怀化2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、The boy is _____ to win the match to be held next week.

A. possible B. likely

C. probable D. possibly

2、________is often the case, people stare at their phones while sitting on the bus.

A．That

B．It

C．That

D．As

3、_______ Sunday, the library doesn’t open.

A．Being

B．It is

C．It being

D．There being

4、Here in our supermarket fruit is sold by ____ kilogram, that is, by _____ weight.

A. the; 不填 B. the; the C. 不填 D. 不填; 不填

5、_______ digital technology is bridging geographic distance, highly skilled workers are increasingly crowding into cities.

A．Where

B．As

C．While

D．When

6、The young couple wrote to Mr Grand to________his warm reception during their visit to his farm.

A.acknowledge B.update C.consult D.acquire

7、Her face _______ with pleasure when she heard the news that her son was admitted to Beijing University.

A.lit up B.let down C.came to life D.lived up to

8、The president is committed to _______ the existing system of medical care.

A.reform B.reforming C.have reformed D.having reformed

9、As a great team leader. Yao Ming has got to think that he’s the best player out there. That way, he can______the game.

A.defend B.confirm C.attain D.dominate

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

A.does B.did C.would D.will

11、In my opinion, nothing is more _______ to everyone than good health.

A.present B.previous C.precious D.precise

12、He is________ know the result of the examination and even can't eat or sleep well for that.

A.leading to B.dying to C.addicted to D.accustomed to

13、Jenny said she was _____ by the programme in the TV, so she turned it off.

A.disgusted B.attracted C.disgusting D.attracting

14、We have _______ a campaign for better nursery and the school services.

A.invested B.issued C.launched D.leaked

15、Each soldier and sailor________ given a rifle when the ship landed.

A.were B.was C.are D.is

16、_____ we ever meet again I hope he remembers to thank me.

A. If and when B. When and where

C. If and what D. When and how

17、Which of the following sentences is WRONG?

A.It was sunny,and I suggested going to the beach.

B.Her expression suggested that she know the news.

C.All the evidence suggests that he stole the money.

D.She suggested that he book the tickets in advance.

18、Bejing Daxing International Airport completed its first flight of passenger planes ___________four aircrafts landed safely on the runway Monday morning.

A.though B.as C.while D.before

19、I feel both excited and nervous to speak before such a large audience, so I spent a lot of time _______ my lecture.

A.promoting B.releasing C.refreshing D.polishing

20、Successful people always make _____ preparations for any potential setbacks.

A. final B. urgent

C. abrupt D. adequate

21、They either sat there________ or stood ________ to the ground, ________at the tree covered with hundreds of ribbons, which looked like a banner of welcome ________ in the wind.

A.stunning … rooting … starting … billowing

B.stunned … rooted … stared … billowed

C.stunning … rooting … stared … billowed

D.stunned … rooted … staring … billowing

22、They all sat together at table, laughing and ______ stories after many years’ separation.

A.swapping B.circulating C.spreading D.plotting

23、No matter how busy he is, Tom makes ______a rule to see his parents every week.

A.this B.that C.it D.him

24、I wish to thank, _____________, all the people who have made this exhibition possible.

A. in particular B. in peace

C. in case D. in place

25、—Do you know Jim quarrel with his brother?

—I don’t know, _______.

A. nor don’t I care B. nor do I care

C. I don’t care neither D. I don’t care also

26、   An increase of just 2°C in global temperatures could make the world considerably drier and more desert-like, new research has warned.

More than a quarter of the world's land surface, home to more than 1.5 billion people, would become more arid and droughts and wildfires could be widespread. Limiting global warming to 1.5℃ would dramatically reduce the percentage of the Earth's surface affected, scientists found.

“Aridification (干旱化) would emerge over 20 to 30 percent of the world's land surface by the time the global temperature change reaches 2℃”，said Dr Manoj Joshi from the University of East Anglia’s School of Environmental Sciences and one of the study's co-authors.

The research team studied projections from 27 global climate models and identified areas of the world where aridity will greatly change. The most affected areas are parts of South East Asia, Southern Europe, Southern Africa, Central America and Southern Australia. These areas are home to more than .20 percent of the world's population — that’s over 1.5 billion people.

The study looked at the current rate of global temperature increase and compared it to data from before the industrial revolution. The world has already warmed by 1℃since then. Two thirds of the affected regions could avoid significant aridification if warming is limited to 1.5℃, researchers found.  

The Paris Agreement, which was first signed in 2015, is an international agreement to control climate change. It hopes to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2℃ and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5℃.

But the local protectionism makes it possible that the world may become drier and the horrific scenes of the Californian wildfires may become more common. The fire burned more than 440 square miles of Ventura and Santa Barbara counties and destroyed more than 1,000 structures after breaking out in early December.

【1】What should we do to prevent aridification?

A.We should limit the temperature rise to 2°C.

B.We should limit the temperature rise to 1.5°C.

C.We should limit the industrial development.

D.We should limit the global population.

【2】Which country is most likely to be affected by aridification?

A.China. B.Russia. C.Canada. D.Philippine.

【3】Why does the author mention the Californian wildfires in the text?

A.To show the harm of aridification.

B.To emphasize the loss of the fire.

C.To support the local protectionism.

D.To tell us wildfires are common.

【4】What is Dr Manoj's attitude towards the global temperature change?

A.Indifferent. B.Approving. C.Concerned. D.Unclear.

27、   Sixth formers are to be quizzed on whether they can cook five hot meals and how often they should change their sheets, as part of a government-backed scheme to prepare them for university.

Ministers are urging schools to put on special workshops for students aged 16―18 to ensure they feel comfortable with the prospect of leaving home. The course, designed by the university accommodation provider Unite Students, will teach pupils how to manage their finances and how to live independently.

According to the course materials, teachers should ask students questions which may not have occurred to them, such as “what is the price of a liter of milk?” and “list 5 hot meals you can cook from scratch” and “how often will you wash your sheets once you move out of home?”

Damian Hinds, the Education Secretary, said, “We are all very conscious that moving away from home and going to university is one of the most exciting things that happens in your life but it can also be very daunting.” Mr. Hinds said that when he got to university, he discovered he had “relied on my mum more than I realized I did”, adding, “I wish I could have cooked better.”

Earlier this year, ministers set up a new task force called the Education Transitions Network, which includes representatives from Universities UK, UCAS and the National Union of Students. It is part of a drive by the Department for Education to address the rise in students who report mental health issues during their time at university.

Data released earlier this year showed that the number of students declaring mental health problems on arrival at university has surged. Figures obtained showed a 73 percent rise between 2014―2015 and 2017―2018 in students stating that they had a condition such as depression or anxiety before starting their courses.

【1】What can we learn about the course?

A.It encourages students to leave home.

B.It is designed by the university students.

C.It helps students get ready for their college life.

D.It allows teachers to ask students familiar questions.

【2】Why does the author mention Damian in Paragraph 4?

A.To show the joy of campus life. B.To list the contents of the course.

C.To prove the necessity of the course. D.To present the importance of college life.

【3】Which of the following best explains “surged” underlined in the last paragraph?

A.Increased. B.Dropped. C.Doubled. D.Remained.

28、   Good evening, everyone. As we celebrate International Dog Day, I want to focus on a specific type of dog that is perhaps the most misunderstood breed in the world—the pit bull. It makes me unhappy that public opinion about pit bulls is that they are extremely dangerous. If a pit bull is that meaning, that’s only as a result of being taught to fight other dogs to the death in dogfights. The truth is that a pit bull is very faithful and loving.

A pit bull is a cross between a terrier and a bulldog. That’s why their coloring can be different from one dog to the next. Pit bulls all have short fur. They came over to the U.S. from Britain with their immigrant farming families. Pit bulls guarded the cows, sheep and family from thieves. They were beloved members of the family because they were so faithful and loving. They were also very strong, especially their jaws.

Unfortunately, bad men turned a good thing into a bad thing. Since these dogs would do anything to please their masters, it was easy for these men to teach the dogs to be killers. Dogs fought other dogs in fenced “pits”. Dog fighting became illegal in the U.S. in 1875, but it still goes on. Today, pit bulls continue to be farm dogs, but they are also trained as police dogs, search dogs and of course they make great pets!

I have a pit bull myself. Piper is the friendliest dog you’ll ever meet. He sleeps next to me at night. Even though he is an adult dog now, he still acts like a puppy sometimes. He would never bite me or anyone else! With proper and loving training, pit bulls are the best pets ever!

【1】What is the meaning of the underlined word “breed” in Paragraph 1?

A. A specific type of dog. B. Public opinion about dogs.

C. Dangerous dogs. D. Farm dogs.

【2】Where is the passage probably taken from?

A. A letter. B. A speech.

C. An advertisement. D. A report.

【3】When was dog fighting made illegal in the U.S.?

A. In the 18th century. B. In the 19th century.

C. In the 20th century. D. Never.

【4】What is the main purpose of the passage about pit bulls?

A. To explain how much the woman loves her dog.

B. To argue that pit bulls are not dangerous.

C. To help pet shops to sell more pit bulls.

D. To describe the history of pit bulls in the U.S.

29、   Due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia （NCP）, people all over the world are wearing masks to reduce the risk of infection. It's a very simple but incredibly effective method to protect oneself from a variety of harmful things. In fact, masks have been helping mankind for centuries. Let's take a look at some mask-related history.

1st century

In that era, many people in Roman Empire worked underground in mines to support their families. But most of them suffered from and even eventually died of respiratory （呼吸的） illnesses. To address this problem, Pliny the Elder （23-79 AD）, a Roman philosopher and naturalist, recommended the use of animal bladder （膀胱）skins to stop dust from being breathed in. Although primitive, his idea was considered the very first recorded mask invention.

16th century

Early inventions did not stop with Pliny. Many centuries later, Italian artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci （1452-1519）, proposed using a woven cloth dipped in water over the face to protect against the poisonous chemicals.

19th century

The design of the mask look a big step forward in the 19th century. In 1848, American Lewis Hassley became the first person to patent （注册专利）a protective mask for miners, which was a milestone in face mask history. Masks at this stage were similar to gas masks. Later, in 1897, Polish-Austrian doctor Johann von Mikulicz-Radccki designed a simple mask composed of one layer of gauze （纱中1）, recommending medical workers to wear it to prevent infection. That was the first recorded use of a surgical mask.

20th century

In 1910. an epidemic broke out in Northeast China. Chinese doctor Wu Liande designed a cheap face mask called "Wu's mask". Made of two layers of surgical gauze, it could be wrapped around the back of the head and tied in a knot. This mask was praised by experts around the world, as it was simple to manufacture （制作）and had a low production cost. Modem exploration

With several outbreaks of infectious diseases and the flu. and the rise of pollution caused by industrial waste, the materials in masks have continued to evolve to better protect its wearer. For example, in 2012 when China suffered from smog, mask models such as N95 and KN90. which can filter out this fine particulate （微 粒）mailer, became highly popular. In the future. masks will continue to improve, hopefully so will the habits of humans.

【1】According to the text, why were masks invented?

A.To reduce the risk of infection.

B.To protect miners from dust.

C.To indicate patients with respiratory illnesses.

D.To protect workers from harmful chemicals.

【2】What was considered a milestone in face mask history?

A.Using a woven cloth instead of animal skins.

B.Getting a patent on protective masks for miners.

C.The invention of surgical masks in 1897.

D.Using more than one layer of surgical gauze.

【3】"Wu's mask" grew popular around the world because.

A.it could be used multiple times B.it was simple for people to wear

C.it was cheap and easy to manufacture D.it could better protect people from smog

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A.The evolution of masks. B.The benefits of using masks.

C.A comparison of different masks. D.The roles masks played at different times.

30、With his love for video games and petty arguments with his older sister, Jack Rico might seem like any other l3-year-old. But Rico is_________ but average: the teenager just graduated with four degrees and he did it in just two years.

Rico_________ from Fullerton College in California last weekend, making him the _________ student to achieve that feat (壮举) in the school’s 107-year-old history.

Majoring in one study is_______ enough, but the baby facing teen earned degrees in_________,human expression, social behavior and social science .

“I just love learning new things,” Rico said. “I_________ knowing more about the world and all the different things we could study.”

The community college has about 21,000_________students from various backgrounds and walks of life. But Fullerton College President Greg Schulz said Rico surely_________ from the crowd.

“It is not typical to have such a young student take classes, so Jack is pretty well_________on the Fullerton College campus,” Schulz told CNN. “Jack is wise beyond his years, and I’m so__________ that he found a home and place to be outstanding at Fullerton College.”

If you’re eager to know the secret__________ to his great achievements, Rico said there isn’t one. Just good old time management and listening to your__________, he said.

Rico’s mother said she knew her son was__________ ever since he was a young boy. Having been home schooled before attending Fullerton, Rico’s__________ official graduation was his college one.

But as a result of the coronavirus pandemic (新冠疫情) , his in-person graduation ceremony was__________.

He was a little sad and disappointed because he never had a graduation. So __________, his family and friends will help him__________ by holding a drive-by graduation parade (游行) on Wednesday.

The next step for Rico is to continue studying history at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he received a full ride.

While he may be several steps ahead of his age group, he said he’s still just __________.

“I’m 13 right now so I don’t really have the whole life thing __________ ,” Rico said, when asked what he wants to be when he grows up. “I’m still trying to__________ my interests and learn what I want to do in life.”

【1】

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

D．everything

【2】

A．suffered

B．survived

C．graduated

D．arose

【3】

A．youngest

B．most determined

C．tastiest

D．most delighted

【4】

A．vast

B．cautious

C．difficult

D．brief

【5】

A．history

B．politics

C．physics

D．business

【6】

A．concern

B．dislike

C．demand

D．love

【7】

A．many

B．other

C．another

D．all

【8】

A．dropped out

B．stood out

C．put out

D．gave out

【9】

A．motivated

B．spoken

C．harmed

D．known

【10】

A．puzzled

B．ashamed

C．pleased

D．annoyed

【11】

A．method

B．manners

C．behavior

D．education

【12】

A．schoolmates

B．citizens

C．instructors

D．hosts

【13】

A．special

B．painful

C．willing

D．innocent

【14】

A．legally

B．last

C．curiously

D．first

【15】

A．commented

B．conducted

C．canceled

D．replaced

【16】

A．anyhow

B．somehow

C．moreover

D．instead

【17】

A．celebrate

B．absorb

C．owe

D．blame

【18】

A．a twin

B．a kid

C．a graduate

D．a student

【19】

A．given away

B．taken out

C．put off

D．figured out

【20】

A．earn

B．explore

C．exchange

D．explode

31、   Many people, some even at a very young age, set the goal of graduating from college. _________, one American woman in Texas waited a long time for her chance to reach that _________.

The woman is 84-year-old Janet Fein. Last week, she received her bachelor’s _________ in sociology from the University of Texas at Dallas.

Fein grew up in the Bronx area of New York City. After _________ from high school, at the age of 16, she went to Texas and worked as a secretary at a dress manufacturer. She then got married and _________ birth to five kids. Though _________ with her work and household chores, Fein would spare time to read, write papers and learn new things. In 2012, she _________. In retirement, she felt she had _________ to do and didn’t think playing bingo was up to her speed. It was then she _________ to earn a bachelor’s degree.

Fein took part in a state program that __________ people who are 65 and __________ take free classes at public universities in Texas. She __________ going to class even as her health __________ worsened. During her studies, it became __________ for her to use walker to get around and she even __________ oxygen. She also developed knee problems. To finish the __________ part of her degree requirements, Fein had to take online classes. Even with all these __________, Fein never showed signs of giving up and __________ managed to get the degree.

Fein’s __________ has inspired many people. Just like what she has said, “Keeping __________ and giving yourself something to look forward to is just a really positive move.”

【1】A.Therefore B.However C.Instead D.Otherwise

【2】A.goal B.destination C.dream D.idea

【3】A.major B.position C.grade D.degree

【4】A.learning B.graduating C.separating D.hearing

【5】A.brought B.gave C.made D.presented

【6】A.free B.dissatisfied C.occupied D.unhappy

【7】A.retired B.moved C.left D.quit

【8】A.nothing B.something C.anything D.everything

【9】A.realized B.noticed C.decided D.meant

【10】A.allows B.permits C.enables D.lets

【11】A.taller B.older C.wealthier D.superior

【12】A.stopped B.avoided C.kept D.risked

【13】A.care B.insurance C.conditions D.education

【14】A.necessary B.significant C.unacceptable D.challenging

【15】A.required B.ordered C.produced D.wanted

【16】A.next B.last C.only D.initial

【17】A.puzzles B.difficulties C.doubts D.questions

【18】A.hopefully B.simply C.finally D.hardly

【19】A.example B.sample C.model D.type

【20】A.calm B.appreciative C.silent D.active

32、   I remember when my husband started coaching the basketball team at a local high school in Richmond, California. He had a passion for sports and loved _________ with kids. Sitting in the _________ during the first game, I cried with joy as I watched him _________ with the students. He seemed to _________.

On the car ride home, we both realized that he has a _________ for teaching. Not just on the _________, but also in the classroom. He _________ a well-paid job in finance, and went back to school to obtain his teaching

_________. He landed a job teaching 8th grade US history to the amazing kids at Helms Middle School in San Pablo. He had found his _________. Little did I know that I would be in the __________, too.

My husband knows that I work for a software company that is __________ with 3D printing, and that’s usually the extent of his __________ in my profession. I was __________ when he asked me to be a guest speaker in his class that first year.

While I was planning my first __________ for his students, I asked myself, “What should I do? How do I integrate(融入) design, modeling and 3D printing into 8th grade US history?”

I __________ my friends, read the local teacher blogs and thought I was __________ to go. But during my first lesson a(n) __________ thing happened: I kind of failed. The end result, __________, was better than I ever expected.

At the end of the class, I asked the students how they felt about what they had __________ learned. They raised their hands and __________ answers and sought me out to more questions. When the bell rang, they thanked me for my time.

【1】A.chatting B.running C.arguing D.working

【2】A.stand B.carriage C.yard D.desk

【3】A.complain B.interact C.shout D.swear

【4】A.relax B.shine C.agree D.approach

【5】A.weakness B.dislike C.gift D.plan

【6】A.size B.market C.edge D.court

【7】A.left B.obtained C.saw D.weighed

【8】A.method B.experience C.funding D.certification

【9】A.hobby B.occupation C.charming D.ability

【10】A.system B.adventure C.classroom D.basement

【11】A.involved B.popular C.honest D.bored

【12】A.knowledge B.determination C.authority D.interest

【13】A.proud B.annoyed C.surprised D.calm

【14】A.interview B.speech C.ticket D.lesson

【15】A.consulted B.treated C.hugged D.noticed

【16】A.late B.ready C.worried D.thankful

【17】A.funny B.harmful C.similar D.important

【18】A.therefore B.moreover C.however D.besides

【19】A.even B.just C.still D.seldom

【20】A.ruled out B.made out C.left out D.shouted out

33、   I was 18 years old, fit, strong and ambitious. One day, I fell down for no _________reason. I saw many different specialists and was finally diagnosed with limb girdle muscular dystrophy (MD).

It was a very difficult time. I had no idea what life was going to_________at me and I was scared. By my late 30s it was_________and I had transitioned (转变) from a walking stick to a wheelchair. I wanted to be master of my own_________, so I had to recognize my_________and play to my weaknesses. What I wanted to make_________was a trip to the north pole.

People with MD feel the cold. So why did I want to go to one of the most extreme, cold and _________places on Earth? I’d read about Chris Cope, who wanted to go to the north pole to raise money for MD, and it had_________my adventurous spirit: I wanted to raise awareness about the__________, but I also wanted to find out what I was capable of. I’m very_________.

In the two years it had taken to organize the expedition, my muscles had worsened but we _________regardless. The unpleasant life coaching and cold training helped me to_________how my body would behave in extreme cold, which made me aware of what to_________.

I had an amazing team around me, _________ the four different flights we took to get to the inner Arctic ice shelf were nevertheless discouraging. While we were on the ice the runway_________ and we had to wait for it to refreeze. _________we reached the north pole, I was bitterly cold, exhausted and a complete_________. I was on the ice for the best part of three long days, then_________ the final 350m. The expedition raised £50,000 for_________.

MD is slowly destroying my life but I have chosen to fill it with_________and I live life to the full.

【1】A. apparent B. adequate C. sound D. major

【2】A. yell B. throw C. target D. direct

【3】A. modest B. initial C. advanced D. minor

【4】A. disease B. business C. fortune D. fate

【5】A. privileges B. strengths C. achievements D. commitments

【6】A. differ B. work C. happen D. count

【7】A. autonomous B. mysterious C. fantastic D. inaccessible

【8】A. referred to B. belonged to C. applied to D. appealed to

【9】A. significance B. conservation C. condition D. ambition

【10】A. competitive B. delicate C. ridiculous D. trustworthy

【11】A. pulled out B. took off C. pressed on D. hung about

【12】A. clarify B. illustrate C. stress D. assess

【13】A. value B. expect C. require D. forgive

【14】A. though B. but C. so D. as

【15】A. floated B. split C. disappeared D. twisted

【16】A. Because B. Unless C. Once D. Before

【17】A. pride B. failure C. mess D. envy

【18】A. ran B. climbed C. walked D. rolled

【19】A. treatment B. ecology C. charity D. training

【20】A. responsibilities B. imaginations C. recreations D. experiences

34、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Smell the flowers before you go to sleep and you may just end up with rosy dreams. Have a whiff of rotten(腐烂的)eggs during the night and your dreams may be【1】(pleasant). So says researcher Dr. Boris Stuck, 【2】invited sleeping volunteers to a rose vs. rotten egg test in the University Hospital Mannheim in Germany. The subjects didn’t dream about roses【3】eggs, but rather he found that what they smelt affected the emotions of【4】(they) dreams.

And if you think【5】(smell) have a say in dreams, wait for what TV tells us. A UK study reveals that people exposed【6】black-and-white film and TV in their youth are to have monochromic(单色的)dreams throughout their life more【7】(probable). Eva Murzyn from the University of Dundee tested two age groups— one half 【8】(age) over 55 and【9】other half under 25.

The result? Under 5% of the dreams of the under-25s were in black and white. 【10】(watch)color TV in childhood seems to be the reason why.

35、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Everyone has their own unique fingerprint; 【1】 makes fingerprints an ideal way to unlock smartphones. However, this may be 【2】 (safe) than we think.

Scientists at New York University and Michigan State University in the US have developed a set of fake fingerprints. They say that the prints 【3】 unlock any fingerprint-enabled smartphone up to 65 percent of the time.

The artificial fingerprints 【4】 (create) by using many common features found in human prints. They work 【5】 taking advantage of the way smartphone scanners check a fingerprint.

The fingerprint scanners   【6】 (use) in smartphones are so small that they only read parts of fingerprints. So they have to take many scans of your finger or thumb (拇指) 【7】 they work properly. Smartphones also let users save several finger and thumbprints. Since a print only has to match one of the saved images 【8】 (unlock) the phone, the scanner is more likely to make mistakes.

Although the scientists have only tested their findings in computer simulations (模拟), 【9】 (worry) about the safety of using fingerprints are reasonable .They warn that the technology used to create artificial fingerprints is improving   【10】 (extreme) fast.

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.

On a broiling afternoon when the men were away at work and all the women napped, I moved through majestic depths of silences, silences so immense I could hear the corn 【1】. Under these silences there was a / an orchestra of natural music playing notes no city child would ever hear. A certain cackle from the henhouse meant we had gained an egg. The creak of a porch swing told of a momentary breeze blowing across my grandmother’s yard. As I 【2】 along a mossy bank to surprise a frog, a 【3】splash told me the quarry had spotted me and slipped into the stream. Wandering among the sleeping houses, I learned that tin roofs crackle under the power of the sun, and when I tired and came back to my grandmother’s house, I padded into her dark cool living room, lay 【4】 on the floor, and listened to the hypnotic beat of her pendulum clock on the wall ticking the meaningless hours away.

I was enjoying the luxuries of a rustic nineteenth-century boyhood, but for the women Morrisonville life had few 【5】. Their lives were hard, endless, dirty labor.

For baths, laundry, and dishwashing, they hauled buckets of water from a spring at the foot of a hill. To heat it, they chopped kindling to fire their wood stoves. They boiled laundry in tubs, scrubbed it on washboards until knuckles were 【6】, and wrung it out by hand. Ironing was a business of lifting heavy metal weights heated on the stove top.

They scrubbed floors on hands and knees, thrashed rugs with carpet beaters, killed and plucked their own chickens, baked bread and parties, grew and conned their won vegetables, patched the family’s clothing on treadle-operated sewing machines, 【7】before the men to start the stove for breakfast and pack lunch pails, polished the chimneys of kerosene lamps, and even found time to tend the flowers that grew around every house. By the end of a summer day a Morrisonville woman had toiled like a serf.

At sundown the men drifted back from the fields exhausted and 【8】. They scrubbed themselves in enamel basins and, when supper was eaten, climbed up onto the porch to watch the night arrive. Presently the women 【9】 them, and the twilight music of Morrisonville began.

The swing creaking , rocking chairs 【10】 on the porch planks, voices murmuring approval of the sagacity of Uncle Irvey as he quietly observed for probably the ten-thousandth time in his life, “A man works from sun to sun, but a woman’s work is never done.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

38、假设你是李华，李教授邀请你去参观他任教的大学并热情款待你，你写这封感谢信表示谢意。要点如下:

1. 谈谈此次大学之行总体给你的印象及启迪；

2. 谈谈给你留下最深刻印象的人或事(一至两点)；

3. 再次致谢。

注意:

1. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

2. 文中不要出现具体学校和个人信息。

3. 词数100左右，开头和结尾己给出，不计入总词数；

Dear Professor Li,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

39、假设你是一中学生会主席李华，最近你们学校将要举行一场英语配音大赛，请你给外籍教师Clark写一封信，邀请他担任大赛的评委内容包括：

1. 发出邀请；

2. 简单介绍比赛；

3. 期待回复。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3. 参考词汇：英语配音大赛English dubbing contest；电影片段movie clip

Dear Mr. Clark,

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Yours,

Li Hua

40、假如你是李华，你收到英国笔友Max来信，说他对于马上进入高中最后一年感到焦虑和担忧。请你给他写一封回信。内容包括：

1. 表示理解和安慰；

2. 具体建议；

3. 表达期待。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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41、Directions: Write an English composition in at least 120 words according to the instruction given below in Chinese.

最近，社会上的整形医院(plastic surgery hospital) 如雨后春笋般涌现出来，很多人，尤其是年轻人，热衷于整容手术(take cosmetic surgery)。请你谈谈自己对此现象的看法，并对自己的观点加以论证。

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