茂名2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测三年级英语

1、As it turned out to be a small house party, we ________so formally.

A．needn't dress up

B．shouldn't dress up

C．were not necessary to dress up

D．needn't have dressed up

2、— Hello, could I speak to Mr. Smith?

— Sorry, wrong number. There isn’t______ Mr. Smith here.

A.不填 B.a C.the D.one

3、_________ I understand what you say, I can’t agree with you.

A．What

B．While

C．How

D．Where

4、Determined to be yourself, move forward, and free of shame, you will surely succeed _______ you once failed.

A．where

B．until

C．unless

D．when

5、It seems that he has no pen ________.

A.to write B.to write with C.writing D.writing with

6、Synthetic biology,   to design and construct new biological parts, devices and systems, is changing many aspects of our life.

A.intended B.intending C.to intend D.having intended

7、My brother ________ to college last year, but unfortunately he wasn’t able to take the examination because he was seriously ill.

A. needn’t have gone

B. shouldn’t have gone

C. could have gone

D. must have gone

8、--What impresses you most when you visit the Acropolis?

-- ________ it is that has brought the grand palace into today’s terrible scene.

A. Where B. What

C. How D. When

9、The boy is _____ to win the match to be held next week.

A. possible B. likely

C. probable D. possibly

10、--- Look at the sweat on her face.

--- She ________ the house since she got up this morning.

A．is cleaning    B．has been cleaned

C．was cleaning    D．has been cleaning

11、Only when you have been familiar with the plan ______.

A.then you’ll be able to carry it out

B.were you able to carry it out

C.and you will be able to carry out it

D.will you be able to carry it out

12、Some insects________the colour of their surroundings to protect themselves.

A. take in   B. take off

C. take on D. take out

13、Each star on the flag of the United States _______ a state of this nation.

A.stands by B.stands out C.stands for D.stands up

14、We choose this hotel because the price for a night here is down to $20, half of _______ it used to charge.

A．that

B．which

C．what

D．how

15、My new glasses cost me ______the last pair that I bought.

A．as much as three times

B．three times more than

C．three times as much as

D．as much three times as

16、Many young people, most________ were well-received, headed for remote regions to chase their dreams.

A.of which B.of whom C.of them D.of those

17、— What do you think of my composition?

— It_____well______ a few spelling mistakes.

A.reads; except for B.read; besides C.is read; except for D.is read; besides

18、Not only ______ me improve my Spanish, but Campero introduced me to her culture.

A.she helped B.did she help C.had she helped D.she had helped

19、His plan was ____, and the _____won him many _______glances.

A.approved,approve,approving

B.approving,approver, approved

C.approved,approval, approving

D.approving,approve,approved

20、He felt a sense of relief _______ he got his medical examination report.

A.as long as B.so that C.the moment D.as if

21、He gave a lame excuse for ______ which made him very embarrassed.

A.been absence B.being absent C.to be absent D.absent

22、There, ______Mrs Smith, showing her pupils how to put a logo onto the new torch.

A. was on a platform standing B. was standing on a platform

C. on a platform was standing D. standing on the platform was

23、He looked into her eyes and his voice ________ a more serious tone.

A.took off B.took on C.took in D.took down

24、_____ she was sick, I was expected to take his place greatly surprised me, for I didn’t have much work experience.

A.That if B.That C.If that D.If

25、They ______ with us for the time being.

A. would stay B. stay

C. have been staying D. will be staying

26、3 Days Chengdu Visa(签证) Free Tour

Places: Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding,Jinsha Site Museum,Thatched Cottage of Dufu, Jinli Street

Best Travel Time:Suitable for the whole year; the best months are April, May, September and October.

Price: From $248

Tour Itinerary(行程)

Day 1 Arrival in Chengdu

Arrive in Chengdu, the destination of your trip. You will be met at the airport and then transferred to the hotel for check-in. Enjoy your own free time for the rest of the day.

Meals: Not included

Accommodation: Chengdu

Day 2 Chengdu

After breakfast, we will drive to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for a half-day close contact with the lovely giant pandas. After that, we will continue to visit Jinsha Site Museum to see the Shang Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty relics.

Details in the Itinerary:

◆At Panda Base, visitors can take photos with small pandas (not included in the entrance ticket, and you need to pay extra expense).

◆You can find more tips on Chengdu Panda Base Tour Tips.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Chengdu

Optional Night Activity: Sichuan Hot Pot (generally 1 hour)

Day 3 Departure from Chengdu

Leave from your hotel in the morning to visit Thatched Cottage of Dufu -the former residence of a famous Tang Dynasty poet. And then, go to Jinli Street to take a leisure walk. After that, we drive to the airport to catch your flight to the next country.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Service Ends

【1】The ad is most probably intended for   .

A.Japanese tourists

B.American tourists

C.Chinese tourists from Hong Kong

D.Chinese tourists from the Mainland

【2】How much will a person pay if taking photos with small pandas is included?

A.$ 248.

B.At least $ 248.

C.Over $ 248

D.No more than $ 248

【3】Where can a visitor learn about some of the Chinese history before the Tang Dynasty?

A.At Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

B.In Thatched Cottage of Dufu.

C.In Jinsha Site Museum.

D.On Jinli Street.

27、How do you turn “dumb” headphones into smart ones? Rutgers engineers have invented a cheap and easy way by transforming headphones into sensors that can be plugged into (插入) smartphones, identify their users monitor their heart rates and perform other services.

Their invention, called HeadFi, is based on a small plug-in headphone adapter that turns a regular headphone into a sensing device (装置). Unlike smart headphones, regular headphones lack sensors. HeadFi would allow users to avoid having to buy a new pair of smart headphones with sensors to enjoy sensing features.

“HeadFi could turn hundreds of millions of existing, regular headphones worldwide into intelligent ones with a simple upgrade (升级),” said Xiaoran Fan, a HeadFi primary inventor.

A Rutgers-led paper on the invention, which results in "earable intelligence", will be formally published in October at MobiCom 2021, the top international conference on mobile computing and mobile and wireless networking.

Headphones are among the most popular wearable devices worldwide and they continue to become; more intelligent as new functions appear, such as touch-based gesture control, the paper notes. Such functions usually rely on aiding sensors, such as accelerometers, gyroscopes and microphones that are available on many smart headphones.

HeadFi turns the two drivers already inside all headphones into a versatile (多功能的) sensor, and it works by connecting headphones to a pairing device, such as a smartphone. It doesn't require adding aiding sensors and avoids changes to headphone hardware or the need to customize headphones, both of which may increase their weight and size. By plugging into HeadFi, a converted headphone can perform sensing tasks and play music at the same time.

The engineers conducted experiments with 53 volunteers using 54 pairs of headphones with prices ranging from $2. 99 to $15 ,000. HeadFi can achieve 97. 2 percent to 99. 5 percent accuracy on user identification , 96. 8 percent to 99. 2 percent on heart rate monitoring and 97. 7 percent to 99. 3 percent on gesture recognition.

【1】What does Xiaoran Fan think of HeadFi?

A．Secure to operate.

B．Simple to use.

C．Easy to substitute.

D．Convenient to store.

【2】What can we know about HeadFi according to the text?

A．It can't work with headphones alone.

B．It actually functions as a versatile sensor.

C．It makes headphones larger and heavier than usual.

D．It doesn't work when headphones are playing music.

【3】The figures are listed in the last paragraph mainly to show_________.

A．the various functions of HeadFi

B．the wide popularity of headphones

C．the great complexity of headphones

D．the excellent performance of HeadFi

【4】What can be the best title for the text?

A．How to Use Headphones Appropriately

B．Headphones Can Be Upgraded Instantly

C．How to Make Regular Headphones Intelligent

D．New Uses Have Been Found in Headphones

28、   American magician David Blaine left the glass box in which he had lived for 44 days without food on October 19. Hundreds of people came to watch the end of his starvation experiment, which had become one of London’s main tourist attractions.

Looking thinner and darker, 30 year-old Blaine was taken out of his box over the River Thames and immediately sent to hospital. He was then slowly reintroduced to food, a process doctors said could be life threatening. He had been drinking only water since September 5.

A native of Brooklyn, New York, Blaine first became known as a street magician in the early 1990s. He soon found himself doing magic tricks in bars for the likes of American actor Leonardo DiCaprio and his super model friends.

Over the last decade Blaine has become famous with a combination of breathtaking magic and clever tricks aimed at getting a lot of attention.

In 1999, he was buried in a coffin (棺材) for one week and, in 2000, he spent 62 hours in a giant block of ice. Last year he stood on the top of a 25-meter pillar(柱子) in the center of New York for 35 hours before jumping into a pile of boxes.

“I think a lot of people are unable to accept that they’re able to do what they can do,” he said. “They don’t realize we can survive. The human being is an amazing creation.”

But he seemed to have suffered from spending so long in the glass box. He said that at times he was unable to see, had serious back pains and lost his sense of taste.

【1】It is ________ for David Blaine to eat food after such a long starvation.

A.pleasant B.delicious

C.dangerous D.important

【2】Having spent such a long time in the glass box, he suffered the following EXCEPT that ________.

A.he had become blind B.he had serious back pains

C.he lost his sense of taste D.he was in weak health

【3】Which of the following can best describe David Blaine?

A.Brave. B.Adventurous. C.Mad. D.Crazy.

【4】Which of the following is NOT true of David Blaine?

A.Blaine was immediately sent to hospital after he was taken out of his box because he was in dangerous condition.

B.Blaine was born and brought up in England.

C.In Blaine’s opinion, people can create a wonder.

D.Blaine didn’t have any food for 44 days.

29、WHAT are scientists? They are often described as gray-haired white-coated dull scholars.

But the world has changed. Young scientists are making their voices heard and releasing their powers on the world stage.

This is also true in China. Rising stars include new materials expert Gong Yongji, university professor Liu Mingzhen, and biologist Wang Ruixue. At the age of 28 in 2018, Wan Ruixue received the 2018 Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists. This is a global prize to reward outstanding scientists at an early stage of their careers.

She focuses mainly on biomedicine(生物医学)and artificial intelligence(人工智能). "Both are cutting-edge(前沿)technologies at an early stage of development," she said.

"So, I think they have great potential to be developed. I think in the study of cutting-edge technologies, China and other leading countries in the world are standing on the same starting line. And in the study of structural biology, China is likely to become the leader."

She felt it was her fate to become a biologist. "I grew interested in the natural world, when I was very young," she said. In 2009, she entered Sun Yat-sen University.

In her third year at the university, she realized that she wanted to do something related to biomedicine. So she emailed China's top biologist Shi Yigong, hoping to join his lab at Tsinghua University.

Shi recognized her talent and welcomed her. Years of efforts at the lab have paid off. Her research on the high-definition 3D structure of spliceosome led to a scientific breakthrough.

Unlike-many of other young scientists who choose to pursue further study abroad, Wan currently has no plan to go overseas.

"The whole ecosystem for scientific research is continually improving in China," she said, adding the country has great science facilities.

【1】What does the underlined word "releasing" in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Giving out.

B．Getting over.

C．Finding out.

D．Taking over.

【2】What does Wan Ruixue feel about the study of cutting-edge technologies in China?

A．Anxious.

B．Confident.

C．Disappointed.

D．Satisfied.

【3】What can we learn about Wang Ruixue's journey of becoming a biologist?

A．Her teacher led her into the field.

B．She finds it's easier than she thought.

C．Her contribution has been recognized.

D．She thinks it's boring but worth trying.

【4】Which can be the best title of the text?

A．China's Breakthrough in Science

B．Rising Young Scientists in China

C．Wan Ruixue: A Successful Young Scientist

D．New Image of Chinese Scientists

30、   Life is filled with changes. As we get older we _______ realize that those challenges are the very things that _______ us and make us who we are. It is the same with the challenges that come with _______.

When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two _______. We can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing _______ the challenge isn’t worth the _______ and call it quits. Although there are certainly _______when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most _______all that is needed is _______ and communication.

When we are committed to something, it means that no matter how ________ or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to ________ it and work it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a ________ for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong. ________ you can say to a friend, “I got my feelings hurt,” ________ “You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.

In dealing with the challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for ________ they are: small hurdles you need to jump or ________ on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is ________ to get over, and hurt only ________ to make us stronger. It is all part of growing up, it ________ to everyone, and some day you will ________ all this and say, “ Hard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing.”

【1】A.seem to B.come to C.hope to D.try to

【2】A.design B.promote C.direct D.shape

【3】A.confidence B.pressure C.friendship D.difficulty

【4】A.opportunities B.expectations C.choices D.aspects

【5】A.demanding B.deserving C.predicting D.presenting

【6】A.comment B.loss C.trouble D.expense

【7】A.spans B.times C.dates D.ages

【8】A.cases B.fields C.parts D.occasions

【9】A.assessment B.commitment C.encouragement D.adjustment

【10】A.doubtful B.shameful C.harmful D.painful

【11】A.keep B.control C.face D.catch

【12】A.space B.plan C.topic D.room

【13】A.If B.As C.While D.Unless

【14】A.other than B.rather than C.or rather D.or else

【15】A.what B.who C.where D.which

【16】A.pass by B.come across C.get through D.run over

【17】A.unnecessary B.necessary C.impossible D.possible

【18】A.helps B.means C.aims D.attempts

【19】A.opens B.appeals C.goes D.happens

【20】A.look down on B.look back on C.look forward to D.look up to

31、Larry gave us “Direction” in more ways than he could ever know. For the better part of 35 years, Larry’s life has been ________ to searching out the finest music and then sharing his treasured ________through teaching and directing students and adults alike —always seeking that moment of perfection in ________ and always encouraging and inspiring others to seek that same perfection, both in the performance, and in themselves.

________did he ever realize, that this powerful effect would be greater than the moments ________ practicing a play and fine-tuning the music and would ________ and beyond into other aspects of people’s lives.

For what Larry ________ he was teaching us were the notes and tones and key signature. What he really ________ us, was how to push and extend beyond our own noticed limitations, stand ________ and firm and of great determination at the same time, and — in spite of inner ________—breathe out that note ________ in a clever way that, with angelic________, would go beyond the moment, stay in the air between here and ________, and touch both heart and soul with its ________and perfection.

Larry has been a friend and advisor, teacher and choir ________. He has inspired hundreds of students who, ________ by his direction, have been ________ by the sharing of his gifts and strong feeling of ________for music, and have all been made ________ in spirit, more sure of self and stronger in ________, because of it.

【1】

A．donated

B．devoted

C．spent

D．lost

【2】

A．finds

B．findings

C．ideas

D．thoughts

【3】

A．performance

B．play

C．activity

D．performing

【4】

A．Much

B．Only

C．Little

D．Few

【5】

A．spent

B．taken

C．given

D．enjoyed

【6】

A．get through

B．run over

C．come across

D．flood over

【7】

A．said

B．thought

C．talked

D．did

【8】

A．gave

B．told

C．taught

D．sent

【9】

A．tall

B．up

C．highly

D．short

【10】

A．delight

B．worry

C．fears

D．hate

【11】

A．written

B．organized

C．taken

D．played

【12】

A．feet

B．hands

C．head

D．wings

【13】

A．heaven

B．sky

C．there

D．sun

【14】

A．aim

B．goal

C．purpose

D．task

【15】

A．player

B．musician

C．writer

D．director

【16】

A．taken

B．led

C．moved

D．followed

【17】

A．taught

B．blessed

C．told

D．seen

【18】

A．love

B．interest

C．dislike

D．hate

【19】

A．poor

B．excited

C．wealthy

D．richer

【20】

A．mind

B．spirit

C．character

D．courage

32、   Once in a company, a team of 40 employees from different departments were working together on a project. The team consisted of bright and _______ young members but the problems was that they wouldn't _______ information.

So one day the leader of the project _______ them to take part in an event. In this event there were several fun _______. First the leader showed them into a room full of fun decorations and hundreds of colorful _______ on the floor. In the center of the room was a box full of balloons that had not been _______ yet. Seeing this, everyone was _______ and was guessing wildly what kind of activity it could be. The leader said, “Each of you pick up a balloon and blow it up. Then write your _______ on it.”

After everyone did as told, they were asked to _______ their balloons inside the room and ________ quickly. Minutes later, the team were asked to come back into the room and were ________ that they had to find the balloon they ________ with their own name on it among hundreds of balloons scattered there. The leader told them the first three to ________ the balloon with their own name will be the ________. And they were not allowed to pop (弄破) any balloon.

________ everyone tried their best to find their balloon, but ________ after twenty minutes, not a single person ________ to find their balloon. The leader came and told them that this round was ________ and everyone should go for the next round.

For the next round, the leader told them that, if any team member found any balloon with names on it, then ________it to the person whose name was on it. Everyone did so and within a couple of minutes, ________ member of the team had their own balloon with their own name on it.

【1】A.pessimistic B.passive C.selfless D.enthusiastic

【2】A.analyze B.share C.collect D.seek

【3】A.invited B.allowed C.forced D.expected

【4】A.courses B.parties C.activities D.requirements

【5】A.boxes B.balloons C.pens D.toys

【6】A.picked up B.hung up C.hold up D.blown up

【7】A.satisfied B.shocked C.excited D.embarrassed

【8】A.answer B.wish C.prediction D.name

【9】A.leave B.fly C.exchange D.burst

【10】A.enter B.hide C.exit D.escape

【11】A.warned B.told C.convinced D.reminded

【12】A.left behind B.taken away C.picked out D.put away

【13】A.follow B.decorate C.color D.find

【14】A.candidates B.leaders C.winners D.survivors

【15】A.Carefully B.Happily C.Curiously D.Nervously

【16】A.still B.just C.only D.even

【17】A.tried B.managed C.offered D.failed

【18】A.replaced B.held C.finished D.changed

【19】A.sold B.gave C.threw D.lent

【20】A.every B.one C.another D.no

33、   It's common for homeless people to pick up recyclable（可回收利用的）things to sell and make a living. However, it's not so common to see them sit in a restaurant where the average meal costs $ 150. But that’s _______what happened when a man walked into Benvindo, a _______restaurant in Belo Horizonte.

According to the staff, a homeless man_______the waiters at the front door and wanted a meal. He also insisted on paying for it with the money he made by_______ the cans: a single $ 50 bill.

“I thought this was something_______，” said Fontes, a 21-year-old waiter. But he continued providing_______for the man as he served other guests. The man_______an executive（行政）lunch, including a main dish and dessert, which _______$ 121. 80. However, when the man asked for the bill, the restaurant’s owner told Fontes to waive （放弃）the charge. Instead of accepting the free meal, the man politely turned it _______ and insisted on paying.

When it became ________ that the man wasn’t ready to change his ________, the waiter decided to charge him $ 10. Fontes said, “I then had to lie, saying customers could get a(n) ________ on the lunch for there was an ongoing________, because the man had $ 50 and refused to get the $ 40. ”

A customer there took a picture of them and shared it online? saying? “I just ________ a great example of consideration.... ” The photo gained hundreds of ________, praising Fontes and the man. Fontes said he simply wanted to perform an act of kindness for an honest hardworking man.

【1】A.precisely B.probably C.illegally D.frequently

【2】A.newly-built B.high-end C.self-service D.non-profit

【3】A.blamed B.praised C.approached D.urged

【4】A.collecting B.breaking C.producing D.preserving

【5】A.complex B.plain C.painful D.strange

【6】A.service B.information C.comfort D.support

【7】A.declined B.prepared C.chose D.recommended

【8】A.came to B.went through C.passed down D.jumped at

【9】A.up B.down C.off D.on

【10】A.significant B.confusing C.disappointing D.apparent

【11】A.position B.confusion C.situation D.expectation

【12】A.subject B.outline C.discount D.suggestion

【13】A.promotion B.custom C.trend D.donation

【14】A.heard B.witnessed C.followed D.relayed

【15】A.instructions B.references C.warnings D.comments

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

A

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

B

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

C

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

35、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.

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.

37、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.”

38、假如你是李华，你本来约好和你的朋友 Jack 一起去参观周日的智博会，但你因故不能参加。请给他写一封信，内容如下：

1. 表示歉意并说明原因；

2.表达歉意并说明理由。

3.询问什么时候方便，再另约时间。

注意：

1. 词数 100 左右；

2.参考词汇：智博会 Smart Expo

39、假定你是李华，你的美国笔友John来信请你介绍中国传统节日清明节。请根据以下要点，用英语给他写封回信。

要点:1. 清明节是二十四节气之一;

2. 全国放假三天;

3. 扫墓祭祖踏青游玩、放风筝等。

注意:1. 词数100左右;

2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;

3. 开头和结尾已为你写好,但不计人总词数。

参考词汇:节气solar term   扫墓sweep the tomb

Dear John ,

Glad to hear from you. I'd like to tell you something about the Qingming Festival.

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Best wishes !

Yours ,

Li Hua

40、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。

A brother and sister made their usual hurried pre-Christmas visit to the little farm, where lived their elderly parents with their small herd(群) of horses.

The young folks had fond memories of their childhood here. Everything was perfect except the aging old horse, ‘The Old One'.

Doubtfully, the young folks asked the old couple, “ Why do you not at least get rid of ‘The Old One’?”

The old man looked down at his worn boots, holes in the toes, and replied softly, “We keep her because of love. Nothing else, just love.”

Worried and confused, the young folks wished the old couple a Merry Christmas and headed back toward the city as darkness stole through the valley.

The old couple shook their heads in sorrow. A tear fell upon their cheeks. How was it that these young folks did not understand the peace of the love that filled their hearts?

Because of the unhappy leave-taking, no one noticed the first spark fall in the bam(马厩). None but the‘ The Old One'.

In a matter of minutes, the bam was full of hungry flames. With a cry of horror and despair, the old couple sank sobbing to the ground, helpless. The bam was in ruins.

The old man turned to his wife, forcing a smile, “We have lost much. Let us gather strength and climb the hill to the old pine where we have sought comfort in times of despair and pray for our beloved ‘The Old One'”.

The journey up the hill was hard for their old bodies in the steep snow. As they got to the peak of the hill, the old man gave a cry of wonder and incredible joy. Amazed and puzzled, he took his wife by the hand and pulled her forward. There, beneath the pine tree was their Christmas gift-The Old One’ lay close to the trunk of the tree, with the entire herd.

Paragraph 1:

   As it turned out, the moment ‘The Old One' saw the smoke, she pushed the door and led the horses through it.

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Paragraph 2:

   Spotting the old couple, ‘The Old One' seemed to be happy.

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41、假如你是李华，在网上看到一则你校招募“英语夏令营”志愿者的广告，请你根据以下写作要点和写作要求写一封求职信。内容包括：

1. 表明写信意图;

2. 介绍个人情况及个人优势；

3. 表达期望。

注意：1. 词数 100 左右；

2. 书信格式已经给出，不计入总词数；

3. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir/ Madam,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua