黄南州2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测三年级英语

1、Our colleague Tony is said ______ abroad next month. Who do you think our boss would like ______ with him, James or Alex?

A．to send; to have gone

B．to be sent; to have go

C．to send; to have go

D．to be sent; to have gone

2、My money __________. I must go to the bank to draw some of my savings out before I’ve none in hand.

A.has run out B.has been run out C.is to be run out D.is running out

3、That is the only place ____ we can visit next month .

A.where B.that C.which D.to which

4、She tells us that Lao Wang is a person ________ we can learn a lot.

A.whom B.that C.from whom D.about whom

5、Netflix acquired the rights to the masterpiece “One Hundred Years of Solitude”, which marks the first time that writer’s family _______ the piece to be adapted for the screen.

A．has allowed

B．will have allowed

C．had allowed

D．allowed

6、The manager __________the company’s accounts, looking for evidence of fraud(诈骗).

A.looked through B.got through C.break through D.went through

7、Jenny said she was _____ by the programme in the TV, so she turned it off.

A.disgusted B.attracted C.disgusting D.attracting

8、Miss Green often said “God helps those who help themselves”, intending to _______ on us the significance of being independent.

A.base B.impress

C.focus D.rely

9、Mr. Hilton’s new house is almost ______ the one he used to live in.

A. twice the size of B. as twice big as

C. bigger twice than D. the twice size of

10、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

11、I don’t want _______as this.

A.as an expensive car B.as a car expensive

C.as expensive a car D.how expensive a car

12、My mother looked at me and ________ laughing.

A．made out

B．worked out

C．burst out

D．looked out

13、A few years ago, it was an endangered species, but now the population is_________.

A.on the increase B.on the decline C.not in the least D.less and less

14、Mr Black announced ________ his friends his engagement ________  Miss White.

A./; to B.to; to C./; with D.to; with

15、I ________ you an apology for what I said this morning. Anyway, I meant no offence.

A.owe B.make C.demand D.accept

16、I'm surprised that he           say those impolite words to his deskmate．

A.must B.can C.will D.should

17、Most of them were ___________ my opinion while David was against it.

A.in honor of B.in favor of C.in search of D.in memory of

18、Last month L.A.declared a________of emergency as protests over killing of Geroge Floyd a black man turned violent.

A.state B.condition C.situation D.circumstance

19、With mountains of work to do, we should make a list first and ____________ the urgent ones.

A. burst B. urge

C. prioritize D. defend

20、---Did you see the new movie directed by that famous director? It’s said to be ______great success.

---No, I have been busy preparing all the office______ these days.

A. /; equipments B. the; equipment C. /; equipment D. a; equipment

21、The uncontrolled emotional reaction of the nation to Lincoln’s death was incredible and demonstrated the high esteem________ he was held.

A.whom B.for whom

C.which D.in which

22、Out _____, with a stick in his hand.

A.did he rush B.rushed he

C.he rushed D.he did rush

23、Everyone faces challenges in life. It’s a matter of __________ you learn to overcome them and use them to your advantage.

A.that B.what C.which D.how

24、One night, at about midnight, I ______ the sky for about an hour. The stars were shining like diamonds.

A．have watched

B．had watched

C．watch

D．watched

25、The students enjoyed this new game, _________ was named after the school.

A.where B.whose C.which D.who

26、Skateboarding has become one of several non - traditional activities that PE teachers around America are introducing to inspire kids to exercise regularly. Some PE classes feature in-line (滚轮) skating, yoga, and even rock climbing. Experts have called those types of activities “the new PE”.

Such activities are part of a larger effort to help kids develop lifelong fitness habits and to keep them from becoming overweight. Now, 9 million U.S. children and teens are overweight. Obesity (肥胖) can lead to health problems such as diabetes and heart disease later in life.

“Our children and youth are becoming unhealthy and obese,” says Lindsey Johnson. “Skateboarding is a great activity that keeps kids doing physical movement and gives them new skills and interest.”

Some schools don’t allow skateboarding because they say it is dangerous. Cendali, however, argues that regular practiceeliminatesa great deal of the danger. “We teach students how to do it and how to do it safely,” he says.

Some people say skateboarding teaches life lessons. “Skateboarding teaches kids to believe that if they stick with something they will finally succeed,” says education expert Richard Sagor of Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon.

Skateboarding inspires kids not to give up in learning difficult skills. “It’s natural for kids to want to learn and get better at things,” adds Sagor. “When it comes to skateboarding, they’ll try a trick hundreds of times before they succeed.” That same effort could be made in schoolwork.

Eric Klassen agrees that skateboarding requires kids to stop saying a task is too hard for them. “A baby will attempt to walk 600 to 900 times before he or she is successful,” says Klassen. “We tell students that they shouldn’t say ‘I can’t do it’ unless they’ve tried 600 to 900 times.”

【1】Skateboarding is introduced into American schools to ______.

A.encourage students to compete bravely in competition

B.teach students how to deal with risks

C.prevent students suffering from heart disease later in life

D.help students form the habit of doing sports

【2】The underlined word “eliminates” in Paragraph 4 probably means “______”.

A.reduces B.increases C.adds D.brings

【3】What life lesson do kids learn from skateboarding?

A.To succeed in life you have to learn skateboarding.

B.You will succeed in life if you don’t give up.

C.Only after failing 600 to 900 times can you succeed.

D.There is no hard work after learning skate-boarding well.

【4】What would be the best title for the passage?

A.The dangerous PE B.Skills of skateboarding

C.The new PE D.The change of PE

27、   A woman from America has managed to train her beloved dog Stella how to talk. Sadly, the dog can't speak, but it can communicate basic commands by pressing buttons of a soundboard( 发生板). Stella's owner Christina started using the technology when the dog was just eight weeks old. Now Stella is 18 months old and can say 29 words.

“The way she uses words to communicate and the words she's combining are really similar to a 2-year-old child. Unsurprisingly, the dog's favorite word is"walk' fallowed closely by ‘beach’”, Christina said.

Stella's progress was updated online. “Today when she heard some noises outside and wanted to investigate, I told her we were staying inside,” said Christina. “Stella responded by saying, ‘Look’ 9 times in a row, and then ‘Come outside’. She was clearly in a more frantic （发狂似的）state, and her language use matched that. And I'm impressed that Stella is communicating with language during her more heightened state, not just when she’s calm and in a quiet space. This shows that words are becoming more automatic for her to use.

Stella surprised Christina when Stella was standing by the door and whimpering（呜咽）one day. After a bit of pacing back and forth，the dog went over to the soundboard and said “Want”, “Jake” and “Come”, saying that she wanted Christina’ s husband Jake to come home. In about 15 minutes, Jake walked through the door and Stella said the word “Happy”. Christina hopes to expand Stella’ s vocabulary in the future to see just how many phrases the dog can master.

【1】What do we know about the soundboard?

A.It includes 29 buttons. B.It is Stella’ s favorite toy.

C.It is invented by Christina. D.it is used to help Stella talk.

【2】Which of the following is probably Stella’ s favorite activity?

A.Taking a walk. B.Going to the beach.

C.Talking with kids. D.Looking after babies.

【3】What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

A.Stella disliked staying at home.

B.Stella and Christina had a quarrel

C.Stella' s language skills were improved.

D.Stella made noises to draw people’s attention.

【4】Why was Stella in a bad mood according to the last paragraph?

A.Her soundboard was broken. B.She was punished by Christina.

C.Her owner didn’t play with her. D.She failed to see Jake that day.

28、   Yesterday, a salesman from a telecom company called me to sell his phone plans. I was at work and I usually didn't like to spend time on those conversations. I gave him a pretext, saying I couldn't talk yet and advised him to call me back one hour later, at 6 pm.

