商丘2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、My camera can be________to take pictures in cloudy and sunny conditions.

A.adapted B.adjusted C.adopted D.admitted

2、Well, if you insist on eating so much, you will have to suffer the ________.

A．consequences

B．exercises

C．evidence

D．exchanges

3、Bobby secretly decided to _______for the track team with the purpose of being the winner, and his roommate instantly showed his disapproval.

A.let out B.try out C.work out D.drop out

4、________ comes first to the class room can get a free ticket for the lecture.

A．Anyone

B．The one

C．Whoever

D．Who

5、Not only ______ me improve my Spanish, but Campero introduced me to her culture.

A.she helped B.did she help C.had she helped D.she had helped

6、When deeply ______ in work, he always forgets all about eating or sleeping.

A.absorbing B.trapping C.absorbed D.trapped

7、― Mr. Johnson, I’m really sorry _____ you waiting for a long time.

— I know you are very busy at the moment.

A.to have kept B.to be keeping C.to keep D.to have been kept

8、This was a courageous decision, all the board members of the company opposed.

A.it B.that C.one D.the one

9、The pilot, as well as all the passengers, ________ lucky to survive the air crash due to his extraordinary skills.

A．is

B．are

C．was

D．were

10、Today the Red Cross provides a number of services for the public, such as helping people   , teaching first aid and providing blood.

A.in need B.in return C.in preparation D.in anger

11、Is this chicken farm ____________we visited three years ago?

A. in which B. where

C. the one D. /

12、In contrast to Barbie’s fantasy figure and fashionable high heels, these dolls are ________ on girls from historical eras and come with storybooks about themselves.

A．modeled

B．synthesized

C．popularized

D．imposed

13、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

14、But for her timely assistance，the prince___________ to death.

A.would be condemned B.will be condemned

C.would have been condemned D.will have been condemned

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

A.how B.after C.what D.when

16、Many experts hold the view that teachers’ development is _______ the key to better education lies.

A.which B.what C.where D.how

17、I ______ to you at that time, but I didn’t know where you lived.

A. had written B. wrote

C. would write D. would have written

18、Climate change has arrived and is _____ faster than many scientists expected.

A.uniting B.accelerating C.declining D.twisting

19、The policemen hurried into the station ______ they heard the gunshot.

A. immediately B. at once C. since D. then

20、It’s no use _________ without thinking.

A.learn B.to learn C.having learned D.learning

21、Mary is always ready to do some ______ work at the local nursing house in her spare time.

A.responsible B.exhausting C.voluntary D.professional

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

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

23、—Why don’t you do some shopping in the second-hand store？

—Well，the goods there are ________，but ________.

A.more expensive；worse B.more expensive；not as bad

C.cheaper；good enough D.cheaper；not as good

24、______that you are grown up;you should no longer depend on your parents.

A.Since B.Now C.As D.Because

25、From her knowledge of Douglas's habits，she feels sure that the attacker last night ___________Douglas.

A. mustn't have been B. can't have been

C. shouldn't have been D. wouldn't have been

26、   An introduction to this book is as superfluous as a candle in front of a powerful searchlight. But a convention of publishing seems to require that the candle should be there, and I am proud to be the one to hold it. About ten years ago I picked up from the pile of new books on my desk a copy of Sons and Lovers by a man of whom I had never heard, and I started to race through it with the immoral speed of the professional reviewer. But after a page or two I found myself reading, really reading. Here was—here is—a masterpiece in which every sentence counts, a book packed with significant thought and beautiful, arresting phrases, the work of a remarkable genius whose gifts are more richly various than those of any other young English novelist.

To appreciate the rich variety of Mr. Lawrence we must read his later novels and his volumes of poetry. But Sons and Lovers reveals the range of his power. Here are combined and blended(混合的) sort of 'realism' and almost lyric(抒情的) imagery and rhythm. The speech of the people is that of daily life and the things that happen to them are normal adventures and accidents; they fall in love, marry, work, fail, succeed, and die. But of their deeper emotions and of the relations of these little human beings to the earth and to the stars, Mr. Lawrence makes something near to poetry and prose(散文) without violating its proper “other harmony.”

Take the marvellous paragraph on next to the last page of Sons and Lovers (Mr. Lawrence depends so little on plot in the ordinary sense of the word that it is perfectly fair to read the end of his book first):

Where was he? One tiny upright speck of flesh, less than an ear of wheat lost in the field. He could not bear it. On every side the immense dark silence seemed pressing him, so tiny a spark, into extinction, and yet, almost nothing, he could not be extinct. Night, in which everything was lost, went reaching out, beyond stars and sun, stars and sun, a few bright grains, went spinning round for terror, and holding each other in embrace, there in the darkness that outpassed them all, and left them tiny and daunted(气馁). So much, and himself, infinitesimal, at the core a nothingness, and yet not nothing.

Such glorious writing lifts the book far above a novel which is merely a story. I beg the reader to attend to every line of it and not to miss a single one of the many sentences that await and surprise you. Some are enthusiastic and impressive, like the paragraph above; others are keen, 'realistic' observations of things and people. In one of his books Mr. Lawrence makes a character say, or think, that life is 'mixed'. That indicates his philosophy and his method. He blends the accurately literal and trivial(琐碎的) with the extremely poetic.

To find a similar blending of tiny daily detail and wide imaginative vision, we must go back to two older novelists, Hardy and Meredith. I do not mean that Mr. Lawrence derives(源于) immediately from them or, indeed, that he is clearly the disciple(弟子) of any master. I do feel simply that he is of the elder stature(名望) of Hardy and Meredith, and I know of no other young novelist who is quite worthy of their company. When I first tried to express this comparison, this connection, I was contradicted by a fellow-critic, who pointed out that Meredith and Hardy are entirely unlike each other and that therefore Mr. Lawrence cannot resemble both. To be sure, nothing is more hateful than forced comparisons, nothing more boring than to discover parallels between one work of art and another. An artist's mastery consists in his difference from other masters. But to refer a young man of genius to an older one, at the same time pronouncing his independence and originality, is a fair, if not very superior, method of praising him.

【1】The underlined word 'superfluous' in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.

A.meaningful B.unnecessary

C.fundamental D.unbelievable

【2】What does the author want to illustrate by including one paragraph from Sons and Lovers?

A.The plot of the novel has little to do with daily life.

B.It is wise to read Lawrence's books from the end.

C.Lawrence is capable of telling good stories.

D.The language in Lawrence's books is elegant.

【3】Who were Hardy and Meredith?

A.They taught Lawrence literature when he was young.

B.They were the realistic novelists of Lawrence’s time.

C.They were novelists who resemble each other in writing.

D.They were novelists combining details with imagination.

【4】What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?

A.To introduce Lawrence's novel Sons and Lovers.

B.To show his experiences of reading classics.

C.To analyze Lawrence's writing characteristics.

D.To compare the styles of different novelists.

27、   You probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?

Jane Addams(1860-1935)

Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank. Addans helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community(社区)by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need . In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Rachel Carson(1907-1964)

If it weren’t for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today. Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world’s lakes and oceans.

Sandra Day O’Connor(1930-present)

When Sandra Day O’Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator(参议员) and ,in 1981, the first woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court. O’Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.

Rosa Parks(1913-2005)

On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rasa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a passenger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison. But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott. It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. “The only tired I was, was tired of giving in,” said Parks.

【1】What is Jane Addams noted for in history?

A. Her efforts to win a prize.

B. Her lack of proper training in law.

C. Her social work.

D. Her community background.

【2】What is the reason for O’Connor’s being rejected by the law firm?

A. The discrimination against women.

B. Her little work experience in court.

C. Her lack of proper training in law.

D. The poor financial conditions.

【3】Who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the US?

A. Jane Addams. B. Rosa Parks.

C. Sandra Day O’Connor. D. Rachel Carson.

【4】What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text?

A. They are highly educated. B. They are truly creative.

C. They are peace-lovers. D. They are pioneers.

28、Most people agree that eating healthy food is important. But sometimes making good food choices can be tough. Now, there are apps that can help people learn about the food they eat to improve their diets.

Open Table

Open Table helps people choose restaurants when they want to go out to eat. Open Table is a free service that shows users restaurant availability based on where and when they want to dine. Open Table users can also make reservations directly through the app or website.

Epicurious

Epicurious is a free app and website to help users find recipes and become better cooks. The app has more than 30,000 recipes and can create a shopping list based on the ingredients (原料) in a recipe. The app rates recipes for popularity and other qualities and inform users about vegetables in season in different areas.

Happy Cow

The Happy Cow app is made freely for Vegetarians. Users can search for vegetarian restaurants and stores around the world. The Happy Cow app is based on the Happy Cow website, where users can discover places nearby or search using keywords.

Local Eats

Restaurant chains, like McDonalds, can be found almost anywhere a person might travel. But sometimes tourists want to eat like locals. The website and app Local Eats is designed for that, which can help you find local restaurants in major cities in the US and in other countries.

【1】Which app can help people book a table for a meal in advance?

A．Open Table.

B．Local Eats.

C．Epicurious.

D．Happy Cow.

【2】Who might be interested in the app Local Eats?

A．App designers.

B．Travelers.

C．Vegetarians.

D．Chefs.

【3】This text introduces these apps to help people to ________.

A．save money

B．be better cooks

C．eat better

D．make good food

29、   The Indian government may use 3D paintings as virtual speed breakers(减速带) on major highways and roads, in order to check speeding and careless driving, and finally make its deadly roads a little safer. 'We are trying out 3D paintings used as virtual speed breakers to avoid unnecessary requirements of speed breakers, ' India's transport minister Nitin Gadkari wrote.

The optical illusions(视觉错觉) are supposed to encourage drivers to slow down automatically. Earlier, India had ordered the removal of all speed breakers from highways, which are considered to be a safety hazard for high-speed vehicles. India has the highest number of road accident deaths in the world. According to the World Health Organization, over 200,000 people are killed by road accidents.

The use of optical illusions as speed breakers was first pioneered in the American city of Philadelphia in 2008, as part of a campaign against speeding motorists. The technique has also been tried out in China to create floating 3D crossings. In India, cities such as Ahmedabad and Chennai have already experimented with 3D zebra crossings in the last one year. In Ahmedabad for instance, a mother and her daughter, both artists, have painted 3D crosswalks in the first few months of 2016. The artists say their motto is 'to increase the attention of drivers', and that the concept has been successfully tested in accident-prone zones on a highway.

However, critics argue that once drivers know that these speed breakers are visual illusions, they may ignore them. Others also point out that India's decision does not consider the safety of a large number of pedestrians. In the end, the new policy may be just one step towards improving road safety.

【1】Why are 3D paintings used on main highways and roads?

A.To make the surroundings more beautiful.

B.To attract the attention of tourists.

C.To reduce the rate of traffic accidents.

D.To try out this kind of new painting.

【2】The underlined word 'hazard' in paragraph 2 can be replaced by '__________'.

A.Threat B.Reminder

C.Regulation D.Theory

【3】What can we learn from Paragraph 3 and 4?

A.The idea tested in Ahmedabad recently has been a failure.

B.The new policy of 3D zebra crossings must be carried out.

C.Philadelphia is the second place to use virtual speed breakers in the US.

D.The use of optical illusions as speed breakers is debatable in India.

【4】What's the author's attitude towards 3D zebra crossings?

A.Indifferent. B.Objective.

C.Supportive. D.Critical.

30、In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to_______a different life. It was a transitional time in Daniel's life. I wanted to_______ him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the_______time I had let such moments pass.

When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked   _______the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar _______played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him_______ and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words_______ me.

Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those_______ opportunities. How many times have I let such moments_______? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have ________to me or what he might________ to face in the years ahead. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.

What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him？________as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always________ never hearing him put his________into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so________to tell a son something from the heart?

My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. "Daniel," I said, "if I could have picked, I would have picked you." That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world________, and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears filled my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was________ of was the stubble(短须) on his chin as his face pressed________mine. What I had said to Daniel was________. It was nothing. However, it was________.

【1】

A．experience

B．spend

C．enjoy

D．shape

【2】

A．show

B．send

C．leave

D．instruct

【3】

A．last

B．first

C．very

D．next

【4】

A．upward

B．into

C．down

D．up

【5】

A．sign

B．scene

C．scenery

D．sight

【6】

A．interest

B．instruction

C．courage

D．direction

【7】

A．failed

B．discouraged

C．struck

D．troubled

【8】

A．future

B．embarrassing

C．obvious

D．lost

【9】

A．last

B．pass

C．fly

D．remain

【10】

A．counted

B．meant

C．valued

D．eared

【11】

A．think

B．want

C．expect

D．wish

【12】

A．But

B．And

C．Instead

D．So

【13】

A．wondered

B．regretted

C．minded

D．tried

【14】

A．views

B．actions

C．feelings

D．attitudes

【15】

A．important

B．necessary

C．hard

D．basic

【16】

A．disappeared

B．changed

C．progressed

D．advanced

【17】

A．afraid

B．convinced

C．aware

D．tired

【18】

A．by

B．against

C．on

D．with

【19】

A．simple

B．gentle

C．meaningful

D．moving

【20】

A．none

B．nobody

C．anything

D．everything

31、I was at the post office early that morning, hoping to be in and out in a short while. Yet, I ________ myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway. I had never seen so many people there on a weekday. It seemed someone might have made an announcement, welcoming customers to carry as many ________ as they could and bring them in when I needed to have my own package _________. The queue moved very slowly. My patience ran out and I got ________. The longer it took,  the angrier I became. When I got to the counter finally, I finished my __________ quickly and briefly, and then walked past the queue that was now extending past the front door.

"Excuse me," I said, trying not to be too pushy. Several people had to move _________ to make room for me to get to the __________.

I stepped out, complaining about the ________ conditions. Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment, I headed into the parking lot．

A woman was coming across the lot in my ________. She was walking with determination, and each step sounded very heavy. I _________that she looked as if she could breathe fire. It stopped me in my tracks. I  _______  myself and it wasn't pretty. Had I looked like that? Her body language said that she was having a ______  day. My anger melted away. I wished I could wrap her in a hug but I was a ________. So I did what I could in a minute_________she hurried past me ----I smiled. In a second everything changed. She was astonished, then somewhat _________.Then her face softened and her shoulders ________. I saw her take a deep breath. Her pace slowed and she smiled back at me as we passed each other．       

I continued to smile all the way to my ______. Wow, it's amazing what a simple smile can do.        

From then on, I became aware of people's _________and my own, the way we show our feelings. Now I use that _______ every day to let it_________me that when facing the world, I can try a smile.

【1】

A．helped

B．found

C．troubled

D．enjoyed

【2】

A．things

B．dollars

C．chances

D．packages

【3】

A．weighed

B．cashed

C．lifted

D．carried

【4】

A．pleased

B．annoyed

C．delighted

D．disappointed

【5】

A．situation

B．choice

C．business

D．attitude

【6】

A．aside

B．about

C．along

D．away

【7】

A．counter

B．cashier

C．entrance

D．exit

【8】

A．weather

B．work

C．service

D．shopping

【9】

A．direction

B．decision

C．satisfaction

D．imagination

【10】

A．announced

B．noticed

C．proved

D．discovered

【11】

A．trusted

B．persuaded

C．hid

D．recognized

【12】

A．big

B．bright

C．rough

D．nice

【13】

A．gentleman

B．passenger

C．customer

D．stranger

【14】

A．before

B．though

C．until

D．since

【15】

A．attracted

B．confused

C．cheered

D．frightened

【16】

A．relaxed

B．raised

C．trembled

D．tightened

【17】

A．office

B．car

C．home

D．doctor

【18】

A．appearances

B．reactions

C．expressions

D．behaviors

【19】

A．treatment

B．conclusion

C．awareness

D．achievement

【20】

A．tell

B．show

C．give

D．remind

32、   How do doctors and hospitals decide who gets potentially lifesaving treatment and who doesn't? Facing this _______ position recently— who gets a ventilator(呼吸机) or a bed in hospital— Italian doctors sought advice on conscience and were told to consider a/an_______ . that draws on utilitarian(功利主义) principles.

In the words which are easy to understand, a utilitarianism approach would maximize(使最大化) overall health by directing _______ toward those most likely to _______ the most from it. If you had only one ventilator, it would go to someone more likely to _______.

In addition, they say pulling the _______ of front-line health care workers first is  _______to maximize the number of lives saved. We may _______ a shortage of such workers, and some have already fallen _______.

In a recent article in The New York Times, a British researcher said, “There are arguments about ________ the young over the old that I am personally very uncomfortable with,” he added. “Is a 20-year-old ________more valuable than a 50-ycar-old, or are 50-year-olds actually more useful for your economy, because they have ________ and skills that 20-ycars-olds don't have?”

Dr. Emanuel ________ with that statement: “The 20-rcar-old has lived fewer years of life; they have been seized of a full life ________. If they nearly have the same prediction of the course of the disease, then the fact that 20-year-old has not had a full life counts in their favor for getting ________ that are rare at this special moment.”

【1】A.present B.difficult C.firm D.modern

【2】A.approach B.concept C.structure D.order

【3】A.money B.medicine C.operation D.care

【4】A.suffer B.hear C.benefit D.differ

【5】A.disappear B.survive C.breathe D.die

【6】A.income B.health C.dream D.promise

【7】A.moving B.temporary C.diverse D.necessary

【8】A.face B.improve C.solve D.help

【9】A.asleep B.silent C.ill D.apart

【10】A.proving B.valuing C.promoting D.marking

【11】A.really B.usually C.possibly D.casually

【12】A.memory B.relatives C.experience D.friends

【13】A.disagree B.declared C.struggled D.protested

【14】A.with power B.on time C.in use D.by force

【15】A.devices B.equipment C.materials D.resources

33、Standing nervously behind the red curtain, I glanced out across the stage. A girl about my age sat at a piano; I could see her fingertips moving over the black and white keys in front of her. The beautiful melody (旋律) was so relaxing, ________ my body tensed with anxiety.

My body ________ when the girl stood up from the bench. It was finally my turn. A part of me wanted to run home and ________ under my bed, but I knew I had chosen to ________. When the girl onstage walked toward me, I could hear my heart beating ________. The girl had a proud smile on her face and when she passed me, I heard her say “Good________”!

“Well, here goes nothing.” I said to myself.

I stepped onto the ________ and walked slowly toward the piano. The bright lights nearly ________ me, making it difficult to see the audience. When I reached the ________, I automatically slid onto the bench into position. The sounds of whispering and people walking around gave way to complete silence. I stared at my ________ fingers and for a moment my mind went ________. Closing my eyes, I imagined the music sitting in front of me and tried to recall every tiny detail.

Finally, I took a deep breath and began to play Beethoven’s moonlight sonata (协奏曲). The rich tones of the piano rang out. One by one, each muscle in my body loosened and relaxed I sat on the bench and my ________ danced over the row of black and white keys as if they had a mind of their own.

All the practice and ________ I put in for six months showed this was what my teacher was pushing for. I tried to ________ all the things she reminded me to do. “Keep your wrists up, relax your arms, don’t raise your shoulders…” I remembered feeling slightly annoyed hearing these things continuously but I never realized until now how it really ________.

When I reached the end of the piece the audience started ________. I rose from the bench and gave a deep bow. A proud smile ________ up my face. Inside I felt ________ that it was over and that I had done so well. As the applause died down, I turned and walked to the other side of the stage. I saw a young boy standing nervously behind the red curtains staring ________ out at the stage. When I walked by, I passed to him the two words that were given to me for ________: Good luck!

【1】

A．and

B．but

C．for

D．so

【2】

A．ached

B．bent

C．moved

D．froze

【3】

A．hide

B．sleep

C．play

D．drink

【4】

A．run

B．escape

C．stand

D．perform

【5】

A．happily

B．lightly

C．hardly

D．violently

【6】

A．guy

B．luck

C．music

D．performance

【7】

A．stage

B．bridge

C．path

D．chair

【8】

A．hurt

B．killed

C．blinded

D．frightened

【9】

A．piano

B．curtain

C．light

D．entrance

【10】

A．waving

B．shaking

C．unfolding

D．crossing

【11】

A．wild

B．awake

C．blank

D．wrong

【12】

A．fingers

B．feet

C．arms

D．legs

【13】

A．excuse

B．support

C．service

D．effort

【14】

A．forget

B．recall

C．ignore

D．grasp

【15】

A．helped

B．started

C．stopped

D．formed

【16】

A．joking

B．blaming

C．leaving

D．clapping

【17】

A．burned

B．dried

C．lit

D．lifted

【18】

A．relieved

B．worried

C．embarrassed

D．confused

【19】

A．confidently

B．fearfully

C．excitedly

D．angrily

【20】

A．encouragement

B．sympathy

C．appreciation

D．reward

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Rapidly advancing technology and its impact on education has been a subject of debate. How can schools equip students with the skills they need to succeed in a challenging job market?

Since technology is driving these changes, there is a theory that governments should keep focusing on STEM subjects. These are often referred to as “hard skills,” which are 【1】 in primary school and right through to university level. In the meantime, ‘soft skills’ are being 【2】.

This is a mistake. Much evidence suggests that soft skills are far more 【3】 to graduates in the long term. Research from Harvard University on the global job market has shown that STEM- related careers grew strongly between 1989 and 2000 but have slowed down since. In contrast, jobs in the creative industries----the sector probably most 【4】 with the need for soft skills---are growing rapidly. Soft skills are, in fact, increasingly in demand in the workplace: Google cites creativity, leadership 【5】 and communication skills as top requirements for both potential and current employees.

So why are soft skills so highly 【6】 for?

With the rapid evolution of technology, a focus on hard skills leaves students 【7】 to change, as these often have a short shelf life. According to research by World Economic Forum, more than one in four adults reports a mismatch between their skills and those needed for their job role. If soft skills are taught well, these skills should enable students to adapt to change more easily and progress further in their 【8】 career.

Of course, technical skills are important. But without the curriculum placing equal--- if not greater --- 【9】 on soft skills, our education systems are missing a huge trick. Hard skills may help a student get a job in a particular industry, but soft skills will help them disrupt it, achieving a wider 【10】 in their chosen field.

35、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.”

36、Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Why Cold weather Causes So many Flight Cancellation?

Each year, about 60,000 flights get canceled because of bad winter weather, which costs airlines and airports an estimated $3 billion. But it’s not the freezing cold temperatures that cause problems for planes. After all, 【1】 jets fly 10 kilometers up, where temperatures hover around -50 degrees Celsius.

In fact, planes 【2】 in cold weather, since cold air is denser and leads to better thrust. Clearly, the real problem isn’t what’s going on up there. It’s what’s happening on the ground.

When a 【3】 polar vortex (极地涡旋) struck the Midwestern US in January 2019, temperatures dropped to -40 degrees Celsius and airline canceled 3,000 flights nationwide. In these situations, when temperatures start 【4】, everything slows down. Cargo doors can freeze up, along with the nozzles that pump fuel into planes, which delays the 【5】 process.

Even the plane itself can freeze over. Just a quarter-inch - thick layer of ice on a plane can disrupt the way air flows over its wings.

Les Westbrooks: The number one reason, I would say, that the reason flights get delayed in cold weather is going to be because there’s some kind of frozen precipitation, from frost to snow to a sheet of ice, adhering to the aircraft, adhering to the wings of the aircraft 【6】.

That’s Les Westbrooks, a retired airline pilot and an associate professor of aeronautical science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He says that 【7】, these planes are “de-iced” - but this also delays takeoff. The crew can spray the plane with a special hot water/ glycol mixture. It can take around 40 minutes to de-ice large passenger airplanes, so planes often have to wait “their turn” for the de-icing station, which, of course, can trigger more delays.

And ice on the runway, of course, creates another set of 【8】. In 2014, a plane at JFK skidded off an icy runway and into a mound of snow, leading to an hours-long shutdown at the airport. And even though crews can remove ice from the runway, scraping it off the pavement can lead to potholes (坑洞) and other 【9】, which makes takeoffs and landings more dangerous. And of course, snow and freezing rain on the ground can affect visibility to the point where officials have to decide it’s not safe to fly at all.

But if ice and snow aren’t the problem in these extremely cold temperatures, it’s usually another factor: people.

Les Westbrooks: The airplane flies at high altitudes, -60 degrees. It’s made to do that. Humans are not made to be outside in -60 degrees weather. And so the human factor becomes a big, big factor, when it becomes extremely cold.

Baggage handlers, aircraft fuelers, and mechanics all have to stay warm. Some airports, like O’Hare in Chicago, set up heated shelters for their employees. Of course, with everyone taking breaks to warm up, not as much gets done, which leads to even more delays and cancellations. Passengers start missing their 【10】 flights, and that, along with passengers who can’t make it to the airport due to bad road conditions, leads to half-empty planes.

In fact, many airlines might preemptively cancel flights before bad weather even hits. So, in the end, you can still blame cold weather for cancelling your flight.

37、A: Excuse me, do you know where the chemistry lab is?

B: Yes. It’s just on the fifth floor of this b【1】.

A: How often do you do c【2】experiments there?

B: Twice a week.

A: Can you go there without a t【3】?

B: No. That’s not allowed.

A: What does the teacher often tell you to do when you are doing an e【4】?

B: He often tells us to look c【5】and follow the i【6】.

A: What will you do when you finish the experiment?

B: We must put e【7】back in the cupboards and wash our hands.

A: Right. It is very i【8】to keep the lab clean.

B: Yes, safe as well. We must turn off the e【9】before l【10】the lab.

38、假如你是李华，你的朋友 Linda刚通过了英语风采大赛（talent show）的初赛，即将参加决赛。她来信请你提供建议，请你写一封回信，内容如下：

1. 表示祝贺

2. 提供建议（至少两条）

3. 鼓励

注意：1. 大约100个单词

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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39、假设你是营养专家，请你根据下面的内容写一篇题目为 “Top Meal of the Day”的文章登在营养杂志上。

现状:许多高中学生不吃早餐（skip breakfast），其结果不仅影响白天的学习，而且导致身体变差。

原因:1.认为早餐不重要，可有可无；

2.早晨时间匆忙，为了节省时间不吃早晨；

3.女孩为了减肥而不吃早晨。

建议:每位学生都应该每天吃早餐。原因……（自定，至少两个）。

要求：1. 请按照要求使文章内容充实，上下文连贯通顺；

2. 词数：100左右。

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

1． 时间及地点  2.活动内容  3.注意事项

提示词：COVID-19 新冠病毒

此外，可适当增加细节。

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41、假定你是李华，你的新西兰朋友Terry没有进入学校唱歌比赛的决赛，感到非常伤心。请你给他写一封email，内容包括：

1．表示安慰；2．给予鼓励；3．提出希望。

注意：1．词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Terry,

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Yours,

Li Hua