江门2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测三年级英语

1、The WHO urged that all the countries ______ measures to prevent COVID-19 spreading.

A.take B.must take C.are to take D.took

2、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

3、He paid the boy $10 for washing ten windows, most of ___ hadn’t been cleaned for at least a year.

A.these B.those C.that D.which

4、I had to ________ my voice to make myself heard over the noise.

A.rise B.raise C.arise D.arouse

5、IPhone, the world’s largest mobile phone maker, said that over the first nine months of the year it ________ 23 million handsets in China, an increase of 77 percent ________ the same period a year ago.

A．had sold; compared to

B．has sold; compared to

C．sold; comparing with

D．had sold; comparing with

6、_________well-prepared you are, you still need a lot of luck in mountain climbing.

A.Whatever B.However C.Whenever D.Wherever

7、He was busy writing a story, only ______ once in a while to smoke a cigarette.

A.to stop B.stopping C.to have stopped D.having stopped

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

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

9、The housing price in Suzhou ________ sharply recently, so new measures are to be taken to control it.

A．has been rising

B．will rise

C．rises

D．had risen

10、She showed the visitors around the park ________ had been built three years before.

A．who

B．whom

C．whose

D．which

11、_______ the secret of nature, the young scientist has little time for entertainment.

A. Devoted to bring out     B. Devoted himself to bringing out 

C. Devoted to bringing out     D. Devoting to bring out

12、Most consumers are  by the high price of the 3D printers despite keen interest in them.

A.put off B.put on C.put through D.put up

13、He doesn’t have enough money for food, ________ amusements.

A．let alone

B．leave alone

C．not speaking

D．leave off

14、We've got a couple of participants in the team. The problem is     can complete this challenging task.

A．which

B．what

C．who

D．that

15、Had I known about this computer program, a huge amount of time and energy .

A．would have been saved

B．had been saved

C．will be saved

D．was saved

16、Compared with those brought up in harmonious families, children repeatedly exposed to violence are more likely to be ________ when they grow up.

A. available B. aggressive C. admirable D. attractive

17、We have _______ a campaign for better nursery and the school services.

A.invested B.issued C.launched D.leaked

18、It is acknowledged that he is too busily occupied ________ to the show tomorrow.

A．to go

B．going

C．with going

D．in going

19、Most parents are not _________ the danger of their babies’ eating jelly, which causes most unfortunate incidents to happen.

A．well aware to

B．very aware of

C．aware that

D．well aware of

20、The written record of our conversation doesn’t ______ what was actually said. There are a lot of mistakes.

A.correspond with B.relate to C.look into D.compare with

21、In the process of getting rid of racial________,the USA is left far behind.

A.discrimination B.compromise C.substitute D.disadvantage

22、Mary was busy with her work， and it was only around four in the afternoon           she could finally lie down to rest for a while．

A.when B.which C.that D.whether

23、With the COVID-19 ______ quickly around the globe, the whole world are in a(n) ______ of shock.

A.gathering, condition B.spreading, state

C.to spread, approach D.to gather, style

24、Will you take my previous experience into   when you fix my salary?

A. mind   B. though

C. reference     D. account

25、I grabbed Norms arm and ________ him around to face me.

A. pinned B. wrapped

C. spun D. sprayed

26、From Antigua to Zanzibar, these spots promise an incredible trip for 2019.

Antigua, Guatemala

“Antigua is worth every penny, but that doesn’t mean you’ll have to empty your wallet,” says Hudson. There are plenty of budget-conscious activities. It won’t cost you a coin to visit Santo Domingo del Cerro, an outdoor sculpture park. Wanting something sweet? Head to ChocoMuseo. Admission is free and so are the samples!

Odessa, Ukraine

Odessa is having a bit of a tourism boom nationwide-not that we’re surprised, given its sandy beaches and pastel-colored buildings-but it’s still fairly under the order for international audiences. You can also count on this port city for affordable fun. Tickets to the Odessa Opera House start at a mere $ 2!

Bogotá, Colombia

“Travelers on budget will find Colombia’s vast capital. far more of a bargain and every bit as fascinating,” says Hudson. “It’s free to visit Museo de Oro and on Sundays many of the big roads are closed to accommodate food carts, street entertainers, and pedestrians.”

Zanzibar

Zanzibar attracts vacationers with its white sand beaches, greenish-blue tides, colorful coral reefs, and oceanfront seaside. Of course, wandering in historic Stone Town is pretty appealing too. Either way, you needn’t spend a penny in this amazing place. It’s also worth noting that Jozani Forest is the only place in the world you can see endangered red colobus monkeys.

【1】Which of the following requires admission fee?

A．ChocoMuseo.

B．Stone Town.

C．Museo de Oro.

D．Odessa Opera House.

【2】What is special to Zanzibar?

A．White sand beaches.

B．Colorful coral reefs.

C．Red colobus monkeys.

D．Historic Stone Town.

【3】What do the four destinations have in common?

A．They are coastal cities.

B．They are inexpensive to visit.

C．They welcome street entertainers.

D．They will make your wallet empty.

27、Vaccination（接种疫苗）is among the most effective ways to help us prevent diseases. For viruses that don't change too much-the measles virus（麻疹病毒）, for example—getting vaccinated is a once-and-for-all method to prevent you from becoming infected with the virus. If you had two measles vaccines when you were a child, you will be protected for life.

However, it's a different story when it comes to influenza（流行性感冒）, commonly known as "the flu", which generally peaks between December and February. Flu vaccines cannot protect us in the long term.

There is no long-term immunity（免疫）, according to Theodore Strange, associate medical director at Staten Island University Hospital in New York. "The virus essentially 'changes its coat'—HIN1, H2N3, and so on," he told the website Healthline.

Apart from a person's immune protection from flu vaccination declining over time, flu viruses are also constantly changing. So the vaccines are likely to be updated from one season to the next to protect against the viruses that research suggests may be the most common during the upcoming flu season.

Thus, to develop effective flu vaccines, over 100 national influenza centers around the world conduct year-round surveillance（监测）for influenza. Researchers will test thousands of influenza virus samples from patients, according to the official website of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention（CDC）. The World Health Organization also suggests there are three or four influenza viruses that are most likely to spread among people during the upcoming flu season.

But even when a vaccine is developed, getting it can prove to be difficult, as it is in high demand and short supply. The timing of influenza vaccine production and distribution is unpredictable, thus the availability of the flu vaccine supply does not always coincide with（与……一致）peak demand.

So scientists prioritize（划分优先顺序）access to the vaccination. The CDC recommends key populations, such as medical staff, teachers, students, children and those aged 60 and above, receive flu vaccines.

This year the situation seems more complicated, as the upcoming flu season coincides with the COVID-19 pandemic. This could overwhelm hospitals, straining（过度使用）resources and healthcare workers' time.

【1】What do we know about influenza?

A．Influenza viruses are continuously changing.

B．It commonly peaks between November and December.

C．Getting two flu vaccines can protect people against the viruses.

D．HINI and H2N3 are the most easily infectious flu viruses.

【2】What do researchers do in order to develop effective flu vaccines?

A．They update vaccines once a year.

B．They monitor the flu throughout the year.

C．They focus on one or two viruses during a period.

D．Influenza centers worldwide share virus samples from patients.

【3】Why do scientists prioritize access to the vaccination?

A．Because not all people can afford it.

B．Because some people refuse to get vaccinated.

C．Because the vaccine is not safe for everyone.

D．Because the vaccine doesn't always meet the demand.

【4】What does the author think of the upcoming flu season?

A．It could be more challenging than ever for medical workers.

B．Enough resources have been prepared to cope with it.

C．Flu vaccines will be provided for the public in November.

D．The flu vaccines are expected to help prevent COVID-19.

28、An advance in electronic publishing could make the e-book you are reading seem as dated as a silent film. Publishers hope to explore the growing success of e-books by releasing versions with added soundtracks（电影配音）and musical accompaniments.

The noises in the first multimedia books — released in Britain on Friday - include rain hitting a window in a Sherlock Holmes tale. When the plot of a book reaches the most exciting part, background scores will create tension.

Supporters argue that sound effects are the next logical development for e-books and will add excitement for younger readers. Critics, however, will argue that the noise will ruin the simple pleasure of having the imagination stimulated by reading.

Caroline Michel, chief executive of the literary agency, said the new generation of computer- literate readers was used to multiple sensory input. She said, “Young people have split computer screens where they may be watching television and replying to an email at the same time. If that's what the market wants then we should respond to the market.”

Book track's sound effects work by estimating the user's reading speed. Each lime you turn a page, the software reassesses where you have reached in the text and times the sounds to switch on accordingly. If the soundtrack becomes out of synch （同步），a click on any word will reset it.

Some authors fear that a soundtrack could destroy the peace and quiet of libraries and ruin the pleasure, of reading. David Nicholls, author of Our Day, the bestseller now released as a film, said, “This sounds like the opposite of reading. I have enough trouble reading an e-book because I'm constantly distracted by emails.

