衢州2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、He refused to acknowledge ________ in the match, but in vain.

A. to defeat B. to be defeated

C. defeating D. being defeated

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

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

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

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

A. had written B. wrote

C. would write D. would have written

4、The reason ___ he was late was ___ he got up late.

A.why, why B.why, because C.why, that D.why, as

5、Lucy has a great sense of humor and always keeps her colleagues with her stories.

A. amused     B. amusing

C. to amuse D. to be amused

6、___ picks up the wallet and hands it in will be praised by the teacher .

A.Who B.Whoever C.That who D.Who that

7、It is time that the government _____ measures to protect the rare birds and animals.

A.takes B.to take C.take D.took

8、_______ is known to us all that the old scientist, for _______ life was hard in the past, still works hard in his eighties.

A. As; whose B. It; who C. As; whom D. It; whom

9、I was being _____ for a driving license for the third time.

A.desired B.tested C.taken D.asked

10、The thief broke in, trying to open the safe, but _____.

A. in no way B. in vain

C. without effect D. at a loss

11、The architect designed over forty projects home and abroad, twenty were award  winners.

A.where B.of which C.in which D.at which

12、 can be done   been done.

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

13、He paid the boy $10 for washing ten windows, most of ___ hadn’t been cleaned for at least a year.

A.these B.those C.that D.which

14、It is said that there are ten foreign students in our school. One is from America, _______ is from Australia and all ______ students are from England.

A. another; the others B. one; another C. another; the other D. one; other’s

15、______ providing entertainment, the website also turns out to be a helpful learning tool.

A.Far from B.Apart from C.Instead of D.Regardless of

16、______of all the staff,I would like to wish you a happy retirement.

A.In honour B.In place C.On behalf D.On account

17、Most of them were ___________ my opinion while David was against it.

A.in honor of B.in favor of C.in search of D.in memory of

18、Mable is very weak, so the doctor advised that not only ______ more flood, but she should also take more exercise.

A.should she have B.she should have C.she has D.has she

19、The collectors dreamed of ________ a place to show off the collection in Latin America as a way to spark dialogue among artists across the diverse regions.

A．there to be

B．there being

C．there having

D．there would be

20、His success ________ a craze for choosing economy as the major.

A.set in motion B.put into operation C.set in action D.put in practice

21、--- Will you lend me some money?

--- Sorry, mine _______.

A．were used up

B．has run out

C．have run out

D．has run out of

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

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

23、   the numbers in employment the hotel industry was the second largest Swiss industry in 1929.

A.Instead of B.In terms of C.In honor of D.In favor of

24、--- My little evil totally wears me out?  

--- Well, babies are lovely, but sometimes they ________ be tiresome.

A.should B.will C.can D.shall

25、---Did you have any trouble catching the professor’s lecture?

---No. He spoke very slowly and clearly to make it easy _____.

A. to understand B. understand

C. understanding D. understood

26、Proudly reading my words, I looked around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes and Miss Lancelot stone-faced. I slowly raised the report, hoping to hide myself and burning to find out “What could be causing everyone to act this way?”

Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. This was the first real task I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice: flip (掷) a coin. Heads—the commander, and tails—the peanuts guy. Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver.

When another classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution.” How could I know that she meant that George Washington?

Obviously, my grade was awful. Heartbroken but fearless, I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: no re-dos; no new grade. I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmaster’s office with my grandfather and the headmaster informed me of his approval that I could skip the sixth grade. Justice is sweet!

【1】What did the author’s classmates think about his report?

A．Amusing.

B．Moving.

C．Controversial.

D．Puzzling.

【2】What does the underlined word “burning” in Para. 1 probably mean?

A．Ready.

B．Annoyed.

C．Eager.

D．Ashamed.

【3】Why was the author confused about the task?

A．The teacher’s instruction was unclear.

B．He knew little about American history.

C．He was a new comer to the school.

D．He followed the advice to flip a coin.

【4】Why did the author say “Justice is sweet”?

A．He was allowed to redo the test.

B．He was devoted to his studies.

C．His efforts were recognized by school.

D．The punishment was reasonable.

27、   True happiness lies in rewarding relationships, not material wealth, according to new research. Scientists have said that a close circle of friends and family is most important for happiness, and that owning things such as iPhones, computers, being wealthy and owning a sports car do not provide the same level of satisfaction.

