广东韶关2025届高三英语下册三月考试题

1、At last, I should thank Mr. White for the ________ of speaking here.

A.prejudice B.privilege C.ambition D.favor

2、— Is it my age ________the boss minds?

—I’m afraid so. He will consider ________ necessary to have an experienced assistant.

A.which；it B.that；it C.which；that D.that；that

3、—What a surprise! I _____________ you still away on holiday.

—But it __________only a fortnight before our new voluntary project begins.

A.think; is B.thought; will be C.had thought; was D.thought; is

4、On your way to New York William will keep you ________ if you don’t want to be lonely.

A．company

B．companion

C．safety

D．friend

5、She looked in the direction of the window, but there was nothing in front _______ the deep darkness.

A.other than B.rather than C.or rather D.or else

6、________ to make his parents to live a better life, he went abroad, working to make more money.

A．Determined

B．Determining

C．To determine

D．Having determined

7、One’s life has value_________ one brings value to the life of others.

A.so long as B.even though C.as if D.while

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

A. look forward to B. live up to

C. make up for D. set off for

9、It was not until _____ that _____ to study English.

A.he came to Beijing; he began B.did he came to Beijing; he began

C.he came to Beijing; did he begin D.did he came to Beijing; did he began

10、—— Have they made the final decision?

—— Yes, but it’s ________ likely that they will change their mind again tomorrow.

A. rather than B. other than C. less than D. or rather

11、Rice doesn’t grow well ________ there is not enough water.

A.where B.in which C.on which D.so

12、Finally, my thanks go to my tutor, who has offered a lot of suggestions and comments on my paper and ________ every page of my draft.

A. approved   B. quoted   C. polished   D. folded

13、I have been convinced that the print media are usually more________ and more reliable than television.

A．accurate

B．ridiculous

C．urgent

D．flexible

14、The sun began to rise in the sky, ________ the mountain in golden light.

A.bathed B.bathing

C.to have bathed D.have bathed

15、It is well-known that crack cocaine is a powerfully _____ drug and the users become ____ to it much more easily if they smoke it.

A.addicted; addict B.addictive; addict C.addicted; addictive D.addictive; addicted

16、Reading materials for children entered schools to help them develop the habit of garbage sorting at a young age.

A.having intended B.having been intended

C.intended D.intending

17、—Listen, Lily is playing the piano!

—Wow, how sweet the music _______!

A.is heard B.hears C.is sounding D.sounds

18、I think it a great honor _____ to visit your country.

A. to invite B. inviting C. having invited D. to be invited

19、________ in Beijing University or Tsinghua University is what most students wish for.

A．To educate

B．Educated

C．Being educated

D．educating

20、During the novel coronavirus (新型冠状病毒) the distinction (区别) between a mask (口罩) and N95 mask is ________.

A.unnecessary B.worthless C.important D.uninteresting

21、--What did David demand in the meeting just now?

-- ________ an opportunity to join the Debating Club.

A. Being offerred B. To be offerred

C. Be offerred D. Having been offerred

22、Seeing the happy ________ of children playing in the park, I’m overjoyed and sure of the future of our country.

A. sight B. view C. scene D. sign

23、Governments of some countries see it as their responsibility ________ the amount and kind of risk their citizens are exposed to.

A.controls B.controlled C.has controlled D.to control

24、_______ with heavy loads of school work ______ he became an easy target of the flu.

A. So tired was the student; that B. So tired the student was; that

C. Tired as the student was; which D. The student was so tired; which

25、She ________ to clean out the spare room last week, but it was much too occupied at that time.

A. had intended B. was intended C. intended D. was intending

26、Some people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes, fewer and fewer people will buy books and newspapers. Why read an article in the newspaper, when the TV news can bring you the information in a few minutes and with pictures? Why read the life story of a famous man, when a short television program can tell you all that you want to know?

Television has not killed reading, however. Today, newspapers sell in very large numbers. And books of every kind are sold more than ever before. Books are still a cheap way to get information and enjoyment. Although some books with hard covers are expensive, many books are printed today as paperbacks (平装本), which are quite cheap. A paperback collection of short stories, for example, is always cheaper than an evening at the cinema or the theater, and you can keep a book for ever and read it many times.

