襄阳2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、I would appreciate____________ if you could help me out when I am in trouble.

A．that

B．one

C．it

D．this

2、-So delicate a gift！Who on earth gave it to you？

-It's from my boy friend，if you___________ know.

A.should B.must C.would D.shall

3、The housing price in Suzhou ________ sharply recently, so new measures are to be taken to control it.

A．has been rising

B．will rise

C．rises

D．had risen

4、If Mike come this evening, I would ask him to help me deal with the problem.

A.should B.could C.would D.might

5、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

6、_________ I am concerned, the summer vacation could be shortened.

A.As far as B.As long as C.As soon as D.As well as

7、The teachers_______ themselves in planning out the work of the coming semester.

A.occupied B.operated C.arranged D.employed

8、The human body can tolerate only a small range of temperature, _____ when the person is engaged in vigorous activity.

A.essentially B.specially C.generally D.especially

9、If parents don’t teach their child how to ________himself，he will do anything at will.

A.behave B.believe C.help D.enjoy

10、The writer was so _____ in her work that she didn't notice him enter the room.

A.concentrated B.focused C.absorbed D.centered

11、 can be done   been done.

A.All; have B.All that; have C.All; has D.All that; has

12、I made a promise to myself ________ this year, my last year in high school, would be different.

A．whether

B．what

C．that

D．how

13、I was so familiar with her that I recognized her voice _______ picking up the phone.

A.the moment B.on C.before D.though

14、The people trapped in the ruins ____________ that rescue teams ____________ here without delay.

A.desire; are sent B.desiring; were sent

C.desire; be sent D.desiring; be sent

15、The cost of living recently _____ steadily because of epidemic of COVID- 19, leading some people to drop out of the big city race.

A．is climbing

B．is being climbed

C．has been climbing

D．has been climbed

16、--- This dress looks too old-fashioned.

--- No. It’s ____ old. It suits you well.

A. far from B. free from

C. absent from D. apart from

17、The event has not only increased public________of world hunger, but raised a lot of money for the poor children.

A.direction B.contribution C.awareness D.loneliness

18、_____ many times, he finally understood it.

A.Told B.Telling C.Having told D.Having been told

19、A true gentleman won’t pretend to have those absurd manners which are necessary ______ we call the upper class.

A. who B. in which

C. in what D. which

20、You misunderstood me yesterday, Lucy. I wasn't _______ you when I blamed

someone for the accident.

A.referring to B.reacting to

C.responding to D.relating to

21、The question whether college students should do part-time jobs is still ________ debate.

A.under B.in C.for D.with

22、Rita loves her son so much that she ________ two hours every Sunday afternoon to spend with him.

A.set aside B.set back C.set out D.set off

23、Top students are not merely those who sit up late and study. It is efficiency ______ matters.

A.that B.how C.what D.which

24、The new couple spent some money for the  ______ of the furniture necessary for their new house.

A.distribution B.manufacture C.donation D.purchase

25、I grabbed Norms arm and ________ him around to face me.

A. pinned B. wrapped

C. spun D. sprayed

26、We look ahead to London’s art and exhibition openings and select the must ─ see shows.

Double science

It’s a big month for the Science Museum, with a new gallery and an exhibition opening. The Science City gallery tells the story of London between 1550 and 1800 when major scientific breakthroughs were happening across the city──from Newton’s laws of physics to the birth of microscopes allowing us to see the tiny creatures that live among us. If that isn’t enough, there’s also an exhibition on how art and science have worked closely together over the centuries and continue to do so today.

Science City 1550──1800: The Linbury Gallery at the Science Museum. Opens 12 September──13 October, free.

The Art of Innovation: From Enlightenment to Dark Matter at the Science Museum. 25 September──26 January, free but ticketed.

Are you worried yet?

We all suffer from anxiety. Artists look into this through artworks that bring to light their own anxieties or how people living with anxiety manage. The exhibition also covers what anxiety would look like if it could be visualised in light or sound──something we imagine to be impossible.

On Edge: Living in an Age of Anxiety at Science Gallery. 19 September──19 January, free.

Climbing the walls

No artist has made a bigger career out of placing sculptures of human figures all over the place. Antony Gormley, the artist behind the Angel of the North and sculptures standing all over London, takes over the Royal Academy of Arts with a blockbusting(轰动一时的) exhibition. This is the hot art ticket in town.

Antony Gormley at Royal Academy of Arts. 21 October──3 December, £18──22.

【1】What is on show in the Science City gallery?

A．Some of the greatest physicists.

B．The stories of the London development.

