安徽宿州2025届高三英语下册一月考试题

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

A．was totally fixed on

B．was totally fixing on

C．totally fixed on

D．totally fixing on

2、Nowadays students go to key universities just for a formal ________，which may help them hunt for a good job in the future.

A．conservation

B．preparation

C．graduation

D．qualification

3、He refused to acknowledge ________ in the match, but in vain.

A. to defeat B. to be defeated

C. defeating D. being defeated

4、One reason for her preference for city life is that she can have___________ to places like shops and restaurants.

A.method B.access C.way D.means

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

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

6、The young man ____________ be slow, but at least he doesn't make any mistakes.

A.may B.can C.must D.should

7、Robert Redford, a famous actor and director, wanted to expose the public to films made outside of the Hollywood system that ordinary people might have no access to ________.

A. otherwise B. though C. thus D. therefore

8、There is a new problem____the popularity of private cars that road conditions need ____.

A.involve at; to be improve B.involved in; to be improved

C.involving in; improving D.involving at; improving

9、Lucy has ________ all of the goals she set for herself in high school and is ready for new challenges at university.

A.acquired B.finished C.concluded D.achieved

10、________ by the beauty of the piano music, the audience almost forgot to applaud when the pianist finally finished it.

A．Attract

B．To attract

C．Attracting

D．Attracted

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

A.Vary B.Decorate C.Form D.Describe

12、—— We shall take the condition _____you’ve attached to this project into careful consideration.

—— Thanks a lot.

A. where B. when C. which D. what

13、Evidence obtained from observation and experiment is often used to ______ a scientific theory.

A.confirm B.conclude C.consult D.confuse

14、The professor tried his best to make the students__________what he was saying but he found it hard to make himself ___________.

A. understand; understand

B. understand; understood

C. understood; understood

D. understood; understand

15、On windy days, we had to hold down the paper on the desk, which would ________   be blown away.

A．instead

B．otherwise

C．nonetheless

D．even

16、Someone who_____ you to something you are not comfortable doing will stress you out.

A.asks B.pressures C.strains D.stresses

17、   the numbers in employment the hotel industry was the second largest Swiss industry in 1929.

A.Instead of B.In terms of C.In honor of D.In favor of

18、— Mr. Priestly has just accepted our offer over the phone．

— Good, but you must ask him to ______ it in writing．

A. consume B. confirm C. consult D. conduct

19、The thief_____ the papers all over the room while he was searching.

A．abandoned

B．disappeared

C．scattered

D．deserted

20、I was just talking to Margaret when Jackson _____________.

A．cut in

B．cut down

C．cut out

D．cut up

21、--- Excuse me, but I do need your advice on my project.

--- Sorry, I have only had time to ____ your report.

A. look around B. go through

C. get over D. dip into

22、--- _______ made her struggle to become an artist so hard?

--- ______ she was a woman.

A. What; What B. That; That

C. What; That D. That; What

23、—Listen, Lily is playing the piano!

—Wow, how sweet the music _______!

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

24、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

25、The tallest girl over there is ________ who works very hard in our class .

A.a girl B.the girl C.one D.the one

26、   "I'm going to learn at least one dish each week. You just need to sit back and watch." I got off the phone with my mom and clicked on the TV-box-shaped icon （图标）of YouTube. We were just having a bet about whether I would ever be able to teach myself to cook without her step-by-step guidance.

Technology has revolutionized the way we learn. That was what I believed then. However, after two weeks of watching those instructional videos, the reality of my barely improved cooking struck me in the face. To be honest, the result didn't come off as too much of a shock. Deep down, I had always known that perfection relies in no small part on endless hours of meaningful practice.

I am not alone in experiencing this type of failure. With an impressive variety of online resources at our fingertips, it is natural that we use them to our advantage and learn new skills through "watching" them.

There's nothing ineffective about this kind of learning in itself. However, a recent study published in Psychological Science shows that if you watch an expert performing a skill unknown to you for too long, it will raise your self-confidence in a way that it arouses （激发）your unrealistic expectations of yourself. The dissonance between your true ability and your false view of it can have a negative influence on your learning outcome. You might become as discouraged as I was. And if your determination isn't strong enough, you might just give up halfway.

If right now you are considering learning something new through watching online videos, be it juggling pins （杂耍），ice-skating, or even Michael Jackson's timeless moonwalk, don't forget to mix it up with the tried-and-true method of practicing and repeating. And most importantly, try not to get caught up in the feel-good act of watching.

【1】What do we know about the author?

A.She knew her failure resulted from lacking practice.

B.She was astonished at her failure to be a great cook.

C.She disagreed with her mom on how to cook.

D.She was misled by some so-called experts.

【2】What's the author's opinion of online resources?

A.They are of poor quality.

B.They are helpful in a way.

C.They are difficult of access.

D.They have benefited her a lol.

【3】What does the word "dissonance" underlined in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A.Dislike. B.Disbelief

C.Disapproval D.Disagreement.

【4】What does the author mainly intend to show readers?

A.Online videos are growing in popularity.

B.Mom is always a good example for us.

C.Watching doesn't make you perfect.

D.Cooking is a useful skill.

27、   Two of the saddest words in the English language are “if only”. I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words, because they convey regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, and disappointment.

My father is famous in our family for saying, “Take the extra minute to do it right.” I always try to live by the “extra minute” rule. When my children were young and likely to cause accidents, I always thought about what I could do to avoid an “if only” moment, whether it was something minor like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or something that required a little more work such as taping padding (衬垫) onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table.

I don’t only avoid those “if only” moments when it comes to safety. It’s equally important to avoid “if only” in our personal relationships. We all know people who lost a loved one and regretted that they had foregone an opportunity to say “I love you” or “I forgive you.” When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday, I told him that it was a holiday for my company and I wouldn’t be here. But then I thought about the fact that he’s 84 years old and I realized that I shouldn’t give up an opportunity to see him. I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after all.

I know there will still be occasions when I have to say “if only” about something, but my life is definitely better because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that eventuality. And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to make a personal connection, I know that I’m doing the right thing. I’m buying myself peace of mind and that’s the best kind of insurance for my emotional well-being.

【1】Which of the following is an example of the “extra minute” rule?

A.Start the car the moment everyone is seated.

B.Leave the room for a minute with the iron working.

C.Wait for an extra minute so that the steak tastes better.

D.Move an object out of the way before it trips someone.

【2】The author decided to go to her office on Good Friday to ___________.

A.keep her appointment with the eye doctor

B.meet her father who was already an old man

C.join in the holiday celebration of the company

D.finish her work before the deadline approached

【3】The underlined word "foregone" in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ___________.

A.avoided B.lacked

C.abandoned D.abused

28、   Tablets（平板电脑） are useful devices, but their big screens always make them as 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 neatly into the hand? Now something like a tablet-shaped but foldable（可折叠的） phone is about to become available. In February, Samsung and Huawei both introduced foldable phones, the Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X separately, to the public for the first time. Mobile phone use has entered the “foldable future”, the Verge noted.

The technology could change our lives in significant ways. These devices, due to their bendable screens, give us the larger screens we want but still fit easily into the pocket. The technology could change other devices too. For example, we could make TVs that stick to walls like posters, or fold up easily to hide away in drawers, which could help increase available space to the maximum. In a keynote address, Justin Denison, Samsung’s senior vice president, called the foldable screen “the basis for the smartphone of tomorrow”. “It’s a blank canvas (画布) for us to do something beautiful together,” he said.

So is there nothing to stand in the way of the foldable future? According to tech news website Android Authority, the necessary displays were difficult to produce. In 2012, nine out of ten foldable screens produced were defective or unusable. Today, that 10 percent rate has been improved to almost 90 percent. However, at present these foldable devices are expensive. For example, the price of Huawei Mate X is 17, 500 RMB. That's a price that few people will be able to afford.

But if the foldable device isn’t going to change the world overnight, there is no doubt that it is coming. Patrick Moorhead, an industry expert told The Verge, “Few are debating if foldable mobile displays are the future of smartphones; the only question is when and by whom.”

【1】What do we know about foldable devices?

A. They are too big to fit into the pocket.

B. They could bring us much convenience.

C. They have become available in January.

D. They are a burden to carry around without a bag.

【2】What can we learn from Denison’s words?

A. The foldable screen has great potential.

B. The technology could change other devices too.

C. There must be many problems with the technology.

D. The production of foldable phones will soon decrease.

【3】What does the underlined word in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. complete B. proper

C. imperfect D. normal

【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Types of foldable phones. B. The coming of foldable devices.

C. Popular devices on the market. D. Difficulties in producing foldable phones.

29、   When I was watching some children attempting to catch butterflies on a hot July afternoon, an incident in my own childhood occurred to me. When I was 15, something happened to me, which forever cured me of desiring to put any wild life in a cage.

We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening at dusk the mockingbirds would come and rest in the tree and sing. There isn't a musical instrument made by man that can produce a more beautiful sound than the song of the mockingbird.

I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and that way have my own private musician.

I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, in its fright at being captured, the bird fluttered about the cage, but eventually it settled down in its new home, I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.

I had left the cage out on our back porch(门廊), and on the second day of the bird's captivity my new pet's mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth . The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.

The following morning when I went to see how my captive was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened? I had taken excellent care of my little bird, or so I thought.

Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time and, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained what had occurred: “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poisonous berries. She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in captivity.”

Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.

【1】Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy?

A. He had just got a new cage.

B. He liked its beautiful feather.

C. He wanted it to sing for him.

D. He wanted a pet for a companion.

【2】Why did the mocking bird die?

A. It was frightened to death.

B. It drank the poisonous water by mistake.

C. It ate the poisonous food its mother gave it.

D. It refused to eat anything.

【3】What is an ornithologist likely to be?

A. A specialist in birds. B. A religious person.

C. A headmaster. D. A considerate person.

【4】What is the most important lesson the author learned from the incident?

A. Be careful about the food you give to baby birds.

B. All birds put in a cage won't live long.

C. You should keep the birds from their mothers.

D. Freedom is very valuable to all creatures.

30、   “You are the kind of person who will become a great doctor someday.” My mother whispered these last words of ______ as I approached the front door to go to school. The subject of my future, bound to be in the ______ profession, seemed to always come up whenever I came into contact with her. I ______ the idea of becoming a doctor because of the amount of work, effort and time you had to invest. The idea of ______ in biology and attending graduate school just did not seem to ______ me. Stepping out of the house, I replied perfunctorily (敷衍地), “______.Mother”

The day began like any other school day, ______ students trying to get to their lockers and talking about the exams they would take.______, with all my strength, I was able to squeeze my way through to get to my biology class and take my usual ______.We listened to the teacher’s lecture and ______ all the necessary notes from the whiteboard.

After several minutes, I looked up from my ______. As I gave out my loud, daily ______, my teacher decided to do something different. She ______ us to a middle-aged gentleman, who was a doctor. She told us he was going to lecture on his accomplishments. I felt excited about the opportunity to ______ someone else for a change. I tried my best to ______ what he was saying. “Firstly, I had no idea what I wanted to study in college. I never thought I would choose to become a doctor ______ I met this guy in my senior year. He talked to me...” His ______ began building small blocks of interest within me. I listened ______, gathering every bit of information.

Now here I was, deciding what major I wanted to study. Without any ______, I chose to major in biology. This time, no one was ______ me. This was all voluntary.

【1】A.congratulation B.persuasion C.goodbye D.warning

【2】A.cultural B.historical C.political D.medical

【3】A.hated B.forgot C.supported D.preferred

【4】A.trading B.majoring C.growing D.wandering

【5】A.interest B.protect C.improved D.reward

【6】A.As usual B.Of course C.No way D.Right away

【7】A.tired B.heartbroken C.disappointed D.crowded

【8】A.Similarly B.Obviously C.Finally D.Regularly

【9】A.way B.order C.meal D.seat

【10】A.collected B.borrowed C.copied D.separated

【11】A.notes B.maps C.chair D.dictionary

【12】A.greeting B.sigh C.reply D.demand

【13】A.introduced B.carried C.pulled D.compared

【14】A.talk about B.listen to C.hear from D.care for

【15】A.doubt B.consider C.explain D.follow

【16】A.since B.while C.until D.because

【17】A.plans B.conclusion C.suggestions D.stories

【18】A.gratefully B.firmly C.closely D.politely

【19】A.hesitation B.chance C.mistakes D.problems

【20】A.begging B.forcing C.instructing D.stopping

31、I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early _________ of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to _________ my parents.

At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with _________ at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to _________!” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time.

At that age, I always did something _________ to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found _________, I would plant a garden!

I planted some lily seeds in the yard. But they failed to _________. I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild _________ joy, I found the first rose bloom. One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. _________, I was touched by this land of wonder.

________, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even __________ at me because he found it was __________ to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s __________, I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were merely weeds __________ flowers.

Regardless of their __________, I kept on planting my garden and __________ to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they __________ to care and love.

It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to __________ my parent. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show, which makes my parents feel very __________. And now I could say it is my affection for __________ that makes me a real gardener.

【1】

A．memory

B．dream

C．intention

D．design

【2】

A．please

B．change

C．help

D．annoy

【3】

A．doubt

B．appreciation

C．surprise

D．excitement

【4】

A．clean up

B．care about

C．break down

D．come in

【5】

A．equal

B．similar

C．superior

D．opposite

【6】

A．painful

B．valuable

C．upsetting

D．interesting

【7】

A．break out

B．come up

C．reach out

D．get out

【8】

A．with

B．to

C．in

D．by

【9】

A．Luckily

B．Cheerfully

C．Regularly

D．Eventually

【10】

A．Instead

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Besides

【11】

A．glanced

B．laughed

C．shouted

D．jumped

【12】

A．convenient

B．troublesome

C．enjoyable

D．dangerous

【13】

A．sadness

B．delight

C．displeasure

D．relief

【14】

A．other than

B．rather than

C．more than

D．less than

【15】

A．dislike

B．encouragement

C．threat

D．suggestion

【16】

A．decided

B．stopped

C．continued

D．struggled

【17】

A．devote

B．respond

C．turn

D．lead

【18】

A．challenge

B．satisfy

C．respect

D．defeat

【19】

A．comfortable

B．strange

C．disappointed

D．proud

【20】

A．freedom

B．life

C．growth

D．nature

32、I turned 16. My father gave me his 1969 Chevrolet Malibu car -a gift_______on me at that age. What did I know about classic_______? The important thing was that Hannah and I could_______ Tucson with the roof down.

Hannah was my best friend, a year younger but much_________, almost five foot ten. “Hannah is a _________ ," my mother always said. And sure enough, that summer she signed with a(n) _______agency.

A month after my _________, Hannah and I went to the movies. On the way home, we            _______at the McDonald's drive-through, putting the fries on the seat between us to _______ .

“Let's drive around for a while,” I said. It was a____________ night, full moon hung low. Taking a sudden ______________, I hit a patch of dirt and lost control of the car. I then ploughed through a neighbor’s land scape wall and drove into a full-grown palm tree. The____________came to rest halfway up the tree trunk.

The French fries were everywhere----on the floor, the dashboard (仪表盘), and my lap. There was an impossible amount of____________ on Hannah's face and some pieces of skin were hanging into her eyes. In the ____________, my parents told me quietly the best plastic surgeon(整形手术) in the city had ended her modeling career.

When her mother, Sharon, came into my hospital room, I started to cry, preparing myself for her______________. She sat beside me and took my hand. ” I drove into the back of my best friend's car when I was your ____________ , " she said. "I ruined her car and mine.”

“I’m so sorry,” I said.

“You are both____________ ,” she said. “The rest is not important.” I stared to protest, but Sharon stopped me. “I ____________ you. Hannah will, too.”

Sharon’s forgiveness______________ Hannah and me to get back in the car together that summer, to stay friends throughout high school and college and to watch our children playing together. The scars(疤痕) are so faded that no one else would__________ , but in the sunlight I can still see it just below her hairline----which, for me, is a sign of grace.

【1】

A．spent

B．wasted

C．suffered

D．lost

【2】

A．cars

B．songs

C．roads

D．movies

【3】

A．show off

B．look for

C．play around

D．drive around

【4】

A．easier

B．stronge

C．taller

D．kinder

【5】

A．beauty

B．dresser

C．giant

D．success

【6】

A．advertising

B．cosmetic

C．modeling

D．service

【7】

A．graduation

B．recovery

C．holiday

D．birthday

【8】

A．stopped

B．stayed

C．ended

D．arrived

【9】

A．explain

B．share

C．contribute

D．reserve

【10】

A．clear

B．warm

C．cloudy

D．soft

【11】

A．change

B．lift

C．turn

D．brake

【12】

A．lights

B．wheels

C．instructions

D．airbags

【13】

A．fries

B．tears

C．gasoline

D．blood

【14】

A．car

B．house

C．station

D．hospital

【15】

A．sympathy

B．sadness

C．anger

D．remark

【16】

A．situation

B．period

C．age

D．role

【17】

A．alive

B．convenient

C．cheerful

D．fearful

【18】

A．forgive

B．demand

C．promise

D．respond

【19】

A．inspired

B．allowed

C．explored

D．considered

【20】

A．accept

B．admire

C．recognize

D．notice

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

【9】A.As B.Though C.While D.When

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

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

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

【13】A.calm B.dull C.quiet D.stable

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

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

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: Complete the following sentences by using the proper form of the words or expressions given in the frame. Each one can only be used once.

Why your Password May Not Be As Safe As It Seems?  Does “qaz2ws” strike you as a nice safe password? What about “adgjmptw”? An analysis has found them to be among the passwords that are most 【1】 used, which of course means they are not secure at all.

When ten million passwords were leaked on to the internet，they appeared to 【2】that attempts by internet security experts to make us improve our password strength had been successful, even if, in the specific case of the leaked passwords, they are also completely pointless.

While many of the passwords were still single words, such as “password”，there was also a clear attempt by many to make them harder to【3】. The problem was that people seemed to do so in the same way.

“Users are becoming slightly more 【4】what makes a password strong,” explained WP Engine, an internet company that performed the analysis. “For instance, adding a number or two at the end of a text phrase. That makes it better, right?”

But 【5】no. They found that almost half a million passwords did this and in 20 percent of those all people did was put the number “1” at the end.

Perhaps this is why some companies are now trying to move gradually beyond passwords. Yahoo! is giving users the option to 【6】 their mobile phone with an account, having a single use passwords texted to it each time they want to log on.

Although the serviced is voluntary, Dylan Casey an executive at Yahoo!，said that it was “the first step to【7】passwords”. He said it was a(n)【8】that it was increasingly hard for people to remember all the passwords they had. “I don’t think we, as an industry, have done a good enough job of putting ourselves in the shoes of the people using our products,” he said.

It would certainly be a more sensible strategy than same people’s improving upon “password” by using “password” or，“tran5p053d numb3r5 f0r 133tr3r5”.

“We are, for the most part，predictably【9】when it comes to choosing passwords, despite a decade of warnings from password strength checkers during sign-ups” said WP Engine. “We love taking a(n) 【10】, and so do password crackers.

36、A: Excuse me, do you know where the chemistry lab is?

B: Yes. It’s just on the fifth floor of this b【1】.

A: How often do you do c【2】experiments there?

B: Twice a week.

A: Can you go there without a t【3】?

B: No. That’s not allowed.

A: What does the teacher often tell you to do when you are doing an e【4】?

B: He often tells us to look c【5】and follow the i【6】.

A: What will you do when you finish the experiment?

B: We must put e【7】back in the cupboards and wash our hands.

A: Right. It is very i【8】to keep the lab clean.

B: Yes, safe as well. We must turn off the e【9】before l【10】the lab.

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、假定你是李华，你校学生会拟于暑假期间组织一次英语夏令营活动，请给你的外教Mr. Tony发一封邮件，邀请他参加。要点如下：

1. 时间：8月2日—8月10日 ；

2. 主要活动：练习英语口语，朗诵英语诗歌，唱英文歌曲等。

注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：夏令营Summer Camp

Dear Mr. Tony,

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Yours,

Li Hu

39、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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40、假定你是李华，你邀请网友Peter本周五在网络上观看你校主题为“我努力，我快乐”的英文演讲直播，请按以下要点给他发一封电子邮件：

1. 活动目的；

2. 直播时间；

3. 欢迎参与互动。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,

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Yours,

Li Hua

41、阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要

Change is an unavoidable part of everyday life. It happens as time passes or as a consequence of one's decision. Changes may be positive or negative depending on how we understand them. Whereas some people are happy to live a life of routine, others accept change and prefer a challenging world where events are unpredictable

From one point of view, people who accept changes think that changes make their life meaningful. Firstly, changes create new opportunities, which make us leap forward. A new job, for instance, might present challenges that push the person to adapt, acquire new knowledge, or add to their skill set. Secondly, a change can represent a break with the past and an old routine which has become boring and predictable. Finally, as well as making life more fun and interesting, new experiences can be good for our physical and mental health. We find that changes can make us experienced and valuable

On the other hand, people who don't want to step outside their comfort zone prefer following their daily habits. They feel satisfied with their circumstances. Perhaps they feel that a routine gives them structure, maybe they are not fond of surprises or confident enough to face new challenges. They believe that staying secure and maintaining the present circumstances is the best way to live life safer. Such people have set times for performing certain functions and do things in the same way all the time. They fear the uncertainty of the unknown and may associate change with negative outcomes. For example, transition in position or status gives people worries as to whether they can   manage a new task

Both sides seem to have their own advantages. However, I personally think change is necessary if someone wants to keep up with the fast pace of modem life. Even if some people maintain a form of stability by following a routine, the world keeps spinning and evolving. Without change there would be no life at all. Our lives are actually fueled by change and seeing change as natural and unavoidable will bring us considerable stress relief.

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