2025-2026学年四川宜宾高三(下)期末试卷英语

1、With mountains of work to do, we should make a list first and ____________ the urgent ones.

A. burst B. urge

C. prioritize D. defend

2、A clean environment can help the city bid for Olympics which ____ will promote its economic development.

A. in nature B. in return

C. in turn D. in fact

3、We have _______ a campaign for better nursery and the school services.

A.invested B.issued C.launched D.leaked

4、—— How soon will the candidates get their university admissions?

—— It may take three weeks for all the applications to be ________.

A. withdrawn B. processed C. corresponded D. violated

5、Sorry, I’m late. I ______ have turned off the alarm clock and gone back to sleep again.

A. might B. should

C. can’t D. will

6、The exhibition tells us _____we should do something to stop air pollution.

A．where

B．why

C．what

D．which

7、We are trying to come to a(n)_______about who should pay the legal fee.

A. situation B. expectation

C. contribution D. arrangement

8、There is a general consensus among teachers _____ children should have a broad understanding of the world.

A.where B.whether C.that D.how

9、It was in the small mountain village _______ they used to live _______ my parents got married.

A.that; that B.where; where C.where; that D.that; where

10、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

11、The secretary and manager ____very busy now.

A.is B.are C.was D.were

12、For many seniors in some universities, the final year can be an unhappy experience, __________ that ends the campus romance.

A.which B.the one C.what D.one

13、Tanya, be _______! Our baby is sleeping, and you may wake him up.

A. silent B. still

C. quiet D. noisy

14、A travelling mother’s worst nightmare had come true. I ran to the car so fast that the heel of my shoe _______ .

A. broke up B. broke off

C. broke out D. broke away

15、I____________ go to a summer camp during the summer vacation, but I am not sure.

A．might

B．can

C．must

D．need

16、By 16:30, ______ was almost closing time, nearly all the paintings had been sold.

A.which B.when C.what D.that

17、What a stupid mistake! I ______ you to go over your paper carefully. Why wouldn't you listen to me?

A．was reminding

B．had reminded

C．reminded

D．would remind

18、Some people with similar experiences find it easy to to his troubles.

A.refer B.reply C.relate D.resemble

19、China has got a good_________ for fighting against Covid-19 with its careful and smooth organizaton.

A.reputation B.influence C.impression D.knowledge

20、__________, your article is of greater value than his.

A.All things considered B.All things considering

C.All things are considered D.All things are considering

21、He told me the news this morning ______ his father had come back.

A.which B.that C.Both A and B D.when

22、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

23、 —Excuse me, but I want to use your computer to type a report.

—You _____ have my computer if you don’t take care of it.

A.shan’t B.might not C.needn’t D.shouldn’t

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

A.that B.on which C.where D.in that

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

A. that B. when

C. which D. where

26、   Gauri Nanda sees a wearable computer as a handbag - one that’s built out of four-inch squares and triangles of fiber, with tiny computer chips embedded(嵌入) in it. It looks, feels, and weighs like your typical leather purse.

That’s where the similarities end: This bag can wirelessly keep track of your belongings and remind you, just as you’re about to leave the house, to take your wallet. It can review the weather report and suggest that you grab an umbrella. This purse can even upload your favorite songs onto your scarf.

Sure, a computing purse and scarf set may seem like the stuff of science fiction. But these devices(装置), part of next generation of wearable computers, could become commonplace within a few years. DuPont created new super strong fibers that can conduct electricity, and can be woven into ordinary-looking clothes. And the chipmaker developed chip packaging allowing wearable computers to be washed, even in the heavy-duty cycle.

As a result, these new wearable devices are different from the heavy and downright silly versions of the recent past, which often required users to be wrapped in wires and type on their stomachs. Unlike their predecessors, these new wearable computers also make economic sense. When her bag becomes commercially available in two to three years, Nanda expects it will cost around $150, which is the price of an average leather purse.

