新疆北屯2025届高三英语下册三月考试题

1、That they were wrong in these matters _____ now clear to us all.

A.is B.was C.are D.were

2、Whenever or however you take notes, ________ that note-taking is a selective process.

A.keep in mind B.set one’s mind C.make up one’s mind D.come into mind

3、It is exactly ______ we behave ______has changed the world.

A.which; that B.how; that C.how; what D.what; that

4、Cunningham would go out onto the streets of New York each and every day to photograph ordinary people ________ the weather.

A．instead of

B．regardless of

C．owing to

D．thanks to

5、The heartbroken mother had no alternative but ____ her guilty son to the police.

A. report B. reporting C. reported D. to report

6、Harvard has the right to ________ offers of acceptance if an admitted student engages in  behavior that brings into question his or her honesty, maturity or moral character.

A. take B. reject

C. withdraw D. split

7、The number of firms selling computers in this region ________ since January 2012.

A．are dropping

B．is dropping

C．have dropped

D．has dropped

8、The human body can tolerate only a small range of temperature, _____ when the person is engaged in vigorous activity.

A.essentially B.specially C.generally D.especially

9、They ______ with us for the time being.

A. would stay B. stay

C. have been staying D. will be staying

10、Some of the material presented may not be ______ to you or your circumstances.

A. parallel B. similar

C. relevant D. optional

11、In the future, bacteria will be to cancer patients and could even feed on dirt. That sounds really good news.

A．beneficial

B．dangerous

C．familiar

D．powerful

12、As everyone knows, oral exams _________ to test our communicative ability.

A．are being designed

B．designed

C．are designed

D．to be designed

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

A. cut back B. cut off

C. cut out D. cut in

14、There was a round of applause as the horses ________ the last fence(障碍物).

A.jumped B.walked C.cleared D.surrounded

15、Because the situation of that country________, all the foreigners are preparing to leave.

A.is getting worse B.got worse

C.was getting worse D.had got worse

16、________all the staff, I would like to wish you good grades in the end of the term.

A．In place of

B．On account of

C．On behalf of

D．In honour of

17、E-commerce companies are helping small businesses in financial trouble obtain loans that they otherwise _______ to raise.

A．must struggle

B．can have struggled

C．could struggle

D．would have struggled

18、_____, we should reconsider the plan carefully. Which one is wrong?

A. In my view B. As far as I’m concerned

C. In my opinion D. As long as

19、He is a selfish and dishonest man, and is _____ by others.

A.well thought B.ill thought of C.highly thought D.bad thought of

20、Though a man may also feel like screaming as a woman________ in a crisis, he has a little bit more self-control than a woman and that makes the difference.

A.having B.has

C.doing D.does

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

A.the moment B.on C.before D.though

22、Nearly 3,500 years ago, people chewed on leaves ________ a special chemical to reduce body pains and fever.

A. possessed B. to possess C. having possessed D. possessing

23、Search engines search the Internet based on the key words you type in, and choose such web pages for you ________ contain the words you ask for.

A.where B.who C.which D.as

24、He is said to ________ to his country because a new president comes into power.

A. be allowed to return B. allow to return

C. allow returning D. be allowed returning

25、I ________ you an apology for what I said this morning. Anyway, I meant no offence.

A.owe B.make C.demand D.accept

26、   I read a newspaper article about a new concept. The idea is simple, but revolutionary: combining a residential home for the elderly with a nursery school in the same building. The children and the residents (住户) eat lunch together and share activities such as music, painting and gardening. In the afternoons, the residents enjoy reading stories to the children and, if a child is feeling sad or tired, there is always a kind lap to sit on and a hug.

Nowadays there is less and less contact between the old and the young. There are many reasons for this, including the breakdown of the extended family, working parents with no time to care for aging relations, and smaller flats with no room for grandparents. But the result is the same: increasing numbers of children without grandparents and old people who have no contact with children. It’s a major problem in many societies.

That’s why inter-generation (代际的) programs are growing in popularity all over the world. There are examples of successful actions. Using young people to teach IT skills to older people is one obvious example. Using old people as volunteer assistants in schools is another. One successful scheme in London pairs young volunteers with old people who are losing their sight. The young people help with practical things such as writing letters, reading bank statements and helping with shopping, and the older people can pass on their knowledge and experience to their young visitors. For example, a retired judge may be paired with a teenager who wants to study law.

