河源2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、This program plays a role of a medium   some assume is of great value to cultural exchange.

A.when B.where C.which D.who

2、I assisted him to check all the story books ____ to the Hongshan Primary School next week.

A.sent B.sending C.to be sent D.being sent

3、Wanting the question _____ once more, the little boy went to the teacher’s office after class.

A．explained

B．being explained

C．be explained

D．to explain

4、As is often the case, a man who can dream will try hard to _________ any difficulties and live his dream.

A. overwork B. outcome

C. overcome D. output

5、I ________ driving lessons for over a year, and still haven’t got my licence.

A．have been taking

B．had taken

C．took

D．would take

6、I rarely have an occasion _______ I can spend a whole afternoon with my kids.

A．when

B．that

C．as

D．where

7、After the accident, the police spent a week finding out the person who ________ it.

A．witnessed

B．stared at

C．proved

D．heard of

8、The five mascots（吉祥物）, Beibei ,Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini ,meaning in English “Welcome to Beijing”, a message of friendship to people all over the world.

A.communicate B.represent C.leave D.stand

9、______ I saw it, I knew I had seen it before.

A. At the moment B. Immediately

C. For the first time D. The minutes

10、The boy made the same mistakes , which, of course, made his parents very angry.

A. more or less B. over and over again

C. sooner or later D. here and there

11、Helen was kinder to her youngest son, which made the others _______ him.

A.to be envied B.envied C.to envy D.envy

12、I didn’t see your sister at the party. If she ____, she would have met my brother.

A. has come B. did come C. would D. had come

13、At last, the _____ jewelry turned out to be completely _____!

A.priceless, worthless B.worthless, valuable

C.priceless, valuable D.worthless, inexpensive

14、_____ you may meet, you should face the challenge bravely.

A.However a serious problem B.What a serious problem

C.However serious a problem D.What serious a problem

15、The question whether college students should do part-time jobs is still ________ debate.

A.under B.in C.for D.with

16、This is the largest clock in the world, ______ the minute hand is six meters long.

A. of which B. whose C. which D. of that

17、I’ve come to the point____I can’t stand her arguing any longer.

A．why

B．which

C．that

D．where

18、Since the new drug was needed for World War Ⅱ, the government approval process for penicillin was ________, and mass production began in 1944

A.possessed B.wound C.accelerated D.opposed

19、I'm sorry to inform you that you can't legally _______ the property until the contract is signed.

A.take possession of B.take the place of

C.take notice of D.take the position of

20、Drivers should be careful near schools in particular, ________ there are likely to be many children.

A.though B.but C.so D.because

21、We ________ be seen by AI as a small inconvenience that is in the way of the solution to a bigger problem.

A．could

B．should

C．need

D．dare

22、Jane can’t attend the meeting at 3 o’clock this afternoon because she _________ a class at that time.

A．have taught

B．will teach

C．will be teaching

D．is teaching

23、Experts say ________ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.

A. exposed  B. having exposed

C. being exposed   D. exposing

24、5G technology will ______ 15.2 trillion yuan _______ China’s digital industry between 2020 and 2025, Science and Technology Daily reported on August 28.

A.contribute, to B.adjust, to C.leave, behind D.balance, against

25、Over 200 people died ______ the air crash.

A.with regard to B.as a consequence of C.in the course of D.on the ground of

26、   Scott Ward didn't have any risk factors that he knew of for cancer so he ignored the lump on his neck until he couldn't ignore it anymore. Dr. Donald Doll, the doctor who treated Ward for his cancer, said, “We’re seeing more and more younger and healthier patients. They're not smokers or drinkers. It's HPV-related.” “Normally, you think of HPV (乳头瘤病毒), you think of women,” Doll added, “while it's a misconception that only women have to be concerned with cancers caused by this virus.”

Luckily, there's a vaccine (疫苗) that's been around for more than a decade that can protect against the HPV virus. If all boys and girls received it, no one would get HPV-related cancers. The HPV vaccine is best when given to children between 9 and 12 years old, before they are sexually active. But teenagers and young adults can still benefit from the vaccine.

Not everyone who gets the HPV virus develops cancer. But it is a risk factor. The agency says about 14 million people in the U.S. alone become infected with HPV each year. Yet, about half of all U.S. adolescents have not been fully vaccinated against HPV, which requires a series of three shots. The CDC says the side effects are generally short term and not serious. They can include dizziness, headache, fever, pain and etc.

Ward’s recovery was difficult. But he’s now cancer-free. Ward wishes the HPV vaccine existed when he was a teen. He says if he had kids, he would get them vaccinated. “HPV-related cancers are cancers no one needs to get.” Ward said.

【1】Who should be worried about HPV-related cancers?

A.Only women. B.Everyone.

C.Younger people. D.Smokers and drinkers.

【2】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The HPV vaccine is best when given to teenagers and young adults.

B.About 50% of all adults in America have not been fully vaccinated against HPV.

C.One gets cancer if he or she gets the HPV virus.

D.HPV vaccines have some side effects including dizziness, headache, and etc.

【3】Why did Ward say HPV-related cancers were cancers no one needed to get in the last paragraph?

A.It is easy to recover from HPV-related cancers.

B.HPV-related cancers are not that common.

C.HPV-related cancers can be prevented by vaccination.

D.HPV vaccine existed when he was a teen.

27、   I became a magician by accident. When I was nine years old, I learned how to make a coin disappear. I’d read The Lord of the Rings and ventured into the adult section of the library to search for a book of spells—nine being that curious age at which you’re old enough to work through more than 1,200 pages of fantasy literature but young enough to still hold out hope that you might find a book of real, actual magic in the library. The book I found instead taught basic sleight-of-hand technique, and I dedicated the next months to practice.

At first the magic wasn’t any good. At first it wasn’t even magic; it was just a trick—a bad trick. I spent hours each day in the bathroom running through the secret moves in front of the mirror. I dropped the coin over and over, a thousand times in a day, and after two weeks of this my mom got a carpet from the hardware store and placed it under the mirror to muffle the sound of the coin falling again and again.

I had heard my dad work through passages of new music on the piano, so I knew how to practice—slowly, deliberately, going for precision rather than speed. One day I tried the illusion in the mirror and the coin vanished. It did not look like a magic trick. It looked like a miracle.

One of the lessons you learn very early on as a magician is that the most amazing part of a trick has nothing to do with the secret. The secret is simple and often dull: a hidden piece of tape, a small mirror, a duplicate playing card, diversion of the audience’s attention. In this case, the secret was a series of covert ( 暗 中 的 ) technique to hide the coin behind my hand in the act of opening it, a dance of the fingers that I learned so completely I didn’t even have to think. I would close my hand, then open it, and the coin would vanish not by skill but by real magic.

【1】What book did the author intend to find in the library when he was nine years old?

A.A book teaching people how to make a coin disappear.

B.The second book of The Lord of the Rings.

C.A book on how to become a magician.

D.A book of real magic.

【2】The underlined word “muffle” probably means ______.

A.clean B.punish

C.lower D.kill

【3】What did the author learn from his dad playing the piano?

A.Without music, life  is of no value. B.Practice makes perfect.

C.Great liars are also great magicians. D.No pains, no gains.

【4】Which of the following is not mentioned as a magician trick?

A.Carrying out skillful hand moves.

B.Using real magic to create miracles.

C.Hiding some stage tools inside the coat.

D.Guiding the audience to focus on something unimportant.

28、In December, Li Haichao and her 1-year-old boy received a special teddy bear, made from her husband Xu Yuelong's jacket. On the stuffed animal's back, there is a sewn sentence—“My dad is hero”.

Born in 1993, Xu, a policeman, lost his life in a car accident in October 2018 while attempting capture two prisoners “My son has never seen his father I hope he bear can build a connection between them,” Li says. For Li, compared with a wardrobe of her husband's clothes, the bear is much more vivid.

Li is among hundreds of people who have discovered the healing needlework of Xiao Jie, a 39-year-old craftswoman in Chongqing. Xiao's story took off on Sina Weibo, with related news being viewed 140 million times by April 6. She got the idea from a post, which tells the story of a 21-year-old British woman, Mary Maclnnes, who made teddy bears from the clothing of departed beloved ones to help soothe the pain of loss.

“Everyone will encounter moments of grief for deceased (亡故的) family or friends. It is a good way to help them honor the memory of their departed loved ones,” Xiao has been kept busy balancing her work and the teddy production. On average, it takes her at least six hours to design, plan, cut, sew and complete a bear. She only charges about 300 yuan ($42.3) for the basic costs. “My mother and some friends suggested that I use a sewing machine to reduce the heavy workload, but as a craftswoman, I insist on sewing every stitch by hand, Xiao says, adding that she believes that hand-sewing can inject soul and life to her work.