Here’s how the bag works: You place a special radio-signal-transmitting chip onto your wallet. A similar radio in your purse picks up the signal and notifies you that you’ve forgotten to take your wallet. In turn, sensors on your purse’s handles will notify the computer that you’ve picked up the purse and are ready to go.

Already, these new kinds of wearable devices are being adopted for use in markets like auto repair, emergency services, medical monitoring and even, increasingly, for consumers at large. Indeed more people will want to cross that bridge in the coming years-making for a booming market for wearable computers that don’t look like something out of science fiction.

【1】Which of the following describes a wearable computer?

A. It can be washed in washing machines.

B. It is much heavier than a leather purse.

C. It can download songs from the Internet.

D. It is made of clothes conducting electricity.

【2】According to the passage, the new wearable computers ____________.

A. require users to operate on the stomach

B. pick up the signals through wires and chips

C. are being applied in some different areas now

D. are smarter but more expensive than the old ones

【3】What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?

A. The new wearable computers have become fashionable.

B. People would like to learn more about the new computers.

C. New wearable computers promise to sell well in the future.

D. The idea of the purse-like computers comes from science fiction.

【4】The purpose of the passage is ____________.

A. to introduce a new kind of computer

B. to explain the functions of computers

C. to compare different types of computers

D. to show how high technology affects our life

27、   Reducing, reusing, and recycling is a way of life in Sweden. Recycling is required by law and garbage is sorted at home before if goes to a recycling center. Recyclables are sorted into seven categories and recycling stations are within just 300 meters of all residential areas. " Recycling almost everything is a must in Sweden now. It actually feels very uncomfortable when you visit another country and cant find easy ways to recycle, " said Owen Gaffney, an expert at Stockholm Resilience Centre and Future Earth.

But not all of its garbage is recycled. Sweden uses alternatives that include incineratinggarbage to make electricity instead of using fossil fuels（化石燃料）to heat 1.2 million homes. About half of household garbage  is sent to one of the 33 waste﹣to﹣heat plants. Sweden is importing garbage from other countries to keep these plants running. Sweden is also a world leader in turning food waste into eco﹣friendly biogas（沼气）. It has made food waste collection compulsory beginning in 2021. There is a food waste biogas plant, which allows biogas to be used to run public buses and to heat apartment buildings.

Sweden now wants to deal with those remaining items that cannot be recycled by using a circular（循环论证的）economy approach. It means that products can be reused and only recycled when absolutely necessary. The Swedish government formed an advisory group to find a way of making this part of its environmental policy.

This will not work effectively unless people are taught to change their behavior. Now the government is reforming its tax code so that people could get cheaper repairs or buy used things. The large Swedish clothing retailer（零售商）H&M operates a recycling program that gives customers discounts when they bring back old clothing.

Sweden is fighting climate change by doing all the right stuff. Waste recycling and the plans to switch to a circular economy will go a long way in reducing its carbon footprint and will help stop global warming.

【1】What do we know about Sweden？

A.Sweden imports household garbage for biogas.

B.It is convenient to recycle things in Sweden.

C.Half of garbage in Sweden is used to produce heat.

D.Everything is recycled after being used in Sweden.

【2】What does the underlined word in paragraph 2 mean？

A.Burning.

B.Treating.

C.Throwing.

D.Reusing.

【3】What does the advisory group do？

A.Teach people how to save fossil fuels.

B.Conduct a survey about the local economy.

C.Offer advice on environmental policy.

D.Make sure the citizens recycle wisely.

【4】How does the government encourage its citizens to reuse？

A.It provides various recycling programs.

B.It cuts down taxes on new products.

C.It gives discounts to regular buyers.

D.It offers lower prices for repairs.

28、After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, “I love you, but I know this other woman loves you too, and she would love to spend some time with you.”

The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my MOTHER, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally. That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie. “What’s wrong, are you well?” she asked. My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news.

“I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you,” I responded. “Just the two of us.” She thought about it for a moment, and then said, “I would like that very much.”

That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up, I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door with her coat on. We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. Halfway through the entries, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips.

During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation--nothing extraordinary but catching up on recent events of each other’s life. We talked so much that we missed the movie.

As we arrived at her house later, she said, “I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.” I agreed.

A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do anything for her. Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place mother and I had dined. An attached note said: “I paid this bill in advance. I wasn’t sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two plates — one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, son.”

At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: “I LOVE YOU” and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve. Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till “some other time”.

【1】When the mother heard it was the son’s call, she was _______.

A．surprised

B．worried

C．suspicious

D．puzzled

【2】What did the mother mainly talk about to the author during the dinner?

A．Her life after the author’s marriage.

B．Her memory about the author as a child.

C．Her life since the author’s last visit.

D．Her expectation about future reunions.

【3】What’s the purpose of the author’s writing this passage?

A．To teach us how to cherish our family.

B．To tell us to enjoy the present life.

C．To convey the importance of showing respect for our parents.

D．To warn us not to put off what we should do till some time later.

【4】What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Mother’s love

B．Love is Something You Should Never Put off

C．Precious union

D．A special date

29、To tackle the problem of tiny plastics polluting waterways, chemists in the Czech Republic are thinking small. Their brainchild is a new microrobot which is no bigger than the tip of a sharpened pencil. When sunlight hits them, they produce chemical reactions that push them through water in a specific direction. When they find a piece of plastic, they stick to it and start to break it down.

Chemist Martin Pumera at the Czech University led the project. A decade ago, he chose to focus on the problem posed by microplastics. They’re everywhere—from the bottom of the ocean to air blowing onto ice atop mountains. They’ve turned up in drinking water. Some studies estimate that billions of pieces of plastic end up in the world’s waters. The plastic has many sources, from shopping bags to washing and cleaning wipes.

In lab experiments, the star-shaped swimmers stuck onto each of four different types of plastic. And after a week exposed to light, the robots had reduced the weight of the plastics. It wasn’t much—only by percent. But that was an indication that they were breaking the plastic down. They also caused the surface of the plastic to change from smooth to rough. That’s another sign that the robots were degrading (分解) it. The new study is a proof of concept type. That means it shows something can be done successfully.

In fact, Pumera says they still have a long way to go. There are many types of plastics. And even these microrobots are unlikely to succeed in degrading them all. The researchers also have not yet shown how safe this system is for the environment, although Pumera says that’s their next goal. The first real-world test will be in a wastewater-treatment plant. “Indeed,” says one researcher. “We’ll need a lot of testing to show that they’re safe in open waterways, such as at sea.”

【1】The microrobots are powered by ______.

A．water

B．sunlight

C．plastics

D．pencils

【2】What does the author focus on in Paragraph 2?

A．The purpose of Pumera’s project.

B．The preciousness of drinking water.

C．The seriousness of plastic pollution.

D．The working principle of the microrobots.

【3】What shows the effectiveness of the microrobots in lab experiments?

A．The weight loss of the plastics.

B．The disappearance of the plastics.

C．The shape change of the microrobots.

D．The improvement in the purity of water.

【4】Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．Ways to Obtain Cleaner Drinking Water

B．Microrobots Invented to Treat Wastewater

C．New Hope for the Solution to Plastic Pollution

D．Technology Widely Applied in Environment Protection

30、   Not everyone around is easy to get on well with in your life. I've always tried to keep my _______ from people who are rude, aggressive and mean. But sometimes we can't _______ having contact with people who might not have our best interests at heart.

Last summer, I became involved with a(n) _______ co­worker who was at a bad spot in his life. I had a lot of _______ for him and decided to help him _______ this tough time, so I tried my best to tolerate his rudeness when he lost his temper. However, just like a swimmer drowning in a pool, he grabbed on and ended up drowning me when I _______ and tried to rescue him. His rudeness gradually was out of _______. One night, when I got up to get a glass of water, he started yelling at me to get back into my bedroom. I did as I was told but I was not happy about it. He _______ my change in mood and asked what was wrong. But when I told him his behavior toward me was _______ and that I was very hurt by the way he had treated me, he was surprised. He could not understand his actions had a bad ________ on me. He told me he didn't have anything ________ me and that there was no need for me to ________ it. I used examples from his life of things that had hurt him and then tried to make the ________ that the same things also made me unfriendly. I said, “I always treat you with patience, understanding and kindness, but you haven't treated me with ________ respect.” He was silent after listening to my words. What I had said might ________ him.

People only change if they want to change. I didn't know whether he would change his opinion or not in the future.

【1】A.difference B.pressure C.absence D.distance

【2】A.risk B.escape C.avoid D.appreciate

【3】A.bad­tempered B.kind­hearted C.easy­going D.co­operative

【4】A.advice B.sympathy C.permission D.selection

【5】A.get across B.look after C.make out D.pull through

【6】A.reached out B.carried out C.gave out D.turned out

【7】A.practice B.action C.control D.danger

【8】A.forgave B.noticed C.ignored D.understood

【9】A.appropriate B.unnecessary C.unacceptable D.traditional

【10】A.effect B.meaning C.content D.view

【11】A.for B.with C.on D.against

【12】A.mind B.doubt C.refuse D.praise

【13】A.summary B.analysis C.comparison D.expectation

【14】A.deserved B.proven C.promised D.intended

【15】A.annoy B.touch C.inspire D.satisfy

31、   All passengers boarded (登机)，and the fight would be on time. I went up to the gate (登机口)to get the papers from the gate staff and_______an adult passenger sitting there crying, which was very_______，So I asked the gate staff what was up and they told me that the passenger was not_________to board due to a problem of his ticket. His last name in the ticket was_________wrongly by a letter but he had_________it before.

After my asking, the man said that his father was just in the _______and he needed to take this flight to hopefully see him before he___________Unfortunately, there was nothing the gate staff could do about it. They told him to buy a new ticket._________，the fight was to leave ten minutes later and it was_________for him to do so, He told me he would be really__________if he wouldn't be able to say his final goodbye to his dad. Seeing a grown man crying sadly, I was sure that he was telling the ________

I________ for a while and then thought of________I could do to help him. As a member of staff I have a________----- I can issue (发) tickets through an online system to my family or__________Then, I provided a staff ticket for this passenger. I passed the ticket to him__________his kmnowing what I'd done. He was so__________ and it was all that I wanted to see. I just hoped that he wouldn't________any of his father's last words. Later, the gate staff told me they would help me keep the________as we can use the staff tickets only for people we know.

I was so poud that  day ________ I did something meaningful for a person in need.

【1】A.noticed B.greeted C.rescued D.encouraged

【2】A.funny B.common C.unusual D.dangerous

【3】A.forced B.allowed C.advised D.persuaded

【4】A.read B.spelled C.understood D.remmembered

【5】A.found B.recorded C.imagined D.ignored

【6】A.airport B.office C.school D.hospital

【7】A.gave up B.came back C.passed away D.settled down

【8】A.Instead B.However C.Otherwise D.Therefore

【9】A.special B.strange C.impossible D.unbelievable

【10】A.regretful B.confused C.anxious D.hopeless

【11】A.lie B.truth C.joke D.story

【12】A.checked B.guessed C.predicted D.considered

【13】A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything

【14】A.goal B.duty C.task D.right

【15】A.friends B.pets C.customers D.passengers

【16】A.for B.after C.since D.without

【17】A.calm B.brave C.pleased D.curious

【18】A.miss B.repeat C.forget D.mind

【19】A.rule B.secret C.promise D.appointment

【20】A.because B.before C.until D.unless

32、   A month ago, I broke a nail（指甲）. My other nails looked amazing, but now one was a mess. Clearly, there was no point in keeping the others, so I______ to cut them all off.

―What are you doing, Mom?‖ my daughter______, ―Your nails look great! Don’t cut them!‖

―But they’re ______ ,‖I said, waving the broken one in her face.

