佳木斯2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测三年级英语

1、The success of a government should be ________ in terms of the health and happiness of the people as well as the development of economy.

A.observed B.established C.benefited D.measured

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

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

3、________ a day when few noble persons ever spoke to those of humble origins except________ an order, Jefferson went out of his way to talk with people of humble origins.

A.On … give B.On … gave

C.In … giving D.In … to give

4、Only those people who use a kitchen frequently understand the best way to ______.

A. let it out B. pick it out

C. put it out D. lay it out

5、________ 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

6、Mary was busy with her work， and it was only around four in the afternoon           she could finally lie down to rest for a while．

A.when B.which C.that D.whether

7、In order to find something to eat and drink, Mr. Smith opened Meituan App and Baidu map, which showed how shops and restaurants were _________ in the city.

A. distributed B. broadcast

C. spread D. contributed

8、The Amish, who live a simple farming life, ________ cars because they like having tight communities where everyone lives close together.

A.construct B.convey C.reserve D.reject

9、Tang said that at the beginning of the outbreak of the virus, there was a time ________ they had two or three deaths at the hospital every day, ________deeply worried medics.

A．that; that

B．which; when

C．when; which

D．which; which

10、“The living-room television is replaced and gets in the kids’ room, and suddenly one day, you have a TV in every room of the house,” said one researcher.

A.planting B.planted C.processing D.processed

11、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

12、We were delayed at the airport. _________ we would have been here by lunch time.

A. However B. Instead

C. Probably D. Otherwise

13、Your promise is nothing unless it is ________.

A.figured out B.carried out C.dropped out D.stood out

14、Many natural disasters took place across the country, __________severe losses on people's life and property.

A.to have brought B.only bringing

C.only to bring D.having brought

15、It was ____ computer games that cost the boy a lot of time ____ he ought to have spent on his lessons.

A. played; that B. playing; when

C. to have played; which D. playing; /

16、The reason ________ he explained was________ he was ill and unable to go to school.

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

17、― Mr. Johnson, I’m really sorry _____ you waiting for a long time.

— I know you are very busy at the moment.

A.to have kept B.to be keeping C.to keep D.to have been kept

18、A series of accidents caused by school buses will ______the pressure on the government.

A. come to B. turn to C. add to D. get to

19、Some good habits at young ages help to_________ our character in later life.

A.pass B.reduce C.revise D.form

20、--- Is it convenient to you if I call you up at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning?

--- I’m afraid not. I ______ a meeting then.

A．will have attended

B．was attending

C．will be attending

D．am attending

21、“We pray for the firefighters who   their best to deal with this desperate situation now," the spokesman said immediately he heard about the big fire.

A.are trying B.have tried C.had tried D.will try

22、In his inspiring book Spontaneous Healing, Andrew Weil recommends: “Make a list of friends and acquaintances ______ company you feel more alive, happier, more optimistic”

A. with whom B. of whom

C. in whose D. under whose

23、______ the man isn’t very rich, he gives a large amount of money to the students every year.

A．Though

B．Since

C．Unless

D．If

24、All of a sudden, the thief walking behind a young and beautiful woman ______ her handbag, ______ into the crowd.

A. seized; rushed B. seizing; rushed

C. seized; rushing D. seizing; rushing

25、The next morning she found the man ___________ in bed, dead.

A.lying B.lie C.lay D.laying

26、   Young children often “read” picture books. They’re attracted by the colorful scenery and the realistic characters that contribute to fascinating plots.

Unfortunately, some children can’t use these resources, even if they do know how to read. Take three-year-old Elodie Bateson for example. Elodie was born with under-developed eyes and has retinal detachments (视网膜脱落), making her visually impaired.

It is because of people like Elodie that Tom Yeh, head of the Tactile Picture Books Project, has started printing 3D books, so they can feel the illustrations in picture books.

The first book Tom Yeh printed was Goodnight Moon, a popular children’s book about a rabbit going to sleep and wishing good night to his surroundings. In the 3D version of this book, children can feel each thing that the rabbit says good night to, whether it is a cow jumping over the moon, a balloon, or a dollhouse.

Generally, when children grow older, they read by using Braille, a language that was invented by Louis Braille in 1824. It uses different patterns of raised dots representing different letters. Readers can then feel the dots and mentally translate the patterns they feel into words. The only problem is that many blind children do not start learning Braille until they are about six years old.

Another reason why 3D printed books are such a valuable resource is that children don’t have to know how to read to understand them. However, without these, visually impaired kids are losing six developmental years vital to their growth since they can’t take advantage of picture books.

When 3D picture books are printed, plastic is layered (分层放置) repeatedly over a single shape: the shape of the illustration. These raised pictures created through layered plastic serve as substitutes (替代品) for the Braille letters that little children have no knowledge of.

【1】What does the underlined word “impaired” in paragraph 2 mean？

A.Damaged. B.Disappeared. C.Defeated. D.Unmatched.

【2】What can we know about Braille from paragraph 5？

A.Most people can translate Braille into words.

B.The blind at any age can read by using Braille.

C.Blind kids begin learning Braille at six years old or so.

D.Braille uses similar patterns of raised dots to stand for different letters.

【3】We can know that the illustrations in 3D books are raised ______ .

A.pictures B.letters C.dots D.codes

【4】What is the aim of the Tactile Picture Books Project？

A.To encourage kids to read books. B.To teach the blind children Braille.

C.To cure visually impaired children. D.To help the blind children read picture books.

27、   Wherever we look, we see advertisements that attract us to buy. In today’s society, we are under pressure to constant shop. Of course, most people only buy what they need and what they can afford. However, there are some people called shopaholics, who can’t control their desire to spend money buying things. This kind of addictive behavior can lead to money problems, family conflicts, and deep unhappiness.

What are the symptoms of a shopaholic? People with this problem often spend hours and hours shopping on the Internet or at the mall. Their closets are full of clothing and jewelry that they have never worn, with the price tags still on them. Their homes may be filled with shopping bags and boxes that they bought but never used. Many shopaholics are aware of their own problems, but when they go to a store, they simply can’t resist the urge to buy. Some of them are ashamed of their weakness and try to hide it by storing their purchases in places like the attic(阁楼), where others won’t see them.

Psychologists think there are several reasons for a shopping addiction. For some people, it is a way of reducing stress. For others, shopping is a way to fight loneliness or depression. For people with less confidence, shopping can be a way that they prove their self-worth. Sometimes the problem develops out of boredom. It replaces other hobbies and interests to help kill the time. Although shopping can temporarily make people feel good. they often feel ashamed and guilty later.

When shopping habits get out of control, people need professional help. They can either see a counselor(顾问) or join an organization such as Shopaholics Anonymous. Groups like this try to help people understand the reasons for their addiction and learn how to control the urge to shop. Their goal is to help people find ways to fulfill themselves rather than lead to serious debt and troubled lives.

【1】What are “shopaholics” like according to the passage?

A.They often spend plenty of money in shopping. B.They are proud of spending much money.

C.They are addicted to collecting shopping bags. D.They fail to realize their desire to shop constantly.

【2】Why do some shoppers hide their purchases in the attic?

A.They treasure what they have bought. B.They want to give their family a surprise.

C.They are afraid of being regarded as thieves. D.They are ashamed of their own constant shopping.

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

A.Money. B.Shopping. C.Stress. D.Self-worth.

【4】What are groups like “Shopaholics Anonymous” intended to do?

A.To encourage people to overcome their bad feelings.

B.To seek professional help in window shopping.

C.To help control some people’s desire to purchase.

D.To call on more people to get rid of their bad habits.

28、Why do people feel so rushed? Part of this is a perception (认知) problem. Generally, people in rich countries have more free time than they used to. This is particularly true in Europe, but even in America free time has been inching up. Women's paid work has risen a lot over this period，but their time in unpaid work，like cooking and cleaning, has fallen even more significantly, thanks in part to dishwashers, washing machines and microwaves, and also to the fact that men shift themselves a little more around the house than they used to.

The problem, then, is less how much time people have than how they see it. Ever since a clock was first used at a workplace to record labor hours in the 18th century, time has been understood in relation to money. Once hours are financially quantified (量化), people worry more about wasting, but tend to save or use them more profitably. When economies grow and incomes rise, everyone's time becomes more valuable. And the more valuable something becomes, the rarer it seems.

Once seeing their time in terms of money, people often________the former to maximize the latter. Workers who are paid by the hour volunteer less of their time and tend to feel more upset when they are not working.

The relationship between time, money and anxiety is something Gary Becker noticed in America's post-war boom years. "If anything, time is used more carefully today than a century ago," he noted in 1965. He found that when people are paid more to work, they tend to work longer hours, because working becomes a more profitable use of time. So the rising value of work time puts pressure on all time. Leisure time starts to seem more stressful, as people are forced to use it wisely or not at all.

【1】Women's time in unpaid work has fallen partly because ______.

A. men's ability to support a family has been improved

B. men's involvement in housework has increased

C. women's leisure time was taken up by heavy housework

D. women become more skilled at household equipment

【2】From the second paragraph, we learn that ______.

A. labor hours were recorded with a clock

B. people haven't realized the value of time

C. more work hours bring in more money

D. The rise of incomes makes time less valuable

【3】The underlined phrasegrow stingy withcan probably be replaced by "______".

A. refuses to delay   B. intend to kill

C. try to accumulate   D. hesitate to spend

【4】According to Gary Becker, what causes people feel anxious about time?

A. The wrong way of time being spent.

B. People's willingness to work hard.

C. The increasing value of work time.

D. More and more leisure time.

29、Reasons you should make time for the sunset

Here's why you should consider making time to watch the sunset.

1. It can slow down time.

Seriously. By witnessing the beauty of the sunset, you can slow down your perception (感知)of time. 【1】 Amazingly, by taking the time to look at the vast sky, we're actually empowering ourselves to regain control of the clock.

2. It can provide energy for you.

Even if you have to go back to the office after you watch that last sliver disappear below the skyline, taking a few minutes out of your day to experience some of the golden hour will be worth it. 【2】Often when we feel exhausted we reach for a cup of coffee, but research suggests a better way to get energized (给予能量)is to connect with nature.

3. It will force you to put your phone down.

When we regard the experience of sunsets as special occasions, we feel the urge to document and save them——as if keeping photos of their beauty will help us remember that wonder ful feeling. 【3】.

4. It will inspire you.

There's a reason sunsets are a timeless and constant inspiration to poets, writers and romantics.

5. 【4】.

All of us are drawn to sunsets, but people in a few special places really regard the sunset as a daily opportunity to give thanks；【5】, Crowds gather to cheer and applaud it, reinforcing (加强)the idea that we should celebrate and be thankful for each day.

A. Nature is fuel for the soul.

B. It will help you appreciate life's gifts.

C. Do you draw inspiration from the sunset?

D. It will allow you to exercise in a healthy way.

E. Do you feel like there aren't enough hours in the day?

F. But if you experience the sunset more regularly, you'll no longer see it through a screen.

G. In places like Santorini, Greece, and Maui, Hawaii, the sunset is regarded as a nightly celebration.

30、   Several weeks ago I got a call from a good friend whose husband had just been diagnosed with cancer. “Do we tell the kids?” she asked. “_______.” I answered “The boys deserve to know the_______,however heartbreaking it is,” I continued. Adults always insist that children be honest, _______ how many of us are honest with our kids, particularly about the_______ stuff: death, disease, corruption, our own failings?

I believe in telling children the truth. I believe this is vital for their understanding of the world, their confidence, and the _______ of their morals and values. This doesn’t mean kids need to be unnecessarily frightened or told more than they can_______.

Many people think they’re protecting children when they spare them the truth. I _______. I believe children _______ an enviable ability to cope with and _______ what even adults find annoying; they can accept the unacceptable in a way that __________ me. Kids also have an unusual sense when something is __________. They know a fake smile when they see one, they realize when we’re uneasy, and they can __________ when we’re lying.

One night I was in the car with our two oldest daughters. It was dark and cozy — the __________ time for a heart-to-heart conversation. One of our girls said, “Mom, have you ever smoked cigarettes?” I stalled (故意拖延) a little, but the girls __________. They had me and they knew it .  __________ I told them the truth. What happened next was an honest and direct__________ about the lure and danger of cigarettes, well worth any discomfort. I believe my honesty was much more__________ than warnings or platitudes (老生常谈).

Time marches on, and so do__________. While I’ve made mistakes as a parent, I do have clear and__________ relationships with each of our children. I believe my being truthful with our children has__________, because I’m pretty sure that now they are honest with me.

【1】A.Quickly B.Especially C.Finally D.Absolutely

【2】A.truth B.answer C.way D.cause

【3】A.and B.but C.or D.for

【4】A.new B.dangerous C.tough D.original

【5】A.arrangement B.development C.commitment D.assessment

【6】A.prevent B.enjoy C.handle D.skip

【7】A.survive B.hesitate C.admit D.disagree

【8】A.possess B.seek C.balance D.skip

【9】A.make notes of B.make use of C.make sense of D.make mention of

【10】A.scares B.astonishes C.discourages D.embarrasses

【11】A.over B.important C.wrong D.impossible

【12】A.tell B.pretend C.monitor D.interrupt

【13】A.local B.perfect C.long D.last

【14】A.quarreled B.laughed C.insisted D.sighed

【15】A.Again B.Instead C.Otherwise D.Therefore

【16】A.concern B.discussion C.defense D.complaint

【17】A.effective B.careful C.emotional D.gentle

【18】A.parents B.dreams C.grades D.children

【19】A.special B.proper C.open D.personal

【20】A.fell off B.went off C.set off D.paid off

31、   It has been five years. No one's quite sure how Sasha, the 6-year-old black cat, _____ it from Portland to New Mexico after five years. But apparently it isn't uncommon for cats — who are known for their _____ character-to go hitchhiking（搭便车）.

"It's like he never left. He's so _____ " said its owner Usov. "I guess he was on a great American _____”

When Sasha disappeared in 2014, Usov thought the cat might have _____ wolves. But not every cat that disappears _____ a bad end. "It's very common for a cat to _____ on a train or the back of a truck, but for a cat to travel 1, 200 miles and then go back to its owner？That _____ happens."

Sasha's fur was matted（乱成一团的）when he was found _____ the streets by workers of the Santa Fe Animal Shelter this month. They set out to find his owner. "Sasha didn't miss a meal, " Kirdar, a worker at the shelter, said.

The shelter reunites families with their _____ pets every day, _____ this is the first time Kirdar has done an in-person delivery. Sasha's _____ would not have been possible had he not been microchipped（植入微芯片的）. "The microchip is the best form of _____ "said Kirdar. However, just getting your pet microchipped isn't enough. It's important to _____ the microchip's producer if there is a _____ in your contact information.

【1】A.hated B.made C.received D.learnt

【2】A.complex B.popular C.independent D.weak

【3】A.happy B.annoying C.pitiful D.helpful

【4】A.adventure B.farm C.island D.holiday

【5】A.teamed with B.fallen victim to C.made friends with D.fought against

【6】A.brings B.demands C.meets D.expects

【7】A.bite B.live C.sleep D.jump

【8】A.actually B.rarely C.normally D.hopefully

【9】A.clearing B.blocking C.wandering D.checking

【10】A.thrilled B.unlucky C.missing D.crazy

【11】A.and B.but C.because D.though

【12】A.return B.illness C.disappearance D.movement

【13】A.technology B.civilization C.identification D.explanation

【14】A.download B.record C.copy D.update

【15】A.fact B.number C.name D.change

32、   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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A．good

B．mad

C．embarrassed

D．amazed

A．announced

B．insisted

C．admitted

D．denied

A．guess

B．hear

C．expect

D．provide

A．now that

B．as though

C．even though

D．in case

A．recalled

B．learned

C．showed

D．confirmed

A．hit

B．fan

C．figure

D．image

A．breaking

B．twisting

C．losing

D．hurting

A．depressing

B．challenging

C．tiring

D．inspiring

A．body

B．confidence

C．muscle

D．reputation

A．eventually

B．lately

C．instantly

D．hurried

A．watched

B．shot

C．delivered

D．carried

A．fingers

B．hands

C．bikes

D．baskets

A．unlucky

B．disappointed

C．courageous

D．perfect

A．words

B．events

C．risks

D．accidents

A．determination

B．difference

C．advantage

D．sign

A．function

B．report

C．influence

D．lecture

A．predict

B．claim

C．imagine

D．understand

A．Honestly

B．Generally

C．Hopefully

D．Fortunately

A．remembered

B．concluded

C．forgot

D．dreamed

A．argument

B．cooperation

C．relationship

D．appointment

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

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.

35、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.

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, becoming the first known case of human-animal 【1】, the zoo's chief veterinarian said on Sunday.

Nadia, the 4-year-old Malayan tiger that tested positive, was 【2】 for the COVID-19 disease after 【3】 a dry cough along with three other tigers and three lions, the Wildlife Conservation Society, which manages the zoo, said in a statement.

All of the cats are expected to recover, it said. But officials believe this is a unique case because Nadia became sick after 【4】 to an asymptomatic zoo employee, Paul Calle, chief veterinarian at the Bronx Zoo, told Reuters.

Calle said they did not know which employee infected the tiger. "This is the first time that we have discovered that a person infects the animal and the animal gets sick," Calle said, adding that they planned to share the findings with other zoos and institutions. " I guess 【5】 we will all have a better understanding as a result.

While the other tigers and lions were also 【6】 symptoms, the zoo decided to test only Nadia because she was the sickest and  had started to lose her appetite already, and they did not want to 【7】 all the cats to anesthesia(麻醉), Calle said.

Nadia 【8】 X-rays, an ultrasound(超声波) and blood tests to try to figure out what was making her sick . They decided to test for COVID-19 【9】 the surge in cases in New York City, the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States.The first tiger at the zoo, which has been shut since mid-March, began showing 【10】 of illness on March 27, according to the US Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services Laboratories.

36、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.

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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.

38、假定你是李华，你校交换生David对兵马俑十分着迷。请你写封邮件邀请他聆听一场有关兵马俑的讲座，要点包括:

1.时间、地点；

2.主讲人；

3.主题及内容。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：兵马俑terracotta warriors

Dear David,

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39、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。

Mother's Gift

I grew up in a small town when the primary school was a ten-minute walk from my house. When the noon bell rang, I would race breathlessly home. My mother would be standing at the top of the stairs, smiling down at me.

One lunch-time when I was in the third grade will stay with me always. I had been picked to be the princess in the school play, and for weeks my mother had rehearsed my lines so hard with me. But no matter how easily I acted at home, as soon as I stepped onstage, every word disappeared from my head. Finally, my teacher took me aside. She explained that she had written a narrator's (旁白的) part to the play, and asked me to change roles. Her words, kindly expressed, still hurt, especially when I saw my part go to another girl.

I didn't tell my mother what had happened when I went home for lunch that day. But she sensed my pain. Instead of suggesting we practice my lines, she asked if I wanted to walk in the yard.

It was a lovely spring day and the rose vine (藤蔓) was turning green. Under the huge trees, we could see yellow dandelions (蒲公英) in the grass in bunch, as if a painter had touched our landscape with gold. I watched my mother casually bend down by one dandelion. 'I think I'm going to dig up all these weeds,' she said, 'pulling it up by its roots. From now on, we'll have only roses in this garden.'

'But I like dandelions,' I protested. 'All flowers are beautiful---even dandelions.'

My mother looked at me seriously. 'Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn't it? ' She asked thoughtfully. I nodded, pleased that I had won her over. 'And that is true of people too,' she added. 'Not everyone can be a princess, but there is no shame in that.' Relieved that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry as I told her what had happened. She listened and smiled.

注意：

1. 所续写短文的词数应为150词左右；

2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

Paragraph 1:

'But you will be a good narrator, ' she said,

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Paragraph 2:

After the play, I took home the dandelion.

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40、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

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

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

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

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

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

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41、假定你是李华，有一位美国朋友John托你在北京找工作。当你看到《中国日报》(China Daily)上刊登了一则招聘启示的时候，你认为很合适。请你用英文写一封短信，用E-mail发给John，告知此事。广告原文如下：

Foreign Teachers Wanted!

The Education Department of the Ladder Information Company Limited is running an English course for children and adults.

Requirements:

1. Native English speaker

2. University degrees in education or related field preferred

3. Foreign expert certification(证明)

If you are interested, please call us:

Tel: 0086-10-68019433

E-mail: liecbjhotmail. com

Beijing Ladder Information Company Limited

注意：

1.词数80词左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文流畅。

Dear John,

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Li Hua