昭通2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测三年级英语

1、We got to the top of a mountain _________ we can see the whole city.

A. at where B. from there

C. from where D. there

2、The restaurant ____ us 1000 yuan for the wine which is worth one tenth in a grocery store.

A. accused B. paid C. charged D. asked

3、What a stupid mistake! I ______ you to go over your paper carefully. Why wouldn't you listen to me?

A．was reminding

B．had reminded

C．reminded

D．would remind

4、Chinadaily.com.cn is the largest English portal site in China, news, business information and learning materials．

A．to provide

B．provide

C．provided

D．providing

5、At last, I should thank Mr. White for the ________ of speaking here.

A.prejudice B.privilege C.ambition D.favor

6、________ from his parents, and ________ that he has wasted too much time, the boy is determined to stop playing video games.

A．Pressing; realizing

B．Pressed; realized

C．Pressing; realized

D．Pressed; realizing

7、Although he is only a little boy, he knows world ______ well.

A.matters B.affairs C.things D.incidents

8、---Is this the first time you ______Beijing.

---No. But the first time I ______ here, the city wasn’t so beautiful.

A. visited; have come B. visited; came

C. have visited; have come D. have visited; came

9、She seems to be always finding fault, ___________ on making life difficult for me.

A.bending B.to be bent C.bent D.being bent

10、The _____ of the harmful chemicals on the world’s lakes and oceans has raised awareness of the public.

A. effect B. effort

C. donation D. distribution

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

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

12、I wish to thank, _____________, all the people who have made this exhibition possible.

A. in particular B. in peace

C. in case D. in place

13、Everything he ___ away from him before he returned to his hometown.

A. took B. had been taken

C. had had been taken D. had taken

14、I wasn’t aware that I would be paying-you certainly didn’t make it ________.

A.explicit B.ample C.diverse D.sharp

15、Roses are quite _____ flowers in English gardens.

A．ordinary

B．common

C．usual

D．general

16、I can’t remember _____________ made the teacher give Mary the permission to leave the class earlier.

A．that it was what

B．what it was that

C．what was it that

D．that was it what

17、For many seniors in some universities, the final year can be an unhappy experience, __________ that ends the campus romance.

A.which B.the one C.what D.one

18、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

19、It is clear that in modern society high ______ and demands are placed on students.

A.motivations B.expectations C.standards D.opportunities

20、Alice didn’t notice I was coming, her mind ________the work she was doing.

A．was totally fixed on

B．was totally fixing on

C．totally fixed on

D．totally fixing on

21、It is proposed that a study plan ____ as soon as possible.

A. is made B. is to be made C. be made D. had been made

22、These people are very efficient, very ___________ and excellent time managers.

A. organised B. organiser

C. organise D. organisation

23、We found ______ very important to keep the light out of a darkroom.

A.it’s B.that C.it D.不填

24、If there are any such adjustments it would suggest that investors had interpreted the information in a biased fashion and hence in a(n) _____ manner.

A.efficient B.unefficient C.non-efficient D.inefficient

25、This restaurant has an inviting, homelike atmosphere ______ many others are short of.

A.where B.when C.which D.what

26、   I never thought I would go far from home. I was an ordinary high school student from a working-class family，and I didn’t think traveling the world was in the cards for me. For my  undergraduate and doctor degree，I only applied to universities within an hour of my hometown in the United Kingdom. Staying at the same university seemed like the safe option. A few years later，as I was considering a postdoc（博士后），I once again wanted to stay close to home，in the comfort of my Ph. D. lab. But I hope to run my own lab one day，and I knew that seeing a different approach to science would be valuable.

I heard about a fellowship program in Japan that sounded like a good fit. The flexibility of the program appealed to me. I could choose how long I would be there-rom as little as a month to as month as a year-long enough to experience a new place, learn and get some msearch done but short enough to make the experience less scary. I thought of it almost as a holiday, somewhat like going to a conference in an interesting far-off place.

But when I was accepted, the head of the group I was going to join wanted me to stay for the full year. I hesitated. After much thought, I worked up my courage and signed on for the year-knowing that, if things went badly. I could come home earlier.

Almost everything was different from what I was used to, but getting used to these differences was easier than I had expected. Eating out with my labmates offers a great communicative opportunity. Talking with my new colleagues about their experiences conducting mearch in other countries helped open my eyes to new ways of doing things.

