2025-2026学年四川甘孜州高三(下)期末试卷英语

1、I hurried to the meeting hall, only______ that the meeting had been put off.

A.to tell B.to be told C.telling D.told

2、So ______ to Coca-Cola that he can hardly go without it.

A. addicted is he B. is he addicted

C. addicted he is D. he is addicted

3、Modem TVs use many of the ________ first discovered by Farnsworth, who contributed a lot to the development of TV

A.platforms B.principles C.sources D.symptoms

4、The box ________ all the books you need, ________ an English-English dictionary.

A.contains; to include B.contains; including

C.includes; contained D.includes; containing

5、There are many “forced riders”，who are suffering from the climate impacts_____ having scarcely contributed to the problem.

A.when B.though C.despite D.as

6、The boy broke all the glasses on purpose; he certainly deserved________.

A. to punish B. being punished

C. to be punished D. punish

7、The British Prime Minister was forced to make an important decision. ___________many would refuse to accept.

A.that B.the one C.one D.those

8、James is afraid of ________by sharks.

A.attacking B.being attacked C.having attacked D.having been attacked

9、They ____ each other in shape but not in color.

A. like B. look

C. resemble D. represent

10、When we fail to ____ our own expectations, we often feel frustrated.

A. look forward to B. live up to

C. make up for D. set off for

11、At last, the _____ jewelry turned out to be completely _____!

A.priceless, worthless B.worthless, valuable

C.priceless, valuable D.worthless, inexpensive

12、I was _______ with my son about his carelessness, which _______ the main cause of his failure in math.

A.annoyed; were B.amazed; was C.amazing; were D.annoyed; was

13、--- Are you finishing your task?

---________. We still need at least two days.

A．Far from it

B．Exactly

C．Not a little

D．No wonder

14、 —I find it astonishing that your deskmate ________ be so rude to you.

—Not astonishing at all. She is always rude to anyone else.

A．should    B．must  C．might  D．ought to

15、Gradually, it faded away, ________ it was once such a great city.

A．even though

B．even

C．as if

D．as

16、I was so familiar with her that I recognized her voice _______ picking up the phone.

A.the moment B.on C.before D.though

17、Senior family members, especially parents, should create an atmosphere ________ would encourage their children to read books.

A. that B. what C. where D. when

18、 into English , the sentence was found to have an entirely different word order.

A. Translating B. Translated

C. To translate D. Having translated

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

A. movement B. mention

C. method D. motivation

20、The Nobel Peace Prize 2011 was ____ jointly to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Twakkul Karman.

A. rewarded B. promoted

C. awarded D. praised

21、Had I not got injured last week，I___________ the 2019 Yangzhou Jianzhen Half Marathon tomorrow.

A.would have run B.would run C.will have run D.will run

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

A.common B.ordinary C.general D.usual

23、In the book, the author describes how Iran has long sought an   with America.

A.acceleration B.accomplishment

C.accumulation D.accommodation

24、_________ that Tom got inside the room to see what was going on.

A．So strangely did he feel

B．So strangely he felt

C．So strange did he feel

D．So strange he felt

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

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

26、A new study on the link between chili and dementia(老年痴呆) may bring bad news for spicy food addicts. Researchers have found that eating lots of chili may cause an increased risk of dementia.

The study, led by Zumin Shi, analyzed 4,582 Chinese adults aged 55 and above between 1991 and 2006 and found evidence of faster cognitive decline in those who consistently ate more than 50 grams of chili a day. “Chili consumption was found to be beneficial to body weight and blood pressure in our previous studies. However, in this study, we found negative effects on cognition among older adults,” Shi said in a press release published Tuesday.

“Chili is one of the most commonly used spices in the world and particularly popular in Asia compared to European countries,” Ming Li from the University of Southern Australia said in the press release. “In certain regions of China, such as Sichuan and Hunan, almost one in three adults consumes spicy food every day.”

The researchers said people of normal body weight may be more sensitive to chili intake and hence their memory and weight suffer a bigger impact. Worldwide, around 50 million people have dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form that may contribute to 60 percent to 70 percent of the cases, according to the World Health Organization. At present, no treatment can cure dementia or change its progressive course.

【1】According to the text, what aspect is chili consumption harmful to?

A．Body shape.

B．Body weight

C．Blood pressure.

D．Cognitive abilities.

【2】What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．The planting of chili.

B．The popularity of chili.

C．The bad effects of chili

D．The custom of eating chili.

【3】Who are most likely to suffer from eating lots of chili?

A．Overweight seniors.

B．Overweight teenagers.

C．Seniors of normal body weight

D．Teenagers of normal body weight

【4】What do we know about dementia?

A．It is incurable.

B．It affects people’s weight.

C．It determines blood types.

D．It can be cured by eating chili.

27、   While smartphones stand accused of a variety of crimes, these pocket computers can certainly be a force for good. Your phone is always with you, making it the perfect device to push you into a more beneficial way of living. Here are some of the best apps that can help.

Habitica

Habitica turns the goal of forming good habits into a game, with its own characters and scoring. It's a lot of fun, and the app also lets you build habits with friends and family. In addition to regular repeating habits, you can add a more general to-do list, and the rewards you get can be customized too---you could treat yourself to a meal out or an extra hour of games.

Smoke Free

If you’ ve got a specific habit in mind, then you'll usually find specific apps to help, like Smoke Free. If you’re determined to give up smoking, then this is one of the most comprehensive apps for giving you that extra push you need to make a permanent change. The app offers a host of useful features to people wanting to go smoke-free: the ability to see your progress over time, charts showing how your health is improving, day-by-day encouragement, and some advice on techniques for giving up smoking.

My Fitness Pal

You can find tons of health and fitness apps for your phone, but My Fitness Pal stands out not just because it is easy to use, but because it makes practical suggestions for you. It can take in a host of data, from the calories(卡路里) you’re taking in to the number of swims you're doing per week, and offer reports on calorie consumption and macronutrient(大量营养素) breakdown.

【1】What can Habitica help you to do?

A.Win a tough game. B.Start a lasting friendship.

C.Find a fancy restaurant. D.Develop a pleasant habit.

【2】Which of the following can Smoke Free provide?

A.Charts showing the improvement of health. B.The ability to make progress.

C.Advice on how to continue smoking. D.Charts about your excellent health.

【3】If you want to know your calories consumption, which app should you choose?

A.Habitica B.Smoke Free C.My Fitness Pal D.All of the above

【4】What can we learn about the three apps mentioned in the text?

A.They're cheap. B.They're practical. C.They're free. D.They're interesting.

28、Amazon has suddenly withdrawn its plans to build a satellite headquarters in New York City, citing growing opposition of local elected officials in a shifting political climate.

The decision marks a stunning reversal just three months after Amazon crowned Long Island City, Queens, one of two winners of a highly public nationwide search in which hundreds of communities vied for the tech group’s investment.

By losing Amazon, New York will sacrifice an estimated 25,000 jobs -paying an average annual salary of $150,000 each- as well as a signature victory in a broader effort to transform the financial services capital into a technology hub to rival Silicon Valley.

Amazon’s about-face is a particular setback for governor Andrew Cuomo, who led the company’s recruitment and touted its November decision as the city’s biggest-ever economic development win.

At the same time, it appeared to confirm the dominance of a progressive wing of the Democratic party, led by the recently elected Queens representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who was suspicious of Amazon’s arrival. Ms, Ocasio-Cortez questioned its opposition to organized labor and whether local citizens would benefit from its jobs.

Amazon officials said the decision to abandon New York had been taken recently, and would not discuss what role, if any, Jeff Bezos , the company’s founder, played in the move.

“The commitment to building a headquarters required positive, collaborative relationships with state and local officials who will be supportive over the long term,” Amazon wrote in a blog post. “While polls show that 70 percent of New Yorkers support our plans and investment, a number of state and local politicians have made it clear that they oppose our presence and will not work with us.”

Amazon said it did not intend to reopen the search process for a replacement. Instead , company officials expect to spread the jobs they planned to locate in Queens around existing Amazon facilities in Boston, San Diego, Vancouver and the Bay Area.

【1】Amazon drew back from setting up a satellite headquarters in that __________.

A．there is a widespread public objection.

B．the political climate is favorable to revolution.

C．a number of state and local politicians changed their tunes.

D．Long Island lost the fierce competition for the investment.

【2】The underlined word “about-face” is closest in meaning to _________.

A．victory

B．reversal

C．investment

D．support

【3】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Amazon reoriented itself from a financial center to a technology hub.

B．Jeff Bezos was to blame for his mistakes in decision-making.

