河南鹤壁2025届高二英语下册三月考试题

1、The library needs _______, but it’ll have to wait until Sunday.

A. cleaning B. be cleaned

C. clean D. being cleaned

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

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

3、People were to find that some species were going extinct, which was a ______ trend.

A．astonishing; disturbing

B．astonished; disturbed

C．astonishing; disturbed

D．astonished; disturbing

4、It was ____ computer games that cost the boy a lot of time ____ he ought to have spent on his lessons.

A. played; that B. playing; when

C. to have played; which D. playing; /

5、He was a friendly and _____ man, who gave freely to the poor.

A.rigid B.generous C.shallow D.competent

6、The temperature sign   that the water here is too hot to touch.

A.inserts B.indicates C.insists D.instructs

7、A great variety of guidance for _____ visitors — ideas for what to do in off-peak season, for example, or outside of the city center — can have the effect of diverting them from already saturated landmarks, or discouraging short break away in the first place.

A.positive B.influential C.prospective D.visiting

8、Do you think climbing is _____ to our health?

A.beneficial B.invaluable C.advisable D.worthy

9、—I just love living here in London. I mean, the culture, the parks, the restaurants...

— , it's not the cheapest place to live.

A．To put it another way

B．To be fair

C．To put it simply

D．To make things worse

10、Before driving into the city, you are required to get your car ____.

A. washed   B. wash

C. washing     D. to wash

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

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

12、On a ________ morning the little girl was found ________ at the corner of the street.

A.freezing, freezing B.freezing, frozen C.frozen, frozen D.frozen, freezing

13、He’s quite reliable. You can depend on ___________you out.

A. that he will help B. it that helps

C. he helping D. him to help

14、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

15、Where is my pen？I ____it.

A.might lose B.would have lost

C.should have lost D.must have lost

16、--Can't you stay a little longer?

--It's getting late. I really________ go now. My daughter is home alone.

A．can

B．could

C．might

D．must

17、The doctor ______ a piece of muscle from my leg and looked at it under a microscope.

A.cut out B.cut across C.cut in D.cut up

18、Can you imagine yourself____on a deserted island?

A．staying

B．to stay

C．have stayed

D．being stayed

19、—Where is my dictionary?I remember I put it here yesterday.

—You___it in the wrong place.

A．must put

B．should have put

C．might put

D．might have put

20、Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments _____ over 5,000 years ago.

A. dated back to B. dating back to

C. dates from D. to date back to

21、At the end of the dinner party, the conclusion of the crisis________ bare the fact women have as much self-control as men.

A.lay B.laid

C.lined D.lied

22、The snowstorm sweeping across California delayed my flight, otherwise I _____ in Hawaii sunbathing on the beach now.

A. would be B. could have been C. will be D. might have been

23、After he retired from office, Rogers painting for a while, but soon lost interest.

A．took up

B．saved up

C．kept up

D．drew up

24、The boy lost in the desert felt___________ as he couldn't tell the right direction.

A.desperate B.thrilled C.dynamic D.clumsy

25、___ the old man's sons wanted to know was ___ the gold had been hidden .

A.That ; what B.What ; where C.What ; that D.Whether ; if

26、   Pamela Simpson is 53,“not sporty” and has suffered from asthma(哮喘) all her life. Two years ago her son Jay-Teale, now 10, took up BMX(自行车越野赛).“I enjoyed watching him and thought I'd like to try it,” Simpson recalls. “But I didn't want to embarrass myself. I hadn't ridden for over 40 years.”

Then she noticed a session for women and girls at Burgess Park BMX Track in Peckham, south-east London, where Jay-Teale trained. This season Simpson raced at the London BMX series and finished third in her category.

“It was the most worrying experience of my life. But it was also exhilarating,” she says cheerfully. “My son is proud of me. We now share a real love for the sport. It has brought us closer together.”

Since becoming part of the Olympic Games in 2008, the popularity of BMX has risen. A program introduced in London in 2011 by the sports development charity Access Sport has seen tracks built in several London regions, backed up with investment in coaching, and the program is being rolled out to Bristol.

Mavolwane Wright's children Skye,11 and Xander,10 are sponsored riders who have represented Great Britain in every world championship since 2014. Mavolwane Wright says she was motivated to start BMX herself out of an interest aroused by watching so much of it. “It's an eye-opener to share your children's interests,” she explains. “You comprehend what they go through in a much more direct way. It adds another dimension to your relationship.”

It is also a high-impact sport and the risks are fairly obvious. “I totally get the fear,” says Emma Budgens, 51, a BMX exercise coach and cycling instructor. “It's the fear of doing something new, of getting hurt. But I say, ‘Come and give it a try.’ The chance of having an accident is slim, and you can spend time on the flat to improve your confidence.”

【1】What can we learn about Pamela Simpson from the first two paragraphs?

A.She tended to be inactive. B.She performed poorly in the race.

C.She used to feel awkward in public. D.She trained at Burgess Park BMX Track.

【2】What does the underlined word “exhilarating” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.Annoying. B.Inspiring.

C.Thrilling. D.Challenging.

【3】What benefit did Simpson and Wright get from BMX?

A.More life skills. B.Stronger will.

C.More confidence in themselves. D.Better parent-child relationships.

【4】What does Emma Budgens think of BMX?

A.Risky but actually secure. B.Demanding but open to all.

C.Competitive but instructive. D.Pleasant but time-consuming.

27、   Baseball developed gradually from a number of different ball-and-stick games originating in England. As early as the American Revolution, it was noted that troops played “base ball” in their free time. In 1845 Alexander Cartwright formalized the New York Knickerbocker’ version of the game.

The “New York Game” spread rapidly, replacing earlier localized forms. From its beginnings, baseball was seen as a way of satisfying the recreational needs of an increasingly urban-industrial society. At its beginning it was played by and for wealthy gentlemen. A club might consist of 40 members. The president would appoint two captains who would choose teams from among the members. Games were played on Monday and Thursday afternoons, with the losers often providing an expensive evening’s entertainment for the winners.

During the 1850-1870 period the game was changing, however, with increasing commercialism, under-the-table payments to outstanding players, and gambling(赌博) on the outcome of games. Beginning with the first openly all-salaried team (Cincinnati’s Red Stocking Club) in 1869, the 1870-1890 period saw the complete professionalization of baseball, including formation of the National Association of Professional Baseball Players in 1871. The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs was formed in 1876, run by business-minded investors in joint-stock company(股份公司) clubs. The 1880s has been called Major League Baseball’s “Golden Age”. Profits rocketed, players’ salaries rose somewhat, a season of 84 games became one of 132, a weekly periodical “The sporting News” came into being, wooden stadiums replaced open fields, and the standard refreshment became hot dogs, soda pop and peanuts. In 1900 the Western League based in the growing cities of the Midwest declared itself the American League.

【1】What is the text mainly about?

A.The original rules of baseball.

B.The commercialization of baseball.

C.The influence of the “New York Game” on baseball.

D.The development of baseball in the nineteenth century.

【2】What can we learn about the “New York Game” at its beginning?

A.The game was played twice a week.

B.A baseball team might consist of 40 members.

C.The winners would get rewarded by the president.

D.The president would choose teams from among the member.

【3】What do we know about the baseball game during the 1850-1870 period?

A.The game became completely professional.

B.People bet on the result of games.

C.The game came into a “Golden Age”.

D.Most baseball players got extra incomes.

【4】During the 1880s, the baseball games _____.

A.were played in wooden stadiums

B.were reported by a daily sporting newspaper

C.were played less in a league season

D.were controlled by famous investors

28、This new packaging material looks like conventional plastic, but it's actually made from fish waste and algae(海藻)--and unlike plastic, if it escapes into the ocean, a fish could likely eat it safely. The material, called MarinaTex, is the winner of this year's James Dyson Award.

"It began with my desire to work with waste," says Lucy Hughes, a recent graduate from University of Sussex, who once visited a fish processing factory to see the massive quantity of waste generated by the industry and find new ways to use it. She focused on fish skins and scales (鳞片). "When I had it in my hands, I realized this has got potential, she says. "It's super strong and flexible." Hughes spent months experimenting with fish waste in her kitchen, running more than 100 experiments to find a binder and a process that could hold together the proteins in the fish skins and scales. "I had a lot of failed attempts—a lot of things either were too easily broken or too soft or easily went bad," she says. She finally landed on a type of algae that can be locally got.

The material can be used to replace oil-based plastic in packaging such as bags or the half transparent windows used to show products in boxes. As her research continues, Hughes says that she'll be studying how MarinaTex works and how long it could be used to store food.

Unlike some "compostable" plastics, which need to be processed in an industrial composting facility to break down, the new material can break down in four to six weeks in a backyard compost bin. 'All the ingredients are food-grade safe," Hughes says." So, this breaks down much like a piece of food would break down."

【1】Why did Hughes develop MarinaTex?

A．She wanted to look for a new plastic.

B．She would like fish to eat it safely.

C．She wanted to win James Dyson Award.

D．She wanted to make use of fish skins and scales.

【2】What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．The fish processing factory.

B．The fish waste.

C．Fish scales.

D．Fish skins.

【3】What is the main advantage of MarinaTex compared with conventional plastic?

A．It is stronger and more flexible.

B．It can be used as plastic bags.

C．It has the nutritional value for fish.

D．It can break down very easily and fast.

【4】Which one is the best title for the passage?

A．Working with Waste

B．Developing New Ideas

C．Making Bags from Fish Waste

D．Getting Rid of Plastic Pollution

29、One spring morning many years ago, I was on southeastern Alaska’s Kupreanof Island when I saw a huge wolf caught in a trap. From her appearance, I realized it was a mother wolf and that somewhere hungry pups (小崽) were waiting for her. I guessed she had been trapped only a few days. So her pups were probably still alive, hungry, surely no more than a few miles away. But I thought if I released the wolf, she would tear me to pieces.

So I decided to search for her pups instead. Following some footprints, I finally found four tiny pups. One by one, I placed them in a bag and headed back. When the mother wolf spotted me, she stood up, possibly picking up the smell of her young. I released the pups, and they raced to her.

What next? I wondered. The mother wolf was clearly suffering. Yet each time I moved in her direction, she let out a threatening sound.

I put up a shelter for myself and was soon asleep nearby. At dawn, I was awakened by the four pups sniffing at my face and hands. I glanced toward the anxious mother wolf. If I could only win her confidence, I thought. It was her only hope. Over the next few days, I fed her, talked gently with her and played with the pups. But the big animal never took her eyes off me. When I was beginning to lose hope, at dusk on the fifth day, I saw a wagging (摇摆) of her tail. I moved within the length of her chain. She remained still. My heart in my mouth, I slowly placed my hand on the wolf’s injured leg. “OK,” I said, “We’ll have you out of there.” I pressed and the trap sprang open, the wolf pulled free.

Slowly, she headed toward me. She smelled my hands and arms and then began licking (添) my fingers. I was astonished. This went against everything I’d ever heard about wolves. Yet, strangely, it all seemed so natural.

【1】What did the writer do after he discovered the mother wolf?

A．He looked for the pups

B．He set up a trap.

C．He put the wolf in a bag

D．He frightened off the wolf.

【2】Why did the writer stay with the wolves for 5 days?

A．To study the habit of the wolves.

B．To gain the trust of the mother wolf.

C．To witness the growth of the pups.

D．To experience the charm of the wild

【3】How did the writer feel when he was trying to remove the trap?

A．Nervous.

B．Proud.

C．Relieved.

D．Hopeless.

【4】The text delivers the message that ______.

A．creatures are born equal

B．having comes before giving

C．wagging wolves seldom bite

D．kindness deserves acceptance

30、   Throughout my high school career I've made a point of doing what many people fail to do on a daily basis：reflect and assess my life and decisions. I'm a（n）_______ and I analyze and contemplate （沉思）,sometimes too much, but always with the intention of _______ something new about myself. You might be _______ to learn that I do my best thinking not in the classroom, not in the bedroom, but in the bathroom.

The bathroom has always been a place where I can sit in _______. The closest thing to a（n）_______ is a polite knock on the door, and quiet is _______ maintained. Bathrooms are always kept clean, and _______are provided for sufficient self-inspection. _______, the bathroom is the ideal place for reflection.

My bathroom, which is situated a brief _______ down the hall from my bedroom, is a wonderful place where I can take comfort. ________a long day of hard work, I ________for my bathroom to reflect on the past day and the days ahead. I think about my friends and family, and what they ________ to me. I even realize the numerous ________ that I have recently made, and ________ to put them right.

The thinking I do in the bathroom — whether it is a ________ about my future as a rock star, or the realization that my mother was in fact correct - is important to me. Taking the time to think and reflect has ________ me to make good decisions. And then I will ________ what is important to me. Instead of living my life ________ , I've made a choice to think deeply and keep things in perspective.

To me, the bathroom is not a place to________ the challenges of reality, but rather a place to________  those challenges through the power of human intelligence.

A．doctor

B．thinker

C．observer

D．reader

A．learning

B．recording

C．mentioning

D．abandoning

A．worried

B．surprised

C．excited

D．disappointed

A．regret

B．patience

C．pride

D．peace

A．celebration

B．invitation

C．description

D．interruption

A．poorly

B．quickly

C．continually

D．occasionally

A．mirrors

B．pictures

C．cameras

D．towels

A．At present

B．On average

C．At last

D．In short

A．ride

B．walk

C．jump

D．roll

A．After

B．Until

C．Before

D．As

A．wait

B．prepare

C．head

D．stand

A．introduce

B．refer

C．give

D．mean

A．mistakes

B．promises

C．goals

D．challenges

A．afford

B．forget

C．attempt

D．refuse

A．duty

B．rule

C．fantasy

D．project

A．begged

B．allowed

C．ordered

D．forced

A．call on

B．rely on

C．focus on

D．live on

A．blindly

B．slowly

C．unluckily

D．painfully

A．accept

B．remember

C．delay

D．escape

A．avoid

B．conquer

C．meet

D．create

31、When I was a boy, every holiday I had seemed wonderful. My ______ took me by train or by car to a hotel by the ______.   All day I ______ on the sands(沙滩) with strange ______ children. We made houses and gardens, and ______ the tide (潮汐)destroy them. When the tide went out, we ______ over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.

In those days the ______ seemed to shine always brightly ______ the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country, ____ ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were ______in one’s pockets or good places where we could ______ ice creams. Each day was very happy.

Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good ______ is much the same as it was. I ______ like the sun and warm sand and the sound of ______ beating the rocks. I no longer wish to ______ any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. ______, I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.

Sometimes I ______ what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am ______. All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about ______ who make houses and gardens with sands,____ watch the incoming tide.

【1】

A．teacher

B．parents

C．nurse

D．younger sister

【2】

A．sea

B．lake

C．mountain

D．river

【3】

A．played

B．slept

C．sat

D．stood

【4】

A．moving

B．excited

C．angry

D．nervous

【5】

A．made

B．brought

C．watched

D．heard

【6】

A．rolled

B．looked

C．turned

D．climbed

【7】

A．light

B．sun

C．moon

D．lamp

【8】

A．and

B．yet

C．but

D．or

【9】

A．exploring

B．examining

C．repairing

D．measuring

【10】

A．sweets

B．sand

C．ice-creams

D．money

【11】

A．make

B．sell

C．buy

D．offer

【12】

A．house

B．holiday

C．garden

D．tide

【13】

A．hardly

B．almost

C．still

D．perhaps

【14】

A．waves

B．wind

C．hands

D．feet

【15】

A．destroy

B．fix

C．use

D．build

【16】

A．But

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Besides

【17】

A．wonder

B．feel

C．understand

D．believe

【18】

A．strong

B．weak

C．young

D．old

【19】

A．children

B．boys

C．girls

D．grown-ups

【20】

A．that

B．which

C．whom

D．who

32、   A mother was criticizing her daughter after watching the girl was not good enough to compete at a championship level during the daily training in the gymnastics camp.

The scene reminded me of my ________ of the day when one of my own gymnastic performances put me close to tears.

My mother became seriously ill when she was young, and she has ________ a wheelchair ever since. But she never let that ________ her.

She has raised five children and has a career as well.

One day I joined a gymnastics program at a nearby park. Before long, I was totally ________ in it. By 1972, I was on the National Gymnastics Team for the Olympic Games. I couldn’t think of anything else but ________ a gold medal.

Before the competition, all in my mind was ________ not to disgrace(使……丢脸)my country and myself. But, though I tried my best, I didn’t win a gold medal. I was so ________ . When the winners were receiving ________ , I joined my parents in the stands, and we all cried. “I'm sorry. I did my best, ”said me.

She said nothing but ten words I never ________ , “Doing your best is more important than being the best. ” Suddenly I understood my mother ________ than ever before. She had never let her handicap(残疾) ________ her from always doing her best.

Now I approached the crying girl and put a(n) ________ around her. “Honey, ” I said. “I know you have done your best, and doing your best is more important than being the best. I'm ________ you. ”

She ________ at me with tears in her eyes. Maybe somewhere, someday, she’ll ________ those words along.

【1】A.experiences B.success C.regrets D.memories

【2】A.needed B.made C.wanted D.expected

【3】A.control B.challenge C.discourage D.disturb

【4】A.confident B.absorbed C.involved D.trapped

【5】A.finding B.winning C.earning D.making

【6】A.determination B.satisfaction C.encouragement D.effort

【7】A.annoyed B.disappointed C.embarrassed D.worded

【8】A.applauses B.rewards C.gifts D.awards

【9】A.remembered B.ignored C.understood D.forgot

【10】A.faster B.better C.closer D.easier

【11】A.prevent B.save C.protect D.forbid

【12】A.arm B.hand C.ring D.scarf

【13】A.curious about B.concerned about C.proud of D.sure of

【14】A.glanced B.smiled C.laughed D.shouted

【15】A.continue B.treat C.pass D.use

33、Sending My Boy College

On the plane, Matthew chooses to sit with Sheryl. Then he puts on the headphones, and not a word is _________ for most of the flight. I've taken a break from reading and am staring at my boy. The light from his window is cutting across his face, highlighting his cheekbones and strong jawline, making him look handsome and grown-up. I remember the first time I laid eyes on him in the _________ room. I remember what I whispered to him when his eyes opened for the first time: "Hello. I'm your daddy. I will always be there for you."

After we land, we drive onto the historic and grand campus with the car packed with Matthew's _________. Soon we unload in front of the dorm. Matthew and I leave Sheryl to handle cleanings in his room while I will handle other issues: purchasing a bicycle and discovering where to store it. I am surprised at how little we say to each other and how good that feels. I think it's a result of years spent in each other's _________. Not just dinner or good-nights: it was time coaching his teams. being in the water surfing, standing up to anyone who ever thought about treating him badly.

That evening. even though his room is ready. he says. "Dad. I think I'll stay with you and Mom tonight. "I catch Sheyl's eyes: they are _________. The next morning, after all the freshmen file out of the hall after meeting. Matthew shows his first signs of _________. The president's speech was an ode (颂歌) to them:" the most accomplished" class ever accepted in "the most competitive year" in the school's history. It look this elegant ceremony among a sea of _________ for Mathew to realize the coming pressure. "Dad. what if it's too hard for me here?" he asks me.

"You came from a tough academic school with great grades. You make it happen. This won't be any different. This school _________ you because they know you can succeed."

None of the other kids look scared. "he says. For the first time I can remember since he was a baby, I can see his eyes are welling up. I want to _________ out and hug him. but I don't. Instead I look him in the eve. "Never compare your insides to some else's outsides."

He nods and turns away, "I think I might take a nap."

"Sure, I'll wake you in a while." He curls up in a ball, like he used to. I unfold a blanket, __________him, and tuck it underneath.

【1】

A．shared

B．read

C．written

D．mentioned

【2】

A．delivery

B．dining

C．meeting

D．staff

【3】

A．books

B．snacks

C．belongings

D．presents

【4】

A．memory

B．experience

C．compliment

D．company

【5】

A．bright

B．wet

C．sharp

D．big

【6】

A．curiosity

B．enjoyment

C．uncertainty

D．disappointment

【7】

A．parents

B．stranger

C．professors

D．friends

【8】

A．needed

B．made

C．trained

D．chose

【9】

A．go

B．reach

C．drop

D．help

【10】

A．comfort

B．shelter

C．block

D．cover

34、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.

35、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.

Tablets are really useful devices, but their big screens always make them a burden to carry around without a bag. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a phone with the powers of a tablet that could be folded up and fit 【1】 into the hand?

Now something like a tablet-shaped but fold-able phone is about to become 【2】. In February, South Korean electronics company Samsung and China’s Huawei both unveiled fold-able phones Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X 【3】. Mobile phone use has entered the “fold-able future”, The Verge noted.

The technology could change our lives in significant ways. These devices, due to their 【4】 screens, give us the larger screens we want. Meanwhile, they still fit easily into the pocket. As USA Today noted, they’re “the 【5】 of a small tablets and smart-phone, all in a single device”.

The technology could 【6】 other devices too. For example, we could make TVs that stick to walls like posters, or fold up easily to hide away in drawers. In crowded modem cities, they will help us to 【7】 available space.

In a keynote address, Samsung’s senior vice president of mobile product marketing, Justin Denison, called the fold-able screen “the 【8】 for the smart-phone of tomorrow.” “It’s a balank canvas for us to do something beautiful together,” he said.

So is there nothing to stand in the way of the fold-able future?

According to tech news website Android authority, the necessary displays were difficult to produce. In 2012, nine out of every to OLED screens produced were 【9】. Today, that 10 percent rate has been improved to between 50 and 90 percent. However, at present these fold-able devices are expensive. For example, the price of Huawei Mate X is 17,500 RMB. That’s a price that may 【10】 the majority of people.

But if the fold-able device isn’t going to change the world overnight, there is no doubt that it is coming.

Patrick Moor-head, an industry analyst told The Verge, “Few are debating if fold-able or roll-able mobile displays are the future of smart-phones; the only question is when and by whom.”

36、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.

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、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Cell phones are used everywhere, but on the road they are a dangerous distraction (分心) to drivers and should be forbidden.

The New England Journal of Medicine reported that "drivers using a cell phone were four times more likely to have an accident than those not using a phone." The major problem is that the driver is not focused on the road, but on his or her conversation. Cell phone drivers are very unpredictable: they drive too fast or too slow, make improper turns, run red lights and even stop at green ones. It's not only annoying; it's dangerous. Accidents related to cell phones include off a road and crashing into a tree, fences, and buildings and even turning over.

In October at the California Traffic Safety Summit, experts showed that "cell phones used by drivers lead to at least 1,000 deaths per year in California." These are the same problems that occur with drunk driving, which is against the law and strictly enforced. For the same reasons, California needs laws that ban the use of cell phone in cars.

Until we take action to pass new laws, drivers at least need to be more responsible when using cell phones. The American Automobile Association recommends that drivers pull off the road before using a cell phone, have a passenger use it for them, or use voice mail to answer calls. Another suggestion is to keep the phone off while moving or simply not to use it in the car. Before using a cell phone, drivers should ask themselves, "Is this call really that important?"

Cell phones can be a very important link in emergencies, but drivers need to use them wisely. As professional NASCAR racer John Andretti says, "Driving safely is your first responsibility." The best road to safety is to just hang up and drive.

39、假定你是李华，你校将于下周六晚上举办校园艺术节（Campus Art Festival）演出活动，请你代表学校学生会给外籍教师John写封电子邮件，邀请他担任评委。邮件要点如下：

1、举办艺术节的目的；

2、演出的时间和地点；

3、演出的主要内容；

4、期待回复。

注意：1. 词数100左右，文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear John,

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Yours,

Li Hua

40、阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。

Robert and Henry were two friends in the same class. They always played together and went home together. One day Robert and Henry were going home from school when Robert cried out, "A fight! Let’s go and see!"

"No," said Henry. "Let us go home quietly and not meddle with(干涉) this quarrel. We have nothing to do with it and may get into trouble. Also my parents are expecting to have dinner with me together at home and I don’t want them to worry about me."

"You are a coward," said Robert, and off he ran. Henry went straight home, and in the afternoon went to school as usual.

But Robert had told all the boys that Henry was a coward, and they laughed at him a great deal. From then on, they looked down upon Henry and didn’t want to play with him together.

Henry was sad but he wasn’t angry with Robert for his rude behavior, because he learned that true courage is shown most in bearing misunderstanding and that he ought to be afraid of nothing but doing wrong. Thus, he just ignored the other boys’ sneer(嘲笑) and continued to go to school and study as usual. However, Robert didn’t invite Henry to go home with him any more. Instead, he enjoyed playing with some other boys who also thought Henry was a coward. Every day after school, they didn’t go home directly but went to a river or somewhere to play games and had a lot of fun.

A few days later, Robert was bathing with his new friends in a river, and got out of his depth. He struggled, and screamed for help, but all in vain. The boys who called Henry a coward got out of the water as fast as they could, and they did not even try to help him.

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:

Robert was fast sinking.

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Thus, Robert’s life was saved.

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41、假设你是李华，某中学学生杂志英语习作专栏正在开展主题为“Why should we learn English?”的征文活动。请你根据所给要点写一篇征文稿。

1）提高学习语言的能力；2）有助于了解异国文化；3）能够结识更多的朋友。

Why should we learn English?

English is an international language，so it is

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