2025-2026学年四川攀枝花高三(下)期末试卷英语

1、It depends on ___ we have enough time .

A.if B.which C.if or not D.whether

2、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

3、Throughout the last decade, more parks _____ with the goal of creating natural settings in urban environments.

A.linked up B.swelled up C.split up D.sprang up

4、Even if he has been a teacher for 20 years, Peter has a good and serious attitude towards his work, for which he gains a lot of ________.

A.competence B.motivation C.expectation D.recognition

5、______of all the staff,I would like to wish you a happy retirement.

A.In honour B.In place C.On behalf D.On account

6、―Sorry, I can't return your book today because I am only halfway through it.

― ________.I have plenty of other books to read.

A．No wonder

B．Take it seriously

C．Take your time

D．No doubt

7、Time should be made good use________our lessons well.

A．of learning

B．to learn

C．to learning

D．of to learn

8、---I was scolded for my wrong judgment.

---If only you   the issue more thought.

A.gave B.would give C.have given D.had given

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

A.edges B.borders

C.splits D.emphasizes

10、He added that state and local governments might have to ____ spending as a result of declining tax revenue.

A. cut back B. cut off

C. cut out D. cut in

11、Not only ,but he himself was badly beaten up.

A.was everything he had robbed of

B.everything he had was robbed of

C.had everything he been robbed of

D.was he robbed of everything he had

12、You________have scolded him for his poor performance.After all,he had done his best.

A.wouldn’t B.couldn’t C.mustn’t D.shouldn’t

13、The reason for________ he failed in the exam was that he was too careless.

A．which

B．why

C．that

D．it

14、It is ________ practice to bring a present to the hostess when one is invited to dinner.

A.common B.ordinary C.general D.usual

15、We _____ the disabled students so we will do all that we can to help them.

A.feel much sympathy for B.are out of sympathy with

C.win sympathy of D.expressing sympathy for

16、There were no tickets________for Friday's performance.

A．preferable

B．considerable

C．possible

D．available

17、---I know the furniture expensive but it will last for years.

---___________hope so too.

A.can B.may C.must D.should

18、______,we know each other well.

A. As time going on B. With time goes on

C. With time to go on D. As time goes on

19、_________, 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

20、Though ________ natural resources, the area was well developed.

A．lacking for

B．lacking

C．lacked in

D．lacked of

21、I’m not sure whether I’ll succeed in persuading her to join us. ______, I’ll try my best to make it.

A. In addition B. Anyhow

C. If so D. Therefore

22、The train began to move _________ I reached the platform.

A.the immediate B.direct C.the minutes D.instantly

23、Writing stories and articles _____what I enjoy most.

A.is B.are C.was D.were

24、The word “ungelivable”, based on Chinese, which has become a big hit online very quickly, _________ a message that Chinese can also serve as an addition to English vocabulary.

A.adapts B.assesses C.declares D.conveys

25、We celebrate Mother’s Day________our mothers.

A.in favor of B.in case of C.in honor of D.in spite of

26、   In Japan, taking a walk in the woods or “forest bathing” is taken very seriously. 【1】 The secret is that it does far more than just giving you some exercise and a bit of fresh air. There are some other fantastic benefits.

【2】 Not surprisingly, a walk in the woods has proven to be more of an attractive activity to people who are overweight than an hour in a gym. Doctors are now suggesting that walking in the woods is a far healthier way for fat people to exercise than walking indoors.

It can also greatly reduce your blood pressure. In Japan, researchers had one group of subjects take a walk in a wooded area and another group in a built up area. 【3】 They found the subjects that had taken a walk in the woods had significantly lower blood pressure than those who had walked in an urban area.

Just being near trees can reduce depression. 【4】 In one study carried out in London, it was found that people who lived near to trees had much better mental health. Researchers discovered that, the more trees that could be found in any location, the fewer the number of people who were being prescribed antidepressants (抗抑郁药).

Walking in the woods has already been shown to improve brainpower. That is why there is currently a trend to site kindergartens in wooded areas. Researchers have found that, children who play in wooded areas develop better cognitive (认知的) skills and are better equipped to be able to assess risks and dangers. 【5】

A．It helps you recover from illness.

B．It can help overweight people lose weight.

C．That has been proven in studies conducted in big cities.

D．What have the Japanese discovered about walking in a forest?

E．Then they compared their blood pressure when they returned.

F．Why does the air in a forest contain all kinds of beneficial things?

G．It also, of course, gives children a better appreciation of the natural world.

27、   On January 27th, in order to win the new pneumonia Resistance War (抗击新型肺炎战), the Ministry of Education issued a notice on putting off the start time of school in spring 2020. It was said that school should not start before February 17th. The exact start time of school will depend on situations and further notices.

However, many parents are very worried that putting off the start of school may affect children’s studies. It they have such a long winter vacation, children will not learn any knowledge, read books or study at all. They may forget what they have learnt before. Staying at home for a long time will make them keep eating, sleeping and playing, which seriously affect their physical and mental health.

In short, the close of school influences learning and develops bad habits, so how should we avoid these problems? Local education departments have also issued a notice, that is, to organize online teaching and create a network platform, where necessary courses will be shown every day, and online teaching will be given by excellent teachers of the subject, and students can learn at home through computer or mobile network.

It should be said that such a method is very good. It can not only keep students indoors and not worry about the infection of the disease, but also make them study at home, improve their learning ability, and truly achieve “no suspension of classes”. Both the platform itself and the recorded lesson resources are more useful, and are welcomed by parents and teachers.

Of course, except for learning at home, it is also necessary to teach children about health knowledge, especially how to keep away from touching virus; at the same time, it is also necessary for children to do some physical exercises or some games, which is good for physical health at home.

【1】Parents worried about putting off the start time of school because ____.

A.children may be infected by virus

B.they don’t like the idea of online learning

C.children’s study may be affected

D.parents have no time to look after children

【2】Except for learning at home, what is also necessary according to the writer?

A.To keep playing online games.

B.To keep touching different people.

C.To do some physical exercise outside.

D.To teach children about health knowledge.

【3】The underlined word “suspension” in Paragraph 4 probably means ___.

A.plan B.stop

C.growth D.change

【4】What’s the best title for this passage?

A.A Special Way to Learn at Home B.A New War with a New Change

C.A Way to Keep Mentally Healthy D.A Method to Make Parents Unworried

28、   The following are a few places recommended(推荐) by tourists.

Pololu Valley

Lying along the North Kohala Coast,it is home to the island's most beautiful sandy beaches with pleasant weather. Head east on the Akoni Pule Highway and drive to the end of the road before parking at the Pololu Valley Overlook where the trail(小径) begins. The hike(步行) is short at 2.5miles round-trip, but it has a couple of very steep sections that will get your heart beating fast.

Papakolea Beach

The hike to Papakolea Beach will take you 2.5 miles each way to one of the world’s only green sand beaches. Drive along South Point Road and look for “Green Sand Beach” signs, then follow the road on foot to the beach below. The hike will take at least one hour each way with no shade, so don't forget your water, hiking footwear and sunscreen!

Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens

Take the self-guided hike through the gardens for a mile or two, passing by more than 2,000 different species of native Hawaiian plants, flowers and trees. The gardens are only open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, with admission ending at 4:00 pm. Also, entry costs $20 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 to 16, and free for children under six.

Mauna Loa Lookout

The Mauna Loa Trail begins an 18-mile uphill to the top of the volcano—but don’t worry, you'll only need to hike a couple of miles to get there. This is the largest volcano on earth and the weather here is changing rapidly. Snow or driving rain are possible at any time of year. High altitude storms can occur without warning. You’d better pay attention to the local weather forecast or weather information on the website before hiking.

【1】What do the first two places have in common?

A.The beaches are attractive. B.The weather is unique.

C.The hike is dangerous. D.They’re fit for cycling.

【2】Who are interested in Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens?

A.Animal lovers. B.Bird hunters. C.Plant lovers. D.Journalists.

【3】What are you advised to do to visit Mauna Loa Lookout?

A.Cover 18 miles to the volcano. B.Hike with experienced visitors.

C.Try to avoid visiting the volcano. D.Get the weather information in advance.

29、   Before the earthquake in China’s Sichuan Province, 38-year-old Sarah Bexell was working to develop a new environmental consciousness(意识) among Chinese people and to encourage them to protect wildlife and habitat-in particular, that of the giant panda.

Bexell, an American who is the director of conservation education at the Chengdu Research Base for Giant Panda Breeding. Bexell has spent a lot of time teaching young people the value of protecting the environment.

“The younger generation in China can afford to care,” Bexell said before the earthquake. “They’re not starving. They have food, good jobs, and access to education.”

Now, Bexell worries about the people she has been working with and who are up in the mountains. She doesn’t know whether they and their families are safe. And she knows the work to which she is devoted has become more urgent during the immediate crisis.

Bexell and her Chinese colleagues have been trying to spread the message that the tourist boom, population growth, and pillaging (掠夺) of resources form terrible threats to the environment.

There are stories of pandas wandering out of the forest and into villages. This is a troubling sign for what should be a rare species.

To make matters worse, there are fears that with the earthquake and landslides, bamboo could massively die off. That’s the main food source for the giant pandas, whose habitat was already damaged.

In April, Bexell took Block way up a twisting mountain road into the Longxi-Hongkou National Nature Reserve. The reserve was set up in 1997 to protect the giant panda and its habitat. It was very near the epicenter(震中) of the earthquake, so this area suffered severe damage.

【1】Bexell is devoted to________ in Sichuan Province.

A.protecting giant pandas B.environment-protection education

C.research on people’s lives D.research on the environment after earthquakes

【2】The main threats to the wildlife and the environment are the following EXCEPT ________.

A.population growth B.tourist development

C.bamboo’s massive death because of bad weather D.the overuse of resources

【3】According to what Bexell says, ________.

A.we should care for animals since we have enough food and clothing

B.many young people in China are usually selfish

C.rich people should spend more on young people’s education

D.animal and environmental protection needs a lot of money and time

30、   Eight-year-old Landen Johnson, from Lincolnton, North Carolina, suffers from a rare disease. It is thought to have just 28 patients ________.

At only three-feet tall and ________ less than his three-year-old sister Hannah Grace, Landen is ________ to grow just another ________at best in his lifetime. Although on the road to ________, Landen is taking a cocktail of medications(鸡尾酒疗法) and has to go to hospital three times a week, with doctors saying it will be months before he is fully ________.

_____ Landen likely facing the challenges of a little person in the future, his parents believe his brave, outgoing ________ will benefit him. His father Luke, 34, said, “I expect to see him ________ a lot in his adult life, especially as ________ as he is and as wide open as he is. He can do anything he wants to do.” Speaking of his ________, Landen’s mother Amanda, 32, said, “He wears a size 3T clothes, which are the size for boys aged three and he has to have an ________ waist. He is eight years old and he is almost about the same size as his three-year-old sister.”

Although Landen’s parents worry about their son’s ________, they believe it will be ________, with Luke saying, “I ________ his strength through everything he has been through. We wish Landen would live a ________, full and healthy life. We’re going to challenge him and ________him to do anything he feels like doing even though he is going to be smaller and he may have more health challenges, he doesn’t have to ________ himself. He is teaching me a lot about faith and he has taught me a lot about what it _________ to be strong, even when he feel so ________ sometimes.

A．generally

B．properly

C．totally

D．globally

A．running

B．taking

C．weighing

D．valuing

A．expected

B．required

C．inspired

D．demanded

A．pound

B．foot

C．meter

D．kilogram

A．recovery

B．fame

C．success

D．growth

A．strong

B．energetic

C．awake

D．healthy

A．With

B．Despite

C．Through

D．Besides

A．behavior

B．emotion

C．personality

D．quality

A．achieve

B．earn

C．appreciate

D．improve

A．delighted

B．disappointed

C．disabled

D．determined

A．weight

B．height

C．intelligence

D．health

A．comfortable

B．believable

C．adjustable

D．acceptable

A．future

B．ability

C．performance

D．illness

A．different

B．surprising

C．pleasant

D．bright

A．admit

B．admire

C．advise

D．adopt

A．sad

B．hard

C．long

D．confident

A．encourage

B．force

C．teach

D．guide

A．enjoy

B．limit

C．mind

D．help

A．intends

B．explains

C．suggests

D．means

A．grateful

B．proud

C．weak

D．doubtful

31、   It was the depths of the Great Depression. Many families were receiving ________ from the charity.

It was my birthday, but there was no money for a gift or a cake. I sat ________ outside the front door. Mama came out and sat beside me. “Remember, there is always ________. Come and see. I have a ________ for you!” I followed her in and found a ________ on the table!

“How did you do it, Mama?” I asked.

“Mrs. Jones gave us the ________ for this No Depression Cake—think positively of what is at hand and on hand, and we can always create something ________.”