Stuart MacBride, the crime writer whose novel Shatter the Bones was an e-book bestseller, sells 18% of his books as electronic downloads. He said, “If I'm reading, I will do the noise in my head. I don’t need someone to tell me what lea cups clinking sounds like. That would irritate （激怒）me.”

【1】What do publishers expect an e-book soundtrack to do?

A．Help to release an e-book as a film.

B．Help readers improve reading speed.

C．Add tension at a book's exciting point.

D．Get readers familiar with       the background.

【2】Who is in favour of added soundtracks for e-books?

A．Mr. Darcy.

B．Caroline Michel.

C．David Nicholls.

D．Stuart MacBride.

【3】What do we know about Stuart MacBride?

A．He was a person who was easy to get angry.

B．He knew a great deal about tea and tea culture.

C．Eighty-two percent of his books described crime.

D．He imagined sounds related to the story when reading.

【4】What's the main idea of the passage?

A．Opinions about e-books with soundtracks.

B．Response to the need of the book market.

C．Reasons for traditional e-books becoming outdated.

D．Suggestions on encouraging readers’ imagination.

29、At some point in the near future, self-driving cars may become common on the roads. Self-driving cars have already been test-driven, but they are not yet available for the public.

Self-driving cars have already been test-driven thousands of miles. 【1】 Passengers could do things such as eat or read on the way. Best of all, the self-driving cars that were tested experienced fewer accidents than average human drivers.

【2】There are issues that must be solved before self-driving cars can be made available to the public. One problem is that a car cannot predict problems far down the road like a driver can. 【3】 For example, a driver can see that a child is riding her skateboard directly into the road 0. 3 km away and start to slow down. The self-driving car can react only once the child is in its immediate path.

【4】 They may become confused by fog, heavy rain, or road spray from another vehicle's wheels. They don't predict or “feel" that the roads have become icy like an experienced driver would. For instance, when a road is icy, a human driver would step on the brakes（刹车）more gently than when the roads areclean and dry.

Another issue is that self-driving cars have maps programmed into their memory, but these maps aren't always updated and accurate. 【5】 Because of this, there is no promise that a self-driving car can get a passenger to his or her destination. Perhaps one day, self-driving cars will be everywhere. However, we are not ready for that just yet.

A．Self-driving cars has disadvantages.

B．These cars had only passengers, no drivers.

C．The safety problems have almost been addressed.

D．New roads are built, and old roads are closed down.

E．So why aren't self-driving cars common on roads today?

F．The self-driving cars can react to things only once they actually occur.

G．Self-driving vehicles also have difficulty adjusting to weather conditions.

30、   Surrell was the last person who should have run into a burning building — he has lung disease. But that didn’t _______him.

At first, Michael Surrell didn’t see the black smoke _______from the windows of his neighbors’ home. He was parking the car when his daughter in his car shouted, “The house next to our home is on fire!” He _______and saw some thick smoke above them. He went to find out. That’s when he saw two _______crying on their porch (走廊).

“The _______is in there!” one of the women cried. Entering the _______house, he found thick smoke made it impossible to _______. The conditions would have been _______for anyone, but for Surrell with disease, they were life-threatening.

After a few minutes in the smoke-filled house, he _______outside to catch his breath. “Where is Tiara?” he asked ________. “The second floor,” her aunt shouted back.

Surrell ________he couldn’t hold his breath for long. So he took a ________breath, and went in a second time.

Finally, he ________something, a shoe, then a(n) ________and part of her body above the waist. He ________Tiara toward him. However, she wasn’t breathing. He ________the little girl and fought through the smoke and ran to the ________. At the front door, Surrell put Tiara down and then started CPR (心肺复苏术). Soon a cough came from Tiara’s ________. Surrell gave five more breaths. She opened her ________and took a breath on her own. Their eyes met. Surrell hugged her ________and said, “Uncle’s got you.” Soon after, his throat closed off.

【1】A.hit B.stop C.kill D.leave

【2】A.shooting B.gathering C.disappearing D.decorating

【3】A.looked down B.looked back C.looked around D.looked up

【4】A.children B.cooks C.women D.passengers

【5】A.pet B.parent C.girl D.money

【6】A.burning B.expensive C.comfortable D.safe

【7】A.sleep B.breathe C.study D.work

【8】A.normal B.calm C.lucky D.dangerous

【9】A.looked B.returned C.relaxed D.wandered

【10】A.coldly B.gratefully C.embarrassedly D.anxiously

【11】A.explained B.proved C.knew D.heard

【12】A.deep B.constant C.shallow D.painful

【13】A.bought B.touched C.borrowed D.missed

【14】A.arm B.ear C.ankle D.mouth

【15】A.pulled B.drove C.waved D.pushed

【16】A.caught up with B.picked up C.left behind D.made way for

【17】A.bathroom B.bedroom C.door D.kitchen

【18】A.neighbor B.classmate C.friend D.throat

【19】A.eyes B.heart C.fingers D.window

【20】A.nervously B.tightly C.curiously D.thankfully

31、Hunter Shamatt lost his wallet while he was on a flight from Omaha to Denver earlier this month. Upon realizing that his wallet was lost, he ______ the airline to see if anyone had turned it in — but fruitlessly. _______the wallet contained his ID, a signed paycheck, $60 in cash , etc, he feared the worst.

Two days after the flight, however, Hunter was ______ to receive a package in the mail from an anonymous (匿名的) sender. Inside was his wallet — ______ an additional $40 in cash. “I rounded your cash up to an even $100 so you could celebrate the ______ of your wallet.”, read a letter that was enclosed with the package.

Hunter’s mother, Jeannie, posted a photo of the ______ to social media in hopes that they would be able to track down the sender. All they had to go on was that the letter was ______ from Applied Underwriters in Omaha and the sender’s initials were signed “T.B”. The sender was later ______ as Todd Brown, who was delighted to “have a little fun” with helping out a hard-working stranger.

“I saw he was just a kid, 20 years old. He had a paycheck in there, so I _______, ‘Well, he’s doing his best to make ends meet.’ ” said Brown. “Hunter was very ______. He told me he has some student loans to pay within two days so the ______ was right,” Brown added, “He ______ it was gone forever. So when he opened it, he just started screaming, ‘No way! No way!’”

Brown says that he often tries to do good things without any recognition; that’s why he didn’t sign his _______on the letter, but Jeannie later insisted on ______ him on social media. Jeannie wrote on Facebook, “This story is more about rebuilding ______ in people than anything.”

【1】

A．ordered

B．contacted

C．caught

D．checked

【2】

A．Though

B．While

C．Since

D．Unless

【3】

A．shocked

B．amused

C．anxious

D．frightened

【4】

A．apart from

B．except for

C．along with

D．instead of

【5】

A．search

B．completeness

C．valuable

D．return

【6】

A．sender

B．letter

C．wallet

D．package

【7】

A．accepted

B．sent

C．taken

D．collected

【8】

A．known

B．considered

C．identified

D．introduced

【9】

A．noticed

B．replied

C．doubted

D．figured.

【10】

A．thankful

B．stressful

C．thoughtful

D．regretful

【11】

A．behavior

B．number

C．timing

D．paycheck

【12】

A．remembered

B．assumed

C．admitted

D．imagined

【13】

A．address

B．mark

C．phone number

D．full name

【14】

A．questioning

B．praising

C．disturbing

D．surprising

【15】

A．faith

B．ambition

C．appreciation

D．strength

32、   It was my first day to Miss Hargrove's eleventh grade. Past "newcomer" experiences had been difficult, so I was very _______to fit in. After being introduced to the class, I bravely put on a smile and took my seat.

Lunchtime was a pleasant surprise when the girls all crowded around my table. They were friendly, so I began to _______. My new classmates told me about the school, the teachers and the other kids. They _______out the class nerd (书呆子) to me: Mary Lou. She was a pretty girl with dark eyes and olive-skin, _______she wore a long woolen skirt and an old-fashioned blouse. She looked stupid. The girls whispered and giggled _______Mary Lou walked by. She ate alone.

After school, the girls invited me to _______ them in front of the school gate. I was thrilled to be a(n) _______of the club. We waited. For what, I didn't know. Then Mary Lou came down the school steps. The girls started making fun of her, shouting rude, biting comments. I _______, then joined right in. Mean remarks fell from my _______. No one could tell I'd never done this before. The other girls stepped back, surprised, but then they started ________ for me. Feeling ________, I pulled on her backpack and then pushed her. Her backpack broke, Mary Lou fell and I backed off. Everyone was laughing. I ________in. I was a leader.

But I was not proud. Something inside me ________. If you've ever picked a wing off a butterfly, you know how I felt.

Mary Lou got up, ________her books and walked away without a tear or saying anything. She held her head ________as blood ran down from her knee. I ________her limp (跛) away down the street.

I turned to leave with my ________friends and noticed a man standing beside his car. He must have been Mary Lou's father—he had the same olive skin, dark hair and handsome look. He remained still and watched the ________girl walk toward him. Only his eyes—shining with both sadness and pride-followed. As I passed, he looked at me in silence with burning tears that reminded me of my ________.

Mary Lou's father's eyes taught me a good lesson that day. I never again hurt someone for my own ________.

【1】A.anxious B.excited C.comfortable D.afraid

【2】A.sigh B.react C.relax D.suspect

【3】A.picked B.pointed C.worked D.found

【4】A.because B.so C.and D.but

【5】A.as B.before C.unless D.since

【6】A.consult B.challenge C.support D.join

【7】A.leader B.member C.assistant D.player

【8】A.hesitated B.refused C.hurried D.escaped

【9】A.eyes B.heart C.lips D.mind

【10】A.cheering B.arguing C.crying D.quitting

【11】A.special B.satisfied C.encouraged D.optimistic

【12】A.turned B.gave C.took D.fitted

【13】A.sank B.hurt C.exploded D.screamed

【14】A.tore B.closed C.gathered D.forgot

【15】A.cautiously B.angrily C.low D.high

【16】A.watched B.noticed C.glared D.glanced

【17】A.forgiving B.laughing C.puzzled D.astonished

【18】A.mature B.sensitive C.lonely D.hopeless

【19】A.pain B.pity C.fear D.shame

【20】A.idea B.gain C.effort D.duty

33、My son Tom taught me a beautiful lesson today. He is three years old and it is amazing hatching him grow up.

He called out to me today saying, “Papa, sit”. That usually means _______ everything and going next to him and sitting down to play with him. I did that, as he can be _______ and will not stop calling out until I _______. He was playing with beads (珠子), pushing a string through them, which is a great exercise to help _______ fine motor skills. Then, after he finished playing with the beads, it was time to put them back in the box that they are stored in. I saw him _______ pick up each bead, look at it _______ it were made of chocolate and then placed it into its box.

With over a hundred beads to go, I was getting _______. “What a long time it will take! Why cannot he _______ ten beads in one go and drop them in?” said my anxious mind. I noticed that he did this with as much_______ as he had while we were playing. I didn’t see any ________ between his play and his putting away the toy. Obviously he enjoyed both.

Then it suddenly ________ me that this boy was enjoying the whole ________. The journey was his goal. For him the ________ was in the game and after the game, not just in the fun part. What a great perspective: to live each moment as it is the ________ moment; to do each task as it is the most awesome task. Nothing else ________.

Looking at how ________ my son was putting beads into the box ________ me that the process was the goal. The joy of pilgrimage (朝圣) is not in getting there but in every ________ of the journey.

This is what living in the NOW is all ________. Tom, my son, was showing me that it was about thoroughly enjoying every moment with ________ love and peace.

【1】

A．wasting

B．leaving

C．taking

D．preparing

【2】

A．stubborn

B．innocent

C．helpful

D．humorous

【3】

A．fell down

B．turned round

C．burst out

D．gave in

【4】

A．highlight

B．develop

C．illustrate

D．identify

【5】

A．gratefully

B．eagerly

C．carefully

D．quickly

【6】

A．as if

B．even though

C．in case

D．in that

【7】

A．fascinated

B．satisfied

C．impatient

D．energetic

【8】

A．package

B．grab

C．deliver

D．replace

【9】

A．confidence

B．strength

C．inspiration

D．involvement

【10】

A．sense

B．difference

C．need

D．value

【11】

A．excited

B．helped

C．struck

D．encouraged

【12】

A．process

B．morning

C．experiment

D．design

【13】

A．victory

B．challenge

C．difficulty

D．pleasure

【14】

A．urgent

B．decisive

C．perfect

D．dangerous

【15】

A．matters

B．happens

C．disappears

D．works

【16】

A．successfully

B．peacefully

C．responsibly

D．systematically

【17】

A．guaranteed

B．warned

C．promised

D．taught

【18】

A．plan

B．destination

C．step

D．detail

【19】

A．for

B．with

C．about

D．from

【20】

A．complete

B．available

C．additional

D．precious

34、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.

35、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.

36、课文填空

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.

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.

On a broiling afternoon when the men were away at work and all the women napped, I moved through majestic depths of silences, silences so immense I could hear the corn 【1】. Under these silences there was a / an orchestra of natural music playing notes no city child would ever hear. A certain cackle from the henhouse meant we had gained an egg. The creak of a porch swing told of a momentary breeze blowing across my grandmother’s yard. As I 【2】 along a mossy bank to surprise a frog, a 【3】splash told me the quarry had spotted me and slipped into the stream. Wandering among the sleeping houses, I learned that tin roofs crackle under the power of the sun, and when I tired and came back to my grandmother’s house, I padded into her dark cool living room, lay 【4】 on the floor, and listened to the hypnotic beat of her pendulum clock on the wall ticking the meaningless hours away.

I was enjoying the luxuries of a rustic nineteenth-century boyhood, but for the women Morrisonville life had few 【5】. Their lives were hard, endless, dirty labor.

For baths, laundry, and dishwashing, they hauled buckets of water from a spring at the foot of a hill. To heat it, they chopped kindling to fire their wood stoves. They boiled laundry in tubs, scrubbed it on washboards until knuckles were 【6】, and wrung it out by hand. Ironing was a business of lifting heavy metal weights heated on the stove top.

They scrubbed floors on hands and knees, thrashed rugs with carpet beaters, killed and plucked their own chickens, baked bread and parties, grew and conned their won vegetables, patched the family’s clothing on treadle-operated sewing machines, 【7】before the men to start the stove for breakfast and pack lunch pails, polished the chimneys of kerosene lamps, and even found time to tend the flowers that grew around every house. By the end of a summer day a Morrisonville woman had toiled like a serf.

At sundown the men drifted back from the fields exhausted and 【8】. They scrubbed themselves in enamel basins and, when supper was eaten, climbed up onto the porch to watch the night arrive. Presently the women 【9】 them, and the twilight music of Morrisonville began.

The swing creaking , rocking chairs 【10】 on the porch planks, voices murmuring approval of the sagacity of Uncle Irvey as he quietly observed for probably the ten-thousandth time in his life, “A man works from sun to sun, but a woman’s work is never done.”

38、阅读下面短文，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

A friend of mine whose name was John Smith had a bad memory, which made him famous. He was so forgetful that he sometimes forgot what he was talking about in the middle of a sentence. His wife had to constantly( 经常地）remind him about his meetings, his classes, even his meals! Once he forgot he had eaten breakfast twice, at home and at school. His wife liked to remind her neighbors, “If John didn’t have his head tied on, he would forget that too!” Since Smith was a professor at a well-known university, his forgetfulness was often an embarrassment to him. It wasn’t that he was not clever, as some critical people tended to say, but just very, very absent-minded.

One hot summer day, Pro.Smith decided to take his children to a seaside town about a three-hour train ride away. To make the trip more interesting for his young children, he kept the name of the town a secret. However, by the time they arrived at the station, Smith forgot the name of the town he was planning to visit. luckily, a friend of his happened to be in the station. He offered to take care of the children while Smith hurried back home to find out where he was going.

The professor’s wife was surprised to see him again so soon.

“Oh, my dear, I forgot the name of the town.”

“What? You forgot the name? Maybe one day you will forgot my name! Now I’ll write the name of that town on a piece of paper, and you put it in your pocket and please, please don’t forget where you put it.”

Satisfied that she had solved the problem, she sent her husband off again. Ten minutes later she was astonished to see him outside the house for the third time.

Paragraph 1:

“What is the matter now?” asked his wife._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2:

Hearing the cry, out rushed their neighbors, trying to find out what had happened. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

39、假定你是李华，下周你校将举办英语演讲比赛。请你围绕 “taking responsibility” 写一篇演讲稿参赛，内容包括：

1. 承担责任的重要性；

2. 应如何承担责任；

3. 你的呼吁。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear classmates,

I’m Li Hua.

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40、假如你是红星中学高三学生李华。你的英国朋友Jim得知你要参加CCTV《朗读者》节目的录制，来信询问相关情况。请你给Jim回信。内容包括：

1.你朗读的内容；

2.你选择上述内容的原因；

3.上述内容对你的影响。

注意：1.词数不少于50；

2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim,

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

41、假如你是李华。你校交换生Nancy想学写中国毛笔字,请你给她推荐书法老师和书法课。请根据下面的写作要点给她写一封邮件。内容包括:

1.介绍老师的情况

2.授课时间和地点

3.课前准备事项

注意:

1.词数100左右;

2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

参考词汇: 写毛笔字brush writing (n.) ; 书法calligraphy(n.)

Dear Nancy,

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Yours,

Li Hua