“It is not a business, but a lifetime career,” Xiao says, adding that, during this extraordinary time, spreading the kindness to others really matters.

【1】What do we know about Xiao Jie?

A．She only referred to this business as a hobby.

B．She persisted in sewing the teddy bears by hand.

C．She was the first one to have started this business.

D．She sent a teddy bear to Li Haichao and her son for free.

【2】What does the underlined word “soothe” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Prevent.

B．Avoid.

C．Treat.

D．Relieve.

【3】Which of the following best describes Xiao Jie?

A．Outgoing and selfless.

B．Generous and helpful.

C．Skilled and sympathetic.

D．Modest and stubborn.

29、    “What is the biggest challenge of graduate school?” an undergraduate asked the group of graduate students at an event I helped organize last summer. “Not letting the support from my community turn into pressure,” one member responded. That answer might have surprised some, who probably expected to hear about experiments that didn't work or trudging through academic materials. But I understood exactly what she meant.

Throughout my education, friends and family have expected me to take advantage of every opportunity I come across because I may not get the same chance again. They expect me to give outstanding performances everywhere I go because I represent them and our culture. Mentors(导师) expect that I will never give up. This has been a great source of motivation, but also of pressure.

I remembered a conversation with a mentor. At the end of my first year of graduate school, I struggled with a strong desire to leave the program with a master's degree. I was accustomed to hearing “Don't give up” and “You have to finish”-words that were meant to be motivational. Instead, they made me feel I would be a disappointment if I left. After I discussed the pros and cons of leaving with my mentor, she responded completely different from what I expected. “I support any decision you make,” she said. “I will always be proud of you and your achievements.” Hearing this simple, direct statement of support, I felt every muscle of my body loosen.

My mentor knew the right thing to say, but we can't expect the same from everyone. Sometimes, friends and family ask me, “How long until you get your degree?” As many graduate students will agree, this question is a stress starter. Now, when people in my community-always with the best intentions-say something that creates pressure and makes me feel bad, I tell them and we talk about it. I tell them that I prefer to hear, “Do you need someone to talk to? How can I help you through this rough time?” This was a bit awkward at first. But I've started to notice a change. These days, I get fewer stress-inducing(引起压力的) questions and comments.

【1】Which can replace the underlined word “trudging” in paragraph 1?

A．Struggling.

B．Seeing.

C．Breaking.

D．Cutting.

【2】What can be inferred from paragraph 3 about the author?

A．He was afraid to leave his program.

B．He appreciated what his mentor said.

C．He preferred to discuss pros and cons.

D．He had a strong desire to get a master's degree.

【3】Which does the author prefer to hear when he needs support?

A．Never give up!

B．How about a chat?

C．Have you prepared for the result?

D．Go ahead! I will back you up!

【4】What's the main idea of the text?

A．Value the source of inspiration from your community.

B．Communicate with your community more about study.

C．Find a way to block out support from your community.

D．Let support from your community become less stressful.

30、Gone are the days when big businesses were looked upon by environmentalists as enemies in the fight against global warming.

Just two weeks after U. S. President Donald Trump pulled his country out of the Paris Climate Agreement, more than 900 American firms put their _______to a “We Are Still In” open letter to the United Nations. Together, they promise to help reduce America’s carbon emissions by 26 percent by 2025, _______the Paris Climate Agreement.

_______, big businesses have been taking climate change seriously for years now. Alongside energy-efficiency measures, the strongest evidence of their _______has been the number of new wind and solar projects that they have been helping to build around the world. IT firms such as Amazon and Google have been using clean energy to power their servers (服务器). Some environmentalists now believe that big businesses could become strong _______behind the worldwide spread of renewable energy. “There used to be little action,” says Marty Spitzer of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), “Now, I see fundamental _______being made.”

More recently, this enthusiasm for environmental protection has _______from corporate headquarters to branches and suppliers, and from developed countries to emerging markets. Take Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, for example. In March 2016, it said that it would require its own operations and those along its _______chain to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by one billion tons by 2030. This is _______to taking 211 million passenger cars off America’s roads for a year. The announcement was ________by the WWF and other conservation organizations, which are helping Walmart’s suppliers work towards this goal. Apple, maker of the iPhone, has said that seven of its biggest global manufacturers have promised to power their Apple-related ________with renewable energy by the end of this year.

According to the WWF, in the United States alone, nearly two dozen of the biggest firms have committed themselves to becoming 100 percent renewable in the near future. Hervé Touati of the Rocky Mountain Institute, a clean-energy research firm, explains the ________behind this trend. Going green improves the companies’ public image and helps attract customers, staff and investors.

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s biggest brewer (啤酒公司), has lots of young people among its many ________. Many of them take environmental issues seriously. Electricity, used ________in the brewing process, amounts to a tenth of its total costs. Last year, the company set out to increase the role of renewables in generating ________to 100 percent by 2025. “My generation often takes energy and clean air for granted,” said Tony Milikin, the firm’s chief sustainability officer. “The generation coming up now looks at it totally differently.”

【1】

A．posters

B．innovations

C．names

D．donations

【2】

A．for fear of

B．by means of

C．in line with

D．on account of

【3】

A．In fact

B．On average

C．By contrast

D．In addition

【4】

A．assessment

B．commitment

C．argument

D．attachment

【5】

A．predictors

B．features

C．cases

D．forces

【6】

A．changes

B．profits

C．mistakes

D．differences

【7】

A．transferred

B．ranged

C．processed

D．extended

【8】

A．food

B．store

C．supply

D．data

【9】

A．opposite

B．equivalent

C．accustomed

D．second

【10】

A．criticized

B．issued

C．welcomed

D．underlined

【11】

A．content

B．accounts

C．activities

D．production

【12】

A．inspirations

B．motivations

C．destinations

D．functions

【13】

A．manufacturers

B．investors

C．customers

D．administrators

【14】

A．considerably

B．skillfully

C．economically

D．occasionally

【15】

A．heat

B．wind

C．water

D．power

31、   Everyone wants to find happiness in life. No matter what our circumstances are,the search for true contentment is at the _______of everyone's goals.

The question, then, is how? How are we _______to even begin looking for it? A group of people gathered in a room_________a seminar about life and happiness to learn to find happiness in their _______. They were being _______various skills and lessons about life. Suddenly, the speaker _______and started giving each person a balloon. He asked everyone to write their _______ on it using a pen. All the balloons were then _______and taken to another room.

Now, these delegates were let in that room and asked to find the balloon which had their name _______, within 5 minutes. Everyone was________searching for their name, pushing, crashing with each other, and there was a ________. No one could find their ________within the given five-minute time and they all had to return to the other room with their hands __________.

Then they were told to go to the other room and randomly choose a balloon and give it to the________whose name was written on it. Within five minutes everyone was ____________ the balloon with their name on it.

The speaker began: This is__________happening in our lives. Everyone is hurriedly looking for happiness all around, not knowing ________it is. Our happiness ________the happiness of other people. Give them their happiness, you will get your ________happiness. And this is the ________of human life.

【1】A.bottom B.heart C.draft D.distance

【2】A.forced B.used C.supposed D.aimed

【3】A.attending B.attempting C.accompanying D.abusing

【4】A.contributions B.lectures C.trips D.lives

【5】A.appointed B.taught C.guaranteed D.adjusted

【6】A.continued B.urged C.stopped D.resigned

【7】A.names B.addresses C.ideas D.essays

【8】A.separated B.exchanged C.divided D.collected

【9】A.announced B.declared C.recommended D.written

【10】A.eventually B.steadily C.wildly D.flexibly

【11】A.mess B.potential C.threat D.disability

【12】A.rooms B.balloons C.exits D.sections

【13】A.full B.blank C.empty D.dirty

【14】A.teacher B.speaker C.person D.agent

【15】A.pumping B.choosing C.distributing D.carrying

【16】A.simply B.exactly C.automatically D.nearly

【17】A.where B.who C.what D.which

【18】A.results in B.decides on C.dates from D.lies in

【19】A.temporary B.own C.annual D.awful

【20】A.purpose B.consequence C.search D.existence

32、   On February 4, 2009, I flew from eastern Russia across the Atlantic to America. One week after my _____, I stepped in Anne Frank Elementary for the first time. With shaky knees and sweaty hands, took my first _____towards assimilation (同化). I would almost give in to many _____in my way: my peers' tease of my quiet, broken English and my disability to be _____in English class. I spent every free minute learning grammar or vocabulary, desperately _____to learn English quickly I dreamed of the day when my _____would be heard and understood.

Two years after arriving in America, I _____in front of 300 students and teachers, and heard my clear voice _____sixth-grade vocabulary at traditional American spelling bee (拼字比赛). One Friday afternoon, my teacher pulled me aside, asking me to _____my class in the annual spelling bee. That day I couldn't _____to tell my mother the news. I made myself a promise to study 15 words every morning, so when the _____was finally at hand, no anxious thoughts would _____my performance. Every day for the next three weeks, I woke up an hour earlier to study before school. _____, didn't win the 2011 spelling bee championship, but this seemingly small step gave me _____. From then on, with every small hurdle _____, the negativity of those around me faded and my belief in myself _____greatly.

Last summer, as the student coordinator of Team Myanmar in the International Communications and Negotiations Simulation, I began each meeting with _____, conveying my opinions clearly and letting my voice sound _____. Eight years later, I can say that the shy little girl who first stepped off the plane into an unfamiliar world has _____In her place stands a young woman who _____difficulties with a calm smile and firm steps.

【1】A.arrival B.recovery C.graduation D.search

【2】A.training B.measure C.picture D.step

【3】A.dreams B.demands C.troubles D.ambitions

【4】A.easygoing B.outstanding C.flexible D.elegant

【5】A.wanting B.refusing C.forgetting D.pretending

【6】A.voice B.plan C.story D.record

【7】A.passed B.stood C.relaxed D.disappeared

【8】A.teaching B.copying C.spelling D.practicing

【9】A.test B.interview C.recognize D.represent

【10】A.wait B.expect C.try D.promise

【11】A.award B.prize C.competition D.punishment

【12】A.expose B.block C.prove D.support

【13】A.Meanwhile B.Interestingly C.Therefore D.Unfortunately

【14】A.excuse B.explanation C.courage D.opportunity

【15】A.felt B.expanded C.compared D.overcome

【16】A.exchanged B.decreased C.broke D.grew

【17】A.confidence B.patience C.reluctance D.anger

【18】A.strange B.natural C.familiar D.complex

【19】A.returned B.remained C.changed D.appeared

【20】A.describes B.defeats C.observes D.fears

33、   When two sisters found themselves having difficulty finding a way to get to their aunt’s 100th birthday party, they were fortunately ____ by a stranger in a very unexpected way.

Last weekend, sisters Kerry Maggard and Deb Eggers  ____  to fly from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls to go to the party, but their flight was canceled ____ bad weather. They soon found that all other flights to South Dakota were ____,  and there were no taxis available, ____ they had no way to make the 200-mile journey themselves.

Feeling like they had no other  ____ , Kerry made a last-ditch(孤注一掷的) attempt to get to the party by calling Uber, and their ride was ____  by a man named Jesus Florentino.

“I was shocked that someone picked it up. It was kind of a last resort(最后一招)to ____  if anyone would consider it, ”Kerry recalled. “It was picked up at once and of course I got the  ____  on the phone which said ‘Jesus is 7 minutes away, ’which was quite a  ____ .”

Kerry called Jesus to make sure that he was  ____ to make the 400-mile round ____ , and much to her surprise, he said he was game for it! Jesus  ____ to get the sisters to their aunt’s house in time for her 6 pm party, and he quickly turned back around to make the four-hour trip back to Minneapolis.

Kerry said afterward that she____ Jesus $50 for the $216 trip, which is a(n) ____ price to pay for the quality time that she got to spend with her aunt. As for Jesus, he was just  ____ that the women got to be there for their aunt.

"I felt that they needed to ____ the birthday party and I enjoy ____ , so it worked out well, ” Jesus said. “It's a(n) ____ occasion, and if I was in their place I would ____ very much someone bringing me there when there was no other way.”

【1】A.affected B.interviewed C.helped D.followed

【2】A.planned B.continued C.happened D.refused

【3】A.due to B.as for C.according to D.apart from

【4】A.recorded B.offered C.organized D.booked

【5】A.showing B.meaning C.predicting D.reporting

【6】A.information B.questions C.reason D.choices

【7】A.picked up B.looked into C.put down D.held up

【8】A.imagine B.see C.recommend D.prove

【9】A.invitation B.number C.direction D.message

【10】A.mess. B.challenge C.shock D.struggle

【11】A.willing. B.afraid C.quick D.careful

【12】A.race B.trip C.corner D.flight

【13】A.learned B.managed C.pretended D.failed

【14】A.borrowed B.saved C.gave D.returned

【15】A.fair B.fixed C.average D.full

【16】A.grateful B.surprised C.confident D.happy

【17】A.remember B.attend C.expect D.change

【18】A.walking B.talking C.driving D.staying

【19】A.informal B.similar C.rare D.important

【20】A.miss B.consider C.appreciate D.regret

34、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.

35、Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

My daughter

(A story told by a father, a famous actor)

My wife and I only had the one child. We had Amy.

I see her as my best friend. I think she’d always come to me first if she had a problem. We have the same sense of humor, and share interests. 【1】 I don’t mind animals, she’s completely fascinated with them, and she has always had dogs, cats, horses, and goldfish in her life.

We were 【2】 (close) when she was about four, which I think is a lovely age for a child. They know the parents best, and don’t have outside contacts. She must have grown up suddenly when she went to school, because I remember her growing away from her family slightly. Any father who has a teenager daughter comes across an extraordinary collection of people, and there seemed to be an endless stream of strange young men 【3】 (come) through our house. By the time I learned their names they 【4】 (go) away and I had to start learning a new lot.

I wanted more than anything else for her to be happy in 【5】 she was doing, and I was prepared to pull strings to help her on her way. When she left a good school she decided she wanted to become an actress so I got her into drama school. It wasn’t to her liking so she joined a theatre group and began doing bits and pieces in films. She was doing well, but then gave it up. She probably found it boring. Then she took up social work, and finally went to work 【6】a designer and he became her husband. And that’s really the story of her life. She must be happy with him—they’re always together.

We have such similar tastes in books and music 【7】 I used to take her to see an opera, which is my big passion. However, I don’t think she likes it very much. She doesn’t come with me anymore.

I don’t think she’s a big television watcher. She knows when I’m on the television, and she 【8】 watch, but I don’t know. It’s not the kind of thing she tells me.

We’re very grateful for Amy. She’s a good daughter as daughters go. We’re looking forward to being grandparents.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

38、假定你是李华，下周你校将举办英语演讲比赛。请你围绕 “taking responsibility” 写一篇演讲稿参赛，内容包括：

1. 承担责任的重要性；

2. 应如何承担责任；

3. 你的呼吁。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear classmates,

I’m Li Hua.

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39、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。请你用英语给他回复。要点如下：

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。

40、假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Tracy下个月将来你所在的城市参加夏令营活动，想要寄宿你家，但你有事无法接待。请你给她写一封邮件，内容包括：

1.表示歉意；

2.解释原因；

3.提供帮助。

注意：1.词数80左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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41、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Joyce is in the fourth grade and he joined the noisy children of his class as usual. “Children! Silence!” Mangat Madam suddenly entered the class. She announced next week would be math week. “I’d like each of you to work on a project. You could do it individually or in a group.” she instructed. “The topic for the project needs approving tomorrow and it has to be displayed at the math week exhibition. The best project will be awarded and there is also a surprise gift from my side,” she added.

Joyce, who is extremely good at math, sat in the corner seat of the first bench with Karan, an average. Karan asked Joyce if they could work on the math project together. Joyce replied in a prideful tone, “Ha-ha you want to join me. I think I will do the project on my own.” Joyce wanted to get awarded and the surprise gift all for himself from Mangat Madam.

After deep consideration, Joyce decided to work on a math magic quiz on the circuit board. The next day in school, Mangat Madam arrived in the classroom and all the children submitted their topics for math exhibition. They all chose to work in a group except Joyce. In the following days, Joyce gathered all the materials for the project such as wires, bulbs (灯泡), a switch and a thin plywood board (胶合板). He worked out a few mathematical basic operations to be fixed on the board so that when the wire of the circuit touched the right answer, the bulb glowed. Joyce completed the project and was happy with the result.

The evening before the exhibition, while packing his school bags, Joyce again checked the project to see if it was working fine. Alas! All the lights that were to glow did not seem to light at all. Without finding the reason, Joyce was tensed. However, he decided to take the same project to the school as he couldn’t change the topic at the last minute. Then came the next day, and everybody was fascinated in the exhibition.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

It was Joyce’s turn to display his project.

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Finally, the teacher announced Karan’s team was the winner.

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