―They’re not,‖ she said. ―You ______ have nine nails left!‖

I ______. My nails certainly weren’t perfect anymore, and the ______ of ―perfect‖ is ―disaster‖, right? I mean, this is how I think about most things: it’s all or nothing. I seem to go from ―good‖ to ―complete disaster‖ in a matter of moments. I’ve been ______ why I act this way, but I don’t know what causes this ______. My brain only ______ ―perfect‖ or ―disaster‖.

However, we humans are never just good or bad---we are far more ______. We have wins and we have losses and, occasionally, they are hard to ______. Some people understand this by nature，while others don't. For most of us, learning not to do the thing we’re used to ______ effort and might cause discomfort. However, we should ______ ourselves that we sometimes make mistakes, and that this doesn’t mean we are______. We need to accept that things will sometimes go______.

Somehow, failure is part of life. We all fall______, and we normally get straight back up. And so, with my daughter’s words ______ in my ears, I decided to keep my nine nice nails. I feel ______ every time I look at my hands, but I’m determined to ______ my choice. It’s a perfect exercise in ______.

【1】A. expected B. rejected C. decided D. managed

【2】A. complained B. criticized C. commented D. cried

【3】A. ruined B. broken C. disturbed D. weakened

【4】A. even B. still C. just D. ever

【5】A. agreed B. admitted C. refused D. hesitated

【6】A. opposite B. concept C. misunderstanding D. comparison

【7】A. talking about B. worrying about C. thinking about D. setting about

【8】A. mistake B. behavior C. condition D. character

【9】A. rejects B. abandons C. compares D. sees

【10】A. complex B. elegant C. cautious D. aggressive

【11】A. possess B. avoid C. distinguish D. accomplish

【12】A. motivates B. requires C. acknowledges D. recommends

【13】A. remind B. teach C. promise D. inform

【14】A. victims B. failures C. winners D. explorers

【15】A. bad B. wild C. crazy D. wrong

【16】A. helplessly B. casually C. occasionally D. merely

【17】A. sticking B. ringing C. whispering D. beating

【18】A. vacant B. shallow C. upset D. skeptical

【19】A. live on B. live up to C. live through D. live with

【20】A. imperfection B. principle C. assumption D. category

33、   My grandparents lived in a town in Michigan. Every summer I stayed with them as a young child. I came from the ________ but loved the small place where they lived. People there knew everyone else, their kids, their pets and their ancestors. The bond with them continued to grow ________ I grew older.

My grandma was ________ at making something exciting by hand. She would make little sandwiches and we'd have tea parties. She'd plant flowers and carefully ________ them. She'd ________ sweaters for her grandchildren as well as making beautiful ________ for each one. I remember the small thimble(顶针) she would use while doing her needlework. ________ her thimble on her finger, she'd remark, "I wouldn't want to sew without one."

A few years ago my grandma ________ at the age of 91. After attending her funeral, I realized how ________ our lives had changed. I missed her very much. When my birthday came, I was feeling ________ because there was no card from my grandma. But what happened later made me feel that she was ________ that special day with me. While I was arranging some ________ pillows that my grandma had made, I ________ felt something inside one pillow. It was small and ________ I moved the object to a seam (接缝)and I carefully opened it. To my delight, out ________ a tiny silver thimble!

How ________ it was to find something that had been a part of her. Not realizing it had fallen off her finger, my grandma ________ it in that little pillow for me. I carefully laid the thimble along with the other things I had ________ over the years, which reminded me of the pleasant ________ of her.

I heated the tea kettle and made some tea, using my best china, as my grandma always did, and enjoyed my tea and my grandma's ________. What a wonderful birthday that was!

