2025-2026学年湖南张家界高三(下)期末试卷英语

1、The architecture as well as all the art works of The Forbidden City is well ____________ by professional staff.

A. accustomed B. erupted

C. assumed D. preserved

2、Whitney Houston’s sudden death suggests that drug abuse is such a serious problem ________ we should deal with it appropriately.

A. as B. that C. which D. where

3、Generally speaking, one’s mistakes in front of other people requires great courage.

A.admit B.being admitted C.admitting D.having admitted

4、It     to me that I might ask for help from my neighbour.

A.occurred B.occupied C.observed D.obsessed

5、Since this accident has nothing to do with him, he seems no way ______.

A. to be blamed B. to blame

C. blamed for D. to blame for

6、 ______ the heart attack, Monica brought her doctor a bunch of flowers to express her thanks.

A．Surviving

B．To survive

C．Survived

D．Having survived

7、I am “one in a million” ______, there are not many people like me.

A.In other words B.In a word C.On the other hand D.For example

8、Try not to start every sentence with “the”. ______ the beginnings of your sentences.

A.Vary B.Decorate C.Form D.Describe

9、The old couple ________for more man 40 years and never once have they quarreled with each other.

A．married

B．have married

C．have got married

D．have been married

10、Many experts stick to the view ______ teacher development is the key to the education quality.

A.which B.what C.that D.where

11、I'm surprised that he           say those impolite words to his deskmate．

A.must B.can C.will D.should

12、Writing stories and articles _____what I enjoy most.

A.is B.are C.was D.were

13、--Mary failed the driving test again.

-- Really? Can you_______ for that this time.

A．explain

B．account

C．describe

D．introduce

14、I can’t say which one is best—— it’s________personal taste.

A.a lack of B.a means of C.a manner of D.a matter of

15、In order to increase their vote, they _________ another candidate a traitor to the country.

A.announced B.declared C.thought D.conquered

16、Anyone who are in ______ of weapons without permission are considered law breaking.

A．command

B．control

C．charge

D．possession

17、—I saw Jim at the meeting yesterday.

—Did you? I think he ______ have attended, for he is an expert.

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

18、As more people travelled on the underground, the system was ________ and more lines were added.

A.enlarged B.alarmed C.fined D.violated

19、________ to speak, I’ll start making preparations tomorrow.

A．To have been invited

B．To be invited

C．Having been invited

D．Having invited

20、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

21、It is acknowledged that he is too busily occupied ________ to the show tomorrow.

A．to go

B．going

C．with going

D．in going

22、My money __________. I must go to the bank to draw some of my savings out before I’ve none in hand.

A.has run out B.has been run out C.is to be run out D.is running out

23、He _____himself_____ this cause for many years,and achieved what he had expected .

A. cured ... of B. devoted... to .

C. equipped ... with D. entitled ...to

24、Henry would rather his mother________ in the school where he is studying.

A．not work  B．not worked

C．didn't work    D．not working

25、The railway station is no place for a child to be _______.

A.run after B.left alone C.set aside D.put back

26、   “I don’t do throw-up.” My own words were coming back to haunt (烦扰) me as I heard one of my campers yell, “Ewww, Bridger threw up.” I froze. I forced myself to turn around and look. I glanced quickly, then immediately looked away. I stopped breathing through my nose so I wouldn’t be able to smell it.

Working at Camp Seafarer for the summer was like a dream to me. Being a counselor (夏令营负责人), though, was more work than I had expected. I was always exhausted, and it was hard to keep giving 100 percent of myself twenty-four hours a day. In the end, however, it was worth staying up with a homesick camper or saying a longer goodnight to the shyest girl to help bring her out of her shell. It was just so much responsibility trying to keep twelve ten-year-olds safe, while trying to help them have a great summer. Now my responsibility was spreading to the one thing I hated most, cleaning up throw-up.

I looked around at Bridger who looked like she was in pain. Then I noticed my co-counselor, Jessie standing around. I looked at her, waiting for her to start the work. “I’ll take Bridger to the health center,” Jessie said. I couldn’t believe it! I was stuck with doing the one thing I have always said I would never do. “All right, I can do this,” I said to myself. What to get first? Paper towels! I went into the bathroom to find some. As I approached my enemy, I noticed a lot of girls were crowded around me laughing.

I then squeezed my eyes shut and went in for the kill, picking up the mess. I picked up the paper towels as fast as I could and threw them into the trash can. I had done it! I could handle this job. Then I noticed that now all the people were laughing.

“Sarah!” Bridger cried, “The throw-up was fake!”

I learned, that summer, that with responsibility comes great rewards, such as my campers’ laughing over the fake throw-up. Every smile and every hug made the job worth it.

【1】How might the author have felt about the news of Bridger?

A.Panicked. B.Confused.

C.Satisfied. D.Relieved.

【2】Which of the following describes the author’s work as a counselor?

A.It often made her very angry.

B.It cured her of homesickness.

C.It was tiring but worthwhile.

D.It helped overcome her shyness.

【3】What is “my enemy” in Paragraph 3?

A.The co-counselor Jessie.

B.The throw-up.

C.The paper towel.

D.The trash can.

【4】What happened to the author at last?

A.She broke her mental block.

B.She recognized Bridger’s trick.

C.She was rewarded by the camp organizer.

D.She was looked down upon by her co-counselors.

27、   I love reading the amazing stories of kindness on the Internet, but I don't often post my own. But this time, I really want to share this story with you.

Today, I went to the local store to prepare something for our family dinner. When I was waiting in line, I heard the voice of a clerk who had been working at this store for many years. He was always happy and always kind to all the shoppers in his line. A voice in my mind told me to do something kind as he did. In front of me was a young father with two children. He tried to pay with his credit card, but it was out of use. The clerk let him take his basket to the ATM near the door of the store, and he called his manager to help him.

When the father made his way to the ATM, I asked the clerk if I could pay for the father's order. And I asked the clerk to keep a secret, saying another shopper helped him. The clerk agreed. After a while, the surprise and happiness on the young father's face was enough to make this day special for me! The joy of the father was real and clear, I was so happy with my decision.

After the father left the store with his children, the clerk thanked me. Kindness is of great importance. Even a small thing can make a great difference.

【1】The author went to the local store to ___________.

A．meet the clerk

B．buy some food

C．order a family dinner

D．share stories of kindness

【2】Why did the father go to the ATM near the door?

A．Because the clerk needed the manager's help.

B．Because he didn't take his credit card with him.

C．Because he couldn't pay with his credit card.

D．Because his children were crying for the empty basket.

【3】What is the text mainly about?

A．A father's love for his children.

B．A happy meeting in a store.

C．A store clerk's happy day.

D．A story about kindness.

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Tour 2  Hubei Provincial Museum

If you like history, this is the best place to visit. It is the center for collecting, studying, preserving and displaying historical and cultural relics in Hubei.

These relics provide precious material data for studying the development of history, culture,art, science and music in ancient China. The most important is the Serial Bells show.

Tour 3  Yinshui Cave Geopark

After the lunch, you will take a private vehicle for about 1.5 hours to Liujiaqiao Village firstly that is living area for over 9000 villagers,and their ancestors were from the royal family of Han Dynasty 2000 years ago. Afterwards you will visit the last spot, the Yinshui Cave Geopark. This 5180-meter cave has two underground rivers, and there are impressive stalagmite, stalactite, waterfall, and rocks etc in the cave. Later you will be transferred back to your hotel in Wuhan where this day tour concludes.

Price Includes

Professional guide

Transport by private vehicle

Bottled water

Price Excludes

Travel insurance

Breakfasts,lunches and suppers

Tips or gratuities for guide and driver

【1】If you are interested in knowing about Chinese musical instruments, you may visit ________.

A.Hubei Provincial Museum B.The Yellow Crane Tower

C.Tiujiaqiao Village D.Yinshui Cave Geopark

【2】Which of the following is NOT included in the traveling expenses?

