儋州2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测五年级英语

1、No matter where he is, he makes ________ a rule to go out for a walk before breakfast.

A．him    B．this   C．that    D．it

2、The clever boy made a hole in the wall, _____he could see what was going on inside the house.

A.on which B.at which C.through which D.in which

3、He gave a lame excuse for ______ which made him very embarrassed.

A.been absence B.being absent C.to be absent D.absent

4、________ is often the case with children, Tom was better by the time the doctor arrived.

A.It B.That C.What D.As

5、----I just can’t help worrying about the result of my driving license test.

---- . You can do nothing but wait.

A. Just relax B. Have fun

C. Watch out D. Take your time

6、The reason for _____ he had the accident was _____ he was too careless when driving.

A.that; because B.which; because C.which; that D.that; that

7、There are some health problems that, if _______ in time, can become bigger ones later on.

A.not treated B.not being treated

C.not to be treated D.not having been treated

8、With wonderful views of mountains and beaches,Lovers Point Park is________many people get married.

A.where B.what C.which D.how

9、In his speech he ________ to the great help his country received from the supporters of the world.

A．offered

B．mentioned

C．expressed

D．referred

10、The fact has worried us more and more students have got near-sighted.

A. what B. which C. that   D. though

11、I’m not sure whether I’ll succeed in persuading her to join us. ______, I’ll try my best to make it.

A. In addition B. Anyhow

C. If so D. Therefore

12、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

13、The whole nation responds to the call _______ everybody shall wear masks wherever they go.

A.which B.that C.when D.because

14、----Is your father a teacher now?

----No, but he   . He taught English for 10 years.

A. used to be B. used to

C. used to do   D. was used to

15、The present system no longer meets the changing needs of our customers; we have to make a(n)______ management system.

A.contradictory B.flexible C.endless D.concrete

16、It     to me that I might ask for help from my neighbour.

A.occurred B.occupied C.observed D.obsessed

17、I can't bear ________, so I hope you can come on time.

A. to keep waiting B. to keep to wait

C. being kept waiting D. being kept to wait

18、Children need many things, but ______they need love.

A. at all B. in all

C. after all D. above all

19、It’s not what we do once in a while ______ shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.

A.which B.that C.how D.when

20、My good performance in the job interview left me         about my future and what I can do here.

A．puzzled

B．sensitive

C．optimistic

D．pessimistic

21、Nobody believed the reason ________ he was absent from the class was ________ he had to meet his uncle in the airport.

A．why; why

B．that; that

C．why; that

D．which; that

22、 ______ is surprising to us is that Tom, for ______ English was once boring, can speak English fluently as though he were a native speaker.

A．What; whom

B．What; whose

C．It; whose

D．As; whom

23、This dictionary, which I bought yesterday, has been highly______by my professor.

A.acknowledged B.appealed C.recommended D.commanded

24、There can be no doubt ___ he is fit for the job .

A.whether B.that C.which D.on which

25、I have no idea _________ has happened recently on my co-worker, so I can’t give the sad girl a suitable comfort.

A．that

B．which

C．what

D．why

26、Scientists in Australia have discovered that they can use the world’s smelliest fruits to make devices that could power electric cars. A durian is a fruit that looks like a pineapple. It is a delicacy in some Asian countries, but its smell is so unpleasant that some of those countries have banned it from public places. Its smell has been compared to rotting eggs and even smelly old gym socks.

Vincent Gomes and his colleagues at the University of Sydney, in Australia, used a durian and a jackfruit — another fruit known for its terrible smell — to make energy storing devices called supercapacitors.

Supercapacitors are an alternative to batteries. They can’t store as much energy as a normal battery does, but they are much quicker to recharge. Durians and jackfruits contain some of the chemicals used in supercapacitors, which gave Gomes the idea. To make the fruit-based devices, the team heated and then freeze-dried the uneatable cores of the durian and jackfruit to make a special kind of material called an aerogel.

Aerogels are one of the world’s lightest solid materials. Often called “frozen smoke”, they are made by removing the liquid from a gel and replacing it with air. They have many scientific uses, but one of their special properties is the ability to conduct electric currents, which makes them an important part of supercapacitors. The aerogels made from durian and jackfruit both worked well when placed inside a supereapacitor, although the durian aerogel was found to be the better of the two.

The discovery is important because the materials currently used to make supercapacitors are expensive. Using natural foods like durians and jackfruits, Gomes says, could reduce environmental pollution, as well as costs.

【1】What makes some countries have different attitudes toward the durian?

A．Its smell.

B．Its appearance.

C．Its value.

D．Its popularity.

【2】Which paragraph mentions Gomes’s inspiration of innovation?

A．Paragraph 1.

B．Paragraph 2.

C．Paragraph 3.

D．Paragraph 4.

【3】What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A．Aerogels.

B．Scientific uses.

C．Properties.

D．Electric currents.

【4】What can we learn about fruit-based supercapacitors?

A．They are devices for producing electricity.

B．They are chemicals from durians.

C．They are green and economical.

D．They are light and liquid.

27、“I’m sorry” are two very important words playing a big part in daily life. You might apologize while pushing your way through a crowd or using the last of the printer paper at work. It’s easy to say “I’m sorry”, but true apologies are a different story. You may have trouble finding the right way to send meaningful apologies. Or you may wonder how to properly demand an apology if the other person is at fault?【1】

Apologize sincerely. 【2】 It can even repair your reputation that you can be ns Bu you relationship will remain tense if your apology seems casual. So you have to be truly willing to apologize.

Apply specific. A meaningful apology comes down to the three R’s-regret, responsibility and remedy(补救方法). Firstly, communicate your regret. Show the other person you have recognized you error and can sense his or her pain. Then take complete responsibility. Don’t excuses or blame the victim. 【3】 Offer to make up for the harm you caused or promise you wouldn’t repeat it again.

Don’t expect immediate forgiveness. Most people hope for immediate forgiveness while apologizing. but that may mean you don’t respect the others’ emotions and all you care about is yourself. So give them some time to come out of the pain after your apology. 【4】

【5】 If you’re the offended one, describe what’s changed in the relationship and your true feeling. For example, you could say, “Although there’s a disagreement between you and me, I want us to be friends again. But I’ve been hurt, and I’d like an apology. I need you to acknowledge what you’ve done.”

A．Ask for an apology if necessary.

B．Don’t claim an apology if you’re offended.

C．However, they would refuse to apologize to you.

D．A genuine apology can help repair your relationship.

E．With the following tips, you’ll find these are not hard.

F．Lastly, show that you’re working to improve the situation.

G．After all, they were hurt and it would take them a while to recover.

28、   Stephen Hawking, the most famous physicist of his time, has passed away at the age of 76.

A family spokesman said Hawking, who was British, died peace fully early Wednesday at his home in Cambridge, England. Hawking was diagnosed with a disease called ALS, at age 21.At the time doctors predicted he would only live a few years. But he proved them wrong by surviving for more than 50 years more and continuing his scientific work.

In his 2013 book, My Brief History, Hawking wrote about first learning of the illness. “I felt it was very unfair- why should this happen to me? "He added, "At the time, I thought my life was over and that I would never realize the potential I felt I had. “But now.50 years later, I can be quietly satisfied with my life, "he wrote.

Hawking said belief in a God who intervenes(介入)in the universe “to make sure the good guys win or get rewarded in the next life" was wishful thinking. “But one can't help asking the question: why does the universe exist?" he said in 1991."I don't know an operational way to give the question or the answer, if there is one, a meaning. But it bothers me.”

Hawking was a big supporter of human space travel to the Moon and Mars. He said such missions would help unite humanity in a shared purpose of spreading the human race beyond Earth." We are running out of space and the only places to go to are other worlds. It is time to explore other solar systems. Spreading out may be the only thing that saves us from ourselves.

“I am convinced that humans need to leave the Earth,” he said last year.

【1】What is Hawking’s attitude towards life when just diagnosed with ALS?

A. Confident. B. Optimistic.

C. Terrified. D. Hopeless.

【2】What bothered Hawking

A. The crash of the universe.

B. The beginning of the universe.

C. The intervene of God in the universe.

D. The rewards that good people get in the next life.

【3】Why is Hawking in favor of human space travel to other solar systems?

A. Because it is a way to save the Earth.

B. Because we have used up all the space.

C. Because it can help spread the human race beyond Earth.

D. Because we have explored the Moon and Mars for a long time.

【4】What is the main idea of the text?

A. Legendary Physicist Stephen Hawking Died at 76.

B. Stephen Hawking Supports Human Space Travels.

C. Stephen Hawking Is a Worldwide Famous Physicist.

D. Stephen Hawking Is Recognized for His Research on Black Holes.

29、Four activities to take you out of your comfort zone, and increase your confidence.

Camping

Whether it’s at a professional campsite, or just in your back garden, taking a weekend away from technology and spending time with loved ones - or just you - can bring you a real sense of freedom. You’ll realize how little you really need.

Cooking Class

You could go with a friend to ease you in, or make new ‘foodie’ friends there - search for classes in your local area online. Or, if attending a class might be a few steps too far for you, you can still breathe some life into your tried and tested kitchen favorites by exploring new recipes.

Clubbercise

Group exercise classes can have many benefits, but personally I’ve always found the concept terrifying. But the great thing about Clubbercise classes is that you can enjoy them in the dark! There are no eyes on you if you miss a step, so you can completely let loose and have fun - who doesn’t feel better after dancing?

Rock Climbing

Rock climbing helps to develop your problem-solving skills as you navigate your way up the wall. Plus, rock climbing is quite an accessible activity. As “seeing the route” is less important than “feeling” your way up or keeping balance, it can be great for those with visual problems.

【1】What are you advised to do if you want to go camping?

A．Bring some friends with you.

B．Take some classes in advance.

C．Leave your cellphone at home.

D．Explore new ways of cooking.

【2】Where are you supposed to learn about cooking classes?

A．From friends.

B．On the Internet.

C．In the neighborhood.

D．Through organizations.

【3】What kind of activity does Clubbercise include?

A．Doing morning workouts outside.

B．Taking one-on-one training.

C．Observing others’ performance.

D．Dancing with people in darkness.

【4】Which activity would you suggest to a short-sighted friend?

A．Camping.

B．Cooking Class.

C．Clubbercise

D．Rock Climbing.

【5】What is the purpose of the text?

A．To report.

B．To educate.

C．To discuss.

D．To recommend.

30、   Praveen and I had set off into the air at last. The______was just one part of our plan to fly around the world.

When we were flying over a mountain, our plane suddenly began to______and was in flames, but its body with both of us _____fell to the earth. Soon we found that it was an empty ____ with sea water around it.

We______to search a place for shelter since we ______knew when we could be rescued. We went up a hill and began to______a place with fresh water and some fruit trees nearby. Suddenly, we heard a(n) _____cry. I said to Praveen, “What ____ can be calling so strangely?” He said, “It might not be a bird. It may be a huge animal. Who______?” The cry was heard again and we saw a shadow coming closer. “Look out, Praveen!” I said. He was _____and shouted loudly like a ____ man. I was also afraid but I tried to catch the shadowy figure, To our______, it was a sheep. It almost frightened us to death.

We ______a place in between the fruit trees and the fresh water spring for_______a camp. We brought wood, dried grass and leaves from the nearby trees. In case of _____, we could go to the caves nearby. The cliffs could help us in ______the attention of any rescuing party.

Soon after two days, a helicopter _______us and we were rescued. This adventure was simply a brush with death but our _____, fearlessness and knowledge of islands kept us ____. We came to know that this island was called Topo.

【1】A.trip B.meeting C.task D.visit

【2】A.fly B.burn C.land D.turn

【3】A.safe B.asleep C.free D.strong

【4】A.village B.hill C.cave D.island

【5】A.promised B.happened C.needed D.continued

【6】A.never B.still C.always D.also

【7】A.depend on B.look for C.describe D.imagine

【8】A.warning B.small C.strange D.angry

【9】A.baby B.bird C.sheep D.rescuer

【10】A.cares B.hears C.wants D.knows

【11】A.quiet B.brave C.frightened D.worried

【12】A.stupid B.shy C.mad D.nervous

【13】A.surprise B.excitement C.sadness D.expectation

【14】A.shared B.chose C.saw    D.took

【15】A.showing off B.picking out C.giving out D.setting up

【16】A.danger B.injury C.sickness D.failure

【17】A.paying B.keeping C.attracting D.avoiding

【18】A.saved B.caught C.passed D.found

【19】A.chance B.help C.kindness D.courage

【20】A.awake B.busy C.alive D.lucky

31、If there was a subject at school that made me anxious, it was science. So, when my husband and I decided to homeschool our daughters, we made a _______: He would teach science while I would handle everything else.

Recently, while out on my morning hike before starting lessons, I _______ that the sky was a beautiful blue, and the air was filled with the _______ smell of flowers. That’s why I decided thatthe day’s lessons would be _______ outside，although my daughters hadn’t had any science classes from my husband _______ since my husband was too busy.

I returned to the house to get the girls _______. We headed up into the forest, _______ ourselves by a pond that rarely had any visitors. My daughter Saoirse began _______ pond weeds and catching frogs, _______ my other daughter Ula looked at me, waiting to be ________. I handed her a drawing board and the colored pencils. “We ________” I told her, “and see if something comes along. Just ________ what’s around you.”

We worked for more than an hour, ________ speaking. A bird flew across the water, and then settled in front of a fallen log (原木). I quickly told Ula, ________ that she’d not seen the creature. But she had. An hour later, she finished her picture, and I ________ down at it. She drew the bird on her paper with ________ accuracy. There was one other interesting ________ about this drawing: She also drew me, sitting beside her.

I then realized the foundation of science is a sense of ________; It isn’t about accurately reciting words from a textbook. It is first and foremost about stepping outside our ________ lives and marveling at the world around us. And from that day, I insisted on ________ my husband’s duty as the science teacher.

【1】

A．change

B．deal

C．mistake

D．scene

【2】

A．recognized

B．observed

C．noticed

D．acquired

【3】

A．horrible

B．strange

C．particular

D．sweet

【4】

A．taught

B．reviewed

C．prepared

D．applied

【5】

A．at one time

B．for a while

C．in the meantime

D．in a moment

【6】

A．focused

B．inspired

C．ready

D．cheerful

【7】

A．refreshing

B．expressing

C．evaluating

D．settling

【8】

A．picking up

B．bringing up

C．giving up

D．setting up

【9】

A．since

B．while

C．although

D．therefore

【10】

A．praised

B．checked

C．instructed

D．followed

【11】

A．rest

B．pause

C．gather

D．wait

【12】

A．draw

B．appreciate

C．write

D．measure

【13】

A．frequently

B．barely

C．loudly

D．calmly

【14】

A．disappointed

B．confused

C．worried

D．shocked

【15】

A．stared

B．glanced

C．glared

D．looked

【16】

A．poor

B．slight

C．absolute

D．amazing

【17】

A．dilemma

B．fact

C．story

D．topic

【18】

A．duty

B．sight

C．wonder

D．art

【19】

A．busy

B．previous

C．empty

D．happy

【20】

A．taking in

B．taking off

C．taking down

D．taking over

32、   It takes a special person to see a life in danger and go out of his way to make a difference. But that’s exactly what Kole Devisscher did when he _________ the thin ice of a river to save 10-year-old Chartrand from _________ .

The young man was _________ for his bravery by MP Joy Smith. Smith _________ him with a certificate and said Devisscher would be nominated (提名) for the Governor General’s Medal of Bravery.

Describing the _________ , Devisscher said he thought it was something _________ when he saw a blue jacket in the river. _________ for Chartrand, the teenager decided to back up his truck and take another look.

When Devisscher realized somebody was _________ in the cold water, he leapt into _________ . “I got out of the truck and grabbed the tow strap from the backseat.” explained Devisscher.

“He couldn’t quite grab onto the rope because his hands were already turning blue. Then I made a loop on the hook and got him to put it around his shoulders.”

Devisscher’s dad, Gerry, says his son remembered some of the __________ he learned while snowmobiling over the years. “He was listening. He just couldn’t refuse to __________ it. He wanted to help, __________ at that time I was nervous he went out there.”

To honour Kole’s __________ and to thank him for saving her son, the mother of the boy gave Devisscher Nathaniel’s eagle feather.

“When he called, saying he __________ someone, it didn’t sink in at first. Today’s the first time I’ve heard the whole __________ .”

“It’s just __________ that a young man like Kole stopped... He got him out of the river and he calmed him,” MP Smith said at the presentation ceremony.

“I think he is an outstanding young man, and all of Canada should be __________ of what he’s done.”

Devisscher said he just __________ others would do the same. “It feels good, not everybody gets this __________ . It’s pretty awesome,” said Devisscher. “I hope someone else would do that for me if I was under the same __________ .”

【1】A.braved B.melted C.assessed D.transformed

【2】A.swelling B.drowning C.panicking D.trembling

【3】A.appreciated B.exchanged C.rewarded D.honored

【4】A.guaranteed B.congratulated C.presented D.appointed

【5】A.consequence B.dilemma C.risk D.incident

【6】A.floating by B.coming about C.going up D.trying out

【7】A.Steadily B.Fortunately C.Accurately D.Eventually

【8】A.waving B.screaming C.struggling D.appealing

【9】A.action B.judgment C.process D.commitment

【10】A.professions B.symptoms C.emotions D.lessons

【11】A.take notice of B.put up with C.subscribe to D.concentrate on

【12】A.since B.unless C.though D.until

【13】A.achievements B.efforts C.reputation D.encouragement

【14】A.informed B.ignored C.treated D.rescued

【15】A.story B.assistance C.experience D.state

【16】A.appropriate B.flexible C.amazing D.annoying

【17】A.guilty B.worthy C.conscious D.proud

【18】A.advocated B.expected C.approved D.demanded

【19】A.comment B.access C.award D.profit

【20】A.circumstance B.case C.trend D.phenomenon

33、   Coffee shops are cool, but in Wilmington, Bitty & Beau’s Coffee enjoys a good reputation for its warmth.

At the heart of the shop’s popularity is its _________ staff: Almost everyone has an intellectual(智力的)or developmental disability.

The coffee shop was opened in 2016 by Amy Wright and her husband,  ___________ by two of her four children Beau and Bitty, who have Down syndrome(唐氏症).

When the couple discovered that most people with intellectual and developmental disabilities could never find an employer who would even give them a(n)  ___________ , they decided to do something about it.

“It _________ me like a flash of lightning: a coffee shop!” Wright said. “It would be the perfect environment for bringing people together. Seeing the staff ___________ customers at the door, preparing food, serving orders and cleaning tables, people would realize how  ___________ they are.”

When the shop opened, it immediately had ___________ out the door. National press attention ___________, and six months later, it had to move to a  _____________  space.

Today, the store employs 40 people with disabilities, who are really good at their jobs.

What makes Amy most proud is the ____________ it has built in the community. “Every day, people say, ‘You’ve made my day. Thank you.’ That’s a feeling of happiness most people don’t get elsewhere, and it's what ____________ people back here,” she said. “This is a place where people can ____________  with those with disabilities and realize how much more alike we are than different. It’s  ____________ a cup of coffee. It's a human rights movement. It's given our employees the respect and a sense of being ____________ that they deserve. For many employees, it's their first job, and their ____________ fills the air.”

【1】A.unique B.professional C.active D.brave

【2】A.impressed B.controlled C.inspired D.responded

【3】A.interview B.invitation C.appointment D.reason

【4】A.moved B.struck C.encouraged D.affected

【5】A.finding B.observing C.greeting D.gathering

【6】A.capable B.generous C.considerate D.reliable

【7】A.lines B.waiters C.listeners D.guards

【8】A.agreed B.continued C.followed D.left

【9】A.farther B.larger C.quieter D.nearer

【10】A.background B.balance C.tradition D.bridge

【11】A.holds B.draws C.calls D.forces

【12】A.interact B.play C.work D.discuss

【13】A.nothing but B.far from C.after all D.more than

【14】A.helped B.valued C.separated D.protected

【15】A.ambition B.humor C.joy D.patience

34、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.

35、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.

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: 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.

AI artwork sells for $432,500 — nearly 45 times its high【1】 — as Christie’s becomes the first auction house to offer a work of art created by an algorithm. This portrait, however, is not the product of a human mind. It was created by an【2】 intelligence, an algorithm defined by that algebraic formula with its many parentheses. And when it went under the【3】 in the Prints & Multiples sale at Christie’s on 23-25 October, Portrait of Edmond Belamy sold for an【4】 $432,500, signaling the arrival of AI art on the world auction stage.

From a distance, Portrait of Edmond de Belamy looks almost plausible. Up close, however, the paintwork becomes a grid of mechanical-looking dots, the man’s face a golden blur with black holes for eyes. Look into those eyes. They show no sign of feeling or life. Did a computer make this?

The answer is yes. The first artwork【5】 by AI to be sold at Christie’s, its【6】 price would seem to suggest that in future we will get computers to make art for us. Robot van Gogh will harmlessly cut its ear off and robot Picasso will be a genius.

Is this the future AI art visionaries such as the French collective Obvious, which programmed this “painter” by getting it to compare its own work with 15,000 pre-20th century portraits, have in mind? Or are they just, God forbid, making a fast buck from deceivable art collectors? Because believing the algorithm that knocked this up to be in any meaningful way an “artist” is like thinking your voice-interaction programme is out to get you. Dream on. Computers would need to replicate human consciousness before they could replicate the funny thing humans do called “art”.

Art is a way in which human 【7】 expresses itself, and is equally true of the earliest cave art, Rembrandt’s portraits and Duchamp’s urinal. And that is what is missing from Portrait of Edmond Bellamy. Art is a way humans communicate ideas, perceptions and feelings to each other. It has no 【8】 outside the human passion to communicate. So in what meaningful sense can an AI replica of certain【9】 traits of old master paintings be called art?

For a robot to really make art, it would need an autonomous mind that was emotional as well as【10】. No AI developer has yet claimed to be anywhere near achieving that and if they ever do, their creation will probably have better things to do than paint portraits — like destroy humanity.

Maybe afterwards robots will invent their own kind of art, but it won’t be some poor pastiche of human genius.

It will be beyond anything we organics could imagine.

38、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

About ten years ago, my wife and I took a trip to the Grand Canyon in Arizona. I didn't like to carry all my keys in my pocket during a hike, so I took away the key to the car and left the rest in the car. When we came back, I put the key somewhere in the car without reattaching it to the key ring. Then we made a fire, cooked some food, and went to sleep in the back of the SUV.

The next morning, we were cleaning up our campsite when I saw a bird inside my car. I walked over, and it flew away. When we got in the car to go home, I couldn't find the key. We searched and searched even emptying out the car completely, but it was gone.

Then it hit me that the bird must have taken it. After all, those birds are known for stealing shiny things and decorating their nests with them. Keys are shiny. The bird was the thief! It made perfect sense to me. So I decided to find its nest.

But there is a problem: As everyone knows, the Grand Canyon is a little large in area, so I didn't like my chances of actually finding a certain nest belonging to a certain bird in a certain tree in all that space. But what other choice did I have?

My wife was not encouraging me. She said, “Are you crazy? You'll never find it! The Grand Canyon is the biggest hole on Earth!” I didn't answer and walked steadily forward until her laughter died away.

I struggled to keep hope as I searched dozens of trees and tracked every singing bird. It was like searching a needle in the sea. But, oh, how great my victory would be when I held the missing key from the bird's nest.

注意:

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语:

3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

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After two hours of searching, I finally gave up and returned to the car.

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The next day, we stopped at a service centre for lunch.

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39、假定你是李华，昨天在学校的英语演讲比赛中荣获第一名。请你给外教Smith先生写一封邮件，感谢他给你的指导。内容包括：

1. 表达感激之情：

2. 简介比赛情况：

3. 描述获奖时的心情。

注意：1. 词数100左右：

2. 可以适当增减细节，以使行文连贯。

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

An urgent call came into Jim Green’s bar this past March. A newly married woman who had spent the afternoon at the beach bar, couldn’t find her wallet. She didn’t care about her ID, credit cards, or $150 in cash — but her wedding ring was inside.

Jim, 42, didn’t like the idea that a theft could have occurred at his place. So he set out to find the wallet. He spent hours checking the video tapes from 16 different surveillance cameras（监控摄像机）, watching the woman’s every step in the bar until she went to sit on a bench outside and left when her ride arrived. Within minutes, a young man approached the bench, quickly put something in his pocket, and walked off. Jim posted a clip on the bar’s Facebook page. “I just asked if anybody knew who the guy was,” Jim said.

Within hours, Jim got a text from 17-year-old Peter. Peter admitted to having taken the wallet and told Jim he’d done it because he hadn’t eaten in two days. He said he saw the ring but thought it was fake, so he took the money and threw the wallet off the public docks into the ocean. Then he bought a sandwich.

Jim, unsure whether he believed Peter, told the teen to meet him at the docks. There, they got to talking, and Peter revealed that he wasn’t getting along with his family and had been living in the woods for a week. Jim, a father of two, looked closely at Peter — his small height, his ruddy cheeks — and saw him for what he was: more of a kid than a criminal.

But the risks were high. The police were already on the case, and because of the missing ring, Peter could be facing a serious crime charge. “I had to help him somehow,” Jim says.

The police wanted Jim to bring the teen down to the station. Instead, Jim called the police and told them, “He’s going to be at the docks with me tomorrow.”

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Jim hired two local divers to search the waters where Peter had thrown the wallet.

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And then a diver popped up.

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41、每到放学，家长接学生的车辆总会导致校门口的交通过度拥挤，学校对此非常苦恼。假如你是高二年级的学生李华，请给校长写一封信，分析一下该现象产生的原因，并提出你的建议。

注意：120词左右；开头已给出，不计入词数。

Mr. Wang,

I’m writing to you to share my opinions about the problem of heavy traffic every day after school at our school gate.

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Best wishes!

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua