咸宁2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、The level of __________ in the river was falling.

A. population B. prescription

C. presentation D. pollution

2、The temperature sign   that the water here is too hot to touch.

A.inserts B.indicates C.insists D.instructs

3、I think it is important for children to have brothers and sisters they can ________.

A.relate to B.split up C.drop off D.decide on

4、______himself to alcohol,the man seldom cared about his family.

A.Adjusting B.Approaching C.Abandoning D.Acknowledging

5、Most consumers are  by the high price of the 3D printers despite keen interest in them.

A.put off B.put on C.put through D.put up

6、By 16:30, ______ was almost closing time, nearly all the paintings had been sold.

A.which B.when C.what D.that

7、Scientists are hoping for a ____________ in the search for a cure for cancer.

A. reputation B. breakthrough

C. civilization D. sensation

8、Only if you ________into ordinary people’s life, ________ find out why they are dissatisfied and understand the revolution threatening the country.

A.have gone … you will B.will go … may you

C.go … you may D.do go … you will

9、Don’t let failure _____ you, for you can never tell how close you may be to victory.

A. display B. dissolve

C. discount D. discourage

10、It was almost five years later _______ he brought back some happy memories.

A.since B.when C.that D.before

11、I had to ________ my voice to make myself heard over the noise.

A.rise B.raise C.arise D.arouse

12、Nothing matches face-to-face communication in _____thoughts, emotions and information.

A.concluding B.containing C.confusing D.conveying

13、He bought a CD card _______ a flower in the super market.

A.but B.except C.except for D.as well as

14、You _________ me about it earlier, but you didn't.

A.should have told B.would have told

C.must have told D.should tell

15、And the Good Morning Britain presenter says she's been able to put a lot of   she's learnt into practice in her own home, preparing meals for sons, Sam, 14, Finn, 13, and Jack, 11.

A.that B.which C.what D.how

16、The film brought the hours back to me _____ I was taken good care of in that far-away village.

A.when B.which C.that D.what

17、A hot cup of tea on such a cold night was a real ________ to me.

A.respect B.moment C.comfort D.fortune

18、I think it a great honor _____ to visit your country.

A. to invite B. inviting C. having invited D. to be invited

19、I wasn’t aware that I would be paying-you certainly didn’t make it ________.

A.explicit B.ample C.diverse D.sharp

20、The discovery of the new drug is of great _______ for people suffering from heart problems.

A.similarity B.sympathy C.subscribe D.significance

21、The old couple ________for more man 40 years and never once have they quarreled with each other.

A．married

B．have married

C．have got married

D．have been married

22、The heartbroken mother had no alternative but ____ her guilty son to the police.

A. report B. reporting C. reported D. to report

23、Where is my pen？I ____it.

A.might lose B.would have lost

C.should have lost D.must have lost

24、He shouts when he gets angry, _________ is often the case.

A.which B.that C.when D.as

25、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

26、A record of 6.15 million trips was made by Chinese mainland tourists to overseas destinations during the seven­day Spring Festival holiday，which ended on Thursday，according to the China National Tourism Administration.'That is an increase of 7 percent compared with last year's Spring Festival.About 374,000 trips were organized by travel agencies，a 2.5 percent increase.

The administration also reported growth from individual and high­end(高端的) travelers and said that in addition to top and coastal cities，inland cities—such as those in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region—became important source markets.With many Chinese now traveling abroad for Spring Festival，their choice of destinations has expanded along with their growing interest in foreign cultures and services.

“Chinese tourists are increasingly willing to experience local cultures and services，including staying in private homes，appreciating plants and watching monkeys in hot springs，” Li Xuejing，the agency's marketing manager，said.

A Chinese tourist surnamed Guo，who was vacationing on an island in the Philippines，said：“I now pay more attention to relaxation and enjoyment during the holidays instead of shopping or choosing gifts for relatives.”

Another choice is Britain.Though the devaluation(货币贬值)of the pound is a factor，Britain's rich history and famous education tradition have caught the eye of Chinese.