Surprisingly, he did. So we talked for 15 minutes. He explained to me his different phone plans, which he said were better than my present one. While listening to him, sometimes I was lost in my thoughts. I gave several "mhmmhm” as a sign of agreement and to tell him that I was still there. Although I felt a bit impatient as he had a bit of difficulty in correctly talking in French, I stayed calm and polite until the end of the conversation.

At the end of the conversation, he said to me, “Thank you Olivier. You are the first person with whom I talked for a long time. Usually, people shout at us, say unkind words or treat us as thieves. Today, I hadn't had a conversation without an offense. I know you had a long day at work and you could have relaxed in front of your TV. Instead, you listened to me. I am touched and I sincerely thank you.”

I thanked him for telling me those words. I realized how much he could have been the subject of verbal violence, all through his working days. I also know that those people getting impatient could have been me. Yet，he was only doing his job. Although he may interrupt our life using the phone，he is still a human like me and is worthy of good treatment. It made me think a lot.

【1】What does the underlined word "pretext "in the first paragraph mean?

A.Solution B.Excuse. C.Point. D.Apology

【2】What did the author do when the salesman called him the second time?

A.He gave full attention to what he said

B.He talked excitedly with him about phone plans

C.He waited politely for him to finish speaking

D.He advised the salesman to improve his French

【3】What does the author tell us through the last paragraph?

A.Salesmen should be treated kindly.

B.There's no excuse for rude behavior.

C.Verbal violence is common in daily life.

D.We should spare more time for salesmen.

29、When I was growing up, Oprah was my favorite imaginary auntie. She lived inside the TV and I looked forward to visiting her every day at 4 P.M. For one hour every Monday through Friday, I got to watch a Black woman command the airwaves and have control over the world. As a little black girl in a big White world, that was a powerful thing to witness—especially in a culture where girls like me seldom saw ourselves positively reflected in the media.

The kind of beauty celebrated around us had a way of making little black girls feel as if the bodies we were born into were somehow inferior. Apart from Auntie Oprah, the media’s portrayal of Black women was to a great extent limited in variety. Luckily, I had strong examples of women of color in my real life who watered the seeds that helped me believe I could dream beyond what I saw around me.

Fast-forward to two years ago, when I was appointed by longtime Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour to lead Teen Vogue. I thought I was just a girl getting her dream job. But then the headlines hit. Suddenly, I was a Black woman making history. At 29 I had become only the second Black person and the youngest ever to helm (掌舵) a Condé Nast magazine.

Shonda Rhimes, Hollywood supreme black screenwriter, coined the term “First. Only. Different.” Being an FOD in your filed comes with a responsibility and an opportunity to rewrite the rules, to redefine standards, to represent for your communities. In my new position, I had an opportunity to help ensure that little black girls would never doubt their value. I was able to help undo some of the damaging accounts by changing the pages of the magazine to make them more reflective of my world.

My first book, More Than Enough, is not a career guide, because I believe only you can write your own blueprint for success, but I do share some of the hard-earned lessons that I am still learning to live by. My book is not intended as self-help but a love letter to anyone who has ever felt overlooked, overwhelmed, underestimated and undervalued—and who still chose to overcome.

My story, as it’s played out so far, is for all my fellow people of color out there, standing proudly as First, Only and Different. I am writing with love to all those who know what it is to be the lone Black voice in the room, because my story is your story. Trust that you will find your own rhythm and carve out a space to succeed in your own lane. I am also speaking up for anyone in her dream job, facing the barriers no one talks about. When you exist in spaces that weren’t originally built for you, remember that sometimes, just being you is the revolution. And this is especially for the ones who are Next Up, those of you who are responsible for taking the same systems that my generation is now breaking down and building better ones.

As you continue crafting the life you want, I hope you will always bear in mind that it is the very things you underestimate about yourself that will help you to create your own magic. Find it. Use it. Trust it. We spend too much time telling ourselves that we are not enough. Not smart enough. Not beautiful enough. Not successful enough. Not young enough. Not old enough. I want to be the voice reminding you to say “Enough!” to all that. You are enough. You were born enough.

