2025-2026年福建龙岩高二下册期末英语试卷(解析版)

1、--- _______ made her struggle to become an artist so hard?

--- ______ she was a woman.

A. What; What B. That; That

C. What; That D. That; What

2、It is ____ that the amateur singer beat a large number of professionals in the contest.

A.identical B.intact C.incredible D.inconvenient

3、______ to the gift was a note on which he expressed his appreciation for our reception during his stay here.

A.Being attached B.Attached C.Attaching D.Having attached

4、_______with the research,he had no time to play with his son.

A.Occupied B.Occupying C.To occupy D.Having occupied

5、Environmentalists fear that this is a short-sighted ______ to the problem of global warming.

A. means B. approach

C. method D. way

6、All of us were________to hear that Lily, our company's most valued clerk, should say she would leave the company.

A.alarming B.alarmed C.terrified D.satisfied

7、_____ doesn’t really matter whether you win or lose. As long as you have tried your best, you won’t regret.

A.What B.This C.That D.It

8、—So you gave her your phone?

— . She said she'd return it to me when she could afford her own.

A．My pleasure  B．Not exactly

C．No doubt     D．No wonder

9、—Why did he suffer failure again?

—It was his carelessness ________  ________it.

A.which, managed by B.that, resulted from

C.that, contributed to D.that, benefited from

10、________, the sky cleared up and we went to the beach.

A.Eventually B.Exactly C.Extremely D.Similarly

11、The fog has not gone, and ____ they put off the sports meet.

A.in fact B.at least C.as a result D.in addition

12、A ________ discussion about whether men are brave than women is settled in a ________rude way.

A.warm… / B.lively… very

C.hot… rather D.spirited… fairly

13、__________ the bad weather , the delivery was put off.

A.As a result B.As a consequence of C.In consequence D.Owe to

14、To ______ the cost of hiring a bus, each student will have to pay $10 each time.

A. correct B. deliver

C. cover D. demand

15、Can it have been on the playground ________ you lost your watch?

A.that B.on which C.where D.in that

16、He looked into her eyes and his voice ________ a more serious tone.

A.took off B.took on C.took in D.took down

17、They were lost at sea at the ___________ of wind and weather.

A. mess B. mercy

C. moment D. mixture

18、The theory _____ by Einstein was later to prove true, but at that time few people could accept it .

A.put out B.put together C.put aside D.put forward

19、In my opinion, nothing is more _______ to everyone than good health.

A.present B.previous C.precious D.precise

20、The temperature sign   that the water here is too hot to touch.

A.inserts B.indicates C.insists D.instructs

21、Each soldier and sailor________ given a rifle when the ship landed.

A.were B.was C.are D.is

22、As more people travelled on the underground, the system was ________ and more lines were added.

A.enlarged B.alarmed C.fined D.violated

23、But for her timely assistance，the prince___________ to death.

A.would be condemned B.will be condemned

C.would have been condemned D.will have been condemned

24、I think it is important for children to have brothers and sisters they can ________.

A.relate to B.split up C.drop off D.decide on

25、________ to speak, I’ll start making preparations tomorrow.

A．To have been invited

B．To be invited

C．Having been invited

D．Having invited

26、   Our guide was excellent! He walked us through all the local villages and took extra time at the end to enjoy a local dinner. He stayed with us longer than he was obliged（迫使）to and made this a fantastic experience.

Tour snapshot

Travel is all about the street food these days, and why not？It's fresh, fast, cheap and a great way to crack into the local scene. Join this Hanoi tour to source the best street eats from markets, food carts, street cafes and other hard-to-find-but-totally-worth-the-effort secret spots.

Highlights

Sample delicious Vietnamese cuisine just like the locals do—on the street

Stroll through hidden alleyways and bustling markets of Hanoi's charming old quarter

Learn more about Hanoi's unique food culture

Try local specialties with influences from French and Chinese cuisine

Take in a spectacular night view of Hoan Kiem lake from a secret cafe

Schedule details

Duration：2.5 hours

Meeting point：Sacombank ATM Machine﹣No.1 Dong Xuan street （front entrance of Dong Xuan Market, Corner of Dong Xuan St with Cau Dong St）

Starting time：5：00 PM

Ending point：Café Pho Co-11 Hang Gai St, Hoan Kiem

【1】What did the guide do？

A.He showed visitors around by car.

B.He took many photos of visitors.

C.He stayed with visitors for extra time.

D.He enjoyed breakfast with visitors.

【2】What does the underlined word "snapshot" mean in the passage？

A.A photograph taken quickly and casually.

B.A brief impression of something.

C.An attempt to score in a game.

D.An act of firing a gun.

【3】We can infer from the passage that the ending time of the tour is .

A.5：00 PM

B.5：30 PM

C.7：05 PM

D.7：30 PM

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28、   Professor Ashok Goel of Georgia Tech developed an artificially intelligent teaching assistant to help handle the enormous number of student questions in the online class,Knowledge Based Artificial Intelligence.This online course is a core requirement of Georgia Tech’s online Master of Science in Computer Science program.Professor Goel already had 8 teaching assistants,but that wasn’t enough to deal with the overwhelming number of questions from students.

Many students drop out of online courses because of the lack of teaching support.When students feel isolated or confused and reach out with questions that go unanswered,their motivation to continue begins to fade.Professor Goel decided to do something to remedy this situation and his solution was to create a virtual assistant named Jill Watson,which is based on the IBM Watson platform.

Goel and his team developed several versions of Jill Watson before releasing her to the online forums.At first,the virtual assistant wasn’t too great.But Goel and his team sourced the online discussion forum to find all 40,000 questions that had ever been asked since the class was launched.Then they began to feed Jill the questions and answers.After some adjustment and sufficient time,Jill was able to answer the students’questions correctly 97%of the time.The virtual assistant became so advanced and realistic that the students didn’t know she was a computer.The students,who were studying artificial intelligence,were interacting with artificial intelligence and couldn’t tell it apart from a real human being.Goel didn’t inform them about Jill’s true identity until April 26.The students were actually very positive about the experience.

The goal of Professor Goel’s virtual assistant next year is to take over answering 40%of all questions asked by students on the online forum.The name,Jill Watson,will of course,change to something else next semester.Professor Goel has a much rosier outlook on the future of AI than say,Elon Musk,Stephen Hawking,Bill Gates or Steve Wozniak.

【1】What do we learn about Knowledge-Based Artificial Intelligence?

A.It is a robot that can answer students’questions.

B.It is a course designed for students to learn online.

C.It is a high-tech device that revolutionizes teaching.

D.It is a computer program that aids student learning.

【2】What problem did Professor Goel meet with?

A.His students were unsatisfied with the assistants.

B.His course was too difficult for the students.

C.Students’questions were too many to handle.

D.Too many students dropped out of his course.

【3】What do we learn about Jill Watson?

A.She turned out to be a great success.

B.She got along pretty well with students.

C.She was unwelcome to students at first.

D.She was released online as an experiment.

【4】What does Professor Goel plan to do next with Jill Watson?

A.Launch different versions of her online.

B.Feed her with new questions and answers.

C.Assign her to answer more of students’questions.

D.Encourage students to interact with her more freely.

29、   Increased use of the Internet and mobile phones are undermining pupils’ capacity for independent study and promoting poor grammar, it was claimed.

Cranfield School of Management found almost six in 10 schoolchildren were copying information directly from websites for homework tasks without properly reading it.

More than a quarter thought it was an acceptable practice, even though they know it was considered plagiarism (剽窃). The study, based on a sample of around 260 pupils aged from 11 to 18 at a secondary school in the Midlands, raised fresh concerns that modern technology was having a destructive effect on young people. Andrew Kakabadse, professor of International Management Development at Cranfield, said, “Our research shows that technology obsession prevents spelling skills, encourages plagiarism, and disturbs classroom learning.

“Despite school policies restricting mobile phone usage, students use the phone frequently, with the majority making calls from the toilets. The mobile phone continues to be a main channel of social communication during the school day.”

The report revealed that so-called “text-speak’’ was increasingly finding it was into pupils’ school work. Three in 10 students admit to using text message shortcuts, such as “ruok” in essays and classroom tasks.

It followed a study earlier this year that found almost half of teachers failed to understand some pupils’ writing because it was so full of confusing language. Phrases such as “innit” and “Gr8” were regularly found in school work, it was claimed. The Cranfield study found that mobile use was so common that many pupils chose to ignore school rules on phones.

More than a third said they would use their mobile in class, while nearly three quarters said they would not even make an excuse to leave class to answer a phone call.

【1】The underlined word “undermining” in the first paragraph can best be replaced by “_________”.

A.keeping B.determining

C.weakening D.increasing

【2】It can be inferred from what Kakabadse said that _________.

A.he believes schools are responsible for technology obsession

B.he is in favour of students’ mobile phone usage at school

C.the research finds a new way to improve school management

D.it is hard to limit students’ mobile phone usage at school

【3】The passage is mainly about _________.

A.technology’s positive influence on students’ achievement

B.the negative effect of technology on students’ study

C.the importance of online social communication

D.the rapidly growing role of communication technologies

【4】What’s the attitude of the author to the problem?

A.Approving. B.Optimistic. C.Anxious. D.Tolerant.

30、   I visited my best friend Sean whose mom Cheryl could only communicate by her gesture I couldn’t understand. I felt ________ and fetched a notepad (记事本) to explain to her the reason for my ________.

Then I went to ________ Sean several times. Each time I entered her house, my mind flooded with guilt and anxiety. I always needed someone to ________ to me, but her daughter- in-law, even her grandchildren, wouldn’t take the time to learn sign language.

That night I saw that look of ________ on her face. The next time I saw Cheryl, I didn’t get the notepad or let my friend Sean help me, but decided to ________, whatever it would take.

I could see ________ appearing on her face as I spelled out each word with gesture. I knew how she felt knowing that someone ________ enough to learn to communicate with her.

Within three weeks I had learned ________ American Sign Language (ASL). One night, everyone was signing, when suddenly I could follow the ________, Cheryl slapped her hand, looked at me in the eyes, and ________ directly to me. She knew my heart and how much I ________ her culture.

About a month ago, Cheryl, Sean, my dad, and I took a ________ to California State University, Northridge where I would study. As we sat in the deaf student advisor’s office, no one ________ but I understood. He explained the ________ I would receive there would help me become a sign language interpreter and how he’d like me to ________ in an advanced ASL class.

I left the university and felt so ________. So many people don’t know about deaf people because of their ________ to communicate with them. Now I would be able to help.

That night Cheryl and I sat in our hotel room; she ________ and signed with smiling eyes. Unlike the days in her living room with a notepad, I ________ and signed back, “I love you, too!”

【1】A.pleased B.interested C.relieved D.embarrassed

【2】A.visit B.desire C.success D.position

【3】A.treat B.see C.support D.persuade

【4】A.lead B.point C.explain D.expose

【5】A.hope B.approval C.satisfaction D.loneliness

【6】A.leave B.learn C.check D.escape

【7】A.pleasure B.anger C.disappointment D.sadness

【8】A.grew B.cared C.changed D.reserved

【9】A.advanced B.entire C.skillful D.basic

【10】A.conversation B.belief C.instruction D.task

【11】A.signed B.admitted C.talked D.apologized

【12】A.minded B.loved C.revealed D.removed

【13】A.present B.step C.message D.trip

【14】A.translated B.repeated C.interrupted D.occurred

【15】A.permission B.regulation C.education D.suggestion

【16】A.settle B.wander C.start D.compete

【17】A.shocked B.excited C.upset D.worried

【18】A.will B.promise C.turn D.inability

【19】A.set out B.worked out C.reached out D.moved out

【20】A.finished B.admitted C.understood D.refused

31、   Several nights ago, I was lying in bed experiencing a dream that I chose to keep close to my heart forever.

