巴彦淖尔2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测三年级英语

1、Some species of animals have died out because they could not _____ to a changing environment.

A．adopt

B．live

C．survive

D．adapt

2、Researching findings show we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we ________ during the day.

A．would have done

B．should have done

C．may have done

D．must have done

3、The accident happened on such an evening with strong winds __________ by heavy rain.

A．appeared

B．happened

C．accompanied

D．mixed

4、I ________ to make my plan for the final exam in advance, but I ________.

A．would decide; did

B．could have decided; can't

C．might decide; didn't

D．should have decided; didn't

5、Many nations have promised to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but are falling short of the ________ reduction of 25 to 40 percent of 1990 levels.

A.target B.option C.profit D.refund

6、We must do something to_______factories________waste water into the river before it is cleaned.

A.stop; pouring B.prevent; to pour

C.keep; pouring D.stop; to pour

7、Many natural disasters took place across the country, __________severe losses on people's life and property.

A.to have brought B.only bringing

C.only to bring D.having brought

8、The local shops have been marked in on this map so that people can choose a house in a ______ area.

A.ambitious B.suitable C.beneficial D.absent

9、Several days passed before they came up with a satisfactory solution to the ________ in a / an ________.

A.problems discussed … unexpected way

B.discussed problems … way unexpected

C.problems discussed … way unexpected

D.discussed problems … unexpected way

10、______of all the staff,I would like to wish you a happy retirement.

A.In honour B.In place C.On behalf D.On account

11、I feel most angry about the way ______ I’ve been treated.

A. which B. where

C. that D. how

12、A graduate from Tsinghua University has chosen to work as an urban management officer, or chengguan, a highly _____ occupation, which make bad impressions on people.

A.ridiculous B.contemporary C.controversial D.conventional

13、With our country entering an aging society, ______ the retirement age is probably unavoidable.

A.having delayed B.delaying C.being delayed D.to be delayed

14、Many college students are willing to work in Western China after graduation ______, poor and backward as it is, more opportunities of employment are available.

A. when B. where C. that D. which

15、The conference ________ to discuss how to bring infections down to zero next week is of great significance.

A．to hold

B．having been held

C．to be held

D．being held

16、A student is said to have got a suspension from school for cheating in the exam. __________honesty is concerned, no compromise is acceptable.

A.When B.Where C.What D.Once

17、I feel both excited and nervous to speak before such a large audience, so I spent a lot of time _______ my lecture.

A.promoting B.releasing C.refreshing D.polishing

18、The parents were shocked by______news that their son needed______operation on his knee.

A．A; /

B．the; /

C．the; an

D．a; an

19、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

20、_______the thick clouds, you would find the kite in the sky easily.

A. Had it not been for

B. If it were not

C. If it had not been for

D. Were it not for

21、In 2019, Chinese smartphone maker Huawei launched its product of the year — Mate X, _______ a folding screen and 5G technology.

A．featuring

B．to feature

C．features

D．having featured

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

A. to keep waiting B. to keep to wait

C. being kept waiting D. being kept to wait

23、---Did you have any trouble catching the professor’s lecture?

---No. He spoke very slowly and clearly to make it easy _____.

A. to understand B. understand

C. understanding D. understood

24、—You like the Lenovo Computer. Why not buy one?

—Well. I can’t afford ________ computer.

A.that expensive a B.a that expensive C.that an expensive D.an expensive that

25、Not until I went up further ________ that under the tree ________, obviously sound asleep.

A．that I saw; did a boy lie

B．I saw; lay a boy

C．did I see; did a boy lie

D．did I see; lay a boy

26、   As an educator and health care provider, I have worked with numerous children infected with the virus that causes AIDS. The relationships that I have had with these special kids have been gifts in my life. They have taught me so many things, but I have especially learned that great courage can be found in the smallest of packages. Let me tell you about Tyler.

Tyler was born infected with HIV: his mother was also infected. From the very beginning of his life, he was dependent on medications to enable him to survive. When he was five, he had a tube inserted (插入) in a vein in his chest. This tube was connected to a pump, which he carried in a small backpack on his back. Medications were linked to this pump and were continuously supplied through this tube to his bloodstream. At times, he also needed supplemented (补充的) oxygen to support his breathing.

Tyler wasn’t willing to give up one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease. It was not unusual to find him playing and racing around his backyard, wearing his medicine-laden backpack and dragging his tank of oxygen behind him in his little wagon. All of us who knew Tyler were amazed at his pure joy in being alive and the energy it gave him. Tyler’s mom often teased him by telling him that he moved so fast that she needed to dress him in red. That way, when she peered through the window to check on him playing in the yard, she could quickly spot him.

This dreaded disease eventually wore down even the likes of a little dynamo like Tyler. He grew quite ill and, unfortunately, so did his HIV-infected mother. When it became apparent that he wasn’t going to survive, Tyler’s mom talked to him about death. She comforted him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon in heaven.

A few days before his death, Tyler called me over to his hospital bed and whispered, “I might die soon. I’m not scared. When I die, please dress me in red. Mom promised she’s coming to heaven, too. I’ll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me.”

【1】From the passage, we can learn that Tyler is _________.

A.courageous and optimistic B.confident and energetic

C.enthusiastic and adventurous D.ambitious and passionate

【2】Tyler had to wear his backpack because ________.

A.it contained his favourite toys from his mother

B.it provided oxygen to support his breathing

C.it had the pump supplying medications to his bloodstream

D.it made himself recognized by his mother in the crowd

【3】Which can be the best title for the passage?

A.Gifts in my life B.Dress me in red C.Never give up D.Live with HIV

27、According to a recent study, a new genetically modified rice can prevent infections of HIV, the virus responsible for the disease AIDS.

The study reports the newly-developed rice produces proteins that attach directly to the HIV virus. This process prevents the virus from mixing with human cells. The scientists say it can remove the effect of the virus and block its spreading.

The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS reports that worldwide, nearly 37 million people were living with HIV in 2017. The organization says the largest number of those are in developing countries. Nearly two-thirds of HIV cases are in Africa. Now there is no cure for HIV/AIDS though there have been developments in oral drug treatments to slow the progression of the disease.

The new study predicts the rice-based method will lead to long-term use of the anti-HIV treatment across the developing world. Researchers said the “groundbreaking” discovery is “realistically the only way” that anti-HIV combination treatments can be produced at a cost low enough for the developing world.

They say the easiest and most cost-effective way to use the rice will be to make it into a cream to be put on the skin. The HIV-fighting proteins can then enter the body through the skin. People all over the world could grow the rice and make the cream themselves. This would prevent the cost and travel required for many patients to receive treatments and medicine.

The process of changing the genetic structure of food crops has been debated for some time. Critics of genetically engineered crops believe they can harm people. The scientific team says further testing is needed to ensure that the genetic engineering process does not produce any additional chemicals that could be dangerous to people.

【1】What does the author intend to do in paragraph 3?

A．Stress the urgency of HIV treatments.

B．Provide some data about HIV.

C．Remind readers of HIV prevention.

D．Introduce HIV to the public.

【2】In which way will the rice be used at the lowest cost?

A．By transforming it into proteins.

B．By adding it to an oral drug.

C．By attaching it to the HIV virus.

D．By processing it into a cream.

【3】What can we infer about the genetic engineering process?

A．It can prevent infections of HIV.

B．It can produce dangerous chemicals.

C．It still requires perfecting.

D．It applies to the developed world.

【4】From which is the text probably taken?

A．A biology textbook.

B．A health magazine.

C．A social webpage.

D．A first aid brochure.

28、   The Renaissance marks a period of human awakening. In this article we are going to explore the inventions during this period which have helped change the life and progress of mankind.

Clock

The first mechanical clock was invented in the early 1300’s. Galileo, an Italian scientist, discovered the pendulum (钟摆) around 1602. The pendulum greatly improved the movement of the hands of a clock. The average error with the pendulum varied only by seconds each day. Before this the error was from 10 to 15 minutes a day.

Eyeglasses

In the late thirteenth century, paintings first appeared with people wearing or holding eyeglasses. From these paintings, we know that eyeglasses were invented in Italy. Around 1300 the Venetian Glassmaker’s Guild made it illegal for cheap glasses to be made. By 1352, eyeglasses were only worn by well-educated rich men. In 1456, the invention of the printing press allowed books to become widespread. Once people owned books, reading glasses began to be seen in the hands of common people. In 1623, the Spanish invented the first graded eyeglasses.

Flush toilet (抽水马桶)

Sir John Harrington, godson to Queen Elizabeth, made the first flush toilet for himself and his godmother in 1596. He was teased by his friends and never made another one.

In 1775, Alexander Cummings reinvented the flush toilet more commonly called the water closet. Two years later in 1777, Samuel Prosser applied for and received a patent for it.

Wallpaper

In 1496, the first paper factory came into operation in England. English artists soon make wallpaper for decoration. For the next 200 years England was a large producer of wallpaper for Europe. Before wallpaper was invented, only wealthy people could afford to decorate the walls of their houses.

【1】What do we know about the first clock?

A. It measured 23 hours a day.

B. It was designed by Galileo.

C. It was made in the 1300’ s.

D. It had a pendulum.

【2】What happened to eyeglasses when they were first invented?

A. They were worn by the rich.

B. They were spread by the Spanish.

C. They were made in different grades.

D. They were used to appreciate paintings.

【3】What did John Harrington do to his invention?

A. He improved it 2 years later.

B. He applied for a patent for it.

C. He designed it for his friends.

D. He shared it with Queen Elizabeth.

29、   The McDonnells lived in a small brick house in Larchmont, a suburb of New York City. Jim was foreman of mail carriers at the post office where he had worked for 25 years. Married in 1960, he and Anne were childless.

On the evening of the eleventh anniversary of their marriage, carrying out the garbage, Jim McDonnell slipped on ice-coated steps, and struck his head. A few days later, driving to work, he lost control of the car, hit a telephone pole, and banged his forehead against the windshield. The following day he fell off the stairs, and again he banged his head. Found unconscious, he was hospitalized for three days with a cerebral concussion(脑震荡). One day in the same month, Jim borrowed a friend’s station wagon and drove to Kennedy Airport to pick up Anne’s brother and family. When he returned the borrowed car at 10 p.m., he was unaware that the wallet containing his identification had slipped out of his pocket onto the floor of the station wagon. After that, he was never seen again.

So what really happened to Anne’s husband? During his walk home, Jim had indeed blacked out(昏厥), losing all ability to remember who he was and where he lived. What happened then is unclear. The next thing he knew was that he was in downtown Philadelphia, a city he had never visited before. Seeing signs advertising the services of a James Peters, a real estate broker, Jim adopted James Peters as his own name. He had no past; his only reality was the present. James Peters got a Social Security card, which could be obtained at that time without showing a birth certificate, and took a job in a health club. He next worked at a cancer research institute, cleaning out animal cages. He also got a nightshift job at the P&P luncheonette, where he became well known for his omelets, as well as his courtesy and good humor.

About a month before Christmas 1985, colleagues noticed that Jim had grown unusually quiet and depressed. Something seemed to be turning in his mind. On December 22, Jim had fallen and banged his head. The next day at work he seemed distracted, and late that afternoon he had fallen again, striking his head. On December 24, he awoke feeling confused, yet delighted. After almost 15 years, he knew who he was! He was James A. McDonnell, Jr., of Larchmont, New York. His wife’s name was Anne.

Anne had just returned home from Christmas Mass, where she lit candles and prayed for Jim. A light snow was falling, and she was in a hurry to leave for Christmas dinner at her sister’s before the roads grew slick. Then the doorbell rang. "Oh my," she thought, "this is not a good time for a visitor." Anne opened the door — and saw a man with a full white beard. Immediately she recognized Jim. She couldn’t speak.

To Jim, Anne looked a little older, but prettier too. His heart overflowed.

“Hello, Anne,” he said.

【1】In which year did James A. McDonnell get missing?

A.1960 B.1965 C.1971 D.1985

【2】Which CANNOT explain the sentence "He had no past" in Paragraph 3?

A.He had no Social Security Card before he got lost.

B.He lost his memory after his blacking out.

C.He lost his wallet containing his identification.

D.He went to a completely strange city.

【3】How did Jim feel on seeing his wife, Anne, 15 years later?

A.scared B.funny C.moved D.anxious

【4】What would be the best sentence following the last sentence of this passage?

A."Jim," her breath came in bursts, "Is it true?"

B."Yes," she seemed puzzled, "And you are looking for…"

C."Well, Jim," her voice in delight, "Long time."

D."Come on in," said Anne, "I'm expecting you."

30、   When we first moved into my grandparents' old house，my wife declared it a hidden danger. We planned to burn it. But I thought it prudent（审慎的）to check out the house first ______ something of value had been ______.

I walked through the tall grass where the old house sat. I felt as though I had stepped into a time capsule. Here were the ______ of my grandparents' lives: a broken chair，some old clothes. . . But the thing that ______ my eye was a ______ stuffed with papers. I ______ through its contents and was instantly ______ back in time. Greeting cards from old friends and relatives，an uncle's third-grade spelling book，now all dead and gone. I spent most of a ______ hour going through that box.

So the old house was ______ the torch.

As we hurried through our lives，visits grew ______ Then，one morning，my father died from a heart attack. Why I ______ that old house on a day shortly after my father's funeral is still  ______ me. It was as though it were ______. As I stood there once again，my eye was drawn to a pile of papers on the floor. An envelope，______ with age，lay on top. My father had served in the navy during World War Ⅱ and had written home whenever he could. I removed one letter ______ from its envelope. I ______ the familiar scrawl（潦草的字迹）. Dad asked his mother to greet everyone and said that he ______ them all. Tears ______ in my eyes as I read those words he had so carefully emphasized:“All is well here. Please don't worry. I am doing fine. ”

As I left the old house that day，I took one last ______ back at it over my shoulder. I don't care what any one thinks，I ______. That old house gets to stay there until it rots（腐烂）into the earth.

【1】A.so that B.due to C.in case D.even if

【2】A.taken apart B.left behind C.set aside D.put away

【3】A.principles B.clues C.reminders D.warnings

【4】A.opened B.hurt C.escaped D.drew

【5】A.box B.drawer C.shelf D.bag

【6】A.saw B.dug C.got D.lived

【7】A.absorbed B.swallowed C.transported D.drowned

【8】A.pleasant B.depressing C.tough D.relaxing

【9】A.offered B.spared C.handed D.brought

【10】A.meaningless B.uneasy C.uncomfortable D.infrequent

【11】A.visited B.sold C.bought D.destroyed

【12】A.on B.beyond C.within D.before

【13】A.disappearing B.promising C.calling D.sharing

【14】A.yellowed B.decorated C.darkened D.shortened

【15】A.patiently B.gracefully C.skillfully D.carefully

【16】A.appreciated B.studied C.copied D.spotted

【17】A.missed B.admired C.respected D.supported

【18】A.built up B.welled up C.piled up D.showed up

【19】A.chance B.shot C.glance D.walk

【20】A.figured B.believed C.concluded D.decided

31、   Charles Dickerson believes music teaches important life lessons. “Music instills (灌输) within a person _________ of life, self-determination, and the pursuit of excellence to do something _________.” That’s why this conductor has _________ his over four-decade career to making classical _________ more accessible to communities of African American.

Dickerson is the _________ and conductor of both the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (ICYOLA) and the South Side of Chicago Youth Orchestra (SSCYO). Both of them are nonprofit groups. Many of his students didn’t _________ an orchestra (管弦乐团) program in their _________ before.

Since starting ICYOLA in 2009, it has _________ to be the largest African American orchestra in the country. In July 2019,Dickerson expanded, launching another orchestra to _________ children in the city of Chicago. The program is __________ and mostly made up of high school students in need, but it is also open to students of all ages __________ on their music level. Many of Dickerson’s students come from Kenwood Academy High School. Nicholas Thomas, 16, has __________ the violin since age 6 and is now one of SSCYO’s original __________. Thomas says that SSCYO has been “more like a family than an orchestra” to him and __________ him to grow as a person.

Dickerson flies to Chicago from L. A. every Friday to be there when the __________ holds its weekly concert. All concerts the orchestra puts on are free to the public. __________, he’s more than just a conductor. He has become like a “father figure” to many of his students over the years. “He’s a good __________. I always turn to him for advice. I think he’s someone that you can __________ with easily,” said Morgan.

Based on the __________ in Los Angeles and so far in Chicago, Dickerson __________ to open more orchestras in other cities across the U.S.

【1】A.pity B.love C.end D.origin

【2】A.risky B.harmless C.meaningful D.difficult

【3】A.devoted B.adapted C.adjusted D.limited

【4】A.architecture B.music C.art D.literature

【5】A.explorer B.inventor C.designer D.founder

【6】A.take care of B.make room for C.have access to D.make fun of

【7】A.communities B.races C.villages D.fields

【8】A.happened B.occurred C.grown D.seemed

【9】A.receive B.survive C.persuade D.serve

【10】A.unique B.free C.fresh D.expensive

【11】A.focusing B.living C.insisting D.depending

【12】A.made B.drawn C.enjoyed D.played

【13】A.members B.teachers C.directors D.instructors

【14】A.permitted B.helped C.advised D.reminded

【15】A.school B.audience C.family D.group

【16】A.Finally B.Anyhow C.However D.Therefore

【17】A.advisor B.coach C.father D.doctor

【18】A.argue B.chat C.agree D.meet

【19】A.experiment B.sample C.failure D.success

【20】A.asks B.hopes C.refuses D.fails

32、   I spent two weeks working on an email to Joanna, the most powerful woman at McKinsey & Company. I _____ my admiration for her and my expectation to work with her.

When I first______， I didn't think I was good enough to get a job at McKinsey after graduation. After all,  I was a sociology_____， not a business one. I carried that_____ with me as I interviewed and even as I ______ the job.Despite this, I wanted more—working with Joanna.

Before I joined McKinsey, I_____ knew Joanna was someone I wanted to work with. Her interests were_____ to the research I had done in school, so I knew  my_____ would be a great fit for Joanna's leadership program at the firm_____，my desire was in direct conflict with my fear that I wasn't_____ enough.

I must have_____ my email to Joanna a million times. My request was_____ to have some involvement in her leadership program. I was_____ she wouldn't reply, or worse, she would_____ that I wasn't good enough_____，after several drafts, I took the plunge(决定奋力一搏) and hit “send”. Joanna_____ within five minutes. I still remember shaking with_____ explaining my availability. as I answered her email,

Sending that email changed everything and gave me the_____ to work for my role model. Her support on a personal level as well as within the firm finally_____ my future and helped me to develop my_____ I needed to become an entrepreneur (企业家).

【1】A.shared B.expressed C.claimed D.discussed

【2】A.wrote B.graduated C.worked D.applied

【3】A.major B.professional C.performer D.designer

【4】A.image B.email C.thought D.form

【5】A.landed B.failed C.changed D.challenged

【6】A.hardly B.almost C.really D.already

【7】A.important B.related C.new D.contrary

【8】A.diploma B.talent C.background D.interest

【9】A.Still B.instead C.Therefore D.Besides

【10】A.dynamic B.brilliant C.sensitive D.ambitious

【11】A.evaluated B.counted C.sent D.drafted

【12】A.simple B.absurd C.vague D.pure

【13】A.sure B.worried C.astonished D.sad

【14】A.recommend B.judge C.reply D.show

【15】A.Immediately B.Initially C.Nearly D.Eventually

【16】A.responded B.arrived C.refused D.explained

【17】A.congratulation B.excitement C.admiration D.disappointment

【18】A.profit B.courage C.opportunity D.aid

【19】A.decided B.protected C.checked D.shaped

【20】A.enthusiasm B.skill C.confidence D.sight

33、   A couple in ordinary clothes walked into the Harvard’s outer office. “We want to see the president(校长),” the man said softly. “He will be busy all day,” the secretary spoke_________, concluding that the couple had no _________ with Harvard from what they wore. “We’ll _________,” the lady replied.

Four hours, the secretary _________ them, hoping that the couple would finally become _________ and go away. They didn’t. And the secretary grew_________ and finally decided to disturb the president. Someone of his _________ obviously had no time to spend with nobodies, but he _________ people in such clothes filling in his outer office.

The president, frozen-faced, walked _________ toward the couple. The lady told him, “We had a son that __________ Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard and was very happy here. But he was accidentally__________. And my husband and I would like to ________ a memorial(纪念物) to him somewhere on campus.” The president wasn’t __________; he was shocked, “Madam,” he said __________. “We can’t put up a statue(雕像) for every person who studied in Harvard and died.”

“Oh, no.” the lady__________ quickly, “In fact, we thought we would give a building to Harvard.” The president __________ at the couple and then shouted, “A building! Do you know how much a building costs? The cost of the Harvard’s buildings is over 7.5 million dollars.”

For a moment the lady was __________. The president was pleased. He could __________ them now. The lady turned to her husband and said quietly. “Is that all it costs to __________ a university?” Her husband nodded. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California, where they established the university __________ after them—a memorial to a son.

【1】A.impatiently B.excitedly C.enthusiastically D.awkwardly

【2】A.concern B.problem C.interest D.business

【3】A.wait B.accuse C.explain D.oppose

【4】A.persuaded B.drove C.ignored D.served

【5】A.satisfied B.shameful C.nervous D.discouraged

【6】A.embarrassed B.grateful C.annoyed D.panic

【7】A.importance B.action C.character D.age

【8】A.invited B.observed C.thanked D.hated

【9】A.cheerfully B.hopefully C.proudly D.eagerly

【10】A.affected B.attended C.applied D.abandoned

【11】A.killed B.dismissed C.disabled D.forgotten

【12】A.keep B.buy C.build D.leave

【13】A.disappointed B.sensitive C.touched D.deserved

【14】A.curiously B.delightedly C.sadly D.coldly

【15】A.explained B.apologized C.changed D.argued

【16】A.smiled B.glanced C.pointed D.laughed

【17】A.desperate B.amazed C.ambitious D.silent

【18】A.help out B.attract to C.get rid of D.put up

【19】A.buy B.start C.access D.develop

【20】A.named B.looking C.followed D.taking

34、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.

35、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.”

36、I have a muscle disease but I don't look any different from other people. Sometimes, I was too weak【1】 go to school so my education suffered. Every time I returned after an【2】(absent), I felt stupid because I was behind the others.

My life is a lot easier at high school because few fellow students make me【3】(annoy). My ambition is to work for a firm【4】develops computer software when I grow up. Last year I invented a computer football game and a big company has decided to buy it from me. I have a very busy life with no time to sit around【5】(feel) sorry for myself. As well as going to the movies and football matches with my friends. I spend a lot of time looking after my pets【6】(proper) but I find it worthwhile.

In many ways my disability has helped me grow stronger psychologically and become more【7】 (independence). I have to work hard to live a normal life but it has been worth it. If【8】(have) a chance to say one thing to healthy children, it would be this: having a disability does not mean your life is not satisfying. So don't feel sorry for the disabled or make fun【9】them, and don't ignore them either. Just accept them for who they are, and give them encouragement to live【10】rich and full a life as you do.

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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.

38、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

In December 2018, The Guardian changed its wording-using 'global heating' instead of 'global warming' -after scientists found that Earth's temperature is set to rise from between 2.5C and 4.5C. There had been a goal to keep the rise within 2C. And on May 1, the UK parliament (议会) declared a 'climate emergency', becoming the first parliament to do so.

It's true that 'global heating' and 'climate emergency' are – in terms of language – two simple phrases. But they send out plenty of messages.

If with 'global warming' we're still inside our comfort zone of handling the situation, entering the state of 'global heating' is like heading to a point where the delicate (微妙的) balance of nature is disturbed so much that there is no turning back. Everything will be changing: Coral will die, polar bears will lose their habitats completely, and extreme weathers like droughts and heavy storms will happen at a higher frequency. There is no denying that we're entering a 'climate emergency'.

'Decades ago when the science on the climate issue was first increasing, the impacts could be seen as an issue for future generations, ' but, as Katharine Mach, a Stanford University climate scientist, told The New York Times, now it's definitely our issue, 'a shift (变化) we all are living together'.

However, getting these messages through is far from enough. It depends on each and every one of us to find a solution – if there are any solutions left to find.

'We have no time to waste, ' said the UK's Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, according to the BBC. Corbyn urged that 'we take rapid and dramatic action now'.

Indeed, language matters. But action matters even more.

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39、假定你叫李华，你的英国朋友Tom 想体验中国的高铁 (high-speed railway)，于是请你帮他预订从重庆到成都的高铁票。请根据以下提示回一封邮件：

要点包括：1.  对他的到来表示欢迎；

2.  简单介绍中国的高铁；

3.  请对方提前将护照信息发至你的电子邮箱；

4.  当他到重庆时，凭护照在火车站取票。

注意事项：1. 词数100 左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Tom，

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Yours

Li Hua

40、As more and more Chinese tourists travel abroad, some of their behavior is raising eyebrows.

According to the latest 2012 LivingSocial survey, Chinese tourists were recently ranked second behind US citizens in a global poll of the worst travelers.

Liu Deqian, researcher and deputy director of the Tourism Research Center at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that Chinese visitors often lack an awareness of being polite or behaving appropriately. “On their first or second time abroad, Chinese visitors tend to forget that they are visiting other people’s homeland and overlook the manners of their hosts,” he said.

Zhang Guanren, 28, who helped organize package tours to Australia, observed that on international flights, the first passengers to stand up and reach for luggage while the plane is still landing are often Chinese. “Our compatriots (同胞) seem to lack patience, and they’re forever in a rush to do things and fear lagging behind others.”

Some disregard (漠视) rules in local wildlife parks: They disturb koalas in their natural habitats by touching them, even though the local guide has warned them against doing so. “This is far from being eco-friendly,” said Zhang.

【写作内容】

1、以约30个词概括短文的内容要点。

2、然后以约120个词谈谈你对“文明旅游”的看法，内容包括：

（1）你在旅游时遇到过不文明的行为吗？请举例说明；

（2）请你谈谈“文明旅游”的重要性；

（3）呼吁大家积极践行“文明旅游”。

【写作要求】

作文中可用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。

41、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。续写的词数应为150左右。

Polly, my stepmom, suggested the sweetest name to our pet dog: Mercy. We don't know why she gave the strange name. We soon learned it was just what this new dog would need.

My parents' bad tempered dog would jump out of bed and go-go-go all day long. So when they brought home a Christmas tree, they expected everything would be out of order. However, to their astonishment, Mercy didn't seem to take any care. She paid zero attention to the tree which suddenly grew in her living room. Nor did she react to the fancy presents under it, including a wrapped box of Milk-Bones.

Dad and Polly were quite careful; they'd never had a dog that didn't force them to move everything to higher ground as if they were expecting a flood. But Mercy seemed to take no notice. He didn't take any glance at it at all.

A few days before Christmas, Polly awoke early in the morning as usual. She passed the dusty living room and then stopped in surprise. Glancing back into the room, she saw that every last present was gone. Only the tree was still there.

Had they been robbed? Why hadn't Mercy barked? Where was she? Had the robbers taken her away? Polly noticed scrap of ribbon（丝带） on the floor, then bit of torn wrapping paper few feet away, some lights beyond that. The clues all made a mark leading toward the back door.

Polly put on the switch, bathing the backyard in light. The perpetrator's（肇事者）head lifted and froze. Alarm and guilt made her eyes wide. Oh, yes, it was Mercy.

She lay under her favorite tree in soft nest of shredde（碎片） wrapping paper, chewed-up boxes, and curling（缠绕） bits of ribbon. Presents, unpacked from their packages, were spread over everywhere. Beautifully wrapped boxes had gaping holes. Pieces of paper were mixed with the last remaining evidence of gifts. All the gift tags（标签） that could have been used as thank-you cards were destroyed.

Clearly Mercy's self-control had failed.

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As for Thank-you cards, Mercy provided the answer.

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