贵阳2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、They ____ each other in shape but not in color.

A. like B. look

C. resemble D. represent

2、The committee ______ of fifteen members.

A. consists B. is consisted

C. formed D. make up

3、The manager told the assistants to _______ all the customers’ names and address.

A．set out

B．set about

C．set up

D．set down

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

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

5、The May Fourth Movement was launched in 1919 and its spirit ______ Chinese youth to make contributions to national rejuvenation ever since.

A. is motivating B. has been motivating

C. motivated D. was motivating

6、I ______ a debt of gratitude to all my family.

A. devote B. contribute

C. owe D. attach

7、Allowing changes in the way of marriage and family life, in some seniors’ view, is a significant _______ from tradition.

A．departure

B．protection

C．relief

D．adaptation

8、The teacher walked around, ________ the students' work.

A．respecting

B．suspecting

C．inspecting

D．prospecting

9、TV satellite dishes are often seen _______ in the remote areas when you drive along the mountainous highway.

A.to distribute B.distributed C.distributing D.distribute

10、Word came ___ some American guests would visit our school .

A.whether B.that C.as D.how

11、Not until_________ in the field ________ that he had done something wrong to them.

A. did all the crops die; did he realize B. all the crops died; did he realize

C. all the crops died; he had realized D. did all the crops die ; had he realized

12、Lucy has ________ all of the goals she set for herself in high school and is ready for new challenges at university.

A.acquired B.finished C.concluded D.achieved

13、—So you didn’t say hello to him last night?

—Well, I stopped and smiled when I saw him, but he ________ me and walked on with his head very high.

A.ignored B.refused C.recognized D.missed

14、As the final examinations ______ students begin to busy themselves with reviewing.

A. draw in B. drop out

C. draw near D. drop in

15、Many senior high school students have returned and been plunged into preparations for the national college entrance exam, ________will be postponed by one month.

A.as B.what C.which D.it

16、________ to resemble a lotus flower, it appears ________above the waterfront promenade and the water that surrounds it.

A．To shape, floating

B．Being shaped, to float

C．Shaping, floating

D．Shaped, to float

17、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

18、A ________ discussion about whether men are brave than women is settled in a ________rude way.

A.warm… / B.lively… very

C.hot… rather D.spirited… fairly

19、More than half of the participants said that getting married was not an important___________ for becoming an adult.

A.tension B.restriction C.circulation D.criterion

20、-Did you meet with your head teacher in the concert last night？

-Yes. It was in the interval___________ we met.

A.what B.that C.where D.when

21、Nearly 3,500 years ago, people chewed on leaves ________ a special chemical to reduce body pains and fever.

A. possessed B. to possess C. having possessed D. possessing

22、_________, he knows a lot of Chinese characters.

A. Child as he is B. As a child he is

C. As he is a child D. A child as he is

23、Now that she is out of job, Lucy _____ going back to school, but she hasn't decided yet.

A. had considered     B. has been considering

C. considered     D. is going to consider

24、It was not until ___ that ____ taking and began to prepare for class.

A. did the teacher turn up; the students stopped

B. the teacher turned up; the students stopped

C. did the teacher turn up; did the students stop

D. the teacher turned up; did the students stop

25、Because the situation of that country________, all the foreigners are preparing to leave.

A.is getting worse B.got worse

C.was getting worse D.had got worse

26、   Young sunflowers turn and swing every day. New findings add to evidence that the plants are animal-like.

Harmer, a professor in the University of California at Davis, Department of Plant Biology, carried out a series of experiments on sunflowers in the field pots outdoors and in indoor growth chambers.

By staking plants so that they could not move, Harmer showed that he could destroy their ability to track the sun. He also noticed that sunflowers prevented from moving were not as tough and leafy as those that were free to move. When plants were moved indoor with a settled overhead light, they continued to swing back and forth for a few days.