After my fellowship, I thought I would leave Japan to do a postdoc elsewhere. But when my fellowship adviser offered me a longer-term position in his lab. I couldn’t say no. This time,though,it wasn’t because I was afraid to go somewhere new. It was because I wanted to take advantage of an exciting opportunity. After the jump I took with fellowship. I now feel I can do anything.

【1】What can we infer about the author from paragraph 1?

A. He was a typical in doors man.

B. He always worried too much.

C. He suffered serious homesickness.

D. He liked to stay in familiar places.

【2】What made the author choose the fellowship program in Japan?

A. The friendly labmates.

B. The fun-filled holiday.

C. The handsome starting salary.

D. The flexible working schedule.

【3】When in Japan，the author found life there was________.

A. slightly different

B. very challenging

C. easier than thought

D. dull and predicable

【4】Which can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Learning Happens in a Comfort Zone-4.

B. When in Japan. Do As the Japanese Do

C. Leaving Comfort Zone Can Be Rewarding

D. The Longest Joumey Begins with the First step

27、   When you’re a teenager, of course, you want to stress the difference between your age group and the older generation, and changing the language you use is a great way to do this.

One way in which teens change their language is to introduce new vocabulary or change the meaning of existing words. 【1】. Bad suddenly meant good and sick took on the meaning of very cool. These uses don’t last for long, though. They change again very quickly.

【2】. One example of a teen-led change is the fashionable use among some young people of innit (a shortened form of isn’t it) as a substitute for all question tags. Although some people are concerned that this trend towards “text-speak” is harming the language, Professor David Crystal doesn’t agree. According to him, the fact that teens use “text-speak”, shortened words and even emoticons does not mean the end of the language. Texting is just a new type of English that has evolved as a result of Internet technology. 【3】.

Although teenagers are often criticised for ignoring linguistic rules and ruining the language, we should bear in mind that languages are not fixed. 【4】. New vocabulary develops as speakers need new words to match the new things in their lives, Grammar also changes over time, which explains why many present-day speakers find Shakespeare’s sixteenth-century plays difficult to read. 【5】, but realizing that language change is normal and unavoidable and that teens are important to this process might help the older generations to sleep better at night.

A. Young people also make changes to grammar

B. It hasn’t had any influence on the rest of the language

C Adults may not like the way teens speak to each other

D. They all change naturally over time for a lot of reasons

E. Young people tend to adapt themselves to new language

F. We continue to need to create many new words and phrases these days

G. Some recent examples of teen-speak show how big these changes in meaning can be

28、   The clock always seems to be ticking rather too fast in the doctor’s office and the queue of patients outside the door seems to be pressing rather too hard. Some say it’s high time for the model of short, sharp one-to-one appointments to give way to shared medical appointments (SMAs).

SMAs are doctor-patient visits in which a group of patients receive patient education and counseling (咨询), physical examination and medical support in a group setting. Typically, SMAs are designed to have one or more doctors attend to a group of patients who share a common illness or medical condition. In contrast to one-to-one visits, SMAs provide a longer appointment time-frame as well as the opportunity for patients to have improved access to their physicians and meanwhile pick up additional information and support from peers.

However, doctors who have pioneered the shared appointment approach report that there are significant challenges involved. Dr. Sumego, director of shared medical appointments, Cleveland Clinic, identifies culture change as the most significant challenge. Physicians and nurses are trained in a model of personal service and privacy; the SMA approach is a fundamental challenge to those fixed ideas. They need shared goals and a way of testing the innovation against agreed standards. Dr. Sumego says, “The physicians may be worried about the possible chaos and efficiencies that are marketed. They also have to make the patients understand what their appointment is, and what the expectation is.”

“So, if an organization was looking to start shared medical appointments, I would advise them to start the buy-in from a few champion physicians, develop the work-flow and develop some experience. Provide some support behind what that best practice should look like. Create some standards so that, as the concept spreads, you can employ that experience to start the next shared medical appointments and the next.”

【1】What is the purpose of the SMA approach?

A.To conduct medical research.

B.To promote doctor’s reputation.

C.To improve medical service.

D.To meet patients’ expectation.

【2】According to Dr. Sumego, what prevents the SMA approach from being widely adopted?

A.Personal service.

B.Fixed ideas.

C.Inadequate equipment.

D.Shared goals.

【3】What can be learned about the SMA approach in the last paragraph?

A.It is currently being questioned.

