海东2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、________ to the electronic games that he wasted a lot of precious time.

A. So he was addicted B. So was he addicted

C. So addicted was he D. So addicted he was

2、The forest fire __________on March 30 in Muli County in Sichuan claimed the lives of 27 Chinese firefighters and four volunteers.

A.was broken B.that was broken out C.broke out D.that broke out

3、—Listen, Lily is playing the piano!

—Wow, how sweet the music _______!

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

4、It was almost five years later _______ he brought back some happy memories.

A.since B.when C.that D.before

5、He is a teacher but his wife is a doctor， ________？

A.isn’t she B.isn’t it

C.aren’t they D.isn’t he

6、The White House took advantage of some strategies, hoping to _______ the media's attention away from foreign policy issues.

A.shrink B.shelter C.shift D.shake

7、She got into ________ when she thought she’d forgotten the tickets, and this ________ her husband, too.

A. panic; panic B. a panic; panicked

C. a panic; panic D. panics; panicked

8、Jack is late again. It is ______ of him to keep others waiting.

A.normal B.ordinary C.typical D.common

9、Many graduates, fresh out of university, often fail to find their ideal jobs where _______ work experience is usually required.

A．relevant

B．rough

C．severe

D．scientific

10、Although this ____ sound like a simple task, great care is needed.

A．must

B．may

C．shall

D．should

11、The architecture as well as all the art works of The Forbidden City is well ____________ by professional staff.

A. accustomed B. erupted

C. assumed D. preserved

12、_____ the deaf children, the young lady has little time to care for her own daughter.

A. Devoted to teach B. Devoted herself to teaching

C. Devoting herself to teaching D. Devoting to teaching

13、Tom never works hard at his lessons, so it’s not ______ to see a ______ look on his face after the exam.

A. surprised; disappointing B. surprised; disappointed

C. surprising; disappointed D. surprising; disappointing

14、The old only ________ their children ________ and see them from time to time.

A．suggest; to come

B．hope; to come

C．desire; coming

D．desire; to come

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

A.may not B.mustn’t C.can’t D.needn’t

16、But for her timely assistance，the prince___________ to death.

A.would be condemned B.will be condemned

C.would have been condemned D.will have been condemned

17、Lydia really regrets____ out of high school. She has really had to struggle to make a living because of that decision.

A.drop B.to drop C.dropping D.dropped

18、--- Are you finishing your task?

---________. We still need at least two days.

A．Far from it

B．Exactly

C．Not a little

D．No wonder

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

A.which B.that C.why D.when

20、All the children were well brought up and in good ___________ condition.

A. personal B. physical

C. natural D. optional

21、Poverty alleviation is a high priority of our country and has been put on the top of________at two sessions.

A.agenda B.subject C.directory D.seminar

22、Adapted from Liu Cixin’s novel, the hit film The Wandering Earth reportedly had a budget of nearly $50 million, much of _______ spent on content and special effects.

A．which

B．them

C．it

D．what

23、This restaurant has an inviting, homelike atmosphere ______ many others are short of.

A.where B.when C.which D.what

24、We could see nothing in the thick fog at a _____ of two meters, so we got lost.

A. distance B. length C. way D. space

25、— Could you help me take care of my pet dog on the 19th?

— I’m afraid I’m not ____________ that day.

A. vacant B. sufficient C. available D. convenient

26、   Four books that will inspire you to travel the world

There's truly nothing like travel when it comes to gaining perspectives and exposing yourself to other cultures. To get you in the adventuring mood, we asked Amazon Senior Editor Chris Schlep to help you come up with a list of books that transport readers to another time and place. Below, see his list of four books that will inspire you to travel the world.

ITALY: Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter

This book by the popular author Jess Walter is a love story that begins on the Italian Coast in the early 60s and eventually concludes in contemporary Hollywood's screen. As the settings shift from Italy to Edinburgh and Los Angeles, you will find yourself longing to go as well. Buy it on Amazon. Price: $28.90

SEATTLE: Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

Maria Semple's first novel is not exactly a love story in Seattle, but if you read it, you just might want to come here to see if people are really as self­involved as the characters in her book. What really shines through is the strange storytelling and the laughs. Buy it on Amazon. Price: $26.60

ENGLAND: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

You can't travel to Thomas Cromwell's England without a time machine, but reading Mantel's prize­winning novel is the next best thing. It will make you long to see the ancient buildings and green grass of the English countryside, most of which are still there. Buy it on Amazon. Price: $25.10

NANTUCKET: Here's to Us by Elin Hilderbrand

Elin Hilderbrand has built a writing career out of writing about her hometown island of Nantucket. Her latest book is Here's to Us, which, perhaps not surprisingly, is a great beach book. Buy it on Amazon. Price: $30.80

【1】Which book has been produced into a film according to the text?