An elderly stranger approached me with an inviting ______. His deep comforting voice made me ________ his every word. His laugh made him seem full of ______ and somewhat grandfather-like. I instantly sensed a feeling of ______ between me and this wise old man.

As he spoke, I listened. He told me of his ______ of unpleasant rap music while I attempted to convince him that modern art can be beautiful, too. He ______ me of "the good old days" which I told him that I missed, too.

Suddenly, I detected tears fall down his rough unshaven cheeks・ I grew _____ and asked him why he was crying. He assured me not to _____ because he was crying with joy. I asked what was making him so _______  He told me that I reminded him of his _______  when he too was once full of an eagerness to learn.

My friend then whispered a（n）_______  that touched me deeply. He said, "A moment will disappear soon unless you make it ______. "He taught me to live in the moment which is far too ______ to throw away.

This old man ______to tell me that the world is full of new wonders to explore. He taught me to be _________, however stupid they may sound. He advised me to read any and all books, because you never know when the ______ may help you later in life. Most important- ly, he told me never to stop ______.

Unlike my  _______  companion, my future still awaits me. I will soon be filled with______ thoughts and emotions. There is no doubt in my mind that I will try to discover and never ______  for I am aware that my ambition will carry me to the top.

【1】A. view B. smile C. letter D. picture

【2】A. comment B. repeat C. judge D. trust

【3】A. wisdom B. wonder C. imagination D. complaint

【4】A. shame B. meaning C. balance D. relationship

【5】A. hope B. disapproval C. pleasure D. development

【6】A. cheated B. informed C. reminded D. warned

【7】A. interested B. relieved C. concerned D. disappointed

【8】A. believe B. leave C. wait D. worry

【9】A. delighted B. awkward C. upset D. desperate

【10】A. decision B. future C. youth D. service

【11】A. effect B. advantage C. promise D. statement

【12】A. complex B. original C. unforgettable D. understandable

【13】A. normal B. unexpected C. precious D. universal

【14】A. chose B. continued C. desired D. happened

【15】A. curious B. efficient C. patient D. successful

【16】A. dialogue B. travel C. experience D. knowledge

【17】A. traveling B. dreaming C. developing D. combining

【18】A. aged B. common C. helpful D. devoted

【19】A. sincere B. new C. reliable D. unbelievable

【20】A. give up B. put off C. turn around D. get back

32、   It was March 15, 2012. My two brothers were out in the driveway shooting around when they suddenly screamed,“ The sky! The sky! It's green!” My dad _______ turned on the TV news. There was a tornado heading towards Dexter. I quickly ran up the stairs and seized my most _______ items that I felt I needed. My mom was piling clothing up in the basement to make a fort(堡垒) to _______ us. My dad was still upstairs watching the news. He usually never comes down when there’s a bad _______. As my ears heard a loud “pop”, I looked up to see my dad _______ full speed down into the basement swiftly _______ the door behind him to join us.

I for a brief moment thought that I was going to _______. When the tornado was going by it sounded like a heavy train was tearing through our _______.

Everything started to settle. My dad made his way back up the stairs to see what the damage was. The ceiling(天花板) had fallen down. Everywhere I _______all I could see was pure destruction. In that moment I felt __________, I had no idea what to do, and I didn’ t know what was happening or what the situation was. All I could think about was that my home was __________ going to be the same again.

This was the event that caused my family to have a(n) __________ on how lucky we were to be alive and together. Although the tornado wasn’t one that was that deadly we felt extremely __________ to be alive. This moment was a scary and life-changing situation, something that I never thought I would have to experience. It just made me think how I should be __________ for everything that I am able to have because you never know what __________ can throw at you, especially when you least expect it.