B.It is impractical in some areas.

C.It will enjoy wide popularity soon.

D.It should be carried out step by step.

29、The outbreak of locusts, an insect that mainly lives in Africa and Asia, is the worst experienced by Kenya in 70 years. The crowds are some three times the size of New York City, eating their way through thousands of acres of crops and animal grassland and destroying livelihoods in the process.

“These hungry things are alarming,” says Keith Cressman, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's senior locust forecasting officer. "A crowd the size of Manhattan can, in a single day, eat the same amount of food as everyone in New York and California combined."

Desert locusts are infamous for their ability to breed(繁育)rapidly in large numbers every three months. And with some help from the wind, they can travel as much as 80 miles a day. Most years, the insects stay in African deserts. However, under the right environmental conditions, they can multiply quickly, spread as much as 400 times every six months and cause extensive destruction if left unchecked.

“The insect has the ability to take advantage of good conditions.” Cressman says.

The "good conditions" the scientist is referring to began in mid-2018 when a rainstorm from the Indian Ocean struck a remote area of the Arabian Peninsula known as the "Empty Quarter". Normally, it would dry out within a short period, killing most of the locust population, which depends on green plants for food. However, in late 2018, a second rainstorm struck the same region. The huge sandy area got wet, which is exactly what desert locusts need to lay their eggs and breed. The extra food supply caused the population to explode for the second time in six months.

Luckily, the locusts, experts say, are easy to control with chemicals. Kenya badly needs equipment and a steady supply of chemicals to effectively wipe out the massive insects. Hopefully, leaders worldwide will recognize the tough situation and contribute generously to control the locust outbreak.

【1】What can we infer from what Cressman says in paragraph 2?

A．Little can dull locusts' appetite.

B．Urgent action must be taken against locusts.

C．Overpopulation in big cities leads to food shortages.

D．New York and California should meet challenges together.

【2】What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．Locusts' living conditions.

B．Locusts' destructive effect.

C．Locusts' daily travel distance.

D．Locusts' super reproductive power.

【3】For what purpose does the author mention "good conditions"?

A．To explain immediate causes of the locust outbreak.

B．To remind locals to preserve the environment.

C．To analyze how to prevent locust outbreak.

D．To highlight the strength of two rainstorms.

30、   I often go to France to visit my grandmother who is very dear to me. She’s now 76 years old, _________every time I go to visit, the two of us are very _________ that it might be the last time we see each other for she has cancer.

Last time I visited her in December of 2012. I did a series of short video interviews about her _________. I asked her about her greatest _________ and life learning so far, her favorite books, food and stories. I learned a large quantity of amazing _______ things about her I never knew before.

This year, I did not really have questions, only a strong _________ for her to know how much she is loved. I cooked for her and _________ her stories.

_________ leaving, I was looking for a way to leave something special behind _________ the memory of our time together. So I wrote her five different love and gratitude __________ to let her know how much she means to me, and hid them in __________ places where I knew she would finally ________ them. One under her pillow. Another one hanging from the lamp cover by which she reads in the evening. Another one by her toothbrush. One in her mailbox which she eagerly ________ every day. And the last one on her car’s steering wheel (方向盘).

I left joyfully __________ that these cards would surely cheer her up after I left.  She __________ me as I was departing for Paris to catch my plane back to the US and said, “I found your three cards! By the time I discovered the third card, I was __________ out loud! Obviously, they did me so much ________. Thank you so much!” I smiled to myself, knowing she still has two more to ________! It was Sunday, so my guess was that she had not checked her __________ and had not yet __________ her car!

【1】A. but B. so C. for D. when

【2】A. aware B. sure C. sad D. disappointed

【3】A. career B. childhood C. family D. life

【4】A. expectations B. achievements C. contributions D. memories

【5】A. sweet B. old C. new D. exciting

【6】A. interest B. desire C. inspiration D. appeal

【7】A. wrote B. told C. read D. loved

【8】A. Before B. After C. On D. Once

【9】A. besides B. without C. rather than D. instead of

【10】A. stories B. books C. letters D. notes

【11】A. secret B. interesting C. mysterious D. different

【12】A. find B. remove C. reach D. like

【13】A. searches B. checks C. uses D. clean

【14】A. realizing B. saying C. knowing D. commenting

【15】A. hugged B. called C. thanked D. concerned

【16】A. laughing B. screaming C. crying D. running

【17】A. surprise B. favor C. good D. relaxation

【18】A. see B. share C. report D. go

【19】A. bedroom B. mailbox C. card D. book

【20】A. entered B. cleaned C. driven D. found

31、   We live in a heavily edited world. People in pictures are no longer people-they are perfect human beings whom we can only try, and_______, to live up to. And food in pictures is no longer food. It's_______, something to make you desire a lifestyle while_______you that you're not part of it.

