黄南州2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、She showed the visitors around the park ________ had been built three years before.

A．who

B．whom

C．whose

D．which

2、Maybe all Americans realize that _______ will be the next president will face masses of problems.

A．who

B．whoever

C．whomever

D．no matter who

3、My way of thinking might be different from yours, but it’s equally ________.

A.eventual B.valid C.abundant D.digital

4、—________ makes your son feel depressed recently?

—Being rejected by all the universities he has applied to.

A. What it is that B. How is it that

C. What is it that D. How it is that

5、People with simple names enjoy quicker career advancement because names which are hard to pronounce inspire negative ________ from superiors.

A． considerations  B． consequences

C． expectations   D． reactions

6、Happy birthday, Alice! So you have ________ twenty-one already.

A. become B. passed

C. grown D. turned

7、If you were to have a few minutes free, I______ the opportunity to ask you one more question.

A．would appreciate

B．would have appreciated

C．were to appreciate

D．had appreciated

8、It was the first occasion ______ they had both found it possible to reach an agreement.

A. why B. when

C. which D. how

9、―Tom doesn't seem so enthusiastic as he was two years ago.

―Yes. He's really reached a point in his career _______ he has to decide what to do next.

A.that B.when C.where D.which

10、One night, at about midnight, I ______ the sky for about an hour. The stars were shining like diamonds.

A．have watched

B．had watched

C．watch

D．watched

11、______ providing entertainment, the website also turns out to be a helpful learning tool.

A.Far from B.Apart from C.Instead of D.Regardless of

12、It is not how much you read but ________ you read ________ really counts

A.that… what B.what… that

C.that… that D.what… what

13、The prize winner described to the class ________ he had managed to achieve excellence in his study.

A．what

B．how

C．which

D．whether

14、The class________busy working on the exercises in the classroom at the moment.

A．is

B．are

C．was

D．were

15、Let the negative feelings go that we might have to tolerate ______.

A. though B. however

C. otherwise D. regardless

16、The fact that she never apologized ____a lot about what kind of person she is.

A.says B.talks C.appears D.declares

17、I think that Han Meimei in Class 9 ________ her sister in appearance but not in character.

A. looks B. compares

C. resembles D. equals

18、It seems that houses________ like mushrooms almost in the night during the housing boom. Which of the following is IMPROPER?

A.pop up B.spring up

C.shoot up D.stick up

19、The farmer said the PLA men came to rescue timely when they _____in the snowstorm.

A．were trapping

B．were being trapped

C．are trapping

D．are being trapped

20、----Are there any English story books for us students in the library?

----There’re only a few, .

A. if some   B. if any

C. if many D. if ever

21、When I opened the door, a parcel on the floor ____ my eye.

A. fixed B. caught C. focused D. appealed

22、His suggestion  to see the exhibition interested every one of us.

A.that we go B.which we should go

C.that we would go D.when we should go

23、The desks and seats can be ____________ the height of any child.

A.adapted with B.adapted to C.adjusted with D.adjusted to

24、The consumption of high street fashion has increased by 62%.   , the rest of the fashion styles only experience a growth of 17%.

A.In contrast B.On average C.By accident D.At length

25、He always tries to avoid being_______with his headteacher.

A.left out B.left alone C.left behind D.left over

26、   Some people say that we are reading less than ever. In a sense, that’s true, at least for certain forms of writing. However, you might be reading a lot more than you think.

Although printed publications (出版物) still enjoy large sales, you can read many of the same materials online. Some books, magazines and journals can be found online. Blogs and other information resources (资源) can also be easily found. There are lots of materials to read on computer screens.

Reading habits are generally measured by the number of minutes spent in reading. You can also measure these habits by the number of pages. You might think that new television channels and online games, along with the Web surfing, might make people read less. The Internet does influence reading, but the results may be a bit of a surprise.