A.tour guide B.drinking water

C.free meal D.private vehicle

【3】Where can you most probably read this passage?

A.in a novel B.on the internet

C.on TV D.in a report

29、   China has entered the cinematic space race. The Wandering Earth, the country’s first blockbuster sci-fi, is on track to be one of the most successful films in China’s history.

Set in the distant future, the governments of the Earth, faced with destruction from an unstable sun, have strapped thrusters (助推器) onto the planet, carrying it out into the universe in search of a new home. But as the Earth approaches the Jupiter, something goes wrong in the system puts it on course to crash into the planet. Therefore, countless people have come forward to face the challenge and save the Earth.

The film is seen by some as the dawn of Chinese sci-fi—a field that has long been dominated by Hollywood.

China is already home to a thriving science and speculative fiction literary scene. The Wandering earth is based on the work of Liu Cixin, the author of the Three-Body Problem series and the first Chinese author to win a Hugo Award, “The Wandering earth fills the gap in Chinese sci-fi movies. It means that China’s sci-fi movies have officially set sail,” one fan of the film wrote on Douban.

China’s film market is expected to overtake the US as the world’s largest by 2022, but there is still a long way to go. The main difference between Chinese and US audience is trust. “Building trust between producers investors and the audience is the biggest challenge here. Not so many people have faith in a Chinese sci-fi movie.” said Liu. the author of the novel.

Some noted that unlike many Chinese blockbusters, The Wandering earth dials back on the patriotism. Rescue teams from around the world scramble to get the thrusters back up and running. A Russian soldier sacrifices his life to help a Chinese colleague.

“This is not a patriotic film but a film about humans saving themselves,” one reviewer said.

【1】What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?

A. The plot of the film. B. The influence of the film.

C. The peak of the film. D. The background of the film.

【2】Which is the closest in meaning to the word dominated in Paragraph 3?

A. controlled B. challenged

C. abandoned D. affected

【3】What is the biggest challenge for Chinese sci-fi films right now?

A. Chinese sci-fi films are poorly produced.

B. There is not enough money to put into sci-fi films.

C. Chinese movie-goers lack faith in home-made sci-fi films.

D. Chinese sci-fi films don’t have a good atmosphere for creation.

【4】Why does the author mention a Russian soldier’s sacrifice in the film?

A. To add more vivid and moving details to the film.

B. To compare the film with Chinese traditional films.

C. To arouse the readers’ interest in watching the film.

D. To prove the film’s theme is far beyond patriotism.

【5】Which can be the most suitable title for the text?

A. The Wandering Earth helps Liu Cixin win a Hugo Award

B. The Wandering Earth challenges Hollywood in sci-fi

C. The Wandering earth calls for sacrifice to save the earth

D. The Wandering earth changes China's film industry

30、For a period of a month some time ago, I became a vegetarian. Some people won’t eat meat because they think it is cruel to animals, or because of health _____. My reason is a little ____: it is love.

I simply wanted to honor my grandmother by not eating meat. My grandmother spent a large part of her life as a vegetarian, and some of my happiest childhood ____ in Vietnam were of sharing a meal with her.

In fact, as a child, I learned how to ___ food not from dishes my mother often cooked, but from the simple meals my grandmother ____. Often, dinner with   Grandma would come with interesting stories she had known from her childhood.

Grandma ____ more than a decade ago. Now I am an adult living in San Francisco, and Grandma’s vegetarian suppers and stories have become a ____ past. But one morning it occurred to me that I could no longer hear the sound of my grandmother’s voice, because she had left me forever. So I ___ to become a vegetarian for a month. It is something Grandma would do as a way to ____ those who had died before her. And I could do no less.

In a city famous for its dining experience, this was ____. I turned down several dinner parties for fear of offending(冒犯) the hosts. I ___ walking by restaurants where the ____ of good cooking wafted(漂浮) in the air. My best friend wondered ___ I was going through a mid-life crisis.

In truth, I wanted to change my ___ many times. What got me through that month-long diet was this particular memory of my grandmother. Now, I followed her ____. I invited friends who wanted to taste vegetarian food. And as we ate, I told them stories I had known as a child.

