2025-2026学年广西钦州高三(下)期末试卷英语

1、__________ the bad weather , the delivery was put off.

A.As a result B.As a consequence of C.In consequence D.Owe to

2、It is time that the government _____ measures to protect the rare birds and animals.

A.takes B.to take C.take D.took

3、At the beginning, the experiment about vaccine turned out to be ________failure, but as we know, success often comes after ________failure.

A．不填; a

B．a; a

C．the; the

D．a; 不填

4、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

5、In 2019, Chinese smartphone maker Huawei launched its product of the year — Mate X, _______ a folding screen and 5G technology.

A．featuring

B．to feature

C．features

D．having featured

6、_______ digital technology is bridging geographic distance, highly skilled workers are increasingly crowding into cities.

A．Where

B．As

C．While

D．When

7、Mr. Zhou is strict_______his students in class but very kind_______them after class.

A. in; with B. with ;to C. with ;of D. in ;to

8、Alice didn’t notice I was coming, her mind ________the work she was doing.

A．was totally fixed on

B．was totally fixing on

C．totally fixed on

D．totally fixing on

9、We _____ for her because she never came.

A. mustn’t have waited B. shouldn’t have waited

C. mustn’t wait D. needn’t wait

10、What worried the child most was ______ to visit his brother n hospital.

A.his not being allowed B.his not allowing

C.his being not allowed D.having not been allowed

11、Not until he came back home ______ his schoolbag had been left on the school bus.

A. did he find B. he did find

C. he found D. found he

12、After that, he knew he could __ any emergency by doing what he could to the best of his ability.

A. get away with B. get on with C. get through D. get across

13、Daxing International Airport, also known as Beijing New Airport, is built close to the Beijing city center, and it is ________ only in 20 minutes.

A.available B.alternative C.acceptable D.accessible

14、Please don't ________ these details to anyone else. Just keep them to yourself.

A.give out B.let out C.point out D.put out

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

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

16、The local government provided ________ for the homeless soon after the flood.

A.possessions B.accommodations C.souvenirs D.groceries

17、The boy made the same mistakes , which, of course, made his parents very angry.

A. more or less B. over and over again

C. sooner or later D. here and there

18、A ________ discussion about whether men are brave than women is settled in a ________rude way.

A.warm… / B.lively… very

C.hot… rather D.spirited… fairly

19、The level of __________ in the river was falling.

A. population B. prescription

C. presentation D. pollution

20、– You’re wearing a tie! -- _________ for observation.

A. Pass marks B. Full marks

C. A mark D. Great mark

21、Inside the window hangs a _____ carved out of this piece of wood by the artist.

A.decoration B.destination C.departure D.discipline

22、Satellites make TV accessible to people who live far away from cities, and satellite dishes can be often seen________ throughout the countryside and remote areas.

A.distributing B.to distribute C.distribute D.distributed

23、It’s important for graduates to find a proper job, one in which they can bring their_______ into full play.

A.potential B.circumstance C.symptom D.insurance

24、Chances created by the Belt and Road Initiative belong to the world, _______ a promising future shared by mankind.

A．ensured

B．ensuring

C．to ensure

D．having ensured

25、______ a book in front of your face, you’ll feel the air moving against your face.

A．Waved

B．Wave

C．To wave

D．Waving

26、Clara Daly was seated on an Alaska Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles when a flight attendant asked an urgent question over the loudspeaker: Does anyone on board know American Sign Language?” She knew she needed to help.

Clara, 15 at the time, pressed the call button. The flight attendant came by and explained the situation. “We have a passenger on the plane who's blind and deaf,” she said. The passenger seemed to want something, but he was traveling alone and the flight attendants couldn't understand what he needed, according to PEOPLE magazine.

Clara had been studying ASL for the past year to help with her, dyslexia and knew she'd be able to spell on the man's palm by finger. So she unbuckled her seat belt, walked toward the front of the plane, and knelt by the aisle seat of Tim Cook, then 64. Gently taking his hand, she signed, “How are you? Are you OK?” Cook asked for some water. When it arrived, Clara returned to her seat. She came by again a bit later because he wanted to know the time. On her third visit, she stopped and stayed for a while.

“He didn't need anything. He was lonely and wanted to talk,” Clara said. So for the next hour, that was what they did. She talked about her family and her plans for the future (she wants to be a politician). Cook told Clara how he had gradually become blind over time and shared stories of his days as a traveling salesman. Even though he couldn't see her, she “looked attentively at his face with such kindness”, a passenger reported.

“Clara was amazing,” a flight attendant told Alaska Airlines in a blog interview. “You could tell Cook was very excited to have someone he could speak to, and she was such a warm-hearted girl.” Cook's reaction: “Best trip I've ever had.”

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【1】The flight attendant asked an urgent question because__.

A．the passenger was traveling alone

B．the plane was in a dangerous situation

C．the passenger asked for something urgently

D．none of the flight attendants could communicate with the passenger

【2】Why did Clara talk about her plans for the future?

A．Because the flight attendant asked her to do so.

B．Because she needed topics to go on talking with Cook.

C．Because Cook expected to understand teenagers better.

D．Because she wanted to show her ambition for the future.

【3】Which of the following words can best describe Clara?

A．Kind and caring.

B．Warm-hearted and cautious.

C．Generous and amazing.

D．Ambitious and attentive.

【4】The passage is mainly written to__.

A．tell a touching story of an amazing girl

B．stress the great importance of American Sign Language

C．appeal to readers to lend a hand kindly and randomly

D．show how considerate the flight attendant was to help Cook

27、Fifteen years ago, when darkness used to fall in Yobe Nkosi, a remote village in northern Malawi, children did their school homework by candlelight: There was no electricity. But that started to change in 2006, when villager Colrerd Nkosi finished secondary school in Mzimba, and returned home—and found he could no longer live without power.

Aged 23 at the time, Nkosi soon figured out that a stream gushing past the house where he grew up had just enough force to push the pedals on his bicycle. He created a makeshift generator (临时发电机) that brought power into his home. Word spread quickly among the cluster of brick houses and neighbours began paying regular visits to charge their mobile phones. “I started getting requests for electricity and decided to upgrade,” said Nkosi, now 38.

With no prior training, he turned an old fridge compressor into a water-powered turbine and put it in a nearby river, generating electricity for six households. Today, the village is supplied by a bigger turbine, built from the motor of a disused maize seller (玉米剥粒机). The power is carried along metal cables strung from a two-kilometre line of tree trunks topped with wooden planks.

The users pay no fee for the power but give Nkosi some money for maintenance—slightly more than $1 per household per month. “The electricity is basically free,” Nkosi said, speaking in local Chichewa. He admitted that the maintenance income was too small to cover repair costs, which he mainly funded from his own pocket.

Despite the challenges, he is determined to expand his mini-grid to surrounding areas. “Once more villages and schools have electricity, people will no longer cut down trees for charcoal,” he said. “Students will have a lot more time to study.”

As dusk settles over Kasangazi Primary School, chatty groups of learners file into a classroom for a night-time study session. “Before we had electricity here, we used to use candles to study,” said student Gift Mfune, “Now we all have no excuse but to pass our examinations,” he exclaimed.

【1】Why did the temporary generator need updating?

A．To make much more money.

B．To meet more people’s needs.

C．To attract more people’s visits.

D．To charge more mobile phones.

【2】What can we know about the students in Kasangazi Primary School?

A．They show no concern for their exams.

B．They take little interest in their studies.

C．They feel grateful to Nkosi for his help.

D．They’re sure to have a promising future.

【3】Which words can best describe Nkosi?

A．Determined and generous.

B．Easy-going and courageous.

C．Open-minded and tolerant.

D．Intelligent and cooperative.

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

A．The Founding of a Power Station

B．The Contribution of a Young Man

C．The Situation of a Primary School

D．The Development of a Poor Village

28、   The world’s hottest rainforest is located not in the Amazon or anywhere else you might expect, but inside Biosphere (生物圈) 2, the experimental scientific research facility in the desert outside Tucson, Arizona. A recent study of tropical trees planted there in the early 1990s reported a surprising result: They have withstood temperatures higher than any likely to be experienced by tropical forests this century.

The study adds to a growing number of findings that are giving forest scientists something that’s been in short supply lately : hope. Plants may have unexpected resources that could help them survive — and perhaps even prosper — in a hotter, more carbon-rich future. And while tropical forests still face both human and natural threats, some researchers believe terrible reports of their approaching decline due to climate change may have been overstated.

“Biology is clever, ”says Scott Saleska, an ecologist at the University of Arizona in Tucson and co-leader of the Biosphere 2 study. “It’s a lot smarter than our models yet represent.”

The last few years have seen a flood of alarming reports about forests and climate change’s effects on them. Scientists have announced that the Amazon forest is no longer a reliable carbon sink; the Amazon rainforest may be nearing a tipping point; tropical forests globally are already close to the hottest temperatures they can tolerate and climate change is killing off old trees.

One thing is certainly true: Our fossil fuel emissions are creating a climate that humans have never seen and trees haven’t experienced in a very long time.“We’re pushing tropical forests into temperatures they’ve never seen since the Cretaceous — since there were dinosaurs,” says Abigail Swann, an ecologist and climate scientist at the University of Washington in Seattle.

【1】Where is the hottest rainforest located according to the article?

A．In the Amazon tropical forest.

B．In a research facility in Arizona.

C．In the rainforest in Brazil.

D．At the University of Arizona.

【2】What can we conclude from the second paragraph?

A．Forest scientists still lack numbers of findings about rainforest.

B．Plants may not survive in hot and carbon rich future than expected.

C．Plants may survive in hotter and more carbon-rich environment.

D．People may overstate the climate change in the future.

【3】How will the fossil fuel emissions change the climate?

A．We have never seen the climate change due to greenhouse.

B．The fossil fuel emissions may destroy the whole ecosystem.

C．The temperatures may reach as high as those in dinosaur period.

D．The fossil fuel emissions may create a climate plants can’t bear.

【4】What may be the best title of the article?

A．The world’s hottest rainforest in the wild

B．Plants may die of fossil fuel emissions due to mankind

C．The Amazon forest is declining quickly in the future

D．Plants may stand hotter temperature than expected

29、   It’s not often sunny in Paris, but people still love to walk along the bank of the Seine. They love the view of the city’s old buildings, especially Notre Dame Cathedral, with its iconic spire(标志性塔尖).

Unfortunately, that view has been forever changed. On April 16 a fire destroyed the spire of the 850-ycar-old wooden Notre Dame Cathedral built in 1163, and two-thirds of the roof.

The fire shocked and saddened Parisians. Citizens gathered around the giant church, singing hymns(赞美诗) and praying for the hundreds of firefighters who fought the flames.

“The importance of Notre Dame, not only to Catholics (天主教) but to all Parisians, cannot be underestimated,” wrote French author Bernard-Henri Levy. “For many in France, it’s more than a house of worship. It’s a symbol of French culture, architecture and history.”

The church is also home to many religious artworks, paintings and sculptures. Luckily, its world-famous colored glass windows survived the fire. These windows are made of many small pieces of glass and feature various Christian images.

Despite its long history and many treasures, the cathedral needed the help of a writer to become truly famous. Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, presented the building to a wide audience of readers. The book’s ugly lead character, Quasimodo, serves as a symbol for Paris’ forgotten Gothic(哥特式的) architecture. Hugo wrote the book to remind people of it, with the hope that they would work to protect the beautiful old buildings of Paris.

French President Emmanuel Macron has promised to reconstruct the historic building. “Notre Dame is our history, our literature and it’s our imagery,” he said in a public speech following the fire.

【1】Which of the following is True about Notre Dame Cathedral?

A.It is a representative architecture of France.

B.It is made of wood and metal.

C.It is a place for entertainment.

D.It will be rebuilt in a different style.

【2】What does the underlined word “underestimated” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A.Undertaken. B.Undercharged.

C.Undervalued. D.Understood.

【3】What makes the Cathedral known to the world?

A.Its famous spire. B.Its colored glass windows.

C.Victor Hugo’s novel. D.Religious treasures inside.

