____________ and her face gently broke into a smile. The whole ____________ of her interaction with my backpack and with me shifted in that second. I pulled out one of the smilestones and said, “This is for you, to ____________ you to keep smiling.”

【1】

A．public

B．painful

C．happy

D．social

【2】

A．noticed

B．knew

C．learned

D．imagined

【3】

A．travel

B．arrival

C．work

D．relaxation

【4】

A．accompany

B．consult

C．convince

D．comfort

【5】

A．delay

B．effort

C．caution

D．hesitation

【6】

A．pinned

B．drawn

C．fastened

D．fixed

【7】

A．puzzled

B．excited

C．scared

D．embarrassed

【8】

A．flashed

B．forced

C．hid

D．kept

【9】

A．challenge

B．protection

C．check

D．service

【10】

A．packing up

B．referring to

C．looking through

D．sorting out

【11】

A．form

B．manner

C．spirit

D．voice

【12】

A．uniform

B．hand

C．head

D．wallet

【13】

A．shyly

B．eagerly

C．bravely

D．cheerfully

【14】

A．situation

B．climate

C．environment

D．atmosphere

【15】

A．urge

B．warn

C．remind

D．persuade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

【1】

A．marriage

B．identity

C．school

D．family

【2】

A．released

B．kept

C．stopped

D．continued

【3】

A．statement

B．possibility

C．evidence

D．result

【4】

A．trust

B．belonging

C．recognition

D．accomplishment

【5】

A．However

B．Thus

C．Likewise

D．Besides

【6】

A．easy-going

B．warm-hearted

C．self-employed

D．award-winning

【7】

A．mostly

B．partly

C．exactly

D．slightly

【8】

A．preparatory

B．celebratory

C．awkward

D．temporary

【9】

A．criticized

B．congratulated

C．addressed

D．introduced

【10】

A．construction

B．application

C．attention

D．invitation

【11】

A．embarrassed

B．guilty

C．doubted

D．blessed

【12】

A．humor

B．shame

C．responsibility

D．refreshment

【13】

A．agree

B．compare

C．communicate

D．compete

【14】

A．valuable

B．amazing

C．reasonable

D．convincing

【15】

A．fortune

B．option

C．mission

D．viewpoint

32、   When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight A student, I believed I could ___tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he____in class.

When I took the first exam of my best subject English, I was____to find a 77, C plus, on my test paper. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained____. I decided to try harder, and I read the books more carefully, but got another 77 again. I____with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his___ .

One more test before the final exam. One more chance to improve my grade. So I redoubled my effort and, for the first time____the meaning of the word “thorough”. But my effort did no good and everything __ as before.

The last hurdle(障碍) was the final. No matter what __ I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C pluses. I might as well kiss the___ goodbye.

I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even __ myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I’d have __ with a test. A Week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne’s office. He __ to be expecting me, “ If I gave you the As you ___, you wouldn’t continue to work hard.”

I stared at him __ that his analysis and strategy(策略)were correct.

I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A plus. The next year I received my scholarship. I always remembered professor Jayne’s lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence.

【1】A.take B.discuss C.cover D.get

【2】A.sought B.presented C.exchanged D.obtained

【3】A.shocked B.worried C.scared D.anxious

【4】A.unchanged B.unpleasant C.unfriendly D.unmoved

【5】A.quarreled B.reasoned C.bargained D.chatted

【6】A.attitude B.mind C.plan D.view

【7】A.memorized B.considered C.accepted D.learned

【8】A.stayed B.went C.worked D.changed

【9】A.grade B.answer C.lesson D.comment

【10】A.scholarship B.course C.degree D.subject

【11】A.helped B.favored C.treated D.relaxed

【12】A.fun B.luck C.problems D.tricks

【13】A.happened B.proved C.pretended D.seemed

【14】A.valued B.imagined C.expected D.welcomed

【15】A.remembering B.guessing C.supposing D.realizing

33、Dancing brings me the best of my life.

For several months, I kept learning skills just for a _________. It sounds _________, I know. I had to prepare everything as well as I could in order to get the best result and try to avoid bringing _________ on myself.

I started to learn Latin dance three months ago at my school’s dance sport club. The _________ idea was just to help me to exercise, but the activity gradually became one of my _________.

When I was asked if I would like to compete with dancers from other local schools at the upcoming Orange Blossom Ball (舞会), I _________ immediately. I didn’t believe a (n) _________ could take part in a dancing competition. But then a second thought _________ me. I would not dance to compete, but to _________ what it felt like to dance with people watching me. I also thought it would encourage me to __________ more. __________, I put my name down on the sign-up table for rumba (伦巴).

The competition began on a sunny Saturday morning. After watching several rounds, I finally understood the __________ of the game: since there were many groups of __________ in the competition, the judge randomly (随机) __________ groups to dance. The best would go into the next round.

When we were called, we got on the floor with the other couples and got into __________, ready for our round. When the music __________, I, too nervous, hesitated to start and had to eye my __________ for help. He quickly understood and __________ to help me count the steps. I slowly calmed down and began to focused on dance __________ like the walk, the spin (旋转) and the turn, my brain __________ and I forgot about everything else. Thanks to him, we finished the dance smoothly. We came fourth in the competition.

【1】A. school B. club C. competition D. life

【2】A. reasonable B. crazy C. fantastic D. good

【3】A. shame B. success C. homework D. extra work

【4】A. fixed B. central C. bright D. initial

【5】A. courses B. choices C. hobbies D. faiths

【6】A. hesitated B. refused C. accepted D. quitted

【7】A. amateur B. student C. beginner D. master

【8】A. hit B. considered C. scared D. troubled

【9】A. understand B. experience C. compete D. wonder

【10】A. attract B. win C. concentrate D. practice

【11】A. Eventually B. After all C. However D. Further more

【12】A. interest B. fun C. rules D. law

【13】A. coaches B. audience C. judges D. dancers

【14】A. called on B. put up C. gave out D. passed by

【15】A. touch B. trouble C. dance D. position

【16】A. sounded B. stopped C. lasted D. interrupted

【17】A. teacher B. partner C. classmate D. father

【18】A. sang B. shouted C. laughed D. whispered

【19】A. gestures B. party C. music D. exercise

【20】A. ached B. blanked C. cleared D. screamed

34、阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

Wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic p【1】 the spread of the deadly virus. But it is also i【2】. For one, we can no longer unlock our phones using facial recognition since a good part of our face is c【3】.

F【4】, tech companies are working to solve the problem. Apple, for example, offered a new way to unlock your iPhone and iPad with its l【5】 software update, iOS13.5, w【6】 was released on May 20.

Even though the update still won’t recognize your masked face, it makes the whole process f【7】. While the old system wouldn’t allow access t【8】 the passcode screen before three failed face scan attempts, iOS13.5 will send you straight to the passcode screen when you swipe up.

It might only s【9】 you a few seconds, but those few seconds “benefit public health by eliminating the temptation for people to r【10】 their masks in order to unlock their device”.

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

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.

36、I have a muscle disease but I don't look any different from other people. Sometimes, I was too weak【1】 go to school so my education suffered. Every time I returned after an【2】(absent), I felt stupid because I was behind the others.

My life is a lot easier at high school because few fellow students make me【3】(annoy). My ambition is to work for a firm【4】develops computer software when I grow up. Last year I invented a computer football game and a big company has decided to buy it from me. I have a very busy life with no time to sit around【5】(feel) sorry for myself. As well as going to the movies and football matches with my friends. I spend a lot of time looking after my pets【6】(proper) but I find it worthwhile.

In many ways my disability has helped me grow stronger psychologically and become more【7】 (independence). I have to work hard to live a normal life but it has been worth it. If【8】(have) a chance to say one thing to healthy children, it would be this: having a disability does not mean your life is not satisfying. So don't feel sorry for the disabled or make fun【9】them, and don't ignore them either. Just accept them for who they are, and give them encouragement to live【10】rich and full a life as you do.

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。

A third-grade class knows exactly what will brighten an older neighbor’s holiday meal-and it isn’t a roast turkey. In October, I told the eight-year-olds I taught in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, about my plan. “I’d like all of you to do extra jobs around the house to earn some money, ”I said. “Then we’ll buy food for a Thanksgiving dinner for someone who might not have a nice dinner otherwise.”

I wanted the children to experience that it’s more blessed to give than to receive. I wanted them to understand that religion is more than nice theological (神学的) ideas; that people somehow have to make it come alive.

Early in Thanksgiving week, the boys and girls arrived in class with their hard-earned money and couldn’t wait to go shopping. After pacing up and down in the supermarket, we put a turkey and decorations in the shopping cart (购物车). At last we headed toward the checkout, and then someone spotted a “necessity” that sent them racing. “Flowers!”

“We have Kristine cried. The group rushed toward the holiday plants. I pronounced, limited money and after all, you can’t eat flowers.”“But Mrs. Sherlock, ” the group replied, looking at me eagerly, “we want flowers.”Defeated, sighed as the children put a bunch of pink roses into the cart.

An organization had given us the name and address of Maria, a needy grandmother who had lived alone for many years. Soon we were bouncing along a rough road to her house. We finally pulled up in front of a small house in the woods. A thin woman with a tired face came to the door to welcome us.

My little group hurried to get the food. As each box was carried in, the old woman kept saying “Thanks”一much to the visitors’ pleasure. When Amy put the pink roses on the table, the woman seemed surprised. She was wishing it was a bag of flour, I thought. Having talked for a while, we returned to the car.

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As we fastened our seat belts, we could see the kitchen window.

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Upon seeing the moving scene, the children became quiet.

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39、假设你是光明中学高三学生李华，请你写信给正在中国做交换生的英国朋友David，建议他参加中国日报专门为外国人举办的2019“最美中国”手机摄影大赛。信的内容包括:

1. 作品内容；

2. 作品要求附上拍摄时间、地点等；

3. 提交时间和方式:2019年10月15日前发送到Liuying@chinadaily.com；

4. 表示愿意提供帮助。

参考词汇:中国日报:China Daily；“最美中国”:Amazing China；手机摄影大赛:a mobile photo contest

注意:1. 词数100左右；

2. 开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear David,

How is everything going?

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Yours,

Li Hua

40、假如你叫李华，你的美国笔友 Wilson决定暑假来中国学习汉语，了解中国传统文化，时间一个月。他向你询问附近大学开设培训班的情况，请你按照下列要点给他回一封信，内容包括：

1.报名、班额、价格；

2.住宿、吃饭、交通；

3.交友

注意：1.开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数

2.词数100左右

3.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

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41、假如你是李华，五一期间你和家人去平遥古城旅游，发电子邮件告知你的英国笔友Frank你们的出游情况，要点如下：

1. 参观世界文化遗产---平遥古城；

2. 欣赏由王潮歌导演的实景演出；

3. 品尝当地小吃。

参考词汇：世界文化遗产 World Cultural Heritage Site

实景演出 live-action performance

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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