Books are a wonderful provider of knowledge and pleasure and some types of books should be in every home. Every home should have a good dictionary. A good encyclopedia (百科全书), though expensive, is useful, too, because you can find information on any subject. Besides, you can have such books as history books., science textbook, cookbooks, and collections of stories and poems. Then from time to time you can take a book of poems off your shelves and read the thoughts and feelings of your favorite poets.

【1】It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A.TV programs are a chief provider of knowledge

B.cinemas are the best choice in getting information

C.reading is a cheap way of learning and having fun

D.newspapers are an expensive way to enjoy oneself

【2】What does the sentences “Television has not killed reading, however ” underlined in the second paragraph suggest?

A.People only need reading, though. B.Reading is still necessary today.

C.Reading is more fun than television. D.Watching television doesn’t help reading.

【3】What can we learn from the passage?

A.Fewer and fewer people will buy books.

B.A good dictionary should be kept in every home.

C.Books with hard covers sell better than paperbooks.

D.More people like TV programs about famous men.

27、   Soon after you have your first child, the question of having a second one is raised by friends and family. However, as the pattern of having two children in a family is challenged by modern family units, there are a few reasons why it is not selfish to want only one child.

Today, the role of women has changed a lot. But nowadays, a wife has to help her husband earn the bread and butter as well as well as looking after her family. In demanding times like these, a woman has to put in more physical and emotional effort than any other member of the family.

Raising a child comes at a cost that remains only heard of, until you find yourself paying it. The good reality of double income with no kids suddenly comes crashing down when there is a child involved in the picture. When one parent (the mother) needs to take some time off to look after the newborn, only one person becomes the earning member. Of course, the expenses went up rapidly. According to Susan Newman, PhD, a social psychologist, the average cost of raising a child is $227,000 from birth to college.

Most young mothers also think that having one child would mean that there is more income for the child, and thus, better facilities can be provided. It is much easier to educate a single child at a good school, and give him/her better life with more resources at hand.

With several children in the house, it becomes increasingly difficult to find ways to spend time with all of them. Dividing your time with just one child means that you can devote a little more time to doing the things you want to. In a single child unit, there are less comparison and more chances for positive motivation to learn new things. A happy child, who deserves the rightful attention, love, care, and time from both the parents, always gets a meaningful childhood, for both the parents and the child.

【1】What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the passage?

A.It is not selfish to have only one child in a family.

B.Raising a child costs a lot nowadays.

C.It is more difficult to raise several children in a family.

D.Women are playing a more important role in the family than before.

【2】What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A.A family with several children can give parents a meaningful life.

B.The only child in a family can more easily get a wonderful childhood.

C.A family with only one child is surely better than a family with several children.

D.You can be more relaxed with several children.

【3】Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage to support the writer’s opinion?

A.better education. B.meaningful childhood.

C.less generation gap. D.better care.

【4】Which of the following is the right structure of the passage?

A. B.

C. D.

28、London, well-known for its wide variety of museums, offers great fun and entertainment to families with kids on their tour around it, and best of all, most of the museums are free. Here are some that are too good to miss.

London Transport Museum

This is a great, child-friendly museum which combines education（tracing the history of public transport from 1829 to the present day）with activities. Housed in a huge iron and glass structure, the museum possesses a wonderful and colorful collection of horse-drawn and motorized trams(有轨电车), buses and trolley cars.

The Theatre Museum

The name of the museum is a little misleading. It offers all aspects of the performing arts, so there are displays of ballet, opera, pop music and magic. But there's no doubt that it's theatre and drama that take centre stage. The museum is big on interaction, putting on a daily program of free workshops where kids can learn how to operate puppets(木偶), try on costumes and even walk out on a stage.

The Science Museum

The Science Museum, perhaps more than any other museum, understands children. It understands that children like to be involved with the exhibits; they like to touch, to feel, to press and to push as well as merely to see. Bathed in blue light, it offers lots of hands-on fun.

There is also an IMAX theatre showing science-related films on huge screens. Before leaving, make sure you check out the museum shop which is filled with science toys and games.

【1】What does London Transport Museum look like?

A．A British castle.

B．An American-style building.

C．An old school.

D．A modern building.

【2】What makes the Theatre Museum child-friendly?

A．Dramas for children.

B．Pop music shows.

C．Free workshops.

D．Magic performances.

【3】What is the Science Museum probably best-known for?

A．Its IMAX theatre.

B．Its hands-on experience.

C．Its gift shop.

D．Its blue light.

29、   WHILE reports of a unique form of flu---swine flu---were appearing around the world,there was the question:Is this the next big one?Is this the new virus that will kill millions,like the pandemics(流行疾病)of 1918,1957 and 1968?

Well,even the scientists’crystal ball may not help them come up with an answer that quickly.“It’s hard to predict,”said Anne Schuchat,liuxing PhD,of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.“We need to be prepared for change.”

The center of the new virus is Mexico,where it has been blamed for 152 deaths and an estimated 2,000 cases,since April 13.Health officials around the world say they are investigating suspected cases in people who have been to Mexico.The level of concern rose even more when the US declared a public health emergency on Sunday.

The flu makes people feel like they have a serious cold.In more serious cases,it may bring death.Flu viruses can be carried by humans,birds,and other animals and transmitted among themselves.It is believed that rotating flu viruses revisit humans in intervals and can leave a huge number of casualties.(伤亡者)

Swine flu contains genetic elements from humans and birds as well as from pigs.It seems to spread among people more easily than past swine flus,which sometimes jumped from pigs to people.

Pigs are considered particularly susceptible（易受影响的）to both bird and human viruses.They are a likely place for genetic change that might lead to a new form of flu that spreads easily.

【1】The passage is mainly about___________.

A.measures to control swine flu

B.different opinions about dealing with swine flu

C.people’s reaction to swine flu

D.a brief introduction to swine flu

【2】Which of the following statements is True?

A.Swine flu doesn’t have any effect on the US

B.Genetic elements make a change when pigs are harmed by bird and human viruses

C.Scientists know how to deal with swine flu

D.Swine flu is transmitted from pigs to humans

【3】What can we infer from the passage?

A.Swine flu can cause deaths

B.It is not the first time that swine flu has appeared

C.The number of suspected cases is increasing

D.Pigs take revenge on Mexicans because many of pigs are killed

30、   I was out for my usual morning run and found myself in the late-summer heat, thirsty. If only I had taken a_______bottle. After I stopped under a bridge to shelter myself from the sun for a moment of_______, I saw two young,_______men standing next to their sleeping bags. One smiled and gently_______his hand as if he were about to say hello, but he didn’t say a word. He wasn’t asking for_______. I smiled and raised my hand, too.

As I started back on my_______, I thought about how much we all_______to connect with other people. At that moment, this homeless man seemed to want to connect with someone else_______he wanted food or money.

We have all had_______of feeling separate and lonely. I once felt lonely being in a relationship that________an emotional connection. Feeling separated doesn’t have anything to do with being alone,________is about the human desire to feel________by being seen and valued by another person.

We all________from connection. That homeless man affected my day. After meeting him, I felt more grateful and it made me________all that I have. He made me feel concerned for him. I had the choice to move toward________or connection. Separation is looking at the homeless person and focusing on how________he looks. Connection is understanding that he influenced my day by________to me. I can________times in my life when, like him, I was in a situation I had never expected. There have been times when I felt down, and times when I needed someone to________what he was doing and say hello to me.

Pay attention today and notice whether you tend to move toward separation or toward connection. If your tendency is to spend time alone,________saying “yes” to invitations. Practice moving toward rather than away from people.

【1】A.wine B.water C.glass D.metal

【2】A.peace B.joy C.shade D.breath

【3】A.handsome B.homeless C.disabled D.tall

【4】A.took B.dropped C.crossed D.raised

【5】A.anything B.nothing C.everything D.all

【6】A.wandering B.walking C.running D.hiking

【7】A.need B.have C.try D.seek

【8】A.other than B.less than C.rather than D.better than

【9】A.expectations B.purposes C.experiences D.worries

【10】A.lacked B.contained C.enjoyed D.valued

【11】A.or B.and C.so D.but

【12】A.amazed B.connected C.amused D.entertained

【13】A.benefit B.recover C.suffer D.come

【14】A.lose B.question C.recognize D.appreciate

【15】A.ignorance B.separation C.depression D.desperation

【16】A.kind B.neat C.unhappy D.unclean

【17】A.reaching out B.giving in C.turning D.replying

【18】A.forget about B.keep up with C.reflect on D.return to

【19】A.continue B.accomplish C.handle D.stop

【20】A.keep B.practice C.deny D.imagine

31、   It is widely believed that inner beauty is the most impressive in the world.

On the outskirts of a town in England lies a nice cottage with a large garden where there lives an old man. The old man is _______ pruning (修剪), watering or fertilizing his flowers all the time. The garden _______ bees and butterflies dance and colorful flowers blossom all year around is so well-tended that every passer-by cannot but stop for a _______ with admiration.

One day a young _______ went by the old man’s garden. He stopped and gazed at the splendid garden and the special cottage, totally _______ the admiration at the beauty of these sceneries, _______ how happy he could be _______ he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, all of a sudden he found the old gardener was _______.

Greatly shocked, the young painter _______ that old man, asking “why are you busy ________ these flowers every day which you can’t see?” The blind gardener gave a wide smile, explaining “First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I ________ like this job. Second, while I can’t see these flowers I can ________ them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. And ________ the last one, that’s you.”

“Me? But you don’t know me.” responded the young painter.

“Yeah. But I know flowers are angels which everyone knows and would never ________. I know a great many people who show ________ for life would stop by and the beauty of my garden will get them into a good ________. In the meantime, it also gives a ________ to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

The old man can’t see the beauty that he’s created. ________, every flower has eyes ________ which they can see the beauty and kindness of the old man’s heart and the sweetness of his soul.

The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Failing the sight of the beauty of blossoming, he surely can ________ the voice of it, I suppose.

【1】A. left B. kept C. seen D. made

【2】A. where B. which C. that D. what

【3】A. chat B. return C. discussion D. glance

【4】A. painter B. neighbor C. photographer D. traveler

【5】A. faced with B. lost in C. devoted to D. moved by

【6】A. thinking B. asking C. picturing D. saying

【7】A. when B. if C. as D. since

【8】A. particular B. special C. blind D. energetic

【9】A. approached B. reached C. watched D. prevented

【10】A. planting B. watering C. fertilizing D. tending

【11】A. easily B. really C. accidentally D. eventually

【12】A. get rid of B. give a touch to C. come up with D. have fun with

【13】A. without B. of C. for D. in

【14】A. pick them up B. turn them down C. let them down D. give them up

【15】A. enthusiasm B. calmness C. kindness D. caution

【16】A. mood B. condition C. place D. life

【17】A. way B. day C. chance D. hand

【18】A. Therefore B. Anyway C. However D. Besides

【19】A. for B. in C. from D. with

【20】A. change B. hear C. remind D. accept

32、It was 10:15 p.m. when Esposito arrived at the train station. She jumped into her Honda and began her_______ home. Out of nowhere an unexpected car _______ crashed into Esposito’s, pushing her backward onto the tracks. She got _______ in her vehicle, shocked by the impact.

As it happened, Dipinto, a volunteer _______ , was going to bed. He was crawling under the _______ when he heard the crash of metal on metal coming from outside. Unhesitatingly, he grabbed a _______ and rushed out the door still in pajamas(睡衣).“Any firefighter would have done so. We’re always on _______.” He explained later.

The first car he _______ 500 feet from his front yard was the one that had hit Esposito’s.

Soon, by the light of his flashlight, he _______Esposito' s car lying messily on the tracks. Then he heard a(n) __________ sound breaking through the sky: the bells signaling a(n) __________ train. "I could see the headlight of the train." He __________. DiPinto, an experienced rescuer, immediately bent to __________ Esposito’ s side window violently. "Where am I?" Esposito voiced weakly with her __________ unfocused.

“You' re suffering a car crash and __________ pulling out at once, madam.” DiPinto __________. He struggled against the door handle, but the door was __________ shut. The train loaded with oil, at 65 miles per hour, was __________ near. DiPinto turned to the passenger side and threw open the door. He __________ the airbags, grabbed Esposito' s arms, and pulled her toward him across the passenger seat before speed-walking her to __________. Within six seconds, the train ran over Esposito’s car.

“It was like a Hollywood movie.” the reporter joked.

【1】

A．drive

B．walk

C．holiday

D．flight

【2】

A．purposefully

B．secretly

C．suddenly

D．specially

【3】

A．burnt

B．stuck

C．buried

D．settled

【4】

A．truckdriver

B．journalist

C．policeman

D．firefighter

【5】

A．seats

B．covers

C．bed

D．car

【6】

A．blanket

B．pillow

C．wallet

D．flashlight

【7】

A．leave

B．business

C．duty

D．vacation

【8】

A．came upon

B．left behind

C．held out

D．gave up

【9】

A．entered

B．observed

C．crashed

D．spotted

【10】

A．calming

B．fading

C．clicking

D．alarming

【11】

A．stopping

B．flying

C．approaching

D．paving

【12】

A．wondered

B．recalled

C．continued

D．thought

【13】

A．strike

B．tap

C．brush

D．wipe

【14】

A．points

B．questions

C．eyes

D．words

【15】

A．need

B．escape

C．resist

D．miss

【16】

A．declared

B．shouted

C．announced

D．whispered

【17】

A．tied

B．jammed

C．glued

D．nailed

【18】

A．drawing

B．chasing

C．rolling

D．dragging

【19】

A．pulled over

B．tried out

C．blew up

D．pushed aside

【20】

A．threat

B．danger

C．safety

D．treatment

33、   While volunteering in Tanzania, my wife and I got the idea of what we call a "street library” because children in our neighbourhood were able to read but had no _____at all.

We had an idea to make books ____to local children who wanted to read. We ____a famous international charity for collecting money. We ___ books in three book stores of the capital city. My wife Sue ___ all , 180 books with sticky-backed paper to keep them clean. A local man made some _____ to store the books. I made some a “library cards" and _____with a tailor called Saddiqi, who agreed to keep the boxes in his ____and to run the library. The library was ______to open!

Anyone could ____ with their name and their parent's mobile phone number, Saddiqi gave them a _____ with a number, with which they could read the books only in his shop. I decided it was better to do that than let readers ____ the books. There is no ____ to join the library. Within five days we had over 100 _____ and more were joining each day! Even though the books are ____ for children in different, grades of difficulty, ____ were using the library for free, too.

This side-project was, I think, one of the most ____ things we did in Tanzania. It was in some way a thank-you gift to our_____ for welcoming us so warmly into their lives，. The whole_____worked together on the street library and that's surely part of the reason it is still ____ after we left.

【1】A.interest B.chance C.business D.sense

【2】A.available B.precious C.cheap D.useful

【3】A.left B.contacted C.sold D.bought

【4】A.donated B.read C.wrote D.ordered

【5】A.copied B.mended C.printed D.covered

【6】A.cupboards B.counters C.boxes D.drawers

【7】A.quarreled B.debated C.consulted D.fought

【8】A.shop B.house C.garden D.courtyard

【9】A.necessary B.unlikely C.illegal D.ready

【10】A.sign up B.settle down C.see around D.drop in

【11】A.book B.card C.photo D.newspaper

【12】A.wait for B.learn from C.take away D.refer to

【13】A.way B.charge C.data D.need

【14】A.librarians B.workers C.members D.tailors

【15】A.even B.hardly C.never D.mainly

【16】A.babies B.adults C.youths D.foreigners

【17】A.rewarding B.boring C.worrying D.surprising

【18】A.relatives B.patients C.neighbours D.students

【19】A.school B.company C.country D.community

【20】A.open B.clean C.empty D.modern

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Yet, some people are【1】 They claim that surfing the Internet is a waste of time. They make the 【2】 that children spend too much time chatting and playing games instead of 【3】 on their school work. However, a recent survey conducted in the USA shows that 80 per cent of Internet users 【4】 it mostly to search for answers to questions. The second most common use of the Internet, for 79 per cent of Internet users, is to find out information about hobbies. These statistics prove that gathering information is the 【5】 use for the Internet.

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.

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.

36、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.

37、Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Why Cold weather Causes So many Flight Cancellation?

Each year, about 60,000 flights get canceled because of bad winter weather, which costs airlines and airports an estimated $3 billion. But it’s not the freezing cold temperatures that cause problems for planes. After all, 【1】 jets fly 10 kilometers up, where temperatures hover around -50 degrees Celsius.

In fact, planes 【2】 in cold weather, since cold air is denser and leads to better thrust. Clearly, the real problem isn’t what’s going on up there. It’s what’s happening on the ground.

When a 【3】 polar vortex (极地涡旋) struck the Midwestern US in January 2019, temperatures dropped to -40 degrees Celsius and airline canceled 3,000 flights nationwide. In these situations, when temperatures start 【4】, everything slows down. Cargo doors can freeze up, along with the nozzles that pump fuel into planes, which delays the 【5】 process.

Even the plane itself can freeze over. Just a quarter-inch - thick layer of ice on a plane can disrupt the way air flows over its wings.

Les Westbrooks: The number one reason, I would say, that the reason flights get delayed in cold weather is going to be because there’s some kind of frozen precipitation, from frost to snow to a sheet of ice, adhering to the aircraft, adhering to the wings of the aircraft 【6】.

That’s Les Westbrooks, a retired airline pilot and an associate professor of aeronautical science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He says that 【7】, these planes are “de-iced” - but this also delays takeoff. The crew can spray the plane with a special hot water/ glycol mixture. It can take around 40 minutes to de-ice large passenger airplanes, so planes often have to wait “their turn” for the de-icing station, which, of course, can trigger more delays.

And ice on the runway, of course, creates another set of 【8】. In 2014, a plane at JFK skidded off an icy runway and into a mound of snow, leading to an hours-long shutdown at the airport. And even though crews can remove ice from the runway, scraping it off the pavement can lead to potholes (坑洞) and other 【9】, which makes takeoffs and landings more dangerous. And of course, snow and freezing rain on the ground can affect visibility to the point where officials have to decide it’s not safe to fly at all.

But if ice and snow aren’t the problem in these extremely cold temperatures, it’s usually another factor: people.

Les Westbrooks: The airplane flies at high altitudes, -60 degrees. It’s made to do that. Humans are not made to be outside in -60 degrees weather. And so the human factor becomes a big, big factor, when it becomes extremely cold.

Baggage handlers, aircraft fuelers, and mechanics all have to stay warm. Some airports, like O’Hare in Chicago, set up heated shelters for their employees. Of course, with everyone taking breaks to warm up, not as much gets done, which leads to even more delays and cancellations. Passengers start missing their 【10】 flights, and that, along with passengers who can’t make it to the airport due to bad road conditions, leads to half-empty planes.

In fact, many airlines might preemptively cancel flights before bad weather even hits. So, in the end, you can still blame cold weather for cancelling your flight.

38、假定你是李华，你所在的班级决定成立Big Fun English Club。请你给你校的外教杰克（Jack）写信，邀请他加入俱乐部，要点如下：

1. 成立俱乐部的目的

2. 活动时间和地点

3. 活动内容；

4. 邀请杰克加入。

注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加内容，以使行文连贯。

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39、假定你是李华，你所在班级将于本周六下午到四川宋瓷博物馆参观。请你给你的外教John写封邮件邀请他一同前往。内容包括:

1. 参观时间和地点；

2. 活动安排:参观宋瓷博物馆；听专家讲座；亲手制作瓷器；

3. 参观之前准备:简要了解宋朝的历史。

注意:1. 字数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

Dear John,

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Yours sincerely

Li Hua

40、假如你是李华，世界自然基金会(WWF)是世界上最大的从事自然和野生动物保护的国际组织。请你给他们的负责人发一封邮件, 指出野生动物面临的危机并提出建议。内容如下：

1. 野生动物被猎杀的现状；

2. 猎杀野生动物的后果； 

3. 自己的建议。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.信的开头语已为你写好。

Dear Sir or Madam,

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Yours,

Li Hua

41、我校将要举办一次主题为“How to Communicate with Our Parents” 的英语演讲比赛，请你用英语写一篇演讲稿。要点如下:

(1)交流的重要性及原因  (2)有关如何交流的想法:

①尊重并信任父母 ②常与父母聊天 ③换位思考问题

注意:(1)字数100左右。 (2)可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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