北屯2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、The Voice of China has set up a stage   some people can achieve their dreams.

A. which B. where

C. that D. when

2、--- What is Rudi up to?

--- Rudi seems bent ____ finding a new job.

A. on B. to

C. down D. over

3、When I first met her, “I’m Lucy,” she said, _______ her hand.

A.held out B.held back C.holding out D.holding back

4、The Summer Palace, which we visited last summer, is one of Beijing's main tourist _____.

A.attractions B.dominations C.motivations D.conditions

5、—You look slimmer, Emma! On diet?

—No, sports count more. I _______ for an hour every day since last year.

A．jog

B．jogged

C．have jogged

D．have been jogging

6、The young man is very excellent. Now he is the ______ of a big company.

A. top dog B. cold fish

C. white elephant D. black sheep

7、Sorry, I’m late. I ______ have turned off the alarm clock and gone back to sleep again.

A. might B. should

C. can’t D. will

8、Loud music can do harm to our ears, so when listening to a player, you shouldn’t ____too high.

A. move it up B. turn it up C. put it up D. make it up

9、—Listen, Lily is playing the piano!

—Wow, how sweet the music _______!

A.is heard B.hears C.is sounding D.sounds

10、— 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

11、________ and out of breath, we reached the top of the mountains and stopped ________ the beautiful scenery.

A．Tiring; to admire

B．Tiring; admiring

C．Tired; admiring

D．Tired;to admire

12、One of the secretary’s jobs is to ___________ letters and mails.

A.help out B.dry out C.sort out D.stick out

13、Tom assured (向……保证) his boss that he would _____ all his energies in doing this new job.

A. call forth B. call at

C. call by D. call off

14、I walked up to the top of the hill with my feiend, we enjoyed a splendid view of the lake

A．which

B．where

C．who

D．that

15、________, the damage would be incalculable.

A.Should such a disaster occur B.If such a disaster had occurred

C.Had such a disaster occurred D.If such a disaster should be occurred

16、Only if you ________into ordinary people’s life, ________ find out why they are dissatisfied and understand the revolution threatening the country.

A.have gone … you will B.will go … may you

C.go … you may D.do go … you will

17、_______ is known to us all that the old scientist, for _______ life was hard in the past, still works hard in his eighties.

A．As; whose

B．It; whose

C．As; whom

D．It; whom

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

A．By means of

B．On behalf of

C．In search of

D．For fear of

19、Reading aloud in the morning is _______ to learning a foreign language.

A.benefit B.used C.beneficial D.habit

20、It is difficult for one to ______ the manners of another world when he doesn’t know what they are.

A.see to B.tend to C.subscribe to D.witness to

21、Nowadays, Chinese acupuncture has become popular round the world, ______ have other traditional Chinese medicines.

A.so B.as C.which D.like

22、The researchers were confident that their unusual technique could finally provide a （n）_________ to drugs in treating heart conditions.

A.alternative B.access C.witness D.application

23、What really upset him was ____ to his ideal university.

A. his not admitting B. having not admitted

C. his not being admitted D. his being not admitted

24、The level of __________ in the river was falling.

A. population B. prescription

C. presentation D. pollution

25、When the news came ___ the war broke out , he decided to serve in the army.

A.since B.which C.that D.because

26、New research has found that people with mild cognitive impairment (认知损坏) may not necessarily develop dementia (痴呆) and, in fact, having higher education and advanced language skills more than doubles their chances of returning to normal.

The study, led by researchers at the University of Waterloo, may reassure those with mild cognitive impairment as it contradicts a common assumption that the condition is simply an early stage of dementia. People with mild cognitive impairment show signs of cognitive decline, but not enough to prevent them from performing typical daily tasks. They have been considered at higher risk of progressing to the more severe cognitive decline seen in dementia.

“Possessing high cognitive reserve, based on education, high academic grades, and written language skills, may predict what happens years after someone receives a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment,” said Suzanne Tyas, a professor in the School of Public Health Sciences at Waterloo and lead author. “Even after considering age, genetics and established risk factors for dementia, we found that higher levels of education more than doubled the chances that people with mild cognitive impairment would return to normal cognition instead of progressing to dementia.”

The study’s findings have meanings for treatment and research in people with mild cognitive impairment.

“If individuals with higher cognitive reserve are more likely to improve even without treatment, then this needs to be taken into consideration when recruiting participants for clinical trials of prospective treatments and when interpreting the results of these trials,” Tyas said, adding there’s no cure for most causes of dementia, so prevention is key.

【1】About mild cognitive impairment, which is consistent with the study?

A．It surely results in dementia.

B．It is an early stage of dementia.

C．It will stop people's daily action.

D．It doesn’t surely lead to dementia.

【2】How is one’s cognitive reserve assessed?

A．Through personal income.

B．Through social frequency.

C．Through his education.

D．Through personal relationship.

【3】What is the most significant to do with dementia?

A．Early prevention.

B．Medical care.

C．Proper cure.

D．Specific medicine.

【4】What is the main idea of the text?

A．People with cognitive impairment show cognitive decline.

B．Age and genetics are established risk factors for dementia.

C．A study focuses on the consequence of cognitive impairment.

D．Higher education and language skills may help stop dementia.

27、Effective Educational Apps

School teachers and anxious parents are trying everything not to let smart phones affect your education. But all their attempts ended in vain. Now mobile apps are changing the educational landscape. Here, we will show you some of those best free educational apps to help you see smart phones as a tool for learning.

Google Classroom

Google classroom is a virtual classroom. We can use it for sending announcements, creating classes, starting discussions, submitting and grading assignments, asking for remarks and answers, sharing resources, and so on. Teachers share code with the class and the students can join by just entering the codes. That's all it takes to create a virtual classroom.

EDX

EDX brings famous universities to your fingertips. No matter what you need to learn, EDX will be there for you every step of the way. There are more than 2000 courses of top universities in EDX, such as computer science, business studies, linguistics, engineering, and many more.

The professional certificates and university credit you get from these courses will always be valuable for you in building a professional career.

Khan Academy

Khan Academy provides a free and world-class education for young students. Khan Academy has a unique way to drive knowledge into your brains. All lessons are in forms of video tutorials. And the narrator describes each lesson through these drawings. Pretty simple, right?

Khan Academy also provides online courses for preparing for standardized tests like SAT, MCAT, LSAT, and so on.

Duolingo

Duolingo helps us learn many languages like English, French, Spanish, Mandarin, Latin, etc. in a fun and interactive way. It starts with basic picture labeling games. As you complete more levels, there will be many different kinds of engaging games that will improve your vocabulary and grammar skills.

'The app also tracks your performance to provide insights. If you do well, you'll receive XPs. The more XPs you get, the more sets of interactive stories will be unlocked to improve your reading and listening comprehension.

【1】Which of the following is one of the reasons of Google classroom?

A．It supports a virtual classroom.

B．It offers different kinds of games.

C．It contains many courses of top universities.

D．It has online courses related to standard tests.

【2】If you prefer learning through watching, you may like ________.

A．Google classroom.

B．Khan Academy.

C．Duolingo.

D．EDX.

【3】The passage is manly intended for _________.

A．school teachers

B．anxious parents

C．school students

D．software designers

28、Scientists in Australia have discovered that they can use the world’s smelliest fruits to make devices that could power electric cars. A durian is a fruit that looks like a pineapple. It is a delicacy in some Asian countries, but its smell is so unpleasant that some of those countries have banned it from public places. Its smell has been compared to rotting eggs and even smelly old gym socks.

Vincent Gomes and his colleagues at the University of Sydney, in Australia, used a durian and a jackfruit — another fruit known for its terrible smell — to make energy storing devices called supercapacitors.

Supercapacitors are an alternative to batteries. They can’t store as much energy as a normal battery does, but they are much quicker to recharge. Durians and jackfruits contain some of the chemicals used in supercapacitors, which gave Gomes the idea. To make the fruit-based devices, the team heated and then freeze-dried the uneatable cores of the durian and jackfruit to make a special kind of material called an aerogel.

Aerogels are one of the world’s lightest solid materials. Often called “frozen smoke”, they are made by removing the liquid from a gel and replacing it with air. They have many scientific uses, but one of their special properties is the ability to conduct electric currents, which makes them an important part of supercapacitors. The aerogels made from durian and jackfruit both worked well when placed inside a supereapacitor, although the durian aerogel was found to be the better of the two.

The discovery is important because the materials currently used to make supercapacitors are expensive. Using natural foods like durians and jackfruits, Gomes says, could reduce environmental pollution, as well as costs.

【1】What makes some countries have different attitudes toward the durian?

A．Its smell.

B．Its appearance.

C．Its value.

D．Its popularity.

【2】Which paragraph mentions Gomes’s inspiration of innovation?

A．Paragraph 1.

B．Paragraph 2.

C．Paragraph 3.

D．Paragraph 4.

【3】What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A．Aerogels.

B．Scientific uses.

C．Properties.

D．Electric currents.

【4】What can we learn about fruit-based supercapacitors?

A．They are devices for producing electricity.

B．They are chemicals from durians.

C．They are green and economical.

D．They are light and liquid.

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30、   Kids who live a happy childhood dream about what they will be when they grow up. But less____kids, who live in poverty, sometimes wonder why they were bom in the first place.

Children like these ____ Lebanese director Nadine Labaki^s new film Capernau(《何以为家》),which arrived in Chinese mainland____ on April 29 , 2019.

In the slums (贫民窟)of Beirut, Lebanon's capital, Labaki saw kids selling gum or flowers or ____carrying heavy gas tanks. Some of them were alone on the street , unfed and __

One of these kids told her, "I don't know ____I was bom if no one is going to love me, if no one is going to ____ me before I go to sleep, or if Fm going to be beaten up every day. ”

This is how Capernaum begins: A 12-year-old boy named Zain9 who lives in one of Beirut's slums, charges his parents for giving ____ to him, even though, he says, they knew they couldn't ____ him.

Capernaum is fictional but ifs as ____ as it gets. There are no ____actors in this film. Zain, for example, is __ by a boy with the same name, a Syrian refugee (难民)called Zain Al Rafeea. He had never slept in a ____ before the film, or gone to schooL He didn't even have papers to ____ he was a human being --just like his character in the film.

By making the film, Labaki wanted to "become the voice of these kids",, according to The Guardian. The voice is being heard. It ran first at Cannes Film Festival in May, 2018, and ___ the Jury Prize. Soon after the festival, under the ___of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Zain and his family got the chance to resettle in Norway. They now live in a house by the sea, and Zain is going to schooL

When Labaki told The New York Times that she wanted the film "to go beyond the borders of just being a film” and be "a ____ for help" , she wasn't ____ how big an impact it would have. “I might never get anywhere, but ____ I want to try," she said.

But she has certainly gone somewhere indeed 一 to say the least, the real-life Zain isnow able to ____ his future.

【1】A. fortunate B. optimistic C. attractive D. desperate

【2】A. urged B. produced C. watched D. inspired

【3】A. audiences B. cinemas C. houses D. hearts

【4】A. ever B. more C. even D. otherwise

【5】A. ashamed B. violent C. hopeless D. independent

【6】A. why B. how C. where D. whether

【7】A. help B. call C. guide D. kiss

【8】A. poorness B. birth C. pressure D. unhappiness

【9】A. put up with B. care for C. look on D. pay attention to

【10】A. beneficial B. interesting C. true D. simple

【11】A. typical B. proper C. ambitious D. professional

【12】A. played B. moved C. encouraged D. selected

【13】A. bed B. village C. street D. tent

【14】A. write B. witness C. argue D. prove

【15】A. expected B. won C. deserved D. shared

【16】A. desire B. control C. support D. agreement

【17】A. sign B. love C. promise D. cry

【18】A. concerned B. sure C. aware D. doubtful

【19】A. at least B. now and then C. on the whole D. all in all

【20】A. decide on B. go through C. dream about D. keep up

31、   UPS driver Ryan Arens was making his rounds near a pond in Bozeman when he heard a strange sound. It was December, and about 15 feet from the frozen bank was the _______ of that sound — a half-submerged（半淹没）wire-haired dog, _______ to cling to a thin layer of ice. An elderly man was already on the _______ determined to save her. He'd _______ the pond in a rowboat and was striking the ice with a rock to create a _______ to the dog. It was slow going, and Arens, 44, thought he stood a _______ chance.

"Animals are my weakness,” he said, _______ why he chose to take off his overcoat, even though the temperature was in the -30s, and _______ the rescue task.

His heart beating fast, Arens _______ the dog, using the other man's rock to break the ice. He gave one __________heave（拖动）with so much force that he slipped off the boat, __________ into 16 feet of cold water. Luckily, he __________ in time to see the dog going under. He swam about five feet toward her, took __________ of her collar, and pulled her to the ice. He then lifted the dog into the __________ and slid it back to the shore, where __________ bystanders carried the dog to the home of the rowboat owner. Once in the house himself, Arens jumped into a __________ shower with the dog until they both defrosted（解冻）. A few more minutes in the pond, and the dog would have likely __________ .

The next day, Arens was back working in the __________ neighborhood when the dog's owner __________ to thank him for saving Sadie. The dog's owner opened the door to his pickup, and Sadie ran out. She went __________ towards Arens, leaping on him and bathing him in wet kisses. "That special delivery was the highlight of my UPS career." said Arens.

【1】A.form B.distance C.volume D.source

【2】A.failing B.struggling C.deciding D.hesitating

【3】A.bank B.horizon C.scene D.road

【4】A.entered B.bridged C.crossed D.swum

【5】A.solution B.means C.reaction D.path

【6】A.better B.smaller C.slimmer D.purer

【7】A.judging B.explaining C.wondering D.asking

【8】A.turned down B.took over C.brought up D.set aside

【9】A.comforted B.attracted C.cornered D.neared

【10】A.creative B.careful C.strong D.casual

【11】A.diving B.crashing C.dashing D.bumping

【12】A.breathed B.responded C.resurfaced D.disappeared

【13】A.hold B.possession C.control D.advantage

【14】A.boat B.air C.truck D.river

【15】A.light-hearted B.tentative C.indifferent D.anxious

【16】A.free B.light C.warm D.refreshing

【17】A.fled B.returned C.died D.frozen

【18】A.same B.urban C.cold D.vacant

【19】A.ran away B.went off C.cut in D.came over

【20】A.voluntarily B.directly C.abruptly D.mercifully

32、   Hesitantly, I stood on the doorsteps of an unfamiliar louse-L’Arche,and was about to meet my new _______ . Stepping through the door,,I was _____  by several ladies. One took her hand out of her mouth to shake mine. I remember holding her _______ hand and wondering if I was really ________ for what lay ahead.

L’Arche is a home for developmentally delayed adults,_________ helping them experience love through a sense of ________ . My new home consisted of two assistants, including myself, and four developmentally delayed ladies. I can best describe my “job” at L’Arche as something ________  to a nanny（保姆）.

My day began around 7 am. We spent the ________ changing diapers（尿布），giving baths，helping the ladies get dressed and eat. After breakfast I _______ the ladies brush their teeth. Next, it was laundry time. By 9 am I was _______ enough to have a rest.

When I first read about L’Arche, I _______ the chance to be a part of it. I had always enjoyed helping people with special _________ in a 9. to-5 job. But living with them 24 hours a day was totally _________. . I quickly discovered I didn’t have as much love and patience as I had _________ . The unpredictable things made each day a(n) _________.

However, I knew that my housemates were__________ themselves in the best way they knew. They didn’t get many of what our culture considers “ _______”cards. They were no stranger to pain or ilness. They had every reason to be __________ , but they weren’t. They trusted me with their true selves.

When I arrived at L’Arche,I thought I had so much to offer. But apparently. it became the ________. My housemates offered me more than I offered them. They made me realized I needed to slow ,down and _______ the simple things in life.

【1】A. customers B. classmates C. housemates D. assistants

【2】A. chosen B. greeted C. cheated D. served

【3】A. wet B. clean C. nervous D. cold

【4】A. thankful B. responsible C. sorry D. prepared

【5】A. asking for B. agreeing to C. aiming at D. learning about

【6】A. balance B. community C. duty D. humour

【7】A. important B. suitable C. similar D. strange

【8】A. mornings B. afternoons C. evenings D. midnights

【9】A. heard B. noticed C. knew D. helped

【10】A. excited B. tired C. worried D. moved

【11】A. put forward B. tried out C. won back D. jumped at

【12】A. gifts B. needs C. views D. interests

【13】A. different B. useful C. pleasant D. necessary

【14】A. deserved B. proved C. thought D. suspected

【15】A. accident B. task C. success D. adventure

【16】A. expressing B. accepting C. protecting D. educating

【17】A. greetings B. identity C. career D. winning

【18】A. ashamed B. doubtful C. bitter D. joyful

【19】A. opposite B. situation C. laughter D. mistake

【20】A. refuse B. appreciate C. present D. analyze

33、When I first met Begay at Los Ninos Elementary on “King and Queen Day”, she was wearing a smile ear-to-ear.

This morning, though, Begay was______. The parent she had been trying to_____was a no-show again. Begay______needed to talk to her. Her boy was smart, but now about a year behind. She______there were problems at home. He was always late and had already missed too much school.

By 8 a.m. , kids were arriving, and Begay’s______quickly became a beehive（蜂窝）of activity. Forty-five minutes_______, the little boy finally walked in, shoulders sunk, head_______. Rather than______him in front of the class, Begay welcomed him warmly. He was testing Begay’s long-held_______that no child is a lost cause, no matter how______he seems. “It’s the unspoken       _____teachers start out with,” Begay said.

During lunch I sat down with Begay’s students and asked them what they liked about her.

“ She never gets angry, “ said one girl. A boy______:” She’s funny and likes telling jokes.”

Before we left the______, the shy, quiet girl next to me______,” She teaches me when I don’t want to learn.”

Her_______stayed with me. When I_______it with Begay, I told her that I felt it was a very       _____thing for a child to say. She agreed.

“They never______that to me.” said Begay, “But that’s what I_______. I want them to enjoy school. I want them to feel like someone_______them.”

【1】

A．sensitive

B．worried

C．thrilled

D．energetic

【2】

A．meet

B．investigate

C．enquire

D．praise

【3】

A．gradually

B．occasionally

C．abruptly

D．desperately

【4】

A．clarified

B．revealed

C．suspected

D．acknowledged

【5】

A．classroom

B．school

C．canteen

D．house

【6】

A．after

B．before

C．later

D．ago

【7】

A．rose

B．bowed

C．nodded

D．shook

【8】

A．disturbing

B．astonishing

C．capturing

D．embarrassing

【9】

A．conclusion

B．dream

C．belief

D．ambition

【10】

A．awesome

B．troubled

C．innocent

D．careless

【11】

A．commitment

B．assumption

C．proposal

D．regulation

【12】

A．rejected

B．declared

C．added

D．protested

【13】

A．office

B．kitchen

C．playground

D．table

【14】

A．shouted

B．whispered

C．cried

D．suggested

【15】

A．comment

B．adventure

C．experience

D．discovery

【16】

A．interpreted

B．promoted

C．shared

D．demonstrated

【17】

A．fancy

B．comprehensive

C．crucial

D．meaningful

【18】

A．do

B．express

C．guarantee

D．leave

【19】

A．acquire

B．secure

C．accomplish

D．pursue

【20】

A．believes in

B．stands by

C．tums against

D．fears for

34、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Smell the flowers before you go to sleep and you may just end up with rosy dreams. Have a whiff of rotten(腐烂的)eggs during the night and your dreams may be【1】(pleasant). So says researcher Dr. Boris Stuck, 【2】invited sleeping volunteers to a rose vs. rotten egg test in the University Hospital Mannheim in Germany. The subjects didn’t dream about roses【3】eggs, but rather he found that what they smelt affected the emotions of【4】(they) dreams.

And if you think【5】(smell) have a say in dreams, wait for what TV tells us. A UK study reveals that people exposed【6】black-and-white film and TV in their youth are to have monochromic(单色的)dreams throughout their life more【7】(probable). Eva Murzyn from the University of Dundee tested two age groups— one half 【8】(age) over 55 and【9】other half under 25.

The result? Under 5% of the dreams of the under-25s were in black and white. 【10】(watch)color TV in childhood seems to be the reason why.

35、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.

36、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.

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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、假设你是李华，你所在社区将举办利用暑假到希望小学义务为学生辅导英语的活动。你希望参加此活动。请根据提示用英语写一封申请信:

1. 对此活动的认识；

2. 个人优势；

3. 你的计划。

注意:1、词数100左右；

2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3、开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Sir/Madam,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

39、假定你是李华。你班英语课学习了“世界读书日”的有关内容，老师要求以“Reading”为话题分 组讨论。请你根据如下提示，用英语写一篇发言稿，代表你组发言。

1. 阅读的好处；

2. 如何养成阅读的好习惯。

注意：1. 词数100左右；开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear classmates,

I’m glad to share our opinions about the topic “Reading”. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

That’s all. Thank you.

40、你校正在组织英语作文比赛。请以身边值得尊敬和爱戴的人为题，写一篇短文参赛，内容包括:

1.人物简介；2.尊敬和爱戴的原因。

注意:词数100左右；

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41、我校将要举办一次主题为“How to Communicate with Our Parents” 的英语演讲比赛，请你用英语写一篇演讲稿。要点如下:

(1)交流的重要性及原因  (2)有关如何交流的想法:

①尊重并信任父母 ②常与父母聊天 ③换位思考问题

注意:(1)字数100左右。 (2)可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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