【1】

A．wonders

B．studies

C．dreams

D．concerns

【2】

A．different

B．useful

C．cool

D．crazy

【3】

A．lessons

B．opinions

C．chances

D．memories

【4】

A．appreciate

B．experience

C．improve

D．support

【5】

A．sold

B．hunted

C．demanded

D．prepared

【6】

A．pulled away

B．took away

C．passed away

D．put away

【7】

A．similar

B．temporary

C．various

D．distant

【8】

A．supposed

B．believed

C．decided

D．refused

【9】

A．honor

B．protect

C．influence

D．attract

【10】

A．difficult

B．surprising

C．interesting

D．natural

【11】

A．forgot

B．regretted

C．avoided

D．enjoyed

【12】

A．taste

B．skill

C．smell

D．sense

【13】

A．before

B．if

C．until

D．unless

【14】

A．mind

B．brain

C．view

D．duty

【15】

A．theory

B．result

C．fact

D．way

31、When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Ziegler. I remember sitting in that dark auditorium listening to Mr. Zigler raise everyone’s _______up to die ceiling. I left there saying, “Dad, I want to make people feel like that.” My father asked me what I _______ . “I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr. Zigler, ” I replied. A _______ was born.

Recently, I began pursuing my dream of _______ others. After a four — year relationship with a major fortune 100 company as a regional sales manager, I left the company at the _______of my career. Many people were shocked that I would leave after earning a six-figure income. And they asked why I would _______ everything for a dream.

I made my decision to start my own company and leave my secure _______ after attending a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company _______ a speech that changed my life. I realized that everything I had _______ the graduate degree, the successful sales career, managing for a fortune 100 company had ________ me for this moment. I was ready to become a motivational speaker.

When I tearfully told my boss my ________, this incredible leader whom I respect so much replied, “________ with confidence and you will be successful”.

Having made that decision, I was immediately ________. One week after I gave notice, my husband was ________ from his job. We needed both incomes to ________ the monthly mortgage payment(抵押贷款). It was ________ to go back to my former company, but I didn’t. I decided I still wanted to move forward ________ end up with a mouth full of “if onlys” later on. A motivational speaker was born.

When I held ________ to my dream, even during the tough times, the miracles really began to happen. In a short time period my husband found a better job. And I was able to book several ________ engagements with new clients. I discovered the incredible power of dreams. To celebrate my success I had a local artist paint my new office as a garden. At the top of one wall she painted, “The world always ________the dreamer.”

【1】

A．efforts

B．hopes

C．spirits

D．brains

【2】

A．meant

B．recognized

C．concluded

D．found

【3】

A．curiosity

B．dream

C．purpose

D．challenge

【4】

A．handling

B．caring

C．inspiring

D．promising

【5】

A．point

B．heart

C．end

D．height

【6】

A．risk

B．exchange

C．lose

D．refuse

【7】

A．reputation

B．position

C．spot

D．future

【8】

A．wrote

B．prepared

C．heard

D．delivered

【9】

A．accomplished

B．imagined

C．arranged

D．recommended

【10】

A．trained

B．saved

C．prepared

D．pushed

【11】

A．words

B．plans

C．jobs

D．issues

【12】

A．Turn around

B．Come over

C．Stay up

D．Go ahead

【13】

A．tested

B．warned

C．reminded

D．touched

【14】

A．taken off

B．called off

C．laid off

D．put off

【15】

A．earn

B．make

C．return

D．borrow

【16】

A．causal

B．interesting

C．scaring

D．attractive

【17】

A．rather than

B．or rather

C．as well as

D．or else

【18】

A．deep

B．fast

C．close

D．still

【19】

A．working

B．investing

C．speaking

D．learning

【20】

A．take aim at

B．pay attention to

C．keep contact with

D．make ways for

32、   Today, I was sitting with some other students and teachers as the judges of the annual singing contest of Beijing National Day School (BNDS). Watching the wonderful performances on stage, I could not help _______ what happened last year.

Last year was the first year I came to the BNDS International Department. The first month at BNDS was almost a(n) _______: Curiosity quickly _______, replaced by a heavy workload. To make matters worse, I was _______ a total stranger in a new environment. When I was in trouble, I was too _______ to turn to anyone for help. I shut the door to the outside world.

I thought I might continue to _______ in darkness by myself, until one day, I saw the _______ of the annual singing contest. If I was not brave enough to communicate in words, maybe I could sing my heart out. Having made my decision, I joined the audition (试镜). Luckily, I _______ among more than 100 contestants and entered the top 32. After another three rounds of competition, I made it to the finals together with three other contestants. _______ more and more students knew that I joined the contest, they went to watch my performance, volunteered to ________ for me and then shared my singing videos on social media. It seemed that I became well-known overnight.

Finally, the big day came. When I ________ the nerve to walk onstage, I could not believe my eyes. The dark theater was suddenly lit up by ________ sticks, which were like stars in a dark sky. “Come on, Becky!” A shout broke the silence, followed by kind laughter. When it became ________ again, I began to sing.

The music started, which drew me back to reality. Now I might not remember clearly what songs I sang last year, but I would never forget the ________ in the darkness.  From then on, I had my fans, made friends, and I even joined the singing club. Singing opens the door to a brand-new world. I know I will stay at BNDS, and I won’t be ________.

【1】A.conveying B.evaluating C.recalling D.scanning

【2】A.alarm B.disaster C.growth D.turning

【3】A.distributed B.faded C.choked D.split

【4】A.digitally B.elegantly C.practically D.vitally

【5】A.shy B.sharp C.shallow D.sceptical

【6】A.crash B.struggle C.sacrifice D.withdraw

【7】A.application B.detail C.poster D.sample

【8】A.came out B.chewed out C.dropped out D.stood out

【9】A.As B.Though C.While D.When

【10】A.approve B.applaud C.qualify D.vote

【11】A.filled in B.swelled up C.wound up D.got up

【12】A.circulating B.linking C.crossing D.waving

【13】A.calm B.dull C.quiet D.stable

【14】A.lights B.devices C.receivers D.circumstances

【15】A.alone B.casual C.abnormal D.accessible

33、   Back in 1959.when I was 13, I attended a school in Brooklyn.Because of the Sabbath on Friday, we had an early______from school.Most of the students would go to local parks to play basketball or baseball.I always______myself instead in a small public library,______for hours before sundown, the beginning of the Sabbath.

There was a kind of______ in that library that led me to worlds that I thought I'd never see.I was______to the Green Mountain Boys, to Isaac Asimov robots, to the swashbuckling novels of Thomas B.Costain and to a whole list of______ of the mind.I found a paradise(乐园) of silence where I could______ my inner self and find the treasures of other worlds.

However after watching the______generation of teens.______in the troubled waters of technology, I had little confidence in the______of the book.I felt sure that the physical object would be a thing of the past which the Twitter(推特)world had already:______, limiting the imagination of this______to the few characters that they could ______ in the shortest period.

But on a Saturday in August, I was shocked into the______ that my fears might be unnecessary .

Stony Brook University ______a competition for teens representing local public libraries.The participation of my granddaughter, Kayla, brought it to my ______.

In the Student Activities Center, hundreds of young people came in character costumes,______ready to respond to a multitude of questions about books they had read.They had spent the summer in______.

Imagine, a(n)______summer reading when they could have lazed with their smart phones and followed the president into the Twitter universe.Instead, they followed their imaginations and______themselves to the books .Perhaps there is hope for the world.

