石嘴山2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、---Was it under the tree _______ you were away talking to a friend?

--- Sure. But when I get back there, the car was gone.

A. that B. where

C. which D. while

2、In those days, our _______ concern was to provide people who were stopped by the snow storm with food and health care.

A. careful B. private

C. permanent D. primary

3、—I saw Jim at the meeting yesterday.

—Did you? I think he ______ have attended, for he is an expert.

A.needn’t B.mustn’t C.shouldn’t D.couldn’t

4、The Smiths don’t usually like staying at   hotels, but last summer they spent a few days at a very nice hotel by ________ sea.

A./; a B.the; the C./; the D.the; a

5、I think you can ______ the first five chapters before the deadline.

A. live through B. put through

C. get through D. see through

6、Critical thinkers have the courage to challenge ____________ thinking while most of us tend to follow it blindly.

A. gradual B. logical

C. productive D. conventional

7、Had the governments and scientists not worked together , AIDS-related deaths _______ since their highest in 2005.

A. had not fallen B. would not fall

C. would not have fallen D. did not fall

8、Professor Smith is very kind. You can turn to him for help as long as he is_________.

A.active B.confused C.available D.busy

9、American Indians_______ about 5% of the US population.

A.keep off B.keep up C.make up for D.make up

10、The manager is someone who is   all the prejudices against women in the workplace and who creates his own values and purpose.

A.away from B.free from C.far from D.apart from

11、Time should be made good use________our lessons well.

A．of learning

B．to learn

C．to learning

D．of to learn

12、— Could you help me take care of my pet dog on the 19th?

— I’m afraid I’m not ____________ that day.

A. vacant B. sufficient C. available D. convenient

13、The young man is very excellent. Now he is the ______ of a big company.

A. top dog B. cold fish

C. white elephant D. black sheep

14、He is a(n) ________ person and always ready to start a fight.

A.punctual B.religious C.aggressive D.elegant

15、This is a blue door but it was _______ painted green.

A.eventually B.firstly C.originally D.presently

16、I have a(n) ________to make to you——I opened your letter by mistake.

A．apology

B．disadvantage

C．fault

D．shortcoming

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

A.warm… / B.lively… very

C.hot… rather D.spirited… fairly

18、_____ on the subject for half an hour, Liu Ying suddenly realized she had done the wrong subject.

A.To be working B.Work C.Having been working D.Have worked

19、Mary and her friends _____ a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help the homeless people at the Christmas party.

A.came up with B.put up with C.caught up with D.kept up with

20、It was 80 years before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic 　　　   　 Zheng He had sailed to East Africa.

A.when B.that

C.after D.since

21、As you worked late last night, you __________ have come this morning.

A.may not B.can’t C.mustn’t D.needn’t

22、The newly-elected president officially a plan to break through the trade barrier.

A.laid off B.laid down C.laid out D.laid aside

23、I have been convinced that the print media are usually more________ and more reliable than television.

A．accurate

B．ridiculous

C．urgent

D．flexible

24、The professor tried his best to make the students__________what he was saying but he found it hard to make himself ___________.

A. understand; understand

B. understand; understood

C. understood; understood

D. understood; understand

25、“How could you treat me like that?” John asked his wife, eyeing her angrily from _______ the kitchen table.

A. at B. across C. through D. on

26、I’m a real book lover. Every time my friends visit me, my nose is buried in a book. Wherever I go, I always have a book with me. Novels, history books, stories about people, journals and news—I read them all and I’ve learnt a lot, too. For example, many things in life happen for the best even if we don’t like or understand them.

Why is reading such an enjoyable pastime for me? I probably first learned about it from my parents. My mother read to me at night in my childhood and bought me picture books. The greatest gift she has given me is a love for reading. And it will be a life-long habit.

No one ever asked me why I liked to read. They just saw me and asked, “Oh? Is that for school work?” And I just shook my head, “No. It’s just for fun.” While reading a good book, I can totally forget myself and fly to another world. It’s like exploring through someone’s eyes, which is just as exciting as watching a movie.

Reading is also necessary in order to learn about writing, to improve my use of words and phrases and broaden my knowledge. What a pity to see our imagination disappear, for we don’t exercise it often. Reading can even be good for one’s health, I think. Everyone should read sad stories that make us cry and also books with humor that make us laugh out loud!

【1】Among the gifts my parents have given me, which is the most valuable one?

A．A love for reading.

B．Picture books.

C．Good health.

D．A lovable pastime.

【2】In the fourth paragraph, the author thinks reading can ____.

A．make his parents happy

B．finish his school work

C．improve writing and broaden knowledge

D．help him understand some movies

【3】If we don’t use our imagination often, ____.

A．it is bad for our health

B．we will soon learn how to write

C．it will help us to have a good rest

D．it will soon disappear

【4】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Why do I have few friends?

B．What are my life habits?

C．Why do I love reading?

D．Why do things happen for the best?

27、   Can you believe your eyes? A recent experiment suggests that the answer to that question may depend on your age.

Martin Doherty, a psychologist at the University of Stirling in Scotland, led the team of scientists. In this experiment, Doherty and his team tested the perception(观察力) of some people, using pictures of some orange circles. The researchers showed the same pictures to two groups of people. The first group included 151 children aged 4 to 10, and the second group included 24 adults aged 18 to 25.

The first group of pictures showed two circles alone on a white background. One of the circles was larger than the other, and these people were asked to identify the larger one. Four-year-olds identified the correct circle 79 percent of the time. Adults identified the correct circle 95 percent of the time.

Next, both groups were shown a picture where the orange circles, again of different sizes, were surrounded by gray circles. Here's where the trick lies in. In some of the pictures, the smaller orange circle was surrounded by even smaller gray circles —making the orange circle appear larger than the other orange circle, which was the real larger one. And the larger orange circle was surrounded by even bigger gray circles—so it appeared to be smaller than the real smaller orange circle.

When young children aged 4 to 6 looked at these tricky pictures, they weren't fooled—they were still able to find the bigger circle with roughly the same accuracy as before. Older children and adults, on the other hand, did not do as well. Older children often identified the smaller circle as the larger one, and adults got it wrong most of the time.

As children get older, Doherty said, their brains may develop the ability to identify visual context. In other words, they will begin to process the whole picture at once: the tricky gray circles, as well as the orange circle in the middle. As a result, they're more likely to fall for this kind of visual trick.

【1】Doherty and his team of scientists did an experiment to evaluate_____________.

A.children's and adults' eye-sight B.people's ability to see accurately

C.children's and adults' brains D.the influence of people's age

【2】When asked to find the larger circle,_____________.

A.children at 6 got it wrong 79 % of the time with no gray ones around

B.only adults over 18 got it right 95% of the time with gray ones around

C.children at 4 got it right about 79 % of the time with gray ones around

D.adults got it right most of the time with gray ones around

【3】According to the passage, we can know that_____________.

A.a smaller orange circle appears bigger on a white background

B.an orange circle appears bigger than a gray one of the same size

C.a circle surrounded by other circles looks bigger than its real size

D.a circle surrounded by bigger ones looks smaller than its real size

28、   I’m about to begin my fifth season of tree planting. Each year, around this time, I have mixed feelings about the job. Never have I loved a job so much while hating it with equal measure. I mainly plant trees on the coast of British Columbia and get paid about 35 cents a tree. The job can be profitable. It gives planters the opportunity to lead a roaming (漫游的) lifestyle, with a temporary duty to spend a few months filling their bank accounts. But there are many challenges.

In the early hours of the morning, we join our teams and travel along rough roads deep into the woodlands. When stepping out of the trucks, often in the pouring rain, we’re faced with a steep chunk of land that’s just been logged (砍伐). I step into the rain and fill my bags with hundreds of tiny trees. Experienced tree-planters treat this more like a sport than a job, thus lighting up the mood.

Once our bags are full, we immediately charge up that hillside before feeling reluctant to go. We jump from log to log, and if they roll out from under our feet, we grab onto whatever within reach and swing around like monkeys. We push through stinging bushes. We stumble and fall constantly, always pushing ourselves to go faster among groups of insects that we often breathe in.

While tree planting, I come across someone else, a self I thought I knew. It is a person I try to come to peace with on those hillsides, during those strange days of isolation (隔绝) and deep thinking.

Tree planting is a lab of self-examination and growth, where you face the worst and the best in your nature and push yourself as hard as you can. And, a new version of yourself awaits at the end of the experience.

【1】Which of the following is true about the writer’s job?

A.It is a bittersweet job to some degree.

B.He works 12 months a year.

