威海2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、______of all the staff,I would like to wish you a happy retirement.

A.In honour B.In place C.On behalf D.On account

2、Each application should be ______ by a stamped addressed envelope.

A.stored B.accompanied C.bought D.kept

3、— what are you going to do with the flaw in the vase?

— I can either send a new one to you by express mail or ______ compensate you at a proper price.

A.artificially B.abundantly C.alternatively D.aggressively

4、Property crimes, such as motor vehicle theft, are the most common crimes _____ in the US.

A. committed B. committing

C. having committed D. to commit

5、— The room looks bigger!

— We ______ the furniture.

A. have changed     B. had changed

C. changed       D. are changing

6、Some insects________the colour of their surroundings to protect themselves.

A. take in   B. take off

C. take on D. take out

7、Helping others is a habit, _______ you can learn even at an early age.

A．it

B．that

C．what

D．one

8、The Marvel (漫威) Cinematic Universe or MCU for short is the shared place ________ all 22 films featuring the comic book characters are set.

A．which

B．that

C．when

D．where

9、-It's so perfect to perform such an opera in the Forbidden City.

-You can say that again. There could not be a ___________setting.

A.less awesome B.most awesome C.least awesome D.more awesome

10、After checking the patient, the doctor ran out of the room, ____ a deep sigh.

A. let out B. letting out

C. to let out D. to be let out

11、—Can you see the sign on the door?

—Yes, it ________ “No Entry”.

A. reads B. writes

C. speaks D. reports

12、Many things we benefit from now wouldn't be around _______ Albert Einstein.

A.aside from B.thanks to C.but for D.regardless of

13、There was a lot of fun at yesterday’s party. You _____ have come, but why didn’t you?

A.must B.shouldn’t C.needn’t D.ought to

14、______himself to alcohol,the man seldom cared about his family.

A.Adjusting B.Approaching C.Abandoning D.Acknowledging

15、Snaking through the deserts, the Nile would flood almost _____ each year in June.

A.normally B.variably C.invariably D.increasingly

16、So ______ to Coca-Cola that he can hardly go without it.

A. addicted is he B. is he addicted

C. addicted he is D. he is addicted

17、It was a significant _______ that a Chinese search vessel, Haixun 01 picked up signals consistent with black box technology _______ the South Indian Ocean for the missing plane.

A.discovery, when sailing B.finding, when shipping

C.outcome, when searching for D.breakthrough, when combing through

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

A. situation B. expectation

C. contribution D. arrangement

19、White noise consists of________ collections of sounds at different frequencies，such as the dull noise of aircraft engines.

A.swift B.fierce C.random D.generous

20、When you go to a foreign country, you must try to   the customs there in order to recover from the culture shock quickly.

A. deal with   B. adapt to

C. focus on D.  take over

21、It’s important for graduates to find a proper job, one in which they can bring their_______ into full play.

A.potential B.circumstance C.symptom D.insurance

22、His idea was in advance ________ the time.

A．for

B．ahead

C．of

D．before

23、— What do you think of my composition?

— It_____well______ a few spelling mistakes.

A.reads; except for B.read; besides C.is read; except for D.is read; besides

24、The guide told them not to eat the mushroom, ______ that there was a risk of food poisoning.

A. explained B. explaining C. to explain D. having explained

25、Learning a foreign language is not easy， and           it comes to speaking， it can be more difficult．

A.when B.unless C.once D.while

26、   We lived in a very quiet neighborhood. One evening I heard a loud crash in the street. Earlier that evening my wife had asked me to go to the store to get some soft drinks. It seemed that this would be a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly practice her driving, so I sent her to the store in my truck. At dinner my son talked about how much he liked my truck. I enjoyed having it, but I said: “Guy, my heart is not set on that truck. I like it but it is just metal and won’t last forever. Never set your heart on anything that won’t last.” After hearing the loud noise, the whole family ran outside. My son shouted: “Dad! Dad, Holly crashed your truck.”

The accident had occurred in my own driveway. Holly had crashed my truck into our other vehicle, the family van (厢式货车). In her inexperience, she had confused the brakes (刹车) and the gas pedal (油门). Holly was unhurt physically but when we reached her, she was crying and saying: “Oh, Dad, I’m sorry. I know how much you love this truck.” I held her in my arms as she cried.

Later that week a friend stopped by and asked what had happened to my truck. I told her the whole story. Her eyes moistened and she said: “That happened to me when I was a girl. I borrowed my dad’s car and ran into a tree that had fallen across the road. I ruined the car. When I got home, my Dad knocked me to the ground and began to kick me.”

Over 40 years later, she still felt the pain of the night. I remember how sad Holly was on the night she crashed our truck, and how I comforted her. One day, when Holly thinks back on her life, I want her to know that I love her a thousand times more than any piece of property.

【1】What can we know about the crash?

A.The family van was parked in the way. B.Holly was badly hurt.

C.Holly’s truck ran into a fallen tree on the road. D.Holly mistook the gas pedal for the brakes.

【2】Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “moistened” ?

A.Rolled. B.Became wet. C.Were closed. D.Shined.

【3】What does the author intend to show us in this passage?

A.Everyone will make mistakes. B.Never let young children drive too early.

C.Love is more important than possessions. D.Girls are easily hurt.

【4】Which is the best title of the passage?

A.What Really Matters B.How to Educate Children

C.How to be a father D.A terrible accident

27、Did anyone find the names of “Great Britain”, “the United Kingdom”, “England” and “the British commonwealth” which have the same meaning? Strictly speaking, these names all refer to something different. None of them are exactly the same as any of the others.

The British isles refer to the main islands and several thousand small ones as well, which you can see on the map. Great Britain, or Britain, refers to the larger of the two main islands. But the word “Britain” is often used as a short form for the United Kingdom or you call it the UK .

Now as for England, it refers simply to the largest of the three countries on the island of Great Britain. The United Kingdom is the name of the state and the official name of the country, which many people popularly refer to England.

Finally, the Britain commonwealth is the usual name for what is left of the British Empire. This change shows the weakening of British Empire and the rising of the national liberation movements throughout the world today.

【1】According to the passage, we know that ____ .

A. Great Britain has the same meaning as Britain

B. the United Kingdom has the same meaning as Britain or England

C. all the names in the first paragraph have the same meaning

D. all the names refer to England

【2】It is clear that the British isles refer to ____ .

A. Britain, England and the UK.

B. the two main islands and thousands of small ones

C. three countries and several islands

D. Great Britain or the United Kingdom

【3】Which of the following shows the right relationship (关系) between the British isles (BI), Britain (B) and England (E)?

A. B>BI>E B. BI>E>B C. E>B>BI D. BI>B>E

【4】If you want to write to someone in Edinburgh that lies in Scotland, you should write the address as ____.

A. Edinburgh, England

B. Edinburgh, Great Britain

C. Scotland, Edinburgh, England

D. Great Britain, Scotland, Edinburgh

28、The History Of Chocolate

The Theobroma Cacao tree provides us with one of the world’s mest delicious foods—chocolate. The tree originally comes from the Amazon region of South America. Hand-sized pods（菜）that grow on the tree contain cacao seeds-often “cocoa heans. ”【1】

The earliest use of cacao beans dates back to around 1000 B. C. when the Mayan people used cocoa as a drink. It is believed that drinking cups of cocoa was important on occasions such as wedding ceremonies. 【2】 In Peru, for example, eating or drinking a mixture of chocolate and chili was said to be good for the stomach.

Christopher Columbus, the famous Spanish explorer, made his fourth voyage across the Atlantic in the early 1500s and arrived in-Central America. 【3】  Cocoa beans were used as money in many parts of Central America.

In the sixteenth century, chocolate was taken back to Spain by Hernando Cortez, another explorer. 【4】 It later spread to France in the seventeenth century. The popularity of chocolate continued to spread further across Europe and the Americas. The only Asian country to accept it at that time, though, was the Philippines, which the Spanish invaded in the sixteenth century.

【5】 Slaves’ were brought to the Americas from Africa to farm the cocoa. Eventually, the cacao tree was taken to Africa. Today. Africa provides almost seventy percent of the world’s cacao, compared with one and a half percent from Mexico. Who would have thought that chocolate bars had so much history?

A. Spain was a great country at that time.

B. These seeds are used to make chocolate.

C. These seeds are originally from South America.

D. It was at this time that he first discovered the value of cocoa beans.

E. Drinking cocoa was also believed to have positive effects on health.

F. The people there added other things such as sugar to make it sweet.

G. As chocolate became more popular, more people are needed to plant coco.

29、   On the night of August 24, 2001, my last night of freedom before my freshman of high school started, everything changed when my friend's car hit a guardrail(护栏) with me inside.

