清远2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、You are doing it in a wrong way. It   this way.

A.used to do B.is used to doing C.used to be done D.is used to do

2、The picture offer the best evidence to date that a planet once _____ dead is actually a lively pot of geological change.

A.assuming B.assumed C.resuming D.resumed

3、The boy was put into prison for being ________ of stealing a lot of knives.

A. blamed B. accused

C. charged D. suspect

4、She showed the visitors around the park ________ had been built three years before.

A．who

B．whom

C．whose

D．which

5、The Small Goose Pagoda in Xi’an, one of the 22 Silk Road relics located in China, _______ back in 707 during the Tang Dynasty.

A．dated   B．was dated

C．dates     D．is dating

6、__________these messages always seem important at the time, most people can’t really remember them the next day.

A.Because B.Unless C.While D.Since

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

A．apology

B．disadvantage

C．fault

D．shortcoming

8、Many of his classmates came to his birthday party, and they had a good time; ________ it was a great success to him.

A．in particular

B．all the best

C．all in all

D．in other word

9、Ronny's steps________, and there was a moment of absolute silence.

A.died down B.died away C.died off D.died out

10、E-commerce companies are helping small businesses in financial trouble obtain loans that they otherwise _______ to raise.

A．must struggle

B．can have struggled

C．could struggle

D．would have struggled

11、--- 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

12、Seldom________ in summer, nor________ in winter in dry areas.

A.it rains；it often snows

B.does it rain；does it often snow

C.it rains；does it snow

D.does it rain；it often snows

13、More than one passenger ________ injured in the air crash.

A.were B.is C.are D.was

14、It’s not doing the things we like, but liking the things we have to do______ makes life happy.

A. that B. which

C. what D. who

15、Before driving into the city, you are required to get your car ____.

A. washed   B. wash

C. washing     D. to wash

16、—— Have they made the final decision?

—— Yes, but it’s ________ likely that they will change their mind again tomorrow.

A. rather than B. other than C. less than D. or rather

17、This problem may lead to more serious ones if _______ unsolved.

A.making B.remained C.keeping D.left

18、The Marvel (漫威) Cinematic Universe or MCU for short is the shared place ________ all 22 films featuring the comic book characters are set.

A．which

B．that

C．when

D．where

19、1 wish I could do something _______ the kindness I have received from him.

A.in search of B.in preparation for

C.in spite of D.in return for

20、Wouldn’t it be wonderful world if we lived in harmony with nature?

A.a; 不填 B.the; 不填 C.a; the D.the; the

21、It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall,some____over 100 meters.

A．measured

B．measuring

C．are measured

D．measure

22、The red umbrella is among the black ones.

A．distinct

B．delicate

C．diverse

D．desperate

23、_____got into the room_____ the telephone rang.

A. He hardly; then B. Hardly had he; when

C. He had not; than D. Not had he; when

24、Only when the war was over ____ return to his hometowns.

A．have the soldiers

B．the soldiers

C．the soldiers did

D．did the soldiers

25、There is a general _____________ among teachers about the need for greater security in schools.

A.commitment B.composition C.calculation D.consensus

26、How to Make Sure You Enjoy Your Trip

A trip is a planned destination where one arranges in advance in which the main purpose is to search for adventure and to create a memorable moment. 【1】

●Plan it well. Trips are ideally planned for them to go well. Take your time, a day or a week ahead to make a plan for your trip. A check list is helpful, making sure you’ve got all your needs.

●Pack necessities. Bring what you need. Trips are short journeys and belong to the sub-level of traveling. Pack only the things you need. 【2】

●Be safe. To be cautious is smart. No matter what you are up to, surfing, cliff diving, snow-boarding, scuba diving..., it is always recommended to be safe. 【3】 Don’t be stubborn and put yourself in harm when there are precautions.

●【4】 You may see delays, a different culture, lifestyle, food, and even a shortage of cash sometimes—these are all what travel is about—experiencing things with a new perspective (视角). Once you expect to experience new things, you'll be a happy traveler and free from stress.

●Save the memory. 【5】 This is not one of those regular days so you ought to save the moment. It will make your trip more enjoyable after all that craziness; you get something to review the good times.

A．Go with your friend.

B．Travel with an open mind.

C．Get prepared for everything new.

D．Seize the moment by taking pictures.

E．It is important to wear protective equipment when advisable.

F．Here are the steps on how to make sure your trip is enjoyable.

G．It is easy to get tired if you have too many things in your package.

27、   Scientists say they discovered an earth-like planet orbiting the star closest to our planet other than the sun. It is the closest planet ever found outside our solar system that could support life as we know it. This planet is just 4.2 light years away from us. It is so close that space scientists have compared it to a next door neighbor. They say it could be reached by an unmanned spacecraft before the end of the century. The newly-discovered planet is a little larger than the earth. Scientists have named it Proxima b. It orbits its sun, Proxima Centauri, once every 11days.

Alan Boss is the Chairman of NASA’s advisory group for planet exploration. He told VOA that Proxima b not only confirms the discovery of a planet, but also increases the number of other possible “earths” by a huge amount. Boss said it is possible that most stars may have at least one earth-like planet orbiting them.

This makes the possibility of living organisms increasingly likely. Boss said he believes human beings will prove that there is life in places other than the earth in his lifetime. “I am 65, ”he told VOA, “But I expect to still be alive when it happens.”

Paul Butler works at the Carnegie Institution of Washington. He told VOA that finding Proxima b “makes the case concrete” that there are other planets where life could exist. Paul Butler said the researchers used two telescopes in different countries to look for possible planets like the earth. Discovering Proxima b, he believes, changes the world.

“This work has resulted in the discovery of hundreds of planets around the nearest stars, and now a potentially habitable planet around the nearest star is in the sky, ” Butler said.

【1】Which of the following does the newly-discovered planet move around?

A. The sun. B. The earth.

C. Proxima Centauri. D. Proxima b.

【2】What view do both Alan Boss and Paul Butler hold?

A. It is likely that life exists on other planets besides the earth

B. There is at least one earth-like planet orbiting each star.

C. Proxime b can be used to help people find more earth-like planets.

D. Discovering Proxim b will change the world,

【3】What does the underlined per “This work” in the last paragraph refer to?

A. Exploring another sun.

B. Discovering Proxima b.

C. Using telescopes to find earth-like planets

D. Researching life on other planets

【4】What may be the best title for the text?

A. Stars with Earth-like Planets Orbiting.

B. Planet Exploration in the Universe

C. A Neighboring Possible Earth-like Planet

D. Potentially Habitable Planets

28、Skateboarding has become one of several non - traditional activities that PE teachers around America are introducing to inspire kids to exercise regularly. Some PE classes feature in-line (滚轮) skating, yoga, and even rock climbing. Experts have called those types of activities “the new PE”.

Such activities are part of a larger effort to help kids develop lifelong fitness habits and to keep them from becoming overweight. Now, 9 million U.S. children and teens are overweight. Obesity (肥胖) can lead to health problems such as diabetes and heart disease later in life.

“Our children and youth are becoming unhealthy and obese,” says Lindsey Johnson. “Skateboarding is a great activity that keeps kids doing physical movement and gives them new skills and interest.”

Some schools don’t allow skateboarding because they say it is dangerous. Cendali, however, argues that regular practiceeliminatesa great deal of the danger. “We teach students how to do it and how to do it safely,” he says.

Some people say skateboarding teaches life lessons. “Skateboarding teaches kids to believe that if they stick with something they will finally succeed,” says education expert Richard Sagor of Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon.

Skateboarding inspires kids not to give up in learning difficult skills. “It’s natural for kids to want to learn and get better at things,” adds Sagor. “When it comes to skateboarding, they’ll try a trick hundreds of times before they succeed.” That same effort could be made in schoolwork.

Eric Klassen agrees that skateboarding requires kids to stop saying a task is too hard for them. “A baby will attempt to walk 600 to 900 times before he or she is successful,” says Klassen. “We tell students that they shouldn’t say ‘I can’t do it’ unless they’ve tried 600 to 900 times.”

【1】Skateboarding is introduced into American schools to ______.

A.encourage students to compete bravely in competition

B.teach students how to deal with risks

C.prevent students suffering from heart disease later in life

D.help students form the habit of doing sports

【2】The underlined word “eliminates” in Paragraph 4 probably means “______”.

A.reduces B.increases C.adds D.brings

【3】What life lesson do kids learn from skateboarding?

A.To succeed in life you have to learn skateboarding.

B.You will succeed in life if you don’t give up.

C.Only after failing 600 to 900 times can you succeed.

D.There is no hard work after learning skate-boarding well.

【4】What would be the best title for the passage?

A.The dangerous PE B.Skills of skateboarding

C.The new PE D.The change of PE

29、   [1] It has been said that the English and the Americans are two great people separated by one language. Among these differences, how space is treated always goes unnoticed.

[2] The middle-class American growing up in the United States feels he has a right to have his own room, or at least part of a room. American women who want to be alone can go to the bedroom and close the door. The closed door is the sign meaning “Do not disturb” or “ I’ m angry.”  An American is available if his door is open at home or at his office. He is expected not to shut himself off but to maintain himself in a state of constant readiness to answer the demands of others.

[3] …?

[4] The contrasting English and American patterns have some remarkable implications, particularly if we assume that man, like other animals, has a built-in need to shut himself off from others from time to time. An English student told me what happened when hidden patterns conflicted. He was quite obviously experiencing strain(压力) in his relationships with Americans. Nothing seemed to go right and it was quite clear from his remarks that we did not know how to behave. An analysis of his complaints showed that a major source of irritation(恼怒) was that no American seemed to be able to pick up the subtle clues that there were times when he didn’t want his thoughts interrupted. As he stated it, “I’m walking around the apartment and it seems that whenever I want to be alone my roommate starts talking to me. Pretty soon he’s asking “What’s the matter?” and wants to know if I’m angry. By then I am angry and say something.”

[5] Now the picture seems quite clear. When the American wants to be alone he goes into a room and shuts the door--- he depends on spatial features for screening. For an American to refuse to talk to someone else present in the same room, to give them the “silent treatment,” is the eventual form of rejection and a sure sign of great displeasure. The English, on the other hand, lacking rooms of their own since childhood, never developed the practice of using space as a refuge from others. They have in fact internalized(内化) a set of barriers, which they erect and which others are supposed to recognize. Therefore, the more the Englishman shuts himself off when he is with an American, the more likely the American is to break in to assure himself that all is well. Tension lasts until the two get to know each other. The important point is that the spatial and spatial needs of each are not the same at all.

【1】What will the paragraph 3 (which is omitted in the paper) more probably talk about?

A.The conditions of the English with regard to their understanding of space.

B.The response of the Americans to some unexpected demands of others.

C.The reaction of working class and upper class Americans to space.

D.The illustration of the living environment of upper-and middle-class Englishman.

【2】The author mentions an English student in paragraph 4 in order to _______.

A.prove humans are born with the need to keep themselves to themselves sometimes

B.demonstrate the contrasting features of the American and British problems in conflict

C.analyze why the British tend to be left alone without his thoughts being interrupted

D.stress the importance of reading delicate clues in communication with foreigners

【3】What can be inferred from the passage?

A.The Americans’ failure to recognize the English’s need for space may cause the conflict.

B.The English prefer to tell those around not to disturb them when they are in low spirits.

C.The Americans are more willing to socialize with others in the workplace than the English.

D.The Americans will not refuse to talk to others unless they are in intense annoyance.

【4】Which of the following statements best summarizes the main idea of the passage?

A.The difference between the English and the Americans in space lies in their use of English.

B.The English and the Americans have been adapted quite differently with regard to space.

C.The Americans have different concepts of space because they tend to enjoy more space.

D.The English prefer to pour their inner thoughts to others when they are in great trouble.

30、   School breaks are chances for me to get away from boring life. For the Thanksgiving break of 2018, I decided to visit my ___________ in Ithaca. It was a(n) ___________ journey from my home to Ithaca by bus—9 hours.

The first leg of the journey, to Scranton, needed about 6 hours. I had to ___________ buses in Scranton for the last leg of the journey. ___________, my first bus got delayed .Then I ___________ my second bus and had to wait for several hours until I could take the next ___________. It was 6 p.m. in Scranton when I waited for the bus. I called my cousin to tell him about the ___________ and mentioned that it might be ___________ when I arrived.

While I was on call, I didn't ___________ that there was a lady standing close by, listening to my ____________. When I got off the call the lady approached me and ____________ about my journey. When she learned that it had already been a long and ____________ day for me, she took out a big cake and ____________ it to me.

This was a kind act but I ____________ the lady because I had something in my backpack. As I ____________ my conversation with her, I ____________ learned she came from a poor family. She didn't have much money ____________ the cake was her dinner. I was ____________. And at this time, I realized how true and kind an act of ____________ was when one gave away what she also ____________.

A．teacher

B．doctor

C．friend

D．cousin

A．long

B．interesting

C．dangerous

D．comfortable

A．call

B．find

C．change

D．order

A．Natually

B．Unluckily

C．Generally

D．Surely

A．forgot

B．lost

C．noticed

D．missed

A．bus

B．plane

C．boat

D．train

A．crash

B．journey

C．delay

D．leg

A．cold

B．late

C．snowy

D．terrible

A．remember

B．believe

C．doubt

D．realize

A．speech

B．conversation

C．plan

D．advice

A．asked

B．told

C．set

D．heard

A．boring

B．busy

C．quiet

D．tiring

A．showed

B．offered

C．sent

D．sold

A．caught up

B．went on

C．turned down

D．cut in

A．continued

B．chose

C．finished

D．stopped

A．easily

B．suddenly

C．usually

D．finally

A．but

B．and

C．for

D．because

A．moved

B．excited

C．troubled

D．worried

A．asking

B．taking

C．giving

D．worrying

A．faced

B．wanted

C．needed

D．understood

31、   As the train picked up its speed, the passengers slowly settled down on their seats. A（n）_________lady occupied the front seat of mine. She must be in her eighties, I guessed. She smiled at me. Out of curiosity, I gave her_________. But both of us were_________.

It was 4:50 pm. So, bed time was still in a long way. I couldn’t_________myself any longer and asked, “Aunty！Where are you going?”

She_________me for a while and replied, “Army camp, dear.”

Suddenly my_________doubled to know the reason. I politely said, “Aunty, you are_________someone?”

She smiled and I continued to say: “Aunty, you must be feeling so_________to see your child and your grandchildren.”

Perhaps, this question_________her a little but she answered, “Oh, dear! You are so sweet!__________, I had only one son who joined the__________and was killed in a battle just a few days before. I had__________so many new clothes for him. So, I thought why not__________my son’s clothes to some other soldiers, so that I would control my__________and would be happy thinking that my own son has worn it. He was__________, so I don’t have any grand child.”

I was astonished at her heart breaking story! But I admired the old lady from the core of my heart.

【1】A.elderly B.famous C.stubborn D.smart

【2】A.response B.exploration C.research D.amazement

【3】A.dynamic B.calm C.silent D.positive

【4】A.resist B.forgive C.deserve D.demand

【5】A.cared about B.stared at C.attended to D.watched over

【6】A.anxiety B.embarrassment C.appreciation D.curiosity

【7】A.visiting B.charging C.sentencing D.reminding

【8】A.puzzled B.frightened C.astonished D.excited

【9】A.entertained B.attracted C.hurt D.impressed

【10】A.Besides B.Therefore C.Still D.Anyway

【11】A.club B.league C.party D.army

【12】A.shared B.counted C.bought D.buried

【13】A.sold B.donate C.connect D.expand

【14】A.sorrow B.shock C.sickness D.energy

【15】A.unbelievable B.unbearable C.unemployed D.unmarried

32、   A couple days ago, my 9-year-old son and I were grocery shopping. At the check-out, a mother was trying to understand her bill. She didn't have enough ___ for her milk and cheese.

The grocery store manager ___the items from her cart and carried them away to the refrigerator section.

Although there have been ___I myself didn't have money to buy groceries my family needed,I ___whispered to my son and told him to run and get the manager back with the items. He was ___. He didn't understand me. I was trying to do an act of kindness , but it ___ .

The lady ___with her son and fewer groceries than she had planned. I told the checkout guy to ___ me for her milk and cheese and that we'd run to the parking lot and  ___ her. He said"You do that? "and I said"Yes, I've been there before and want to____they have what they need. ”

He quickly called the manager back, ___up my items and hers, and my son and I ran to the ___. But the mom and her son ___. I have no idea where they went. They were gone in 60 seconds and with them went my____to gift these necessary items. We were too late. I felt ___ and terrible for not speaking up and telling her what I wanted to do for her, ____ I wouldn't miss the chance for ___. I kept thinking about my ___: because I didn't want to ___ her,didn't want to cause a fuss(忙乱)...

So I ask myself and you dear friends, if we allow our minds to ___our actions towards acting for love and kindness, is it still an act of kindness?

【1】A.space B.knowledge C.money D.time

【2】A.removed B.stopped C.found D.demanded

【3】A.arrangements B.possibilities C.chances D.times

【4】A.yet B.even C.again D.also

【5】A.excited B.confused C.regretful D.thoughtful

【6】A.moved on B.slowed down C.took place D.went wrong

【7】A.slipped B.left C.signaled D.returned

【8】A.charge B.promise C.forgive D.pay

【9】A.watch B.understand C.catch D.thank

【10】A.pay back B.go back C.pick up D.make sure

【11】A.rang B.picked C.raised D.brought

【12】A.car B.gate C.grocery D.parking lot

【13】A.separated B.disappeared C.mistook D.missed

【14】A.contribution B.thought C.opportunity D.mood

【15】A.ashamed B.lucky C.anxious D.hopeless

【16】A.but B.or C.though D.thus

【17】A.success B.celebration C.kindness D.expression

【18】A.fault B.hesitation C.difficulty D.expectation

【19】A.inform B.disturb C.embarrass D.shock

【20】A.fill B.quicken C.strengthen D.slow

33、   Surrell was the last person who should have run into a burning building — he has lung disease. But that didn’t _______him.

At first, Michael Surrell didn’t see the black smoke _______from the windows of his neighbors’ home. He was parking the car when his daughter in his car shouted, “The house next to our home is on fire!” He _______and saw some thick smoke above them. He went to find out. That’s when he saw two _______crying on their porch (走廊).

“The _______is in there!” one of the women cried. Entering the _______house, he found thick smoke made it impossible to _______. The conditions would have been _______for anyone, but for Surrell with disease, they were life-threatening.

After a few minutes in the smoke-filled house, he _______outside to catch his breath. “Where is Tiara?” he asked ________. “The second floor,” her aunt shouted back.

Surrell ________he couldn’t hold his breath for long. So he took a ________breath, and went in a second time.

Finally, he ________something, a shoe, then a(n) ________and part of her body above the waist. He ________Tiara toward him. However, she wasn’t breathing. He ________the little girl and fought through the smoke and ran to the ________. At the front door, Surrell put Tiara down and then started CPR (心肺复苏术). Soon a cough came from Tiara’s ________. Surrell gave five more breaths. She opened her ________and took a breath on her own. Their eyes met. Surrell hugged her ________and said, “Uncle’s got you.” Soon after, his throat closed off.

【1】A.hit B.stop C.kill D.leave

【2】A.shooting B.gathering C.disappearing D.decorating

【3】A.looked down B.looked back C.looked around D.looked up

【4】A.children B.cooks C.women D.passengers

【5】A.pet B.parent C.girl D.money

【6】A.burning B.expensive C.comfortable D.safe

【7】A.sleep B.breathe C.study D.work

【8】A.normal B.calm C.lucky D.dangerous

【9】A.looked B.returned C.relaxed D.wandered

【10】A.coldly B.gratefully C.embarrassedly D.anxiously

【11】A.explained B.proved C.knew D.heard

【12】A.deep B.constant C.shallow D.painful

【13】A.bought B.touched C.borrowed D.missed

【14】A.arm B.ear C.ankle D.mouth

【15】A.pulled B.drove C.waved D.pushed

【16】A.caught up with B.picked up C.left behind D.made way for

【17】A.bathroom B.bedroom C.door D.kitchen

【18】A.neighbor B.classmate C.friend D.throat

【19】A.eyes B.heart C.fingers D.window

【20】A.nervously B.tightly C.curiously D.thankfully

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.

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.”

35、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

A

I have the【1】(great)job in the world. I travel to unusual places and work alongside people from all over the world. Sometimes using【2】(science)equipment and sometimes meeting local people and tourists, I am never【3】(bore).Although my job is occasionally dangerous, I don’t mind because danger excites me and makes me feel alive. However, the most important thing about my job is that I help protect ordinary people【4】 one of the most powerful forces on earth—the volcano.

B

Water is a precious resource. Every person needs it【5】 (survive),and we use it for cooking, drinking, growing our food and washing. However，it is scarce(缺乏的).Just 1% of water on Earth can【6】 (use)by humans. What’s more，treating water to make it clean and safe and pumping it to our homes uses up lots of energy. So, what can you do to help save water? One easy way is by【7】(turn)off the tap when you brush your teeth.

C

Robbie Phillips has become the first British person to complete one of the toughest challenges in rock climbing. 【8】(know)as the Alpine Trilogy(阿尔卑斯三部曲),the challenge consists of three climbs on mountains in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, 【9】Phillips completed in four years. Until now, only four other people【10】(conquer)all three of the extremely difficult climbs.

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.

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

37、Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

My daughter

(A story told by a father, a famous actor)

My wife and I only had the one child. We had Amy.

I see her as my best friend. I think she’d always come to me first if she had a problem. We have the same sense of humor, and share interests. 【1】 I don’t mind animals, she’s completely fascinated with them, and she has always had dogs, cats, horses, and goldfish in her life.

We were 【2】 (close) when she was about four, which I think is a lovely age for a child. They know the parents best, and don’t have outside contacts. She must have grown up suddenly when she went to school, because I remember her growing away from her family slightly. Any father who has a teenager daughter comes across an extraordinary collection of people, and there seemed to be an endless stream of strange young men 【3】 (come) through our house. By the time I learned their names they 【4】 (go) away and I had to start learning a new lot.

I wanted more than anything else for her to be happy in 【5】 she was doing, and I was prepared to pull strings to help her on her way. When she left a good school she decided she wanted to become an actress so I got her into drama school. It wasn’t to her liking so she joined a theatre group and began doing bits and pieces in films. She was doing well, but then gave it up. She probably found it boring. Then she took up social work, and finally went to work 【6】a designer and he became her husband. And that’s really the story of her life. She must be happy with him—they’re always together.

We have such similar tastes in books and music 【7】 I used to take her to see an opera, which is my big passion. However, I don’t think she likes it very much. She doesn’t come with me anymore.

I don’t think she’s a big television watcher. She knows when I’m on the television, and she 【8】 watch, but I don’t know. It’s not the kind of thing she tells me.

We’re very grateful for Amy. She’s a good daughter as daughters go. We’re looking forward to being grandparents.

38、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Many people are longing for the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle, but what does that actually mean? Healthy living is about taking responsibility for your decisions and making smart health choices for today and for the future. A healthy lifestyle is generally characterized as a “balanced life' in which one makes "wise choices". A healthy lifestyle is a valuable resource for reducing health problems, for relieving life stress, and for improving quality of life.

The right nutrition is necessary to live a healthy lifestyle .Your body requires a well-balanced diet every day in order to maintain (维持)the proper amounts of vitamins, nutrients and minerals needed to maintain a healthy body.

You will need to include fitness as part of your lift. Physical fitness keeps your weight in check, helps you sleep better at night, prevents heart attacks and other health problems, and generally lives a longer lift. Basical1y there are so many benefits of exercising that you really can't live a full life without it.

Emotional stress plays an important role in many illnesses, both directly and indirectly. People are also more likely to smoke, overeat, drink too much, work too hard, argue with others and so on, when they are feeling stressed. Thus, stress management is an important part of your new lifestyle, and relaxation techniques are truly a key part of living a healthy lifestyle.

Being healthy is so important. Just change one thing in your life today. Have a healthy life beginning now. Living a healthy lifestyle will bring you happiness, health and the life of your dreams. You can feel your best at all times of the day.

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39、近日，你校广播站英文栏目面向全校征集稿件，话题为“Have a healthy lifestyle”。请你就青少年沉迷网络这一现象写一篇稿件，内容包括：

（1）这一现象的普遍性；

（2）导致的危害；

（3）你的建议。

注意：（1）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

（2）词数100左右，标题已给出，不计入总词数。

Have a Healthy Lifestyle

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40、你是李华，与同学王明约好到他家讨论将要举行的英语演讲比赛，但是在路上目睹一起交通事故，并把伤者送往医院，没能赴约。请给他写一封道歉信，新的内容如下：

1. 向王明表示歉意

2. 解释未能赴约的原因

3. 约定时间以便再作讨论

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41、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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