A. Here's to Us. B. Wolf Hall.

C. Beautiful Ruins. D. Where'd You Go, Bernadette.

【2】What is the feature of the Where'd You Go, Bernadette?

A. Its low price. B. Its characters.

C. Its content about love. D. Its storytelling and laughs.

【3】What are you inspired to do by reading Wolf Hall?

A. Broaden our eyes.

B. Appreciate the English countryside.

C. Know the foreign culture.

D. Experience the joy and sadness of the characters.

【4】Why is Here's to Us suitable for reading on the beach?

A. Because it's about the author’s hometown island.

B. Because it needs a time machine.

C. Because it's about ancient buildings.

D. Because it exposes yourself to other cultures.

27、Her handmade life

Picture a young Chinese woman in a field, dressed in traditional hemp (麻布) clothing, as she picks flowers to create makeup for her cheeks. Imagine the same person making a bamboo sofa, cooking soy sauce (酱油) and cooking up all sorts of delicious dishes.

With a fan base of more than 21 million people on Sina Weibo and 7 million followers on video-sharing site YouTube, Li has made a name for herself in a series of videos that show off a pre-industrial Chinese way of life in rural Sichuan province. "I want to do my part to let more people know about Chinese culture," the vlogger (视频博主) told China.org.cn. "Much of the popularity of my videos can be the attraction of Chinese culture."

Li seems to be a master of all kinds of skills — cooking, painting, designing and farming. She raises silkworms to sew a quilt for her grandmother and grows plants. Many videos show  her picking seasonal ingredients from her own garden and cooking them up with her wood-fired pot. A warm bowl of soup for the winter, a lighter plate of noodles for the summer, Li follows the seasons in her cooking, as China's traditional 24 solar terms also do, and makes food suitable for the particular climate.

"She told the stories of China's culture and that of China," the official Sina Weibo account of China Central Television noted. The success of Li Ziqi also comes from her "passion for life, for her home and for her culture".

Indeed, Li's simple pleasures amaze people living in the busy and tiring big cities. "She leads a life that many dream of, but don't dare to give up their current life in exchange for," iFeng.com wrote.

Her handmade lifestyle is a fantasy for many. "In today's society, many feel stressed," she told the South China Morning Post. "When they watch my videos at the end of a busy day, I want them to relax and experience something nice, to take away some of their anxiety and stress."

【1】How is Li Ziqi well-known?

A.By sharing food with her friends on some sites.

B.By wearing traditional hemp clothing made by herself.

C.By making a bamboo sofa and cooking various delicious dishes.

D.By showing a traditional way of life in the countryside via videos.

【2】The following statements lead to Li's success EXCEPT  .

A.her eagerness to show off herself via a series of videos

B.her being skillful at nearly all Chinese traditional skills

C.her telling the stories of China's culture and that of China

D.her great love for life, for her home and for her culture

【3】Why do so many people like Li's life?

A.Because Li has mastered all kinds of skills but they haven't.

B.Because many people today feel stressed but they daren't give up the current life.

C.Because they can't make videos as skillfully as Li does.

D.Because Li's handmade life can only be enjoyed in videos but not in real life.

【4】What kind of person do you think Li is?

A.Courageous and selfless. B.Sad and negative.

C.Skillful and peaceful. D.Stressed and anxious.

28、Since 50 years ago, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. Brain Computer Interface (BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.

Recently, two researchers, Jose Millan and Michelle Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne, Switzerland, demonstrated (展示) a small robotic wheelchair directed by a person’s thoughts.

In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand. He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.

“Our brain has billions of nerve cells. These send signals through the spinal cord (脊髓) to the muscles to give us the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles,” Tavella says, “Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices.”

The researchers designed a special cap for the user. This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp (头皮) and sends them to a computer. The computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair. The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path. They help the computer react to commands from the brain.

Prof. Millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands. “The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories: communication, and controlling devices. One example is this wheelchair.” He says his team has set two goals. One is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from. And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.

【1】What is BCI?

A．BCI is a technology that can link the human brain with computers.

B．BCI is a technology that can help to update computer systems.

C．BCI is a technology that can help the disabled to recover.

D．BCI is a technology that can control a person's thoughts.

【2】How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?

A．By controlling his muscles.

B．By talking to the machine.

C．By using his mind.

D．By moving his hand.

【3】Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5?

A．scalp→computer→cap→wheelchair

B．scalp→cap→computer→wheelchair

C．computer→cap→scalp→wheelchair

D．cap→computer→scalp→wheelchair

【4】Which of the following would be the BEST title for the text?

A．Switzerland, the BCI Research Center

B．New Findings about How the Human Brain Works

C．Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries

D．BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the Disabled

29、   While Chongqing is most famous for its hot pot, chuanchuan, and noodles, there is one more indispensable, delicious food offered to people in Chongqing: the fish．

Huguo Hot-Potted Corydoras

Perhaps Chongqing’s best-loved fish restaurant, Huguo Hot-Potted Corydoras has been going for decades and is a can’t-miss place for most visitors because of its special flavor．When the pot is served, you will be surprised by its look and stunned by its fragrance ． The combination of the great local cuisine and low price makes this a very popular place, particularly in the evening．

Average price per person: 78 RMB

Address: No. 62-1, Shangda Tianwan, Yuzhong District (470m from the Gate 6 of Lianglukou Station) Xiang Yu

Xiang Yu is a Chinese-style restaurant and extremely popular among local people for serving great fish dishes, particularly the signature Steamed Fish Head with Chopped Hot Chili． Since the dish is steamed, the hot chili flavor permeates the flesh．Just use chopsticks to dip a bit of it into the sauce and you’ll find its tenderness and robust taste．

Average price per person: 80 RMB

Address: F4, Block C, Longfor Shidai Paradise, Changjiang 2nd Road Jipinxuan Beidu Fish Village.

Established in Chongqing about 20 years ago, all the fish served here is prepared in one of 3 flavors total: hot-spicy, pickled, and tomato．Or, if you’re up to try it, you can ask the friendly chef to blend these 3 flavors into one dish．One thing of note: the number of appetizers you get for free depends on how many fish you order．

Average price per person: 61 RMB

Address: No. 42, Changjiang 2nd Road, Daping Ran’s Bean Salted Fish Hot-pot.

Serving fish since the 1980’s, and maintaining high quality on all terms, the restaurant’s reputation has grown among the people of Chongqing．Don’t judge this book by its cover, and don’t let the modest decoration scare you off, the food is super delicious! The fish is stir fried in oil, which makes the skin crispy and fresh．The dish is also covered with dripping sauces, providing fragrant aromas and strong, lasting flavors．

Average price per person: 46 RMB

Address: Opposite of Zaoqin Village, Shipingqiao Street, Jiulongpo District (Near Sanxia Paints Company)

【1】Huguo Hot-Potted Corydoras is famous for  _____．

A. its good location B. its special flavor

C. night view D. friendly staff

【2】The feature of Xiang Yu is that  _____．

A. the fish is prepared in three flavors B. the decoration is quite simple

C. the fish is stir fried in oil D. the dish is steamed

【3】Which restaurant offers the lowest price per person?

A. Xiang Yu． B. Ran’s Bean Salted Fish Hot-pot．

C. Huguo Hot-Potted Corydoras． D. Jipinxuan Beidu Fish Village．

【4】In which section of a website can you find the passage?

A. Sports． B. Finance．

C. Travelling． D. Transportation．

30、   When I was in my twenties, I travelled alone through the UK. In order to_______locations that the public transportation couldn't get to, I bought a(n)_______car, drove it around for three months and sold it before I returned to Australia. The car cost most of my money, so I lived mainly on _______during that trip, it being cheap and filling. In Ireland, my_______was stolen, and it was impossible to get another. So for the rest of the trip I_______out in my car, being too poor to afford bed-and-breakfasts.

One morning, I_______in my old Skoda under a twisted tree on a remote lane in the Irish countryside, with no more than a_______ house in sight. I had a terrible desire for a_______cup of tea and some hot water to make porridge with_______I would not have to eat the cold leftovers from the previous day. My thermos (暖瓶)，had gone cold overnight so I knocked on the door of the house. A woman opened it. Hot water? She________let me get away with just that! I was invited indoors, seated at the breakfast table with the________and given a delicious breakfast, as much as I could eat. I was________to eat something more than porridge! I________being friends with the whole family.

That was only one of many acts of ________ strangers showed me when I was travelling alone in foreign regions. One London businessman rushing to work, seeing me________offered to pull my ridiculously heavy suitcase________several flights of stairs in the underground, After he'd done so, with a smile and a wave, he________into the crowd.

Kindness gets________.The other day, I was able to point out a rare parking spot to a young man who had been driving around the railway car park, looking________desperate. His grateful smile was all the________I needed as I dashed off to catch my train.

【1】A.reach B.search C.arrive D.choose

【2】A.modern B.intelligent C.special D.ancient

【3】A.bread B.rice C.porridge D.vegetable

【4】A.wallet B.backpack C.mobile D.car

【5】A.camped B.worked C.watched D.looked

【6】A.appeared B.awoke C.slept D.explored

【7】A.deserted B.separate C.single D.shabby

【8】A.typical B.measuring C.necessary D.steaming

【9】A.now that B.so that C.even if D.in case

【10】A.wouldn’t B.shouldn’t C.needn’t D.couldn’t

【11】A.couple B.woman C.adult D.family

【12】A.amazed B.ashamed C.delighted D.frustrated

【13】A.gave up B.end up C.kept up D.turn up

【14】A.sadness B.kindness C.happiness D.forgiveness

【15】A.working B.travelling C.crying D.struggling

【16】A.up B.around C.forward D.away

【17】A.fade away B.threw away C.put away D.tore away

【18】A.turn down B.handed out C.passed on D.started with

【19】A.immediately B.constantly C.directly D.increasingly

【20】A.dream B.memory C.reward D.intention

31、I walked to Mrs. Windsor’s house and waited outside. She was working with another student, and I was not supposed to_________them by ringing the bell. I stood against the wall and_________what I’d rather be doing. I had been tutored enough to read, understand, and even write some musical compositions, but I just didn’t have a_________for it. Mrs. Windsor had offered to give me the lessons_________,so I felt it my duty to try.

The door opened and Wendy Barton came out. I walked in, sat down on the piano bench and began to_________my sheet music. Today Mrs. Windsor _________ her niece Pasha to teach me.

With a smile, Pasha sat beside me on the piano bench, opened my sheet music to the beginning page and asked me to play. I _________my fingers on the keys. Then I frowned and concentrated to make the notes on the page _________ the finger movements. I had to admit I was a rather _________pianist.

After about a page or two, Pasha gently put her hand on top of mine as if to__________my fingers. There was a long pause. “What are you hearing in the music?” I looked at her rather __________   and admitted I didn’t know what she meant, “Like a __________.Here, let me try and you listen,” Pasha advised.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, letting her fingers __________lightly over the keys. Then, she began to play. “See, it begins here beside some kind of river. Hear the water flowing beside you?” Her fingers__________and fell gently on the keys. “Now a princess appears and she’s picking flowers from the water’s__________,”A happy piece of music filled the air in time to Pasha’s dancing tinges.

【1】

A．scare

B．bother

C．inform

D．remind

【2】

A．daydreamed

B．predicted

C．decided

D．regretted

【3】

A．taste

B．desire

C．gift

D．memory

【4】

A．in advance

B．for free

C．as usual

D．as well

【5】

A．sort through

B．look over

C．go over

D．look through

【6】

A．introduced

B．begged

C．ordered

D．selected

【7】

A．rested

B．opened

C．arrange

D．covered

【8】

A．follow

B．match

C．equal

D．resemble

【9】

A．professional

B．skillful

C．stubborn

D．mechanical

【10】

A．touch

B．press

C．warm

D．calm

【11】

A．anxiously

B．strangely

C．sadly

D．gratefully

【12】

A．river

B．flower

C．story

D．princess

【13】

A．dance

B．flow

C．fly

D．jump

【14】

A．left

B．dropped

C．rose

D．departed

【15】

A．source

B．entrance

C．middle

D．edge

32、   Chinese experts, based on the result of clinical trials, have __________ that Chloroquine Phosphate(磷酸氯喹), an antimalarial drug, has a certain _________ effect on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a Chinese official said here Monday.

The experts have "unanimously" suggested the drug be included in the next version of the treatment guidelines and __________ in wider clinical trials as soon as possible, Sun Yanrong, deputy head of the China National Center for Biotechnology Development under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), said at a press conference.

Chloroquine Phosphate, which has been used for more than 70 years, was selected from tens of thousands of existing drugs after _________ rounds of screening, Sun said. According to her, the drug has been under clinical trials in over 10 hospitals in Beijing, ___________ in south Guangdong Province and central China's Hunan Province, and has shown _______ good efficacy.

In the trials, the groups of patients who had taken the drug have shown better indicators than their parallel groups, in abatement(减轻) of fever, improvement of CT images of lungs, the percentage of patients who became _________ in viral nucleic acid tests and the time they need to do so, she said. Patients taking the drug also take a shorter time to recover, she added.

Sun gave an example of a 54-year-old patient in Beijing, who was _________ to hospital four days after showing symptoms. After taking the drug for a week, he saw all indicators  __________ and the nucleic acid turn negative.

_________, no obvious serious adverse reactions related to the drug have been found among the over 100 patients enrolled in the clinical trials, she said.

On February 15, several departments including the MOST, the National Health Commission and the National Medical Products Administration called a video conference to _________ drug research and clinical experts’ opinions on the drug’s efficacy on COVID-19.

The expert team, led by Zhong Nanshan, a __________ respiratory specialist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, agreed that Chloroquine Phosphate can be used to treat more COVID-19 patients, Sun said.

Previous in vitro (体外的) experiments showed that it can block virus _________ by changing the acidity and basicity value inside the cell and interfering receptors of SARS coronavirus. It also shows immune-modulating (调节) activity, which may __________ its antiviral effect in vivo (体内的) and is widely _________ in the whole body, including the lungs, after oral administration.

【1】A.advocated B.assumed C.confirmed D.conserved

【2】A.limited B.curative C.side D.potential

【3】A.applied B.diagnosed C.recognized D.adapted

【4】A.feasible B.reasonable C.authentic D.multiple

【5】A.for instance B.as well as C.that is to say D.such as

【6】A.unintentionally B.considerately C.scarcely D.fairly

【7】A.negative B.neutral C.obvious D.positive

【8】A.overlooked B.admitted C.accessed D.refused

【9】A.promote B.flaw C.fail D.improve

【10】A.In the meantime B.By contrast C.So far D.In consequence

【11】A.turn down B.listen to C.engage in D.argue about

【12】A.respectful B.conventional C.spiritual D.distinguished

【13】A.invasion B.investigations C.infections D.cultivation

【14】A.undermine B.enhance C.impose D.withhold

【15】A.distributed B.reflected C.extinguished D.substituted

33、Larry gave us “Direction” in more ways than he could ever know. For the better part of 35 years, Larry’s life has been ________ to searching out the finest music and then sharing his treasured ________through teaching and directing students and adults alike —always seeking that moment of perfection in ________ and always encouraging and inspiring others to seek that same perfection, both in the performance, and in themselves.

________did he ever realize, that this powerful effect would be greater than the moments ________ practicing a play and fine-tuning the music and would ________ and beyond into other aspects of people’s lives.

For what Larry ________ he was teaching us were the notes and tones and key signature. What he really ________ us, was how to push and extend beyond our own noticed limitations, stand ________ and firm and of great determination at the same time, and — in spite of inner ________—breathe out that note ________ in a clever way that, with angelic________, would go beyond the moment, stay in the air between here and ________, and touch both heart and soul with its ________and perfection.

Larry has been a friend and advisor, teacher and choir ________. He has inspired hundreds of students who, ________ by his direction, have been ________ by the sharing of his gifts and strong feeling of ________for music, and have all been made ________ in spirit, more sure of self and stronger in ________, because of it.

【1】

A．donated

B．devoted

C．spent

D．lost

【2】

A．finds

B．findings

C．ideas

D．thoughts

【3】

A．performance

B．play

C．activity

D．performing

【4】

A．Much

B．Only

C．Little

D．Few

【5】

A．spent

B．taken

C．given

D．enjoyed

【6】

A．get through

B．run over

C．come across

D．flood over

【7】

A．said

B．thought

C．talked

D．did

【8】

A．gave

B．told

C．taught

D．sent

【9】

A．tall

B．up

C．highly

D．short

【10】

A．delight

B．worry

C．fears

D．hate

【11】

A．written

B．organized

C．taken

D．played

【12】

A．feet

B．hands

C．head

D．wings

【13】

A．heaven

B．sky

C．there

D．sun

【14】

A．aim

B．goal

C．purpose

D．task

【15】

A．player

B．musician

C．writer

D．director

【16】

A．taken

B．led

C．moved

D．followed

【17】

A．taught

B．blessed

C．told

D．seen

【18】

A．love

B．interest

C．dislike

D．hate

【19】

A．poor

B．excited

C．wealthy

D．richer

【20】

A．mind

B．spirit

C．character

D．courage

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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、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.

AI artwork sells for $432,500 — nearly 45 times its high【1】 — as Christie’s becomes the first auction house to offer a work of art created by an algorithm. This portrait, however, is not the product of a human mind. It was created by an【2】 intelligence, an algorithm defined by that algebraic formula with its many parentheses. And when it went under the【3】 in the Prints & Multiples sale at Christie’s on 23-25 October, Portrait of Edmond Belamy sold for an【4】 $432,500, signaling the arrival of AI art on the world auction stage.

From a distance, Portrait of Edmond de Belamy looks almost plausible. Up close, however, the paintwork becomes a grid of mechanical-looking dots, the man’s face a golden blur with black holes for eyes. Look into those eyes. They show no sign of feeling or life. Did a computer make this?

The answer is yes. The first artwork【5】 by AI to be sold at Christie’s, its【6】 price would seem to suggest that in future we will get computers to make art for us. Robot van Gogh will harmlessly cut its ear off and robot Picasso will be a genius.

Is this the future AI art visionaries such as the French collective Obvious, which programmed this “painter” by getting it to compare its own work with 15,000 pre-20th century portraits, have in mind? Or are they just, God forbid, making a fast buck from deceivable art collectors? Because believing the algorithm that knocked this up to be in any meaningful way an “artist” is like thinking your voice-interaction programme is out to get you. Dream on. Computers would need to replicate human consciousness before they could replicate the funny thing humans do called “art”.

Art is a way in which human 【7】 expresses itself, and is equally true of the earliest cave art, Rembrandt’s portraits and Duchamp’s urinal. And that is what is missing from Portrait of Edmond Bellamy. Art is a way humans communicate ideas, perceptions and feelings to each other. It has no 【8】 outside the human passion to communicate. So in what meaningful sense can an AI replica of certain【9】 traits of old master paintings be called art?

For a robot to really make art, it would need an autonomous mind that was emotional as well as【10】. No AI developer has yet claimed to be anywhere near achieving that and if they ever do, their creation will probably have better things to do than paint portraits — like destroy humanity.

Maybe afterwards robots will invent their own kind of art, but it won’t be some poor pastiche of human genius.

It will be beyond anything we organics could imagine.

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The Sundance Film Festival 【1】 boycotts all Hollywood films, and we don’t foresee ever including them. The initial idea for our festival was 【2】 back in l978. when it was known as the Utah/US Film Festival. However, it was not well known until 1981. It was then that Robert Redford became its 【3】 and changed the focus to independent films, often made on very modest 【4】 It was given its new name-the Sundance Film Festival-in 1991. Redford has acted in and directed many big Hollywood films, but wanted to 【5】 the public to films made outside of the Hollywood system

38、假定你是李华，你校将举办"诵经典；学汉语"(Read Classics and Learn Chinese)活动,你的英国朋友John对此很感兴趣，发邮件向你询问有关情况，请 根据以下要点用英语给他回复。

1 .活动时间及地点；2 .诵读内容及形式；3 .邀请他参加。

注意:

1词数100左右；2 .可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Hi John,

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Yours,

Li Hua

39、假定你是李华，正在美国学习英语。你希望参加学校俱乐部下周要举行的才艺展示秀。

请根据下面的要点提示，给俱乐部主席 Henry写一电子邮件。内容包括：

1. 写信目的; 2. 你的特长；3. 期待回复。

注意:1. 词数100左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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40、假定你是李华，是学校的学生会主席。请你用英语写一则通知，告知你校的外国留学生，受新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情的影响，学校将延期开学。内容包括：

1.严禁在疫情期间到校；

2.开展在线教育、心理指导；

3.如有调整，另行通知。

注意：1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3.参考词汇：新型冠状病毒novel coronavirus心理指导psychological guidance

NOTICE

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The Students' Union

41、假定你是李华，你的美国朋友 Peter在中国留学。他给你发来邮件，说国庆期间准备参加中央电视台组织的建国70周年系列庆祝活动之一“外国人唱中文歌 （Foreigners Singing Chinese Songs）”的比赛，希望你给些参考意见。请你回复邮件，内容包括：

1.推荐你认为合适的歌曲；

2.就演唱成功的关键提两条看法。

注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当添加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,

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Yours

Li Hua