2025-2026年浙江杭州高二下册期末英语试卷(含答案)

1、The superhero movie Avengers: Endgame topped Chinese mainland box office，Capernaum ___________ the second place.

A.took B.taken C.having taken D.taking

2、If  we improve its package, the product will surely ______ when introduced to the market.

A.get off B.come out C.catch on D.break away

3、Mr. Hilton’s new house is almost ______ the one he used to live in.

A. twice the size of B. as twice big as

C. bigger twice than D. the twice size of

4、The child was found ______down the streets alone.

A. wandering B. wondering

C. taking D. stepping

5、You should explore your talents so as to find out ____ your real interests lie.

A. what B. which C. where D. that

6、Mary is always ready to do some ______ work at the local nursing house in her spare time.

A.responsible B.exhausting C.voluntary D.professional

7、In the dark forests __________, some large enough to hold several English towns.

A.are standing many lakes B.lie many lakes

C.many lakes lie D.many lakes stand

8、_________, I’ve never seen anyone who’s as capable as Kate.

A. As long as I have travelled B. Now that I have travelled so much

C. As I have travelled much D. Much as I have travelled

9、Accustomed to _______ the steep mountains, she had no difficulty reaching top.

A．climbing

B．climb

C．having climbed

D．have climbed

10、 We lost our way in that small village, otherwise we ________more places of interest yesterday.

A.visited B.had visited

C.would visit D.would have visited

11、It was Tom as well as his friends that ________ for the serious accident.

A．was to be blamed

B．were to blame

C．was blaming

D．was to blame

12、He bought a CD card _______ a flower in the super market.

A.but B.except C.except for D.as well as

13、If we a table earlier, we couldn’t be standing here in a queue.

A. have booked B. booked C. book   D. had booked

14、He ________courage to make an apology.

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

15、I had just got up and was about to cook my breakfast______ the telephone rang loudly.

A. while B. when C. as D. before

16、—Look! It’s snowing!

—Yeah, but I don't think the snow will ______.

A.flee B.inhabit C.settle D.fasten

17、A hot cup of tea on such a cold night was a real ________ to me.

A.respect B.moment C.comfort D.fortune

18、Whitney Houston’s sudden death suggests that drug abuse is such a serious problem ________ we should deal with it appropriately.

A. as B. that C. which D. where

19、The opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympics, which _____ more than three hours, was completely great and special.

A.lasted B.occupied C.performed D.played

20、The result of his experiment led to the conclusion______ ice will decrease when it melts.

A./ B.what C.which D.that

21、________ they are most interested in is ________ they can return to the campus life.

A．What； how

B．That； when

C．What； what

D．That； why

22、As we know, _______ of beauty change across time and cultural groups.

A.structures B.status C.statistics D.standards

23、Robots can be reprogrammed by a computer to do another one after completing one specific task, and this is ______ automatic machines differ.

A．because

B．what

C．where

D．how

24、It is not rare in_____ that people in ______ fifties are going to university for further education.

A.90s ; the B.the 90s; / C.90s; their D.the 90s ; their

25、E-commerce companies are helping small businesses in financial trouble obtain loans that they otherwise _______ to raise.

A．must struggle

B．can have struggled

C．could struggle

D．would have struggled

26、   As she walked around the huge department store, Edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume.

Besides, shopping at this time of the year was a most disagreeable experience: people trod (踩) on your toes, poked (捅) you with their elbows and almost knocked you over in their haste to get to a bargain ahead of you.

Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter where some attractive ties were on display. “They are real silk,” the assistant assured her, trying to tempt her. “Worth double the price.” But Edith knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.

She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on sale—and the prices were very reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long: although her father only smoked a pipe occasionally, she knew that this was a present which was bound to please him.

When she got home, with her small well-chosen present concealed in her handbag, her parents were already at the supper table. Her mother was in an especially cheerful mood, “Your father has at last decided to stop smoking.” She informed her daughter.