C．Andrew Cuomo had prejudice against Amazon’s new headquarters plan.

D．Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez was cautious in response to Amazon’s plan.

【4】What is the passage mainly concerned with?

A．Amazon relocate its new facilities in Queens.

B．Amazon drops plans for headquarters in New York City.

C．Amazon seeks to cooperate with state and local politicians.

D．Amazon is under fire for withdrawing the plan for a facility.

29、   A newly-married Sweden couple on a four-month honeymoon were hit by a series of natural disasters, such as the Australian floods, Christchurch earthquake and Japanese tsunami.

Stefan and Erika Svanstrom left Stockholm, Sweden, on December 6 and were immediately trapped in Munich, Germany, due to one of Europe’s worst snowstorms. Traveling with their baby daughter, they flew on to Cairns in Australia which was then struck by one of the most fierce cyclones（龙卷风）in the nation's history. From there, the couple were forced to shelter for 24 hours on the cold floor of a shopping centre with 2500 others.

“Trees were being knocked over and big branches were scattered across the streets,” Mr Svanstrom told Sweden’s Expressen newspaper. “We escaped by the skin of our teeth. It was so close an encounter with death.

They then headed south to Brisbane but the city was experiencing massive flooding, so they crossed the country to Perth where they narrowly escaped raging bush fires. The couple then flew to Christchurch, New Zealand, arriving just after a massive magnitude（震级）6.3 earthquake destroyed the city on February 22.

Mrs Svanstrom said, “When we got there the whole town was a war zone.”

“We could not visit the city since it was completely blocked off, so instead we traveled around before going to Japan.”

But days after the Svanstroms arrived. Tokyo was rocked by Japan’s largest earthquake since records began. “The trembling was horrible and we saw roofs fly off the buildings,” Mr Svanstrom said. “It was like the buildings were shaking back and forth.”

The family returned to Stockholm on March 29 after a much calmer visit to their last destination -China. But Mr Svanstrom - who also survived the destructive tsunami that hit southeast Asia in 2004 -said the marriage was still going strong. He added, “I know marriages have to endure some trials （考验）,but I think we have been through most of them. We’ve certainly experienced more than our fair share of disasters, but the most important thing is that we're together and happy.”

【1】Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A.The couple went to Perth because of the bush fire in Brisbane.

B.Christchurch, New Zealand was in ruins when the couple arrived.

C.The couple experienced the worst earthquake in Japan's hi story.

D.The couplet visit to China was comparatively uneventful.

【2】Which of the following expressions can replace the underlined sentence?

A.We ran away in fear.

B.Our teeth were broken when we ran away.

C.We escaped with others' help.

D.We narrowly escaped death.

【3】What is the real meaning of what Mr Svanstrom said after the honeymoon?

A.He dared not travel again in a period of time but would face any difficulty in his marriage.

B.He regarded the disasters as tests in their marriage and he felt they survived.

C.He thought they should share the suffering and would provide disaster relief to the affected areas.

D.He believed the horrible experience a sign that they should not be together.

【4】Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A.A Series of Natural Disasters

B.An Indifferent Journey

C.A Close Look at Disasters

D.The Unforgettable Honeymoon From Hell

30、   As the temperature reached 38℃ in New York City last July 4th, three police officers went into a Whole Foods Market to get something _________ to drink. What they walked into was a _________ human drama.

Once inside, the policemen, Louis Sojo, Esanidy Cuevas and Michael Rivera, were _________ by a store security guard who asked for help with a(n)_________ shoplifter. The woman in question didn’t have the _________ of a career criminal. She was obviously _________, and her cheeks were wet with tears.

The policemen peeked inside her bag. “All we saw was containers of _________. We didn’t see anything else,” Cuevas told CBS New York.

“I’m hungry,” she _________ nervously.

Caught red-handed, the woman no doubt _________ to be cuffed(戴上手铐) and sent to __________ for the crime of stealing food. But the policemen had other ideas. “We’ll pay for her food,” Sojo told the __________ security guard.

There had been no __________ among the three men. It went unsaid. Instead, they __________ the woman’s bag and accompanied her to a cash register, where each chipped in $10 to pay the bill. She would not be __________ today.

All the woman could do was weep in gratitude (感激). Covering her face with a kerchief and drying her __________, she repeated, “Thank you, thank you.”

She wasn’t the only one __________ by this act of compassion. Paul Bozymowski, who was at the store, was so taken by what he had __________ that he posted photo on Twitter for all to see.

But attention was never what the officers __________. They were driven by a far more common emotion. As Sojo told CNN, “When you look at someone’s face and see that they need you and they’re __________ hungry, it’s pretty __________ as a human being to walk away from something like this.”

A．cheap

B．cold

C．special

D．sweet

A．ridiculous

B．relaxing

C．silent

D．heated

A．controlled

B．refused

C．approached

D．driven

A．suspected

B．apparent

C．proved

D．famous

A．look

B．potential

C．skill

D．determination

A．calm

B．confused

C．scared

D．angry

A．toys

B．oil

C．tools

D．food

A．explained

B．warned

C．answered

D．promised

A．wanted

B．expected

C．pretended

D．begged

A．school

B．business

C．hospital

D．prison

A．dishonest

B．merciful

C．surprised

D．discouraged

A．consideration

B．discussion

C．pressure

D．preference

A．threw away

B．picked up

C．put aside

D．tried out

A．advised

B．praised

C．reminded

D．arrested

A．eyes

B．hair

C．hands

D．bag

A．failed

B．bothered

C．punished

D．touched

A．insisted

B．created

C．witnessed

D．inspected

A．concluded

B．paid

C．sought

D．deserved

A．actually

B．eventually

C．slightly

D．unnecessarily

A．unfair

B．difficult

C．normal

D．impressive

31、You can't imagine how crazy I was about football when I was young. For years my life followed a(n) ______: I slipped out of the house, played football until dark and instantly I was infected with malaria. Football was so appealing that I was willing to ______ anything —injuries, punishment, and even sickness—to play it. Soon enough, my mother would rush me to the Sijuwade Hospital. There, the doctor said I needed to be _____ .

My dad often spent the night with me in the hospital while my mother ______ my sister at home. Then came the happiest ______ when my father told me wonderful stories.

My father was a(n) ______ storyteller. In the hospital, he would tell me a story or two, or, sometimes, if he was not too tired, many in response to my request. He ______ bicycle sounds and the howl of the wind so vividly that the pictures would never ______ from my mind. So happy were these moments that I sometimes wished to     ____ my hospital stay.

Because of my mom's strict supervision, it became ______ difficult to steal out. No longer sick, no more stories. ______, I broke into my father's room one evening.

"Dad, you tell me stories only when I'm sick."

My father laughed, "You are already eight and can read by yourself!"

He ______ me a book and said, "Go and read that. It'll tell you stories."

I remember that night clearly. I opened the book and read what turned out to be the most ______ story that I had ever read.

What I discovered that night ______ my life. I became thirsty for books and became a voracious（求知欲强的）______ . I read in the mornings, at nights and in between. Through reading, I felt as though I were on the magical journey to the endless.

【1】

A．pattern

B．custom

C．method

D．aim

【2】

A．avoid

B．risk

C．welcome

D．expect

【3】

A．received

B．adopted

C．admitted

D．accepted

【4】

A．added to

B．led to

C．appealed to

D．tended to

【5】

A．moments

B．years

C．conditions

D．cases

【6】

A．impolite

B．determined

C．gifted

D．terrible

【7】

A．imitated

B．recorded

C．developed

D．selected

【8】

A．give away

B．break away

C．fade away

D．die away

【9】

A．widen

B．extend

C．expand

D．strengthen

【10】

A．extremely

B．hardly

C．directly

D．randomly

【11】

A．Satisfied

B．Shocked

C．Frustrated

D．Excited

【12】

A．posted

B．taught

C．owed

D．handed

【13】

A．fascinating

B．reasonable

C．energetic

D．disappointing

【14】

A．transported

B．transformed

C．substituted

D．accelerated

【15】

A．performer

B．interpreter

C．learner

D．reader

32、   Harvard was hard. I showed up in Harvard and I just felt like a _________. My one skill set of being smart，I wasn't smart there anymore，I didn't ________All the kids were saying the right same things，stressing the same way，saying words I didn't ________. I felt like，“Oh my gosh！I don't belong here. "I actually ________ my transfer paperwork（转学文件）to leave. It was so hard. And so I was ready to leave.

While I was still there，I thought I_________as well do something with my time here. I decided to volunteer and I worked at a low-income __________project right next door to where l grew up. There I met a little girl，10 years old. She and her brother were both in the after-school program. And she was one week__________from the after-school program. Her school counselor came to the program looking for her. I said，"I haven't seen her_________I'll help you look. "And I just walked out to the playground in the housing project and I found her. I was kind of upset when I found her. But then，when she started talking，I saw that her two front teeth were broken. I was   ______ . I thought，"What happened？Did I do something wrong？Did I___________something that led her to actually get hurt？"If not，how could I have done my __________ to prevent this？

I was more than just angry with the set of circumstances that led her to get hurt. That was when I realized that just how __________ . I was and that other kids weren't going to have those opportunities. I needed to stay at Harvard and________ so that I could be part of unlocking those doors for _________. And I still remember that moment with anger and _______ to fight so that other kids aren't like that or aren't in that situation. That experience forced me to think. I got to think__________ . I need more skills. I need more ___________ to be able to solve this. And so，when I was 20 years old and a top-A Harvard student，I ___________medical school.

Since then，I have always kept it in mind that with great powers comes great _________and determined never to flinch（退缩）___________challenges I may face.

【1】A.hero B.failure C.success D.stranger

【2】A.fit in B.come across C.pass by D.look around

【3】A.say B.hear C.understand D.accept

【4】A.make out B.pick out C.put out D.fill out

【5】A.could B.should C.might D.must

【6】A.housing B.volunteering C.schooling D.training

【7】A.lost B.absent C.present D.casual

【8】A.or B.and C.so D.but

【9】A.disappointed B.astonished C.tearful D.joyful

【10】A.miss B.ask C.watch D.avoid

【11】A.project B.time C.part D.job

【12】A.unfortunate B.lucky C.poor D.rich

【13】A.succeeded B.quit C.observed D.played

【14】A.myself B.others C.her D.us

【15】A.desire B.need C.chance D.importance

【16】A.1ess B.differently C.bigger D.generously

【17】A.support B.money C.sources D.powers

【18】A.chose B.liked C.finished D.left

【19】A.opportunity B.responsibility C.acceptance D.competence

【20】A.whatever B.wherever C.however D.Whichever

33、   If your home were on fire, what would you try to save? Our area was just a few miles from the largest wildfire in Colorado’s history. On getting the call to evacuate(疏散), we had to consider what we couldn’t live without, ________ whatever we could save and leaving immediately.

We ________ suitcases with necessary clothes. We took the ________ financial records ---- who wants to _______ himself with the government over _______ documents? Now, what else? We seized the valuable family ________ from the walls, which couldn’t be replaced.

Then we took a hard look at all that ________. A lamp that ________ my great grandmother. A ________ my wife learned to play as a kid. A large tent we spent months ________ money for camping. Bedroom furniture we wanted to pass down to our ________ some day. The gifts that decorated our house from our treasured friends. These things ________ our love as a family and friends. It was ________ to move everything from our home. ________ at all that we might lose, I found it difficult to say goodbye. But ________, I felt warm.

We were ________ with memories as we ________ at these items. Each had stories to tell just like the photos. They told about where we’d been, where we ________ were and where we were going. They were ________ of those people we had loved and who loved us. Now I didn’t think my “things” meant that much to me. Indeed, the spirit of them was all that truly ________.

【1】A. covering B. removing C. collecting D. spotting

【2】A. carried B. piled C. supplied D. packed

【3】A. cars B. computers C. books D. food

【4】A. enjoy B. entertain C. bother D. force

【5】A. extra B. regular C. useless D. missing

【6】A. pictures B. televisions C. decorations D. chargers

【7】A. abandoned B. remained C. burned D. kept

【8】A. belonged to B. adapted to C. related to D. appealed to

【9】A. doll B. ball C. sport D. piano

【10】A. borrowing B. saving C. paying D. lending

【11】A. children B. friends C. colleagues D. relatives

【12】A. inspired B. measured C. represented D. expressed

【13】A. unbelievable B. impractical C. inconvenient D. unnecessary

【14】A. Looking up B. Looking around C. Looking forward D. Looking out

【15】A. roughly B. casually C. strangely D. curiously

【16】A. flooded B. impressed C. surrounded D. satisfied

【17】A. wondered B. glanced C. glared D. stared

【18】A. normally B. frequently C. suddenly D. presently

【19】A. signals B. signs C. symbols D. lessons

【20】A. mattered B. proved C. lasted D. changed

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、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?