But it isn’t only the individuals concerned who gain from inter-generational activities. The advantages to society are huge too. If older people can understand and accept the youth of today, there will be less conflict in a community. And we can use the strengths of one generation to help another. Then perhaps getting old won’t be so sad after all.

【1】Why does the author mention the newspaper article he read?

A. To argue for a new concept. B. To introduce the topic of the text.

C. To show his interest in the topic. D. To draw our attention to a social problem.

【2】What is the purpose of the inter-generational programs?

A. To ask the old to care for the young.

B. To teach the young to respect the old.

C. To bring the old and the young together.

D. To provide a good job opportunity for the young.

【3】What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A. The examples of inter-generational activities.

B. The inter-generational programs all over the world.

C. The inter-generational programs’ benefits to individuals.

D. The reasons why inter-generational programs enjoy popularity.

【4】What may be the best title for the text?

A. Being old is no more sad.

B. Offer a warm home for the young.

C. A new concept in caring for the old is born.

D. Build bridges between the old and the young.

27、   Translaty is a simple yet life-changing invention that helps you to overcome any difficulties caused by foreign languages, whether you’re in a business meeting with an international customer or relaxing somewhere on a Spanish beach. This pocket-size device is able to instantly recognize and translate over 40 different languages, making intercultural communication completely effortless!

It was invented to make your life easier as simply as possible—although it’s created using the latest technologies, you are not required to have any special knowledge to use this device.

What makes Translaty so special?

■ Make travelling easier—forget “language barriers” and become “fluent” in 40+ languages

■ Help in business—strengthen your international business relationship

■ Assist in daily life—allow you to overcome language differences with your foreign friends

■ Translate anything instantly

■ Convenient and easy to use—lightweight and simple design ensures it’s there when you need it the most

■ Offer 100% accurate, two-way translations

■ High sound and recording quality ensure there are no misunderstandings

■ Affordable to anyone

This device is taking the world by storm so make sure to order yours today while it’s still available. For a limited time, you are able to use a special 50% discount and enjoy all the advantages at the best price possible! Click here and order Translaty today!

【1】What do we know about Translaty?

A.It is of little benefit to businessmen.

B.It provides materials for language courses.

C.It assists people in improving language skills.

D.It helps remove language barriers in communication.

【2】We can learn from the text that __________.

A.using Translaty requires special knowledge

B.Translaty offers one-way translations

C.it is convenient to carry Translaty

D.Translaty has been sold out now

【3】Where is the text most likely from?

A.A magazine. B.A textbook.

C.A guidebook. D.A website.

28、   If you’d like to go sightseeing, the following World Heritage Sites may be your best choices.

Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area

The Jiuzhaigou Valley, which lies in the northern part of Sichuan Province, reaches a height of more than 4,800 meters, with a series of different forest ecosystems. There you can enjoy watching excellent waterfalls. Some 140 kinds of birds also live in the valley, as well as a number of endangered plants and animals, the giant panda included.

For more information, please visit http://whc.unesco.org//en/list/637.

Khami Ruins National Monument

The city of Khami, which developed after the capital of Great Zimbabwe had been given up in the mid-16th century, is of great archaeological interest. The discovery of objects from Europe and China shows that Khami was a major centre for trade over a long period of time.

For more information, please visit http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/365.

Henderson Island

Henderson Island, which lies in the eastern South Pacific, is one of the few atolls(环礁) in the world whose ecology has not been touched by human beings. It is especially famous for the ten plants and four land birds that can only be seen on the island.

For more information, please visit http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/487.

The Old City of Jerusalem

As a holy city for three different religions in the Middle East, Jerusalem has always been of great religious importance. It was given a World Heritage Status in 1981 and placed on the “List of World Heritage in Danger” the following year.

For more information, please visit http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/148.

【1】What can we know about the Jiuzhaigou Valley?

A.It has different forest ecosystems.

B.It sits at the foot of a 4,800-meter high mountain.

C.In all about 140 kinds of birds and animals live there.