【1】A. immediately B. secretly C. recently D. strangely

【2】A. harmless B. attractive C. precious D. familiar

【3】A. persuade B. protect C. please D. prevent

【4】A. fire B. earthquake C. storm D. drought

【5】A. coming B. driving C. falling D. flying

【6】A. hitting B. closing C. painting D. touching

【7】A. begin B. return C. escape D. die

【8】A. office B. house C. hospital D. library

【9】A. traveled B. remembered C. looked D. hated

【10】A. awkward B. defeated C. interested D. amazed

【11】A. never B. ever C. still D. just

【12】A. realization B. conclusion C. imagination D. suggestion

【13】A. lonely B. calm C. brave D. lucky

【14】A. grateful B. regretful C. curious D. generous

【15】A. dream B. passion C. work D. life

33、   I opened the hotel curtains to find dark rainy streets. After training in nearly 100-degree weather in St. Louis, I wasn't _______ a rainy 55-degree day. However, it didn't _______because it was marathon day.

My group _______with ponchos (雨披) on. I took off the poncho around Mile 9 as the rain seemed less _______.

I was still energized at Mile 13, and supporters were still _______ us on. Not too long after Mile 20, I was feeling some _______ in my legs. I never stopped though. I just put my head up and _______ going. As Mile 22 passed, I _______ and I began to cry, but kept on moving. The view alongside was _______ and it kept my mind busy.

At the end of Mile 25, my body was beat. As I saw that finish line in the wind, I put all my__________into running for it. The__________said my name and made some careless Irish remarks that I can't remember, and I__________the line in total tiredness. Some staff__________me my marathon medal, bottled water, and helped me keep warm.

Traveling for my first marathon will be__________remembered. I could not have done this without the__________of my family, friends, Coach Rich, my teammates and my sister, who gave me the strength to__________. As Norman D. Vaughan, the surviving member of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition said, “Dream big and be __________ to fail. ”

What will be the most impressive __________ for me? The __________ from Mile 20 to the end. No matter how much you read about how to prepare for the final few miles, it's a true __________ of your mental endurance (耐力).

【1】A.wasting B.arranging C.enjoying D.expecting

【2】A.fail B.lose C.matter D.work

【3】A.escaped B.started C.approved D.protested

【4】A.heavy B.mild C.slight D.bright

【5】A.touching B.cheering C.crying D.trying

【6】A.power B.anger C.pain D.relief

【7】A.practiced B.continued C.avoided D.imagined

【8】A.took off B.settled in C.broke down D.dressed up

【9】A.confusing B.usual C.simple D.inspiring

【10】A.energy B.pressure C.relaxation D.elegance

【11】A.volunteer B.editor C.interviewee D.announcer

【12】A.crossed B.drew C.swallowed D.burned

【13】A.showed B.bought C.handed D.lent

【14】A.mistakenly B.strangely C.luckily D.truly

【15】A.education B.support C.admiration D.treatment

【16】A.finish B.perform C.suffer D.assist

【17】A.brave B.guilty C.firm D.anxious

【18】A.wish B.exercise C.memory D.judgment

【19】A.suspect B.struggle C.cheat D.argument

【20】A.cause B.question C.favor D.test

34、阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

Wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic p【1】 the spread of the deadly virus. But it is also i【2】. For one, we can no longer unlock our phones using facial recognition since a good part of our face is c【3】.

F【4】, tech companies are working to solve the problem. Apple, for example, offered a new way to unlock your iPhone and iPad with its l【5】 software update, iOS13.5, w【6】 was released on May 20.

Even though the update still won’t recognize your masked face, it makes the whole process f【7】. While the old system wouldn’t allow access t【8】 the passcode screen before three failed face scan attempts, iOS13.5 will send you straight to the passcode screen when you swipe up.

It might only s【9】 you a few seconds, but those few seconds “benefit public health by eliminating the temptation for people to r【10】 their masks in order to unlock their device”.

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.

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.”

36、I have a muscle disease but I don't look any different from other people. Sometimes, I was too weak【1】 go to school so my education suffered. Every time I returned after an【2】(absent), I felt stupid because I was behind the others.

My life is a lot easier at high school because few fellow students make me【3】(annoy). My ambition is to work for a firm【4】develops computer software when I grow up. Last year I invented a computer football game and a big company has decided to buy it from me. I have a very busy life with no time to sit around【5】(feel) sorry for myself. As well as going to the movies and football matches with my friends. I spend a lot of time looking after my pets【6】(proper) but I find it worthwhile.