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

Knowledge is free on the Internet at a small but 【1】 number of colleges and universities. About 160 schools around the world now put free course materials on the web to the 【2】. Recent additions in the United States 【3】 projects at Yale, Johns Hopkins and the University of California, Berkeley.

Berkeley said it would offer videos of lectures on YouTube. Free videos from other schools are 【4】 at the Apple iTunes store.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) became an early 【5】 with its Open Course Ware project, first 【6】 in 2001. Free lecture notes, exams and other resources are published at ocw.mit.edu. Many exams even include the answers. Today, Open Course Ware offers materials from 1,800 undergraduate and graduate courses. These 【7】 from Physics to Political Science. Visitors can learn the same things as MIT students learn. But as the site points out, Open Course Ware is not an MIT education. Visitors receive no credit toward a degree. Some materials from a course may not be available, and the site does not provide 【8】 with teachers. Still, MIT says that the site has had forty million visits by thirty-one million visitors from almost every country. Sixty percent of the visitors are from outside the United States and Canada. Students and educators use the site, including students at MIT. But the largest number of visitors, about half, are self-learners.

Some professors have become well-known around the world as a result of 【9】 online. Walter Lewin, a physics professor at MIT, is 【10】 popular. Fans enjoy his entertaining lectures. MIT Open Course Ware now includes materials for high school. The aim is to improve education in Science, Technology, Math and Engineering.

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、假如你是一名高二的学生,名叫李华。请你就本校食堂存在的问题,向校长写一封投诉信。内容包括:

1.投诉的原因；

2.投诉的具体问题(2-3点)；

3.提出合理的建议。

注意：1.词数100左右；开头和结尾已经给出,不计入字数；

2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

Dear Headmaster,

I'm Li Hua,a Senior 2 student.

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Sincerely Yours

Li Hua

39、假设你是李华，你的外国朋友Tom的中文取得很大的进步，且对中国文学有着深厚的兴趣，他想买一本书，请你写一封e-mail，向他推荐一本书，并写出推荐的理由。

内容包括：

1. 推荐的书名；

2. 推荐这本书的三个主要原因；

3. 重申这本书的优点。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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40、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成-一个完整的故事。

I walked to Mrs. Windsor's house and waited outside. She was working with another student, and I was not supposed to bother them by ringing the bell. 1 stood against the wall and daydreamed what I'd rather be doing. I had been tutored enough to read, understand, and even write some musical compositions, but I just didn't have a gift for it. Mrs. Windsor had offered to give me the lessons for free, so I felt my duty to try.

The door opened and Wendy Barton came out. 1 walked in, sat down on the piano bench and began to sort through my sheet music. Today Mrs. Windsor introduced her niece Pasha to teach me.

With a smile, Pasha sat beside me on the piano bench, opened my sheet music to the beginning page and asked me to play. I arranged my fingers on the keys. Then I frowned(皱眉) and concentrated to make the notes on the page match the finger movements. I had to admit I was a rather mechanical (呆板的) pianist.

After about a page or two, Pasha gently put her hand on top of mine as if to calm my fingers. There was a long pause. “What are you hearing in the music?" 1 looked at her rather strangely and admitted I didn't know what she meant. “Like a story. Here, let me try and you listen," Pasha advised.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, letting her fingers dance lightly over the keys. Then, she began to play. “See, it begins here beside some kind of river. Hear the water flowing beside you?" Her fingers rose and fell gently on the keys. “Now a princess appears and she's picking flowers from the water's edge." A happy piece of music filled the air in time to Pasha's dancing fingers.

注意:

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;

2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语:

3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好: .

4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

5.评分依据:主题理解的准确性;情节设计的协同性和合理性;语言使用的准确性和丰

富性。

Paragraph 1:

Suddenly the music changed.

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Paragraph 2:

That day means a lot in my musical life.

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41、假定你是李华，你的外国笔友Anno对成都正在推广的垃圾分类政策很感兴趣，他想了解一下相关情况，请你给他写封回信，内容包括：

1.成都已经在今年3月1日正式实行垃圾分类；

2.简要介绍垃圾分类（厨余垃圾，可回收垃圾，有害垃圾和其他垃圾）；

3.你对该政策的看法。

参考词汇：垃圾分类 trash/waste/garbage sorting

有害垃圾  hazardous waste

厨余垃圾  kitchen waste

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。