I still remembered the No Depression Cake when my own children were little, and my husband’s business ________. Faced with the tough situation, I began a tiny advertising business on foot, ________ the children on a broken baby stroller (推车). I ________ a newspaper to sell me space. Then I went out to resell the ________ to businessmen. When the stones in the road wore out my ________, I cut cardboard (纸板) and stuck it in. ________ as it was, I never lost hope. Soon I had the house payment ________.

As the children grew up we had many ups and downs. Once we couldn’t afford groceries. I ________ my children, “Let’s see what we have. Look, our pear tree is full of ________. Why not sell the pears?” With the pear sales that day, I was able to prepare a ________ lunch. Then the phone rang. It was one of my advertisers asking me to ________ a check for a big ad!

All the business I run today, world-wide, began with that No Depression Cake. So next time you’re feeling ________, try counting the good things you have on hand and bake a ________ “No Depression Cake”！

【1】A.gifts B.education C.relief D.advice

【2】A.nervously B.sadly C.calmly D.hopefully

【3】A.hope B.regret C.trouble D.luck

【4】A.chance B.plan C.message D.surprise

【5】A.candle B.cake C.gift D.book

【6】A.lesson B.recipe C.flour D.money

【7】A.familiar B.strange C.amazing D.expensive

【8】A.failed B.succeeded C.expanded D.recovered

【9】A.punishing B.starving C.pushing D.sending

【10】A.forced B.persuaded C.allowed D.expected

【11】A.space B.newspaper C.business D.idea

【12】A.feet B.trousers C.socks D.shoes

【13】A.Dangerous B.Absurd C.Inconvenient D.Hard

【14】A.covered B.discounted C.reduced D.donated

【15】A.warned B.questioned C.encouraged D.promised

【16】A.energy B.life C.branches D.fruit

【17】A.special B.free C.grand D.costly

【18】A.carry out B.clear away C.get over D.pick up

【19】A.low B.uneasy C.bored D.confused

【20】A.heart-warming B.positive-thinking C.far-reaching D.well-meaning

32、   A mail carrier nicknamed (绰号)“Mailman kyle” is delivering supplies for the elderly along his route. Kyle West, also known as “Mailman Kyle”, has been _______ essential items like milk and toilet paper to _______ people on his mail route.

West said a lot of people along his route are elderly and are _______ to go out in public. “One of my customers came out and _______ me to get him toilet paper. From then, I _______ that some people just can't do it themselves  _______,” he said. _______ started sending the people on his route a different kind of _______. It says, “If you are at risk and need help getting _______ items, let me know. I will do ________ I can to help you,” He ________ the letter “Mailman Kyle” and wrote his phone number.

“The results has been a lot more than I ________,” West said. “I delivered nearly 400 of those letters and I've ________something from almost every person.” As a mail carrier in Ohio, West is delivering more than ________ these days.

But West says he doesn't want anything in return for his ________ effort. “Seeing a lot of my ________ putting on suits to just get essential items. I figured if I'm already there, it won't hurt me to ________ what they need,” he said happily.

We should try our best to help others just like Kyle West. As the saying ________, those who help others would get ________ from others in return. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you ________ it.

【1】A.putting off B.dropping off C.taking off D.turning off

【2】A.young B.friendly C.elderly D.disabled

【3】A.afraid B.forced C.willing D.determined

【4】A.forced B.taught C.allowed D.asked

【5】A.remembered B.realized C.promised D.predicted

【6】A.importantly B.carefully C.necessarily D.conveniently

【7】A.However B.Otherwise C.Therefore D.Suddenly

【8】A.letter B.greeting C.book D.message

【9】A.essential B.large C.dangerous D.expensive

【10】A.why B.how C.which D.what

【11】A.drew B.watched C.signed D.sent

【12】A.ignored B.expected C.controlled D.compared

【13】A.heard B.bought C.borrowed D.saved

【14】A.drink B.milk C.food D.mail

【15】A.real B.extra C.same D.right

【16】A.members B.neighbors C.customers D.colleagues

【17】A.consider B.reject C.understand D.bring

【18】A.goes B.writes C.suggests D.reads

【19】A.comfort B.help C.thank D.happy

【20】A.claim B.enjoy C.take D.share

33、   When I first met my new parrot, Chico, his wings had been cut short and he was stuck on the earth just like us humans. When the weather turned nice, I would take Chico outside. I _______ him on a branch of a tree, hoping to make him happier. At first he seemed confused. He walked back and forth on the branch looking _______. He didn't even flap his wings in a(n) _______ to fly. Somehow he knew he was incapable.

