2025-2026年福建莆田高二下册期末英语试卷(含答案)

1、An unhappy childhood may have some negative effects on a person’s characters however, they are not always_________.

A．practical

B．avoidable

C．permanent

D．beneficial

2、_____ the deaf children, the young lady has little time to care for her own daughter.

A. Devoted to teach B. Devoted herself to teaching

C. Devoting herself to teaching D. Devoting to teaching

3、Your parents seem very much opposed ________ abroad. What will you do about it?

A.your going B.you to go C.to your going D.your to go

4、It is difficult for one to _______ the manners of another world when he doesn’t know what they are.

A. see to B. tend to

C. amount to D. subscribe to

5、The level of __________ in the river was falling.

A. population B. prescription

C. presentation D. pollution

6、The new couple spent some money for the  ______ of the furniture necessary for their new house.

A.distribution B.manufacture C.donation D.purchase

7、The hot, damp weather didn’t ________ him.

A. be suitable B. fit for

C. agree with D. fit in

8、Much to her disgust, his confidence________ on arrogance.

A.edges B.borders

C.splits D.emphasizes

9、In America, a ________ lunch may consist of a burger or sandwich, a vegetable or fruit salad, a dessert, and a coke or coffee.

A.stable B.reasonable C.typical D.vital

10、________ to make his parents to live a better life, he went abroad, working to make more money.

A．Determined

B．Determining

C．To determine

D．Having determined

11、Such a film ___________ was shown in the cinema yesterday is not suitable for children.

A.as B.that C.which D./

12、It is six months _____ the online class started.

A.that B.until C.before D.since

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

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

14、--- I’m afraid I can’t finish the book within this week.

--- _____.

A. Please go ahead B. That’s right

C. Not at all D. Take your time

15、Today the Red Cross provides a number of services for the public, such as helping people   , teaching first aid and providing blood.

A.in need B.in return C.in preparation D.in anger

16、I have read the material several times but it doesn’t make any________to me.

A.meaning B.importance C.sense D.significance

17、Many Chinese brands, ______ their reputations over centuries, are _______ new challenges from the modern market.

A. having developed, facing B. being developed, faced

C. developed, faced D. developing, facing

18、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

19、No sooner ________ home ________ I told him the exciting news.

A．had he got; when

B．had he got; than

C．he had got; when

D．he had got; than

20、—— We shall take the condition _____you’ve attached to this project into careful consideration.

—— Thanks a lot.

A. where B. when C. which D. what

21、A graduate from Tsinghua University has chosen to work as an urban management officer, or chengguan, a highly _____ occupation, which make bad impressions on people.

A.ridiculous B.contemporary C.controversial D.conventional

22、（2014﹒北京）Some people believe ___________ has happened before or is happening now will repeat itself in the future.

A．whatever

B．whenever

C．whereever

D．however

23、He ________courage to make an apology.

A.is lacking in B.lies in C.loses himself in D.is linked to

24、If William had listened to what his teacher said in class, he how to solve the problem now.

A.has known B.would know C.would have known D.knows

25、All parking signs have now been placed _________.

A. in practice B. in position

C. in danger D. in mind

26、The cancer death rate in the U.S. fell by the most on record as advances in treatments for lung tumors （肿瘤） like video-assisted surgery helped prolong the lives of patients.

The death rate from cancer has been gradually declining for 26 years, thanks in large part to fewer people smoking cigarettes. But from 2016 to 2017, the most recent period available, it dropped by 2.2%, the most ever in a single year, according to a report released Wednesday by the American Cancer Society. That compares with an average 1.5% yearly decline over the decade. The drop translates to roughly 2.9 million fewer cancer deaths than would have occurred had death rates remained at their peak. For lung cancer specifically, the death rate declined 4.3% annually from 2013 to 2017.

"It is really lung cancer that is driving this," said Rebecca Siegel, scientific director of surveillance research at the American Cancer Society, and lead author on the new study. "We found increases in survival for lung cancer at every stage in diagnosis.”, She attributed the lower deaths to improvements in treatments, including video-assisted surgery that enables more patients with early lung tumors to become eligible for operations; more precise radiation treatment; and better scanning technology that allows doctors to better assess the stage of tumor, so the patient gets the best treatment right away. At later stages of illness, new, targeted drugs that aim at specific disease-causing genes are helping patients whose tumors have those genetic flaws （缺陷）.Overall, lung cancer death rates have dropped by 51% for men since their peak in 1990, and by 26% for women since their peak in 2002.