The study was done by psychologists at the Sahlgrenska Academy and Lund University, in Sweden. The experts analyzed(分析) articles in Swedish newspapers published in 2010 and recorded which words most often occurred in the same articles as the Swedish word for happiness. In this way, they could know our common happiness.

Co-author Dr Danilo Garcia, a researcher at the Sahlgrenska Academy’s Centre for Ethics, Law and Mental Health, said, “It’s relationships that are most important, not material things that we possess, and this is in line with other findings in happiness research.”

The study, which contained more than 10 million words, showed that terms such as “grandmother” and personal pronouns such as “you”, “me”, “us” and “them” often emerge in the same article as the Swedish word for happiness. Researchers found that words such as “iPhone”, “millions” and “Google” almost never appear with the word “happiness”.

The study is a part of a larger research project on how people describe both positive and negative events in their lives. The researchers believe that the word analysis reflects a common perception among the members of our society as to what should make us happy.

Dr Danilo Garcia said, “Just as the Beatles sang, most people understand that money can’t buy you happiness or love. But even if we can understand the importance of close and warm relationships at a social level, it isn’t certain that everyone is aware that such relationships are actually necessary for our own personal happiness.”

【1】New research mainly shows that .

A.various things can lead to happiness in people

B.having some close friends is very important to us

C.owning expensive things can actually make us unhappy

D.rewarding relationships make us happy instead of material wealth

【2】What Dr Danilo Garcia said in Paragraph 3 shows that the new findings .

A.explain something new

B.are unbelievable to many people

C.prove material things are unimportant

D.confirm previous findings in happiness research

【3】Dr Danilo Garcia doubts whether .

A.money really buys us happiness or love

B.rewarding relationships really lead to personal happiness

C.close and warm relationships are important at a social level

D.all people know rewarding relationships lead to personal happiness

【4】How did the experts arrive at their findings?

A.By doing surveys.

B.By doing experiments.

C.By analyzing printed articles.

D.By referring to previous studies.

28、National Zoo in Australia

OPEN TIME

9: 30 am-5: 00 pm every day of the year, except Christmas Day.

TICKET PRICES

Children: 3-15 years $26

Students: 16 years or above with student card $40

Seniors Card: $40

Adults: $47

Family: 2 adults and up to 3 children: $130

CARERS FOR SPECIAL VISITORS

Carers for visitors with disabilities are admitted free of charge. Carers ID is required upon entry.

COMPANION CARD holders receive free entry, as well as their carers.

Please note, we aren’t a government funded zoo and don’t receive a subsidy (补贴) to accept many of the government concession (减价票).

GROUP RATES

If you are visiting the zoo in a group of 10 or more, you may qualify for our Special Group rates on General Entry prices.

DAILY ACTIVITIES & KEEPER TALKS

Make the most of your zoo visit and check out our daily keeper activities. There are great opportunities to see animals in action. Watch them enjoy a treat and interact with their keepers as they receive a feed.

On weekends and during school holidays, additional Keeper Talks are added to the schedule and visitors have the chance to meet or even feed some of our wonderful animals!

WALK ON THE WILDSIDE

Become a zoo keeper for a day with the ultimate all day wildlife experience.

ZOOVENTURE TOUR

Hand feed a tiger, and pat a rhino, which may be your most unforgettable experience.

GETTING HERE

BY CAR

We are located on Lady Denman Drive, next to Scrivener Dam. Find us on Google Maps.

BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Unfortunately, there are no bus services running to the zoo at present.

【1】How much will a 70-year-old man pay ?

A.$ 40. B.$ 47.

C.$ 26. D.$ 130.

【2】Which of the following may be the most unforgettable experience?

A.Being a zoo keeper. B.Feeding the tiger.

C.Talking with the keepers D.Watching animals in action.

【3】What can be learned from the text?

A.People can take a free bus to the zoo.

B.Keeper Talks are available every day.

C.People caring for disabled people can visit for free.

D.Senior people have a free visit.

29、The Impossible Burger is entirely free of meat. But it looks, smells, feels and—most importantly—tastes so much like real hamburger beef. In fact, plant-based burger alternatives have set off a strong resistance from the beef industry. The Center for Consumer Freedom, a nonprofit that advocates on behalf of the fast food and meat industries has launched an “informational” campaign targeting plant-based meats. The campaign has included TV and online ads, as well as print ads in newspapers. The ads seem to imply that not only is an artificial burger too processed, but that it might be even less healthy than the average beef burger.

While it’s true that a plant-based meat alternative is processed and it’s true that eating one is not as healthy as a pile of raw vegetables, it’s best to take the ads with a generous pinch of salt.

For instance, the additives and preservatives in plant-based meat highlighted in one ad sure sound scary. Who wants something called titanium dioxide (二氧化钛) in their meal? But the truth is that additives such as those listed in the ads are regularly used in all sorts of packaged foods. And if methylcellulose, a food thickener, sounds unpleasant, it’s really nothing compared with salmonella (沙门菌) poisoning you can get from regular meat.

Also, the ad campaign misses the bigger point. Choosing an Impossible or Beyond burger isn’t just about eating healthy. Burgers, whether they are made from processed pea protein or processed meat, will never be as healthy as organic raw vegetables.

What’s appealing is the prospect of enjoying a juicy burger without the bitter aftertaste of guilt.

Let’s face it, there are huge environmental costs to eating cows. Cattle raising is contributing to climate change, and not just because methane (甲烷) from cows and cattle is responsible for about 14.5% of greenhouse gas. More broadly, our global food production system releases more than a third of the world’s greenhouse gases. Yet we can’t seem to control our meat appetite even knowing that large areas of the Amazon forest have been ruined, and continue to be cut down to make room for more cattle to feed the growing demand for beef. Humans also know full well that many animals live short, cruel lives in awful conditions for the purpose of becoming foods for humans to enjoy at dinner.

A plant-based meat that satisfies meat desires and delivers protein but with a smaller climate footprint is a potential environmental game changer and the reason Impossible Foods was one of those receiving the U.N. Global Climate Action Award in 2019. No wonder the meat industry is on guard.

【1】What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?

A．These ads deserve little consideration.

B．We should spread the message of these ads.

C．We’d better be cautious when reading these ads.

D．These ads tell people a lot about plant-based burgers.

【2】What do we know about additives and preservatives in plant-based burgers?

A．They are likely to cause poisoning.

B．Their use is within the normal range.

C．Some have not been used in hamburgers.

D．They are used to ensure burgers taste good.

【3】What is the author’s attitude towards plant-based burgers?

A．Supportive.

B．Neutral.

C．Disapproving.

D．Doubtful.

【4】Which of the following shows the development of ideas in the passage?

I: Introduction P: Point Sp: Sub-point (次要点) C: Conclusion

A．

B．

C．

D．

30、Hey, man,

Good to hear from you again. And good timing. Your e-mail came in just as I was chatting with another friend, who’s ________ one of those rough periods at work. I wish I had better advice.

You asked, “How do you define success?” What a ________ question!

In 2005, I made only $22,500 a year in Rocky Mount. Another two sportswriters, Travis and Jeff, in their mid-20s too, had come to Rocky Mount to leave Rocky Mount. We went out to ________ our games, and sent the final pages to the printer by our 1:30 a.m. ________. On the best nights, we’d play Wiffle ball in the ________ until 4 a.m., laughing and joking.

We all left there within a year, as ________. Travis eventually ________ a big-time job covering the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Jeff became one of the most well-known NASCAR writers in the country, with almost 200,00 Twitter ________.

Last time Jeff and I met, he said something about Rocky Mount. “I didn’t ________ it then, but honestly, when I ________, it’s probably the best time I’ve ever had in my career.”

What is success? Buddy, I don’t know. On those late nights, it was making good contact on Travis’s curve ball. Now it’s running a tenth of a mile ________ than I did last week. A year ago, I wrote a story and no readers ________ me about it, which these days is a success. But nobody said anything nice ________, so is it a failure? I don’t know.

College students ask me for ________ every now and then Maybe that’s success. But last night an editor at a publication I’ve been dying to write for ________ with the murderous words “This just isn’t the right ________ for us”.

Maybe it’s beyond work. In June 2018, my dad visited and made it the whole weekend without falling while ________ to his wheelchair. To another person, ________ success might be a night sleeping on a bench without getting wet. You get the ________.

Maybe success isn’t ________ in achievements; maybe success is a smaller calculation, something more like what Jeff hinted at.

Thank you for writing, old friend.

Mike

【1】A.putting through B.going through C.breaking through D.getting through

【2】A.broad B.silly C.fancy D.plain

【3】A.play B.watch C.enjoy D.cover

【4】A.schedule B.deadline C.appointment D.date

【5】A.parking lot B.dining room C.printing house D.lecture hall

【6】A.intended B.predicted C.unexpected D.unaccepted

【7】A.lost B.offered C.landed D.created

【8】A.consultants B.competitors C.followers D.writers

【9】A.advocate B.admit C.approve D.appreciate

【10】A.date back B.choke back C.hold back D.look back

【11】A.longer B.farther C.faster D.sooner

【12】A.thrilled at B.yelled at C.applauded for D.appealed to

【13】A.either B.even C.still D.yet

【14】A.money B.wisdom C.advice D.credit

【15】A.replied B.argued C.expressed D.conveyed

【16】A.bit B.wit C.fit D.hit

【17】A.removing B.attaching C.approaching D.transferring

【18】A.though B.therefore C.regardless D.otherwise

【19】A.point B.report C.case D.data

【20】A.counted B.measured C.confirmed D.located

31、   It’s not unusual to be caught in your life. When you get caught in a moment, you should remember that somewhere out there, someone always comes along with a pocket full of ________.

Yesterday I spent all my coins and dollar ________ on little deeds I had ________ breakfast because I got up late. Because of the mad rush, I forgot my ________.When I was on my way to ________ my lunch, a person in need asked me if I could ________ him some cash, so I decided to lend him first.

So, then later in the evening, I was heading home ________ waiting for dinner. However, I got a(n) ________ from my mum saying that she was to work ________ and wouldn't be able to prepare dinner for me. Even though there was no ________ in the house, I told my mum not to worry because I would ________ find myself something to cat.

While I was still ________ this sudden set of changes in my food options for the day, I passed a young man with a broad smile________ samples (样品) of cookies at a supermarket, he gave me a packet and said. “How about you ________ some more for school tomorrow?” ________ that, I returned a warm _______ to him and opened up my bag. He gladly filled it with 20 packets. I was ________ .

Whether you call it luck or fortune, I ________ wanted to say that somewhere out there somebody came along carrying a pocket of hope in his ________ and shared a piece of it with me! Somebody out there will one day do________ for you!

【1】A.hope B.chance C.luck D.food

【2】A.checks B.cash C.change D.bills

【3】A.had B.left C.skipped D.taken

【4】A.lunch B.keys C.purse D.bag

【5】A.serve B.cook C.prepare D.buy

【6】A.give B.pay C.spare D.show

【7】A.disappointedly B.gratefully C.willingly D.anxiously

【8】A.note B.call C.response D.announcement

【9】A.well B.hard C.late D.alone

【10】A.food B.electricity C.cookies D.money

【11】A.quickly B.surely C.hurriedly D.hardly

【12】A.introducing B.processing C.making D.seeking

【13】A.finding out B.putting up C.handing out D.giving off

【14】A.taking B.exchanging C.supplying D.adopting

【15】A.In response to B.Opposed to C.Owing to D.Contrary to

【16】A.welcome B.smile C.laughing D.affection

【17】A.confused B.worried C.puzzled D.excited

【18】A.simply B.nearly C.normally D.seriously

【19】A.coat B.mind C.packet D.heart

【20】A.a lot B.much C.the same D.some

32、   My son did well in his final exam, so I took him to a popular restaurant today for a lunchtime _______. It seemed everyone else had the _______ idea. So the place was _______!

I drove around the small parking lot for 30 minutes _______ for a spot and I _______ found one. A lady returning to her _______ was prepared to leave, which was a relief for me. I followed her and waited with _______ for her to make room for me. _______ I did this I looked in my rear vision mirror (后视镜) and noticed a young man swiftly pull up behind me. As soon as he saw my car light on for the spot, he began hitting his steering wheel angrily and _______. I knew those unpleasant words weren’t directed at me but at the ________ that he had missed a spot. I felt his ________ for I too had been ________ the place for ages.

As the lady drove out of the spot, I did something that ________ shocked myself. I ________ my car light and drove straight past.

________, the man was so shocked and puzzled that he wasn’t ________ what to do next. I wound my window, reached out my hand and ________ for him to take it, calling out at the same time “It’s yours.”

But after I did that I drove away ________. Maybe it was because I had waited so long for a spot I had just given away. The reason why I let that man have my spot wasn’t to be kind. Honestly, the thought hadn’t even ________ my mind. It was because seeing his reaction I knew the spot ________ more to him.

【1】A.decoration B.treat C.recipe D.chance

【2】A.strange B.grand C.same D.normal

【3】A.packed B.ruined C.dangerous D.distant

【4】A.applying B.accounting C.paying D.seeking

【5】A.directly B.immediately C.firstly D.eventually

【6】A.restaurant B.room C.car D.spot

【7】A.anxiety B.patience C.jealousy D.caution

【8】A.As B.Though C.If D.Since

【9】A.staring B.swearing C.whispering D.trembling

【10】A.amusement B.disappointment C.embarrassment D.excitement

【11】A.envy B.terror C.suffering D.crime

【12】A.inspecting B.covering C.circling D.circulating

【13】A.even B.just C.still D.yet

【14】A.turned off B.took away C.knocked down D.pulled out

【15】A.At random B.By coincidence C.On the contrary D.As a result

【16】A.careful B.afraid C.ashamed D.sure

【17】A.concluded B.signaled C.queued D.applauded

【18】A.weeping B.smiling C.cheering D.teasing

【19】A.missed B.caught C.threw D.crossed

【20】A.proved B.brought C.meant D.connected

33、   Jayce Crowder began noticing when he was in kindergarten that he looked different from his classmates. They had two hands. He had one. He'd return home with questions: “Why am I different? Why?”

“He actually told us he was _________ at God for making him that way, "said his mother Lewis. Lewis _________ she didn't know what to do then. How could she _________ answers to her son's questions _________ she had never found those answers herself?

Several weeks later, Lewis watched TV and _________ that a 14-year-old boy Trashaun became an Internet _________ after posting videos of his slam dunks (扣篮), and, like Jayce, he was _________ most of his left arm. And it seemed that watching Trashaun would simply be a(n)_________ moment for Jayce.

A couple of months later, a meeting was set up with Trashaun to build Jayce's_________. The boys met, and __________ they bonded. They rode bikes and __________ baskets. Trashaun even gave Jayce a shirt that says “Ten __________ are not as good.”

At one point, Trashaun optimistically told Jayce he was __________ the way God made him. He said he would not let anyone drag him down and that __________ would not shake his confidence.

Since that meeting, Lewis has seen a clear __________ in her son. He recently started wrestling and loves it. Lewis often mentions Trashaun's __________. Meeting him, she said, made Jayce “__________ that there are others like him.”

“__________, it means a lot to know that I changed Jayce's life,” Trashaun says. Still, he never __________ that his videos would have such an impact. His __________ with Jayce made him look forward to helping more kids with limb differences.

A．good

B．mad

C．embarrassed

D．amazed

A．announced

B．insisted

C．admitted

D．denied

A．guess

B．hear

C．expect

D．provide

A．now that

B．as though

C．even though

D．in case

A．recalled

B．learned

C．showed

D．confirmed

A．hit

B．fan

C．figure

D．image

A．breaking

B．twisting

C．losing

D．hurting

A．depressing

B．challenging

C．tiring

D．inspiring

A．body

B．confidence

C．muscle

D．reputation

A．eventually

B．lately

C．instantly

D．hurried

A．watched

B．shot

C．delivered

D．carried

A．fingers

B．hands

C．bikes

D．baskets

A．unlucky

B．disappointed

C．courageous

D．perfect

A．words

B．events

C．risks

D．accidents

A．determination

B．difference

C．advantage

D．sign

A．function

B．report

C．influence

D．lecture

A．predict

B．claim

C．imagine

D．understand

A．Honestly

B．Generally

C．Hopefully

D．Fortunately

A．remembered

B．concluded

C．forgot

D．dreamed

A．argument

B．cooperation

C．relationship

D．appointment

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

Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings.

The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression, which can be 【1】 back to 500 years ago. The expression is used to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle.

Being in “deep water” is almost the same as being in “hot water”. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult 【2】. Imagine a person who cannot swim being thrown in water over his head. You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve. The problem is too deep. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest in stocks in complete 【3】 of the stock market.

"Water over the dam" is another expression about a past event. It is something that cannot be 【4】. The expression comes from the idea that water that has 【5】 a dam cannot be brought back again. When a friend is 【6】 by a mistake she has made, you might tell her to forget about it. You say it is water over the dam.

Another common expression, "to hold water," is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about. It probably comes from the way of testing the 【7】 of a container. If it can hold water, it is strong and has no holes in it. If your 【8】 can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes. If it does not hold water, then it is weak and can not be 【9】.

"Throwing cold water" also is an expression that deals with an idea or 【10】. For example, you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems. But you wife "throws cold water" on the idea, because she says a new car costs too much

35、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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A huge milestone has just been reached in the field of artificial intelligence: AlphaGo, a program developed by Google’s DeepMind unit, has defeated legendary Go player Lee Se-dol in the first of five historic matches being held in Seoul, South Korea. Lee 【1】 after about three and a half hours, with 28 minutes and 28 seconds remaining on his clock. The series is the first time a professional 9-dan Go player has taken on a computer, and Lee is 【2】 for a $1 million prize.

“I was very surprised,”said Lee after the match.“I didn’t expect to lose. But I didn’t think AlphaGo would play the game in such a perfect manner.”DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis expressed“huge 【3】 for Lee Se-dol and his amazing skills.”calling the game“hugely exciting”and“very tense.”Team lead David Silver said it was an“amazing game of Go that really pushed AlphaGo to its 【4】.”

Go is an ancient Chinese board game that has long been considered one of the great 【5】faced by AI. While computer programs ow best the world’s leading human players of games like checkers and chess, the high level of intuition and 【6】required by Go has made it tough for computers to crack. DeepMind’s AlphaGo program is the most 【7】effort yet, using a complex system of deep neural networks and machine learning; it beat European champion Fan Hui last year, but Lee Se-dol is another 【8】 rival entirely.

“I don’t regret accepting this challenge,”said Lee.“I am in shock, I admit that, but what’s done is done. I enjoyed this game and look forward to the next. I think I failed on the opening layout so if I do a better job on the opening aspect I think I will be able to increase my 【9】 of winning.”Lee was surprised both by how strong AlphaGo’s opening was, and by some 【10】moves.

38、假定你是李华,你的英国笔友Mike发来邮件说他对中国的传统节日很感兴趣。请你回一 封邮件，向他介绍你喜欢的中秋节，内容包括：

1.   中国人如何庆祝中秋节；

2.   你喜欢这个节日的原因。

Dear Mike,

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.Yours,

Li Hua

39、假定你是李华，是你校模拟联合国社团主席。你校将举办第五次模联活动，请给你们的外教Smith老师写封信，邀请他担任指导老师(advisor)。信的内容包括:

1. 主题:全球气候；

2. 举办时间和地点；

时间: 5月10日-5月11日

地点:会议室一、二、三

3. 指导老师的任务。

(1)指导学生如何为模联做准备和如何写论文。

(2)指导学生如何提高口头英语和笔头英语。

注意:

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

模拟联合国大会: MUN

Dear Mr. Smith,

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Yours sincerely

Li Hua

40、假定你是李华,收到英国朋友Alice的邮件,以下是邮件内容:

Dear Li Hua,

How are you doing these days? I’m having some problems and would like to get your advice.

My parents want me to spend my summer with them this year but I would prefer to go somewhere with my friends. I love my parents but sometimes they are overprotective. I feel that I am old enough and responsible enough to go away without their supervision(监护).

Any suggestions you could give me about this issue would be greatly appreciated.

Yours,

Alice

Dear Li Hua,

How are you doing these days? I’m having some problems and would like to get your advice.

My parents want me to spend my summer with them this year but I would prefer to go somewhere with my friends. I love my parents but sometimes they are overprotective. I feel that I am old enough and responsible enough to go away without their supervision(监护).

Any suggestions you could give me about this issue would be greatly appreciated.

Yours,

Alice

请给Alice回一封邮件,内容包括:

1.感谢她的信任；

2.回应她的请求；

3.说明你的理由。

注意1.词数100左右

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Alice,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

41、假定你是李华,你的美国朋友Tom听说在中国通过扫描二维码就可以轻松实现移动支付,感到不可思议。请你写封邮件告知移动支付在中国的相关情况。内容包括:

1.在中国最流行,提供了便利;

2.快捷且强大的功能如买早餐买地铁票;

3.改变我们的生活,引领世界。

注意1.词数100左右;

2可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯（开头已给出,但不计入总数）。

参考词汇:二维码 QR code

Dear Tom,

How are you? Glad to tell you something about mobile payment in China

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Looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours,

Li Hua