【1】A.building B.cottage C.city D.town

【2】A.as B.though C.that D.if

【3】A.mad B.angry C.good D.poor

【4】A.watch B.tend C.pick D.cut

【5】A.mend B.buy C.wash D.make

【6】A.books B.houses C.bikes D.quilts

【7】A.Buying B.Collecting C.Placing D.Removing

【8】A.called on B.passed away C.dropped in D.fell ill

【9】A.quickly B.shamefully C.slightly D.slowly

【10】A.upset B.worried C.thrilled D.surprised

【11】A.sharing B.thinking C.planning D.wasting

【12】A.tiresome B.colorful C.ugly D.broken

【13】A.eagerly B.carelessly C.gladly D.suddenly

【14】A.neat B.hard C.difficult D.soft

【15】A.went B.took C.came D.made

【16】A.ashamed B.exciting C.wise D.proud

【17】A.mixed B.stored C.hid D.sewed

【18】A.learned B.designed C.collected D.saved

【19】A.memory B.book C.letter D.clothes

【20】A.kettle B.tea C.thimble D.coffee

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It will be beyond anything we organics could imagine.

36、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.

37、A: Excuse me, do you know where the chemistry lab is?

B: Yes. It’s just on the fifth floor of this b【1】.

A: How often do you do c【2】experiments there?

B: Twice a week.

A: Can you go there without a t【3】?

B: No. That’s not allowed.

A: What does the teacher often tell you to do when you are doing an e【4】?

B: He often tells us to look c【5】and follow the i【6】.

A: What will you do when you finish the experiment?

B: We must put e【7】back in the cupboards and wash our hands.

A: Right. It is very i【8】to keep the lab clean.

B: Yes, safe as well. We must turn off the e【9】before l【10】the lab.

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。

My Kindergarten Hero

We had just completed a unit on community heroes, and I had given my kindergarten class a task to write or draw about their favorite hero. Each child was busy creating colorful masterpieces such as firefighters, policemen and doctors. Several students had chosen to draw larger-than-life brothers and sisters or moms and dads.

However, one little boy was having difficulty with the assignment. Cameron had touched my heart early in the school year. He had dark brown hair and wore his thick glasses. He looks like a younger version of Harry Potter at best. He often snorted (鼻息声) when he laughed, and the rest of the class would laugh along with him.

Cameron suffered from autism (自闭症), but that didn’t matter to me or his classmates. We all loved him just the way he was. He was full of wonderful stories and brought a special feeling to our classroom. I sat and watched as Austin worked with Cameron. Austin had a wonderful way of interacting with Cameron and he helped him find his hero. Within a few minutes, Cameron quickly began drawing blue lines and curves on his paper—he was particularly fond of the color blue.

Finally, it was time for everybody to share their hero pictures. I listened as each student proudly stood in front of the class, picture held high, and described his or her hero. Several students described their heroes by giving them superhuman strength. It was finally Cameron’s turn to share his hero. Cameron stood up and anxiously placed his large blue stick-figured drawing in front of his face. He then quickly burst out it was a picture of me. He added that I helped him learn things and then quickly sat back down. Tears began to form in the corner of my eyes, but nothing could have prepared me for what happened next.

注意：

1. 续写的词数应为150左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

When Austin stood up to share his picture, I was certain it would be a policeman.

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Cameron suddenly stood up, and put his arms up in the air as if he were going to take of and fly.

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39、假如你是李华，刚刚参加完某一英语报社组织的“中学生英语夏令营”活动。请你给该活动的负责人Jane写一封信，要点如下：

1. 你从该活动中学到了什么；

2. 表达你的感激之情；

3. 渴望再次参加。

注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 信的开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jane,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

40、假定你是李华，你的堂兄李国强在美国留学，后来去苹果公司实习，最后婉拒公司的挽留，决定去华为技术有限公司（Huawei Technologies Co. LTD）就职。请你根据下面提示给他写封邮件表示祝贺。

1.祝贺他学成回国；

2.华为在信息与通信技术（ICT）领域的地位；

3.你的感想。

Dear cousin,

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Yours sincerely,

Lihua

41、假定你是李华，你的笔友Tom最近因不适应上网课而感到焦虑。他了解到你最近也在上网课，来信向你咨询。请你给他写一封回信，内容包括：

1.表达你的同感；

2.网课的优势；

3.具体调整建议。

注意：1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头与结尾已给出，不计人总词数。

Dear Tom,

Thanks for your letter. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua