2025-2026学年宁夏中卫高三(下)期末试卷英语

1、It’s high time that we against spreading false information on the Internet.

A.will fight B.fought C.would fight D.fight

2、___ regular exercise is very important, it’s never a good idea to exercise too close to bedtime.

A. It   B. As C. Although   D. Unless

3、Once _______ in the forest, we should remain ________ we are and wait for help.

A．losing; there

B．losing; where

C．lost; there

D．lost; where

4、We should consider the students' request _____ the school library provide more books on popular science.

A. that B. when

C. which D. where

5、In ancient China lived an artist _________ paintings were almost lifelike. The artist’s reputation had made him proud.

A．whose

B．that

C．which

D．whom

6、Most people said that pay was their main ______________ for working.

A. movement B. mention

C. method D. motivation

7、There is a shortage of teachers in Western China, and it will fall on the 80s and 90s generations to this responsibility.

A. take on   B. step up

C. make up       D. apply for

8、--- Why not play the music we listened to yesterday?

--- Because it _____ old times.

A. calls on B. calls for

C. calls in D. calls up

9、One of the secretary’s jobs is to ___________ letters and mails.

A.help out B.dry out C.sort out D.stick out

10、Behind the US-China trade war   that China is trying to end the American era.

A.lies a growing fear B.a growing fear is living

C.does a growing fear lie D.is lying a growing fear

11、The story ________ in New York on a cold night was written by O.Henry， a world-famous American writer．

A.setting B.to set C.set D.was set

12、The world’s first_____ egg went on sale in a California Whole Foods Wednesday, marking the potential start of an_____ shift in the reliance on corn and soy.

A.plant-based artificial, industry-wide B.artificial plant-basing, industry-wide

C.artificial plant-based, industry-widely D.plant-basing artificial, industry-widely

13、I’ll do whatever I can ________ my English.

A. improve B. to improve

C. improving D. to improving

14、Joe is a good basketball player ______ being short and stout.

A. due to B. despite

C. considering D. concerning

15、Teens and younger children are reading a lot less for fun, according to a Common Sense Media report Monday.

A.being published B.to publish C.publishing D.published

16、________ yourself until the plane has come to a complete stop.

A. Sit B. Seat

C. Sitting D. Stand

17、She complained that she________ him for more than twenty years and she still didn’t know what went on inside his head.

A.had been married to B.had been married

C.had married with D.had married

18、Some parents might find learning at home to be ________ beyond additional bonding with their children

A.beneficial B.stainless C.relevant D.terminal

19、In the wake of terrorist attack in New Zealand, we _______ our deepest sympathies to the families who have to live each day with the loss of loved ones.

A．expanded

B．extended

C．explored

D．exposed

20、If people don’t learn from this, his suffering and death were________.

A.in comfort B.in vain C.in despair D.in hope

21、Un-learning is more difficult than learning because we become_____ to thinking or feeling in certain ways over time.

A.mutual B.habituated C.habitual D.verbal

22、Would you slow down a bit，please？I can't________you.

A．keep up with

B．put up with

C．make up to

D．hold on to

23、I am interested in_________ you have improved your spoken English in such a short time.

A.how B.which C.when D.if

24、—What about the meeting?

—The two sides were unable to reach an agreement，______，they lost the chance of working together.

A.In all B.In other words C.On the contrary D.After all

25、The consumption of high street fashion has increased by 62%.   , the rest of the fashion styles only experience a growth of 17%.

A.In contrast B.On average C.By accident D.At length

26、I was thirteen when my father got hurt. Looking back over the years, I sometimes wonder what I could have done differently that day. Spit twice over my shoulder when I saw the single magpie (喜鹊), maybe. But that's the thing about superstitions (迷信). You don't know how much power they have until you break them.

We lived in a dark shabby house in Bucks. Wood blocks laid over dirt on the floor. That part of England was full of cherry trees. Chalky soil．

The rice had caught in the bottom of the pot that morning at breakfast and all I could smell was burned rice. Even now when I think of that day I have the taste of burned rice in my mouth.

"I'm going to cut down the old cherry tree," my father announced.

"You've been saying that for years," said my mother lightly touching the end of her nose.  Her nose ran all year long. Her arms rested on the table, a cup of tea placed between her hands, steam rising into the air. "You'll never get round to it. "

My stomach, balled into a tight little knot (结) relaxed itself．

"Millie's going to cry if you cut it down," said my younger brother, Simon, his eyes bright as a fox. "Silly Millie, silly Millie."

"Hold your noise," said my father patting Simon on the head. "And put back that butter. That's a week's ration (限额) you've got on your plate. "

"The war's over," said Simon in a low voice." We haven't had rationing for ages." Simon was right. Even sugar had come off points. However, we still occasionally received food parcels from distant cousins in Canada.

My father glared at him and then went on.

"Pigs. Burt says he'll come and help me take the tree down if he can have some of the wood."

"No," I said springing to my feet." You can't do it. That's my tree. Always has been. Always will be. I won't let you."

Tom, took a piece of toast, watching my reaction. My older brother, he knew what the tree meant to me．

"Now then, Millie," said my father softening his face. "That tree's wild. It's in the way."

【1】The magpie is mentioned to show that _____.

A. Millie got much power on seeing the bird

B. things seemed to go wrong from the beginning

C. the bird caused Father's getting hurt that day

D. but for the bird Millie would have done differently

【2】According to the passage, how many kids does the family have at least?

A. 6. B. 5.   C. 4. D. 3.

【3】By saying "balled into a tight little knot", the author means that Millie _____.

A. had a terrible stomachache that morning

B. felt like crying on hearing her brother's words

C. was afraid of her cherry tree being cut down

D. hated to hear her mother saying that way

【4】From the passage, we can infer that _____.

A. there were already plenty of food supplies

B. Mother showed little interest in the cherry tree

C. the tree was a great danger to people walking by

D. the tree was finally cut down by father that day

【5】When the author calls up the day, she feels _____.

A. regretful   B. joyful

C. thankful D. Painful

27、Sitting straight at his desk, Sami Sabeaallil turns on the lights, places his mobile phone on a selfie stick and starts greeting his viewers. “Hi everyone, this is Sami,” he says in Chinese. “I will recommend you some toys tonight…”

Every day, Sami livestreams (网络直播) on Douyin (China’s domestic version of TikTok) for one or two hours, promoting his toys to Chinese buyers. Based in Yiwu City, the world’s largest trading center for daily consumer goods in East China’s Zhejiang Province, the 22-year-old said he is likely the first foreigner to get into livestream selling in Yiwu and take advantage of China’s skyrocketing e-commerce industry.

Sami has been selling his toys on his Douyin account since last June. Most of his videos are about his products or show him hanging around Yiwu’s markets and cracking jokes. For a video he published last October, he invited dozens of foreigners from various countries to express their love for China, which got nearly 30,000 likes.

As a young Chinese-speaking foreigner, Sami attracts much attention on China’s social media. He now has only about 28,000 followers on Douyin but his goal is to have 10 million followers within two years.

The COVID-19 pandemic is severely hitting the economy of many countries and has caused great losses among Yiwu’s producers and suppliers. Sami decided to try livestreaming and look for more Chinese domestic buyers via Douyin. As an owner of a Yiwu-based toy company, Sami used to have half of his orders from overseas. However, overseas orders have not been satisfactory in the past year, so he is gradually shifting his business to Chinese market as the epidemic situation in China has largely improved.

A few potential buyers have reached Sami and one of them bought over 100,000 yuan ($14,860) of toys from him, which Sami described as “a good beginning.”

Sami is not the only foreigner in Yiwu interested in livestreaming promotion. According to Yiwu Industrial and Commercial College, quite a few of its 140 overseas students say they will try livestreaming e-commerce industry after graduation.

The college is offering its overseas students courses on China’s livestream selling market, which include how to attract more followers, how to select suitable products, how to interact with audiences and how to shoot and edit short videos.

【1】Why did Sami start livestreaming?

A．To increase the sales of his toys.

B．To build a reputation in his field.

C．To catch up with the Internet trend.

D．To be the first foreign livestreamer.

【2】What do we know about Sami’s videos on Douyin?

A．They made him world famous.

B．They showed his love for China.

C．They attracted a number of followers.

D．They recorded people’s lives in Yiwu.

【3】What is the consequence of COVID-19 for Sami?

A．He has closed down his toy company.

B．His overseas orders decreased by half.

C．The number of his followers has fallen sharply.

D．He makes efforts to attract more Chinese buyers.

【4】What is the function of the last paragraph?

A．To provide background information.

B．To summarize the previous paragraphs.

C．To introduce a new topic for discussion.

D．To call on people to use more livestream.

28、   The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms (节气). Start of Summer (立夏), the 7th term of the year, begins on May 6 and ends on May 21 this year. Start of Summer signals the change of seasons. On this day, the sun’s rays reach an angle of 45 degrees to the earth. The temperature will rise quickly during this period.

Here are four traditions to learn about the Start of Summer.

Greeting Start of Summer

The term Start of Summer was originated at the end of the Warring States Period (239BC). Since it is a key time for the harvest of summer crops, ancient Chinese emperors in different dynasties attached great importance to the Start of Summer. They encouraged people to seize the key time to do farm work. It’s said that most of the decorations were arranged in the color red in order to show respect for the god of summer and pray for a good harvest.

Checking one’s weight

The custom of weighing people at the Start of Summer originated from the Three Kingdoms Period (220-180) and is still popular in South China today. It was believed this practice would bring health and good luck to the people weighted.

After lunch on this day, people would hang a basket from a beam (房梁). The young and old took turns to get weighed while the person calculating the weight would offer good wishes. It is said that those who were weighed would stay healthy in the hot summer and those who weren’t would suffer illness.

Eating eggs

In ancient China, people believed a round egg symbolized a happy life and eating eggs on the day of Start of Summer was a prayer for good health. They put leftover tea into boiled water together with eggs and the original “tea egg” was created. Later people improved cooking methods and added spices (香料) to the eggs to make them taste delicious. Today tea egg has become a traditional snack in China.

Egg Competitions

As an old Chinese saying goes “hanging an egg on children’s chest can prevent them from getting summer diseases”, parents will prepare boiled eggs and put them in a bag before hanging them on their child’s chest. When at school, children gather together to play egg competitions by hitting each other’s eggs in pairs and the one whose egg is not broken wins.

【1】People believe that if one is weighed on Start of Summer, he or she will ________.

A.have a good harvest B.have respect for god

C.be fortunate D.suffer illness

【2】Which tradition is particularly designed for children?

A.Greeting Start of Summer B.Checking one’s weight

C.Eating eggs D.Egg Competitions

【3】What is the difference between the tradition “Greeting Start of Summer” and the other three?

A.It is very old. B.It has nothing to do with health.

C.It was only popular in Zhou Dynasty. D.It is organized by the emperor.

29、I was watching a kid doing tricks on his skateboard. He was doing pretty well until he tried to skate down a set of steps and lost his balance. The skateboard went one way and he went the other. But, lying on the concrete, he still managed to keep his sense of humor. He looked at me, smiled and said, “Epic fail!”

The term “epic fail” isn’t proper grammatical English (we should use the noun form “failure”), but it is commonly used and perfectly acceptable. People use it to describe small embarrassments as well as serious mistakes. The kid on the skateboard suffered a small embarrassment. An example of a serious epic fail would be Hillary Clinton’s loss to Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election. The only difference between the two was how they responded to their epic fails. The kid laughed at his embarrassment and got back on his skateboard. Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, could not accept her epic fail but, instead, wrote a bitter book about it in which she blamed everyone but herself for the loss.

All of us can expect to have epic fails in our life. We might fail an exam or not win a prize in some competition. Later in life, we may not get the job we want or be as successful as we hoped we would be. But if we manage to keep our sense of humor and a positive attitude, we can overcome our epic fails. One embarrassing mistake or even a serious disappointment does not mean the end of the world.

Here’s a historical example of what I mean. Alfred the Great (849-899) was an English king in ancient Britain. At the time, his kingdom was being invaded by Vikings and Alfred suffered an epic fail when his army was defeated in a big battle. He managed to escape from the battlefield and found safety many miles away in the hut of a poor peasant woman. The woman didn’t know who he was and when she had to leave the hut to do some chores, she told Alfred to watch some wheat cakes that were cooking on the fire. Alfred, still thinking about his big epic fail, forgot about the cakes and they were burned. When the woman returned, she scolded Alfred, but he didn’t get angry. Her criticism, instead, seemed to help him put his situation into perspective.

Soon after, Alfred left the hut, gathered his scattered army and defeated the Vikings. Epic fails, big and small, can always be overcome with the right attitude.

【1】According to the article, which of the following is NOT an epic fail?

A．Be defeated in a basketball match.

B．Slip when dancing in front of your friends.

C．Fail to win a prize in a competition.

D．Get blamed for your friend’s mistake.

【2】According to the article, how did Hillary Clinton respond to her epic fail?

A．She wrote a book analyzing her failure.

B．She laughed at her failure with a sense of humor.

C．She failed to recognize her responsibility in the failure.

D．She thought about how she could perform better in the next election.

【3】What can we learn from the text?

A．All of us can encounter epic fail in our life.

B．We use the term “epic fail” to describe big mistakes only.

C．If we change our attitude, we may not suffer from epic fail

D．A serious embarrassment can be compared with the end of the world

【4】By mentioning the story of Alfred the Great, the author wants to illustrate that ____.

A．even kings may encounter epic fails

B．it is easier for forgetful people to overcome epic fails

C．all epic fails can be overcome with the right attitude

D．criticism plays an important role in overcoming epic fails

30、   A lady was waiting at an airport one night before her flight. She hunted for a book in the airport shops, ______ a bag of cookies and found a place to drop. She was absorbed in her book but happened to ______ that a man sitting beside her grabbed a cookie or two from the bag ______. She tried to ______ the annoying scene. So she munched(用力嚼) the cookies and watched the clock, as the ______ ate her cookies.

She was getting more ______ as the minutes ticked by, thinking, “If I weren’t so nice, I would blacken his eyes.” With each cookie she took, he took one too. When only one was ______, she wondered what he would do. With a ______ on his face, he took the ______ cookie and broke it in half. He offered her half, as he ate the other.

She snatched(猛抓) it from him and thought this guy was too ______. Why he didn’t even show any ______! She had never been so angry and sighed with ______ when her flight was called. She gathered her ______ and headed for the gate, refusing to ____ back at the ingrate(忘恩负义的) thief.

She boarded the plane, and ______ in her seat. Then she sought her book, which was almost complete. As she ______ inside her baggage, ______, there was her bag of cookies, right in front of her eyes! “If mine are here,” she thought, “the others were his, and he tried to share. Too late to ______.” She realized with grief(难过) that she was the rude one, the thief.

How many times in our lives have we absolutely known that something was a certain way, only to discover ______ what we believed to be true … was not?

It is only when we ______ our life silently and quietly that we can finally hear the whispers of truth that life shows to us.

【1】A.took B.brought C.stole D.bought

【2】A.know B.learn C.understand D.notice

【3】A.on time B.at all C.in between D.for sure

【4】A.ignore B.escape C.keep D.leave

【5】A.friend B.thief C.colleague D.staff

【6】A.comfortable B.friendly C.angry D.cheerful

【7】A.left B.eaten C.picked D.completed

【8】A.fear B.cry C.smile D.desire

【9】A.worst B.first C.best D.last

【10】A.polite B.rude C.mild D.mad

【11】A.attraction B.suggestion C.appreciation D.satisfaction

【12】A.concern B.relief C.burden D.care

【13】A.belongings B.materials C.cookies D.treasures

【14】A.put B.look C.go D.walk

【15】A.sank B.struggled C.jumped D.climbed

【16】A.reached B.arrived C.researched D.touched

【17】A.fortunately B.unexpectedly C.excitedly D.worriedly

【18】A.communicate B.complain C.congratulate D.apologize

【19】A.still B.later C.now D.recently

【20】A.care about B.worry about C.argue about D.think about

31、   Several years ago, my brother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis（多发性硬化）. The disease made him hardly_______or stand-he either used a walking stick or was in his bed. At that time, he was_______and didn’t want to do anything for himself. He was basically_______and letting go. As the saying goes, God helps those who help themselves,_______he wasn’t helping himself.

I then_______to change the situation. I walked to his room and told him how frustrated（泄气）we were about helping him and seeing him making no_______to look after himself.

“Is this how you want me to_______？Giving up at very hard obstacle that comes your way？”

“You don’t understand this_______, and it’s not curable.”

I told him it’s really not_______to live with this type of disease, but he should be,________that he has his body intact（完整的）. Thank God that he still has a________who loves him and gets up every day in order to help him. Although it was________, I wanted to show him that we could make it through this together.

He must have thought________about my words because several weeks later, he________me and parents. We talked for hours that we can make it through this. At last, he said to me:

“I took my family for granted and I’m________. You are a fighter, and I’m________that you are my sister. I’m sorry that I set the wrong example for you. Please________me.”

When he said this, I didn’t want to forgive him because I was so________with him for so long, but________I forgave him.

Nowadays he’s actually trying to help himself and for the________time, he actually looks hopeful for the good things to come.

【1】A.walk B.sit C.speak D.sleep

【2】A.nervous B.strange C.upset D.tired

【3】A.giving out B.giving over C.giving away D.giving up

【4】A.if B.but C.although D.or

【5】A.advised B.agreed C.forgot D.decided

【6】A.efforts B.preparations C.mistakes D.contributions

【7】A.pick up B.take up C.grow up D.put up

【8】A.feeling B.trouble C.question D.disease

【9】A.difficult B.easy C.interesting D.boring

【10】A.grateful B.hopeful C.confident D.comfortable

【11】A.neighbour B.family C.group D.doctor

【12】A.hard B.simple C.unusual D.useless

【13】A.carefully B.quickly C.quietly D.differently

【14】A.met B.found C.visited D.greeted

【15】A.confused B.satisfied C.happy D.sorry

【16】A.afraid B.sure C.surprised D.proud

【17】A.believe B.forgive C.remember D.help

【18】A.familiar B.patient C.angry D.pleased

【19】A.immediately B.eventually C.recently D.secretly

【20】A.best B.last C.first D.only

32、   Now at some level, all moms and dads know they shouldn't yell at kids. But if you don't _______or talk angrily, how do you discipline（管教）？

For thousands of years, the Inuit have _______ an ancient tool： storytelling. Designed to improve kids’ behaviors and sometimes _______ save their lives, oral stories are passed down from one _______ to the next. For example, how do you teach kids to _______ the ocean? Instead of _______, “Don't go near the water!” Inuit parents take a unique _______ and tell kids a special story about what's inside the water. _______, those stories seemed to me too scary for little children. And my initial reaction was to _______ them. But my opinion changed after I watched my own daughter's response to ________ tales——and after I learned more about humanity’s complex relationship with storytelling.

Oral storytelling is what's known as a human ________. For tens of thousands of years, it has been a key way that parents teach children about values and how to ________. Modern hunter-gatherer groups use ________ to teach sharing, respect for others and conflict avoidance. With the Agta, a hunter-gatherer population of the Philippines’ good storytelling skills are ________ more than hunting skills or medicinal knowledge.

Today many parents outsource their oral storytelling to screens, which also ________ . We learn best through things that are ________ to us. And stories, by their ________ , can have lots of things in them that are much more interesting in a way that bare ________ don't. Stories with a dash of danger ________ kids like magnets （磁石）. And they turn a tension-ridden activity like disciplining into a ________ interaction. So don't discount the playfulness of storytelling.

【1】A.answer B.defend C.scold D.stare

【2】A.run into B.relied on C.dealt with D.applied for

【3】A.still B.only C.never D.even

【4】A.generation B.season C.destination D.point

【5】A.stay away from B.look forward to C.face up to D.put up with

【6】A.recommending B.begging C.yelling D.questioning

【7】A.contribution B.introduction C.opportunity D.approach

【8】A.At least B.At first C.In addition D.For example

【9】A.dismiss B.subscribe C.remember D.prove

【10】A.familiar B.personal C.similar D.humorous

【11】A.universal B.right C.form D.feeling

【12】A.differ B.calculate C.change D.behave

【13】A.toys B.stories C.videos D.experiments

【14】A.affected B.blamed C.distributed D.prized

【15】A.declines B.works C.exists D.ends

【16】A.important B.available C.interesting D.obvious

【17】A.purpose B.size C.nature D.side

【18】A.prediction B.imagination C.performances D.statements

【19】A.consist of B.pull in C.pay off D.turn down

【20】A.playful B.careful C.doubtful D.painful

33、Precious family moments

When  our three children were small, and I'd _______  after baths for the thousandth time,  pick wet towels (毛巾) off the floor, squeeze water out of yellow rubber ducks and call the kids to come back and brush their____, I often thought of Someday.

Someday I'd do something____.

When I read bedtime stories, the same stories I'd read so many times that I knew them from ___, my brain froze from the repetition, and my mind wandered to Someday.

Someday life wouldn't be so____.

When I___ a pound of frozen ground (压碎的) beef, considering my two standard options of pizza or salad, trying to remember when we last had what, I thought of Someday.

Someday I'd be____.

Then one day I had an epiphany (顿悟). I wasn't___ who was going to leave  something important on the world or build an____. But I was just doing something important on this family, and I already had an empire. It was right under my nose, tucked in (盖好被子的) bed by 8 o'clock.

The Someday I often dreamed about was being shaped by all the todays and____.

I was doing something important. Caring for children, creating family and trying to make a home that is a sanctuary (庇护所) from a _________  world are some of the most important things a person can do.

Creativity? We didn't always have ground beef. Sometimes we had chicken or fish. It wasn't the food that _______; it was being together around the table, the conversation, the laughing and the____.

As for routine (日常琐事), no routine stays the____. But even as the routine changes, basics are taught -  the fact that choices matter because choices become_______, and habits become a way of being, and that is___ character takes root.

The things that matter are that you're_____ and knowing how to love others, being generous, extending charity, working hard and recovering after ______  and sufferings are   learned little by little, one day at___ time.

Someday is___ than you think.

【1】A.have a bath B.clean up C.check on D.look after

【2】A.tooth B.teeth C.body D.hair

【3】A.important B.different C.big D.boring

【4】A.movies B.schools C.memory D.others

【5】A.uninteresting B.dark C.hard D.easy

【6】A.watched B.smelled C.stared at D.glanced at

【7】A.happy B.miserable C.creative D.suffering

【8】A.one B.parent C.another D.other

【9】A.factory B.home C.city D.empire

【10】A.tomorrows B.yesterday C.past D.now

【11】A.beautiful B.dangerous C.delighted D.successful

【12】A.tasted B.influenced C.mattered D.worked

【13】A.crying B.separation C.connecting D.eating

【14】A.different B.easy C.creative D.same

【15】A.habits B.results C.life D.problem

【16】A.what B.how C.which D.who

【17】A.hated B.hating C.loved D.loving

【18】A.failures B.happiness C.sadness D.diseases

【19】A.a B.the C.all D.good

【20】A.worse B.better C.harder D.easier

34、按照课文内容填空

At the time they were created, the Impressionist paintings were【1】, but today they are accepted as the beginning of【2】we call “modern art’. This is because the Impressionists 【3】artists to look at their environment in new ways. There are scores of modern art styles, but 【4】the Impressionists, many of these painting styles might not exist. On the one hand, some modern art is abstract; that is, the painter doesn’t 【5】to paint objects as we see them with our eyes, 【6】instead concentrates on certain qualities of the object, 【7】color, line and shape to represent them. On the【8】hand, some paintings of modern art are so 【9】 that they look photographs. These styles are so different. Who can【10】what painting styles there will be in the future?

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

A huge milestone has just been reached in the field of artificial intelligence: AlphaGo, a program developed by Google’s DeepMind unit, has defeated legendary Go player Lee Se-dol in the first of five historic matches being held in Seoul, South Korea. Lee 【1】 after about three and a half hours, with 28 minutes and 28 seconds remaining on his clock. The series is the first time a professional 9-dan Go player has taken on a computer, and Lee is 【2】 for a $1 million prize.

“I was very surprised,”said Lee after the match.“I didn’t expect to lose. But I didn’t think AlphaGo would play the game in such a perfect manner.”DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis expressed“huge 【3】 for Lee Se-dol and his amazing skills.”calling the game“hugely exciting”and“very tense.”Team lead David Silver said it was an“amazing game of Go that really pushed AlphaGo to its 【4】.”

Go is an ancient Chinese board game that has long been considered one of the great 【5】faced by AI. While computer programs ow best the world’s leading human players of games like checkers and chess, the high level of intuition and 【6】required by Go has made it tough for computers to crack. DeepMind’s AlphaGo program is the most 【7】effort yet, using a complex system of deep neural networks and machine learning; it beat European champion Fan Hui last year, but Lee Se-dol is another 【8】 rival entirely.

“I don’t regret accepting this challenge,”said Lee.“I am in shock, I admit that, but what’s done is done. I enjoyed this game and look forward to the next. I think I failed on the opening layout so if I do a better job on the opening aspect I think I will be able to increase my 【9】 of winning.”Lee was surprised both by how strong AlphaGo’s opening was, and by some 【10】moves.

36、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”.

37、Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

My daughter

(A story told by a father, a famous actor)

My wife and I only had the one child. We had Amy.

I see her as my best friend. I think she’d always come to me first if she had a problem. We have the same sense of humor, and share interests. 【1】 I don’t mind animals, she’s completely fascinated with them, and she has always had dogs, cats, horses, and goldfish in her life.

We were 【2】 (close) when she was about four, which I think is a lovely age for a child. They know the parents best, and don’t have outside contacts. She must have grown up suddenly when she went to school, because I remember her growing away from her family slightly. Any father who has a teenager daughter comes across an extraordinary collection of people, and there seemed to be an endless stream of strange young men 【3】 (come) through our house. By the time I learned their names they 【4】 (go) away and I had to start learning a new lot.

I wanted more than anything else for her to be happy in 【5】 she was doing, and I was prepared to pull strings to help her on her way. When she left a good school she decided she wanted to become an actress so I got her into drama school. It wasn’t to her liking so she joined a theatre group and began doing bits and pieces in films. She was doing well, but then gave it up. She probably found it boring. Then she took up social work, and finally went to work 【6】a designer and he became her husband. And that’s really the story of her life. She must be happy with him—they’re always together.

We have such similar tastes in books and music 【7】 I used to take her to see an opera, which is my big passion. However, I don’t think she likes it very much. She doesn’t come with me anymore.

I don’t think she’s a big television watcher. She knows when I’m on the television, and she 【8】 watch, but I don’t know. It’s not the kind of thing she tells me.

We’re very grateful for Amy. She’s a good daughter as daughters go. We’re looking forward to being grandparents.

38、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

While 1 was sitting in the living room, the days that I spent with my mom crowded in on me. We had a very Tom and Jerry relationship. She was a strict trainer; I was naughty. She would ask me to buy groceries, and I wouldn't come right home because I'd be using the change from the milk and bread to play video games at the supermarket. I loved video games. I was a master at Street Fighter. I could go forever on a single play. I'd drop a coin in, time would fly, and the next thing 1 knew there'd be a woman standing behind me with a belt. It was a race. I'd take off out the door and through the dusty streets of Eden Park, climbing over walls. It was a normal thing in our neighborhood:

Everyone knew: The child would come through like a bat out of hell, and his mom would be right there behind him. She could go fast in high heels, but if she really wanted to come after me, she'd kick her shoes off while still going at top speed. She'd do this strange move with her ankles and the heels would go flying and she wouldn't even miss a step. When 1 was little she always caught me, but as I got older I got faster. So it was not easy for her to catch me.

Paragraph 1: When speed failed her, she used her wisdom.

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Paragraph 2: If given a chance, I would let my mom run in front of me.

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39、假定你是李华，你从就读于纽约大学的笔友John那里了解到他们学校的网站正在招募网络漫画师（cartoonist）。请你给该网站写封自荐信，内容包括：

1. 自我介绍；

2. 自身优势；

3. 承诺及期望。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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40、请你写一篇短文介绍自己买的机器人，内容要点如下：

1．看起来像真人一样；

2．可以帮助做许多事情：做家务、做饭、帮儿子做作业，陪主人外出购物等；

3．你的担心：出了毛病不听指令，伤害儿子；4．对未来的展望。    ‘

注意：（1）用第一人称。 （2）字数120词左右。

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41、假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Mark对北京冬奥会很感兴趣，询问有关情况，请你回复邮件。 内容要点：

（1）举办地点:北京和张家口；

（2）准备工作；体育馆、地铁线路等都在建设中;

（3）邀请他来中国参观,。

注意：1.词数100以上;

2可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯（开头已给出，但不计入总数）。

Dear Mak,

Glad to receive your le tter asking about the Beijing Winter Olympics.

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Yours,

Li Hua