The indoor plants did start tracking the "sun" again when the apparent source of lighting was moved across the room. The plants could reliably track the movement and return at night when the artificial day was close to a 24-hour cycle, but not when it was closer to 30 hours.

When sunflowers track the sun, the east sides of their stems grew more rapidly than the west sides. At night, the west sides grew faster as the stem swung the other way. The team identified a number of genes that were expressed at higher levels on the sunward side of the plant during the day, or on the other side at night. A plant growth-regulating hormone, called auxin, appears to be a key driver.

The "dance” to the sun cycle obviously slows when the sunflower matures （成熟） and its flowers open up. At that point, the plants stop moving during the day and settle down facing the sun in the east.

"Bees like warm flowers." Hanner said, adding that the bees are cold-blooded, so landing on a warm flower saves them energy and perhaps feels really good.

“The morning warmth changes the flowers in a way to make them more appealing to insects, perhaps causing them to release more attractive scents earlier in the day." he said "We're currently testing this idea."

【1】Why did Harmer do the experiment on sunflowers?

A. To see how sunflowers grow up

B. To study why sunflowers track the sun.

C. To show what sunflowers' genes are.

D. To check if sunflowers swing in cloudy days.

【2】What does the underlined word "staking" probably mean in Paragraph 3?

A. fixing B. tracking

C. growing D. searching

【3】What is the advantage of sunflowers' dance to the sun?

A. They attract more insects. B. They save more energy.

C. They mature more rapidly D. They produce more flowers.

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A. The power of the sunlight.

B. The hidden connection between animal and the plants.

C. Why do sunflower always track the sun.

D. The growth of the sunflower.

27、   Mickey Wilson had been on the mountain only a few seconds when he heard the scream.Wilson,28 years old, had just gotten off the cable car(索道缆车) at the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in Keystone, Colorado, along with his friends Billy Simmons and Hans Mueller. Their friend Richard had been on the cable car ahead of them, but when the men reached the top of the lift, he had disappeared. The men walked toward the source of the scream and found skiers stopped on the slope,pointing to the cable car. And then the friends screamed too.

“Oh, Richard! ”yelled Mueller.

When Richard had tried to jump off the cable car, his backpack had been caught in the chair.which then dragged him back down the hill. In the process, the backpack belt twisted around his neck, making him breathless. Now Richard's body was swinging four feet above the snow. The cable car operator had quickly stopped it, and the friends kicked off their skis and ran toward the scene.They made a human pyramid to try to reach Richard, but the unconscious man was too far off the ground. With the clock ticking, Wilson ran to the ladder of a nearby lift tower. Scared skiers watched as he struggled the 25 feet. After he reached the top, Wilson’s first challenge was to climb onto the two-inch steel cable that held the chairs. He handled the balance and height bravely, but he knew he could not walk on the cable. Therefore, he calmed down and sat over it and then used his hands to pull himself to Richard quickly. Wilson’s greatest fear wasn't that he'd fall, but that he wouldn’t reach Richard. “This was life or death,”he said.

When he reached Richards chair, Wilson swung a leg over the cable and attempted to drop down onto it. But as he did that, his jacket caught on the movable footrest, which was in the up position.The footrest began to slide down, with Wilson attached. But before that could happen, he managed to free himself and reached Richard.

Fortunately, the ski patrol (巡查)had gathered below and performed emergency treatment on Richard, who had been hanging for about five minutes, then skied him down to an ambulance.

That night, Richard called from the hospital to express his thanks to Wilson, his other friends and the workers at the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area.

【1】What happened to Richard when he tried to jump off the cable car?

A.He was sick and became unconscious.

B.He left his skis which stopped the cable car

C.He was too afraid to move forward in the cable car

D.He was caught by the neck, hanging down the cable

【2】How did Richard survive?