C．The prediction of the future science.

D．Some of the great achievements in history.

【2】Which exhibition allows visitors to know about a negative mood in a new way?

A．The Art of Innovation.

B．On Edge.

C．Royal Academy of Arts.

D．Science City 1550 ─ 1800.

【3】When can visitors see these four exhibitions altogether?

A．In January.

B．In September.

C．In October.

D．In December.

27、A medical emergency can happen anywhere at any time. Taking a brief moment to seek help is often the best first response. But before an ambulance can get to the scene, the immediate first aid attendance to anyone who is injured seriously makes a difference between life and death. Life Saver Team has been providing CPR (心肺复苏术) and first aid training since 2009. Here are a few of their most popular courses:

CPR AED

It is a classroom video-based, instructor-led course that teaches the basic techniques of CPR and the use of an AED (自动体外除颤器), as well as how to relieve choking. This course teaches skills with research proven techniques.

●Course length: 2 hours

●Price: $50 (Sign up for a first aid course for an additional $30)

Upon completion of this course, students will receive an American Heart Association Heart Saver Fist Aid Course Completion Card that is valid (有效的) for two years.

Basic Life Support

This is a classroom course designed to provide a wide variety of healthcare professionals with the ability to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR, and relieve choking in a timely and effective manner.

●Course length: 4 hours

●Price: $60 (Sign up for a first aid course for an additional $30)

The American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Provider Course Completion Card is valid for two years.

First Aid

It is a classroom, video-based, instructor-led course that teaches students critical skills to manage an emergency in the first few minutes until emergency medical services arrive. Students learn skills such as how to treat bleeding, broken bones and other first aid emergencies.

●Course length: 2 hours

●Price: $45

Upon completion of this course, students will receive an American Heart Association Heart Saver CPR AED Course Completion Card that is valid for two years.

【1】What should be often done first in a medical emergency?

A．Providing professional first aid.

B．Asking for help at once.

C．Taking the injured to the hospital.

D．Leaving the scene as soon as possible.

【2】How much does it cost if a person wants to learn about CPR and AED?

A．$50.

B．$30.

C．$60.

D．$45

【3】What do the listed courses have in common?

A．They are available online.

B．They are for all individuals.

C．They take the same amount of time.

D．They include a two-year AHA certificate.

28、  

This holiday season, holiday shoppers can for the first time send festive greetings that contribute to protecting rather than destroying our evergreen world. The beautiful e-card can be sent via TreeGreetings, available at http://www. TreeGreetings. com.

Each $8.95 TreeGreetings e-card comes with a virtual tour of the actual location where the gift tree will be planted along with a full-color, personalized planting certificate. The greetings feature musical slide shows with nature photography and inspirational messages.

“Our cards exemplify the spirit of holiday giving,” said Alan Shamir, founder and CEO of Your True Nature Inc., which markets TreeGreetings electronic products. “Our customers can give back to the Earth by contributing to reforestation while sharing holiday goodwill with friends and family.” TreeGreetings offers a full range of e-cards to celebrate any occasion including birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, new homes, congratulations, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day.

Individuals and organizations can easily send personalized TreeGreetings to their entire holiday lists at quantity-discounted rates, and distribution on a selected date can be scheduled days, weeks, or months in advance.

Gift trees are planted and cared for by well-established, reliable non-profit organizations including the internationally recognized Trees, Water & People, which has planted 1.2 million trees in Central America, and Plant-It 2020, a foundation created by singer John Denver in 1992.

After having received a Magnolia tree for his 11th birthday, Shamir gained a lifelong appreciation for the value and joy of receiving a living growing gift. He said, “My tree and I ‘grow up’ together! It has been such a valuable and important part of my life that I want to give others the experience of having a tree planted for their special occasions.”

【1】What will happen if you buy a TreeGreetings e-card?

A.You will be presented with a gift.

B.You’ll receive a photograph with music.

C.You can determine the type of gift trees.

D.You’ll know where the tree will be planted.

【2】What can we infer from Para. 3?

A.TreeGreetings e-card brings high profits.

B.TreeGreetings e-card does prove popular.

C.TreeGreetings e-card helps protect the Earth.

D.TreeGreetings e-card deserves to be stored.

【3】What do we know about John Denver from the 5th paragraph?

A.He has a high fame worldwide.

B.He must be possessing a big farm.

C.He founded Plant-It 2020 himself.

D.He’s abandoned singing completely.

【4】Why did the author mention Shamir’s 11th birthday?

A.To show it has a lasting influence on him.

B.To emphasize he didn’t get gifts ever before.

C.To call on people to value teenagers’ growth.

D.To collect data for his support for the project.

29、Time management skills are important for all areas of our lives. But improving time management skills can be challenging. 【1】 You can run a training course to teach time management, considering ways to help participants learn strategies to organize their lives.

For many people, goal planning is an important part of time management. In a training course, help participants learn how to assess their work and personal needs and set goals for the long and short term. Then, work together to divide each goal into small ones. 【2】 Talk through ways that each person can use an hour or so each day to prepare for coming projects, thus making their lives more manageable.

A common phenomenon in effective time management is delay. Teach participants to keep a journal that will help them recognize when they tend to delay. 【3】 Is that because of fear, confusion, or even laziness? Brainstorm ideas to help them out of trouble through teamwork. 【4】

【5】 Work with them to figure out organization systems that might work for their individual situations. Busy managers might have better luck with a digital organizer than they would with a paper planner. With systems in place to organize communication, files, financial data and personal information, your trainees will be better able to locate the things they need for a new task.

A．How do you avoid?

B．Where do you start?

C．Then, work together to figure out why.

D．They check their emails once every two hours.

E．Hence participants might learn to set deadlines.

F．In this way, you can make them feel less anxious.

G．Disorganized people may not make the most of their time.

30、   I was on a plane returning home to Dallas, Texas after completing my duty in Vietnam. There were no hometown parades for us veterans (退役老兵) from that ____ war and I had been warned about the unfriendliness from our countrymen at that time. ____, I was just trying to get home without incident.

I sat, in uniform, in a window seat, ____ eye contact with my fellow passengers. No one was sitting in the seat next to me, which ____ my loneliness. A little girl, not more than 10 years old, suddenly ____ in the passage. She smiled and, without a word, ____ handed me a magazine. I accepted her ____ together with her quiet “welcome home”. I turned to the window and wept. Her small ____ of caring was the first I had  ___ in a long time.

I believe in the ____ between strangers when we reach out to one another.

Today, that young girl ____ has no memory of what happened years ago. I like to think of her as having grown up, continuing to ____ others and teaching her children to do the same. I know she might have been told to give me the “____” by her parents. It doesn’t matter why she gave me the magazine. The ____ thing is she did.

From then on, I have followed her ____ and tried, in different ways for ____ people, to do the same for them. I know that my ____ since then are all due to that little girl. Her offer of a magazine to a tired, scared and ____ soldier has echoed (产生回响) throughout my ____. I have to believe that my small gestures have the same ___ on others.

【1】A.fair B.great C.unpopular D.unexpected

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

【3】A.making B.keeping C.reducing D.avoiding

【4】A.resulted from B.accounted for C.added to D.contributed to

【5】A.screamed B.appeared C.jumped D.waved

【6】A.anxiously B.casually C.unconsciously D.shyly

【7】A.admiring B.offering C.apology D.invitation

【8】A.gesture B.discussion C.idea D.exchange

【9】A.predicted B.imagined C.experienced D.evaluated

【10】A.coincidence B.connection C.conflict D.conversation

【11】A.ridiculously B.surprisingly C.unfortunately D.undoubtedly

【12】A.panic B.tease C.touch D.judge

【13】A.gift B.lesson C.reminder D.reward

【14】A.important B.unusual C.appropriate D.concrete

【15】A.advice B.dream C.example D.requirement

【16】A.old B.wounded C.homeless D.different

【17】A.worries B.attempts C.puzzles D.emotions

【18】A.unfit B.tough C.lonely D.desperate

【19】A.life B.duty C.career D.journey

【20】A.stress B.effect C.threat D.consequence

31、   When my best friend, Jane, and I were 16,we were in the same class. About a week before Thanksgiving Day ,we found out our teacher Edward was having some financial (经济的) ______. We wanted to do something to help, so we decided to ______ food, clothing and gifts to ______ his family had a good Thanksgiving Day.

When Jane told her family about our plan, her mother was ______. Together they ______ their house for things they could ______. Her mother went to the kitchen, pulling out a big turkey and saying, “Thanksgiving Day won’t be ______ without a turkey dinner.” To this day, Jane ______ how moved she was by her mother’s generosity (慷慨).

Before ______ gifts, we said some words of appreciation for the wonderful chance to ______ others. I will never forget the ______ look of our teacher and his wife when they ______ the door; their four children stood around them as we handed out the gifts. It was a cold night. ______, we all felt warm inside. Last month ______ I was in a meeting, my secretary informed me, “Your high school teacher Mr. Edward is wondering if you could ______ him a few minutes. He’s sitting in your office right now!”

I left my meeting and went to my office ______. My teacher and I hugged and began to speak of the last 42 years. He told me he ______ remembered that cold winter night when we brought the ______ of Thanksgiving Day to his family. The food and gifts were certainly ______, but what warmed his heart that night was to see a group of teenagers who understood the ______ of Thanksgiving Day.

【1】A.information B.difficulties C.money D.food

【2】A.gather B.produce C.buy D.change

【3】A.find out B.make sure C.make clear D.point out

【4】A.embarrassed B.unhappy C.moved D.scared

【5】A.decorated B.sold C.searched D.cleaned

【6】A.sell out B.use up C.throw away D.give away

【7】A.ordinary B.complete C.usual D.important

【8】A.regretted B.thought C.remembered D.explained

【9】A.sending B.receiving C.opening D.posting

【10】A.challenge B.impress C.fool D.help

【11】A.anxious B.surprised C.charming D.terrified

【12】A.pushed B.knocked C.answered D.closed

【13】A.Besides B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.However

【14】A.while B.after C.before D.since

【15】A.spare B.bring C.save D.award

【16】A.nervously B.hurriedly C.proudly D.worriedly

【17】A.just B.already C.even D.still

【18】A.warmth B.excitement C.pleasure D.experience

【19】A.accepted B.offered C.appreciated D.admitted

【20】A.gifts B.history C.activities D.spirit

32、   The other day I shared knowledge on several aspects of Hindi (印地) culture with you. Today I’m hoping to paint a better picture of _______ it means to give in Hindi and how their generosity differs from_______of Western culture.

I was_______when we learned the expression “thank you” doesn’t really exist in Hindi. In the mountains, it is _______used, and people often seemed _______when we tried to thank them. They _______ either turn their heads, or shake their hands at us.

When we asked our Indian friends why this is so, they _______ that giving and generosity are vital parts of their culture. Giving is more of a_______of “changing hands” than an act of generosity. In their eyes, the foods they would give us were _______ really “theirs”. They see them as something passed along to them and now they are ________ passing them along to us.

The villagers were eager to ________ their best cucumbers to a passing stranger. ________, people in the U.S. tend to________old, used, or unwanted things ________their treasured ones.

________, during a coffee break, a friend told me about how he donated his ________clothes and shoes — just for the ________of giving up the possessions he likes most. Giving is ________Westerners can certainly do. We can practice ________giving away the things we value most — not only actual physical possessions, but also perhaps even more ________, our time and attention.

【1】A.what B.how C.why D.when

【2】A.one B.that C.it D.both

【3】A.amused B.shocked C.interested D.disappointed

【4】A.often B.occasionally C.sometimes D.seldom

【5】A.bored B.excited C.frightened D.annoyed

【6】A.could B.should C.would D.might

【7】A.explained B.realized C.decided D.learned

【8】A.picture B.change C.matter D.state

【9】A.ever B.never C.yet D.already

【10】A.simply B.equally C.obviously D.partly

【11】A.give back B.give out C.give away D.give in

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

【13】A.return B.possess C.share D.donate

【14】A.better than B.rather than C.more than D.less than

【15】A.Interestingly B.Obviously C.Importantly D.Luckily

【16】A.expensive B.beautiful C.favorite D.casual

【17】A.experience B.pain C.target D.reason

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

【19】A.for B.about C.in D.by

【20】A.flexible B.significant C.efficient D.urgent

33、   As I stood at the base of the mountain range beside a remote African village, the male villagers all repeated the same question: Are you certain you want to climb the mountain?

It had________been climbed by local and foreign men, and local women, but a Western female had ________, unaccompanied and wanted to climb the mountain, which was quite _________

I explained that I’d been________for some time --in research and in physical strength-- and showed them the________I had got from their government authorizing my climb. I stressed that I’d be very________to follow their local traditions and hire one of their villagers as a guide, but it seemed to do little to reduce their________.

The male villagers told me that the ‘quick mud’ I’d meet would swallow me. While they couldn’t remember anyone this bad thing actually________, they seemed convinced it was a real ________. The village women, however, smiled at me, indicating their________for my climb.

The men________ telling stories of unpredictable danger. However, I was________ because my aunt’s words kept ________in my ears --the greatest risk is not taking a risk, and we should always ________our dreams.

Eventually, the men agreed to a(n)________that seemed to put them at ease with my climb. Besides the local guide I’d hire, they also________ me to hire three men guards with guns, for protection.

As I started walking down the dirt path toward the mountain, I was________not only by my new mountain support team, but also by every village woman. While two women walked hand-in-hand with me, the others danced in circles around us as if in ________of a victory.

I knew I wasn’t the first Western female to make the climb. But with the women villagers________accompanying me, I felt a strong sense of ________. And I guessed they felt the same.

【1】A.formally B.fortunately C.especially D.surely

【2】A.achieved B.wandered C.arrived D.explored

【3】A.rare B.typical C.disgusting D.common

【4】A.consulting B.attempting C.preparing D.operating

【5】A.reward B.invitation C.command D.permit

【6】A.generous B.cautious C.curious D.regretful

【7】A.concerns B.thrills C.surprises D.problems

【8】A.belonged to B.appealed to C.led to D.happened to

【9】A.bargain B.possibility C.promotion D.dilemma

【10】A.fancy B.support C.reason D.disagreement

【11】A.finished B.enjoyed C.continued D.suggested

【12】A.determined B.annoyed C.delighted D.depressed

【13】A.alarming B.ringing C.breaking D.exploding

【14】A.observe B.make C.strengthen D.follow

【15】A.exchange B.connection C.explanation D.arrangement

【16】A.warned B.refused C.advised D.reminded

【17】A.joined B.expected C.frightened D.teased

【18】A.celebration B.search C.possession D.defense

【19】A.carefully B.boringly C.proudly D.patiently

【20】A.relief B.accomplishment C.justice D.guilty

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、根据句意填空

In the USA, the Amish-a Christian group-are famous because they drive 【1】 instead of cars, do not use TVs or refrigerators, and do not have personal telephones. Many people assume the Amish must have 【2】 reasons for their many rules, but this is not true. In truth, whenever a new technology is introduced, the Amish meet and discuss its advantages and disadvantages. They then vote on whether they will accept it. The Amish 【3】 cars because they like having 【4】 communities where everyone lives close together. They have no TVs or refrigerators because their homes do not have electricity-they do not think it is necessary and 【5】 dealing with strangers, such as the people who work at the electric company.

36、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

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

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

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

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

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

37、

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.

38、假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter发送邮件询问清明节相关信息。请你回复邮件，内容包括：清明节的习俗 (扫墓，祭祀, 春游……)。

注意：1．词数100左右；

2．开头结尾已经给出，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：清明节Tomb-Sweeping Day  祭品 sacrifice

Dear Peter,

How is it going?

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Best wishes.

Yours,

Li Hua

39、你们班同学打算周六去林春岭爬山。请给外教Chris写一封英文信，邀请他参加此次活动。具体内容如下：

1. 时间：8 am—5 pm； 2. 集合地点：校门口；3. 交通工具：公交车；4. 携带物品：雨具，午餐，相机。 　　

注意：1. 词数100字左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Chris,

How is everything going?

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40、假定你是学校英语俱乐部主席李华，你校要举办一场文艺演出，需要两个英语节目。请你写一个通知，征集节目，内容包括

1.节目形式（英文歌曲或者英文短剧）；

2.提供详细计划；

3.报名方式和截止时间。

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

Imagine living on the edge of a vast desert, which is moving quietly closer to your village every day and covering your fields. The desert is on the move. This is called desertification.

Desertification occurs in regions close to an already existing desert. It generally arises from two related causes. The first is over-use of water in the area. There is not enough water in any case, and if it is not carefully used, disaster can follow. As time goes on, water shortages make farming more and more difficult. In some places, locals can remember local lakes and marshes which were once the homes for all kinds of fish and birds. They have been completely buried by the sand now. Farmers leave the land, and fields are replaced by deserts.

The second cause is misuse or over-use of the land. This means that the wrong crops are planted and need more water than is available. Ploughing large fields and removing bushes and trees means that the wind will blow away the soil. Once the soil is lost, it is hard to replace, and if there is rain, it has nowhere to go, and brings no benefit.

It is not only the farmers and villagers who suffer. Every spring, the skies over some of eastern cities, thousands of kilometers away from the deserts, can be darkened by sandstorms. Dust from deserts can have a great effect on weather systems. While desertification is perhaps being partly caused by global warming, these sandstorms can make global warming worse by adding to what is known as the greenhouse effect.

What can be done to slow down or stop the process of desertification? A great deal of work is already under way. Obviously first steps are to find new water sources. Tree planting can help, by providing barriers between desert and rich field. Some types of grass also hold the soil together, and stop the wind taking it. Without these efforts, it will be harder and harder to stop the world’s deserts in their tracks, and more and more farmers will give up and head for cities. The lesson to be learnt lies beneath the sand.