I lost most of my right leg. At the hospital, I just kept telling myself to hold on. Weeks later I made a deal with the hospital staff that once I could roll onto my side, I could be discharged. I am proud to say that just one short week later, I was going home. The day I left the hospital, I made a promise to myself to never give up and to always live life to the fullest.

In February of 2013, my life was forever changed when I attended the Executive Assistant Organization's Behind Every Leader event. During the conference, a sweet lady by the name of Alisson Frew dared to ask me why I did not wear a prosthesis(假肢). My short and simple answer was, "I don't have sixty thousand dollars." The next morning I was in tears as I learned that Alisson, Jeff Hoffman, founder of Priceline, and a dozen other people, had bought a prosthesis for me. From the first step, it was apparent to me just how much this would mean to me.

For a year I adjusted to the leg and settled into everyday life, until one day I realized I was making a life but not living one. After almost 13 years of thinking that I was confident, I had an unfamiliar feeling sweep over me. For the first time in my life, I was not only confident but I was empowered! I desired to help those around me, to have them experience this unbelievable feeling for themselves.

In April of 2014, I started modeling. My dream is that one day a little girl will see me on a poster at her favourite clothing store and say, "Wow, she is amazing, and she only has one leg. I could do that too someday, even though I have a disability."

【1】What do we know about the author from Paragraph 2?

A.She was humorous and outgoing. B.She was determined and optimistic.

C.She was intelligent and hardworking. D.She was generous and kind-hearted.

【2】Why was the author's life changed forever in 2013?

A.She attended an important conference. B.She met some famous people.

C.She joined an organization. D.She got a precious gift.

【3】How will the author help those around her?

A.By inspiring them. B.By entertaining them.

C.By doing voluntary work. D.By offering financial support.

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

A.An Expensive Gift from Strangers B.How I Survived A Terrible Accident

C.I Lost a Leg but Gained a Purpose D.Stay Strong in the Face of Disability

30、When Deirdre Taylor was preparing to leave her Virginia home to fight Covid-19 in New York, she made sure to ____ a possession that she kept for over thirty _______: a front-page newspaper article.

This article ______ Taylor's rescue from a burning New York City apartment by a ______ in 1983. She was only four then.

The picture on the front-page article shows a young Taylor with the man who ______ her, Eugene Pugliese.

“I always knew I came ______ to losing my life that day,” Taylor told CNN. “I could have a second chance at ____ . thanks to him.”

Today, Taylor, 41, is an emergency room ______ with a happy family. Ever since the incident, she wondered what ______ the firefighter who saved her, coming up ______ when she searched for him online. ______ to spend two months helping in the ______ against Covid-19 at NYU Langone Hospital, Taylor saw this as an opportunity to finally ______ him.

During one of her shifts （轮班）,Taylor told a firefighter her ______ . He called the cunent captain of FDNY in Manhattan, who______ knew whom Taylor was looking for.

Taylor gave Pugliese a （an）______ right after her shift and was very happy to hear his voice on the other end.“I wondered about him on 9/11 and hoped I would get the chance to thank him, and I finally _____ said Taylor.

Now 76 years old, Pugliese was ______ when he got the call from Taylor on Friday.

“We just sat there crying on the ______ Pugliese told CNN, _____   that he's had the same article framed on his wall for 25 years now.

【1】

A．choose

B．pack

C．send.

D．mail

【2】

A．days

B．weeks

C．months

D．years

【3】

A．described

B．reported

C．reminded

D．discovered

【4】

A．doctor

B．pedestrian

C．firefighter

D．relative

【5】

A．saved

B．saw

C．treated

D．fed

【6】

A．true

B．alone

C．close

D．alive

【7】

A．life

B．work

C．walk

D．speech

【8】

A．patient

B．cleaner

C．volunteer

D．nurse

【9】

A．came to

B．happened to

C．related to

D．belonged to

【10】

A．empty

B．different

C．alike

D．nice

【11】

A．Anxious

B．Afraid

C．Desperate

D．Ready

【12】

A．play

B．competition

C．fight

D．argument

【13】

A．understand

B．repay

C．help

D．find

【14】

A．lesson

B．duty

C．story

D．view

【15】

A．never

B．exactly

C．hardly

D．gradually

【16】

A．call

B．message

C．address

D．letter

【17】

A．failed

B．did

C．escaped

D．hesitated

【18】

A．thrilled

B．scared

C．depressed

D．relaxed

【19】

A．ground

B．Internet

C．TV

D．phone

【20】

A．realizing

B．explaining

C．adding

D．recalling

31、   Steve was a seventh grader, a big boy, looking more like a teenager than a 12-year-old. Yet, he went unnoticed — he had been ____ every examination since first grade—until Miss Wilma.

In the middle of the first semester of school, the entire seventh grade was ____ for basic skills.

“You all did pretty well,” Miss Wilma told the class after going over the ____, “except for one boy. And it _____my heart to tell you this, but…” she ___ , “the smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class.” Steve ____ his eyes and carefully examined his fingertips.

After that, Steve still wouldn’t do his homework. Even if Miss Wilma ____punished him, he remained ___ .

“Steve, please! I care about you!”

____, Steve got it! “Someone CARES ABOUT ME?!”

One Monday a couple of weeks later, Miss Wilma gave a ____ on the weekend homework. Steve ____ through the test and was the first to hand in his paper. With a look of ____, Miss Wilma took his paper and began to look it over.

Miss Wilma’s face was in ____ shock! She glanced up at Steve, then ____, then up. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just passed his first test!

From that moment, nothing was the same for Steve. He discovered that not only could he remember and understand_____, but he could translate what he learned into his life. He became______.

After high school, Steve enlisted in the Navy, and he had a(n)_____military career. During his naval years, he inspired many young people who might not have _____themselves without him.

A _____took place within the heart of a boy all because of one teacher, who ____.

【1】A.missing B.failing C.passing D.skipping

【2】A.tested B.classified C.separated D.reflected

【3】A.questions B.effects C.lessons D.results

【4】A.fills B.presses C.breaks D.destroys

【5】A.stopped B.hesitated C.interrupted D.shouted

【6】A.dropped B.raised C.covered D.closed

【7】A.strangely B.steadily C.severely D.secretly

【8】A.helpless B.stubborn C.flexible D.clumsy

【9】A.Commonly B.Unwillingly C.Particularly D.Suddenly

【10】A.quiz B.chance C.speech D.presentation

【11】A.slept B.looked C.lived D.hurried

【12】A.disappointment B.surprise C.satisfaction D.encouragement

【13】A.adequate B.total C.precious D.absurd

【14】A.down B.away C.out D.back

【15】A.homework B.grades C.knowledge D.subjects

【16】A.talented B.lazy C.outstanding D.rough

【17】A.tiring B.ordinary C.hardworking D.successful

【18】A.relied on B.looked after C.turned to D.believed in

【19】A.competition B.choice C.change D.campaign

【20】A.waited B.listened C.desired D.cared

32、   My brother and I were in Orlando Florida to witness our first Space Shuttle Launch. The Discovery Was Scheduled to soar at 10:14 AM on a blue sky September day I'd seen it  _______so many times on television, _______ now I was only minutes away from seeing it launch. And it's the final demonstration of the nature of success: Success Takes _______ Like a Rocket.

Standing close to the Space Shuttle drives home one _______ point — the Shuttle is the height of a 15-story building — it weighs 4.5 million pounds — and NASA is trying to lift it 200 miles off the ground. On TV the accomplishments look so much _______ , so much easier.

Crowds of people are standing around with you to watch the Shuttle go. The countdown begins through the small _______ of hundreds of portable radios ail tuned to the NASA station. Ifs enough to get your heart _______ out of your chest.

When time is up, the _______ booster rockets are lit up and the eight explosive bolts followed. The first things you see are large white steam clouds exploding away. Through the _______ . you see the fire power. Then the Space Shuttle begins to inch off the pad and climb its way ________ . Thousands upon millions of pounds of push can ________ lift the shuttle at all. But with ever increasing ease, the shuttle ________ up and roars into the sky, headed into space attaining a speed of over 17,000 mph.

It is within the first two minutes to launch the Space Shuttle ________ the great success lesson is ________. Fact: 85% of the shuttle's fuel is consumed ________ the first 2 minutes just to get the 15-story super structure to its orbital altitude.

And that's exactly ________ success takes off: The first steps you take towards launching a successful career are the hardest and will require an enormous ________ of energy—a great big ________. However, If you persist through the ________ period, which can seem almost ________ for quite some time, everything gets easier and easier and your results get bigger and bigger.

【1】A.lift up B.rise up C.go up D.raise up

【2】A.and B.therefore C.but D.however

【3】A.Up B.Off C.In D.Over

【4】A.unforgettable B.invalid C.unstable D.ineffective

【5】A.greater B.smaller C.bigger D.smoother

【6】A.workers B.actors C.rockets D.speakers

【7】A.striking B.knocking C.beating D.hitting

【8】A.front B.side C.overhead D.bottom

【9】A.mist B.steam C.smoke D.gas

【10】A.downward B.upward C.forward D.outward

【11】A.hardly B.nearly C.mostly D.exactly

【12】A.takes B.makes C.Picks D.warms

【13】A.which B.who C.that D.as

【14】A.present B.apparent C.ordinary D.absolute

【15】A.beyond B.below C.within D.above

【16】A.when B.how C.why D.where

【17】A.enquiry B.qualification C.competence D.consumption

【18】A.pull B.push C.pressure D.principle

【19】A.theory B.launch C.circulation D.orbit

【20】A.useless B.careless C.wireless D.priceless

33、   The letter below is from Antoine Leiris, whose wife Helen died in the terror attack in Paris on November 11th. He wrote the letter to her killers. It was _______written as a Facebook post and has been _______thousands of times on social media.

On Friday night you _______the life of an exceptional being, the love of my life, the_______of my son, but you will not have my _______. I don't know who you are _______I don't want to know -- you are dead souls. I will not give you the gift of hating you. You have obviously _______it, but responding to it with anger would be to give in to the same ignorance that has made you what you are. You want me to be _______, to cast a mistrusting eye on my fellow citizens, to _______my freedom for security. You __________. I saw her this morning, finally after nights and days of waiting. My wife was ________as beautiful as she was when she left on Friday evening, as beautiful as when I fell madly in love with her more than 12 ________ago. Of course, I am heart-broken with __________, but I know that she will join us every day and that we will find each other again in the paradise of free souls which you will never have ________to. We are only __________, my son and I, but we are more ________than all the world's armies. ________any case, I have no time to waste on you. I need to go back to Melvil, who is ________from his afternoon nap. He is just 17 months old. He will eat his snack like every day and we are going to play like we do every day. In every day of his life, the little boy will ________you with his ________and freedom, because you don't have his hatred either.

【1】A.occasionally B.accidentally C.originally D.frequently

【2】A.praised B.written C.printed D.shared

【3】A.came across B.argued with C.stole away D.turned into

【4】A.teacher B.mother C.sister D.friend

【5】A.anger B.hatred C.sympathy D.mercy

【6】A.and B.if C.once D.but

【7】A.hated B.sought C.abandoned D.found

【8】A.afraid B.brave C.concerned D.crazy

【9】A.value B.attach C.respect D.sacrifice

【10】A.won B.hesitated C.lost D.warned

【11】A.ever B.even C.just D.never

【12】A.days B.weeks C.months D.years

【13】A.sorrow B.depression C.enthusiasm D.passion

【14】A.desire B.companion C.devotion D.access

【15】A.none B.one C.two D.three

【16】A.successful B.powerful C.thankful D.merciful

【17】A.On B.With C.In D.Of

【18】A.waking up B.packing up C.sending up D.cheering up

【19】A.complain B.threaten C.control D.insult

【20】A.awareness B.sadness C.forgiveness D.happiness

34、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.

Knowledge is free on the Internet at a small but 【1】 number of colleges and universities. About 160 schools around the world now put free course materials on the web to the 【2】. Recent additions in the United States 【3】 projects at Yale, Johns Hopkins and the University of California, Berkeley.

Berkeley said it would offer videos of lectures on YouTube. Free videos from other schools are 【4】 at the Apple iTunes store.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) became an early 【5】 with its Open Course Ware project, first 【6】 in 2001. Free lecture notes, exams and other resources are published at ocw.mit.edu. Many exams even include the answers. Today, Open Course Ware offers materials from 1,800 undergraduate and graduate courses. These 【7】 from Physics to Political Science. Visitors can learn the same things as MIT students learn. But as the site points out, Open Course Ware is not an MIT education. Visitors receive no credit toward a degree. Some materials from a course may not be available, and the site does not provide 【8】 with teachers. Still, MIT says that the site has had forty million visits by thirty-one million visitors from almost every country. Sixty percent of the visitors are from outside the United States and Canada. Students and educators use the site, including students at MIT. But the largest number of visitors, about half, are self-learners.

Some professors have become well-known around the world as a result of 【9】 online. Walter Lewin, a physics professor at MIT, is 【10】 popular. Fans enjoy his entertaining lectures. MIT Open Course Ware now includes materials for high school. The aim is to improve education in Science, Technology, Math and Engineering.

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

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

In Congress, July 4, 1776

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

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

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

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

37、

Rapidly advancing technology and its impact on education has been a subject of debate. How can schools equip students with the skills they need to succeed in a challenging job market?

Since technology is driving these changes, there is a theory that governments should keep focusing on STEM subjects. These are often referred to as “hard skills,” which are 【1】 in primary school and right through to university level. In the meantime, ‘soft skills’ are being 【2】.

This is a mistake. Much evidence suggests that soft skills are far more 【3】 to graduates in the long term. Research from Harvard University on the global job market has shown that STEM- related careers grew strongly between 1989 and 2000 but have slowed down since. In contrast, jobs in the creative industries----the sector probably most 【4】 with the need for soft skills---are growing rapidly. Soft skills are, in fact, increasingly in demand in the workplace: Google cites creativity, leadership 【5】 and communication skills as top requirements for both potential and current employees.

So why are soft skills so highly 【6】 for?

With the rapid evolution of technology, a focus on hard skills leaves students 【7】 to change, as these often have a short shelf life. According to research by World Economic Forum, more than one in four adults reports a mismatch between their skills and those needed for their job role. If soft skills are taught well, these skills should enable students to adapt to change more easily and progress further in their 【8】 career.

Of course, technical skills are important. But without the curriculum placing equal--- if not greater --- 【9】 on soft skills, our education systems are missing a huge trick. Hard skills may help a student get a job in a particular industry, but soft skills will help them disrupt it, achieving a wider 【10】 in their chosen field.

38、假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Tom来信说他对中医感兴趣，想来中国学习。请你给他回封 邮件，具体内容如下：

1.支持他的决定；

2.简单介绍中医及其优点；

3.学习中医的好处。

注意：1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Tom,

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Yours,

Li Hua

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.

There are various means consumers can do if they find that an item they bought is faulty or in some other way does not live up to the manufacturer’s claims. A simple and common method used by many consumers is to complain directly to the store manager. In general, the“higher up”his or her complaint, the faster he or she can expect it to be settled. In such a case, it is usually settled in the consumer’s favor, assuming he or she has a just claim.

Consumers should complain in person whenever possible, but if they cannot get to the place of purchase, it is acceptable to phone or write the complaint in a letter．

Complaining is usually most effective when it is done politely but firmly, and especially when the consumer can demonstrate what is wrong with the item in question. If this cannot be done, the consumer will succeed best by presenting specific information as to what is wrong, rather than by making general statements. For example,“The left speaker does not work at all and the sound coming out of the right one is unclear”is better than“This stereo does not work.”The store manager may advice the consumer to write to the manufacturer. If so, the consumer should do this, stating the complaint as politely and firmly as possible. If a polite complaint does not achieve the desired result, the consumer can go to a step further. She or he can threaten to take the seller to court or report the seller to a private or public organization responsible for protecting consumer’s rights.

40、假定你是李华。你校交换生John打算暑假外出旅游，发邮件请你推荐一座中国历史文化 名城。请给他回复邮件，要点如下：

1.你推荐的城市以及推荐理由；

2.提醒和建议。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

41、假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Tom对中国传统文化有浓厚的兴趣。你校将举办一场介绍中国艺术的讲座，请写封邮件邀请他参加，内容包括:

1.时间和地点；

2.讲座内容（介绍中国画、剪纸和京剧）；

3.准备工作（简要了解一下相关知识）。

注意:

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Tom,

Here comes a piece of good news.

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If you have any questions,please don’t hesitate to contact me.Looking forward to seeing you!

Yours,

Li Hua