【1】How many trips were made to foreign countries during the Golden Week of this Spring festival holiday?

A．6,150,000.

B．2,500,000.

C．7,000,000.

D．374,000.

【2】What can we learn about some inland cities in Guangxi?

A．They're reported to have become important attractions.

B．They're famous for all kinds of plants and monkeys.

C．They have the best hot spring in the world.

D．They belong to coastal source markets.

【3】What would Miss Guo do on her vacation according to the text?

A．Go shopping for gifts.

B．Study foreign cultures.

C．Relax and enjoy herself.

D．Chat with her relatives.

【4】Where does the text probably come from?

A．A guide book.

B．A newspaper.

C．A scientific magazine.

D．An advertisement.

27、Spanish-American Institute

Student Cub Notes

Free and Low Cost Gyms, Health Clubs and Pools

NYC Department of Parks Recreation Centers

www.nycgovparks.org

Recreation Centers: The NYC Department of Parks has many Recreation Centers throughout New York City. Recreation Centers offer a wide range of free and membership programs and services. Some have indoor swimming pools. Almost all have weight rooms, basketball courts, dance studios, boxing rings, art studios, game rooms, etc. 

All Recreation Centers offer a wide range of programs such as aerobics, dance, tai chi, fencing, computer classes, and art. Many programs are free and open to the general public but many require membership. 

You do not need to be a New York City resident to use a Recreation Center. You may use your annual membership at any and all Centers. Use one near the Spanish-American Institute and then use one near your home. 

Costs: Free and membership programs. Standard annual membership is $50 for Recreation Centers and $75 for Recreation Centers with pools. (Do you know anyone 55 and older? The senior membership is only $10 a year.)

Standard annual membership provides scheduled access to the gym, pool, and all the other facilities. Instructor-led courses such as aerobics, martial arts, music, or yoga may require an additional fee. 

Membership and Program Information: Go to the www.nycgovparks.org home page. On the “Facilities” menu, click on “Recreation Centers.” On the “Recreation Centers” page, you will find information about membership and fees. You will also see links to Recreation Facilities by borough (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island).

On the “Facilities” menu, you may also want to check out other NYC Department of Parks facilities such as beaches, ice skating rinks, nature centers, running tracks, soccer fields, etc.

Recreation Centers: There are several Parks Department Recreation Centers in each borough. After you go to the “Recreation Centers” page and click on a borough, you will find a list of the centers in that borough with their addresses, phone numbers, and web links. The list will look like that for Manhattan below. Click on the link for a particular Center to learn more about its services, schedules, and programs.

【1】What special benefits can an annual member of Recreation Centers enjoy?

A．Having access to all the facilities all year.

B．Experiencing all programs and services free.

C．Taking free Instructor-led courses.

D．Using only the center near your home free.

【2】If your parents and grandparents (both over sixty) want to get the memberships, how much will they pay?

A．At least $20.

B．At least $120.

C．At least $180.

D．At least $220.

【3】You will probably fail to find ________ on the www.nycgovparks.org home page.

A．the cost for various memberships

B．the locations of recreations centers

C．the staff and provided services

D．the facilities, phones and web links

28、Severe plantar fasciitis (足底筋膜炎) meant I’d been a full-time wheelchair user since I was 12. By the time I was 16, I just wanted my leg off. It took six years for the doctors to operate as they insisted on waiting until I was older and in a good enough place mentally. I held off until I finished my degree. Afterward, with an artificial leg fitted, the world felt like a different place. I’d not walked in years. Suddenly I was a lot taller and no longer in any pain.

When I was in a wheelchair I discovered a real love for sport. I started to compete in wheelchair racing, and soon found I was good at discus (铁饼) throwing. I started competing in Tough Mudder (an endurance event series), progressing from walking with crutches to blade (小腿假肢) running. I now compete in sports internationally and have won the silver medal for adaptive judo at the World Judo Games.

At the time of the surgery I worked as an accountant, but I soon realized I didn’t want to be sitting in an office all day as I’d been in a wheelchair for so long. Therefore, as soon as the revision surgery was complete, I handed in my notice.

My career took a different path after I was asked to be a guest presenter for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards. Now I speak to schools, colleges and organizations about a wide range of subjects such as disability, discrimination, disability in sport, and perseverance. I share my own personal stories, whether that’s how I lost my leg and what I learned from it, my perseverance, and how I followed my dream.

Now most of my income comes from working as a motivational speaker, which I’ve been doing full time for a year. I love what I do, and if I continue to inspire others to do what they want to in life, then I’m happy.

【1】How did the author probably feel after his leg was cut off?

A．Anxious.

B．Relieved.

C．Hopeless.

D．Annoyed.

【2】What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A．The author’s passion for sports.

B．Awards the author won playing sports.

C．What sports the author is good at.

D．How the author prepared for Tough Mudder.

【3】What do the underlined words “handed in my notice” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Quit the job.

B．Asked for leave.

C．Got promoted.

D．Spread the news to others.

【4】What’s the main reason for him to be a motivational speaker?

A．It was his dream during childhood.

B．He enjoys the fame it brings him.

C．It brings him money and a sense of fulfillment.

D．He wants more people to care about the disabled.

29、A Wonder Plant

Every rainy season, the mountain gorillas (大猩猩) of Central Africa migrate to the foothills and lower parts of the Virunga Mountains to feed on bamboo. For the 650 or so that remain in the wild, it’s a vital food source. 【1】 Gorillas aren’t the only locals keen on bamboo. For the people near the mountains, it’s a valuable raw material used for building houses and making household items. But in the past 100 years, resources have come under increasing pressure as populations have exploded and large areas of bamboo forest have been cleared to make way for farms.

【2】 All over the world, the ranges of many bamboo species appear to be reducing, endangering the people and animals that depend upon them. A report published by the UN Environment Programme has revealed just how profound our ignorance of global bamboo resources is.

Bamboo is a wonder plant. Its ecological role extends beyond providing food and habitat for animals. Bamboo tends to grow in stands made up of groups of individual plants that grow from root systems. Its extensive root systems are crucial in preventing water loss and soil erosion.【3】 In India 25% of paper produced is made from bamboo fiber, and in Brazil, 100,000 hectares of bamboo are grown for its production. Because of its flexibility and strength, it has traditionally been used in construction. Bamboo is often the only readily available raw material for people in many developing countries.

【4】 Ray Townsend, vice president of the British Bamboo Society, says, “Some plants are threatened because they can’t survive in the habitat—they aren’t strong enough or there aren’t enough of them, perhaps. But bamboo can take care of itself-it is strong enough to survive if left alone.【5】” When forest goes, it is transformed into something else: there isn’t anywhere for forest plants such as bamboo to grow if you create a cattle grass land.

A．Sadly, this isn’t a single story.

B．It is the physical disturbance that is the threat to bamboo.

C．Until now, bamboo has been viewed as a second-class plant.

D．Without it, their chances of survival would be reduced significantly.

E．Besides, bamboo’s most immediate significance lies in its economic value.

F．More than a billion people rely on bamboo for either their shelter or income.

G．Despite bamboo’s value in economy and ecology, its situation is all the more worrying.

30、Trent Johnson just celebrated his graduation from medical school in Ohio with a ceremony at his parents' home in Florida.

He________a couple weeks before his actual ceremony that the college was canceling it on account of the deadly coronavirus. He was absolutely_________ .

His friends________him to create a website so that all of his family flying into Columbus originally still could celebrate _______. They made the living room look as special as possible given the ________ of the ceremony. There's nothing that could have substituted that special _______ .

His twitter where the video immediately went _______ has almost half a million views. He was on the news and was _______ in the New York Times.

“I remember seeing my face on the newspaper and thinking wow I not only became a doctor, but I motivated people all over the world to _______ their dreams. That was truly a( n) _______ moment”.

Johnson was brought up in an underdeveloped area where people would have _______socioeconomic class and it was the type of the community that he wanted to________ . Now as a ________ at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, he _______ has an opportunity to do that.

As Johnson settles into his new surroundings, he will continue to spread his message of hope and _______ .

【1】

A．recognized

B．learned

C．anticipated

D．recalled

【2】

A．sorrowful

B．pitiful

C．awkward

D．guilty

【3】

A．permitted

B．begged

C．appointed

D．helped

【4】

A．consistently

B．virtually

C．casually

D．formally

【5】

A．standard

B．origin

C．popularity

D．atmosphere

【6】

A．memory

B．option

C．moment

D．design

【7】

A．viral

B．mad

C．wild

D．blank

【8】

A．evaluated

B．featured

C．engaged

D．promoted

【9】

A．change

B．start

C．sacrifice

D．follow

【10】

A．scary

B．awful

C．incredible

D．specific

【11】

A．low

B．powerful

C．rare

D．noble

【12】

A．heal

B．escape

C．reform

D．serve

【13】

A．pioneer

B．chemist

C．physician

D．professor

【14】

A．seldom

B．just

C．still

D．yet

【15】

A．admiration

B．innovation

C．cooperation

D．inspiration

31、My son Tom taught me a beautiful lesson today. He is three years old and it is amazing hatching him grow up.

He called out to me today saying, “Papa, sit”. That usually means _______ everything and going next to him and sitting down to play with him. I did that, as he can be _______ and will not stop calling out until I _______. He was playing with beads (珠子), pushing a string through them, which is a great exercise to help _______ fine motor skills. Then, after he finished playing with the beads, it was time to put them back in the box that they are stored in. I saw him _______ pick up each bead, look at it _______ it were made of chocolate and then placed it into its box.

With over a hundred beads to go, I was getting _______. “What a long time it will take! Why cannot he _______ ten beads in one go and drop them in?” said my anxious mind. I noticed that he did this with as much_______ as he had while we were playing. I didn’t see any ________ between his play and his putting away the toy. Obviously he enjoyed both.

Then it suddenly ________ me that this boy was enjoying the whole ________. The journey was his goal. For him the ________ was in the game and after the game, not just in the fun part. What a great perspective: to live each moment as it is the ________ moment; to do each task as it is the most awesome task. Nothing else ________.

Looking at how ________ my son was putting beads into the box ________ me that the process was the goal. The joy of pilgrimage (朝圣) is not in getting there but in every ________ of the journey.

This is what living in the NOW is all ________. Tom, my son, was showing me that it was about thoroughly enjoying every moment with ________ love and peace.

【1】

A．wasting

B．leaving

C．taking

D．preparing

【2】

A．stubborn

B．innocent

C．helpful

D．humorous

【3】

A．fell down

B．turned round

C．burst out

D．gave in

【4】

A．highlight

B．develop

C．illustrate

D．identify

【5】

A．gratefully

B．eagerly

C．carefully

D．quickly

【6】

A．as if

B．even though

C．in case

D．in that

【7】

A．fascinated

B．satisfied

C．impatient

D．energetic

【8】

A．package

B．grab

C．deliver

D．replace

【9】

A．confidence

B．strength

C．inspiration

D．involvement

【10】

A．sense

B．difference

C．need

D．value

【11】

A．excited

B．helped

C．struck

D．encouraged

【12】

A．process

B．morning

C．experiment

D．design

【13】

A．victory

B．challenge

C．difficulty

D．pleasure

【14】

A．urgent

B．decisive

C．perfect

D．dangerous

【15】

A．matters

B．happens

C．disappears

D．works

【16】

A．successfully

B．peacefully

C．responsibly

D．systematically

【17】

A．guaranteed

B．warned

C．promised

D．taught

【18】

A．plan

B．destination

C．step

D．detail

【19】

A．for

B．with

C．about

D．from

【20】

A．complete

B．available

C．additional

D．precious

32、Any form of speech can be challenging, particularly if you are not used to talking in front of an audience. I am very _______ that I have been doing presentations and _______training programs for many years, _______ I have got used to the nervousness that always appears inside before I speak. The nervousness is always a(n) _______ thing for me as it allows me to channel my energy into what I want to say.

Just recently I had the pleasure of _______ at a conference about the key success factors (因素) in business and as usual in the days before my presentation I spent a lot of time _______ what I wanted to cover, as well as _______ the content.

I have always _______the level of success of my presentations by the applause (掌声) and _______that I receive from the audience. After the applause ended I had the __________ to personally speak to nearly all of the delegates (代表). The last delegate I spoke with __________ me by taking my hand, shaking it and saying how much she __________ my presentation, and that she had got a lot of __________ tips to use in her business. Usually I feel __________ after any presentation, and I know it is directly related to how much energy I put into what I do. __________, this time her praise gave me a great lift and recharged my batteries.

This __________at the end of my presentation also made me realize that what we __________ in life can come back to us and __________, we all need to value the praise when and where it is deserved. As I drove away from the __________ I reflected on how fortunate I had been to receive all those words of praise and __________that morning.

【1】

A．curious

B．fortunate

C．doubtful

D．amazed

【2】

A．copying

B．conducting

C．using

D．designing

【3】

A．but

B．though

C．so

D．because

【4】

A．impossible

B．natural

C．funny

D．good

【5】

A．performing

B．speaking

C．educating

D．learning

【6】

A．printing

B．reducing

C．researching

D．telling

【7】

A．imagining

B．protecting

C．describing

D．preparing

【8】

A．measured

B．changed

C．raised

D．adjusted

【9】

A．gifts

B．advice

C．comments

D．invitation

【10】

A．motivation

B．responsibility

C．plan

D．chance

【11】

A．greeted

B．blamed

C．confused

D．welcomed

【12】

A．explored

B．enjoyed

C．admired

D．expected

【13】

A．interesting

B．simple

C．helpful

D．free

【14】

A．excited

B．relaxed

C．embarrassed

D．tired

【15】

A．However

B．Moreover

C．Otherwise

D．Therefore

【16】

A．challenge

B．discovery

C．experience

D．accident

【17】

A．figure out

B．set up

C．dream of

D．give out

【18】

A．equally

B．differently

C．seriously

D．practically

【19】

A．party

B．conference

C．school

D．ceremony

【20】

A．achievement

B．comfort

C．trust

D．encouragement

33、   There's nothing warmer than a hearty breakfast on a cold morning. On a trip from their home one cold January morning，Steve and Marie Cortes decided to__________a town，Ellijay. They parked in the busy town square and walked into the Cornerstone Cafe，only to find it_________. Just as they prepared to go elsewhere，they were surprised to notice one of the diners gesturing__________ them. "We can make room，"he said. Several diners moved aside _________ there was enough__________for the couple to pull up two chairs at the end of a table. “After an hour，we made too many friends to___________ . "Steve says.

The hospitality（好客）may have__________the Corteses，but Ellijay is famous for taking care of others. When a thunderstorm _________through the town in July，dozens of residents were __________ in their homes by fallen trees-or unable to stay in their homes at all. Without being_____________ ，neighbors offered neighbors food and comfort. "This is the most____________ place I have ever lived！" one woman wrote on Facebook. "Thank you for coming to my house，helping me until everything is__________ . "

Ellijay's spirit of _________has a way of getting into people's blood. It also happened to Steve and Marie Cortes. The couple that was just driving through town those many years ago felt so ________that they ended up moving to Ellijay. They________opened a store，which is located right next door to the Cornerstone Cafe.

【1】A.step into B.pull into C.draw up D.take up

【2】A.crowded B.empty C.noisy D.quiet

【3】A.beyond B.against   . C.upon D.toward

【4】A.while B.until C.once D.after

【5】A.space B.distance C.time D.length

【6】A.join B.count C.find D.forget

【7】A.surprised B.interested C.confused D.concerned

【8】A.flooded B.brushed C.spilt D.swept

【9】A.dropped B.lost C.stuck D.struck

【10】A.permitted B.asked C.rejected D.invited

【11】A.puzzling B.amusing C.amazing D.shocking

【12】A.common B.usual C.ordinary D.normal

【13】A.insistence B.acceptance C.resistance D.independence

【14】A.unwilling B.addicted C.confident D.welcomed

【15】A.thus B.still C.ever D.even

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、

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、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.

37、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.

38、阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

One day, six-year-old Pete stepped out of his house to buy a lollipop(棒棒糖). It had rained all night long. But now the sun was shining, and the wind was blowing all over the pavements， blowing the rain away. Pete got on his tricycle(三轮脚踏车) and rode away. He felt excited since this was the first time he had gone to a shop on his tricycle. “I’ll ride through every puddle(水坑),” he said to himself.

He rode right through the first puddle, and splashes of water flew up in the air. But when he looked around, the puddle was still there. Behind his tricycle was a long black line. His front wheel had made it when it came out of the puddle. Pete noticed it and he was pleased. “I meant to do that,” he laughed. (But he hadn’t really.) So he rode right through the next puddle, and his black line shone behind him. But now, when he looked around, instead of one black line there were three, because this puddle was a very big one, and all three of the wheels had gone right into it. “I’m an engine-driver,” cried Pete. “And those are my railway lines. Oooo! Ooooooo!”

And he pedaled through every puddle he could see. Sometimes it was a small puddle, and then there was only one railway line. And sometimes it was a middle-sized puddle, and then there were two railway lines. And sometimes it was a very big puddle, with a lot of sky in it, and then the whole tricycle went through it, and there were three railway lines.

Suddenly Pete remembered that he was going to the shop on the corner to buy a lollipop. He put his hand in his pocket to make sure his two pennies were still there. One of them, two of them… Pete felt each of them with his fingers. “It was good of me to remember,” he told himself. “I’m a very good rememberer.”

Paragraph 1:

As he stopped for a break, a little cat came out of a house.

Paragraph 2:

Just then a lady ran out of the house.

39、书面表达（25分）

As more and more Chinese tourists travel abroad, some of their behavior is raising eyebrows.

According to the latest 2012 LivingSocial survey, Chinese tourists were recently ranked second behind US citizens in a global poll of the worst travelers.

Liu Deqian, researcher and deputy director of the Tourism Research Center at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that Chinese visitors often lack an awareness of being polite or behaving appropriately. “On their first or second time abroad, Chinese visitors tend to forget that they are visiting other people’s homeland and overlook the manners of their hosts,” he said.

Zhang Guanren, 28, who helped organize package tours to Australia, observed that on international flights, the first passengers to stand up and reach for luggage while the plane is still landing are often Chinese. “Our compatriots (同胞) seem to lack patience, and they’re forever in a rush to do things and fear lagging behind others.”

Some disregard (漠视) rules in local wildlife parks: They disturb koalas in their natural habitats by touching them, even though the local guide has warned them against doing so. “This is far from being eco-friendly,” said Zhang.

1、以约30个词概括短文的内容要点。

2、然后以约120个词谈谈你对“文明旅游”的看法，内容包括：

（1）你在旅游时遇到过不文明的行为吗？请举例说明；

（2）请你谈谈“文明旅游”的重要性；

（3）呼吁大家积极践行“文明旅游”。

作文中可用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。

40、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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41、假定你是李华，正在美国学习英语。你希望参加学校俱乐部下周要举行的才艺展示秀。

请根据下面的要点提示，给俱乐部主席 Henry写一电子邮件。内容包括：

1. 写信目的; 2. 你的特长；3. 期待回复。

注意:1. 词数100左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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