The Internet has influenced people’s reading habits. However, the time spent in reading books for pleasure doesn’t change a lot, although people are managing to read fewer books every year. In addition, many magazines and newspapers can be read online at any time. Many publications that are weekly or monthly in print form are updated (更新) much more quickly on the Web.

There’s no doubt that online reading has changed what we read and how long we read, and now we read most things less carefully. However, when you consider how much we read, we are still doing a lot. The biggest change is that the medium that we use to read has changed.

【1】What does the underlined part mean in the second paragraph?

A．Online materials don’t cost very much.

B．Printed publications are more expensive.

C．Printed publications become less popular.

D．Many people still buy printed publications.

【2】What does the second paragraph mainly tell us?

A．People have more reading materials to choose online.

B．Printed publications are more popular than online ones.

C．People are more willing to share reading materials online.

D．Printed publications are getting more and more expensive.

【3】What is the author’s attitude towards online reading?

A．Doubtful.

B．Supportive.

C．Uninterested.

D．Disappointed.

【4】What is the most important change in people’s reading now?

A．They spend more time reading.

B．They don’t like reading books any more.

C．There are more ways for them to read.

D．They read more printed books and magazines.

27、   Lillian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs Hanson different from her classmates is her age-----73 years. She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.

When Lillian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the bank to borrow money for further education. The banker gave her no encouragement. He didn't think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be at home doing work in the house or around the farm. So Lillian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college. Mrs Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children were grown, she tried again.

She finds that it is the hardest part of going back to school at her age to sit in class for long periods of time. Because she is not as quick as she used to be, Mrs Hanson often gets up and walks around classes to keep from getting stiff(不灵活). At the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all stood up to give her a warm welcome when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her aims were.

【1】Mrs Hanson couldn’t go to college immediately after she graduated from high school because _____.

A.she hadn't got enough money

B.she was a country girl

C.the banker ordered her not to borrow any money

D.the banker thought she should raise a family of nine children

【2】The computer students welcomed Mrs Hanson warmly because ______.

A.she had got an excellent result in the exam

B.she was good at telling funny stories

C.they wanted to get her help in their studies

D.they were deeply moved by her spirit

【3】Mrs Hanson is the sort of person who ________.

A.cares for study very much

B.likes to borrow money from the bank

C.never misses a chance to talk

D.tries to save any money for her family

28、It's reported that nearly one in five school-aged children in Erin Castillo's country have struggled with a mental health disorder and countless more may be suffering silently.Post-it notes and the poster board may seem like nothing more than normal school supplies , but in Erin Castillo's hands they are a powerful mental health tool that isn't just changing the life of her students but helping children all over the world.

About once a week , the special education high school teacher, Erin Castillo, hangs up the"mental health check-in board " , depending on how things are feeling in her class. 'The board instructs students to write their names on the back of a sticky note and then stick it next to one of the six colored hearts.The hearts are labeled " I'm great", "I’m OK", "Tm meh（无所谓的）"，"I'm struggling", "I'm struggling and need a check-in",and "I’m in a dark place ", and allow the students a quick way to describe and share their feelings before class starts.

After a couple of weeks, many of her students kept telling her that they were having a bad week.While she was grateful that they were sharing , Erin Castillo needed more information to help them , so the board was born." l don't want to miss any student that might be struggling and this is away to easily survey how everyone is feeling,"she said.

One thing that has surprised her is that the students have started using the board to help each other and to ask for help from their friends. The board encourages them to open up about things they have been keeping inside , and is particularly helpful for those who might not know how to put their feelings into words.But it tells them , " You matter.Your feelings are important , and you have every right to feel this way. "

【1】What can we learn about Erin Castillo from Paragraph 1?

A．She mainly teaches disabled children.

B．She makes good use of the available resources.

C．She realizes many schools lack normal supplies.

D．She is devoted to helping worldwide children live better.

【2】What happens to the mental health check-in board?

A．It works slowly.

B．It changes easily.

C．It occurs accordingly.

D．It improves regularly.

【3】What do the students need most ?

A．Support and respect.

B．Information and knowledge.

C．Independence and confidence.

D．Encouragement and friendship.

【4】What is the best title for the text ?

A．Ways to Use the Board

B．New Ways to Design Post-it Notes

C．Paths to Getting on Well with the Students

D．A Method for Improving Children's Mental Health

29、Today, poetry and science are often considered to be mutually exclusive(互相排斥)career paths. But that wasn’t always the case. The mathematician Ada Lovelace and the physicist James Clerk Maxwell were both accomplished poets. The poet John Keats was a licensed surgeon. Combining the two practices fell out of favor in the 1800s. But translating research into lyrics, haiku, and other poetic forms is resurging(再现)among scientists as they look for alternative ways to inspire others with their findings.

“Poetry is a great tool for questioning the world,” says Sam Illingworth, a poet and a geoscientist who works at the University of Western Australia. Through workshops and a new science-poetry journal, called Consilience, Illingworth is helping scientists to translate their latest results into poems that can attract appreciation from those outside of their immediate scientific field.

Stephany Mazon, a scientist from the University of Helsinki in Finland, joined one of Illingworth’s workshops. In the workshop, she was grouped with other scientists and tasked with writing a haiku, a 17-syllable-long poem, which spotlighted water, a fluid that featured in all of the group members’ research projects. “It was a lot of fun, and surprisingly easy to write the poem,” Mazon says. She plans to continue writing. “We do a disservice(伤害)to ourselves to think that scientists can’t be artistic and that art can’t be used to communicate scientific ideas,” Mazon says.

That viewpoint is echoed by Illingworth, who thinks science communication initiatives are too often dominated by public lectures with their hands-off PowerPoint slides. “Actually, when science communication involves writing and sharing poems, it invites a two-way dialogue between experts and nonexperts,” he says. Scientist-poet Manjula Silva, an educator at Imperial College London, agrees. Poetry provides a way to translate complex scientific concepts into a language that everyone can understand, Silva says.

Scientists and poets are both trying to understand the world and communicate that understanding with others. The distinction between scientists and poets is less than people might think. We’re all just people with hopefully really interesting things to say and to share.

【1】What is the purpose of mentioning the celebrities in paragraph 1?

A．To display they were talented.

B．To confirm they were out of favor.

C．To encourage different career paths.

D．To show poetry and science can be combined.

【2】What are Illingworth’s workshops aimed to do?

A．Promote a new science-poetry journal.

B．Inspire outsiders to pursue their careers in science.

C．Encourage science communication through poems.

D．Get scientists to exchange ideas about the latest research.

【3】What does Illingworth think of the dominant ways of science communication?

A．Conventional.

B．Effective.

C．Innovative.

D．Complex.

【4】Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A．Scientists Take on Poetry

B．Scientists and Poets Think Alike

C．Poetry: A Great Tool to Question the World

D．Science Communication: A Two-way Dialogue

30、   The first day at school has left a deep_______ on me. I’ll never forget it.

As soon as I rushed into the classroom, the bell _______. A young beautiful woman came in, but she was _______, no smile on her face. “You are not permitted to _______ me in the course of class unless…”She was speaking when I heard a _______ “Lily, Lily” from outside the door. My grandmother was standing there with a pair of socks in her hand. I didn’t realize I was bare feet _______ then. I wanted to _______ them. But I dared not do that. I shook my hand, _______ “Don’t wait here any longer. Leave quickly.” As I did so, I still _______ my eyes on my teacher. I really didn’t want her to take ________ of me, but she did. She went out to get the socks. When she gave them to me, she looked at me for a while. My face suddenly turned ________ and my heart beat faster. I began to put the socks on. Unfortunately I was so nervous that my ________ hands couldn’t get them ________ my feet easily. Just then I heard my name called. I ________ from my seat quickly. “Can you count the numbers from one to one hundred?” the teacher asked. I nodded. ________ her surprise, I did very ________. Finally she said, “Be seated, please. Study hard.” I looked ________ her to find a smile on her face. I felt ________ at last.

The first day at school has stayed in my ________ as something ________ but sweet.

【1】A.memory B.imagination C.impression D.feeling

【2】A.struck B.rang C.beat D.rung

【3】A.serious B.humorous C.gentle D.modern

【4】A.trouble B.question C.interrupt D.excuse

【5】A.sound B.voice C.noise D.word

【6】A.before B.after C.just D.until

【7】A.wear B.throw C.accept D.get

【8】A.saying B.meaning C.crying D.shouting

【9】A.fixed B.laid C.opened D.shut

【10】A.care B.attention C.notice D.interest

【11】A.pale B.white C.black D.red

【12】A.shaking B.dirty C.small D.own

【13】A.into B.onto C.over D.through

【14】A.stood B.raised C.rose D.jumped

【15】A.With B.For C.Great to D.Much to

【16】A.good B.well C.bad D.badly

【17】A.around B.over C.up at D.through

【18】A.relaxed B.surprised C.disappointed D.puzzled

【19】A.body B.classroom C.brain D.memory

【20】A.strange B.amazing C.embarrassing D.forever

31、   It takes a special person to see a life in danger and go out of his way to make a difference. But that’s exactly what Kole Devisscher did when he _________ the thin ice of a river to save 10-year-old Chartrand from _________ .

The young man was _________ for his bravery by MP Joy Smith. Smith _________ him with a certificate and said Devisscher would be nominated (提名) for the Governor General’s Medal of Bravery.

Describing the _________ , Devisscher said he thought it was something _________ when he saw a blue jacket in the river. _________ for Chartrand, the teenager decided to back up his truck and take another look.

When Devisscher realized somebody was _________ in the cold water, he leapt into _________ . “I got out of the truck and grabbed the tow strap from the backseat.” explained Devisscher.

“He couldn’t quite grab onto the rope because his hands were already turning blue. Then I made a loop on the hook and got him to put it around his shoulders.”

Devisscher’s dad, Gerry, says his son remembered some of the __________ he learned while snowmobiling over the years. “He was listening. He just couldn’t refuse to __________ it. He wanted to help, __________ at that time I was nervous he went out there.”

To honour Kole’s __________ and to thank him for saving her son, the mother of the boy gave Devisscher Nathaniel’s eagle feather.

“When he called, saying he __________ someone, it didn’t sink in at first. Today’s the first time I’ve heard the whole __________ .”

“It’s just __________ that a young man like Kole stopped... He got him out of the river and he calmed him,” MP Smith said at the presentation ceremony.

“I think he is an outstanding young man, and all of Canada should be __________ of what he’s done.”

Devisscher said he just __________ others would do the same. “It feels good, not everybody gets this __________ . It’s pretty awesome,” said Devisscher. “I hope someone else would do that for me if I was under the same __________ .”

【1】A.braved B.melted C.assessed D.transformed

【2】A.swelling B.drowning C.panicking D.trembling

【3】A.appreciated B.exchanged C.rewarded D.honored

【4】A.guaranteed B.congratulated C.presented D.appointed

【5】A.consequence B.dilemma C.risk D.incident

【6】A.floating by B.coming about C.going up D.trying out

【7】A.Steadily B.Fortunately C.Accurately D.Eventually

【8】A.waving B.screaming C.struggling D.appealing

【9】A.action B.judgment C.process D.commitment

【10】A.professions B.symptoms C.emotions D.lessons

【11】A.take notice of B.put up with C.subscribe to D.concentrate on

【12】A.since B.unless C.though D.until

【13】A.achievements B.efforts C.reputation D.encouragement

【14】A.informed B.ignored C.treated D.rescued

【15】A.story B.assistance C.experience D.state

【16】A.appropriate B.flexible C.amazing D.annoying

【17】A.guilty B.worthy C.conscious D.proud

【18】A.advocated B.expected C.approved D.demanded

【19】A.comment B.access C.award D.profit

【20】A.circumstance B.case C.trend D.phenomenon

32、I was diving home after attending my uncle's funeral. I took a canyon（峡谷）drive with beautiful scenery to process my_________.

Suddenly I heard a pop. I knew what had happened—a big flat tire! I_________to the side, but this was a canyon drive with not much shoulder_________, and it happened to be around a turning that people couldn't see. That made it_________.

Cars were passing me fast. I couldn't get out. Within minutes, I saw a van stopped behind me. The gentleman walked out,_________a hand, and I dared to walk out very_________. He moved my car out of the _________way while I was talking to the police. Since they couldn't send_________in 20-30 minutes. The gentleman took out my spare tire and started_________the tire for me.

After the job was____________, I thanked him and he left. As we said goodbye, I____________him to pay it forward. I saw in my mirror that the van just____________me, making sure I was OK. At the light, I got a chance to see the____________family in the van. A beautiful young wife with attractive children in the back. They all gave me a big smile and____________at me!

I thought the gentleman had set a successful example for those young children to learn about service and____________.

【1】

A．anger

B．time

C．feelings

D．work

【2】

A．pulled over

B．pulled out

C．pulled down

D．pulled in

【3】

A．limit

B．space

C．speed

D．height

【4】

A．dangerous

B．inconvenient

C．urgent

D．uncommon

【5】

A．lifting

B．clapping

C．offering

D．hiding

【6】

A．hopefully

B．happily

C．willingly

D．carefully

【7】

A．special

B．detailed

C．accurate

D．rough

【8】

A．assistance

B．search

C．information

D．safety

【9】

A．moving

B．changing

C．fixing

D．setting

【10】

A．delayed

B．continued

C．succeeded

D．accomplished

【11】

A．persuaded

B．inspired

C．promised

D．reminded

【12】

A．followed

B．protected

C．inspected

D．chased

【13】

A．talkative

B．impressive

C．last

D．entire

【14】

A．waved

B．shouted

C．laughed

D．bowed

【15】

A．admiration

B．loyalty

C．passion

D．sympathy

33、   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

34、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.

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、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.

Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings.

The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression, which can be 【1】 back to 500 years ago. The expression is used to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle.

Being in “deep water” is almost the same as being in “hot water”. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult 【2】. Imagine a person who cannot swim being thrown in water over his head. You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve. The problem is too deep. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest in stocks in complete 【3】 of the stock market.

"Water over the dam" is another expression about a past event. It is something that cannot be 【4】. The expression comes from the idea that water that has 【5】 a dam cannot be brought back again. When a friend is 【6】 by a mistake she has made, you might tell her to forget about it. You say it is water over the dam.

Another common expression, "to hold water," is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about. It probably comes from the way of testing the 【7】 of a container. If it can hold water, it is strong and has no holes in it. If your 【8】 can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes. If it does not hold water, then it is weak and can not be 【9】.

"Throwing cold water" also is an expression that deals with an idea or 【10】. For example, you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems. But you wife "throws cold water" on the idea, because she says a new car costs too much

37、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”.

38、假定你是李华，目前在英国一所中学做交换生，得知当地某动物收容所在招募志愿者，你准备申请加入。请根据下面的写作提示，用英语写一篇自荐信。内容包括：

1. 介绍个人情况；

2. 具备的一些优势；

3. 希望被录取。注意：

1. 词数 80 左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

39、根据写作要求，短文内容，写出一篇连贯完整的短文。词数不少于60。

When the Bayside campus of Shekou International School (SIS) are still kept shut because of the COVID-19 pandemic, teaching activities at the school have been resumed(继续) online since Feb. 3rd, 2020.

The school is using popular apps and software for online learning. Video conferencing(视频会议) and office automation are used to help teachers keep track of students’ conditions and communicate with their workmates across the world. Teaching online also offers a new experience to the teachers to update their teaching methods and to step out of their comfort zones.

Staying in Phuket, Thailand, science teacher Riley Laird records videos on a 10-year-old green sea turtle named Marlin and the local turtle sanctuary(收容所) as part of the online classes on ecosystems for Grade 7 students. “I want to connect our learning with the reality. The sanctuary sends us updates on the turtles’ health and progress. They say that Marlin is likely to be released(放生) into the sea in mid-June,” says Laird.

Rebecca Wallace is a Grade 4 teacher at the school, staying in her mother’s home in New York. From 8 p.m. to midnight every day, she starts teaching mathematics and arts to her students living in different time zones. Though teaching nearly around the clock, Wallace says that she is getting to know the students better in terms of their homes, family and even pets.

Greg Smith, head of SIS, names the online teaching period a “new normal” at the school. “Students are now more skillful at using technology than before. They see that communication is the most powerful part of being an effective learner and can use the tools to shrink(缩短) distance and time. The “new normal” will offer more choices for connection to the world and more focus on creating real solutions,” he says.

According to the school, 68% of its students are staying in Shenzhen while 27% of them are staying abroad for the epidemic.

假如你是建华中学的李华，你的英国好友Jim发来邮件询问你疫情期间在家进行线上学习的情况。请你给他回复邮件，内容包括：1. 介绍线上学习的经历；2. 分享你对线上学习的看法并说明理由。

Dear Jim,

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Yours

Li Hua

40、Directions：Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

There are various means consumers can do if they find that an item they bought is faulty or in some other way does not live up to the manufacturer’s claims. A simple and common method used by many consumers is to complain directly to the store manager. In general, the“higher up”his or her complaint, the faster he or she can expect it to be settled. In such a case, it is usually settled in the consumer’s favor, assuming he or she has a just claim.

Consumers should complain in person whenever possible, but if they cannot get to the place of purchase, it is acceptable to phone or write the complaint in a letter．

Complaining is usually most effective when it is done politely but firmly, and especially when the consumer can demonstrate what is wrong with the item in question. If this cannot be done, the consumer will succeed best by presenting specific information as to what is wrong, rather than by making general statements. For example,“The left speaker does not work at all and the sound coming out of the right one is unclear”is better than“This stereo does not work.”The store manager may advice the consumer to write to the manufacturer. If so, the consumer should do this, stating the complaint as politely and firmly as possible. If a polite complaint does not achieve the desired result, the consumer can go to a step further. She or he can threaten to take the seller to court or report the seller to a private or public organization responsible for protecting consumer’s rights.

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。 续写的词数应为 150 左右。

My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body. Through the years I would take a guess at what I thought was the correct answer.

When I was younger, I thought sound was very important to us as humans, so I said, 'My ears, Mommy.' She said, 'No. Many people are deaf. But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.'

Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first attempt, I had contemplated (考虑)the correct answer. So this time I told her, 'Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes.” She looked at me and told me, “You are learning fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.

Over the years my mother asked me a couple more times and always her answer was : 'No, but you are getting smarter every year, my child.'

Then last year, my grandpa died. Everybody was hurt. Everybody was crying. Mom looked at me when it was our turn to say our final goodbye to Grandpa. She asked me,   'Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?' I was shocked when she asked me this on this occasion. I always thought this was a game between her and me.   She saw the confusion on my face and told, 'This question is very important. How you answer it shows whether you have learned about life. 'For every body part you gave me in the past, I have told you were wrong and I have given a reason why. But today is the day you will know the answer.

I looked puzzled.

'All your previous answers -- ears, eyes, hands, heart They are all very importantto yourself. But this time I need you think of something that is important to others.'

Paragraph 1:

'My dear, the most important body part,' she said,

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Paragraph 2:

'Mom, I understand. And you can cry on my shoulder, too.'

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