吉林2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测五年级英语

1、The accused man ___________ himself innocent.

A.conducted B.abolished C.resigned D.declared

2、The committee ______ of fifteen members.

A. consists B. is consisted

C. formed D. make up

3、I think it would be ________ each committee member to have a copy of the report.

A．beneficial from

B．beneficial to

C．beneficial for

D．benefit to

4、It is time that the government _____ measures to protect the valuable heritage.

A.takes B.to take C.take D.took

5、Miss Green often said “God helps those who help themselves”, intending to _______ on us the significance of being independent.

A.base B.impress

C.focus D.rely

6、In those days, our _______ concern was to provide people who were stopped by the snow storm with food and health care.

A. careful B. private

C. permanent D. primary

7、The government   the diplomatic note from Japan for its unclear attitude to the trade between two countries.

A.denied B.refused C.rejected D.objected

8、Clothing ______ for pre-school-age children often follows the fashion for adults.

A. decorated B. designed C. preferred D. organized

9、He is now a regular donor who was inspired as a small child, _____ his mother when she donated blood.

A.accompanying B.accompanied C.to accompany D.to be accompanied

10、The judge reminded the witness that he had to ____ the truth of what he had said.

A.prepare for B.answer for C.search for D.vote for

11、It is generally believed that teaching is _______ it is a science.

A. an art much as B. much an art as

C. as an art much as D. as much an art as

12、—I got sick and tired of hotels and hotel food after the trip to Mexico.

—I can imagine. _________.

A.All’s well that ends well B.Every cloud has a silver lining

C.Honesty is the best policy D.East or west, home is the best

13、—How come the front wheel of the truck has been ________？

—The load was too heavy.

A．in shape

B．out of shape

C．in work

D．out of work

14、Would you slow down a bit，please？I can't________you.

A．keep up with

B．put up with

C．make up to

D．hold on to

15、John fell ill because he was caught in the rain yesterday; it is _____ of him to forget to take an umbrella.

A.physical B.electrical C.typical D.practical

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

A.whether B.that C.which D.on which

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

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

18、—You've done a good job.

—Yes. It________us a whole month to finish it.

A．takes

B．has been taking

C．took

D．was taking

19、Warm­blooded animals have the ability to ________ body heat exactly to maintain their ideal temperature despite changing weather.

A.respond B.attach C.adjust D.expose

20、The old only ________ their children ________ and see them from time to time.

A．suggest; to come

B．hope; to come

C．desire; coming

D．desire; to come

21、The experts believe that _____ quality sleep could be a protective measure against depression and a treatment for depression.

A.apparent B.adequate C.awkward D.arbitrary

22、Once _______ in the forest, we should remain ________ we are and wait for help.

A．losing; there

B．losing; where

C．lost; there

D．lost; where

23、It is well-known that crack cocaine is a powerfully _____ drug and the users become ____ to it much more easily if they smoke it.

A.addicted; addict B.addictive; addict C.addicted; addictive D.addictive; addicted

24、It took them about one month to________ how to start the equipment.

A. come out B. figure out

C. look out D. take out

25、Reading materials for children entered schools to help them develop the habit of garbage sorting at a young age.

A.having intended B.having been intended

C.intended D.intending

26、   The American travel website company Trip Advisor publishes a list of the world’s best beaches every year. Today, we are going to explore some of this year’s top 10 beaches in the world.

1.Baia do Sancho, Brazil

It is named as this year’s best beach in the world. Its water is calm and clear. Its sand is fine and soft. But getting to Baia do Sancho is not so easy. It is on Fernando de Noronha, a volcanic island more than 300 kilometers off Brazil’s coast. Travelers must take a plane or boat from major cities in northern Brazil to get there. And no more than 420 visitors can be on the island at one time.

2.Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos

While Baia do Sancho is difficult to get to, Trip Advisor’s second-ranked beach could not be much easier for tourists to reach.This beach has impossibly clean and clear waters and pure white sand. Its calm waters make it extremely safe for swimming, snorkeling(潜水), or simply floating. Once on land, many visitors enjoy walking-barefoot-for several kilometers on the soft, warm sand.