One day Chico got especially excited. He paced back and forth and made a(n)  _______ amount of noise. Then all of a sudden he stopped and let out an even louder scream. He started _______ flapping his wings for the first time ever — then he lifted off the _______ like a space shuttle! I was amazed and _______. Little did I know his feathers had been growing back, and Chico had been waiting until the moment was ripe for _______!

Two days later Chico returned. First I tried to _______ him back with food, but he would not come near me. Then I took his cage and __________ it away — still he would not come. Finally, I made him a firm promise that I would let him out every day if the weather was nice as long as he did come back. __________, he flew onto my shoulder.

From that day on, whenever the weather was good I would let him __________ early and he would fly around and be back before dark. The routine lasted for two months __________ suddenly Chico became __________. The __________ said that he had been infected with a disease from the pigeons in the neighborhood. Within a few days he died.

I was very sad. The __________ crossed my mind that if I had not set him free to fly, he would be still alive. But what __________ is there in being a bird if you can't fly?

Chico made his first __________ for freedom on a late Monday afternoon in April. When will you make yours? You too can take a __________ when the conditions are right, knowing you too, in your own way, were built to fly. If you don't set yourself free, what will be the __________ of your life.

【1】A.brought B.seated C.caught D.chased

【2】A.comfortable B.painful C.patient D.anxious

【3】A.attempt B.stage C.journey D.path

【4】A.serious B.first C.incredible D.accessible

【5】A.slowly B.gently C.madly D.gracefully

【6】A.ground B.branch C.window D.house

【7】A.moved B.shocked C.delighted D.excited

【8】A.patience B.exchange C.rescue D.escape

【9】A.trick B.fasten C.seize D.expect

【10】A.threw B.drove C.gave D.sent

【11】A.At last B.As usual C.Once in a while D.In the meantime

【12】A.out B.off C.away D.alone

【13】A.until B.while C.since D.although

【14】A.active B.weak C.annoying D.miserable

【15】A.teacher B.community C.passer-by D.vet

【16】A.fact B.thought C.concern D.detail

【17】A.problem B.meaning C.interest D.mistake

【18】A.relief B.willingness C.communication D.breakthrough

【19】A.breath B.look C.holiday D.chance

【20】A.success B.purpose C.contribution D.importance

34、

Rapidly advancing technology and its impact on education has been a subject of debate. How can schools equip students with the skills they need to succeed in a challenging job market?

Since technology is driving these changes, there is a theory that governments should keep focusing on STEM subjects. These are often referred to as “hard skills,” which are 【1】 in primary school and right through to university level. In the meantime, ‘soft skills’ are being 【2】.

This is a mistake. Much evidence suggests that soft skills are far more 【3】 to graduates in the long term. Research from Harvard University on the global job market has shown that STEM- related careers grew strongly between 1989 and 2000 but have slowed down since. In contrast, jobs in the creative industries----the sector probably most 【4】 with the need for soft skills---are growing rapidly. Soft skills are, in fact, increasingly in demand in the workplace: Google cites creativity, leadership 【5】 and communication skills as top requirements for both potential and current employees.

So why are soft skills so highly 【6】 for?

With the rapid evolution of technology, a focus on hard skills leaves students 【7】 to change, as these often have a short shelf life. According to research by World Economic Forum, more than one in four adults reports a mismatch between their skills and those needed for their job role. If soft skills are taught well, these skills should enable students to adapt to change more easily and progress further in their 【8】 career.

Of course, technical skills are important. But without the curriculum placing equal--- if not greater --- 【9】 on soft skills, our education systems are missing a huge trick. Hard skills may help a student get a job in a particular industry, but soft skills will help them disrupt it, achieving a wider 【10】 in their chosen field.

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.

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.

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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?

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

Why Cold weather Causes So many Flight Cancellation?

Each year, about 60,000 flights get canceled because of bad winter weather, which costs airlines and airports an estimated $3 billion. But it’s not the freezing cold temperatures that cause problems for planes. After all, 【1】 jets fly 10 kilometers up, where temperatures hover around -50 degrees Celsius.

In fact, planes 【2】 in cold weather, since cold air is denser and leads to better thrust. Clearly, the real problem isn’t what’s going on up there. It’s what’s happening on the ground.

When a 【3】 polar vortex (极地涡旋) struck the Midwestern US in January 2019, temperatures dropped to -40 degrees Celsius and airline canceled 3,000 flights nationwide. In these situations, when temperatures start 【4】, everything slows down. Cargo doors can freeze up, along with the nozzles that pump fuel into planes, which delays the 【5】 process.

Even the plane itself can freeze over. Just a quarter-inch - thick layer of ice on a plane can disrupt the way air flows over its wings.

Les Westbrooks: The number one reason, I would say, that the reason flights get delayed in cold weather is going to be because there’s some kind of frozen precipitation, from frost to snow to a sheet of ice, adhering to the aircraft, adhering to the wings of the aircraft 【6】.

That’s Les Westbrooks, a retired airline pilot and an associate professor of aeronautical science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He says that 【7】, these planes are “de-iced” - but this also delays takeoff. The crew can spray the plane with a special hot water/ glycol mixture. It can take around 40 minutes to de-ice large passenger airplanes, so planes often have to wait “their turn” for the de-icing station, which, of course, can trigger more delays.

And ice on the runway, of course, creates another set of 【8】. In 2014, a plane at JFK skidded off an icy runway and into a mound of snow, leading to an hours-long shutdown at the airport. And even though crews can remove ice from the runway, scraping it off the pavement can lead to potholes (坑洞) and other 【9】, which makes takeoffs and landings more dangerous. And of course, snow and freezing rain on the ground can affect visibility to the point where officials have to decide it’s not safe to fly at all.

But if ice and snow aren’t the problem in these extremely cold temperatures, it’s usually another factor: people.

Les Westbrooks: The airplane flies at high altitudes, -60 degrees. It’s made to do that. Humans are not made to be outside in -60 degrees weather. And so the human factor becomes a big, big factor, when it becomes extremely cold.

Baggage handlers, aircraft fuelers, and mechanics all have to stay warm. Some airports, like O’Hare in Chicago, set up heated shelters for their employees. Of course, with everyone taking breaks to warm up, not as much gets done, which leads to even more delays and cancellations. Passengers start missing their 【10】 flights, and that, along with passengers who can’t make it to the airport due to bad road conditions, leads to half-empty planes.

In fact, many airlines might preemptively cancel flights before bad weather even hits. So, in the end, you can still blame cold weather for cancelling your flight.

38、假设你是李华，你的英国朋友Jerry在来信中提到对中国的唐诗很感兴趣，想让你给他介绍一位你最喜欢的唐代诗人。你决定向他介绍诗人李白，信的内容主要包括：

1. 诗人的基本情况；

2. 诗人的代表作品；

3. 你喜欢他的原因。

注意：1. 字数100词左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头语已经为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Jerry,

How are you?

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Yours,

Li Hua

39、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

When I walked into the George Washington University Hospital with my therapy dog Willow on a late February evening, I had no idea that we were about to meet a young man, not even 25, fighting for his life in the ICU that night. Sam almost died when he was involved in an accident on his way home from work one day. He got numerous surgeries, among them two below knee amputations (截肢).

The ICU room was dark and cool when we entered. I could see Sam’s father sitting in a chair in a dark corner of the room, gazing down to the busy street below. He nodded hello, but did not speak. Sam’s mother was quickly pacing to and fro, trying to keep Sam comfortable and speaking encouraging words.

Sam was quiet. He was unaware at the time that he had lost his legs. But he just was not responding to the people in his room. Then something amazing happened; he saw Willow. I saw his hand slip from his lap to down below his bed rail and his fingers start to make a scratching motion. Willow ran right up to his bedside, expertly sliding her head right beneath his awaiting fingers.

I walked out of the ICU room completely overwhelmed with grief and a feeling of complete inadequacy in my ability to bring any kind of healing to this family. Just then I felt a strong grip on my forearm. I turned around and saw Sam’s mom.

“Will you come back tomorrow?” she asked.

I wanted to turn and run away, but I looked down at Willow, who had none of those feelings and whose eyes showed nothing but love and compassion, and before I knew it, the words “Yes, we will” had left my lips. I cried my whole drive home that night.

注意：1. 写作词数应为150左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

I did come with Willow the next day, and so did the day after the next.

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The night before Sam left hospital was a happy occasion for all us.

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40、假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Tom对你校正在举行的“中华好书分享”活动很感兴趣，希望你介绍此活动，并推荐好书。请你写封信，内容包括：

1.该活动的意义；

2.同学们参与的情况；

3.你推荐的书籍及理由。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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