A.People worked together and saved him

B.The ski patrol got him down and treated him

C.Wilson climbed on the cable and saved him

D.Skiers treated him and carried him to the hospital

【3】The story at the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area mainly tells us

A.he that climbs high often falls heavily

B.bravery and calm can help you make a difference

C.where there is a lack of carefulness, there is danger

D.a person with a great talent always has great will-power

28、Art—no matter whether you choose to create it yourself or simply observe and enjoy it—is a relaxing and inspiring activity for many people. However, the particular benefits of artistic expression go much further.

Studies suggest that art therapy (疗法) can be very valuable in treating issues such as depression and anxiety disorder. It is a great way to express your emotions without words, process complex feelings and find relief.

You don’t necessarily have to see a therapist in order to experience some of the benefits of artistic expression. There are many simple activities you can try from the comfort of your home such as art journaling, drawing, making collections, sculpting with clay, etc. It doesn’t matter what media you choose. The only thing that matters is that you feel comfortable using it. Human beings are naturally creative, and all you need to do to complete an art therapy activity successfully is to be with yourself and your emotions. Once you free your creativity, your inner artist will quickly wake up.

However, working with a licensed therapist also has its advantage because a professional can tailor each activity to your own needs. If the activities are done in a group, they are excellent for building healthy connections with other people, which may be very helpful if you are fighting depression.

Experts agree that art therapy has many benefits, from promoting your self-respect, and providing you a safe outlet to relieve your emotions, to giving you a sense of control over your life and helping you to get to know and understand yourself better. During the process of art creation, you will be taking yourself on a journey of self-discovery that will help you get rid of emotional roadblocks, and learn how to communicate with yourself and others.

【1】To complete an art therapy successfully, you have to ______.

A．be talented for art

B．see a therapist

C．choose a special media

D．accept yourself

【2】What advantage do the activities done in a group have in art therapy?

A．The activities are tailored to one’s own needs.

B．The activities are inspiring.

C．The activities are comforting.

D．The activities promote communication.

【3】The last paragraph is meant to ______.

A．explain the advantages of art therapy

B．give some advice about promoting your self-respect

C．provide an approach to relieve your emotions

D．summarize the process of art creation

【4】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．How to develop drawing skills.

B．How to wake up art creativity.

C．Art therapy is a great way to treat mental health.

D．Art can be used to learn how to communicate with oneself.

29、   Tiny microbes(微生物)are at the heart of a new agricultural technique to manage harmful greenhouse gas. Scientists have discovered how microbes can be used to turn carbon dioxide into soil-enriching limestone(石灰石), with the help of a type of tree that grows in tropical areas, such as West Africa.

Researchers have found that when the Iroko tree is grown in dry, acidic soil and treated with a combination of natural fungi(霉菌)and other bacteria, not only does the tree grow well, it also produces the mineral limestone in the soil around its root.

The Iroko tree makes a mineral by combining Ca from the earth with CO2 from the atmosphere. The bacteria then create the conditions under which this mineral turns into limestone. The discovery offers a new way to lock carbon into the soil, keeping it out of the atmosphere. In addition to storing carbon in the trees leaves and in the form of limestone. the mineral in the soil makes it more suitable for agriculture.

The discovery could lead to reforestation(重新造林) projects in tropical countries, and help reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in the developing world. It has already been used in West Africa and is being tested in Bolivia, Haiti and India.

The findings were made in a three-year project involving researchers from the Universities of Edinburgh, Granada, Lausanne and Delft University of Technology. The project examined several microbiological methods of locking CO2 as limestone, and the Iroko-bacteria way showed best results. Work was funded by the European Commission under the Future&Emerging Technologies(FET)scheme.

Dr Bryne Ngwenya of the University of Edinburgh’s School of GeoSciences, who led the research, said:“By taking advantage of this natural limestone-producing process, we have a low-tech,safe, readily employed and easily operating way to lock carbon out of the atmosphere, while improving farming conditions in tropical countries.”

【1】The passage is mainly introducing______.

A.some useful natural fungi and bacteria

B.a new way to deal with greenhouse gas

C.a newly-found tree in West Africa

D.the soil-enriching limestone created by scientists

【2】Which of the following is True about tiny microbes?

A.Most tiny microbes like living in dry, acidic soil.

B.CO2 can be broken down by natural fungi and bacteria.

C.The more greenhouse gas is, the more active tiny microbes become.

D.Tiny microbes get along well with the Iroko tree in special soil.

【3】What does the underlined word"it"in paragraph 3 probably refer to?

A.Soil. B.Carbon.

C.Limestone. D.Carbon.

【4】According to the passage, what can we infer?

A.The action of the tiny microbes can increase the oxygen in the earth

B.Researchers have done the experiment on trees in Africa for three years

C.Researchers tend to use natural power to solve their problem

D.West Africa is one of the most polluted areas all over the world

30、The family had had a cat for years. Then, one day, the children finally ______ to persuade their parents to get them a dog as well. So a little Labrador（拉布拉多犬）________ .

The dog was so ________ that everyone wanted to hold him and he charmed everyone by just loving them. The cat made it very clear she did not welcome another ________ in the house, but the dog just _______ the cat anyway. The little dog ________ her anywhere, and tried to make friends with the angry cat. No amount of ________ behavior from the cat could persuade the dog not to love the cat.

The family thought the cat would ________ like the dog.

Then one day the family heard horrible ________ from their back yard. They ran to the _________ to see what was happening. They lived in the suburbs and so they saw a real lynx（猞猁）was just planning on ________ their cat for lunch. The poor cat had nowhere to run or hide. It would only be a matter of seconds and their cat would be _________.

And then suddenly a black lightning ran to the rescue. The little dog ________ the big lynx with all its strength. It did not ________ or stop to think. It saw its ________ in trouble and did what had to be done. The family opened the window and started yelling and the father ran to the yard. The lynx soon disappeared into the ________.

And ever since that day the cat’s behavior toward the dog ________ totally. Now it was the cat that followed the hero dog everywhere. They ________ in the same basket. The cat even let the dog eat from her bowl.

So if ever anyone is ________ towards you, don’t turn your back on them. They may not rescue your ________ ---but their kindness can certainly rescue your day!

【1】

A．tried

B．managed

C．failed

D．refused

【2】

A．agreed

B．visited

C．survived

D．arrived

【3】

A．brave

B．shy

C．cute

D．proud

【4】

A．pet

B．visitor

C．baby

D．relative

【5】

A．chased

B．amused

C．loved

D．respected

【6】

A．watched

B．followed

C．bit

D．searched

【7】

A．strange

B．violent

C．foolish

D．bad

【8】

A．never

B．still

C．really

D．always

【9】

A．quarrelling

B．fighting

C．laughing

D．screaming

【10】

A．yard

B．road

C．window

D．door

【11】

A．catching

B．inviting

C．attracting

D．pulling

【12】

A．painful

B．dead

C．injured

D．frightened

【13】

A．pushed

B．shook

C．attacked

D．knocked

【14】

A．win

B．hide

C．argue

D．hesitate

【15】

A．owner

B．friend

C．brother

D．competitor

【16】

A．woods

B．houses

C．crowds

D．shops

【17】

A．worsened

B．changed

C．stopped

D．remained

【18】

A．slept

B．ate

C．played

D．washed

【19】

A．polite

B．equal

C．kind

D．grateful

【20】

A．health

B．family

C．career

D．life

31、   When I read a post about taking someone to the movies，I remembered something that happened a couple of years ago.

I used to drink Coca-Cola and they had a contest where there was a ___________ inside the bottle cap. You went to a website and entered the code and maybe you _________ something. I won some ___________ Cokes. But then，I won the Grand Prize！I was surprised and ___________.