【4】What’s the writer’s attitude towards the damage to the church?

A.Uncaring. B.Regretful.

C.Negative. D.Optimistic.

30、   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

31、   Imagine you're 19 years old, going to college with some kind of student loan (贷款). Then, you _______ pile of cash. What would you do? That's _______ what happened to 19-year-old Jose when he _______ to a Wells Fargo ATM in his hometown.

Jose WAS about to deposit some cash to _______ the cost of an online purchase when he looked down and saw a plastic bag filled with money. It was like he was dreaming. Dream  or not, he knew it wasn’t his cash to _______

It was a Sunday so he couldn’t walk the bag into the _______, so he called the police to  report the money. The officers came, took the bag, and thanked Jose for doing the _______thing. When they got back to the station, they found the cash _______ $ 135,000.

The police were already _______ at what Jose had done in the first place, but when they realized just how much money he had ________, they were blown away. This money could have made a great amount of ________ in his life if he had gone down the ________ path, but the chose the right one.

Jose was ________ with a plaque (匾)from the police department and the mayor and local businesses gifted him with monetary donations, gift cards, and even football tickets. Jose is currently studying for a degree in criminal justice, and his________ helped him get much closer to his ________ because the police chief had invited him to apply for a job as a public service assistant at the police department.

【1】A.pack up B.put away C.happen upon D.call for

【2】A.generally B.necessarily C.absolutely D.exactly

【3】A.pulled up B.gave up C.brought up D.got up

【4】A.check B.cover C.reduce D.evaluate

【5】A.withdraw B.keep C.donate D.lose

【6】A.station B.hank C.owner D.machine

【7】A.clever B.ordinary C.right D.strange

【8】A.resembled B.averaged C.totaled D.indicated

【9】A.amazed B.disappointed C.puzzled D.embarrassed

【10】A.given away B.wasted C.accumulated D.turned in

【11】A.difference B.trouble C.effort D.fortune

【12】A.same B.easy C.other D.usual

【13】A.presented B.provided C.satisfied D.comforted

【14】A.courage B.honesty C.generosity D.patience

【15】A.degree B.limit C.potential D.career

32、   My mom and dad have been married for 50 years. They have managed their marriage quite_________. Yet when I chose to get _________, I didn’t ask them for any tips or _________ on what to expect about married life. This is due to my strong-willed nature and, I was _________ that I had picked a great guy. What could go_________?

Well, something did go wrong. The two of us, my husband and I, got a _________. I thought any advice my father would have to offer me about my future relationships would be _______, until he texted me one day to ask how I was doing. I was feeling _______ that particular day. It’s hard as a headstrong, outgoing, and loud woman to find a man that can _______ my intelligence, strength, humor, and noisiness, obviously. My ex-husband ________ my writing and didn’t like my sense of humor, which was hard to ________ considering I am a writer. He didn’t like that I was __________ in public sometimes, either, even when I didn’t mean to be.

“Dad,” I texted. “I’m feeling down. I just wonder if I will ever meet someone who will ________ me as I am. Maybe there is no one. All men seem to want nice little ________ women.”

“No one is ________. Everyone comes with problems. Marriage is about accepting someone despite the person’s __________ and loving them just as he or she comes.” he responded.

Toward the end of our marriage, I was ________ in “negative thought”. I had always been thinking ________ of him. Maybe, so it was with my ex-husband. I realized what was wrong with our ________ and what I should do in my future ________. A few words from my father changed my life.

【1】A.poorly B.naturally C.wisely D.badly

【2】A.married B.separated C.deserted D.settled

【3】A.questions B.help C.promises D.advice

【4】A.hopeful B.confident C.disappointed D.confused

【5】A.wrong B.wild C.deep D.easy

【6】A.chance B.decision C.reward D.divorce

【7】A.useful B.practical C.useless D.helpful

【8】A.proud B.sad C.afraid D.nervous

【9】A.appreciate B.challenge C.follow D.test

【10】A.praised B.understood C.hated D.influenced

【11】A.refuse B.use C.speak D.swallow

【12】A.drunk B.loud C.friendly D.fashionable

【13】A.accept B.forgive C.hire D.remember

【14】A.young B.rich C.quiet D.pretty

【15】A.responsible B.available C.sure D.perfect

【16】A.efforts B.shortcomings C.differences D.changes

【17】A.stuck B.lacking C.creative D.educated

【18】A.highly B.seriously C.badly D.carefully

【19】A.friendship B.marriage C.cooperation D.career

【20】A.career B.projects C.business D.relationships

33、Growing roots

When I was growing up. I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d _________ known. When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t _________ lives, he was planting trees.

The good doctor had some _________ theories on planting trees. He believed in “No pains, no gains”. He never _________ his new trees, which was _________ many people. He thought that watering plants spoiled (宠坏) them, and that if you want strong trees, you have to make things _________ for them. He, talked about how watering trees _________ shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in _________ of water. I came to understand that he meant deep roots were to be _________. The lack of water seemed to __________ the trees in ways comfort and ease never could.

I used to __________ for my sons that their lives will be easy. But __________ I’ve been thinking that it’s time to__________ my prayer. I know my children are going to meet__________and　I’m praying they will be strong. The prayer for comfort is seldom met. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the winds blow, they won’t be __________ away.

【1】

A．even

B．ever

C．never

D．hardly

【2】

A．valuing

B．making

C．enjoying

D．saving

【3】

A．exciting

B．dull

C．interesting

D．terrible

【4】

A．watered

B．raised

C．loved

D．sheltered

【5】

A．against

B．beyond

C．within

D．from

【6】

A．harmful

B．favorable

C．tough

D．wonderful

【7】

A．made for

B．head for

C．allow for

D．care for

【8】

A．charge

B．favor

C．honor

D．search

【9】

A．treasured

B．challenged

C．respected

D．liked

【10】

A．harm

B．raise

C．benefit

D．hurt

【11】

A．pray

B．apply

C．stand

D．call

【12】

A．perfectly

B．formally

C．obviously

D．lately

【13】

A．attend

B．say

C．change

D．keep

【14】

A．hardships

B．worries

C．bosses

D．jobs

【15】

A．given

B．sent

C．broken

D．swept

34、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Everyone has their own unique fingerprint; 【1】 makes fingerprints an ideal way to unlock smartphones. However, this may be 【2】 (safe) than we think.

Scientists at New York University and Michigan State University in the US have developed a set of fake fingerprints. They say that the prints 【3】 unlock any fingerprint-enabled smartphone up to 65 percent of the time.

The artificial fingerprints 【4】 (create) by using many common features found in human prints. They work 【5】 taking advantage of the way smartphone scanners check a fingerprint.

The fingerprint scanners   【6】 (use) in smartphones are so small that they only read parts of fingerprints. So they have to take many scans of your finger or thumb (拇指) 【7】 they work properly. Smartphones also let users save several finger and thumbprints. Since a print only has to match one of the saved images 【8】 (unlock) the phone, the scanner is more likely to make mistakes.

Although the scientists have only tested their findings in computer simulations (模拟), 【9】 (worry) about the safety of using fingerprints are reasonable .They warn that the technology used to create artificial fingerprints is improving   【10】 (extreme) fast.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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、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.

The Internet E-commerce and globalization are making a new economic age possible. In the future, capitalist markets will largely be replaced by a new kind of economic system based on 【1】 relationships, contractual arrangements and access rights.

Has the quality of our lives at work, at home and in our communities increased in direct proportion to all the new Internet and business-to-business Internet services being introduced into our lives? I have asked this question of hundreds of CEOs and corporate executives in Europe and the United States. Surprisingly, virtually everyone has said, “No, quiet 【2】.” They say they are working longer hours, feel more stressed, are more impatient, and are even less civil in their dealings with colleagues and friends-not to mention strangers. And what’s more revealing, they place much of the blame on the very same technologies they are so 【3】 supporting.

The technological leader promised us that access would make life more convenient. Instead, the very technological wonders that were supposed to 【4】 us have begun to enslave us in a web of connections from which there seems to be no easy 【5】.

If an earlier generation was preoccupied with the quest to enclose a vast 【6】 land, the .com generation, it seems, is more caught up in the colonization of time. Every spare moment of our time is being filled with some form of commercial connection, making time itself the 【7】 of all resources.

And while we have created every kind of labor-and time-saving device to service our needs, we are beginning to feel like we have less time available to us than any other humans in history. Maybe we need to ask what kinds of connections really 【8】 in the e-economy age. If this new technology 【9】 is only about super efficiency, then we risk losing something even precious than time-our sense of what it means to be a(n) 【10】 human being.

38、孩子在家里是否应该做家务是一个有争议的问题。请以“Should Children Do House-work?”为题写一篇短文投给校英语报，内容包括：

1.表明自己的观点；

2.阐述理由。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Should Children Do Housework?

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

The Dickensons lived on the eastern coast of America and the three boys, Carl, Simon, and little Ben loved the water. The elder brothers usually helped their dad on his farm and took care of their little brother.

There was an island off shore in the distance. One Saturday the two elder brothers decided to go there for an adventure. When they were leaving, their father said, “Boys, I have to go to town and I want you to take care of Ben. You can carry him together but be careful!” Although they thought Ben was too young to take risks, they still took him.

When the three arrived at the shore, they were lucky to find an old rowboat with oars (桨).Carl and Simon took turns to paddle (划桨)the boat.

Suddenly they noticed the old boat leaking slowly. Carl asked them not to worry and said that they could empty water when they got back. But as the boys neared the island, they struck a rock hidden under the water. It enlarged the hole, more water pouring in. They were glad to be safe on shore!

“How can we get back with the weight of us?” Simon wondered.

Carl answered “You row Ben across, and then come back for me. If we move fast, it won’t sink with only two.” Simon agreed.

The boys started to explore the island. It was flat with many trees. In a couple of hours they had gone all around the island, but when they headed for their boat, they were shocked! Their boat was bumping against trees. The tide was coming in! The island was disappearing!

The boys took a rock and tried to fill it into the hole but they only made it worse because of the old wood. Carl thought a minute “Simon, you take Ben as fast as you can. Then run for the house and see if Dad can come to rescue me. I can climb a tree or something that will give me maybe another hour.” The brothers hugged. Then Carl turned the boat around, helped Ben get in and pushed it as hard as he could toward home

Paragraph 1:

Half an hour passed and only a small part of the island was above water now.

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Paragraph 2:

In a few minutes, dad picked up Carl into his motorboat and hugged him.

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40、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

The World Health Organization, or WHO, estimates that more than 300,000 women die every year during pregnancy or childbirth. Each year, about 2.6 million babies are born dead and another 2.7 million babies die during the first 28 days of life, it said. Most of the deaths are taking place in South Asia and in Africa, south of the Sahara Desert.

Many of the deaths could have been avoided with quality health care, WHO officials said. Some stillbirths (births of dead babies), infant (new-born baby) deaths or deaths of mothers result from complications (并发症) during childbirth. Others may result from health problems with the mother. A poor diet or using drugs may also be to blame, the WHO added.

Another problem is that nearly all babies who are stillborn and half of all newborn deaths are never documented. Those deaths are not reported to or investigated by government health agencies. Traditions and beliefs often affect the collection of important records about infant deaths. In many countries, there is a belief that a stillbirth may not represent a lost life. Officials said this means the actual number of stillborn and newborn deaths is probably even higher than the WHO’s own current estimates. The United Nations agency says the lack of information makes it harder to find solutions. It is important for all births and deaths to be recorded so that health officials can make better decisions on how to prevent future deaths.

The WHO released three reports earlier this month to help health agencies do a better job collecting information.

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41、假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Peter对中国文化有浓厚的兴趣。恰好你校今年暑假将为外国学生举办一场汉语夏令营活动（Chinese Summer Camp），请你给他发一封电子邮件，内容包括：

1.时间和地点;

2.内容：学习日常汉语、了解中国历史和传统文化、参观博物馆等;

3.报名方式和截止时间。

注意：1.词数100词左右;

2.可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯;

3.结束语已为你写好。

Dear Peter，

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Looking forward to your early reply．

Yours，

Li Hua