固原2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测三年级英语

1、In modern times, people have to learn to ________ all kinds of pressure although they are leading a comfortable life.

A.take notice of B.live with C.lock up D.live up to

2、They either sat there________ or stood ________ to the ground, ________at the tree covered with hundreds of ribbons, which looked like a banner of welcome ________ in the wind.

A.stunning … rooting … starting … billowing

B.stunned … rooted … stared … billowed

C.stunning … rooting … stared … billowed

D.stunned … rooted … staring … billowing

3、Over the past few years, Clinton has spoken often of her approach ____ foreign policy.

A. of B. for C. about D. to

4、Experts say ________ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.

A. exposed  B. having exposed

C. being exposed   D. exposing

5、The fog has not gone, and ____ they put off the sports meet.

A.in fact B.at least C.as a result D.in addition

6、Heat the water. ___________, it will freeze.

A.However B.Otherwise C.Meanwhile D.Therefore

7、 Neither side is prepared to talk to ________ unless we can smooth things over between them.(2010·全国Ⅱ)

A．others

B．the other

C．another

D．one other

8、—Why do the researchers sometimes have to climb so high?

—As far as I know, _____________on the top of the mountain is a certain wild plant said to have some medical value.

A.grown B.growing C.being grown D.having grown

9、_____ the delicious food here, why not enjoy yourself shopping for handsome jewelry?

A. Upwards of B. Apart from

C. Instead of D. Regardless of

10、The dictionary is being printed and it will soon______.

A．turn out

B．come out

C．start out

D．go out

11、Today the Red Cross provides a number of services for the public, such as helping people   , teaching first aid and providing blood.

A.in need B.in return C.in preparation D.in anger

12、The story ________ in New York on a cold night was written by O.Henry， a world-famous American writer．

A.setting B.to set C.set D.was set

13、____________ China has made advances in 5G technology, there is still a long way to go for its popularity.

A．If

B．Because

C．Since

D．While

14、We hope the teammates will catch some fire from Yao Ming, and Rockets will be _______ to succeed this year.

A.praised B.asked C.bound D.blamed

15、She ________ the piano regularly for many years when she was young.

A．was playing

B．played

C．has played

D．had played

16、We should consider students’ suggestion _________ the school library provide more books on popular science.

A．that

B．when

C．whether

D．why

17、—Do you know Jim quarrel with his brother?

—I don’t know, _______.

A. nor don’t I care B. nor do I care

C. I don’t care neither D. I don’t care also

18、There are ten ______ men in wheelchairs listening to the stories.

A.disabled B.disability C.disable D.disabling

19、—Why don’t you do some shopping in the second-hand store？

—Well，the goods there are ________，but ________.

A.more expensive；worse B.more expensive；not as bad

C.cheaper；good enough D.cheaper；not as good

20、After that, he knew he could __ any emergency by doing what he could to the best of his ability.

A. get away with B. get on with C. get through D. get across

21、We have to wait until the discussion between them ____.

A．makes an end

B．comes to an end

C．puts an end

D．brings to an end

22、_____got into the room_____ the telephone rang.

A. He hardly; then B. Hardly had he; when

C. He had not; than D. Not had he; when

23、Would you slow down a bit，please？I can't________you.

A．keep up with

B．put up with

C．make up to

D．hold on to

24、The players _____ found the right pace to play so they eventually won the game.

A.gradually B.disgustingly C.disturbingly D.greedily

25、You’ll pay_____ that remark!

A. off B. for

C. back D. out

26、Heritage on the Edge

In an effort to preserve some of the world’s most famous landmarks，Google has announced a new project to transform a few of the most endangered by climate change into interactive 3D models，just in case one or all is irreparably(不能恢复地)damaged in the coming decades.

Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle comprises 27 buildings on top of an extinct volcano. It was home to many kings and queens. But old roofs and rainwater management systems will become insufficient as they will be unable to deal with the level of storm water associated with extreme weather events. Besides，if temperatures continue to rise，the rate of decay(腐烂)will increase further.

Kilwa Kisiwani

Kilwa Kisiwani was a regional center of the medieval trading civilization along the East African Coast. Its permanent architecture included ports，Muslim buildings，and the unique“stone houses”. However，the drier weather and subsequently heavy rainfall is threatening the stability of the ruins，causing the worsening of this exposed heritage site.

Mosque City of Bagherat

The Mosque City of Bagherat was once a lost city. It has many Muslim buildings，bridges，roads and palaces. A recent report stressed the increasing impacts of sea level rise and changes in salinity(盐度)on this community. Increased salinity not only makes much of the water undrinkable but damages structures.

Chan Chan       

Chan Chan was the capital city of Chimu empire，stretching for nearly a thousand kilometers along the coastline. The city planning reflects a strict political and social strategy. But site managers today face challenges in rainfall and droughts due to El Nino events and climate change that threaten to gradually wash the ancient city away.

【1】What do we know about Edinburgh Castle?

A．It was built along the coast.

B．It is the largest castle in the world.

C．It is in danger of being washed away.

D．It used to be the home of royal families.

【2】Which of the following phenomena is happening in the Mosque City of Bagherat?

A．Water pollution.

B．Water’s becoming salty.

C．Water shortage.

D．Water’s being overused.

【3】What is probably the biggest threat to the above sites?

A．Temperature rises.

B．Volcanic eruptions.

C．Sea water.

D．Environmental damage.

27、Your True Stories

On the Wing

My husband had passed tragically and unexpectedly the night before. I returned home the next morning with my sister-in-law, my emotional support. We sat in the upstairs loft, sharing stories about a man who’d left us too young. I glanced out the window and noticed a woodpecker on the roof. It appeared to be watching us. A member of a species rarely seen here, the bird sat for almost 20 minutes as we reminisced（追忆）. I affectionately named it after my late husband. It has been five years he passed, and a woodpecker continues to appear at my weakest moments.

Shannon Rozewicz

Like Son, Like Father

Caught in a sudden downpour on the last day of a bike-packing trip, I ducked（躲避）into the lobby of a nearby supermarket for cover. As I waited out the storm with my bike and gear, a teenage boy invited me to spend the night with his family, I gladly accepted, and he went to find his parents. While I waited, an older man made me the same offer. I thanked him and said I already had a place to stay. Shortly after, the boy returned with his parents. The man who had approached me was his father.

Philip Wood

Color Me Proud

When my granddaughter Bethany was four years old, she visited my home for a few days. I gave her some crays and pictures for coloring. When I looked down, I saw she had used a crayon to draw purple marks all over her legs. “Bethany, what are you doing?”I asked.“Why, Grandma,”she said,“you have such pretty purple lines up and down your legs, and I wanted mine to look just like yours.”Since them, I have worn my varicose vein（静脉曲张）with pride, and they got prettier each year.

【1】From the stories, we can learn that _____.

A.The woodpecker is Shannon’s emotional support

B.Shannon has been crazy for the death of her husband

C.Purple is Granddaughter’s favorite color

D.Grandma used to be proud of her varicose vein

【2】When Philip Wood says“Like Son, Like Father,”he means the father and the son _____.

A.resemble each other in many ways B.are both helpful and considerate

C.like to socialize with strangers D.are fond of accommodating strangers

【3】What is the general tone of the three stories?

A.Warm and optimistic B.Sad but positive

C.Humorous and ironic D.Hopeful and idealistic

28、A warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good night’s sleep. But now a study has found it really does help people nod off—if it is milked from a cow at night.

Researchers have discovered that “night milk” contains more melatonin(褪黑激素), which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety.

The study, by researchers from Seoul, South Korea, involved mice being fed with dried milk powder made from cows milked both during the day and at night.

Those given night milk, which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin, were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime, according to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food.

Night milk quickened the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer.

While the effect of cows milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now, taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggling to fall asleep at night.

Previous studies have also indicated that milk can be excellent for helping sleep because of the calcium content, which helps people to relax.

Milk is also sugar-free and additive-free with nutritionists recommending skimmed milk as the best choice before bed as it is the least fattening. The more fat you take in before bedtime, the greater burden you will put on your body at night.

【1】According to the text, the mice fed with daytime milk_______.

A．started sleep more easily

B．were more anxious

C．were less active

D．woke up later

【2】Which of the following is true of melatonin according to the text?

A．It’s been tested on mice for ten times.

B．It can make people more energetic.

C．It exists in milk in great amount.

D．It’s used in sleeping drugs.

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

A．Night Milk and Sleep

B．Fat, Sugar and Health

C．An Experiment on Mice

D．Milk Drinking and Health

【4】How does the author support the theme of the text?

A．By giving examples.

B．By stating arguments.

C．By explaining statistical data.

D．By providing research results.

29、   Looking at his pile of unpaid bills always makes Giuseppe Del Giudice feel uneasy. Sometimes he incurs (招致) late fees, but in many ways the emotional toll (代价) is worse. “The longer the bills go unpaid,” says Del Giudice, 58, “the more my anxiety increases.”

At the end of the day or month, most people get their tasks done on time, but around 20 percent are chronic procrastinators (慢性拖延者) at home and at work. One big factor for them is fear of failure, of not living up to expectations. Kelli Saginak, a 57-year-old functional health coach from Wisconsin, procrastinated about looking for a new job for years. That inability to take action only confirmed her belief that she would never do any better. “If I don’t take the risk, decide, or commit, I don’t have to face the judgment,” says Saginak.

Some people accept procrastination, believing that they make progress under pressure. But researchers have disproved that view. “I did an experiment several years ago, putting procrastinators under restrictions of time,” says Joseph Ferrari, a psychology professor at DePaul University. “They did worse than nonprocrastinators, but they thought they did better. They made more errors. They took longer.”

Whatever the motivation, delaying a diet or exercise program may increase your risk of heart disease. Not having seen the doctor when your illness was easier to treat may shorten your life. Just thinking about what you haven’t done may cause discomfort. “Procrastinators experience higher levels of stress, both from leaving things to the last minute and from their own negative and self-critical feelings about their procrastination,” says Fuschia Sirois, a psychology lecturer at the University of Sheffield.

One of the most commonly procrastinated activities is going to bed. “You can put your lights on a timed dimmer switch to encourage a consistent bedtime,” said Joel Anderson, a philosophy researcher-lecturer at Utrecht University, who performed an experiment on this and found it worked on most of his subjects. “They formed an intention,” Anderson says. “One of them said, ‘When the lights start to dim, I’ll start going to bed.’ Then, reward yourself for each step you take toward your goal. But don’t try to convince yourself it will work the other way around! ”

【1】What prevented Kelli Saginak stepping into the job market again?

A.Her old age. B.Her lack of skills.

C.Her fear of judgment. D.Her past failure.

【2】What does the underlined part “that view” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A.Procrastinators tend to misjudge their abilities.

B.It’s hard for people to succeed under pressure.

C.Procrastination is part of the human condition.

D.Pressure usually leads to better performance.

【3】What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A.Different forms of procrastinating. B.Negative effects of procrastinating.

C.Common excuses for procrastinating. D.Specific suggestions for procrastinating.

【4】How should people stick to a fixed bedtime according to Joel Anderson?

A.They can use lighting as little as possible.

B.They can first ask themselves about their intentions.

C.They can read some boring research papers.

D.They can try sending themselves signals to inspire action.

30、   It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just________any November day. His________, when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it________.One morning, I walked slowly________and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk. I dropped to my knees and crawled back upstairs,________those good people would not see me. I was_________ . My first thought was, how would I ever________them? I didn’t have the________to brush my hair,________clear someone’s walk.

Before Jon’s death, I felt proud that I________asked for favors. I identified myself by my autonomous ability and________.So who was I if I was no longer capable? How could I________myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall?

Learning to receive the love and________from others wasn’t easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried. Finally, my friend Kathy said, “Mary, cooking for you isn’t a________for me; it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”

Over and over, I heard________words from the people who supported me during those________days. One wise man told me, “You aren’t doing nothing because being fully open to your________may be the hardest work you will ever do.”

I am not the person I________was, but in many ways I have changed for the________.I’ve been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom coming from________one’s worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our life.

【1】A.on B.in C.for D.like

【2】A.footprint B.soul C.roof D.body

【3】A.dry up B.pile up C.take up D.sweep up

【4】A.upstairs B.indoors C.downstairs D.outdoors

【5】A.for B.yet C.and D.so

【6】A.alarmed B.ashamed C.annoyed D.disappointed

【7】A.reflect B.reward C.award D.conduct

【8】A.absence B.psychology C.spirit D.strength

【9】A.let alone B.leave alone C.sit around D.stand alone

【10】A.frequently B.hardly C.gradually D.annually

【11】A.independence B.concept C.security D.qualification

【12】A.achieve B.respect C.praise D.promote

【13】A.distribution B.privilege C.contribution D.support

【14】A.bonus B.dimension C.business D.burden

【15】A.sensitive B.voluntary C.vivd D.similar

【16】A.junior B.remote C.blue D.absurd

【17】A.pause B.dignity C.pain D.access

【18】A.still B.never C.even D.once

【19】A.better B.less C.more D.worse

【20】A.scanning B.dragging C.facing D.fleeing

31、   The greatest saleswoman in the world today doesn’t mind if you call her a girl. That’s because Markita Andrews has ______ more than $80,000 by selling cookies  since she was seven years old. Going door to door after school, the painfully shy Markita___ herself into a cookie-selling expert.

It___ with desire. Burning, white-hot desire.

Markita and her widowed mother___ a dream of traveling the globe. Once, Markita read a magazine article, saying that the child who sold the most cookies would win an all-expenses-paid trip for two around the world. She decided to have a ______ at it.

To realize her dream, Markita went door to door every day after school, and repeated, “Hi, I have a dream. I’m ________  a trip around the world for my mom and  me by selling cookies.” Then she asked, “Would you like to___ in my dream by buying some cookies?” Whether they bought or not, she always___ a smile.

Her hard work  finally_________. She sold 42,000 boxes of cookies  that year and she won her trip around the world.

Markita is  not  __________ than  thousands of other people. The key to her  _______ is that she has found the secret of selling: Ask, Ask, Ask! Many people fail  _______ they even begin because of their fear of____.

It takes courage to ask for what you  want. Courage is not the ________  of fear. It’s doing what it takes despite one’s fear. And, as Markita has discovered, the more you ask, the  _____  it gets.

【1】A.spent B.generated C.withdrew D.received

【2】A.threw B.brought C.transformed D.persuaded

【3】A.starts B.mixes C.corresponds D.deals

【4】A.created B.realized C.remembered D.shared

【5】A.push B.go C.look D.blow

【6】A.enjoying B.organizing C.booking D.earning

【7】A.drop B.cut C.invest D.live

【8】A.forced B.wore C.pretended D.produced

【9】A.paid back B.turned up C.paid off D.turned around

【10】A.smarter B.richer C.higher D.prettier

【11】A.success B.discovery C.delivery D.progress

【12】A.after B.until C.once D.before

【13】A.interaction B.rejection C.competition D.discrimination

【14】A.cause B.experience C.presence D.absence

【15】A.easier B.more C.faster D.harder

32、Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could_______play basketball.

I like playing basketball though I’m not good at it. I’ve had a basketball _______I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one__________when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.

At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were_______ allowed to play volleyball or badminton.

My parents did not________me play basketball at home. “Basketball is not fit for girls,” they said. _______I went to play basketball with my friends, boys _______ at me on the court as if I were an alien.

I was feeling________ and had lost hope of playing basketball. _______, something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They________ me to get back on the court.

One of them told me with a smile, “Go your own _____ , let others talk.” This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about   ________   with me almost every day.

I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion_______to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can, ________for me, even the sky is boundless (无限的).

Basketball has become an important part of my_______. I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also_______a lot.

I’ve heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, “Nothing is impossible.” It is from an advertisement on TV. I have________to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an_______. After that, just be confident and_______ going. Never give up and you’ll make it sooner or later.

I love the motto of the NBA. It can______ my strong feelings for basketball, “I love this game!”

【1】

A．ever

B．often

C．never

D．always

【2】

A．when

B．before

C．after

D．since

【3】

A．struggled

B．cared

C．enjoyed

D．joined

【4】

A．only

B．almost

C．hardly

D．not

【5】

A．encourage

B．agree

C．let

D．permit

【6】

A．Still

B．Yet

C．Just

D．Even

【7】

A．looked

B．glared

C．glanced

D．stared

【8】

A．up

B．down

C．excited

D．satisfied

【9】

A．Unluckily

B．Naturally

C．Unexpectedly

D．Clearly

【10】

A．encouraged

B．forbade

C．ensured

D．explored

【11】

A．effort

B．way

C．business

D．direction

【12】

A．basketball

B．sports

C．interests

D．dreams

【13】

A．stuck

B．referred

C．turned

D．returned

【14】

A．but

B．though

C．and

D．however

【15】

A．wish

B．life

C．work

D．study

【16】

A．experience

B．grow

C．learn

D．play

【17】

A．come

B．turned

C．refused

D．happened

【18】

A．idea

B．aim

C．opinion

D．effort

【19】

A．insist

B．remain

C．keep

D．last

【20】

A．inform

B．express

C．ignore

D．connect

33、When Heather McHugh, a poet, won a $500,000”genius grant” from the MacArthur Foundation, she didn't buy a luxurious car or fly to Paris. _____, she put the money in the bank and ____ writing poems.

In 2015, she finally ____ what to do with it. That year, Heather's godson and his wife ____ their first child, a beautiful baby girl but severely disabled. “I saw how people's ____   can change overnight. I started thinking about people in a ____   situation,” says Heather.

She ____ there were millions of caregivers taking care of the chronically (慢性地) ill or disabled. So in 2012, Heather ____ a nonprofit organization offering a seven­ day vacation, with all ____ paid, to people who have been caregivers for at least ten years.

Tricia was one of the first caregivers to go on vacation. When Tricia got a call saying she was offered a ____ vacation, she couldn't ____ it; disbelief even ____ her concern about leaving her two kids.

Tricia went, and her favorite parts of the trip were to enjoy the ____ things. “I got to eat hot food hot and cold food cold. I could go to bed when I wanted to and wake up whenever I chose to,” says Tricia. She was afraid the ____would return when the ____ was over, but to her surprise, it hasn't been back since.

Heather says Tricia's ____ resembles those of the other ten caregivers she helps every year. “Before the vacation they are so ____, but the ____ is so amazing. They reflect and relax. It feels ____ like another world and gives them a chance to see their lives from another ____,” she adds.

【1】

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Instead

D．Besides

【2】

A．continued

B．quitted

C．practiced

D．started

【3】

A．thought over

B．wondered

C．talked about

D．decided

【4】

A．held

B．welcomed

C．lost

D．saved

【5】

A．feelings

B．future

C．lives

D．routine

【6】

A．different

B．similar

C．worse

D．better

【7】

A．discovered

B．claimed

C．admitted

D．felt

【8】

A．donated

B．found

C．visited

D．formed

【9】

A．taxes

B．salary

C．expenses

D．rent

【10】

A．free

B．caring

C．short

D．long

【11】

A．believe

B．take

C．refuse

D．enjoy

【12】

A．woke

B．defeated

C．showed

D．moved

【13】

A．wonderful

B．delicious

C．peaceful

D．simple

【14】

A．heaviness

B．pain

C．sadness

D．disbelief

【15】

A．entertainment

B．dream

C．vacation

D．freedom

【16】

A．comment

B．story

C．surprise

D．fortune

【17】

A．worried

B．confused

C．unexpected

D．stressed

【18】

A．award

B．change

C．scenery

D．accommodation

【19】

A．slightly

B．interestingly

C．magically

D．mostly

【20】

A．place

B．situation

C．height

D．angle

34、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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

36、Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

The Internet E-commerce and globalization are making a new economic age possible. In the future, capitalist markets will largely be replaced by a new kind of economic system based on 【1】 relationships, contractual arrangements and access rights.

Has the quality of our lives at work, at home and in our communities increased in direct proportion to all the new Internet and business-to-business Internet services being introduced into our lives? I have asked this question of hundreds of CEOs and corporate executives in Europe and the United States. Surprisingly, virtually everyone has said, “No, quiet 【2】.” They say they are working longer hours, feel more stressed, are more impatient, and are even less civil in their dealings with colleagues and friends-not to mention strangers. And what’s more revealing, they place much of the blame on the very same technologies they are so 【3】 supporting.

The technological leader promised us that access would make life more convenient. Instead, the very technological wonders that were supposed to 【4】 us have begun to enslave us in a web of connections from which there seems to be no easy 【5】.

If an earlier generation was preoccupied with the quest to enclose a vast 【6】 land, the .com generation, it seems, is more caught up in the colonization of time. Every spare moment of our time is being filled with some form of commercial connection, making time itself the 【7】 of all resources.

And while we have created every kind of labor-and time-saving device to service our needs, we are beginning to feel like we have less time available to us than any other humans in history. Maybe we need to ask what kinds of connections really 【8】 in the e-economy age. If this new technology 【9】 is only about super efficiency, then we risk losing something even precious than time-our sense of what it means to be a(n) 【10】 human being.

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.

AI artwork sells for $432,500 — nearly 45 times its high【1】 — as Christie’s becomes the first auction house to offer a work of art created by an algorithm. This portrait, however, is not the product of a human mind. It was created by an【2】 intelligence, an algorithm defined by that algebraic formula with its many parentheses. And when it went under the【3】 in the Prints & Multiples sale at Christie’s on 23-25 October, Portrait of Edmond Belamy sold for an【4】 $432,500, signaling the arrival of AI art on the world auction stage.

From a distance, Portrait of Edmond de Belamy looks almost plausible. Up close, however, the paintwork becomes a grid of mechanical-looking dots, the man’s face a golden blur with black holes for eyes. Look into those eyes. They show no sign of feeling or life. Did a computer make this?

The answer is yes. The first artwork【5】 by AI to be sold at Christie’s, its【6】 price would seem to suggest that in future we will get computers to make art for us. Robot van Gogh will harmlessly cut its ear off and robot Picasso will be a genius.

Is this the future AI art visionaries such as the French collective Obvious, which programmed this “painter” by getting it to compare its own work with 15,000 pre-20th century portraits, have in mind? Or are they just, God forbid, making a fast buck from deceivable art collectors? Because believing the algorithm that knocked this up to be in any meaningful way an “artist” is like thinking your voice-interaction programme is out to get you. Dream on. Computers would need to replicate human consciousness before they could replicate the funny thing humans do called “art”.

Art is a way in which human 【7】 expresses itself, and is equally true of the earliest cave art, Rembrandt’s portraits and Duchamp’s urinal. And that is what is missing from Portrait of Edmond Bellamy. Art is a way humans communicate ideas, perceptions and feelings to each other. It has no 【8】 outside the human passion to communicate. So in what meaningful sense can an AI replica of certain【9】 traits of old master paintings be called art?

For a robot to really make art, it would need an autonomous mind that was emotional as well as【10】. No AI developer has yet claimed to be anywhere near achieving that and if they ever do, their creation will probably have better things to do than paint portraits — like destroy humanity.

Maybe afterwards robots will invent their own kind of art, but it won’t be some poor pastiche of human genius.

It will be beyond anything we organics could imagine.

38、阅读下面材料, 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。续写词数应为150左右。

A tradesman was leading a caravan (商队) to another country to sell his goods. Along the way they came to the edge of a hot-sand desert. They learnt that during the daytime the sun heated up the fine sand until it was as hot as charcoal (木炭), so no one could walk on it — not even camels! Then the caravan leader hired a desert guide, one who could follow the stars, so they could travel only at night when the sand cooled down. The guide sat on the first cart. And they began the dangerous night-time journey across the desert. A couple of nights later, after eating their evening meal and waiting for the sand to cool, they started out again.

Later that night, the desert guide, who was driving the first cart, saw from the stars that they were getting close to the other side of the desert. He had been very tired, so when he relaxed, he fell asleep. Then the camels who, of course, couldn’t tell directions by reading the stars, gradually turned to the side and went in a big wide circle until they ended up at the same place that they started from! By then it was morning, and the people woke up and realized they were back at the same spot where they started. They lost heart and began to cry about their condition. Since the desert crossing was supposed to be over by now, they had no more water, and they were worried about there was nothing to drink, and were extremely afraid they would die of thirst. They even began to blame the caravan leader and the desert guide. However, the leader himself didn’t lose courage. He talked with the desert guide and then they began wandering, trying to work out a plan.

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Suddenly, the leader noticed a small clump (团) of grass.

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A spring (泉源) was found at last.

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39、假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Sylvia对你校中文夏令营很感兴趣，来信咨询其中语言学习活动的具体内容。请根据如下内容要点回复邮件：

1.活动安排；

2.活动意义；

3.表达期待。

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、2020 年初新冠肺炎（COVID-19）在全世界爆发，这期间中小学都在网上进行正常的课程学习。请给校长写一封信，内容包含以下要点：

1. 你的作息规律和学习感受：

2. 表示感恩心情（对父母或老师等等）。

词数：80词左右。

Dear principal,

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Yours,

Li Ming

41、假如你是李华，从联合国儿童基金会的网站看到一则志愿者招募信息，为疫情期间无法回国 的外国儿童提供简单个人卫生指导和心理疏导。请你用英文写一封电子邮件申请信，内容包括：

1.写信目的；

2.个人优势；

3.希望能够被录用。

注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.信的开头结尾已经给出， 不计入总词数。提示词：疫情期间during the epidemic/pandemic,联合国儿童基金会United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund （UNICEF）

Dear Sir/Madam,

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Yours,

Li Hua