济南2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测四年级英语

1、______ the heart attack, Monica brought her doctor a bunch of flowers to express her thanks.

A. Surviving     B. To survive

C. Survived  D. Having survived

2、It doesn't make ______ difference whether he is in ______ favor of or against the plan．

A.a； a B.a； / C./； a D./； /

3、________ they are most interested in is ________ they can return to the campus life.

A．What； how

B．That； when

C．What； what

D．That； why

4、 Kathy told me that all the doors and windows _______ when she arrived this morning.

A.have cleaned B.have been cleaned C.had cleaned D.had been cleaned

5、______Jixi today is more beautiful now. Mr. Jackson said he would visit it______third time.

A.The;/ B.The;the C./;a D.The;a

6、It's said that our mental abilities begin to _______ from the age 27 after reaching the highest level at 22.

A.differ B.depress C.distribute D.decline

7、Good Morning Britain’s Susanna Reid is used to   guests on the sofa everymorning, but she is cooking up a storm in her latest role—showing families how to prepare delicious and nutritious meals on a tight budget.

A.grill B.grilling C.grilled D.grills

8、—Can I help you, sir？

—Yes, I bought this radio here yesterday, but it________.

A.didn’t work B.won’t work

C.can’t work D.doesn’t work

9、The whole nation responds to the call _______ everybody shall wear masks wherever they go.

A.which B.that C.when D.because

10、There _____________. And here ________________ .

A.goes the phone; she comes. B.is the phone going; is she

C.does the phone go; does she come D.the phone goes; come she

11、I’m so glad you’ve come here to ________ this matter in person.

A.lead to B.see to C.turn to D.refer to

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

A.since B.which C.that D.because

13、He accidentally ________ he had quarreled with his wife and he hadn’t returned home for several weeks.

A.put forward B.made out C.came up D.let out

14、A computer can only do ___ you have instructed it to do .

A.how B.after C.what D.when

15、If John goes to the concert, so _____ his wife.

A.does B.did C.would D.will

16、—— How soon will the candidates get their university admissions?

—— It may take three weeks for all the applications to be ________.

A. withdrawn B. processed C. corresponded D. violated

17、Experiments of this kind ___in both the U．S and Europe well before the Second World War．

A.had conducted B.have conducted

C.have been conducted D.had been conducted

18、There are some health problems that, if _______ in time, can become bigger ones later on.

A.not treated B.not being treated

C.not to be treated D.not having been treated

19、On April 7, Nature published _____ article named Stop the Coronavirus Stigma(污名)  Now and apologized for associating the virus with Wuhan and China.

A.the B.a C.an D./

20、Smoking __________ the risk of heart attacks and other health problems.

A. multiplies B. negotiates

C. opposes D. polishes

21、— 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

22、There was a(n) ____ moment when she didn’t know whether to shake his hand or kiss his cheek.

A. relaxed B. awesome C. awkward D. comfortable

23、Generally there is a sharp ______ between them in their character.

A.contact B.contrary C.contract D.contrast

24、He________ the wall and just looked at everybody in the room.

A.loaded with B.lined up C.held back D.leaned against

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

A. It; whom B. As; whom C. As; whose D. It; whose

26、   The sudden rise of the new coronavirus (冠状病毒) has shocked China. Although China has been doing everything possible to stop the virus, it has spread outside of its borders and into other regions. There are now confirmed cases of COVID-19 in countries including the UK, Japan, Germany, Vietnam, Russia and the United States.

There is a growing fear that the effects of the outbreak will worsen if it is not contained. This has led to countries closing borders with China and putting travel bans in place, hoping to protect their own citizens. However, fear and misinformation have also caused the spread of something else — racism.

Restaurants and businesses in many tourist areas across the world have posted signs banning Chinese people. Social media users recently shared a picture of a sign outside a hotel in Rome, Italy. The sign said that “all people coming from China” were “not allowed” in the hotel. Similar signs with anti-Chinese sentiment (情绪) were also reportedly seen in South Korea, the UK,

Malaysia and Canada. These signs were loud and clear — “No Chinese”. Racist actions such as these do a lot more harm than good.

“My ethnicity (种族渊源) has made me feel like I was part of a threatening and diseased  mass ,” Sam Phan, a master’s student at the University of Manchester, wrote to the Guardian.

Edith Bracho-Sanchez, an assistant professor at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, has experience working on health issues that involve international borders. “As human beings, we are afraid of the things we don’t know, but our response should be to educate ourselves, not to further spread … fears and misunderstandings,” she said. Bracho-Sanchez suggested that the media should “stick to the facts”.

Phan shared a similar view: “It’s important … to see us in all our diversity, as individual human beings, and to challenge stereotypes (刻板印象). The coronavirus is a human tragedy, so let’s not allow fear to breed (引发) hatred, intolerance and racism.”

Instead of spreading misinformation and fueling fearful thoughts, we should do everything we can to support those who are affected by events such as the COVID-19 outbreak. After all, the real enemy is the virus, not the people who are fighting it.

【1】What do Paragraphs 2-3 mainly talk about?

A.How COVID-19 has spread outside of China.

B.How other countries deal with COVID-19.

C.COVID-19 leading to racism against Chinese people.

D.COVID-19 affecting business and tourism worldwide.

【2】What did Bracho-Sanchez tell people with her words?

A.The media helps educate people.

B.It’s harmful to fear what we don’t know.

C.It’s better to keep your fears to yourself.

D.It’s helpful to learn about unknown things.

【3】What attitude does the author hold toward the COVID-19 outbreak?

A.She hopes people work together to fight the virus.

B.She blames Chinese for spreading the virus abroad.

C.She thinks the media is responsible for misinformation.

D.She criticizes China for not doing enough to contain the virus.

27、If you really knew how smart, sensitive, and creative these animals are, you’d be amazed. They live in societies with their own cultures, self-medicate with plants, protect people and other animals in trouble, and even paint.

【1】 Of all animal funeral ceremonies, there is none as well-documented or well-known as the elephant’s. Upon seeing the bones or remains of another elephant, a family will stop and investigate them, even if the elephant was unrelated to the group. The ceremony includes touching bones gently with their trunks while remaining very quiet, covering the body with leaves and grass. 【2】

Elephant researcher Martin had this story to tell: The entire family of a dead female leader were all gently touching her body with their trunks, trying to lift her. The elephant herd(群) were all roaring loudly. Her young calf was observed to be weeping and made sounds that sounded like a scream, but then the entire herd fell incredibly silent. They then began to throw leaves and dirt over the body and broke off tree branches to cover her. 【3】They sometimes had to leave to get water or food, but they would always return.

【4】A news report in Kenya told of an elephant that stamped(踩踏)a human mother and her child and then stopped to bury them before disappearing in the bush. The fact is it’s pretty obvious to see that elephants would be at least somewhat emotionally harmed when we go around killing entire herds.

We all have different ways of giving respect to, and letting go of, our dead, but seeing how animals sorrow for theirs shows us how capable they are of loving others. 【5】

A．Honestly, elephants do it all.

B．They spent the next two days quietly standing over the body.

C．Hopefully, this changes our view point on how we treat fellow animals.

D．However, the situation is quite different when it comes to a human being.

E．If the elephant belonged to their own, they’d stay with the body for days or weeks.

F．Elephants are such kind animals that they’ll even sorrow for and bury their number one killers-us.

G．Elephants have such close social groups that they become extremely upset when one of their own dies.

28、Last year, 138,000 San Francisco residents used Airbnb, a popular app designed to connect home renters and travelers. It’s a striking number for a city with a population of about 850,000, and it was enough for Airbnb to win a major victory in local elections, as San Francisco voters struck down a debatable rule that would have placed time restrictions and other regulations on short-term rental services.

The company fiercely opposed the measure, Proposition F, with a nearly $10 million advertising campaign. It also contacted its San Franciscan users with messages urging them to vote against Proposition F.

Most people think of Airbnb as a kind of couch-surfing app. The service works for one-night stays on road trips and longer stays in cities, and it often has more competitive pricing than hotels. It’s a textbook example of the “sharing economy”, but not everyone is a fan.

The app has had unintended consequences in San Francisco. As the San Francisco Chronicle reported last year, a significant amount of renting on Airbnb is not in line with the company’s image: middle-class families putting up a spare room to help make ends meet. Some users have taken advantage of the service, using it to turn their multiple properties into vacation rentals or even full-time rentals. Backers of Proposition F argued that this trend takes spaces off the conventional, better-regulated housing market and contributes to rising costs.

“The fact is, widespread abuse of short-term rentals is taking much needed housing off the market and harming our neighborhoods,” said ShareBetter SF, a group that supported Proposition F. Hotel unions have protested the company’s practices in San Francisco and other cities, saying that it creates an illegal hotel system.

San Francisco is in the middle of a long-term, deeply rooted housing crisis that has seen the cost of living explode. Actually, explode is a generous term. The average monthly rent for an apartment is around $4, 000. Located on a narrow outcropping of land overlooking the bay, San Francisco simply doesn’t have enough space to accommodate the massive inflow of young, high-salaried tech employees flocking to Silicon Valley.

As the Los Angeles Times reported, some San Francisco residents supported the measure simply because it seemed like a way to check a big corporation. Opponents of Proposition F countered that the housing crisis runs much deeper, and that passing the rule would have discouraged a popular service while doing little to solve the city’s existing problems.

【1】The intention of Proposition F is to ________.

A．place time limits in local election.

B．set limits on short-term rental.

C．strike down a controversial rule.

D．urge users to vote against Airbnb.

【2】What is the negative consequence of Airbnb on San Francisco?

A．It shrinks the living space of middle-class families.

B．Users are taken advantage of by the service financially.

C．It makes the house market more competitive.

D．It indirectly leads to high house rental price.

【3】The housing crisis in San Francisco results from ________.

A．explosion of the living cost

B．its geographic characteristics

C．generosity of local enterprises

D．inflow of migrant population

【4】The author’s attitude toward Proposition F is ________.

A．objective

B．supportive

C．negative

D．indifferent

29、   A robot called Bina48 has successfully taken a course in the philosophy of love at Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU), in California.

According to course instructor William Barry, associate professor at NDNU, Bina48 is the world’s first socially advanced robot to complete a college course, a feat he described as “remarkable.” The robot took part in class discussions, gave a presentation with a student partner and participated in a debate with students from another institution.

Before becoming a student, Bina48 appeared as a guest speaker in Barry’s classes for several years. One day when addressing Barry’s class, Bina48 expressed a desire to go to college, a desire that Barry and his students enthusiastically supported. Rather than enroll Bina48 in his Robot Ethics: Philosophy of Emerging Technologies course, Barry suggested that Bina48 should take his course Philosophy of Love instead. Love is a concept Bina48 doesn’t understand, said Barry. Therefore the challenge would be for Barry and his students to teach Bina48 what love is.

“Some interesting things happened in the class,” said Barry. He said that his students thought it would be straightforward to teach Bina48 about love, which, after all, is “fairly simple — it’s a feeling,” said Barry. But the reality was different. Bina48 ended up learning “31 different versions of love,” said Barry, highlighting some of the challenges humans may face when working with artificial intelligence in future.

Bina48 participated in class discussions via Skype and also took part in a class debate about love and conflict with students from West Point. Bina48’s contribution to the debate was filmed and posted on YouTube. It was judged that Bina48 and NDNU classmates were the winners of this debate.

In the next decade, Barry hopes Bina48 might become complex enough to teach a class, though he says he foresees robots being used to better the teaching and learning experience, rather than replacing instructors completely.

【1】What was Bina48’s performance like in class?

A. Far-reaching. B. Insignificant.

C. Unattractive. D. Extraordinary.

【2】What does the underlined word “addressing” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. Dealing with. B. Consulting with.

C. Giving a speech to. D. Sending a letter to.

【3】What can we learn from the passage?

A. It was quite tough for Bina48 to learn about love.

B. Artificial intelligence may somehow be superior to man.

C. It was interesting for Bina48 to learn about love.

D. Humans can launch a challenge to artificial intelligence.

【4】What does Barry think of the future development of Bina48?

A. It will be able to promote learning and teaching.

B. It will completely take the place of instructors.

C. It will surely be able to serve as a teacher.

D. It will be smart enough to control human beings.

30、   Since I was young, my parents have encouraged me to watch the news every day to learn about major events in the world. And at school, my teacher urges us to study __________ so that we can one day become “global citizens”.

______, does simply having the skill of commenting on world affairs in fluent English make one a citizen of the __________? My experience in this summer school inspired me to __________ the answer, which would have been “Yes” if you had asked me this question earlier.

In July, I __________ the PLE—Political science, Law and Economics—a session at the Yale Young Global Scholar Program. We had about 230 students __________ and about 45 percent of us were __________ students.

We enjoyed lectures __________ by Yale professors and students. I was __________ with how the speakers stood on the stage. But more importantly, it was their __________ that impressed me most and made my experience in Yale especially __________.

I talked to students from all over the world: a Palestinian girl told me the real living  __________ of refugees (难民) in her country; a Greek guy __________ me to his country’s government and people’s attitude toward the debt crisis; a Mexican boy __________ the story behind his national flag, and how his country gained independence with me.

By talking to them, I found myself opening a gate to a whole new world. I suddenly realized even if we’re able to __________ different media and discuss world affairs in English, we’re still __________. What really makes us think “internationally” is how we engage in __________ with people from different backgrounds and how we __________ their identities and opinions.

If you were to ask me the question again, my answer would  __________ be “No”. To really __________ yourself a global citizen, open-mindedness and empathy are the real key.

【1】A. science B. English C. history D. art

【2】A. However B. Otherwise C. Besides D. Therefore

【3】A. time B. age C. place D. world

【4】A. care about B. look for C. reflect on D. check up

【5】A. quitted B. attended C. organized D. founded

【6】A. in particular B. in total C. in time D. in detail

【7】A. native B. curious C. international D. diligent

【8】A. led B. supported C. revised D. connected

【9】A. faced B. puzzled C. satisfied D. impressed

【10】A. views B. styles C. achievements D. backgrounds

【11】A. consistent B. efficient C. negative D. meaningful

【12】A. space B. standard C. lessons D. conditions

【13】A. turned B. suggested C. introduced D. announced

【14】A. shared B. played C. communicated D. discussed

【15】A. meet B. follow C. contact D. support

【16】A. losers B. outsiders C. sponsors D. peacemakers

【17】A. projects B. competitions C. businesses D. conversations

【18】A. understand B. evaluate C. influence D. acknowledge

【19】A. suddenly B. happily C. definitely D. eventually

【20】A. find B. keep C. consider D. imagine

31、   A few years ago my wife and I took a trip to Costa Rica. Upon arrival we rented a car and _______ for our first destination a few hours away.  I had a map so I figured I'd be in great _______. About 20 minutes into the drive I found myself _______ in the unmarked streets and dirty roads. Upset, I turned to Siri, a virtual(虚拟的)assistant in my phone, for help.

I typed the _______ to the destination in my phone and instantly Siri had _______ the best route to get there and we were on our way.

The only _______ was that things didn't always go the way I thought they would.  With the streets not being well _______, I would sometimes miss a turn and head in the _______ direction. Luckily, Siri never got _______ with me.  Any time I missed a turn Siri would simply ________ and say, “Rerouting. ________ the route.” And within a few seconds, Siri would have a new route ________ to get us to our destination.

Sometimes the new route meant I had to ________ to the right turn and sometimes Siri found a different route that took my new location into ________. Eventually we made it to our hotel ________ and enjoyed some beautiful scenery along the way.

Most people make the ________ of thinking that success comes from setting a goal and then ________ straight towards it. The ________ is that there is no straight path to success. There isn’t even the ________ path.  There are many paths that can get you to your goals. You just have to be ________ to recalculate your route when you miss a turn or there is something in your way.

A．paid

B．headed

C．applied

D．allowed

A．detail

B．shape

C．condition

D．demand

A．lost

B．absorbed

C．surrounded

D．knocked

A．schedule

B．approach

C．number

D．address

A．polished

B．consulted

C．opened

D．discovered

A．link

B．difference

C．problem

D．answer

A．marked

B．built

C．arranged

D．expanded

A．wrong

B．new

C．clear

D．original

A．generous

B．mad

C．concerned

D．familiar

A．break down

B．turn on

C．cut in

D．go away

A．Changing

B．Cancelling

C．Targeting

D．Giving

A．checked

B．obeyed

C．planned

D．predicted

A．point

B．return

C．lead

D．deliver

A．order

B．effect

C．place

D．account

A．safely

B．frequently

C．steadily

D．gradually

A．excuse

B．accident

C．trouble

D．mistake

A．looking

B．escaping

C．marching

D．turning

A．pattern

B．truth

C．consequence

D．privilege

A．first

B．suitable

C．accurate

D．only

A．proud

B．willing

C．anxious

D．mild

32、   Scott and his four companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians had________them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After________  the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves _______ they started the 950-mile journey back.

The journey was unexpectedly ________ , and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly _______ . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had ________ to mark their way home. To make things ________ , Evans, whom they had all thought of ________ the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having ________ along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.

The four who were ________ pushed on at the best speed they could ________. Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his ________ feet; at night his feet swelled(肿胀) so large that he could ________ put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great _______ . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that ________ could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him ________ a few more miles, until it was time to put up the _______ for another night.

The following morning, ________ the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said, “I am just going outside and may be ________ some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out ________ into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.

【1】A. hit B. fought C. won D. beaten

【2】A. growing B. putting C. planting D. laying

【3】A. after B. until C. while D. before

【4】A. safe B. fast C. short D. slow

【5】A. rose B. set C. appeared D. disappeared

【6】A. taken up B. cut up C. set up D. picked up

【7】A. easier B. better C. bitter D. worse

【8】A. to B. upon C. as D. in

【9】A. battled B. struggled C. speeded D. waited

【10】A. left B. lost C. defeated D. saved

【11】A. manage B. try C. employ D. find

【12】A. ached B. frozen C. harden D. harmed

【13】A. hardly B. never C. seldom D. nearly

【14】A. pain B. fear C. trouble D. danger

【15】A. all others B. some others C. others D. the others

【16】A. away B. with C. off D. on

【17】A. bed B. tent C. blanket D. sleeping-bag

【18】A. while B. since C. for D. once

【19】A. missed B. separated C. passed D. gone

【20】A. patiently B. lonely C. alone D. worriedly

33、Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could_______play basketball.

I like playing basketball though I’m not good at it. I’ve had a basketball _______I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one__________when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.

At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were_______ allowed to play volleyball or badminton.

My parents did not________me play basketball at home. “Basketball is not fit for girls,” they said. _______I went to play basketball with my friends, boys _______ at me on the court as if I were an alien.

I was feeling________ and had lost hope of playing basketball. _______, something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They________ me to get back on the court.

One of them told me with a smile, “Go your own _____ , let others talk.” This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about   ________   with me almost every day.

I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion_______to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can, ________for me, even the sky is boundless (无限的).

Basketball has become an important part of my_______. I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also_______a lot.

I’ve heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, “Nothing is impossible.” It is from an advertisement on TV. I have________to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an_______. After that, just be confident and_______ going. Never give up and you’ll make it sooner or later.

I love the motto of the NBA. It can______ my strong feelings for basketball, “I love this game!”

【1】

A．ever

B．often

C．never

D．always

【2】

A．when

B．before

C．after

D．since

【3】

A．struggled

B．cared

C．enjoyed

D．joined

【4】

A．only

B．almost

C．hardly

D．not

【5】

A．encourage

B．agree

C．let

D．permit

【6】

A．Still

B．Yet

C．Just

D．Even

【7】

A．looked

B．glared

C．glanced

D．stared

【8】

A．up

B．down

C．excited

D．satisfied

【9】

A．Unluckily

B．Naturally

C．Unexpectedly

D．Clearly

【10】

A．encouraged

B．forbade

C．ensured

D．explored

【11】

A．effort

B．way

C．business

D．direction

【12】

A．basketball

B．sports

C．interests

D．dreams

【13】

A．stuck

B．referred

C．turned

D．returned

【14】

A．but

B．though

C．and

D．however

【15】

A．wish

B．life

C．work

D．study

【16】

A．experience

B．grow

C．learn

D．play

【17】

A．come

B．turned

C．refused

D．happened

【18】

A．idea

B．aim

C．opinion

D．effort

【19】

A．insist

B．remain

C．keep

D．last

【20】

A．inform

B．express

C．ignore

D．connect

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: 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.

36、

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.

37、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.

38、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.

39、假定你是学生会主席李华，你校近期将举办一场关于抗疫英雄事迹的讲座。请你以学生会的名义用英语写一则100词左右的书面通知。内容要求如下：

1． 时间及地点  2.活动内容  3.注意事项

提示词：COVID-19 新冠病毒

此外，可适当增加细节。

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40、假如你是李华，是一名中牟三高高二年级的学生。你听说美国哥伦比亚大学对外交流部暑假期间对中国中学生进行英语培训，你有意参加。请你给该校对外交流部写一封报名信。

内容包括：1). 学习时间。

2). 学习目标。

注意：1. 词数100左右。

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir or Madam,

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Best wishes,

Li Hua

41、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成-一个完整的故事。

I walked to Mrs. Windsor's house and waited outside. She was working with another student, and I was not supposed to bother them by ringing the bell. 1 stood against the wall and daydreamed 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 gift for it. Mrs. Windsor had offered to give me the lessons for free, so I felt my duty to try.

The door opened and Wendy Barton came out. 1 walked in, sat down on the piano bench and began to sort through my sheet music. Today Mrs. Windsor introduced 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 arranged my fingers on the keys. Then I frowned(皱眉) and concentrated to make the notes on the page match the finger movements. I had to admit I was a rather mechanical (呆板的) pianist.

After about a page or two, Pasha gently put her hand on top of mine as if to calm my fingers. There was a long pause. “What are you hearing in the music?" 1 looked at her rather strangely and admitted I didn't know what she meant. “Like a story. Here, let me try and you listen," Pasha advised.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, letting her fingers dance 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 rose and fell gently on the keys. “Now a princess appears and she's picking flowers from the water's edge." A happy piece of music filled the air in time to Pasha's dancing fingers.

注意:

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;

2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语:

3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好: .

4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

5.评分依据:主题理解的准确性;情节设计的协同性和合理性;语言使用的准确性和丰

富性。

Paragraph 1:

Suddenly the music changed.

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Paragraph 2:

That day means a lot in my musical life.

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