【1】A. start B. release C. reply D. warming

【2】A. stopped B. imagined C. amused D. noticed

【3】A. dreaming B. discussing C. reading D. struggling

【4】A. book B. quiet C. guide D. light

【5】A. introduced B. bound C. persuaded D. forced

【6】A. fights B. analyses C. images D. adventures

【7】A. lose B. desert C. ignore D. explore

【8】A. current B. last C. next D. coming

【9】A. ruined B. drawn C. stuck D. abused

【10】A. publication B. survival C. list D. content

【11】A. destroyed B. reached C. attracted D. overtaken

【12】A. librarian B. generation C. university D. neighborhood

【13】A. consume B. play C. recognize D. defeat

【14】A. hope B. promise C. awareness D. inspiration

【15】A. proposed B. abandoned C. delayed D. hosted

【16】A. childhood B. memory C. home D. attention

【17】A. hopefully B. enthusiastically C. unwillingly D. physically

【18】A. advance B. vain C. preparation D. presentation

【19】A. entire B. full C. hot D. busy

【20】A. delivered B. betray C. devote D. left

34、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.

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.

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.

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.

37、阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

Wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic p【1】 the spread of the deadly virus. But it is also i【2】. For one, we can no longer unlock our phones using facial recognition since a good part of our face is c【3】.

F【4】, tech companies are working to solve the problem. Apple, for example, offered a new way to unlock your iPhone and iPad with its l【5】 software update, iOS13.5, w【6】 was released on May 20.

Even though the update still won’t recognize your masked face, it makes the whole process f【7】. While the old system wouldn’t allow access t【8】 the passcode screen before three failed face scan attempts, iOS13.5 will send you straight to the passcode screen when you swipe up.

It might only s【9】 you a few seconds, but those few seconds “benefit public health by eliminating the temptation for people to r【10】 their masks in order to unlock their device”.

38、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

A merchant sent his son to learn the secret of happiness from the wisest of men. The young man wandered through the desert for forty days until he reached a beautiful castle at the top of a mountain. There lived the wise man that the young man was looking for.

However, instead of finding the holy man, our hero entered a room and saw a great deal of activity: merchants coming and going, people chatting in the corners, a band playing sweet music, and there was a table with different kinds of delicious food on it. The wise man talked to everybody, and the young man had to wait for two hours until it was time for him.

The wise man listened attentively to the reason for the boy’s visit, but told him that at that moment he did not have the time to explain to him the secret of happiness. He offered his suggestion that the young man take a walk around his castle and come hack in two hours' time.

"However, I want to ask you a favor," he added, handing the boy a teaspoon, in which he poured two drops of oil. "While you walk, carry this spoon and don’t let the oil spill(溢出).

The young man began to walk around the castle, always keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. At the end of two hours he returned to the presence of the wise man.

"So," asked the wise man, "did you see the beautiful curtains hanging from the windows of my dining room? Did you see the garden that the master of gardeners took ten years to create? Did you notice the beautiful furniture in my library?"

Embarrassed, the young man admitted that he had seen nothing. His only concern was not to spill the drops of oil the wise man had given him.

"So, go hack and see the wonders of my world," said the wise man. "You can’t trust a man if you don't know his house.

注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.应使用5个以上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。

Paragraph 1:

Now more at ease, the young man took the spoon and walked around the castle again.

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Paragraph 2:

"But where are the two drops of oil I gave you?" asked the wise man.

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39、假定你是李华，校报英文版以“对高一新生说”为主题征稿，邀请学长给下学期入学的新生提出一些学习和生活上的建议，请你以书信的形式写一篇稿件，要点包括：

1.你对高中学习生活的感受；

2.你对高一新生的建议；

3.你的祝福。

注意：

（1）词数100左右；

（2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

40、假如你是李华，你收到英国笔友Max来信，说他对于马上进入高中最后一年感到焦虑和担忧。请你给他写一封回信。内容包括：

1. 表示理解和安慰；

2. 具体建议；

3. 表达期待。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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41、假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Tom对中国传统文化有浓厚的兴趣。你校将举办一场介绍中国艺术的讲座，请写封邮件邀请他参加，内容包括:

1.时间和地点；

2.讲座内容（介绍中国画、剪纸和京剧）；

3.准备工作（简要了解一下相关知识）。

注意:

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Tom,

Here comes a piece of good news.

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If you have any questions,please don’t hesitate to contact me.Looking forward to seeing you!

Yours,

Li Hua