【1】Why was shopping very disagreeable at that time of the year?

A.Because customers were doing their shopping in a great hurry.

B.Because customers often poked each other with their elbows.

C.Because customers often knocked each other.

D.Because some customers trod on others’ toe.

【2】What do we know about Edith’s father?

A.He did not like presents.

B.He never got presents.

C.He preferred ties.

D.It was difficult to choose a present for him.

【3】How did Edith come to the next counter?

A.Purposely. B.Happily. C.Accidentally. D.Unwillingly.

【4】How do you think Edith would feel when she heard her mother’s words?

A.Glad. B.Disappointed. C.Annoyed. D.Joyful.

27、   When my father was getting ready for work, our house was ruled by knocks and words.

He used to come downstairs to breakfast.

The morning paper lay beside his plate. He always read the 'Deaths' first, and then he knocked once on the table. One of my sisters brought his bread, already buttered for him. Usually he said nothing, but once I heard him say, 'I love you very much, Edith. I would love more if you buttered my bread on both sides. ' He read the paper all through breakfast.

Two knocks on the table meant 'I am ready for my tea. ' If a single knock followed that meant, 'More bread, please. '

After breakfast he said, 'Boots. ' The paper was spread (展开) for him over the back of an arm-chair. Yesterday's paper was put on the chair for his feet, and his boots were brought to him, freshly cleaned. He read standing at the same time putting on his boots. With one boot finished he said, 'Bus. ' At that point one of the girls went outside to the garden gate and waited there. Her job was to stop a bus when it came. It came early sometimes and it had to wait for my father. 'Overcoat, hat. ' One of my sisters had already brushed his overcoat. Now she held it open for him. Another girl came with his hat, nicely brushed. 'Handkerchief, pipe (烟斗). ' They were brought and put, with his tobacco (烟草), into his pocket. He looked out of the window and said either 'Walking stick' or 'Umbrella'. It was handed to him. Ready now, he was still reading the paper. He didn't put it down until he heard the shout 'Bus coming! ' Then he kissed my mother and went out. The girls breathed freely.

How lucky a man was to have a wife and five daughters at home!

【1】When the father made the first knock, he meant _______.

A.his breakfast should begin

B.he had begun to read the morning newspaper

C.he was made to feel sad by the 'Deaths' news

D.he would start to read the other parts of the paper

【2】All the daughters were quite busy in the morning because _______.

A.their father never helped them

B.they were not clever or quick enough to do their jobs

C.each of them had to start and finish her job just on time

D.their father always gave different instructions at the same time

【3】What was the father's favorite?

A.Giving instructions. B.Reading newspaper.

C.Being clean and tidy. D.Having bread buttered on both sides.

【4】From the story we may see that _______.

A.the father was the 'centre' of the family

B.The father was hated by all his daughters

C.the father was so lazy that he hardly did anything

D.Every girl in the family was afraid to do wrong because they didn't know clearly what to do

28、Without sharp reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, climate change threatens future Winter Olympic Games because their locations would be too warm to host the events, a new study has found.

If the world’s high emissions continue their trend, by the 2080s all but one of the 21 cities that previously hosted the Winter Games - Sapporo, Japan - would not be able to do so again. Among them, 6 cities would be considered “marginal” while 14 would even be seen “unreliable”— meaning the right conditions for snow and athlete safety cannot be met.

But that won’t necessarily happen if the world takes urgent action and follows the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, according to Daniel Scott, the lead researcher for the University of Waterloo’s report. Under that deal, nearly 200 countries agreed to greatly cut their collective greenhouse emissions.

Athletes and coaches surveyed by the researchers said they re already seeing the effect climate change has on their sports. “Some of the coaches that did the survey have been coaches in the sport for 30 years,” Scott said. “They’ve traveled the world, back to the same competitions, and they’ve seen that certain competitions don’t happen, as regularly or uninterruptedly as they used to because of warmer temperatures.”

The Summer Olympics are also feeling the effects of climate change. Tokyo’s Olympic and Paralympic Games are likely one of—if not—the hottest and most humid Games on record. Daily temperatures reached 80F high with high humidity (湿度) that could make it feel like 100°F.

But winter sports seem more strongly influenced by the impact of a warmer world. During the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, skiers were overheating in the same way a marathon runner would at nearly 90F weather. Due to the great impact, the study makes us worry that outdoor games may have to move indoors or be held at a different time of year altogether in order to accommodate higher temperatures.

【1】What does the underlined word “marginal” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Almost unqualified.

B．Pretty satisfactory.

C．Rather unpopular.

D．Quite suitable.

【2】Why are Tokyo’s Olympics mentioned in Paragraph 5?

A．To show the spirit of the Olympics.

B．To stress the impact of climate change.

C．To reveal the cause of warmer climate.

D．To compare summer and winter Olympics

【3】What is the author’s attitude to the finding of the study?

A．Conservative.

B．Tolerant.

C．Optimistic.

D．Concerned.

【4】What does the text mainly talk about?

A．Global climate changes.

B．Greenhouse gas emissions.

C．The Winter Olympics crisis.

D．The future Olympic Games.

29、The United States space agency, NASA. says its Mars exploration vehicle recently recorded a high level of methane (甲烷) gas on the planet. The discovery is exciting because the presence of methane gas could support the case for life on Mars.

NASA's Curiosity vehicle recently recoded the largest level of methane ever measured during its seven-year Mars mission.

Methane has no color or smell. A special instrument on Curiosity's Man Science Laboratory recorded the increased gas level. The device measures levels of chemical elements and gases in the Marian atmosphere. In addition to methane, the instrument can record levels of water and carbon dioxide.

Nearly all the methane gas found in Earth's atmosphere is produced by living thing. It usually comes from animal and plant life. But it can also be formed by geological(地质的) processes, such as interactions. between rocks and water.

It was not the first time Curiosity had found methane gas in the Martian atmosphere. About a year ago, NASA announced that Curiosity had discovered sharp seasonal increases in the gas. This time, NASA said the measured methane gas level was clearly larger than any others observed in the past. "It's exciting because microbial (微生物的) life is an important source of methane on Earth," NASA said in a statement announcing the discovery.

However, Curiosity's team carried out a follow-up methane experiment that showed a sharp drop in levels of the gas. That number was "close to the background levels Curiosity sees all the time." NASA said. The rise and fall of the methane gas levels left NASA scientists with more questions than answers.

"The methane mystery continues," said Ashwin Vasavada. Curiosity's project scientist, "We're more motivated than ever to keep measuring and put our brains together to figure out how methane behaves in the Marian atmosphere."

【1】What do we know about methane go?

A．It is a must to living things.

B．It can be found everywhere.

C．It smells like carbon dioxide.

D．It's mainly from biological activity.

【2】What do the explorations on Mans tell us?

A．Humans have known much about Mars.

B．There will be more methane gas on Mars.

C．There is no progress in the 7 year's research.

D．The level of methane gas on Mars is not stable.

【3】What does the discovery mean in NASA's view?

A．There may exist life on Mars.

B．Methane gas on Mars has a sudden increase.

C．The mystery about Mars will be solved soon.

D．They're known how methane as is formed on Mans.

【4】How do the NASA's scientists feel about their future exploration?

A．Aimless.

B．Confident.

C．Stressed.

D．Serious.

30、When I was a kid，my parents sent me to a summer camp in New Hampshire. At the _______we did tons of great things like swimming, sports and archery, but for me，the most memorable experience was an overnight trip of mountain climbing. If you’ ve ever_______a mountain, you know it's a _______challenge, especially when you’re carrying your food and shelter on your back. When campers got tired, they _______started complaining.

“ How much farther is it?”

“I can't go any further.”

“My _______is too heavy. Can you carry it for me?”

The reply of the _______ was,“ Suck it up(忍耐一下)！”. The _______ is that the complaining campers were nowhere near the point of _______. If they had been, the teachers would have noticed the signs and given them_______. The kids simply weren't used to the physical challenge. Once they realized they weren’t getting any sympathy, they ________the discomfort, and in most cases ________ having a great time. In my camp days, I don't ________a single camper complaining at the top of the ________.

There are two ways to deal with an ________ situation. You can complain, or you can make the best of it. If you complain, you might feel like you're getting that ________energy out, but you’re probably not going to cause a positive change. It’s much more likely that your complaining will cause the ________ of those around you. No one likes a complainer. They're ________ and they hurt the group. Complaining makes life________for everyone. Instead, if you determine to master your own ________, to move past it and focus on a ________, it’s my experience that you’ll realize it wasn't bad in the first place.

【1】

A．experience

B．camp

C．occasion

D．situation

【2】

A．climbed

B．described

C．seen

D．reached

【3】

A．ashamed

B．tired

C．puzzled

D．physical

【4】

A．especially

B．normally

C．certainly

D．obviously

【5】

A．backpack

B．food

C．shelter

D．water

【6】

A．parents

B．guides

C．teachers

D．partners

【7】

A．story

B．truth

C．joke

D．thing

【8】

A．camp

B．exhaustion

C．mountain

D．destination

【9】

A．sign

B．activities

C．gesture

D．care

【10】

A．believed

B．trusted

C．wondered

D．overcame

【11】

A．ended up

B．couldn’t help

C．insisted on

D．gave up

【12】

A．disturb

B．forget

C．recall

D．forgive

【13】

A．mountain

B．base

C．building

D．camp

【14】

A．unbelievable

B．unexpected

C．unusual

D．unpleasant

【15】

A．great

B．negative

C．spare

D．potential

【16】

A．respect

B．dislike

C．sympathy

D．enthusiasm

【17】

A．annoying

B．amazing

C．shocking

D．worrying

【18】

A．harder

B．easier

C．better

D．poorer

【19】

A．life

B．suffering

C．mind

D．mistake

【20】

A．discovery

B．problem

C．solution

D．hope

31、   Scott and his four companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians had________them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After________  the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves _______ they started the 950-mile journey back.

The journey was unexpectedly ________ , and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly _______ . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had ________ to mark their way home. To make things ________ , Evans, whom they had all thought of ________ the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having ________ along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.

The four who were ________ pushed on at the best speed they could ________. Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his ________ feet; at night his feet swelled(肿胀) so large that he could ________ put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great _______ . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that ________ could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him ________ a few more miles, until it was time to put up the _______ for another night.

The following morning, ________ the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said, “I am just going outside and may be ________ some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out ________ into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.

【1】A. hit B. fought C. won D. beaten

【2】A. growing B. putting C. planting D. laying

【3】A. after B. until C. while D. before

【4】A. safe B. fast C. short D. slow

【5】A. rose B. set C. appeared D. disappeared

【6】A. taken up B. cut up C. set up D. picked up

【7】A. easier B. better C. bitter D. worse

【8】A. to B. upon C. as D. in

【9】A. battled B. struggled C. speeded D. waited

【10】A. left B. lost C. defeated D. saved

【11】A. manage B. try C. employ D. find

【12】A. ached B. frozen C. harden D. harmed

【13】A. hardly B. never C. seldom D. nearly

【14】A. pain B. fear C. trouble D. danger

【15】A. all others B. some others C. others D. the others

【16】A. away B. with C. off D. on

【17】A. bed B. tent C. blanket D. sleeping-bag

【18】A. while B. since C. for D. once

【19】A. missed B. separated C. passed D. gone

【20】A. patiently B. lonely C. alone D. worriedly

32、A woman is volunteering in ashelter. It all started because she missed her own _________

Sandy was at a loss when her beloved Angus died last year — terribly lonely, yet not quite______for a new dog in her life. ________, she decided to volunteer at the local animal shelter and spend some quality time with furry friends who, like her, were ________ their old buddies (伙伴).

Remembering that her dog had loved being read to, she brought along a ________   there.

It's now been 18 months sinceSandy first began ________ her chair beside the dog house. Shelter workers say it really calms down the dogs, but Sandy says it does more ________ to her than it does to the dogs.

Sandy was ________ that photos of her reading to dogs were spreading on the Internet until the media started calling. Kathleen, a fellow shelter volunteer was so touched by the sight of her     ____ to an old dog that she took a photo and posted it on the Internet. She was so ______ with the dogs — I watched her read to several — and they just loved being ________ by her, "Kathleen said.

Inspired by Sandy's style of _________, the shelter has announced that a reading marathon is being ________ for next September. The plan is to get kids in the neighborhood ______ in reading to the animals, with the added benefit of reading practice for the two-leggers, along with plenty of friendly _______ for the four-leggers.

【1】

A．husband

B．kid

C．dog

D．animal

【2】

A．ready

B．free

C．sorry

D．grateful

【3】

A．However

B．Meanwhile

C．Besides

D．Therefore

【4】

A．comforting

B．admiring

C．missing

D．helping

【5】

A．toy

B．book

C．camera

D．photo

【6】

A．settling into

B．stealing into

C．heading for

D．looking for

【7】

A．duty

B．work

C．good

D．wrong

【8】

A．uneasy

B．unsure

C．unhappy

D．unaware

【9】

A．reading

B．attending

C．waving

D．whispering

【10】

A．content

B．patient

C．strict

D．careful

【11】

A．interviewed

B．trained

C．petted

D．photographed

【12】

A．teaching

B．living

C．thinking

D．volunteering

【13】

A．accepted

B．predicted

C．recorded

D．organized

【14】

A．involved

B．experienced

C．united

D．relaxed

【15】

A．competition

B．company

C．service

D．advice

33、For many parents, raising a teenager is like fighting a long war, but years go by without any clear winner. Like a border conflict between ________ countries, the parent-teen war is about boundaries: Where is the line between what I ________ and what you do?

Both sides want peace, but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict. ________, this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for ________ it. From the parents’ point of view, the only cause of their fight is their children’s complete ________. And of course, the teens see it in exactly the same way, except ________. Both feel trapped.             

In this article, I’ll describe three no-win ________ that commonly arise between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the ________. The first is quarrels over ________ things. Examples include the colour of the teen’s hair, the cleanliness of the bedroom, the preferred style of clothing, the child’s ________ to eat a good breakfast before school, or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends.

Second, blaming. The goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrong. Third, needing to be right. It doesn’t matter what the ________ is—politics, the laws of physics, or the proper way to break an egg—the ________ of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong, for both wish to be considered a(n) ________—someone who actually knows something—and therefore to command ________. Unfortunately, as long as parents and teens continue to assume that they ________ more than the other, they’ll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress.

【1】

A．ancient

B．developing

C．independent

D．neighbouring

【2】

A．do

B．have

C．promise

D．control

【3】

A．In part

B．In short

C．In particular

D．In contrast

【4】

A．starting

B．preventing

C．stopping

D．handling

【5】

A．rudeness

B．impatience

C．unreasonableness

D．immatureness

【6】

A．vaguely

B．oppositely

C．hesitantly

D．unexpectedly

【7】

A．quarrels

B．occasions

C．situations

D．consequences

【8】

A．trap

B．hatred

C．competition

D．difficulty

【9】

A．simple

B．domestic

C．educational

D．unimportant

【10】

A．desire

B．failure

C．practice

D．lateness

【11】

A．goal

B．topic

C．regulation

D．argument

【12】

A．problem

B．point

C．issue

D．consequence

【13】

A．senior

B．leader

C．winner

D．authority

【14】

A．belief

B．reward

C．respect

D．apology

【15】

A．gain

B．regret

C．know

D．possess

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、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.

36、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.

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.

Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings.

The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression, which can be 【1】 back to 500 years ago. The expression is used to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle.

Being in “deep water” is almost the same as being in “hot water”. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult 【2】. Imagine a person who cannot swim being thrown in water over his head. You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve. The problem is too deep. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest in stocks in complete 【3】 of the stock market.

"Water over the dam" is another expression about a past event. It is something that cannot be 【4】. The expression comes from the idea that water that has 【5】 a dam cannot be brought back again. When a friend is 【6】 by a mistake she has made, you might tell her to forget about it. You say it is water over the dam.

Another common expression, "to hold water," is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about. It probably comes from the way of testing the 【7】 of a container. If it can hold water, it is strong and has no holes in it. If your 【8】 can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes. If it does not hold water, then it is weak and can not be 【9】.

"Throwing cold water" also is an expression that deals with an idea or 【10】. For example, you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems. But you wife "throws cold water" on the idea, because she says a new car costs too much

38、假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter发送邮件询问清明节相关信息。请你回复邮件，内容包括：清明节的习俗 (扫墓，祭祀, 春游……)。

注意：1．词数100左右；

2．开头结尾已经给出，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：清明节Tomb-Sweeping Day  祭品 sacrifice

Dear Peter,

How is it going?

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Best wishes.

Yours,

Li Hua

39、假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Leslie给你发邮件告知她参加汉语水平考试（HSK）未能通过。请你根据下列要点写一封邮件回复她。内容包括：

1. 对考试失利给予安慰；

2. 对汉语学习提出建议。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Leslie,

I am sorry to hear that you failed to pass the HSK.

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Yours,

Li Hua

40、假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Jim最近开始学习中文，感觉有些难，来信希望你能给他一些建议。请你给他回信，内容包括：

1.中文难学的原因；

2.你的建议及理由；

3.你的祝愿。

注意：

1.词数不少于50。

2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数

Dear Jim,

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Yours,

Li hua

41、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。

Located halfway up the Italy’s Apennine Mountain, about 100 miles northeast of Rome, the Hotel Rigopiano has never been easy to reach.But its isolation(隔绝)only adds to its appeal, attracting a great number of tourists.

Snow began to fall across the Apennines in January and lasted for days.From his home in the Rome suburbs, Matrone watched the weather with concern.He and his wife, Cicioni, had planned an overnight getaway to the hotel. But now he wondered whether they should go. After phoning the hotel, they decided to make the trip. By the time they neared the hotel six hours later, they were battling a snowstorm. When they finally arrived, they were both cold and exhausted. They checked into their room and went to bed early.

As they awoke the next day, they discovered that their difficulty had worsened overnight. The cars in the parking lot were invisible. The phone and power lines were down. They were having breakfast when the hotel began to shake. An earthquake with a magnitude(震级)of 5.7 had struck the mountain. “Get out of here!” Matrone shouted to his wife. They headed quickly to the parking lot, where others were digging their cars.Fifteen minutes after the first earthquake, another quake hit, this one measuring 5.6.

With a dozen vehicles freed by noon, the guests set off down the driveway.But when they reached the main road, the path was blocked by a six-foot-high wall of snow.Matrone climbed out of his car and investigated it. There was no road in sight, “We’re trapped!” he told his wife. So they had no choice but to make their way back to the hotel so as to be saved.

As it was getting dark, they managed to be back. That was when the snow on the mountain began to slide. They heard the avalanche (雪崩) before they saw it. The avalanche gathered speed and size, grabbing rocks and trees and anything else in its way down the mountain, tearing the hotel from its foundation. When the avalanche came to a stop, those caught inside the hotel were left buried in the icy rocks and ruins.

注意：

1、所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2、至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3、续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4、续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

When Matrone came to himself, he was stuck in the darkness.

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Paragraph 2:

It was not until the next morning that the rescuers finally arrived.

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