C.He can make a fortune with this job.

D.He is stuck in a place all year round.

【2】What challenges will they meet when planting trees?

A.They feel reluctant to collect tiny trees.

B.Workers’ mood needs to be lighted up on the truck.

C.They will have to help each other when planting trees.

D.The conditions are really tough on the hillside.

【3】In what way has the writer benefited most by planting trees?

A.He has smoothed away many difficulties.

B.He has discovered a whole new himself.

C.He has developed tree-planting skills.

D.He has gained lifelong friendship.

29、In 1944, 730 representatives from 44 allied (同盟) nations met in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, just as World War Ⅱ was ending. They were attending an important conference. This mostly forgotten event shaped our modern world because the Bretton Woods Conference agreed on the establishment of an international banking system.

To make sure that all nations would be successful, the United States and other allied nations set rules for a postwar international economy. The Bretton Woods system created the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF was founded as a kind of global central bank from which member countries could borrow money. The countries needed money to pay for their war costs. Today, the IMF promotes international trade by guaranteeing the stability of the international currency and financial system.

The Bretton Woods system also set up the World Bank. Although the World Bank shares similarities with IMF, the two institutes remain distinct. While the IMF keeps an orderly system of payments and receipts between nations, the World Bank is mainly a development institution. The World Bank initially gave loans to European countries ruined by World War Ⅱ, and today it lends money and technical assistance specifically to economic projects in developing countries. Its goal is to “bridge the economic divide between poor and rich countries.”

These two specific accomplishments of the Bretton Woods Conference were major. However, the Bretton Woods system particularly benefited the United States and it placed the U.S. dollar as the global currency. A global currency is one that countries worldwide accept for all trade, or international transactions (交易) of buying and selling. Because only the U.S. could print dollars, the United States became the primary power behind the IMF and the World Bank. Today, global currencies include the U.S. dollar, the euro (European Union countries), and yen (Japan).

The years after Bretton Woods have been considered the golden age of the U.S. dollar. More importantly, the conference deeply shaped foreign trade for decades to come.

【1】For what purpose was the Bretton Woods Conference held?

A．To shape our modern world.

B．To set up IMF and the World Bank.

C．To help allied nations to pay for their war costs.

D．To guarantee the success of all allied nations.

【2】What does the difference between IMF and the World Bank mainly lie in?

A．Their accomplishments.

B．Their functions.

C．Their founders.

D．Their influence.

【3】What does the underlined part “These two specific accomplishments” in paragraph 4 refer to?

A．The foundation of IMF and the World Bank.

B．The international currency and financial system.

C．Currency cooperation and financial stability.

D．Developing countries and the entire word.

【4】It can be inferred that________.

A．Bretton Woods increased U.S. economic influence around the world

B．the IMF and the World Bank work closely together to guarantee success

C．the conclusion of World War Ⅱ had little influence on events at Bretton Woods

D．the conference organizers recognized the need for markets to function in-dependently

30、Our 13-year-old son won a local “Hoop （篮球）Shooting" competition and entered the regional competition. So on Saturday morning we _______ our bags and headed down to Green Bay, Wisconsin to _______ many other basketball shooters for an _______ to move forward to the state championships.

In the competition, my son _______ waited his turn. Nearly an hour later, he went to the hoops. His first basket was a _______ .   We could see the frustration（沮丧）in his eyes. He tried _______ to shoot another hoop. Then another failure -- he shook his head in _______ . But he continued. Finally, he _______ to shoot a few balls and scored 20 points. My son _______ from his hoop, frustrated and disappointed, being ________ that he didn't make it because there were several guys getting over 40 points, already ________ his.

If it had been up to our ________ son to decide, he would have left before watching the game and ________ himself in our hotel. Instead, we took this chance to help him ________ this life disappointment: giving him time for frustration and then sharing our opinion on this ________. We told him: It's because of his earlier ________ that we were able to watch this game; it's ________ to fail. We all fail at some point in our lives. We were proud of him though he didn't ________ the prize.

In the end, we ________, watched the game, and had a great time! When you are ________ by life, don’t let it keep you down. As the old saying goes, “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade!”

【1】

A．pulled

B．drew

C．tidied

D．packed

【2】

A．contact

B．join

C．gather

D．visit

【3】

A．invitation

B．instruction

C．opportunity

D．announcement

【4】

A．desperately

B．anxiously

C．casually

D．politely

【5】

A．success

B．burden

C．shame

D．miss

【6】

A．in vain

B．on purpose

C．by accident

D．in public

【7】

A．trouble

B．silence

C．disbelief

D．discomfort

【8】

A．expected

B．attempted

C．offered

D．managed

【9】

A．recovered

B．excused

C．withdrew

D．dismissed

【10】

A．relieved

B．astonished

C．aware

D．doubtful

【11】

A．doubling

B．improving

C．guessing

D．ignoring

【12】

A．nervous

B．guilty

C．worried

D．embarrassed

【13】

A．cheered

B．blamed

C．encouraged

D．trained

【14】

A．work through

B．carry out

C．go over

D．reflect on

【15】

A．occasion

B．practice

C．dilemma

D．situation

【16】

A．arrangement

B．accomplishment

C．preparation

D．persuasion

【17】

A．acceptable

B．easy

C．awkward

D．annoying

【18】

A．deserve

B．desire

C．reject

D．receive

【19】

A．left

B．remained

C．agreed

D．arrived

【20】

A．acknowledged

B．welcomed

C．raised

D．beaten

31、Tim Cook is both blind and deaf. And try as they might, staff on a recent flight just couldn’t figure out how to ________ with the man, who was travelling all alone.

But then, a 15-year-old girl used sign language and genuine compassion(同情心) to ________ the day.

Teenager Clara Daly was ________ with her mother Jane from Boston to Los Angeles when the flight attendants made a(an) ________ over the speaker. They were ________anyone onboard who knew sign language.

Clara ________ the call button, as she’d studied a year of American Sign Language in school. She was the only one on the plane ________ of truly communicating with Tim, and her heart went out to him.

“________ six hours of just not being able to talk to anyone!” she said.

Clara used fingerspelling to talk to Tim, which is where you ________ each letter in every word. This way, Tim could ________ Clara’s hands and they could communicate. First, Clara helped the flight attendants ________ all of Tim’s needs were met. Then, she spent the rest of the time just ________ with him.

Together, they shared stories about their families and Clara’s future plans, while Clara ________ about Tim’s past as a salesman.

A nearby passenger named Lynette Scribner took a photo and ________ it on social media. She mentioned how ________ she was to have witnessed such incredible ________.

After writing about Clara’s real-life act of ________ on social media, Lynette’s post________. In fact, it has been shared over 730,000 times on US social media platform Facebook since.

The ________ girl was quick to point out that she just did what any one of us should do when given the opportunity: help out.

“Everyone should just be ________ each other just because that’s the nature of people, ” Clara said.

【1】

A．cooperate

B．connect

C．communicate

D．meet

【2】

A．save

B．enjoy

C．spend

D．live

【3】

A．shopping

B．travelling

C．working

D．staying

【4】

A．forecast

B．effort

C．suggestion

D．announcement

【5】

A．looking for

B．waiting for

C．standing by

D．hearing from

【6】

A．picked

B．fixed

C．pressed

D．made

【7】

A．afraid

B．capable

C．aware

D．fond

【8】

A．Notice

B．Predict

C．Describe

D．Imagine

【9】

A．draw

B．mark

C．sign

D．say

【10】

A．feel

B．see

C．shake

D．move

【11】

A．discover

B．ensure

C．prove

D．recognize

【12】

A．chatting

B．dealing

C．playing

D．joking

【13】

A．cared

B．thought

C．heard

D．learned

【14】

A．considered

B．missed

C．shared

D．printed

【15】

A．contented

B．amazed

C．nervous

D．doubtful

【16】

A．compassion

B．adventure

C．courage

D．wisdom

【17】

A．politeness

B．bravery

C．patience

D．kindness

【18】

A．put up

B．came up

C．put off

D．took off

【19】

A．proud

B．funny

C．modest

D．thankful

【20】

A．believing

B．helping

C．accepting

D．understanding

32、   I am from Indonesia. I was very happy when my sister Vera ____ helped me apply to a school in Provo，USA. Meanwhile，I felt ____，because it was my first time to go to another country which uses a different language. However，I knew it was a good ____ to study in the US.

I left my hometown for Singapore on April 23，at 6:00 pm. It took me 20 minutes by taxi to Changi Airport. The taxi driver ____ me about the cost. I was supposed to pay him ＄ 12，but he charged me ＄ 22. I had already ____ that at that time，but I didn’t want to make any ____ because I was alone in another country.

Unfortunately，the Northwest Airlines counter was ____ . A security guard told me the counter would open at 4 o’clock in the morning，but my ____ time would be 6:00 am and what made me ____ was that I didn’t have a ticket in my hands.____ ，my sister had already booked an online ticket，but I needed to get the ____ at the airline counter.____ ，I could do nothing about that until the next day. Waiting at the airport was so ____ . So I went into a cafeteria. I stayed up the whole night ____ the aircraft would be gone when I ____ .

While waiting，I decided to take some pictures for ____ . I met a new friend named AL Corpus there. He told me about his experience when he arrived in the US for the first time. He  ____ me what I would need to do to enter the United States. He was very ____ and friendly.  Finally，I arrived in Provo ____ . Now whenever I think of the trip，I feel happy because I had many unforgettable ____ on my trip to Provo.

【1】A. gradually B. successfully C. occasionally D. usually

【2】A. nervous B. interested C. unhappy D. sad

【3】A. adventure B. possibility C. choice D. dream

【4】A. informed B. charged C. supported D. cheated

【5】A. realized B. forgotten C. admitted D. forgiven

【6】A. plan B. mistake C. decision D. trouble

【7】A. closed B. damaged C. stopped D. protected

【8】A. arrangement B. flight C. entrance D. meeting

【9】A. angry B. relaxed C. careful D. anxious

【10】A. Suddenly B. Especially C. Actually D. Finally

【11】A. ticket B. admission C. change D. notice

【12】A. Meanwhile B. Besides C. However D. Therefore

【13】A. exciting B. interesting C. silly D. boring

【14】A. for fear that B. in order that C. as if D. even if

【15】A. expected B. awoke C. understood D. returned

【16】A. convenience B. memories C. imagination D. responsibilities

【17】A. called B. offered C. wished D. taught

【18】A. careful B. hopeful C. helpful D. thankful

【19】A. politely B. safely C. simply D. hurriedly

【20】A. experiences B. difficulties C. chances D. advantages

33、   All of us in Monte Vista Christian School know we’ll one day have graduation photos for the yearbook taken. As the time ________, the girls start to have a ________ about what they’ll wear and where to take the photos, while the boys ________ hardly talk about it. As for me, I ________ for my photos to be taken by the sea.

When I arrived there, I met my photographer, Annie. She asked me to make some poses and I ________ her advice. After that, I asked if she could make me look ________ by taking photos in a different way, ________ I’m less than 1.6 meters tall. To my ________ she responded, “I will make no ________ to make you look like someone you’re not. You look good in your own way.” She ________ that she wouldn’t try to edit the photos either.

I was shocked by what she said. Girls always ________ to look perfect by using different visual angles. When you go to a photo studio, photographers always try to hide your ________ by telling you to stand in a certain way. And picture editors can easily ________ your look by making you appear any you want to. ________, that’s not the case here. Seeing I was ________, Annie explained: “Everyone has his uniqueness. You need to ________ your own beauty. You cannot live in a world of ________ photos.”

It was the first time that I had met a photographer who doesn’t ________ photos at all. After the shoot, I saw the photos — they are ________ special and natural. But what’s even more special are Annie’s ________, which will always stay in my heart.

【1】A. flows B. ends C. approaches D. develops

【2】A. request B. discussion C. reason D. complaint

【3】A. by comparison B. in addition C. by accident D. in advance

【4】A. accounted B. arranged C. searched D. applied

【5】A. considered B. declined C. consulted D. followed

【6】A. prettier B. taller C. thinner D. stronger

【7】A. unless B. though C. while D. since

【8】A. astonishment B. delight C. relief D. satisfaction

【9】A. promise B. choice C. attempt D. decision

【10】A. admitted B. swore C. explained D. added

【11】A. desire B. manage C. pretend D. pay

【12】A. preferences B. imperfections C. personalities D. advantages

【13】A. change B. recover C. expose D. recognize

【14】A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. However D. Anyway

【15】A. annoyed B. embarrassed C. discouraged D. confused

【16】A. share B. describe C. admire D. advocate

【17】A. artificial B. colorful C. vivid D. popular

【18】A. exhibit B. organize C. cut D. polish

【19】A. causally B. truly C. partially D. roughly

【20】A. attitudes B. actions C. words D. skills

34、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.

35、

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.

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.

Tablets are really useful devices, but their big screens always make them a burden to carry around without a bag. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a phone with the powers of a tablet that could be folded up and fit 【1】 into the hand?

Now something like a tablet-shaped but fold-able phone is about to become 【2】. In February, South Korean electronics company Samsung and China’s Huawei both unveiled fold-able phones Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X 【3】. Mobile phone use has entered the “fold-able future”, The Verge noted.

The technology could change our lives in significant ways. These devices, due to their 【4】 screens, give us the larger screens we want. Meanwhile, they still fit easily into the pocket. As USA Today noted, they’re “the 【5】 of a small tablets and smart-phone, all in a single device”.

The technology could 【6】 other devices too. For example, we could make TVs that stick to walls like posters, or fold up easily to hide away in drawers. In crowded modem cities, they will help us to 【7】 available space.

In a keynote address, Samsung’s senior vice president of mobile product marketing, Justin Denison, called the fold-able screen “the 【8】 for the smart-phone of tomorrow.” “It’s a balank canvas for us to do something beautiful together,” he said.

So is there nothing to stand in the way of the fold-able future?

According to tech news website Android authority, the necessary displays were difficult to produce. In 2012, nine out of every to OLED screens produced were 【9】. Today, that 10 percent rate has been improved to between 50 and 90 percent. However, at present these fold-able devices are expensive. For example, the price of Huawei Mate X is 17,500 RMB. That’s a price that may 【10】 the majority of people.

But if the fold-able device isn’t going to change the world overnight, there is no doubt that it is coming.

Patrick Moor-head, an industry analyst told The Verge, “Few are debating if fold-able or roll-able mobile displays are the future of smart-phones; the only question is when and by whom.”

37、Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

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.

38、为了丰富校园生活，给学生提供展示才艺的机会，你校英语社将于近日组织“校园好声音”云歌曲大赛。你受委托写一份通知，内容包括：

1. 主题：爱与和平；

2. 要求：上传视频到百度云(Baidu Cloud)；

3. 截止时间：7月20日下午4点。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

NOTICE

The notice is to inform that the English Club is organizing its 2020 Best School Voice online competition.

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July 14th, 2020 the English Club

39、假定你是李华，正在英国某中学做交换生。你从网上看到一则广告：布朗先生要找一个人周末帮助他照看宠物狗。请根据下面的要点提示，给他写封信询问有关事宜。

1．写信的目的；

2．说明你的优势；

3．询问工作相关事项。

注意：1．词数100左右；

2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Mr. Brown,

My name is Li Hua.

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I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours,

Li Hua

40、假设你是李华，得知你校将举办2020 “最美中国” (Amazing China)手机摄影大赛。请你写一封邮件，告诉你的朋友Peter这一消息。要点如下：

1. 作品内容：自然风光、文化遗迹等；

2. 作品要求：注明时间、地点和标题；

3. 投稿方式：10月15日前发至邮箱Liuying @ HHschoool. com。

注意：

1. 词数80左右。

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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41、请阅读下面文字，并按要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

Matt: Have you seen the report about artificial intelligence (AI) from the World Economic Forum (WEF) ?

Mathew: Oh,yes. It says that robots will create twice the number of jobs that they will destroy.

Matt: Anyway, it is terrible news for the old generations with low-skilled jobs.

Mathew: Exactly! But many middle-class roles are also at risk, such as financial analysis, accountants and lawyers.

Matt：Then I think there will be a huge change in the structure of workforce.

Mathew: Exactly. That’s why many managers expect a change from full-time work to flexible(灵活的) employment with a focus on productivity.

Matt: Improving productivity. Mm...,brilliant idea.

Mathew: Without doubt, all industries require their workers to reskill,especially travel and tuorism industries.

（写作内容）

1.   用约30个单词概括上述信息的主要内容；

2.   用约120个单词发表你的观点，

内容包括：

（1）什么原因导致了这些变化？（不少于两点）

（2）面对即将到来的“智能时代”你所做的准备（至少两点）

（写作要求）

1.   阐述观点或提供论据时，不能直接引用原文语句；

2.   作文中不嫩出现真是姓名和学校名称；

3.   不必写标题。

（评分标准）内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。

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