There's the potential for more progress in future reports. That's because the latest death-rate statistics go only through 2017, and likely don't include the potential impact in lung cancer death from immune-therapy drugs. They became widely used in lung cancer only in the past few years.

The report, based on U.S. government data, isn't all good news. Prostate （前列腺）cancer death rates have leveled off recently after a period of decline. That may be because many doctors pulled back on using the controversial prostate-specific antigen test, or PSA, which can spot the disease but can lead to over-treatment of men who may never have                                        died from their tumors.

"Though it was definitely causing harm, it was also contributing to declines in death," Siegel said. What's needed now is better screening tests to detect only the prostate cancers that will go on to cause harm.

Population death rates are considered one of the most reliable ways of measuring progress in cancer treatment and prevention. By contrast, cancer survival rates can sometimes be influenced by improvements in diagnosing tiny, early stage tumors that wouldn't necessarily be deadly.

【1】According to paragraph 2, ______.

A．cancer death rate reached its peak in 2017

B．death rate decreases over the past 2 decades

C．2.9 million people die of cancer in America every year

D．most of the cancer patients in America suffer from lung cancer

【2】We can learn from the passage that ______.

A．female death rate of lung cancer drops more than that of male

B．targeted drugs have led to rapid increase in cancer death rates

C．better scanning technology will lead to improvement in treating genetic flaws

D．improper use of prostate-specific antigen test can lead to over-treatment of men

【3】The underlined expression "level off” in paragraph 5 means ______.

A．remain unchanged

B．show up

C．take off

D．become sharp

【4】What might be the best title of the passage?

A．Medical Progress Prolonging Patients’ Lives

B．Cancer Death Rates Dropping at the Fastest Pace

C．Significant Improvement in Treating Lung Cancer

D．Advanced Technologies Applied in Cancer Treatment

27、Down-to-earth means being honest, open, and easy to deal with. It is a pleasure to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to. He or she accepts others as equals. A down-to-earth person may be an important member of society, of course, but they do not let their importance go to their heads, and they do not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important. Someone who is filled with self-importance and pride, often without cause, is said to have his nose in the air. There is no way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.

Americans use another expression that is similar in some way to down-to-earth. The expression is both feet on the ground. Someone with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality. He has what is called common sense. He may have dreams but he does not allow them to block his knowledge of what is real. The opposite kind of person is one who has his head in the clouds. A man with his head in the clouds is a dreamer whose mind is not in the world. Sometimes such a dreamer can be brought back to reality; sharp words from the teacher, for example, can usually get a daydreaming student to put both feet back on the ground.

The person who is down-to-earth usually has both feet on the ground. But the opposite is not always true. Someone with both feet on the ground may not be as open and easy to deal with as someone who is down-to-earth. When we have both our feet firmly on the ground, we are realistic and we act honestly and openly toward others, and our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.

【1】If a person has his nose in the air, he ____.

A. is down to the earth B. is easy to deal with

C. always thinks he is more important than others D. is confident

【2】From the second paragraph, we know that sharp words from a teacher can usually ________.

A. help a student get down to the earth

B. wake a student up

C. help a daydreaming student come down to the ground

D. help a daydreaming student to become more realistic

【3】The underlined sentence “But the opposite is not always true.” most probably means that ______.

A. the person who has his nose in the air is not true

B. a man with his head in the clouds is often not intelligent

C. the opposite direction is always wrong

D. a person who has both feet on the ground may not be down-to-earth

【4】From the passage, we can infer the person who is _______ is the most popular kind of person.

A. down-to-earth B. standing on the ground

C. with his nose in the air D. with his head in the clouds

28、   The United States will introduce a new and comprehensive(综合的) exam for students who seek to study in American and other English-speaking countries, Xinhua News Agency reported from New York.

The exam, which stands for a great change from the current English level test, was disclosed by Theresa Chang Wei Jen, associate director of the International Service of the US College Board, America’s leading educational organization.

The Advanced Placement International English Language (APIEL) will be offered for the first time throughout the world on May 10, 2002, said Jen.

However, the APIEL is a strange title to most Chinese students, and it is unlikely to soon gain the similarity of other already existing exams, such as the TOEFL(Test of English as a Foreign Language), the GRE(Graduate Record Examination), or the IELTS(International English Language Testing System).

“I have never heard of such a test and I would prefer the IELTS if I need another exam,” said Xu Jingyan, a graduating student from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, who wants to study in England and has already taken the TOEFL.

Most of Xu’s classmates have never heard of the APIEL. “The APIEL is designed for international students who wish to get university studies in English-speaking countries, including the United States, Britain, Canada, and Australia.” said Jen.

The APIEL has been adopted, said Jen, because the TOEFL can no longer accurately reflect the abilities of students of using the English language comprehensively in an academic environment. Xinhua reported that a fairly large number of foreign students who earned high scores in TOEFL exam turned out to be very ordinary educational performers after admission.

Compared with the TOEFL, the APIEL measures a student’s ability to read, write, speak and understand English through testing his or her skills in listening comprehension, speaking with accuracy(精确) and resourcefulness, and writing with clarity(清晰) and fluency, Jen said.

【1】The United States will introduce a new exam because _______.

A. more and more students want to get further education in the USA

B. the Chinese people pay special attention to English studies with China’s entry into the WTO

C. the already existing exam systems seem to be far from perfect

D. it will bring the US government quite a lot of money

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

A. It will take quite a period of time for people to accept the APIEL.

B. The TOEFL is more popular with the Chinese than the IELTS.

C. A student will have to take the APIEL if he or she wants to study in English—speaking countries from 2002.

D. Chinese students will prefer the IELTS rather than the APIEL even in the future.

【3】The underlined word current in the second paragraph means _______.

A. modern B. present

C. standard D. formal

【4】Which is the best title for this news report?

A. The Key to English-speaking Countries

B. The Four Skills in Learning English

C. TOEFL, IELTS and GRE to be Out of Date

D. New Exam Designed for Students

29、Some events have been added to the 2024 Olympics, with surfing, breakdancing and sport climbing among the recent additions. With them come a group of terms that are foreign to the French language. For some French-language purists, it’s too much to bear to rely on English to praise surfers on their “noseriding”-standing on the front of the board. They’ve decided they need a French solution.

The French government has created a team of language experts devoted to promoting the national language. They will meet periodically over the next couple of years to identify and define new sports terms. The French battle against the influence of other languages isn’t new. In 1994, the Toubon law was passed, forcing the use of French in all government publications, contracts and advertisements. Yet it contained several loopholes, which allow brands and companies to extensively use English. As a result, anglicisms are becoming more obvious.

Julie Neveux, linguistics professor at Sorbonne University in Paris, said anglicisms are “sometimes estimated at just under 5% of the present vocabulary, but they are disturbing because they show that we follow an economic and cultural model other than our own.” They are particularly present in sports competitions and events, during which athletes from around the world are used to communicating in English.   “Sport was one of the first areas to be globalized,” said sports historian Michael Attali, “This phenomenon has strengthened English as the official language.” Despite their best efforts, no committee has successfully prevented English from infiltrating everyday language. By the time French officials agreed on a translation and its definition, the English version has already spread throughout the nation, “Similar committees have been put in place in the past, but nothing has changed so far,” said Attali.

“There are far fewer anglicisms in French than there are French words in English.” said Neveux, adding these exchanges should not be seen as a threat. “All living languages exist by borrowing from each other. Languages only exist thanks to their impurity.”

【1】What will a team of language experts do?

A．Promote the spread of French in the world.

B．Decide upon some new sports terms.

C．Bring English and French together.

D．Make French much purer.

【2】What’s the result of previous efforts to stop English from infiltrating French?

A．Unimportant.

B．Successful.

C．Fruitless.

D．Unmentioned.

【3】What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．English is more popular than French.

B．All languages should be preserved.

C．The exchanges between two languages can be avoided.

D．Neveux is positive about the impurity of language.

【4】Where can we probably read the passage?

A．In a newspaper.

B．In a travel guide.

C．In a biography.

D．In a fiction novel.

30、When Heather McHugh, a poet, won a $500,000”genius grant” from the MacArthur Foundation, she didn't buy a luxurious car or fly to Paris. _____, she put the money in the bank and ____ writing poems.

In 2015, she finally ____ what to do with it. That year, Heather's godson and his wife ____ their first child, a beautiful baby girl but severely disabled. “I saw how people's ____   can change overnight. I started thinking about people in a ____   situation,” says Heather.

She ____ there were millions of caregivers taking care of the chronically (慢性地) ill or disabled. So in 2012, Heather ____ a nonprofit organization offering a seven­ day vacation, with all ____ paid, to people who have been caregivers for at least ten years.

Tricia was one of the first caregivers to go on vacation. When Tricia got a call saying she was offered a ____ vacation, she couldn't ____ it; disbelief even ____ her concern about leaving her two kids.

Tricia went, and her favorite parts of the trip were to enjoy the ____ things. “I got to eat hot food hot and cold food cold. I could go to bed when I wanted to and wake up whenever I chose to,” says Tricia. She was afraid the ____would return when the ____ was over, but to her surprise, it hasn't been back since.

Heather says Tricia's ____ resembles those of the other ten caregivers she helps every year. “Before the vacation they are so ____, but the ____ is so amazing. They reflect and relax. It feels ____ like another world and gives them a chance to see their lives from another ____,” she adds.

【1】

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Instead

D．Besides

【2】

A．continued

B．quitted

C．practiced

D．started

【3】

A．thought over

B．wondered

C．talked about

D．decided

【4】

A．held

B．welcomed

C．lost

D．saved

【5】

A．feelings

B．future

C．lives

D．routine

【6】

A．different

B．similar

C．worse

D．better

【7】

A．discovered

B．claimed

C．admitted

D．felt

【8】

A．donated

B．found

C．visited

D．formed

【9】

A．taxes

B．salary

C．expenses

D．rent

【10】

A．free

B．caring

C．short

D．long

【11】

A．believe

B．take

C．refuse

D．enjoy

【12】

A．woke

B．defeated

C．showed

D．moved

【13】

A．wonderful

B．delicious

C．peaceful

D．simple

【14】

A．heaviness

B．pain

C．sadness

D．disbelief

【15】

A．entertainment

B．dream

C．vacation

D．freedom

【16】

A．comment

B．story

C．surprise

D．fortune

【17】

A．worried

B．confused

C．unexpected

D．stressed

【18】

A．award

B．change

C．scenery

D．accommodation

【19】

A．slightly

B．interestingly

C．magically

D．mostly

【20】

A．place

B．situation

C．height

D．angle

31、   It was the day before my daughter’s birthday. I’d just collected her from preschool when she cautioned me to___ the elderly person walking across the car park. I was struck by her____.

The following day—her birthday—we decided to buy cupcakes for her. After we_____ the cupcakes,  Norah was busy standing up in the trolley (手推车),____ waving and happily declaring, “Hi, old person! It’s my birthday today!” Before I could ______  her calling him an old person, the stone-faced man _______  to her. His___ softened as he replied, “Well, hello, little lady! And how old are you today?” They___ for a few  minutes, he wished her a happy birthday, and we went our____ ways. A few minutes later, Norah asked me if she could take a_____  with the old man. I agreed. We found the man a couple of shelves over, and I approached him. When I told him Norah’s____, his expression changed from____ to shocked finally to  delighted. He took a step back, steadied himself on his shopping trolley, and_____ his free hand on his chest. “A photo? With me?” he asked. “Yes, Sir, for my birthday!” Norah begged. And so he did. I____ my iPhone, and they posed together. Norah placed her soft hand on top of his hand. He wordlessly____ at her with  twinkling eyes as she kept his hand  in  hers.  I  asked  his  name,  and  he  told  us  to  call  him  Dan.  We  were _____  other shoppers, but they didn’t care. There was _____  happening in the supermarket that day, and we could all sense it.

That afternoon I____ the story and a photo of the two on the Facebook. Later that night, I received a private _____  from a local reader who recognized Mr. Dan. He told me Dan’s wife had passed away six months earlier and he wanted to let me know that he was certain Dan’s heart was touched by my little girl and Dan would never forget that___ with my daughter.

【1】A.spot B.stop C.delay D.mind

【2】A.selflessness B.carelessness C.loneliness D.thoughtfulness

【3】A.picked up B.kept up C.put up D.turned up

【4】A.anxiously B.excitedly C.calmly D.disappointedly

【5】A.praise B.admire C.stop D.avoid

【6】A.referred B.turned C.adjusted D.appealed

【7】A.sound B.expression C.hand D.skin

【8】A.chatted B.hesitated C.rested D.waited

【9】A.regular B.single C.natural D.separate

【10】A.picture B.walk C.rest D.break

【11】A.dream B.request C.command D.suggestion

【12】A.nervous B.upset C.impatient D.confused

【13】A.placed B.reached C.touched D.patted

【14】A.turned off B.put down C.pulled out D.held up

【15】A.glared B.yelled C.stared D.pointed

【16】A.delaying B.blocking C.preventing D.interrupting

【17】A.magic B.incident C.discount D.embarrassment

【18】A.read B.wrote C.posted D.printed

【19】A.note B.gift C.report D.message

【20】A.construction B.combination C.connection D.contribution

32、   Palms sweaty，heart racing，you can`t cry for help. Not only is your throat too tight to ______.but it`d be so embarrassing. No，you aren`t being chased by a monster，you`re speaking in ______. And the ____ feeling is called sage fight. But at some point，we all have to communicate in front of people，______ you have to try and face it.

To start. we have to understand what stage fright is. Humans, as ______ animals, often worry about our reputation. Public speaking can ______ it. Before a speech，you feel anxious, “What if people think I`m awful?” That ______of being seen as a fool is a natural reaction from your brain that is very ______ to control. Scientists call it the fight or flight response, which is designed to protect your body from harm. So, if you feel your legs shake and blood pressure ______, don't panic. It`s totally ______.

How do we fight stage fright? First, you have to realize that you can`t ______ it because genetics play a huge role in social ______. John Lennon played live thousands of times, each time he vomited(呕吐) before going on stage. Second, ______ a lot, starting long before in an environment similar to the real performance. Practicing any task increases your familiarity and ______ anxiety. So when it`s time to speak in public, you`re ______ in yourself and the task at hand. Steve Jobs rehearsed his legendary speeches for hundreds of hours，starting weeks ______.Third，doing some warming up activities can ______. Stretch your arms up and breathe deeply. Stage fright usually hits ______ right before a presentation，so take that last minute to stretch and breathe.

Finally，you approach the microphone，voice clear，body relaxed. Your ______ speech convinces the wild crowd. You`re a charming genius. How？You don't overcome stage fright, you ______ it.

【1】A. read B. breathe C. drink D. turn

【2】A. nature B. short C. public D. surprise

【3】A. comfortable B. upset C. sad D. angry

【4】A. once B. or C. but D. so

【5】A. endangered B. trained C. social D. wild

【6】A. promote B. threaten C. fix D. defeat

【7】A. relief B. joy C. fear D. misunderstanding

【8】A. bad B. smart C. hard D. easy

【9】A. improves B. breaks C. dies D. jumps

【10】A. hopeless B. normal C. violent D. encouraging

【11】A. drop B. develop C. avoid D. have

【12】A. services B. media C. anxiety D. manners

【13】A. think B. practice C. sing D. sleep

【14】A. reduces B. increases C. shares D. keeps

【15】A. honest B. crazy C. confident D. disappointed

【16】A. in advance B. on time C. in addition D. on strike

【17】A. fail B. Kill C. win D. help

【18】A. softest B. hardest C. easiest D. longest

【19】A. well-spent B. well-prepared C. well-paid D. well-educated

【20】A. lead to B. object to C. adapt to D. devote to

33、   It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon (马车) and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay much _______ to where he’s going. Soon he realized that he was _______, but he continued to drive, _______ to re-find his way or to meet _______ who could tell him how to _______ to the town.

It was a long _______ road. The man kept on driving for many _______. When it’s almost dark, he saw a tall _______ ploughing (犁地) in the field. He then stopped his _______ team of horses near the fence and called out, “Hello, farmer.”

“Hello, yourself,” the farmer ________ , still ploughing.

“Where ________ does the horse go?” he asked without knowing his language mistakes.

“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It ________ stays right where it is,” said the farmer, ________ stopping his work.

“How far is it to the next town?” said the city man, speaking a little ________ .

“Don’t know. I never________it,” replied the farmer. The city man was getting ________. “What do you know? You’re the biggest ________ I’ve ever seen.”

Finally ________, the farmer turned and looked for a long time ________ at the city man. Then he said, “Maybe I don’t know much and ________ I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost!”

【1】A.love B.care C.attention D.money

【2】A.lost B.missing C.gone D.done

【3】A.starting B.planning C.deciding D.expecting

【4】A.everyone B.someone C.none D.anyone

【5】A.get back B.bring back C.take back D.return back

【6】A.lonely B.busy C.dirty D.crowded

【7】A.ways B.nights C.days D.hours

【8】A.truck B.fisherman C.farmer D.machine

【9】A.strong B.tired C.exciting D.confident

【10】A.acted B.understood C.finished D.replied

【11】A.on earth B.as a result C.at once D.right now

【12】A.always B.often C.sometimes D.seldom

【13】A.because of B.still C.without D.instead of

【14】A.clearly B.lower C.more loudly D.more politely

【15】A.judged B.measured C.saw D.studied

【16】A.sad B.lovely C.friendly D.angry

【17】A.fool B.man C.peasant D.problem

【18】A.crying B.working C.carrying D.stopping

【19】A.gladly B.immediately C.silently D.excitedly

【20】A.really B.perhaps C.certainly D.fortunately

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: 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.

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

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.”

37、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Smell the flowers before you go to sleep and you may just end up with rosy dreams. Have a whiff of rotten(腐烂的)eggs during the night and your dreams may be【1】(pleasant). So says researcher Dr. Boris Stuck, 【2】invited sleeping volunteers to a rose vs. rotten egg test in the University Hospital Mannheim in Germany. The subjects didn’t dream about roses【3】eggs, but rather he found that what they smelt affected the emotions of【4】(they) dreams.

And if you think【5】(smell) have a say in dreams, wait for what TV tells us. A UK study reveals that people exposed【6】black-and-white film and TV in their youth are to have monochromic(单色的)dreams throughout their life more【7】(probable). Eva Murzyn from the University of Dundee tested two age groups— one half 【8】(age) over 55 and【9】other half under 25.

The result? Under 5% of the dreams of the under-25s were in black and white. 【10】(watch)color TV in childhood seems to be the reason why.

38、假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Chris下学期来泉州学习，拟租在你所住的小区，向你了解小区的居住环境和邻里关系，请给他写封回信。内容包括：

1.环境优美；

2.邻里和谐；

3.乐意帮忙。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.结束语已为你写好。

Dear Chis，

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Looking forward to your coming.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

39、假定你是李华，高考因受到疫情影响而推迟，你和美国网友Sam原定从今年6月30日开始的互助语言学习的计划受到影响。请你给他写一封邮件，说明相关情况。内容包括：

1. 表达歉意；

2. 说明原因；

3. 提出调整后的新方案。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：疫情 COVID-19 outbreak

Dear Sam,

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Yours

Li Hua

40、假定你是李华，你的好友王伟最近经常和一些朋友去网吧、游戏厅玩，有时甚至旷课。请你根据一下要点给他写一封信，对他进行劝诫，并给他一些交友的建议。写信时间是9月6日。

1.朋友在人的一生中起着重要作用；2.真正的朋友不会让你去做坏事；3.所以我们在交友时要慎重。

注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Wang Wei, Sept.6th

I am writing to you because I have something really serious to communicate with you.

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Yours,

Li Hua

41、假设你是育才中学学生会主席(chairman of the Students’ Union)李华。你校将举办一次英语演讲比赛（speech contest），希望附近大学的外籍教师Smith 女生来做评委(judge)。请你给她写一封信。

英语演讲比赛的主题：人与自然

时间：6月10日下午2：---5：

地点：501教室

参赛选手：8名

联系人：李华（电话44876655）

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