The world is waiting for you. Let’s go.

【1】The author adored Oprah mainly because of __________.

A．a new culture reflected in the TV

B．her positive image represented in the media

C．her absolute control of the program

D．the resemblance with the author’s favorite auntie

【2】Which of the following can best interpret the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?

A．Black women tended to have rigid image in the media.

B．Little attention was paid to black women except Oprah.

C．There were too few TV hosts like Oprah to fight for equality.

D．Not enough TV programs were produced to display black women.

【3】The underlined word in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to “__________”.

A．made up

B．brought up

C．turned up

D．polished up

【4】By helming Teen Vogue, what was the author able to do?

A．Re-arrange all the pages she used to hate a lot.

B．Make herself as influential as Vogue editor-in-chief.

C．Totally remove prejudice against the minority groups.

D．Partly change the conventional impression of black girls.

【5】What is the focus of the author’s first book?

A．Carving out a blueprint for her followers.

B．Sharing hard-earned lessons with editors.

C．Salute to those fighting against discrimination.

D．Instructions on how to achieve career success.

【6】Which type of writing does the article belong to?

A．An address in a fierce debate.

B．Acknowledgements of a book.

C．A biography about a black girl.

D．Scripts of a TV programme.

30、Preschool girl lifts old man’s spirits

When Tara Wood brought her daughter to a grocery store to buy the four-year-old some birthday cupcakes, she had no idea that would be a life-changing _______.

As Tara pushed her daughter Norah around the store last month, she _______ an old man who was by himself. The old man looked cold, until Norah shouted to him, “Hi! It’s my birthday today!” The man stopped and his demeanor (举止、态度) changed from distant and serious to warm and _______. “How old are you today?” the man asked. After some time talking together, Norah asked her mom to take a _______ of her with her new friend “Mr. Dan”, Dan Peterson, 82 and then went their separate ways. That could have been the _______ of the story. But it was actually the beginning of a(n) _______ relationship.

Tara _______ the picture of her daughter and Mr. Dan on Facebook. Someone who _______ him reached out to her with Mr. Dan’s contact information. It turned out that Mr. Dan’s wife died in March and he had been _______ from depression and anxiety ever since. The person on Facebook told Tara that it was the first time they had seen Mr. Dan ________ since the death of his wife. Knowing that, Tara contacted Mr. Dan, and ever since Norah and the 82-year-old have developed a ________ unlike any other. “She has shown me a depth of love, a depth that I didn’t know existed,” Mr. Dan told the reporter.

Mr. Dan told Tara that before meeting Norah, he hadn’t had one night of uninterrupted ________ Anxiety kept him up at all hours and ________ him restless. After meeting Norah, he said he now sleeps soundly. For Mr. Dan’s 82nd birthday on October 20, the mother and the daughter brought balloons and presents—and, of course, cupcakes. Mr. Dan will also spend a day around Thanksgiving with Norah and her family. “If you don’t take the time to ________ people, you will never know how you can ________ impact a life,” Tara Wood said.

【1】

A．question

B．idea

C．experience

D．promise

【2】

A．passed

B．stopped

C．welcomed

D．shocked

【3】

A．calm

B．unpleasant

C．rude

D．friendly

【4】

A．look

B．picture

C．seat

D．message

【5】

A．end

B．clue

C．scene

D．truth

【6】

A．poor

B．special

C．ordinary

D．strange

【7】

A．took

B．drew

C．sold

D．posted

【8】

A．followed

B．confused

C．recognized

D．cured

【9】

A．escaping

B．benefiting

C．suffering

D．learning

【10】

A．talk

B．smile

C．walk

D．eat

【11】

A．plan

B．skill

C．knowledge

D．friendship

【12】

A．sleep

B．chat

C．meal

D．view

【13】

A．found

B．made

C．watched

D．regarded

【14】

A．notice

B．award

C．rescue

D．attract

【15】

A．legally

B．suitably

C．responsibly

D．positively

31、   I visited my best friend Sean whose mom Cheryl could only communicate by her gesture I couldn’t understand. I felt ________ and fetched a notepad (记事本) to explain to her the reason for my ________.

Then I went to ________ Sean several times. Each time I entered her house, my mind flooded with guilt and anxiety. I always needed someone to ________ to me, but her daughter- in-law, even her grandchildren, wouldn’t take the time to learn sign language.

That night I saw that look of ________ on her face. The next time I saw Cheryl, I didn’t get the notepad or let my friend Sean help me, but decided to ________, whatever it would take.

I could see ________ appearing on her face as I spelled out each word with gesture. I knew how she felt knowing that someone ________ enough to learn to communicate with her.

Within three weeks I had learned ________ American Sign Language (ASL). One night, everyone was signing, when suddenly I could follow the ________, Cheryl slapped her hand, looked at me in the eyes, and ________ directly to me. She knew my heart and how much I ________ her culture.

About a month ago, Cheryl, Sean, my dad, and I took a ________ to California State University, Northridge where I would study. As we sat in the deaf student advisor’s office, no one ________ but I understood. He explained the ________ I would receive there would help me become a sign language interpreter and how he’d like me to ________ in an advanced ASL class.

I left the university and felt so ________. So many people don’t know about deaf people because of their ________ to communicate with them. Now I would be able to help.

That night Cheryl and I sat in our hotel room; she ________ and signed with smiling eyes. Unlike the days in her living room with a notepad, I ________ and signed back, “I love you, too!”

【1】A.pleased B.interested C.relieved D.embarrassed

【2】A.visit B.desire C.success D.position

【3】A.treat B.see C.support D.persuade

【4】A.lead B.point C.explain D.expose

【5】A.hope B.approval C.satisfaction D.loneliness

【6】A.leave B.learn C.check D.escape

【7】A.pleasure B.anger C.disappointment D.sadness

【8】A.grew B.cared C.changed D.reserved

【9】A.advanced B.entire C.skillful D.basic

【10】A.conversation B.belief C.instruction D.task

【11】A.signed B.admitted C.talked D.apologized

【12】A.minded B.loved C.revealed D.removed

【13】A.present B.step C.message D.trip

【14】A.translated B.repeated C.interrupted D.occurred

【15】A.permission B.regulation C.education D.suggestion

【16】A.settle B.wander C.start D.compete

【17】A.shocked B.excited C.upset D.worried

【18】A.will B.promise C.turn D.inability

【19】A.set out B.worked out C.reached out D.moved out

【20】A.finished B.admitted C.understood D.refused

32、   That was a happy evening for the little Down syndrome (唐氏症）girl —a teenager the size of a ten-year-old. She and her family were _______ themselves at McDonald's. She made her way to the restroom. Her younger, but _______, brother sat quietly. He noticed something, which_______, she had not noticed.

Four teenagers had taken an interest in the little girl the moment they_______her. They were openly laughing and pointing,

The brother _______ for his sister. He walked to the guys. They paled slightly and looked alarmed as this total stranger — a year or two their _______ --- placed his hands _______ on their table. They studied each other while he was clearly in their _______, and while they were most definitely out of their comfort zones, The brother_______ with one hand for one of them to move over. He __________to sit right down next to them. Somewhat in__________, and thrown completely off-guard, they made space for him. "I was watching you making fun of my sister, he quietly__________ them. All four stumbled （磕磕绊绊）over their words in their rush. "Who? That was your sister? We weren't making fun of her! We__________ we would never __________ anyone. We just felt sorry for her.", But he told them again, "I watched you." They __________, knowing they had been caught red-handed and maybe even realizing their __________ and cruelness. Maybe they even sense the love this guardian had for his sister. The brother turned to his__________and then he said __________"I feel sorry for people like YOU! ”

Then he walked away. When the sister went back to her seat, the four looked __________, making sure they looked absolutely anywhere __________that little girl.

【1】A.caring B.cooking C.enjoying D.helping

【2】A.elder B.braver C.bigger D.smaller

【3】A.thankfully B.mercifully C.considerately D.unexpectedly

【4】A.robbed B.spotted C.blocked D.caught

【5】A.made up B.put up C.took up D.stood up

【6】A.colleague B.class C.group D.junior

【7】A.cautiously B.casually C.gently D.boldly

【8】A.range B.possession C.space D.shelter

【9】A.remarked B.signed C.drew D.fought

【10】A.intended B.prayed C.compromised D.saluted

【11】A.joy B.surprise C.peace D.prejudice

【12】A.informed B.commanded C.inquired D.contradicted

【13】A.resist B.complain C.swear D.insist

【14】A.look at B.look up at C.look down at D.look down on

【15】A.wound him up B.gave in C.joined up D.called on him

【16】A.curiosity B.violence C.carelessness D.rudeness

【17】A.friends B.relations C.acquaintances D.partners

【18】A.pitifully B.strongly C.calmly D.honestly

【19】A.away B.out C.inside D.beyond

【20】A.other than B.better than C.more than D.less than

33、As a child, I started learning to play the piano, my favorite musical ________, but I was forced to give up when I started my middle school ________ I could concentrate more on my studies.

It’s one of my biggest ________ to stop practicing the piano when I recall sadly today. During the following years, I kept telling my piano teacher that I would ________. However, I didn’t keep my promise because I was ________ with my study. ________ I lost touch with my teacher. Some years later, my teacher died. I was very sad because I lost such a good teacher. She was a very warm and gentle person. It hurts me to think she may have been ________ that I never returned. I haven’t taken lessons since then but to be honest, I ________ to. Sitting at the piano, I couldn’t help recalling many ________ — times of my practising at home and playing before my teacher and one time my teacher ________ me after I played entire pieces of music wrong in front of her colleagues. I was so ________ that I could hardly say anything. But her ________ helped me ease my shame. These memories, ________, good or bad, never caused my ________ for playing the piano again.

This thought then led me to think that ________ is like music, and that we all try to play different ________ in the instrument of our life. Sometimes the pitch(音高) is ________ when we play it well, but sometimes we are out of tone. However, we all continue to create our own ________ style of music. No matter what style our music is, it is ________ that we sing the songs of joy, quietness and love. Though I may never make it back to piano lessons, it doesn’t ________ that I’ve stopped making music.

【1】A. instrument B. performance C. room D. stage

【2】A. in that B. so that C. now that D. except that

【3】A. successes B. regrets C. decisions D. hobbies

【4】A. play B. graduate C. leave D. return

【5】A. occupied B. angry C. satisfied D. patient

【6】A. Actually B. Constantly C. Suddenly D. Gradually

【7】A. astonished B. glad C. disappointed D. amazed

【8】A. liked B. needed C. wanted D. decided

【9】A. dreams B. expressions C. words D. memories

【10】A. instructed B. hurt C. punished D. respected

【11】A. frightened B. moved C. embarrassed D. excited

【12】A. happiness B. satisfaction C. comfort D. sigh

【13】A. instead B. meanwhile C. therefore D. however

【14】A. hope B. courage C. feeling D. effect

【15】A. life B. learning C. attitude D. enjoyment

【16】A. cards B. sports C. roles D. games

【17】A. hard B. wonderful C. surprising D. complex

【18】A. unique B. boring C. common D. similar

【19】A. necessary B. strange C. possible D. important

【20】A. matter B. mean C. report D. appear

34、

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.

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

A huge milestone has just been reached in the field of artificial intelligence: AlphaGo, a program developed by Google’s DeepMind unit, has defeated legendary Go player Lee Se-dol in the first of five historic matches being held in Seoul, South Korea. Lee 【1】 after about three and a half hours, with 28 minutes and 28 seconds remaining on his clock. The series is the first time a professional 9-dan Go player has taken on a computer, and Lee is 【2】 for a $1 million prize.

“I was very surprised,”said Lee after the match.“I didn’t expect to lose. But I didn’t think AlphaGo would play the game in such a perfect manner.”DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis expressed“huge 【3】 for Lee Se-dol and his amazing skills.”calling the game“hugely exciting”and“very tense.”Team lead David Silver said it was an“amazing game of Go that really pushed AlphaGo to its 【4】.”

Go is an ancient Chinese board game that has long been considered one of the great 【5】faced by AI. While computer programs ow best the world’s leading human players of games like checkers and chess, the high level of intuition and 【6】required by Go has made it tough for computers to crack. DeepMind’s AlphaGo program is the most 【7】effort yet, using a complex system of deep neural networks and machine learning; it beat European champion Fan Hui last year, but Lee Se-dol is another 【8】 rival entirely.

“I don’t regret accepting this challenge,”said Lee.“I am in shock, I admit that, but what’s done is done. I enjoyed this game and look forward to the next. I think I failed on the opening layout so if I do a better job on the opening aspect I think I will be able to increase my 【9】 of winning.”Lee was surprised both by how strong AlphaGo’s opening was, and by some 【10】moves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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、孩子在家里是否应该做家务是一个有争议的问题。请以“Should Children Do House-work?”为题写一篇短文投给校英语报，内容包括：

1.表明自己的观点；

2.阐述理由。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Should Children Do Housework?

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39、假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Mark本学期选修了汉语课程。最近，他来信询问你如何学好汉语。请你根据如下提示给与他一些建议。

1认真听讲，积极练习

2 广泛阅读

3 欣赏影视作品

注意：可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

词数： 不少于100词

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40、你是李华，与同学王明约好到他家讨论将要举行的英语演讲比赛，但是在路上目睹一起交通事故，并把伤者送往医院，没能赴约。请给他写一封道歉信，新的内容如下：

1. 向王明表示歉意

2. 解释未能赴约的原因

3. 约定时间以便再作讨论

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41、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Mother's Gift

I grew up in a small town when the primary school was a ten-minute walk from my house. When the noon bell rang, I would race breathlessly home. My mother would be standing at the top of the stairs, smiling down at me.

One lunch-time when I was in the third grade will stay with me always. I had been picked to be the princess in the school play, and for weeks my mother had rehearsed my lines so hard with me. But no matter how easily I acted at home, as soon as I stepped onstage, every word disappeared from my head. Finally, my teacher took me aside. She explained that she had written a narrator's (旁白的) part to the play, and asked me to change roles. Her words, kindly expressed, still hurt, especially when I saw my part go to another girl.

I didn't tell my mother what had happened when I went home for lunch that day. But she sensed my pain. Instead of suggesting we practice my lines, she asked if I wanted to walk in the yard.

It was a lovely spring day and the rose vine (藤蔓) was turning green. Under the huge trees, we could see yellow dandelions (蒲公英) in the grass in bunch, as if a painter had touched our landscape with gold. I watched my mother casually bend down by one dandelion. 'I think I'm going to dig up all these weeds,' she said, 'pulling it up by its roots. From now on, we'll have only roses in this garden.'

'But I like dandelions,' I protested. 'All flowers are beautiful---even dandelions.'

My mother looked at me seriously. 'Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn't it? ' She asked thoughtfully. I nodded, pleased that I had won her over. 'And that is true of people too,' she added. 'Not everyone can be a princess, but there is no shame in that.' Relieved that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry as I told her what had happened. She listened and smiled.

注意：

1. 所续写短文的词数应为150词左右；

2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

Paragraph 1:

'But you will be a good narrator, ' she said,

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Paragraph 2:

After the play, I took home the dandelion.

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