But people are getting _______ and tired of such perfection, leading to something Pamela Grossman, a director at Getty Images, calls “perfection fatigue(疲劳)”. This new attitude is now _______ people to value something different: _______.

The pizza company Domino's, for example, is_______the trend by encouraging its customers to_______ unedited pictures of their pizzas on social media, as part of the nofilter(未过滤的) movement that’s become so popular on Instagram. This may mean oily boxes, _______ cheese and less-than-delicious-looking meat, but these________show what we're actually ________.

"It's________what it looks like when you really get a pizza."Dennis Maloney, chief digital officer of Domino's, told the website Fastcodesign. "It feels much more honest and transparent when the images are imperfect.”

Things are also changing with perfect human images. For example, US clothing company Gap, __________a "Dress Normal" campaign in 2014, ________simple clothes instead of smart suits like those of runway models.

"We spend so much time trying to________our shortcomings owing to the fact that our________has set it up that we have to be________ if we're not perfect," US filmmaker Cynthia Wade told The New York Times. "I think people are tired of it. They're suddenly much more willing to________the ugly or sarcastic."

But while it's probably true that we won't see a(n) ________to "perfect" pictures any time soon, at least some people are starting to see that it can actually be________to be imperfect, or to use the name of one of American singer Grace VanderWaal's albums, Perfectly Imperfect.

【1】A.choose B.aim C.fail D.intend

【2】A.menu B.artwork C.sign D.snack

【3】A.reminding B.instructing C.informing D.warning

【4】A.afraid B.capable C.sick D.sure

【5】A.forcing B.requiring C.expecting D.driving

【6】A.patience B.honesty C.kindness D.generosity

【7】A.focusing on B.putting on C.taking-on D.relying on

【8】A.post B.download C.update D.correct

【9】A.light-colored B.dull-colored C.half-filled D.full-filled

【10】A.dishes B.bills C.boxes D.images

【11】A.calling for B.seeking for C.paying for D.hoping for

【12】A.absolutely B.extremely C.exactly D.definitely

【13】A.launched B.attended C.canceled D.demanded

【14】A.promising B.experiencing C.discussing D.promoting

【15】A.express B.find C.hide D.miss

【16】A.culture B.family C.country D.community

【17】A.tolerant B.satisfied C.confident D.ashamed

【18】A.hug B.accept C.resist D.adopt

【19】A.end B.start C.way D.choice

【20】A.relaxing B.exciting C.annoying D.appealing

32、   As a music teacher, I found that children have many levels of musical ability. However, I've also had my_______of what I call"_______challenged pupils”. Robby was 11 years old when his mother_______him off for his first piano lesson.

He told me it had always been his mother’s _______to hear him play the piano. So I_______him as a student From the beginning, I thought he was _______.As much as Robby tried, he lacked the sense of basic rhythm (韵律)_______.Over the months he tried_______.He always said, “My mom's going to hear me play someday." But, it seemed no hope. He Just did not have any inborn _______.

Then one day Robby________coming to our lessons. I thought about calling him, but thought, because of his lack of ability, that he had ________to do something else. Several weeks later I got a call from Robby. To my ________he asked me if he could be in the recital (独奏会).I told him that the recital was for________pupils and because he had dropped out he really couldn't________it. He said that his mom had been very ________and unable to take him to piano lessons,________he was still practicing. I ________agreed.

At the recital Robby________ Mozart’s Concerto #21 in C Major, which made me surprised I was not________ for what I heard next. After six and a half minutes he ended and everyone was on their________in wild applause.

【1】A. idea B. share C. impression D. imagination

【2】A. musically B. spiritually C. personally D. physically

【3】A. sent B. saw C. dropped D. moved

【4】A. reality B. dream C. plan D. suggestion

【5】A. put B. made C. took D. met

【6】A. hopeless B. nervous C. fortunate D. learned

【7】A. showed B. lasted C. spent D. needed

【8】A. more B. again C. hard D. anyhow

【9】A. sense B. ability C. attempt D. effort

【10】A. continued B. considered C. intended D. stopped

【11】A. decided B. meant C. encouraged D. guaranteed

【12】A. delight B. satisfaction C. surprise D. disappointment

【13】A. clever B. present C. potential D. pretty

【14】A. provide B. reach C. demand D. attend

【15】A. abroad B. sick C. curious D. special

【16】A. but B. so C. and D. or

【17】A. partly B. personally C. eventually D. certainly

【18】A. chose B. created C. picked D. formed

【19】A. glad B. painful C. regular D. prepared

【20】A. seat B. base C. stand D. feet

33、Mattew Shifrin has been building with Legos (乐高积木) since he was 5 with the help of his friends. When he turned 13, he got a _______ birthday present from his friend, Lilya Finkel. It was an 843-piece Middle Eastern Lego palace. And with it were_______that Finkel made specially for it. Finkel_______a unique name for every one of the more than 800 pieces in the   palace set. Then she spent countless hours_______ building instructions in Braille (盲文) that spelled out how to_______ them all together.

His mind was blown. As a_______person, Shifrin had never before been able to complete a Lego set_______. Shifrin knew immediately that he had to help other blind children find the same_______ . Shifrin says, 'For blind people, Lego sets act as small 3D_______for real-life buildings instead of two-dimensional photographs. Lego bricks ________ me to see things that are ________ to explore by touch.' For years after that incredible Lego________ , he together with Finkel created similar instructions for about 45 other Lego sets, all ________ on a website they created, 'Lego for the Blind.'

Shifrin began________the Lego company several years ago to discuss his work, but it was in 2017, when Finkel died of cancer, that he finally connected with the________person. His years-long efforts________ when the Lego company released its first audio and Braille building instructions. The project is a high-tech version of what Shifrin and Finkel did for their________. It couldn’t have been completed without Shifrin's________ – or without his determination.

He just ________ Finkel had been here to see it. 'I think she'd be very glad that we came this ________,' Shifrin said.

【1】

A．time-saving

B．life-changing

C．world-shaking

D．heart-breaking

【2】

A．instructions

B．rules

C．skills

D．requirements

【3】

A．invented

B．remembered

C．mentioned

D．knew

【4】

A．getting

B．practicing

C．ignoring

D．typing

【5】

A．mix

B．fix

C．mend

D．gather

【6】

A．blind

B．deaf

C．poor

D．rich

【7】

A．in his favour

B．in his turn

C．on his own

D．at his convenience

【8】

A．truth

B．connection

C．balance

D．independence

【9】

A．patterns

B．designs

C．replacements

D．arrangements

【10】

A．warn

B．allow

C．force

D．trouble

【11】

A．impossible

B．dangerous

C．easy

D．safe

【12】

A．experiment

B．performance

C．practice

D．experience

【13】

A．published

B．selected

C．identified

D．canceled

【14】

A．putting up with

B．catching up with

C．reaching out to

D．keeping away from

【15】

A．previous

B．missing

C．smart

D．right

【16】

A．spread out

B．blew up

C．faded away

D．paid off

【17】

A．company

B．website

C．buildings

D．children

【18】

A．encouragement

B．preparation

C．involvement

D．recommendation

【19】

A．predicted

B．wished

C．assumed

D．expected

【20】

A．long

B．far

C．deep

D．fast

34、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.

Tablets are really useful devices, but their big screens always make them a burden to carry around without a bag. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a phone with the powers of a tablet that could be folded up and fit 【1】 into the hand?

Now something like a tablet-shaped but fold-able phone is about to become 【2】. In February, South Korean electronics company Samsung and China’s Huawei both unveiled fold-able phones Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X 【3】. Mobile phone use has entered the “fold-able future”, The Verge noted.

The technology could change our lives in significant ways. These devices, due to their 【4】 screens, give us the larger screens we want. Meanwhile, they still fit easily into the pocket. As USA Today noted, they’re “the 【5】 of a small tablets and smart-phone, all in a single device”.

The technology could 【6】 other devices too. For example, we could make TVs that stick to walls like posters, or fold up easily to hide away in drawers. In crowded modem cities, they will help us to 【7】 available space.

In a keynote address, Samsung’s senior vice president of mobile product marketing, Justin Denison, called the fold-able screen “the 【8】 for the smart-phone of tomorrow.” “It’s a balank canvas for us to do something beautiful together,” he said.

So is there nothing to stand in the way of the fold-able future?

According to tech news website Android authority, the necessary displays were difficult to produce. In 2012, nine out of every to OLED screens produced were 【9】. Today, that 10 percent rate has been improved to between 50 and 90 percent. However, at present these fold-able devices are expensive. For example, the price of Huawei Mate X is 17,500 RMB. That’s a price that may 【10】 the majority of people.

But if the fold-able device isn’t going to change the world overnight, there is no doubt that it is coming.

Patrick Moor-head, an industry analyst told The Verge, “Few are debating if fold-able or roll-able mobile displays are the future of smart-phones; the only question is when and by whom.”

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

Knowledge is free on the Internet at a small but 【1】 number of colleges and universities. About 160 schools around the world now put free course materials on the web to the 【2】. Recent additions in the United States 【3】 projects at Yale, Johns Hopkins and the University of California, Berkeley.

Berkeley said it would offer videos of lectures on YouTube. Free videos from other schools are 【4】 at the Apple iTunes store.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) became an early 【5】 with its Open Course Ware project, first 【6】 in 2001. Free lecture notes, exams and other resources are published at ocw.mit.edu. Many exams even include the answers. Today, Open Course Ware offers materials from 1,800 undergraduate and graduate courses. These 【7】 from Physics to Political Science. Visitors can learn the same things as MIT students learn. But as the site points out, Open Course Ware is not an MIT education. Visitors receive no credit toward a degree. Some materials from a course may not be available, and the site does not provide 【8】 with teachers. Still, MIT says that the site has had forty million visits by thirty-one million visitors from almost every country. Sixty percent of the visitors are from outside the United States and Canada. Students and educators use the site, including students at MIT. But the largest number of visitors, about half, are self-learners.

Some professors have become well-known around the world as a result of 【9】 online. Walter Lewin, a physics professor at MIT, is 【10】 popular. Fans enjoy his entertaining lectures. MIT Open Course Ware now includes materials for high school. The aim is to improve education in Science, Technology, Math and Engineering.

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Yet, some people are【1】 They claim that surfing the Internet is a waste of time. They make the 【2】 that children spend too much time chatting and playing games instead of 【3】 on their school work. However, a recent survey conducted in the USA shows that 80 per cent of Internet users 【4】 it mostly to search for answers to questions. The second most common use of the Internet, for 79 per cent of Internet users, is to find out information about hobbies. These statistics prove that gathering information is the 【5】 use for the Internet.

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.

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.”

38、假定你是李华。近一个世纪以来，中国故宫在今年元宵节首次在夜间对公众开放，六千张免费门票在网上几分钟内抢购一空。你的外国朋友Jessica很好奇，来信想了解相关情况。请给他回信主要介绍以下内容。

(1)故宫是中国著名的景点之一，中国古代皇帝居住在这里长达五个世纪。

(2)对公众的开放时间通常是上午9:00-下午5:00。按传统，在晚间谢绝任何人入内。

(3)为了庆祝元宵节，宫墙上挂满红色的灯笼，还有京剧表演，灯光秀等。

注意事项:

(1) 字数100字左右 (2) 适当增加情节，使行文流畅

(3) 生词:故宫 The Forbidden City 元宵节 The Spring Lantern Festival   抢购 snap up

Dear Jessica,

I am more than thrilled to receiver your letter,

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I am looking forward to your visit.

Yours faithfully,

Li Hua

39、假定你是李华，正在美国留学。最近在当地报纸上看到一则游泳培训班的广告，称其有资历丰富的教练，一周包会。你会一点游泳，想在暑假参加训练提升技巧。请你写信了解相关情况，要点如下：

1.训练的具体时间和地点；

2.训练费用；是否有优惠；

3.其他特别注意事项。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇： 教练 instructor

Dear Sir/Madam,

I have read your advertisement in the newspaper, which is really appealing to me.

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Yours faithfully,

Li Hua

40、为庆祝建校100周年，你校将举办学生校园摄影（photography）作品展。假如你是学生会主席李华，请用英语写一则通知，内容包括：

1. 作品要求；

2. 截止日期；

3.投稿方式。

注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2.通知的格式已给出；

3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Notice

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The Students' Union

41、假定你是李华，在网上看到美国学生Kate的发帖：

请你给Kate回帖，内容包括：

1.读贴后的感受；

2.给出两点建议。

注意：

1.词数80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。

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