3.Eagle Beach, Aruba

To get to the third-best beach, we head south to the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba. Like Grace Bay, Eagle Reach has clear, calm waters and soft white sand.It offers visitors a chance to try different water sports, Including tubing and jet skiing. Eagle Beach may be best known, however, for its dramatic sunsets. On clear nights, the sky tums red, orange, and purple.

4.Playa Paraiso, Cuba

The fourth-best beach is Playa Paraiso, an island off of Cuba’s southern coast. It has a fun, laid-back restaurant for those who wish to eat and drink. There is little else on the beach. And that is exactly what visitors like about it. People come here for the sugar-like sand and calm waters filled with colorful wildlife.

【1】Which of the following best describes Baia do Sancho?

A. It receives thousands of visitors each time.

B. It is near the Brazil’s coast.

C. It can only be visited by plane.

D. It is hard to reach.

【2】What may Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos attract tourists?

A. Its clean and safe waters. B. Its quiet bank for hiking.

C. Its dangerous position. D. Its colourful sand.

【3】What can visitors mainly find on Playa Paraiso, Cuba?

A. Colourful waters. B. A fun eating place.

C. Different water sports. D. Nothing on the beach.

27、   Smart cities are coming. And you can be sure that hackers(黑客) won’t be very far behind.

We’ve already gotten a glimpse of that future, as cities across the globe start to use technology to connect their services and residents in ways that was science fiction just a few years ago. They are using sensors to collect data — such as traffic, garbage collecting, and road conditions —and then using that data to deliver services to more people and more efficiently.

But this rush to become a smart city has a major drawback: The more connected a city is, the easier it is to cyber-attacks. Hackers have, in recent years, effectively held cities hostage through ransom ware(赎金器), sometimes damaging critical systems for months at a time. The damage can cost millions to repair, as Baltimore and Atlanta have discovered.

And this is just the beginning. As cities add connectivity to their streetlights, power grids, dams, transit lines and other services, they are adding more targets that have the potential to be hacked. What’s more, as additional information on residents is collected, officials worry the result —lots of data could attract nation-states or terrorists who could incorporate the data into physical and cyber war.

What cyber security lesson can’t be taught in this hack? For example: Don’t open email attachments from unfamiliar sources; don’t click on unrecognized links; don’t leave sensitive information visible on the walls or surfaces of your office. But let’s just stick to the most important lesson: The information you share on social media can be used to profile and target you, whether that’s by engineering click bait(点击诱饵) aimed at your particular interests, guessing your password based on your birthday or figuring out your schedule and travels so that an intruder can access your home or office.

Wednesday, September 18, 2019 THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.

【1】What did people use to think of smart cities?

A.It was the product of science. B.It was bound to be popular.

C.It existed in imagination. D.It improved people’s life.

【2】What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 3?

A.Introduce the harm of hackers. B.Show the danger of a smart city.

C.Add some background information. D.Summarize the previous paragraphs.

【3】What is officials’ attitude to big data?

A.It is convenient to provide service. B.It is certain to bring about revolution.

C.There are actually potential dangers. D.There’s competition in high technology.

【4】What does the underlined word "profile" in Para. 5 mean?

A.Describe. B.Protect. C.Pursue. D.Fund.

28、British International Schools in China Harrow International School Beijing

The mission statement of the school is “Leadership for a better world”， which draws on the great tradition of famous leaders studying in Harrow School such as Winston Churchill   and   Pundit Nehru. Established in 2005, the Harrow International School Beijing is known for its reputation for having the highest academic standards and close personal tutoring. All students have a personal tutor to take care of their personal concerns. The tuition fee per year ranges from   80,100 to 258,400 yuan ($12,600-40,600) for half day, prenursery to year 13. Read more via www. harrowbeijing. cn.

Dulwich College Shanghai

Dulwich College Shanghai is made up of about 1,500 students from age 2 to age 18, with over 40 different nationalities. Dulwich College Shanghai opened in 2003 and has been   recognized as one of the best international schools in Shanghai. About 70 percent of the school's teachers are British. The school's annual payment ranges from 225,500 to 269,500 yuan ($35,500-42,000) for year 1 to year 13. Click here to know more.

Wellington College International Shanghai

Wellington College, UK, is one of the world's top coeducational day and boarding schools founded by royal sponsor on behalf of Queen Victoria in 1859. Wellington College International Shanghai opened its doors in 2014 and now has over 600 students, aged 2 to 18 years old. Annual tuition ranges from 234,000 to 285,000 yuan ($36,800-44,800) for year 1 to year 13. Wellington College also has a campus in Tianjin. Click here to learn more about both locations.

The British School of Guangzhou

Established in 2005 for students aged 2 to 18, the British School of Guangzhou has gained a reputation for academic excellence. The school's two campuses are located about 25 minutes north of Guangzhou's city center, overlooking scenic South Lake. The annual tuition ranges from 157, 840 to 197,690 yuan ($24,800-31,000) for year 1 to year 13. Click here to know more.

【1】If you want to make friends with students from different countries, you may choose

A．Dulwich College Shanghai

B．Harrow International School Beijing

C．Wellington College International Shanghai

D．The British School of Guangzhou

【2】What do the last two schools have in common?

A．They are both the world's best boarding schools.

B．Their annual tuition fees are the same.

C．They are both sponsored by the royal family.

D．They both have two campuses.

【3】In which section of a website can we probably read this passage?

A．Lifestyle.

B．Opinion.

C．Culture Exchange.

D．International News.

29、   With around 100 students scheduled to be in that 9 am Monday morning lecture, it is no surprise that almost 20 people actually make it to the class and only 10 of them are still awake after the first 15 minutes; it is not even a surprise that most of them are still in their pyjamas (睡衣). Obviously, students are terrible at adjusting their sleep cycles to their daily schedule.

All human beings possess a body clock. Along with other alerting (警报) systems, this governs the sleep/wake cycle and is therefore one of the main processes which govern sleep behaviour. Typically, the preferred sleep/wake cycle is delayed in adolescents, which leads to many students not feeling sleepy until much later in the evenings. This typical sleep pattern is usually referred to as the “night owl” schedule of sleep.

This is opposed to the “early bird” schedule, and is a kind of disorder where the individual tends to stay up much past midnight. Such a person has great difficulty in waking up in the mornings. Research suggests that night owls feel most alert and function best in the evenings and at night. Research findings have shown that about 20 percent of people can be classified as “night owls” and only 10 percent can be classified as “early birds”—the other 70 percent are in the middle. Although this is clearly not true for all students, for the ones who are true night owls this gives them an excellent excuse for missing their lectures which unfortunately fall before midday.

【1】What does the author stress in Paragraph 1?

A.Many students are absent from class.

B.Students are very tired on Monday mornings.

C.Students do not adjust their sleep patterns well.

D.Students are not well prepared for class on Mondays.

【2】Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 2?

A.Most students prefer to get up late in the morning.

B.Students don’t sleep well because of alerting systems.

C.One’s body clock governs the sleep/wake cycle independently.

D.Adolescents’ delayed sleep/wake cycle isn’t the preferred pattern.

【3】What does the text mainly talk about?

A.Functions of the body clock. B.The “night owl” phenomenon.

C.Human beings’ sleep behaviour. D.The school schedule of “early birds”.

30、When I was a boy, every holiday I had seemed wonderful. My ______ took me by train or by car to a hotel by the ______.   All day I ______ on the sands(沙滩) with strange ______ children. We made houses and gardens, and ______ the tide (潮汐)destroy them. When the tide went out, we ______ over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.

In those days the ______ seemed to shine always brightly ______ the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country, ____ ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were ______in one’s pockets or good places where we could ______ ice creams. Each day was very happy.

Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good ______ is much the same as it was. I ______ like the sun and warm sand and the sound of ______ beating the rocks. I no longer wish to ______ any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. ______, I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.

Sometimes I ______ what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am ______. All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about ______ who make houses and gardens with sands,____ watch the incoming tide.

【1】

A．teacher

B．parents

C．nurse

D．younger sister

【2】

A．sea

B．lake

C．mountain

D．river

【3】

A．played

B．slept

C．sat

D．stood

【4】

A．moving

B．excited

C．angry

D．nervous

【5】

A．made

B．brought

C．watched

D．heard

【6】

A．rolled

B．looked

C．turned

D．climbed

【7】

A．light

B．sun

C．moon

D．lamp

【8】

A．and

B．yet

C．but

D．or

【9】

A．exploring

B．examining

C．repairing

D．measuring

【10】

A．sweets

B．sand

C．ice-creams

D．money

【11】

A．make

B．sell

C．buy

D．offer

【12】

A．house

B．holiday

C．garden

D．tide

【13】

A．hardly

B．almost

C．still

D．perhaps

【14】

A．waves

B．wind

C．hands

D．feet

【15】

A．destroy

B．fix

C．use

D．build

【16】

A．But

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Besides

【17】

A．wonder

B．feel

C．understand

D．believe

【18】

A．strong

B．weak

C．young

D．old

【19】

A．children

B．boys

C．girls

D．grown-ups

【20】

A．that

B．which

C．whom

D．who

31、   Once there was a little boy who enjoyed reading books, especially comic-strips (连环漫画). His uncle called him “Sparky", after a comic-strip horse named Spark Plug. But it was _______ for Sparky to feel happy at school because he failed every subject in the eighth grade. Though he did manage to enter the school's golf team and tried very hard, he still _______ the only important match of the season.

Throughout his youth, Sparky was shy and felt _______with strangers. It wasn’t that the other students disliked him. It’s just that no one really _______all that much. In fact, Sparky was _______ if a classmate said hello to him after class. Sparky was a loser. His classmates knew it, so he learned to _______ it.

But Sparky was fond of drawing. He was _______ of his artwork. No one else appreciated it. But that didn’t seem to _______ to him. In his high school, he sent some cartoons to the yearbook. The editors _______ his ideas. Despite that, Sparky was ________ of his ability. He even decided to become a(n) ________.

So, after completing high school, Sparky wrote to Walt Disney Studios. Despite ________preparation, it wasn’t accepted, which ________ that he was a loser again.

But Sparky still didn’t ________; he decided to tell his own life in cartoons. The main character was a little boy who always lost and failed. Because Sparky’s cartoon character went on to become a kind of cultural phenomenon, people ________ identified with(认同) this “lovable loser”. He ________ people of the painful and ________ moments to walk from their own past, of their pain and their shared humanity. The character soon became famous worldwide. And Sparky, the boy whose many ________ never kept him from trying, whose work was not accepted again and again, is the highly ________ cartoonist Charles Schultz. His cartoon strip Peanuts continues to ________ us, even the losers, to find a way in our life.

【1】A.uncertain B.imperfect C.impossible D.unnecessary

【2】A.attended B.lost C.watched D.covered

【3】A.patient B.selfish C.innocent D.nervous

【4】A.cared B.needed C.paid D.understood

【5】A.motivated B.guilty C.astonished D.curious

【6】A.live with B.learn about C.depend on D.find out

【7】A.afraid B.proud C.tired D.confident

【8】A.happen B.belong C.occur D.matter

【9】A.accepted B.ignored C.rejected D.changed

【10】A.sure B.aware C.ashamed D.tired

【11】A.scientist B.artist C.editor D.headmaster

【12】A.special B.busy C.hurried D.careful

【13】A.seemed B.grew C.proved D.designed

【14】A.give up B.turn up C.show off D.worry about

【15】A.cautiously B.willingly C.suddenly D.hopelessly

【16】A.warned B.promised C.informed D.reminded

【17】A.exciting B.surprising C.embarrassing D.amusing

【18】A.failures B.experiences C.sufferings D.chances

【19】A.cheerful B.successful C.powerful D.thoughtful

【20】A.please B.disturb C.satisfy D.inspire

32、   From the start, I sensed something special about my brother Joe. Born too early, he __ his first few weeks in an incubator （恒温箱）.Then I was four years old having no _____of babies.

“What is that?” I said the day he ___ came home.

“That's your brother,” said my mother softly. “Call him Joe.”

I ____ him gently with my little hand and he grabbed hold of my finger.

“Whoa,” I said, “he's strong.”

Little did I know Joe would prove ____ than the sum of his diseases: the weakness in his legs, the limits of his mind and the never-ending night of his vision.

When he was six months old, my mother brought him home from a regular ___from the hospital and told me to watch him while she was __ supper in the kitchen. We started playing a game that I _____“dogs”一 rolling on the floor like pups. Then I looked up and saw my mother watching us. She was crying sadly. “Poor Joe, he's ____，” she whispered, with ____ in her eyes. “The doctor told me today.”

I looked at Joe, who was laughing happily. “He can't be blind,” I argued. “He's ___smiling at my face.”

“Oh, no, honey. He smiles at your _____ ” she replied. “He'll never see your face.”

When he was seven, Joe had an operation that failed to help his legs. Walking without support seemed ____ for him ever since. From the age of eight, he ____ a school for the deaf and the blind, learning to read Braille. He was always _____, and when he was 16, the school said he had learned enough and sent him home. However, nothing could _____ him from learning and becoming independent. At 21, Joe moved out to live on his own, as he said, “Like a man, I am able to ___ by myself as a consultant.” He learned to cook, clean, do his own laundry and almost anything he _____, which were joyous experiences for him.

Then he met the _____of his life. They dated three weeks before getting married. Joe called me proudly, “_____ a blind man can fall in love at first sight.”

【1】A.wasted B.spent C.missed D.enjoyed

【2】A.opinion B.judgment C.understanding D.responsibility

【3】A.eventually B.gradually C.frequently D.occasionally

【4】A.watched B.kissed C.pressed D.touched

【5】A.stronger B.weaker C.brighter D.slower

【6】A.course B.sightseeing C.visiting D.checkup

【7】A.serving B.preparing C.delivering D.paying

【8】A.attended B.called C.walked D.fed

【9】A.deaf B.dumb C.blind D.lame

【10】A.pain B.anger C.satisfaction D.delight

【11】A.probably B.badly C.likely D.truly

【12】A.voice B.gestures C.expressions D.performance

【13】A.easy B.tough C.relaxed D.happy

【14】A.passed by B.joined in C.graduated from D.boarded at

【15】A.sensitive B.warm-hearted C.hard-working D.stressed

【16】A.refuse B.prevent C.separate D.excuse

【17】A.take action B.make a living C.draw a conclusion   D.keep words

【18】A.hated B.rejected C.regretted D.enjoyed

【19】A.challenge B.dilemma C.love D.competitor

【20】A.Hardly B.Seldom C.Often D.Even

33、   There was once a wonderful old man who loved everything animals, spiders, insects and all sorts of living things.

One day while walking through the woods, the old man found a cocoon (面). He decided to take the cocoon home to watch its magic process of _______ from a little cocoon to beautiful _______.

A few days later the cocoon stared to move. It moved frantically (狂乱地). A small _______ appeared. He sat and watched it struggle and struggle for several hours to _______ its body through the little hole. But it seemed not to make any progress. Then the old man felt _______ for the little butterfly inside, and rushed to its aid. With a pair of scissors and _______, he cut the little opening big enough in the cocoon for the butterfly to come out. And then the butterfly came out of its cocoon, but it had a _______ body and small, fragile wings.

The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, _______ the wings would expand and be able to _______ the body, but nothing happened! It never was able to fly.

What the man, in his ________ and eagerness, did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle ________ for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were nature's way of forcing fluid (液体) from the body of the butterfly into its wings ________ it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes ________ are exactly what we need in our life. If we were allowed to ________ our life without any obstacles and difficulties, it would weaken or even damage us over time both physically and mentally. We would not be as ________ as we could have been. In fact, it is necessary to live with some difficulties. And it is these obstacles and difficulties that make us strong and get prepared for the greater challenges in our life.

【1】A.advancing B.growing C.transforming D.developing

【2】A.dog B.butterfly C.cat D.snake

【3】A.spot B.passage C.opening D.butterfly

【4】A.expand B.push C.shrink D.force

【5】A.sorry B.moved C.excited D.happy

【6】A.cheerfully B.gently C.casually D.randomly

【7】A.powerful B.awkward C.swollen D.flexible

【8】A.in no way B.in no case C.by any chance D.at any moment

【9】A.support B.protect C.control D.lift

【10】A.carefulness B.willingness C.kindness D.sadness

【11】A.arranged B.required C.intended D.prepared

【12】A.if only B.as if C.as though D.so that

【13】A.struggles B.pains C.failures D.sufferings

【14】A.adapt to B.care for C.go through D.reflect on

【15】A.potential B.strong C.patient D.energetic

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

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At the time they were created, the Impressionist paintings were【1】, but today they are accepted as the beginning of【2】we call “modern art’. This is because the Impressionists 【3】artists to look at their environment in new ways. There are scores of modern art styles, but 【4】the Impressionists, many of these painting styles might not exist. On the one hand, some modern art is abstract; that is, the painter doesn’t 【5】to paint objects as we see them with our eyes, 【6】instead concentrates on certain qualities of the object, 【7】color, line and shape to represent them. On the【8】hand, some paintings of modern art are so 【9】 that they look photographs. These styles are so different. Who can【10】what painting styles there will be in the future?

36、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.

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.

Driving an electric car 【1】 to the protection of environment, or so the marketing departments of their makers would have you believe. Yet a report which analyzes car emissions presents a rather different picture. A battery-powered car recharged with 【2】 generated by coal-fired power stations, it found, is likely to be more harmful. It could cause more than three times as many deaths from pollution as a 【3】 petrol-driven vehicle.

The study was carried out by the University of Minnesota. The researchers estimated how levels of fine particulate matter (细颗粒物) and ground-level ozone — two important 【4】 of air pollution — would change when a car is powered by different ways.

It was no surprise that electric cars whose batteries were recharged with power from wind, solar or hydro-electric sources came out to be virtually free from harmful 【5】. They were estimated to cause 231 deaths over the course of a year, compared with 878 for petrol cars. Electric cars recharged with power from natural gas-fired stations were also a lot less harmful than petrol-driven ones, with 439 deaths. But if those same electric cars were recharged 【6】 by coal, they would be responsible for over 3,000 deaths.

Biofuels also caused more health problems than petrol. But diesel, which often  【7】 concern about pollution, is slightly cleaner than petrol. This is because the study assumes for all cars that emission-control technologies will be more widely used, especially particulate filters which have a remarkable effect on cleaning diesel 【8】. Diesel cars are also more 【9】 of fuel than petrol-driven ones.

Overall, the study shows that electric cars are cleaner than those traditional vehicles only if the power used to charge then is also clean. That is hardly a surprise, but the 【10】 of the difference is. How green electric cars really are, then, will depend mainly on where they are driven. In France, which obtains more than half of its power from nuclear station, electric cars look like a good bet. In China and some other developing countries, where a large amount of electricity is produced from coal, they may not be so environment- friendly as they are marketed.

38、假定你是王轩，在不久前的英国之行中得到了Green夫妇的帮助。请你给他们写一封邮件，内容主要包括：

1.简述他们对你的帮助；

2.表达感激之情；

3.邀请他们来中国。

注意：1.词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Green,

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Yours truly,

Wang Xuan

39、请结合材料，按要求用英文写作。

Nowadays, we can see many people looking at their mobile phones in subways, restaurants, elevators, roads and so on. We call those who use their mobile phones too much phubbers/ smartphone addicts (低头族).

要求：

(1)就此材料发表你的看法;

(2)紧扣材料，有明确的观点；

(3)词数不少于60。

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40、假定你是李华，你的英国好友Jim计划去非洲做志愿者，但是他的父母以安全为由反对，他发来邮件讲述此事。请你给他回复邮件，内容包括：

1．你对该计划的看法；2．你的建议。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

41、假定你是李华，你校英语报社就“高中生是否应该去KTV庆祝生日”进行校园调查。请你用英语写封信给该报社编辑，谈谈你自己的想法。内容包括：

1.简述该现象；

2.你的观点和建议。

注意：1.词数100左右；；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear editor,

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Yours,

Li Hua