The Grand Prize was free movies for a year. What that ___________ to be was that the company sent me 52 admission tickets for a local movie theatre — they _________ one movie a week was what free movies for a year _______. All of the tickets had expiration dates（失效期）later than a year from the day I _________ them. I used quite a few taking friends to see _________.

But the best thing I did with them was that I __________ twenty-two tickets that I had left by that time，to the local Women's Transition House. It is a place where women and their __________ could go when they're ____________ domestic violence or just a bad situation in general and get help to make a ____________ start.

My work team had decided we would be a charity through which we ____________ donations for that particular Christmas. I knew that the Women's Transition House ____________ some childcare for the women ____________ they could go for job interviews and things like that.

I put those tickets in a(n) ____________ and wrote a note on the outside, asking the Women's Transition House staff to give the movie tickets to women there __________ the holidays to have something __________ to do, with or without their children. It made me __________ happy to do this.

【1】A. website B. sign C. code D. note

【2】A. bought B. won C. downloaded D. sought

【3】A. expensive B. cheap C. delicious D. free

【4】A. skeptical B. delighted C. numb D. jealous

【5】A. turned over B. turned up C. turned out D. turned down

【6】A. figured B. tolerated C. foresaw D. identified

【7】A. occurred B. mattered C. meant D. underlined

【8】A. refused B. received C. presented D. lost

【9】A. plays B. movies C. performances D. matches

【10】A. sold B. abandoned C. distributed D. donated

【11】A. children B. partner C. family D. parents

【12】A. handling B. opposing C. fleeing D. defeating

【13】A. steady B. fresh C. complete D. perfect

【14】A. purchased B. managed C. controlled D. collected

【15】A. provided B. accepted C. supported D. postponed

【16】A. but B. so C. otherwise D. or

【17】A. mailbox B. timetable C. pocket D. envelope

【18】A. to B. before C. over D. with

【19】A. controversial B. compulsory C. entertaining D. systematic

【20】A. really B. nearly C. generally D. simply

32、   Every act of kindness starts with something small, something we all can and should do every single day. I’m Will Ruhio, one of the _______ of BYUtv’s Random Acts show. We take hidden cameras to unexpected places to _______ random acts of kindness. We’ve filmed acts _________ from building disabled-friendly facilities(设施) for those who are badly _______ them but can’t afford them to returning a lost wallet.

On Random Acts, it may be a neighbor or a colleague who recognizes a need and _______an incredible chain reaction of service._______ the story of Emmalene Meyers for example. Like many young girls, Emmalene was_______to be a ballet dancer, but her physical disability makes even everyday tasks a(n)_______. Instead of seeing a limitation, Emmalene’s friend Lily _______________ an opportunity. Lily imagined Emmalene’s dream being brought to life onstage and persuaded Random Acts to help make her plan __________.

So, where can you start? The key is to be like Lily: look for an opportunity to make a__________ to those in need, and then take action to make it happen. Being __________ and involved in service is __________ like any other goal you want to achieve. You have to __________ it.

After two seasons of hosting Random Acts, the joy of  __________ burdens and brightening lives doesn’t fade. I sometimes __________Random Acts might lose its feature eventually, but that couldn’t be further from the __________. When I finally meet the people we’ve been working to __________ and see their genuine shock and appreciation, it __________ me in the feel every time. I cry more than anyone else on the show.

Be that person doing acts of kindness out of the __________ of your heart—be the nice you want to see in the world!

【1】A. photographers B. actors C. viewers D. hosts

【2】A. expose B. conduct C. arrange D. advocate

【3】A. changing B. counting C. ranging D. transforming

【4】A. in search of B. in need of C. in defense of D. in favor of

【5】A. sets off B. sets aside C. keep off D. take off

【6】A. Retell B. Take C. Create D. Explain

【7】A. anxious B. proud C. afraid D. unwilling

【8】A. exception B. dilemma C. competition D. challenge

【9】A. provided B. seized C. spotted D. missed

【10】A. successful B. acceptable C. reasonable D. available

【11】A. choice B. difference C. promise D. decision

【12】A. generous B. caring C. ambitious D. sociable

【13】A. never B. even C. still D. just

【14】A. put up with B. make up for C. work at D. take in

【15】A. bearing B. carrying C. reducing D. overcoming

【16】A. admit B. realize C. remember D. assume

【17】A. truth B. deadline C. destination D. boundary

【18】A. entertain B. surprise C. locate D. please

【19】A. relieves B. discourages C. hits D. satisfies

【20】A. whisper B. curiosity C. faith D. goodness

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

【1】

A．choose

B．pack

C．send.

D．mail

【2】

A．days

B．weeks

C．months

D．years

【3】

A．described

B．reported

C．reminded

D．discovered

【4】

A．doctor

B．pedestrian

C．firefighter

D．relative

【5】

A．saved

B．saw

C．treated

D．fed

【6】

A．true

B．alone

C．close

D．alive

【7】

A．life

B．work

C．walk

D．speech

【8】

A．patient

B．cleaner

C．volunteer

D．nurse

【9】

A．came to

B．happened to

C．related to

D．belonged to

【10】

A．empty

B．different

C．alike

D．nice

【11】

A．Anxious

B．Afraid

C．Desperate

D．Ready

【12】

A．play

B．competition

C．fight

D．argument

【13】

A．understand

B．repay

C．help

D．find

【14】

A．lesson

B．duty

C．story

D．view

【15】

A．never

B．exactly

C．hardly

D．gradually

【16】

A．call

B．message

C．address

D．letter

【17】

A．failed

B．did

C．escaped

D．hesitated

【18】

A．thrilled

B．scared

C．depressed

D．relaxed

【19】

A．ground

B．Internet

C．TV

D．phone

【20】

A．realizing

B．explaining

C．adding

D．recalling

34、阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

Wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic p【1】 the spread of the deadly virus. But it is also i【2】. For one, we can no longer unlock our phones using facial recognition since a good part of our face is c【3】.

F【4】, tech companies are working to solve the problem. Apple, for example, offered a new way to unlock your iPhone and iPad with its l【5】 software update, iOS13.5, w【6】 was released on May 20.

Even though the update still won’t recognize your masked face, it makes the whole process f【7】. While the old system wouldn’t allow access t【8】 the passcode screen before three failed face scan attempts, iOS13.5 will send you straight to the passcode screen when you swipe up.

It might only s【9】 you a few seconds, but those few seconds “benefit public health by eliminating the temptation for people to r【10】 their masks in order to unlock their device”.

35、根据句意填空

In the USA, the Amish-a Christian group-are famous because they drive 【1】 instead of cars, do not use TVs or refrigerators, and do not have personal telephones. Many people assume the Amish must have 【2】 reasons for their many rules, but this is not true. In truth, whenever a new technology is introduced, the Amish meet and discuss its advantages and disadvantages. They then vote on whether they will accept it. The Amish 【3】 cars because they like having 【4】 communities where everyone lives close together. They have no TVs or refrigerators because their homes do not have electricity-they do not think it is necessary and 【5】 dealing with strangers, such as the people who work at the electric company.

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

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

In Congress, July 4, 1776

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

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

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

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

37、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.

The Internet E-commerce and globalization are making a new economic age possible. In the future, capitalist markets will largely be replaced by a new kind of economic system based on 【1】 relationships, contractual arrangements and access rights.

Has the quality of our lives at work, at home and in our communities increased in direct proportion to all the new Internet and business-to-business Internet services being introduced into our lives? I have asked this question of hundreds of CEOs and corporate executives in Europe and the United States. Surprisingly, virtually everyone has said, “No, quiet 【2】.” They say they are working longer hours, feel more stressed, are more impatient, and are even less civil in their dealings with colleagues and friends-not to mention strangers. And what’s more revealing, they place much of the blame on the very same technologies they are so 【3】 supporting.

The technological leader promised us that access would make life more convenient. Instead, the very technological wonders that were supposed to 【4】 us have begun to enslave us in a web of connections from which there seems to be no easy 【5】.

If an earlier generation was preoccupied with the quest to enclose a vast 【6】 land, the .com generation, it seems, is more caught up in the colonization of time. Every spare moment of our time is being filled with some form of commercial connection, making time itself the 【7】 of all resources.

And while we have created every kind of labor-and time-saving device to service our needs, we are beginning to feel like we have less time available to us than any other humans in history. Maybe we need to ask what kinds of connections really 【8】 in the e-economy age. If this new technology 【9】 is only about super efficiency, then we risk losing something even precious than time-our sense of what it means to be a(n) 【10】 human being.

38、最近，有关食品安全报道屡见报端。请你以“Food Safety”为题目，结合生活实际写一篇英语短文，简单发表自己的观点和看法。

注意：1．词数不少于110； 

2．用词准确，条理清晰； 

3．相关词汇：不合格poor-qualified food；不合法的illegal；摊位stands；吃零食nibbling between meals.

39、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。

I sat in the breakfast corner with my four-year-old son, Matthew, trying to ignore the ache in my stomach. I was still recovering from a surgery. I hoped for strength and happiness. But the future seemed so hopeless , I’d always wanted five or six kids. Three surgeries later, that dream would never come true.

Matthew jumped up from his spot on the kitchen floor. “Bird!” he shouted, rushing to the sliding door. Sure enough, there was a white dove (鸽子)seated on a rubber tree. It sat there a few moments, and then flew away. I’d never seen one in our neighborhood before.

When I dragged myself to the kitchen the next morning, the dove was back. This time it was with a mate carrying twigs(嫩枝).”Look, Matthew,” I said, pointing to the tree. “They're going to make a nest.” The doves flew in and out of the courtyard all week, building on the top of the rubber tree. Matthew could hardly contain his excitement. Every morning, he'd run into the kitchen and take his spot by the sliding glass door, talking to the birds while they worked. As much as I was grieving(感到悲伤),I couldn't help but look forward to the doves’   visits too. We watched their progress as if it were a real-life soap opera unfolding before us. I’d do the cooking and for a moment, my pain disappeared, replaced by joy.

Then it all went wrong. The courtyard was a safe enough spot for a nest, but the rubber tree's broad, thin leaves were far from stable. One night, a strong wind blew through, throwing the doves' nest to the ground. I heard the twigs break apart. Nothing good ever lasts. I wouldn't blame the doves if they never came back. But they returned. And they paid no attention to the pile of sticks that had once been their nest. They started again from scratch(从头开始), though the wind destroyed all their hard work. The next day, and the next, they renewed their efforts, as if nothing had happened.

注意:1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;

2.续写分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

Paragraph 1:

I knew I had to do something.

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Paragraph 2:

“The birds were back!”Matthew announced.

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40、假定你是李华，你校计划在下周举办名为“中国文化周”的活动，就此请你用英语写封电子邮件给外教Steven，邀请他参加，内容包括：

1. 活动的时间和地点；

2. 活动的目的；

3. 活动的内容。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Steven,

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Yours,

Li Hua

41、假定你是李华。你正在计划一个充实而有意义的暑假，刚好在网上看到志愿组织Kululekus English Teaching Program的志愿者招募广告。请你写一封邮件申请参加该志愿项目，内容包括：

1.相关能力或经验介绍；

2.计划服务时长。

Kululekus English Teaching program in Mozambique(莫桑比克) aims to provide the local schools with support in a variety of ways, helping to teach children English, Maths and other subjects, at the same time transferring skills and sharing cultural perspectives. Our volunteers work together with the teachers of the respective school as well as the children between the ages of 6 and 15 years.

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir/Madam,

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