D.Most of China’s endangered plants can be found there.

【2】The discovery of some of the objects in Khami shows that the city _______ .

A.had a very short history B.was ruined in the mid-16th century

C.was once Great Zimbabwe’s largest city D.once played a great role as a trade center

【3】What can be learned about Henderson Island from the passage?

A.It hasn’t been greatly influenced by human activities. B.It isn’t suitable for humans to live on.

C.It has been open to visitors for years. D.It is made up of a few large atolls.

【4】Where will the passage appear?

A.A tourist guide. B.A newspaper advertisement.

C.The leaflet of a tourism agent. D.A web page.

29、After having her second child in 2012, Victoria was jobless and lost her clear direction. She found herself suffering depression. “My sister, Karen, suggested I try selling something to do with weddings on eBay,” she said, “when the children were asleep, I learned to design invitations on my laptop. Because I already had a laptop and a printer, the only startup costs were buying some cards and envelopes.”

Victoria listed what she made for sale on eBay, but weeks and months passed and she hardly had any sales. Concerned, Karen suggested she should change the designs but Victoria firmly believed that her design was good.

But in January 2013, everything changed dramatically. “I remember getting out of the bath one night and I’d made nearly ￡200 in orders in the time it had taken to have a bath. Now the demand was so huge that I had to buy a bulk-load of cards and envelopes and purchase another printer. I started to work at 7 pm each night and worked into the early hours.” Victoria believes that her affordable wedding invitations are the key.

Having something else to focus on, the fog of depression soon lifted. By the end of January she had made an impressive ￡8,000 in just one month. The business now turns over an incredible ￡80,000 a year, half of which is profit. She continued: “The money has allowed us to upgrade to a three-bedroom house and we have had some great family holidays.” In October, Victoria was one of eleven eBay sellers recognized at the eBay for Business Awards.

“I want to show to other women with little or no experience that even if you’re struggling as I did, you can be a mother and a businesswoman and do both successfully,” smiles Victoria. “I’m a one-woman band but it’s more than enough for me!”

【1】What made the most contribution to Victoria’s success?

A．The advice from her sister.

B．The design of the invitations.

C．The help from buyers on eBay.

D．The low price of the invitations.

【2】How much can Victoria earn by selling the invitations a year?

A．￡200.

B．￡8,000.

C．￡40,000.

D．￡80,000.

【3】What personality does Victoria probably have?

A．Cautious.

B．Sensitive.

C．Easygoing.

D．Determined.

【4】What is the best title for the text?

A．The Cure for Depression

B．Defeating Depression with Business

C．Selling Wedding Invitations Online

D．An Unforgettable Experience

30、   It was the first time in four years that my daughter Kate had been able to have a face-to-face chat with her Chinese grandfather through WeChat. Her grandfather ______ showed us his apples. Kate eagerly asked when she could eat them. Since her birth, we can’t ______ time to take her back to China. Year after year, her grandfather would save us a box of the ______ apples just in case we visited. They were kept in the cold store _____ and they must have been sweet. I vividly remember my first ______ of an apple picked straight from the orchard(果园), which enjoys a perfect setting for growing apples with a high altitude and striking temperature differences.

A few weeks after the ______, when new blossoms (花) began to appear on the trees, a/an _______ occurred to Kate’s grandfather. If we couldn’t take our ______ back this year, he would take the apples to us. He ______ the ladder (梯子), carefully examining blossoms. Those that ______ his examination were picked off the trees. When the blossoms ______ small apples, he covered each apple with a special ______ consisting of three layers, which would ______ the young apples from brown spots and also help them achieve a/an ______ coloring. Several weeks passed and the apples were almost ready. He spent ______ removing the outer layers of the bags. The inner red layers remained. If they were removed too early, the fruits would be damaged by the sunlight. Once they ______ the sun, he removed the final layers.

From his ______, he still kept one box of his finest apples but this time he was ______ to deliver them himself. ______ for his passport and visa approved, he delicately ______ his 2-kilogram bag of best apples—as fresh fruit is strictly restricted by the customs and headed for Scotland.

【1】A.carefully B.proudly C.secretly D.briefly

【2】A.devote B.cost C.spend D.afford

【3】A.biggest B.sourest C.ripest D.finest

【4】A.waiting B.expecting C.growing D.working

【5】A.touch B.sight C.bite D.purchase

【6】A.interview B.discussion C.chat D.appointment

【7】A.mind B.idea C.advice D.fact

【8】A.father B.mother C.son D.daughter

【9】A.climbed B.designed C.made D.fixed

【10】A.escaped B.passed C.failed D.lost

【11】A.burst into B.gave out C.grew into D.let out

【12】A.paper B.bag C.sheet D.package

【13】A.protect B.discourage C.hide D.cover

【14】A.dark B.even C.ever D.light

【15】A.minutes B.days C.months D.years

【16】A.adapted to B.appealed to C.adopted to D.responded to

【17】A.tree B.harvest C.experiment D.product

【18】A.accustomed B.advised C.engaged D.determined

【19】A.Instructions B.Recreations C.Applications D.Reservations

【20】A.packed B.filled C.emptied D.delivered

31、   Some ten years ago, I was studying in a middle school in London. One day, Mrs. Clara gave a math _________ to our class. When the papers were _________, she found that twelve boys had made _________ the same mistakes in the test.

There is _________ new about cheating in _________. Perhaps that was why Mrs. Clara didn’t _________ say one word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to _________ after class. I was one of the twelve.

Mrs. Clara asked no questions, and she didn’t _________ us, either. Instead, she wrote the _________ words on the blackboard: On your way home you find some __________ and you’re completely sure that you will never be found out. Later someone comes to ask you if you have __________ some money he lost. What will you do?

She then ordered us to write down the __________, and asked us to take our whole lives to try to find out our own __________ to it.

I don’t know about the other eleven __________. Speaking for myself I can say: it was the most __________ single thing of my life. __________, I have been asking this question to myself when I have to make a __________.

Because of this, Mrs. Clara has become the most __________ teacher for me in my whole life. I often think of this: if Mrs. Clara had blamed us as many other __________ often did, would I go on __________ every day?

【1】A.test B.code C.motto D.image

【2】A.counted B.cloned C.marked D.gathered

【3】A.correctly B.exactly C.slightly D.frankly

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

【5】A.sayings B.exams C.situations D.subjects

【6】A.ever B.once C.even D.never

【7】A.punish B.kneel C.stand D.stay

【8】A.suspect B.instruct C.blame D.obey

【9】A.above B.next C.correct D.short

【10】A.wine B.time C.money D.advice

【11】A.armed B.moved C.found D.touched

【12】A.proposal B.question C.experience D.instruction

【13】A.answer B.access C.format D.power

【14】A.boys B.receivers C.strangers D.people

【15】A.qualified B.important C.worthwhile D.outstanding

【16】A.Than ever B.So far C.Till then D.From then on

【17】A.decision B.mistake C.defense D.promise

【18】A.strict B.elegant C.strange D.respectable

【19】A.masters B.chiefs C.students D.teachers

【20】A.selecting B.offering C.punishing D.cheating

32、   In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The _________ is that countries around the world have growing mountains of _________ because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.

How did we _________ a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to _________ an object than to spend time and money to repair it. _________ modern manufacturing and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and _________.

Another cause is our _________ of disposable（一次性的）products. As _________ people, we are always looking for _________ to save time and make our lives easier. Companies __________ thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and tissues, to name a few.

Our appetite（胃口）for new products also __________ to the problem. We are __________ buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that __________ is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we __________ useful possessions to make room for new ones.

All around the world, we can see the __________ of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To __________ the amount of rubbish and to protect the __________, more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. __________, this is not enough to solve our problem.

Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions __________ throwing them away. We also need to rethink cur attitudes about __________. Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best ways to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.

【1】A.key B.problem C.project D.reason

【2】A.debt B.gifts C.products D.rubbish

【3】A.become B.change C.face D.observe

【4】A.control B.hide C.replace D.withdraw

【5】A.As to B.Except C.Regardless of D.Thanks to

【6】A.cheap B.funny C.powerful D.safe

【7】A.division B.lack C.love D.prevention

【8】A.brave B.busy C.kind D.sensitive

【9】A.friends B.jobs C.places D.ways

【10】A.donate B.preserve C.produce D.receive

【11】A.adapts B.contributes C.responds D.returns

【12】A.ashamed for B.addicted to C.tired of D.worried about

【13】A.higher B.larger C.newer D.stronger

【14】A.hold onto B.pay for C.pick up D.throw away

【15】A.advantages B.consequences C.functions D.purposes

【16】A.decrease B.measure C.record D.show

【17】A.brands B.consumers C.environment D.technology

【18】A.However B.Meanwhile C.Otherwise D.Therefore

【19】A.in favor of B.instead of C.or rather D.other than

【20】A.advertising B.collecting C.repairing D.spending

33、   Do you remember the last time you expressed how much you love your mother? If so, when? We tend to have this habit of shying away from expressing how ______ our mother or our father is to us. I must _______ that I am not used to expressing how much I love my parents. Seldom did I say the most used three ______: I Love You.

But that ______ the moment I learned about my mother's diagnosis (诊断). When it was confirmed that my mother had stage 3 breast cancer, I knew that the ______ of beating this illness was 50/50.

However, we followed all her physician's ______. She went through the process of ______. Cancer isn't easy to ______. It took my mother two years to ______ against cancer. I also ____ how people were there to help her in any way they could— ______, morally, and even for her food. I couldn't be thankful for their ______.

Unfortunately, my mother ______ her battle. Her body had given up. It wasn't easy for me to ____. It wasn't easy not to ______ all the things she had done for me and my siblings. I regret I didn’t convey my love and my thanks to my mother who had devoted all her life to her ______.

I miss everything about my mother. And ______ I miss her more. We tend to ______ to show our gratitude to them. While your mothers are still ______, remember to appreciate their unconditional love for you. Let them ______ how much you love them. Please say I Love You to your mother today.

【1】A.permanent B.important C.cautious D.powerful

【2】A.conclude B.deny C.admit D.predict

【3】A.words B.sentences C.letters D.forms

【4】A.failed B.developed C.dismissed D.changed

【5】A.difference B.ability C.luck D.chance

【6】A.judge B.result C.advice D.habit

【7】A.solution B.treatment C.tradition D.symptom

【8】A.win B.operate C.limit D.beat

【9】A.protect B.defend C.fight D.compete

【10】A.agreed B.witnessed C.persuaded D.promised

【11】A.naturally B.accidentally C.financially D.smoothly

【12】A.generosity B.approval C.connection D.recognition

【13】A.shook B.survived C.lost D.avoided

【14】A.argue B.accept C.ignore D.refuse

【15】A.remember B.inform C.receive D.check

【16】A.friends B.relatives C.neighbors D.children

【17】A.also B.nowadays C.meanwhile D.always

【18】A.forget B.arrange C.choose D.pretend

【19】A.hopeful B.delighted C.normal D.alive

【20】A.know B.clarify C.consider D.assess

34、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?

35、Directions: Fill in each blank to make the passage make sense and well connected in writing style. The initial letter of each word has been given. (please write each answer in a COMPLETE word on the answer card.

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

In Congress, July 4, 1776

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s god entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should d【1】 the causes which impel them to the separation.

We h【2】 these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created e【3】, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable R【4】, that among these are life, L【5】, and the pursuit of Happiness.

That to secure these rights, g 【6】 are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

That whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the P 【7】 to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, l【8】 its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such f【9】, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience has shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariable the same Object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their d 【10】, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

36、根据句意填空

In the USA, the Amish-a Christian group-are famous because they drive 【1】 instead of cars, do not use TVs or refrigerators, and do not have personal telephones. Many people assume the Amish must have 【2】 reasons for their many rules, but this is not true. In truth, whenever a new technology is introduced, the Amish meet and discuss its advantages and disadvantages. They then vote on whether they will accept it. The Amish 【3】 cars because they like having 【4】 communities where everyone lives close together. They have no TVs or refrigerators because their homes do not have electricity-they do not think it is necessary and 【5】 dealing with strangers, such as the people who work at the electric company.

37、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.

Driving an electric car 【1】 to the protection of environment, or so the marketing departments of their makers would have you believe. Yet a report which analyzes car emissions presents a rather different picture. A battery-powered car recharged with 【2】 generated by coal-fired power stations, it found, is likely to be more harmful. It could cause more than three times as many deaths from pollution as a 【3】 petrol-driven vehicle.

The study was carried out by the University of Minnesota. The researchers estimated how levels of fine particulate matter (细颗粒物) and ground-level ozone — two important 【4】 of air pollution — would change when a car is powered by different ways.

It was no surprise that electric cars whose batteries were recharged with power from wind, solar or hydro-electric sources came out to be virtually free from harmful 【5】. They were estimated to cause 231 deaths over the course of a year, compared with 878 for petrol cars. Electric cars recharged with power from natural gas-fired stations were also a lot less harmful than petrol-driven ones, with 439 deaths. But if those same electric cars were recharged 【6】 by coal, they would be responsible for over 3,000 deaths.

Biofuels also caused more health problems than petrol. But diesel, which often  【7】 concern about pollution, is slightly cleaner than petrol. This is because the study assumes for all cars that emission-control technologies will be more widely used, especially particulate filters which have a remarkable effect on cleaning diesel 【8】. Diesel cars are also more 【9】 of fuel than petrol-driven ones.

Overall, the study shows that electric cars are cleaner than those traditional vehicles only if the power used to charge then is also clean. That is hardly a surprise, but the 【10】 of the difference is. How green electric cars really are, then, will depend mainly on where they are driven. In France, which obtains more than half of its power from nuclear station, electric cars look like a good bet. In China and some other developing countries, where a large amount of electricity is produced from coal, they may not be so environment- friendly as they are marketed.

38、假设你是李华，因为即将升入高三你感到压力很大，请你写一封邮件给你校的心理老师Jenny，请她给你一些帮助， 要点如下:

1.自我介绍；2.描述你的学习现状;3.阐明你的压力来源；4.希望得到帮助。

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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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。

A third-grade class knows exactly what will brighten an older neighbor’s holiday meal-and it isn’t a roast turkey. In October, I told the eight-year-olds I taught in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, about my plan. “I’d like all of you to do extra jobs around the house to earn some money, ”I said. “Then we’ll buy food for a Thanksgiving dinner for someone who might not have a nice dinner otherwise.”

I wanted the children to experience that it’s more blessed to give than to receive. I wanted them to understand that religion is more than nice theological (神学的) ideas; that people somehow have to make it come alive.

Early in Thanksgiving week, the boys and girls arrived in class with their hard-earned money and couldn’t wait to go shopping. After pacing up and down in the supermarket, we put a turkey and decorations in the shopping cart (购物车). At last we headed toward the checkout, and then someone spotted a “necessity” that sent them racing. “Flowers!”

“We have Kristine cried. The group rushed toward the holiday plants. I pronounced, limited money and after all, you can’t eat flowers.”“But Mrs. Sherlock, ” the group replied, looking at me eagerly, “we want flowers.”Defeated, sighed as the children put a bunch of pink roses into the cart.

An organization had given us the name and address of Maria, a needy grandmother who had lived alone for many years. Soon we were bouncing along a rough road to her house. We finally pulled up in front of a small house in the woods. A thin woman with a tired face came to the door to welcome us.

My little group hurried to get the food. As each box was carried in, the old woman kept saying “Thanks”一much to the visitors’ pleasure. When Amy put the pink roses on the table, the woman seemed surprised. She was wishing it was a bag of flour, I thought. Having talked for a while, we returned to the car.

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As we fastened our seat belts, we could see the kitchen window.

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Upon seeing the moving scene, the children became quiet.

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40、Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

描写一下你的房间。如果有可能的话，你会在哪些方面做一些改变，使其更加温馨、舒适和美丽。

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41、每到放学，家长接学生的车辆总会导致校门口的交通过度拥挤，学校对此非常苦恼。假如你是高二年级的学生李华，请给校长写一封信，分析一下该现象产生的原因，并提出你的建议。

注意：120词左右；开头已给出，不计入词数。

Mr. Wang,

I’m writing to you to share my opinions about the problem of heavy traffic every day after school at our school gate.

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Best wishes!

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua