海南东方2025届高二英语下册二月考试题

1、__________ the bad weather , the delivery was put off.

A.As a result B.As a consequence of C.In consequence D.Owe to

2、--- What is Rudi up to?

--- Rudi seems bent ____ finding a new job.

A. on B. to

C. down D. over

3、________ you have picked up, you must give it back to ________ it belongs to.

A. Whatever; whoever B. What; whoever

C. No matter what; no matter who D. Whatever; no matter who

4、I’ll do whatever I can ________ my English.

A. improve B. to improve

C. improving D. to improving

5、The outbreak of the coronavirus globally has led to over   thousands of people_____to hospital for treatment, _____ the world to be in deep sorrow.

A．sending; causing

B．sent； having caused

C．being sent; causing

D．to send; to cause

6、We found ______ very important to keep the light out of a darkroom.

A.it’s B.that C.it D.不填

7、The magazine is intended to __________ working women in their 20s and 30s.

A．appeal to

B．admit to

C．get down to

D．object to

8、While ________ thin, this kind of paper ________ easily.

A. looked; doesn't torn B. looking; isn't torn

C. looked; isn’t torn D. looking; doesn’t tear

9、I can't bear ________, so I hope you can come on time.

A. to keep waiting B. to keep to wait

C. being kept waiting D. being kept to wait

10、________ out of work for a few months, the couple had to take up the job of peddling.

A．To be

B．Being

C．Having been

D．Having

11、Mable is very weak, so the doctor advised that not only ______ more flood, but she should also take more exercise.

A.should she have B.she should have C.she has D.has she

12、To _____________ the world for help, the stars launched a campaign to help the refugees.

A. end up B. appeal to

C. leave behind D. cater for

13、What caused the accident and who was responsible for it________ a mystery to us.

A.remains B.remain C.is D.look like

14、Kevin Durant becomes the youngest player to score a(n) ______ of 30 points a game for his team ______ NBA.

A.quantity; in history B.number; on the history of

C.average; in the history of D.amount; on history

15、We firmly believe that war never settles anything. It only ______ violence.

A.result from B.begins with C.leads to D.runs into

16、The newly-elected president officially a plan to break through the trade barrier.

A.laid off B.laid down C.laid out D.laid aside

17、______ I saw it, I knew I had seen it before.

A. At the moment B. Immediately

C. For the first time D. The minutes

18、The information of this kind is to you on the Internet.

A.supplied B.available C.used D.obtained

19、 Luckily, I  ________ before the deal turned bad, which saved me much money.

A．dropped out   B．turned out

C．gave out      D．got out

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

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

21、Chances created by the Belt and Road Initiative belong to the world, _______ a promising future shared by mankind.

A．ensured

B．ensuring

C．to ensure

D．having ensured

22、The CCTV show Chinese Characters Dictation Competition has taken the country by storm, which is partly designed to arouse people’s _______ in the Chinese language.

A.responsibility B.enthusiasm C.significance D.disappointment

23、This is the first time the students ______ to Hyde Park.

A. have been visited B. have visited

C. have gone D. are being gone

24、______ a wrong bus, the travelers found themselves in a small remote village at last.

A. Having taken B. To take

C. Taken D. Took

25、Nowadays, basic health care services are ______ to almost all the Chinese people, contributing to a rise in average life expectancy.

A.alternative B.abundant C.accessible D.creative

26、   Rescuing victims from a burning building, a chemical spill, or any disaster that is inaccessible to human responders could one day be a task for adaptable robots. Imagine, for instance, rescue-robots rising up on two legs can bound through rubble, push aside a heavy obstacle, or break through a locked door.

Engineers are improving the design of four-legged robots and their abilities to run, jump and even do back leaps. But getting two-legged, human-like robots to use force or push against something without falling has been a lion in the way.

Now engineers at MIT and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a method to control balance in a two-legged, tele-operated robot — an essential step toward enabling a human-like to carry out high-impact tasks in challenging environments. The team's robot, physically resembling a machined body and two legs, is controlled remotely by a human operator wearing a vest that sends information about the human's motion and ground reaction forces to the robot. Through the vest, the human operator can direct and experience the robot's movements. If the robot is starting to tip over, the human feels the same pull on the vest and can adjust in a way to rebalance both himself and the robot.

In experiments with the robot to test this new "balance feedback" approach, the researchers were able to remotely maintain the robot's balance as it jumped and walked in sync with its human operator.

“It's like running with a heavy backpack ——you can feel how the dynamics of the backpack move around you, and you can make up properly," says Joao Ramos, who developed the approach as an MIT post doctor. “Now if you want to open a heavy door, the human can command the robot to throw its body at the door and push it open, without losing balance. ”

【1】What's the function of the first paragraph?

A.Draw people's attention to a new robot. B.Show the appearance of the robot.

C.Tell the principle of the two-legged robot. D.Introduce the purpose of the two-legged robot.

【2】What is the trouble with human-like robots?

A.It's hard for them to do back leaps. B.It's hard for them to keep their balance.

C.They can't push against anything hard. D.They often fall back when meeting the lions.

【3】What is special about the robot research at MIT?

A.The tested robot's actions can be felt by the human operator.

B.The robot is tested in challenging environments by operator.

C.The data on the tested robot is sent by telephones.

D.The tested robot has a remote voice-control system.

【4】What can we learn from this passage?

A.The two-legged robot is worse than the four-legged robot.

B.The vest must be put into the machined body.

C.The new research on the robot has made great breakthrough.

D.The robot's movements must be controlled by human operator.

27、The 33-year-old Australian, Bradley, is actually a student in international relations completing his PhD through Griffith University. He came to Beijing for a cooperative research at Peking University less than two   years ago. Such an academic life was just added color with a chance offered by the cultural exchanges project, “I’m in China”.

Bradley was lucky to win the most “likes” for his photo story about his life in China and became one of 20 winners to visit locations after a global recruitment (招募) by the project this summer. All the winners’ experiences were filmed to produce a reality show, My Chinese Working Day, which will be broadcast by mid-September. The film crew took them to many “amazing sites” and the staff taught them a lot about how to incorporate modern Chinese characteristics while still keeping traditional customs. “I would have to say two things stick out as the most memorable: the helicopter ride and talking with the staff at the hotel about how they organize weddings here in China,” he said. That was Bradley’s first time to be in a helicopter, and he was too absorbed with the awesome view of the beautiful coastline. “I think it is so important to show other Australians the different landscapes China has to offer. I think so many Australians, when they think about China, imagine the historical sites of Beijing and the exciting things to see in Shanghai but have no idea about other beautiful places, like Sanya or the many other places people have been taken to in this TV series,” Bradley said.

“I’m in China” is a project sponsored by China Intercontinental Communication Centre and other institutions under the guidance of China’s State Council Information Office. It invites foreign natives worldwide to experience unique jobs and participate in activities that one can find nowhere else except in China.

【1】What does the underlined word “incorporate” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Distinguish.

B．Clarify.

C．Receive.

D．Include.

【2】According to this passage, what impresses Bradley most in his experience in China?

A．The historical sites and the exciting things to see.

B．The thrilling ride and the unique wedding arrangements.

C．The different landscapes and traditional customs.

D．The unique jobs and kind-hearted Chinese people.

【3】What’s the author’s purpose of writing the passage?

A．To introduce the cultural exchange project.

B．To invite the Australians to visit China.

C．To inform us of the reality show.

D．To tell an experience in China.

【4】In which column are we likely to read this passage?

A．Education.

B．Environment.

C．Culture.

D．History.

28、   A few days after registration（注册）opened at Yale for Psyc 157，that is，Psychology and the Good Lie，roughly 300 students had signed up. Within three days，the figure had more than doubled. After three more days，about 1200 students，or nearly one-fourth of Yale students，were registered，making it the most popular course in Yale's 316-year history.

The course，taught by Laurie Santos，a psychology professor，tries to teach students how to lead a happier，more satisfying life in twice-weekly lectures.

“In reality，a number of students are anxious，stressed and numb，adopting harmful life habits that led to mental health problems. They want to change，to be happier themselves，and to change the high-stress campus culture，"Dr. Santos said." With one in four students at Yale taking it，if we see good habits，things like students showing more gratitude，delaying less，increasing social connections，we're actually seeding change in the school's high-stress culture."

The course focuses both on positive psychology─the characteristics that allow humans to be healthy and happy─and behavioral change，or how to live by those lessons in real life. Students must take quizzes，complete a midterm exam and，as their final assessment，conduct what Dr. Santos calls Hack Yo'Self Project，a personal self-improvement project.

Dr. Santos is not monitoring whether students complete weekly assignments, like performing acts of kindness and forming new social connections. But while others might see easy credits, Dr. Santos refers to her course as the “hardest class at Yale”. “To see real change in their life habits, students have to hold themselves responsible each day,” she said.

Dr. Santos has encouraged all students to register in the course, arguing that the things Yale students often connect with life satisfaction such as a high grade or a good-paying job─do not increase happiness at all. “We have this moment where we can make a difference in Yale's culture, where students feel like they are part of a movement and fighting the good fight,” she said.

【1】What motivates students to attend the course Psyc 157?

A. Students expect to live a happier life.

B. Students hope to get mental health care.

C. Students want to get a good-paying job.

D. Students desire to experience Yale culture.

【2】What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A. Quizzes and exams. B. Human characteristics.

C. The focus of the course. D. The self-improvement project.

【3】Why did Dr. Santos consider Psyc 157 the hardest class at Yale?

A. Students have to pass a difficult exam.

B. Students must complete weekly assignments.

C. Students need to get a high grade for the course.

D. Students should take responsibility to change their life habits.

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

A. Yale's Class Hack Yo'Self Project B. Yale's Famous Professor Dr. Santos

C. Yale's Most Popular Class Psyc 157 D. Yale's Culture of Fight the Good Fight

29、Pessimism VS. Progress

FASTER, CHEAPER, BETTER—technology is one field many people rely on to offer a vision of a brighter future. As the 2020s dawns, however, optimism is in short supply. The new technologies that have dominated the past decade seem to be making things worse. Social media was supposed to bring people together, but today, it is better known for invading privacy. Parents worry that smartphones have turned their children into screen-addicted zombies.

This depressed mood is centered on smartphones and social media, which took off a decade ago. However, concerns have arisen that particular technologies might be doing more harm than good. The 1920s witness a resistance to cars, which had earlier been seen as a miraculous answer to the problem of horse-drawn vehicles. In the 1970s, the depression was prompted by concerns about environmental damage and the prospect of nuclear accidents.

In each of these historical cases, disappointment arose from a mix of unrealized hopes and unforeseen consequences. Technology produces the forces of creative destruction, which replaces the outdated production units, so it is natural that it leads to anxiety. For any given technology, its drawbacks sometimes seem to outweigh its benefits. When this happens with several technologies at the same time, as it does today, the result is a wider sense of techno-pessimism.

However, this pessimism can be overdone. Too often people focus on the disadvantages of a new technology while taking its benefits for granted. Worries about screen time should be weighed against the instant access to information and entertainment that smartphones make possible. Efforts to avoid the short-term cost associated with a new technology will end up denying access to its long-term benefits. Fears that robots will steal people’s jobs may promote governments to tax them, for example, to discourage their use, but in the long run, countries that wish to maintain their standard of living as their workforce ages and shrinks will need more robots, not fewer.

That points to another lesson: the remedy for technology-related problems very often involves more technology. Airbags and other improvements in safety features, for example, mean that in America, deaths in car accidents per billion miles travelled have fallen from around 240 in the 1920s to around 12 today.

The most important lesson is about technology itself. Any powerful technology can be used for good or ill. Biotechnology, for example, can raise crop yields and cure diseases, but it could equally lead to deadly weapons.

Technology itself is neutral. It is the choices people make about it that shape the world. Will technology lead to pessimism or progress? The question should be settled by a broad debate, not by a small group of technologists.

【1】The word “prompted” in paragraph 2 probably means _______.

A.caused B.prevented C.relieved D.removed

【2】According to the author, pessimism over new technologies is often resulted from the fact that _______.

A.technological innovations hardly cause unexpected problems

B.people assume the faults of new technologies to be natural

C.new technologies tend to emerge with uncertainty about future

D.new technologies cause more disadvantages than advantages

【3】By writing this article, the author mainly wanted to argue that _______.

A.optimism over new technologies is in short supply as the 2020 comes

B.pessimism over innovations, if not overdone, is helpful and even essential

C.people tend to care more about innovations’ problems than about their benefits

D.people’s wise decision on the use of new technologies really matters

30、A few years ago, I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression. I didn’t tell it to anybody. Like most people, I had the ________ that depression was a(n) ________ of weakness.

But I wasn’t weak. I’d ________ a Master’s degree in Media Studies and I’d even won two Emmy Awards for my hard work. Sure, I was totally _________ . I lacked interest in things I used to enjoy. But depressed? No, not me.

It took weeks ________ I could admit it, but the doctor was right: I was depressed. Still, I didn’t tell anybody about my diagnosis. I was too ________ . I had a loving family and a successful ________ . When I thought about the unspeakable horrors that my ancestors had been through in this country, my shame grew even deeper.

On July 4, 2013, my world came ________ . My 22-year-old nephew, Paul, had ended his life, after years of ________ depression and anxiety. Words ________ me when I wanted to express my desperation. Paul and I were very close, but I had no idea he was in so much pain. Neither of us had ever talked to the other about our struggles. The shame kept us both ________ .

I spent the next two years researching depression and anxiety, and what I found was ________ . Depression is the leading cause of sickness and disability in the world. Research suggests that most mental disorders develop, at least ________ , because of a chemical imbalance in the ________ .

Black Americans had a 20 percent greater risk of developing a mental disorder, and 63 percent of black Americans ________ depression for a weakness.

Now, seventy percent of people struggling with depression will improve with therapy and medication. Armed with this information, I ________ not to be silent anymore. I would share our story in hopes of ________ a national conversation.

A friend, Kelly Pierre-Louis, said, “Pretending to be strong is ________ us.” Having feelings doesn’t ________ mean weakness.

Life is beautiful. Sometimes it’s messy. But it will all be OK. If your burden gets too heavy, stay ________ , and you can ask for a hand.

【1】

A．tendency

B．expectation

C．appreciation

D．misunderstanding

【2】

A．signal

B．sign

C．expression

D．acceptance

【3】

A．made

B．passed

C．earned

D．credited

【4】

A．worn out

B．brought out

C．put out

D．left out

【5】

A．after

B．before

C．until

D．since

【6】

A．frightened

B．accustomed

C．ashamed

D．addicted

【7】

A．dream

B．career

C．profession

D．possession

【8】

A．turning down

B．knocking down

C．putting down

D．breaking down

【9】

A．battling

B．struggling

C．addressing

D．admitting

【10】

A．describing

B．lost

C．missed

D．failed

【11】

A．anxious

B．silent

C．quiet

D．negative

【12】

A．shocking

B．appealing

C．amazing

D．pleasing

【13】

A．in brief

B．in summary

C．in part

D．in particular

【14】

A．brain

B．heart

C．mind

D．thought

【15】

A．adapted

B．blamed

C．took

D．exchanged

【16】

A．refused

B．decided

C．pretended

D．happened

【17】

A．quitting

B．hosting

C．transforming

D．starting

【18】

A．pushing

B．teasing

C．killing

D．favoring

【19】

A．likely

B．previously

C．genetically

D．necessarily

【20】

A．positive

B．upset

C．sensitive

D．energetic

31、I’m a second-year student of Coventry University. For more than a year, I have been volunteering for SHOUT, a text-based _______ health support service.

This time last year, we all watched the COVID-19 unfold across the country. I had planned to work in the summer vacation, but this became _______ when the first lockdown began. My days became a(n) _______ of watching the news and wishing I could do something. Fortunately, I learned about SHOUT in an email from my university’s volunteering team _______ the charity needed more volunteers, due to the increase in _______ they were receiving since the pandemic (流行病) began. I applied instantly.

SHOUT volunteers _______ as a listening ear to anyone who needs support, at any time, with their mental health. The service supports them and encourages self-care techniques to keep people _______ during the pandemic. This service was especially important during lockdown, when clinical services were often _______. As volunteers, we never give advice; often our texters just need someone to _______.

My volunteering ________ have had a huge positive impact on my mental health. I have been able to gain new   ________ from gardening to instructing. In a voluntary capacity, the pressure is off. If I’m struggling, my teammates will always encourage me to rest and   ________ for a while. And when I’m feeling strong, I can get involved again and ________ other people in their time of need.

The skills I’ve gained by volunteering have given me the ________ to successfully apply for an internship (实习生) with Coventry University. I strongly believe volunteering has changed my life, and I encourage everyone to ________ opportunities to change theirs too.

【1】

A．physical

B．mental

C．good

D．public

【2】

A．important

B．meaningful

C．urgent

D．impossible

【3】

A．repetition

B．task

C．example

D．expectation

【4】

A．asking

B．considering

C．explaining

D．warning

【5】

A．messages

B．invitations

C．suggestions

D．comments

【6】

A．train

B．act

C．play

D．study

【7】

A．separate

B．optimistic

C．nervous

D．safe

【8】

A．inaccessible

B．influential

C．inexpensive

D．informal

【9】

A．talk

B．guide

C．listen

D．plan

【10】

A．impressions

B．experiences

C．interests

D．encouragements

【11】

A．chances

B．jobs

C．incomes

D．skills

【12】

A．sleep

B．calm

C．relax

D．travel

【13】

A．record

B．support

C．instruct

D．accompany

【14】

A．opportunity

B．expense

C．confidence

D．knowledge

【15】

A．look for

B．deal with

C．take up

D．think over

32、   The 65-year-old Steve Goodwin, suffering from early Alzheimer’s, was losing his memory.

As a keen lover of the piano, he was truly _______ about music, _______ he had never performed outside the family.

Melissa, his daughter, insisted it’s _______ worthwhile to save his music. Steve _______, tears in eyes. _______, Naomi, Melissa’s best friend and a talented pianist, came and met Steve for the first time, showing willingness to help.

She told Steve she’d love to hear him play the _______. Steve moved and sat at the bench, hands _______ as he gently placed his fingers on the keys. Naomi put a small _______ near the piano. In great difficulty, Steve pressed on, playing for the first time in his life for a _______.

“It was amazingly ________, worth saving.” Naomi said after listening to the recording.

They met every other week. He’d move his fingers ________ on the piano, and then she’d take his place. He ________ to explain what he heard in his head. He stood by the piano, eyes closed, listening for the first time to his own work being played by someone else.

Steve and Naomi spoke in music. He heard it, all of it, but just couldn’t play it.

However, working with Naomi did ________ for Steve. It had completely excited within him the faith ________ he could write one last song. Steve called it “Melancholy Flower”.

Naomi managed to ________ 16 of Steve’s favorite, and most personal songs. The Goodwin family found a sound engineer to record Naomi playing Steve’s songs. They thought that would be the end. But it wasn’t.

In the months ________ the Christmas concert, Naomi told the director she had a special one in mind: “Melancholy Flower”. She believed that Steve’s music was beautiful and professional and needed to be shared to the ________. They were soon ________ to add it to the playing list. Steve considered it an honor, too.

By then, Steve was having a hard time remembering the names of his friends. He arrived and was ________ in the front row, surrounded by his family. The house lights faded. Naomi took the stage. Her fingers. His ________.

【1】A.enthusiastic B.unconfident C.anxious D.embarrassed

【2】A.as if B.even if C.so that D.what if

【3】A.other than B.rather than C.more than D.less than

【4】A.approved B.opposed C.appointed D.panicked

【5】A.Casually B.Actually C.Abnormally D.Consequently

【6】A.guitar B.violin C.piano D.sax

【7】A.waving B.trembling C.withdrawing D.dancing

【8】A.sculpture B.compass C.speaker D.recorder

【9】A.friend B.child C.stranger D.colleague

【10】A.admirable B.stressful C.ridiculous D.specific

【11】A.automatically B.ambitiously C.smoothly D.clumsily

【12】A.tended B.struggled C.demanded D.guaranteed

【13】A.wonders B.impressions C.coincidences D.attempts

【14】A.what B.that C.which D.when

【15】A.put up with B.exchange with C.figure out D.subscribe to

【16】A.leading to B.appealing to C.adapting to D.applying to

【17】A.addicted B.guilty C.professional D.public

【18】A.at risk B.in desperation C.in agreement D.with dignity

【19】A.instructed B.seated C.possessed D.assisted

【20】A.eyes B.wrists C.stomach D.heart

33、When Deirdre Taylor was preparing to leave her Virginia home to fight Covid-19 in New York, she made sure to ____ a possession that she kept for over thirty _______: a front-page newspaper article.

This article ______ Taylor's rescue from a burning New York City apartment by a ______ in 1983. She was only four then.

The picture on the front-page article shows a young Taylor with the man who ______ her, Eugene Pugliese.

“I always knew I came ______ to losing my life that day,” Taylor told CNN. “I could have a second chance at ____ . thanks to him.”

Today, Taylor, 41, is an emergency room ______ with a happy family. Ever since the incident, she wondered what ______ the firefighter who saved her, coming up ______ when she searched for him online. ______ to spend two months helping in the ______ against Covid-19 at NYU Langone Hospital, Taylor saw this as an opportunity to finally ______ him.

During one of her shifts （轮班）,Taylor told a firefighter her ______ . He called the cunent captain of FDNY in Manhattan, who______ knew whom Taylor was looking for.

Taylor gave Pugliese a （an）______ right after her shift and was very happy to hear his voice on the other end.“I wondered about him on 9/11 and hoped I would get the chance to thank him, and I finally _____ said Taylor.

Now 76 years old, Pugliese was ______ when he got the call from Taylor on Friday.

“We just sat there crying on the ______ Pugliese told CNN, _____   that he's had the same article framed on his wall for 25 years now.

【1】

A．choose

B．pack

C．send.

D．mail

【2】

A．days

B．weeks

C．months

D．years

【3】

A．described

B．reported

C．reminded

D．discovered

【4】

A．doctor

B．pedestrian

C．firefighter

D．relative

【5】

A．saved

B．saw

C．treated

D．fed

【6】

A．true

B．alone

C．close

D．alive

【7】

A．life

B．work

C．walk

D．speech

【8】

A．patient

B．cleaner

C．volunteer

D．nurse

【9】

A．came to

B．happened to

C．related to

D．belonged to

【10】

A．empty

B．different

C．alike

D．nice

【11】

A．Anxious

B．Afraid

C．Desperate

D．Ready

【12】

A．play

B．competition

C．fight

D．argument

【13】

A．understand

B．repay

C．help

D．find

【14】

A．lesson

B．duty

C．story

D．view

【15】

A．never

B．exactly

C．hardly

D．gradually

【16】

A．call

B．message

C．address

D．letter

【17】

A．failed

B．did

C．escaped

D．hesitated

【18】

A．thrilled

B．scared

C．depressed

D．relaxed

【19】

A．ground

B．Internet

C．TV

D．phone

【20】

A．realizing

B．explaining

C．adding

D．recalling

34、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

A

I have the【1】(great)job in the world. I travel to unusual places and work alongside people from all over the world. Sometimes using【2】(science)equipment and sometimes meeting local people and tourists, I am never【3】(bore).Although my job is occasionally dangerous, I don’t mind because danger excites me and makes me feel alive. However, the most important thing about my job is that I help protect ordinary people【4】 one of the most powerful forces on earth—the volcano.

B

Water is a precious resource. Every person needs it【5】 (survive),and we use it for cooking, drinking, growing our food and washing. However，it is scarce(缺乏的).Just 1% of water on Earth can【6】 (use)by humans. What’s more，treating water to make it clean and safe and pumping it to our homes uses up lots of energy. So, what can you do to help save water? One easy way is by【7】(turn)off the tap when you brush your teeth.

C

Robbie Phillips has become the first British person to complete one of the toughest challenges in rock climbing. 【8】(know)as the Alpine Trilogy(阿尔卑斯三部曲),the challenge consists of three climbs on mountains in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, 【9】Phillips completed in four years. Until now, only four other people【10】(conquer)all three of the extremely difficult climbs.

35、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.

36、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Smell the flowers before you go to sleep and you may just end up with rosy dreams. Have a whiff of rotten(腐烂的)eggs during the night and your dreams may be【1】(pleasant). So says researcher Dr. Boris Stuck, 【2】invited sleeping volunteers to a rose vs. rotten egg test in the University Hospital Mannheim in Germany. The subjects didn’t dream about roses【3】eggs, but rather he found that what they smelt affected the emotions of【4】(they) dreams.

And if you think【5】(smell) have a say in dreams, wait for what TV tells us. A UK study reveals that people exposed【6】black-and-white film and TV in their youth are to have monochromic(单色的)dreams throughout their life more【7】(probable). Eva Murzyn from the University of Dundee tested two age groups— one half 【8】(age) over 55 and【9】other half under 25.

The result? Under 5% of the dreams of the under-25s were in black and white. 【10】(watch)color TV in childhood seems to be the reason why.

37、

Rapidly advancing technology and its impact on education has been a subject of debate. How can schools equip students with the skills they need to succeed in a challenging job market?

Since technology is driving these changes, there is a theory that governments should keep focusing on STEM subjects. These are often referred to as “hard skills,” which are 【1】 in primary school and right through to university level. In the meantime, ‘soft skills’ are being 【2】.

This is a mistake. Much evidence suggests that soft skills are far more 【3】 to graduates in the long term. Research from Harvard University on the global job market has shown that STEM- related careers grew strongly between 1989 and 2000 but have slowed down since. In contrast, jobs in the creative industries----the sector probably most 【4】 with the need for soft skills---are growing rapidly. Soft skills are, in fact, increasingly in demand in the workplace: Google cites creativity, leadership 【5】 and communication skills as top requirements for both potential and current employees.

So why are soft skills so highly 【6】 for?

With the rapid evolution of technology, a focus on hard skills leaves students 【7】 to change, as these often have a short shelf life. According to research by World Economic Forum, more than one in four adults reports a mismatch between their skills and those needed for their job role. If soft skills are taught well, these skills should enable students to adapt to change more easily and progress further in their 【8】 career.

Of course, technical skills are important. But without the curriculum placing equal--- if not greater --- 【9】 on soft skills, our education systems are missing a huge trick. Hard skills may help a student get a job in a particular industry, but soft skills will help them disrupt it, achieving a wider 【10】 in their chosen field.

38、假定你是李华。最近 China Daily 就“如何看待中国传统文化”面向社会征稿。请你用英语给编辑写一封信，谈谈你自己的想法。要点如下:

1) 表明自己的立场(传统文化应该得到保护和传承)；

2) 给出你的理由；

3) 呼吁社会共同参与。 参考词汇:传承 inherit

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39、假定你是李华，你的澳大利亚朋友Terry将去中国朋友家做客，发邮件向你询问有关习俗，请你回复邮件，内容包括：

1. 到达时间；

2. 合适的礼物；

3. 餐桌礼仪。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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40、假如你叫李华，在英国学习期间，住在一户英国人家里，现在马上就要学成回国，临走前你给你的房东Mrs. Jones写封感谢信，感谢她三个月来的悉心照顾。内容包括：

（1）房东一家和蔼可亲，总是想办法让你快乐。

（2）饭菜很合口。

（3）利用周末带你聚会，野餐，玩得很开心。

（4）经常与你交流，让你的口语表达取得很大进步。

注意：字数100以上

Dear Mrs. Jones,

I am writing to express my thanks for

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Best wishes

Yours,

Li Hua

41、假如你是李华，你的外国网友Tom打算暑期来盐城旅游，现在他想对盐城有一个初步的了解。请你结合实际情况给他回信，内容包括:

1. 对他表示欢迎；

2. 举例介绍盐城的旅游或文化特色。

注意:

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3.信的开头已为你写好。

Dear Tom,

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