In many ways my disability has helped me grow stronger psychologically and become more【7】 (independence). I have to work hard to live a normal life but it has been worth it. If【8】(have) a chance to say one thing to healthy children, it would be this: having a disability does not mean your life is not satisfying. So don't feel sorry for the disabled or make fun【9】them, and don't ignore them either. Just accept them for who they are, and give them encouragement to live【10】rich and full a life as you do.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It will be beyond anything we organics could imagine.

38、假定你是星光中学学生会主席李华，你校组织了一场关于抗击冠状病毒的校园安全讲座， 请你就此写一则通知。内容包括：

1．讲座的时间、地点；

2．讲座的主要内容；

3．其他注意事项。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3.参考词汇：新冠病毒COVID-19；传播transmission（n.）

39、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

CLEAN UP YOUR BUTTS AND BAGS

All sorts of items become litter, but two of the most common and most dangerous are cigarette butts and plastic bags. Litter is a big problem for our environment, but it is a problem that individuals can easily do something about. Not littering at all or cleaning up litter, such as cigarette butts and plastic bags, greatly improves the quality of our environment.

Although cigarette butts are small, they are bad for the environment. Over 1,600 billion cigarettes are smoked each year in China and large quantities of the butts are thrown away. Worldwide, about 4.5 trillion butts are littered every year. Apart from the fact that butts spoil the beauty of the environment, they contain some very toxic chemicals. These find their way into the water supply where they decrease the quality of the water and endanger plants and animals that live there. Because there are so many butts and because they can take up to 5 years to break down, the toxic chemicals add up to a large amount. So, if people have to smoke, they should not throw away the butts but put them in the rubbish bin instead.

Plastic bags are another common form of litter that is a danger to the environment. There are several reasons for this. They are made from oil and gas, which are non-renewable resources, if they are not recycled, these resources are lost to us. In China, 2 billion plastic bags are used every day. An enormous number of these become litter. This is a huge problem because they last from 20 to 1,000 years in the environment. They float easily in air and water and travel long distances. They find their way to rivers, parks, beaches and oceans. Plastic bags kill up to one million seabirds, 100,000 sea mammals and countless fish each year worldwide. When the animal dies and breaks down, the plastic bag can become free again to kill another animal. It is up to people not to let plastic bags become litter. It would be better if they used fewer and recycled them.

Cleaning up your cigarette butts and plastic bags would improve the environment. The earth would be a better place because it would be less polluted. And we would know that we were doing something to look after our planet. However, I believe the best solution would be not to smoke or use plastic bags at all.

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40、志愿者招募启事

本社区需要招聘10名志愿者担任儿童辅导教师(tutor)，暑假7月10日至30日期间，帮助辅导本社区小学生作业并组织开展文体活动。每日工作六小时，一周工作五天。欢迎16-26岁有爱心的青年人报名担任志愿者。

报名邮箱123456@qq.com. 作为对英语水平的考查，申请邮件请用英语书写。报名时间：2020年4月18日至6月30日。

十堰市东山社区

2020年4月18日

请根据以上招聘启事，写一份英文申请邮件，报名担任志愿者。

注意: 1. 120词左右；

2. 开头和结尾已给出，作答时直接写正文，不用写出开头和结尾。

Dear sir or Madame,

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Looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

41、高二下学期已经过半。高三正在向同学们招手。随着学习压力和心理压力日益加大。一些同学的正常生活受到影响，如睡眠不好。身体也开始亮起了红灯。假如你是李华，请你根据以下要点，给学校的英语刊物写一篇稿子，向同学们提出建议，并简述理由或举例说明：

1.劳逸结合；2.健康饮食：3.适当锻炼：4.保持乐观心态。

注意：1.短文必须包括所列内容：

2.词数100左右：3.文章开头已给出。

Dear Editor,

With the approach of Senior 3 studies, students in the second half of Senior 2 are under increasingly great pressure.

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua